Month: August 2006

Hamas has insisted on keeping the post of prime minister and other key jobs in a possible new coalition government with the Palestinian president, according to the Islamist group’s officials.…

On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip, one resident is a shepherd while the second, killed in a separate attack, is a resistance fighter,…

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Friday’s protest in Bil’in village, which began after noon prayers, was conducted in the midst of a village sports tournament this week, that has been going on for the past…

The body of a Palestinian man abducted by an unknown armed group was found on Thursday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The body carried sever torture marks and several rounds…

At around 1:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon, scores of Al-Khader village residents, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, including children, supported by international and Israeli peace activists, marched to…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday two Palestinians in Nablus and the nearby Askar refugee camp, in the northern part of the West bank. Local and security sources in Nablus reported…

As public preoccupation with the war between Hezbollah and Israel is receding, the Israeli media is devoting increasing attention to a series of sexual and financial scandals involving top Israeli…

Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Friday that as a result of the war on Lebanon and the significant damage caused to residents in northern Israel, the convergence plan…

In addition to the 2,000 soldiers stationed in southern Lebanon as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL – in place since 1978), 3,500 new United Nations…

After days of deliberations, the Lebanese cabinet and Hezbollah representatives agreed that Hezbollah members would not have to disarm, but must avoid carrying weapons in public.  Although this decision violates…

Israeli army war planes fired one missile at a blacksmith workshop located in central Gaza city, on Friday at dawn. The missile destroyed the workshop completely, several cases of shock…

Israeli special army unites assassinated two Palestinians in Al-Obaydiya village east of Bethlehem in the early hours of Friday morning, Palestinian sources said. Khaled 24, and Okla Shalyta 32, were…

Palestinian medical sources in the West Bank city of Jenin reported that three residents form the village of Dier Abu Da’eef east of the city died due to an explosion…

Despite of his health set back, an Israeli military court has extended Thursday, the detention of Dr. Aziz Dweik, the chair of the Palestinian Parliament until next Tuesday, Palestinian sources…

Now you see them, now you don’t. Hizbollah weapons? None to be seen. And none to be collected by the Lebanese army. For when this august body of men crossed…

In answer to the question, "How can pressure be exerted on Hamas and Hezbollah to release information on kidnapped Israeli soldiers in their possession?", the Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Jacob…

The Israeli Occupation is not only is responsible for the physical dismemberment and destruction Palestine’s assets, it is also socially destructive. Denying Palestinians their right to education prevents the development…

There was nothing new about the broad objective behind Israel’s war on Lebanon: through the destruction of Hizbullah it was to wreak fundamental change in a strategic, political and military…

As Israeli troops continue their withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Amir Peretz has called for an investigation of Israeli actions during the war, amidst widespread allegations of war crimes…

Three Israelis expelled from Fiji described their experience as "The most humiliating experience we have ever gone through".  They should recognize that such humiliation is a daily occurrence for millions…

The Palestinian daily newspaper Al Ayam reported on Thursday that senior Hamas officials presented president Mahmoud Abbas with the movement’s terms for the formation of a Palestinian National Unity Government.…

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The Israeli government issued a military order on Thursday to expropriate some 275 acres of farmlands that belong to Palestinian farmers near Hebron, Palestinian sources reported. Palestinian News Network said…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday that Fateh and Hamas movements have agreed to reinstate the temporary cease-fire with Israel. He added that this decision also includes other Palestinian…

It is true that Israel pulled out its military forces from inside the Gaza Strip, yet, attacks against Palestinian civilians and resistance groups never came to an end. Over 370…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that one resident was killed by Israeli military fire in al Boreij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Dr. Moawiya Hassanen,…

It is true that Israel pulled out its military forces from inside the Gaz Strip, yet, attacks against Palestinian civilians and resistance groups never came to an end.  Over 370…

Palestinian resistance fired one homemade shell at the Eretz crossing in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.   The Iz Ed-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued…

Two children from the Village of Azzoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia were injured during clashes between local residents and invading israeli army troops on Thursday. The…

Israeli army forces invaded Al Arrooub refugee camp and Shiokh Al Arroub village near the West Bank city of Hebron and took five residents prisoners on Thursday. Troops stormed the…

Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque (Tomb of Patriarchs) in the old town of the West Bank city of Hebron attacked on Thursday a Palestinian…

Israel army imposed a tighht closure against the village of Beit Iba near the West Bank city of Nablus on  Thursday morning, Palestinian media sources reproted. Troops stationed at the…

The Israeli forces invaded the village of Al Khader near the West Bank city of Bethlehem early Thursday morning and took positions in the village.  Local residents said that troops…

Israeli troops took three residents prisoners from several areas in the West Bank city of Tubas on Thursday. Soldiers invaded the city, installed military checkpoint, stopped and searched dozens of…

