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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…
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…
Various Arab and European countries urged President Mahmoud Abbas during the his seven-European countries tour to hold elections early in a bid to end the internationally-imposed economic embargo on the…
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…
The Israeli army invaded the city of Tulkarem located in the northern part of the West Bank on Monday at dawn surrounded one house searched several other and kidnapped one…
A spokesman of the Hamas-led government, Ghazi Hammad, told Voice of Palestine radio on Monday that his government is interested in observing a ceasefire with Israel, once Israel commits to…
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 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,…
Israeli forces invaded several West Bank city and kidnapped at least 17 Palestinian civilians on Monday at dawn. Ten of those 17 kidnapped were taken form the northern West Bank…
An Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem surrounded the house of a Palestinian activist in an attmpet to kidnap him on Monday morning. Mohamed Zaki,…
Various Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza showed dissatisfaction Sunday with statements by the Gaza-based Egyptian security delegation, which described the homemade shells as ‘lost gambling’. Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Ismail…
Israeli Army Chief of staff, Gabi Ashkenazi said on Sunday that the Israeli army would operate in Gaza if the resistance factions do not halt the firing of homemade shells…
A high-level European Parliament delegation started today a six-day visit to Palestine. The delegation, headed by Mr Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (Cyprus), would discuss the relaunching of the Arab League initiative that…
The Nafha Society which advocates the rights of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons and detention facilities called on human rights organizations to practice pressures on Israel to release an ailing…
Family of detainee Ali Hasan Odah, 27, from the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, appealed human rights organization, the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and all institutions advocating the rights…
Department of Arab and International Relations (DIAR), which is affiliated with the Palestine Liberation organization (PLO), reported Sunday that the Palestinian people are ‘on the verge of a humanitarian disaster’.…
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehuld Olmert, said Israel might carry out a ground attack on the Gaza Strip, Israeli media sources reported Sunday. The sources said that the Israeli PM sent…
Israeli army broke Sunday into the house of the commander of the Palestinian presidential guards in Ramallah. Palestinian security sources said that the Israeli soldiers stormed and ran a havoc…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas supreme leader, agreed yesterday to reactivate the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yehia Mussa, a Hamas MP revealed. Mussa said that the two leaders agreed…
Um Da’oud (the mother of Da’oud) does not know how she can tell her son, Amer, who has been detained by Israel since seven years, that his father died, especially…
Thousands of Arab residents of Israel protested on Saturday in Nazareth in support to Dr. Azmi Bishara, the former Arab member of Knesset, after the Israeli Authorities claimed this week…
Palestinian Minister of Local Government, Mohammad Al Barghouthi, stated on Saturday that his latest meeting with Hanna Nasser, head of the Central Elections Committee, is a primary meeting to set…
A spokesperson of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, slammed the Israeli Saturday attack in the Gaza Strip where three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli shelling to an area east…
The exile-based political supreme leader of Hamas, Khaled Mash’al stated Saturday in Cairo that ‘resisting the Israeli occupation’ is a legitimate right for the Palestinian people. Masha’l, who is based…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he is optimistic over possible end to internationally-imposed economic embargo. Abbas’s remarks came during a meeting he held Saturday with the Egyptian President Husni Mubarak…
On Saturday morning Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists accompanied a Palestinian farmer to his land near Al Khader village, in the southern West Bank Bethlehem district. Their intention was…
200 Israeli illegal settlers and soldiers attacked Palestinian farmers, international and Israeli peaceful activists who were protesting in stolen Palestinian land in Yatta village south of Hebron in the southern…
The Israeli army attacked and searched a number of homes in Hebron city on Saturday and kidnapped one civilian. Mohamed Missik, 19, was taken from his home after Israeli troops…
An Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus under a barge of heavy fire on Saturday morning. Troops attacked and searched homes in the old city are…
One Palestinian civilian was kidnapped by Israeli troops at a military checkpoint near Ithna village west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday. Abd Al Rahman Badran,…
An Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia attacked a training school in the city and kidnapped one student on Saturday afternoon. Troops surrounded the school…
Four Palestinian resistance fighters were killed Saturday in two separate incidents, three by Israeli army gunfire, Palestinian medics in Gaza said. The Israeli army, stationed on Gaza Israel-Gaza border line,…
Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed at the Spanish Foreign Ministry, the Palestinian Minister of Information, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Who is also the official spokesperson of the Palestinian National…
The Israeli Authorities informed the Tulkarem Palestinian District Coordination Office that the army intends to operate in the area after Israeli media sources reported that an Israeli settler went missing…
Palestinian Minister of Social Affairs, Saleh Zeidan, met in Gaza on Thursday evening with the French general-consul in Jerusalem, Alain Remy, and discussed with him the latest developments in the…
Louis Michel, the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, is assessing the humanitarian situation in the Middle East, in the context of a five day visit to the region.…
On Friday, villagers from the Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, along with international and Israeli peace activists, marched in the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal…
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Most of the family could not accompany Umm Issam’s body to the cemetery. They were from Hebron and were not allowed to pass the Israeli checkpoint in Beit Jala along…
