Soldiers Kidnap A Former Political Prisoner In Silwad
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Monday morning, a former political prisoner in Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and invaded the home of a Palestinian,…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian In Bethlehem, Injure Many Residents
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Monday morning, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, kidnapped a former political prisoner, and injured many Palestinians.The soldiers…
Army Kidnaps Eleven Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Monday morning, eleven Palestinians from different parts of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, installed roadblocks and searched dozens of cars.Media sources in…
Israeli Forces Fire on Tulkarem University Students
At least 9 Palestinian students were shot and injured on Sunday, when clashes broke out with Israeli forces outside a university in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem.Clashes erupted…
Spanish University Boycotts Israel
The deanship at the Central University of Barcelona (UAB) announced the official boycott of Israel, with the cut of all kinds of communication and relations with the Israeli universities and…
Hebron: Palestinian Girl Shot over Alleged Stab Attempt
Israeli forces, Sunday afternoon, opened fire on a Palestinian girl after they claimed she initiated a stab attempt near the container checkpoint, Hebron.Eyewitnesses said that the girl, unidentified as of…
Rockets Strike Northern Israel Following Damascus Air Raid
Sirens sounded, Sunday, before three rockets landed in open areas of northern Israel, according to the army.Forces were reported by Ma’an to be searching the area following the attack. No…
Israel Assassinates Senior Hezbollah Leader In Syria
The Israeli Air Force assassinated, on Saturday at night, the former political prisoner and senior Hezbollah leader, Samir al-Kuntar, in an air strike in the Jermana area of the Syrian…
Two Children Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Qalandia
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that two children were shot and injured by Israeli army fire, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem. Two Palestinians injured near…
Shin Bet: Jewish Terrorists Out to ‘Violently Overthrow’ Israeli Government
Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet, on Thursday, cautioned that a Jewish terror organization is seeking to “violently overthrow” the Israeli government, Israeli media reported.Israeli media across the board described…
Settlers Beat Farmer and Son near Bethlehem
Israeli settlers, Saturday morning, physically assaulted and briefly detained a Palestinian farmer and his son in Tuqu‘ town, southeast of Bethlehem, said a municipal source.WAFA correspondence reported head of Tuqu‘…
Gaza Siege: No Deal with Ankara
On Thursday, it was reported that Israel and Turkey, in secret talks in Switzerland, had reached ‘understandings’ to normalize ties that were downgraded, in the aftermath of the 2010 Mavi…
Stabbing Attack Reported near Tel Aviv, One Palestinan Detained
A Palestinian from the occupied West Bank reportedly injured three Israelis in a stabbing attack which occurred in the town of Raanana north of Tel Aviv, Israeli police said.Israeli police…
Palestinian killed in village near Ramallah; third Palestinian killed on Friday
A 33-year old man died Friday of wounds sustained earlier in the day during an Israeli military invasion into the town of Sinjel, near Ramallah.The man, identified as Nash’at ‘Asfour,…
List of Palestinians Killed Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 18
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…
This Week in Palestine Week 51 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for December 12, to the 18, 2015. This week, Israeli…
Army Kills Two Palestinians In Khan Younis And Ramallah
Israeli soldiers killed, on Friday evening, two Palestinians in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and in Silwad town, northeast of the central West Bank city…
Several Palestinians Injured In Kafr Qaddoum
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, on Friday, after Israeli soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters in Kafr Qaddoun, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia,…
Two Palestinians Injured Near Ramallah
Two Palestinians were injured, one seriously, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Sinjel town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Many residents suffered the effects of tear…
Soldiers Injure 17 Palestinians In Gaza
Palestinians medical sources have reported, Friday, that Israeli soldiers shot and injured seventeen Palestinians, one seriously, after the army attacked protesters close to border areas, in different parts of the…
Five Palestinians Injured Near Nablus, One North Of Jerusalem
At least five Palestinians were injured, Friday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Beit Forik town, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The army also injured another…
Updated: Army Injures Ten Palestinians In Bethlehem
Medical sources have reported, Friday, that ten Palestinians were injured, and many suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, near the northern entrance of Bethlehem city. The Palestinians were marching…
Updated: Five Injured In Ni’lin Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, in Ni’lin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding five, while…
Soldiers Attack The Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, has reported that Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday, four Palestinians in the towns of Yatta and Bani Neim, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.Dozens of soldiers invaded Yatta town, searched several…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap 16 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped 16 Palestinians.Dozens of soldiers invaded the Qalandia…
