Israeli Soldiers Kill A Young Palestinian Woman In Hebron
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…
Teen Detainee Used as Human Shield by Israeli Forces
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…
Four Palestinians Injured Near Ramallah
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 Fire on Gaza Farmers
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…
“Faster than Ronaldo”: Palestinian Supporters Criticize Real Madrid Superstar (VIDEO)
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.…
The Deadly Logic of Palestinian Hunger Strikes
‘When you feel that all the doors are sealed, and you stand there humiliated and alone, knowing in advance that the court system is a charade, one is left with…
Obama to Sign Agreement Equating Settlements with Israel
US President Barack Obama reportedly intends to sign a sweeping trade agreement which includes provisions that fail to differentiate between Israel and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as…
This Week in Palestine Week 06 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for February 5, to the 12, 2016. As Israeli right…
Soldiers Attack The Weekly Protest In Kafr Qaddoum
Several Palestinians have been injured, Friday, after Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly protest in Kafr Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.The Popular…
Israeli Soldiers Seriously Injure A Palestinian In Ni’lin
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many Palestinians, including…
Dozens Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, held by Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank…
Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing to Gaza Saturday and Sunday
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian Gaza Strip will be open Saturday and Sunday, February 13 – 14. The opening was ordered by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah…
PCHR Weekly Report: Two Palestinian children killed; 9 adults & 8 children wounded by Israeli troops
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 04- 10 February 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Palestine Today 02 11 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 11, 2016. Israeli forces, destroyed over 40 Palestinian homes…
Former Israeli FM Director Vilified for Support of ‘Breaking the Silence’
Attendees of an Israeli Knesset Education Committee meeting, on Tuesday, called for the dismissal of former Foreign Ministry director Alon Liel, after the official criticized the Israeli right and supported…
EU Delegation Barred from Entering Gaza
A delegation from the European parliament was blocked by Israeli authorities from entering Gaza on Tuesday, the EU said in a statement.The delegation said, according to World Bulletin/Al Ray, that…
Gaza: Rights Groups Submit 2nd Communication to ICC
Four Palestinian human rights organizations submitted, on Wednesday, a second communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated in August of 2014.According…
Palestinian Refugees Fleeing Syria Seek Home in Gaza
Palestinian refugee Heesham Ahmed El Khoranin and his family have already survived two Israeli assaults against the Gaza Strip, since he returned after fleeing from Syria in 2011.02/11/16 | International…
Israeli Politicians Resorting to Rhetoric to Incite Palestinians
The Director of Strategic Communications and Media at the Palestinian Prime Minister’s Office, Jamal Dajani, on Thursday, said that Israeli politicians have increased their rhetoric and incitement towards Palestinians.Dajani was…
Netanyahu to Fence Off All Occupied Lands
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted that a reinforced fence may be set up around the entirety of the occupied territories, a fence which is similar to the one…
Mass Demolitions in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces, on Thursday, destroyed over 40 Palestinian homes and structures in the Tubas district of the occupied West Bank, as ongoing Israeli policies in the Jordan Valley continue to…
Including Four Children, Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Seven Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night and Thursday at dawn, several neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including four children.The soldiers invaded Jerusalem’s Old City, searched homes…
Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians Near Jenin, One Near Nablus
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Qabatia town, south of Jenin, and kidnapped six Palestinians, while another Palestinian was kidnapped near Nablus, in the northern part of…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, several Palestinian communities, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, invaded and searched homes, and kidnapped three Palestinians.Media sources in Hebron said…
Palestine Today 02 10 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian child and…
Army Kills A Palestinian Child In Hebron
Israeli soldier killed, on Wednesday, a Palestinian child in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after several military vehicles invaded it.Dr. Sharif at-Tarda,…
Israeli Army Kidnaps 23 Palestinians
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, late at night and on Wednesday at dawn, at least 23 Palestinians, including several children, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, mainly in Jerusalem…
Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians Bethlehem, One In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped one Palestinian, while six more were kidnapped by soldiers invading different parts of Bethlehem.…
Seven Palestinians Injured Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, the town of Teqoua’, southeast of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot seven Palestinians, including two brothers, while at least twenty others suffered…
