Child, 7, Rammed By Settler’s Vehicle In East Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem reported Sunday that a Palestinian child, 7, was moderately injured after being hit by a car driven by an Israeli settler near the Kidar illegal…
Israeli Soldiers Attack, Evict, Bab Al-Shams, Arrest Dozens
Thousands of Israeli soldiers and policemen attacked, on Sunday at dawn, the Bab Al-Shams Palestinian village, installed east of in occupied East Jerusalem, and forcibly removed dozens of activists loading…
Palestinian Killed By Israeli Fire In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources reported that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli military fire in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.The army claimed that…
Fateh Fighters March In Nablus
For the first time in years, dozens of fighters of the Fateh movement of President Mahmoud Abbas, marched last week in the Balata refugee camp, carrying automatic rifles and firing…
We Remember: Tom Hurndall
Tom was 21 years old when he was shot. A photography student, he had left the UK to volunteer as a ‘human shield’ in Iraq. Here he heard about the…
Israel Prepares To Evict “Bab Al-Shams” Palestinian Village
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and policemen are surrounding the new Palestinian village, Bab Al-Shams, preparing to evict and remove the newly installed Palestinian outpost, set-up on Palestinian lands east of…
12 Physicians Heading From Turkey To Gaza
The Palestinian community in Turkey and the Turkish-Palestinian Business Council, in cooperation with Doctors Around the World, sent Saturday 10 physicians and surgeons specialized in rare medical conditions, along with…
“You Gave Life Back To Bab Al-Shams”, Bab Al-Shams Novelist Says
“You gave a meaning to the meaning”, this is how Lebanese writer, novelist, playwright, critic and intellectual, author of the Bab Al-Shams novel, Elias Khoury, started his letter that he…
Police Hands Eviction Notices Targeting Bab Al-Shams
The Israeli Police was deployed, Saturday, around the newly installed Palestinian village, Bab Al-Shams”, and handed the activists eviction notices threatening that the army will evict the new “outpost” should…
Peres: “Arafat Should Not Have Been Assassinated, Abbas Is A Partner In Peace”
In an interview that was conducted by the New York Times several months ago, and was only published Wednesday (and then republished by Israeli Radio), Israeli President, Shimon Peres, stated…
Palestinian Youth Killed By Israeli Fire In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a Palestinian teenager was shot and killed by Israeli military fire, while another resident was wounded, east of Jabalia, in the…
Dozens Injured In Bil’in As Army Attacks Weekly Protest
The Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of protesters were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after…
This Week in Palestine – Week 2 2013
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Palestinians Install “Outpost” On Palestinian Lands in East Jerusalem
Hundreds of Palestinians installed tents declaring what they called Bab Al-Shams Palestinian village, near the Az-Zayyim village, east of occupied East Jerusalem; the tents were installed on areas that Israel…
PCHR Weekly Report: 7 wounded, including 3 children, by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 03- 09 January 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Abbas: “There Are 63 UN Organizations We Have The Right To Join”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that the Palestinian Authority will act on the international level to stop Israel’s illegal settlement construction and expansion activities, and stated that there are 63…
Soldiers Break Into Ofer Prison, Attack Detainees
Despite the rain and extreme weather conditions, undercover soldiers of the Israeli Prison Administration broke into section 15 of the Ofer Israel Prison, and attacked several detainees.The detainees said that…
Egypt Allows Entry Of 25 wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles Into Gaza
The Maan News Agency reported that the Egyptian Authorities allowed, Thursday, the transfer of 25 wheelchair accessible vehicles into the Gaza Strip via the Rafah Border Terminal between Gaza and…
Palestine Today 01 10 2013
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Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, the villages of Al-Yamoun and Jaba’, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped three residents.Eyewitnesses…
Heavy Rain Causes Collapse Of Tunnels In Gaza
An Egyptian security source reported Thursday that the heavy rainfall, that started several days ago, caused the collapse of a number of siege-busting tunnels in Rafah, across the border with…
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians Near Nablus
Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers attacked, Thursday, a number of Palestinians playing with snow in Orif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. At least one resident…
Israeli Soldiers Attack, Arrest Palestinian Youths Playing With Snow In Jerusalem
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center, in Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, reported that Israeli soldiers violently attacked and arrested several Palestinians playing with snow, in Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied Jerusalem,…
Abbas Meets Morsi In Cairo
Following his Wednesday meeting with Khaled Mashal of Hamas, and several Hamas officials in Cairo, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, held a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Mohammad Morsi.The meeting between…
Two Palestinian Refugees Killed In Syria
