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…
Israeli army tanks open fire at civilians’ homes in the central Gaza Strip
On Tuesday afternoon Israeli army tanks fired heavily at residential buildings in Al Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Troops abduct five fishermen in Rafah
On Tuesday morning, the Israeli naval forces abducted five Palestinian fishermen near the shores of the costal city of Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza strip. Local sources…
Israeli army abducts one man from Doura village near Hebron
Israeli forces invaded the village of Doura south of Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank and abducted one man on Tuesday morning. Waled Al Suwaiti, 18,…
Israeli sources: army abducts seven Palestinians in the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank areas and abducted seven Palestinians on Tuesday morning, Israeli media sources reported. According to these sources, the abductions took place in the cities…
Israeli army levels a Palestinian home in Halhul village, clashes erupt
On Tuesday morning Israeli forces leveled a house in the village of Halhul north of Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank. Clashes erupted between the Israeli…
Soldiers break into cells of Golan detainees held in Gilboa’ prison
The Committee of Detainees, part of the Occupied Syrian Golan Coalition, reported on Monday that Israeli soldiers and security services broke last Wednesday morning into the cells of detainees from…
Hamas considers Abbas’ decision to appoint Dahlan as National Security Advisor ‘illegal’
After the Palestinian President decided on Monday to appoint Mohammad Dahlan, a prominent Fateh leaders and the previous head of the Preventive Security Force in Gaza, as the Security Advisor,…
200 Israeli Settlers Seize a Palestinian House in Hebron
Israeli sources reported on Monday night that some 200 armed Israeli settlers, seized Monday evening a Palestinian-owned house in the West Bank city of Hebron, claiming ownership. The settlers, all…
Norway is First to Resume Ties with PA as Unity Cabinet Inaugurated
In the first sign of a breakthrough regarding the international community’s stance on the newly-announced Palestinian Authority’s (PA) unity government, the deputy-foreign minister of Norway met today in Gaza with…
Palestine Today 031907
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 Monday…
One Israeli man shot and injured near Karni crossing
One Israeli man sustained light wounds after being shot at a gas station near the Karni crossing, in the eastern Gaza strip on Monday midday. Israeli sources reported that an…
One man killed, seven injured in Gaza
One Palestinian man was killed and seven others injured when an explosion took place in a house located in Al Al Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza city on Monday…
Israeli army annex farm lands to build a military post
The Israeli army issued two military orders to annex farm lands owned by residents of Halhul village south of Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank on…
Several civilians injured in an explosion west of Gaza city
Several civilians were injured on Monday midday when an explosion took place in a house in Al Shati refugee camp west of Gaza city. Local sources reported that the explosion…
Israeli army invades several West Bank areas and abducts 13 civilians
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank, attacked residents’ homes and abducted 13 Palestinian civilians on Monday at dawn. Israeli forces attacked and searched residents’ homes in…
Army invades several West Bank areas and abducts 13 civilians
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank attacked residents homes and abducted 13 Palestinian civilians on Monday at dawn.
Israeli army injures a Palestinian at a military checkpoint in the northern W.B
Israeli troops stationed at Beit Iba checkpoint west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus opened fire and injured one Palestinian civilian on Monday morning.
Israeli troop shoots Palestinian civilian at military checkpoint in northern W.B
Israeli troops stationed at Beit Iba checkpoint west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus opened fire and injured one Palestinian civilian on Monday morning. Beit Iba checkpoint is…
Palestinian Policeman Wounded by Unknown Gunfire in Deir Elbalah
Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Monday a Palestinian policeman in Deir Elbalah city, in the central Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources confirmed the shootout, yet no further details have been…
Gunmen release a Palestinian judge shortly after abducting him
The Palestine News Network reported on Sunday evening that unknown gunmen abducted Justice Bassam Hijawi, head of the Jenin Court, in the northern part of the West Bank, and released…
Israeli soldier injured during Nablus invasion
Israeli military sources reported on Sunday night that one soldier was injured when an explosive charge detonated near a military jeep as the army was invading Batala refuge camp, in…
Rachel Corrie’s Voice
Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old peace activist killed by a bulldozer driven by an Israeli army soldier. The time, day and place of her death are known, but, the question…
New government does not include Minister of Jerusalem
The new national unity government does not include a Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs.As the Israeli annexation of Jerusalem has put the city into a different category from other parts of…
One Palestinian Girl Killed, Two Women Wounded during Clashes in Rafah
Palestinian medical sources confirmed that an 8 year-old girl was shot dead and two women were wounded in a crossfire during tribal clashes in Rafah city, in the southern Gaza…
Israeli Troops Wound Two Palestinian Civilians in Nablus
Israeli troops shot and wounded two Palestinian civilians at the Beit Ebba checkpoint, to the west of Nablus city in the West Bank Palestinian security sources said that the Israeli…
