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…
Hamas plans to meet Putin, despite Israeli, US reservations
Sami Abu Zuhri, a leader of the Palestinian Hamas Party in Gaza, said he expects talks between Hamas and Russia to take place later this month. "We are going to…
Military court sentences five Palestinians
The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced two Palestinians to prison terms and gave extended ‘administrative detention’ orders to three others on Monday morning. Ahmed Dalow was sentenced to three…
Scores of Palestinians protest anti-Muslim caricatures in Hebron
Scores of Palestinian Muslims held a demonstration in Hebron Monday afternoon protesting the offensive caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that have been published by Danish and other European newspapers several…
Israeli forces arrest two in Hebron area 15:50
Israeli military forces arrested two residents from Beit Amr Village north of the West Bank city of Hebron Monday, allegedly for throwing stones at Israeli cars. Ahmed…
Army distributes anti`resistance leaflets
Monday afternoon, The Israeli army handed out anti-resistance leaflets to Palestinian laborers returning to Gaza at Eretz crossing, between the Gaza Strip and Israel, distributed. "When the crossing is sealed…
10 residents injured In Beit Sera village, near Ramallah
The Maan News Agency reported on Monday that at least ten residents were injured during clashes which erupted after the residents protested against the Separation Wall in Beit Sera village,…
Israeli army shoots and injures four youth near Qalqilia during protest against anti-Muslim graffiti
After Israeli settlers attacked a mosque with anti-Muslim graffiti near Qalqilia Sunday, Israeli soldiers arrested one Palestinian and injured four who protested against the slurs. 18 year old Hamada Shaker…
What Palestinians Expect From Hamas
Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza share their views regarding what they expect from Hamas after its decisive legislative elections victory. With Hamas’ election victory, the future of the…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers near Bethlehem
On Sunday afternoon, Israeli settlers beat two Palestinians from Taqoua town, southeast of Bethlehem, while they were working in their lands. The victims were not identified, and Israeli security forces…
Car belonging to top Palestinian security officer burned in Gaza
On Monday morning, an unknown group burned a car belonging to a top Palestinian Preventative Security officer in the Deir Al Balah area in the Gaza Strip, local sources reported.…
Army radio poll: `“50% of the Israelis oppose further withdrawal from W. Bank`
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that The GeoCartographia Research Institute conducted a public pull, which was commissioned by the Army Radio, showing that 50% of the Israeli public opposes further…
In pre-dawn invasion, army arrests one resident of Beit Sahour; searches homes in Bethlehem
On Monday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem and the nearby town of Beit Sahour. One Beit Sahour resident was arrested during the invasion.…
Four Palestinians arrested near Tulkarem
On Monday at dawn, Israeli army troops invaded the villages of Saida and Allar and arrested four residents of the villages. Soldiers arrested Issam Samaha, 24, Ahmad Radad, Abd Al…
In a Monday morning invasion, army arrests six residents of Jenin
In a Monday morning invasion, Israel army troops arrested six residents of Al-Yamoun Village, west of the West Bank city of Jenin. More than ten army vehicles stormed the village. …
Army uproots hundreds of Olive trees near Ramallah
Sunday night, Israeli Army uprooted hundreds of Olive Trees from lands owned by the Palestinian citizens in the western side of the West Bank village of Seera west of Ramallah.…
Army arrests Palestinian security officer near Nablus
Wissam Abd Al Razik, 25, who works as a Palestinian Authority security officer in the West Bank city of Nablus was arrested at a temporary checkpoint the Israeli army had…
Jewish settlers write racial slurs on Qalqilia mosque
A mosque near the city of Qalqilia was desecrated Sunday morning by graffiti spraypainted in Hebrew by Israeli settlers living illegally in the area. Othman Zamadi, a member of the…
Two Hamas members injured in local fight with Fateh members
In a local fight between activists from Hamas and Fatah late Friday night, two members of Hamas were injured in the village of Taloza near the West Bank city of…
Report on Israeli violations against Palestinian children
Israeli military attacks in the Palestinian occupied territories have overwhelmingly impacted Palestinian children, according to a report released Sunday by the Risalat Al Hoqouq Center for Human Rights. Since the…
Four arrested, five children injured in separate incidents in Hebron area
The Palestine News Network reported that soldiers controlling the permanent checkpoint and gate installed at the western entrance of Al Fawwar arrested four residents and took them to an unknown…
Detainees in Hasharon detention facility facing harsh treatment
The Palestine News Network reported that the prison administration in Hasharon Israeli detention facility have carried out repeated attacks against the Palestinian detainees, and recently broke into their cells. On…
Two homemade shells fired at Sderot
The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, fired on Sunday two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported.
