In Gaza, chaos versus democracy and democracy versus chaos
‘Perhaps some youth are trying to imitate what’s going in the outside world; we don’t have solid information on the existence of such groups,’ said Palestinian Interior Ministry spokesman Khaled…
PFLP representatives hold meetings with security leaders in Khan Younis
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) continued its meetings with leaders of security devices in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, in an…
Unknown gunmen attack PALTEL in Khan Younis
Masked gunmen attacked Wednesday afternoon the premises of the Palestinian Telecommunications company (PALTEL) in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. Palestinian medical sources said that unknown gunmen opened…
One Palestinian injured and one roped in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that one civilian was shot and injured by unknown gunmen in down town Gaza city and another one was roped on Wednesday midday. Mohamed Barbakh sustained…
Nine Palestinians injured in family fight and one injured by Israeli army fire in Gaza
Nine Palestinian civilians were injured in the southern Gaza strip city of Rafah during a family fight on Wednesday. Palestinian medical sources reported that a fight broke out between two…
An Islamist group releases a video tape of abducted BBC reporter in Gaza
An Islamist group in Gaza claimed Wednesday its responsibility for the abduction of BBC reporter Alan Jhonston, who has been taken hostage in Gaza for the past several weeks. The…
Car of a Fatah member blown up in Gaza as an UN-operated school in Rafah attacked
Palestinian security sources reported early on Monday that a car, owned by a Fatah member in the Gaza neighborhood of Zaytoun, was blown up by unknown people. The sources said…
Stray bullet injures a seven month old baby in Jabalia
Unknown gunmen fired randomly near residents' homes in Jabalia town in the northern part of the Gaza strip Friday. One of their stray rounds hit and injured a seven month…
A woman shot dead in Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources said early on Thursday that a woman from the Khan Younis city was shot and killed by unknown gunfire. The sources added that Raghda Alghalyeeni, 24, was…
Chief Palestinian negotiator slams PNA over BBC reporter
Top Palestinian negotiator, Sae’b Eriqat, slammed Wednesday the Hamas-led government for being unable to release BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who has been held hostage in Gaza over the past several…
Palestinian Interior Minister renews warning of stepping down
Palestinian interior minister, Hani Alqawasmi, renewed Tuesday his warning to step down, on claims of lacking cooperation by security officials, who are loyal to the rival Fatah party. Minister aL-Qawasmi,…
Teachers union calls for protesting at PLC in Ramallah and Gaza on Wednesday
The Teachers union called, on Tuesday, for a massive protest in front of the Palestinian legislative council buildings in Ramallah city in the central West Bank and in Gaza city…
Six residents injured in Khan Younis, as angry families attack an Egyptian building
Six Palestinian family members were reportedly wounded on Monday evening in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, medics said. The medics added that the injured were hit hurt during…
Wednesday General Strike for all teachers in Palestine
Bassam Zakarna, head of the Government Teachers Union stated on Monday that all governmental teachers will hold a general strike on Wednesday, and that they will escalate their procedures if…
PICCR initiates a probe in the killing of a Gaza resident
The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens’ Rights (PICCR) initiated a probe into the incidents that led to the killing of resident Izzat Rasheed Al Bazary, who was abducted last week.The…
Palestinian government rejects kidnappers’ demands for releasing BBC reporter Johnston
Palestinian deputy-prime minister, Azzam Al-Ahmad, told reporters in Ramallah on Monday that the Palestinian government has rejected demands by kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was abducted at a…
Palestinian public sector employee attempts suicide in protest of not being paid by the gov.
