Hebron child injured in settler hit and run.
Abd Allah Al Ja’bari, 3 years old , from the West Bank city of Hebron was seriously injured on Tuesday evening, in a hit and run incident with an Israeli…
Army arrest resident from Obadyia village
Israeli troops invaded the village of Obadyia east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested one resident, Thursday morning. Ayoub Al Assa, 21,was arrested after soldiers stormed his…
The village of Araba near Jenin under siege
The village of Araba south west of the city of Jenin, is under seige from the Israeli army, Thursday morning. Army vehicles and soldiers have blocked all access roads to…
Israeli settlers in Hebron steal and beat Palestinians’ donkeys
Israeli settlers in the southern West Bank area of Hebron are beating Palestinian’s donkeys without mercy. An armed group from Kiryat Arba, the first settlement in the West Bank imposed…
Palestinian resistance leader survives assassination attempt by Israeli forces
An armed resistance leader survived an ambush in the northern West Bank Wednesday morning. Salah Souafta is the leader in Tubas City of Saraya Al Quds, the armed resistance wing…
Go Home, Mofaz!
What is to be done with Mofaz now? As an elected MK on Kadima’s list, his place is in the Knesset. The mark of shame on his brow will only…
Israeli Settlers in Hebron Prevent Palestinian School Children from Returning Home after school
Israeli settlers living illegally in Hebron, in the Palestinian West Bank, prevented Wednesday afternoon Palestinian school children from returning home from school in Hebron to their home village in Umm…
Israeli Settlers in Hebron Prevent Palestinian School Children from Returning Home after school
Israeli settlers living illegally in Hebron, in the Palestinian West Bank, prevented Wednesday afternoon Palestinian school children from returning home from school in Hebron to their home village in Umm…
Five-year Old Boy Detained by Israeli Forces
Defence for Children International- Palestine Section said that a five-year old boy was detained, together with his father, by Israeli soldiers for long hours under baseless pretexts on Wednesday. The…
Audio Report: The Daily News For May 3, 2006
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Report: BBC Reporting favors Israel
Coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict by the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) favors the Israeli side, a study for the BBC Governors has concluded. Deaths of Israelis received greater coverage than…
Israeli Troops storm Jenin, arrest three Palestinians
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday at dawn the West Bank city of Jenin and its nearby villages of Al Zababda and Kufur Ra’ey, and arrested three young men after breaking…
Army arrest handicapped youth from Beit Awwa village near Hebron
Israeli troops arrested Ashraf Al Massalma, 23, from the village of Beit Awwa near the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday. Al Masalmah is handicapped and uses a wheel…
Army imposes curfew on Huwwara near Nablus
The Israeli army imposed curfew on the town of Huwwara, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Wednesday morning. Troops stormed the town and occupied a building using…
Hamas denies internal conflict on holding national talks
Islamic Resistance Movement, (Hamas) denied on Wednesday the presence of internal conflict in the movement regarding holding national talks with the Palestinian movements slated for May 15. The Al Hayat…
Due to Israeli Siege, Gaza Suffers Unprecedented Health Crisis
Several Health Ministry officials at the Palestinian National Authority have warned of a serious health crisis in Gaza Strip due to the shortage of medicines and basic medical supplies, caused…
Army arrest two residents from Atel and Sieda villages north of Tulkarem
On Wednesday morning, Israeli troops arrested one resident from Atel village and one from Sieda both villages are situated north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Yazed Aodah, 28,…
Quartet Committee Convenes Next Tuesday to Discuss Feasibility of Road Map
Israeli news reports mentioned that representatives of the Quartet Committee members will meet next Tuesday in New York to discuss the mediation the Committee is doing in the Middle East,…
Report: ’37 Palestinians, including 6 children, killed in April’
A monthly report prepared and published by the National and International Office at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) revealed that Israeli soldiers killed in April 37 residents, including 6 children,…
May 3: 58th Anniversary of ‘the Catastrophe’: Al Nakba
The entire debate between the old and the new historians revolves round the question of moral responsibility for the consequences of the first Arab-Israeli war. It is a pleasure and…
