As Israel begins to administer Covid-19 vaccines to their citizens, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been left without access to the inoculations, with many warning it…
Year: 2020
Palestinian minor killed at protest labelled a “war crime”
Palestinian minor Ali Ayman Nasr Abu Aliya has been killed by Israeli forces as he stood on the outskirts of a clash in al-Mughayyir village near Ramallah on 4 December.…
Under siege; Gaza’s healthcare system faces collapse as poverty hits 1 million
The Gaza Strip is on the brink of catastrophe, according to health experts, as Israel continues to block the supply of medical and humanitarian aid to the enclave amidst the…
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat dies after contracting Covid-19
Saeb Erekat, veteran chief Palestinian negotiator and prominent Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) official has died on 10 November after complications with Covid-19. Erekat, 65, who was also secretary-general of the…
Israeli forces raze Palestinian village of Khirbet Humsa, leaving 41 children homeless
The Israeli army has left nearly 80 Palestinians homeless after they razed their village in the occupied West Bank town of Khirbet Humsa on Wednesday 4 November. According to human…
US passport changes for Jerusalem-born citizens an "attempt to erase Palestinians”
In a reversal of US policy, Trump has announced Americans born in Jerusalem can now declare Israel as their country of birth on their passports, a move which has angered…
Sudan-Israel relations ‘new stab in the back’ for Palestinians
Sudan will become the third Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past two months by normalising relations with the Jewish state. In a US-brokered deal, Donald…
Israel stops renewing visas for UN human rights workers
Work visas for UN human rights workers in Palestine have been discontinued by the Israeli government, effectively forcing the top body of staff to leave the country. topwatchessale.com Nine of…
Settlement expansion announced in West Bank, first since Gulf deals
Israel has approved the construction of 2,166 new illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, ending an eight-month hiatus on expansion. The expansion announcement comes less than a month…
Palestinian prisoner “on the verge of death” after 80-day hunger strike
Human rights groups have warned a Palestinian prisoner is “on the verge of death” after sustaining an 80-day hunger strike since his arrest near Nablus on 27 July. Husband and father…