Category: Holy sites

Jerusalem – June 12, 2026 – Archbishop Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, warned that the West Bank has effectively turned into “a large prison,” as illegal paramilitary Israeli…

Israeli occupation authorities continued their crackdown on Palestinian expression in occupied Jerusalem and across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, as an Israeli court sentenced Jerusalemite journalist Bayan Al‑Jo‘ba to…

On Friday, Israeli forces ordered the closure of the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. According to Hamam Abu Murkhiya, the acting director of the Al-Ibrahimi…

A video recorded days earlier near the Armenian Monastery in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem shows an Israeli colonizer desecrating the site, an act condemned by the Jerusalem Governorate…

Israeli paramilitary colonizer groups carried out multiple coordinated attacks across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, targeting Palestinian homes, infrastructure, agricultural areas, and religious sites in a continued escalation of…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers assaulted Palestinian worshippers and residents near the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Friday, while Israeli occupation forces abducted nine Palestinians from the Old City amid…

Vatican News – By Joseph Tulloch: Vatican News last spoke to Ihab Hassan in July 2025, as a wave of Israeli settler violence was engulfing Taybeh, the last entirely Christian village…

Decision Sparks Outrage Among Palestinian Christian Communities: In an emotional farewell scene, Catholic priest Father Louis Salman presided on Sunday over what became his final Mass in the city of…

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemned what it described as a “vicious and wicked assault” against a French nun in occupied Jerusalem last Tuesday, calling on Israeli authorities to ensure…

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) reported that Israeli authorities carried out 26 demolitions and abducted more than 250 Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem during April, in a month…

Mahmoud al‑Habbash, the Palestinian President’s Advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs and the Chief Islamic Justice of Palestine, condemned the Israeli occupation forces for abducting former Minister of Awqaf and…

Israeli occupation forces turned occupied Jerusalem, particularly the Bab al‑Amoud (Damascus Gate) area and the neighborhoods of the Old City, into a military zone on Saturday as Christian churches that…

The Palestinian Ministry of Education in Gaza reported that Israeli forces killed a third-grade student, Ritaj Abdul‑Rauf Reehan, 9, on Thursday while she was attending class inside a makeshift tent…

Nearly 3,000 Palestinian worshippers were able to perform the dawn prayer at the Al‑Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, marking the first large‑scale prayer gathering after 40 days of closure imposed by…

Attacks by armed Israeli soldiers and paramilitary colonizers against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank continued on Sunday, as the Israeli war against Iran and Lebanon entered its second month.…

Jerusalem: for the first time in centuries, Israeli authorities prevented Palestinian and international Christians Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Joint Press Statement Regarding Today’s Events…

Israeli occupation authorities prevented Palestinians from holding Friday prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, as the compound remains fully sealed for the fifth consecutive week. The closure, imposed…

Christian schools in occupied Jerusalem are warning that a new Israeli policy could jeopardize their ability to operate and undermine their long‑standing educational and religious mission. Administrators, church officials, and…

Jerusalem – Bishop William Shomali: The Latin Patriarchal Vicar in Jerusalem, warned that Christian communities across the occupied West Bank are experiencing a marked escalation in attacks by illegal paramilitary…

Archbishop Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, Jerusalem; March 21, 2026: They want a Jesus shaped by their own agendas and desires, while Jesus Christ came into this world…

Israeli occupation forces assaulted worshippers on Monday evening as they performed the evening and Tarawih prayers near Bab as‑Sahera in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said the dawn arson attack on the Mohammad Fayadh Mosque in Douma near Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, marks…

At dawn Thursday, a group of illegal Israeli colonizers set fire to a mosque in the village of Douma, southeast of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources…

In a statement, the Jerusalem Governorate warned of the dangerous incitement carried out by so-called extremist “Temple” organizations amid the continued closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque for ten consecutive days.…

Israeli forces intensified invasions, home break‑ins, abductions, and movement restrictions across the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, from Thursday evening through Friday, targeting children, worshippers in Al-Aqsa, and entire…

The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine strongly condemned the recent remarks made by the United States Ambassador to the occupying state, Mike Huckabee, in which he claimed…

Israeli illegal paramilitary colonizers attacked the Church of the Visitation on Thursday in the depopulated Palestinian village of Ein Karem in occupied Jerusalem, vandalizing the site and defacing nearby property.…

On Wednesday, Israeli forces killed a 20-year old Palestinian man east of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Wednesday marked the first day of Ramadan –…

Israeli occupation forces abducted Jerusalem activist Mohammad Abu al‑Hummus on Wednesday evening from the Bab Hutta area, one of the main gates leading to the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in the Old…

