Palestine Today – August 31, 2006
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Army drops leaflets over Gaza Strip
The Israeli air force planes dropped leaflets over Gaza Strip, which IMEMC have obtained a copy of, accusing the Palestinian resistance fighters of taking the Palestinian Population of Gaza Strip…
Israeli police detains a Palestinian in the Jordan valley
Israeli police stationed at Tayasser checkpoint east of the West Bank city of Tubas in the Jordan valley area have taken on Palestinian as a prisoner Thursday afternoon. Eyewitnesses said…
Masked gunmen killed a leader of Salah Ed Deen Brigades
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday that an unknown armed group opened fire and killed one of the leaders of the Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the armed…
Germany attempting to broker prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah
Israeli sources reported that German security officials are expected in Beirut this week in an attempt to mediate between Hezbollah and Israel on a prisoner swap deal. Israeli online daily…
Israeli Army withdraws from Al-Shuja’iya leaving 20 residents dead
The Israeli army withdrew from Shujai'ya neighborhood in Gaza city on Wednesday at night after a five-day invasion which left 20 Palestinians dead and scores wounded in addition to serious…
Army takes nine civilians prisoners in Hebron area
The Israeli army took nine residents as prisoners in the West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby towns of Al-Thahria and Sa'eer towns, on Thursday morning. Troops, backed by…
Army invades Annin and Jalkamos villages near Jenin and takes two prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Annin and Jalkamos near the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday morning, and took two residents as prisoners. Eyewitnesses in the two…
Army assassinates resistance leader in Nablus
An Israeli army undercover unit assassinated a leader of Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, and injured six civilians in the West Bank city of Nablus n Thursday…
Four settlers attack, beat an Israeli soldier, break through a checkpoint
Israeli sources reported that four Israeli settlers were arrested on Wednesday after attacking Israeli soldiers and breaking through a checkpoint in the northern part of the West Bank in an…
Annan meets Abbas in Ramallah, backs formation of National Unity Government
During a meeting with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced support to the formation of a Palestinian National Unity Government saying that this could…
224 killed, 888 injured in Israel’s Summer Rains offesnive
The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a report on Wednesday on the Israeli Summer Rains military offensive that started late June 2006, and revealed that Israeli soldiers killed 224 reisdents,…
Israel rejects to end air and sea blockade over Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, met on Wednesday with the UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan, and said that Israel will not end its air and sea blockade over Lebanon until “all…
Palestine Today – August 30, 2006
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Four residents killed and eight injured in Al Shujaeyya east of Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday morning that four civilians were killed and eight injured by heavy machine gun fire from Israeli tanks in AL Shujaeyya area, east of the…
Army invades Habla village near Qalqilia,takes one prisoner
Israeli troops invaded Habla village south of the West Bank city of Qalqilia and took one prisoner on Wednesday. Khalid Ramadan, 30, was taken to an unknown destination, after soldiers…
Settlers uproot scores of olive trees in Yatta near Hebron
A group of right wing Jewish settlers from the illegal settlement of Sousa uprooted on Wednesday scores of olive trees that belong to Palestinian farmers from the nearby village of…
Army invades Qalqilia
An Israeli force invaded the West Bank city of Qalqilia on Wednesday morning and installed a military checkpoint in the city for two hours. The invasion targeted an area called…
Army invades Tulkarem city and the nearby Zita village
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and the nearby village of Zita, and searched several houses on Wednesday morning. Troops stormed residents houses, searched them and…
Hussam Jaradat , Saraya Al Quds Leader Survives Assassination Attempt: Dies in Jordanian Hospital
After surviving an Israeli assassination attempt in the northern West Bank, a leader of the armed resistance arrived in the Jordanian capital of Amman Tuesday night. Saraya Al Quds.issued a…
Palestinian resident killed in Beit Lahia
Israeli soldiers killed on Tuesday at night one resident in Beit Lahia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The latest casualty raises the number of residents killed…
Israeli air strike kills three Palestinians east of Gaza City
