Seven residents arrested west of Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Ya’bod, North West of Jenin and arrested seven residents. A local source in the village reported that ten military vehicles invaded the village, conducted…
Three arrested in Betunia
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday evening three residents in Betunia town, west of Ramallah. A local source in the village reported that soldiers broke into dozens of homes, searched them,…
Israeli High court allows building of Separation wall north of Jerusalem
The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) accepted a petition filed by the state to cancel a temporary injunction preventing Israel from building the Separation Wall through a Palestinian neighborhood…
Israeli Army officer accused of abusing Imam
Israeli prosecution filed an indictment, on Sunday, against a soldier of a paratrooper unit accusing him of abusing an Imam (Muslim Sheikh) from Dir Nizam village, near the West Bank…
Mofaz: `“The army will operate in the Palestinian territories`
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Sunday that the Israeli army will operate inside the Palestinian controlled areas adding that “the Palestinians will feel the presence of the army…
Soldiers kill Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday afternoon, a top Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin area, north of the West Bank. Nihad Abu Ghanim, 27, one of the leaders of…
Soldiers kill Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday afternoon, a top Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin area, north of the West Bank.Nihad Abu Ghanim, 27, one of the leaders of Al…
Three settlers killed, five injured near Hebron
An Israeli military source reported, on Sunday afternoon, that three settlers were killed, at least three others were injured in a shooting incident carried out by a Palestinian armed group…
Israeli police bars extremist settlers from entering Al Aqsa mosque
The Israeli police rejected a request filed by an Israeli extremist group which calls it self “Temple Mount Trustees” to enter Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday, during the…
Army invades the city of Qalqilia
The Israeli army, invaded late on Saturday at night, the West Bank city of Qalqilia, local sources reported. Soldiers conducted military searches of homes, and conducted provocative acts by detaining…
Island: `“Transferring weapons in P.A is dependant of fighting Hamas`
Head of the Israeli National Security Council, Giora Eiland, conditioned the Israeli approval of weapon transfer to the Palestinian Authority (P.A) with fighting Hamas. “The Palestinian request to receive weapons…
Fighter arrested near Nablus
An Israeli military source reported on Sunday that soldiers arrested a Tanzim fighter in the village of Qalil, near the West Bank city of Nablus. An Israeli security source claims…
Five arrested south of Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday at dawn, five Palestinian residents in Al Thaheriyya village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in the village reported that…
331 new detainees transferred to Ofer detention facility
Detainees Media Center reported on Saturday that the Israeli Prison Authorities transferred 331 detainees to Ofer detention facility, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah. 124 detainees of the…
Khreisha: `“Pal. government should implement the decisions of the PLC`
Hasan Kreisha, deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) said, on Saturday, that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, did not instruct the Legislative Council to delay the formation of…
Hamas denies internal conflicts regarding the Legislative Elections
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied the presence of internal conflicts regarding its position towards the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Elections slated for January, 25, 2006.Hamas media spokesperson, Mosheer Al Masry, said…
Twenty Palestinians arrested for `“illegal entry` into Israel
The Israeli police arrested, on Saturday afternoon, twenty Palestinian workers after stopping a GNC van close to Eyal junction, near Al Teera in Al Muthalath area in Israel. Soldiers arrested…
This Week in Palestine, October Week 2
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 12.4 MB This Week in Palestine- a service by the…
30 university students detained in Hebron
Israeli soldiers detained 30 university students, and forced them against the wall at the main entrance of the Hebron University, in the West Bank city of Hebron. The WAFA news…
Resident arrested east of Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday one resident in Bani Neim village, east of the West Bank city of Hebron. A Palestinian security source reported that soldiers arrested Omar Mohammad Al…
Four residents arrested north of Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Reema village, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested four residents. Israeli soldiers invaded the village shortly after midnight, fired flares and rounds…
Dozens detained in Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and policemen detained dozens of Palestinians in several areas in Jerusalem. The Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported that soldiers installed military roadblocks in Dahiat Al Barid area, Beit…
Israeli army officer attacked in Jerusalem by Jewish worshippers
Dozens of Jewish worshippers attacked an Israeli military official at the Wailing Wall plaza in Jerusalem on Friday night, Israeli sources reported. Chief of Manpower branch of the Israeli army, Major…
Majority of Labor MK’s want Sharon as Prime Minister
Israeli online daily Haaretz published a poll on Friday which revealed that the majority of Labor party members want Sharon [Likud] to head their party list in the coming Knesset…
Fighter arrested in an ambush near Jenin
Israeli soldiers ambushed and arrested, on Friday evening, a fighter of Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, in the West Bank city of Jenin. A Palestinian security…
