Category: Gaza Strip

On Friday dawn, Palestinian medical sources said a child was injured after the Israeli army fired missiles and shells at homes and buildings west of Khan Younis, in the southern…

Israeli fighter jets bombarded, late Thursday night, several areas across the besieged Gaza Strip, causing destruction but no casualties, according to local sources. Warplanes fired missiles at a site southwest…

On Thursday dawn, the Israeli Air Force fired several missiles at buildings in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the central part of the besieged Gaza Strip; Israeli navy ships fired…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR: 5 April 2023 marks Palestinian Child Day, the day when the late President Yasser ‘Arafat announced the State of Palestine’s voluntary commitment…

On the dawn of the fourteenth day of the Holy Muslim month of Ramadan, dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards and caused…

On Friday, Israeli navy ships attacked many Palestinian fishing boats near the Sudaniyya Sea shore, northwest of Gaza city. Media sources said the navy fired many live rounds and a…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers injured dozens of Palestinians, marking the Palestinian Land Day east of Gaza city. Media sources said hundreds of Palestinians marched on their lands near the fence,…

5 civilians were injured, three of them with live bullets, two with gas bombs, and hundreds suffered from tear gas inhalation on Thursday, during the suppression by the Israeli occupation…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) – The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…

On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian patient at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) terminal in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Ahmad…

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 (WAFA) – As the world marks Mother’s Day, the Israeli occupation forces are holding five Palestinian mothers in jail for resisting the occupation, today said…

RAMALLAH, Monday, March 13, 2023 (WAFA) – The eldest serving Palestinian freedom fighter, Major General Fouad Shobaki, 63, was released from prison today after completing 17 years behind bars, according…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted nine Palestinians, stormed and ransacked dozens of homes, and attacked farmers in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers abducted Omar Mohammad Sawafta,…

Two Palestinians were wounded on Wednesday when Israeli forces fired artillery shells from tanks stationed at the border of the Gaza Strip. The two were wounded in an area east…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian man at the Erez Border Terminal in northern Gaza and bulldozed agricultural lands in the southern part of the coastal region. Former political…

The military authorities that rule the Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza) under martial law ordered a closure of all parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip from the…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) (Weekly Update 23 February- 01 March 2023)  Violation of right to life and bodily integrity: Three Palestinian civilians were shot dead: two by…

On Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Palestinian farmlands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said armored military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian…

On Wednesday, Israeli military vehicles invaded Palestinian agricultural lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip, and bulldozed them. Media sources said the vehicles,…

On Sunday night, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian east of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said dozens of Palestinians protested on…

On Sunday, several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian lands north of the besieged Gaza Strip and bulldozed them. Media sources said many armored vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded the…

On Saturday night, Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians in the northeastern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers attacked several Palestinians on their lands and fired…

Palestinian sources have reported that a Palestinian, who was shot and seriously injured by Israeli army fire in the year 2018 in northern Gaza, died from his wounds on Tuesday,…

On Thursday dawn, the Israeli Air Force fired many missiles into sites for Palestinian resistance factions in several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. The attacks came less than a…

The Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad in Palestine, Ziad Nakhalah, stated in response to the Israeli killing of eleven Palestinians in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West…

On Wednesday, Israeli navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats with live fire and high-velocity gas bombs, abducted four fishermen, and confiscated their boat and equipment near the shore of Beit…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers fired several live rounds and high-velocity gas bombs at Palestinian farmers north of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, wounding one. Media sources said the farmers were…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted nine Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank and one in the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Fares Sarhan…

On Saturday morning, Israeli navy ships attacked several Palestinian boats near the shores of the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the navy chased several Palestinian…

On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers injured several Palestinians, including three with live fire, in the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said dozens of Palestinians protested in their…

On Friday, Israeli soldiers injured a Palestinian man after the army attacked farmers and residents on their lands near the fence east of the Al-Boreij refugee camp in central Gaza.…

On Friday dawn, Israeli navy ships and the army attacked several Palestinian fishing boats in the northern, central parts, and southern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said…

On Monday evening, Israeli navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats with live fire and gas bombs near the shores of the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said…

