Category: Bethlehem

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, announced Sunday that Hanan al-Hroub, a teacher from the Deheishe refugee camp in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, was awarded the…

A number of extremist Israeli settlers infiltrated, on Thursday at dawn, into the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and wrote “Death To Arabs” graffiti on…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Thursday, four Palestinians from the West Bank district of Bethlehem, one of them from his home in al-Khader town, two Palestinian workers, also from…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that two medics of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers fired a gas bomb into…

Israeli soldiers killed, on Friday morning, a Palestinian woman driving her car close to the Gush Etzion settlement block, on the main Bethlehem-Hebron road, south of Bethlehem. One Palestinian died…

On the occasion of Israeli Apartheid Week, the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee (PSCC), on Wednesday, held a standing demonstration calling for the boycott of Israeli products, near the Israeli separation…

On Sunday, Israeli forces invaded the village of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, and began firing live ammunition randomly throughout the village, according to local sources. Two Palestinians were critically wounded:…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at dawn, two Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after invading their homes and searching them.The soldiers kidnapped Ezzeddin Zein and Luay…

Medical sources have reported that a Palestinian worker suffered, on Thursday morning, a fracture in his leg, after Israeli soldiers assaulted him on military roadblock #300, at the northern entrance…

Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem, has reported that Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Wednesday at dawn, a young man in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank district…

Israeli military forces, on Friday, delayed passage for a Palestinian woman in labor out of the Bethlehem-area town of Nahhalin, as the army continued to seal the town following an…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, the town of Teqoua’, southeast of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot seven Palestinians, including two brothers, while at least twenty others suffered…

In May of 2015, Israel commenced with the construction of the apartheid wall in the northern Bethlehem area; namely the area around the Cremisan Valley in Beit-Jala, without taking into…

Undercover soldiers of the Israeli army infiltrated, Friday, into the northern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot and injured one Palestinian youngster, and kidnapped him, along with…

Palestinian sources have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, various communities in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, injured two and kidnapped eight others.Mohammad Abu…

The Israeli army has been redeployed in a Palestinian area east of Bethlehem, in a step believed to serve as a prelude to connect illegal settlement blocs in Hebron, with…

Israeli forces, on Tuesday, sealed off the main entrance of the Bethlehem governorate town of Janata with earth mounds.Security sources told WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency that soldiers blocked…

An unidentified Palestinian man was shot and critically wounded on Monday morning after allegedly stabbing and wounded a pregnant Israeli woman in Tekoa settlement, near Bethlehem, according to Israeli sources.The…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped a Palestinian woman, the wife of a political prisoner, who is serving several life…

Several Palestinian soccer players of the al-Khader team, in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, suffered severe effects of tear gas inhalation, on Saturday evening,…

Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, four Palestinians near the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and at the eastern entrance of Teqoua’ town, southeast of the…

At least 350 Israeli, Palestinian and international activists joined a nonviolent protest on Friday near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. Combatants for Peace Movement, in collaboration with a…

Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Wednesday afternoon, a young Palestinian man with a live round, and two others with rubber-coated steel bullets, at the northern entrance of the West…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and clashed with scores of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading military vehicles;…

Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, Beit Jala city, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and clashed with local youths, in the Sahl area, before shooting to death a young man,…

Several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, on Monday evening, after Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem. The army also stormed and occupied a home in…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at night, Teqoua’ town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and injured seven Palestinians during clashes with local youths.The Local Council in Teqoua’…

Israeli forces have been leveling private Palestinian land south of the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, in preparation to build a military tower in the area, residents said.A resident…

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Nahhalin town, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped two Palestinians.The soldiers invaded and ransacked many…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that several Palestinians have been injured, after Israeli soldiers attacked protesters in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Eyewitnesses said…

Eastern Christian denominations following the Orthodox calendar, on Wednesday, welcomed archbishops and patriarchs to celebrate Christmas Eve outside the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, at the Nativity Church, in Bethlehem.Hundreds…

The Israeli Minister of Defense, Moshe Ya’alon, has “permitted” adding the seized church of Beit Al-Baraka to the expanding illegal settlement, Gush Etzion, located south to Bethlehem, central occupied West…

Three Palestinians, including a child, were shot and injured by Israeli fire during clashes that erupted in Dheishe Refugee Camp, to the south of Bethlehem, Sunday.Security sources informed WAFA that…

The movement of residents in Ras Al-Wad, southwest of Bethlehem, has been sealed off for weeks by Israeli military forces, locals said Wednesday.A resident said that forces closed off the…

The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee (PSCC), on Monday evening, lit up an olive tree that was uprooted by the Israeli occupation in Bir Ouna valleys, Beit Jala town, Bethlehem.The tree…

