Category: Gaza Strip

Israeli navy ships attacked, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian fishing boat offshore the city of Gaza, in the besieged coastal region. Media sources said the boat was within Palestinian water,…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, Palestinian fishermen and shepherds near Gaza city and Deir al-Balah, in the besieged coastal region. Media sources said Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds at…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (30 December 2021 – 05 January 2022)

Israeli soldiers fired, Thursday, several live rounds at Palestinian shepherds east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers, stationed across the perimeter fence, fired…

Israeli forces opened fire towards agricultural land belonging to a Palestinian farmer in the al-Wad area in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian News…

The Israeli military attacked, on Saturday night, a number of sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, causing damage but no casualties, the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) reported. Israeli…

RAMALLAH, Saturday, January 01, 2022 (WAFA) – The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) said in a report today that a total of 384 Israeli violations against journalists working in…

Israeli navy ships attacked, Saturday, Palestinian fishing boats sailing less than three nautical miles from the shore northwest of Gaza city, causing damage. Media sources said the navy attacked the…

Israeli soldiers fired, Friday, many live rounds at Palestinian farmers and shepherds on lands east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers, stationed…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (December 23– 29, 2021) Summary for December 23– 29, 2021 Israeli…

Israeli tanks fired artillery shells, on Wednesday afternoon, at two locations in the northern besieged Gaza Strip, injuring three Palestinian farmers, one seriously, the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA)…

Israeli soldiers and navy ships attacked, on Tuesday morning, Palestinian farmers, and fishermen in the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed across the perimeter fence, fired many…

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report | December 7-20, 2021 Latest developments On 21 December, a Palestinian allegedly tried to ram his…

Published by the Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) -Ref: 141/2021, Date: 26 December 2021, Time: 08:30 GMT: December 27. 2021, marks the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, which was observed by…

Israeli navy ships attacked, Sunday, Palestinian fishing boats near the Sudaniyya shore, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the navy fired several live rounds and…

Israeli forces infiltrated the Gaza Strip, Friday, and razed Palestinian-owned farm land, east of Beit Lahia in the Northern besieged Gaza Strip, the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) reported.…

Several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian farmlands, Monday, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said six military vehicles, including armored…

By Motasem A Dalloul for Middle East Monitor Israel announced, last week, the completion of the highly technological security wall on its side of the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip.…

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Monday evening, Palestinian farmlands in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and bulldozed them. Media sources said the vehicles invaded the lands near…

Israeli navy ships attacked, on Friday morning, Palestinian fishing boats in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, before abducting fishermen, and confiscated their boat. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers attacked…

On Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet gave a briefing to the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People…

Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Thursday, two young Palestinian men on lands near the fence in the eastern part of southern Gaza Strip, in addition to firing live rounds at farmers…

Israeli media sources have reported that the Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, will be heading to Cairo, Thursday, to meet with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shokri, to discuss the efforts…

Israeli navy ships and soldiers attacked, Saturday, Palestinian fishing boats and farmers in two separate incidents in the besieged Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the navy fired many live rounds, and…

Summary of joint report between the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), December 2021 On 30 March 2018…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, Thursday, that a young man has died from serious wounds he suffered, a year ago, in an explosion near his home in Gaza city. The…

Israeli forces detained, on Tuesday at dawn, several Palestinian civilians, including former prisoners and a cancer patient from different areas of the occupied West Bank, the Quds Press reported. Soldiers…

The Israeli Navy opened fire, on Sunday, opened fire at Palestinian fishermen, while the army opened fire towards agricultural land in different areas of the besieged Gaza Strip, according to…

Israeli navy ships attacked on Friday at night, a Palestinian fishing boat with live fire and water cannons, near Gaza city, and abducted five fishermen, before releasing three. Media sources…

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for November 11 – 17, 2021 Israeli forces continued to commit…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has confirmed, Thursday, that a Palestinian detainee, imprisoned by Israeli since the year 2008, has died at an Israeli medical center after years of medical…

Israeli forces opened fire, on Tuesday, at Palestinian-owned farmlands in the central besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Ma’an News Agency. Correspondent for Ma’an stated that Israeli forces opened fire…

