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Refugee Camps

‘We Will Place You in Our Eyes’ – Palestinians Open Their Homes, Hearts to Lebanese Refugees
By Samaa Abu Sharar Suleiman also attributes the support and solidarity to the deep gratitude Palestinians in Lebanon feel towards the Lebanese for the sacrifices they are enduring in support of Gaza and the Palestinian […]

Israeli Forces Injure Child, Detain Three – West Bank Update (VIDEO)
The boy, who has not yet been identified, was shot while Israeli soldiers were forcing their way into the Al-Amari camp in Al-Bireh. A Palestinian child was injured by Israeli army fire during a raid, […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Six Palestinians in Al-Faraa Refugee Camp
Israeli occupation forces killed six Palestinians during a military raid in the Al-Faraa refugee camp, in northern West Bank. Six Palestinian civilians were killed, and several others were injured on Friday morning during an Israeli […]

Three Horrific Massacres in Gaza Today: What We Know So Far
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel carried out several horrific massacres on Tuesday in the refugee camps of Jabaliya, Shati and Nuseirat, in the northern and central Gaza Strip. A final death count remains unknown […]

Two Palestinians Killed, Five Injured in Israeli Army Assault on Jalazone Refugee Camp
Israeli occupation forces killed two young Palestinian men and injured five others in the Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah. Two Palestinians were killed on Monday morning and four others were seriously injured during an Israeli […]

‘From House to House’ in Palestine: Refugees Teach Refugees about their Rights – PHOTO GALLERY
By Mahmoud Ajjour in Gaza & Romana Rubeo Armed with leaflets, books, and maps, a group of Palestinians are walking the alleyways of Gaza’s refugee camps with an important mission. The National Campaign to Support […]

Ain Al Hilweh: Hamas Top Official in Lebanon to Ensure Ceasefire Holds in Refugee Camp
Deputy Chief of Hamas’ Political Bureau Abroad, Deputy Chief of Hamas’ Political Bureau Abroad, Musa Abu Marzouq, arrived in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday to follow up on the ceasefire in place between Palestinian […]

Four Killed as Clashes Resume in Lebanon’s Largest Palestinian Refugee Camp
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Four people were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday as clashes between Palestinian groups resumed in the Ain al-Hilweh Refugee Camp, the official Lebanese National News Agency reported. Fighting resumed […]

UN Calls for Ceasefire in Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon
The clashes between the Palestinian Fatah movement and other armed groups erupted again late on Thursday. The United Nations called on Friday for Palestinian groups at Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon to cease […]

Palestinian Killed, Heavy Destruction as Israeli Forces Raid Nur Shams Refugee Camp
A large Israeli occupation army forces raided Nur Shams refugee camp at dawn, killing one person and leaving heaving destruction behind. A young Palestinian man was killed on Tuesday morning during an Israeli military assault […]

‘Capital of Shatat’ and Palestinian Agony: The Uncomfortable Truth about Ain Al-Hilweh
By Ramzy Baroud Trapped in the middle are 120 thousand people, the estimated population of Ain Al-Hilweh – and, by extension, all of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees. Ain Al-Hilweh is known as the “Capital of […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man in Tulkarm (VIDEO)
Jarad was first admitted to nearby Thabet Thabet Public Hospital in critical condition before he was pronounced dead. A Palestinian was killed and four others were injured by Israeli army gunfire on Thursday night in […]

Daring Palestinian Attack Targets Maale Adumim in East Jerusalem – A Developing Story
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian, allegedly disguised as a security guard, has reportedly opened fire at illegal Jewish settlers in one of the West Bank’s largest settlements. Six Israeli Jewish settlers were reportedly […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Youth near Nablus
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian youth on Wednesday during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that a […]

Perseverance and Resistance: Story of Jenin is the Story of Palestine
By Jamal Kanj To Israel’s frustrations, the perseverance of the refugees in Jenin and all Palestinian refugee camps remains a testament to the failed 1948 Israeli assessment of the Palestinian people. There is a clear […]

LIVE BLOG | Jenin Under Massive Israeli Attack, Many Killed, Wounded
By Palestine Chronicle Staff This blog has been discontinued. To visit the new blog, click here. Many Palestinians have been reportedly killed and wounded in an ongoing Israeli military operation targeting the northern Palestinian […]

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 Occupation Forces Break into Refugee Camp near Tulkarm (VIDEO)
A large unit of Israeli forces broke into the refugee camp of Nur Shams, east of the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, on Tuesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said […]

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 Occupation Forces Injure 14-Year-Old Palestinian Minor near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers injured a 14-year-old Palestinian minor while standing at the entrance to the Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli soldiers opened […]

‘Would Crawl Back to Yaffa’: An Old Palestinian Woman and Her Four Rusty Keys (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Ibtihaj Dawlah, 89, is a Palestinian refugee living in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp in the besieged Gaza Strip. She still holds on to the rusty keys to her home, back […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Youth near Nablus
A Palestinian youth was killed early Monday by Israeli gunfire during a military raid in the refugee camp of Askar, east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Two Young Palestinians during Military Raid in Tulkarm
Two Palestinians were killed on Saturday morning by the Israeli occupation forces during a military raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the official Palestinian news agency […]

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 […]

Israeli Forces Raid Journalist’s House near Bethlehem, Confrontations Erupted
Israeli occupation forces on Monday broke into the Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem and raided a Palestinian journalist’s home in search of his son, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 15 Palestinians, Including Journalist, in Occupied West Bank (VIDEO)
The Israeli occupation forces detained at least 15 Palestinians, including a journalist and his son, on Wednesday night, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian sources told WAFA that Israeli forces raided the Dheisheh […]

Eight Palestinians Injured during Israeli Military Raid in Jenin Camp
Eight Palestinians have been injured on Tuesday during an Israeli military raid into the refugee camp of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to the Palestinian Ministry […]

Two Israeli Soldiers, Two Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Storm Nablus (VIDEO)
At least two Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were injured on Monday when Israeli forces raided the Al-Ain refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, The New Arab reported. Fighting broke out […]

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. […]