Settlers uproot olive trees in Hebron
An extremist settlers group of the Sosia settlement, near Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, uprooted on Friday dozens of olive trees after attacking the residents…
Two resident injured in an explosion in Tubas
A Palestinian security source in the West Bank city of Tubas reported on Friday evening that two residents were injured in an explosion that took place in the northern neighborhood…
Peaceful protest against the Wall in Bil’in met by military violence
300 Residents of Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, including Israeli and international peace activists protested on Friday against the annexation Wall and settlements; the peaceful protesters…
Youth arrested in Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers invaded on Friday evening the the Wets Bank city of Qalqilia and arrested one resident. A local source in the city reported that soldiers surrounded a restaurant and…
Anti-Wall protest in Beit Siera
Residents of the West Bank village of Beit Siera, west of Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists protested on Friday afternoon against the annexation Wall Israel is constructing on the…
This Week In Palestine, March Week 3
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.40 MB This Week In Palestine, a service of the International…
Bird Flu endangers detainees in the Negev detention Facility
The Palestine Net news network interviewed on Friday at noon, detainee Fuad Al Khafsh, deputy director of the Ministry of Detainees and x-Detainees, detained in the Negev detention facility. Al…
Palestinians to probe Jericho raid
The Palestinian Legislative Council will form a panel to investigate last week’s Israeli raid on a Jericho prison. The committee will submit its findings to the parliament within 10 days.…
United Nations Study: Palestinian land has been divided into separate ‘ghettos’ enclosed by Wall
A report compiled by the United Nation Office for the Coordination of the Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revealed a new social and economic reality that has emerged in the last year…
Court releases one of the Jewish attackers of Christian holy site, Basiilica of Annunciation
An Israeli court released on Friday morning Odilia Habibi, one of the assailants that attacked the Basiilica of the Annunciation with hundreds of gas bombs, rockets and firecrackers during Lent…
Palestinian Journalists’ Association protests the attack on Al Ro’ah TV in Bethlehem
The Palestinian journalists’ trade union in the West Bank city of Bethlehem organized a demonstration Friday protesting the recent attack on the local TV station Al Ro’ah in the city.…
Abbas slams unilateral solutions, says peace deal can be reached in one year
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas slammed the Israeli party Kadima’s policy of unilateral steps regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israeli sources reported. In an interview with the electronic newspaper Ma’ariv, Abbas…
Army invades Burqeen village near Jenin
The Israeli army forces stormed, on Friday morning, the village of Burqeen, near the West Bank city of Hebron. Troops surrounded three houses after closing the entrances of the village,…
Two homemade shells land in Negev
Two homemade shells fired by Palestinian resistance groups landed in Negev, in western Israel, Friday morning. The shells landed in an open area causing no damage or injuries to Palestinians, media sources…
Killer of 13-year old girl receives compensation, promotion in Israeli Army
The killer of 13-year old Iman Al Hams, a girl who was cowering behind a stone and positively identified as a child before she was shot, and then was shot…
Palestinian resistance kills Israeli soldier; response to Israel’s killing two Palestinians Thursday
The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) claimed responsibility for the shooting of the Israeli soldier at the eastern borders of the Refuge Camp of Maghazi in the central area of the…
Acting prime minister prepares to sacrifice smaller colonies to secure future of bigger ones
Three decades ago, a small group of religious pioneers installed themselves on a bare hillside to reclaim the biblical town of Beit El for the modern state of Israel. A…
US media bias in covering Israel and Palestine
On July 18, 2005, 14-year-old Ragheb Al Masri sat in the back of a taxi with his parents at the Abu Holi checkpoint. An Israeli bullet penetrated his back and…
Israel’s policy: Starve the Palestinians
Israel exists as a major military force in the world and a silent member of the nuclear club. Yet it cries wolf that Hamas threatens its existence. On the third…
Poll: Popularity of Hamas is Up among Palestinians, while Fatah support is down
On the eve of the formation of the new Palestinian government, a public opinion poll by the Center for Policy and Survey Research in the West Bank and the Gaza…
PLO, Hamas Lock Horns Over Palestinian Government Platform
