Israeli soldier wounds a Palestinian girl with a stone
A Palestinian girl was wounded when she was hit with a stone thrown by an Israeli soldier in the village of Saida near Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, Palestinian…
In January: Army abducts 85 residents of Bethlehem including 22 minors and a girl
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society in Bethlehem issued a monthly report on the total number of the abductees in the West Bank District of Bethlehem during the month of January which…
Clashes erupted in Gaza following a drive-by shooting
Clashes erupted between Al-Aqsa Brigade, the armed wing of Fatah and the Executive Force of the ministry of Interior in Al-Saftawi area in the north of Gaza City, Palestinian sources…
British MPs meet with Hamas officials; criticise embargo
A private meeting between a group of senior British MPs and prominent members of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority took place in Ramallah last week, British daily The Indepentent reported on…
21 Palestinians abucted by Israeli forces in West Bank overnight (Tues/Weds)
According to an Israeli media source 21 Palestinians were arrested during the night of Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday throughout the West Bank. According to Palestinian media sources…
Israeli Army destroy Palestinian home in Nablus
Palestinian media sources reported that on Wednesday morning a Palestinian home in the northern West Bank city of Nablus was destroyed by Israeli Occupation Forces. Witnesses stated that Israeli soldiers,…
Russia Calls for End of Embargo on Palestinians
Russia called yesterday for an end to the international embargo which is imposed on the Palestinian people, and urged the Quartet Committee to take relevant action. Alexander Sultanov, Deputy-foreign minister…
Olmert approves shifting route of Wall to include settlements
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, has approved shifting the route of the Annexation Wall at least five kilometers eastward from the Green Line in the area of Modi'in Ilit settlement.…
Israeli forces stepping-up procedures in East Jerusalem: five Palestinian homes demolished
After demolishing three homes in East Jerusalem's Azaria, At Tur and Issawiya Tuesday, Israeli forces continued into the evening. Israeli-controlled Jerusalem Municipality bulldozers destroyed two more Palestinian homes in At…
Palestinian child injured, two resistance fighters taken prisoner in Jenin
Palestinian sources reported on Tuesday night that under-cover forces of the Israeli army infiltrated into the northern West Bank city of Jenin, shot and injured one child and abducted two…
PLC council convenes for first time in three months
The Palestinian Legislative Council, PLC, convened in an urgent session on Tuesday in Gaza and Ramallah. This is the first time they have met in three months. The purpose of…
Palestine Today 013007
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Hamas gunman shot dead in southern Gaza
A Hamas affiliated gunman was shot dead in Khan Younies on Tuesday afternoon. It is the first fatality to be reported since the cease-fire came into effect at 3 A.M…
Jerusalem: Israeli authorites demolish two Palestinian homes on Tuesday morning
Israeli bulldozers demolished one house in Issawiya, a Palestinian neighborhood in northeast Jerusalem, and another in Ras a-Baba (The Pope's Hill) in Eizariya. The second home is located near the…
Mahmoud Abbas condemns Eilat bombing
On Tuesday the Fateh-oriented Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abass, condemned the suicide bombing in Eilat which killed three Israelis yesterday, Israeli media reported. After talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in…
An-Nasser Salah Eldin Fires a Home-made Shell at an Israeli Town
The An-Nasser Salah Eldin Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Resistance Committees, announced on Tuesday that it has fired a home-made shell at the Israeli town of Miftahim, to the…
US Government report: Israel broke US arms deal terms
A British media source reported on Monday that a US Government report has come to the conclusion that Israel probably violated the terms of its arms deals with Washington by…
Explosion in shop in Rafa, southern Gaza
Palestinian media sources reported on Tuesday that an explosion occured in a music shop in Rafah refugee camp in the south of the Gaza Strip at 4am on Tuesday morning.…
Israeli army abducts one Palestinian man and attacks residents houses in villages near Hebron
Israeli troops invaded the villages of Yatta and Al Samo'a near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday morning and abducted one Palestinian man. Ali Mur, 40, was…
Israeli Air Force bomb tunnel in Gaza
Early on Tuesday morning, the Israel Air Force attacked a tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip near the Karni crossing. The army said it was designed to transport Palestinian militants…
Palestinian security officer dies of wounds he sustained on Monday
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian security officer of the 17 force, a Fatah affiliated force, died on Tuesday morning due to wounds he sustained on Monday during the…
Israeli army abducts one Palestinian man from Tammoun village
Israeli forces abducted one Palestinian man from the village of Tammoun near the northern West Bank city of Tubass on Tuesday morning. Samier Bisharat, 23, was abducted when Israeli soldiers…
Israeli army abducts 23 Palestinian men from a village near Nablus
A large Israeli army force invaded the village of Kufer Kalil to the south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus and abducted 23 Palestinian men on Tuesday morning.…
Cease-fire Declared In Gaza Strip
A cease-fire took hold in Gaza on Tuesday morning after five days of intensified Hamas-Fateh feuding, which left 32 dead and many more injured. The truce was struck by Prime…
