Category: Jerusalem

A group of extremist, right-wing Israeli settlers, on Sunday at dawn, sprayed slogans calling for the slaughter of Christians, on the walls of an old monastery in Jerusalem.The slogans are…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Wednesday, four Palestinian children in Jerusalem’s old city, and Shu’fat, and took them to an interrogation facility in the city. Amjad Abu ‘Asab, head of the Detainees’…

Israeli police forces, on Tuesday evening, raided the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of ‘Isawiyya, firing tear gas at Palestinians and their homes, a local monitor said.Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, a member…

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said that extremist Israeli Jews have desecrated a Christian cemetery near the occupied city of Jerusalem.“People attacked and desecrated the cemetery in Beit Jamal, west…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday evening, a Palestinian man after stopping him while driving in Ein al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, and took him away, leaving his…

On Thursday, January 7th, the ISM went to visit Kifaya Rishek, a widow who lives in Beit Hanina, occupied East Jerusalem, waiting for her home to be demolished.But Kifaya is…

Israeli soldiers, Monday, directly hit a Palestinian child with a live round in the village of Hizma, north of Jerusalem, under the pretext of hurling stones at a bus carrying…

The Jerusalem office of the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, was badly damaged in a fire on Sunday night, which authorities suspect may have…

The ongoing Israeli excavations under Palestinian homes in Wadi Hilweh, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, forced a Palestinian family to leave their home after…

Wadi Hilweh Information Center has issued their 2015 yearly report and monitored the main events in the city of Jerusalem, with special attention given to Israeli violations against Jerusalemites and…

Israeli police, Thursday, demolished two Palestinian-owned homes in Ein el-Lawza neighborhood in Jerusalem, citing construction without a permit as a pretext, according to local sources.An Israeli police contingent accompanied by…

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported Wednesday that a Palestinian child suffered a serious head injury, after Israeli soldiers shot him in the head, in the…

Israeli forces, on Wednesday morning, demolished five dwellings housing Palestinian Bedouin families in the Abu Nuwwar community east of Jerusalem — part of the wider E1 corridor — leaving 25…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Red Cross building in occupied East Jerusalem, kidnapped two Palestinians, and briefly detained two others; the Palestinians have been living in a…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at night, an elderly Palestinian man, and two children, including a twelve years of age, in separate invasions in occupied East Jerusalem, and fired live…

Israeli forces, Monday, opened fire on an unidentified Palestinian under the pretext of carrying out an alleged stabbing attack near the neighborhood of al-Musrara , in Jerusalem.In a statement ,…

An Israeli settler damaged the wall of a family’s home in Al-Khalidia neighborhood, Old City Jerusalem, creating wide gaps throughout it.The Abu Sab family explained, according to Al Ray, that…

A Palestinian was detained Sunday, after reportedly attempting to stab an Israeli in occupied East Jerusalem, by Israeli police account.Spokesperson Luba al-Samri said in a statement that a “young Arab…

An Israeli Rabbi said, Wednesday, that Christians are not welcome in Jerusalem, and that he does not mind burning mosques and churches.Bentzi Gopstein told Israeli TV Channel 2 that Israeli…

Clashes broke out in Abu Dis, late Tuesday, following a funeral held for a Palestinian killed earlier this month, whose body was held by Israeli authorities for 26 days.Locals said…

Israel’s Ministry of Housing has been working on plans for thousands of housing units in the controversial E1 corridor, despite the cancellation of tenders for the units in 2013, a…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the Qalandia Refugee Camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, kidnapped three Palestinians and injured two others.Local sources said several military vehicles invaded…

Israeli soldiers killed, Saturday, a young Palestinian man in Bab al-Jadid area, in occupied Jerusalem, after claiming he “carried a knife, and attempted to stab an officer.’ Eyewitnesses refuted the…

Israeli sources have reported, Wednesday, that the police killed two Palestinians after carrying out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, and that one Israeli died of stab wounds, and the other…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that two children were shot and injured by Israeli army fire, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem. Two Palestinians injured near…

