Israel Attacks Civilian Facilities, Charities
Israeli forces have dramatically escalated the scope of its aerial offensive in Gaza on Thursday, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, as five civilian facilities across Gaza have now…
14 More Palestinians Killed in Gaza Friday Morning
14 Palestinians have been killed this morning, in Gaza, including two children. Dozens have been injured in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes. 10 of the injured are in serious condition, the…
Egypt Closes Rafah Crossing After One Day
Rafah crossing with Gaza was closed again by Egyptian authorities, on Friday. The passage had been opened for one day to allow injured Palestinians to seek treatment.’We received orders from…
This Week in Palestine – Week 28 – Gaza Special Coverage
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Killed For Love of Soccer
It was supposed to be an evening of entertainment in Gaza, watching the World Cup semi-final at a cafe, a welcome break from 48 hours of Israeli air strikes. But…
Palestinian Killed In Southern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that a Palestinian man died of wounds suffered after the Israeli army fired missiles into an area south of Gaza city.The sources said Adnan…
Ministry Of Health: “More Than 1,000 Palestinians Kidnapped Since June 12′
Head of the Censure Department at the Palestinian Ministry Of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, has stated that Israeli soldiers kidnapped more than 1,000 Palestinians since the three Israeli settlers went missing…
Cousin of 16-year-old Who Was Burned to Death by Israeli Extremists
Thawra Abu Khdeir never thought that she would live to see someone from her own family, her own flesh and blood as she puts it, burned to death in a…
Five More Palestinians Killed In Rafah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that five family members have been killed, and fifteen more Palestinians injured, when Israeli missiles struck homes in Yebna refugee camp and the Nahda neighborhood,…
Ten Palestinians Killed, Including Two Children, by Israeli airstrikes
Palestinian medical sources reported, Friday, that a Palestinian child and a young man have been killed in Rafah and in Gaza city. Dozens of Palestinians have been injured on ongoing…
ProPublica: US Funding Defense of Suspected Killers of Palestinian Teen
A controversial Israeli organization that is representing the six men recently arrested in the recent revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager is receiving thousands of dollars in tax-deductible support from…
14 Palestinians Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that 14 Palestinians have been shot and wounded by Israeli army fire in different villages and towns, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah,…
Settler Killed Near Nablus, Cause Seems To Be Accidental
Israeli military sources has reported that an Israeli settler was killed, and another was wounded, allegedly after an a Palestinian car struck them, near the Za’tara Israeli military roadblock, south…
Gaza Mother Dies Shielding Her Children
Tuesday night, Suha Hamad, 25 years old, sacrificed her own life to save those of her four children. Suha took her last breath saving their lives, according to Ma’an News…
UNRWA, World Health Organization Address Gaza Crisis
The director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza, Robert Turner, decalred Thursday that the people of Gaza are again suffering due to Israeli bombardment. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the…
Erekat Urges International Action
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat urged the international community, Thursday, to uphold its role in forcing Israel to end its aggression against the Palestinian people, as agreed upon in November…
Ban Ki-moon Addresses Security Council, Appeals for Ceasefire
Addressing the UN Security Council, Ban Ki-moon appealed, on Thursday, for a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians. He additionally called on the aid of the international community in halting the…
VIDEO: Death Toll in Gaza Rises as Israeli Operation Continues
In the course of the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip that has been ongoing for the third consecutive day, Israeli warplanes and gunboats launched intensive attacks throughout the Gaza…
PCHR: Israeli Forces Engaged in Punitive Destruction of Homes in the Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is strongly concerned by Israel’s conduct of its offensive on the Gaza Strip, and in particular by the widespread punitive targeting of homes…
Journal from Gaza: Ghost Town
The entrance to the harbour was yesterday blocked for cars and other vehicles, but it was no problem to enter by foot. No one tried to stop me; there was…
Egypt Opens Rafah Crossing
Egyptian authorities have opened Rafah crossing, early this morning, to allow hundreds of injured Palestinians to receive medical treatment after Israel’s latest string of assaults on the Gaza Strip.Iyad al-Buzm,…
Abu Khdeir’s Killers Released From Jail
