Bil’in peaceful protest marks agriculture season, demands free accesses to isolated orchards
This Friday in Bil'in, some 250 Palestinians and 50 Israeli and international peace activists carried the weekly protest against the Israeli annexation Wall in Bil'in village, near the West Bank…
Three residents injured in Jabalia
Friday evening, three Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli military fire in Tal Qleibo area, east of Jabalia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. One of…
Two residents injured in Beit Lahia
Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday evening that two residents were injured in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The two were injured after the army,…
PCHR report: “19 Palestinians, including 5 children, killed last week”
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza published its weekly report on the Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories in the period between November 16 and 22, and…
Qassam member killed by Israeli sharpshooter in Beit Lahia
Palestinian source in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that one member of the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas was shot and…
P.A Ministry of Health: “15 killed, 47 injured in the Gaza Strip since Wednesday”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Thursday afternoon that fifteen residents were killed and forty-seven were injured in the period between Wednesday until Friday afternoon, after Israeli decided to…
Army takes seven residents prisoner in two separate invasions in the West Bank
The Israeli army took seven residents prisoner in two separate invasions in Jenin city refugee camp in the north of the West Bank and Taqua village near Bethlehem city in…
One killed, one critically wounded, death toll stands at nine, military offensive continues
The Israeli army shot and killed one resident and critically wounded a 9-year old boy, in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday morning Palestinian medical sources reported that Ayman…
Palestinian factions offer limited cease fire with Israel
A senior Palestinian source reported on Thursday evening that Palestinian armed groups offered Israel a limited cease fire in exchange to an Israeli suspension of all attacks and operations in…
Seven Palestinians killed on Thursday in the Gaza Strip, over twenty residents injured
A total of six Palestinians were killed by Israeli military fire and shelling in several areas in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. One woman was also killed when she detonated…
Two fighters assassinated in Gaza
Palestinian sources reported that two fighters of the Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, were killed,and three residents were injured, on Thursday evening after the…
Female suicide bomber injures three soldiers in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday at night that one woman from Jabalia town carried a suicide bombing among Israeli troops operating in the town, the woman…
Palestine Today – November 23, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org. For Thursday, November 23rd, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 4.41MB || time:4m31 Two are killed in…
Two killed in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, several residents injured
Palestinian medical sources on Gaza reported on Thursday afternoon that one resident was killed after Israeli plane fired one missile at a group of residents east of Jabalia town north…
Army claims arresting four Islamic Jihad members who planned suicide bombing
Israeli security sources reported that soldiers took four residents prisoner, near Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank. The four according to the Israeli security are Islamic Jihad…
Army levels one house and one sheep shad in Qarawit Bani Hassan village near Salfit
The Israeli army invaded the village of Qarawit Bani Hassan near the West Bank city of Salfit, demolished one house and one sheep shad on Thursday. The house and the…
Senior Hamas leader shot and injured by unknown gunmen
Palestinian sources in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that a senior Hamas leader was moderately injured after unknown gunmen opened fire at him earlier on…
Five residents taken prisoner in Hebron
Thursday, Israeli soldiers took five residents prisoner in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank. Palestinian security sources in Hebron reported that soldiers broke into several houses,…
Army shells residents’ houses, east of Jabalyia in the northern Gaza Strip
Israeli helicopters fired their heavy machine guns towards residents' houses in Jabalyia town in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday at noon. Residents reported a lot of damage to their…
Residents taken prisoner in Jericho
Nidal Mansour, 25, was taken prisoner by the Israeli forces that invaded the West Bank city of Jericho on Thursday at dawn. Troops and army jeeps stormed the city center,…
Four residents taken prisoners by Israeli troops in Qabatiya town near Jenin
