Israel fears PA weapons may be used against it in the future
The provision of weapons to the PA is a sensitive and vital issue and is one of the issues that the Palestinians have brought up in all meetings with their…
Resident arrested in Hebron
Israeli security services reported that it arrested, on Sunday, a Palestinian resident who is believed to be behind the death of a British Yeshiva student in Jerusalem. Shmuel Mett, a…
Detainee rejects deportation orders against her
Erina Sarahna, a 27-year-old Croatian detainee and a wife of a Palestinian from Deheishe refugee camp in Bethlehem, rejected a military order to deport her from Palestine. Prison Administration at…
Army invades Kafer Qaddoum village
The Israeli army invaded the village of Kafer Qaddoum, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, late on Monday at night. Soldiers broke into dozens of homes in the…
20 residents arrested in the West Bank
An Israeli source reported on Tuesday that the army arrested 20 Palestinians during its arrests campaign in the West Bank. The residents are allegedly members of Hamas and the Islamic…
P.A demands Israel to release Barghouthi and Quntar
Palestinian Cabinet Minister Dr. Saeb Erekat, demanded Israel to add the names of the jailed legislator and Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi, and Sameer Quntar, a Lebanese fighter who was captured…
The Rafah Crossing opened Tuesday until Wednesday midday
The Palestinian Authority agreed with Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday until Wednesday midday in order to facilitate the travel of Palestinian pilgrims heading to Mecca. The…
Abbas, Qurei mend their differences, agree to from a new government
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahamd Qurei, agreed to form a new government which will serve until the general elections scheduled for January 2006. A senior Palestinian…
Israel mulling release some jailed Palestinians
Israel is weighing criteria to govern the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres said on Tuesday, at the same day, Israeli…
Army invades Nablus, two arrested
The Israeli army invaded, on Tuesday morning, the West Bank city of Nablus and Askar refugee camp, to the east of the city, local sources reported. Troops conducted wide scale…
Soldiers invade Huwwara, impose curfew
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at night, Huwwara village south of the West Bank city of Nablus and imposed curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. The residents, and…
Pal. Factions to meet in Cairo during Ramadan or after it
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abu Al Gheit, said that Egypt is trying to arrange a meeting between representatives of the Palestinian factions during the current Muslim month of Ramadan, or…
Make sure ‘Gaza first’ is not ‘Gaza last’
 As Palestinian factions vie for credit for Israel’s disengagement from Gaza, many forget that the success really belongs to the ordinary men, women and children of Palestine who have…
Five residents arrested in Tulkarem area
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday at dawn, five residents in Tulkarem, Tulkarem refugee camp, and Dir Al Ghsoun village. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers broke into dozens of…
Two youth arrested near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn, Kafer Ra’ey village, south west of Jenin and arrested two youth. A local source in the village reported that soldiers invaded the northern…
Four residents arrested in Jenin
Four residents were arrested on Tuesday at dawn in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the WAFA news Agency reported. The agency stated that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles,…
Army invades Yasouf village, east of Salfit
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn, Yasouf village, east of the West Bank city of Salfit. A local source in the village reported that soldiers broke into the home…
117 Hamas members arrested lately
Israeli Secret Security services, Shin Bet, reported that it uncovered three Hamas groups of the military wing of Hamas, and arrested 117 members suspected of carrying a series of attacks…
Israeli suspected smuggler injured by Egyptian fire
An Israeli source reported on Monday evening that an Israeli resident was shot an injured by Egyptian military fire in the southern Negev areas. Israeli sources said that Egyptian forces…
Abbas-Sharon summit delayed to November
The Palestinian Authority and Israel agreed on Monday, to delay the summit between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, until November, due to differences…
Settlers grab lands near Bethlehem
Settlers of Nave Daniel settlement, which was constructed on Palestinian confiscated lands which belong to residents of Al Khaader village near Bethlehem, grabbed farmlands which belong to the family of…
Abbas-Sharon summit delayed to November
The Palestinian Authority and Israel agreed on Monday, to delay the summit between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, until November, due to differences…
Israel bars Dutch delegates from entering P.A area, arrest one member
