Israeli forces Thursday night and predawn Friday detained five Palestinians and ransacked several homes in the northern West Bank districts of Nablus and Jenin, said security sources. Israeli forces at Zaatara checkpoint, known to Israelis as Tapuah, south of Nablus, detained two Palestinians from Huwwara town and Balata refugee camp. …
Read More »Newspapers review: Settlers’ attacks, land seizure in Nablus district focus of dailies
Israeli Jewish settlers’ attacks against Palestinian farmers and the seizure of lands in the northern West Bank district of Nablus hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies. The dailies reported that Israeli occupation authorities seized Palestinian-owned lands in Burin town, south of Nablus. They added Israeli Jewish settlers attacked …
Read More »New Israeli law that allows revocation of Palestinian residency in Jerusalem is illegal
A new law the Israeli parliament approved on Wednesday that allows the Israeli interior minister to revoke the permanent residency status of any Palestinian he suspects of “breach of loyalty” to Israel is illegal, rights groups said on Thursday. The law, approved by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in a …
Read More »On IWD: women journalists in Gaza share their experiences and challenges
Women Journalists stressed the urgent need to ensure protection for Palestinian women journalists, and take further measures to seek redress and rehabilitation for those who face psychological and social assaults. Women journalists also addressed the need to expose all Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists to the international community. Moreover, participants …
Read More »UNRWA: No new jobs and no contract renewals as financial crisis takes toll
UNRWA announced yesterday that it will not seek to employee any new workers and will not renew contracts of those whose terms have expired as a result of the ongoing financial crisis in the organisation. Spokesman Adnan Abu-Hasnah said: “There will be no renewal of employment contracts and those whose …
Read More »More than 15,000 Palestinian women arrested by Israel since 1967
The Israeli authorities have arrested more than 15,000 Palestinian women since the beginning of the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem in 1967, official statistics revealed on Wednesday. A report compiled by Abdel Nasser Ferwaneh, of the PLO’s Committee for Prisoners’ and Freed Prisoners’ Affairs, accused the …
Read More »Palestinian Man Killed in Clashes With Israeli Occupation Soldiers in Hebron
IOF killed Palestinian man today in Hebron and multiple others were wounded in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Muhammed Zain Jabri, age 24 from Hebron, was shot by live fire and taken to a nearby hospital where he …
Read More »Israeli Army Kills A Young Man With Special Needs In Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Friday evening, a young Palestinian man who was deaf and could not speak, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Palestinian medical sources said the young man, identified as Mohammad Zein al-Ja’bari, aged 24, was shot by the soldiers with a live round …
Read More »Israeli Soldiers Injure And Abduct Many Palestinians Across The West Bank And Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers resorted, Friday, to the excessive use of force against protesters across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, injured and abducted many protesters, as the weekly processions continue for the 14th consecutive week against the illegal U.S. recognition of occupied Jerusalem as the unified capital …
Read More »Weekly Nonviolent Procession Held In Ni’lin
Scores of Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli international peace activists, held on Friday the weekly nonviolent procession against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The protesters marched from the center of the village and heading towards the Annexation Wall near …
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