Chief Representative of the Palestinian General Delegation to the United States Ambassador Husam Zomlot visited on Sunday members of the Palestinian community in Texas to check on their condition after their state was hard hit by Hurricane Harvey. Texas, which has the largest Palestinian diaspora community, was battered by Hurricane …
Read More »Israel to permanently close Al-Aqsa Gate
Israel has been closing the gate periodically since 2003 Israel has no moral or legal right to issue judgments or decisions on behalf of the authority responsible for Islamic endowments,” Palestinian Authority said. Israeli Police Inspector Roni al-Sheikh recommended on Sunday to permanently close building of Al-Rahma Gate, one of …
Read More »Israel recognises burning Palestinian family to death
Israel refused to compensate the family under claims it had not been responsible for the blaze Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon recognised on Sunday that Israel is responsible for burning Palestinian Dawabsheh family to death in 2015. Speaking to Israeli Radio, Ya’alon said: “When the Israeli soldiers wanted to …
Read More »The Israeli occupation forces wield one of the entrances to a house in Hebron under false pretexts and using violence
Basim and Rania Al-Muhtasib live with their three children in the second floor of a two-story building in the old town of Hebron, owned by the extended family of Al-Muhtasib. In the first floor, the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee carries out repairs and reconstruction. On Sunday, August 13, 2007, at about …
Read More »Israeli occupation authorities begin to construct “Amihai” settlement
On Monday, the Israeli occupying state begins to construct a new settlement in the West Bank to inhabit the settlers from “Amona” outpost, which was evacuated in February 2017. The Israeli Seventh Channel said that Interior Minister Aryeh Deri told the officials of the former “Amona” outpost that all legal …
Read More »ICRC President warns of “Crisis of hope” in Gaza following visit
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross held a press conference Thursday, warning of “crisis of hope” in Gaza, and in general, discussed the humanitarian situation in Palestine and the conflict. By Emma Von Lego and Bettina Boye/ “We believe that settlement expansion policies pursued in recent …
Read More »Jeb Al-Theeb elementary school reopens after facing demolition
Minister of Education Sabri Saidam Sunday inaugurated the new elementary school in Jeb Al-Theeb village, east of Bethlehem after the Israeli army demolished the previous one, under the pretext of building without a construction license. The school was named “Challenge 5” in a bid to express the resilience of its …
Read More »Foreign ministry slams Israel’s decision to close Jerusalem’s Golden Gate
The Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs condemned on Sunday the decision of the Israeli public prosecutor to shut down the Golden Gate, one of the gates of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. The ministry said Israeli authorities are gradually altering the historical status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque so …
Read More »Israeli soldiers fire teargas at students in Abu Dis
Israeli forces Sunday fired teargas canisters at students in the town of Abu Dis, east of occupied East Jerusalem, causing multiple cases of suffocation among them. Witnesses told WAFA that Israeli soldiers attacked with teargas students while they were on their way to school, causing many cases of suffocation among …
Read More »Two in every 5 Gaza patients delayed or denied access to health care outside Gaza, report
Two in every five Gaza patients who applied in July for an Israeli permit that would allow them to leave the besieged Gaza Strip for urgently needed medical care in specialized hospitals outside the coastal enclave were either delayed or denied permit, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. …
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