The new Palestinian government seemed unlikely to reach any kind of agreement on the makeup of its new government after Hamas and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) traded barbs Wednesday…
Bird Flu hits the only chicken farm in Jordan Valley
Bird Flu-infected chickens were found in the Israeli settlement Moahsaf Bigoat in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank on Thursday morning, Israeli media sources reported. Shortly after the news…
Palestinian resistance shoots and kills an Israeli soldier near Gaza strip
Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad Movement, claimed responsibility for shooting an Israeli soldier who was repairing the border fence near the Israeli town of Khuza’a, in…
Army invades Nablus and arrests one Palestinian resident
Israeli army forces invaded Askar refugee camp in West Bank city of Nablus Thursday morning and arrested one resident there. Ashraf Mas’ha, 18, was arrested after troops stormed the camp…
In Honor of Mother’s Day in Palestine
In honor of Mother’s Day in Palestine this year, the “Never Forget” Organization in Jenin Refugee Camp opened a handcrafts bazaar. Hundreds gathered for the opening with the National anthem,…
Palestinian child shot and injured by Israeli forces near Hebron
Palestinian boy was injured by the Israeli forces stationed in the area between Ithna and Tarqomia in Hebron Province. Ham’mad Qot’tainah, 15 years old, was injured in the leg when…
Israeli Army arrests one Palestinian resident of Bani Na’em village
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Bani Na’em in the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested one resident there, Thursday morning. Soliman Ibeed, 24, was arrested after troops…
Israeli Army arrests eight residents in Tulkarem
Israeli army forces invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and arrested eight residents there on Thursday at dawn. Troops stormed the city and conducted a wide scale search of…
Army arrests one resident from Dihasha Refugee camp in Bethlehem
Israeli army forces stormed Dihasha refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested one resident there Thursday at dawn. Waled Hamda, 32, was arrested when troops invaded…
Army storms Kofer Dan village near Jenin
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Kofer Dan in the West Bank city of Jenin, on Thursday morning. Soldiers and army vehicles stormed the village, searched several houses, and chased a…
Palestinian resistance shells four homemade shells at Al-Majdal city in Israel
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, announced responsibility for launching four homemade shells at Al-Majdal city in Israeli, late Wednesday night. In a press release issued on Thursday…
Army arrests six residents from Dier Ghassanah village near Ramallah
Israeli army forces invaded the village of Dier Ghassanah, west of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested six residents there Thursday at dawn. Troops stormed the village and…
Three Palestinian Resistance men killed in Gaza Airstrike
Three Palestinians, two of whom were said to be operatives of the Islamic Jihad movement, were killed Thursday morning as an Israeli surveillance plane fired at least two missiles at…
Islamic Jihad denies Mofaz’ claims of receiving funds from Iran
Ziad Al Nakhala, deputy secretary-general of the Islamic Jihad movement, denied the statements of the Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, who claimed that the movement received 1.8 million US Dollars…
Israeli Court moves Wall route in Jerusalem area
The Israeli Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem rejected the proposed route of the annexation wall in Sheikh Sa’ad neighborhood, in the East Jerusalem village of Jabal Al Mokabber, after the residents…
Haniyya calls for special parliament session to vote on Hamas cabinet
The incoming Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Wednesday that the Palestinian Legislative Council will meet on Saturday to discuss and vote on the program of the new Palestinian…
Food Supplies enter Gaza Strip from Egypt in direct aid
As an aid to the besieged Gaza Strip; Egyptian food trucks crossed the Karem Salem Crossing, East of Rafah city in the south of Gaza, Wednesday morning. The trucks carry…
Army installs two iron gates east of Tamon village
The Israeli army installed two iron gates in the electrified fences erected previously by the Army east of Tamon village near the West Bank city of Tubas, Wednesday afternoon. Troops…
Israeli communist party calls on Israeli government to stop the closure of Gaza Strip
In a press release Wednesday, the Israeli Communist Party condemned the siege imposed by the Israeli government on the Gaza Strip. They also called for the Israeli government to stop…
Egyptian food truck passes to the e besieged Gaza Strip
As an aid to the besieged strip; Egyptian food truck crossed the Kerem Shalom Crossing, east of Rafah city in the south of Gaza, Wednesday morning. The truck contained several…
