Resident of Bethlehem sentenced to 16 months
A resident of Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem was sentenced to a prison term and a fine at Ofer Israeli military court, west of Ramallah. The WAFA news agency reported that Monther…
250 pullout foes arrested infiltrating Gush Katif
Israeli police arrested on Wednesday at least 250 anti-disengagement protestors who managed to infiltrate to Gush Katif, declared by the army as a closed military zone, Israeli sources reported. Police…
London Mayor compares Likud to Hamas
London Mayor Ken Livingstone at a conferens said that Israel is responsible for “crimes against humanity†and compared the ruling Likud party to Hamas. â€ÂThe Likud and Hamas members are…
Child stabbed to death near Nablus
A Palestinian medical source in Qaryout village, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, reported on Wednesday evening that an extremist settlers group stabbed a child to death. The…
Violence expected in right-wing anti-pullout march to Gaza
Thousands of right-wing Israelis attempt to start their planned anti-pullout march towards the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip, Israeli sources reported Wednesday evening. At least 20,000 Israeli…
Detainee Abed-Rabbu: endless detention
Featured by: Maisa Abu Ghazala, PNN “The brutality and cruelty of the soldiers ignored the disability of my son, and my weakness. Those who call themselves judges, “protectors of justice, 
Soldiers invade al-Azza refugee camp, arrest one resident
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday evening, al-Azza refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The WAFA news agency reported that 14 military jeeps invaded the camp, and…
Gush Katif cemetery to be temporarily moved to Nitzan
Disengagement Ministerial Committee today announced that Gush Katif cemetery temporarily will be transferred to Nitzan.  According to Jerusalem Post, the decision is due to a request by most of the Jewish settlers to have their…
Israel to grab more land in Hebron
Israeli authorities on Wednesday issued two military orders grabbing hundreds of dunams of farmlands near the settlements of Kiryat Arba’ and Kharseena, east of Hebron, in order to construct the…
Peres: `“Agreement reached to sell hot-houses to Palestinians`
Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Wednesday that an agreement was reached, under American supervision, to sell hothouses in Gaza Strip settlements to the Palestinians. The Israeli radio…
Knesset rejects bill to postpone pullout
The Israeli Knesset rejected bill postponing the disengagement plan on Wednesday afternoon, with a margin of 69-41 with members abstained from voting, Israeli sources reported. Two key Likud ministers, Finance…
Settler leaders halt plans for March to Gush katif
Settler leaders surprisingly called temporary halt to a planned anti-disengagement demonstration to Gush Kativ settlement in the Gaza Strip. Yesha Council Chairman Bentzi Lieberman said the bulk of the demonstrators…
Army invades al-Thahiriyya
Israeli soldiers on Wednesday invaded the town of al-Thahiriyya, near the West Bank city of Hebron, and broke into dozens of homes and stores. A local source in the village…
Seven arrested in Bil’in, six injured
Soldiers arrested on Wednesday seven residents and international peace activists in the village of Bil’in, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, six residents were injured. Mohammad Khateeb, member of…
Army invades Bethlehem, arrests two
The Israeli Army invaded Bethlehem at dawn and arrested Ibraheem Al Batat, a resident suspected of being an Islamic Jihad activist. Later on Wednesday morning the Army invaded Bethlehem again,…
Sick detainee appeals for release
Detainee Abboud Mahmoud Samaro, from Nablus, appealed to humanitarian organizations and the Red Cross to intervene with Israeli authorities to seek his release so he can receive medical treatment abroad. Samaro…
Army invaded Tobas, Tamon and the Al-Faraa
Army invaded Tobas village near the west bank city of Jenin in the early hours of Wednesday morning.  Youth hurled stones at the Israeli troops who patrolled the village,…
Twenty detainees on hunger strike
Twenty detainees in Israel’s Majeddo detention center resumed a hunger strike they announced last week to protest the bad living conditions and inhuman treatment they face. Lawyer Mahmoud Azim, who is…
P.A security officer dies of wounds sustained in Tulkarem
A Palestinian security officer from Tulkarem died on Wednesday morning of wounds sustained on July 13, 2005. Mohammad Ghannam, 25, who was injured after the Israeli army invaded Nour Shams refugee camp in…
Haniyya: `“Hamas ended tension, ready to meet Abbas`
Ismail Haniyya, one of the prominent political leaders of Hamas, said that the movement ended all forms of tension, and is ready to meet and hold talks with the Palestinian…
Six homemade shells fired at Naveh Dikalim settlement
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday night, that six homemade shells were fired at Naveh Dikalim settlement. Army reported to damage, or injuries.
