“Happiness is a Concrete House”
Ramallah, May 16, 2016—Thousands of Gazans took to the streets on May 15, to commemorate the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” which marks 68 years of Palestinian displacement and dispossession, at a…
$570m Underground Wall to Block Gaza Tunnels Underway
Israeli news site Ynet, on Thursday revealed the Israeli state’s plans to build a concrete wall along the Gaza-Israeli borders, reportedly to halt the use of tunnels from Gaza. According to…
Megiddo: 30 Detainees Launch Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Bilal Kayed
30 Palestinian detainees in Megiddo Prison are carrying out a solidarity hunger strike with Palestinian detainee Bilal Kayed. The 35-year-old was ordered, on Monday, to six months of administrative detention by the Israeli…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (09 – 15 June 2016)
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories continued during the reporting period (09 – 15 June 2016). Shootings: Israeli forces have continued to commit…
Meeting between Fateh and Hamas in Doha
On Thursday, Palestinian Arabic dailies focused on a gathering between Hamas and Fateh officials in Doha, last night, as part of an effort to forward intra-Palestinian reconciliation talks. According to the…
Hebron: Peaceful Sit-in Violently Dispelled by Israeli Forces
06/15/16 | International Solidarity Movement | al-Khalil Team On 15th July 2016, a peaceful sit-in protest organized in demand of the opening of Qurtuba stairs, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), by…
Ex-detainee Forced to Divorce Wife for Treatment
Ahmad Nattat is a former Palestinian detainee from Gaza, who spent years in Israeli custody. Nattat was married to Sameera Al-Shawmra, from the occupied West Bank of Hebron, 13 years…
Mekerot’s West Bank Water War Continues
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah issued a statement decrying Israeli national water company Mekorot’s decision to cut off water supplies to several Palestinian cities and villages. “Israel wants to prevent Palestinians…
Soldiers Kidnap One Palestinian, Injure Seven, including Five Family Members, In Qalqilia
Several Israeli army vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, kidnapped a young Palestinian man, and injured seven, including five family members. The Palestinian…
Army Kidnaps Two Palestinians, Injures Two Children, In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Aida refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped two young men. The soldiers also injured…
Video: Army Invades Bil’in, Confiscates Three Cars
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, approximately at 1:20 after midnight, the village of Bil’in in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, after surrounding it from various directions, and illegally…
Palestine Today 06 15 2016
Download/Listen Here Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, June 15, 2016. West Bank Palestinian youth injured by Israeli military jeep,…
Israeli Navy Releases Eight Fishers, Among Ten Kidnapped Earlier Wednesday
The Israeli navy released, late on Wednesday evening, eight Palestinians fishers who were among ten fishers kidnapped by the navy during early morning hours in Gaza territorial waters. Zakariyya Bakr,…