Unknown gunmen shoot at journalists in Gaza, injure six people
Unknown gunmen shoot at journalists in a protest in central Gaza City on Wednesday afternoon, and injure six people including one child.
Unknown gunmen shoot at resistance fighter in Gaza, injure three
During a car chase through Gaza City on Wednesday, unknown gunmen reportedly shot at a Hamas resistance fighter and his family. His wife and two of his children were injured.…
Palestinian Interior Ministry denies shot were fired at him in the Gaza Strip
Spokesperson of the Palestinian Interior Ministry, Khalid Abu Hilal, denied media reports that stated that shots were fired at the convoy of the Interior Minister, Hani Al Qawasmi, when he…
Sewage water floods northern Gaza strip village; five killed, scores injured
Sewage water flooded the village of Um Al Nassrin the northern part of the Gaza strip on Tuesday midday in what was described as a disaster. Five Palestinian civilians were…
Palestinian resistance fighter dies in southern Gaza Strip
One resistance fighter from the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was announced dead on Monday morning in Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip. The Brigades…
Israeli Army Shells a Palestinian Truck in Eastern Gaza
Israeli army opened fire at a Palestinian truck while driving in eastern Gaza city, Palestinian media sources and medics said. The sources added that the Israeli armored vehicles, stationed to…
Palestinian Journalists Protest as BBC Reporter Remains Hostage in Gaza
Dozens of Palestinian journalists in Gaza protested Sunday against the abduction and confinement of BBC reporter Alan Johnston for the second week consecutively. The protest was held in a sit-in…
One civilians injured in the northern Gaza strip
The Israeli army shot at injured a Palestinian civilian in northern part of the Gaza strip on Saturday morning. Medical sources reported that Mohamed Abu Wardah, 22, was shot while…
Israeli Army Wounds a Palestinian Civilian in Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in northern Gaza reported Saturday that a Palestinian was shot and wounded by Israeli army gunfire near the Beit Hanoun industrial zone. The sources identified the wounded…
Preventive security member killed in internal clashes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday evening that one person was killed and four were injured in violent clashes that took place in Al Zaytoun neighborhood…
Child killed, dozens of residents injured in Hamas-Fateh clashes
One Palestinian child was shot and killed on Friday morning in renewed clashes between Fateh and Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip. Abductions and attacks against private and public properties…
Two bodies found in Gaza, several attacks reported
Palestinian security sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday night that bodies of two residents were found in the Central and the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip. Shots…
Fatah and Hamas in Gaza Agree to Calm Following Renewed Infighting
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed Thursday to calm, after their supporters traded gun fire and abductions in northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, causing the death of one Fatah member…
Palestinian civilian killed in renewed clashes in the Gaza strip
One Palestinian man was shot and killed on Thursday morning in the eastern side of Gaza city, during renewed clashes between the two rival Hamas and Fatah parties. This incident…
Questions as BBC’s Reporter Remains Hostage in Gaza
According to the Gaza-based Palestinian Human Rights Center, twenty-eight kidnappings, with a total of 55 foreigners including journalists and international workers, have taken place in Gaza over the past three…
Renewed Clashes in Beit Lahia Claim One Resident’s Life, Wound Others
Palestinian media sources said Wednesday that one Palestinian civilian was killed and eleven others wounded during renewed Hamas-Fatah infighting in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Lahia. The sources…
Israeli Army Razes Farm Lands near Maghazi
On Tuesday Israeli army bulldozers accompanied by a barrage of heavy tank fire bulldozed Palestinian-owned lands to the east of Maghazi Refugee Camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Witnesses told…
Israeli army tanks open fire at civilians’ homes in the central Gaza Strip
On Tuesday afternoon Israeli army tanks fired heavily at residential buildings in Al Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Norway is First to Resume Ties with PA as Unity Cabinet Inaugurated
