Israel To Build New Settlement In Jerusalem
Israeli sources have reported Tuesday that Jerusalem City Council head, Nir Barkat, and Israeli Housing Minister, Uri Ariel, intend to place the cornerstone of a new settlement, in Jabal Al-Mokabbir,…
Army Invades Jenin, Kidnaps One Resident
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday at dawn [August 7 2013], the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped one resident; clashes and injuries have been reported.…
Army Invades Central Gaza
[Tuesday August 6, 2013] Local sources have reported that several armored Israeli military vehicles and military bulldozers, carried out a limited invasion into the Al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza,…
Twelve Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
[Tuesday at dawn, August 6, 2013] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians.Local sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the…
Netanyahu Forms Committee To Enlist Christians In the Army
In a serious escalation of the Israeli attempts to divide the Arab community in the country, and amidst massive objections, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the formation of a…
France Denounces Israeli Decision To Add 20 Settlements To “Priority Aid”
The French Foreign Ministry strongly denounced an Israeli decision, made on Sunday August 4, to add 20 settlements, including four isolated settlement outposts, to its national priority fund as part…
Israel To Build 230 Units In An Illegal Settlement
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron have reported that Israel approved the construction of 230 units in the Ma’on illegal settlement, built on Palestinian lands east…
Ahrar: “One Palestinian Killed, 159 Kidnapped In July”
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights have reported that Israeli soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian in July, kidnapped 154 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied…
Shalom: “P.A Rejected Settlement Freeze Offer”
[Sunday August 4, 2013] Israeli Minister, Silvan Shalom, alleged that the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the occupied West Bank rejected an Israeli “offer” to freeze construction activities in settlements located…
Abu Rodeina: “Israel Continues To Obstruct Peace Efforts”
Palestinian Presidency Spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rodeina, stated that the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu is ongoing with its violations and illegal settlement activities, and is obstructing U.S. efforts to resume…
Abbas Welcomes Barcelona Soccer Team In Bethlehem
[Saturday Evening August 3, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed at his Presidential Headquarters in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, the players and coach of Barcelona soccer team, who…
Erekat: “P.A. Will Not Accept Transitional Solutions”
Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated Saturday [August 3, 2013] that the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) will not accept transitional solutions to the conflict, and is acting on negotiating on…
Livni: “Next Rounds Of Talks, Second Week Of August”
Israeli Justice Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated that the next round of direct peace talks with the Palestinian Authority (P.A) will be held in Israel in the second week of this…
Obama Phones Abbas
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, received on Thursday evening [August 1, 2013] a phone call from U.S. President, Barack Obama, and discussed the ongoing efforts to ensure smooth resumption of direct…
Barghouthi: “Israel Using Detainees For Political Blackmail”
Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, stated that Israel is trying to use the issue of releasing some Palestinian political prisoners to politically blackmail the Palestinians to…
Protest tent evicted by Israeli troops south of Bethlehem
A group of around thirty protesters, including Palestinian, Israeli and international supporters of a Palestinian family whose home was recently demolished, were evicted Saturday from a protest tent they had…
Israeli settler shoots live ammunition at Palestinian human rights house in Hebron
A group of human rights workers engaged in the project ‘Youth Against Settlements’ in Hebron, in the southern West Bank, reported that late Friday night, a group of activists were…
Palestinian Official: “Talks Cannot Start Before Release Of Long Term Detainees”
A senior Palestinian Authority official in the occupied West Bank has reported that direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, slated to start next Tuesday in Washington, cannot be…
Settlers Start Construction Of Two Units Near Bethlehem
Ahmad Salah, Coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in the Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, has reported that a number of settlers started the construction of…
