Soldiers invade Hebron, three children injured
Israeli soldiers arrested one resident and injured two children after invading the villages of Kharsa, Doura, Beit Awwa, and Al Arroub refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Hebron.…
Clashes erupted in Al Aroob refugee camp
 Clashes erupted, on Tuesday night, in Al Aroob refugee camp in the West Bank city of Hebron, local sources reported. Troops closed the camp and harassed the residents there.…
Special army force attacks under-age detainees in Ofer
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Tuesday that a special Israeli military force attacked several child detainees in Ofer detention facility, and confined some of them to solitary. The society…
Three children injured in Beit Awwa village
Three children were injured, on Tuesday at night, in the village of Beit Awwa near the West Bank city of Hebron during clashes which erupted in the village after Israeli…
240 members of Fateh resign
At least 240 members of ruling Fatah party in Rafah area in the Gaza Strip, announced collective resignation from the movement as a protest of what they called Fatah’s weakness.…
Army invades Jenin
Israeli Army invaded, on Wednesday, morning the West Bank city of Jenin, local sources reported. Troops took over the roof a building in the city center, and used it as…
Army invades Kharass village, apprehends three
Israeli army invaded the village of Kharass near the West Bank city of Hebron and apprehended three residents, local sources reported. Two of the arrested residents were identifed as Jawad…
Army invades Deheishe and Aida refugee camps, arrests one resident
Israeli army invaded, on Wednesday morning, Deheishe and Aida refugee camps, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Troops invaded Deheishe refugee camp and sealed off all roads surrounding it,…
P.A denies Israeli reports of Al Qaeda infiltration into Gaza
Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security denied, on Wednesday, denied reports published by the Israeli military intelligence claiming that ten members of Al Qaeda network infiltrated into the Gaza…
Abbas in U.S. will be quizzed on Hamas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to arrive in Washington on Wedensday where he will meet with some U.S. top officials who will most probably ask him about Hamas’ participation in…
Detainee sentenced to one life-term
Salem Israeli military court sentenced, on Tuesday, a Palestinian detainee from Qalqilia to one life-term. Ammar Ahed Al Shobaki, 24, was arrested in 2003 after the soldiers broke into his…
Pipe-bomb hurled at the army near Jerusalem
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday at dawn that a Palestinian group hurled a pipe-bomb at border policemen patrolling near the Separation Wall area, south of Jerusalem. Three border…
Soldiers fire at two residents near Ramallah
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday evening that Israeli soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition at two Palestinians at a highway north-east of Ramallah. The source claimed that soldiers…
Pipe-bomb hurled at the army near Jerusalem
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday at dawn that a Palestinian group hurled a pipe-bomb at border policemen patrolling near the Separation Wall area, south of Jerusalem. Three border…
Three Israeli border policemen injured in Jerusalem
The Israeli Radio reported, on Tuesday evening, that three border policemen were injured south of Jerusalem after a Palestinian group hurled a bomb at their jeep. The incident took place…
Hakham: `“Abbas must dismantle the armed groups`
Israeli Defense Minister’s Advisor for Arab Affairs, David Hakham, said that the field procedures conducted by the Israeli army and government after the Sunday’s Gush Etzion junction shooting attack, are…
Palestinians stranded at Rafah Crossing go on hunger strike
Palestinians, stranded at the Egyptian side of the Rafah Crossing began a hunger-strike in protest of the ongoing closure of the crossing, local radios reported on Tuesday. The reports said…
Army seals off Hebron for the second day in row, arrests two
Closure imposed by the Israeli army over the West Bank city of Hebron continued for the second day, local sources reported. Troops closed all main roads leading to the city…
Hamas: `“We aren’t responsible for the Jabalia explosion`
Hamas officials denied on Tuesday that Hamas had admitted responsibility for what was described as “mysterious explosion” in Jabalia Refugee Camp one month ago, where 22 Palestinians were killed, and…
Army invades Aida refugee camp
Israeli army invaded, on Tuesday morning, Aida refugee camp south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Troops conducted a wide scale search in the camp, forced the families out…
Gunmen abduct two Pal. Men accused of collaborating with Israel
