B’Tselem: `“Israel constructs the Wall to enable settlement expansion`
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, reported that Israel is constructing the Separation Wall in the West Bank under the guise of Security, and…
Hamas, undaunted by Israeli fund freeze, seeks funding elsewhere
After Israeli authorities decided Sunday to freeze Palestinian tax money worth 30% of the Palestinian Authority’s budget and impose sanctions on labor and products, criticism of the freeze erupted both…
B’Tselem: `“Israeli constructs the Wall to enable settlement expansion`
from each other and from their orchards, was and remains the main cause of human rights violations of Palestinians living near the Wall.The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in…
Troops invade Hebron, three nearby villages
Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Hebron, and three nearby villages and broke into dozens of houses. Several families were forced into a single room in…
Why is Israel against Russia’s meeting with Hamas leaders?
The Arab world welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invite Hamas leaders to Moscow. But Israeli politicians say the Russian initiative "aims to give international legitimacy to a terrorist…
Feb. 20: International Day of Non-Violent Resistance
As hundreds of non-violence advocates gather in the village of Bil’in for a conference and tree-planting to plan the next stage of non-violent resistance to the Wall’s construction, peace activists…
Army arrests Palestinian child in the old city of Hebron
Israeli army troops stationed in the old city of Hebron, in the West Bank, arrested on Tuesday afternoon, one Palestinian child while he was on his way back home from…
Army invades AL Azaria and arrests one resident there
Israeli army forces invaded the town of Al Azaria east of Jerusalem and arrested one resident there, on Tuesday morning. Several army jeeps invaded the town soldiers arrested Saiaf Abu…
Army invades AL Azaria and arrests one resident there
Israeli army forces invaded the town of Al Azaria east of Jerusalem and arrested one resident there, on Tuesday morning. Several army jeeps invaded the town soldiers arrested Saiaf Abu…
Army invades AL Ezariyya town, near Jerusalem, arrests one resident
Israeli army forces invaded, on Tuesday morning, the town of Al Ezariyya, east of Jerusalem, and arrested one resident. Soldiers, supported by several armored jeeps, invaded the town and arrested…
Ongoing Israeli assault on Nablus: Palestinian Security denies Israeli claim of ‘bomb factory’
A senior Palestinian security source in Nablus denied Israeli military reports of uncovering a large bomb factory in the West Bank city of Nablus. While the Israeli Army claimed that…
Army demolishes a Palestinian home in Hebron
The Israeli army bulldozers demolished a Palestinian home in Al Sha’eba area north east of the West Bank city of Hebron. Soldiers claimed that the building was illegally constructed. Several…
Two residents arrested from Nablus in an ongoing military invasion to the city
As part of the ongoing Israeli military invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus, soldiers conducted a search campaign, arresting two residents on Tuesday morning. Mohamed Al Saqa and…
In an invasion to the city, army arrests two residents in Tulkarem
Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and arrested two residents Tuesday at dawn. As soldiers stormed the city with more than 17 armored vehicles, troops conducted house-to-house searches before…
Palestinian resistance shells Siderot
In a joint press release, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, and Popular Resistance committees claimed responsibility for firing two homemade Qassam shells towards the Israeli town of…
Army invades Al-Yamon and Kofer Ra’ei villages west of Jenin arresting four
Israeli army forces invaded the village of AL Yamon and Kofer Ra’ei west of the West Bank city of Jenin arresting four residents on Tuesday morning. Soldiers stormed the village…
Hamas government may receive support from various Palestinian parties
With the leftist Peoples Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Party announcing for the first time on Monday that they would consider the possibility of joining a Hamas-led Palestinian…
Child, woman injured near Hebron
Monday evening, one Palestinian child and one woman were injured in Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Hebron.A medical source in Hebron reported that Ashraf…
Israeli government freezes Palestinian accounts; United Nations demands that freeze be released
"As we stated immediately after the PA elections, upon the conclusion of the transitional government, Israel will immediately cease the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority," acting Prime Minister…
Israel’s ‘punishment’ of Palestine begins: 31 Palestinians killed since election
A promise by Israeli leaders to ‘punish’ Palestinians for electing the Islamic Resistance party, Hamas, in Jan. 25th legislative elections, appears to be coming to fruition as ongoing invasions and…
