Palestine Today 07 28 2017
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In First Major Attacks After End of Ceasefire, Israeli Bombs Hit Hospital & Playground, Killing 10
Palestinian Muslims in Gaza say they had hoped to have a quiet holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which begins Monday and goes until Friday. But, the Israeli military began pounding Gaza…
Including A Child, Two Killed By Israeli Missiles In Gaza
Palestinian Medical Sources have reported that a Palestinian man and child were killed, and several Palestinians were injured, after the army bombarded homes Jabalia. Soldiers also fired missiles into lands…
United Nations and President Obama Call for ‘Unconditional Ceasefire’
United States President Barack Obama and the United Nations Security Council have both called for an unconditional ceasefire from Israel this morning. In a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister…
Palestinian Killed By Israeli Shell In Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that an elderly Palestinian man was killed, late on Sunday at night, and another Palestinian was injured, after the army bombarded…
Anti-Settler Campaign Launched in London as Hebron Riots Escalate
The “International Campaign for the Inclusion of Israeli Settler Groups in List of Terrorist Organizations” campaign was launched in London, on Sunday, as the West Bank continues to be consumed…
Erdogan: Israel is Perpetrating Genocide in Gaza
Turkish Prime Minister and presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed Turkish constituents, over the weekend, acknowledging that the world’s Muslims have been observing a sad Ramadan with Israel perpetrating genocide…
Huwwara: Two Palestinian Teenagers Murdered by Israeli Settler and Soldier in Separate Incidents
On Friday, July 25, an Israeli settler murdered a Palestinian teenager in the village of Huwwara, which lies approximately 10 km south of Nablus in the northern half of the…
Ministry of Health: Stop Israeli Attacks, Pay Health Staff
Press Release Gaza Ministry of Health, Palestine July 26, 2014FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stop Israeli attacks, pay health staff Beit Hanoun Last night Beit Hanoun Hospital came under heavy Israeli shelling…
Israeli officials Mock Kerry Ceasefire Proposal; Reject any Long-Term Truce
On Friday, a draft of US Secretary of State John Kerry‘s ceasefire proposal was shown to Israeli officials. The draft apparently called for the opening of border crossings between Gaza…
Israel Murders Soldier to Prevent His Capture
I’ve devoted a good deal of my life to Israel. I’ve studied, read, visited, lived, breathed it. Not in the way diehard pro-Israel fanatics do. But in a different way…
Netanyahu Stops Pretending to Support Sovereign Palestinian State
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank, he told reporters last week in remarks that largely have been overlooked. “There…
During Sunday ‘Ceasefire’, Israel Kills 10 Palestinians, 4 Others Die of Earlier Wounds
Update: Around 6 pm, another Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces, this time in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. He has been identified as: Essam Ibrahim…
PCHR: Temporary Ceasefire Reveals Mass Destruction in Beit Hanoun, Sheja’eyya
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has published a report detailing the search for bodies in the brief ceasefire that took place over the weekend, but also condemned Israeli…
Two Palestinians Beaten by Jerusalem Mob
Two Palestinian youth were reportedly assaulted by a Jewish mob in Jerusalem, on Friday evening, according to Haaretz. Israeli forces vandalized the premises of public institutions, Saturday, in Al-Bireh.Amir Shwiki…
West Bank Protests Continue to Escalate, Multiple Injuries, Deaths
Dozens of Palestinians were shot and injured, Saturday, across the West Bank region, with at least two reported dead, including one child who died of critical injuries suffered earlier in…
Jerusalem Patriarch Addresses the White House
His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, met with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, on Saturday, according to the Palestinian News Network (PNN). Present as well was…
Israel Violates Ceasefire by Shooting Palestinian; Agrees to Extend ‘Ceasefire’ Until Sunday
Naim Abdul Aziz Abu Zaher, 36, was shot to death by Israeli forces east of Deir al-Balah around 9 pm Saturday, two hours before the ‘temporary ceasefire’ was scheduled to…
‘Dad, when will these attacks stop?’
