The Israeli occupation authorities caused the destruction of 100,000 coronavirus testing swabs destined to the occupied Palestinian territories, Health Minister Mai Alkaila stated today. Speaking to Voice of Palestine, Alkaila confirmed that the Israeli occupation […]
The inevitable has finally happened, and the coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging the besieged Gaza Strip. On August 24, a total lockdown was imposed by the Gaza authorities following the discovery of several COVID-19 cases […]
Two Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Ofer prison were tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). At least five Palestinian prisoners have tested positive for the virus that causes #Covid_19 recently, including a […]
Gaza has reported hundreds of coronavirus infections since the first case emerged in the general population last week, and a UN aid group warned that a lack of key medical items including ventilators could make […]
Some 98 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Gaza Strip, a report by the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The report said that a total of 581 people have contracted the deadly virus […]
Over 25 patients and medical staff in the Hebron Governmental Hospital suffered suffocation today when Israeli occupation forces fired teargas at Palestinian civilians near the hospital, according to local sources. Israeli soldiers were reportedly raiding […]
Thousands of protesters demonstrated last night in occupied Jerusalem demanding incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign. The protests were a continuation of months-long weekend rallies demanding Netanyahu’s resignation over corruption charges and mishandling […]
An Israeli rights group on Thursday called for Israeli occupation authorities to immediately stop the punishing measures against the besieged Gaza Strip and to allow the entry of fuel, commodities and essential equipment needed to […]
Palestinians in Gaza City took to their windows and balconies to thank the Gaza’s medical staff and local police force during the mass curfew imposed on besieged Gaza to contain the spread of the COVID-19 […]
The Government of the People’s Republic of China made a vital contribution of personal protective equipment including surgical masks, protective face masks, sterilized surgical gloves, medical eye covers, medical protective smocks, and face shields to […]
An eight-year-old Palestinian child from the West Bank town of Idna outside of Hebron (Al-Khalil), died last night from the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health has said. He was reported to have been suffering from […]
The World Bank will provide a $30 million grant to assist vulnerable Palestinians in the West Bank who have been economically impacted by the coronavirus crisis, reported the Wafa news agency. The funds will support […]
The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) put a number of Palestinian prisoners in Ramon prison in quarantine after two prison guards and other IPS members tested positive for the novel COVID-19. #Israel’s Supreme Court: #Palestinian #Prisoners […]
Israel’s Supreme Court rejected yesterday a petition by Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, demanding Israeli authorities to implement COVID-19 protective guidelines for prisoners at Gilboa prison, where 30 prison guards […]
Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday demolished a Palestinian facility used as a quarantine center for people suspected of having the coronavirus in the occupied Palestinian city of Hebron (Al-Khalil). This is not the first time […]
Approximately 4,000 workers in Gaza lost their jobs since the outbreak of the coronavirus and at least 50 factories closed their doors, head of the General Federation of Trade Unions, Sami Al-Amassi, revealed yesterday. In […]
Israeli soldiers destroyed a coronavirus testing booth set up by Palestinian security at the entrance to the northern West Bank city of Jenin in order to contain the spread of the disease, and injured a […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s graft trial resumed on Sunday after a two-month break amid mounting protests over his alleged corruption and handling of the coronavirus crisis, reports Reuters. Netanyahu, the first serving Israeli prime […]
An Israeli minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government said that the resurgence of the coronavirus and political divisions were the main reasons behind the delay in Israel’s annexation of occupied Palestinian land in […]
A joint paper by Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), Al-Haq, and the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Centre (JLAC) exposed how systematic neglect and de-development of Palestinian healthcare have left Palestinian communities in East […]
Dozens of Palestinians protested outside the Gaza headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday, calling for the release of a Palestinian prisoner in Israel, who was tested positive for the […]
A cancer-stricken Palestinian political detainee in an Israeli prison has tested positive for coronavirus, local reports said on Sunday. Detainee Kamal Abu Wa’ar, who is held in Israel’s Gilboa prison, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Palestinian Authority’s […]
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the occupied city of Jerusalem was once again shut down to worshippers today over the uptick in the highly-contagious virus. Custodian of the keys of the church Adeeb […]
The Palestinian Authority announced it was prolonging a lockdown in the occupied West Bank for five days following a spike in coronavirus infections. The lockdown, which began on Friday, will be extended until Sunday evening, […]
The Palestinian Minister of Health in the besieged Gaza Strip has today decided to dispatch a team of doctors to the occupied West Bank to help fight the coronavirus. Watch | Medical teams in Hebron, […]
Palestine confirmed today morning 280 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the occupied territories to 3,045. Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh announced in a press statement that 199 of the 280 […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates would cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus – a possible boost to Israeli efforts to normalize relations with Gulf Arab […]
Life in Gaza is slowly getting back to normal, well, as normal as possible considering the protracted Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip. Gaza authority, like other governments in the region and around the world, […]
Unemployment rates in Gaza have been increasing, and the region experienced a sudden spike due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the quarterly unemployment report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). The report, […]
After a 70-day closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, mosques in the Gaza Strip reopened their doors to worshippers, though with strict guidelines to ensure that the deadly COVID-19 disease remains under control. Worshippers, who […]
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