Israeli military court sentences two detainees to high terms
The Ofer Israeli military court sentenced on Friday two members of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, to harsh terms after indicting them of carrying attacks…
Twenty residents taken prisoners east of Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers, supported by armored vehicles and jeeps, invaded on Friday at night, Al Fakhary area east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip and took…
Haniyya: `“We will not recognize the occupation, we offer an extended truce for a Palestinian State
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, a member of the Hamas party, said during a speech in front of tens of thousands of residents in Gaza that Hamas will not…
This Week in Palestine – October Week 1
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Weekly Non-violent protest in Bil’in challenges Israeli Wall Construction on Bil’in village land
As on every Friday for the last 20 months, the villagers of Bil’in, supported by international and Israeli activists, marched from the village mosque after prayers to the Israeli annexation…
Support For Hamas Explodes In Gaza
Tens of thousands of Palestinians loyal to Hamas gathered Friday in the Gaza stadium in support of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh rallied his supporters in Yarmouk stadium in Gaza…
Troops invade Balata refugee camp in Nablus
On friday at dawn Israeli soldiers invaded Balata refugee camp in Nablus city, northof the West Bank, and bulldozed one of the main streets of the camp causing extensive damage…
Several residents injured while attempting to reach the Al Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers
Palestinian sources reported on Friday that Israeli soldiers and policemen barred hundreds of Palestinians from reaching the Al Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers, marking the second Friday of the Muslim…
Fighter killed in Gaza tunnel blast
Palestinian sources reported that one fighter was killed on Friday at dawn after an explosion collapsed a tunnel, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Rescue…
Army takes three presidents risoner from several villages near Bethlehem
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Al Obadiyah, Al Shawara, and Taqua, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Friday morning; taking three residents prisoner. In Obadiyah, East…
Hamas: Agreement to be Reached on Captured Israeli Soldier after Two Weeks
A final agreement over the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will be reached within two weeks, according to senior Hamas official Ahmed Yousef. Shalit is to be freed…
Israeli army explodes a car near Jenin
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Jenin, stopped a passing car and blew it up on Friday morning. The army claimed that the car contained materials that…
Palestinian killed in tunnel explosion under Gazan-Egyptian border
Hafith Al Laham, 30, was killed when a tunnel collapsed between the Gazan – Egyptian borders on Friday at dawn. The tunnel was used to smuggle weapons for the resistance,…
Army takes five residents prisoner from Tulkarem and neighboring villages
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and neighboring villages seizing five residents in a pre dawn invasion on Friday. The five taken are known as Samie…
Israeli army takes two residents prisoners from the Tubas region.
In the West Bank city of Tubass, Israeli troops stormed and searched residents' houses on Friday morning then took Ahmad Daraghmah and his brother Mahmod to unknown locations. Also on…
Army invades Al Fokhari area east of Khan Younis in the Gaza strip
The Israeli army have invaded invaded Al Fokhari are east of Khan Younis south of the Gaza strip Friday morning, with tanks and bulldozers. Tanks using heavy artillary fired at …
Palestinian resistance fires two home made shells at Kifar Azzah
On friday morning a group of Palestinian resistance fighters fired, two home made Qassam shells at the Kifar Azzah Israeli settlement east of the Gaza strip. Al Aqsa brigades the…
The Israeli army seizes 16 residents during dawn raids and invasions across the West Bank
Israeli media sources reported that their army seized 16 residents from West Bank cities during pre dawn invasions on Friday. The sources said that seven were taken prisoner from Tulkarem…
Army invades Balata refugee camp and attacks the Ramadan markets
For the sixth consecutive time this week the Israeli army invaded Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, at dawn on Friday. Soldiers attacked shops and the…