PCHR Weekly Report: 6 Palestinians dead from Israeli attacks; 96 wounded
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 10 – 16 December 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion In Southern Gaza
Several Israeli military bulldozers and tanks carried out, on Friday morning, a limited invasion into the al-Qarara area, north of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.The…
Quartet Reiterates Call for Significant Steps ‘On the Ground’
From December 16 to 17, envoys of the Middle East Quartet met in Jerusalem and Ramallah, with Israeli and Palestinian counterparts.According to a press release the Palestine News Network received,…
Live Rounds Used against Protestors West of Ramallah
Israeli army forces, on Thursday, targeted four Palestinian youth with live rounds during a raid into Beit Liqia, west of Ramallah.Medical sources, according to WAFA correspondence, that clashes broke out…
VIDEO: Activists Disrupt Jerusalem Quartet
The Jerusalem Quartet, an Israeli string quartet that has toured around the world and received numerous awards, recently performed in Lisbon, Portugal.During the performance, BDS activists disrupted the concert by…
PPS: Ex-detainee Tells of Torture in Israeli Prison
On his first speech after being released, Palestinian ex-detainee Waseem Marouf has asserted that Israeli forces and jailers tortured him while in their custody. The Palsestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported…
Rocket Fired from Gaza following Border Raid
A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, landing in an open area in southern Israel, according to the Israeli army.An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an News Agency…
Palestine Today 12 17 2015
Audio Link after Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, December 17, 2015. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian youth at…
Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child, South Of Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Thursday morning, a Palestinian child near the Huwwara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, allegedly after he attempted to stab…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians In Hebron, Jenin And Jerusalem
At least three Palestinians were kidnapped in Hebron, on Thursday at dawn, one in Jenin, and a woman in occupied Jerusalem, after the Israeli military invaded many Palestinian areas in…
Soldiers Invade Various Areas In Ramallah, Kidnap Five Palestinians
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, several villages and refugee camps, in the Ramallah and al-Biereh District, in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes causing excessive damage, and…
Four Palestinians Injured In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that four residents were injured, on Wednesday evening, after Israeli soldiers fired shells into farmlands, east of Khan Younis, in the…
Palestinian Teen Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Bethlehem
Medical sources in Bethlehem has reported that a Palestinian teen was shot and injured, on Wednesday at night, in the al-‘Obeyyat area east of Bethlehem, after Israeli soldiers invaded it,…
Young Palestinian Woman Dies Of Wounds Suffered On October 23
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Wednesday afternoon, that a young woman, who was shot in the head, by the Israeli army fire, on November 23, while in a car…
Israel Approves 891 Units in Gilo Colony; Confiscates 102 Dunams From Beit Sahour
The Israeli “Construction and Planning Committee,’ of the Jerusalem City Council, has approved the construction of 891 units in Gilo colony, which was constructed on Palestinian lands, in the Bethlehem…
Gaza Farmer Injured by Israeli Fire
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian farmer south east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Health said.The 20-year-old farmer sustained moderate injuries in the…
Palestinian Detainees Launch Hunger Strike
Five Palestinian detainees, including two females, have begun a hunger strike in protest of living conditions and Israel’s arbitrary administrative detention policy, the committee of prisoners and ex-prisoners said.The committee…
UN Secretary-General Accuses Israel of ‘Breeding’ Palestinian Attacks
This past Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem was organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,…
Tanweer Cultural Centre in Nablus Raided at Night, Equipment Stolen and Damaged
On the night of the 10th of December, the Israeli forces raided the Palestinian cultural Centre Tanweer, near the old city of Nablus, and stole hardwares, wifi keys and a…
Palestine Today 12 16 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Israeli attacks targeting the West Bank and…
Israel Plunders Palestine’s Gas and Oil
Al-Haq details how Israel seizes natural resources in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza. The Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem are rich in oil, gas a shale…
UPDATE: 10 Palestinians Injured, 5 Kidnapped near Bethlehem
At least 10 Palestinians were injured, including three with live ammunition, during clashes with Israeli troops who stormed Deheishe refugee camp near Bethlehem, late Tuesday night, according to local sources.Witnesses…
Gaza Flowers Barred from Export to Europe
For the third year in a row, the farmers in the Gaza Strip will not be able to export flowers to European markets, due to Israeli restrictions.Since Dutch funding for…
15 Students Injured by Israeli Fire at Tulkarem University
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, shot and injured 15 students with both rubber-coated steel bullets and live fire, during protests at Palestine Technical University, in the northern occupied West Bank district…
Palestinian Teen Succumbs to Injures Sustained at Nablus Checkpoint
