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Israeli occupation authorities have advanced a new administrative measure to formalize and legalize the colonial outpost known as Givat Harel, built on Palestinian land near the town of Sinjil in…
Israeli occupation authorities issued a military order Monday to seize 2,224 dunams of Palestinian land belonging to the village of Marda, in the Salfit governorate of the central occupied West…
The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission reported that the so‑called Israeli “Land Authority” has issued a new tender, numbered (177/2026), for the construction of 627 illegal colony units in the…
Israeli occupation authorities issued a new set of military orders on Thursday targeting extensive areas of agricultural land across the Jenin district in the northern occupied West Bank, including directives…
Israeli authorities issued military orders Thursday requiring the removal of trees and vegetation from 310.868 dunams of Palestinian-owned land across the Jenin district in the northern occupied West Bank. A…
Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, breaking into homes, conducting extensive searches, abducting residents, assaulting civilians, and imposing movement restrictions in multiple…
Israeli occupation authorities issued a new military order on Thursday requiring the removal of wild vegetation and the uprooting of olive trees from Palestinian‑owned lands in the Jaba’ plain, in…
Project cements Israeli control over strategic Jerusalem–Bethlehem corridor: The Israeli organization Ir Amim reported Wednesday that the Jerusalem “District Planning and Building Committee” approved a major colonial expansion plan on 28…
Israeli occupation forces carried out coordinated demolitions across three West Bank districts on Monday, destroying agricultural structures, a home under construction, a horse farm, and multiple commercial facilities, while simultaneously…
Israeli occupation authorities issued new military orders extending the closure of three major refugee camps in the northern part of the occupied West Bank until the end of September, deepening…
An Israeli occupation court on Wednesday rejected four appeals filed by Palestinian residents seeking to halt demolition orders targeting Zeef Girls Secondary School north of Yatta and three homes in…
Israeli occupation authorities have escalated their colonial expansion in the northern West Bank, issuing a new series of military orders to seize nearly 200 dunams of Palestinian land across several…
According to a report by the Middle East Eye, employers throughout Israel are increasingly banning the use of the Arabic language in workplaces, on employee group chat and in email, …
A new report by the Palestinian Center for Israeli Studies “Madar” warns that Israel is accelerating de‑facto annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank through an integrated system…
Israeli media revealed new details about a wide assassination program Israel is carrying out in the Gaza Strip, targeting Palestinians it claims were involved in the events of October 7,…
Israeli occupation forces issued a new military order on Tuesday to seize 5 dunams and 283 square meters of Palestinian land belonging to the town of Jaba’, north of occupied…
Israeli forces issued new stop‑work and demolition orders on Sunday targeting Palestinian structures in the eastern area of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, while additional measures forced…
Israeli occupation forces continued, for the 283rd consecutive day, what Palestinian sources describe as systematic violations of the “ceasefire” agreement, with 12 new breaches recorded at dawn Sunday, resulting in…
A Wall Street Journal investigation has revealed that a large‑scale foreign influence campaign used AI‑generated text messages to target millions of Americans, operating through an organization calling itself “Friends of…
The so‑called “District Planning and Construction Committee” of the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem has moved forward with a plan to establish 450 colonial housing units in the Palestinian neighborhood…
Since the start of 2026, Israeli occupation authorities have issued 49 military orders under the label “security measures,” targeting about 2,093 dunams of Palestinian-owned land across the occupied West Bank.…
The Israeli occupation court on Tuesday upheld the demolition order targeting Al‑Rifa’iyya School east of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, rejecting the appeal filed by the school’s…
UN human rights experts urged Israel to immediately release Palestinian physician Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, and all other health and medical‑care workers held arbitrarily. The experts said Israel’s continued detention…
The Jerusalem Governorate said illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers have established another pastoral colonial outpost near the Ma’azi Jaba Bedouin community north of occupied Jerusalem, part of a rapidly expanding policy…
Health authorities in Gaza have documented approximately 9,300 cases of contagious skin diseases over the past two weeks, in what medical officials describe as a rapidly escalating public‑health emergency driven…
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that eleven Palestinians were killed in the first half of 2026 across occupied Jerusalem, amid continued field executions by Israeli forces and escalating attacks by armed…
Israeli occupation authorities are advancing a comprehensive network of colonial projects across the northern occupied West Bank, aimed at transforming the geographic landscape through the establishment of new colonies, expansion…
