Category: Human rights

In a massive escalation against the Palestinian diplomatic effort and leadership, Israeli special forces on Wednesday assassinated the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, who had been leading the diplomatic effort…

On Tuesday, day 298 of the ongoing Israeli onslaught against the entire civilian population of 2.24 million Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli airstrikes targeted civilians in the al-Bureij and the al-Nuseirat…

Despite condemnation for having killed over 50 civilians, including many children in the bombing of a school on Saturday in Deir al-Balah, Israeli forces continued their assault on the entire…

On Sunday Day 296 of the ongoing genocide in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israel missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including many children and…

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA): Ibrahim Ammar Abbas, a 23-year-old Palestinian from Jenin currently under Israeli detention, has suffered partial paralysis while imprisoned at the Negev Detention Camp,…

RAMALLAH, Sunday, July 28, 2024 (WAFA) – The crackdown on Palestinian detainees at the Israeli occupation’s Ofer Prison has reached a crisis point, with reports of severe mistreatment, including systematic…

On Saturday, day 295 of Israel’s ongoing assault on the entire population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces committed another massacre, which marks the fifth school massacre by Israeli forces…

Calls to end the “unbearable cruelty” inflicted by Israel; death, crowding in Gaza’s shrinking “safe zones”; EU slams Israel over UNRWA “terrorist” label; targeted Israeli killing of a 13-year-old Palestinian…

Washington 7-24-2024 WAFA – American doctor, Mark Perlmutter said that Israeli snipers “deliberately” targeted Palestinian children during the recent attacks on the Gaza Strip. Perlmutter, who spent 30 years in…

On Thursday, Day 293 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people in the destroyed, starved, besieged, and devastated coastal region, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of…

2 million Gazans are squeezed into 20% of their land, as Israeli bombers and snipers keep killing; UNICEF vehicles hit by Israeli gunfire; peace activists arrested in US Capitol; Israeli…

JERICHO, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 (WAFA) – A diplomatic delegation today got informed about Israeli occupation violations in the occupied West Bank governorate of Jericho and the Jordan Valley. Comprising…

77 Gazans killed in Khan Younis with no chance to flee; Israeli army admits leaving Palestinian man with Down Syndrome to die; journalists killed by Israel reaches 163; Israeli forces…

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 (WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday that children are paying the highest price of the…

GENEVA, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 (WAFA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today voiced extreme concern over a possible mass outbreak of polio in the war-torn Gaza Strip, the UN…

On Tuesday July 23, 2024, day 291 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of 2.24 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued the relentless bombardment…

RAMALLAH, Monday, July 22, 2024 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates slammed the passing of a draft bill designating UNRWA as a “terrorist organization” by the Israeli…

Baby born after mother killed in Gaza; Israeli raids in West Bank tripled; Palestinians at the Olympics; Israel gets weapons from countries that have officially halted arms sales; Israel bombs…

IsraelPalestineNews: The International Court of Justice just handed down a momentous ruling about Israeli occupation and Palestinian rights. Here are the highlights, some helpful analysis, and reactions from key players.…

Polio risk added to long list of crises in Gaza; Amnesty speaks out on Israeli torture, Oxfam speaks out on Israeli water weaponization; LA may hire ex-IDF soldiers to patrol…

On Thursday, July 18th, day 286 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli bombardment continued from the pre-dawn hours, through the morning, afternoon…

ICJ genocide ruling apparently meaningless to Israel, as Palestinian deaths, torture continue apace; Gaza pier debacle comes to an end; water crisis for Palestinian residents of Jerusalem; Israel demolishes high…

NEW YORK, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 (WAFA) – Palestine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, said during an open debate on the ongoing crisis in Gaza at…

UN Press Release: Humanitarian Situation in Gaza ‘a Moral Stain on Us All’, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Stressing International Law Must Be Respected by All  Following are UN Secretary-General António…

On Tuesday, July 16th, day 284 of the ongoing Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip. At least 50 Palestinians were killed, and many more wounded.…

Throughout the morning, midday and night on Monday, day 283 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops continued their bombardment and artillery…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded Hizma town, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and demolished a gas station. Media sources said several military vehicles, and bulldozers…