In the first sign of a breakthrough regarding the international community’s stance on the newly-announced Palestinian Authority’s (PA) unity government, the deputy-foreign minister of Norway met today in Gaza with…
One Israeli man shot and injured near Karni crossing
One Israeli man sustained light wounds after being shot at a gas station near the Karni crossing, in the eastern Gaza strip on Monday midday. Israeli sources reported that an…
One man killed, seven injured in Gaza
One Palestinian man was killed and seven others injured when an explosion took place in a house located in Al Al Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza city on Monday…
Several civilians injured in an explosion west of Gaza city
Several civilians were injured on Monday midday when an explosion took place in a house in Al Shati refugee camp west of Gaza city. Local sources reported that the explosion…
Palestinian Policeman Wounded by Unknown Gunfire in Deir Elbalah
Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Monday a Palestinian policeman in Deir Elbalah city, in the central Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources confirmed the shootout, yet no further details have been…
Rachel Corrie’s Voice
Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old peace activist killed by a bulldozer driven by an Israeli army soldier. The time, day and place of her death are known, but, the question…
Israeli troops kidnap two Palestinians from Gaza Strip
Israeli army troops opened fire on Sunday morning in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported.Israeli army troops opened fire on Sunday morning in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources…
Palestinian Legislative Council Votes for the National Unity Government
83 Palestinian MPs voted Saturday for the Palestinian unity government, agreed upon over the weekend, while only 3 others voted against. 83 Palestinian MPs voted Saturday for the Palestinian unity…
Unknown Gunmen Attack Convoy of a Senior UN Official in Gaza
Unknown gunmen attacked Friday with machine guns the convoy of a senior UN official in northern Gaza Strip. Palestinian local sources and eyewitness said that Jhon Ging, operations director of…
One Palestinian Security Officer Killed, another Wounded in Central Gaza
A Palestinian security officer has been shot dead and another wounded in the Deir El Balah city in the central Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources said that Hussain Alselhi, 31…
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 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…
Unknown gunmen abduct BBC reporter in Gaza
Unknown gunmen have abducted a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist, identified as Alan Johnston, in Gaza city on Monday afternoon. Local sources stated that a group of four unknown gunmen…
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…
Israeli Army Shells Palestinian-owned Houses to the East of Alburaij
Israeli army shelled Sunday Palestinian-owned houses to the east of Alburaij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources reported that the Israeli tanks, stationed on the border line…
Palestinian Authority Institutions to Stop Working if Salaries Unpaid
In a special interview with the International Middle East Media Center IMEMC, Aref Abu Jarad, head of the Palestinian Public Employees Syndicate in Gaza, said that the entire Palestinian Authority…
Unknown Attackers Storm University in Gaza
Unknown attackers stormed Saturday the Al-Quds University of Gaza and opened fire inside, Palestinian media sources reported. A member of the university’s Student's Council, Mohammad Helles, was shot and wounded…
Unknown gunmen destroy two shops in Gaza
Unknown gunmen attacked and destroyed two shops in the eastern part of the Gaza strip on Saturday morning, one civilian was injured. One of the shops is located in Al…
Israeli Army Kills a Palestinian Civilian in Central Gaza
Medical sources reported that a Palestinian resident of the Deir Elbalah town, in the central Gaza Strip, was shot dead by Israeli army on Friday evening. The sources confirmed that…
Israeli Army Sweeps into Northern Gaza
Palestinian security sources reported that the Israeli army has swept late on Tuesday night into the northern Gaza Strip city of Bet Hanoun. The sources said that an Israeli infantry…
Two Palestinian children injured in Jabalia
Two children were injured in Jabalia town in the northern part of the Gaza strip when an unknown object exploded near them on Tuesday morning. Dr. Moawiya Hasanain, the director…
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…
