RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army rounded up another 78 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, a local nongovernmental organization said. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said 17 female university students from Hebron city were among the detainees. Tensions have been running high across th...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A nongovernmental organization said on Wednesday some 1,300 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails started a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinian detainee Kayed al-Fasfous. The Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement that 1,300 Palestinian detainees held under the notorious Israeli administr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian director and screenwriter Nawras Abu Saleh continues to use his camera to wage cultural resistance against Israeli occupation. Saleh spoke to the media about his short film, “Al Qeeq,” which is about the life of Muhammad Al Qeeq. It earned significant attention and positive feedback at the 69th Cannes Film Fes...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli forces have detained some 135,000 Palestinians since the outbreak of the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Intifada, also known as Second Intifada, in September 2000, a Palestinian official group has revealed. In a statement marking the 23rd anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, the Commission for Prisoners’ Affai...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A total of 1,264 Palestinians are currently held by Israel in administrative detention, UN special coordinator for the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, said Wednesday. The number, according to the UN envoy, is the highest in over a decade. “Israeli security forces carried out 1,042 search-and-arrest operations in the West B...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army raided several areas in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, detaining 13 Palestinians and triggering clashes. Local sources said that the Israeli forces injured a Palestinian in the Dheisha refugees camp in southern Bethlehem, and dozens of others suffered asphyxiation from tear gas. The Palest...