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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…
On Wednesday, Israeli occupation authorities informed 37 international aid organizations that beginning January 1, 2026, they will be prohibited from operating in the Palestinian territories, including the West Bank and…
The Israeli Knesset has approved legislation ordering the immediate cutoff of electricity and water to offices and properties used by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…
Rulings threaten dozens of Palestinian families in Baten al‑Hawa, in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, as the Ateret Cohanim colonialist organization pushes for expanded colonial…
More than 700 relatives killed in Gaza as the Freedoms Committee warns of collective punishment and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, a report by the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate reveals.…
By Dr. Jack Sara – Come And See: In his recent Christmas greeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke warmly of Christians in the Holy Land, portraying Israel as a unique…
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,…
Israeli occupation forces continued their violations across the devastated Gaza Strip on Thursday, issuing new forced‑evacuation orders in Gaza City, expanding demolition zones, and continuing attacks that left additional casualties…
Fourteen countries — including France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan — condemned on Wednesday Israel’s recent decision to authorize new illegal Israeli colonies in the occupied West Bank, urging…
Israeli occupation forces demolished a multi‑story residential building in the Wadi Qaddum area of Ras al‑Amoud in Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, early Monday morning, displacing…
Israeli artillery and airstrikes continued across the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing and injuring Palestinians in clear violations of the declared ceasefire. Despite international announcements of a ceasefire, attacks on…
The head of the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, Minister Muayyad Sha’ban, warned that Israel has begun a new phase of colonial expansion southeast of occupied Jerusalem, converting the small…
Catholic rights center fights Arnona hikes imposed on Palestinian communities: Jerusalem Municipality Continues the “Arnona War”: Cancellation of Category “D” and Tax Increase on 14 Palestinian Neighborhoods. According to the…
Israeli occupation authorities on Wednesday delivered eviction notices to Palestinian citizen Khalil Basbous and his son Bilal in the Baten al-Hawa neighborhood, while illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers seized the homes…
The Israeli Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has advanced legislation that would bar water and electricity services to properties registered under the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the occupied Palestinian territory warned on Tuesday that Israel, the occupying power, has intensified its repression against…
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…
On Sunday, three Palestinian families were forcibly evicted from their homes in Baten al-Hawa, a neighborhood in Silwan just south of Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the occupied West…
Israeli occupation forces issued a military order on Sunday to demolish twenty‑five new buildings in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied…
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Saturday strongly condemned the Israeli government’s decision to approve and “legalize” 19 illegal colonies in the occupied West Bank, describing the…
Six Palestinian families in the northern West Bank city of Nablus were forced on Saturday to evacuate their homes after Israeli authorities issued final demolition orders, citing construction in Area…
The foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey issued a joint statement Friday underscoring the indispensable role of the United Nations…
Minister Moayyad Shaban, head of the Palestinian Authority’s Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, condemned the Israeli occupation cabinet’s decision to approve the establishment and legalization of 19 new illegal colonies…
The Israeli occupation’s political‑security cabinet has approved the establishment of 19 new illegal colonies across the occupied West Bank, in a decision that represents the largest expansion in years. The…
Israeli occupation authorities have refused to allow a five‑year‑old Palestinian child, originally from Gaza but residing in Ramallah, to receive urgent medical treatment in a hospital inside the 1948 territories.…
European Union diplomatic missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah, joined by 18 European governments, issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s invasion and occupation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency…
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli police invasion of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) compound in occupied East…
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has unveiled a government plan to allocate 2.7 billion shekels over the next five years to establish 17 new illegal colonies in the occupied…
National broadcasters in Ireland, Spain, and the Netherlands have announced they will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed Israel’s participation. The decision has…
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that Israeli occupation authorities are holding back nearly 6,000 trucks loaded with food and relief supplies, enough to…
A report by the National Bureau for Defending Land and Resisting Colonies indicates that both Jerusalem and the northern Jordan Valley, located in the occupied West Bank, are experiencing a…
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said Monday that the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip remains catastrophic despite the ceasefire. The agency stressed that…
The Israeli cabinet’s recent debate over a proposed death penalty law marks a sharp escalation in punitive measures against Palestinian political prisoners. For the first time, Shin Bet Director David Zini…
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to “end the war in Gaza and initiate a post-conflict transition.” The resolution passed…
UNRWA currently has thousands of tents and blankets outside the crossings into Gaza, enough for about one million people. Gaza residents are experiencing severe suffering due to the rains and…
Amnesty International | November 11, 2025 | In response to the passing of the first reading of a controversial new amendment to the Israeli Penal Law making it mandatory for…
Israeli occupation forces demolished a Palestinian home in Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, on Wednesday—marking another escalation in the campaign to forcibly displace…
The Israeli Knesset has advanced a bill that would give the government sweeping authority to shut down foreign media outlets it deems a “threat to national security,” without court oversight.…
The Israeli Knesset has advanced two bills authorizing the death penalty for Palestinian detainees accused of killing Israeli citizens under what the proposed law defines as “racist or hateful motives.”…
Israeli colonizers and occupation authorities began two new road projects Monday on Palestinian land in the Bethlehem and Jerusalem districts, aiming to expand illegal colonies and fragment surrounding Palestinian communities.…
IsraelPalestineNews.Org– Not a Ceasefire Day 27: Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If…
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in Armed Conflict, the Palestinian Environment Quality Authority issued a stark warning: the environmental situation in Palestine has reached…
Israeli occupation forces issued demolition orders, Wednesday, targeting nine Palestinian homes—some inhabited, others under construction—in the village of Artas, south of Bethlehem. According to Samir Abu Swai, a member of…
Israeli occupation authorities have issued, Wednesday, two new tenders for the construction of a colonial neighborhood in the illegal colony of Adam (Givat Binyamin), built on stolen Palestinian land northeast…
The European Union has formally urged Israel to comply with the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), emphasizing its legal obligations to facilitate humanitarian aid and…
Quds News reports: The head of the Palestinian NGOs Network, Amjad al-Shawa, said Israel continues to defy international law and ignore global calls to allow unrestricted humanitarian aid into Gaza.…