Washington Opposes Fateh-Hamas Unity Deal
Israeli paper, Haaretz, reported that that United States sent a message to Egypt informing its officials that the United States will not approve of a unit deal between Fateh and…
British aid convoy to arrive in Gaza mid October
The Government Committee to Break the Siege reported Sunday that British members of the Labor Party will be onboard the ‘Miles of Smiles’ British aid convoy which is expected in…
Erekat: “Israel Wants To Dictate Its Policies, Preconditions”
Head of the Negotiations Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that Israel wants to dictate its policies and preconditions on the Palestinians. Dr. Erekat added…
Explosion Rocks Saida In Southern Lebanon
The Al Manar TV, run by Hezbollah in Lebanon, reported Monday that an explosion took place in a home in Saida area, in southern Lebanon leaving extensive damage; no casualties…
Hebron: “Youth Dies Of Earlier Wounds, Nine Residents Wounded, Two Detained”
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that nine residents were wounded and two were detained during clashes that took place after a…
Netanyahu Demands P.A To Recognize Israel As Jewish State
During his Monday morning speech at the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel as a Jewish State, and to declare that the Palestinian-Israeli…
Saadat: “Unity Is The Response To The Israeli Violations”
The detained secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), legislator Ahmad Saadat, stated that a national unity deal is the immediate response to the ongoing Israeli…
Israeli Undercover Forces Posing As Medics
Israeli sources reported that the Undercover Forces of the Israeli army are now using a new method to capture Palestinian residents and resistance fighters by posing as medics in the…
Abu Zuhri: “Abbas’ Speech Contradictory, Filled With Misinformation”
Sami Abu Zuhri, media spokesperson of the Hamas movement, stated that the Sunday speech of president Mahmoud Abbas is filled with contradictions, misinformation and lies. Abu Zuhri said that Abbas’s…
Abbas: “We Delayed Goldstone Report To Recruit More Support”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Sunday that the decision to delay the UN vote on the report of Judge Richard Goldstone was made to recruit more support, and that this…
New brochure markets East Jerusalem homes to Jewish families
An Israeli peace group has obtained copies of a brochure that right-wing Israeli settlers are spreading to try to populate an area of the Muslim Quarter of the Old City…
Thousands Of Jordanians Protest The Israeli Violations
Thousands of Jordanians protested on Friday in the capital, Amman, and in Al Zarqa, against the ongoing Israeli violations against the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Palestinians in East Jerusalem.The…
Israel Ex Pow Calls On Netanayhu To Discredit Shalit Video
Israeli pilot, Ex Prisoner of War, Uri Shahak, called on Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to discredit the video in which the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit,…
Two Settlers Wounded In Central West Bank
Israeli sources reported that two settlers were wounded, one seriously, when Palestinian youths hurled stones at their vehicles while driving near the Tapuach Junction, near the central West Bank city…
Judge Falk: “P.A Betrayed Its People”
Professor Richard Falk, UN Special Envoy to Human Rights in the occupied territories, stated that the Palestinian Authority’s stance regarding the report of Judge Richard Goldstone is disappointing and a…
Israeli policemen surround the Al Aqsa Mosque
Hundreds of Israeli policemen surrounded the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in preparation to evacuate nearly 200 Palestinian staying there, allegedly to protect the mosque from likely settler attacks. The…
Troops shoot, kidnap a child in Beit Lahia
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday that Israeli soldiers shot and kidnapped a Palestinian child west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.The sources added that a…
15 Palestinians, including two children, killed by the army in September
The International Solidarity Institution stated in its monthly report that the Israeli army killed in September 15 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including two children. The…
Two Palestinian political figures released, with preconditions
The Israeli police released on Sunday evening Hatim Abdul-Qader, head of the Jerusalem branch the Fateh movement, and Sheikh Kamal Al Khatib, deputy head of the Islamic Movement in Israel,…
Soldiers detain 70 workers packed in a refrigerator truck
Israeli soldiers detained on Sunday 70 Palestinian workers packed in a refrigerator truck and heading to Israel seeking work. Israeli sources reported that the workers and the truck driver reportedly…
Israel releases female detainee from Gaza, the last of 20 included in swap deal
