Dozens of olive trees uprooted near Jerusalem
Israeli military bulldozers uprooted dozens of olive trees west of Beit Surik village, northwest of Jerusalem, in preparation for construction of the Separation Wall in the area. Dozens of residents…
Netanyahu resigns from government
Israeli finance Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday his resignation from the Israeli government over his apposition to the pullout plan. Netanyahu announced his resignation shortly before the Israeli cabinet…
Settlers Attack, wound two residents near Bethlehem
A medical source in Bethlehem reported that two residents were injured west of Bethlehem after settlers hurled stones at them while driving on a road between the villages of Husan…
Child injured in Tulkarem refugee camp
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Tulkarem refugee camp and fired at dozens of homes; one child was injured mildly injured. A local source in Tulkarem reported that soldiers,…
Roadblock installed near Tubas
Israeli soldiers installed on Sunday a military roadblock on Al-Kafeer junction, north of Aqqaba village near the West Bank city of Tubas. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers…
Palestinian schoolchildren terrorized by settlers
Children living in southern Hebron hills face daily harassment of Jewish settlers on their way to school.  Their school bus is a donkey, their route a tortuous hour-long trek…
Israeli commander believes another Shfa-Amr massacre is possible
Israeli Ground Forces Command, Maj. Gen. Yiftah Ron-Tal, said on Saturday that he believes that another terrorist attack similar to Shfa-Amr attack is possible. During an interview with Reuters, Ron-Tal…
Settler threatens Torkey family in Shfa-Amr to `“complete Eden’s mission`
Torkey family, which lost two daughters in the Shfa-Amr terrorist attack carried out by an Israeli settler-soldier, said that it received phone threats from a settler in Tapoah settlement, threatening…
Two residents injured, west of Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and wounded two residents of Hebron at a military checkpoint in Beit Jebriel area, south of the city. A medical source at the Hebron Governmental Hospital reported,…
Mofaz: `“Defence establishment could hold extremist Jews without trial`
Israeli Defence Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Saturday that the Israeli military establishment would consider placing right-wing activists in administrative detention without trial, which is a move he said that…
Twenty settlers attempt to break into al-Aqsa mosque
A group of twenty settlers attempted to break into al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Saturday evening, in an attempt to attack a festival for Fourth Al-Aqsa Child Fund; Palestinian mosque…
Israel could have prevented Shfa-Amr attack
Several Arab leaders in Israel hinted that Israeli security officials were aware of the terrorist plan to target residents of Shfa-Amr, but failed to act against it in spite of…
Hamas organizes pullout poster competition
The Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, launched a competition for the best disengagement poster, and will grant the winner USD 250, the group stated on its website. Hamas said that the…
Soldiers invade village near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Allar, north of Tulkarem, and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in the village reported that soldiers broke into dozens of homes…
Army breaks into school in Jerusalem, arrest director of al-Quds Center
A local source in Jerusalem reported that Israeli soldiers, and border guard policemen, broke into Dar al-Tifil al-Arabi school in Jerusalem, and arrested one resident. The source stated that soldiers…
Soldiers invade village in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday afternoon, the village of Ein al-Baida, in the northern planes of the West Bank. A local source in the village reported that soldiers, supported by…
Israeli court sentence against three residents from Ramallah
The court sentenced Ahmad Hagag, who was shot with three bullets during his arrest, to 17 years in jail. His home was also demolished. Ramiz al Remawi was sentenced to…
Two arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested two residents in the West Bank city of Hebron and took them to an unknown destination. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that soldiers…
Soldiers break into school in J’lem, arrest one reisdent
Border police and secret service officers broke into Dar Al Tefel Al Arbi School in Jerusalem on Saturday morning and arrested the general coordinator for the Jerusalem Center for Democracy…
Resident injured in Gaza
A Palestinian man was badly injured near Mourag settlemen, south of Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian medical source confirmed on Saturday. Nehad Al Qadi, 23, was…
P.A releases document on Gaza official stance after withdrawal
