By Palestine Chronicle Staff Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich were sanctioned on Tuesday for having incited “extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights.” Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that the recognition of a Palestinian state was “not only a moral duty, but a political necessity.” Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz has […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The settlements are all situated “deep in areas slated for a Palestinian state,” according to the Israeli settlement watchdog, Peace Now. The Israeli government has approved the construction of 22 […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel warns it will respond to international recognition of Palestine by annexing large parts of the occupied West Bank, including settlements and the Jordan Valley. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar […]
The plan aims to expand what is known as the Gilo settlement south-eastward, on lands and olive groves owned by residents of the Palestinian city of Beit Jala, the report said. The Planning and Building […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian journalist was also shot and injured by Israeli forces while he was reporting on home demolitions in the town of Rafat, northwest of Jerusalem. Israeli occupation forces opened […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli Municipality in Jerusalem will approve the new settler homes in different existing illegal settlements in East Jerusalem. Israeli authorities will approve on Wednesday the construction of over 1,000 […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Likud MK Dan Illouz who has introduced the bill told Haaretz that “”Israel has to act according to its interests and without fear. This law is a major step towards […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini urges an end to Israel’s military incursion into the West Bank, highlighting the devastating impact on Palestinians. UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini has called for an end […]
A new PLO report shows that 44.5% of the West Bank is now under Israeli control, with settlements expanding at an alarming rate. A report released by the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Negotiations Affairs Department revealed […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli Higher Planning Council is set to approve 1,170 new housing units in illegal West Bank settlements, further entrenching occupation and displacement, Peace Now warns. The Israeli Higher Planning […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A shooting near the Kedumim illegal settlement in the northern West Bank killed three Israelis and injured seven, prompting widespread Israeli military searches and strong political reactions. The Israeli emergency […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “In 2024, 52 outposts were established across the West Bank, with those in Area B constituting approximately 13.5 percent of the total.” Israeli authorities have built at least seven illegal […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A total of 822 financial institutions this year have ties with 58 firms “actively involved” in illegal Jewish settlements, in comparison to 776 in 2023. A study by a coalition […]
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah Settlement roads, or ‘bypass roads’, are consuming vast areas of the occupied West Bank, altering its geography and increasing Palestinians’ suffering to prioritize the convenience and security of illegal Jewish […]
By Robert Inlakesh What this conference shows is that a considerable portion of Israel’s senior political officials feel emboldened enough to publicly declare their intentions to ethnically cleanse and then build settlements in northern Gaza. […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine within the next twelve months. The vote came in the middle of its […]
The operations occurred late Friday evening, during the third day of what the Israeli army has termed the largest Israeli military operation in the West Bank since 2002. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of […]
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich launched on Monday a campaign to illegally annex three percent of the so-called Area B, in the occupied West Bank, entailing the expulsion of Palestinians and destruction of all […]
According to reports, Israeli occupation forces are now conducting raids in the area and setting up multiple checkpoints. The Israeli army said in a statement that it received information that a Palestinian had seized an […]
By Romana Rubeo The Israeli government has “approved strategic land seizures — almost 6,000 acres this year alone — and major settlement construction”. Israel is actively redrawing the map of the West Bank by […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army stated that its forces have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators and are conducting extensive search and combing operations in the area. One person was killed and […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Dozens of independent UN human rights experts have called on UN Member States to impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Israel following the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Australia has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on seven Jewish settlers and a youth group for violent crimes against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In a statement on […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Knesset’s decision gives Itamar Ben-Gvir the responsibility to demolish homes in the Arab community within the 1948 lands under the pretext of unlicensed construction. The Israeli parliament (Knesset) has […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Canadian citizen has been shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack near a settlement in southern Israel. The incident reportedly […]
Biden rejected this proposal, arguing that the US should not sanction elected officials in democratic countries, as stated by a senior US official. The White House National Security Council (NSC) discussed on Wednesday sanctions against […]
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a 26-year-old Palestinian man during a raid on the town of Abwein, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. According to the Mayor of Abwein, Mahmoud Hamad, […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Lehava’s members have engaged in repeated acts of violence against Palestinians, often targeting sensitive or volatile areas.” The US government has announced a new round of sanctions against Jewish ‘extremists’ […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Our government continues to change the rules of the game in the occupied West Bank, leading to irreversible harm.” The Israeli government has approved 5,295 new housing units in dozens […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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