Tent caught on fire at Ofer detention facility
Palestinian detainees in Ofer Israeli detention facility, west of Ramallah, reported that one tent caught fire in the youngsters section at the Benjamin Israeli detention facility; the causes of the…
Saudi detainee suffering bad health conditions in Israeli prisons
Detainee Abdul-Rahman Al Otewy, appealed humanitarian organizations to interfere for his release from Israeli prisons and transfer him to “anywhere in the world” since he is suffering a sever deterioration…
Three killed in Nablus predawn invasion
Palestinian medical sources in Nablus reported on Wednesday afternoon that the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli military invasion in the West Bank city of Nablus has risen to…
ISHR: `“Chaos, insecurity kills 74 residents since the beginning of the year`
The International Solidarity Movement for Human Rights reported that chaos and insecurity in the Palestinian territories has significantly increased and targeted civilians, lawyers, journalists, physicians, judges, and teachers. 74 residents…
Israeli forces raid eastern Bethlehem villages, make multiple arrests at dawn
Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses both report Israeli forces invaded several eastern Bethlehem villages at dawn Wednesday. Israeli soldiers broke into homes, invasively searched them, and forced dozens of Palestinians…
Audio Report:TODAY IN PALESTINE FOR MAY 17,2006
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Palestinian Gunmen, Lebanese forces, exchange fire near Syrian borders
The Lebanese Police reported on Wednesday that Palestinian gunmen and Lebanese soldiers engaged in a gun battle in Wadi Al Aswad area, adjacent to the Syrian borders with Lebanon. The…
Audio: Analysis from Palestine
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Army continue to hold Arqaba village south east of Nablus under seige
The Israeli army continue its siege of Arqaba village south east of the West Bank city of Nablus which has lasted for more than four days, this Wednesday. Jaodat Bani…
Army invades north of the Gaza strip
An Israeli army force invaded the northern areas of Biet Hanon town north of the Gaza strip, Wednesday afternoon. Several tanks and army bulldozers entered those areas coming from Erez …
The Israeli Army seize a car belonging to a resident from Kofer Ra’e village
An Israeli army undercover team seized a taxi owned by resident form Kofer Ra’e village near the west bank city of Jenin, Wednesday morning. The soldiers were wearing civilian clothes…
Israeli Banks to stop dealing with Palestinian Banks
The Israeli banks started to take procedures to stop dealing with Palestinian banks after the Hamas movement formed the Palestinian government, the Israeli Radio reported. Discount Bank in Israeli informed…
Palestinian prisoner released after 32 months of administrative detention
Abd Al Baset Mo’tan, 32, was released after serving 32 months of an Israeli administrative jail sentence ,on Wednesday morning. Mo’tan, who is a resident of Boraka village near the…
Army assaults a medical patient at a military checkpoint near Tubas
Israeli soldiers stationed at Tyaeasser checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tubas, assaulted a medical patient on his way to get treatment, late Tuesday night. Sami Nimir, who lives…
Three residents arrested in Hebron
Three residents arrested from the West Bank city of Hebron and refugee camp afterthe Israeli army conducted an arrest campaign , Wednesday at dawn. Army jeeps and soldiers stormed homes…
Army invades several villages near Bethlehem and arrests four
The Israeli army arrested four residents after invading several villages around the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday at dawn. Troops and army jeeps stormed the village of Jenata, to…
Palestinian Special Security Force to start working today
Palestinian Minister of Interior Sa’eed Siyam announced that the special force the ministry has established will start working in the Palestinian areas today. Siyam told a press conference…
Palestinians mark Nakba ‘catastrophe’ day
Palestinians have been marking the worst day in their history – the day of Israel’s creation – determined to lift damaging economic sanctions and warning that Israeli unilateralism could kill…
Israeli Activists bring Jerusalem’s Palestinian history to life for Nakba Day
Neta Rotem, a 23-year-old student, stood near the cashier’s windows at the Jerusalem Theater. Dozens hurried by her to the ceremony awarding poet Nurit Zarhi the Yehuda Amihai lifetime achievement…
Israeli army arrests PA security officer in Bethlehem
A large Israeli military force invaded Bethlehem are and arrested a Palestinian security officer on Tuesday evening, local sources reported. Eyewitnesses said at least ten military vehicles invaded…
