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Palestine Today – August 22, 2006
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Three Hezbollah fighters reportedly injured in Lebanon
An Israeli military source reported on Monday evening that soldiers shot three fighter of the Lebanon based Hezbollah party in southern Lebanon. The incident took place as the fragile ceasefire…
Jewish Settler Runs over 2 Citizens in Hebron
The Palestinian News Agency Wafa reported that a Jewish extremist settler on Tuesday deliberately ran over two citizens in the West Bank (WB) City of Hebron. Hebron Governmental Hospital sources…
Inside 1701: What the UN Security Council’s Ceasefire Resolution Actually Says
What is really portended by UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which set the terms for the present ceasefire in ? The very fact that it was signed at all might…
Israel’s president to be questioned for sexual abuse, his office computers and documents seized
The Israeli police in Jerusalem seized computers and documents from the residence and office of the Israeli president, Moshe Katsav. The raid is part of an investigation which started after…
Prime Minister: ‘We cannot allow the occupation to cause a political coup in Parliament’
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, gave a speech on Tuesday which was televised throughout the country.. Speaking directly to he stated, "I say to the Israeli enemy to stop…
Army invades Hebron area takes fifteen residents as prisoners:
Israeli army carried out wide scale of searches in the residents’ homes of two villages and one town of the west Bank area of Hebron Tuesday. Israeli army invaded Tuesday…
Turkish Foreign Minister: Turkey is obliged to assist and support the Palestinians
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul On Sunday night at the Presidential Offices in Ramallah to discuss the latest development in the Palestinian areas. Particularly…
Army attacks several stores and shops in Hebron
Official sources at the Hebron Reconstruction Committee reported on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers broke into dozens of shops and stores in the Old City of Hebron, and damaged awnings and…
PNN Interview with Israeli Analyst and Journalist, Yoram Ben
Tuesday the Palestine News Network spoke with Yoram Ben Nur, an Israeli journalist and political analyst, regarding the current state of thinking among the Israeli people. The 50 year old…
Concerns re Deployment of International Force in South Lebanon as Europeans Hesitate
There was concern at UN headquarters that the reinforcement of UNIFIL and deployment of the international force in South Lebanon are on the verge of collapse. Senior UN officials warned…
Army kills three Palestinians abducts five others in the Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers killed on Tuesday at dawn three members of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad after firing rounds of live ammunition at them as…
Palestinian National and Islamic Parties Push Speedy Formation of National Unity Government.
During a meeting Monday evening in the northwestern West Bank city of Tulkarem, attendees from Islamic and National parties issued a call for a unity government. The meeting followed a…
Israeli army invades Nablus, takes four prisoners, including an elderly man
Tuesday at dawn, Israeli army troops, backed by armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank city of Nablus from its main entrances of Biet Eba and Huwwara , and took four…
Israeli army reservists demand inquiry, call for resignation of Olmert and Peretz
Twenty Israeli army reservists, and families of soldiers killed in the course of war against Lebanon marched on Monday demanding a national investigation into the war against Lebanon, and demanding…
Palestine Today – August 21, 2006
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B’Tselem report: `“Beatings and abuse in the shadow of war`
According to B’Tselem’s (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Terretories) research, since the beginning of Operation Summer Rains in the Gaza Strip, on 28 June 2006,…
Four civilians, including two children, injured in Rafah
Four Palestinian residents, including two children, were injured in an explosion west of Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza strip, Monday afternoon. Medical sources in Rafah identified the…
Palestinian resistance fires two homemade shells at Sderot
