Israeli police level 17 Arab homes in the Negev
Officials from the Interior Ministry and Israel Land Authority demolished 17 homes in the unrecognized Negev village of Twayyil, local sources in the village reported. This is the fourth demolition…
One day after opening it, Israel closes the Rafah Border Crossing
Wa'el Abu Al Thahab, media spokesperson of the border crossing and the presidential guards, reported on Thursday, that Israel closed the Rafah Border Crossing, linking between Egypt and Gaza Strip.…
Despite truce, Israeli forces fire at Palestinians near Gaza border injuring two
The Israeli army opened fire at Palestinian farmers in the northern part of the Gaza Strip injuring two. The attack is considered as a direct violation to the ceasefire, but…
Egyptian forces said to have uncovered a tunnel at Gaza-Egypt border
An Egyptian security source reported on Thursday that Egyptian border guards uncovered a tunnel linking to Rafah city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The tunnel allegedly was…
Israeli violations of international law in Jerusalem serious as reported by human rights coalition
The coalition of civil institutions to defend the rights of Jerusalemites said that the Israeli authorities occupying Jerusalem continue to commit grave breaches to the International Law. The violations include…
Army injures a second Beit Lahyia resident on Thursday
Abdullah Banat, 18, was shot and injured on Thursday midday by the Israeli army troops stationed at the Gaza borders. Banat was working in his land in Beit Lahia town…
Five Palestinians abducted, one injured, by Israeli forces during West Bank invasions
Palestinian sources reported that five Palestinians were taken prisoner by the Israeli army during morning invasions to different parts of the West Bank on Thursday. Israeli army jeeps and troops…
Rabbis call for suspension of Education Minister after she ruled to teach kids 1967 border
The Israeli education minister, Yuli Tamir, sparked a fire of controversy Tuesday when she ruled that Israeli textbooks should show the 1967 borders between Israel and the Palestinian territories. At…
Israeli military fires at farmers in northern Gaza, injuring one
Ahmad Banat, 23, was shot and injured by Israeli army gunfire while working on his land in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza strip, on Thursday morning.…
Palestine Today – December 6, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, imemc.org for Wednesday December 6th 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 5.1MB|| time:5m32s Two Palestinians injured by Israeli…
Hezbollah: “Release Quntar for information on captured soldiers”
The Lebanon based Hezbollah party, holding two Israeli soldiers captive, offered information of the two captured Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, in exchange for the release of Sameer…
Peretz: “Prisoner swap talks should be kept secret”
Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said on Wednesday that prisoner swap deal talks should remain out of public reach, adding that “Israel does not negotiate with the media”, and that…
Army bars scores of residents from reaching their homes
The Israeli army barred scores of residents from arriving to their homes in the Jordan valley area in the West Bank, on Wednesday afternoon. Troops stationed at Tayaseer military checkpoint,…
Army imposes curfew on Huwwara town
Israeli forces invaded the town of Huwwara, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, and forced a curfew on the village on Wednesday morning, barring the residents from leaving…
One child injured and four taken prisoners in the southern West Bank
One child was injured and four residents were taken prisoner by the Israeli army in the southern West Bank cities of Hebron and Bethlehem on Wednesday. Rabi' Awad, 9, was…
Bethlehem safe, and ready for Christmas
This is an interview conducted by Najeeb Farraj, Palestine News Network, with the Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Jouda Morqus, in Bethlehem. Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Jouda Morqus, said that Bethlehem…
Mother prohibited from visiting her son in Israeli prison since 2001
Thirty five year old Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Al Zalav is a political prisoner in the Israeli Damon Prison. He was arrested as part of a campaign against the armed resistance,…
Two residents injured by army fire in northern Gaza strip
Two Palestinian residents were shot and injured, on Wednesday, when Israeli army troops positioned in the northern Gaza borders opened fire and a group of residents. Palestinian medical sources reported…
Rafah border crossing reopens
Palestinian security sources reported that the Rafah Border Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip was reopened on Wednesday morning. The Rafah crossing, which is the only way…
At lest 28 residents taken prisoners in the northern part of the West Bank
Israeli forces invaded the village of Kafer Dan, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin and took at least 25 residents prisoner, on Wednesday morning. Hundreds of Israeli…
Troops level two Palestinian homes in Jerusalem
Palestinian sources in Jerusalem reported on Tuesday that Israeli policemen and border-guard units leveled two Palestinian homes in Al Tour and Ras Al Amoud, in East Jerusalem. Israel claims that…
PLO executive committee to convene Wednesday
Palestinian sources reported on Tuesday at night that the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation organization will convene on Wednesday evening, in the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks…
Lebanese Man killed by cluster bomb in southern Lebanon
Lebanese security sources reported on Tuesday that a Lebanese construction worker, was killed and his relative was injured when an Israeli cluster bomb exploded as they were working at a…
Palestine Today – December 5, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, imemc.org for Tuesday December 5th 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 4.1MB|| time:4m30s Palestinian resistance fighters survive an…
Fighters survive an apparent assassination attack north of Gaza
Palestinian sources in Gaza reported that fighters of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad survived an apparent assassination attack near the souther entrance of Beit…
Army hands out demolishing orders to several residents in Hebron
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli troops handed out 11 military demolishing orders to Bedouin huts, east of Yatta village in the West Bank city of Hebron. Army claimed that the huts are…
Child detainee threatened with rape during interrogation
A Palestinian child detainee, who was taken prisoner by the Israeli forces two months ago, said that he was threatened with rape by Israeli interrogators unless he confesses to what…
