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Eight-year-old Child Drowns in Flooded Cistern in Jerusalem

January 25, 2020

An eight-year-old child who went missing in East Jerusalem Friday afternoon was found today at the bottom of a cistern filled with rainwater after long hours of search efforts. Qais Abu Rmaileh, 8, was found […]

Palestinian Child Prisoner, just Released, Attacked by Israeli Soldiers

January 23, 2020

A group of Israeli soldiers on Wednesday brutally attacked 15-year-old Ma’rouf Al Atrash after he was released from the Damon Israeli jail. Ma’rouf, who comes from the Palestinian town of Beit Jala, told Quds News […]

Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinian Teenagers in Gaza

January 22, 2020

Israeli forces killed three Palestinian teenagers on Tuesday evening, near the fence separating besieged Gaza Strip from Israel. Initial reports said that Israeli military opened fire on three Palestinians who purportedly crossed the fence to […]

Israel Fines Palestinian Prisoner One Million Shekels

January 8, 2020

An Israeli court in Jerusalem on Tuesday fined a Palestinian prisoner one million shekels (approximately $286,000), according to Quds Press. The Palestinian prisoner was identified as Murad Al-Rajabi, from Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood. Palestinian prisoners lost […]

Israel Places Six Palestinians under Nighttime Curfew, Invoking British Mandate-era Act

January 2, 2020

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 […]

Who is Archbishop Atallah Hanna, and Why does Israel Hate Him?

January 1, 2020

“They will run and not grow weary,” is a quote from the Bible (Isaiah, 40:41) that adorns the homepage of Kairos Palestine. This important document, which parallels a similar initiative emanating from South Africa during the […]

Joint Report: Israel Arrested over 5500 Palestinians in 2019

December 31, 2019

A joint report released by the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer), the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, and the Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs has documented the dire conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The […]

Palestinian Prisoner Barghouti to Run in Presidential Election

December 27, 2019

Imprisoned senior Fatah official, Marwan Barghouti, will run against the incumbent Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the country’s upcoming presidential election, member of Fatah’s Revolutionary Council Hatem Abdel Qader announced yesterday. Abdel Qader told Quds […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 31 Palestinians, Including University Professor

December 24, 2019

Israeli forces detained 31 Palestinians, including a university professor, in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS). PPS confirmed in a press release that Israeli forces detained Ahmad Qatamesh, […]

They Tried to Poison Me with ‘Chemical Substance’: Archbishop Hanna Urges Unity from His Hospital Bed in Jordan

December 23, 2019

Palestinian Archbishop Atallah Hanna, Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, told Al Quds News on Monday that he holds Israel responsible for poisoning him last Wednesday, December 18. The […]

Young Gaza Girl Fighting Cancer Alone in West Bank Hospital

December 23, 2019

10-year-old Miral Abu Amsha is suffering from leukemia. Due to the hermetic Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, the little girl was not allowed to be joined by her parents when she left Gaza seeking […]

80-Year-Old Palestinian Prisoner Slams Fatah, PLO

December 23, 2019

Palestinian prisoner General Fuad Al-Shobaki has slammed members of PLO’s Central and Executive Committees as well as members of Fatah’s Military and Revolutionary Councils for ignoring the issue of prisoners being held in Israeli jails, […]

Health of Palestinian Prisoner In Hunger Strike Deteriorating

December 21, 2019

As of today, Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, Ahmad Zahran has been on 90 days hunger strike, demanding an end to his incarceration without charge or trial and based on secret evidence, according to the […]

Quds TV: Archbishop Atallah Hanna Poisoned by Israeli Gas Canister in Jerusalem

December 19, 2019

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 […]

Palestinian Female Journalist Placed under Administrative Detention in Israel

December 16, 2019

The Israeli authorities today issued an administrative detention order for a period of four months against Palestinian journalist Bushra al-Taweel, 26, who was detained last week at her family home in al-Bireh, Ramallah’s twin city, […]

CPJ Urges Israel to Release Palestinian Journalist Held without Charge (VIDEO)

December 12, 2019

Israeli authorities have been urged by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) to immediately release Palestinian journalist Sameh Al-Titi or to disclose any charges against him. Al-Titi, a reporter for the Hebron University-affiliated broadcaster Radio Alam, was […]

