Category: Jerusalem

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes across the occupied West Bank, and abducted seven Palestinians, including a journalist, a father, and his son. In Jenin, in…

TEL AVIV, Wednesday, February 8, 2023 (WAFA) – Twelve human rights organizations in Israel have deplored recent statements by European Union High Representative Josep Borrell regarding Amnesty International’s report “Israel’s…

Date: 7 February 2023, Time: 09:00 GMT: The Palestinian Center For Human Rights: The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) sent a submission to the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including…

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty-seven Palestinians, including 19 in Burqin town, southwest of Jenin, during massive invasions and violent searches of homes across the occupied West Bank. The…

Israeli sources said that the Israeli police and the “City Council” in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, are preparing to demolish a residential building housing more than 100 Palestinians, including children,…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including a former political prisoner who held an extended hunger strike. Media sources in Jenin,…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted three young men in Jerusalem and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted two young people whose names remained unknown…

A Palestinian man was hospitalized early Saturday morning after he lost control of his vehicle at an Israeli flying (temporary) checkpoint and began hitting other cars with his vehicle. According…

On Thursday, an illegal Israeli colonizer invaded a church in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem and caused damage to it before trying to burn it. Yousef Daher, the head…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a commercial facility in the Wadi Al-Hummus neighborhood in Sur Baher town and Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Media sources said…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least six Palestinians from Jenin, Jerusalem, and Jericho in the occupied West Bank. In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded…

On Sunday, Israeli forces invaded the town of Jabal al-Mukaber, in the southeastern part of the Jerusalem municipality with an armored Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer and demolished a two-story home belonging…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians, including a child, in Silwan and Sur Baher, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers…

On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted eight young Palestinian men in Beit Hanina town, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home and shot a young man, in Jabal Al-Mokabber, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers forced the…

On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Ezariya town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, and shot a young Palestinian man during ensuing protests. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded…

On Saturday, an Israeli man and his son were injured in a shooting incident in a colony in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. Israeli police…

On Friday evening, seven Israelis were shot and killed, and ten more were wounded, on the street in front of a synagogue in the Nabi Yacoub settlement in the northern…

Late Friday night, The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied Jerusalem, confirmed that a Palestinian child, who was shot and seriously injured by Israeli soldiers two days…

On Thursday,  Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man in the Al-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, during a procession condemning the Israeli onslaught on Jenin,…

On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot two young Palestinian men in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, before undercover soldiers infiltrated the…

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed Wednesday the death of a Palestinian child who Israeli Border Police officers shot in Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, in the West…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted five young Palestinian men from Silwan and Sur Baher, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the Batn Al-Hawa…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded the Diahiat As-Salam area in Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished the apartment of the family of a Palestinian killed by the army…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least ten Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a…

BRUSSELS, Monday, January 23, 2023 (WAFA) – Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said Israel should pay compensation for destroying European Union-funded structures in the occupied West Bank. Speaking to reporters…

On Sunday, the Israeli occupation authorities forced a Palestinian to demolish his home in the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, just a day…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted nine Palestinians, including a well-known nonviolent activist, a woman, and two siblings, and detained three children, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including…

On Sunday, several Israeli military vehicles, including a bulldozer, invaded Artas village, south of Bethlehem, and demolished two residential rooms. Lufti As’ad, the head of Artas Village Council, said a…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers forced a Palestinian to demolish his home in the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said Hussein Qunbar had to…

JERUSALEM, Sunday, January 22, 2023 (WAFA) – Scores of Israeli settler fanatics guarded by police today broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, according to witnesses. WAFA correspondent…

The Jerusalem activist Mohammad Abu al-Hummus was released from Israeli custody Friday evening after having been arrested earlier Friday near Bab al-Amoud area (Damascus Gate) in occupied Jerusalem. According to…

On Friday, Israeli soldiers assaulted a young Palestinian man near the Gate of the Tribes, leading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said…

On Thursday night, Israeli soldiers attacked many Palestinians in Bab Al-Amoud in occupied Jerusalem and forced them to leave. Media sources said the soldiers accompanied dozens of illegal Israeli colonizers…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted 28 Palestinians, including children, siblings, and a woman, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted five children from…

JERUSALEM, Thursday, January 19, 2023 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation authorities today forced a Palestinian owner to self-demolish his own house in the old city of occupied Jerusalem, citing unpermitted construction…

On Wednesday dawn and Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted ten Palestinians, including a father and his son, from their homes in Hebron and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. In…

The Israeli authorities in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, are ongoing the bulldozing of Palestinian lands in the Wad Ar-Rababa neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the…

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in Beit Safafa town, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Beit Safafa and closed…

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including ten from Hebron. The Palestinian Prisoners Society said the soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted twelve Palestinians, including six children, in the occupied West Bank in Ramallah, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem. The army also abducted fifteen Palestinians and killed a child…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted fifteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers abducted four…

On Monday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Hizma town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished fifteen Palestinian commercial structures. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the main entrance area of the…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers uprooted many trees in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Siwlanic)…

RAMALLAH, Saturday, January 14, 2023 (WAFA) – The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said today that the Israeli occupation authorities have issued 5,820 orders since 2015 to demolish and remove…

On Friday, the Israeli occupation authorities forced a Palestinian to demolish his home in Beit Hanina town, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Harbi Rajabi said…

