One Killed, Three Injured Due To Israeli Shelling Targeting Northern Gaza Strip
One Palestinian fighter was killed and three civilians were injured, on Monday, due to separate shelling attacks targeting the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia.22 year-old Mohamed Ghboun was…
Protest Continues At Osh Ghrab; Met With Military Aggression
Despite recent storms in the Bethlehem area, protest was held at the site of the former military base of Osh Ghrab, east of the town of Beit Sahour. The protest…
13 injured as Israeli police attack Palestinians in Jerusalem’s old city
At least 13 Palestinian civilians were injured on Sunday by Israeli police and army fire as it crackdown on residents at Jerusalem’s old city.Eyewitnesses reported that five residents were arrested…
Israeli Army Attacks Protest In Hebron
Israeli soldiers attacked on Thursday evening a protest organized by the Palestinian Peoplea Party and the Youth Assembly Against Settlements to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre.…
Marking Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre; Hamas Calls For Intifada
As the Palestinians marked the 16th anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, the Hamas movement issued a statement calling for a new…
Palestinian Nonviolent Protestors Gased In Nabi Saleh
In the town of Nabi Saleh, Israeli troops responded to a peaceful march with tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets.The march began after Friday prayers, hundreds of citizens attended…
This Week In Palestine – Week 08 2010
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Demonstration In Bil’in Enters It’s Sixth Year Despite Poor Weather
Residents of the village of Bil’in, on Friday, continued their weekly demonstration towards the Israeli built separation wall, with the support of both internationals and Israelis, despite the inclement conditions.…
Protest in al-Ma’sara Met With Increased Aggression
Following an incursion into the village of al-Ma’sara, at 2 a.m. Friday morning, the villagers of al-Ma’sara marched towards the construction site of the Israeli built wall that annexes their…
Egypt Fortifies Gazan Border
Egyptian Authorities have begun the installation of bulletproof watchtowers, replacing older wooden towers, along its border with the Gaza Strip. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/feb2010/egyptiansoldiers.jpg 300 0) Egyptian Authorities have begun the installation of…
P.A Security Forces Arrest Three PFLP Members in Nablus
Palestinian Security Forces in the West Bank arrested on Thursday three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in the northern West Bank city of Nablus…
Egypt Started The Installation Of Fortified Iron Watchtowers
The Egyptian Authorities stated the installation of fortified iron, bulletproof, watchtowers on its border with the Gaza Strip. The watchtowers will be installed along the 13.5 kilometer border stretch with…
Palestine Today 02 25 2010
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Dozens Injured, Three Arrested As Israeli Troops Attack Protests In Hebron
Children, Palestinian Members of Parliament (MPs) and journalists were among those injured on Thursday during an Israeli attack on the protests in Hebron city in the southern West Bank. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/feb2010/hebronmosqueskyline_small.jpg…
Israeli Troops Detain 20 People From The West Bank
Twenty Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli troops during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities on Thursday morning. Local sources reported invasions in Hebron and Bethlehem cities…
Dozens Injured, Three Arrested As Israeli Troops Attack Protests In Hebron City Southern West Bank
Children, Palestinian MPs and journalists were among those injured on Thursday during Israeli troops attack on the protests in Hebron city southern West Bank. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/feb2010/file_2008_1.jpg 300 0) Image Caption Goes…
Dozens Injured, Three Arrested As Israeli Troops Attack Protests In Hebron
Children, Palestinian MPs and journalists were among those injured on Thursday during Israeli troops attack on the protests in Hebron city southern West Bank.Two Israeli supporters, one American were arrested…
Hebron: Dozens Injured, Three Arrested As Israeli Troops Attack Protests
Children, Palestinian MPs and journalists were among those injured on Thursday during Israeli troops attack on the protests in Hebron city southern West Bank.Two Israeli supporters, one American were arrested…
Irish Officials Enter Gaza
A group of Irish officials, headed by the Irish Foreign Minister, Michael Martin, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning via the Rafah Border Terminal.Authorities in Gaza confirmed that…
Viva Palestina To Send Convoy To Gaza