Dahlan asks Hamas to maintain Rafah crossing agreement
Mohammad Dahlan, Palestinian Legislative Council member, demanded that the new Hamas led government maintain the Rafah crossing agreement. The agreement includes nominal Palestinian sovereignty of the crossing with European and…
Israeli Army orders United Nations employees out of Balata Refugee Camp 16:13 2/20
During an ongoing invasion to the area Israeli military forces ordered foreign employees of the UNRWA to leave Balata refugee camp south of the West Bank city of Nablus immediately…
Army closes Sofa crossing in Gaza strip 16:01 2/20
Israeli army forces closed the Sofa crossing in the Gaza Strip Monday afternoon, allegedly for "security reasons." The Army did not gave any specific reasons for this closure, although the…
Israeli Army arrest three Palestinians in Qabatia 15:29 2/20
The Israeli army units stormed the town of Qabatia south of the West Bank city of Jenin Monday morning, and arrested three residents there. Soldiers invaded the town, searched several…
International Conference Against the Wall begins in Bil’in
A two-day conference in the village of Bil’in, known throughout the world as a focal point of the non-violent struggle against the Israeli Wall construction in Palestine, began today with…
Two Israeli-Arab couples sue Ramle building contractor for discrimination
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that two Israeli Arab couples filed suit in Tel Aviv district court claiming that contractors in charge of a luxurious real estate project in Ramle,…
Israeli military ransacks homes in Hebron area, arrests two 14:20 2/20
Monday morning, in northern Hebron, Israeli forces invaded the town of Beit Omar, and broke into the home of Ayman Salibi, arresting his 25 year old son Mohammad. Israeli soldiers…
Israeli military beats Hebron teenager nearly to death 14:18 2/20
Israeli forces occupying the southern West Bank attacked Ahmed Ibrahim Zaid, a teenager in Hebron, severely beating him Monday. Israeli forces hit him to the point that medical sources report…
Ismail Haniyyeh, selected as Palestinian Prime Minister: Ready to Negotiate
On Sunday, Palestinian lawyer Ismail Haniyyeh confirmed he had accepted Hamas’s nomination and said: "I pray to God to help me to shoulder this great responsibility … to serve the…
Al-Quds Brigades leader killed in Nablus invasion
During early morning clashes with the Israeli soldiers, 28 year old Ahmed Abu Sharkh was killed in Nablus’ Qisaria neighborhood; his assistant Amjad Naifa was seriously injured in the ensued…
Israeli military court sentences four Palestinians; extends detention of two
An Israeli military court sentenced four Palestinians Monday morning to sentences — the charges of the four were not revealed by the Israeli court. According to the Palestinian News Agency,…
In ongoing invasion of Nablus, Israeli military blocks ambulances from reaching injured
Since the latest incursion in Balata refugee camp started on 1:00 am February 18, medical emergency work has been made impossible by the Israeli military. At this moment all entrances…
Palestinian resistance launches homemade shells towards Israeli targets
In a press release, Sariya Al Quds, the armed resistance wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for launching homemade shells towards the Israeli town of Sederot on Sunday night. The…
In an ongoing invasion to the city, army arrests six residents in Nablus
In an ongoing invasion to the city, Israeli army forces arrested six residents from the West Bank city of Nablus and from Balata refugee camp early Monday morning. As more…
Unknown gunman attacks ex-Minster and PLC Member
Unknown gunman shot at Jamiel Al-Taraifi’s house, an ex-Minster and ex-Palestinian legislative council member in the West Bank city of Rammallah late Sunday night. According to eyewitnesses, the gunman, who was…
Israeli Army invades Bethlehem and arrests one resident
The Israeli army invaded Al-Aza refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident Monday at dawn. Malek Al-Aza, 19, was arrested when several army vehicles stormed…
Fighter escapes an assassination attempt
The Jihad Jibril Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command, reported that Israeli troops attempted to assassinate the Brigades leader, Abu Jindel,…
Israel considers Abbas irrelevant, rejects truce with Hamas
The Israeli TV reported on Sunday night that Israel decided to regard the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, as irrelevant and that the Israeli Security Services, Shin Bet, decided to reject…
Army arrests three residents in an invasion to Allar
Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Allar, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem and arrested three residents. A local source in the village reported that under-cover…
Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill two Palestinians
Sunday morning, Israeli air-force killed two Palestinians east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Army claims that soldiers suspected that the two residents planned to…
