Yousif reviews pullout monitoring posts in Gaza
Palestinian Minister of Interior, Nasser Yousif, visited three security posts in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday. Special PA security forces will use the newly established three posts to monitor…
Blair links London bombings to ME conflict
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that the situation in the Middle East was one of the essential causes of Thursday’s London bombings. ‘The solution cannot only be security…
Amidst the burning sun, extreme settlers and bad conditions
The burning sun lefts its own ‘finger prints†on the face of Khalil Ibrahim, 11 years old, from al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya, near Nablus, while he walks between the cars at Za’tara…
UCC to selectively divest from companies supporting the occupation
The General Assembly of the United Church of Christ, (UCC) decided in it 25 convention to selectively divest from companies involved with Israel’s occupation of the west bank and Gaza,…
$3 billion in aid to the PA from the G8 nations
In their summit, the G8 leaders approved $3 billion in aide to the Palestinian Authority to support the economy over the next three years. The plan was submitted to the…
Army invades two villages near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday, two villages near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers invaded the villages of Allar and Saida, after surrounding…
Army detonates military posts in Gaza settlements
Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers started to detonate military posts in Naveh Dikalim, and Gani Tal settlements, west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Huge sounds…
16 members of the Islamic Jihad arrested in two days
A senior source at the Islamic Jihad movement, in the West Bank, reported that the Israeli army arrested 16 members of the movement over the last two days. Two members…
Eight residents arrested in Hebron
Saturday morning, a Palestinian security source in Hebron reported that Israeli soldiers arrested eight residents, including a child, in three villages near the West Bank city of Hebron. The source…
Army closes Beit Eeba checkpoint
Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers closed Beit Eeba checkpoint, west of Nablus, and barred hundreds of residents from crossing. Soldiers interrogated dozens of youth, and students for several hours, and barred…
Sheikh Yousef: `“Truce, peace, do not exist with settlements and the wall`
Sheikh Hasan Yousef, one of Hamas’ political leaders in the west Bank demanded the Palestinian Authority to reconsider the truce approved by the P.A and the Palestinian factions, in protest…
Army shells Khan Younis, child seriously injured
Saturday at dawn, Israeli soldiers shelled West Khan Younis refugee camp, one child was seriously injured. A medical source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis identified the child as Ghazi…
Child clinically dead in Nablus
A medical source in Rafidia hospital in Nablus reported that the child, Nour Fares, who was shot dead two days ago buy the Israeli army, is clinically dead.
Two youth arrested in Gaza
Israeli army arrests 2 young Palestinians in Gaza for allegedly attempting to infiltrate through a fence which surrounds the Gaza Strip.
Elderly man tied, forced to undress
Friday at night, Israeli soldiers detained an 80-year-old man on Tiaseer checkpoint, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, and forced him to take his clothes off. A resident…
17 residents injured west of Ramallah
Hundreds of residents, Israeli and international peace activists protested against the Separation Wall in the village of Bel’in, west of Ramallah, soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets and gas bombs at the…
Four soldiers injured south of the Gaza Strip
Friday evening, four Israeli soldiers were injured after an explosive charge detonated near the jeep in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The shells exploded as a military patrol…
Youth killed near Ramallah
Friday evening, an Israeli soldier guarding the Separation Wall shot killed a Palestinian teen in the village of Beit Liqya, west of Ramallah. According to the Israeli army, one of…
Homes shelled west of Khan Younis
Monday evening, Israeli soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition at dozens of homes west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A Palestinian security source reported…
Two arrested in Jenin refugee camp
Friday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Jenin and its refugee camp, and arrested two residents. A local source in Jenin reported that soldiers invaded the city and the camp, conducted military…
Settlers attack residents in Hebron
Settlers of Tal Rmeida illegal settlement outpost in the center of the West Bank city of Hebron attacked dozens of residents, and homes in the area. A local source in…
This Week in palestine, July Week 1
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 6.6 MB This week in Palestine – a service of the…
London death jumps to 50, 700 wounded
Head of the metropolitan Police, Sir Ian Blair, said in the wake of the London bombing that it will be very difficult now to determine the death toll, but it…
Hamas, National Committee, not Unity government
International media sources reported on Thursday that the ruling Fatah party rejected an offer by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, to form a national committee to oversee the intended Israeli…
Army invades Jenin, arrests three
 Israeli troops invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin, at the early hours of Friday morning, Palestinian sources reported.  Eyewitness reports said that three residents were arrested in…
Settlers set up new Gush Katif stronghold
Israeli right-wing protestors have begun establishing a new stronghold in the Gush Katif settlement bloc in southern Gaza, Israeli sources reported Friday. This move comes week after the Israeli army…
Seven Palestinians Arrested in Hebron