Israeli settlers take over Hebron mosque under armed protection of Israeli soldiers
Today in the southern West Bank's Hebron District a heavily armed group of Israeli settlers broke into the Halhoul Village Mosque and began performing Jewish religious services. Official Palestinian sources…
Hamas spokesperson demands Abbas to resume talks over national unity government
Dr. Ismail Radwan, media spokesperson of Hamas movement, demanded the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to resume talks in order to finalize and conclude the negotiations over the formation of a…
Fateh member killed by unknown gunmen in Rafah, Hamas member injured in Beit Hanoun
Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday evening that a Fateh member was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A member…
Palestine Today – October 5, 2006
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Fuel Crisis in Palestine to end soon, PA contracts a new company
Deputy Minister of Finance in the Palestinian Authority Dr. Samir Abu Eisha said on Thursday that the Ministry has signed a contract with Paz company, the largest fuel company in…
Peretz: `Easing condition in P.A area is an Israel’s security interests`
During his Thursday meeting with the U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said that easing restrictions imposed on the Palestinians is an Israeli security interest,…
PA security officer dies of wounds he sustained on Monday due to infighting in Gaza
A Palestinian security officer died Thursday afternoon of wounds he sustained last Monday during the infighting in the Gaza Strip, medical sources from the Gaza-European Hospital in the town of…
Army invades Tulkarem
Some 5 Israeli army vehicles invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem Thursday afternoon. Troops searched and ransacked a number of houses. Although no arrests or injuries were reported,…
Palestinian resistance shells Siderot
A group of Palestinian resistance fighters fired two hommade shells at the Israeli town of Siderot near the Gaza strip. Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, have…
Army takes prisoner four residents from Tulkarem
More then 30 Israeli army vehicles invaded the village of Aillar, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem and took prisoner four residents Thursday afternoon. Troops conducted a wide…
Settlers attack a mosque in Halhol village near Hebron
A group of right wing Israeli settlers attacked a mosque in the village of Halhol, north of Hebron city, southern Wet Bank on Thursday. Al Nabi Mossa mosque is one…
Israeli Police arrest a Rabbi who threatened to carry out a terror attack against Al Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli Police in Jerusalem arrested on Thursday a Jerusalem Rabbi suspected of threatening a terrorist attack against the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israeli online daily Haaretz reported. …
Army invades Yatta village, searches homes and takes prisoner one resident
Israeli forces invaded the village of Yatta, near the city of Hebron in the sourthern part of the West Bank searched houses and took one prisoner Thursday morning. Ayiman Hushia,…
Three residents reported to be missing in mysterious circumstances in Gaza
Local sources in Gaza city reported that three residents went missing late on Wednesday night in mysterious circumstances. The residents who were identified as Adel Hamada, Zakie Saleh, both work with the…
Israeli army source: ’12 residents taken prisoners from several West Bank cities on Thursday
An Israeli army source reported that the army has taken 12 residents prisoners in several invasions to different West Bank areas on Thursday. According to the source, four residents were taken prisoners in…
Army invades Jenin, its refugee camp and nearby village
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Jenin, its refugee camp and the nearby Dier Abu Da'ef village north of the city on Thursday at dawn. In the…
One resident killed by Israeli fire east of Khan Younis
Israeli forces shot and killed one resident in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday, near Al Faraheen area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian…
Army invades Balata refugee camp in Nablus
The Israeli army invaded Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Thursday morning. Local residents said that soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition and sound bombs at the…
An old man injured by army fire in Qabatia near Jenin
The Israeli army invaded the village of Qabatia, near the West Bank city of Jenin, and injured an aged resident in the village, Thursday morning. Afif Zakarnah, 72, sustained an injury…
