In recent months, the Ramallah office of Palestinian lawyer Rashem Kamal has been visited by many foreigners, worried about new rules introduced by Israel, which take effect on Monday, aimed at restricting entry and stay in the occupied West Bank. The new entry procedure for the West Bank – a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel […]
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West Bank: Two Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces
Two Palestinians were killed today in clashes with Israeli forces in two different parts of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. One Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in clashes in al-Bireh, a city neighboring Ramallah, and the other in clashes in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, according to the […]
A Palestinian killed in a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank
Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian man today who tried to stab police officers during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said. Israeli forces were searching for weapons at a house in the town of Kafr Aqab when the suspect, Muhammad Al-Saham, attacked officers with a knife, the police statement […]
UN to Israel: Stop the ‘harassment’ of humanitarian workers in the West Bank
UN rapporteurs today called on Israel to stop “harassing” aid workers and human rights defenders in an area of the occupied West Bank where the Israeli military is training. “The arrogance of the Israeli authorities is proving to know no bounds. The authorities are even harassing human rights advocates and humanitarian workers who are trying […]
Israel: Biden Announces Additional $100 Million in Support for East Jerusalem Hospitals
US President Joe Biden pledged today that his country will provide an additional $100 million to support East Jerusalem hospitals as part of its long-term support for Palestinian health facilities. Biden announced the pledge from Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem shortly before meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and before departing for Saudi Arabia. […]
West Bank: Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli army
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian early this morning during clashes in the occupied West Bank in Jenin, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. Mohamed Murray, 25, was killed by a bullet that hit him in the chest, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the Palestinian was […]
West Bank: Two Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank today, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. In incidents that erupted in the morning, when Israeli security forces arrested a man on the outskirts of Bethlehem, soldiers opened fire on residents who attacked them with stones and Molotov cocktails, according to an […]
Al-Jazeera Jordanian journalist killed by Israeli army fire in West Bank
Jordanian journalist Sirin Abu Akleh, who worked for Al Jazeera, was killed today by Israeli army gunmen while covering incidents in the occupied West Bank in Jenin, according to converging sources, including “murder” of. However, the Israeli army said the journalist may have been shot dead by Palestinian militants as the fighting unfolded. According to […]
Middle East: New violence erupts in the West Bank
New violence erupted this morning in the northern part of the occupied West Bank between Palestinians and Israeli forces, while in Israel a Palestinian who tried to stab an Israeli policeman was killed. For the fourth day in a row, the Israeli army has been conducting operations in the Palestinian city of Jenin, home to […]
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid on West Bank
At least two Palestinians were killed this morning in an Israeli army raid in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The two Palestinians, aged 17 and 23, were killed “by Israeli occupation forces who raided the Jenin area,” the ministry added. Other officials said other Palestinians were […]