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Palestinian legislator and member of the Fateh Revolutionary Council, Dr. Nabil Shaath, said on Monday in Ramallah that there is no difference between a National Unity Government and a government…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Monday during the thirty-first session of the ministers council in Gaza that there are continuous efforts to end the current internal crisis, and…

The Israeli soldiers at the Salem Israeli military court attacked with batons Aymen Qandil, 34, from Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin, and took him prisoner…

The Israeli army attacked and ransacked residents' houses in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and the nearby village of Doura, took three resident prisoner, on…

Israeli troops attacked and chased Palestinian shepherds in Al Baq'a valley in Tammoun village, near the West Bank city of Tubas on Monday morning. Soldiers detained some of the shepherds…

The Israeli army invaded Al Obaidiyya village, east of Bethlehem city, in the southern part of the West Bank and took one resident prisoner, on Monday morning. Local sources reported…

Israeli troops chased and attacked Palestinian workers, south of Al Thahria town, near the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday morning. Several army Hummer jeeps chased and attacked scores…

Mo'ath Al Massimi, 21 and his brother Mahmoud, 24, were taken prisoner during an Israeli military invasion to Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Monday…

The Israeli army helicopters opened fire at the residents' houses and farmlands in Biet Lahia town and Sheikh Zayid village, in the norther part of the Gaza strip on Monday…

Sunday evening, the Israeli police and security personnel took five Palestinians, including an Arabic resident of Israel, in Um Al Fahim town, north of the country. The police claims that…

Palestinian child detainees held by Israel are facing harsh and unbearable conditions. They are subjected to living conditions that lack the basic rights guaranteed by the International Law and the…

The ongoing arrest campaign being carried out by Israeli forces is striking all segments of the Palestinian population. No one has immunity. The latest development in this campaign is the…

Palestinian medical and security sources reported on Sunday that one resident was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers stationed at the Gaza International Airport, in the southern part of the…

Israeli security sources claimed that an Israeli Arab woman from Al Teera assisted Palestinians who attempted to carry an bombing attack in a restaurant in Ra'ananna, north of the country.…

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, reported that one of its fighters, in the central Gaza Strip, died after an underground  tunnel collapsed on him.…

An Egyptian security source reported late on Saturday night that Egypt is planning to deploy additional 5,000 soldiers along the border with the Gaza Strip. The forces will be be…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Saturday morning that a 50-year old Palestinian woman died of wounds sustained on Monday, October 23, when the under-cover forces of the Israeli army infiltrated…

Fateh and Hamas movements agreed, on Friday evening, to end all sorts of weapon display and tension in the Gaza Strip. The agreement came after mediation from the Popular Front…

Palestinian sources reported that aone child from the town of Tiqoa, east of Bethlehem, was injured when Israeli settlers threw stones at a Palestinian family harvesting their olive crop. The…

The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Saturday that Israeli soldiers continued, for the third day, to bar residents from reaching their homes in Tal Romeida neighborhood, in the center…

Israeli soldiers took on Saturday morning three senior Palestinian Authority officials prisoner after stopping them at a military checkpoint, near Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank.…

The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), one of three resistance factions holding the Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, captive since June 25 said on Saturday that a solution for the crisis is…

The Israeli forces invaded the villages of Araba, Kufer Ra'ee and Fahma, west Of the West Bank city of Jenin, on Saturday morning. Troops invaded the three village, searched and…

The Israeli army detained scores of Palestinian civilians in the rain, on Saturday morning, near the West Bank city of Tubas.  Residents reported that soldiers stationed at the Israeli military…

Israeli soldiers stationed at a gate in the illegal wall, west of Tulkarem stopped farmers from a nearby village reaching their land on Saturday. Troops refused to open the gate…

In a shocking revelation, given headline coverage in a British newspaper, The Independent, it is revealed that there is evidence to suggest that Israel was using uranium based weapons when…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza strip announced on Saturday the death of Ni'mah Adwan, 50, from wounds she sustained last Monday.  She sustained fatal wounds on Monday and was…

Hundreds of Palestinian residents of Bil'in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, and dozens of Israeli and international peace activists held their weekly protest in Bil'in Friday, pleading…

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The Palestine News Network reported that Israeli soldiers stationed near Har Homa settlement (Abu Ghneim) fired at several residents of Beit Sahour town, near Bethlehem, while trying to pick their…

Secretary general of the Palestinian Ministers Council, Dr. Mohammad Awad, said on Friday that the coming will see the “dawn of a new National Unity Government based on the Unity…

Dozens of Palestinian detainees imprisoned in several Israeli prisons and detention centers appealed humanitarian organizations to interfere and practice pressure on the Israeli Prison Authorities in order to provide them…

