Audio Report: The daily news for April 18, 2006
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 5.7 MB The daily news, a service of the International Middle…
Bomber’s family surprised, grieved by son’s attack; father arrested
The Israeli army has arrested the father of an Islamic Jihad suicide bomber who killed nine people in an attack the day before in Tel Aviv. Samih Hamad, 51, was…
Israeli forces invade Tulkarem, arrest 17 residents
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Tulkarem refugee camp and Bal’a village early Tuesday morning, fired rounds of live ammunition and sonic bombs and arrested seventy residents.…
Hamas minister detained at Jerusalem roadblock
The Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem affairs in the Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet, Khaled Abu Arafa, was detained on Tuesday by Israeli police at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Abu…
Palestinian prime minister blames Israeli occupation as ‘root of violence’
"The continuing (Israeli) occupation and aggressions are at the root of the cycle" of violence, Haniya told ministers from his Hamas-led government in a cabinet meeting the day after a…
Resistance demands Abbas to apologize for denouncing Tel Aviv bombing
The Popular Resistance Committees, and the Al Aqsa Brigades, demanded the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to apologize for slamming and denouncing the Tel Aviv suicide bombing carried by a suicide…
Israel revokes Jerusalem residency of four Hamas lawmakers
The Israeli government decided Tuesday to revoke the Jerusalem residency rights of four Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in response to Monday’s suicide bombing that killed nine Israelis…
Israel revokes Jerusalem residency of four Hamas lawmakers
The Israeli government decided Tuesday to revoke the Jerusalem residency rights of four Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in response to Monday’s suicide bombing that killed nine Israelis…
Israel strikes Gaza, arrests 21 Palestinians following Tel Aviv bombing
Israeli air force shelled on Tuesday a building in the Gaza Strip causing excessive damage but no injuries. Army claims that the building is used as a metal workshop to…
Activists describe West Bank violence
Two young human rights activists spoke last night in California about the Palestinian population of Tel Rumeida, Hebron, a West Bank neighborhood that also contains some of what were considered…
PCHR report on Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Prisons
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights, PCHR, issued a special report on the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. The report, issued on 17 April 2006, coincided with…
Troops break into two Palestinian schools near Jerusalem
For the second day, Israeli troops broke into Anata Secondary School for Boys, and Salah Ed Deen Elementary School in Anata, north of Jerusalem, and detained dozens of students. Head…
Israeli Troops storm residents homes in Beit Awwa village in Hebron; arrest one resident
Israeli army troops stormed the homes of residents of Beit Awwa village and arrested one resident, Tuesday morning. Several army vehicles entered the village, forced families out of their homes,…
Three children injured by Israeli shelling in Gaza
Three children were injured Tuesday morning in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing Israeli army shelling of the area. Army tanks shelled residential…
Army arrests two residents from Azzuon village east of Qalqilia
The Israeli armed forces invaded on Tuesday morning Azzoun village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and arrested Mo’men Adwan, 20, after searching his home. Adwan was injured…
Two residents arrested from Neim village in Hebron
Mazen Abu Sakot, 24, and his nephew Mohammad Al Tarbra, 24, were arrested in an invasion to Bani Neim village in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Tuesday at…
Army invades Tulkarem, arrests three residents
In an morning invasion to the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Israeli army arrested three residents. Several army vehicles and soldiers invaded the city and its refugee camp, searched number…
PA cabinet spokesperson: Israel refuses to give the government a chance to achieve calm
Palestinian Legislative Council Spokesperson and Hamas political party member, Ghazi Hamad, says that has yet to give them a chance. In a Tuesday declaration, Hamad said that will not cease…
Army invades Burqin village and arrests several residents
Israeli troops invaded the village of Burqin near the Jenin in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning and arrested several residents. Troops stormed the village imposed curfew and conducted…
Army arrests seven residents from Nablus
Israeli armed forces arrested seven residents, Tuesday morning, during the ongoing massive military invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus. Military operations were staged up in Nablus on Monday.…
Army arrests one residents in Al Arroub refugee camp
The Israeli forces invaded Al Arroub refugee camp north of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested Mohaned Al Horani, 24, on Tuesday morning. Troops surrounded Horani’s house, broke…
Army invades Jenin, arrests two residents
Israeli Army troops invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested two residents, Tuesday at dawn. Dozen armored vehicles and soldiers entered the city and held a wide scale…
Army arrests four residents from Al Arqa and Sanor villages in Jenin
Israeli armed forces invaded Arqa and Sanor villages in the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested four residents, Tuesday morning. In Arqa village, troops stormed the village and arrested…
Uri Avnery: The Trees Went Forth
I met Olmert in the 60s, when I was a Member of the Knesset. He was the apprentice and servant (literally) of another Member: Shmuel Tamir. Ehud Olmert is now…
Mofaz decides to resume military operations against the Islamic Jihad
Israeli Security Minister, Shaul Mofaz, held a security meeting to discuss the Israeli retaliation for the Tel Aviv suicide bombing carried on Monday, and decided to resume the military operations…
Palestinian child killed in Beit Lahia shelling
Monday evening, one Palestinian child was killed, two were injured, after the Israeli army shelled with heavy artillery an area in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza…