Category: Refugees/Immigration

Israeli occupation forces launched a new series of airstrikes and artillery attacks across the devastated Gaza Strip on Sunday, injuring several Palestinians and adding to the mounting toll of the…

When Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner‑General of UNRWA, warned this week that Palestinian refugee education has come under “intensifying attacks,” he was not speaking in abstractions. His statement reflects a crisis…

The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that the occupied West Bank is experiencing its most severe humanitarian crisis since 1967,…

Israeli occupation forces launched new strikes and opened fire across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, injuring Palestinians in the north, center, and south of the enclave as…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Friday that Israeli occupation authorities are taking steps to forcibly close the Qalandia Training Center, a move…

Medical sources in southern Gaza reported on Friday the death of a six‑month‑old infant, Yousef Omar Abu Hammala, who succumbed to severe cold inside his family’s tent in the Mawasi…

The United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), ending a 78‑year partnership with the UN health agency and prompting concern among global health officials…

Five Palestinians were killed on Thursday by Israeli fire in separate violations across the Gaza Strip, while a three‑month‑old infant died from severe cold in Gaza City, underscoring the accelerating…

The city of Jenin and its refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank marked on Wednesday the first anniversary of the ongoing Israeli military assault that has reshaped the…

Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians, among them three journalists and several children, in a series of attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday — one of the deadliest days since…

Israeli forces carried out new violations of the ceasefire across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, destroying residential buildings and striking multiple areas in the north, center, and south of the…

On Tuesday, Israeli forces, led by right-wing Israeli cabinet minister Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir demolished the headquarters of the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing one Palestinian and injuring several others in continued violations of the “ceasefire agreement,” while the death…

Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières – MSF) is warning that its medical operations in the Gaza Strip may be forced to shut down after new Israeli measures placed its…

A twenty-seven-day-old infant died on Saturday in Khan Younis in southern Gaza as freezing temperatures, mass displacement, and the collapse of basic services deepened the humanitarian crisis across the territory.…

A child and a young man were injured on Saturday evening by Israeli occupation army gunfire in the Gaza Strip. In addition, an infant died Saturday, as a result of…

Thirteen Palestinians were killed on Friday in multiple Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to medical officials and field reports. The fatalities occurred in Beit Lahia, Khan Younis, Deir…

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…

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…

A Palestinian woman was killed at dawn on Friday by Israeli gunfire west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, while Israeli military vehicles advanced into Deir al‑Balah in…

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva warned that the Gaza Strip is now overwhelmed by more than 60 million tons of rubble,…

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…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said that ten Palestinians were killed and many others injured on Thursday, as Israeli strikes continued across several areas of the Strip despite…

Israeli attacks and the structural collapse of basic services in the Gaza Strip continued to generate new violations and deepen the humanitarian crisis on Wednesday. Civil defense crews, medical teams,…

Israeli forces have continued wide military invasions since Monday, targeting homes of current and former political prisoners and families of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Shu’fat refugee camp…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported, Tuesday, that hospitals across the Strip received five Palestinians killed and six injured during the past 24 hours, as ongoing Israeli attacks…

A wave of polar cold has pushed Gaza’s displaced population into an even deeper humanitarian crisis, with health and local officials warning that tens of thousands of families are now…

The United Nations warned Monday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip “remains critical,” as severe winter weather destroyed shelters, acute malnutrition surged, and the death toll from Israel’s…

The death toll in the Gaza Strip continued to rise on Monday as severe winter weather caused additional building collapses, children died from exposure, and health officials warned of dangerous…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported new deaths and injuries over the past 48 hours, underscoring the deepening humanitarian crisis as emergency services struggle to reach large parts…

Israeli forces carried out a series of airstrikes, artillery bombardments, and naval shelling across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing four Palestinians and injuring several others, according to medical and…

Following a deadly series of attacks Saturday that killed 14 Palestinian civilians, Israeli forces continued their ongoing violations of the October 11, 2025 ceasefire on Sunday, killing 4 Palestinian civilians…

Israeli occupation forces launched new airstrikes and carried out artillery and naval shelling across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of violations…

UNRWA says children in the Gaza Strip are living through conditions no child should ever have to endure, as Israeli restrictions continue to block the entry of essential humanitarian aid.…

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip late Saturday and into Sunday killed and injured several Palestinians, as artillery fire, drone strikes, and explosive demolitions continued despite the fragile ceasefire announced…

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip reported fourteen Palestinians killed, and seventeen others injured over the past 24 hours as Israeli forces conducted new attacks on Friday, in continued violations of…

UNRWA Commissioner‑General Philippe Lazzarini said on Thursday that three months have passed since the “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, yet humanitarian assistance remains far below what is required to meet…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on Wednesday that two Palestinians were killed—one of them recovered from beneath the rubble—and ten others were injured during the past 24…

Israeli forces carried out a series of violations across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including a fatal drone strike, renewed bombardment, and continued targeting of civilians and rescue workers, according…

Israeli forces conducted new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing five Palestinians and injuring others in strikes that targeted displacement areas, residential zones, and the vicinity of medical…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported new casualties on Sunday as Israeli forces continued to carry out attacks, demolitions, and movement restrictions across the devastated and besieged Gaza…

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…

Groups say the measures would set a dangerous precedent by tightening Israeli control over humanitarian operations NGOs call on Israel to immediately stop actions that obstruct aid delivery Donor governments…

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…

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…

Tulkarem Governor Abdullah Kamil said Israel’s move to demolish twenty‑five residential buildings inside the Nur Shams refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern region, is part of the ongoing…

