Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Bethlehem And Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the towns of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, and Ethna, west of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Officer, Detain Several Residents, Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian police officer, and detained several Palestinians, after stopping them at a military roadblock on the main entrance of Zababda town, southeast of…
Palestinian Child Killed In Bethlehem After Being Rammed By An Israeli Car
Palestinian medical sources said that a child, six years of age, was killed on Saturday evening, after being rammed by a speeding Israeli colonist’s car in Um Rokba area, in…
US “Critical” of Netanyahu’s Remarks on Israeli Settlements
(PNN archive image) The United States strongly criticized, on Friday, statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he described Palestinians not wanting settlers in their future state as…
Ashrawi Meets with Delegation from Chile
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi recently met with a visiting delegation of Palestinian business and civil society leaders from Chile at the PLO Headquarters in Ramallah, and welcomed…
Israeli Police Cite Reckless Driving as Cause for Extrajudicial Killing
One Palestinian is dead, another is injured and in jail. The Israeli officers that shot both of them remain free. Israeli forces shot and killed Mustafa Nimir, aged 27, in occupied…
Hunger Striking Detainee Malek Qadi Facing Imminent Death
Palestinian Detainee Malek al-Qadi, who started a hunger strike 57 days ago, fell into a coma, and is currently in a life-threatening condition that could result in imminent death, the…
Gaza’s Children Go to Work in Trash Pits (Part 1)
Two Palestinian boys lead a donkey cart carrying scrap metal collected from trash pits in Gaza. (Photo: DCIP) “I remember when a 14-year-old child was buried under a pile of…
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Teen In Central Gaza
Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, shot and killed on Friday, a Palestinian teen, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, and injured another in northern Gaza.…
This Week in Palestine Week 36 2016
Download / Listen Here Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for September 03, to the 09, 2016. Two Palestinians killed…
Update: Israel Starts Home Demolitions in Syrian Golan, Plans Annexation (VIDEO)
(Featured image: see below for details.) Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Israel has, for the first time, used the illegal home demolition policy it uses in Palestine in the Israeli-occupied Syrian…
Many Protesters Injured In Kufur Qaddoum
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies in Kufur Qaddoum village, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, causing scores of protesters to…
Palestinians, International And Israeli Activists March In Bil’in
Dozens of Palestinian residents, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activist, marched Friday against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and colonies in Bil’in village, near Ramallah. This week’s protest comes…
Israeli Navy Releases Six Fishers Abducted Thursday
The Israeli navy released, Friday, six fishers, who were assaulted and abducted, after the navy stormed their boats, in Palestinian territorial waters, in central Gaza, on Thursday. Zakariyya Bakr, the…
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at dawn, a young Palestinian man in Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem. Local sources said the soldiers invaded the refugee camp, and broke…
Soldiers Open Fire On Gaza Farmers; Navy Fires On Fishers
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Friday morning, on Palestinian farmers in two areas in several parts of the Gaza Strip, while Israeli navy ships opened fire on fishing boats in…
PHRI Concerned by Recent Court and Hospital Decisions
PHRI – Press Release: Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI) is concerned by the recent court decision to temporarily freeze the administrative detention of hunger strikers Muhammad and Mahmoud Balboul until…
Israeli Soldiers Invade Two Towns In Bethlehem, Kidnap One Palestinian
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the towns of Beit Fajjar and Za’tara, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped one Palestinian. Several army vehicles…
Palestinian Injured After Being Rammed By Colonist’s Car Near Bethlehem
A Palestinian farmer from the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, suffered several fractures and bruises, Thursday, after being rammed by a speeding Israeli colonist’s car,…
Israeli Navy Kidnaps Five Fishers In Gaza, Confiscates Their Boat
Israeli navy ships opened fired, on Thursday, at a number of Palestinian fishing boats close to the shore in the besieged Gaza Strip, kidnapped five fishers and confiscated their boat.…
Palestine Today 09 08 2016
Download / Listen Here Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, Thursday, September, 08, 2016. Israeli troops injuries a teen and attack fishermen…
Israel Demolishes Home in Occupied Golan for First Time
image: Wikipedia Israel, and, for the very first time, demolished a home in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights on Wednesday, claiming that it was built without a permit, a Golan-based…
Armed, Autonomous Ford Trucks to Patrol Gaza’s Besieged Border
Photo: The Israeli military’s new unmanned ground vehicle is self-driving and will be fitted with a machine gun. FoxNews.com reported that the Israeli military has equipped Ford F-350 pickup trucks…
Mengitsu Family: “Netanyahu Forgot Our Son”
The family of the missing Ethiopian-Israeli soldier, Mengistu, demonstrated on Thursday, near the Gaza border, where he went missing. Israeli newspaper Maariv reported, according to Al Ray Palestinian Meida Agency, the…
Dutch Member of Parliament Refuses to Shake Hands with Netanyahu
Dutch lawmaker of Turkish origin, Taunahan Kuzu, refused to shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the Netherlands Parliament, on Wednesday. Kuzu, who wore the…
Local Elections Suspended upon Supreme Court Decision
