Army invades Nablus takes two prisoners, resistance attacks with three road side bombs
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp on Moday morning, Palestinian sources reproted. According to eyewitness reports, a number of…
Lieberman to power
Peace-seekers should support the move to bring Avigdor Lieberman into the government. It is impossible to understand the opposition of several Labor party ministers to having Yisrael Beitenu join the…
Palestinian shot and injured by Israeli forces in Rafah
Raed Omar, 36, was injured on Sunday morning by Israeli troops attempting to enter Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources confirmed that Israeli forces shot Omar…
One arrested in Israeli raid on Nablus
Local sources reported that about ten Israeli military vehicles invaded the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday morning, and proceeded to Tunisia Street. The troops surrounded a four-story building, broke…
Resistance fighters fire Qassams at Israel
The Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, have claimed responsibility for launching two homemade Qassam shells onto the Israeli terretories to the east of the Al Bureij refugee camp,…
Israeli army invades Nablus and takes prisoners
Israeli forces took one Palestinian prisoner as they invaded the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday afternoon, Maan News reported. The man was identified as Mohammad Rabai'a,28 and is believed…
Palestinian women hold nonviolent demonstration against Israeli Wall in rural Bethlehem
One hundred fifty Palestinian women gathered at the Grand Mosque in Al Khader, just to the southwest of Bethlehem City Sunday. The women farmers were from the rural development organization,…
Israeli Army expands a military base at the expense of farmers’ land
Israeli troops started expanding a military base, today, in the city of Hebron, in the south of the West Bank at the expense of farmers' land. According to local…
Army invades Beit Fourik village near Nablus and confiscates computers
Israeli forces invaded the village of Beit Fourik, east of the West Bank city of Nablus; attacking shops and warehouses and confiscated computers, on Saturday at dawn. Local sources reported…
Army harasses the civilians at a checkpoint South West of Nablus
Palestinian civilians crossing the checkpoint Nakhlat located South West of Nablus, were shocked to find carcasses of pigs next to the area in which they were forced to park cars…
Liberal candidate in Canada accuses Israel of war crimes
Top Liberal candidate in Canada, Michael Ignatieff accused Israel of committing war crimes in Lebanon. Ignatieff, a human rights expert and a former Harvard don, said at the weekend that…
Army seizes control of a house in Hebron for use as a military outpost
Israeli troops seized a house in the west bank city of Hebron, on Saturday morning, to turn it into a military post. Soldiers stormed the house of Adnan Abu Hamida,…
Army installs several military checkpoints around Tubas
Army installs several military checkpoints around the west bank city of Tubas and neighboring villages, on Saturday morning. Troops install two military checkpoints at the northern entrance of tubas, two…
Army invades Beit Fourik village, East of Nablus
Israeli forces stormed the village of Beit Fourik, East of Nablus, in the West Bank, on Saturday morning. Troops and army jeeps entered the city, harassing and provoking school and…
Army invades Qabatia, clashes erupted one local fighter injured one army vehicle damaged
Ibraheem Abed, a leader of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, was injured in clashes between invading army troops and Palestinian resistance fighters in Qabatia town, South…
Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli Air Strike in Gaza
At least seven Palestinians were killed and ten were wounded, some seriously, in an Israeli air strike on Saturday morning in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported. Eyewitnesses said…
Resistance fire shells at Sederot, in Israel, slightly injuring two
Palestinian resistance fighters fired home made Qassam rockets at the southern Israeli town of Sederot, lightly wounding two residents, midnight Friday. The first shell landed near a house, where…
Two residents taken prisoner from a village in central Gaza
Israeli Special Forces invaded Wadi Al Saka village , south east of Dier Al Balah town in central Gaza, taking two residents prisoners on Friday night. Yasser Abu Mohareb and…
Palestinian Boy Killed During Clashes in Beit Lahia
Mahmoud Zomlot, 15 years old, was killed and approximately 33 other residents were wounded on Friday evening after internal violence ensued between supporters of Fatah and Hamas in the city…
This Week in Palestine – October Week 2
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What happened to the Gaza Strip?
