West Bank Archives - Voice of the Cape

Unpacking 365 days of the heightened aggression in Gaza

By Kouthar Sambo As Palestine continues to battle the loss of over 40 000 people since the resistance group Hamas' cross-border operation, today marks 365 days of the heightened aggression in Gaza by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) against Palestinians. However, the atrocities committed at the hands of the IOF have continued over 70 years which has left several indigenous families deceased, displaced or stripped from their dignity. Gift of […]

7 October 2024

International News

Israel forces kills US citizen while volunteering

By Kouthar Sambo Israel has been increasing and expanding its attacks in the West Bank as videos and images have made the rounds on social media depicting displaced Palestinians injured and killed as a result of attacks on their tents. Furthermore, the targeting of a United States (US) citizen last week, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was volunteering in the West Bank and was killed by Israeli forces, has caused outrage. […]

11 September 2024

International News

Hamas: “We call on the international community to hold the criminal Netanyahu and the occupation leaders accountable for their ongoing crimes against Palestinian children”

By Kouthar Sambo The Palestinian resistance group Hamas noted the new investigation which confirmed that the Israeli occupation killed several settlers. According to the resistance, the operation was dubbed the "Hannibal" procedure on 7 October. "This serves as a new confirmation added to the many reports that were issued confirming that the occupation army killed dozens of settlers as part of its criminal approach, and further evidence of the false […]

9 September 2024

International News

Israeli army reports killing 26 Palestinians during offensive on occupied West Bank

The Israeli army announced Saturday that its ongoing offensive in the northern occupied West Bank has resulted in the deaths of 26 Palestinians, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the army said its forces killed 26 Palestinians and arrested about 30 others since the start of its offensive in several cities of the territory. The Israeli army continues its military offensive in the city of Jenin and its refugee camp for the fourth […]

31 August 2024

International

Calls for Ceasefire Intensify as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Palestine

By Ragheema Mclean The humanitarian crisis in Rafah persists as South Africa and other nations urge the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order a ceasefire by Israel. Meanwhile, the occupied territory of the West Bank endures increasing pressure from Israeli forces, exacerbating the hardship faced by its residents. Speaking on VOC’s PM Drive show, Youth Sumud representatives Mohammad Hureini Hamoodi and Sameeha Hamoodi from Hebron in the West Bank […]

20 May 2024

International

At least 63 killed in Gaza in last 24 hours

Gaza’s Health Ministry has said at least 63 Palestinians have been killed and 45 injured in Israeli attacks across the enclave in the past 24 hours. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said destruction in Khan Younis and damage to the medical sector was “disproportionate to anything one can imagine” after the Israeli army withdrawal. USAID chief Samantha Power has become the first US official to publicly say famine is happening in northern […]

12 April 2024

International

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

Ramadaan 1445: “It was difficult for Palestinians to reach the Mosque peacefully as soldiers invaded the homes of Palestinians”

By Kouthar Sambo Amid the ongoing aggression in Gaza, Palestinians are graced with the blessed month of Ramadaan as they underwent their first Taraweeh (Ramadaan prayer) last night. Speaking to VOC News, the President of the National Association of Human Rights Defenders on Al Khalil and Ibrahimi Mosque, Badee Dwaik, said the Taraweeh was rather "difficult" due to heavy Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldier presence in Hebron, West Bank. "It […]

11 March 2024

International

Meet the Jewish Doctor navigating the interplay of health and politics in Palestine and Israel for a brighter tomorrow

“Health, as we all know it, is political but the word politics is never used,” according to Dr Norbert Goldfield, the Jewish founder of the non-profit organisation, Healing Across the Divides (HATD), based in Northampton, US. In Palestine, this interplay between health and politics has led to catastrophic consequences. First responders, including volunteers, doctors, nurses, municipal workers and more, often put their lives at risk while providing help. Moreover, tensions […]

17 December 2023

West Bank

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