Israeli forces abduct one Palestinian man from Obaiyat village near Bethlehem
On Monday morning Israeli forces invaded the village of Obaiyat east of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted one man . Troops and army jeeps closed the…
Army invades downtown Bethlehem, attacks a home
On Monday at dawn Several Israeli army vehicles stormed downtown Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank and attacked one home. Saliba Al Qanawati’s home is located near the Milk…
Residents, peace activists protest against the Wall in Bethlehem
Dozens of Palestinian residents of Salmouna village, south of Bethlehem, protested along with International Peace activists against the Annexation Wall Israel is constructing on their lands.The protest took off after…
Israeli army invades Taqua village and abducts one man
The Israeli army has invaded the village of Taqua south east of Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank, and abducted one man on Thursday morning. Troops…
Israeli army abducts one Palestinian man from Obadiyah village near Bethlehem
On Thursday morning, Israeli army forces invaded Obadiyah village east of Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank and abducted one resident. Iyad Radaidah, was taken to…
In January: Army abducts 85 residents of Bethlehem including 22 minors and a girl
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society in Bethlehem issued a monthly report on the total number of the abductees in the West Bank District of Bethlehem during the month of January which…
Israeli army abducts a Palestinian clergy man from Bethlehem
The Israeli army abducted Ibraheim Thwiab, the Imam of a local mosque, on Friday morning from a village east of Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank.Israeli troops invaded Za'tara…
Israeli Army abducts two Palestinian men from Bethlehem
Israeli army abducted two residents of Aideh refugee camp, located in the northern side of Bethlehem city, southern West Bank on Thursday morning. Palestinian sources reported that soldiers invaded the…
Israeli Army invades a Bethlehem town and abducts sixteen local youths
The Israeli army, backed by at least seven armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank town of Biet Fajjar south of Bethlehem on Wednesday before dawn. Soldiers installed several temporary roadblocks…
Army abducts a Palestinian man from Beit Sahour
Yousif Al Wa'arah, 20, was abducted by Israeli troops from his house in Beit Sahour town near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday morning. Eyewitnesses reported…
Anti-Wall demonstration in Um Salamonah village near Bethlehem
At least 1500 Palestinian and international peace activists gathered in Um Salamonah village near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday to protest the construction of the illegal…
Army abducts two women from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem
The Israeli army invaded Aida refugee camp in the northern side of Bethlehem city on Tuesday morning and abducted two Palestinian women. Army jeeps and soldiers stormed the camp and…
Israeli troops and bulldozers attack a village near Bethlehem and injure one farmer
Ali Issa, 38, a farmer from the village of Um Salamoneh, located south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, was injured on Friday morning when a group of villagers…
Unknown gunmen attack the home of the Police commander in Bethlehem
A group of unknown gunmen detonated a home-made bomb near the house of the Police Commander of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, Issa Hejju on Friday morning. A…
Unknown masked men set the municipality building of Jenata village, near Bethlehem on fire
Unknown masked men set the municipality building in Jenata village, south east of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, on fire, Wednesday at dawn. Ibraheem Asakra, chair of the…
Israel`s purging of Palestinian Christians
A Palestinian woman lights a candle in the Church of the Nativity a few days before Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 21 December 2006. (MaanImages/Fadi Tanas) There…
Israeli army invades down town Bethlehem, surrounds a house and abducts three brothers
At lest 15 Israeli army vehicles invaded Al Saf Street in down town Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank, surrounded one house and abducted three brothers,…
Israeli army invades down town Bethlehem, surrounds a house
At lest 15 Israeli army vehicles invaded Al Saf Street in down town Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank and surrounded one house on…
Army invades Al Khader village near Bethlehem and abducts one Palestinian
Israeli forces invaded the village of Al Khader, south of Bethlehem in the southern part of the West Bank, and abducted one local resident on Friday morning.Soldiers and army vehicles…
Army invades Bethlehem, injures a Palestinian man and abducts him
At around 4:30 on Thursday afternoon at least 15 Israeli military jeeps invaded the city of Bethlehem in the southern part of the West Bank injured a Palestinian man and…
Israeli army abducts one Palestinian man from a village near Bethlehem
The Israeli army abducted a Palestinian man during an invasion on Wednesday morning in the village of Al Shawourah, east of Bethlehem. Mohamed Shawourah, 22, was taken to an unknown…
Bethlehem University student: I could offer no gift other than stones from our demolished home