Palestine Today 02 09 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 09, 2016. Qassam fighter dies in a tunnel accident…
Qassam Fighter Killed in Tunnel Collapse
A Hamas fighter was killed on Tuesday, when a tunnel collapsed on him, in the southern Gaza Strip, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas said. Al-Qassam identified the…
UPDATE: Israeli Forces Kidnap 18 Palestinians in West Bank and Jerusalem, including Minors
At least 18 Palestinians, including two minors, were on abducted by Israeli troops across the West Bank districts and Jerusalem, on Tuesday, most of them during predawn raids, according to…
Settler Wounded in Gush Etzion Stabbing
An Israeli settler was wounded in a stabbing attack in the illegal settlement bloc of Gush Etzion in the southern occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli medical sources said.Israeli emergency…
Settlers Assault Shepherd near Hebron
Israeli settlers, on Tuesday, physically assaulted and injured a Palestinian shepherd in Masafer Yatta, a Bedouin area to the south of Hebron, while he was grazing sheep, according to local…
Al-Qeeq to be Transferred to Ramallah Hospital
On Wednesday, February 10th, 18:00, supporters will arrive at the hospital in Afula, accompanied by an ambulance and doctors, to transfer Mohammed Al-Qeeq for medical treatment in the Ramallah hospital.02/09/16…
Three Palestinian MKs Suspended
On Febuary 8th, the Knesset Ethics Committee suspended three Joint List Members of Knesset (MK) from the Knesset.Palestinian MKs Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas were suspended from their duties for…
Palestinian Homes Demolished in Nablus Area
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, demolished more than 10 Palestinian homes and structures in the village of Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus, where residents have lived in an area declared as…
Army Kidnaps Seven Palestinians, Injures Many Others
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, several areas in the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped seven Palestinians.The soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron,…
Report: Hamas Under Fire for Israeli Allegations of ISIL Affiliation
A senior Israel official alleged, on Monday, that Hamas has been providing medical treatment to Islamic State-affiliated fighters from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, in claims which Hamas rejected as ‘baseless.’Yoav Mordechai,…
Campaign to Reconstruct Palestinian Demolished Homes Kick-Starts in West Bank
Palestinians, on Monday, launched a campaign to raise funds for the reconstruction of several demolished family homes of Palestinians killed by Israeli police in Jerusalem, since the beginning of October,…
UPDATE: 22 Kidnapped in Overnight Raids across West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli forces abducted at least 22 Palestinians on Monday, during overnight raids in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to reports by Israeli and Palestinian sources.Local sources told…
Demonstrators Protest Closed Military Zone Under Threat of Israeli Violence
On 8th February 2016, Israeli forces threatened to attack a peaceful demonstration in front of Shuhada checkpoint, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron).02/08/16 | International Solidarity Movement | al-Khalil Team Protesters gathered…
Palestinians Close the ICRC on Behalf of Al-Qeeq
A group of Palestinian youth closed, on Monday morning, the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in al-Bireh, in protest against the international silence being displayed,…
HCEF: Bringing Together Hundreds of Palestinians from the Diaspora
The Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) is now prepping for the National Conference for the Palestinian youth in the Diaspora, as part of the Know Thy Heritage program that is…
Palestine Today 02 08 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, February 08, 2016. Palestinian workers killed in a tunnel accident…
Palestinian Worker Killed In Tunnel Accident
Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that one Palestinian was killed, on Monday at dawn, when a tunnel, used for smuggling goods into the besieged coastal region, collapsed…
Israeli Soldiers Open Fire On Gaza Farmers And Fishers
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Monday morning, targeting Palestinian farmers in central Gaza, and fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters.The soldiers, stationed behind the border fence, east of the al-Boreij…
Army Kidnaps Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several areas in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched many homes, and kidnapped at least nine Palestinians.The soldiers invaded Qabatia town,…
Webometrics Ranks Birzeit University as the Top Palestinian University & 31st across the Arab World
Based on the volume of scientific material posted on the internet; the excellence of its content and the number of external links referencing the material, Birzeit University has climbed up…
Al-Qassam Executes One Of Its Former Members
The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has executed one of its former members for what it deemed “behavioral and moral violations.”Al-Qassam said, on its Arabic Twitter account (see…
Army Kidnaps Two Palestinians In Bethlehem And Jenin
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday evening, two Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Bethlehem and Jenin.In Bethlehem, the soldiers kidnapped Rami Ibrahim Abu Hammad, 23, as he was walking…
Jerusalem: Homes of Accused Stone Throwers to be ‘Closed and Confiscated’
Israeli authorities on Sunday gave a notice of ‘closure and confiscation’ on the family homes of four Palestinian teens, aged 16-19, accused of causing an Israeli driver’s death by throwing…
Palestinian MK Sentenced for ‘Disgracing a Public Servant’