On Monday dawn, the Israeli army fired many missiles and shells, targeting several areas in the northern and southern parts of the Gaza Strip, and alleged it was “retaliating to…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including a former political prisoner. In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political…

On Friday evening, Israeli forces closed the main entrance to Tel Rumeida, the central district of the city of Hebron. The armed Israeli troops detained Palestinian residents of the central…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR, (Weekly Update 02 – 08 February 2023) Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity:  7 Palestinians, including 2 civilians; one…

On Thursday dawn, the Israeli Air Force fired many missiles into several sites in the Central District of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Israeli army claimed it was retaliating to…

On Friday dawn, the Israeli Air Force fired dozens of missiles targeting several areas in the besieged Gaza Strip, especially in Central Gaza. Media sources said the army fired more…

On Thursday night, air raid sirens sounded in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, warning the Israeli residents to go into shelters as the Palestinian resistance fired two rockets in Gaza.…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced on Thursday the death of 13-year-old Nayef Al-Aweidat, as a result of serious wounds sustained last year during the Israeli aggression on Gaza.…

On Tuesday, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Palestinian lands near the perimeter fence east of the Central District on the besieged Gaza Strip and bulldozed them. Media sources said five…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian farmers near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, causing many to suffer the…

On Friday night, Israeli navy ships attacked fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters in the southern parts of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the navy fired many live rounds,…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR:  (Weekly Update 05 – 11 January 2023) Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: 10 Palestinians, including 2 children, were…

On Tuesday, several Israeli military vehicles invaded and bulldozed Palestinian lands, while navy ships attacked fishing boats in the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said seven military vehicles, including bulldozers,…

On Sunday, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds and wastewater mixed with chemicals at Palestinian fishing boats in northern Gaza. Media sources said several navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing…

On Saturday morning, Israeli navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, in the besieged coastal region. Media sources said the boats were sailing near the…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR (Weekly Update 29 December 2022- 04 January 2023) Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: Three Palestinians, including 2 children,…

On Wednesday evening, the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, said one of its fighters, from northern Gaza, died from serious wounds he suffered two days earlier…

On Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers fired many gas bombs at Palestinian farmers in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired high-velocity at the farmers on…

On Monday evening, Israeli navy ships attacked many Palestinian fishing boats with live fire and high-velocity gas bombs near the shores of the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip.…

On Monday morning, several armored Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded and bulldozed Palestinian agricultural lands in southern Gaza, and fired gas bombs at farmers in northern Gaza, in the…

Derry City, Ireland.  December 31, 2022: for IMEMC NEWS, Niall Ó Brolcháin:  Vigils were held across Ireland on New Year’s Eve to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Israeli ‘Operation…

On Thursday night, Israeli navy ships attacked many Palestinian fishing boats near the shores of the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the navy ships fired many…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers and the navy fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian farmers and fishermen in Khan Younis and Rafah, in the southern part of the…

On Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers fired many rounds of live ammunition and gas bombs into Palestinian lands in southern Gaza. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed in the Kissufim military…

GAZA, Monday, December 26, 2022 (WAFA) – As if the heavy rain that flooded most of the Gaza Strip with rainwater over the past two days was not enough, the…

On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers fired sporadic live rounds at Palestinian structures and homes near the perimeter fence east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.…

Late on Saturday night, the Israeli army opened levees along the perimeter fence east of Gaza, causing accumulating heavy rainwater to flood homes and agricultural lands in Gaza. Media sources…

On Thursday morning, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Palestinian agricultural lands near the perimeter fence east of Gaza city, the soldiers also abducted a Palestinian man at the Erez Crossing.…

The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee confirmed Tuesday that the cancer-stricken Palestinian detainee, Nasser Abu Hmeid, imprisoned by Israel and serving several life terms, has died at an Israeli medical center. The…

Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights: The discriminatory movement restrictions and the arbitrary permit regime imposed by Israeli authorities on Palestinian patients from Gaza, which obstruct their access to hospitals outside…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian farmers on their land east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media…

On Monday, Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian lands east of Gaza city and bulldozed them. Eyewitnesses said nine armored military vehicles invaded the Palestinian lands east of the…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers fired live rounds at Palestinian farmers and bird hunters in the central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed across…