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry released an official document on the Palestinian official stance on the legal condition of the Gaza Strip following the Israeli withdrawal, as well as on the…
Arab leaders in Israel discuss protest actions
The Higher Israeli Arab Monitoring Committee held a meeting on Saturday morning in Nazareth to discuss the suitable responses to Thursday’s shooting attack by an Israel settler-soldier in Shfa-Amr in…
Army invades al-Mighraqa village
Army invaded on Saturday the village of al-Mighraqa south of Gaza city. After blocking the roads of the village, troops backed by heavy army vehicles surrounded and searched the houses of…
Peaceful intifada within Israel possible
The existential threat Arab residents of Israel feel following the Shfa-Amr terrorist attack by an Israeli soldier could push them to lanuch a peaceful intifada (uprising), Abed Anabtawi, member of the…
U.S. Presbyterian Church names five companies for possible divestment
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) announced that it will begin its process of ‘progressive engagement’ – a process that could ultimately lead to divestment – with five companies it says contribute…
Army fires at Khan-Younis
The Israeli Army fired with heavy machine guns at homes in Khan-Younis in the southern part pf the Gaza Strip, in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to eyewitnesses, soldiers stationed…
Army arrests one in Nour Shams refugee camp
Israeli Army soldiers, accompanied by secret service officers, invaded Nour Shams refugee camp near the West Bank City of Tulkarem on Saturday at dawn. Troops searched the camp and entered…
Israeli report: `“Soldiers killed fighter south of the Gaza Strip`
Israeli soldiers late Friday night killed a Palestinian gunman attempting to plant an explosive charge near Ganei Tal settlement, in the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli…
Presbyterian Church puts companies with links to Israeli Army under pressure
A Presbyterian committee in the U.S. has declared that the church will use its stock holdings to stop five companies with links to Israel from contributing to the ‘ongoing violence…
Sharon sleeps with a loaded gun under his pillow
Fearing threats fromextremist settlers opposing his Gaza pullout plan, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sleeps with a loaded gun under his pillow, according to the Israeli newspaper Maariv. In spite of the…
Shells fired at a Gaza settlement
Palestinian resistance fired, on Sunday morning, homemade shells at Eretz settlement, north of the Gaza Strip. National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of…
Five injured, 17 arrested in Anti-wall protest in West Bank
At least five civilians have been injured in an anti-wall protest organized by the resident of Bil’in village near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, Eyewitnesses a Palestinian…
Resident arrested in Hebron, three homes occupied
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday one resident in the West Bank city of Hebron, broke into dozens of homes using two of them as military posts and monitoring towers. The…
Tens of thousands attend funerals of victims of Shfa-Amr shooting
Tens of thousands of people crowded the churches and mosques of Shfa-Amr, in northern Israel, for funeral ceremonies for the victims of Thursday’s shooting by a settler-soldier. The sisters Hazar,…
This Week in Palestine – August Week 1
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 8.3 MB This week in Palestine- a service of the International…
Bishara demands a probe in Shfa-Amr shooting
After details were reveled about Natan-Zada, 19, the Israeli settler-soldier who carried out the Shfa-Amr shooting, Arab member of Knesset Azmi Bishara said that the Israeli military established news that…
Bishara demands a probe in Shfa-Arm shooting
After details were reveled about Natan-Zada, 19, the Israeli settler-soldier who carried out the Shfa-Amr shooting, Arab member of Knesset Azmi Bishara said that the Israeli military established news that…
Salah: `“Israeli incitement led to the terrorist attack in Shfa-Amr `“
Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in Israel said that the terrorist attack carried out by an Israel soldier on Thursday is a natural result of the Israeli…
Army invades Beit Fajjar town arrests 17 residents
Troops invaded Beit Fajar town, near Bethlehem, on Friday at down, and arrested 17 residents during wide-scaled searches carried out in the town. A local source in Beit Fajjar reported…
Detainees receive 4th consecutive administrative detention order
Detainee Ahmad Sameeh Fashafsha, 19, from Jaba’ village near the West Bank city of Jenin received his fourth consecutive detention order without any charges or trial. The Palestinian Prisoners Society…
Soldiers close al-Tuffah checkpoint