Member of Knesset (MK) of the Joint List party, Hanin Zoabi, reached a plea bargain of six months of probation and a fine of NIS 3,000 at the Nazareth Magistrate’s…
Large-scale Military Exercise to be Held by US, Israel
Israel and the US are to hold a joint military exercise, later in February, with the focus on training in ballistic missile warfare, the Israeli military says.Dubbed Juniper Cobra, the…
Sudanese Stabbing Suspect Shot Dead in Ashkelon
Israeli forces shot and killed a Sudanese man suspected of stabbing an Israeli soldier in the southern coastal Israeli city of Ashkelon, on Sunday.An Israeli police spokesperson told Ma’an News…
Al-Qeeq Refuses Conditional Release in May
Palestinian administrative prisoner and journalist Mohammad Al-Qeeq, on Sunday, refused an Israeli offer to be released on May 1st, in return for suspending his hunger strike.PNN reports that, according to…
Including Three Siblings, Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at down, several Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped six Palestinians, including three siblings, between the ages…
Palestinian Legislator Among Many Injured in Jenin
Israeli soldiers resorted, Saturday, to the excessive use of force against dozens of Palestinians, protesting the ongoing Israeli onslaught and siege, targeting Qabatia town, in the northern West Bank district…
Palestinian Embassy Opens in Brazil
The Palestinian Authority has inaugurated its first diplomatic mission in the Western Hemisphere, in Brazil, as diplomatic tensions escalate between Israel and the South American state.Palestinian Ambassador Ibrahim Alzeben led…
Israeli Woman Stabbed in Negev Bedouin Town
An Israeli woman was injured in a stabbing attack, Saturday, in a predominantly Bedouin city located in the Negev desert region, Israeli police said.An Israeli police spokesperson said that a…
Retracing Abraham’s Footsteps in Southern Palestine Bani Naim to Hebron
Retrace the footsteps of Abraham from the desert of Reshayda to Bani Naim to Hebron. As tradition says Abraham witnessed the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah from the mountainous region…
Continued Demolitions in Jordan Valley, Jerusalem
Israeli forces, on Thursday, demolished five homes and four other Palestinian-owned structures in the Jordan Valley town of Tammun, in the occupied West Bank.A spokesperson for Israel’s Coordination of Government…
ISM Report: Ongoing Colonization in Hebron (VIDEO)
On February 3rd, 2016, Israeli occupation forces violently opened the door of houses in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque by cutting the door locks with a disk grinder, and…
Al-Qeeq Rejects Court Decision, Now Unresponsive
On Thursday, Palestinian journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq said he rejected the Israeli court decision to temporarily suspend his administrative detention (indefinite jailing without charge or trial), and that he would continue…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (28 January – 03 February 2016)
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories continued during the reporting period (28 January – 03 February 2016).Israeli attacks in the West Bank…
Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians, Injure Several Others
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday evening, three Palestinians, and injured several others, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. One of the kidnapped Palestinians was also shot and…
Army Kills A Child, Kidnaps Another, In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that Israeli soldiers shot and killed a child from Halhoul town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped another.The slain…
This Week in Palestine Week 05 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for January 30, to February 5, 2016. This week six…
Two Injured With Live Rounds, As Israeli Soldiers Attack Weekly Protest in Kufur Qaddoum
Palestinian medical sources have reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Kufur Qaddoum town, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked the weekly protest, wounding two with live…
Families Remain Isolated In A Surrounded Building in Qabatia
For the second consecutive day, families living in a residential building in Qabatia town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, remain isolated, running out of food and water,…
Dozens Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Weekly Protest In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers used excessive force, Friday, against the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.The protest started…
Army Kidnaps Eight Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at dawn, at least eight Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and summoned several others for interrogation.The soldiers invaded continued their military…
Israel Freezes Al Qeeq’s Administrative Detention
Israel’s top court, on Thursday, suspended the administrative detention (without trial) of Palestinian prisoner Mohammad al-Qeeq citing medical concerns, 72 days into the prisoner’s life-threatening hunger strike.Qadura Fares, the head…
Archaeological Excavation Conducted in Cremisan Valley
In May of 2015, Israel commenced with the construction of the apartheid wall in the northern Bethlehem area; namely the area around the Cremisan Valley in Beit-Jala, without taking into…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday evening, two young Palestinian men in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has…
Settlers Again Storm Al-Aqsa Under Police Protection
Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday morning, from Mughrabi Gate, guarded by special occupation forces.Jerusalemite sources said, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that the…
Gazans Suffer, and the World Looks Away
