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RAMALLAH, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (WAFA) – Thousands of Palestinians everywhere in the world today mark the 76th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948, when nearly 750,000 indigenous Palestinians were ethnically…

On Wednesday, Day 222 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian civilians were killed and injured at dawn and Wednesday morning,…

Throughout the day on Tuesday, Israeli troops continued their bombardment of Rafah, the city sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians – after dropping leaflets telling the already displaced Palestinians…

(Jerusalem, May 14, 2024) By Human Rights Watch:  – Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers’ convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even though aid groups…

So… #Gaza is still trending on social media, as the genocide enters its 220th day. And maybe it’s the cynic in me, or I’ve been through this cycle too many…

On Day 220, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various areas in the destroyed Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinians, an international UN worker, a Palestinian UN…

RAMALLAH, Monday, May 13, 2024 (WAFA) – The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs warned today that female Palestinian detainees incarcerated in Israel’s Damon Prison are held in total isolation…

On Monday, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Palestinian lands in the Al-Minya village, southeast of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, attacked farmers and shepherds, and stole dozens of bales…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least sixteen Palestinians, including two children and former political prisoners, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said…

On Monday, Day 220 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people in the destroyed and starved Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed dozens of Palestinians and injured many…

On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded Tal town, southwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part and injured many Palestinians. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded the town…

Updated: On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern part, demolished two Palestinian homes, abducted a father and his son, and injured…

BETHLEHEM, Monday, May 13, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists, under the protection of the occupation forces, seized a large quantity of wheat and barley crops from lands of the village…

from mondoweiss.net As Israel presses on its persecution of civilians in Gaza, the good news is that a strong movement has emerged in the United States against the genocide, and this movement is…

The Israeli bombing of Rafah continued throughout the day and evening on Sunday, day 219 of the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip – bringing the official death toll to…

On Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man and injured a teenage boy, in Balata refugee camp, north of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. The…

HEBRON, Sunday, May 12, 2024 (WAFA) – This morning, Israeli occupation forces demolished the house of a Palestinian political prisoner in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the south…

Two years ago, Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot by Israeli forces while reporting in the occupied West Bank, on May 11, 2022. In addition to targeting and executing…

This week Palestinian Evangelical Lutheran pastor Reverend Munther Isaac gave a very compelling talk at a mosque in South Africa, calling on the world, people of every religion, to take…

On Saturday, the Israeli army continued the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in several parts of the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinians, including many women and children, and wounding…

These are some of the Israeli violations and attacks by Israeli occupation soldiers and the parliamentary colonizers militias against the Palestinians in the West Bank, on Saturday, May 11, 2023.…

As US blocks heavy weapons, Israel expands its attack of Rafah. Biden administration reports that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza “likely violated international humanitarian law”. Food catastrophe looms…

Two civilians were killed in the evening in a missile bombardment carried out by the Israeli occupation warplanes on the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. A correspondent with the…

Earlier Saturday, Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Asira al-Shamaliya and the village of Qusin in the Nablus governorate, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. Several army vehicles invaded…

GENEVA, (WAFA) – United Nations experts today condemned US and Israeli threats against the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a press release, the UN experts “expressed utter dismay over statements made…

On Saturday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, leading to protests, and caused dozens of residents to suffer the…

RAMALLAH, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the overwhelming vote and international consensus in the United Nations General Assembly affirming the right…

On Friday throughout the day and night, Israeli bombardment continued in the already decimated Gaza Strip, killing Palestinian families and children, as the Israeli bombs have done every single day…

JERUSALEM, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has decided to temporarily close the Agency’s headquarters in occupied…

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, said on Thursday that no one has been allowed to enter or leave the Gaza Strip for…

Biden administration pauses shipment of deadliest bombs to Israel; new mass grave holds at least 49 Palestinian bodies; Rafah’s largest hospital shuts down as a result of Israeli invasion, as…

