East Jerusalem: Mental Health Services to be Provided for Survivors of Political Violence
Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC) have announced their cooperation in providing comprehensive mental health support and rehabilitation for…
International Arrested in Hebron, Banned from Part of the City
Sunday night an international human rights observer was arrested by Israeli forces on bogus charges in al-Khalil (Hebron) in occupied Palestine.12th September 2015 | International Solidarity Movement | Al-Khalil Team…
Gaza’s Sole Power Closing Saturday
The Energy and Natural Resources Authority in Gaza announced, Friday evening, that the sole power generation plant in Gaza is scheduled to shut down Saturday, September 12, due to “General…
Dozens Of Palestinians, Including Children, Injured In Jerusalem
Dozens of Palestinians, including children, have been injured on Friday evening and early night hours, in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem, during clashes that took place after Israeli fanatics…
This Week in Palestine Week 37 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for September 5th, to the 11th, 2015. This week Palestine…
Extremist Settlers Vandalize Islamic Cemetery in Jerusalem
Israeli extremists, last night, spray-painted racist graffiti on the walls of ar-Rahma Islamic cemetery, outside Jerusalem’s Old City, according to local sources. Shortly after Islamic Waqf personnel discovered the anti-Arab…
Ya’alon: Israeli Security Knows Identity of Douma Terrorists
Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Ya’alon confirmed, on Wednesday, that Israeli occupation authorities know who burned the house of the Dawabsha family, in July, but failed to identify them.He claimed, according…
39 Palestinian Workers Detained in Eliat
Israeli police and border forces took into custody, on Thursday night, 39 Palestinian workers near the Israeli resort city of Eilat, according to Israeli media.It was reported that the 39…
MADA: Sharp Escalation of Media Freedoms Violations During August
August of 2015 witnessed a high rise in the number of media freedoms violations in Palestine, and recorded a huge leap compared to what was recorded during July, and when…
Israeli Troops Seize Home of PA Police Chief
Israeli military forces, on Friday, raided the house of Palestinian Authority police chief in Nablus, Abd al-Latif al-Qaddumi, and turned his home into a military outpost after evicting his wife…
Four Injured By Army Fire In Kufur Qaddoum
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that four young men were wounded, one moderately, after Israeli soldiers assaulted the weekly protest in Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city…
Many Nonviolent Protesters Injured In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to…
Madama Villagers Foil Infilitration Attack By Israeli Extremists
A group young Palestinian men managed, earlier on Friday at dawn, to foil an attempt by a number of Israeli extremists to carry out an attack in Madama village, near…
Palestine Today 09 10 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, September 10th, 2015. Israeli navy attack Palestinian fishing boats near…
UN General Assembly Votes For Raising Palestinian Flag
The United Nations General Assembly voted, Thursday, in an overwhelming majority for raising the Palestinian flag at the United Nations, despite aggressive opposition led by the United States and Israel.The…
PCHR Weekly Report: One dead; 7 wounded, including 4 children, by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 03 – 09 Sep. 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Detainee Bilal Kayed Continues Hunger Strike
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported, Thursday, that detainee Bilal Kayed is ongoing with the hunger strike he started on September 5, demanding his removal from solitary confinement.The detainee started…
Journalist Receives New Administrative Detention Order, Continues His Hunger Strike
The Israeli Prison Authority renewed, Thursday, the Administrative Detention order against a hunger striking Palestinian detainee, for three additional months, without charges or trial.The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said detainee…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday morning, five Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including a teenager walking to school in Jerusalem.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In The West Bank
Media sources in Jerusalem have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, one Palestinian in Jabal al-Mokabber village. Soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian from Bethlehem while heading to Jordan,…
Soldiers Invade The Al-‘Arroub Refugee Camp, In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and clashed with scores of students as they were heading to…
Israeli Navy Ships Open Fire On Palestinian Fishing Boats
Several Palestinians fishing boats have been attacked, on Thursday morning, by Israeli navy fire close to the shore in the Sudaniyya Sea, northwest of Gaza City.The Palestinian News & Info…
Thousands protest Netanyahu’s visit to London
Around 2,000 protesters filled the streets of London as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in London today to meet the British Prime Minister, David Cameron.In addition to the protest,…
RT Report: Nearly all of Gaza’s water ‘undrinkable’
Reporters from RT (Russia Today) traveled to Gaza to look into last year’s report that 90% of Gaza’s water is undrinkable. As they sampled water from different parts of the…
Palestine Today 09 09 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, September 9th, 2015. Palestinian civilian critically injured by an Israeli…
Netanyahu to Visit Britain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to visit Britain, this week, for talks with his counterpart David Cameron, as the right-wing Israeli leader faces diplomatic pressure over illegal settlements in…
US Blacklists 3 Hamas Leaders