The Israeli army invaded the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin north of the West Bank and took prisoner four residents on Thursday morning. A number of army vehicles stormed…
Army takes two prisoners from Ein Beit Al Ma’ in Nablus
The Israeli forces invaded Ein Beit Al Ma' in the northern West Bank city of Nablus and took prisoner two residents on Thursday morning. Wajdi Barakat, 19, and Mustafa, Abu…
Khaled Mashaal in Cairo for talks over unity government
Khaled Mashaal, chief o f the politburo of Hamas arrived in Cairo on Thursday for talks with Egyptian officials, political sources reported. Khaled who heads a delegation of senior Hamas…
Fighter killed in Jenin
Israeli soldiers shot and killed on Wednesday at night one fighter of the Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad in Jenin. A senior leader of the…
Child, woman killed in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday evening that one child was shot and killed by Israeli military fire in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. One…
Seven detainees confined to solitary at the Negev detention facility
Israeli Prison Administration (IPA) at the Negev detention facility confined seven Palestinian detainees to solitary without any apparent reason. The detainees were informed that they will be moved to another…
Fighter killed in Beit Lahia, second Palestinian to be killed Wednesday
Palestinians sources in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that one fighters was killed on Wednesday evening by military fire of the Israeli under-cover forces.…
Palestine Today – November 22, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org. For Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 5.41MB || time:5m54s The army continues its offensive…
P.A Interior Ministry decides to suspend, arrest any person who took part in abducting international
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior decided on Wednesday to suspend and arrest any person who participated in the abduction of internationals since the current government took office. Khaled Abu Hilal,…
Israel denies visas to foreigners living in Palestine
All foreign passports belonging to spouses and children of Palestinian ID-holders who had applied for visa extensions have recently been marked as “last permit” by the Israeli authorities. One hundred…
Israeli security cabinet decides to continue offensive in Gaza
The Israeli security cabinet held a session on Wednesday morning and decided to continue the military offensive in the Gaza Strip without any changes to the current operations, but by…
In Gaza; several injuries reported as army offensive is ongoing
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip, reported that several residents were injured on Wednesday morning, among them school children. The Israeli army continued its invasion to the city that…
Abbas: “National Unity Government will enforce law and order”
Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Wednesday that an agreement of a National Unity Government is the way to enforce law and order, and ensure security for the Palestinian people.…
Soldier moderately injured in the Gaza Strip
As the Israeli military continued its offensive in Beit Hanoun town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Israeli military sources that one soldier was moderately hurt during exchanges…
Army invades Jenin, injure five and take one prisoner
Israeli troops shot and injured five residents and took one prisoner after invading the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Wednesday morning. At least ten…
Naval boats injure a fisherman near Rafah
Israeli army naval boats opened fire at Palestinian fishermen boats near the coast of Rafah beach, in southern Gaza and injured one on Wednesday at dawn. The fishermen reported that…
Army invades Nablus, takes prisoner five residents
The Israeli forces took prisoner five residents during a dawn invasion to the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank on Wednesday. Troops entered the city of Nablus from…
Army takes prisoner one resident from Tulkarem
The army invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and the nearby Nuor Shams refugee camp, and took prisoner one resident on Wednesday morning. Local residents reported that four…
One Palestinian Man killed in Israeli shelling at the Gaza Strip
At least one Palestinian man was killed as a result of the Israeli ongoing shelling at the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning, Palestinian sources reproted. The man was identified as…
National unity cabinet: a difficult delivery for a precious birth
The many shades of the Palestinian national unity government are subtle. It is the Palestinian dream, so as to break the unjust international economic siege against the Palestinian people. Hamas,…
Female detainee talks about harsh conditions she faces in detention
Detainee Amna Mona, has been confined to solitary since October 5, 2006, and is facing very harsh conditions, humiliation and deprived of her internationally guaranteed rights, the Palestinian Prisoner Society…
