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Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar will visit Indonesia next week as part of a tour that will include some Middle Eastern and Asian Islamic countries, Palestinian sources reported.   Disra Bierka,…

Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar will visit Indonesia next week as part of a tour on some Middle Eastern and Asian Islamic countries, Palestinian sources reported.   Disra Bierka,…

Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar will visit Indonesia next week as part of a tour on some Middle Eastern and Asian Islamic countries, Palestinian sources reported.   Disra Bierka,…

One Palestinian was killed in an explosion which rocked the building of the Palestinian General Intelligence in Gaza city on Saturday morning, Palestinian sources reported.     In addition, head…

The Israeli army arrested four residents and injured an elderly man in the West Bank city of Nablus during a pre-dawn invasion to the city, Saturday. The injured was identified as…

King Abdullah II of Jordan said that deterioration in security in the occupied Palestinian areas could spill over Jordan and appealed to U.S. president to help restart the peace process,…

Click here to download MP3 (7.2 MB, 7:45)Israeli military forces violently attacked a peaceful anti-Wall protest in the Palestinian village of Bil’in on Friday May 19th, injuring 24, including a…

Israeli Security officers manning Allenby Bridge, between Jordan and the West Bank, apprehended a Palestinian woman carrying a computer ‘flash drive’ containing Hizbullah information on how to assemble weapons, Israeli…

Friday, following noon prayers in the West Bank village of Bil’in, near Ramallah, residents in addition to Israeli and international peace activists conducted their weakly peaceful protest against Israel’s annexation…

The IMEMC conducted an exclusive interview with one of the five prominent Palestinian activists and academics currently on hunger strike in Jenin.  The hunger strike began on May 1, 2006.Q.…

Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 9.4 MB This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle…

Everyday Israel proves that it never withdrew from the Gaza Strip, despite the fact that it has no troops or settlers there.     Everyday Israel proves that the most…

The Palestinians are facing one of the most vicious assaults in their history against their right to self-determination, their economic livelihood and their very future as an independent people. Israel,…

The humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Palestinian lands has reached unimaginable proportions, with the economy strangled by closure, salaries unpaid, and a medical emergency situation killing both the chronically ill…

72.8% of Palestinian children exposed to trauma report Post-Traumatic Stress symptoms, while only 25% of Israeli child victims of terrorism experience such symptoms, according to a new study from Ben-Gurion…

Officials at the Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt reported that European observers at the crossing,  have confiscated more than $800,000 from Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman as he was…

The international attempt to force the new Palestinian government to renounce violence and recognise Israel is having a profound impact on daily life in the territories. Most people in Gaza…

A British professor has refused a request to write an article for an academic journal funded by Israeli universities, as part of his academic boycott against Israel, Israeli daily Haaretz…

Meshref Al Mubaslat, 73, died of a heart attack as Israeli forces bulldozed the area in front of his house in Nablus.  He was not able to open his front…

 Israeli tanks stationed at the borders with the Gaza Strip shelled on Friday at dawn areas east of Gaza city, Beit Lahia and Beit Hannon, south of the Gaza strip.…

The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday at dawn and arrested five residents. Among the arrestees were Um Rami Okop, Samier and Samer Al Sarbess,…

Four Palestinians including two policemen were wounded Thursday night in clashes which erupted between unknown gunmen and Palestinian police in Gaza city, Palestinian medical sources reported.     The clashes…

The Israeli army invaded Deir Al Ghesson village, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and handed out military orders to three youth in the village. The youth were…

Saber Salah, 28, was arrested when troops invaded the village of Al Khader in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday at dawn. Troops entered the village, surrounded Salah’s home,…

Four residents were injured in the city of Gaza when fired at by unknown gunmen, early Friday morning, medical sources reported. D.Mo’awia Hassanin, the head of emergency and ambulance service…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies issued a ‘Call for Support’ which will provide resources towards an appeal launched by the Palestine Red Crescent for $9.3…

An Israeli military source reported on Thursday at night that two Israeli settlers, one man and a woman, were mildly injured after being fired at neat Tapuah junction, close to…

An Israeli military source reported on Thursday at night that Palestinian fighters fired six homemade shells at Israeli targets in the Western Negev area. The sources added that one of…

Thursday at night, Israeli soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north  the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and clashed with dozens of residents there. two youth were mildly injured, local sources…

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The head of the Palestinian Medical Association warned on Wednesday that the health system in the Gaza Strip and West Bank would probably collapse as a result of international sanctions.…

Hundreds of Palestinian police officers loyal to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, have marched in the Gaza Strip in a show of strength against the newly formed Hamas security forces,…

The Israeli army invaded the village of Qabatia south of the West Bank city of Jenin, and sounded one house, on Thursday afternoon. Soldiers have surrounded the house of Ratep…

