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…
This Week In Palestine – Week 19 2007
Click Here to download or Play MP3 File || Time 18m0s || file 16.5MB ||This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for May…
Army to annex 80% of Al Aqaba village
Residents of Al Aqaba village, near the West Bank city of Tubas, are subjected to continuous Israeli annexations to their lands and parts of their village, especially after the Israeli…
Detainee hospitalized after soldiers attacked him in Israeli prison
Palestinian sources reported on Friday that one Palestinian detainee was recently transferred from Gilboa’ Israeli detention facility to an Israeli hospital when he was attacked last week by several Israeli…
Seven wounded and ten detained in Bilin’s weekly Anti-wall protest
Seven non-violent protesters were injured and another ten were detained by the Israeli army on Friday afternoon in the weekly non-violent protest in the village of Bilin near the central…
Village near Bethlehem protests against the Wall
Approximately 50 protesters gathered in Wadi Niis on Friday to continue the weekly non-violent demonstrations against the construction of the Wall that have been happening in the area over the…
Israel is planning to build 20 thousand houses for settlers around Jerusalem
Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz revealed plans of the Israeli government to build more than 20 thousand settler houses near Jerusalem in addition to 500 housing units near Abu Dis east…
Israeli Army deletes 80% of Palestinian village buildings
Sami Sadeq, head of village council of Aqba near Tubas in the northern West Bank, said the Israeli authorities intend to remove 80% of the village of the map.Sami Sadeq,…
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PCHR weekly report: “Three Palestinians assassinated, 13, including 6 children injured”
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, based in Gaza, published on Thursday its weekly report on the Israeli violations in the occupied territories. The report is for the period between…
Palestinians in Europe conclude their Fifth Conference
Palestinians in Europe concluded on Thursday their fifth conference in Rotterdam, in Holland. The conference was attended by hundreds of Palestinians who came from various European countries, and was also…
Two Israeli students, two policemen injured in a protest, 12 arrested
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Thursday at night that two police officers and two students were mildly injured, and twelve were arrested during clashes that took place in Jerusalem…
Student Council in Birzeit University concludes a campaign in support of Bishara and Salah
The Student council in Birzeit University concluded on Thursday a campaign in support of Dr. Azmi Bishara, former member of Israeli Knesset, and Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic…
Palestinians trade abductions hours after President Abbas ordered calm
Just few hours after the Palestinian security forces have been deployed across streets of Gaza early on Thursday, in a bid to restore order, a group of the Hamas-linked executive…
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Army invades two villages near Bethlehem and kidnaps two civilians
Israeli forces invaded the villages of Nahalen and Al Shawaorah villages near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday and kidnapped two residents. Tayesser Al Najajrah, 36, was…
Al Sani’: Shin-Bet spys on several Arab Israeli MP
The Arab Israeli Kinaset( Parliament) member Dr. Talab Al Sani’ asked the legal councilor of the Israeli government to question the legality of the Public Security Service (Shin Bet) taping…
PA security forces to restore order to the Palestinian territories.
Palestinian Authority’s (PA) forces began Thursday deployment throughout the streets of Gaza upon orders by President Mahmoud Abbas, higher commander of the Palestinian security forces. Joint forces, comprised of those…
Two Palestinians injured, four kidnapped in Qabatiya
In a pre-dawn invasion into Qabatiya town near Jenin in the West Bank, two Palestinian were injured by the Israeli army on Thursday. In a pre-dawn invasion into Qabatiya town…
Army kidnaps a Palestinian woman while going to visit her detained brother
Israeli troops stationed at a military checkpoint near the Israeli army detention camp of Ofer located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah kidnapped a Palestinian woman going to…
Special Israeli army force invades Rafah and kidnaps two civilians
Palestinian sources reported that an undercover Israeli army force invaded the costal Gaza strip city of Rafah and kidnapped two civilians on Thursday at dawn. The sources stated that the…
In Gaza, chaos versus democracy and democracy versus chaos
‘Perhaps some youth are trying to imitate what’s going in the outside world; we don’t have solid information on the existence of such groups,’ said Palestinian Interior Ministry spokesman Khaled…
Army kills a Palestinian unborn baby in Nablus
A massive Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and nearby refugee camps. During the invasion army opened fire randomly at residents’ homes and killed an…
Israeli military police to investigate soldiers attacks against leftist protestors
The Criminal Investigation Division at the Israeli Military Police is slated to probe the Israeli military violence on Wednesday against left-wing Israeli activists who were protesters against the Israeli military…
TV Station Withdraws Political Children’s Program at Request of Ministry of Information
A politically-oriented children’s television program was withdrawn by the Al Aqsa TV station on Wednesday following a request by the Ministry of Information. The program has now been placed under…
