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Khouri Responds To Netanyahu’s Claims Regarding Palestinian Christians

September 26, 2026 IMEMC News

Dr. Ramzi Khouri, Member of the PLO Executive Committee and Head of the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, said that the claims made by Israeli Prime Minister…

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West Bank on Friday: Israeli Colonizers Shoot at Palestinian Farmers; Troops Establish New Military Outpost

September 11, 2026 IMEMC News

On Friday, Israeli colonists opened fire on Palestinian citizens on a farm east of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, after citizens attempted to repel a colonial attack targeting a poultry farm.…

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Israeli Escalation Continues Across Occupied West Bank

September 1, 2026 IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers and colonizers carried out attacks and other violations across the occupied West Bank on Monday, including invasions, abductions, demolitions, land bulldozing, property seizures, and attacks against Palestinian communities.…

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Updated: Colonizers Escalate Attacks, Burn Mosque, Damage Property

July 19, 2026 IMEMC News

Israeli colonizers carried out a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank, burning homes and a mosque, damaging civilian property, assaulting residents, and stealing livestock, in incidents documented across…

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Colonizers Burn Two Mosques in Ramallah District

June 17, 2026 IMEMC News

Illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers carried out coordinated arson attacks at dawn on Wednesday, burning two mosques in the central West Bank towns of Jaljulia and Al‑Mazra’a al‑Nubani, north of Ramallah,…

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Archbishop Hanna: West Bank; A Large Prison With Escalating Colonizer Attacks

June 13, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Jerusalem Journalist Sentenced Over Social Media Posts

June 8, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Occupation Forces Close the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron

May 29, 2026 Ali Salam

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…

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Colonizer Desecrates Armenian Monastery in Occupied Jerusalem

May 25, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Updated: Colonizers Launch New Wave of Attacks Across West Bank

May 20, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Colonizers Assault Worshippers Near Al‑Aqsa; Soldiers Abduct Nine

May 15, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Ihab Hassan: ‘No accountability’ over attacks on Palestinian Christians”

May 13, 2026 admin

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…

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Israel Expels Father Louis Salman from Palestine

May 11, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Latin Patriarchate Condemns Assault on French Nun in Jerusalem

May 3, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Report: Jerusalem Sees April Surge in Violations

May 2, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Al‑Habbash Condemns Israel’s Abduction of Former Waqf Minister

April 15, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Army Tightens Jerusalem Restrictions on Holy Saturday

April 11, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Report: Army Kills Schoolgirl in Tent Classroom in Northern Gaza

April 10, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Al‑Aqsa Reopens for Dawn Prayer After 40 Days

April 9, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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West Bank on Sunday: Israeli Military and Paramilitary Attacks Continue

April 5, 2026 IMEMC News

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.…

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Israeli Forces Prevent Christians from Celebrating Palm Sunday

March 29, 2026 Ghassan Bannoura

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…

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Al-Aqsa Remains Sealed by Israeli Authorities for Fifth Week

March 28, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli Policies Threaten Future of Christian Schools in Jerusalem

March 28, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Bishop Shomali: Israeli Colonizers Tightening Grip on West Bank

March 23, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Jerusalem Archbishop Rebukes Netanyahu’s Statements on Christianity

March 22, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Soldiers Assault Worshippers in Jerusalem as Restrictions on Al‑Aqsa Intensify

March 17, 2026 IMEMC News

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.…

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Foreign Ministry Condemns Arson Attack on Douma Mosque

March 13, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli Colonizers Set Fire to a Mosque Near Nablus

March 13, 2026 Ali Salam

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…

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Jerusalem: Al-Aqsa Mosque Closed for the Tenth Consecutive Day

March 10, 2026 Ali Salam

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.…

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Invasions, Abductions, Restrictions Intensify Across West Bank

February 27, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Church Affairs Committee Condemns Huckabee’s Statement

February 22, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli Colonizers Attack Church in Occupied Jerusalem

February 19, 2026 IMEMC News

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.…

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Gaza on First Day of Ramadan: One Killed as Israeli Violations Continue

February 19, 2026 IMEMC News

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 –…

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Israeli Forces Abduct Jerusalem Rights Activist Near Al-Aqsa

February 19, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Multiple Israeli Invasions in the West Bank Monday Night

February 17, 2026 IMEMC News

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…

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Israel Violates Int’l Law With Takeover of Historic Mosque

January 2, 2026 Celine Hagbard

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…

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Medical Neglect Deepens Suffering of Palestinian Detainees

December 28, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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A Christian Response to Netanyahu’s Half-Truths

December 27, 2025 admin

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…

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Palestinian Christians offer “Kairos,” an alternative Christmas Day sermon

December 26, 2025 If Americans Knew

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…

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Bethlehem Marks First Christmas Procession In Two Years

December 24, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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If You Are One of the 1,000: Aren’t You Ashamed!!

