Category: Palestine

NEW YORK, Friday, December 17, 2021 (WAFA) – Some 156 member states of the UN General Assembly have voted in favor of a resolution affirming the sovereignty of the Palestinian…

Israeli settlers set up, on Friday, a new settlement outpost on Palestinian-owned lands near the illegal Kiryat Arba colony, located east of Hebron city in the southern occupied West Bank,…

Israeli forces opened fire, on Friday, at Palestinian protesters taking part in the weekly march in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia in the northern occupied West Bank according to…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for December 2 – 15, 2021 Israeli occupation forces (IOF)…

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report

The Israel Committee Against House Demolitions – UK: Shocking pictures and film footage of JCB bulldozers demolishing a Palestinian property were projected in English and Arabic on to a wall…

December 11, 2021 – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) – In new crime of excessive use of force, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) killed, on Friday afternoon, a Palestinian civilian…

Palestinian families, on Saturday, were forced by the Israeli authorities to demolish their own homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA)…

Palestinian political prisoner, Hisham Abu Hawwash, 40, is ongoing with the hunger strike he started 117 days ago, protesting his continued and arbitrary Administrative Detention, despite his serious condition. The…

Israeli forces attacked, on Friday, two non-violent demonstrations in the northern occupied West Bank, injuring dozens of Palestinian protesters including a journalist, the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) reported.…

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…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): Tomorrow, 03 December, marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities that was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly resolution (47/3)…

As Americans plan holiday meals and bake Christmas cookies, let’s be aware of the Palestinians who have been on hunger strikes – some for well over 100 days – just…

Israel indefensibly prevents dozens of Palestinian journalists from traveling as a punishment for their journalistic work or expression of their opinions, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a report released…

November 29, 2021: For IMEMC News, Niall Ó Brolcháin:  A large crowd gathered as the Derry Branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) held a vigil at 6pm in…

Occupation bulldozers demolished, on Sunday, Palestinian-owned water pipes in the northeastern occupied West Bank village of Atuf, the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) reported. Palestinian official, Mutaz Basharat, stated…

The Israeli Navy opened fire, on Sunday, opened fire at Palestinian fishermen, while the army opened fire towards agricultural land in different areas of the besieged Gaza Strip, according to…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported, Sunday, that the Palestinian detainee, Luay al-Ashqar, has reached an agreement for his release after 49 days on hunger strike against his Administrative Detention…

Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel issued its legal expert opinion on Israel’s recent decisions to designate six Palestinian human rights and civil society groups…

RAMALLAH, Saturday, November 27, 2021 (WAFA) – A Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, who has been on hunger strike for 103 days to protest his prolonged detention without charge or…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for November 18 – 24, 2021 Israeli forces continued to…

The government of Belgium has decided to label all products from the illegal Israeli colonies in the occupied West Bank, an issue that prompted Israel’s Deputy Foreign Ministers, Idan Roll,…

After 131 days of hunger strike, the Palestinian administrative detainee, Kayed al-Fasfous, on Monday, suspended his strike after reaching an agreement with the occupation authorities, Quds News Network reported. This…

JENIN, Monday, November 22, 2021 (WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinians held a rally in the northern West Bank city of Jenin demanding the release of bodies of at least 90…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported, on Monday evening, that Ayyad al-Hreimi has suspended the hunger strike that lasted for two months after an agreement was reached to secure…

The Palestinian Detainees And Ex-Detainees Committee has reported, Saturday, that four Palestinian detainees are ongoing with the hunger strike, protesting their continued detention under the Administrative Detention orders without charges…

RAMALLAH, Saturday, November 20, 2021 (WAFA) – Marking World Children’s Day, the Ministry of Education and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said today in two separate statements that Israel killed…

A pivotal bill was recently introduced in the Finnish parliament that would prohibit all merchandise imported from the illegal Israeli colonies in the occupied West Bank, the Jerusalem Press reported.…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report | November 2-15, 2021 Latest developments 16 November: Israeli forces shot and killed a 26-year-old…

Ramallah – WAFA:  Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad al-Malki praised today the overwhelming vote by the United Nations General Assembly in favor of two draft resolutions that…

Sayid Marcos Tenório for Middle East Monitor Since its founding in 1948, the “State of Israel” has promoted an intense campaign to erase Palestinian history, culture and resistance on all…

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…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported, Thursday, that detainee Ala al-A’raj has ended the hunger strike which lasted for 103 days after reaching an agreement canceling his arbitrary Administrative…

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for November 11 – 17, 2021 Israeli forces continued to commit…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has confirmed, Thursday, that a Palestinian detainee, imprisoned by Israeli since the year 2008, has died at an Israeli medical center after years of medical…

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…

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…

B’Tselem – The Isareli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (November 2021) Israel has built more than 280 settlements in the West Bank, which are home to…

Five Palestinian detainees, imprisoned by Israel under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, are ongoing with the hunger strike, including one who began the strike 123 days…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Sunday, section 13 of Nafha Prison in the southern Negev Desert, causing several injuries, the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Committee has reported. Hasan Abed-Rabbo, the spokesperson of the…

By Catherine Alder- This article was first published by Mondoweiss: The Church is a sleeping giant with enormous power to roar about injustice. If truly awake, the Christian Church will…

Israeli attorney Eitan Mack issued an open letter Saturday stating that a criminal investigation should be opened against Israeli War Minister Benny Gantz and his decision last month to label…

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…

The Committee for Detainees and Ex-Detainees has reported that five Palestinian political prisoners continue the hunger strike, protesting their arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, including one who…

