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At least two Palestinians Monday were injured during clashes that broke out as Israeli forces attacked a students’ march at the northern entrance of al-Bireh city adjacent to Ramallah. Clashes reportedly erupted after Israeli soldiers attacked a students’ march, which took off from central Ramallah towards the northern entrance of …

Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Mishaal bin Fahm al-Salami, Monday called on world’s parliaments to urge their countries’ governments to support UNRWA to continue its work. In a statement, al-Salami said he sent letters to a number of parliaments of the world, especially those that support UNRWA continuously, such as …

Around 700 UNRWA schools across the Middle East, thousands of students flew and carried kites to send a message of hope, demanding that all schools run by the Agency remain open, in spite of the financial crisis confronting UNRWA, said UNRWA in a press release on Monday. More than 500,000 …

President Mahmoud Abbas Monday met with the King of Jordan Abdullah II in Amman and discussed the overall latest political developments, particularly the issue of Jerusalem. Abbas briefed King Abdullah II, on the latest political developments in light of the ongoing Israeli escalations. The meeting came within the framework of …

Israeli forces Monday attacked students of the Burin Secondary school, to the south of the city of Nablus, the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Ibrahim Omran, the school’s principle, told WAFA clashes broke out between students and Israeli soldiers during the students’ morning break time. Soldiers reportedly attacked …

Israel’s Ofer military court on Monday has sentenced leading activist and head of the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee (PSCC), Munther Amira, after over three months of detention. Ghassan Amira, the activist’s brother, said that the court sentenced Munther Amira to six months in prison, a five-year suspension of action sentence, …

Israeli forces destroyed tombstones in a Palestinian cemetery in occupied East Jerusalem early Monday morning, according to local sources. Husni al-Kilani, supervisor of the al-Mujahideen cemetery, told Ma’an that he received a call at 3 a.m. on Monday informing him that the lock on the main door of the cemetery …

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at noon, a young Palestinian man who was praying in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to an interrogation facility. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped the Palestinian in front of the mosque and abducted him before moving him …

Issa Qaraqe’, the head of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, has reported that Administrative Detainees, held by Israel without charges or trial, will start a gradual hunger strike this coming April, demanding basic rights guaranteed by International Law. Speaking to the Palestinian Radio on Monday morning, Qaraqe said the Administrative Detainees …