PALESTINE – Israel is using several tactics to block Palestinians from returning to Gaza through the Rafah crossing, including detention, humiliations, interrogations, threats, bribery not to return, deployment of armed Israeli-aligned militias, financial inducements to cooperate with IDF, among others. On Wednesday, Gaza’s Government Media Office said only 488 travelers of 1,800 had been able […]
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Number of Palestinian Women in Israeli Prisons at 66
PALESTINE – According to the Palestinian Prisoners‘ Media Office on Thursday, the number of Palestinian women in Israeli prisons is at least 66, including 3 children. In a statement, the office said Israeli authorities detained 10 women in recent days, including a minor. The statement said the most common accusation used to detain women is […]
Fire at Displaced Palestinians’ Tents Kill 2
PALESTINE – Two siblings, a 16-year-old girl and her 2-year-old brother, died after a fire broke out in a tent housing displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, according to medics on Wednesday. Shahd Mahmoud al-Medhun died at the scene, while her sibling Adam later died at a hospital after being transported in critical condition. […]
Israel Used High-Temperature Weapons Capable of Vaporizing Human Tissue (Thermal Weapons) in Gaza; Investigation
PALESTINE – An Al Jazeera investigation revealed that Israel used high-temperature weapons capable of vaporizing human tissue (thermal weapons) in its genocidal war on Gaza, resulting to at least 2,842 Palestinian disappearances. The investigation, The Rest of the Story, which aired Monday, cited data compiled by Gaza’s Civil Defense teams since the start of the […]
Israeli Forces say Killed 4 Gunmen Emerging from Tunnel in Rafah
ISRAEL – The Israeli forces on Monday morning said that they’d killed 4 gunmen who emerged from Rafah tunnel and started firing on the troops. “On Monday morning, forces identified four armed individuals emerging from an opening along an underground route in eastern Rafah,” the Israeli army said in a statement. It claimed that the […]
Israel Carries Out Attacks Across Gaza Strip Area
PALESTINE – Israeli army carried out attacks across Gaza Strip area early Saturday, while at the same time conducting demolitions on the southern parts of the enclave. The attacks came as part of Israel’s daily violations of the ceasefire agreement in force since Oct. 10. Israeli artillery struck multiple locations east of Gaza City and […]
Israel Cuts Water & Electricity to UNRWA Offices in East Jerusalem
ISRAEL – The Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said that Israel had cut water and electricity supply to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem. Cohen said he personally oversaw the disconnection of utilities at the UNRWA compound, confirming that both electricity and water services had been shut off. “By word […]
Israel Begins Construction of New Settlement Road in East Jerusalem
PALESTINE – According to a Jerusalem governorate official, Israeli authorities have begun the construction of a new settlement road in occupied East Jerusalem. According to the governorate, the road stretches about six kilometers (3.7 miles), running from the town of Mikhmas east of occupied Jerusalem to the village of Qalandiya to the west, Al Jazeera […]
Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Forces, & 2nd Group of Palestinian Returnees Arrive at Rafah Crossing
PALESTINE – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in southern Gaza and wounded another one on Tuesday. The young Palestinian man died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head from Israeli army fire south of the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis, medical sources said. They said another young man suffered moderate injuries after being […]
Israeli Strikes on Gaza Strip Kill 3
PALESTINE – Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip killed at least 3 Palestinians, including a child, and left several others wounded on Monday Feb. 2. Medical sources said a 3-year-old boy was killed and several people were injured when Israeli naval gunboats fired shells at tents housing displaced civilians along the coast of the al-Iqlimi area […]
Rafah Border Crossing Between Gaza and Egypt Reopens
PALESTINE – After 2 years of closure, the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened on Sunday, as part of a pilot operation, according to Israeli media. “The Rafah crossing has opened in a pilot operation,” the daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported. “According to estimates, the movement of people will actually begin tomorrow (Monday) in […]
Hamas Warns of Consequences on Israel’s Gaza Ceasefire Violations
PALESTINE – Hamas‘ Political Bureau member and Gaza Strip leader Khalil al-Hayya warned on Saturday that continued Israeli Gaza ceasefire violations would have serious consequences. Hamas said al-Hayya held calls with mediators and unnamed international parties after the Israeli army killed 37 Palestinians in the last 24 hours. Al-Hayya condemned Israel’s near-daily commission of “crimes […]
Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill 12 Despite Ceasefire
PALESTINE – Despite a ceasefire being in effect, at least 12 Palestinians were on Saturday killed in a series of Israeli strikes across Gaza Strip, targeting numerous areas. Four Palestinians, among them two children and a woman, were killed, and others injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential apartment in the Rimal neighborhood […]
Pentagon Announces $6.52 Billion in Foreign Military Sales to Israel
ISRAEL – The Pentagon announced on Friday that the US State Department had approved a potential foreign military sales to Israel totaling about $6.52 billion. The approvals include a possible sale of AH-64E Apache helicopters and related equipment worth an estimated $3.8 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement. Boeing and Lockheed […]
Israeli Army Kills 3 in Maghazi Refugee Camp Central Gaza
PALESTINE – At least 3 Palestinians were on Friday killed by Israeli army in Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza, in ongoing near-daily ceasefire violations. The military had withdrawn from the area as per ceasefire agreement, according to local reports. Two Palestinians, Yasser Mohammed Abu Shahada, 21, and Walid Hassan Darwish, 20, were killed in an […]