Palestinian Woman Killed by Settler’s Car
A Palestinian woman died of wounds suffered when a settler hit her with his car Sunday, Palestinian medical sources in Hebron reported. Her husband was also wounded in the attack.The…
Hamas: “Israel’s Attack on the Solidarity Ships, a Crime Against Humanity”
Hamas announced that it is holding Israel responsible for its deadly commando raid on the Freedom Flotilla, which resulted in the death of at least 16 activists. Hamas called the…
The Aftermath: Three days of mourning in Palestine, Israel seals off Gaza
Reactions in the Middle East and around the world to Israel’s violent raid on the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla.Secretary of the Arab League, Amro Mousa: Israel feels it is above the…
Israeli commando pirates attack Gaza flotilla in international waters
OK, where do we start? how many international laws were being breached, violated, broken, trampled?Ten activists, maybe up to sixteen by the latest reports, were killed today when Israeli commandos…
Turkish Protesters Try To Storm Israeli Consulate In Istanbul After Israel Attacks Turkish Ship
Protesters gathered outside the Israeli consulate to demand the expulsion of the Israeli embassador in response to this morning’s news that the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla bound for Gaza had been…
Communication Lost With Freedom Flotilla
The Israeli Navy has scrambled all communications with the Freedom Flotilla, a convoy carrying hundreds of peace activists and tons of humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip.Al-Jazeera reporter said that…
Lawyers Say Spying Confession Inadmissible
A leading human rights activist from Israel’s Palestinian Arab minority was charged yesterday with the most serious security offences on Israel’s statute book, including espionage. Prosecutors indicted Ameer Makhoul, the…
Israeli Navy Boat Approaches Flotilla Ship
The al-Jazeera journalist travelling aboard the Freedom Flotilla reported that an Israeli patrol boat approached his ship and demanded to see its captain. Human rights activists aboard the Flotilla say…
Israeli forces launch two airstrikes on destroyed Palestinian airport in southern Gaza Sunday
The Israeli airforce announced Sunday that its warplanes had dropped two missiles on the previously-destroyed Palestinian airport in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, in the early hours of Sunday…
Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla launches from Cyprus after delay: Report from crewmember
On Sunday morning the Flotilla of humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip finally set off for Gaza, after several delays from the government of Cyprus and technical issues with…
Four Residents Wounded By Settler Fire In Silwan
Four Palestinian residents were wounded by settler fire, on Saturday at night, in Silwan neighborhood, in East Jerusalem. Medical sources described their injuries as mild-to-moderate. Jawad Siyam of the Wadi…
Six Killed In Tunnel Explosion In Rafah
Palestinian medical sources reported Saturday that six Palestinians were killed and twelve were wounded in an explosion that took place in a siege-busting tunnel in Rafah, in the southern part…
Israel Dubs Its Planned Attack On Gaza Ships As “Operation Sky Winds”
The Israeli army and navy, under direct supervision and orders from the Israeli government, prepared a plan dubbed “Operation Sky Wind” to attack the Freedom Flotilla” heading to Gaza and…
Under Israeli Threats, Freedom Flotilla Prepares To Sail To Gaza
The Freedom Flotilla started gathering in international waters near the coast in Cyprus in preparation to sail to the Gaza Strip while Israel continued its threats to intercept and even…
Army Carries Out Five Airstrikes In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out on Saturday at dawn five airstrikes targeting Rafah and Gaza City leading to excessive damage. Local sources reported that the Israeli air force fired…
Egypt Arrests Three Ethiopian Women
The Egyptian authorities arrested on Friday three Ethiopian women near the Egyptian-Israeli border in Sinai.Egyptian security sources reported that the three, detained on Friday at dawn, were trying to infiltrate…
Settlers Hurl Stones At Palestinians Near Qalqilia, Four Wounded
Palestinian medical sources reported Friday evening that four Palestinians were mildly wounded after a group of settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of…
Lieberman: “Freedom Flotilla, Violent”
Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Friday afternoon that the solidarity ships, filled with medical and humanitarian supplies, and heading to Gaza, is a “violent propaganda against Israel”, and vowed…
This Week in Palestine week 21 2010