Following a horrific massacre in which Israeli forces killed 90 civilians in al-Mawasi ‘safe area’ on Saturday afternoon, Israeli forces did not cease their relentless and ongoing bombardment of civilian…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have confirmed that the death toll of the Israeli massacres of displaced Palestinians in their tents in the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in…

At least 90 Palestinians were killed in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, and at least 20 were killed in al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, in two new…

Palestinian territory, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor – During its four-day incursion into the western parts of Gaza City, the Israeli army committed horrific atrocities against Palestinian civilians, including willful killings,…

After the UNRWA Pledging Conference, 118 UN member states officially declared their participation in the Joint Commitments Initiative led by Jordan, Kuwait, and Slovenia, to support the important, life-saving word…

Palestinian Territory – Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor:  As talks resume to reach a truce to end Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, ongoing since 7 October 2023, the Israeli military…

BRUSSELS, Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) today demanded the European Union (EU) to take clear positions on Israeli assaults against journalists. The PJS addressed…

Here’s the thing: If you aren’t Palestinian, or directly following Palestinians’ personal social accounts, you probably haven’t heard about the latest massacres in Gaza: the school bombed last night in…

Near zero medical services reportedly in Gaza City; malnutrition and cancer deaths, risks to lives of babies – all as aid trucks sit at the border; Gaza death toll likely…

On Monday, day 276 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israeli forces continued their assault on the entire civilian population of Gaza. On Monday morning, the Israeli occupation army stormed…

Following an extremely violent morning on Saturday — day 274 of Israel’s assault on Gaza — in which Israeli forces bombarded a United Nations warehouse containing supplies to be distributed…

No respite for weary, starving Gazans; a released prisoner reports inhumane conditions, another prisoner dies in custody; a possible glimmer of hope in ceasefire talks; Israeli forces kill at least…

On Friday, Day 273 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in several areas of the devastated, starved, and destroyed Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing and…

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Palestinian Territory – Through persistent, systematic, and widespread targeting of the Gaza Strip’s water sources and desalination plants, Israel is using water as a weapon against…

On Thursday, Day 272 of the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the coastal…

On Thursday, Day 272 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the besieged, destroyed, and starved Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing of various parts of…

A Palestinian man and an Israeli soldier killed each other in a Israeli mall in the city of Carmiel, in the northern part of the country, on Wednesday. According to…

On Wednesday, Day 271 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated, destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli army fired barrages of missiles and shells, and…

On Tuesday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the devastated and destroyed coastal enclave, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including many women and…

In what has become the ‘new normal’ for the 2.24 million Palestinian civilians living in Gaza, the Israeli bombardment continued for the 270th straight day, killing civilians in tents, apartments…

The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) have reported a significant increase in the number of Palestinians who have been wounded by Israeli soldiers…

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Palestinian Territory – A compound crime: Israeli army hits Gaza family, uses them as human shields, and runs over their mother The Israeli army continues to use…

It’s day 267 of the genocide in Gaza. I try to go about my day, I go to the store, to the park, drive my car, do my work. But…

Earlier this week, the Israeli military again targeted the family of the senior political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniya, killing ten civilians, including his elderly sister. This is the second…

On Saturday, Day 267 of the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians…

The Palestinian NGO’s Network Rehabilitation Sector released a statement with a stark warning regarding the severe repercussions of the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The…

Yet another malnutrition death; Gazans surrounded by sewage, garbage, insects; starvation setting in; out of 10,000+ medical evacuations needed, 19 permitted to leave; Gaza’s ambulance rescue service about to stop…

On Friday, Day 266 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, the Israeli army bombarded various parts of the coastal enclave, killing…

Ramallah 6-26-2024 WAFA – Today, Wednesday, the Israeli occupation forces carried out 17 demolition operations in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and another within the 1948 territories. In the city…

On Wednesday, day 264 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinians were killed, and many others were injured, and dozens…

On Tuesday, Day 263 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured scores of Palestinians across…

by Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh [References at end] This was said 30 years ago: “This is a unique colonialism that we’ve been subjected to where they have no use for us.…

Updated: As the sun rose in the Gaza Strip on the 263rd day of Israel’s assault on the entire civilian population of 2.2 million people, at least 17 civilians were…

On Monday, Day 263 of the ongoing genocide, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including…

Another child dies of malnutrition; dozens killed by Israeli airstrikes; US-built pier malfunctions yet again; West Bank youth dies after soldiers shot him in stomach; Palestinian used as human shield;…