Audio Report:TODAY IN PALESTINE FOR MAY 16,2006
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Zakaria Zbaidi, Armed resistance leader: Question of truce is up to Israel
The Palestine News Network recently sat down with a somewhat unlikely local hero. He is young for his experiences, in his mid-twenties. Zakaria Zbaidi is the head of the Fateh…
Abbas-Mubarak to meet in Egypt Saturday
Palestinian informed sources reported that a summit meeting that would join the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with his Egyptian counterpart, Husni Mubarak in Egypt soon, Palestine News Network reported on…
The Israeli Army orders a school in Jenin to remove the Palestinian flag
An Israeli army unit stormed the Zobda high school for boys west of the West Bank city of Jenin and ordered the administration to take down the Palestinian flag, on…
Army detains Palestinian Press photographer in Bethlehem
Ahmad Mizher,a photographer for the Palestinian news agency Wafa, was detained by the Israeli army after photographing the new military checkpoint. Mizher was near entrance of of Al Khader village…
Israeli soldiers invade Al-Khader village, beat two children
Tuesday afternoon , Israeli soldiers, backed by armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank village of Al-Khader, west of Bethlehem. The troops broke into Palestinian homes and conducted wide scale searches,…
Two international peace activists shot Friday released from hospital
The two international peace activists who were both shot in their heads by the Israeli military at Friday’s anti-wall demonstration in Bil’in have been discharged from hospital, according to a…
Insults against Prophet Mohammad at wall gates surrounding Qalqilia
In an incident indicative of the general practices of the Israeli soldiers operating at the gates surrounding Qalqilia, two soldiers would not allow a farmer to pass without them knowing…
Israeli Army invades the West Bank city of Nablus
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus, on Tuesday morning. The Israeli Army stormed the city and fired randomly at residents homes which caused a case of…
Israeli police arrest 240 Palestinian workers in Israel
The Israeli police forces arrested 240 Palestinian workers, allegedly for not having work permits or the proper documents to stay in Israel, Tuesday at dawn. Israeli media sources reported that…
Right-wing Jewish extremists try to set fire to a mosque in Hifa
A group of right-wing Jewish extremists tried to set fire to Al Manshia mosque, in the city of Hifa, late Monday evening. According to Al Shikh Mohamed Madi, the head of…
Army arrests two youth from Ithna village in Hebron
Ja’far Salimi and Khaled Nimir were arrested from the village of Ithna, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday at dawn. Israeli army troops invaded the village and searched…
Army arrests one resident from Al Hashmia village
Ahmad Hamran was arrested when the Israeli army invaded the village of Al Hashmia, in the West Bank city of Jenin, on Tuesday morning. Soldiers stormed residents’ homes and arrested…
Army invades Tammon village
The Israeli army invaded the village of Tammon, east of the West Bank city of Jenin, Tuesday at dawn. Army jeeps entered the village and troops searched residents’ homes and…
Palestinian Security forces confiscate CDs containing bloody images
The Maan news agency reported that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched a campaign to confiscate all compact discs that contain images of Al-Qaeda slaughtering hostages, a security source reported. …
EU: New aid fund for Palestinians could be ready by June
A temporary trust fund to handle the money to be sent to the Palestinians could be set up by June, the European Union said on Monday. The EU, however,…
Four Injured, one seriously, in an Israeli Air Strike in Gaza Strip
Four Palestinians were injured Monday evening in an Israel Air Force missile strike on a vehicle they were riding in the southern Gaza Strip. The strike occurred in the Little…
Audio Report:TODAY IN PALESTINE FOR MAY 15,2006
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Hamas to mull the National Reconciliation Document
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas responded publicly for the first time on Sunday to the "national reconciliation" drafted last week by Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti and Sheikh Abdel…
On the anniversary of Al Nakba Israeli High Court upholds anti-Palestinian ruling
On the anniversary of Al Nakba, the Catastrophe, the Israeli High Court upheld a law over the weekend which specifically prohibits any Palestinian with West Bank identification from living with…
Haaretz: Islamic Jihad plotting to assassinate President Abbas
