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Syria Air Defences Intercept Israeli Missiles near Damascus (VIDEO)
Syrian state media says government air defenses have intercepted missiles fired by Israeli fighter jets near the capital, Damascus. The reported raid on Tuesday hit an arms depot and wounded three soldiers, Syria’s state-run news […]
Palestinian Santas Barred from Jerusalem
Palestinian Christians dressed up as Santa Claus for Christmas have been forbidden by Israel to enter Jerusalem as reported by Anadolu Agency. Palestinian Christians from the West Bank, like their Muslim counterparts, can’t enter Jerusalem without […]
Palestinians Celebrate Christmas despite Israeli Restrictions (VIDEO)
Palestinian Christians celebrated Christmas despite Israeli restrictions. The city of Bethlehem adorned a Christmas tree in Manger Square, where the Church of the Nativity is located. The square hosted a number of activities, including the […]
Israeli Troops Open Fire at Alleged ‘Gunmen’ near Syria Border
Israeli troops fired at alleged “gunmen” near the Syrian border without knowing exactly if they had intentions to enter their territory. News agencies reported that Israeli soldiers have fired on “several gunmen” at the border […]
Report: Israel Gears up for Large-Scale War in Syria
Russia’s Nezavisimaya Gazeta said that Israel is preparing for a comprehensive war on Syria following the US’ withdrawal from the country. The newspaper said that the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw American […]
Israel to Hold Early Elections in April
The Israeli government decided on Monday to hold early elections in April with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggling to keep together a one-seat majority in parliament, as he also faces potential corruption charges in the […]
27 Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Suppress 21st Naval March
At least 27 Palestinians were injured, including 14 with Israeli forces’ live fire, while others sustained rubber-coated steel bullets and suffered tear-gas suffocation as Israeli forces suppressed the 21st weekly naval march in the northern […]
Turkey FM Labels Netanyahu ‘a Cold-Blooded Killer’
Turkey has hit out at Israel’s “lawless occupation” of Palestinian territory after the Israeli prime minister accused Turkey of “massacres” against Kurds in a new war of words. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu labeled Benjamin […]
PA Sanctions Widen Gap between Gaza, West Bank
Israel’s siege and Palestinian Authority (PA) sanctions on the Gaza Strip have widened the economic gap between it and the occupied West Bank. Professor Mu’een Rajab told Felesteen on Friday: “The economic situation in Gaza has been […]
Hamas Rejects Abbas’s Plan to Dissolve Palestinian Parliament
Hamas, the Palestinian party that governs the besieged Gaza Strip, has rejected the decision of President Mahmoud Abbas to implement a court order and dissolve parliament. The movement warned late on Saturday that the move […]
Israeli Army Arrests Palestinian Minor near Ramallah (VIDEO)
Israeli forces on Sunday detained a Palestinian minor near Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, according to local residents as reported on Anadolu Agency. Israeli forces raided the vicinity of a school west of Ramallah […]
Lavrov: US Will Not Attempt to Solve Palestine, Israel Conflict Alone
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday that the US will not succeed in solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict alone. During a press conference with his Palestinian Counterpart Riyadh Al-Maliki, the Russian minister said: “We understand […]
Family of Slain Palestinian Teen Demands Full Investigation
A Palestinian teenager was shot and killed at the Bet Il checkpoint at the northern entrance of the occupied West Bank city of Al-Bireh. Qassem al-Abbassi, 17, was killed by Israeli forces on Thursday night […]
Israel Removes Memorial Honoring Famed Palestinian Writer Ghassan Kanafani
Israel removed a memorial statue in the city of Acre this week dedicated to Palestinian intellectual and writer Ghassan Kanafani. The statue was set up in a cemetery by Palestinians in the northern Israeli city […]
China Gives $2 Million to UNRWA in Gaza
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced that the People’s Republic of China has provided $2.35 million in support of the Agency’s emergency appeal for the […]
