Israeli Forces Destroy Palestinian-owned Car Wash near Bethlehem
Forces, on Monday, demolished a Palestinian-owned shed being used as a car wash shop in the town of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem, according to security sources.The car wash,…
Settlers, Soldiers, Take Over Buildings, Land, In Silwan
Dozens of armed Israeli settlers and soldiers occupied, on Monday at dawn, two apartment buildings and a land, in the Batn al-Hawa area, in Silwan town, south of the al-Aqsa…
AIC: ‘Meaningless Dispute Between Obama, Netanyahu’
Big words were used in this latest dispute about Israel’s public announcement concerning construction of 2610 new housing units in Givat Hamatos. A US spokesperson said the decision would “distance…
Settlers Cut Around 50 Olive Trees Near Bethlehem
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded, on Saturday, Palestinian olive orchard in the al-Jab’a village, southwest of Bethlehem, and cut nearly 50 olive trees.Resident Ibrahim Abu Lateefa said he…
Two Palestinians Attacked By Settlers In Jerusalem
A number of extremist Israeli settlers held two young Palestinian men in Jerusalem, and violently assaulted them, until the police arrived at the scene, and released them.The WAFA News Agency…
Video: Extremist Settlers Caught On Camera Attacking Israeli Peace Activists
The incident caught on camera in this video took place on Saturday, October 11, 2014, near Mitspe Yair illegal Israeli settlement outpost, in the South Hebron hills, in the Hebron…
Israel to Seize Some 80 Dunams of Farmland near Bethlehem, Settlers Assault Yasuf Olive Harvesters
Israeli forces notified residents of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem, Saturday, of their intention to seize about 80 dunams of Palestinian-owned cropland, according to local activist Ahmad Salah. Also…
Settlers Uproot, Cut Dozens Of Olive Trees Near Bethlehem
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Palestinian orchards near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, before cutting and uprooting dozens of olive trees.Hasan Breijiyya, coordinator of the Popular Committee…
Army Illegally Confiscates Palestinian Lands Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday, Palestinian agricultural lands belonging to residents of al-Khader and Nahhalin town, southwest of Bethlehem, and declared them a closed military zone.Ghassan Najajra, a nonviolent activist…
Japan Denounces Israeli Decision To Build 2600 Settlement Units In Occupied Jerusalem
The Japanese Government issued a statement, on Tuesday, denouncing the recent Israeli decision to build 2600 additional units in Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Israel’s…
Palestinian Injured After Settlers Attack Villagers In The Orchards
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Tuesday evening, that a man was injured after a number of extremists Israeli settlers attacked villagers who were picking their olive trees, in Palestinian…
Bulgaria Condemns Settlement Plans, Confirms Attendance of Gaza Reconstruction Conference
A high-ranking Bulgarian official, on Monday, condemned new Israeli settlement plans and confirmed that his country would be attending the Gaza reconstruction conference.Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Valentin Poriazov confirmed that…
Israel to Demolish Homes East of Tubas
Israeli forces, on Sunday, notified residents of Khirbet Um al-Jimal, a locale to the east of the West Bank Tubas governorate, of their intentions to demolish their homes, according to…
EU Condemns Israeli Settlement Plan In Occupied Jerusalem
The European Union condemned, on Friday, the Israeli plan to build 2610 new units for Jewish settlers in occupied East Jerusalem, and called on Tel Aviv to reverse its plan…
France Denounces New Israeli Settlement Plan
The French government slammed the latest Israeli decision to build 2610 homes in Givat HaMatos illegal Jewish settlement, south of occupied East Jerusalem, and called on Tel Aviv to void…
Israel Illegally Confiscates Five Dunams For Settlement Road
The Civil Administration Office of the Israeli army, in the occupied West Bank, issued a decision on Wednesday to confiscate Five Dunams (1.23 Acres) of Palestinian lands to expand a…
Israel Starts Planning Phase For New Units In East Jerusalem Settlement
The Jerusalem City Council started the planning stage for the construction of 2610 units in the illegal Givat Hamatos Jewish settlement, south of occupied East Jerusalem.The Council granted its approval…
Child Injured After Being Rammed By Settler’s Car Near Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Sunday evening, that a child was injured after be struck by a settler’s car east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank…
Soldiers Prevent Farmer from Working Land near Nablus
Israeli soldiers prevented a Palestinian farmer from cultivating his land, on Wednesday, in the village of Qasra, to the south of Nablus, according to local sources.Village mayor Abdal-Azim Wadi said…
Israeli Forces Photograph Palestinian Homes While Settlers Perform Rituals near Hebron