British Legislator, George Galloway, stated that Viva Palestina is preparing to send another humanitarian aid convoy to the impoverished Gaza Strip. A large convoy of ships, from many different countries,…
German Jews To Aid Gaza
Among the groups and organizations aiding Gaza – a group of German Jews, some Holocaust survivors – plan to send a humanitarian aid ship to show support for the Gazan…
Israeli Ambassador Questioned In Australia
On Wednesday night, Australian Authorities questioned their Israeli ambassador after three Australian passport holders were added to the list of suspects involved with the assassination of a Hamas leader in…
Egyptian Forces Stop Illegal Border Crossing
This Wednesday, three Chinese men, aged 42-47, were stopped by Egyptian border police while trying to illegally enter Israel.The Egyptian patrol reportedly fired at the three while they attempted to…
26 Suspects For Al Madbouh Assassination
Dubai police stated Thursday that a total of 26 suspects, holders of different European Passports, are suspected of being involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud Al Madbouh.Fifteen suspects…
Several Residents, Including Children, Wounded In Sheikh Jarrah
Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem reported on Wednesday at night that several Palestinian residents, including children and women, were wounded in Sheikh Jarrah.All those injured reported unprovoked attacks from Israeli…
Hamas Leader Denies Son’s Involvement
Sheikh Hamas Yousef, senior Hamas leader, claims his son was never active in the Islamic Resistance Movement.This Wednesday, Yousef issued a statement from an Israeli Detention Camp where he is…
Fatah Visit To Gaza Delayed
The scheduled arrival of Fatah officials in Gaza has been delayed due to difficulties with the Hamas political party and Israeli authorities. Amin Maqboul, of the Fatah movement, reported surprise…
Palestine Today 02 24 2010
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Israeli tanks invade farmlands, uproot trees southern Gaza Strip
Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded on Wednesday afternoon farmlands located near Khan Younis town in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Witnesses said that tanks invaded the area and…
Israel’s Municipality Hands Out More Demolition Orders To Palestinians In Jerusalem
The Israeli municipality handed out, on Wednesday, a new wave of demolition orders to Palestinian home owners near Jerusalem’s old city.All the homes that were targeted today are located at…
Israeli troops injurie a Palestinian villager, detain him in northern West Bank
A Palestinian farmer from the village of Kufer Dan, northern West Bank, was injured and detained by Israeli troops on Wednesday.Ibraheem Aabed, aged 34, along with other villagers tried to…
The Israeli military detain 14 Palestinian civilians from the West Bank
Israeli troops detained on Wednesday 14 Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Palestinian sources reported invasions at the cities of Bethlehem and Hebron,…
Haaretz: “Son of Hamas Leader Worked for Israeli Shin Bet For years”
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported Wednesday that Mosab Hasan Yousef, the son of Hamas political leader and one of its founders, Hasan Yousef, worked for the Israeli Shin Bet “Security Service”…
Syria Apprehends A Close Friend OF Al Madbouh
The Syrian security forces apprehended Mohammad Nassar, a close associate of the assassinated Hamas leader Mohmoud Al Madbouh, on suspicion that he worked for the Israeli Mossad and provided them…
Army Opens Fire At Workers In Beit Lahia
Israeli soldiers opened fire on Wednesday morning at Palestinian workers north west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; no injuries were reported.Eyewitnesses reported that that…
Iran And The Arab Gulf Blame Israel For The Assassination of al-Madbouh
The Iranian government issued a statement officially accusing Israel of assassinating senior Hamas member Mahmoud al-Madbouh in Dubai, and said that this assassination is an act of terror.The official Iranian…
Netanyahu Blasts Abbas’ Statements Regarding “Jewish Heritage Trial”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, blasted president Mahmoud Abbas for his remarks regarding Israel’s plan to consider the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and the Bilal Mosque in Bethlehem as part…
Abbas Concerned ‘Heritage Sites’ Dispute Will Cause Religious War; Hamas Calls For 3rd Intifada
During a speech made to the Belgian Parliament in Brussels, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his concern that the listing of the Ibrahimi Mosque and the Mosque of Bilal as…
Israeli Mail Delivery Halted Due To Explosive Mail Suspicion
The Israeli Police, in Jerusalem, had to shut down all mail deliveries throughout the country on Tuesday after what is believed to be an explosive package was located at the…