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza City reported that the Israeli air force fired one missile at a group of residents in Al Shujaeyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing three…
Annan arrives in Israel after visiting Lebanon
After visiting Lebanon, United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, arrived in Israel on Tuesday afternoon, for talks to strengthen the fragile truce that ended the 34-day war between Israeli and Hezbollah.…
Palestine Today – August 29, 2006
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Nablus man tells Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer that torture began during first investigation
A Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer was told by political prisoner, Samir Fahami Ibrahim Taher, of his experiences of psychological and physical torture at the hands of the Israeli prison administration.…
Annan Tours Devastated South Lebanon Before Heading to Israel
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan visited U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after Italy and Turkey moved to join the international force there. Annan and his entourage left…
Nine residents injured, two seriously, east of Gaza City, three taken prisoners in Rafah
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday that nine Palestinian residents were injured, two seriously, after the Israeli air force fired missiles at a group of resistance fighters in Al Mansoura…
Accidental emigrant
This past March, 44-year-old Hayan Ju'beh's tourist visa expired, and he had to travel to Amman in order to receive a new one – a routine procedure for him over…
Lebanese television channel airs new pictures of Ron Arad
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) displayed new footage and photographs Monday of missing Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad, who disappeared in 1986 when his plane was shot down over…
Attorney: Justice Ministry’s plan would ‘launder’ illegal West Bank outposts
A proposal by the Justice Ministry of Israel is to be discussed next Sunday by a ministerial committee on settlement outposts. An inquiry by Attorney Talia Sasson, commissioned by Ariel…
Army invades Tammoun village east of Tubas
The Israeli army invaded the village of Tammoun east of the West Bak city of Tubas on Tuesday morning. Local sources reported that several army jeeps stormed shepherds huts, east…
Army takes two prisoners from Sourif village near Hebron
Tuesday, Israeli forces took two prisoners in a morning invasion to the village of Surif, north west of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank. The detanees were…
Palestinian politician to Kofi Annan: the Palestinian people need international protection
Palestinian Fatah Legislative Council member, Issa Qaraqi', has appealed to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, who will visit the Palestinian territories on Wednesday, for the deployment of international forces…
Army storms offices of Cultural Center in a Hebron village
Israeli troops stormed the offices of Al Anwar Cultural Center in Doura village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Tuesday morning. soldiers confiscated computers, files and documents…
Army continues to attack near Sofa crossing and takes four prisoners
The Israeli forces that invaded areas west of the Sofa crossing east of Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza strip, Tuesday morning, took another four prisoners, increasing the…
Palestinian member of Israeli Knesset: Increasing military budget illustrates ill-intent
Democratic Front Chairman in the Israeli Knesset, Mohammad Barakeh, said Tuesday that the military ministry request to increase its spending reflects the aggressive intentions of the Israeli administration. "This situation…
America’s Rottweiler
IN HIS latest speech, which infuriated so many people, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uttered a sentence that deserves attention: "Every new Arab generation hates Israel more than the previous one." …
One dies of wounds eight injured and three taken prisoners in army attacks on Gaza strip
Eight residents were injured when an Israeli war plane targeted a group of civilians in Al Shojayia neighborhood east of Gaza city Tuesday morning. According to eyewitnesses an Israeli drone…
Two Palestinians assassinated in Nablus
At least two Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded when an Israeli Apache fired several missiles in the early housrs of Tuesday morning, at a residential area in…
Israeli soldier injured as anti-tank shell hit tank in Gaza
Israeli military sources reported on Monday night that one Israeli soldier was injured after his tank was hit by an anti-tank shell fired by resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip.…
Is the RPG-29 to Blame for Israeli Failures in Lebanon?
Israeli Public Security Minister Avi Dichter and Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Hizbollah was using modern anti-tank weapons of Russian make, specifically the RPG-29 Vampirs with a tandem warhead. Such…
Can 950 shells hit 12,000 buildings?