Israeli forces raided and took photos of Palestinian homes in the villages of Ma’in and Al Karmel, located respectively to the east and southeast of Yatta, south of Hebron, while…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank, And Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday, at dawn, Nahhalin village, to the west of Bethlehem, where they kidnapped four Palestinians; one in Mareeha village, west of the northern West Bank city…
7500 New Settlers Moved Into West Bank, Jerusalem, Settlements In Six Months
The Yesha Council of Settlements has reported that the number of Jewish settlers living in the occupied West Bank, including in and around occupied Jerusalem, has reached 382031, adding that…
Israeli Army Seizes Agricultural Equipment Near Tubas, Conducts Military Maneuvers South of Jenin
According to local sources, the Israeli army, on Wednesday, seized privately-owned Palestinian tractors and agricultural equipment in ar-Ras al-Ahmar, a small village to the east of Tubas in northern West…
Thousands of Palestinians to be Forcibly Moved for Settlement Expansion
Israel is planning to forcibly transfer thousands of Palestinian Bedouins from their West Bank communities into a designated township to free up land for settlement expansion. Local and international groups…
Israel Confirms Confiscation of Land in South Hebron Hills
Israeli authorities confirmed confiscation of 2,000 dunams of Palestinian-owned land in the West Bank’s South Hebron Hills area. PA: Confiscation constitutes ‘new stab’ by Israel on efforts to achieve peace…
2,200 New East Jerusalem Settlement Constructions Announced
The Israeli Municipality in Jerusalem announced, in a Thursday press release, that they plan to build 2,200 new constructions in East Jerusalem.The head of the municipality declared, according to the…
Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron House and Well
Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned house and a water well in Hebron, on Tuesday, according to locals.Landowner Muhammad Nafith al-Herbawi stated that Israeli forces destroyed his house, along with all…
UN & Amnesty Denounce Recent Israeli Land Grab
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has joined international figures in publicly denouncing Israel’s recent announcement that it will confiscate approximately 1,000 acres of Palestinian-owned land near the illegal…
Israel Announces the Confiscation of 4,000 Dunams
Israeli sources have announced that authorities are planning to confiscate 4,000,000 m² (4,000 dunams/1,000 acres) of Palestinian-owned land near the illegal Gush Etzion settlement area.The area is located 3 km…
Child Moderately Injured By Settler’s Fire Near Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that a child was shot and injured by a live round, fired by an…
Glick, Settlers Again Storm al-Aqsa
Israeli rabbi Yehuda Glick accompanied some 20 Israeli settlers in yet another invasion of al-Aqsa Mosque, on Wednesday, in occupied East Jerusalem.Protected by Israeli police, Israeli settlers stormed the mosque…
Palestinian Arrested After Filming Settlers Throwing Stones
Yesterday, at approximately 5:30 PM in the old city in al-Khalil (Hebron), settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Hadassah threw rocks and water at Palestinians living on Shalala Street.…
Palestinian Killed Near Salfit
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Thursday morning, that a young Palestinian man was killed after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle near an illegal Israeli settlement, in the central…
Israel Orders Halt on Palestinian Home Construction near Bethlehem
Israeli forces have ordered several Palestinians working on their houses in the village of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem, to stop construction, under the pretext of ‘building without a…
Child Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Settler’s Car In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child was seriously injured after being rammed by an Israeli settler’s vehicle, in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of…
Anti-Settler Campaign Launched in London as Hebron Riots Escalate
The “International Campaign for the Inclusion of Israeli Settler Groups in List of Terrorist Organizations” campaign was launched in London, on Sunday, as the West Bank continues to be consumed…
Palestinian Killed Near Ramallah
Palestinian Medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed by an Israeli settler, at the entrance of ar-Ram town, south of the central West Bank…
ProPublica: US Funding Defense of Suspected Killers of Palestinian Teen
A controversial Israeli organization that is representing the six men recently arrested in the recent revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager is receiving thousands of dollars in tax-deductible support from…
Summary of Last Week of Israeli Settler Violence Directed at Palestinian Civilians
Over the past week, since the bodies of three Israeli settlers were found by police near Hebron, the streets of Jerusalem and areas near Israeli settlements in the West Bank…
Settlers Attempt to Kidnap Children Near Hebron, Bethlehem
