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Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man at Checkpoint near Ramallah (VIDEO)
Israeli forces killed a young Palestinian man on Friday near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced in a statement that 29-year-old […]

Palestinian Journalist Seriously Injured as Israeli Army Raids Ramallah (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that photojournalist Momen Samreen was shot in the head while doing his job and covering the Israeli military raid. Two journalists were injured […]

Injuries Reported as Israeli Forces Attack Palestinians following Funeral of Slain Toddler
Two Palestinian youths were transferred to hospital after being shot and injured by Israeli forces in the village. Their health condition was described as moderate. A Palestinian youth was shot and injured in the foot […]

2-Year-Old Palestinian Toddler Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Gunfire
Two-year-old Mohammad Haytham Tamimi, who was injured on Friday by Israeli army gunfire in the village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, died of his wounds on Monday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The […]

Israeli Forces Injure Two-Year-Old Palestinian Toddler in Military Raid near Ramallah
A 2-year-old Palestinian toddler and his father were injured by Israeli gunfire on Thursday night in an Israeli military ambush in the village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

Israeli Soldiers Break into Elementary School, Hold Teachers, Students at Gunpoint
Israeli soldiers broke into a Palestinian elementary school in Beitunia, near Ramallah, and prevented students and teachers from leaving it, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces […]

For 12th Day in a Row, Israel Imposes Siege on Palestinian Village near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces blocked all the entrances of Al-Mugayyier village, to the east of Ramallah, for the 12th day in a row, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Blow up House of Slain Palestinian near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces blew up on Tuesday the family apartment of the slain Palestinian youth Mutaz Khawaja in the village of Ni’lin, west of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the official Palestinian news […]

Israeli Forces Raid Major Cities in West Bank, Arrest 26 Palestinians (VIDEOS)
Israeli occupation forces detained 26 Palestinians and injured dozens, in large-scale raids across the occupied West Bank predawn Wednesday, the official news agency WAFA reported. Ramallah Palestinian sources said that Israeli forces rounded up a […]

Palestinian Teachers Continue Strike in Spite of PA Government Threats
Palestinian teachers reiterated on Sunday that they will not give in to Palestinian Authority government threats to end their strike and insisted on escalating their protests, Quds Press reported. The Teachers’ Movement stressed it did […]

Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man near Ramallah
A young Palestinian man was killed by Israeli occupation forces on Friday night at the north entrance to the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian […]

‘We Are Not the Intruders’: A Palestinian Boy’s Journey from Paralysis to Hope
By Nada Al Kahlout Muhammad Zaqout was always an active, energetic, and bright 11-year-old boy. He was a 7th-grade student at an UNRWA-run School in Gaza. He lived with his family, his parents, two brothers, […]

Two Minor Earthquakes Strike Occupied West Bank
Two minor earthquakes struck the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, without casualties or major damage. According to the Palestinian Seismology observatory, the main earthquake was south of Nablus, with a magnitude of 4.4 around midnight. […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Man near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a Palestinian man on Saturday morning, near the town of Kufr Nimeh, west of Ramallah, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a […]

Palestine: A Car Accident Victim’s Long Way to the Hospital
By Tamar Fleishman As I was standing at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, I saw an ambulance arriving. It was carrying the victim of a car accident, a frontal collision between two vehicles that took place […]

WATCH: Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Man near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian man on Sunday near the village of Silwad, east of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Heath said […]

Palestinians Refrain from Retaliating against ‘Forgotten’ Israeli Female Soldier in Occupied West Bank Town (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Though an Israeli female soldier was ‘forgotten’ by her army unit, Palestinians watching her being lost in the small West Bank town didn’t retaliate against her as is often the […]

BREAKING: Palestinian Teenager Killed, Three Others Wounded by Israeli Army Gunfire near Ramallah (VIDEO)
The Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian teenager and wounded three others near the town of Aboud, northwest of Ramallah, according to Palestinian the Ministry of Health. The Ministry said that it was informed by […]

BREAKING: Palestinian Man Killed by Israeli Forces near Ramallah
The Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian man near Ramallah, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced in a brief statement. The Civil Affairs Authority informed the Ministry of Health of the killing of 32-year-old […]

Young Palestinian Man Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces in Ramallah
Israeli forces killed a young Palestinian man in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced in […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Young Palestinian Man near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers on Wednesday shot and injured a young Palestinian man near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to security sources, heavily-armed Israeli soldiers were stationed at the […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Girl near Ramallah
Israeli forces on Monday killed a 15-year-old Palestinian girl during a military raid in the town of Beitunia, near Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Ministry said in a brief statement that […]

Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza Commemorate 18th Anniversary of Arafat’s Death (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza participated on Thursday in a rally to commemorate the 18th anniversary of former President Yasser Arafat’s death. The rally was organized by the Palestinian National […]

From Gaza to Jerusalem: A Tourist in My Own Palestine
By Haneen AbdAlnabi The bus left Erez for Ramallah at 2 pm. I held in tears for the two-and-a-half-hour journey, struck by Palestine’s beauty. Born and raised in Gaza, I had never, in all of […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Launch Massive Arrest Campaign in Nablus
Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of raids and searches in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, arresting a number of Palestinians. Israeli forces also stormed the city of Nablus and broke into several homes. […]

Israeli Forces Kill 18-Year-Old Palestinian Teenager near Ramallah
An 18-year-old Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli forces near the town of Sinjil in the occupied West Bank province of Ramallah, according to medical sources. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Musab Mohammad […]

Israeli Onslaught in West Bank Kills Six Palestinians (VIDEOS)
Israeli forces killed five Palestinians and wounded at least 21 in a major Israeli army assault on the old city of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According […]

Palestinian Teenager Succumbs to Wounds from Israeli Army Gunfire
A Palestinian teenager succumbed on Thursday to the wounds he sustained from Israeli army gunfire in the town of Beitunia, near Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said […]

Palestinian Young Man Killed by Israeli Army Gunfire near Ramallah (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces on Friday night killed a 23-year-old Palestinian man, identified as Qais Imad Shejaiya, near Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Shejaiya, from the […]

EU Representative Visits Palestinian School Facing Imminent Threat of Demolition
The Representative of the European Union to Palestine, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, visited on Tuesday the EU-funded Ras al-Teen elementary school, near Ramallah, which is facing the imminent threat of demolition by the Israeli authorities. […]