Palestinian Child Sentenced To 4 Months Imprisonment
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…
Including Children; Soldiers Kidnap 13 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, broke into several homes and kidnapped 13 residents, including children, the Palestine News & Information…
Palestinian Killed By Police Fire In Tel Aviv
Israeli daily, Maariv, reported that an Israeli policeman shot and killed, on Wednesday at night, a 33-year-old Palestinian man in Tel Aviv. The off-duty policeman claimed that the Palestinian was…
Israeli Navy Chases Fishing Boats, Tries To Sink Them
A Palestinian cameraman from the Gaza Strip managed to capture on tape, an attack carried out by Israeli Navi boats, on Wednesday, against small Palestinian fishing boats. The video shows…
Army To Demolish Homes In Silwan
Palestinian field researcher, member of the Committee for Defending Lands of Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, Fakhri Abu Diab, stated that the Jerusalem Municipality handed notices for the demolition of…
Army Demolishes Four Homes In the Negev
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, several Arab villages in the Negev, and demolished four homes in what Israel describes as “unrecognized villages”. The soldiers invaded Beer Hadaj village, and…
Soldiers Demolish A Home In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers demolished on Wednesday a Palestinian home in Al-Obaydiyya town, in the Bethlehem district. Local sources reported that several military jeeps, accompanied by a military bulldozer, invaded the town…
Abbas To Head To Tehran
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will be flying to Tehran, on Tuesday evening, in order to participate in the summit of the international Nonaligned Movement. Abbas will be heading to Jordan…
Settlers Burn Two Palestinian Cars, Deface Two Cars
A group of extremist Israeli settlers burnt, on Wednesday at dawn, two Palestinian cars in Al-Jalazonerefugee camp, near Ramallah, and wrote racist graffiti on two more vehicles, the Palestine News…
Charges Filed Against Nine Extremists Involved In Lynch Attack
The Israeli Prosecution at the Central Court in Jerusalem filed, Tuesday, indictments against eight extremist Israeli settlers who violently attacked a Palestinian in Jerusalem, on August 16, leading to serious…
Two Children Injured After being Attacked By Settlers
Palestinian medical sources reported Tuesday that several extremist Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian home in Al-Lubban village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and violently attacked the family…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian citizen of Jerusalem after the army, undercover units and security officers, invaded a sweets shop in Az-Zahra’ Trade Center in Salah Ed-Deen…
France To Investigate Arafat’s Death
The French Prosecution decided to open an official investigation into the death of the late Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004 after becoming sick while surrounded by the…
Navy Opens Fire At Fishermen In Gaza
On Tuesday morning, the Israeli navy opened automatic fire at Palestinian fishermen, in Palestinian territorial waters, north of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and chased…
Court Rules Army “Not AT Fault” In Death Of Rachel Corrie
An Israeli court ruled, Tuesday, that the army “was not at fault” in the murder of American peace activist, Rachel Corrie, who in 2003 was crushed to death by an…
Army Destroys 5 Wells, 5 Tents Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers destroyed, on Tuesday morning, five wells and three tents used by local residents of Zannouta area, in addition to removing two tents in a Khirbit Susya village, south…
Army Bombards Several Targets In Gaza
The Israeli Radio reported that the Israeli Air Force carried out, on Monday at night and on Tuesday at dawn, several air strikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip,…
Israel To Close Bribery Case Against Sharon, His Sons
Israeli sources reported Monday that the Israeli prosecution is weighing the possibility of dropping bribery and corruption charges against former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and his two sons, Omri…
Elderly Man Injured After Being Attacked By Settlers
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that a 65-year-old man was moderately injured after being attacked by a group of extremist Israeli…
Three Israeli Teenage Settlers Apprehended
The Israeli Police and the Internal Security announced Sunday that three Israeli teenage settlers have been apprehended on suspicion that they are involved in a Molotov attack against a Palestinian…
Gaza Government Will Not Attend Tehran Summit
The Hamas-led Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip stated that it turned down an invitation by the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Tehran to attend its conference that will be held…