The Shehab News Agency has reported that a Palestinian man died Friday dawn from serious wounds he suffered in August of this year, 2022, during the Israeli offensive on the…

Earlier Friday morning, Israeli navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats with live fire and gas bombs near the shores of the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources…

The Israeli government has decided to refuse visas and deny entry to the newly appointed personnel of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: Two Palestinian civilians were killed, and 18 others, including 3 children, were injured, while…

RAMALLAH, Sunday, December 4, 2022 (WAFA) – Sada Social Center, a Ramallah-based social media rights group, said in a fresh report it has documented more than 72 digital violations against…

On Sunday evening, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said it intercepted Israeli war jets bombing areas in the southern parts of the Gaza Strip. Al-Qassam said it…

 (Weekly Update 24-30 November 2022) The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR  Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: Five Palestinian civilians, including 2 brothers, were killed…

JERUSALEM, Thursday, December 1, 2022 (WAFA) – The Israeli Supreme Court held a hearing today on nine petitions against the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) – 2022,…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian near the perimeter fence in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers abducted a man on Palestinian land…

On Monday evening, the Israeli Navy released six Palestinian fishermen, including four injured by the Israeli navy fire, and their boats were confiscated. The six fishermen were sent to the…

The Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights issued a statement denouncing the Israeli Navy’s abduction of six Palestinian fishermen, the confiscation of two boats in the southern part of the Gaza…

On Thursday, Israeli navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, in the besieged coastal region, wounding a fisherman. Media sources said the navy ships fired…

On Saturday, Israeli navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea area northwest of Gaza city. Media sources said the ships sailed just a few miles in Palestinian…

On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man near the perimeter fence in the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said the soldiers arrested…

On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Former political prisoner and the head of the…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): (Weekly Update 10 – 16 November 2022) Violation of right to life and bodily integrity: A Palestinian girl was killed and six Palestinians,…

On Thursday morning, Israeli navy ships attacked several Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza, forcing them to leave. Eyewitnesses said the navy attacked the boats with many live rounds, gas bombs,…

On Tuesday, Israeli navy ships attacked several Palestinian fishing boats with live fire, gas bombs, and water cannons near the shore of the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip.…

On Monday, several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian lands east of Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza and bulldozed them. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the lands near…

On Saturday, Israeli navy ships attacked several Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city in the besieged coastal region. Eyewitnesses said the navy attacked the boats not far…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man while crossing the Erez (Beit Hanoun) crossing in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers abducted…

On Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Palestinian lands and fired live rounds in the central and southern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said six armored military bulldozers…

On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Palestinian lands east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip and bulldozed them, in addition to firing live rounds and gas bombs at…

On Monday, several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian farmlands in the Central District of the besieged Gaza Strip, and bulldozed them. The soldiers also abducted a Palestinian crossing…

The Israeli Army fired missiles targeting several areas in the besieged Gaza Strip after the missile interception system observed the launch of three shells that did not make it across…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers confirmed that, for the first time since August, Palestinian fighters fired shells from Gaza into colonies across the perimeter fence in retaliation for the assassination of…

On Tuesday, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian farmers east of Gaza city, in the besieged coastal region. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers, across the…

On Tuesday dawn, the Israeli navy abducted four Palestinian fishermen near the shore of Gaza city and confiscated their two boats. Media sources said the navy ships attacked the boats…

On Saturday, Israeli navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats near the shores of the northern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the navy fired many live rounds…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli navy ships attacked a Palestinian fishing boat with live fire and gas bombs before abducting the five Palestinian fishermen, including three siblings, and confiscating the boast.,…

On Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers fired live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian farmers and fishermen in the southern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers…

Oct, 19 2022: By Al-Haq independent Palestinian non-governmental human rights organisation: Israel has been implementing collective punishment measures against the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) with the…

Oct, 19 2022: By Al-Haq independent Palestinian non-governmental human rights organisation: On 18 October 2022, Al-Haq sent an urgent letter to Third States, in light of the recent alarming escalation in…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR: A patient, Akram Ahmad Mohammad Al-Sultan, 62, from the northern Gaza Strip, died after he was denied travel for treatment at Al-Muttala’…