Author: Saed Bannoura

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, reported that one of its fighters died, on Wednesday evening, due to injuries he suffered during training two days ago.…

Egyptian President, Mohammad Morsi, stated during his speech at the United Nations on Wednesday that the International Community must act and stop Israel’s violations, including Israel’s illegal settlement activities and…

Local sources reported Wednesday that clashes erupted between several residents and Israeli soldiers in the Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem.The army claimed that several youths hurled stones and…

Israeli military sources claimed Wednesday that a missile, fired by members of the Syrian army targeting a resistance group rebelling against the regime, landed in an open area close to…

Palestinian sources in Syria reported that six Palestinians were killed, on Wednesday, in the Syria capital Damascus and the city of Aleppo. The six were killed execution style; four of…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Wednesday that one resident was killed and two were wounded when a siege-busting tunnel, on the border in Rafah, in the southern…

The so-called Israeli Civil Administration Office, run under the Israeli Military in the occupied West Bank, is planning to pave a new road to be used by Jewish settlers, in…

Zahava Gal-On, head of the Israeli Meretz Party, submitted a draft for a new “peace plan” to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and called on Israel to support the Palestinian statehood…

A report prepared and published by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) accused the state of Israel of failing to prosecute Israeli soldiers and settlers who commit crimes against…

The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem sentenced, Monday, former Israeli Prime Minister and former Jerusalem Mayor, Ehud Olmert, to a one-year suspended sentence and a NIS 75.000 fine after convicting…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and Settlements, in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped six…

Israeli daily, Yedioth Aharonoth, reported that despite extensive pressure from various Arab countries, Israel managed to get the United Nations to hold a conference on “Jewish Refugees displaced from Arab…

Israeli media sources reported that the new Egyptian government, headed by elected Islamist leader, Mohammad Morsi, intends to hold deliberations on modifying the Egyptian-Israeli peace agreement, especially regarding security attainments…

The Egyptian armed forces increased their deployment along the border with Israel and the Palestinian territories, following a deadly attack carried out Friday by gunmen against Israeli soldiers; three gunmen…

The Israeli army reported that one of its soldiers was killed, Friday, and another soldier was seriously injured, during armed clashes with gunmen along the Egyptian border; three gunmen were…

In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 13- 19 Sep. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Amro, denied media reports claiming that the United States issued an official threat to cut all financial aid to Cairo, adding that there is no crisis…

Members of the Palestinian security forces in the northern West Bank city of Nablus captured, Thursday, three Israeli soldiers who infiltrated into the city using a civilian vehicle, and handed…

One Palestinian was injured, on Thursday, at several others received treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked a protest in solidarity with Palestinian detainees held…

Palestinian Minster of Detainee, Issa Qaraqe’, reported Thursday that arrangements are being conducted to transfer ailing hunger striking detainee, Samer al-Barq, to Egypt after a sharp decline in his health…

A number of armed extremist Israeli settlers illegally confiscated, on Thursday, six Dunams of privately-owned Palestinian lands, south of Al-Khader, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Ahmad Salah, Coordinator…

Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported Thursday that the Legal Counselor of the Israeli Government sent an official document to Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, asking him ensure the government closely monitors…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Kufr Qaddoum village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, broke into several homes and kidnapped four residents, including two children.Local…

The World Bank stated Wednesday that its transferred on September 12 the amount of $14.3 Million to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, as part of a plan of…

A group of armed extremist Israeli settlers of the Avraham Avino illegal Israeli settlement, invaded on Wednesday a Palestinian home in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attacked…

Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyadh Al-Maliki, stated Wednesday that the Palestinians embassy will be reopening its office in Kuwait for the first time since 22 years, and that the new ambassador…

Palestinian medical sources reported, Wednesday, that Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, shot and injured one Palestinian youth and…

Two Palestinians were assassinated, on Wednesday at night, when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a Palestinian car driving near Abu Taha Fuel Station, in the center of Rafah…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) demanded Israel to release Kamal Salah Al-Husseini who, on September 9, was taken prisoner by Israeli soldiers during clashes that took place in occupied East…

Israeli soldiers attacked, on Tuesday evening, dozens of protesters in the Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at them; the army…

Former leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, resumed his hunger strike at a Palestinian prison after the court refused, Tuesday, to release him.Zobeidi was…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday, a young Palestinian man close to the barbwire fence of an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the West Bank.The army claimed that the…

Head of the Legal Unit at the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Jawad Boulos, stated on Monday evening that hunger striking detainee, Samer Al-Barq, was moved to the Intensive Care Unit…

