Army invades Jenin and several neighboring villages
Israeli army invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the West Bank city of Jenin and the neighboring villages of Qabatia, Tamoun and the city of Tubas  Five army vehicles invaded…
Haaretz: `“Phosphoric bombs killed a resident in Hebron`
An Israeli report published by the printed version of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, revealed that the Palestinian resident, who was killed several weeks ago in Hebron, died of Phosphoric bombs…
Resident killed in Al Boreij refugee camp
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Thursday morning, that a resident Radwan area in Gaza was shot and killed by Israel soldiers, earlier on Thursday morning, while he…
Peretz named as the new Labor party chairman
Amir Peretz, Israeli Trade Union leader has achieved a stunning victory over the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres in the leadership contest of the Labor Party. This victory could…
Israelis evacuated before the explosions
The Israeli Newspaper Haaretz said in its online edition that scores of Israelis were evacuated from the Hotels in Amman hours before the explosions. ‘A number of Israelis staying on…
Resident killed east of Jerusalem
Israeli police shot and killed one Palestinian resident in Al Esawiyya town, east of Jerusalem after firing at him while he was driving his car in the town. The Israeli…
District Court rejects police request to deport four international peace activists
The Jerusalem District Court Wednesday rejected a request by the Israeli Police, West Bank division, to deport four international peace activists arrested earlier in the day in the West Bank…
City of Bethlehem to issue own Passport
Mayor of Bethlehem Dr. Victor Batarseh will declare Bethlehem an open city and announce that the city is to issue a Bethlehem passport, open to anyone in the world. Dr.…
Palestinian factions to renew calm
Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman is scheduled to arrive in the Gaza Strip next week, to officially invite Palestinian factions to series of talks in Cairo on calm. Palestinian Authority…
60 percent of Palestinian support renewal of Calm
At least 60 percent of the Palestinians support that the Palestinian factions renew calm declared last March said a recent poll by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) in…
Israeli Prosecution demands sentencing an activist to 35 consecutive life terms
The Israeli prosecution demanded the Israeli court debating the case of Abbas Al Sayyed, to sentence him to “hundreds of years” holding him responsible of the death of 35 Israelis…
Arab resident of Israel sentenced to 6 years
The Nazareth Central Court sentenced, on Wednesday morning, Ghassan Mohammad Athamla, 43, from Al Reina town in the Galilee to six consecutive years after indicting him of “contacting and enemy,…
New Israeli settlement near Hebron
Israeli settlers backed by an Israeli army force started on Monday to construct a new settlement near the village of Yatta near the West Bank city of Hebron. The Land…
Several Fatah members break into one of Fatah’s offices in Gaza
At least 30 armed Fatah members broke into an office that belongs to the Fatah ruling party in Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip, late Tuesday night. The assailants said…
Army arrests a villager on a mobile checkpoint
The Israeli army arrested on Tuesday evening Iyad Zidan, 27 form the village of Deir Al-Ghsoun near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Zidan was arrested on a mobile checkpoint…
76 Palestinian workers including 3 Jordanians arrested
Israeli border police arrested on Wednesday 76 Palestinian workers including 3 Jordanians during a campaign to arrest workers with no permits. Police source reported that some of the arrestees were…
Israel dismisses Hamas’ hints at future negotiations
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom dismissed a remarks by Hamas chief Mahmoud Zahar, who hinted at openness to future negotiations with Israel. Dr. Mahmoud Zahar said in remarks broadcasted Wednesday…
Youth arrested at a military checkpoint near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers stationed at potable checkpoint which was installed on the main entrance Dir Al Ghsoun town, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, arrested on Wednesday, Iyad Zeidan,…
