West Bank’s Day of Rage
Tens of Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers Tuesday in protests against Israel’s attacks on al Aqsa and in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners.The Palestinian political and Islamic…
Many Children Injured In Hebron, One Palestinian Kidnapped In Surif
Palestinian medical sources in the southern West Bank city of Hebron have reported, Wednesday, that scores of children suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place…
At Least 18 Injured in West Bank Clashes
Some 18 Palestinians were injured on Tuesday, as Israeli forces suppressed demonstrations across the occupied West Bank in support of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.Twelve Palestinians were injured as Israeli forces suppressed…
Many Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Bethlehem, Teen Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, on Sunday evening, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem. Soldiers also kidnapped a teen in Jerusalem.The…
Soldiers Assault AFP Crew at West Bank Demonstration
Two AFP journalists were assaulted Friday by Israeli soldiers who destroyed and seized their equipment in the occupied West Bank, after the funeral of a Palestinian killed by the army.A…
Three Injured By Army Fire Near Bethlehem, Soldiers Attack Journalists In Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Friday evening, that three Palestinians were injured by live Israeli army fire in Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, while many residents suffered the effects…
Clashes as Thousands March in Khatatbeh’s Funeral
Thousands of Palestinians marched in the funeral of Ahmad Izzat Khatatbeh, 25, who died on Thursday from wounds sustained by Israeli forces at the Beit Furik checkpoint, in the occupied…
Palestinian Dies from Injuries Caused by Israeli Fire
A Palestinian shot and critically injured by Israeli forces, at a military roadblock in eastern Nablus, in northern West Bank, last week, has died from his wounds on Thursday, medics…
Extremist Settler Kills 40 Lambs
An Israeli settler ran over 40 lambs in the eastern part of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Tuesday evening.Owner Ayesh al-Da’ajneh said that one of his sons was…
Police Deployed across Jerusalem for Holidays, Soldier Injured in Nablus Clashes
Israeli police said Monday that thousands of officers would be deployed in occupied East Jerusalem ahead of the Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha holidays after three days of clashes rocked…
Hebraizing Street Names across Jerusalem Approved, Pro Al Aqsa Rallies Suppressed across West Bank
The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem approved, last Sunday night, a decision to replace the original names of several streets and districts in and outside Jerusalem’s Old City with ‘Hebrew’…
B’Tselem on the Legal Impact of Using Five Fire Against Stone-throwers
The approval of authorizing the use of live fire against stone-throwers in occupied East Jerusalem, rather than restoring order to the city, would exacerbate the cycle of violence with lethal…
Stores Demolished Northwest of Jerusalem, Women Assaulted Near Hebron
According to local sources, Israeli forces demolished five Palestinian-owned stores in the town of Hezma, just northeast of Jerusalem, on Sunday. Soldiers also reportedly assaulted two young Palestinian women during…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped in Jenin And Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the West Bank districts of Jenin and Ramallah, searched homes and kidnapped four in Jenin, and two in Ramallah.…
Settler Violence Escalates in the Vicinity of Kiryat Arba Illegal Settlement
The children of the Jabari family in Jabari neighbourhood of al-Khalil are singing along to a Palestinian children’s television show. It is a sunny Saturday morning but in the small…
14-year-old Boy Shot and Injured in Kafr Qaddoum
Israeli forces shot and injured a 14-year-old Palestinian boy with live fire, Saturday, during a protest in the village of Kafr Qaddoum in the northern occupied West Bank district of…
Three Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem, Six Kidnapped in Bethlehem and Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Friday evening, three Palestinians, and kidnapped one of the wounded, at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Many Palestinians have…
600,000 Settlers Living in Occupied West Bank, Half in Jerusalem
About 600 thousand settlers live in the West Bank and half of them are in Jerusalem district, said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) in a Thursday press release.WAFA…
The Intifada of Jerusalem?