“I could only provide stones as gifts to the heads of the British churches after Israeli bulldozers demolished our house,” 19 year old Bethlehem University student Motaz told PNN…
Symbolic Funeral for Saddam in Bethlehem
Political parties in Bethlehem organized on Tuesday a symbolic funeral for the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in protest against his execution. The funeral procession started in Al-Azza refugee camp…
Israeli Army Abducts Two Men From Al Showawra Village Near Bethlehem
The Israeli army abducted two men during a morning invasion in the village of Al Showawra east of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday. Several army vehicles…
Israeli troops abduct two Palestinian men from Bethlehem
The Israeli army abducted two Palestinian men during pre dawn invasions in villages around the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday. Mohamed Khamis, 60, from in the Al…
Palestinians nonviolently block Israeli bulldozers from devastating their lands near Bethlehem
Palestinians from Um Salamunah village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, nonviolently tried to block Israeli army bulldozers from destroying their lands on Tuesday afternoon. Residents reported that…
Midnight Mass in Bethlehem: Patriarch calls to end internal fighting which strengthens occupation
Latin Patriarch of the Holy Lands, Michel Sabbah, reached Bethlehem on Christmas Eve day, the most celebratory time that the West Bank city sees all year. Thousands of people crowded…
Bethlehem on Christmas Eve: Where are all the Christians?
Local scouting troops paraded through Nativity Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, playing drums and bagpipes to a crowd of a few thousand Palestinian and international…
Bethlehem on Christmas Eve: Where are all the Christians?
Local boyscout groups paraded through Nativity Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, playing drums and bagpipes to a crowd of a few thousand Palestinian and international…
UK Church leaders pledge to be the ‘voice for the voiceless’ of Bethlehem
Leaving Bethlehem this morning after a three-day pilgrimage, the UK's church leaders pledged themselves to continue to be a "voice for the voiceless" on behalf of the beleaguered people of…
30 village councils in Bethlehem voice appeal for ceasefire
Thirty village councils in Bethlehem voiced an appeal to all Palestinian factions in order to stop the internal clashes and solidify the ceasefire between the armed groups, especially Fateh and…
Americans back Bethlehem – but not sure where it is
Two Nation survey: America vs Bethlehem. Most Americans believe Bethlehem is an Israeli town inhabited by a mixture of Jews and Muslims, a pre-Christmas survey of US perceptions of the…
Following the Scar over Bethlehem
{mosimage}Yesterday, while I was walking the streets of Bethlehem and Beit Sahour, I was struck by the gleaming white buildings on a hill parallel to the city that is the…
Christmas in Bethlehem, Surrounded and Lacking Resources
As Christmas approaches, Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, remains surrounded by the Israeli Annexation Wall, and strangled by Israeli checkpoints and expanding settlements. This year, Bethlehem is challenging…
Israeli army invades Bethlehem, takes one prisoner
A large Israeli force invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem in the early hours of Thursday morning and arrested one resident from the Deheisha refugee camp, Palestinian security sources…
Israeli settler Runs over 72-year-old Palestinian man near Bethlehem
An Israeli settler ran over an elderly man Wednesday midday in Al Khader village south of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. Medical sources said that Ahmed Sbeih 72…
Israeli army invades a village near Bethlehem and abducts three men
Israeli forces invaded the village of Al Jab'a, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted three men including the Mayer of the village on Tuesday morning. Local…
Bethlehem tree lighting Friday evening
In spite of the blockade, closures, arrests, killings, settlements, and the Wall, the Christmas tree will be lit on Friday night. Rarely has anything been able to stop the lighting,…
Israeli army abducts one Palestinian near Bethlehem
Friday morning, Israeli army abducted Palestinian man from Nahaleen village south east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Ra'ed Ghaiad, 29, was taken to unknown detention after troops surrounded,…
Bethlehem welcomes the world although this year Christmas will be celebrated behind the Wall
Mayor of Bethlehem, Dr. Victor Batarsa, held his traditional Christmas season kick-off press conference and stressed that “the birthplace of Jesus Christ is in its worst economic, political and tourist…
Israeli army invades Walaja village near Bethlehem and levels Palestinian home
Several Israeli army vehicles, accompanied by an armored bulldozer, invaded the village of Walaja, west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, and demolished a Palestinian home in the…
Bethlehem mayor appeals the world not to forget the Birthplace of Jesus Christ
Bethlehem Mayor, Victor Batarsa, said on Monday that Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is facing the most difficult economic, political and touristic conditions as a result of the continuous…
Israeli Army bulldozes Palestinian vinyards south of Bethlehem