It has been one more day without water or electricity in Gaza as Israeli soldiers continue their attacks. Since the attacks began more than two weeks ago, Israel has killed…
New Reports Show That Murder of 3 Israeli Teenage Settlers Was Not Carried Out by Hamas
The alleged kidnapping and murder of three Israeli settlers, in late June, was the oft-cited reason for Israel’s escalation against the Hamas government in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip. But new…
“Temporary Ceasefire” Extended Additional 4 Hours, Until 11 pm; Over 135 Bodies Recovered
During the brief halt in Israeli bombardment on Saturday, Palestinian residents and medics have managed to retrieve the bodies of 135 Palestinians, mainly in Shuja’eyya, whose deaths had previously gone…
Remains of 85 Palestinians Located Under Rubble of Bombarded Homes
Despite being attacked by the army, medics and rescue teams managed to locate the remains of 85 Palestinians, mainly women and children, buried under rubble of homes and buildings previously…
Just Before 12-hour ‘Temporary Ceasefire’ Begins, 19 from One Family Killed in Israeli Airstrike
As in the two previous ‘temporary truces’ since the Israeli assault on Gaza began July 8th, Israeli forces stepped up their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the hours leading up…
12-hour Ceasefire to Begin at 7 AM Saturday
Hamas and Israel have officially announced a 12-hour ceasefire to take begin at 7am, on Saturday morning, as today’s toll of human life in the Gaza Strip topped 67. As…
Nearly 300 Jerusalemites Detained Since Early July
As Israel continues its ongoing sweep of arrests and abductions in the city of Jerusalem, police said in statement on Wednesday that they have arrested 295 Jerusalemites, and submitted indictments…
Ministry of Health: Medical Facilities, Personnel a Red Line
Press Release Gaza Ministry of Health, PalestineThe Ministry of Health Gaza strongly condemns two Israeli attacks on Gazan medical facilities and personnel in the last 24 hours. The first resulted…
ISM Update: Medical Teams Under Fire
At 19:00 Beit Hanoun Hospital was hit by an Israeli tank shell. Inside the hospital are 61 medical staff, three patients, civilians, and ISM volunteers who are all trapped inside.…
As Israeli Aggression On Gaza Escalates, Ten Palestinians Killed In The West Bank
Tens of thousands of Palestinians held massive protests in the West Bank Friday against the ongoing Israeli aggression on the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, and the death of…
At Least 15 Kidnapped From West Bank, Including Ex-Prisoner
As different Palestinian factions declare Friday a ‘day of rage’ in solidarity with Gaza’s victims, ensuing confrontations between protesters and Israeli forces have resulted in the kidnappings of at least…
Annual Celebration of Jerusalem Becomes “Day of Rage”, Protests Held Worldwide
The day set out each year to celebrate the city of Jerusalem has, this year, been dubbed the “Jerusalem Day of Rage”, in which hundreds of thousands of protesters worldwide…
25 Palestinians, Including a Child & Two Medics, Killed In Gaza Friday Afternoon and Evening
Update 23:40 Palestinian medics report that ambulances continue to be targeted by Israeli tank shells and airstrikes, with ambulances hit in both Gaza City and Beit Hanoun. The death toll…
Israeli Army Claims Captured Soldier Dead
The Israeli army, on Friday, announced that a soldier the Qassam Brigades claimed to have captured is dead.Bethlehem: Ma’an update 25/07/2014; 22:00 The Israeli army on Friday announced that a…
Israel Rejects Kerry Ceasefire Proposal, Agrees to 12-hour ‘Humanitarian’ Pause
Israel has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal recently outlined by US Secretary of State John Kerry, according to Israeli public television. However, Haaretz now reports that a 12-hour ‘humanitarian’ ceasefire…
This Week in Palestine – Week 30 – Gaza Special Coverage
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Chief of UN Agency Condemns Israeli Attack on School Where Families Were Sheltering
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl issued a statement Friday condemning the Israeli attack on the previous day which killed 17 Palestinian civilians who had sought shelter in a UN school in…
Seventeen Killed In The Early Morning Hours Of Friday
In the pre-dawn hours on Friday, the Israeli army fired missiles and shells into dozens of homes, residential buildings, medical facilities and other areas in different parts of the Gaza…
Israeli Bombardment of Hospital Kills Palestinian Toddler in the Intensive Care Unit
Ibrahim Sheikh Omar, 2 ½ years old, was killed late Thursday night when Israeli forces bombed the Mohammad al-Durra Hospital in Gaza City. 13 others were wounded in the airstrike.Ibrahim…
People Fleeing Gaza by Whatever Means Available
Another massacre is currently underway in the Gaza Strip, where, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, relentless Israeli shelling and sniper fire are wreaking death and destruction on all…
Civilian Casualties Continue To Rise; 14 killed Thursday night
