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The Israeli occupation forces raided the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in Jenin overnight, killing five more Palestinians while injuring thirty others

By Kouthar Sambo Following the data released by the Ministry of Health, the Israeli occupation forces raided the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in Jenin overnight, killing five more Palestinians and gravely injuring thirty others. This comes after the bodies of three martyrs were pronounced dead on the scene, while the other two succumbed to severe injuries, resulting in their deaths. The martyrs were identified by the ministry as Dhargham Muhammad […]

today20 September 2023

International News

Twitter account of imprisoned Ahed Tamimi deleted

Without explanation, the Twitter account belonging to imprisoned Palestinian teenage girl Ahed Tamimi was deleted. Tamimi was arrested and imprisoned by the Israeli military. Another account has been created, calling for Twitter to reinstate Tamimi’s original account. While it is unclear if Twitter itself deleted the account, Manal Tamimi, a relative of Ahed, suggested Twitter did indeed ban the account. The Palestinian teenager was arrested last week after a video […]

today28 December 2017

International News

180,000 Palestinians in Nablus suffering acute water shortage since June

Residents of Nablus in the occupied West Bank are suffering from increasing water shortages, according to a new report by B’Tselem. The rights group reported: “Israel prevents the Palestinians from digging new wells and refuses to sell them more water to ease the suffering.” Consequently, “in summer residents must purchase water privately, at high costs, and use it for essential needs only.” In 2014, Palestinian water consumption in the West […]

today15 September 2017

International News

UN says Gaza crisis is ‘internal Palestinian dispute’ on 10th year of Israeli blockade

After the Israel decided to drastically cut electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip at the request at the Palestinian Authority (PA), UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory Robert Piper characterized the ever-worsening crisis in Gaza as “an international Palestinians dispute” -- as Israel’s military blockade on the coastal enclave marked its 10th anniversary this week. In a statement Wednesday, Piper warned that the electricity reduction would have “disastrous […]

today14 June 2017

International News

34 percent increase in illegal settlement construction over 2016

Settlement watchdog Peace Now released a report on Sunday, revealing a 34 percent increase in illegal Israeli settlement construction over 2016, with Israeli settlers breaking ground on 1,814 new housing units, compared to 1,350 new construction starts in 2015. “Construction was largely focused in isolated settlements and in areas that are highly problematic in terms of a two-state solution,” the NGO said, highlighting that nearly 70 percent (1,263 housing units) […]

today24 May 2017

International News

Israeli forces drag 8-year-old Palestinian boy

A video published on Thursday by Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem showed Israeli forces earlier this week in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron dragging an eight-year-old Palestinian boy, wearing only socks on his feet, through a neighborhood in the city in order to identify other children who allegedly threw stones and a Molotov cocktail at a nearby illegal Israeli settlement. The incident took place on March 19 […]

today24 March 2017

International News

Israeli rights group vows to fight against settlements

An Israeli human rights group has vowed to continue its battle against Israel's settlements built on occupied lands sought by the Palestinians, rejecting a harsh rebuke by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader accused B'tselem of joining a "chorus of slander" against Israel, after the rights group urged the UN Security Council to take decisive action against settlements. B'Tselem responded to Netanyahu's remarks on Sunday, saying that "unlike the […]

today17 October 2016

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