Palestine Today 051607
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Army detains five Israeli peace activists and injures a number of Palestinians
In a protest organized by local Palestinian peace groups against Israeli road blocks and checkpoints, Israeli troops detained five Israeli peace activists and injured a number of Palestinians on Wednesday…
16 killed in infighting in Gaza bringing the death toll to 33 this week
Palestinian sources have reported the arrival of seven new dead bodies to several hospitals as the clashes in the Gaza Strip intensify. The number of people killed on Wednesday now…
Israeli warplanes bombard a buildling in Rafah, killing seven
Israeli warplanes bombarded Wednesday a building, belonging to the executive force of Hamas, formed by the former interior minister, Saed Siyam of Hamas, killing seven executive force members and wounding…
Rafah police chief resigns over deteriorating security situation
Chief of the Palestinian police department of Rafah city, in southern Gaza, Zuheir Shahin, resigned today in protest of the deteriorating security situation in the Gaza Strip. Shahin said that…
Palestinian resistance attack Israeli army military post in central West Bank
A group of Palestinian resistance men opened fire at an Israeli military post near the central west Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday morning. Israeli media sources reported damage to…
Five Palestinian civilians kidnapped as army invades Nablus
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and a nearby refugee camp on Wednesday morning, kidnapping five civilians. Witnessed reported that troops attacked and searched…
Palestinian resistance shells Siderot; four Israelis injured
Palestinian resistance fired several Qassam homemade shells at the southern Israeli town of Siderot last Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, injuring four Israelis. On late Tuesday night, a number of…
A number of nonviolent protestors stop Israeli bulldozers in Artas village near Bethlehem
At least 30 Palestinian, International and Israeli peace activists and farmers are preventing the Israeli army from bulldozing land near the village of Artas south of Bethlehem on Wednesday morning.At…
Israeli army shells areas in Gaza; five Palestinians killed but by Palestinian fire
Five Palestinians were killed on Wednesday morning as the internal clashes renewed between rival Palestinian factions. In the meantime the Israeli army shelled several areas in the Gaza strip.The internal…
A double Nakba in Gaza
My pen is bleeding, my hand is shaking, my heart is sighing and my mind is stuffed with the bitter experiences of the past 14 months. The latest is today’s…
Israeli forces attack Atteel village
During a military operation to apprehend activists from the Islamic Jihad group, Israeli forces destroyed a civilian car and kidnapped the parents of the activist Saleh Karkor to force him…
Palestina Oggi 051507
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The Dirty Civil War
…and so street fight returned to Gaza, and the indications of the war which we warned of for so long has returned to the streets… as if the internal clashed…
EU weighing the transfer of direct aid to the Palestinians
The European Union is currently weighing the options to transfer direct financial aid to the Palestinians, especially after some EU countries held meetings with non-Hamas ministers of the unity government.…
As night falls on Gaza, seventeen residents killed, at least 60 injured in internal clashes on Tuesd
Tuesday, one of the bloodiest in the Gaza Strip as internal clashes between Hamas and Fateh gunmen left 17 dead, and at least sixty injured. The clashes continued throughout Tuesday…
Palestinian FM discusses with EU Official Palestine Situation
EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana met with Palestine Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ziad Abu Amr in Brussels on Tuesday and discussed the latest developments in Palestine. Speaking to…
Detainees in Bir Sheva barred from their visitation rights
Lawyer of the Nafha Society for Defending the Rights of the Detainees, Sana’ Dweik, stated that she met with three detainees in Holi-Qidar – Bir Sheva Israeli detention facility who…
In Tulkarem, residents march on Nakba day, demand end of internal clashes
Thousands of residents and officials marched on Tuesday in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the “Nakba”, when the historic Palestine was captured…
MUSAWA demands excluding the legal system from the general strike
The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (MUSAWA) demanded that the legal system and the prosecution should to be excluded from the general strike…
Bethlehem Commemorate 59 anniversary of Al-Nakba
Palestinians in Bethlehem commemorate the 59 anniversary of the expulsion of the Palestinians people in 1948 by Jewish group and the destruction of their villages.Palestinians in Bethlehem commemorate the 59…
Palestine Today 051507
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Despite ceasefie, ten people killed in renewed violence in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported Tuesday that ten more people were killed and at least 20 others were wounded during renewed Hamas-Fatah clashes. Clashes flared up today after a Hamas gunman…
Armed Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers and injure two near Hebron
A group of armed Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers east of Hebron city in the southern West Bank on Tuesday afternoon. Palestinian media sources reported that around 20 armed settlers…
Armed Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers and injure two of them near Hebron
A group of armed Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers laboring their land located east of Hebron city in the southern West Bank on Tuesday afternoon.
