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Fuentes Egipcias veteranas informaron el jueves que Egipto mantenía conversaciones con Hamas y la Jihad Islámica en un intento de conseguir un acuerdo de tregua con Israel. Amparadas por el…

Lawyer of Al Hoqooq Center for Detainees Studies reported on Thursday that detainee Noura Al Hashlamoon, 37, a mother of six children, from Aqbat Tafooh area in the southern West…

El Abogado del Centro Al Hoqooq para el Estudio sobre los Detenidos informó el jueves que la detenida Noura Al Hashlamoon, de 37años, madre de 6 hijos, del área de…

Member of the Central Committee of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mizhir, stated on Thursday that the upcoming planned visit of president Mahmoud Abbas…

Detained head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, called on the Arab leaders participating at the Arab Summit which will be held in the coming days in Damascus,…

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Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, held a meeting on Thursday with King Abdullah of Jordan, in Amman, and renewed his rejection of withdrawing or modifying the Arab peace initiative which he…

Spokesman of the ruling Hamas party in Gaza, Ayman Taha, was quoted by media sources today as saying that his party’s talks with Egyptian officials were fruitful. Taha was speaking…

Thursday afternoon a massive number of Israeli soldiers had invaded the al Balou’ neighborhood in the West Bank town of al Khader southern of Bethlehem.Local eyewitness reported that the soldiers…

The Israeli human rights group, B’Tselem issued a letter on Thursday addressed to Israel’s Attorney General and the Advocate General of the Israeli Military, demanding that they carry out criminal…

El grupo Israelí de derechos humanos B’Tselem hizo una carta el jueves dirigida al Fiscal General del Estado de Israel y al Abogado General del Ejército Israelí, requiriendo que lleven…

Israeli army tanks and bulldozers invaded the village of Al Qarrara in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday night. Tanks and bulldozers destroyed two homes owned by…

Tanques y buldózeres del ejército Israelí invadieron el pueblo de Al Qarrara en la parte sur de la Franja de Gaza, el miércoles por la noche. Los tanques y los…

The head of the Negotiations Department of the Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Dr. Sa’eb Ereikat, asked the EU, USA, UN, and Russia to but more pressure on Israel to commit…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, met on Wednesday with the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, and discussed with him the efforts to implement the commitments to the Road Map…

El Primer Ministro Palestino, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, se entrevistó el miércoles con el Ministro de Defensa Israelí, Ehud Barak, y comentó con él los esfuerzos para implementar los compromisos del…

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated on Wednesday during a press conference that Israel will resume negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, but at the same time…

El Primer Ministro Israelí Ehud Olmert manifestó el miércoles durante una conferencia de prensa que Israel continuará las negociaciones con la Autoridad Palestina, encabezada por Mahmoud Abbas, pero que al…

The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened ‘painful’ measures against the democratically-elected Hamas government of the Palestinian people, and refused the latest attempt at a ceasefire by Hamas. ‘We are…

El Primer Ministro Israelí Ehud Olmert amenazó con medidas “dolorosas” contra el gobierno elegido democráticamente del pueblo Palestino, y rehusó el último intento de un alto el fuego con Hamas.…

The Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza, dominated by the Hamas movement, issued a press release on Wednesday slamming a recent decision by the Israeli High Court of Justice to withdraw…

El Consejo Legislativo Palestino en Gaza, dominado por el movimiento Hamas, emitió una nota de prensa el miércoles, criticando duramente una reciente decisión del Tribunal Supremo Israelí de retirar las…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated on Wednesday that peace talks held between chief Palestinian negotiator, Ahmad Qorea’, and the Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, are tackling all important issues, including…

El Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas declaró el Miércoles que las conversaciones de paz mantenidas entre el principal negociador Palestino, Ahmad Qorea’, y la Ministra de Asuntos Exteriores Israelí, Tzipi Livni,…

AMNESTY International issued a press release on Wednesday stating that the Israeli army barred resident Karima Abu Dalal, 34, from leaving the Gaza Strip in order to receive medical treatment…

