Body Of Slain Fighter Located
After three long days of search, the body of slain fighter, Khaled Abu Bakra, was located, on Saturday evening under the rubble of tunnel bombarded by the Israeli army on…
Israel To Build Wall In Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to build a wall in the Jordan Valley, on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan. The decision was met with rejection…
Kerry Starts Middle East Tour
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, started a Middle East Tour in which he plans to visit a number of countries, including Tel Aviv, the Palestinian territories.Kerry will be holding…
Soldiers Invade Different Parts of West Bank
[Sunday Morning November 3, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, broke into homes, kidnapped Palestinians, and installed several roadblocks before stopping and interrogating…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians Near Hebron
Saturday evening [November 2, 2013] Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Palestinian farmers after a number of extremist Israeli settlers attacked them, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied…
Balfour, A Promise Of Bloodshed And Massacres
It was a day like this day, 96 years ago, on November 2, 1917, when Britain decided to shift away its “problem”, and promise the Jews a homeland in Palestine.…
Undercover Forces Kidnap A Former Detainee In Hebron
The Safa News Agency has reported that undercover soldiers of the Israeli military infiltrated, on Friday evening [November 1 2013] into the Hebron city, and kidnapped a former political prisoner.Safa…
Dozens Injured As Army Invades Town Near Hebron
[Saturday November 2, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of residents have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Awwa town,…
This Week in Palestine Week 44 2013
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Two Palestinians Kidnapped Near Hebron, Dozens Injured
[Friday at dawn, November 1, 2013] Local sources in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the town and…
Seven Palestinians Kidnapped In Nablus
[Friday at dawn November 1, 2013] Dozens of Israeli military jeeps invaded Beta village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped seven teenagers after breaking into…
Four Palestinians Killed In Gaza
[Friday November 1, 2013] The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, has reported that four of its fighters have been killed during armed clashes with Israeli soldiers…
Ahrar: “Four killed, Dozens Injured, Hundreds Kidnapped In October”
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights published its monthly report on Israeli violations against the Palestinians, and said that soldiers killed four Palestinians, injured dozens and kidnapped…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Khan Younis
Thursday at night [October 31, 2013] Palestinian medical sources in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, have reported the Israeli soldiers killed one Palestinian, and injured…
Palestinian NGO statement on the World Bank-sponsored Red-Dead Sea Canal
The undersigned Palestinian NGOs call on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to halt all forms of cooperation with the World Bank-sponsored Red Sea –…
Palestine Today 10 31 2013
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Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Qabatia, Four Kidnapped
[Thursday at dawn October 31, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, shot and killed one Palestinian, and kidnapped four…
Seven Palestinians Kidnapped In East Jerusalem
[Thursday at dawn, October 31, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded the Al-Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped seven Palestinian youths. Two more Palestinians were…
Palestine Today 10 30 2013
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Erekat: “Abbas Never Accepted A Transitional Solution”
[Wednesday October 30, 2013] Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas never accepted a transitional solution to the conflict, and will never abandon the legitimate…
Detainee Sentenced To Life Term And 60 Years
The Palestine Prisoners Center for Studies have reported that the Ofer Israeli Military Court sentenced detainee Hussein Ali Qawasma, from the southern West bank city of Hebron, to a life…
Israel To Build 1500 Units in Illegal Jerusalem Settlement
[Wednesday October 29, 2013] The Israeli government has announced that it intends to build additional 1500 units for Jewish settlers in the illegal settlement of Ramat Shlomo, in occupied East…
Abbas Welcomes Released Detainees In Ramallah
[Wednesday at Dawn October 29, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, various officials and thousands of Palestinians welcomed 21 veteran Palestinian detainees, released from Israeli prisons, as part of diplomatic moves…
Israeli Officials Drum For War on Gaza
A number of Israeli officials of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to wage what they called a “decisive war” on the Gaza Strip, targeting Hamas and armed Palestinian resistance…
Palestinian Injured Near Bethlehem
[Tuesday Evening October 29, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian youth was shot and injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Teqoua’ town, east of the West…
Palestine Today 10 29 2013
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Palestinian Negotiators Provide Document Of Stances Regarding Core Issues