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Monday morning, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, kidnapped a former political prisoner, and injured many Palestinians.The soldiers…

Israeli settlers, Saturday morning, physically assaulted and briefly detained a Palestinian farmer and his son in Tuqu‘ town, southeast of Bethlehem, said a municipal source.WAFA correspondence reported head of Tuqu‘…

Medical sources have reported, Friday, that ten Palestinians were injured, and many suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, near the northern entrance of Bethlehem city. The Palestinians were marching…

Medical sources in Bethlehem has reported that a Palestinian teen was shot and injured, on Wednesday at night, in the al-‘Obeyyat area east of Bethlehem, after Israeli soldiers invaded it,…

The Israeli “Construction and Planning Committee,’ of the Jerusalem City Council, has approved the construction of 891 units in Gilo colony, which was constructed on Palestinian lands, in the Bethlehem…

At least 10 Palestinians were injured, including three with live ammunition, during clashes with Israeli troops who stormed Deheishe refugee camp near Bethlehem, late Tuesday night, according to local sources.Witnesses…

Israeli military forces ransacked several homes and a medical center in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, before dawn on Saturday, locals said.According to locals, soldiers broke into al-Sadaq…

A Palestinian physician in Bethlehem said, Tuesday, that the Israeli bullet that killed the teen in the Deheishe refugee camp, in Bethlehem, is a new type of internationally banned hollow-point…

A young Palestinian, only 18 years of age, was shot and killed, earlier on Tuesday at dawn, after dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West…

The army claims he “attempted to stab a settler’; Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian teen, sixteen years of age, near the Gush Etzion settlement block,…

Clashes renewed, Friday, between Israeli soldiers and local youths, near the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Bethlehem; two Palestinians were injured, and six suffered the effects of…

The Israeli army, Thursday, demolished two commercial structures and seized some of their contents in the village of Hosan, west of Bethlehem, according to local sources.Hassan Hamamreh, mayor of Hosan,…

As the Palestinian family is living a daily struggle under the Israeli occupation, The Swiss Association, Makan Tawassul, has opened a branch in Bethlehem to provide children with a playing…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp south of Bethlehem, kidnapped at least two young Palestinian men, shot and injured four others during ensuing clashes.A large…

Two Palestinians were shot and injured with live bullets, while three others were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets during clashes in Bethlehem, on Tuesday, the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, kidnapped a young woman, and injured at least four young Palestinian men.…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that six Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and one was directly shot with a gas bomb, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading…

Tension escalated on Wednesday, between Palestinian locals and Israeli soldiers at the northern entrance of Bethlehem, as the latter violently quelled a rally marking the 11th anniversary of the death…

The Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem, on Wednesday, approved the construction of 891 settlement units in the illegal settlement of Gilo, which was constructed on the Bethlehem territory of the…

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the al-‘Obeydiyya town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, kidnapped a Palestinian teen, and summoned seven Palestinians from the…

Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Friday, seven Palestinians in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, including a young man who suffered a serious injury in the neck.Medical sources said…

Clashes broke out between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces in Aida refugee camp, after Palestinians torched part of the apartheid wall, north of Bethlehem.A PNN reporter said that Israeli soldiers…

An Israeli settler, early Tuesday, was seen unleashing a number of stray dogs at the eastern entrance of the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, before he fled the scene,…

Several Palestinians suffocated on Sunday, due to inhaling teargas used by the Israeli army against Palestinians, after Israeli soldiers invaded al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, according to security sources. Many…

An eight-month-old Palestinian baby died Friday, from tear gas inhalation, in Beit Fajjar village, to the south of Bethlehem during clashes in the area, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.The…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at night, the ‘Aida refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and clashed with local youths, before one of the soldiers used the…

A Palestinian youth was shot and injured, Friday, after allegedly stabbing an Israeli soldier near the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, to the south of Bethlehem.The Israeli army said a soldier…

At least three Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, Friday, and many others received treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the…

A Palestinian home, belonging to members of Harb family, close to Rachel Tomb north of the Palestinian West Bank city of Bethlehem was burnt after being targeted with dozens of…

Israeli settlers, Thursday, resumed their attacks against Palestinians, stoning Palestinian cars to the south of Bethlehem with stones, according to security sources.Sources informed WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency that…

Palestinian medical sources have reported that at least 40 Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire, during clashes with soldiers invading the northern entrance of the West Bank city of…

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian from the Duheisha refugee camp Tuesday evening during clashes at the northern entrance of Bethlehem, medics said.Mutaz Ibrahim Zawahra, 27, was hit with…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the offices of the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement (PCR)/International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) and searched them.The soldiers violently searched and ransacked our…

Abdelrahman Obeidallah, or Abed, as most called him, was shot dead by Israeli forces in Bethlehem on Monday just minutes after his school was let out. He was 13 years…

