Category: Jerusalem

Israeli forces conducted a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, storming towns, villages, and a refugee camp, breaking into homes, firing live rounds and gas bombs,…

Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men on Saturday while they were near the Apartheid wall in Ar-Ram town north of occupied Jerusalem. Media sources reported that occupation forces shot…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Israeli authorities to withdraw a new draft law that would impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees under…

Nineteen Israeli human rights organizations have condemned the government of Benjamin Netanyahu for canceling the registration of 37 international humanitarian organizations operating in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West…

Israeli occupation forces conducted a new wave of destruction across the West Bank on Thursday, demolishing two homes and issuing a third demolition notice east of Jericho while simultaneously invading…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said on Thursday that Israeli forces carried out a large‑scale campaign of abductions and field interrogations from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning, seizing at least…

The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate said on Thursday that the Israeli military and government continued throughout 2025 a systematic policy of targeting Palestinian journalists through arbitrary abductions, administrative detention, physical assaults,…

A joint human rights report released on Tuesday by the Commission of Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, and Ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association revealed that…

Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out a series of violations across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, invading towns, destroying agricultural land, assaulting civilians, and targeting vulnerable…

The Israeli Knesset has approved legislation ordering the immediate cutoff of electricity and water to offices and properties used by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

Rulings threaten dozens of Palestinian families in Baten al‑Hawa, in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, as the Ateret Cohanim colonialist organization pushes for expanded colonial…

Injuries, home invasions, and abductions carried out by Israeli occupation forces across Qalqilia, Nablus, Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah, and occupied Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces injured a young…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked the Bedouin community of Khallet ad‑Sidra on Monday evening near the town of Mikhmas, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, and cut trees. The Jerusalem Governorate reported…

On Sunday evening, Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked the Bedouin community of Khallet as‑Sidra, near the town of Mikhmas northeast of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, vandalizing residents’ property.…

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs has reported a series of alarming medical cases among prisoners held in Israel’s Ofer and Megiddo facilities, warning that systemic neglect continues…

On Sunday, Israeli violations of international law continued throughout the West Bank, including military invasions, paramilitary colonizer attacks, forced removal of Palestinians from their homes, and abductions of Palestinian civilians.…

By Dr. Jack Sara – Come And See: In his recent Christmas greeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke warmly of Christians in the Holy Land, portraying Israel as a unique…

Monitoring and documentation compiled by the Freedoms Committee of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, covering the period from 7 October 2023 through the end of 2025, reveal a systematic and escalating…

IsraelPalestineNews – If Americans Knew: Instead of our usual news round-up, If Americans Knew today offers excerpts from a new document approved at an international conference in Bethlehem on November…

Israeli occupation soldiers shot and wounded a 17‑year‑old Palestinian boy in the Jerusalem governorate on Thursday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) confirmed. The PRCS said its teams received the…

On Thursday, Israeli forces shot a 17-year old child near Nablus in the northern West Bank, and a young man in Ar-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem. An infant was…

Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, breaking into homes, abducting residents, assaulting civilians, and bulldozing Palestinian-owned land in several governorates. The violations…

Israeli occupation forces carried out extensive invasions, violations, property seizures, demolitions, and abductions across the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, on Wednesday. The invasions targeted towns, refugee camps, and…

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of demolitions on Wednesday across occupied Jerusalem, Hebron in the southern West Bank, and Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, targeting residential homes,…

The Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs reported that Palestinians held in Ofer Prison and the Negev (Naqab) Prison are enduring extremely harsh humanitarian conditions, following a recent visit…

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported on Tuesday that 24 Palestinians were injured, and many were abducted, during the Israeli military invasion of Qalandia refugee camp and the nearby…

On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces withdrew from Qalandia refugee camp and the nearby town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, after several hours of continuous…

On Tuesday, a Palestinian worker died of injuries he sustained days earlier in the town of Ar-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem. Media sources reported that the young man Youssef Omar…

On Tuesday, Israeli forces invaded several parts of the West Bank, shooting and wounding Palestinians in several different locations. In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces shot and wounded one…

Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions across the occupied West Bank at dawn on Tuesday, abducting more than thirty Palestinians from Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Tulkarem, Qalqilia, Ramallah, and the…

Israeli occupation forces demolished a multi‑story residential building in the Wadi Qaddum area of Ras al‑Amoud in Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, early Monday morning, displacing…

A surge of coordinated violence and military activity swept across the occupied West Bank on Monday, as illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out shootings, assaults, and large‑scale incursions into the…