Israeli sources reported that Palestinian negotiators submitted to their Israeli counterparts a document representing the Palestinian stances regarding talks on final status core issues.Israeli daily, Haaretz, has reported that a…
Palestinian Child Could Face A Life-Term
A Palestinian child, identified as Mohammad Mahdi Suleiman, 15 years of age, could face a life-term by an Israeli court for “throwing stones at the soldiers, and endangering their lives”.The…
26 Detainees To Be Released By Midnight
[Tuesday October 29, 2013] Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that Israel will be releasing the second phase of detainees, 26, held by since before the First Oslo Agreement…
Soldiers Demolish An Apartment In Jerusalem
[Tuesday Morning October 29, 2013], several Israeli military jeep, and police vehicles, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded Beit Hanina, in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished an apartment building.Local sources have reported that…
Undercover Forces Kidnap Palestinian Near Ramallah
[Monday October 28, 2013] Uncover soldiers of the Israeli military kidnapped a member of the Islamic Jihad Movement, in Beit Leqia town, west of the central West Bank city of…
Israeli Forces Arrest 2 PLC Members and 20 Other Palestinians Affiliated to Hamas
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the Israeli forces’ detention of 2 Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) from the Change and Reform Bloc of Hamas:…
Palestine Today 10 28 2013
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Soldiers Demolish Palestinian Structures In Jerusalem
[Monday October 28, 2013] Israeli soldiers invaded Jabal Al-Mokabber area, south of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished two rooms and a shed that belong to a Palestinian resident.The Palestinian News…
Settlers Attack Palestinian In Nablus
Local sources have reported [Monday October 28, 2013] that a number of extremist Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man in his own land, near the northern West Bank city of…
Army Fires Missile At Area Close To School In Gaza
[Monday October 28, 2013] The Israeli Air Force fired at least one missile at an area behind the Al-Maqousy towers, close to an elementary school, northwest of Gaza city.Dr. Bassem…
Soldiers Kidnap 21 Palestinians In West Bank
[Monday at dawn October 28, 2013] Israeli soldiers invaded various areas in the occupied West Bank, broke into homes and violently searched them, before kidnapping 21 Palestinians, and taking them…
Israel Announces Names Of 26 Detainees To Be Released Tuesday
The Israeli Ministerial Cabinet held a meeting on Sunday, to discuss the release of 26 Palestinian detainees as part of direct talks with the Palestinian Authority, and determined the names…
Netanyahu Reiterates Israeli Preconditions For “Peace”
[Sunday October 27, 2013] Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Tel Aviv is seeking peace with the Palestinians, but reiterated Israeli preconditions and demands to recognize Israel as a…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 killed, 5 wounded in 103 invasions by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 10- 23 October 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Settlers Burn Olive Saplings, Trees, South Of Bethlehem
[Sunday Morning October 27, 2013] A number of extremist Israeli settlers, burnt dozens of Palestinian olive saplings, and trees, that belong to residents of the Al-Khader town, south of the…
Qassam Fighter Killed In Tunnel Accident In Gaza
[Sunday October 27, 2013] The Al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, has reported that one of its fighters was killed in an accident in one of its…
Settlers, Soldiers, Invaded Qaryout Village, Near Nablus
[Saturday at dawn October 26, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Qaryout village, south of the northern West bank city of Nablus, shortly after extremist settlers invaded the village.Local sources…
Fateh Member Assassinated In Lebanon
[Saturday October 26, 2013] Lebanese sources have reported that a Fateh member was shot and killed by unknown gunmen, in Ein Al-Hilwa refugee camp, in Sidon city, in Lebanon. Another…
Several Palestinians Injured Near Jenin
[Friday at night October 25 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Ya’bod village, southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, leading to clashes with local…
Explosion Rocks Cars Of Resistance Fighter In Gaza
Palestinian sources reported Friday [October 25, 2013] that a car owned by a senior resistance fighter was hit by an explosion in the center of the Jabalia refugee camp, in…
This Week in Palestine Week 43 2013
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Remains Of 36 Palestinians To Be Released
The Israeli government decided to release the remains of 36 Palestinians, buried at the numbers graveyard. The remains are for Palestinians involved in bombings and attacks; the decision angered the…
Israel To Issue Tenders For New Settlement Units
Israeli sources have reported that the Israeli Housing Ministry is planning to issue tenders for the construction of hundreds of units in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, this…
P.A Allegedly Foils “Drone Attack” Targeting Israel
Israeli sources have reported that Palestinian security officers allegedly managed to uncover and foil a drone attack planned by the Hamas movement, in Hebron, in the southern part of west…
Abbas, Ashton, Meet In Brussels
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, held on Thursday a meeting with EU Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, in Brussels, and discussed the political process, and the EU decision regarding products of…
Israel To Vote on Draft Law Preventing Release Of Detainees
Israeli daily, Maariv, has reported that the Israeli cabinet will be holding a vote on a new law meant to prevent the government from releasing Palestinian political prisoners. The votes…
Palestine Today 10 24 2013
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Kerry Asks Netanyahu To “Advance Talks”
U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry, held on Wednesday [October 23, 2013] a seven-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Rome, and urged him to advance peace talks…
Abbas Calls On European Companies To Divest From Settlements
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on companies in the European Union countries, and other foreign corporations operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and occupied Jerusalem, to abide…
Palestine Today 10 23 2013
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Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Hebron
[Wednesday October 23, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped four Palestinians, after violently breaking into homes and searching them. A Child…
Palestinian Child Injured By Settlers In Nablus
Palestinian sources have reported that a number of extremist Israeli settlers attacked, late on Tuesday at night, a Palestinian child after breaking into her family’s home, in Burin village, south…
Abbas: “Israel Responsible For Likely Collapse Of Peace Talks”
[Wednesday October 23, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that Israel is to be held responsible for the possible collapse of peace talks, and said that Tel Aviv must stops…
Direct Talks Ongoing Behind Closed Doors
Israeli media sources have reported that Palestinian and Israeli negotiators held over the last four days three direct negotiations sessions, behind closed doors, and without making statements to the media.The…
PCHR Succeeds in Ensuring Compensation for Families of Children Killed by Israeli forces
Lawyers of the Legal Aid Unit at the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) succeeded in ensuring remedy for the families of 3 Palestinian children, who were killed by Israeli…
Settlers Uproot Olive Saplings, Grapevines, Near Bethlehem
A number of Israeli settlers invaded Palestinian lands that belongs to a resident of the Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, uprooted dozens of olive saplings and grapevines, and demolished a…
Child Hospitalized After Soldiers Violently Assault Him In Hebron
A number of Israeli soldiers attacked on Tuesday [October 22, 2013] a Palestinian child at one of the military roadblocks in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part…
Extremist Israeli Settlers Hurl Stones At Palestinian Cars In Bethlehem
[Tuesday Evening October 22, 2013] A number of extremist Israeli settlers gathered at the eastern entrance of Bethlehem city, near Hilwa Tomb bridge area, and threw stones at a number…
Palestinians Breach Section Of Annexation Wall In East Jerusalem
Tuesday Evening October 22, 2013] A number of Palestinian youths managed to dig a hole in a section of the Israeli Annexation Wall, isolating the Al-Ezariyya town, east of occupied…
Palestine Today 10 22 2013
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Settlers Flood Farmlands With Sewage Water
[Tuesday October 22, 2013] A number of extremist Israeli settlers used sewage water to flood Palestinian farmlands in the Al-Khader town, south of the West bank city of Bethlehem.Head of…
Army Invades Northern And Central Gaza
[Tuesday Morning October 22, 2013] A number of armored Israeli military vehicles invaded areas in the northern and central parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, and fired dozens of rounds…
Palestinian Killed By Israeli Army Fire Near Ramallah
[Tuesday Morning October 22, 2013] Palestinian sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed during armed clashes with Israeli soldiers in Kufur Ni’ma village, west of…
Army Kidnaps, Injures Palestinians in Abu Dis, Demolishes Building
Palestinian sources have reported that several Palestinians have been injured by Israeli army fire, on Monday night after midnight, while others have been kidnapped, after Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Dis…
Extremist Settlers Caught On Tape Attacking Palestinian Villagers
Israeli TV, Channel 2, published a video showing a group of extremist Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers picking olive trees in their own land, near the northern West Bank city…
Army Claims Uncovering Explosive Charge On Gaza Border
Israeli military sources claimed Monday [October 21, 2013] that Israeli soldiers, manning the border with Gaza, managed to uncover a high velocity explosive charge, near Kissufim area, on the border…
Thirty Detainees To Be released October 29
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated Monday [October 21, 2013] that Israel will be releasing the second phase of Palestinian detainees on the agreed upon time, October 29. The…
Seven Palestinians Injured After Army Jeeps Rammed Into Their Vehicle
Palestinian medical sources have reported Monday [October 21, 2013] that seven Palestinian workers have been injured after an Israeli military jeep chased their car, and rammed into it, near the…
Palestine Today 10 21 2013
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Army Invades Central Gaza
