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…
East Jerusalem Hospitals Network Sets Targets to Improve Health System
The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) announced, during its 4th annual conference in Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, plans to improve the entire health system in the city of Jerusalem.…
Israeli Soldiers Occupy Palestinian House to Set Up Military Base
For the last 15 days the family of Abu Shykri Al-Atrarshi have had no access to the top two floors of their house, which was illegally taken over by the…
UPDATE: 31 Palestinians Kidnapped from West Bank
Israeli forces abducted 31 Palestinians overnight, including four minors, from various occupied West Bank districts, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and security sources.Israeli forces detained 10 Palestinians from Tulkarem…
Sweden Contributes $22M to Palestinian Infrastructure
Sweden contributed SEK 190 million, ($22 million) to the Palestinian Partnership for Infrastructure Development Multi-Donor Trust Fund (PID MDTF), administered by the World Bank. The Palestinian Authority will support the…
UN Adopts Resolutions in Favor of Palestine, UNRWA
The UN General Assembly has adopted, by a vast majority, eight resolutions in favor of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),…
Extremist Settlers Prevent Children from Reaching School
A group of Israeli extremists prevented Palestinian children from going to school in Hebron city, on Thursday, the director of the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Education Hebron office said.According to…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians, Including Two Children, in Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Thursday, four Palestinians, including two children, in several neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli extremist attack children in Hebron.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Thursday, four Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and one in Qalandia. On Wednesday evening and at night, the soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian from…
Many Palestinians Injured In Tulkarem, Nearby Communities
Medical sources have reported, on Wednesday at night, that many Palestinians have been injured after Israeli soldiers invaded Tulkarem city, and several nearby communities, following the shooting that targeted an…
Palestine Today 12 09 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Israeli soldiers shoot and killed a Palestinian…
Settler, His Wife, Injured Near Tulkarem; The Wounded Man Was Involved In Past Terrorist Attacks
Israeli sources have reported, Wednesday, that two settlers were injured in a shooting incident, near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. The army said the shooters sped towards Tulkarem,…
Soldiers Kill A Palestinian In Hebron
Israeli soldiers killed, Wednesday, a young Palestinian man in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after an alleged stabbing attack targeting an Israeli soldier and a settler. The slain…
Israeli Media: US Donors Transferred One Billion Shekels for Settlements
Israeli daily Haartez published a report, on Tuesday, which revealed that a number of US charity organizations transferred about billion New Israeli Shekels (NIS) for the promotion of illegal settlements…
Sweden: Palestinian Resistance not Terrorism
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said, on Monday, that Palestinian resistance in occupied West Bank and Jerusalem are not to be classified as “terror attacks.”Israeli occupation forces have been facing…
Israeli Organ Trafficker Apprehended in Turkey
A wanted Jewish Israeli organ trafficker has been arrested at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport in Turkey, a Turkish news agency reported, according to Days of Palestine.Dogan news agency said that Israeli…
Army Fires on Protesters in Central Gaza
The Israeli army, on Tuesday, fired live ammunition and teargas canisters at Palestinian protestors east of Burij refugee camp, causing several cases of suffocation among the youth.WAFA correspondence relayed that…
49 Violations against Journalists in November
Palestinian media sources documented 49 violations committed by Israeli occupation forces, against journalists in the Palestinian territories, during this past November.The army continues its violations against the journalists’ crews with…
Palestine Today 12 08 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian teenager using…
Child Suffers A Serious Injury In Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Tuesday, that a child, only ten years of age, suffered a serious injury, after Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, and fired of rounds of…
Surgeon: ‘Malek Was Shot In The Head With A Hollow-Point Bullet’
A Palestinian physician in Bethlehem said, Tuesday, that the Israeli bullet that killed the teen in the Deheishe refugee camp, in Bethlehem, is a new type of internationally banned hollow-point…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap 21 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Tuesday, at least twenty-one Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including a former political prisoner and the brother of two slain…