An Israeli website published a report based on a statement by the Israeli Ministry of Environment on war damage in the north of Israel, and revealed that the ministry reported…
A Journey to Southern Lebanon
After the funeral, we stopped to photograph and shoot video of three large pictures of what appeared to be resistance fighters. An old man grabbed our attention and asked if…
Fighter assassinated in Ramallah
Palestinian sources in Ramallah, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that under-cover units of the Israeli army ambushed and assassinated a fighter of the Al Aqsa Brigades,…
64-year old man killed by Israeli military fire in Jenin
Palestinian medical sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that a 64-year old man was shot and killed by Israeli military fire during an invasion…
Palestine Today – August 28, 2006
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Army invades Okbat Jaber refugee camp in Jericho and takes one prisoner
An Israeli army force invaded Aqbat Jaber refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jericho on Monday and took one prisoner. Borhan Kab, 30, was taken to unknown location…
Israeli Minister: Arab towns should not receive aid allocated for war time
Israeli Minister of Environment Gideon Ezra said Arab towns in the northern Israel should not receive aid intended for educational plan like Jewish towns, Israeli newspaper Haarets reported in its…
Annan arrives in Beirut, start Mideast tour to strengthen ceasefire
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut Monday to start a tour that aims to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon saying that it was "a very critical time" for…
Resident, child, killed in Beit Hanoun and Rafah
Palestinian medical sources in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that one child died after an explosive left by the army detonated near him. Also,…
Nassrallah: Capturing the soldiers was not expected to lead to war
Hezbollah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah did not expect that Hezbollah’s capture of two Israeli soldiers would lead to a war, he stated on Sunday in an interview with Lebanon's New…
Army injures on civilian in Qabatia near Jenin
Mohammad Saba'nah, 20, form the village of Qabatia near the West Bank city of Jenin was injured during an Israeli army invasion to the village on Monday at dawn. Several…
Army invades Jenin, fires at resident’s houses
An Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning and opened fired at residents' houses. Local residents reported that the force invaded the city from…
Israeli Soldiers detain scores of civilians at a military checkpoint near Qabatia village
Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint near the village of Qabatia, near the West Bank city of Jenin, detained scores of Palestinian civilians on Monday morning. Troops stopped the…
Palestinian PM: Father of captured soldier in Gaza urged PA spokesman to work for son`s release
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniya said on Monday that Israel has negotiated with the PA spokesman Ghazi Hamad over the release of the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Palestinian sources…
One civilian taken prisoner by the army from Doura near Hebron
Khaled Amro, 18, was taken prisoner when Israeli army invaded the village of Doura, south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday morning. Amro's family said that soldiers…
Three Children Taken Prisoners near Qalqilia
Israeli army continued its campaign of targeting civilians in the West Bank by taking three children as prisoners on Monday at dawn from Azzoun village east of Qalqilia city. Local…
One Palestinian taken as prisoner by Israeli army in an invasion to Al Zababda village near Jenin
Israeli troops took one civilian as prisoner from the village of Al Zababda, east of the West Bank city of Jenin, on Monday morning. Mofeed Torkman, 36, was taken to…
Army takes three prisoners from Al Khader village
Ra'ed Salah, 26, his brother Mohamed, and Amjad Darwish, 26, from the village of Al Khader south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem were taken as prisoners by the…
Four Palestinians killed in Gaza Air Strike Monday
Four Palestinian security personnel were killed and several wounded in an Israeli air strike which targeted Al-Shija’ya neighborhood of Gaza city on Monday morning. The four were killed when…
A Hamas legislator from Ramallah taken prisoner by the Israeli Army
Palestinian sources in Ramallah, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Sunday morning that Israeli troops took Mahmoud Musleh, an elected Hamas legislator at the Palestinian Legislative…