The Israeli Authorities released on Sunday Rawda Habib, the last of 20 female detainees freed in exchange for a videotape clearly showing the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, is still…
Abu Mujahid: “Israel would have killed Shalit if it knew his whereabouts”
Abu Mujahid, spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees, stated that Israel is bitter for failing to receive any information about the location of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, and that…
Egyptian soldier dies of self-inflicted wounds, report says
Israeli sources reported Sunday that an Egyptian border guard officer was killed by self-inflicted wounds while he was at an Egyptian military post near the Rafah Border Crossing, between southern…
AMNESTY calls for referring Goldstone report to the Security Council
AMNESTY International called on Saturday on UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon to refer the Gaza war report of Judge Richard Goldstone to the United Nations Security Council without any further…
PA Ministry of Detainees: “40 Palestinian women still imprisoned by Israel”
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported Saturday that after releasing the 20 female detainees in exchange for a videotape of Shalit, Israel will still be holding captive 40 Palestinian women…
Salafist group demands Hamas to release its members
The Salafist Group, a group thought to be affiliated with the Al Qaida terrorist network, demanded Hamas movement and its internal security to release all of its detained members, including…
Abu Rodeina: “We did not ask UN to void Goldstone report”
Nabil Abu Rodeina, spokesperson of the Palestinian President, said that the Palestinian Authority did not ask the United Nations to void the Goldstone report on the Gaza war.Abu Rodeina stated…
Gaza’s wounded protest against Abbas
Hundreds of wounded Palestinians and their families protested on Thursday against the Palestinian Authority headed by President, Mahmoud Abbas, for the decision to delay the UN discussions of the Goldstone…
PCHR Weekly Report: 9 Palestinians killed, 14 wounded by Israeli soldiers
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights’ Weekly Report, during the week of 17 – 30 Sep. 2009, 9 Palestinians, including 4 civilians, were killed by Israeli forces.Two of…
Fundamental Jewish Group Demands Court Not To Release Palestinian Female Detainees
The Almagor fundamental Jewish group filed an appeal to the Israeli High Court of Justice demanding it to stop the release of 20 Palestinian female detainees in return to a…
HRW Calls On The U.S To Endorse UN Report On Gaza
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the United States administration to endorse the report of the United Nations Fact-finding Mission on Gaza. The investigation committee was led by Judge Richard…
Shalit Video For The Release Of 20 Female Detainees
Israeli sources reported Wednesday that the Israeli cabinet approved the release of 20 Palestinian female political prisoners in exchange for a video that proves without any doubt that the captured…
Two Palestinians Killed Rafah Shelling, Five Missing
Palestinian medial sources reported on Wednesday morning that two Palestinians were killed and five others were wounded after the Israeli air force shelled the ‘Tunnel areas’, south of Rafah, in…
Palestinian Detained In Tel Aviv
Israeli sources reported that the Israeli police arrested a 23-year old Palestinian man dressed like an Israeli border-guard policeman. He was trying to enter the Central station in Tel Aviv.…
Israel To Approve Construction Of The Largest Settlement Bloc
The Israeli government is planning to approve in the coming few weeks one of the largest settlement blocs in the West Bank as it would include 14.000 units that would…
Haniyya: “Hamas Views The Egyptian Document Positively”
Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the dissolved Hamas government in Gaza, stated Tuesday that Hamas believes the Egyptian document for Palestinian national unity is positive, especially since it is considered…
Israeli Police Interrogates The Mufti Of Jerusalem For Several Hours
The Israeli police interrogated Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the Mufti of Jerusalem and the head of the Higher Islamic Committee, after claiming that he incited the Palestinians to conduct acts that…
Settlers Wounded By Gunmen Fire In Northern West Bank
Israeli sources reported Tuesday evening that a settler suffered mild to moderate wounds when gunmen opened fire at his vehicle driving near Shvut Rachel settlement, north of Jerusalem. Dozens of…
Mashal Calls For A National Conference Next Month To Sign Unity Deal
Head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, Khalid Mashal, delivered a speech on Monday evening in Cairo calling for a national unity conference under Egyptian supervision next month,…
Dahlan: “violations In Jerusalem Could Lead To A Third Intifada”
Palestinian legislator of Fateh movement, former head of the Preventive Security Forces in Gaza, Mohammad Dahlan, warned Monday that a Third Palestinian Intifada could inflame due to the Israeli violations…
