Lebanese child killed, his brother injured by a cluster bomb
Lebanese security and medical sources reported reported on Sunday that a 10-year-old boy was killed and his brother seriously injured when an Israeli cluster bomb blew up as they harvested…
Resident killed, four residents prisoner taken prisoner, seventeen injured near Tubas
Israeli soldiers invaded Tammoun village, near the West Bank city of Tubas, shot and killed one resident, took four residents, including three brothers prisoner, and injured at least seventeen residents…
Two injured in Jenin refugee camp
Palestinian medical sources reported on Sunday at dawn that two residents were injured by Israeli military fire in Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Jenin. The sources…
Eight resident taken prisoner in Hebron
Israeli soldiers took eight residents prisoners in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. Israeli army spokesperson told the Israeli Radio that six of the eight residents, taken…
Palestinian Security officer killed in Gaza
Mohammad Shihada, 28 was killed in central Gaza Strip Sunday morning, Palestine News Network and medical sources reported. Shihada, who is a member of the preventive security forces in the…
Britain, xenophobic?
Debate and discussion is one thing, prejudice and provocation are another. What is happening in Britain today? It seems that the last two weeks in the British media have been…
Member of the Executive Force injured in internal clashes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that a member of the Executive Force, formed by Hamas, was injured on Saturday evening during clashes between members of the force and Fateh gunmen in…
Soldiers use civilians as Human Shields, abduct a resistance fighter
Israeli soldiers took one resistance fighter prisoner in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, after using civilians as human shields, local sources reported. The sources stated that…
Army withdraws from the Rafah Border Crossing area
The Ramattan News Agency reported that Israeli tanks and vehicles withdrew on Saturday at dawn from the area surrounding the Rafah Border Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Yousef: “Israel agreed to release Palestinian detainees”
Israeli sources reported that Ahmad Yousef, a senior political advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Saturday that Israel agreed to release Palestinian detainees, including top Hamas…
Army surrounds a house in Hebron in an attempt to take the owner prisoner
The Israeli army surrounded a house in Wadi Al Hiria neighborhood in the West Bank city of Hebron taking the owner prisoner, on Saturday at noon. The army, backed by…
Army takes three prisoners from Hebron
The Israeli army took three residents prisoners from the West Bank city of Hebron after attacking residents' houses on Saturday morning. In the search campaign Israeli soldiers in Hebron…
Army takes eight residents prisoner in invasions in Bethlehem and Tubas cities
The Israeli army has abducted eight residents during morning invasions in several parts of the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Tubas, on Saturday. In Obadyeah village, East of Bethlehem,…
Army invades eastern areas of Khan-Younis in the Gaza strip and kills 50 year old resident
The Israeli army invaded the Sofa border crossing in the eastern areas of the city of Khan Younis, in the South of the Gaza strip; attacking residents' houses and killing…
This Week in Palestine – October Week 3
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Creative Resistance: The Nassar Family’s ‘Tent of Nations’
Amid the olive trees and rocks, in the stone amphitheaters and shaded groves, young residents of Bethlehem’s refugee camps working alongside European volunteers presented “Romeo and Juliet,” Shakespeare’s immortal drama…
Muslim worshippers attacked by Israeli police in Jerusalem
Thousands of Palestinian Muslims flocked to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem today to celebrate Lailat al-Qadr, one of the holiest days in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. They were…
Palestinians, internationals and Israelis hold peaceful march in Bil’in village
A small protest took place in Bil'in village Friday with approximately 15 Palestinians and 15 internationals and Israelis marching against the confiscation of land in Bil'in, and in support of…
Hamas denies shots were fired at Haniyya’s convoy
Palestinian government spokesperson, Ghazi Hamad, from the Hamas party, denied reports that shots were fired at the convoy of the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, in the Al Nusseirat refugee…
Israeli report: “Egypt intercepted arms shipment en route to Gaza”
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the Egyptian police intercepted a large arms shipment en route to the Gaza Strip on Friday and arrested three Bedouin. Israeli military sources claimed…
Peace Now: “Most settlement outpost are installed on private Palestinian property”
A survey conducted by the Israeli Peace Now movement revealed that 75 illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank are installed on private Palestinian lands that the settlers controlled by…
Four Palestinian refugees killed in Iraq, eight injured
An unknown armed group in Iraq fired, on Thursday night, mortar shells and rounds of live ammunition at a Palestinian neighbourhood of Al Baladiya an area in Baghdad, killing four…
Hamas and Fatah To End Fighting
Leaders from political rivals Hamas and Fatah have decided to stop fighting each other for fear of continued escalation. Although an agreement on a unity government has so far failed,…
The Israeli Defense Minister allows Palestinian citizens of Israel to visit their relatives in Gaza.
The Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, approved Palestinian citizens of Israel to visit their relatives in the Gaza Strip. This follows a request made on Friday by the Arab Knesset…
Israeli Prison Administration threatens to halt all visitations
The Israeli Prison Administration (IPA) threatened to bar all detainees in all 28 Israeli prisons and detention facilities from receiving visitors after soldiers stationed at two facilities claimed to have…
Palestine Today – October 19, 2006
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Hamas: `“Any referendum called on the government is a coup on legitimacy`
The Hamas-led Palestinian Government considered any referendum called by the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, from the Fateh party, as a coup on legitimacy. Palestinian Interior Minister, Sa'id Siyam, said in…
Army continues to deny patients from Gaza access to medical treatment
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Thursday, that the Israeli army is still continuing its policy of denying patients from Gaza access to medical treatment in Jerusalem and cities…
Israeli army reoccupies the Rafah border crossing
The Israeli army reoccupied, the Rafah Border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday at midnight, for the first time since the implementation of the disengagement plan in 2005. …
Army injures three children in Hebron
The Israeli army shot and injured three children while attempting to enter the Ibrahimi Mosque (Tomb of the Patriarchs) in Hebron, in the South of the West Bank late Wednesday…
Resistance fighters target army vehicle with road side bombs in an invasion to Al Yamon village
The Israeli army invaded the village of Al Yamon, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on Thursday morning, local sources reported. More than 10 army vehicles stormed the village…
Three youth injured in Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that three youth were injured, on Wednesday evening, by Israeli military fire during clashes that erupted…
PCHR: `“28 Palestinians killed, 48 injured in one week`
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights published on Thursday its weekly report and revealed that Israeli soldiers shot and killed 28 Palestinians, 17 of whom including two children and a…
Popular campaign to aid Tulkarem olive harvest navigating latest measures for new season
Farmers with orchards now located behind the Wall are facing a difficult olive harvest season. The Israeli government began building the Wall inside the West Bank several years ago, hitting…
Two youth injured in Jenin invasion
Palestinian medical sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Thursday at dawn that two Palestinian youth were injured during clashed that erupted in the…
Over half of Israeli citizens approve of torture
"Over half of the Israeli population approves of the use of torture against terror suspects", say the headlines in Israeli papers today, after a BBC poll yesterday revealed these results. …
Army plans to level ten homes in a Tulkarem village
Under the pretext of “illegal constructions”, the Israeli army plans to level ten Palestinian homes in Faroun village, near Tulkarem, in the norther part of the West Bank. The residents…
Siyam: `“Israel wants Shalit freed without any prisoner swap deal`
Palestinian Minister of Interior, Sa'id Siyam, said on Thursday that Israel does not want any prisoner swap deal, and that it is to be blamed for the failure of a…
Israeli Minister Supports Saudi Initiative
Senior Cabinet Minister Meir Sheetrit said that Israel should initiate peace talks with the Palestinians based on the 2002 Saudi plan, which proposes a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders…
One killed and one injured in two attacks by unknown gunmen in Nablus
Omer AL Taher, 42, was killed and Sa'eid Al Kharaz, was injured in two separate attacks by unknown gunmen in the West Bank city of Nablus Wednesday night. Al…
Gunman Wounds Israeli driver in West Bank
An unknown gunman wounded an Israeli man early Thursday morning while he was driving on the illegal settler only road between the illegal settlements of Peduel and Alei Zahav. The…
One resident seriously injured east of Gaza
Palestinian Medical sources reported that the Israeli army shot and injured a resident east of Gaza city. The man, who's name remains unknown, sustained serious wounds in the abdomen…
Army takes over a building in Jenin
More than 20 Israeli army vehicles stormed the West Bank city of Jenin and took over a building in the city Thursday morning. Soldiers forced the residents out of the…
Troops shell houses in Khan Younis
Wednesday night, Israeli soldiers shelled several houses in Al Faraheen area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that the Israeli air…
Palestinian students barred entry into Israeli Universities
Wednesday, Israeli Education Minister, Yuli Tamir, and Culture Minister, Ophir Pines-Paz, demanded that Israel's Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, revoke the ban barring Palestinians students studying in Israeli universities from entering…
Peretz considers granting legal status for illegal settlement outposts
Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said that he is considering granting legal status to some illegal settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, in exchange for which the Yesha Council…
Hours after evacuating, army invades Qabatia
Several hours after evacuating from Qabatia town, near Jenin in the norther part of the West Bank, troops supported by dozens of armored vehicles and jeeps, invaded it once again…
Palestine Today – October 18, 2006
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Women Protest Infighting
Women took to the streets of Ramallah Wednesday in protest of the continued infighting between political rivals Hamas and Fatah. The marchers urged the president and legislative council to…
Army invades an area near the Rafah Crossing in the Gaza Strip
Israeli military sources reported that soldiers are currently operating along the Philadelphi Route, around the Rafah border crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. This marks the first…
Israeli soldiers attack and injure 18 year old girl in Hebron
Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint, north east of Bethlehem, attacked Sawsan Abu Turki, an 18 year-old Palestinian young woman from the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday…
Army to Destroy More Palestinian Homes
The Israeli government notified 10 families Wednesday in the village of Far’un, south of Tulkarem, in the northwestern part of the West Bank, that their homes would be demolished in…
Israeli Army uses tear gas to prevent Palestinian worshippers from reaching Jerusalem
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers stationed at checkpoint 300 hundred also known as Gilo, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, closed it and attacked Palestinians hoping to worship in…
The Israeli Army attack homes in Yatta and Ithna villages near Hebron.
