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These young Yemeni activists here are marking the 65th anniversary of Nakba Day-translated as Day of the Catastrophe-when Israel was created back in 1948. In this conference, organized by the Arab Youth Foundation, the young Yemeni activists put up a play in a bid to call attention to the mass forced expulsion and displacement of millions of Palestinians on Nakba Day. Follow our Facebook on: https://www.facebook.com/PRESSTV Follow our Twitter on: http://twitter.com/presstv Follow our Tumblr on: http://presstvchannel.tumblr.com

Years of Israeli violations have brought about rising levels of water pollution in the besieged Gaza Strip. And, on top of the pollution, Gaza\\\\\\\'s only water source is diminishing as Israel continues to steal water from the region

Friday marked the sixth year of Hamas regaining control of Gaza after routing forces loyal to acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas democratically won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006 but in the middle of June 2007 Fatah forces tried to end Hamas\'s rule. In the days leading to June 14th 2007 armed clashes erupted between Fatah and Hamas forces and ended with the defeat of Fatah forces.

Acting Palestinian Authority Chief - Mahmoud Abbas - has kicked off a three day visit to Lebanon with security affairs on high of his agenda. Acting Palestinian Authority Chief, Mahmoud Abbas, has arrived in Beirut with two major issues topping his agenda. The first of which is sidelining Lebanon\'s Palestinian Refugee Camp from any internal Lebanese conflict. The second is discussing the humanitarian situation of Palestinian Refugees residing in the country; especially those who have recently fled the Syrian conflict into Lebanon.

Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has urged Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Syria to maintain a neutral position regarding the conflicts in the two countries. Abbas also called on Palestinian refugees to \"disassociate\" themselves from the unrest in the noted countries and to abide by the Lebanese cabinet\'s decision regarding the possession of arms at refugee camps. Press TV has conducted an interview with Soheil Natour, Palestinian political activist, about this issue.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Ralph Schoenman, author of the \"Hidden History of Zionism\", about Israeli forces detaining a five-year-old Palestinian boy for allegedly throwing a stone at a settler\'s car in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).

Most Gazans suffer from food insecurity due to several years of Israeli blockade. Impoverishment has increased the level of food insecurity in Gaza which is home to one point seven million people. Tel-Aviv is not only maintaining a tight air, sea and land blockade but it also prevents farmers in Gaza from farming vast swathes of land in the so-called buffer zone.

Israeli authorities will close the Ibrahim Mosque in Al Khalil Hebron in the occupied West Bank on the most important Muslim religious day in Ramadan. Israelis have informed Palestininas that they will prohibit all Muslims from entering the mosque during the most important night of the Muslim calendar \'Lailat al-Qadr\' or \'The Night of Destiny\'.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians left their homes from all over the West Bank and headed towards Jerusalem al-Quds in order to pray in al-Aqsa Mosque on the last Friday of Ramadan, marking the International Quds Day.

The Israeli authorities are extending a pilot program they introduced last year for Palestinian students living in East Jerusalem al-Quds. The plan provides the Palestinian students with an Israeli curriculum. Palestinian teachers are not happy with the plan which they say is part of Israel\'s efforts to Judaize the education system.

26 Palestinian prisoners who were imprisoned prior to the signing of the so-called Oslo Peace accord were released late Tuesday night.Only five of them are from the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of people mainly family members waited to welcome them as they were making their way through the Israeli controlled Erez crossing in northern Gaza.

Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza have held sit-ins marking the anniversary of the signing of the Balfour Declaration. They say the signing of the 1917 document paved the way for the creation of Israel and their subsequent misery.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Paul Larudee, with the Free Palestine Movement, about Acting Palestinian Authority chief saying Israel\'s expansion of settlements could blow up talks between the two sides.

Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Palestinian men within hours at military checkpoints in two separate cities in the occupied West Bank.

Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have protested at the gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. They demanded the immediate and permanent reopening of it, which is the only border crossing with tiny coastal enclave bypassing Israel.