On Wednesday the young Palestinian girl, Samah Abd al-Mumen, died after succumbing to wounds sustained from Israeli occupation fire. She was shot at a military checkpoint in Nablus in October.Samah…
Bani Naim – The Resting Place of Abraham’s Nephew, Lot
The name of the town of Bani Naim originates from an Arab tribe that had settled in the area centuries ago. The town is located approximately 8 km southeast of…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap At Least Eleven Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, various Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes, and kidnapped at least eleven…
Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians, Injure Four Others in Qalandia Refugee Camp
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, shot and killed two Palestinians, and wounded at least four others; the army claimed three…
Danish Pension Divests From West Bank Settlements
Denmark’s largest private pension fund, FPA Pension, with assets close to $50 billion, is withdrawing its investments from the German construction materials corporation Heidelberg Cement, due to its indirect involvement…
Soldiers Assault, Kidnap, Three Siblings, Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, three siblings after assaulting them on a military roadblock, installed on the western entrance of Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city…
Palestine Today 12 15 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Israeli soldiers open gunfire at farmers near…
Hungry Warrior: The Untold Story of Hana Shalabi
Throughout her hunger strike, that of exactly 47 days, Hana Shalabi never slept consistently for a number of hours. In the first few days of her strike, she would doze…
Ya’alon: Not Enough Evidence to Try Douma Terrorists
The Israeli Ainister of Defense, Moshe Ya’alon, on Tuesday said that the terrorists who burned the home of the Dawabsha family, killing a baby and his parents, were identified, except…
Ya’alon Bans ‘Breaking the Silence’
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said, on Tuesday, that he had banned Israeli veteran group Breaking the Silence from participating in any official activities with Israeli forces, Israeli media reported.Ya’alon’s…
Israeli Soldiers Open Fire On Farmers In Central Gaza
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on several Palestinian farmers in their lands, east of Deir al-Balah city, in central Gaza.The soldiers, stationed near the Kissufim military base, across…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Hebron
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and several nearby towns, searched and ransacked many homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Ramallah, One In Beit Jala
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the town of Silwad, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including the father of Anas Hammad,…
Palestine Today 12 14 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, December 14, 2015. Israeli police kill a Palestinian youth in…
Palestinian Killed by Police after Allegedly ‘Ramming’ Israeli Settlers with Car
A Palestinian youth was shot and killed on Monday evening by Israeli police near the central bus station in West Jerusalem. According to Israeli police, Abdul-Mohsen Hassounah, 21, was shot…
Israeli Air Force Carries Out Two Strikes In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Monday at dawn, two air strikes targeting a training camp for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and the Palestinian Naval…
21 Palestinian Detainees In Huwwara Continue Hunger Strike
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Sunday, that around 21 detainees, held by Israel in the Huwwara prison, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, are ongoing with…
Army Kidnaps Nine Palestinians In Hebron, One In Jerusalem
At least nine Palestinians have been kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, after dozens of soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities, in different parts of the southern West Bank District of Hebron.…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers carried out, on Monday at dawn, extensive military searches of Palestinian homes in Qaryout village, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.Media sources…
ICC Delegation to Visit oPt in February
A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to visit the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) in February, a Palestinian Authority official said.A member of a national committee in…
Two Jerusalem Families Evicted from Silwan Homes
Israeli authorities, on Sunday, notified two families living in the Silwan neighborhood of annexed East Jerusalem of intentions to evict, under claims they are owned by non-governmental Jewish organizations.WAFA correspondence…
Hares Boys Sentenced to 15 Years
On November 26th 2015, the Israeli court charged teenagers Ali Shamlawi, Mohammed Kleib, Mohammed Suleiman, Ammar Souf and Tamer Souf with manslaughter.The court sentenced the boys to 15 years in…
Former Israeli Officer Interrogated at London Airport
Israeli media revealed, on Saturday, that a former Israeli military officer had been briefly detained and questioned by British police at a London airport, due to his participation in the…
Youth Against Settlements Headquarters Threatened with Closure
Israeli forces, on Saturday night, issued threats against Youth Against Settlements with regard to the possible closure of their headquarters in Tel-Rumeida, central Hebron, southern occupied West Bank.Group coordinator Issa…
Jordan Valley: Settlers Unleash Dogs on Shepherd
Israeli settlers, Sunday, unleashed dogs on a Palestinian shepherd in the northern Jordan Valley, causing him a serious injury in his foot, according to local sources.Aref Daraghmeh, who monitors settlement…
19 Palestinians Shot and Injured in West Bank
