B’Tselem and PHR: `“Parading of Naked Prisoners in Jericho Violated International Law`
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, and Physicians for Human Rights, in Israel (PHR), wrote on Thursday to the Israeli army Judge Advocate General,…
Israeli High Court approves of continuation of Wall construction west of Ramallah
The Israeli High Court approved on Thursday the continuation of construction of the annexation Wall, especially in areas located west of the West Bank city of Ramallah. The nine-judge court…
After weeks of Israeli closure, Gaza Strip is completely out of bread
All of the bakeries in the Gaza Strip are closed. Dependent on imports of flour, the 1.2 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, the most crowded place on earth…
Army claims thwarting stabbing attack at a Jenin checkpoint
Israeli Border Guard officers claimed thwarting a stabbing attempt at the Salem checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Jenin. An Israeli military source reported that a Palestinian man arrived…
Israeli air raid on Beit Lahia area
Israeli war jets bombed the roads in Beit Lahia area and the northern area of the Gaza Strip Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses said that the bombing caused the destruction of parts…
Israel’s attack on Jericho: Palestinians remain without protection
The Israeli attack on Jericho and kidnap of a number of Palestinian prisoners, including the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) demonstrates once again the…
US, Britain were forewarned of Israeli raid on Palestinian prison
Days before the military assault on Jericho prison, Israel warned Britain and the US that it would seize Palestinians held there under an international agreement for killing an Israeli cabinet…
Three school-students arrested in Hebron
On Thursday Israeli soldiers arrested three school students at the main entrance of Al Arroub refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, after detaining dozens of students…
Settlers attacks one Palestinian family in Teall Al Rmida village in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family from Teall Al Rmida village in the West Bank city of Hebron while farming their land on Thursday. The group attacked…
Settlers attack a Palestinian family in Hebron
Settlers from the illegal outpost Ramat Yishai, in the West Bank city of Hebron, attacked on Thursday a Palestinian family and barred its members from plowing their orchard near their…
Hamas Submits Final Platform; Coalition with Fateh seems unlikely
A meeting between the party leadership of the now-ruling Hamas party and the minority Fateh late Wednesday night failed to bring together a common platform for the new Palestinian government.…
Abducted prisoners now under Israeli interrogation
Ahmad Sa’adat, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the other prisoners captured Tuesday during an extrajudicial prison raid by Israeli forces on the Jericho…
Army arrests three students from Al Arroub refugee camp near Hebron
Israeli army troops arrested three students on their way to school near Al Arroub refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Thursday morning. Al Mo’tassem Jbren,…
Despite Israeli fund freeze,Palestinian employees receive February paychecks
Thousands of Palestinians employed by the Palestinian Authority received on Wednesday their paychecks for the month of February. The ministry of Finance was 15 days late in providing the…
Israeli police storms The Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem, arrests four residents
The Israeli police stormed, on Thursday morning, the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem in which several Palestinian NGOs were holding a conference and arrested four participants. The police claimed that the…
Three Palestinians arrested from Azzoun and Al Nabi Elias villages, east of Qalqilia
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Azzoun and Al Nabi Elias, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and arrested three residents there, Thursday at dawn. Troops and…
12-year old child killed by Israeli forces near Ramallah
Khaled Ateyya, 12, a resident of Kherbet Al Mesbah Village, near Ramallah, was killed when the so-called Israeli "border guard" opened fire at him Wednesday night near the construction of…
In a pre-dawn invasion, army arrests two residents from Balata refugee camp
Israeli army troops and vehicles invaded Balata refugee camp in Nablus, a West Bank city, and arrested two residents Thursday at dawn Ali Abu Daiah, 22, and Ali Al Tirawi,…
Army invades Al Doha village west of Bethlehem
Israeli army forces invaded the Al-Doha, a village in the West Bank located west of Bethlehem, on Thursday at dawn. Several army vehicles stormed the village, surrounded then searched political prisoner Etaf…
Army arrests one resident from Bethlehem while crossing a checkpoint east of the city
Israeli army troops stationed at the container checkpoint east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem arrested Mohamed Abu Ariah, 33, while trying to cross the checkpoint late Wednesday night.…
