PCHR: ‘Seek Out And Prosecute Visiting War Crimes Suspect Shaul Mofaz’
This is a press release by the Palestinian Centre For Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, demanding the arrest of former Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, for war crimes against…
Army Opens Fire On Gaza Farmers In Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire, Tuesday, on Palestinian farmers in their own lands, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, four young Palestinian men in the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and handed three from Bethlehem, military…
Army Invades Homes In Jerusalem, Kidnap One Palestinian
Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, on Monday evening, a number of homes in Jabal al-Mokabber village, in occupied Jerusalem, and searched several homes.The soldiers stormed the home of Ashraf…
Three Teenagers Kidnapped, Many Palestinians Injured In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Monday at night, three Palestinian teens, and wounded many Palestinians, during clashes that took place in different neighborhoods, in occupied Jerusalem, and its Old City.Media…
First Time To See Family Since Her Abduction; Jarrar Hugs Her Daughters In Court
More than eighty days have passed since Israeli soldiers kidnapped the democratically elected leftist legislator Khalida Jarrar from her home in Ramallah, but it was only Monday that she was…
UN Report: Widespread, systematic violations in Gaza by Israeli forces
A long-anticipated United Nations Report on the 51-day Israeli invasion of Gaza in the summer of 2014 was released on Monday. The report faulted the Israeli military with deliberately targeting…
Palestine Today 06 22 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, June 22nd, 2015. Israeli soldiers attack residents all over the…
PPS: “Detainee Adnan In A Serious Health Condition”
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Monday, that detainee Khader Adnan continues his hunger strike for 49th consecutive days amidst a serious deterioration in his health condition, in the…
Palestinian Sentenced To 17 Months Over Facebook Posts
The Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem sentenced, on Monday morning, a young Palestinian man to 13 months of imprisonment, with an additional four months suspended, for what the court…
Palestinian Kidnapped, Many Injured, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday evening, one Palestinian and wounded several others, during clashes in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in occupied East Jerusalem. Clashes also took place Silwan town, south of…
Catholic Assembly Condemns Burning Of The Loaves And Fishes Church By Israeli Extremists
Following condemnations by other Christian organizations, the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries issued a statement condemning the church burning by right-wing Jewish extremists on Thursday night. Father Michel Sabbah, Father Amjad…
Palestinian, Israeli Soldier, Seriously Injured In Jerusalem
Israeli medical and military sources have reported, Sunday, that a young Palestinian reportedly stabbed an Israeli soldier, at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, causing a serious injury. Soldiers repeatedly shot…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, two Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading the al-‘Isawiyya town leading to clashes with local youths. The army also kidnapped two Palestinians…
Soldier Seriously Injured In Jerusalem
Israeli military sources have reported, Sunday, that a soldier suffered a serious injury after being stabbed by a Palestinian, in occupied East Jerusalem, and that the Palestinian was shot, and…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Children In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Saturday, two Palestinian children in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers hurled stones on Palestinians and their property,…
Child Shot Near Ramallah, Palestinian Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday evening, the al-Bireh city, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, shot and injured a Palestinian child, during clashes with local youths, while one…
Israeli Settler Runs Over Child
An extremist Israeli settler ran over 3-year old Palestinian child in occupied Jerusalem, Saturday.The child was identified as Yasser Shammas from Wadi al-Hilwa, in the village of Silwan, occupied city…
Hamas Military Wing Claims Friday Shooting
Hamas’ military wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, reportedly claimed responsibility for Friday’s West Bank shooting that left an Israeli man dead and another lightly injured.“One of the fighters ambushed a…
Many Injured In Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and Settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing several injuries.The…
Settlers Suspected in Church Arson Released
Israeli police detained and have now released 16 young Jewish settlers, Thursday, after an overnight arson attack damaged a revered shrine in northern Israel.The arson attack struck the Church of…
Soldiers Conduct Searches Following Deadly Shooting Near Ramallah
Following the deadly shooting of an Israeli man near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, soldiers surrounded several Palestinian villages, and conducted an extensive military search in the…
Ramallah: Palestinian Kills One, Wounds Another Israeli
An Israeli was killed and another wounded after a Palestinian opened fire on them near the illegal settlement of Dolov, in the West Bank district of Ramallah, Friday, the Israeli…
Soldiers Attack The Weekly Protest In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing many to suffer the effects…
Three Injured In Kufur Qaddoum Weekly Protest
As Hundreds peacefully marched, Friday, in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, chanting against the illegal occupation and its ongoing violations, Israeli soldiers attacked the…