On Sunday evening, a Palestinian man was wounded by Israeli forces in the town of Ar‑Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem, while Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians in Beit Jala, west…

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of invasions, home searches, abductions, school closures, and assaults across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, targeting communities in Bethlehem, occupied Jerusalem, Hebron,…

Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out widespread violations across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, including home invasions, abductions, shootings, among them the killing of two…

In a serious escalation, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, on Saturday, including a child, in the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin. Occupation soldiers shot a young man near Tulkarem…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out a series of coordinated attacks across multiple West Bank villages on Saturday, invading residential areas, targeting Palestinian vehicles, and damaging property in Ramallah, Nablus,…

Israeli forces shot and seriously wounded a Palestinian young man before dawn Saturday, in the village of Qarawat Bani Zeid, northwest of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. The…

The head of the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, Minister Muayyad Sha’ban, warned that Israel has begun a new phase of colonial expansion southeast of occupied Jerusalem, converting the small…

Israeli  occupation forces carried out widespread invasions, home break‑ins, abductions, assaults, and movement restrictions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank on Friday, targeting communities in Hebron, Qalqilia, Tulkarem,…

Israeli occupation forces launched coordinated invasions across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, breaking into homes, abducting dozens of Palestinians, and assaulting residents in Bethlehem, Jericho, Tubas, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarem,…

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday held a high‑level plenary session to mark the 65th  anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Thursday condemned the “escalating campaign of organized terror by illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers against Palestinian civilians,” including physical assaults, arson targeting…

Catholic rights center fights Arnona hikes imposed on Palestinian communities: Jerusalem Municipality Continues the “Arnona War”: Cancellation of Category “D” and Tax Increase on 14 Palestinian Neighborhoods. According to the…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to…

Israeli occupation authorities on Wednesday delivered eviction notices to Palestinian citizen Khalil Basbous and his son Bilal in the Baten al-Hawa neighborhood, while illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers seized the homes…

Israeli occupation forces carried out multiple invasions across the occupied West Bank, Wednesday, breaking into homes and abducting dozens of Palestinians in cities, towns, and refugee camps stretching from Hebron…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out a series of coordinated assaults across the occupied West Bank, Wednesday, December 17, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. The violations targeted multiple…

The Israeli Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has advanced legislation that would bar water and electricity services to properties registered under the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the occupied Palestinian territory warned on Tuesday that Israel, the occupying power, has intensified its repression against…

Israeli occupation forces intensified demolitions across occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday, destroying homes and structures in Qalandia, al‑Judeira, Rafat and Jabal al‑Mukabber, while issuing new demolition notices. The latest actions come…

At dawn on Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces escalated their invasions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, deploying reinforcements toward Nablus in the northern West Bank while continuing widespread…

On Monday evening, Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded two young Palestinian men in the town of ar-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Local media reported that…

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution reaffirming the Palestinian people’s right to self‑determination. The vote, held Monday, saw 164 countries in favor, only…

Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions across the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem earlier Monday, breaking into homes, abducting civilians, and setting up military roadblocks that disrupted daily…

On Sunday, three Palestinian families were forcibly evicted from their homes in Baten al-Hawa, a neighborhood in Silwan just south of Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the occupied West…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to…

On Sunday evening, groups of illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers held a provocative procession in Hebron city, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, as Israeli soldiers closed Palestinian streets and…

On Sunday, December 14, 2025, Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of invasions and abductions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, targeting towns, villages, and refugee camps…

Israeli forces and paramilitary militias launched a widescale invasion of various parts of the West Bank on Sunday before dawn, abducting 41 Palestinians and damaging Palestinian property, including chopping down…

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, breaking into and ransacking homes, abducting civilians, and disrupting daily life in several towns…

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Saturday strongly condemned the Israeli government’s decision to approve and “legalize” 19 illegal colonies in the occupied West Bank, describing the…

Israeli occupation forces carried out systematic invasions, abductions, and assaults across multiple districts of the occupied West Bank on Friday, leaving civilians injured, homes vandalized, women and youth detained, while…

The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, welcomed the overwhelming adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution calling on Israel,…

The foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey issued a joint statement Friday underscoring the indispensable role of the United Nations…

Minister Moayyad Shaban, head of the Palestinian Authority’s Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, condemned the Israeli occupation cabinet’s decision to approve the establishment and legalization of 19 new illegal colonies…

The Israeli occupation’s political‑security cabinet has approved the establishment of 19 new illegal colonies across the occupied West Bank, in a decision that represents the largest expansion in years. The…

Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers intensified their campaign of abductions, invasions, and assaults across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, Thursday. Reports from WAFA News, Al‑Jazeera, Quds News,…

The Jerusalem Governorate has sounded the alarm over what it described as a dangerous escalation by Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers against Bedouin communities surrounding the governorate. These…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Wednesday the Israeli occupation authorities’ approval of 764 new colonial housing units and the unveiling of a plan to establish 17 additional…

Israeli occupation forces abducted dozens of Palestinians and detained many more during overnight invasions across several governorates in the occupied West Bank early Wednesday. In Nablus, in northern West Bank,…

European Union diplomatic missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah, joined by 18 European governments, issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s invasion and occupation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency…

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday evening severely beat three Palestinian detainees immediately after releasing them at the al‑Jib military roadblock, northwest of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The Palestinian…

Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions and abductions across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, seizing dozens of Palestinians and escalating attacks on communities from Hebron to Bethlehem. Local…

Israeli forces escalated, on Monday, their demolition operations, destroying several Palestinian-owned homes and various structures in the governorates of Nablus, Ramallah, and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Nablus In…

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli police invasion of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) compound in occupied East…

Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men, on Monday, near the Annexation Wall in Ar-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its ambulance…

Reposted with permission from its author – Jack Sara: First Published on Come And See: A prophetic appeal to the 1000 pastors who visited Israel but ignored the Body of…

Jerusalem — Archbishop Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, December 8, 2025: Jerusalem has in recent days witnessed a deeply provocative incident that struck at the heart of Christian…

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has unveiled a government plan to allocate 2.7 billion shekels over the next five years to establish 17 new illegal colonies in the occupied…

On Saturday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian man near Jerusalem, assaulted and injured two children near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that…

Israeli occupation forces continued their campaign of invasions and abductions across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, targeting communities from Hebron in the south, Qalqilia and Tulkarem in the northwest,…

On Sunday, Israeli occupation authorities delivered demolition and evacuation notices targeting more than ten Palestinian residential and agricultural structures near the Arab al-Jahhalin community, south-east of the occupied Palestinian capital,…

Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded four Palestinian civilians on Saturday evening in the town of ar‑Ram, northeast of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The Palestinian…

Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out a series of assaults across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, leaving multiple Palestinians injured, abducted, and harassed in incidents spanning…

Israeli occupation forces invaded the town of Biddu, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, late Thursday night, unleashing live fire and toxic gas before abducting several Palestinian youths in a sweeping military…

United Nations — The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted five resolutions in support of Palestine, reflecting broad international consensus on refugee rights, accountability for Israeli practices, and the illegality…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers and occupation forces carried out a series of coordinated assaults on Palestinian communities across the West Bank on Friday, cutting vital water supplies, abducting residents, and…

Israeli forces tore down a two‑story building under construction on Thursday in Wadi al‑Hummus, southeast of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Witnesses said troops moved in…

On Tuesday evening, occupation forces shot two Palestinian workers in the towns of Ar-Ram and Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society…

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding Israel’s withdrawal from all Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, and reaffirming the inalienable rights of the…

On Monday, illegal Israeli colonizers uprooted 850 olive trees and grape vines in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the southern West Bank. Osama Makhamra, a local anti-settlement activist, told…

Israeli forces shot a Palestinian worker on Monday, near the Apartheid Wall in Ar-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its ambulance crews…

On Monday at dawn, Israeli occupation forces launched wide‑ranging invasions across multiple districts in the occupied West Bank, abducting and detaining dozens of Palestinians after storming and ransacking homes, and…

Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men with live rounds, on Sunday night, in the town of Ar-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem. Occupation soldiers assaulted three Palestinians near Tubas in…

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank, including  Jerusalem on Sunday, abducting numerous Palestinian civilians and assaulting others, while also deploying toxic tear…

Israeli forces launched a wide-scale invasion of various parts of the West Bank on Sunday morning, abducting 54 Palestinians and setting up additional checkpoints and roadblocks in several different areas.…

A report by the National Bureau for Defending Land and Resisting Colonies indicates that both Jerusalem and the northern Jordan Valley, located in the occupied West Bank, are experiencing a…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers, accompanied by occupation forces, carried out several assaults,  Monday, attacking Palestinian farmers in Mikhmas northeast of occupied Jerusalem and torching agricultural lands between Atara and Birzeit…

Updated: Israeli occupation forced invaded and violently searched, earlier Monday, dozens of Palestinian homes, interrogated many Palestinians and abducted at many Palestinians, including siblings, a father, and his son, in…