Palestine Today – December 4, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org for Monday December 4th 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 4.8MB|| time:5m12s Israeli forces attacked several…
Netanyahu slams truce, claims Gaza is turning into Lebanon
Israeli opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, slammed on Monday the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians and said that Palestinian factions did not halt the firing of homemade shells, warning that…
A Hamas leader accuses Fateh of twisting facts, eluding the people
Dr. Usama Al Mazeeny, a political leader of Hams movement, said that statements of some Fateh leaders claiming that Hamas demanded the suspension of National Unity talks are “illusive” and…
Troops abduct a PFLP political leader in Bethlehem
Palestinian sources in the West Bank City of Bethlehem reported on Monday afternoon that Israeli soldiers abducted a political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).…
Shaath: “Referendum or early elections are a possible step to create a unity government”
Member of the Fateh Central Committee, Palestinian Legislator, Nabil Shaath, said on Monday that it early elections or a referendum are possible solutions to the current diplomatic crises and the…
Army invades Qalqilia and a nearby village, takes prisoner one resident
The Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and the nearby village of Azzoun, and took prisoner one resident on Monday morning. Troops and army jeeps attacked…
Haniyya meets Syrian President in Damascus
The Syrian News Agency reported on Monday that the Syrian president, Bashar Asad, met in Damascus with the Palestinian Prime Minister from the Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyya, and discussed with…
Army bulldozes farmlands and stops school students from going home near Bethlehem
Israeli army bulldozers started on Monday morning to bulldoze farmlands, and barred school students from leaving their school in Al Khader village south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.…
Al Hayat Newspaper: “Father of abducted Israeli soldier to meat Hamas members”
The London-based Al Hayat Arabic newspaper reported on Monday that Noam Shalit, the father of the captured Israeli soldier in Gaza, Gilad Shalit, held talks with a source in the…
Al Nu’man Village; already surrounded by the Wall, the gate is now open to Israeli settlers
Northern Bethlehem's Al Nu'man Village is enveloped from all sides by the Wall and residents cannot come or go without passing through an Israeli controlled gate. On Sunday Israeli forces…
Israel to Hand Over Lebanese Side of Ghajar to U.N. Peacekeepers
Israel has authorized U.N. troops to deploy in the Lebanese part of the divided border village of Ghajar, completing its pullout from Lebanon following the war with Hizbullah. The influential…
Scores of residents injured, shops damaged during army attack near Hebron
Scores of Al Aroub refugee camp residents located near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the Israel during an invasion to the camp…
AIC Member Ahmad Abu Hannya Placed in Administrative Detention for an Additional Six Months
Written by Alternative Information Center (AIC) Thursday, 30 November 2006 An Israeli military court approved the extension of Ahmad Abu Hannya’s administration detention until 14 May 2007, by which time…
Three residents taken prisoners during army attack on a village near Rammallah
Israeli forces took prisoner three residents during a pre-dawn invasion to the village of Al Safa, west of the northern West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday. Mohamed Allan, 21,…
In morning invasion to Hebron, army takes three prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the southern WEst Bank city of Hebron, and the nearby villages of Ithna and Al Samou'a on Monday morning, and took three residents prisoner. Troops attacked…
Army attacks several areas in the West Bank and takes prisoners, two injured
The Israeli forces attacked several areas in the West Bank Monday at dawn and took a number of residents prisoner and injured two. A mother and her child were…
Palestinian Authority to include disabled in govt., while challenging Israeli attacks on disabled
On the occasion of the international day to honor the disabled, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights is calling on the international community to intervene in Palestine. The call is…
Islamic Jihad threatens to pull out of ceasefire, Hamas suspends its participation
"The calm is on the edge of collapse due to the continued Zionist violations and the attacks against our Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza", stated Abu Ahmed,…
Israeli military resumes shelling in northern Gaza; rejects call for ceasefire in West Bank
The Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, announced Sunday that Israeli forces will resume their shelling of northern Gaza, and will continue the daily invasions and attacks of the West Bank. …
Ya’bad Village puts up a fight against invasion: stones versus rubber bullets and gas
Under the guise of "chasing the designated wanted," Israeli forces continued to hold the Jenin District hostage under widespread campaigns of repression. The citizens pay the price for Israel's arbitrary…