Category: Jerusalem

The Israeli authorities forced Sunday, a Palestinian from the Wad al-Hummus area in Sur Baher town, in the occupied capital Jerusalem, to demolish his home, allegedly for being built without…

December 5, 2021: Report from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR): On Saturday, 4 December 2021, in a crime amounting to extrajudicial execution, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and killed a…

On Sunday morning before dawn, Israeli troops invaded several parts of the occupied West Bank, ransacking homes, interrogating local residents, and abducting four Palestinians and taking them to unknown destinations.…

Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Saturday, at least seven Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. The soldiers also detained a young man and…

The Israeli occupation authorities in Jerusalem forced, Saturday, a Palestinian to demolish his home in Beit Hanina, north of the occupied capital, rendering him and his family homeless only 45…

Israeli soldiers killed, Saturday, a young Palestinian man after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli settler, inflicting moderate wounds, in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Media sources said the Palestinian,…

Israeli authorities ordered, on Tuesday, the immediate re-detention of two Palestinian prisoners who were released after spending six years in occupation prisons, according to local sources. Sources told the Palestinian…

Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, two agricultural sheds in Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Hani Fannoun, deputy mayor of Nahhalin, said the soldiers…

Israeli soldiers detained, on Wednesday morning, a Palestinian civilian at the Al-Jib military roadblock, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, Quds Press reported. Israeli media stated that the unidentified 43-year-old resident…

Israeli soldiers detained, on Wednesday at dawn, a total of eight Palestinian civilians from the occupied West Bank, including a former political prisoner, Quds Press reported. They were identified as;…

The Israeli occupation authorities, on Tuesday, demolished a Palestinian-owned home in Silwan town in the occupied city of Jerusalem, Quds News Network reported. It stated that occupation forces, accompanied by…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, three Palestinians from their homes in Anata and Abu Dis towns, near occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said several army jeeps invaded Anata town,…

Israeli soldiers invaded, Saturday, Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and summoned a young man for interrogation. Local sources said…

On Friday, the Israeli authorities in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, forced a Palestinian to demolish his commercial structure and its surrounding walls. The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission has confirmed…

RAMALLAH, Friday, November 26, 2021 (WAFA) – The European Union reiterated today its call on the Israeli occupation authorities to halt demolitions and any other unlawful practices that force Palestinians…

Israeli forces detained four Palestinians, on Thursday at night, including a minor from different areas of the occupied West Bank according to local sources. In the northern West Bank village…

Israeli soldiers invaded, Thursday, the home of Jerusalem governor, Adnan Gheith, in the al-Wista neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied capital and summoned him…

Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Thursday, twenty-one Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the West Bank, including eleven in the occupied capital, Jerusalem. The soldiers invaded the al-Isawiya town,…

The Israeli “Construction and Planning Committee” of the City Council in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, has approved the construction of what is called a “new neighborhood” in the illegal…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday evening, the towns of Silwan and the al-‘Isawiya, in occupied Jerusalem, and abducted a young man. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Wednesday, four Palestinians, including the deputy head of the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department, in Jerusalem and Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Jerusalem…

Israeli soldiers injured, on Wednesday at dawn, five Palestinian workers from Bir Nibala town, in addition to abducting four Palestinians, including one woman, from their homes in the al-Jalazonerefugee camp,…

Israeli occupation authorities, on Tuesday, demolished one Palestinian-owned home in occupied Jerusalem in the central West Bank and one in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the southern West Bank,…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, eight Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, including five who were taken prisoner in Qalandia refugee camp. Media sources said the soldiers invaded and…

Monday, November 22, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Monday overnight detained 19 Palestinians and assaulted several others in various parts of the West Bank, according to local and medical sources.…

Israeli soldiers demolished, Sunday, two Palestinian structures in the as-Sawahra ash-Sharqiya town, east of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded the area earlier…

On Sunday morning, one Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces, one Israeli was killed and three more were injured, during an exchange of fire at the Bab al-Silsila…

Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted, Sunday, three Palestinian siblings, in addition to assaulting another young Palestinian man, in the al-‘Isawiya town, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, two Palestinian children in the al-‘Isawiya town, northeast of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Local sources said the soldiers invaded…

Israeli colonizers punctured, on Friday at dawn, the tires of at least thirteen Palestinian cars in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Saleh…

The Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority has reported, Friday, that Israel intends to transfer the corpse of a Palestinian woman who was killed by Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, on September 30th.…

Israeli soldiers injured, on Thursday at night, dozens of Palestinians during protests that erupted after several army jeeps invaded the al-‘Isawiya town, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem. The Palestinians…