Palestinian sources reported that two Palestinians refugees have been killed, on Wednesday, in the Al-Yarmouk and Al-Handrat refugee camps, in Syria.Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center that a Palestinian woman,…
Army Attacks Arab MK While Protesting Home Demolition
Israeli soldiers and policemen attacked, Wednesday, Arab member of Knesset (MK) of the Arab Democratic Party, Talab El-Sana’, as he protested the demolition of an Arab home in Tal Es-Sabe’…
Dr. Dweik: “Reconciliation Is A Main Demand For The Palestinians”
Dr. Aziz Dweik, elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, stated that national reconciliation is a main demand the Palestinians want to achieve, and added that President Mahmoud Abbas is…
Abbas Meets Mashal In Cairo
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met in Cairo Hamas’ political bureau chief, Khaled Mashal, as part of efforts to secure full Palestinian reconciliation and unity.The meeting is part of a series…
Photographer Shoots Under Fire in Gaza
November’s Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip saw journalists from many nations risking their lives in the process of reporting for the outside world. Despite Israel’s targeted attacks and…
Palestine Today 01 09 2013
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Extreme Rain, Snow, Causes Floods, Casualties And Destruction
The Palestinian Civil Defense reported that the storm that its hitting Palestine, and nearby countries, have caused several casualties and excessive destruction of property as rainfall flooded more than 400…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped four residents.Palestinian security sources reported that several Israeli military jeeps…
Abbas Willing To Cooperate With US To Achieve Two-State Solution
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that he is willing to continue to cooperate with the United States and the Obama Administration to achieve a peace agreement with Israel based on…
Nuland: “U.S. Will Not Refer To P.A. As State Of Palestine”
U.S. State Department Spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, stated that, until peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state, the United States will not refer…
Mashal Arrives In Cairo
Khaled Mashal, head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, arrived in Cairo on Tuesday evening following an invitation from Egyptian President, Mohammad Morsi; Mashal, and a number of…
Netanyahu Claims Settlements Do Not Threaten Peace
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed that Israel’s construction and expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, mainly in and around occupied East Jerusalem, “do not pose any…
Palestinian Home Demolished In Jerusalem
Israeli bulldozers of the Jerusalem City Council demolished, on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian home in Sweij neighborhood, in Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, under the pretext that the home was…
Abbas, Mashal, Likely To Meet In Cairo
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas’ Political Bureau Chief, Khaled Mashal, will likely be holding a meeting in Cairo Wednesday, Egyptian sources reported; the meeting has not been scheduled or…
New U.S. Defense Secretary Vows Full Support For Israel
U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, of the Republican Party, who was named by President Barack Obama Monday, stated that he will grant Israel his utmost support under all circumstances, and…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, four Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and in Bethlehem, after invading the two cities and searching several homes forcing…
4 Palestinians Killed In Al-Yarmouk Refugee Camp In Syria
Four Palestinian refugees have been killed, Monday, in the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria during clashes between gunmen stationed in the outskirts of the camp, and in a number of…
More Than 600 Medications Missing In Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that more than 602 types of medications and medical supplies are not found in Gaza, including several types of essential…
Farawna: “Palestinian Christians, Partners In Struggle, Pain And Captivity”
Former political prisoner, a Palestinian researcher specialized in detainee’s affairs, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, wished all Palestinian Christians a Merry Christmas and a happy new year, and stated that Palestinian Christians are…
P.A. To Issue Passports, ID Card, License Plates, Stamps, Carrying State Of Palestine
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, gave his orders to the Palestinian Authority (P.A), Sunday, to start issuing Palestinian Passports, ID Cards, Postage Stamps and License Plates carrying “State Of Palestine”, instead…
Arab League To Convene Next Week To Discuss P.A. Financial Crises
The Arab League announced Sunday that it will be holding a session for Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo, next Sunday, in order to discuss the Palestinian financial crisis, and the…
Dr. Erekat Demands Israel To Stop Settlement Activities, Release All Detainees
Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, demanded Israel to stop all of its violations, mainly its ongoing illegal settlements construction and expansion activities in the West Bank including in occupied…
Netanyahu Claims Abbas Is Refusing To Resume Talks
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, continues to ignore what he called “all Israeli efforts to resume direct peace talks”, and accused Abbas of placing…
Soldiers Attack Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, reported that several residents suffered bruises, while several others were treated for the effects of tear…
Prison Doctors To Amputate Leg Of Wounded Detainee
