Entrance to Nabi Saleh Blocked for Third Day, General Strike in Bethlehem
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, blocked the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, north of Ramallah, for the third consecutive day, said a local Palestinian.Speaking over the phone with WAFA, Naji al-Tamimi…
Calls for BDS by ANC and Scottish Green Party
The African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, has reiterated its support for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) measures against Israel at the conclusion of its National General Council…
Settlers Burn Olive Fields, Attack International Activist near Nablus
Israeli settlers, Wednesday, set fire to large swaths of Palestinian-owned agricultural land near the village of Burin, to the south of Nablus in the West Bank, and injured a British…
Teen Shot in Chest during Hebron Clashes
Israeli forces shot a 17-year-old Palestinian in the chest as clashes erupted throughout the Hebron area on Wednesday, medics said.Medical sources identified the teen as Bare’ Ismael Shalash, who was…
36 Palestinians Kidnapped from West Bank Districts
At least 36 Palestinians were abducted overnight and Wednesday, while four others were summoned by Israeli forces from various West Bank districts, according to local sources.WAFA correspondence reports that at…
Israeli Security Cabinet Approves ‘Drastic Measures’ Against Palestinians
The Israeli Security Cabinet has approved what is being called ‘drastic measures’, in order to quell the Palestinian revolt against Israeli actions at Al-Aqsa Mosque, including placing additional security for…
Palestinian Detainee Dies in Israeli Custody
The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-prisoners’ Committee has officially announced, on Wednesday, the death of Fadi Al-Darbi (30) from Jenin city, while being detained in Israeli jails.Al-Darbi suffered a brain-stroke earlier…
Teen Shot Dead after Someone Shouts that He Had a Knife at Damascus Gate
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…
Missing Palestinian Girls Located – in Israeli Police Custody
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…
Palestine Today 10 13 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, October 13th, 2015. Israeli troops kill three Palestinians; meanwhile 83…
Ministry of Health Report: 30 Palestinians Killed This Month, Including 7 Children
Since October 1st, 30 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 1500 others injured by Israeli troops, according to the most recent report by the Palestinian Ministry of HealthThe MOH…
At Least 50 Injured in Gaza Border Clashes
At least 50 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces during rallies in the northern and central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with at least three seriously wounded, medics said.Dozens of Palestinian…
Continued Settler Attacks across West Bank
Israeli settlers, Tuesday afternoon, attacked olive farmers near Turmus‘ayya and Tal villages, south and west of Nablus, as well as hurled stones at a Palestinian car driving at Ramallah-Nablus Road,…
Escalating Tear Gas Deployment against School Children in Hebron
Israeli forces pummeled Palestinian children going to school near Salimeh & Queitun checkpoints in Hebron with a total of 19 rounds of tear-gas and one stun grenade fired. The onslaught…
Children of Gaza Call Upon International Community to Stop Israeli Crimes
A group of Gaza children organized a stand on Tuesday, in front of the mourning tent erected for the murdered child, Rahaf Hassan, age 2, who was killed along with…
Mass Strike in pre-48 Territories
Palestinians in the pre-1948 occupied territories have staged a mass strike in protest of continued Israeli crimes against Al-Aqsa Mosque and the recent escalations which extended to all areas of…
Palestinian Shot and Killed during Bethlehem Clashes
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian from the Duheisha refugee camp Tuesday evening during clashes at the northern entrance of Bethlehem, medics said.Mutaz Ibrahim Zawahra, 27, was hit with…
Ministry of Health Report: 27 Palestinians Killed This Month, Including 7 Children
Since October 1st, 27 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 1400 others injured by Israeli troops, according to the most recent report by the Palestinian Ministry of Health The…
Palestine Today 10 12 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, October 12th, 2015. Three Palestinians killed, 25 others injured as…
Video: “Palestinian Child Bleeds on Ground from Head Wound while Israeli Police & Civilians Watch, Shouting Insults”
“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…
Israeli military shoots Palestinian man on bus, claims he stabbed an Israeli passenger
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 Forces Continue to Kill Palestinians on Grounds of Alleged Stabbing Attempts
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the crime committed by Israeli forces on Monday morning, 12 October 2015, in occupied East Jerusalem, which resulted…
Schoolgirl Seriously Injured by Israeli Fire
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…
3rd Jerusalem Stabbing: Two Israelis Injured, Palestinian Shot Dead
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,…
Israeli Army Kidnaps 30 Palestinians In The West Bank And Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night Sunday and on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, stormed and ransacked dozens of…
Army Kills A Palestinian Teen In Jerusalem
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…
(VIDEO) Israeli Soldiers Raid Office of Independent Palestinian Media IMEMC
