Category: Palestine

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday at dawn, a resident of Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the West Bank. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers,…

Israeli soldiers arrested overnight a resident of al-Mawassi area, west of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers arrested Ashraf…

Israeli soldiers surrounded and invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday at dawn. A local source in the city reported that soldiers searched homes and occupied rooftops,…

Israeli soldiers invaded al-Khader, a  town south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Thursday at dawn. A local source in al-Khader reported that soldiers invaded the al-Baloa’ neighborhood,…

In bid to coordinate security activities prior to and during the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip and the four minor northern West Bank settlements, a joint Palestinian-Israeli operations room…

The Palestinian Ministry of Interior reported on Wednesday evening that two residents were injured when an explosive went off near them in Gaza. A Palestinian security source said that Khaled…

Israeli President Moshe Katsav apologized on behalf of the State of Israel to the settlers for asking them to leave the settlements. He made the comments in a special address broadcast live…

An Israeli paratrooper refused on Wednesday to carry out an order related to the disengagement plan, an Israeli military source reported. The soldier is the first paratrooper to refuse to…

  Palestinian security source reported that army invaded the village of Fahma to the south of Jenin on Wednesday at down and conducted House-to-house searches, no arrests were reported. Also…

200 protesters from the village of Bel’in, West of Ramallah, international and Israeli peace activists protested on Wednesday ear the construction site of the Separation wall in the village. Troops…

Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Kafr Ra’ai south of the West Bank city of Jenin, with more than ten military vehicles. Troops blocked all entrances to the village and…

A Palestinian security source reported that five army jeeps invaded on Wednesday morning the West Bank city of Nablus. Army jeeps toured the city shooting heavily in the air according…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, conducted military searches and arrested four residents. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers,…

Israeli soldiers and settlers attacked on Wednesday dozens of residents of al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya, north west of Ramallah, and fired rounds of live ammunition; nine residents were injured. A local source…

Israeli soldiers based at the Separation Wall Gate in Kafer Qaddoum village, near Qalqilia, delayed an ambulance transferring and old man to hospital after sustaining a heart attack, the man…

The Israeli army is tightening the closure it has imposed on the Gaza Strip in preparation for implementation of the withdrawal of settlers from the area, a Palestinian security source reported…

Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Nablus, on Wednesday at dawn, and fired rounds of live ammunition. A local source in Nablus reported that soldiers, supported by five…

Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed on Tuesday on details of a plan to destroy the homes in Gaza Strip settlements slated for evacuation under the Israeli pullout plan. Under…

A local source in Azzoun, east of Qalqilia, reported on Tuesday at night, that Israeli soldiers invaded the village and arrested Tahseen Ishaq Zeidan, 24 years old. The source stated…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at night, the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested two brothers. A local source in Bethlehem reported that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles, troop…

Israeli and international leftist peace activists accused the Israeli army of using demonstrations against the Separation Wall in the West Bank village of Bil’in as a “test field” for its…

Israeli soldiers, and special army units, attacked the home of detainee Yacoub abu Romiyya, in al-Ezariyya town, south of Jerusalem. A local source in al-Ezariyya reported that soldiers searched the…

The Israeli on Tuesday sealed off the northern West Bank settlements of Kadim and Ghanim after announcing them closed military zones, more than two weeks before they are scheduled for evacuation…

Several Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip reported seeing settlers from Moragh settlement placing dozens of landmines around Moragh settlement, in the southern part of the Strip, in an attempt…

This is a rare eyewitness account of one of the hundreds of illegal ‘targeted murders’ by Israel of young Palestinian men, members of the legal Resistance. As such, its importance…

The residents of Tulkarem in the West Bank burried, on Tuesday,Tamer Zindeq (15) in the afternoon. Tamer Zindeq was killed Monday during an invasion by the Israeli Army of Tulkarem and…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suggested that new elections for president and vice president be held in four years.  Abbas’ suggestion came during his speech before a special session for the Palestinian Legislative…

An Israeli investigating committee on Tuesday declared 45,000 applications to join the Labor Party invalid on the grounds of fraud. In a press conference at Labor’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, the…

Israeli soldiers invaded Tulkarem refugee camp and the eastern neighborhood of Tulkarem, and conducted military searches of homes; army claims searching for wanted resistance fighters. A local source in Tulkarem…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday a Palestinian resident in Ithna village, near the West Bank city of Hebron after invading it, and occupied one home using it as monitoring towers…

A group of Israeli right-wing demonstrators tried on Tuesday morning to invade the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem under the protection of the Israeli police. The protestors and the police…

The new Israeli law that prohibits Palestinians who were injured or had their property damaged by Israeli army troops from suing the government encourages Israeli soldiers to commit more crimes against…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Tuesday morning, three residents near Tiaseer village, east of the West Bank city of Tubas. According to eyewitness reports, soldiers arrested the three residents who were…

The Israeli court at Salem, near the West bank city of Qalqilia, sentenced Nedal Bastakgee, 16, of Qalqilia to two years in jail. The court said the boy is part…

 The Israeli Army arrested three brothers from Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus at dawn on Tuesday. After invaded the camp and conducting extensive searches, the…

The International Red Cross suspended its field work in the Gaza Strip Tuesday after three UN workers – two foreigners and a Palestinian - were abducted in Gaza, the organization’s spokesman,…

An Israeli military source reported that an Israel sergeant was sentenced by a military tribunal to three weeks in detention. The source stated that the sergeant refused to carry “al…

Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the international world and the United Nations to keep recognizing the Gaza Strip as an occupied territory after the Israeli withdrawal. “Gaza will continue to be…

The WAFA news agency reported on Monday at night that one youth was killed, several residents were injured in Nour Shams refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem…

It was all expected: both the massacre and the questions it raised. But behind the easy questions that practically posed themselves, much more difficult and unasked questions are hidden. The…

The Israeli Army on Monday afternoon arrested one resident from the Al Mawasi area in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, An eyewitness reported that the army invaded the area,…

 The Israeli Army on Monday afternoon shelled homes in the  Khan Younis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Eyewitness reported that the troops positioned in the army posts around the…

The Palestinian police freed two UN workers who were abducted by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza, a Palestinian security source reported. The two workers, who were no identified, were taken to…

An Israeli military source reported on Monday that the Palestinian resistance fired at several army posts in the Gush Katif settlement Bloc. No injuries were reported.

Monday at dawn, a Palestinian resistance group fired at military jeeps in Azzoun village, near the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Al-Aqsa brigades, the military wing of Fateh, claimed responsibility…

Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday at night Azzoun village, east of Qalqilia, conducted military searches of homes and arrested four residents, two residents were released later on. A local source…

Resistance fighters fired at settlers’ cars late Sunday night at Azun village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. No injuries were reported. The Al Aqsa brigades clamed responsibility…

Palestinian resistance fighters fired a mortar shell toward  the Gush Katif settlements in the Gaza Strip early on Monday morning. No damage was reported. Also in the Gaza, resistance fighters…

The Palestinian Ministry of the Interior and National Security reported on Monday that General Jamal abu Zayed, deputy minister of the interior, and Israeli Defense Ministry Deputy Director General Moshe…

The Palestine Section of Defense for Children International reported Monday that at least 330 child prisoners are currently imprisoned in Israeli prisons and detention centers. Khaled Qirmaz, a lawyer working…

The Fateh Central Committee met on Sunday evening to discuss preparations for ensuring security in the Palestinian areas during the Israeli withdrawal and other security issues in the Gaza Strip.…

The Israeli Army invaded Obeidiyah, a village east of Bethlehem, on Monday morning. Local sources from the village reported that eight army jeeps invaded the village, and soldiers conducted house-to-house…

Israeli soldiers on Sunday night invaded Azzoun, a village east of Qalqilia, and imposed a curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes until further notice. The WAFA news agency reported that…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday appointed Ehud Olmert as interim Finance Minister in place of Benjamin Netanyahu, who resigned earlier on the day. Sharon is scheduled to meet…

A medical source in Qalqilia reported that soldiers attacked and injured a residents of Sier village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Abed al-Salem al-Sharry, head of al-Sier…

Two Palestinian detainees announced Hunger Strike in protest to harsh conditions and medical neglect in Israeli prisons. The two detainees, Mohammad Ala’ ed-Deen, from Bethlehem, and Salah Barghouthi from Ramallah,…

A settler boy was critically wounded Sunday in a drive-by shooting incident north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, an  Israeli source reported. The car was driving on the…

A Palestinian medical source in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that soldiers shot and killed one resident on Sunday afternoon.  A medical source at abu…

Israeli military bulldozers uprooted dozens of olive trees west of Beit Surik village, northwest of Jerusalem, in preparation for construction of the Separation Wall in the area. Dozens of residents…

A medical source in Bethlehem reported that two residents were injured west of Bethlehem after settlers hurled stones at them while driving on a road between the villages of Husan…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Tulkarem refugee camp and fired at dozens of homes; one child was injured mildly injured. A local source in Tulkarem reported that soldiers,…

Israeli soldiers installed on Sunday a military roadblock on Al-Kafeer junction, north of Aqqaba village near the West Bank city of Tubas. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers…

Children living in southern Hebron hills face daily harassment of Jewish settlers on their way to school.   Their school bus is a donkey, their route a tortuous hour-long trek…

Israeli soldiers shot and wounded two residents of Hebron at a military checkpoint in Beit Jebriel area, south of the city. A medical source at the Hebron Governmental Hospital reported,…

The Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, launched a competition for the best disengagement poster, and will grant the winner USD 250, the group stated on its website. Hamas said that the…

Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Allar, north of Tulkarem, and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in the village reported that soldiers broke into dozens of homes…

A local source in Jerusalem reported that Israeli soldiers, and border guard policemen, broke into Dar al-Tifil al-Arabi school in Jerusalem, and arrested one resident. The source stated that soldiers…

Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday afternoon, the village of Ein al-Baida, in the northern planes of the West Bank. A local source in the village reported that soldiers, supported by…

The court sentenced Ahmad Hagag, who was shot with three bullets during his arrest, to 17 years in jail. His home was also demolished. Ramiz al Remawi was sentenced to…

Israeli soldiers arrested two residents in the West Bank city of Hebron and took them to an unknown destination. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that soldiers…

Border police and secret service officers broke into Dar Al Tefel Al Arbi School in Jerusalem on Saturday morning and arrested the general coordinator for the Jerusalem Center for Democracy…

A Palestinian  man was badly injured near Mourag settlemen, south of Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian medical source confirmed on Saturday. Nehad Al Qadi, 23, was…

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry released an official document on the Palestinian official stance on the legal condition of the Gaza Strip following the Israeli withdrawal, as well as on the…

Army invaded on Saturday the village of al-Mighraqa south of Gaza city. After blocking the roads of the village, troops backed by heavy army vehicles surrounded and searched the houses of…

The Israeli Army fired with heavy machine guns at homes in Khan-Younis in the southern part pf the Gaza Strip, in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to eyewitnesses, soldiers stationed…

Israeli Army soldiers, accompanied by secret service officers, invaded Nour Shams refugee camp near the West Bank City of Tulkarem on Saturday at dawn. Troops searched the camp and entered…

A Presbyterian committee in the U.S. has declared that the church will use its stock holdings to stop five companies with links to Israel from contributing to the ‘ongoing violence…

Palestinian resistance fired, on Sunday morning, homemade shells at Eretz settlement, north of the Gaza Strip. National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of…

At least five civilians have been injured in an anti-wall protest organized by the resident of Bil’in village near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, Eyewitnesses a Palestinian…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday one resident in the West Bank city of Hebron, broke into dozens of homes using two of them as military posts and monitoring towers. The…

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Troops invaded Beit Fajar town, near Bethlehem, on Friday at down, and arrested 17 residents during wide-scaled searches carried out in the town. A local source in Beit Fajjar reported…

Detainee Ahmad Sameeh Fashafsha, 19, from Jaba’ village near the West Bank city of Jenin received his fourth consecutive detention order without any charges or trial. The Palestinian Prisoners Society…

A source at the Palestinian District Coordination Office reported on Friday morning that Israeli soldiers closed al-Tuffah checkpoint, west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.…

Several detainees in the al-Damoun detention facility have contracted diseases of the kidney and other health problems as a result of the polluted drinking water in the facility, according to…

Israeli soldiers on Thursday afternoon invaded Aida refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one member of the Palestinian security forces. Another security man was arrested at a checkpoint…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Thursday afternoon, Rami Qasem al-Qawasmi, 19, in abu Kteela neighborhood, west of Hebron. Ala’ al-Qawasmi, the brother of Rami, said that soldiers surrounded their home, and…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday, the village of Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron. The soldiers arrested two residents, and two other residents were hospitalized after soldiers attacked…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Atteel village, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The soldiers conducted military searches of homes and arrested two residents. A local source in…

Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat said on Thursday that the Israeli decision to construct a new settlement in Jerusalem is a direct violation of international law and negatively affects the…

Israeli soldiers invaded Thursday at down Tammoun Village and surrounded the houses there. Eyewitness reported that the soldiers were deployed around the houses of the villagers, harassed dozens of residents…

Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, conducting military searches of homes and arresting four residents, including an Islamic Jihad spokesperson. A local source in…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday, one resident from Dir AL Hatab village near the West Bank City of Nablus. The Nablus office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the…

Palestinian officials have blamed  Israel for the lack of coordination over the disengagement plan scheduled to start in less then two weeks, Palestinian sources reported on Thursday. Palestinian Minister of Civil affairs,…

Who is entitled to Israeli citizenship? Despite its importance, the Israeli immigration law (formally Law of Return) is widely unknown. According to Jewish ideology, every Jew outside Zion is living…

Israeli Health Minister and Likud MK, Dan Naveh, submitted a proposal to the Knesset to construct a new “Jewish neighbourhood” in the area between the Maali Adumim settlement and east Jerusalem. This proposal comes…

Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a resident in Shweika area, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. A medical source at Dr. Thabit Thabit Hospital in Tulkarem reported…

An Israeli military source reported on Wednesday evening that thousands of pullout opponents have prepared to launch their planned march from Ofakim in the Negev to the Gaza Strip, while…

Jamal Jaradat, head of the Palestinian District Coordination Office on Jenin, said that all roads adjacent to the settlements slated for evacuation will be closed, starting on August 15, 2005.…

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that it will cooperate with the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian factions in order to turn the Gaza withdrawal into a national liberation, which…