Mofaz’s adviser resigns amid claims he assisted illegal outposts
Ron Shechner, Settlement Affairs advisor to Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, resigned on Wednesday over implications in assisting in the construction of illegal settlement outposts. Shechner is accused of giving…
Palestinian factions to renew calm
Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman is scheduled to arrive in the Gaza Strip next week, to officially invite Palestinian factions to a series of talks in Cairo on calm. Palestinian…
World Bank: `“Three routes are needed to link Gaza with the W. Bank`
A technical team of the World Bank is examining the provision of a “safe road” which is intended to link the Gaza Strip with the West Bank areas controlled by…
Army closes ten charitable societies in Jenin, occupies ten houses in Qabatia
 Israeli army closed Tuesday at dawn two charitable societies in the West Bank city of Jinin and claimed that they transferred money to the Islamic Jihad movement, to use…
Dahamsheh calls on Israel to improve detainees’ living conditions
Arab member of Knesset, Abdul Malek Dahamsheh called on Israeli authorities and Israeli defense minister, Shaul Mofaz, to improve the conditions of prisoners in the Nafha detention facility following his…
New in Palestine: Internet via Electricity
A Palestinian company announced, in a press release distributed in the Gaza Strip, its plans to provide internet service for users via the electricity network lines. If implemented, this would…
Five residents arrested Ramallah and Tulkarem
Israeli sources reported, on Wednesday, that soldiers conducted an arrest campaign in the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Tulkarem; five residents, allegedly Hamas and Islamic Jihad members, were arrested.…
Sit-in demanding the release of a sick prisoner
The Palestinian national and Islamic factions organized on Tuesdays afternoon a sit-in demanding the release of Al Sheikh Zied Zakarnah in front of the Red Cross office in the West…
Dispute over Separation Wall route in Beit Iksa
One thousand Palestinian residents of Beit Iksa village, north-west of Jerusalem became unaware of their future while the Shin Bet security service and the Israeli Defense Ministry are debating on…
Israeli troops invade students dorm in Tubas
The Israeli occupation forces invaded the town of Tubas near the West Bank cit of Jenin in the early morning hours. Troops surrounded and invaded a dormitory, where students from…
Commentary: West Bank landscaping
{mosimage}In the heart of the West Bank, checkpoints separate Palestinian youth and instructors from their classrooms. By September, the sealed wall will further disrupt access to education. The…
Child killed, five residents injured in Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian child and injured five other residents after invading the West Bank city on Nablus, on Tuesday evening. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported…
Child killed, five residents injured in Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian child and injured five other residents after invading the West Bank city on Nablus, on Tuesday evening. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported…
Several police officers injured in Al Obaidiyya village
Several Palestinian police officers were injured on Tuesday morning in Al Obaidiyya village near the West Bank city of Bethlehem during clashes with car thieves, local sources reported. Police sources…
Hezbollah-Israel talks over prisoners, Arad to resume
Israel and Hezbollah renewed the second stage negotiations secretly to conclude a new deal on the missing Israeli navigator Ron Arad, the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper reported on Tuesday. Similar…
Under-cover forces invaded Jenin refugee camp
The Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, and the Al Aqsa brigades, the military wing of Fateh, reported that their fighters were able to uncover an…
Resistance fire at soldiers in Qabatia
A Palestinian resistance group opened fire at an Israeli military vehicle near Qabatia town, south of the West Bank city of Jenin. Soldiers fired back, no injuries were reported.