In the latest of Israel’s daily and nightly attacks on Palestinians throughout the West Bank, including in Jerusalem, Israeli forces seriously wounded a homeowner in Salfit, abducted the head of…

The Ibrahimi Mosque, one of the most ancient and revered holy sites in Islam, has had its municipal governorship taken over by the Israeli military, in direct violation of international…

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs has reported a series of alarming medical cases among prisoners held in Israel’s Ofer and Megiddo facilities, warning that systemic neglect continues…

By Dr. Jack Sara – Come And See: In his recent Christmas greeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke warmly of Christians in the Holy Land, portraying Israel as a unique…

IsraelPalestineNews – If Americans Knew: Instead of our usual news round-up, If Americans Knew today offers excerpts from a new document approved at an international conference in Bethlehem on November…

Christmas celebrations returned to the streets of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, for the first time in two years, as a traditional procession made its…

Reposted with permission from its author – Jack Sara: First Published on Come And See: A prophetic appeal to the 1000 pastors who visited Israel but ignored the Body of…

Jerusalem — Archbishop Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, December 8, 2025: Jerusalem has in recent days witnessed a deeply provocative incident that struck at the heart of Christian…

Bethlehem lit up its Christmas tree at the Church of the Nativity on Saturday, celebrating the season, while neighboring Gaza remains without public festivities of the new year due to…

On Wednesday morning, a young man was hospitalized with severe injuries after he was beaten by Israeli occupation soldiers in the town of Tammoun, south of Tubas. Medical sources reported…

Israeli forces shot a Palestinian woman and injured other citizens, on Saturday, after invading the town of Dura, southwest of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank. Occupation forces continued…

On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Palestinian rescue teams recovered the bodies of two slain Palestinians from beneath the rubble of a home previously bombed in Khan Younis, in the southern…

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres welcomed the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion reaffirming core obligations that, under international law, rest on Israel as the occupying power in the Occupied…

As the declared ceasefire now in its fifth day, Gaza continues to endure devastating loss. According to medical sources, nine Palestinians were pronounced dead at hospitals across the Strip between…

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates issued condemned on Tuesday the incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israel’s far-right Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir. The ministry denounced the…

On Tuesday, Israeli far-right, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led dozens of colonizers in a heavily guarded incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. The visit coincided with the…

On Monday, hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, on the final day of the Sukkot holiday. Media sources reported that between Monday morning and…

Hundreds of Israeli colonizers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday, under the protection of occupation police. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem (Silwanic) reported that 537…

The Jerusalem Governorate issued its quarterly report this week, finding that over the third quarter of 2025, from July through September, 6 Palestinians were killed, 216 abducted, and 116 Palestinian…

Israeli occupation authorities have imposed, Tuesday, a full closure on the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, barring Muslim worshippers from entering…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 90 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including at least 46 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at…

Jerusalem August 26th,2025: “In the path of righteousness there is life, in walking its path there is no death” (Proverbs 12,28).     A few weeks ago, the Israeli government announced…

On Monday, August 25th, day 689 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, and Day 182 since the Israeli resumption of the genocide, when Israel broke the mediated ceasefire…

Israeli troops and paramilitary settler colonizers continued their daily assault on Palestinian towns, villages and holy sites on Wednesday. This is in addition to the 100+ Palestinians killed in the…

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday continued their assault on Palestinian civilians throughout Jerusalem and other parts of the West Bank. This is in addition to the 73+ Palestinians killed…

Thousands of illegal Israeli colonizers, including Knesset members, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, on Sunday, in a serious escalation. In response, several world leaders and Palestinian factions have…

A Palestinian young man was shot and killed by an illegal Israeli colonizer, on Monday, in the village of Umm al-Khair in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron in…

The so-called ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’ (GHF), a private company based in Delaware and run by a close associate of Donald Trump, set up shop in Gaza in late May with…

On Thursday, marking Day 649 of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Day 120 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire agreement on March 18, the Israeli army continued its bombardment…

Latin Patriarchate Of Jerusalem: This morning, at approximately 10:20 a.m., the Compound of the Holy Family in Gaza, belonging to the Latin Patriarchate, was struck by the Israeli army. As of…

The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine has denounced the latest attacks by illegal, fanatic Israeli paramilitary colonizers, on the town of Taybeh, east of Ramallah in the…

The Jerusalem Governorate warned on Thursday of the dangerous and systematic escalation by Israeli paramilitaries, specifically targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque, which has taken on a more aggressive and organized character by…

