Category: Gaza Strip

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…

The Israeli army claimed, on Monday morning, that the soldiers abducted four Palestinians overnight after they allegedly tried to breach the perimeter fence in the southern part of the besieged…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (July 15 – 28, 2021)                                                                                      Israeli forces continued to commit…

The Israeli government held a meeting to assess the security situation in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip and decided to ease some restrictions, including expanding the fishing zone. The…

The Israeli navy attacked, on Thursday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats in the northern part of the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip, before abducting two fishermen. Zakariya Bakr of the…

The Israeli occupation authorities released, Wednesday, a Palestinian fisherman who was abducted seven years ago while fishing in Gaza territorial waters. The Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Daoud Bakr, was transferred…

July 27, 2021 – Human Rights Watch Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups carried out attacks during the May 2021 fighting in the Gaza Strip and Israel that violated the…

Several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian farmlands, Monday, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and bulldozed them while firing live rounds. Media…

Several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian agricultural lands, Tuesday, in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and bulldozed them. Media sources said the military vehicles…

Report by The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. In the occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA-OPT). Latest developments (after the reporting period) On 14 July, Israeli forces confiscated at least…

The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported, on Thursday evening, that five detainees in Israeli prisons started an open-ended hunger strike protesting being held under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, three young Palestinian men after they reportedly breached the perimeter fence, in the southern part of the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip. The Israeli…

Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Friday, eight Palestinians, including a mother and her son, in addition to two siblings, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) Summary for June 1 – 7, 2021 Israeli forces continued…

Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, Palestinian farmlands east of the al-Qarara town, south of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the…

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, Monday, Palestinian farmlands east of Gaza city, and bulldozed them, in addition to installing sand hills near the perimeter fence, while military drones flew overhead.…

Nine out of ten children in the Gaza Strip suffer some form of conflict-related trauma after the Israeli military attack ended over a month ago. In a new report, the…

The Israeli army fired, on Saturday at night, several missiles into a site, south of Gaza city, and another area northeast of the city. Media sources said an Israeli fighter…

The Israeli air force, on Saturday, pounded the besieged Gaza Strip for the fourth time since the Egypt-brokered ceasefire on May 21, 2021, according to Quds News Network. Israeli jets…

Israeli Forces have fortified their siege of Gaza by adding a robotic tank to the arsenal of weapons and stationed military personnel further fortifying their siege of Gaza.  The tank…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for June 24 – 30, 2021 Israeli forces continued to…

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Monday morning, Palestinian agricultural lands, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said six armored bulldozers and…

The Israeli army bombarded, on Thursday night, several sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, the Jerusalem Press reported. Quds Press correspondent stated, Israeli warplanes bombed a site of the Palestinian…

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,…