Palestinian Injured By Army Fire In Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported Thursday [July 25, 2013] that a Palestinian teenager was shot and injured by Israeli military fire in Beit Hanoun town, in the northern part of the…
Families Denied Prison Visit After Objecting To Strip Search
The International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights (ISFHR) reported that dozens of families of Palestinian detainees held by Israel at the Nafha prison have been denied family visits after a…
Families Denied Prison Visit After Objecting To Strip Search
The International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights (ISFHR) reported that dozens of families of Palestinian detainees held by Israel at the Nafha prison have been denied family visits after a…
Hamas Accuses Fateh Of Causing Chaos In Gaza
The Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip accused the Fateh movement of President, Mahmoud Abbas, of acting on causing tension and chaos in the coastal region.Hamas spokesperson, Sami Abu Zuhri,…
Israel Boosts Missile Defense Systems On Egypt Border
Israeli officials stated Tuesday [July 23, 2013] that Israel has fortified its missile defense systems near its southern border with Egypt, allegedly to fend off any attacks by extremists fighting…
Right-Wing Israelis Attack Bedouin Villages In The Negev
A group of around forty right-wing Israelis attacked the Palestinian Bedouin villages of Umm al-Hiran and Rakhama, located in the Negev desert, at around 4:30 am on Sunday morning, remaining…
Egyptian Military Leader Accuses Hamas Of Arming Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian Commander of the Third Field Army, Major General Osama Askar, accused the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip of smuggling missiles to members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.Askar…
Army Attacks Journalists Near Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that five journalists have been injured on Wednesday [July 14 2013] after being violently attacked by Israeli soldiers at the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied…
P.A. Demands Airport in Ramallah, Dead Sea Resort
Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth has reported that the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank presented four main requests to U.S. Secretary of State. John Kerry, to present to Israel for approval…
Egypt Destroys Eight Border Tunnels
The Egyptian Army announced in managed to locate and destroy eight siege-busting tunnels across the border with the Gaza Strip over the last 48 hours, and that it located 23…
Kerry Threatens Cutting US Aid To P.A.
An Israeli political source stated that, during his latest visit to the region, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, told Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, that the United States would cut…
Abbas To Meet Kerry In Jordan
[Monday July 15 2013] A Palestinian official told the France Press News Agency that President Mahmoud Abbas plans to meet U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, this coming Wednesday in…
Dozens Injured In Jerusalem Protest
Palestinian medical sources have reported Monday [July 15 2013] that dozens of Palestinians have been injured after being violently attacked by Israeli soldiers and police officers, during a protest against…
Syria: “Lathiqiyya Port Explosion, Not Israeli Air Strike”
The Al-Alam Iranian news agency have reported that Syria denied that the explosions in Lathiqiyya (Latakia)Port were a result of an Israeli Air Strike, and that the explosions most likely…
Qaraqe’: “Hunger Striking Detainee Barghouthi Faces Serious Health Conditions”
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated Saturday [July 13, 2013] that detainee Abdullah Barghouthi, who entered his 75th day of hunger strike is facing very serious health complications.Qaraqe’ said…
Settlers Cut 1150 Olive Trees Near Nablus
Ghassan Daghlas, in charge of Israeli Settlements File at the Palestinian Authority in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, has reported that a number of extremist Israeli settlers…
P.A: “All Detainees Held Before Oslo Must Be Released”
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that President Mahmoud Abbas insists on the release of all 104 detainees who have been held by Israeli since before the first Oslo…
Soldiers Invade The Al-Fawwar Refugee Camp In Hebron
Local sources in the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, have reported that clashes have been reported in the camp after Israeli soldiers invaded it,…
Maariv: “Israel Offers Release Of 104 Detainees”
Israeli daily, Maariv, has reported that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, allegedly presented an ‘offer’ to release around 104 Palestinian detainees before the resumption of peace talks, and without a…
Issa: “Israel’s Decision To Build 500 Units, Another Violation To International Law”