Dr. Saeb Erekat, head of the negotiations file at the Palestinian Liberation Organization said on Thursday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni,  on…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Thursday that Supreme Court President, Justice Aharon Barak, wrote a private letter this week to an American friend stating that even though his opinion…

On Wednesday, Israeli Occupation forces delivered a military order to the Jubara village council to halt construction of a primary school, according to local sources. The school is being built…

Thursday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded the villages of Beit Ola, Beit Ummar and Al Arroub refugee camp in the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested four residents.…

Israeli army intelligence reported that the Palestinian resistance managed to smuggle parts of a Russian missiles into Gaza and attempted to assemble it there. The report said that the missiles…

Thursday, Israeli soldiers arrested ten residents in a morning invasionof the village of Abood north of the West Bank city of Rammallah. Elias Azar, the mayor of the village said…

Thursday morning, the Israeli army closed Taiseer checkpoint and the surrounding area east of the West Bank city of Tubas. Soldiers informed the shepherds that if they approach the area…

The Palestinian General Board of Petroleum in the West bank city of Jenin announced on Thursday that the city is facing a cooking fuel crisis. According to Hussam Al Arqawi,…

A group of Palestinian armed men opened fire on Thursday morning at Governorate building in Tulkarem city in the northern West Bank, where deputy Prime Minister Nasser Eddin El-Sha’er was…

Herds of wild pigs attacked farmers’ homes and lands in the West Bank city of Salfit late Wednesday night. According to local farmers, the pigs were released by the Israeli…

Thursday morning, Israeli troops invaded Qabatia town, south of the West Bank city of Jenin, and searched several houses. Although no arrests were made, the reisdents expressed concerns that this…

The Israeli army installed several military checkpoints around the West Bank city of Jenin Thursday morning, putting the city under total siege. Troops are searching all the cars entering and…

Nidal Khalawi, 24, was arrested when troops stormed his home in Deheishe refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday at dawn. Troops surrounded Khalawi’s house, searched his…

Troops stormed the residents’ homes forcing them to remain in one room and for on the spot interrogations, eyewitnesses reported The arrestees were identified as; Kifah Tafish, 20, Soltan Saba’nah,…

In a move seen as widening of the gap between the governmental and the presidential Palestinian establishments, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered thousands of police deployed throughout the Gaza…

The Israeli Ynetnews reported that Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz renewed evacuation orders for a 12 illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank Wednesday night, as directed by Israel’s Prime…

Palestinian detainees in Ofer Israeli detention facility, west of Ramallah, reported that one tent caught fire in the youngsters section at the Benjamin Israeli detention facility; the causes of the…

Detainee Abdul-Rahman Al Otewy, appealed humanitarian organizations to interfere for his release from Israeli prisons and transfer him to “anywhere in the world” since he is suffering a sever deterioration…

Palestinian medical sources in Nablus reported on Wednesday afternoon that the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli military invasion in the West Bank city of Nablus has risen to…

The International Solidarity Movement for Human Rights reported that chaos and insecurity in the Palestinian territories has significantly increased and targeted civilians, lawyers, journalists, physicians,  judges, and teachers. 74 residents…

Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses both report Israeli forces invaded several eastern Bethlehem villages at dawn Wednesday. Israeli soldiers broke into homes, invasively searched them, and forced dozens of Palestinians…

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The Lebanese Police reported on Wednesday that Palestinian gunmen and Lebanese soldiers engaged in a gun battle in Wadi Al Aswad area, adjacent to the Syrian borders with Lebanon. The…

Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 83.0 MB Listen to a series of discussions about the current…

The Israeli army continue its siege of Arqaba village south east of the West Bank city of Nablus which has lasted for more than four days, this Wednesday. Jaodat Bani…

An Israeli army force invaded the northern areas of Biet Hanon town north of the Gaza strip, Wednesday afternoon. Several tanks and army bulldozers entered those areas coming from Erez …

An Israeli army undercover team seized a taxi owned by resident form Kofer Ra’e village near the west bank city of Jenin, Wednesday morning. The soldiers were wearing civilian clothes…

The Israeli banks started to take procedures to stop dealing with Palestinian banks after the Hamas movement formed the Palestinian government, the Israeli Radio reported.  Discount Bank in Israeli informed…

Abd Al Baset Mo’tan, 32, was released after serving 32 months of an Israeli administrative jail sentence ,on Wednesday morning. Mo’tan, who is a resident of Boraka village near the…

Israeli soldiers stationed at Tyaeasser checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tubas, assaulted a medical patient on his way to get treatment, late Tuesday night. Sami Nimir, who lives…

Three residents arrested from the West Bank city of Hebron and refugee camp afterthe Israeli army conducted an arrest campaign , Wednesday at dawn. Army jeeps and soldiers stormed homes…

The Israeli army arrested four residents after invading several villages around the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday at dawn. Troops and army jeeps stormed the village of Jenata, to…

