Explosive detonates in Gaza, two injured
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior reported on Wednesday evening that two residents were injured when an explosive went off near them in Gaza. A Palestinian security source said that Khaled…
Katsav asks settlers for forgiveness
Israeli President Moshe Katsav apologized on behalf of the State of Israel to the settlers for asking them to leave the settlements. He made the comments in a special address broadcast live…
First Israeli paratrooper rejects pullout orders
An Israeli paratrooper refused on Wednesday to carry out an order related to the disengagement plan, an Israeli military source reported. The soldier is the first paratrooper to refuse to…
Thousands of settlers protest at the Western Wall
An erstimated 40,000 to 50.000 pullout opponents conducted an anti-disengagement protest at the “Western Wall plaza†in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, according to Israeli sources. Additional protestors had planned to join the…
Israeli human rights organizations warn of possible wave of settler attacks
Israeli human rights organizations called on the Israeli government to take the steps necessary to protect the Palestinians in case of an escalation in violence by settlers during and after…
Army invades three Villages to south of Jenin city
 Palestinian security source reported that army invaded the village of Fahma to the south of Jenin on Wednesday at down and conducted House-to-house searches, no arrests were reported. Also…
Several residents injured in Bil’in
200 protesters from the village of Bel’in, West of Ramallah, international and Israeli peace activists protested on Wednesday ear the construction site of the Separation wall in the village. Troops…
Army invades a village near Jenin, raids a farm
Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Kafr Ra’ai south of the West Bank city of Jenin, with more than ten military vehicles. Troops blocked all entrances to the village and…
Army invades Nablus
A Palestinian security source reported that five army jeeps invaded on Wednesday morning the West Bank city of Nablus. Army jeeps toured the city shooting heavily in the air according…
Army invades Nour Shams refugee camp, arrests four
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, conducted military searches and arrested four residents. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers,…
Nine injured near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers and settlers attacked on Wednesday dozens of residents of al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya, north west of Ramallah, and fired rounds of live ammunition; nine residents were injured. A local source…
Arab diplomat: Gaza Pullout is not the end of Occupation
The Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip and the four West Bank settlements is not an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian land; an Arab senior diplomat was…
Poll: Netanyahu gets 47%, Sharon 32%, in Likud leader race
Former Israeli Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu would win over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon by a margin of 47 to 32 percent if primary elections for the Likud party leadership…
Soldiers delay ambulance near Qalqilia, patient dies
Israeli soldiers based at the Separation Wall Gate in Kafer Qaddoum village, near Qalqilia, delayed an ambulance transferring and old man to hospital after sustaining a heart attack, the man…
Israel tightens closure on Gaza
The Israeli army is tightening the closure it has imposed on the Gaza Strip in preparation for implementation of the withdrawal of settlers from the area, a Palestinian security source reported…
Army invades Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Nablus, on Wednesday at dawn, and fired rounds of live ammunition. A local source in Nablus reported that soldiers, supported by five…
Israeli cabinet approves disputed 2006 State Budget
The Israeli government approved the 2006 State Budget by a 12-8 vote in the early hours of Wednesday, Israeli sources reported. The budget was prepared by Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…