A prominent source in Holland reported on Monday, that Israeli soldiers barred Dutch delegates, from entering the Palestinian territories, and arrested a member of the team. The delegates, headed by…
Army reopens Sofa Crossing
Israeli soldiers reopened Sofa Crossing, east of Dir Al Balah, on Monday morning after closing it for three weeks. A Palestinian source reported that head of the Crossings Security at…
Resident arrested near Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Sunday at night, one resident in Beit Omra village, near Yatta city south of the Hebron. A local source in the village reported that soldiers arrested…
Soldiers attack 30 residents near Nablus
Israeli soldiers attacked 30 residents of Sorra village, south west of Nablus while they were heading towards the nearby village of Tal. Radwan Abdullah, a social worker at the Ministry…
Israeli committee approves law which violates detainees’ rights
The Israeli ministerial committee in charge of issuing new laws, approved on Sunday evening, a new law which directly violates the rights of Palestinian detainees; the law will be submitted…
Army invades village near Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday at night, Beta village, north of the West Bank city of Nablus and fired rounds of live ammunition and gas bombs. A local source in…
Three residents killed in the Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers shot and killed on Sunday at night three residents, including two children, east of Dir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Dr. Ibrahim AL Masdar, head of…
Five detained north of Tubas
Israeli soldiers detained on Sunday evening, five Palestinian residents at a sudden checkpoint north of the West Bank city of Tubas. The five residents were heading to Al Zababdeh village,…
Two youth arrested at Huwwara checkpoint
Israeli soldiers, arrested on Sunday evening, two Palestinian youth at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus. Soldiers claimed that the youth wee carrying explosives. Soldiers detonated the…
Palestinian-Israeli meeting ends without progress
A Palestinian political source reported that difference emerged during the Palestinian-Israeli meeting on Sunday, which brought the meeting to its end without any positive outcome. Palestinian chief negotiator, Dr. Saeb…
Tel Aviv Court indicts three Arab residents of planning attacks
An Israeli source reported that the Tel Aviv District Court indicted on Sunday three Arab residents of Israel of planning to place explosives on a railway tack near Netanya. Two…
Abbas expected in Israel
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, is expected to enter Israel for the first time, and address Israeli audience during a conference in Netanya Aacademic College, in a ceremony marking the 10th…
Child injured, arrested in Surif village, near Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian child, on Saturday at night, in Surif village, northwest of Hebron. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers arrested Wa’ad Arafat Al…
Fighter killed near Nablus
Israeli soldiers killed, on Sunday, a Palestinian fighter close to Aseera Al Shimaliyya village, near the West Bank city of Nablus. An Israeli military source claimed that soldiers identified three…
Soldiers arrest shepherds east of Tubas
Israeli soldiers arrested on Sunday at noon, several shepherds in Wadi Al Malih area, east of the West Bank city of Tubas. Aref Dharaghma, head of the Wadi Al Maleh…
Palestinian arrested south of Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers arrested in Sunday a 23-year-old Palestinians at a military checkpoint south of Jerusalem. Soldiers claim at the resident arrived at the checkpoint carrying a 15-centimeter knife. Soldiers discovered…
Pregnant Palestinian Women and Israeli Checkpoints. A Deadly Encounter
 {mosimage}Several United Nations agencies operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories recently submitted a report to the UN General Assembly at the convening of its annual summit in New York.…
Welch to arrive in the area Monday, Abbas-Sharon summit might be delayed
Palestinian sources reported on Saturday that David Welch, assistant of the US secretary of state, will arrive in the region on Monday to meet with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas…
Hamas: `“P.A security arrested one of our leaders in Tulkarem`
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, reported that P.A security men arrested Dr. Riyadh Abdul-Karim AL Ras, Dean of the Engineering Department at Al Najah University, in Nablus, and one of its…
PCHR publishes its weekly report on military violations
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights published its weekly report which documents the Israeli violations in the occupied territories in the period between September 29 and October 5, 2005. The…
Warnings against tension between Hamas and PA security Forces
Palestinian writers and politicians warned of the continuing and escalating tension between Hamas and some Palestinian security forces especially the clashes that erupted in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian writer and…
Palestinian resistance factions vow to avoid in-fight