Palestine Today 02 23 2010
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Israeli troops detain eight civilians during raid in the West Bank
Eight Palestinian men were detained on Tuesday by Israeli troops during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local Media sources reported home raids in the cities of Nablus,…
Palestinians Clash With Israeli Police As It Crackdown On Protests In Jerusalem
Clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli police in the city of Jerusalem, on Tuesday, during protests.Residents of Jerusalem organized demonstrations at a number of locations in East Jerusalem to protest…
Settlers Uproot Olive Trees In Northern West Bank
A group of Israeli settlers uprooted, on Tuesday at dawn, olive trees that belongs to Palestinian farmers from the village of Burin, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.Villagers…
Dubai Police: “We Have Evidence That Incriminates The Mossad”
Lieutenant Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Police in Dubai, stated that the police obtained sufficient evidence that prove that the assassination of an Hamas official in Dubai was carried out…
Fighter Killed During Training In Gaza
The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, reported Monday, that one of its fighters was killed in what the group described as “preparing and training” accident in the…
P.A Security Forces Prevented The Firing Of Homemade Shell From West Bank
Israeli media sources reported that the security forces of president Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank prevented Hamas fighters from firing a homemade shell, manufacture by Hamas in Ramallah, and…
PPP Leader Meets Mashaal In Damascus
Secretary-general of the leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP), Bassam Salhi, met twice with Hamas Political Bureau head, Khalid Mashaal, during his visit to the Syrian capital Damascus. The talks focused…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Nablus
Israeli soldiers detained, Monday evening, four Palestinians, including three brothers, in Burin village south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus after invading the village and imposing curfew.The Ma’an…
Palestinian Dies Due To Electrocution In Rafah Tunnel
Palestinian medical sources in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported, Monday evening, that a Palestinian youth died by electric shock at a tunnel in Rafah.The sources…
Knesset Approves Bill To “Compensate Jewish Refugees”
The Israeli Knesset debated and passed a new bill on Monday evening to ensure compensations are paid to Jews who are “refugees” from Iran and other Arab states as part…
Al Rishiq: “Annexing Holy Sites, A New Aggression Against the Palestinians”
Izzat al-Rishiq, member of the Political Bureau of Hamas movement, stated that the Israeli decision to annex the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron and the Bilal Mosque in Bethlehem, to consider…
Sarkozy Calls For A Viable Palestinian State
During a Monday meeting with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, stated that the objective of the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians is a viable…
Israel To Claim Ibrahimi Mosque, Bilal Mosque, As Historic Jewish Sites
Bethlehem will be holding a general strike, on Tuesday, to protest the Israeli government’s decision to annex the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and the Bilal Mosque to the so-called ‘Historic…
Palestine Today 022210
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Palestinian Fighters Clash with Israeli Forces in Northern Gaza Strip
Palestinian fighters clashed, on Monday at midday, with an Israeli force at the Northern Gaza Strip borders with Israel.The al-Nasser Salah al-din Brigades said, in a press release sent to…
Israel Releases New Plans to Build 550 Settler Homes in Jerusalem
Israeli settlers organization announced, Monday, a plan by the Israeli controlled Jerusalem Municipality to construct 550 new settlers homes in Jerusalem’s east city.According to Ahmed Lebn, a researcher specializing in…
Israeli Military Detains Five Civilians in the West Bank
Five Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli troops, on Monday, in morning invasions. The attacks targeted a number of West Bank communities.The Israeli army radio announced that all were moved…
Settlers and Soldiers Attack Protesters in Hebron
One Palestinian youth sustained moderate wounds in Hebron City, southern West Bank, as scores suffered tear gas inhalation during clashes that broke between local residents and Israeli soldiersThe demonstration began…
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Cars & Drivers Near Nablus
Right-wing Israeli settlers threw stones at Palestinian cars near Nablus, breaking several windshields and wounding a Palestinian doctor on Sunday.According to local news sources, the incident took place on the…