Israeli occupation forces issued demolition orders on Thursday targeting five inhabited homes and three agricultural structures in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, in a…
The so‑called “Higher Planning Council” of the Israeli military’s “Civil Administration” approved on Wednesday a new package of colonial construction plans, including 576 additional colonial units across several illegal colonies…
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 issued a new military order on Sunday to seize 208 dunams of Palestinian‑owned land in the Tubas governorate, in the northeastern West Bank, further expanding long‑standing Israeli…
Israeli occupation authorities forced a Palestinian resident of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, to tear down his own home on Sunday, continuing a long‑standing policy that leaves…
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…
Israeli occupation authorities on Sunday compelled two brothers from the At‑Tur neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem to demolish their own residential building, the Jerusalem Governorate reported. According to the governorate, the…
By Maysa Omar, Published in Arabic By WAFA News: On a hill overlooking the village of Jinsafut, east of Qalqilia, nearly 50 dunams of agricultural land in the western area…
Israeli authorities have forced Palestinian Bedouin residents of Tel Arad, in the Naqab (Negev), to demolish dozens of homes and structures after rejecting all appeals for alternative solutions. The latest wave…
Israeli occupation forces issued a new military order on Tuesday to seize dozens of dunams of Palestinian‑owned land east of Tubas, further expanding the army’s control over agricultural areas in…
Israeli occupation authorities issued a new military order on Tuesday to seize 300 dunams of Palestinian‑owned land in the Jabal al‑Freydis area on the lands of Arab al‑Ta’amra, east of…
Israeli occupation authorities are advancing a new round of large‑scale colonial construction across the occupied West Bank, moving forward with thousands of additional housing units in illegal colonies as part…
Israeli colonizer groups carried out several coordinated attacks and expansion activities today across the Nablus district in the northern occupied West Bank, targeting Palestinian property in multiple locations under the…
The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission announced Thursday that Israeli occupation authorities have approved a large‑scale colonial master plan for the illegal colony of Masu’a, built on Palestinian lands in…
News roundup for Sunday, May 24, 2026, Day 961 since Israel began its 2023 genocide on the Palestinian people. Compilation of news reports – IAK staff NEWS & HEADLINES FROM…
Nine Western states issued a joint statement on Friday urging the Israeli government to immediately halt its colonial expansion across the occupied West Bank, warning in particular against advancing the…
The head of the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, Minister Muayyad Sha’ban, warned Tuesday that the decision signed by fanatic Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich to advance the eviction and displacement…
Israeli occupation army minister Yisrael Katz and the extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir announced the beginning of procedures to implement Israel’s new death penalty law targeting Palestinian detainees in…
The United Nations has renewed its call for an independent investigation into the torture and inhumane treatment of Palestinian detainees held by Israeli forces, citing a growing number of credible…
Israeli occupation authorities compelled a Palestinian family to self‑demolish its home in the Shu’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, after issuing a demolition order under…
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that Gaza’s water, sanitation, and hygiene systems have undergone a severe and deliberate collapse since October 2023, driven by Israeli policies that have deprived the…
A report by Israel’s Channel 14 stating that land‑ownership claims have been “regularized” for the colonial council of Beit El, near Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, has raised…
The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation is scheduled to discuss on Sunday a bill submitted by Deputy Knesset Speaker Limor Son Har Melech calling for the cancellation of the Oslo…
Israeli occupation forces demolished a Palestinian home on Tuesday in the Arab al‑‘Arara area near the Jaba’ Junction north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, displacing a family and…
News roundup for Saturday, May 2, 2026, Day 939 since Israel began its 2023 genocide on the Palestinian people. Compilation of news reports – IAK staff GAZA FLOTILLA – NEWS &…
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said on Wednesday that the killing of 37‑year‑old Abdul‑Halim Hammad by Israeli forces in Silwad, east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, is…
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers seized a Palestinian home on Tuesday morning in the village of Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part. Local sources said…
The Jerusalem Governorate said that the Israeli occupation has approved a plan to establish a Haredi Jewish religious school operated by Or Somayach—a religious institution that functions as part of…
Expanded Report – Background & Context : Israeli occupation authorities invaded the Baten al‑Hawa neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, on Thursday, and delivered forced‑eviction…
Israeli authorities are advancing steps to revive the illegal colony of Ganim in the Jenin district in the northern occupied West Bank, according to information published by the Israeli newspaper…
Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem said that the Israeli government’s decision to honor a rabbi who publicly celebrated the destruction of Palestinian homes in Gaza reflects a deeper shift in…
Palestinian prisoner institutions reported that the number of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons has risen by 83 percent since the start of the since October 2023. According to current…
The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission warned that Israel is advancing a sweeping plan to establish 34 new colonial sites throughout the occupied West Bank, a move the Commission described…
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…
On Monday, a Palestinian family from the Kroum Qamar neighborhood of Silwan town south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, was forced to self‑demolish its home for the second…
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…
Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, the Shin Bet, announced on Monday that it had arrested two young Palestinians from the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilia in northwestern West Bank, alleging…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
Israeli media published footage on Wednesday showing ongoing construction around the Qalandia military roadblock north of occupied Jerusalem, where Israeli occupation authorities are advancing new infrastructure linked to the colonial…
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers established a new colonial outpost at dawn on Wednesday on Mount Ebal north of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, with direct involvement from the…
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…
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…
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.…
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured four Palestinians in the at‑Tabaqa village, southwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Media sources said several Israeli military…
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 ongoing,…
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…
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…
The Jerusalem Governorate said that the agreement announced earlier this month by the so‑called “Ministry of Construction and Housing” in the Israeli occupation government—allocating funds for nearly 2,780 colonial units…
The Israeli occupation government approved on Sunday a measure allowing it to annex and register large areas of land in the occupied West Bank as “state land” — the first…
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said Friday that Israel’s core objective in the Gaza Strip remains the “complete disarmament” of the territory and the “dismantling of Hamas,” Al‑Jazeera…
The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) warned that newly announced Israeli measures in the occupied West Bank will speed up the expansion of illegal colonies and tighten Israeli control…
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) warned on Monday that recent revelations by Israel’s Channel 13 about preparations and operational planning for implementing the so‑called “Detainee Execution Law” signal a clear…
Palestine has formally requested an urgent extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives to discuss collective Arab and international action against the latest Israeli…
Israeli occupation authorities issued new partial eviction orders on Tuesday targeting the homes of Salah and Na’im Maragha in the Baten al‑Hawa area of Silwan, in occupied Jerusalem. The orders…
Israeli occupation authorities issued immediate demolition orders on Sunday targeting 14 Palestinian homes in the Al‑Bustan neighborhood of Silwan, south of Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, under the pretext of…
Israeli occupation authorities on Sunday forced two Palestinian families to carry out the self‑demolition of their homes in Jabal al‑Mukabber, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, and in Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa…
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned Monday of record levels of disease spreading in the Gaza Strip, due to severe cold, wind and rain,…
Israeli sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, which governs the 5 million Palestinians in the West Bank and the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, have prevented the Authority from paying nearly…
The US House of Representatives has approved a $3.3 billion aid package for Israel as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations act, fulfilling a 2016 agreement. Meanwhile, three new…
The European Union urged Israel on Friday to halt the E1 colonial project and freeze additional large‑scale colonialist schemes in and around occupied Jerusalem, warning that the plans would further…
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres urged the Israeli occupation authorities to immediately return the UNRWA compound in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and the agency’s health center in occupied Jerusalem, calling for…
Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions, abductions, and field interrogations across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, targeting multiple towns and villages in the central, northern, northwestern, and southern…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Israeli authorities to withdraw a new draft law that would impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees under…
Nineteen Israeli human rights organizations have condemned the government of Benjamin Netanyahu for canceling the registration of 37 international humanitarian organizations operating in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West…
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…