Settlers Uproot Dozens Of Olive Saplings Near Bethlehem
[Thursday, May 1, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers invaded a Palestinian olive orchard, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and uprooted around 50 saplings.Coordinator of the Popular…
Soldiers Demolish Two Homes North Of Hebron
[Wednesday, April 30, 2014] several Israeli military jeeps and bulldozers invaded the al-Bass area, in Shiokh al-‘Arroub, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and demolished two Palestinian…
Detainee Moved To Hospital After Health Deterioration
A Palestinian detainee identified as Adnan Shanayta, 25 years of age, was moved to the Assaf HaRofeh Israeli Medical Center after a sharp deterioration in his health condition resulting from…
Soldiers Invade West Bank Communities, Kidnap Several Palestinians
[Wednesday, April 30, 2014] Israeli military vehicles invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians.Several military jeeps invaded Beit Ola town, in the…
Israeli Threatens To Kill Arab Christians Unless They Leave The Country
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] In a letter delivered to the Latin Patriarch in the Holy Land, Paul Marcuzzo of Nazareth, an Israeli man has said that all Christian priests, and…
Police Attack Students Protesting Army Enlistment
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] Israeli police officers attacked dozens of students protesting Israeli efforts to enlist Arabs in the Israeli military, detaining three before releasing them after denying them access…
Abbas: “No State Without Jerusalem”
[Saturday, April 26, 2014] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated, during a meeting of the Central Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), that the Palestinians will not agree to an…
To Counter Israeli Sanctions: P.A. To Start Austerity Measures, Improve Tax Collection
The Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank is weighing all possible measures to counter Israeli sanctions and restrictions, including initiating austerity measures and advancing tax collection systems, to be…
Detained Woman Sentenced To Five Additional Months
[Saturday, April 26, 2014] Nawal Saady, 53, wife of Islamic Jihad leader Bassam Sa’ady, was sentenced to five additional months, added to her already existing sentence of 20 months imprisonment,…
Israel Halts Peace Talks, Discusses More Sanctions On P.A
The Israeli ministerial cabinet held an extended session in response to the Palestinian reconciliation and unity agreement, and decided to halt peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, and to conduct…
West Bank Delegates Leave Gaza Following Unity Deal
Palestinian sources have reported, Thursday, that the Palestinian delegates, headed by Azzam al-Ahmad of the Fateh movement, left the Gaza Strip heading back to the West Bank, after finalizing the…
Soldiers Invade An Area In Jabalia, In Northern Gaza
A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded on Thursday evening [April 24, 2014] the Eastern Graveyard Area, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and clashed…
Army Invades Al-Ma’sara Near Bethlehem
[Friday at Dawn, April 25, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the al-Ma’sara village, near Bethlehem, broke into and searched the home of Hasan Breijiyya, coordinator of the Popular Committee…
Soldiers Invade Deir Samet Near Hebron
On Thursday evening, [April 24, 2014], Israeli soldiers concluded one of the largest invasions into Deir Samet village, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, with the arrest…
15 Ailing Detainees In Ramla Prison Face Deteriorating Conditions
Hanan Khatib, one of the lawyers of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, stated Thursday that 15 ailing Palestinian political prisoners, held at the Ramla Prison Clinic, are facing deteriorating conditions…
Israeli Tanks, Bulldozers Invade Farmlands Near Khan Younis
[Thursday Morning, April 24, 2014] A number of armored Israeli military vehicles invaded Palestinian farmland east of the al-Qarara town, northeast of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the…
200 Administrative Detainees Start Hunger Strike
[Thursday, April 24, 2014] The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that 200 detainees, held by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial, started an open-ended hunger…
Soldiers Kidnap Eleven Palestinians In The West Bank
[Thursday, April 24, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded Deir Samet village, southwest of the southern West Bank West Bank city of Hebron and kidnapped eight Palestinians, two Palestinians in Nabi Saleh,…
Palestinian Elections To Be Held In Six Months, Agreement States
The agreement signed on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, between the delegation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Hamas movement, calls for forming a unity government, implementing the Cairo…
Lieberman: “Fateh-Hamas Agreement, An End to Negotiations”
