Army Demolishes A Barn, Tent Near Ramallah
Scores of Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, the al-Mogheer Palestinian village, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, demolished a barn and a tent belonging to a local villager, after…
Israeli Court Sentences A Child To Two Months
The Israeli Military Court in ‘Ofer prison sentenced, Wednesday, a young Palestinian child identified as Malak al-Khatib, 14 years of age, to two months imprisonment, and 6000 New Israeli Shekels…
Violence in Ni’lin Village: Repression, Tear Gas and Arrests
The soldiers surrounding Ni’lin did not wait; they began firing tear gas as soon as the villagers walked down into their olive groves. Those who had braved the cold, rainy…
Canadian Foreign Minister Met With Protests In Ramallah
Palestinian organizers of a protest in Ramallah tossed eggs and shoes at the convoy of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird on Sunday. Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Foreign Ministry…
Live Ammunition Used at Nabi Saleh Demonstration
For five years now, residents of Nabi Saleh have been denied access to their spring. A source of irrigation for their crops, as well as a place for recreation: al-Qaws…
Israeli government authorizes $18 million for 300 new units in Beit El settlement
The Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, along with Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, approved on Sunday the expansion of an Israeli colony located on stolen Palestinian land near Ramallah.The expansion of…
Israeli Army Imposes Curfew On Deir Nitham Village
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday, the village of Deir Nitham, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, imposed a curfew forcing the residents under house arrest, and launched…
US Diplomats Cars Attacked By Fanatic Israeli Settlers In The West Bank
A number of extremist Israeli settlers hurled stones at cars of an American diplomatic delegation who drove along with Israeli police vehicles to an area near the central West Bank…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Ramallah
At least eleven Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Friday at dawn, several areas south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and Betunia town, and kidnapped two Palestinians.Media sources in…
Israeli Settlers Destroy 5,000 Olive Saplings near Turmusayya
Jewish settlers have uprooted more than 5,000 olive tree saplings in lands east of the town of Turmusayya, north of Ramallah, in the central occupied West Bank, locals said Thursday.One…
Seven Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Tuesday evening, that a teen was shot and injured by a live Israeli army around, and six others were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets,…
Army Kidnaps 10 Palestinians Near Ramallah
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the town of Sinjel, north of the central West bank city of Ramallah and kidnapped ten Palestinians after breaking into their…
Ramallah-area Journalist Arrested by Palestinian Security Forces
Palestinian security forces, Sunday night, arrested a Palestinian journalist after raiding his home in the village of Kafr Ein, north of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.A statement issued…
Soldiers Demolish A Blacksmith Workshop Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, Dahiat al-Yasmeen area near the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and demolished a blacksmith workshop.Resident Mahdi al-Khatib said military bulldozers…
Scores Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of residents have been injured after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest in Tormus Ayya town, north of the central West Bank city…
Over 30 Palestinians Injured in Qalandia Funeral Procession
Over 10,000 people, on Tuesday afternoon, participated in the funeral procession of 21-year-old Mahmoud Abdullah ‘Adwan who was killed just hours earlier during an Israeli raid on the Qalandia refugee…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Qalandia
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the Qalandia refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, shot and killed a young Palestinian man with a live round…
19 Palestinians Injured Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that at 19 residents have been injured, on Thursday evening, while dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place in…
Thousands Attend Funeral Of Murdered Minister Abu Ein
Thousands of Palestinians, government officials and President Mahmoud Abbas, attended on Thursday afternoon, the funeral ceremony of Palestinian Minister Ziad Abu ‘Ein, who was murdered Wednesday by an Israeli soldier…
Jerusalem Legislator Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison
The Jerusalemite Prisoners Committee said, Thursday, that an Israeli court sentenced 64-year-old exiled Jerusalemite lawmaker Mohammed Abu Teir to 25 months in Ofer prison. According to WAFA correspondence, Abu Teir…