Israeli Army invades Jenin, one soldier killed, air Strike in Gaza
An Israeli soldier was killed on Thursday morning during a military invasion to the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, Israeli media sources reported. The sources…
Kidnapped foreigners released
Palestinians released on Wednesday the last four of 11 foreigners abducted the previous day in retaliation for an Israeli raid on a Palestinian prison in Jericho, the Palestinian interior ministry…
Israeli Police arrest Arab woman, claim that she was attempting to stab policeman
The Israeli Police in Jerusalem claimed that policemen arrested an Arab woman from East Jerusalem after she allegedly attempted to stab a policeman in Ramat Gan area, earlier on Wednesday.…
Fighter killed during training in Gaza
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza city reported that one fighter was killed while training with other fighter east of Gaza city. The fighter, Mohammad Abu Assi, was killed blast…
Palestinian territories to remain isolated until Saturday
The Israeli army has decided to extend the closure imposed on the Palestinian territories until next Saturday. Army claims receiving several warnings of possible attacks against Israeli targets. The Palestinian…
Protests spread throughout Palestine after Israeli attack on Jericho Prison
On Tuesday night and Wednesday throughout the day, thousands of Palestinians from all political parties took part in random massive demonstrations, including a mass demonstration in Ramallah Wednesday afternoon. Demonstrators…
Young boy severely beaten for not showing his school ID card to unidentified Israelis
Sunday night was a horrible night for fourteen year old Hamza Fawzi Iweida. He was beaten, abducted, tied to a chair and insulted, after being asked for his identity card…
Israeli prosecution opposes new settler homes near Bil’in, approves existing illegal constructions
Israeli State Prosecution said, on Wednesday, that it is opposed to resuming the constructions of illegal houses in the Matityahu-East settlement neighborhood, in the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Upper Modi’in, constructed…
Investigative Report: Britain Helped Israel Make Its A-bomb
Report: "We have now obtained previously top-secret papers which show not only that Norway was a mere cover for the Israel deal, but that Britain made hundreds of other secret…
Four fighters injured as Israeli air force attempts to assassinate them
Four fighters of the Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, were injured on Wednesday after being targeted by a missile fire from as Israeli…
PFLP fighter killed by Palestinian police fire in Gaza
One Palestinian fighter, member of the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was killed, and nine residents were injured, on Tuesday, during clashes which…
Palestinian resistance shells military post near the Sofa border crossing
The national resistance brigade, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), and the Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility…
Anti-zionist Jewish Rabbis vist Iran: ‘Israel does not represent all Jews’
Orthodox Jewish rabbis with Neturei Karta, a Jewish group that opposes the existence of the state of Israel, visited Iran last week in a delegation meant to show the Iranian…
Three Palestinians in Awarta village injured after being attacked by Israeli settlers
A group of Israeli settlers attacked the village of Awarta, southeast of the West Bank city of Nablus, and injured three residents there, on Wednesday afternoon. The settlers from…
Army resumes land bulldozing in Tubas
Israeli army bulldozers uprooted, on Wednesday, Palestinian orchards east of the West Bank city of Tubas. The orchards were annexed by the soldiers and settlers last month in order…
In an ingoing invasion of the village of Kafr Qaddoum, Israeli army arrests one resident
In an ingoing invasion of the village of Qafr Qaddoum, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, the Israeli army has arrested one resident and is still imposing…
Army invades Jenin, arrests five residents
Israeli army troops stormed, on Wednesday morning, the West Bank city of Jenin, its refugee camp and the nearby town of Qabatia; five residents were arrested and two houses were…
Israel begins massive settlement project in the West Bank
With the media focused on the recent Israeli attack on the Jericho prison, the Israeli government has begun to develop facilities for what eventually could be the largest settlement project…
Army invades Kofier Qadom village east of Qalqilia
Israeli army troops stormed the village of Kofier Qadom, located east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and imposed a curfew on the village Wednesday at dawn. Soldiers…
Two residents arrested in Nahalen village west of Bethlehem
Israeli army forces stormed the village of Nahalen, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested two residents there on Wednesday morning. Eight army vehicles invaded the…
Army invades Banni Na’am village and arrests three residents there
