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Israeli Forces Detain 22 Palestinians, Youth Dies of Injuries – West Bank Update
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The total number of Palestinians arrested since October 7 has risen to over 9,125. At least 22 Palestinians, including a child and a woman, have been arrested by Israeli occupation […]
‘He Sacrificed Everything’ – Jericho Street Named After Aaron Bushnell
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A street in the Palestinian town of Jericho is now named in honor of Aaron Bushnell, the US Air Force member who, in an extreme act of protest, set himself […]
Fear of History: The Roots of Israel’s War on UNESCO
By Ramzy Baroud Israel has done more than attempt to rewrite history and to marginalize the main actors of Palestine’s historical narrative. It has also actively and continuously tried to eliminate the natives altogether. […]
Israel Condemns UNESCO Vote to List Jericho as World Heritage Site
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli government has criticized UNESCO’s decision to inscribe the ancient Palestinian city of Jericho, also known as Tell es-Sultan, on the World Heritage List. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said […]
UNESCO Declares Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan World Heritage Site
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe the ancient Palestinian city of Jericho, also known as Tell es-Sultan, on the World Heritage List. The decision was […]
Hamas Explains Motive Behind Latest Resistance Operation Near Jericho
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An Israeli soldier was wounded and a Palestinian was killed on Tuesday in an exchange of fire north of the city of Jericho in the Jordan Valley. This was seen […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Two Palestinians, Including Minor, near Jericho
Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians, including a minor, early Tuesday, during a military raid in the refugee camp of Aqabat Jabr, in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency […]
Jewish Settlers Raid Aqsa Mosque, Several West Bank Towns
While Jewish settlers continue their raids on Jerusalem’s holy shrines, other settlers are busy establishing illegal outposts elsewhere in the occupied Palestinian West Bank. Scores of Israeli Jewish settlers Tuesday morning broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque […]
Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian Youth, Arrest Three Others in Military Raid near Jericho
A Palestinian youth was injured, while three others were detained, during an Israeli military raid in the refugee camp of Jabr, near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Injure Six Palestinians near Jericho (VIDEO)
Six Palestinian have been injured on Wednesday by Israeli gunfire during confrontations in the refugee camp of Aqabat Jaber, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Israeli forces Assault Elderly Palestinian Woman, Arrest Four Young Men in Jericho
Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian woman and detained four youths on Monday during a raid into the refugee camp of Aqabat Jabr in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency […]
Israeli Forces Storm Refugee Camp, Injure 13 Palestinians near Jericho (VIDEO)
13 Palestinian youths were wounded by Israeli gunfire as Israeli occupation forces stormed the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses […]
Israeli Forces Escalate Siege on Jericho with Iron Gates, Cement Blocks
Israeli forces escalated their siege against the occupied West Bank city of Jericho and the surrounding areas on Friday, installing iron gates and cement blocks, The New Arab reported. The Palestinian city has been under […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager in Jericho’s Aqabat Jaber Refugee Camp (VIDEO)
A seventeen-year-old Palestinian teenager succumbed to critical wounds he sustained earlier Monday morning after being shot by Israeli forces following a military incursion into the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp to the south of Jericho, the […]
West Bank City of Jericho Remains under Israeli Siege for Ninth Day in a Row
For the ninth day in a row, the ancient city of Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, remains under a suffocating Israeli military siege, with checkpoints stifling Palestinian traffic at all the entrances to the […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man near Jericho
A young Palestinian man died of the critical wounds he sustained by Israeli gunfire at dawn Monday in the Aqbet Jaber refugee camp, near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official Palestinian news […]
Jericho Remains under Israeli Military Siege for Second Day in a Row (VIDEO)
The occupied West Bank city of Jericho remains under Israeli military siege for the second day in a row, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Temporary military checkpoints have been set up by the […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Minor in Jericho’s Aqabt Jabr Refugee Camp
A Palestinian boy was killed and two others injured on Monday, in an Israeli army assault on the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho, the official news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses said the Israeli army […]
Israeli Forces Injure Six Palestinians during Military Raid in Jericho
Israeli occupation forces injured at least six Palestinians, including a child, on Monday during a military raid into the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp to the south of Jericho city, the official news agency WAFA reported. […]
Young Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Army Gunfire in Jericho
A young Palestinian man succumbed to the wounds he sustained on Wednesday during an Israeli army assault on the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho, the official news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian Ministry of Health […]
Israeli Forces Continue to Besiege Jericho for Third Consecutive Day
Israeli forces continued to besiege the occupied West Bank city of Jericho on Wednesday, for the third consecutive day, the official news agency WAFA reported. Official Palestinian sources said that Israeli forces continued to erect […]
Israeli-American Settler Killed near Jericho
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An Israeli-American settler was killed on Monday in an attack by suspected Palestinian gunmen near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, Israeli media reported. According to Israeli officials, multiple […]
Hamas Says Killing Palestinian Fighters Will Not Stop Resistance
The leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas said on Monday that Israel’s killing of Palestinian fighters will not stop Palestinian Resistance. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh made this comment after Israel killed five Palestinians […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill At Least Five Palestinians in Jericho
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At least five Palestinians were shot and killed by the Israeli military in the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, near Jericho. near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official […]
After Seven Days of Military Siege, Israeli Army Raids Aqbat Jabr Refugee Camp in Jericho (WATCH)
At least six Palestinians have been injured after Israeli occupation forces stormed on Saturday the Aqbat Jabr camp refugee camp on the outskirts of the Occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official news agency […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Besiege Jericho for Sixth Consecutive Day
Israeli forces on Friday continued to besiege the occupied West Bank city of Jericho for the sixth consecutive day, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Official Palestinian sources said that the Israeli army set […]
Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Girl, Steal 90 Sheep near Jericho
Jewish settlers stole 90 sheep from a Palestinian family on Monday after attacking a girl guarding them, The New Arab reported. According to The New Arab, the incident took place near Ein Al-Auja, an area […]
Palestinian Child Injured in the Head by Israeli Gunfire in Jericho
A Palestinian child was seriously injured in the head by an Israeli bullet on Friday evening, in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official news agency WAFA […]
Two Palestinian Children Arrested by Israeli Forces near Jericho
The Israeli army detained two children on Monday, after raiding and ransacking their family homes near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that […]
Israeli Forces Arrest 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy at His School
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday detained a 12-year-old boy at his school in the village of Zubeidat, near Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The boy’s mother told WAFA that Israeli soldiers broke […]
