Palestine Today 032807
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Israeli army shells Palestinian civilian vehicle
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces shelled a Palestinian civilian car west of Gaza City on Wednesday.
Unknown gunmen shoot at journalists in Gaza, injure six people
Unknown gunmen shoot at journalists in a protest in central Gaza City on Wednesday afternoon, and injure six people including one child.
Unknown gunmen shoot at resistance fighter in Gaza, injure three
During a car chase through Gaza City on Wednesday, unknown gunmen reportedly shot at a Hamas resistance fighter and his family. His wife and two of his children were injured.…
Army abuses a Palestinian man near Hebron
The Israeli army abused a Palestinian in the village of Yatta, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday. Troops stormed the house of Moslam Al Timizi, searched…
33 Palestinian civilians abducted as army invades several West Bank areas
The Israeli army have abducted 33 Palestinian civilians during dawn invasion of several West Bank areas Palestinian sources reproted. According to the source the abductions took place in…
At least 33 Palestinians abducted as Israeli army invades several West Bank areas
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and town and abducted at least 33 Palestinian civilians on Wednesday at dawn. The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and…
Palestinian Prime Minister Optimistic about the Arab Summit
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, voiced Tuesday his optimism about the Arab states' summit due to be launched Wednesday in the Saudi Arabian city of Riyadh. He said he…
Palestinian fighter killed by Israeli army during Jenin invasion
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp and killed one Palestinian resistance fighter on Wednesday at dawn.
Israeli army invades Jenin and kills a Palestinian fighter
A massive Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, and killed one Palestinian resistance fighter on Wednesday at dawn. At least 40 Israeli…
UNCHR Criticizes Israel
The United Nations Council for Human Rights (UNCHR) criticized Israel Tuesday for impeding the dispatch of a special investigation team to the occupied Palestinian territories to inspect the Israeli crimes…
Israel to sieze 80 dunams of Palestinian land to construct a Wall section in Qalqilia
The Israeli Authorities decided on Tuesday to annex 80 dunams of farmland that belongs to residents of the northern West Bank area of Qalqilia for the construction of the Illegal…
Livni: “Agreement on permanent solution is not possible in current situation”
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated on Tuesday night that a permanent peace agreement with the Palestinians under the current situation is impossible, and that the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas…
Abbas: “Arab Initiative, last chance for Israel to live in peace in the region”
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated on Tuesday that the Arab peace plan is the last chance for Israel to live in what he described as “a sea of peace”…
Palestinian Interior Ministry denies shot were fired at him in the Gaza Strip
Spokesperson of the Palestinian Interior Ministry, Khalid Abu Hilal, denied media reports that stated that shots were fired at the convoy of the Interior Minister, Hani Al Qawasmi, when he…
Amnesty Calls on Arab Leaders to Press for an International Force in Palestine
Amnesty International has called on the Arab leaders, ahead of their summit meeting in Saudi Arabia due Wednesday, to lobby for the deployment of an international monitoring force throughout the…
Poll: “50% of Jews in Israel back state-sponsored Arab emigration from Israel”
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Tuesday that a poll sponsored by the Center for the Campaign Against Racism, in Israel, revealed that half of the Jewish population in the…
Palestina Oggi 032707
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.57MB || Time 4m 34sPalestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per martedì 27 marzo 2007.…
Palestinian family in Tulkarem demands compensation after Israeli army kill their daughter
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Tuesday that the family of Duaa’ Abdul-Qader, 14, who was killed by Israeli military fire last December in Tulkarem in the northern part of the…
Prior to the Arab Summit, Abbas and Olmert agree on bi-weekly meetings
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to meet every two weeks to discuss what the US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called 'initial steps…
Palestine Today 032707
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday…
Israeli army to allow hundreds of right-wing settlers to ‘visit’ dismantled settlement
Israeli media reported on Tuesday that Israeli forces have agreed to allow a right-wing settler remain at the site of the late illegal Homesh settlement in the northern West Bank,…
Sewage water floods northern Gaza strip village; five killed, scores injured
Sewage water flooded the village of Um Al Nassrin the northern part of the Gaza strip on Tuesday midday in what was described as a disaster. Five Palestinian civilians were…
Israeli army invades several West Bank areas and abducts seven civilians
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and towns, searched homes and abducted seven Palestinian civilians on Tuesday morning. Palestinian sources reported that most of these abductions were made…
Israeli army invades several West Bank areas and abducts seven civilians
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and towns, searched homes and abducted seven Palestinian civilians on Tuesday morning. Palestinian sources reported that most of these abductions were made…
Undercover Israeli Army Unit Sweeps into Khan Younis
