Category: Palestine

Palestinian security sources reported that early Saturday morning an Israeli gunship fired two missiles at a road in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, barely missing a car. The missiles left large…

On Saturday afternoon, five Palestinian residents were injured and two others were arrested during clashes which erupted between the residents and the Israeli police during a protest against the Danish…

Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian resident at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus. The arrested resident was identified as Nour Al Shahroury.

The Ofer Israeli military court, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced a resident of Hebron to four life terms. The Arabs48 news website reported that resident Yousef Al…

Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp and attempted to assassinate Ashraf Al Saadi, leader of the Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad. Al…

Residents of Aboud village, near Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists, and two newly elected members of the Palestinian legislative council conducted a peaceful protest against the Separation Wall and…

Israeli soldiers based at the Tunnel road checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Beit Jala, closed the road of Friday and arrested two Palestinian Youth. The Palestinenet news website…

Israeli troops arrested two young Palestinians on Friday, at the Bethlehem-Jerusalem checkpoint that is setup at the entrance of the tunnel near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, Palestinian…

After the residents, Israeli and international peace activists, started their weekly peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli soldiers obstructed…

In a report released late Thursday, the United Nations Special Coordinator (UNSCO)’s office revealed that Palestinian poverty and unemployment have skyrocketed due to Israeli occupation and closure. Since the Israeli…

Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 7.2 MB     This Week in Palestine, a service of…

Friday morning, the Israeli army court of Ofer sentenced one resident from the West Bank city of Hebron to four life terms.   Yousif Al Skafi, 26, was arrested during…

Friday afternoon, a Palestinian armed resistance group detonated an explosive charge near an Israeli military jeep east of the West Bank city Nablus.   The jeep, which was patrolling the…

Israeli police and army units enforced a total closure on Jerusalem Friday morning and banned Muslims under the age of 45 from praying at Al Aqsa mosque.   Police and…

While the Israeli government refuses all contact with the future democratically elected Palestinian government, it has returned to its policy of assassination, targeting alleged Palestinian terrorists without trial or formal…

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, surprised European Union and U.S. officials by announcing that, unlike the other entities comprising the ‘Quartet’ negotiating Middle East peace, Russia would meet with leaders…

The Israeli army arrested seven residents from several cities across the West Bank, who were allegedly ‘wanted’ by the Israeli military. Three of the arrestees were abducted from Nablus for…

On Friday at dawn, Israeli army forces stormed the village of Obadia, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, one resident was arrested. Soliman Al Assa, 31, was arrested…

On Friday at dawn, Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested four residents there Motasem Al Nablusi, 20, Amjad AL Ghatni, 22, Hamza Mansower, 22…

A Message to Caterpillar: Don’t Profit From Human Rights Violations   On Monday, February 6th, the Anglican Church of England voted to end financial investments in companies supporting Israel’s occupation…

As the investigation of the Palestinian Authority corruption scandal grows, dozens of suspects have had their bank accounts frozen, according to a report by the Associated Press and local sources.…

Thursday afternoon, Israeli forces invaded Hebron and surrounding villages in the southern part of the Palestinian West Bank and arrested a total of 28 Palestinians in a massive sweep of…

35 year old Palestinian citizen Tariq Abu Harbid was killed Thursday when Israeli tanks near Eretz Crossing began shelling indiscriminately in the area. Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the…

After an armed attack by three Palestinian resistance fighters on Eretz border crossing terminal/military installation early Thursday morning in which one soldier was killed (according to resistance leaders) and six…

In an interview with Israeli Channel Two television Wednesday — his first since taking on the role of acting Prime Minister after Ariel Sharon’s stroke in early January, Ehud Olmert…

On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released all Islamic Jihad political detainees from Jericho prison after reaching a deal with the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement.   Raed Abu Al…

On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released all Islamic Jihad political detainees from Jericho prison after reaching a deal with the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement.   Raed Abu Al…

Abdullah Abdullah, a Fateh member recently elected to the PLC, said there is a growing desire within Fateh for its leaders to engage in meaningful negotiations with the leadership of…

Late Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military invaded the al-Maslakh area of Bethlehem with military vehicles, jeeps and armed personnel carriers. The Army surrounded the home of Haithan Mahmoud Abu al-Khader,…

Scores of Aqsa Martyrs brigades (the armed wing of Fatah)  members stormed the ministry of finance building in Gaza on Monday demanding their monthly wages.   The action came when…

Israeli army troops invaded the village of Qafeen north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem; two residents were arrested during the invasion on Thursday morning.   Adel Khalil, 20,…

Unknown gunmen abducted, on Thursday, Hussam Al Musli, an Egyptian diplomat on a Gaza street after firing at his car and dragging him into another vehicle before driving away. The…

Ma’er Merghlit, an Israeli activist and member of ICAHD (the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions) revealed Thursday morning that $600,000 USD had been designated in 2005 by the Israeli Municipal…

Early Thursday morning, Israeli army forces invaded the West Bank city of Qalqilia and arrested five residents there. More than 20 army vehicles stormed the city and surrounded several houses…

In her first visit to the U.S as a new Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, on Wednesday, said a Hamas-Led Palestinian Authority will be a terrorist entity.   "When a…

The Israeli army invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the village of Yata, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, two residents were arrested. Ahmad Awwad, 22, and Hamza Al…

In pre dawn invasions Thursday, the Israeli army arrested on Thursday 17 Palestinian resident from several cities in the West Bank, Israeli sources reported. In Kafein village near Jenin, two…

Dr. Muawiya Hassanen, head of the emergency unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported on Wednesday at night, that one resident died of wounds sustained earlier on Wednesday in…

Wednesday, An Israeli military court sentenced a resident of Yabod village near the West Bank city of Jenin, to thirty consecutive years.   The Israeli prosecution claimed that resident Mustafa…

In spite of the Sharm Al Sheikh understanding and the declared ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in February 2005, Israel did not honor its obligations and violated the…

The Palestinian Workers Union in the Gaza Strip denounced the continuous Israeli violations practiced against the Palestinian workers while trying to cross the military checkpoints that are installed on the…

In a surprise attack Wednesday morning, an Israeli army undercover unit arrested two al-Aqsa martyrs brigades’ members from Aida refugee Camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.   Fadi…

Nine residents were arrested from several cities in the West Bank during an invasion conducted by the Israeli Army on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, Israeli army sources reported.  …

The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced Wisam Nasser, 20, from the West Bank city of Nablus to 16 months in Israeli prison and a NIS 2,000 fine.  The Israeli…

Seven residents were injured in the town of Dora, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, during an Israeli army invasion of the town late Monday night.   All…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Wednesday morning, one Palestinian near the Karni crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip; another resident was seriously injured. This latest incident makes a…

In an interview with BBC Radio Wednesday, Syrian-based leader-in-exile of the Hamas party, Khaled Mashal, said that Hamas would be willing to accept a "long-term truce" with Israel if Israeli…

A study by Peace Now, based on Israeli government figures, released Tuesday reveals that, despite Israel’s ‘disengagement’ from the Palestinian Gaza Strip in August and September of 2005, the overall…

A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Tuesday evening, that an Israeli war-jet fired two missiles at a Palestinian vehicle driving in Al Sabra area, south of Gaza city,…

A medical source in Hebron reported that one youth was shot an injured in his leg, after the soldiers fired at protestors in the West Bank city of Hebron.  …

During an early Tuesday morning invasion of the village of Kafer Dan, near the West Bank city of Jenin, the Israeli army arrested the Mayor of the village, Moustafa Ashour…

A barrage of gunfire from an Israeli navy artillery injured a 15 year old Palestinian boy in Gaza on Tuesday afternoon. Yahya Bashir sustained injuries while walking in a cemetery…

Amin Abu Warda, from the Palestine news Network, headed to Dier Al Hatab village, near Nablus and interviewed Abu Fadi, a resident who, over the last two decades, saw his…

Tuesday afternoon, Israeli army bulldozers uprooted on Tuesday afternoon 160 olive trees owned by Palestinian farmers in Jamoura Village, west of the West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli army…

Israeli soldiers shelled on Tuesday afternoon an area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.; soldiers claim that the shells area is used as a launching pad for Qassam…

Lawyer of the Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Hasan Al Sheikh, visited on Tuesday several detainees in Gush Azion detention facility who informed him of daily violations…

The Palestinian resistance fired, Tuesday early morning, two home made shells from the Gaza strip at a military installation at the Nahal Oz crossing terminal to the Gaza Strip. In…

The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced Safwat Yassin 20, form the village of Adeen near the West Bank city of Jenin, to 15 months in prison on allegations of…

Sources at the Palestinian Attorney General office Ahmad Al Mughani said Tuesday that 13 summons were sent to those involved in the corruption scandal revealed earlier this week, Maan News…

In pre-dawn invasion, the Israeli army troops invaded industrial zone in the west Bank city of Jenin. More than 10 military vehicles stormed the city and conducted wide-scaled search in…

Names for a technocrat Palestinian government is almost ready, said members of the Hamas delegation after their meetings in Cairo, Egypt.   The delegation included senior leaders of the movement…

One Islamic Jihad operative was killed and two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Tuesday morning, as Israeli troops invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, claiming that they are…

The Salem Israeli military court sentenced on Monday one member of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, to 17 years imprisonment.   Detainee Shareef Suleiman Raddad,…

Monday evening, Israeli air force fired a missile at a Palestinian vehicle in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing two fighters of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military…

In one of the rare democracies in the Middle East, Palestine, the Palestinians’ choice of Hamas, instead of attracting respect and appreciation of outside bodies, disrespect and downgrade of the…

Scores of Palestinian Muslims and Christians demonstrated in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Nablus, on Sunday and Monday, in a show of unity against offensive caricatures of the…

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for launching six homemade shells towards two southern Israeli towns on Monday at dawn.   The Brigades launched two projectiles…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked Israeli leadership to continue to consider him as the chief negotiator for the Palestinians, despite a major win of opposition party Hamas in January 25th…

The first meeting between the leadership of the Hamas party, the overwhelming victor in Jan. 25th legislative elections, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took place Monday morning in Cairo. The…

An unidentified gunman shot a Palestinian man in the city center of the West Bank city of Bethlehem Monday afternoon. 50 year old Mubarak Abu Mehamid sustained serious injuries, after…

On Monday at dawn, Israeli army forces the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident.   Bilal Kleib, 21, was arrested and taken to unknown destination when soldiers…

Over the last week and a half since Hamas’ electoral victory in Palestinian legislative elections, American pundits have taken the opportunity to blast the Palestinian people’s choice, without attempting to…

On Monday at dawn, Israeli army forces the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident.   Bilal Kleib, 21, was arrested and taken to unknown destination when soldiers…

reprinted from Haaretz daily newspaper About a month ago, 12-year-old Mohammed Qassam was the victim of an Israeli army dog that grabbed his leg with its teeth and dragged him…

Six Palestinians arrested last month in Hebron by undercover Israeli security forces were finally told their charges Monday morning: they are accused by Israeli security of killing six Israeli colonists…

In an overnight sweep of arrests throughout the West Bank, Israeli soldiers arrested 19 residents.   Two residents, said to be Fateh activists, were arrested in Nablus, nine members of…

After Hamas won a majority of the seats in Palestinian legislative elections a week ago Wednesday, the Israeli military occupation of Palestine stepped up in intensity, with daily incursions in…

Late Sunday night, dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded the city of Jenin, firing hundreds of rounds in the area around Haifa St., according to local residents. This is the…

A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported after midnight on Monday night that the Israeli artillery shelled open areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.   The Maan…

A Palestinian security source in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Sunday that Palestinian security sappers defused a bomb which was dropped by an…

An internal investigation on Sunday revealed that over the past several years, $700 million has gone missing from the finances of the Palestinian Authority (PA).The State Comptroller, Ahmed al-Moghani, stated…

Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported on Sunday night that two residents were killed and at least four were injured when an…

The Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Sunday evening that one of its leaders in the West Bank city of Nablus survived an assassination…

Israeli soldiers arrested, based a checkpoint which is installed between Nablus and Tulkarem, arrested on Saturday evening seven residents including two brothers from the West Bank city of Tulkarem.  …

Three Palestinian residents were killed and eight were injured after the Israeli airforce shelled a sports club and a vehicle after midnight on Saturday night in Tal Al Hawa neighborhood,…

A meeting in Egypt Saturday between rival political factions Fateh, represented by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas, represented by Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar, was largely successful. Plans were made…

An Israeli military court sentenced, on Saturday afternoon, a 15-year old child to six consecutive years.   The child,  Mohammad Anati, is from  Shu’fat Refugee Camp in Jerusalem. He is…

Israeli forces stormed, on Saturday morning, the village of  Beit Forik, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, and arrested two residents. The two are said to be members…

Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers, supported by several armored vehicles, invaded Al Obaiydiyya village, near Bethlehem, and arrested one resident.   A local source in the village reported that resident Aref…

Israeli troops stationed at dozens of checkpoints around the West Bank city of Nablus, tightened the strict military procedures which are limiting the movement of the Palestinian residents.   Troops…

Mahmoud Al Zahhar one of Hamas’  prominent political leaders, said on Saturday, that a meeting will be held later this night with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.The movement also dispatched…

Unknown gunmen abducted a Palestinian security officer and his wife, on Saturday, after obstructing his vehicle while he was driving along the coastal road in Gaza.        …

Israeli officials approved the confiscation of 279 Dunums of Hij’ja, Kafer Laqif and ‘Azoun villages in the Qalqilia area Saturday for ‘security reasons’, as well as confiscations in Salfit and…

In spite of the recent incidents which followed the publication of cartoons which included offensive caricatures against Islam’s prophet Mohammad, the Al Yasser brigades, one of Fateh armed groups visited…

Spokesperson of the EU Commission, Kholoi Di laGuardia, on Saturday affirmed that   the Commission transferred its Danish and French observers from the Gaza Strip to Israel. He said that this…

Israeli artillery fired on Saturday shortly after midnight at least 40 tank shells at open areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. An Israeli military source reported that…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, to respect the obligations of the Palestinian Authority to the International Community. Abbas made his comments while talking briefly…

{mosimage}The sweeping electoral victory of Hamas is primarily a triumph for the Israeli government and a big defeat for Palestinian interests. The international pressure on the Palestinians is growing. If…

Friday afternoon, residents of Bil’in along with dozens of Israeli and international peace activists held their weekly protest against the Separation Wall, and protested against the perceived insult to Islam…

An Israeli medical source reported on Friday that four family members, including a child, were injured, on Friday afternoon, in Kibbutz Karmiya, in the western Negev, after a Palestinian armed…