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…
Israeli Army Declares Za’tara Checkpoint in Nablus a Closed Military Zone
The Israeli army closed Sunday morning the Za’tara checkpoint in the West Bank city of Nablus, declaring it a closed military zone, while troops took prisoner a Palestinain resident of…
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…
Israel Closes the Palestinian Territories
The Israeli authorities announced Sunday that a complete closure of the Palestinian territories will go into effect starting from Sunday morning through next Monday, April 9th, under the pretext of…
Civilians, activists, ministers and legislators hold nonviolent protest against the Wall in Qalqilia
The National And Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements held a nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall in Izbit Al Tabeeb village, near the northern West Bank city…
Israeli army completes preparations for possible major invasion of Gaza Strip
Israeli military sources reported on Saturday night that the Israeli army completed last week preparations for a possible major invasion of the Gaza Strip. Special training was conducted at the…
Israeli troops detain, abuse teachers at a Nablus checkpoint
Israeli soldiers detained on Saturday evening several teachers of the Tulkarem Teachers Forum at the Beit Eeba checkpoint, west of Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank. In…
EU backs Arab Initiative, but won’t deal with Hamas ministers
During their meeting in Germany, European Union Ministers backed the revived Arab Peace Initiative, and said that they will deal with ministers of the new Palestinian National Unity Government who…
Mousa dismisses possibility of normalization with Israel in near future
Arab League Secretary, Amr Mousa, stated Saturday that any normalization with Israel is unlikely unless peace is achieved. Arab League Secretary, Amr Mousa, stated Saturday that any normalization with Israel…
Barghouti Decries Israeli Action against the Palestinian Waqf Minister
Palestinian Information Minister, Mustafa Barghouti, decried Saturday the Israeli decision to ban the Palestinian Waqf minister from attending a special ceremony in the ancient Palestinian city of Hebron, on the…
PA Spokesman: Israeli PM’s Remarks ‘Farcical’
The Palestinian Authority government’s spokesman, Ghazi Hamamd, described the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s remarks against Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya as ‘farcical’. He called Olmert and his army ‘terrorists’…
Israeli Army Takes two Palestinians Prisoner in Northern West Bank
The Israeli army took prisoner today two members of the Islamic Jihad group in the northern West Bank towns of Ateel and Allar. The Israeli army took prisoner today two…
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…
Non-violent protest against illegal Wall in Tulkarem for Land Day
The Popular Committee Against the Wall in Tulkarem and the National Action Committee organized a nonviolent march for Land Day, an occasion which Fateh spokesperson in Tulkarem, Samir Naifa said,…
EU welcomes Arab renewal of Peace Initiative
The European Union (EU) welcomed on Friday the renewed Arab peace initiative, described it as encouraging and said that it would continue to re-evaluate the outcome of the summit and…
Olmert in an interview with Time magazine: “Haniyeh is a terrorist”
In an interview with the Time Magazine, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert described the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh as a 'terrorist' and accused him of transferring more than 1…
Arab residents of Israel commemorate Land Day
Arab residents of Israel, especially those in the Palestinian towns of Sakhneen, Al Taiba and Kufur Kanna, marched on Friday in commemoration of the Land Day. They carried Palestinian flags…
This Week in Palestine – Week 13 2007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 17.3MB || Time 19m 0sThis Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for March…
Um Salamuna village protest against the construction of the Wall
Around two hundred protestors marched in the village of Um Salamuna, south of Bethlehem, to protest the construction of the Illegal Wall on their land and to commemorate the 31st…
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.…
More Sewage Floods in Gaza are Likely, as Um Al Nasser Village Faces a Crisis
The Um Al Nasser village, on the northern Gaza-Israel borders, woke up on Tueaday to tens of thousands of gallons of sewage water flooding it's small cottages. Many of the…
Israel Might Launch an Offensive on Gaza, Israeli Army Chief Says
Israeli Army chief of staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, hinted that Israel would soon launch a massive military offensive on the Gaza Strip, under the pretext of cracking down on the Palestinian…
Arab leaders urge Peace, Israel refuses
Israel has blatantly refused the 5 year old Arab/Isareli peace offer made to them, even though it is "highly endorsed" by the US. Israel, also, has refused to accept the…
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Olmert: “Right of Return, out of the question”
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Friday that Israel will not accept the Right of Return of the Palestinian refugees. He told the Israeli 'Jerusalem Post' that this issue…
Palestinian child dies after Israeli troops shot him on Wednesday near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources at the Al Maqassid Hospital in Jerusalem, reported on Thursday night that a Palestinian child died of wounds sustained on Wednesday when Israeli soldiers shot him as…
PCHR weekly report on Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied territories
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, based in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations of human rights in the Palestinian territories during the period between March 22nd…
U.S welcomes Arab countries’ endorsement of the 2002 peace plan
The United States of America welcomed the Arab countries' endorsement of the 2002 peace plan that the Arab countries drew in their previous Arab Summit that was held in Beirut.…
Peres: “No withdrawal from Jerusalem, no withdrawal to the 1967 borders”
Israeli Vice Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, stated in an interview with an Israeli newspaper on Thursday, that the Israeli position regarding any future peace agreement rejects a withdrawal from Jerusalem,…
Palestine Today 032907
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday…
Two civilians abducted as army invades Yabod village near Jenin
Israeli forces abducted two Palestinian civilians during an invasion to Yabod village near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday. Several army vehicles stormed the village and soldiers…
Palestinian casualty abducted by Israeli army on way to hospital
The Israeli army abducted a Palestinian man while he was on his way form Tulkarem Refugee camp to the city of Qalqilia in the northern part of the West Bank…
Israeli army abducts a Palestinian Muslim cleric
The Israeli army invaded the village of Mazari'e Al Nubani near the central West Bank city of Ramallah and abducted the Imam of the village on Thursday. Jamal Dagher was…
Israeli army abducts one civilian near Salfit
Israeli forces abducted one Palestinian civilian during a morning invasion of Kufer Al Diek village near the northern West Bank city of Salfit on Thursday. Ahmad Mir'e was taken from…
Two civilians abducted as army invades Nablus
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp and abducted two civilians on Thursday morning. A massive Israeli force invaded the city…
Israeli forces abduct two civilians from Hebron
The Israeli army attacked and searched Palestinian houses in several villages near the cities of Hebron and Yatta in the southern part of the West Bank on Thursday morning, and…
Palestinian dies of wounds sustained on Wednesday in the Gaza Strip
A Palestinian man died on Thursday morning of wounds he sustained on Wednesday when a car he was in was targeted by an Israeli army helicopter in the northern part…
Army kills one Palestinian child as its forces invades a village near Jenin
Israeli forces invaded the village of Mothalath south of the city of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank and killed one child o-n Thursday morning.
Israeli army kills one Palestinian child as their forces invade a village near Jenin
Israeli forces invaded the village of Mothalath south of the city of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank and killed one child on Thursday morning. A massive…
An American Declaration to Ehud Ohlmert, Prime Minster of Israel
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty…
Haniyya: “European countries confirmed that they want the siege ended”
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Wednesday that several European Countries confirmed that they are committed to ending the siege imposed on the Palestinians by developing their relations with…
The Al Aqsa Brigades vows retaliation for assassinations of its leaders
The Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, vowed on Wednesday that it would retaliate to the recent Israeli attacks and the assassination of two of its leaders…
Jailed PFLP leader demands that Arab Summit affirms the refugees’ right to return
Ahmad Sa’adat, Secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) demanded that the Arab leaders holding their summit is Saudi Arabia affirm the Palestinian refugees’ right to…
PCHR report on the environmental disaster in Um El Nasser village in the Gaza Strip
The number victims of yesterday’s environmental disaster in Um El-Naser (Bedouin) village increased to five after rescue crews recovered the body of Fatima Habban Abu Safra (70) yesterday afternoon. The…
‘Israel’s right to exist’: Is it a real issue?