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Scores of Palestinians, representing civil society organizations in Gaza, staged on Wednesday a demonstration at a public square, urging the rival Hamas and Fatah parties to unite. Participants who marched…

A senior Islamist leader was found dead in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday morning, near the evacuated settlement of Nitzarim south of Gaza city, Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses reported.Mahmoud Basal,…

The ruling Hamas party in Gaza hailed Wednesday the Norwegian government’s call to the European Union to necessarily initiate dialogue with Hamas. Hamas’s spokesman in Gaza, Fawzi Barhoum, said in…

A group of Israeli settlers from illegal settlement of Havet Ma’on south of Hebron city, in the southern West Bank, opened fire at Palestinian shepherds and their sheep on Wednesday…

A Palestinian resistance fighter was pronounced dead on Wednesday at midday of wounds sustained during an Israeli attack targeting the Gaza Strip three weeks ago. Mohamed Abed Rabuh, 24, was…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday that an aged woman was pronounced dead after being prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip for medical care by the Israeli Armed forces. Jazyiah…

Tens of bakeries in the Gaza Strip have been reportedly stopped working today morning, demanding an increase of bread prices. Media sources said that the move came in protest against…

Se ha informado que decenas de panaderías de la Franja de Gaza han parado de trabajar esta mañana, pidiendo un incremento de los precios del pan. Los medios de información…

In pre-dawn invasion on Wednesday morning, the Israeli military kidnapped two men from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Sources reported that Israeli jeeps invaded the city and kidnapped…

Israeli media sources reported that the Egyptian president Husni Mubarak has voiced concern over what he believes ‘growing Iranian influence’ in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, which borders Egypt. The Israeli…

The Israeli military kidnapped, Omar Jaber,50, of the al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas in Iktaba village, near Tulkarem. Security sources reported that Israeli forces kidnapped Jaber after invading…

Israeli media sources reported that a Palestinian sniper shot and wounded an Israeli farmer from the Ein Shlosha Kibutz (farm settlement) near the Gaza borders with Israel, Israeli media sources…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported hat Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved the transfer of five more mobile homes into the illegal Israeli settlement of Teneh Omarim, in the southern…

The Israeli Police in Jerusalem barred the Palestinians in the city from holding a cultural festival which was entitled ‘Jerusalem, the Arab Cultural Capital for 2009’.Hundreds of Israeli policemen deployed…

Israeli daily newspaper, Haaretz, reported on Tuesday that senior Israeli military officials believe that Hamas movement is currently interested in maintaining the truce along the borders between the Gaza Strip…

The European Union decided on Tuesday to transfer 300 Million Euros in aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A) as part of its December 2007 promise to transfer this amount to…

Palestinian media sources reported that an Israeli army force kidnapped a local Palestinian farmer from the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Hanoun on Tuesday . Zamel Shallouf, 23, was…

Fuentes de información Palestinas comunicaron que una fuerza del ejército Israelí cogió el martes a un granjero Palestino local de la ciudad de Beit Hanoun, al norte de Gaza. Zamel…

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U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, will arrive in the region by the end of this week, as part of U.S. efforts to fill in the gap between Palestinian and…

Palestinian and Israeli media sources stated on Tuesday that the Palestinian Prime Minister of the caretaker government Salam Fayyad will meet with the Israeli Defense Minster Ehud Barak in Jerusalem…

Medios de comunicación Palestinos e Israelíes informaron el martes que el Primer Ministro Palestino Salam Fayyad, del Gobierno provisional Palestino se entrevistará el miércoles en Jerusalén con el Ministro de…

Palestinian media sources reported that the Israeli army invaded the village of Beit Khiel located north west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday and kidnapped a…

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka visited the West Bank on Tuesday. The visit started in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, where Wickremanayake met Palestinian Authority…

The Hamas movement reported that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ security forces had arrested nine of the movement’s members from several West Bank areas. In a press statement faxed to…

The Israeli army invaded several parts of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem and nearby villages on Tuesday morning and kidnapped three civilians. Local sources said that the Israeli…