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip has reported that at last fifteen Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells late Thursday night, July 24th, while dozens of…
Gaza Ceasefire Talks Intensify
Talks to end the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip intensify and US Secretary of State John Kerry is now shuttling between Jerusalem and Cairo.24 July 2014 | Alternative Information…
Israeli Forces Invade Azzun and Use Palestinian Civilians as Human Shields
On Monday, July 21st, Israeli forces used Palestinian civilians as human shields in the village of Azzun, a village west of the city of Nablus. 24th July 2014 | International…
931 Palestinians from Jerusalem and inside Israel Taken Captive in 3 Weeks
Israeli forces now say they have arrested 931 Palestinians from Jerusalem and from cities and towns in what is now Israel.Most of the detainees were arrested for participating in demonstrations…
Another Bloody Day of the Israeli Offensive on Gaza
Dozens Palestinian Civilians Killed and Wounded by Israeli Attacks in Khuza’a, ‘Abassan and al-Qarara Villages; Israeli Forces Attack Gaza from the Air, the Sea and the Ground; More Palestinians ForciblySince…
Israeli Attacks in Gaza Kill 20 on Thursday Afternoon; Total of At Least 76 Killed Thursday
The bodies of Palestinian families killed overnight in Khuza’a, in eastern Khan Younis, continue to be pulled from the rubble and identified, as air strikes and tank shelling continue throughout…
Israel Bombs Another UN School Acting as Shelter; Killing 17
UNRWA spokesman Adnan Abu Hasana said, today, that Israeli forces shelled a Beit Hanoun school serving as a shelter, earlier in the afternoon. They had received no prior warning. Dozens…
Tens of Thousands of Palestinians in West Bank Attempt to March on Jerusalem
A march organized by non-violent coordinating committees across the West Bank focused on solidarity with Gaza led to a clash with Israeli police at the Qalandia checkpoint Thursday evening.The protesters…
Twelve More Palestinians Killed In Gaza
Medics located the remains of two brothers, killed during the massive Sunday bombardment that led to the death of dozens of Palestinians in the Shuja’eyya neighborhood in Gaza, Sunday, while…
Twelve Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron, Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped seven Palestinians in Hebron, in the southern…
At Least 33 Palestinians Killed In Pre-Dawn Israeli Attacks In Gaza
Update: 10:00 am Thursday: The child killed in the bombing of the mosque in Jabalia has been identified as: Hadi Abdul-Hamid Abdul Nabi, an infant aged 1 1/2. The death…
Palestinians Bear Coffins through Ramallah in Protest of Israeli Genocide on Gaza
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah marched in solidarity, on Wednesday, with 500 symbolic coffins bearing the names of people killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, a…
French Politician Denies Asking if Palestinians Killed in Gaza Are “Halal Meat”
Following the furor created by a tweet asking if Palestinian children killed in Gaza are “halal meat,” French politician Jacques Renaud is reportedly disavowing ownership of the Twitter account bearing…
Fears Grow of Possible Massacre in East Khan Younis; Area Completely Cut Off Until Early Thursday
The Khuza’a area of east Khan Younis was cut off from the rest of the city for hours on Wednesday night, with medics unable to enter, journalists forced out and…
UN Observer: Israel Slaughters Entire Families
“With no regard to human life, Israel, the occupying Power, continues to slaughter entire families,” Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the United Nation, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, said during an open debate…
Message of Solidarity to the People of Gaza from Shatila Camp in Lebanon
Media Advisory from Zeinab al Hajj, Executive Director, The Sabra-Shatila Scholarship Program, Beirut Lebanon-Washington, DC Shatila Camp Lebanon July 23, 2014The Executive Director of the Beirut-Washington DC based Sabra-Shatila Scholarship…
Israeli Military Falsifies Photograph to Justify Bombing el-Wafa Hospital
On the 21st July at 2:17 PM, the IDF spokesperson released an image on twitter showing an aerial picture of a building marked as ‘Al-Wafa’ hospital. In the image there…
Kerry Arrives in Tel Aviv
Egyptian sources have reported that US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tel Aviv, Wednesday morning, to meet with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Palestinian resistance’s conditions…
Israeli Aggression on Gaza Continues To Claim Civilians Lives
Local and media sources in the Gaza Strip stated that the Israeli army continued its bombardament throughout the day and night, Tuesday, of entirely civilian, densely populated areas in the…
Israeli Academic: Raping Palestinian Women Would Deter Attacks
Dr. Mordechai Kedar, an Israeli scholar of Arabic literature and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, declared Monday that raping the wives and mothers of Palestinian combatants would deter attacks.21 July 2014…
