Israeli Navy Ships Attack Palestinian Fishing Boats
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Thursday morning, a number of fishing boats in Palestinian waters near Gaza City, and fired rounds of live ammunition at them. The Palestinian News &…
Clashes Reported in Silwan; Child Kidnapped
Clashes took place, on Wednesday evening, in Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem, after Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian youths and families protesting near the al-Malhi building that was taken over…
U.S. Opens up to Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood, Syria and Iran
The appointment of Robert Malley as White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf Region is not considered a sufficient indicator that there will be any…
Israeli Soldiers Destroy 300 Olive Trees near Nablus
Israeli forces, on Wednesday evening, uprooted 300 olive trees and destroyed more than 5,000 meters of stone barriers belonging to Palestinians in the village of Majdal Bani Fadil, south of…
Huge Victory for Netanyahu and the Right
Yesterday’s elections yielded a huge victory for Benjamin Netanyahu and the right in Israel. What we see from the results of the elections for Israel’s 20th Knesset: 1. Israeli people…
In Gaza the Farmers Irrigate the Land with Their Blood
Tilling the land in Gaza is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. The Zionist Occupation Forces fire on the peasants and their families while they sow or…
Banned Israeli Weapons Lead to Rise of Cancer in Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has revealed a sharp increase in the number of registered cases of cancer, of various types, where the infection rate in the last three years…
Dozens of Homes Demolished in the Northern Valleys, 150 Olive Trees Uprooted in Hebron
Israeli occupation forces this morning held a military operative in the areas of Makhoul and Al-Hadidiyya, in the northern valleys, where bulldozers demolished dozens of homes and livestock barns, and…
Israeli Soldiers Open Fire on Protesters at al-Jalazun, 9 Injured
Nine Palestinians were injured Wednesday afternoon, after Israeli forces opened fire on protesters at al-Jalazun refugee camp, north of Ramallah.Israeli soldiers shot 20-year-old Palestinian Ali Mahmoud Safi in the chest…
Palestine Today 03 18 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 18th, 2015. Israeli soldiers injurie a Palestinian man and…
Army Demolishes A Home, Four Residential Sheds, In Tubas
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, two Palestinian villages in the central West Bank district of Tubas, and demolished a home and four residential structures.The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has…
Israeli Extremists Occupy A Building, Lands, in Silwan
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) in occupied East Jerusalem, said Israeli extremists broke into, and occupied, a residential building inhabited by the al-Malhi family, and two lands…
Army Kidnaps 15 Palestinians, Including seven Teens
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday morning, ten Palestinians, including a woman and five children, in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and one in Ramallah. Two children and three teenagers…
Palestinian Injured Near Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Wednesday, that a man was injured after Israeli soldiers attacked him on a military roadblock, near Beit Sahour, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem.…
Army Kidnaps General Coordinator Of The Popular Committee
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, the general coordinator of the Popular Resistance Committee in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, as he was heading back to Hebron.The…
VIDEO: Israeli Soldiers Attack Peaceful Gathering in Commemoration of Rachel Corrie
Young Palestinians in Qaryout, near Nablus, today, were planting olive saplings to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the murder of activist Rachel Corrie. They then sat down for a peaceful…
Shots Fired At The Nablus Office Of The Palestinian People Party
The leftist Palestinian People’s Party (PPP) has reported that unknown gunmen fired, on Tuesday at dawn, rounds of live ammunition at its office in Hitteen Street, in the center of…
Within a Week, Israeli Forces Demolish 18 Negev Homes
Israel’s interior ministry has announced that it demolished about 18 Palestinian homes in the Negev, within the last week, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency.In a press statement, the…
Israel’s Chief Rabbis Now Allow Jews to Enter Al Aqsa Area?