Palestinian prisoners, who have recently been released from the Israeli detention Centre in the Prisoners in Negev detention centre mistreated on a daily basis.   The Negev detention centre, which…

Ali Qatshmer from the West Bank city of Qalqilia was taken prisoner by the Israeli Army during a dawn invasion to the city, on Friday. More than 7 Israeli army…

Khaled Meshal, the head of Hamas's political bureau, is due to arrive to Cairo Saturday to continue discussing the Egyptian proposal relating to the release of captured Israeli corporal Gilad…

The municipality of the Palestinian village of Al Karmel in southern Israel has started to organize a strike for the coming Monday in protest of the Israel's government continued confiscation…

The Israeli army has destroyed one houses north of the Gaza strip and attacked residents' houses east of the strip on Friday at dawn. An Israeli F16 jet fighter fired…

Three Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army during an invasion into Yamoun and Al Far'a towns, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on Friday morning.   Yammoun, was…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday that two residents, including a child, and one international peace activist were injured when an extremist settlers group attacked them while picking olives in…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday evening that one resident was killed by Israeli military fire in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Earlier on Wednesday,…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday evening that one resident was killed by Israeli military fire in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Earlier on Wednesday,…

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Israeli reports revealed that after the army failed to capture Bint Jbeil town, in southern Lebanon, army leaders requested several soldiers to take pictures showing the Israeli flag on top…

An Israeli soldier was moderately injured during an invasion into Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, on Thursday morning. Israeli army sources reported that, the solider was injured during clashes with…

Hamas political bureau chief in Syria, Khaled Mashal, is expected to  travel to Egypt soon for talks on a prisoner swap deal with Israel. The deal could see the release…

The Israeli army shot and injured one resident near the border of the Gaza Strip, adjacent to Dier Al Balah town, on Thursday afternoon. Asharaf Fatoh, 37, was injured in…

An Israeli army helicopter opened fire at residents' houses in Khaza'a town, East of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza strip on Thursday afternoon, killing one resident.…

European Union' Foreign Policy Chief, Javier Solana, told the Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni,  on Thursday that Israel must evacuate all illegal settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank and…

Israeli prison officials announced Thursday that they will transfer all Palestinians arrested at the Huwwara checkpoint in the northern West Bank city of Nablus to the feared Qedumim Prison east…

The Israeli forces took prisoner five residents from the town of Abu Deis near Jerusalem on Thursday morning. Troops and police officers stormed the town and searched and ransacked residents'…

In a clear effort to further weaken Hamas, Fatah factions have kept a close watch on Hamas’ attempts to expand its security force inside the West Bank and the Gaza…

The Israeli army took prisoner three residents from the West Bank city of Tulkarem and the nearby Nur Shams refugee camp on Thursday morning. The three were identified as Ala'…

The Israeli army invaded the town of Qabatiya south of the West Bank city of Jenin attacked residents' houses and took prisoner one resident on Thursday morning, Palestinian sources reported.…

Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Tubass on Thursday at dawn, attacked a coffee shop and detained all the guests inside. Eyewitnesses reported that army undercover units first…

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The German Defense Ministry reported that it is investigating an incident in which two Israeli Air force fighter-jets fired shots and dropped flares near a German warship patrolling the Lebanese…

{mosimage}Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has suggested Elie Wiesel to replace Moshe Katzav as President of Israel. Katzav is being forced to resign amid charges of rape. Wiesel's qualifications for…

Following a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said that he would recommend that Labor party remains in the government coalition, and that…

Khaled Mashal, political bureau chief of the Hamas party, conducted a brief visit to Qatar and held a meeting with the prince of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani,…

Palestinian Minister of Education, Dr. Nasser Al Shaer, has called on Arab leaders to help save the schooling system in Palestine as the two month loss of education could have…

Hamas’ Executive Force is targeting youth living in Bethlehem and the surrounding villages for recruitment, according to Palestinian security sources. These particular youth were once loyal to Fatah, but are…

Israeli military sources reported on Wednesday that Israel Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, does not intend to evacuate illegal settlement outposts, in the occupied West Bank, in the near future, but…

For the third consecutive time, the Israeli Prison Authorities renewed the Administrative Detention order against detainee, Efat Oleyyan, 42, for additional six months without pressing any charges against her or…

An Israeli court near the Jail in Israel has decided to allow Dr. Aziz Duwaik, the head of the Palestinian legislative council, to get medical attention on Wednesday. Dr. Duwaik…

Egypt has come up with a new plan that addresses Palestinian prisoners, the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and suggests a framework to establish a national unity government…