Israeli army troops found a suspicious device near the wall that surrounds the Gaza Strip, a military spokesperson said on Friday. Sappers unit arrived at the scene and safely detonated.…
On Friday midday Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists held a non-violent demonstration near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, protesting against illegal Israeli settlement expansion and the Illegal…
An elderly Palestinian woman was kidnapped by Israeli forces which invaded and searched homes in the village of Yatta, south of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West…
The Israeli army invaded the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem and kidnapped three civilians on Friday morning.A massive Israeli force invaded the city, troops searched and ransacked homes in…
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…
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.…
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The European Union stated that its aid will bypass the Palestinian National Unity Government until it accepts the conditions of the Quartet committee. The statement was made by the EU…
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, published its weekly report documenting the Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories in the period between…
Mohammad Nazzal, member of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas, stated on Thursday that the meeting between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas political Bureau…
The leftist Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) slammed on Thursday the Israeli plans to demolish the building of the Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem. The Front considered…
Dr. Sa’eb Erekat, head of the Negotiation Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization, stated on Thursday that the Palestinian leadership values the Egyptian efforts to enforce the truce, and called…
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…
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The Israeli army detained a group of Palestinian shepherds for several hours south of Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank on Thursday. Local sources reported that…
A United Nations report said Thursday that Israel kept the Rafah crossing terminal closed half of the scheduled opening days between 4 and April17. The Office of Coordination of Humanitarian…
Palestinian sources reported late on Wednesday night that a Palestinian fighter died of wounds he sustained in November 2006. Omer Abu Shari'a, 26, was critically injured when an Israeli war…
Media reports said Thursday that the Palestinian resistance groups returned to a truce with Israel following a meeting of their representatives with senior Egyptian security officials in Gaza. A meeting…
Israeli forces invaded Al Jalazon refugee camp located in the northern part of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and kidnapped two residents on Thursday. Jamal Nakhlah, 40, and…
Palestinian resistance fighters targeted two Israeli army vehicles in two deferent attacks in central and northern parts of the West Bank on Thursday at dawn. The fist attack took place…
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The Israeli army kidnapped five civilians during a pre-dawn invasion of the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp on Thursday. A massive Israeli force…
Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday that one Palestinian refugee died in an explosion in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, as he was heading with his Iraqi nephew to hospital to receive…
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Wednesday night that several Israeli military vehicles invaded Soufa area, south-east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. One…
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, the Palestinian Minister of Information and spokesperson of the National Unity Government, met on Wednesday with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He described the meeting as positive.Barghouthi…
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…
For Israeli Jews, this week was all about celebrations, barbecues and oversized blue and white flags fluttering in the spring breeze as their country celebrated the 59th anniversary of its…
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered his military to carry out limited pinpoint operations inside the Gaza Strip, in what Israel termed ‘foiling more Qassam-rocket fire at Israel and the…
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Former Palestinian foreign minister and a Hamas leader, Mahmoud Al-Zahar, wondered Tuesday where Israel exists, saying his movement will lose confidence in the national unity government, should it not fulfil…
The Israeli army issued a statement on Wednesday saying that Israeli border police had removed the last right-wing Israeli settlers from the ruins of what used to be the illegal…
Israeli tanks stationed at the borders near Beit Hanoun city in the southern part of the Gaza strip shelled homes on Wednesday at dawn. Houses sustained damage but Palestinian sources…
Palestinian sources in the Iraqi capital Baghdad reported that a Palestinian refugee was killed on Wednesday by an explosion in down town area. Mohamed Shuhada, was on his way to…
An Israeli army force invaded the village of Beit Omer south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron kidnapped two civilians and bee hives on Wednesday morning. Troops invaded…
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…
One girl has lost teeth, another is in poor health, and the rest live with back pain, serious skin diseae or other ailments. These descriptions are not of prisoners in…
Israeli media sources reported on Wednesday that The GOC Northern Command Major General Gadi Eisenkott admitted that Israel embarked on the Second Lebanon War last year knowing that the conflict…
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…
One Palestinian man died on Wednesday of wounds he sustained in Gaza city two months ago.
A massive Israeli army force stormed the northern West Bank city of Nablus and opened fir at civilians and their homes on Wednesday at dawn. A massive Israeli army force…
An undercover Israeli army force kidnapped on Wednesday at dawn five Palestinian men from the southern West Bank city of Hebron and a nearby village. Palestinian sources reported that an…
A spokesman for the Palestinian Hamas movement on Tuesday denied Israeli reports of Egyptian restrictions on Hamas officials who travel through Egypt, calling them “Israeli maneuvers to poison the Egyptian-Palestinian…
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In spite of a clear declaration by the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, that the truce with Israel is effectively dead after the recent assassinations and attacks,…
Tension is rising in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank following several Israeli assassinations of resistance fighters. As Hamas fighters, along with fighters of several other groups, vowed…