`“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,…
Be’er Sheva Bomber identified
The Israeli Radio reported on Tuesday that the suicide bomber, who carried the Bir Sheva bombing three weeks ago, was identified as Abdul-Hakim Qaisiyya, 20, from Al Thaheriyya village, near…
Israeli army officers may face legal proceedings in Britain
Israeli Army chief of Staff Dan Halutz and ten other military officers may face legal proceedings if they visit the United Kingdom for their involvement in the assassination of Salah…
Mini-drones to monitor Gaza
An Israeli military source reported that the Israeli air force is planning to monitor Gaza through an electronic airborne system using an unmanned plane, which will enable Israel gather intelligence…
Five arrested in Allar
Army invaded, on Monday night, Allar village near the West Bank city of Tulkarem and arrested five residents, local sources reported.   Troops invaded the village, broke into several…
Soldier rams a mother and her child in Hebron
An Israeli soldier rammed, on Tuesday at night, rammed with his car a mother and her 10-ten-year old daughter in the West Bank city of Hebron, causing bruises all over…
Rice: `“P.A and Israel should take advantage of the Israeli withdrawal`
The International Press Center reported that the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, phoned on Monday evening, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in which the later briefed her on the…
28 detainees in Al Ramleh detention hospital
Lawyer of the Prisoners’ Supporters Society, Sana’ Al Dweik, reported that the health conditions of Palestinian detainees placed in Al Ramleh detention facility hospital are sharply deteriorating, and that several…
So, Gaza was occupied
For 37 years Israel has consistently rejected the view of Palestinians and the rest of the world that the areas it militarily took in 1967 were occupied. When Israel was…
Sharon to tell UN: `“Our responsibility for Gaza is over`
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, is heading on Tuesday to the New York to attend meetings with world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this week, and to declare…
Army takes over a house in Hebron
Israeli army took over, late on Monday at night, the house of Sameer Abu Aisha, the head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the west Bank city of Hebron,…
Extremist Jewish group threatens to target mosques in Israel
An Israeli source reported on Monday at night that extremist Jewish groups are planning to target mosques in Israel, as a revenge act against demolishing the synagogue in the evacuated…
Detainees in Al Damoun facing harsh conditions
Detainees in Al Damoun Israeli detention facility demanded local and international humanitarian organizations impose pressure on Israel in order to provide them with their basic rights guaranteed by the International…
50 detainees transferred to the Negev detention
Israeli authorities transferred over the last week 50 Palestinian detainees from Ofer detention facility, north of Ramallah, to the Negev detention camp. The detainees were placed in several branches in…
Palestinian Killed by Egyptian Border Police fire
A Palestinian young man was killed and three others were injured at the Rafah-Egypt border on Monday when the Egyptian border police opened fire at a group of Palestinians, Palestinian…
Army installs checkpoint in Tulkarem
Army installed on Monday afternoon a military checkpoint on the eastern entrance of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Three army jeeps blocked the eastern entrance of the city, stopped…
Army invades Al Thahrea village and install several checkpoints
Israeli Army invaded Al Thahrea village south if the West Bank city of Hebron Monday morning, and installed several checkpoints blocking the entrance of the town, local sources reproted. Troops…
Army install military checkpoint near Bethlehem
The Israeli army installed on Monday morning a military checkpoint in Al Kader village near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Troops invaded the village and installed a mobile checkpoint…
Army bulldoze lands near Tulkarem
Israeli bulldozers, acompanied by Israeli army troops, began on Monday morning to bulldoze land near the village of Enab near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The land is adjacent…
Jordan: `“Gaza remains a big prison until crossings are opened`
Marwan Mu’asher, Jordan’s deputy prime minister, said on Monday that the Gaza Strip could turn into a big prison if Israel does not open all crossing points and bars the…
Soldiers invade village near Hebron, occupy homes
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, AL Thaheriyya village, near the West Bank city of Hebron, broke into dozens of homes, and searched them. A local source in the village…
Soldiers break into homes in Hebron
Israeli soldiers broke, on Sunday at night, into the home of Jamal Abdul Saleema, adjacent to Keryat Arba’ settlement, in the West Bank of Hebron. Soldiers searched the home causing…