Month: September 2005

The Ruling Fateh movement won, on Friday, in 61 out of 104 local councils in the West Bank, yet Hamas movement won in 50% of the councils it contested, around…

Israeli soldiers barred dozens of residents of Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, from reaching their orchards to pick their olives. The residents and international peace activists attempted of Friday afternoon…

At least 3000 Palestinian children took part in a huge protest in memoriam to Mohammad Dorra, 13, who was killed by the Israeli army at the beginning of Al Aqsa…

A local source in Nablus reported that one Palestinian child was shot and killed in Askar refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, after the Israeli army…

Israeli soldiers arrested two residents in the West Bank city of Tulkarem after invading it on Friday morning. Troops arrested Waseem Al Malah, 20, and Mazen Abu Sror, 25, and…

Israeli military sources reported, on Friday, that the Israeli army arrested 17 Palestinian residents in the West Bank. Army claims that the arrested residents are members of  Hamas, Islamic Jihad…

Israeli army invaded on Friday at down, Al Deheishe refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, one youth was arrested. Troops supported by ten military vehicles invaded the…

Physicians For Human Rights published a report on the implications of the unilateral pullout, and military closure, on the lives of the Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip “This report…

Jamal Tirawi, one of the leaders of Al Aqsa Brigades in Nablus area, told the IMEMC that the brigades will retaliate to the assassination of two its fighters who were…

An Israeli source reported on Friday that the Israeli State Prosecutor may ask the families of 13 Arab residents killed by the Israeli Police late September 2000 to open graves…

The Israeli Radio reported on Friday, that king Abdullah of Jordan postponed his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, as a result of the military escalation in the area.…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, killed two resistance fighters, and injured two others, one seriously. The brigades…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the ongoing Israeli military attacks in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and said that the latest Israeli escalation jeopardizes the peace efforts. The…

An Israeli military source reported, on Thursday at night, that a group of 50 extremist settlers of Hebron attacked Palestinian residents in the city, and hurled rocks at them; the…

The Palestinian National Information Center reported that Israeli soldiers killed 4166 residents, injured 45538, and arrested 8600 since the beginning of the Intifada in September 29, 2000. Also, the center…

A medical source at Al Ahli hospital in Hebron reported that one woman was hospitalized after settlers attacked her in Al Shallah Street in the city. The source stated that…

At least 138840 Palestinians are illegible voters in the third stage of the Palestinian local government elections in the West Bank. 2274 candidates including 558 women compete over 814 seats…

The Parents of Martyrs Procession took of on Thursday morning, from Jit village, in the north of Israel, and headed towards Baqa Al Gharbiyya. The procession started after a gathering…

Israeli Prime minister, Ariel Sharon, dismissed the statements of his advisor regarding possibility that Israel would consider another pullout from the West Bank in the future. Sharon also said that…

Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Hebron and broke into dozens of homes. A Palestinian security source in Hebron reported that soldiers invaded Jabal Kurbaj area, in Hebron,…

Ofer Israeli military court sentenced, on Wednesday, Frial Ja’arah, 17, to 40 months, and 5000 NIS fine. “Soldiers arrested ferial after invading Bethlehem last year”, Moneer Ja’arah the father of…

Israeli army sources reported on Thursday morning thatsoldiers arrested 12 palestinian residents from different areas in the West Bank. Five from the arrestees are from the West Bank city of…

The Regional Council of un-recognized Arabic villages in Israel, is planning to protest on Thursday from Negev dissert to Jerusalem, local sources reported. Protestors will drive their cars all the…

Leader of the Aqsa Martyr Brigades in the West Bank Zakaria Al-Zubeidi declared that his group is not committed to the declared calm as a response to the assassination of…

Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday at night, Borqeen village west of Jenin in the West Bank. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, broke into…

An Israeli source reported that a settler identified as Yehoshua Elitzur, 34, convicted of shooting and killing a Palestinian resident from Salem village, near Nablus, failed to show up at…

Two Palestinian policemen were reportedly injured, on Wednesday at night, in a gun fight with resistance fighters in the central Gaza Strip. The exchange of fire took place west of…

The Palestinian Authority condemned the Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories, saying that the attacks violate the fourth Geneva conventions and the international law. Tawfik Abu Khousa, spokesperson of the…

Higher Arab Monitoring Committee warned that the Israeli decision to deploy hundreds of policemen next Saturday in the Arabic towns of Israel, during the fifth anniversary of the death of…

Israeli army invaded Al Teira village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Wednesday afternoon, and arrested two residents Troops arrested Ahmad Hamad, 24, and Housen Mohamed 23, from…

Israeli troops invaded the industrial Zone in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Wednesday afternoon. Soldiers conducted wide scale search in the area,  stopped dozens of cars. and checked…

A senior U.S official said on Wednesday that the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will visit Washington October 20, 2005, in order to meet with the US President George W. Bush.…

Israeli army invaded the village of Mardah near the west bank city of Salfit on Wednesday afternoon. Dozens of army vehicles stormed the village and conducted wide scale search. Soldiers…

The Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affair, Nasser Al-Kidweh, speaking at a press conference held at his office in Ramallah on Wednesday, said that Israel must immediately halt its attacks against…

Head of the operation branch at the Israeli army, Branch Major General Yisrael Ziv, said on Wednesday that Israel will demilitarize Beit Hanoun area in the Gaza Strip if the…

Eyad Arad, a senior strategy advisor of the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said on Wednesday that Israel may consider annexing the West Bank if the diplomatic impasse with the…

The Israeli Security and the so called Civil Administration Office, which belongs to the army, closed 15 offices said to be linked to Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, an Israeli…

Israel Air Forces gun ships fired several missiles at civilian targets in Gaza City in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Palestinian sources reported. The source said troops fired artillery…

In a report published September 26, 2005, Physicians for Human Rights -Israel reported that implications of the Israeli military procedures, and unilateral disengagement on the lives of the ill residents…

“Suddenly, at 2:30 am, in the early hours of Saturday 24, 2005, I woke up rashly from my sleep, finding my three little kids, Ghadir (9), Rawan (6) and Fadi…

“Suddenly, at 2:30 am, in the early hours of Saturday 24, 2005, I woke up rashly from my sleep, finding my three little kids, Ghadir (9), Rawan (6) and Fadi…

The Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported on Tuesday at night, that military apaches fired several missiles at areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The agency stated that…

Etan Arosi, spokesperson of the Israeli army reported on Tuesday that the army will not hesitate in shelling civilian targets, if the resistance fires homemade shells from these areas.  …

Leaders of the Higher Arabic Monitoring Committee in Israel started a hunger strike on Tuesday in front of Sharon’s office in Jerusalem. The leaders are demanding Israel to void of…

Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz said on Tuesday that the occupied Syrian Golan heights will remain under Israeli control “for ever”. Israeli online daily Maariv reported that Mofaz uttered his…

Israeli army invaded the village of  Qarawit Bani Zaied near Salfeet area in the West Bank late Monday night. Troops conducted searches in the village, arrested seven residents  and took…

Hundreds of Palestinian residents joined a huge burial ceremony of a Palestinian resident who was killed 18 months ago. The body of Mohammad Abu Odeh, 27, from Aida refugee camp…

The Israeli Security services, Shabak, reported that its agents arrested in August a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem, and claimed that he acted as the link between Hamas leadership in exile…

Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah late on at Monday night and arrested eleven students. The students were arrested from dorms of the teacher’s college in the…

Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Tuesday morning, and arrested seven residents there. Soldiers arrested Mohamed Shahen 16, Mohamed Noman 16, Khalil Salah 16 Mohamed Issa…

Troops invaded the village of Qabatia near the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday morning. Soldiers conducted wide scale search in the town, and leveled the house of Kamal…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday morning, the village of Aseera Al Shamalia near the West Bank city of Nablus, two arrested. Troopsbroke into and searched houses in the village, and…

John Dugard, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, reported that Israel is conducting…

While the Israeli army continued shelling the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, said that the army will continue striking Gaza until forcing “a new reality there”. Mofaz told…

The Israeli army arrested 400 Palestinian residents since Israel stated its “First Rain” offensive on Saturday, including dozens of political leaders, candidates for municipal and legislative elections, and journalists. The…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanded the Palestinian Authority to set a date for elections in Nablus municipality,’soon and without delays’. “We appreciate and respect the efforts of the current council”,…

A senior Egyptian official reported on Tuesday that the Tuesday Palestinian-Egyptian summit, between the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, and the Egyptian president Hosney Mubarak, will focus on restoring calm, and…

Israeli military sources claimed that soldiers arrested a 17-year-old girl, at a checkpoint in Nablus, and claimed that she was on here way to carry a suicide bombing. Anan Adel…

Israeli Apaches shelled, on Tuesday at dawn, several areas in Gaza city, Khan Younis and Beit Hanoun, in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli military source reported that the army shelled a…

Five years have passed since her son was arrested, the mother of detainee Ahmad Khalaf, was finally able to visit him, in spite of her sickness, and in spite of…

An Israeli source reported that the Israeli security services located the body of Sasson Nuriel, who was reported missing by his wife on Wednesday around midnight. The Shin Bet believes…

The Likud Central Committee voted on Monday evening, in favor of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, by voting against holding early primaries for the Likud. Tzahi Hanegbi, Likud Central…

An Israeli source reported that the Israeli security services located the body of Sasson Nuriel, who was reported missing by his wife on Wednesday around midnight. The Shin Bet believes…

Israeli soldiers installed three roadblocks on Tubas-Nablus road, north of the West Bank. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers barred the residents from crossing, and searched the vehicles.…

Four Palestinian residents were injured on Monday at night, when their car exploded near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to initial sources, the men…

Monday afternoon, Israeli apaches fired several missiles at Palestinian areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian security source reported. At least one missile was fired at…

Three Palestinian residents were arrested in Al Yamooun village, near the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning. Soldiers broke into and searched dozens of homes in the village…

Israeli soldiers sealed Beit Eiba checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus, on Monday morning. Soldiers barred the residents from crossing, and only granted passage to residents living in…

A media source in Jenin, reported that a leader of Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, survived an assassination attempt, in Al Yamoun village, near Jenin. Raed…

The chief negotiator for the Palestinian Authority, Dr. Saeb Erekat, described the current Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories as result of the overstepping of some Palestinian factions against the…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Raed Mahameed, reported that he visited a number of female detainees in Telmond detention facility, who informed him thay carried out a partial hunger…

A senior Israeli military source reported, on Monday, that most of the Palestinian residents arrested over the last two days, after Israel launched its “Operation First Rain”, are candidates representing…

Israeli army invaded, on Monday morning, the Industrial Zone in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Troops conducted wide scale search in the area, and fired live rounds in the…

King Abdullah II of Jordan is going to visit Israel and Palestine in the coming few days, The Jordanian News Agency said on Monday morning. King Abdullah will meet with…

An Israeli military source reported on Monday morning, that soldiers arrested 90 Palestinians in several West Bank areas, and transferred them for interrogation. On Monday at dawn, soldiers arrested 50…

Israeli media reported on Monday that Israel is set to deport a young Jew from Brooklyn suspected of planning to assassinate the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. Israeli is set…

The Palestinian Authority called off the summit meeting between the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon scheduled for October 2, Israeli officials said on Sunday.…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning. Al Yamoun village, west of Jenin, exchanged fire with the resistance, and arrested tow residents. A local source in the village reported that 40…

Senior Hamas leader, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar declared on Sunday that Hamas operative have been instructed to halt all attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported. Al-Zahar told…

An Israeli military Apache fired missiles at a Palestinian car on the coastal road in Gaza killing Mohammad Sheikh Khalil, 32, a prominent leader of Al Quds brigades, the military…

Members of the Central Committee at the Likud party met on Sunday evening in Tel Aviv to discuss a proposal to advance the date of Likud leadership primaries. The committee…

An Israeli military court sentenced on Sunday, a Palestinian resident of Bethlehem, to one life-term, and additional 30 years. According to the court, resident Jawad Jawarish carried a shooting attack…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, officially launched his continuous military assaults called “First Rain” against the Palestinian areas, giving his army a “free hand” to operate in the West Bank…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmad Qurei, said on Sunday that Israel is carrying assaults against peace and stability in the area, after striking the Gaza Strip over night, and arresting 210…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, cancelled his meeting with Sharon which was scheduled for October, 2, 2005. Abbas said on Sunday morning in Ramallah, that he will not meet with Sharon,…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday at dawn, 46 residents in Hebron and a number of its surrounding villages after invading them, and breaking into dozens of homes. Soldiers invaded Al…

A number of Israeli jetfighters ripped in the last 24 hours through the Palestinian airspace of the ‘freed Gaza Strip’, launching raids that killed at least four Palestinians, wounded several…

A group of extremist settlers attacked, on Saturday, left-wing Israeli activists in Sweisa area, in the southern Hebron Hills, two activists were injured. Seven left-wing activists from the Ta’ayush (co-existence)…

Israeli airfare shelled, , on Sunday at dawn, several areas in Gaza including a school which is located in a heavily populated area; at least 17 residents, including a 40…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Saturday the King Abdullah of Jordan will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories in the coming days. According to Haaretz, Jordanian media reports quoted…

“The road of liberating Gaza will be completed by liberating the West Bank, Jerusalem, and establishing our Palestinian independent state in the occupied territories since 1967”. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas,…

Israeli Air Force fired missiles, on Saturday afternoon, at two vehicles said to be carrying Hamas members east of Gaza city, four residents were killed, and nine others were injured.…

Four Hamas fighters were killed, on Saturday afternoon, in an air strike in Al Zaytoon neighborhood in the Gaza strip, Palestinian source reported. Eyewitnesses said  Israeli Air Force gun ships…

Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, ordered the Israeli army to carry out air strikes and a series of military operations in the Gaza Strip if the firing of the Qassams…

Israeli army installed a checkpoint, on Saturday morning, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and barred the resident and vehicles from leaving the city. Troops thoroughly searched the…

Israeli army shot and injured, on Friday, late night one resident from the village of Beit Amin, near the West Bank city of Qalqilia, local sources reported. Nabeel O’mar 19…

The Arab member countries of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), are seeking to get Israel condemned as a threat to the Middle East peace for having nuclear weapons, Reuters…

The Israeli army allowed Officer Tzfi Kortzki to resume his duties in the army even after he was convicted of killing a Palestinian child, in the West Bank. The child…

The Israeli Air Force shelled three civilian targets in the northern Gaza Strip, and south of Gaza city; three residents were injured, a Palestinian security source reported. The source stated…

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