Category: Human rights

Updated: Eleven Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in a series of Israeli airstrikes, shootings, and demolitions across Gaza City and northern Gaza, as Israeli forces continue to violate the “ceasefire”…

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…

Updated: Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Monday in separate attacks across the Gaza Strip, while limited ground incursions and continued gunfire were reported in several neighborhoods of Gaza City.…

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that Israel’s continued restrictions on the entry of medical supplies into the Gaza Strip are crippling the health response and accelerating the spread…

Israeli occupation forces continued to violate the ceasefire across the Gaza Strip on Monday, marking the 186th consecutive day of attacks despite the declared “ceasefire”. Over the past 24 hours,…

Organizers of the Global Freedom Flotilla held a press conference in Barcelona on Sunday ahead of their departure toward the Gaza Strip, launching a new international effort to challenge the…

A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Sunday evening in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, as the population continues to face…

Israeli forces carried out a new wave of ceasefire violations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, targeting displacement shelters, residential areas, and civilian gathering points with artillery, drone strikes, and…

Israeli occupation authorities forced four Palestinian citizens to demolish their homes on Saturday, in the town of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Governorate reported…

Israeli strikes continued across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, with new casualties reported in the northern and central regions as humanitarian agencies warned that the enclave’s medical and civilian infrastructure…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported on Saturday that eleven Palestinians were killed and twenty-six others injured over the past 48 hours as a result of…

Six Palestinians, including a journalist, were killed and others wounded early Saturday at dawn, when Israeli warplanes struck a police point at the entrance of the Al‑Bureij refugee camp in…

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…

A recent Al‑Jazeera investigation sheds light on the growing crisis facing hundreds of Palestinians from Gaza who lost limbs during Israel’s assault and are now stranded in Egypt without legal…

Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday forced a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem to carry out the demolition of his own home in the town of Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque,…

Palestinian journalist Mohammad Wishah was killed on Wednesday evening when an Israeli warplane fired at least one missile at his vehicle as he drove along Rashid Street near the al‑Nabulsi…

A new image of Gaza’s deepening humanitarian tragedy emerges in the story of three young sisters from the Al‑Khatib family, all suffering from a rare genetic immune disorder that cannot…

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received 10 Palestinians killed and 44 injured in the past 24 hours, the latest figures from the Ministry of Health revealed, as Israeli attacks continue…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday that humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip remain far beyond what relief agencies can provide, due…

Israeli occupation authorities forced, on Tuesday, two Palestinian brothers to carry out the self‑demolition of their homes in the al‑Bustan neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque, as part…

Israeli forces continued, for the 180th consecutive day, to violate the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 11th, 2025, in the Gaza Strip, carrying out artillery and naval…

Gaza’s Medical Infrastructure Collapses as West Bank Services Struggle Under Pressure The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) marked World Health Day 2026 with a stark assessment of the health…

Medical sources reported that the number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since dawn on Monday has risen to twelve, including ten in the central region and two in…

The Israeli occupation army continues its violations of the “ceasefire” agreement for the 179th  consecutive day, carrying out attacks across multiple areas of the Gaza Strip, killing eight Palestinians and…

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.…

A Comprehensive Report on How War, Hunger, and Mass Displacement Are Destroying Childhood in Palestine – The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, April 5, Palestine Children’s Day: The latest demographic…

Three Palestinians officers were killed, and several others were injured early Sunday when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of Palestinian security personnel east of Gaza City,…

Five Palestinians, including a woman, were killed at dawn Sunday and on Saturday evening in separate Israeli attacks in the southern and central Gaza Strip, as United Nations agencies and…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday that the cumulative number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army to 72,291, while the number of wounded has reached 172,068…

The Israeli army continued its violations of the ceasefire agreement for the 177th consecutive day on Saturday, carrying out multiple attacks across the Gaza Strip that left several Palestinians injured.…

The Palestinian Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society announced on Friday the death of Riyad al‑Amour, a former political prisoner who had been forcibly transferred to…

Israeli military drones fired missiles at an area in northern Gaza on Friday evening, injuring six Palestinians near the Abu Sharkh roundabout in Jabalia. Medical teams transferred all six to…

A Palestinian woman was killed, a child was wounded, and a young man succumbed to critical wounds on Thursday as Israeli forces intensified gunfire and artillery attacks across multiple areas…

On Wednesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that five Palestinians, including one woman, were killed and at least fifteen others injured in the past 24 hours as…