The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz on Monday reported an alleged plan by the Islamic Jihad organization in Palestine to assassinate the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Two weeks ago the British…
Army arrests two Hebron residents
Monday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded various neighborhoods across the West Bank city of Hebron, and conducted wide scale searches resulting in the arrest of two residents. Official…
Army arrests three residents from Tulkarem
The Israeli army arrested three residents in an invasion of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Monday morning. Troops stormed the city and searched several residents’ homes before arresting Wa’el…
One farmer injured in the Israeli shelling of Beit Lahia
One farmer was injured due to the Israeli army shelling of Beit Lahia north of the Gaza strip, Monday morning. Nabeel Ma’rof sustained an injury to his shoulder after being…
Army installs a military checkpoint at Tammon village entrance
The Israeli army installed a military checkpoint at the main entrance of Tammon village east of the West Bank city of Tubas, on Monday. Soldiers closed the main road and…
Army arrests a Bethlehem resident
Monday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded the West Bank village of Al-Rashayda east of Bethlehem and arrested one resident, local sources reported. Israeli troops backed by armored vehicles…
A Tale of Palestinian Sovereignty
The Palestinian people have been longing for freedom and sovereignty since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in World War I In 1917, the British colonial power at the time…
Israeli Court bans ‘family reunification’ for Palestinians married to Israelis
On Sunday, the Israeli High Court of Justice narrowly upheld a controversial law that effectively bars West Bank Palestinians from living with their spouses and children in Israel. The Israeli…
At least seven Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Sunday raids near Jenin
On Sunday, Israeli troops killed seven Palestinians in two separate raids, in the deadliest single day of violence in the West Bank in several weeks. Some reports put the number…
Palestinian political prisoners in Israel to donate monthly allowances to cash-strapped P.A.
Hundreds of Palestinian captives in Israeli jails announced Saturday that they are about to declare an initiative to donate their monthly allowance to support their elected government, the Palestinian Authority…
Troops invade village near Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded earlier on Friday night after midnight Rojeeb village, near the West Bank city of Nablus. Soldiers broke into dozens of houses and searched them, local sources reported.
Zahhar: `“I’m willing to go to Jordan and end the crisis`
Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahhar, stated on Saturday that he is willing to travel to Jordan in an official mission in order to end the crises between Hamas and the…
Israeli troops fire tear gas at Palestinian high school graduation ceremony, injuring two girls
Two Palestinian girls, students of the Anata secondary school in East Jerusalem, were injured Thursday when Israeli troops fired tear gas canisters at schoolgirls and their parents who were gathered…
Hamas, Fateh, agree to end tension, initiate further talks
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and the Fateh movement agreed on Saturday to end tension and to end the in-fight between members of the two movements. During an urgent…
Israeli Soldiers invade two villages near Jenin, arrest one resident
Saturday at dawn, Israeli troops arrested Ahmad Jaradat after invading the Al Yamoun and Siliat Al Harthia villages near the West Bank city of Jenin. Jaradat was arrested and taken…
Army detonate car and arrests its owner in Nablus
The Israeli army detonated a car and arrests its owner in the West Bank city of Nablus Saturday morning. The care belongs to Raed Hanna, who works as an officer…
Troops impose curfew on a village near Bethlehem
Israeli troops imposed, on Saturday morning, curfew over the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, after a settler’s vehicle collided with a Palestinian vehicle. The Palestine News Network,…
Hamas and Israel’s ‘Right to Exist’: Making (Non) Sense of the Funding Cut-Off
To the great consternation of most of the world, the European Union, followed now by Norway and Canada, has halted payments to the Hamas-led government of the Palestinian Authority (PA).…
Australian, Danish peace activists in hospital after being shot in head by Israeli soldiers at demo
An Australian man and a Danish man are both being treated in an Israeli hospital after being shot in the head by rubber bullets at close range during a protest…
Protest Slows US Anti-Palestinian Legislation
