Israeli occupation

Shin Bet chief: Current relative calm in the West Bank “deceptive”

Tuesday-21-March-2017

The head of Israel's Shin Bet internal security service warned Monday of being complacent about the "relative calm" prevailing in the Israeli and Palestinian territories especially in the West Bank.

Ma’ale Adumim annexation bill shelved for second time

Monday-20-March-2017

The ministerial committee for legislation at the Knesset on Sunday postponed for the second time its scheduled debate to approve a bill calling for annexing the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Adumim to Occupied Jerusalem.

European Forum urges Arab Summit to Adopt ESCWA report

Sunday-19-March-2017

Head of the European Tawasul Forum Zaher Birawi called on the Arab Summit set to be held on March 29 in Jordan to adopt the findings of a recent report by ESCWA accusing Israel of apartheid.

Israeli drone strike kills Syrian high-ranking air defense officer

Sunday-19-March-2017

Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth said on Sunday that an Israeli drone strike had killed Yasser al-Sayyid after targeting his vehicle in Quneitra area in the Syrian Golan Heights on Sunday evening.

Resistance fighters attack Israeli military post west of Jenin

Saturday-18-March-2017

Gunmen believed to be from the Palestinian resistance opened fire on Friday night at an Israeli military post located west of Jenin city in the occupied West Bank.

Tamimi’s family: We trust the justice of Jordanian courts

Friday-17-March-2017

The family of Jordanian journalist Ahlam al-Tamimi has expressed confidence that Jordan’s judiciary would reject the US request to extradite her saying it fully trusts the justice and integrity of courts in the country.

Lieberman: PLO’s Palestinian National Fund “terror group”

Friday-17-March-2017

Israeli war minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday evening declared the Palestinian National Fund (PNF) which is an affiliate of the Palestine Liberation Orgnization (PLO) a terror organization.

Hamas hails UN report dubbing Israel “apartheid entity”

Thursday-16-March-2017

Hamas on Thursday acclaimed a report by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) for describing the Israeli occupation as an Apartheid regime.

Rights group says US extradition request against Tamimi racist

Thursday-16-March-2017

The Human Center for Democracy and Rights in Gaza has called the US extradition request against Jordanian journalist Ahlam al-Tamimi originally from Palestine “a racist decision and against human ethics and norms.”

IOF obstructs movement of citizens east of Qalqilya

Sunday-12-March-2017

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening obstructed the movement of Palestinian vehicles and passengers at the eastern entrance to Qalqilya city north of the West Bank.