Man Found Dead In Gaza Prison
On Tuesday, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reported that Abdel Rizik, 52, died in a Gaza prison.He had been arrested on the previous Thursday. His family were informed…
Hamas forces kill two men suspected of involvement in Arrigoni murder
On Tuesday, Hamas forces raided a building to attempt an arrest of several suspects in the murder of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni last week. When the suspects shot at the…
Miles Of Smiles 3 Prepares To Head To Gaza
The “Miles Of Smiles 3” humanitarian convoy is preparing to head to the Gaza Strip as preparations and coordination between several international human rights groups and local Palestinian organizations are…
Lifeline For Gaza: “Suspect In Arrigoni’s Murder Was Not Aid Convoy Member”
The Lifeline for Gaza Jordanian Committee issued a press release denying allegations that Abdul-Rahman Al Breizat, one of the suspects in the murder of the Italian peace activist, Vittorio Arrigoni,…
A Small Break in the Siege on Gaza: the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project
The Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project is a project co-produced by The Rachel Corrie Foundation and Break the Silence Mural Project along with co-sponsors The Middle East Children’s Alliance, the Gaza…
Mother Of Slain Italian Activist To Sail To Gaza, Flotilla Change Name In Honor Of Vittorio
Agidea Prata, the mother of Vittorio Arrigoni, the Italian activist and journalist killed in Gaza on Friday, said that she will be sailing to Gaza on May with the Free…
The murder of Arrigoni: True Muslims don’t do that
We don’t know for sure as of yet who murdered international Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni. However, whoever committed this despicable crime must be a human beast walking on two legs.Vittorio…
P.A Police Arrests Suspects Believed To Be Behind Arrigoni’s Murder
The Palestinian Police in Gaza released pictures and names of three persons believed to be behind the murder of Italian peace activist, Vitorio Arrigoni. The Police stated that evidence against…
“Olivia” Boat To Be Monitoring Gaza Shore, Document Navy Violations
Human Rights activists in the Gaza Strip announced that they will be launching this Wednesday a boat tasked with accompanying Palestinian fishing boats to monitor and document the repeated Israeli…
Haniyya Phones Arrigoni’s Mother To Express Condolences
On Friday, the Prime Minister of the dissolved Government in the Gaza Strip, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyya, phoned the mother of slain Italian activist and Palestine Solidarity Movement member,…
With Great Shock and Sorrow, PCHR Condemns Murder of Italian Activist, Vittorio Arrigoni
With great shock and sorrow, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the murder of Italian activist, Vittorio Arrigoni. On Friday morning, 15 April 2011, Vittorio’s body was found…
Salafist Group Claims No connection With Murder Of Italian Activist
The Tawhid and Jihad fundamentalist Salafist group in Gaza, claimed it has no connection with the murder of Italian peace activist, Vittorio Arriogoni, whose body was found hanged on Friday…
Body Of Human Rights Solidarity Activist Found In Gaza
The body of an Italian peace and human rights activist, member of the Free Gaza Movement, was found on Friday at dawn in an abandoned house in the Gaza Strip,…
Fighter Killed While Handling A Grenade
A Palestinian fighter was accidentally killed on Wednesday evening while handling a grenade west of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.The fighter is a member of the…
Flowers For Export Rot In Gaza As Total Closure Continues
For the eighth straight day, Israeli officials maintained a full closure of all border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip Tuesday, refusing to allow even the small trickle…
Israeli Prosecution To Close File Of Four Civilians Shot Dead During The War On Gaza
The Israeli prosecution intends to close an investigation that was initiated to reveal the circumstances that led to the death of four Palestinian civilians, including a three-year –old child, after…
Lieberman: We should not settle for truce with Hamas
Israel should not invest efforts in settling for truce with Hamas in Gaza and should instead try to topple Hamas’ government in Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdore Lieberman said on…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire At Palestinian Fishing Boats
The Israeli Navy opened fired on Sunday evening at Palestinian fishing boats near the Khan Younis port, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; damage was reported, but no…
Eighteen Palestinians Killed By Israeli Shells Since Thursday
The Israeli Air Force bombarded on Saturday evening the al-Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, killing one member of the Salah Ed Deen Brigades. Eighteen Palestinians were killed and nearly…
Israel Fears West Bank Escalation