A Palestinian public sector employee from the city of Khan Younis, located in the southern part of the Gaza strip tried to commit suicide on Monday midday by throwing him…
Angry teachers storm the education ministry building in Ramallah
Scores of angry teachers stormed the ministry of information building located in the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday midday. The teachers stormed the building when the education…
Palestinian teachers go on strike, public sector employees to follow on Wednesday
The Palestinian teachers started a general strike on Monday after the Palestinian government have not been able to buy their over due salaries. The public schools teachers union have called…
Unknown gunmen open fire at a Palestinian top security officer in Hebron
Unknown gunmen opened fire at the house of a top Palestinian security officer located in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Monday at dawn. The house belongs to…
A resident of Khan Younis wounded after being abducted
A Palestinian resident of the Khan Younis city, south of Gaza Strip, has been reportedly wounded after being abducted by unknown gunmen. Media sources at the Palestinian national security forces,…
One Palestinian security officer killed during a car chase in Ramallah
Palestinian sources reported that a Palestinian security officer died during an armed car chase in Al Birah town, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday night. Mohamed…
Unknown gunmen kill security officer and wound three policemen at Rafah terminal
Palestinian sources confirmed Friday that one national security personnel was killed and three other policemen were wounded after unknown gunmen opened fire at the Rafah crossing terminal in Rafah, Gaza.…
EU parliament calls on the PA to secure the release of BBC reporter
The European Union Parliament passed a resolution today calling for the unconditional release of BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, who was abducted in Gaza six weeks ago. The EU parliament's resolution…
MIFTAH calls for reforming security devices
The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH) called for reforming all security devices on professional basis far away from political orientations in order to regain…
Palestinian, Israeli journalists protest against abduction of BBC reporter
A group of Palestinian journalists and some foreign media people protested Wednesday at the Eritz checkpoint (Beit Hanoun checkpoint) on Gaza-Israel border line in northern Gaza Strip, against the ongoing…
Palestinian dies of wounds sustained two months ago
One Palestinian man died on Wednesday of wounds he sustained in Gaza city two months ago. Hassan Siam, 24, was admitted to a hospital in Gaza City when he sustained…
Palestinian dies of wounds sustained two months ago
One Palestinian man died on Wednesday of wounds he sustained in Gaza city two months ago.
While carrying his body, relatives of slain Gaza resident break into legislative council building
Dozens of relatives of a Gazan man who was abducted and killed by the “Army of Islam” group, broke into the Legislative Council building in Gaza carrying his body, and…
Higher Follow-up Committee calls for continued resistance, end of chaos
The Higher Follow-up Committee for National and Islamic Factions held an urgent meeting on Tuesday to discuss the recent escalation in Israeli military attacks and assassinations of Palestinians. They issued…
Palestinian minister says abducted BBC journalist still in ‘good health’
BBC journalist Alan Johnston, kidnapped in the Gaza Strip more than a month ago, remains in good health according to Palestinian deputy prime minister Azzam Al-Ahmad on Tuesday. BBC journalist…
Palestinian injured by unidentified explosive in northern Gaza
Palestinian sources reported that an explosion caused by an unknown object took place in Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern part of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday midday. Wa'el Hassan,…
A series of internal incidents in Gaza leave one boy dead, seven others wounded
A series of internal incidents had taken place in the Gaza Strip, leaving one boy dead and seven others injured. In the northern Gaza Strip, Muhammad As-Sa’di was announced dead…
As Palestinian government is set to implement security plan, chaos intensifies in Gaza
As the Palestinian government is preparing to implement the newly approved security plan, chaos in Gaza intensified, leading to further civilian casualties and the destruction of private and public property.…
Chaos; Two brothers killed near Gaza shore, one resident killed in northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Sunday at night that two brothers were killed by unknown gunmen and a third resident was killed in the northern part…
Teachers go on strike in Qalqilia
School teachers in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia went on strike on Sunday in protest of the Palestinian government's inability to pay their salaries. The teacher's union in…
The American school of Gaza, another nightmare!
The building where the American school of Gaza is situated is no longer beautiful. The damage can be seen in many areas of the school; in the front door, in…
Journalist injured in internal clashes in northern Gaza strip
Ashraf El Ajrami, a journalist and employee of the Ministry of Information was injured during clashes with Palestinian Authority security force and gunmen from the same family in Jabalia town…
Prime Minister Haniya: the newly-announced security plan won’t affect resistance
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya of Hamas, stated Friday that the recently-announced interior ministry’s security plan, intended to contain internal unrest, would not affect the Palestinian resistance. Speaking to worshippers…
EU’s foreign policy chief calls for abducted BBC reporter’s release
European Union’s chief for foreign policy, Javier Solana, called on Friday for the release of the BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped in Gaza five weeks ago. In a…
Gunmen shoot and injure a P.A security officer in Qalqilia