Two homemade shells fired at Sdero
The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, fired on Sunday two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported.
Extended Family isolated behind the Wall appeals for rights
The Association for Human Rights (ASRI) in Israel appealed to the Israeli High Court of Justice on behalf of a Palestinian family against the Separation Wall which has isolated them…
Army invades Nablus for the fourth time this week
Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Nablus again Saturday morning after a string of invasions over the last several days. Soldiers stormed the streets of the city,…
The Hebron governor issue orders to protect TIPH headquarters in Hebron
Arif Al Jabari, the Governor of the West Bank city of Hebron, condemned the attack against the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) headquarters last week, and reiterated the importance…
Muslim clerics implore Israeli authorities: Stop building ‘Museum of Tolerance’ on Muslim cemetery!
Ikrama al-Sabri, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, issued a desperate plea Thursday to Israeli Authorities to stop the desecration of Jerusalem’s oldest Muslim cemetery by the…
The Al Quds Brigades fires two shells at Sderot
The Al Quds Brigades, the military of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing a homemade shell at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. The brigades stated that the the…
Palestinian worker killed in border tunnel after Egyptians fire gas
Thirty year old Amar Sheikh Aleid was killed Saturday morning when a tunnel he was working in collapsed, in Rafah, on the border between Gaza and Egypt. Another worker was…
13 year old child arrested in Bethlehem
The Israeli army arrested a 13 year old child Saturday morning from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. The child, charged with possession of a knife, was identified by local sources…
Hamas Denies Media Reports that Haniyeh will be Prime Minister Pick
The Palestinian Hamas party, charged with forming a new Palestinian government after their majority electoral victory in the January 25th Palestinian legislative elections, denied allegations that Ismail Haniyeh would be…
Abducted Egyptian diplomat freed
An Egyptian official in Gaza reported that the Egyptian military attache, Hussam al-Muslim, kidnapped earlier this week by Palestinian armed men in Gaza, was released unharmed on Saturday.In a statement…
Israel resumes airstrikes in Gaza Strip
Palestinian security sources reported that early Saturday morning an Israeli gunship fired two missiles at a road in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, barely missing a car. The missiles left large…
Five residents injured two arrested in Jerusalem
On Saturday afternoon, five Palestinian residents were injured and two others were arrested during clashes which erupted between the residents and the Israeli police during a protest against the Danish…
Resident arrested at Huwwara checkpoin
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian resident at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus. The arrested resident was identified as Nour Al Shahroury.
