Category: Jerusalem

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted nine Palestinians, including one woman, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Beit Furik town, east of the northern West…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Isawiya and Beit Hanina towns in occupied Jerusalem, demolished a barn, and bulldozed a concrete foundation. Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, a member of the Follow-up…

On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers demolished a car repair facility and a wall surrounding it near the illegal Annexation Wall in Anata town, northeast of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem,…

On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers demolished an under-construction home owned by a Palestinian political prisoner in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank. The soldiers also demolished…

On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including two teenage boys, in several parts of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted eight Palestinians, including two children, in several parts of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Mohammad Mahmoud, a lawyer of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted a young man in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Khaled Melhis after storming and…

On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted three young Palestinian men in Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. The soldiers abducted a young man, Shadi Abu Sneina, while walking in the…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from the Bethlehem governorate and one in Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem,…

On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted two young Palestinian men in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, and released them after hours of interrogation, in…

Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, the secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, welcomed the Catalonian Parliament’s decision recognizing Israel as guilty of apartheid against the Palestinian people. Dr. Barghouthi said the Catalonian…

BDS Movement: In a historical vote on Thursday, 16th of June, the Parliament of Catalonia recognized Israel as committing the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people and demanded to…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR – (Weekly Update 09 – 15 June 2022) Violation of right to life and bodily integrity:  A Palestinian was killed and another…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) follows up with deep concern the health condition of prisoner Ahmad Manarsa (21), who has been arrested in “Eshel Prison” in Beersheba and…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded many communities across the occupied West Bank, violently searched homes, and abducted twelve Palestinians. In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank,…

BDS Movement: Indigenous Palestinians call on documentary filmmakers to show meaningful solidarity with our struggle The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) – a founding…

PARIS, June 16, 2022 (WAFA) – The French Foreign Ministry is mobilizing all its powers to provide Palestinian-French prisoner Salah Hammouri with all possible assistance, spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry,…

On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in Sur Baher town, southeast of the occupied capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said many army vehicles and…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded many communities across the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and abducted six Palestinians. In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the…

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twelve Palestinians, including former political prisoners, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Hebron, in the southern part of…

On Monday night, Israeli soldiers abducted three young Palestinian men and injured many others, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Silwan town, stopped…

On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers abducted a young man from the Bab al-Amoud area and took…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted seven Palestinians and injured one in Jerusalem, Qalqilia, and Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Ahmad Raed Barham, 20,…

RAMALLAH, Saturday, June 11, 2022 (WAFA) – A Palestinian family from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan celebrated today their daughter’s wedding on the rubble of their home, which…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday morning, two Palestinians in Jerusalem and Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers abducted a young man while walking in the Bab al-Amoud…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least eleven Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, the soldiers…

On Wednesday night, Israeli soldiers abducted three young Palestinian men and assaulted one, causing wounds that required hospitalization, in the al-Isawiya town in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Several…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded an apartment building in the Wad Qaddoum neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, and measured an apartment building in…

On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers injured several Palestinians in Husan village, west of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the al-Mteina area at…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded many communities across the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked many homes, causing damage, and abducted at least nineteen Palestinians. In Jenin city, in…

Three days ago, illegal Israeli colonizers ambushed and assaulted a Palestinian man and his son after forcing them out of their car in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem, causing serious…

On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinians, including one child who the army assaulted and injured, in Hebron and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. In Beit Ummar town,…

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty-one Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. In Hebron, in the southern part…

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, June 7, 2022 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today condemned what it described as “the barbaric attack” perpetrated by extremist settlers on the Greek…

On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man at a military roadblock near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Media sources said the soldiers installed a sudden…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least eleven Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied…

On Monday, the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee reported that two detainees, held by Israel under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, continue the hunger strike despite their deteriorating…

Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians on Sunday evening, detained, and assaulted many others near Bab Huta, one of the gates leading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the…