An undercover Israeli army unit swept early on Tuesday morning into the eastern part of Khan Younis, in the sothern region of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian media sources said that…
Two fighters killed in an Israeli invasion of Nablus
Palestinian medical sources in the northern West Bank city of Nablus reported on Tuesday at dawn that two fighters of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, were…
Five residents of Rafah injured in Hamas-Fateh clashes
Palestinian medical sources at Abu Yousef Al Najjar Hospital in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Monday night that five residents were shot and injured…
As Prisoners Day approaches, female detainees appeal to be freed
The Nafha Society for Defending Human Rights and the Rights of Detainees stated that female Palestinian detainees are facing harsh living conditions in Israeli prisons, suffering from torture, repeated attacks…
Palestina Oggi 032607
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Palestine Today 032607
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday…
Palestinian resistance fighter dies in southern Gaza Strip
One resistance fighter from the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was announced dead on Monday morning in Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip. The Brigades…
Israeli Army Shells a Palestinian Truck in Eastern Gaza
Israeli army opened fire at a Palestinian truck while driving in eastern Gaza city, Palestinian media sources and medics said. The sources added that the Israeli armored vehicles, stationed to…
Israeli troops invade a village near Salfit and attack houses
Israeli forces invaded the village of Qarawit Bani Hassan, west of Salfit city in the northern part of the West Bank, and searched several houses on Monday morning. Troops ransacked…
Two Palestinian youth abducted as army attacks Jenin University
A massive Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Monday midday then surrounded the American- Arab University, two Palestinian youth were abducted.
Two Palestinian youths abducted as Israeli army attacks Jenin University
A massive Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Monday midday then surrounded the American- Arab University, two Palestinian youths were abducted. Troops besieged the…
12 Palestinian civilians abducted as army invades several parts of the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted at least 12 civilians among them one child on Monday morning.
12 Palestinian civilians abducted as Israeli army invades several parts of West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted at least 12 civilians, among them one child, on Monday morning. The abductions were focused on the cities…
Thousands of right-wing settlers try to re-occupy dismantled illegal settlement in West Bank
Under the protection of the Israeli army, scores of Israeli settlers entered the area of the illegal settlement of Homesh, which was evacuated in 2005 during the Israeli disengagement plan…
European Observers’ Chief at Rafah Crossing Terminal Rethinks Presence
The head of the European observers at the Rafah crossing terminal, General Pietro Pistolese, said Sunday that if Israel continues closure of the Rafah crossing terminal in the southern Gaza…
One Palestinian shepherd found dead near a settlement in northern West Bank
A Palestinian shepherd found dead near an Israeli settlement located near the city of Nablus in northern West Bank on Monday morning.
One Palestinian shepherd found dead near a settlement in northern West Bank
A Palestinian shepherd was found dead near an Israeli settlement located near the city of Nablus, in northern West Bank on Monday morning. Palestinian sources reported that Mohamed Bani Jaber,…
Rafah crossing re-opens on Monday
The Rafah crossing will be reopened on Monday morning from both sides Palestinian sources reported. Nathmi Muhana, the director of the borders and crossing control in the Palestinian Authority told…
Israeli Army cancels ban on Israelis driving Palestinian residents in the occupied West Bank
An Israeli online daily reported that the Israeli Army GOC Central Command, Yair Naveh, cancelled on Sunday a restriction that barred Israelis from transporting Palestinian passengers in their vehicles in…
Israeli forces beat and abduct seven young men in Bethlehem
On the same day that the United Nations Secretary General was in Bethlehem's Aida Refugee Camp, Israeli forces contravened UN resolutions by continuing the occupation. They also invaded southern Bethlehem's…
US Secretary General meets president Abbas in Ramallah
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon met on Sunday in the central West Bank city of Ramallah with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. He expressed his shock over the harsh living conditions…
Rice meets Abbas in Ramallah, sets “new approach for peace talks”
On Sunday the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met in the central West Bank city of Ramallah with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. She said that she intends to…
Questa settimana in Palestina No. 12 2007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 19.2MB || 21m 0sQuesta settimana in Palestina, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, per la settimana dal…
Palestinian Journalists Protest as BBC Reporter Remains Hostage in Gaza
Dozens of Palestinian journalists in Gaza protested Sunday against the abduction and confinement of BBC reporter Alan Johnston for the second week consecutively. The protest was held in a sit-in…
Six civilians injured by gunmen in Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis reported that six residents, including four members of the same family, were shot and injured on Saturday evening…
Israeli Army, Police warn settlers against carrying out their plan of reoccupying evacuated outposts
The Israeli Army and Police force warned on Saturday West Bank settlers against carrying out their plans to reoccupy the evacuated illegal settlement outpost of Homesh in the occupied West…
