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A battle between Hezbollah and Israeli paratroopers raged in Baalbek from Tuesday evening to early this morning. The fighting ended at about 4 a.m. after jets pounded parts of the…

The Israeli army conducted an air, sea and land attacks on several areas in the Gaza strip Wednesday at dawn. In Al Boraj refugee camp, central Gaza, F-16 jet fighters…

The rage and extremism of the Islamic militants in Lebanon and the occupied territories in the West Bank and Gaza appear incomprehensible to the outside world. The wanton murder, the…

In a detailed report on the Israeli military violations and attacks against the Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Israeli soldiers have killed…

Adel Samara is one of thousands of Palestinian-Americans living in the West Bank who have been the targets of what appears to be a new Israeli policy denying them re-entry…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday that three two residents, including a child, were killed in the Gaza Strip. A 13-year old child died of wounds…

The Israeli government’s Foreign Ministry is involved in efforts to influence public opinion on the Internet. ‘s Foreign Ministry orders Internet propagandists, so called "trainee diplomats," to skew online polls…

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Mayesser Abu Zneid, 40, was taken prisoner when Israeli troops invaded the village of Dora near the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday morning.  Abu Zneid is a mother…

Hundreds of Jerusalem residents protested Tuesday morning in front of the Holy Sepulchre Church in the Old City of Jerusalem against the Qana massacre committed by the Israeli army on…

The Israeli army continued confiscating the ID cards of residents in the northern West Bank city of Tubas Tuesday morning.   Troops set up a checkpoint between the city and…

Israeli army troops and tanks invaded the town of Al-Shoka, east of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday morning, with random heavy machine gun fire causing heavy damage to resident’s…

Qatar based Al Jazeera TV reported three Israeli soldiers were killed during clashes with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon Tuesday. Troops shelled Ba’labak area near the Syrian borders and several…

"The Israelis at the Ekhelof hospital appeared ashamed and disappointed of their government’s horrible actions in Gaza, due to the deadly injuries it has been inflicting on Palestinians." “Yousef, Yousef,…

Palestinians living in exile have united to urge Palestinian and Lebanese leaders to resolve the current conflict in the region. The Palestinian citizens sent letters to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…

Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses report that about 15 Israeli troops invaded the town of Tulkarem at dawn Tuesday morning. Sources say that the forces raided the offices of The…

The Israeli troops continued Tuesday morning to close the main entrances of Proqen and Kofr Al-Deek villages west of the West Bank city of Salfit by erecting several check points…

Israeli soldiers detained scores of residents at the southern entrance of the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday morning.  Eyewitnesses reported that troops stopped civilian cars and residents on their…

A delegation from the Nelson Mandela Foundation visited Palestinian political prisoners at two Israeli prisons over the weekend. The delegation visited the Hadareem and Telmond Prisons to investigate living conditions…

Tehran Post reports that Iran’s Defense minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar claims that the nuclear disarmament of the Israeli force would be the best way to establish lasting peace and security…

{mosimage)The capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah and the ensuing Israeli retaliation against has created shock waves in the Middle East which are likely to bring about considerable changes,…

"Israel has actually from the early days of the invasion lost most of its deterrence cards against Hezbollah but apparently Hezbollah still has the possibility of disrupting life in central…

The children of Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus took to the streets on Monday to protest the war crimes being committed by the Israeli military and to demonstrate their solidarity…

On Tuesday at dawn  the Israeli army ransacked the offices of  the Mass Press media center in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Soldiers forced their way into the office’s…

Israeli forces invaded the west bank city of Jenin and the nearby Qabatia village on Tuesday morning. Troops and army jeeps entered both Jenin and Qabatia village from different directions…

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Although Israel had declared a 48-hour suspension of air raids after it was universally condemned for the bombing in Qana, the IAF has continued to bomb Southern villages on the…

Hezbollah said it had managed to destroy an Israeli military boat near the shores of Tyre Tuesday night. The ship’s model is Sa’ar 4.5 and had some 53 crew members…

"We are fighting against murderous terrorists and the war will not stop until we clear them from the border.  The fighting continues. There is no ceasefire and there will not…

In an official report, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Israeli soldiers took 600 Palestinian residents prisoners since the abduction of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from a…

In an official report, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Israeli soldiers took 600 Palestinian residents prisoners since the abduction of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from a…

It is almost unbelievable that after the US speeded delivery of guided bombs to Israel, Israel forces shell civilians in Qana killing at least 37 children, the same city in…

The Palestine News Network reported on Monday that at least 2320 detainees in the Israeli Negev detention Facility, announced a one day Hunger Strike in protest to the Israeli attacks…

The nation of Lebanon observed a national day of mourning following the ‘Qana massacre’ on Sunday, in which 58 civilians, including 38 children, were killed by an Israeli airstrike. Rescue…

Local sources in southern Lebanon have reported that Israeli air strikes have continued unabated despite public promises made by Israeli officials Sunday night that the strikes would pause for 48…

