Soldiers Invade a Jenin Village, Kidnap One Resident
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the Zabbouba village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped one resident after breaking into his home. The…
Sixteen Killed In al-Yarmouk Refugee Camp In Syria
Activists in the Syrian opposition stated Sunday that the Syrian army bombarded a location, where armed fighters were believed to be hiding, in the al-Yarmouk Refugee Camp, near Damascus, leading…
Palestinian Killed In Central Gaza Explosion
Palestinian medical sources reported that one resident was killed in an explosion that took place, on Sunday evening, in the An-Nusseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza. The sources said that…
Soldiers Invade Orif Village Near Nablus, Clashes Reported
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli soldiers, invaded on Saturday evening, the Orif village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with local youths before kidnapping one resident.…
Palestinian Injured By Settlers Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that a resident was injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers who invaded the Orif village, south…
Gaza Ark” To Sail From Gaza
Preparations are ongoing to launch the “Gaza Ark” ship, this time not to sail to Gaza to break the siege, but to sail from Gaza carrying peace activists and Palestinian…
18 Palestinians Kidnapped In East Jerusalem After A Settler Was Stabbed
The Israeli Police kidnapped 18 Palestinians in Ras Al-Amoud and Silwan neighborhoods, in occupied East Jerusalem after an unknown assailant stabbed, on Friday evening, a Jewish settler in Ras Al-Amoud.The…
Turkish PM To Visit Gaza
Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stated that he intends to visit the Gaza Strip soon, to express solidarity with the Palestinian people.Erdogan told the Today’s Zaman Turkish daily that…
Shaath: “Abbas Will Submit Straightforward, Clear, UN Application”
Palestinian official, Dr. Nabil Shaath, stated that there is no confusion in the text that President Mahmoud Abbas intends to submit to the United Nations this month, adding that Abbas…
This Week in Palestine week 44 2012
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Balfour And The “Jewish State”
It was 95 years ago today, when the British Foreign Secretary, Arthur James Balfour, decided to shift “the Jewish problem” away from Britain that occupied Palestine as well as many…
Resident Seriously Injured By Israeli Shell In Central Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Friday that one resident was seriously injured by a shell fired by the Israeli army into the Juhr ed-Deek area, in central…
Israel Arrests Man Who Allegedly Transferred Large Sums To Hamas
The Israeli Internal Security Services, Shin Bet, claimed that it managed to arrest a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who allegedly participated in transferring large sums of cash for the…
Soldiers Kidnap Mother Of Palestinian Detainee In Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, Dalaal Zamel, the mother of detainee Mahran Abu Khamis, at a flying checkpoint installed west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Soldiers…
Archbishop Hanna Denounces Israeli Attempts To Recruit Christians To The Israeli Army
Archbishop Attalla Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Church In Jerusalem, voiced strong condemnation to the Israeli attempts to recruit Arab Christians in the 1948 territory (Israel) into the Israeli military…
Palestine Today 11 01 2012
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Soldiers Kidnap Eleven In West Bank, Desecrate Mosque
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the West Bank Districts of Hebron, Bethlehem, Tulkarem and Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped eleven residents. The army also…
Army Demolishes Three Structures In Illegal Settlement, Clashes Reported
Israeli sources reported Thursday that Israeli settlers clashed with Israeli soldiers while demolishing three illegal structures built by the settlers near the Yitzhar illegal settlement, south of the northern West…
Report: “Soldiers Kidnapped 292 Palestinians In October”
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 292 Palestinians in October from different parts of the West Bank, including 26 children.Fuad al-Khuffash, head…
Palestine Today 10 31 2012
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PLO: “Heading To UN Aims At Ending The Idleness of The Peace Process”
The Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) held a meeting led by President Mahmoud Abbas, and said that heading to the United Nations in November aims at boosting…
MK Zoabi Sues MK Danon For Incitement
The Arabs48 news website revealed that Arab Member of the Israeli Knesset, (MK) Hanin Zoabi, filed a lawsuit Monday against Israeli MK of the Likud Party, Danny Dannon, accusing him…
Israeli Court Acquits A Soldiers Who Killed A Child With A Shot To The Head
An Israeli Court in Lod acquitted Tuesday an Israeli soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian child during a nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall in Ni’lin village, near the…
Soldiers Attack, Kidnap Woman, Trying To De-arrest Her Son
A video that was captured by local residents, and was broadcast by activists of the nonviolent group Youth Coalition Against Settlements, shows Israeli soldiers, in Hebron, in the southern part…
Palestine Today 10 30 2012
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Safady Released After Two Hunger-Strikes Totalling 168 Days
Palestinian political prisoner Hasan Safadi was released from an Israeli detention facility, on Monday, after being detained for 16 months under administrative detention without charges or trial; he held two…
Israeli Soldiers Detain 7 Palestinians From The West Bank