Palestinian security sources reported on Thursday evening that unknown gunmen shot and injured a Palestinian security officer in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank.Palestinian security sources reported…
Abducted BBC Journalist alive, P.A security obtained info regarding his fate
The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported that Palestinian Security devices managed to obtain information regarding the fate of the abducted BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, and that he is alive.Johnston was…
Unknown gunmen blow up a hair salon in northern Gaza
Palestinian media sources said Thursday that unknown gunmen blew up late last night a hair salon in the city of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. Witnesses said that…
Unknown gunmen destroy a shop in northern Gaza Strip
A group of unknown gunmen detonated a home made bomb inside a barber shop in the city of Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday…
Body of Palestinian found near Jenin
On Tuesday night the body of Rasheed Abdul-Aziz Hasan, 64, was found on a street in Sielet Al Thaher village, near Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank.…
Bethlehem man shot dead in family dispute
On Tuesday at around 5am a man from the West Bank city of Bethlehem was shot dead by a group of gunmen on his way to work. The attack took…
Five journalists wounded by Palestinian police in Gaza
Five Palestinian journalists were injured by Palestinian police forces on Tuesday afternoon while protesting against the Palestinian government’s inability to unveil the truth behind the abduction of BBC reporter, Alan…
Unknown gunmen blow up a house in northern Gaza
A group of unknown gunmen blew up a house in Jabalia refugee camp located in the northern part of the Gaza Strip on Monday morning. The house belongs to Kamal…
Unknown gunmen detonate a bomb near a police car in Gaza City
A group of unknown gunmen detonated a bomb near a police car that was guarding the house of Dr. Mahmod Al Zahar the ex-Palestinian foreign Minster in Gaza City on…
Gunmen kill two residents of Khan Younis in two separate incidents
Palestinian security sources in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Sunday that two residents were shot and killed by unknown gunmen in two separate…
More explosions hit Gaza hours after a security plan approved
An unknown group bombed early on Sunday a bookshop and an internet café in Gaza, media sources said. Palestinian security sources confirmed that an explosive device was detonated at the…
Palestinian cabinet sets final touches for a security plan
Palestinian unity cabinet set Saturday the final touches for a security plan, aimed at restoring law and order to the unruly Palestinian territories. Palestinian interior minister, Hani Qawasmi, an independent,…
Palestinian PM says the government is seriously following up Johnston’s case
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, said Saturday the government is following up closely and seriously the case of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was abducted last month by unknown gunmen…
UN Secreatry General calls for the release of an abducted BBC reporter in Gaza
United Nations Secreatry General,Ban Ki-Moon, pressed Thursday for the release of BBC reporter, Alan Jhonston, who has been abducted in Gaza over the past month. Ki-Moon voiced deep concern over…
Two civilians killed in southern Gaza strip
Two Palestinian men were killed in Rafah city in the southern part of the Gaza strip due to armed clashes between rival families in the city on Thursday midday. Palestinian…
One civilian killed in the southern Gaza strip
One Palestinian man was killed in Rafah city in the southern part of the Gaza strip due to armed clashes between rival families in the city on Thursday midday. Medical…
Resistance fighters join journalists in their protest to free kidnapped BBC reporter
Mohamed Shehada, top Palestinian wanted resistance fighter for the Israeli army did not hesitate to come out from his hiding place to join a group of Palestinian journalists who organized…
Four Palestinians wounded during clashes in Gaza and Rafah
Four Palestinian residents were reportedly injured Wednesday during family clashes in both the Gaza Strip cities of Gaza and Rafah, Palestinian medical sources said. Witnesses said that three passersby were…
PA officer dies of wounds sustained on Tuesday; unknown gunmen attack a building in Gaza
One Palestinian Authority security officer died on Wednesday morning of wounds he sustained on Tuesday evening in Khan Younis city in he southern part of the Gaza strip. Tahssen Al…
One man dies of wounds sustained on Monday
One Palestinian man died on Tuesday of wounds he sustained on Monday during internal clashes in Khan Younis city in the southern part of the Gaza strip. Abd Al Razik…
Internal clashes return to Nablus
Fears of destabilization fill the Nablus streets today after internal clashes resumed at dawn. Six people were injured when fighting erupted between members of one of the Fateh wings and…
Four Palestinians Injured in Shootout in Nablus
Four Palestinians were injured in Nablus on Monday evening when Palestinian security personnel stopped a car for inspection. Local sources said that a fierce gun battle broke out after gunmen,…
Three Palestinians killed, one injured during family feud in Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday that three Palestinian civilians have been killed and one was injured during a clan feud in Khan Younis city, in the southern Gaza Strip. The…
Palestinian civilian wounded during clashes in Northern Gaza
Palestinian media sources said that a Palestinian resident of the northern Gaza Strip was shot and moderately wounded early on Sunday during an armed clash. The man identified as Khaled…
Gunmen abduct an Arab resident of Israel, in Gaza
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Saturday at night, that unknown gunmen abducted a Gaza-born Arab resident of Israel after he visited relatives in the Gaza Strip. Haaretz added that…
Palestinian Cabinet Discusses a Security Plan
