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Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Israeli troops to demolish killed Palestinians homes…

A joint investigation launched by Israeli rights groups, into practices in Israel’s Shikma prison, has revealed — once again — that ‘systemic’ violations are taking place against Palestinian detainees.Representatives of…

Israeli forces, Wednesday, handed the families of three Palestinian teenagers, who were recently killed by Israeli troops, notices of their intent to demolish their homes, located in Qabatia town, south…

It has become a regular occurrence for Palestinian school children to endure physical violence, harassment, body searches and other demoralizing acts at the hands of the Israeli military.02/23/15 | International…

Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Wednesday at dawn, several Palestinian districts in the occupied West Bank, stormed and violently searched homes, and kidnapped seventeen Palestinians, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS)…

The ongoing economic crisis in Gaza could lead to a renewed security escalation in Gaza, Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Major General Herzl Halevi told members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs…

A fresh psych exam has found that Yosef Haim Ben-David, the main suspect in the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammad Abu Khdeir, is responsible for his actions and fit to…

Activists from the London Palestine Action group recently put up to 150 posters regarding Palestinian treatment, at the hands of the Israeli state, on London underground trains across the British…

Israeli navy ships opened fire, Wednesday, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats near the shore, in the central part of the Gaza Strip, and northwest of Gaza city, causing…

Israeli film-director Udi Aloni, who won the top audience at Berlin Film Festival on Saturday, has labelled the Israeli government “fascist”, and has urged Germany to cease its military support…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Wednesday, ten Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including two in occupied East Jerusalem.The soldiers invaded various areas in the southern…

Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian woman was killed on Tuesday night, and her daughter was moderately wounded, after being struck by a speeding Israeli settler’s car on…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Eight Palestinians injured, more than two dozen…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Tuesday, 27 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank.The PPS said dozens of soldiers invaded various…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Tuesday, three Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Hebron, Bethlehem and Nablus. At least seventeen Palestinians have been kidnapped in different parts of the occupied…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, broke into and searched many homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians, the Palestinian…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Askar, Balata and al-‘Ein refugee camps, and Kafr Qaleel village, broke into dozens of…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, February 22, 2016. Israel flooded Gaza with rainwater meanwhile in…

Large areas of Palestinians lands, and several homes, in the al-Meghraqa and Gaza Valley areas, in central Gaza, have been completely flooded after Israel opened its dams towards Gaza.The Palestinian…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and on earlier Monday, 21 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank. One Jordanian was taken prisoner after crossing the border near Bisan.The…

Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Monday, several areas in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, violently searched many homes, kidnapped five Palestinians, including an ailing elderly man, and summoned…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the West Bank districts of Bethlehem and Jenin, searched many homes and kidnapped two Palestinians.Media sources in Bethlehem said…

The following is a list of names of all Palestinians shot and killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, including one in…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Sunday, that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and on Sunday, at least 17 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and…

Israeli soldiers killed, on Sunday afternoon, a Palestinian teen near the Beita village junction, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, allegedly after he attempted to stab a…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier Sunday and late on Saturday evening, at least eight Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem. The soldiers also kidnapped three…

Several Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the Abu an-Nawwar Bedouin community, east of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a small school for children. The WAFA Palestinian…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped two Palestinians, while a third Palestinian was kidnapped on the…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Saturday evening, that one child was hit with a gas bomb in his face, and three Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets and…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for February 13, to the 19, 2016. Nine Palestinian were…

Israeli soldiers killed, on Friday, a young Palestinian man, in Beit Fajjar town, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded it. The army also…

The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera crew in occupied Jerusalem said they witnessed Friday’s fatal shooting of a young Palestinian man, who was first shot with two live rounds, followed by dozens more…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Kafr Qaddoum town, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, and violently assaulted the weekly protest against the Wall and Colonies, wounding one…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday afternoon, the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, and Kharbatha al-Misbah village, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, clashed with local youths, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing dozens to suffer…

Mohammad Zawahreh — brother of Moataz Zawahreh, the Palestinian activist from Dheisheh refugee camp killed by Israeli forces as he participated in a demonstration against the occupation in October and…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that it is suing Distinctive Assets, the company distributing a luxury gift bag to Oscar nominees, which this year includes an…

Over 400 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced due to Israeli demolitions during the first six weeks of, this year, a senior UN official said, Wednesday.Coordinator for…

The Detainees and ex-Detainees Committee announced, Friday, that Israeli security is still refusing to allow hunger striking journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq’s family the right to visit with him.The committee said that…