After Army Killed Minister Abu Ein, Palestine Demands International Protection
Following the death of Minister Zia Abu Ein, who was violently assaulted by Israeli soldiers during a nonviolent activity near Ramallah, Permanent Palestinian Observer at the UN Riyad Mansour, demanded…
PA Official Killed by Israeli Soldiers
The head of the Palestinian Authority committee against the separation wall and settlements has died after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers in a village near Ramallah.55-year-old Ziad Abu Ein died…
Army Confiscates 321 Dunams Of Palestinians Lands In Ramallah
In what seems to be an attempt to nullify a ruling by the Israeli High Court, allowing the Palestinians to use bypass road #443, Israel decided to illegally expropriate 321…
More Palestinian Protesters Shot with .22 Live Ammunition
Israeli soldiers invaded Nabi Saleh during the Palestinian village’s weekly Friday demonstration and shot one young Palestinian in the leg with .22 caliber live ammunition. The soldiers also fired tear…
One Seriously, Fourteen Palestinians Injured In Ramallah
Medical sources have reported, Friday, that at least fourteen Palestinians have been injured by Israeli army fire, in several areas in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, and that…
Army Confiscates Dozens Of Dunams Of Palestinian Lands Near Ramallah
The Israeli army issued an order illegally confiscating dozens of Dunams of Palestinian agricultural lands, belonging to residents of Rantis village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Head…
International Solidarity Conference in Ramallah Disrupted by Israeli Bureaucracy
The official launching of the International Conference of Local Authorities in Solidarity with the Palestinian People took place on Friday, gathering more than a hundred International, Arab and Islamic key…
Infant Hurt By Israeli Gas Bombs Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that an infant, three months of age, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after dozens of soldiers invaded Beit Leqia village, west of the…
Settlers Attempt To Burn Home Near Ramallah
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded, on Wednesday evening, the village of al-Mogheer, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and attempted to burn a home.Eyewitnesses said…
Palestinian Seriously Wounded By Settlers Fire Near Ramallah
Medical sources have reported, Tuesday, that a Palestinian teen was shot, and moderately injured by a live round, fired by an Israeli settler near Beiteen village, east of the central…
Several Palestinians Injured In Bil’in
Dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Abdullah Abu Rahma,…
Photographer Injured, Dozens Teargassed at Bil’in Weekly Demonstration
Palestinian photographer Haitham al Khateeb was injured by a tear gas canister in his leg, Friday, while dozens of participants suffered from teargas inhalation at the Bil’in weekly demonstration, near…
Five Injured, Three Kidnapped, In Silwad Near Ramallah
Five Palestinians have been injured, on Friday evening, and three others kidnapped by Israeli soldiers who invaded Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Dozens of…
Settlers Invade Village Near Ramallah, Four Palestinian Injured
Four Palestinians have been shot and injured by Israeli settlers’ fire after a group of fanatic settlers invaded Deir Nitham village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Local…
Settlers Burn A Mosque Near Ramallah
A number of fanatic Israeli settlers infiltrated, on Wednesday at dawn, into the al-Mogheer village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, set its mosque on fire, and wrote…
Friends of Orwa Hammad, 14-year old killed by Israel
he recent escalation in Jerusalem follows the killing of a fourteen year old boy, Orwa Hammad, by Israeli forces in the West Bank.Orwa was a Palestinian-American who grew up spending…
ISM Activist Shot in the Head with Rubber-coated Steel Bullet
Today, during a protest at Qalandia checkpoint, an Italian ISM volunteer was shot in the head with a rubber-coated steel bullet. The injury is just two centimetres above her left…
Clashes Following Funeral of Orwa Hammad
Yesterday, a funeral was held for 14-year-old Orwa Abdul-Wahab Hammad, shot dead by the Israeli military on Friday, in Silwad town, close to Ramallah. 27th October 2014 | International Solidarity…
Human Chain links between the Presidential Office and PLC building in protest of internal fighting
Organized by the Palestinian Farmers Association, a human chain was created in Ramallah on Saturday midday reaching from the Presidential Office to the Palestinian Legislative Council building. Organized by the…
Funeral Of Slain Teen Held In Ramallah
Thousands of Palestinians marched in the burial ceremony of slain teen, ‘Orwa Abdul-Wahab Hammad, who was shot and killed, on Friday, by Israeli army fire in Silwad town, east of…
Palestinian-American Teen Executed By Israeli Soldiers