This Week in Palestine Week 25 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for June 13th, to the 19th, 2015. The Palestinian Presidents…
Dr. Ashrawi Denounces Attack On Historic Church
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), strongly denounced the burning of an historic church, in Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the…
Palestine Today 06 18 2015
Audio Link after Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, June 18th, 2015. Two civilians injured by Israeli troops gunfire…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (11- 17 June 2015)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 11- 17 June 2015.Israeli attacks in…
VIDEO: Israeli Soldiers Seen to Intentionally Target and Kill Palestinian Teen
An Israeli rights group released, on Tuesday, a video showing Israeli soldiers intentionally targeting child who posed them no danger.In March of 2014, Israeli soldiers shot and killed Yusef al-Shawamreh,…
Israel Extends Integration Ban on Palestinians Married to Israelis
Israel’s Knesset has extended a law that bans Palestinians married to Israelis from living with their spouses in Israel for another year, according to Al Ray.The law was first passed…
Khader Adnan: 45 Days on Hunger Strike
The family of 37-year-old detainee Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for the 45 days in a row, recently stated that Adnan refused to undergo medical tests by…
Netanyahu Orders New Palestinian TV Shut, P.A Plans to Appeal Decision
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also serves as the Communication Minister, has instructed the head of the Communications Ministry, to begin shutting down a new Palestinian TV station, funded…
Israeli extremists burn the church where Jesus multiplied loaves and fishes
Early Thursday morning, right-wing Israelis set on fire the Church of the Multiplication, where Christians believe that Jesus multiplied loaves and fishes, and wrote graffiti in Hebrew on the walls…
Two Injured In Nablus, Two Kidnapped In Beta Nearby Town
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Thursday at dawn, two Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped two brothers in an invasion into Beta town, south…
Undercover Soldiers Kidnap A Teen In Jerusalem
Undercover Israeli Soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian teenager in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem.Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Kayed Yahya ar-Rajabi,…
Islam Hamed: Brazilian-Palestinian hunger striker in PA prison
Islam Hamed was arrested for the first time at the age of 17 by the Israeli authorities. He was sentenced to five years in prison. Nine months after the end…
Hamas: Extension of Truce with Israel Possible
Hamas officials are expecting that it will soon be possible to extend the temporary truce with Israel to a period of 5 years, according to a proposal laid out by…
FILM – Sumoud: The Struggle for Al Araqib
“Sumoud: The Struggle for Al Araqib” is the story of the ongoing struggle of a people fighting for recognition, equality, and the right to live with dignity. Sumoud: The Struggle…
Israeli Forces Storm Ramon Prison, Assault Detainees
The commission of Detainees Affairs has stated that Nahshon special units broke into Ramon prison, assaulted the detainees and moved eight of them to other cells.In a report issued on…
Israeli Prison Service to Stop Providing Medication for Detainees
Minister of detainees and ex-detainees affairs committee, Issa Qaraqe, says that the Israeli prison administration has decided to stop providing Palestinian prisoners with medication, under the pretext of an allegedly…
Unity Government Pulls Up Stakes
The Palestinian unity government formed last year in a bid to heal rifts between Hamas and president Mahmoud Abbas’ Fateh party resigned on Wednesday, an official said.According to AFP, an…
Palestine Today 06 17 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, June 17th, 2015. Israeli soldiers invade West Bank communities kidnap…
Seven Palestinians Kidnapped In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier Wednesday, at least seven Palestinians in various parts of the occupied West Bank, and Jerusalem, in numerous invasions targeting different communities.Media sources in Bethlehem have reported…
Army Demolishes A Home In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, Beit Hanina neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home.The demolished property, located in the al-Marwaha area in Beit Hanina, belongs to Tamer Edrees.…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Nablus
Several Israeli military vehicles kidnapped, on Tuesday at night, one Palestinian from the ‘Askar refugee camp, and another in Beta nearby town, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.Palestinian…
Five Palestinians Injured, Child Kidnapped, In Silwan
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem, clashed with dozens of local youths, wounding five, and kidnapped one child. Soldiers also fired gas bombs at…
Elderly Palestinian Woman Sentenced To Eleven Months in Prison
The Israeli Central Court in Beersheba (Be’er As-Sabe’) sentenced, Tuesday, an elderly ailing Palestinian woman to eleven months imprisonment.Head of the Jenin Office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Ragheb…
Army Kidnaps a Child In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Beit Ummar and Yatta towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped a child, and handed several residents…
Detained Lawyer, Shirin al-‘isawi, Declares Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Palestinian lawyer, Shirin al-‘Isawi, from occupied Jerusalem, and held in solitary confinement in the Ramla Israeli prison, has declared, Tuesday, an open-ended hunger strike. The Palestinian Detainees’ Radio said…
Orange Boss Receives Death Threats, Sues Amid ‘Israel Spat’
Orange boss Stephane Richard has taken legal action after receiving death threats against himself and family members amid a row over withdrawing his brand from Israel, legal sources said Tuesday,…
UNRWA Facing Worst Financial Crisis in 65 Years
According to an official source, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is facing a financial crisis due to a widening gap between the needs of the agency and…
Palestine Today 06 16 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, June 16 th, 2015. A Palestinian youth injured by Israeli…
Adnan: ‘The more they torture me, the more determined I become’
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who is now on his 42nd day on hunger strike against the Israeli practice of administrative detention, said Tuesday that ‘the more [the Israelis] torture me,…
Police Kidnap Two Women, Attack Two Elderly Men In Al-Aqsa
Israeli police officers kidnapped, Tuesday, two Palestinian women while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, and assaulted two elderly men.A worker of the Islamic Endowment Department said the police…
Army Kidnaps Eight Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, in addition to a woman and her son, while visiting her husband in the Eshil Israeli prison, and also kidnapped…
Soldiers Torture And Abuse A Detained Jerusalem Teen
Hiba Masalha, a lawyer with the Palestinian Detainees Committee, stated that Israeli soldiers severely tortured, and abused, a detained Palestinian teen, in the HaSharon Israeli prison.Masalha said Rabea’ Sa’ada ‘Asaleyya,…
Soldiers Uproot Hundreds of Evergreens East Of Tubas
Israeli soldiers cut and uprooted, on Tuesday morning, hundreds of evergreens, east of the central West Bank city of Tubas, the WAFA News Agency said.Head of the Wadi al-Maleh and…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Near Hebron, Confiscate Fruit And Vegetable Stands
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday afternoon, a Palestinian in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and confiscated fruit and vegetable stands, on the main…
TV Report on Palestinian Child Seriously Injured By Israeli Explosive in Tubas
9-year old Qoteiba Sawafta suffered serious burns and injuries when he picked up an Israeli explosive object, thinking it was a toy, and it detonated in his face. The incident…
Israeli Govt. Report: BDS Can Devastate Economy
An Israeli government report about the possible effects of BDS on the economy outlines devastating harm. No wonder Israel attempted to hide the report.Under the title “Economy of Israel in…
‘UN Watch’ Receiving Regular Funding from Israel
The so-called ‘UN Watch’, which pretends to be an independent organization, was revealed to be receiving frequent funds from the Israeli government.The NGO, which claims to be a briefing body…
Settlers Burn Farmland in Kafr Al-Lebed, Tulkarem
A group of Israeli settlers, last night, deliberately burned the wheat crops of Rafiq Jbara, in Kafr Al-Lebed village, near Tulkarem, stretching over vast areas of Palestinian land.The Mayor of…
Israel Blocks Passage of UN Human Rights Envoy
Israel has blocked a visit to the occupied Palestinian territories by a UN rights envoy, an official said Monday, just ahead of the publication of a United Nations report on…
Palestine Today 06 15 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, June 15th, 2015. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian and kidnap…
Soldiers Uproot Dozens Of Olive Saplings Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Palestinian olive orchards in Husan town, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and uprooted dozens of olive saplings. Member of the Local Council in…
Army Kidnaps Twelve Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Sunday at night and earlier on Monday, twelve Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, searched scores of homes, and…
Detainees’ Committee: “Force-feeding Striking Detainees, Immoral And Illegal”
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee strongly denounced, Sunday, the Israeli approval of a bill that would allow force-feeding Palestinian detainees, holding hunger strikes, and described it as a serious violation against…
Israeli Forces Level Lands near Nablus
Israeli forces, on Sunday, leveled private Palestinian farmland in Khirbet Tana, a small community in the northern West Bank village of Beit Furik, east of Nablus.Palestinian security sources told Ma’an…
Israel to Pre-empt UN Inquiry, Issue Own Gaza Report
Israel has prepared a report arguing its 2014 Gaza attack as lawful, a move aimed at pre-empting the release of findings of a U.N. war crimes investigation that Prime Minister…
Soldiers Attack A Detainee While Moving Him To Hospital
Israeli soldiers of the Nachshon Brigade attacked, Sunday, an ailing Palestinian detainee, identified as Mohammad Abed-Rabbo, 20, while moving him to the Soroka Israeli Medical Center for treatment.A lawyer of…
Israeli Cabinet passes bill authorizing force-feeding of prisoners
As numerous Palestinian prisoners are engaged in hunger strikes right now, vowing to continue until death, the Israeli cabinet decided on Sunday to allow prison officials to forcefeed the prisoners.The…
Soldiers Kidnap A Young Man In Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday morning, a young Palestinian man, from Beit Omren village, north of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.Eyewitnesses said Rida Mohammad Hassouna, 19 years of…
Ghannam: “Israel Falsifying Facts Regarding The Murder Of Ghanayem”
Ramallah Governor Leila Ghannam stated that the autopsy of the slain young Palestinian man, killed earlier Sunday near Ramallah, proved he was shot before the soldiers’ vehicle crashed on top…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Hebron, Close Nablus Market
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, two Palestinians in Hebron and Yatta, and shut down the Central Fruits and Vegetables Market, near Nablus.Several military vehicles invaded Hebron city, and…
Many Injured In Jerusalem Overnight Clashes, One Kidnapped