At least three Palestinians were kidnapped in Hebron, on Thursday at dawn, one in Jenin, and a woman in occupied Jerusalem, after the Israeli military invaded many Palestinian areas in…

At least nine Palestinians have been kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, after dozens of soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities, in different parts of the southern West Bank District of Hebron.…

Israeli authorities, on Sunday, notified two families living in the Silwan neighborhood of annexed East Jerusalem of intentions to evict, under claims they are owned by non-governmental Jewish organizations.WAFA correspondence…

A group more than five Israeli soldiers dressed as Palestinian civilians (Musta’ribeen), on Sunday morning, opened fire on and kidnapped two Palestinian youths from Jabaa’ checkpoint, north of Jerusalem.Media sources…

After criticism from both the left and the right, Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that he will delay his visit to Israel and Jerusalem.The wealthy business tycoon and apparent presidential candidate…

Undercover Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Thursday, four Palestinian children as they were leaving their schools in the town of at-Tour, in occupied East Jerusalem, and two children in the Old…

The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) announced, during its 4th annual conference in Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, plans to improve the entire health system in the city of Jerusalem.…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Thursday, four Palestinians, including two children, in several neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli extremist attack children in Hebron.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan…

Two Palestinians from Jerusalem have resurrected John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s ‘Happy Christmas’, in a call to peace across the Middle East and around the globe.Bashar Murad, of East Jerusalem,…

15-year-old Khalil Mohammed Ahmed Kiswani is now in the intensive care unit of Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital, in Jerusalem, after an eye amputation.Kiswani was shot in his left eye with…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, eight Palestinian children from the al-‘Isawiyya, Silwan, and the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, in addition to the father of Omar…

The right-wing Jewish group ‘Lehava’ held a protest outside of the YMCA in Jerusalem, shouting at Palestinian Christian children and families as they were entering and leaving the annual Christmas-tree…

Palestinian medical sources in occupied Jerusalem have reported, Friday, that Israeli soldiers shot and injured seven Palestinians, while dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, in Jabal al-Mokabber town,…

Israeli police, on Thursday, shot dead a Palestinian, identified as Ezz al-Deen Rayeq ‘Abdullah Raddad, 21, from the city of Tulkarem, claiming he attempted to stab an Israeli policeman in…

At least eight Palestinians, including two 11 years of age children, have been kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn and on Wednesday at night, during Israeli military invasions into Palestinian homes,…

Medical sources in Shu’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, has reported that 43 Palestinians have been injured, during the massive Israeli military invasion into the camp, starting earlier on…

Hundreds of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at noon, the Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied Jerusalem, after completely surrounding the camp and exploding a Palestinian home — causing structural damage…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Hizma, in occupied Jerusalem, searched many homes, and kidnapped ten Palestinians. One Palestinian kidnapped in Tulkarem.Local sources said…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, lawyer Tareq Barghouth of the Palestinians Detainees’ Committee, after summoning him for interrogation.Lawyer Mahmoud Taha said the soldiers decided to keep Barghouth under…

Israeli soldiers fired, on Tuesday evening, two gas bombs into the al-Makassed Hospital, in the at-Tour town, in occupied Jerusalem, causing many Palestinians, including patients, to suffer the effects of…

An Israeli court, on Tuesday, sentenced a Jewish extremist to three years in prison for his part in an arson attack on a mixed Palestinian and Israeli school in Jerusalem,…

The Jerusalem District Court, on Monday, convicted two of the three people accused in the murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir.On July 2, 2014, Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered by tree…

Israeli soldiers fatally shot, on Sunday at night, a Palestinian teen in Ein al-Louza neighborhood, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.Medical sources said the slain…

A 13-year old Palestinian boy accused of stabbing and wounding a 13-year old Israeli boy had a court appearance Thursday. On October 11th, Ahmad Manasra was run over by a…