Israeli forces attacked homes in the villages of Yatta and Ithna south west of Hebron city damaging property, on Wednesday morning. A number of army vehicles stormed residents houses in…
Rafah border crossing closed until Thursday
Spokesperson of the European observers at the Rafah Border Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday that the crossing will remain closed. The spokesperson added…
Armed resistance demand that Abbas to stop attacking the resistance and apologize
In a joint press release issued on Wednesday, several armed resistance groups demanded the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to stop “attacking and defaming” them in his press conferences, and to…
Army closes main roads near Tubas
On Wednesday morning Israeli paratroopers, were parchuted into the Tubas region by helicoptor,where they closed off all main roads surrounding the West Bank city of Tubas, and detained civilians. The…
US Speaks Out Against Israel’s Imposed Restrictions on US Citizens Traveling to the West Bank
The US has addressed the growing issue of Palestinian Americans being barred from entering the territories. Palestinian Americans are finding that having an American passport, despite such close ties between…
Army invades Nablus and Beit Iba village nearby and takes five prisoners
The Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and Beit Iba village west of the city, troops took five residents prisoner, Wednesday morning. Soldiers and army jeeps invaded…
Two residents killed during an Israeli army invasion of Rafah
Israeli army tanks and bulldozers invaded the Rafah crossing area in Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip and killed two civilians on Wednesday at dawn. Palestinian medical sources identified…
Hamad: `“Hamas might accept a government of professionals and independent experts`
Dr. Ghazi Hamad, media spokesperson of the Palestinian government stated that Hamas might accept the formation on a unity government that includes professionals and independent experts from all Palestinian factions…
Abbas: Decision on government soon
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has hinted that he could sack the Hamas government but that any decision he might take could lead to a referendum. Abbas also promoted the…
Two residents killed in the Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers killed on Tuesday at night and on Wednesday night after midnight two Palestinian residents in Jabalia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian News Agency,…
UNRWA concerned over humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip
Director of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, John King, held a meeting Tuesday to appeal for aid to the Palestinians. “The Palestinian…
Two residents assassinated in Nablus
Israeli soldiers assassinated on Tuesday evening two Palestinians, including one fighter, in Al Ein refugee camp in Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank. The two were…
The Great Experiment
Is it possible to force a whole people to submit to foreign occupation by starving it? That is, certainly, an interesting question. So interesting, indeed, that the governments of Israel…
Palestine Today – October 17, 2006
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Troops discover a 12-meter deep tunnel on Gaza-Egypt border
An Israeli military source claimed that soldiers found an 12-meter-deep tunnel under the Philadelphi route between Egypt and the southern party of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday afternoon. Also, the…
UNRWA Speaks out Against Humanitarian Disaster in Occupied Territories
Palestinians are experiencing a humanitarian disaster on all levels, according to UNRWA. The director of UNRWA operations in the Gaza Strip, John Ging, insisted that the international community lift the…
Soldiers break into PLC headquarters, abduct two Palestinians
Israeli soldiers broke on Tuesday into the Palestinian Legislative council office in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and abducted two residents, including one employee. Legislator…
Teacher’s Strike to End After Eid
The Islamic Teachers Bloc in Tulkarem announced Tuesday that schools will reopen after Eid Al Fitr, a Muslim holiday, ends next Saturday. The strike began in Tulkarem at the start…
Army attacks the PLC Members office in Hebron and takes one prisoner
An Israeli force attacked on Tuesday afternoon the Palestinian Legislative Council office in the West Bank city of Hebron and took one prisoner. Mohamed Shapanah, the director of the office,…
Three youth killed in Qabatia
Palestinian medical sources in Jenin reported that two residents was killed on Tuesday at noon, in Qabatia town near the West Bank city of Jenin. Earlier on Tuesday, one youth…
Army takes prisoner four residents from several villages around Hebron
Israeli soldiers the villages of Doura and Kharsa south of the West Bank city of Hebron and took four residents prisoner on Tuesday morning. In Kharsa village, troops stormed residents'…
Abbas Does Not Have Legal Authority to Expel Hamas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas does not have the support he needs to vote out the Hamas government, nor does the Palestinian constitution allow for it. Abbas’ threats to dissolve the…
Army kills another two residents in Qabatia, death toll rises to 3 since the morning
Hanni Ikmil, 24, and Ize Al Deen Ikmil, 16, were shot and killed on Tuesday noon by the Israeli army during a military offensive that started in the village of…
Army attacks residents’ homes in Yata village near Hebron
