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Israeli forces today and last night detained at least 12 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied territories, according to local and Palestinian security sources. They said that Israeli forces re-arrested two former prisoners after storming their houses in Abu Shukheidim village, northeast of the central West Bank city of …

Israeli settlers today vandalized several Palestinian-owned vehicles in the city of al-Bireh, adjacent to Ramallah, according to local sources. They told WAFA that settlers from the illegal settlement of Psagot, built on appropriated al-Bireh land, sneaked into nearby Palestinian areas and slashed the tires of more than 20 vehicles before …

In a joint press release marking World Water Day, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) today said that in the occupied Palestinian territories and as a result of 55 years of Israeli occupation and control over the Palestinian natural resources, the daily allocation …

Israeli settlers encroaching on Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine were highlighted on the front page of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies published today. Al-Hayat al-Jadida daily said settlers, led by the extremist lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir, broke into Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, …

Dozens of International organizations, human rights networks, academics, and researchers from 45 countries called on the United Nations and Western countries to impose sanctions on Israel for its occupation of the Palestinian territories and its apartheid regime. Ramzi Odeh, Secretary-General of the International Academic Campaign against Occupation and Apartheid, said …

Israeli navy boats opened their heavy machine gunfire today evening at Palestinian fishing boats sailing in the Gaza Sea, according to sources. Israeli navy targeted Palestinian fishermen offshore Khan Younis and Rafah cities to the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, forcing them to flee for their safety. Israeli forces …

The fascist Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir continued to provoke the Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem when he returned today to the neighborhood along with a couple of his followers and immediately started trouble, reported WAFA correspondent. She said that Ben Gvir, 45, who heads …

The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) today condemned the Israeli occupation’s arrest and detention of a number of candidates running for the March 26 local elections, among them were heads of electoral lists. It said in a statement that it considers this “a blatant interference in the electoral process and …

Palestinian workers in Israel are expected to start getting their wages through banks located in the occupied territories sometime before the end of this year, today said Firas Melhem, the Governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA). “Wages of the workers will be made through local banks. We are following …

Israeli occupation forces today and last night detained 16 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied territories, including four university students, according to local and Palestinian security sources. They said that Israeli forces rounded up four students enrolled in Birzeit University after storming the students’ dormitory in Birzeit town, north …