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…
Palestinian Legislators Sworn In; Israel prevents elected Gaza Legislators from Participating
The Palestinian Parliament held its swearing-in ceremony Saturday morning, but due to the Israeli closure, lawmakers from the Gaza Strip were unable to travel to Ramallah (in the West Bank)…
Anti-Wall Protest in Bil’in followed by Israeli Army invasion
After Friday prayers in the West Bank village of Bil’in, dozens of Israelis, international supporters and Palestinian villagers marched toward the construction of the Israeli annexation Wall on villagers’ land.…
This Week In Palestine – February Week 2
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.1 MB This Week In Palestine, a service of the International…
Right-wing Likud Party attempts to disqualify Arab Candidates from Upcoming Israeli Election
The Likud Party, in a petition submitted Friday to the Israeli elections board, is attempting to disqualify the United Arab List candidates from the March elections in Israel, saying that…
Troops obstruct, attack, a peace procession against the Wall in Aboud
Approximately 300 residents, Israeli and international peace activists protested against the Separation Wall in Aboud village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Soldiers attacked the procession and fired gas…
Explosive, apparently left by army, claims life of Palestinian youth in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that one youth died of wounds suffered on Friday when an explosive charge, apparently left by the army, went off near Al Boreij…
Hamas delays selection of Prime Minister
As the Palestinian Parliament prepares to convene on Saturday, with the Hamas party occupying the majority of the seats for the first time ever, the Hamas leadership has delayed selecting…
Four right-wing settlers arrested for incitement
On Friday morning, the Israeli police arrested four right-wing settlers after they distributed fliers inciting against a senior officer at the Israeli army.The fryers were distributed outside the Jerusalem home…
Imprisoned legislator asks to participate in Parliament through video conference
Ahmad Saaadat, Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, newly elected member of the Palestinian Parliament, currently imprisoned by the Palestinian Authority, said that he should…
Settlers deface a mosque with anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, graffiti
For the second time this week, a settlers group wrote a graffiti in Hebrew on the Wall a mosque in Nabi Elias village, east of the West Bank city of…
Anti Islam graffiti on walls of Nabi Elias village mosque for the second time
In less than a week extremist Israelis defaced the Nabi Elias Mosque east of Qalqilia early Friday morning with graffiti insulting Prophet Mohammad on the mosque for the second time,…
Haniyeh denies Premiership post nomination
The Qatar based AL Jazeera satellite news channel reported that Hamas leader Sheikh Ismail Haniyya denied on Thursday that he had been nominated by the movement for the Prime Minister…
Haniyeh denies Premiership post nomination
Al Jazeera Quatari based satellite channel reported Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s denial on Thursday that he had been nominated for Palestinian coming premiership. "Hamas is still continuing…
Military Russian General considers weapons deal with Hamas
Chief-of-Staff of the Russian army Youri Palwionski announced on Friday that the Russian government will decide on a deal to export weapons to Palestine after meeting Hamas leaders in Moscow.…
Israeli military sources report Palestinian resistance shelling of Askalan
One home-made Qassam shell hit south of the Israeli town of Askalan, Israeli army sources reported, on Friday morning. The shell fell in an open area causing no damages or…
Army arrests 12 residents during an invasion of Jenin
Israeli army forces arrested 12 residents who were allegedly Islamic Jihad activists from the West Bank city of Jenin Friday morning. Several army vehicles stormed the village of Kufr Rai southwest…
Army invades Nablus and arrests three residents
Israeli army troops and vehicles invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested three residents from the city, on Friday dawn As more than ten army vehicles stormed the…
Army establishes `“Israeli-only` checkpoints in the West Bank
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that Israeli soldiers started last week to implement a military order that bars Palestinians with permits to enter Israel from entering via the roads “designated…
Soldiers arrest woman in Jerusalem, claim she attempted to stab a soldier
An Israeli military source in Jerusalem reported that soldiers arrested a Palestinian woman from Bethlehem after she attempted to stab an Israeli soldier in Jerusalem.The source claimed that the woman…
Leftist PFLP party denies it decided to join government
Thursday evening, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) denied media reports confirming the the movement has decided to join the Hamas government.A PFLP source reported that the…
Military court sentences a child to 16 months imprisonment