Undercover units used against peaceful protests in Bil’in
Israeli left-wing activists, who participate in the weekly protests with Palestinians and internationals against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, said that the Israeli army is using…
Undercover units used against peaceful protests in Bil’in
Israeli left-wing activists, who participate in the weekly protests with Palestinians and internationals against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, said that the Israeli army is using…
Contiguity for settlers not Palestinians
Despite the PA public rejection, the area, following the Israeli pullout of settlers, fully from the Gaza Strip and partially in the West Bank, and the redeployment of troops to…
Arafat’s death, unrevealed mystery
A Palestinian fact-finding commission which looked into the death of late President Yasser Arafat admitted yesterday that it failed in determining the reasons for Arafat’s death one year later, leaving…
Judge Israel’s deeds, not words
 On the night of August 24, 2005, Israeli troops shot dead three teenage boys and two adults in a West Bank Palestinian refugee camp. An army communique claimed the…
Four arrested at a military roadblock near Jenin
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday evening, four residents at a military roadblock south of the West Bank city of Jenin. A local source in Jenin reported that one of the…
Three arrested in Tubas
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday evening, three Palestinian residents at a sudden military checkpoint which was installed north of Tubas in the West Bank. The three residents were transferred to…
3 residents injured, 4 internationals arrested in Bil’in
Three Palestinian residents were injured and four international peace activists were arrested in Bil’in village, near Ramallah, during the weekly protest against the Separation Wall. Coordinator of the Popular Committee…
Soldiers bulldoze small hill, grazing land, near Salfit
A local source in the West Bank city of Tubas reported, that Israeli military bulldozers bulldozed a small hill and grazing land near the settlement of Hamdat, near Salfit. The…
Detainee suffering complications as a result of medical neglect
Detainees Information Center reported that detainee Wael Abdullah Tahaina, 35, detained in the Negev Detention Camp, is suffering serious complications in the “Seventh Cranial Nerve” causing convulsions in his eye,…
Peres, Ereikat to meet in bid to settle Gaza border issue
Palestinian chief negotiator Dr. Saeb Ereikat is scheduled to meet on Friday, with the Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres for further talks about in bid to resolve the issue of…
Detainees facing bad treatment, and conditions, at Qidar detention facility
Prisoners Supporters Society reported that Palestinian detainees are facing bad living conditions and treatment in Be’er Shiva detention facility. The detainees are deprived of proper medical treatment, and are not…
Army invades Salfit, arrests a resident
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday morning, the West Bank city of Salfit and arrested one resident. Jamil Dahol was arrested after soldiers broke into and searched his home, and took…
Quds Brigades fighter killed apparently due to internal conflict
Fighters of Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, shot and killed one of their members in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, due…
Army invades Ramallah
Israeli army invaded, on Friday morning, the west bank city of Ramallah. Troops invaded Al Ersal area in the city and fired rubber-coated bullets and gas canisters at residents and…
Two Foreign Journalists abducted in Gaza, released
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that the two American and British Journalists, who were abducted on Wednesday in Khan Younis, were released and transferred to Gaza. Palestinian Minister…
Resistance fires at the army near Tulkarem
An Israeli military source reported on Thursday evening, that a Palestinian resistance group fired at an Israeli military post near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. No injuries were reported.
Resident arrested near Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian resident at a military roadblock near the West Bank city of Hebron. Soldiers claimed that the resident was carrying an 11-centimer knife.…
`“Criminal`, Pullout opponents shout at Olmert at a synagogue in J’lem
Israeli Finance Minister, Ehud Olmert, was attack by pullout opponents on Thursday after arriving at the “Big Synagogue” in Jerusalem to participate in prayers for the Yum Kippur Jewish feast.…
Shaath: `“Israel is not dealing with the P.A as a peace partner`
Palestinian deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information Dr. Nabil Shaath stated on Thursday that Israel is not dealing with the Palestinian Authority as a peace partner, and insists to…
PIC report: `“Five killed, eleven injured last week`
A report prepared and published by the Palestinian Information Center (NIC) revealed that Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinians and shot injured eleven during the period between October, 4 and October,…
Israeli police to level a home in Jerusalem
Israeli Border Guard Policemen handed a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem a military order informing him that Jerusalem municipality intends to level his home located in Sho’fat refugee camp in Jerusalem.…
P.A asks Qatar to hand in a fleeing corrupt official
The Palestinian Authority (P.A) asked Qatar recently to hand in a Palestinian corrupt official who fled to its territories. The official is involved in corrupt cases and embezzlement which mounted…
Report: ‘Detainees, legal Status and Facts’
Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association – Ad Dameer, reported that ending the military rule over the Gaza Strip should include the release of all of the Gaza Strip detainees…
Abbas to visit Jordan, Egypt, Vatican, Israel, France and U.S.