Israeli military leaders expressed fears that the current state of calm in the West Bank, induced by the tight security cooperation with the Palestinian Security Forces, could collapse at any…
Despite Ceasefire Declared by Palestinian Factions, Army Bombards More Areas In Gaza
Despite the fact that the Palestinian factions, including the Hamas movement, in Gaza declared a ceasefire with Israel starting Thursday midnight, the Israeli army bombarded several areas, and carried out…
Palestinian Factions In Gaza Declare Ceasefire
Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip declared a ceasefire starting at 11 p.m. on Thursday. The declaration came following a day of escalation that led to the death of five…
Five Palestinians Killed, 40 Injured By Israeli Missiles In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday that five Palestinians were killed and at least 40 residents, including children, were wounded in several Israeli air strikes and…
Army Bombards Gaza, One Resident Wounded
The Israeli Air Force bombarded on Wednesday night after midnight several areas in the Gaza Strip leading to excessive damage; at least one resident was injured.Three consecutive air strikes were…
Palestinian Children Demand International Protection
Hundreds of children in the Gaza Strip participated in a Tuesday event organized by the Palestinian Ministry of Sports and Education – The General Administration of Children’s Affairs, demanding the…
Egypt Releases 13 Palestinian Detainees
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday evening that 13 Palestinians, who were imprisoned by Egypt, were released while twelve of them managed to cross into Gaza. One…
Army Bombards Gaza, Four Palestinians Injured
The Israeli Air Force bombarded on Wednesday at dawn several areas in the Gaza Strip causing damage while at least four Palestinians, including two children sand a pregnant woman, were…
Palestinian Killed in Gaza Buffer Zone
A Palestinian man has been killed in the buffer zone of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. The Israeli military has claimed that they shot the man as he was armed,…
UN Council: Will Not Retract Goldstone Report Due To Op-Ed By Chief Investigator
Richard Goldstone, the Chief Investigator of the UN Human Rights Council’s investigation into war crimes and violations by Israel and Hamas during Israel’s 2008-9 invasion of Gaza, created a diplomatic…
PCHR Highlights Key Issues Relating to Report of UN Fact-finding Mission on Gaza Conflict
In light of the media debate and confusion triggered by Justice Richard Goldstone’s 1 April opinion piece in the Washington Post, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) wishes to…
Goldstone Flip-flops After Talk With Racist Zionists
Richard Goldstone and I attended the same event last week – he as an honored guest, and I as an ordinary audience member. It was a debate on the Goldstone…
Three Fighters Assassinated In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force assassinated, after midnight on Friday night, three fighters of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, north of Khan Younis, in the southern…
Hamas: “Israel Is Deluding Its People, Obstructing Swap Deal”
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, issued a press release accusing Israel, and its Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of acting to sabotage internationally-mediated talks that aims at conducting a prisoner-swap deal. The…
Abu Zuhri Accuses Fateh Of Plotting To Spread Chaos In Gaza
Sami Abu Zuhri, spokesperson of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, claimed that the Fateh movement of President Mahmoud Abbas “has plans to drag the Gaza Strip into insecurity…
Two Fighters Assassinated In Gaza, One Resident Injured
Only a few hours after several resistance factions, including the Al Qassam Brigades of Hamas, declared that they are committed to a ceasefire should Israel halt its attacks, Israeli soldiers…
Israeli Air Force Strikes Gaza
Following the continuation of escalating tension in the Gaza Strip and the south of Israel, the Israeli Air Force has carried out bombings into Gaza City, on Thursday.Reports state that…
Gaza Children Stand In Solidarity With Japanese Children
Dozens of Palestinian children in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip sent letters to Japanese children to express solidarity with them after the massive earthquake that hit Japan and the…
Palestinian Resistance Fires Shells At Ashkelon
The National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), and the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed joint responsibility…
Israel Launches Further Attacks On Gaza
Palestinian news sources report two waves of air-strikes in the Gaza Strip. The first took place last night, and the second this morning.A total of one person was injured during…
Haniyya Calls On UN To Protect The Palestinian People