The Logic of Recognition
The Palestinians are faced by the infamous request of recognizing Israel. A request carrying various dimensions ranging from psychological to highly political concepts. Such a request is not only advanced…
Israeli Cabinet Adopts Olmert’s Position Towards PA Government
In the weekly meeting held Sunday, the Israeli cabinet overwhelmingly stuck to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s position towards the new Palestinian Authority’s unity government. 19 Israeli ministers voted for Olmert’s…
Troops invade Salfit, wound three residents
Three Palestinians were wounded on Sunday morning in Iskaka village near the West Bank city of Salfit, when Israeli forces opened their machine gun fire randomly in residential areas, Palestinian…
Israeli troops kidnap two Palestinians from Gaza Strip
Israeli army troops opened fire on Sunday morning in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported.Israeli army troops opened fire on Sunday morning in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources…
Israeli deputy Defense Minister says talks with some PA ministers are possible
Ephraim Sneh, Israeli deputy defense minister, told the Israeli Ynet online daily that talks with some Palestinian ministers of the new government are possible. His statements contradict the Israeli government's…
Palestinian government’s “Right to resist” statement disturbs the US
Saturday, the United States said that it was disturbed by a statement from the Palestinian Unity Government regarding the right of resisting the Israeli occupation. The government's statement was made…
Threat to Al Aqsa Mosque greater than ever after media and critics swayed by Israeli campaign
A prominent Jerusalem cartographer reported Saturday, “The demolition and excavation that began at the Moroccan Gate will allow Israelis and extremist Jews free access to the courtyard of Al Aqsa…
Palestinian Legislative Council Votes for the National Unity Government
83 Palestinian MPs voted Saturday for the Palestinian unity government, agreed upon over the weekend, while only 3 others voted against. 83 Palestinian MPs voted Saturday for the Palestinian unity…
Israeli army invades several villages near Qalqilia
The Israeli army invaded several villages near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and attacked two civilians on Saturday morning. The Israeli army invaded several villages near the northern…
Army invades Budrous village and abducts one civilian
The Israeli army invaded the village of Budrous west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and abducted on civilian man on Saturday at dawn. Imad Awad-Allah, 37, was…
Army setup several checkpoints near Jenin
The Israeli army had installed several military checkpoints around the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday morning. Palestinian sources in the city stated that Israeli soldiers installed several…
Israeli army abducts three Palestinian children near Jerusalem
The Israeli army invaded the town of Abu Dies east of the city of Jerusalem in the central West Bank, and abducted three Palestinian children on Saturday morning. Local sources…
Former Egyptian prisoner of war says he saw Ben-Eliezer killing two Egyptian soldiers
Israeli Ynetnews reported on Friday night that a former Egyptian prisoner of war said that he witnesses Labor member of Knesset and the National Infrastructure Minister, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, killing two…
Humiliation and Child Abuse at Israeli Checkpoints Strip-Searching Children
Israeli officials have been regularly strip-searching children for decades, some of them American citizens. While organizations that focus on Israel-Palestine have long been aware that Israeli border officials regularly strip…
PRC says development occurred in Shalit swap deal
Abu Mujahid, spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees, one of three Palestinian groups holding the Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit captive since June 25 2006, stated on Friday that dramatic developments…
Hamad: “President and PM received assurances from EU countries to deal with unity government”
Palestinian government spokesperson, Dr. Ghazi Hamad, stated on Friday that President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, received assurances from several European countries that they will be willing to…
This Week In Palestine week 10, 2007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 16.70 MB || 18m:0sThis Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for March 10th…
Unknown Gunmen Attack Convoy of a Senior UN Official in Gaza
Unknown gunmen attacked Friday with machine guns the convoy of a senior UN official in northern Gaza Strip. Palestinian local sources and eyewitness said that Jhon Ging, operations director of…
Non-violent protest against illegal Wall in Bilin: Israeli army steps-up measures to crush defiance
On Friday, the villagers of Bilin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, were joined by international and Israeli supporters to conduct the weekly non-violent protest against the illegal…
Israeli army units fake usurpation of Palestinian villages for ‘practice’
Israeli media sources today reported yet another incident of the Israeli army conducting a drill simulating the takeover of a Palestinian village at the hands of a reserves unit. For…
Unity Government Announcement Draws Various Reactions
The Palestinian unity government, expected to be made public on Saturday, has drawn various reactions at many levels. The Palestinian unity government, expected to be made public on Saturday, has…
One Palestinian Security Officer Killed, another Wounded in Central Gaza
A Palestinian security officer has been shot dead and another wounded in the Deir El Balah city in the central Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources said that Hussain Alselhi, 31…
Son of Jailed Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi, acquitted