Judaism’s accepted ruling that entry to Jerusalem’s al Aqsa mosque compound – the site of the biblical temples – is prohibited to Jews is apparently softening following a concerted campaign…
7 Activists Detained as Israeli Forces Attack Jerusalem Gate
Israeli occupation forces, Tuesday afternoon, attacked a popular demonstration that surfaced around the story of the Jerusalem Gate protest camp, on the day of Israeli Knesset elections.PNN reports that hundreds…
1,020 Homes Demolished for Egyptian Buffer Zone
The Egyptian army demolished 1,020 houses in the border city of Rafah as part of the second stage of the establishment of a buffer zone along the border with the…
Palestine Today 3 17 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 17th, 2015. Israeli soldiers attack farm lands in Gaza…
Soldiers Open Fire on Homes In Gaza; Two Palestinians Kidnapped
Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border with the Gaza Strip, fired on Tuesday morning, several rounds of live ammunition on homes and lands, in border areas of…
Army Installs A Mobile Home On Kisan Village Land
Israeli soldiers installed on Monday evening, a mobile home on bulldozed Palestinian lands, near the main entrance of Kisan village, east of Bethlehem, in the area where Israeli is bulldozing…
Soldiers Detain A Palestinian Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers detained, earlier on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, installed a roadblock near the city, as the army conducted several hours of…
Soldiers Open Fire on Homes In Gaza; Kidnap Two Palestinians
Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border fence with the Gaza Strip, fired on Tuesday morning, several rounds of live ammunition on homes and lands, in border areas…
Israeli Military Police Arrests Soldier Who Threatened To Kill Leftist Leaders
The Israeli Military Police stated Monday it apprehended an Israeli soldier from the Central District after writing Facebook posts on his page threatening to assassinate leaders of Israeli leftist parties.…
Parents of Rachel Corrie release statement on 12th anniversary of her death
Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of the late U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed at age 23 by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, released a statement Monday…
Jordan Announces Dozens More Blacklisted Companies Normalized with Israel
Chairman of the Jordanian anti-normalization union, Manaf Magali, announced the addition of 8 Jordanian trade companies and 40 international companies to the black list, as a part of the anti-…
Palestine Today 03 16 2015
Audio After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 16th, 2015. Israeli forces invade west Bank communities, search homes…
United Nations: 100,000 Gazans Still Homeless Since Summer Attack
The official UN death-toll for the 2014 war shows that 1,549 Palestinian civilians were killed in comparison to four Israelis, and 504 Palestinian children were killed for one Israeli child.…
Netanyahu Promises More Settler Homes in Jerusalem If Elected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday that, if reelected, he will build thousands of settler homes in occupied East Jerusalem to prevent future concessions to Palestinians.Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s…
Three Girls, One Woman, Released, Denied Access To The Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli Police released, on Sunday evening, three Palestinian children, and one woman, from occupied Jerusalem, after issuing an order denying them access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, for 15 days,…
Jerusalem Lawyer Denied Access To The City Until September 9
The Israeli Authorities handed, Sunday, a Palestinian attorney from occupied Jerusalem, a military order preventing him from entering the entire city for six months, in the period between Match, 10…
At Least 20 Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank, Two In Gaza
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, at least twenty Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including seven children in occupied East Jerusalem, and two Palestinians from…
Remembering Rachel Corrie Twelve Years On
On March 16, 2003, 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli demolition man while protecting a doctor’s family home in Rafah.Twelve years ago today, friend to…
Video: Israeli Soldiers Drag A Fainted Palestinian Peace Activist
Israeli soldiers attacked, Sunday, a nonviolent activity held by dozens of Palestinians, and international peace activists, and dragged a Palestinian away after they assaulted him, causing him to faint.The Israeli…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Woman In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday evening, a Palestinian woman near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, allegedly for “carrying a knife.” Soldiers also kidnapped a…
PTSD, Community, and Character: Notes on the Trial of Rasmea Odeah
This excerpt of an article by Mark Mondalek appears in full-length at the link following the body of this piece.It was as if all the air had been let out…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 killed, 36 wounded, 75 abducted by Israeli forces from March 5 – 11th
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05 – 11 March 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Hares Boys: 2 Years Behind Bars Passes for Alleged Stone-throwers
Sunday marked two years since five boys, from the northern West Bank village of Hares, were taken into custody over an alleged stone-throwing incident which saw all five charged with…
Three Kidnapped in Jerusalem, West Bank
At least three Palestinians were kidnapped, on Sunday, by Israeli occupational military and police during predawn raids in Jerusalem and Jenin, according to local and security sources.Witnesses told WAFA Palestinian…
Lieberman Tours Ibrahimi Mosque, Incites Tensions
Israeli right-wing politician and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Sunday afternoon, broke into Hebron’s Al Ibrahimi mosque. His provocative ‘visit’ came to claim that the mosque had a Jewish identity, and…
Soldiers Open Fire On Homes, Lands, In Southern Gaza
Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, fired on Monday morning rounds of live ammunition at Palestinian homes, and farmlands, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the…
Soldiers Attack A Child In The Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli soldiers attacked, Monday, a 10-year-old Palestinian child as dozens of Israeli fanatics stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque yards, in occupied Jerusalem, and also assaulted a mosque guard while trying to…