The Palestinian diplomacy will witness an active coming two weeks. Palestinian officials said Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head for one-day talks in Amman with King Abdullah II…
Plans to Build a new Israeli settlement near Bethlehem
Dr. Jad Isaac, head of the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem said on Wednesday that Israel is planning to build a new Jewish settlement on the land of the West…
Al Aqsa Brigades denies military allegation of dispatching a 14-year-old bomber
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, denied the Israeli security service allegations that the Brigades have dispatched a 14-year-old suicide bomber from Balata refugee camp…
Bad conditions, torture, in Azion detention facility
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society reported on Wednesday that the detainees in Azion detention facility, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, are facing bad living conditions, and torture. Lawyer Hanan…
Three residents, including prominent activist, arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested three residents in the West Bank city of Hebron and the neighboring villages of Beit Ummar and Surif. Palestinenet news website reported on Wednesday that soldiers arrested…
Settlers attack a Pal. Family near Salfit
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that settlers of the illegal “Al Qana†settlement outpost, west of the West Bank city of Salfit, attacked a Palestinian family and forced them…
P.A to release Arafat’s Medical report
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahamd Qurei said that the Palestinian Authority (P.A) will release the report of the Special Medical Committee which was formed to investigate the death of the late…
ISR. Army to advice government to release detainees to strengthen Abbas
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that the Israeli Army will advise the Israeli government to release additional Palestinian detainees in an attempt to strengthen the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. A…
Abu Firas: `“Some P.A leaders are trying to sabotage our relation with Abbas`
 Leader of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Tulkarem Mohammad Shihada (Abu Firas) said that some corrupt leaders at the Palestinian Authority are trying to sabotage the relation between the…
Two arrested in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers arrested two residents of Bethlehem after invading it overnight. An Israeli military source reported that the two are members of the Tanzim, one of the armed wings of…
Soldiers invade Al Azza refugee camp
 Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, Al Azza refugee camp north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested one resident. A local source in the camp reported…
Army: `“Palestinian girl attempts to stab a soldier in Hebron`
An Israeli military source reported on Wednesday morning that a 17-year-old Palestinian girl attempted to stab an Israeli soldier, north of the West Bank city of Hebron. The source claimed…
Israeli DM wants court to allow using Palestinians as Human Shields
Under the pretext that no Palestinian was killed when used as a human shield, the Israeli Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz will try to convince the Israeli High Court of…
Resident sentenced to two life-terms, and 30 years
Salem Israeli military court sentenced on Tuesday a resident of Qalqilia, in the West Bank, to two life-terms and additional 30 years. The detainee, Karim Hasan, was charged of carrying…
Resident sentenced to one life term, and 30 years
Salem Israeli military court sentenced on Tuesday a resident of Qalqilia, in the West Bank, to two life-terms and additional 30 years. The detainee, Karim Hasan, was charged of carrying…
Senior Hamas fighter arrested
An Israeli security source reported on Tuesday that the Israel security services arrested Ibrahim Ranimat, who has been on Israel’s wanted list for the last ten years, after charging him…
Israeli court to compensate extremist settler for `“false arrest`
The Jerusalem District Court decided on Tuesday that the state of Israel should pay Moam Federman, a right-wing extremist a sum on NIS 100.000 for what was described as “false…
Resident arrested in Hebron
Israeli security services reported that it arrested, on Sunday, a Palestinian resident who is believed to be behind the death of a British Yeshiva student in Jerusalem. Shmuel Mett, a…
Israel fears PA weapons may be used against it in the future
The provision of weapons to the PA is a sensitive and vital issue and is one of the issues that the Palestinians have brought up in all meetings with their…
Resident arrested in Hebron
Israeli security services reported that it arrested, on Sunday, a Palestinian resident who is believed to be behind the death of a British Yeshiva student in Jerusalem. Shmuel Mett, a…
Detainee rejects deportation orders against her
Erina Sarahna, a 27-year-old Croatian detainee and a wife of a Palestinian from Deheishe refugee camp in Bethlehem, rejected a military order to deport her from Palestine. Prison Administration at…
Army invades Kafer Qaddoum village
The Israeli army invaded the village of Kafer Qaddoum, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, late on Monday at night. Soldiers broke into dozens of homes in the…
20 residents arrested in the West Bank
An Israeli source reported on Tuesday that the army arrested 20 Palestinians during its arrests campaign in the West Bank. The residents are allegedly members of Hamas and the Islamic…
P.A demands Israel to release Barghouthi and Quntar
Palestinian Cabinet Minister Dr. Saeb Erekat, demanded Israel to add the names of the jailed legislator and Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi, and Sameer Quntar, a Lebanese fighter who was captured…
The Rafah Crossing opened Tuesday until Wednesday midday
The Palestinian Authority agreed with Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday until Wednesday midday in order to facilitate the travel of Palestinian pilgrims heading to Mecca. The…