Israeli Foreign Minister and head of Israel Our Home Party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Wednesday that the signed agreement between Fateh and Hamas movements “is an end to political negotiations with…
Including Two Children, Eight Injured By Israeli Missile In Northern Gaza
[Wednesday, April 23, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that eight Palestinians, including children, were injured when the Israeli Air Force fired a missile into an area in Beit Lahia…
US: “Support To Any Palestinian Government Depends On Respecting Peace Agreements”
[Wednesday, April 23, 2014] In one of its first comments on the signed reconciliation agreement between Fateh and Hamas movements, and the decision to form a unity government, the United…
Soldiers Kidnap 14 Palestinians In West Bank
[Wednesday at Dawn, April 23, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, broke into dozens of homes and searched them, kidnapping at least 14 Palestinians.The…
Fateh Movement: “No Peace Talks Unless Based On International Legitimacy”
[Monday Evening, April 22, 2014] Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, headed a meeting of the Central Committee of his Fateh Movement at the presidential headquarter, in the central West Bank city…
Two Children Injured By Israeli Fire Near Bethlehem
[Tuesday at Dawn, April 22, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded Teqoua’ village, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and fired gas bombs at a number of houses, wounding…
Israel Denies Legislator Barghouthi Entry To Gaza
The Israeli Authorities prevented Palestinian Legislator and the secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, from entering the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip, as he was planning to…
Administrative Detainees To Hold Hunger Strike
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention without charges or trial, have decided to go…
Soldiers Kidnap Several Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza
[Monday, April 21, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians. Local sources in Bethlehem have reported…
Administrative Detainees To Launch Hunger Strike April 24
[Thursday, April 17, 2014] Palestinian detainees, held by Israeli under arbitrary Administrative Detention order, without charges or trial, said they intend to launch an open-ended hunger strike, starting next Thursday,…
Marwan Barghouthi; The Key To War And Peace
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees in Ramallah issued a statement marking the twelfth anniversary of the kidnapping and imprisonment of Palestinian leader, legislator Marwan Barghouthi, who was sentenced by an…
Army Surrounds Ithna Town Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers placed a full siege on the town of Ithna, west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and initiated a large-scale search campaign that targeted dozens of…
Qaraqe’: “Israel Is Trying To Get Paid Thrice For Prisoners Release”
This is a translation of an interview by the Al-Quds Newspaper with Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, regarding the issue of Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel, and the…
Army Declares Nabi Saleh Village A Closed Military Zone
[Saturday, April 12, 2014] Israeli soldiers closed all entrances of the Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and declared the village a closed military zone;…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped In Northern Gaza
[Saturday, April 12, 2014] According to reports by Israeli military sources, the army kidnapped three Palestinians, allegedly after they crossed the border fence, in the northern part of the Gaza…
Israeli Troops Attack Non-violent Weekly Protests, Abducting Seven
Three civilians were injured and seven were kidnapped, on Friday, as Israeli soldiers attacked the non-violent protests organized in West Bank villages. Protests were organized, Friday, in the village of…
PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Violations
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) based in Gaza published its weekly report on Israeli violations against the Palestinian people in the period between April 3 and April 9,…
Home Burnt, Two Palestinians Injured In Aida Camp
[Thursday, April 10, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a home was burnt, and two Palestinians were wounded, after Israeli soldiers, invading the Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem,…
Bethlehem; Settlers Flood Farmlands With Wastewater
[Tuesday, April 8, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers from the Efrat settlement, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, flooded Palestinian farmlands in al-Khader town with sewage.Coordinator of…
Army To Demolish Two Homes Near Bethlehem
[Late, on Monday Evening, April 7, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the al-Walaja village, northwest of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and served two residents with military notices…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Fishing Boats In Gaza Waters
[Tuesday Morning, April 8, 2014] Israeli Navy boats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, near Gaza city, causing excessive damage.One of the fishermen reported the navy…
Four Injured, Two Kidnapped, In Jerusalem
[Friday Evening, April 4, 2014] A large number of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, wounding four, while Israeli soldiers kidnapped two more Palestinians, in Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem.The Wadi…
Dozens Injured In Nonviolent Protests In The West Bank
[Friday, April 4, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians have been injured, including several residents shot by rounds of live ammunition, after Israeli soldiers attacked nonviolent…
Including By Live Rounds, Dozens Injured As Army Attacks Nonviolent Protesters Near Ofer Prison
[Friday, April 4, 2014] As Hundreds of Palestinians fathered near the Ofer Israeli detention facility, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, demanding the release of Palestinian detainees and…
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian Near Jenin, Interrogates Two
[Friday at Dawn, April 4, 2014] Several Israeli military vehicles invaded the Zababda town, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped one Palestinian. The army also interrogated…
Two Palestinians Injured as Army Bombards Gaza
[Friday at Dawn, April 4, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians, including a child, were injured in a series of Israeli air strikes targeting different areas of…
Israel Punishes P.A for Filing Requests to Join International Organizations
The extremist government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to “punish” the Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas for filing a formal application to join 15…
Desmond Tutu Challenges Maryland Legislature’s Attempt to Outlaw Boycotts of Israel
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa released a statement, Wednesday, expressing concern about legislation pending in the state of Maryland to punish and blacklist supporters of the academic boycott against…
Soldiers Invade Bil’in Village, Near Ramallah
[Thursday, April 2, 2014] For the second night in a row, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into…
Soldiers Demolish Seven Agricultural Structures Near Hebron
[Wednesday, April 2, 2014] Israeli soldiers demolished seven agricultural sheds and structures in the Tiwani village, east of Yatta, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.Rateb Jabour, Coordinator of…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Jenin, Hebron
[Wednesday, April 2, 2014] Israeli soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and three in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Soldiers also attacked…
Ahrar: “12 Killed In First Quarter Of 2014, 1059 Kidnapped”
In a report published on April 1, 2014, the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers have killed twelve Palestinians since the beginning of…
Kerry Leaves Middle East Without Meeting Abbas
[Tuesday, April 1, 2014] Unites States Secretary of State, John Kerry, left the Middle East following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, but did not meet President Mahmoud…
Abbas Signs Applications to Join More UN Institutions, Treaties
[Tuesday Evening, April 1, 2014] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signed fifteen applications that would be submitted to the United Nations, aiming at joining more UN bodies and treaties.The president…
Soldiers Kidnap 10 Palestinians In West Bank
[Tuesday at Dawn, April 1, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinians communities in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping 10 Palestinians in the districts of Hebron and Nablus.Local sources in Hebron,…
Army Attacks Land Day Protests Across West Bank, Jerusalem
[Sunday, March 30, 2014] Israeli soldiers violently attacked several nonviolent protests held by Palestinians across the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem marking the 38th anniversary of Palestine’s Land Day, leading…
Setters Attack Homes, Stores, In Hebron, Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians
[Saturday Evening, March 29, 2014] A group of Israeli settlers of the Keryat Arba’ settlement, and nearby illegal outposts, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked Palestinian homes…
Israeli Officials Refuse to Carry Out Promised Release of Palestinian Prisoners
As negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian officials reach a standstill, Palestinian negotiators have voiced their objection to the Israeli decision not to release the last of four groups of Palestinian…
Army Invades Hebron, Nearby Towns
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday [March 28, 2014] several neighborhoods in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, as well as the nearby towns of Bani Neim and ath-Thaheriyya, handing…
Israeli Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishing Boats
[Saturday Morning, March 29, 2014] Israeli navy boats opened fire on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in territorial waters. northwest of Gaza City; the attack caused damage but no…
