Palestinian Vehicles to be Allowed Entry into Jerusalem, 1st Time in 15 Years
Israel has reportedly accepted the allowance Palestinian vehicles to enter Jerusalem for the first time in 15 years, on Tuesday, the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said.COGAT…
Palestinian Reporter Stabbed To Death In Gaza
A Palestinian reporter, working for the Palestinian TV, was stabbed to death on Tuesday at dawn, near his home in the Nasr neighborhood in Gaza city. The reporter, Kamal Mohammad…
Qassam Fighter Dies of Wounds Suffered Eight Months Ago
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Tuesday, that a fighter of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, died of serious complications resulting from his injury by an Israeli missile…
Cancer-Ridden Detainee Suffers Serious Health Deterioration
The Palestinian Detainees Committee warned that the health condition of detainee Yosri al-Masri, who suffers from cancer and various health issues, witnessed a serious health deterioration, and that the detainee…
The International Community Has Failed Yarmouk
The suffering of humanity in Yarmouk grows worse each day. Where is the world?Since the war in Syria started a few years ago, the people of Yarmouk have been suffering…
Soldiers Demolish A Four-Story Residential Building Under Construction
Israeli soldiers demolished, on Tuesday at dawn, an under construction four-story residential building of 320 Square/Meters, in Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem. Army kidnapped two Palestinians in Silwan.The…
UN Denounces Israel’s Administrative Detention Policy
Israeli practices of detaining Palestinians without charge or trial is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which defines humanitarian protection for civilians, the United Nations has said.The comments made…
NGOs Criticize Donors Over Gaza Reconstruction Setbacks
Six months after donors pledged billions of dollars for the devastated Gaza Strip, most of the money remains blocked, and reconstruction efforts are painfully slow, a coalition of aid groups…
Israelis Seize Store Equipment near Jerusalem
Israeli authorities, Monday, seized the content of a Palestinian-owned store in the village of Hazma, northeast of Jerusalem, according to local sources.Witnesses at the scene told WAFA correspondence an Israeli…
Detainee Khader ‘Adnan Moved Into Solitary Confinement
Family of detainee Khader ‘Adnan, held under arbitrary Administrative Detention, said the Prison Administration of the Hadrim Israeli prison moved him into solitary confinement for two weeks, starting on Monday…
Palestinian Home Demolished in Israel, Clashes Reported
Clashes broke out early Monday morning, between Israeli police forces and residents of Kufr Kanna, where Israel demolished the home of Tariq Khatib. A general strike has been declared for…
Settlers, Israeli Intelligence Storm Al Aqsa
Israeli settlers, with elements of the intelligence community invaded, on Monday, the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque from Mughrabi Gate, amid tight police security.Media coordinator of the Foundation for Islamic…
HRW: Settlements Exploiting Palestinian Children for Agricultural Labor
Israeli settlement farms in the occupied West Bank are using Palestinian child labor to grow, harvest and pack agricultural produce, much of it for export, Human Rights Watch stated in…
Soldiers Invade Shu’fat Refugee Camp In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers, and undercover units, invaded on Monday evening the Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths.Media sources said dozens of soldiers, and members…
Police Considering Closing File Of Slain Palestinian From The Galilee
Israeli sources said the Police Investigation Unit is leaning towards closing the file of a Palestinian from Kafr Kanna in the Galilee, who was shot and killed by the Police…
Soldiers Kidnap Eighteen Palestinians In West Bank, Jerusalem
At least eighteen Palestinians, including many children, have been kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, by Israeli soldiers who invaded different parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.The…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (02 – 08 April 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 02 – 08 April 2015.Israeli attacks…
Gaza Strip Flooded Following Heavy Rains
Heavy rain has flooded low-lying areas across the Gaza Strip, including Khazaa and Beit Hanoun, where thousands of Gazans displaced by the Israeli offensive last summer are living in caravans.Civil…
Settler Assaults in Jerusalem, Soldiers Raid Homes in Bethlehem
Israeli settlers who stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque yards under Israeli police protection, on Saturday, assaulted a number of Palestinian female worshippers, according to witnesses.Witnesses said that Palestinian worshippers were attacked by…
Detention of Palestinian Businessmen at Erez Crossing on the Rise
The Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights, in a new report documenting Israeli harassment at Erez border crossing, has stated that an increasing number of Palestinian businessmen are being detained while…