Palestinian gunmen abducted two men in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, after accusing them of collaborating with the Israeli security. A newly formed…
Israeli disappears in Greece
An Israeli source reported on Tuesday that the Greek police and the Interpol are searching for an Israeli man who went missing last week after heading to Greece for a…
Syam: ‘Hamas did not sign the `“Code of Ethics` yet, but will respect it’
Political leaders of Hamas said, on Monday, that the movement did not sign the Code of Ethics treaty regarding the upcoming legislative elections, but the movement will respect it, adding…
Settlers burn olive trees east of Nablus
Ja’far Eshtiyya, member of Salem village council, east of Nablus, reported that dozens of settlers of Alone Moreh settlement burnt olive orchards in 180 Dunams, in Al Shifa area, while…
Resident arrested near Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested a resident near a roadblock in Nablus area, north of the West Bank. Israeli soldiers claimed that the resident is a member of the Popular Front for…
Hamas is responsibile for the Jabalia explosion
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security reported on Monday at night that Hamas movement admitted to it’s responsibly for the Jabalia explosion which left 22 Palestinians killed, and…
Beit Al Maqdis Brigades claims responsibility for Gush Etzion shooting
Beit Al Maqdis Brigades, a recently formed group, claimed responsibility for Sunday’s Gush Etzion shooting attack which left three settlers dead and five injured. The Arabs48 news website reported that…
Christian Zionist group donate $40,000 to former Gaza settlers
A group of Evangelical Christians from around the world have donated about $40,000 to Jewish settlers evacuated from the Gaza Strip settlements, a spokesman said Monday. David Parsons, spokesman of…
1000 Dunams annexed to a West Bank settlement
A Palestinian organization which monitors settlement activities reported on Monday that the Israeli Authorities annexed 1000 Dunams of Palestinian orchards to Rotem settlement in Wadi All Maleh area, east of…
Four residents, including an infant, injured in Hebron
Four Palestinian residents, including an infant, were injured in the West Bank city of Hebron, during separate attacks carried out by settlers and soldiers in the city. A medical source…
Khateeb: `“Gush Etzion attack is counter productive`
Minister of Planning at the Palestinian National Authority (P.A), Dr. Ghassan Khateeb, said that the Gush Etzion shooting attack, carried by a Palestinian group on Sunday is counter productive and…
Army invades three villages in Salfit
Israeli army invaded the villages of Qarawa Bani Zeid, Deir Istia and Marda near the West Bank city of Salit on Monday. Five residents were arrested in Qarawa Bani Zeid…
Seven residents arrested west of Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Ya’bod, North West of Jenin and arrested seven residents. A local source in the village reported that ten military vehicles invaded the village, conducted…
Settlers take over a military checkpoint, attack residents
An extremist settlers group, estimated by 40 settlers, attacked dozens of Palestinians residents and vehicles after controlling Beit Forik – Beit Dajan checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of…
One resident arrested in Tubas
Israeli troops invaded, on Monday morning, the town of Tubas south east of the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested one resident, local sources reported. Troops broke into dozens…
Army invades Qaffeen village, arrests four
The Israeli army invaded, on Monday morning, the village of Qaffeen, north the west Bank city of Tulkarem and arrested four residents. Soldiers conducted house-to-house search, arrested Ameen Ta’mah, 18,…
Soldiers arrest 18 residents in the W. Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested 18 residents in predawn invasions carried in the West Bank. Ten residents were arrested in Jenin, five in Hebron and three others in Betunia near the West…
Progress on Rafah border crossing issue
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators progressed on the Rafah border crossing dispute about the border control arrangement, in their meeting on Sunday. Saleem Abu Safiya, chief of the border security in…
Seven residents arrested west of Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Ya’bod, North West of Jenin and arrested seven residents. A local source in the village reported that ten military vehicles invaded the village, conducted…
Three arrested in Betunia
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday evening three residents in Betunia town, west of Ramallah. A local source in the village reported that soldiers broke into dozens of homes, searched them,…
Israeli High court allows building of Separation wall north of Jerusalem