The armed wings of the Palestinian resistance factions signed a national covenant of honor aimed at minimizing chances of in-fight and at the same time, safeguarding the resistance and maintaining…
Shalom: `“We will not recognize the Pal. Elections if Hamas participates`
Israeli Foreign Minister, Sylvan Shalom said that if Hamas participates in the upcoming Palestinian legislative elections Israel and the international community will not recognize the results of these elections. In…
Settlers’ sewage destroys farmlands near Qalqilia
Sewage waste has become a nightmare threatening the farmlands of the Palestinian residents north of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Farmers in this area say at the start of…
Army seals off Marda village
Israeli army sealed of Marda village near the West Bank city of Qalqila on Saturday morning. Soldiers istalled one checkpoint at the intrance of the village and sealed it off,…
Whose life is more worthy?
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled this week against using Palestinians as human shields by the Israeli army. A local Palestinian newspaper said that Israeli military sources claimed that the army…
Seven residents arrested in Hussan
Israeli army invaded the village of Hussan near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Saturday morning, and arrested seven residents, local sources reported. Soldiers invaded the village after clashing…
Israel, P.A to from professional teams to operate Rafah crossing
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators made progress on Friday in their talks on preparations to operate the Rafah Border Crossing in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The crossing will…
DFLP leader sentenced to 25 years
Ofer Israeli military court, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced Ibrahim Abdul-Qader Abu Hijla, members of the Central Committee of the Democratic front for the Liberation o Palestine,…
Kidnappers release three Hamas leaders in West Bank
Hassan Safi, a senior Hamas leader in Bethlehem area was released Friday evening by his captives 21 hours after kidnapping him from Bethlehem on Friday morning, Palestine News Network (PNN)…
Resident arrested in Hebron, another injured
Israeli soldiers attacked and severely clubbed a Palestinian resident in old city of Hebron, and arrested another resident. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers arrested a resident of Al…
Soldiers attack a peaceful procession against the Wall in Bil’in
The Media Office of the International Solidarity movement reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, and distributed leaflets in front of the village’s mosque warning the residents…
This Week in Palestine, October Week 1
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.4 MB This week in Palestine – A service of…
Erekat, Weissglas met in Tel Aviv
Chief Palestinian negotiator and cabinet minister Dr. Saeb Erekat, met of Friday with Sharon’s advisor Dov Weissglas, in Tel Aviv, and agreed to meet again before the Abbas-Sharon summit scheduled…
Soldiers arrest Dean of Sharia College in Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday at dawn, the dean of the Sharia College (Islamic law) in Nablus after the soldiers invaded Sabastia village, north of the West Bank city of…
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, uncertain future and fate
Whenever the security situation deteriorates in Lebanon, Palestinians refugees become the first sector affected by this deterioration, tension mounts and the refugee become uncertain of their already unclear fate. The…
Twenty youth detained in near Salfit
Israeli soldiers detained twenty youth in Marda village near the West Bank city of Salfit after invading it on Friday morning. Soldiers claims that the youth hurled stones at settlers…
Soldiers detain two children near Salfit
Israeli soldiers detained and interrogated, on Thursday at night, two Palestinian children in Marda village, near the West Bank city of Salfit. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers…
World Bank favors a road link between Gaza and W. Bank
The World Bank said that it supports building a passage which links between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in a form of a sunken road, but Sharon said…
Peres: `“I will remain in coalition if Sharon accepts my four conditions`
Shimon Peres, said on Friday that his party is ready to remain in Sharon’s coalition until the elections in 2006, if Sharon accepts four conditions; solve the issue of borders, negotiate…
Soldiers abuse, beat a resident near Nablus
The Machsom Watch organization in Israel reported that four Israeli soldiers severely beat a Palestinian man at a military checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Thursday.…
P.A intelligence head in Gaza released after gunmen abducted him
A Palestinian security source reported on Thursday at night that gunmen released Sami Ajouz, head of the Palestinian Intelligence in Gaza, shortly after abducting him on Thusrday at night. The…
Cocktail bomb hurled at a settlers’ car near Ramallah
An Israeli military source reported on Thursday evening, that a unidentified men hurled a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli vehicle north-west of Ramallah. No damages or injuries were reported.