Palestine Today 07 23 2014
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UNRWA Condemns Shelling of School, Rights Council Launches Probe
UNRWA has strongly condemned the recent Israeli shelling of one of its schools serving as a shelter for hundreds of displaced Palestinians, in central Gaza. The UN Human Rights Council…
Palestinian Journalist Union Condemns Israel’s Targeting of Journalists in Gaza
Following the killing of several journalists, airstrikes on media headquarters and targeting of Al Jazeera offices, the Palestinian Journalist Union issued a statement condemning what they say is the deliberate…
Fifteen More Palestinians Killed in Gaza
The Israeli army continued its bombardment of Palestinian communities in different part of the Gaza Strip, targeting homes and civilian structures, and killed at least thirteen more Palestinian, while dozens…
UNRWA School Bombed as Feared
An UNRWA school that has been sheltering Palestinian refugees in central Gaza came under Israeli fire on Tuesday, as previously feared by relief workers, while an inspection team was working…
Including A Child, Eight Killed In Morning Bombardment In Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources have reported that eight more Palestinians, including a child, have been killed, on Wednesday, in ongoing Israeli bombardment targeting Palestinian homes.Medical sources said one Palestinian, identified as…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian man was killed, and another Palestinian was injured, by Israeli army fire, in Husan town, west of the West Bank city of…
At Least Five Killed On Wednesday in pre-Dawn Attacks Throughout Gaza
The Israeli army continued its bombardment and shelling of different areas in the densely populated Gaza Strip, killing at least five more Palestinians, and wounding several others.Medical sources said resident…
Over 50 Mosques Targeted Since Beginning of Gaza Offensive
Israel has now destroyed or seriously damaged more than 50 mosques since its assault on Gaza began, according to undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments in Gaza, Hassan al-Saifi.Al-Saifi told…
ANC Calls Israeli Ambassador to Leave South Africa
Following nationwide protests across South Africa against the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza (Israel has killed over 600 Palestinians including 150 children in the last 10 days) the African National…
Wounded Man Killed by Israeli Sniper on Camera Identified
The injured young man who was shot dead on camera by an Israeli sniper two days ago has been identified as Salem Khalil Salem Shammaly, a 23-year-old resident of Shajiya.…
Mass Protests, General Strikes in West Bank
At least 15 people have been abducted, and one killed, by West Bank forces since last night, as confrontations between Palestinian residents and both Israeli soldiers and settlers continue to…
Israeli Aggression Continues To Claim Lives Of Dozens Of Palestinians
Israeli soldiers continued to fire missiles into densely populated areas in different parts of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, claiming the lives of dozens of residents, while scores of Palestinians…
Israel Rejects Bedouin Families’ Bomb Shelter Request
Yesterday, Israel’s high court ruled that the state is not obligated to provide bomb shelters to its Bedouin citizens, following an incident in which a Bedouin man was killed and…
International Flights Suspended, ‘Security Concerns’
Media reports are now surfacing to declare that, upon talks between political officials and UN chief Ban Ki-moon — who asserted his ‘hope and belief’ that an end to the…
Missing Israeli Soldier Identified
Al-Qassam Brigades said on Sunday that it had managed to capture an Israeli soldier, during clashes with the Israeli army, in the Gaza Strip — the first since the exchange…
Palestine Today 07 22 2014
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Eight More Palestinian Killed By Israeli Missiles In Gaza
Updated – Medical sources in Gaza have reported that eight more Palestinians have been killed, and dozens injured in ongoing Israeli bombardment in different parts of the Gaza Strip. Medical…
Ecuador Recalls Ambassador from Israel
The Ecuadoran Ambassador has been recalled from Israel, citing the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza which began nearly two weeks ago, and has killed over 550 Palestinians.South Africa considered a…
14 Palestinians Killed, 55 Injured in Gaza, in Tuesday Pre-dawn Attacks by Israeli Forces
As the Israeli army continued its illegitimate offensive on civilians in the besieged coastal region for the fourteenth day, today, Palestinian medical sources have reported that fourteen Palestinians have been…
African Literature Association Supports Academic Boycott of Israel
In the 2014 African Literature Association (ALA) meeting in Johannesburg, the ALA approved a resolution supporting the academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions. 22 July 2014 | AIC, ALA |…
Palestinian Killed Near Ramallah
Palestinian Medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed by an Israeli settler, at the entrance of ar-Ram town, south of the central West Bank…