Dr. Hanna Issa, an expert in International Law, strongly denounced the recent Israeli decision to build nearly 500 units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, saying the decision…
Five Palestinians Injured In Nablus
[Wednesday at dawn July 10 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that five Palestinians were injured by Israeli military fire in the Al-Jneid area, west of the northern West Bank…
Settlers Bulldoze Palestinian Lands Near Hebron
[Wednesday July 10 2013] Local sources have reported that a number of extremist Israeli settlers bulldozed large areas of Palestinian lands, and loaded their sand onto trucks before taking it…
Israeli government shuts down Palestinian puppet fest and attempts to censor Israeli theater
Israeli authorities have taken action to shut down and censor two theaters – one Palestinian-run, and one Israeli – for performing cultural theater performances that Israel considers to be critical…
Mousa: “Hamas Will Pay A Heavy Price For Interfering In Internal Egyptian Affairs”
Legislator Yahia Mousa, a political leader of the Hamas movement, stated that the Hamas movement and the Gaza Strip will pay a heavy price for interfering in internal Egyptian affairs,…
Israeli Settlers dump sewage on Palestinian farmland near Bethlehem
On Sunday afternoon, the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit, west of Bethlehem, pumped thousands of gallons of sewage wastewater onto Palestinian farmland, destroying the crops and rendering the land unusable.The…
Palestinian Bedouins attacked by right-wing Israeli settlers near Nablus
An armed gang of around 50 Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian Bedouin community of shepherds in Huwwara area, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank on Saturday.This is not…
Israeli troops attack non-violent protests on Friday and Saturday
Weekly non-violent protests were organized on Friday in the villages of al Nabi Saleh, Bil’in, Nil’in in central West Bank, in addition to Al Ma’ssara in southern West Bank, all…
Egyptian officials indefinitely close Rafah border crossing with Gaza
As protests and unrest continue throughout Egypt, with over 40 people killed since Sunday, the Egyptian government closed the Rafah border crossing, which is virtually the only way in and…
Israel Denies Al-Eesawy Urgently Needed Medical Attention
The Hurryyat Legal Center has reported that the Israeli Prison Authority is denying Palestinian detainee, Samer Al-Eesawy, access to urgently needed medical attention and medications, and refuses to grant him…
Israel Fears It’s Honeymoon Is Over
Only a Few hours after the Egyptians managed to get their elected president, Mohammad Morsi, to leave amidst massive protests of millions, Israeli security leaders expressed worry that the honeymoon…
Soldiers Kidnap 19 Palestinians In West Bank
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped 19 Palestinians, clashes have been reported.Soldiers kidnapped Hasan Breijiyya, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the…
340 Palestinians Kidnapped in June
The Palestinian Detainees Center for Studies issued its monthly report documenting Israeli violations in June, revealing that the army carried out more than 247 invasions into Palestinian communities in the…
Four Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron
Several Israeli military keeps invaded, on Wednesday at dawn [July 3 2013] the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, in the southern part of…
Israel Agrees To More Egyptian Troops In Sinai
Israeli daily, Yedioth Aharonoth have reported Tuesday [July 2 2013] that, despite the current massive protests in Egypt, and what it described as “chaos”, security coordination between the Israeli army…
Thirteen Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
Palestinian media sources have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped earlier on Tuesday at dawn [July 2 2013] thirteen Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank. One of the…
Army Kidnaps Legislator Abu Teir
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights reported Tuesday [June 2 2013] that Israeli soldiers broke into the home of legislator Mohammad Abu Teir, in Kufur ‘Aqeb village,…
Army Invades Khan Younis
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Tuesday morning [July 2 2013] an area east of Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.Local sources have reported…
Palestinian Killed In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was killed on Tuesday at dawn [July 2 2013] after being rammed by an Israeli military jeep during an invasion…
Report: “1790 Palestinians Kidnapped, 16 Killed, In First Half of 2013”
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 1790 Palestinians in the first six months of this year, including 300 who were kidnapped…
Injuries Reported In Traffic Accident Between Palestinian PM Convoy, Settlers
Several injuries have been reported on Saturday [June 29 2013] in a traffic accident between an Israeli settler’s vehicle and a Palestinian car, part of a convoy transporting Palestinian Prime…
