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Two rockets fired from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday, just nine days after an Israeli air strike in Syria killed several Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas and an Iranian…

The Palestinian Committee of Detainees and Ex-Detainees has reported that Israel’s ongoing kidnappings of Palestinian children in occupied Jerusalem have led to more than 1500 abductions, since the beginning of…

Lawyer of the Ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association Mohammad Mahmoud stated that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday, three Palestinians in Silwan town and in the Old City of…

Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight, various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped seven Palestinians; soldiers broke into and searched several homes, and installed roadblocks.Local sources have reported that…

The Palestinian Commission Of Detainees in Gaza City has reported that unknown assailants burned its main office, before dawn on Tuesday, and that some of its computers were stolen.The Commission…

Gaza, 27 January 2015: UNRWA has been forced to suspend its cash assistance programme in Gaza to tens of thousands of people for repairs to damaged and destroyed homes and…

A Palestinian fishing boat drowned, on Monday evening, after Israeli navy ships fired rounds of live ammunition at it in Palestinian waters, west of Gaza city. The soldiers also kidnapped…

Undercover soldiers of the Israeli military kidnapped, on Monday evening, a 10-yea-old Palestinian child near his family home in Shu’fat neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem, and released him later on.The…

On January 24th, 2015, ISM activists visited As Sawiya, a Palestinian village located near Salfit. The village is home to around 3,500 people. Seven mountains surround the village; much of…

Dozens of Israeli settlers, Monday, stormed Muslim religious sites in the village of Awarta, northwest of Nablus, and performed religious rituals exhibiting disrespect to Muslim residents, according to a local…

Hundreds of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, on Monday, participated in protests organized by the Fateh movement, calling for a boycott of Israeli products and expressing support for Palestinian…

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 – 21 January 2015.Israeli attacks…

The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has stated that 57-year-old Palestinian member of parliament Hatem Qafisha now holds the record for the longest period of administrative detention…

Israeli navy soldiers, Monday, targeted Palestinian fishing boats with a hail of gunfire offshore al-Sudanyeh, northwest of Gaza, according to WAFA correspondence.An Israeli navy gunboat chased after Palestinian-owned fishing boats,…

Israeli undercover police, late Monday, detained a 10-year-old Palestinian boy near his home in the Shu’fat neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, leading to clashes between locals and Israeli forces, according…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, January 26th, 2015. Israeli soldiers invade West Bank communities, injuries…

If the two state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fails to materialise, the Palestinian Authority will push for a one-state solution, according to a leading figure in the ruling Fateh…

New Zealand has proposed a two-state solution of an official Palestinian state coexisting alongside an Israeli one. New Zealand is now participating, for the first time in two decades, since…

The Israeli Housing and Construction Ministry has designated some $215,000 for expansion of the illegal settlement of Efrat, near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, said Israeli daily Haaretz, Monday.According…

Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that Israeli soldiers invaded the city and Beit Ummar nearby town, and kidnapped five Palestinians;…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Sunday evening, that a young man was injured, and another was kidnapped, by Israeli soldiers invading Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West…

Rafah crossing has been sealed for a total of 241 days during 2014, and opened for only 125, the Border and Crossing Authority reported Sunday.According to Al Ray Palestinian Media…

A Palestinian youth was shot and injured, Saturday, by live Israeli settler fire to the south of Bethlehem, while other settlers attacked passing Palestinian vehicles with rocks, to the west,…

Young Palestinians, on Saturday evening, hurled improvised bombs at an Israeli military pillbox, outside the illegal settlement of Beit El, in the central occupied West Bank, near Ramallah. Sources told…

According to the Palestine Detainees Studies Center, special units working in Israeli jails are engaged in war crimes against Palestinian prisoners.WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports that, in a…

Jaafar Awad, a young Palestinian man who was released last Wednesday, from Israeli custody, due to serious health problems after a year of interrogation, was transferred Friday to Augusta Victoria…

Israeli fighter jets engaged in mock raids over Gaza City, Sunday morning.PNN reports that, according to press sources, Israeli F-16 warplanes flew through the atmosphere of the sector in the…

Medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, have reported that Israeli fanatics attacked, beat and stabbed a Palestinian man, from Doura nearby town. Israeli soldiers…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, in Bethlehem, kidnapped one Palestinian, and handed another Palestinian a military warrant for interrogation.Local sources said several army vehicles…

Dr. Jamal Nazzal, the spokesman for the Palestinian Fateh Movement and member of its Revolutionary Council, arrived in the Danish capital Copenhagen on Saturday. Dr. Nazzal’s arrival in Denmark could…

Clashes broke out, Friday afternoon, between Israeli forces and young Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Wadi al-Juz and al-Tur, as well as the towns of Abu Dis and…

