Hamas fighter killed, nine injured in internal clashes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday night that a Hamas fighter was killed and nine others were injured during internal clashes that took place in Gaza…
Palestinian Journalists Union slams abduction of BBC reporter in Gaza
The Palestinian Journalists Union in Gaza Strongly denounced on Monday the abduction of Allan Johnson, a BBC reporter working in the Gaza Strip, by a group of unknown gunmen. The…
Fateh PLC bloc hands Abbas names of six candidate ministers
Palestinian legislator, Rabeeha Thiab, representative of Fateh movement at the Palestinian Legislative Council, stated on Monday at night that members of Fateh parliamentary block, including herself, met with president Mahmoud…
Sewer of Ariel settlement destroys natural sceneries in Salfit
Ariel settlement, one of the biggest settlement blocs in the occupied West Bank, dumps its sewer in the valleys of of Salfit district, in the northern part of the West…
Israeli poll: “68.4% of Jews in Israel for uprising by Arab residents of the country”
An Israeli pull administered by the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Haifa, Professor, Sami Smooha, revealed that 68.4% of the Jews in Israel fear…
Palestinian Center for Communication and Development slams the abduction of BBC reporter
The Palestinian Center for Communication and Development issued a press release on Monday slamming the abduction of a Alan Johnson on Monday afternoon in Gaza City. Johnson was abducted by…
Israeli source: “Israel preparing for a new and tough war against Hamas”
The Istaeli Maariv Newspaper reported on Sunday that as the Palestinian factions are preparing to declare a national unity government by the end of this week, Israel is preparing for…
Abbas-Olmert meeting described as “tough but positive”
The Israeli television channel reported on Sunday night that the meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in Jerusalem was tough but positive, and that…
Hamas fighter killed, another injured in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Sunday at dawn that one Hamas fighter was killed and another was injured after…
Olmert’s aide: “No peace talks if P.A government refuses to recognize Israel”
An Israeli online daily reported that Miri Eisin, a spokeswoman to Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stated on Saturday evening that Israel will not hold peace talks with the Palestinians…
Barghouthi calls on PFLP to participate in unity government
Jailed Fateh leader and previous Legislative Council member Marwan Barghouthi called on president Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister-designate, Ismail Haniyya, to contribute utmost efforts to guarantee the participation of the…
Haniya asks for two week extension on government formation deadline, Abbas agrees
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, agreed on Friday to a two-week extension of the legal period of forming the new coalition government. The request came from the acting Prime Minister, Ismail…
Egypt warns of arrest of Ben Eliezer if he enters country
Following a documentary film about the Israeli military “Shaked” unit, which is believed to be responsible of killing 250 surrendering Egyptian soldiers during the Six Day War in June 1967,…
US Secretary of State likely to visit Middle East in coming weeks
The United States State Department said on Friday that US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, is likely to visit the Middle East in the coming weeks to continue the efforts…
PCHR weekly report on Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied territories
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights in Gaza published its weekly report on the Israeli violations of human rights in the Palestinian territories in the period between March 1st and…
B’Tselem report: “Troops used a Palestinian child as a human shield”
The Israeli Information Center For Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, reported on Thursday that the Israeli army used an 11-year old Palestinian girl as a human shield during…
PMRC slams Israeli attacks against its medical crews
The Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (PMRC) slammed on Wednesday the Israeli military attacks against its medical teams in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank. Dr. Ghassan…
Israeli high court imposes restrictions on Sheik Ra’ed Salah in Jerusalem
An Israeli court imposed restrictions on the movement of Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, barring him from entering public places in…
Israel cautiously responds to PA truce offer
The Palestinian Authority offered on Wednesday a full truce with Israel if it supports the end of the international aid boycott imposed on the Palestinians since Hamas won the legislative…
Hamas vows full cease-fire if Israel helps end boycott of PA government
Hamas says it will be committed to full cease-fire with Israel if it agrees to persuade the international community to recognize the Palestinian Unity Government and end the embargo. …
Fighters detonate two explosives near the Wall, military patrol in Tulkarem
