26 oct 2013
Nine people from the northern West Bank district of Jenin were injured in a car accident near the village of Jaba, a police official told Ma'an.
Local police officer Sami Hamdan said that two cars collided near a gas station and that nine people - from Jaba and Kafr Dan - were moderately injured.
Local police officer Sami Hamdan said that two cars collided near a gas station and that nine people - from Jaba and Kafr Dan - were moderately injured.
17 oct 2013
After they were found trapped in a car, ambulances rushed the girls to the hospital where four of them were pronounced dead
Four Palestinian girls died Thursday after becoming trapped inside a car in the Hebron district village of Tarqumiya, medics and an official told Ma'an.
Tarqumiya mayor Sami Fatafta said that five girls were playing in the car while their parents were harvesting olives. Unable to open the doors, four of them suffocated.
The fifth is reportedly in critical condition.
Ambulances rushed the girls to al-Ahli and al-Mezan hospitals from the village's medical clinics, Nasser Qabaja of the Red Crescent disaster unit told Ma'an.
Medics at the hospitals said that Nursin Mohammad Hassan Fatafta, 5; Sarah Ziyad Fatafta, 4; Rama Ahmad Fatafta, 3; and Tuqa Ziyad Hassan Fatafta, 4, were pronounced dead.
Nadin Mohammad Hassan Fatafta, 5, is in critical condition, they added.
Four Palestinian girls died Thursday after becoming trapped inside a car in the Hebron district village of Tarqumiya, medics and an official told Ma'an.
Tarqumiya mayor Sami Fatafta said that five girls were playing in the car while their parents were harvesting olives. Unable to open the doors, four of them suffocated.
The fifth is reportedly in critical condition.
Ambulances rushed the girls to al-Ahli and al-Mezan hospitals from the village's medical clinics, Nasser Qabaja of the Red Crescent disaster unit told Ma'an.
Medics at the hospitals said that Nursin Mohammad Hassan Fatafta, 5; Sarah Ziyad Fatafta, 4; Rama Ahmad Fatafta, 3; and Tuqa Ziyad Hassan Fatafta, 4, were pronounced dead.
Nadin Mohammad Hassan Fatafta, 5, is in critical condition, they added.
Two Palestinians died late Wednesday in a car accident at Lido Junction near Ein Gedi west of the Dead Sea, a Ma'an reporter said.
Two cars collided and eight people were injured, four of whom - including a 4-year-old boy - were seriously injured.
Ambulances rushed the wounded to hospitals in Jerusalem and Beersheba.
Two cars collided and eight people were injured, four of whom - including a 4-year-old boy - were seriously injured.
Ambulances rushed the wounded to hospitals in Jerusalem and Beersheba.
21 sept 2013
A child was killed and two others injured in a fire at the Balata refugee camp in Nablus on Friday.
Family members told Ma'an that a gas leak caused the blaze, which destroyed the home of Jamal Sheikh Khalil.
Adyan Sheikh Khalil, 10, died from her injuries in hospital while Habiba Sheikh Khalil, 5, and Liyan Sheikh Khalil, 3, were being treated for third degree burns.
The family is trying to get Habiba and Liyan transferred to Israel for specialist treatment.
Family members told Ma'an that a gas leak caused the blaze, which destroyed the home of Jamal Sheikh Khalil.
Adyan Sheikh Khalil, 10, died from her injuries in hospital while Habiba Sheikh Khalil, 5, and Liyan Sheikh Khalil, 3, were being treated for third degree burns.
The family is trying to get Habiba and Liyan transferred to Israel for specialist treatment.
18 sept 2013
A Palestinian from the Galilee town of Sakhnin was killed on Wednesday in a road accident, Israeli police said.
Qusay Muhammad Ghanayim, 30, was killed when his motorcycle collided with a private car on Route 784 near a crossroads in Kaukab Abu al-Hija.
Both vehicles caught on fire, before firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the blaze.
Qusay Muhammad Ghanayim, 30, was killed when his motorcycle collided with a private car on Route 784 near a crossroads in Kaukab Abu al-Hija.
Both vehicles caught on fire, before firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the blaze.
At least 8 citizens have been wounded Wednesday morning in a side collision in the southern Gaza Strip. Local media reported that a Kia car has collided with a Hyundai bus in an acccident that tool place near Qadisiyah Resort to the west of the Rafah.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra said in a statement that “the injuries ranged from moderate to serious,” pointing out that “the injured have been transferred to Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital and the European Gaza Hospital,”
The police arrived on the scene and opened an investigation about its circumstances.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra said in a statement that “the injuries ranged from moderate to serious,” pointing out that “the injured have been transferred to Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital and the European Gaza Hospital,”
The police arrived on the scene and opened an investigation about its circumstances.
17 sept 2013
A child died on Tuesday after being run over by his uncle’s truck in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, medics said.
Mohammad Wael Qeshta, age 3, was hit by the truck near his home.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Mohammad Wael Qeshta, age 3, was hit by the truck near his home.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
A Palestinian and three Israeli soldiers were injured in a road accident between a Palestinian car and an Israeli Jeep east of Hebron on Tuesday, medics said.
A Red Crescent official told Ma’an that Mohammad Abu Dahoud, 24, was taken to al-Ahli hospital in moderate condition.
Three Israeli soldiers were taken to an Israeli hospital with light injuries.
A Red Crescent official told Ma’an that Mohammad Abu Dahoud, 24, was taken to al-Ahli hospital in moderate condition.
Three Israeli soldiers were taken to an Israeli hospital with light injuries.
13 sept 2013
Four people on Thursday suffered smoke inhalation in a fire in the southern Gaza Strip.
The house in Jabaliya belonged to the Abu Sultan family.
Civil defense crews hurried to the location to put out the fire and transfer the injured to hospitals.
The house in Jabaliya belonged to the Abu Sultan family.
Civil defense crews hurried to the location to put out the fire and transfer the injured to hospitals.
12 sept 2013
An elderly man died in a house fire in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medics said.
Mohammad Mahmoud Hamouda, 82, arrived at the Kamal Adwan hospital with severe burns. He died in hospital.
Locals said the fire was caused by a gas leak.
Mohammad Mahmoud Hamouda, 82, arrived at the Kamal Adwan hospital with severe burns. He died in hospital.
Locals said the fire was caused by a gas leak.
11 sept 2013
A woman died and four people were injured in a road accident in Wadi al-Qiff west of Hebron, police said.
A police report said that initial information indicated that a collision between two cars caused five injuries that were taken to a nearby hospital.
Suheila Khalil Mohammad Alqam, 66, arrived at the hospital in critical condition and died later of injuries sustained in the crash.
The report added that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident.
A police report said that initial information indicated that a collision between two cars caused five injuries that were taken to a nearby hospital.
Suheila Khalil Mohammad Alqam, 66, arrived at the hospital in critical condition and died later of injuries sustained in the crash.
The report added that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident.
A Palestinian worker was killed and five others injured on Wednesday after the roof of a building collapsed in Tel Aviv.
The unidentified worker was from Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel, a Ma'an correspondent said. The other five workers were transferred to a medical center in Tel Aviv.
Initial reports suggest that renovation work on the site caused the top floor to collapse on the workers, Ynet reported.
Tel Aviv building collapse leaves 1 dead, 5 injured
Ceiling collapses in three-story building in Herzl Street where construction work was being held. One man dies, five construction workers pulled out of rubble, rushed to hospital
The unidentified worker was from Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel, a Ma'an correspondent said. The other five workers were transferred to a medical center in Tel Aviv.
Initial reports suggest that renovation work on the site caused the top floor to collapse on the workers, Ynet reported.
Tel Aviv building collapse leaves 1 dead, 5 injured
Ceiling collapses in three-story building in Herzl Street where construction work was being held. One man dies, five construction workers pulled out of rubble, rushed to hospital
One man was killed and five people were injured Wednesday when a ceiling in a three-story building in south Tel Aviv's Herzl Street collapsed.
The victim was identified as 55-year-old Umm al-Fahm resident Mahjina Asad, who worked as a contractor at the site.
The incident occurred as infrastructure work was being held at the site. Five construction workers working at the site were caught under the rubble and pulled out by rescue forces.
The victim was identified as 55-year-old Umm al-Fahm resident Mahjina Asad, who worked as a contractor at the site.