Settlers Take Over Historic Village in Salfit
Israeli settlers from Leshem colonial settlement, west Salfit, today, have taken over the historical village, Deir Sim’an, on the lands of Kafr Deek and Rafat. Israeli housing minister, Uri Ariel,…
Soldiers Kidnap Five Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, a number of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped five young men.The Israeli Radio said the soldiers arrested one Palestinian…
Palestinian Killed In Tunnel Accident In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was killed, on Saturday at night, in a tunnel accident near the border area between Gaza and Egypt, in Rafah,…
Israeli Military Procedures Increase in Jerusalem, Christians Prevented from Reaching Church
Israeli police, on Saturday, beefed up their military presence and procedures across Jerusalem, preventing Christians from reaching Al Qiyamah Church to celebrate their holidays. WAFA correspondence reports that Israeli police…
Ni’lin Filled with Tear Gas during Demonstration against Continued Loss of Land and Isolation
Israeli forces began firing tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets even before Friday’s protest had begun, as the people of Ni’lin were gathering near the local school to begin their…
VIDEO: Illegal Removal of Solar Panels in Khan al-Ahmar, Only Source of Village Electricity
Solar panels finally brought electricity to the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank, but the residents’ joy was short lived. A few weeks after the panels were…
Orthodox Christians Celebrate ‘Holy Fire’ in Jerusalem
Thousands of Christian pilgrims filled Jerusalem’s ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher, on Saturday, for the ‘Holy Fire’ ceremony which marks the eve of Orthodox Easter.The ceremony, celebrated by Palestinian…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians In Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, the villages of Zawata and Tal, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped three Palestinians.Several military vehicles invaded Zawata from…
Hamas Demands Israeli Leaders be Brought Before ICC
Earlier this month, Palestine officially joined the ICC, after the Hague-based tribunal approved its accession bid.According to the Palestinian News Network (PNN), Hamas said Thursday that it will hand over…
Banksy’s Disputed ‘Weeping Goddess’ Seized by Gaza Police
Gaza police have seized a work by famed street artist Banksy from a man who bought it for $200 from a family that later said it was duped, both sides…
Rachel Corrie Production Returns to NY Theater
A play about American activist Rachel Corrie is winning quiet acceptance in New York, where uproar postponed its debut a decade ago.According to eyewitness accounts, the 23-year-old was killed by…
Report: 185 Palestinians Abducted, 42 Banned from Al-Aqsa Mosque in March
Wadi Hilweh Information Center-Silwan monitored the Israeli violations against Jerusalemites, during the month of March, as Israeli assaults continued against Jerusalemites, their property and holy sites.Arrest campaign Occupation authorities carried…
PLO Rejects Engaging in Yarmouk Conflict
Palestinian leadership has rejected the idea of joining the battle in Syria’s Yarmouk camp, apparently ruling out involvement in a joint military operation to expel ISIS.The position was made clear…
12 Injured by Israeli Fire in Jalazun Camp
Israeli forces injured 12 Palestinian youth after firing live and rubber-coated bullets during clashes in al-Jalazun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, on Friday.Three Palestinians were injured by live fire, and…
This Week in Palestine Week 15 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for April 4th, to the 10th, 2015. As the Palestinian…
Palestinian Kidnapped, Many Injured, In Bil’in Weekly Nonviolent Protest
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, has reported that Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly…
Palestinian Killed By Israeli Army Fire In Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Friday afternoon, a young Palestinian man during the funeral ceremony of a former detainee, who was denied access to proper medical attention, while being…
Former Detainee Dies Following Medical Neglect In Prison
Palestinian Medical sources reported on Friday that former political prisoner, Ja’far Ibrahim ‘Awad, 22 years of age, died in a Palestinian hospital in the southern West Bank city of Hebron,…
UNRWA Cannot Rebuild Gaza Due to Lack of Funds
UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has only received funding to reconstruct 200 of the 9,061 houses destroyed in Gaza, said a report released on Thursday.While some 60,000 Palestine refugee…
VIDEO: Deir Yassin Remembered
On April 9, 1948, Zionist militias massacred approximately 100 Palestinian men, women and children in the village of Deir Yassin. 04/09/15 | Alternative Information Center (AIC) | Beit Sahour Located…
Dr. Ashrawi on the Memory of Deir Yassin: ‘Israel’s Systematic Massacres Persisted’