Lat last night Israeli army sources said that the army arrested seven residents of Hebron city. According to the army clams, three are wanted for involvement with Islamic Jihad group,…
Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for shelling Sderot
Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for firing two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. The brigades said that it fired the…
Soldiers occupy two homes near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invade the village of al-Shiokh, north east the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and occupied two homes, using them as military posts. A local source in the…
High court rules freeze on wall section
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli Supreme Court issues an order to freeze the construction of a section of the West Bank separation wall in a village near Hebron. Resdients…
Yossi Beilin: hesder yeshivas should be dismantled
Meretz-Yahad leader Yossi Beilin said on Thursday that Israeli society is divided over the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The divide, said Beilin, demonstrates the gravity of the problem of…
London rocked by series of attacks
At least 2 people have been killed in a series of explosions that rocked the British capitol of London on Thursday morning, a ccording to the BBC news website. Blasts occurred between Aldgate…
19 residents injured in Amateen
19 Palestinians were injured Thursday in clashes with the Israeli army in the village of Amateen, east of Qalqilia. The fighting erupted after the army began bulldozing villagers’ farmlands to…
Father, his son arrested in Tammoun
The Israeli army arrested today a Palestinian and his son near Tamon village in southern part of the West Bank. According to an eye wetness, Israeli army invaded Tamon village…
Resident arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday the village of Yatta, near the West Bank city of Hebron, conducted military searches of homes and arrested one resident. A local source in the…
Soldiers invaded Nablus
Thursday at noon, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and broke into two institutions in a building in the center of the city. The WAFA news agency…
Army invades village near Tubas
Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded an area adjacent to Wadi al-Maleh, near the West Bank city of Tubas. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers broke into dozens of homes,…
Five arrested, two injured south of Hebron
Five Palestinians were arrested and two injured when the Israeli army attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village of Mnezel, south of Hebron, on Wednesday afternoon. Dozens of…
Five arrested, two injured south of Hebron
Wednesday afternoon, five residents were arrested, two injured, after the Israeli army attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village of Mnezel, south of the West Bank…
Farmers wounded by army fire near Qalqilia
19 Palestinian farmers from a village near Qalqilia were wounded Thursday morning by Israeli troops as they tried to prevent bulldozers from uprooting their orchards. Soldiers invaded the village of…
12 Palestinians, one peace activist injured in Aida refugee camp
Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Aida Refugee camp to the west of Bethlehem. 12 Palestinians, most of them children under 14 years old, and one international peace activist, were injured…
Child, resident injured in Kahn Younis
Wednesday at night, Israeli soldiers based at military camps surround Morag settlement, in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, fired at dozens of homes in Qeizan…
Greek Patriarchate to replace the ousted Irineos I
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Jerusalem announced its intention to select a new patriarch to replace Irineos I, who was ousted by the church last month. The selection process will…
Palestinian detainee deported to Jordan
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that Mohand Khaled Abu Moeis was deported to Jordan after serving 33 months in Israeli administrative detention centers. The detainee was…
Youth killed, two injured in Balata refugee camp
Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers killed a 17-year-old youth in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, and injured two others after invading the camp and exchanging fire with a resistance group.…
Serious Hamas-PA rift on the eve of pullout
Mahmoud al-Zahar, believed to be the leader of Hamas inside the Palestinian territories, launched the severest-ever verbal attack on the Palestinian Authority, signaling a serious rift over the issue of…
Palestinian Intelligence officer killed in Gaza
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported that Abdullah al-Loh, 40, was found killed in a street in Gaza city. Marks of severe torture were apparent on his body. The…
Islamic Jihad Fighter killed, another injured in the Gaza Strip
Al-Quds martyrs’ brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing at military posts near Morag settlement in the Gaza Strip, and added that the fighter who…
Soldiers: `“Two Palestinian youngsters arrested carrying 11 pipe bombs`
Wednesday at night, an Israeli military source reported that soldiers recovered 11 pipe bombs after detaining two Palestinian youngsters at a flying checkpoint near the West Bank city of Qalqilia.…
Palestinians caught with 150 bullets
Wednesday evening, an Israeli military source claimed that soldiers arrested several Palestinians residents carrying 150 bullets. The residents were arrested near the settlement of Morag, in the Gaza Strip, army…
Army: `“Palestinian teen caught smuggling two explosives`
Wednesday evening, an Israeli military source reported that soldiers of the Nahal infantry unit, arrested a 17-year-old youth from the village of Qaffin, near Tulkarem; army claims that the teen…
Settlers, soldiers clash in Homesh settlement