The incident occurred as infrastructure work was being held at the site. Five construction workers working at the site were caught under the rubble and pulled out by rescue forces.
Of the wounded, one is in moderate condition, while the rest sustained light wounds. They were rushed to the Edith Wolfson Medical Center in Holon and the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv.
An initial examination suggests that renovation work done on the site led to the collapse of the top floor over the workers. This in turn led to the collapse of the ceilings in the bottom floors but the building's outer exterior remained intact.
An initial examination suggests that renovation work done on the site led to the collapse of the top floor over the workers. This in turn led to the collapse of the ceilings in the bottom floors but the building's outer exterior remained intact.
"The roof and top floor collapsed as did the back side of the building which does not face the street," an eye witness told Ynet.
"They've been doing some work on the foundations over the past few days; they were digging under the building. There was a loud noise, a cloud of dust and the structure collapsed over the workers."
Some six months ago, an empty building partially collapsed in Tel Aviv's Kalisher street. There were no injuries.
"They've been doing some work on the foundations over the past few days; they were digging under the building. There was a loud noise, a cloud of dust and the structure collapsed over the workers."
Some six months ago, an empty building partially collapsed in Tel Aviv's Kalisher street. There were no injuries.
Five people were injured on Wednesday in a road accident near Hebron, medics said.
Red Crescent official Nasser Qabaja told Ma'an that a taxi collided with a private car in Wadi al-Quff, injuring five people, one critically.
Ambulances transferred the wounded to the al-Ahli and al-Mizan hospitals in the Hebron.
Red Crescent official Nasser Qabaja told Ma'an that a taxi collided with a private car in Wadi al-Quff, injuring five people, one critically.
Ambulances transferred the wounded to the al-Ahli and al-Mizan hospitals in the Hebron.
9 sept 2013
Five people were injured in Tulkarem on Monday in a car accident, locals said.
The accident occurred near Inav checkpoint east of the city when a car with Israeli number plates collided with a car carrying Palestinian plates.
Five people were taken to Thabet Thabet hospital for treatment.
The accident occurred near Inav checkpoint east of the city when a car with Israeli number plates collided with a car carrying Palestinian plates.
Five people were taken to Thabet Thabet hospital for treatment.
8 sept 2013
A young child was killed in a road accident in Gaza City on Saturday, medics said.
Nadin Samih Hallas, one-and-a-half years old, was knocked down by a car in the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City.
She was killed instantly, medics said.
Nadin Samih Hallas, one-and-a-half years old, was knocked down by a car in the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City.
She was killed instantly, medics said.
6 sept 2013
A 17-year-old girl died on Thursday evening after she fell from the third floor of her family home in the al-Shajaya neighborhood east of Gaza City, witnesses said.
Nurhan Mahani, 17, fell from the third floor and died on the spot.
Her body was transferred to al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.
Nurhan Mahani, 17, fell from the third floor and died on the spot.
Her body was transferred to al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.
1 sept 2013
A 4-year-old boy was run over and killed in Dura village near Hebron on Sunday, medics said.
Muntather Muneib Abu Arkoub was crossing the road when he was hit by a car. Police have opened an investigation.
Meanwhile, a teenager died Sunday of wounds sustained in a car accident south of Nablus five days earlier.
Ahmad Mousa, an 11th grade student from Jalud village, had sustained critical head wounds when he was hit by a car on his way to school on Tuesday morning.
Muntather Muneib Abu Arkoub was crossing the road when he was hit by a car. Police have opened an investigation.
Meanwhile, a teenager died Sunday of wounds sustained in a car accident south of Nablus five days earlier.
Ahmad Mousa, an 11th grade student from Jalud village, had sustained critical head wounds when he was hit by a car on his way to school on Tuesday morning.
28 aug 2013
A 3-year-old boy died on Wednesday in a car accident in al-Shujaiyeh in Gaza City, medics said.
Subhi Osama Sukkar was pronounced dead at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, medics told Ma'an.
Subhi Osama Sukkar was pronounced dead at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, medics told Ma'an.
A teenager from Gaza was injured on Tuesday while playing with explosives.
Mohammad al-Tarshawi, 18, from Nuseirat camp was moderately injured and had several fingers amputated following the incident.
He was taken to Shifa hospital in Gaza for treatment.
Mohammad al-Tarshawi, 18, from Nuseirat camp was moderately injured and had several fingers amputated following the incident.
He was taken to Shifa hospital in Gaza for treatment.
Five people were injured Wednesday in a road accident near Jaba village in the northern West Bank, a medical official said.
Four people were moderately injured and another sustained a light injury when a truck collided with a car, said Mahmoud al-Saadi, head of the Red Crescent ambulance service.
Ambulances transferred the injured to a hospital in Jenin, al-Saadi told Ma'an.
Four people were moderately injured and another sustained a light injury when a truck collided with a car, said Mahmoud al-Saadi, head of the Red Crescent ambulance service.
Ambulances transferred the injured to a hospital in Jenin, al-Saadi told Ma'an.
A young man died of electric shock Wednesday morning at a construction site in the northern West Bank village of Beit Qad east of Jenin.
Director of Civil Defense services in Jenin Sami Hamdan told Ma’an that 22-year-old Ahmad Nassar from Beit Qad died immediately following an electric shock at work.
Hamdan highlighted that Civil Defense teams and an engineer from the electricity company headed to the construction site to investigate the accident and prepare a report to be used by police in investigations.
Director of Civil Defense services in Jenin Sami Hamdan told Ma’an that 22-year-old Ahmad Nassar from Beit Qad died immediately following an electric shock at work.
Hamdan highlighted that Civil Defense teams and an engineer from the electricity company headed to the construction site to investigate the accident and prepare a report to be used by police in investigations.
22 aug 2013
A former Palestinian prisoner from Eisawiya in East Jerusalem died Thursday in an accident at a construction site, Israeli police said.
Ata Ubeid, in his 40s, fell after suffering an electric shock while working on scaffolding in an industrial zone in Israel. Medics could not resuscitate him, police said in a statement.
Israeli police and labor ministry inspectors have visited the site and opened an investigation.
Ata Ubeid was an activist with Islamist groups and was imprisoned three times for a total of nine years. He was last released in July.
Ata Ubeid, in his 40s, fell after suffering an electric shock while working on scaffolding in an industrial zone in Israel. Medics could not resuscitate him, police said in a statement.
Israeli police and labor ministry inspectors have visited the site and opened an investigation.
Ata Ubeid was an activist with Islamist groups and was imprisoned three times for a total of nine years. He was last released in July.
20 aug 2013
A teenager drowned on Monday in a swimming pool in Ramallah, medics said.
Khalid Muhannad al-Ramahi, 13, from al-Jalazun refugee camp was pronounced dead in the Palestine Medical Complex.
Police have closed the swimming pool and the owner has been taken into custody as a legal procedure.
Khalid Muhannad al-Ramahi, 13, from al-Jalazun refugee camp was pronounced dead in the Palestine Medical Complex.
Police have closed the swimming pool and the owner has been taken into custody as a legal procedure.
17 aug 2013
Four people were killed and 227 injured in 191 road accidents in the West Bank last week, a police report said Saturday. It said five people among the injured were in critical condition, 13 received moderate injuries and the rest were light.
The report did not give any further details regarding where the fatal accidents happened.
The report did not give any further details regarding where the fatal accidents happened.
10 aug 2013
Five people were moderately hurt in a car accident in Gaza City on Friday evening, medics said.
They were injured when two cars collided on Salah al-Din Street east of Gaza City.
The five victims were taken to Shifa Hospital and the road was closed for over an hour.
They were injured when two cars collided on Salah al-Din Street east of Gaza City.
The five victims were taken to Shifa Hospital and the road was closed for over an hour.
9 aug 2013
A woman died and five people were injured on Thursday in a road accident on the coastal road in the Gaza Strip, medics said.
Khadra Abu Kameil, 70, was killed when two cars collided near the al-Baydar resort, medics told Ma'an.
Five of her relatives were injured and taken to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Khadra Abu Kameil, 70, was killed when two cars collided near the al-Baydar resort, medics told Ma'an.
Five of her relatives were injured and taken to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Two young men drowned off the coast of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said.
Rescue workers searched for Jamil Mkhaimar, 20, and Ibrahim al-Khatib, 22, for several hours before finding their bodies in the water.
