Israel issues tenders to build 690 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank
The Israeli Ministry of Housing issued on Monday tenders to construct 690 settlement homes in the Occupied West Bank. The new units will be constructed in large settlement blocs in…
Israeli Army takes two prisoners from Tarqomia, near Hebron
Mohammad Al Markten, 25, and Mahdi Shahror, 30, were taken to unknown locations by the Israeli army during an invasion of the village of Tarqomia, west of the West Bank…
Four injured by Israeli gunfire in Qabatia village near Jenin
Four residents were injured during the Israeli army invasion of the village of Qabatia, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on Monday. The injured were identified as Ahmad Nazal,…
Israeli Army injures a women and attacks three reporters in Hebron
The Israeli army injured one women and three reporters during a search campaign of residents' houses in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday. Medical sources in…
Teachers, employees resume their strike, demand to receive salaries
Palestinian teachers and employees resumed their general strike for the third day in protest to not receiving their full salaries sine march 2006. Ministries, schools and government officer are closed…
Army takes one prisoner from Khan Younis
Israeli forces took one resident prisoner from Khaza'a town, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza strip on Monday at dawn. Abd Hamed Qadeih, 60, was…
Army invades Nablus, takes at least four prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus, the Balata and Al Ein refugee camps in the city on Monday morning, and took four prisoners. Local sources…
Army injures one resident and takes four prisoners from Qabatia village near Jenin
Israeli forces invaded the village of Qabatia south of the West Bank city of Jenin, injured one resident and took four prisoners including three brothers. More than 15 Israeli…
Armed men attack Driver of a senior Fateh official and legislato
Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses reported, on Sunday evening, that an unknown group of gunmen stopped the car of Dr. Nabil Shaath, a senior Fateh official and a Palestinian legislator…
One resident injured in Kofer Dan village near Jenin
Ibrahim Abed, 24, was injured during and invasion to the village of Kofer Dan west Jenin city in the northern part of the West Bank, on Monday at dawn. Israeli…
Army takes two prisoners from Tal village near Nablus
Yousif Selwadi, 22, and Hitham Ramadan, 36, were taken prisoners when the Israeli army invaded Tal village, south of the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday morning. Troops and…
Dahlan heads to Egypt for talks on possible Prisoner swap deal
Head of Security Committee at the Palestinian Legislative Council, and a senior Fateh leader, Mohammad Dahlan, headed to Egypt for talks on a possible prisoners swap deal with Israel. Dahlan…
Resident taken prisoner near Abu Dis
Israeli soldiers abducted one resident at the Container Checkpoint, near Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem as he was heading back home in Al Obediyya village, near Bethlehem. The resident is…
Troops annex more lands in Bethlehem for `“military purposes`
Israeli troops annexed Palestinian orchards east of Bethlehem city in the West Bank, and declared the area as a closed military zone. The order, signed by General Yaer Neveh, confiscates…
Five residents injured in Gaza air strike
Israeli Air Force fired on Sunday night after midnight several missiles at a Palestinian house in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip; five residents were injured while the…
Army uproots farmlands east of the Jablia refugee camp
Israeli soldiers uprooted on Sunday afternoon agricultural lands in Abu Safiyya area, east of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Soldiers, supported by tanks…
Father, his five sons, taken prisoners in Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday at dawn the Al Fawwar refugee camp, near Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank, and arrested a father and his five…
Army invades Salfit
Sunday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the western area of Salfit, in the West Bank, and conducted military searches of homes. Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers broke into dozens of homes…
Troops invaded Jenin, its refugee camp
Sunday, Israeli soldiers invaded Jenin city, in the northern part of the West Bank, and its refugee camp, Palestinian sources reported. Troops fired rounds of live ammunition at several houses…
Resident taken prisoner in Tulkarem
Israeli soldier stationed at a military checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, took one resident prisoner and transferred him to an unknown destination. A Palestinian security source…
Israeli air force shells a house in Jabalia
Saturday evening, the Israeli air force shelled a house in Bir Al Na'ja area, in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern part of the Gaza strip, one resident was…
Palestinian National Unity government might be formed in ten days