There are many aspects of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in urgent need of legal scrutiny as part of a much-needed critical dialogue. One such issue is Israel's…
Palestinian refugees in Iraq appeal Arab Summit to rescue them
As attacks continued against the Palestinian refugees in Iraq, and as their conditions continued to worsen, they called on the Arab leaders holding a summit in Saudi Arabia to adopt…
Four fighters seriously injured in an Israeli air strike in Gaza
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday afternoon that the Israeli air force fired missiles at a group of fighters “preparing to fire Qassam homemade shells into Israel from the northern part…
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…
Palestina Oggi 032807
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Strain between Vatican and Israelis over taxation and confiscation of Catholic properties
Sources in the Vatican said yesterday that at the last minute an Israeli delegation canceled its scheduled talks for Thursday. A Vatican spokesperson described it as “sudden and unexpected.” Due…
Arabs call on Israel to accept the peace deal
Rejecting the renewed Arab Peace Initiative means rejecting peace, said Prince Saud Al-Faisal- the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia who is hosting an Arab summit. Rejecting the renewed Arab Peace…
Palestine Today 032807
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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.…
Army abuses a Palestinian man near Hebron
The Israeli army abused a Palestinian in the village of Yatta, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday. Troops stormed the house of Moslam Al Timizi, searched…
33 Palestinian civilians abducted as army invades several West Bank areas
The Israeli army have abducted 33 Palestinian civilians during dawn invasion of several West Bank areas Palestinian sources reproted. According to the source the abductions took place in…
At least 33 Palestinians abducted as Israeli army invades several West Bank areas
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and town and abducted at least 33 Palestinian civilians on Wednesday at dawn. The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and…
Palestinian Prime Minister Optimistic about the Arab Summit
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, voiced Tuesday his optimism about the Arab states' summit due to be launched Wednesday in the Saudi Arabian city of Riyadh. He said he…
Palestinian fighter killed by Israeli army during Jenin invasion
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp and killed one Palestinian resistance fighter on Wednesday at dawn.
Israeli army invades Jenin and kills a Palestinian fighter
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, and killed one Palestinian resistance fighter on Wednesday at dawn. At least 40 Israeli…
UNCHR Criticizes Israel
The United Nations Council for Human Rights (UNCHR) criticized Israel Tuesday for impeding the dispatch of a special investigation team to the occupied Palestinian territories to inspect the Israeli crimes…
Israel to sieze 80 dunams of Palestinian land to construct a Wall section in Qalqilia
The Israeli Authorities decided on Tuesday to annex 80 dunams of farmland that belongs to residents of the northern West Bank area of Qalqilia for the construction of the Illegal…
Livni: “Agreement on permanent solution is not possible in current situation”
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated on Tuesday night that a permanent peace agreement with the Palestinians under the current situation is impossible, and that the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas…
Abbas: “Arab Initiative, last chance for Israel to live in peace in the region”
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated on Tuesday that the Arab peace plan is the last chance for Israel to live in what he described as “a sea of peace”…
Palestinian Interior Ministry denies shot were fired at him in the Gaza Strip
Spokesperson of the Palestinian Interior Ministry, Khalid Abu Hilal, denied media reports that stated that shots were fired at the convoy of the Interior Minister, Hani Al Qawasmi, when he…
Amnesty Calls on Arab Leaders to Press for an International Force in Palestine
Amnesty International has called on the Arab leaders, ahead of their summit meeting in Saudi Arabia due Wednesday, to lobby for the deployment of an international monitoring force throughout the…
Poll: “50% of Jews in Israel back state-sponsored Arab emigration from Israel”
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Tuesday that a poll sponsored by the Center for the Campaign Against Racism, in Israel, revealed that half of the Jewish population in the…
Palestina Oggi 032707
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Palestinian family in Tulkarem demands compensation after Israeli army kill their daughter
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Tuesday that the family of Duaa’ Abdul-Qader, 14, who was killed by Israeli military fire last December in Tulkarem in the northern part of the…
Prior to the Arab Summit, Abbas and Olmert agree on bi-weekly meetings
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to meet every two weeks to discuss what the US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called 'initial steps…
Palestine Today 032707
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday…
Israeli army to allow hundreds of right-wing settlers to ‘visit’ dismantled settlement
Israeli media reported on Tuesday that Israeli forces have agreed to allow a right-wing settler remain at the site of the late illegal Homesh settlement in the northern West Bank,…
Sewage water floods northern Gaza strip village; five killed, scores injured
Sewage water flooded the village of Um Al Nassrin the northern part of the Gaza strip on Tuesday midday in what was described as a disaster. Five Palestinian civilians were…
Israeli army invades several West Bank areas and abducts seven civilians
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and towns, searched homes and abducted seven Palestinian civilians on Tuesday morning. Palestinian sources reported that most of these abductions were made…
Israeli army invades several West Bank areas and abducts seven civilians
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and towns, searched homes and abducted seven Palestinian civilians on Tuesday morning. Palestinian sources reported that most of these abductions were made…
Undercover Israeli Army Unit Sweeps into Khan Younis
An undercover Israeli army unit swept early on Tuesday morning into the eastern part of Khan Younis, in the sothern region of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian media sources said that…
Two fighters killed in an Israeli invasion of Nablus
Palestinian medical sources in the northern West Bank city of Nablus reported on Tuesday at dawn that two fighters of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, were…
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…
As Prisoners Day approaches, female detainees appeal to be freed
The Nafha Society for Defending Human Rights and the Rights of Detainees stated that female Palestinian detainees are facing harsh living conditions in Israeli prisons, suffering from torture, repeated attacks…
Palestina Oggi 032607
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Palestine Today 032607
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday…
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…
Israeli Army Shells a Palestinian Truck in Eastern Gaza
Israeli army opened fire at a Palestinian truck while driving in eastern Gaza city, Palestinian media sources and medics said. The sources added that the Israeli armored vehicles, stationed to…
Israeli troops invade a village near Salfit and attack houses
Israeli forces invaded the village of Qarawit Bani Hassan, west of Salfit city in the northern part of the West Bank, and searched several houses on Monday morning. Troops ransacked…
Two Palestinian youth abducted as army attacks Jenin University
A massive Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Monday midday then surrounded the American- Arab University, two Palestinian youth were abducted.
Two Palestinian youths abducted as Israeli army attacks Jenin University
A massive Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Monday midday then surrounded the American- Arab University, two Palestinian youths were abducted. Troops besieged the…
12 Palestinian civilians abducted as army invades several parts of the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted at least 12 civilians among them one child on Monday morning.
12 Palestinian civilians abducted as Israeli army invades several parts of West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted at least 12 civilians, among them one child, on Monday morning. The abductions were focused on the cities…
Thousands of right-wing settlers try to re-occupy dismantled illegal settlement in West Bank
Under the protection of the Israeli army, scores of Israeli settlers entered the area of the illegal settlement of Homesh, which was evacuated in 2005 during the Israeli disengagement plan…
European Observers’ Chief at Rafah Crossing Terminal Rethinks Presence
The head of the European observers at the Rafah crossing terminal, General Pietro Pistolese, said Sunday that if Israel continues closure of the Rafah crossing terminal in the southern Gaza…
One Palestinian shepherd found dead near a settlement in northern West Bank
A Palestinian shepherd found dead near an Israeli settlement located near the city of Nablus in northern West Bank on Monday morning.
One Palestinian shepherd found dead near a settlement in northern West Bank
A Palestinian shepherd was found dead near an Israeli settlement located near the city of Nablus, in northern West Bank on Monday morning. Palestinian sources reported that Mohamed Bani Jaber,…
Rafah crossing re-opens on Monday
The Rafah crossing will be reopened on Monday morning from both sides Palestinian sources reported. Nathmi Muhana, the director of the borders and crossing control in the Palestinian Authority told…
Israeli Army cancels ban on Israelis driving Palestinian residents in the occupied West Bank
An Israeli online daily reported that the Israeli Army GOC Central Command, Yair Naveh, cancelled on Sunday a restriction that barred Israelis from transporting Palestinian passengers in their vehicles in…
Israeli forces beat and abduct seven young men in Bethlehem
On the same day that the United Nations Secretary General was in Bethlehem's Aida Refugee Camp, Israeli forces contravened UN resolutions by continuing the occupation. They also invaded southern Bethlehem's…
US Secretary General meets president Abbas in Ramallah
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon met on Sunday in the central West Bank city of Ramallah with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. He expressed his shock over the harsh living conditions…
Rice meets Abbas in Ramallah, sets “new approach for peace talks”
On Sunday the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met in the central West Bank city of Ramallah with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. She said that she intends to…