On Sunday morning, dozens of illegal Israeli colonizers and police officers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Palestine TV said the colonizers, approximately…

On Saturday night, Israeli soldiers abducted a wounded young Palestinian man from an ambulance, rushing him to a hospital in occupied Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinian…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Khalil Awawda, 40, and Raed Rayyan, 27, are continuing the hunger strikes they started 94 and 59 days ago, protesting their continued…

On Thursday, The Palestinian Detainees Committee reported that Israeli soldiers abducted 530 Palestinians in May of this year in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The Committee said most…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) (Weekly Update 26 May – 01 June 2022) Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity Three Palestinians, including a woman and…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished the home of a wheelchair-bound Palestinian man and his family in the al-Isawiya town in occupied Jerusalem for the fifth time since 1999. The soldiers…

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least eight Palestinians, including two children, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the Qalandia…

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, May 31, 2022 (WAFA) – Khalil Awawda, 40, from the Ethna town west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, has been on hunger strike for three…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least ten Palestinians and injured 79, in several parts of occupied Jerusalem after illegal Israeli colonizers conducted provocative marches in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the…

Israeli soldiers invaded Sunday, the area surrounding the Abu Dis University, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, leading to protests. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded the area and installed roadblocks near the…

Beginning at 7 am on Sunday, dozens of right-wing Israeli paramilitary settlers, led by the extremist Itamar Ben Gvir and accompanied by squadrons of Israeli soldiers, stormed the courtyards of…

Israeli soldiers injured several Palestinians during protests that took place after fanatic Israeli colonizers invaded Huwwara town, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Ghassan…

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has reported that many Palestinians were injured, Saturday dawn, after Israeli soldiers and colonizers invaded Burin town, south of Nablus, in the northern part…

On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The soldiers installed a military roadblock at the main entrance of Sur Baher town, southeast…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) – Weekly Report: Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity:  Nineteen Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, were injured by Israeli Occupation…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted five young Palestinian men from their homes in the Old City of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The soldiers invaded and…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday dawn, at least twenty-two Palestinians, including fathers and their children, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers invaded many communities…

On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted six Palestinians from Hebron, Jenin, and Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. One of the abducted Palestinians in Hebron was taken prisoner after illegal…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a two-story Palestinian home in Beit Safafa town, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Local sources said the soldiers and police officers invaded…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least four Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers…

Israeli soldiers abducted thirty Palestinians, mainly workers, from several parts of the occupied West Bank on Monday dawn. The soldiers chased and abducted eighteen Palestinian workers near the gate of…

Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinian children in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank on Sunday evening. Media sources said the soldiers abducted the four children while playing in al-Wad Street…

The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported that two political prisoners held by Israel are continuing the hunger strikes for the 81st and 46th days, protesting their continued Administrative Detention without…

On Saturday evening, an illegal Israeli colonizer shot a young Palestinian man in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said six…

On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers injured at least six Palestinians, including two women, and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation after the army invaded the al-Mazra’a…

On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinians from Jerusalem and Jenin in the occupied West Bank. In Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted two young men in the Bab al-Ghawanma area…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday evening, a young Palestinian man in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers abducted Othman Ahmad Jalajel and took him to an interrogation…

Israeli soldiers forced Thursday, a Palestinian to demolish his home in Sur Baher town, south of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the Palestinian, Mohannad Abu Kaf,…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted seventeen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former…

Israeli soldiers abducted at least seventeen Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank overnight. In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted three former political prisoners, Walid Shehada Ja’fari, 27, from…

JERUSALEM, Monday, May 16, 2022 (WAFA) – A Jerusalem hospital is considering the possibility of prosecuting Israeli police over the recent attack on the funeral procession of slain veteran journalist,…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers injured dozens of Palestinians after the army attacked the funeral procession and ceremony of a Palestinian who died from serious wounds he suffered after the army…