Wednesday evening, an Israeli military source reported that dozens of settlers of Homesh settlement, in the West Bank, clashed with Israeli soldiers and took over an army bulldozer preventing the…
Mofaz proposes changes on wall route
In bid to overcome some legal difficulties that would delay the completion of the West Bank separation wall, Israeli Minister of Defense, Shaul Mofaz proposed some changes on the wall…
Two homes leveled near Nablus
Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers leveled two home in al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya village, south of the West Bank city of Nablus. A local source in the village reported that soldiers, accompanied by…
Settlers plan a three-day march to Gush Katif
The Council of Settlements in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip called on settlers and disengagement opponents to participate in a three-day march on Gush Katif starting on July…
Abbas says he’ll meet Sharon again before pullout
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet again with the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon before the pullout from the Gaza Strip begins, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday. According to the…
Janata deputy mayor transferred to administrative detention
An Israeli military court decided to transfer deputy head of Janata village council, near Bethlehem, to six months in administrative detention. Ibrahim Asakra, 43, and his brother Kamal were arrested…
Settler rams a Gaza resident with his car
A settler rammed his car into a resident of the southern Gaza Strip Tuesday evening, causing moderate injuries, including fractures to several parts of the victim’s body. A medical source in…
Peace now: ‘145 tenders for new settlement housing units in 2005’
The Peace Now movement in Israel reported that during the first half of 2005, the so-called Israeli Lands Authority issued tenders for the construction of 142 new homes in settlements in the…
Resistance fires a shell at Gaza settlement
Wednesday morning, a Palestinian resistance group fired a homemade shell at Kfar Darom settlement, in the Gaza Strip. According to an Israeli military source, the shell exploded in a Palestinian…
Army invades Aida refugee camp
Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, and fired rounds of live ammunition. An Israeli military source claimed that soldiers invaded the camp in an attempt to…
Only settlers who ask will get compensation
In an effort to get more settlers to cooperate with the Israeli government’s official Disengagement Administration, the government has decided that only those who file applications for compensation will receive…
Israel to speed up wall construction
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet Wednesday with the heads of the defense establishment to discuss the progress of the separation wall. On Tuesday his Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, ordered…
Pullout and Pull in
To date, the northern section of the wall, consisting of 213 kilometers, has been completed. It extends from Tirat Zvi in the north to Elkana in the center plus two…
Two injured, four arrested near Jerusalem
Two Palestinian children were injured and four residents arrested Tuesday evening in Qutna village, northwest of Jerusalem, as soldiers fired on and attacked dozens of residents who were attempting to stop…
Mofaz: `“Army will remain in the G. Strip until the end of 2005`
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said the Israeli army will remain in the Gaza Strip until the end of this year, even though all Israeli settlers are scheduled to be…
Curfew imposed east of Tubas
Tuesday at night, Israeli soldiers imposed curfew over the village of Ein al-Baidha, near the West Bank city of Tubas, after surrounding and invading it. A local source in the…
Sharon reiterates warning to PA over gunfire during pullout
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reiterated warning to the Palestinian Authority over gunfire during the planned Israeli pullout from Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements. During a special session…
B’Tselem: `“Pal’s facing violence, harassment and lawless acts by army near Hebron`
Despite an Israeli court order allowing them to stay in their homes, cave-dwelling Palestinian farmers and herders in the southern Hebron hills still face a sustained and often violent campaign of…
‘Where shall I go now?’
A new wave of house demolitions in East Jerusalem Jerusalem – July 4, 2005– Again today, houses were demolished in East Jerusalem. In the early morning the bulldozers moved into…
Israel and PA agree on a Gaza-WB ‘safe passage’
Israel and the Palestinian Authority have reached an agreement on a temporary arrangement and on a permanent ‘safe passage’ between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Israel Radio reported…
Israel P.A agree on Safe Passage between W.B and Gaza
The Palestinian Authority and Israel arrived to an agreement to create an “overland†connection which links between the West Bank and the Gaza strip, Israeli Radio reported. According to the…
Village invaded east of Qalqilia
Tuesday afternoon, soldiers invaded al-Fondoq village east of Qalqilia, and fired rounds of live ammunition at dozens of homes. A local source in the village reported that soldiers forced the…
Settlers attack shepherds east of Tubas
Settlers of Rotim settlement, in Wadi al-Malih area, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, attacked dozens of shepherds herding their cattle, and seized farmlands planted with olives. A…
Al-Quds brigades fired shells at Nitzarim
Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of Fateh, claimed responsibility for firing homemade shells at Niztarim settlement, in the central Gaza Strip. The brigades said in a released s statement on…
Nine homes bulldozed in Jerusalem
The Israeli authorities bulldozed on Tuesday, nine homes and a fuel station east of Jerusalem, and claimed that they were built without obtaining construction permits.  The Jerusalem municipality and…