Several armed Israel settlers have attempted to kidnap a Palestinian child, after chasing him for more than a kilometer along a road near Hebron. A similar report has surfaced in…
Justice Slaughtered by Politics
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is shocked by Israel’s Election by UN General Assembly as Vice-Chair of UN Special Committee on Decolonization.The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Settlers Invade Wad al-Bathan Area
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Wad al-Bathan village, near the central West Bank district of Tubas, and attempted to attack residents, and archaeological areas, but were chased away…
Settlers Chase Palestinian Child Near Bethlehem
A number of extremist Israeli settlers chased, on Saturday at noon, a Palestinian child while in his family’s land in Artas village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Mohammad…
Sodastream, Company Based in Israeli Settlement, Closes UK Store
After two years of weekly protests in front of its store in Brighton, Israeli company Sodastream has closed the store. In addition, one of Britain’s biggest retailers has announced that…
Settlers Install Outposts In Bethlehem, Hebron
Dozens of settlers installed, on Friday, a number of illegitimate settlement outposts on Palestinian lands in the Bethlehem district and in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West…
Israeli Mayor Exploits Incident of 3 Teens to Justify Strategic Settlement
In a blatantly strategical move, a group of Israeli settlers led by mayor of the illegal Ma’ale Adumim settlement, Benny Kashriel, have set up a tent in Area E1, between…
Israeli settlers attack civilians in Hebron; 9-year old hit by Israeli settler car in Bethlehem
On Monday night, a Palestinian identified as Sajed Sultan, 19, was seriously wounded in the head when Israeli settlers marched through the city of Hebron demanding vengeance.Israeli settlers attack civilians…
Cornerstone Laid for Ramallah Settlements
Knesset chairman Yuli Edelstein, Sunday evening, laid the cornerstone for a settlement neighborhood in ‘Kochav Jacob’, near Ramallah. At dawn, demolition orders for three Palestinian houses north of Tulkarem were…
Lands Damaged in Preparation for New Settlements
Israeli bulldozers have flattened numerous agricultural lands in the village Kofr al-Deek, east of Salfit.According to local sources, dozens of trees were uprooted and existing crops were destroyed in the…
Settler Grazes Cattle on Palestinian Crops
An Israeli settler, today, decided to graze his cattle on Palestinian-owned crops at Wadi Al-Rakhim in Yatta, to the south of Hebron, according to local activist.Ratib Jabbour, who is a…
French Government Warns Against Business With Settlements
France has advised its citizens and companies against doing business with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to the Electronic Intifada:Firms were warned that they could face legal…
172 Housing Units Approved in Jerusalem Settlement
On Wednesday, the construction of 172 new housing units in the illegal settlement of Jabal Abu Ghneim (HarHoma), east occupied Jerusalem, was approved by the Israeli planning and construction commission.…
Three Palestinians Wounded Near Qalqilia
[Saturday, June 14 2014] Palestinian medical sources said three Palestinian were moderately wounded after a number of settlers hurled stones at their car while driving near the entrance of Jensafut…
Bids Opened for 400 New Housing Units in Jerusalem
Israel’s Lands Administration has invited tenders for the construction of 400 new housing units in the illegal settlement of Ramat Shlomo, in occupied Jerusalem.The number of construction bids in the…
200 Illegal Settlements in West Bank Since 1967
According to B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, over 300,000 Israelis live in more than 200 settlements and settlement outposts throughout the West Bank…
Israel Approves 1500 Units In Illegal Settlements
The Israeli Housing Ministry is advancing plans meant for the construction of 1500 new units in illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, in a…
Settlers Prepare To Expand Abigail Illegal Outpost In Hebron
[Monday, June 2, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers of the Abigail illegal settlement outpost, east of Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, invaded Palestinian lands…
Settlers Invade Ush Grab Area, Near Beit Sahour
[Friday, May 30, 2014] A number of fanatic Israeli settlers invaded the Ush Ghrab area, east of Beit Sahour, apparently preparing to install a new illegal settlement outpost. The area,…
VIDEO: 4 Young Girls Detained in South Hebron Hills
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, detained four Palestinian girls in the south Hebron hills after being accused by a settler of stealing cherries, according to human rights group B’Tselem. The girls,…
Settlers Attack School Near Bethlehem, Attempt to Invade It
[Tuesday, May 25, 2014] A number of fanatic Israeli settlers surrounded a Palestinian school in the Teqoua’ town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and attempted to invade…
Israel Approves 50 New Units In Abu Ghneim Settlement