Migron Settlers To Resist Eviction
Settlers residing in the illegal settlement outpost of Mirgon, built on privately-owned Palestinian lands near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, said that they will resist their eviction, and…
Swiss Forensic Experts To Examine Arafat’s Remains
Experts working for the Swiss Radiophysics Institute stated Friday that they will be arriving in the West Bank to examine the remains of the late president, Yasser Arafat, after receiving…
Zahhar Denies Connection To Facebook Page That Carries His Name
Member of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, Dr. Mahmoud Zahhar, denied any relation to a Facebook page that carries his name and places statements allegedly made by him.Dr.…
Army To Confiscate Lands Near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers handed, Thursday, several residents of the Kufr Jamal village, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, military orders informing them that the army intends to confiscate…
Army Confiscates Palestinian Tractors In the Jordan Valley
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded Bardala village, in the northern plains area of the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, confiscated three agricultural tractors that belong to Palestinian farmers,…
Settlers Write Racist Graffiti In Nablus village
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Awarta village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and wrote racist graffiti on the walls…
Settlers Plant Palestinian Land Illegally Annexed 3 Months Ago
A group of Israeli settlers planted, on Thursday morning, Palestinian land that they illegally took over three months ago, near Al-Khader town, in the Bethlehem district.Coordinator of the Popular Committee…
Cairo And Tel Aviv Reach Understanding On Army Deployment in Sinai
An Egyptian security source told the Maan News Agency that the ongoing negotiations between Tel Aviv and Cairo led to an understanding regarding the deployment of Egyptian soldiers in the…
Soldiers Attack Family In Jerusalem, Elderly Woman Wounded
Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem reported that an elderly Palestinian woman was wounded, on Wednesday evening, after Israeli soldiers attacked her and her family, in Atarot area north of Jerusalem,…
High Court Delays Deliberations Of Settlers Eviction From Hebron Home
The Israeli High Court delayed deliberations in a case filed by Israel’s Peace Now Movement on behalf of a Palestinian family demanding Israel to remove Israeli settlers squatting in a…
Settler’s Vehicle Rams Child In Hebron
An Israeli settler driving in Jaber Neighborhood, in the southern West Bank of Hebron, hit a Palestinian child then drove off in what appears to be a ramming attack, medical…
Settlers Invade Nablus Village
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the village of Awarta, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and tried to torch two Palestinian cars…
Verdict In Rachel Corrie Case To Be Announced August 28
The Rachel Corrie Foundation issued a release stating that the verdict in the civil lawsuit filed by the family of American peace activist, Rachel Corrie, killed by Israel in 2003,…
Lieberman: “Abbas, An Obstacle To Peace”
Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, of the fundamentalist Israel Our Home Party, stated that the Quartet Committee must act of setting a date for general and presidential elections in the…
Israeli Media: “Egypt’s Military Activities In Sinai, Coordinated With Israel”
Israeli Channel 7 reported that Israeli and Egyptian officials confirmed that the Egyptian military activities, targeting armed extremists in Sinai, are conducted in coordination with Israel.Channel 7 quoted an Egyptian…
Israeli Court Approves Well Destruction In Bethlehem
An Israeli military court approved, Tuesday, an order issued by the Israeli military demanding a Palestinian farmer from Al-Khader town, near Bethlehem, to demolish an irrigation well under the pretext…
27 Years In captivity; Arab Detainee To Be Released Wednesday
Syrian political prisoner (from the occupied Golan Heights) Sidqi Suleiman Al-Maqt will be released from Israeli prison Wednesday after 27 years in captivity. Al-Maqt is currently 45 years old.Born on…
Settlers Attack Home, Attempt to Torch It
A number of armed extremist Israeli settlers attacked, on Tuesday at dawn, a Palestinian home in Far’ata village, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and tried to…
Egypt Prepares To Use Tanks, Air Force, In Sinai
Egyptian security sources reported that the country is preparing to use its Air Force and Tanks to counter armed groups and arms smugglers operating in the Sinai Peninsula.This will be…
Israeli Police Apprehends 7 Settlers Involved In Lynch Attempt
The Israeli Police reported Monday that it apprehended seven Israeli youths suspected of involvement in the lynch attempt, carried out Friday, against three Palestinian youths in Jerusalem, leading to serious…