Resident sentenced to four life terms
The Ofer Israeli military court, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced a resident of Hebron to four life terms. The Arabs48 news website reported that resident Yousef Al…
Leader of the Al Quds Brigades in Jenin survives an assassination attempt
Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp and attempted to assassinate Ashraf Al Saadi, leader of the Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad. Al…
Aboud residents, peace activists, protest against the Wall
Residents of Aboud village, near Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists, and two newly elected members of the Palestinian legislative council conducted a peaceful protest against the Separation Wall and…
Hundreds of resident protest in Al Aqsa mosque
On Friday afternoon, hundreds of Palestinian residents protested in the main yard of the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, against the controversial cartoon printed in a Danish newspaper two weeks…
Soldiers close the tunnel road in Beit Jala, arrest two youth
Israeli soldiers based at the Tunnel road checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Beit Jala, closed the road of Friday and arrested two Palestinian Youth. The Palestinenet news website…
Troops assault two Palestinians at Bethlehem-Jerusalem checkpoint
Israeli troops arrested two young Palestinians on Friday, at the Bethlehem-Jerusalem checkpoint that is setup at the entrance of the tunnel near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, Palestinian…
Six injured in Bil’in, fifteen detained
After the residents, Israeli and international peace activists, started their weekly peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli soldiers obstructed…
UN Blames Israel for Palestinian Impoverishment
In a report released late Thursday, the United Nations Special Coordinator (UNSCO)’s office revealed that Palestinian poverty and unemployment have skyrocketed due to Israeli occupation and closure. Since the Israeli…
This Week in Palestine – February Week 1
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 7.2 MB This Week in Palestine, a service of…
Israeli court sentences Hebron resident to four life terms
Friday morning, the Israeli army court of Ofer sentenced one resident from the West Bank city of Hebron to four life terms. Yousif Al Skafi, 26, was arrested during…
Jeep damaged in explosion near Nablus
Friday afternoon, a Palestinian armed resistance group detonated an explosive charge near an Israeli military jeep east of the West Bank city Nablus. The jeep, which was patrolling the…
Israel enforces total closure on Jerusalem, bans Muslims from praying at Al Aqsa Mosque
Israeli police and army units enforced a total closure on Jerusalem Friday morning and banned Muslims under the age of 45 from praying at Al Aqsa mosque. Police and…
Ongoing Israeli Assassinations by Missile said to be ‘Baiting’ Palestinian militants
While the Israeli government refuses all contact with the future democratically elected Palestinian government, it has returned to its policy of assassination, targeting alleged Palestinian terrorists without trial or formal…
Russian, South African Heads of State Plan to Meet Hamas
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, surprised European Union and U.S. officials by announcing that, unlike the other entities comprising the ‘Quartet’ negotiating Middle East peace, Russia would meet with leaders…
Army arrests seven residents from several cities in the West Bank
The Israeli army arrested seven residents from several cities across the West Bank, who were allegedly ‘wanted’ by the Israeli military. Three of the arrestees were abducted from Nablus for…
In pre-dawn invasion, army arrests one resident from Obadia village
On Friday at dawn, Israeli army forces stormed the village of Obadia, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, one resident was arrested. Soliman Al Assa, 31, was arrested…
Four residents arrested from Nablus in an invasion of the city
On Friday at dawn, Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested four residents there Motasem Al Nablusi, 20, Amjad AL Ghatni, 22, Hamza Mansower, 22…
Church of England Votes to Divest from Israel
A Message to Caterpillar: Don’t Profit From Human Rights Violations On Monday, February 6th, the Anglican Church of England voted to end financial investments in companies supporting Israel’s occupation…
Bank accounts of Palestinian Authority corruption suspects frozen
As the investigation of the Palestinian Authority corruption scandal grows, dozens of suspects have had their bank accounts frozen, according to a report by the Associated Press and local sources.…
28 Palestinians arrested in Hebron area
Thursday afternoon, Israeli forces invaded Hebron and surrounding villages in the southern part of the Palestinian West Bank and arrested a total of 28 Palestinians in a massive sweep of…
Israeli tanks shell Gaza, killing one, seriously injuring another
35 year old Palestinian citizen Tariq Abu Harbid was killed Thursday when Israeli tanks near Eretz Crossing began shelling indiscriminately in the area. Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the…
Resistance Leader Abu Khalid Vows more Strikes Against Israeli Forces