A spokesperson of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Saturday that a Palestinian National Unity Government might be formed in ten days. Meanwhile, Abbas met in Gaza with the…
Army takes one prisoner, increases its presence in Hebron
The Israeli army kidnapped a Palestinian man in the village of Beit Awwa, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Saturday, and increased its presence in the villages…
Army invades the West Bank city of Jenin and a nearby village
Troops invaded the West Bank city of Jenin, its refugee camp, and the nearby Kafer dan village, on Saturday at dawn. Soldiers and army jeeps stormed Jenin and its refugee…
Palestine Prime Minister cleaned garbage
When garbage men went on a strike in Gaza three days ago, garbage covered the streets. In order to encourage people to do the same thing, Palestine Prime Minister Ismael…
On first day of school, hundreds of Palestinian teachers go on strike
Without salaries since the Hamas government took power in March, and with no sign that they will receive salaries anytime soon, hundreds of Palestinian schoolteachers took to the streets Saturday…
Three Palestinians, including a father and his son, killed in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical and security sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Saturday morning that three Palestinians, including a 54 year-old father and his 27 year-old son were killed in Beit…
Israeli forces attack Palestinians trying to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli soldiers in al-Ram neighborhood at the edge of occupied Jerusalem opened fire at West Bank Palestinians trying to enter Jerusalem to attend the Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque.…
Detainees to conduct a hunger strike in protest to bad conditions
Palestinian political detainees in Salem Israeli prison are preparing to carry a hunger strike in protest of the difficult and harsh conditions they face in detention. The detainees held a…
Israel formally annexes 14% of northern Bethlehem
Israel has both effectively and officially overtaken northern Bethlehem, swallowing the entire Rachel’s Tomb area. The process was slow enough, ongoing for the past two years, however it all occurred…
Retired Lebanese General challenges Israeli account of seizure of two soldiers on July 12th
The government of Israel claimed that it sent its troops to war against Hezbollah in Lebanon seven weeks ago after the militant organization had crossed the border onto Israeli territory…
Local residents, international peace activists protest against the Wall in Al Khader
Dozens of Palestinian residents of Al Khader village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, supported by international peace activists, marched on Friday against the construction of the Annexation Wall…
Peace activists protest against the Israeli Wall in Bilin, demand implemention of High Court Ruling
Dozens of Palestinian residents, along with 150 Israeli and International peace activists, held their weekly protest in Bil'in village, near the West bank city of Ramallah, and demanded that Israeli…
Protest held in solidarity with a Bethlehem resident who lost his shop to the Israeli Wall
Friday, a group of Palestinian residents of Bethlehem and international peace activists held a solidarity act in the city in support of a poor resident who lost his small shop…
This Week in Palestine – August Week 5
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UN: 100,000 unexploded Israeli cluster bombs remain in southern Lebanon
According to the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Cell (UNMACC) on-the-ground assessments, Up to 100,000 unexploded cluster bomblets remain in south Lebanon and must be defused and destroyed. Most of…
Israeli delegation in Egypt to discuss a possible deal for releasing 1000 detainees in Shalit Swap
A Saudi Newspaper, Okaz, reported that a senior Arabic source said that an Israeli security delegation is currently visiting the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to discuss a possible deal for the…
Israeli forces violate ceasefire in Lebanon again by conducting major operation over last 24 hours
In the village of Ayt al-Shab in southern Lebanon, refugees have been trying to return home to their ravaged village. But an ongoing Israeli military operation there, in direct violation…
Israel adjourns the trial of Palestinian Legislators
The Israeli military court of Ofer near the West Bank city of Ramallah extended, on Thursday, the detention of 16 Palestinian law makers taken prisoners by the Israeli army during…
Israeli Police capture Palestinian seeking asylum in U.K. embassy
After an eight-hour standoff, special Israeli police captured an armed Palestinian who broke into the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and demanded political asylum, Israeli sources reported. No one was…
Palestinian woman injured by US-troops fire in Iraq
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Thursday that a Palestinian refugee was shot and injured by American troops fire in Iraq. The woman was shot as she was leaving…
Israel buys two submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons
Israel purchased two German-made “Dolphin” submarines that have the capability to carry nuclear warheads. The submarines are built with a cost of 1.3 billion US Dollars but Germany will pay…
Nonviolent movement claims partial victory as part of settlement dismantled near Bil’in
Palestinians in the village of Bil'in have declared a partial victory in their struggle against Israeli settlement expansion on their land, as several structures built to expand the Matityahu settlement…
Palestine Today – August 31, 2006
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Army drops leaflets over Gaza Strip
The Israeli air force planes dropped leaflets over Gaza Strip, which IMEMC have obtained a copy of, accusing the Palestinian resistance fighters of taking the Palestinian Population of Gaza Strip…
Israeli police detains a Palestinian in the Jordan valley
Israeli police stationed at Tayasser checkpoint east of the West Bank city of Tubas in the Jordan valley area have taken on Palestinian as a prisoner Thursday afternoon. Eyewitnesses said…
Masked gunmen killed a leader of Salah Ed Deen Brigades
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday that an unknown armed group opened fire and killed one of the leaders of the Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the armed…
Germany attempting to broker prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah
Israeli sources reported that German security officials are expected in Beirut this week in an attempt to mediate between Hezbollah and Israel on a prisoner swap deal. Israeli online daily…
Israeli Army withdraws from Al-Shuja’iya leaving 20 residents dead
The Israeli army withdrew from Shujai'ya neighborhood in Gaza city on Wednesday at night after a five-day invasion which left 20 Palestinians dead and scores wounded in addition to serious…
Army takes nine civilians prisoners in Hebron area
The Israeli army took nine residents as prisoners in the West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby towns of Al-Thahria and Sa'eer towns, on Thursday morning. Troops, backed by…
Army invades Annin and Jalkamos villages near Jenin and takes two prisoners
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Annin and Jalkamos near the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday morning, and took two residents as prisoners. Eyewitnesses in the two…
Army assassinates resistance leader in Nablus
An Israeli army undercover unit assassinated a leader of Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, and injured six civilians in the West Bank city of Nablus n Thursday…
Four settlers attack, beat an Israeli soldier, break through a checkpoint
Israeli sources reported that four Israeli settlers were arrested on Wednesday after attacking Israeli soldiers and breaking through a checkpoint in the northern part of the West Bank in an…
Annan meets Abbas in Ramallah, backs formation of National Unity Government
During a meeting with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced support to the formation of a Palestinian National Unity Government saying that this could…
224 killed, 888 injured in Israel’s Summer Rains offesnive
The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a report on Wednesday on the Israeli Summer Rains military offensive that started late June 2006, and revealed that Israeli soldiers killed 224 reisdents,…
Israel rejects to end air and sea blockade over Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, met on Wednesday with the UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan, and said that Israel will not end its air and sea blockade over Lebanon until “all…
Palestine Today – August 30, 2006
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Four residents killed and eight injured in Al Shujaeyya east of Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday morning that four civilians were killed and eight injured by heavy machine gun fire from Israeli tanks in AL Shujaeyya area, east of the…
Army invades Habla village near Qalqilia,takes one prisoner
Israeli troops invaded Habla village south of the West Bank city of Qalqilia and took one prisoner on Wednesday. Khalid Ramadan, 30, was taken to an unknown destination, after soldiers…
Settlers uproot scores of olive trees in Yatta near Hebron
A group of right wing Jewish settlers from the illegal settlement of Sousa uprooted on Wednesday scores of olive trees that belong to Palestinian farmers from the nearby village of…
Army invades Qalqilia
An Israeli force invaded the West Bank city of Qalqilia on Wednesday morning and installed a military checkpoint in the city for two hours. The invasion targeted an area called…
Army invades Tulkarem city and the nearby Zita village
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and the nearby village of Zita, and searched several houses on Wednesday morning. Troops stormed residents houses, searched them and…
Hussam Jaradat , Saraya Al Quds Leader Survives Assassination Attempt: Dies in Jordanian Hospital
After surviving an Israeli assassination attempt in the northern West Bank, a leader of the armed resistance arrived in the Jordanian capital of Amman Tuesday night. Saraya Al Quds.issued a…
