Resident arrested in Azzoun
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday evening a Palestinian resident in the village of Azzoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers surrounded…
Child killed by settler’s car in Hebron
A medical source at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, in Hebron, reported, on Tuesday at night, that a child from Beit Ummar village was killed after being struck by a…
Israel to evacuate from the Philadilphi Route
The Israeli TV, Channel 1, reported in Tuesday evening, that Israel has decided to evacuate from the Philadilphi Route, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, immediately after completing the Gaza…
New settlement in Jerusalem
The Israeli Newspaper Maariv reported on Tuesday that the Israeli government plans to construct a settlement at Bab al-Zahera area, in the old city of Jerusalem. The plan which was…
Resident arrested in abu Dis
Israeli army arrested on Tuesday, Abed al-Fattah al-Arah 18 while heading to al- Quds University in Abu Dees in Jerusalem, for registration. The Father of Abed Al Fattah reported that…
Home leveled in Qalqilia
Head of al-Fundoq Village council Lo’ay Tayyim reported that three army bulldozers, supported by ten military jeeps invaded the Fundoq village on Tuesday, and demolished one house that belongs to…
House demolished in Jerusalem, allegedly illegal built
The west Jerusalem municipality demolished a house, allegedly illegal built, in Jabal AL Mokaber village south west of Jerusalem under the army and police protection. Eyewitness reported that the army…
Qorei: `“Peace starts and ends in Jerusalem`
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qorei called on the United States, the International Community and the Quartet to hold their responsibilities, and pressure Israel in order to stop its violations in…
Army invades Haris village high school in Salfit area
Army invaded, on Tuesday at down, Haris village in Salfit area, broke into Haris High School and conducted searches coursing some damages to the premises. Eyewitness reported that number of…
House demolished in Jerusalem, allegedly illegal built
The west Jerusalem municipality demolished a house, allegedly illegal built, in Jabal AL Mokaber village south west of Jerusalem under the army and police protection. Eyewitness reported that the army…
35 life terms, and placed in solitary
Israeli Prison Authorities transferred detainee Ghalib Hasan Jaradat, 23, from Sielet al-Harithiyya, west of Jenin to solitary confinement in Hadarim detention. Jaradat was arrested during a special under-covered military operation…
Resident arrested, another injured in Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers arrested a resident in Azzoun village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia; another resident was badly bruised east of the city after the soldiers attacked and…
Resident injured, arrested in Hebron
A Palestinian security source in Hebron reported on Monday that soldiers fired and seriously injured a resident in al-Hawouz area, south of Hebron, and arrested him. The source stated that…
Thousands of soldiers begin disengagement rehearsal
Around five thousand soldiers and policemen started a rehearsal on Monday for the pullout from the Gaza Strip, shortly before the start of the operation, Israeli sources reported. Three army…
A Wall which kills life and land
“They are destroying everything, what will happen to us, to me, what will happen to other merchants and familiesâ€Â, Kamil al-Kalooty, a storeowner in Anata village said. Despair, pain and…
Israel accuses Pope Benedict of not condemning attacks on Jews
During Sunday mass, Pope Benedict XVI prayed to God to stop the terrorists and put an end to the bombings. He mentioned the attacks that have taken place in ‘countries…
Army assaults a resident in Qalqilia
Army assaulted Ayman Younis (28) from Izbat Al Ashqar village near the West Bank city of Qalqilia on Tuesday morning. Palestinian sources confirmed that Younis was attacked by soldiers at…
Qassam hits Sderot
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday morning, that a homemade shell was fired at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot causing damage in Rabin neighborhood. Several cars were partially…
Nine arrested in Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Tuesday at dawn, nine residents in the West Bank city of Tulkarem and Thannaba area near the city. A local source in Tulkarem reported that soldiers…
Army reopens abu Holy, al-Matahin checkpoints
After three days of full closure, Israeli soldiers reopened abu Holy and al-Matahin checkpoints, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The closure caused daily suffering to the residents…
Resident arrested at the Rafah Border Crossing