Israel Arrests Female Palestinian Journalist Days after Releasing Her Father (VIDEO)

December 12, 2019

On Wednesday morning Israeli occupation forces arrested Palestinian journalist and activist, Bushra Al-Taweel, just one week after her father was released from an Israeli prison, Safa Press Agency reported. Al-Taweel is a Palestinian journalist and activist, who reports […]

Elected Palestinian Mayor Released after 2 Years of Administrative Detention

December 5, 2019

Israeli yesterday released Hamas leader Jamal Al-Taweel after two years being held under administrative detention. The 57-year-old, who was elected mayor of Al Bireh in 2006, spent his time in administrative detention in Al Naqab Prison. Israeli […]

Two Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike Rushed to Hospital

December 3, 2019

The Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS) confirmed today the transfer of two Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike for over two months in a row to the hospital following the deterioration of their health. […]

Brother of Sami Abu Diak Arrested by Israel (VIDEO)

December 2, 2019

Israeli occupation forces arrested the brother of Sami Abu Diak, a cancer-stricken Palestinian political prisoner who died last week while in Israeli custody, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa. Following the invasion in Sielet […]

Israeli Army Kills Palestinian Teen near Hebron

December 1, 2019

A Palestinian teenager was shot dead on November 30 by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Beit Awwa, to the west of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the southern West Bank, according to the Ministry of […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teen in Southern Gaza Strip

November 29, 2019

A Palestinian teenager has been killed and five others wounded by Israeli fire in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday. According to Gaza’s ministry of health, 16-year-old Fahd al-Astal died after he was shot in the stomach […]

Jordan Demands Israel to Hand over Body of Sami Abu Diak (VIDEO)

November 28, 2019

The Jordanian authorities have asked Israel to release the body of Palestinian prisoner Sami Abu Diak, 37, who died in prison on Tuesday after three years of battling cancer and alleged medical negligence, Quds Press reported on […]

Jewish Settlers Attack, Injure Civilians in Hebron City (VIDEOS)

November 23, 2019

Dozens of hardcore Jewish settlers under Israeli army protection converged today on the old city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), south of the occupied West Bank, and attacked Palestinian civilians and storekeepers, injuring many of them. Settlers […]

Palestinian Journalist Loses Left Eye after Being Shot by Israeli Sniper (VIDEOS)

November 20, 2019

Doctors at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem yesterday removed the eye of Palestinian photojournalist Moath Amarneh who was shot by an Israeli sniper on Friday. A committee of specialists decided that Amarneh’s left eye must be […]

Palestinian Prisoner Transferred to Prison Clinic despite Risk of Death

November 19, 2019

Palestinian political prisoner Sami Abu Diak who has been diagnosed with cancer has been sent back to Israel’s Al-Ramla prison clinic despite reports that it lacks the specialist care he requires. The transfer from Assaf Harofeh Medical […]

Palestinian Prisoner Placed in Solitary Confinement after 40 Years in Israeli Jail

November 18, 2019

Palestinian prisoner Nael Barghouthi yesterday entered his 40th year in Israeli jails yesterday and was placed in solitary confinement for seven days, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said. Barghouthi, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli […]

Global Solidarity with Palestinian Photojournalist Shot in the Eye

November 18, 2019

A Palestinian freelance photographer who was shot by Israeli soldiers while covering a demonstration in the occupied West Bank has drawn international attention, with journalists voicing solidarity by posting photos of themselves wearing eye patches […]

Israeli Forces Attack Journalists Protesting in Solidarity with Injured Photojournalist (VIDEO)

November 17, 2019

Dozens of journalists Sunday suffered from suffocation after inhaling tear gas fired at them by Israeli forces during a solidarity sit-in in support of injured photojournalist Moath Amarneh, to the north of the occupied West […]

UNRWA Mourns Loss of Young Student at its Gaza School

November 17, 2019

The United Nations Work and Refugee Agency (UNRWA) mourned the death of a student at one of its schools in a statement, a copy of which was sent to MEMO. Matthias Schmale, director of UNRWA […]

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