A Palestinian teenager, Hassan Nofal, 17, died on Tuesday, February 12, of the wounds he sustained when he was shot by Israeli forces last Friday, February 8, during the Great March of Return protests along the borderline area to the east of al-Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, medical sources at the Shuhada…
Two young Palestinians were killed and 17 others were wounded by Israeli army gunfire on Friday, February 8, in the course of the weekly Great March of Return protests along the Gaza border with Israel. The events were reported by the three Palestinian Arabic dailies in their main front-page story on Saturday, February 9. Al-Ayyam…
A 14-year-old Palestinian teenager died on Monday, January 14, from wounds sustained in last Friday’s “Great March of Return” border protests, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Palestinian media on Monday circulated a photograph of the slain teen, Abdel Mohammed Saleh. On Sunday, January 13, Anwar Qudaih, 33, succumbed to critical wounds he sustained a…
Amal Mustafa al-Taramsi, 43, an activist with the Women’s Organization of the Palestinian People’s Party (PPP) in Gaza, was killed and at least 25 others were injured, including a journalist and a paramedic, on Friday, January 11, when Israeli forces attacked Palestinians taking part in the continuing Great March of Return protests along the Gaza-Israel…
Four Palestinians have died from wounds incurred during last Friday’s weekly protests across the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. According to the Ministry of Health, the Palestinian fatalities from the December 19 demonstrations included Ayman Munir Shbeir, 18, from Deir al-Balah, who died the next morning of wounds he sustained during the protests…
Hadash and the Communist Party (CPI) of Israel called for elections on Wednesday, November 14, following the announcement by far-right Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on his decision to resign from the government and its coalition. “The time has come to bring a better government to Israel. The time has come for democratic elections and the…
A Palestinian from the besieged Gaza Strip died on Friday evening, November 9, from wounds he had sustained earlier in the day from live Israeli fire during protests along the eastern border of Rafah. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that Rami Wael Ishaq Qahman, 28, succumbed to his wounds at the European…
The approval rate in September for an Israeli permit to leave Gaza for treatment abroad for those injured in the Great March of Return protests near the border fence with Israel was significantly lower than the overall approval rate. Of the 18 wounded Gazans, only one was approved; one applicant’s request was denied; and the…
Seven Palestinians were killed Friday, September 28, by Israeli military gunfire along the border with the Gaza Strip during the weekly Great March of Return demonstrations near the fence, including two boys aged 12 and 14, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The child victims were Yousef Abu Zarifa, age 12, who was mortally wounded…
Sky-high unemployment, declining per capita income, contracting agricultural productivity and worsening socioeconomic conditions characterize a bleak assessment of the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), according to the new annual report by UNCTAD (the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) on its assistance to the Palestinian people. The report warns that evaporating donor…