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Month: April 2022

Two Palestinian Brothers Injured in Attack by Jewish Settlers near Hebron
Two Palestinian brothers were injured on Saturday after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the village of Wadadi, near the town of Samu in the occupied West Bank province of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian […]

Tension between Israel, Egypt over Al-Aqsa Mosque
Egypt and Israel have been at odds over the “provocative” situation at Al-Aqsa Mosque, senior Palestinian sources told Rai Al-Youm on Friday. The sources stated that Egypt threatened Israel that it would stop its mediation […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Young Man near Qalqilya
Israeli forces on Saturday killed a Palestinian young man near the town of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said. Yahya Ali Adwan, 27, was shot in the chest as […]

Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner Moved to Hospital Following Health Deterioration
Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid has been transferred to Tel HaShomer Hospital following serious health complications, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported in a statement on Thursday. “Prisoner Abu Hamid suffers from serious health complications […]

‘General Arab Conference’ Calls on Morocco to End Normalization with Israel
The General Arab Conference “United Against Normalization” of Morocco called on Thursday to end normalization deals with Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. The conference stressed, in a statement on International Quds Day, that “resisting […]

Israeli Forces Injure Nine Palestinians, Including Two Children, in Kafr Qaddum
At least nine Palestinians were injured by Israeli occupation forces on Friday during the weekly protest against illegal Jewish settlement expansion in the village of Kafr Qaddum, in the West Bank province of Qalqiliya, the […]

42 Injuries as Israeli Forces Storm Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Compound (VIDEOS)
Israeli forces on dawn Friday stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and injured 42 Palestinian worshippers, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that heavily-armed police stormed the mosque compound […]

IN PHOTOS: Exclusive Images from Three Great Palestinian Mosques in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In the gallery below, the Palestine Chronicle features three of Gaza’s major mosques, the Great Omari Mosque and Sayed al-Hashim Mosque in Gaza City, and the Martyrs Mosque in the […]

The Zionist North: Trapped in an Anti-Palestinian Riding in Toronto
By Paul Salvatori There was a story recently in Canadian news. In it Palestinian-Canadian professor, Samer Abdelnour, remarked: “It’s tiring. I feel like growing up in Toronto, the narrative has been so hostile against Palestinians. […]

Israel to Station Reserve Battalions along Apartheid Wall
Six Israeli reserve battalions will be stationed along the illegal Apartheid Wall that isolates the occupied West Bank from Israel, the military announced on Wednesday. The decision to call up reserve battalions in replacement of […]

Blocked from Jerusalem: Palestinian Politician, Mustafa Barghouti, Speaks Out on Al-Aqsa
Palestine Deep Dive’s latest live show, “Al-Aqsa Under Attack! Ramadan in Palestine Under Israeli Occupation” with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti shines a light on recent events in occupied East Jerusalem. Dr. Barghouti is a distinguished Palestinian […]

Lentils, Chicken and Selfies: Gaza Youth at Work (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Lentils, chicken, tomatoes, sugar and lots and lots of selfies. Gaza’s youth continue to come to the aid of their community, amid a burgeoning food crisis in the besieged Gaza […]

UK Civil Society Organizations Urge Government to Block Anti-Boycott Legislation
A coalition of UK Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) urged the government on Thursday to halt legislation that would likely target boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) efforts against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

Jordan Urges Israel to Restore Al-Aqsa Mosque Status Quo
Jordan has intensified efforts to push Israel to respect the historic status quo of Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque and avoid a violent escalation, Jordanian officials and Western diplomats said on Thursday, according to The New […]

‘Temporal and Spatial’ Division: Why Israel’s Endgame at Al-Aqsa Mosque Will Fail
By Ramzy Baroud Starting on April 15, the Israeli occupation army and police raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem on a daily basis. Under the pretense of providing protection to provocative ‘visits’ by […]