Israeli forces, on Thursday, demolished a home in the Bedouin village of Wadi al-Niam in the Negev, locals said.Village resident Rafat abu Ayesh told Ma’an that the forces, along with…

Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, a young Palestinian man, and accidentally injured a Palestinian woman, allegedly after the young man attempted to stab police officers, mildly wounding two before he was…

The Algerian and Palestinian football teams, on Wednesday, held a historical friendly match that made an exception to the rule, where Algerian fans cheered for the Palestinian team, and Palestinian…

On Friday, February 19th, residents of the village of Bil’in will march to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the beginning of the weekly protest against occupation. 02/18/16 | International Solidarity…

The Israeli and Egyptian siege imposed on the impoverished and war-torn Gaza Strip on Thursday claimed the life of Marah Diab, 10, who suffered from kidney failure for the past…

On January 21, Israeli police arrested Ezra Nawi, a prominent Israeli human rights activist. He was arrested following a TV news show which depicted an inciting work made about him…

In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 11- 17 February 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…

Hunger striking journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq, after suffering severe convulsions on Wednesday night, lost the ability to breath, hear, see or speak until the morning.Mohammad Kana’na, who accompanied al-Qeeq in the…

Israeli forces opened fire on Thursday, towards the houses and lands of Palestinian farmers to the east of Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses reported, according to…

Defence for Children International-Palestine, on Tuesday, accused the Israeli army of willfully killing Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territories, QudsNet reported.Since the start of October, Israeli forces have killed…

Two 14-year-old Palestinians were shot and critically injured after carrying out a stab attack that left one Israeli killed and one injured in the Rami Levi supermarket, located in the…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 18, 2016. A settler killed two youth injured in…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday, at least four Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank. The army searched many homes, and summoned a child for interrogation in…

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the town of Ya’bad, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and clashed with dozens of local youths, after…

Medical sources have reported that a Palestinian worker suffered, on Thursday morning, a fracture in his leg, after Israeli soldiers assaulted him on military roadblock #300, at the northern entrance…

Three Palestinian Arabic dailies have highlighted the Israeli Supreme Court’s rejection to transfer hunger-striking journalist detainee Mohammad al-Qeeq to a Ramallah hospital.The dailies reported, according to WAFA, that the court…

Israeli occupation forces began, on Wednesday morning, the demolition of Palestinian agricultural and industrial facilities in the town of al-Isawiyya, to the north of occupied East Jerusalem, in favor of…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Two Palestinian civilians injured, 13 others kidnapped…

On February 8th, the Knesset Ethics Committee suspended three Joint List Members of Knesset (MK) for several months. The committee suspended the MKs for visiting Palestinian families that were mourning…

PLO Executive Committee Members Dr. Hanan Ashrawi and Dr. Saeb Erekat (Secretary General), met in separate meetings with the British Minister for Middle East Affairs, Tobias Ellwood, after which Dr.…

US Customs has reportedly reissued orders to importers to label all products from West Bank settlements as not being from Israel, Israeli channel 2 said Tuesday, slamming the move as…

Hanan Al-Hroub, a primary class teacher who grew up in Deheishe refugee camp, Bethlehem, has been shortlisted to the top 10 international teachers nominated for the one million dollar 2016…

Palestinian Authority security forces, on Wednesday, detained 22 Palestinian teachers who took part in a strike demanding the guarantee of teachers’ rights, sources in the Palestinian Teachers’ Union said.The sources…

A Palestinian worker from Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, has been injured, earlier Wednesday, after falling from a high point as Israeli soldiers were chasing…

Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem, has reported that Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Wednesday at dawn, a young man in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank district…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Qabatia, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked many homes, kidnapped three Palestinians and assaulted…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Israeli troops injuries a Palestinian civilian and…

US President Barack Obama reportedly has intentions to sign a trade agreement which includes provisions that fail to differentiate between Israel and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, ten Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including one in occupied Jerusalem, in numerous invasions of communities and violent searches…

Can you imagine watching the sun setting as you look over the Dead Sea and the Jordan mountains in the distance? The Reshayda Desert has a lot to offer the…

The health of Palestinian prisoner Mohammad al-Qeeq has deteriorated further, one of his lawyers said Monday, as the imprisoned journalist entered his 83rd day on hunger strike.Hanan al-Khatib, a lawyer…

A Facebook *hasbara (propaganda) group has posted, on their page, a video which has apparently been edited in order to convince viewers to believe that a disabled man’s crutch is…