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Israeli Troops Stop Anti Wall Protest Near Bethlehem
The villagers of Al Ma’ssra, near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, conducted on Friday their weekly anti wall protest. Villagers along with international and Israeli supporters marched from…
One Injured, Four Arrested During The Weekly Bil’in Anti Wall Protest
One man was injured, four other supporters arrested as Israeli troops attacked the weekly anti wall protest in Bil’in village, central West Bank.As is the case for the past five…
Nil’in Anti Wall Protest Ends With Clashes
The weekly anti wall protest at the village of Nil’in ended this Friday with clashes between local youth and Israeli troops. Villagers along with their international and Israeli supporters gathered…
Fighters Exchange Fire With Soldiers Near Khan Younis
The Palestine Eagles Brigades reported Friday that its fighters exchanged fire with Israeli infantry troops in Sheikh Hammouda area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Egypt Uncovers 17 Tunnels
Egyptian security personnel uncovered 17 tunnels across the border with Rafah during a campaign carried out overnight targeting siege-busting tunnels.The tunnels were uncovered near border marker 4 and in the…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 killed, 30 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 20– 26 May 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that…
Salah: “We Don’t Need Israel’s Permission To Break The Siege”
Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, stated that solidarity ships heading to Gaza, all acts of solidarity with the Palestinians people and…
Six Wounded As Army Bombards Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday at night that six residents were wounded after the Israeli army bombarded Al Zeitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza city. Local sources said that Israeli…
15 European Parliamentarians Enter Gaza
The Borders and Crossings Authority in the Gaza Strip reported Thursday that fifteen European parliamentarians entered the coastal region via the Rafah terminal, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Israel Joins OECD
Israel has officially joined the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) during a ceremony held in Paris where the organization is located. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, attended the…
Ten, Including A Pregnant Woman, Wounded In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources reported that ten residents, including a pregnant women, were wounded on Thursday at night by Israeli army fire during clashes that took place in Silwan town, near…
Palestine Today 05 27 2010
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Israeli Government: “Solidarity Ships Will Not Be Allowed To Reach Gaza”
The Israeli government’s political cabinet decided to instruct the army and the navy not to allow the Freedom Flotilla from reaching the Gaza coast under no circumstances, and said that…
Detainee Hospitalized Due To Sharp Health Deterioration
Palestinian researched, specialized in detainees’ affairs, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, stated that the administration at the Negev desert detention camp moved a detainee to the hospital of al-Ramla prison. The detainee was…
Ewa Jasiewicz – Free Gaza convoy
The largest aid convoy to date is currently en route to Gaza to break the Israeli siege. The convoy includes nine ships, ten thousand tons of aid and eight hundred…
US Adviser to Palestinian Security Forces May Retire
The American Army general advising Palestinian security forces has requested retirement, according to sources in the Pentagon. The adviser, Lieutenant General Keith Dayton, has held his current post for five…
Israeli Arab Women Join Israel’s Army Rescue Unit
Israeli Ynet news reported that several young women, some wearing a hijab, from Kafar Qassem and Kafar Bara, have enlisted in rescue units under the Israeli Army’s Home Front Command.…
Abbas to Visit Washington Soon
The White House reported Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be visiting Washington soon to hold a meeting with President Barack Obama. The White House says that president Obama…
Nasrallah: “Israel-bound Ships Will Be Attacked if War Takes Place”
Sheikh Hasan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah party, announced that in the event of war with Israel, all ships sailing to Israel will be attacked by Hezbollah fighters.Nasrallah’s statements came…
Palestine Today 05 26 2010
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Three Farmers Wounded by Israeli Army Gunfire In Northern Gaza
Three Palestinian farmers were injured Wednesday afternoon by gunfire from Israeli soldier near the Israeli border in northern Gaza. Witnesses said that the famers were harvesting crops near the town…
