Month: October 2006

Israeli soldiers invaded late on Monday at night Qabatia town, south of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank, broke into dozens of homes and took one resident…

Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday evening the West Bank city of Tubas and fired rounds of live ammunition, local sources reported. The sources stated that soldiers, supported by several armored…

Prison administration of the Israeli Nahfa detention camp,  in the Negev Desert, barred on Monday the detainees from their visitation rights until further notice. The families, travelling under difficult conditions…

Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said on Monday during a session for the Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee that he gave orders to expand the military operations in the…

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Palestinian detainees in Nigaze Israeli detention center said on Monday that 11 Egyptian political detainees continued today their hunger strike that started one week ago. The 11 detainees were taken…

In line with America’s policy to render Hamas ineffective, the US is now funding alternative political groups. The US plans to spend $42 million to provide operational and strategic support…

Atef Adwan, the Palestinian Minister of Refugees, said that Jordan is planning to transfer  transfer hundreds of Palestinians, who fled violence in Iraq, to Canada. Refugees in the occupied West…

The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that settlers of the Susia illegal settlement outpost, east of Yatta town in Hebron district, annexed 150 Dunams of farmlands, plowed them and planted…

The Israeli Air Force conducted a fake air strike over the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday afternoon. Local residents said the sound was so powerful that it was…

Unknown gunmen broke on Monday into the offices of the Joint Services Council of the Ministry of Local Government, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Monday at dawn,…

Israeli military sources claimed that the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, managed to obtain dozens of Russian-made missiles that could hit targets 4 kilometers away. The missiles, according to the Israeli…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a Palestinian youth was killed in an explosion that took place east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the…

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron constructed an illegal settlement outpost east of Yatta village, south of the city. The illegal construction is located south of…

The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that settlers of Sal'it and Michola, in the Northern Plains area of the  Occupied West Bank, brought bulldozers and construction machines apparently in an…

Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz will meet with settlement leaders Monday to discuss plans to leave settlements in the West Bank voluntarily. Senior officials in the Israeli army are to…

The Israeli authorities did not allow Osama Al Adel, an MS patient from the West Bank city of Qalqilia to travel out of the country for medical treatment after claiming…

And Israeli army force invaded the village of Izbat Al Jarad, south of the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday morning,  Palestinian soruces reproted. Troops searched and ransacked a…

Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem and the nearby Deheisha refugee camp and took two residents prisoners, Monday at dawn. Troops surrounded the houses of Khader Masalmah…

The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp on Moday morning, Palestinian sources reproted.   According to eyewitness reports, a number of…

Peace-seekers should support the move to bring Avigdor Lieberman into the government. It is impossible to understand the opposition of several Labor party ministers to having Yisrael Beitenu join the…

Raed Omar, 36, was injured on Sunday morning by Israeli troops attempting to enter Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources confirmed that Israeli forces shot Omar…

Local sources reported that about ten Israeli military vehicles invaded the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday morning, and proceeded to Tunisia Street. The troops surrounded a four-story building, broke…

The Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, have claimed responsibility for launching two homemade Qassam shells onto the Israeli terretories to the east of the Al Bureij refugee camp,…

Israeli forces took one Palestinian prisoner as they invaded the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday afternoon, Maan News reported. The man was identified as Mohammad Rabai'a,28 and is believed…

One hundred fifty Palestinian women gathered at the Grand Mosque in Al Khader, just to the southwest of Bethlehem City Sunday. The women farmers were from the rural development organization,…

Israeli troops started expanding a military base, today, in the city of Hebron, in the south of the West Bank at the expense of farmers' land.    According to local…

Israeli forces invaded the village of Beit Fourik, east of the West Bank city of Nablus; attacking shops and warehouses and confiscated computers, on Saturday at dawn. Local sources reported…

Palestinian civilians crossing the checkpoint Nakhlat located South West of Nablus, were shocked to find carcasses of pigs next to the area in which they were forced to park cars…

Top Liberal candidate in Canada, Michael Ignatieff accused Israel of committing war crimes in Lebanon. Ignatieff, a human rights expert and a former Harvard don, said at the weekend that…

Israeli troops seized a house in the west bank city of Hebron, on Saturday morning, to turn it into a military post.  Soldiers stormed the house of Adnan Abu Hamida,…

Army installs several military checkpoints around the west bank city of Tubas and neighboring villages, on Saturday morning. Troops install two military checkpoints at the northern entrance of tubas, two…

Israeli forces stormed the village of Beit Fourik, East of Nablus, in the West Bank, on Saturday morning.  Troops and army jeeps entered the city, harassing and provoking school and…

Ibraheem Abed, a leader of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, was injured in clashes between invading army troops and Palestinian resistance fighters in Qabatia town, South…