Four Kidnapped In Bethlehem, Army Invades Various West Bank Areas
[Thursday at Dawn, March 27, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians in Bethlehem.Local sources in Bethlehem have reported…
Woman Injured after Being Rammed by Settler’s Car near Bethlehem
[Wednesday Evening, March 26, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a 55-year-old woman was moderately injured, after being hit by a settler’s car in Teqoua’ village, east of the…
US Offers Release of Israeli Spy
The Israeli Radio has reported that the United States has offered the release of Israeli spy, Jonathan Pollard, in return for releasing the fourth batch of veteran Palestinian detainees, and…
Soldiers Kidnap Several Palestinians In West Bank
[Wednesday, March 26, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians.Local sources in Bethlehem have…
Army Demolishes Apartment Building In Jerusalem
[Wednesday, March 26, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded the Khallit al-Ein neighborhood, in the at-Tour town of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished an apartment building that belongs to a local family.…
Israeli Troops Use Journalists as ‘Human Shield’ During Invasion of Aida Camp
A Palestinian journalist has reported that he and two of his colleagues were used by the Israeli military as ‘human shields’ during an Israeli military invasion of the Aida refugee…
Israeli Troops Invade Jenin Refugee Camp, Kill 3 Palestinian Fighters, Wounding 7 with Live Fire
A large contingent of Israeli troops invaded Jenin refugee camp in a pre-dawn raid, on Saturday, surrounding a house with the apparent intention of abducting an inhabitant of the house.…
Palestinian Killed In Gaza Explosion
[Friday, March 21, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was killed in an explosion that took place in Gaza City.The sources said Ibrahim Mohammad ar-Rafaty,…
Israel Approves Hundreds Of Units In Ariel, Bet El
In another move which violates International Law, and discredits direct political talks between Tel Aviv and Ramallah, the government of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu approved plans for constructing hundreds…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinian Security Officers In Salfit
[Friday at Dawn, March 21, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the Palestinian Civil Defense headquarters in the central West Bank city of Salfit, violently searching it before kidnapping three…
In Support Of Detainees; Candle Procession Held In Bethlehem
[Wednesday Evening, March 21, 2014] Hundreds of Palestinians gathered at Manger Square in Bethlehem city, in occupied Palestine, and held a massive procession in support of Palestinian political prisoners held…
Netanyahu Orders Army To Be Ready For Possible Strike On Iran
[Wednesday, March 19, 2014] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, ordered the army to be ready for a potential strike on Iran this year.Israeli daily Haaretz…
Child Killed By Army Fire In Hebron
[Wednesday Morning, March 19, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian child was shot and killed by Israeli army fire near Hebron city, in the southern part of…
Palestinian Injured By Army Fire In Bethlehem
[Tuesday Evening, March 18, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot by a live round fired by Israeli soldiers invading Teqoua’ town, east of…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Near Bethlehem
[Wednesday At Dawn, March 19, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the town of Husan, west of Bethlehem city, and kidnapped a Palestinian man, soldiers also invaded the Deheisha refugee…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron
[Wednesday at Dawn, March 18, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and nearby Surif town, kidnapping five young Palestinian men.The…
Several Palestinians Injured In Ramallah Clashes
[Tuesday Evening, March 18, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that several Palestinians have been injured during clashes which took place with Israeli soldiers near the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, north of…
Ashton Says EU Is Against Boycotting Israel
Catherine Ashton, Foreign Policy Chief of the European Union, stated Monday that she opposes boycotting Israel, yet, affirmed the EU opposes Israel construction and expansion of Jewish settlements in the…
Two Detainees Suffer Serious Setbacks, Require Urgent Medical Attention
Fadi Obeidat, a lawyer of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, has reported that two detainees, including a 70-year old, are facing serious health deterioration while Israel is denying them the…
Four Injured By Army Fire In Hebron
[Monday Evening, March 17, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that four Palestinians were wounded, with several others suffering the effects of teargas inhalation, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading…
Soldiers Assault Palestinian Woman At Roadblock