[Monday, May 26, 2014] Even before the Pope concluded his visit to the Holy Land, calling for peace and justice, the Israeli Construction and Planning Committee of the Jerusalem City…
Israel Illegally Confiscates 3,000 Dunams Of Salfit Lands
[Sunday, May 25, 2014] The Israeli Authorities announced the illegal annexation of 3,000 Dunams of privately owned Palestinian lands belonging to residents of the Salfit district, in central West Bank.Jamal…
Israeli Minister To Present Bill To Expand Jerusalem Borders
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said he intends to submit a draft law expanding the boundaries of occupied Jerusalem, to include the settlement blocs of Maaleh…
Army Uproots Olive Trees, Bulldozes Lands Near Salfit
Several Israeli military jeeps, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded on Thursday morning [May 22, 2014], Palestinians lands and olive orchards in Kufur Ed-Deek, west of the central West bank city…
Settlers Burn Palestinian Farmlands Near Hebron
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Palestinian farmlands, east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and burnt Palestinian wheat…
Palestinian Injured After Settlers Hurl Stones At His Car
A number of militant Israeli settlers hurled stones, on Monday, May 19, 2014, at a Palestinian car driving on the main road near Beitello village, near the central West Bank…
Israel Approves Illegal Confiscation Of 700 Dunams Of Palestinian Lands
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] The Israeli “Regional Council for Planning and Construction” approved a plan that would lead to the annexation of more than 700 Dunams (172.9 Acres) as part…
Settlement Toxins Kill 14 Sheep In Jordan Valley
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Aref Daraghma, head of the Al-Maleh Village Council, in the Northern Plains of the occupied West Bank, stated that at least 14 sheep died due to…
Ariel: “Settler Popular Could Witness a %50 Increase By 2019”
[Friday, May 16, 2014] Israeli Housing Minister, Uri Ariel, stated that he expects the number of Jewish settlers, illegally living in segregated settlements in occupied Palestine, to significantly increase, reaching…
Settlers, Soldiers, Clash As Army Readies To Demolish Illegal Outposts
Israeli sources have reported that clashes took place between Israeli soldiers and settlers as the army arrived at the Ma’aleh Rehavam illegal outpost, one of three outposts Israel intends to…
Settler Attacks and Violations in Ramallah and Bethlehem
Israeli settlers assaulted and severely beat a Palestinian shepherd near the village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, Tuesday, according to witnesses.WAFA reports that at least seven settlers wearing masks assaulted…
Settlers Kidnap A Palestinian Child In Hebron
[Saturday, May 10, 2014] The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that a number of settlers of the Ma’on illegal settlement, south of the southern West Bank city…
Settlers Uproot Dozens Of Olive Saplings Near Ramallah
[Monday, May 5, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers invaded a Palestinian olive orchard, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and uprooted more than 51 olive saplings. The…
Israeli Army Calls Settlers to Join Inauguration of New Units
An Israeli army brigade in the northern West Bank has called on Israeli settlers to join the “independence festivals”, scheduled for next Tuesday, in which the proverbial ribbon will be…
Settlers Uproot Dozens Of Olive Saplings Near Bethlehem
[Thursday, May 1, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers invaded a Palestinian olive orchard, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and uprooted around 50 saplings.Coordinator of the Popular…
14,000 Settler Homes Approved, Over 500 Palestinian Structures Demolished During ‘Peace Talks’
Plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes were approved by the Israeli government, during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, according to an Israeli NGO — this…
Palestinian Injured after Being Rammed by Settler’s Vehicle
Bethlehem – April 29, 2014 – Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian man was injured after being hit by a settler’s car, while working in Beitar Illit illegal…
Israel Designates 28,000 Dunams of Palestinian Lands as State Land
The so-called Civil Administration Office, run by the Israeli military in the occupied Palestinian territories, designated around 28,000 Dunams of Palestinian lands, beyond the Annexation Wall, as state lands. The…
Settlers Assault A Palestinian Farmer Near Bethlehem
[Sunday Morning, April 27, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian farmer in his own land, near Wady Rahhal village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Medical…
Israeli Settlers Release Wild Pigs on Palestinian Farms
Palestinian farmers in the Salfit district appealed all to Palestinian and international bodies to stop the continued destruction of their crops, caused by the Israeli pigs in the district.Farmers said,…
2014: 748 New Settlement Units in West Bank and Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation has constructed 748 settlement units in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, since the beginning of 2014, the Information Centre of Separation Wall and Settlement has revealed.The…