Palestinian Wounded By Settlers Molotov Bomb Is in Serious Condition
The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported that resident Ayman Hasan Ghayatha, 36, who was wounded along with his family by a firebomb hurled by extremist Israeli settlers at a Palestinian…
Soldiers destroy Palestinian Car in Hebron
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli soldiers smashed, Sunday, the windshield of a Palestinian car that was parked in the center of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West…
Israel Claims Arresting 4 PFLP Members Who Planned To Kidnap Soldiers
The Israeli Radio reported Monday that the Israeli army and security forces kidnapped in May four Palestinians who allegedly planned to kidnap Israeli soldiers in order to trade them with…
Settlers Construct Chicken Farm On Palestinian Land
A number of Israeli settlers constructed a chicken farm on a privately-owned Palestinian land, in Khallit Ein Masour area, near Al-Khader city in the Bethlehem district.Ahmad Salah, member of the…
U.S: “Settler Violence Is Terrorism”
In its 2011 Country report, an annual report about global terrorist activities, the United States described the escalating attacks carried out by extremist Israeli settlers against the Palestinians as “terrorist…
Report: “4550 Palestinians, Including 220 Children, Imprisoned By Israel”
Palestinian researcher and former political prisoners, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, reported that Israel is currently holding captive 4550 Palestinians, held in 17 prisons, detention and interrogation centers, and added that 220 Palestinian…
Three Palestinian youth hospitalized after attack by Israeli lynch mob
In Jerusalem Friday, a mob of Israelis chanting ‘Death to Arabs’ attacked three young Palestinians, nearly killing one and severely wounding the other two.The attack took place in Zion Square,…
Father, Mother And Children Injured By Settlers Firebomb
Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported Thursday that a cab driver, a Palestinian father, mother and their children, from Nahhalin town, near Bethlehem, suffered moderate to severe injuries after fundamentalist…
Report: “Salafist Group Claims Responsibility For Firing Rockets Into Eilat”
Israeli Central Issues newspaper reported, Thursday morning, claimed that a group known as the “Egyptian Salasfist Front” in northern Sinai claimed responsibility for firing two missiles into Eilat coastal city.…
United Church of Canada Decides To Boycott Settlement Products
Following around six hours of deliberation, the United Church of Canada (UCC), the largest Protestant denomination in the country, voted for boycotting products made in Israel’s settlements in the occupied…
Explosions Heard In Eilat
The Israeli Police said that the two explosions were heard on Wednesday evening in Eilat coastal city, south of the country; the Israeli army starting a search campaign in the…
Army Invades Several Hebron Towns, Kidnaps One Resident
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, several towns in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and abducted one resident. Soldiers also installed several roadblocks and searched dozens of…
Netanyahu To Ignore Report On Legalizing West Bank Settlement Outposts
Fearing international repercussions and criticism, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, decided to shelve a report prepared by former Supreme Court Judge, Edmond Levy, as the report calls for “legalizing” Israeli…
Settlers Empty Palestinian Well, Flood Farmlands
A group of extremist Israeli settlers used electric pumps to empty a Palestinian irrigation well and flooded Palestinian farmlands in as-Seer area, east of Sa’ir town, near the southern West…
Detainee Sentenced To 27 Life Terms, Fathers A Child
Palestinian detainee Ammar az-Zaben, 27, who has been imprisoned by Israel for 15 years and sentenced to 37 life terms, managed to father a child after being able to “smuggle”…
Two Palestinians, Killed In 1991, To Be Buried Monday
Two Palestinians, one Muslim and one Christian, who were killed by the Israeli army on November 11, 1991, and whose bodies were held at the “Cemetery of Numbers” will be…
Soldier Who Killed Mother and Daughter Receives Sentence of 45 Days
An Israeli soldier who shot and killed a 64-year old woman and her 35-year old daughter who were waving a white flag in Gaza in 2009 has received a sentence…
Israeli Snipers Injure Young Farmer with Live Fire in Gaza
In the northern part of the Gaza Strip Saturday, Israeli snipers stationed in a guard tower at the border shot and injured a farmer who was tending his land and…
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Worshippers; 8 Injured
A busload of Palestinians returning from Ramadan prayers in the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem late Friday night were attacked by a group of heavily armed settlers who threw rocks at…