The Central Elections Commission (CEC), on Thursday, said that it received a Supreme Court decision, issued in its session held in Ramallah, to temporarily halt the cabinet’s decision to hold…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Seventeen Palestinians In The West Bank, Injure One In Gaza
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Wednesday evening and at night, and earlier on Thursday, seventeen Palestinians, including two children, in the occupied…
Soldiers Kidnap A Former Political Prisoner From Ramallah
The Ramallah office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped a former…
Army Kidnaps A Young Man And Two Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday morning, a young Palestinian man from Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem, while on Wednesday at night, the soldiers kidnapped two children, in the city.…
Israeli military admits they killed 25-year old Palestinian by mistake – but blame driver for ‘driving erratically’
After several eyewitnesses and video and photos contradicted the Israeli military’s claim that the 25-year old Palestinian they shot to death Monday was trying to “ram” their vehicles with his…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the town of Surif northwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, searched homes and…
Jerusalem Family Buries Slain Son Nine Months After Israeli Soldiers Killed Him
Under very strict conditions, extensive police and military deployment, and away from the media, Israeli released shortly after midnight, the body of a slain Palestinian, who was killed by the…
Video: Hunger-Striking Detainee Loses Eyesight, Continues His Strike
Palestinian detainee Mohammad Balboul, who started a hunger strike more than two months ago, said he is continuing with his strike despite losing his eyesight, and experiencing a seriously deteriorating…
PPS: “Israeli Army Kidnaps 17 Palestinians In The West Bank”
Updated — The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and at dawn Wednesday, at least seventeen Palestinians from their homes, in different parts of…
Israeli Soldiers Uproot 40 Dunams Of Palestinian Agricultural Lands, Two Wells, In Hebron
Israeli soldiers uprooted, Wednesday, more than 40 Dunams (9.88 Acres) of Palestinian agricultural lands, and two water wells, in Beit Ola town, west of Hebron, in the southern part of…
Palestinian In Jerusalem Demolishes His Home To Avoid High Israeli Fines
On Tuesday evening, a Palestinian man from the al-Wad Street, in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, started demolishing his own home to avoid the extremely high fines and…
Palestine Today 09 07 2016
Download / Listen Here Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, Wednesday, September, 07, 2016. Israeli soldiers uproot trees and destroy farm lands…
Dozens of Schoolchildren Suffer The Effects Of Teargas Inhalation In Hebron
Medical sources in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, has reported that dozens of schoolchildren suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, on Wednesday morning, after…
Israeli Forces Shell Northern Gaza
(Photo: PNN archive image) Several military training sites belonging to different political movements in the Gaza Strip were reportedly hit with Israeli fire during the predawn hours of Tuesday, according to…
Belgium Allocates €10 million for Humanitarian Aid in Palestine
Belgium has decided to allocate more than €10 million in extra humanitarian aid to address the needs of the Palestinian people, a statement by the Belgium Ministry for Development Cooperation…
Palestinians Rally Around Hunger Striking Prisoners
by Ahmad Jaradat, Senior Project Coordinator, Alternative Information Center In Bethlehem, hundreds of Palestinians participated in a march in solidarity with three Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike. The Palestinian Committee…
New Turkish Aid Ship Docked in Ashdod
According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, a new Turkish aid vessel has docked in the Israeli port of Ashdod. In the photo, taken three days ago, the ship waits to unload…
Army Seizes Agricultural Road For Settler Use in Qaryut Village
The Israeli army’s civil administration, on Monday, decided to annex a dirt road used by Palestinian villagers for agricultural purposes, in Qaryut village, south of Nablus, for use by Jewish…
Updated: Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Hebron, Delivers Demolition Order Against A Home
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Tuesday, four young men in the Hebron district, searched many homes and stores, and handed…
Nimir Family; “Our Son Was Executed In Cold Blood”
The family of the young Palestinian man, Mustafa Nimir, 27, who was shot dead on Monday at dawn by Israeli soldiers invading Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, said…
200 Days After He Was Killed By The Army, Family Buries Son In Jerusalem
A Palestinian family from occupied East Jerusalem buried, earlier at dawn Tuesday, its son Mohammad Abu Khalaf, who was executed by Israeli soldiers who fired more than 50 live rounds…
Palestine Today 09 06 2016
Download / Listen Here Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, Tuesday, September, 06, 2016. Israeli tanks and navy targets areas in Gaza…
Army Kidnaps Two Palestinians In Qalandia
Isoldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem, searched homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians. Local sources said the soldiers surrounded the camp, before…
Palestine Today 09 05 2016
Download / Listen Here Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, Monday, September, 05, 2016. One youth killed, four others injured, one critically…
PPS: “Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Ten Palestinians In The West Bank”
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and earlier Monday, ten Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank. In Ramallah, in central…
PPS: “Underage Detainee Assaulted By Soldiers, Strip-Searched”
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported, Monday, that a detained Palestinian teen has been subjected to repeated assaults during his abduction, and interrogation, including being strip-searched after the soldiers kidnapped…