Israeli army troops invaded the village of Fahma, near the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday.  Soldiers stormed the village and fired rounds of live ammunition at the houses;…

Mohamed Saba’ta, 20, was injured on Thursday morning when Israeli army troops invaded the village of Qabatiya south of the West Bank city of Jenin. Medical sources reported that Saba’ta…

Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported on Wednesday evening that one child was killed, four other residents were injured during in crossfire during clashes between Hamas and Fateh gunmen in…

[ed. note: “Summer Rains” is the name the Israeli military has given to their ongoing operation in Gaza] In wintertime, we are used to having heavy rains sometimes in some…

Thursday night after midnight, Israeli troops stationed near the Kissufim Crossing in the southern part of the Gaza Strip fired several tank shells at Palestinian areas northeast of Khan Younis.…

Protesting naked body searches practiced by the prison authorities at the Israeli Negev detention camp against the relatives of the detainees, at least 2400 detainees announced hunger Strike on Tuesday…

While a continued ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is reliant on the quick deployment of a peacekeeping force and the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers, the Lebanese army has neither the…

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Hezbollah has triumphed as the only Arab force that fought Israel to a standstill. But its victory will be apparent in other spheres as well. Hezbollah has a well-earned reputation…

Ghazi Hamad, media spokesperson of the Palestinian Government, reported that the two meetings between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, agreed in principle to hold further…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, strongly slammed the abduction of two international reporters (American and New-Zealand) in Gaza city, and demanded the abductors to release them immediately and to stop these…

A group of Israeli border police officers attacked Ata Abu Farah, 42, and injured him, while he was on his way to work in Israel on Wednesday. Abu Farah, who…

Thousands of Palestinian residents stranded at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing and at Al Areesh airport in Egypt since several weeks have voiced an appeal to the…

Wednesday, Israeli soldiers occupying the West Bank city of Hebron, attacked a Palestinian man, severely punched and clubbed him causing several fractures and bruises. The man, Hussein Abu Ata Al…

The 35-day-old Israel-Hezbollah war ended at 8 a.m. on Monday after a UN-brokered cease-fire went into effect. The toll: over 1,000 dead, 4,000 wounded and one million rendered homeless on…

Operation "Change of Location"? A team of Israeli lawyers is now suing the Lebanese government for starting the war. The case, to be filed in US civil court, will sue…

A report from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) has released an update on the Danish and Israeli peace activists whose health is deteriorating due to critical wounds they sustained when…

The Israeli army has taken 11 prisoners, six from the same family, during an invasion of the industrial area east of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. Tanks, army…

Israeli army forces invaded the village of Bitta south of the West Bank city of Nablus Wednesday morning. Troops and army jeeps stormed the village, searched several homes and fired…

A Palestinian resistance group fired one homemade shell from Gaza Strip at the Israeli city of Ashkelon early Wednesday morning. In a press release, Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing…

UNICEF has begun a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers unexploded devices pose to children after the war in Lebanon. Children are particularly at risk from the aftermath of…

The Israeli army conducted a wide scale search campaign to residents’ homes in Yatta town near the West Bank city of Hebron and took four prisoners Wednesday morning. The campaign…

An Israeli army force invaded the village of Al Khader south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday at dawn and took one prisoner. The man was identified…

Fikree Abu Al Hija, 27, from Nor-Shams refugee camp east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem was taken prisoner by the Israeli army on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses reported that Abu…

The Israeli army took four prisoners in a military operation in Al Yamon and Al Zababda villages near the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday At dawn troops and…

Israeli army tanks and bulldozers stormed the eastern areas of Khan-Younis town south of Gaza strip, killing one resident and taking another as prisoner, Wednesday morning. Moss’ab Kadeh, 19, was…

A nineteen-year old was killed by Israeli gunfire Wednesday morning, and another young man taken prisoner, as Israeli army tanks and bulldozers stormed the eastern areas of Khan-Younis, in the…

The Lebanese army and the UN are preparing for the deployment of troops to the south of the Litani River, in an attempt to enforce the cessation of hostilities between…

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Israel has started evacuating its forces from southern Lebanon as 1000 paratroopers dropped on Saturday at night and were hiding in the mountains, starting marching back to Israel in planed…

IMEMC Interview with Reem Natour, resident of Nazareth. Q: Could you speak about how some of the first casualties by the Hezbollah rockets were Israeli-Palestinians, or so-called Arab-Israelis? Why do…

Israel released Palestinian Cabinet Minister Mohammad al-Barghouti on Monday after detaining him for about six weeks.  Barghouti is the fourth Cabinet minister to be released. Another four ministers and some…

