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RAMALLAH, Sunday, July 24, 2022 (WAFA) – Some 75 Palestinian detainees imprisoned by Israel started today an open hunger strike in solidary with the two striking administrative detainees Khalil Awawda…
Earlier Sunday, Israeli soldiers invaded Qabatia town, south of Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, shot a young man, and abducted three others. Media sources said…
On Friday, a young Palestinian man was seriously injured after an Israeli man repeatedly stabbed him with a knife while working in Haifa, the WAFA News Agency said. The Palestinian…
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers injured five Palestinians, including a child, in Kufur Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the Palestinians…
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers injured dozens of Palestinians abducted the mayor of the ath-Thaheriyya town and shot the deputy mayor south of Hebron in the southern part of the occupied…
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians from their homes in Ramallah and Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded Silwad town, east of the central West…
At least seventy-five Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel have decided to launch an open-ended hunger strike in solitary with two hunger-striking Administrative Detainees imprisoned by Israel without charges or…
On Friday night, many Israeli soldiers invaded Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, injured many, including children, and abducted one Palestinian. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In…
On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers injured many Palestinians in the Bab az-Zawiya area in the center of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Eyewitnesses said…
Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, six Palestinians during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Media sources said the soldiers shot six young…
On Friday, illegal Israeli colonizers cut Palestinian olive trees in an orchard in Tormos Ayya town, northeast of Ramallah, in the central West Bank. Media sources said the colonizers came…
On Friday, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian worker at the Tarqoumia military roadblock, west of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers…
On Thursday night, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians, including siblings, from their homes in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted…
On Friday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man from his home in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources…
On Thursday evening, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked several Palestinian homes in the Tal Romeida neighborhood in the center of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.…
On Thursday night, Israeli soldiers abducted two young Palestinian men in the occupied capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped a car in the Wadi al-Jouz…
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): (This weekly report covers 2 weeks due to ‘holidays) Violation of the right to life and bodily integrity: Eighteen Palestinians, including 3 children,…
HEBRON, Thursday, July 21, 2022 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers today set up a number of tents and wooden caravans on Palestinian-owned lands in the al Buwairah area, east of the…
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched homes, and abducted one Palestinian. Local sources said the soldiers abducted Maher…
On Thursday, illegal Israeli colonizers invaded the al-Jawaya area in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron city, in the southern West Bank, and attacked several Palestinian shepherds. Fuad al-‘Amour, the coordinator…
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five young Palestinian men, including a former political prisoner and siblings, and caused several injuries and damage to cars in Jenin in the northern…
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded several communities in the central West Bank governorate of Ramallah, stormed and ransacked homes before abducting seven Palestinians, including siblings, in addition to shooting…
BETHLEHEM, Thursday, July 21, 2022 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers Wednesday evening broke into Palestinian land close to Al-Lubban al-Gharbi village, west of Ramallah, to set up a new colonial settlement…
On Wednesday night, illegal Israeli colonizers invaded Palestinian lands east of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and installed tents to establish a new outpost…
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian and confiscated a bulldozer near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded In Tarqoumia town, northwest…
On Wednesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded Shu’fat refugee camp northeast of occupied Jerusalem, abducted a young Palestinian man, and stored shops. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the refugee…
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities southeast of Tubas, in the northeastern West Bank, and photographed structures. Abdullah Bisharat, the head of Atouf and ar-Ras al-Ahmar Village Council,…
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man from his home in Shu’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said several army jeeps…
On Wednesday morning, several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded the al-Jawaya area in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and demolished…
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded many areas across the occupied West Bank, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes, and abducted at least eight Palestinians, in addition to shooting…
Israeli soldiers closed two main junctions near Bethlehem and Salfit in the occupied West Bank, preventing the Palestinians from crossing. On Wednesday morning, the soldiers the main road leading to…
On Tuesday, Israeli sources said a man was moderately injured after a Palestinian reportedly stabbed him on a bus near Ramot, in occupied Jerusalem, and was rushed to a hospital…
On Tuesday, illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted and injured three Palestinians in Huwwara town, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Ahmad Jibril, the head of…
On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded several communities across the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked dozens of homes, and abducted at least fourteen Palestinians, including two fathers and their…
