The Israeli army stops a peaceful march near Nablus
Israeli troops stopped on Thursday midday a peaceful protest organized at a military checkpoint near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Local NGOs and political groups in the city…
The Israeli army kidnaps four civilians from Nablus city
The Israeli army invaded Al Ein refugee camp located in the northern West Bank city of Nablus and kidnapped four civilians on Saturday morning. Local sources said that a number…
During pre dawn invasion: the Israeli army kidnaps six civilians from Nablus
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and nearby Balata refugee camp, during that attack the invading forces kidnapped six civilians on Wednesday at dawn. Local…
The Israeli army steals historical artifact from the northern part of the West Bank
Palestinian sources reported on Tuesday that the Israeli antiquities department under the protection of the Israeli army stole a stone coffin from the village of Sabastya, located near the city…
This Week In Palestine – Week 21 2008
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The Israeli army kidnaps three civilians from Nablus city
The Israeli army invaded Balata refugee camp, located in the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday at dawn and kidnapped three civilians. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces backed…
Palestinian youth killed by Israeli military fire near Nablus
Israeli military sources reported on Monday at night that soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian youth at the Huwwra military roadblock, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Soldiers…
The Israeli army attacks a village near Nablus and kidnaps five civilians
The Israeli army invaded the village of Al Laban Al sharkiy located near the northern West Bank city of Nablus and kidnapped five civilians on Monday morning. Local sources reported…
Settlers attack a Palestinian village near Nablus
Dozens of extremist settlers of the Yitzhar settlement, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, attacked Palestinian villagers of Aseera Al Qibliyya on Friday. Several Palestinian villagers were beaten…
Christian Residents of Nablus commemorate the Nakba
The Good Shepherd Church in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and the Palestine Forum, held an activity on Wednesday at night commemorating the Nakba. Members of the Palestinian…
Israeli military kidnaps five in Nablus
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and kidnapped five Palestinians in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Local sources reported that soldiers attacked several areas in…
Israeli army detains a Palestinian Police official, kidnap a civilian near Nablus
The Israeli troops manning the Beit Iba checkpoint, located west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, detained a Palestinian Police official and assaulted another one on Tuesday. Majid…
Settlers attack villagers in Nablus
Palestinian sources reported on Saturday that an extremist settler group attacked several Palestinian villagers of Aseera Al Shimaliyys village, south of the northern West Bank City of Nablus. The…
The Israeli army kills a resistance leader in Nablus
The Israeli army invaded the Balata refugee camp located in the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Friday morning and killed a local resistance leader. Hanni Al Ka’bie, 22,…
Soldier assaults an 80-year old woman at Huwwara roadblock
Palestinian sources reported on Sunday that an Israeli soldier attacked an 80-year old Palestinian woman as she was trying to cross the Huwwara Israeli military roadblock near Nablus, in the…
Gunmen exchange fire guards of Nablus governor, set his vehicle on fire in Balata
Palestinian sources in Balata refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, reported on Sunday that Palestinian youth set the vehicle of Nablus governor, Jamal Mheisin, on fire…
Families of detained legislators hold a protest in Nablus
Families of Palestinian Legislators imprisoned by the Israeli Authorities held a protest on Thursday in front of the Red Cross office in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, while…
Tension in Nablus following clashes between fighters and security forces
Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank, was the scene of clashes between fighters of group which belongs to the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of…
Palestinian child killed when rammed by settlers’ vehicle near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources reported on Monday that a 15-year old child of Salim village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, was killed after a settler rammed his vehicle…
Twelve Aqsa brigades fighters escape from Jneid Palestinian prison in Nablus
Palestinian sources in Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Friday evening that twelve fighters of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh,…
Barghuthi warns of the deterioration of the Human situation in the Gaza Strip
Dr. Mustafa al Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), warned on Thursday of the dangers of the ongoing deterioration of the human situation in the Gaza Strip.…
Four Palestinians kidnapped in Balata refugee camp
Israeli forces invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus city in the early hours of Tuesday morning and kidnapped four Palestinians. Sources in the refugee camp reported that the…
Clashes between Palestinian forces and civilians near Nablus
On Saturday clashes erupted between Palestinian security forces and civilians from the Huwwara village located near Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank.Witnesses stated that security officers…
Israel to release a female Palestinian detainee
Israeli District Court judge decided to release a Palestinian female detainee from the northern West Bank city of Nablus after she spent one month under interrogation without charges.The detainee, Tasneem…
Army releases Dr. Hamadan, a lecturer at Al Najah University
The Nafha Society for Defending Detainees Rights and Human Rights reported on Wednesday that the Israeli Authorities release Dr, Ghassan Hamdan, a lecturer at Al Najah National University in the…
The Israeli military invades a village in the northern West Bank, attempts to kidnap a child
Palestinian media sources reported on Saturday that the Israeli army invaded the village of Burka, near Nablus in the West Bank, on Friday evening and tried to kidnap a 10…
The Israeli army kidnaps 13 civilians from Nablus
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and nearby refugee camps, then kidnapped 13 Palestinian civilians on Thursday at dawn. Local sources…
Four kidnapped in a Pre-dawn invasion into Nablus
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and some nearby villages on Tuesday at dawn, and kidnapped four civilians. Local sources reported that troops searched and…
Large-scale Israeli operation in Nablus ends with over 20 Palestinians kidnapped
The Israeli army has carried out a large-scale military operation across the Nablus area and its refugee camps, in the north of the West Bank, in the early hours of…
An elderly woman killed as Israeli soldiers attack her home in Balata refugee camp
An elderly woman, Zakia al-‘Amory, from Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, died on Thursday morning when the Israeli army attacked her home in order…
Two fighters killed in Balata refugee camp
Palestinian sources reported that two Palestinian fighters were shot and killed on Thursday at dawn during armed clashes with Israeli forces that invaded Balata refugee camp, east of the city…
Israeli undercover force kill one Palestinian in Nablus
A special undercover unit of the Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday morning, killing one, wounding three and kidnapping five,local sources reported. Eyewitnesses stated…
Israeli Soldiers detain eight residents in Nablus
Palestinian Security sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Monday evening that Israeli soldiers detained eights residents including family members, in Khallit Al Amoud…
Three injured as the army invades Nablus
Three Palestinian civilians were injured when Israeli troops stormed al-Ein Refugee camp located in the northern West Bank city Nablus on Saturday morning.The army surrounded the house of Majdi Mabruk,…
The Israeli army attacks Beita village near Nablus and kidnaps 18 civilians
On Thursday, Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army attacked and searched homes in the village of Beita located near the northern West Bank city of Nablus and kidnapped 18…
French Consul visits Nablus
Allen Remy, the French Consul to the Palestinian Authority, visited on Wednesday the northern West Bank city of Nablus and described the conditions there as “calm”. He also said that…
Israeli forces kidnap a female university student in Nablus
The media department of Nafha Society for Defending Human and Prisoner Rights indicated on Monday that Israeli military invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and kidnapped a female…
Israeli army kidnapp 11 Palestinians in Nablus
Israeli army carried out a large-scale abduction campaign included 11 Palestinians among those eight owners of the money exchange in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The other three…
Tony Blair: the occupation must end and peace efforts should be doubled
The Quartet Envoy to the Middle East, Tony Blair, visited the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday, during his visit Blair stated that the Israeli occupation must end…
The Israeli army invades Nablus city and nearby villages, troops kidnap three civilians
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and nearby village on Thursday morning and kidnapped three civilians. Sources said that troops attacked…
Hamas resistance fighters from Nablus give up their weapons
A group of Hamas resistance fighters from the northern West Bank city of Nablus gave up their weapons on Tuesday in a bid to end the state of internal division…
The Israeli army attacks a Palestinian village near Nablus and kidnaps four civilians
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army attacked the village of Beit Dajan, located near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, on Thursday at dawn and kidnapped four civilians.…
Poll: 73.9% support Abbas’ forces taking control of the Gaza Strip crossings
The Centre for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University in the northern West Bank city of Nablus issued on Wednesday the results of a Palestinian Public Opinion…
The Israeli army attack several villages in northern part of the West Bank and kidnaps two civilians
Two Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli army on Tuesday morning during an army attack targeting several villages near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Jamal Harb, 28,…
Soldiers kidnap a Palestinian Human rights Activist in Nablus
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies reported on Wednesday that Israeli soldiers kidnapped Ahlam Jawhar, a Palestinian woman active in Human Rights, as she was leaving Nablus city through the…
Palestinian dies of injuries in Nablus
On Wednesday, Ahmad Abu Hantash,33 from the northern West Bank city of Nablus died of wounds sustained during the Israeli invasion of the city last Friday. Abu Hantash was on…
Israeli army kidnaps at least 14 Palestinians from Nablus
Israeli forces kidnapped at least 14 Palestinians from several areas in the northern West Bank city of Nablus in a pre-dawn invasion on Tuesday.Local sources reported that among the areas…
Israeli military kills a senior leader of al Aqsa brigades in Nablus
Ahmad Sanaqra,24, a leader of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fatah was killed by the Israeli army in Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city…
Israeli army kidnaps at least 24 from Nablus
Israeli forces kidnapped at least 24 Palestinians from different parts of the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the refugee camps of Balata and Askar in pre-dawn invasion on…
Israeli military kidnaps at least 12 Palestinians from Nablus
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus through Beit Iba checkpoint in the early hours of Tuesday morning and imposed a curfew on Sura town, near Nablus.…
Army attack villages near Nablus and kidnaps three civilians
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army attacked the villages of Awarta and Houwara located in the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Monday morning and kidnapped three civilians…
Israeli army vehicle ran over a Palestinian child near Nablus city
Local sources in the northern West Bank city of Nablus reported that an Israeli army vehicle ran over a Palestinian child at the southern entrance of the city. Jihan Samara…
Israeli military issues demolition orders to residents of Kherbet Taweel
The Israeli Authority gave demolition orders to residents of Kherbet Taweel in Aqraba village in eastern Nablus on Thursday to demolish their buildings, claiming that they don’t possess building licenses.Jawadat…
Statistic: 700 Palestinians including 48 female kidnapped from Nablus in 2007
Statistics issued by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society about the number of abducted Palestinians in the past year in the Nablus district show that at least 700 were kidnapped. Ra’ed Amer,…
Report: Palestinian shot in back of head by Israeli forces in Nablus
One of the 38 Palestinian civilians shot and injured by Israeli forces during their two-day invasion of Nablus this week was shot three times in the back of the head,…
40 million NIS the cost of the damage that was made by the Israeli army in Nablus
Shaher Sa’ed, the head of the Palestinian Workers Union, said on Saturday that the city of Nablus needs at least 40 million NIS to recover from the damage caused by…
In ongoing Israeli invasion of Nablus, 38 Palestinian civilians injured
According to local medical sources, 38 Palestinians, including a blind teenager, have been injured by Israeli gunfire thus far, during the two-day invasion of the city of Nablus.Khaldoun Salem, 16,…
Israel’s provocative Nablus invasion
Just two days ago, there were several articles that came out in the Israeli and Palestinian media about the calm that had settled over the Nablus area since Palestinian security…
Gunman opens fire at ministry of education building in Nablus
A gunman opened fire on Tuesday midday inside the ministry of education building in the northern west Bank city of Nablus. The man reportedly wanted to register for the public…
Three civilians kidnapped as army invades Nablus
The Israeli army invaded on Tuesday morning the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Askar refugee camp, searching homes and kidnapping three civilians. Witnesses reported that troops…
Nablus attacks leave Old City in tatters
Sources in Nablus have reported that Friday’s attacks on the Old City area left many residents without water and electricity and caused thousands of dollars of damage to local shops,…
Troops kidnap the deputy Mayor of Nablus
Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers kidnapped Engineer Mahdi Al Hanbaly, the deputy mayor of Nablus as he was attempting to cross Za’atara Israeli military roadblock on the main road between Nablus…
Hamas: the assassination in Nablus clouds Abbas-Olmert meeting
A car bomb, allegedly planted by the Israeli military, killed two teenage boys and left scores injured on Wednesday night in the old city of Nablus in the West Bank,…
Israeli army closes the local vegetable market in Beta town near Nablus
The municipal government of Beta town has condemned the procedures of the Israeli army after the local vegetable market was closed, causing huge problems for local merchants. Abu Husien, the…
Two Palestinians killed in Nablus, several residents injured
Palestinian medical sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Wednesday at night that two Palestinians were killed and several others were injured, some seriously,…
Curfew enforced in Huwwara, Nablus
Israeli troops imposed a curfew Wednesday morning in the town of Huwwara, south of Nablus city in the West Bank. Residents reported that troops opened fire at anyone who tried…
West Bank civilians and public officials detained
The rampage of the Israeli army continued today in the West Bank where twelve Palestinian activists were abducted, according to reports. Seven of the kidnapped were from the Nablus area…
Israeli army kidnaps 9 Palestinian civilians from Nablus, among them legislator Jamal Al Terawe
The Israeli army invaded Balata refugee camp near Nablus on the early hours of Tuesday morning. Sources in the camp reported that troops invaded the camp and ransacked homes, causing…
A Palestinian MP calls for international justice against Israel
The Palestinian government could file a case in the International Court of Justice against Israel for kidnapping at least 35 Palestinian officials last week, said the Hamas-affiliated legislator from Nablus,…
Al Aqsa brigades claims responsibility for launching homemade shell near Nablus
The Al Aqsa brigades have claimed responsibility for launching a homemade shell near the road between Nablus and Surra village, to the West of Nablus.It was reported that the operation…
Israeli forces invade Nablus, attack women’s center
A battalion of Israeli military jeeps, armored vehicles and soldiers invaded the old city of Nablus on Sunday morning, ransacking the offices of the Juthoor Women’s Center. The soldiers stole…
Undercover forces invade Nablus, kidnap at least eight residents
On Thursday evening, undercover forces of the Israeli army infiltrated into Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped eights residents, including activists who are…
Israeli army kidnaps six Palestinian civilians in Nablus
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Asker refugee camp and the nearby Tull village on Wednesday morning, searching scores of homes and kidnapping six civilians. Omer…
Popular Committees slam Israeli attacks on media outlets in Nablus
The Popular Committees in the northern West Bank city of Nablus have slammed Tuesday’s attacks on several local media outlets by the Israeli military. A number of radio and TV…
One Palestinian civilian kidnapped as army invades village near Nablus
Israeli forces invaded the village of Beit Iba west of Nablus city in the northern part of the West bank and kidnapped one civilian on Tuesday morning. Abdullah Abu Sama’tah,…
Israeli army attack Palestinian media outlets in Nablus
The Israeli army stormed several buildings hosting the headquarters of local Palestinian TV and radio stations, confiscating most of the contents and interrupting transmission on Monday at dawn. Palestinian sources…
Nablus Private sector representatives protest against infighting
Representatives and employees of the Palestinian private sector held a protest on Sunday directed against the current round of infighting in the Gaza Strip.The protesters, who gathered in front of…
Palestinian resistance attack invading army troops in Nablus
Local Palestinian resistance groups clamed responsibility for hurling home made bombs at invading Israeli forces in the city of Nablus on Saturday. The Al-Aqsa brigades of Fatah and Naief Abu…
Israeli army invades Nablus and nearby villages
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and nearby Awarta Ausreen and Zawata villages on Saturday morning. Troops attacked the downtown area of Nablus city along with…
Gunmen open fire at a society in Nablus
Palestinian sources reported on Friday that gunmen opened fire at a development society in the Northern Mountain area, in the northern west Bank city of Nablus.The gunmen fired several rounds…
Five Palestinian civilians kidnapped as army invades Nablus
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and a nearby refugee camp on Wednesday morning, kidnapping five civilians. Witnessed reported that troops attacked and searched…
Army invades Nablus and nearby refugee camp
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby refugee camps on Tuesday morning. Troops entered the city and the Al Ein and Balata…
Two Palestinian civilians injured as army invades Nablus and nearby refugee camp
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp, during the invasion the Israeli army searched homes and injured two civilians, on…
Army kills a Palestinian unborn baby in Nablus
A massive Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and nearby refugee camps. During the invasion army opened fire randomly at residents’ homes and killed an…