Sunday morning at dawn, Israeli soldiers raided the office of the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) and the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement (PCR). IMEMC is playing a pivotal role…
13-year old Palestinian Dies Of Serious Wounds Inflicted by Israeli Military
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,…
Palestinians Want 1967 Lands Under UN Protection
Samer B. Jaber is the chosen spokesperson for a group of professional and trade union figures, intellectuals, and political activists who have come together to deliver a message during the…
Settlers Pepper Spray Palestinian in Jerusalem
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,…
Police Demand Enclosure of West Bank, Government Denies
A proposal by Israeli occupation police suggesting to seal off the West Bank, in order to prevent Palestinians from crossing the Green Line, was rejected by the Israeli government last…
Four, Including Students, Kidnapped in Hebron
Israeli forces, Sunday, abducted four Palestinians from the West Bank district of Hebron, according to local sources.WAFA correspondence said that Israeli forces deployed in the vicinity of al-Ibrahimi mosque detained…
Soldier Shoots Teen, Critically Wounding Him
A 13-year-old boy who was not yet identified, at the time of this report, has been seriously injured near the Israeli illegal settlement Beit El, northwest of el-Bireh city, where…
(VIDEO) The Other Occupation: Settlers Terrorize Palestinians of the West Bank
It was another emotional day for Palestinians in al-Khalil, (Hebron) after the burial of Muhammad al-Jabari who was shot to death by Israeli forces near the entrance to the illegal…
Israeli Lobby Exploits Interfaith Dialogue
For years Israel and its lobby around the world have been trying to normalise their relations with Arabs and Muslims without solving the Palestine question. One of the methods they…
Israeli Officer Wounded in Jerusalem Explosion
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…
Settlers Attack Palestinian Homes in Nablus
On Saturday evening, armed Israeli settlers stormed two villages south of Nablus, under the protection of military forces, in an attempt to attack Palestinian homes and civilians.The villages of Qasra…
Erekat: ‘Stop talking about a Third Intifada – Israel’s occupation must end.’
Over the past few days, many have wondered whether this is the beginning of a third Intifada. For the Palestinian people, this question is no longer relevant. There has not…
Palestinian Killed In Jerusalem
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,…
Video: ‘Army Invades IMEMC/PCR Office In Beit Sahour’
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the offices of the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement (PCR)/International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) and searched them.The soldiers violently searched and ransacked our…
Jerusalem Hospitals Frequently Targeted By Israeli Soldiers
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,…
Quartet Delegation to Visit Palestinian Territories
A delegation of the Middle East Quartet is to visit Palestinian territories, including the occupied West Bank, this week, in an attempt to calm the escalated wave of violence, Israeli…
Clashes between Palestinian Youth & Israeli Troops in Um al-Fahem, Kafr Kanna, Nazareth
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered hundreds of additional units in Palestinian towns inside Israel — mainly Nazareth, Kafr Kanna and Um al-Fahem — Israeli officers and soldiers used…
Israeli Authorities Claim their ‘Iron Dome’ Defense Intercepted Shell Fired From Gaza
Israeli authorities claimed that the US-funded ‘Iron Dome’ defense system intercepted a shell fired from the Gaza Strip on Saturday night.An Israeli army spokeswoman said that sirens sounded across southern…
Israeli Intelligence Using Fake Facebook Accounts to Spy on Protesters
A number of Palestinian activists on social media have published anonymous messages with Arabic names, that are asking for “names of protesters,” especially in Jerusalem, saying that it’s only “to…
Family of 13-year-old Shot Dead by Israeli Forces Reflect on His Life
Abdelrahman Obeidallah, or Abed, as most called him, was shot dead by Israeli forces in Bethlehem on Monday just minutes after his school was let out. He was 13 years…
Pregnant Woman and her 2-year old Child Killed in Israeli Bombardment, Four Family Members Injured
A Palestinian mother who was five months pregnant was killed along with her child, on Sunday at dawn, while at least four other family members were injured, after the Israeli…
Health Ministry: “Seven Palestinians Killed on Saturday, 14 in 2 Days, 21 in Past 10 Days”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that Israeli soldiers shot and killed seven Palestinians, including two children, on Saturday, and that the number of Palestinians shot dead by…
Soldiers Shot A Palestinian Near Bethlehem, And Kidnapped Him
Medical sources have reported, on Saturday at night, that a young Palestinian man was shot and injured with live Israeli army fire in Za’tara town, east of the West Bank…
Hebron; Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Suffered Thursday
Palestinian medical sources in the Al-Ahli Hospital, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, have reported that a wounded young Palestinian man died, on Saturday evening, of wounds suffered…
Press Release: 10 Palestinian Civilians Killed and 187 Civilians Wounded, Including 27 Children
10 Palestinian Civilians Killed and 187 Civilians Wounded, Including 27 Children, Physician and Turkish Journalist, by Israeli Forces in the oPt; Seven of the Victims Were Killed in the Gaza…
Another Youth Shot Dead in Jerusalem; Death Toll Stand at Four on Saturday
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…
