Israeli army invades Bethlehem, takes one prisoner
A large Israeli force invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem in the early hours of Thursday morning and arrested one resident from the Deheisha refugee camp, Palestinian security sources…
Israeli Army Abducts Eight Palestinian Men During Morning Invasion in the West Bank
The Israeli Army invaded several cities in the West Bank and abducted eight Palestinian men on Wednesday at dawn. Israeli troops invaded several parts of the southern West Bank city…
Dahlan: “Accusing me of attempting to kill Haniyya, a clear lie, a bid for my assassination”
Palestinian legislator, and senior Fateh leader, Mohammad Dahlan, said during a Friday press conference that accusing him by Hamas leaders of attempting to assassinate Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, is a…
Bethlehem tree lighting Friday evening
In spite of the blockade, closures, arrests, killings, settlements, and the Wall, the Christmas tree will be lit on Friday night. Rarely has anything been able to stop the lighting,…
Man dies en route to hospital as Israeli forces will not allow car to pass
The family of Ismail Ramadan was preparing for a trip to Mecca next Sunday when they received news that the 48 year old had suffered a heart attack. He was…
Gunmen who fired at convoy of Palestinian Interior Minister arrested
Spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior, Khalid Abu Hilal, stated on Sunday that that ministry arrested gunmen who reportedly fired at the convoy of the Palestinian Minister of Interior…
PPS: “Detainees in Al Jalama are facing very harsh conditions”
The Tulkarem office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported that the detainee in Al Jalama Israeli detention and interrogation facility are facing very bad conditions and harsh treatment as…
PCHR weekly report: “4 Palestinians killed, 13 injured and 117 taken prisoner”
The Palestinian center For Human Rights, in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations and illegal activities in the occupied territories in the period between 30 Nov –…
Israeli violations of international law in Jerusalem serious as reported by human rights coalition
The coalition of civil institutions to defend the rights of Jerusalemites said that the Israeli authorities occupying Jerusalem continue to commit grave breaches to the International Law. The violations include…
Rafah border crossing reopens
Palestinian security sources reported that the Rafah Border Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip was reopened on Wednesday morning. The Rafah crossing, which is the only way…
Israeli army takes 14 residents prisoner in several West Bank areas
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and villages and took prisoner 14 residents on Tuesday morning. In the southern West Bank city of Hebron troops invaded the village…
Palestinian Authority to include disabled in govt., while challenging Israeli attacks on disabled
On the occasion of the international day to honor the disabled, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights is calling on the international community to intervene in Palestine. The call is…
Banks strike over attack against Arab Bank branch in Gaza
After months of public sector strikes due to nonpayment of salaries in light of the US-led blockade, now banks are striking. Following an Attack against the Arab Bank, it planed…
One house leveled by the army in Hebron
The Israeli army has demolished one house in the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday morning. Army bulldozers and vehicles stormed Wadi Al Suman neighborhood in the city, closed…
The Rafah border crossing re-closed on Wednesday
The Israeli army re-closed the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday morning south of the Gaza strip after opening it Tuesday after noon. On Tuesday Palestinian sources reproted that an agreement…
Army shells areas northern Gaza strip
Israeli army tanks stationed at the northern side of the Gaza Strip fired several shells hitting open areas in Beit Lahia town in northern Gaza strip, on Wednesday morning. No…
Foreign National Palestinians describe Israel’s actions against them as ethnic cleansing
Palestinian legal experts explained the options available to foreign nationals in light of Israel’s refusal to permit them to access to the Palestinian areas, said a news release published by…
International Academy of Art Palestine to launch Next Week
The International Academy of Art Palestine (IAAP) will be launched in Ramallah on Tuesday, December 7, shifting Palestinian artists from dream to reality, a press release by the administration of…
21 taken prisoner and three are injured in morning invasion by the army in the West Bank
The Israeli army conducted a number of invasions across West Bank cities, towns and villages and took prisoner 21 residents and injured another three on Tuesday morning. In Siliat Al…