Soldiers invade Shweika area, north of Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers, supported by several armored vehicles, invaded the Shweika area on Tuesday afternoon. They conducted military searches of homes, a Palestinian security source reported. “Dozens of homes were searched,’ the…
Court instructs state to provide buses to return pullout protestors
On Tuesday the President of the Israeli High Court of Justice, Aharon Barak, instructed the state to provide buses for the return of anti-disengagement protestors from Kfar Maimon, in southern Israel, where a…
Special army unit invades Bethlehem, one arrested
A special army unit, backed by four military vehicles invaded Bethlehem old city Tuesday at noon. Eyewitnesses told IMEMC that soldiers were driving a Palestinian civilian car attempted to arrest an Islamic…
Four arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday, four residents in Hebron and the neighboring village of Kharas, northwest of the city. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers arrested Mousa Mohammad…
Palestinian youth stabs an Israeli in Jerusalem
A Palestinian youngster stabbed a 30-year-old Jewish man in Jerusalem early Tuesday, an Israeli military source in Jerusalem reported. The man, who sustained a mild injury in his leg, was transferred…
Two Islamic Jihad members assassinated near Jenin
Israeli soldiers killed two leaders of the Islamic Jihad in al-Yamoun village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, an Israeli military source reported on Tuesday. The army claims…
Elderly man, two sons arrested in al-Yamoun
Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded al-Yamoun village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, arrested a father and his two sons, and partially leveled their home. A local…
Elderly man and his two sons arrested in al-Yamoun
On Tuesday morning Israeli soldiers invaded al-Yamoun village, west of the West Bank city of Jenin, and arrested a father and his two sons and partially leveled a house. A local…
Hamas, PA clashes renewed
Clashes renewed between he PA security forces and Hamas operatives late Monday night when a pro-Hamas research center was set on fire by unknown masked men. Palestinian sources said nine…
Seven Palestinians injured in Gaza clashes, Monday night
On Monday night clashes erupted between the PA security forces and Hamas fighters. Seven Palestinians were injured in the clashes, three of them members of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Eye-witnesses…
Resident injured east of Nablus
Ahmad As’ad Issa. 22, from Salem village, east of Nablus, was shot and wounded on Monday evening by an Israeli soldier, as he was driving back home from the hospital…
Palestinian attacks decrease as army lifts closure inside Gaza
There has been a decrease in Palestinian mortar and qassam shell attacks, as the Israeli army decided to lift the internal closure of the Gaza Strip. The internal closure had split the Strip…
Settlers and police make deal on Gaza march
The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the Israeli police will allow some 30, 000 anti-disengagement protestors to march to Netiovot settlement to enter Kfar Maimon where they will spend the night. The…
Two children killed, five residents injured in the Gaza Strip
A Palestinian boy was killed on Monday afternoon when Israeli soldiers fired at residents trying to cross Abu Holy checkpoint in the Gaza Strip, and a 10-year-old girl died Monday in a…
PPS: `“300 detainees facing slow death`
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society reported that three hundred Palestinians from the Hebron area, detained by Israel, are suffering from various medical conditions. These prisoners are being deprived of medical attention, placing their lives…
Six arrested near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday six residents in Azzoun village, near the northern West BAnk city of Qalqilia. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers invaded Azzoun, conducted military searches…
Charge: killing a child; Sentence: a scolding and a promotion
An Israeli military court sentenced a soldier charged of killing a Palestinian resident in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, to disciplinary measures but did not delay his…
Settlers hold their rally despite police ban, but crowd limited
Thousands of right-wing Israeli demonstrators defied a police ban to take part in a Monday evening rally against disengagement from the Gaza Strip, but the crowd was much smaller than…
Two soldiers suspected of placing fake bomb on bus
Two Israeli soldiers from an infantry regiment were arrested on Monday on suspicion of placing a fake bomb on a Jerusalem bus last week, Israeli police said. The two soldiers…
Army bulldozes farmlands near Tulkarem
Monday morning, Israeli military bulldozers uprooted dozens of trees in Shoufa village, south to Avny Hefetz settlement, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local source in the village…
PA security officer arrested in Tulkarem
In an ongoing invasion to West Bank city of Tulkarem, army arrested today Hakm Abd Al Moti 20, in Atel village North of Tulkarem.
