Palestinian resistance shells Sedrot
Abu Ali Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility of firing three homemade…
At least 10 non-violent protesters injured, one critically, by Israeli forces at anti-Wall protests
Seven Palestinians and an Israeli supporter were injured today by Israeli forces that opened fire on a nonviolent demonstration against the Wall in Beit Sira Village, west of Ramallah. Several…
Abbas: Latest Israeli attacks ‘threaten just peace’
President Abbas condemned the nearly week-long Israeli attack on eastern Nablus’ Balata Refugee Camp, saying "This aggression will increase the deterioration in the area and destroy any chances for a…
Israel building ‘apartheid’ roads to keep Israelis and Palestinians separate
Israeli authorities are building ‘Palestinian-only’ roads in the West Bank, while retaining existing illegal settler highways as ‘Israeli-only’ roads, said a senior Israeli security source Friday. Palestinians condemned the idea…
This week in Palestine, February Week 3
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.5 MBThis week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle…
Three Palestinians killed, four injured in three separate Israeli attacks in northern Gaza
Early Friday morning, a bomb blast in Gaza City killed 28 year old leader resistance leader Abdul Moeti Mohammad Daf and seriously injured a second man; in a separate incident…
Physicians without borders denounces Israeli attacks against medical teams
In its statement issued on Friday, the International organization for Physicians without borders denounced the Israeli army’s attacks against the Palestinian medical teams while on duty in the Palestinian West…
Resident killed in a blast in Gaza
An explosion in the Tel Al-Howa neighborhood of Gaza City killed 32-year-old Abed Al Mu’tee Abu Daf and seriously injured another man, Mann News Agency reported Abu Daf, allegedly a…
British officials prevented from crossing at Nablus checkpoint after Israeli soldiers
After Israeli forces prevented foreign officials from passing through a Nablus checkpoint, they held their planned meeting with local Palestinian officials in the street in front of the checkpoint,…
Israel resumes it attacks against Palestinians in the Gaza strip killing two
An Israeli Air force gun-ship fired missiles at a Palestinian car in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia on Friday morning, Palestinian sources reported.Two Palestinians were injured in…
Mashal urges Israelis to elect moderate government, end occupation
Khaled Mashal, Hamas political chief, said during a phone interview on Thursday that the movement is ready to hold talks with anybody, including the U.S, except for Israel, and called…
Olmert apologizes to King Abdullah for Naveh’s statements
The Israeli acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, called on Thursday King Abdullah of Jordan and apologized for the statements of the Israeli OC Central Command Major General, Yair Naveh, who…
Five residents, including four brothers, arrested near Jenin
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday night, five residents, including four brothers in Ya’bod village, north west of Jenin in the West Bank. The four brothers were identified as Mohammad Mustafa…
Israeli settlers set ‘sights’ on Palestinian home near Qalqilya
Israelis from the Karneh Shemron settlement have apparently set their sights on a Palestinian home in Kufr Lakif village, near Qalqilya. The eleven members of Mahmoud Awad’s family face the…
Arab democracy is exposing the blind spot of US policy
So, with Hamas taking control of the Palestinian Authority and its institutions, the destiny of the Palestinian people is once more in the hands of a party that believes in…
Army bulldozers begins to demolish animal barns in Tubas
Israeli army forces imposed a siege on Bardalah and Ein Al Biada villages, near the West Bank city of Tubas, and army bulldozers started to destroy farm buildings and animal…
Five Palestinians killed Thursday in ongoing Israeli invasion of Balata refugee camp
After a 17 year old boy was shot and killed early Thursday morning, Israeli forces continued their assault on the crowded neighborhoods of Balata refugee camp, killing four more Palestinians…
Army injures Palestinian resident from Hebron City
Israeli army troops shot and injured Ibrahim Al Mashny, 29, from the West Bank city of Hebron during clashes between the army and Palestinian stone throwing youth in the city…
Checkpoint between northern Salfit villages preventing residents from moving
Israeli army forces installed a military checkpoint between Farkheh and Qaraweh villages, north of the West Bank city of Salfit on Thursday morning, preventing the free movement of residents. Troops…
At least Ten injured in Wall protest west of Ramallah
At least ten Palestinian and Israeli peace activists were injured on Thursday at noon after the Israeli soldiers attacked a joint peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Beit Siera…
Saudi leaders agree with Hamas: Cutting humanitarian aid is ‘blackmail’ of Palestinian people
After meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice on Wednesday, Saudi Arabian leader Saud al-Faisal announced that his country, unlike Egypt and the U.S., would not cut humanitarian funding…
Resident injured near Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian resident in the West Bank city of Hebron during a military invasion to the city. A medical source in Hebron reported that Ibrahim…
Family facing constant harassment by settlers
Israeli settlers from the Karneh Shemron settlement have been repeatedly attacking a Palestinian family in Kufr Laqif village, near Qalqilia in the West Bank.The eleven members of Mahmoud Awad’s family…