Israeli authorities have confirmed to the Supreme Court that they buried the body of 14‑year‑old Wadea‘ Shadi Elian from occupied Jerusalem in the so‑called Numbers Graveyard, nearly six months after…

Palestinian rights groups warned of the rapidly worsening health of detainee Akram al‑Qawasmi, a Jerusalemite Palestinian political prisoner, held in the Israeli Gilboa prison. The Prisoners’ Information Office said al‑Qawasmi,…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that hospitals received 4 Palestinians killed and 12 wounded over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall toll of the genocide in…

Aida Touma‑Suleiman, a journalist and member of the Knesset for Hadash (The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) since 2015, announced Tuesday that she and several human rights organizations have…

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reported on Tuesday that five Palestinians were killed and fourteen others were injured during the past twenty‑four hours as a result of ongoing Israeli…

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing one Palestinian and wounding several others in the northern and central areas of the…

The Israeli Knesset approved on Monday evening a law mandating the death penalty for Palestinian detainees convicted of killings classified by Israel as “acts of terrorism.” The bill passed its…

Israeli warplanes and drones carried out several attacks across the central and northern Gaza Strip on Monday, killing multiple Palestinians and wounding others, as civilian areas continue to come under…

For the 172nd consecutive day, Israel continued its violations of the “ceasefire and de‑escalation” agreement in the Gaza Strip, carrying out artillery and air strikes alongside gunfire from military vehicles…

The head of the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, Moayyad Sha’ban, said that the 50th anniversary of Land Day, which arrives this year as a renewed affirmation of the centrality…

Israeli forces continued their assault on Palestinian communities throughout the West Bank during the day and evening on Sunday, following the pre-dawn invasions. In the central West Bank: Israeli occupation…

On Sunday, Israeli airstrikes targeting areas near two police posts and another location in Khan Younis in southern Gaza have killed nine Palestinians, including a girl, and wounded four others,…

Israeli drone fire and ground attacks across the devastated and besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday killed three Palestinians and injured several others, as UN agencies reported a deepening humanitarian emergency…

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…

A Palestinian man was killed, and several others were injured on Wednesday when Israeli warplanes bombed an area in central Gaza, the Civil Defense and medical sources in the besieged…

Israeli forces seized 11 Palestinian homes in the Baten al‑Hawa neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, on Wednesday, forcibly emptying dozens of residents and handing…

An Israeli judge has acknowledged that Waleed Ahmad, a Palestinian teenager who died in Israel’s Megiddo Prison in March 2025, was “likely starved” to death. Despite that admission, the judge…

Israeli occupation authorities delivered demolition notices to seven inhabited Palestinian homes in the eastern neighborhood of the village of Qalandia, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, ordering residents…

On Monday, Israeli forces demolished a citizen’s home in the village of Douma, southeast of Nablus in the northern West Bank. South of Hebron, occupation forces demolished three residential structures…

Israeli forces continued their invasions of the Bethlehem area and other parts of the West Bank throughout the day and into the night on Monday, following extensive invasions before dawn…

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…

Israeli drone strikes on Sunday killed five Palestinians and wounded more than eight others in separate attacks across the Gaza Strip, as Israeli forces continued daily violations of the ceasefire…

By Dr. Jack Sara – Come And See: Here in Jerusalem, Jesus’ name is not an idea but a living memory—spoken in prayers, whispered in grief, and held onto in…

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…

Throughout the day on Saturday, numerous attacks by Israeli paramilitary colonizers and stormtroopers against Palestinian civilians were documented by local sources. This follows a recent pattern of escalation in the…

Israeli occupation forces shot and injured a Palestinian woman on Saturday in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, amid ongoing violations across the Gaza Strip. Medical sources said the…

Israeli occupation authorities on Saturday forced Jerusalemite resident Ahmad Hamed Bkerat to carry out the demolition of part of his own home in the town of Sur Baher, in the…

After two Intifadas, genocide in Gaza, and death of many friends– this is the first time that my home is starting to feel unrecognizable. The missiles prevent us from sleeping,…

A Palestinian child was critically wounded on Friday after Israeli forces opened fire in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia, in yet another violation of the “ceasefire” that has…

After more than two years of continuous Israeli bombardment, displacement, and loss, UN agencies warn that Palestine is facing an unprecedented mental‑health emergency, with more than one million children in…

Three Palestinians were killed and another was critically wounded, Thursday, in two separate Israeli airstrikes east of Gaza City, as Egypt and the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed the partial reopening…

Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday killed one Palestinian and injured several others west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, as humanitarian conditions across the enclave continue to deteriorate amid…