Troops attack Sunday Mass with tear gas in Beit Sahour
Israeli troops fired tear gas and concussion grenades on Sunday midday at a Mass held by residents of Beit Sahour, a city neighboring Bethlehem in the southern West Bank. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/feb2010/dsc_0151.jpg…
British Prime Minister: Israeli officials were part of decision to invade Iraq
In his recent testimony to the UK Committee investigating the Iraq war, British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that Israeli officials influenced and participated in the decision by the US…
Two Palestinian Workers Wounded Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and wounded on Saturday morning two Palestinian workers near a military roadblock east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.Medical sources reported…
Three Wounded In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Saturday morning that three residents were wounded when the Israeli Air Force bombarded an area close to the Kissufim Israeli military camp…
Israeli troops attack the weekly anti wall protest at Nil’in and Bil’in villages central West Bank
At Bil’in and Nil’in villages central West Bank Israeli troops used tear gas and sound bombs to suppress anti-wall protests. Today, the people of Bil’in, a small Palestinian village in…
One injured scores suffered tear gas inhalation at an anti wall protest near Bethlehem
Israeli Forces aggressively dispersed a peaceful demonstration of Palestinians protesting the construction of the Israeli apartheid wall through their land at Al Ma’sara village near Bethlehem city on Friday afternoon.…
This Week in Palestine -Week 07 2010
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PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians, wound 5 over the last week
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights’ Weekly Report on Israeli human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian Territories, during the week of February 10 – 17, 2010, Israeli…
Nine German Physicians Arrive In the West Bank To Perform Delicate Surgeries
Palestinian sources reported Thursday that nine physicians, including a professor in medicine, arrived in the central West Bank city of Ramallah to perform delicate surgeries. Omar al-Nasr, head of the…
Nablus Fighter Dies From Wounds Suffered In 2002
Palestinian sources reported, Thursday, that a fighter died at hospital in Berlin, Germany from wounds suffered during an attack targeting Alon Moreh settlement near the northern West Bank city of…
Palestine Today 02 18 2010
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The Israeli Military Detain 11 Palestinian Civilians from the West Bank
Eleven Palestinian civilians were detained, on Thursday, by Israeli troops during military invasions targeting West Bank communities.Local sources reported home searches and detentions in the cities of Nablus and Jenin,…
Israeli Tanks & Bulldozers Level Two Homes and Uproot Farm Lands in Central Gaza
Israeli tanks and a number of bulldozers leveled, on Thursday, two Palestinian homes and uprooted farm lands at central Gaza Strip.The Bin-Sa’ed family, which owns the lands and the two…
Bedouin Youth Killed During Scuffle With Russian Jews In The Negev
A Bedouin youth was killed, on Wednesday at night, and another youth was seriously wounded during a scuffle that took place between Bedouins and a group of Russian Jews in…
3.5 Tons Of Explosives Located Near Gaza Border
A senior Egyptian security source reported, on Thursday, evening that the Egyptian Border Police located, and confiscated, 3.5 Tons of explosives near the border area in Rafah. The explosives were…
Egypt Objects To Hamas’ Participation In Arab Summit
Egyptian media sources reported that Cairo informed the authorities in Libya that it objects to the participation of the Hamas movement in the upcoming Arab Summit March 27 in Tripoli.…
New Excavations Under the Walls Of Jerusalem’s Old City
The al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage reported that the Israeli authorities started new excavations under the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The foundation stated that most of…
Palestinian Child Wounded By Settlers in Hebron
A group of fundamentalist settlers attacked a Palestinian child in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, on Wednesday, causing concussion and bruises that required hospitalization.Local sources reported that the…
Soldiers Invade Salfit village, Break Into Municipality Building
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday afternoon, the village of Kufr Ad Deek, near the central West Bank city of Salfit, and broke into its local council building.At least ten military vehicles…
Awad: “Reconstruction Donations Never Reached Gaza”
