Gunmen set fire in the house of head of the Preventive security force in KhanYounis
A group of gunmen set fire in the house of Rfa’et Kalab, head of preventive security force in Khanyounis city south of the Gaza Strip. An official source in the…
Gunmen set fire in the house of head of the Preventive security force in KhanYounis
A group of gunmen set fire in the house of Rfa’et Kalab, head of preventive security force in Khanyounis city south of the Gaza Strip. An official source in the…
Gunmen set fire in the house of head of the Preventive security force in KhanYounis
A group of gunmen set fire in the house of Rfa’et Kalab, head of preventive security force in Khanyounis city south of the Gaza Strip. An official source in the…
The Army installs yet more portable checkpoints north of Salfit village.
Israeli army intensifies its portable military checkpoints north of Salit and at the entrances of the nearby villages of, Hares ,Kefel Hares and Qarawet Bani Hassan. Local eyewitnesses in…
Army storms Aida refugee cam and Al-Duha village near Bethlehem and arrests five
The Israeli army invaded Aida refugee camp to the north of the west Bank city of Bethlehem and the nearby village of Al Duha and arrested five residents early wednesday…
Army confiscates a house in a Bethlehem village, turns it to a military watchtower
The Israeli army confiscated one of the homes of Taque’ village south east of Bethlehem, on Wednesday and turned it into a military watch tower Khalid Hameeda, head of…
Army and settlers attack a Hebron resident and his son
Israeli soldiers and extremist settlers assaulted a resident and his son from the West Bank city of Hebron Wednesday morning. The man and his son sustained bruises on all over…
Army invades Beit Wazen village, arrests three
Israeli army continues its invasions into the Palestinian territories Wednesday morning as Israeli troops invaded the West Bank village of Biet Wazen, west of Nablus. Three residents were arrested. Eyewitnesses…
One Killed another injured in clashes in Khanyounis
One Hamas operative was killed and a Palestinian security official was injured in clashes between Fatah and Hamas in the Gaza Strip erupted Wednesday morning, Palestinian sources reported. …
Abbas: Dialogue to resume over the prisoners document
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared that national dialogue will be resumed for a week, in bid to reach an agreement over the national conciliation document presented by the Palestinian prisoners…
Israeli Defense Minister attempts ‘damage control’, denying responsibility for Gaza beach attack
In a press conference with his Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, and army General Ma’er Khalefy, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz claimed that the Israeli army was not responsible for…
Army assassinates leader of the Al Aqsa brigades in Jenin refugee camp
Tuesday after midnight, undercover units of the Israeli army infiltrated into the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, and assassinated leader of the Al Aqsa Brigades in…
Abbas: `“Israel is trying to wipe out the Palestinian people`
After an Israeli air-strike killed 11 Palestinians, including eight civilians, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that Israel is trying to wipe the Palestinians out by its continuous attacks against…
Deteriorating conditions in Salem Israeli military prisons
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Mustafa Al Azmouty, said that the conditions at Salem Israeli detention camp, west of the West Bank city of Jenin, are sharply deteriorating,…
Army invades village near Bethlehem, injures two residents
Tuesday night, Israeli troops invaded Tiqua’ village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and clashed with dozens of residents; at least two residents were injured. Soldiers fired rubber-coated…
Israeli Police arrests Arab residents suspected of killing Israeli terrorist
Tuesday at dawn, the Israeli police arrested six residents of the Arab town of Shfa-Amr suspected on involvement in the killing of a Jewish terrorist after he killed four people…
One hour before Gaza Strike, Peretz says `“self restraint policy is over`
One hour before the Israeli air force carried two strikes in Gaza killing eleven residents, including two children and three medics, Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said that Israel will…
Eleven Palestinians, including two children, killed in two Israeli air strikes in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported that the Israeli air force fired two missiles at a Palestinian vehicle in a crowded street killing eleven residents, including two school children. Army…
Palestine Today – June 13, 2006
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Qassams, the big myth, should stop
Called ‘rockets’ by the Israeli, International and Arab media as well, a more serious look is needed to see what Qassam projectiles actually are, and the actual damage that they…
Money Negotiations Drag On With No End in Sight