On April 9, sixty-seven years ago, armed members of Zionist terrorist organizations, the Irgun and the Stern gangs, attacked the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and brutally murdered more than…
Palestinians Back Joint Yarmouk Operation in Syria
A group of 14 Palestinian factions said, on Thursday, that they backed a joint military operation with the Syrian government to expel Islamic State group militants from the Yarmouk refugee…
Palestine Today 04 09 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, April 9th, 2015. Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian farm lands in…
Illegal Israeli Settlers Start Road Work On Palestinian Lands Near Bethlehem
Head of the Local Council of the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, has reported, Thursday, that a group of Israeli extremists from an illegal Israeli outpost started digging a road…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian In Qabatia
Israeli soldiers invaded, Thursday, Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped one Palestinian. Soldiers also invaded Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.Eyewitnesses said several military…
Gaza Public Employees Renew Strike over Unpaid Salaries
The public workers union in the Gaza Strip announced that a general strike would be in effect Thursday, across all public institutions, in protest against the government’s continued to failure…
Israel Issues Administrative Detention to 20 More Palestinians
Israeli authorities issued administrative detention orders, Sunday, to 20 Palestinians, including member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Khalida Jarrar, reported the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).Six of the prisoners received detention…
Veolia Sells BDS-targeted Israel Businesses
Palestinian civil society activists have heralded the decision by French corporate giant Veolia to sell off nearly all of its business activity in Israel as a huge victory for the…
Detainee Dies in Hebron Detention Center Fire
A military intelligence detention center belonging to Palestinian security forces in Hebron caught fire, Wednesday, killing one person in detention at the facility.Palestinian firefighters and civil defense rushed to the…
1,000 Dunams Seized for Israeli Settlement Expansion in Hebron
Israeli forces, Wednesday, took over a thousand dunams of Palestinian-owned land located between the towns of Beit Ummar and Beit Fajjar, in the Hebron district, for the benefit of settlement…
Jewish Settlers Storm Joseph’s Tomb
Hundreds of Jewish settlers stormed the occupied West Bank flashpoint site of Joseph’s Tomb, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and performed Talmudic rituals inside, said a Palestinian activist.’At…
Gaza Fisherman Shot and Injured by Israeli Forces
Israeli forces, Wednesday, shot and injured a Palestinian man with a rubber-coated steel bullet as he fished off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip. Local sources said that fisherman…
Palestine Today 04 08 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, April 8th, 2015. Israeli troops shoot and kill a Palestinian…
Palestinian Killed Near Ramallah Allegedly After Stabbing Two Soldiers
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Wednesday morning, a young Palestinian man, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, allegedly after he stabbed two soldiers, causing serious wounds…
Former Detainee In Coma; Abbas Orders His Transfer To A Hospital In Germany
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ordered the transfer of a former political prisoner to a hospital in Germany due to serious complications resulting from medical maltreatment while detained in Eshil Israeli…
Soldiers Kidnap Three In Hebron; Many Palestinians Suffer Effects Of Tear Gas Bombs
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped two former political prisoners; one Palestinian was kidnapped on…
Family Of Detained Child Granted Visit Permit Dated After His Scheduled Release
The Israeli Authorities issued a permit for the family of child detainee Khaled Sheikh allowing them to visit their detained son, for the first time, on May 7 2015, although…
Around 150 Trees Cut By Near Bethlehem
A group of Israeli extremists invaded Palestinian olive orchards in the al-Jab’a village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, for the fifth time in a row, and cut more…
Kuwait Pledges $200 M. For Gaza Reconstruction
According to the official government-run, Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) the Palestinian government announced, Tuesday, singing an agreement with the Kuwaiti government in which the latter pledges to donate…
Women of Balata Refugee Camp Protest PA Security Crackdown
Mothers from the Balata refugee camp, near Nablus, gathered Sunday to protest the ongoing detention of their sons by Palestinian security forces.The protest marked resulting tensions from a security campaign…
Hebron Under Passover Siege