Israel To Release 123 Detainees Held Since Before The Oslo Agreement
Senior Palestinian political sources reported Friday that the Israeli government agreed to release 123 Palestinian political prisoners, held before the Oslo peace agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinian…
Female Detainee Released After Six Years Imprisonment
The Israeli authorities released, Thursday, detainee Woroud Qasem, from At-Teera, in the Southern Triangle Area in the 1948 territories, after imprisoning her for nearly six years on unfounded charges, including…
Israel Demands Egypt To Deploy Commandos In Sinai
The Israeli government recently demanded Egypt, through the U.S. Administration, to deploy large groups of Egyptian Commandos in the Sinai Peninsula area, in order to control the security situation there,…
Twenty Killed As Egyptian Air Force Strikes Extremists In Sinai
At least twenty persons, members of extremist groups, were killed when Egyptian Apache helicopters bombarded areas in Al-Arish and in Sinai where armed extremist are believed to be based. This…
Soldiers Invade Hebron Village, Residents Fear Impending Demolitions
A report written by Israeli reporter Amira Hass of Haaretz, revealed that the southern Hebron hills, in the southern part of the West Bank, is witnessing extensive Israeli military activities,…
Soldiers Kidnap Children In Jerusalem
Undercover forces of the Israeli army kidnapped, on Tuesday at noon, several Palestinian children in Al-Esawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to an undisclosed location; clashes were…
Muslim Brotherhood: “Israel Is Connected To Sinai attack”
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt stated that Sunday’s attack against an Egyptian military base in the Sinai, “could be attributed to the Israeli Mossad”, adding that this attack aimed to…
Hamas: “Salafist Groups In Gaza Must Be Monitored”
Senior Hamas official, Ahmad Yousef, demanded the Hamas-led government in the Gaza Strip to closely monitor all activities of Salafist Islamic groups in order to prevent Israel from infiltrating them…
15 Egyptian Soldiers Killed By Gunmen In Sinai; Israeli Army Kills Seven Gunmen
At least 15 Egyptian soldiers were killed, on Sunday evening, while several others were wounded, when gunmen attacked an Egyptian military base in Sinai. The Israeli army also killed seven…
Two Killed In Crash Following Israeli Army Car Chase
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that two residents were killed at midnight Sunday after their car crashed while being pursued by…
Resident Killed, Several Injured, by Army Missile in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported, Sunday, that one resident was killed and several others were wounded, when an Israeli drone fired one missile targeting a motorcycle rider…
Palestinian Killed, Two Injured, By Army Fire In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem reported that one Palestinian was killed on Monday at dawn, and two others were wounded, when Israeli soldiers, stationed at a roadblock east of occupied…
Romney Lands In Tel Aviv
Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, landed late on Saturday evening in Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli officials. Israeli media sources reported that the visit aims at securing Jewish-American vote…
Soldiers Invade Nabi Saleh Village
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday evening, the village of Nabi Saleh, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and fired several concussion grenades and gas bombs at random before kidnapping…
Army Invades Al-Aqsa Mosque, Attack Worshipers
Israeli soldiers and policemen invaded, on Saturday night after midnight, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and attacked several worshipers while trying to forcefully remove them out of the…
Israeli Report: “Four Shells Fired From Gaza”
Israeli sources reported that resistance fighters in Gaza fired on Friday and Saturday evening, four shells into the Eshkol Regional Council of Settlements, in the Western Negev, and Sderot; no…
PLC Head To Be Released Thursday
Representing the imprisoned and democratically-elected head of the Palestinian Legislative (PLC), Dr. Aziz Dweik, lawyer Fadi Al-Qawasmi stated that Dweik will be released from an Israeli detention camp this coming…
Palestinian Reporters Asked To Undergo Strip Search Before Attending Clinton Conference
Several Palestinian journalists in Jerusalem boycotted a press conference held by U.S. Secretary of state, Hilary Clinton, in Jerusalem after Israeli security officers ordered them to undergo a strip search…
Fateh Political Prisoners In Gaza Declare Hunger Strike
Families of political prisoners held by the Hamas-led government in the Gaza Strip stated that their detained sons declared an open ended hunger strike demanding their release. The families told…
Saudi Arabia Donates $100 M To The P.A.