On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including a father and his son, from their homes in the al-Yamoun town, west Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied…
RAMALLAH, Tuesday, July 19, 2022 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation authorities have legalized the Mitzpe Dani settlement outpost built east of Ramallah and approved a plan to add 114 new…
WAFA – In their efforts to desiccate the Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley in a step to force them to leave the area, the Israeli Settlements Council today seized…
Earlier Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Anata town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem in the West Bank, and demolished several walls on privately-owned lands. Taha Refa’ey, the Mayor of Anata,…
On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers injured three Palestinians in Askar al-Jadeed refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the…
Dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked them when they rushed to their olive orchards to extinguish fire caused by illegal Israeli colonizers…
On Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian man after confiscating his truck in Khirbat Einoun village and handed several demolition orders in Khirbat Yizra, near Tubas in the northeastern West…
On Monday afternoon, several Israeli army jeeps invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and stormed homes. Media sources said the soldiers invaded…
In a meeting with a lawyer of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, hunger-striking detainee Raed Rayyan, held at the Ramla prison clinic, said he is facing several serious complications after 103…
On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians, including one woman, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded and violently…
On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers closed with sand barriers several main roads leading to three villages and towns near Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media…
On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians, including a former mayor, on Palestinian lands near Wadi Fukin village, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the…
On Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers abducted six Palestinians, including one woman, in occupied Jerusalem, and one Palestinian near Ramallah, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted two…
Updated: Earlier Sunday, Israeli soldiers shot four Palestinians and abducted two, including one of the wounded, in Tubas city, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources…
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers abducted two young Palestinian men from Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. The soldiers invaded the al-Manzala area in the town,…
Israeli soldiers injured, Saturday, six Palestinian workers after chasing their car, causing it to crash near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Rateb Jabour, the coordinator…
On Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers detained a Palestinian child after stopping her at a military roadblock near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied…
On Saturday morning, the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee reported that two detainees held by Israeli under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial are ongoing their hunger strike. It said…
On Friday, illegal Israeli colonizers released their cattle to graze on Palestinian farmlands in the al-Mleihat area west of Jericho, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. Hasan…
On Friday, Israeli soldiers injured many Palestinians in Beita and Beit Dajan, south and east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency…
On Friday, Israeli soldiers injured dozens of Palestinians during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. The Palestinians marched from the…
On Friday, a Palestinian farmer was injured after an illegal Israeli colonizer attacked him on his land in Shoufa village, east of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied…
On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers closed the main Jenin-Nablus Road near Silat ath-Thaher village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Media sources said the soldiers installed a…
GENEVA, July 14, 2022 (WAFA) – UN human rights experts today urged the Israeli occupation authorities to immediately release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian detained in Israeli prisons since he…
Two Palestinian detainees imprisoned by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders continue the hunger strikes, protesting their continued detention without charges or trial. Ra’ed Rayyan, 28, from Beit Duqqu town,…
QALQIIA, Thursday, July 14, 2022 (WAFA) – The Bethlehem-based Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ) said today that the Israeli occupation authorities recently approved a plan to seize 6,006 dunums of Palestinian…
On Thursday, illegal Israeli colonizers invaded a Palestinian orchard near the northern West Bank city of Nablus and uprooted at least four hundred olive saplings. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official…
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians, including two children, in Fasayel village, north of Jericho in the northeastern West Bank. The Jericho office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society…
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported that two detainees held by Israel under the illegal, arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial are ongoing their hunger strikes. The Committee…
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked several homes in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and installed roadblocks around the city and surrounding…
Early Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian worker near the illegal Annexation Wall, west of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers…
On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinians near Nablus and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. Montaser Sammour, the head of the Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society…
On Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Isawiya town, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, leading to protests. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said several army…
