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Israeli Soldiers Invade ‘Aboud, Near Ramallah

Many armored Israeli army vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the village of ‘Aboud, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and clashed with many youngsters. Media sources in Ramallah said the soldiers invaded the village from several directions, and fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas […]

January 26, 2017 7:37 AM IMEMC News Israeli attacks, News Report, Ramallah, West Bank 0

Israeli Army Kills A Young Palestinian Man Near Ramallah

Israeli soldiers killed, on Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man at a bus station close to an illegal colony, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after he reportedly tried to ram soldiers with his car. The army is claiming that the Palestinian, Hussein Salem Abu Ghosh, 24, […]

January 26, 2017 3:10 AM IMEMC News Israeli attacks, Jerusalem, News Report, Palestinian attacks, Ramallah, West Bank 0

Palestinian Foreign Ministry Condemns Accelerated Israeli Colonization of Jerusalem

The Jerusalem municipality has approved the construction of 560 new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the West Jerusalem municipality’s approval of a plan to construct 560 settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday. The Jerusalem Planning and Housing Committee approved […]

January 25, 2017 11:08 PM IMEMC News & Agencies Jerusalem, News Report, Palestinian Politics, Refugees/Immigration 0

Israeli Aircraft Continues to Sprays Toxins over Palestinian Farms

A low-flying Israeli agricultural plane, this past Monday morning, sprayed herbicides on Palestinian farmlands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Witnesses said that  the crat sprayed herbicides along the Israeli border fence and, then, sprayed farmlands belonging to citizens in the towns of Khuza’a, Abasan and […]

January 25, 2017 10:56 PM IMEMC News & Agencies Gaza Strip, Israeli attacks, News Report, Refugees/Immigration 0

Israeli Soldiers Demolish Barns and Sheds In Jericho

Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, several sheds and barns in Qrontol Mountain area, in Jericho district, in the occupied West Bank, under the allegation of being built without permits. The International Red Cross in Jericho said the soldiers demolished barns and sheds owned by two Palestinian shepherds, identified as Yousef Salem […]

January 25, 2017 5:34 PM IMEMC News Israeli attacks, Israeli Settlement, Jericho, News Report, West Bank 0

Soldiers Demolish Several Buildings And Walls In Jerusalem

Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, a storage room, a parking structure and walls surrounding it, in the al-Abbasiyya neighborhood, and a warehouse for construction materials, in Wad Qaddoum, in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that a large military force, accompanied […]

January 25, 2017 1:56 PM IMEMC News Israeli attacks, Jerusalem, News Report 0

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nineteen Palestinians The West Bank

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, several villages and towns, in the West Bank districts of Ramallah, Jenin, Bethlehem, Hebron, Tulkarem and Jerusalem, before conducting extensive searches of homes, and abducted at least nineteen Palestinians. Several army vehicles invaded Deir Ghassana village, northwest of Ramallah, searched homes and abducted […]

January 25, 2017 12:15 PM IMEMC News Bethlehem, Hebron, Israeli attacks, Jenin, Jerusalem, News Report, Ramallah, Tulkarem, West Bank 0

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Jerusalem

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, two Palestinians from Beit Iksa village and Biddo towns, in occupied Jerusalem, and assaulted one. The soldiers stationed at the military roadblock that isolates the Beit Iksa village, surrounded by the Annexation Wall, stopped and searched many cars, and investigated the ID cards […]

January 25, 2017 10:20 AM IMEMC News Israeli attacks, Jerusalem, News Report, West Bank 0

Several Palestinians Injured Near Hebron

Palestinian medical sources have reported that many Palestinians suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers invade Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Mohammad Awad of the Popular Committee in Hebron said several Israeli military vehicles invaded ‘Aseeda area […]

January 25, 2017 8:49 AM IMEMC News Hebron, Israeli attacks, News Report, West Bank 0

Israeli Army Bombards A Resistance Post In Gaza

Israeli soldiers fired, on Tuesday at night, several missiles into a site, run by an armed resistance group, east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, causing excessive damage. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said the army fired several missiles at a monitoring tower, and nearby […]

January 25, 2017 8:02 AM IMEMC News Gaza City, Gaza Siege, Gaza Strip, Israeli attacks, News Report 0

Two New Death Sentences in Gaza

On Tuesday, 24 January 2017, two new death sentences by hanging were issued in the Gaza Strip. The first one was issued by Deir al-Balah Court of First Instance against (Gh. E.) from the central Gaza Strip after being convicted of premeditated murder of his brother (30). The second one […]

January 25, 2017 2:09 AM PCHR Gaza Gaza Strip, Human rights, News Report, Palestine 0

2,500 Houses Approved for Illegal West Bank Settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman approved plans for the construction of 2,500 housing units in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli media reported. According to The Times of Israel, the vast majority of the new housing will be built in […]

January 24, 2017 11:25 PM IMEMC News & Agencies Holy sites, International, International Politics, Israeli Politics, Israeli Settlement, Jerusalem, News Report, Palestinian Politics, Refugees/Immigration 0

Israeli Settler Performs Wedding Rituals in Al-Aqsa Courtyards

Groups of Israeli settlers, on Tuesday , stormed into Al-Aqsa  Mosque from Al-Maghariba gate, heavily guarded by Israeli special forces. Jerusalemite sources reported. according to Al Ray, that about 11 settlers stormed into the holy site and carried out provocative tours in its yards, while Palestinian worshipers confronted with Takbeer chants […]

January 24, 2017 11:08 PM IMEMC News & Agencies Holy sites, Israeli attacks, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, News Report 0

Palestinians Protest Policies of Occupation in Front of Knesset

Hundreds of Palestinians respond to house demolitions, extrajudicial executions, and the confiscation of Palestinian corpuses with peaceful protest. On Monday, hundreds of Palestinians gathered outside of the Israeli parliament, also known as the Knesset. Protestors outside held signs reading, “This is the Naqab, This is Umm al-Hiran.â€? Other signs, written […]

January 24, 2017 11:01 PM IMEMC News & Agencies Human rights, Israel, News Report, Non-violent action, Refugees/Immigration 0

Ashrawi Calls on Norway to Recognize Palestinian Statehood

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, on Tuesday, has called on Norway to recognize Palestine in the immediate future. Ashrawi, in a meeting at her office with Norwegian Representative to the Palestinian Authority, Hilde Haraldstad, expressed her appreciation to the Norwegian government for its continued economic […]

January 24, 2017 10:51 PM IMEMC News & Agencies International, News Report, Palestinian Politics 0