The Israeli Military Detain 12 During Home Raids In the West Bank
Israeli troops detained on Wednesday 12 Palestinian civilians during morning raids targeting West Bank communities. Local sources reported military invasions and home raids in the cities of Ramallah, central West…
Israeli Army Raids Bil’in and Burns Olive Tree
Early Tuesday morning Israeli soldiers raided the town of Bil’in in the central West Bank. Soldiers fired tear gas, sound bombs, and live ammunition at villagers, detained three journalists attempting…
Gaza Government Rejects West Bank Elections
The dissolved Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip stated that the municipal elections slated to take place in the West Bank July are illegitimate. The Gazan government says that there…
At Least 16 Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Wednesday morning that at least Gaza sixteen residents, mostly women and children, were wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes over northern…
Turkey Demands that Israel Not Intercept Freedom Flotilla
The Turkish government officially demanded that Israel not intercept or obstruct the Freedom Flotilla, a convoy of ships attempting to bring humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip. Turkey is requesting…
P.A Forces Arrest Al Biereh Deputy Mayor
Palestinian security forces arrested the deputy mayor of Al Biereh Tuesday. Al Biereh is a city in the central West Bank near Ramallah. Deputy Mayor Jamal Tawil, who is affiliated…
11 Swedish citizens aboard the Freedom Flotilla
The Ship to Gaza and Freedom Flotilla, currently on its way to Gaza across Mediterranean, are carrying 11 Swedish citizens. Among these are members of parliament, activists, medical doctors and…
We Will Resist Israel’s Attempts To Stop US
(Hearklin, Crete, Tuesday, May 25, 2010) As Israel continues to insist it will stop the seven-ship international Freedom Flotilla, two more ships departed from Greece to Gaza today.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Palestine Today 05 25 2010
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Israeli Military to Demolish Homes in Northern West Bank
Israeli troops handed out demolition orders to nine Palestinian homeowners in the village of Yatma in the northern West Bank.Local sources announced that the Israeli Army came to Yalma telling…
Israeli tanks fire on Gaza Homes; Troops detain Civilians From The West Bank
Israeli tanks stationed at the Israeli-Gazan border bombarded homes and farms in the northern Gazan town of Beit Lahyia Tuesday. Tank shells damaged homes, some impacting near farmers who were…
Solidarity Ships Sail To Gaza Thursday
The Greek-Swedish solidarity ship, carrying humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip, sailed earlier on Tuesday morning after several hours delay due to technical difficulties, while the rest of the ships…
Fighters Detonate An Explosive Charge Near The Electronic Fence In Gaza
Palestinian fighters detonated an explosive device near an Israeli military vehicle, Tuesday morning, near the Erez terminal in northern Gaza. The Jihad Jibril Brigade, the armed wing of the Popular…
Abu Zurhi: “Threats Against Freedom Flotilla, State Terrorism”
Hamas spokesman Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri stated that he is sure the Freedom Flotilla, a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian support and international and Arab activists to the Gaza Strip,…
Suspected Mossad Agent Expelled From Australia
An Israeli diplomat in Australia who is believed to have been involved in forgery of passports used in the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Madbouh in Dubai earlier this…
Israeli Police Recommend Indicting Lieberman
The Israeli police recommended indicting Israel’s Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, who is under investigation for corruption and money laundering charges. The police recommended pressing new charges that involve corruption, the…
Four Palestinians Wounded In Hebron
Four Palestinian youths were wounded by Israeli gunfire near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to Palestinian medical sources.Local sources from the town of Beit Ummar reported that…
EU Could Cut P.A Funds Should Talks Fail
The European Union announced, Monday, that it may consider cutting funds allocated for the Palestinian Authority if talks with Israel continue to stall.The statement was made during an EU meeting…
Palestine Today 05 24 2010
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Settlers Destroy Farm Lands; Troops Detain 10 Civilians
Israeli settlers destroyed on Monday farm lands owned by villagers of Nahalin near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. Farmers said settlers arrived under the protection of Israeli soldiers…