Following Eilat bombing, Israel to step-up operations
Following the Monday suicide bombing in Eilat, Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz instructed the army to step up operations against Palestinian armed groups and said that Israel has decided to…
Construction continues in illegal settlement outposts that are slated for evacuation
The Israeli Peace Now movement reported that constructions in illegal settlement outposts on Palestinian-owned land in the occupied West Bank continued, as four out of six illegal outposts have expanded.…
Hamas and Fateh agree on cease-fire deal
Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahhar, said on Monday night that a cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Fateh has been reached. The two movements agreed to withdraw all gunmen from the…
Eilat bomber hitched ride with a reserve colonel
The Israeli media reported on Monday night that the bomber, who blew himself up Monday morning in an Eilat bakery, attempted to hitch a ride to the center of the…
Abbas arrives in Cairo for talks with Mubarak
Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in Cairo on Monday after he concluded his trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Abbas intends to hold talks with the Egyptian president, Hosny Mubarak.The Abbas-Mubarak…
Political prisoners move to hunger strike: What is happening is an insult to what we have sacrificed
Palestinian Legislative Council member in charge of the prisoner issue, Issa Qaraqa' received a letter from two political prisoners. Abu Ali Yatta and Jamal Huwail issued their statement from Israeli…
Ethnic Cleansing in Jerusalem, Israeli Style
Israeli authorities are carrying out a process in East Jerusalem that can accurately be described as ethnic cleansing. It is plainly geared to uproot Palestinians from an area that historically…
Palestina oggi – 29 Gennaio, 2007
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Grand Palestinian Mufti Prohibits Infighting as Mediation Efforts Continue
Grand Palestinian Mufti, , Mohammad Hussein, declared on Monday that infighting is prohibited and called on those fighting in Gaza to refrain from doing so. “Spilling blood is forbidden and…
Three Israelis killed in Eilat Bombing
On Monday morning the first Palestinian suicide bomb attack since April 2006 occurred in a bakery in the coastal town of Eilat, killing three Israelis and injuring several others. …
Palestine Today – January 29, 2007
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President Abbas: a Unity Government Priority, no Room for Partial Solutions
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that forming a national unity government is a priority and there is no room for partial solutions. Speaking from Adis Ababa, where he is…
Gaza strip: One man killed, infighting continues, death toll still rising
One Palestinian civilian was killed on Monday afternoon in the continuous clashes between the two Palestinian rival parties Hamas and Fatah, in Gaza city. Palestinian medical sources reported that Wassfi…
Attmepted assasination of Interior Ministry office manager in Gaza
On monday afternoon armed men opened fire on the car carrying Ibrahim Salah as he was travelling in the centre of Gaza City, injuring his comapion but avoiding him. The…
Israeli army abducts 17 Palestinian men from northern West Bank areas
The Israeli army invaded several cities in the northern part of the West Bank and abducted 17 Palestinian men on Monday morning. In Qalqilia, an Israeli army force searched and…
Explosion in Fateh office: Executive Force and the Al-Qassam Brigades accused
The Fateh movement has reported that a number of missiles were set off in their office in Bani Suheila, in the east of Khan Younis, in the south of the…
Israeli army kills a Palestinian resistance operative in Jenin
The Israeli army invaded the village of Rummana village, west of Jenin city in the northern Part of the West Bank and killed one Islamic Jihad operative on Sunday at…
Infighting continues in Gaza: One Palestinian Security Officer and a civilian killed
Palestine sources reported that one Palestinian National security officer and a civilian man were killed on Monday at midday in the Gaza strip due to continuous infighting between Hamas and…
Questa Settimana in Palestina 012707
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King of Saudi Arabia Invites Palestinians for a Dialogue in Makkah
King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz, called yesterday on rival factions in Palestine, Hamas and Fatah, to visit Makkah for a resolution of their differences away from violence. The…
Israeli army abducts three Palestinian men from Qalqilia
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli troops invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and abducted three men on Monday morning
Exit Denied: An Escalation in the Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing
At around 12:30 am this morning I was heading back to Bethlehem, by myself, from Ramallah so as to avoid the early morning delay at the dreaded Qalandia terminal. At…
More People Killed and Wounded in Gaza Clashes
As factional infighting in Gaza continues for the fifth day consecutively, more people have been killed and wounded. Medical sources in Gaza said that a Palestinian national security member in…
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Report: `Are We Proud of This?!`
Press release, Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) – Gaza: 19 Palestinians, including two children killed and at least 70 others wounded in shameful bloody clashes between Hamas and Fatah…
Electronic Intifada website leaks internal Israeli presentation documenting apartheid plan
