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  Israeli forces invaded the village of Karamah village, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and took one resident prisoner on Saturday morning.  Afif Awaoudah, 38, was taken…

Israeli and Palestinian sources reported on Saturday that the Israeli Navy fired at a Palestinian fishing boat off the Gaza coast. The attack is considered a direct violation to the…

After months of public sector strikes due to nonpayment of salaries in light of the US-led blockade, now banks are striking. Following an Attack against the Arab Bank, it planed…

Friday night, the General Assembly approved six pro-Palestinian resolutions in spite of Israeli and American objections, the resolutions back the Palestinians right to have an independent state and call for…

Ayman Abu Mahdi, 10, from Jabalia town, in the norther part of the Gaza strip died on Saturday morning of wounds sustained during Israeli army attacks last month. The child…

by Palestine News Network Last Wednesday, November 29, was the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, the UN Partition Plan for partitioning Palestine of November 29,…

The Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization demanded on Friday the resignation of the Palestinian Prime Minister from the Hamas party, Ismail Haniyya, to step down before talks on…

Palestinian medical sources in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that one child on Friday evening was injured by Israeli soldiers who invaded the nearby town…

Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported on Friday afternoon that a resident who was shot and killed by the Israeli army two weeks ago and remained unknown was identified on…

Friday evening, a group  of setter youth hurled stones at an UNRWA bus as it was driving in a Jewish street in Jerusalem; damage no the vehicle was reported, no…

Residents of Bil'in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists held the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and the…

[My son] Yousuf and I, along with my parents, left the US to Gaza nearly 3 weeks ago.  For two of those weeks, we have been stuck 50 km from…

An Israeli military court on Wednesday renewed the detention of Wadha Fukaha, the wife of the detained Islamic Jihad leader Yousef Fukaha for two weeks, Palestinian legal sources reported.  She…

In one of the few cases where the shooting of an unarmed man at an Israeli checkpoint in Asira al-Shemaliya, Palestine on November has actually warranted investigation by Israeli officials,…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today urged restraint and a continuation of a week-long ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between Israeli forces and the Palestinian resistance, and called for an expansion…

Jamal Farag, a 40-year old Palestinian journalist currently being held without trial in Israeli detention, has declared an open hunger strike in the Israeli Al Naqab (Negev) Prison. He is…

Israeli forces invaded the village of Sawawra village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Friday morning and took prisoner one Palestinian man. Khaldon Salem, 20, was taken…

One Palestinian resident was shot and killed in the old town area of the southern West Bank city of Hebron after being shot in the head by Israeli soldiers on…

The Israeli High Court rejected on Thursday a petition filed by the “Movement for Quality Government in Israel” to replace the Winograd committee which is investigating the handling of Israeli-Lebanon…

Palestinian medical sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Tuesday evening that a 17-year old youth was shot and killed by Israeli military fire…

The United Nations office for Human Affairs in the West Bank published a report on Thursday morning accusing Israel of violating every article of the Crossings agreements, and stated that…

Following an earlier meeting with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met in Jerusalem with the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem. The Israeli…

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza reported on Thursday that the Former Israeli Cheif of Staff,  Moshe Ya'alon, had to flee out of New Zealand this week after…

The Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, issued a statement on Thursday declaring its position that it will not abide to the truce since its excludes halting…

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org. For Thursday, November 30th, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 4.8MB|| time:5m13s   The army takes scores of…

Nearly five decades have passed, thousands of Palestinian refugees in three northern West Bank camps see no signs of improvement on the horizon. Askar, Al Ein, and Balata refugee camps…

Every year the United Nations (UN) marks the 29th of November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.  The UN has, through the years, passed dozens of…

Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmouad Zahhar, said on Thursday that internal talks on the formation of a National Unity Government have reached an impasse, and that Hamas movement will not allow…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and US secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met on Thursday in the West Bank city of Jericho to discuss cease-fire and efforts to achieve a sustainable…

The Israeli army leveled two Palestinian houses located in the Iskarba area, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday. The houses are located on lands belonging to…

Palestinians threw an explosive device at Israel soldiers in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday midday. Israeli media sources reported the incident but reported no injuries or damage.