Life is becoming untenable for Palestinians in Jerusalem.The strategy of Teddy Kollek, the infamous mayor of Jerusalem following Israel’s 1967 occupation and subsequent annexation of Jerusalem, was grounded on three…
Soldiers Kidnap Five Palestinians In The West Bank
At least five Palestinians have been kidnapped, earlier Wednesday, after Israeli soldiers invaded various villages and towns in different parts of the occupied West Bank.Media sources in Hebron, in the…
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian In Hebron, Searches Homes
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, the town of Doura, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched several homes and kidnapped one Palestinians. Palestine TV reporter injured…
Four Palestinians Kidnapped, One Injured, In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the West Bank districts Jenin and Jericho, kidnapped four Palestinians, and injured at least one.Media sources in the northern West Bank city of…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In The West Bank
Media sources in Jerusalem have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, one Palestinian in Jabal al-Mokabber village. Soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian from Bethlehem while heading to Jordan,…
Army Kidnaps Nine Palestinians In The West Bank, Uproot Farmlands
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, nine Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during military invasions targeting various Palestinian communities, and uprooted agricultural lands near Hebron.…
Army Kidnaps 13 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped thirteen Palestinians after storming their homes, and violently searching them. Media sources in Jerusalem…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinian Women
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped two Palestinian women, one from her home near Ramallah, and another while visiting her brother, held by Israel in the Nafha Israeli prison.Media sources have reported…
SodaStream to Shut Down West Bank Factory
SodaStream announced, today, that it will finalize the closure of its West Bank factory in two weeks.SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum commented, earlier, that the boycott only had a “marginal” effect…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians, Assaults Three Workers
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Sunday, a young Palestinian man in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, one near Jerusalem, and two others Hebron, and attacked three workers from Hebron,…
Soldiers Kidnap Seven Palestinians In The West Bank
On Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped at least seven Palestinians. Israeli fanatics destroy the main power…
Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Tuesday, at least nine Palestinians in different districts of the occupied West Bank, during various military invasions, and searches of homes.Media spokesperson of the Popular…
Army Summons Five Palestinians From Jenin, Demolish Structures Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, the villages of Rommana and Zabbouba, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, stormed homes and searched them, and handed five Palestinians…
Soldiers Kidnap Five Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, three young Palestinian men in the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, one Palestinian in the Old City…
Including A Child, Three Palestinians Kidnapped In Ramallah And Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the town of Silwad, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, kidnapped a child, and held his 10-year-old brother in the…
Several Shot and Injured in West Bank Clashes
A number of Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli soldiers, with both rubber-coated metal bullets and live ammunition, in clashes which broke out between Friday and Saturday, across the…
Dozens of Protesters Shot and Injured across West Bank
A Palestinian journalist was shot and injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet, while another was abducted during clashes which erupted, in Ramallah’s village of Bil’in, between Palestinian locals and the…
West Bank: 32 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Forces
Israeli forces kidnapped, on Wednesday, 32 Palestinians citizens in several cities and villages across the occupied West Bank.Families reported that forces took six Palestinians in Nablus, three in Bethlehem, two…
Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded several communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped nine Palestinians, including three teenagers. Soldiers also attacked and wounded a Palestinian on a roadblock in the northern…
8 Palestinians Kidnapped from Jerusalem, Hebron Districts
Israeli forces overnight abducted at least eight Palestinians, including at least five minors, from Jerusalem and Hebron districts, according to reports by media and security sources.WAFA correspondence reports that six…
Two Ex-Detainees Kidnapped by Israeli Forces, Three Summoned for Interrogation