Lawyer of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Fadi Obeidat, stated that Israeli physicians at the Ramla Prison Clinic decided to amputate the left leg of detainee Nahedh Al-Aqra’, 41, from…
Undercover Forces Kidnap Children, Youths, In Silwan
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, reported that undercover forces of the Israeli army kidnapped, on Saturday evening, several Palestinian youths and children in the…
Child Killed, Another Injured, When Explosive Detonated Near Them
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that one child was killed and another child was injured when an explosive object detonated near them in Khan Younis, in the…
Undercover Forces Infiltrate Into Bethlehem
A group of undercover soldiers of the Israeli army infiltrated, Friday, into the West Bank city of Bethlehem, using a Palestinian Taxi that was confiscated by the soldiers just outside…
Israeli Army: “West Bank Arrests Aims At Preventing 3rd Intifada”
The Israeli army stated Friday that it is conducting extensive arrests targeting Palestinian youths in the occupied West Bank “in order to prevent a third Intifada in the territories”, the…
This Week in Palestine – Week 1 2013
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Egypt Uncovers Missiles En Route To Gaza
The Egyptian Security Services announced that it managed to uncover, on Friday at dawn, a weapons storage facility loaded with advances missiles, including antitank and antiaircraft missiles, that weapons dealers…
PCHR Weekly Report: 43 Palestinian civilians wounded, including 9 children, during the last week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 27 Dec.- 02 Jan. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Eight Palestinians Kidnapped In Occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at night and on Friday at dawn, eight Palestinians in Al-Esawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem; the soldiers broke into several homes and violently searched…
Dozens Injured During Clashes With Israeli Soldiers Near Jenin
Palestinian medical sources reported that dozens of Palestinian youths have been injured, Thursday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers stationed at the Al-Jalama roadblock, north of Jenin, in the northern part…
Four Palestinians Injured By Army Fire In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources in occupied East Jerusalem reported that four Palestinian youths have been wounded, on Thursday evening, in Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in the city after the army invaded it.…
Lift the Closure Imposed on Gaza Completely
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is closely following the statements made by the Israeli authorities concerning significant facilities on the closure imposed on the civilians in the Gaza Strip,…
Palestine Today 01 03 2013
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3 m 05s || 2.82 MB || Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center,…
Several Palestinians Injured As Army Invades Jenin
Local sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, reported that several Palestinians have been injured by Israeli military fire, on Thursday morning, during clashes that…
2012 Witnessed High Increase In Settlement Activities
The Israeli government approved in 2012 tenders for the construction of 2386 settlements in occupied Jerusalem, compared to 772 units approved in 2011 and 256 in 2010, Israeli human rights…
U.S. Calls For Resuming Peace Talks
The United States called for the resumption of the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks without any further delay in order to reach a lasting and a comprehensive peace agreement.Victoria Nuland, spokesperson…
Likud Officials Call On Government To “Annex C Area” In West Bank
Israeli sources reported that two senior officials of the Likud Party of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called on the government to “officially annex C area” of the occupied West…
Around 1000 Palestinians Leave Their Structures, Tents, In Northern Plains
Around a 1000 Palestinians living in Bedouin communes and residents of Al-Maleh area in the northern Plaines of the occupied West Bank started leaving their homes and tents after receiving…
Three Palestinians Injured By Israeli Settlers Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources reported that three Palestinians, including a child, have been injured after a number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Jaloud village, south of the northern West Bank city…
Palestine Today 01 02 2013
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3 m 21s || 3.07 MB || Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center,…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire At Palestinian Fishermen In Gaza
The Israeli Navy opened fire, on Wednesday morning, at a number of Palestinian fishing boats at the coasts of Khan Younis and Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, four Palestinians, former political prisoners, in the Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron; several residents were wounded…
Settlers Conduct Several Attacks In West Bank
Since the first hours of the new year, Israeli settlers carried out numerous attacks against Palestinian property and lands in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and wrote racist…
Report; “Israel Welcomes New Year With Home Demolition, Invasions And Arrests”
The Palestine Public Broadcasting Cooperation reported Tuesday that Israel started the new year with a series of invasions, attacks and destruction of Palestinian property, and with arrests targeting local residents;…
Army Demolishes Home In Jerusalem
Israeli military bulldozers demolished, Monday, a Palestinian home in Jabal Al-Mokabber, south of occupied East Jerusalem, under the pretext that it was built without a construction permit, the Palestine News…