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Jewish Settlements
Jewish Settlers Assault, Injure Palestinian Teenager in Hebron
A Palestinian teenager was injured on Thursday when Jewish settlers assaulted him in the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that Jewish settlers assaulted 17-year-old […]
Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Gunfire
A Palestinian man succumbed to wounds sustained by Israeli military gunfire on Tuesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Civil Affairs Commission announced in a press statement that a Palestinian man was killed […]
Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Suppress Anti-Settlement Protests in West Bank
At least 13 Palestinians were injured on Friday as Israeli forces suppressed anti-settlement protests in various parts of the occupied West Bank, The New Arab reported. Local sources told The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Injure Four Palestinians in Kafr Qaddum
At least four Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces on Friday during the weekly anti-settlement protest in the village of Kafr Qaddum, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Morad Shtewi, a local anti-occupation activist, […]
Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir Agree to Legalize Settlement Evacuated in 2005
Israel’s Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu and the leader of the extreme-right Otzma Yehudit movement Itamar Ben-Gvir agreed on Wednesday to amend a law that would allow Israelis to move to the Homesh settlement in the […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager near Salfit
A nineteen-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces inside the illegal Jewish settlement of Ariel, near Salfit, following an alleged stabbing attack, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of […]
UNGA’s Fourth Committee Adopts Four Resolutions in Favor of Palestine
The Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted on Friday four resolutions in favor of Palestine, including extending the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and […]
US University Student Government Adopts Resolution Declaring Israel Apartheid State
The Ohio-based Case Western Reserve University student government adopted on Tuesday a resolution declaring Israel an apartheid state, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to The Observer, the student newspaper of CWRU, “after […]
Illegal Jewish Settlement Submits Petition to Resume Building in East Jerusalem
The municipal council of the illegal Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim has submitted a petition to implement a building scheme in East Jerusalem, Israeli media reported. According to Israel Hayom newspaper, the council filed a […]
Israel to Annex Palestinian Land for Settlement Expansion near Nablus
Israel will annex swathes of Palestinian land near Nablus in the occupied West Bank for the expansion of an illegal Israeli settlement, The New Arab reported. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern […]
Israelis Go to Polls as Netanyahu Bids for Comeback
Israelis began voting for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, with former premier Benjamin Netanyahu bidding for a comeback, Reuters news agency reported. After years of deadlock, voter exasperation may hurt […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Shut Down Entrances to Hebron
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday shut down all the entrances to the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) and neighboring towns and villages, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Isreali forces also raided and searched several […]
One Settler Killed, Five Wounded in Attack on Ben-Gvir’s House in Kiryat Arba (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Jewish settler was killed and five others wounded in a shooting attack on the illegal Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba in the occupied Palestinian city of Al Khalil, Hebron, […]
Russia’s Nebenzya Blames Israel for Violence, Condemns Settlements, Expulsions
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Russia’s permanent representative at the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said in a statement on Friday that the United States and the European Union aim at distracting the international community from […]
Israeli Government Appoints Major General Herzi Halevi as Next Military Chief
The Israeli government on Sunday appointed Major General Herzi Halevi, a former military intelligence head who led forces along the border with the besieged Gaza Strip, as the country’s next military chief. Halevi, 54, who […]
Report: Over 100 Settler Attacks Documented in Past 10 Days
More than 100 attacks by illegal Jewish settlers against Palestinians have been documented in the last ten days alone, Haaretz reported on Thursday. Most of the attacks took place in the north of the occupied […]
Israeli Soldier Wounded in Shooting Attack near Nablus
A shooting attack near the illegal Jewish settlement of Shavei Shomron, north of Nablus, wounded an Israeli soldier on Tuesday, according to reports by the Israeli media. The Israeli soldier was part of a military […]
Dozens of Jewish Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque
Dozens of Jewish settlers, escorted by Israeli occupation forces, broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem on Sunday and performed rituals across the courtyards of the Mosque, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
Jewish Settlers Attack Home, Injure Two Palestinians near Nablus
Two Palestinians were injured on Wednesday in a Jewish settler attack on a Palestinian family in the village of Madama, near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Japan Urges against Moves Harming Palestinian ‘Peace Process’, Including Illegal Settlements
Japan’s Prime Minister urged on Wednesday against any move that would harm the Palestinian peace process, including illegal Jewish settlements, Anadolu News Agency reported. Fumio Kishida reaffirmed Japan’s support for a two-state solution and “expressed […]
Booking.com to Add Travel Warning to Listings in Illegal Jewish Settlements
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee (BNC) welcomed the announcement by the online travel agency Booking.com to add a travel warning to accommodations located inside illegal Jewish settlements. According to the Dutch […]
The Alleged Palestinian Attacker who Vanished
By Tamar Fleishman I decided to drive to the Jab’a military checkpoint, located between Ar-Ram and the Gush Etzion illegal settlement, south of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. I had heard about […]
Israeli Forces Injure Nine Palestinians, Including 8-Year-Old Child, in Kafr Qaddum (VIDEO)
At least nine Palestinians were injured by Israeli occupation forces on Friday during the weekly protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the village of Kafr Qaddum, in the West Bank province of Qalqiliya, the official […]
Six Palestinian Farmers Injured in Jewish Settler Attack near Ramallah
Six Palestinian civilians sustained injuries, one of them by gunfire, in an attack carried out on Thursday by illegal Jewish settlers on the village of Sinjil, near Ramallah, the official news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses […]
Six Israeli Soldiers Injured in Bus Shooting in Jordan Valley
At least six Israeli soldiers have been wounded in a shooting on a bus in the occupied West Bank, Israeli military authorities said on Sunday. The incident took place in the Jordan Valley, near the […]
Israel to Approve 3,412 New Settlement Units in Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation’s Planning and Building Committee is considering the approval of two settlement plans in Jerusalem, comprising a total of 3,412 housing units, the PLO’s Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission said on Sunday. Muayyad […]
Israel Plans to Expand Gilo Settlement with 1250 New Units
The Israeli Ministry of Housing has reached an agreement with two real estate companies to build 1,250 new housing units in the Gilo settlement, which is mainly built on the lands of the Bethlehem Governorate. […]
Five Palestinians, Including Journalist, Injured by Israeli Gunfire in Kafr Qaddum
Five Palestinians were injured on Friday by Israeli gunfire during the weekly protest against illegal Jewish settlements in the village of Kafr Qaddum, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Jewish Settlers Destroy Portion of EU-Funded Water Pipeline in Jordan Valley
Jewish settlers destroyed a portion of a water pipeline on Thursday, in the village of Al-Farsiya in the northern Jordan Valley region, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Muataz Besharat, a local activist, told […]
WATCH: Jewish Settler Rams Car into Member of Fatah Revolutionary Council
A Jewish settler rammed his car into Palestinian activist Bayan Al-Tabib on Thursday evening during a peaceful protest against settler attacks on Palestinians, Anadolu news agency reported. The attack took place on the main road […]