West Bank: Scores Injured as Palestinian Youth Clashes with Invading Israeli Forces
More than a dozen civilians were injured by Israeli army live gunfire and rubber-coated steel bullets, and scores others were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation during ongoing…
Jenin: Under Cover Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Four Civilians
Israeli soldiers suing a Palestinian car kidnapped on Saturday at dawn four Palestinian youth from the village Barta’a near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian sources announced that…
Health Ministry: 16 Killed, 1000 Injured by Israeli Troops Gunfire in October
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Saturday morning that 16 Palestinians have been killed and at least 1000 others were injured by Israeli troops live gunfire and rubber-coated steel bullets…
Palestinian Youth killed in Jerusalem; Witnesses Contradict Israeli Claim that the Boy Attacked Settlers
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…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 Palestinians killed, 144 wounded from October 1st – 7th
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 01 – 07 Oct. 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Two Palestinians Die Of Their Wounds: One In Jerusalem, One In Gaza
Medical sources reported, Saturday, that two Palestinians died of severe gunshot injuries they suffered at the hands of Israeli soldiers in separate incidents, one in occupied Jerusalem, and one in…
Seventeen Palestinians Injured In Jenin
Medical sources have reported that 17 Palestinians have been injured, on Friday evening, and 221 suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the towns…
Fourteen Palestinians Injured In Occupied Jerusalem, Six Kidnapped
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…
Jerusalem: Four Youth Critically Injured, Including One Kidnapped by Israeli Troops
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…
Video: Israeli troops surround, then shoot unarmed Palestinian woman with her hands up
In Affoula town, near Nazareth city, Israeli troops and police officers shot and critically wounded a Palestinian woman at a bus stop on Friday. The woman was identified as Esra’…
Health Ministry: 7 Killed, 153 Injured on Friday in Clashes in Gaza and West Bank
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that seven Palestinian civilians were killed on Friday and at least 153 others were injured by Israeli troops gunfire during ongoing clashes between Palestinian Youth…
Dozens Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation Near Jenin
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Friday evening, that dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place after Israeli soldiers invaded Zabbouba village,…
18 Palestinians Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Nablus, Child Kidnapped In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that Israeli soldiers shot and injured eighteen Palestinians during clashes close to the Huwwara roadblock, and Beit Forik town, in the northern part of…
Israeli Teen Stabs Four Palestinian Bedouins in Dimona; Mob Shouting ‘Death to Arabs’ Attempts to Murder Palestinian
Israeli sources reported on Friday that an Israeli teen stabbed four Palestinians in Dimona, the southern part of the country, while an Israeli mob tried to murder a Palestinian in…
This Week in Palestine Week 41 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 5th, to the 9th, 2015. Israeli attacks on…
Soldiers attack W.B Anti Wall protests; One injured, Many Others Suffers Effects of Tear Gas
One Palestinian youth was injured and scores others were treated for the effects of tear Gaza inhalation on Friday, when Israeli troops attacked anti wall and settlement protests organized in…
Health Ministry: 6 Killed, 83 Injured in Ongoing Clashes in Gaza and the West Bank
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that six Palestinian civilians were killed on Friday and at least 83 others were injured by Israeli troops gunfire during ongoing clashes between Palestinian Youth…
ٍSix killed, Including a Child; 25 Others Injured as Israeli Troops attacks Gaza Protests
Six Palestinian civilians, including a 15-year-old boy, were reported killed on Friday midday by Israeli troops live gunfire in two separate protests organized in Gaza City and Khan Younis, south.…
Israeli Troops Kill unarmed Palestinian youth outside his home
Palestinian medical sources said that a Palestinian youth was killed and a woman was critically injured on Friday midday by Israeli military gunfire in two separate incidents.Soldiers shot and killed…
Palestinian Youth critically Injured near Kriyat Arba near Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and critically injured on Friday midday a Palestinian youth from Hebron at the entrance of Kriyat Arba illegal settlement. The Israeli army claimed that the youth tried…
Videos contradict Israeli police account of their killing of Fadi Alloun
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…
Israel Closes Jerusalem’s Old City; Jerusalem’s Israeli Mayor Urges Israelis to Carry Weapons
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…
Settlers Attack West Bank Palestinian communities; clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem
Palestinian sources reported Israeli settlers’ attacks on Thursday night all over the West Bank and closed roads connecting villages and cities. In the southern Hebron hells village of Sousyia, a…
Palestine Today 10 08 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, October 8th, 2015. Two Palestinians killed and at least 100…
Jerusalem: Youth Killed; at least 35 injured in ongoing clashes
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…