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Monday evening, a resident at the Rafah border crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on his way back from Romania. The WAFA news…
UAE to build Pal town in site of demolished settlements
The Emirate State News Agency said that the United Arab Emirates intends to build a new Palestinian town on site of demolished settlements in the Gaza Strip, after the Israeli…
USD 100 M, needed to renovate Gaza Coast
Palestinian officials at the Gaza Municipal council said on Monday that the council has signed an agreement to launch a campaign to renovate the Gaza Coast in with the Association…
Israeli court sentences Palestinian prisoners to administrative detention
Israeli military court in Ofer detention center, near the west bank city of Ramallah, sentenced on Monday, twelve Palestinians to administrative detention to various terms. The Palestinian Prisoner Society published…
Settlers assult Israeli Army Chief Rabbi
The Chief Rabbi of the Israeli Army was met by angry settlers as he visited the Neve Dekalim settlement in Gaza, writes The Jerusalem Post. He went there to discuss…
One dead, another seriously wounded in Jaffa blast
 Israeli sources reproted that one person is killed and another is seriousely wounded in an explosion in an appartment in Jaffa in south Tel Aviv.  The blast occured at around…
Survey: Jewish settlers in Gaza most extreme
A recent survey shows that the Jewish settlers in Gaza are more extreme than their counterpart in the West Bank. The telephone poll, which was conducted by Haifa University, found…
Army invades Balata refugee camp, one arrested
Army invaded Balata refugee camp in Nablus, on Monday morning, and searched several homes; residents of the area reported that the troops invaded the camp under the cover of heavy…
Resident arrested in Hebron, dozens of homes searched
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday, one resident in the old city of Hebron, and resumed its house-to-house searches in the old city for the third day. A Palestinian Security source…
Army prepares a plan to shell Gaza if the PA does not control it
Israeli sources reported, on Monday, that the Israeli army is preparing a plan to foil any attempt to fire at settlers and soldiers during disengagement, if the Palestinian Authority does…
Israel to set up ‘caravillas’ as temporary housing solution
Yonatan Bassi, in charge of the Disengagement Authority said Monday that Israel will arrange ‘caravillas’ as temporary accomodation for the Gaza settlers. By August first, 160 of the planned 320…
Student arrested near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday morning, Majdi Atteely, 21, at a military roadblock west of Atteel village, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Atteely is a student of Al-Quds…
Sharon slams London Mayor, Likud rebels
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon slammed London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, for stating that members of the Likud and Hamas were “two sides of the same coinâ€Â, Sharon also slammed Likud…
Resistance detonates a military Jeep in Gaza
Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, and Abu Ali Mustafa brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, claimed conjoint responsibility…
Israeli army invades Bethlehem, arresting two
Israeli army invaded Bethlehem and arrested two residents on Monday morning. According to eye-witness reports, five military jeeps invaded the city from the western entrance which is known as DCO…
13 candidates for J’lem Patriarch post
The Jordanian Minister of Interior Awni Yerfas announced on Sunday that he has received a list of candidates succeed the dismissed Patriarch Irineos I to the Jerusalem Patriarch post. The list…
Mofaz and Yousef met on Sunday and agree to meet again
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz met on Sunday evening with Palestinian Authority Interior Minister Nasser Yousef. Yousef reported that “Israel was not serious,†and not providing any answers to issues raised by…
Army Chief warns Yesha heads against right-wing refusal
Chief of Staff of the Israeli army Dan Halutz warned settler leaders on Sunday that their plans for mass refusal by right-wing religious soldiers to carry out disengagement related orders…
Peres: Dividing Jerusalem is must for reaching peace deal
Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres said on Sunday that Israel must divide Jerusalem and leave the West Bank city of Hebron for a peace deal with the Palestinians to be…
Child detainees abused in Atzion detention center
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner society, Hasan al-Sheikh, reported that he met two child detainees in Aztion detention center, near Hebron, who informed him of the ill treatment and abuse they…