Palestinian medical sources reported Monday that five residents were treated for the effects of tear-gas inhalation during clashes that took place near the Qalanida terminal, separating between occupied Jerusalem and…

Three Palestinian farmers were injured, on Monday, after being attacked by a number of extremist Israeli settlers, in Aqraba village, south east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.…

In the village of Qusra, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, a group of armed Israeli settlers stormed the village on Saturday, injuring one Palestinian and sending people running…

Dozens of residents, and a number of International peace activists, marched towards the Annexation Wall, isolating the villagers from their lands, and were attacked by dozens of Israeli soldiers who…

Dozens of residents were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlements, and against the closure…

Israeli daily, Yedioth Aharonoth reported Friday that political criticisms of the policies of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, are on the rise due to his meddling in the American Presidential election…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPPS) reported, Thursday, that detainee Hasan Safady was moved to the Assaf Harofeh Israeli hospital after his health condition witnessed a sharp deterioration following 85 days…

In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 06- 12 Sep. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…

Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that an Israeli Military Court Judge ordered the release of a Palestinian man who was kidnapped and detained by the Israeli army three weeks ago, in…

The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem ruled, Thursday, that Al-Rajabi home in the southern West Bank city of Hebron is officially owned by the settlers, and ordered the Palestinian owner…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza stated Thursday that a convoy headed by Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Relief Committee, Dr. Khaled Abdul-Aziz, managed to enter the Gaza Strip to…

The Japanese government’s Official Developmental Assistance program (ODA) has decided to fund the construction of a new building at a private school in Ad-Daraj area, in Gaza city.The Japanese Representative…

The right-wing led government of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been seeking the approval of the Israeli Supreme Court in order to expand more than 40 settlements build on…

Several Israeli Tanks and armored vehicles invaded, on Wednesday at night, an area east of the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, and opened sporadic fire, local sources reported.Eyewitnesses said…

A Palestinian Military Court in the Gaza Strip sentenced, Wednesday, a Palestinian man to death after convicting him of collaborating with the Israeli occupation. The man’s wife was sentenced to…

A Palestinian child was seriously injured after being hit by a settlers’ vehicle as she was walking home from school in Tiqoua’ village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Medical…

Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, personally vowed to Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to void a submarines deal its country signed with Egypt, and said that her government will not…

A group of extremist Israeli settlers defaced, on Tuesday at dawn, a mosque in Emresh village, south of Doura town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The settlers…

The Israeli military and its so-called, Civil Administration Office in the occupied West Bank, decided to confiscate 675 Dunams (166.79 Acres) of privately-owned Palestinian lands in the Nablus district, in…

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the transfer of the first payment of 250 Million New Israeli Shekels to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank due to the…

The sources said that the car was transporting several workers in Jinba area, south of Yatta town, taking them to Be’er As-Sabe’ (Bir Shiva); soldiers chased the car until it…

Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, announced Tuesday that his government has decided to grant the Palestinian Authority $10 Million to help it overcome its current sharp financial crisis, the Wattan…

Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that the White House declined, Tuesday, an Israeli request to arrange a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and American President, Barack Obama, this month.Netanyahu…

Egypt’s Intelligence warned Israel and the United States that extremists are planning attacks against the embassies of the two countries in Cairo, and said that these attacks are planned by…

The Israeli Radio, Channel 2, (Reshet Bet) reported that senior Israeli security officials filed an urgent recommendation to the Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu to transfer large sums of cash…

In protests throughout the West Bank and Gaza over the weekend, thousands of Palestinians took to the streets to protest the economic conditions and call for an annulment of the…

Israeli soldiers bombarded, late on Sunday at night, several areas in northern and southern Gaza, leading to extensive damage and several injuries. Children were among the wounded.The Israeli Air Force…

Imprisoned Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Saadat, stated during a court session at the District Court in Jerusalem, that “Zionist leaders, and leaders…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Saturday that he will be heading to the United Nations, on September 27, for deliberations on the Palestinian request for full Palestinian membership at the…

Israeli sources reported that two Grad shells were fired, overnight Saturday, from the Gaza Strip into the Netivot settlement, leading to a number of mild injuries. The latest incident comes…

Palestinian sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at night, four Palestinians, including two children, and took them to…

Medical sources reported Friday that dozens of nonviolent protesters were treated for the effects off teargas inhalation after the Israeli army violently attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation…

Israeli soldiers attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated bullets at the…