RAMALLAH, Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed this night a statement issued earlier on Tuesday by nine European Union countries rejecting…
On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian while trying to cross the Al-Karama Border terminal on his way to Jordan. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers abducted Hasan Abdul-Salam al-Oweiwi, 39, from…
Late on Monday night, Israeli soldiers abducted five young Palestinian men north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted the five young men while…
On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted two young Palestinian men in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers abducted a young man, Qussai Natsha, while walking near…
On Monday, illegal Israeli colonizers cut at least 450 Palestinian trees in orchards near Turmus Ayya and al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, in the central West bank. Mohammad Alwan, the coordinator…
HEBRON, Monday, July 11, 2022 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces today suppressed a demonstration against Israel’s seizure of Palestinian lands in the town of Bani Naim, east of Hebron city,…
On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinian siblings after surrounding their home in Silwad town, east of Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources…
On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinian, including a teenage boy, and assaulted another in two separate incidents in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media…
Israeli soldiers abducted, Sunday dawn, five young Palestinian men from several parts of the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded Doura town, south of the southern West Bank city…
On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers injured several Palestinians after illegal Israeli colonizers attacked their homes, threw stones, and hurled insults at the locals in the city. Eyewitnesses said the colonizers…
GENEVA, Saturday, July 9, 2022 (WAFA) – In a letter sent to President Joe Biden on July 8th, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Ioan Sauca appealed for Biden’s attention…
Palestinian political prisoner Raed Rayyan, 27, held by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges, is continuing the hunger strike for the 95th day, while detainee Khalil Awawda, 40,…
On Saturday, the Israeli occupation authorities transferred the corpse of a Palestinian, killed by Israeli soldiers in January of this year, to his family for burial. The army handed the…
Early Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Sebastia town, northwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and fired gas bombs at Palestinian protesters. Mohammad Azem, the Mayor of Sebastia,…
On Friday night, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinians near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers stopped the two young men, Mohammad…
On Friday, Illegal Israeli colonizers attacked a nonviolent procession and assaulted a young Palestinian man in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem. In addition, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian in…
On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded the archeological area in Sebastia town, northwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and forced the Palestinians to leave. Media sources said…
On Friday, Israeli soldiers injured at least sixteen Palestinians during the weekly nonviolent processions against the illegal colonialist activities in Beita and Beit Dajan, east and south of the northern…
On Friday, Israeli soldiers abducted the secretary-general of the Fateh movement in Beit Hanina and Shu’fat, in occupied Jerusalem. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed at the Qalandia Terminal north…
JERUSALEM, Friday, July 8, 2022 (WAFA) – Palestinian attorneys Thursday foiled an attempt by Israeli settlers to “evict” Palestinian families from their houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh…
Al-Haq Human Rights Organization: During the 50th session of the Human Rights Council taking place from 13 June – 8 July 2022, Al-Haq, along with Palestinian Civil Society Organizations (‘CSOs’),…
RAMALLAH, Thursday, July 7, 2022 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation forces’ attack on the water spring of Duma village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and the…
JERUSALEM, Thursday, July 7, 2022 (WAFA) – Heads of Mission of the European Union and like-minded countries together with the United Nations today warned after visiting Masafer Yatta in the…
On Thursday, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked a Palestinian family in their home in the Birin area in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West…
Israeli invaded, Thursday, Nabi Samuel village, northwest of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, before demolishing a carwash facility and bulldozing lands. Media sources said the soldiers demolished a carwash…
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Zeita town, north of Tulkarem in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and abducted two siblings. Media sources said several army jeeps…
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers targeted many Palestinian homes with live fire during training in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Fuad al-Amour,…
On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted forty-three Palestinians, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including twenty-nine from Silwad town, east of Ramallah, and shot three,…
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man, and injured at least two young men in Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied…
On Wednesday dawn, many Israeli military vehicles invaded Tuqu’ town and the al-Walaja village near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes, and interrogated several Palestinians. Eyewitnesses said…
On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians in Silwan and near Qalandia Terminal, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers abducted Nasser Sha’ban from Silwan…
On Tuesday, an Israeli court released the Israeli colonialist settler who stabbed a Palestinian to death near Salfit, in the central West Bank, on June 21st. The army detained the…
On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers bulldozed and uprooted six Dunams of Palestinian lands in Ni’lin town, west of Ramallah, in the central West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers bulldozed and uprooted…