After an armed attack by three Palestinian resistance fighters on Eretz border crossing terminal/military installation early Thursday morning in which one soldier was killed (according to resistance leaders) and six…
Olmert to Palestinians: No Negotiations; We Will Take Jordan Valley, Surround the Rest with Wall
In an interview with Israeli Channel Two television Wednesday — his first since taking on the role of acting Prime Minister after Ariel Sharon’s stroke in early January, Ehud Olmert…
P.A releases Islamic Jihad prisoners
On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released all Islamic Jihad political detainees from Jericho prison after reaching a deal with the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement. Raed Abu Al…
P.A releases Islamic Jihad prisoners
On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released all Islamic Jihad political detainees from Jericho prison after reaching a deal with the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement. Raed Abu Al…
Fateh faces challenges in wake of PLC elections
Abdullah Abdullah, a Fateh member recently elected to the PLC, said there is a growing desire within Fateh for its leaders to engage in meaningful negotiations with the leadership of…
Israeli military invades Bethlehem, arrests one
Late Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military invaded the al-Maslakh area of Bethlehem with military vehicles, jeeps and armed personnel carriers. The Army surrounded the home of Haithan Mahmoud Abu al-Khader,…
Scores of Fatah militants storm the ministry of finance building in Gaza 13:55
Scores of Aqsa Martyrs brigades (the armed wing of Fatah) members stormed the ministry of finance building in Gaza on Monday demanding their monthly wages. The action came when…
Army invades Qafeen village and arrests two residents
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Qafeen north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem; two residents were arrested during the invasion on Thursday morning. Adel Khalil, 20,…
Israel Announces Plan to Forcibly Remove 40,000 Bedouins from Negev
In a plan that has been termed by some, both on the Palestinian left and the Israeli right, as ‘ethnic cleansing’, the Israeli government has announced it will forcibly remove…
Gunmen abduct Egyptian Diplomat
Unknown gunmen abducted, on Thursday, Hussam Al Musli, an Egyptian diplomat on a Gaza street after firing at his car and dragging him into another vehicle before driving away. The…
Israeli government budgeted $600,000 in 2005 for Palestinian home demolitions in Jerusalem
Ma’er Merghlit, an Israeli activist and member of ICAHD (the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions) revealed Thursday morning that $600,000 USD had been designated in 2005 by the Israeli Municipal…
Army invades Qalqilia, arrests five
Early Thursday morning, Israeli army forces invaded the West Bank city of Qalqilia and arrested five residents there. More than 20 army vehicles stormed the city and surrounded several houses…
Israeli FM: Hamas-led PA would be ‘terror entity’
In her first visit to the U.S as a new Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, on Wednesday, said a Hamas-Led Palestinian Authority will be a terrorist entity. "When a…
Army arrests two residents from the Yata village north of Hebron 10:58
The Israeli army invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the village of Yata, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, two residents were arrested. Ahmad Awwad, 22, and Hamza Al…
Army arrests 17 Palestinians from several areas in the West Bank 10:57
In pre dawn invasions Thursday, the Israeli army arrested on Thursday 17 Palestinian resident from several cities in the West Bank, Israeli sources reported. In Kafein village near Jenin, two…
Palestinian and Israeli nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2006
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker peace and social justice organization, has nominated two candidates for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: Ghassan Andoni, ex-director and co-founder of the…
Resident dies of wound sustained earlier on Wednesday
Dr. Muawiya Hassanen, head of the emergency unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported on Wednesday at night, that one resident died of wounds sustained earlier on Wednesday in…
Resident sentenced to 30 years
Wednesday, An Israeli military court sentenced a resident of Yabod village near the West Bank city of Jenin, to thirty consecutive years. The Israeli prosecution claimed that resident Mustafa…
Israel violated the Sharm Al Sheikh Agreement 682 times in its 52 week
In spite of the Sharm Al Sheikh understanding and the declared ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in February 2005, Israel did not honor its obligations and violated the…
International observers leave Hebron
60 international observers decided on Wednesday to leave the compound of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) after dozens of Palestinian residents attacked their compound and hurled stones at…
Palestinian workers facing daily hardships at Eretz Crossing
The Palestinian Workers Union in the Gaza Strip denounced the continuous Israeli violations practiced against the Palestinian workers while trying to cross the military checkpoints that are installed on the…
Undercover army unit arrests two residents from Bethlehem
In a surprise attack Wednesday morning, an Israeli army undercover unit arrested two al-Aqsa martyrs brigades’ members from Aida refugee Camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Fadi…
Army arrests nine residents from several cities in the West Bank
Nine residents were arrested from several cities in the West Bank during an invasion conducted by the Israeli Army on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, Israeli army sources reported. …
Nablus resident sentenced to 16 months in prison
The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced Wisam Nasser, 20, from the West Bank city of Nablus to 16 months in Israeli prison and a NIS 2,000 fine. The Israeli…
Israeli Army injures seven residents in the town of Dora
Seven residents were injured in the town of Dora, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, during an Israeli army invasion of the town late Monday night. All…
Fighter killed in Gaza, another injured
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Wednesday morning, one Palestinian near the Karni crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip; another resident was seriously injured. This latest incident makes a…
Hamas Ready for Truce if Israel Withdraws Troops and Settlers
In an interview with BBC Radio Wednesday, Syrian-based leader-in-exile of the Hamas party, Khaled Mashal, said that Hamas would be willing to accept a "long-term truce" with Israel if Israeli…
Israeli settler population increased by 12,000 in 2005
A study by Peace Now, based on Israeli government figures, released Tuesday reveals that, despite Israel’s ‘disengagement’ from the Palestinian Gaza Strip in August and September of 2005, the overall…
Two fighters assassinated in Gaza, 11 in two days
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Tuesday evening, that an Israeli war-jet fired two missiles at a Palestinian vehicle driving in Al Sabra area, south of Gaza city,…
Youth injured in Hebron
A medical source in Hebron reported that one youth was shot an injured in his leg, after the soldiers fired at protestors in the West Bank city of Hebron. …
Hamas delegation to visit Qatar, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
Ezzet Al-Resheq, political bureau member of the Hamas delegation currently visiting Egypt, reported on Tuesday that the delegation would head to Qatar, Sudan and Saudi Arabia and other Arab and…
Kafer Dan Village Mayor and his family arrested after speaking to media
During an early Tuesday morning invasion of the village of Kafer Dan, near the West Bank city of Jenin, the Israeli army arrested the Mayor of the village, Moustafa Ashour…
Army injures 15 year old child in Gaza
A barrage of gunfire from an Israeli navy artillery injured a 15 year old Palestinian boy in Gaza on Tuesday afternoon. Yahya Bashir sustained injuries while walking in a cemetery…
Deir Al Hatab residents; hardships and hopes
Amin Abu Warda, from the Palestine news Network, headed to Dier Al Hatab village, near Nablus and interviewed Abu Fadi, a resident who, over the last two decades, saw his…
Qassam shell lands in Sderot
While the Israeli army continues its operations, assassinations, and air-strikes in Gaza, Palestinian resistance fired a homemade shell at the Negev Israeli town of Sderot, damage to one house was…
Army uproots 160 olive trees owned by Palestinian farmers in Hebron
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli army bulldozers uprooted on Tuesday afternoon 160 olive trees owned by Palestinian farmers in Jamoura Village, west of the West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli army…
Shin Bet admits double standard in treatment of Palestinian and Israeli suspects
Yuval Diskin, chief of the Shin Bet Israeli Security Forces admitted on Monday that his department is more lenient towards Jewish Israeli terror suspects than toward Palestinians (even those Palestinians…
Army shells area in Gaza
Israeli soldiers shelled on Tuesday afternoon an area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.; soldiers claim that the shells area is used as a launching pad for Qassam…
Detainees in Gush Azion facing daily violations
Lawyer of the Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Hasan Al Sheikh, visited on Tuesday several detainees in Gush Azion detention facility who informed him of daily violations…
Palestinian resistance shells army installation
The Palestinian resistance fired, Tuesday early morning, two home made shells from the Gaza strip at a military installation at the Nahal Oz crossing terminal to the Gaza Strip. In…
Israeli court sentence one Palestinian, prolongs the arrest of another ten
The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced Safwat Yassin 20, form the village of Adeen near the West Bank city of Jenin, to 15 months in prison on allegations of…
Palestinian AG delivers 13 summonses to officials involved in the corruption Scandal
Sources at the Palestinian Attorney General office Ahmad Al Mughani said Tuesday that 13 summons were sent to those involved in the corruption scandal revealed earlier this week, Maan News…
Army invades the industrial zone in Jenin
In pre-dawn invasion, the Israeli army troops invaded industrial zone in the west Bank city of Jenin. More than 10 military vehicles stormed the city and conducted wide-scaled search in…