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400 Palestinian children detained by Israel since start of 2020

At least 400 Palestinian children have been arrested by Israeli authorities since the beginning of the year, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PSS) said. In a statement released to mark International Children's Day which will be marked tomorrow, the PSS stated: "The Israeli occupation authorities have arrested 400 Palestinian children under the age of 18 since the beginning of this year, most of them from East Jerusalem." "The Israeli authorities continue […]

today20 November 2020

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Palestinian prisoner’s wife joins hunger strike, as medics warn he’s at death’s door

The wife of Palestinian prisoner and hunger striker Maher Al-Akhras announced yesterday that she will be joining her husband in his ongoing hunger strike, reported Wafa news agency. According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS), Taghrid Al-Akhras hopes that by joining her husband’s hunger strike, she will be able to garner more attention to his case and his deteriorating health condition. Al-Akhras, a 49-year-old father of six from Silat Ad-Daher […]

today9 October 2020

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Israeli forces detain 14 Palestinians, including 3 minors in West Bank raids

Israeli forces detained at least 14 Palestinians, including at least three minors, in predawn military raids across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) reported in a statement that Israeli forces detained six Palestinian from the Jerusalem district, identified as Muhammad Tutanji, Ahmad Mteir, Faisal Shabanah, Uday Hidra, Adnan Hidra, and 18-year-old Anas Basta, also known as Anas Shatara. An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that […]

today30 August 2017

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Former hunger-striking prisoner continues new strike in protest of re-detention

Palestinian prisoner and lawyer Muhammad Allan entered the eighth day of a hunger strike in Israeli jail on Thursday, in protest of his recent re-detention by Israeli forces, according to the al-Quds news website. Al-Quds quoted the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society as saying that Allan launched his strike on June 8, the day he was detained from his home in the Nablus-area village of Einabus during a predawn raid, adding that […]

today16 June 2017

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Israeli man attempts to enter mosque in Al-Aqsa compound

An Israeli man attempted on Monday to enter the al-Qibli mosque -- the main mosque where Muslim worshippers perform prayers -- located inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, but was prevented by a group of worshippers. Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) Jerusalem chapter director Nasser Qaws told Ma’an that a group of Al-Aqsa security guards and Muslim worshippers at the gate of al-Qibli mosque noticed a person “who […]

today30 May 2017

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