At least seven Palestinians were killed and ten were wounded, some seriously, in an Israeli air strike on Saturday morning in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported. Eyewitnesses said…

Palestinian resistance fighters fired home made Qassam rockets at the southern Israeli town of Sederot, lightly wounding two residents, midnight Friday.   The first shell landed near a house, where…

Israeli Special Forces invaded Wadi Al Saka village , south east of Dier Al Balah town in central Gaza, taking  two residents prisoners on Friday night. Yasser Abu Mohareb and…

Mahmoud Zomlot, 15 years old, was killed and approximately 33 other residents were wounded on Friday evening after internal violence ensued between supporters of Fatah and Hamas in the city…

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As the Gaza strip enters a humanitarian crisis following months of air strikes, and atrocious conditions, the eye of the international media appears to be else where.     The…

Italian journalists discovered that Israel has been using an experimental weapon against Palestinian these past several months.  After examining the bodies of the wounded and dead, journalists found that the…

In light of Israel’s continuous attacks on Gaza and the West Bank, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshal sees no point in recognizing Israel’s right to exist, nor will Hamas abandon…

The Israeli soldiers stationed at the military checkpoint of Gilo or known as checkpoint 300, which separates the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Hebron from Jerusalem, have attacked Palestinian…

Zahra Qadih, 23, and the mother of five was killed on Friday morning in Israeli army opened fire at residents' houses in Al Faraheen village east of Khan Younis south…

The Israeli forces invaded tTaqua, Za'tar and Al Khader village in Bethlehem district south of the West Bank on Friday at dawn and took three residents prisoner. Soldiers and jeeps…

Palestinians protested restrictions on West Bank residents not allowed to enter Israel to pray at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for Friday prayers.   Friday morning hundreds of Palestinians gathered…

The military checkpoint, Qalandia, separating the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem was closed by Israeli troops today, denying the access of Palestinian worshippers to attend Friday prayers in…

Counselor Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, Nadya Rasheed, presented the UN on Wednesday with an in-depth look into what Palestinian women face living under Israeli occupation.…

At least three Palestinians were killed and five where injured Friday morning, in an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Lahia, Palestinian sources reported. Eyewitnesses…

The Israeli air force jet fighters targeted a house in Al Zitona neighborhood east of Gaza city in the early hours of Friday morning. The jet fighters fired two missiles…

The Director of Al Omal Radio station in Gaza, Rizek Al Baiari, called the fire brigades and civil defense department to help the trapped reporters and staff of the radio…

A group of unknown gunmen attacked Al Omal radio station; a local radio station located in the northern side of Gaza city, injuring one of reporter on Thursday night. The…

Maisserr Massaed, 45, was injured when Israeli troops invaded farm lands and shot at farmers’ huts located in the eastern areas of the West Bank city of Tubas, on Thursday…

The Israeli army has taken 200 residents prisoners, on Thursday night, from Al Faraheen village, east of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza strip, in the ongoing military…

The Israeli online daily, Ha’aretz, reported that Israeli police have arrested 10 settlers from the illegal settlement of Hashmonia, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, after they attacked Palestinian…

Palestinian sources reported that Israeli warplanes fired several missiles at a Hamas leaders’ house in the Al Shujaiya area in central Gaza on Thursday night; killing three, including a girl…

Hamas may recognize previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, said the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper on Thursday. The Arabic-language newspaper cited Khaled Masha’al chair of the politburo of Hamas…

The Danish representative office to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah said that they have received a death threat by phone on Thursday morning. Employees told IMEMC that at around 9:35…

  Abd Al Majeed Shakshak, 30, a Palestinian Authority Secret Police Officer was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Thursday afternoon in Gaza. Shakshak was shot while leaving his…

The Beit Iba checkpoint, West of the city of Nablus in the West Bank was closed on Thursday by the Israeli army troops stationed there. Due to the closure of…

The department of 'Ambulance and Emergency', of the Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a report on Thursday, providing statistic on the effects of 'Operation Summer Rain'; the Israeli offensive which…

Israeli troops continued their military offensive in Al Faraheen area, east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza strip that started Thursday at dawn. Soldiers detained and took prisoners. Local…

  Mohamed Ramadan Baraka, 18, died of wounds he sustained during the Israeli army invasion into the eastern areas of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza strip,…

A group of right wing Israeli Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian holy site in Balata near the West Bank city of Nablus, on Thursday at dawn. Around 20 settlers from…

Israeli troops attacked several areas in Hebron district south of the West Bank and took five residents prisoners on Thursday morning.   In Dora village, south of the city of…

The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus late on Wednesday night, following which clashes erupted as groups of local resistance fighters tried to halt the invasion.  Local…