Hamas fires head of Na’lin municipality and his assistant for visiting a West Bank settlement
A senior source at the Palestinian government, headed by Hamas movement, reported on condition of anonymity that the movement fired the head of Na'lin village council, west of Ramallah, after…
Due to Israeli Closure, Palestine volleyball team can not join the Doha Asiad
Palestine will not be able to join the Fifteenth Asian Games in Qatar 2006 due to the Israeli closure imposed on the Gaza Strip, media sources reported. Palestine’s participation was…
PA Gov’t to Spend 50 K for Christmas decoration in Bethlehem
Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Eng. Judeh Markus said the Paestinian Authority decided to allocate 50 thousand dollars to decorate Bethlehem on Christmas, Palestine News Network reported on Sunday. The decorations…
Army invades Nablus, attacks local TV station and took prisoners four residents
Israeli forces broke into a local TV station and a number houses in the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday mourning, Palestinian sources reproted. Eyewitnesses said that troops…
Army takes seven residents prisoner in two separate invasions in the West Bank
The Israeli army took seven residents prisoner in two separate invasions in Jenin city refugee camp in the north of the West Bank and Taqua village near Bethlehem city in…
Senior Hamas leader shot and injured by unknown gunmen
Palestinian sources in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that a senior Hamas leader was moderately injured after unknown gunmen opened fire at him earlier on…
P.A Interior Ministry decides to suspend, arrest any person who took part in abducting international
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior decided on Wednesday to suspend and arrest any person who participated in the abduction of internationals since the current government took office. Khaled Abu Hilal,…
In Gaza; several injuries reported as army offensive is ongoing
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip, reported that several residents were injured on Wednesday morning, among them school children. The Israeli army continued its invasion to the city that…
Army invades Jenin, injure five and take one prisoner
Israeli troops shot and injured five residents and took one prisoner after invading the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Wednesday morning. At least ten…
Two fighters killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, 4 resident, including 2 infants injured
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday at night that two fighters of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, were killed in an Israeli air…
Fateh leader injured after gunmen attempted to assassinate him
Palestinian medical and security sources in the Gaza Strip reported that Abdul-Aziz Shahin “Abu Ali”, member of the Fateh Revolutionary Council, was shot an injured in his leg after unknown…
Joint statement by six Israeli human rights organizations blames Israel for humanitarian crisis
Nine Israeli human rights organizations issued an unprecedented joint call to the international community to ensure human rights in the Gaza Strip. The statement comes in light of the dire…
After several hours of military offensive in Bethlehem, troop take Islamic Jihad activist prisoner
Monday evening, Israeli soldiers took resident Shareef Abu Hadeed prisoner after surrounding his house in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for several hours, and after detaining and interrogating several…
Gunmen fire at vehicle of Ramallah mayor
Palestinian source in Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that unknown gunmen opened fire at the vehicle of Janette Michael, mayor of Ramallah, causing damage…
Government offers paying part of November salaries, scheduling late payments on 4 months
Talks between Government Workers Union and the government ended on Sunday evening with an offer from the government to pay 1000 New Israeli Shekels to to every employee as part…
Zahhar: “Iran donated $ 120 Million to Hamas-led government”
Palestinian Foreign Minister from the Hamas movement said on Thursday that Iran donated $120 million to the Palestinian government, and adding the Iran is willing to donate more. Zahhar, currently…
The Israeli Army seize mother of five to force her wanted husband to surrender
On Wednesday soldiers abducted a mother of five from Doura town, near Hebron in the south of the West Bank, in order to pressurise her wanted husband to surrender, Palestinian…
EU extend its mission on Gaza-Egypt border for six months
The European Union has agreed to extend its mission on the Gaza-Egypt border crossing for additional six months, EU officials stated on Tuesday. The decision came after EU Foreign…