{mosimage}Palestinian activist Mazin Qumsiyeh penned the following letter to the US readership on Wednesday. PNN is reprinting it in full, including an article by former US President Jimmy Carter who…
Army attacks a nonviolent protest in Jerusalem
Israeli army and police forces attacked on Saturday afternoon a nonviolent protest in Dahiat Al Baraed area, in Jerusalem. Troops fired tier gas cannisters and rubber coated bullets at the protestors, which…
Nine Palestinians killed in the last week by Israeli forces; 24 injured
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights weekly report, from May 4th to May 10th, stated that during the reported period, the Israeli army killed 9 people, injured 24 civilians, arrested…
Army invades Aida refugee camp, arrests one
The Israeli army arrested Mostafa Aqel, 30, from Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday night, in a military operation that lasted for five hours, local…
Palestinian man bleeds to death in ambulance stopped at an Israeli checkpoint
Raed Tabila (28 years), a commander of the Fatah affiliated Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, died Friday morning in Nablus as a result of wounds he sustained in clashes with Israeli troops…
Israeli settler hits a woman with his car, troops impose curfew on village
Israeli soldiers put the villagers of Hussan, west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, under house arrest after an Israeli settler hit a Palestinian woman with his car by accident,…
Israeli Settlers attempt to burn a Palestinian alive
An extremist settler group attempted, on Thursday at night, to burn a Palestinian resident while he was present in a caravan in Huwwara village, south of the West Bank city…
Resident killed, three injured during Gaza infighting
A Palestinian security source reported that one Palestinian resident was killed, and three Palestinian security men were injured during clashes which erupted after dozens of residents attacked the property of…
Two internationals severely injured by Israeli forces in weekly anti-wall protest in Bil’in
Hundreds of Palestinian residents of Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, protested along with dozens of Israeli and international peace activists, and members of the Palestinian Legislative…
Abbas to discuss aid for PA in Russia, Hamas rally to collect money
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will discuss financial aid for the Palestinian Authority when he meets ‘s President Vladimir Putin in his visit planned for next week, a Palestinian officially said…
This Week in Palestine – May Week 02
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Israeli peace activists challenge settler violence against Palestinian schoolchildren
The Israeli group Peace Now held a protest tour Friday near the illegal Israeli settlement of Maon farm, near the West Bank City of Hebron, following the violent behaviour of…
Israeli army releases wild pigs around Salfit area
The municipality of the West Bank city of Salfit started on Friday a campaign to fight the wild pigs that were released by the Israeli army in the area. The…
Army invades Tulkarem and arrests four residents
In a pre-dawn invasion, the Israeli army arrested four residents from the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Friday. As more than 15 armored vehicles stormed the city, troops started a…
Two Palestinians arrested last month, accused of planning to abduct soldiers
The Israeli Internal Security Service, Shabak, lifted a gag order on the arrest of two Palestinians from the Hamas movement last month. The two members of Hamas are charged of…
Three-year old child freed from Israeli prison; his mother remains in detention
{mosimage}A three-year old child, Nour Naji Ghanim, was separated on Thursday from his mother, Manal Ghanim, 30, from Tulkarem refugee camp, who gave birth to him while in Israeli detention.…
Arab League unable to directly transfer salaries of P. A employees
The Arab League told the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday that the League would not be able to transfer funds directly into the accounts of the unpaid employees of…
Israeli prosecution files charges against Saadat
Thursday, the Israeli prosecution at the Jerusalem District Court decided to charge Ahmad Saadat, former Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and four other…
Al Barghouti holds Fatah – Hamas dialogue in Israeli prison
Palestinian political prisoner, Fatah leader, and elected official to the Palestinian Legislative Council, Marwan Al Barghouti is holding talks with jailed prominent leaders in the Hamas party to contain the…
Audio Report: The Daily News For May 11, 2006
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Five injured in Fateh-Hamas clashes