Special army unit arrests resident in Alar village near Tulkarem
The Israeli Army Special Unit abducted one resident from the village of Alar north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Thursday morning. Mohamed Amer, 19, was attacked, arrested…
In pre-dawn invasions, army arrests seven residents from several cities in the West Bank
During pre-dawn invasions, the Israeli Army arrested seven residents from several cities in the West Bank on Thursday, claiming they were "wanted people." The two residents who were arrested in…
Palestinian resistance shells an Israeli town
In a press release issued on Thursday morning, the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing seven homemade shells at Al-Magdal, a town near Nazareth in…
Army enforces Palestinian resident to pay for security escort to get treatment in Israel
The Israeli army forced a Palestinian resident living with AIDS from the West Bank city of Hebron to pay the expanses of his security escort for treatment at an Israeli hospital…
Israeli forces bulldoze US-AID-sponsored Palestinian playground
The Israeli military destroyed a Palestinian playground, park and pool Wednesday, claiming that the park was built on "Area C" lands that are inside the West Bank, but under Israeli…
US Secretary of State tours Middle East, urges countries not to support new Palestinian government
US Secretary of State tours Middle East, urges countries not to support new Palestinian government Condoleeza Rice, the US secretary of state, is on a five-day trip to various countries…
Naveh: `“King Abdullah is liable to be the last king of Jordan`
Israeli-Jordanian relations faced a cloud of uncertainty following the statements of GOC Central Command leader of the Israeli army, Yair Naveh, who said that 80% of Jordan’s population are Palestinians…
Fateh tentatively agrees to participate in coming government
Fateh movement announced on Wednesday afternoon that it "tentatively” agrees to participate in the Hamas government, with Ismail Haniyya as the Prime Minister.Azzam, Al Ahmad, head of the Fateh bloc…
Gunmen break into the governor’s office in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that 30 gunmen, members of the Al Yasser Brigades, one of Fateh’s armed groups, broke into the governor’s headquarters in Gaza city. The…
Palestinian Authority denies reports that it is unable to pay employees
The Palestinian Authority’s new Minister of Economy, Dr. Mazen Sunokrot says the coffers of the Palestinian government are not running dry, as some media have reported. He reported on Wednesday…
Iran offers aid to Hamas-led Palestinian government
(AP) Iran on Wednesday offered to help finance a Palestinian Authority run by the Hamas militant group,Iranian state radio reported. The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani,…
Army arrests two children from Bethlehem
Israeli army troops stationed at the Israeli checkpoint near ‘Rachel’s Tomb’ in Bethlehem arrested two children from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, allegedly for trying to stab a soldier…
Troops invade two villages near Jenin, arrest two members of the Islamic Jihad
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday morning that villages of Al Yamoun and Qabatia, near the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested two members of the Islamic Jihad.The two members,…
Four-year old child seriously injured by Israeli shrapnel during shelling in northern Gaza
Medical sources report that 4 year old Ismail Abu Showyder is suffering serious wounds after Israeli shrapnel littered his small face and covered half his body. Israeli soldiers are intensively…
Imprisoned Fateh Resistance Leader makes statement to new Palestinian Parliament
Marwan Barghouthi, the Palestinian resistance leader currently in Israeli prison, made a statement to the opening session of the Palestinian Parliament Saturday, asking for Palestinian internal unity and reiterating the…
Nablus Invasion: Girls’ School damaged, defaced by Israeli soldiers
As Israeli occupation forces finally began to recede from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, in the northern West Bank, after an all-out assault on the camp that has lasted…
M. Court sentences and fines a child from Bethlehem
The Ofer Israeli military court sentenced on Wednesday a 14-year old child from Al Khader village near Bethlehem, to five months imprisonment and 1000 NIS fine. 1 US Dollar =…
US President Bush: Hamas should not get funds unless recognize Israel
president George Bush declared that the Hamas Islamic movement should not get any funds until it recognizes and to be a peace partner. In his statements to the…
Army demolishes one house and one chicken coop east of Qalqilia
Israeli army bulldozers demolished on Wednesday morning one house and one chicken coop that belongs to Ghaleb Bashier from Jensafot village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Army…
Scores of Palestinian residents held at Tayasser checkpoint near Tubass
Israeli troops stationed at Taiaseer checkpoint, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, are closing the checkpoint since early morning hours on Wednesday, and holding scores of residents there.…
Army bulldozers demolishes Palestinian Public Park near Qalqilia
Wednesday morning, Israeli army bulldozers demolished a Palestinian Public Park located between the villages of Jayous and Azoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. The park was constructed…
Israeli artillery shells buildings north of the Gaza strip
Israeli army artillery shelled Al-Ersal housing buildings north of the Gaza strip on Wednesday morning. The shelling caused severe damages to several residents’ houses in the two buildings but no injures were reported.