Palestinian resident killed in Beit Lahia
Israeli soldiers killed on Tuesday at night one resident in Beit Lahia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The latest casualty raises the number of residents killed…
Israeli air strike kills three Palestinians east of Gaza City
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza City reported that the Israeli air force fired one missile at a group of residents in Al Shujaeyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing three…
Annan arrives in Israel after visiting Lebanon
After visiting Lebanon, United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, arrived in Israel on Tuesday afternoon, for talks to strengthen the fragile truce that ended the 34-day war between Israeli and Hezbollah.…
Palestine Today – August 29, 2006
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Nablus man tells Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer that torture began during first investigation
A Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer was told by political prisoner, Samir Fahami Ibrahim Taher, of his experiences of psychological and physical torture at the hands of the Israeli prison administration.…
Annan Tours Devastated South Lebanon Before Heading to Israel
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan visited U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after Italy and Turkey moved to join the international force there. Annan and his entourage left…
Nine residents injured, two seriously, east of Gaza City, three taken prisoners in Rafah
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday that nine Palestinian residents were injured, two seriously, after the Israeli air force fired missiles at a group of resistance fighters in Al Mansoura…
Accidental emigrant
This past March, 44-year-old Hayan Ju'beh's tourist visa expired, and he had to travel to Amman in order to receive a new one – a routine procedure for him over…
Lebanese television channel airs new pictures of Ron Arad
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) displayed new footage and photographs Monday of missing Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad, who disappeared in 1986 when his plane was shot down over…
Attorney: Justice Ministry’s plan would ‘launder’ illegal West Bank outposts
A proposal by the Justice Ministry of Israel is to be discussed next Sunday by a ministerial committee on settlement outposts. An inquiry by Attorney Talia Sasson, commissioned by Ariel…
Army invades Tammoun village east of Tubas
The Israeli army invaded the village of Tammoun east of the West Bak city of Tubas on Tuesday morning. Local sources reported that several army jeeps stormed shepherds huts, east…
Army takes two prisoners from Sourif village near Hebron
Tuesday, Israeli forces took two prisoners in a morning invasion to the village of Surif, north west of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank. The detanees were…
Palestinian politician to Kofi Annan: the Palestinian people need international protection
Palestinian Fatah Legislative Council member, Issa Qaraqi', has appealed to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, who will visit the Palestinian territories on Wednesday, for the deployment of international forces…
Army storms offices of Cultural Center in a Hebron village
Israeli troops stormed the offices of Al Anwar Cultural Center in Doura village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Tuesday morning. soldiers confiscated computers, files and documents…
Army continues to attack near Sofa crossing and takes four prisoners
The Israeli forces that invaded areas west of the Sofa crossing east of Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza strip, Tuesday morning, took another four prisoners, increasing the…
Palestinian member of Israeli Knesset: Increasing military budget illustrates ill-intent
Democratic Front Chairman in the Israeli Knesset, Mohammad Barakeh, said Tuesday that the military ministry request to increase its spending reflects the aggressive intentions of the Israeli administration. "This situation…
America’s Rottweiler
IN HIS latest speech, which infuriated so many people, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uttered a sentence that deserves attention: "Every new Arab generation hates Israel more than the previous one." …
One dies of wounds eight injured and three taken prisoners in army attacks on Gaza strip
Eight residents were injured when an Israeli war plane targeted a group of civilians in Al Shojayia neighborhood east of Gaza city Tuesday morning. According to eyewitnesses an Israeli drone…
Two Palestinians assassinated in Nablus
At least two Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded when an Israeli Apache fired several missiles in the early housrs of Tuesday morning, at a residential area in…
Israeli soldier injured as anti-tank shell hit tank in Gaza
Israeli military sources reported on Monday night that one Israeli soldier was injured after his tank was hit by an anti-tank shell fired by resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip.…
Is the RPG-29 to Blame for Israeli Failures in Lebanon?