Palestinian Authority cabinet, in a special session, discussed Saturday a security plan presented by Palestinian interior minister, Hani Qawasmi, in a bid to enforce law and order in the unruly…
Gunmen moderately wound a Fateh official in Gaza
Friday, unknown gunmen ambushed a Fateh official, and a top union leader, as he drove his vehicle, with his family, in the Gaza Strip; the official was moderately injured.The gunmen…
Palestinian policeman shot and injured by unknown gunmen in Nablus
The Maan News Agency reported on Friday at night that a Palestinian policeman was shot and injured by unknown gunmen in Rafidia area, in the northern part of the West…
UK’s General Consul Meets with PM Haniya to discuss Kidnapping of BBC Reporter
The UK’s general consul in Jerusalem, Richard Makepeace, met in Gaza Thursday with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya over the crisis of BBC reporter Alan Jhonston, who still remains…
Palestinian gunmen close road leading to village near Nablus
A group of Palestinian gunmen closed on Thursday midday the Al Qudes road leading to the village of Kufer Qalil, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The act…
Unknown Gunmen attack an Internet Café in Northern Gaza
Palestinian media sources reported Tuesday that unknown gunmen detonated an explosive device in an internet café in the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia. Palestinian media sources reported Tuesday that…
Palestinian Journalists boycott Abbas-Pelosi Meeting
Palestinian media and journalists decided on Tuesday to boycott the meeting that joined the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Ramallah.Palestinian media and journalists…
Gunmen take over a municipality building in Gaza Strip
A group of Gunmen took over the Municipality building of Al-Fokharia town near Khan Younis city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning. A group of…
One Palestinian man killed in Hebron
A Palestininian man was killed in the southern West bank city of Hebron on Tuesday morning. A Palestininian man was killed in the southern West bank city of Hebron on…
Eight People Injured, Two Critically, during Clan Clashes in Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources said Monday that eight people were injured during clashes between various families in Khan Younis city, to the south of Gaza Strip. Those injured, including two critically,…
Family Feud in Khan Younis Leaves Three People Injured
Three people were reportedly slightly injured after a family feud erupted Sunday between the clans of Almasri and Abu Taha, two major rival families in the southern Gaza Strip city…
Gaza Strip Suffers a Series of Internal Attacks
Different parts of the Gaza Strip have suffered internal unrest over the past 24 hours, including shootouts, abductions and thefts that led to the injury of one resident as well…
One Palestinian Civilian Killed in Gaza
Palestinian media sources reported on Friday night that a civilian was shot and killed and another was wounded after unknown gunmen in the Alshija’iya neighborhood opened fire on them. The…
One Palestinian Killed, Eight others Injured in an Explosion in Khan Younis
Palestinian media sources and witnesses reported Friday that a Palestinian was killed and eight others were wounded in an explosion at a training camp in Khan Younis city, southern Gaza.…
Eight injured in Gaza clashes, Fateh and Hamas trade accusations
On Wednesday evening, Fateh and Hamas movements traded accusation of exchanges of fire in two separate incidents in Gaza that caused the injury of eight Palestinians, including a leader of…
Israeli army shells Palestinian civilian vehicle
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces shelled a Palestinian civilian car west of Gaza City on Wednesday.
Unknown gunmen shoot at journalists in Gaza, injure six people
Unknown gunmen shoot at journalists in a protest in central Gaza City on Wednesday afternoon, and injure six people including one child.
Unknown gunmen shoot at resistance fighter in Gaza, injure three
During a car chase through Gaza City on Wednesday, unknown gunmen reportedly shot at a Hamas resistance fighter and his family. His wife and two of his children were injured.…
Five residents of Rafah injured in Hamas-Fateh clashes
Palestinian medical sources at Abu Yousef Al Najjar Hospital in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Monday night that five residents were shot and injured…
Palestinian resistance fighter dies in southern Gaza Strip
One resistance fighter from the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was announced dead on Monday morning in Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip. The Brigades…
Palestinian Journalists Protest as BBC Reporter Remains Hostage in Gaza
Dozens of Palestinian journalists in Gaza protested Sunday against the abduction and confinement of BBC reporter Alan Johnston for the second week consecutively. The protest was held in a sit-in…
Six civilians injured by gunmen in Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis reported that six residents, including four members of the same family, were shot and injured on Saturday evening…
Preventive security member killed in internal clashes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday evening that one person was killed and four were injured in violent clashes that took place in Al Zaytoun neighborhood…
Child killed, dozens of residents injured in Hamas-Fateh clashes
One Palestinian child was shot and killed on Friday morning in renewed clashes between Fateh and Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip. Abductions and attacks against private and public properties…
Two bodies found in Gaza, several attacks reported
Palestinian security sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday night that bodies of two residents were found in the Central and the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip. Shots…
Palestinian Journalists Protest the Kidnapping of BBC Reporter, Johnston
Palestinian journalists organized on Thursday a march in the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest against the kidnapping of the British Broadcast Corporation’s reporter, Allan Johnston, in Gaza Strip.Palestinian…