The following is an article by the founder of the 'Electronic Intifada' website, Ali Abunimah, in which he presents the content of an internal Israeli government document that was leaked…
Palestinian leaders protest against internal clashes
Dozens of Palestinian political leaders and activists from different Palestinian factions took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the ongoing internal clashes between Fateh and Hamas gunmen. They…
Religious leaders take to the streets of Ramallah and Gaza City in protest of internal fighting
Religious leaders staged sit-ins Sunday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in protest of the Fateh – Hamas fighting. Chief Palestinian Justice Sheikh Taysir Tamimi issued the call to…
West Bank-based heart surgeon facing deportation
Dirgham Abu Ramadan, one of the few doctors in Palestine who performs open-heart surgery, is now facing deportation by the Israeli government due to their new restrictions on foreigners living…
Six Palestinians killed in Gaza clashes in Sunday
Six Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as the clashes between the rival Fateh and Hams movements continued, raising the death toll in the fourth day of…
Israeli Army abducts three Palestinian men from Nablus city
The Israeli army abducted three Palestinian men from the city of Nablus and its refugee camp Ein Beit Al Maie in the northern part of the West Bank on Saturday.Troops…
Unknown gunmen abduct the nephew of a Fatah official
Palestinian sources in the Gaza strip reported that a group of unknown gunmen abducted, on Saturday afternoon, the nephew of Abd Al Hakeem Awad, the spokesperson of Fatah in Gaza…
Israel intends to buy “smart bombs”
An Israeli newspaper reported on Monday that Israel intends to purchase thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) missiles from the United States; the deal’s cost is estimated to be…
Killings and Abductions Continue in Gaza Infighting
Two more people were killed on Saturday and abductions resumed in what is considered to be the harshest Palestinian infighting in weeks in different parts of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian…
Hamas: “Fateh gunmen fired at the house of FM Zahhar”
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Friday night the “Fateh gunmen” fired at the house of Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahar”, one of the senior leaders of Hamas. Hamas…
Haniyya: “Deal on the release of Shalit is complex”
Palestinian Prime Minister from the Hamas party, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Friday that a deal on the release of the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, is a complex and difficult…
Hamas suspends unity talks, Fateh: no unity if Hamas gunmen continue attacks
The two biggest Palestinian factions, the rival Fateh and Hamas, traded accusations on Friday night regarding the ongoing armed clashes between gunmen of the two movements. Hamas and Fateh movements…
This Week in Palestine – Week 4 January 2007
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Update: Thirteen killed, at least 29 abducted in the internal clashes
The internal clashes between Hamas and Fateh gunmen continued on Friday and the number of Palestinians killed reached thirteen, while at least 29 from both factions were abducted.Eight of the…
Six Palestinians killed, Scores Wounded during Infighting in Gaza
Six Palestinian residents have been killed and dozens others wounded during ongoing infighting between Hamas and Fatah supporters in northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reports said. Six Palestinian residents have…
President Abbas: New Ballot Likely in Three Weeks
Palestinian President and Fatah leader, Mahmoud Abbass said Friday that he would repeat a call for early presidential and legislative elections if current talks on national unity government fail. Abbas…
UN Assistant Secretary General Calls for Resumption of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
The United Nations Assistant Secretary General for political affairs, Ibrahim Gembari, called on both the Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks, given recent breakthrough between the two sides. Gembari,…
Eight civilians injured in the weekly non-violent protest in Bilin
On Friday Palestinian villagers from Bilin village near the central west bank city of Ramallah along with international and Israeli peace activists conducted the weekly non-violent demonstration against the wall…
Three more killed in Gaza in-fighting
In northern Gaza infighting has escalated, resulting in the deaths of three people since Thursday night. A Hamas activist was killed on Thursday night, a member of Fateh was killed…
Eight Palestinian men abducted by Israeli army in several West Bank areas
Israeli sources reported that the Israeli army has abducted eight Palestinian men from several West Bank areas during pre dawn invasions on Friday.According to the sources the abductions took place…
Israeli forces beat up a Palestinian man in Jerusalem
Ali Rumi, 31, was beaten up by Israeli soldiers on Friday morning while he was trying to cross a military checkpoint near Jerusalem. Rumi stated that soldiers stopped his car,…
Israeli army abducts a Palestinian clergy man from Bethlehem
The Israeli army abducted Ibraheim Thwiab, the Imam of a local mosque, on Friday morning from a village east of Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank.Israeli troops invaded Za'tara…
Palestinian journalist freed after three years in detention without charge or trial
Palestinian journalist, Mohammad Fayyad, was released on Thursday from an Israeli prison after three years without any charges of trial. Fayyad, 39, from the Jenin refugee camp in the West…
Israeli settlers abduct a youth, beat and cut him with sharp tools
Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday at night that Israeli settlers abducted a youth from Hizma village, northeast of Jerusalem, severly punched and clubbed him and cut him with blades until…