Palestinian Health Minister: Five killed; 750 Injured during protests this past week
The Palestinian Health Minister, Dr. Jawad Awwad, announced on Thursday that Israeli attacks targeting Palestinian protesters in the West Bank have left five killed civilians including a child and more…
West Bank Updates: 94 Injured, at least 20 kidnapped in ongoing clashes
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (RCS) announced that at least 94 Palestinians have been injured during the ongoing clashes all over the West Bank since Thursday morning. According to the…
Jerusalem: Palestinian Youth Arrested after Allegedly Stabbing Israeli Settler & Security Guard
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…
Palestinian Youth killed, Four Israeli’s Injured in Tel Aviv Stabbing
Israeli media sources announced that a Palestinian youth stabbed four Israelis on Thursday morning before he was shot dead by Israeli officer in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. According…
Israeli settlers march through Hebron, harassing and attacking Palestinian residents
On Wednesday night, October 7th 2015, a large group of settlers harassed, insulted and physically assaulted Palestinian residents and internationals in the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood of occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), injuring…
Israeli undercover agents filmed infiltrating Palestinian protests, pulling guns on demonstrators
A Reuters camera operator captured on film a group of Israeli undercover agents dressed as Palestinian youth during a demonstration in Beit El on Tuesday. The soldiers are seen throwing…
Palestine Today 10 07 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, October 7th, 2015. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian youth, a…
Israeli Forces Shoot, Kidnap Students During Demonstration
At least three were seriously injured and, then, kidnapped by soldiers and undercover special agents (Musta’ribeen) during a protest that was headed towards the Beit Eil military checkpoint, east of…
Palestinian Teen Killed by Israeli Troops south of Tel Aviv
Israeli sources have reported, Wednesday, that a young Palestinian identified as Hatem Al-Jundi (17) years from Yatta was shot dead by Israeli soldiers. Although the Israeli military claimed that Al-Jundi…
Two Injured By Israeli Fire In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two residents were shot and wounded, one of them suffered a serious injury, during clashes with Israeli soldiers and armed settlers, east of the…
Palestinian Girl, 18, Seriously Injured In Jerusalem
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,…
Eleven Palestinians, Including Children, Kidnapped In Jerusalem And Nablus
At least eleven Palestinians, including children, have been kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, after Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in occupied Jerusalem, and Nablus in the northern part of…
Soldiers Kidnap 22 Palestinians, Including Children, In Hebron
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Wednesday, several Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, broke into and ransacked homes, and kidnapped twenty-two Palestinians, including children.…
VIDEO: What Was Abdul-Rahman Doing in the Last Few Minutes of His Life?
As the overwhelming news of Israeli snipers executing the 13-year-old schoolboy Abdul-Rahman Obeidallah shook Bethlehem, furious demonstrations dominated the streets.Locals from Aida refugee camp, where he lived, demanded justice, calling…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped In Jenin, Two Injured In Hebron
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Tuesday at night, Palestinian protesters, kidnapped six, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and wounded two others in the southern West Bank city of…
Palestine Today 10 06 2015
Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, October 6th, 2015. Israeli troops attack Palestinian protesters all over…
Videos: ‘Hundreds March In Jaffa Against Israeli Escalation And Violations’
Israeli police officers assaulted, on Tuesday, hundreds of Palestinians who peacefully marched in Jaffa, Tuesday, carrying Palestinian flags and chanting against the escalating Israeli violations in occupied Jerusalem, and the…
Ministry Of Health: “129 Palestinians Injured By Israeli Army Fire, Tuesday”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH) in the occupied West Bank has reported that at least 129 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli army fire and gas bombs in different…
UPDATE: 17 Palestinians, including Minors, Kidnapped in West Bank; Over 90 Injured
Israeli forces, Tuesday, abducted 17 Palestinians from across the West Bank, including minors, according to local and security sources. At least 90 Palestinians have been reported injured in clashes with…
Israeli Forces Apply Collective Punishment Policy against Families of Palestinians Accused of Attacking Israelis
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…
Day of Rage Declared for Nazareth, 1948 Territories
The youth movement in the occupied territories of 1948 declared the next Thursday as a rage day for the Palestinians masses.In this context, the student movement of the National Democratic…
The Killing of Palestinians Will Last as Long as Israeli Impunity Does
On October 5th, Aida Refugee camp lost another of its children to Israel’s occupation.Abd al-Rahman Shadi; a child of just 13 years, and a Palestinian refugee, was shot and killed…
Israel Vows Crackdown on Hamas Murder Suspects
On Monday night, Israeli forces arrested five alleged Hamas members over the shooting of a settler couple in the West Bank city of Nablus, as the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…