Israeli Knesset Approves Amendment Allowing Force-feeding of Prisoners on Hunger Strike
Israel Legalizes Torture against Palestinian Prisoners; On Thursday, 30 July 2015, the Israeli Knesset passed in the second and third readings an amendment to the so-called ‘Law to Prevent Harm…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (15- 29 July 2015)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 15- 29 July 2015.Israeli attacks in…
Autopsy Report: Douma Baby was Burned Alive
Minister of Justice Counsel Saleem Saqa Friday announced the results of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh’s postmortem report, which confirmed that the toddler was alive when burnt to death.In a press statement,…
Palestinian Killed, Another Injured by Israeli Forces in Northern Gaza
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian and injured another on Friday after opening fire at them near Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, sources told Ma’an News Agency.Medical sources told Ma’an that…
Soldiers Attack Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest
Several persons have been injured, Friday, after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near Ramallah.The protesters, accompanied by Israeli…
Many Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack The Weekly Protest In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing scores of injuries.The Popular…
This Week in Palestine Week 31 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for July 25th, to the 31st, 2015. A child and…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped In Jericho And Ramallah, Jerusalem Man Injured
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, the West Bank districts of Jericho and Ramallah, searched homes and kidnapped two Palestinians. Soldiers also invaded a town near Qalqilia, while a man was injured…
UN Envoy Denounces Child’s Brutal Murder By Israeli Fanatics In Nablus
UN envoy to the “Middle East Peace Process” Nicholai Mladinov denounced the latest Israeli crime against a Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank, leaving an18-month old infant dead, and…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian In Ramallah
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at night, a Palestinian from the northern West Bank district of Jenin, after stopping him on a roadblock near the central West Bank city of…
Abbas: ‘Israeli Government Must Be Held Accountable for Baby’s Death In Nablus’
The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement condemning the criminal Israeli attack against a Palestinian home, near the northern West Bank district of Nablus, leading to the…
18-Month-Old Baby Burnt To Death As Israeli Terrorists Attack Palestinian Home Near Nablus
Right-wing Israeli terrorists near Nablus firebombed a Palestinian home on Thursday night, starting a fire which destroyed the house and burned a baby to death, as well as severely burning…
(VIDEO) Capitol Hill Briefing: Investigate Israel’s Use of US Weapons
Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) participated in a congressional briefing in Washington on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to investigate and hold Israeli forces accountable for using American-supplied weapons in…
PA Reshuffles Government, Hamas Denounces Move As A ‘Coup’
The Palestinian Authority, on Thursday, announced that a long awaited reshuffle of the Palestinian cabinet had been agreed upon, Palestinian officials told Ma’an News Agency.Hussein al-Araj, formerly the Deputy Minister…
Clashes Ensue over Beit El Property
On Wednesday afternoon, clashes erupted between Israeli forces and young Palestinians who entered the demolition site in the Beit El settlement, as it is originally private Palestinian property taken over…
US & Egypt Denounce Approval of New Units in West Bank Settlements
The United States Department of State as well as the Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned Thursday the Israeli government’s approval of plans to construct 300 housing units in the illegal settlement…
UN: Settlement Plan ‘Impediment to Peace’
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Israel’s decision for the construction of more illegal settler units in the occupied West Bank obstructs efforts for peace in the region.“Settlements are…
Ashrawi Says Israel Now ‘Completely Out of Control’
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi has strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval of 300 units in the illegal settlement of Beit El and plans to construct…
Gay Pride Marchers Stabbed in Jerusalem
An ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed six Gay Pride marchers in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, in a repeat of a 2005 attack for which he served 10 years behind bars, police…
The New US Consul General Meets President Abbas
Donald Blome, the new American Consul General to Jerusalem, meet on Thursday the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential compound in Ramallah. During the meeting, President Abbas and Mr.…
PLO Official: Israel’s New Law of Force-Feeding Prisoners is Torture
Dr. Hanna Ashrawi, head of the culture affairs unit at the PLO, condemned the recent Israeli parliament – keenest law that allows Israeli troops to force feed Palestinian political detainees…
Palestine Today 07 30 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, July 30th, 2015. Israel’s new law sparks wide scale condemnation…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped three young Palestinian men.Eyewitnesses said several military vehicles invaded…
Soldiers Assault And Kidnap Children In Jerusalem, Many Injured
Undercover Israeli forces have kidnapped, on Wednesday at night, several Palestinian children, after invading their homes in the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem. Soldiers also clashed with local youths…
Demolition, Stop Construction Notices Served for Nine Residential Structures
