Tag: Palestinians
The new US embassy, one of Donald Trump’s most controversial promises, was inaugurated in Jerusalem. But this resulted in a bloodbath in Gaza. According to a provisional assessment, on Monday night, at least 55 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire. More than 2,000 protesters were wounded on that day, the deadliest of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict […]
Israeli security forces killed two Palestinians on Wednesday in an operation in the West Bank, Palestinian medical sources said. The incident took place before dawn in a refugee camp in Jenin. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the two Palestinians killed were 16 and 21 years old. A third person was injured by a […]
Israeli forces have shot and killed three Palestinians in Jerusalem over an alleged attack on police officers, in the latest act of violence against Palestinian people. The shooting took place on Wednesday at the Damascus Gate, which is one of the entrances to the Old City of al-Quds- Jerusalem. Israeli authorities claim that the Palestinians […]
Israeli forces killed at least 178 Palestinians and injured 16,200 others in 2015, the Palestinian Health Ministry says. According to a report released by the ministry on Wednesday, at least 145 of the killings happened during the recent wave of tensions triggered by Israel’s imposition of restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the […]
At least two Palestinians have been killed and three others wounded in clashes between Israeli military forces and a group of Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Awawdeh said the skirmishes erupted when Israeli troops stormed the Qalandia refugee camp to demolish the home of Palestinian Mohammed Abu Shahin […]
Israeli forces have used live fire and rubber-coated steel bullets during clashes with Palestinians, leaving five people dead and at least 150 others wounded in just one day. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Mahmoud Hatim Hmeid, 22, and Yahiya Abd al-Qader Farhat, 24, were killed during anti-Israeli protests in the blockaded Gaza Strip […]
At least six Palestinians have lost their lives and more than a dozen others sustained injuries after Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian protesters in the eastern part of the blockaded Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Hammoud Hisham Muhsen, Ahmad al-Harbawi, Abed al-Wahidi and Hussam Dawla […]
The living conditions of nearly 2 million Palestinians residing in the Gaza Strip have been undermined by the enduring blockade against the enclave, the United Nations humanitarian office reported today. The longstanding restrictions on the movement of people and goods to and from Gaza have led to steadily deteriorating living standards for Gaza’s 1.8 million […]