Recently, the US cancelled talks in which ministers had been expected to approve urgent measures leading to the payment of Palestinian salaries, including those of the security forces, frozen after…
Olmert: `“Israel will never agree to total pullout from occupied West Bank`
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that will never agree to pull out of all of the occupied West Bank, and claimed that the borders that existed before occupied…
Court extends Administrative Detention of several Palestinian youth
An Israeli military court extended Administrative Detention of several young Palestinians formn the West Bank, Palestinian sources reported. Under thjis military order, Palestinians are subject to a renewable detention without…
Army arrests one resident while settlers attacks farmers and burns fields in Hebron
The Israeli army troops have arrested one resident and settlers attacked and injured five farmers and burned their crops in Yata village south of the West Bank city of Hebron,…
Palestinian resistance fighters ambush army vehicles in Nablus
Palestinian resistance fighters from Al Aqsa martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah have ambushed Israeli military vehicles in the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday morning. The Brigades confirmed…
Al Quds Open University Students Protest in Beit Sahour – Tuesday June 13
Fire and smoke rose up from the main roadway in front of Al Quds Open University in Beit Sahour as part of a protest in which the students burned tires…
Nine Palestinians, including two schoolchildren, killed in an Israeli airs trike in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported that the Israeli air force fired two missile at a Palestinian vehicle in a crowded street killing nine residents, including two school children. Ar…
Gaza shelled by Israeli air force killing 9 and injuring 20
The Israeli army air force jetfighter fired several missiles at a car in Salah Al Den Street in Gaza city Tuesday afternoon, killing nine and injuring 20. According to medical…
Al Quds Open University students’ protests in Beit Sahour
With burning tyres and stones,the students of the Quads Open University in the West Bank city of Beit Sahour protested on Tuesday afternoon, at their university’s decision to be placed…
Army arrests one youth from Bethlehem
The Israeli army has arrested Ahmad Yassen, 17, from Aida refugee in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Tuesday at dawn. Troops stormed the Refugee camp and searched several houses…
Unknown gunmen burns the PLC offices in Salfit
Unknown gunmen have burned the Palestinian Legislative Council offices in the West Bank city of Salfit Tuesday morning. According to eyewitnesses, more than ten masked gunmen stormed the office building,…
Israeli Army invades Jenin
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and clashed with local Palestinian resistance fighters Tuesday at dawn. According to local residents, troops and armored vehicles stormed the…
Army arrests two residents from Nablus
Two more Nablus residents were arrested Tuesday at dawn as the Israeli soldiers continue their military campaign in the West Bank city. Soldiers stormed the residents’ houses in several parts…
Army arrests three residents from Tulkarem
The Israeli army arrested three residents during a predawn invasion to the West Bank city of Tulkarem Tuesday. Infantry troops and army vehicles stormed the city as soldiers fired live…
Fateh gunmen torch Haniyeh’s office in Ramallah
A Palestinian security source in Ramallah reported Monday night that Fateh members stormed government, parliament buildings in Ramallah and set ablaze the office of the Palestinian Prime Minister, and Hamas leader,…
Resident killed, fifteen injured in Fateh-Hamas clashes in Rafah
The ongoing clashes between members of Fateh’s Preventive Security force and the Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed the life of a deaf resident; fifteen other residents…
ICRC steps up humanitarian aid due to economic crisis in Palestine
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it has increased it budget for its operations in the region for the Palestinian people. In a press release issued Monday…
Blair refrains from endorsing the convergence plan during meeting with Olmert
During his meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, British Prime Minister Tony Blair refrained on Monday from endorsing the convergence plan, and called for the resumption of the peace…
Hanegbi: `“Haniyya may be targeted for assassination`
Senior Israeli lawmaker Tzachi Hanegbi (Kadima party), said on Monday that the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya does not have immunity in spite of the fact that he was elected…
Audio Report: Palestine Today, June 12, 2006
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Army arrests several residents from Hebron villages