The US State Department announced, on Tuesday, that three Hamas leaders, along with a Hezbollah spokesperson, have been added to the specially designated global terrorist list, subjecting them to US…
Soldiers Teargas Boys School, Students Suffocate
Israeli forces, on Wednesday morning, threw teargas grenades on the Kharabtha Boys School, near Ramallah, causing tens of suffocation cases among students.Head of the School, Abboud Assi, said that soldiers…
Army Kidnaps Nine Palestinians In The West Bank, Uproot Farmlands
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, nine Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during military invasions targeting various Palestinian communities, and uprooted agricultural lands near Hebron.…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, three young Palestinian men after breaking into their homes, in the at-Tour village, in occupied East Jerusalem; the three are former political prisoners.…
Young Man Injured By Israeli UXO In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported, on Wednesday at dawn, that a young man was hospitalized at the Shifa Medical Center, west of Gaza City, after an…
Israeli Extremists Burn Olive Orchards Near Nablus
A group of Israeli extremists, living in illegal Israeli colonies in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, burnt on Wednesday at dawn, Palestinian olive orchards and farmlands, belonging to…
Soldiers Close The ‘Container Roadblock’, Invade Town Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers closed, on Tuesday evening, the Container Roadblock, north of Bethlehem, and searched dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers. The army also invaded al-‘Obeydiyya…
Three Palestinians Injured Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported that three residents were injured, on Tuesday evening, after Israeli extremists hurled stones at their car, while the residents were driving back home in Jenin…
Palestine Today 09 08 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, September 8th, 2015. Israeli tanks invade areas in Gaza and…
Israeli Forces Attempt Raid on Bethlehem-area School
Israeli forces entered the Bethlehem-area town of al-Khader, on Tuesday, and attempted to raid a school, in order to confiscate footage from one of its surveillance cameras, a Palestinian official…
Testimony of Khuzaa’s Massacre
One year after Israel’s attacks in the Gaza Strip, the massacre in Khuzaa is vividly remembered by one of its inhabitants.8th September 2015 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza Team…
PNC Convocation Postponed
The Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) decided, Monday, to postpone holding the convocation of Palestinian National Council (PNC), which was to be held mid-September, in Ramallah. Al…
Israel to Demolish at Least 13,000 West Bank Structures
The Israeli occupation is set to demolish 13,000 Palestinian buildings in the occupied West Bank, over the course of one year, a UN report said on Monday. (Other media sources…
Farmands Leveled in Southern Gaza
About five Israeli military machines,Tuesday night, entered the town of Khuza’a near Khan Younis city, southern Gaza Strip, to raze agricultural lands.Security sources said, according to the PNN, that farmers…
Ashrawi: ‘Israel is in the business of creating refugees, not providing them with a safe haven.’
In response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu’s rejection of accepting any refugees in Israel, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said: “Israel is in the business of creating…
Clashes in Jerusalem Upon Death of Riham Dawabsha
Clashes erupted in occupied East Jerusalem, overnight Monday, following the death of Riham Dawabsha, the mother of an 18-month-old toddler who was burned alive in an arson attack carried out…
Soldiers Close An Agricultural Road Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded, on Tuesday morning, Palestinian farmlands in the Rashayda village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and placed sand barriers blocking an…
Army Kidnaps 13 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped thirteen Palestinians after storming their homes, and violently searching them. Media sources in Jerusalem…
Palestinian Teen Injured In Jerusalem
A Palestinian teenager was attacked, on Tuesday morning, by a number of Israeli extremists, while heading to his work in West Jerusalem, and suffered various cuts and bruises.The Wadi Hilweh…
Israeli Extremists Attack A Palestinian Home In Salfit
A group of Israeli extremists hurled stones, on Monday at night, on a Palestinian home in Deir Estia town, west of the central West Bank city of Salfit, causing property…
Army Uproots Farmlands Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Tuesday morning, Palestinian farmlands in Artas village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and uprooted more than 10 Dunams (2.47 Acres) of privately…
BDS National Committee: ‘EU Move to Label Settlement Products is Insufficient’
The following is a statement issued on September 7, 2015 by the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the broadest coalition in Palestinian society that leads the global…
Thousands Attend Funeral of Reham Dawabsha, Mother of 18-month old Baby who was Burned to Death
A day after her death in an Israeli hospital from wounds sustained when Israeli settlers firebombed her family home just over a month ago, Reham Dawabsha’s funeral was held in…
Family in Hebron threatened with the loss of their land
The Jabari family in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) is again facing threats of settlers taking over their land, as the settlers again trespassed onto the land this weekend to conduct prayer…
Palestine Today 09 07 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, September 7th, 2015. Third family member of Israeli arson attack…
Detainees’ Committee: ‘100 Palestinian Children Held In The ‘Ofer Israeli Prison’
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported that the number of Palestinian children, held by Israel in the ‘Ofer Prison, has arrived to 100, especially since August witnessed the largest number…