December 9, 2025 admin

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…

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“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”

December 9, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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City of Bethlehem Holds Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

December 7, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Israel Invades Tubas: Soldiers Beat Young Palestinian, Ransack Homes

November 26, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Hebron: Army Shoots a Woman, Settlers Storm Ibrahimi Mosque

November 15, 2025 Ali Salam

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…

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Bodies Of Two Palestinians Found Under Rubble In Khan Younis

November 11, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Guterres Welcomes ICJ Advisory Opinion

October 23, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Nine Palestinians Confirmed Dead In Gaza; 250 bodies recovered

October 14, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Jordan Condemns Al-Aqsa Incursion By Ben-Gvir

October 14, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Ben-Gvir Leads Al-Aqsa Incursion, In Occupied Jerusalem

October 14, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Hundreds of Israeli Colonizers Invade the Al-Aqsa Mosque

October 14, 2025 Ali Salam

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…

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Hundreds of Israeli Colonizers Invaded Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem

October 7, 2025 Ali Salam

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…

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Jerusalem Report: Numerous, Ongoing Israeli Violations This Quarter

October 4, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Army Closes Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim Worshippers for Three Days

September 30, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli military admits Gaza effort a total failure

September 2, 2025 If Americans Knew

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…

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Joint Statement By The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate And The Latin Patriarchate Of Jerusalem

August 26, 2025 IMEMC News

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 its…

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Monday in Gaza: 11 Starved to Death; 89 Killed by Israeli Bombs

August 26, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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West Bank on Wednesday: Israeli Military and Settlers Invade Palestinian Towns

August 14, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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West Bank/Jerusalem: Israeli Paramilitary and Military Attacks Tuesday

August 13, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Thousands of Colonizers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque

August 4, 2025 Ali Salam

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…

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Israeli Colonizer Kills a Palestinian Man Near Hebron

July 29, 2025 Ali Salam

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…

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What is the GHF’s Real Objective in Gaza?

July 25, 2025 Celine Hagbard

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…

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Updated: Dozens Killed And Injured In Ongoing Israeli Bombing of Gaza

July 18, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Statement of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

July 17, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Church Leaders Demand International Action After Attacks On Taybeh

July 14, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Unprecedented Invasions of Muslim & Christian Holy Sites Over the Last Month

July 4, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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West Bank Update: Siege, Invasions, Forced Displacement

July 4, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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World Council of Churches Calls for Ending Israeli Apartheid

June 29, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli Occupation Forces Abduct 28 Palestinians Across West Bank

June 23, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli Colonizers Desecrate Armenian Monastery In Occupied Jerusalem

June 5, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Condemnation of Settlers’ Invasion of Al-Aqsa Mosque

May 26, 2025 Ali Salam

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…

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Hundreds Of Colonizers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque In Occupied Jerusalem

May 26, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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WAFA: “Jerusalem Governorate Warns of a Dangerous Escalation in Jerusalem”

May 23, 2025 The Palestinian News & Info Agency

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…

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Palestinian Teen Killed, Israeli Policeman Injured, In Occupied Jerusalem

May 17, 2025 Ali Salam

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…

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Many Injures In Israeli Attack On Worships Near Bethlehem Church

May 7, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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UPDATED Tuesday in Gaza: Siege and Bombardment “Too Much to Bear”

April 30, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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More Than 2000 Colonizers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem

April 18, 2025 Ali Salam

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…

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Faith Amid Ruins: Gaza’s Christians Mark Palm Sunday

April 14, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli Authorities Close the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron

April 7, 2025 Ali Salam

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.…

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Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians, Burn Mosque In Nablus

March 7, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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25th Day of Israeli Assault on Jenin: 25 Dead, 20,000 Displaced, 470 Buildings Destroyed

February 14, 2025 IMEMC News

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…

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West Bank assault expands to northern Jordan Valley

February 6, 2025 IMEMC News

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,…

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On Christmas, Meet Gaza’s Christians

December 26, 2024 If Americans Knew

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…

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Finding Hope And Resilience In Gaza Amid War And Devastation

December 24, 2024 If Americans Knew

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…

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Jerusalem: Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque; Soldiers Invade Neighborhoods

November 5, 2024 IMEMC News

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…

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Hebron: Israeli Authorities Close the Ibrahimi Mosque for Four Days, Settlers Storm the City

October 9, 2024 Ali Salam

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, for the next four days. Moataz Abu Sneineh, the director of the mosque,…

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Day 310: Army Kills Many, Issues More Evacuation Orders, In Gaza

August 11, 2024 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli Police Injure a Foreign National in Jerusalem

July 26, 2024 Ali Salam

Israeli police injured, on Friday, a foreign national, assaulted others, and abducted a Palestinian young man near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. Media sources said that occupation forces attacked…

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Army Abducts Seven Palestinians in the West Bank

July 7, 2024 Ali Salam

Israeli forces abducted, on Saturday, seven Palestinian citizens, including a journalist, in various regions of the occupied West Bank. On Saturday afternoon, occupation forces abducted a Palestinian young man while…

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Israeli Colonizers Invade Silwan, Old City In Jerusalem

June 5, 2024 IMEMC News

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…

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Euro-Med: Israeli army’s destruction of more schools, health centres in Gaza is additional manifestation of genocide

May 17, 2024 admin

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…

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Hundreds of Israeli Colonizers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

May 15, 2024 Ali Salam

On Tuesday, hundreds of illegal Israeli colonizers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, while police restricted Palestinian worshipers from entering the Islamic holy site. Media sources said that hundreds…

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‘We Have to Take Sides’: Rev Munther Isaac in South Africa

May 12, 2024 IMEMC News

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…

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Gazan Christians Commemorate Palm Sunday

April 29, 2024 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Fifteen Palestinians In West Bank

April 24, 2024 IMEMC News

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’…

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Day 193: Israeli Forces Bomb Rafah; Destroy Mosque

April 16, 2024 admin

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…

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Army Abducts 4 Palestinians, Including Young Woman, In Jerusalem

April 8, 2024 IMEMC News

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…

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Israeli military fires tear gas on Al Aqsa Mosque worshippers

April 5, 2024 IMEMC News

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…

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Army Uses Drones To Drop Gas Bombs In Al-Aqsa, Abduct 8

April 5, 2024 IMEMC News

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,…

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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Sixteen Palestinians In Al-Aqsa

April 5, 2024 IMEMC News

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…