Jenin child tells the story of how soldiers killed his father in 2002
“My father was not a fighter. He was not armed. The [Israeli] soldiers took him from our house and tortured him without any mercy, they killed him and gave us…
Minister of Information Deplores Israeli Army Harassment of Palestinian Civilians
The Palestinian Minister of Information, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, presented in a press conference in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, a video tape showing Israeli soldiers releasing their dogs…
European Commission to Fund Impoverished Palestinians
The European Commission (EC) announced Saturday it would pay $US 9 million in aid to impoverished Palestinian households. The EC said that the fund will be provided in the form…
United States Dissatisfied with Renewed Norway-PA Ties
The United States Department of State summoned Friday Norway’s ambassador to Washington to discuss the Norwegian deputy-foreign minister’s meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, in Gaza last week. According…
Ghazi Hammad: Israeli Retention of Tax Money Due to PA ‘Repressive’
The spokesman of the Palestinian government, Ghazi Hammad, speaking to Ma’an News Agency, considered the Israeli decision to continue withholding tax money due to the Palestinian Authority ‘repressive’. “The due…
Israeli army invades Nablus and abducts one civilian
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus searched number of residents’ houses and abducted one civilian, on Saturday morning. Local sources reported that the abducted man…
One civilians injured in the northern Gaza strip
The Israeli army shot at injured a Palestinian civilian in northern part of the Gaza strip on Saturday morning. Medical sources reported that Mohamed Abu Wardah, 22, was shot while…
Israeli Army Wounds a Palestinian Civilian in Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in northern Gaza reported Saturday that a Palestinian was shot and wounded by Israeli army gunfire near the Beit Hanoun industrial zone. The sources identified the wounded…
Preventive security member killed in internal clashes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday evening that one person was killed and four were injured in violent clashes that took place in Al Zaytoun neighborhood…
This Week in Palestine – Week 12 2007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 17.3MB || Time 19m 0sThis Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for March…
Child killed, dozens of residents injured in Hamas-Fateh clashes
One Palestinian child was shot and killed on Friday morning in renewed clashes between Fateh and Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip. Abductions and attacks against private and public properties…
Palestina Oggi 032207
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4.57MB || Time 5m 0sPalestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per giovedi 22 marzo 2007.…
Illegal West Bank settlers demand compensation for evacuating outpost
Settlers of Hersha, an illegal Israeli settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank, asked the Israeli High court of Justice to compensate them if they are evicted from the outpost.The…
Two bodies found in Gaza, several attacks reported
Palestinian security sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday night that bodies of two residents were found in the Central and the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip. Shots…
Israeli Border Guard Policemen caught on camera abusing a Palestinian youth
Israeli border guard policemen were caught on camera beating and abusing a 17-year-old Palestinian youth from Huwwara village, near Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank on Wednesday.The…
Abbas: “Framework deal reached on the release of Shalit”
In an interview with the Israeli TV, Channel 1, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that the framework agreement for the release of the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit…
PCHR Weekly report: 2 Palestinians killed, 13 injured including 7 children
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories in the period between…
Palestine Today 032207
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4.57MB || Time 5m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday…
Palestinian Journalists Protest the Kidnapping of BBC Reporter, Johnston
Palestinian journalists organized on Thursday a march in the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest against the kidnapping of the British Broadcast Corporation’s reporter, Allan Johnston, in Gaza Strip.Palestinian…
Fatah and Hamas in Gaza Agree to Calm Following Renewed Infighting
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed Thursday to calm, after their supporters traded gun fire and abductions in northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, causing the death of one Fatah member…
Army bulldozers destroy farm lands near Hebron to expand settlement
Israeli army Bulldozers began bulldozing farm lands that belong to Palestinian farmers from Al Thahria town south of Hebron city in the southern West Bank on Thursday. Israeli army Bulldozers…
Six Palestinians abducted as army invades several Parts of the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted six Palestinian civilians on Thursday at dawn. Five of those abducted were taken from the city of Hebron…
Palestinian civilian killed in renewed clashes in the Gaza strip
One Palestinian man was shot and killed on Thursday morning in the eastern side of Gaza city, during renewed clashes between the two rival Hamas and Fatah parties. This incident…
Questions as BBC’s Reporter Remains Hostage in Gaza
According to the Gaza-based Palestinian Human Rights Center, twenty-eight kidnappings, with a total of 55 foreigners including journalists and international workers, have taken place in Gaza over the past three…
Youth killed by military fire near Ramallah