Israeli forces Wednesday handed Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, an area to the south of Hebron, notices notifying them of their intentions to demolish two residential tents and ordering them to…
Hamas Rejects Fateh’s Demand for Gaza Rule
Hamas officials on Wednesday rejected demands by Fateh leadership to hand over rule of the Gaza Strip and called for an ‘uprising’ against Palestinian Authority security forces.Fateh leader Azzam al-Ahmad…
Gaza Man Found Under Rubble One Year Later
On Wednesday morning, a man’s body was found under the rubble in Gaza, one year after the Israeli assault, during bulldozing works.Locals said that Mo’men Al-Batsh was found one year…
Palestinian Assaulted and Detained for Wishing Soldier a Good Day
A Palestinian youth was assaulted by an Israeli soldier as he was crossing Jabara police station to cross into Hebron, for simply wishing the soldier a ‘good day’, the Palestinian…
Black Friday in Gaza
Amnesty International: ‘Strong evidence’ that Israel committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity. ‘Nobody can claim that they don’t know what happened on Friday the 1st of August. We…
Netanyahu Approves Hundreds of New Settlement Units
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Wednesday, approved the construction of hundreds of illegal settlement units in Jerusalem and Bet El settlement near Ramallah, in response to the high court’s…
Israel Receives 200 French Immigrants, Tens of Thousands Expected Worldwide
Two-hundred French Jewish immigrants have arrived in Israel, according to a Tuesday statement issued by The Jewish Agency for Israel.The newcomers – half of whom are children – were brought…
Yehuda Glick Enters Al Aqsa under Armed Guard
Controversial Israeli right-wing rabbi activist Yehuda Glick was escorted, under armed protection, into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Wednesday, as groups of right-wing Israelis entered the area for the third time…
Palestine Today 07 29 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, July 29th, 2015. Israeli soldiers demolish Palestinian owned structures in…
Soldiers Demolish Several Palestinian Buildings in Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded the Beit Hanina neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a print shop, a carpentry workshop, a wedding hall and a warehouse, all located on an area…
Seven Palestinians, Including Four Children, Kidnapped in Jerusalem, Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Wednesday, five Palestinians, including two children in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and two children in occupied East Jerusalem. Media sources in Hebron said the…
Israeli Spy to be Paroled by US November 21st
Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy analyst convicted of spying for Israel, will be released on parole November 21, after serving 30 years in prison, his lawyers said Tuesday.’The decision…
Hunger Striking Detainee Denied Wheelchair to Use Toilet
Detainee Udai Steiti, who was hospitalized after starting an open-ended hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, has asked for a wheelchair to access the hospital’s toilet, but his request…
ICC Postpones Visit to Palestine
A Palestinian diplomat on Monday announced that a planned visit to Palestine later this month by a delegation from The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) would be postponed.“The ICC has…
Israeli Forces Fire on Thousands at Abu Latifa’s Funeral
Israeli soldiers have reportedly used live ammunition against thousands of Palestinians taking part in the West Bank funeral of a Palestinian teenager, injuring several people.(Press TV/Al Ray) Clashes between the…
Hamas Organizes Demonstration to Save Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza, today, called for a wide demonstration in the West Bank next Friday (31/ 7/2015), in order to save Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque from…
Israeli Extremists Burn Harvested Palestinian Wheat
A number of armed Israeli extremists invaded, on Tuesday evening, Palestinian farmlands in Turmus Ayya town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and burnt piles of wheat…
Palestine Today 07 28 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday July 28th, 2015. Radical Israeli settlers attack civilians in Jerusalem,…
Jerusalem; Child Injured After Police Assaulted Him At Home, Police Station
Israeli police officers assaulted and kidnapped, late on Monday at night, a Palestinian child in his home, and while holding him in the police station in the Chain Gate area,…
Elderly Woman Injured After Attack By Israeli Extremists In Jerusalem
A number of Israeli extremists attacked, on Tuesday at noon, an elderly Palestinian woman while walking near the Maali Zeiteim illegal colony, in Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood, in Silwan town in…
Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Gaza Waters
A number of Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza waters, in the Sudaniyya area, north of Gaza City.Eyewitnesses said…
Soldiers Assault Imprisoned PFLP Leader In Nafha
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that Israeli Special Forces attacked, on Tuesday morning, the imprisoned Secretary-General of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmad Sa’adat,…
Six Children Kidnapped In Jerusalem, Young Man In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, six Palestinian children in the al-’Isawiyya town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem. The soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian in…
Israeli Extremists Assault Palestinian Bus Driver In Jerusalem
A number of Israeli extremists attacked, on Monday at night, a Palestinian bus driver, working for the Egged Bus Company, by spraying his face with pepper spray before beating him…
Soldiers Demolish Several Buildings In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Tuesday, Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished residential rooms, stores and warehouses.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan…
“Anti-Terrorism” Bill Drafted by Israeli Ministerial Committee