In an invasion to the town, army arrests one resident from Qabatia
Israeli army troops stormed the village of Qabatia south of the West Bank city of Jenin, arresting one resident on Wednesday morning. Omar Al-Adeeb, 24, was arrested when troops and army…
Yearly aid to south Lebanese soldiers living in Israel
The Keneset’s, Israeli parliament, financial committee approved a mandate to give financial aid to South Lebanese Army troops living in Israel on Tuesday evening. The troops will receive 3500 USD annually for the next…
Army arrests six residents from several West Bank cities
In pre-dawn invasions Israeli army forces arrested sex residents from several West Bank cities. The arrests were made in Rammallah, Jenin and Hebron; all arrestees are claimed to be Islamic…
Resistance injures one Palestinian resident of Israel
Palestinian resistance injured one Palestinian resident of Israel in the village of Azon near the green line on Wednesday at dawn, Israeli security sources reported. The man whose name remains…
Army: `“Explosion at the Karni Crossing`
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday at night that an explosion occurred at the Karni commercial crossing, between Israel and the Gaza Strip, no injuries were reported.The source stated…
Haniyya receives official notice to form government
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, asked the Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Ismail Haniyya to form the new Palestinian government headed by Hamas.After the official notice sent by Abbas, Haniyya will have up…
Charge or release the detainees: a view from South Africa
Friends told me that H. was in detention with other Palestinians in a prison near Mitzpeh Ramon. Startled, I asked why. "He was told that it’s a secret file," they…
Prisoners in Jericho protest by setting their clothes on fire, seven suffer smoke inhalation
Seven Palestinian political prisoners in the Palestinian Jericho Prison suffered from smoke inhalation after setting clothes and sheets on fire in protest to their continued imprisonment.A detainee known as Abu…
B’Tselem: `“Israel constructs the Wall to enable settlement expansion`
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, reported that Israel is constructing the Separation Wall in the West Bank under the guise of Security, and…
Hamas, undaunted by Israeli fund freeze, seeks funding elsewhere
After Israeli authorities decided Sunday to freeze Palestinian tax money worth 30% of the Palestinian Authority’s budget and impose sanctions on labor and products, criticism of the freeze erupted both…
B’Tselem: `“Israeli constructs the Wall to enable settlement expansion`
from each other and from their orchards, was and remains the main cause of human rights violations of Palestinians living near the Wall.The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in…
Troops invade Hebron, three nearby villages
Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Hebron, and three nearby villages and broke into dozens of houses. Several families were forced into a single room in…
Why is Israel against Russia’s meeting with Hamas leaders?