Unity Government Still Dominated by Hamas
Members of the Hamas movement will still hold key positions in the nearly formed national unity government of Palestine and according to Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas will not settle…
Palestinian government determined to unmask the causes of Arafat’s death
On the second anniversary of the death of the late Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Authority headed by Hamas has affirmed that it is determined to solve the mystery…
We overcame our fear
Yesterday at dawn, the Israeli air force bombed and destroyed my home. I was the target, but instead the attack killed my sister-in-law, Nahla, a widow with eight children in…
Restrictions Imposed on West Bank Due to Israel’s High State of Alert
The Israeli government imposed restrictions on West Bank residents, including prisoners as part of Israel’s high state of alert after the killings in Beit Hanoun that left 20 civilians dead.…
Government Hospitals to Remain Closed Throughout Palestine, Despite Recent Plan to Pay Salaries
The Federation of Unions of Health Care Professionals continues to strike against unpaid salaries despite a recent government plan to pay all salaries owed to the health care employees since…
Nonviolent protest continues against construction of Jewish museum on desecrated Islamic cemetery
Palestinians inside the Green Line are holding a nonviolent sit-in throughout Tuesday in protest of the Israeli decision to build a Jewish museum on the ruins of an Islamic cemetery,…
Israeli Military Launches Investigation of Deaths in Gaza
The Israeli military has launched an investigation of itself for its “accidental” slaughter of 20 Palestinian civilians in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday and suggested the…
Recent Reports Hint at New Palestinian Prime Minister
Unofficial reports by Hamas on Tuesday suggest that the party may have chosen Minister of Health, Dr. Bassem Naim, to take the place of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh as the…
Army Invades West Bank Villages near Jenin
The Israeli army invaded Tuesday at dawn the northern West Bank village of Rumana, west of Jenin, the villages of Kafr Dan and Far’a nearby and broke into and ransacked…
Israeli Forces Complete Gaza Pullout
Israeli armed forces retreated from Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip late Monday night, after a six day military operation aimed at Palestinian rocket launchers that has killed 53…
Israeli army invades Bethlehem; 3 injured, siege ongoing
At 2am, 12 Israeli military vehicles entered the Al-Safe neighbourhood, five minutes south of the Manger Square city centre of the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Troops surrounded the…
West Bank veterinarian: Zoo animals not safe from occupation
Qalqilia is encircled by the Israeli Wall, with soldiers opening and closing gates for passage at various intervals. Life is this northwestern West Bank city is lived in prison. Veterinarian…
Army invades Nablus and takes eight prisoners
Israeli forces invaded the city of Nablus, north of the West Bank and took eight residents prisoner on Wednesday morning. The invasion targeted residents' houses in the old town area…
The Israeli army invades Jenin district and takes 9 residents prisoner
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and the nearby villages of Kufer Dan and Yabod on Wednesday morning and took prisoner nine residents. In the village…
Army invades Tubas, Jenin, and the village of Tammoun, takes three prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the cities of Tubas, Jenin and the nearby village of Tammoun, in the northern part of the West Bank and took three residents prisoner on Tuesday morning. …
Na’im: “Health sector in Gaza on the verge of collapse”
Palestinian Minster of Health, Dr. Bassim Na'im, warned on Monday that the health sector in Gaza is on the verge of collapse as a result of the Israeli and international…
Olive Harvest campaign starts in Hebron
The National Campaign for Olive harvest, supervised by the Union of Agricultural Work Committees UAWC, France-Palestine Solidarity, and the General Committee for Defending Lands, was kicked off on Monday morning…
Palestinian students the latest victims of the Israeli arrest campaign
The ongoing arrest campaign being carried out by Israeli forces is striking all segments of the Palestinian population. No one has immunity. The latest development in this campaign is the…
Meshal to Cairo to Discuss Egypt Proposal
Khaled Meshal, the head of Hamas's political bureau, is due to arrive to Cairo Saturday to continue discussing the Egyptian proposal relating to the release of captured Israeli corporal Gilad…
Army invades Jenin area takes prisoner one residents