PCHR weekly report on Israeli violations in the occupied territories
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights, in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories for the period between January 18 and 24. Three…
Family of a ten-year-old Palestinian child killed by the army demand justice to be served
Family of Abeer Al Arameen, a ten-year old Palestinian girl killed by the Israeli army in Anata town, north east of Jerusalem, demanded the Israeli army to conduct a probe…
Livni: “Palestinian state could be achieved”
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Thursday that Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told participants in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that a Palestinian state could in not…
Executive Force member killed, five injured in a Jabalia explosion
Islam Shahwan, spokesperson of the Hamas-led Executive Force, reported on Thursday at night that one member of the force was killed and five civilians were injured when an explosive charge,…
Gunmen open fire at the Canadian and German embassies in Ramallah
Palestinian security sources reported on Thursday that unknown gunmen fired at the Canadian and German embassies in Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank, no injuries were…
BTselem calls on the army to stop using undercover forces in combat actions
The Israeli Information Center For Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B'Tselem) published a report regarding its findings of its investigation into the action by undercover forces that went awry…
Palestina Oggi – 25 Gennaio 2007
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Palestine Today – January 25, 2007
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Israeli troops abduct one Palestinian youth from the northern part of the West Bank
The Israeli army abducted one Palestinian youth from Al Far'a refugee camp southeast of Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank. Ahmad Saleem, 22, was taken…
Israeli Army abducts two Palestinian men from Bethlehem
Israeli army abducted two residents of Aideh refugee camp, located in the northern side of Bethlehem city, southern West Bank on Thursday morning. Palestinian sources reported that soldiers invaded the…
Israeli Army abducts a Palestinian teen from a village near Jenin
Israeli forces abducted one Palestinian teen from the village of Yabud, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers broke into…
A New Chance for Peace?
I am concerned that public discussion of my book \\\\\\\’Palestine Peace Not Apartheid\\\\\\\’ has been diverted from the book\\\\\\\’s basic proposals: that peace talks be resumed after six years of…
Israeli Army abducts 17 Palestinians, among them two women, from villages near Hebron
The Israeli army has invaded several villages near the southern west bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning and abducted 17 Palestinians, among them 2 women. The Israeli army has…
Israeli army invades Nablus city and abducts a Palestinian man after surrounding his house
Israeli army troops, vehicles, and bulldozers stormed the west side of downtown Nablus city north of the West Bank on Thursday morning. They surrounded a bulding and abducted one Palestinian…
One killed in an Israeli invasion into Tulkarem
One Palestinian was killed several others where injured when a large Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Thursday morning, Palestinian sources reported. One Palestinian was…
Israeli Army abducts 28 Palestinians from West Bank in dawn incursion
On thursday at dawn Israeli forces stormed several West Bank cities and abducted a total of 28 people, claiming they were 'wanted' by the authorites.On thursday at dawn Israeli forces…
Unity government talks continue in Gaza City: five point plan drafted, Jihad refuses to join
The national dialogue continued on Wednesday in the offices of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Gaza City. All Palestinian parties participated, according to Saleh Zaidan of the leftist Democratic Front…
Closure of the Rafah Border crossing barred 200 patients from traveling to Egypt for treatment
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that the Israeli closure of the Rafah Border Crossing, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, is barring the patients who require medical…
Two P.A security members injured by soldiers east of Gaza
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday at night that two members were shot and injured by the under-cover forces of the Israeli army east of Gaza City.The…
Employees, security personnel, and detainees to receive their salaries Sunday
Head of the Public Employees Union, Bassam Zakarna, stated on Wednesday that the salaries of government employees, security personnel and detainees will be paid on Sunday via the banks.Zakarna appealed…
Palestina oggi – 24 Gennaio, 2007
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Palestine Today – January 24, 2007
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Jerusalem: 16 year old attacked by settler then arrested by Israeli police
Israeli police forces arrested a 16 year old Palestinian boy in the old city of Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, after he was hit and abused by an Israeli settler. …
Israeli Army abducts two residents of a Qalqilia town
The Israeli Army invaded the West Bank town of Azzun east of Qalqilia on Wednesday, fired rounds of live ammunition at homes, abducting two people after injuring one. One of…
King Abdullah II: All Will Pay a Price Unless the Palestinian Question is Solved
King of Jordan, Abdullah II, warned on Wednesday that unless the question of Palestine is solved this year, all should pay a price, the London-based Alsharq Al-Awsat Arabic newspaper published.…