Hamas Arrested Egyptian Spy In Gaza
The Hamas run Interior Ministry of Gaza announced, on Monday, that police arrested an Egyptian intelligence officer inside the Gaza Strip on Sunday.Fathi Hammad, of the Interior Minister in Gaza,…
Dozens Protest Peres’ Visit to Shefa-‘Amr
Dozens of Arab residents of the northern Israeli city of Shefa-‘Amr met Sunday to protest Israeli President Shimon Peres’ participation in the city’s 100th anniversary celebration.The protesters carried posters decrying…
Gaza Prepares For Freedom Flotilla
Residents of the Gaza Strip and several humanitarian institutions are preparing to receive the “The Freedom Flotilla,” the largest convoy of solidarity ships yet, expected to arrive by Friday. Israel…
Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Returned To Prison For 3-month Sentence
Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli who served 18 years in prison for exposing a secret nuclear weapons production facility in Dimona, was sent back to prison Sunday for requesting that he…
UN Report: “Siege Still Obstructing, Hindering, Gaza Reconstruction”
The United Nations reported Sunday that the Israeli siege on Gaza and the aftermath of its December 2008 war are still hindering the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and that…
Israel Likely To Enforce Further Sanctions On The Detainees
The Israeli Ministerial Legislative Committee is expected to sign a new legislation that imposes further sanctions on Hamas detainees and other political prisoners imprisoned by Israel. The sanctions include the…
Palestinian Youth Wounded By Army fire In Beit Lahia
Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday, that Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian youth north of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers opened…
Settlers Torch Farmlands In The Jordan valley
A group of fundamentalist settlers torched, on Saturday, several farmlands in Wad al-Maleh in the northern plains of the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank.The torched lands were planted…
Israeli Soldier Wounded By Palestinian Sniper Fire
Israeli military sources reported Friday evening, that one soldier was shot and wounded by Palestinian sniper fire near Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The…
Hezbollah Calls For Readiness Ahead Of Israeli Drill
Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, representative of the Hezbollah party in southern Lebanon, stated that the fighters of the party will remain alert ahead of Israel’s large-scale military drill which is slated…
Chomsky Meets A Hezbollah Leader In Lebanon
American Professor Noam Chomsky held a meeting on Friday with a senior official of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, and discussed several issues regarding the Middle East conflict, Israel and the…
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Camel Near Jericho
Palestinian sources reported, Friday, that Israeli soldiers shot and killed a camel that belongs to a Bedouin resident of northern Jericho in the occupied West Bank.The owner of the camel…
Abbas Offers Concessions Over Borders
The Wall Street Journal reported, Friday, that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, offered Israel concessions regarding the borders of the anticipated Palestinian State. The report stated that Abbas and his negotiations…
Two Fighters Killed In Khan Younis
Palestinian sources reported, Friday, that two fighters were shot and killed during clashes with Israel soldiers east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli…
This Week in Palestine week 20 2010
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Two Civilians Injured As Troops Attack Wall Protest Near Bethlehem
Two Palestinian civilians were injured another two arrested by Israeli soldiers during the weekly anti wall protest in al-Ma’ssara village near Bethlehem, southern West Bank. Villagers, along with international and…
Two Children Injured, Three Arrested By Soldiers In Bil’in’s Weekly Wall Protest
On Friday two children were injured, along with three other civilians, as Israeli troops attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in village, central West Bank. This week’s demonstration in Bil’in…
Troops Attack Villagers Of Nabi Saleh And Injure One
One civilian was injured, and dozens suffered from the effects oftear gas inhalation as Israeli troops attacked, on Friday, the villagers of Nabi Saleh’s anti wall protest in central West…
Lebanon Uncovers 22 Spy Networks Working For Israel
A senior Lebanese security source reported that the Lebanese security forces managed to uncover and dismantle 22 spy networks working for Israel. The sources added that the security forces managed…
Eyad is gone!