Local Journalist injured in Ramallah
A journalist working with the Al Arabiyya news channel was injured in an Israeli military invasion to Al Masayif neighborhood, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian News…
Army invades Ithna village west of Hebron
Israeli forces invaded the village of Ithna, west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, on Tuesday afternoon. Troops invaded the village and attacked school boys with rubber-coated bullets,…
in spite of sickness, detainee sentenced to twenty-two life terms
An Israeli court sentenced detainees Raed Al Hotari to twenty-two consecutive life-terms after accusing him of involvement in a Tel Aviv suicide bombing in June 2002. Twenty-three Israelis were killed…
Israeli source: “Israel offering to free 1000 detainees for Shalit’s release”
A senior Israeli source stated on Monday that Israel is offering to release 1000 Palestinian detainees in exchange to the release of the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, held by…
One teen taken prisoner by the Army in Hebron
Israeli troops stationed at a military checkpoint in the old town of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, took prisoner one teenager, on Tuesday midday. Mohamed Al Maharmah, 17,…
Israeli army takes 14 residents prisoner in several West Bank areas
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and villages and took prisoner 14 residents on Tuesday morning. In the southern West Bank city of Hebron troops invaded the village…
Minister of detainees reveals information on prisoner swap with Israel
Palestinian Minister of Detainee, Wasfi Qabha, revealed on Monday during a meeting with parents of Palestinian detainees, in Bethlehem, information regarding a prisoners swap deal between Israel and Palestinian resistance…
Resident killed by army fire Tulkarem, one injured and ten taken prisoner
Under-cover forces of the Israeli army shot and killed, on Monday evening, one resident in Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank. One resident was injured in the…
Settlers uproot Olive trees in Hebron
Local sources reported that settlers uprooted several olive trees that belongs to Tubassi family, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. The sources stated that armed…
Palestine Today – December 4, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org for Monday December 4th 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 4.8MB|| time:5m12s Israeli forces attacked several…
Netanyahu slams truce, claims Gaza is turning into Lebanon
Israeli opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, slammed on Monday the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians and said that Palestinian factions did not halt the firing of homemade shells, warning that…
A Hamas leader accuses Fateh of twisting facts, eluding the people
Dr. Usama Al Mazeeny, a political leader of Hams movement, said that statements of some Fateh leaders claiming that Hamas demanded the suspension of National Unity talks are “illusive” and…
Troops abduct a PFLP political leader in Bethlehem
Palestinian sources in the West Bank City of Bethlehem reported on Monday afternoon that Israeli soldiers abducted a political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).…
Shaath: “Referendum or early elections are a possible step to create a unity government”
Member of the Fateh Central Committee, Palestinian Legislator, Nabil Shaath, said on Monday that it early elections or a referendum are possible solutions to the current diplomatic crises and the…
Army invades Qalqilia and a nearby village, takes prisoner one resident
The Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and the nearby village of Azzoun, and took prisoner one resident on Monday morning. Troops and army jeeps attacked…
Haniyya meets Syrian President in Damascus
The Syrian News Agency reported on Monday that the Syrian president, Bashar Asad, met in Damascus with the Palestinian Prime Minister from the Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyya, and discussed with…
Army bulldozes farmlands and stops school students from going home near Bethlehem
Israeli army bulldozers started on Monday morning to bulldoze farmlands, and barred school students from leaving their school in Al Khader village south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.…
Al Hayat Newspaper: “Father of abducted Israeli soldier to meat Hamas members”
The London-based Al Hayat Arabic newspaper reported on Monday that Noam Shalit, the father of the captured Israeli soldier in Gaza, Gilad Shalit, held talks with a source in the…
Al Nu’man Village; already surrounded by the Wall, the gate is now open to Israeli settlers
Northern Bethlehem's Al Nu'man Village is enveloped from all sides by the Wall and residents cannot come or go without passing through an Israeli controlled gate. On Sunday Israeli forces…
Israel to Hand Over Lebanese Side of Ghajar to U.N. Peacekeepers
Israel has authorized U.N. troops to deploy in the Lebanese part of the divided border village of Ghajar, completing its pullout from Lebanon following the war with Hizbullah. The influential…
Scores of residents injured, shops damaged during army attack near Hebron
Scores of Al Aroub refugee camp residents located near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the Israel during an invasion to the camp…
AIC Member Ahmad Abu Hannya Placed in Administrative Detention for an Additional Six Months
Written by Alternative Information Center (AIC) Thursday, 30 November 2006 An Israeli military court approved the extension of Ahmad Abu Hannya’s administration detention until 14 May 2007, by which time…
Three residents taken prisoners during army attack on a village near Rammallah
Israeli forces took prisoner three residents during a pre-dawn invasion to the village of Al Safa, west of the northern West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday. Mohamed Allan, 21,…
In morning invasion to Hebron, army takes three prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the southern WEst Bank city of Hebron, and the nearby villages of Ithna and Al Samou'a on Monday morning, and took three residents prisoner. Troops attacked…
Army attacks several areas in the West Bank and takes prisoners, two injured
The Israeli forces attacked several areas in the West Bank Monday at dawn and took a number of residents prisoner and injured two. A mother and her child were…
Palestinian Authority to include disabled in govt., while challenging Israeli attacks on disabled
On the occasion of the international day to honor the disabled, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights is calling on the international community to intervene in Palestine. The call is…