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Banni Na’am east of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested three residents there, on Wednesday at dawn. Troops stormed the…
EU: West Bank’s latest troubles won’t affect EU aid to Palestinians
The European Union agreed to grant a $143 million emergency package to the Palestinian Authority in order to pay its bills for two months, however the Union remained undecided about…
Army invades Banni Na’am village and arrests three residents
Israeli army troops invaded Banni Na’am, located east of the West Bank city of Hebron, arresting three residents Wednesday at dawn. Troops stormed the village and searced residents’ houses before…
U.S. Veto may hinder UN condemnation of Jericho prison offensive
A U.S. veto is expected to block a bid by Qatar for the UN Security Council to condemn Israel’s latest attack offensive against Jericho jail and its capture of Palestinian prisoners…
Prison attack: Israeli aggression, British betrayal
Another act of aggression by the Israeli state, emboldened by western governments’ hostility to Hamas. Al-Jazeera is broadcasting footage of a brutal Israeli raid on a prison in the Palestinian…
Defense Minister says Israel has planned Jericho attack with UK and U.S guards since last week
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, stated on Tuesday evening, that Israel knew in advance when the U.S and U.K guards will be leaving the Jericho prison compound, as part of…
PNIC Report: 4298 Killed, 46,353 Wounded and 9200 Arrested; over 71,000 homes destroyed since 2000
A report from the Palestine National Information Center released on Tuesday revealed that 4,298 Palestinian people have been killed since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada on September 29, 2000. Of…
400 Palestinian children imprisoned in Israeli jails without the most basic human rights
Additional reports of intense suffering are coming from Israel’s Telmond Prison where several Palestinian children are imprisoned in Department Seven. In a interview with PNN, one of the children reported,…
Hamas threatens to abduct soldiers, PFLP vows retaliation
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced that it will abduct Israeli soldiers in retaliation to the arrest of, Ahmad Sa’adat, Secretary General of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of…
Sa’adaat, shobaki Arrested, operation not over yet
Palestinian sources confirmed that Ahmad Sa’adaat, Secretary General of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine and four of his comrades allegdly accused of killing the Israeli Minister Rehavam…
Hamas: `“targeting Saadat, prisoners in Jericho, serious Israeli escalation`
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, warned on Tuesday that Israel is conducting a serious escalation and attack by invading the West Bank city of Jericho and surrounding the Jericho Prison…
Three residents arrested in Hebron
Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents of Hebron, Al Fawwar refugee camp, and Beit Ummar village, near the West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in Hebron reported…
Settlers attack, wound, two Palestinian children, and one international in Hebron
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Tuesday that two Palestinian children and an international were injured after extremist settlers attacked them in Tal Romeida neighborhood, the the center of…
120 Prisoners still inside Jericho prison ask international community to step in; end Israeli attack
As Israeli forces continue to attack and shell the Al Muqataa prison in Jericho, where jailed Palestinian resistance leader Ahmed Sadat and others remain imprisoned, the besieged prisoners have condemned…
Ahmed Sada’at: target of Israeli prison assault
Ahmed Sadat, the target of the Israeli siege on the Al Muqataa prison in Jericho on Tuesday, was elected General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine…
Gunmen attack British Cultural Center, E.U office in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that several gunmen attacked the British Cultural Council, and the European Union Office, in protest to the Israeli invasion to Jericho and the…
Israeli leader criticized for saying ‘I killed more Arabs than Hamas killed Jews’
"I killed many Arabs, probably more than Hamas fighters killed Jews, and more than anybody else, but all in order to secure Israeli lives," said former Israeli Special Forces (Shin…
Israeli forces invade Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, arrest two
Israeli Special Forces broke into Aida Refugee Camp, in the northern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday and surrounded many houses in the camp. Eyewitnesses said…
Israeli leader: Wall to be completed by end of year
Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday said the construction of the annexation wall in the West Bank will be completed within several months. "By the end of…
US, UK Collusion alleged in Israeli prison attack
