Palestine Today – December 12, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, December 12th 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 11.0MB|| time:6m9s An elderly woman dies due…
Israeli High Court rules on easing compensation ban for civilians harmed by the army
The Israeli High Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday against legal obstacles that had prevented Palestinian civilians harmed by what was described as “non-belligerent” Israeli military operations in the occupied…
Hamas, Fateh trade accusations over Tuesday armed clashes
Following Tuesday's armed clashes between members of Hamas' Executive Force and Palestinian Security forces dominated by Fateh, leaders and security officials of the two movements traded accusations over the injury…
Mother of three children killed by gunmen in Gaza
Following Monday morning tragic shooting, where unknown gunmen shot at the car of Major Baha' Balousha, killing his three children on their way to school, instead of him, the mother…
Bethlehem welcomes the world although this year Christmas will be celebrated behind the Wall
Mayor of Bethlehem, Dr. Victor Batarsa, held his traditional Christmas season kick-off press conference and stressed that “the birthplace of Jesus Christ is in its worst economic, political and tourist…
Israeli police demolish a number of Arab houses in Negev desert
The Israeli Land Authority have demolished a number of houses in the Arabic village of Um Mitnan, located in the Negev desert in the southern Israel, on Tuesday afternoon. The…
Under-cover troops abduct three resident in Tulkarem
Under-cover forces of the Israeli army infiltrated into the West Bank city of Tulkarem and abducted three Palestinian men on Tuesday midday, local sources reported. Salah Iraki, 24, Mo'men Safaka,…
Aged woman dies due to an Israeli army sound bombs fired into her house in Qalqilia
Palestinian sources reported that Palestinian aged woman died after Israeli army fire a sound bomb into her house in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia on Tuesday morning. Latifa…
Soldiers abduct eleven Palestinians from several West Bank areas
Israeli army abducted eleven Palestinian men during morning invasions to several parts of the West Bank on Tuesday. Local sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West…
Israeli settler rams a Palestinian child in Hebron
An Israeli settler driving in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, rammed a Palestinian child causing moderate wounds, Palestinian medical sources reported. Resident…
Israeli army invades Walaja village near Bethlehem and levels Palestinian home
Several Israeli army vehicles, accompanied by an armored bulldozer, invaded the village of Walaja, west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, and demolished a Palestinian home in the…
Olmert: “Iran aspires to have nukes like us”
Just before his trip to Germany, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted “when his tongue slipped” that Israel has nuclear weapons. Olmert stated that “Iran wants to possess nuclear weapons…
Israeli soldier moderately injured in Jenin
The Salah Ed Deen brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility of shooting an Israeli soldiers near Qabatia town, south of Jenin, in the northern part…
Haniyya concludes Tehran visit, Iran donates 250 M USD
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, concluded on Monday his visit to Iran and headed to Sudan. Haniyya said that Iran has donated 250 M. USD to aid the Palestinian government…