Egypt floods tunnel into Gaza, 14 people missing
7 people have been rescued, but 14 remain missing Tuesday morning, after Egyptian authorities flooded a tunnel across the Egypt-Gaza border with no warning. The tunnel runs between Gaza and…
Discover the Beauty of The Reshayda Wilderness
Have you ever visited the Bedouin Community in the Reshayda? It is a place in the middle of the Jerusalem wilderness , south of Bethlehem, where the Bedouins welcome visitors,…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Fishing Boats In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats, close to Gaza City shore, causing damage but no injuries.The fishers were only four nautical…
Army Kills One Palestinian In Bethlehem, Injures Many And Kidnaps Five
A young Palestinian, only 18 years of age, was shot and killed, earlier on Tuesday at dawn, after dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West…
VIDEO: Famous Christmas Song Covered by Palestinian Singers in a Call to Peace
Two Palestinians from Jerusalem have resurrected John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s ‘Happy Christmas’, in a call to peace across the Middle East and around the globe.Bashar Murad, of East Jerusalem,…
Palestinian Teen Loses Eye to Stray Israeli Fire
15-year-old Khalil Mohammed Ahmed Kiswani is now in the intensive care unit of Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital, in Jerusalem, after an eye amputation.Kiswani was shot in his left eye with…
Hebron: Another Palestinian Killed Under Stabbing Pretext
A Palestinian man was shot dead after he allegedly stabbed and critically wounded an Israeli man near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron’s Old City on Monday afternoon, Israeli and Palestinian…
Palestine Today 12 07 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, December 7, 2015. At least 19 Palestinians injured during army…
Nineteen Palestinians Injured In Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, several parts of the Palestinian Technical University, west of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and clashed with dozens of students, wounding 19, including six…
Army Kidnaps Eight Children And One Man In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, eight Palestinian children from the al-‘Isawiyya, Silwan, and the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, in addition to the father of Omar…
Soldiers Kidnap Ten Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians, including three children, in different districts in the occupied West Bank, after invading and searching their homes.The soldiers invaded Halhoul…
Israeli Air Force Strikes A Qassam Site In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Monday at dawn, at least two missiles targeting a training site run by the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, in the Zeitoun…
Legislator Jarrar Sentenced To 15 Months
An Israeli court sentenced, Sunday, democratically-elected leftist Palestinian legislator, and a senior political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Khaleda Jarrar to 15 months imprisonment.…
5 Palestinians Injured by Live Fire during Clashes in Gaza, West Bank
Israeli forces shot and wounded at least five Palestinians with live rounds in the latest clashes to erupt across the occupied West Bank and Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian sources said.Medics…
Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel Will Not Be A ‘Bi-national’ State
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday, rejected statements made by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, that Israel is shifting towards being a “bi-national state”.According to Jpost Israeli news…
Nisreen Azzeh Continues to Struggle after the Death of Her Husband
The 22nd of November, one month after the passing away of Palestinian activist and dear friend of the ISM, Hashem Azzeh, the team of al-Khalil (Hebron) visited his widow, Nisreen.12/06/15…
Ahmad Dawabsha: Returning Home Will Be The Hardest Day
Ahmad Dawabsha does not sleep as easily as other children.He breathes heavily and fidgets in discomfort. The four-year-old’s body is positioned however his injuries allow, with his face framed by…
Hebron: Soldiers Raid Print Shops, Residential Shacks, Seize Equipment (VIDEO)
Israeli forces, at dawn on Sunday, stormed, a number of print shops in Hebron, under the pretext of “incitement” against the Israeli occupation. In the village of Tabban, soldiers removed…
Palestinian Killed after Alleged Attack in Jerusalem, Teen Shot in the Back during West Bank Clashes
A Palestinian man was shot dead after he allegedly injured two Israelis in a stabbing attack in the center of Jerusalem, on Saturday night, according to Israeli police.An Israeli police…
Right-wing Israeli group protests Christmas tree event in Jerusalem
The right-wing Jewish group ‘Lehava’ held a protest outside of the YMCA in Jerusalem, shouting at Palestinian Christian children and families as they were entering and leaving the annual Christmas-tree…
Army Invades Two Print Shops In Hebron, Kidnaps Two Teens In Doura