P.A ministry of interior prepare a plan to counter insecurity
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior said on Thursday that it prepared a plan to end the chaos and insecurity in the Palestinian territories. Tawfik Abu Khousa, the ministry spokesperson, stated…
Shinui rejects Sharon’s’ call to join coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon offered head of the opposition and Shinui party leader to join the government in order to expand it after members of Knesset from his own…
Two settlers indicted of Abducting two Arab youth from the Negev
The Israeli Central Court, in Jerusalem, indicted two settlers from Keryat Araba’ settlement, in the West Bank city of Hebron, of abducting and abducting and abusing two Arab youth from…
Egypt started constructing a crossing to link it with Israel and Gaza
An Egyptian source reported on Thursday that Egypt started constructing a new crossing which links its borders with Israel and the Gaza Strip, south of Rafah. The source stated that…
Ahead of Abbas-Sharon summit; Israel rejects releasing Palestinian detainees
Israeli deputy Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Thursday that Israel will not respond to the Palestinian demands of releasing Palestinian detainees who were “convicted†of killing Israelis in the…
Egypt may propose delaying the PA Parlliamentary poll
Egypt is mulling tendering a proposal to delay the Palestinian parliamentary elections slated for January 2006, due to their belief that Hamas will have a strong showing in these elections,…
Army invades Tubas
Israeli army invaded the West Bank town of Tubas, on Wednesday at night. Troops invaded the town, installed one checkpoint on the main road and searched the passing by cars.…
Clashes erupt between school students and soldier in Hebron
Clashes erupted on Thursday morning between dozens of school students and the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Hebron, local sources reported. Troops setup a sudden checkpoint in…
7 Israeli right-wingers detained in Jericho
Palestinian police in Jericho detained seven Israeli right-wingers after entering a synagogue in the West Bank city without coordinating their entry with the Israeli army. Israeli army source reported that…
ISR Supreme Court bans using Pals as Human Shields
Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that it is illegal for the Israeli army to use Palestinian civilians as “human shields”. Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, Aharon Barak,…
Abbas-Sharon summit next Tuesday
P.A cabinet minister and chief negotiation Dr. Saeb Erekat said that he will be meeting with Sharon’s advisor Dov Weisglass on Sunday, in order to prepare for Abbas-Sharon summit scheduled…
P.A forms a committee to probe Arafat’s death
The Palestinian Legislative Council decided to from a formal investigation unit in order to probe the death of the late Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat. After the death of Arafat, the…
EU offers aid to the P.A
The European Union offered to aid the Palestinian Authority if the peace process advances; the aid is intended to rebuild the Gaza Strip after Israel withdrew from the area. European…
Schoolgirls barred from reaching school in Hebron
Israeli soldiers barred on Wednesday dozens of schoolgirls from reaching their school in Tal Rmeida neighborhood in the center of the West Bank city of Hebron. Qortoba School headmaster Feryal…
Schoolgirls barred from reaching school in Hebron
Israeli soldiers barred on Wednesday dozens of schoolgirls from reaching their school in Tal Rmeida neighborhood in the center of the West Bank city of Hebron. Qortoba School headmaster Feryal…
Kreisha: `“Qurei did not suffer a heart attack`
Secretary of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Sameer Hleila, denied reports which were published on Wednesday afternoon, claiming that the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmad Qurei, Abu Ala’, suffered a heart attack,…
ISR. High Court to issue its ruling on Human Shields appeal
The Israeli High Court is expected to issue its ruling on Thursday morning after reviewing an appeal which was filed in 2002 after the Israeli soldiers repeatedly used Palestinian residents…
Israel offers `“voluntary deportation` instead of administrative detention
