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Gazans spent Sunday night in terrifying darkness after the supply of fuel was cut on the area. Hamas sources said that power shortages caused the death of a hospital patient,…

A new Israeli air strike on Gaza killed early on Monday a Fatah-linked fighter and injured three others critically. Dr. Moawiya Abu Hasanin, chief of ambulance and emergency department at…

Palestinian political detainees, members of the Hamas movement, imprisoned in the Negev Israeli detention camp, announced that they will fast on Monday in solidarity with the residents in the Gaza…

Operations Director of United Nations Work and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza, Jhon Gang, appealed Sunday night for resolving an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.…

Palestinian Legislator of the Hamas movement, previous Minister of Interior, Sa’id Siyam,  stated on Friday that Hamas-controlled security forces in the Gaza Strip arrested a resident who intended to carry…

According to the UN, about half the strip's 1.5 million people no longer have access to fresh water, because Israel has been restricting fuel supplies, which in turn halts pumps…

Fighter of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing if the Islamic Jihad, exchanged fire on Sunday at dawn, with Israeli forces invading Qabatia town, near the northern West Bank…

Palestinian sources reported that two Palestinians said to be resistance fighters for Al Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas were killed on Saturday morning, when Israeli jet fighters fired…

After over six months of closure, the 1.5 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have come to depend heavily on aid from the United Nations. Although they are willing…

Talal Abu Tharefa, member of the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), stated on Friday that the Israeli army was forced to dismantle a…

Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, reported on Friday that detainee Fatima Al Ziq, from Gaza, delivered her baby, Yousef, in Kfar Saba Israeli hospital.…

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About 200 Palestinians and their international and Israeli supporters protested the illegal Israeli Wall being built on the lands of Al Khader village south of Bethlehem city in the southern…

Unas 200 personas palestinas, israelíes e “internacionales” protestaron por la construcción del muro ilegal israelí en las tierras del pueblo de Al Khader village al sur de la ciudad de…

The villagers of Bil’in located near the Central West Bank city of Ramallah, along with their international and Israeli supporters conducted their weekly demonstration against the illegal Israeli wall on…

Residentes de Bilin, un pueblo próximo a la ciudad de Ramala en Cisjordania, y simpatizantes israelíes e “internacionales”, celebraron el viernes su manifestación seminal contra la construcción del muro ilegal…

Israeli jet fighters attacked the Palestinian Ministry of Interior building located in Gaza city; one woman and ten other civilians had been reportedly killed in the attack that took place…

One Palestinian, said to be a fighter, has been reportedly killed and two others wounded, when an Israeli warplane fired a missile on a group of people in northern Gaza…

Israeli forces kidnapped eight Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank overnight Thursday and in the early hours of Friday morning. The abduction campaigns were carried out in the…

A media office in Khan Younis stated on Friday that the Israeli evacuation of one of its military bases took place in Khaza’a town, east of Khan Younis. According to…

The Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for the shelling of Askalan city with two home-made shells and also for initiating clashes with Israeli military…

Ahmad Sanaqra,24, a leader of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fatah was killed by the Israeli army in Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city…

According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)'s Weekly Report, during the week of 10- 16 January 2008, 22 Palestinians were killed and 51 were injured by the Israeli…

Israeli soldiers and members of the Border Guards Units broke on Thursday into the main headquarters of the Popular (Folk) Resistance Committees in Hebron, in the southern part of the…

Local sources in Jerusalem reported that Israeli military bulldozers, and fundamental Jewish groups increased their attacks against the Palestinian areas in Jerusalem and started on Thursday to dig a street…

Fuentes loclaes en Jerusalén reportaron que los bulldozers militares israelíes y grupos fundamentalistas judíos aumentaron sus ataques en las áreas palestinas en Jerusalén y comenzaron el jueves a cavar en…

On Tuesday, 15 January 2008, Mr. Issam Younis, Director of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Mr. Khalil Abu Shammaleh, Director of Ad Dameer Association for Human Rights, and Talal…

Palestinian sources reported that a fresh Israeli air raid targeting a horse carriage in the northern Gaza strip town of Beit Lahiya left three members of a Palestinian family killed…

Latif Douri, founder and secretary of the committee for Israeli Palestinian dialogue, issued a statement on Thursday evening condemning Israeli attacks on the Gaza strip. Douri told IMEMC via phone…

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Khalid Mashal the President of the Hamas political bureau expressed dissatisfaction towards the Arabic and International communities silence towards the continued daily attacks on the Palestinians by Israeli.Mashal also expressed…

El Presidente de la oficina política de Hamas, Khalid Mashal, manifestó su insatisfacción con las comunidades árabe e internacional respecto a su silencio a los ataques diarios que sufren los…

