The Jerusalem Governorate said on Monday that the approval by the so-called “Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee” of the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem to deposit a new colonial plan to establish around 450 colonial u...
The so‑called “District Planning and Construction Committee” of the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem has moved forward with a plan to establish 450 colonial housing units in the Palestinian neighborhood of Umm Lisoun in occupied Eas...
The authorities are raiding institutions, including a historic bookstore and theater, as they attempt to rewrite the city’s story. The children were already on stage at East Jerusalem’s El-Hakawati Theatre, waiting for the lights to dim and for �...
Israeli settlers recently established an illegal outpost near the Bedouin community of Ma'azi Jaba', northeast of occupied Jerusalem, intensifying fears among residents that a months-long campaign of attacks and land seizures aims at displacing Pales...
Last week, we commemorated the signing of the Charter of our United Nations. That Charter was born from the atrocities of our past, and from humanity’s determination to build a better future—including, just a few years later, the international...
Palestinians forced out of their homes and communities by Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank face poverty, insecurity, uncertainty, and little prospect of returning home, reveals a new report by the West Bank Protection Consortium (WB...
Tens of thousands of Israeli residents live in the neighborhoods of northeastern Jerusalem located beyond the separation barrier. While the distribution of well-baby clinics throughout the rest of the city ensures easy and convenient access, these ne...
After two years of bloodshed and inconceivable destruction, a ceasefire agreement in Gaza was signed in October 2025. The US regional initiative that led to the signing of the agreement was bolstered by the French-Saudi initiative to promote a two-st...
JERUSALEM, June 22, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces on Monday detained a child from the East Jerusalem town of Silwan. According to the Jerusalem Governorate, the occupation forces detained the child from inside a commercial shop in the ...
AMMAN, June 20, 2026 (WAFA) – Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Affairs has condemned the Israeli authorities’ seizure of land belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in the town of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem, des...
RAMALLAH, June 19, 2026 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemned the Israeli occupation authorities’ seizure of land belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in the town of Silwan in occupied Je...
Israeli authorities are accelerating home demolitions and forced evictions of Palestinian residents in the Silwan district of occupied East Jerusalem, Human Rights Watch said today. The forcible deportation or transfer of the population of an occupie...