Israeli armored bulldozers began the destruction of a Palestinian vinyard on Monday morning, located south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Salah Shahin, the owner of the land, said…
Bethlehem safe, and ready for Christmas
This is an interview conducted by Najeeb Farraj, Palestine News Network, with the Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Jouda Morqus, in Bethlehem. Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Jouda Morqus, said that Bethlehem…
Troops abduct a PFLP political leader in Bethlehem
Palestinian sources in the West Bank City of Bethlehem reported on Monday afternoon that Israeli soldiers abducted a political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).…
Army bulldozes farmlands and stops school students from going home near Bethlehem
Israeli army bulldozers started on Monday morning to bulldoze farmlands, and barred school students from leaving their school in Al Khader village south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.…
98 residents taken prisoner in Bethlehem in November
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported that Israeli soldiers took prisoner 98 resident in several attacks and invasions carried by the army in the West Bank city of Bethlehem during…
Israeli Army takes one prisoner from Al Sawawra village east of Bethlehem
Israeli forces invaded the village of Sawawra village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Friday morning and took prisoner one Palestinian man. Khaldon Salem, 20, was taken…
Army levels several houses south of Bethlehem
The Israeli army leveled two Palestinian houses located in the Iskarba area, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday. The houses are located on lands belonging to…
Explosive device hurled at Israeli troops in West Bank city of Bethlehem; no injuries reported
Palestinians threw an explosive device at Israel soldiers in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday midday. Israeli media sources reported the incident but reported no injuries or damage.
Army invades Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem city
Several army vehicles stormed Aida refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday midday. Soldiers closed the eastern entrance of the camp, and are not…
Army takes prisoner from Dar Salah village east of Bethlehem
The Israeli forces took prisoner one resident from the village of Dar Salah east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday morning. Yousif Al Aref, 38, was taken…
One resident taken prisoner from Beit Jala town near Bethlehem
The Israeli forces invaded the town of Beit Jala west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem and took prisoner one residents on Wednesday at dawn. Troops and army…
Army uproots trees to install a Wall section near Bethlehem
Israeli military bulldozers started on Tuesday to construct a section of the Annexation Wall near Artas village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The army uprooted dozens of…
Army invades Bethlehem, takes one prisoner
An Israeli army convoy invaded the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, surrounded a house and took prisoner one resident on Monday morning. Army vehicles invaded Wad Saheen neighborhood in…
Army takes four prisoners from Nahalen village near Bethlehem
The Israeli army invaded the village of Nahalen village, west of Bethlehem City, south of the West Bank and took prisoner four residents on Monday morning. Army vehicles and soldiers…
PA Gov’t to Spend 50 K for Christmas decoration in Bethlehem
Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Eng. Judeh Markus said the Paestinian Authority decided to allocate 50 thousand dollars to decorate Bethlehem on Christmas, Palestine News Network reported on Sunday. The decorations…
Army takes prisoner seven residents from Obadiya village near Bethlehem
The Israeli forces invaded the village of Obadiya located east of Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank and took prisoner seven residents on Tuesday morning. Army…
After several hours of military offensive in Bethlehem, troop take Islamic Jihad activist prisoner
Monday evening, Israeli soldiers took resident Shareef Abu Hadeed prisoner after surrounding his house in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for several hours, and after detaining and interrogating several…
Prisoner Society reports that Bethlehem’s Aida Camp man another victim of severe beating
A resident of Aida Refugee Camp one of thousands Palestinians with stories of abuse endured in Israeli prison. Mahmoud Ahmed Abu Salem testified under oath to a Palestinian Prisoner Society…
Army takes prisoner one resident from Al Doha town near Bethlehem
Israeli forces invaded the town of Al Doha west of Bethlehem, in the souther part of the West Bank, and took prisoner one resident on Wednesday morning. Troops stormed the…
Army invades a village near Bethlehem and takes five prisoners
Israeli forces attacked the village of Harmalah, south east of Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank and took prisoner five residents on Tuesday morning. Army vehicles and troops entered…
Army invades Bethlehem city for the second time in less than 12 hours and takes six prisoners
The Israeli army invaded Al Doha Village on the western side of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and took prisoner six residents on Monday at noon. Several army vehicles…