Report: 13 Palestinians killed, 188 injured by Israeli army fire during February 2007
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza issued a report on Monday which stated that 13 Palestinians including one woman, were killed while 188 others were injured by Israeli army…
Palestinians in Gaza are Deprived of a Vital Food Source
Since the abduction by Palestinian resistance groups of an Israeli soldier Gila’d Shalit in June25, 2006, the Israeli gun ships have prevented Palestinians from fishing off the coast. This has…
PM Designate: Consultations on Unity Government Concluded
Palestinian Prime Minister designate, Ismail Haniya, confirmed Friday that consultations on the upcoming unity government have been finalized. He called on both Hamas and Fatah to submit the names of…
Palestinian resistance launch five home-made shells at Israeli settlement
Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza strip launched five home-made shells at Israeli targets in the northern part of Israel on Thursday morning. The attack targeted Israeli military instillations near…
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…
PM Designate Advisor: ‘People’s Party and Third Way to Join Unity Cabinet’
Both the Palestinian People’s Party and the Third Way bloc will join the upcoming Palestinian unity cabinet, advisor of Palestinian PM designate Ahmad Yousef stated Tuesday. “Leaders of both parliamentary…
Spokesman of Hamas Parliamentary Bloc Soon to Announce Names of New Cabinet
Salah Albardawil, spokesman of the Hamas bloc at the Palestinian Legislative Council, confirmed Monday that the names of the new Palestinian cabinet will be made public within the next few…
Home of PNA Security Officer in Gaza Attacked
Early on Saturday morning unknown gunmen attacked the house of Colonel Suleiman Khader, commander of the second battalion of the Palestinian Authority’s national security forces, local media sources reported. In…
Resistance factions shell settlements near the Gaza Strip
Several Palestinian resistance factions claimed on Friday responsibility for firing homemade shells into Israeli settlements north and east of the Gaza Strip.!– @page { size: 21.59cm 27.94cm; margin: 2cm }…
One Palestinian man injured by Israeli army fire east of Gaza
One Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli army fire in the eastern part of the Gaza strip on Thursday evening. One Palestinian man was shot and injured by…
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…
Resident of Gaza Killed in Mysterious Explosion
A mysterious explosion ripped through the Wad Alselqa village, south of Gaza Wednesday, killing a 33 year-old Palestinian resident, medical sources reported. Mahmoud Alsemairy, 33, of the southern Gaza Strip…
‘Palestinian National TV’ car stolen in Gaza
A group of unknown gunmen stole a car belonging to the Palestinian National TV group on Tuesday at dawn. Sources from the TV group stated that the car was being…
Haniya Criticizes U.S Stance towards his Coalition Government
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, voiced Monday regret over the U.S administration shunning of the Palestinian unity government, considering such an attitude ‘a failure’. Speaking in a cabinet meeting, Haniya…
Israeli naval gunboats shell a Palestinian fishing boat
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Sunday that Israeli Navy gunboats fired on Sunday at Palestinian fishing boats off the Gaza Strip shores and destroyed several boats. No…
Israeli Army Wounds a Palestinian Civilian in Gaza
The Israeli army wounded a Palestinian resident of northern Gaza, and Israeli naval boats opened fire at fishermen on Gaza’a shoreline. Dr. Moawiya Abu Hasanain, Director of the Emergency Department…
Palestinian Parliament Condemns an Attack on an MP’s House in Gaza
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) condemned Thursday an attack by unknown gunmen on the house of MP Yousef Alsherafi in the northern Gaza Strip. In a statement released by the…
Fatah and Hamas Agree to Constitutional Procedures Ahead of Unity Government
Officials from both Hamas and Fatah declared Thursday that their movments would start constitutional procedures ahead of forming the national unity government agreed upon in the Saudi Arabian city of…
PLC Member Abu Houli: ‘To Make Mecca Deal Sustainable, Hamas Should Abandon Rhetoric’
In a special interview with IMEMC correspondent in Gaza, Ahmad Abu Houli, a Fatah member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) said that the success of the latest Mecca deal…
Unknown gunmen attack Palestinian officer in Rafah