Five Palestinians, Including Three Children, Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Monday, a number of Palestinian communities in occupied East Jerusalem, searched several homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including three children between the ages of 12…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinian Women
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped two Palestinian women, one from her home near Ramallah, and another while visiting her brother, held by Israel in the Nafha Israeli prison.Media sources have reported…
Reham Dawabsha, Burn Victim from Israeli Arson Attack, Dies Of Her Wounds
Israeli media sources have reported that Reham Dawabsha died of her serious wounds, shortly after midnight on Sunday night, after a deterioration in her health condition, despite a slight improvement…
Palestine and Israel: The Double-Standard
In the world of marketing, it is a given that what ‘delights’ the customer today, will simply be an expectation tomorrow. For example, when cameras were first introduced on cell…
Construction of 3bn Shekel Fence between Jordan and Israel to be Launched Today
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Minister of Defense, Moshe Ya’alon, are to officially announce the beginning of the 30 KM fence project sometime today.The 30 kilometer fence will…
Netanyahu: Israel Not To Be ‘Submerged’ by Syrian Refugees
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Sunday, he would not allow Israel to be ‘submerged’ by refugees after calls for Israel to take in those fleeing Syria’s war.Speaking at…
UPDATE: Police Assault Female Worshipers at al-Aqsa
Israeli police assaulted, on Sunday, a group of Palestinian women who attempted to enter al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, after being denied entry to the holy site, according to media…
45 Settlers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque, Conduct ‘Tour’
Settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Mughrabi gate, on Sunday morning, amid tight security protection from Israeli police.Al Ray reports that, according to media, the coordinator for…
Riham Dawabsha ‘Responding’ to Treatment
Medical sources said, Sunday, that Riham al-Dawabsha, mother of a Palestinian 18-month-old toddler who was killed in an terrorist attack carried out by Israeli settlers in July, was beginning to…
SodaStream to Shut Down West Bank Factory
SodaStream announced, today, that it will finalize the closure of its West Bank factory in two weeks.SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum commented, earlier, that the boycott only had a “marginal” effect…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians, Assaults Three Workers
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Sunday, a young Palestinian man in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, one near Jerusalem, and two others Hebron, and attacked three workers from Hebron,…
Video: Soldiers Attack Palestinian Women, Prevent Them From Entering Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked, Sunday, many Palestinian women, and prevented more than 40 from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, and accompanied dozens of Israeli extremists during…
Army Threatens Further Collective Punishment Against Zabbouba Village
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Saturday at night, the village of Zabbouba, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and threatened further collective punishment and invasions “should…
Peaceful Activism In Palestine: They Tried To Kill Me
Friday 28th August afternoon we went to our weekly demonstration, against the theft of our land and apartheid wall, in Bil’in. We have been doing this non-violent demonstration for 10…
3 Palestinians Injured at Fateh Conference in Gaza
A number of Palestinians were reportedly injured Saturday morning, after a ‘dispute’ erupted at a Fateh conference in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.Witnesses told Ma’an…
Palestinian Detainees Press Forward with Hunger Strike
The Palestinian National Authority’s Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs (PNA) said, Friday, that eight Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails were on hunger strike over the unlawful policy of administrative detention which…
2 Palestinians Kidnapped in Old City Jerusalem
Israeli forces abducted two young Palestinian men on Friday night, after allegedly assaulting them in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, a witness told Ma’an News Agency.Iyad al-Tawil said…
Abbas Urges UN Ambassador to Absorb Palestinian Refugees
PA President and Fateh leader Mahmoud Abbas, on Saturday, instructed Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, to take immediate actions to absorb Palestinian refugees in the occupied Palestinian…
This Time, Abbas’ Resignation May Be Serious
Israeli sources reported that Israel fears that the threat of PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ resignation could be serious, this time.The sources reported that the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Netanyahu Arrest Petition Hits 100,000
A petition to the UK government and parliament requesting that the government arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘for war crimes when he arrives in London,’ reached its target Saturday…
Army Kidnaps Child And A Young Man In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Saturday, a Palestinian child and a young man, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and Doura nearby town.Media sources said the soldiers invaded…
Soldiers Attack, Wound, A Young Man, Kidnap Two
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that a young Palestinian man was injured, after Israeli soldiers violently assaulted him on the al-Hamra roadblock, in the Central Plains of the occupied…