Army bulldozes lands south of Bethlehem
The Israeli army started to bulldoze farm lands and uproot trees that belong to the residents of Wadi Rahal Village, south of he West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday…
Army invades Bethlehem and takes one child prisoner
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem late Sunday night and took one child prisoner. More that 10 army jeeps entered the city from the western entrance and…
Troops invade village near Bethlehem, break into home
Israeli soldiers, and border-guard forces, invaded on Sunday at night Batteer village, near Bethlehem, broke into several houses and searched them, the Palestine News Network reported (PNN). The invasion is…
One resident is taken prisoner during an army invasion in Al Khader village near Bethlehem
One resident of Al Khader village was taken prisoner during a morning invasion to the village by Israeli troops on Friday. Troops searched houses and fired sound bombs and live…
Army invades Bethlehem and takes two prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday morning and took two prisoners. The two were known as Ahmad Habib, 45, and Yasser Iskafi, 45. They…
Israeli report: Settler apparently abducted west of Bethlehem
Israeli media and security sources reported on Thursday evening that one settler was apparently abducted in Betar Illit settlement, south of Jerusalem. The report was not officially confirmed. Israeli Jerusalem…
Army invades the city of Bethlehem and a nearby village, takes four prisoner
The Israeli army invaded the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem and a nearby village of Taqua, troops took prisoner four residents on Thursday morning. In the city of Bethlehem,…
Elderly woman dies of wounds sustained on Friday in Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported that an elderly woman died on wounds sustained during an Israeli military offensive in the West Bank city of Bethlehem; two residents were killed…
Israeli soldiers break into Bethlehem hospital
Friday evening, Israeli soldiers surrounded and broke int Bethlehem Government Hospital, in Beit Jala town, in Bethlehem district, broke into it and abducted an injured fighter, Palestinian medical and security…
Troops abduct an injured fighter and a nurse in Bethlehem hospital
Israeli soldiers broke into the Bethlehem Governmental hospital, in the West Bank city of Beit Jala, Bethlehem District, abducted a wounded resident and a nurse, Palestinian medical sources reported. Dr.…
Army attack nonviolence protest in Al Khader village near Bethlehem city
Several non-violent protesters were severely beaten by Israeli military and border police today, as a demonstration was staged at the tunnel checkpoint on route 60. At three in the afternoon…
Israeli army invades Bethlehem; 3 injured, siege ongoing
At 2am, 12 Israeli military vehicles entered the Al-Safe neighbourhood, five minutes south of the Manger Square city centre of the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Troops surrounded the home…
Israeli army invades Bethlehem; 3 injured, siege ongoing
At 2am, 12 Israeli military vehicles entered the Al-Safe neighbourhood, five minutes south of the Manger Square city centre of the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Troops surrounded the…
Palestinian elderly woman killed by Israeli military fire in Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday morning that one elderly woman, was shot and killed by Israeli military fire in Bethlehem city, in the West Bank, after the army invaded…
Body of Palestinian resident found under rubble of his home in Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported that the body of Tha'er Ahmad Hassan, 27, member of the Islamic Jihad was found under the rubble of his home that was demolished…
Army takes two prisoners from Bethlehem
An Israeli army force invaded the village of Rakhmah, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday at dawn and took two prisoners. Soldiers and jeeps deployed around…
Army takes one resident prisoner from Al Obaidiyya village near Bethlehem
The Israeli army invaded Al Obaidiyya village, east of Bethlehem city, in the southern part of the West Bank and took one resident prisoner, on Monday morning. Local sources reported…
Child injured after Israeli settler attack near Bethlehem
Palestinian sources reported that aone child from the town of Tiqoa, east of Bethlehem, was injured when Israeli settlers threw stones at a Palestinian family harvesting their olive crop. The…
Hamas’ Executive Forces Target Youth In Bethlehem For Recruitment
Hamas’ Executive Force is targeting youth living in Bethlehem and the surrounding villages for recruitment, according to Palestinian security sources. These particular youth were once loyal to Fatah, but are…
The newly formed executive force starts to recruit personal in Bethlehem
The Palestinian news network PNN reported on Wednesday that members of the newly formed Palestinian executive force started to recruit personal in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and neighboring…
Army takes eight residents prisoner in invasions in Bethlehem and Tubas cities
The Israeli army has abducted eight residents during morning invasions in several parts of the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Tubas, on Saturday. In Obadyeah village, East of Bethlehem,…