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Ayman Jouda Group, one of the armed wings of Fateh, and Abu Ali Mustafa brigades, Ismail Al Sadeeny group, one of the armed wings of…
Army installs surveillance cameras in Gaza international airport
The Israeli army troops occupying the international Gaza airport installed on Monday surveillance cameras. Security sources said that by installing those cameras the army will titans its hold on the…
Troops install cameras at the Gaza International Airport
Monday, Israeli troops occupying the Gaza International Airport in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, installed surveillance cameras in the airport’s high buildings, the Palestinian News Agency,…
Gunmen attack a PA Officer and steal his car, two guards injured
Major Haitham Sha’ban, Palestinian security top officer was attacked by unknown gunmen who also stole his car and injured two of his bodyguards, Monday at noon. Palestinian security sources reported…
Israeli Forces Step up Violent attacks in Bethlehem
Israeli Forces have recently escalated their military operations in the in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, arresting several people, invading towns, erecting road closures, and violently attacking residents. Eyad…
‘The Israelis are engaged in the deliberate systematic murder of Palestinian democracy’
A statement issued today by the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs denounced the violence being carried out by the Israeli army against unarmed people and Palestinian representatives. “…The…
Army closes the main Nablus road
The Israeli army troops closed the main Nablus road on Monday at noon, which connects the southern West Bank cities together. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers closed the road near…
Army takes two prisoners during an invasion to Nablus
The Israeli army took two prisoners during an invasion in the West Bank city of Nablus, Monday at dawn. The invasion targeted Balata refugee camp and the nearby village of…
Army claims to injure four Palestinian resistance fighters at Kitsofem crossing in Gaza
Troops stationed at Kitsofem border crossing in the eastern Gaza Strip injured four Palestinian resistors on Monday morning, the Israeli army claimed. The Israeli newspaper Yideot Ahranot reported that the…
Army takes 10 prisoners in the West Bank and tries to assassinate two residents in Tulkarem
Two residents from the West Bank city of Tulkarem escaped an assassination attempt by the Israeli army, while the army took 10 prisoners in several other West Bank areas on…
Israel warns of continuing attacks against Hezbollah
Israeli sources reported on Sunday that Israel is preparing for a “net round of war” against the Lebanon based Hezbollah party and vowed to prevent the Lebanese army deployment until…
Army arrests PLC secretary in the West Bank
Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested Palestinian Legislative Council secretary Dr. Mahmoud Ahmad Al Ramahy, after breaking into his home in Al Janan neighborhood, in Al Biereh City in the northern…
Hezbollah warned not to violate truce
The Lebanese government, in an unprecedented move, has warned Hezbollah against violating the UN-brokered truce. In an implicit warning to the militia, Elias Murr, Lebanon’s defence minister, said on Sunday…
Resident killed, three injured in Nablus
Sunday at dawn, one Palestinian resident was shot and killed, and three were injured, by Israeli military fire after the soldiers fired at a Palestinian Taxi driving between Huwwara town,…
Woman dies of wounds sustained earlier this month
Palestinian medical sources in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Sunday that one woman died on Sunday of swounds suffered during an Israeli shelling to…
Several residents injured east of Dir Al Balah
Palestinian medical and security sources in Dir Al Balah, in the Gaza Strip, reported that Israeli soldiers fired shells at a Palestinian vehicles near the water reserve tanks the belongs…
Ghazi Hamad, Hamas media spokesperson at the Palestinian Government
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Open letter from an American in Beirut
friends, for those of you that don’t know i’ve been in lebanon for the past three weeks, trying to provide a biased alternative to the bullshit that the…
Israeli soldiers attacking Palestinians with Nasrallah screen savers on their mobile phones
As the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s popularity has grown, so has bizarre Israeli behavior. It is difficult to find another adjective to represent what is happening. Israeli…