Abducted Italian citizens in Gaza safely freed
Ten hours after they were abducted by an unknown group in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, the two Italian citizens, working with the International Committee…
Troops invade Beit Hanoun
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday night after midnight Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and fired rounds of live ammunition. Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers, backed by…
Israeli Foreign Minister demands annulment of Palestinian refugees’ right to return
The Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, has urged the world community, especially countries hosting Palestinian refugees, to annul those refugees' internationally-recognized right of return to their homeland (what is now…
Human rights organizations criticize ongoing Israeli detention of human rights worker
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders considered Israeli detention of a Palestinian Human Rights fieldworker a flagrant violation of article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil…
Qassam brigades: “No truce under oppression, all options available”
The Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said that the group is developing its military capabilities, and that it will not agree to any truce with Israel as…
Palestine Today – November 21, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org for Tuesday November 21st, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 5.78 || time:6m19s Two were killed in southern…
Syria slams the assassination of Lebanese Industry minister
The Syrian government slammed on Monday the assassination of Lebanese Industry Minister, Pierre Gemayel, who was shot to death near Beirut, on Tuesday. The Syrian official news agency announced the…
Four Israelis suffer nervous breakdowns, one wounded, as Palestinian shell hits factory in Sderot
A factory in the Israeli town of Sderot, located less than 5 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, caught fire Tuesday morning after being hit by a homemade shell fired by…
Lebanon Christian leader shot dead
Pierre Gemayel, a Lebanese cabinet minister and member of the Christian Phalange party, has been shot dead in Beirut. His convoy was attacked in a Christian neighbourhood. Gemayel, son of…
Palestinian badly injured by soldiers violence in Nablus
Palestinian source reported on Tuesday that one Palestinian resident was badly injured in Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank, after he was violently attacked and beaten…
Dozens of residents detained near Hebron
Israeli troops detained dozens of residents and vehicles at the main entrance of Ithna village, west of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. Local sources reported that…
Troops Abduct an Imam, and his son, in Beit Jala
Israeli troops took prisoner Saleh Jawareesh, the Imam of Ahmad Bin Hanbal mosque in Beit Jala city, near Bethlehem, and his son Azzam, after breaking into their home in the…
Unknown gunmen abduct two Italians in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian sources reported that two Italian Red Cross workers were abducted by unknown gunmen in Dir Al Balah town, in the central Gaza strip on Tuesday afternoon. Iyad Nasser, a…
15 residents injured in an Israeli air strike in the northern part of the Gaza Strip
Palestinian sources reported that 15 residents were injured in the northern part of the Gaza Strip after the Israeli air force fired two missiles at residents in Jabal Al Kashef…
Detained Palestinian Minister of Finance appears in Israeli Court chained
During an Israeli court session for the abducted Palestinian ministers and legislators, Palestinian Minister of Finance, Dr. Omar Abdul-Raziq, addressed the court through his lawyer Usama Al Sa'ady, complaining from…
Palestinian mass resistance tactic blocks Israeli air strikes
Palestinians have started to employ new tactics to prevent Israeli air attacks on their houses. Hundreds of protesters successfully forced the Israeli air force to halt air strikes on a…
Israeli soldier shoots and kills teenager holding toy gun near Jericho checkpoint
17-year-old Rakan al-Nusairat was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers Monday evening near Jericho checkpoint. According to eyewitnesses, the boy had a plastic gun in his hand when he was…
Peace Now: “40% of West Bank settlements are built on private Palestinian property”
The Israeli Peace Now movement held a press conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday and said that it found in a new study on settlements that approximately 40% of the settlements…
Army helicopters open fire at residents north of the Gaza Strip
Israeli military helicopters opened fire on people and their homes in the town of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday at noon. Residents reported that the helicopters…