Islamic Jihad threatens to pull out of ceasefire, Hamas suspends its participation
"The calm is on the edge of collapse due to the continued Zionist violations and the attacks against our Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza", stated Abu Ahmed,…
Israeli military resumes shelling in northern Gaza; rejects call for ceasefire in West Bank
The Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, announced Sunday that Israeli forces will resume their shelling of northern Gaza, and will continue the daily invasions and attacks of the West Bank. …
Ya’bad Village puts up a fight against invasion: stones versus rubber bullets and gas
Under the guise of "chasing the designated wanted," Israeli forces continued to hold the Jenin District hostage under widespread campaigns of repression. The citizens pay the price for Israel's arbitrary…
Child injured by setters fire in Hebron
Palestinian sources in Hebron reported that a six-year old child was shot by settlers fire near Khirbit Qalqas area, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.…
Peretz: “Army, security services, will continue West Bank operation”
Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said in a meeting with the Security cabinet on Sunday that the Israeli army and the security service (Shin Bet) will continue the military operations…
98 residents taken prisoner in Bethlehem in November
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported that Israeli soldiers took prisoner 98 resident in several attacks and invasions carried by the army in the West Bank city of Bethlehem during…
Unknown gunmen kill one resident, wound another in Khan Younis
Palestinian security source in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Sunday that unknown gunmen shot and killed one resident, and injured another resident south…
Child killed by military fire in Nablus
Palestinian medical and security sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Sunday afternoon that Israeli troops shot and killed a 15-year old child in…
The Olive Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree
Today (Thusday, Nov 16) is definitely a good day to pick some olives; in fact, with the heavy rain from yesterday, it is even better that we are doing this…
Palestinian man taken prisoner by the Israeli army in Beit Sahour
The Israeli army invaded the town of Beit Sahour, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and took prisoner one resident on Saturday morning. Khaled Awad, 24, was taken…
Israeli Army takes one Palestinian from Karmah village near Hebron
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 Navy fires at a Palestinian fishing boat
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…
Banks strike over attack against Arab Bank branch in Gaza
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…
UN passes resolutions backing Palestinian right to an independent state
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…
Gaza child dies of wounds sustained during Israeli attacks last month
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…
60 years after Partitioning of Palestine, residents stranded between checkpoints, Wall & settlements
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,…
PLO executive Committee call on the Palestinian P.M to resign
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…
Child injured in Azzoun village, near Qalqilia
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…
Two weeks after his death, Palestinian resident identified by family
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…
Settlers hurl stones at an UNRWA bus in Jerusalem
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…
Protesters in Bil’in demand access to the isolated orchards to plant them
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…
Rafah border/internment camp
[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…
Israeli court extends detention of wife of Palestinian minister
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…
Israeli soldier who shot foreigner in Palestine to serve two-week sentence
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 leaders call for extension of ceasefire, Israeli officials want to break it
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…
Diabetic journalist imprisoned without trial on hunger strike
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 Army takes one prisoner from Al Sawawra village east of Bethlehem
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…
Army shoots and kills a resident of Hebron
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…
Israeli High court nixes request to change war probe committee
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 youth killed, two injured by Israeli military fire near Nablus
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…
UN report: “Israel violated all articles of Crossings agreement”
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…
Rice meets Olmert in Jerusalem
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…
PCHR: “Former Israeli Chief Of Staff Moshe Ya’alon spared arrest in New Zealand”
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…
Al Aqsa brigades says it will not abide to the truce since it excludes the West Bank
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 – November 30, 2006
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…
No refugee child in the Nablus refugee camps forgets where he came from
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…
Celebrating is Not Enough: A Challenge to the United Nations to Act
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…
Zahhar: ‘Unity government talks reach an impasse’
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…
During their Jericho meeting, Rice praises Abbas and vows to “renew peace process”
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…
Army levels several houses south of Bethlehem
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…
Explosive device hurled at Israeli troops in West Bank city of Bethlehem; no injuries reported
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.
Army invades Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem city
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…
Army levels a number of shops in Salfit
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…
Army levels residents’ property in Qalqilia
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…
Army levels a house south of Qalqilia
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…
Army invaded the village of Alar east of Tulkarem
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…
In pre dawn invasions to several West Bank areas the army takes prisoner 21 residents
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…