The American Money to President Abbas should be properly monitored
Any money aid that is channeled to the Palestinian Authority without being properly processed and monitored by the relative bodies of the PA is dirty money, a Hamas official said…
PA officer dies of wounds sustained on Tuesday; unknown gunmen attack a building in Gaza
One Palestinian Authority security officer died on Wednesday morning of wounds he sustained on Tuesday evening in Khan Younis city in he southern part of the Gaza strip. Tahssen Al…
Israeli army kidnaps four civilians in Hebron including two officials
Israeli forces attacked and searched homes in several parts of the southern West Bank city of Hebron and lidnapped four civilians including two Palestinian Authority, officials, on Wednesday morning.Israeli forces…
A Palestinian student abducted at a military checkpoint near Jenin
Israeli troops stationed at the military checkpoint located at the entrance of Qabatiya town south of Jenin city in the northern part of the West Bank, abducted a Palestinian student…
The Israeli army abducts seven civilians from Nablus city
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus attacked and searched residents homes then abducted seven civilians on Wednesday morning. The Israeli army invaded the northern West…
Al Ataba family awaits the release of their son detained nearly 30 years ago
Living in the Northern Mountain, overlooking the center of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and most of its neighborhoods, the family of detainee Sa’id Al Ataba, are still…
Report: “68 women gave birth on checkpoints, 33 infants and 4 women died”
The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens Rights (PICCR) reported that Israeli troops stationed at hundreds of roadblocks in the occupied territories barred dozens of pregnant women from crossing the checkpoints…
US Congress Okays transfer of $59 million to bolster Abbas’ security forces
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Tuesday at night that the Bush Administration authorized the Congress to send $59 million to bolster the Palestinian Security Forces loyal to the Palestinian…
Israel to amend list of detainees Palestinian wants to see freed
Israeli sources reported on Tuesday at night that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, is “disappointed” by the list of detainees that the Palestinian demand to be freed in a…
Israeli source: “One settler moderately injured near Nablus”
Israeli military sources reported on Tuesday that one settler was moderately injured in a drive by shooting attack that took place near Kidumum Israeli settlement , near the northern west…
Israeli gunboats heavily fire Palestinian fishing boats in northern Gaza
Israeli gunboats heavily fired on Monday Palestinian fishing boats, while on board on northern Gaza shores. Palestinian media sources said that the Israeli naval forces opened their heavy fire on…
“Numbers Graveyards”, inhumane/immoral Israeli practice, Fatah says
Fatah, a major Palestinian faction, said Monday that Israel has withheld corps of 150 Palestinians in what it termed ‘ numbers graveyards’, calling for pressuring Israel to hand them over…
Palestina Oggi 041007
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Palestine Today 041007
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Israeli army abducts a Palestinian man near Ramallah
Israeli forces invaded Kufer Ein village to the north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and abducted on man on Tuesday morning. Troops and army vehicles surrounded and…
One man dies of wounds sustained on Monday
One Palestinian man died on Tuesday of wounds he sustained on Monday during internal clashes in Khan Younis city in the southern part of the Gaza strip. Abd Al Razik…
Cancelled suicide attack on Tel Aviv, bomb accidentally explodes in Qalqilya
A would-be suicide bomber drove to Tel Aviv but for unknown reasons returned to his hometown of Qalqilya in the West Bank, without carrying out the attack. The bomb then…
Hebron homes attacked and searched by Israeli army
The Israeli army attacked and searched Palestinian homes in various parts of the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday morning. Soldiers forced families outsied, then searched and ransacked…
Internal clashes return to Nablus
Fears of destabilization fill the Nablus streets today after internal clashes resumed at dawn. Six people were injured when fighting erupted between members of one of the Fateh wings and…
Deputy PM: efforts being made to persuade international community to deal with PA government
Azzam Al Ahmad, the Deputy Palestinian Prime Minister, on Tuesday described European positions on the Palestinian government of national unity as 'mixed'. He stressed that the government and the presidency…
Israeli army impedes movement between Nablus and Jenin in northern West Bank
Israeli troops impeded the movement of Palestinian civilians between the two cities of Jenin and Nablus in the northern part of the West Bank on Tuesday morning. Without warning, Israeli…
Israeli forces attack Palestinian man at military checkpoint near Tubas
Israeli forces attacked a Palestinian man from Tamoun village near the northern West Bank city of Tubass on Tuesday. Israeli troops stopped the man at a military checkpoints north of…
Detained mother appeals to be released with her infant in any possible swap deal
Detainee Samar Sbeih is one of several female detainees who gave birth in Israeli prisons and remained imprisoned with their children. She was taken prisoner three months after her wedding,…
Hamas presents list of prisoners it wants freed in prisoner swap deal
Recently, a website affiliated with Hamas published a list of names of some detainees that Hamas is requesting to be freed as part of a prisoner-swap deal between Israel and…
Remember Deir Yassin
Monday commemorates the massacre in Deir Yassin Village, one of numerous conducted during the ethnic cleansing campaign enforced in order to establish the state of Israel. Thirty-three massacres are officially…
Egyptian border-guards uncover two tunnels on Gaza border
Official Egyptian sources reported on Monday that Egyptian border-guards arrested one Palestinian who allegedly crossed from the Gaza Strip into Egypt through one of two tunnels that were recently dug…
Four Palestinians Injured in Shootout in Nablus
Four Palestinians were injured in Nablus on Monday evening when Palestinian security personnel stopped a car for inspection. Local sources said that a fierce gun battle broke out after gunmen,…
Three Palestinians killed, one injured during family feud in Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday that three Palestinian civilians have been killed and one was injured during a clan feud in Khan Younis city, in the southern Gaza Strip. The…
UNRWA may withold services to Palestinian refugees, a spokesperson says
Spokesperson of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees, Sami Mosha’sha’, warned yesterday that the UNRWA may stop providing services to the Palestinian refugees unless an emergency…
Israeli Human Rights activist warns Arab MK Azmi Bishara of Israeli security plan to indict him
Israeli sources claim that Bishra will resign from the Israeli Knesset. Arab sources in Israel dismiss claims of Bishara's intention to resign. Sholamit Aloni, former MK and HUman Rights activists…
Swap Deal advances, Shalit may be transferred to Egypt as first step
Informed Palestinian sources reported that the Prisoners’ Swap deal, through which Israel will release a number of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of the captured Israeli soldier Gilad…
Gulf States Co-operation Council Condemns Latest Israeli Attacks on Gaza
The Secretary General of the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , Abdelrahman El’atiya, condemned Sunday the latest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which have resulted…
Palestinian Medic Attacked by Israeli Soldiers Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers manning a military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Jenin attacked a Palestinian medic on Sunday evening. Palestinian sources said that Firas Haj Ahmad, a local ambulance…
Large Crowds of Christians in Holy Jerusalem Celebrate Easter
Tens of thousands of Palestinian, Arab and international Christians made their way Sunday to the occupied holy city of Jerusalem to mark the major Christian occasion of Easter festival, which…
Woman Returns to Her Baby After Years in an Israeli Jail
Manal Ghanem, a 32 year-old woman, was eventually released on Sunday after having served almost 4 years in an Israeli jail. In the West Bank city of Tulkarem, where Mrs.…
Barghouti Calls for Pressuring Israel to Absorb Palestinians of Iraq into PA lands
Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti called Sunday on the international community to pressure the Israeli authorities to consider absorbing 7,000 Palestinian refugees, currently residing in Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Turkey and…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Calls for Broader Publicity of the Arab Peace Initiative
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abuelgheit, called Sunday for broader publicity of the Arab peace initiative, which the Arab states re-endorsed in March. The peace proposal, first drafted in 2002, calls…
Palestinian boy injured by Israeli army gunfire as two soldiers are stabbed in Hebron
Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron shot and wounded Sunday a Palestinian boy after two soldiers were stabbed near the Haram Al Ibrahimi mosque, also the site…
Israeli media reveals names of Palestinian prisoners to be swapped for Shalit
The Israeli Daily Ma’areev published Sunday a list of names of the would-be released Palestinian prisoners in the framework of a likely Palestinian-Israeli prisoner swap deal. Ma’areev named 11 leading…
Palestinian civilian wounded during clashes in Northern Gaza
Palestinian media sources said that a Palestinian resident of the northern Gaza Strip was shot and moderately wounded early on Sunday during an armed clash. The man identified as Khaled…
Israeli Soldiers Delay Palestinian Movement in West Bank Areas
Israeli soldiers, manning checkpoints in the Tubas town in the West Bank, blocked Sunday morning movement of Palestinian vehicles while driving to the Alghour area. Witnesses said that the Israeli…
PPS report: “Israeli occupation soldiers killed 869 children, kidnapped 6000 since 2000”
A report prepared and published by the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) revealed that Israeli troops shot and killed 860 Palestinian children since the beginning of the Intifada in September 2000.…
Detainees complain of lack of medical treatment in Israeli prisons
Palestinian political detainees in Gilboa’ and Shatta Israeli prisons complained that they are deprived from medical attention and treatment, and stated that several detainees are in immediate need for hospitalization.The…
Gunmen abduct an Arab resident of Israel, in Gaza
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Saturday at night, that unknown gunmen abducted a Gaza-born Arab resident of Israel after he visited relatives in the Gaza Strip. Haaretz added that…
12 Palestinians Killed by the Israeli Army in March, a PLO Report Says