Army continue to block the west entrance of Nablus
Israeli soldiers stationed at Al Bathan military checkpoint on the western entrance of the West Bank city of Nablus are keeping it closed Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses the soldiers announced…
Army invades Jenin and nearby village of Zababda, arresting one
Israeli armed forces invaded the West |Bank city of Jenin and the nearby village of Al Zababda, and arrested one resident, on Wednesday at dawn. In Jenin city, troops and…
Three Young men arrested from Obaidiyya village near Bethlehem
In a predawn invasion to the village of Obaidiyya, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Israeli troops arrested three young men on Wednesday morning. The arretees were identified…
The Israeli Army arrest two residents from Kofer Ra’ee village near Jenin
The Israeli army invaded the village of Kofer Ra’ee south west of the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested two residents, Wednesday morning. Ayman Milhem, 16, and Fadi Mrished,…
P.A Labor Minister; `“Our projects should be development and not relief`
As the workers of the world, and the Palestinians, celebrated the First of May, Palestinian workers remained jobless as a result of the Israeli military procedures, attacks and checkpoints barring…
Audio Report: The Daily News For May 2, 2006
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Israeli Military confiscates land, demolish Palestinian house, barn in Hebron area
The Israeli Army commander of the West Bank issued three military orders on Tuesday — to demolish a house and a barn in the West Bank city of Hebron and…
Israeli prison administration closes 150 canteen accounts
The financial crisis facing Palestine due to the US-led economic boycott against the new Palestinian Hamas-led government has reached Palestinian political prisoners. Sources in the Palestinian political prisoner movement in…
Two Palestinian security officers killed, seven injured north of Gaza City
On Tuesday afternoon, two Palestinian security officers were killed and seven were injured in an explosion in that took place at the building of the Palestinian National Security in the…
Army arrests 17 residents in Bethlehem in two days
Israeli soldiers backed by more than 15 armored vehicles and armored jeeps carried out wide scale arrests and invasions in several locations in Bethlehem area in the West Bank, mainly…
Army continues to prevent the farmers of Kafer Qaddoum from accessing their lands
Israeli troops stationed around the village of Kafer Qaddoum east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia prevented farmers from accessing their lands, on Tuesday. Soldiers attacked the farmers and…
Two PA officers killed in an explosion east of the Gaza strip
Khalied Sanonah, 33, and Tamer Al Masheharwai, 26, were killed in an explosion in the Palestinian National security forces headquarters in Jabalia town north of the Gaza strip, Tuesday afternoon.…
Soldiers abuse a handicapped child at a military checkpoint near Jenin
Israeli troops attacked a handicapped child at a military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Jenin, on Tuesday. Mohamed Qarawia, 12, a mute child, from Al Fonduk village near…
Army attacks a medical center in Beit Sahour
The Israeli army troops stormed a Medical Center in Beit Sahour near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday at dawn. Soldiers forced entry to Greek Catholic Medical Center and…
Resident arrested from Tulkarem
The Israeli army arrested Shadi Fawaz’a, 32, after invading the eastern area of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Tuesday morning. Armoured vehicles and jeeps stormed the area, soldiers searched…
Army arrest four residents among them a blind man
The Israeli army invaded Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, and arrested four residents among them a blind man, Tuesday at dawn. Army jeeps and soldiers…
13 residents arrested overnight
Israeli soldiers arrested thirteen residents in the West Bank during arrest invasions carried out in Nablus, Qalqilia, and Bethlehem. An Israeli military source claimed that five members of Fateh movement…
36 residents killed, 300 arrested in April
A report based on data collected from Palestinian humanitarian centers and press agencies revealed that Israeli soldiers shot and killed 36 Palestinians, including three children, in the West Bank and…
Three residents arrested in Qalqilia
In a pre-dawn invasion to the city, Israeli army arrested thee residents from the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Army vehicles and soldiers stormed the city and the nearby village…
Army arrests three residents in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Tuesday at dawn, and arrested three residents. Mohammad Shihada, 18, Riad Zawahra, 30, and Ahmad Masalmah, 20, were arrested when…