Child injured in Rafah
Israeli soldiers fired, on Sunday afternoon, at dozens of homes in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; one child was injured. A medical source at Abu Yousef…
Army invades Atteel and Anabta villages, near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday, the villages of Atteel and Anabta, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and conducted military searches of homes. The WAFA news agency reported…
Settler and his wife killed in Gaza
An Israeli military source reported on Sunday that a Jewish settler and his wife were killed and three other settlers were injured, after three Palestinian gunmen ambushed and fired their vehicle…
Detainee Manal Ghanim appeals to be released with her baby
Palestinian detainee Manal Ghanim demanded international humanitarian organizations to intervene for her release, in consideration that her child, Nour, will be two years old in two months, and thus will be…
Detainee in a critical health condition
The Ramallah office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, PPS, reported on Saturday that detainee Abdul-Ra’ouf Mustafa Ismail, 38, from Silwad near Ramallah, is suffering from critically deteriorating health conditions, in…
Sharon: We will hit hard if attacked during disengagement
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threatened to use harsh means if Palestinian resistance launches attacks during the disengagement, slated to start mid-August. Sharon’s comments followed the deadly attack, carried out…
Army: `“Bomber arrested on his way to Tel Aviv`
An Israeli security source reported that soldiers arrested a Palestinian bomber from the Gaza Strip on his way to carry suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. “The bomber was arrested inside…
Two settlers, one fighter killed in the southern Gaza Strip
An Israeli military source reported on Saturday at night, that two settlers were killed after a Palestinian resistance group fired at their vehicle on a road leading to the Kissufim…
600 detainees to be transferred to the Negev detention
The Detainees Media Center reported on Saturday evening, that Israeli Prison Authorities intends to transfer 600 detainees from central prisons to the Negev detention camp, in the Negev desert. The…
Eight child detainees transferred to the Negev detention
Israeli Prison Authorities transferred on Saturday afternoon, eight child detainees from the Eretz prison, in the north of the Gaza Strip to the Negev detention camp. The detainees, 15 to…
Rice: Israel must coordinate more with PA
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said there is a need for more coordination with Israel over the intended Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements,…
Army invades Balata refugee camp, arrest one resident
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at night, Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, and arrested one resident. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers broke into home in…
Police assault three Palestinian workers in Israel
Israeli police assaulted on Friday, three Palestinian workers in Israel, arrested two of them while the third was badly injured and hospitalized in Jenin. A Palestinian security source in Jenin…
15 roadblocks installed in Jenin
Israeli soldiers installed 15 roadblocks in Jenin and several surrounding villages, and conducted military searches. A Palestinian security source In Jenin reported that soldiers stopped dozens of vehicles, held and…
Settlers, soldiers attack homes near Nablus
A local source in Nablus reported that soldiers and settlers attacked dozens of Palestinian homes in Oref village, south east of Nablus, in the West Bank. The source stated that…
Resident arrested in Balata refugee camp
A local source in Nablus reported on Saturday morning, that Israeli soldiers invaded Balata refugee camp in the city, and arrested one resident. The source stated that soldiers exchanged fire…
Blasts in Egypt Kill at Least 65 at Sinai Resort
At least 65 people were killed in a series of powerful explosions that rocked the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheik early Saturday, Egypt’s interior minister said. There…
Israeli court sentences two children to harsh terms
An Israeli military court sentenced on Friday two Palestinian children to harsh terms, after charging them of membership in al-Aqsa brigades, the military wing of Fateh. Nasser Kahled Daoud, 15,…
Soldiers install roadblock on Jenin-Ya’bod road
Israeli soldiers installed on Sunday morning, a military roadblock on Ya’bod-Jenin road, in the north of the West Bank. A local source in Jenin reported that soldiers stopped the vehicles,…
