IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
Israeli troops shot and killed a 40-year-old Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as he was setting bird traps near the Israeli border, his family said. The military said it was investigating. The shooting came hours after two other Palestinians were killed in separate incidents in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. The shooting in Gaza occurred just before noon, near the Bureij refugee camp.
on October 4, 2021
39-year-old killed after returning from work in Israel, village residents say
on September 1, 2021
The electricity is out again tonight in what’s left of Zaki and Jawaher Nassir’s neighborhood. But from the shell of their sitting room, its wall blown open by Israeli missiles, twilight and a neighbor’s fire are enough to see by.
on August 25, 2021
Imad Khaled Saleh Hashash, 15, died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head by Israeli soldiers as the number of Palestinian child killings continues to rise.
on August 24, 2021
Israeli gunfire wounded 41 Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the head.
on August 23, 2021
Fact Sheets
Linah, 8 years old — or, in Gazan time, two wars old — asked sheepishly if “they” could still destroy our building now that the power had gone out.
on May 13, 2021
Palestinian-American Profiles
Palestinian-American Alex Odeh was a passionate defender of Palestinian human rights and advocate of inter-faith unity between Jews, Muslims, and Christians, a loving husband and father, and a talented poet.
on April 2, 2021
Fact Sheets
30: Total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territories (the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza), according to the United Nations, including 27 who were shot with live ammunition. 9: Number of Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces in the occupied territories. 2,639: Total number of Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in the occupied territories, including 407 children.
on January 6, 2021