Israel starts Wall construction in Shu’fat refugee camp
On Monday Israeli authorites began to construct the Annexation Wall in Ras Khamees neighborhood, in Shu’fat refugee camp near Jerusalem despite a court ruling opposing the closure of the area…
Female detainee in a Bad health condition
Lawyer of the Prisoners Committee reported on Monday that Israeli prison Authorities barred him from visiting detainee Raja’ Al Ghoul who was transferred to Al Ramleh detention facility in spite…
Israeli industrial zone in West Bank cheap laborer desribes the area as a ‘chemical grave’
Despite the daily repression, 45 year old Abu Fathi goes to work in an industrial zone beside an Israeli settlement in the Salfit District. Among the thousands of Palestinians working…
Audio Report: The Daily News For May 1, 2006
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Campaign Launched to Expel Israel from FIFA
Palestine activists have launched a campaign get Israel suspended from the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) in protest against its’ ongoing subjugation of the Palestinian people, as part of…
Troops arrest five residents, including husband and his wife, in Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at dawn five Palestinian residents, including a husband and his wife, in the West Bank city of Nablus. A local source in Nablus reported that…
Hamas: We are not involved in Karni attack plot
Hamas’ spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri distanced the movement from the plot to attack Karni crossing in the Gaza Strip which was foiled by the Palestinian security forces last week. Abu…
Soldiers attack, beat an old woman and her son in Hebron
Israeli soldiers attacked on Monday a 65-year old woman and her son as he tried to stop the soldiers from attacking his mother. near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West…
Abbas says no intention to run for second term
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated in an interview with the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television that he does not intend to run for a second term in office when his four-year term…
Army harasses an old woman and attacks her son in Hebron
The Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint in the old city area of the West Bank city of Hebron assaulted an old woman and attacked her son, Monday morning.…
Israel crosses the threshold
On September 9, 1969, a big brown envelope was delivered to the Oval Office on behalf of CIA Director Richard Helms; on it he had written "For and to be…
Israeli aircraft drops leaflets on northern Gaza Strip warning residents to stay away
Residents of the northern of Gaza Strip reported Monday that Israeli military aircraft dropped leaflets at dawn warning residents from entering areas in northern Gaza. The leaflets were warnings to…
Palestinians mark international workers day in Ramallah
A major Palestinian nonviolent march swept through the West Bank streets of Ramallah Monday in honor of International Workers Day. Their first stop was with Fateh spokesperson Ahmed Abdul Rahman…
Arab Doctors on a solidarity campaign to assist the Palestinian medical situation
In a press release issued on Monday, The Emergency and Relief Committee in the Arab Doctors Union, stated that it intends to organize a solidarity campaign, next Friday to assist…
PA to address Quartet to help stop W.B. Wall
Ghazi Hamad, spokesman of the Palestinian Authority said on Monday that the PA will send a letter to the Quartet demanding it to interfere to stop the wall is building…
17 residents arrested in the West Bank city of Hebron
The Israeli army invaded several villages and areas in the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested 17 residents, Monday morning, Palestinian sources rerported. In Bani N’aim village, troops stormed…
Army arrests five residents in Nablus
In a morning invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday the Israeli army arrested five residents including a man and his wife. Troops conducted wide scale search…
Army arrests two brothers from Yatta near Hebron
The Israeli army troops invaded the village of Yatta near the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday morning and arrested two brothers, local sources reported. Soldiers searched several homes…
Olmert lets Shas without backing unilateral pullout
The Shass right-wing religious party is the second to join the Kadima-Labor coalition to form the Israeli government, yet without a pledge to back Kadima’s unilateral pullout plan, Israeli sources…
Ten residents arrested from Burken village
Israeli army arrested Ten residents from Burken the West Bank city of Jenin, in a pre-dawn invasion to the village. Armored vehicles and jeeps stormed the village and conducted wide…