Israeli Soldiers kill two children in Nablus invasion
In several attacks throughout the day on Sunday, Israeli soldiers, supported by armored vehicles and Jeeps, invaded Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Nablus, shot and killed…
Palestinian Authority returns $50 million aid money as U.S. demands
The Palestinian Authority returned $50 million in U.S. aid money immediately after the U.S. demanded the money returned on Friday. After the U.S. Congress decided Wednesday to withhold $400 million…
Hamas Speaker promises major changes in coming weeks
Mahmoud Al Zahhar, who was chosen by the Hamas movement as Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), said that the coming weeks will include improvement and changes in the…
Hamas’ female legislators vow to fight for womens’ rights
Six women elected on the Hamas ticket to the Palestinian Parliament say they plan to challenge gender discrimination, arguing that such discrimination is not Islam-based, but cultural tradition. Huda Naeem,…
Turkish Leaders challenge Israeli criticism of Turkey’s talks with Hamas
Addressing Israeli criticism of a recent visit to Turkey by Palestinian Hamas Party leader Khaled Meshal, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Israel had made an ‘unfortunate statement’. The Foreign Ministry…
Palestinian President calls for adherence to agreements
Speaking before the opening session of the Palestinian Parliament (West Bank branch) Saturday morning, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, now the majority party in Parliament,…
Families of Palestinian political prisoners protest at Palestinian Parliament
Saturday morning, families of Palestinian political prisoners broke into the opening session of the Palestinian Parliament (Gaza branch), where legislators were conducting their swearing-in ceremony. The families demanded the release…
Palestinian Legislators Sworn In; Israel prevents elected Gaza Legislators from Participating
The Palestinian Parliament held its swearing-in ceremony Saturday morning, but due to the Israeli closure, lawmakers from the Gaza Strip were unable to travel to Ramallah (in the West Bank)…
Anti-Wall Protest in Bil’in followed by Israeli Army invasion
After Friday prayers in the West Bank village of Bil’in, dozens of Israelis, international supporters and Palestinian villagers marched toward the construction of the Israeli annexation Wall on villagers’ land.…
This Week In Palestine – February Week 2
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.1 MB This Week In Palestine, a service of the International…
Right-wing Likud Party attempts to disqualify Arab Candidates from Upcoming Israeli Election
The Likud Party, in a petition submitted Friday to the Israeli elections board, is attempting to disqualify the United Arab List candidates from the March elections in Israel, saying that…
Troops obstruct, attack, a peace procession against the Wall in Aboud
Approximately 300 residents, Israeli and international peace activists protested against the Separation Wall in Aboud village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Soldiers attacked the procession and fired gas…
Explosive, apparently left by army, claims life of Palestinian youth in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that one youth died of wounds suffered on Friday when an explosive charge, apparently left by the army, went off near Al Boreij…
Hamas delays selection of Prime Minister
As the Palestinian Parliament prepares to convene on Saturday, with the Hamas party occupying the majority of the seats for the first time ever, the Hamas leadership has delayed selecting…
Four right-wing settlers arrested for incitement
On Friday morning, the Israeli police arrested four right-wing settlers after they distributed fliers inciting against a senior officer at the Israeli army.The fryers were distributed outside the Jerusalem home…
Imprisoned legislator asks to participate in Parliament through video conference
Ahmad Saaadat, Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, newly elected member of the Palestinian Parliament, currently imprisoned by the Palestinian Authority, said that he should…
Settlers deface a mosque with anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, graffiti
For the second time this week, a settlers group wrote a graffiti in Hebrew on the Wall a mosque in Nabi Elias village, east of the West Bank city of…
Anti Islam graffiti on walls of Nabi Elias village mosque for the second time
In less than a week extremist Israelis defaced the Nabi Elias Mosque east of Qalqilia early Friday morning with graffiti insulting Prophet Mohammad on the mosque for the second time,…
Haniyeh denies Premiership post nomination
The Qatar based AL Jazeera satellite news channel reported that Hamas leader Sheikh Ismail Haniyya denied on Thursday that he had been nominated by the movement for the Prime Minister…
Haniyeh denies Premiership post nomination
Al Jazeera Quatari based satellite channel reported Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s denial on Thursday that he had been nominated for Palestinian coming premiership. "Hamas is still continuing…