The Israeli army invaded Ithna and Yata villages near the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested three residents. Hamza Al Hitawi, 23, an officer at the Palestinian Authority National…
Member of P.A executive force killed in Rafah
A Palestinian security source reported on Monday that a member of the Executive Force, that belongs to the Ministry of Interior, was shot an killed by unknown gunmen in Rafah,…
Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly backs down after Israeli pressure
Systembolaget, the Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly, received complaints for having labeled its two kosher wines from the Golan Heights as coming from "Israel." The public argued that this was incorrect…
Lebanese intelligence uncovers Israeli spy network
The Lebanese daily A-Safeer reported on Monday that the Lebanese intelligence service has uncovered a spy network working for Israel since 1990. The spy network network, according to the report, was exposed…
PCBS: An increase in the poverty rate in Palestinian territories in the Last Three Months
The number of residents of the occupied Palestinian territories classified as poor more than doubled in the first quarter of 2006, and by one measure more than 70% of the…
The Palestinian Parliament discusses call for referendum
The Palestinian Parliament is set to discuss Monday the legality of a Presidential decree issued by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in which he calls for a public referendum over the…
Israeli government makes Palestinian Jerusalemites foreigners in their city
The Israeli government announced recently that it would restrict the right of Palestinian citizens who hold foreign passports, in addition to their required Israeli-issued ID and Palestinian passports, to live…
Army starts to open a trench along the Yabod-Araba road
The Israeli army bulldozers started digging a three meters deep trench along the Yabod-Araba village road near the West Bank city of Jenin Monday. According to the local residents, this…
Israeli Army shells a car in Gaza
An Israeli air force jetfighter fired two missiles at a Palestinian car that was traveling on Khalil Al Wazir near Al Nasser neighborhood in Gaza city Monday morning. Medical sources…
Army installs portable checkpoints south of Tubass and the entrance of Tamon
The Israeli army has installed several portable checkpoints to the south of the West Bank city of Tubass and the nearby village entrance of Tamon, on Monday morning. Troops stopped…
Army invades the West Bank city of Jenin and clashes with the resistance
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and clashed with the local resistance fighters defending the city during the early dawn hours Monday. A massive army force…
Army arrests one resident from Toqua village east of Bethlehem
Israeli army troops arrested Monier Al Omor, 27, from the village of Toqua east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem at dawn Monday. Al Omor was arrested when army…
Army levels one house in Tourah village west of Jenin
The Israeli army bulldozers leveled one house in Tourah village west of the West Bank city of Jenin Monday morning. An army bulldozer and more than 20 army vehicles stormed…
The need for a referendum
The assignment the editors at Al Quds Educational television gave their reporter seemed simple: Go out and assess the public’s reaction to the suggestion by President Mahmoud Abbas to hold…
Army prepares a plan to invade Gaza. Peretz to wave stronger response
The Israeli army is preparing to invade the Gaza Strip and conduct a large scale military operation as Israeli Minister of Defense Amir Peretz said Israelis will toughen their response…
Troops invade Jenin refugee camp, clashes with resistance fighters
Sunday after midnight, Israeli soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Jenin, and exchanged fire with resistance fighters of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military…
Abbas, Haniyya meeting ends with no agreement, next meeting Monday evening
A meeting between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas and the Minister of Interior, Sa’id Siyam, ended Sunday evening without an agreement on the referendum, though both leaders agreed to hold…
NIC: `“Ten Killed and 59 Injured in several Israeli attack last week`
A statistical report documenting the Israeli violations against the Palestinian people asserted that Israeli occupation forces killed ten Palestinians and injured 59 others in one week throughout the different Palestinian…
Army targets a Palestinian vehicle in Gaza
Sunday evening, an Israeli fighter-jet targeted a Palestinian vehicle driving in Al Nasser neighborhood, west of Gaza city, two residents were moderately injured. Local source reported that the vehicle was…
Israeli Government Separates American Mother from Her Family by denying visa
Israeli authorities have denied a re-entry visa to an American mother and wife who has lived in the West Bank for thirty years, leading Palestinian-American groups to challenge what they…
Settler opens fire at workers in Hebron, one resident seriously injured