Israeli officers killed, Wednesday, a Palestinian teenage boy after he allegedly stabbed two officers in the al-Wad Street, in Old City of occupied Jerusalem. The soldiers later invaded his home…

The Israeli Municipality of West Jerusalem forced, on Tuesday, a Palestinian family to demolish its own home in the Ras al-Amoud neighborhood in Silwan of occupied East Jerusalem, according to…

Israeli forces detained, on Wednesday at dawn, several Palestinian civilians from their homes in various parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported. In…

Theodosius (Attallah) Hanna, the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, stated that the Palestinians have the right to defend themselves and to act on protecting their…

JERUSALEM, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli forces today dismantled and seized Palestinian structures near az-Za’ayyem village, east of the occupied city of Jerusalem, according to local sources. Director of the…

Israeli soldiers abducted Tuesday, ten Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported. The PP said several army vehicles invaded Beit Surik…

Israeli forces detained, at dawn on Monday, nine Palestinian civilians from different areas of the occupied West Bank, according to the Jerusalem Press. Israeli soldiers invaded Al Mazraa Al Gharbia…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Saturday, three young Palestinian men from Jerusalem, Ramallah and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, during invasions targeting many communities in the occupied territory. Media sources in…

Illegal Israeli colonizers shot, on Saturday evening, one Palestinian and assaulted two others in Ras al-Amoud, in the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said a paramilitary…

Theodosios Atallah Hanna, the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, called on all Palestinian politicians and factions to unite regardless of their differences so that they…

Israeli forces stormed, on Wednesday, the home of Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Jaber, demolished the inside and handed the family a demolition order for the remainder of the home, according to…

Israeli forces detained, on Tuesday night, shot one teenager and detained another, and on Wednesday at dawn, they detained thirteen more Palestinian civilians, according to the Palestinian News and Information…

Two Palestinian families were forced, on Tuesday, to self-demolish their homes in different neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem, according to local sources. Sources told the Palestinian News and Information Agency…

Israeli soldiers sprayed toxins, on Tuesday afternoon, into a Palestinian olive orchard in Battir town, west of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, destroying dozens of olive…

Israeli soldiers demolished, Tuesday, three Palestinian homes in the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, allegedly for being built without permits. Khader al-A’raj, the head of…

Al-Haq welcomes Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney’s strong and principled position regarding the Israeli designation of six Palestinian civil society organisations as “terror organisations”. On 19 October 2021, the Israeli…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the…

Israeli forces detained, on Sunday, several Palestinian men, and at least one child from various parts of the occupied West Bank, local sources reported. Sources stated that soldiers detained several…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, five Palestinians in Jenin, Jerusalem, and Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers installed…

The Israeli municipality, Friday, gave the Palestinian inhabitants of an apartment building in al-Tur neighborhood, east of occupied Jerusalem, one week to demolish the four story building, Quds News Network…

Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, a Palestinian home in Jabal al-Mokabber, and several commercial facilities in Hizma town, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, under the pretext of being built without permits.…

Combatants For Peace: This week, the Combatants For Peace Movement (CFP), issued a call for action through its social media platforms calling people to support an open letter to United…

JERUSALEM, Tuesday, November 2, 2021 (WAFA) – The Palestinian residents of Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah today rejected an Israeli court’s ruling delaying their forced expulsion from their houses. Residents of the neighborhood,…

On Monday before dawn, Israeli forces invaded various parts of the West Bank and abducted 17 Palestinians, including a University professor. They also issued summons for 2 Palestinian journalists to…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday evening, three young Palestinian men in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers abducted Mo’tasem Siyam in front of Bab…

RAMALLAH, Sunday, October 31, 2021 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates slammed the Israeli occupation’s crimes at the Yusufiya Islamic cemetery, located on the outer bounds of…

Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian child in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said the…

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 forces invaded several parts of the West Bank on Thursday before dawn. They detained at least three Palestinians, including a teen, from various places, according to local sources. The…

The Israeli municipality, on Tuesday, persisted with its defiling of the Islamic al-Yousofiyya cemetery in Jerusalem, for the second consecutive day, the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported. According…

The Israeli authorities in occupied Jerusalem forced a Palestinian to demolish his home, Monday, in the Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood, under the pretext of being built without a permit. Local sources…

Israeli forces, on Monday, returned to the Islamic al-Yousofiyya Cemetery to resume razing the historic grave site in the occupied city of Jerusalem, a local Palestinian official reported. Head of…

Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Monday, at least thirteen Palestinians, including two children and a cancer patient, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners…

Israeli soldiers forced, on Saturday morning, a Palestinian family to demolish its own home in Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood, in occupied Jerusalem, under the pretext of being built, 40 years ago,…