On Thursday Day 216 of the ongoing genocide in the destroyed Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed dozens of Palestinians, largely women and children, and wounded many more, in…

Earlier Thursday, Israeli soldiers invaded Qalqilia, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank, shot a teenage boy, and abducted a young man. Many armored military vehicles invaded the…

HEBRON, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces today shut down the doors of the old municipality building in the Old City of Hebron, in preparation to take…

In an unprecedented move for the United States, which is by far the largest weapons supplier to the state of Israel, the US State Department stopped the shipment of a…

On Wednesday morning, Israeli occupation authorities, under heavy police protection, demolished 47 houses belonging to the Abu Asa family, near the village of Umm Butin in the Negev region in…

On Wednesday, the Israeli army expanded its offensive and ground invasion of Rafah and fired barrages of missiles and shells at tall buildings in several parts of the city, in…

On Wednesday, Day 215 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including many children and…

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and forced a Palestinian to demolish his four commercial sheds. Mohammad Issa Musallam said the…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least thirty Palestinians, including siblings, one woman and former political prisoners, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The…

On Tuesday, the Israeli army intensified the bombing of various parts of the Gaza Strip, especially in Rafah, in the Southport area of the coastal enclave, killing and wounding dozens…

The following are updates from international human rights observers from the US and Europe who are in the West Bank right now: Content warning: torture 5/4/24 We’ve done a few…

On Tuesday, day 214 of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, 21 Palestinians, including children and women, have been killed in the Israeli shelling of separate areas in the Gaza Strip,…

On Monday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the Gaza Strip, especially in Rafah, in addition to Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, and several…

The evacuation of Rafah, in preparation for invasion (long forecast to be a bloodbath, and denounced by the US) – is underway; UNRWA chief Lazzarini’s accusations against Israel; US may…

Updated: Israeli bombardment on all parts of the Gaza Strip continued on Monday morning, the 213th day of the Israeli military invasion of the Gaza Strip. 22 Palestinian civilians were…

Earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers demolished a floor of a home and a commercial structure in Ras Karkar village, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part. Media sources…

The Israeli government officially banned the region’s largest news agency on Sunday — and the only news agency that provides consistent coverage in Arabic and English about internal Israeli politics…

On Sunday, Day 212 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinian civilians in the destroyed Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed dozens of Palestinians, including many women and…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least twenty-five Palestinians, including a young woman, children, and former political prisoners, from several parts of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the…

On Sunday, Day 212 of the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people in the destroyed Gaza Strip, Israel’s missiles killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including…

On Saturday, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank’s Northern Plains. Aref Daraghma, a local nonviolent activist against the illegal Israeli colonialist activities,…

On Saturday night, Israeli soldiers shot two Palestinians during protests after many military vehicles invaded Beit Furik town, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and installed roadblocks.…

On Saturday evening, Israeli warplanes and artillery bombed citizens’ homes and agricultural areas in the central and southern Gaza Strip. A number of Palestinians were killed and injured, on Saturday…

Palestinian journalists covering Gaza have been named as laureates of the 2024 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of an International Jury of media professionals. The Award…

by Tareq S. Hajjaj, mondoweiss.net Those who survived Israel’s deadly bombardment now have to contend with the rising environmental disaster in Gaza’s displacement camps, including insect infestations, dangerous amounts of…

On Friday, day 210 of Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued bombing the Gaza Strip, including the 1.5 million internally displaced Palestinians currently forced to shelter in…

from Middle East Eye Adnan al-Bursh, a Palestinian surgeon and professor of orthopaedic medicine, was killed by torture while in Israeli detention, according to a statement from the Palestinian Prisoners’…

On Thursday, Day 109 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s missiles and shells killed dozens of Palestinians and injured hundreds, including women and…

Updated: On Thursday, Day 209 of Israel’s aggression against the people of Gaza, Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of Palestinians and injured many more in central, eastern and southern Gaza. The…

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians in the Bethlehem Governorate, and one near the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded Husan village, west…