Palestinian Detainee Faces Serious Complications
The Palestinian Detainees Committee stated, Monday, that a detainee, identified as Mohammad Khamis Abrash, from the al-Am’ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, is facing serious…
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian In Bethlehem
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the city, and kidnapped one…
Soldiers Injure Three Palestinians In Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported that Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Monday at dawn, three Palestinians in the Balata refugee camp, and Sebastia town, in the northern West Bank…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night, the Mothallath ash-Shuhada village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, kidnapped two Palestinians, and occupied an under-construction home in a nearby…
Army Kills One Palestinian, Injures Another, In Shu’fat Refugee Camp
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, killed one Palestinian and seriously wounded another, after firing many live rounds at their…
Soldiers Invade Shoufa Village, Near Tulkarem, Completely Isolate It
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Shoufa village, southeast of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, and completely isolated it, after alleging that some Palestinians hurled…
Extremist Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque
Extremist Israeli settlers, under heavy guard of special forces, again stormed Al-Aqsa mosque courtyards via the Maghariba gate, on Sunday morning. Jerusalemite sources reported, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency,…
Palestinians Urge Turkish People to Reject Israel Ties
via the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), courtesy of The Electronic Intifada Photo: A Palestinian woman holds a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a protest against the…
Striking Gaza 50 times: Lieberman’s Phantom Victory
Israel’s latest disproportionate response to a rocket launched from Gaza is indicative of longstanding Israeli policy – not a unique willingness on the part of Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman…
Israeli Army: Mortar Fire from Syria Lands in Golan Heights
A mortar fired from Syria reportedly fell into an open area in the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights on Sunday evening, without causing any injuries, according to the Israeli military.…
Strike Continues in Palestinian Schools
An open-ended strike continues in a number of schools in the villages and towns of the pre-1948 occupied territories, in protest of poor infrastructure and logistics. The village of Shaqib Al-Salam,…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians In Jerusalem, Two In Nablus And Two In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, five Palestinians, including three children, in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and caused several Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Two Siblings In Hebron, Renew Order Keeping Family Home Closed
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, kidnapped two siblings and renewed a military order closing their family home, in the southern area…
Army Fires Several Shells Into Farmlands In Northern Gaza
Several Israeli tanks fired, on Sunday at dawn, a number of artillery shells into Palestinian farmlands in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources in…
ISM Report: Israeli Attacks on Gaza Farmers
(Photo: Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency) 09/03/16 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza Team According to the Council for European Palestinian Relations, the Palestinian agricultural sector’s contribution to the GDP…
Canadian Green Party Adopts BDS into Its Platform
via bdsmovement.net The Green Party of Canada has adopted a policy of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel into its official platform after a hard-fought resolution successfully passed at the…
Israeli Forces Continue to Fire on Palestinian Fishing Boats
Israeli naval forces, Saturday morning, opened live fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip. Witnesses told Ma’an News Agency that Israeli forces opened fire…
Soldiers Teargas Arab-American University in Jenin
A number of university students and members of the faculty in the Arab-American University in Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank, suffered from gas inhalation on Saturday, after Israeli…
Journalist Injured, Dozens Of Protesters Suffer Effects of Teargas Inhalation In Kufur Qaddoum
Israeli soldiers resorted, Friday, to the use of excessive force against the nonviolent protesters in Kufur Qaddoum village, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, shooting a journalist with…
Palestinian And Scottish Flags Raised In Bil’in Weekly Protest
Dozens of Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists marched, Friday, against the Israeli Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village, near Ramallah, raised Palestinian and Scottish flags to thank Scottish…
This Week in Palestine Week 35 2016
Download / Listen Here Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 27, to September 02 2016. Eight Palestinian civilians…
Hunger Striker Rushed to ICU
Tareq Barghouthi, a lawyer for the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs, said in a statement issued Thursday that the hunger striker Mohammad Balboul’s health had seriously worsened, adding that he…
AIC Video: Neglecting Settlers’ Violence
In contradiction of extremely low conviction rates, settler violence against Palestinians is at least a weekly occurrence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In 2016, there has been an…
Italy Contributes €6.6 million to UNRWA
Italy has contributed 6.6 million euros ($7.35 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the agency’s core…
51 Israeli Violations against Journalists in August
Israeli occupation forces reportedly committed 51 violations against Palestinian journalists during August of 2016 , the government media office stated. According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, a report published by…