"When the US and British guards left their posts at the Al Muqataa prison, the ‘Jericho Agreement’ became null and void", announced an Israeli military commander in the midst of…
Free Speech? Not When It Comes to State of Israel
Published by The Independent You’ve got to fight. It’s the only conclusion I can draw as I see the renewed erosion of our freedom to discuss the Middle East.…
Western envoy threatens to quit over Hamas issue
The Middle East envoy from the ‘Quartet for Mideast Peace’, James Wolfensohn, has told his staff that without a clear mandate on a policy toward Hamas he would leave his…
Israeli authorities ban Palestinians from entering Israel during Jewish holiday of Purim
Israel has imposed a ban on all Palestinians by preventing them from entering Israel during the Jewish holiday of Purim as of last Saturday until next Wednesday. Israeli army officials…
Omert to visit Ariel settlement, declare it part of Israel
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, is expected to declare Ariel settlement as part of the state of Israel during his visit there on Tuesday, Israeli online daily Haaretz reported. Official…
Israeli authorities ban Palestinians from entering Israel during Jewish holiday of Purim
Israel has imposed a ban on all Palestinians by preventing them from entering Israel during the Jewish holiday of Purim as of last Saturday until next Wednesday. Israeli army officials…
Letter to the Editor: On My Name is Rachel Corrie
The following is the letter I wrote to the artistic director of the New York Theatre Workshop, Mr. James Nicola, regarding the cancellation of the play "My Name is Rachel…
‘A rose by any other name’ – thoughts on the Academy Awards and Palestine
Israeli officials, while simultaneously demanding recognition from newly-elected Hamas, are lobbying for recognition of Palestine to be denied. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is mired in a…
‘A rose by any other name’ – thoughts on the Academy Awards and Palestine
Israeli officials, while simultaneously demanding recognition from newly-elected Hamas, are lobbying for recognition of Palestine to be denied. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is mired in a…
Saudi Arabia will continue to support Palestinians, says Hamas
Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine, Hamas, said that Saudi Arabia promised this weekend to remain one of the biggest financial backers of the Palestinians, despite US and…
CDI in Israel petitions High Court against Gaza-West Bank travel ban
The Center for the Defense of the Individual, in Israel, filed on Monday a petition to the Israeli High Court of Justice, demanding the army to lift or lessen the…
Israel raises alert on Lebanese borders
Israel has raised the alert level on the northern borders with Lebanon and claimed that Hizbollah fighters have completed logistic preparations to abduct soldiers.A senior Israeli military officer on the…
Tom Fox: A True Peacemaker
Maybe you never got the chance to know tom fox. i just learned of his death — an announcement i have been dreading, but almost expecting, since the video released…
Internal Palestinian political dischord denied
A Palestinian official said Saturday that the Palestinian president rejected Hamas’s proposed government program, but Hamas and sources close to President Mahmoud Abbas have dismissed the claim. The senior Palestinian…
Internal Palestinian political dischord denied
A Palestinian official said Saturday that the Palestinian president rejected Hamas’s proposed government program, but Hamas and sources close to President Mahmoud Abbas have dismissed the claim. The senior Palestinian…
Israeli police issue unjustified tickets to Palestinian drivers
Israeli police issued unjustified speeding tickets to Palestinian drivers driving between the villages of Ein Al Bida and Bardalah in the northern Jordan valley, on Monday morning. The…
Israeli Army resumes work on a new settler road in the middle of Hebron
Israeli army bulldozers resumed work on a road for ‘Israeli Settlers only’ which will cut through the middle of the old city of the West Bank city of Hebron, on…
Israeli settlers uproot dozens of acres of olive trees near Hebron
Israeli colonizers devastated on Sunday vast areas of arable lands in the West Bank (WB) city of Hebron, witnesses said. Witnesses reported that Israeli colonizers of Beit Eain colony, northwest…
Hamas woman is potential top candidate for Palestinian Minister of Education
PNN met with a potential Palestinian Legislative Council minister Saturday. Dr. Khawla Ragheb Al Shakshir is a professor and a Hamas party member. Her involvement in higher education may be…
BBC Arabic seeks young people’s view of the future
BBC Arabic radio and online has been conducting an interactive road show of events in five locations across the Arabic-speaking countries designed to involve young people and encourage them to…
Israeli Settlers attack Palestinian farmers; injure four, including one child
A group of illegal Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian residents of Sosia, located near the West Bank city of Yatta, south of Hebron, on Monday morning. The Palestine News Network…