A source at the Palestinian District Coordination Office reported on Friday morning that Israeli soldiers closed al-Tuffah checkpoint, west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.…
Polluted water in al-Damoun detention facility
Several detainees in the al-Damoun detention facility have contracted diseases of the kidney and other health problems as a result of the polluted drinking water in the facility, according to…
Weissglass: Israel will keep 180,000 settlers in West Bank
Israel will be able to keep at least 180,000 settlers out of the 240,000 currently residing in the West Bank, with American blessing, a senior advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel…
Four killed, 15 injured in Shfa-Amr
The Higher Arab Follow-up Committee in Israel announced on Friday a general strike and called for public protests against the terrorist attack carried out by an Israel soldier in Shfa-Amr…
Two P.A security men arrested in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers on Thursday afternoon invaded Aida refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one member of the Palestinian security forces. Another security man was arrested at a checkpoint…
Resident arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Thursday afternoon, Rami Qasem al-Qawasmi, 19, in abu Kteela neighborhood, west of Hebron. Ala’ al-Qawasmi, the brother of Rami, said that soldiers surrounded their home, and…
Two residents injured, two arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday, the village of Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron. The soldiers arrested two residents, and two other residents were hospitalized after soldiers attacked…
Soldiers invade Atteel, arrest two residents
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Atteel village, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The soldiers conducted military searches of homes and arrested two residents. A local source in…
Erekat slams Israeli plans for a new settlement in Jerusalem
Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat said on Thursday that the Israeli decision to construct a new settlement in Jerusalem is a direct violation of international law and negatively affects the…
Army invades Tammoun
Israeli soldiers invaded Thursday at down Tammoun Village and surrounded the houses there. Eyewitness reported that the soldiers were deployed around the houses of the villagers, harassed dozens of residents…
Army arrests one resident near Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday, one resident from Dir AL Hatab village near the West Bank City of Nablus. The Nablus office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the…
Jihad leader and three residents arrested in Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, conducting military searches of homes and arresting four residents, including an Islamic Jihad spokesperson. A local source in…
PA accuses Israel of attempting to foil pullout coordination
Palestinian officials have blamed  Israel for the lack of coordination over the disengagement plan scheduled to start in less then two weeks, Palestinian sources reported on Thursday. Palestinian Minister of Civil affairs,…
Law of ‘Return’
Who is entitled to Israeli citizenship? Despite its importance, the Israeli immigration law (formally Law of Return) is widely unknown. According to Jewish ideology, every Jew outside Zion is living…
Naveh demands a new settlement in Jerusalem
Israeli Health Minister and Likud MK, Dan Naveh, submitted a proposal to the Knesset to construct a new “Jewish neighbourhood†in the area between the Maali Adumim settlement and east Jerusalem. This proposal comes…
Two injured in Tulkarem
Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a resident in Shweika area, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. A medical source at Dr. Thabit Thabit Hospital in Tulkarem reported…
Pullout protestors ready to march to Gaza
An Israeli military source reported on Wednesday evening that thousands of pullout opponents have prepared to launch their planned march from Ofakim in the Negev to the Gaza Strip, while…
Roads leading to settlements will be closed for one month
Jamal Jaradat, head of the Palestinian District Coordination Office on Jenin, said that all roads adjacent to the settlements slated for evacuation will be closed, starting on August 15, 2005.…
Hamas, Islamic Jihad want a peacefull withdrawal
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that it will cooperate with the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian factions in order to turn the Gaza withdrawal into a national liberation, which…
Settlers grab land near Bethlehem
An extremist settlers group from Efrat settlement, south of Bethlehem barred a resident from entering his land, and placed four caravans after controlling the land. The WAFA news agency reported…