Soldier break into a wedding in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers broke into a wedding on Friday, in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, and fired rounds of live ammunition in the air. A local source in the camp reported…
Five detainees sentenced and fined
Ofer Israeli military court sentenced on Friday, five residents from Bethlehem to concurrent terms. The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the court sentenced Monther Amer, from…
Six injured, five arrested in Bel’in
Israeli soldiers fired on Friday afternoon, at a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in Bel’in, west of Ramallah; six residents were injured, and five others were arrested. A local…
Youth killed in Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot killed,a Palestinian youth, on Friday at night, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. An Israeli army source said on Friday, that a Palestinian gunman fired…
Islamic Jihad sponsors a mass wedding for 222 couples in Gaza
A mass wedding ceremony sponsored by the Islamic Jihad organization in the Gaza Strip, 222 Gazan couples got married in Gaza city on Friday, Maan news agency reported. In addition…
Sharon meets Rice at his Ranch in the Negev
US secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met on Friday, with the Israeli prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his Negev Ranch, Sharon was reportedly “very pleased†with the outcome of the…
Settlers attack old man, injuring him in the head
Three Israeli settlers today attacked a 75-year-old man, Mahmoud Shousha, from Housan village near Bethlehem The settlers came by car to Shousha’s land while he was working in it. His…
Clashes between anti-wall demonstrators and the army, several injured and 30 arrested
Clashes erupted between anti-wall demonstrators and the army on Friday afternoon as internationals, Israelis and Palestinians demonstrated in Bil’in village, west of the West Bank city of Ramallah. Troops lashed…
Israel re-operates the X-Ray search machine at the Rafah Crossing
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Friday, that the Israeli Authorities re-operated the X-ray search machine chamber at the Rafah Boder Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Two residents forced out of al-Maleh area
Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded Wadi al-Maleh area, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, and expelled two residents. Aref Dharaghma, head of the Projects Department in Wadi al-Maleh,…
This Week in Palestine – July Week 3
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 7.3 MB This week in Palestine, a service of the International…
P.A police arrest armed Israelis in Beit Jala
The Palestinian police arrested on Thursday evening an armed group of Israeli youths after they entered Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. The youths were then handed over to the Israeli army, which…
Israeli army admits inability to tightly seal off Gaza Strip
Israeli military officials admitted that the army failed to completely seal off the Gaza Strip to Israeli civilians, as it had intended to do in preparation for the upcoming evacuation of…
Knesset set to vote on law to deny Palestinians compensation
A committee of Israel’s Knesset is set to vote Monday on a bill that would make it virtually impossible for Palestinians to seek compensation from the state for damages caused…
Two arrested in Qabatia
Israeli soldiers arrested two residents of Qabatia, south of the West Bank city of Jenin. A local source in Qabatia reported that soldiers invaded the village on Friday at dawn, conducted…
Army invades Jenin – one arrested, two injured
Israeli soldiers, backed by armored vehicles, barged into the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, in the early hours of Friday morning, eye-witnesses reported. Troops conducted house-to-house…
Resident dies of wounds sustained last week in Gaza
A Palestinian medical source has said that a resident of Gaza died on Thursday of wounds sustained last week. Dr. Jom’a al-Saqqa, head of the Public Relations Office at Nasser Medical Compound in…
97 million to expand settlements in the Jordan Valley
The economic ministerial council at the Knesset approved a plan to provide 97 million shekels in aid to improve infrastructure, agriculture and for settlement expansion in the Jordan Valley area. The…
Israeli Army took part in NATO drill
For the first time ever, the Israeli Army participated in a NATO exersice. A total of 13 IDF commanders took part in the two-and-a-half week long training, which was held at…
Beyond good and evil
Allowing ourselves a little empirical leeway it is possible to divide summer society into two classes. One is constantly on the move. Its members have not a moment’s rest as…
Israel denies access to a caravan for justice in Palestine