Israeli armed forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Ein Beit Al Ma'e, taking two residents prisoners on Thursday. Troops invaded the city and searched several…

Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and its refugee camp and troops searched scores of houses on Wednesday late at night. Residents reported that invading troops fired…

Mu'aiad Thweb, 26, was taken prisoner by Israeli troops during a pre dawn invasion to the village of Za'tra, south east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday.…

A senior member of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, said that his group took part in an operation that freed an American citizen captured by a…

Wednesday evening, under-cover units of the Israeli  army, invaded the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin city, in the northern part of the West Bank, took two fighters prisoners, shot and…

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The London-based Al Hayat newspaper reported that the Hamas party is willing to recognize peace deals signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The paper said that this position was…

Palestinian Chief negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, said on Wednesday that any coming cabinet of the Palestinian Authority must have a program that depends of the international and Arab legitimacy. The…

Khaled Mash’al, exiled Hamas leader, proposes a new deal to support Qatar’s 6 point initiative to form a Palestinian national unity government, according to ‘Al Hayat’ in London. The two…

There are ominous signs that the long-contemplated plan to overthrow the democratically-elected Hamas-led Palestinian Authority cabinet is about to enter its most dangerous phase: a political coup, supported by local…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Qabatia town near Jenin and exchanged fire with resistance fighters. Six residents, including two brothers, were taken prisoner in several areas near Jenin,…

Residents of Azoun 'Atma live behind the Wall in southern Qalqilia. The village became entirely isolated from the rest of the northwestern West Bank district when the Wall was imposed,…

For the sixth day, Israeli troops continued their invasion in the eastern and norther parts of the Gaza Strip, and stationed dozens of armored vehicles east of Beit Hanoun, and…

According to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, neither Hamas nor Fatah are required to recognize Israel. His statement, made during an Arabic radio interview for Al-Arabiya, contradicts previous statements in which…

  Israeli forces invaded the village, Al Burje, South West of Hebron, in the West Bank, taking one resident prisoner, on Wednesday morning. Ibrahem Amro was taken prisoner after troops…

  A group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents of Hebron, in the Tell Al area in the West Bank, on Wednesday, at dawn. The settlers, who live in the…

More than 5,000 Evangelical Christian Zionists from different nationalities marched in Jerusalem to voice their support to Zionism and the state of Israel. The event was organized by the International…

Palestinian medical sources reported that one man in his 20s was shot and killed by the Israeli army near Eretz border crossing in northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday at dawn.…

Israeli armed forces invaded the village of Ein Al Bida in the northern part of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank Wednesday morning and took one prisoner. The man,…

The Israeli army invaded the village of AL Khader, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and took two residents prisoner on Wednesday morning. Army jeeps and troops entered…

Israeli forces invaded the village of Qabatia near the West Bank city of Jenin Wednesday morning and took prisoner two brothers. A number of armored vehicles and troops invaded the…

Israeli forces invaded the city of Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank Wednesday and killed one resident and took four prisoners. At dawn, Israeli soldiers killed Jericho…

The Israeli army invaded the village of Azune, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia and took prisoner two residents Wednesday morning. Mustafa Amran, 19, and Qussai Hanun, 17,…

Over 600 people attended the landmark conference, demanding boycott of Israel until it ends the occupation of Palestine. The conference, “Boycotting Israeli Apartheid: The Struggle Continues”, was held from 6-8…

Progressives should rally to the side of Muslims facing a pre-pogrom barrage. Guardian, October 9, 2006   At least with hard man John Reid it was man-to-man hand-to-hand fighting. The…

Israeli air-force shelled on Tuesday night after midnight the house of Nidal Farahat, one of the leaders of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and the son…

Palestinian sources in Ramallah, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Ramallah Al Tihta area, in the city, shot and injured one resident, and…

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Skeikh Mohammad Hussein Khateeb, warned that any attack by extremist Jewish groups against the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem could lead the…

Tuesday evening, one Palestinian resident was injured after an Israeli war-jet fired at least one missile at a vehicle in Juhr Ed Deen area, in the central Gaza Strip. A…

After an extensive investigation, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights found that the Israeli army intentionally killed two Palestinian civilians at military checkpoints inside the West Bank city of Nablus.The…

Presidential Advisor Nabil Amr told a press conference in Ramallah Tuesday afternoon that the national initiative has failed due to Hamas not accepting the six-point plan negotiated by Qatar.      …

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The Lebanese army has confiscated arms belonging to Hezbollah in accordance with a U.N. truce resolution, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said for the first time on Tuesday. Asked about…

The Israeli authorities closed, on Tuesday morning, the Rafah Border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after opening it on Monday. Rafah crossing, which is the only entry and…