Two residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Tuesday at night, two residents in the West Bank city of Hebron. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that soldiers arrested Amjad al-Yasa’…
Army invades Tulkarem, arrest 15 residents
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem after surrounding it on Wednesday at dawn, broke into dozens of homes and arrested fifteen residents. A local source in Tulkarem…
Harsh prison conditions in Benjamin detention
Palestinian detainees in Benjamin Israeli detention, near Ramallah, are living in extremely harsh conditions with numerous Israeli violations of rights guaranteed by the International law. Detainee Abdullah Mahmoud abu Rahma,…
Israel insists on keeping control of Gaza crossings
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will discuss on Wednesday night, with his government, whether Israel will keep control of the border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after the…
Settlers repeatedly attack residents near Nablus
Residents of Huwwara village, near the West Bank city of Nablus, complained of escalating attacks carried out by the settlers against them and their farmlands. Muwaffaq Odeh, a resident of…
Army starts to bulldoze lands in Azon and Kofer Thoulth villages
The Israeli Army started to bulldoze lands in Azun and Kufer Thoulth villages east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia on Wednesday at dawn. Residents of the area reported…
Al-Aqsa brigades vows vengeance
The Al-Aqsa brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, said that it will hold Israel responsible for the assassination of Ahmed Abu-Zaida, one of its leaders, late Monday in Jabalia refugee…
Army invades the West Bank city of Tulkarem
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem at dawn on Wednesday. Troops invaded the city, firing flares in the air and throwing sound bombs, the residents reported.…
Dahlan: `“Shells are harming Palestinian civilians`
Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Mahmoud Dahlan said on Wednesday that the homemade shells fired by the resistance against Israeli settlements and military camps are hurting innocent Palestinians. “Those who…
Army invades Bethlehem, arrests two children
Troops invaded Bethlehem late Tuesday night and arrested Morad Zawahra, 14, and Sofian Zawahra, 12. The arrests took place after troops surrounded one of the city’s neighborhoods, harassed residents, and…
Bomb explodes in front of P.A PA chief justice’s Gaza home
An explosive charge detonated in front of the home of Palestinian Authority Chief Justice Zuhair al-Surani on Wednesday, according to a Palestinian security source in Gaza. The home is located in al-Sabra…
Islamic Jihad may recognize the State of Israel
A leader in the Islamic Jihad group in the West Bank said his organization, whose activists have lately been on the top of the Israeli list for assassinations and arrests,…
Qassam shell kills Palestinian child in Beit Hanoun, injures five
One resident was killed and five children were injured after a homemade shell fired by a resistance group hit their home in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, according to…
Yesha Council: `“Pullout protestors to head to Gush Katif Wednesday`
Yesha Council settlement leaders met on Tuesday evening with Police Commissioner Moshe Karadi and Southern District police commander Uri Bar-Lev, the Israeli online daily Haaretz reported. The meeting was conducted…
Mofaz: `“Pal factions will move activities to the West Bank`
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz charged on Tuesday that Palestinian armed factions are planning to move most of their activities to the West Bank. Mofaz said the Israeli security services…
Army invades Jenin, arrests one
Eyewitness reported that the Israeli army invaded on Tuesday the West Bank city of Jenin and conducted military searches of homes. Troops surrounded the house of Husam Qakor, searched it…
Armed fighters break into P.A facilities in Gaza
Armed fighters broke into the Palestinian Legislative Council building and the Ministry of Detainees in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday afternoon, a Palestinian security…
Israeli soldier mildly injured in Gaza
An Israeli military source reported, on Tuesday afternoon, that Palestinian resistance fighters fired at an Israeli military post, near Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, on soldier…
Peaceful protest in Salfit against checkpoints and abuse of residents
Scores of internationals, Israelis, and Palestinians from numerous villages in the Salfit area marched on Tuesday in Bani Hassan village protesting the abuse of local residents at the checkpoints. The…
Palestinian prisoners suffer from brutal abuse in Kadomem detention center
Lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner society, Jammal Abetli reported On Tuesday after visting a number of prisoners in Kadomem detention center that the prisoners are suffering from brutal abuse by…