Theodosios Atallah Hanna, the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, called on all Palestinian politicians and factions to unite regardless of their differences so that they…

Israeli military bulldozers razed, on Tuesday, Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis in the southern besieged Gaza strip, local sources reported. Sources said that five bulldozers, 2 graters infiltrated into…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report for October 19 – November 1, 2021

Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Monday morning, at several Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters in the northern and southern parts of the besieged coastal region. Media sources…

Al-Haq welcomes Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney’s strong and principled position regarding the Israeli designation of six Palestinian civil society organisations as “terror organisations”. On 19 October 2021, the Israeli…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for October 28 – November 3, 2021

RAMALLAH, Friday, October 29, 2021 (WAFA) – October 29 marks the 65th anniversary of one of the key events in the history of the Israeli occupation, the Kafr Qasem massacre…

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for October 21 – 27, 2021 Israeli forces continued to commit crimes…

Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Wednesday morning, at several Palestinian fishing boats, and confiscated two, in Palestinian territorial waters near Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.…

The Israeli military detained a Palestinian youth, on Monday, after he allegedly tried to enter into Israel, the lands occupied in 1948, through the so-called security fence around the besieged…

Several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian agricultural lands, on Monday morning, and bulldozed them. Media sources said the invasion was carried out by seven military vehicles, including armored…

Statement By Amnesty International: The Israeli Defense Ministry on 19 October 2021 issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to be “terrorist…

WAFA News: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has categorically condemned the decision of the Israeli Minister of “Defense” declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to…

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report Highlights from the reporting period (October 5-18, 2021) Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager…

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) Summary for October 14 – 20,2021 Israeli forces continued to commit…

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report for September 21 – October 4, 2021 Highlights from the reporting period Israeli forces shot and…

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for September 30 – October 6, 2021 Israeli forces continued…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Wednesday, many Palestinian farmers and fishermen near Gaza city, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers, stationed across…

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Summary September 23 – 29, 2021 Israeli forces continued to commit…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed that the Palestinian detainees in all Israeli prisons, detention centers, and interrogation facilities, will start gradual measures to protest the escalating violations against…

Israeli soldiers killed, Thursday, a Palestinian man east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical sources said the slain Palestinian has been identified as Mohammad…

Thursday, September 23, 2021 (WAFA) – Palestinian representatives of national and Islamic forces and refugees meeting in Ramallah today have rejected a recent framework agreement signed between the United Nations…

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for September 16 – 22, 2021 The Israeli occupation authorities continue…

Israeli soldiers invaded and bulldozed, Thursday, Palestinian farmlands, north of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said several military vehicles, and bulldozers, invaded the…

THE HAGUE, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 (WAFA) – The Appeal Court of The Hague is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday on the case brought by Ismail Ziada against…

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over Israel’s collective punishment and retaliatory measures against Palestinian prisoners following the escape of six Palestinian inmates from Gilboa Prison on…

RAMALLAH, Monday, September 20, 2021 (WAFA) – Almost 200 human rights networks and organizations held the Israeli occupation state fully responsible for the lives and safety of the prisoners who…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Saturday, three young Palestinian men after they reportedly tried to cross the perimeter fence, east of Gaza city. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed in the Malka…

The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that 1380 political prisoners in Israeli prisons will begin an open-ended hunger strike this coming Friday, in protest of escalating Israeli violations against them…

The Israeli Airforce fired, on Monday at dawn, several missiles into several areas in several parts of the Gaza Strip, causing damage. Media sources said the Israeli F16 jets fired…

On Sunday, Israeli authorities sent heavy equipment to the Gaza border to reinforce sections of the concrete Wall that had been exposed to a fire two years ago. According to…

Israeli aircraft fired missiles, early Saturday morning, at several locations in the besieged Gaza Strip, causing damage, the Palestine News And Information Agency (WAFA) reported. WAFA correspondent stated that the…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) Summary for September 2 – 8, 2021 Israeli forces continued…

The Israeli occupation fired missiles, on Monday at night, at two sites in the southern Gaza Strip, causing property damage, the Palestine News and Information Agency (Wafa) reported.