Kerry Holds Second Meeting With Netanyahu
[Friday June 28 2013] Reuters has reported that U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, held a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem for the second time in…
Israel Advises Citizens Against Travelling To Egypt
The Israeli Ministry of Interior called on its citizens to refrain from travelling to Egypt, especially amidst planned massive protests against the government this coming Sunday. The Ministry also called…
Eight Kidnapped Near Ramallah
Local sources in the Al-Mazra’a Ash-Sharqiyya village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the village, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.The sources…
Palestinian Injured By Army Fire In Qalandia
Palestinian medical sources reported Friday [June 28 2013] that a young Palestinian man was shot in the chest by a live round fired by Israeli soldiers invading the Qalandia refugee…
Settlers Burn An Agricultural Structure, Equipment, Near Tubas
Local sources have reported that a number of extremist Israeli settlers burnt on Thursday at night [June 27 2013] a Palestinian agricultural structure in Bardala village, near Tubas in the…
Kerry Holds A Meeting With Netanyahu
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, held a meeting on Thursday [June 24 2013] with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, and held talks on various issues, topped by…
Kerry Meets King Abdullah of Jordan
Thursday [June 27] as part of his Middle East trip, U.S. Secretary General John Kerry held a meeting with king Abdullah of Jordan, and discussed bilateral relations between the two…
Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In Nablus, Tubas
Palestinian sources have reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Nablus, in the northern West Bank, and the central West Bank city of Tubas, and kidnapped six Palestinians.Local sources in Nablus have…
Israel Approves 69 Units in Abu Ghneim Settlement
Israeli Radio, Reseht Bet, reported Wednesday evening [June 26 2013] that the Construction and Planning Committee of the Jerusalem City Council, approved the construction of additional 69 units in the…
Erdogan To Visit Gaza July 5
Turkish media agencies have reported that Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayiip Erdogan, will be visiting the Gaza Strip on July 5 to meet with Ismail Hanniya of Hamas, and several…
Egypt Charges Nine With Spying For Israel
[Wednesday June 26, 2013] The Egyptian security forces stated that six Israeli Arabs and three Egyptians, apprehended in Egypt, are currently facing trial for spying for Israel.Egyptian Prosecutor, Hisham Kharmouty,…
East Jerusalem man pleads guilty to meeting with Hezbollah
A Palestinian man was convicted Tuesday in a Jerusalem court of meeting with members of the Hezbollah resistance group in Lebanon, after initially facing more serious charges and then accepting…
Fighter Dies In Gaza Of Wounds Suffered Three Years Ago
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian fighter died Monday [June 24], of wounds suffered three years ago when the Israeli army attempted to assassinate him.The sources said that…
Settlers Attack Israeli Peace Activists Near Qalqilia
The Yesh Din independent Israeli human rights group reported that some of its activists have been injured, Tuesday, after being attacked by extremist Israeli settlers near the northern West Bank…
Soldiers Invade Salfit
A number of Israeli military jeeps invaded on Tuesday at dawn [June 25 2013] the central West Bank city of Salfit, broke into homes and searched them.Local sources have reported…
Army Kidnaps Two Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Monday evening [June 24 2013] two Palestinian children in the Al-Ram town, north of occupied East Jerusalem.Local sources have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the…
Kerry To Visit Region Thursday
Amidst speculations that U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, would organize a direct meeting with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli sources have reported that…
PPP Denounces Political Arrests In Qalqilia
[Monday June 24 2013] The leftist Palestinian People’s Party issued a statement strongly denouncing the Palestinian security forces for arresting members of leftist parties, members of the Popular Resistance Movement,…
Settlers Attack Palestinians In Hebron
Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall in in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped [Monday June…
Israeli TV: “Abbas To Resume Talks With Israel In Near Future”
Israeli media sources have reported that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has allegedly decided to resume direct political talks with Israel in the near future, and that an understanding was reached…
Lieberman Calls for “Reoccupying” Gaza
Israeli Member of Knesset, head of the Foreign and Security Committee, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Monday [June 24 2013] that Israel should seriously consider “reoccupying and imposing fill Israeli military and…