Fighter killed in Gaza, three since morning, child seriously injured
A Palestinian medical source in the Gaza Strip reported on Sunday evening that one fighter was killed in Al Shujaeyya area, east of Gaza City raising the number of Palestinian…
Jerusalem, a zone of contact
I am always amazed at the proximity and inextricability of lives between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem. The rub off effect is incredible and the acquaintanceship between the two sides…
Two Fighters killed, seven civilians including two journalists, injured in Gaza
Palestinian medical and security sources reported that two fighters were killed and seven residents were injured by Israeli forces in an invasion of Al Shujaeyya area, east of Gaza City,…
Fateh: Israel is trying to make sure only its version of events is seen
Fateh party spokesperson in the West Bank, Fahmi Al Zarir, condemned Israel’s continual targeting of Palestinian journalists. Although the latest attack came in the early morning hours in Gaza City,…
Detainee suffering Diabetes and Heart Disease transferred to Intensive Care Unit
Wife of detainee Younis Kawazia, from Sa'ir village, in Hebron, said that the Red Cross office informed her on Saturday that he husband was transferred to an Israeli hospital after…
Soldiers break into a physicians’ home in Hebron, attack him and his family
Sunday at dawn, Israeli soldiers broke into the house of Dr. Taiseer Zahda, in Tal Romeida neighborhood, in the center of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank,…
Two kidnapped ‘Fox News’ reporters freed
Steve Centanni, a 60-year-old American, and Olaf Wiig, 36, of New Zealand, were freed today after nearly two weeks of being held hostage, apparently having had to 'convert to Islam'…
Mother, her child, injured east of Gaza City
Sunday at dawn, a Palestinian mother and her child were injured in an Israeli shelling that targeted an area east of Gaza City, Palestinian medical sources reported. Dr. Moawiya Hasanen,…
Fisherman injured by Israeli naval ship attack in Gaza
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that one Palestinian fisherman was shot and injured on Sunday at dawn after the Israeli Navy Ships fired at fishing boats in Gaza Sea.…
4-year old Palestinian girl killed in Iraq
Media sources reported that an unknown armed group shot fire at citizens in al-Doura area, southwest Baghdad, killing Maryam al-Murtadi. She was shot in the head while walking with her…
Fox journalists unharmed after deadline set by their captors passed
Palestinian officials in Gaza reported that the two Fox journalists captured in Gaza have not been harmed after the deadline set by their captures expired. The captures of the two…
Cleanup of Lebanon’s Massive Oil Spill Could Take Years
Cleanup of a massive oil slick along Lebanon's coast has barely begun more than one month after Israel's bombing of a power plant unleashed the pollution. At a bend in…
Troops take four brothers as prisoners in Rafah
The Israeli forces took four brothers as prisoner, on Saturday from Al Shouka area east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza strip. Troops backed by tanks…
Five injured in Jabalia refugee camp
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that five residents were injured in the Jabalia refuge camp in the Gaza Strip. The residents were injured after the soldiers fired…
Army bars workers from reaching their work places in the Jordan valley
Israeli troops stopped on Saturday scores of Palestinian workers from arriving to their jobs in the Jordan valley area in the West Bank. Workers coming form several nearby villages…
Five injured in Jabalia refugee camp
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that five residents were injured in the Jabalia refuge camp in the Gaza Strip. The residents were injured after the soldiers fired…
Three Palestinians injured in Gaza
Three Palestinian residents residents were injured after the Israeli air force fired missiles at a house that belongs to a Hamas activist in Gaza City. The house was completely damaged…
Palestinian child killed, 22 residents injured in Askar refugee camp and Nablus
Palestinian medical and security sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that Israeli troops invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and its Askar refugee…
EU agrees to contribute 7000 troops to Lebanon
The European Union (EU) has agreed to commit more than 7000 troops to South Lebanon, as part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission between Israel and Lebanon. UN Secretary General,…
Fatah agrees to join Hamas in a National Unity Govt.
