Female detainees in Telmond: `“We are living in graves`
Female detainees in Telmond detention facility sent a letter to Palestine News Network complaining of bad conditions and treatment they face in Telmond detention facility. “We are living in real…
ISR military court imprisons, demotes colonel indicted of sexual abuse
An Israeli Court Martial sentenced an Israeli army colonel to eight months after he was found guilty of statutory rape and committing indecent sexual acts on a female soldier when…
Soldiers evacuate from Sa-Nur settlement, deploy around it
The Israeli army withdrew overnight from the evacuated settlement of Sa-Nur after it completed burying the Synagogues there, and deployed its forces around it, and around Homesh settlement. Dozens of…
Soldiers invade village near Qalqilia
Army invaded the village of Kafer Qaddoum, east of the West Bank city of Qalqila, on Tuesday at down. Soldiers broke into dozens of homes in the villaage, searched them…
One arrested in Kafer Thuluth village
Army invaded the village of Kafer Thuluth, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, on Tuesday morning, and arrested one resident. The resident was identified as Anad Shawahna, 21…
Resident arrested in Azoun
Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Azoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, on Tuesday morning, and arrested one resident. Troops invaded the village and arrested Ala Roban,…
EU said to increase economic aid to Palestinians
The European Union announced that it intends to increase its aid provided to the Palestinians in order to rebuild their economical facilities in the Gaza Strip. E.U Foreign relations Commissioner,…
Army blocks road in Tamon village
Israeli army installed, on Tuesday morning, a checkpoint on the main road leading to the West Bank village of Tamon. Troops stopped and searcheddozens of vehicles passing through the checkpoint…
Soldiers bar laborers from crossing through a Separation Wall’s Gate
Dozens of workers were barred, on Tuesday, from crossing into Israel through Alfeh Menashe checkpoint, near Qalqilia, in spite of carrying the needed work and entry permits, Palestine News Network…
An appeal to release an ailing detainee
The Palestinian Prosiners’ Society appealed humanitarian organizations to release detainee Abdul-Raouf Zakarna, 45, from the Wets Bank city of Jenin, who is suffering from bad health conditions. Detainee Zakarna is…
An appeal to release an ailing detainee
The Palestinian Prosiners’ Society appealed humanitarian organizations to release detainee Abdul-Raouf Zakarna, 45, from the Wets Bank city of Jenin, who is suffering from bad health conditions. Detainee Zakarna is…
The Lethal Dinner, Who Murdered Arafat?
Last week the Haaretz headline screamed: ‘Doctors: Arafat died of AIDS or poisoning’. AIDS appeared in first place. For dozens of years, the Israeli media has conducted, with government inspiration,…
The Winner is Loser and the Loser is Winner
The Disengagement from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank won’t have any genuine impact on the Palestinian people, especially their economy. Control over land, sea and air will remain…
I Came Here with a Message of Peace
Coincidently with the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s flight to New York, where Sharon is to deliver on Thursday a speech on the Sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations establishment,…
Soldiers attack a Palestinian woman in Jerusalem
The WAFA News Agency reported, on Monday, that Israeli under-cover military units attacked a Palestinian woman, East Jerusalem in front of an Israeli police station in Salah Ed-Deen Street. Soldiers…
Israeli army officer: `“Jordan Valley; a strategic red line`
In an article published on Sunday by the Israeli daily ‘Yedioth Ahronoth’, Israeli Reservist Brig. Oudid Tairah, said that the Jordan Valley is more important to Israel than the other…
British Newspaper: `“EU forces may deploy on Gaza borders`
“The Independent†British newspaper reported Israel is considering allowing forces which belong to the European Union to deploy along the Philadilphi route, on the Gaza-Egypt border. The paper reported that…
Islamic Jihad demands Abbas not to meet with Sharon
The Islamic Jihad movement demanded the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to refrain from meeting the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in their scheduled meeting on October 2, 2005. “We advise…
Palestinian ` Israeli security meeting at Eretz Crossing
The Israeli Radio reported on Monday that senior Palestinian and Israeli security officers met on Sunday evening at the Eretz (Beit Hanoun) Crossing, in the northern part of the Gaza…
Three residents arrested near Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on, Monday morning, three residents in Ithna and Beit Ummar villages, near the West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in Ithna reported that soldiers arrested…
Soldiers arrest one resident in Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at dawn, resident Mohammad Fayeq Qambaz, 27, from Tulkarem, and took him to an unknown destination. The Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported that Qambaz was…
`“Withdrawal is a Day of Victory, Let’s Celebrate it`!!!
When you drive along the Salah Eldin road and pass by the middle Gaza Strip refugee camp of Alburaij, on the eastern side of the road which has been closed…
Israel to allocate $1m to defend officers facing war-crime charges
The Israeli Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni proposed a bill to the cabinet asking for $1 million to be allocated to defend senior army officers charged in Britain with war…
Sharon: `“Maali Adumim settlement to be linked to Jerusalem`
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon told U.S Jewish figures that the West Bank settlement of Maali Adumim will be linked to Jerusalem. “Maali Adumim, the most beautiful town, will be…
Soldiers arrest a bus driver near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested a bus driver at a military checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local source in Tulkarem reported that soldiers stopped a bus near…
Israel said weighing EU role on Gaza-Egypt border
In a possible change on its stance, Israel is mulling the option of a European Union role in the security of the Gaza-Egypt border crossing in Rafah, the British Independent…
Soldiers invade Bodrus, impose curfew
Israeli soldiers invade, on Sunday at night, Bodrus village, west of Ramallah and imposed curfew. The Maan news agency reported that soldiers, supported by ten military jeeps, invaded the village,…
Three detainees sentenced to life-terms
An Israeli military court sentenced three residents of the West Bank city of Ramallah to life terms. The Israeli radio reported that the court sentenced Khaled Omar to eight lifer-terms,…
Zahhar calls for coordination with Egypt to open the Rafah Crossing
Mahmoud Zahhar, one of Hamas political leaders, called on the Palestinian Authority to coordinate with Egypt in order to open the Palestinian-Egyptian borders without allowing any Israel presence there. Zahhar…
Special report: `“No need to receive open-fire orders`
“Another pediatric, and a baker where shot in the face by the Paratroopers Unit, we broke into homes all day long, and killed childrenâ€Â, An Introduction of a report published…
Soldiers install roadblocks around Tubas
Israeli soldiers installed on Sunday evening, five roadblocks around the West Bank city of Tubas, the WAFA news Agency reported. Soldiers stopped dozens of vehicles and searched, and barred the…
Across the killing field
Yesterday, I joined thousands of Palestinians who streamed across the once impermeable and deadly wall that divided this battered border town into two, to visit family and friends they had…
Detainee poisoned of corrupt food
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Sunday afternoon, that detainee Yacoub Abu Asab, from Jerusalem, was poisoned after eating corrupt food in Al Maskobiyya prison, in Jerusalem. Lawyer of the…
MOI: `“Drug dealers are using children`
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and national Security, reported on Sunday that drug dealers are using Palestinian children to transfer handbags filled with drugs from Egypt to the Palestinian side…
Israel acquits police officers involved in the death of 12 Arab residents
The internal affairs investigation department at the Israeli Police acquitted on Sunday Israeli police officers who were involved in the death of 12 Arab residents of Israel shot killed by…
Two residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the West Bank city of Hebron and the neighboring village of Kharsa, and arrested two residents. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers…
Resident injured West of Ramallah
A Palestinian medical source in Ramallah reported that one resident was injured on Saturday evening, during clashed which erupted in Bodrus village, between dozens of soldiers and residents protesting against…
Resident arrested east of Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday morning, one resident in Azzoun village, east of Qalqilia, in the West Bank. A local source in the village reported that soldiers invaded the village,…
P.A security man arrested in Tubas
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian security officer, at a military roadblock installed in Al Far’a area, near the West Bank city of Tubas. The officer was identified as Ismail Khalil…
Four Palestinian youth arrested near Nablus
An Israeli military source reported that soldiers arrested four Palestinian youth near Yitzhar settlement, adjacent to the West Bank city of Nablus. The source claimed that the youth were carrying…
Two residents arrested in Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested two “wanted†residents in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The army claimed that the two residents are involved in attacks against the army. Soldiers surrounded a…
Eight injured in clashes between PA police and Rafah residents
Palestinian sources reported that at least eight Palestinians including 3 policemen were injured when the Palestinian border police opened fire to prevent hundreds of Rafah residents to cross the borders…
Settlers burn vine groves in Al Khader
A group of fifty settlers of Efrat settlement burnt, on Saturday afternoon, 50 vine groves in Aqbat Ayed area, in Al Khader south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.…
Fifty arrested in Hebron since the beginning of September
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that Israeli soldiers arrested 50 residents in Hebron area since the beginning of this month. The residents were arrested in separated…
Detainee confined to solitary since five years
Detainees in Hadrim detention reported that detainee Mazin Malsa, has been confined to solitary over the last five years; prison administration refuses to remove him from his cell claiming that…
Abbas, Sharon ready to meet on October 2
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Friday that he has plans to meet with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli sources reported. Sharon threatened to thwart the Palestinian parliamentary…
Al-Batsh` `“Islamic Jihad rejects ericting a security zone north of Gaza`
Sheikh Khaled Al Batsh, one of the political leaders of the Islamic Jihad, said that the movement rejects creating a “security zone†north of the Gaza Strip, and vowed to…
Sharon: `“No elections in W. Bank before disarming Hamas`
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, told journalist in New York that Israel does not intend to allow the Palestinian conduct their parliamentary elections in January 2006, if Hamas participates in…
P.A ` Egypt hold talks on uniting Rafah
The Egyptian News Agency reported that Egypt and the Palestinian Authority in order to reunify the families which were separated after Rafah was divided into an Egyptian and Palestinian part.…
PCBS: `“Separation Wall displaced 2448 Palestinian families`
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported that 2448 households were displaced since the beginning of the construction of Separation wall until the end of May 2005, in different…
Soldiers invade Al Azza refugee camp, arrest two
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, Al Azza refugee camp in Bethlehem and arrested two residents. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers supported by several armored…
Special report: `“Music sounds and bullets in Bil’in`
Israeli soldiers attacked a non-violent procession against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Pianist Jacob Allegro Wegloop, a holocaust survivor, and David Rovics,…
This Week in Palestine, September Week 2
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 7.0 MB This week in Palestine – A service of…
Resident arrested near Tubas
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, Bardala village, in the northern Plaines area in the West Bank, and arrested one resident while plowing his farmland. The WAFA news agency reported…
Israel slams High Court ruling
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Zeev Boim, slammed Thursday’s ruling of the Israeli High Court of Justice, which called on the defense ministry to reroute the Separation in some Palestinian area,…
Two Gaza residents arrested in Israel
Israeli soldiers arrested two Palestinian residents in Israel after entering it without a permit. The two residents, who were arrested in two separate incidents, said that they are seeking work.…
B’Tselem report: `“Wall route planned to enable settlement expansion`
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, reported that the expansion of settlements in the West Bank has been a primary consideration in setting the…
Five settler families occupy homes in Hebron
Five settler families have recently moved into a building in Tal Rmeida neighborhood in the West Bank city of Hebron; the settlers claim that they purchased the building which is…
Resident killed as army jeep crushed into his vehicle
A medical source in Tulkarem reported, on Friday morning, that one resident was killed, another seriously injured, after a speeding military jeep, driving on the wrong side of the road,…
Resident killed as army jeep crushed in his vehicle
A medical source in Tulkarem reported, on Friday morning, that one resident was killed, another seriously injured, after a speeding military jeep, driving on the wrong side of the road,…
Soldiers invade village near Jenin, impose curfew
Israeli soldiers invaded Zabbouba village, North West of the West Bank city of Jenin, and imposed curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. Mohammad Jaradat, head of the village…
Army invades village near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Kafer Qaddoum village east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia and broke into dozens of homes. As’ad Esthewy, head of Kafer Qaddoum…
Lawyer, teacher arrested in Hebron, dozens of residents detained
Israeli Special Forces arrested, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian lawyer and a teacher after ambushing them in Singer area between Doura and Hebron in the West Bank, soldiers installed dozens…
Lawyer, teacher arrested in Hebron, dozens of residents detained
Israeli Special Forces arrested, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian lawyer and a teacher after ambushing them in Singer area between Doura and Hebron in the West Bank, soldiers installed dozens…
Israeli source: `“Hamas gunmen blew hole in Gaza-Egypt border Wall`
An Israeli source reported that Hamas gunmen blew a hole in the border wall between Gaza and Egypt to enable the residents cross between the two sides. The fighters cleared…
PCBS: 149 Palestinian areas Affected by Separation Wall
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported that 149 Palestinian localities were affected by the construction of the Separation Wall in different cities of the West Bank (WB). In…
Abu Mazin: `“P.A agreed on a third party at the Rafah Border Crossing`
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas – Abu Mazin, reaffirmed the Palestinian approval to have a third party monitoring the Rafah terminal which will be controlled by Palestinian and Egyptian forces. “The…
Tow arrested from Kharbatha village
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday morning, tow residents from Kharbatha village near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Troops arrested Baker Al Habel at a checkpoint installed at the entrance…
Seven residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested seven residents, including a father and his son, in Hebron and several surrounding villages after invading them and breaking into dozens of homes. A local source in…
Army to annex land near Hebron to construct military camp
The Israeli army decided to grab 600 meters of Palestinian farmlands in Al Bweita area, north east of Hebron, in order to construct a military camp. Abdul-Hadi Hantash, an expert…
Soldiers detain dozens of residents west of Ramallah
Israeli soldiers detained dozens of residents of several villages west of Ramallah at a military checkpoint near Na’lin village. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers stopped dozens of vehicles,…
Resident of Bethlehem arrested near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers arrested on Thursday morning one resident of Bethlehem while attempting to cross the container checkpoint, near Jerusalem, while he was heading back home. A Palestinian security source reported…
Settlers attack residents in Palestinians areas near Hebron
Settlers in Hebron area escalated their attacks against the Palestinian residents, and attacked on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning several homes, vehicles and residents, while Israeli soldiers failed to arrive…
Army invades Kafer Qaddioum village
Troops invaded the village of Kofer Qaddoum village, Thursday at down, east of the West Bank city of Qalqila. Soldiers invaded the village and broke into the house of Maher…
Medical neglect threatens the second eye of a Palestinian detainee
Detainee Shukry Al Khawaja, from Na’lin village near the West Bank city of Ramallah, lost his sight in his right eye as a result of a disease contracted in an…
ISR Police: `“20 Gaza arrested attempted to enter Israel from Sinai`
Israeli border policemen and soldiers arrested, on Thursday morning, 20 Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip attempting to enter Israel through the border with Egypt, Israeli online daily Haaretz reported.…
Troops invade Bal’a village
Army invaded, on Wednesday night, Bal’a village near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local source reported that seven military jeeps invaded the village, and fired rounds of live…
Four arrested in Yata
Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday morning the village of Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested four residents, local sources reported. Troops arrested Eed Al Jendi…
Four arrested in Yata
Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday morning the village of Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested four residents, local sources reported. Troops arrested Eed Al Jendi…
Israeli source: `“Hamas gunmen blew hole in Gaza-Egypt border Wall`
An Israeli source reported that Hamas gunmen blew a hole in the border wall between Gaza and Egypt to enable the residents cross between the two sides. The fighters cleared…
NIC Report:’3 killed, 14 injured and 31 arrested in one week ‘
The National Information Center, which monitors the Israeli violations in the occupied territories, reported that Israeli soldiers shot and killed three residents, injured 14, and arrested 68 in the period…
Troops invade two villages in Hebron, arrest two residents
Israeli soldiers arrested on Wednesday at dawn, two residents in the villages of Yatta and Ithna, south and west the West Bank of Hebron. The WAFA news agency reported that…
Female detainees in Telmond; bad conditions and insults
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that female detainees in Telmond detention facility are facing daily hardships, repeated insults and abuse. Lawyer of the society, Raed Mahameed, reported that he met…
Israel cancels Military law in Gaza Strip, refuses to release prisoners
As the last Israeli soldiers left the Gaza Strip, the Israeli commander of the army there signed an order ending the military law that Israel implemented in the Strip since…
Special Army Unit Breaks into Asqalan Detention Facility
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Wednesday, that a special army unit, known as “Nahshounâ€Â, broke into Asqalan Central Detention Facility, on Tuesday at night, in order to bar the…
Qalqilia students; school and Wall
When you visit the Ras Atiya School in Qalqilia, a question enters your mind: How could such a lovely building be next to such a Wall, Gate and checkpoint?, Students…
Peace Now: `“Construction in settlement to Devoid Road Map of its Meaning`
The Israeli Peace Now Movement reported that the continuous construction in the West Bank settlement blocs included within the route of the Apartheid Wall is an activity that is going…
Army arrests Imam of a mosque near Bethlehem
Army invaded the village of AL- Obaydiyya village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Wednesday morning, and arrested Sheikh Ahmad AL Assa, 45, the Imam of the local…
Two arrested near Tubas
Army arrested, late Tuesday night, tow residents from Tubas near the West Bank city of Jenin. Troops stationed at Tayaseer checkpoint, east of the town, arrested Wisam Dharaghma 17 and…
Resident killed, six injured in Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and killed one resident in Tafoah village, near the West Bank city of Hebron, and injured six others, one seriously, after invading the village. A Palestinian medical…
Resident killed, six injured in Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and killed one resident in Tafoah village, near the West Bank city of Hebron, and injured six others, one seriously, after invading the village. A Palestinian medical…
Pal-Egyptian agreement to close border fence opened earlier in Gaza
Palestinian and Egyptian security officials agreed on Tuesday to close the borders in the areas where the border fence was opened between them earlier in the day. Palestinian Ministry of…
Children of Gaza happy for ‘Bigger Prison’
Despite the hot weather in Gaza, thousands of Palestinian residents poured Monday into the evacuated settlements at the northern tip of the Gaza Strip. Elderly, youth, children, fishermen, farmers and…
Pal-Egyptian agreement to close border fence opened earlier in Gaza
Palestinian and Egyptian security officials agreed on Tuesday to close the borders in the areas where the border fence was opened between them earlier in the day. Palestinian Ministry of…
P.A official: `“Abbas will insist Hamas lay down arms after elections`
A top aide of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said that Abbas aims to start disarming resistance factions, and will demand Hamas to lay down its arms after the legislative…
Wall to annex wide areas to Israel in the southern West Bank
A Map published in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz of the route of the separation wall sections, in the southern part of the West Bank shows that the wall will annex…
Home leveled, north of Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers leveled on Tuesday the home of Mustafa Taha, in Al Esawiyya village, north of Jerusalem. Army claimed that the home was constructed without obtaining a construction permit from…
Tibi: `“P.A must destroy all symbols of occupation`
Arab member of Knesset Dr. Ahmad Tibi (Hadash-Ta’al party), said on Tuesday during a special Knesset session, that he supports destructing, but not burning, the synagogues in the Gaza Strip.…
Army installs a flying checkpoint west of Ramallah
Israeli soldiers installed on Tuesday morning fling checkpoint west of Ramallah, barring residents of the neighboring villages from entering it, local sources reported. Soldiers conducted military searches of vehicles, causing…
Two arrested in Habla
Israeli soldiers invaded Habla village, south of the West Bank city of Qalqila and arrested tow residents Troops broke into several homes and arrested Ibrahim Aowd, 20, and Hmza Aoudah,…