Disputes over housing in Khayelitsha spilled over on Sunday when people set alight and vandalised a community centre that contains the local ward councillor’s office. They also vandalised the councillor’s house. GroundUp reported that these acts were in response to the Anti-Land Invasion Unit attempting to stop a land occupation[…]
As the final ten days of Ramadan commences, Sunday’s clashes that broke out outside Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem caused much concern closer to home after numerous reports cited two South Africans as part of the detainees. The clashes, which broke out between Israeli Forces and Palestinian visitors to the precinct,[…]
Clashes broke out on Sunday afternoon between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces in the village of Jabaa near Ramallah City in the West Bank after a checkpoint was closed, keeping hundreds of cars stranded. Witnesses said that that the Jabaa checkpoint, located at one of the main entrances to Ramallah,[…]
Clashes broke out late Tuesday in Abu Dis following a funeral held for a Palestinian killed earlier this month, whose body was held by Israeli authorities for 26 days. Locals told Ma’an that 24 Palestinians were shot and injured by rubber-coated steel bullets while 19 others suffered from severe tear[…]
Israeli forces shot and injured eight Palestinians with live rounds in fierce clashes that broke out across Ramallah district on Monday following the joint funeral of two Palestinians who were killed in Qalandia refugee camp the night before. Israeli forces reportedly exchanged fire with Palestinian gunmen, thought to be from[…]
At least 25 people were arrested at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s (CPUT) Bellville campus on Friday as student protests continued. The institution announced that all activities, including classes and exams, had been suspended for the day. Riot police threw stun grenades and questioned students they thought were protesters[…]
Dozens of Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces on Friday during clashes across the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, medics said, as Palestinian political factions called for a “Day of Rage.” At the northern entrance to Hebron, a rally organized by Hamas after Friday prayers was suppressed by[…]
A Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli forces near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank after he allegedly tried to stab an Israeli soldier, as violence flared in several other towns across the occupied territories. In a separate incident on Tuesday, an Israeli settler was killed[…]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday Israeli and Palestinian leaders need to clarify the status of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound to help end a spate of bloodshed and restore stability. Kerry, preparing for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Germany and then with Palestinian President[…]
Israeli forces have announced heavier deployments at the border area with Gaza following the announcement of a Hamas-prompted “day of rage” planned to take place on Friday, an Israeli army spokesperson said. An Israeli army spokesperson said Israeli authorities undertook a “situational assessment” following increased clashes and upheaval along the[…]
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