Hebrew newspaper M’areev reported, on Wednesday, that Israeli police have released the three settlers accused of torturing and burning to death Palestinian teen Muhammad Abu Khdeir. According to Al Ray…
Palestine Today 07 10 2014
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Thursday morning Israeli airstrikes kill 19, including 3 children; death toll 77 since Tuesday
Palestinian medical sources have reported that Israeli airstrikes Thursday morning killed 19 Palestinians, including three children, 77 Palestinians have been killed (at least 20 of whom are children) in ongoing…
Israel claims 117 shells fired by Palestinian resistance since Tuesday; no injuries reported
In contrast to the Israeli attack on Gaza, which escalated on Tuesday and has resulted in 79 Palestinians killed and over 500 injured, including entire families wiped out while sleeping…
UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting
As Israeli airstrikes on southern and central Gaza continue Thursday for the third straight day, killing 79 people so far, the UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting…
Foreign Governments Condemn Israeli Assaults
Japan, Egypt and Jordan have issued statements condeming the latest series of Israeli assaults on the Palestinian community. PLO member Saeb Erekat has described the ongoing Israeli offensive against Gaza…
Scottish Hospitals Offer Treatment For Gazans
Scottish officials have declared the country ready to receive Gaza civilians who have been injured in the current Israeli military aggression on the region, according to a press release by…
53 Killed, Over 450 Injured in Gaza Airstrikes
Five Palestinians have been killed on Wednesday evening, during Israel’s ongoing airstrikes on northern and southern Gaza, bringing the total number of deaths in Gaza to 53.Ma’an News Agency has…
Offensive Ongoing: Two Women, Two Children, And A Journalist Killed In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinian women and two children have been killed on Wednesday evening, when Israeli soldiers fired missiles into Rafah and Khan Younis, in southern…
Including Many Children, Twenty-one Palestinians Killed In Gaza Strip
The Israeli army continued its aggression against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least twenty-one Palestinians, including children and women, and wounding dozens of residents.The Israeli air…
Palestine Today 07 09 2014
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Palestinian Killed By Israeli Missile In Beit Lahia
Palestinian medical sources have reported that one Palestinian was killed, on Wednesday morning, and another resident was injured, when the Israeli army fired a missile into Beit Lahia, in the…
Ahrar Center Denounces Arrests of Hamas Officials In West Bank
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights strongly denounced the abduction of several political Hamas leaders in the occupied West Bank, as Israel’s war on the Palestinians in…
Including Children, 24 Palestinians killed By Israeli Missiles Tuesday
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip has reported that 24 Palestinians, including children and family members, have been killed Tuesday in the ongoing Israeli war on the Palestinian people…
Britain’s Largest Trade Union: Israel is an Apartheid State
Britain’s largest trade union, ‘Unite’, has condemned Israeli crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories and stepped up to join the international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel.…
BNC: Israeli Violations Must Lead to Real Consequences
17 European governments recently published online guidance warning their citizens and businesses about risks involved in trade and other economic links with illegal Israeli settlements. Measures are welcome but Israel’s…
Gaza Strike Against Ongoing Salary Neglect
50,000 government employees in the Gaza Strip held a strike, today, in protest against salaries not yet received. The Head of Personnel Union in Gaza, Mohamed Seyam, said, according to…
Israel Claims Four Fighters Killed Near Israeli Military Base
Palestinian fighters attempted to infiltrate into a military base, across the border with Gaza, and exchanged fire with Israeli soldiers who, according to Israeli sources, killed four. The Arabs48 News…
40,000 Reserve Soldiers ‘Okayed’ by Israel
Israeli authorities, today, declared their military ready to deploy 40,000 reserve soldiers for a possible assault on Gaza.’Following a directive of the chief of staff the general staff… and the…
Palestine Today 07 08 2014
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Father, His Child, Killed In Israeli Strike
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a father and his child have been killed in new Israeli air airstrikes targeting Gaza City. Sixteen Palestinians killed by Israeli missiles Tuesday.The sources…
Fourteen Palestinians Killed In Gaza, Tuesday
Palestinian medical sources have reported that the number of Palestinians, killed by Israeli missiles in Gaza since morning hours, Tuesday, has arrived to 14, including children, while around a 100…
Adnan Khader, Longtime Hunger Striker, Kidnapped Again In Jenin
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, former hunger-striking detainee, Adnan Khader, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, his family stated. Khader’s family said the soldiers stopped him at…