The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported on Wednesday night that one Palestinian youth was shot and killed, and another civilian was injured by Israeli army gunfire in Aboud village, near…
Report: “Israeli troops committed 1,123 violations last week”
A report prepared and published by the Palestinian National Information Center – State Information Service, revealed that the Israeli army committed 1,123 violations against Palestinians and their property in the…
Palestina Oggi 032107
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4.57MB || Time 5m 0sPalestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per mercoledì 21 marzo 2007.…
Anti-Wall Demonstration on Mother’s Day near Bethlehem
On Mother’s Day & the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination -Wednesday, March 21st- Palestinians from the village of Umm Salamuna and neighboring villages near Bethlehem in the…
Palestine Today 032107
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4.57MB || Time 5m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, on Wednesday…
Renewed Clashes in Beit Lahia Claim One Resident’s Life, Wound Others
Palestinian media sources said Wednesday that one Palestinian civilian was killed and eleven others wounded during renewed Hamas-Fatah infighting in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Lahia. The sources…
Dr. Barghouthi: EU envoy to the Peace Process, Belgian FM to meet Palestinian FM soon
The European Union envoy for peace in the Middle East, Miguel Moratinos, and Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht will meet with the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the…
Israeli Army dog attacks a Palestinian Woman in Bethlehem
A Palestinian woman was wounded when an Israeli army dog attacked her in the village of Obaidiya, near Bethlehem, on Wednesday afternoon. Troops released the dog after an army bulldozer…
Three civilians kidnapped from villages near Hebron
Israeli forces kidnapped three Palestinian civilians from the villages of Halhul, Dura and Sourif south of Hebron in the southern West Bank on Wednesday at dawn. Troops attacked and searched…
Two Palestinian Security Personnel Wounded in a Drive-by Shooting in Khan Younis
Palestinian media sources reported that unknown assailants, in an unknown car, opened fire early on Wednesday at a Palestinian security outpost in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis,…
Israeli sources: Israeli army abducts 20 Palestinians from the West Bank
The Israeli army abducted 20 Palestinians during a pre-dawn invasion of several West Bank areas on Wednesday, Israeli media sources reported. The sources added that the army claimed that the…
Ten residents kidnapped in several West Bank areas
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank areas on Wednesday at dawn and abducted at least 10 civilians. The Israeli army invaded several West Bank areas on Wednesday at dawn…
Army invades several areas in the West Bank and abducts 10 civilians
The Israeli army invaded several West Band areas on Wednesday at dawn and abducted at least 10 civilians.
Israeli army invades Askar refugee camp and kills one Palestinian civilian
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Askar refugee camp, one civilian killed and at least 5 other abducted on Wednesday morning.
One Palestinian killed, as army invades Nablus
On Wednesday morning the Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Askar refugee camp, killing one civilian and abducting at least 5 others. On…
Israeli army troops surround a house in Obadiah village near Bethlehem city
On Tuesday morning an Israeli army force invaded Obadiah village to the east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and surrounded a house near the Palestinian Authority police station.…
Israeli Knesset to extend law baring family unifications
An Israeli online daily reported on Wednesday at dawn that the Knesset is expected to vote on Wednesday on the extension of a controversial citizenship law. The law would bar…
Arab league calls on Israel to be proactive in starting the peace process
Amr Mousa, Secretary-General of the Arab League, called on Israel on Tuesday to be more “proactive” in restarting the peace process in the Middle East following the formation of an…
US Consul in Jerusalem meets Palestinian Finance Minister
Jacob Walles, the US consul-general in Jerusalem, met on Tuesday with the Palestinian Finance Minister, Salaam Fayyad. The meeting is considered the first contact between the United States and the…
Israeli Police abduct several Palestinians in Netanya
Israeli media sources reported on Tuesday that the Israeli police took prisoner several Palestinian residents of the Israeli town of Netanya. The police claimed that they received intelligence information that…
Palestine Today 032007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4.57MB || Time 5m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday…
Israeli Army Razes Farm Lands near Maghazi
On Tuesday Israeli army bulldozers accompanied by a barrage of heavy tank fire bulldozed Palestinian-owned lands to the east of Maghazi Refugee Camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Witnesses told…
Israeli army abducts two civilians from Al Ram town
The Israeli army invaded Al Ram town north of Jerusalem city in the central West Bank, and abducted two civilians on Tuesday at dawn. An Israeli army force invaded the…
Soldiers abduct five civilians from Hebron
On Tuesday morning the Israeli army attacked residents' houses in the southern West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby Sourif village, five civilians were abducted. Mohamed Al Huwar, 44,…
Israeli army levels two Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem
Israeli army bulldozers leveled two Palestinian homes located in east Jerusalem, and threatened to demolish a third on Tuesday around midday. On of the attacked houses belongs to Mohamed Hanak…