The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported on Tuesday night that fighters of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, detonated explosive charges in two seperate incidents…
Israeli Justice Ministry to try policeman who killed Israeli Arab
The Israeli Justice Ministry decided on Tuesday to try the Israeli officer who shot and killed an Arab resident of Israel, and has decided to file charges of manslaughter against…
Israel claims that Hamas is sending fighters to train in Iran
Director of The Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet), Yuval Diskin, claimed on Monday that Hamas has sent dozens of fighters to Iran for combat training.!– @page { size: 21.59cm 27.94cm;…
PFLP leaders meet Abbas, reject participation in unity government
Delegates of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, PFLP, met on Monday night with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Gaza City, and confirmed the Front's position which…
Abbas, Haniyya met on Monday night, agreed on names of independent government candidates
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, met on Monday evening with the acting and designate Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, and agreed on the names of independent candidates who will hold positions…
Fateh gunman injured in infighting with Hamas gunmen
Monday afternoon, one Fateh gunman was shot and injured during armed clashes between Palestinian security sources loyal to Fateh and Hamas gunmen. The clashes erupted after a disagreement over who…
Abbas, Haniyya Gaza meeting fails in making progress on unity government
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and acting Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, met in Gaza on Sunday in an attempt to push forward the formation of the Palestinian Unity Government, but the…
Israel claims that Syrians threw 10 mines into Israel on Saturday afternoon
Senior Israeli military sources reported that the Israeli army located ten anti-personnel mines that were allegedly thrown by Syrians into Israel on Saturday afternoon. Military sappers arrived in the area…
Caught on tape: “Army still using civilians as human shields”
A scene caught on tape by the Associated Press raised questions on the Israeli army practices in using Palestinian civilians as human shields during its invasion to the Palestinian occupied…
Sarid: “In 1967, Israeli army executed 250 unarmed Egyptian soldiers”
Former Meretz party leader in Israel, Yossi Sarid said in an interview with the Egyptian daily, Al Ahram, that the Israeli army executed 250 unarmed Egyptian soldiers at the end…
King Abdullah: “Israel must choose between peace or being a fortress”
King Abdullah of Jordan stated on Friday night that Israel must make a choice between the mentality of being a fortress, and living in peace with its neighbors.During an interview…
Unity Government to be declared on Sunday
Palestinian governmental sources reported on Friday that the Unity Government will be announced after a meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas, and the acting Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya on Sunday.The sources,…
Israel wants an “improved version of the Arab peace initative”
An Israeli online daily reported on Thursday that Israel is “expecting the Arab league to adopt an improved version of the Saudi peace plan. Arab leaders will meet in a…
Haniyya appeals to factions to speed-up choosing ministers for unity government
Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, appealed to the Palestinian factions who want to participate in the unity government to speed-up in choosing their candidates. He warned that further delays…
PCHR weekly report on Israeli violations of human rights in the OPT
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza published its weekly report on the Israeli violations in the occupied territories in the period between February 22 – February 28.…
Israeli troops carry out further invasion of Nablus
Several hours after the Israeli army concluded a large military offensive in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, troops re-invaded the city on Friday morning firing rounds of live…
Israeli army imposes full closure on the West Bank
The Israeli army imposed a full closure on Thursday at midnight of the occupied West Bank ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim, which starts on Saturday night, an Israeli…
Israeli sources: “Olmert and Abbas plan to meet in two weeks”
An Israeli online daily reported on Thursday at dawn that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will meet in two week’s time to resume…
Mandela Institute: “Detainees in solitary confinement describe their lives as a slow death”
Lawyer of Mandela Institute for Human Rights – Palestine, Botheina Doqmaq, stated that detainees living in solitary confinement in Israeli prisons are facing harsh living conditions and that they are…
Israel plans to build a settlement neighborhood near Qalanida checkpoint
The ‘Arabs48’ news website published an article based on a report by an Israeli newspaper on Wednesday morning, stating that the Israeli Government is preparing a plan to construct a…
