Category: West Bank

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers invaded areas near Doha town, west of Bethlehem, and the eastern entrance of the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city, leading to protests, before shooting…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded Ramallah city, in the central West Bank, and several surrounding areas, before abducting and injuring many Palestinians. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the Ein…

On Thursday, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Palestinian lands, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and installed mobile homes to expand an existing illegal colonialist outpost. The colonizers…

In a shoot-out on a busy highway east of Jerusalem, Israeli paramilitary colonizers killed three Palestinians in a shoot-out, in which eight Israelis were wounded. The gun battle took place…

One of the injured sheep. Masafer Yatta [February 21, 2024] International Solidarity Movement – On Tuesday, February 20th, armed illegal Israeli settlers attacked a shepherding family and their sheep near…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded a Palestinian stone and marble factory in Qarawat Bani Hassan town, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, and caused damage to its contents.…

Earlier on Wednesday morning, Palestinian Red Crescent medics located the body of a young man whom Israeli soldiers killed, and injured seven Palestinians in Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, in…

Israeli Human Rights group “Ir Amim” published a report regarding an Israeli plan to build more than 8400 segregated colonialist units for Israeli colonizers, including blueprints for four new colonies,…

The Palestinian Detainees Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said Israeli soldiers abducted, Tuesday, at least thirty-two Palestinians, including children, from several parts of the occupied West Bank. They…

Earlier Tuesday, Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Hanina town, north of the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and began the demolition of an 8-storey under-construction residential buildings. Media…

Late on Monday night until dawn hours Tuesday, many Israeli military vehicles invaded the city of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part, before the soldiers destroyed streets, shot…

On Monday at dawn, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Qabatia town, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes and…

On Sunday night, Israeli soldiers invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, north of the occupied Palestinian capital,  Jerusalem, and abducted a young man. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded the refugee…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers invaded Jalboun village, east of Jenin in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, and stormed a Palestinian home before turning it into a military post. The…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians, including a former political prisoner, in the Ramallah and Al-Biereh governorate, in the occupied West Bank’s central part. Media sources said the army…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers abducted many Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, during massive invasions and violent searches of homes and property. In Hebron, in the West…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and handed demolition orders targeting homes, a restaurant that includes a park. Mohammad Aziz,…

On Friday, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Kisan village, east of Bethlehem city in the occupied West Bank, and burnt a home, a car, and two barns. Mousa Obeyyat, the…

Israeli sources have confirmed that two Israelis were killed and four were injured, on Saturday, in a shooting attack in the southern part of the country before the Palestinian shooter…

TEL AVIV, Thursday, February 15, 2024 (WAFA) – The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, today passed a bill in its preliminary reading aimed at banning the operations of the UN Relief…

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On Wednesday night, several Palestinians were injured in the Al-Majaz village in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, after Israeli soldiers and a group…

Palestinian prisoners — nearly 7,000 of whom have been captured by Israeli troops since October 7th, 2023 — have presented evidence of widespread torture and starvation of the men, women…

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of Ramallah in the central West Bank, stormed and ransacked homes before abducting two Palestinians and confiscating cash. Eyewitnesses said several…

On Tuesday dawn, many Israeli soldiers invaded the Askar Al-Qadim refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, and assaulted a young man. Media sources said…

The second attack against the family in  24 hours: On Tuesday, a group of illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked a Palestinian family in Kisan village, east of Bethlehem, before stealing…

Earlier Tuesday, a group of illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers cut and uprooted dozens of trees on Palestinian lands in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s…

On Monday, illegal paramilitary colonizers attacked a Palestinian family in their residential van in the countryside of Tuqu’ village, east of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. The head of…

On Monday evening, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Palestinian lands in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, demolished two sheds, and a barn, and…

In the early hours of Monday, the people of the town of Battir, west of Bethlehem, carried the body of  Rami Rashid Al-Batha (35 years old) to his final resting…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded the Ar-Ram town, north of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, shot two young men, and abducted six Palestinians. Eyewitnesses said several…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded many areas in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron, searched homes, and abducted eight Palestinians, including siblings. Several military vehicles invaded Bani Neim…

Earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers shot a young Palestinian man and abducted several others, in the village of Tell, southwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. Several military…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) confirmed, Sunday, that the Israeli army exiled a Palestinian female journalist from the occupied West Bank to the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, after abducting…

On Monday dawn, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Ramallah city, in the central occupied West Bank, before the soldiers shot a young man with live fire in the leg. Media…

On Sunday morning, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian cars, northwest of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. Eyewitnesses said the colonizers gathered at the Bazaria village intersection…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man in Biddu village, northwest of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Medical sources have confirmed that the soldiers killed…

On Friday dawn, the army abducted seven Palestinians, including two former political prisoners, from their homes, and confiscated cash and cars, in the Ramallah governorate, in the occupied West Bank’s…

On Friday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Tulkarem city, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked many homes, and abducted four Palestinians, including one journalist. Media…

Late Thursday night, Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Furik town, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, and shot six Palestinians during ensuing protests. Media sources said several…

On Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers killed one Palestinian and injured another, at the Deir Sharaf military roadblock, west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. Eyewitnesses said the…

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said today that the number of administrative detainees in Israeli occupation prisons reached 3,484 at the end of…

On Wednesday dawn, a large number of Israeli military vehicles invaded Jenin city, before the soldiers stormed and searched homes and buildings, and deployed drones and sharpshooters, while military bulldozers…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Tammoun town, southeast of Tubas in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part, and shot two young Palestinian men. Media sources said several army vehicles,…

On Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers invaded several parts of the occupied West Bank, leading to protests, and abducted a young man. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the Al-Khader…

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers invaded Noweima village, north of Jericho in the northeastern West Bank, and demolished a Palestinian home. Media sources said several military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded the…

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA): The Ministry of Education said that 4,895 students were killed and 8,514 were injured since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the…

On Monday, illegal Israeli colonizers burnt an agricultural room and destroyed another in Jenin and Salfit, in the northern and central parts of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said…

At least 135 cases of Israeli crimes against journalists in Palestine were recorded in January – Journalists Syndicate – WAFA News RAMALLAH, Monday, /February 5, 2024 (WAFA) – At least…

RAMALLAH, Monday, February 5, 2024 (WAFA) – At least 135 crimes, assaults and violations committed by the Israeli occupation against journalism in Palestine were recorded in January, the foremost of…

Late Sunday and earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital Jerusalem, injured and abducted many Palestinians, including former political prisoners…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian in Tubas, in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part. Media sources said several military jeeps, and an armored bulldozer, invaded the city,…

Yesterday I received an email from a friend referring to the alleged atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th. My hackles rose. I felt unreasonably annoyed. When I had more time…

On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Kafr Jammal town, south of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank’s northwest part, and shot a young man in the chest. Media sources said…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers and paramilitary colonizers invaded and ransacked homes and property in several parts of the occupied West Bank, causing serious damage, before the army abducted several Palestinians.…

On Saturday, two young Palestinian men were transferred to a hospital in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, after the army detained and tortured them for several hours.…

On Saturday, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian shepherds in the Arab Al-Mleihat area, northwest of Jericho, in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part. Hasan Al-Mleihat, the coordinator of the…

On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers confiscated a Palestinian car, northeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers at the container military roadblock, northeast of Bethlehem,…

On Friday, Israeli soldiers shot a young man near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, and abducted a young man after opening fire at his car in Hebron,…

On Friday, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers infiltrated the Sawiya village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and burnt a Palestinian car. Local sources said several paramilitary colonizers…

On Friday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted elven Palestinians during invasions and violent searches of homes near Qalqilia, in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part. Media sources said the soldiers invaded…

On Thursday dawn, illegal Israeli colonizers uprooted 450 olive and almond saplings in Deir Sharaf village, west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. Ghazi Antari, a local…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in Tarqoumia town, west of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Several armored military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded the Khallet…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including one woman, from their homes in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said several armored military vehicles invaded the…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, before abducting two siblings and their mother. Media sources said several Israeli military…

