Army arrests PA security officer near Bethlehem
Israeli army invaded early Thursday morning the village of Tiqua village south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, one Palestinian Authority security officer was arrested. Issa Amin Sabah…
Army arrests 8 from the West Bank, invades Tulkarem
Israeli sources said that the army arrested 8 residents from West Bank cities, in an overnight sweep. The arrestees included four Islamic Jihad activists and two others from Hamas from…
PNIC: ‘Two killed, 13 injured and 91 arrested in one week’
The Palestinian National Information Center (PNIC) published a report on the Israeli violations to the cease fire agreement in its fifty-first week, and revealed that Israeli soldiers shot and killed…
No need to panic because of Hamas victory
The victory of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in the Palestinian legislative elections should not cause panic in western capitals. It is the natural result of the push for democracy…
World Bank withholds December payment to P.A
The World Bank said on Wednesday that it is withholding the December payment to the Palestinian Authority from a multi-donor reform fund because the P.A did not fulfill its reform…
Violent clashes erupt as army evacuates Amouna illegal outpost
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that soldiers razed nine houses illegally constructed at the Amouna illegal settlement outpost near the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Hundreds of settlers flocked to…
Dahlan denies embezzlement allegations, calls Hamas to form government
Former Palestinian Authority official denied all accusations of money mismanagement which surfaced in the last several days, Maan News Agency reported. The former Minister of Civil Affairs, Mohammad Dahlan,…
Israeli court reiterates ruling to evacuate outpost
A few hours after Israeli Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubenstein issued a temporary injunction delaying the planned evacuation of the unauthorized settlement of Amona, south of the West Bank city…
Israeli High Court drops terror support charges against Arab MK Azmi Bishara
In response to a petition submitted by MK Azmi Bishara (Balad) on Wednesday, Israeli High Court of Justice restored his parliamentary immunity and dismissed charges that he allegedly supported a…
PA blames Hamas for Gaza bombing, Hamas denies
Palestinian security officials accused Hamas activists of detonating a bomb outside the house of a senior Palestinian security chief in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday causing damage but no injuries.…
Hamas opposes Abbas-led Palestinian police force
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’ parliamentary slate in Gaza, declared Wednesday that the new Hamas government will oppose a proposed transfer of authority of Palestinian Authority security forces to…
Resident arrested in Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Wednesday at dawn, one resident from Kafr Jamal village, south of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers…
Al-Quds brigades vows retaliation
In a statement published on its website, al-Quds Brigade, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad vowed to retaliate for the assassination of its leader, Nidal Abu Saada, who was…
Israel’s shooting of young girl highlights international hypocrisy, say Palestinians
Monday January 30, 2006 The Guardian As the votes were counted in the Palestinian election and the scale of Hamas’s landslide became apparent to the world, Aya al-Astal drifted away…
Court orders evacuation of unauthorized West Bank outpost
A few hours after Israeli Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubenstein issued a temporary injunction delaying the planned evacuation of the unauthorized settlement of Amona, south of the West Bank city…
Resistance fires homemade shells at Sderot
An Israeli Army source reported on Tuesday night that one Israeli resident was injured after a Palestinian resistance group fired a homemade shell at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. …
Resident, reporter injured south of Jenin
One Palestinian resident and one journalist were injured in Araba town, south of the West Bank city of Jenin during clashes which erupted after the under-cover units of the Israeli…
EU sets conditions for continued PA funding
The European Union (E.U.) on Tuesday set three conditions for the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) to adhere to in order to continue receiving funding from the E.U. The E.U. Ambassador…
Israeli military kills two near Jenin
On Tuesday afternoon, in an invasion of Araba village south of Jenin, in the west bank, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in a siege on their home in the village.…