The Arab world welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invite Hamas leaders to Moscow. But Israeli politicians say the Russian initiative "aims to give international legitimacy to a terrorist…
Feb. 20: International Day of Non-Violent Resistance
As hundreds of non-violence advocates gather in the village of Bil’in for a conference and tree-planting to plan the next stage of non-violent resistance to the Wall’s construction, peace activists…
Army arrests Palestinian child in the old city of Hebron
Israeli army troops stationed in the old city of Hebron, in the West Bank, arrested on Tuesday afternoon, one Palestinian child while he was on his way back home from…
Army invades AL Azaria and arrests one resident there
Israeli army forces invaded the town of Al Azaria east of Jerusalem and arrested one resident there, on Tuesday morning. Several army jeeps invaded the town soldiers arrested Saiaf Abu…
Army invades AL Azaria and arrests one resident there
Israeli army forces invaded the town of Al Azaria east of Jerusalem and arrested one resident there, on Tuesday morning. Several army jeeps invaded the town soldiers arrested Saiaf Abu…
Army invades AL Ezariyya town, near Jerusalem, arrests one resident
Israeli army forces invaded, on Tuesday morning, the town of Al Ezariyya, east of Jerusalem, and arrested one resident. Soldiers, supported by several armored jeeps, invaded the town and arrested…
Ongoing Israeli assault on Nablus: Palestinian Security denies Israeli claim of ‘bomb factory’
A senior Palestinian security source in Nablus denied Israeli military reports of uncovering a large bomb factory in the West Bank city of Nablus. While the Israeli Army claimed that…
Army demolishes a Palestinian home in Hebron
The Israeli army bulldozers demolished a Palestinian home in Al Sha’eba area north east of the West Bank city of Hebron. Soldiers claimed that the building was illegally constructed. Several…
Two residents arrested from Nablus in an ongoing military invasion to the city
As part of the ongoing Israeli military invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus, soldiers conducted a search campaign, arresting two residents on Tuesday morning. Mohamed Al Saqa and…
In an invasion to the city, army arrests two residents in Tulkarem
Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and arrested two residents Tuesday at dawn. As soldiers stormed the city with more than 17 armored vehicles, troops conducted house-to-house searches before…
Palestinian resistance shells Siderot
In a joint press release, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, and Popular Resistance committees claimed responsibility for firing two homemade Qassam shells towards the Israeli town of…
Army invades Al-Yamon and Kofer Ra’ei villages west of Jenin arresting four
Israeli army forces invaded the village of AL Yamon and Kofer Ra’ei west of the West Bank city of Jenin arresting four residents on Tuesday morning. Soldiers stormed the village…
Hamas government may receive support from various Palestinian parties
With the leftist Peoples Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Party announcing for the first time on Monday that they would consider the possibility of joining a Hamas-led Palestinian…
Child, woman injured near Hebron
Monday evening, one Palestinian child and one woman were injured in Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Hebron.A medical source in Hebron reported that Ashraf…
Israeli government freezes Palestinian accounts; United Nations demands that freeze be released
"As we stated immediately after the PA elections, upon the conclusion of the transitional government, Israel will immediately cease the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority," acting Prime Minister…
Israel’s ‘punishment’ of Palestine begins: 31 Palestinians killed since election
A promise by Israeli leaders to ‘punish’ Palestinians for electing the Islamic Resistance party, Hamas, in Jan. 25th legislative elections, appears to be coming to fruition as ongoing invasions and…
Dahlan asks Hamas to maintain Rafah crossing agreement
Mohammad Dahlan, Palestinian Legislative Council member, demanded that the new Hamas led government maintain the Rafah crossing agreement. The agreement includes nominal Palestinian sovereignty of the crossing with European and…
Israeli Army orders United Nations employees out of Balata Refugee Camp 16:13 2/20
During an ongoing invasion to the area Israeli military forces ordered foreign employees of the UNRWA to leave Balata refugee camp south of the West Bank city of Nablus immediately…
Army closes Sofa crossing in Gaza strip 16:01 2/20
Israeli army forces closed the Sofa crossing in the Gaza Strip Monday afternoon, allegedly for "security reasons." The Army did not gave any specific reasons for this closure, although the…
Israeli Army arrest three Palestinians in Qabatia 15:29 2/20
The Israeli army units stormed the town of Qabatia south of the West Bank city of Jenin Monday morning, and arrested three residents there. Soldiers invaded the town, searched several…
International Conference Against the Wall begins in Bil’in
A two-day conference in the village of Bil’in, known throughout the world as a focal point of the non-violent struggle against the Israeli Wall construction in Palestine, began today with…
Two Israeli-Arab couples sue Ramle building contractor for discrimination