Army invades Beit Ta’mar village and arrests six residents
The Israeli miliatry invaded the village of Beit Ta’mar east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested six residents, Monday at dawn. The arrestees were identified as; Ahmad…
Palestinian woman killed in Tulkarem Invasion
Israeli army troops shot dead, Itaf Zalat 45, from the West Bank city of Tulkarem as they invaded the city on Monday morning looking for claimed wanted Islamic Jihad operative,…
Army invades Bethlehem arrests three
A large Israeli military force invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested three residents in the early hours of Sunday morning, Palestinian sources reported. The force, which consisted…
Army invades the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrests one resident
The Israeli armed forces invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem late Saturday night and arrested one resident. Soldiers arrested Mohamed Sha’lan from a wedding his work place after they…
Army arrests three residents from Jayyous village
The Israeli army arrested three residents from the village of Jayyous near the West Bank city of Qalqilia, late Saturday night. Troops stormed the residents’ homes and arrested Hussam Shamamsa,…
Two residents arrested in Bethlehem
Israeli troops arrested Ali Nawawra, 23, and Abdullah Falah, 25, from Hindaza neighborhood in the eastern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Sunday morning. Troops stormed the…
Army attacks residents in Al Baq’a valley, east of Tubas
Israeli soldiers attacked residents in Al Baq’a valley, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, Sunday morning. Troops forced the farmers, who were working in their land ,out and…
Seven civilians wounded in Israeli shelling in northern Gaza Strip
Seven Palestinian civilians including a child and a woman were injured as the Israeli artillery shelled the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday afternoon, Palestinian medical sources reported. The seven were…
Two residents arrested in Hebron
The Israeli army arrested two residents and fined two in the the West Bank city of Hebron and the near by village of Yata, Saturday morning. Ghassan Al Jonadi from…
Bilin residents Protest the construction of the Wall on their land
On Friday the 28th of April on behalf of the International Middle Eastern Media Centre I traveled to Bilin to cover the weekly protest and resistance to the Israeli illegal…
Girl arrested at Beit Iba checkpoint in Nablus
The Israeli soldiers stationed at the Beit Iba checkpoint in the West Bank city of Nablus arrested Fida’ Daras, 22, Saturday afternoon. Soldiers said that they arrested Daras because she…
Settlers continue attacking residents in the Jordan valley
A group of settlers using a medium size van are setting traps to ambush and attack Palestinian residents’ cars in the Jordan valley area, Saturday at dawn. According to residents…
The Israeli Army arrest two residents from Qabatia village
Israeli troops invaded the village of Qabatiya, south of the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested two brothers, Saturday morning. Mahmod Khazima, 18, and his brother Mohamed, 17 were…
Abbas must be allowed to be the link
It’s still too early to say if there is going to be a change of Israeli policies vis-a-vis the internal Palestinian situation by the yet-to-be-formed new Israeli government. Ehud Olmert…
The PA rejects French President’s plan for funds
The Palestinian Authority rejected the proposal by the French President Jack Chirac in which he recommended to establish a fund under the supervision of the World Bank to pay the…
Army arrests a young man from Wadi Fokeen village west of Bethlehem
Yousif Al Hrob, 25, was arrested on Saturday morning from the village of Wadi Fokeen west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Israeli armed force stormed the village closed…
Army continue its shelling to east and north areas in the Gaza strip
The Israeli army tanks stationed at the borders of the Gaza strip continued its shelling to east and north areas in the Gaza strip, Saturday morning. The shelling targeted residential…
Army closes Al Bathan checkpoint in Nablus and declare it a closed military zone
Israeli soldiers stationed at Al Bathan military checkpoint, northeast of the West Bank city of Nablus declared it a closed military zone, Saturday morning. Scores of residents coming from the…
Army invades Jenin and the nearby Qabatia village
Israeli Army forces invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and the nearby village of Qabatia, Saturday morning. In Jenin troops backed by military vehicles entered the city, and patrolled…
Quartet officials: Envoy to Middle East stepping down