Today I woke up with this Tweet in my mail box: Iyad Sami Zindah, 5 yr old, died today of cancer after Israeli occupation forces prevented him from leaving #Gaza…
PCHR Weekly Report: Palestinian child, elderly man killed; 3 Palestinian civilians wounded by Israel
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 13 – 19 May 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
Israeli Air Force Attacks Several Areas In Gaza
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli Air Force carried out several airstrikes on Thursday night, after midnight, targeting a number of areas in the Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported.…
Mitchell Ends Tour, Netanyahu Affirms More Settlements
As the United States Special Middle East Peace Envoy, George Mitchell, concluded a new series of talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials as part of the proximity talks, Israeli Prime…
Fundamentalists In Israel To Counter Freedom Flotilla
Israeli sources reported that two Israeli boats will be sailing Saturday from northern Israel in order to counter the Freedom Flotilla bringing 600 peace activists and humanitarian aid to the…
Israel Expels A Palestinian Legislator From Jerusalem
The Israeli Police decided, Thursday, to expel Palestinian Legislator, Mohammad Abu Teir, from occupied East Jerusalem and claimed that he lost his residency right in the city after he decided…
U.S Senate Approves 200M USD For Israel’s “Iron Dome”
The United States Senate approved the American President’s plan to grant Israel more than $200 Million meant for the development of Israel’s Iron Dome that intercepts short-range missiles.The plan was…
Israeli Troops Kidnap Seven Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli troops kidnapped seven Palestinians from Bethlehem and Ramallah areas in the West Bank on Thursday. Palestinian security sources said a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded the village of…
Palestine Today 05 20 2010
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Soldiers Kidnap Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday, at dawn several Palestinian children, aged 16-18, in al-Suwwana area, near the walls of occupied East Jerusalem.One of the kidnapped is Eyad al-Shalaby, the son…
Israeli Report; P.A Runs Political Campaign Against Israel
Israel paper, Haaretz, reported Thursday that the Israeli Foreign Ministry recently prepared a document stating that the Palestinian Authority will continue its international political campaigns against Israel’s policies despite the…
Islamic Jihad Leaders Invited To Cairo
A number of political leaders of the Islamic Jihad arrived in Cairo on Wednesday after being invited by the Egyptian Authorities in order to hold talks on Islamic Jihad members…
Bahrain Shuns Al Jazeera
The Qatar-based al-Jazeera news agency expressed shock and disbelief over a decision by authorities in Bahrain, temporarily shunning its work in the country after it broadcasted a report on poverty…
154,000 Palestinians Of Jerusalem Isolated From The City
The al-Quds International Institution reported that the Israeli Authorities are continuing the construction of the annexation wall and Jewish settlements leading to the isolation of more than 154,000 Palestinians of…
Israel Obstructs Entry Of Medicine, Medical Equipment To Gaza
Despite Israeli guarantees to the International Community, the Israeli Authorities are still obstructing the entry of medicine and medical equipment to the besieged Gaza Strip. The last time medicine was…
Hamas’ Security Forces Arrest Senior Fateh Leader
The Security Forces of the dissolved government of Hamas in the Gaza Strip arrested, on Wednesday, Dr. Osama al-Farra, member of the Revolutionary Council on Fateh movement, headed by Palestinian…
Israel: “Homemade Shell Hits Western Negev”
Israeli security sources reported, Wednesday, that a homemade shell was fired from the Gaza Strip and landed in an open area in the Western Negev.The shell caused no damage or…
Palestine Today 05 19 2010
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Palestinian Boy Injured By An Israeli Bomb In Gaza
A Palestinian boy was injured on Tuesday night after a bomb left by the Israeli military exploded near him in Khan Younis City, southern Gaza Strip. Hassan Abu Farahana, 16,…
Israeli Troops Detain Women And Children In Northern West Bank
Six women and their children from the village of Araba, northern West Bank, were detained by Israeli troops on Tuesday evening. The women and their children were collecting grab leaves…
Israeli Tanks Invade Northern Gaza Strip Farm Lands
Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded farm lands, Wednesday morning, that belong to farmers from Beit Lahiya town in the northern part of the Gaza strip.While bulldozers uprooted trees and destroyed…