The head of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Authority, Issa Qaraqe, announced on Sunday that prisoner Raed Salhi, 21, from Dheisheh refuge camp Bethlehem died affected by his wounds in the Israeli intensive care unit of Hadassah Hospital in Ein Karem. The martyr al-Salhi was injured in liver and thigh shot …
Read More »The American Federation of Ramallah. Palestine launches relief campaign to victims of Hurricane Harvey
The American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP) has launched a humanitarian campaign to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey that hit Houston, as a symbol of compassion and support from the Palestinian and Arab-American communities in particular to all those who were affected by this disaster. The heaviest tropical rainfall …
Read More »Israeli Cabinet Approves Resumption of Work on New West Bank Settlement
Amichai is set to house former residents of the illegal outpost of Amona The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved the allocation of 55 million shekels ($15.3 million) to the Interior Ministry for the completion of infrastructure work on Amichai, a new West Bank settlement for former residents of the unauthorized …
Read More »Al Jazeera: Letter from Gaza: ‘Alive due to lack of death’
(By Jehad Abusalim) In Gaza, entire families sit in the darkness of their living rooms, with candles generating the only light. Dozens of families have lost loved ones in house fires. Propane is scarce, and small generators are unsafe and hard to come by. They are usually smuggled through tunnels …
Read More »Middle East Monitor: Israel to approve budget for illegal settlements in Palestinian territory
The Israeli government is reportedly set to approve a budget of 55 million shekels (more than $15,300,000) on Sunday for the construction of the illegal Amihai settlement – Israel’s first new official settlement to be established in the occupied West Bank in 25 years – in order to house settlers …
Read More »Israel detains elderly Palestinian woman for allegedly intending to carry out attack
Israeli forces detained a 60-year-old Palestinian woman near the village of Nilin in the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah on Saturday amid unclear circumstances, as Israeli forces suspected that she was intending to carry out a stabbing attack. According to witness testimonies, Israeli soldiers had opened live ammunition …
Read More »Settler runs over 6-year-old Palestinian child in al-Khalil
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that a child was seriously injured after being rammed by a speeding car, driven by an Israeli colonist near Keryat Arba’ illegal colony, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. The sources stated that the child, identified as Samira …
Read More »Hebron governor deplores Israeli army order expanding settlers’ municipal powers
Governor of the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron Kamel Hamid condemned a recent Israeli army decision to expand municipal powers in Hebron to Israeli settlers that live illegally in the city, reportedly describing the move as “the most dangerous since 1967.” Hamid told Palestinian Authority-owned radio station Voice …
Read More »Israel set to approve budget for construction of settlement in Palestinian territory
The Israeli government is reportedly set to approve a budget of 55 million shekels (more than $15,300,000) on Sunday for the construction of the illegal Amihai settlement — Israel’s first new official settlement to be established in the occupied West Bank in 25 years — in order to house settlers …
Read More »Israeli forces detain 2 brothers from al-Jalazun refugee camp, raid family home
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian youth on Saturday from al-Jalazun refugee camp in the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah, a day after his brother was also detained by Israeli forces. The youth was identified by locals as Ammar Riyad Salam al-Tirawi, 19. His brother, Amer, 25, was detained …
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