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The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted at least 12 civilians among them one child on Monday morning.

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…

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…

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…

A Palestinian shepherd found dead near an Israeli settlement located near the city of Nablus in northern West Bank on Monday morning.

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

The Israeli army invaded several West Band areas on Wednesday at dawn and abducted at least 10 civilians.

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.

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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 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…

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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…

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…

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 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…

On Tuesday afternoon Israeli army tanks fired heavily at residential buildings in Al Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

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 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,…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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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 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…

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 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…

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…

The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank attacked residents homes and abducted 13 Palestinian civilians on Monday at dawn.

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 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…

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…

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 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 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…

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…

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 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 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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…