Five Palestinian residents were wounded, on Thursday afternoon, after renewed clashes took place between Fateh and Hamas gunmen, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The five residents were…
75- year old man seriously injured after settler rammed him with his car
A 75- year old man was seriously injured on Thursday after a settler rammed him with his car close to Efrat settlement, in the far north of the West Bank…
Al Barghouti holds Fateh – Hamas dialogue in Israeli prison
Palestinian political prisoner, Fatah leader, and elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Marwan Al Barghouti is holding talks with jailed prominent leaders in the Hamas party to contain the…
Jenin residents barred from traveling `“until further notice`; Israeli blockade affects daily lif
It took Jamil Khairi, a Jenin resident, seven hours to arrive to his home city from Ramallah during which he was forced to navigate difficult dirt roads in order to…
Army invade several areas of Hebron and arrests five residents
The Israeli army invaded several areas across the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested five residents, on Thursday. Troops stormed homes in Al Fowar refugee camp, Yata village, Al…
The army arrest four residents from Al Sheyoukh and Halhol villages near Hebron 15:25
The Israeli army arrested four residents from the village of Al Sheyoukh and Halhol near the West Bank city of Hebron, on Thursday morning. Army invaded both villages conducting wide…
Dying for medicine in Gaza
Ahmed Ayad was unfortunate to fall sick while living under what Israel and its allies in the west are defining as the "ministries of terror". The 42-year-old Palestinian father of…
Palestinian refugees from Iraq given refuge by Syrian government
After two months of being stranded in the desert on the Iraq-Jordan border, 244 Palestinian refugees from Iraq who fled the Iraqi chaos fearing for their lives, have been able…
Palestinian official visits Palestinian activists on hunger strike over western blockade
Palestinian prisoners’ affairs minister, Wasfi Qabaha, paid a visit Wednesday to several prominent Palestinians who are in their second week of a hunger strike protesting the unjust western blockade on…
Hamas Considers 2002 Arab peace Plan
Hamas is ready to consider a 2002 Arab League peace plan – which calls for recognition of Israel and a return to pre-1967 war borders – but only if Israel…
Fuel crisis in Palestine as Israel cuts supply
Dor Energy, the Israeli company that provides fuel to the Palestinian areas, has cut off all fuel shipments to the West Bank and Gaza, leaving Palestinians without fuel — a…
3 Palestinian children die due to medicine shortage
Three Palestinian children who suffer from kidney failure died Tuesday at Shiffa Hospital in Gaza due to the severe medicine shortage caused by an Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip,…
A Modest Proposal for Peace in Palestine
Peace may now be possible if the international community grabs the olive branch tentatively offered by Abbas and Hamas. “Peace at last, peace at last, thank God Almighty, there’s peace…
Army arrests ten residents from Nablus
Israeli troops arrested ten residents from the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday morning. Troops invaded the city and conducted a wide-scale search campaign in several neighborhoods, mainly concentrating in…
Resident arrested east of Bethlehem
Israeli armed forces arrested Mohamed Nawaora from Al Doha, a town east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Thursday at dawn. Nawaora was arrested when troops stormed the village,…
Army invades the West Bank city of Jenin; two children injured and two arrested
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and injure two children on Thursday morning. More than 20 armored vehicles entered the city and surrounded several houses in…
Hamas and the Palestinians
Innocent Palestinian people are being treated like animals, with the presumption that they are guilty of some crime. Because they voted for candidates who are members of Hamas, the government…
Israeli army shells two areas in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses reported on Wednesday at night that Israeli fighter -jets fired at least two missiles at locations in Al Mawassi area, in Khan Younis in the…
Palestinian gas stations organizing nonviolent demonstration against fuel crisis
The Bethlehem area is suffering a serious gas shortage which if continued would paralyze traffic in the district. Prices were already high, and have now skyrocketed. Lines of cars are…
Audio Report: The Daily News For May 10, 2006
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Three residents arrested in Hebron
The Israeli army arrested three residents during an intrusion in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Nedal Al Zighaier, 38, Ibraheem Abu Rmoze,…