Qassam brigades: “No truce under oppression, all options available”
The Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said that the group is developing its military capabilities, and that it will not agree to any truce with Israel as…
Palestine Today – November 21, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org for Tuesday November 21st, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 5.78 || time:6m19s Two were killed in southern…
Syria slams the assassination of Lebanese Industry minister
The Syrian government slammed on Monday the assassination of Lebanese Industry Minister, Pierre Gemayel, who was shot to death near Beirut, on Tuesday. The Syrian official news agency announced the…
Four Israelis suffer nervous breakdowns, one wounded, as Palestinian shell hits factory in Sderot
A factory in the Israeli town of Sderot, located less than 5 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, caught fire Tuesday morning after being hit by a homemade shell fired by…
Lebanon Christian leader shot dead
Pierre Gemayel, a Lebanese cabinet minister and member of the Christian Phalange party, has been shot dead in Beirut. His convoy was attacked in a Christian neighbourhood. Gemayel, son of…
Palestinian badly injured by soldiers violence in Nablus
Palestinian source reported on Tuesday that one Palestinian resident was badly injured in Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank, after he was violently attacked and beaten…
Dozens of residents detained near Hebron
Israeli troops detained dozens of residents and vehicles at the main entrance of Ithna village, west of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. Local sources reported that…
Troops Abduct an Imam, and his son, in Beit Jala
Israeli troops took prisoner Saleh Jawareesh, the Imam of Ahmad Bin Hanbal mosque in Beit Jala city, near Bethlehem, and his son Azzam, after breaking into their home in the…
Unknown gunmen abduct two Italians in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian sources reported that two Italian Red Cross workers were abducted by unknown gunmen in Dir Al Balah town, in the central Gaza strip on Tuesday afternoon. Iyad Nasser, a…
15 residents injured in an Israeli air strike in the northern part of the Gaza Strip
Palestinian sources reported that 15 residents were injured in the northern part of the Gaza Strip after the Israeli air force fired two missiles at residents in Jabal Al Kashef…
Detained Palestinian Minister of Finance appears in Israeli Court chained
During an Israeli court session for the abducted Palestinian ministers and legislators, Palestinian Minister of Finance, Dr. Omar Abdul-Raziq, addressed the court through his lawyer Usama Al Sa'ady, complaining from…
Palestinian mass resistance tactic blocks Israeli air strikes
Palestinians have started to employ new tactics to prevent Israeli air attacks on their houses. Hundreds of protesters successfully forced the Israeli air force to halt air strikes on a…
Israeli soldier shoots and kills teenager holding toy gun near Jericho checkpoint
17-year-old Rakan al-Nusairat was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers Monday evening near Jericho checkpoint. According to eyewitnesses, the boy had a plastic gun in his hand when he was…
Peace Now: “40% of West Bank settlements are built on private Palestinian property”
The Israeli Peace Now movement held a press conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday and said that it found in a new study on settlements that approximately 40% of the settlements…
Army helicopters open fire at residents north of the Gaza Strip
Israeli military helicopters opened fire on people and their homes in the town of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday at noon. Residents reported that the helicopters…
Report: 101 Palestinians killed during November by Israeli attacks in Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a report on Tuesday stating that the number of Gaza Strip residents killed by the Israeli army's continuous attacks since the beginning of November…
Army invades Balata and Ein Beit Al Ma’ refugee camps in Nablus, damage reported
Army bulldozers and jeeps stormed on Tuesday at dawn Balata and Ein Beit Al Ma' refugee camps in Nablus city in the northern West Bank, searched homes and damaged residents'…
Army takes four children prisoner in Abu Dis village east of Jerusalem
Israeli forces invaded the village of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and took prisoner four children. Several border police and intelligence jeeps stormed the Palestinian village of…
Army takes prisoner seven residents from Obadiya village near Bethlehem
The Israeli forces invaded the village of Obadiya located east of Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank and took prisoner seven residents on Tuesday morning. Army…
Army invades Jenin and nearby Qabatiya town, takes one resident prisoner
The Israeli army conducted a wide scale search campaign to residents during a predawn invasion of the West Bank city of Jenin, its refugee camp and the nearby Qabatiya town,…
Army shells areas east of Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, injuries reported
Israeli army tanks fired one tank shell at a group of residents in Tal Al Kashef area, east of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning.…
Two killed in southern Gaza City, death toll in Gaza overnight stands at four
Israeli army tanks and bulldozers invaded Al Zaytoun neighborhood south of Gaza City. Troops opened fire randomly at residents and killed two, including one 70 year old woman, on Tuesday…
Two fighters killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, 4 resident, including 2 infants injured
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday at night that two fighters of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, were killed in an Israeli air…
Fateh leader injured after gunmen attempted to assassinate him
Palestinian medical and security sources in the Gaza Strip reported that Abdul-Aziz Shahin “Abu Ali”, member of the Fateh Revolutionary Council, was shot an injured in his leg after unknown…
‘Apartheid road system’ cemented with new regulations on driving
Palestinians may not ride in cars with Israeli license plates, according to a new rule announced today by Israeli authorities. Palestinians are already barred from driving on 40% of the…
Adalah appeals Israeli High Court for water supply for the Bedouins
The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah), petitioned the Israeli District Court in Haifa, on Monday, to connect the unrecognized Bedouin communities with water supply by connecting…
‘Apartheid road system’ cemented with new regulations on driving
Palestinians may not ride in cars with Israeli license plates, according to a new rule announced today by Israeli authorities. Palestinians are already barred from driving on 40% of the…
Families of Arab victims of October 2000 reject compensation, demand trial of officers responsible
A statement released by parents of Arab residents of Israeli killed by the Israeli police in October 2000 issued a press release denying Israeli reports that they reached a deal…
Joint statement by six Israeli human rights organizations blames Israel for humanitarian crisis
Nine Israeli human rights organizations issued an unprecedented joint call to the international community to ensure human rights in the Gaza Strip. The statement comes in light of the dire…
Germany says it held six people over an alleged plot to blow up EL Al Israeli Airlines
German prosecutes said on Monday that Germany hold six persons under investigation over an alleged plan to blow up a commercial air flight that belongs to the Israeli Airlines EL…