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator James W. Rawley confirmed on Friday that, in the past three days alone, a total of 77 Palestinians, over half of them children,…

An Israeli settler, Friday evening, ran over a boy of five with his car, in Tulkarim, and then fled the scene.The child’s family, who lives in Shofa village, in Tulkarim,…

Arab parties in Israel announced they would be running in the upcoming Israeli Knesset election, scheduled for March 17, in a unified list that could increase their representation from 11…

A number of extremist Israelis assaulted a young Palestinian man, from occupied Jerusalem, causing various injuries that required hospitalization. The man is a former soldier with the Israeli army who…

Israeli soldiers invaded the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped four teenagers after breaking into their homes. Army also installed roadblocks…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for January 17th, to the 23rd, 2015. This week Israeli…

Israeli forces detained a Palestinian child near the village of Maghayir al-Abeed and demolished four structures in the Palestinian village of Ar-Rifa’iyya in the South Hebron Hills area on Wednesday.An…

The Egyptian navy, on Friday, shot and injured a Palestinian fisherman for allegedly entering Egyptian waters south of Gaza, according to officials in Egypt.Ma’an News Agency reports that a Palestinian…

Netanyahu will not hesitate to use his Republican friends to give new momentum to his election campaign that has failed to take off.The White House and State Department are furious…

As part of the Alternative Information Center (AIC) series Jerusalem Watch, Dimitri Diliani, member of Fatah Revolutionary Council and resident of the city, gives us his perspective on repression and…

The Israeli government will approve the building of 2500 new settlement units in ‘Efrat’ settlement in the southeast of Bethlehem, according to Khalil Tafakji, director of the Map Department in…

Early Tuesday morning January 20, 2015 at 3:00 AM, Israeli occupation forces invaded the home of the Abu Maria family in the village of Beit Ummar. 22nd January 2015 |…

Scores of Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, the al-Mogheer Palestinian village, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, demolished a barn and a tent belonging to a local villager, after…

Hours after the State of the Union address by U.S. President Obama, Boehner had invited Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, three young Palestinian men during clashes that took place at the northern entrance of the al-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem, after several Israeli…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, January 22nd, 2015. Israeli Troops clashes with local youth in…

Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Thursday evening, on a Palestinian car at the Huwwara military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, allegedly after the driver failed…

The Israeli Authorities decided, on Thursday evening, to deny access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, to three women and one girl for a period of 15 days.Earlier on…

Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Thursday evening, that several residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded Beit Ummar town, north…

A new report has found that Israel’s indiscriminate military offensive during its latest war on the besieged Gaza Strip, this past summer, caused more civilian casualties than previous acts of…

Palestinian teacher Abdelhakim Abu Jamus has just given the last of his shekels, to pay for his daughter’s schooling, and now has nothing left to feed his family of eight.According…

Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Thursday morning, various communities in Hebron, Nablus and Jenin, kidnapped two Palestinians, and detained several others, while searching and ransacking homes. Many Palestinians injured in…

Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Thursday at dawn, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea, northwest of Gaza City, and forced the fishers back to…

The Israeli Military Court in ‘Ofer prison sentenced, Wednesday, a young Palestinian child identified as Malak al-Khatib, 14 years of age, to two months imprisonment, and 6000 New Israeli Shekels…

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied Jerusalem, has reported that undercover soldiers of the Israeli army assaulted, on Monday, a Palestinian child, causing various head and…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, January 21st, 2015. Israeli forces attack Gaza fishermen injuring one…

Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, issued administrative detention orders to 22 more Palestinians held in Israeli jails for different periods of time, ranging between three to six months, according to the…

A Palestinian man has been imprisoned in Israel for a total of 33 years, now, a Palestinian prisoner rights advocate has stated.World Bulletin reports, via Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency,…

Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian fisherman in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the head of a local union said.Nizar Ayyash told Ma’an News Agency that Atef Muhammad Baker,…

Israeli forces, on Tuesday, handed out notices regarding the approved demolition of 30 Palestinian-owned structures in al-Dir, a locale to the east of Ein al-Bayda, in the Jordan Valley.An official…

Several Israeli military and police vehicles, accompanied by a number of bulldozers, invaded Jabal al-Mokabber town, south of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home after surrounding it.The Wadi…

Emoprog Army Radio Hour podcast interviews Dan Cohen, a journalist reporting from Gaza. They discuss how terrible weather in Gaza right now is complicating life for people already living in…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped 18 Palestinians.…

A Palestinian man from the West Bank city of Tulkarem was shot, then taken into custody by Israeli police in Tel Aviv Wednesday after stabbing several people on a bus.…

Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Tuesday, Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and demolished two homes, and several structures, including barns. Coordinator of the Popular…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, January 20th, 2015. Israeli navy attack Palestinian Fishermen of Gaza…