Israeli Army takes two children as prisoners from Al Zawia village
Ahmad Shqer, 15, and another child whose name remains unknown were taken prisoner by Israeli troops from Al Zawia village, west of the West Bank city of Tubas, late Friday…
Hezbollah gunmen say they foiled Israeli attack in eastern Lebanon
Hezbollah gunmen said on Saturday that they foiled an Israeli invasion attempt west of Ba’labek in eastern Lebanon; one Israeli soldier was killed and two others were injured, the Qatar…
Jerusalem’s Shu’fat Refugee Camp residents appealing for water
“Every living is made of water”, said Mrs. Tariq Azahiman of Shu’fat Refugee Camp. She said that the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem Municipality has shut off the water supply to 7,000 residents…
Lebanon’s Environmental Woes Begin: Air, Land and Sea Damaged by War
At first sight, the peaceful scene at a west Beirut fishing harbour seems far removed from the conflict that has raged in for the past five weeks.Small boats line the…
Army takes scores of prisoners from the Jordan valley area in the West Bank
Israeli forces took scores of prisoners in the Jordan valley area north of the West Bank on Saturday afternoon. Troops installed military checkpoints on all main roads, stopped and searched…
Two killed in West Bank clashes
One Palestinian fighter has been killed and another taken prisoner after they killed an israeli soldier in the Israeli settlement of Beqa’ot near the West Bank town of Tubas Saturday…
Annan: Israel must end air, sea blockade. Aid, Environmental Cleanup Delayed
Echoing an earlier appeal from U.N. deputy humanitarian chief Margareta Wahlstrom, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that Israel must immediately lift its air and sea blockade on Lebanon so hundreds…
Army storms charitable society offices in Hebron
An Israeli force stormed Al Zakah charitable society offices located in Halhol town, near the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday at dawn. Troops forced their way into the…
Mass Funerals Held in Southern Lebanon for 250 Killed in Israeli Air Strikes
Several funeral ceremonies were held on Friday as Southern Lebanese buried at least 250 people killed by Israeli air strikes during its war with Hezbollah. "This is the day to…
UN Pleads with Europeans to Commit Forces to Peacekeeping
As UNIFIL is seeking to add 3,500 troops to its existing 2,000-strong contingent within 10 days, the United Nations was urging European countries Friday to provide troops for the peacekeeping…
Israel attacks violates the ceasefire agreement
Israel warplanes and helicopters hit unidentified targets early Saturday morning near the Lebanese village of Bodai, west of the city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley. Israeli commandoes aboard helicopters…
Nablus resident dies of wounds sustained on Friday
Medical sources in Rafidia hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus reported on Saturday that Majed Saadah, 20, died of wounds sustained on Friday. Saadah was injured when Israeli…
Israel Kidnaps Palestinian Deputy PM
The Israeli army kidnapped the Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Nasser Iddin El-Sha’er from his house in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Palestinian sources reported. Ghazi Hamad,…
Two residents injured at Howwara checkpoint south of Nablus
Israeli army troops stationed at Howwara checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, fired at residents and injured two on Saturday morning. The two were identified as Adham…
Hamas, from islamic revival-movement to Palestinian government
Contary to the leading opinions of the American-European politicians and media, the main aim of Hamas in calling for the "destruction" of the State of Israel, is not to kill…
Fatah rejects Hamas coalition terms
Hamas has insisted on keeping the post of prime minister and other key jobs in a possible new coalition government with the Palestinian president, according to the Islamist group’s officials.…
Two Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip, seven Palestinians killed on Friday
On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip, one resident is a shepherd while the second, killed in a separate attack, is a resistance fighter,…
This Week in Palestine – August Week 3
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Israeli Army sprays protestors in Bil’in with unknown blue chemical