The Palestinian news network PNN reported on Wednesday that members of the newly formed Palestinian executive force started to recruit personal in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and neighboring…

The Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and the nearby Qabatiya town on Wednesday morning and took prisoners two resident. Troops and army jeeps stormed Qabatiya town…

The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tubass and took prisoner one resident on Wednesday morning. Ommar Fukha'e, 19, was taken to unknown location when troops searched and…

The Israeli army invaded the village of Kufer Al Diek near the city of Salfit north of the West Bank on Wednesday morning. Troops searched residents' houses and ransacked them…

Khaled Masha’al chair of the politburo of Hamas will arrive in Egypt in the coming few days for talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo, a Palestinian source reported. Masha’al’s visit…

The Israeli army invaded the villages of Beit Fajar and Obadiya near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday morning. In Beit Fajar village, south of Bethlehem city, army…

The Israeli air force fired on Tuesday night several missiles at a target in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, no injuries were reported. Israeli military sources claimed that…

The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported that the Israeli army has significantly increased its attacks in the occupied territories since June 25, and abducted more than 1500 residents, including women…

A senior Palestinian official reported that gunmen who abducted a Spanish photographer working with the Associated Press in the Gaza Strip, freed him hours after abducting him.   Tawfiq Abu…

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  Riad Al Shenbari died on Tuesday of wounds he sustained during the Israeli army invasion on Monday to Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza strip. Medical sources reported…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the Israeli “Defense Establishment”, conducted a two year investigation that revealed that there has been rampant illegal constructions in dozens of settlements in the…

One day after the Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli tanks and armored vehicles surrounded Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and…

One day after the Israeli army killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said that the army will continue to operate against what he described…

Palestinian security sources reported on Tuesday morning that the Israeli army has reopened the Rafah border crossing in the south of the Gaza strip. The source added that the crossing…

After a two year secret investigation by Israel’s security department, it found that the building of illegal settlements has expanded rapidly, and much of their construction has been on privately…

The Israeli army invaded the city of Jenin, north of the West Bank and took prisoner two residents on Tuesday. Several army vehicles stormed the city and opened fire randomly…

The Israeli army invaded the village of Burqen, west of the West Bank city of Jenin, took one prisoner and destroyed one house on Tuesday morning. Israeli troops and army…

The Israeli army invaded the village of Abu Enjeem, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and took prisoner one resident on Tuesday morning. Nuo'man Salahat, 36, was taken…

UNRWA General Commissioner, Karen Abu Zeid, said Sunday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is clearly deteriorating. After her tour in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit…

What Do Ken Livingstone and a Fictional Character Named Artie Fishel Have in Common Created by saxophonist, composer and author Gilad Atzmon, Artie Fishel is a fictional satirical character, conceived…

Israeli tanks shelled on Monday evening residential and farm lands to the east of Jabalia town in the northern part of the Gaza strip; several civilians suffered anxiety atacks as…

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Chairman of the Israel Beiteinu party, Avigdor Lieberman, said on Monday that his party decided to join the government, and that he hopes a final deal would be signed by…

Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, slammed Monday's Israeli attack in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and described it as massacres. The statements of Abbas came after the army killed…

Palestinian medical sources  reported on Monday afternoon that seven Palestinians were killed and at least thirty were injured by military fire of the Israeli under-cover forces that infiltrated into the…

Some Israeli cabinet ministers insist that Israel reoccupies the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in order to prevent more weapons smuggling and digging of tunnels. According to the…

Israeli army tanks and bulldozers invaded Al Faraheen and Abassan Al Kubra areas east of Khan Younis int he southern Gaza Strip Monday at noon. Local residents reported that two…

An Israeli settler from the illegal settlement of Yetzhar, near the West Bank city of Nablus continues to terrorize Palestinian farmers from Huwwara town near Nablus, farmers reported on Monday.…

Unknown gunmen killed Mukafeh Doghless, 25, an Al-Aqsa Brigades fighter, the armed wing of Fatah, in the West Bank city of Jericho late Sunday night. Security sources in Jericho reported…

The Imam of the Omar Al-Khatab Mosque in the West Bank city of Bethlehem made a speech Monday after sunrise in celebration of the commencement of the Islamic feast, ‘Eid…

A group of unknown gunmen shot and killed Ala Mubarak in the West Bank city of Tulkarem late Sunday night. Mubarak was an officer in the Palestinian security forces in…

In the beginning it was simple espionage. One group wanted to know what the other one was planning. Countries, corporations, tribes and gangs, all of them used it. Every one…

Some sources in the Hamas movement said Sunday that they obtained information that a coup is in the works. The sources indicated that their information came from Fateh members in…