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Palestinian Teen Assaulted by Israeli Police, Prison Guards
A Palestinian teen has implicated Israeli police and prison guards in assaulting and torturing him during his arrest in December…
WAFA: “US Ambassador to UN announces resumption of aid to Palestine”
NEW YORK, Thursday, March 25, 2021 (WAFA) – US Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced today that her…
Army Attacks Weekly Procession In Kufur Qaddoum, Injures A Child
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia,…
Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Friday, five Palestinians, including a former government minister and two siblings, from their homes in Jerusalem…
Israeli Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, many Palestinians during the weekly nonviolent procession, in Beit Dajan village, east of the northern west…
Israel Transfers Corpse Of Slain Man To His Family
The Israeli authorities have transferred, Friday, the corpse of a slain Palestinian man, who was killed by the army in…
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PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Summary for March 18 – 24, 2021 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to commit crimes and multi-layered violations against Palestinian…
WAFA: “UN official: Israeli settlements damage prospects of a Palestinian state”
NEW YORK, Thursday, March 25, 2021 (WAFA) – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said today…
Army Demolishes Al-Arakib For The 185 Time
The Israeli authorities demolished, Thursday, the al-Arakib Bedouin village, in the Negev Desert, for the 185th time in a row.…
Palestinian Detainee Continues Hunger Strike
The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees has reported, Thursday, that a Palestinian detainee, held by Israeli under arbitrary Administrative…
Israeli Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishing Boats, Capsizes One
Israeli navy ships attacked, Thursday, several Palestinian fishing boats, causing one to capsize, near Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza…
Israeli Colonists Injure A Palestinian Near Bethlehem
Illegal Israeli colonists attacked, Thursday, a Palestinian man from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem city, south of the occupied…
Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians In Salfit
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Salfit city, in central West Bank, searched homes and injured several Palestinians. Local…
Israeli Soldiers Abduct 24 Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday, at least twenty-four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, among them twenty who were taken prisoner…
Palestinian Worker Dies While Being Chased by Police in Israel
A Palestinian young man, on Wednesday, fell to his death while being chased by Israeli police in the coastal city…
Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers shot, on Wednesday evening, two young Palestinian men in Bir Nibala town, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses…
Soldiers Demolish Four Palestinian Homes In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, four Palestinian homes in several parts of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank.…
PPS: “Israeli Soldiers Abduct 27 Palestinians In West Bank”
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, 27 Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army invaded and ransacked…
WAFA: “Israeli forces raze plot of land near Bethlehem”
BETHLEHEM, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli bulldozers today razed a plot of Palestinian land in the village of…
Israeli Warplanes Fire Missiles at the Besieged Gaza Strip
The Israeli air force, Tuesday night, bombed several sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, after a rocket was allegedly fired…
Civil Society Organizations Submit to UN Expert on Long-term Detention of Human Rights Defenders
On 19 March 2021, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man, Al Mezan…
Analysis: “Palestinians to pay the price of normalization in the Gulf”
By Hamdullah Baycar for Anadolu Agency As the relationship between the Persian Gulf riparian Arab countries and Israel grew closer…
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QNN: “Kuwait urges mechanisms to hold Israel accountable for violations”
Geneva (QNN) – Kuwait appealed to the UN Human Rights Council, last week, to activate legal mechanisms to guarantee accountability…
Al-Haq: World Water Day: Israel’s Discriminatory Policies Constitute a Systemic Attack on the Palestinian People’s Right to Water and Sanitation
Since the initial observation of the United Nations World Water Day on 22 March 1993, Israel, as the Occupying Power…
Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Tuesday, three young Palestinian men, and briefly detained a young woman, in several parts of the…
Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers injured, on Tuesday at dawn, many Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, and caused several others to suffer the…
WAFA: Rights Groups “The UN should take action against Israel’s discriminatory policies”
GENEVA, Monday, March 22, 2021 (WAFA) – The United Nations should take action against Israel’s discriminatory policies and compel it…