Israeli Public Security Minister Avi Dichter and Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Hizbollah was using modern anti-tank weapons of Russian make, specifically the RPG-29 Vampirs with a tandem warhead. Such…
Can 950 shells hit 12,000 buildings?
An Israeli website published a report based on a statement by the Israeli Ministry of Environment on war damage in the north of Israel, and revealed that the ministry reported…
A Journey to Southern Lebanon
After the funeral, we stopped to photograph and shoot video of three large pictures of what appeared to be resistance fighters. An old man grabbed our attention and asked if…
Fighter assassinated in Ramallah
Palestinian sources in Ramallah, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that under-cover units of the Israeli army ambushed and assassinated a fighter of the Al Aqsa Brigades,…
64-year old man killed by Israeli military fire in Jenin
Palestinian medical sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that a 64-year old man was shot and killed by Israeli military fire during an invasion…
Palestine Today – August 28, 2006
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Army invades Okbat Jaber refugee camp in Jericho and takes one prisoner
An Israeli army force invaded Aqbat Jaber refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jericho on Monday and took one prisoner. Borhan Kab, 30, was taken to unknown location…
Israeli Minister: Arab towns should not receive aid allocated for war time
Israeli Minister of Environment Gideon Ezra said Arab towns in the northern Israel should not receive aid intended for educational plan like Jewish towns, Israeli newspaper Haarets reported in its…
Annan arrives in Beirut, start Mideast tour to strengthen ceasefire
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut Monday to start a tour that aims to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon saying that it was "a very critical time" for…
Resident, child, killed in Beit Hanoun and Rafah
Palestinian medical sources in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that one child died after an explosive left by the army detonated near him. Also,…
Nassrallah: Capturing the soldiers was not expected to lead to war
Hezbollah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah did not expect that Hezbollah’s capture of two Israeli soldiers would lead to a war, he stated on Sunday in an interview with Lebanon's New…
Army injures on civilian in Qabatia near Jenin
Mohammad Saba'nah, 20, form the village of Qabatia near the West Bank city of Jenin was injured during an Israeli army invasion to the village on Monday at dawn. Several…
Army invades Jenin, fires at resident’s houses
An Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning and opened fired at residents' houses. Local residents reported that the force invaded the city from…
Israeli Soldiers detain scores of civilians at a military checkpoint near Qabatia village
Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint near the village of Qabatia, near the West Bank city of Jenin, detained scores of Palestinian civilians on Monday morning. Troops stopped the…
Palestinian PM: Father of captured soldier in Gaza urged PA spokesman to work for son`s release
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniya said on Monday that Israel has negotiated with the PA spokesman Ghazi Hamad over the release of the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Palestinian sources…
One civilian taken prisoner by the army from Doura near Hebron
Khaled Amro, 18, was taken prisoner when Israeli army invaded the village of Doura, south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday morning. Amro's family said that soldiers…
Three Children Taken Prisoners near Qalqilia
Israeli army continued its campaign of targeting civilians in the West Bank by taking three children as prisoners on Monday at dawn from Azzoun village east of Qalqilia city. Local…