Military Russian General considers weapons deal with Hamas
Chief-of-Staff of the Russian army Youri Palwionski announced on Friday that the Russian government will decide on a deal to export weapons to Palestine after meeting Hamas leaders in Moscow.…
Israeli military sources report Palestinian resistance shelling of Askalan
One home-made Qassam shell hit south of the Israeli town of Askalan, Israeli army sources reported, on Friday morning. The shell fell in an open area causing no damages or…
Army arrests 12 residents during an invasion of Jenin
Israeli army forces arrested 12 residents who were allegedly Islamic Jihad activists from the West Bank city of Jenin Friday morning. Several army vehicles stormed the village of Kufr Rai southwest…
Army invades Nablus and arrests three residents
Israeli army troops and vehicles invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested three residents from the city, on Friday dawn As more than ten army vehicles stormed the…
Army establishes `“Israeli-only` checkpoints in the West Bank
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that Israeli soldiers started last week to implement a military order that bars Palestinians with permits to enter Israel from entering via the roads “designated…
Soldiers arrest woman in Jerusalem, claim she attempted to stab a soldier
An Israeli military source in Jerusalem reported that soldiers arrested a Palestinian woman from Bethlehem after she attempted to stab an Israeli soldier in Jerusalem.The source claimed that the woman…
Leftist PFLP party denies it decided to join government
Thursday evening, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) denied media reports confirming the the movement has decided to join the Hamas government.A PFLP source reported that the…
Military court sentences a child to 16 months imprisonment
The Israeli Ofer military court, west of Ramallah, sentenced a Palestinian child from Al Khader town, near Bethlehem, to sixteen months imprisonment, and 1000 New Israeli Shekels fine. The child,…
Resident arrested near Tulkarem
Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers arrested one resident in Kafer Jamal village, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The Palestinian WAFA news Agency reported that Jihad Hatem Abdul-Rahim, 19, was…
5 Palestinians arrested in various parts of the West Bank
According to the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, the Israeli army arrested Thursday five citizens, including a girl in the West Bank (WB) cities of Bethlehem, Nablus and Qalqiliya. In Bethlehem,…
Boycott of Israel grows as Anglican Church, Architect Association Join
With the recent announcement of the Church of England that the Church would divest from companies which profit from Israel’s occupation, as well as a similar divestment by an Architect’s…
Israeli forces shell areas east of Gaza City
Thursday afternoon, local sources reported aerial bombardment by Israeli forces east of Gaza City. No injuries have been reported. The Israeli military gave no statement as to the reason for…
Palestinian Non-violence advocate on Trial
Mohammad Mansour, a Palestinian organiser for non-violent resistance to the Israeli occupation, faces trial Thursday for allegedly engaging in an ‘illegal protest’ with the International Solidarity Movement in 2004. In…
Israel and Apartheid South Africa
Last week, The Guardian (UK) published a two-part series by its reporter Chris McGreal comparing Israeli policies vis-a-vis its own Palestinian citizens and those living under its occupation in the…
Gaza Human Rights group denounces ongoing Israeli aerial assault on Gaza
The National Association for Democracy and Law denounced Wednesday the continued Israeli bombardment on crowded residential areas in Gaza Strip cities. According to the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, the Association…
Jordan Valley Takeover: The human side of the story
Ni’meh Abu Zaharah, mother of eleven, has been prevented from visiting her daughter since 2005. This testimony was documented by Israeli human rights group B’Tselem. Before the intifada, my husband…
Palestinian Authority decries Israeli takeover of Jordan Valley
The Palestinian leadership condemned the Israeli construction of the ‘eastern Wall’ which will completely enclose the West Bank within a de-facto open-air prison. The construction of the eastern section of…
13 residents killed, 136 arrested in the 53 week of cease fire
Palestinian National Information Center (PNIC) published its weekly report on the Israeli violations to the cease fire agreement which was declared between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the Egyptian…
Report: At least twenty Palestinian homes demolished over the last month
According to a report Thursday by the joint Palestinian-International grassroots organization, ‘Stop the Wall’, at least twenty homes have been bulldozed in the past month, most of them in the…
Hamas makes Parliamentary Appointments; Israel refuses to acknowledge
