Gunmen break into Fateh headquarters in Gaza
A local source in Gaza city reported on Wednesday, that fighters of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fateh, broke into the movements’ headquarters in Gaza, and…
Mofaz approves construction, expansion of West Bank settlements
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz gave the green light for the construction of hundreds of new settler homes in West Bank settlements, directly violating Israel’s obligations under the road Map…
In an invasion in Jenin, 15 residents arrested
Israeli soldier forced, on Wednesday morning, curfew on the village of Qabatia, and arrested 15 residents in the villages of Al Yamoun, Sielit Al Harthiyya near the West Bank city…
Two arrested in Bethlehem invasion
Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday morning, the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested two residents. Several Israeli armored military vehicles and jeeps invaded the city and surrounded Rass Efties…
Army invades Alar village, arrests two
The Israeli army invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the village of Alar north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested two residents. soldiers invaded the village, conducted wide…
Diplomats: Israel violating specific obligations made to Rice
Israel Army Chief of Staff Dan Halutz reported on Tuesday that Israel would not implement the bus convoy agreement between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank until the Palestinian…
Palestinian Gunmen storm election central committee offices in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that a group of gunmen of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of the ruling Fateh movement, stormed a Palestinian election center…
Israeli soldiers abuse two Palestinian children near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers posted at the Qalandia checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, attacked and abused two Palestinian children on Monday afternoon, the (Machsom Watch) Israeli organization reported.…
Army imposes curfew on Bardala village
Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bardala, north east of Tubas and imposed curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. A local source in the village reported that…
Girl arrested near Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested a 17-year old girl at Beit Eiba checkpoint, west of the West Bank city of Nablus. Soldiers uncovered a knife in the girl’s bag, and claimed…
Army arrests a resident near Hebron
Israeli army arrested one resident from Sa’ir north east of the West Bank city of Hebron after invading it, the Palestinian news agency, WAFA, reported. The agency stated that Waleed…
Army pulls out of Jenin
The Israeli army withdrew, on Tuesday, from the West Bank city of Jenin and removed the checkpoint which was installed at its main entrances over the last three days. Also…
Army arrests five residents from Anabta village
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Anabta village east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested five residents. Troops conducted wide scale search in he village before…
Army invades Nablus, one killed, twenty injured
Israeli army invaded on Tuesday at dawn the West Bank city of Nablus and fired at dozens of homes; sever clashes were reported, one resident was killed, at least twenty…
Two arrested in Aida refugee camp
Israeli army arrested, on Monday evening, two youth from Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The two were heading back home from schoold, a local source…
Army shells Khan Younis, one resident killed
Israeli tanks shelled, on Tuesday morning, several areas Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, killing one resident. A medical source in Khan Younis reported that soldiers…
The Curse of the Gods
THIS WEEK I was strolling through the streets of Athens, at the foot of the Acropolis, when my eye was caught by a sign bearing one single word in Greek…
Voting intentions in the upcoming legislative elections: Fateh make further gains
A public opinion poll on voting intentions in the upcoming legislative elections that was conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and…
Israeli artillery shells areas in northern Gaza
Israeli soldiers shelled, on Monday at night, several areas in the northern and eastern parts of the Gaza Strip with heavy artillery. Army source claimed that the shelling comes in…
Peretz denies any role to oust Sharon, form a new government
Amir Peretz, Labor Party chairman, said on Monday that he does not have any role in a new initiative to oust the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. The initiative was…
Shin Bet arrests a resident who allegedly was paid by Hezbollah
Israeli Security Services, Shin Bet, has arrested a Palestinian resident in Nablus, north of the West Bank, and claimed that he was paid a sum of US$ 3000 by the…
Resident dies of wounds suffered 4 years ago
A Palestinian medical source in Hebron reported on Monday afternoon, that one resident died of wounds suffered four years ago, in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of…
One resident killed, one injured in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported on Monday afternoon, that one resident was killed, another injured, after unknown gunmen opened fire at them in the center of Gaza City.…
Army arrests youth, claim he attempted to stab a soldiers
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday afternoon, one Palestinian youth from the West Bank city of Jenin at the entrance of Salem military camp, west of city in the West Bank.…
Army plans to evacuate Al Hathaleen tribe near Hebron
A Palestinian expert in lands and settlement activities warned on Monday that Israel is preparing a new plan to evacuate Al Hathaleen tribe in the West Bank city of Hebron…
Army arrests three children near Ramallah
Israeli troops arrested on Sunday afternoon three children near kafer Ne’ma village west of the West Bank city Ramallah. Ahmad Abu Adi 16, Khaled Abdo, 17, and Mohamed Abu Adi,…
Resident arrested in Jerusalem
Israeli border police arrested on Sunday evening one Palestinian from Deheisha refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, while he was in Jerusalem. Hussen Al Qassas, 32, was…
Army invades Nablus, five arrested
The Israeli army invaded, on Monday at, dawn the West Bank of Nablus, and arrested five residents after conducting wide scale search in the city. Five of the arrestees were…
Patriarch Sabbah participates in a procession against the Wall in Aboud
Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah joined the residents of Aboud village, near Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists in a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village, Al Quds…
Israeli Navy fires at a Palestinian fishing boat, fisherman injured
A Palestinian security source reported, on Monday at dawn, that one Palestinian fisherman was injured, near Khan Younis shore, after the Israeli Navy fired with it automatic fire at the…
Army reopens the Erez Crossing
A Palestinian security source reported on Monday morning that the Israeli army reopened the Erez (Beit Hanoun) Crossing, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and allowed workers and…
Beirut blast kills Lebanese lawmaker
Jubran Tweiny, a Lebanese lawmaker and the head of Al Nahar Newspaper, was assassinated on Monday morning, in an explosion which ripped Al Mukhallis area, in industrial suburb northeast of…
Mofaz joins Kadima party
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, announced on Sunday that he is quitting the Likud and joining the Kadima party, which was formed recently by the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.…
The Al Aqsa Brigades will not renew the truce
The Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh slammed statements released by the Palestinian Ministry of Interior which called on the Palestinian factions to remain committed to the truce…
ISR. High court to rule on targeted killings soon
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Sunday that the Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak said on Sunday that he intends to rule soon in two petitions filed against the Israeli…
Fighter of Al Aqsa Brigades killed in Nablus
A Palestinian security source in Nablus reported, on Sunday, that soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and killed one fighter of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing…
Resident dies of wounds sustained Thursday
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Saturday at night, that a resident of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip died of wounds…
Abbas calls on the Pal. Factions to remain committed to the truce
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the Palestinian resistance factions to remain committed to the truce which will expire by the end of the year, and slammed the latest firing…
Five residents arrested in Nablus
Israeli troops invaded on Saturday morning the West Bank city of Nablus,and arrested five residents. The arrestees were identifed as Mohammad Akkouba, Zahi Al Kousa, and three brothers identified as…
Army invades Kafer Ra’e village near Jenin
Israeli soldiers,invaded on Saturday, morning Kafer Ra’ey village near the West Bank city of Jenin. Seven army vehicles invaded the village and installed roadblocks in its streets; army units are…
Army invades several areas in the West Bank city of Jenin
The Israeli army invaded, on Saturday morning, the West Bank of Jenin, local sources reported. Troops backed up with armored vehicles invaded the city and toured the several neighborhoods firing…
Two UK lawmakers accuse government of supplying nuclear component to Israel in 1950’s
The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that two British lawmakers accused the British government of covering-up a secret deal under which the UK helped Israel in launching its nuclear program in…
Army claims arrested a Pal. girl in Hebron after attempting to stab a soldier
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday 17-year old Palestinian female after claming that she attempted to stab a soldier along the “Worshipers Way”, a road which connect to Keryat Arba’ settlement,…
Army: `“Palestinian carrying two bombs arrested in Jerusalem`
An Israeli military source reported on Saturday morning that a Palestinian resident carrying two improvised bombs, and a toy gun, was arrested south of Jerusalem. Soldiers safely detonated the…
Hezbollah holds Israeli responsible for attempting to assassinate one of its leaders
The Lebanon based Hezbollah Party held Israel responsible for the explosion which took place in the vehicle of one of its leaders east of Beirut, on Friday at night; the…
Army closes Nablus, arrests five residents
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Saturday morning, five Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus, and installed dozens of roadblocks around the city and its nearby villages, barring the residents…
Israeli Navy kills a resident near Gaza Shore
A Palestinian security source reported, on Saturday at dawn, that the Israeli Navy fired at a Palestinian fishing boat killing near the Gaza Shore, killing one resident, while another resident…
Israeli will not honor bus convoy deal
Senior Israeli officials informed international representatives that Israeli does not intend to implement the agreement which allows bus convoys to travel between the Gaza Strip and the west Bank, until…
Bil’in Weekly protest; plant olive trees to counter concrete Walls
Bil’in residents, along with international and Israeli peace activists conducted their weekly peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in by marching towards a construction site and planting olive treas.…
Syria denies holding secret talks with Israel
Syrian News Agency SANA reported that Damascus denied media reports which claimed that it is holding secret talks with Israel. “These reports are part of rumors created by Israel in…
PPS demands discussing detainees file in the ICJ
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) demanded placing the detainees files, imprisoned in Israeli prisons and detention facilities, in front of the International Court of Justice, in Lahai, in order to…
Young detainee gives sworn testimony of sexual harassment during interrogation
Mustafa Maloukh, 18, from Ramallah submitted a sworn testimony to the lawyer of Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, who visited him recently. The attorney preferred to remain unnamed in the report issued…
Resident of sentenced to 25 years
Detainee Khaled Nawawrah from the West Bank city of Bethlehem was sentenced on Thursday by Ofer Israeli military court, near Ramallah, to 25 years. Nawawrah was charged by the…
Troops arrest 19 residents in the West Bank
Israeli army resumed its sweeps of arrests in the West Bank and arrested nineteen residents who are said to be wanted activists, in the cities of Nablus, Tulkarem and Hebron,…
Army invades Nur Shams refugee camp, arrests four
Israeli forces broke into the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams east of Tulkarem city, on Friday at dawn, and arrested four residents, the Maan News Agency reported. …
Resistance fires a homemade shell at the western Negev
An Israeli source reported on Friday morning that one homemade shell was fired at an Israeli town near the western Negev. The shell landed in an open area causing…
Palestinians sue former Shin Bet Chief Avi Dichter in American Court
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Friday that several Palestinian residents filed a civil suit against the former Israeli Shin Bet security service Chief, Avi Dichter in the US Federal…
Israeli artillery shells areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers shelled with heavy artillery several areas in Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip causing damage, no injuries were reported. A Palestinian…
Soldiers demolish three homes, two shops near Jenin
Israeli soldiers demolished, on Thursday, two homes and two shops in the area which separates between Barta’a Al Sharqiyya in the west Bank, and Barta’a Al Gharbiyya, inside the Israeli…
Israeli army describes Hezbollah fighter as `“Freedom Fighters`
The Israeli army describes Hezbollah fighters, in its official documents, as fighters for freedom, Israeli Newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Thursday. The paper said that the Operations Division at the…
Israeli soldier stabbed to death at Qalandia checkpoint
An Israeli source reported on Thursday evening, that a Palestinian resident stabbed an Israeli soldier at the Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem. The source stated that the soldier was stabbed…
Two fighters of Al Aqsa Brigades assassinated in the Gaza Strip
Two Palestinians were killed on Thursday, seven others injured, after an Israeli apache fired a missile at a home in the northern Gaza strip, a Palestinian security source reported. Eyewitnesses…
Israeli artillery shell several areas in the northern part of the Gaza strip
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported on Friday, that Israel escalated its military attacks against the Gaza Strip and fired dozens of shells at the Jabalia refugee camp, and…
Soldiers break into a school in Hebron
Israeli soldiers broke, on Thursday morning, into a school in the West Bank city of Hebron, and confiscated computers, photocopy machines and administrative files. A source at the school,…
Three residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested three residents from Hebron and the village of Bani Neim, near the West Bank city of Hebron. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, reported…
EU, Norway to support Palestinian Civil Police
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Thursday that the Palestinian national Authority (P.A) signed on Wednesday an agreement with the Norwegian government and the European Union to support the…
Israel halts talks with P.A on Bus convoys between Gaza and W. Bank
An Israeli source reported on Thursday that the security-political cabinet has decided to suspend talks with the Palestinian Authority on operating bus convoys between the Gaza Strip and the West…
Habegbi leaves the Likud
Likud chairman, Tzachi Hanegbi, left the Likud party in order to join the Kadima party, which was formed by the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, who split from the Likud.…
23 residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday before dawn, 23 residents in the West Bank; 20 of the arrestees are from Beit Liqya village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli…
Soldiers invade Tulkarem refugee camp
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Tulkarem refugee camp, and fired rounds of live ammunition at dozens of homes before breaking into them. A local source in the…
Taxi driver arrested south of Tubas
Israeli troops arrested on Thursday at dawn a taxi driver at a military roadblock which was installed south of the West Bank city of Tubas. The Palestinian News Agency,…
Four arrested near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the village of Dan near the west Bank city of Jenin, and arrested four residents. A local source in the village reported…
Fighter assassinated in Rafah, six residents injured
An Israeli military apache fired, on Wednesday evening, at least one missile at a car driving in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, killing one of the…
Three residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested on Wednesday morning three residents in several West Bank areas. An Israeli military source reported that one of the residents was arrested in Balata refugee camp…
Army invades Jenin, closes the Islamic club, Al Ihsan Charitable society
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn, the West Bank city of Jenin, and closed the Islamic Club in the city, and Al Bir Charitable Society. A Palestinian security…
Sheikh Yousef calls on Pal. Factions, Israel to be committed to the truce
Sheikh Hasan Yousef, one of Hamas’ political leaders in the West Bank, called on the Palestinian factions, and Israel, to remain committed to the truce and the articles of the…
Israeli prosecution to indict a soldier for selling arms
The Israeli military prosecution intends to file an indictment against an Israeli soldier suspected of selling arms to resistance factions, Israeli army source reported on Tuesday. The incident was revealed…
Israeli prosecution to indict a soldier for selling arms
The Israeli military prosecution intends to file an indictment against an Israeli soldier suspected of selling arms to resistance factions, Israeli army source reported on Tuesday. The incident was…
Israeli prosecution to indict a soldier for selling arms
The Israeli military prosecution intends to file an indictment against an Israeli soldier suspected of selling arms to resistance factions, Israeli army source reported on Tuesday. The incident was…
Israel holds Asad responsible for the Netanya bombing
Israeli sources close the Ariel Sharon, charged on Tuesday that the Syrian president, Bashar Asad is personally involved in the Netanya suicide bombing carried out by a Palestinian suicide bomber…
Two residents arrested near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded the villages of Sa’ir and Al Thaheriyya, near the West Bank city of Hebron, broke into dozens of homes and arrested two residents. The Hebron office…
Army invades Tubas, Tammoun
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn, the West Bank city of Tubas, and Tammoun village, north of the West Bank. A Palestinian security source in Tubas reported that…
Army to order evacuation of Palestinian areas, and shell them
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the army received direct orders, on Monday evening, to strike Palestinian populated areas in the Gaza strip, in retaliation to the Netanya suicide bombing…
500 Palestinian workers detained in Israel
The Israeli Radio reported, on Tuesday morning, that Israeli border guards’ troops arrested 500 Palestinian workers in Israel over the last 24 hours. The army claims that the workers were…
Resident dies of wounds sustained October 2000
A Palestinian medical source in the West Bank city of Jenin reported on Tuesday that a resident died of wounds sustained at the beginning of Al Aqsa Intifada in October…
Father, brothers of Netanya bomber arrested
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday morning seven residents in Tulkarem area, in the north of the West Bank, including the father and brothers of Netanya suicide bomber. A local…
Army invades Bethlehem, breaks into homes
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the West Bank city of Bethlehem and broke into dozens of homes. A local source in Bethlehem reported that soldiers, supported by…
Mofaz instructs army for a wide-scaled offensive
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, instructed the army, on Monday afternoon, to prepare for a wide-scaled military operation in the West Bank, and strikes in the Gaza Strip. The statements…
Gissin: `“Israel feels free to conduct any needed action`
After the Netanya suicide bombing on Monday, Israeli officials blamed the Palestinian Authority, and its president Mahmoud Abbas, and claimed that he is not conducting enough efforts to dismantle the…
Two youth injured in Aida refugee camp
Israeli soldiers shot and injured on Monday, two Palestinian youth in Aida refugee camp, in the west Bank city of Bethlehem. A local source in the camp reported that…
Plea for life of prisoner with cancer
Prisoners and detainees at the Damoun prison expressed their deep concern for the life of detainee Ra’fat Amin Mohammed Turkman, from the village of Bier Al Basha near Jenin. Turkman…
Six killed, 50 injured in Netanya bombing
An Israeli source reported that five Israelis were killed, and fifty others were injured in the Netanya suicide bombing carried by a suicide bomber identified as Lutfi Amin Abu Saada,…
Resident arrested in Al Khader town
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday morning, one resident in Al Khader town, after invading it. A local source in the town reported that soldiers supported by military vehicles and…
Four arrested in Beit Ummar, near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday morning, Beit Ummar village, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested four residents. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society…
Islamic movement in Qalqilia chooses its candidates
The names of the PLC candidates in Qalqilia were widely believed to be one of the movement’s best kept secrets. However, on Sunday morning, December 4, the Islamic movement went…
Abu Zuhri: `“Hamas’ election program ready`
Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas media spokesperson, reported on Monday morning that the movement prepared a comprehensive program for the upcoming legislative elections, slated for January 25, 2006. Abu Zuhri said…
Abu Zuhri: `“Hamas’ election program ready`
Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas media spokesperson, reported on Monday morning that the movement prepared a comprehensive program for the upcoming legislative elections, slated for January 25, 2006. Abu Zuhri said…
Israeli artillery shells areas in the northern Gaza Strip
Israeli artillery fired several shells, on Monday at dawn, at several areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that soldiers…
Two arrested in Al Khader
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the town of Al Khader, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested two youth. A local source in the…
Three residents arrested in Jenin invasion
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the city of Jenin in the northern west Bank, and arrested three residents. A Palestinian security source in Jenin reported that soldiers,…