The bodies were taken to the Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah.
Rescue workers searched for Jamil Mkhaimar, 20, and Ibrahim al-Khatib, 22, for several hours before finding their bodies in the water.
The bodies were taken to the Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah.
8 aug 2013
A 33-year-old man died on Thursday in a road accident in Jericho, police said.
Muhammad Abu Srour was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in crashed into an iron railing on a main road in the West Bank city, police said in a statement.
The driver was injured and taken to the governmental hospital in Jericho.
Police are investigating the accident.
Muhammad Abu Srour was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in crashed into an iron railing on a main road in the West Bank city, police said in a statement.
The driver was injured and taken to the governmental hospital in Jericho.
Police are investigating the accident.
5 aug 2013
Two people were injured on Monday in car accidents, medics said.
A taxi collided with a truck on the Nablus-Ramallah road, lightly injuring the taxi driver, medics said.
In Nablus, a man was run over in the center of the city. He was moderately injured and transferred to a hospital for treatment.
PA police have opened investigations into the accidents.
A taxi collided with a truck on the Nablus-Ramallah road, lightly injuring the taxi driver, medics said.
In Nablus, a man was run over in the center of the city. He was moderately injured and transferred to a hospital for treatment.
PA police have opened investigations into the accidents.
A fourteen-year-old boy died early Monday after falling from the southern wall of the Al-Aqsa compound, witnesses said.
Hassan Suliman Abu Madam, from the largely Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev, climbed the compound wall and asked a friend to take a picture of him to commemorate Laylat al-Qadr.
Abu Madam fell 30 meters and died instantly. His body was taken to al-Maqased hospital in al-Tur.
Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers visited Al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday to mark one of the holiest nights of Ramadan. Many stayed the night in the compound before leaving on Monday.
Laylat al-Qadr marks the anniversary of the night when Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to the prophet Muhammad.
Hassan Suliman Abu Madam, from the largely Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev, climbed the compound wall and asked a friend to take a picture of him to commemorate Laylat al-Qadr.
Abu Madam fell 30 meters and died instantly. His body was taken to al-Maqased hospital in al-Tur.
Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers visited Al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday to mark one of the holiest nights of Ramadan. Many stayed the night in the compound before leaving on Monday.
Laylat al-Qadr marks the anniversary of the night when Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to the prophet Muhammad.
4 aug 2013
An eleven-year-old boy was killed on Saturday after being knocked down by a car west of Hebron, medics said.
Muhammad Hani al-Hawarin was run over in Adh-Dhahiriya and pronounced dead at al-Ahli hospital.
Muhammad Hani al-Hawarin was run over in Adh-Dhahiriya and pronounced dead at al-Ahli hospital.
3 aug 2013
A five-year-old boy was killed on Saturday in Gaza after being run over by a water tanker, medics said.
Ibrahim Hamayda was pronounced dead at a hospital in Rafah.
Ibrahim Hamayda was pronounced dead at a hospital in Rafah.
2 aug 2013
A women and her four children were injured Friday after an explosion at their house in the al-Tufah neighborhood of Gaza, medics said.
The unidentified mother and her children suffered burns and were taken to al-Shifa hospital for treatment.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
The unidentified mother and her children suffered burns and were taken to al-Shifa hospital for treatment.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
A Palestinian man from Ramallah was killed late Thursday after a gas cylinder exploded in his house west of Ramallah, police said.
They identified the man as Ahmad Samur Harfush, 32. He died at the scene, police said.
The strong explosion blew the door of his home 200 meters from the house.
Authorities found six other cylinders at the home.
They identified the man as Ahmad Samur Harfush, 32. He died at the scene, police said.
The strong explosion blew the door of his home 200 meters from the house.
Authorities found six other cylinders at the home.
1 aug 2013
A Palestinian man from al-Khader village south of Bethlehem died Thursday of wounds he sustained in a motorcycle accident in Beit Jala over a year earlier, police said.
Hamdi Mohammad Mustafa Issa, 29, suffered critical injuries and fell into coma during the accident 16 months earlier, police said in a statement.
Hamdi Mohammad Mustafa Issa, 29, suffered critical injuries and fell into coma during the accident 16 months earlier, police said in a statement.