Plight of Palestinians in Iraq Worsens; Palestinian Authority holds US responsible
The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday about the fate of 89 Palestinians, nearly half of them children, who fled Baghdad and have been stuck in no man’s land on…
Mashal: `“Israel cannot have stability with occupation`
Khaled Mashal, Hamas Hamas Political Bureau leader in exile, said on Wednesday during an interview in Abu Dhabi, that the movement will continue its resistance and that Israel cannot have…
The forgotten evacuees of Dahaniyeh
Sabar, 11, walks around the southern town of Tel Arad barefoot. He limps, has a severe disability and bad eyesight, and has difficulty lifting objects with his hands. His father,…
Palestinian resistance shells military posts near Beit Hanon in the Gaza strip
The Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for firing one homemade shell at an Israeli military post east of Beit Hanoun area in the Gaza…
Families of Two Palestinians Deny Al-Qaida link allegations
Family of the two Palestinian prisoners, Azzam Abu Adas, and Bilal Hafnawi from Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus denied on Wednesday, allegations of linkage of…
Army invades the west Bank city of Qalqilia, one resident arrested
Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Qalqilia and arrested one resident there on Wednesday morning. Several army vehicles stormed the city, while soldiers launched a house-to-house search…
Army invades Beit Fajar village and arrests eight residents
Israeli army forces stormed the village of Beit Fajjar, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday at dawn. Soldiers searched several houses before arresting eight residents and taking…
Army installs a fence between Tamon village and the nearby settlements
Israeli army bulldozers started to install a fence between the village of Tamon near the West Bank city of Salfet and nearby Israeli Jewish settlements on Wednesday morning. The fence is…
Army invades Al Walaja village near Bethlehem and levels one house
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Walaja, north-west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, demolishing one house and damaging a second one on Wednesday morning. In a phone call with IMEMC…
Israel banns prisoner’s wife from traveling
Israeli authorities banned the wife of Ahmad Sa’adat, the secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, from traveling from Ben Gorion airport to Japan on Tuesday.…
Army kills an Islamic Jihad man inside his house in Jericho
The Israeli army killed 22-year-old Ramadan Mtair for his alleged involvement in the Islamic Jihad resistance movement in a pre-dawn invasion to Jericho on Wednesday.Troops had entered Aqbat Jaber camp with…
UK standing at a nadir in Mideast
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has brought Britain’s standing in the Arab and Muslim worlds to its lowest point for half a century. By withdrawing British monitors from a…
Letter to the Editor: Sad Day for Democracy
In an age in which the South Americans are slowly re-asserting their rights to decide their own futures it is sad to see Palestine moving the other way. Dear Editor:…
The Israeli Raid in Jericho: The Background
The origins of the March 14 Israeli raid of a Palestinian prison in Jericho are rooted in another Israeli raid on a Palestinian city in 2001. On August 27 of…
Hamas faces daunting solo government challenge
The Palestinian movement Hamas was given a stark reminder of the challenges awaiting it in power as gunmen attacked government ministries and its chief donor stood by threats to cut…
Israel opens trade crossing into Gaza for several hours to allow entry of essential foodstuffs
Israeli Authorities reopened the Mintar( Karni) Crossing Tuesday morning in order to allow the entrance of essential foodstuffs, mainly grains and vegetables, into the impoverished Gaza Strip — home to…
Army invades Nablus, four resident injured
Israeli soldiers invaded Askar refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Nablus, and shot four Palestinians; two were seriously injured. Army source claimed that soldiers also fired at two…
Hunger-striking Saudi prisoner in Israeli Jails force-fed
Israeli Authorities working in the Israeli prison department force fed a Saudi prisoner in order to stop his hunger strike, a strike which has not been made public, and which…
Military Court sentence on two Palestinian personiers
Salim Israeli military court sentenced Mahmoud Antar 16 months in jail and NIS 2000 as fine for being a Fatah Movement member, Tuesday afternoon Anter was arrested during a military…
Army continues its siege forced on Bita village or the second day
Israeli army forces continued its siege and imposed curfew for the second day on Bita village north the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday morning. More than 20 army vehicles…
Palestinian resistance shells military posts in the Gaza strip
Al Aqsa martyrs brigades’ the armed wing of Fatah clamed the responsibility of firing two home made shells at Israeli military posts in the Gaza strip, Tuesday afternoon. One shell…
Army demolishes one house in Haga village east of Qalqilia
Israeli army bulldozers demolished the house of Jamal Hamad in the village of Haga east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, Tuesday morning. Soldiers, who protected the bulldozers, clamed…
Army arrests two residents from Tulkarem while crossing Al Karama border crossing
Israeli army arrested two residents from the West Bank city of Tulkarem while crossing Al Karama between Jordan and the West Bank, on Tuesday morning. Saeed Abu Khiet, 29, and…
Sa’adat Lawyers to Sue British Foreign Office over Prison Raid
British lawyers representing the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Sa’adat, are considering suing the British Foreign Office over its decision to withdraw monitors…
Israeli Bulldozers Demolish House in Qalqilia
The Israeli military demolished on Tuesday a house in the West Bank city of Qalqiliia, local sources reported. The Caterpillar D9 bulldozers, driven by Israeli soldiers, destroyed the home of…
Israeli military court rules 25 year sentence for Palestinian citizen
The Israeli Military Court in Salem made a judgment against Palestinian prisoner Tha’er Samih Abu Asab. Abu Asab was given a sentence of 25 years of imprisonment after being charged…
Israeli forces invade Balata and Askar refugee camps, arrest eight
Israeli Forces arrested 8 Palestinians in Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank, Tuesday morning; one of the arrestees is noted as being…
Palestinian refugees attempting to flee Iraq stopped at Jordan border
Jordan has closed its border crossing with Iraq to prevent the entry of Palestinian residents in Iraq fleeing persecution amid the violence of the US-based occupation and subsequent civil strife.…
THE POWER OF SAYING NO
As the new Hamas government is sworn into power in the Palestinian Authority, we might ask: What would bring a people, the most secular of Arab populations with little history…
Leftist parties decide not to join Hamas-led cabinet
The Independent Palestine Party, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and ‘The Alternative’ leftist coalition all decided not to join the new Hamas-led Palestinian government, leaving Hamas to form…
Israeli War Planes Destroy Water Pipe in Khan Younis
Israeli war planes hit Sunday a water pipe in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. Mayor of al-Fakhari municipality, Auda al-Amour said that the missile that hit Salah al-Deen…
One resident injured by military fire in the Gaza Strip
Israeli army shot and injured on Monday morning, one resident of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip, a Palestinian medical source reported. The resident sustained an injury in the thigh…
Army forces residents to strip at a military checkpoint east of Tubas
Monday morning, Israeli soldiers stationed at Taiaseer military checkpoint east of the West Bank city of Tubas, forced several residents to undress before passing the checkpoint. Soldiers forced all males…
Israeli Army invades two West Bank villages near Hebron, arrests Four
The Israeli army invaded two villages near the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested four residents Monday morning. The Palestine News Network reported that Israeli soldiers broke into several…
Israel extends closure on West Bank and Gaza indefinitely; opens trade crossing
The announcement of an extended closure was made at the weekly cabinet meeting by right-wing Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, who had initially ordered the closure to remain in force…
Army invades Trqumia and Bani Na’em villages near Hebron and arrests two residents
Israeli army forces stormed the villages of Trqumia and Bani Na’em near the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested two residents there, Monday morning. In Tarqumia village, troops stormed…
Associated Press (AP) Erases Video of Israeli Soldier Shooting Palestinian Boy
In the midst of journalism’s "Sunshine Week"–during which the Associated Press and other news organizations are valiantly proclaiming the public’s "right to know"–AP insists on conducting its own activities in…
Army arrests three residents from Sa’ir village near Hebron
Israeli army stationed at Al Nabi Yousif checkpoint close to the village of Sa’ir near the West Bank city of Hebron, arrested on Sunday at night three residents from the…
Palestinian resistance fighters protest at Palestinian Police Chief Parade; demand work
Four Palestinian Security Men were injured during clashes with members of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of the Fateh party, in the north and central areas of the…
Beta village under siege for the last four days
Israeli forces arrested nine Palestinian citizens Monday morning in Beta village south east of the city of Nablus. Eye witnesses in Beta village reported that a huge contingent of Israeli…
Israeli forces shot and injured Palestinian citizen
Palestinian Medical Sources reported that Palestinian citizen Abu Odai, 25 years old, from Beit Hanoun village in the northern Gaza Strip, was seriously injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire at…
UN Report: Palestinians Suffer Water, Food Crisis due to Israeli closure and Wall
The Palestinians are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis, as the UN warns, not just because of food shortage caused by Israeli closures but also because their agriculture-dependent territories…
Residents of Beit Ummar village reclaim land confiscated by Israel for the Wall
Yesterday, dozens of people from Beit Ummar village in northern Hebron faced off with Israeli soldiers in a non-violent demonstration on their own land which is being confiscated for the…
Army invades Beita village near Nablus and arrests nine residents
Israeli army troops stormed Beita Village, south east of the West Bank city of Nablus, imposed curfew and arrested nine residents this Monday morning. Local sources say that the Palestinians…
Israeli Army artillery renews shelling of the Gaza strip; one wounded
The Israeli army artillery renewed the shelling of the northern areas in the Gaza strip, Monday morning. The shelling targeted farmland and open areas in Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun…
One resident arrested from Siliat Al Harthia village near Jenin
In a pre dawn invasion Monday of Siliat Al Harthia near the West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli army troops arrested Ragheb Zbod (26). Local sources reported that Israeli army vehicles…
Israeli army arrests a Palestinian resident from Al Shawawra village near Bethlehem
Israeli army forces stormed the village of Al Shawawra, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident there, Monday at dawn. Mohamed Al Shawaara, 24, was…
Palestinian resistance fires two home made shells towards Sderot
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for firing two home made shells towards the Israeli town of Sderot, Monday dawn. In a press release from the…
Army arrests five residents from several areas in the West Bank
Israeli army troops invaded several West Bank areas and arrested five residents who were allegedly "wanted" by the Army, Monday morning, local sources reported. One was arrested from Siliat Al…
Palestinian President: Attack on Jericho prison shames Israel and international community
In a press conference Sunday at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Israeli attack on the Palestinian Prison in Jericho…
Preliminary investigation of killing of eight-year old reveals Israeli misconduct
Eight year old Akbar Zaid, killed Friday night by Israeli border police, was a victim of misconduct by the Israeli forces. Zaid is the latest in a spate of child…
Leftist PFLP undecided on joining Hamas-led government
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) announced Sunday that the faction is still deciding whether to participate in the new Hamas Government. After winning a majority in…
Hamas Submits new Cabinet to Palestinian President Abbas
Hamas has submitted its cabinet list to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday. The new cabinet includes, 14 ministers from the West Bank, 10 from Gaza Strip, including one…
Israeli court indicts far-right settler for incitement
The Jerusalem Magistrates indicted on Sunday far-right settler, Noam Federman, of inciting to violence, and incitement against Arabs in an attempt to thwart the Gaza Disengagement Plan during his weekly…
For Wall construction; soldiers annex 766 Dunams west of Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers annexed on Sunday 766 Dunams of farmland that belong to residents of villages west of Bethlehem in order to construct the annexation Wall in the area. The Popular…
Soldiers invade two villages near Nablus, impose curfew
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday evening Huwwara and Beta villages, near the West Bank city of Nablus, and imposed curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. A local source…
Meshal: Hamas puts struggle for liberation before politics
Running the government of the Palestinian Authority will not deflect Hamas from its overriding goal of pursuing liberation from Israeli occupation, said Khaled Meshal, the leader-in-exile of the Islamic Resistance…
The Unrecognized Palestinians: Banned from Marriage, Travel and Opening Bank Accounts
More than 54,000 Palestinians suffer from the problem of not having an identity card, either by not being registered with the Israeli authorities at birth, or by having foreign nationalities.…
Army shells northern Gaza
Israeli air-force shelled on Saturday night after midnight several areas in the northern and southern parts of the Gaza Strip; army claims that the shelled locations are used by resistance…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…