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eighteen Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Monday, eighteen Palestinians from their homes, in Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah, and Jerusalem, in the occupied West…
Statistics Bureau: “Only 4% of household members in Gaza Strip have access to safely managed water that is free of pollution”
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), and the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) Issue a joint Press Release on the…
Al-Mezan deplores water situation in Gaza and calls for Palestinians’ right to water and accountability for water-related violations
Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights: Water is the essence of all forms of life, including that of humans. As such, water…
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Al-Mezan stands against Israeli apartheid on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights: March 21, 2021: March 21 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.…
WAFA: “Palestine TV crew barred by Israeli soldiers from reporting at village in south of the West Bank”
HEBRON, Monday, March 22, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers today barred Palestine TV crew from reporting at Ein al-Bayda village…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire At Palestinian Boats In Northern Gaza
Israeli navy ships fired, on Monday morning, dozens of live rounds, and used water cannons, targeting Palestinian fishing boats in…
Israeli Colonists Prepare For New Road On Palestinian Lands
Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, Sunday, Palestinian lands in Kisan village, east of Bethlehem, south of the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem,…
Palestinian Forced To Demolish His Home In Jerusalem
A Palestinian man had to demolish his own home, Sunday, in the al-‘Isawiya town, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem,…
Army Abducts Eight Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Sunday, eight Palestinians, including two siblings, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the…
Soldiers Invade Sebastia Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Sunday, the archeological area in Sebastia Palestinian town, north of Nablus, in northern West Bank. Mohammad…
Saturday Evening: Israeli Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians In Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, seven young Palestinian men, including siblings, from Sneiria village, south of the northern West…
Dozens of Palestinians Suffocate at Weekly Kufur Qaddoum March
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, Palestinian protestors at the weekly march in the northern occupied West Bank village of Kufur Qaddoum,…
Israeli Colonists Injure A Palestinian Near Hebron
On Friday, Israeli colonialist settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands in the Susiya area, south of the southern West Bank…
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OCHA: Protection of Civilians Report | March 2 – 15, 2021
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA) Protection of Civilians Report…
Israeli Army Shoots, Kills Palestinian at Protest near Nablus
A Palestinian man was shot and killed, on Friday, when Israeli forces opened fire at non-violent protestors near Beit Dajan…
Soldiers Invade And Ransack Shops, A Home, In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, several shops and one home in Hebron city, and Beit Awwa nearby town,…
Israeli Colonists Burn Two Palestinian Cars In Jerusalem
Israeli colonialist settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, invaded Beit Iksa village, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, on Friday at dawn,…
Israeli Soldiers Open Fire At Farmers, Shepherds, And Fishermen In Gaza
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Thursday morning, at Palestinian farmers and shepherds, while the navy attacked fishermen, in the besieged…
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PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Summary for March 11 – 17, 2021 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to commit crimes and multi-layered violations against Palestinian…
Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinian, Assault Family, In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday, seven Palestinians, including children, in addition to attacking a family in their home, in several parts…
Israeli Soldiers Uproot Palestinian Lands Near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers continued, Thursday, the uprooting and bulldozing of large areas of Palestinian lands in Jinsafut Palestinian village, east of…
Two Palestinian Siblings Forced To Evacuate Their Homes Ahead Of Israeli Demolition In Jerusalem
On Thursday, two Palestinian siblings from Jabal al-Mokabber village, in occupied Jerusalem, had to evacuate their homes and remove their…
Opinion: Gaza is still under siege, in case we’ve forgotten
By Maher Al-Tabba for Middle East Monitor The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from the Israeli-led blockade…
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WAFA: “Presidency: Israeli unilateral actions designed to torpedo international peacemaking efforts”
(WAFA) – The Palestinian Presidency, on Wednesday, warned that all Israeli unilateral actions are designed to torpedo international efforts to…
