• Israeli helicopters and navy continue to fire on Gaza’s port

    The shelling of Gaza’s port continued on the evening of December 30th, as Israeli Apache helicopters began firing rockets on the area and Naval vessels continued their ongoing shelling. Eva Bartlett, a Canadian human rights worker, heard and witnessed the attack from a building 150 meters away. She reports that the first explosion began at…

  • One Palestinian arrested as Sheikh Jarrah demonstrates for Gaza

    28th December 2008 – East Jerusalem Update: On the 29th of December, Naser Jamjoum, (42), one of the participants in the non-violent demonstration 28th December was arrested after having participated in the last two demonstrations. At 2pm on the 28th of December, a demonstration to show solidarity with the people in Gaza took place in…

  • Israeli army critically injures Palestinian as Hebron continues demonstrations for Gaza

    28th December 2008, Hebron On Sunday 28th December at mid-day, the people of Hebron continued their demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza. Around 300 participants gathered in Ain Sara and walked in the direction of the city centre and the old market. When the demonstration reached the old city, Israeli soldiers started shooting live ammunition from…

  • Hebron solidarity demonstration with Gaza

    27th December 2008 Students from Hebron University gathered at 11:45 Saturday in a spontaneous march in show of sympathy and solidarity with the people of Gaza. When they reached the Manara many more people joined the demonstration, mainly from Al-Quds Open University and the Polytechnic University. Around 500 demonstrators were carrying banners asking for an…

  • Two sisters killed by Israeli air-strike in Beit Hanoun

    30th December 2008: Two International Human Rights Activists witnessed the killing of two young girls in Beit Hanoun this morning. A young boy was also seriously injured in the attack. The two girls, one four years old, the other twelve years old were killed as they took out garbage from their home. The deaths came…