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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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,…

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…

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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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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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…

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…