[Monday October 21, 2013] A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded Palestinian farmlands east of Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza, and fired rounds of live ammunition.Eyewitnesses said that seven armored…
Seven Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron, Northern Plains
[Monday October 21, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped five Palestinians near Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, and two in the Northern…
Army Refuses To Hand Body Of Slain Palestinian
The Israeli Authorities were supposed to hand the body of slain Palestinian Younis Ahmad Radayda, to his family on Sunday October 20, 2013, but decided to keep the body allegedly…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian In Nablus
Monday at dawn [October 21, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded a number of neighborhoods in the northern West bank city of Nablus, broke into several homes, and searched them,…
Israel Refuses Entry Of 120 Trucks Into Gaza
Sunday October 20, 2013, the Israeli Authorities refused to allow 120 trucks, loaded with construction material, into the Gaza Strip as they tried to cross through the Karem Abu Salem…
Palestinian Injured By Army Fire In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli military fire, on Saturday, in the Hebron Valley (WAfi Al-Khalil) area, south of the southern…
Settlers Uproot 100 Olive Trees Near Nablus
Saturday morning [October 19, 2013] A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Palestinian olive orchards in Qaryout village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and uprooted more…
Settlers Occupy, Fence, 20 Dunams Of Palestinian Lands in Nablus
[Friday October 18, 2013] A group of armed extremist Israeli settlers illegally occupied 20 Dunams (4.94 Acres) of Palestinian lands that belong to residents of Aseera Al-Qebliyya village, south of…
Body Of Slain Palestinian Still Held By Israel
The Israeli Authorities are still holding the body of Younis Radayda, who was shot and killed on Thursday allegedly after he drove into a military base, and said that his…
Radayda Family: “Our Slain Son Did Not Intend To Attack Soldiers”
Family of Younis Ahmad Radayda, who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on Thursday, stated that he did not intend to harm any soldiers or person, and that he…
Dr. Erekat: “Israel Does Not Want Peace”
Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated on Thursday evening that the current peace talk, held between Israel and the Palestinians behind closed doors, are not leading to any positive…
This Week in Palestine Week 42 2013
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Palestinian Killed By Army Fire North Of Jerusalem
Israeli military sources have reported on Thursday evening [October 17, 2013] that soldiers stationed at a military base close to the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied Jerusalem, shot and killed…
Palestine Today 10 17 2013
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Peace Now: “Settlement Construction Rises By %70”
Israeli Peace Now movement issued a report on Israeli settlement construction and expansion activities, and revealed that settlement construction increased by %70 in the period between January and June 2013.…
Elderly Man Seriously Injured After Being Rammed By Settler’s Car
[Wednesday October 16, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that an elderly Palestinian man was seriously injured after being hit by a settler’s vehicle in Al-Fondoq village, east of Qalqilia,…
Sources: “Egyptian Army Opens Fire At Palestinians in Rafah”
[Wednesday October 16, 2013] The Palestine Now News Agency has reported that Egyptian soldiers opened fires at the Palestinian side near the border area in Rafah, in the southern part…
Bennett: “We Will Leave Coalition Should Government Grant Concessions to Palestinians”
Leader of the Jewish Home Party, Israeli Economy and Trade Minister, Naftali Bennett, threatened that his party would withdraw from the government coalition with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of…
Egyptian Air Force Flies Over Gaza-Israel Border
[Wednesday October 16, 2013] Israeli Channel 2 has reported that, for the first time in 34 years, Egyptian F16 Fighter jets flew over the Egypt-Israel border area, “as part of…
Palestine Today 10 16 2013
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Army Breaks Into Negev Detention Camp
[Wednesday October 16, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers broke into the Negev detention camp, allegedly to install new iron gates, leading to clashes with Palestinian detainees who protested the move.Palestinian…
Army Uncovers Breach Of Settlement Fence
Israeli sources have reported on Tuesday evening, October 15, that Israeli soldiers located a breach in the fence of Shomron settlement, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.The…
Palestine Today 10 15 2013
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UNICEF Publishes Report On Detained Palestinian Children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that Israeli violations against detained Palestinian children are still ongoing, despite an alleged Israeli decision to improve their conditions, and the methods…
Israel Escalates Gaza Blockade, Following Discovery of Underground Tunnels
Israeli officials froze the delivery of construction materials into the Gaza Strip following the army’s discovery of a 1.7 km long tunnel connecting Gaza to Israel.Israeli military official, Guy Invar,…