The department of national and international relations at the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) issued a special report on Saturday, documenting the Israeli army attacks on the Palestinian people during March2007.…
Captured Shalit could be released if Israel agrees to a list of Palestinian prisoners
Palestinian officials said Saturday that the captured Israeli soldier Gil’ad Shalit, who has been held in Gaza since last June, by resistance groups involving Hamas, could be released if Israel…
President Abbas Emphasizes Need for Halt of ‘Aimless Rockets’
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas emphasized Saturday the need to stop ‘aimless’ homemade rockets fire into nearby Israeli towns in northern Gaza Strip in light of recent heightened Israeli deadly attacks…
A Palestinian Resident of Rafah Dies of Wounds Sustained by Israeli Gunfire
Palestinian medical sources in Rafah, south of Gaza Strip, announced Saturday the death of a local resident due to wounds he sustained three years ago during an Israeli army invasion…
Israeli Forces Arrest Mother of Detainees
Before dawn on Saturday Israeli forces invaded the northwestern West Bank city encircled by the Wall. Qalqilia residents come and go to the rest of the West Bank through a…
Palestinian Cabinet Discusses a Security Plan
Palestinian Authority cabinet, in a special session, discussed Saturday a security plan presented by Palestinian interior minister, Hani Qawasmi, in a bid to enforce law and order in the unruly…
Abbas Ready for Negotiations with Israel as Masha’al Commits to Resistance
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed Friday his readiness to restart negotiations with Israel, whether publicly or secretly, hoping this would, as soon as possible, lead to peace. In an interview…
Israeli Troops Kill a Resistance Fighter and Injure another in Northern Gaza
Palestinian medida sources said that the Israeli army shot to death a Palestinian resistance fighter and injured another in northern Gaza Strip, just close to the Jabalya refugee camp. The…
Al-Aqsa Brigade leader survives an alleged assassination attempt in Jenin
Leader of Al-Aqsa Brigade in Jenin, Zakaria Zbeidi survived an assassination attempt by Israeli troops who invaded the city in the early hours of Saturday morning.Clashes erupted between the resistance…
Gunmen moderately wound a Fateh official in Gaza
Friday, unknown gunmen ambushed a Fateh official, and a top union leader, as he drove his vehicle, with his family, in the Gaza Strip; the official was moderately injured.The gunmen…
Troops shell an area in the northern Gaza Strip
Israeli military sources reported on Saturday at dawn that Israeli military helicopters fired at least two missiles at what was described “suspicious movements” near the Jabalia refugee camp, in the…
Palestinian policeman shot and injured by unknown gunmen in Nablus
The Maan News Agency reported on Friday at night that a Palestinian policeman was shot and injured by unknown gunmen in Rafidia area, in the northern part of the West…
Palestinian fighter died of wounds suffered six months ago
Palestinian medical sources in al Wafa' hospital, in Gaza city, reported on Friday evening that one fighter died of wounds sustained during an Israeli military invasion to Khazza'a town, in…
Israeli TV report: “Hamas reduced its prisoner-swap demands”
Israeli TV, Channel 2, reported on Friday evening that Hamas reduced its demands on the number and names of detainees who should be freed in exchange for releasing the captured…
Israeli troops carried six invasions in Jenin on Friday
The Israeli military, under the pretext of receiving intelligence information about possible Palestinian attacks, carried on Friday six military invasions into Jenin district, in the northern part of the West…
This Week in Palestine – Week 14 2007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 16.4MB || Time 18m 0sThis Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for March…
14 nonviolent protestors injured near Ramallah
On Friday, the village of Bilin near the central West Bank city of Ramallah conducted its weekly nonviolent protest against the Illegal Wall. Fourteen protestors were injured, and one Israeli…
Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem: The Int’l Community must End the Israeli occupation of Palestine
Roman Catholic Patriarch and Archbishop of Jeruslaem Monseigneur Michael Sabbah urged the international community to invest more effort to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, which has been ongoing…
In symbolism of Good Friday, anti-wall protestors near Bethlehem reenact Jesus’ crucifixion
Six protestors, among them two Israeli activists, were injured today in a non-violent protest against the illegal Israeli wall. The protest was conducted in the village of Al Ma'assara, near…
Mufti of Jerusalem: Israeli forces allow extremists to enter Al Aqsa Mosque under guise of tourism
For three days, dozens of fundamentalists from “Zion Christ” have stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque under the heavy guard of Israeli police and special units. They went toward…
Jerusalem Prisoners’ families sit-in at Red Cross
Families of Palestinians in Israeli prisons staged a sit-in on Thursday in front of the East Jerusalem offices of the Red Cross. As with similar nonviolent demonstrations held on a…
Israeli Army Installs More Checkpoints Throughout West Bank
A recent report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed that the Israeli army- on the contrary of previous promises to ease…
Palestina Oggi 040507
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Peretz orders the evacuation of settlers who occupied a Palestinian house in Hebron
