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Balata Refugee Camp

Palestinian Elderly Woman Killed as Israeli Forces Raid Balata Refugee Camp
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the victim as Halima Saleh Aw Lail, who succumbed to injuries sustained from live bullets to her chest and leg. An 80-year-old Palestinian woman […]

West Bank Raids – Two Palestinians Killed in Drone Strike, Dozens Detained
By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle Israeli occupation forces have killed two Palestinians and injured four others, including a woman and child, in a drone strike on the Balata refugee camp in Nablus […]

‘State of Terror’ – A Day in the Life of a Palestinian Family from the Balata Refugee Camp
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah The Israeli army disregarded the presence of children in the house and bombed it with shells that shook its walls and smashed down all the windows. Maryam Abu Shalal is […]

Three Palestinians Survive Apparent Israeli Assassination Attempt in Balata
A drone targeted a vehicle with two missiles in the vicinity of the Balata refugee camp but no injuries were reported. A group of three Palestinians survived on Friday morning an Israeli drone strike that […]

Two Palestinians Injured in Israeli Military Raid near Nablus
Two Palestinians were injured, one of them critically, during an Israeli army raid on Wednesday morning into the Balata refugee camp, near Nablus, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said […]

BREAKING: Palestinian Youth Injured in Nablus Dies of His Wounds
A Palestinian youth, identified as Ahmad Abu Junaid, died on Wednesday of wounds sustained during an Israeli army raid of the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, the Ministry of Health announced. The Ministry said in […]