The former ruling Fatah party declared that it had agreed to unconditionally join the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in a National Unity Government. Palestinian sources said that Hamas…
Army invades, attacked residents houses
Israeli army troops and bulldozers stormed the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday at dawn, attacked residents' houses and destroyed two residential buildings. Local sources reported that soldiers searched and…
Israeli air force shells a house in Gaza, five residents injured
Friday night, Israeli air force shelled a Palestinian house in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that the shelled house is located in Jabalia town, in the…
Israeli Navy Ships shell Al Shaty’ refugee camp in Gaza
Israeli navy ships fired, on Friday evening, heavy ammunition at several houses in Al Shaty’ refugee camp, west of Gaza City. The shelling caused damage in several houses and directly…
Egypt, Pakistan point to Israeli Occupation of Palestine as root cause of Mid-East conflict
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul Ghait and Pakistan's United Nations representative Imtiaz Hussain both made statements Friday tying violence in the region to Israel's occupation of Palestine. Said Hussain, "Clearly,…
Israeli government facing both internal and external criticism for war performance
Hundreds of Israeli army reservists marched in Jerusalem today calling for the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert due to what they see as mis-handling of the war in…
This Week in Palestine – August Week 4
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Troops attack peaceful demonstrators at anti-Wall protest in Bil’in
Hundreds of Palestinian residents, Israeli and international peace activists protested on Friday against the Annexation Wall Israeli is constructing on Palestinian orchards in Bil'in village, west of Ramallah, in the…
France Opens Way for Formation of 15,000-strong U.N. Peacekeeping Force
France, which led calls for a robust international force to safeguard the United Nations (UN) ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, has agreed to send up to 7,000 soldiers to Lebanon,…
Israel extends Prison Sentence of Minister of Jerusalem Affairs for Seventh Time without Charge
An Israeli military court extended Khalid Abu Arafa’s prison sentence for another eight days yesterday.This is the seventh time the court extended the Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs’ sentence, while…
Resident taken prisoners in Balata refugee camp
Israeli troops invaded Nablus city, and the nearby Balata refugee camp, in the northern part of the West Bank, and took one resident prisoner. Local sources reported that soldiers invaded…
Israeli forces invade Jenin, arrest seven, including young people and the father of a `“wanted` b
Palestinian security sources reported Friday that Israeli forces took seven Palestinians from the northern West Bank Jenin District to unknown locations during pre-dawn raids. Jenin City and its refugee…
Settlers in West Bank kill Palestinian man returning to his home
The house remained empty since the Israeli authorities confiscated it in 1994. When its owner attempted to return to his home, 17 kilometers east of Qalqilia, Israeli settlers were waiting. …
Seven residents taken prisoners in Jenin invasion
Palestinian security sources reported Friday that Israeli forces took seven Palestinians from the northern West Bank Jenin District to unknown locations during pre-dawn invasion. Jenin City and its refugee camp…
PCHR Report on Killing of Man in Southern Gaza Strip
As reported early yesterday morning, Israeli forces killed a man east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights conducted its own investigation into…
Hamas government: `“Achievement reached in the case of abducted reporters`
The Hamas-led Palestinian government said that an achievement has be made in the case of the two abducted journalists in Gaza. Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip held massive protests…
After Lebanon, Israel is looking for more wars
Late last month, a fortnight into Israel's war against Lebanon, the Hebrew media published a story that passed observers by. Scientists in Haifa, according to the report, have developed a…
Palestinian resistance shells Ashkelon
A group of Palestinian resistance fighters fired one home made shell at the Israeli city of Ashkelon, near the Gaza Sstrip on Friday morning. The Al Quds brigades, the armed…
U.S.to Investigate Israel’s Use of U.S-made Cluster Bombs in Lebanon
According to an article published in The New York Times on Thursday, The State Department is investigating whether Israel’s use of American-made cluster bombs in southern Lebanon violated secret agreements…
Army takes six prisoners in morning invasion in the West Bank
Six Palestinian civilians were taken prisoners by the Israeli army in morning invasions to several parts of the West Bank on Friday. In Ya'bod village near Jenin, in the northern…