14-Year-Old Palestinian Boy Released after ‘Torture’ in Israeli Detention (VIDEOS)
A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was released on Tuesday after spending 11 days in Israeli detention, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported. An Israeli military court, located close to the Ofer army base in the occupied West Bank, let […]

Israeli Airstrike near Damascus Kills Nine Syrians
Israeli airstrikes near Syria’s capital, Damascus, have killed nine people, including five Syrian soldiers, in the deadliest such raid since the start of 2022, Syrian media reported. “The Israeli enemy carried out an air assault […]

ICC Case Filed over Systematic Targeting of Palestinian Journalists
Legal submissions accusing Israel of systematically targeting journalists working in Palestine and failing to properly investigate killings of media workers, which amount to war crimes, have been submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the […]

WATCH: 21-Year-Old Palestinian Youth Killed by Israeli Forces in Jenin
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian youth and injured three others on Wednesday, during a military raid into the occupied northern West Bank city of Jenin, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Watch: Palestinians filmed […]

In Photos: Meet Miassar and Learn How to Make Palestinian Ka’ak for Eid
By Palestine Chronicle Staff For 30 years, Miassar Qassem, now 65, has been making her specialty, Palestinian Ka’ak and Maamoul to sell near the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City, in the days preceding […]

Facial Recognition and the Right to Worship in Qalandiya (PHOTOS)
By Tamar Fleishman Thousands of Palestinians, women, men and children, crowded at the Qalandiya checkpoint entrances on the third Friday of Ramadan, many of them hoping to gain access to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Armed […]

Flare-up on Lebanon Border after Israeli Raids at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
A rocket launched from Lebanon on Monday struck in Israel, which responded with artillery fire, following repeated Israeli military raids at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Reuters news agency reported. On Twitter, the Israeli military said it fired […]

Major Hospital in Jerusalem Closes Doors Due to Financial Crisis
Al-Makassed Hospital, the largest Palestinian hospital in occupied East Jerusalem, has closed its doors to all except emergency patients due to its ongoing financial crisis, Arab48.com reported on Monday. The union of workers at Al-Makassed […]

Palestinians Demonstrate outside Ofer Prison to Protest Trial of 14-Year-Old Boy
Family and friends of 14-year-old Athal al-Azzeh demonstrated on Tuesday outside Ofer military and detention camp to protest the trial of their son, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Azzeh’s father, Ahmad, said the […]

Israeli Forces Kill 20-Year-Old Palestinian Youth in Jericho
A Palestinian youth succumbed on Tuesday to the wounds he sustained after being shot by Israeli forces in the refugee camp of Aqabat Jabr near Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry […]

‘From the Poor to the Poor,’ Gaza Fights Food Insecurity through Communal Cooking (Photos)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘From the Ghalaba to the Ghalaba’ – from the poor to the poor – is a local project that allows Palestinians in Gaza to offer help to one another. In […]

UN Experts Call on Governments to Resume Funding for Palestinian Groups Labeled as ‘Terrorist Organizations’
UN human rights experts on Monday called on the international community to take immediate and effective steps to protect and sustain the six Palestinian civil society groups that were designated as ‘terrorist organizations’ by the […]

Human Rights Watch Calls for Release of Gaza Humanitarian Worker Mohammad al-Halabi
Human Rights Watch urged on Monday Israeli authorities to immediately release Mohammad al-Halabi, a humanitarian worker from Gaza detained for nearly six years, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Last February, the Israeli Supreme […]

Canaanite Sculpture Dating Back to 2500 BC Discovered in Gaza
A farmer found on Monday a Canaanite sculpture dating back to about 2500 BC, while he was cultivating his land, in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian official news agency […]

Israeli Supreme Court Rejects New Probe into Killing of Boys on Gaza Beach
Israel’s Supreme Court rejected on Sunday an appeal to reopen an investigation into the killing of four Palestinian children by Israeli airstrikes in 2014, while they played on a beach in the Gaza Strip, the […]