(Televised report by Ali Dar Ali, Palestine TV) His father is in the United States; his mother in Jordan, and he is a martyr bleeding on Palestine’s soil. ‘Orwa Abdul-Wahab…
Seven, including A Child, Injured By Army Live Fire Near Ramallah
Medical sources have reported, on Friday evening, that six young Palestinians, and a 10-year-old child, were shot by live rounds, fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes near the ‘Ofer Israeli…
Another Palestinian Teen Killed by Israeli Forces near Ramallah
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during clashes, late on Friday, in the village of Silwad, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.Medical sources said that ‘Arwa Abdul-Wahab…
Homes Raided West of Ramallah, TV Cameraman Assaulted
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, raided a number of Palestinian houses in the village of Budrus, to the west of Ramallah, under the pretext of collecting ‘static data’.Al Ray Palestinian Media…
TV Report On Palestinian Child Rammed To Death By A Settler’s Car
Ali Dar Ali – Palestine TV – Enas Dar Khalil did not want to wake up that day to go to school, but she had no idea what was awaiting…
Palestinian Child Dies of Wounds Inflicted by Settler Car
5-year-old Einas Khalil, who was struck by an Israeli settler vehicle, earlier on Sunday, has succumbed to her wounds, according to medics.The girl died after being hit by a car…
Palestinian Child Killed by Israeli Army Gunfire near Ramallah
Palestinian sources announced, on Thursday night, that a Palestinian boy died of wounds he sustained during clashes at the village of Beit Liqia, near the central west Bank city of…
Palestinian Kidnapped In Ramallah
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Thursday a Palestinian man at a roadblock near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The army also closed two main roadblocks near the northern West…
New Details Emerge on Palestinian Prisoner Who Was Beaten to Death by Israeli Guards
The cellmate of 37-year-old Raed Abdul-Salaam al-Ja’bari, who died on September 9th while in Israeli custody, has spoken out about Raed’s death, telling a lawyer that Israeli prison guards took…
At least Ten Injured, One Seriously, Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that ten Palestinians were injured, one seriously, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.The…
Palestinian Killed By Israeli Army Fire In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the al-Am’ari refugee camp, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, shot and killed a young Palestinian man, and wounded several others.Medical…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Children Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers, kidnapped on Monday evening two children, only seven and eight years of age, while playing in front of their family homes, in Silwad town, east of the Central…
Israel Announces Bids For The Construction Of Settlement Units Near Ramallah
The Israeli government announced, Thursday, bids for the construction of 283 units in an illegal settlement, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.The “Civil Administration Office’, run by…
Four Palestinians Abducted Before Dawn by Israeli Forces in the West Bank
Two brothers were abducted from their home in a village near Ramallah, and two other men were taken into custody by Israeli troops at the Qalandia checkpoint overnight.The brothers were…
Palestinian Legislator To Challenge Illegal Deportation Order
Member of the political bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Khalida Jarrar, stated that she received a military order from the Israeli army ordering her…
Army Demolishes Bedouin Structures Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday, several Palestinian Bedouin communities east of the Taybeh village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and the Mikhmas nearby village, and demolished…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources reported, Friday, that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli army fire near the Psagot illegitimate Israeli settlement, built on Palestinian lands belonging to…
Palestinian Killed Near Ramallah
Palestinian Medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed by an Israeli settler, at the entrance of ar-Ram town, south of the central West Bank…
Israeli Forces Shoot 20-year-old With Live Ammunition During Ni’lin Demonstration
Today, at the weekly demonstration in the village of Ni’lin, near Ramallah, the Israeli military shot live ammunition at protesters.18th July 2014 | ISM, Ramallah | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine Palestinians,…
14 Palestinians Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that 14 Palestinians have been shot and wounded by Israeli army fire in different villages and towns, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah,…
Families Injured After Army Targets Their Homes With Gas Bombs In Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians, including children, have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs at their homes…