A foreign citizen was stabbed in a West Jerusalem bus stop, this Sunday morning. The Palestinian man manage to run away but was arrested, shortly after, by the Israeli police.According…

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man on Sunday, after he allegedly stabbed and injured an Israeli police officer near Damascus Gate, in occupied East Jerusalem, an Israeli police spokesperson…

Israeli forces, Saturday, closed a main road leading to Palestinian villages northwest of Jerusalem and prevented residents from entering or exiting the area, locals said.Locals told Ma’an News Agency that…

On Friday, an armed Israeli paramilitary settler shot dead a young Palestinian man, identified as Fadi Mohammad Mahmoud Khseib, 25. The slain Palestinian is the brother of Shadi Khseib, who…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Qotna, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, early Thursday morning, shooting and killing one Palestinian, in addition to kidnapping and wounding many residents. The…

Israeli right-wing paramilitary settlers, on Wednesday, broke into the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, in an act of provocation against Muslims worldwide, who consider it the third-holiest site…

Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Wednesday, several Palestinian homes and searched them, in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including five children.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, Monday, a Palestinian child, and seriously wounded her friend, allegedly after ‘carrying out a stabbing attack,’ in Jerusalem, wounding two persons.The slain Palestinian child has…

Members of Israeli special forces assaulted, on Saturday evening, 90-year-old Mohammed Abbasi, severely beaing him while he was in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Silwan.Wadi Helwah Information Center said, according…

Israeli soldiers and undercover units of the army invaded, Sunday, various Palestinian towns and neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped ten Palestinians, including three children.Several military vehicles invaded Ras al-‘Amoud…

A Palestinian taxi driver was shot dead by an armed Israeli paramilitary settler on Sunday after crashing into another car on the main road near the village of ‘Anata east…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, five Palestinians in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and searched several homes.Amjad Abu ‘Asab, head of the Jerusalem Detainees’ Parents Committee, said…

Clashes broke out Wednesday morning, in occupied East Jerusalem, during a commemoration of two Palestinians who were killed after carrying out a deadly attack on a Jerusalem synagogue last year,…

In a series of repeated brutal attacks against Palestinians, Israeli soldiers dressed as Palestinian civilians (Musta’ribeen), this morning, have kidnapped three schoolchildren from Damascus Gate, East Jerusalem.Wadi Al-Hilweh Information Center…

Israeli soldiers, and undercover units, have kidnapped on Tuesday ten Palestinian children, between the ages of 9 and 13, in addition to two journalists and a young man, in occupied…

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, approved the construction of 500 more illegal settlement units in the Ramat Shlomo settlement, occupied East Jerusalem. The move, which sets the stage…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped eights teenagers. The soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and interrogated many…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem. The troops killed two Palestinians during clashes with resistance fighters, wounded 34, and…

Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday that a 2-year old toddler was injured after an Israeli military vehicle struck him in Bir Niabala town, northwest of occupied Jerusalem. One woman was…

Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem have reported Friday that Israeli soldiers assaulted dozens of nonviolent protesters marching in Jabal al-Mokabber, in occupied Jerusalem, causing dozens to suffer the effects of…

Israeli soldiers fired, on Thursday morning, several gas bombs on schoolchildren, trying to cross a military roadblock on the main entrance of the Shu’fat refugee camp, in the center of…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths, wounding thirteen Palestinians, including a child who suffered a…

Although tensions have recently subsided at East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, many Palestinians fear that ‘partition’ of the site between Muslims and Jews remains a long-term Israeli objective.The current round…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, the al-Makassed Hospital in the at-Tour town, in occupied Jerusalem, and searched admission records, looking for the name of a wounded child. The invasion…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Monday morning, a Palestinian child in the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied Jerusalem, while three children and a young man were kidnapped Silwan town, Sunday. The…

Two young Palestinian men have been kidnapped, on Thursday evening, in occupied East Jerusalem after the soldiers invaded their homes, while a child was wounded earlier, after the soldiers fired…