Prominent British architect retracts support for Boycott of Israel under pressure
After being threatened by New York Zionists with losing a billion dollar architectural contract in New York, Lord Rogers, one of Britain’s leading architects, revoked his support for a boycott…
Tulkarem facing tight closure, deteriorating economy
Israeli forces tightened the closure on Tulkarem area in the north west of the West Bank in the early hours of Monday morning, Palestine News Network reported. Troops closed all…
Israeli Army invades Jenin refugee Camp, Qabatia , arrests 8
Israeli army forces, backed by 30 armored vehicles and drones, invaded the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin and the village of Qabatia early Monday morning. The Palestine News Network…
Group of Jewish Settlers attacks a Palestinian reporter car in Nablus
A group of Jewish settlers from Yatzhar, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, attacked a Palestinian photo journalist late Sunday evening. Abd Al-Raheem Qussini, a Palestinian photo…
Army holds scores of Palestinian cars at Al-Pathan checkpoint near Nablus
Israeli army units stationed at Al-Pathan checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus detained scores of Palestinian cars and buses on Monday morning. Troops forced residents to travel on…
Army storms Khirbet Ibziq
Israeli army troops and vehicles stormed the village of Khirbet Ibziq, north of the West Bank city of Tubass, on Monday at dawn. Soldiers infiltrated the village and searched several houses…
Army arrests two brothers from Aida refugee camp
Israeli army forces invaded Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested Firas Da’amssa, 31, and his brother Khadier, 22, on Monday morning. Troops and…
Child’s finger cut off during investigation
Qassam Abu Baker, 16, from Yabad village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, lost his finger during investigation in Israeli detention center of Salem. Qassam’s brother Rami said that…
Dweik: `“American Consulate threatened a Hamas PLC member’
Dr. Azeez Dweik, Palestinian Legislative Council spokesman, member of Hamas movement, reported on Sunday that the American Consulate in Israel contacted one of Hamas candidates to be a minister in…
Dweik: `“The American Consulate threatened us`
Dr. Azeez Dweik, Palestinian Legislative Council spokesman and a member of Hamas, reported on Sunday that the American Consulate in Israel threatened a candidate for the upcoming Palestinian government, saying that “steps…
Army arrests two residents near Nablus, claim they carried explosives
Israeli soldiers arrested two Palestinian residents at Beit Eeba checkpoint on Sunday, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, claiming that they were carrying a 20-kilogram explosive. The explosive were detonated in…
Army to annex vast areas near Beit Jala
Israeli soldiers handed, on Sunday, several residents of Beit Jala city, near Bethlehem, military orders informing them that the military intends to annex vast areas of farmlands near the city.The…
Ayalon: `“I’ve killed more Arabs than Hamas killed Jews`
Former Israeli Shin Bet Chief Ami Ayalon told the London-based newspaper the Sunday Times, in a recent interview, that he has killed many Arabs “probably more than Hamas fighters killed…
Hamas: factions must decide by Monday on joining the government
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas allowed until Monday for the Palestinian factions to express readiness to join a Hamas-led coalition to form the government. Hamas secured an absolute majority as…
Teachers in two schools in Hebron strike in protesting salary delay
Palestinian teachers of two schools in the West Bank city of Hebron went into a strike protesting the delay of salaries on Saturday morning. Teachers who suspended classes for…
Israel decides to prevent the call to prayer in the Abraham Mosque in Hebron
Sheikh Tayseer Tamimi head of the higher judicial council in Palestine condemned the Israeli army decision to prevent the call for prayer in the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank…
Four Palestinians detained near Sofa Crossing in the Gaza strip
Israeli army arrested four residents from Rafah near Sofa crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, Palestinian sources reported. Troops were carrying out a search in the…
CPT member hostage in Iraq found killed
Christian Peace Maker Teams (CPT) headquarters in Chicago in the United State has confirmed that CPT member kidnapped in Iraq Tom Fox, 54 was found dead in Baghdad on Saturday…
Army tightens restrictions at Za’tara checkpoint
The Israeli army troops stationed at Za’tara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus tightened its procedures on Saturday morning. Troops searched the local residents cars and slowly…
Two military checkpoints between the cities of Jenin and Tulkarem
The Israeli army installed two military checkpoints near the villages of Araba and Fahma south west of the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday morning. Troops stopped and…