On Wednesday Israeli forces commenced the demolition of 25 residential buildings in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. He…

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported new fatalities and injuries over the past 48 hours as the humanitarian toll of the genocide in the devastated coastal enclave continues to…

Four Palestinians, including two young girls and a two‑month‑old infant, were killed and several others were injured over the past two days in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip, as…

A young Palestinian girl was killed, and a child and a woman were injured on Tuesday afternoon in separate incidents in central and southern Gaza, as Palestinians continue to be…

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…

Gaza – 27 December 2025: The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has released updated casualty figures from the ongoing Israeli violations in the devastated coastal region, reporting new…

Israeli occupation forces continued to breach the ceasefire agreement on Friday and Saturday, carrying out new airstrikes, artillery fire, and machine‑gun attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip. The…

Israeli military units have imposed a full closure on the town of Qabatia, south of Jenin, conducting mass field interrogations and abductions, converting homes and a school into military posts,…

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.…

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,…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has issued its latest daily statistical update, on December 26, reporting new casualties and the recovery of bodies from previously inaccessible areas in…

IsraelPalestineNews – If Americans Knew: Instead of our usual news round-up, If Americans Knew today offers excerpts from a new document approved at an international conference in Bethlehem on November…

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…

Gaza’s Civil Defense teams recovered the bodies of 14 Palestinians on Wednesday from beneath the rubble of a destroyed home, northwest of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, from previous Israeli…

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…

A Palestinian man was killed, and several others were wounded, on Wednesday after Israeli forces opened fire in multiple areas across the devastated Gaza Strip, in incidents that humanitarian agencies…

Israeli authorities, backed by police units and special forces, demolished the tents and structures of the unrecognized Palestinian village of al‑Arakib in the Naqab (Negev) region on Wednesday, marking the…

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported on Tuesday that 24 Palestinians were injured, and many were abducted, during the Israeli military invasion of Qalandia refugee camp and the nearby…

Death Toll Reaches 70,942 as Israeli Attacks and Humanitarian Restrictions Persist: Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking residential areas, displacement camps, and…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, targeting residential areas, displacement camps, and already‑devastated infrastructure amid a worsening humanitarian crisis and…

On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces withdrew from Qalandia refugee camp and the nearby town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, after several hours of continuous…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza released its daily statistical report on casualties resulting from ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip for Monday, December 22, 2025. Hospitals in…

Two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces on Monday near the Shuja’iyya courthouse in eastern Gaza City, in what local sources described as a new violation of…

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…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that hospitals across the Strip received 13 Palestinians killed over the past 48 hours, including 6 newly killed individuals and 7 bodies…

Israeli forces carried out multiple attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing three Palestinians in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, while three women from the same family died…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that children in the Gaza Strip are dying from cold exposure, as severe winter storms intensify the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced…

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 Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that hospitals received one person killed and 13 injured during the past 24 hours. Civil defense and ambulance crews continue to face…

The Gaza Strip on Thursday witnessed another day of Israeli violations marked by deaths, injuries, and the continued recovery of bodies from beneath the rubble of destroyed homes. Civilian lives…

Gaza’s humanitarian toll continues to mount despite the October “ceasefire,” with hospitals reporting new casualties and Civil Defense teams unable to reach victims still trapped under rubble. Official figures now…

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…

The Israeli army has issued a military order to demolish 25 residential buildings in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern part, beginning…

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…

Casualties climb to more than 70,000 as bombardments, winter storms, and deliberate attacks devastate displaced Palestinians; health officials warn of collapsing hospitals and rising deaths among children. Gaza Report, December…

Israeli occupation forces have issued new military orders to demolish 25 residential buildings in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern occupied West Bank, intensifying a…

The Gaza Strip is facing a devastating humanitarian crisis as winter storms flood thousands of displacement tents, leaving families exposed to cold, disease, and despair. Heavy rains in mid-December have…

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution reaffirming the Palestinian people’s right to self‑determination. The vote, held Monday, saw 164 countries in favor, only…

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected Israel’s latest appeal seeking to halt investigations into alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip. The ruling confirms that judicial…

A Palestinian child was shot on Monday while returning home from school in the al-Mawasi area of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The incident came as Israeli forces carried…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Sunday, December 14, 2025, that hospitals admitted nine Palestinians killed in the preceding 24 hours, including five newly killed and four…

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…

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…

Israeli occupation forces carried out fresh attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, adding to the already staggering human toll of the ongoing genocide. Medical sources confirmed that nine Palestinians…

By Esra’ Ghorani – Published in Arabic By WAFA News: Since the beginning of this year, human rights organizations have documented the killing of more than fifty Palestinian children in the…

Israeli attacks and ceasefire violations across the Gaza Strip on Saturday left at least seven Palestinians killed and more than 40 injured, while the Israeli army announced the assassination of…

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that while Gaza has seen slight improvements in healthcare, the territory remains in deep crisis, with severe shortages of medical supplies and equipment.…

The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, welcomed the overwhelming adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution calling on Israel,…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic, with more than 80 percent of residential and public buildings destroyed or severely damaged…

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 storm and deep depression that hit the Gaza Strip in less than 24 hours caused the death of 11 citizens and the injury of others, following successive collapses and…

The Palestinian Health Ministry has released its latest update on the human toll of the Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, detailing new fatalities, injuries, and cumulative figures since the…

On Thursday, Israeli occupation forces launched fresh strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing a Palestinian woman and injuring several others. Witnesses said the bombardment hit al‑Madaris…