In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 30 Aug.- 05 Sep. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…

Several protests and demonstrations were held, starting on Thursday evening and extending to early Friday morning, as thousands of Palestinian youths took to the streets protesting the sharp increase of…

The Egyptian Interior Ministry reported that it managed to identify seven of the assailants who carried out the deadly attack against an Egyptian military base, last month, killing 16 Egyptian…

Palestinian sources reported that Israeli soldiers, kidnapped on Thursday evening, five persons from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, including one man who carries a Jordanian citizenship.The International Solidarity…

A group of Israeli extremists violently attacked, on Thursday at night, a young Palestinian man in al-Qatamon neighborhood, in occupied Jerusalem. The young man suffered two fractures in his leg.…

Sources close to Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated Thursday that he intends to submit his resignation to Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, once the latter returns to the country,…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that three Palestinians were killed, on Thursday morning, when the Israeli army bombarded Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in Cairo, on Wednesday evening, to attend talks held by the Arab Follow-up Committee. Abbas held talks with Egypt’s acting security chief and a number…

Palestinian medical sources reported that three Palestinians were killed, and a fourth resident was wounded, late on Wednesday at night, when the Israeli Air Force fired missiles into an area…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped seven residents.The Ahrar Center for Detainees…

In a special Interview with Israel’s leading paper, Haaretz, Norwegian Foreign Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, stated that the International Community should reconsider the import of goods produced in Israeli settlements…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at night, a young Palestinian woman, 18, and her 12-year-old brother, in Tal Romedia neighborhood in the center of the southern West Bank city of…

Palestinian security sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that Lieutenant Hisham Ar-Rikh, deputy head of the Palestinian Preventative Security Forces, was shot and killed…

The Middle East News Agency reported Tuesday that several American Air Force planes landed at an Egyptian Airbase to participate in joint drills with the Egyptian Air Force. The drills…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will be arriving in Cairo on Wednesday evening for a two-day visit that will include a meeting with the newly elected Egyptian President, Mohammad Morsi, and…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that one resident was killed, on Tuesday evening, and another resident was injured in a tunnel collapse accident, near the Salah ad-Din…

A group of extremist Israeli settlers attacked the Latrun Christian Monastery in occupied Jerusalem, earlier on Tuesday at dawn, and wrote racist graffiti describing Jesus as a “Monkey”, and other…

A 20-year old Gazan man killed himself in a public act of protest Sunday, dousing himself with gasoline and setting himself on fire. The family of Ihab Abu Nada said…

Israeli soldiers physically attacked, on Monday at night, a Palestinian nonviolent activist after stopping his vehicle, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank. The soldiers forced…

Palestinian medical sources in Ya’bod village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, reported Monday that several residents, including children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the…

The Israeli military reported Monday that a Palestinian man dropped a bag filled with explosives a roadblock near Ni’lin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fled…

The Israeli Air Force fired, on Monday at dawn, several missiles into a training center that belongs to the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, near an-Nusseirat refugee camp,…

Israeli sources reported that despite the fact the some settlers of the Migron illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank have voluntarily left the outpost, dozens of teenage settlers clashes…

The Quds Press Media Agency reported Sunday that Israeli soldiers, stationed at military towers across the border, opened automatic fire at Palestinian shepherds herding their sheep in central Gaza, killing…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday afternoon, Sielet Al-Harithiyya village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped one resident. Local sources reported that the kidnapped resident, a former…

Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers hurled stones and empty, on Saturday evening, at Palestinian homes in Shu’faat neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, one resident was injured.Israeli Police Spokeswoman for Arab…

Egyptian daily, Al-Ahram, reported that the case of the Israeli spy, Odah At-Tarabeen, imprisoned in Egypt, has surfaced again after the Israeli Radio reported last Tuesday that Israel is willing…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that the clinic at the Ramla Prison is trying to bargain with an ailing hunger striking detainee, and told him that he will be…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that two residents were injured, on Saturday at dawn, after the Israeli army bombarded an area, north east of Gaza City.The sources…

Palestinian medical sources in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the army fired gas…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West bank city of Ramallah, injuries were…

In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 16 – 29 Aug. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…

AMNESTY International issued a statement, on Wednesday, denouncing the Israeli court ruling in the case of the murder of American Peace Activists, Rachel Corrie, in Rafah in 2003. The court…

The Israeli Military Court at the Salem military base, north of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, sentenced, Thursday, a 16-year-old Palestinian child, from Ya’bod village, near Jenin, to…