Jerusalem

Israeli occupation forces killed an autistic Palestinian man in spite of his carer’s pleas for them not to because of his disability. Eyad Hallaq was shot twice in the chest on Saturday after he ran away in a panic after he heard Israeli officers yelling. His carer, Warda Abu Hadid, frantically tried to alert the soldiers that Hallaq was severely …

Israeli forces detained early today at least 20 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Israeli forces detained five Palestinians from the northern West Bank district of Jenin. The detainees were identified as two former prisoners from Jenin city in addition to three others – an undergraduate student at the …

Israeli occupation authorities yesterday delivered an order to demolish 200 decades-old Palestinian-owned industrial structures located in occupied East Jerusalem, reported Wafa news agency. As with many neighbourhoods in the area surrounding Jerusalem, Wadi Al-Joz is experiencing severe challenges with the aggressive expansion of the Jewish presence in the area. The chairman of East Jerusalem’s Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kamal Obeidat, …

Thousands of Muslims performed dawn prayer today in al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest place, shortly after the Mosque was reopened to prayers following a 70-day shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mosque opened its doors to thousands of worshippers, who went inside cheerfully chanting in celebration of the reopening. All the buildings in the courtyards of …

At least four Palestinians were detained today by Israeli occupation forces inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem. Police were escorting a provocative tour by illegal Israeli settlers, led by extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick, when they detained Nasser Qous, head of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), in addition to another worshiper and an Islamic Waqf guard while they were …

Two Palestinian brothers from the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukaber embarked today on demolishing their two homes after they were asked to do so by Israeli municipality to avoid paying exorbitant costs if the municipality carries out the demolition on its own. Imad and Ahmad Mashahreh said the Israeli municipality handed them a notice asking them to demolish the …

A Palestinian teenager was injured on Sunday night when a Jewish settler suddenly attacked him with a knife in Occupied Jerusalem. According to local sources, 17-year-old Mohamed al-Natsha suffered a moderate injury in his neck when a settler stabbed him in Salahuddin Street. The boy was rushed to hospital for medical assistance. However, there was no information if the Israeli …

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and preacher of al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Mohammed Hussein on Friday said that the Nakba is an ongoing process with different forms and an aim to completely eliminate the Palestinian presence. This was voiced during the Friday sermon at al-Aqsa Mosque which marked the 72nd anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. Sheikh Hussein in his sermon spoke about …

Israeli undercover agents on Monday evening kidnaped 13 Jerusalemite young men and minors from Ein al-Fawqa Plaza in Silwan district, east of the occupied holy city. Eyewitnesses said that plain-clothes officers savagely beat the young men and teenagers, hauled them and bundled them into a police vehicle. They added that the police officers took the detainees to al-Moskobiya detention center …

A Palestinian man from occupied East Jerusalem completed yesterday 25 years behind Israeli bars for resisting the occupation, today said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). It said Ayman Abdul Majeed Sidr, 54, is serving a life term in prison. He was arrested in 1995 and was denied release during a prisoners’ exchange deal in 2011. Sidr is married and had …