Category: Israeli attacks

A Palestinian police officer, a members of the presidential guard unit,  was killed on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Ramallah,  when he was shot by mistake by another…

Tuesday morning, an Israeli army special unit injured one resident and arrested him along with two other residents, during an invasion of Beit Jala, near the West Bank city of…

Israeli army released Eiz Addin Amarneh, 34, on Tuesday after serving  five years of imprisonment. Troops arrested Amarneh, who is blind, after claiming that he planned two suicide bombings in…

Scores of Israeli settlers attacked homes in Khirbet Tana village east of the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday. Ahmed Nasasreh,  secretary of village council, said that approximately 60…

Media spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior, Tawfiq Abu Khousa, reported on Tuesday that Israeli artillery fired ten shells on Tuesday morning at residential areas in the northern and…

Al Masqibia military court extended the detention of Omer Abdul Raziq, Palestinian Legislative Council member, for eight more days for interrogations. Raziq was arrested two months ago. His wife called…

Israeli army troops arrested six residents from Balata and Askar refugee camps in the West Bank city of Nablus during an invasion of the city on Tuesday morning. Soldiers backed…

Israeli army forces invaded the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tubas, and searched several homes late Monday night. Israeli soldiers attacked the two cities while others erected temporary checkpoints…

Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, released a statement claiming responsibility for launching three mortar shells at the Israeli town of Kfar Aza Tuesday morning. In the…

Sariya Al Quds, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for launching two home made shells at the Israeli town of Sderot of Tuesday morning. The group also claimed…

Monday night, a Palestinian security source in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian woman near the Kissufim Crossing in the central Gaza Strip.A medical source at…

10 year old Ahmed al-Haddad was attacked Monday by eight adult Israeli settlers in Hebron who chased him down, hitting him with stones until he fell off a wall. Doctors…

The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced two Palestinians to prison terms and gave extended ‘administrative detention’ orders to three others on Monday morning. Ahmed Dalow was sentenced to three…

Scores of  Palestinian Muslims held a demonstration in Hebron Monday afternoon protesting the offensive caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that have been published by Danish and other European newspapers several…

  Israeli military forces arrested two residents from Beit Amr Village north of the West Bank city of Hebron Monday, allegedly for throwing stones at Israeli cars.     Ahmed…

Monday afternoon, The Israeli army handed out anti-resistance leaflets to Palestinian laborers returning to Gaza at Eretz crossing, between the Gaza Strip and Israel, distributed. "When the crossing is sealed…

After Israeli settlers attacked a mosque with anti-Muslim graffiti near Qalqilia Sunday, Israeli soldiers arrested one Palestinian and injured four who protested against the slurs. 18 year old Hamada Shaker…

On Sunday afternoon, Israeli settlers beat two Palestinians from Taqoua town, southeast of Bethlehem, while they were working in their lands.  The victims were not identified, and Israeli security forces…

On Monday morning, an unknown group burned a car belonging to a top Palestinian Preventative Security officer in the Deir Al Balah area in the Gaza Strip, local sources reported.…

On Monday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem and the nearby town of Beit Sahour.  One Beit Sahour resident was arrested during the invasion.…

On Monday at dawn, Israeli army troops invaded the villages of  Saida and Allar and arrested four residents of the villages. Soldiers arrested Issam Samaha, 24, Ahmad Radad, Abd Al…

In a Monday morning invasion, Israel army troops arrested six residents of Al-Yamoun Village, west of the West Bank city of Jenin. More than ten army vehicles stormed the village. …

Sunday night, Israeli Army uprooted hundreds of Olive Trees from lands owned by the Palestinian citizens in the western side of the West Bank village of Seera west of Ramallah.…

 Wissam Abd Al Razik, 25, who works as a Palestinian Authority security officer in the West Bank city of Nablus was arrested at a temporary checkpoint the Israeli army had…

A mosque near the city of Qalqilia was desecrated Sunday morning by graffiti spraypainted in Hebrew by Israeli settlers living illegally in the area. Othman Zamadi, a member of the…

In a local fight between activists from Hamas and Fatah late Friday night, two members of Hamas were injured in the village of Taloza near the West Bank city of…

The Palestine News Network reported that soldiers controlling the permanent checkpoint and gate installed at the western entrance of Al Fawwar arrested four residents and took them to an unknown…

The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, fired on Sunday two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported.

The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, fired on Sunday two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported.

Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Nablus again Saturday morning after a string of invasions over the last several days. Soldiers stormed the streets of the city,…

Arif Al Jabari, the Governor of the West Bank city of Hebron, condemned the attack against the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) headquarters last week, and reiterated the importance…

The Al Quds Brigades, the military of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing a homemade shell at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. The brigades stated that the the…

Thirty year old Amar Sheikh Aleid was killed Saturday morning when a tunnel he was working in collapsed, in Rafah, on the border between Gaza and Egypt.  Another worker was…

The Israeli army arrested a 13 year old child Saturday morning from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. The child, charged with possession of a knife, was identified by local sources…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

60 international observers decided on Wednesday to leave the compound of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) after dozens of Palestinian residents attacked their compound and hurled stones at…

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…

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.  …

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…

While the Israeli army continues its operations, assassinations, and air-strikes in Gaza, Palestinian resistance fired a homemade shell at the Negev Israeli town of Sderot, damage to one house was…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…