Palestinian political prisoner, Miqdad al-Qawasma, held by Israel under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, has ended the hunger strike which lasted for 113 days, after reaching…

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) Summary for November 4 – 10, 2021 Israeli forces continued to…

November 10, 2021 – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) follows with grave concern the conditions of 6 Palestinians put under administrative detention in Israeli occupation’s prisons, who have…

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…

Hunger striking prisoners Kayed Al-Fasfous and Miqdad Al-Qawasmi (Photo: QNN) (November 7, 2021) by Zubayr Alikhan for the Palestine Chronicle   In the face of insurmountable adversity and unquestioned injustice,…

Israeli military bulldozers razed, on Tuesday, Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis in the southern besieged Gaza strip, local sources reported. Sources said that five bulldozers, 2 graters infiltrated into…

JERUSALEM, Tuesday, November 9, 2021 (WAFA) – The decision on 7 November of the Military Commander in the West Bank to declare by Military Orders six Palestinian human right and…

November 9, 2021 – (Palestinian News Network) – Five European countries expressed “serious concern” at Israel’s designation of six Palestinian civil society organizations as terrorist groups after a Security Council…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of Civilians Report for October 19 – November 1, 2021

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…

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 attacked, on Friday evening, dozens of Palestinian protesters who were holding a procession in solidarity with the hunger-striking detainees, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied…

JERUSALEM, Friday, November 05, 2021 (WAFA) – The European Union said today it was alarmed about the critical condition of Palestinian prisoners Kayed Fasfous and Miqdad Qawasmeh, who have been…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Summary for October 28 – November 3, 2021

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the Israeli military prosecution has decided to reactivate the arbitrary Administrative Detention order against Miqdad al-Qawasma who continues the hunger strike for…

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud for the Palestine Chronicle:  The international uproar in response to Israel’s approval of a massive expansion of its illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied Palestinian West…

GENEVA (3 November 2021) – United Nations Office of the High Commissioner GENEVA (3 November 2021) – UN human rights experts* today sharply condemned the recent announcement by the Israeli…

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Monthly Demolition and Displacement Report for September 2021

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…

Palestinian Administrative Detainee, Miqdad al-Qawasmi, who is ongoing with the hunger strike for the 107th consecutive day, has entered a life-threatening condition, serious complications that could result in his imminent…

In a move that demonstrates Israel’s contempt and disregard of International Law, Israeli Ambassador at the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, ripped a report by the Human Rights Council, denouncing ongoing…

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…

WASHINGTON, Friday, October 29, 2021 (WAFA) – A total of 288 US-based social justice, civil rights, and human rights leaders and organizations have demanded the Biden administration to immediately and…

By Sayid Marcos Tenório for Middle East Monitor: Mahmoud Darwish is the most internationally-renowned Palestinian poet and writer, although still little-known in Brazil. He is the author of 30 poetry books…

Israeli forces repressed, on Friday, two non-violent demonstrations in the northern occupied West Bank towns of Beita and Beit Dajan, injuring dozens, according to medical sources. The Palestinian Red Crescent…

Israeli soldiers injured dozens of Palestinian demonstrators, Friday, at the weekly non-violent procession in the northern West Bank village of Kufur Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia, according to local sources. Soldiers…

October 29, 2021 (Quds News Network) – Families of six-hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have sent a letter on Friday to US Congress members and human rights organizations, urging…

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…

Brussels – October 26, 2021 (Palestinian News Network) – The European Union said it is following all Israeli accusations against Palestinian human rights organizations that they support terrorism according to…

LONDON, Wednesday, October 27, 2021 – The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) – Sixteen United Kingdom-based organizations yesterday decried the Israeli occupation authorities’ decision to designate six Palestinian human…

GENEVA (26 October 2021) UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Israel’s decision to designate six Palestinian civil society organizations as “terrorist organizations” is an attack on…

Press Release By Action Aid: On October 19, 2021, the Israeli Defence Ministry issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory(oPt) to be…

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 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…

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…

October 23, 2021 (The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights) – Israeli Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, designated six pioneering Palestinian civil society organizations as terrorist organizations, allegedly for affiliations with the…

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees And Ex-Detainees Affairs has reported, Saturday, that seven detainees, including one who started the strike 101 days ago, held by Israel under the illegal arbitrary…

Statment By Al-Haq independent Palestinian non-governmental human rights organisation): Al-Haq strongly rejects the designation made by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, on 19 October 2021, of Al-Haq and five fellow…

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…

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…

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…

The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that six detainees, held by Israel under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, are ongoing with the hunger strike, including one…

The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported, on Wednesday evening, that Israeli physicians in the Kaplan Medical Center are trying to force-feed hunger-striking detainee Miqdad al-Qawasma, 24, who is ongoing with…

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…

Jawad Boulus, a lawyer with the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported, Tuesday, that the Israeli High Court has denied an appeal to freeze or end the Administrative Detention order…

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…

Illegal Israeli settlers, on Saturday, attacked Palestinian farmers and injured four in Yasouf village, northeast of Salfit in the northern occupied West Bank, Quds News Network reported. Palestinian farmer, Yousef…

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) Summary for October 7 – 13, 2021 Israeli forces continued to commit…

On Tuesday, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that a Palestinian detainee, Kayed al-Fasfous, 32, is ongoing with the hunger strike he started 90 days ago, protesting his continued…

On Monday, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that attorney Jawad Boulus managed to visit with three of the six hunger-striking detainees, and stated that they are facing serious…

The Israeli authorities forced, Monday, a Palestinian citizen from Kafr Qassem, east of Tel Aviv, to demolish his under-construction homes after refusing to grant him a permit. The Arabs48 news…