HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli bulldozers demolished a dairy factory in Hebron and Bedouin homes east of Jerusalem early Tuesday, witnesses told Ma’an. Locals said Israeli troops escorted two bulldozers and two excavators to the al-Rama neighborhood in northern Hebron and began demolishing the factory, which is owned by Hebron’s Islamic Charitable Society. Journalists and bystanders … Continue reading
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Israel seizes PA tax revenues, official says
NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israel has seized some 200 million shekels ($55 million) from monthly tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, a senior Palestinian official told Ma’an on Monday. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Israel took a cut of 90 million shekels ($25 million) to cover the … Continue reading
Including Two Children, Five Kidnapped. Several Palestinians Injured in West Bank
Dozens of soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped a two, including a child, after breaking into and searching their families’ homes. The two have been identified as Nassim Mahmoud Sabah, 18, and Yasin Hussein Sabah, 15 years of age. Also in Bethlehem, soldiers invaded Husan town, west … Continue reading
Gaza Under Attack 13 July 2014 Photos
Israel war on Gaza 2014 Gaza Under Attack 13 July 2014 Photos
West Bank prisoners face Israeli re-arrest
Israel has re-arrested dozens of Palestinians in the West Bank, an act a human rights group says is ‘unjustified’. Kobar, occupied West Bank – The soldiers came for Na’el al-Barghouti at 2am. Startled by the loud knock on the door, his wife hurriedly put on a cardigan before darting to the front door to let … Continue reading
While Gaza war rages, Israel quietly speeds up settlement construction in the West Bank and Jerusalem
The correspondent said that according to eyewitnesses, there is ongoing construction work in the northern Jordan Valley and in Bethlehem, south of the West Bank Israel started construction on hundreds of housing units in the West Bank and Jerusalem since its assault on the Gaza Strip began in early July, Palestinian experts on settlement issues … Continue reading
Two Palestinian protesters shot dead in West Bank
Israeli forces in the West Bank have shot dead two Palestinian men during demonstrations against Israel’s aerial and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian officials said Tamer Smour, 22, was hit in the chest in the northern city of Tulkarem on Friday, adding some 40 others were also injured by live ammunition and … Continue reading
Israel used Palestinian minors as human shields, detain and torture – UN
Thousands of Palestinian children were systematically injured, tortured and used as human shields by Israel, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reported. Israel’s foreign minister denied the report’s accusations, calling it “recycled old stuff.” During the 10-year period examined by UN human rights experts, up to 7,000 children aged 9 to … Continue reading
Dear American media, I’m asking you to simply tell what’s happening in Gaza
Dear American Media, I’d like to say first that I understand this is difficult for you. You’ve been told one story about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict your entire lives; but unless you’ve tuned out entirely, you’ve probably begun to notice that the most recent developments don’t really line up with that story. You know that criticizing … Continue reading
Bolivians protest Israel’s war on Gaza
Bolivians have protested outside the US embassy in La Paz, voicing their outrage at the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. A group of Bolivians gathered on Sunday in front of the American embassy to voice their support to Palestine and the people of Gaza. The protesters, holding banners and Palestinian flags, called for an … Continue reading