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, two Palestinian Print Shops in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and confiscated several computers and documents. The army also kidnapped two…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn and on Saturday evening, eight Palestinians in Jenin, Bethlehem and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.On Sunday at dawn, dozens of soldiers invaded…
PCHR Weekly Report: 9 Palestinians Killed, 112 Wounded By Israeli Soldiers & Settlers this Week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 26 Nov. – 02 Dec. 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
Wallström Slams Israel’s Extrajudicial Executions
Swedish Foreign Minister, Margot Wallström, is once again racking up criticism for her accusations against the Israeli government, this time in regard to the execution of Palestinian assailants without trial.On…
Soldiers Assault Palestinian Worker for Crossing Border without a Permit
Israeli armed soldiers, on Saturday, physically assaulted a Palestinian after he was caught returning back home from his workplace in Israel without having a work permit for seeking employment there.Security…
Teenaged Girl Detained after Alleged Stabbing Attempt in Hebron
An 18-year-old Palestinian girl was detained near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron on suspicion of her intention to stab Israeli border guards at a checkpoint, Israeli police said.Israeli police spokesperson…
EU Statement on Area C Demolitions
The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah made a statement, this Friday, regarding the recent demolitions and confiscations of Palestinians houses and structures in Area C.It reads as follows, according…
Army Injures Four Palestinians In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, wounding four, including one who suffered…
Soldiers Injure Seven Palestinians In Jerusalem, Kidnap One Child
Palestinian medical sources in occupied Jerusalem have reported, Friday, that Israeli soldiers shot and injured seven Palestinians, while dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, in Jabal al-Mokabber town,…
Army Injures A Palestinian Child In Hebron, Kidnaps Two In Nablus and Jenin
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Friday, a Palestinian child, with a live round in the neck, on the Halhoul Bridge, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.…
Army Injures 52 Palestinians In Gaza
Israeli soldiers attacked Friday, dozens of Palestinian protesters near various border areas, in the besieged and improvised Gaza Strip, wounding 47 with live rounds, and 5 with rubber-coated steel bullets,…
This Week in Palestine Week 49 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for November 28, to the December 4, 2015. This week…
Soldiers Attack Kafr Qaddoum Weekly Protest, At Least 46 Injured In Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers attacked Friday, the weekly protest in Kafr Qaddoum village, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas…
Two Palestinians Killed In Ramallah, Dozens Injured
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported, Friday, that the Israeli army killed two Palestinians, one of them a U.S citizen, in two separate incidents in the Central West Bank district…
Israeli Army Kills Two Palestinian Teenagers in Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, reported that Israeli soldiers shot dead, on Friday at dawn, two Palestinians in Tal Romeida neighborhood,…
Several Arrested in Connection with Dawabsha Arson Murder
Several Israeli youths connected to Jewish extremist organizations have been arrested by Israeli forces for suspected involvement in a fatal arson attack on a Palestinian family in July, Shin Bet…
Israel to Retaliate over Settlement Labeling
Israel is expected to complicate relations with EU countries over settlement labeling.In response to recently issued EU directives about labeling the origin of settlement products, Netanyahu suspended Israeli dialogue with…
Palestinian Engineer Wins Gold Medal in Medical Research
Palestinian doctor Mohammed Shuraab, from Gaza, has won the gold medal for best scientific research in Japan, for 2015, in the field of medicine.According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency,…
Gaza: Turkey to Rebuild Mosques Destroyed by Israel
Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate announced, Wednesday, that it would rebuild nine mosques destroyed in last year’s Israeli military onslaught on the blockaded Gaza Strip.Deputy directorate chief Hasan Kemal Yilmaz told…
Another Palestinian Youth Shot Dead for Alleged Stabbing in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli police, on Thursday, shot dead a Palestinian, identified as Ezz al-Deen Rayeq ‘Abdullah Raddad, 21, from the city of Tulkarem, claiming he attempted to stab an Israeli policeman in…
Israeli Hospital Bills the PA for Medical Treatment of Dawabsha Child
The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that the Tel HaShomer Israeli Hospital sent them a bill, demanding the Palestinians to pay the expenses of the treatment of Ahmad Dawabsha, the…
Palestine Today 12 03 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, December 3, 2015. Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli army…