The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) accepted a petition filed by the state to cancel a temporary injunction preventing Israel from building the Separation Wall through a Palestinian neighborhood…
Israeli Army officer accused of abusing Imam
Israeli prosecution filed an indictment, on Sunday, against a soldier of a paratrooper unit accusing him of abusing an Imam (Muslim Sheikh) from Dir Nizam village, near the West Bank…
Mofaz: `“The army will operate in the Palestinian territories`
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Sunday that the Israeli army will operate inside the Palestinian controlled areas adding that “the Palestinians will feel the presence of the army…
Soldiers kill Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday afternoon, a top Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin area, north of the West Bank. Nihad Abu Ghanim, 27, one of the leaders of…
Soldiers kill Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday afternoon, a top Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin area, north of the West Bank.Nihad Abu Ghanim, 27, one of the leaders of Al…
Three settlers killed, five injured near Hebron
An Israeli military source reported, on Sunday afternoon, that three settlers were killed, at least three others were injured in a shooting incident carried out by a Palestinian armed group…
Israeli police bars extremist settlers from entering Al Aqsa mosque
The Israeli police rejected a request filed by an Israeli extremist group which calls it self “Temple Mount Trustees” to enter Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday, during the…
Army invades the city of Qalqilia
The Israeli army, invaded late on Saturday at night, the West Bank city of Qalqilia, local sources reported. Soldiers conducted military searches of homes, and conducted provocative acts by detaining…
Island: `“Transferring weapons in P.A is dependant of fighting Hamas`
Head of the Israeli National Security Council, Giora Eiland, conditioned the Israeli approval of weapon transfer to the Palestinian Authority (P.A) with fighting Hamas. “The Palestinian request to receive weapons…
Fighter arrested near Nablus
An Israeli military source reported on Sunday that soldiers arrested a Tanzim fighter in the village of Qalil, near the West Bank city of Nablus. An Israeli security source claims…
Five arrested south of Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday at dawn, five Palestinian residents in Al Thaheriyya village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in the village reported that…
331 new detainees transferred to Ofer detention facility
Detainees Media Center reported on Saturday that the Israeli Prison Authorities transferred 331 detainees to Ofer detention facility, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah. 124 detainees of the…
Khreisha: `“Pal. government should implement the decisions of the PLC`
Hasan Kreisha, deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) said, on Saturday, that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, did not instruct the Legislative Council to delay the formation of…
Hamas denies internal conflicts regarding the Legislative Elections
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied the presence of internal conflicts regarding its position towards the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Elections slated for January, 25, 2006.Hamas media spokesperson, Mosheer Al Masry, said…
Twenty Palestinians arrested for `“illegal entry` into Israel
The Israeli police arrested, on Saturday afternoon, twenty Palestinian workers after stopping a GNC van close to Eyal junction, near Al Teera in Al Muthalath area in Israel. Soldiers arrested…
This Week in Palestine, October Week 2
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 12.4 MB This Week in Palestine- a service by the…
30 university students detained in Hebron
Israeli soldiers detained 30 university students, and forced them against the wall at the main entrance of the Hebron University, in the West Bank city of Hebron. The WAFA news…
Resident arrested east of Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday one resident in Bani Neim village, east of the West Bank city of Hebron. A Palestinian security source reported that soldiers arrested Omar Mohammad Al…
Four residents arrested north of Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Reema village, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested four residents. Israeli soldiers invaded the village shortly after midnight, fired flares and rounds…
Dozens detained in Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and policemen detained dozens of Palestinians in several areas in Jerusalem. The Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported that soldiers installed military roadblocks in Dahiat Al Barid area, Beit…