Army shot and killed one residents from Al Farahen east of Khan Younis
Palestinian Medical sources reported that Yousif Qabalan, 18, was killed by Israeli army fire in Al Farahen area east of Khan Younis, in the souther part of the Gaza strip on…
Two Islamic Jihad fighters assassinated in Khan Younis
Israeli forces assassinated two Islamic Jihad fighters after targeting their vehicle by a missile fired by an Israeli fighter-jet in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.…
Palestine Today – October 4, 2006
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Israeli Fuel Company Turns Off Fuel Supply Until Debt is Paid
The Israeli Transnational Corporation fuel company will not deliver fuel to West Bank cities until the Palestinian Authority pays its debt of hundreds of millions of shekels. But with the…
Army takes prisoner one resident from Abu `Dis town near Jerusalem
Lith Jafal, 21, was taken prisoner by Israeli army troops who stormed his house located in Abu –Dis town near Jerusalem Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses said that troops forced the Jafal…
Israeli Air Strike wounds five Palestinians in northern Gaza
At least five Palestinians were wounded when Israeli war planes fired missiles at two cars in the northern Gaza Strip Tuesday evening, Palestinian sources reported. The Israeli Army confirmed it…
Rice’s Visit To Middle East: Palestinian Question At Core of Middle East Conflict
In a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the Jordanian foreign minister, Abdel Ilah Khatib, said, "Jordan and other Arab countries will insist that priority be given to…
One Al Thahria villager from near Hebron taken prisoner by Israeli army
Nidal Abu Sharikh was taken prisoner by the Israeli army whilst crossing a military checkpoint at the entrance of Al Thahria village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron…
Two Balata camp residents taken prisoner by Israeli Army
Mohamed Abu Amer, 18, and Ziad Hasanin, 28, were taken prisoner by Israeli troops during an invasion to Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday…
Hamas Leader assassinated near Qalqilia
Khader Odeh, member of the village council of Habla, near Qalqilia was killed by unknown gunmen while going to the mosque for the Morning Prayer on Wednesday morning, local sources…
Palestinian worker murdered by Israeli police in Jaffa
Tawufiq Abu I'iah, 29, a Palestinian worker from Tarqumia village near the West Bank city of Hebron, was shot and killed by Israeli and border police during a campaign to…
Qalqilia resident taken prisoner by Israeli troops
Samir Al Aqra'e, was taken prisoner by troops during an invasion of the West Bank city of Qalqilia Wednesday morning. Troops and army jeeps stormed the city from several directions,…
Palestine Today – October 3, 2006
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Voting Poll: Fatah and Hamas Tied
A poll published Tuesday said that Hamas and Fatah would be tied if elections were to take place again, squashing both parties hopes of winning a comfortable majority. The internal…
Israeli Police arrest an Arab resident suspected of driving a suicide bomber
The Israeli police reported that investigators are interrogating a resident of Kafer Qasem town, in northern Israel, suspected of driving a suicide bomber from Kafer Qasem Arab town to the…
Unknown gunmen set two buses on fire in Nablus
The chaotic situation in the Palestinian Authority contnue as a result of the financial crisis in the Palestinain terretories. Unknown gunmen set two local buses on fire in the West…
Palestinian resistance group fires home made shells at army post in Gaza
Palestinian resistance groups fired two home made shells at an Israeli army post, east of Al Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Monday evening. In a press…
Israeli Army installs flying checkpoints around Hebron
The Israeli army have installed several flying checkpoints south of the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday morning. Soldiers and Israeli police officers stopped civilian traffic, checked IDs and searched…
The Israeli Army invades Al Bak’a village near Tubass and abuses villagers.
Israeli forces have invaded the village of Al Bak'a village near the West Bank city of Tubass and abused the residents, Tuesday morning. Troops attacked residents houses searched and ransacked…
The Israeli Army invades Jenin and surrounding villages.
Israeli troops invaded the West Bank city of Jenin, jenin camp and nearby villages on Tuesday morning. Soldiers fired sound bombs and live rounds at residents' houses in Jenin city.…
Several Israeli checkpoints installed around Tamon village.