Army Shells Gaza, Twins Wounded
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday morning that a brother and his twin sister were wounded as the army fired artillery shell at their land while they were working in it…
40 Palestinians Wounded In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In East Jerusalem
The Israeli police decided on Sunday to raise the so-called ‘alert’ level in Jerusalem after clashes with Palestinian worshipers at the Al Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem. 40 Palestinian were…
Settlement Group Publishes ‘confidential Plan’ For Its Supporters, Donors
The Ateret Cohanim that aims at increasing the number of Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem published a confidential plan meant for the eyes of its supporters and donors. The plan…
Livni calls for a large-scaled military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated on Wednesday that the Israeli army should carry a large-scaled military offensive in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for what she described as “the…
Palestine Today 082708
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4 m 0s || 3.66 MB || Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre,…
Gaza crossings to remain closed
Israel will keep border crossings into the Gaza Strip closed to commercial and humanitarian goods ‘until further notice,’ Israeli media outlets reported Wednesday.The Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak ordered…
Israeli military forces invade West Bank cities, kidnap three civilians
An Israeli military force kidnapped three Palestinian civilians from the West Bank cities of Hebron, Nablus and Jenin on Wednesday morning, local sources reported.A number of military vehicles invaded the…
46 Patients, including 10 children, died since the truce was declared
The Palestinian Ministry of Health at the Hamas-led government in Gaza reported on Tuesday that 78 days after the truce deal came into effect in the Gaza Strip, 46 patients…
46 Pacientes, incluidos 10 niños, han muerto desde que se declaró la tregua
El Ministerio Palestino de Salud, en el gobierno liderado por Hamas, en Gaza, informó el martes, que 78 dÃas después de que el acuerdo de tregua entrara en vigor, en…
Hamas: “Fateh security forces arrested nine Hamas members in the West Bankâ€
Sources within the Hamas movement reported on Tuesday that Palestinian security forces, loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, arrested in the West Bank nine members and supporters of Hamas in the…
Hamas: “Fuerzas de seguridad de Fateh detuvieron a nueve miembros de Hamas en Cisjordaniaâ€
Fuentes dentro del movimiento Hamas reportaron el martes que fuerzas de seguridad palestinas, fieles al Presidente Mahmoud Abbas, detuvieron a nueve miembros y partidarios de Hamas en Jenin, Qalqilia, Tulkarem…
P.A Ministry of Health slams Hamas for firing 40 health workers in one day
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the West Bank reported that the Hamas government in Gaza and its security forces fired 40 health workers, including physicians, pharmacists, lab specialists and…
Palestine Today 082608
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3 m 0s || 2.75 MB || Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre,…
Rice: ‘Deal with PA still possible in 2008’
US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, does not believe that the Israeli government is intentionally expanding settlements in the West Bank and believes that a peace deal with the PA…
Barak to meet Mubarak in Egypt on talks to free Shalit
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria to discuss Egypt's efforts to broker a prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas; as…
Israeli settlers assault Palestinians and foregin owrkers in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers, some of them armed, harrased Palestinian civilians in the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday morning, local sources reported. Eye witnesses said that a…
No justice for murdered journalist
The Israeli military advocate-general stated in a 12 August letter to the Reuters news agency that it had found Israeli soldiers had acted properly in the April killing Fadel Shana’a,…
Israeli troops invade Bethlehem and Jenin
The Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Jenin on Tuesday morning, local sources reported. A number of Israeli soldiers accompanied by atleast 12 military vehicles…
Peace Now: “Israel is currently constructing 2600 settlement units in the W. Bankâ€
A report prepared and published by the Israeli Peace Now group revealed that Israel is currently constructing 2600 homes for settlers in 1000 buildings in several settlements in the occupied…
‘Peace Now’: ‘Israel está actualmente construyendo 2600 unidades de asentamiento en Cisjordania
Un informe preparado y publicado por el grupo Israelà ‘Paz Ahora’, revelo que Israel esta actualmente construyendo 2600 casas para colonos, y 1000 edificios en varios asentamientos, de la Cisjordania…