El ejército Israelí invadió varias partes del sur de Cisjordania, la ciudad de Belén y pueblos próximos, el martes por la mañana y secuestró a tres civiles. Fuentes locales informaron…

Israeli media sources reported that an Israeli army officer was lightly injured on Tuesday during a military training exercise in an army base located in southern Israel The Israeli online…

The Israeli army searched Palestinian homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron and nearby villages, kidnapping four civilians and attacking two Palestinian radio stations in the city on…

El ejército Israelí registró casas Palestinas en la ciudad de Hebrón, y pueblos cercanos, al sur de Cisjordania, secuestrando a cuatro civiles y atacando dos emisoras de radio Palestinas de…

Sources from Islamic Jihad in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin reported on Tuesday that Israeli forces kidnapped one of its members in the town in a large-scale military…

Israeli forces invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus city in the early hours of Tuesday morning and kidnapped four Palestinians. Sources in the refugee camp reported that the…

Fuerzas Israelíes invadieron el campo de refugiados de Balata, al este de la ciudad de Nablus a primeras horas del martes por la mañana y secuestraron a cuatro Palestinos.Fuentes del…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Monday that the Israeli police and northern district command, arrested an Israeli soldier last month after suspecting that he handed intelligence information to the…

El diario Israelí online Haaretz, informó el lunes que la policía Israelí –del mando del distrito norte, arrestó el mes pasado a un soldado Israelí después de sospechar que pasaba…

Arab member of Knesset, Talab Al Sane', head of the United Arab Bloc at the Israeli Knesset, demanded on Monday that the Israeli government's legal counselor, Mini Mazouz, initiate a…

Senior Palestinian political sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday that the dissolved Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip, headed by Ismail Haniyya of Hamas, decided to reappoint its…

Fuentes políticas Palestinas de la Franja de Gaza, generalmente bien informadas, informaron el lunes que el disuelto Gobierno Palestino en la Franja, liderado por Ismail Haniyya de Hamas, decidió volver…

According to Israeli sources, top officials in the Israeli government have threatened to cut all ties with the Palestinian Authority if a "national unity" agreement is made between Palestinian factions.…

Según fuentes Israelíes, miembros del gobierno Israelí del máximo nivel han amenazado con cortar todos los lazos con la Autoridad Palestina si se llega a un acuerdo de “unidad nacional”…

The Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced on Monday that Israel will not remove the 700 checkpoints, roadblocks and earth mounds that have cut the West Bank into hundreds of…

El Ministro Israelí de Defensa Ehud Barak anunció el lunes que Israel no retirará los 700 puestos de control, los controles policiales de carretera ni los montones de tierra que…

Palestinian water experts warned on Monday that the Palestinian territories are approaching a hot summer with high risks of water-shortages due to Israeli obstacles and natural dryness. Experts also warned…

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Two Palestinian patients reportedly died in Gaza on Sunday after they had been delayed access outside of the coastal region, due to ongoing Israeli closure of the enclave. Medics confirmed…

Dos pacientes Palestinos se ha informado que murieron en Gaza el domingo después que se les retrasara el acceso al exterior de la región costera, debido al actual cierre Israelí…

The Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian farmer on Monday midday in the southern part of the Gaza strip. Yousif Abu Thahier, was working his land located in the…

El ejército Israelí disparó y mató a un granjero Palestino el lunes al mediodía en la parte sur de la Franja de Gaza. Yousif Abu Thahier, estaba trabajando su tierra…

The Palestinian Prime Minster of the caretaker government, Dr. Salam Fayyad, stated on Sunday that Israel should stop its settlement activity in the West Bank including Jerusalem because the situation…

The Hamas movement stated on Monday that the security forces of the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had arrested five Hamas activists from several parts of the West Bank on Sunday.…

Palestinian sources reported on Monday that Israeli settlers attacked a number of Palestinian homes in the old city in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on late Sunday night…