Gaza: 4 Palestinians Killed, Dozens Injured by Israeli Forces (VIDEO)
Four Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli forces during weekly protests across the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip since Friday afternoon. ?From the farewell & funeral of the martyr Ayman Munir Shbeir […]
Humanitarian Aid is Overtly Politicized, Just Not in Favor of the Palestinians
By Ramona Wadi The 2019 humanitarian plan for Palestinians in the occupied territories will allocate $350 million for aid intervention, according to Ramallah’s Minister of Social Development Ibrahim Al-Shaer and UN envoy Jamie McGoldrick. The […]
Palestinian Teen Killed, 40 Others Injured in Gaza Protests
A Palestinian teen was shot and killed by Israeli forces, while at least 40 others sustained injuries with Israeli live fire, and dozens suffered tear-gas inhalation as Israeli forces suppressed the 39th Friday of the […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Teen in Al-Bireh
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teen, on Thursday night, at the Beit El checkpoint north of al-Bireh City in the central occupied West Bank. A Ma’an reporter said that the Palestinian Liaison identified […]
Israeli Soldiers Shot Palestinian Teen, ‘Dragged Him Around’ and Chased Ambulance Away
Israeli soldiers who fatally shot a Palestinian child last week prevented him from receiving potentially life-saving medical treatment, reported Haaretz. Seventeen-year-old Mahmoud Nakhle was shot on Friday, December 14 as Israeli occupation forces suppressed protests around Al-Jalazun […]
Twitter Blocked Hamas, Hezbollah Accounts at Israel’s Demand (VIDEO)
Twitter has revealed that it blocked over 20 accounts belonging to Hamas and Hezbollah to meet demands issued by Israel. In the first half of 2018, the social media giant blocked over 20 accounts belonging […]
Israel Separates Parents and Children with Bethlehem Permits
Palestinian Christians in the Gaza Strip have charged Israeli authorities with issuing Christmas travel permits to some family members but not others. Fr Mario da Silva, Parish Priest of Gaza, told Independent Catholic News: “Last […]
War on Peace – Book Review
By Jim Miles (War on Peace – The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Power. Ronan Farrow. W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., New York, 2018.) Members of the political corps of the […]
A Shift: Repudiating War on Yemen
By Kathy Kelly Twenty years ago, a small delegation organized by Voices in the Wilderness lived in Baghdad while U.S. cruise missiles attacked more than 100 targets in Iraq. Following four days of bombing, known […]
Jewish Settlers Spray Racist Graffiti in Beit Hanina (VIDEOS)
Jewish settlers sprayed racist graffiti in the Beit Hanina town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, on predawn Thursday. Locals told Ma’an that Jewish settlers raided the al-Gharableh neighborhood of the town, adjacent to the Pisgat […]
UN’s Food Program to Cut Back Aid to Thousands of Palestinians (VIDEO)
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) says it will cut its aid next year to over 190,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN agency […]
Israel Deliberately Neglects Palestinian Prisoners’ Medical Needs (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said yesterday that the Israeli prison administration practices a policy of deliberate medical negligence against a number of ill Palestinian prisoners in Ashkelon Prison. The commission said […]
Gaza’s Al-Aqsa TV to Go Off Air after Israeli Bombing (VIDEO)
The Gaza Strip’s Al-Aqsa TV is to go off air tonight, a month after its studio was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November. In a statement yesterday, the TV station announced that it […]
Is There A Plot to Depopulate Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon?
By Ramzy Baroud An eerie video of a photo of one “Hajj Jamal Ghalaini” with a prayer on a backing track pops up occasionally on Facebook. The voice is that of an allegedly religious […]
Israeli Forces Uproot 200 Cactus Seedlings in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces uprooted hundreds of cactus seedlings belonging to a Palestinian resident in the Bardala village in the northern occupied West Bank, on Tuesday afternoon. A Palestinian official in charge of Jordan Valley’s Jewish settlements […]