The Salem Israeli Military Court acquitted on Thursday Qassam Barghouthi, the son of jailed Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, after two years imprisonment. His lawyer expects him to be freed next…
Abbas accepts Haniyya’s line-up of Unity Government ministers
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Thursday night that the acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, handed president Mahmoud Abbas a list containing the names of the ministers who…
PCHR weekly report on Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied territories
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights, in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories during the period between March 8th…
Education Employees to be paid, EU considers resuming PA funding
The Acting Palestinian Minister of Finance, Dr. Samir Abu Eisheh said that the ministry will pay one month’s salary to the education sector employees.The Acting Palestinian Minister of Finance, Dr.…
Palestine Today 031507
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…
One killed, two injured near Rafah border
Palestinian sources reported that one Palestinian man was killed and other two injured when an underground tunnel collapsed on them near the Palestinian Egyptian border in Rafah city in the…
Palestinian Unity Government pending Parliament Approval
Senior Palestinian leaders have almost finalized the formation of the long-waited National Unity Government and agreed on all names of the cabinet ministers. Senior Palestinian leaders have almost finalized the…
Israeli army abducts one Palestinian civilian from Hebron
The Israeli army attacked and searched scores of Palestinian homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and abducted one civilian on Thursday morning. Soldiers searched and ransacked house…
Israeli forces abduct one Palestinian civilian south of Bethlehem
Israeli troops stationed at the Nashash military checkpoint at the southern entrance of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem abducted a Palestinian civilian on Thursday midday. Mohamed Mu’ali, a…
Japan backs joint Palestinian/Jordanian/Israeli plans for agro-industrial project in West Bank
Israeli media sources reported Thursday that Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan agreed on a plan to build an agro-industrial park in the West Bank, on Wednesday. This comes as…
Israeli army abducts 15 Palestinians from the West Bank
Israeli forces invaded several West Bank cities and abducted 15 Palestinian civilians on Thursday morning.
Israeli army abducts 15 Palestinians from the West Bank
Israeli forces invaded several West Bank cities and abducted 15 Palestinian civilians on Thursday morning. Four of those abducted were from the villages of Beit Fajjar and Al Khadier, south…
One Fatah activist dies of wounds sustained in Gaza
One said to be Fatah activist died on Thursday of wounds he sustained on Wednesday during infighting between Fatah and Hamas security forces, in the town of Beit Hanoun in…
Palestinian Minister of Interior named, government will be presented to PLC Saturday
Acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Wednesday that all talks regarding the unity government were concluded, and that the minister of interior had been named, the Maan News…
Report: “Two killed, 26 injured in Israeli military attacks last week”
A report prepared and published by the Palestinian Information Center – State Information Service, revealed that Israeli soldiers have shot and killed two Palestinians and injured 26 others over the…
Palestinian refugees in Iraq were attacked 31 times in February, eight killed
The Palestinian Ministry of Refugees reported on Wednesday that the Palestinian refugees in Iraq were attacked 31 times in February, and that eight Palestinians were killed in separate attacks.The ministry…
Six Palestinians, including three children, injured in internal clashes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday night that six Palestinian civilians, including three children, were injured in renewed violent clashes between Fateh and Hamas gunmen in…
Palestine Today 031407
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 Wednesday…
Report: 68 Israeli army violations against Palestinian medical teams recorded last month
The Palestinian Red crescent Society issued a report on Wednesday stating that the Israeli army committed 68 violations against Palestinian medical teams in the month of February, 2007. According to…
Hamas’s Executive Force Attacks Electricians in Northern Gaza
Palestinian media sources reported that on Wednesday morning, members of the Hamas-formed executive force of the interior ministry attacked electricians working for the Palestinian electricity company who were mending power…
Israeli troops attack one Palestinian civilian and abduct another in Hebron
Israeli forces attacked and beat up a Palestinian civilian and abducted another, during midday attacks on residents’ homes, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday. Local sources…
Israeli army destroys Palestinian homes in Jerusalem
Israeli army bulldozers have destroyed one Palestinian house in the Sur-Bahir area south east of the city of Jerusalem on Wednesday morning. The house is privately owned by Atta Sarhan…
Peace Now: 32% of illegal Israeli settlements built on private Palestinian land
On Wednesday, the Israeli organization Peace Now issued a report sating that 32% of the land annexed for the construction of Israeli settlements and outposts is private Palestinian property.The report…
Israeli forces abducts 11 Palestinians from several parts of the West Bank
The Israeli forces launched their daily abduction campaign throughout the West Bank on Wednesday at dawn. The suburbs of Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank, Ramallah…
UNESCO Demands that Israel Halts Digging at the Al-Aqsa Mosque
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) demanded that Israel halts the current excavations being carried out near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. A UNESCO…