Dr. Mohammad Awad, secretary-general of the Council of Ministers at the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, stated that the promised Arab and international aid donations, allocated for rebuilding the Gaza Strip,…
Al-Qassam Vows Retaliation For The Assassination Of al-Madbouh
Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, vowed retaliation for the assassination of Mahmoud al-Madbouh, who was killed in Dubai, and said that the response…
Israel’s New Strategy: ‘Sabotage’ And ‘attack’ The Global Justice Movement
An extraordinary series of articles, reports and presentations by Israel’s influential Reut Institute has identified the global movement for justice, equality and peace as an ‘existential threat’ to Israel and…
Two Soldiers Wounded By Settlers In Yitzhar Settlement
Israeli sources reported Wednesday that a border-guard officer and an Israeli soldier were lightly wounded on Wednesday after a group of young Jewish settlers from the Yitzhar settlement, in the…
Palestine Today 02 17 2010
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The Israeli army orders the demolition of two houses near Bethlehem city
The Israeli military handed out on Wednesday demolition orders against homes in the village of Al Khader near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. One the homes are located…
The Israeli Military Detains 11 Palestinian Civilians From The West Bank
Eleven Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli troops on Wednesday during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local sources said that five of those kidnapped were taken during…
Israeli settlers injures a Palestinian child at the southern West Bank city of Hebron
A Palestinian child was injured on Wednesday when Israeli settlers attacked her at the old city part of Hebron, southern West Bank. Medical sources said that the child sustained moderate…
Hamas To Release 20 Fateh Prisoners
Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the dissolved Hamas-led government in Gaza, stated Wednesday that his government would release 20 Fateh political prisoners as a gesture of good will towards the…
New Details On Al Madbouh Assassination Could Lead To Crisis With Israel
The ongoing investigation conducted by the authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the assassination of Hamas leader, Mahmoud Al Madbouh, revealed that Israeli agents used European passports, while…
Two African Immigrants Wounded by Egyptian Fire
Egyptian security sources reported Wednesday that two African immigrants were wounded by Egyptian border policemen, and three others were detained during two attempts to infiltrate into Israel seeking work.The men…
Israeli Prime Minister Plans ‘Zionist Heritage’ Trail Through Palestinian Land
After a recent speech to a Zionist conference in Tel Aviv extolling the importance of building ‘heritage sites’ and other projects connecting Jews around the world to the Zionist program,…
Palestine Today 02 16 2010
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Troops detain two civilians, conduct a drill in the West Bank
Two Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli soldiers, while other troops conducted a drill in the West Bank on Tuesday. According to Palestinian sources, the two men were taken by…
PA Marshal Court sentence a Palestinian Journalist to 18 months in jail
On Tuesday, Palestinian Marshal Court in Nablus city, southern West Bank, sentenced a Palestinian Journalist to 18 months in jail. Tarik Abu Zaid, aged 37, was charged with working for…
The Israeli military injures three and detains them at northern Gaza Strip
Three Palestinians were reported injured and detained by Israeli troops on Tuesday at the northern Gaza Strip town of Biet Lahyia. A number of Israeli tanks stormed the evacuated settlement…
Arab Parliamentarians Arrive In Gaza
A group of Arab parliamentarians managed to cross into the Gaza Strip on Monday in a visit of solidarity with the Palestinian people living in the besieged, war-torn, and devastated…
Dubai Police Releases Details on Persons Involved In Assassinating Hamas Leader
The police department in Dubai released on Monday significant details regarding the cell that carried out the assassination of Qassam Brigades leader, Mahmoud Al Madbouh at a hotel in the…
US Denies Backing Down On Settlement Issue
In a visit to the Arab Gulf state of Qatar Monday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US has not backed down on demanding that Israel end…
Palestine Today 02 15 2010
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The Israeli Military Detain 12 Palestinian Civilians During Invasions in the West Bank
Twelve Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli troops, on Monday, during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.Local sources reported invasions in the cities of Nablus, were seven people…