Mentally disabled resident injured south of Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers based at Al Tuffah checkpoint, south of Tulkarem, shot and injured a mentally disabled resident on Tuesday morning, local sources reported. Hassan Daoud Bdeir, 26, from Qalqilia was…
Jordanian King in West Bank on Wednesday
King Abdullah II of Jordan will visit the West Bank on Wednesday, in an unexpected trip, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei said on Tuesday.  ‘King Abdullah II will be…
Halutz: `“targeted killings is a policy; we will assassinate Islamic Jihad leaders in Gaza`
Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Dan Halutz, said on Tuesday that the army is using the targeted killings as a policy and not just a way to retaliate…
EU to announce a plan to aid Palestinian Police
Officials of the European confirmed on Monday that the Union plans to declare the launch of a three-year mission to help the Palestinian Authority build a credible police force. “This…
Israeli officer injured in armored vehicle explosion
 An Israeli army officer was lightly injured Tuesday when a roadside bomb went off near a military jeep in the West Bank city of Nablus, Israeli sources reported.  …
Four residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday at dawn, four Palestinian residents in the West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby village of Doura. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that…
Sharon’s aides: `“Likud is splitting in two`
Aides to the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, after his defeat in a Knesset vote by the opposition of “rebels” of his own Likud party, said that the Likud is…
Child injured, 20 arrested in the West Bank
One Palestinian child was shot and injured in Balata refugee camp, east of the west Bank city of Nablus. Twenty residents were arrested in the West Bank during several invasions…
Fares after meeting Barghouthi: `“Hamas is part of the Palestinian society`
Palestinian legislator Qaddoura Fares visited on Monday evening the jailed legislator, Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, in his cell in Hadarim Israeli detention facility, near Haifa, north of the country. Fares…
Knesset approves the appointment of Olmert
Israeli Knesset approved on Monday evening the appointment of Ehud Olmert as the Israeli Minister of finance by 71-41 margin, and Matan Vilnai as Science Minister. The approval comes as…
Two soldiers indicted for abusing 3 Palestinians
The Israeli Military Prosecutor’s Office indicted, on Monday, two soldiers of the engineering Corps over charges of abusing three Palestinian residents, after arresting them at the Qalandia roadblock, north of…
Soldiers attack shepherds east of Tubas
The Wafa News Agency reported that Israeli forces stationed at Tiasir checkpoint, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, attacked a group of Palestinian shepherds who were on their…
One of the DFLP leaders sentenced to nine months
An Israeli military court sentenced, on Monday, a resident from Jerusalem to nine consecutive months, and five additional years on parole, in addition to five and a half years on…
Army demolishes home north of Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in the village of Anata, north of Jerusalem. Dozens of residents clashed with the soldiers while demolishing the home and hurled stones and empty…
Small explosion in handbag of Arab resident of Israel at Erez crossing
An Israeli military source reported, on Monday, that a small explosion occurred in a handbag of an Arab resident of Israel at the Erez crossing while he was leaving the…
Six detainees transferred to administrative detention
 Israeli soldiers transferred six detainees from Hebron district, south of the West Bank, to administrative detention. Lawyer of the Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Nasser Al Noubani,…
Sharon to ban talks with P.A if Hamas runs for elections
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, said on Monday that he strongly apposes the participation of Hamas movement in the January 25 Palestinian legislative elections, and threatened that Israel will not…
Resident dies of wounds sustained September 2005
Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported on Monday that resident Hani Odeh Sawaween, 30, died of wounds sustained on September, 12,…
Army arrests two from Beit Ommar and Kharsa villages in Hebron
The Israeli army invaded on Monday at dawn the villages of Beit Ommar and Kharsa in the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested two residents. Osama Tbeish, 27, was…
P.A to act against insecurity, violations
A Palestinian security source reported on Monday, that Palestinian Interior Minister, General Nasser Yousef, instructed the Palestinian police and security services to act firmly in halting the chaos, lack of…
Six Israelis receive organs of Palestinian boy shot by the Army
At least six Israelis will use the vital organs of Ahmed al-Khatib, 12 from Jenin, who was killed by the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Jenin when…
Army installs several checkpoints between Tulkarem and Nablus
