Israel Demolishes Al-Arakib For The 225th Time
On Wednesday, the Israeli occupation authorities demolished the Al-Arakib Bedouin village, in the Negev, for the 225 time since it was first demolished on July 27, 2010. Media sources said…
WAFA: #Nakba76: Palestinians Worldwide Mark 76 Nakba Anniversary
RAMALLAH, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (WAFA) – Thousands of Palestinians everywhere in the world today mark the 76th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948, when nearly 750,000 indigenous Palestinians were ethnically…
Keep #Gaza Trending
So… #Gaza is still trending on social media, as the genocide enters its 220th day. And maybe it’s the cynic in me, or I’ve been through this cycle too many…
Detainees Commission: “Female Detainees Face Systematic Abuse”
RAMALLAH, Monday, May 13, 2024 (WAFA) – The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs warned today that female Palestinian detainees incarcerated in Israel’s Damon Prison are held in total isolation…
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian In Nablus
On Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man and injured a teenage boy, in Balata refugee camp, north of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. The…
‘We Have to Take Sides’: Rev Munther Isaac in South Africa
This week Palestinian Evangelical Lutheran pastor Reverend Munther Isaac gave a very compelling talk at a mosque in South Africa, calling on the world, people of every religion, to take…
WAFA: “UN experts condemn US and Israeli threats against ICC”
GENEVA, (WAFA) – United Nations experts today condemned US and Israeli threats against the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a press release, the UN experts “expressed utter dismay over statements made…
WAFA: Foreign Ministry welcomes international consensus on Palestine’s right for full UN membership
RAMALLAH, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the overwhelming vote and international consensus in the United Nations General Assembly affirming the right…
WAFA: Outrageous arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily close its headquarters in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has decided to temporarily close the Agency’s headquarters in occupied…
The long-dreaded evacuation of Rafah has begun – Day 212
The evacuation of Rafah, in preparation for invasion (long forecast to be a bloodbath, and denounced by the US) – is underway; UNRWA chief Lazzarini’s accusations against Israel; US may…
Israel Bans Al Jazeera; Raids Jerusalem Office
The Israeli government officially banned the region’s largest news agency on Sunday — and the only news agency that provides consistent coverage in Arabic and English about internal Israeli politics…
Day 209: Israeli Aggression in Gaza Continues; Dozens of Killed and Injured
Updated: On Thursday, Day 209 of Israel’s aggression against the people of Gaza, Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of Palestinians and injured many more in central, eastern and southern Gaza. The…
WAFA: Colombia To Sever Diplomatic Ties with Israel
RAMALLAH, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (WAFA) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced during the annual Labor Day celebrations in the capital Bogota that his country will break diplomatic ties with…
Israeli Forces Abduct Six Palestinians in Tulkarem, Hebron
On Sunday evening, Israeli forces abducted a young man near Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the West Bank, and another five in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.…
WAFA: “Suspicions of the Occupation Stealing Organs from Victims of Mass Graves in Khan Younis”
Gaza 4/25/2024 Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) – Ambulance and rescue crews who participated in recovering the bodies of martyrs from the mass graves discovered in the Nasser Medical…
Israeli Army Abducts Two Palestinians, Assaults One, in the West Bank
In various areas of the occupied West Bank, on Saturday, Israeli forces abducted two Palestinians, assaulted another, and injured dozens during their numerous military incursions.
