Category: Gaza Strip

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report of Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for June 10 – 16, 2021 Israeli forces continued to commit…

In Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian identified as Muayyad Hamdan died of wounds sustained during the recent Israeli airstrikes in May in Gaza.…

Israeli soldiers, stationed across the perimeter fence, fire many live rounds at Palestinian farmers, Sunday, while working on their lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Summary of Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory June 3 – 9, 2021 Israeli forces continued to…

The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that a child was killed, on Thursday morning, when an undetonated Israeli explosive that was dropped during the recent Israeli offensive on Gaza, exploded…

By Yasser Abu Jamei for Scientific American “Have you ever seen a six-month old baby with exaggerated startle response?” One of my colleagues who works on our telephone counseling service…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA) Protection of Civilians Report | 24-31 May 2021 Highlights from the reporting period

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip said a mother has died from serious wounds she suffered when the Israeli army fired missiles, on May 16th, into homes in Gaza…

In a press statement, Wednesday, the Ministry of Interior and National Security announced the death of two Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip after an Israeli ordnance exploded in Deir…

Medics and rescue teams located, on Monday evening, the corpse of a Palestinian who was killed by Israeli missiles, during the recent Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The Health…

May 27,2021 (Geneva) – A new report documenting several violations of international humanitarian law committed by Israel during its recent military attack on the Gaza Strip from 10 – 21…

24 May 2021: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem):  With Israel’s latest round of bombing in the Gaza Strip over, the standard whitewashing is…

May 27, 2021 – (Al-Haq) On 21 May 2021, a ceasefire announced the ending of Israel’s 11-day military offensive on the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the killing of at…

Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Statement by Michelle Bachelet UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Madam President,…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report for May 20 – 26, 2021 Israeli forces continued to commit crimes and multi-layered violations against Palestinian civilians and their properties…

A Palestinian youth died on Thursday, as a result of wounds sustained during the eleven-day-long Israeli bombing of Gaza from May 10th to 21st, before a ceasefire was negotiated by…

Palestinian medical sources have confirmed that a young man died, on Monday evening, from serious wounds he suffered during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The sources identified…

Following ten days of massive Israeli bombardment of civilian areas in all parts of the Gaza Strip, over 250 Palestinians were killed – 67 of them children. Now, more bodies…

Palestinian medical sources have confirmed, Monday, that two young men died from serios wounds they suffered when the Israeli army bombarded Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern…

By Robert Inlakesh for Quds News Network When this Friday’s ceasefire was announced between Palestinian resistance groups and ‘Israel’, there was only one side celebrating, the Palestinians, who had taken…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report Summary of Israeli Human Rights Violations from May 11 – 19, 2021 The Israeli army continued to commit crimes and multi-layered…

Four Palestinians were killed, on Thursday evening, and many others were injured, in a series of Israeli strikes and bombings in Gaza city, Beit Hanoun, and Beit Lahia. Media sources…

  In a press release, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urgently called on the Government of Israel to enable humanitarian…

The Israeli army continued, on Thursday at dawn, its extensive airstrikes, and bombings in several parts of the Gaza Strip, causing excessive damage to many homes and buildings, in addition…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): Ref: 67/2021: Date: 19 May 2021. Time: 13:15 GMT: 8 Palestinians, Including Woman and Child, Killed and 76 Others, including 9 Women and 11 Children,…

Israeli forces have displayed a shocking disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians by carrying out a number of airstrikes targeting residential buildings in some cases killing entire families –…

An 11-year old girl was killed, and a number of Palestinians were injured Wednesday night, in raids launched by the Israeli occupation warplanes on the northern and central Gaza Strip.…

Updated: A wheelchair-bound man, identified as Eyad Abdul-Fattah Salha, 33, his wife, Amani Yousef Mohawesh, 33 (seven months pregnant), and their daughter Nagham Eyad Salha, 2, were killed when an…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories (OCHA): Escalation in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel | Flash Update #8…

The Egyptian government on Tuesday submitted to Israeli government officials and to representatives of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza a proposal for a ceasefire beginning 6 am Thursday morning. Hamas…

As the Israeli army continues to bombard large areas of the Gaza Strip, including densely populated areas, residential towers, homes, and other facilities, medical sources have confirmed the death of…

Report By the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR|): 10 Palestinians Killed, including 1 Woman and 1 Child, and 122 Others Wounded, Including 22 Women and 40 Children Death Toll…

 The Gaza headquarters of The Qatari Red Crescent Society, a medical and humanitarian aid organization was targeted today in an Israeli air strike, according to the Doha News Agency. The director…

The week-long Israeli assault on Gaza, in which over 200 Palestinians have been killed, including 57 children, the Israeli airforce and artillery strikes have also targeted infrastructure, including two high-rise…

Palestinian political and activism groups called for a general strike and mass protests on Tuesday in protest of the ongoing Israeli offensive that is targeting Palestinians since 10 days. On…