Several army vehicles stormed Aida refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday midday. Soldiers closed the eastern entrance of the camp, and are not…

The Israeli army leveled to the ground three Palestinian owned shops in the West Bank city of Salfit. The shops are located just on the outskirts of the city near…

Israeli army bulldozers leveled a number of residents' property in the West Bank city of Qalqilia on Thursday morning. Troops and army bulldozers invaded the city then demolished an outdoor…

The Israeli army leveled a Palestinian house in Wadi Al Rasha, south of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia on Thursday morning. The house belongs to Na'el Odah, and…

Israeli forces invaded the village of Alar north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem and searched and ransacked residents' houses on Thursday morning. Troops stormed the village and attacked…

The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities on Thursday at dawn and took prisoner 21 residents. In the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem Israeli army vehicles surrounded Al…

Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday that Israeli Prison Authorities extended the remand of detainee Wadha Al Foqaha, the wife of detainee Yousef Al Foqaha. Yousef is one of the leaders…

Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday evening that Israeli soldiers invaded Ya'bod town, near Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank and abducted two youth. The two were identified…

Egypt's Intelligence Chief, Omar Suleiman, expressed optimism that a prisoner swap deal between Israel and the Palestinians will be reached within the coming weeks before the end of the year.…

Dr. Salah Bardaweel, spokesperson of the Hamas “Change and Reform bloc” at the Palestinian legislative Council, accused on Thursday a stream within Fateh movement of attempting to void the results…

United Nations officials reported Wednesday that Nobel Laureate, Bishop Desmond Tutu, has been named to head a UN fact-finding mission to Beit Hanoun town, in the northern part of the…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, decided on Wednesday to appoint Israel's Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, as justice minister; Livni will continue her position as…

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org. For Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 .|| Click here to Download MP3 file 4.4MB|| time:4m51s   Army shells areas in…

The Right to Education Student Committee at Birzeit University has recently published a press release to present their latest initiative. In response to the Irish call for academic boycott, the…

The Youth Toward Freedom Initiative in coordination with the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign have launched a three day “Freedom Exhibition” at the American University in Jenin. The students group has built…

Israeli troops demolished on Wednesday two houses in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, local sources reported. On Wednesday afternoon, soldiers leveled a house that belongs…

American Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, who plans to meet Thursday with the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, to tell him that me must increase his efforts to impose order in…

Jihad Zied, 25, was taken prisoner by the Israeli army during and invasion to the West Bank city of Qalqilia, on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses reported that undercover units of the Israeli…

Israeli forces stormed the villages of Dir Ghassanah and Beit Liqia, searched scores of residents' houses and took prisoner four residents on Wednesday. In Dir Ghassanah, more than 14 army…

Omar Suleiman, Egypt's Intelligence Chief, arrived in Israel on Wednesday for talks with Israeli officials over a prisoner swap deal that would see the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit…

Israeli troops attacked Palestinian farmers working in their lands east of Tamoun village, east of the West Bank city of Tubas. Troops chased and attacked the farmers, and forced them…

Several school girls were injured when army fired tear gas bombs at their school in Al Samu'a village south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday morning.  …

The Israeli army has demolished one house in the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday morning. Army bulldozers and vehicles stormed Wadi Al Suman neighborhood in the city, closed…

The Israeli forces took prisoner one resident from the village of Dar Salah east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday morning. Yousif Al Aref, 38, was taken…

The Israeli army re-closed the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday morning south of the Gaza strip after opening it Tuesday after noon. On Tuesday Palestinian sources reproted that an agreement…

Israeli forces invaded the village of Kufer Al Lubad east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem on Wednesday morning. An army convoy stormed the village searched and ransacked…

The Israeli forces invaded the town of Beit Jala west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem and took prisoner one residents on Wednesday at dawn. Troops and army…

Israeli army tanks stationed at the northern side of the Gaza Strip fired several shells hitting open areas in Beit Lahia town in northern Gaza strip, on Wednesday morning. No…

Palestinian legal experts explained the options available to foreign nationals in light of Israel’s refusal to permit them to access to the Palestinian areas, said a news release published by…

Tuesday night, dozens of Israeli soldiers and the Israeli Prison Authorities broke into Ofer Israeli detention facility, attacked dozens of detainees, and transferred 90 to solitary confinement in Ayalon prison…

Palestinian sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the west Bank, reported on Monday evening that extreme settlers abducted a twenty-year old woman from Hebron, in the souther part…

Ghazi Hamad, spokesperson of the Palestinian Government, said on Tuesday night that Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, met in Egypt with the Egyptian Intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman. Hamad stated that the…

The Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, paraded on Tuesday in the northern West Bank City of Nablus, and presented new homemade shells they called Jund-Allah “the…

Dr. Rafiq Husseini, head of the Palestinian President's Office, said on Tuesday that president Mahmoud Abbas is slated to meet with the US secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, in the…

Israel has been accused of placing a number of landmines in its invasion of southern Lebanon this summer, in addition to leaving behind one million unexploded cluster bomblets.  The accusation…

The International Academy of Art Palestine (IAAP) will be launched in Ramallah on Tuesday, December 7, shifting Palestinian artists from dream to reality, a press release by the administration of…

Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, criticized during a meeting to the Knesset Foreign and Security Committee the decision making process that led to the declaration of ceasefire with…