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…

An ultra-nationalist Israeli lawmaker’s behavior on Tuesday is a microcosm of the conduct and attitude of Israel as a whole: bullying, self-absorbed, faux-victimized, evasive. By Kathryn Shihadah  On Tuesday, an…

Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, many Palestinians near Jenin and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the many army jeeps invaded Biddu town, northwest of Jerusalem, and attacked…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, ten Palestinians from Jerusalem and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank; three of the abducted Palestinians were assaulted and injured by the army. In occupied Jerusalem,…

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…

Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Thursday, ten Palestinians, including siblings and two children, from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. In Qalqilia, in northern West…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Wednesday, one Palestinian and assaulted many others for chanting against the provocative tour of a fanatic Member of Knesset and dozens of colonizers in Bab al-Amoud, one…

Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, the foundations of a retaining wall, and a carwash facility, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the hunger-striking detainee, Miqdad al-Qawasma, who continues his strike for the 90th day, was moved to the Intensive Care Unit at the Kaplan Israeli…

Israeli soldiers escalated their violations against the Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday evening, and abducted 23 Palestinians, mostly children, in addition to wounding dozens, near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in…

Two Palestinians were shot by the army, overnight Tuesday, and detained four others from across the occupied West Bank, local sources reported. Sources stated that soldiers stormed and ransacked several…

Press Release: Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights: Earlier this morning, the Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked officially notified 36-year-old Palestinian-French human rights defender Salah Hammouri of the revocation of his…

The Israeli government, its “Justice Ministry” and “Interior Ministry” have approved the revocation of the Jerusalem residency and ID card of a native Jerusalemite Palestinian lawyer, who is also a…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday evening, sixteen Palestinians, and assaulted dozens, including two journalists, in Bab al-Amoud area, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan…

Israeli border police detained a Palestinian woman, Monday, when she approached the illegal Israeli Har Adar colony allegedly armed with a knife, according to the Jerusalem Post. The woman, a…

Several Palestinian civilians from across the occupied West Bank were detained by the Israeli army, Sunday evening and overnight Monday, local sources reported. A 70-year-old Palestinian writer and former political…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday evening, two Palestinian children from the Be’er Ayyoub neighborhood in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the…

Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Sunday, two Palestinians, both former political prisoners, in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, seven Palestinian children in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The soldiers also shot a young man and abducted two. The Wadi Hilweh Information…

The Israeli authorities in occupied Jerusalem forced, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian from the Wadi al-Jouz area, in the city, to demolish his home. Hamza Bazbazat said that the City…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, at least fifteen Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem. The soldiers invaded and searched Palestinian homes in Jerusalem’s…

Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Wednesday at night, a Palestinian child in Bab al-Amoud, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers assaulted several Palestinians…

The Israeli Jerusalem municipality on Wednesday approved the seizure of a large area (200 dunams) in East Jerusalem to construct a colonial settlement in violation of international law and signed…

Israeli soldiers and members of the “City Council” of Jerusalem, invaded the area near the Qalandia terminal, north of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, and south of Ramallah, in the…

On Wednesday, several Israeli police officers, including undercover forces, abducted a Palestinian man after smashing the windows of his car and breaking into it while he was listening to music…

Israeli soldiers shot and abducted, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian child near the western entrance of Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Medical sources said…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday afternoon, three Palestinian children in Silwan and the at-Tour, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem. The soldiers also attacked many Palestinians, in Jeruasalem, and abducted…

Israeli soldiers demolished Tuesday, a residential shed in Abu an-Nuwwar Bedouin community, east of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, and confiscated its materials. Daoud al-Jahalin, the secretary of the…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, eleven Palestinians, including siblings and former political prisoners, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the army also shot…

JERUSALEM, Monday, October 11, 2021 (WAFA) – The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem today condemned the city’s Israeli Magistrate Court’s decision to allow Jews to pray “silently” in…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, two former political prisoners, from their homes in Abu Shkheidim town, northwest of Ramallah, and Kobar village, north of the city, in central…

Israeli soldiers abducted, late on Monday evening, a young Palestinian man, and attacked several medics, journalists and pedestrians, causing injuries, in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem,…

Many Palestinians reburied, on Monday evening, the skulls and bones in a Muslim cemetery in occupied Jerusalem, after Israeli bulldozers desecrated their graves in the historic Al-Yusufiya historic Islamic cemetery. Sheikh…

Israeli soldiers abducted, Sunday, six Palestinians in Jenin Bethlehem and Jerusalem, and summoned for interrogation two Palestinians, including the Khatib of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian Prisoners…