Ismail Haniyya, head of the Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip, demanded the Security Council to take serious and fast measures to ensure the protection of the Palestinian people suffering…
Nine Palestinians, Including Three Children, Killed By Army Fire In Gaza On Tuesday
In the most recent wave of Israeli military escalation targeting the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian medical sources reported that nine Palestinians, including three children, were killed as the army…
Resident Wounded As Army Bombards Gaza, 19 Wounded Tuesday
As Israel renewed its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, another resident was wounded east of Gaza city while the Israeli army conducted a limited invasion into Gaza city. A total…
Detainee Abu Sisi Discloses Details Of His Kidnapping In Ukraine To Pchr Lawyer
On 19 February 2011, members of the national intelligence agency of Israel (Mossad) kidnapped Derar Mousa Yousef Abu Sisi, 42 while he was in the Ukraine. Mr. Abu Sisi is…
PFLP-GC Claims Projectile Fire at Israel
The armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command launched a projectile on Monday from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the Ma’an News Agency…
PLC Head Hopes To Join Abbas In His Gaza Visit
Dr. Aziz Dweik, head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), stated Saturday that he hopes that he would be able to accompany President Mahmoud Abbas in his first visit to…
Five Palestinians Wounded In Israeli Air Strikes In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that five Palestinians were wounded on Saturday morning when the Israeli army bombarded several areas in the Gaza Strip. Israel claimed that 48 shells were recently…
Hamas Denies Israeli Report On Taha
The Hamas movement denied a report said to be published by Haaretz Israeli newspaper claiming that Ayman Taha, one of Hamas’ political leaders, is involved in financial corruption and indecent…
Army Bombards Gaza
Israeli soldiers fired on Wednesday evening several artillery shells at an area surrounding the eastern Al Shuhada Graveyard, east of Gaza city; damage was reported, no injuries.Local sources reported that…
Fisherman Wounded By Israeli Navy Fire
Palestinian medical sources reported that a local fisherman was shot and wounded on Wednesday at noon by Israeli navy fire near the Gaza shore. The sources added that the navy…
Two Palestinians Killed As Army Bombards Gaza Village
The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights reported that the Israeli Air Force bombarded on Wednesday morning a location for the Palestinian National Security Forces, north of Al Mighraqa village…
Tens Of Thousands Rally In Gaza Calling For National Unity
Rallies organized by a grassroots youth movement in Palestine took place all over the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The largest such rally was in Gaza City, involving…
Hamas Accuses Ma’an Agency Of Publishing Falsified Reports
Hamas spokesperson in the Gaza Strip, Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, slammed the Ma’an News Agency for, what he called, “publishing false reports that proved it is biased towards the Fatah…
Haniyya Calls On Abbas To Visit Gaza, Start National Unity Talks
Prime Minister of the dissolved Hamas-led government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya, called Tuesday on Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to visit the Gaza Strip and initiate comprehensive unity talks.Haniyya said that…
Fateh Rejects A Document Presented By Hamas “To End Internal Divisions”
After the Hamas movement presented a document that was described as a new initiative to achieve internal Palestinian unity, the rival Fatah movement rejected it and said that Hamas is…
As Protest On Gaza Border Continues, Israeli Officials Partially Open Unused Crossing
After permanently closing the main commercial crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip two days ago, Israeli authorities allowed 10 trucks to cross into Gaza with building materials, Wednesday morning,…
Abu Mojahid Welcomes Stance Of New Egyptian Government
Spokesperson of Popular Resistance Committees, Mohammad Al Abreem (Abu Mojahid), welcomed the stances of the new Egyptian government regarding rejecting the Israeli siege on Gaza and the necessity to lift…
Hamas Police Detains Six Protestors In Gaza
As hundreds of residents marched, Monday, in the streets on Gaza City calling for an end to the internal Palestinian divisions and urging for unity, the Hamas-controlled Palestinian police and…
Second Day of Sit-in at Karam Abu Salem Crossing
Truck drivers protested, Monday morning, at Karam Abu Salem crossing for the second day. This prevented the entry of goods to the strip.Jihad Islaiem, spokesman for the protesters, stated that…
Israeli Air Force Carries A Series Of Air Strikes In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out on Sunday at dawn a series of air strikes targeting a number of areas in Gaza city, and areas in central Gaza; damage was…
Palestinian Government In Gaza Protests Closure Of Main Commercial Crossing Into Israel
The Hamas-led government in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday that they may close down the Kerem Shalom crossing from the Gazan side, in protest of Israel’s decision this week…
Palestinian Prisoners Freed By Egypt, Arrive In Gaza
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a number of Palestinian prisoners who were detained by Egypt arrived on Thursday evening at the Rafah Border Terminal between the Gaza…
Israeli Air Force Bombards A Car In Gaza
Palestinian sources reported, on Friday at dawn, that the Israeli Air Force fired at least one missile at a Palestinian vehicle in An-Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza completely destroying…
February: Seven Palestinians Killed, 46 Injured By Army Fire In Gaza
A report published by the Higher Committee for Medical Services in Gaza, revealed that Israeli soldiers killed, in February, 7 Palestinians, and wounded 46, including several children, during several attacks…
Israel Shuts al-Mintar Crossing
The israeli army has shut al-Mintar crossing, on Wednesday, and kept “Karam Abu Salem” crossing open only.Israel had previously shut the trade crossing “Nahil Ouz” and transferred all the exports…
Palestinian Man Injured by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
A twenty two year old man was injured by an Israeli airstrike in the southern part of Gaza in Khan Younis, in the midst of an Israeli incursion in the…
Hamas Prevent Unity Rally in Gaza
Hamas security forces dispersed a rally in the Gaza Strip, on Monday. The rally had been intended to call for an end to political division within the Palestinian political world.Agence…
Al-Quds Brigades to Employ ‘New Tactics’
Ma’an News Agency are reporting, on Tuesday, that the al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, are preparing ‘new tactics’ to use against the Israeli military.The militant group are…
Man Killed By Israeli Army in Gaza
The Israeli army killed a man who entered the 300m ‘buffer zone’ in Gaza on Monday.The army claim that troops opened fire aiming for the lower torso of the man.…
Report: “Israel To Carry Out Specified Attacks Against Gaza”
The Israeli Radio reported, Monday, that the Israeli Army intends to carry out specified and targeted attacks against certain areas in the Gaza Strip without conducting a direct confrontation or…
Israeli Internal Probe: 2002 Bombing Which Killed 8 Children ‘Justified’
An ‘internal investigation’ by the Israeli military released a report, Sunday, stating that there was ‘no wrongdoing’ in a 2002 targeted assassination carried out by the Israeli airforce, in which…
Palestinian Killed By Army Shells East of Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported, on Sunday evening, that one resident was killed and several were injured in a number of Israeli military attacks targeting the Gaza…
Israeli Air Force Carries Out A Series Of Air-Strikes Targeting Gaza
The Israeli Air Force conducted on Saturday at dawn a series of Air Strikes targeting a number of areas in the Gaza Strip leading to excessive damage; no injuries were…
Four Wounded In An Israeli Air Strike Targeting Rafah
Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday evening after the Israeli Air Force fired missiles at a Palestinian vehicle driving in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.The strike…
Child Killed, Three Residents Wounded, In An Explosion In Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday evening that a Palestinian child was killed, and three residents were wounded, in an explosion that took place in Khan Younis, in the southern…
Army Bombards Several Areas In Gaza
Only two hours after the Israeli Air Force bombarded Gaza killing one fighter and wounding sixteen residents, an F-16 Israeli fighter jet fired at least one missile at an agricultural…
Fighter Killed By Army Fire In Gaza
The al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported that one of its fighters died of wounds suffered during clashes with Israeli forces invading Gaza City on Wednesday…
Gaza Worker Injured By Army Fire
The Palestine News Network reports that a worker in Gaza has been wounded by fire from the Israeli army.A group of workers were allegedly gathering materials near the border when…
Two Injured By Israeli Army In Gaza
The Ma’an News Agency reports that two men have been injured by the Israeli Army this morning.The two were injured in separate incidents at approximately 10am and midday this morning.…
3 Killed in Northern Gaza During Exchange of FIre with Israeli Military
Agence France-Presse are reporting, on Thursday, that three Palestinians have been killed during clashes with the Israeli military in the north of the Gaza Strip.Quoting medical sources, AFP reported that…
Two Workers Wounded In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported, Wednesday evening, that two day-laborers were wounded after an explosive dropped by the Israeli army in a previous invasion detonated near them.…