Palestinian special unit officers protesting in Tulkarem
PA Special units personnel took over the Ministry of Interior building in Tulkarem, and threatened to level the building if they are to be moved to the National security unit.…
Army invades areas, south east of Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at night, several areas, south east of Bethlehem, in the West Bank. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles and under-cover…
Brother of brigades’ leader arrested in al-Biereh
A prominent source at the Israeli Jihad in the West Bank reported that Israeli soldiers invaded al-Biereh on Monday, and arrested Fath-allah al-Saadi, the brother of Luay al-Saadi, leader of…
Challenging police, Settlers renew vow to march to Gush Katif
The Israeli anti-pullout movement is determined to carry out their mass-activity slated to start Tuesday evening in the Negev town of Sderot, with the settlers renewing promises that tens of…
Israeli-Egyptian agreement to deploy Egyptian troops on Gaza borders
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad abu al-Gheit, said that Israel and Egypt singed an official agreement to deploy 750 Egyptian troops on Gaza borders after the Israeli withdrawal. Abu al-Gheit said…
Army invades Tubas
The Israeli Army invaded the West Bank city of Tubas on Tuesday morning. Residents reported that troops, backed by army vehicles, invaded the town in the morning, conducted searches in the…
Resistance foils an invasion attempt in Rafah
The Palestine Martyrs Brigades, one of the militant wings of Fatah, said Tuesday that its fighters managed to foil an attempt by a tank to invade the Block J area…
He drove thieves into Israel, but this time he drove Netanya bomber
An Israeli Jewish citizen is suspected of driving the July 13 Netanya bomber to Israel, Israeli security sources reported on Tuesday. The Israeli Public Security Service, Shin Bet, believes that…
Army claims uncovering tunnel under Gaza settlement
The Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security service, claimed on Monday that it thwarted an attempt by the Palestinian resistance to carry out a series of suicide bombings in the Neveh…
Fighter killed in Khan Younis explosion, 5 residents injured
Al-Aqsa Martyrs brigades, the military wing of Fateh, reported on Tuesday that Musallam Suleiman al-Najjar, 22, who was killed in Khan Younis blast on Tuesday night, is one of its…
Explosion rocks home of P.A attorney General
A large explosion ripped through the home of the Palestinian Attorney General, Hussein Abu Assi, in Gaza City on Monday night. It caused serious damage, but no injuries were reportd. The…
Sharon: `“Pullout will not be postponed`
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Government on Monday that the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and four northern West Bank settlements.will not be postponed. Sharon called on the…
Two brothers sentenced to 20 life terms
Ofer Israeli military court sentenced on Monday, two Palestinian brothers from Jerusalem to twenty life terms. Lawyer of the Prisoners Supporters Society, Jamil al-Khateeb, reported that Ramadan and Fahmi Mashahra…
P.A security officials present Israeli army with their pullout plans
Palestinian security officials presented, on Monday, their Israeli counterparts with the plans prepared by the Palestinian Authority for the upcoming Israeli withdrawal. P.A security officers will be deployed in the…
Dahlan reveals post withdrawal plans
Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs, Mohammad Dahlan, who also heads the committee in charge of disengagement cooperation, revealed a plan regarding the withdrawal, post withdrawal arrangements, and the closures which…
Army invaded Kofer Kadom village east of Qalqilia
Army invaded Kofer Kadom village east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia late Sunday night and arrested Mohanned Shtawi, 21, from the village. Eyewitnesses reported that four army jeeps…
`“Confirm kill` case of a Palestinian child resurfaces
Druze captain “Râ€Â, Israeli military commander charged with the confirmed kill scandal of the 13 years old girl, Iman al-Hams, in Rafah, October 2004, is expected to testify in front…
Anti-evacuation protestors warn for higher criminality
Placards was Monday glued to windows at Hamedina square in Tel Aviv, in what is in all probability a protest against the upcoming evacuation of the Jewish settlements in Gaza.…
Israel’s Unilateral ‘Disengagement’
“[The] formula for the parameters of unilateral solution are: To maximize the number of Jews; minimize the number of Palestinians; not to withdraw to the 1967 border and not to…
Army invades the Obeidyeh village east of Bethlehem
The Israeli Army invaded Obeidyeh, a village east of Bethlehem, and arrested a 24-year-old man there on Monday at dawn. Eyewitnesses reported that the troops blocked the man road of…