Report: 101 Palestinians killed during November by Israeli attacks in Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a report on Tuesday stating that the number of Gaza Strip residents killed by the Israeli army's continuous attacks since the beginning of November…
Army invades Balata and Ein Beit Al Ma’ refugee camps in Nablus, damage reported
Army bulldozers and jeeps stormed on Tuesday at dawn Balata and Ein Beit Al Ma' refugee camps in Nablus city in the northern West Bank, searched homes and damaged residents'…
Army takes four children prisoner in Abu Dis village east of Jerusalem
Israeli forces invaded the village of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and took prisoner four children. Several border police and intelligence jeeps stormed the Palestinian village of…
Army takes prisoner seven residents from Obadiya village near Bethlehem
The Israeli forces invaded the village of Obadiya located east of Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank and took prisoner seven residents on Tuesday morning. Army…
Army invades Jenin and nearby Qabatiya town, takes one resident prisoner
The Israeli army conducted a wide scale search campaign to residents during a predawn invasion of the West Bank city of Jenin, its refugee camp and the nearby Qabatiya town,…
Army shells areas east of Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, injuries reported
Israeli army tanks fired one tank shell at a group of residents in Tal Al Kashef area, east of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning.…
Two killed in southern Gaza City, death toll in Gaza overnight stands at four
Israeli army tanks and bulldozers invaded Al Zaytoun neighborhood south of Gaza City. Troops opened fire randomly at residents and killed two, including one 70 year old woman, on Tuesday…
Two fighters killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, 4 resident, including 2 infants injured
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday at night that two fighters of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, were killed in an Israeli air…
Fateh leader injured after gunmen attempted to assassinate him
Palestinian medical and security sources in the Gaza Strip reported that Abdul-Aziz Shahin “Abu Ali”, member of the Fateh Revolutionary Council, was shot an injured in his leg after unknown…
‘Apartheid road system’ cemented with new regulations on driving
Palestinians may not ride in cars with Israeli license plates, according to a new rule announced today by Israeli authorities. Palestinians are already barred from driving on 40% of the…
Adalah appeals Israeli High Court for water supply for the Bedouins
The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah), petitioned the Israeli District Court in Haifa, on Monday, to connect the unrecognized Bedouin communities with water supply by connecting…
‘Apartheid road system’ cemented with new regulations on driving
Palestinians may not ride in cars with Israeli license plates, according to a new rule announced today by Israeli authorities. Palestinians are already barred from driving on 40% of the…
Families of Arab victims of October 2000 reject compensation, demand trial of officers responsible
A statement released by parents of Arab residents of Israeli killed by the Israeli police in October 2000 issued a press release denying Israeli reports that they reached a deal…
Joint statement by six Israeli human rights organizations blames Israel for humanitarian crisis
Nine Israeli human rights organizations issued an unprecedented joint call to the international community to ensure human rights in the Gaza Strip. The statement comes in light of the dire…
Germany says it held six people over an alleged plot to blow up EL Al Israeli Airlines
German prosecutes said on Monday that Germany hold six persons under investigation over an alleged plan to blow up a commercial air flight that belongs to the Israeli Airlines EL…
Palestine Today – November 20, 2006
Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org for Monday November 20th, 2006.|| Click here to Download MP3 file 4.6MB || time:4m46s . The Israeli…
After several hours of military offensive in Bethlehem, troop take Islamic Jihad activist prisoner
Monday evening, Israeli soldiers took resident Shareef Abu Hadeed prisoner after surrounding his house in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for several hours, and after detaining and interrogating several…
Gunmen fire at vehicle of Ramallah mayor
Palestinian source in Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that unknown gunmen opened fire at the vehicle of Janette Michael, mayor of Ramallah, causing damage…
Israeli military court again postpones trials of elected Palestinian officials
After months of postponements due to lack of evidence, the Israeli Salem Military Court once again put off the trials of elected Palestinian officials this afternoon. The Palestinian Authority Ministry…
UN Human Rights Chief arrives in Gaza’ Beit Hanoun
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, started a five-day visit to the Palestinian territories and Israel, and visited Beit Hanoun town, in the northern part of the Gaza…