Middle East envoy James Wolfensohn has decided to step down because of restrictions imposed on him after Hamas formed the new Palestinian government in March, a Quartet source said on…
Kadima-Labor coalition to implement unilateral pullout
Israel will unilaterally, pullout from some areas in the West Bank in the coming four years, stats the agreement signed between the majority party Kadima and its ally the Labor…
This Week in Palestine – April Week 4
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Army invades Jenin and surrounding villages, arrests residents
Islamic Jihad Movement official in Jenin, Mahmoud Al Sa’adi, said that Israeli forces launched a wide arrest campaign on Friday against resistance fighters in several areas of the Jenin District.…
Jordan sends convoy of aid to Gaza hospital
King Abdullah of ordered medical aid to be sent to a Gaza hospital, said a Jordanian newspaper. This aid comes shortly after the Jordanian Kingdom accused the Hamas ruling party…
Robert Fisk: Another brick in the wall
If I were an Israeli I would have built a wall, but not as a way of stealing land. We have been conned again. The Israeli elections, we are told,…
PA: Arrest of Lawmaker Ahmed Mubarak is part of the pressure campaign against government
Palestinian Legislative Council Secretary General, Dr. Mahmoud Al Rahmahi has strongly condemned Iseael’s arrest of Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmed Mubarak from Ramallah Thursday morning. On Thursday morning, a large…
Abbas to propose new talks after new Israeli government formed
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call the Israelis to resume peace talks after they form the new government and called on the European Union to resume aid…
Audio Report: The Daily News For April 27, 2006
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Four residents injured and two arrested in Hebron
Four residents injured and two arrested in the West Bank city of Hebron during army attacks, Thursday morning Mossa Al Rejbi, 57, hand was injured, Iblan Abu Sabiha, 23,suffered a…
The Israeli army evacuates a military bass in the Beit Sahour
The Israeli Army evacuated the Osh-Ghrab military base east of of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem in the West Bank, on Thursday morning. Residentsfrom the surrounding area rushed inside the military…
Due to Israel’s participation, Sweden Boycotts Air Force Drills in Italy
called off its participation in international air force exercises to take place in next month because of the involvement of the Israel Air Forces in the drills. was supposed to…
Israeli Army invade Nablus and several surrounding villages eight residents arrested .
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and several surrounding villages arresting eight residents, on Thursday morning. In the nearby village of Asira, troops arrested Bassel Sawalha, 18,…
Thirteen residents arrested from Al Yamon village
The Israeli Army invaded the village of Al Yamon in the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday morning and arrested 13 residents. Troops backed by military vehicles stormed the village…
Army arrests Obaidiya village residents near Bethlehem
The Israeli army arrested a young Palestinian man form the Obaidiya village east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, in a pre-dawn invasion on Tuesday. Army jeeps invaded the…
Three residents arrested in Tubas
Israeli army troops arrested three residents from Tubas city in the west Bank during a morning invasion, on Thursday. According to the residents more than 15 armored vehicles entered the…
Indonesia says ready to assist Palestine
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Jakarta is ready to offer technical assistance to the Palestinians. During his current visit to , President Susilo expressed his hope that…
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli Air Strikes in Gaza Strip
At least two Palestinians were killed and several wounded in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Sources reported on Thursday morning. Four Israeli warplanes fired four missiles…
Palestinian political prisoner dies of medical neglect in Israeli jail
Suleiman Draji, 53-year-old Palestinian from Taiba village inside , died due to medical neglect in Israeli Hasharon Prison Wednesday. The Palestinian Prisoner Society placed the full load of responsibility and…
Audio Report: The Daily News For April 26, 2006
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Three Resistance Fighters injured in clashes with PA security in Gaza Strip
Three resistance fighters who belong to the Popular Resistance Committees were injured Wednesday, when they clashed with the Palestinian Security forces who prevented an attack with a car bomb at…