On Monday afternoon, Israeli soldiers four Palestinians, including two former political prisoners, in Jerusalem, Hebron, and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The soldiers invaded Hizma town northeast of occupied…

JERUSALEM, Monday, May 16, 2022 (WAFA) – The top church leaders in Jerusalem today condemned in a statement Israeli police brutality at St. Joseph’s hospital during the funeral of slain…

RAMALLAH, May 15, 2022 (WAFA) – Hundreds of Palestinians marked today the 74th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948 when nearly 600,000 indigenous Palestinians were ethnically cleansed from their homes…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers forced a Palestinian to demolish his home in Sur Baher town, southeast of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The Palestinian, Faraj Dabash, said he had…

On Saturday morning, medical sources reported that a young Palestinian man who was shot and seriously injured on April 22nd after Israeli soldiers stormed the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

On Friday, Israeli soldiers attacked the funeral procession of slain Palestinian-ِAmerican journalist Shirin Abu Aqla, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers assaulted the Palestinians…

JERUSALEM, Friday, May 13, 2022 (WAFA) – Israeli police today attacked the funeral convoy of slain veteran Al Jazeera journalist as Palestinian mourners carried the journalist’s coffin on their way…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday, four Palestinians and attacked protesters in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers abducted Yasser Mahmoud Briki, 30, from Nur Shams refugee camp, east…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) – (This weekly report covers two weeks due to holidays): Violation of right to life and bodily integrity: Five Palestinian civilians, including a…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The soldiers invaded the Jouret al-Ennab area in Jerusalem, searched homes, and abducted Mousa al-Farra and…

After the Israeli occupation soldiers deliberately targeted Palestinian American journalist Shirin Abu Aqleh, we started hearing various condemnations around the world, which is, in fact, the very least that can…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Local nonviolent activist Ibrahim Awadallah said several army jeeps and…

Israeli soldiers abducted Wednesday evening, three Palestinians during a vigil for the slain Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, in Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem. The soldiers and many…

Israeli soldiers shot, Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man near Bab al-Qattanin, one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media…

Israeli soldiers shot, Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man in Biddu town, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the town, leading to protests before…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the murder of journalist Shireen Abu ‘Akleh, Al-Jazeera Channel’s reporter, and injury of her colleague by the Israeli…

Israeli soldiers killed, Wednesday dawn, a prominent Palestinian journalist, Al-Jazeera TV correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, and injured another journalist after targeting them with sniper fire when many journalists gathered…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in Beit Hanina town, north of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The soldiers invaded the al-Ashqariyya neighborhood in Beit Hanina before…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured a young Palestinian in a police post in Bab al-Amoud in occupied Jerusalem after alleging stabbing officers. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers shot two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in…

Date: 07 May 2022: The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the Israeli decision to build thousands of settlement units in the West Bank. This announcement coincided with the Israeli…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday dawn, a young Palestinian man from Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted…

The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that the Israeli authorities transferred a hunger-striking detainee from a hospital to the infamous Ramla prison clinic despite his deteriorating health. Hasan Abed-Rabbo, the…

RAMALLAH, Thursday, May 05, 2022 (WAFA) – Israeli forces today and Wednesday evening detained at least eight Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, according to local and security…

On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted the deputy director of the Islamic Waqf and Endowment Department in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers…

Israeli soldiers injured dozens of Palestinians in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and in the al-Qibli Mosque in the holy compound, in the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem, in the…

The Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Theodosios Attallah Hanna, saluted the Palestinian people in occupied Jerusalem for remaining steadfast in defending their city, holy sites,…

Israeli colonizers attacked Tuesday night, a young Palestinian man before Israeli soldiers abducted his father, who tried to defend his child in occupied Jerusalem. Media sources said several illegal colonizers…

Israeli soldiers abducted Monday, three Palestinians, including a former political prisoner, in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers abducted…

On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted two young Palestinian men in the ar-Ram and Silwan towns in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the undercover soldiers, driving…