Another Family Killed – Death Toll Continues To Rise As Bombardment Of Homes Continues
Shortly after Israel targeted, again, Palestinian hospitals and medical centers, the Israeli Army fired more shells and missiles into homes and residential towers in the Gaza Strip killing scores of…
Kerry Slips at the Mic over Gaza Genocide
US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared to criticize Israel, Sunday, in candid remarks caught on an open microphone between television interviews, according to Ma’an News Agency.The US politician was…
UN Security Council Calls for Ceasefire
The UN Security Council expressed ‘serious concern at the escalation of violence’ in Gaza, Monday, and has called for an immediate ceasefire. Mass protests continue across the occupied West Bank…
Turkish Universities Condemn Gaza Massacre
A vast number of Turkish Universities have issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s ongoing Gaza offensive which, since July 7, has as of today resulted in the deaths of over…
VIDEO: Israeli Sniper Killing Wounded Civilian
Yesterday, international and Palestinian volunteers accompanied Civil Defence and other rescue crews, as well as family members, into Shajiya neighbourhood in Gaza. They attempted to locate survivors of overnight and…
3 Kidnapped from Bethlehem Refugee Camp
Three Palestinians were kidnapped, this morning, from the Aida refugee camp of northern Bethlehem, according to reports by Palestinian security sources.Ahmad Lufti, 27, Mustafa Abu Srour, 26, and Khalil Abu…
Palestine Today 07 21 2014
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Israeli Forces Open Fire on Hebron Crowd
Dozens of individuals have been injured after Israeli forces opened live fire on Hebron residents celebrating the capture of an Israeli soldier in Gaza and protesting in solidarity with the…
Protests in Nazareth and Beit Sahour Against the Israeli Attacks on Gaza
At least 20 thousand Palestinian residents of Israel took to the streets on Monday, in the city of Nazareth, to protest against the Israeli military attacks against their fellow Palestinian…
Four Killed By Israeli Shells Targeting Al-Aqsa Hospital
The Ministry of Health said the army fired missiles into the Al-Aqsa Hospital, in Central Gaza, killing four Palestinians, and injuring 40 others. Ambulances also came under direct Israeli fire…
Ten, Including Two Children, Killed In Gaza Monday midday; Escalation Continues
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that the number of casualties among the civilians, including children, infants and elderly, continues to rise, as the Israeli army is…
At Least 34 Civilians Killed As Israeli Escalation Continues
Palestinian medical sources have reported that at least 34 Palestinians have been killed, and dozens injured, in ongoing Israeli bombardment targeting different areas of the Gaza Strip, while medics also…
7 Nobel Laureates Among 64 Public Figures Calling for Arms Embargo Against Israel
Sixty-four public figures, including seven Nobel Peace Prize winners, published a letter in the British Guardian newspaper calling for an international arms embargo on Israel for its ‘war crimes and…
Names of 72 Palestinians Killed Sunday in Shuja’eyya, Gaza
Following is a list of all names and ages of Palestinians killed by Israeli missiles and shells, in the Shuja’eyya neighborhood of Gaza City, during the early Sunday pre-dawn Israeli…
13 Israeli Soldiers Killed Sunday, 1 Captured; Total of 23 Soldiers Killed by Palestinian Resistance
As the Palestinian death toll hits 450, after 12 days of the Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip, Israeli officials have acknowledged the deaths of 23 Israeli soldiers killed by…
Israeli Airstrikes Hit al-Rimal, Khan Younis, Beit Lahia; Death Toll Over 100 for Sunday Alone
Following a massive ground assault on Shuja’eyya neighborhood, in eastern Gaza City, that cost over 60 people their lives before dawn on Sunday, Israeli forces continued airstrikes throughout the afternoon…
Worldwide Outrage Over Israeli Genocide on Gaza
Tens of thousands of Palestinian supporters have gathered, in recent days, to take part in mass demonstrations, across the globe, against Israel’s ongoing military assault on the Gaza Strip. The…
At Least 60 Killed In Shuja’eyya Neighborhood of Gaza City, Hundreds Injured
In what Gazans have already begun to term ‘the Shuja’eyya massacre’, Israeli strikes in the crowded Gaza City neighborhood, Sunday morning, have caused the deaths of at least 60 Palestinian…
Hamas Re-issues Terms For Ceasefire With Israel, After Intervention by Qatar, Turkey
A Hamas-affiliated website has published the ceasefire terms that Hamas and Islamic Jihad have reportedly submitted to the U.S. through a Qatari intermediary. The terms include an immediate cessation of…
Seven Killed, Including 2 Children, by Israeli Attacks in Rafah and al-Bureij
In Rafah, on Sunday morning, an elderly woman and a toddler were identified after having been killed in the ongoing bombing taking place there, while in Al-Bureij refugee camp, in…