The Israeli army installed several military checkpoints around the village of Tamon near the West Bank city of Tubass. Soldiers stopped and searched passing traffic checking ID cards to find…
Economic blockade and invasions hitting families hard this Ramadan
In Jenin Refugee Camp families are reporting that Israeli forces are denying them the right to properly observe Ramadan. Khalid Zaki told PNN that his family was not allowed to…
Fatah’s Armed Wing Issues Death Threats Against Hamas
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Fatah’s armed wing, threatened to kill Hamas officials for the first time since the fighting broke out between the two Palestinian political parties. The group…
Fatah’s Armed Wing Issues Death Threats Against Hamas
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Fatah’s armed wing, threatened to kill Hamas officials for the first time since the fighting broke out between the two Palestinian political parties. The group…
PRC: ‘No more talks on abducted soldier release, if Israel expands its invasion’
The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), one of three factions that abducted an Israeli soldier on June 25, said that if Israel expands its invasion and military assaults in the Gaza…
Army helicopter shells a workshop in Khan Younis, one killed four injured
One resident killed four injured when an Israeli helicopter targeted a blacksmith workshop with a missile in Khan Younis south town of the Gaza strip. Medical sources in the…
Peace Now: `“Israel stepped up settlement construction during war`
The Israeli Peace Now organization reported that building in illegal settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank was stepped up during the recent Israeli war with Lebanon. The movement…
Palestinian volunteer to remove unexploded Israeli Cluster bombs in Lebanon
Abu Ali, a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, volunteered to remove the unexploded Israeli cluster bombs from the farmlands in the southern Lebanon. Several civilians were killed, many of them were…
The clinic at At-Tuwani village
The village has recently added a second floor to the health clinic. Because the village is situated in what Israel refers to as Area C (complete Israeli control), the Palestinians…
Israeli air force shells Khan Younis; one resident killed, his brother injured
Palestinian, medical sources in Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that one Palestinian was killed and his brother was seriously injured after the Israeli…
Troops shell textile factory in Gaza
Monday night, Israeli forces using heavy artillery shelled a textile factory in the Industrial Zone, to the north of the Gaza Strip, local sources reported. The shells were landed a…
Two killed, fifteen injured during Gaza clashes
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday at night that two Palestinians were killed and at least 15 were injured, three seriously, during clashes between Fateh gunmen…
Six Palestinian factions call for ending internal clashes
Six Palestinian political factions called on the Palestinians and the clashing Hamas and Feteh members to end the internal clashes adding that a failure of restoring calm and protecting the…
Palestine Today – October 2, 2006
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Fatah closes down shops and private schools; Hamas closes ministries
After one of the most serious days of fighting between Hamas and Fatah supporters, Abbas’ Fatah party, in a show of power, closed shops and private schools throughout the West…
Abbas talks of dissolving government, amidst serious clashes between Fatah and Hamas supporters
Amidst internal fighting between Hamas and Fatah supporters Monday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized his power to dissolve the Hamas-led government and call for new elections. "I as a president…
Habib: `“Gaza internal clashes, free gift for the occupation`
Khader Habib, a leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement, said on Monday that the internal clashes in the Gaza Strip are considered a “free gift’ for the Israeli occupation in…
In Nablus unknown gunmen shoot at top official, three injured in the infighting.
At least three men were injured during clashes between Hamas and Fatah in the West Bank city of Nablus, Monday afternoon. Among them was the bodyguard of Naser Al…
Resident killed by Israeli shells in Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that one resident was killed after the Israeli Naval forces fired at residents at the beach in Khan Younis, in the southern…
Israeli Army invades Tammoun village, and raid residents’ homes
The Israeli army invaded the village of Tamon south of the West Bank city of Salfit on Monday morning and searched several houses. Local sources reported that at least 7 army vehicles…
Resident killed in Jericho as Armed men enforce General strike
Jericho resident Nasser Al Ja'fari, 36, was shot and killed on Monday afternoon by a group of armed men, while closing down trade in the city in an attempt to…
School students demonstrate in Gaza blockading main roads
Scores of Palestinian high school students took to the streets on Monday morning in central Gaza and closed all the streets leading into the city protesting at the state of…
Government official shot at by rival party members, three injured during infighting in Nablus
At lest three Palestinians were injured on Monday during internal clashes between the two major Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, in the West Bank city of Nablus — among them…
Unknown gunmen attack civil organizations and private property in Jenin
A group of unknown gunmen attacked several civil society organizations and private property in the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday at dawn. The targeted organizations are known to…
The Israeli Army takes two residents prisoner from Dora Village in Hebron
The Israeli army two residents prisoner from the village of Dora south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday morning. The detainees were known as Omer Al awwadah,…
Army closes the Ibrihimi mosque in Hebron to Palestinans.