B’Tselem & Kerem Navot Report: “This Is Ours – And This, Too: Israel’s Settlement Policy in the West Bank”
A new report issued last week by B’Tselem and Kerem Navot, “This Is Ours – And This, Too: Israel’s Settlement…
Israeli Colonists Uproot 40 Olive Saplings South Of Nablus
On Wednesday, a group of fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, uprooted more than 40 olive saplings in…
Palestine Supporters Mark 18th Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Murder by Israeli Forces
March 16th, 2021 marks 18 years since American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli armored bulldozer in…
Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Bethlehem, Two In Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, five Palestinians, including a child, from Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, and two…
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, two young Palestinian men in Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank. Local sources…
Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians, Demolish Room And Bulldoze Lands Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, Kafr Aqab town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and injured dozens of Palestinians, in…
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OCHA: West Bank Demolitions and Displacement Report – February 2021
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA) – West Bank Demolitions and Displacement…
Soldiers Chase Palestinian Shepherds Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers chased, Monday, Palestinian shepherds in the ath-Tha’la area, in Masafer Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city…
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Al-Haq: “Letters to the EU Urging the Implementation of Effective Steps to Ensure Justice to the Palestinian People at the ICC”
On 13 March 2021, Al-Haq sent letters to High Representative of the European Commission and European Union (EU) member states,…
PPS: “Israeli Soldiers Abduct Twenty Palestinians In West Bank”
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until dawn hours Monday, twenty Palestinians, and assaulted…
Israeli Soldiers Confiscate 100 Sheep Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers and personnel of the “Environment Protection Authority,” confiscated more than 100 sheep from a Palestinian shepherd in a…
Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Worker Near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers shot, on Sunday at dawn, a Palestinian worker near the illegal annexation wall, near the northern West Bank…
Army Demolishes Three Rooms Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Beit Ta’mar village, east of Bethlehem, south of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West…
Two Jerusalem Families Forced To Demolish Their Buildings
Two Palestinian families from occupied Jerusalem were forced to demolish their own buildings, late on Sunday at night, to avoid…
Updated: “Israeli Mines Responsible for Three Palestinian Fishermen Killed In Khan Younis”
Update: March 14th The Hamas-led Interior Ministry in Gaza released the results of its investigation into the deaths of the…
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Euro-Med Monitor: Three Israeli decisions threaten to evacuate, demolish dozens of homes in East Jerusalem”
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) condemns the Israeli decisions to evacuate and demolish Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem,…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire at Palestinian Fishermen, Damage Boat, off Gaza Coast
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Sunday, toward Palestinian-manned fishing boats sailing in the Mediterranean off the coast of the…
Soldiers Abduct Two High School Students Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers abducted, Sunday, two high school Palestinian students in Zabbouba village, west of the northern West Bank city of…
Israel Confiscates Palestinian Lands Near Bethlehem, Uproots Lands Near Hebron And Nablus
Israel approved, Sunday, a plan to confiscate dozens of dunams of privately-owned Palestinian lands near Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem,…
Soldiers Assault A Palestinian Near Salfit
Israeli soldiers assaulted, Sunday, a Palestinian man near Salfit, in central West Bank, causing various wounds. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers…
Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians, Shoot One, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the towns of Hizma, al-‘Isawiya and the at-Tour, in occupied Jerusalem, abducted four Palestinians from their…
Illegal Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinian Homes Near Hebron
On Saturday evening, many illegal Israeli colonists, squatting on Palestinian lands near the Tiwana village, east of Yatta town, south…
Israeli Settlers and Soldiers Attack Palestinian Villagers in Burin
On Saturday, in the northern part of the West Bank near Nablus, a gang of armed Israeli paramilitary colonial settlers…
Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Jerusalem And Nablus
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, two young Palestinian men in Jerusalem and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.…
Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinian Homes Near Nablus
A group of extremist Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands near Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank…
Masked Settlers Armed with Batons Assault Palestinian Family near Hebron
A group of illegal Israeli colonists, on Saturday, assaulted a Palestinian family who were tending to their land in the…
Anadolu: “Israel demolishes al-Araqib village for 184th time”
Anadolu – Israeli authorities once again demolished, on Thursday, a Palestinian Bedouin village in the southern Negev region of Israel.…
Dozens Choke on Israeli Gas at Weekly Kufur Qaddoum March
The Israeli occupation forces, on Friday, opened fire at Palestinian protestors taking part in the weekly non-violent march in Kufur…
Busloads of Israeli Colonists Invade Islamic Site near Salfit
Busloads of illegal Israeli settlers invaded, on Wednesday night, a sacred Islamic shrine, located in Kifl Hares town, north of…
Armed Israeli Settlers Open Fire at Palestinian Children near Hebron
A group of armed Israeli colonists, on Thursday, opened fire at 2 Palestinian children who were grazing sheep near Yatta…
WAFA: “Occupation forces detain five Palestinians, shoot, injure three others in West Bank”
(WAFA) – Israeli forces, overnight Wednesday, detained five Palestinian civilians and shot three others, across the occupied West Bank, according…
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PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Summary for March 04 – 10, 2021 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to commit crimes and multi-layered violations against Palestinian…
Palestinian Dies in Fire After Israeli Forces Detain Firetruck at Checkpoint
Israeli forces detained a firetruck in East Jerusalem Monday, preventing it from reaching the burning home of 34-year old Ahmad…
Five Palestinian Children Detained by Israeli Forces near Hebron
The Israeli occupation forces, on Wednesday, detained five Palestinian children under the age of twelve, in the South Hebron Hills,…
Army Issues Demolition Order Of Under-Construction Palestinian Home Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, Wadi al-Hummus area, east of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, and handed…
Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians In Bethlehem And Jenin
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, seven Palestinians during extensive searches of homes in Bethlehem and Jenin, in the…
Israeli Soldiers Abduct The Imam Of Al-Aqsa Mosque In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, Wednesday, the Imam of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, after invading his home in the Suwwana…
Israeli Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishing Boats In Gaza
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Wednesday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, causing damage. Eyewitnesses…
Israeli Colonists Force Farmer Out Of His Land, Take His Tractor, Near Ramallah
Israeli colonialist settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, attacked a Palestinian farmer and stole his tractor, while he was working…
WAFA: “Israeli forces demolish structures, injure villagers near Nablus”
NABLUS, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Wednesday morning demolished several structures in Eyn Shibli village, east of…
Israeli Colonists Attack A Farmer And His Wife Near Salfit
Several extremist Israeli colonists attacked, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian farmer and his wife while working on their lands in…
Army Demolishes 2 Palestinian-owned Homes, Deliver Many Demolition Orders
The Israeli occupation authorities delivered demolition notices, Tuesday, to ten Palestinian-owned homes and structures in the town of Jib, northwest…
Palestinian Shepherd and Child Injured in Separate Explosions of Israeli Munitions
A live ordnance exploded, on Tuesday, causing moderate injuries to a Palestinian shepherd while he was grazing his sheep east…
WAFA: “Sinn Fein: Minister must act on destruction of Irish taxpayer-funded material by Israel”
(WAFA) – John Brady, Sinn Fein spokesperson on Foreign Affairs welcomed the decision by the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs…
Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Tuesday, nine Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS)…
Israeli Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians In Ramallah, Tubas And Hebron
Israeli soldiers injured, on Monday evening, several Palestinians during protests that took place after the soldiers invaded Ramallah, Tubas, and…
PCHR: “Abuse of Presidential Power to Issue Law Must Cease Immediately: PCHR Condemns New Law by Decree Postponing Union Elections”
Ref: 29/2021, Date: 07 March 2021: The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) On 05 March 2021, the Palestinian President issued…
Two Palestinian Children Shot, Injured, One Critically, near Bethlehem
The Israeli occupation forces shot and injured, on Monday, two Palestinian children in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, in the…
International Women’s Day: PCHR Renews Call for Uniting Efforts to Improve Palestinian Women’s Reality
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): March 8th marks International Women’s Day, which was proclaimed by the United Nations…