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…
Egypt demands that Israel probes the 1967 massacre of surrendering Egyptian troops
Ahmad Abu Al Gheit, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, said on Tuesday night that Israel must investigate reports which held the Israeli Army responsible for executing 250 Egyptian soldiers who surrendered…
Saudi Arabia calls on Israel to accept the peace initiative without conditions
Israeli sources reported on Tuesday night that the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia said that Israel should accept the Saudi Initiative as it is, and that Israel is trying to…
Hamas fighter killed, nine injured in internal clashes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday night that a Hamas fighter was killed and nine others were injured during internal clashes that took place in Gaza…
Palestina Oggi 031307
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.50 MB || 4m 24sPalestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per martedi 13 marzo 2007.…
Most obstacles overcome, unity government nears in Palestine
Salah Al-Bardaweel, spokesperson of Hamas’ parliamentary bloc, said that Hamas will submit to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas three candidates for the post of minister of interior, from which Abbas…
Palestine Today 031307
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 abducts one civilian near Ramallah
The Israeli army abducted one Palestinian civilian at a military checkpoint near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday afternoon. Sami Hussen, 41, from the village of Surda…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian workers in the old city of Hebron
A group of right wing Israeli setters attacked a number of Palestinian workers in the old city area of Hebron city, in the southern West Bank on Tuesday at midday.…
Israeli army abducts three civilians from Hebron city
Israeli troops abducted three Palestinian civilians from the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday midday. Soldiers attacked and searched residents’ homes located in Khilit Al Magharbi neighborhood in…
Israeli army officer suspended after threatening to destroy a mosque in W.B. village
The Israeli army suspended on Monday an Israeli army officer, after a complaint was filed against him by Palestinian villagers in the southern West Bank after he threaten to destroy…
MP arrested for third time in ongoing campaign against Hamas party members in PLC
Less than a month after his release from prison, Israeli forces again abducted Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmed Abdel Azziz Mubarak. This is the third time the 43 year old…
Nonviolent resistance to occupation: family refuses to leave despite being surrounded by settlements
IIbrahim Attallah is sitting in the nearly destroyed village of Khallet Sakariya. His family is alone now, surrounded by barbed wire and the observation posts that double as sniper towers.…
Israeli army abducts at least four civilians from the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted four civilians on Tuesday morning. Houses in the southern West Bank city of Nablus an the nearby Balata…
Israel Abruptly Closes Rafah Crossing
Israel abruptly closed Tuesday morning the Rafah crossing terminal, Gaza’s sole outlet to the outside world, after the crossing was reopened yesterday for three days. Israel abruptly closed Tuesday morning…
Palestinian Journalists Union slams abduction of BBC reporter in Gaza
The Palestinian Journalists Union in Gaza Strongly denounced on Monday the abduction of Allan Johnson, a BBC reporter working in the Gaza Strip, by a group of unknown gunmen. The…
Fateh PLC bloc hands Abbas names of six candidate ministers
Palestinian legislator, Rabeeha Thiab, representative of Fateh movement at the Palestinian Legislative Council, stated on Monday at night that members of Fateh parliamentary block, including herself, met with president Mahmoud…
Sewer of Ariel settlement destroys natural sceneries in Salfit
Ariel settlement, one of the biggest settlement blocs in the occupied West Bank, dumps its sewer in the valleys of of Salfit district, in the northern part of the West…
Israeli poll: “68.4% of Jews in Israel for uprising by Arab residents of the country”
An Israeli pull administered by the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Haifa, Professor, Sami Smooha, revealed that 68.4% of the Jews in Israel fear…
Palestinian Center for Communication and Development slams the abduction of BBC reporter
The Palestinian Center for Communication and Development issued a press release on Monday slamming the abduction of a Alan Johnson on Monday afternoon in Gaza City. Johnson was abducted by…
Palestina Oggi 031207
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4.50 MB || 5m 22sPalestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per lunedi 12 marzo 2007.…
Unknown gunmen abduct BBC reporter in Gaza
Unknown gunmen have abducted a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist, identified as Alan Johnston, in Gaza city on Monday afternoon. Local sources stated that a group of four unknown gunmen…
Palestine Today 031207
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66 MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for…
Israeli forces enforce curfew on Howwara town
Israeli forces invaded the town of Howwara, south of Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank, on Monday midday and imposed curfew. Soldiers forced shops to close…
Israeli army detains Palestinian police officers near Hebron
The Israeli army detained three Palestinian police officers wihile doing a regular patrol in the city of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank on Monday midday. Israeli…
Israeli army attacks a school and injures three children near Hebron
Israeli forces invaded a Palestinian elementary school in the village of Ithnah, west of Hebron in the southern West Bank on Monday midday. Soldiers shot sound and tear gas bombs…
Two civilians abducted near Jenin
The Israeli army invaded Al Far'a refugee camp near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning and abducted two civilians. Troops enforced curfew during the invasion, confining…
Israeli army injures a Palestinian civilian from Hebron
A Palestinian civilian from the village of Al Thahria near the southern West Bank city of Hebron was shot by the Israeli army in the city of Jerusalem late on…
Palestinian National Security Officer Abducted in Northern Gaza
Palestinian security sources reported Monday that members of the Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, jointly with other members of the executive force, abducted Jamil Alzenati, an officer of…