As the Gaza strip enters a humanitarian crisis following months of air strikes, and atrocious conditions, the eye of the international media appears to be else where. The…
A New Deadly Weapon is Being Used Against Palestinians
Italian journalists discovered that Israel has been using an experimental weapon against Palestinian these past several months. After examining the bodies of the wounded and dead, journalists found that the…
Meshal Denounces Israel’s Continuous Acts of Aggression
In light of Israel’s continuous attacks on Gaza and the West Bank, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshal sees no point in recognizing Israel’s right to exist, nor will Hamas abandon…
Army attacks Palestinian worshippers from Bethlehem and Hebron at a military checkpoint
The Israeli soldiers stationed at the military checkpoint of Gilo or known as checkpoint 300, which separates the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Hebron from Jerusalem, have attacked Palestinian…
Military offensive continues in Al Faraheen, killing a mother of five
Zahra Qadih, 23, and the mother of five was killed on Friday morning in Israeli army opened fire at residents' houses in Al Faraheen village east of Khan Younis south…
Army invades several areas in Bethlehem, taking three residents prisoner
The Israeli forces invaded tTaqua, Za'tar and Al Khader village in Bethlehem district south of the West Bank on Friday at dawn and took three residents prisoner. Soldiers and jeeps…
Palestinians Throw Rocks; Soldiers Shoot Rubber Bullets in Response
Palestinians protested restrictions on West Bank residents not allowed to enter Israel to pray at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for Friday prayers. Friday morning hundreds of Palestinians gathered…
Qalandia checkpoint closed, stopping worshippers on route to Al Aqsa mosque
The military checkpoint, Qalandia, separating the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem was closed by Israeli troops today, denying the access of Palestinian worshippers to attend Friday prayers in…
In-depth look into suffer of Palestinian women under Israeli Occupation
Counselor Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, Nadya Rasheed, presented the UN on Wednesday with an in-depth look into what Palestinian women face living under Israeli occupation.…
3 Palestinians killed, five wounded in Israeli air strike in Gaza
At least three Palestinians were killed and five where injured Friday morning, in an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Lahia, Palestinian sources reported. Eyewitnesses…
Army shells house in the east of the Gaza strip
The Israeli air force jet fighters targeted a house in Al Zitona neighborhood east of Gaza city in the early hours of Friday morning. The jet fighters fired two missiles…
Calls to rescue reporters trapped in fire at Al Omal radio station
The Director of Al Omal Radio station in Gaza, Rizek Al Baiari, called the fire brigades and civil defense department to help the trapped reporters and staff of the radio…
Unknown gunmen attack Al Omal radio station in Gaza, injuring a reporter
A group of unknown gunmen attacked Al Omal radio station; a local radio station located in the northern side of Gaza city, injuring one of reporter on Thursday night. The…
Army shoots and injures a woman in Tubas
Maisserr Massaed, 45, was injured when Israeli troops invaded farm lands and shot at farmers’ huts located in the eastern areas of the West Bank city of Tubas, on Thursday…
Army takes 200 prisoners in the ongoing military offensive in Al Farahem area, south of Gaza
The Israeli army has taken 200 residents prisoners, on Thursday night, from Al Faraheen village, east of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza strip, in the ongoing military…
Israeli police arrest 10 Israeli settlers, after attacks on Palestinian farmers
The Israeli online daily, Ha’aretz, reported that Israeli police have arrested 10 settlers from the illegal settlement of Hashmonia, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, after they attacked Palestinian…
Army warplane shells a Hamas leaders’ house in Gaza; three killed, one of which is a child
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli warplanes fired several missiles at a Hamas leaders’ house in the Al Shujaiya area in central Gaza on Thursday night; killing three, including a girl…
Hamas may partially recognize previously signed agreements between PA and Israel
Hamas may recognize previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, said the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper on Thursday. The Arabic-language newspaper cited Khaled Masha’al chair of the politburo of Hamas…