Settlers Hurl Stones At Palestinian Cars Near Bethlehem
A number of extremist settlers threw, on Tuesday evening, stones at Palestinian cars driving near the Gush Etzion Israeli settlement, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Palestinian security sources…
Soldiers Aid Right-Wing Israelis in Establishing New Settlement in Hebron
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon gave his approval to the establishment of a new Jewish-only settlement in the heart of the Palestinian city of Hebron, and several families moved in,…
Settlers Assault 3 Palestinian Youth in Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli settlers assaulted three Palestinian youths late Friday in an East Jerusalem settlement, family members told Ma’an.Abdullah Jibrin, 21, Eyab Jibrin, 20, and 20-year-old Ghalib al-Waari sustained injuries…
Israeli Minister Announces Largest Settlement Project in Southern West Bank
Israeli Minister of Defense, Moshe Ya’alon, announced on Sunday that works began for the largest project of expanding the settlement bloc of Gush Etzion, in the south of the West…
Settlers Burn Olive Trees West of Bethlehem
Israeli settlers burned down a number of olive trees at dawn, this morning [Saturday, April 12, 2014]. Activist Ghassan Njagerh told Radio Bethlehem 2000 that the settlers burned about 27…
Army Blocks Agricultural Road Leading To Thousands Of Dunams In Hebron
The Israeli army closed a main agricultural road that leads to thousands of Dunams of Palestinian farmlands, east of Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.…
Israel to Confiscate Vast Area of Bethlehem Village Land
Israeli authorities, on Thursday morning, announced a decision to confiscate about 1,000 dunams (250 acres) of private Palestinian land in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem.Deputy mayor of al-Khader…
Bethlehem; Settlers Flood Farmlands With Wastewater
[Tuesday, April 8, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers from the Efrat settlement, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, flooded Palestinian farmlands in al-Khader town with sewage.Coordinator of…
Settlers Puncture Tires Of Military Jeep Near Nablus
Israeli military sources have reported that, for the third time since Sunday, a number of young Israeli settlers of the Yitzhar illegal settlement, south of the northern West Bank city…
Israeli Government Approves ‘Archaeology Center’ in Palestinian Neighborhood
The Israeli Ministry of the Interior approved on Friday a plan to demolish a large section of the historic Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, in East Jerusalem, to construct an archaeological…
Palestinian Injured After Being Assaulted By Settlers Near Nablus
[Friday, April 4, 2014] Several Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man in Urif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, causing moderate wounds. Settlers uproot hundreds of…
Israeli Forces Demolish Bedouin Dwellings in East Jerusalem
Israeli forces stormed the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Baba, east of al-Ezariya, and demolished several mobile dwellings housing Bedouin families, early Thursday, locals told Ma’an.Large numbers of special Israeli…
Army to Seize 600 Dunums near Nablus, Tenders Pushed for Over 700 East Jerusalem Homes
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, handed a structural blueprint to the local council of Qaryout, to the south of Nablus, aimed at confiscating 600 dunums of land belonging to local villagers.Ghassan…
Israel Illegally Confiscates 300 Dunams for Settlement Construction Near Nablus
[Monday, March 31, 2014] The Israeli government decided to illegally confiscate nearly 300 dunams of Palestinian lands south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, in order to build…
Palestinian Injured by Settler Fire Near Nablus
[Monday Morning, March 31, 2014] Palestinian medical sources said that a young Palestinian man was shot and injured by an Israeli settler, south of Nablus, in the northern part of…
Settlers Uproot Olive Saplings Near Bethlehem
[Saturday Evening, March 29, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers invaded a Palestinian olive orchard in Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and uprooted dozens of saplings. Resident Mohammad Sabateen told…
Japan: “Settlements Violate International Law”
The Japanese government issued a statement strongly denouncing recent Israeli plans to build hundreds of units, for Jewish settlers, in occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.Japan’s Foreign Ministry…
Israel Promotes Plans for 2,372 New Settler Homes
Israel has promoted building plans for 2,372 homes in eight Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in the past month, on land the Palestinians want for a future state,…
Settlers Attack, Wound, Two Children Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources reported Thursday [March 20, 2014] that two children were injured after a number of Israeli settlers attacked them near Beit Furik village, east of the northern West…