Palestinian sources reported that a group of unknown gunmen attacked the car of a Palestinian officer while he was traveling to work via the Dier Al Balah – Rafah road…
Dahalan will Scrutinize Implementation of Makkah Deal
Former Palestinian Minister and a Fatah leader, Mohammad Dahalan, said the Makkah unity government deal last Thursday, will be scrutinized thoroughly. In an interview with the London-based Alhayat Arabic newspaper,…
Palestinian Resistance Fighter Killed by Israeli Army Gunfire in Gaza
On Tuesday morning Israeli army troops stationed on the Gaza-Israel border line, to the east of Gaza City, opened heavy fire at Palestinian resistance fighters. They killed one and injured…
Exiled Gaza Resident Returns Home after Six Years
Palestinian resident, Mohammad Rehan, 28, of the Jabalya refugee camp north of Gaza, returned home Monday after having spending six years in exile, sentenced by an Israeli military court. Rehan…
PM Haniya: International Community including US Should Respect Palestinian Will
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya of Hamas, stated Monday that the international community including the US should respect the Palestinian people’s will. Haniya was speaking in a televised speech after…
Unknown gunmen abduct a former Palestinian official and blow up a restaurant in southern Gaza strip
Palestinian sources reported that unknown gunmen have abducted a former Palestinian official and blown up a small restaurant in the southern part of the Gaza strip on Monday.The former State…
Hamas and Fateh organize a march welcoming the unity agreement
Fateh and Hamas movements in the Gaza Strip organized a massive joint march welcoming the unity government deal signed in Saudi Arabia between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from Fateh, and…
Palestinian Child Dies of Wounds Sustained during Infighting
Palestinian medical sources confirmed that Ahmad Abu Eida, 8, died yesterday night of wounds he sustained during infighting last Thursday in the central Gaza Strip. Dr. Moawiya Abu Hasanain, head…
Hamas gunman killed in Gaza, three injured
The Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement of Hamas, said that one of its fighters was killed and three others were injured after being attacked…
Israel closes Rafah Crossing Terminal in Gaza
Palestinian media sources reported that on Tuesday at noon the crossing that links Gaza to Egypt was closed. After chaos forced the European observer mission who monitors the checkpoint to…
’17 Force’ Outpost in Northern Gaza Attacked by Gunmen
A number of gunmen attacked Monday night a ’17 Force’ outpost in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Hanoun. Witnesses said that the gunmen attacked the outpost with different…
Three Palestinian men die of wounds they received last Friday
Three Palestinian men died on Monday afternoon of wounds they sustained during Hamas-Fatah infighting last Friday, Palestinian sources in the Gaza strip reported. Three Palestinian men died on Monday afternoon…
Internal Clashes Renewed in Northern Gaza
Palestinian security sources and witnesses said Monday that factional infighting renewed on Monday in northern Gaza, mainly near the so-called Abraj Al-Awda residential buildings and in the vicinity of the…
Gaza Municipality Appeals for Support After Suffering Damages During Infighting
Gaza Municipality appealed Monday to several local and international bodies including the Palestinian presidency and government, as well as other counterpart municipalities worldwide for support after the infighting has inflicted…
A Joint Hamas-Fatah Delegation Fixes the Ceasefire
Yesterday a joint Hamas-Fatah delegation carried out a tour of Gaza City in order to follow up implementation of the ceasefire they concluded Saturday. Representatives of both factions watched out…
Three Palestinian Resistance Groups Vow to Retaliate to Israeli Actions in Jerusalem
Three Palestinian resistance groups warned Sunday of Israeli constructions beneath the Al-Aqsa mosque in the occupied east Jerusalem, vowing they would heighten resistance against the Israeli occupation. The three groups…
Two Presidential Security Personnel Die of Wounds as Gaza Sees Relative Calm
Palestinian medical sources announced Sunday that two presidential security personnel died of wounds they sustained earlier during factional infighting. Abdelhalim Madi, 23 and Azmi Alwadiya, 21 died today of wounds…
The American proxy war in Gaza
In recent days the unremitting, murderous brutality of the Israeli occupation has been eclipsed by the carnage in Gaza as dozens of Palestinians have been killed in what is commonly…
Israel prepares for an extensive operation in Gaza
Israeli military sources reported on Saturday night that the Israeli military is preparing for a wide-scale military offensive in the Gaza Strip, similar to the 2002 ‘Operation Defensive Shield’ in…
P.A security officer killed in Gaza, Fateh member injured in Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Saturday night that a Palestinian security officer was shot and killed by gunmen near a Palestinian security post, in the center…
Renewed clashes between Hamas and Fatah security forces in Deir Al Balah town in central Gaza strip
IMEMC correspondent in Gaza reported that clashes started on Saturday night between executive force of Hamas and the National Security forces of Fatah in Deir Al Balah town in central…
A number of the Executive Force members join the National Security Forces
Some members of the Executive Force of the Ministry of Interior turned themselves in to the Fatah affiliated National Security Forces in the Gaza Strip and demanded to join the…
Gaza Unrest Paralyzes Movement
As internal unrest in Gaza City, due to clashes between Fatah and Hamas supporters that has claimed lives of 25, wounded dozens others and caused destruction to many public utilities…
Internal clashes; 25 Palestinians killed, at least 245 injured in two days
As the internal violent clashes between Hamas and Fateh continued in the Gaza Strip, the number of Palestinians killed arrived to 25 and at least 245 were injured, including several…
Under Egyptian Patronage, Fatah and Hamas Agree to a Ceasefire
Senior leaders from both Fatah and Hamas agreed Friday to a ceasefire under the patronage of an Egyptian security delegation, during a meeting at the Egyptian embassy in Gaza city.…
Three civillians killed in factional in-fighting in Gaza Strip named
Dr Muaweyah Hasanin, the head of the Aid and Emergency department in the Palestinian Ministry of health said that three civilian fatalities have been identified as: Ramzi Abu Amshah, 25,…
Two Security Officers Killed as Internal Clashes Continue in Gaza
Palestinian security sources confirmed Friday that two security officers were killed during renewed clashes between Fatah and Hamas in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza. The killings brought to…
Presidential guards withdraw from the Islamic University in Gaza
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday night that the presidential guard forces withdrew from the Islamic University in Gaza two hours after breaking into it. Israeli sources…
Internal clashes on Thursday: six killed,89 injured- Egypt denies involvement
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday evening that the number of Palestinians killed during today\’s clashes in the Gaza Strip reached six, and that 89 residents…
Armed clashes break out between the executive forces and Presidential guards in central Gaza strip
IMEMC correspondent reported that armed clashes have broken out between the Hamas affiliated executive forces and the Fatah affiliated Presidential guard force, in central Gaza strip.
Hamas Denounces Washington’s Fund to Palestinian Security Bodies
Hamas movement, now in power, denounced Wednesday Washington’s intention to fund Palestinian security bodies. Hamas’s spokesman, Ismail Radwan, said that the intended fund is a part of Washington’s intention to…
Palestinian Wounded by Israeli Army Gunfire in Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources said that on Thursday the Israeli army shot and wounded a Palestinian resident to the north of Gaza Strip. Dr. Moawiya Abu Hasanain, head of emergency department…
One Palestinian man injured by Israeli army gunfire north of Gaza strip
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli troops stationed near Beit Hannoun crossing opened fire at a Palestinian man and injured him. Medical sources identified the man as Talal Hgubon, 30, and…
Gaza Residents Protest against Factional Infighting
Hundreds of Palestinian residents in Gaza city took part today in an anti-infighting protest, in which they called for an end all forms of internal violence. The demonstration has been…
Clashes erupted in Gaza following a drive-by shooting
Clashes erupted between Al-Aqsa Brigade, the armed wing of Fatah and the Executive Force of the ministry of Interior in Al-Saftawi area in the north of Gaza City, Palestinian sources…
Hamas gunman shot dead in southern Gaza
A Hamas affiliated gunman was shot dead in Khan Younies on Tuesday afternoon. It is the first fatality to be reported since the cease-fire came into effect at 3 A.M…