Rafah Terminal to be closed on Tuesday
Ayman Taha, a senior political leader of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, reported on Monday that the Rafah border terminal between Gaza and Egypt will be closed on…
Terminal de Rafah cierra el martes
LÃder polÃtico superior Ayman Taha del movimiento Hamas en la Franja de Gaza reportó lunes que la terminal en la frontera entre la Franja de Gaza y Egipcio se cerrará…
Abbas: “No peace agreement until all detainees are freedâ€
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said during a welcome ceremony to 199 Palestinians who were freed by Israel on Monday, that there will be no peace deal with Israel until all…
Hamas sources: “P.A Security forces arrested eight members of Hamas in the West Bank
Hamas media sources reported on Monday that Palestinian security forces, loyal to president Mahmoud Abbas, arrested eight members and supporters of the movement in the West Bank. The sources said…
The Israeli Bar Association: “Many Palestinian detainees are in solitary confinement since 5 years’
The Israeli Bar Association issued a report on the Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons and revealed that there several detainees who spent many years in solitary confinement without any legal…
Palestine Today 082508
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3 m 0s || 2.76 MBWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for…
The Israeli military kidnaps one civilian in Hebron
The Israeli army troops invaded Beit Ola village south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday midday, local sources reported.Troops searched and ransacked the house of Tareq Sarahne,…
El ejército israelà secuestra a un civil en Hebron
Tropas del ejército israelà invadieron el pueblo de Beit Ola al sur de Hebron en Cisjordania el lunes a mediodÃa, según fuentes locales.Tropas registraron y saquearon la casa de Tareq…
Israel releases 199 Palestinian prisoners
Israel has released 199 Palestinian prisoners on Monday morning ahead of a visit to the region by Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state. Palestinian sources reported. The Israeli cabinet…
Palestinian factions, Egyptian intelligence officials meet in Cairo over Shalits deal and truce
Palestinian factions and Egyptian intelligence officials will meet in Cairo on Monday, to discuss the case of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and have a new round of truce talks,…
The Israeli army kidnap 9 Palestinians in the West Bank
Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jenin and Tubas on Monday morning and kidnapped 9 civilians, local sources reported.A number of Israeli troops accompanied by…
Ejército Israelà Secuestra a 9 Palestinos en Cisjordania
Fuentes civiles informaron que tropas armadas israelÃes invadieron las ciudades Cisjordanas de Ramallah, Belén, Jenin y Tubas hoy y raptaron a nueve civiles.Un grupo de tropas israelÃes, acompañadas por 15…
Soldiers attack a peaceful protest in Ni’lin
Israeli soldiers attacked on Sunday a nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall in Ni’lin village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Soldiers fired gas bombs causing several injuries and…
Soldados atacan una protesta pacÃfica en Ni’lin
Soldados IsraelÃes atacaron el domingo, a una manifestación no-violenta, contra la Anexión del Muro en el pueblo de Ni’lin, cerca de la ciudad de Ramallah, en Cisjordania. Los soldados dispararon…
PFLP: “Rice’s visit aims at practicing pressure on the Palestiniansâ€
The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stated on Sunday that the Monday visit of US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, aims at pressuring the Palestinian leadership…
PFLP: ‘La Visita de Rice Apunta a Ejercer Presión sobre los Palestinos
El Frente Popular de Liberación de Palestina (PFLP) declaró que la visita del dÃa de hoy de la Secretaria de Estado está orientada a presionar al liderazgo palestino a hacer…
Israel to release 199 Palestinian detainees on Monday
The Israeli Authorities are to release 199 Palestinian detainees on Monday morning at 9:30, as a gesture of “good will” towards the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. The release of the…
Israel Liberó a 199 Prisioneros Palestinos
Próximo a la visita de la Secretaria estadounidense de Estado, Condoleezza Rice, este lunes, Israel libero a 199 prisioneros palestinos, según informaron fuente locales. El gabinete israelà habÃa aprobado una…
Three Palestinian factions receive official Egyptian invitations for internal dialogue
Three Palestinian factions stated on Saturday that they received official invitations from Cairo to start Egyptian-mediated Palestinian talks in order to end the internal divisions and conflict among Fateh and…
Tres facciones palestinas reciben invitación oficial de Egipto para un diálogo interno