Three Palestinians, including a child, were killed and ten others injured on Monday after an Israeli strike targeted a vehicle in the Al‑Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, in southern…

A Palestinian civilian was killed Monday, and several others were wounded when Israeli occupation forces carried out a strike targeting a group of residents in the al‑Saftawi area north of…

While headlines chase missiles and threats elsewhere, people in Gaza and the West Bank are being killed, buried, and pushed from their homes. The world’s attention has drifted; occupation and…

Israeli airstrikes killed four Palestinians, including three members of one family, and wounded others on Sunday in the central and southern Gaza Strip, while an evening attack killed nine Palestinian…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday evening that Israeli aircraft bombed a a vehicle on Salah al-Din Street in the central Gaza Strip, killing eight citizens and…

The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee has documented a sharp escalation in Israel’s targeting of Palestinian journalists since the start of 2026, recording 22 abductions so far, including four female…

Israeli occupation forces killed three Palestinians, including two children, on Friday evening when aircraft opened fire at a group of civilians east of Gaza City, amid escalating violations across the…

Israeli occupation forces confiscated 133 dunams of privately owned Palestinian land on Friday in the governorates of Jenin and Salfit, in the northern and central parts of the occupied West…

As the world is busy with the regional war Israel has ignited against Iran, the Israeli military court dropped charges against five soldiers for raping a Palestinian detainee at the…

Local sources have reported that thousands of Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel have been removed from cells and tortured this week, under the pretext of the Israeli-U.S. war with…

The Gaza Strip endured another difficult day as Israeli bombings and closures continued to shape life across the besieged territory, despite the “ceasefire” framework announced on 11 October. Residents across…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing and injuring displaced Palestinians in central Gaza and striking civilian areas in Gaza City, as medical…

By Ayman Odeh: This time the enemy is Iran. Yesterday it was Gaza. The day before it was Lebanon. Tomorrow it may be Turkey. In Israel, there is always another…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian civilians on Tuesday by spraying pepper gas at people passing near the Mikhmas roundabout north of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. Local…

Israeli authorities in occupied Jerusalem forced a Palestinian resident to demolish his own home on Tuesday in the town of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem, as part of the…

Seven Palestinians were killed and seventeen others wounded across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours as Israeli forces continued to bombard multiple areas of the besieged enclave, the…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing three Palestinians in a strike west of Gaza City, while a fourth Palestinian died of wounds…

Eleven Palestinian families from the Khirbet Yarza area, east of Tubas in the northern Jordan Valley, dismantled their homes and tents on Sunday and began leaving the community after a…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be…

Israeli occupation forces carried out a new series of airstrikes and artillery and naval bombardments across the Gaza Strip at dawn on Saturday, killing a Palestinian man and critically injuring…

Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians, including a child, in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Friday, as the genocide against the population continues despite the ceasefire declared last…

Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continued on Thursday despite the declared “ceasefire” framework, with the Ministry of Health reporting new fatalities, fresh injuries, and growing concern over victims still…

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 has concluded that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians since October 07, 2023, constitutes systematic…

A Palestinian man was killed on Wednesday after Israeli forces opened fire east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, as the devastated Gaza Strip continues to face severe humanitarian shortages…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new air and artillery strikes across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Monday, in a fresh violation of the “ceasefire” that has been in…

Israeli military fire and restrictions on aid continued across the Gaza Strip on Monday, deepening the humanitarian crisis that has persisted despite the “ceasefire” declared in mid‑October 2025. The Gaza…

Two Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Sunday evening when Israeli artillery shelled the al‑Joren area of Jabalia town in northern Gaza, while two infants died from malnutrition…

On Friday, the Israeli Supreme Court temporarily prevented the Israeli government from closing dozens of relief organizations operating in Gaza. The groups had filed a lawsuit challenging new Israeli rules…

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians and wounded several others on Thursday in a series of attacks across the Gaza Strip, as humanitarian agencies warned that ongoing ceasefire violations and severe…

Human rights activists and international civil society groups are organizing a large maritime flotilla set to depart on April 12 from ports in Spain, Italy, and Tunisia, in an effort…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be…

Several Palestinians were injured late Wednesday night after Israeli naval vessels opened fire toward the coastline west of Gaza City. Earlier in the day, the Israeli army killed three Palestinians…

Three Palestinians were killed and four others were injured on Wednesday in a series of Israeli airstrikes, shelling, and drone attacks across the devastated Gaza Strip, while civil defense teams…