Seven Palestinians Killed After Army Bombards Home In Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources have reported that seven Palestinian civilians have been killed, and at least 25 have been injured, after the Israeli Air Force fired a missile into a Palestinian…
Palestinian Killed By Israeli Shells As Army Continues Gaza Offensive
Palestinian medical sources have reported that one Palestinian was killed, and around thirty Palestinians, including women and children, have been injured, some seriously, as the Israeli army continues its escalation…
Dozens Of Injuries In Hebron As Army Invasions Escalate
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded, late on Monday at night and Tuesday at dawn, different areas in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, leading…
Strikes On Gaza Intensify, At Least 16 Injured
As the Israeli aggression on Gaza intensifies, Palestinian medical sources have reported that at least 16 Palestinians, including children, have been injured in different parts of the coastal region, as…
Summary of Last Week of Israeli Settler Violence Directed at Palestinian Civilians
Over the past week, since the bodies of three Israeli settlers were found by police near Hebron, the streets of Jerusalem and areas near Israeli settlements in the West Bank…
Israel Launches Massive Offensive in Gaza: “Operation Protective Edge”
After Israeli airstrikes, Monday morning, killed nine Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli military stepped up the attacks on Gaza, Tuesday morning, dropping more than 50 bombs on the besieged coastal…
31 Palestinians Kidnapped In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, 31 Palestinians, including children, in different neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and various surrounding nearby Palestinian communities.Local sources said hundreds of soldiers invaded Sur…
Settlers Attempt to Kidnap Children Near Hebron, Bethlehem
Several armed Israel settlers have attempted to kidnap a Palestinian child, after chasing him for more than a kilometer along a road near Hebron. A similar report has surfaced in…
Settlers Attack Village of Einabus
The village of Einabus lies approximately 10 km south of Nablus, in the northern half of the West Bank. The illegal settlement of Yizar is located just up the hill…
Twelve Injured in Continued Israeli Air Strikes On Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that twelve Palestinians have been injured, near Khan Younis, in ongoing Israeli air strikes targeting different parts of the coastal region.The sources said the twelve…
Families Injured After Army Targets Their Homes With Gas Bombs In Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians, including children, have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs at their homes…
Four Children Kidnapped in Jerusalem
On Monday at night, Israeli soldiers kidnapped four Palestinian children in occupied East Jerusalem. A Palestinian man was also kidnapped near Bethlehem.The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported…
Dozens Injured In Clashes With Soldiers Invading Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Hebron city, the al-Fawwar refugee camp, and nearby…
Nablus Residents Confront Settler Violence
In Nablus, today, Palestinian villagers in al-Bathan and al-Naqura confronted Israeli settlers as they tried to storm the two villages. 6,000 Palestinians are currently being detained in Israeli prisons, while…
Justice Slaughtered by Politics
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is shocked by Israel’s Election by UN General Assembly as Vice-Chair of UN Special Committee on Decolonization.The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Several Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Monday evening, that several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, near the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, north of the West Bank city…
Gaza Rockets Target Southern Israel, Israeli Army Claims
Dozens of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip have struck southern Israel, today, according to the Israel army. Residents in the occupied West Bank said three rockets landed in the…
Palestine Today 07 07 2014
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Farming Under Siege: Working the Land in Gaza
Corporate Watch researchers visited the Gaza Strip during November and December 2013 and carried out interviews with farmers in Beit Hanoun, Al Zaytoun, Khaza’a, Al Maghazi and Rafah, as well…
Half Of Them Children, 110 Palestinians Kidnapped In Historic Palestine
The Israeli police kidnapped overnight 110 Palestinians; around half of them are children, during protests that swept across Arab towns in historic Palestine.The Arabs48 News Website has reported that massive…
Killers Of Abu Khdeir, Planned Attack In Advance
The Arabs48 news website quoted Israeli sources stating that the six Jewish Israelis who have been arrested in connection with the abduction, torture and brutal killing of Palestinian teen, Mohammad…
VIDEO — Jewish Mob: ‘Death to Arabs!’