On Friday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, injured one, and used an elderly man as a human shield in the occupied West Bank. In Tubas, in the northeastern West…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR:  (Weekly Update 05 – 11 January 2023) Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: 10 Palestinians, including 2 children, were…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty-one Palestinians, including a teenage girl, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Bakr Qawwar…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian man in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and abducted fifteen young men. The…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted two siblings and summoned their brother for interrogation, in Jericho city, in the northeastern Bank, and abducted a young man and a child in the…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded and violently searched dozens of homes across the occupied West Bank and abducted twenty-one Palestinians, including siblings. In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Beit…

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers invaded Anata town, northeast of the occupied capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and demolished four structures and several retaining walls. Taha No’man Refa’ey, the Mayor…

In a culture of impunity for Israeli police and military (and Israel in general), it should come as no surprise that the killing of Eyad Hallaq, a disabled Palestinian man,…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers assaulted, injured, and abducted three young Palestinian men in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The Wadi Hilweh…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the Al-Isawiya town, searched homes,…

On Sunday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians in Hebron and Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted…

On Sunday morning, dozens of illegal Israeli colonizers, accompanied by many soldiers and police officers, stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem and conducted provocative tours. Media…

On Friday night, Israeli soldiers injured many Palestinians and abducted four in the Al-Arroub refugee camp and Masafer Yatta, near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR (Weekly Update 29 December 2022- 04 January 2023) Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: Three Palestinians, including 2 children,…

Earlier Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians, including former political prisoners, fathers, and their sons, from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. In the…

JERUSALEM, Wednesday, January 04, 2023 (WAFA) – The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem today condemned what it described as the wanton vandalism by Jewish extremists of the Protestant Cemetery in the…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Khader town south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, demolished a barn, and injured many Palestinians during ensuing protests. The army also demolished…

On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said…

On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian child and a young man in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Ali Mohammad Siyam, 12,…

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, east of the occupied capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank, leading to protests, and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at…

On Saturday, the illegal Israeli occupation authorities forced a Palestinian family to demolish its home in the Wadi Al-Jouz area in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Mustafa…

On Friday, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed at the various gates…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted eight Palestinians, including two former political prisoners, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers invaded Um Safa and…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR: (Weekly Update 22-28 December 2022) Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: A Palestinian civilian was killed, and 18 others,…

Theodosios Atallah Hanna of Sebastia, the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, said that “the Palestinian response to the new fascist Israeli government should come in…

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes across the occupied West Bank and abducted twenty-four Palestinians, including fourteen in the Ramallah governorate. In the central West…

On Tuesday morning, illegal Israeli colonizers, accompanied by dozens of soldiers and police officers, occupied five Dunams of Palestinian lands in the Al-Hamra area in Silwan town, south of the…

On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, and abducted two Palestinian teenage boys. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic)…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians after the army stormed and ransacked many homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Jenin, in the northern West…

By Alison Weir: Israeli media report that the 2023 defense spending bill just signed into law contains over $500 million for Israel (just the tip of the iceberg of billions of…

On Saturday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including an elder, in Ramallah, Hebron, and occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers…

On Thursday evening, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked many cars and maced several Palestinians in Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wounding five Palestinians. Ghassan Daghlas,…

On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including two teenage boys, from Jerusalem and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. In Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, southeast of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and injured several Palestinians. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the area…

RAMALLAH, Monday, December 19, 2022 (WAFA) – The Israeli army detained this morning 17 Palestinians in raids across the occupied territories, including a 36-year-old woman who is in her fifth…

JERUSALEM, Sunday, December 18, 2022 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation authorities have expelled French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hammouri to France after he had been detained without charges or trial since March, said…

On Saturday evening, two Palestinian siblings were killed after a speeding illegal Israeli colonizer rammed them with his car near the Za’tara Israeli military roadblock south of the northern West…

On Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian woman near Bab Al-Asbat, one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The soldiers stopped…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers abducted a young man from the Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the refugee…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty-three Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem, and repeatedly assaulted a young man, causing various wounds,…

On Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers demolished sheds and walls in the Al-Jeeb town, northwest of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Samer Abed-Rabbu, the mayor of Al-Jeeb,…

On Monday, a Palestinian from the Al-Isawiya town, east of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, was forced to demolish his under-construction home. Media sources said the Israeli…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted fifteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank after the army searched many homes and interrogated several Palestinians. In…

The Israeli government has decided to refuse visas and deny entry to the newly appointed personnel of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the…

On Thursday evening, the Israeli occupation government approved the punitive demolition of the family’s home of a young Palestinian man who was killed after exchanging fire with Israeli soldiers near…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: Two Palestinian civilians were killed, and 18 others, including 3 children, were injured, while…

On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted seven Palestinians, including one woman and two children, in the occupied West Bank. In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted two young men, Ali Orabi…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty-two Palestinians, including former political prisoners, from several parts of the occupied West Bank after the army invaded and ransacked dozens of homes. In…

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 (WAFA) – The Israeli court decided today to continue retaining Palestinian-French human rights defender and administrative detainee, Salah Hammouri, 37, in Israeli jails until January…

On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted seven Palestinians, including three young women, in Nablus and Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers, at the Za’tara military…

On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted two young men and injured dozens of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, and Jerusalem. Several Israeli army jeeps invaded…

RAMALLAH, Sunday, December 4, 2022 (WAFA) – Sada Social Center, a Ramallah-based social media rights group, said in a fresh report it has documented more than 72 digital violations against…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian protesters near the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said many Palestinians protested the ongoing Israeli occupation…

On Saturday, Israeli forces invaded a number of Palestinian areas with massive military force. In the Nablus area, a number of Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation during clashes with…