The Palestinian Health Ministry announced on Monday that the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks targeting Gaza and the West Bank in the past 10 days has reached 220…

The Israeli army is carrying out an extensive bombing attack on various parts of the Gaza Strip, in more than a hundred airstrikes at the time of this report. Media…

The Israeli Airforce carried out, Sunday evening, dozens of airstrikes targeting many parts of the Gaza Strip, killing at least three Palestinians, and wounding dozens, in Beit Hanoun, in the…

The Palestinian Health Ministry announced on Sunday evening that the death toll due to Israel’s offensive targeting the besieged Gaza Strip and the West Bank has reached 209. In the…

Palestinian rescue services continued their efforts on Sunday afternoon to rescue more civilians from the rubble of the homes struck by Israeli missiles. Israeli airstrikes on al-Wehda Street in the…

Update: Local media in Gaza have reported that the death count from the Israeli airstrikes on al-Wehda Street in the al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City before dawn on Sunday has…

Al Mezan condemns the deliberate targeting of civilians and calls for international intervention 15-05-2021 On the sixth day of Israel’s military offensive against the Gaza Strip, Israel escalated its attacks on…

The Israeli bombardment of Gaza continued through Friday night into Saturday with no signs of letting up. At least 34 were killed in the bombings Saturday night, which included a…

Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, has reported that the ongoing Israeli offensive on Gaza has led, so far, to the death of 145 Palestinians,…

MAY 15, 2021: For IMEMC News, Niall Ó Brolcháin:  A huge crowd gathered as The Derry Branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) held a protest and banner drop at…

Israeli soldiers killed, on Saturday evening, one Palestinian and injured many others after the army fired a missile at a taxi, north of Gaza city. Media sources said the Israeli…

Early Saturday morning, the Israeli airforce dropped a missile on a highrise building in Gaza City housing the offices of numerous international media outlets, demolishing it completely and reducing it…

As Israeli forces continued for the fifth straight day their offensive on the Gaza Strip and continued the policy of collective punishment and retaliatory bombing, the Palestinian Centre for Human…

The Israeli army fired, on Saturday at dawn, several missiles at a Palestinian home in the Shati’ refugee camp, west of Gaza city, killing eight family members, including a mother…

Late Thursday night, the fourth day of the current Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military says it has begun ground invasion of Gaza. The announcement came in…

Four more Palestinians have been confirmed killed by Israeli missiles and shells, on Thursday night, in a series of airs strikes and shelling targeting various areas of the besieged Gaza…

The Israeli army continued its bombardment, Thursday, targeting several parts of the Gaza Strip, striking homes, apartment towers, and infrastructure, killing many Palestinians, and injuring dozens, in addition to turning…

As the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued Thursday for the fourth straight day, thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank poured into the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to…

The International Federation of Journalists issued a statement Thursday, following the Israeli bombing of the al-Jawhara tower building in Gaza, stating: Media offices have been bombed and Palestinian and international…

Palestinian medical sources have reported that the rescue teams located on Thursday at dawn, the corpses of a man and his wife were found under the rubble of a home…

An Israeli soldier, identified as Staff Sgt. Omer Tabib, 21, was killed in his military jeep while patrolling along the northern Gaza border Wednesday, by an anti-tank guided missile fired…

The Israeli army continued its bombardment and shelling of Palestinian homes, structures, and facilities, Wednesday, leading to the death of at least 30 Palestinians, including children. In the latest bombing…

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued a statement, Wednesday, confirming the death of one of its senior leaders, along with several other fighters, in an Israeli attack…

The Israeli army carried out, Tuesday, a series of airstrikes targeting several areas in the Gaza Strip, causing excessive property damage, in addition to killing at least seven Palestinians, and…

As of Tuesday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed that Israeli airstrikes have killed 26 Palestinians, including 9 children and one woman, and wounded at least a hundred…

Israeli soldiers injured, Monday, nine Palestinians, and abducted three others, after the army attacked dozens of protesters near Qalandia north of occupied Jerusalem, who marched against the Israeli escalation in…

The Israeli army fired on Monday at dawn, several missiles, and shells into various areas in the northern, central, and southern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources in…

Israeli soldiers fired on Sunday at dawn, several missiles into two sites in Deir al-Balah city, in central Gaza Strip. Media sources said an Israeli F16 fighter jet fired missiles…

Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Saturday at night, at least three Palestinians during protests that took place on their lands near the perimeter fence, east of Gaza city, in…

Israeli soldiers fired, Saturday, many live rounds and concussion grenades at Palestinian farmers near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while Israeli navy ships attacked fishing…

Israeli navy ships attacked, on Monday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats with live fire and water cannons, near the shore of Gaza city, in the besieged coastal region. Media sources…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report for April 13-26, 2021 Latest development On 29 April, Israel removed the restrictions on the…