Deir Nitham Residents Foil Settlers’ Invasion
On Monday at dawn, residents of Deir Nitham village, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, managed to prevent dozens of fanatic Israeli settlers from invading their village, after…
Journalist Kidnapped Near Ramallah
A Palestinian journalist has been kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, after dozens of Israeli soldiers stored her home in Um ash-Sharayet area, in al-Biereh town, near the central West Bank…
Settlers Throw Gas Bomb At Palestinian Car, Injure Two Palestinians
[June 24 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians were wounded after a number of settlers chased their car and threw a gas bomb at it, near the…
Settlers Attack Funeral Of Slain Palestinian In Ramallah
Sunday evening, June 22 2014: A number of fanatic Israeli settlers attacked the funeral of a Palestinian, killed by the Israeli army in al-Biereh, near the central West Bank city…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Ramallah
[Sunday at dawn, June 22, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot, and killed, by Israeli military fire, in the central West Bank city…
Ten Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
[Saturday, June 21, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that at least ten young Palestinians were injured, after dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Biereh city, near the central West Bank…
Palestinian Seriously Injured By Army Fire In Qalandia Refugee Camp
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot and seriously injured, by Israeli army fire, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem.The sources…
Soldiers Demolish Home Of Hamas Leader Near Ramallah
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Friday at dawn [June 20 2014] the ‘Aroura village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and demolished the home of Hamas…
Soldiers Invade Birzeit University, Near Ramallah
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday night, after midnight, Birzeit University near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after surrounding it from all sides, and imposing a strict…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire Near Ramallah
[Monday At Dawn, June 16, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was killed by Israeli army fire after soldiers invaded the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, north of…
Army Invades Ramallah
On Sunday evening [June 15, 2014] Dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the nearby towns of al-Biereh and Betunia, and clashed with dozens…
Hunger Strike: Hamdallah Renews Calls for International Support
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, on Thursday, called upon the international community to exert serious and considerable pressure on Israel to release the administrative prisoners who have been on hunger…
Hamdallah: “We Will Investigate Attacks On Reporters”
[Friday, June 13, 2014] Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah, stated that the Palestinian Authority intends to investigate Wednesday’s attack carried out by Palestinian security officers against Palestinian reporters, and residents,…
Shots Fired At The Ofer Israeli Prison
Ramallah, Occupied Palestine, June 13 2014 – Media sources in the central West Bank city of Ramallah have reported that Palestinian fighters fired toward a number of soldiers, stationed in…
Soldiers Attack Palestinians Holding Mock Soccer Match In front Of Ofer Prison
[Wednesday, June 11, 2014] Nonviolent Palestinian activists held a mock soccer match in front of the Ofer Prison, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, to express solidarity with…
VIDEO: Palestinians In Silwad Kick Soldiers Out Of Local Home
[Saturday, June 7, 2014] Several residents of Silwad town, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, managed to force Israeli soldiers out of a Palestinian home that the army…
Several Palestinians Injured, Teen Kidnapped, Near Ramallah
Farmland Burnt By Israeli Fire Near Bethlehem [Friday At Noon, June 6, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and one…
Israeli Authorities Reject Permission for 3 Palestinian Ministries’ Participation in Oath Ceremony
According to Israeli sources, Israeli officials have rejected the Palestinian Authority’s request for permission that three Palestinian ministers from Gaza be allowed to participate in tomorrow’s constitutional oath ceremony in…
Israeli Soldiers Raid al-Ayam Newspaper Offices
Israeli soldiers raided the offices of al-Ayam Palestinian newspaper in Ramallah, managers said, where they rummaged through the contents of the building and ordered them to stop printing three Hamas…
Al-Hamdallah: “No Peace Agreement, Or Truce, Without Releasing All Detainees”
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami al-Hamdallah, stated there can be no peace with Israel, or even a truce, without the release of all Palestinian political prisoners held…