The video was shot last night by Ronnie Barkan in Jerusalem. Related: Palestinian, 16, Found Dead After Israeli Mobs March, Chanting “Death To Arabs’
Abbas Calls for UN Committee on Israeli Crimes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sought the help of UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon in forming an international committee for the purpose of investigating Israeli crimes committed against Palestinians, Ma’an News…
Deir Nitham Residents Foil Settlers’ Invasion
On Monday at dawn, residents of Deir Nitham village, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, managed to prevent dozens of fanatic Israeli settlers from invading their village, after…
Dozens Injured, Several Palestinians Kidnapped, In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinians communities in the occupied West Bank, clashing with local youth causing dozens of injuries, while several Palestinians have been kidnapped.Medical sources…
Nine Palestinians Killed in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that nine Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, and Monday at dawn. Seven of the slain…
Two Palestinians Assassinated By Israeli Missiles In Central Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two residents have been killed, on Sunday evening, in an Israeli air strike on the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. The sources said…
Settlers Attack Bishop’s Car Near Ramallah
Jewish Israeli settlers have assaulted, on Sunday, a Christian cleric as he was traveling between Bethlehem and his church, in the village of Abud, northwest Ramallah. Cars were also attacked…
Ministry of Agriculture: Fishing Limit ‘A War on Livelihoods’
The Ministry of Agriculture has further cited Israel’s attacks on Palestinian livelihood in Gaza, with regard to the fishing space off the coast, which has been limited from six to…
Tariq Abu Khdeir Sentenced to House Arrest
An Israeli court, on Sunday, has sentenced to house arrest Palestinian-American teenager, Tariq Abu Khdeir, who was filmed being brutally beaten by police during clashes in Jerusalem, according to an…
Newly-released Surveillance Footage Shows Faces of Mohammed Abu Khdeir’s Likely Abductors
A video that was released to the media on Sunday, but which has been in the hands of Israeli police since Wednesday, shows a different angle of the same incident…
Settlers Invade Wad al-Bathan Area
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Wad al-Bathan village, near the central West Bank district of Tubas, and attempted to attack residents, and archaeological areas, but were chased away…
Soldiers Invade Barta’a Village, Injuries Reported, 15 Cars Burnt
The Raya News Agency has reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Barta’a village, southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, fired gas bombs and concussion grenades,…
Police Kidnap 32 Palestinians In Historic Palestine
The Israeli police kidnapped 32 Palestinians during mass protests in different parts of the country, following the abduction and murder of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, in Jerusalem.The Arabs48 News Website has…
Israeli Air Force Fires Several Missiles Into Gaza
The Israeli Air Forces carried out a series of air strikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip, causing excessive damage and several injuries.The WAFA news agency has reported that…
Settlers Chase Palestinian Child Near Bethlehem
A number of extremist Israeli settlers chased, on Saturday at noon, a Palestinian child while in his family’s land in Artas village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Mohammad…
Escalating Settler Violence in West Bank
The increasing attacks against Palestinians by Israeli settlers continued in the West Bank, Saturday, when heavily armed Israeli settlers severely beat a Palestinian man in the Hebron of al-Sha‘abeh, causing…
Tarek Abu Khdeir Court Hearing on Sunday
The Palestinian-American teen who was brutally beaten and detained, Thursday, by undercover Jerusalem police is to have his case heard on Sunday, according to media and rights groups.Tarek Abu Khdeir,…
Ministry of Agriculture: Israeli Attacks = $2.5 m in Damages