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered on Thursday that the settlers who occupied a Palestinian house in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, should be evacuated. However,…
PCHR weekly report: “4 Palestinians including one child killed, 12 injured”
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights, in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories in the period between March 29…
Israeli Gunboats Wound Two Palestinian Fishermen on Rafah Shore
Israeli gunboats wounded Thursday two Palestinian fishermen who were on board their boats on the Rafah shoreline in the southern Gaza Strip. Local hospital sources confirmed the injury of two…
Israeli Army Gunfire Kills a Palestinian Civilian and Wounds others in Jericho
Palestinian media sources reported that a Palestinian civilian was shot dead and several others were wounded Thursday by Israeli army gunfire in the West Bank city of Jericho. The sources…
Top Palestinian Negotiator Presses for Operating Rafah Crossing Regularly
Top Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Eriqat, pressed Thursday for operating the Rafah crossing terminal regularly, urging the international community to pressure the Israeli government for that end. In his meeting in…
UK’s General Consul Meets with PM Haniya to discuss Kidnapping of BBC Reporter
The UK’s general consul in Jerusalem, Richard Makepeace, met in Gaza Thursday with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya over the crisis of BBC reporter Alan Jhonston, who still remains…
Palestinian Security Forces allowed back in Tulkarem
After a twenty-four hour ban, the Israeli army allowed Palestinian security forces to operate in the streets of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem on Thursday evening. Israeli forces…
Palestine Today 040507
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Israeli settlers set a Palestinian civilian car on fire in Hebron
A group of right wing Israeli settlers, from Ramat Ishai settlement in down-town Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank set a Palestinian civilian car on fire…
Barghouthi demands an end to the Blockade and the restoration of ties with PA
The Political profile of the Palestinian National Unity Government sets a solid base for peace in the region, Palestinian Minister of Information Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi told the German Representative to…
Palestinian gunmen close road leading to village near Nablus
A group of Palestinian gunmen closed on Thursday midday the Al Qudes road leading to the village of Kufer Qalil, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The act…
Army abducts eight civilians from Hebron
Israeli forces abducted eight residents of the southern West Bank city of Hebron and nearby villages during a search campaign on Thursday morning. Israeli troops attacked and searched Palestinian homes…
Eight civilians abducted from Hebron by Israeli army
Israeli forces abducted eight residents during a house to house search campaign in Hebron city and a nearby village in the southern part of the West Bank on Thursday morning.…
Al-Quds Brigades claim responsibility for attacking an army unit in Gaza
Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine, claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a special Israeli army unit in the northern Gaza Strip town…
Israeli Army abducts at least 20 civilians from several parts of the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank on Thursday morning and abducted at least 20 Palestinian civilians. In Nablus city, in the northern part of the West…
Israeli Army Shells Northern Gaza, while Girl Dies of old Wounds
The Israeli army shelled late last night the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, as a Palestinian girl died of wounds she sustained by Israeli gunfire three years ago. Palestinian…
Four civilians abducted from Qalqilia by Israeli army
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and abducted four civilians on Thursday morning. Troops attacked and searched a number of houses in the city then…
Plan to severely restrict Gaza-Israel trade passage pending
An Israeli plan to severely restrict trade between Israel and the Gaza Strip is currently pending approval from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz.An Israeli plan…
Hamas achieves slight victory over Fateh in Bir Zeit University elections
The Hamas bloc at Bir Zeit University, near Ramallah in the northern part of the west Bank, achieved a slight victory over Fateh in Wednesday's student elections. Hamas won 22…
Israeli troops fired at “suspicious figures” on the Lebanese border
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday that Israeli soldiers opened fire last Thursday at “suspicious figures” who crossed the international border between Lebanon and Israel, and that early the following day,…
Israeli Authorities detain six Palestinian Officials en route to Qatar
Israeli border authorities detained on Wednesday six Palestinian officials as they were passing through the Allenby Bridge terminal, and prevented them from leaving the country. Israeli border authorities detained on…
6,000 children abducted by Israeli army since the beginning of the Intifada, 390 currently detained
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) published a report marking the Palestinian Child Day, which is celebrated every year on April 5th, and revealed that Israeli troops have taken prisoner 6,000…
Palestina Oggi 040407
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Palestine Today 040407
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday…