4 Palestinians Youth, 3 Minors, Arrested In Jerusalem
The Israeli Police and Internal Security Agents kidnapped seven Palestinian youth, including three children, under the suspicion that they had hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli Military and civilians…
Israeli Ambassador Set To Return To Egypt
Israeli sources reported that the Israeli Ambassador to Egypt will be returning to his office in the near future, with Israeli officials arriving in Cairo Wednesday to hold meetings with…
Israel To Expedite Settlement Construction
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered his cabinet of eight on Tuesday evening the significantly increase settlement construction and expansion activities in occupied East Jerusalem, and the settlement blocs of…
Israel To Demolish Five Homes in Silwan
The Jerusalem Municipality decided to demolish five homes in Silwan Arab town, in occupied East Jerusalem, The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan reported. The Center stated that, similar to…
Israeli Government Grants A Green Light TO Gaza Offensive
The Israeli government authorized the army to conduct an offensive against the Gaza Strip, including a ground invasion. The implementation of the offensive, according to the army, will be based…
PA Telecommunications minister: Palestinian Internet Under Hacking Attacks
Palestinian Minister of Telecommunications, Dr. Mashour Abu-Daqa, confirmed that destructive hacking attacks by pirates from more than 20 states are being made against the Palestinian internet service providers since Tuesday…
Hanniyah confirms responsibility for Gaza-Christians safe life
Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Hanniyah, confirmed to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Father Hamam Akhzouz, Hamas government’s full commitment for being held responsible for maintaining safe and descent life for…
Palestine Today 11 01 2011
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Israeli Authorities Prevent Farmers Reaching their Farmlands
On Tuesday, the Israeli authorities prevented Palestinian farmers from reaching their farmlands, which are located behind the Annexation Wall in Kufr Jamal village, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem,…
Israel Continues To Develop Nuclear Arsenal
A report publish by the British Newspaper, The Guardian, in London on Monday morning, revealed Israel to be expanding its nuclear arsenal, seeking to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles, and want…
Gantz Orders Gradual “Response” To Gaza Shells
Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Benny (Benjamin) Gantz, ordered the army to start what he called “gradual retaliation” to counter the shells fired from the Gaza Strip into adjacent Israeli…
Following P.A Admission to UNESCO; Netanyahu’s Government To Discuss Sanctions
After the UNESCO voted Monday to allow Palestine to become a full member, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, decided to convene with his “cabinet of eight” on Tuesday to discuss…
Palestine Becomes Full Member Of UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, voted Monday to extend full membership to Palestine, despite promises by the US and other donor nations that this decision would…
Palestine Today 10 31 2011
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Maariv: “Palestinians Rejected Israeli Proposal Of Secret Talks’
During the Quartet visit to Palestine last week, Israel submitted a proposal to break the current impasse of the peace process by initiating secret direct negotiations with the Palestinians, but…
Two Fighters Killed In Southern Gaza, Totalling 12 Since Saturday
Palestinian Medical sources reported that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) bombarded an area in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing two Palestinian fighters. The latest escalation…
Hours after ceasefire declared- Palestinian killed, another wounded south of Rafah
Gaza resident, Ahmed Gargun, was killed and another was wounded on Sunday afternoon as an Israeli air strike targeted a group of the National Resistance Brigades (NRB), the armed wing…
Al Quds Brigades Rejects Ceasefire
Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, rejected the declaration of truce with Israel, and stated that its fighters continued the firing of shells, Quds and Grad…
Despite Declared Ceasefire; Israel Bombards Several Areas In Gaza
Despite a mediated ceasefire mediated by Egypt between the resistance in the Gaza Strip, and Israel, the Israeli army bombarded, on Sunday at dawn, several areas in different parts of…
2 Fighters Killed In Gaza; 9 in Less Than 24 hours, One Israeli Killed In Asqalan
The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Sunday at dawn, that two of its fighters were killed in an Israeli Air Strike targeting an…
Tens of thousands of Israelis protest economic conditions, military spending
A march of tens of thousands of Israelis took place in Tel Aviv Saturday, with thousands more gathering in Jerusalem, to call on the Israeli government to change its budgetary…
American-Israeli Haredi Man Confesses To Trafficking Human Organs
American-Israeli citizen Levi Yitzhak Rosenbaum, 60, an Orthodox (Haredi) Jew who resides in Brooklyn New York, has pleaded guilty to trafficking human organs. Rosenbaum was apprehended by the FBI two…
Soldiers Attack A Nonviolent Protest Near Hebron, Injuries Reported
Israeli soldiers attacked on Saturday a nonviolent protest against Israeli settlements, in Beit Ummar town, near the central West Bank city of Hebron, five reporters and one resident were injured.The…
Settlers Attack Palestinian Farmers in Nablus
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked, on Saturday morning, Palestinian farmers in the village of ‘Azmout, near the West Bank city of Nablus, preventing them from harvesting their olive trees, the…
Humilation Against The Detainees Continues
Palestinian detainees held by Israel at the Megiddo detention center, managed to leak a memo revealing that the violations against them have never stopped, adding that the Israeli Prisons Administration…
Israel Sends Note To UN, Claims Abbas Responsible For Escalation
As part of its international campaign to isolate the Palestinian Authority and its statehood application, the Israeli government sent a letter to UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, accusing Palestinian President,…
UNESCO To Vote On Palestinian Membership Monday
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will be holding a vote on Monday on the Palestinian request to become a full member. The move is part of the…
Troops Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
The Friends of Freedom and Justice in Bilin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that one resident was wounded, while dozens suffered the effects of teargas…
This Week in Palestine week 43 2011
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Israeli Troops Detain Three Children in Bethlehem
The Israeli military has invaded al-‘Asakreh village near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday. According to Palestinian news agency, Ma’an, the forces broke into several houses before abducting…
PCHR Weekly Report: 13 abducted in 58 separate incursions this week; settlers attack olive harvest
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 20 – 26 October 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
Settlers Uproot Olive Trees Near Jerusalem and Ramallah
A group of armed Israeli settlers uprooted, on Thursday evening, twenty olive trees that belong to Palestinian residents of Beit Safafa town, south of occupied East Jerusalem. Dozens of trees…
Hamas Security Forces Arrest A Reporter In Khan Younis
The Palestine News and Info Agency, WAFA, reported Thursday that the Hamas-run security forces arrested a reporter identified as Salah Abu Salah, 30, in Abasan Al Kabeera town, east of…
Palestinian Shepherd Wounded In Rafah
Palestinian medical sources reported that a shepherd was shot and injured, on Thursday evening, after an Israeli soldier based near the border with Rafah, in the southern part of the…
Russian Aid Convoy Arrived In Gaza
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a Russian convoy, loaded with medical supplies, arrived in the Gaza Strip, Thursday, via the Rafah Border Terminal, between Gaza and Egypt.The…
Israeli Court Renews Solitary Confinement Of Saadat For Additional Year
The Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Ad-Dameer, stated that the Israeli District Court in Be’er Shiva ordered a one year extension of the solitary confinement of the detained Secretary-General…
Palestine Today 10 27 2011
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King Abdullah: “Netanyahu Seeks The Collapse of The Kingdom”
Media sources reported that King Abdullah of Jordan stated that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is seeking the collapse of the Hashemite Kingdom by transforming it into an alternative country…
Child Suffers Quadriplegia After Being Shot In The Neck
Head of the neurological department at the Al Maqassed Hospital, in East Jerusalem, Prof. Sami Hussein, stated that surgeons operated on Aseel Ara’ra, 4, following a gunshot injury to the…
Troops Kidnap Three Residents In Beit Ummar
The Israeli military invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the village of Beit Ummar, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped three…
Army Airstrike Gaza
The Israeli Air Force bombarded, Thursday, four areas in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; no injuries were reported. The Attack came after a Grad missile…
Army Vehicle Hits Roadside Bomb Near Bethlehem
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday evening that an Israeli military vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, near the Efrat settlement, south of Bethlehem. Damage was reported, no injuries.The army…
Palestine Today 10 26 2011
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Lopsided Prisoner Exchange
The number detained and imprisoned [Palestinians] fluctuates as more are added daily. The number of Palestinians jailed by Israel once topped 12,000 and currently stands at over 5,000. While over…
Fateh official: Israeli threats to assassinate Abbas are serious
Faisal Abu Shahala, a member of the Revolutionary Council of Fatah, issued an appeal on Wednesday to the international community to end what he termed Israeli terrorism. He described recent…
Israeli Army invades three towns, abducts one Palestinian from Jenin
The Israeli army detained a resident from the refugee Camp of Jenin after breaking into his house on Wednesday at dawn, the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an reported. Palestinian security sources…
Israeli Police Close Two Offices of NGOs in East Jerusalem
On Tuesday, Israeli police closed down two offices of non-governmental organizations in East Jerusalem, claiming that the offices were used by Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of…
Palestinian negotiator tells Quartet: Peace Talks can start when Israel ends settlement expansion
The International Quartet for Mideast Peace, made up of representatives from the US, EU, Russia and Great Britain, held separate meetings on Wednesday with Palestinian and Israeli officials in an…
Saudi Aid Convoy To Head To Gaza
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) stated Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is sending 175 tons of rice to the Gaza Strip this week. The ship is the third…
Israel To Demolish Bridge of the Historic Mughrabi Gate in Jerusalem
Gulf News has reported that the Jerusalem Municipality announced Tuesday that it will be demolishing the ramp of the historic al-Mughrabi Gate in occupied East Jerusalem within a month. The…
P.A. Demands The Release Of 550 Detainees
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that, according to senior Palestinian officials, the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank will be asking the Quartet Committee to pressure Israel into releasing 550…
Turkey Asks International Community, Israel, For Help
An official at the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated Tuesday that Ankara requested tents and mobile homes from more than 30 countries, including Israel. The request came after Turkey was hit…
Israel approves Grabil Swap Deal Terms
Israeli cabinet held a meeting Tuesday and approved a prisoner-swap deal that would secure the release of the Israeli spy “Ilan Grabil”, held in Egyptian prisons in exchange for the…
Palestine Today 10 25 2011
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Israeli Authorities Prevent Al-Rugoob From Meeting His Released Son
The Israeli authorities have prevented Awad Yonis al-Rugoob, 60, from traveling to the Gaza strip to meet his son, who was released in the first phase of the prisoner-swap deal…
Israeli Military Demolishes A House And Uproots Trees In East Jerusalem
The Israeli army has demolished a 120 square-meter house and uprooted many trees in the village of ‘Anata, in the northeastern part of East Jerusalem on Tuesday, the Palestine News…
Al-Barghouthi: “There Should Be A Complete Cessation Of Settlement Construction, Not A Partial One”
Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative Movement, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, calls on the national consensus for the complete cessation of settlement activity, including Jerusalem, the Ma’an News Agency reported.In a…
Israel Approves Settlement Plan For Jerusalem
Israeli media sources reported that the Israeli government recently approved a new plan to construct a settlement “neighborhood” called Givat Hamatos, near Beit Safafa, south of occupied Jerusalem.Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth…
Army Kidnaps Ten Palestinians In The West Bank
The Palestine News & Info Agency (WAFA) reported Tuesday that the Israeli military kidnapped ten Palestinian citizens in different parts of the occupied West Bank.The army broke into the house…
Resident Killed In Tunnel Accident
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday that a resident was killed when a tunnel collapsed on him. The incident occurred near the border with Egypt, in Rafah, in the southern…
Lieberman: “Abbas Is An Obstacle To Peace”
Israeli Foreign Minister of the Yisrael Beiteinu far-right fundamentalist party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, is the immediate obstacle to peace, and that Abbas’ “his threats to…
Israeli military covers up evidence showing Eilat attack was not carried out by Palestinians
After a shooting attack on an Israeli bus and truck two months ago which killed five civilians and three soldiers, Israeli military officials immediately claimed that a Palestinian resistance group…
Israeli, US, Egyptian leaders discuss Israel-Egypt spy swap deal
Negotiations are currently underway regarding a deal between Israel, the US and Egypt to exchange the Israeli spy Ilan Gerabil, who is a US passport holder, accused of spying for…
Palestine Today 10 24 2011
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Israel Concerned About New Offices For Hamas In Jordan, Egypt
Senior Israeli security sources said that Tel Aviv is concerned about Egyptian and Jordanian intentions to allow Hamas to open offices in Amman and Cairo, and considered the move as…
Israeli Leaders Said To be ‘At Odds Over Punishing Abbas’
Israeli military seeks to put in place a set of steps to reduce the gains obtained by Hamas, from the prisoner-swap deal which secured the release of over one thousand…
Bahar: “Israeli Groups Plan To Assassinate Freed Detainees”
Deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Dr. Ahmad Bahar, warned that Israel and a number of “Zionist” groups are “allocating money to fund the assassination of detainees released…
Rabbi to Students: “Marrying Non-Jews Serves the Nazis”
Israeli Ynet News has reported that students of the Ohel Shem High School, in Ramat Gan, claim that Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, who recently spoke at their school, preached that…
Turkey Rejects Israeli Offer To Help In Quake Rescue
The Turkish government rejected on Sunday an Israeli offer to help with the rescue efforts, after Turkey was hit with a 7.2 magnitude quake, followed by a second measuring 6.1.…
Israeli Troops Fire Into Palestinian Funeral, Injuring Four
On Saturday, a funeral procession in the Palestinian village of Dhaher al-Malih received a violent response from Israeli soldiers stationed at a gate in the Annexation Wall. Several soldiers fired…
Quartet Envoy to Visit Middle East to Revive Stalled Peace Talks
The international Quartet delegates will be traveling to Ramallah and Jerusalem later this week in an attempt to revive the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, the Palestinian News Agency, Maan, reported…
Livni: “Swap-Deal Served Hamas”
Israeli opposition leader and head of the Kadima Party, Tizipi Livni, stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made huge concessions to Hamas by approving the prisoner-swap deal, and that…
Israeli Teen Stabbed In Jerusalem, Army Invades Nearby Palestinian Town
Israeli sources reported that an Israeli youth, aged seventeen, was stabbed on Saturday at around 4 P.M in Ramot, north of Jerusalem. The assailant is alleged to be an Arab-looking…
Resident Kidnapped In Bil’in, Dozens Treated For Effects of Teargas Inhalation
Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped one resident; dozens were…
This Week in Palestine week 42 2011
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Egypt-Israel Holding Talk On Second List Of Swap-Deal
Israeli Envoy, David Midan, is holding talks with Egyptian security officials in order to prepare a list who would be released in the second phase of the prisoner-swap deal that…
Israel To Question Shalit On His Account Of The Events
According to Maariv Israeli Paper, newspaper, the Israeli Army and Intelligence Services are awaiting the release of Shalit’s medical report, on October 21, before they can question him about his…
Abbas Says Olmert Promised Release Of a Large Number Of Detainees
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Times Magazine that he held progressive talks with former Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, who had to resign due to corruption charges. Olmert promised to…
PCHR Weekly Report: 15 abducted in 47 Israeli invasions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 13 – 19 October 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
Erekat: “Security Council to Hold Final Meeting On Membership Bid In November”
Dr. Saeb Erekat, head of the Palestinian Negotiations Team and member of Fateh’s Central Committee, stated that Security Council (SC) members will be giving their opinions on the Palestinian demand…
Israeli Police Kidnaps Fifteen Protesters In Front Of Ha-Sharon Prison
On Thursday, the Israeli Police violently attacked dozens of protesters who had assembled peacefully in front of Ha-Sharon Israeli prison, near Netanya. They demanded the release of the remaining nine…
Gaza’s Ministry Of Detainees: “There Are 5,300 Detainees Still Imprisoned By Israel’
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees in Gaza reported on Thursday that Israel is still holding captive over five thousand Palestinian detainees, including 22 elected legislators.In a press release, Riyad Al…
Palestine Today 10 20 2011
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Erekat: ‘Israel is responsible for The Collapse Of The Peace Talks’
Dr. Saeb Erekat, member of the Central Committee of the Fatah Movement and Palestinian negotiation chief, held a meeting with the former Portuguese President, Jorge Sambaio, currently appointed the High…
Blair: ‘Quartet Needs Proposals Regarding Borders, Security’
Quartet Committee envoy, Tony Blair, stated Thursday, October 17, that international mediators intend to ask the Palestinian and Israeli delegates to share their perceptions regarding security and border arrangements, under…
Resident Kidnapped In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian resident from the southern West Bank city of Hebron while heading to the Israeli Liaison Office on Thursday morning, and moved him to an unknown…
Abu Marzouq: “Egypt Guarantees Implementation Of Phase 2”
Deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureua, Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouq, told the Hamas affiliated Palestinian Information Center that Egypt provided grantees for the movement regarding Israel’s commitments to implement…
Abu Obaida Provides Details On The 2nd Phase of Swap Deal
Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated that the second phase of the prisoner-swap deal will include the release of security detainees who…
Palestine Today 10 19 2011
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Army Kidnaps Dimitri Diliani, Member of the Fateh Revolutionary Council
The Israeli Army detained Dmitri Diliani, Member of the Fateh Revolutionary Council, on Tuesday morning. He was moved to al-Maskobiyya detention center for interrogation, the Palestinian news Agency, PNN reported.The…
Ex-detainee, Muhammad Ziyada, Expels Israeli TV Reporter From Reception Tent
On October 18, ex-detainee, Muhammad Mansour Ziyada, expelled the correspondent of Israeli TV’s Channel One from the reception tent, which was set right next to his house in Al-Waha Al-Khadra’,…
Fateh And Hamas Call For National Reconciliation
The Fateh movement in the Gaza strip expressed its hope in achieving national unity and reconciliation, by ending the split between the movement and Hamas, after the release of many…
Al-Qentar: ‘Releasing The Detainees Proves That Hamas Is The Way For Liberation’
Lebanese Ex-detainee, Samir Al-Qentar, stated that the releasing of the male and female detainees from the army prisons is proof that the Palestinian resistance group (Hamas) is the only route…
Upon Releasing the 477 Detainees, Army Kidnaps Four West Bank Residents
The Israeli Army detained four Palestinian residents from the southern part of the West Bank on Wednesday morning, the Maan News Agency reported. Israeli sources have stated that those kidnapped…
Israel To Enforce Harsh Restrictions On Released Detainees
Israeli daily, Yedioth Aharonoth, quoted Israeli security officials stating that Israel will be imposing harsh restrictions on West Bank former detainees released under the prisoner-swap deal.The detainees will be required…
Exiled Detainees Arrive in Qatar, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
All 42 detainees, who were forced into exile as part of the Shalit swap deal Between Hamas and Israel, arrived in Syria, Qatar and Turkey, while the exiled female detainee,…
Mashal Calls On Abbas To Implement National Unity Agreement
Khaled Mashal, head of the Hamas Movement’s political Bureau in Damascus, called on President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, to hold a meeting with Hamas in Cairo next week. The object…
Palestine Today 10 18 2011
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All Freed Detainees Are Now In Gaza And Ramallah
Every Palestinian detainee released in the first phase of the prisoners-swap deal between Israel and the Hamas movement, except those sent to Egypt, are now safely in Gaza and Ramallah.…
Shalit In Egypt, Interviewed By Egyptian TV
Egyptian TV has published an interview with released Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, after he was safely handed over to Egypt as part of the prisoner-swap deal.In his interview, Shalit said…