Six Teens, One Adult, Detained By The Army Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers detained, on Saturday evening, six Palestinian teens and one adult, from the al-‘Arqa village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian District Coordination Office…
Detainee Suffers Memory Loss, Slurred Speech, Blurred Eyesight
The Palestinian Detainees Studies Center has reported that detainee Mansour Yousef Shahateet, 28, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron, has been severely tortured by Israeli interrogators, leading to…
Report: “Military Prosecutor Calls For Executing A Detainee From Hebron”
Family of detainee Ziad Hasan ‘Awwad, from Ethna town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, said the Israeli military prosecutor in the ‘Ofer Military Court, is demanding the…
Numerous West Bank Raids, Settler Attacks on Saturday
Israeli forces raided several homes in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday, while extremist settlers attacked Palestinian-owned cars and agricultural lands. Meanwhile, Israel media has revealed new plans regarding the…
Palestinian Fishing Boats Attacked By Israeli Navy Ships
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Saturday at dawn, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Palestinian waters, in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza City.The fishers said…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, the as-Sammoa’ town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped a Palestinian after breaking into his home. Soldiers also…
This Week in Palestine Week 11 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 7th, to the 13th, 2015. Israel continued refusal…
Dozens Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Bil’in Weekly Protest
As hundreds of Palestinians, Israeli and international peace activists, marched on Friday in the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Wall and settlements, in Bil’in in the central West Bank…
Soldiers Attack Nabi Saleh Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Many protesters have been injured, and three kidnapped, after Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the nonviolent weekly protest against the Wall and Settlements in Nabi Saleh village, near the…
Two Injured, Dozens Suffer Effects of Teargas Inhalation Near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and Settlements in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, shot and injured two…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped, Many injured, In West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday, three Palestinians in Bethlehem and Hebron, in the occupied West bank, broke into and searched several homes and stores, while many residents suffered the effects…
Reports: “Israeli Soldier Killed As Syrian Army Targets Gunmen In al-Quneitra”
According to reports by the Almayadeen News Agency and the Al-Akhbar News Agency, an Israeli officer was shot and killed, a few days ago, “during a meeting between Israeli officers…
Palestinian Consulate In Rome Releases Names Of Ship Wreck Survivors
The Palestinian Embassy in Italy published, on Thursday evening, an official report containing the names of Palestinians who survived the wreck of a ship, carrying refugees from Syria and Lebanon,…
Israeli Soldiers Fire on Palestinians across Gaza Border
Israeli forces, Thursday evening, opened fire at Palestinians on land east of the city of Khuzaa, in the southern Gaza Strip.Witnesses told Ma’an News Agency that Israeli soldiers deployed at…
Palestine Today 03 12 2015
Audio After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 12th, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities and kidnaps…
Israeli Forces Raid Yet Another Family’s Home in Tel Rumeida
Two days ago, on the 10th of March, at around 1 AM in occupied Al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli occupation forces raided the home of human rights activist Imad Abu Shamsiya and…
Qatar to Provide 70% of Gaza Reconstruction Materials
Head of the Qatari project, Mohammed al-Emadi, announced Wednesday that the status of reconstruction in Gaza is to witness a real breakthrough, noting that Qatar is to provide 70% of…
Possible Agreement to End Prisoner Protest
A preliminary agreement has been reached between representatives of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli prison authorities, stopping protests which detainees should have started yesterday and that would have culminated in a…
Army Invades Hebron
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, various Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and a number of nearby towns.Eyewitnesses said the army invaded…
Palestinians Were Among The 180 Who Drowned Near Italian Shores
Palestinian Ambassador in Italy, Mai al-Kaila, stated that the ship carrying refugees from the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and the al-Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria, which drowned on March 4, close…
Army Kidnaps Nine Palestinians In Jerusalem And Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, three young Palestinians including a 10-year old child, and four women, in occupied East Jerusalem, in addition two Palestinians near the northern West Bank…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Palestinian Fishing Boats In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Thursday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza City.Local fishers said…
Israeli products burned by Palestinian boycott activists in West Bank city
Following a recent call for a boycott of Israeli products, several residents of Nablus took things a bit further on Wednesday when they set on fire a truckload of Israeli…
(VIDEO) Collective Consciousness: ‘We Will Return’
This Collective Consciousness music creation is dedicated to the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees worldwide and is simply titled, ‘We Will Return.’ The creation is a multi-lingual amalgam also…
Palestine Today 03 11 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 11th, 2015. Palestinian man dies of wounds sustained by…
Four Palestinians Kidnapped Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped four Palestinians, after storming and ransacking their homes.Local sources said…
Palestinian Dies Of Complications Due To Injuries Suffered In 2008
Medical sources have reported, Wednesday, that a Palestinian man died of sharp complications resulting from injuries he suffered after being shot by Israeli soldiers in November of 2008. On November…
Imprisoned Qassam Leader Moved Into Solitary Confinement