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org. For Tuesday, November 28th, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 5.0MB || time:5m18s   Twenty-one prisoners are taken…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) published a report on the living conditions of the Palestinian detainees in the Israeli Be’er Shiva and Nafha prisons. According to the report, the detainees…

During an appearance in late October on Ireland's Pat Kenny radio show, a popular national program broadcast daily on Ireland's RTE Radio, we were asked as the opening question if…

Israeli military bulldozers started on Tuesday to construct a section of the Annexation Wall near Artas village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The army uprooted dozens of…

A woman in Jenin gave her life on Monday to save a young man. Israeli forces shot Mahmoud Abdul Razik Baker Nasser in front of Fatima Mahmoud Ahmed Shriem's northern…

In his first trip outside of the Gaza Strip since he took office, Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, left Gaza through the Rafah Border Crossing in a tour that aims…

Scores of public sector employees in Gaza city took the streets on Tuesday morning in protesting of the delayed over due salaries. The protest took place near the headquarters of…

The Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and attacked residents' houses in Balata refugee camp and in the eastern side of the city on Tuesday morning. Troops…

The Israeli army conducted a number of invasions across West Bank cities, towns and villages and took prisoner 21 residents and injured another three on Tuesday morning. In Siliat Al…

Last Wednesday, a 70-year old Palestinian refugee in Iraq was abducted by a group that carried repeated attacks against the Palestinian refugees living in Iraq. The man, Tawfiq Abdul-Khaliq, Abu…

Israeli sources reported on Monday that the army took prisoner several members of the Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad in Qabatia town, near the West…

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org. For Monday, November 27th, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 5.0MB || time:5m29s   A fighter and a…

The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus, attacked residents' homes, then took prisoner three residents on Monday at dawn. Troops attackled scores of houses in several neighborhoods…

A group of illegal settlers attacked Palestinian school kids going back home to the Tell Rumeida neighborhood in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Monday afternoon. Wourod Shabanah,…

Israeli forces attacked Palestinian residents of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday morning at took prisoner three residents. Troops have been conducting a search campaign since the early…

Neither Democrats nor Republicans are prepared to say a word in opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's decision to add far-right Knesset member Avigdor Lieberman and his Yisrael Beiteinu…

A senior source at the Palestinian government, headed by Hamas movement, reported on condition of anonymity that the movement fired the head of Na'lin village council, west of Ramallah, after…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Monday that Israel insists on unilaterally drawing its borders, totally rejecting the Right of Return of the Palestinian Refugees, and that Israel will…

Senior Palestinian sources reported on Monday that Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, will head to Cairo on Tuesday for meetings with Egyptian officials to discuss the issues of National Unity Government,…

The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus attacked residents' houses then took prisoner three residents on Monday at dawn. Troops attackled scores of houses in several neighborhoods…

Mahmoud Al Sa’dy, one of the prominent leaders of the Islamic Jihad in Palestine, demanded the Palestinian factions to reject any truce with Israel if it does not include the…

Israeli Prime Minster, Ehud Olmert, stated on Monday that ceasefire is practical level that could create a suitable environment for negotiations with the Palestinians and possible talks on a final…

An Israeli army convoy invaded the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, surrounded a house and took prisoner one resident on Monday morning. Army vehicles invaded Wad Saheen neighborhood in…

The Israeli army invaded the village of Nahalen village, west of Bethlehem City, south of the West Bank and took prisoner four residents on Monday morning. Army vehicles and soldiers…

Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and took prisoner three residents on Monday at dawn. Troops stormed and searched several houses and took Lu'ai Furij, 32,…

Palestinian sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank report on Monday morning that one fighter and one woman were killed in an Israeli invasion to the…

Palestine will not be able to join the Fifteenth Asian Games in Qatar 2006 due to the Israeli closure imposed on the Gaza Strip, media sources reported. Palestine’s participation was…

Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Eng. Judeh Markus said the Paestinian Authority decided to allocate 50 thousand dollars to decorate Bethlehem on Christmas, Palestine News Network reported on Sunday. The decorations…

An expanded panel of the Israeli High Court of Justice, headed by Justice Aharon Barak, rejected on Sunday  petitions against the route of the Annexation Wall near the village of…

Ghazi Hamad, Palestinian Government spokesperson from the Hamas movement, said on Sunday that the government will not allow any faction to violate the ceasefire as long as Israel is committed…

After three days of continuous military offensive in the norther part of the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops withdrew leaving scenes of destruction, twenty-three Palestinian dead and hundreds of injuries. The…

Palestinian armed groups offered a ceasefire with Israel starting on Sunday at 6 a.m, in exchange to an Israeli halt of all attacks, assassinations, and military escalation. Israel said that…