Danish representative office in Ramallah received Death-threat
The Danish representative office to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah said that they have received a death threat by phone on Thursday morning. Employees told IMEMC that at around 9:35…
PA security officer shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Gaza
Abd Al Majeed Shakshak, 30, a Palestinian Authority Secret Police Officer was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Thursday afternoon in Gaza. Shakshak was shot while leaving his…
Army closes Beit Iba checkpoint west of Nablus
The Beit Iba checkpoint, West of the city of Nablus in the West Bank was closed on Thursday by the Israeli army troops stationed there. Due to the closure of…
Report: 290 killed in the Gaza Strip since June 25th, amongst them 135 children and 25 women
The department of 'Ambulance and Emergency', of the Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a report on Thursday, providing statistic on the effects of 'Operation Summer Rain'; the Israeli offensive which…
Army continues its invasion of Al Faraheen area and starts to take prisoners
Israeli troops continued their military offensive in Al Faraheen area, east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza strip that started Thursday at dawn. Soldiers detained and took prisoners. Local…
Resident of Khan Younis dies of wounds sustained in the dawn invasion
Mohamed Ramadan Baraka, 18, died of wounds he sustained during the Israeli army invasion into the eastern areas of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza strip,…
Settlers attack a holy site in Nablus
A group of right wing Israeli Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian holy site in Balata near the West Bank city of Nablus, on Thursday at dawn. Around 20 settlers from…
Army takes five residents from Hebron district Prisoner
Israeli troops attacked several areas in Hebron district south of the West Bank and took five residents prisoners on Thursday morning. In Dora village, south of the city of…
Clashes between Resistance fighters and the Army in Nablus, following damage to a military jeep
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus late on Wednesday night, following which clashes erupted as groups of local resistance fighters tried to halt the invasion. Local…
Army invades Nablus and a nearby refugee camp, two residents taken prisoners
Israeli armed forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Ein Beit Al Ma'e, taking two residents prisoners on Thursday. Troops invaded the city and searched several…
Army invades Tulkarem and nearby refugee camp
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and its refugee camp and troops searched scores of houses on Wednesday late at night. Residents reported that invading troops fired…
Army takes prisoner one resident from Za’tra village near Bethlehem
Mu'aiad Thweb, 26, was taken prisoner by Israeli troops during a pre dawn invasion to the village of Za'tra, south east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday.…
Aqsa Brigades fighters managed to free a captured American citizen in Nablus
A senior member of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, said that his group took part in an operation that freed an American citizen captured by a…
Two Palestinians injured, two taken prisoner in Jenin
Wednesday evening, under-cover units of the Israeli army, invaded the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin city, in the northern part of the West Bank, took two fighters prisoners, shot and…
Palestine Today – October 11, 2006
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Al-Hayat newspaper: `“Hamas willing to accept previous agreements with Israel`
The London-based Al Hayat newspaper reported that the Hamas party is willing to recognize peace deals signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The paper said that this position was…
Erekat: `“Any Palestinian cabinet must depend on International and Arab legitimacy`
Palestinian Chief negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, said on Wednesday that any coming cabinet of the Palestinian Authority must have a program that depends of the international and Arab legitimacy. The…
Hamas proposes new deal on coalition government
Khaled Mash’al, exiled Hamas leader, proposes a new deal to support Qatar’s 6 point initiative to form a Palestinian national unity government, according to ‘Al Hayat’ in London. The two…
A RE-RUN OF THE LEBANON WAR IN PALESTINE?