Monday morning, the Army arrested a resident in Qalqilia.
The Army invaded the city of Qalqilia in the early hours of Monday morning, a Palestinian security source reported. Soldiers arrested Abd Al Kareem Abu Zaied, who works as a…
Detainee looses his sight during interrogation
The WAFA news agency reported on Monday that a Palestinian detainee has lost his sight as a result of torture during interrogation in the Asqalan Israeli detention center. Lawyer of the…
At least six arrested in Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at least six residents in the northern West Bank city of Ramallah. A local source in Ramallah reported that ten military vehicles and jeeps invaded…
At least six arrested in Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at least six residents in the northern West Bank city of Ramallah. A local source in Ramallah reported that ten military vehicles and jeeps invaded…
Child injured in Gaza
Israeli soldiers attacked and severely clubbed a child near Nitzarim settlement near Gaza, causing serious injuries. A medical source in Gaza reported that Mohammad Ahmad al-Hilu, 14, was attacked by several…
PCHR slams the Israeli military escalation
New reports from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, in Gaza, condemn violations of Palestinian rights in the Palestinian territories, as well as recent military escalation and the assassination on…
Three detainees – sick and deprived from medication
The administrations of the Ofer detention center, near Ramallah, and the al-Maskobiyya prison in Jerusalem are responsible for the lives of three sick detainees who are in need of immediate medical treatment,…
20,000 police to deal with settlers march
At least 20,000 Israeli soldiers will be deployed Monday evening to deal with a massive anti-pullout demonstration planned by settlers and right-wing activists. The two-day march is expected to move…
Israeli army arrests 7 Palestinians in Ramallah over night
Several Israeli army jeeps invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday night and seven residents were arrested. Clashes erupted after the army shot live rounds into the air. No…
Six Hamas members arrested in the West Bank
Monday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested six members of Hamas in several West Bank areas. An Israeli military source reported that soldiers invaded areas in Ramallah and arrested four members of…
Resident arrested east of Bethlehem
Monday at dawn, Israeli soldiers arrested a resident in Harmala village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. A local source in the village reported that soldiers, supported by…
Abbas pledges to do ‘utmost’ to stop Qassam and mortar attacks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged on Sunday to do all he can to stop rocket and mortar attacks by Palestinian militants against Israeli settlements in Gaza and towns just outside.…
6 homemade shells fired at settlements in Gaza
Sunday evening, an Israeli military source reported that Palestinian resistance fired six homemade shells at settlement in the northern Gaza Strip. The source stated that three shells landed near the…
Resident sentenced to 17 life terms
An Israeli military court sentenced on Sunday, a Palestinian resident to 17 life terms. Salah Mousa, 41, was charged of planning two suicide bombings carried out in September 2003, leaving…
Pal-Egyptian meeting to contain tension between Hamas and P.A
General Mustafa Boheiry, assistant director of the Egyptian intelligence, met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on Sunday, in an attempt to reduce tension and violence between Hamas fighters and Palestinian Authority security…
Israeli air force carries out a failed assassination attempt in Jabalia, Gaza Strip
Sunday evening, a Palestinian security source in Khan Younis reported that the Israeli air-force had fired at least two missiles at a car in Jabalia, in the northern part of the…
Four settlers injured in Naveh Dikalim
An Israeli medical source reported that two settlers were seriously injured in Naveh Dikalim settlement in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, when a resistance group fired homemade shells at the settlement. Two other…
Four residents arrested in Hebron
Sunday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded several villages around the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested four residents. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers invaded the villages…