Israeli forces, Sunday, abducted two Palestinian ex-detainees from the Hebron area, as well as summoned three other Palestinians to appear before the Israeli intelligence, according to reports by local and…
Demonstrators to Protest Jaffa Settlement Plan
Organizations and activist groups in Jaffa are set to stage, on Sunday, a mass demonstration in protest of a new settlement plan recently declared for the city. The plan will…
Soldiers and Settlers Assault Palestinians, Dozens Injured
Israeli settlers, on Saturday, attacked citizens of Qasra village, to the south of Nablus, where dozens of Palestinians were either injured or suffocated by teargas.Settlers were accompanied by Israeli soldiers…
Extremist Settlers Attack Farmers in Nablus, Soldiers Search Hebron Homes
Israeli settlers attacked, on Saturday, Palestinian farmers in the village of Qasra, to the south of Nablus, whereas the Israeli army raided and searched several Palestinian homes, setting up military…
Within 9 Days, Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinian Civilians At Military Checkpoints
Israeli forces stationed at military checkpoints have used excessive lethal force against Palestinian civilians. During the past few days, Israeli forces have killed 3 Palestinian civilians in similar circumstances which…
Israeli Troops Kidnap 18 Palestinians, Including 3 Children, Overnight
Israeli occupation forces abducted, overnight Thursday, 18 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.Families reported, according to Days of Palestine, that large numbers of Israeli soldiers stormed homes, taking two Palestinians…
Family Home, Agricultural Facility Demolished in Tubas
Israeli forces accompanied with bulldozers, on Thursday morning, demolished homes and agricultural facilities at the Oyoun area, in the city of Tubas, northern West Bank.PNN security sources in Tubas said…
Structures Demolished in Jerusalem and Ramallah
Israeli authorities demolished, on Wednesday, two residential units in Jerusalem and Ramallah, as well as notified to demolish the house of a prisoner in Hebron, according to local and media…
10 Palestinians Kidnapped from West Bank Districts
Israeli forces, early Wednesday, abducted 10 Palestinians from West Bank districts, according to reports by security sources and an activist.WAFA reports that forces raided al-‘Eizariya town, to the east of…
Israeli Forces Kidnap 5 Palestinians, Seize Tractor
At least five Palestinians were abducted by the Israeli military during predawn raids across the West Bank, over the past 24 hours. The army also seized a tractor belonging to…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap 12, Shoot 2 in the West Bank
Israeli forces abducted at least 12 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, overnight on Wednesday, according to local reports.Two of the Palestinians were taken in the Jordan Valley, two close…
Israeli Forces Kidnap 9 from West Bank Districts
Israeli forces abducted, early Wednesday, nine Palestinians and summoned another from West Bank districts, said security sources and an activist.WAFA correspondence stated that Israeli forces raided a Hebron city neighborhood,…
Mother of Ali Dawabsha’s Health Deteriorating, Possible Brain Death
The mother of the 18-month-old Palestinian boy who was killed in a recent arson attack on his home, by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, may have gone brain…
Israel Denies Water Access to More Palestinian Villages
During the hottest month of the year, the Israeli occupation has cut off water from three more Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank.The villages of Qarawat Bani Hassan, Biddya…
West Bank Refugees Block Roads in Protest of UNRWA Crisis
Palestinians in a number of refugee camps across the occupied West Bank, on Tuesday, reportedly closed main roads near the camps to protest a possible decision by the UN agency…
Extremist Settlers Set Fire to West Bank Park
Jewish Israeli settlers, at dawn on Tuesday, used molotov cocktails in an attempt to set fire to a public park in the northern West Bank village of Qaryut.Local Palestinian sources…
Israeli Forces Kidnap Six Palestinians, Demolish Palestinian Structures across West Bank
Israeli forces, early Monday, abducted six Palestinians and summoned another from West Bank districts, said security sources.According to WAFA correspondence, Israeli forces raided the Jenin city neighborhoods of Jabal Abu…
18 Palestinians Kidnapped from West Bank
Israeli occupation forces, Thursday, abducted at least 18 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.Days of Palestine sources said that a large number of Israeli forces stormed the village of Beit…
UPDATE: 10 Palestinians Kidnapped from West Bank Districts
Israeli forces, early Wednesday, abducted ten Palestinians, including at least a minor, from West Bank districts, said local security sources and Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).(Updated from: imemc.org/article/72526) WAFA correspondence reported…
Settler Violence on the Rise: Homes Stoned near Jenin, East Jerusalem Tagged with Racist Graffiti
Israeli Jewish settlers last night attacked Palestinian homes with stones as they provocatively approached the outskirts of Silat ad-Daher, some 20 kilometers to the south of Jenin in northern West…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped in West Bank, Hebron Home Demolished