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture has estimated the total cost of damages due to recent Israeli airstrikes on ex-settlements (now cultivated land) in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip,…
U.S. Officials Visit Badly-beaten 15-yr Old Palestinian-American; Express ‘Grave Concern’
A Tampa, Florida boy who was visiting relatives in Jerusalem when he was grabbed by undercover Israeli officers and badly beaten in the face and head received a visit from…
35 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Fire Since The Beginning Of 2014
The Ahrar Center for Detainee’s Studies and Human Rights stated in its report on Israeli violations in the first half of 2014, that Israeli soldiers have killed 35 Palestinians, in…
Israeli Troops Shoot Palestinian Man in the Chest in Central Gaza
An unidentified Palestinian man was critically wounded Friday night when he was shot in the chest by Israeli troops near the electrified fence surrounding the Gaza Strip, according to the…
Sodastream, Company Based in Israeli Settlement, Closes UK Store
After two years of weekly protests in front of its store in Brighton, Israeli company Sodastream has closed the store. In addition, one of Britain’s biggest retailers has announced that…
Dozens Injured By army Fire In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians have been wounded, late on Friday at night, during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the northern entrance of the al-‘Arroub refugee…
Settlers Attack, Beat, A Palestinian In Hebron
A number of fanatic Israeli settlers attacked, on Saturday, a Palestinian man in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and violently beat him, inflicting moderate injuries. The attack took…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped three Palestinians. The soldiers also installed roadblocks, isolating two…
Settlers Abduct Palestinian, Inflict Serious Injuries
Palestinian medical sources in the northern West Bank city of Nablus have reported that a number of fanatic Israeli settlers kidnapped, late on Friday at night, a young Palestinian man…
Historic Palestine; Thousands Protest Cold-Blooded Murder Of Abu Khdeir
Thousands of Palestinians participated in massive protests held in different parts of historic Palestine, denouncing the ongoing Israel aggression on Gaza, and the brutal murder of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, who…
Shin Bet Admits Failure to Find 3 Missing Teens
Shin Bet has admitted their failure to come up with any positive conclusion regarding the whereabouts of the alleged ‘abduction’ of the three Israeli settlers in Hebron.According to Al Ray,…
Israeli Police Attack Mourners After Palestinian Teenager’s Funeral
At least 2,000 Palestinians attended the funeral of 16-year old Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was killed Wednesday morning in a brutal attack in which he was abducted, stabbed and burned…
Army Carries Out Several Air Strikes In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Friday evening, several missiles targeting Rafah and Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, causing property damage but no injuries.Local sources…
Autopsy: Muhammad Abu Khdeir Was Burned Alive
Initial autopsy reports reveal that 16-year-old Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir, was still breathing when he was set on fire by his Israeli kidnappers.General Palestinian Prosecutor, Mohammad Abul-Ghani al-Oweiwy, attended the…
Several Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that several Palestinians have been wounded, on Friday evening, during clashes with Israeli soldiers north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.The sources said that…
VIDEO: Struggle of Al-‘Araqib Continues During Ramadan
Since the destruction of the cemetery compound in Al-‘Araqib on June 12, the residents of the village holds a persistent struggle and continue to stay in the area despite the…
VIDEO: Israeli Police Assault in Shu’fat
Israeli border police brutally beat a Palestinian man in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shu’fat, on Thursday.Palestine Today TV posted a video which shows masked Israeli border police in riot gear…
This Week in Palestine Week 27 2014
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