Israeli army officer attacked in Jerusalem by Jewish worshippers
Dozens of Jewish worshippers attacked an Israeli military official at the Wailing Wall plaza in Jerusalem on Friday night, Israeli sources reported. Chief of Manpower branch of the Israeli army, Major…
Majority of Labor MK’s want Sharon as Prime Minister
Israeli online daily Haaretz published a poll on Friday which revealed that the majority of Labor party members want Sharon [Likud] to head their party list in the coming Knesset…
Fighter arrested in an ambush near Jenin
Israeli soldiers ambushed and arrested, on Friday evening, a fighter of Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, in the West Bank city of Jenin. A Palestinian security…
Undercover units used against peaceful protests in Bil’in
Israeli left-wing activists, who participate in the weekly protests with Palestinians and internationals against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, said that the Israeli army is using…
Undercover units used against peaceful protests in Bil’in
Israeli left-wing activists, who participate in the weekly protests with Palestinians and internationals against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, said that the Israeli army is using…
Contiguity for settlers not Palestinians
Despite the PA public rejection, the area, following the Israeli pullout of settlers, fully from the Gaza Strip and partially in the West Bank, and the redeployment of troops to…
Arafat’s death, unrevealed mystery
A Palestinian fact-finding commission which looked into the death of late President Yasser Arafat admitted yesterday that it failed in determining the reasons for Arafat’s death one year later, leaving…
Judge Israel’s deeds, not words
 On the night of August 24, 2005, Israeli troops shot dead three teenage boys and two adults in a West Bank Palestinian refugee camp. An army communique claimed the…
Four arrested at a military roadblock near Jenin
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday evening, four residents at a military roadblock south of the West Bank city of Jenin. A local source in Jenin reported that one of the…
Three arrested in Tubas
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday evening, three Palestinian residents at a sudden military checkpoint which was installed north of Tubas in the West Bank. The three residents were transferred to…
3 residents injured, 4 internationals arrested in Bil’in
Three Palestinian residents were injured and four international peace activists were arrested in Bil’in village, near Ramallah, during the weekly protest against the Separation Wall. Coordinator of the Popular Committee…
Soldiers bulldoze small hill, grazing land, near Salfit
A local source in the West Bank city of Tubas reported, that Israeli military bulldozers bulldozed a small hill and grazing land near the settlement of Hamdat, near Salfit. The…
Detainee suffering complications as a result of medical neglect
Detainees Information Center reported that detainee Wael Abdullah Tahaina, 35, detained in the Negev Detention Camp, is suffering serious complications in the “Seventh Cranial Nerve” causing convulsions in his eye,…
Peres, Ereikat to meet in bid to settle Gaza border issue
Palestinian chief negotiator Dr. Saeb Ereikat is scheduled to meet on Friday, with the Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres for further talks about in bid to resolve the issue of…
Detainees facing bad treatment, and conditions, at Qidar detention facility
Prisoners Supporters Society reported that Palestinian detainees are facing bad living conditions and treatment in Be’er Shiva detention facility. The detainees are deprived of proper medical treatment, and are not…
Army invades Salfit, arrests a resident
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday morning, the West Bank city of Salfit and arrested one resident. Jamil Dahol was arrested after soldiers broke into and searched his home, and took…
Quds Brigades fighter killed apparently due to internal conflict
Fighters of Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, shot and killed one of their members in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, due…
Army invades Ramallah
Israeli army invaded, on Friday morning, the west bank city of Ramallah. Troops invaded Al Ersal area in the city and fired rubber-coated bullets and gas canisters at residents and…
Two Foreign Journalists abducted in Gaza, released
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that the two American and British Journalists, who were abducted on Wednesday in Khan Younis, were released and transferred to Gaza. Palestinian Minister…
Resistance fires at the army near Tulkarem
An Israeli military source reported on Thursday evening, that a Palestinian resistance group fired at an Israeli military post near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. No injuries were reported.