ِAudio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, January 19th, 2015. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian man in…

Israeli gunboats, on Tuesday, opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats offshore al-Sudaniyya area, northwest of the city of Gaza, in a continued breach of a truce agreement reached on August…

The Israeli army, on Tuesday, demolished two homes, a store and an animal barn in the village of Khallat al-Mai, south of Hebron, according to local sources.Mohammad Mehesen, coordinator of…

Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 07 – 14 January 2015.Israeli attacks…

The soldiers surrounding Ni’lin did not wait; they began firing tear gas as soon as the villagers walked down into their olive groves. Those who had braved the cold, rainy…

Clashes broke out, Monday, between hundreds of Palestinian youth and Israeli forces, following the funeral of 47-year-old Sami Ziadna, who was recently killed by Israeli forces.Ziadna, Sunday evening, was pronounced…

A number of Israeli military and police vehicles, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home belonging to a local family.The Wadi Hilweh…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at night and Tuesday at dawn, at least thirteen Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, including two children who were kidnapped along with…

The Israeli Police in occupied Jerusalem released, on Monday evening, five Palestinian women after detaining and interrogating them for several hours, and ordered three of them away from the Al-Aqsa…

Israeli soldiers arrived at the home of Amal Hashem Dundeis on Monday afternoon with orders to weld her doors shut. Soldiers claim a molotov cocktail had been thrown from nearby…

Protesters marched and blocked roads Monday following the funeral of a young man shot and killed by Israeli forces late last week while attending the funeral of another young man…

Israeli forces have so far, on Monday, kidnapped at least eight Palestinians from towns and cities across the West Bank, while summoned others and raided homes of families. Israeli authorities…

Hamoked Center for the Defence of the Individual has demanded that the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) hold a hearing session to consider public petitions against the demolition of…

At the weekly Israeli Cabinet meeting Sunday, Netanyahu railed against the International Criminal Court’s recent announcement that it will initiate a preliminary investigation into possible war crimes.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Barta’a village, southwest of Jenin city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and handed a demolition order of an amusement park, run by…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, a journalist near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and two brothers in Bethlehem. Soldiers also invaded Hebron, attacked and injured one…

Palestinian organizers of a protest in Ramallah tossed eggs and shoes at the convoy of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird on Sunday. Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Foreign Ministry…

The Israeli air force, on Sunday evening, fired missiles targeting a number of fighters from the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, in the Syrian bity of al-Qneitra, killing several fighters, including the…

The Arabs48 news website has reported that a Palestinian man was killed, on Sunday evening, during the funeral procession of Sami al-Ja’ar, 20, who was killed by the Israeli Police…

Defense for Children International has described the year 2014 as the most difficult year for Palestinian children, due to ongoing Israeli violations and, mainly, the 2014 summer aggression on the…

Early Wednesday morning, January 14, 2015, a massive deployment of 400 Israeli occupation forces invaded the village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. 18th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement…

Three Palestinians required medical treatment, Sunday morning, after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers while working at a bakery in the center of Nablus.Palestinian security sources told Ma’an News Agency that…

Several Palestinians were injured, Saturday, while dozens of others suffocated from tear gas inhalation as Israeli forces dispersed a peaceful march to the north of Surif town, north of Hebron,…

According to Palestinian Ambassador to Italy, Mai Al-Kaila, the Italian Parliament recently held a preliminary meeting to discuss recognizing a Palestinian State on the borders of 1967.Kaila said, in a…

A group of activists for racial justice in the United States have released a video filmed in Nazareth, in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle against Israeli apartheid.According to Ma’an News…

Israeli soldiers invaded Surif and Ethna towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped four Palestinians. The army also installed roadblocks north of Hebron, and near several…

Media sources have reported that three Palestinian workers have been injured, on Sunday at dawn, after Israeli soldiers invaded the center of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.The sources…

A protest this week in New York City was accompanied by the submission of a petition to the New York City Council demanding that the Council cancel an upcoming all-expense-paid…

An official visit by a UN expert on violence against women was cancelled Friday, after Israeli authorities refused to give her a visa which would allow entry into Palestine.According to…

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said that Israel is over-reacting to the recognition of Palestine and that Israel’s rhetoric directed against those States who recognized Palestine had crossed all limits.…

Following the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a preliminary investigation to determine “whether war crimes have been committed” during Israel’s last war Gaza in the summer…

A 24-year old Palestinian farmer was wounded in the foot by Israeli forces stationed at a watchtower along the Israeli border with Gaza while the farmer was tending his field.The…

For five years now, residents of Nabi Saleh have been denied access to their spring. A source of irrigation for their crops, as well as a place for recreation: al-Qaws…