The Arab member of the Israeli parliament Ibraheem Abdullh stated on Thursday that there is no comparison between the vicious Israeli army attacks and the amount of killing and destruction…

In an ‘apparently’ total disregard to civilian lives in Gaza, an Israeli warplane fired a missile on a car in northern Gaza Strip, killing a Palestinian and his wife. Palestinian…

Four Palestinian civilians were injured, among them one Palestinian journalist, during clashes between Palestinian youth and the Israeli army in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning.…

The standoff of stranded Gaza patients, who are in need of emergency treatment abroad, has reportedly been partially resolved today, as about 28 urgent cases will be moving to Jordan…

The General League of Palestinian workers stated on Wednesday that at least 100 Palestinian workers from the West Bank were abducted by the Israeli Authorities in the first half of…

On Thursday Israeli forces kidnapped a Palestinian man from Selwad Town, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Forces also invaded the town of Betuniya, west of Ramallah.Local sources…

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Dr. Hasan Khatir, secretary-general of the Islamic-Christian Front for Defending Jerusalem and Holy Sites, warned on Wednesday of the ongoing Israeli plans and actions to increase settlements in Jerusalem and…

Two Palestinians, said to be fighters, have been killed in a new fresh Israeli air strike on central Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening. An Israeli drone hit a missile on…

After the recent Israeli military escalation in the Gaza Strip and the death of nearly 20 Palestinians by Israeli military fire in the past few days, the Islamic Jihad Movement…

The National Struggle Front slammed on Wednesday the illegal Israeli construction of 66 new settler homes in Ras Al Amoud Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, and stated that these constructions…

Friends of Humanity International publishes a report about the tragic conditions experienced by the Palestinian isolated prisonersFriends of Humanity International issued today Sunday a report* about the Palestinian prisoners withering…

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Israeli media sources reported that an artillery shell exploded onboard an Israel Navy missile ship at the Haifa naval base on Wednesday morning injuring seven soldiers, one critically. Israeli Navy…

Palestinian sources reported that Israeli jet fighters launched two missiles at a civilian car driving in a road east of Gaza city in the eastern part of the Gaza strip,…

Palestinian resistance groups fired 25 home-made shells at the southern Israel towns of Sederot and Ashkelon neighboring the Gaza Strip, causing damage but no injures on Wednesday. The Al Quds…

Israeli forces kidnapped at least 24 Palestinians from different parts of the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the refugee camps of Balata and Askar in pre-dawn invasion on…

Walid Obeidi, 41, a leader of the Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad in the West Bank and the top senior leader on the Israeli wanted list…

Khalil Tafakji, an expert in maps and settlements, revealed that the Israeli Authorities revived a project which aims at establishing a settler-only road around Jerusalem, and will lead to the…

The ambassador of South Korea in Palestine, Shin Kak Su, and delegates of the embassy, visited Jenin district on Tuesday and were received by the acting mayor of Jenin, Ali…

Just one day after the official commencement of permanent status negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis and the reaffirmation of their respective commitments under the Road Map, Israel has intensified its…

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The Palestinian government issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon condemning the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip and called on Israel to stop any military operations because it damages the…

A group of radical armed settlers attacked a Palestinian house and set fire to it while the Israeli Army kidnapped the owners of the house on Tuesday midday in the…

Ghazi Hamad, a spokesman of the Hamas government in Gaza, stated that there is a need to re-assess the resistance war and to reset the political agenda. He emphasized the…

Ghazi Hamad, portavoz del Gobierno de Hamas en Gaza, ha asegurado que se debe re-evaluar el papel de la resistencia y reelaborar, a la vez, la agenda política. Insistió en…

On Tuesday a group of armed settlers and Israeli troops attacked Palestinian farmers and a journalist in Bili’n village located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The farmers…

Palestinian media sources reported on Tuesday that this week the Israeli Authorities began the construction of more housing units in a settlement located in the eastern part of the occupied…

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army military offensive in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip that started on Tuesday at dawn has come to an end, leaving 17…

Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus through Beit Iba checkpoint in the early hours of Tuesday morning and imposed a curfew on Sura town, near Nablus.…

Hamas media sources reported on Monday that Palestinian Security Forces arrested eight members of the movement on Sunday in several West Bank cities.In Salfit district, security forces arrested Hamza As’ad,…

Family of detainee Saleh Dar Mousa contacted the Nafha society, which defends the Rights of Palestinian Detainees and Human Rights, and appealed them to intervene to save the life of…

Saturday, January 26th, relief convoys will depart from Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beer Sheva, bearing signs “GAZA:  LIFT THE BLOCKADE!”  Converging at Yad Mordechai at 12 noon, the rally…