Marzouk: Hamas Will Never Recognize Israeli State
Member of Hamas’s political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk has reiterated his movement’s rejection of any call for recognizing the state of Israel, expressing its dismay at some Arab attempts to…
250 people March demanding “Freedom for Prisoners of Peace”
At least 205 Israelis and Palestinians marched on Friday Under the title of “Freedom for Prisoners of Peace”. The protest was organized at the settlers road 60 near the southern…
PCHR Weekly Report: Palestinian civilian killed, 2 wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 25– 31 August 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Hebron
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Friday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and Beit Ummar town, north of the city, searched many homes and kidnapped three…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Nablus, Seriously Injure One
Israeli soldiers, and undercover units, invaded on Friday at dawn the Balata refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched homes, kidnapped two young Palestinian men,…
Army Kidnaps A Young Woman Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, a young Palestinian woman at the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem. The army also closed all roads leading to a village near…
Palestinian Farmers Targeted in Eastern Gaza
Israeli forces stationed on the borders with the Gaza Strip opened fire towards shepherds and farmers on their lands east of Al-Bureij camp, central Gaza. No injuries were reported, according…
Plans for 463 Settlement Housing Units Advanced in West Bank
Photo: A bulldozer is seen next to a construction site in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa on March 19, 2014. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli, File) Israel’s Civil Administration recently approved the advancement…
Update: Extremist Settlers Storm Joseph’s Tomb
Updated from: https://imemc.org/article/one-soldier-injured-by-palestinian-fire-as-israeli-army-invades-nablus/ Hundreds of Israeli settlers, on Thursday at dawn, stormed Joseph’s Tomb under heavy guard of Israeli police, in Nablus. One Israeli soldier was injured in violent clashes which…
Two Palestinian Children Tell Stories of Abuse in Israeli Jails
PNN file photo: Israeli soldiers arresting Palestinian child Recently, two Palestinian child detainees, Mu’men Hamayel and Oday Bader, told attorneys from the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs that they have been…
PPS: “25 Journalists Are Imprisoned By Israel, Seven Of Them Without Charges Or Trial”
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is holding captive 25 Palestinian journalists, including seven who are imprisoned under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial. The…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Ten Palestinians In The West Bank
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped at least ten Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, adding that three of the kidnapped are children.…
324 Days After His Death, Family Of Slain Palestinian Manages To Bury Him
A Palestinian family from Jerusalem managed, on Thursday at dawn, to hold a funeral and burial ceremony for their son, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers 324 days ago,…
One Soldier Injured By Palestinian Fire As Israeli Army Invades Nablus
Israeli military sources have reported, late at night Wednesday, that one soldier was shot and injured by Palestinian gunfire, after the army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus.…
Palestine Today 08 31 2016
Download / Listen Here Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, August, 31, 2016. Israeli tanks invade areas in Gaza and…
Army Injures Six Palestinian Soccer Players In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Tuesday evening, six young Palestinian soccer players in Bab Hatta neighborhood, in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, causing several cuts and bruises that required…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Bethlehem
A number of Israeli military jeeps invaded, on Wednesday morning, the town of Beit Fajjar, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the…
Israeli Soldiers Carry Out A Limited Invasion Into Central Gaza
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, Palestinian agricultural lands east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, bulldozed and uprooted some of them, and fired many rounds…
Israeli Army Shuts Down Sanabel Radio In Hebron, Kidnaps Its Manager, And Four Employees
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Sanabel Radio Station, in Doura city, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, confiscated equipment, and kidnapped the station manager and…
ISM Report: Children Tear-gassed on 2nd Day of School
International Solidarity Movement | al-Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On 29th August, 2016, Israeli forces at Salaymeh checkpoint, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), fired rounds of tear gas as school-children…
Gaza: Two Years After
The humanitarian affairs office of the UN in Palestine warns of dwindling funds for its stopgap solutions to Israeli occupation and besiegement of Gaza. August 30, 2016, Alternative Information Center…
Palestinian Injured by Settler Dogs
An elderly Palestinian man sustained serious to moderate injuries Tuesday after an Israeli settler unleashed his dogs on him, according to a Palestinian official. Rizeq Abu Nasir, coordinator of the popular…
Amnesty International: ‘Secret trial’ of Gaza aid worker will not deliver justice
Israeli authorities must ensure that the trial of a detained humanitarian worker employed by the charity “World Vision” is fair and open, said Amnesty International on the eve of his…
Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing to Gaza for Three Days
(Photo: PNN archive image) nsnbc : Egypt will open the Rafah border crossing between Egypt’s North Sinai province and Palestine’s Gaza Strip for three days to accommodate Palestinian pilgrims. The…