Medical Relief starts a project to rehabilitate schools and kindergartens
The Palestinian Medical Relief Committees – school Health Program, concluded the first phase of a project to improve the conditions in eights kindergartens and schools in several Palestinian areas. The…
PFLP representatives hold meetings with security leaders in Khan Younis
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) continued its meetings with leaders of security devices in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, in an…
Popular Committees, Israeli and international peace activists reopen a Hebron
Dozens of residents and members of the Popular Committees, accompanied with Israeli and international peace activists, members of the Palestinian Solidarity Project (PSP) and several other peace groups, reopened a…
Chief Islamic Justice slams Israeli demolishing of charitable society in Jerusalem
Palestinian Chief Islamic Justice, Sheikh Taiseer Tamimi, slammed that Israeli demolishing and bulldozing of a Palestinian charitable society and several houses in Al Esawiyya area in the occupied East Jerusalem.…
Barghouthi: The World Bank Report shows Apartheid established by Israel in Palestine
The latest World Bank report shows that Israel has established an Apartheid System in Palestine and isolated nearly 50 percent of the West Bank land, Dr. Mustafa Bagrhouthi, Palestinian Minister…
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Unknown gunmen attack PALTEL in Khan Younis
Masked gunmen attacked Wednesday afternoon the premises of the Palestinian Telecommunications company (PALTEL) in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. Palestinian medical sources said that unknown gunmen opened…
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Two Palestinian residents wounded as Israeli army enters Gaza
Israeli army shot and wounded on Wednesday two Palestinian residents in eastern Gaza, as army tanks rolled about 500 meters depth into northern Gaza Strip. Israeli army shot and wounded…
One Palestinian injured and one roped in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that one civilian was shot and injured by unknown gunmen in down town Gaza city and another one was roped on Wednesday midday. Mohamed Barbakh sustained…
One civilian kidnapped and several homes ransacked as army invades villages near Hebron
The Israeli army invaded the village of Beit Ola and Tafuha west of the West Bank city of Hebron city, kidnapped one civilian and ransacked some homes on Wednesday. Local…
Nine Palestinians injured in family fight and one injured by Israeli army fire in Gaza
Nine Palestinian civilians were injured in the southern Gaza strip city of Rafah during a family fight on Wednesday. Palestinian medical sources reported that a fight broke out between two…
Israeli army demolishes a chicken coop in al-Walaja village near Bethlehem
The Israeli army invaded the village of Al Walaja west of Bethlehem and demolished a chicken coop after attacking the villagers on Wednesday.The Israeli army invaded the village of Al…
Israeli soldiers search Palestinian mobile phones on checkpoints
Israeli troops, stationed at one of the Military checkpoints near Salfit in the western West Bank, were seen searching through mobile phones of the Palestinian passengers without any respect to…
An Islamist group releases a video tape of abducted BBC reporter in Gaza
An Islamist group in Gaza claimed Wednesday its responsibility for the abduction of BBC reporter Alan Jhonston, who has been taken hostage in Gaza for the past several weeks. The…
Troops invade a Jenin village, search houses and kidnap several residents
On Tuesday at dawn, dozens of Israeli military vehicles and jeeps invaded kufur Ra’ey village, south west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin and kidnapped four residents who…
My brother has been imprisoned twenty years
“We want a solution, my brother was kidnapped by the army twenty years ago, and each time there is a prisoner swap deal, Israel excluded him. Through the years, Israel…
Israeli TV: “US and EU object to Israel’s plan for an offensive n the Gaza Strip”
The Israeli TV reported on Tuesday evening that the United States and the European Union objected to an Israeli plan to carry out a large-scaled military offensive in the Gaza…
Hammad: “lack of balance in the Israeli government dangerously affects the Palestinian area”.
Nimir Hammad, political advisor of the Palestinian presidents, Mahmoud Abbas, stated on Tuesday that the lack of balance in the Israeli political system and government will most likely cause negative…
Former Israeli PM calls on Olmert to resign
Former Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, said on Tuesday that the current PM Ehud Olmert should resign over his failures in handling the war with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party last…
Solana calls for pushing forwards the peace process
Brussels – EU Foreign Policy Chief, Javier Solana, stated on Tuesday that the world must seize the current opportunity to push forwards the peace process between the Palestinian and Israel.During…
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Eight Palestinian civilians kidnapped as Israeli forces attack homes in Hebron
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces conducted a wide scale house to house search campaign in the northern West Bank city of Hebron and nearby villages; kidnapped eight civilians on…
Army undercover force infiltrates a memorial service in a village near Jenin
The residents of Kofer Dann village west of Jenin city in the West Bank reported that a group of Israeli undercover force infiltrated a memorial house for a slain resistance…