Israel denied access to a group of 130 international human rights and peace activists of the Caravan for Justice in Palestine, who tried to access the country, coming from Jordan,…
Two arrested, as army invaded Jenin
An Israeli military source reported that soldiers arrested two residents in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The two residents were arrested overnight after the army invade the city…
Homes shelled west of Khan Younis 09:11
Israeli soldiers shelled on Friday at dawn, several homes west of Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip. A local source in Khan Younis reported that soldiers stationed…
Resident arrested in Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers arrested installed a military checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and arrested one resident. A local source in Qalqilia reported that soldiers stopped dozens of vehicles,…
Rice meets Shalom and praises Sharon
After landing in Israel on Thursday U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with the Israeli Foreign Minister, Silvan Shalom, and praised the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, for what…
Four blasts hit London bus and underground
Blasts at Underground stations and on a bus caused panic in London last night just two weeks after fatal attacks that claimed the lives of 56 people and wounded hundreds.…
Hawatma: ‘I will return to Gaza after the Israeli withdrawal`
Nayef Hawatma, Secretary General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that he will be in the Gaza Strip immediately following the Israeli withdrawal. Hawatma said that…
Abu Holy, al-Matahin checkpoints closed
Israeli soldiers closed on Thursday evening, abu Holy and al-Matahin checkpoints, on Salah Ed-deen Road, the main link between northern Gaza Strip areas with the south. The WAFA news agency…
Qassam hits Palestinian home – child killed, brother injured
A Palestinian medical source at Nasser hospital in Khan Youni reported on Thursday evening that one child was killed and his brother injured, after a home made shell exploded in their…
Army closes Zatara Checkpoint in the middle of the West Bank
Palestinians confirmed that the Israeli soldiers assigned to the Zatara checkpoint closed the checkpoint and forced people to go back. Zatara Checkpoint lies in the middle of the West Bank…
Army invaded Aida Refugee camp north of Bethlehem
An eyewitness reported that the army force backed up with heavy army vehicles and blocked the entrances of the camp. Troops searched the houses of the Akier family and promised…
Army invades Jenin, surrounds several vilages
Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin, installed roadblocks, and conducted military searches, A local source in Jenin reported that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles and jeeps,…
Army expands military camp near Jenin
A local source in Jenin reported on Thursday afternoon, that military bulldozers uprooted trees and leveled farmlands adjacent Douthan military camp, near Jenin. The camp is close of Arraba village,…
Soldiers abuse taxi drvier, urinating on him
Israeli soldiers abused a Palestinian taxi driver from Dir Samit village, near the West Bank city of Hebron, after stopping him at a military checkpoint adjacent to Doura village. Ibrahim…
Abbas dismisses Palestine TV chair
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Thursday dismissing Radwan Abu Ayyash, chair of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, Palestinian sources reported. Abu Ayash is to be given another task…
Israeli Army toughens penalties for refusing orders
The Israeli army’s chief of staff, Dan Halutz, this week approved a series of steps to toughen disciplinary measures against soldiers who refuse orders, ahead of the planned disengagement from some…
Two arrested in Hebron, dozens of homes searched
On Thursday at dawn Israeli soldiers invaded the villages of Yatta, al-Sammoa, and Beit Kahil, south and west of the West bank city of Hebron, and arrested two residents. The…
Israel might blow up synagogues, religious schools in Gaza settlements
The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on Thursday that a senior military source said that Israel might detonate synagogues and religious schools before it evacuates from the Gaza Strip in accordance…
Army starts to open new settlers’ road east of Qalqilia
Troops started on Thursday morning to open a new settlers’ road on the land of Kofer Kadoom village east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Sources from the village…
Sharon refuses to meet Abbas during Rice’s visit
An informed Israeli source reported on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected an American proposal that he meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during the visit of the…