Israeli forces abducted, early on Wednesday, at least six Palestinians in raids carried out in a number of districts north and central of the occupied West Bank, and demolished a…
Soldiers Re-demolish Dahmash Village Homes
Israeli occupation bulldozers, on Tuesday morning, tore down three homes in Dahmash town, near occupied Ramla, under the pretext of building without a permit.The homes are the property of the…
One Year in ICU for Burned Child’s Family
The Director of Tel Hashomer Hospital, where the family of toddler Ali Dawabsha receives treatment, on Monday, said the family needs one year in ICU after the elapse of the…
Army Kidnaps 17 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped seventeen Palestinians.Several Israeli…
Grandson of Meir Kahane arrested for role in ‘Jewish terrorist network’
As Israeli investigators released their findings that a right-wing Jewish terrorist network is gaining power throughout Israel and illegal West Bank settlements, they detained Meir Ettinger, the grandson of the…
Villagers Form Groups to Protect against Settler Attacks
Residents of the Palestinian village of Douma in the occupied West Bank are forming voluntary groups to guard against attacks by Israeli settlers, days after a deadly arson attack left…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped In Jericho And Ramallah, Jerusalem Man Injured
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, the West Bank districts of Jericho and Ramallah, searched homes and kidnapped two Palestinians. Soldiers also invaded a town near Qalqilia, while a man was injured…
Clashes Ensue over Beit El Property
On Wednesday afternoon, clashes erupted between Israeli forces and young Palestinians who entered the demolition site in the Beit El settlement, as it is originally private Palestinian property taken over…
Seven Palestinians, Including Four Children, Kidnapped in Jerusalem, Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Wednesday, five Palestinians, including two children in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and two children in occupied East Jerusalem. Media sources in Hebron said the…
Israeli Forces Fire on Thousands at Abu Latifa’s Funeral
Israeli soldiers have reportedly used live ammunition against thousands of Palestinians taking part in the West Bank funeral of a Palestinian teenager, injuring several people.(Press TV/Al Ray) Clashes between the…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Sunday, two Palestinians in Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and one near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. Clashes have also been reported when soldiers…
UN Coordinator Calls on Israel to Halt Susiya Demolition
This week, the United Nations’ Development & Humanitarian Coordinator for Palestine, Robert Piper, visited the village of Susiya to learn about the hardships and anxieties of the community under threat…
Israel Moves Forward with 1,065 Settlement Housing Units
Israel’s Civil Administration is advancing plans for the development of 1,065 housing units in eight different settlements throughout occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, a settlement watchdog announced on…
Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians In Hebron, One In Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Thursday, six Palestinians, including a father and his two sons, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and one in the northern West…
Soldiers Kidnap Twelve Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, various Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians, including an elderly woman. Army bulldozes an…
Israeli Settlers Demonstrate in West Bank
Dozens of settlers, yesterday evening, carried out two provocative marches near to Basajut settlement and Bet El settlement, northeast of Ramallah, and a third march near Shilo and Aili settlements,…
Israeli Forces, PA, Detain 6 Palestinians over West Bank Shooting
The Israeli army and Palestinian security forces have detained six Palestinian whom they describe as ‘Hamas operatives’ responsible for a shooting in the occupied West Bank, last month, that left…
Teen Kidnapped as Soldiers Attack Nabi Saleh Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped…
Four Family Members Kidnapped In Jerusalem, Two Palestinians In Bethlehem and Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the ath-Thoury neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped four family members. The army also…
Army kidnaps Six Palestinians In Hebron, One In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Bethlehem and the southern West Bank district of Hebron, broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped six Palestinians in Hebron, and one…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Hebron, Two In Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Sunday, four Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and two others near the northern West Bank district of Nablus.Local sources in Hebron…
Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, one Palestinian in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, two in Bethlehem, one in Jenin, and one in Jerusalem. Another Palestinian was…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron, One In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Wednesday, five Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, handed two others military warrants for interrogation, and also kidnapped one Palestinian in Bethlehem.Several…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Monday at night, eight Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah, after storming their homes and searching them.Several army vehicles invaded…
Journalists Targeted with Teargas by Israeli Soldiers
Israeli soldiers last Thursday targeted journalists working for Jordan’s Ro’ya TV with teargas while they were covering a peaceful Palestinian demonstration near Jaba, a village north of Jerusalem.According to WAFA…
Security Zones Being Used to Further Expand West Bank Settlements
Land confiscated from Palestinians for the purpose of security buffer zones around illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank is actually being utilized as ‘land reserves or for agriculture,’ according…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Bethlehem, Invade Ramallah Villages
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, two young Palestinians in Nahhalin village, west of Bethlehem, clashed with local youths and kidnapped two teenagers. Soldiers also installed roadblocks near Ramallah,…
PA Detains Over 100 Hamas Members in Arrest Campaign
Palestinian Authority security forces detained over 100 Hamas affiliates in the West Bank, overnight Thursday, an official from the Hamas movement said, Friday.According to Ma’an News Agency, Senior Hamas official…
Israeli Forces & Settlers Retaliate over West Bank Shooting
Israeli forces carried out multiple detention raids across the occupied West Bank, overnight Monday, after three Israeli settlers were injured in a shooting south of Nablus and an explosive device…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Monday, five Palestinians, including a child and a former political prisoner, in different parts if the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. The Israeli army claimed the child…
Army Kidnaps Four Children In Occupied Jerusalem, Two In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Saturday and on Sunday at dawn, at least four Palestinian children after the army invaded various neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem. Soldiers also kidnapped two…
Army Kidnaps Eight Palestinians, Searches Homes
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Wednesday at night and on Thursday at dawn, at least eight Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and clashed with dozens of…
WB/Jerusalem: Seven Minors Kidnapped by Army, Agricultural Structures near Bethlehem to be Removed
Israeli police last, night abducted seven Palestinian minors while they were leaving the al-Aqsa Mosque compound following Taraweeh (Ramadan night prayers), according to local sources.The children were identified as Noor-Eddin…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, two Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading the al-‘Isawiyya town leading to clashes with local youths. The army also kidnapped two Palestinians…
Seven Palestinians Kidnapped In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier Wednesday, at least seven Palestinians in various parts of the occupied West Bank, and Jerusalem, in numerous invasions targeting different communities.Media sources in Bethlehem have reported…
Army Kidnaps Eight Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, in addition to a woman and her son, while visiting her husband in the Eshil Israeli prison, and also kidnapped…
Journalism Student, Activist And Folk Dancer, Lina Khattab, Released
Israel released, Thursday, journalist, activist and folk dancer Lina Khattab, after holding her captive for six months. Her family, and hundreds of Palestinians, welcomed her at the Jabara roadblock, south…
Eight Palestinians Kidnapped In Jerusalem And Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday, three Palestinians in Beit Ummar, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and five teenagers, in the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem.…
Two Children Kidnapped In Jerusalem, One Teen In Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Wednesday, two Palestinian children in the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and an 18-year-old in the northern West Bank district of Nablus. Army also demolished a…
Detained PLC Head, Dr. Dweik, Released
Israel released, on Tuesday evening, the elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Dr. Aziz Dweik, after holding him captive for twelve months.The Change and Reform Bloc of Hamas…
Twelve Palestinians Kidnapped In The Occupied West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Monday at night and on Tuesday at dawn, several Palestinian villages and towns in different parts of the occupied West Bank, violently searched and ransacked…
Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, five Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, while another resident was kidnapped, on Sunday evening, near Bethlehem.Media sources in the…