At least 19 Palestinians have reportedly sustained gunshot wounds during fresh clashes in the West Bank, as tensions continue unabated in the occupied lands.Palestinian medical officials, speaking on condition of…
Undercover Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians near Jerusalem
A group more than five Israeli soldiers dressed as Palestinian civilians (Musta’ribeen), on Sunday morning, opened fire on and kidnapped two Palestinian youths from Jabaa’ checkpoint, north of Jerusalem.Media sources…
Gaza Farmer Shot by Israeli Forces near Rafah
Israeli soldiers, on Sunday, shot and injured a Palestinian farmer east of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, locals and medics said.Locals told Ma’an News Agency that Israeli soldiers stationed…
Palestinian Girl Shot Under Stabbing Pretext
A Palestinian schoolgirl was shot by Israeli soldiers, moderately wounded and left to bleed on the ground, under claims that she attempted to stab a soldier, PNN reports. The shooting…
ACT NOW ! Put an end to the ‘Closed Military Zone’ in Tel Rumeida and Shuhada Street, Hebron
The International Solidarity Movement is calling on the international community to take immediate action regarding the continuous closure of the Tel Rumeida neighborhood and the part of Shuhada Street that…
Israeli troops attack funeral for leftist leader killed in Gaza
After shooting to death a leftist leader at a protest on Friday, Israeli forces again invaded Gaza Saturday to attack the man’s funeral in the town of Dir al-Balah.41-year-old Sami…
UN Delegation Visits H2 Area of Hebron
On Tuesday, 8th December 2015, a delegation from the United Nations visited the H2 area of occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), ahead of the international Human Rights Day on 10th December.12/12/15 |…
Israeli Legislator: Firebombing of Dawabsha family ‘not an act of terror’
Israeli Knesset Member Bezalel Smotrich stated on Thursday that he did not consider the burning to death of a Palestinian family to be an act of terror. His statement came…
Suspect in Dawabsha Case Released to House Arrest
On Thursday, one of the suspects in the fatal arson attack on the Dawabsha family, this past July, was released to house arrest.The settler, who is reportedly connected to a…
Israeli Forces Raid Bethlehem Medical Center
Israeli military forces ransacked several homes and a medical center in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, before dawn on Saturday, locals said.According to locals, soldiers broke into al-Sadaq…
Three Palestinians Injured In Kafr Qaddoum Weekly Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest in Kafr Qaddoum village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and wounded three Palestinians. The Popular Committee against the…
Army Kidnaps Five Children Near Jenin, Two Young Men In Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, Palestinian orchards, in the al-Yamoun town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped five children; the Palestinian District Coordination Office…
This Week in Palestine Week 50 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for December 5, to the 11, 2015. Seven Palestinians were…
Several Palestinians Injured In Nabi Saleh, Two Injured In ‘Aboud
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding several protesters. The army…
Army Injures 22 Palestinians In Silwad
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, 22 Palestinians near the western entrance of Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah; seven of the wounded were shot…
3 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces on Friday
Israeli military forces, on Friday, shot dead a Palestinian and injured 17 others in clashes east of al-Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said. Separately, Israeli…
List of 116 Palestinians Killed Since October 1st
The full list of the 116 Palestinians and 16 Israelis killed since October 1st is below. The Following is a list of names of all Palestinians shot and killed by…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Jenin, Invade PFLP Office
The Israeli army invaded, on Friday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched homes and the Political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation in Palestine…
Army Injures Five Palestinians, Kidnaps One, In Ramallah
At least five Palestinians have been injured, on Friday at dawn, and one was kidnapped, after dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and cashed…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians In Tulkarem
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Friday at dawn, a number of Palestinian communities in the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, searched many homes and kidnapped eight Palestinians.The soldiers…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians, Injure Three, In Ramallah
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, two young Palestinian men, after stopping them on a sudden military roadblock, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Three Palestinians were…
PCHR Weekly Report: 10 Palestinians killed, 70 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 03 – 09 December 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
US Mogul Donald Trump Decides to Delay Trip to Israel
After criticism from both the left and the right, Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that he will delay his visit to Israel and Jerusalem.The wealthy business tycoon and apparent presidential candidate…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians, Including Six Children, In Jerusalem
Undercover Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Thursday, four Palestinian children as they were leaving their schools in the town of at-Tour, in occupied East Jerusalem, and two children in the Old…
Palestine Today 12 10 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, December 10, 2015. Many Palestinians were injured, more than 30…