This Week in Palestine – May Week 04
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Troops shell Beit Hanoun, one child seriously injured
A Palestinian medical source in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Friday afternoon that one Palestinian child was seriously injured after the Israeli army…
Islamic Jihad official dies after Saida bombing
Mahmoud Majzoub, known as Abu Hamza, an Islamic Jihad official has been reported dead at a Lebanese hospital hours after he was seriously injured in a car bombing in Saida…
Ramon: `“Detainees Document is part of the internal conflict between the Palestinians`
Israeli Minister of Justice, Haim Ramon, said in an interview with Israel’s TV Channel 10 that the document presented by the Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons is part of the…
Army invades Ateel village and arrests one resident
The Israeli army invaded the village if Ateel near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested on resident on Friday morning. Soldiers and army jeeps stormed the village and conducted…
Army shells Gaza, injures a Palestinian farmer
Friday morning, a 54-year old Palestinian farmer was injured as the Israeli army fired artillery barrage on the Gaza Strip. Israeli army sources confirmed the attack but denied reports of…
Hamas orders its `“security force` off the streets
The Palestinian Hamas-led government has ordered on Friday its fighters off Gaza’s streets in the wake of deadly clashes with the Fatah movement that stirred fears of civil war in…
Palestinian Prisoner Society: The lawyers are the only link between the prisoners and their families
The US-led political and economic blockade continues, yet contrary to popular belief, it is not only affecting Palestinian Authority employees and the merchants they buy from. Palestinian organizations are also…
Israeli forces invade Hamas Social Club in Tulkarem
A large force of the Israeli military stormed the Social Club in Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank at dawn Friday. The Social Club belongs to Hamas and is known…
Troops arrest seven residents, including three brothers near Hebron
Friday at dawn, the Israeli army arrested seven residents, including three brothers, form Doura village south of the West Bank city of Hebron. The arrestees were identified as Bassem Al…
Army invades Nablus, surrounds residential building,injures one resident
In an Israeli army invasion of Nablus in the West Bank, earlier on Friday morning, Israeli troops surrounded a residential building and injured one resident. Yousef Abu Laila, 26, a Palestinian security…
Army fires more shells at Gaza
The Israeli artillery continued its shelling to areas east and northof the Gaza strip, Friday at dawn. The shelling targeted residential areas east of Gaza city, Beit Lahia and Beit…
U.S. House Vote Harms Palestine, Israel, U.S.
Jimmy Carter has been blunt: Despite the fact of a Palestinian election result that was not to their liking, the former president says, "it is unconscionable for Israel, the United…
Palestinian negotiator slams Israeli decision to allow Jews to enter al-Aqsa mosque
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat Thursday denounced a decision of Israeli police to allow extremist Jews to enter the al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, the third-holiest site in Islam, and…
Palestinian journalist says he was tortured while imprisoned by Israel
Israel on Wednesday released Palestinian journalist Awadh Rajoub after spending six months in jail for what the Israeli army describes as “security-related” violation. Rajoub, 28, was charged with harboring pro-Hamas…
British Lawyer who Filed Suit against Israeli General to be Deported from Israel
Israeli State Prosecution decided Thursday evening to bar British lawyer Kate Maynard, who was behind the war-crimes charges against retired Israeli Major-General Doron Almog, from entering Israel, Israeli sources reported.…
U.S. Congresswoman demands apology from pro-Israel lobby
Rep. Betty McCollum, a Minnesota Democrat, is refusing to meet with representatives of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee until she receives an apology from the pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse. McCollum…
Palestinian President: Prepared for referendum if national dialogue doesn’t resolve internal strife
In today’s Palestinian National Dialogue session, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas set out an ultimatum for the various internal factions to reach an agreement, saying he will call for a referendum…
Palestinian policeman killed, 4 injured, in Fatah/Hamas clashes in Gaza
A member of the Fatah-controlled Palestinian security forces was killed and four others were wounded Thursday, doctors and witnesses said, in the latest factional clashes in the Gaza Strip. The…
‘How can people live, I wonder?’
Eight months ago, the Palestinians were celebrating the end of Israel’s military occupation of Gaza. But the artillery shells keep falling, factions are fighting each other and the economy is…