Attacks on Palestinians as well as their arrests and detentions by Israeli forces are almost a daily phenomenon in occupied West Bank. In a similar fashion, this time, they stormed the house of 16 year old Asim Mustafa Shunnar and arrested him under the pretext of owning a device that was allegedly a security risk.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Anna O\'Leary, political commentator, Ireland, about Amnesty International saying the Israeli siege of Gaza for many years is collective punishment of all Gazans. Amnesty International has called on Israel to immediately lift its siege on Gaza.

Israeli forces demolished 30 Palestinian structures including nearly a dozen in residential areas in the occupied Jordan Valley on Tuesday, displacing 41 people, 24 of which are children.

Iran has condemned Israel\'s airstrikes on the Gaza Strip as a heinous crime against Palestinians. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkhamm, says Tel Aviv carries out such attacks out of fear of the emergence of a third Intifada across the Israeli occupied territories. She has also urged the international community to put an end to QUOTE Israeli atrocities.

The mayor of Bethlehem says Israeli tour operators are controlling the influx of travelers into the historical city over the Christmas period. This, the mayor says, is hurting the Palestinian economy.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Adel Samara, political analyst, about the Israeli regime announcing plans for construction of new settler units.

Hundreds of people marched at the entrance of al-Yarmuk refugee camp in Damascus in an attempt to reach out to their sick relatives. They were hoping for a successful outcome of an initiative launched by several Syria-based Palestinian factions to evacuate over three hundred sick people trapped inside the camp. But anxious relatives failed to meet their loved ones. Red Crescent teams were ordered to retreat as armed groups opened gunfire at the humanitarian groups who tried to help the sick out, causing the initiative to fail. This is not the first such initiative to fail. Previously, several armed extremist groups such as the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front foiled peace initiatives and remained occupying the camp. In 2012, tens of civilians were killed and thousands of others displaced after foreign-backed militants targeted the same refugee camp. According to the doctors in charge of following up the initiative, dozens of sick people remain trapped inside al-Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. With the lack of basic needs inside, many families here see no end to the humanitarian crisis in the near future.

The israeli authorities have seized all shelter and humanitarian aid provided to Palestinian residents who had their homes demolished by the Israeli army in the Jordan Valley. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories (OHCHR) had provided the humanitarian assistance when the Israeli authorities bulldozed an entire Palestinian village in the Jiftlik area of the Jordan Valley. The Israeli army have now declared the area a closed military zone and do not allow human rights groups and media entering the area. Last week the Israeli army bulldozed 13 homes and animal outhouses belonging to 3 bedouin families, leading to the displacement of 26 people and 15 children. At the time the army claimd that they were living in a military training zone. Israeli has clarified its position over the Jordan Valley stating that they aim to annex it onto their land. Tel Aviv has refused a deal brokered by the US, to remove all military presence from the Jordan Valley. This is the second time that the Israeli army demolish Palestinian homes in the village of Jiftlik -- leaving them in a cold winter without home or shelter. Rights groups say childrens and elderly are the ones who have suffered the most as a result and if this trend continues it could lead to a serious humanitarian crisis in the village.

Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have held rallies against what they call U-S meddling and talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Our correspondent has more.

Syrian-based Palestinians have gained strategic ground in their fight against foreign-backed militants in the Yarmouk refugee camp near the capital Damascus. Their recent victory has forced the insurgents to accept a ceasefire.

Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians once again, leaving one person dead and another injured in the Gaza Strip.

In Syria, militants have withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus under a deal with Palestinian factions. Palestinian fighters have been deployed to prevent the entry of any gunmen after most insurgents left the Yarmouk camp. Now a Palestinian delegation is set to tour it soon to make sure that all militants have left. Bomb disposal experts will also be sent there following the tour to defuse all explosives and mines before humanitarian aid is allowed in. Thousands of civilians have been trapped in Yarmouk since the Syrian army laid a siege on the camp after fighting broke out between opponents and supporters of the Syrian government there. The nearly seven-month blockade caused famine, claiming over a hundred lives.

Israeli settlers have attacked a high school in the occupied West Bank, injuring six Palestinians. The attack took place in the village of Bur, south of Nablus. Clashes erupted between locals and settlers after the incident. Settlers attacked another school in the area on Wednesday, beating up a 50-year-old man. Settlers frequently attack locals and prevent farmers from reaching their lands. The UN says there were over 400 settler attacks in the West Bank in 2013.