Amidst the ongoing sharp financial crisis the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) is facing, Saudi Kind Abdullah Ben Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, ordered the fast transfer of $100 Million to the P.A. in…
Soldiers Abuse Palestinian Youth While Kidnapping Him
Israeli soldiers assaulted and abused Mahmoud Al-Badan, 17, after breaking into his home, Sunday, in Tiqua’ town, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped him before driving away…
Army Kidnaps Legislator In Hebron, 10 Residents in WB
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, Palestinian legislator of the Change and Reform Parliamentary Bloc of the Hamas movement, Ahmad Abdul-Aziz Mubarak, after breaking into his him in Al-Biereh…
Soldiers Attack Beit Ummar Nonviolent Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Saturday, dozens of Palestinian and international peace activists holding their weekly protest against the Israeli annexation wall and settlements, in Beit Ummar town, in the southern…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Friday evening, that one resident was killed by Israeli military fire near the Beit Hanoun (Erez) Terminal, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.Israeli…
PCHR Weekly Report: 5 Palestinian civilians wounded, 33 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05– 11 July 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
25 Gaza Strip Detainees To Have Family Visits Monday
The Red Cross announced, during a Thursday meeting with representatives of national and Islamic factions, and a committee of parents of political prisoners held by Israel, that Gaza Strip detainees,…
Hackers Penetrate Knesset Website
A group of hackers calling themselves “Pirates Of Gaza, the Winds of Victory”, managed Thursday to hack the official webpage of the Israeli Knesset, and replaced its front page with…
Several Wounded by Israeli Fire In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip report that several Palestinians suffered moderate-to-severe injuries when the Israeli army fired artillery shells before invading Ash-Shijaeyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.Dr. Ashraf…
Osama Az-Zaree’ey, The Only Detainee Currently Held Under “Illegitimate Combatant Law”
The Detainees’ Study Center reported Wednesday that, following the release of detainee Mahmoud Sarsak on Tuesday, one Palestinian detainee remains imprisoned under the Israeli “Illegitimate Combatant Law”.Detainee Osama Hajjaj Az-Zaree’ey…
Army Shuts Down Hebron’s Old City
Palestinian sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, the Old City of Hebron leading to clashes with local…
Army To Arrest, Deport, Internationals Living In The West Bank
Israeli Ynet News reported that the Israeli Central Command Chief, Nitzan Alon, signed an order granting the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority “the right” to search for, and arrest, internationals…
15 Palestinians Killed By Army Fire In June
The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported that Israeli soldiers shot and killed 15 Palestinians during the latest escalation against the Gaza Strip in June, including three children. At least…
Sarsak Released After 96 Days Of Hunger Strike
Palestinian political prisoner, Mahmoud Sarsak, arrived on Tuesday at noon at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) terminal, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, after being released from an Israeli…
Child Injured After Being Rammed By Settler’s Car
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian child from Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, was wounded after being rammed by a settler’s car in Susiya area,…
Palestinian Injured By Army Fire In Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian man, in his thirties, was shot and wounded by Israeli military, on Monday afternoon, in al-Qarara town, east of Khan Younis, in the…
Two Policemen Sentenced To 30 Months For Causing The Death of Palestinian Man
The Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem sentenced, Monday, two Israeli policemen to only 30 months imprisonment despite the fact that they left a wounded Palestinian man to die on…
Settlers Attack A Resident Near Bethlehem
On Monday several teenage settlers attacked a Palestinian man near the illegal Eliezer settlement located close to the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Maan News Agency reported that five teenage settlers,…
Netanyahu Says He Is Willing To Meet Abbas, Release Detainees
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that he is willing to release dozens of Palestinian detainees before the end of this year, in exchange for holding a meeting with Palestinian…
Soldiers Invade Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday morning, the towns of Doura and Ein Sinjer, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Two Palestinian workers were wounded after being assaulted…
Human Rights Council To Investigate Settlements
The United Nations Human Rights Council said that it will investigate the implication of Israeli settlements on the rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank. Israel condemned…