After nearly 10 years of a sustained and unlawful Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza, it is scandalous that the world takes such little notice of this people so long beleaguered.There…
Two Teens Detained after Alleged Stabbing Attack
Two Palestinian girls were detained, after allegedly attempting to attack an Israeli security guard at a bus station in the central Israeli city of Ramla, on Thursday.An Israeli police spokesperson…
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian In Ramallah, Injures Another In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at dawn, one Palestinian in Ramallah district, after invading his home and searching. The army also invaded Qabatia, near Jenin, and injured one Palestinian near…
Mohammad Abu Khdeir: Murderers Sentenced to Life, 21 Years
The two Israeli settlers convicted, in the 2014 murder of Palestinian teen Mohammad Abu Khdeir, were sentenced on Thursday. One of them received life in prison and, the second, a…
Soldiers Demolish Two Tents Near Hebron, Injure A Palestinian In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers demolished, on Thursday evening, two residential tents in the Susiya village, southeast of Yatta town, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and confiscated them. The soldiers…
10 Palestinians Injured Near Jenin
Palestinian medical sources have reported that Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Thursday evening, two Palestinians, in Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, raising the…
Al-Qeeq Barely Able To Speak Or Hear
A video published, Thursday, revealed that hunger striking detainee, journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq, who started his strike 72 days ago, became barely able to speak or hear, lost a significant amount…
PHRI Supports Medical Team Refusal To Force-treat Al-qeeq, Reiterates Call For Immediate Release
This morning, February 4, 2016, Dr. Mahmoud Mahamid, a member of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI), visited Muhammad Al-Qeeq, who has been on a hunger strike for 71 days and…
Palestine Today 02 04 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 04, 2016. Israeli troops clashes with local youth injuring…
Army Kidnaps 27 Palestinians, Including Children
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and at dawn Thursday, at least 27 Palestinians, including children, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians, Attack Students
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Thursday, three Palestinians, including a young woman, and also kidnapped a former political prisoner near Bethlehem. Clashes take place near in occupied Jerusalem.The Palestinian News &…
Army Demolishes Several Structures In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and demolished several structures.Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians, Wound Two Children, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnaped, Wednesday, eight Palestinians, including many children, in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, and injured two children — one with special needs. The soldiers also invaded and searched…
Palestine Today 02 03 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 03, 2016. Three Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in…
Forcible Treatment of Al-Qeeq Approved
Israeli authorities have decided to forcibly treat hunger striking detainee, journalist Muhammad al-Qeeq, without his consent, according to Minister Issa Qaraqe, chairman of the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission.Earlier on Wednesday,…
East Jerusalem Garage Demolished by Israeli Forces
Israeli bulldozers, on Wednesday morning, demolished a garage in the village of al-al-Isawiyya, occupied East Jerusalem.Haitham Mustafa said, according to Ma’an News Agency, that Israeli forces entered the village from…
Settlers Resume Provocative Visits to Al-Aqsa under Police Protection
Jewish Israeli settlers, on Wednesday, resumed provocative tours inside al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, provoking tension with Palestinian worshipers, who chanted religious slogans to protest their entry, according to witnesses.An…
Four Gaza Fishermen Detained by Israeli Navy
The Israeli navy took into custody four Palestinian fishermen off the Gaza coast and seized their boats, Wednesday morning, while the army invaded the area to the east of Khan…
Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Hamas Fighters
Two Hamas resistance fighters were killed in a tunnel collapse in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday night, just one week after seven other fighters were killed in a tunnel…
Herzog Presents ‘Separation Plan’ to Kerry
Leader of Israel’s opposition and head of the Zionist Union party, Isaac Herzog met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Rome, on Wednesday, presenting him with his recent…
3 Palestinians Dead after Israeli Officer Killed in Jerusalem Attack
Three Palestinians were shot dead on Wednesday, after they killed an Israeli police officer and wounded another during an armed attack near Damascus Gate, in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City,…
Twenty Palestinians Kidnapped By The Israeli Army In The West Bank
The Israeli army carried out, on Wednesday, various invasions and searches of homes, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped at least twenty Palestinians.Dozens of soldiers invaded…
Soldiers Kidnap Five Palestinians In Bethlehem, One In Nablus
Five Palestinians have been kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, after Israeli soldiers invaded it. The soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian in Nablus.Dozens of…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, six Palestinians, including two teenagers, in different parts of the southern West Bank district of Hebron.The army surrounded various towns in the district,…