The Israeli Ofer military court, west of Ramallah, sentenced a Palestinian child from Al Khader town, near Bethlehem, to sixteen months imprisonment, and 1000 New Israeli Shekels fine. The child,…
Resident arrested near Tulkarem
Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers arrested one resident in Kafer Jamal village, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The Palestinian WAFA news Agency reported that Jihad Hatem Abdul-Rahim, 19, was…
5 Palestinians arrested in various parts of the West Bank
According to the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, the Israeli army arrested Thursday five citizens, including a girl in the West Bank (WB) cities of Bethlehem, Nablus and Qalqiliya. In Bethlehem,…
Boycott of Israel grows as Anglican Church, Architect Association Join
With the recent announcement of the Church of England that the Church would divest from companies which profit from Israel’s occupation, as well as a similar divestment by an Architect’s…
Israeli forces shell areas east of Gaza City
Thursday afternoon, local sources reported aerial bombardment by Israeli forces east of Gaza City. No injuries have been reported. The Israeli military gave no statement as to the reason for…
Palestinian Non-violence advocate on Trial
Mohammad Mansour, a Palestinian organiser for non-violent resistance to the Israeli occupation, faces trial Thursday for allegedly engaging in an ‘illegal protest’ with the International Solidarity Movement in 2004. In…
Israel and Apartheid South Africa
Last week, The Guardian (UK) published a two-part series by its reporter Chris McGreal comparing Israeli policies vis-a-vis its own Palestinian citizens and those living under its occupation in the…
Gaza Human Rights group denounces ongoing Israeli aerial assault on Gaza
The National Association for Democracy and Law denounced Wednesday the continued Israeli bombardment on crowded residential areas in Gaza Strip cities. According to the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, the Association…
Jordan Valley Takeover: The human side of the story
Ni’meh Abu Zaharah, mother of eleven, has been prevented from visiting her daughter since 2005. This testimony was documented by Israeli human rights group B’Tselem. Before the intifada, my husband…
Palestinian Authority decries Israeli takeover of Jordan Valley
The Palestinian leadership condemned the Israeli construction of the ‘eastern Wall’ which will completely enclose the West Bank within a de-facto open-air prison. The construction of the eastern section of…
13 residents killed, 136 arrested in the 53 week of cease fire
Palestinian National Information Center (PNIC) published its weekly report on the Israeli violations to the cease fire agreement which was declared between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the Egyptian…
Report: At least twenty Palestinian homes demolished over the last month
According to a report Thursday by the joint Palestinian-International grassroots organization, ‘Stop the Wall’, at least twenty homes have been bulldozed in the past month, most of them in the…
Hamas makes Parliamentary Appointments; Israel refuses to acknowledge
Hamas made its first parliamentary appointments on Wednesday in preparation for the opening of Parliament on Saturday, as Israeli officials declared that a Hamas-led Palestinian government would make it part…
Army abuses residents at a random checkpoint near Al-Bira in Jenin
Israeli troops stationed at a random checkpoint near the Al-Bira area, west of the West Bank city of Jenin, forced residents to remove their clothes and lie down on the…
One mentally challenged resident injured by the army fire north on Beit Hanon
Palestinian Official sources reported that one mentally-challenged resident was injured by Israeli army bullets in Beit Hanon city in the northern part of the Gaza strip late on Wednesday. Mofied Arafat,…
Four Palestinians arrested at Sofia border crossing south of Gaza
Four Palestinians were arrested at Sofia border crossing south of the Gaza strip by the Israeli army on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian security source reported. An Israeli army source…
Army arrests one resident north of Qalqilia
Israeli army forces invaded Al-Marj area in the West Bank city of Qalqilia and soldiers searched several houses, arresting one resident there on Thursday at dawn. Mohamed Hilal, 25, was arrested…
Two comatose patients: the old man and the little boy
From Gideon Levy’s article "There will be a Vietnam Here" in Ha’aretz 13 Feb 2006 As Israeli President Ariel Sharon lay comatose in a hospital in Israel with little chance of…
Nablus road, Tayaseer checkpoint closed
The Israeli military closed the main Nablus-Qalqilia road Thursday afternoon, imposing a mobile checkpoint in a heavily travelled area, according to the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA. Palestinians were forced to…
24 residents arrested in Bethlehem in one week
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that Israeli soldiers arrested 24 Palestinian residents in Bethlehem in seven days. All of the arrestees were arrested from home…