Fuentes Palestinas informaron el lunes que los colonos Israelíes atacaron unas cuantas casas Palestinas en la ciudad antigua de la ciudad de Hebron, al sur de Cisjordania, el pasado domingo…

Lawmaker Jamal Al-Khudary, chairman of the Gaza popular committee for breaking the Israeli siege, appealed to the upcoming Arab states summit in Damascus to focus on possible ways of lifting…

El Legislador Jamal Al-Khudary, Presidente del comité popular de Gaza para romper el asedio Israelí, hizo un llamamiento a la próxima cumbre de Estados Árabes en Damasco para centrarse en…

The Egyptian authorities released Sunday 34 Palestinian prisoners of Gaza, they detained in January, after hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flocked to the nearby Egyptian town of aL-Arish, in the…

US Vice-President Dick Cheney expressed the hope that a "viable, democratic and peaceful Palestinian state be born soon" and criticized Palestinian homemade shell fire in to Israeli areas. Cheney was…

El Vice-Presidente de los EEUU, Dick Cheney expresó la esperanza de que un “Estado Palestino viable, democrático y pacífico nazca pronto” y criticó el lanzamiento de cohetes caseros Palestinos a…

Rival Palestinian parties, Fatah and Hamas, agreed on Sunday to a memo of understanding, drafted by Yemeni mediators. Media reports stated that both parties signed a document of understanding that…

Los informes de los medios de comunicación dijeron que ambas partes firmaron un documento de entendimiento que dice: “Fatah y Hamas acuerdan volver a la situación anterior al incidente de…

Palestinian media reports on Sunday stated that the Israeli military, manning the Eretz checkpoint to the north of Gaza, have denied access to an Italian sports delegation since early Sunday…

Los medios de información Palestinos informaron el domingo que las fuerzas de ocupación Israelíes que controlan el “checkpoint” de Eretz, al norte de la Franja de Gaza, han estado denegando…

U.S Vice President, Dick Cheney, will arrive in Ramallah on Sunday for talks with Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, after completing a visit to Israel. The Palestine Radio station reported…

Events in the last few years suggest a qualitative change in the Palestinian cause at the regional level. No analyst or observer could fail to miss the resemblance between the…

Palestinian medical sources in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Saturday evening that a Palestinian youth was shot and seriously injured by Israeli military gunfire…

The deposed Palestinian Prime Minister of Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, stated on Saturday that he hopes that the current internal Palestinian talks in Yemen would achieve successful outcomes, and added…

El depuesto Primer Ministro Palestino del movimiento Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, manifestó el sábado que confía que las conversaciones internas Palestinas en curso en el Yemen consigan resultados de éxito, y…

Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Sa'eb Erekat, stated on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority is on the verge of collapse as the government in Ramallah and its negotiations team are consumed…

El Jefe Negociador Palestino, Dr. Sa’eb Erekat, manifestó el Sábado que la Autoridad Palestina está al borde del colapso ya que el gobierno en Ramallah y su equipo de negociación…

Hatem Abed al Qader, the advisor of the Palestinian premier for Jerusalem affairs, affirmed on Saturday that Israeli authorities are confiscating Palestinian-owned homes in East Jerusalem as part of ongoing…

Talks between the Hamas and Fatah delegations over the Yemeni initiative had resumed on Saturday in the Yemeni capital of San'a.A'zam al Ahmad, head of the Fatah bloc in the…

Las conversaciones entre las delegaciones de Hamas y Fatah sobre la iniciativa Yemení continuaron el sábado en San’a, la capital Yemení.A’zam al Ahmad, titular del bloque de Fatah en el…

Consultations are held over expanding the Palestinian deposed government based in the Gaza Strip and headed by Isma’el Haniyeh by appointing ministers to its ministerial council, Palestinian sources said on…

Según informaron fuentes Palestinas el sábado, se están llevando a cabo consultas para ampliar el gobierno depuesto con base en la Franja de Gaza y liderado por Isma’el Haniyeh, nombrando…

On Saturday clashes erupted between Palestinian security forces and civilians from the Huwwara village located near Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank.Witnesses stated that security officers…