Israeli occupation forces on Friday evening released the Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi Hidmi, after detaining him for several hours at the Moroccan compound in occupied Jerusalem. Hidmi was detained for allegedly violating an Israeli […]
Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered in Christian tradition as the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and burial, was closed on Wednesday as a precaution against the coronavirus, Reuters reports. The closure, initially for a week, followed […]
Israeli forces on Thursday demolished two Palestinian homes and a livestock shelter on the outskirts of as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya, near Jerusalem. Israel demolishes a Palestinian vegetable & fruit market, & steals a family's trailer home pic.twitter.com/fnGk3RWqTq […]
Israeli police today summoned Sheikh Omar Kiswani, director of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, for questioning at the Russian Compound interrogation center in West Jerusalem, according to the Islamic Waqf department. #Israeli Forces Arrest Two #Palestinians, […]
Israeli forces today detained seven Palestinians in multiple raids across the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). PPS said Israeli forces detained the head of their Jerusalem office, Nasser Qous, […]
The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs ordered today a closure until further notice of mosques and churches in all the governorates of Palestine, as part of ongoing efforts to curb a seemingly growing spread […]
A Palestinian family from the Shuafat refugee camp in occupied Jerusalem demolished its own home today after it was forced to do so by the Israeli municipality. Tareq Mohammad Ali said he was forced, along […]
Israeli police yesterday arrested two senior Palestinian Authority (PA) officials in occupied Jerusalem after raiding their homes and searching them, Quds Press reported. Israeli police arrested the Director of Arab Studies Society Khalil Tafakji from the Juz […]
An 8-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot in the face by an Israeli police officer has lost his left eye. On February 15, Malek Issa was returning home from school when he was shot in the […]
US Senator Bernie Sanders, who is currently leading in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, said he would consider moving the US embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv if elected president. Sanders’s comments […]
A Palestinian-owned house in the Old City quarter of occupied Jerusalem partially collapsed today as a result of ongoing underground excavations by Israeli authorities and illegal settler organizations. Expert warns of collapse of Jerusalem buildings […]
Hundreds of Palestinian worshippers making their way to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers were prevented from entering the holy site. Five #Palestinians Killed, Israel Deploys More Troops https://t.co/fkBf8QDZlg via @PalestineChron #deal_of_the_century #WestBank #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/YHgRXtjUOb […]
Israel has deployed additional forces in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank after its soldiers killed five Palestinians in the last two days, amid heightened tensions over US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, which heavily favors Israel. […]
At least 10 Palestinians were injured on Friday morning, when Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and attacked hundreds of worshippers, according to Palestinian medical sources. #SobatPalestinaINA#قروب_فلسطينيThe Israeli occupation forces detained a number of […]
Israeli forces on Wednesday arrested five Palestinians young men from the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. According to local media sources, police officers physically assaulted five young men and arrested them, while they were […]
A delegation of bishops from across Europe and North America called on their governments to insist on the application of international law in Israel and Palestine, following their visit to the Holy Land this week. […]
Israeli police detained today a Palestinian woman at Damascus Gate, one of the gates to the Old City of Jerusalem, under allegation she attempted a stabbing attack. Fully armed Israeli soldiers were caught on camera while […]
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 […]
Israeli forces attacked several Palestinian worshippers and detained six of them on Tuesday evening, at Bab al-Rahma, inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem. Moreover, three Israeli soldiers have been caught on camera while […]
Israeli forces today detained at least 19 Palestinians in multiple overnight raids in Jerusalem and across the West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Israeli general security units raided the East Jerusalem neighborhood of […]
Israeli police assaulted several Palestinian worshipers and detained two of them on Thursday evening, at the Bab al-Rahma prayer area inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem. Israeli occupation forces assaulted a number of […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Israeli forces today detained at least seven Palestinians in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS). One of the detainees, 36, suffers from head and spine injuries as a […]
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. […]
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 […]
Christians in the Gaza Strip will be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas, Israeli authorities said on Sunday, reversing a previous decision, Reuters reports. On December 12, Israel’s military liaison […]
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 Arab League on Thursday strongly condemned Brazil’s opening of a trade office in Jerusalem, calling it “illegitimate” and warning President Jair Bolsonaro against moving his country’s embassy to the contested city. The Brazilian leader has said […]
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