Troops invade Beit Hanoun
Palestinian sources reported on Monday that Israeli troops, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, invaded Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The invasion was carried out…
Study: 71% of Palestinian Refugees living below poverty line
A study conducted by the Near-East Counseling Institution revealed that 71% of the Palestinian refugees are living in extreme poverty; the remaining 29% of the refugees are poor. Jamil Rabah,…
Talks on National Unity Government are ongoing in spite a Sunday set-back
Several senior Palestinian political leaders confirmed that talks on the formation of a National Unity Government are ongoing in spite of the recent set-back regarding some issues especially the distribution…
Government offers paying part of November salaries, scheduling late payments on 4 months
Talks between Government Workers Union and the government ended on Sunday evening with an offer from the government to pay 1000 New Israeli Shekels to to every employee as part…
Israeli army detains trucks of water east of Tubas
The Israeli soldiers detained trucks containing water tanks that were on their way to farmers in Khirbit Samra village, east of Tubas, on Monday morning. The drivers of the water…
Army takes prisoner 10 residents from Nablus
Israeli forces invaded Balata refugee camp in Nablus city, in the norther partof the West Bank, and took ten residents prisoner. The invasion started late on Saturday at night…
Israeli Army invades Hebron city and takes three prisoners
The Israeli army attacked a number of Palestinian homes in the southern West Bank city Hebron, and took three Palestinians as prisoners, including one minor, on Monday morning. Sources…
Israeli Army takes one prisoner from Qalqilia
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and took one Palestinian man prisoner on Monday morning. A number of armored vehicles and jeeps invaded the city,…
Israeli Army invades Beit Kahiel village near Hebron, takes two prisoners
Israeli forces invaded the village of Beit Kahiel, north west of the city of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank on Monday morning and took two Palestinian…
Israeli Army re-invades the southern part of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip
Israeli army tanks and bulldozers have started an invasion of the southern part of Beit Hanoun town north of the Gaza strip on Monday morning, after having partially retreated from…
Elderly man killed, 9 residents, including children, were injured in an Israeli air strike in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported on Sunday evening that the resident who was injured on Sunday evening in an Israeli air-strike in Gaza City is a 75-year old man.…
Gaza Doctors: Israel used a strange weapon against Palestinian victims
Palestinian doctors in the Gaza Strip said that they have been dealing with a strange kind of weapon used against Palestinians. Doctor Abdulrahman Abu Safia of Al-Shifaa hospital in Gaza…
Peace will need more than David Grossman — or Uri Avnery
David Grossman’s widely publicised speech at the annual memorial rally for Yitzhak Rabin earlier this month has prompted some fine deconstruction of his “words of peace” from critics. Grossman, one…
Troops invade Tammoun village near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday at dawn the village of Tammoun, near the West Bank city of Tubas, fired rounds of live ammunition and broke into one home. Local sources…
Qalqilia man forced to watch his home be demolished
Before transferring Qalqilia resident Riad Hutri to an unknown location, Israeli soldiers forced the man to watch his home being demolished piece by piece. Eyewitness Mohammad Salameh said that Israeli…
Residents form Human Shields to stop Israeli shelling of a house in Gaza
A Palestinian family, supported by hundred of residents, of the Jabalia refugee camp managed to stop an Israeli air strike to their house after refusing the leave the house and…
Fighter dies of wounds sustained earlier this month
The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported that one of its field leaders died on Saturday evening of wounds sustained on November 2, during the second day…
Three Israelis injured in Sderot
Palestinian resistance fired six homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot; three Israelis were injured, one moderately. The injured were moved to Barziali Hospital in Ashkelon. Israeli sources…
Lieberman: “Abbas is irrelevant, we must repossess Rafah Crossing, Philadelphi Route”
Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli Minister of the so-called “Strategic Threats” said that Israeli must repossess the Rafah Border Crossing and the Philadelphi Route in the southern part of the Gaza…
Israel issues an order to annex hundreds of Dunams in the West Bank
Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Right Center (Musaada) demanded the Legal Counselor of the Israeli so-called Civil Administration Office in the occupied West Bank, to cancel a decision that aims…