Israeli police on Friday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and assaulted Palestinian worshippers. Thousands of Palestinians rallied at the mosque compound following the Fajr Prayer, chanting slogans slamming frequent Israeli intrusions into the […]
Isreali forces on Friday evening arrested two Palestinian children from the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Safa News Agency reported. The two Palestinian minors were identified as Mohamed Haimouni, 15, and Mohamed Abu-Qalbain, 13, from the […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday slammed an Israeli decision to use alternatives to UNRWA-run Palestinian schools in Jerusalem. In a statement, the PA’s Ministry of Expatriates and Foreign Affairs said that the approval of the […]
Israel placed six Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya under nighttime curfew for several months. On December 29, Israeli authorities invoked a British Palestine Mandate-era emergency act to impose a nighttime curfew […]
At least 12 Palestinians were detained last night by Israeli occupation forces, during a wide-scale detention campaign that targeted the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, according to local sources. Large numbers of police forces broke […]
According to medical records obtained by the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, a 16-year-old Palestinian boy was denied medical attention for more than half an hour, although he was seriously wounded and bleeding on the ground. […]
Four Palestinian women have been arrested after being attacked at the Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning, while settlers stormed the mosque, according to local news agency Ma’an. Around 130 Jewish settlers have entered the compound today through […]
Protected by Israeli occupation police, a total of 407 Israeli Jewish settlers raided Al-Aqsa Mosque last week, Palestine Information Center reported on Friday. More than 130 Israeli occupation soldiers and fanatic settlers stormed the al-Aqsa […]
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said she will launch a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories. The announcement by Fatou Bensouda on Friday was welcomed […]
The Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Archbishop Atallah Hanna was reportedly hospitalized yesterday after being poisoned by chemical substances, according to Quds TV. مصادر محلية: تعرض المطران الفلسطيني […]
Israeli forces detained early today 13 Palestinians, including minors, and assaulted some across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). It said that seven Palestinians were detained in multiple […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) said on Tuesday its heralded national election must also be held in East Jerusalem, an area annexed by Israel, raising a demand on which a still-unscheduled vote could hinge, reports Reuters. Palestinians’ […]
Israeli forces last night and yesterday detained at least nine Palestinians during raids that targeted several areas in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Israeli Occupation Forces […]
A Palestinian citizen from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabir today as forced on tearing down his own home. The homeowner, Nasser Abu Ze’eter, was informed by the municipality that he had to […]
Israeli soldiers arrested a guard at Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning while Jewish settlers stormed the compound. Under the protection of Israeli police, groups of Jewish settlers guided by Orthodox Israeli Knesset member Yehuda Glick entered the […]
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestine TV crew in Jerusalem this morning after confiscating their cameras and broadcast equipment. A producer with Palestine TV Nader Bibars reported that Israeli intelligence officers broke into the film set during the broadcast […]
Israeli authorities have recently advanced a number of settlement plans across occupied East Jerusalem, according to an update issued yesterday by NGO Ir Amim. The most significant development, as reported this week, was the start of construction […]
Israeli occupation forces have escalated their arrest raids in Issawiya, occupied East Jerusalem, in the face of continued protests at months of violence and harassment, reported Haaretz. Yesterday, the paper reported, Israeli police officers arrested […]
Israeli police today detained Jerusalem Governor Adnan Ghaith, according to eyewitnesses. The detention came after police raided Ghaith’s residence in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood, the eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency. #Watch The moment the occupation forces arrested […]
Protected by the Israeli police, 244 Israelis today raided Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowment said. According to a statement issued by the ministry, 99 settlers, 97 students from religious schools, 40 government […]
Palestinian citizens in Issawiya yesterday protested against the “continuous Israeli aggression.” In a statement, they said that they have been subject to the “systematic” Israeli “aggression” since June. A Palestinian woman suffered a rubber bullet […]
Israeli forces yesterday demolished Palestinian houses in Bedouin communities east of occupied Jerusalem. Dawood Al-Jahalin, a spokesperson for the Abu Nuwwar Bedouin community, east of Jerusalem, said that the Israeli forces stormed several Bedouin communities east of the town of Al-Eizariya […]
A Palestinian woman was wounded yesterday with a rubber-coated bullet in her head by Israeli police forces, as they raided the neighborhood of al-Issawiya in occupied East Jerusalem. NGO: Israel Police ‘severely escalate’ operation in […]
An Israeli military bulldozer today demolished a shack and razed a plot of land in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, according to sources. Mohammad Abu al-Hummos, a local activist, told WAFA that Israeli police […]
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday kidnaped seven Palestinian young men from their homes in Issawiya district, east of Jerusalem, Palestine Information Center reports. The detainees were identified as Anwar Sami Obeid, Hamed Obeid, Mahmoud Zumorod, […]
A rights group says Israeli authorities have demolished at least 140 Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem this year, the highest annual number since it began keeping records in 2004. The demolition of homes built without permits comes amid […]
A Palestinian resident of Jabal al Mukabbir neighborhood in East Jerusalem, tore down his home after he received a demolition order from the Israeli authorities, said a local official. SELF-DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM: On the […]
Hundreds of Jewish settlers forced their way into Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound again on Sunday to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to a Palestinian source. “Around 653 settlers backed by Israeli police […]
For the third consecutive day, around 2,473 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, Arab48.com reported on Friday. On Thursday, 816 settlers bombarded the holy site through Al-Magharbeh Gate. They besieged the mosque under heavy […]
UNESCO’s Executive Board approved at its 207th session a resolution calling on Israel to stop its violations and unilateral actions against historic sites in Jerusalem. The decision was made by the international organization during its […]
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