Worker Injured By Army Fire In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported, Monday, that a worker was mildly wounded by Israeli army fire near the northern border of the Gaza Strip. The sources stated that the army opened…
Gaza Rally Attendees Urge Egypt to Open Rafah Border
Two days after Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a torrent of peaceful protests, a rally headed by Gazan youth gathered in Gaza City calling on Egypt to open…
Two workers wounded by Israeli gunfire in Gaza
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers stationed at the Gaza-Israeli border fired live rounds at two workers who were collecting rubble to use as building material, in the northern part of the…
Gaza Unemployment Hits 45%
The United Nations Relief Works Agency has announced that unemployment in the Gaza strip has reached 45%.It has called upon world leaders, particularly in Europe, to help bring an end…
Amnesty Lobbies for Justice for Gazans
Amnesty International has announced that it will lobby the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) regarding justice for the victims of Operation Cast Lead, according to reports from the Alternative…
Ten Palestinians Wounded In A Number Of Israeli Air Strike Targeting Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that ten residents were wounded in a number of air strikes targeting several areas in the Gaza Strip.Adham Abu Salmiyya, spokesperson of the Higher Committee of…
Three Workers Injured by Israeli Army in Gaza
On Sunday, three Gazan workers who were collecting rubble to use as building materials were shot and injured by Israeli soldiers. On Sunday morning, Abdallah Rabea Odwan, 45 years old…
Seven Palestinians Killed By Army Fire In Gaza In January
The Higher Committee for Emergency Services in the Gaza Strip reported that seven Palestinians were killed by during Israeli military attacks against the coastal region in January. At least twenty…
Health Ministry in Gaza Warns of Medicine Shortage
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza warned, on Wednesday, that the current shortage of medicines in the Gaza Strip will result in serious health impacts for patients in need of…
Israel Partially Opens Karni, Kerem Shalom Crossings
The Israeli Authorities decided, on Tuesday, to partially open the Karni and Kerem Shalom crossings to allow the entry of food supplies and construction materials on their way to the…
Israel: “Three Grad Rockets Fired Into The Western Negev”
Israeli sources reported, on Monday at night, that three “Grad” rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into the Western Negev.The sources stated that one missile landed near Netivot, while…
Amidst Political Unrest, Palestinians Escape Egyptian Prisons
Four Palestinians, who were held in an Egyptian prison, returned to the Gaza Strip on Sunday. The prisoners made their escape when thousands broke out of jails across Egypt amid…
Egyptian Protests Affect Efficiency of Underground Gaza Tunnels
As underground tunnel trade drops, Gazans report fuel shortagesMerchants and tunnel workers said the pace of smuggling fuel and other materials into the Gaza Strip had dropped in recent days,…
Child Killed Near Sofa Crossing In Southern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that a 13-year-old child was killed on Thursday evening when an ordnance dropped by the Israeli army detonated near him close to the Sofa Crossing in…
PA-Controlled Office Sacked in Gaza
Unidentified vandals broke into the Palestinian Authority-controlled Civil Administration building in northern Gaza ransacking the office, on Thursday morning, Ma’an News reported. According to officials, the office doors were found…
Hamas: “Abbas No Longer Authorized To Negotiate On Behalf Of the Palestinians”
The Hamas movement in Gaza stated that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, does not represent the Palestinian people, and is no longer authorized to negotiate with Israel on behalf of the…
For Gaza’s Children, the Trauma never ends
The Sept. 6, 2010 issue of the leading German newspaper Der Spiegel included the article ‘Studies Show Nurture at Least as Important as Nature’ by Joerge Blech on the findings…
Palestinian Worker Killed, Two Injured East Of Gaza City
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported that a worker was killed and two other were wounded in an explosion that took place near the Israeli border fence east in Al…
Zahhar: “We Run Shalit File In Total Confidentiality”
Hamas political leader, Mahmoud Zahhar, stated that the issue of the captured prisoner-of-war, Gilad Shalit, is a sensitive matter that is being dealt with in utmost confidentiality, and added that…
Protestors in Gaza Hurl Eggs, Shoes, at Visiting French FM
After the French Foreign Minister, Michelle Alliot-Marie, arrived in Gaza two days ago, a number of protesters hurled eggs and their shoes at her vehicle in protest to her statements…