Israeli troops training in the Negev seriously wound a Bedouin child
A twelve-year old Bedouin child was shot in the head as she was herding her family’s cattle near an Israeli military base in the northern Negev. The Israeli military police…
Senior Israeli military officials call for a large offensive in Gaza
Senior Israeli officials of the Gaza Israeli military Brigade claimed that Palestinian factions, especially Hamas, are preparing at least ten tunnels that lead to Israeli area, and that Hamas is…
Two civilians injured, two taken prisoner during anti-Wall protest near Bethlehem
Two Palestinian civilians were injured, and two were taken prisoner, during Tuesday clashes between farmers and residents of Um Salmouna village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The clashes…
Awad: “Haniyya met with Fateh and Hamas leaders”
Palestinian sources reported on Tuesday that the acting Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, from the Hamas party, held in his Gaza office a meeting with Fateh and Hamas leaders for further…
Israeli troops carried out 40 invasions in Jenin in February
A report prepared and published by the National Institutions Office in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, revealed that in February Israeli troops carried out 40 invasions…
Palestinian woman dies of wounds sustained two weeks ago in Al Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem reported on Sunday that a Jerusalem woman died of wounds she sustained two weeks ago. She was injured during an Israeli attack that targeted people…
Army carries out a large scale offensive in Nablus
Israeli soldiers started a wide-scaled military offensive in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, on Sunday at dawn. The offensive included at least six abductions, imposing curfew,…
Israel plans to construct 1500 settlement housing units on private Palestinian lands
Israeli sources reported on Saturday night after midnight that the so-called Supreme Planning Council for settlements in the occupied West Bank, authorized recently the construction of what was described as…
Abbas: “We must continue to hold talks with Israel”
Following his Saturday meeting with the French President Jacques Chirac in France, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Palestinians and the Israelis must continue to hold talks and try…
Palestinian killed, one abducted by unknown gunmen in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday night that one Palestinian resident was killed by gunmen, and another resident was abducted in a separate attack, apparently due…
Haaretz : “Abbas says he is determined to push P.A unity government to fulfill Quartet demands”
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated on Friday that he is determined to push the planned Palestinian National Unity Government to comply with the Quartet…
Palestinians under the age of 45 barred from entering Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday
In another Israeli decision that could lead to further tension in Jerusalem, the Israeli authorities decided to bar all Palestinian residents under the age of 45 from entering the Al…
Israeli High Court authorizes Wall construction on Palestinian farmlands
The Israeli High Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that it is permissible for the Israeli Army to construct sections of the Annexation Wall around Israeli settlements in the occupied…
Peretz: “We will evacuate all illegal outposts”
Aides to the Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said on Thursday that he “plans to go all the way in evacuating illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank in full…
Settlers release boars in Palestinian farmlands
Palestinian sources in Salfit, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Thursday that Israeli settlers released boars in Palestinian farmlands near Salfit, in the northern part of…
Injured civilian dies after Israeli soldiers obstruct ambulance transferring him to hospital
Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday that Mowaffaq Raheemy, 34, died of his wounds when Israeli troops stationed at Atara checkpoint, near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah, obstructed…
Settler families evacuated from Gaza to receive 1.5 – 2 M each in compensation
Data collected by the Israeli Disengagement Authority (Sela) reported that an average of NIS 1.5-2 million New Israeli Shekels are expected to be paid as compensation to each family of…
Olmert: “Realignment plan postponed due to current circumstances”
During a speech hosted by the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the “realignment plan” has faded away due to “changed circumstances”.He stated that…
Israel holds a Knesset session on captured soldiers
Six months after the United Nations issued it resolution number 1701 calling for the release of the captured Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah and Palestinian fighters, Israel officially adopted the resolution…
Israeli police, security say thwarted a “large-scale bombing” in Tel Aviv
The Israeli police and security forces stated on Tuesday that they managed to thwart what was described as a large suicide bombing, planned for Tel Aviv. Security sources reported that…
Body found near Ramallah: Israeli man, work-related accidental death
The Israeli Police stated on Monday evening that the Israeli man who was found dead between the villages of Kibya and Shukba, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, died…
Arab residents of Israel call on UN to stop Jerusalem dig near the Al Aqsa Mosque
Several Arab leaders in Israel called on the international community to act against the Israeli digging near the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The leaders said that East Jerusalem is…
Resident injured in Qalqilia invasion
Palestinian medical sources in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the west Bank, reported on Saturday that one resident was shot and injured by Israeli military fire in the nearby…
Fateh, Hamas sign a comprehensive unity government deal
Fateh and Hamas leaders meeting in Mecca signed on Thursday night a unity government deal. The deal came following two days of intensive talks and negotiations in Saudi Arabia. Fateh…
El ejército israelà bombardea un puesto del ejército libanés
Fuentes israelÃes informaron, miércoles por la noche, que el ejército israelà disparó proyectiles a un puesto del ejército libanés al otro lado de la frontera. Israel reclama que bombas bengala…
Peretz acusa Siria de permitir el rearme de Hezbollah
El miércoles, el ministro de Defensa israelÃ, Amir Peretz, acusó a Siria de permitir el rearme del partido con base en LÃbano Hezbollah, y declaró que “Israel tiene el derecho…
Following Eilat bombing, Israel to step-up operations
Following the Monday suicide bombing in Eilat, Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz instructed the army to step up operations against Palestinian armed groups and said that Israel has decided to…
Construction continues in illegal settlement outposts that are slated for evacuation
The Israeli Peace Now movement reported that constructions in illegal settlement outposts on Palestinian-owned land in the occupied West Bank continued, as four out of six illegal outposts have expanded.…
Eilat bomber hitched ride with a reserve colonel
The Israeli media reported on Monday night that the bomber, who blew himself up Monday morning in an Eilat bakery, attempted to hitch a ride to the center of the…
Israeli PM grants license to build Jewish synagogue at door of Muslim Quarter near Al Aqsa Mosque
The current Israeli Prime Minister and former Mayor of Jerusalem is achieving his dream to further Judaize the Palestinian capital. Ehud Olmert has granted a license for a Jewish synagogue…
Hebron family: “Armed settlers walk right through our home”
“Did your home ever become a conduit, a bridge, a shortcut for strangers? This is what has happened in my home,” says Hisham Idris. He and his family of four…
PCHR report on Israel\’s violations of human rights from 11th-17th of January
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights, in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations in the occupied territories in the period between January 11th and January 17th. The…
Army of Islam: “Shalit is held by Hamas fighters”
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the Army of Islam, one of the three Palestinian groups holding the Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit captive since June 25 2006, issued a handbill…
Israeli government extends ban on ‘family reunification’ for 3 additional months
A measure banning Palestinians from uniting with their spouses, children or parents inside Israel was extended for another three months on Monday evening, despite opposition from a number of Israeli…
Palestinians, Peace activists dress like Native Americans in protest
Some 100 Palestinian residents, peace activists held a peaceful protest at Huwwara checkpoint near Nablus in the northern part of the West Bank, dressing like Native Americans to send a…
Workers Union and Palestinian government sign agreement ending strike
After several months of general strike by Palestinian governmental employees, an agreement was signed on Saturday afternoon between representatives of the workers union and the government represented by vice prime…
Palestinian resistance claims to have captured Israeli drone in Gaza
An unmanned Israeli drone which crashed in the Gaza Strip due to technical problems was captured by the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, according to a…
Palestinian non-violent resistance prevents Israeli airstrike
A group of Palestinian civilians managed to thwart an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Wednesday by gathering on the roof of the targeted home in a non-violent act of civil…
Hamas: Israel is a reality; but recognition will only come when Israel recognizes Palestine
Khaled Meshaal, the politburo spokesman for the Palestinian Islamic Movement, Hamas, responded on Wednesday to the Israeli claim that Hamas "does not recognize Israel", saying that, in fact, Israel as…
Five Hamas members reported injured in clashes with Fateh in Gaza
The Hamas party has reported that five of its members have been injured in clashes with the rival Fateh party on Tuesday, in several parts of the Gaza Strip.According to…
Israeli human rights group calls for repeal of `apartheid driving` rule
The Israeli human rights group B'tselem has issued a call for the repeal of a new Israeli law, set to go into effect on January 19th, that will forbid Palestinians…
Nablus deputy mayor released Monday after being captured by rival party members Saturday
Mahdi al-Hanbali, a member of the Hamas party, was captured by supporters of the rival Fateh party in Nablus on Saturday. Monday afternoon he was released, and at a press…
Five Hamas supporters abducted, three released, by Fateh supporters in Gaza
According to a Hamas party spokesperson in Gaza, five members of the party were abducted after their car was stopped by members of the rival Fateh party in Beit Lahia,…
Fateh supporters in Ramallah torch stores, fire at homes of Hamas supporters
Internal clashes between the two major Palestinian political parties, Hamas and Fateh, continued Monday as Fateh supporters burned several stores, including a money-changing shop and a clothing store, that belong…
Palestinian resistance claims to have fired three homemade shells into Israel
The armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, the Quds Brigades, on Monday took the credit for firing two Quds-3 homemade missiles at Sderot settlement in the western Negev.The Brigades…
150 dunams of Palestinian farmland bulldozed by Israeli troops near Hebron
According to local sources, Israeli troops escorted huge tractors that started bulldozing a road linking the settlement of Sossia to newly annexed Palestinian lands in Yatta village, east of Hebron…
20-year old Palestinian shot and injured by Israeli gunfire near Beit Hanoun
A 20-year-old Palestinian youth was injured on Monday when Israeli soldiers stationed just outside the Gaza Strip shot at him near the industrial area north of Beit Hanoun city, in…
University lecturer seriously injured by gunmen in Nablus
Palestinian sources reported on Saturday evening that unknown gunmen fired at Dr. Marwan Al Qaddoumi, a lecturer at Al Najah University in Nablus, after ordering him to step out of…
Three Palestinians killed in armed clashes between two families
Palestinian medical and security sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Saturday evening that three Palestinians were killed during armed clashes between two families in Gaza city; nine residents were…
Abbas outlaws the Executive Force; Hamas decides to increase its members
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, decided on Saturday that the Executive Force, formed by the Hamas controlled Ministry of Interior, is illegal and outlawed. Hamas in return decided to increase the…
Army installs a roadblock in Qabatia
Israeli soldiers installed on Saturday evening a roadblock at the southern entrance of Qabatia town, south-east of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank. Local sources reported that…
Two youth taken prisoner east of Qalqilia
Wednesday evening, Israeli troops invaded Izbit Al Tayyib, east of Qalqilia district in the northern part of the West Bank, and took prisoner two youth. Bayan Wanees, head of Izbit…
Child seriously injured in Aida refugee camp
Israeli soldiers stationed near Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot and seriously injured one child, the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported. The agency stated…
Two residents injured in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday afternoon that Israeli soldiers shot and injured to residents in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Dr. Muawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency…
Local Journalist injured in Ramallah
A journalist working with the Al Arabiyya news channel was injured in an Israeli military invasion to Al Masayif neighborhood, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian News…
Settlers uproot Olive trees in Hebron
Local sources reported that settlers uprooted several olive trees that belongs to Tubassi family, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. The sources stated that armed…
Child injured by setters fire in Hebron
Palestinian sources in Hebron reported that a six-year old child was shot by settlers fire near Khirbit Qalqas area, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.…
Child injured in Azzoun village, near Qalqilia
Palestinian medical sources in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that one child on Friday evening was injured by Israeli soldiers who invaded the nearby town…
Detained wife of a detainee receives extended remand
Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday that Israeli Prison Authorities extended the remand of detainee Wadha Al Foqaha, the wife of detainee Yousef Al Foqaha. Yousef is one of the leaders…
Troops abduct two youth near Jenin
Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday evening that Israeli soldiers invaded Ya'bod town, near Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank and abducted two youth. The two were identified…