There are ominous signs that the long-contemplated plan to overthrow the democratically-elected Hamas-led Palestinian Authority cabinet is about to enter its most dangerous phase: a political coup, supported by local…
Six residents taken prison in Jenin, resistance exchanges fire with invading forces
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Qabatia town near Jenin and exchanged fire with resistance fighters. Six residents, including two brothers, were taken prisoner in several areas near Jenin,…
Israeli authorities impose additional restrictions on farmers in southern Qalqilia
Residents of Azoun 'Atma live behind the Wall in southern Qalqilia. The village became entirely isolated from the rest of the northwestern West Bank district when the Wall was imposed,…
Army breaks into homes in the Gaza Strip
For the sixth day, Israeli troops continued their invasion in the eastern and norther parts of the Gaza Strip, and stationed dozens of armored vehicles east of Beit Hanoun, and…
Hamas Not Required to Recognize Israel
According to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, neither Hamas nor Fatah are required to recognize Israel. His statement, made during an Arabic radio interview for Al-Arabiya, contradicts previous statements in which…
Army invades Al Burje village near Hebron and takes one prisoner
Israeli forces invaded the village, Al Burje, South West of Hebron, in the West Bank, taking one resident prisoner, on Wednesday morning. Ibrahem Amro was taken prisoner after troops…
Settlers attack residents of Tall Al Rimada in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents of Hebron, in the Tell Al area in the West Bank, on Wednesday, at dawn. The settlers, who live in the…
Christians Zionists march for Israel in Jerusalem
More than 5,000 Evangelical Christian Zionists from different nationalities marched in Jerusalem to voice their support to Zionism and the state of Israel. The event was organized by the International…
Army kills one resident near Eretz border crossing in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that one man in his 20s was shot and killed by the Israeli army near Eretz border crossing in northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday at dawn.…
One resident is taken prisoner from Ein AL Bida village in the Jordan Valley
Israeli armed forces invaded the village of Ein Al Bida in the northern part of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank Wednesday morning and took one prisoner. The man,…
Army invades Al Khader village near Bethlehem and takes two prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the village of AL Khader, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and took two residents prisoner on Wednesday morning. Army jeeps and troops entered…
Two brothers taken prisoner from Qabatia village near Jenin
Israeli forces invaded the village of Qabatia near the West Bank city of Jenin Wednesday morning and took prisoner two brothers. A number of armored vehicles and troops invaded the…
Israeli forces invade Nablus, killing one, arresting five
Israeli forces invaded the city of Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank Wednesday and killed one resident and took four prisoners. At dawn, Israeli soldiers killed Jericho…
Army takes two prisoners from Azune village east of Qalqilia
The Israeli army invaded the village of Azune, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia and took prisoner two residents Wednesday morning. Mustafa Amran, 19, and Qussai Hanun, 17,…
Conference in Canada demanding boycott of Israel
Over 600 people attended the landmark conference, demanding boycott of Israel until it ends the occupation of Palestine. The conference, “Boycotting Israeli Apartheid: The Struggle Continues”, was held from 6-8…
The jackboots of our time
Progressives should rally to the side of Muslims facing a pre-pogrom barrage. Guardian, October 9, 2006 At least with hard man John Reid it was man-to-man hand-to-hand fighting. The…
Israeli air-force shells a house in Gaza
Israeli air-force shelled on Tuesday night after midnight the house of Nidal Farahat, one of the leaders of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and the son…
Resident injured, seven, including four brothers taken prisoner in Ramallah
Palestinian sources in Ramallah, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Ramallah Al Tihta area, in the city, shot and injured one resident, and…
Jerusalem grand Mufti warns of attacks against the Al Aqsa Mosque
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Skeikh Mohammad Hussein Khateeb, warned that any attack by extremist Jewish groups against the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem could lead the…
Army fired missile at car in Gaza, resident injured
Tuesday evening, one Palestinian resident was injured after an Israeli war-jet fired at least one missile at a vehicle in Juhr Ed Deen area, in the central Gaza Strip. A…
Israeli Army Held Responsible For Two Killings at West Bank Checkpoints
After an extensive investigation, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights found that the Israeli army intentionally killed two Palestinian civilians at military checkpoints inside the West Bank city of Nablus.The…
Presidential Advisor says six-point plan for coalition government failed, but new plan in the works