Palestinian medical sources have reported that many residents have been injured, and one was kidnapped, late on Saturday at night, as Israeli soldiers invaded different neighborhoods, Silwan town, and the…
Palestinian Killed In Kafr Malek Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Kafr Malek village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, shot one Palestinian, then crushed him under a military jeep. Medical…
KLP Divests from Two Companies in West Bank Settlements
The Norwegian insurance giant, KLP Kapitalforvaltning, has divested two international building material companies from its investment portfolio because of their operations in the West Bank settlements. Haaretz Israeli newspaper reported,…
Settlers Fail to Attack Hebron Mosque
Israeli settlers, last week, attempted (but failed) to attack a mosque during dawn prayers in the city of Hebron, local sources recently revealed.WAFA sources said that two masked settlers attempted…
Israel’s UN Mission Accused of Deceiving NY Member States
The permanent Israeli mission at the UN was accused, on Saturday, of misleading envoys of permanent missions of other member states in New York.An official at one of the permanent…
Israel and the Turkish Elections
Turkey will not accept normalization until Israel lifts its blockade of Gaza and ceases its use of massive force against the totally vulnerable Gazan civilian population.06/11/15 | Richard Falk |…
EU to Label Products Made in Illegal Settlements
The European Union (EU) will soon begin to mark the products of Israeli settlements, according to the Associated Press.According to Al Ray, the EU had frozen its decision to put…
Palestinian Shot and Injured by Israeli Forces in Southern Gaza
Israeli soldiers deployed near the Sufa crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip, opened fire at and injured a Palestinian, Saturday, local sources told Ma’an News Agency.An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed…
US House of Reps: Europe Can’t Boycott Israel
The United States House of Representatives has fast-tracked a bill regarding a free trade agreement between the US and Europe which would include a section barring EU countries from any…
Many Injured During Clashes Near Ofer Prison
Clashes took place, on Friday afternoon, near the Ofer Israeli prison, built on Palestinian lands belonging to Betunia residents, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after the…
Soldiers Repeatedly Beat A Palestinian In al-JalazoneAfter Firing Gas At His Home
After the army fired gas bombs at his home, in the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, Ramallah, causing the family to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, Shadi al-Ghabbashy tried to stop the…
Two Injured, Many Suffered Effects Of Teargas Inhalation In Silwad
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, attacked dozens of protesters, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades at…
Dozens Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Bilin’s Weekly Protest
Dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers assaulted the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near the central West…
Two In Serious Conditions; Five Injured By Live Amy Fire In Kufur Qaddoum
Medical sources have reported that five Palestinians were shot by Israeli live rounds, two seriously, while scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers invaded…
This Week in Palestine Week 24 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for June 6th, to the 12th, 2015. This week Israeli…
Israel Exonerates Itself Over Gaza Beach Killings of Four Children
Israel’s internal probe has concluded that the missile attack that killed four Palestinians children on a beach in Gaza last summer was the result of collateral damage.The Israeli military has…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Friday, the village of Kafrit, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped one Palestinian.The soldiers stormed at least one home, and…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Fishing Boats
Israeli Navy ships opened fire, on Friday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats, approximately 4 nautical miles away from the Gaza shore.The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)…
Three Children Released After Hours Of Interrogation
The Israeli Police released, late Thursday night, three Palestinian children from Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, after detaining and interrogating them for several hours, allegedly for throwing stones at…
Clashes In Silwan After Soldiers Closed Main Road To Palestinians
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied East Jerusalem, has reported that clashes took place, on Thursday evening, after Israeli soldiers closed the main road leading to…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (04- 10 June 2015)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 04- 10 June 2015.Israeli attacks in…
Journalism Student, Activist And Folk Dancer, Lina Khattab, Released
Israel released, Thursday, journalist, activist and folk dancer Lina Khattab, after holding her captive for six months. Her family, and hundreds of Palestinians, welcomed her at the Jabara roadblock, south…
Palestinians to Intensify BDS Efforts if Settlement Expansion Continues
Israeli Channel 7, on Thursday, reported fears of the PA stepping up BDS activities against Israel before filing lawsuits in the International Criminal Court, in June, to hold it accountable…
Extremists Continue to Storm Al-Aqsa
Tens of extremist Israeli settlers, again, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police protection, Thursday morning.The settlers broke into the mosque from Al-Maghareba Gate, while witnesses said that police assaulted two…
Israel Tests Radioactive Bombs in Negev
The administration of Dimona nuclear reactor has reportedly been conducting a number of experiments on radioactive bombs, in the Negev desert and also within closed reactor constructors, Haaretz recently unveiled.The…