The Palestinian Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip has reported that three Palestinians were killed under in a tunnel in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Update:…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for August 26 – September 1, 2021 Israeli forces continued to commit crimes…

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed, on Thursday at night, that a young man has died from serious wounds he suffered after Israeli soldiers attacked protesters on Palestinian lands near…

Israeli soldiers injured, Wednesday, many Palestinians during a procession on Palestinian lands near the perimeter fence, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said…

Israeli soldiers shot, on Tuesday evening, three young men with live fire, and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation, during protests near the perimeter fence, east…

An Israeli sniper died on Monday, August 30th, after having sustained a critical gunshot injury, along the border wall with Gaza nine days earlier. Barel Hadaria Shmueli, 21, an Israeli…

Israeli soldiers injured, on Monday evening, six Palestinians, including one who suffered life-threatening wounds, east of Gaza City and Khan Younis, in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Health Ministry…

Israeli soldiers injured, on Sunday evening, one Palestinian with live fire, and at least seventeen who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the army attacked a procession east…

The Israeli army fired, on Sunday at dawn, several missiles into areas in Gaza City and Beit Hanoun, in the besieged Gaza Strip, causing damage. Media sources said the army…

Israeli soldiers injured, on Saturday evening, eleven Palestinians, including three who suffered moderate wounds, during protests near the perimeter fence, east of Gaza city, in the besieged coastal region. The…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have confirmed that a child died, on Saturday at dawn, from serious wounds he suffered a week earlier after Israeli soldiers shot and seriously…

Fourteen Palestinians were shot, Wednesday, by Israeli forces, while drones dropped teargas canisters at those gathered at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, the Jerusalem Press reported.

Medical sources at the Shifa Medical Center, west of Gaza city, has reported on Wednesday morning, that a young Palestinian man died from serious wounds he suffered, on Saturday, August…

The Israeli army has decided, Tuesday, to increase the deployment of its forces along the perimeter fence, across the eastern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, in what is called…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Tuesday, a Palestinian merchant at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border terminal, in the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers abducted a…

Israeli soldiers fired, on Monday at night, many missiles into several areas in the besieged Gaza strip, causing serious damage. Media sources in Gaza said the army fired four missiles…

The Israeli army fired, late on Saturday at night, many missiles into several areas in the Gaza Strip, causing severe damage, while Israeli navy ships opened fire at Palestinian fishing…

Update: Israeli sources report that an Israeli soldier was seriously injured when he was shot by a Palestinian protester through a hole in the perimeter wall where protesters were gathered.…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that a teenage boy was injured after Israeli explosive ordnance detonated near him in Gaza city. The sources said the teen, Abdul-Rahman Ribhi Nour,…

Several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian agricultural lands east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, and bulldozed them in addition to firing live rounds and smoke…

Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Friday afternoon, at Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, in the besieged and impoverished coastal region. Media sources said one boat sustained…

GENEVA, Thursday, August 12, 2021 (WAFA) – Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, expressed concern yesterday over arrests, harassment, criminalization, and threats targeting…

The Israeli army and the navy fired, Wednesday, many live rounds at Palestinian farmers and fishermen in the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed in military towers and…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, twelve Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. The soldiers invaded the al-Am’ari…

Israeli soldiers, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded Palestinian farmlands, Monday, east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, and bulldozed them. Local sources said six tanks and armored bulldozers, stationed…

Israeli soldiers attacked, on Sunday morning, many Palestinian detainees in the Negev Desert Detention camp, causing injuries. The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported that the soldiers invaded Section 2 of…

RAMALLAH, Sunday, August 08, 2021 (WAFA) – A total of 13 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention currently remain on hunger strike in protest of their unfair administrative detention without a…

RAMALLAH, Thursday, August 5, 2021 (WAFA) – Israel destroyed, raided, and ransacked 11 Palestinian-owned printing presses, media offices, and bookstores in the first seven months of this year, today said…

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Monday morning, Palestinian farmlands in Khan Younis and al-Maghazi, in the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said four armored military vehicles, including a bulldozer,…

Israeli soldiers and the navy attacked, Monday, many Palestinian farmers, and fishermen, in the Gaza strip, causing damage, and forcing the Palestinians to leave. Media sources said Israeli navy ships…