Israel continues to bring death and destruction to Gaza; no high school graduates this year; medical supplies running out; CNN War Reporter says Gaza worst; Israel kills several in West…

Damning evidence of possible widespread Israeli friendly fire on October 7th; another Palestinian journalist killed; Israeli admission that Hamas isn’t going anywhere; teenager killed in West Bank; Israeli prison deaths,…

Israeli tanks have been moving in to Rafah, on day 259 of the Israeli assault on the entire population of 2.4 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. At least…

On Thursday evening, Al-Zaytoun neighborhood and several neighborhoods in Gaza City were subjected to a series of Israeli raids, resulting in a number of killed and wounded. Israeli occupation aircraft…

On Thursday, day 258 of the ongoing Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops launched airstrikes on Palestinian civilian areas in several parts of…

On Wednesday, day 257 of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation army continued its land, air and sea aggression against the entire civilian population of Gaza.…

On Tuesday, day 256 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, besieged, and starved Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians…

GAZA, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 (WAFA) – The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner society (PPS) said “They, as Palestinian authorities specialized in prisoners’ affairs, have no…

The Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported that Israel is holding captive at least 9,300 Palestinian political prisoners in various prisons, detention centers, and interrogation facilities. The PPS stated that among…

On Sunday, Day 254 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, in several…

Palestinian Territory- EuroMed Human Rights Monitor: June 15, 2023: Since the start of its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023, Israel has made Palestinian journalists one of its primary targets and…

On Sunday, day 254 of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation aircraft bombed areas in Gaza City and Rafah before dawn. United Nations representatives on the ground…

On the night of March 2 Israel wiped out four generations of my family. I barely survived the slaughter. It is now my responsibility to tell their story. by Reem…

Since dawn Saturday, Israeli airstrikes on homes east of Gaza City, killed at least 19 Palestinians and wounded dozens more. Palestinian ambulance crews recovered 5 Palestinians who were killed and…

Catastrophic famine; MSF says latest massacres illustrate disregard for Palestinian lives; statistics in Gaza on Day 250; ceasefire proposal confusion; bodies as bargaining chips; shooting in Jerusalem’s Old City; West…

Israel has carried out thousands of massacres; Gaza pier in trouble again; Blinken pledges $400m in aid (while doing nothing to stop carnage); US intelligence-sharing with Israel may be getting…

GAZA, Friday, June 14, 2024 (WAFA) – As fighting escalates in the south and center of Gaza, the toll on civilians is devastating, and the continued hostile operating environment make…

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) reports 84 incidents of theft of Palestinian journalists’ property by Israeli forces since October. Report By WAFA News The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate announced today that…

On Wednesday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the Gaza Strip, especially in Gaza City, Central Gaza, and the southern parts of the coastal…

GENEVA, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 (WAFA)– The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented 32 deaths attributed to malnutrition in Gaza, including 28 among children under 5 years old, WHO Director-General…

On top of genocide and famine, Israel is accused of the crime of extermination; US presence in Israel during Nuseirat attack; Blinken un-ironically calls on nations to donate for Gaza…

In a report by the Wafa news agency, the agency found that in Israel’s ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, the Israeli occupation has used water…

On Monday, Day 248 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including…

On Sunday, Day 247 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians in several parts of the Gaza…

On Sunday, Day 247 of the ongoing Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army fired dozens of missiles and shells at several parts of the Gaza Strip amidst…

Updated: On Saturday, Day 246 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed dozens of Palestinians, and injured…

IsraelPalestineNews: Israeli bombing of Gaza surpasses that of WW2; Israel’s military added to a global list of entities that commit violations against children; the war’s dire toll on Gaza’s kids;…

On Saturday, June 8th, 2024, day 246 of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Israeli forces continued their relentless airstrikes of all parts of the Gaza Strip. At least eleven civilians…

In the latest Israeli airstrike, at least five civilians were killed on Friday evening in raids carried out by the Israeli occupation aircraft on the cities of Gaza and Rafah.…

Another Israeli attack on sheltering Gazans in Nuseirat, another US assumption that Israel was trying its best – reportedly with US-made weaponry; Israel assassinates mayor of Nuseirat; ceasefire proposal in…

On Thursday, Day 244 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army bombarded and shelled many areas in the coastal enclave, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians.…