Palestinian detainee, leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, Abdullah al-Barghouthi, was moved from Ramon Israeli prison to solitary confinement in Nafha following extensive interrogation after releasing…
Army Invades Central Gaza
Several armored Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers carried out, on Wednesday morning, a limited invasion into an area east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, and bulldozed farmlands.Eyewitnesses…
Soldiers Demolish Brick Factory Near Jenin
Several Israeli military vehicles, and armored bulldozers, invaded on Wednesday morning Barta’a village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and demolished a brick factory.Tawfiq Qabaha, member of…
Soldiers Advance 50 Meters Into Southern Lebanon
Israeli soldiers crossed the “Blue Line,’ in southern Lebanon, and advanced approximately 50 meters into the Bostra farms area, while firing smoke bombs, the al-Manar TV in Lebanon has reported.Bostra…
Israeli Officer Shot In Occupied Golan Heights
Israeli sources said, Tuesday, that a soldier was shot and injured by rounds of live ammunition, reportedly fired from the Syrian side.The sources said the wounded officer, who was shot…
Palestinian Worker Injured After Being Attacked In Tel Aviv
A number of Israeli extremists attacked, Tuesday, a Palestinian worker in Tel Aviv, causing various injuries that required hospitalization.The worker has been identified as Mousa Hasan Shawahin, 44, years of…
Palestine Today 03 10 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 10th, 2015. Israeli soldiers attack university students injuring seven,…
Escalatory Protest Steps Suspended by Detainees after Reaching Deal
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, on Tuesday, decided to suspend escalatorysteps planned in protest of the oppressive policies imposed by Israeli Prisons Service (IPS).Palestinian sources, according to Al Ray, said…
Israeli Elections: 6 Things You Should Know
The legislative elections will be held in Israel on March 17th. The voters will renew the 120 members of the Knesset, the unicameral parliament. Since the first elections in the…
Clashes in West Bank and Jerusalem, Several Injured
Seven Palestinian students were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets, Tuesday, as clashes broke out near Ofer detention center in Ramallah, witnesses said. Several Palestinians were injured in clashes which took…
Army Kidnaps 18 Palestinians Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Teqoua’ town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped eighteen Palestinian youths, including several siblings, after storming dozens of homes…
Army Invades Bil’in, Breaks Into Homes
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and stormed several homes before searching them.Eyewitnesses said the soldier…
For Second Time In 2 Days; Soldiers Bulldoze Lands Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers bulldozed large areas of Palestinian lands, in Kisan village east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to build an “industrial zone” that would serve near illegal Israeli…
Israeli troops raid newly-established Palestinian media center
In the village of Umm al-Fahm, in the northern part of what is now Israel, a group of Israeli soldiers on Monday invaded a media center that had recently been…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (26 February – 04 March 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 26 February – 04 March 2015.Israeli…
Lieberman Suggests Decapitation for Disloyal Arabs
Israeli Foreign Minister and the head of Yisrael Beiteinu Party, Avigdor Lieberman, lashed out at Israel’s Arab citizens, Sunday, threatening to cut their heads off with an axe.’Those who are…
Hamas: Long-term Ceasefire in Exchange for End of Gaza Siege
Walla Israeli website said, Monday, that Hamas has recently sent a series of letters to Israeli occupation authorities, offering a long-term ceasefire which would last for at least 5 years,…
Palestine Today 03 09 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 9th, 2015. Soldiers invade West Bank communities and attack…
On International Women’s Day, Women’s Suffering Doubled In Gaza
On International Women’s Day, Women’s Suffering Doubled and Unprecedented Due to Consequences of the Israeli Offensive on the Gaza Strip.The 8th of March is the day proclaimed by the international…
Including Children, Dozens Suffer Effects Teargas Inhalation As Army “Trains” In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, has reported that scores of residents, including children, suffered on Monday morning the effects of teargas…
Army Demolishes A Home Near Tulkarem
Several Israeli military vehicles, and bulldozers, invaded the al-Jaroushiyya village, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and demolished a home belonging to a local judge. The soldiers…
Soldiers Uproot Farmlands In Nablus, Invade Hebron Communities
Israeli military bulldozers uprooted large areas of Palestinian farmlands, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and uprooted more than 300 Olive trees. Army invades a construction company…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Monday, eight Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, after storming their homes and violently searching them.Media sources in Hebron, in the southern part of…
Arab League To Submit Security Council Application For Ending Occupation
Representing Arab and Islamic countries, the Arab League intends to submit to the UN Security Council, Monday, a new draft proposal calling for ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and…
Netanyahu: “We Will Never Cede Lands To The Palestinians”
In a statement released by the Likud Party, Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly said Tel Aviv would never withdraw from any of part of the occupied territories“Israel will…
Woman, Teen, Kidnapped In The Al-Aqsa Mosque In Jerusalem
The Israeli police kidnapped, Sunday, a Palestinian woman and a teenage girl while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, and took them to a police station in the Old…
French Activists Arrested During Bil’in Protest to be Deported
Israeli authorities decided to deport four solidarity activists, from the France-Palestine Solidarity Association, arrested while joining the people of Bil’in in their weekly demonstration against the occupation and apartheid wall,…
Firing Zone Used to Expand Illegal Settlements, Demolish Homes
Israeli forces continue to demolish Palestinian homes in the Jordan Valley, in spite of an order signed in January indicating that the homes no longer lie in an army firing…