The southern West Bank city of Hebron is under what local Palestinians are calling a siege to enable tens of thousands of Israelis to celebrate the holiday of Passover this…
Jersualem: 5 Minors Abducted, Israel to Convert Palestinian School into Synagogue
Israeli police have detained five minors, Tuesday, from different parts of occupied Jerusalem, under the pretext of throwing stones.According to lawyer Mofed al-Haj, the detainees were identified as Joseph al-Roug,…
Palestine Today 04 07 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, April 7th, 2015. Israeli settlers detain Palestinian school children and…
PCHR Denounces Sentencing Legislator Jarrar To Six Months In Administrative Detention
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) denounced an Israeli decision to put Khalida Jarrar, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PCL), under a six-month administrative detention.PCHR calls upon the…
Israeli Extremists Detain Palestinian Children Near Nablus
A group of extremist Israelis held, on Monday at night, a Palestinian school bus for several hours, near the Yitzhar illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands, southeast of the northern…
Soldiers Kidnap Five Children In Bethlehem, Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, three Palestinians children in Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and two children in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank…
Man Injured, Child Kidnapped, In Hebron
Israeli soldiers attacked, and injured, a Palestinian man on Monday evening, in Yatta town near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped a child in the Hebron’s Old…
Soldiers Assault Detainees In Nafha
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that Israeli soldiers attacked, on Monday evening, Palestinian political prisoners held in the Nafha prison, in the Negev Desert, attacked many detainees, and moved…
UPDATE: Five Palestinians Kidnapped in West Bank & Jerusalem
At least five Palestinians, including released prisoners, were abducted on Monday by the Israeli army, during predawn and night raids in the West Bank districts of Jenin and Qalqilia and…
Israel Restricts Al Aqsa Access, Bans 3 from Entrance
Israeli police imposed restrictions on Palestinian worshipers entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday, one day after three Palestinians were banned from the compound for periods of up to 45…
Red Crescent Denounces Targeting of Medical Staff in Yarmouk
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Monday, condemned the targeting of one of its hospitals in Syria’s beleaguered Al-Yarmouk Refugee Camp with a missile, resulting in the injury of three of…
PLO Relocates 2,000 Palestinians from Yarmouk Refugee Camp
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) has moved some 2,000 Palestinians from Syria’s flashpoint Yarmouk refugee camp, a PLO official said, Sunday.World Bulletin reports, via Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that…
Two Critically Injured by Leftover Israeli Missile Explosion in Gaza
Two citizens, on Sunday, were critically injured due to a leftover missile explosion East of Al-Shuja’eyya neighbourhood in Gaza. The same neighborhood was flattened by Israel last summer.According to the…
PA Seeks to Speed International Probe into Israeli War Crimes
The Palestinian Authority is providing new documents to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to speed up a preliminary probe into possible Israeli war crimes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad…
Palestine Today 04 06 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, April 6th, 2015. Israeli soldiers opened fire at homes near…
Three Former Detainees Kidnapped Near Jenin, Palestinian Kidnapped Near Qalqilia
Several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded, on Monday at dawn, Sielet al-Harethiyya and ‘Aneen towns, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped three former political prisoners.…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion In Khan Younis
A number of armored Israeli military vehicles carried out, on Monday morning, a limited invasion into Palestinian lands, southeast of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.Media…
Father, His Child, And A Third Palestinian Receive Interrogation Orders In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, and handed a father, his 12-year-old child, and a third Palestinian, military warrants for interrogation.…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (26 March – April 01 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 26 March – April 01 2015.Israeli…
Christians Worldwide Celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem urged Christians to stand firm in the face of tragedy, as worshipers massed for Easter Sunday at the site where they believe Jesus rose from…
Israel to Close Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslims for Passover
Israeli authorities informed Muslim officials in Hebron that the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as the Cave of the Patriarchs, will be closed to Muslim worshippers on Sunday and Monday, Hijazi…
