JERUSALEM, The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem demolished today a Palestinian house in Beit Hanina neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem that has been inhabited for 11 years under the pretext it was built without a permit, according to local sources.…
Palestinians rally in support of prisoners as they mark Prisoner Day
RAMALLAH, Thousands of Palestinians rallied today throughout the occupied West Bank in support of the 6000 prisoners held in Israeli jails for resisting the occupation as they marked Palestinian Prisoner Day, which coincides today.
Rallies were held in Ramallah, Nablus, …
Greenhouses torn down by Israeli army in south of West Bank
BETHLEHEM, Israeli soldiers destroyed today two greenhouses in an area south of the southern West Bank biblical city of Bethlehem under the pretext they were built without a permit, reported Hasan Breijieh, who heads the local office for the Palestinian …
Foreign Ministry commemorates Palestinian Prisoner Day
RAMALLAH, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates commemorated today the Palestinian Prisoner Day.
It said in a statement marking this event:
On 17 April, the Palestinian people commemorate Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, to honor the nearly one million Palestinian men, …
Rights groups condemn Israeli deportation decision of HRW director
JERUSALEM, Human rights groups condemned an Israeli court decision to deport Human Rights Watch (HRW) Israel and Palestine director Omar Shakir because of his tweets.
“Yesterday an Israeli court upheld an order to deport HRW’s Omar Shakir for his human …
UK welcomes the formation of new Palestinian government
JERUSALEM, The United Kingdom Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field welcomed the formation of the new Palestinian government of Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayeh.
Field wrote on his official Twitter that the UK remains committed to the …
Four teens among 12 detained from West Bank
JERUSALEM, Israeli forces detained early today 12 Palestinians, including four teens, from various parts of the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
It said in a press release that five Palestinians, including two 15-year-old and one 14-year-old boys, …