Hamas made its first parliamentary appointments on Wednesday in preparation for the opening of Parliament on Saturday, as Israeli officials declared that a Hamas-led Palestinian government would make it part…
Army abuses residents at a random checkpoint near Al-Bira in Jenin
Israeli troops stationed at a random checkpoint near the Al-Bira area, west of the West Bank city of Jenin, forced residents to remove their clothes and lie down on the…
One mentally challenged resident injured by the army fire north on Beit Hanon
Palestinian Official sources reported that one mentally-challenged resident was injured by Israeli army bullets in Beit Hanon city in the northern part of the Gaza strip late on Wednesday. Mofied Arafat,…
Four Palestinians arrested at Sofia border crossing south of Gaza
Four Palestinians were arrested at Sofia border crossing south of the Gaza strip by the Israeli army on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian security source reported. An Israeli army source…
Army arrests one resident north of Qalqilia
Israeli army forces invaded Al-Marj area in the West Bank city of Qalqilia and soldiers searched several houses, arresting one resident there on Thursday at dawn. Mohamed Hilal, 25, was arrested…
Two comatose patients: the old man and the little boy
From Gideon Levy’s article "There will be a Vietnam Here" in Ha’aretz 13 Feb 2006 As Israeli President Ariel Sharon lay comatose in a hospital in Israel with little chance of…
Nablus road, Tayaseer checkpoint closed
The Israeli military closed the main Nablus-Qalqilia road Thursday afternoon, imposing a mobile checkpoint in a heavily travelled area, according to the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA. Palestinians were forced to…
24 residents arrested in Bethlehem in one week
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that Israeli soldiers arrested 24 Palestinian residents in Bethlehem in seven days. All of the arrestees were arrested from home…
Mentally challenged resident seriously injured in Gaza
Although early reports indicated that Mofeed Arafat, 25, a mentally challenged resident of Gaza, had been killed late Wednesday night, medical sources indicate that he is alive and in serious…
Army invades village near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded Al Zabbouba village, near the West Bank city of Jenin after claiming that residents of the village came close to the Separation Wall. A local source in…
Hamas and Conditions of Funding
The difference between the US/EU funding conditions and those of the Gulf countries are not as incongruent as Hamas leaders may want people to believe. The story of the Palestinian…
Palestinian Minister urges continuation of Aid Money to Palestinians
Dr. Nasser al-Kidwa, the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, called on the international community to continue financial aid to the Palestinian people, despite the fact that the Islamic Resistance Movement,…
Military court sentences a Palestinian prisoner and prolongs the detention of several others
The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced Assem Jaradat from Qabatia village to 15 months in jail on Wednesday afternoon. Also, the court prolonged the detention of Zouher Aswad from…
Army increases presence in Hebron
Israeli soldiers intensified military presence in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and conducted military searces of homes. A Palestinian security sources in the…
Israel releases one jailed legislator, extends term of another
Wednesday morning, Israeli Prison Authorities released a jailed Palestinian legislator, and extended the the detention of another elected legislator for an additional eight days. The two legislators are members of…
Zahar picked as Hamas Majority Leader
The Hamas Party in Palestine has announced that its top parliamentary seat will go to Mahmoud az Zahar, who received the most votes of any candidate during the legislative elections…
Army releases a blind resident after five years in detintion
Israeli army released on Monday Ezziddin Amarna, 35, a blind detainee, from the Hadarim detintion facility after spending five years in prison. He was arrested at his house in the…
Undercover army unit arrests one resident in Jenin
Undercover units of the Israeli army arrested a member of the Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the military wing of Fateh, in Ya’bed Village west of the West Bank city of…
Army deploys in a West Bank village
Wednesday at dawn Israeli army was deployed intensively in the Palestinian West Bank village of Nabi Elias east of Qalqilia, the Palestinian Maan News agency reported. Eyewitnesses reported that…
US and Israel: Starve out Hamas!
According to a report Tuesday by the New York Times, diplomatic sources in Israel have revealed that US and Israeli officials have been meeting to discuss ways to ‘destabilize’ the…
Palestinian resistance shells Askalan
In a joint press release issued in the Gaza strip, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Fatah and Al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility of firing one homemade shell at the…