Presidential Advisor Nabil Amr told a press conference in Ramallah Tuesday afternoon that the national initiative has failed due to Hamas not accepting the six-point plan negotiated by Qatar. …
Palestine Today – October 10, 2006
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Lebanese Defense Minister: Army Confiscated Hezbollah Arms
The Lebanese army has confiscated arms belonging to Hezbollah in accordance with a U.N. truce resolution, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said for the first time on Tuesday. Asked about…
Army closes again the Rafah border crossing
The Israeli authorities closed, on Tuesday morning, the Rafah Border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after opening it on Monday. Rafah crossing, which is the only entry and…
Settlers attack shepherds in the Jordan Valley and threaten to kill them
A group of Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Rotem near the West Bank city of Tubass attacked and threatend to kill Palestinian shepherds on Thursday. The settlers attacked…
Hamad: `“National Unity talks did not fail`
The Palestinian government spokesperson, Dr. Ghazi Hamad, from the ruling Hamas party, said that talks on the formation of a national unity government did not fail, and that the government…
Israeli Army Held Responsible For Two Killings at West Bank Checkpoints
After an extensive investigation, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights found that the Israeli army intentionally killed two Palestinian civilians at military checkpoints inside the West Bank city of Nablus.…
Army conducts a wide scale search campaign in Yatta village near Hebron
The Israeli army conducted on Tuesday at dawn a wide scale search campaign in the village of Yatta near the city of Hebron south of the West Bank. Troops and…
Army takes prisoner two residents from Hebron
The Israeli army took prisoner two residents from the city of Hebron, south of the West Bank on Tuesday. Troops and army jeeps stormed the city and searched scores of…
In a morning invasion of Tulkarem, army searches houses and takes two prisoners
The Israeli armed forces invaded the city of Tulkarem in the norther part of the West Bank on Tuesday morning, searched houses and took two residents prisoner. Several tanks and…
Palestinian killed east of Rafah
Under-cover units of the Israel army shot and killed, earlier on Tuesday at dawn, one resident of Al Shuka village, east of Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza…
Aqsa Brigades fighter injured near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn the village of Abu D'eif, west of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank, shot and injured on fighter of the…
National Unity Talks Going Nowhere
The political deadlock between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s efforts to form a national unity government between Hamas and Fatah continues. Hope that the Qatari Foreign…
Army conducts a wide scale search campaign in Yatta village near Hebron
The Israeli army conducted on Tuesday at dawn a wide scale search campaign in the village of Yatta near the city of Hebron south of the West Bank. Troops and…
In a morning invasion to Tulkarem, army searchs houses and takes two prisoners
The Israeli armed forces invaded the city of Tulkarem in the norther part of the West Bank on Tuesday morning, searched houses and took two residents prisoner. Several tanks and…
Army invades Qalqilia and takes prisoner two residents
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Qalqilia on Tuesday at dawn and took prisoner two residents. Mohamed Shana'a, 24, and Ziead Al Shanti, 26, were taken to unknown…
Army takes prisoner one resident of a village near Jenin after injuring him
Mustafa Awwad, 27, was injured and taken prisoner when the Israeli army invaded the village of Dier Abu Da'eif near the West Bank city of Jenin Tuesday at dawn. Troops…
Undercover special army units kill one resident in Al Shuka area, east of Rafah
Ameen Al Sufi, 22, a resident of Al Shuka village, east of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip was killed on Tuesday morning by the Undercover special unit of the…
Six-point plan offered by Qatari Foreign Minister to solve Palestinian internal crisis
The Foreign Minister of the Gulf State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim Al Thani, on Monday offered the Palestinian leadership a 6-point plan aimed at ending the internal feud…
Rescue teams extract body of fighter killed in tunnel explosion
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that rescue teams extracted a body of a Palestinian fighter who was killed in a tunnel explosion west of Rafah, in the…
Palestinian officer dies of wounds sustained during Sunday internal clashes
Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported that one Palestinian security officer, member of the Presidential Guard Force, died of wounds suffered…
Two fighters injured in Beit Lahia
Monday night, the Israeli air force fired missiles at a group of fighters of Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, near the American School…
Just Another Mother Murdered
Almost no one bothered to report it. A search of the nation’s largest newspapers turned up nothing in USA Today, the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Chicago Sun-Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San…