Palestinian Minister of Interior Sa’eed Siyam announced that the special force the ministry has established will start working in the Palestinian areas today.     Siyam told a press conference…

Palestinians have been marking the worst day in their history – the day of Israel’s creation – determined to lift damaging economic sanctions and warning that Israeli unilateralism could kill…

Neta Rotem, a 23-year-old student, stood near the cashier’s windows at the Jerusalem Theater. Dozens hurried by her to the ceremony awarding poet Nurit Zarhi the Yehuda Amihai lifetime achievement…

A large Israeli military force invaded Bethlehem are and arrested a Palestinian security officer on Tuesday evening, local sources reported.     Eyewitnesses said at least ten military vehicles invaded…

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The Palestine News Network recently sat down with a somewhat unlikely local hero. He is young for his experiences, in his mid-twenties. Zakaria Zbaidi is the head of the Fateh…

Palestinian informed sources reported that a summit meeting that would join the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with his Egyptian counterpart, Husni Mubarak in Egypt soon, Palestine News Network reported on…

An Israeli army unit stormed the Zobda high school for boys west of the West Bank city of Jenin and ordered the administration to take down the Palestinian flag, on…

Ahmad Mizher,a photographer for the Palestinian news agency Wafa, was detained by the Israeli army after photographing the new military checkpoint. Mizher was near entrance of of Al Khader village…

Tuesday afternoon , Israeli soldiers, backed by armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank village of Al-Khader, west of Bethlehem.  The troops  broke into Palestinian homes and conducted wide scale searches,…

The two international peace activists who were both shot in their heads by the Israeli military at Friday’s anti-wall demonstration in Bil’in have been discharged from hospital, according to a…

In an incident indicative of the general practices of the Israeli soldiers operating at the gates surrounding Qalqilia, two soldiers would not allow a farmer to pass without them knowing…

The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus, on Tuesday morning. The Israeli Army stormed the city and fired randomly at residents homes which caused a case of…

The Israeli police forces arrested 240 Palestinian workers, allegedly for not having work permits or the proper documents to stay in Israel, Tuesday at dawn. Israeli media sources reported that…

A group of right-wing Jewish extremists tried to set fire to Al Manshia mosque, in the city of Hifa, late Monday evening. According to Al Shikh Mohamed Madi, the head of…

Ja’far Salimi and Khaled Nimir were arrested from the village of Ithna, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday at dawn. Israeli army troops invaded the village and searched…

Ahmad Hamran was arrested when the Israeli army invaded the village of Al Hashmia, in the West Bank city of Jenin, on Tuesday morning. Soldiers stormed residents’ homes and arrested…

The Israeli army invaded the village of Tammon, east of the West Bank city of Jenin, Tuesday at dawn. Army jeeps entered the village and troops searched residents’ homes and…

The Maan news agency reported that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched a campaign to confiscate all compact discs that contain images of Al-Qaeda slaughtering hostages, a security source reported.  …

A temporary trust fund to handle the money to be sent to the Palestinians could be set up by June, the European Union said on Monday.   The EU, however,…

Four Palestinians were injured Monday evening in an Israel Air Force missile strike on a vehicle they were riding in the southern Gaza Strip. The strike occurred in the Little…

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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas responded publicly for the first time on Sunday to the "national reconciliation" drafted last week by Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti and Sheikh Abdel…

On the anniversary of Al Nakba, the Catastrophe, the Israeli High Court upheld a law over the weekend which specifically prohibits any Palestinian with West Bank identification from living with…

The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz on Monday reported an alleged plan by the Islamic Jihad organization in Palestine to assassinate the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Two weeks ago the British…

Monday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded various neighborhoods across the West Bank city of Hebron, and conducted wide scale searches resulting in the arrest of two residents.   Official…

The Israeli army arrested three residents in an invasion of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Monday morning. Troops stormed the city and searched several residents’ homes before arresting Wa’el…

One farmer was injured due to the Israeli army shelling of Beit Lahia north of the Gaza strip, Monday morning. Nabeel Ma’rof sustained an injury to his shoulder after being…

The Israeli army installed a military checkpoint at the main entrance of Tammon village east of the West Bank city of Tubas, on Monday. Soldiers closed the main road and…

Monday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded the West Bank village of Al-Rashayda east of Bethlehem and arrested one resident, local sources reported.   Israeli troops backed by armored vehicles…

The Palestinian people have been longing for freedom and sovereignty since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in World War I In 1917, the British colonial power at the time…

On Sunday, the Israeli High Court of Justice narrowly upheld a controversial law that effectively bars West Bank Palestinians from living with their spouses and children in Israel. The Israeli…

On Sunday, Israeli troops killed seven Palestinians in two separate raids, in the deadliest single day of violence in the West Bank in several weeks.  Some reports put the number…

Hundreds of Palestinian captives in Israeli jails announced Saturday that they are about to declare an initiative to donate their monthly allowance to support their elected government, the Palestinian Authority…