Israeli Colonizers Burn Land, Attack Palestinians in the West Bank
The illegal Israeli colonizers persist in their attacks against the residents of the occupied West Bank with two more attacks on Saturday. In the northern Jordan Valley, a group of…
Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Teens Near Hebron
Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian teens, on Sunday, near Hebron in the southern West Bank, after they allegedly carried out a shooting and attempted stabbing. On Sunday morning,…
US singlehandedly blocks Palestine from full UN membership, $26 billion to Israel reaches House floor – Day 195
Outlier US says No to Palestinian statehood; Biden mulls massive arms sale to Israel; Dems vote to advance $26 billion for Israel to House floor; Israeli “limited” strike in Iran…
Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian Child in Tulkarem Camp
Israeli forces killed, on Friday, a Palestinian child in Tulkarem, in the northwestern part of the West Bank, and shot three Palestinians, including two children, near Nablus in the northern…
Israeli Army Kills a Palestinian in Nur Shams Camp
During the ongoing assault on the Nur Shams refugee camp, at least one Palestinian has been killed by Israeli forces east of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the West…
WAFA: Palestine Condemns US Veto Of Palestine’s UN Membership At UNSC
RAMALLAH, Thursday, April 18, 2024 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Presidency has strongly condemned the United States’ use of its veto power in the UN Security Council, effectively preventing Palestine from…
WAFA: Arab Group Calls SC Members To Accept Palestine’s UN Full Status
NEW YORK, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (WAFA) -The Arab Group has issued on Wednesday a statement in which it expressed its total support for Palestine’s UN full membership application, calling…
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, April 17
The Palestinian people in Palestine and the diaspora commemorate the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, April 17 of each year, after the day was adopted by the Palestinian National Council in the…
PJS: Israeli Army Abducted 100 Journalists Since October 7”
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) has confirmed that the Israeli army abducted at least 100 Palestinian journalists in occupied Palestine since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza…
Israel Demolishes Al-Arakib Bedouin Village For 224 Time
On Tuesday, the Israeli army, the police and the undercover soldiers invaded the Al-Arakib Bedouin village, in the Negev, and demolished it form the 224th time since 2010. Media sources…
Israeli Colonizers, Soldiers, Kill Three Palestinians, Injure Dozens, In West Bank
Comprehensive West Bank Violation Update: On Monday fanatic paramilitary Israeli colonizers and soldiers continued the pogroms and violations, killing three Palestinians, including a child, injuring many, and causing serious damage…
WAFA: Palestinian Detainee, Father Of Seven, Dies In Israeli Prison
QALQILIIA, Saturday, April 13, 2024 (WAFA) – A Palestinian father-of-seven died, Saturday evening, an Israeli detention center, , according to the Prisoners’ Affairs Commission (PAC) and the Palestine Prisoner’s Society…
Israeli Colonizers Burn a Home and a Vehicle, Near Nablus
Illegal Israeli colonizers burned a Palestinian-owned home and a vehicle, and stole three tents in Nablus and Jericho, in the northern and northeastern parts of the occupied West Bank. Before…
Israeli Army Abducts Five Palestinians in Jerusalem and Tubas
On Wednesday morning, Israeli forces abducted five Palestinians, including three children and a young man in occupied Jerusalem, and a young man near Tubas in the northeastern part of the…
WAFA: Army Invades Funeral Tent Of Slain Detainee Walid Daqqa
RAMALLAH, Monday, April 6, 2024 (WAFA) –Israeli police today raided the funeral tent of the slain Palestinian prisoner Waleed Daqqa and his family’s home in the city of Baqa al-Gharbiya…
Israeli Forces Shoot Five Palestinians, Including Two Children, in the West Bank
Israeli forces shot, on Friday and Saturday, five Palestinian citizens, including two children, in the governorates of Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah, and Hebron. On Saturday night, the army invaded the town…
Land Day commemorates land lost to Israeli confiscation
On Land Day, Palestinians control less of their land than ever; 400 Palestinians reportedly dead in hospital siege; US-Israel intel sharing may be contributing to civilian deaths in Gaza; Israel…
Human Rights Groups Call on International Court of Justice to Intervene
The following is a statement from the Israeli peace group Gush Shalom: In January, South Africa appealed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and charged Israel with state-led acts…
Israeli Army Abducts Ten Palestinians in the West Bank
Israeli forces abducted at least ten Palestinians, on Sunday, including two women, in various regions of the occupied West Bank. In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted, at dawn…
Land Day Commemorates Land Lost To Israeli Confiscation
On Land Day, Palestinians control less of their land than ever; 400 Palestinians reportedly dead in hospital siege; US-Israel intel sharing may be contributing to civilian deaths in Gaza; Israel…
Israeli Colonizers Assault Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank
On Sunday, Israeli colonizers assaulted several Palestinian citizens in various regions of the occupied West Bank. Illegal Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian-owned vehicles near the town of Madama, south of Nablus…