Resident arrested near Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian resident at a military roadblock near the West Bank city of Hebron. Soldiers claimed that the resident was carrying an 11-centimer knife.…
`“Criminal`, Pullout opponents shout at Olmert at a synagogue in J’lem
Israeli Finance Minister, Ehud Olmert, was attack by pullout opponents on Thursday after arriving at the “Big Synagogue” in Jerusalem to participate in prayers for the Yum Kippur Jewish feast.…
Shaath: `“Israel is not dealing with the P.A as a peace partner`
Palestinian deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information Dr. Nabil Shaath stated on Thursday that Israel is not dealing with the Palestinian Authority as a peace partner, and insists to…
PIC report: `“Five killed, eleven injured last week`
A report prepared and published by the Palestinian Information Center (NIC) revealed that Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinians and shot injured eleven during the period between October, 4 and October,…
Israeli police to level a home in Jerusalem
Israeli Border Guard Policemen handed a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem a military order informing him that Jerusalem municipality intends to level his home located in Sho’fat refugee camp in Jerusalem.…
P.A asks Qatar to hand in a fleeing corrupt official
The Palestinian Authority (P.A) asked Qatar recently to hand in a Palestinian corrupt official who fled to its territories. The official is involved in corrupt cases and embezzlement which mounted…
Report: ‘Detainees, legal Status and Facts’
Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association – Ad Dameer, reported that ending the military rule over the Gaza Strip should include the release of all of the Gaza Strip detainees…
Abbas to visit Jordan, Egypt, Vatican, Israel, France and U.S.
The Palestinian diplomacy will witness an active coming two weeks. Palestinian officials said Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head for one-day talks in Amman with King Abdullah II…
Plans to Build a new Israeli settlement near Bethlehem
Dr. Jad Isaac, head of the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem said on Wednesday that Israel is planning to build a new Jewish settlement on the land of the West…
Al Aqsa Brigades denies military allegation of dispatching a 14-year-old bomber
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, denied the Israeli security service allegations that the Brigades have dispatched a 14-year-old suicide bomber from Balata refugee camp…
Bad conditions, torture, in Azion detention facility
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society reported on Wednesday that the detainees in Azion detention facility, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, are facing bad living conditions, and torture. Lawyer Hanan…
Three residents, including prominent activist, arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested three residents in the West Bank city of Hebron and the neighboring villages of Beit Ummar and Surif. Palestinenet news website reported on Wednesday that soldiers arrested…
Settlers attack a Pal. Family near Salfit
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that settlers of the illegal “Al Qana†settlement outpost, west of the West Bank city of Salfit, attacked a Palestinian family and forced them…
P.A to release Arafat’s Medical report
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahamd Qurei said that the Palestinian Authority (P.A) will release the report of the Special Medical Committee which was formed to investigate the death of the late…
ISR. Army to advice government to release detainees to strengthen Abbas
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that the Israeli Army will advise the Israeli government to release additional Palestinian detainees in an attempt to strengthen the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. A…
Abu Firas: `“Some P.A leaders are trying to sabotage our relation with Abbas`
 Leader of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Tulkarem Mohammad Shihada (Abu Firas) said that some corrupt leaders at the Palestinian Authority are trying to sabotage the relation between the…
Two arrested in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers arrested two residents of Bethlehem after invading it overnight. An Israeli military source reported that the two are members of the Tanzim, one of the armed wings of…
Soldiers invade Al Azza refugee camp
 Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, Al Azza refugee camp north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested one resident. A local source in the camp reported…
Army: `“Palestinian girl attempts to stab a soldier in Hebron`
An Israeli military source reported on Wednesday morning that a 17-year-old Palestinian girl attempted to stab an Israeli soldier, north of the West Bank city of Hebron. The source claimed…
Israeli DM wants court to allow using Palestinians as Human Shields
Under the pretext that no Palestinian was killed when used as a human shield, the Israeli Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz will try to convince the Israeli High Court of…