Abbas, Qurei mend their differences, agree to from a new government
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahamd Qurei, agreed to form a new government which will serve until the general elections scheduled for January 2006. A senior Palestinian…
Israel mulling release some jailed Palestinians
Israel is weighing criteria to govern the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres said on Tuesday, at the same day, Israeli…
Army invades Nablus, two arrested
The Israeli army invaded, on Tuesday morning, the West Bank city of Nablus and Askar refugee camp, to the east of the city, local sources reported. Troops conducted wide scale…
Pal. Factions to meet in Cairo during Ramadan or after it
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abu Al Gheit, said that Egypt is trying to arrange a meeting between representatives of the Palestinian factions during the current Muslim month of Ramadan, or…
Soldiers invade Huwwara, impose curfew
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at night, Huwwara village south of the West Bank city of Nablus and imposed curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. The residents, and…
Make sure ‘Gaza first’ is not ‘Gaza last’
 As Palestinian factions vie for credit for Israel’s disengagement from Gaza, many forget that the success really belongs to the ordinary men, women and children of Palestine who have…
Five residents arrested in Tulkarem area
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday at dawn, five residents in Tulkarem, Tulkarem refugee camp, and Dir Al Ghsoun village. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers broke into dozens of…
Two youth arrested near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn, Kafer Ra’ey village, south west of Jenin and arrested two youth. A local source in the village reported that soldiers invaded the northern…
Four residents arrested in Jenin
Four residents were arrested on Tuesday at dawn in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the WAFA news Agency reported. The agency stated that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles,…
Army invades Yasouf village, east of Salfit
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn, Yasouf village, east of the West Bank city of Salfit. A local source in the village reported that soldiers broke into the home…
117 Hamas members arrested lately
Israeli Secret Security services, Shin Bet, reported that it uncovered three Hamas groups of the military wing of Hamas, and arrested 117 members suspected of carrying a series of attacks…
Israeli suspected smuggler injured by Egyptian fire
An Israeli source reported on Monday evening that an Israeli resident was shot an injured by Egyptian military fire in the southern Negev areas. Israeli sources said that Egyptian forces…
Abbas-Sharon summit delayed to November
The Palestinian Authority and Israel agreed on Monday, to delay the summit between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, until November, due to differences…
Settlers grab lands near Bethlehem
Settlers of Nave Daniel settlement, which was constructed on Palestinian confiscated lands which belong to residents of Al Khaader village near Bethlehem, grabbed farmlands which belong to the family of…
Abbas-Sharon summit delayed to November
The Palestinian Authority and Israel agreed on Monday, to delay the summit between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, until November, due to differences…
Israel bars Dutch delegates from entering P.A area, arrest one member
A prominent source in Holland reported on Monday, that Israeli soldiers barred Dutch delegates, from entering the Palestinian territories, and arrested a member of the team. The delegates, headed by…
Army reopens Sofa Crossing
Israeli soldiers reopened Sofa Crossing, east of Dir Al Balah, on Monday morning after closing it for three weeks. A Palestinian source reported that head of the Crossings Security at…
Resident arrested near Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Sunday at night, one resident in Beit Omra village, near Yatta city south of the Hebron. A local source in the village reported that soldiers arrested…
Soldiers attack 30 residents near Nablus
Israeli soldiers attacked 30 residents of Sorra village, south west of Nablus while they were heading towards the nearby village of Tal. Radwan Abdullah, a social worker at the Ministry…
Israeli committee approves law which violates detainees’ rights
The Israeli ministerial committee in charge of issuing new laws, approved on Sunday evening, a new law which directly violates the rights of Palestinian detainees; the law will be submitted…
Army invades village near Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday at night, Beta village, north of the West Bank city of Nablus and fired rounds of live ammunition and gas bombs. A local source in…
Three residents killed in the Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers shot and killed on Sunday at night three residents, including two children, east of Dir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Dr. Ibrahim AL Masdar, head of…
Five detained north of Tubas
Israeli soldiers detained on Sunday evening, five Palestinian residents at a sudden checkpoint north of the West Bank city of Tubas. The five residents were heading to Al Zababdeh village,…
Two youth arrested at Huwwara checkpoint
Israeli soldiers, arrested on Sunday evening, two Palestinian youth at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus. Soldiers claimed that the youth wee carrying explosives. Soldiers detonated the…
Palestinian-Israeli meeting ends without progress
A Palestinian political source reported that difference emerged during the Palestinian-Israeli meeting on Sunday, which brought the meeting to its end without any positive outcome. Palestinian chief negotiator, Dr. Saeb…
Tel Aviv Court indicts three Arab residents of planning attacks
An Israeli source reported that the Tel Aviv District Court indicted on Sunday three Arab residents of Israel of planning to place explosives on a railway tack near Netanya. Two…