An extremist settler opened random fire on Sunday at a group of Palestinian workers, the south of the West Bank city of Hebron, seriously wounding one of them and taking…
Two Palestinians killed, seven injured in an Israeli air strike in Beit Hanoun
Two Palestinian fighters were killed after the Israeli air force fired missile at a resistance group in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, three other fighters…
Three more Palestinians killed in Gaza, several injured
Three Palestinians were killed on Sunday in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. The three belong to Al-Qassam brigade, Hamas’ armed wing, as Israeli gun shelled the strip, Palestinian…
Israeli forces invade Bethlehem, arrest two Palestinians, naked and blindfolded
Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses jointly reported that an Israeli force of eight military patrols invaded Bethlehem since the pre-dawn hours, and invaded Beit Jala and northern Bethlehem near Aida…
Blowback: Why Palestinian civil war must be avoided
At the height of the second intifada, in October 2002, I was one of those who called publicly upon the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to dissolve itself. At the time,…
‘Birthright Israel’ program refuses admission to Jewish American who planned visit to Palestine
This week, the "birthright israel" program, which provides free ten-day trips to Israel for Jewish youth, is celebrating its 100,000th participant since the tour group’s founding. But Sierra, a 26-year-old…
Olmert’s daughter protests Gaza killings, human rights organizations send a letter to Olmert, Peretz
Dana Olmert, the daughter of Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, participated in left-wing protest against Friday’s Gaza beach military strike, outside the house of Dan Halutz, Chief of Staff of…
Palestinian Prime Minister, President meet to discuss ‘National Unity’ document
Hours after announcing that he would hold a referendum on the Palestinian ‘National Unity’ document, President Mahmoud Abbas received Prime Minister Ismael Haniyya to discuss the possibility of avoiding a…
Abbas Receives child who Lost her family in Israeli attack on Friday
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Saturday at night at the Presidential headquarters in Gaza, the child Huda Ghalia who lost on Friday seven members of her family in an…
Palestinian Preventive Security Chief, Abu Shbak, escapes attack
Saturday. gunmen opened fire at convoy of Raheed Abu Shbak, head of the Preventive Security force in the Gaza Strip, loyal to Fateh movement, as he attended the funeral of…
Abbas sets referendum for July 26; Hamas rejects poll, calls for boycott
In a press conference in Ramallah, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced on Saturday that the general referendum on statehood, and proposal implicitly recognizing Israel, will be conducted on July 26.…
Palestinian Authority security officer killed in Gaza
A Palestinian Preventative Security officer was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Gaza City, on Saturday. Bassem Qotob died instantly after suffered several rounds of live ammunition in his…
Troops uproot dozens of olive treas south of Qalqilia
Israeli military bulldozers uprooted on Saturday morning dozens of olive treas that belong to the sons of Mahmoud Hussein Al Sheikh, from Snieria village, south of the West Bank city…
Army uproots dozens of olive trees Sniria village south of Qalqilia
Israeli army bulldozers uprooted dozens of olive trees in farmlands that belong to residents of Sniria village, south of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, on Saturday morning. Army bulldozers…
Army invades Nablus city, arrests one resident
Israeli troops have arrested one resident from Askar refugee camp, to the east of the West Bank city of Nablus, after invading the city, Saturday morning. Dozens of military vehicles…
Army installs two checkpoints south of Tubas
The Israeli army has installed two portable checkpoints in Al Far’a area, south of the West Bank city of Tubass, Saturday morning. By istalling the two checkpoints, the main road…
Four family members injured in northern Gaza
Four Palestinian civilians of one family were wounded when a shell landed on their house in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, Palestinian medical sources…
After ten civilians were killed, Palestinian mourn, Hamas ends truce
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared Saturday as a day to mourn the ten Palestinian civilians, including three children, killed in Gaza Strip when Israeli gun-boats shelled the beach in…
In an invasion to the city, army vehicles chase children in Tubas
Sarurday morning, Israeli troops invaded the West Bank city of Tubas and chased dozens of school children. Soldiers invaded the city and started to provoke the youth and the children,…
Army invades Jenin, arrests one resident at a military checkpoint
