Two of the latest fatalities were 16-year-old Ahmed Ashraf Hamidat and 17-year-old Mohammed Musa Al Bitar, both shot “at a distance of about 70 metres while running away after throwing stones and/or Molotov cocktails towards a[n Israeli] military post outside a settlement near Aqabat Jaber, CCTV footage shows”, said the High Commissioner’s Office, OHCHR. The…
When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, daily clashes involving Palestinians, Israeli settlers and Israeli forces led to spiraling violence and death. In response, the Human Rights Council set up a top panel of independent rights experts to investigate reports of violations of…
Addressing reporters at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday, the UN chief expressed deep concern about the “unprecedented” level of civilian casualties and the “catastrophic” humanitarian conditions in the enclave. “There is one solution to help address all these issues. We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire,” he stressed. Release hostages He recalled the 7…
Commenting on a new report on the West Bank released by his office, OHCHR, Mr. Türk expressed concern at the use of military means and weapons by law enforcement, movement restrictions affecting Palestinians and a sharp rise in settler violence resulting in the displacement of herding communities. “The dehumanization of Palestinians that characterizes many of the…
UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said that many areas in the enclave have been flooded, “worsening the struggle of displaced Palestinians”, while UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini was due to brief journalists in Geneva on the situation on Thursday, following his most recent visit to Gaza. Almost 1.9 million people in the enclave have been…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s new judicial reforms have become controversial: Photo: File Occupied Jerusalem: Israel, which oppresses innocent Palestinians, has become a victim of a serious internal crisis. According to a foreign news agency, Israel’s reserve soldiers announced the termination of service against the judicial amendments. 1,142 pilots and employees of the Israeli Air Force…
Israel must ensure the protection of the civilian population in the West Bank; United Nations (Photo: File) New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned Israel that the use of force and increased violence against Palestinians will not reduce its problems. According to the World News Agency, the Israeli army expressed concern over the martyrdom…
Image courtesy: BBC. The aggression of the Israeli army in the Palestinian territories continues. In this regard, the Palestinian authorities say that the Israeli army killed 9 Palestinians by ground and air attack in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials further stated that more than 20 Palestinians were injured by the Israeli army’s ground attack…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media The Israeli army launched a missile attack in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin early this morning, as a result of which 3 Palestinians were martyred. The Israeli army claims that the militants’ infrastructure in Jenin has been targeted. A house has been attacked by a missile in the…
Twitter grab, file photo. Jewish settlers tortured Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Israeli officials say that the Israeli Defense Minister and the Palestinian official have met on the tension in the occupied West Bank. Israeli officials further said that Israeli Defense Minister Yves Gallant offered to stop the Jewish settler riots. The Israeli Defense…