Palestinian sources reported on Monday afternoon that one resident died of wounds suffered ten days ago during an Israeli military shelling to Al Maghazi refugee camp. Two residents were reportedly…

Two US cargo planes believed to be carrying bombs bound for Israel have failed to land for refuelling at a Scottish airport, where a protest was staged at the expected…

Monday afternoon, Israeli soldiers fired tank and artillery shells at Beit Hanoun town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing one child while he was standing in front…

Fifteen Palestinian local radio stations from all over the West Bank and Gaza strip have designated Monday as a day of solidarity with the Lebanese people. The joint broadcast, called…

Israeli army troops installed a military checkpoint to the south of the Al Far’a village near Salfit for the second day in row Monday. Soldiers stopped residents and civilian cars,…

The Israeli soldiers stationed at the Yatta village military checkpoint took one man prisoner Monday. Troops stopped Mossa Dawoed, 35, at the checkpoint, searched him, then checked his ID card…

Israeli air force jet fighters continued their air strikes Monday on the eastern areas of Lebanon, only hours after the Israel military announced it will suspend its bombardment on the…

Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint north of the West Bank city of Hebron have taken one residents prisoner Monday. Ahmad Ebiat, who lives in the near by city…

Israeli soldiers stationed at several military checkpoints around the West Bank city of Nablus have stopped residents and students from traveling to Ramallah Monday. Troops at Za’tara and Howwara checkpoints…

The Israeli army took Ala’ Houssen, 20, prisoner during a predawn invasion to the village of Alar, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, Monday. Houssen was taken to…

The Israeli army troops invaded Iktaba area east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem and took three residents as prisoners, Monday morning. The three were identified as; Mohamed Alariah,…

The Israeli army troops invaded the Iktaba area east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem Monday morning, taking three residents prisoners. The three were identified as: Mohamed Alariah, 18,…

Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus Monday at dawn, taking three residents prisoners, local sources reported. Troops and jeeps entered the city from several directions and searched…

At military roadblocks between Palestinian cities in the West Bank Israeli forces continue to contravene international law, specifically the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit interference in medical procedures. Dr. Ali Al…

Yousif Al Maghari, 22, died Monday morning of wounds he sustained during the Israeli army invasion to the Al Maghazi refugee camp last week. Al Maghari was shot by Israeli…

An Israeli jet fighter fired several missiles into a house in Gaza city Monday at dawn, completely destroying the Al Shikh Radwan area home in central Gaza.

Israeli army troops took Awwad Friha, 38, as prisoner during predawn invasion to the West Bank city of Bethlehem Monday. Troops and several army jeeps stormed the city, surrounded Friha’s…

"By Wednesday we are going to establish a two-kilometer (one-mile) wide ‘security zone’ in which there will be no  infrastructure or sign of Hezbollah’s presence," Israeli army operations chief General…

A male news anchor appeared on screen from the safety of Arabic station Al-Jazeera’s studio in Doha as two female correspondents in full war gear reported live from both sides…

Israeli forces pulled out of the Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil yesterday on the 18th day of the Middle East crisis.  Israeli troops had raided the Hizbollah stronghold, 2.5…

The irony is almost beyond belief. Since the capture of an Israeli soldier, the Gaza Strip has been subjected to a large-scale military operation, what Israel calls “Summer Rain”. Because…

With Israeli invasions ongoing in both Lebanon and Gaza, Palestinians in the West Bank report that Israeli forces have begun tightening already strict procedures that Palestinians must endure at the…

On Sunday, August 29th of last year, the hurricane we’d been watching metastasize in the Gulf of Mexico crossed from sea to land, disfiguring and permanently altering the city of…

It is an accepted theory that truth is the first casualty of war. In the present Israeli war on Lebanon spin is certainly the first victor.  The misinformation and the…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) released a report stating there are currently dozens of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons who were arrested “in peace times” and before the Oslo agreements,…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, expressed shock over “the Israeli crimes against the Lebanese people”, and demanded the International Community to impose sanctions on Israel after the army killed 58…

In a large-scale campaign against the northwestern West Bank city of Qalqilia Sunday, Israeli soldiers terrorized residents on myriad levels. Beginning by invading the city at 2:00 am, Israeli forces…

Israeli soldiers beat three Dura Village residents, southwest of Hebron Sunday. Medical sources at the southern West Bank’s city hospital reported that the victims are covered in contusions and bruises…

As Israeli airplanes continue to rain bombs down upon all parts of southern Lebanon, killing dozens of civilians today alone, the attempts at ground invasions have continued to prove difficult,…

Sunday, Israeli soldiers fired artillery shells at several houses in Al Shouka town, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli soldiers stationed…

Saturday after midnight, Israeli forces shelled several houses in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, several residents were injured. In Gaza city, soldiers shelled house Al…

Saturday evening, under-cover units of the Israeli army assassinated a member of the Islamic Jihad and injured another fighter in Al Habla neighborhood, in the Old City of Nablus, north…