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Jenin, and its refugee camp, and arrested one resident at a nearby military checkpoint, Saturday morning. Troops and army jeeps stormed the…
Gaza sea cries pure and dear blood
{mosimage}She was running over a small sand hill, screaming and crying… “Father, Father” but her father did not reply as his blood and the water of the sea were mixed, and…
Army `“apologizes` after killing 10 civilians, including two infants
After the Israeli army shelled the Gaza beach killing 10 civilians, including two infants aged 6 months and 18 months, and injuring forty other residents, army spokesperson “apologizes” and says…
Army injures five residents, including one child in Hebron
Five Palestinian residents, including one child, from Doura village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron were injured during an Israeli military invasion to the village, late on Friday…
Bil’in residents, peace activists protest against the Wall call for solidarity with journalist subje
Hundreds of Palestinian residents, Israel and International peace activists protested on Friday against Israel’s annexation Wall in the West Bank village of Bil’in, near Ramallah, and expressed their support and…
Ten civilians, including children, killed in Israeli strike at Gaza Beach
Friday evening, Israeli air force and Navy gunships fired missiles at the Gaza Beach in Al Soudaniyya area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing at least ten…
This week in Palestine, June Week 1
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 7.6 MB This Week In Palestine, a service of the International…
Three killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza
Palestinian sources in Gaza reported, on Thursday afternoon, that three Palestinians were killed, one injured, after an Israeli air craft fired a missile at a Palestinian vehicle driving near Al…
Dozens of Israeli settlers wreak havoc on streets of Bethlehem District
Israeli settlers from Gosh Atzion Settlement to the southwest of Bethlehem tore through the streets of Bethlehem area villages Friday. The settlers were protesting their inability to use more of…
The Last Taboo: Israeli father whose child was killed by suicide bomber stands up for peace
The Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, an opponent of all kinds of attacks on civilians and a persistent voice for Israeli-Palestinian co-existence, wrote: ‘We have to understand – not justify –…
The Palestinian Right to Return Home
In the spring of 1948, some Jewish mukhtars (headmen) of Jewish colonies in Palestinian went over to the Arab Palestinian mukhtars in the nearby villages which maintained good neighbourly relations…
Ismail Haniyeh: Palestinian Prime Minister
The following are excerpts of an interview Aljazeera.net had with the Palestinian prime minister recently. Aljazeera.net: Is a Palestinian civil war inevitable? Ismail Haniya: Inter-Palestinian fighting is a red line…
The Fateh Force in Jenin
At about 10am on Saturday morning 2,500 members of the new Fateh security force in Jenin gathered in different parts of the city to march towards the center of town…
Army shells east and north areas in the Gaza strip
The Israeli army heavy artillery shelled east and north areas of the Gaza strip, Friday morning, a Palestinian source reported. The shelling targeted residential areas in Al Shagai’a area, Beit…
One resident arrested from Nablus
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested one resident, Friday morning. Several army vehicles and troops invaded the city, shot live rounds and sound bombs…
Army arrests one resident from Siliat Al Harthia west of Jenin
The Israeli army invaded the village of Siliat Al Harthiya near the city of Jenin, in the northwestern area of the West Bank and arrested one resident there, Friday morning.…
International Boycott spreads
Responding to a Palestinian initiated global campaign, The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, recently overwhelmingly approved a resolution that will make them an active partner in the campaign…
Army fires a missile near the American School, north of Gaza
Palestinian sources in Gaza reported that the Israeli air-force fired one missile, on Friday at dawn, at an area close to the American School, north of Gaza city, causing damage…
P.A officials: `“Abbas to hold referendum July 31`
Palestinian Authority officials said on Thursday at night that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will hold a referendum on a statehood proposal on July 31. The officials, close to Abbas, added…
P.A officials: `“Abbas to hold referendum July 31`
Palestinian Authority officials said on Thursday at night that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will hold a referendum on a statehood proposal on July 31. The officials, close to Abbas, added…
Israeli missile hits area in Kibbutz Nahal Oz
Israeli sources reported on Thursday that an Israeli Air Force missile dud was discovered Thursday morning in Kibbutz Nahal Oz near Gaza. Army suspects that a malfunction in the aircraft…