Young Man Injured After Attack By Israeli Extremists In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in the southern West Bank city of Hebron have reported that a young man was injured, on Saturday at dawn, after a number of Israeli fanatics assaulted…
Army Invades Various Communities In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, various Palestinian villages and towns, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and installed several roadblocks. Media sources in Jenin said the…
Soldiers Attack Weekly Protest In Bil’in
On Friday, Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing several injuries.Coordinator of the…
Video: ‘Army Attacks Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Nabi Saleh’
Israeli soldiers used excessive force against nonviolent protesters at the weekly protest against the Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding…
Muslims Barred from Ibrahimi Mosque for Six Days
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, announced that they will close the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron’s old city, to Muslim worshipers, for six days during September, under the pretext of ‘Jewish occasions’,…
Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Injure Child in Gaza
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian child near the shores of the Beit Lahiya village in the northern Gaza Strip, medics said.Medics told Ma’an News Agency that Bilal Abu…
This Week in Palestine Week 36 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 29th, to September 4th, 2015. The United Nations…
Testimony: Vittorio Fera on His Arrest and the Israeli System
Vittorio Fera is released on bail after an extremely violent and terrifying time in Israeli prisons.He is falsely accused of throwing stones and attacking Israeli soldiers. His case will be…
Israel Passes ‘Counterterrorism’ Bill in 1st Reading
The Israeli parliament of the Knesset passed a controversial counterterrorism bill in its first reading, on Thursday, when 45 members voted in favor of the bill, while 14 voted against.According…
In Gaza, Grooms Attend Wedding via Skype
Israeli, Egyptian and international siege have been imposed on Gaza for nine years obliges grooms to attend wedding parties via Skype.Andalou/Days of Palestine reports that, in one of the wedding…
UN to Back Raising of Palestinian Flag
A draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the United Nations will likely be adopted next week in time for president Mahmoud Abbas’ visit to New York, the Palestinian…
Palestinian Rafah: 2 Children Injured by Random Egyptian Gunfire
Two Palestinian children from Rafah, in southern Gaza, were injured Monday night by random gunfire on civilian houses by the Egyptian army.Media sources said, according to the PNN, that Adam…
Young Man Wounded, Four Kidnapped, By Israeli Soldiers In Qalandia
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man was shot and injured, , on Friday at dawn, and four others have been kidnapped, after dozens of soldiers invaded the…
PCHR Weekly Report: 14 civilians wounded; 69 children made homeless by Israeli forces
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 27 Aug. – 02 Sep. 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
Detainee Moved Into Intensive Care Following Serious Deterioration
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that a detainee was moved, on Thursday evening, to the Intensive Care Unit in an Israeli hospital following a serious deterioration in his…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, two Palestinians trying to cross the roadblock, blocking the main entrance of Beit Iksa village, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem.Eyewitnesses told the WAFA Palestinian…
United Nations: Gaza Could Be Uninhabitable Within 5 Years
Living conditions in Gaza are so bad that they’ve been described as ‘less than human’ and potentially uninhabitable by 2020, the United Nations said on Tuesday.The warning comes from the…
Israeli Soldier Arrested for Assaulting and Injuring Detainee
Israeli military police, Wednesday night, arrested an Israeli soldier who was accused of assaulting and breaking the nose of a Palestinian prisoner that had been handcuffed and blindfolded at the…
Israeli Minister of Culture says Soldiers Should Have Shot Nabi Saleh Women
Israeli Minister of Culture, Miri Regev, has said that the army should have shot the Palestinian women who saved Mohammad al-Tamimi from abuse by an Israeli soldier.Israeli Minister of Culture,…
400 Israelis Pray Under Armed Guard at Joseph’s Tomb
Hundreds of right-wing Israelis and Israeli settlers performed Jewish prayers at the site of Joseph’s Tomb, east of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, under armed protection at dawn…
East Jerusalem’s Silwan Under Attack
East Jerusalem’s Silwan is being bombarded by Israeli state and settler land confiscation efforts.Over the last three weeks, Silwan has been bombarded by Israeli state and settler land confiscation efforts,…
Six Palestinian Journalists Kidnapped in August
The Union of Palestinian Radio and Television documented about 20 Israeli violations regarding the rights of Palestinian journalists and media staff working in Palestine this August.The Union stated, in the…
Parents of Tamimi Boy Jailed
Israeli forces took into custody, on Tuesday, the parents of Mohammad al-Tamimi, the Palestinian boy who was beaten by a masked Israeli soldier in Al-Nabi Saleh Village on Friday. The…
Army Demolishes Four Homes, Three Sheds, Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, Thursday, the Taybeh village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and demolished four Palestinian homes and three sheds.The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)…
Soldiers Invade Nablus
Israeli soldiers and dozens of illegal Israeli settlers invaded, Thursday, the Joseph Tomb area, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leading to clashes with local youths; many…
Palestinian Woman, Young Man, Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian woman from her home in the ath-Thoury neighborhood of Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and…