Israeli soldiers attacked on Tuesday morning a number of houses in the villahe of Yata, near Hebron city, south of the West Bank. The soldiers were dropped off by an…
Palestinian Village Near Jerusalem Targeted by Israeli Government
The village of Wadi Fukin, west of Bethlehem, has been targeted by Israeli soldiers due to its water resources, rich agricultural land and its short distance to Jerusalem. It is…
Army invades Al Far’a refugee camp near Tubas
The Israeli army invaded Al Far'a refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Tubas on Tuesday morning. Troops opened fire at residents' homes and used sound bombs. Soldiers…
Four residents injured in Tubas
Israeli armed forces invaded the West Bank city of Tubass and injured four residents on Monday late night. Troops and army vehicles stormed the city and opened fire randomly at…
Army invades Za’tra village near Bethlehem and takes prisoner one resident
Ali Sharai'a, a resident of Za'tra village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, was taken prisoner during an Israeli army invasion to the village on Tuesday at dawn.…
Army air strikes Gaza
Monday night, Palestinian security sources reported that the Israeli air force shelled Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip causing damage, no injuries were reported. The Israeli…
One resident taken prisoner in Qabatia
Israeli soldiers invaded late on Monday at night Qabatia town, south of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank, broke into dozens of homes and took one resident…
Troops invade Tubas
Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday evening the West Bank city of Tubas and fired rounds of live ammunition, local sources reported. The sources stated that soldiers, supported by several armored…
Prison administration in Nafha bars visitations
Prison administration of the Israeli Nahfa detention camp, in the Negev Desert, barred on Monday the detainees from their visitation rights until further notice. The families, travelling under difficult conditions…
Peretz orders expansion of Gaza operations
Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said on Monday during a session for the Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee that he gave orders to expand the military operations in the…
Palestine Today – October 16, 2006
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11 Egyptian detainees in Israeli Jails continue their hunger strike
Palestinian detainees in Nigaze Israeli detention center said on Monday that 11 Egyptian political detainees continued today their hunger strike that started one week ago. The 11 detainees were taken…
US Funds Alternatives to Hamas
In line with America’s policy to render Hamas ineffective, the US is now funding alternative political groups. The US plans to spend $42 million to provide operational and strategic support…
Adwan: `“Jordan plans to transfer Palestinian refugee to Canada`
Atef Adwan, the Palestinian Minister of Refugees, said that Jordan is planning to transfer transfer hundreds of Palestinians, who fled violence in Iraq, to Canada. Refugees in the occupied West…
Settlers annex 150 Dunams of Palestinian lands near Hebron
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that settlers of the Susia illegal settlement outpost, east of Yatta town in Hebron district, annexed 150 Dunams of farmlands, plowed them and planted…
Israeli air froce carried a fake airstrike in Nablus
The Israeli Air Force conducted a fake air strike over the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday afternoon. Local residents said the sound was so powerful that it was…
Unknown gunmen attack a governmental office in Bethlehem city, damage reported
Unknown gunmen broke on Monday into the offices of the Joint Services Council of the Ministry of Local Government, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Monday at dawn,…
Hamas denies obtaining Russian-made missiles
Israeli military sources claimed that the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, managed to obtain dozens of Russian-made missiles that could hit targets 4 kilometers away. The missiles, according to the Israeli…
Palestinian resident killed in an explosion east of Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a Palestinian youth was killed in an explosion that took place east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the…
Settlers construct an illegal outpost in Hebron
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron constructed an illegal settlement outpost east of Yatta village, south of the city. The illegal construction is located south of…
Settlers plan on expansion in the Northern Plains of the West Bank
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that settlers of Sal'it and Michola, in the Northern Plains area of the Occupied West Bank, brought bulldozers and construction machines apparently in an…
Israeli Authorities do not allow MS Palestinian patient medical help
The Israeli authorities did not allow Osama Al Adel, an MS patient from the West Bank city of Qalqilia to travel out of the country for medical treatment after claiming…
Peretz to meet with settlement leaders to discuss the option of voluntary evacuation
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz will meet with settlement leaders Monday to discuss plans to leave settlements in the West Bank voluntarily. Senior officials in the Israeli army are to…
Army invades a village near Tulkarem
And Israeli army force invaded the village of Izbat Al Jarad, south of the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday morning, Palestinian soruces reproted. Troops searched and ransacked a…