On 10 January 2008, Palestinian police attacked a peaceful march organized by the Palestinian National and Islamic Factions in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Eyewitnesses reported to Al Mezan…

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On Monday the Israeli army issued demolition orders against a water reservoir that belongs to Palestinian farmers from the Bedouin village of Al Hathalen, located near the city of Hebron…

Israeli and Palestinian sources reported that a new round of talks will take place in Jerusalem today between the Palestinian and Israeli negotiation teams; according to Israeli sources, core issues…

Palestinian-Israeli final status talks will be kicked off today in west Jerusalem, by Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni and chief Palestinian negotiator, Ahmad Qurai, said Israeli officials. The officials added…

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army attacked the villages of Awarta and Houwara located in the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Monday morning and kidnapped three civilians…

Three Palestinians were killed early Monday morning when Israeli army jet fighters attacked a car near the house of Hamas leader and deposed Palestinian Primer Isma'il Haniyya, located in Gaza…

Chief of the Arab States league, Amr Mousa, asserted on Sunday that the Palestinian people’s ‘legitimate rights’ can not be divided or abolished, either by ignorance or compensation. In a…

The family of detainee Waleed Khalid Harb, 38, the director of Palestine Newspaper, from Iskaka village near the West Bank city of Salfit, appealed the International Journalist Union and Reporters…

On Saturday night, eleven Palestinians were injured by Israeli settlers, and four others were abducted by the Israeli army, during an attack by the settlers and soldiers in Wad al-Hasin…

Two fighters with the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, were killed Saturday evening, and five others were injured, when the Israeli military shelled a training site near Khan…

Geneva_(dpa) _ The number of people requiring food aid has risen sharply in the Gaza Strip since the closure of the main Karni border crossing point in June, according to…

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Local sources in the northern West Bank city of Nablus reported that an Israeli army vehicle ran over a Palestinian child at the southern entrance of the city. Jihan Samara…

Sources in the city of Hebron told IMEMC that a group of international human rights activists were working near an illegal Jewish settlement outpost called Ma’on when a group of…

David Milipand, the British Minister of Foreign Affairs and Douglas Alexander, the British Minister of International Development stated on Saturday that they are concerned over the effects of the Israeli…

Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian patient died on Saturday after the Israeli army refused to allow him to leave the coastal region for medical care. The sources said…

The leader of the democratically-elected Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyya, warned the Palestinian people not to believe yesterday's speech by U.S. President George W. Bush in which…

A poll released Friday revealed that 71% of Israelis would support a trade of Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouthi, who is one of 10,000 Palestinians held in prison camps by…

Sources in the Hamas movement stated on Friday that Palestinian Security Forces, loyal to Fateh movement, in the West Bank, arrested six members of Hamas on Thursday from several West…

The Israeli Authorities barred on Friday international peace activists from entering the Palestinian territories as they tried to cross the Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank.Pertika Dublin, spokesperson…

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One international non-violent protestor was injured during a peaceful protest that took place in a village in the Southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday morning. Around 200 Palestinian…

Un manifestante noviolento “internacional” resultó herido durante una manifestación pacífica celebrada en un pueblo al sur de Belén, en Cisjordania, el viernes por la mañana. Unas 200 personas palestinas, y…

The villagers of Bil’in located near the Central West Bank city of Ramallah, along with their international and Israeli supporters conducted their weekly demonstration against the illegal Israeli wall on…

Las y los residentes de Bilin, un pueblo próximo a la ciudad de Ramala en el centro de Cisjordania, y simpatizantes israelíes e internacionales, celebraron su manifestación semanal este viernes…

According to a new report released by the Popular Campaign Against the Wall, during the past year, the Israeli government has continued its construction of the illegal annexation Wall in…

A working paper by the Arava Institute, and other Israeli and Palestinian organizations, shows a widespread pollution problem that crosses the borders that people are not allowed to cross."Most transboundary…

According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)'s Weekly Report, during the week of January 3rd – 9th, 2008, 22 Palestinians were killed and 117 injured by the Israeli…

After his first-ever visit to the occupied Palestinian territories, US President George Bush made a statement that contradicted earlier US policy toward Israel.  He stated that a Palestinian state must…

A delegation of four Israeli members of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel), including three doctors and PHR-Israel's Clinic Manager, entered Gaza Wednesday as part of an emergency medical caravan.In addition,…

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During his one day visit to the Palestinian areas the President of the United States of America George Bush arrived on Thursday midday to the Nativity Church located in the…

Dozens of Palestinians were wounded and at least ten arrested in Ramallah when Palestinian police attempted to disperse a demonstration opposing the visit of the US President George Bush on…