Resident of Jenin arrested near Bethlehem
Monday evening, Israeli soldiers arrested a resident near al-Sawahra al-Sharqiyya village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The resident, identified as Mohammad Turkman, 23, from Jenin refugee camp was…
Soldiers invade Arraba, Kafer Ra’ey, near Jenin
Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the villages of Arraba and Kafer Ra’ey, south west of Jenin. A Palestinian security source in Jenin reported that soldiers installed military checkpoints in…
16 killed, 140 injured, 245 arrested in June
Israeli soldiers killed 16 Palestinian residents, injured 140, and arrested 245 last month, according to the monthly report of the International Solidarity for Human Rights organization. “These acts are direct…
100 Palestinian workers arrested in one night
The Israeli police arrested at least 100 Palestinian workers in Israel overnight. The police claim that the workers were not carrying the needed entry and staying permits. All of the…
Homemade shell fired at Naveh Dikalim
An Israeli military source reported that a Palestinian resistance group fired a homemade shell at a military force near the Gaza Strip settlement of Naveh Dikalim. Army reported no injuries…
Bethlehem handover talks stalled
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is expected to meet with Palestinian Minister of Interior Nasser Yousef today in an attempt to iron out differences over the transfer of Bethlehem to…
Erekat: with or without Hamas, PA will secure a smooth Gaza takeover
Hamas’s decision not to join the PA cabinet would not affect the smooth takeover of the Gaza Strip after the Israeli withdrawal, PA chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday. ‘We…
Army claims foiling weapons smuggling attempt
Monday evening, the Israeli army claimed arresting a 16-year-old youth on Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus, after attempting to smuggle weapons. An Israeli military source reported…
Family of injured detainee appeal treatment for their son
The family of an 18-year-old Palestinian detainee who was injured as he was arrested by Israeli forces has appealed to humanitarian organizations and the Palestinian Legislative Council to take up…
Resident arrested north of Qalqilia
Monday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested a resident of Jayyous, north of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. The WAFA news agency reported that Naji Hasan Khreisha. 26, was arrested on…
Soldiers invaded al-Azza refugee camp
Sunday at dawn, Israeli soldiers surrounded and invaded al-Azza refugee camp north of Bethlehem. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers conducted military searches of homes and occupied…
Egypt-Israeli to conclude deal on Philadelphi route
Head of the Israeli Defense Ministry political-security devision, Amos Gilad, and Egyptian intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman, are about to conclude an agreement to deploy Egyptian border guards apposite the Philadelphi…
Special Pal security force to control the territories following disengagement
The Palestinian ministry of Interior and National Security reported on Monday that it intends to form a special security force from all Palestinian security devices, to maintain law and order…
Administrative detention for the sixth time
An Israeli military court in the Negev detention, renewed administrative detention orders against detainee Ahmad Mustafa Zeid, 40, for the sixth consecutive time. Zeid is from al-Jalazonerefugee camp, near the…
Youth sentenced to one consecutive year
Ofer Israeli military court Sunday sentenced, on Monday, a youth from Bethlehem to one consecutive year. The youth was identified as Rami Mohammad al-Hreimy, 18 years old.
Three arrested near Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday three residents from the towns of al-Thahiriyya and Ithna, near the West Bank city of Hebron. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers invaded al-Thahiriyya,…
Extreme heat, bugs, and denial of medical care make life in detention camps miserable
Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention camps are denied needed medical care and suffer from extreme heat and insect infestations, according to lawyers from the Palestinian Prisoners. Lawyer Fawwaz Shalloudi said…
346 child detainees in Israeli prisons
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Liberated Detainees reported that there are currently 346 child detainees in Israeli prisons, including four underage females. “29 percent of the under-aged detainees are suffering…
Israel to court: Wall not just for security, too expensive to move
Israel has again made fundamental changes in its legal justification for the West Bank separation wall, acknowledging that ‘security’ wasn’t the only consideration in determining  its route and dropping its previous…
PA seriously considering a unity government
Talks with Hamas and Islamic Jihad on setting up a ‘national unity’ government will begin this week, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia said Sunday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet…
Wall guard dies near Jerusalem
An Israeli Border Policeman died Sunday after suddenly collapsing while policing the separation wall near Jerusalem. Police initially claimed that Natan Yasais, 21, had been hit by a rock thrown…
Military checkpoint on Tubas-Jenin road
Monday morning, Israeli soldiers installed a military checkpoint on the main road which links Tubas with Jenin, north of the West Bank. A Palestinian security source reported that soldiers installed the…
Police arrest ringleader of Muasi lynch
Israeli security forces on Sunday arrested a settler said to be the ringleader of the mob that tried to lynch a Palestinian youth at Muasi beach in the Gaza Strip…
Gilad to Egypt to finalize Philadelphi deal
Israel and Egypt are on the verge of concluding an agreement allowing the deployment of more Egyptian border guards at the Philadelphi border route in Rafah. ‘the agreement would be…