Palestinian detainees who spent more than two years in the Negev detention camp, without charges, said that the Israeli Prison Authorities is offering them to be “voluntarily deportedâ€Â, instead of…
Resident arrested at Huwwara checkpoint
One resident was arrested, on Tuesday at night, at Huwwara checkpoint, at the entrance of the West Bank city of Nablus, a local source reported. Morad Shqiqat, 21, from the…
Army invades Kafer AL Diek village
 Israeli army invaded, on Tuesday at night, the village of Kafer AL Diek near the West Bank city of Salfit. Troops broke into dozens of homesin the viullage and searched…
Army installs a checkpoint east of Qalqila
Israeli army installed, on Wednesday morning, a military checkpoint at the eastern instance of the West Bank city of Qalqila. Troops stopped dozens of vehicles and searched them, a local…
Army: `“Palestinian youth attempts to stab a soldier near Nablus`
An Israeli military source claimed on Wednesday that an 18-year-old youth, attempted to stab an Israeli female soldier at a military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus; the soldier…
Palestinian Factions in Damascus: No for internal fights
Leaders of the Palestinian factions residing in Damascus agreed to refrain from using weapons to resolve internal problems, and affirmed the right of the Palestinian people to resist the occupation.…
Soldiers break into cells in Al Maskobiyya
Israeli under-cover military units, members of the Nahshon division, broke on Tuesday afternoon, into the cells of Al Maskobiyya detention facility, and attacked the detainees. Detainee Khalil Hoshiyyah, who was…
200 detainees transferred to administrative detention
Ofer Israeli military court transferred 200 out of 500 Palestinian detainees to administrative detention without trial; the court said it does not have the time to prosecute them. 500 Palestinians…
Resistance fires at Huwwara checkpoint
Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fateh claimed responsibility of firing at Huwwara checkpoint, near Nablus, on Monday at night. The brigades said that the shooting was carried…
Resident arrested east of Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday at dawn, a resident in Al Shawawra village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. A local source in the village reported that soldiers…
Haber: `“Israel assassinated Pal. Novelist Kanafani and other figures`
Fort the first time, and in an official statement, Israel admitted that its Mossad agents assassinated Palestinian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist Ghassan Kanafani in 1973 by placing explosives in…
Mofaz: `“West Bank settlements are part of the future Israeli borders`
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Tuesday that he apposes any unilateral withdrawal from West Bank settlements, adding that settlements in the West Bank are considered the future borders…
JCDHR calls on Israel to end its violations to the international law
The Jerusalem Center for Democracy and Human Rights (JCDHR) called on Israel to end its violations to the International Law and human rights, and to stop the construction of the…
Seven residents arrested near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday evening seven Palestinian residents after invading several villages near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers invaded Bani Zeid…
Soldiers invade Tubas
Israeli soldiers invaded over night the West Bank city of Tubas and fired rounds of live ammunition, and gas bombs. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers, supported by…
Palestinian woman shot killed near Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian woman at Huwwara checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Nablus. An Israeli military source said on Tuesday that…
PA Attorney General: Jabalya Explosion Indicates Internal Error
The Attorney General of Gaza, Ahmad Al Mughanni, declared that the final results of the investigations into the Jabalya explosion, which occurred during a Hamas rally on September 23 and…
King Abdullah of Jordan postpones visit to Israel, P.A territories
Deputy Jordanian Prime Minister, Marwan Muasher, stated on Monday that King Abdullah of Jordan, has postponed his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, and set no new date for…