Israeli soldiers installed, on Monday morning, several checkpoints between the West Bank cities of Tulkarem and Nablus. Also, troops stationed at Beit Eiba Checkpoint closed the checkpoint, and barred the…
Haniyya: `“Gaza should intensify its support for the resistance in West Bank`
Hamas politburo member Ismail Haniyya said that the Gaza Strip should not halt its activities in supporting the resistance in the West Bank so that the Israeli government will not…
Army invades Jenin and its refugee camp
 The Israeli army invaded, on Monday at dawn, the West Bank city of Jenin and its regugee camp, local sources reported. Troops fired rounds of live ammunition, and concussion grenades…
Israeli Military Orders to confiscate more land in West Bank
Israeli military issued orders to confiscate some 300 Dunams (75 acres) from the village of Kufur Thilith near the West Bank city of Qalqilia, Palestinian sources said on Monday. The…
Insecurity in P.A areas; 11 residents killed, 74 injured and 9 abducted in October
The Gaza center for Rights and Law reported that insecurity in the Palestinian areas, and misuse of arms claimed the lives of 11 Palestinian residents during the month of October,…
At least six residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinian residents in several West Bank areas, and installed roadblocks near Jenin, Hebron and Nablus completely closing them. The WAFA news agency…
EU to train PA police force in Gaza, West Bank
The European Union is to announce on Monday a plan in which it will launch a three-year campaign to train Palestinians rebuild the police force, EU official source said on…
Report: ’26, including 9 children, killed in October
Gaza Center for Rights and Law reported that the Israeli army killed, during the month of October, 26 Palestinians, including 9 children, and shot injured at least 96 residents, including…
26 reisdents, including 9 children killed in October
26, including 9 children, killed in October Gaza Center for for Law and Rights reported that the Israeli army killed, during the month of October, 26 Palestinians, including 9 children,…
Prisoners, deportees top the agenda of Erekat-Rice meeting
Palestinian Cabinet Minister, and Chief Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, said on Sunday that the P.A will discuss several important issues with the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, during his…
No agreement on a final date for reopening Rafah Crossing
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said as he concluded his visit to Washington on Saturday evening that the Rafah Border Crossing would be reopened in two weeks, but he conditioned…
Qassam shell injures Palestinian policeman in the Gaza strip
A Palestinian security source in the Gaza strip reported, on Sunday, that a homemade shell fired by a resistance group accidentally hit a home of a Palestinian policeman, in Dir…
Army to demolish Amona illegal outpost by January 2006
Israeli Defense Mofaz, decided to demolish the Amona illegal settlement outpost, which was constructed by an extremist settlers group in the West Bank, by the end of January 2006. Mofaz’a…
Family of Pal. Child killed by soldier donate his organs for Peace
The family of Ahmad Al Khateeb, 11, who was shot by the Israeli army on Thursday, while walking with his parents near the Jenin Secondary School for Girls, has donated…
Five residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday five, Palestinian residents in the West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby village of Surif. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers arrested…
Resident arrested in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday at dawn, a resident in Deheishe refuge camp after invading it and breaking into dozens of homes. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers…
15-year old girl arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Sunday afternoon, a 15-year-old Palestinian girl in the old city of Hebron, and claimed that she attempted to stab an Israeli soldier. The Maan News Agency…
One day there was a wall…
Nick Dearden, Senior Campaigner at War on Want, explains why Israel’s Separation wall is only good for one thing – demolition. One day workers, soldiers and bulldozers arrive at…
Four children injured in Qabatia
A Palestinian medical source in Qabatia town, near the West Bank city of Jenin, reported on Saturday evening, that four children were shot and injured during clashes which erupted with…
Child dies of wounds sustained Thursday
A Palestinian medical source in Jenin, reported on Saturday afternoon, that the child who was shot in Jenin on Thursday, died of his wounds, Saturday. The child remained in critical…
Three youth, one fighter, arrested near Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday afternoon, three Palestinian youth, at Beit Eeba checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus. One activist was arrested in a separate incident, in Nablus,…
The Rafah Border Crossing to open for 4 hours on Monday
A Palestinian source reported on Saturday that the Rafah border crossing will be opened next Monday for four hours in order to test the surveillance cameras which will be installed…
Al Masry: `“No renewal of the Calm without Israeli guarantees`
Hamas media spokesperson, Mosheer Al Masry, reported on Saturday that the movement will not agree to a renewal of the ceasefire, which is due by the end of the year,…
Ma’moun Daoud, and a story of continuous Israeli violations
 By Amin Abu Warda, Palestine News Network Happiness and sadness, mixed feelings appeared on the face of resident Mohammad Amin Daoud, from Hares village, near Nablus, as he was…
AL Aqsa brigades shells army post in Gaza
Al Aqsa brigades fired a homemade shell, on Saturday, at an army post in Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing. in the northern part of the Gaza strip. In a press release…
Resident abducted, abused by P.A policemen
Resident Ma’moun Mohammad Daoud, from Hares village, near the West Bank city of Salfit, appealed the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to instruct P.A police heads to investigate into the case…
Family denounces the release of four settlers who attacked their son
The family of Manhal Hussein, 14, from Jeet village, south west of Nablus, denounced the Israeli decision to release four settlers who attacked their son at a junction near the…
Family denounces the release of four settlers who attacked their son
The family of Manhal Hussein, 14, from Jeet village, south west of Nablus, denounced the Israeli decision to release four settlers who attacked their son at a junction near the…
Israeli court extends remand of a settler youth suspected of attacking army officer
The Netanya Magistrate’s Court extended on Friday afternoon, the remand of a settler youth suspected of attacking an Israeli army officer, to three days. The incident took place last week…
Christian Zionists
Christian Zionists (Part I) There are over 200 of these evangelical organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. They are committed to Christian Zionism to the fullest. They are supremely influential…
Israeli artillery shells a town, south of Gaza
Israeli soldiers shelled, on Friday evening, Khaza’a town, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, damage was reported, no injuries. A Palestinian security source in…
Army installs X-ray search machine in Azoun Atma village
Israeli soldiers based at a checkpoint on the entrance of Azoun Atma village, installed on Friday an X-Ray search machine, local sources reported. Soldiers restricted the movement over the checkpoint…
Soldiers attack children in Dier Al Ghsoun village, confiscate their toys
Israeli troops attacked, on Friday afternoon, a group of Palestinian children playing with plastic guns in the village of Dier Al Ghsoun, south of the West Bank city Tulkarem, local…
Resident dies of wounds sustained last week
A Palestinian medical source at Rafidia hospital in Nablus, reported that a resident of Qabatia, near the West Bank city of Jenin, died of wounds sustained last week, after the…
This Week in Palestine, Oct-Nov Week 5
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 7.5 MB This week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle…
Al Jazeera Cameraman arrested in Bil’in, resident injured
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday, Nabeel Mazzawi, a cameraman who works with the Qatar based Al Jazeera news station, after attacking and hitting him with batons and confiscated his journalists’…
Hamas hopes it can move headquarters to Egypt or Jordan
Hamas has asked Egypt and Jordan to host its headquarters from Damascus, Israeli newspaper Haaretz said on Friday.  Such a move stems from recent pressure on Syria to close Islamic movements’…
`“You are an Arab? We hate Arabs, and your life is about to end!`
Two Israeli extremists attempted to abduct an Arab resident of Israel from Rahat area in the Negev, yet the Israeli police released them several hours after their arrest. “You are…
Two resistance fighters arrested in Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday at dawn Ali Mansour, leader of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement in Nablus. Another fighter identified as Saddam Mansour was…
Army arrests eight residents in several West Bank areas
The Israeli army arrested, on Friday at dawn, eight residents in several West Bank cities. Three residents were arrested in Marka village, near Jenin, and two others were arrested in…
Bil’in residents celebrate the feast near the Wall
Fifty international and Israeli peace activists and dozens of residents arrived on Friday morning at a construction site of the Separation Wall near Bil’in village, west of Ramallah; the activists…
Reporters Without Borders: There is no occupation
From “Predator of the Free Press” to “Best in the Middle East.” In three years Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has made a full turn in its judgement of Israeli freedom…
Interview with Diana Buttu, Legal Advisor to the Palestinian Authority
Mike: Diana, you are one of the legal advisors to the Palestinian Authority. Can you explain to me what happens with Gaza right now and why the Palestinians can…
Arab residents of Israel barred from visiting relatives in Gaza
Dozens of Arab residents of Israel were barred from entering the Gaza Strip on Thursday while they were heading to visit their relatives for the Muslim Eid Al Fitir feast.…