In the West Bank on Thursday, the Israeli military continued its daily and nightly invasions of Palestinian towns and villages, while Israeli paramilitary colonizers (settlers) engaged in violent attacks and…

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee has passed a resolution calling for an end to the Israeli apartheid system imposed on the indigenous Palestinian population in Israel, the…

Israeli occupation forces abducted at least 28 Palestinians across multiple governorates of the occupied West Bank, including a woman, a teenager, and several family members, following a series of invasions…

In an attack that occurred Tuesday, illegal Israeli colonizers stormed the Armenian Quarter in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, attacking the Armenian Monastery and desecrating Christian holy symbols. Footage…

Israeli settlers’ and government officials’ storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Monday, sparked outrage and condemnation by Palestinian factions and the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. In a statement…

Updated: On Monday, more than 1500 illegal Israeli colonizers , accompanied by Israeli occupation forces, government minister Ben-Gvir and other fanatic right-wing Knesset members, invaded the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque…

Jerusalem, May 21, 2025 (WAFA) – The Jerusalem Governorate warned of a dangerous escalation in the occupied city in the coming days, as the Israeli occupation authorities continue to organize…

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenage boy on Friday evening after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli police officer at one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old…

On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian worshippers during a religious ceremony as Christians gathered to celebrate the Feast of St. George in Al-Khader, a town south of Bethlehem in…

The Israeli military continued its assault on the entire population of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with Palestinians in Gaza saying that the level of starvation and deprivation has reached…

On Thursday, more than 2000 illegal Israeli colonizers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem while they celebrate the fifth day of Passover. The Wadi Hilweh Information Centre (Silwanic) reported…

Christians in Gaza City gathered to observe Palm Sunday, the occasion preceding Easter, at the historic St. Porphyrius Orthodox Church. The solemn celebration unfolded just hours after Israeli airstrikes devastated…

Israeli authorities placed locks on the doors of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, on Monday, abducted one employee, banned another, and summoned its director.…

At dawn on Friday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted three Palestinians, invaded and ransacked several mosques, and set one ablaze in the Old City of Nablus in the northern part of…

On Friday, the Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp for the twenty-fifth consecutive day, leaving 25 killed, dozens injured, and widespread destruction…

from mondoweiss.net Tammoun, a busy town that is considered a services and trade hub for the northern Jordan Valley, has been turned into “a ghost town” by the Israeli offensive,…

by Kathryn Shihadah – If Americans Knew: Today, instead of reporting on the genocide, here are some photos and videos of Christmas and the Christian community in Gaza. Tomorrow we…

by Kathryn Shihadah We’re taking a short break from reporting on the genocide in Gaza to focus on sumud – that quality that enables Palestinians to carry on day after…

On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Jabal al-Mukaber and Silwan in occupied Jerusalem. In addition, armed Israeli colonial settlers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in…

On Sunday, Day 310 of the ongoing genocide, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians across the devastated and destroyed coastal enclave and issued more orders forcing the…

A large group of Israeli colonizers invaded, on Tuesday evening, the Old City and Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the occupied West…

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Palestinian Territory – As part of its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has intentionally destroyed schools and medical facilities during its…

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…

Christians of Gaza City, north of the Gaza Strip, celebrated “Palm Sunday” in the Eastern Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrios, despite the difficult conditions created by the continued Israeli aggression…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least fifteen Palestinians, including former political prisoners, from several parts of the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Detainees Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners’…

Tuesday marks day 193 of the ongoing relentless Israeli assault on the 2.4 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, who are being collectively punished for an attack in southern…

On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including a young woman, from occupied Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the…

Thousands of worshippers were forced to dive for cover during dawn Ramadan prayers today when Israeli police used stun grenades and tear gas at the Al Aqsa mosque in occupied…

On Friday dawn, Israeli soldiers used drones to drop gas bombs on Muslim worshipers  in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank,…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted sixteen Palestinians, including two young women, in Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The army also abducted seven Palestinians in…

Earlier on Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, attacked worshipers and abducted four Palestinians. Eyewitnesses said…

On Friday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least eleven Palestinians at the various gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said…

By Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Palestinian Territory – Horrific testimonies have been received by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor regarding the slow death faced by dozens of sick and injured Palestinians at Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Medical Complex. The…

Ramadan is off to rough start; Children being starved at fastest rate; 200,000 Gazans dead? Rafah invasion will happen, but not imminent; Israeli sniper drone killed a Gazan boy, zoomed…

Israeli occupation forces stormed, at dawn on Monday, several parts of the West Bank – particularly in the north around Nablus and Tulkarem. Israeli troops invaded the city of Nablus…