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that two Israeli Arab couples filed suit in Tel Aviv district court claiming that contractors in charge of a luxurious real estate project in Ramle,…
Israeli military ransacks homes in Hebron area, arrests two 14:20 2/20
Monday morning, in northern Hebron, Israeli forces invaded the town of Beit Omar, and broke into the home of Ayman Salibi, arresting his 25 year old son Mohammad. Israeli soldiers…
Israeli military beats Hebron teenager nearly to death 14:18 2/20
Israeli forces occupying the southern West Bank attacked Ahmed Ibrahim Zaid, a teenager in Hebron, severely beating him Monday. Israeli forces hit him to the point that medical sources report…
Ismail Haniyyeh, selected as Palestinian Prime Minister: Ready to Negotiate
On Sunday, Palestinian lawyer Ismail Haniyyeh confirmed he had accepted Hamas’s nomination and said: "I pray to God to help me to shoulder this great responsibility … to serve the…
Al-Quds Brigades leader killed in Nablus invasion
During early morning clashes with the Israeli soldiers, 28 year old Ahmed Abu Sharkh was killed in Nablus’ Qisaria neighborhood; his assistant Amjad Naifa was seriously injured in the ensued…
Israeli military court sentences four Palestinians; extends detention of two
An Israeli military court sentenced four Palestinians Monday morning to sentences — the charges of the four were not revealed by the Israeli court. According to the Palestinian News Agency,…
In ongoing invasion of Nablus, Israeli military blocks ambulances from reaching injured
Since the latest incursion in Balata refugee camp started on 1:00 am February 18, medical emergency work has been made impossible by the Israeli military. At this moment all entrances…
Palestinian resistance launches homemade shells towards Israeli targets
In a press release, Sariya Al Quds, the armed resistance wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for launching homemade shells towards the Israeli town of Sederot on Sunday night. The…
In an ongoing invasion to the city, army arrests six residents in Nablus
In an ongoing invasion to the city, Israeli army forces arrested six residents from the West Bank city of Nablus and from Balata refugee camp early Monday morning. As more…
Unknown gunman attacks ex-Minster and PLC Member
Unknown gunman shot at Jamiel Al-Taraifi’s house, an ex-Minster and ex-Palestinian legislative council member in the West Bank city of Rammallah late Sunday night. According to eyewitnesses, the gunman, who was…
Israeli Army invades Bethlehem and arrests one resident
The Israeli army invaded Al-Aza refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident Monday at dawn. Malek Al-Aza, 19, was arrested when several army vehicles stormed…
Fighter escapes an assassination attempt
The Jihad Jibril Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command, reported that Israeli troops attempted to assassinate the Brigades leader, Abu Jindel,…
Israel considers Abbas irrelevant, rejects truce with Hamas
The Israeli TV reported on Sunday night that Israel decided to regard the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, as irrelevant and that the Israeli Security Services, Shin Bet, decided to reject…
Army arrests three residents in an invasion to Allar
Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Allar, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem and arrested three residents. A local source in the village reported that under-cover…
Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill two Palestinians
Sunday morning, Israeli air-force killed two Palestinians east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Army claims that soldiers suspected that the two residents planned to…
Israeli Soldiers kill two children in Nablus invasion
In several attacks throughout the day on Sunday, Israeli soldiers, supported by armored vehicles and Jeeps, invaded Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Nablus, shot and killed…
Palestinian Authority returns $50 million aid money as U.S. demands
The Palestinian Authority returned $50 million in U.S. aid money immediately after the U.S. demanded the money returned on Friday. After the U.S. Congress decided Wednesday to withhold $400 million…
Hamas Speaker promises major changes in coming weeks
Mahmoud Al Zahhar, who was chosen by the Hamas movement as Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), said that the coming weeks will include improvement and changes in the…
Hamas’ female legislators vow to fight for womens’ rights
Six women elected on the Hamas ticket to the Palestinian Parliament say they plan to challenge gender discrimination, arguing that such discrimination is not Islam-based, but cultural tradition. Huda Naeem,…
Turkish Leaders challenge Israeli criticism of Turkey’s talks with Hamas
Addressing Israeli criticism of a recent visit to Turkey by Palestinian Hamas Party leader Khaled Meshal, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Israel had made an ‘unfortunate statement’. The Foreign Ministry…
Palestinian President calls for adherence to agreements
Speaking before the opening session of the Palestinian Parliament (West Bank branch) Saturday morning, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, now the majority party in Parliament,…
Families of Palestinian political prisoners protest at Palestinian Parliament
Saturday morning, families of Palestinian political prisoners broke into the opening session of the Palestinian Parliament (Gaza branch), where legislators were conducting their swearing-in ceremony. The families demanded the release…