Successful Olive Tree Planting Action in Bruqin
On 4th April 2015 over 25 Palestinian activists from Bruqin and the surrounding area of Salfit region of the West Bank, gathered on top of a near by hill to…
AIC Report: “Israel to Consider Attacking Iran”
Israel should ‘seriously consider’ a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the aftermath of the framework agreement reached between Tehran and western powers Thursday, said Professor Efraim Inbar, who…
Israeli Forces Carries Out Sweeping Campaign in Hebron, Several Kidnapped in West Bank
Israeli forces have engaged in a wide sweeping campaign in the Al Rumaida neighborhood, central Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. At least 7, including an orphaned youngster, were abducted…
Israeli Settlers Pepper Spray 11-Year-Old Child
Israeli settlers, on Saturday, opened pepper spray on 11-year-old Qamar Qafisha, from Hebron, on Shuhada street in the city.PNN reports that settlers from Bet Hadasa and Ramat Yishai settlements, illegally…
Hamas Holds March in Gaza for Yarmouk Refugees
Hundreds rallied in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, in support of thousands of fellow Palestinians trapped in Syria’s Yarmouk camp, which has been largely overrun by fundamentalist militants.Hundreds, many waving Hamas…
Legislator Jarrar Sentenced To Six Months
An Israeli military court held a hearing, Sunday, to discuss the file of detained leftist Legislator Khaleda Jarrar, and sentenced her to six months under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without…
PPS: “200 Palestinian Children Imprisoned By Israel”
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is holding captive nearly 200 Palestinian children in three main prisons, and that at least 100 of them are held in…
Wounded Detainee Facing Sharp Deteriorating Conditions
Family of a y,oung Palestinian detainee, held by Israel, voiced an urgent appeal to local international, legal and human rights organizations to intervene and save their wounded detained son from…
Ahrar: “525 Palestinians, Including 42 Women, 78 Children, Kidnapped In March”
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights stated in its monthly reported on Israeli violations in the occupied territories, that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped 525 Palestinians, including 42…
Soldiers Kidnap five Palestinians In West Bank, Occupy Homes In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Sunday, five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including a teenager living in an orphanage, and occupied at least two homes in Hebron, before using them as…
Palestinian Christian leaders criticize Israeli restrictions on Easter celebration
The archbishop of the Sebastian Greek Orthodox Church, Atallah Hanna, addressed crowds in the town of al-Ezzariya (Lazarus) on Saturday, condemning the Israeli restrictions on Easter celebrations, and calling on…
Archbishop Hanna Invokes Peace Amid Holy Week Chaos
Orthodox Christian pilgrims from around the world have begun arriving in Jerusalem to take part in Easter celebrations.Pilgrims included Christians from Russia, Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Serbia and other countries.…
Month of March: 1,268 Israelis Storm Al Aqsa Mosque Compound
A total of 1,268 Israelis stormed occupied East Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque Compound during March alone, according to a Palestinian non-governmental organization.According to WAFA, Al Aqsa Institute for Waqf and…
Child Killed, 7 Injured in Gaza Car Accident
A Palestinian child was killed and 7 were injured in a car accident in Gaza City, late Friday evening.Medical sources said that three-year-old Mira Bakr was killed and 7 other…
PLO: Tourism in Palestine Devastated by Israeli Policy
Through the blurring of territorial lines between Israel and Palestine, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism has both claimed and profited from Palestinian sites, the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department said, in…
Oregon activists succeed in getting Israeli company ‘Sodastream’ to change labeling
An Israeli manufacturer based in an illegal West Bank settlement has changed its product labeling due to complaints from human rights activists. The Israeli SodaStream corporation, maker of home beverage…
VIDEO: Israeli Forces Once Again Open Fire at Palestinian Farmers in Gaza
As soon as we arrived at the land where the farmers wanted to work, about 80 meters from the Zionist fence which borders and cuts of the Gaza Strip, an…
Soldiers Attack Detainees In Ramon Prison
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Friday, that dozens of soldiers broke into several sections, in the Ramon Israeli prison, where Palestinian detainees are held, hurled gas bombs, and…
Soldiers Attack Bilin’s Weekly Protest Against The Wall
Medical sources have reported that one Palestinian was injured, and dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers used excessive force against Palestinian, Israeli and international nonviolent…