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Israel Prevents Palestinians from Building Homes in Masafer Yatta
Israeli authorities on Sunday delivered halt work notices for 12 Palestinian homes in the Masafer Yatta area, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Middle East Monitor reported. The Coordinator of the Protection and Resilience Committees, Fouad Al-Amor, […]

Israel Army Bars Rights Groups from Entering Hebron
The Israeli army issued an order on Friday blocking rights organizations from entering the Palestinian city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, a tour […]

Jewish Settlers Assault, Injure Palestinian Teenager in Hebron
A Palestinian teenager was injured on Thursday when Jewish settlers assaulted him in the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that Jewish settlers assaulted 17-year-old […]

Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Suppress Anti-Settlement Protests in West Bank
At least 13 Palestinians were injured on Friday as Israeli forces suppressed anti-settlement protests in various parts of the occupied West Bank, The New Arab reported. Local sources told The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site […]

EU ‘Appalled’ as Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian School in Masafer Yatta
The European Union said that it was appalled by news of the Israeli demolition of a donor-funded school in the Masafer Yatta area, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli forces on […]

WATCH: Hundreds of Jewish Settlers Assault Palestinians in Hebron
Several Palestinians sustained injuries on Saturday in an attack by illegal Jewish settlers on the neighborhood of Tel Rumeida in the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said […]

Israel to Demolish Palestinian School in Masafer Yatta
The Israeli occupation army on Thursday issued an order to demolish a Palestinian school that is under construction in the Masafer Yatta region, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Middle East Monitor reported. Local sources said […]

Jewish Settlers Assault Two Brothers in Hebron
Jewish settlers assaulted two brothers in the southern West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), on Thursday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources said that the illegal Jewish settlers spewed pepper spray in […]

Jewish Settlers Injure Two Palestinians, Including Child, near Hebron (VIDEO)
Two Palestinians, including a child, were injured after they were assaulted and beaten by illegal Jewish settlers near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources confirmed that a group of Jewish […]

US Ned Price Slams Ben-Gvir’s ‘Abhorrent’ Attendance at Meir Kahane’s Memorial
US State Department spokesman Ned Price has slammed Israeli Knesset Member Itamar Ben Gvir for attending the annual memorial of Rabbi Meir Kahane, the Middle East Monitor reported. The American-born ultra-nationalist Israeli politician openly advocated […]

Israel Closes Access Roads to Two Villages in Masafer Yatta
Israeli authorities closed the entrances to the villages of Jinba and al-Markaz in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), isolating them from their surroundings, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The head of the […]

Israel Declares Palestinian Activist’s Home in Hebron a ‘Military Zone’ (VIDEO)
The Israeli army has declared the home of a prominent Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro a closed military zone, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Nobody is allowed to enter Amro’s home or its surrounding areas […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Shut Down Entrances to Hebron
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday shut down all the entrances to the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) and neighboring towns and villages, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Isreali forces also raided and searched several […]

One Settler Killed, Five Wounded in Attack on Ben-Gvir’s House in Kiryat Arba (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Jewish settler was killed and five others wounded in a shooting attack on the illegal Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba in the occupied Palestinian city of Al Khalil, Hebron, […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Raid Funeral House of Slain Oday Tamimi in Hebron
Israeli occupation forces raided on Friday the funeral house of Oday Tamimi, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses said an Israeli army force broke into the funeral house in the city of Hebron […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Attack Palestinian Students, Detain One in Hebron
Israeli forces on Monday attacked Palestinian students as they were leaving their schools in the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that the Israeli forces […]

Israeli Soldiers Forcefully Evict Palestinian Family near Hebron
Israeli soldiers forcefully evicted a Palestinian family on Thursday from their house in the village of Khallet Tata, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that the heavily-armed Israeli […]

Palestinian Children Injured as They Ran away from Tear Gas Fired by Israeli Forces in Hebron (VIDEO)
A number of Palestinian children were injured on Wednesday as they ran away and others suffered from suffocation after Israeli occupation forces targeted a school in Hebron (Al-Khalil) with tear gas bombs, the official Palestinian […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Mourner during Funeral in Hebron
A Palestinian man sustained gunshot wounds on Tuesday evening from Israeli military gunfire in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mohammad Awad, a local media […]

Israeli Soldiers Kill Young Palestinian Man near Hebron (VIDEO)
A young Palestinian man was killed on Friday by Israeli occupation soldiers at the Beit Einoun junction, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses told WAFA that Israeli soldiers opened fire […]

Israeli Forces Arrest Teacher, Confiscate his Vehicle in Masafer Yatta
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday arrested a teacher and confiscated his vehicle in the Masafer Yatta area, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Foad Eamour, a local activist, told WAFA that Israeli soldiers, manning […]

Israeli Forces Detain 15 Palestinians, Including Journalist, Minor, in West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces detained at least 15 Palestinians during raids in the occupied territories, including a journalist and a minor, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. In the town of Deir Samet, southwest […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Open Fire at Palestinian Homes in Masafer Yatta
Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Wednesday at Palestinian houses in the Masafer Yatta area, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local activist Fouad La’mour told WAFA that bullets hit the […]

WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinian Woman’s Funeral in Beit Ummar
Israeli occupation forces on Friday attacked a Palestinian woman’s funeral in the town of Beit Ummar, in the southern West Bank province of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. BREAKING: WATCH | […]

Jewish Settlers Harass Palestinian Children in Hebron, Scare Them with Dogs
Jewish settlers on Wednesday terrorized Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Arij Jaabari, who is in charge of a summer camp for children, […]

‘My Home is Not a Military Firing Zone’: On the Ground in Masafer Yatta (VIDEO)
By Palestine Deep Dive In its latest live show, Palestine Deep Dive shines a spotlight on Israel’s ongoing forced displacement of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, a region in the South Hebron hills of the occupied […]

New Report: Construction of Illegal Jewish Settlements Increased by 62% in the Past Year
A new report has revealed that Israel’s construction of illegal settlements on Palestinian land increased by 62 percent under the government led by far-right Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, since it came to power in June […]

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Raid Wedding Party in Hebron (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation soldiers on Friday raided a Palestinian wedding party in the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses told WAFA that Israeli troops broke […]

WATCH: Jewish Settlers Attack, Injure Elderly Palestinian Man in West Bank
Jewish settlers on Saturday night attacked and injured an elderly Palestinian man in the occupied southern West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Middle East Monitor reported. Jewish settlers also attacked Palestinian homes in the […]

For Fourth Day, Israeli Authorities Block Provision of Drinking Water in Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque
Israeli authorities have prevented drinking water from being available at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), a Palestinian official said on Sunday. According to the director of the mosque, […]