Two arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Sunday at dawn, two residents of al-Far’a refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers installed…
Four arrested in Qalqilia
Sunday at dawn, Israeli soldiers arrested four residents in the West Bank city of Qalqilia. A local source in Qalqilia reported that soldiers closed the city, installed several roadblocks, and…
Hamas Leader Assassinated in Khan Younis
Palestinian sources reported that Sa’id Syam, a prominent leader of the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas was assassinated in Khan Younis on Sunday morning. The source said, that…
Frightened into silence
Featured By Kifah Zboun, Bethlehem When news about violent deaths at the hands of the occupying army become a normal daily event, when the crimes committed by the Israeli army…
Army invades Tubas
Saturday at night, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Tubas. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers invaded the city through its northern entrance and stationed near…
Eight Qassam shells hit Sderot
Eight home-made Qassam shells hit the Israeli Negev town of Sderot on Saturday fired by the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas. Four shells were fired in the morning,…
17 residents arrested in Hebron
At least 17 Palestinians were arrested on Saturday after the Israeli army conducted wide-scale house-to-house searches south of the West Bank city of Hebron and in the villages of al-Sammoa,…
Settler rams child with car in Hebron
A Palestinian child was injured after a settler rammed him with a car, according to a medical source at al-Ahli hospital in Hebron. The incident took place in Hebron Friday…
Detainees call for unity, dialogue
Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons called on the Palestinian factions and the Palestinian Authority to avoid any more conflicts and to conduct talks to end the violence that erupted this…
Resident arrested in Aida refugee camp
Saturday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers surrounded the camp, conducted military…
Resident aged 16-36 barred from traveling through the Rafah Crossing
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security reported, on Saturday, that the Israeli army decided to bar residents aged 16-36 from leaving the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border…
Switzerland urges Israel to dismantle the wall in future
Switzerland, in its capacity as guardian of the Geneva Conventions, urged Israel on Friday to promise to dismantle its West Bank separation wall in the future. Swiss Ambassador Peter Maurer,…
Army invades Tammoun Village, arrests one
Friday at down, Israeli army invaded Tammoun village in the southern part of the West Bank, and arrested one resident. Residents reported that the army invaded the village, conducted house…
Army invaded Tiqoa’, arrests one
Saturday at down, Israeli army invaded Taqoa’ village, south of Bethlehem, and surrounded the house of Ahmad Jebrel. A local source in the village reported that the soldiers searched the…
Army arrests four in Beit Fajjar
Saturday at dawn, Israeli army invaded Beit Fajjar village south of Bethlehem. Mousa Taqatqa, 23, Jawad Taqatqa, 18, Mourad Taqatqa, 28, and Imad Taqatqa, 18 years old, were arrested after…
Jerusalem the tough nut to crack
For those unfamiliar with the real reason why the Camp David 2000, Barak-Arafat summit failed, they can find the answer in one word. Jerusalem. Solving the issues around this holy…
A taste of their own medicine
The upcoming Israeli unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the mess of the wall around East Jerusalem have been producing some unusual statements and positions not heard of since…
Resident, child injured in Gaza
Saturday at dawn, one resident and a child were injured after Israeli air-force fired missiles Gaza city. The missile targeted a workshop in a residential area. A medical source at…
Rice to visit Israel, P.A this week, Israel ready to strike
U.S secretary of State Condoleezza decided to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories this week, after she altered her scheduled visit in response to the escalating violence in the area.…
Mofaz orders army to prepare large-scale Gaza operation
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz ordered the Israeli army on Friday evening to prepare for a large-scale military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Senior army commanders were ordered to wait…
Soldiers break into a hospital in Salfit
Friday evening, Israeli soldiers broke into the Emergency Hospital in Salfit, and used it as a military post. Also, soldiers broke into several branches of the hospital causing panic among…