Israeli forces, on Monday, demolished 20 Palestinian dwellings in Ein al-Rushrash, a locality to the southeast of Douma village, south of Nablus, according to a local activist.Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors…

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, on Monday, reiterated the urgent need for international forces to protect Palestinian lives, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, to a visiting British Parliamentary…

Today, Palestinians are facing an enormous amount of pressure in their lives due to the growing violence of Israeli forces. 02/15/16 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine They face…

Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, announced that the Government of Japan has committed Japan’s new assistance of USD $78,210,200 to the Palestinian people through international organizations and Japanese NGOs,…

At least 21 people were injured on Monday, after a ceiling collapsed, in a building under construction, at a university campus in the southern Gaza Strip, a Gaza civil defense…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, February 15, 2016. Israeli troops injuries 28 Palestinians during invasions…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, overnight and on Monday morning, 24 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, largely in the Ramallah and al-Biereh District, and Nablus.The soldiers invaded various…

Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Monday morning, on several Palestinian farmers in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while navy ships fired live rounds on fishing boats, in Gaza…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the al-Am’ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, and injured at least 28 Palestinians, while one Palestinian was injured…

Two Palestinians were killed, on Sunday evening, while exchanging fire with Israeli soldiers and police officers, near the light-rail station, in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in occupied Jerusalem. Their deaths bring…

On February 14th, 2016, the UK Government announced that it would be setting up guidelines to prevent public bodies from supporting the Palestinian rights through their procurement and investment policies.Hugh…

A 12-year-old student, on Sunday, was deliberately run over by an Israeli military jeep, during clashes that erupted with demonstrating students at the entrance of al-‘Arroub Refugee Camp, to the…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday, three Palestinian children, in two separate incidents in the West Bank districts of Bethlehem and Jenin.In Bethlehem, the soldiers killed Naim Ahmad Yousef…

A video released by a Palestinian, immediately after Israeli forces shot and critically injured a 14-year-old girl, shows Israeli forces assaulting bystanders.In the video, an Israeli soldier pushes a disabled…

Israeli forces, on Sunday, shot and injured a 14-year-old Palestinian girl near Hebron city’s Ibrahimi Mosque, after an alleged attempted stabbing attack in the southern occupied West Bank, Israeli police…

Attorney for the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Eyad Mahamid, said Sunday that Mohammad al-Muhr, from the city of Jenin, has now been on hunger strike for 42 days, in protest…

Doctors in the Emek hospital, on Saturday, said that administrative prisoner, journalist Mohammad Al-Qeeq has been showing stroke symptoms 81 days into his hunger strike against arbitrary imprisonment, adding that…

Thirsting for Justice finds that Palestinians’ access to water is worse, in 2015, than it was in 1995, due to Israel’s discriminatory water regime. Thirsting for Justice released a newsletter…

A Palestinian state prosecutor in the Hebron District announced Sunday that a Palestinian woman killed the previous day by Israeli forces could likely have been saved if Israeli forces hadn’t…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday a dawn, a number of Palestinian communities in different part of the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and kidnapped five Palestinians. The army also kidnapped…

The European Parliament (EP’s) Delegation for relations with Palestine, expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation on the ground, calling for an immediate stop to Israeli expansion of settlements, and demolitions,…

Israeli military forces, on Friday, delayed passage for a Palestinian woman in labor out of the Bethlehem-area town of Nahhalin, as the army continued to seal the town following an…

Israeli naval boats, on Saturday, continued to breach a truce agreement reached in August of 2014, under Egyptian auspices, opening heavy machine gunfire on Palestinian fishermen offshore, in the north…

On February 13th, 2016, Youth Against Settlements in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) organised a children’s activity in front of Shuhada Street checkpoint.02/13/16 | International Solidarity Movement | al-Khalil Team Around 50…

Israeli Soldiers shot and killed, on Saturday, a young Palestinian woman, 18 years of age, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The army claimed…

According to Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), Israeli soldiers took Ahmad Q., 17, from his home and compelled him, at gunpoint, to act as a human shield during clashes in…

Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, four Palestinians during clashes near the Ofer Israeli detention center and military base, built on Palestinian lands in Betunia and Rafat towns, in the…

Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian farmers east of al-Buriej refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on Friday afternoon, locals said.The farmers were forces to leave the area, with…

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been a treading topic on social media since Wednesday, after posting on his personal social media accounts his new appearance in an Israeli commercial.…