Settlers Puncture Tires Of 22 Cars In Jerusalem
A number of masked extremist Israeli settlers attacked on Monday at dawn [June 24] 22 Palestinian cars in Beit Hanina, in occupied East Jerusalem, and punctured their tires before drawing…
Ten Palestinians Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded late on Sunday at night the town of the Al-Ezariyya, in occupied East Jerusalem, broke into and searched dozens of homes and kidnapped nine Palestinians.Local sources have…
Two Palestinians Injured, One Kidnapped Near Hebron
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday at dawn [June 24 2013] Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, kidnapped one resident, and shot two…
Islamic Jihad Fighter Killed By Hamas Fire in Gaza
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, reported that one of its leaders was shot and killed by live rounds, fired by security officers of the…
Four Children Kidnapped Near Qalqilia
Local sources in Azzoun village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the village, on Sunday at dawn [June 23…
Jordanian Detainees Continue Their Strike For The 53rd Day
Jordanian political prisoners, held by Israel, entered their 53rd day of ongoing hunger strike protesting their continued detention, the bad treatment and dire health and living conditions they face in…
Settlers Attack Shepherds, Burn Orchards Near Nablus
Local sources have reported Saturday [June 22] that several extremist Israeli settlers of the Bracha illegal settlement, attacked Palestinian shepherds in the southern area of Burin village, south of the…
Four Injured, Palestine TV Reporters Kidnapped In Kufur Qaddoum
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, reported Frida [June 21, 2013] that dozens of Israeli soldiers…
Ashton Arrives In Gaza, Visits UNRWA School
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union, arrived in the Gaza Strip Thursday [June 20 2013], and visited a school…
Hamad: “Hamas Held Meetings With U.S, E.U. Officials In Amman”
Dr. Ghazi Hamad, a political leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) revealed, Wednesday, that political leaders of Hamas held meetings with several European ambassadors and officials, and with senior…
18 Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
{Wednesday, June 19] Palestinian sources have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped a total of 18 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank.The army invaded the West Bank districts…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped In Qabalan Town
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Tuesday at night [June 18 2013] Qabalan town, southeast of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped three Palestinians.Local sources have…
Settlers Attack Village Near Nablus
A number of extremist Israeli settlers attacked on Tuesday evening (June 18 2013] the village of Aseera Al-Qibliyya, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and burnt the room…
Settlements Budget Exceeds Allotted Finances By Millions
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that the Israeli government budged, allotted for settlement activities in the occupied territories, is hundreds of millions over the allocated annual budget.Haaretz said that, by investigating…
Gaza Government: “We Never Prevented Muslim Students From Attending Christian Schools”
The Palestinian Ministry of Education, under the Hamas-led government in the Gaza Strip, denied reports claiming that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and its government ever prevented Muslim students from…
“We Destroyed Arab Villages To Create Our State”, Retired General Said
A retired Israeli military general told the Israeli Army Radio on his 100 birthday that the Israeli army destroyed and depopulated hundreds of Arab villages in order to establishment the…
New Israeli Plan To Rip-off 22500 Dunams From Palestinians In Bethlehem
The Israeli government is planning one of its largest schemes to illegally confiscate 22.500 Dunams (5559.87 Acres) that belong to the Palestinians in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as…
Hamas Official Demands Hezbollah To Withdraw Fighters From Syria
[Monday June 14 2013] The Hamas movement called on the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party to withdraw its fighters from Syria [supporting President Bashar Assad], and to focus on the struggle against…
Settlers Attack An Elderly Woman In Jerusalem
Three Israeli settlers attacked [Sunday June 16] an elderly Palestinian woman in Deir Yassin area, in West Jerusalem. Medical sources said that Fathiyya Mohammad Ajaj, 75, was visiting her son,…
Report: “Detainee Abu Hamdiyya Died Of Advanced Stage Of Carcinoma”
Sunday [June 16] Head of the Palestinian Forensics Center, Dr. Saber Al-‘Aloul, stated that the final findings of the forensic report regarding the cause of death of detainee Maisara Abu…