Army shells Khan Younis, three injured
Israeli military choppers shelled the Austrian neighborhood, west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A local source in Khan Younis reported that the apaches fired…
Six injured, eighteen arrested in Bil’in
Friday afternoon, dozens of residents, Israeli and international peace activists conducted the weekly peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in Bil’in, west of Ramallah. “Peace needs bridges, not Wallsâ€Â, slogans…
This Week in palestine, July Week 2
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 7.2 MB This week in Palestine – a service of the…
Resident arrested in Hebron
Friday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested a resident from al-Majd village, south west of Hebron, after invading it. A local source in the village reported that soldiers conducted military searches of…
Hamas blames Yousef for Gaza clashes
The Islamic resistance movement, Hamas said on Friday that it is investing serious efforts to curb the latest violence in the Gaza Strip between the Palestinian security forces and Hamas…
Resident dies of wounds sustained on Friday, toll rises to nine
A Palestinian medical source in Salfit reported that Samer Harbawi died of wounds sustained on Friday after a military apache fired at least one missile at a car in the…
Curfew imposed over Amateen
Israeli soldiers imposed on Friday curfew over the village of Amateen, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. A local source in the village reported that soldiers invaded it,…
Former chief Rabbis order soldiers to refuse to close Gaza
An Israeli source reported in Friday that two former chief rabbis, Rabbi Avraham Shapiro and Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, issued on Friday a “Halakhic’ (religious) ruling forbidding soldiers from closing the…
Fire breaks out in Negev Industrial Zone
Israeli radio reported on Friday afternoon that fire broke out in an industrial zone in the Sha’ar Hanegev area, in the Negev desert in the south of the country. According to…
More shells fired on Friday
Friday afternoon, a Palestinian resistance group fired two “Qassam†homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. One landed near the town, while the other hit an agricultural area,…
Tulkarem invasion continues
The Israeli Army continued its invasion of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Residents reported that the army invaded Tulkarem refugee camp in the morning and imposed curfew in the…
Army invades Ibadia village east of Bethlehem
The Israeli Army invaded Ibadia, a village east of Bethlehem, and conducted house-to-house searches. The army entered the home of the Saadah family and conducted a search, disturbing household possessions,…
Army invades Al Asakra village east of Bethlehem, arrests one
Friday morning, soldiers invaded al-Asakra village, east of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident. Eyewitness reported that the army barged into the village, conducted military searches of homes, and arrested Khaled al…
Report: `“1723 civilians, including 565 children killed since September 2000`
The Israeli High Court of Justice on Thursday considered a case filed by the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, demanding investigations in all cases…
Israel demands P.A not to bear arms in Tulkarem
Palestinian Ministry of Interior accused Israel of violating the Sharm al-Sheikh understandings, and lack of seriousness in implementing key points of the agreement. The ministry said that Israel did not…
Army invades Amateen, east of Qalqilia, and imposes curfew on the village
 Soldiers are harassing the residents by throwing sound bombs at the houses and at children in the streets. They are trying to trap the residents in their homes by…
Army invades Azzoun
Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Azzoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. A local source in the village reported that soldiers installed a military roadblock on the…
Military roadblock installed on Tubas-Tammoun road
Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers installed a military roadblock on Tubas-Tammoun road, north of the West Bank. A local source in Tammoun reported that soldiers, supported by military vehicles, closed…
Army prepares to invade Gaza Strip
A large Israeli military force has positioned itself at the entrances of the Gaza Strip in apparent preparation for an invasion, Israeli military sources reported on Friday morning. ‘‘We are ready…