Palestinian Injured After Settlers Hurl Stones At His Car
A number of militant Israeli settlers hurled stones, on Monday, May 19, 2014, at a Palestinian car driving on the main road near Beitello village, near the central West Bank…
New Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Killing Two Teens in Unprovoked Attack Last Thursday
A newly-released surveillance video showing the killing of two teenage boys, age 16 and 17, by Israeli troops during a demonstration last week contradicts Israeli accounts of the incident.While the…
Two Killed, Several Wounded, Near Ramallah
[Thursday, May 15, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been killed and several others injured by Israeli army fire, after soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest near…
Settlers Uproot Dozens Of Olive Saplings Near Ramallah
[Monday, May 5, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers invaded a Palestinian olive orchard, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and uprooted more than 51 olive saplings. The…
Four Palestinian Villagers Attacked By Army Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Thursday [May 1, 2014] four Palestinians who were working in their farmlands near ‘Aboud village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Eyewitnesses said soldiers,…
Jordan and Palestine Sign Cooperation Protocol
On Monday, Minister of Local Government Sa’ed al-Kuni signed a protocol, in Ramallah, for mutual cooperation in local government and municipal affairs with the Jordanian Minister of Municipal Affairs Waleed…
Israel Rejects Abbas’ Conditions for Extending Talks
President Mahmoud Abbas said, Tuesday, that he would extend faltering peace talks with Israel only if it agreed to conditions, including a settlement freeze, which it promptly rejected.(AFP/Ma’an) Abbas listed…
Nabi Saleh Breaks The Military Siege
For three days, a small village in the West Bank, Nabi Saleh, was subjected to a military siege imposed by the Israeli army as a form of collective punishment. Nabi…
Army Declares Nabi Saleh Village A Closed Military Zone
[Saturday, April 12, 2014] Israeli soldiers closed all entrances of the Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and declared the village a closed military zone;…
Palestinians Set New Conditions for Negotiations to Continue
The Palestinian Authority has set new conditions for agreeing to extend the peace talks with Israel after April, PA officials in Ramallah said Thursday.The Jerusalem Post reported that two of…
Including By Live Rounds, Dozens Injured As Army Attacks Nonviolent Protesters Near Ofer Prison
[Friday, April 4, 2014] As Hundreds of Palestinians fathered near the Ofer Israeli detention facility, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, demanding the release of Palestinian detainees and…
PA Security Arrests Around 100 Members of Hizb Al-Tahrir
The Palestinian Authority security forces raided a meeting of Hizb Al-Tahrir (Liberation Party) inside the Jamal Abdul-Naser Mosque in Al-Bireh, a Palestinian city near Ramallah, Saturday evening. According to Palestinian…
Ashrawi Calls on US to Stand Up for International Law
PLO Executive Committee member, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, called the U.S. to stand up for international law, and to have the political will to curb Israeli violations of international and humanitarian…
Several Palestinians Injured In Ramallah Clashes
[Tuesday Evening, March 18, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that several Palestinians have been injured during clashes which took place with Israeli soldiers near the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, north of…
Video: Israeli Soldier Interrogates Palestinian Boy at Gunpoint
Israeli Haaretz newspaper unveiled, Thursday morning, that an Israeli soldier pointed his gun at a handcuffed Palestinian boy, during an investigation after arresting him in Nabi Saleh village, near the…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire Near Ramallah
[Monday, March 10, 2014] Hours after Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian at the al-Karama Crossing, between Jordan and occupied Palestine, the army shot and killed a Palestinian civilian…
Three Injured After Being Attacked By Israeli Settlers
[Thursday Morning, March 6, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians were injured after being assaulted by Israeli settlers in the al-Mogheer village, north of the central West…
Elderly Man Run Over and Killed by Israeli Settler
Saleh Mlihat, 70, was killed on Sunday, after being run over by an Israeli colonial settler, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.Mosa Mlihat said that his father was run…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire Near Ramallah
[Thursday, February 27, 2014] Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man after surrounding a home and firing shells at the property, in Birzeit town, north of the central West…