Israeli army bulldozers uprooted large areas of Palestinian orchards in the villages of Kufur Laqif and Azzoun east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia on Tuesday in preparation for…

Troops invaded Bizaria village, west of Nablus in northern part of the West Bank, and abused a mentally challenged resident, late on Monday night. Annas Odah was stopped and abused…

Dozens of settlers of Oranit settlement, near the West Bank city of Qalqilia, uprooted olive trees that belong to residents of nearby villages that became isolated behind the annexation Wall,…

Today, B’Tselem and HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual, are publishing Perpetual Limbo , a report on ‘s policy freezing family unification for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories…

A Palestinian resistance group fired an anti-tank mortar shell atan Israeli army post near the Erez border crossing north of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Israeli sources confirmed the attacked…

The Israeli army took two prisoners during house searches in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Tuesday. Doctor Rifqa Al Ja’bari, 43, was taken to unknown location when troops…

Hezbollah fired a dozen rockets at positions occupied by Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon early Tuesday morning despite the UN-brokered ceasefire agreement that went into effect Monday.  No injuries were…

It is a measure of the scale of ‘Israels atrocities against the Lebanese that the worst environmental disaster in Lebanon’s history has gone largely unreported in the midst of all…

His Eminence Sheikh Taysir Al Tamimi, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judiciary, hosted a delegation from the World Council of Churches in his Jerusalem office. Sheikh Al Tamimi briefed the…

Israeli army force invaded Howwara village, south of the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday at dawn. Soldiers took over the house of Ghazi Ishhada, and turned itinto an…

Tuesday, Israeli troops invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and the nerarby village of Fahma, and caused damage to residents and public property. Soldiers invaded Jenin and Fahma, fired…

Israeli forces invaded Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank and took three prisoners, Tuesday morning. Troops broke into and searched several civilian houses before taking three residents…

Israeli soldiers took Ahmad Salahat, 36, prisoner from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, late on Monday night. Salahat was heading back home from work when soldiers stopped him at…

Israeli troops invaded eastern Nablus City’s Askar Refugee Camp early Tuesday and surrounded several homes. Twenty military vehicles followed the soldiers just moments later. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a large contingent…

IMEMC Interview with Uri Avnery, founder of the Israeli Peace Bloc Gush Shalom, and former Israeli Parliament member, on August 10th.Interview transcribed by Tania Tabar Audio: Download MP3 Q: Could…

The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Monday at night that one child was injured after the Israeli tanks stationed near Arafat International Airport shelled several houses in Rafah, in…

Palestinian Medical sources and eyewitnesses in Jabalia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that at least twelve residents were injured when an Israeli fighter jet fired…

Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, tonight claimed a "strategic and historic victory" over Israel as the first day of a ceasefire in the Middle East crisis…

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As a massive exodus of Lebanese refugees began the journey home, a joint statement released by the UN and the Lebanese government "urged the population to exercise extreme caution, due…

Christian Peacemakers Team (CPT) members Dianne Roe and John Lynes went through five hours of questioning at the Kiryat Arba police station on 11 August before Israeli authorities released them…

Mohammad Barakeh, Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, said Monday that United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 allows Israel to continue attacks on Lebanon.  According to Barakeh the resolution grants…

Palestinian resistance group fired one homemmade shell at the Israeli  city of Ashklen on Monday. Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, claimed responsibility for the…

“We’ve been told the situation here is different from Palestine,” says Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement. “In Palestine you have Israeli soldiers on the ground actively brutalizing…

Israeli troops detained several police officers and the commander of a police in the West Bank city of Tubas on Monday at dawn. Palestinian  security forces in Tubas reported that…

An Israeli army force stopped a Palestinian civilian car in the West Bank city of Tubas, and took its driver prisoner late on Sunday night. The driver was taken to…

Israeli troops stormed three hospitals in pre-dawn raids yesterday in the West Bank city of Hebron. Security sources said that the Israeli soldiers broke into Alya, Al-Ahli and Al-Mezan hospitals…

Amid reports that President Abbas and Prime Minister Hannia will be meeting in Gaza today to discuss a national unity government, several prominent Palestinian politicians have spoke out on the…

Guns fell silent across southern Lebanon on Monday morning as a United Nations ceasefire halting Israel’s month-long war against Hezbollah came into effect, Lebanese security forces say. Half an hour…

Farmers in the West Bank town of Qalqilia continue to challenge closures to their land created by the separation wall.   Unable to care for their crops, farmers have applied  for…

Palestinian vehicles were targeted by Israeli soldiers Monday as they tried to enter the West Bank town of Arrabah. Soldiers fired at vehicles coming from the West Bank town of…

"The food and security situation in Gaza is catastrophic," said Mario Carera, head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for Gaza and the West Bank.  The SDC,…