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One Palestinian Authority security officer died on Wednesday morning of wounds he sustained on Tuesday evening in Khan Younis city in he southern part of the Gaza strip. Tahssen Al…
Israeli gunboats heavily fired on Monday Palestinian fishing boats, while on board on northern Gaza shores. Palestinian media sources said that the Israeli naval forces opened their heavy fire on…
Palestinian media sources said that a Palestinian resident of the northern Gaza Strip was shot and moderately wounded early on Sunday during an armed clash. The man identified as Khaled…
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Saturday at night, that unknown gunmen abducted a Gaza-born Arab resident of Israel after he visited relatives in the Gaza Strip. Haaretz added that…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas emphasized Saturday the need to stop ‘aimless’ homemade rockets fire into nearby Israeli towns in northern Gaza Strip in light of recent heightened Israeli deadly attacks…
Palestinian Authority cabinet, in a special session, discussed Saturday a security plan presented by Palestinian interior minister, Hani Qawasmi, in a bid to enforce law and order in the unruly…
Palestinian medida sources said that the Israeli army shot to death a Palestinian resistance fighter and injured another in northern Gaza Strip, just close to the Jabalya refugee camp. The…
Friday, unknown gunmen ambushed a Fateh official, and a top union leader, as he drove his vehicle, with his family, in the Gaza Strip; the official was moderately injured.The gunmen…
Israeli military sources reported on Saturday at dawn that Israeli military helicopters fired at least two missiles at what was described “suspicious movements” near the Jabalia refugee camp, in the…
Israeli TV, Channel 2, reported on Friday evening that Hamas reduced its demands on the number and names of detainees who should be freed in exchange for releasing the captured…
The UK’s general consul in Jerusalem, Richard Makepeace, met in Gaza Thursday with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya over the crisis of BBC reporter Alan Jhonston, who still remains…
The Israeli army shelled late last night the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, as a Palestinian girl died of wounds she sustained by Israeli gunfire three years ago. Palestinian…
An Israeli plan to severely restrict trade between Israel and the Gaza Strip is currently pending approval from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz.An Israeli plan…
An undercover Israeli army unit shot and killed Wednesday a Palestinian civilian and abducted another in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza. Palestinian medical sources said that Ramez Alz’aneen was killed,…
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian civilian was killed when an Israeli army tank fired a group of residents east of Beit Hannoun town and in the northern part…
Palestinian media sources reported Tuesday that unknown gunmen detonated an explosive device in an internet café in the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia. Palestinian media sources reported Tuesday that…
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian child was shot and wounded by Israeli army in the Johr Eldeik village in central Gaza Strip. The sources said that Hani Almodamer,…
Palestinian sources reported on Monday at night that undercover forces of the Israeli army invaded Al Atatra area, west of Beit Lahia town, in the northern part of the Gaza…
The Palestinian cabinet meeting held on Monday, urged the European Union not to discriminate between Palestinian ministers, especially those of Hamas and Fatah, on basis of policy lines. Prime Minister,…
Different parts of the Gaza Strip have suffered internal unrest over the past 24 hours, including shootouts, abductions and thefts that led to the injury of one resident as well…
The Palestinian Authority government’s spokesman, Ghazi Hamamd, described the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s remarks against Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya as ‘farcical’. He called Olmert and his army ‘terrorists’…
Palestinian media sources reported on Friday night that a civilian was shot and killed and another was wounded after unknown gunmen in the Alshija’iya neighborhood opened fire on them. The…
The Um Al Nasser village, on the northern Gaza-Israel borders, woke up on Tueaday to tens of thousands of gallons of sewage water flooding it's small cottages. Many of the…
Israeli Army chief of staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, hinted that Israel would soon launch a massive military offensive on the Gaza Strip, under the pretext of cracking down on the Palestinian…
A Palestinian man died on Thursday morning of wounds he sustained on Wednesday when a car he was in was targeted by an Israeli army helicopter in the northern part…
The number victims of yesterday’s environmental disaster in Um El-Naser (Bedouin) village increased to five after rescue crews recovered the body of Fatima Habban Abu Safra (70) yesterday afternoon. The…
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday afternoon that the Israeli air force fired missiles at a group of fighters “preparing to fire Qassam homemade shells into Israel from the northern part…
On Wednesday evening, Fateh and Hamas movements traded accusation of exchanges of fire in two separate incidents in Gaza that caused the injury of eight Palestinians, including a leader of…
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces shelled a Palestinian civilian car west of Gaza City on Wednesday.
Unknown gunmen shoot at journalists in a protest in central Gaza City on Wednesday afternoon, and injure six people including one child.
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.…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On Tuesday afternoon Israeli army tanks fired heavily at residential buildings in Al Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
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 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 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 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…
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 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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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 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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…