Israeli soldiers stationed at the entrance of the Ibrihimi Mosque, also known as the Tomb of the Patriarchs, closed the mosque on Monday for the Jewish holidays. An army source…
Unknown gunmen open fire at a funeral in Gaza, injuries reported.
A group of unknown gunmen open fired at mourners taking part in a funeral in Gaza city, on Monday morning, inuring several. The funeral was for a resident killed on…
Unknown gunmen attack house and car of local journalist in Nablus
A group of unknown gunmen attacked the house and car of Hassan Al Titi, a local journalist working for Al Jazera TV in the West Bank city of Nablus on…
israeli military helicopters open fire over Gaza at resident’s houses.
Israeli military helicopters open fire on residents' houses over the towns of Beit Hanon and Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip late Sunday night. The helicopters targeted residents' houses…
Israeli Naval Boats shoot and kill one resident in Gaza
Hanni Al Najar, 27, was shot and killed by Israeli navel boats on Monday morning while fishing near Al Shat'e refugee camp in central Gaza. Al Najar was moved to…
Hamas and Fatah agree to end clashes in West Bank and Gaza
The Hamas and Fatah parties are working together to prevent further internal fighting in the Palestinian areas, said Dr. Salah Bardaweel, spokesperson of the Hamas bloc in the Palestinian Legislative…
Palestinian internal clashes claim seven lives; Presidential compound burned by arson
Following the visit of the Palestinian President to the United States in which he was pressured to prevent a unity government, national unity talks between Palestinian parties have broken down,…
Things Go Better With Rights
In 1995, I moved from a comfortable life in America to Ramallah, Palestine, to invest in the most American of businesses there. I was instrumental in bringing Coca-Cola to the…
Bad faith and the destruction of Palestine
A mistake too often made by those examining Israel’s behaviour in the occupied territories — or when analysing its treatment of Arabs in general, or interpreting its view of Iran…
Army invades Jenin city and its refugee camp
An Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Saturday morning. Several army jeeps and troops stormed the area fire live rounds and…
Army installs a checkpoint east of Qalqilia
Israeli army have installed a military checkpoint on Saturday morning at the eastern entrance of the West Bank city of city of Qalqilia.. Soldiers at the checkpoint stopped vehicles and…
Army takes prisoner on resident from Obadiayh village east of Bethlehem
Nasser Shanaita, 26, were taken prisoner by the Israeli army from the village of Obadiayh east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday at dawn. Troops and army…
Israeli Minister: `“Israel should assassinate Nasrallah`
Israeli Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer stated on Saturday that Israel must assassinate Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah at any suitable opportunity “without causing casualties” among Lebanese civilians or bystanders. Ben-Eliezer…
One resident injured in Tubas
Israeli forces injured one resident after opening fire at a group of civilians during and an invasion late on Friday night. Eyewitnesses reported that troops invaded the city then opened…
Army attack houses in a village near Hebron and takes one prisoner
Mohammed Mohamed, 20, was taken prisoner during an Israeli army invasion to Khirbet Salamah village south, west of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Saturday at dawn. Troops stormed…
Settlers attack, wound a Palestinian resident in Hebron
Local sources in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that one resident was injured in his face after he was attacked by a group of…
Resident taken prisoner in Hebron
Israeli soldiers took one resident prisoner in Khirbat Salama village, south west of Hebron, earlier on Saturday. The resident was identified as Mohammad Hasan Awlad-Mohammad, 21, a student at the…