Army invades Nablus and nearby refugee camp
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby refugee camps on Tuesday morning. Troops entered the city and the Al Ein and Balata…
Army invades Hebron region and injures one Palestinian civilian
Israeli forces attacked and searched scores of Palestinian homes in the Hebron region on Tuesday morning, injuring one Palestinian civilian in the process. In Sa’er village east of Hebron city,…
Eight PA officers killed in Gaza
Eight presidential guards’ officers were killed near Al Mintar in northern Gaza Tuesday morning during the continuous clashes between the presidential guards and Al Qassam members, the armed wing of…
Army invades Jenin refugee camp injures a boy and kidnaps a civilian from nearby village
Israeli forces invaded Jenin refugee camp located in Jenin city in the northern part of the West bank and injured one child, in the meantime another force invaded a nearby…
Army stops nonviolent demonstration near Bethlehem
More than 30 Israeli soldiers stopped a nonviolent demonstration to reach road settlers only road number 60 located south of Bethlehem city on Tuesday midday. The event was organized by…
Two civilians injured due to infighting in Gaza city
Palestinian medical sources reported that two were injured during clashes between the two revel parties Fatah and Hamas in Gaza city on Tuesday. The sources stated that the two sustained…
Renewed infighting in Gaza leaves one killed and five wounded
A Hamas gunman was killed and five others wounded in renewed shootouts in Gaza, despite deployment of the security forces and agreement on a ceasefire late on Monday. Media sources…
Information Minister: “Gunmen are been withdrawn, president fully supports government decisions”
Palestinian Minister of Information and the official spokesperson of the Unity Government, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, stated on Monday at night that president Mahmoud Abbas met with government representatives and informed…
PFLP calls of Hamas and Fateh to end the clashes
After the violent clashes resumed in the Gaza Strip, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) demanded Hamas and Fateh movements to end the internal clashes and return…
Khalid: “What is happening in Gaza stems from the absence of law”
Taiseer Khalid, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, member of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, stated on Monday that…
Jewish Man from Tel Aviv confesses to slaughtering an Arab taxi driver
Israeli media sources reported on Monday at night that a Jewish immigrant from France, living in Tel Aviv, confessed to the Israeli police that he murdered a 35-year old Arab…
Popular Committees slam the renewed Fateh-Hamas clashes
Media Office of the Popular Committees in Palestine slammed on Monday the renewed violent clashes between gunmen of Hamas and Fateh, and stated that these clashes and all sorts of…
Two Lawyers of Mandela institute visit detainees in Gabloa’ and Shatta detention facilities
Bothiana Douqmaq, and Hilal Jaber, lawyers of the Mandela institute reported that they managed to visit a number of detainees in Gilboa’ and Shatta Israeli detention facilities. The detainees complained…
Palestina Oggi 051407
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Palestine Today 051407
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Palestinian interior minister walks off as Fatah-Hamas fighting heightens
Palestinian interior minister, Hani Al-Qawasmi, resigned Monday from his post after a series of deadly infighting between the rival Hamas and Fatah parties in Gaza. Palestinian interior minister, Hani Al-Qawasmi,…
Palestinian Minister of Interior resigns, Prime Minister accepts resignation
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh accepted the resignation of the Minster of Interior Hani Al-Qawasmi on Wednesday morning. Al-Qawasmi told a press conference in Gaza that he resigned because he…
Two Palestinian civilians injured as army invades Nablus and nearby refugee camp
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp, during the invasion the Israeli army searched homes and injured two civilians, on…
Army attack and search homes in Hebron and nearby town one civilian kidnapped
Palestinian sources reported that a massive Israeli force attacked and searched Palestinian homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron and near by Halhol town, during the campaign one…
Renewed Fatah-Hamas infighting in Gaza leaves two killed
Two Palestinians were killed on Monday morning, just few hours after both Fatah and Hamas agreed last night to a ceasefire and halt of all provocative actions in streets. An…
Ennab Checkpoint; torture and hardship
Za’atara, Qalandia, Al Hamra, Huwwara, Beit Eeba, the Container, Atara, Ennab… these are just a few of the names of the hundreds of Israeli military roadblocks known to every Palestinian.…
PA Information Minister welcomes EU position to boycott Israeli celebration of “unifying Jerusalem”
Palestinian Minister of Information, Dr, Mustafa Barghouthi, welcomed on Sunday the European Union position to boycott the Israeli celebrations marking the day of “unifying Jerusalem:, which was carried out after…
Following the deadly clashes in Gaza, Minister of Interior suspends his resignation
Palestinian Minister of Interior, Hani Qawasmi, suspended his pending resignation on Sunday and said that he will resume his duties in order to implement the agreement between President Mahmoud Abbas,…
Internal clashes escalate, Hamas warns “our patience has limits”
Internal clashes in the Gaza Strip had escalated leaving more Palestinians killed and injured as gunmen of Hamas and Fateh exchanged fire in several areas. Hamas stated in an official…
Journalists Syndicate’s Press Release on the Killing of a Journalist in Gaza
Once again, the Palestinian journalists fall victims of the security lapses across the Gaza Strip. Today Sunday13, May 2007, fellow Suleiman Al-Ashi of the Palestine Daily Newspaper, 25 year-old, has…
King Abdullah II postpones his Ramallah visit
Jordanian King, Abdullah II, postponed Sunday a due vivit to Ramallah, where he was supposed to discuss peace efforts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a presidency spokesperson stated.“ King Abdullah’s…
Gaza clashes death toll rises to four, as thirteen others wounded
Palestinian media sources reported Sunday afternoon that two more people were killed and 11 others were wounded, bringing to four today’s death toll due to Hamas-Fatah clashes.Wafa News Agency reported…
Two Fatah gunmen killed in clashes in Beit Lahiya
Two Fatah members were killed on Sunday in Gaza after being shot dead by unknown assailants.Fatah has accused Hamas of committing the killing. Eyewitnesses said that gunmen opened fire at…
Interior minister suspends resignation, starts his security plan
Palestinian interior minister, Hani aL-Qawasmi, suspended Sunday his resignation and announced implementation of his long-waited security plan, aimed at restoring order to the unruly coastal region. Khaled Abu Helal, spokesman…
Israeli war planes fired one missle at a group of resistance fighters in Northern Gaza Strip
Israeli war planes fired at least one missile at a group of resistance fighters from Al-Quds Brigade the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, east of Beit Hanoun in the…
PLC head meets Abbas in Gaza
Palestinian sources reported on Saturday that Palestinian Legislative Council head Dr. Ahmad Bahar, met with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and discussed several internal issues including chaos and insecurity.The meeting…
EU will not participate in the Israeli celebrations of “unifying Jerusalem”
Germany, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, informed Israel that ambassadors of EU countries in Israel will not attend the Israeli celebrations that marks the 40th anniversary…
Resistance fighters in Gaza escape an Israeli raid
Palestinian resistance fighters from the Islamic Jihad group escaped Sunday an assassination attempt by an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza. Witnesses said the attack, which took place near the…
Dr. Barghouthi warns of Israel’s illegal plan displace a Palestinian village
Palestinian Minister of Information, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, warned on Saturday of the Israeli plans to evacuate the Al Aqaba Palestinian village, and demolish houses, a mosque, kindergarten, a clinic and…
Army kidnaps a Palestinian journalist from Jerusalem
The Israeli forces kidnapped a Palestinian Journalist from the city of Jerusalem on Saturday evening. Mohamed Al Sayed, the Palestinian National TV reporter in Jerusalem was kidnapped at a military…
Sheikh Tamimi slams Israeli plan to build 20.000 settlers homes in Jerusalem
Chief Islamic Justice, Sheikh Taiseer Tamimi, slammed that Israeli plan to construct 20.000 homes for Israeli settlers, in two settlement neighborhoods which will be constructed on lands illegally seized from…
Israeli FM signals possible West Bank withdrawal
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livin, signaled Saturday possibility of Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank for creation of a Palestinian state within a peace deal. Livni’s remarks came in an…
Jordan’s King visit to Ramalllah to save PNA from collapse, Erekat says
Jordan’s King Abdullah II will visit Ramallah on Sunday, within efforts to prevent collapse of the Palestinian National Authority, chief Palestinian negotiator , Saeb Erekat says. “This visit is intended…
An elderly Palestinian woman dies after being plowed by a settler’s car
Hospital sources in the West Bank city of Qalqilia announced death of a Palestinian elderly woman, due to wounds she sustained in a car accident on Friday. Salam Hajjar, 62-year-old,…
Palestinian resistance shells Negev and Israeli army post
A group of Palestinian resistance men fired two home made Qassam shells at the Israeli Kipotz Sha'ar Hanageve located in the Negev and at an Israeli army post east of…
Army kidnaps Palestinian civilian from Dora village
The Israeli army kidnapped one Palestinian civilian from village of Dora south of Hebron city and on Saturday morning. Mahier Amro, 26, was stopped at an Israeli military checkpoint near…
Dozens of Israelis and Palestinians ‘Jerusalem two capitals for two states’
Under the slogan ‘day of hope Jerusalem two capitals for two states ‘ dozens of Israelis and Palestinians on Friday afternoon, held a gathering organized by the Israeli Peace Now…
Army setup checkpoint while settlers attack farmers in the West Bank
Palestinian security sources said that Israeli forces set up a number of mobile checkpoints between the northern West bank cities of Jenin and Nablus in the northern West Bank on…
A study: Israel controls 80% of Palestinian water, warning from catastrophic effects
A study prepared by a specialized institute showed that Israel controls 80% of Palestinian water. According to a study made by the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem – ARIJ- a…
Hamas’s armed wing returns seized police vehicles, PM office says
Office of the Palestinian Prime Minister, said Saturday that the Hamas’s military wing Ezziledin Alqassam, returned back three police vehicles, they seized earlier. The office added the cars were handed…