Category: Jerusalem

NEW YORK, October 2, 2024 (WAFA) – Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Wednesday renewed their support to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after Israel declared him “persona non…

On Monday evening, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded the village of Rantis, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part, and trapped a young man in an agricultural…

On Monday, a group of fanatic, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers, stole olive harvest in the Wadi al-Rababa neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied Palestinian capital,…

On Sunday, the Israeli authorities handed Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith an order prohibiting him from entering the West Bank for four additional months. The “Jerusalem Governorate Media” office explained that…

On Friday, medical sources confirmed the death of a young Palestinian man after Israeli soldiers shot him in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank.…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff  At least 48 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, with nine children among the victims, according to medics.…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called on the international community to promptly implement the recently adopted UN General Assembly resolution, submitted by the State of Palestine, and…

On Wednesday, the Jerusalem Governorate office reported that Israeli occupation authorities have carried out 320 demolitions targeting Palestinian homes and structures in the occupied capital, in the West Bank, since…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers and City Council personnel invaded Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and handed out demolition orders…

Israeli soldiers abducted at least 20 citizens, including a child and former political prisoners, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank overnight until early Monday morning.…

Israeli soldiers abducted at least 16 citizens from the West Bank overnight until the morning hours of Monday, including a woman and several former political prisoners. The Palestinian Commission of…

Israeli sources have confirmed, Wednesday, that one soldier was killed in what was described as a ramming attack at a junction near the illegal Beit El colony, military base, and…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian journalist from her home in Beit Hanina and a young man from the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West…

Earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in Hizma town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said several military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded the town…

RAMALLAH, September 8, 2024 (WAFA) – Several Palestinian associations and institutions issued a position statement calling on the international community to save Palestinian schools from the occupation’s education genocide, as…

Israeli forces have abducted 35 Palestinians in several parts of the West Bank over the last two days, including many former political prisoners. A statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded many neighborhoods in the Shu’fat refugee camp and the nearby town of Anata, east of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and abducted a doctor.…

The Israeli army abducted at least 36 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, especially in Hebron, overnight until morning hours, Sunday. In a joint statement, the Palestinians…

Since last night and until this morning, Thursday, Israeli soldiers have abducted at least 25 citizens, including former prisoners, from several parts of the occupied West Bank. The Commission of…

On Wednesday evening, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) and the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee said the Israeli army abducted at least twenty Palestinians in several areas of the occupied West Bank.…

On Thursday night, Israeli authorities released more than 40 Palestinian political prisoners from various prisons, interrogation centers, and detention camps. These prisoners had completed their sentences and several administrative detainees…

On Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Kafer Aqab town, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and shot a young man. Media sources said several Israeli military…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least eight Palestinians after storming their homes and violently searching them in Al-Biereh, Qalqilia, Nablus, Hebron, and Jerusalem. In Al-Biereh city, in the…

Compilation by IAK staff of news reports: Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 10-Year-Old Quintuplets Associated Press reports: The latest Israeli bombardment included a strike on a home in Deir al-Balah that…

Israeli occupation forces stormed, on Sunday evening, the villages of Kafr Aboush, Kafr Zibad, and Kafr Jamal, south of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank. In addition, the troops invaded…

On Sunday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted seven Palestinians from their homes in Tulkarem, Nablus, and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said many military vehicles invaded Tulkarem, in…

On Sunday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, before occupying rooftops of homes, in addition to bulldozing and…

On Saturday, a Palestinian family was forced to demolish its home in the Al-Isawiya town, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic)…

On Saturday evening, Israeli Channel 12 disclosed the details of the “proposal” that was presented by the United States during the indirect negotiations in Doha, for a ceasefire in Gaza…

By Jonathan Kuttab – Sabeel: It is outrageous, in the midst of an ongoing genocide where each day brings news of more tragedies and horrors, that we would have the luxury…

JERUSALEM, Thursday, August 15, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists today took over a Palestinian-owned residential building at Batn al-Hawa in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to the Shehadeh…

On Wednesday, Jordan has expressed strong condemnation of the Israeli occupation government’s recent decision to approve the establishment of a new colonial outpost on a UNESCO World Heritage Site in…

On Wednesday morning, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers stole at least 200 sheep from Palestinian Bedouins in the Ras Al-Awja community, north of Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank. Hasan Mleihat,…

On Wednesday, Israeli bulldozers demolished five Palestinian homes, a gas station, and a carwash facility in the At-Tour town, located to the east of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.…

