Syria

AGPS: Over 3500 Palestinians killed in Syria since 2011

Monday-5-June-2017

At least 3506 Palestinian refugees including 462 women have been killed since the civil war in Syria started in 2011 according to a statistical report released on Sunday by the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria (AGPS).

Iftar meals distributed to displaced Palestinians from Syria

Monday-29-May-2017

Al-Wafa Charity Cookery has started a campaign to provide Palestinian refugees from Syria in the Lebanese Bekaa Valley and in Yarmouk Camp among other areas south of Damascus with Iftar meals (evening meals when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset).

Neighborhood inhabited by Palestinian families bombed in Syria

Saturday-27-May-2017

The Action Group for the Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) said on Saturday that a neighborhood inhabited by Palestinian families in Daraa city in Syria was bombed by a ground-to-ground missile.

ISIS tightens grip on Yarmouk camp bans food entry

Friday-5-May-2017

ISIS tightened grip on areas led by Tahrir al-Sham west of Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees south of Damascus and prevented civilians from entering much-needed foodstuff a rights watchdog reported.

Israeli air raids target Damascus International Airport

Thursday-27-April-2017

Heavy blasts rocked the vicinity of Damascus International Airport after Israeli air raids targeted the area the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported Thursday.

Report: 1183 Palestinians disappeared in Syrian prisons

Monday-17-April-2017

The monitoring and documentation team of the Action Group for Palestinians in Syria (AGPS) said on Monday in conjunction with the Palestinian Prisoner Day that they were able to document 1183 Palestinians detained in the Syrian regime's prisons.

Hamas: Situation of Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon deteriorating

Wednesday-5-April-2017

Hamas Office for Refugee Affairs issued its fourth annual report on the situation of the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon for 2016 five years following the Palestinian mass influx to Lebanon in December 2012.

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.

Israeli warplanes targeted by anti-aircraft missiles from Syria

Friday-17-March-2017

Israeli army warplanes were targeted by anti-aircraft missiles in return for raids launched on Syrian targets the Israeli occupation army announced on Friday morning.

3 Palestinian babies pronounced dead in war-torn Syria

Wednesday-15-March-2017

Three Palestinian toddlers died in war-tattered Syria after the government troops denied them access out of Yalda near Yarmouk refugee camp in the southern outskirts of Damascus for urgent treatment at Damascus hospitals.