JERUSALEM, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 (WAFA) – A Palestinian resident of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukaber was forced to demolish his own home after receiving a demolition order…

Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured, Tuesday, a young Palestinian man shortly after his release from a detention facility. Media sources said the soldiers assaulted Ahmad Hasan Salah, in his thirties,…

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in the As-Samu town, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the small…

On Tuesday, the Israeli army invaded Nur Shams and Tulkarem city in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank before bulldozing and destroying streets and infrastructure, including electricity and…

On Monday, the Israeli army conducted massive invasions and violent searches of homes in various parts of the occupied West Bank, destroyed property and infrastructure, killed five Palestinians, including a…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded Tuqu town, southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and killed a Palestinian child. Media sources said several army vehicles invaded the Khirbet Ad-Deir…

Earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man and shot three others, one seriously, in Doura town, southwest of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Several Israeli…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian in the Al-Yamoun town, west of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. Media sources said several army vehicles invaded the…

On Sunday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Qabatia town, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, shot two Palestinians, and abducted two. Media sources said several army vehicles…

On Sunday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted two siblings in Betunia town, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part, and invaded several towns in the governorate. Media sources…

In the first few hours of Sunday, many Israeli military vehicles invaded Beita town, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted…

On Friday, the Israeli army delivered demolition orders targeting eleven structures in the Abu Nuwwar Bedouin community, east of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Residents of the…

On Friday dawn, Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire with Israeli soldiers who invaded Tubas in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded several neighborhoods…

On Thursday night, Israeli soldiers invaded Fahma village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, before assaulting and injuring four Palestinians, including one medic. Media sources said several…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted several Palestinians in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, leading to protests. Many military and police vehicles invaded Silwan town, south…

Various Palestinian committees that defend the rights of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons issued a joint report revealing that Israeli soldiers have abducted more than 6255 Palestinians from various…

NEW YORK, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 (WAFA) – The UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his appeal for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza as top diplomats debated on Tuesday the deepening…

On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man near a military roadblock east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern part. The Palestinian Health Ministry…

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 (WAFA) – A U.S.-based Palestinian rights organization prevailed when the Supreme Court refused to take up a lawsuit brought by the Jewish National Fund (JNF)…

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the Hebron governorate, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Media sources said several army…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded various parts of the occupied West Bank, stormed and ransacked dozens of homes, and abducted many Palestinians, in addition to shooting and assaulting several Palestinians,…

Updated: On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least nineteen Palestinians, including siblings, and injured two, including an elderly man, from several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Tulkarem,…

On Sunday evening, a Palestinian was forced to demolish his home in the az-Za’ayyem Palestinian town, east of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, to avoid high fines…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted many Palestinians, including siblings, a father and his son, and former political prisoners, and injured several others in many parts of the occupied West Bank;…

On Sunday, many illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian shepherds and killed sheep in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Media sources said the…

On Sunday night, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank’s southern part and shot a young man. Media sources said several army…

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Kafr Ein village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and shot a young man with live fire. Media sources said several…

On Thursday, a group of fanatic paramilitary Israeli colonizers brought their cows to graze on Palestinian lands, largely planted with olive trees, in Deir Ballout town, west of Salfit in…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Am’ari refugee camp east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part and shot eight Palestinians. The army also abducted a Palestinian…

On Thursday dawn, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Harmala village, southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and abducted eighteen Palestinians, including siblings. Media sources said the soldiers invaded,…

Just before midnight, Wednesday, an Israeli missile struck a home in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, killing nineteen Palestinians, including children. Media sources said the army…

On Wednesday, Day 103 of the ongoing Israeli war and ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed dozens of Palestinians and wounded hundreds in several parts…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinians in Tulkarem and the Tulkarem refugee camp in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank, injured many, including a medic, interrogated dozens…

Israeli colonizers injured, Wednesday noon, a Palestinian child in Einabus town, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics…