Category: Jerusalem

Over 2,000 Israeli Jews and Arabs demonstrated Saturday night in Jerusalem.Protesters marched under the slogan ‘we will not surrender to despair’. They called for an end to the Israeli occupation…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Saturday, a Palestinian teen close to the Armon Hanetziv illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands in Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.The Israeli…

The grave of a young Jerusalem man whose dead body was kicked by settlers has been attacked.A photo on social media (below) this morning (Friday) show the grave of the…

The Old City of al-Quds (Jerusalem) in the last few weeks has witnessed an explosion of Israeli forces’ presence, supposedly for ‘security reasons’. 16th October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement…

Ahmad Fathi Abu Sahban, 23, was killed by live Israeli fire near the Central Bus station in Jerusalem after allegedly stabbing a 50-year old woman.According to Israeli sources, Sahban took…

A Palestinian teenager identified as Basel Bassam Seder, 17, was shot dead at the Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday after he allegedly pulled out a knife, Israeli…

Update: After the family was unable to locate the missing girls, they contacted the Israeli police. The police told the family that the girls had been arrested and were in…

“Die, you son of a whore!! Die!!” shouted Israeli men at a seriously wounded Palestinian child, who was left lying on the ground with blood pouring from his head, while…

On Monday evening, the Israeli military claimed that a Palestinian man stabbed an Israeli passenger on a bus in Jerusalem, and a soldier on the bus shot and killed the…

Israeli police, on Monday afternoon, have shot and critically injured a Palestinian schoolgirl who they claimed “tried to stab an officer”.The shooting took place on the Ammunition Hill in Sheikh…

Two Israelis were seriously injured in a third reported stabbing attack in Jerusalem, on Monday, with one Palestinian suspect, reportedly a child, shot dead at the scene and another wounded,…

The Israeli army is claiming a Palestinian teen stabbed a soldier near in Jerusalem’s Old City, and that the soldier’s vest prevented the knife from cutting him, before the soldier…

The Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Sunday evening that a child from the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, died of serious wounds he suffered earlier in the day, after Israeli soldiers shot him,…

A Palestinian youth, on Sunday, sustained light burns after being pepper-sprayed by three Israeli settlers in Jerusalem city.The youth, who was working at one of the shops at Jaffa Road,…

An Israeli officer was lightly injured in a car explosion Sunday morning, at a checkpoint near Ma’ale Adumim settlement, occupied East Jerusalem. The driver was severely injured, Israeli sources claimed.Ynet…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, Sunday, that a young Palestinian man died of serious wounds he suffered Saturday, after being rammed by an Israeli settler’s car, in occupied Jerusalem.The Palestinian,…

Several Palestinian hospitals in occupied Jerusalem have been the frequent target by the Israeli soldiers, who do not only attack ambulances and medics, but are also invading the medical centers,…

A Palestinian youth was shoot dead by Israeli soldiers at Damascus Gate just outside Jerusalem’s old city of Saturday afternoon, Palestinian sources reported. According to witnesses the youth was chased…

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian youth on Saturday morning in the al-Misrara area, in Bab al-Amoud in occupied east Jerusalem. Israeli media sources claimed that the youth tried…

Israeli soldiers invaded the al-‘Isawiyya town, the at-Tour village and the Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied Jerusalem, and clashed with local youths wounding fourteen Palestinians. The army also kidnapped four…

During renewed clashes on Saturday at dawn, four Palestinian youth were critically injured, one of them kidnapped, by Israeli troops who invaded Shu’fat refugee camp in Jerusalem. Clashes were also…

Two videos have emerged, filmed by eyewitnesses of the fatal shooting of 19-year old Fadi Alloun by Israeli police in Jerusalem Sunday morning, that directly contradict the police account. The…

After Palestinian activists and political factions called for a day of protest against Israeli violations, the Israeli government decided to close Jerusalem, and only allow Palestinian men who are above…

A Palestinian youth was killed on Thursday evening and at least 35 others injured during clashes in Sho’fat refugee camp in Jerusalem. Wesam Faraj, 20, was shot by an exploding…

A Palestinian youth was arrested by Israeli troops on Thursday midday after he was accused of stabbing a security guard and a settler in Jerusalem. Israeli sources said that a…

An armed Israeli settler shot and seriously wounded, on Wednesday, a teenage Palestinian girl, 18 years of age, near the Council Gate (Bab al-Majles) in the Old City. Soldiers attack,…

On Tuesday, Israeli troops demolished two houses in Jabal al-Mukaber Village, and filled a home with concrete in al-Thawri Neighborhood in Occupied Jerusalem. The homes belonged to families of Palestinians…

After Israeli forces threatened to demolish the home of martyr Muhannad Halabi (19) who was shot dead after stabbing and killing two settlers in Jerusalem, the family decided to tear…

Medical sources have reported that more than 160 Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire, Sunday, during clashes in various parts of occupied East Jerusalem.The Palestinian Red Crescent Society in…

Israeli authorities have issued a 48-hour ban on Palestinians from entering the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem, following two stabbing attacks in which two Israelis were killed and three…

Palestinian medical sources have reported that ten residents were injured, Sunday, by Israeli rubber-coated steel bullets, and dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday morning, the home of Fadi Samir Alloun, 19 years of age, who was shot and killed at dawn, searched the property and attacked…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday at dawn, a Palestinian teenager in the al-Misrara area, in Bab al-Amoud in occupied east Jerusalem. The Israeli army claimed that the slain…

Israeli soldiers, and groups of Israeli extremists, carried out dozens of attacks on Saturday targeting the Palestinians and their property in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, wounding dozens of residents,…

A Palestinian teen was shot to death by Israeli police after allegedly stabbing to death an armed Israeli, grabbing the gun of a settler who intervened, then killing an additional…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs, wounding dozens of residents,…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday evening, Nine Palestinians, including children, in the al-‘Isawiyya and Silwan towns, the Suwwana, Bab Hata and the at-Tour neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, during…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, various Palestinian neighborhoods and towns in occupied East Jerusalem, searched homes and attacked families, wounding several Palestinians, and kidnapped twelve. The…

Chaos in the streets of Gaza. Israeli forces showered the strip with gunfire while Palestinian medics ran frantically to evacuate those crumpled on the ground with blood rushing from holes…

Israeli forces have continued the tight siege and restrictions imposed on Al-Aqsa Mosque and banned Palestinian worshippers from entering the mosque, for the third day in a row.For the third…

Israeli soldiers continued, Wednesday, the daily violations and invasions targeting the Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, stormed and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped 15 Palestinians, including children.The Wadi Hilweh…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday, nine Palestinians, including three women, in occupied East Jerusalem, attacked several men and women near Al-Aqsa Mosque, and prevented them from entering it.The head of…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, four Palestinian children in the at-Tour village, in occupied East Jerusalem.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in Jerusalem, said the…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers, police officers and undercover forces, invaded on Monday morning, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, fired gas bombs and concussion grenades causing many injuries, before forcibly…

Clashes broke out in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound when Israeli forces stormed the holy site on Sunday morning, the last day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, witnesses said.Witnesses told…

Israeli soldiers, and police officers, have kidnapped on Friday evening five Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, allegedly after they attacked an Israeli settler, mildly wounding him.The Police said the five…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Wednesday at night and Thursday morning, fourteen Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, including one of the guards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.A worker of the Islamic…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the first day of Eid al-Adha Muslim feast, Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped eight Palestinians, while one…

As Israeli police continued to severely restrict Palestinian access into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, groups of extremist Jewish settlers wearing priestly garments, Wednesday morning ,forced their way into the flashpoint…

The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, on Monday, have released statement expressing serious concerns regarding recent violent development on Haram al Sharif (Al Aqsa Mosque).“We condemn all threats of change…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the al-‘Isawiyya and Silwan towns, and at-Tour neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped 27 Palestinians, including 11 children. Soldiers also demolished one…

About 43 Israeli settlers and intelligence members barged into the yards of Al-Aqsa mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, heavily guarded by Israeli police units.Israeli forces abducted one Palestinian near one…

One Palestinian child was shot in the head, with an Israeli rubber-coated steel bullet, on Saturday at night, suffering a serious injury, after the soldiers invaded the al-‘Isawiyya town, in…

Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday evening members of the Es’eeda Palestinian family, in Wad al-Jouz, in occupied East Jerusalem, fractured the arm of one woman, shot a girl with a…

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied East Jerusalem, has reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Sur Baher village, south of Jerusalem, and kidnapped two children. The…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at dawn, a Palestinian teenager, the son of the Manuscripts Department head in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem. His abduction comes just 24 hours…

Clashes resumed, on Thursday evening, in various villages and towns, and in a number of neighborhoods, in occupied Jerusalem, as part of the ongoing protests to the escalating Israeli attacks…

Clashes broke out in the neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem for the third consecutive day, on Thursday, as tensions continue to run high following increased violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

Life is becoming untenable for Palestinians in Jerusalem.The strategy of Teddy Kollek, the infamous mayor of Jerusalem following Israel’s 1967 occupation and subsequent annexation of Jerusalem, was grounded on three…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, eight Palestinian children after storming their homes in different parts of the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, and several surrounding communities. Sixty…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of residents, wounding a young man with a live round in the…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital, in the at-Tour village in occupied East Jerusalem, and searched several sections.Hospital administration said the soldiers invaded…

Israeli police, on Wednesday, assaulted two Islamic Waqf guards and a number of women, with their clubs, at al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, according to local sources.Omar Keswani, director of…

The Security Council of the United Nations have discussed an Arab draft statement on the recent developments at Al Aqsa Mosque and its surroundings, at a time when the European…

Medical sources have reported, on Tuesday at night, that a Palestinian teen was shot and injured by live Israeli army fire in the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied Jerusalem, before the…

Medical sources in occupied Jerusalem have reported, on Tuesday at night, that a child was shot with an Israeli army rubber-coated steel bullet in her neck while walking with her…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at night, a Palestinian child in the at-Tour town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and invaded various Palestinian communities in the city.The child, identified as Moath…

Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man was shot in the head, and eight others suffered mild-to-moderate wounds, during Tuesday evening clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Qalandia…

Israeli forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound’s southern mosque on Tuesday sparking the third straight day of violent clashes at the third holiest site in Islam.Dozens of Palestinians were injured…

Groups of Israeli extremists, accompanied by dozens of soldiers and police officers, continued their invasions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, through the al-Magharba Gate, after the army…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday evening, the al-‘Isawiyya and Silwan towns, in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of Palestinians, protesting the escalating Israeli attacks against the Al-Aqsa Mosque.The…

Dozens of undercover soldiers of the Israeli army, and police officers, invaded on Monday morning the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, assaulted many Palestinians, kidnapped seven, and wounded several others,…

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate issued a statement strongly denouncing the serious Israeli escalation against the worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, Sunday, leading to dozens…

Israeli Minister of Agriculture, Uri Ariel, joined dozens of Israeli extremists who stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, Sunday, under extensive military and police presence, leading to clashes…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, earlier on Sunday, the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, and fired dozens of concussion grenades on local worshipers, and…

Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC) have announced their cooperation in providing comprehensive mental health support and rehabilitation for…

Dozens of Palestinians, including children, have been injured on Friday evening and early night hours, in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem, during clashes that took place after Israeli fanatics…

Israeli extremists, last night, spray-painted racist graffiti on the walls of ar-Rahma Islamic cemetery, outside Jerusalem’s Old City, according to local sources. Shortly after Islamic Waqf personnel discovered the anti-Arab…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday morning, five Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including a teenager walking to school in Jerusalem.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, three young Palestinian men after breaking into their homes, in the at-Tour village, in occupied East Jerusalem; the three are former political prisoners.…

Clashes erupted in occupied East Jerusalem, overnight Monday, following the death of Riham Dawabsha, the mother of an 18-month-old toddler who was burned alive in an arson attack carried out…

A Palestinian teenager was attacked, on Tuesday morning, by a number of Israeli extremists, while heading to his work in West Jerusalem, and suffered various cuts and bruises.The Wadi Hilweh…

Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Monday, a number of Palestinian communities in occupied East Jerusalem, searched several homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including three children between the ages of 12…

Israeli police assaulted, on Sunday, a group of Palestinian women who attempted to enter al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, after being denied entry to the holy site, according to media…

Settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Mughrabi gate, on Sunday morning, amid tight security protection from Israeli police.Al Ray reports that, according to media, the coordinator for…

Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked, Sunday, many Palestinian women, and prevented more than 40 from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, and accompanied dozens of Israeli extremists during…

Israeli forces abducted two young Palestinian men on Friday night, after allegedly assaulting them in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, a witness told Ma’an News Agency.Iyad al-Tawil said…

Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man was shot and injured, , on Friday at dawn, and four others have been kidnapped, after dozens of soldiers invaded the…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, two Palestinians trying to cross the roadblock, blocking the main entrance of Beit Iksa village, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem.Eyewitnesses told the WAFA Palestinian…

East Jerusalem’s Silwan is being bombarded by Israeli state and settler land confiscation efforts.Over the last three weeks, Silwan has been bombarded by Israeli state and settler land confiscation efforts,…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian woman from her home in the ath-Thoury neighborhood of Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Wednesday, the goalkeeper of the Palestine National Soccer Team for Youth, in front of his home in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem.The child, Omar Ramzi…

In the Context of Forced Displacement Policy in Area ‘C’, Israeli Forces Demolish Residential Community Northeast of East Jerusalem Rendering 94 Palestinians, Including 69 Children, Homeless.In the context of a…

Early Tuesday morning, the Israeli military accompanied a large group of Israeli settlers as they moved into a formerly Palestinian-owned building in the Silwan neighborhood in East Jerusalem. The arrival…

Palestinian youth, on Friday, torched a private car belonging to Israeli settlers in the al-Tur neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem (Mount of Olives).Witnesses told Ma’an News Agency that Palestinian youths…

Protesters marched following Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in condemnation of “dangerous Israeli escalations’ at the holy site, locals said.Protesters held signs reading “Al-Aqsa is a symbol of our…

Israeli police took into custody, early on Wednesday, a photojournalist and two female students from Al-Aqsa Islamic School at Al-Silsila gate.Police deployed forces in the early morning hours, in the…

Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now, on Thursday, labeled the settler takeover of a building in East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood as a ‘dangerous expansion’ designed to change the status quo in…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Thursday, two Palestinian teenager girls, tenth grade students of the Al-Aqsa School, and also kidnapped two young men near the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Army also imposed more restrictions…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, three Palestinians in the at-Tour village, in occupied East Jerusalem, following clashes with dozens of local youths, who allegedly threw stones as the army…