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Israeli forces launch deadly raids in occupied West Bank

Casualties mounting, with at least four Palestinians – including two minors – killed and dozens wounded. Israeli forces have killed at least four people, including two minors, in raids on multiple locations in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials reported on Wednesday. Israeli forces shot dead a 13-year-old boy, identified as Rami al-Halhuli, in the Shu’fat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday evening. The Israeli Border Police said […]

13 March 2024

International

The Israeli forces declared that one of Israel’s most elite forces, the Golani Brigade, was being pulled out of the Gaza Strip

Kouthar Sambo The Israeli forces declared yesterday that one of Israel's most elite forces, the Golani Brigade, was being pulled out of the Gaza Strip. This comes after the army recently claimed it has achieved ‘operational control’ in the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza. It is believed that Israel made the announcement to reduce the shock of the news that its most elite fighting force had been defeated. Palestinian media said […]

22 December 2023

International

“We announce the reaching of a humanitarian truce agreement (temporary ceasefire) spanning four days”

By Kouthar Sambo "Following several days of negotiations, we announce, with the assistance and guidance of Allah the Almighty, the reaching of a humanitarian truce agreement (temporary ceasefire) spanning four days." This is according to the Resistance Movement, Hamas. The movement further commended Qatar and Egypt for their "persistent efforts" to reach the agreement. According to Hamas, the conditions of the agreement are as follows: A ceasefire was enacted by […]

22 November 2023

International

“They struggle to sleep at night since they are overwhelmed with fear”

“Gaza holds no schools as all schools are destroyed due to Israel’s ongoing war atrocities. The situation has resulted in dozens of Palestinian children being martyred.” These are the heartbreaking words of a former teacher and leader of non-violent resistance in the colonization and wall resistance commission, Abdallah Abu Ragma. According to Ragma, most of the killings carried out by Israeli forces are 40% of children. “In the West Bank, […]

1 November 2023

International

The Ministry of Health said Israeli forces murdered 248 and injured 400 in the past 24 hours

By Kouthar Sambo Exception of the fuel out of the aid coming to the Gaza Strip poses the Health services with "dangerous repercussions." This is according to a statement by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, Dr.Ashraf al-Qudra. This comes as the blockage of humanitarian aid at the Rafah checkpoint grows tighter. "Only 3% of the daily needs came through the Rafah checkpoint today," said al-Qudra. "Israeli forces killed […]

21 October 2023

International

Hamas refutes claims of attacks on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza

By Kouthar Sambo The resistance movement, Hamas, has condemned and refuted the attacks on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza which took place on Tuesday evening. "The Israeli Occupation Entity is trying to evade their responsibility for the crime of bombarding the Baptist Arab National Hospital in Gaza City, which the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) committed," said Hamas in a statement. The movement further described the atrocity as a "heinous […]

19 October 2023

International

US ‘alarmed’ after video shows Israel shooting Palestinian in back of head

The US said, Wednesday, it is “alarmed” after a video appeared to show Israeli forces shooting a Palestinian in the back of his head during a raid in the Occupied West Bank, Anadolu Agency reports. “We are alarmed by reports of an Israeli shooting an unarmed Palestinian civilian from behind as the latter was walking away from an Israeli position,” a State Department spokesperson told Anadolu on condition of anonymity. “The United States […]

24 August 2023

International

West Bank: Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager while driving car near Nablus

Israeli forces opened fire on a Palestinian-owned car near Nablus in the occupied West Bank late on Friday, killing a teenager inside and arresting his friend after wounding him. Fawzi Hani Makhalfa, 18, from Sebastia town northwest of Nablus, was pronounced dead just after midnight on Saturday by the Palestinian health ministry. Makhalfa was driving a car with his friend, identified as Mohammad Mkhaimer, in the passenger seat when Israeli troops fired more than […]

22 July 2023

International

Three shot as Israeli forces raid Ramallah in occupied West Bank

At least six people have been hospitalised, three with gunshot wounds, after Israeli forces opened fire on stone-throwing Palestinian youth during a raid by Israel into the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. A witness told the Reuters news agency that a large Israeli military convoy arrived in downtown Ramallah early on Thursday, the seat of the Palestinian government, leading hundreds of Palestinians to gather in the area. […]

8 June 2023

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