On Monday morning, the Israeli Ministerial Committee drafted an “anti-terrorism” law. According to Israeli Channel 7, the committee is expected to approve the bill, which amends and expands the definition…
Palestine Today 07 27 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday July 27th, 2015. Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian man and…
Israelis Continue to Enter Aqsa, UN Warns Over ‘Religious Provocation’
Right-wing Israelis broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound again on Monday, as the UN expressed concerns over ‘religious provocation’ in and around holy sites in the Old City of occupied…
Soldiers Attack Detainees In Nafha Prison
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that undercover soldiers invaded, Monday, several rooms where Palestinian detainees are held in Nafha Israeli detention camp, assaulted dozens of them, and transferred many…
Foreign Ministry Denounces Murder Of Abu Latifa
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry issued statement, Monday, strongly condemning the death of a young Palestinian man, who was shot and killed at dawn, by Israeli army fire in the Qalandia…
Palestinian Killed By Israeli Army Fire In Qalandia
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Monday at dawn, a young Palestinian man in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and wounded several others. Eyewitnesses said the…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Monday, Toura town in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians.The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron, One Injured
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Monday, four Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and installed several roadblocks, and kidnapped a child on Sunday evening. Israeli military sources…
NGO Calls for Immediate End to Gaza Electricity Crisis
The Independent Commission for Human Rights warned, this Saturday, of the aggravated humanitarian situation in Gaza, due to continued electricity outage, calling on defacto Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for immediate…
Settlers Fill Ancient Well near Salfit
Israeli settlers filled up an ancient agricultural well in the West Bank village of Deir Istiya west of Salfit on Saturday, local farmers told Ma’an News Agency.Witnesses said that the…
Attempted Settler Attack on Sheikh of Ibrahimi Mosque
Dozens of Jewish Israeli settlers, late Friday, attempted to attack Sheikh of the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron during the night call for prayers, according to an official.Head of Hebron Waqf,…
VIDEO: Clashes in Jerusalem
Israeli forces invaded the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya, Sunday afternoon, continuing attacks begun last night against the city’s Palestinian population.Israeli police have blocked off entrances to Issawiya while forces…
Israel Affirms Palestinian Ownership Of Susiya Village, But Continues With Demolition Plan
The Israeli daily Haaretz has reported that a document released by the Civil Administration Office of the Defense Ministry affirms that Susiya village, in the southern West Bank district of…
Many Palestinians Injured In Al-Aqsa Mosque
Dozens of Palestinians have been injured, Sunday, after a large military force, and fanatic groups, stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, before storming the mosque itself, and clashing with…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Sunday, two Palestinians in Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and one near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. Clashes have also been reported when soldiers…
Hamas Military Wing Offers Thousands Combat Training
The armed wing of Hamas opened its Gaza summer camp, Saturday, aiming to provide basic combat training for 25,000 Palestinians in the embattled coastal enclave.Hamas, the de facto power in…
Settlers Severely Assault Palestinian Child near Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jewish settlers, on Saturday, severely assaulted a Palestinian child near one of the gates leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in the Old City of Jerusalem.Witnesses at the scene reported that…
UN Coordinator Calls on Israel to Halt Susiya Demolition
This week, the United Nations’ Development & Humanitarian Coordinator for Palestine, Robert Piper, visited the village of Susiya to learn about the hardships and anxieties of the community under threat…
Fateh Colonel Slain in Lebanese Refugee Camp
A senior Fateh member was shot dead in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon in south Lebanon Saturday, a security official said.Colonel Talal al-Ourdouni was shot dead by in…
Many Injured After Israeli Soldiers Invaded Silwad
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Silwad town, northwest of Ramallah, attacked Palestinian protesters, and fired dozens of gas bombs on them, causing many residents to suffer the effects of tear gas…
Many Injured In Betunia
Several residents have been injured, Friday, after Israeli soldiers attacked nonviolent protesters near the Ofer Israeli prison, built on Palestinian lands belonging to Betunia town, west of the Central West…
Two Palestinians Injured By Army Fire In Nabi Saleh
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, the two young men have been shot and moderately injured by live Israeli army fire in Nabi Saleh village, west of the central West…
Child Injured In Kufur Qaddoum Weekly Protest
Israeli soldiers, accompanied by armored vehicles, including an armored bulldozer, invaded on Friday Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and violently attacked the weekly protest,…
Army Attacks The Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.The Popular Committee against the Wall and…
This Week in Palestine Week 30 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for July 18th, to the 24th, 2015. Two Palestinians are…
Rising Physical Violence against Palestinian Child Detainees
Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank during the first half of 2015 suffered increasing levels of physical violence, according to Defense for Children International Palestine…
Israel Moves Forward with 1,065 Settlement Housing Units
Israel’s Civil Administration is advancing plans for the development of 1,065 housing units in eight different settlements throughout occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, a settlement watchdog announced on…
Hundreds Protest the Destruction of Susiya village
On Friday at 1:30 midday Palestinian villagers were joined by more than 600 Israeli and international supporters to protest the Israeli military decision to demolish half of the homes of…
Soldiers kidnap Nine Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Friday, several Palestinian neighborhoods in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, searched homes, and kidnapped nine Palestinians. On Thursday evening, soldiers invaded Silwan and…
Two Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem
A large Israeli military force invaded, on Friday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and clashed with scores of local youths, wounding two…
Study: 51% of Gaza Children, 31% of Adults Suffer Post-War Trauma
Gaza Community Mental Health Program’s (GCMHP) Deputy Director General for Professional Affairs Taysir Diab Thursday said around 51% of Gaza’s children and 31% of its adults suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder…
Family of Jerusalem Attacker Expelled by Israel
The Israeli Supreme Court, on Wednesday, gave the family of a Palestinian man involved in an attack in Jerusalem until the beginning of October to leave to the occupied West…
Israeli Authorities Announce 906 New Settlement Units
In defiance of international law, Israeli occupation authorities approved, on Thursday, 906 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank.It is reported, according to Days of Palestine, that the Israeli…
New Israeli Panel Formed to Legalize West Bank Outposts
The Israeli justice ministry established a committee Tuesday that ‘legalize’ the settlements set up on the West Bank lands.Israeli cabinet secretary Avichai Mendelblit will head the committee, which had been…
8 Wounded by Israeli Forces at Funeral of Slain Palestinian
Israeli forces injured eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank town of Beit Ummar, Thursday, as clashes erupted after the funeral of Falah Abu Maria, who was shot dead in…
Palestine Today 07 23 2015
Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday July 23rd, 2015. Palestinian man killed by Israeli troops gunfire…
Five, Including Two Children, Kidnapped In Qalqilia, Nablus and Jerusalem
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Thursday, three Palestinians from the northern West Bank districts of Qalqilia and Nablus. Two children have also been kidnapped…
Woman Kidnapped While On Her Way To Visit Imprisoned Brother
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Thursday, that a woman was kidnapped while on her way to visit her imprisoned brother, held by Israel since 2002, and is serving…
Soldiers Attack, Detain, An Elderly Man In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Thursday, an elderly Palestinian man while detaining him at the Chain Gate, one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and released…
Young Man, Two Children, Kidnapped In Silwan
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday, a young Palestinian man and two children in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem.Eyewitnesses said the soldiers kidnapped a young…
Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians In Hebron, One In Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Thursday, six Palestinians, including a father and his two sons, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and one in the northern West…
Army Kidnaps Two Children In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Wednesday at night, the al-Yamoun town, in the northern West bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped two children. The army also invaded a number of…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the al-Am’ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, and kidnapped two Palestinians following clashes that took place between the…
Man Shot Dead By Israeli Army in His Home While Trying To Rescue His Wounded Son
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian man who was in his own home, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian In Beit Ummar
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after stopping him on a roadblock at…
Palestine Today 07 22 2015
Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday July 22nd, 2015. A Palestinian man killed by Israeli troops’…
PRESS RELEASE: SUSIYA – New Standards for US Foreign Policy on Israel?
The U.S. State Department Urges Israel to refrain from demolishing Palestinian village, Susiya in the West Bank… fears a deterioration in standard of policy of indigenous displacement.22nd July, 2015 |…
MEPs: Pressure Israel on Susiya
A group of 21 Members of the European Parliament sent an urgent letter to the EU diplomacy chief Federica Mogherini concerning Israel’s plan to demolish the Palestinian village of Khirbet…
BESA Poll: 53% of Israelis Agree on Settlement Evacuation
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) has revealed that 53% of Israelis agree on evacuating Israeli settlements in West Bank, with 47% in disagreement, Maariv Israeli newspaper reported Wednesday.BESA carried…
European Delegation Barred from Meeting with Joint Arab List
A delegation from the European parliament, including ambassadors to Israel from European Union countries, was not allowed to enter the Knesset, Tuesday morning, for a meeting with members of the…
UN Security Council Calls for Lifting of Israeli Siege and Occupation
The Security Council met yesterday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. It was agreed that the current state of the Strip could not continue, and that the illegal Israeli…