Mentally challenged resident seriously injured in Gaza
Although early reports indicated that Mofeed Arafat, 25, a mentally challenged resident of Gaza, had been killed late Wednesday night, medical sources indicate that he is alive and in serious…
Army invades village near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded Al Zabbouba village, near the West Bank city of Jenin after claiming that residents of the village came close to the Separation Wall. A local source in…
Hamas and Conditions of Funding
The difference between the US/EU funding conditions and those of the Gulf countries are not as incongruent as Hamas leaders may want people to believe. The story of the Palestinian…
Palestinian Minister urges continuation of Aid Money to Palestinians
Dr. Nasser al-Kidwa, the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, called on the international community to continue financial aid to the Palestinian people, despite the fact that the Islamic Resistance Movement,…
Military court sentences a Palestinian prisoner and prolongs the detention of several others
The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced Assem Jaradat from Qabatia village to 15 months in jail on Wednesday afternoon. Also, the court prolonged the detention of Zouher Aswad from…
Army increases presence in Hebron
Israeli soldiers intensified military presence in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and conducted military searces of homes. A Palestinian security sources in the…
Israel releases one jailed legislator, extends term of another
Wednesday morning, Israeli Prison Authorities released a jailed Palestinian legislator, and extended the the detention of another elected legislator for an additional eight days. The two legislators are members of…
Zahar picked as Hamas Majority Leader
The Hamas Party in Palestine has announced that its top parliamentary seat will go to Mahmoud az Zahar, who received the most votes of any candidate during the legislative elections…
Army releases a blind resident after five years in detintion
Israeli army released on Monday Ezziddin Amarna, 35, a blind detainee, from the Hadarim detintion facility after spending five years in prison. He was arrested at his house in the…
Undercover army unit arrests one resident in Jenin
Undercover units of the Israeli army arrested a member of the Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the military wing of Fateh, in Ya’bed Village west of the West Bank city of…
Army deploys in a West Bank village
Wednesday at dawn Israeli army was deployed intensively in the Palestinian West Bank village of Nabi Elias east of Qalqilia, the Palestinian Maan News agency reported. Eyewitnesses reported that…
US and Israel: Starve out Hamas!
According to a report Tuesday by the New York Times, diplomatic sources in Israel have revealed that US and Israeli officials have been meeting to discuss ways to ‘destabilize’ the…
Palestinian resistance shells Askalan
In a joint press release issued in the Gaza strip, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Fatah and Al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility of firing one homemade shell at the…
Mentally-challenged child killed by military fire in Qabatia
Wednesday morning, a Palestinian medical source in Qabatia town, south the West Bank city of Jenin, reported that a mentally challenged child was shot and killed by Israeli military fire…
Israeli Court sentences Omri Sharon for corruption
On Tuesday, the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court sentenced Omri Sharon, the eldest son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, to a nine-month jail term, a nine-month suspended sentence and a…
Palestinian resistance shells military posts north of Gaza
The National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), clamed responsibility for shelling Israeli military targets east of the northern Gaza strip city…
Palestinian Security Officers disarm explosive charge in Nablus
Palestinian Security Officers safely disarmed an explosive charge near the motor-vehicle department in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday morning. The charge…
38 residents arrested in the West Bank
Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem, broke into dozens of homes and arrested twenty residents, including two residents from the nearby village of Kafer…
No recognition No peace
The moment, the overwhelming victory of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was declared, voice were loud asking Hamas to recognize Israel as a pre-requisite for resuming negotiations and making peace,…
Olmert talks about taking the Jordan Valley, soldiers impose total closure
The Israeli military has imposed a total closure on the Jordan Valley area of the Palestinian West Bank since 2005, literally cutting off 2 million Palestinians from their sources of…
Palestinian Authority contractors appeal to be hired full-time
Contractors with the Interior Department of the Palestinian Authority appealed Monday to be considered as employees, in order to receive full pay and benefits, according to a Palestinian government source.