AMMAN, Monday, August 12, 2024 (WAFA) – Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, has strongly condemned the Israeli government’s aggression on Gaza and its continuing disregard of…

Israeli forces invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, delivered demolition orders for several homes, and took measurements of homes, in addition to invading Al-Isawiya…

The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said in a joint statement that Israeli soldiers abducted, in less than two days, at least 40 Palestinians, including children and…

On Friday night, Israeli soldiers assaulted three young Palestinian men in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, before abducting one of them.…

Report By B’Tselem: “Welcome to Hell” is a report on the abuse and inhuman treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli custody since 7 October 2023. The Israeli Information Center In…

Israel rains death and destruction on Gaza and West Bank; UNRWA gradually resumes educational activities; anti-Zionist rabbis attend Haniyeh’s funeral; Israeli-American soldier posted videos of Gaza homes, mosque being detonated;…

Israel rains death and destruction on Gaza and West Bank; UNRWA gradually resumes educational activities; anti-Zionist rabbis attend Haniyeh’s funeral; Israeli-American soldier posted videos of Gaza homes, mosque being detonated;…

BERN, Saturday, August 3, 2024 (WAFA) – The World Council of Churches (WCC) Friday called for ending the Israeli occupation and recognition of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. WCC…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least six Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded various governorates across the occupied West Bank,…

RAMALLAH, Sunday, July 28, 2024 (WAFA) – The crackdown on Palestinian detainees at the Israeli occupation’s Ofer Prison has reached a crisis point, with reports of severe mistreatment, including systematic…

On Saturday evening, a group of fanatic paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Hizma town, northeast of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, attacked homes and property, and fired…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least twenty-two Palestinians, including a journalist, former political prisoners, and a child, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.…

TEL AVIV,  Thursday, July 25, 2024 (WAFA) – The Israeli Knesset General Assembly approved on Thursday the Israeli government’s decision to transfer responsibility for the Land Authority to the extremist…

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including one child, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers broke into a home in the Ath-Thouri neighborhood…

RAMALLAH, Monday, July 22, 2024 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates slammed the passing of a draft bill designating UNRWA as a “terrorist organization” by the Israeli…

NEW YORK, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 (WAFA) – Palestine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, said during an open debate on the ongoing crisis in Gaza at…

On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured a Palestinian child in the Shiokh Al-Arroub town, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Several Israeli military…

On Sunday evening, the Israeli army and the police forced a Palestinian family to demolish its home in the Ein Al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque,…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded Hizma town, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and demolished a gas station. Media sources said several military vehicles, and bulldozers…

On Thursday, the Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem rejected the appeal of four Palestinian Jerusalemite families against eviction rulings in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan, south of the…

BRUSSELS, Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) today demanded the European Union (EU) to take clear positions on Israeli assaults against journalists. The PJS addressed…

The Israeli ministerial cabinet is planning to meet in the coming few days to approve the construction of more than 5,000 new colonialist units in the occupied West Bank, and…

Israeli forces abducted, on Tuesday, seventeen Palestinians, including two children, in the governorates of Ramallah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron. At dawn Tuesday, occupation forces abducted two Palestinian young men in…

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers demolished three Palestinian homes in Jerusalem, Nablus, and Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Wad Al-Jouz neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem,…

On Saturday, the Qatari Foreign Affairs Ministry condemned the Israeli decision to expand the illegal colonies in the occupied West Bank. The Ministry said that “The State of Qatar strongly…

Ramallah 6-26-2024 WAFA – Today, Wednesday, the Israeli occupation forces carried out 17 demolition operations in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and another within the 1948 territories. In the city…

From Monday evening until Tuesday morning, the Israeli occupation forces abducted at least 25 Palestinians from the West Bank, including a wounded person and former detainees. The Prisoners’ Affairs Authority…

On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers fired live rounds at Palestinian workers near the Dahiat Al-Barid area, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, wounding one before abducting him along…

On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian and caused scores to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation, in Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank.…

On Saturday night, Israeli soldiers shot six young Palestinian men with live round near the illegal Annexation Wall in the ar-Ram town, north of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in…

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) reports 84 incidents of theft of Palestinian journalists’ property by Israeli forces since October. Report By WAFA News The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate announced today that…

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least sixteen Palestinians, including one child, and attacked many Palestinians, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee and the…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded Jaba’ town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and demolished a Palestinian home. Local sources said the soldiers demolished a home, owned by…

A large group of Israeli colonizers invaded, on Tuesday evening, the Old City and Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the occupied West…