Tres facciones palestinas afirmaron haber recibido el pasado sábado invitaciones oficiales de El Cairo para comenzar conversaciones mediadas por Egipto con el fin de terminar con las divisiones internas y…
Rice to arrive in the region this coming Sunday
US State Department issued a statement of Friday revealing that the U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, will travel to the Middle East this Sunday for talks with senior Palestinian…
Rice llega a la región el próximo domingo
El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. hizo público el viernes que la Secretaria de Estado, Condolezza Rice, viajará a Oriente Medio este domingo próximo para hablar con altos funcionarios palestinos…
Gaza people welcome the two boats to break Gaza siege
Thousands of Palestinians welcome the two boats, SS Liberty and Gaza Free which arrived at the Gaza port Saturday evening coming from Cyprus to break the siege on the Gaza…
El pueblo de Gaza da la bienvenida a los dos buques que rompen el asedio
Miles de palestinos dan la bienvenida a los dos buques, SS Liberty y Gaza Free, que llegaron al puerto de Gaza en la noche del sábado procedentes de Chipre para…
PFLP official: Hamas is aiming at imposing Islamic ideology in Gaza
Rabah Muhanna a senior official in the Popular Front to Liberate Palestine (PFLP) strongly criticized Hamas on Saturday over the way it rules the Gaza Strip since mid June 2007.…
Oficial del FPLP: Hamas tiene el objetivo de imponer ideologÃas islámicas en la Franja de Gaza
Rabah Muhanna, oficial superior del Frente Popular para la Liberación de Palestina (FPLP) criticó Hamas fuertemente el sábado por la manera en la que gobierna la Franja de Gaza desde…
The Free Gaza Boats under electronic pirates attack
The SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty boats sailing from Cyprus reported that their electronic safety systems came under electronic attack causing them to jam.Below is an communiqué released by…
Los barcos Free Gaza bajo ataques de piratas electrónicas
Los barcos SS Free Gaza (‘SS Libera a Gaza’) y SS Liberty (‘SS Libertad’) zarpando desde Chipre reportaron que sus sistemas electrónicos de seguridad fueron atacados electrónicamente, interfiriendo con comunicaciones.…
The Israeli army kidnaps two Hamas activists in Bethlehem
Israeli army troops invaded Al Shawawra village east of Bethlehem on Saturday at dawn and kidnapped two Hamas activists, local sources reported. A number of Israeli soldiers accompanied by military…
El ejército israelà secuestra a dos activistas de Hamas en Belén
Tropas del ejército israelà invadieron el pueblo de Al Shawawra al este de Belén el sábado al amanecer y secuestraron a dos activistas de Hamas, reportaron fuentes locales.Varios soldados israelÃes…
The Israeli army invades Ramallah
The Israeli army troops invaded the central West Bank city of Ramallah Saturday at dawn, local sources reported. Israeli military vehicles were deployed in the streets of Ramallah’s main city…
El ejército israelà invade Ramallah
Las tropas del ejército IsraelÃ, invadieron la ciudad de Ramallah, centro de Cisjordania, el sábado al amanecer, informaron Fuentes locales. VehÃculos militares israelÃes, se desplegaron por las calles, de las…
The Al Quds Brigades: “Abducting soldiers, an open optionâ€
The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, stated on Friday that abducting Israeli soldiers is an open option for all resistance groups in order to trade…
Fateh leader accuses the US of obstructing Hamas-Fateh talks
Azzam Al Ahmad, head of the Fateh parliamentary bloc, stated on Friday that the current Palestinian-Israeli talks are on a standstill and will not achieve any positive results as the…
Israeli paper: “Hamas can fire 100 missiles dailyâ€
Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, reported on Friday that Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza are continuing to develop their missile capabilities and are manufacturing explosives that could be stored…
This Week in Palestine week 34 2008
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 12 m 0s || 10.9 MB || This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center,…
A-Ma’sara village stage its weekly protest against the Israeli illegal Wall
A number of internationals, Israeli peace activists and Palestinian villagers marched after the Friday prayers in Al-Ma’sara village near Bethlehem, in a nonviolent protest against the annexation wall being built…
Death toll in Gaza reaches 240
The number of patients who have died in the Gaza Strip due to the year-long Israeli siege has reached 240, as one more patient dies today.Medical sources reported the death…
Número de Muertos en Gaza Llega a los 240
La cantidad de pacientes fallecidos en la Franja de Gaza debido al prolongado estado de sitio subió a 240, tras la muerte de un nuevo paciente; un niño de dos…
Dozens suffer from gas inhalation in Bil’in nonviolent protest
Dozens of Palestinian, international and Israeli civilians were treated for gas inhalation as the Israeli army showered them with CS gas during the weekly nonviolent anti-wall protest in the village…