Medical sources have reported, on Saturday at night, that a young Palestinian man was shot and injured with live Israeli army fire in Za’tara town, east of the West Bank…

Palestinian medical sources have reported that two residents were shot and wounded, one of them suffered a serious injury, during clashes with Israeli soldiers and armed settlers, east of the…

As the overwhelming news of Israeli snipers executing the 13-year-old schoolboy Abdul-Rahman Obeidallah shook Bethlehem, furious demonstrations dominated the streets.Locals from Aida refugee camp, where he lived, demanded justice, calling…

Scores of residents joined family members and friends and marched in Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank in the funeral procession of Abdul-Rahman Obeidallah, 12,…

A RIOT has reportedly broken out on the main street of Bethlehem city, as Palestinians protest the killing of 13-year-old schoolboy Abdul Rahman Obeidallah by Israeli snipers, in Aida refugee…

Medical sources in Bethlehem said nine Palestinians were injured, Monday, during ongoing clashes that erupted after Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian child in Aida refugee camp, north of…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Monday afternoon, a Palestinian child, only twelve years of age, near the main entrance of ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem in the occupied…

Sireen Frarjarh and her husband Mahmoud Abujoad Frarjah met eyes numerous times during this past Tuesday’s trial in an Ofer military court hearing. The trial was to determine if the…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that a young man was shot and injured after an Israeli settlers, living in the Gush Etzion Settlement Block, south of Bethlehem, opened fire…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at dawn, the town of Teqoua’, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and searched several homes, before kidnapping six Palestinian children between the…

The commander of the Palestinian Authority’s security forces announced disciplinary action, on Sunday, against nine security officers, including five high-ranking officers who were involved in an attack on Palestinian civilians…

Israeli settlers, Saturday, buried a Palestinian-owned water well in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, with dirt and rocks to prevent the owner from using it to irrigate his…

Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Friday, the Rashayda village, east of the West bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped one Palestinian.Head of the Rashayda Village Council, Fawwaz Rashayda, said the…

Israeli soldiers fired, on Wednesday at dawn, several rounds of live ammunition on a number of homes in the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Media…

Israeli soldiers closed, on Tuesday evening, the Container Roadblock, north of Bethlehem, and searched dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers. The army also invaded al-‘Obeydiyya…

Israeli forces entered the Bethlehem-area town of al-Khader, on Tuesday, and attempted to raid a school, in order to confiscate footage from one of its surveillance cameras, a Palestinian official…

Israeli soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded, on Tuesday morning, Palestinian farmlands in the Rashayda village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and placed sand barriers blocking an…

Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Tuesday morning, Palestinian farmlands in Artas village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and uprooted more than 10 Dunams (2.47 Acres) of privately…

Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian child, on Wednesday evening, in the ‘Aida refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped him.Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers…

Ongoing Israeli drilling works, including detonation of rocks, near the village of Wadi Fukin, to the west of Bethlehem, may put the lives of nearby Palestinians at risk, according to…

Israeli forces attacked a protest rally by Palestinian Christians following mass on Sunday. Priests, patriarchs and other church leaders marched with crosses to the site of renewed work on the…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at night, the son of former political prisoner, Ibrahim Salah, in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and his brother, and handed his other brother an…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday, the town of Husan, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped eleven Palestinians after invading, and violently searching their homes.Media sources in…

Several Palestinians, Sunday, suffocated as Israeli army forces violently quelled a peaceful rally to protest the Israeli illegal expropriation of Beit Jala lands for the purpose of expanding construction of…

Dozens of Palestinians, headed by several Christians priests, conducted prayers on Palestinian lands that have been destroyed and uprooted by Israeli soldiers, in Beit Jala city, in the West Bank…

The Palestinian Authority is the most significant enabler of the occupation today.August 20, 2015 | The Alternative Information Center (AIC) | Beit Sahour Seventy years ago, at the height of…

Palestinian Christians clashed with Israeli border police near Bethlehem, Wednesday, after dozens of demonstrators, including priests, gathered to protest renewed work on Israel’s controversial apartheid wall in the Christian majority…

Israeli occupation forces, on Monday morning, have invaded Beit Jala town, northwest of Bethlehem, using bulldozers, to proceed with building a new section of the apartheid wall.The razing is taking…

Israeli forces, Thursday morning, demolished two homes and seized a shipping container in the eastern outskirts of Bethlehem, said a municipal source.WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports that military…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Monday, two Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and one Palestinian near the southern West Bank district of Hebron.Media sources in Jenin…

At the end of Star Street in the Old City of Bethlehem, turquoise metal doors that are usually locked have been set wide open. In a cave-like interior, a group…