The Israeli army invaded the town of Qabatiya south of the West Bank city of Jenin attacked residents' houses and took prisoner one resident on Thursday morning, Palestinian sources reported.…
Minister of Education Urges Arab Leaders to Help Save the School System
Palestinian Minister of Education, Dr. Nasser Al Shaer, has called on Arab leaders to help save the schooling system in Palestine as the two month loss of education could have…
Hamas’ Executive Forces Target Youth In Bethlehem For Recruitment
Hamas’ Executive Force is targeting youth living in Bethlehem and the surrounding villages for recruitment, according to Palestinian security sources. These particular youth were once loyal to Fatah, but are…
Egyptian Plan for Unity Government Seems Optimistic
Egypt has come up with a new plan that addresses Palestinian prisoners, the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and suggests a framework to establish a national unity government…
Army takes prisoner 11 residents from Beit Fajjar and Obadiya villages
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Beit Fajar and Obadiya near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday morning. In Beit Fajar village, south of Bethlehem city, army…
Rafah border crossing south of Gaza reopens on Tuesday
Palestinian security sources reported on Tuesday morning that the Israeli army has reopened the Rafah border crossing in the south of the Gaza strip. The source added that the crossing…
UNRWA General Commissioner: humanitarian situations in Gaza is deteriorating
UNRWA General Commissioner, Karen Abu Zeid, said Sunday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is clearly deteriorating. After her tour in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit…
Israeli Ministers Advocate Reoccupying Gaza Border
Some Israeli cabinet ministers insist that Israel reoccupies the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in order to prevent more weapons smuggling and digging of tunnels. According to the…
A settler terrorizes the farmers of Huwwara town near Nablus
An Israeli settler from the illegal settlement of Yetzhar, near the West Bank city of Nablus continues to terrorize Palestinian farmers from Huwwara town near Nablus, farmers reported on Monday.…
Islamic Feast Opens With Call to Unify
The Imam of the Omar Al-Khatab Mosque in the West Bank city of Bethlehem made a speech Monday after sunrise in celebration of the commencement of the Islamic feast, ‘Eid…
Coup in the works? Some Hamas sources say yes
Some sources in the Hamas movement said Sunday that they obtained information that a coup is in the works. The sources indicated that their information came from Fateh members in…
Army takes eight residents prisoner in invasions in Bethlehem and Tubas cities
The Israeli army has abducted eight residents during morning invasions in several parts of the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Tubas, on Saturday. In Obadyeah village, East of Bethlehem,…
Palestine Today – October 19, 2006
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Army continues to deny patients from Gaza access to medical treatment
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Thursday, that the Israeli army is still continuing its policy of denying patients from Gaza access to medical treatment in Jerusalem and cities…
Army injures three children in Hebron
The Israeli army shot and injured three children while attempting to enter the Ibrahimi Mosque (Tomb of the Patriarchs) in Hebron, in the South of the West Bank late Wednesday…
Resistance fighters target army vehicle with road side bombs in an invasion to Al Yamon village
The Israeli army invaded the village of Al Yamon, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on Thursday morning, local sources reported. More than 10 army vehicles stormed the village…
Over half of Israeli citizens approve of torture
"Over half of the Israeli population approves of the use of torture against terror suspects", say the headlines in Israeli papers today, after a BBC poll yesterday revealed these results. …
Army plans to level ten homes in a Tulkarem village
Under the pretext of “illegal constructions”, the Israeli army plans to level ten Palestinian homes in Faroun village, near Tulkarem, in the norther part of the West Bank. The residents…
Palestinian students barred entry into Israeli Universities
Wednesday, Israeli Education Minister, Yuli Tamir, and Culture Minister, Ophir Pines-Paz, demanded that Israel's Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, revoke the ban barring Palestinians students studying in Israeli universities from entering…
Palestine Today – October 18, 2006
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Israeli soldiers attack and injure 18 year old girl in Hebron
Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint, north east of Bethlehem, attacked Sawsan Abu Turki, an 18 year-old Palestinian young woman from the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday…
