A number of Palestinians Tuesday suffered from tear gas inhalation after Israeli forces raided the town of al-Yamoun, west of Jenin city in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.
Israeli forces raided the town and fired tear gas grenades at homes causing several suffocation cases. Red Crescent crews treated the cases at the sites whileRead more
Israeli occupation forces arrested nine Palestinians in Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, among them a deputy of Jerusalem and two girls.
Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that the Israeli occupation forces has launched raids since last night, during which they arrested five Palestinians, after raiding their homes in Old Jerusalem, and turned them to the center ofRead more
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned the Israel government's approval to establish a new settlement in the West Bank, saying that the decision reflects Israel's true intentions towards the Palestinians and the peace process.
The Arab League chief accused the Israeli Prime Minister of seeking to hinder efforts aiming at launching a political process on the basis of theRead more
The Israeli government decision to establish a new settlement in the occupied West Bank has prompted a wide international condemnation.
Germany, France and Britain issued coordinated condemnations of the Israeli decision to build a new settlement for the evacuees of the Amona illegal outpost, as well as decisions to market land for 2,000 new housing units in the West BankRead more
At Amin al-Husseini secondary school in the occupied West Bank, with an Israeli settlement visible in the distance, singing the Palestinian national anthem is a daily ritual of student life.
For the Palestinians, Haj Amin al-Husseini, former grand mufti of Jerusalem, is the hero of a 1936 revolt against the British mandate over Palestine.
To Israelis, he was an allyRead more
A number of Palestinians were injured during clashes that broke out with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday.
Local sources told Palestinian news agency (WAFA) that soldiers raided and ransacked a house and a bakery in the center of the town, prompting clashes with residents who confrontedRead more
Member of the Revolutionary Council of Fatah Movement Demitry Deliani said the provocative march by Jewish settlers in Al Quds City on Sunday proved that the holy city is occupied and not the capital of the occupation state.
In a statement released on Monday, Deliani explained that no country in the world would need to turn its capital into aRead more
Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and occupied Arab lands at the Arab League Saeed Abu Ali stressed the need of putting an end to the dangerous Israeli violations against holy sites in Al Quds, especially in Al Aqsa Mosque.
In press statements, Abu Ali voiced anger against the Israeli continued escalation in Al Quds and Al Aqsa Mosque.
It isRead more
Egypt's Foreign Ministry asserted on Tuesday that the occupied Golan Heights are part and parcel of Syria.
This came in response to comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who declared at the country's first cabinet meeting held in the occupied territory that the Golan Heights will forever stay in Israel's hands.
The Israeli premier's remarks constitute a violation ofRead more
Israeli occupation authorities closed on Friday the main streets of the Occupied City of Jerusalem, to secure the sixth edition of Jerusalem Marathon 2016.
Thousands of Israeli occupation forces have been deployed obstructing the movement of Palestinian worshipers heading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers.
In a related context, the Israeli Defense Ministry withdrew permission itRead more