On Tuesday, the Israeli military detained 7 Palestinians from Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Hebron. Also, at dawn they raided the village of Beit Anan in the North West of Jerusalem and…
Three Children, One Woman, Kidnaped In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday evening, three Palestinian children in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, after claiming that they painted parts of a settlers’ vehicle with…
Army Invades Azzoun, Imposes Curfew
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, sealed the village, and imposed curfew forcing the residents under house…
Army Bombards Jabalia
The Israeli Army fired, on Monday evening, two artillery shells targeting an area east of Jabalia city, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; no casualties were reported.The Quds…
Israel: “30 Fighters Arrested In Ramallah”
Israeli Ynet News reported Monday that the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) conducted an investigation that led to the arrest of thirty Hamas operatives, in the central West Bank city…
Palestine Today 10 29 2012
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Army Carries Out 4 Airstrikes Targeting Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out, late on Sunday evening, at least four airstrikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip causing excessive damage; one injury was reported.Local sources reported…
Israeli Veteran Provides Testimony About Massacre Committed In 1948
Benjamin Eshet, is an Israeli veteran who was a member of the Palmach Brigade of the Israeli Army, one of many units that committed crimes, massacres and acts of ethnic…
Palestinians Setup a Tent at Ush Ghrab to Protest a Planned Settlement
Dozens of Palestinians accompanied with international supports setup a protest tent in the Ush Ghrab area of eastern Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem on Sunday. The action, which was organized by…
Fighter Assassinated In Southern Gaza
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, reported that one of its fighters was killed and another fighter was seriously injured, after being extra judicially targeted, Saturday…
Body Of Third Palestinian Located Under Tunnel Rubble
Palestinian medical sources reported Saturday that the body of a third Palestinian was located under the rubble of a siege-busting tunnel that collapsed, last Wednesday, on the border with Egypt.…
Two Hamas Leaders Killed By Syrian Army Fire
Palestinian sources in Syria reported that two senior Hamas leaders were killed by Syrian army fire in Daraa refugee camp in Syria.The sources added that Ahmad Khalil, known as Moammar,…
A Young Druze Man Refuse to Serve in the Israeli Army
A young druze man sent out a letter to the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak, explaining why he refuses to be part of the…
Michigan Peace Team (MPT) Assaulted By Israeli Authority, Arrested, Facing Deportation
Just before noon local time on October 24th, 2012 Michigan Peace Team (MPT) member ‘Katrina’ Katarzyna Dybzynska was choked by the neck and then bodily dragged behind a line of…
Miles of Smiles 17 Arrives In Gaza
The “Miles Of Smiles 17” solidarity convoy managed to enter the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening through the Rafah Border Terminal between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.113 convoy members from…
This Week in Palestine week 43 2012
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Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Suffered Wednesday
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a Palestinian died of wounds sustained when the Israeli army fired missiles into Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Falk Calls For Boycotting Companies Benefiting From Israeli Settlements
United Nations Special Rapporteur on humanitarian affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories, called for boycotting all firms that benefit from Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, and stated…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 Palestinians killed, 9 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 18- 23 Oct. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Palestine Today 10 25 2012
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Dr. Erekat: “Israel Responsible For Gaza Escalation”
Chief Palestinian Negotiator, head of the Negotiations Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that Israel is responsible for the latest escalation against the Gaza Strip…
Egypt Mediates Truce Between Israel And Hamas
Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth reported that a truce agreement, mediated by Egypt, was reached between Israel and the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.The paper said that the truce came into…
Closure of Beit Hanoun Crossing Threatens the Lives of Hundreds of Patients in the Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the targeting of the Palestinian customs checkpoint, near Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, by Israeli warplanes. As a result of the attack, a…
Occupied Lives: There Was No Reason For My Son’s Death
On 28 September 2012, Israel’s forces shot and killed Fahmi Abu Riash (22), a Palestinian fisherman, and wounded his brother Youssef (19), while they and a group of other fishermen…
Nonviolent Protesters Conduct a Sit-in at Rami Levy Store near Ramallah
Israeli troops arrested four protesters near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday when a group of Palestinians and their international supporters conducted a sit-in at the settlers’…
Death Toll In Gaza due to Israeli Attacks Reaches Four
Four Palestinian men were reported killed, five injured, on Wednesday as Israel’s aerial bombardment of Gaza continued until the early morning hours. Palestinian sources said that Mahmourd Abu Jalhum, 27,…
Palestine Today 10 24 2012
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“Al-Aqsa”: Occupation To Destroy Islamic Symbols In Al-wad Street In Jerusalem.
Jerusalem – Al-Quds. The “Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage” assured that the Israeli occupation and all its executive organizations and companies are striving to destroy the historical Islamic sites…
Four Foreign Workers Injured In Eshkol
Israel medical sources reported Wednesday that four foreign workers were injured, two seriously, by Palestinian shells fired from Gaza into Eshkol. One Israeli woman was injured by shells targeting the…
After 115 Days Of Hunger Strike, Palestinian Detainee Stops Water Intake
Palestinian detainee, Ayman Ash-Sharawna, has been on hunger strike for 115 days, and stopped drinking water on Wednesday, escalating his strike as Israel still refuses to release him, and due…
Prince Of Qatar: “Gaza Steadfastness Helped Launch The Arab Spring”
Talking from Gaza, the Prince of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, stated that the Palestinians need to end all internal divisions and achieve comprehensive unity, adding that the steadfastness of…
Soldiers Invade Several Areas Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight, several areas near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and conducted military training in a number of villages while military helicopters flew overhead, local sources…
Two Fighters Killed In Gaza, 6 Palestinian Killed Since Monday
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that two Palestinian fighters were killed, earlier on Wednesday, and at least five residents were wounded, in Israeli attacks targeting the coastal…
Obama, Romney Reaffirm Support for Israel in Final Debate
In the third and final head-to-head debate of the United States presidential election the Republican and Democratic candidates each attempted to out-support the other in dealing with Israel. President Barack…
Palestine Today 10 23 2012
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Prince of Qatar Arrives In Gaza
The Prince of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa, and his wife, Mouza Bint Nasser, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning through the Rafah border terminal, between the Gaza Strip…
Israel Deports Nine Solidarity Activists
Israeli officials reported that the Israeli Immigration Authority deported nine solidarity activists who were on the Estelle solidarity ship, that was boarded by the Israeli Navy in international waters on…
The Elders Meet Abbas In Ramallah
A delegation from “The Elders” visited Ramallah Monday and met Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and several senior officials, and discussed latest developments and obstacles obstructing peace in the region.The Elders…
Gaza Prepares To Welcome The Prince Of Qatar
The Hams-led government in the Gaza Strip are preparing for the historic visit of the Prince of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa, and his wife Mouza, who will be arriving in…
Three Palestinians Killed In Gaza Monday
Palestinian medical sources reported that the number of residents killed, Monday, due to Israeli bombardment in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, rose to three after the Israeli Air…
PCHR Calls For The Immediate Release Of ‘Estelle’ International Activists
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the interception by Israeli naval forces of the Swedish ship, the ‘Estelle’, on Sunday, 21 October 2012, while it was in international…
Four Fishermen Arrested In The Gaza Sea, Fishing Boat Confiscated
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns continued Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip, and expresses concern about the escalation of these violations, which have resulted…
Palestine Today 10 22 2012
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While Harvisting Olive Trees; 3 Civilians Attacked & Injured By Settlers Then Kidnaped By Troops
Israeli settlers attacked and injured two Palestinians and one international supporter who were biking up harvsting olives in southern West Bank. Local sources said that a group of armed Israeli…
Two Palestinian Civilians Killed, Five Injured, as Israeli Shelling Targeting Gaza Continues
Monday at dawn, two Palestinian civilians were killed and another five injured by the continued Israeli bombardment. Local sources said that an Israeli UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) fired a missile,…
Three Injured By Army Shells In Beit Lahia
Monday morning, an Israeli airstrike struck the city of Sheikh Zayed, near Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza. Sources indicated that one missile was fired and left three Palestinians injured, so far…
Israeli Navy Illegally Seizes Humanitarian Aid Ship In International Waters
In an act violating international maritime law, Israeli naval forces boarded a humanitarian aid ship, the SV Estelle, that was en route to the Gaza Strip bringing humanitarian aid supplies…
Israeli Settlers Attack Undercover Israeli Soldiers
The Israeli TV reported that a group of extremist Israeli settlers violently assaulted a number of undercover soldiers of the Israeli army thinking they were Palestinians. The incident took place…
Farmers Attacked By Settlers And Soldiers In Nablus And Hebron
Dozens of Israeli settlers and soldiers attacked, Friday, Palestinian farmers working on their lands in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and in Nablus, in the northern part of…
Israel Deploys Saar 4 Ships In The Mediterranean
The Israeli Navy revealed that it deployed several Saar 4 war ships, equipped with cameras, radars and advanced surveillance equipment, in large areas of the Mediterranean, to monitor and stop…
Erekat: Israel Doesn’t Want to End Occupation, Rather They’re Imposing Apartheid
‘The Levy Report simply reflects the position of a government that has chosen to turn occupation into annexation and to impose an Apartheid reality in Palestine rather than taking steps…
As Ship Approaches Gaza Shore, Israel To Attack Estelle Ship
The Canadian Boat To Gaza reported that they received a message from the Finnish Foreign Department informing that Israel informed them that its soldiers will board Estelle solidarity ship currently…
Several Injuries Reported As Army Attacks Weekly Protests Against the Wall
At least two Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets fired by the army against the weekly nonviolent protests against the Annexation Wall and Settlements in different parts of the West…
Israeli Troop Carrier Vehicle Targeted In Southern Gaza
Media sources in the Gaza Strip reported that an Israeli armored troop carrier vehicle was hit by an explosion near Al-Qarara town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part…
Army Opens Fire At Fishermen In Gaza
Israeli soldiers attacked , Friday, several Palestinian fishing boats in As-Sudaniyy area and the coastal area west of Gaza City.Local sources said that the attack did not lead to damages…
Ahston Slams Israel’s Decision To Build 797 Units In Gilo Settlement
E.U. High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, denounced the recent Israeli decision to construct additional 797 units for Jewish settlers in the Gilo settlement, and stated…
This Week in Palestine week 42 2012
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PCHR Weekly Report: 5 Palestinians killed, 7 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 11- 17 Oct. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Al-Qassam Publishes Video Documenting Shalit Abduction
Marking the first anniversary since the implementation of the Egyptian-mediated prisoner-swap deal that secured the release of 1037 of Palestinian detainees, the Al-Qassam Brigades published a video detailing the planning…
Israel Approves 800 New Units In Gilo Settlement
The Israeli government of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, granted Thursday its official approval for the construction of 800 units in the Gilo illegal settlement, south of occupied Jerusalem.Construction bids will…
Palestine Today 10 18 2012
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Ailing Palestinian Detainee Facing Deteriorating Conditions
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported on Wednesday evening that ailing Palestinian detainee, Mohammad At-Taj, imprisoned by Israel is facing deteriorating health conditions and requires urgent specialized medical attention.The PPS…
Army Bombs A Former Military Center In Gaza
The Israeli army, bombed late on Wednesday evening a former security base located south of Gaza City causing excessive damage.The Palestinian Information Center reported that an Israeli F-16 war jet…
Israel To “Legalize” Illegal Settlement Outposts
Israeli media sources reported that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, intends to submit a proposal for “legalizing” illegal Israeli settlement outpost, built on privately-owned Palestinian lands in the West Bank.Netanyahu…
Al-Qassam To Publish Shalit Documentary
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated that it will publish on Thursday 18th a documentary regarding the abduction of Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, and the stages that…
Israeli Drone Makes Emergency Landing Near Nablus
Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth reported that an Israeli drone made an emergency landing near the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday evening. The newspaper added that the drone completed…
Palestine Today 10 17 2012
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Army Invades Bethlehem, Clashes Reported
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Wadi Maaly area in the city, and clashed with dozens of local youths who hurled stones and…
Israeli Army Bombs Al- Qassam Center In Northern Gaza
Last Wednesday at dawn, the Israeli Air Force bombed a training center that belongs to the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement in northern Gaza. The Qassam…
Abbas To Obama: “Heading To UN Is Not A Unilateral Move”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, sent Tuesday a letter to American President, Barack Obama, informing him that the Palestinians are committed to a two-state solution, and that heading to the United…
Fundamentalist MK To File Appeal Against Participation Of Arab Party In Elections
Israeli Member of Knesset (MK) David Rotem, member of the fundamentalist Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party, headed by Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, intends to file an appeal to…
Palestine Today 10 16 2012
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Soldiers Demolish Home, Shed, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers demolished, Tuesday, a Palestinian home and a shed in Beit Hanina, in occupied East Jerusalem, the Quds Media Center reported.The owner of the destroyed property, Sufian Taha, stated…
Four Palestinians Injured North Of Jerusalem
Four Palestinians were injured, on Tuesday, after the Israeli army attacked nonviolent protesters at the Latrun-Jerusalem Road (Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Road), north of occupied East Jerusalem, referred to by Israel as…