[Monday, March 17, 2014] Israeli soldiers, stationed at the Taybeh roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, violently attacked a Palestinian woman, and tried to force her…
Israel: “Hezbollah Fighters Crossed Border, Planted Explosives”
[Monday, March 17, 2014] According to investigations by the Israeli military, fighters of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party crossed the border a week ago, and planted explosive charges that were detonated…
Child Dies Of Wounds Suffered Last Week
[Sunday, March 16, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child died of serious injuries suffered last week in an explosion that took place in Beit Hanoun, in the…
Army Bombards 29 Targets In Gaza Overnight
[Friday, March 14, 2014] Israeli military sources have reported that the Air Force fired missiles into 29 sites in different parts of the Gaza Strip, alleging that the escalation comes…
Several Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank, Jerusalem
[Thursday, March 13, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped several Palestinians.The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)…
Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
[Wednesday, March 12, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping at least nine Palestinians.Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied…
Israel Returns Remains Of Five Slain Palestinians
The Israeli Authorities handed, on Tuesday evening, the remains of five Palestinians who were buried at the Numbers Graveyard for many years. The bodies were moved to the Taybeh roadblock,…
Three Killed In Beit Hanoun Explosion, Seven Injured
[Tuesday Evening, March 11, 2014] Palestinian medical sources said that three Palestinians were killed, and seven were injured, in an explosion which took place in a home in Beit Hanoun…
Palestinian Killed In Tunnel Accident In Rafah
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Tuesday [March 11, 2014], that a Palestinian man has died of injuries suffered when a siege-busting border tunnel collapsed on him in Rafah, in the…
Three Fighters Killed In Southern Gaza
[Tuesday at noon, March 11, 2014] Palestinian medical sources said that three Palestinian resistance fighters have been killed by an Israeli shell, east of the Rafah district, in the southern…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire Near Tulkarem
[Tuesday, March 11, 2014] Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man from Atteel village, northwest of Tulkarem in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian…
Soldiers Kidnap 12 Palestinians In West Bank
[Monday, March 10, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, installed roadblocks, broke into homes and searched them, kidnapping twelve Palestinians.Local sources in the southern…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire At The Al-Karama Crossing
[Monday, March 10, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that Israeli soldiers stationed at the al-Karama crossing, between the West Bank and Jordan, shot and killed a Palestinian man.The sources…
On International Women’s Day, 21 Women Still Held Prisoner By Israel
The Head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated that, since 1967, Israel has kidnapped and imprisoned more than 15,000 women, including 1,000 since…
Lieberman Denies EU Request To Visit Palestinian Detainees
A request by a European Union official to visit Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel, was denied by Israeli Foriegn Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, of the extreme right-wing “Israel Our Home”…
Detainee Moved To Hospital Facing Serious Complications
The Prison Administration at the Negev Detention Camp, in the Negev Desert of occupied Palestine, moved detainee Majed Taha Qaraqe’, age 40, to the Soroka medical center after suffering serious…
Israeli troops detain 4 Palestinians during raid on youth center, including prominent lawyer
Late Thursday, Israeli forces raided the town of al-Isawiya , in east Jerusalem, and abducted several members of the family of former political prisoner and 266-day hunger striker Samer al-Issawi,…
Soldiers Kidnap Several Palestinians In West Bank
[Thursday, March 06, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping several Palestinians after breaking into their homes and searching them.Local sources in Jenin, in the…
Abu Rodeina: “Netanyahu Continues to Waste Time”
Palestinian Presidency spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rodeina, stated that the speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC conference did not carry anything new, and proves Netanyahu is just…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Children In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday [March 4, 2014], Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem, broke into a number of homes, and kidnapped three Palestinian children. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center…
Soldiers Kidnap 22 Palestinians In West Bank
[March 4, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping 22 Palestinians, including four political leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine…