Category: Palestine

Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday evening seven Palestinian residents after invading several villages near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers invaded Bani Zeid…

Israeli soldiers invaded over night the West Bank city of Tubas and fired rounds of live ammunition, and gas bombs. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers, supported by…

The Attorney General of Gaza, Ahmad Al Mughanni, declared that the final results of the investigations into the Jabalya explosion, which occurred during a Hamas rally on September 23 and…

The Palestinian parliamentary committee, which is designated to discuss the security deteriorating in the Palestinian areas, recommended the parliament vote no-confidence against the government of Qurei. The parliamentary committee was…

A Palestinian security source reported one Monday afternoon that Palestinian policemen broke into the building of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza, during burial ceremonies of the three residents killed…

A local source in Hebron reported on Monday that settlers attacked a nine-year-old child in the West Bank city of Hebron, and installed tents on lands they annexed in Wad…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at dawn, 23 residents in the West Bank city of Hebron, and the surrounding villages of Yatta, Al Shiokh, Sa’ir and Kharsa. The Hebron office…

Israeli soldiers claimed uncovering weapons and explosives in an area south of the West Bank city of Hebron. According to an Israeli military source, soldiers found an explosive device and…

Addameer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association along with the family of Manal and Nour Ghanem have launched a campaign to demand the Israeli government immediately release Manal Naji Mahmoud…

An Israeli military court sentenced on Monday, a Palestinian detainee from the West Bank city of Qalqilia, to one life-term and additional ten years. The court indicted detainee Mohammad Mustafa…

Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday at down and arrested three residents. Soldiers arrested Mallek Salhab, 27, Ghassan Al Asa, 28, and Nasry Suleiman ,24,…

Israeli army invaded on Monday morning he village of Said, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested two residents. Troops searched dozens of homes in the village, and…

Israeli troops invaded the village of Ateel north of the west Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday morning, and arrested two residents. Soldiers conducted wide scale search to the houses,…

One child was injured in Tammoun village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, during a military invasion to the village on Monday morning. A medical source in Jenin reported…

Israeli army invaded the, on Monday at dawn, the  West Bank cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarem, Qalqila and Bethlehem, and arrested 40 residents. Army claims that the arrestees are members…

A taxi driver or a doctor? A question that has come to my mind right after I noticed ,by coincidence, Ali, 31 years-old, from the Gaza Strip refugee camp of…

Three Palestinian were killed on Sunday at night, during a gun battle which inflamed between Hamas fighters and members of the Palestinian security in Gaza; some fifty residents, including children,…

Three Palestinian were killed on Sunday at night, during a gun battle which inflamed between Hamas fighters and members of the Palestinian security in Gaza; some fifty residents, including children,…

The Israeli army is to decide whether to instruct the military police to probe the army’s killing of a Palestinian child in Askar refugee camp, near the West Bank city…

Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian Youth near the West Bank city of Nablus. An Israeli military source claimed that soldiers shot on Sunday a Palestinian youth after attempting…

The Defense For Children International – Palestine section, published a report which documents the Israeli violations to the rights of Palestinian children, and the effects of the Israeli military attacks…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday at dawn, for residents after invading the villages of Al Thaheriyya and Beit Kahil, south and west of the West Bank city of Hebron. A…

In its weekly report, for the period between September 24 and 30, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that Israeli soldiers continued restricting the freedom of movement ambulances and medical…

Israeli soldiers installed three roadblocks on roads near the villages of Atteel, Allar and Zeita, and invaded the three villages. Soldiers detained dozens of residents for several hours and interrogated…

An Israeli military court sentenced a detainee to 43 consecutive months, and 2000 NIS fine. The Israeli prosecution claims that the detainee, Mohammad Bahjat Harb, 27, assisted wanted fighters. Harb…

An Israeli military court sentenced a Palestinian from Halhoul, north of Hebron, to 14 consecutive years. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the court sentenced Jamal…

Israeli soldiers occupied, on Saturday, a Palestinian home in the West Bank city of Hebron, and used them as military posts. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers broke…

Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing Hamas, said that the Intifada, which entered its sixth year, challenged the “Zionist” projects and managed to overcome the military assaults and invasions which…

A medical source at Rafidia Hospital, in Nablus, reported that one child suffered moderate wounds after a settler rammed him with his car near the West Bank of Qalqilia. Eyewitnesses…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the Israeli Prison Authority moved, on Friday, Sheikh Hasan Yousef, on the Hamas political leaders, to Ofer detention facility, and filed charges against him.…

Israeli soldiers installed, on Saturday morning, a checkpoint in the center of the old city of Hebron. Troops stopped the cars, thoroughly searched them, and checked the ID cards of…

The Palestinian people have been longing for freedom and sovereignty since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. In 1917, the British colonial power at the time…

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The Ruling Fateh movement won, on Friday, in 61 out of 104 local councils in the West Bank, yet Hamas movement won in 50% of the councils it contested, around…

Israeli soldiers barred dozens of residents of Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, from reaching their orchards to pick their olives. The residents and international peace activists attempted of Friday afternoon…

At least 3000 Palestinian children took part in a huge protest in memoriam to Mohammad Dorra, 13, who was killed by the Israeli army at the beginning of Al Aqsa…

A local source in Nablus reported that one Palestinian child was shot and killed in Askar refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, after the Israeli army…

Israeli soldiers arrested two residents in the West Bank city of Tulkarem after invading it on Friday morning. Troops arrested Waseem Al Malah, 20, and Mazen Abu Sror, 25, and…

Israeli military sources reported, on Friday, that the Israeli army arrested 17 Palestinian residents in the West Bank. Army claims that the arrested residents are members of  Hamas, Islamic Jihad…

Israeli army invaded on Friday at down, Al Deheishe refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, one youth was arrested. Troops supported by ten military vehicles invaded the…

Jamal Tirawi, one of the leaders of Al Aqsa Brigades in Nablus area, told the IMEMC that the brigades will retaliate to the assassination of two its fighters who were…

The Israeli Radio reported on Friday, that king Abdullah of Jordan postponed his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, as a result of the military escalation in the area.…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, killed two resistance fighters, and injured two others, one seriously. The brigades…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the ongoing Israeli military attacks in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and said that the latest Israeli escalation jeopardizes the peace efforts. The…

An Israeli military source reported, on Thursday at night, that a group of 50 extremist settlers of Hebron attacked Palestinian residents in the city, and hurled rocks at them; the…

The Palestinian National Information Center reported that Israeli soldiers killed 4166 residents, injured 45538, and arrested 8600 since the beginning of the Intifada in September 29, 2000. Also, the center…

A medical source at Al Ahli hospital in Hebron reported that one woman was hospitalized after settlers attacked her in Al Shallah Street in the city. The source stated that…

At least 138840 Palestinians are illegible voters in the third stage of the Palestinian local government elections in the West Bank. 2274 candidates including 558 women compete over 814 seats…

Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Hebron and broke into dozens of homes. A Palestinian security source in Hebron reported that soldiers invaded Jabal Kurbaj area, in Hebron,…

Ofer Israeli military court sentenced, on Wednesday, Frial Ja’arah, 17, to 40 months, and 5000 NIS fine. “Soldiers arrested ferial after invading Bethlehem last year”, Moneer Ja’arah the father of…

Israeli army sources reported on Thursday morning thatsoldiers arrested 12 palestinian residents from different areas in the West Bank. Five from the arrestees are from the West Bank city of…

The Regional Council of un-recognized Arabic villages in Israel, is planning to protest on Thursday from Negev dissert to Jerusalem, local sources reported. Protestors will drive their cars all the…

Leader of the Aqsa Martyr Brigades in the West Bank Zakaria Al-Zubeidi declared that his group is not committed to the declared calm as a response to the assassination of…

Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday at night, Borqeen village west of Jenin in the West Bank. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, broke into…

An Israeli source reported that a settler identified as Yehoshua Elitzur, 34, convicted of shooting and killing a Palestinian resident from Salem village, near Nablus, failed to show up at…

Two Palestinian policemen were reportedly injured, on Wednesday at night, in a gun fight with resistance fighters in the central Gaza Strip. The exchange of fire took place west of…

The Palestinian Authority condemned the Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories, saying that the attacks violate the fourth Geneva conventions and the international law. Tawfik Abu Khousa, spokesperson of the…

Israeli army invaded Al Teira village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Wednesday afternoon, and arrested two residents Troops arrested Ahmad Hamad, 24, and Housen Mohamed 23, from…

Israeli troops invaded the industrial Zone in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Wednesday afternoon. Soldiers conducted wide scale search in the area,  stopped dozens of cars. and checked…

Israeli army invaded the village of Mardah near the west bank city of Salfit on Wednesday afternoon. Dozens of army vehicles stormed the village and conducted wide scale search. Soldiers…

The Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affair, Nasser Al-Kidweh, speaking at a press conference held at his office in Ramallah on Wednesday, said that Israel must immediately halt its attacks against…

Head of the operation branch at the Israeli army, Branch Major General Yisrael Ziv, said on Wednesday that Israel will demilitarize Beit Hanoun area in the Gaza Strip if the…

The Israeli Security and the so called Civil Administration Office, which belongs to the army, closed 15 offices said to be linked to Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, an Israeli…

Israel Air Forces gun ships fired several missiles at civilian targets in Gaza City in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Palestinian sources reported. The source said troops fired artillery…

In a report published September 26, 2005, Physicians for Human Rights -Israel reported that implications of the Israeli military procedures, and unilateral disengagement on the lives of the ill residents…

“Suddenly, at 2:30 am, in the early hours of Saturday 24, 2005, I woke up rashly from my sleep, finding my three little kids, Ghadir (9), Rawan (6) and Fadi…

“Suddenly, at 2:30 am, in the early hours of Saturday 24, 2005, I woke up rashly from my sleep, finding my three little kids, Ghadir (9), Rawan (6) and Fadi…

The Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported on Tuesday at night, that military apaches fired several missiles at areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The agency stated that…

Israeli army invaded the village of  Qarawit Bani Zaied near Salfeet area in the West Bank late Monday night. Troops conducted searches in the village, arrested seven residents  and took…

Hundreds of Palestinian residents joined a huge burial ceremony of a Palestinian resident who was killed 18 months ago. The body of Mohammad Abu Odeh, 27, from Aida refugee camp…

Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah late on at Monday night and arrested eleven students. The students were arrested from dorms of the teacher’s college in the…

Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Tuesday morning, and arrested seven residents there. Soldiers arrested Mohamed Shahen 16, Mohamed Noman 16, Khalil Salah 16 Mohamed Issa…

Troops invaded the village of Qabatia near the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday morning. Soldiers conducted wide scale search in the town, and leveled the house of Kamal…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday morning, the village of Aseera Al Shamalia near the West Bank city of Nablus, two arrested. Troopsbroke into and searched houses in the village, and…

The Israeli army arrested 400 Palestinian residents since Israel stated its “First Rain” offensive on Saturday, including dozens of political leaders, candidates for municipal and legislative elections, and journalists. The…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanded the Palestinian Authority to set a date for elections in Nablus municipality,’soon and without delays’. “We appreciate and respect the efforts of the current council”,…

A senior Egyptian official reported on Tuesday that the Tuesday Palestinian-Egyptian summit, between the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, and the Egyptian president Hosney Mubarak, will focus on restoring calm, and…

Israeli Apaches shelled, on Tuesday at dawn, several areas in Gaza city, Khan Younis and Beit Hanoun, in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli military source reported that the army shelled a…

Five years have passed since her son was arrested, the mother of detainee Ahmad Khalaf, was finally able to visit him, in spite of her sickness, and in spite of…

Israeli soldiers installed three roadblocks on Tubas-Nablus road, north of the West Bank. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers barred the residents from crossing, and searched the vehicles.…

Four Palestinian residents were injured on Monday at night, when their car exploded near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to initial sources, the men…

Monday afternoon, Israeli apaches fired several missiles at Palestinian areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian security source reported. At least one missile was fired at…

Three Palestinian residents were arrested in Al Yamooun village, near the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning. Soldiers broke into and searched dozens of homes in the village…

Israeli soldiers sealed Beit Eiba checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus, on Monday morning. Soldiers barred the residents from crossing, and only granted passage to residents living in…

A media source in Jenin, reported that a leader of Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, survived an assassination attempt, in Al Yamoun village, near Jenin. Raed…

The chief negotiator for the Palestinian Authority, Dr. Saeb Erekat, described the current Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories as result of the overstepping of some Palestinian factions against the…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Raed Mahameed, reported that he visited a number of female detainees in Telmond detention facility, who informed him thay carried out a partial hunger…

A senior Israeli military source reported, on Monday, that most of the Palestinian residents arrested over the last two days, after Israel launched its “Operation First Rain”, are candidates representing…

Israeli army invaded, on Monday morning, the Industrial Zone in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Troops conducted wide scale search in the area, and fired live rounds in the…

King Abdullah II of Jordan is going to visit Israel and Palestine in the coming few days, The Jordanian News Agency said on Monday morning. King Abdullah will meet with…

An Israeli military source reported on Monday morning, that soldiers arrested 90 Palestinians in several West Bank areas, and transferred them for interrogation. On Monday at dawn, soldiers arrested 50…

The Palestinian Authority called off the summit meeting between the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon scheduled for October 2, Israeli officials said on Sunday.…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning. Al Yamoun village, west of Jenin, exchanged fire with the resistance, and arrested tow residents. A local source in the village reported that 40…

Senior Hamas leader, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar declared on Sunday that Hamas operative have been instructed to halt all attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported. Al-Zahar told…

An Israeli military Apache fired missiles at a Palestinian car on the coastal road in Gaza killing Mohammad Sheikh Khalil, 32, a prominent leader of Al Quds brigades, the military…

An Israeli military court sentenced on Sunday, a Palestinian resident of Bethlehem, to one life-term, and additional 30 years. According to the court, resident Jawad Jawarish carried a shooting attack…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmad Qurei, said on Sunday that Israel is carrying assaults against peace and stability in the area, after striking the Gaza Strip over night, and arresting 210…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, cancelled his meeting with Sharon which was scheduled for October, 2, 2005. Abbas said on Sunday morning in Ramallah, that he will not meet with Sharon,…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday at dawn, 46 residents in Hebron and a number of its surrounding villages after invading them, and breaking into dozens of homes. Soldiers invaded Al…

A number of Israeli jetfighters ripped in the last 24 hours through the Palestinian airspace of the ‘freed Gaza Strip’, launching raids that killed at least four Palestinians, wounded several…