Israeli soldiers stationed at the Beit Iba checkpoint, located at the western entrance of the west bank city of Nablus, closed it on Saturday morning for over four hours.  Troops…

On Saturday morning, Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded Al Fokharee neighborhood, south of Khan Younis town, in the eastern Gaza strip. Odah Al Omor, the mayor of Al Fokharee village…

Israeli army forces closed the entrance of Wadi Al Far’a village, south of the West Bank city of Tubas, early on Saturday morning.  Troops and jeeps sealed the area and…

Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Jenin, its refugee camp and the outlying village of Qabatia, on Saturday at dawn. Army vehicles and bulldozers stormed the city and…

Israeli army troops invaded the village of Tuqa on Saturday at dawn, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.  Security sources in the village reported that several armored jeeps…

Israeli sources reported that the United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, headed to the Middle East in order to hold talks with the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, to…

Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian military medic in southern Hebron, in the west Bank, the Palestinian WAFA news agency reported. The agency stated that troops arrested Ahmad Noah…

An Israeli military court sentenced two young Bethlehem men to 21 life terms and additional 15 Ahmed Salah from Deheisha Refugee Camp, 24, and Zaher Mekdad from Bethlehem City, 26,…

Israeli air force fired missiles, on Saturday, at the area of Al Safeer, in Al Dahia Al Janoubiyya area in Beirut, and shelled Jarhou’ area in southern Lebanon. Also, troops…

Friday afternoon, fighters of Hezbollah party attacked several Israeli military vehicles and tanks stationed in Maroun Al Ras and Eitaron areas in southern Lebanon.  Hezbollah fighters said they shot down…

Israeli police, who control the entry to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, have been preventing anyone under 40 years old from praying on Thursday and Friday, today firing tear gas…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a Palestinian residents died of wounds sustained on Thursday evening, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, while an elderly…

Hezbollah has fired a new rocket at Israel, striking deeper than ever before, as Israel continued to pound Lebanese targets and battle resistance fighters on the ground. Hezbollah said it…

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At least 250 Palestinian residents of the village of Bil’in, west of Ramallah, along with some 50 Israeli and international peace activists, protested against the Israeli military attacks in Lebanon…

Dr. Muawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported on Friday that one resident died of wounds sustained on Thursday night after the Israeli…

Local, Israeli and international peace activists in Bil’in said that a victory for the Palestinian villagers of Bil’in was achieved after the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled on Thursday,…

Watching the news today in my grandfather’s home in Lebanon, all I want to do is weep. Until today, I was cautiously optimistic. Until today, there were some positive developments…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced Friday that the outcome of the two-day Israeli campaign against Al Sha’af and Al Tuffah areas in eastern Gaza City. The Ministry reported that…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced Friday that the outcome of the two-day Israeli campaign against Al Shufa area in eastern Gaza City. The Ministry reported that Israeli forces killed…

Nearly a hundred Palestinians, Israelis, and international peace activists protested the impending construction of the Separation Wall in Al Khader, west of the city of Bethlehem, Friday in what has…

Palestinian sources in Gaza reported on Friday that medical teams uncovered a body of a resident who was shot and killed by the Israeli army east of Gaza. The teams…

Christian priests from various church denominations held a protest against the ongoing Israeli attacks on civilians in Gaza and Lebanon in front of the Holy Sepulchre church in Jerusalem on…

This week I had the pleasure to appear on American radio, on the Laura Ingraham show, pitted against David Horowitz, a "Semite supremacist" who most recently made his name under…

On Friday morning Palestinian ambulance teams found the body of Mohamed Abu Sakran, 22, on farm land east of Gaza city. The youth was killed during the Israeli invasion to…

After Israel’s declaration that its decision to continue its assault on Lebanon had been endorsed by the 15-nation summit in Rome earlier this week, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, whose…

The Israeli tanks stationed at the Gazan-Israeli borders have resumed  shelling  Beit Lahia, Beit Hannon and Jabalia refugee camp north of Gaza strip Friday morning. They targeted residential areas and…

An official source from Hamas, who wished to remain anonymous, told PNN Thursday that the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, will not be released until Israeli authorities respond to the…

In the past two weeks, since the onset of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon, regional and international media has all but forgotten Palestine. The killings, incursions, and arrests by…

Official sources in the Palestinian Office of the Public Land Defense Committee announced Thursday that the Israeli government will confiscate another 215 dunams of land for the Wall. This time…

Israel has said it has received implicit "authorisation" from international powers to continue its attacks in Lebanon. The Israeli justice minister, Haim Ramon, said Israel had "in effect obtained the…

Christians in Gaza protested on Thursday against the ongoing Israeli military escalation and war in Palestine and Lebanon, and called for a just peace in the region. The protesters called…

Palestinian security sources in Gaza reported that a Palestinian child was shot and killed by Israeli military fire in Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The Media…