Friday’s protest in Bil’in village, which began after noon prayers, was conducted in the midst of a village sports tournament this week, that has been going on for the past…
Palestinian man tortured and killed by an unknown group in Iraq
The body of a Palestinian man abducted by an unknown armed group was found on Thursday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The body carried sever torture marks and several rounds…
Al Khader village protests against the Wall
At around 1:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon, scores of Al-Khader village residents, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, including children, supported by international and Israeli peace activists, marched to…
Two arrested in Nablus and Askar refugee camp
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday two Palestinians in Nablus and the nearby Askar refugee camp, in the northern part of the West bank. Local and security sources in Nablus reported…
Israeli political, military leaders haunted by sexual, financial scandals
As public preoccupation with the war between Hezbollah and Israel is receding, the Israeli media is devoting increasing attention to a series of sexual and financial scandals involving top Israeli…
Olmert: `“In view of war in Lebanon, convergence plan is not a top priority`
Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Friday that as a result of the war on Lebanon and the significant damage caused to residents in northern Israel, the convergence plan…
Several nations commit 3,500 new United Nations troops to deploy in southern Lebanon
In addition to the 2,000 soldiers stationed in southern Lebanon as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL – in place since 1978), 3,500 new United Nations…
UN Peacekeeping Force Prepares to Deploy Despite Hezbollah’s Refusal to Disarm
After days of deliberations, the Lebanese cabinet and Hezbollah representatives agreed that Hezbollah members would not have to disarm, but must avoid carrying weapons in public. Although this decision violates…
Israeli Army shells a blacksmith workshop in Gaza
Israeli army war planes fired one missile at a blacksmith workshop located in central Gaza city, on Friday at dawn. The missile destroyed the workshop completely, several cases of shock…
Two Palestinians assassinated in Bethlehem, 3 killed in Jenin
Israeli special army unites assassinated two Palestinians in Al-Obaydiya village east of Bethlehem in the early hours of Friday morning, Palestinian sources said. Khaled 24, and Okla Shalyta 32, were…
Three residents killed in Dier Abu Da’eef village near Jenin
Palestinian medical sources in the West Bank city of Jenin reported that three residents form the village of Dier Abu Da’eef east of the city died due to an explosion…
Israel extends Palestinian Parliament Chair’s detention
Despite of his health set back, an Israeli military court has extended Thursday, the detention of Dr. Aziz Dweik, the chair of the Palestinian Parliament until next Tuesday, Palestinian sources…
The army is back, but don’t expect it to disarm Hizbollah
Now you see them, now you don’t. Hizbollah weapons? None to be seen. And none to be collected by the Lebanese army. For when this august body of men crossed…
To ‘exert pressure on Palestinian leadership’, Israel considers preventing prison visits
In answer to the question, "How can pressure be exerted on Hamas and Hezbollah to release information on kidnapped Israeli soldiers in their possession?", the Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Jacob…
Testimonies from An-Najah University: Violations of the Right to Education
The Israeli Occupation is not only is responsible for the physical dismemberment and destruction Palestine’s assets, it is also socially destructive. Denying Palestinians their right to education prevents the development…
Hizbullah has achieved what other Arab states only dreamed of
There was nothing new about the broad objective behind Israel’s war on Lebanon: through the destruction of Hizbullah it was to wreak fundamental change in a strategic, political and military…
Israeli government forms investigation committee after allegations of war crimes in Lebanon
As Israeli troops continue their withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Amir Peretz has called for an investigation of Israeli actions during the war, amidst widespread allegations of war crimes…
Three Israelis expelled from Fiji: Will they learn anything?
Three Israelis expelled from Fiji described their experience as "The most humiliating experience we have ever gone through". They should recognize that such humiliation is a daily occurrence for millions…
Hamas presents terms for a National Unity Government to Palestinian President
The Palestinian daily newspaper Al Ayam reported on Thursday that senior Hamas officials presented president Mahmoud Abbas with the movement’s terms for the formation of a Palestinian National Unity Government.…
Palestine Today – August 17, 2006
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Israel to expropriate 275 acres near Hebron
The Israeli government issued a military order on Thursday to expropriate some 275 acres of farmlands that belong to Palestinian farmers near Hebron, Palestinian sources reported. Palestinian News Network said…
Abbas: `“Fateh and Hamas agree to continue temporary cease-fire with Israel`
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday that Fateh and Hamas movements have agreed to reinstate the temporary cease-fire with Israel. He added that this decision also includes other Palestinian…
Palestinian Minister of Health: `“378 killed, 1385 injured in the Gaza Strip in one year`
It is true that Israel pulled out its military forces from inside the Gaza Strip, yet, attacks against Palestinian civilians and resistance groups never came to an end. Over 370…
Resident killed in the central Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that one resident was killed by Israeli military fire in al Boreij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Dr. Moawiya Hassanen,…
Ministry of Health: Israeli forces killed 378 Palestinians in Gaza Strip since withdrawing last year
It is true that Israel pulled out its military forces from inside the Gaz Strip, yet, attacks against Palestinian civilians and resistance groups never came to an end. Over 370…
Palestinian resistance shells Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip
Palestinian resistance fired one homemade shell at the Eretz crossing in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The Iz Ed-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued…
Two children injured during clashes with troops east of Qalqilia
Two children from the Village of Azzoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia were injured during clashes between local residents and invading israeli army troops on Thursday. The…
Five residents taken prisoners in Hebron
Israeli army forces invaded Al Arrooub refugee camp and Shiokh Al Arroub village near the West Bank city of Hebron and took five residents prisoners on Thursday. Troops stormed the…
Resident injured in Hebron
Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque (Tomb of Patriarchs) in the old town of the West Bank city of Hebron attacked on Thursday a Palestinian…
Army bulldozes farm lands near Beit Iba checkpoint west of Nablus
Israel army imposed a tighht closure against the village of Beit Iba near the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday morning, Palestinian media sources reproted. Troops stationed at the…
Army invades Al Khader village near Bethlehem
The Israeli forces invaded the village of Al Khader near the West Bank city of Bethlehem early Thursday morning and took positions in the village. Local residents said that troops…
Three residents taken prisoners in Tubas
Israeli troops took three residents prisoners from several areas in the West Bank city of Tubas on Thursday. Soldiers invaded the city, installed military checkpoint, stopped and searched dozens of…
Army invades Fahma village near Jenin
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Fahma, near the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday. Soldiers stormed the village and fired rounds of live ammunition at the houses;…
One resident injured in Qabatia village
Mohamed Saba’ta, 20, was injured on Thursday morning when Israeli army troops invaded the village of Qabatiya south of the West Bank city of Jenin. Medical sources reported that Saba’ta…
Palestinian Child killed in Fateh-Hamas clashes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported on Wednesday evening that one child was killed, four other residents were injured during in crossfire during clashes between Hamas and Fateh gunmen in…
A Moving Dark Cloud
[ed. note: “Summer Rains” is the name the Israeli military has given to their ongoing operation in Gaza] In wintertime, we are used to having heavy rains sometimes in some…
Israeli troops shell several areas in the Gaza Strip
Thursday night after midnight, Israeli troops stationed near the Kissufim Crossing in the southern part of the Gaza Strip fired several tank shells at Palestinian areas northeast of Khan Younis.…
2400 detainees in the Negev on Hunger Strike
Protesting naked body searches practiced by the prison authorities at the Israeli Negev detention camp against the relatives of the detainees, at least 2400 detainees announced hunger Strike on Tuesday…
Lebanese Army Considered Ineffective Amid Deployment Setbacks
While a continued ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is reliant on the quick deployment of a peacekeeping force and the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers, the Lebanese army has neither the…
Palestine Today – August 16, 2006
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Hezbollah the Winner in War and Peace
Hezbollah has triumphed as the only Arab force that fought Israel to a standstill. But its victory will be apparent in other spheres as well. Hezbollah has a well-earned reputation…
President Abbas, Prime Minister Haniyya, agreed to discuss National Unity Government
Ghazi Hamad, media spokesperson of the Palestinian Government, reported that the two meetings between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, agreed in principle to hold further…
Hamas strongly condemns the abduction of two foreign reporters in Gaza
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, strongly slammed the abduction of two international reporters (American and New-Zealand) in Gaza city, and demanded the abductors to release them immediately and to stop these…
Soldiers attack, injure a Palestinian worker
A group of Israeli border police officers attacked Ata Abu Farah, 42, and injured him, while he was on his way to work in Israel on Wednesday. Abu Farah, who…