Press Release: Israel’s arbitrary closure of Gaza fishing zone is a form of collective punishment: Al Mezan condemns the act and warns of further deterioration in humanitarian conditions 27-04-2021: Short Link:…

Israeli navy ships attacked, on Tuesday at night, a small Palestinian fishing boat near the al-Waha shore, west of Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, wounding a fisherman. On Wednesday morning,…

By Khader Zanoun for Palestinian WAFA News Agency   The Israeli closure of the sea in the Gaza Strip increases the suffering of the fishermen who are paying a heavy…

Israeli soldiers fired, on Tuesday morning, many rounds of live ammunition into Palestinian agricultural lands, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said…

The Israeli occupation authorities closed, on Monday, the entire fishing zone in the besieged Gaza Strip, under the pretext that Palestinian resistance factions allegedly fired rockets towards Israel Sunday night,…

Several Israeli soldiers and police, on Saturday night, used excessive force in an attempt to evacuate hundreds of Palestinian worshipers gathered at the Damascus Gate, one of the entrances into…

The Israeli army fired, on Saturday at dawn, several shells, some hitting targets believed to be run by armed resistance groups in the besieged Gaza Strip, after the military claimed…

The Israeli authorities transferred, Thursday, the corpse of a Palestinian teen, who was killed by the army in the year 2018, back to his family in the Gaza Strip. Media…

Several Israeli military vehicles, including armored bulldozers, invaded Palestinian lands, Thursday, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and bulldozed them in addition to firing sporadic…

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, Wednesday, Palestinian farmlands near the perimeter fence, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and fired many rounds of live ammunition.…

Israeli soldiers fired, Monday, many live rounds at Palestinian farmers and swaths of farmlands near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the impoverished coastal region. Media sources said the…

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Protection of Civilian Report for March 30 – April 12, 2021 On 6 April, Israeli forces shot at a car,…

Israeli warplanes attacked, on Saturday at dawn, several sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, injuring at least two Palestinians, after bombarding the coastal region less than one day ago, during…

Several human rights and prisoner support organizations issued a joint report ahead of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day (April 17), and revealed that Israeli soldiers abducted 1400 Palestinians since the beginning…

The Israeli army fired, shortly after midnight, several artillery shells, and missiles into a few sites in the Gaza Strip, causing damage. Media sources said the soldiers fired several artillery…

Israeli soldiers fired many live rounds, on Tuesday morning, into Palestinian farmlands in the al-Qarara town, north of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses…

The Israeli occupation authorities have announced that they will impose a complete closure on the West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip, the Jerusalem Post reported. An army spokesman stated…

Israeli military vehicles, including armored bulldozers, invaded Palestinian lands, earlier on Sunday morning, east of the Central District of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said at least five military…

  Summary for April 1 – 7, 2021 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to commit crimes and multi-layered violations against Palestinian civilians and their properties, including raids into Palestinian cities…

Israeli soldiers fired, on Wednesday morning, many rounds of live ammunition at Palestinian shepherds near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the besieged Gaza strip. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers,…

IsraelPalestineNews.org: The Washington Post claimed, in spite of clear evidence to the contrary, that Israel had never destroyed Palestinian Covid clinics. In fact Israel is guilty of this and a…

Israeli navy ships fired, Monday, many rounds of live ammunition at Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza Sea, in the besieged coastal region. The attack came just one…

Weekly Summary for March 25 – 31, 2021 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to commit crimes and multi-layered violations against Palestinian civilians and their properties, including raids into Palestinian cities…

Several armored Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian farmlands, Wednesday, east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, before bulldozing them and installing sandhills. Eyewitnesses said the military vehicles came…

Several Israeli army vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian farmlands, on Monday morning, east of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the vehicles, including four armored bulldozers, came…

Israeli navy ships attacked, on Monday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats, less than three nautical miles from the shore, northwest of Gaza city, in the besieged coastal region. Eyewitnesses said…

Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) – Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been deprived of identity documents and consequently several basic rights, most notably the right to…

NEW YORK, Thursday, March 25, 2021 (WAFA) – US Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced today that her country was resuming assistance programs to the Palestinian people, starting…

Summary for March 18 – 24, 2021 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to commit crimes and multi-layered violations against Palestinian civilians and their properties, including raids into Palestinian cities that…

Israeli navy ships attacked, Thursday, several Palestinian fishing boats, causing one to capsize, near Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the navy fired many live rounds, and…

The Israeli air force, Tuesday night, bombed several sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, after a rocket was allegedly fired from the Strip, falling into an open field near Be’er…

Since the initial observation of the United Nations World Water Day on 22 March 1993, Israel, as the Occupying Power in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), has continued to consolidate…

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), and the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) Issue a joint Press Release on the Occasion of World Water Day; on March 22nd, 2021 The…