Detainees in Shatta appeal for better conditions
Palestinian detainees in Shatta detention facility in Bissan appealed humanitarian organizations to pressure the Israeli Prison Authorities to improve their living conditions, and stop the daily attacks and abuse they…
Israeli soldiers shoot student in face
Muhammed Ahmed Al Jabiry, 17, was sitting in his school bus, on his way to school Tuesday morning, when he was shot in the face by an Israeli soldier. He…
Youth arrested in Hebron
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers stationed at the main gate of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron arrested, arrested a Palestinian youth and claimed that he was carrying a knife. The Maan…
P.A security officer killed by friendly fire in Ramallah
A Palestinian police officer, a members of the presidential guard unit, was killed on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, when he was shot by mistake by another…
Undercover Israeli army unit invades Bethlehem, injures one, arrests three
Tuesday morning, an Israeli army special unit injured one resident and arrested him along with two other residents, during an invasion of Beit Jala, near the West Bank city of…
After five years in detention, Blind prisoner released
Israeli army released Eiz Addin Amarneh, 34, on Tuesday after serving five years of imprisonment. Troops arrested Amarneh, who is blind, after claiming that he planned two suicide bombings in…
Settlers attack homes in Khirbet Tana village
Scores of Israeli settlers attacked homes in Khirbet Tana village east of the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday. Ahmed Nasasreh, secretary of village council, said that approximately 60…
Hamas denies it started collecting weapons from fighters
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denies reports that it started collecting and registering the weapons of its armed wing in the Gaza Strip. The denial, by a Hamas legislative member,…
Abbas’ ‘bloodless coup’
Late Monday afternoon, the Palestinian Parliament empowered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to appoint a new constitutional court that would have far-reaching powers, a decision challenged by the majority Hamas party…
Army shells residential areas in Gaza
Media spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior, Tawfiq Abu Khousa, reported on Tuesday that Israeli artillery fired ten shells on Tuesday morning at residential areas in the northern and…
Hebron family traumatized after Shabbat attack
For many religious Jews, Shabbat is a day of rest and spiritual enrichment. However, in Hebron, members of the local Palestinian community know all-too-well that Jewish settlers often commit their…
Israel extends the detention of PLC member
Al Masqibia military court extended the detention of Omer Abdul Raziq, Palestinian Legislative Council member, for eight more days for interrogations. Raziq was arrested two months ago. His wife called…
Army arrests six residents following an invasion to Nablus
Israeli army troops arrested six residents from Balata and Askar refugee camps in the West Bank city of Nablus during an invasion of the city on Tuesday morning. Soldiers backed…
Israeli Army invades the two west bank cities of Jenin and Tubas
Israeli army forces invaded the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tubas, and searched several homes late Monday night. Israeli soldiers attacked the two cities while others erected temporary checkpoints…
Palestinian resistances shells Kfar Aza Tuesday morning
Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, released a statement claiming responsibility for launching three mortar shells at the Israeli town of Kfar Aza Tuesday morning. In the…
Palestinian resistance launches five home-made shells towards Israeli targets
Sariya Al Quds, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for launching two home made shells at the Israeli town of Sderot of Tuesday morning. The group also claimed…
Voting for Hamas
With the Israeli move to isolate the Jordan valley and ban 2 Million West Bank Palestinians from entering one third of the total area of the West bank, the Israeli…
Hamas emphasizes need for Israeli withdrawal
Khalid Mashal, a leader-in-exile of the Palestinian Hamas party, stated Monday in an interview that Israel must withdraw its troops from Palestinian territories as a prerequisite for peace talks. "If…
Gaza woman shot and killed by Israeli military fire in the Gaza Strip
Monday night, a Palestinian security source in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian woman near the Kissufim Crossing in the central Gaza Strip.A medical source at…
Israeli Settlers in Palestine attack Children, deface Mosque
10 year old Ahmed al-Haddad was attacked Monday by eight adult Israeli settlers in Hebron who chased him down, hitting him with stones until he fell off a wall. Doctors…