Army to Destroy More Palestinian Homes
The Israeli government notified 10 families Wednesday in the village of Far’un, south of Tulkarem, in the northwestern part of the West Bank, that their homes would be demolished in…
Army invades Nablus and Beit Iba village nearby and takes five prisoners
The Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and Beit Iba village west of the city, troops took five residents prisoner, Wednesday morning. Soldiers and army jeeps invaded…
The Great Experiment
Is it possible to force a whole people to submit to foreign occupation by starving it? That is, certainly, an interesting question. So interesting, indeed, that the governments of Israel…
Palestine Today – October 17, 2006
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Teacher’s Strike to End After Eid
The Islamic Teachers Bloc in Tulkarem announced Tuesday that schools will reopen after Eid Al Fitr, a Muslim holiday, ends next Saturday. The strike began in Tulkarem at the start…
Palestine Today – October 16, 2006
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Israeli Authorities do not allow MS Palestinian patient medical help
The Israeli authorities did not allow Osama Al Adel, an MS patient from the West Bank city of Qalqilia to travel out of the country for medical treatment after claiming…
Army invades Nablus takes two prisoners, resistance attacks with three road side bombs
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp on Moday morning, Palestinian sources reproted. According to eyewitness reports, a number of…
Lieberman to power
Peace-seekers should support the move to bring Avigdor Lieberman into the government. It is impossible to understand the opposition of several Labor party ministers to having Yisrael Beitenu join the…
Resistance fighters fire Qassams at Israel
The Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, have claimed responsibility for launching two homemade Qassam shells onto the Israeli terretories to the east of the Al Bureij refugee camp,…
Israeli army invades Nablus and takes prisoners
Israeli forces took one Palestinian prisoner as they invaded the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday afternoon, Maan News reported. The man was identified as Mohammad Rabai'a,28 and is believed…
Army harasses the civilians at a checkpoint South West of Nablus
Palestinian civilians crossing the checkpoint Nakhlat located South West of Nablus, were shocked to find carcasses of pigs next to the area in which they were forced to park cars…
Army invades Qabatia, clashes erupted one local fighter injured one army vehicle damaged
Ibraheem Abed, a leader of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, was injured in clashes between invading army troops and Palestinian resistance fighters in Qabatia town, South…
This Week in Palestine – October Week 2
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What happened to the Gaza Strip?
As the Gaza strip enters a humanitarian crisis following months of air strikes, and atrocious conditions, the eye of the international media appears to be else where. The…
Meshal Denounces Israel’s Continuous Acts of Aggression
In light of Israel’s continuous attacks on Gaza and the West Bank, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshal sees no point in recognizing Israel’s right to exist, nor will Hamas abandon…
Army invades several areas in Bethlehem, taking three residents prisoner
The Israeli forces invaded tTaqua, Za'tar and Al Khader village in Bethlehem district south of the West Bank on Friday at dawn and took three residents prisoner. Soldiers and jeeps…
Palestinians Throw Rocks; Soldiers Shoot Rubber Bullets in Response
Palestinians protested restrictions on West Bank residents not allowed to enter Israel to pray at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for Friday prayers. Friday morning hundreds of Palestinians gathered…
Army takes 200 prisoners in the ongoing military offensive in Al Farahem area, south of Gaza
The Israeli army has taken 200 residents prisoners, on Thursday night, from Al Faraheen village, east of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza strip, in the ongoing military…
Hamas may partially recognize previously signed agreements between PA and Israel
Hamas may recognize previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, said the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper on Thursday. The Arabic-language newspaper cited Khaled Masha’al chair of the politburo of Hamas…
Army takes five residents from Hebron district Prisoner
Israeli troops attacked several areas in Hebron district south of the West Bank and took five residents prisoners on Thursday morning. In Dora village, south of the city of…
Palestine Today – October 11, 2006
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