Medical sources have reported, Monday, that eight Palestinians were shot with live Israeli army fire, during clashes with soldiers invading Qotna village, northwest of Jerusalem, following the funeral procession of…

Israeli soldiers demolished, Monday, three Palestinian apartments in Nosseiba neighborhood, in Beit Hanina town, in occupied Jerusalem. One home was demolished earlier.The Palestine TV has reported that the soldiers, accompanied…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, Jabal al-Mokabber town, in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home inhabited by seven family members.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday evening, three Palestinians in Silwan and at-Tour towns, in occupied Jerusalem, shot and injured two others. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has…

Israeli settlers Sunday resumed their provocative tours into al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem, despite of recent remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, by which he vowed that ‘his’…

Israeli troops invaded the village of at-Tour, in East Jerusalem, on Sunday, ransacking at least seven homes and abducting five Palestinians. Witnesses explained to the Wadi Hilweh Information Center that…

Without attention to the fact that Israel is an occupying force, cameras at al Aqsa mosque will easily become a tool of the occupier.Israeli forces removed cameras Monday set up…

A Haredi Jewish journalist has been slammed by pro-Israel critics after he objected to demands for Jewish access to Al-Aqsa Mosque.An opinion piece posted in Haredi newspaper, Mishpacha, on Thursday,…

A Palestinian from east Jerusalem was shot dead on Friday evening near the Jerusalem light rail station by three separate shooters after he allegedly pulled out a knife and very…

The Jerusalem Legal Aid Center has reported, Thursday, that Israeli soldiers continued their invasions and violations, targeting the Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital, in the occupied city, and said the…

Palestinian medical sources have reported that a man died, on Thursday morning, after the ambulance was unable to reach him in time, due to the extensive military blockade, and roadblocks…

Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked several Palestinian homes in the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that…

The administration of the Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital in Jerusalem has reported that the hospital has been a frequent target of Israeli military invasions and attacks, and that the…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, thirteen Palestinians, including two women and five children, after invading and searching their homes, in different part of occupied Jerusalem.The Wadi Hilweh…

Israeli soldiers stormed Al-Makassed Hospital this Tuesday morning, in occupied East Jerusalem, looking into patients files.Dr. Ali al-Husseini, head of the union workers in Makassed Hospital, said that more than…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday evening, five young Palestinians, including a 13 years of age child, after storming and searching their homes, in occupied Jerusalem, and summoned several others for…

The Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, in a recent Cabinet meeting, proposed revoking the residency rights of 80,000 Jerusalemites, which would mean that the people of Sho’afat refugee camp and…

Israeli forces enforced, on Saturday evening, the Al-Rajjbi family to demolish their home in the Beit Hanina neighborhood, to the north of Jerusalem, by their own effort, in order to…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Sunday, five Palestinians, including two children, in occupied East Jerusalem, while a number of fanatic Israeli settlers burnt a car, and wrote racist graffiti. The Wadi Hilweh…

Surgeons at the Hadassah Israeli Medical Center, in Jerusalem, had to remove the left eye of a Palestinian man, who was shot with an Israeli army rubber-coated steel bullet, in…

Medial sources have reported that 27 Palestinians were injured, late on Friday at night, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Abu Dis town, east of occupied East Jerusalem.The sources said…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, late on Friday at night and on Saturday at dawn, eleven Palestinians, including two children, in different parts of occupied Jerusalem.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in…

Israeli media has reportedly failed to cover-up summary executions of Palestinians near Jerusalem. Israeli media reported, Thursday morning, that Israeli forces foiled a stabbing attempt in Beit Shemesh, to west…

A Jerusalemite woman was injured on Thursday morning, after Israeli forces shot her at Ras Al-Amood checkpoint in Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque.Media sources reported, that 28-year-old Heba Aziz Al-Abasi,…

One Palestinian was killed and one critically injured by Israeli police in Beit Shemesh, to the west of Jerusalem, Thursday, after an alleged stabbing attack, Israeli media and police said.The…