Fears of new Israeli settlement as wall completed around Bethlehem
The final section of Israel’s wall separating Bethlehem from Jerusalem will be completed in a matter of days.The wall around Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem will not only sever the connection…
Israel says it’s willing to reopen Karem Shalom border crossing instead of Karni border crossing
Israeli authorities said on Tuesday that Israel is willing to re-open the Karem Shalom border crossing in the Gaza strip instead of the Karni border crossing after receiving alerts that Palestinian…
Israel asks the U.S Court to drop charges against two Israeli army generals
The Israeli government asked the US Court to drop charges against two Israeli army generals on Tuesday. The case was filed by Palestinians and Lebanese civilians against the former…
Army invades Balata and Askar refugee camps in Nablus, arrests eight residents
Israeli army forces invaded Balata and Askar refugee camps in the West Bank city of Nablus, early Tuesday morning. Eight residents were arrested. In Balata Refugee Camp, the army arrested…
Palestinian Intelligence; Egyptian`reported `“Assassination plot` a hoax
The Palestinian Authority’s General Intelligence Bureau expressed its astonishment at the news coming from and Egyptian magazine and reprinted in the Al Quds daily Monday.The claim printed was that there…
2098 detainees imprisoned in 20 sections at the Negev detention facility
The Detainees Media Center reported on Monday that 2098 detainees are currently imprisoned in twenty sections, at the Negev detention facility.According to data collected by the center, 859 of the…
Mofaz petitions for hearing on `“human shields ban`, court rejects
Justice Eliezer Rivlin of the Israeli Supreme Court denied, on Monday, a request by Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, to hold another hearing over the use of human shields by…
The Al Quds Brigades fires homemade shells at Sderot
Monday afternoon, the Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for firing two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. The Brigades reported…
Globe & Mail ‘Hamas video’ hoax: where is the journalistic integrity?
Canada’s national paper The Globe & Mail was caught last week with its hand in the proverbial ‘unethical journalism’ jar. On February 15, 2006 The Globe and Mail published an…
Israeli court extends the detention of elected Municipality member and another three from Qalqilia
The Israeli military court of Salem extended the administrative detention, for the fourth time, of three political prisoners from Qalqilia among them an elected Municipality member, on Monday. The Municipality…
Hamas accuses press of misinterpretation: Hamas Not Changing Stance on recognition of Israel
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, on Sunday accused The Washington Post of misinterpreting statements made by Hamas leader Ismael Haniyya, who was nominated last week as the new Palestinian Prime…
Arab member of Israeli parliament refuses police investigation and accuses Israel of war crimes
Arab member of the Israeli Knesset and the General Secretary of the Hadash Movement, Mohammad Barakeh, responded Monday to accusations that he had attacked a soldier during an April 2005…
US, European Union will not cut off aid to Palestinians
Both the US and the European Union announced that they will not be cutting off aid to the Palestinian people, despite reports to the contrary.After an unsuccessful Middle-East tour by…
Mofaz Orders Further Targeted Killings, Dechter to Make Palestinian Life Hell
Israeli Defense Minster, Shaul Mofaz declared on Sunday intensifying the Israeli army attacks against Palestinian resistance fighters, Israeli sources reported. During an Israeli cabinet weekly meeting , Mofaz said that…
Media Sources: American Israeli plot to assassinate Mashaal
A local Egyptian magazine of Radio and TV revealed on Saturday what was described as a joint American Israeli plot to assassinate the Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, Palestine News…
Media Sources: American Israeli plot to assassinate Mashaal
A local Egyptian magazine of Radio and TV revealed on Saturday what was described as a joint American Israeli plot to assassinate the Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, Palestine News…
At least six Israelis wounded in explosion in army weapons factory
At least six Israelis were wounded in an explosion at an Israeli army weapons factory in Kiriat Bialik, north of the Israeli city of Haifa, on Monday morning. Israeli forces…
Army invades E’qapa village, clashes with resistance fighters and arrests four residents
Israeli troops invaded the village of E’qapa northern of the West Bank city of Tubass, clashed with resistance fighters and arrested four residents, on Monday morning. Troops closed all checkpoints…
Israeli Army invades Assira Al Shamalia village and arrests nine village residents
Israeli forces invaded Assira Al Shamalia Village, north of the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested nine residents on Monday morning. Troops fired sound grenades and searched homes, allegedly…
The Wall: The Unmentionable Reality
Most of the eastern perimeter of the current Israeli state is a concrete wall erasing from view that Other Side, which is unmentionable in polite company.For those who haven’t noticed,…
Palestinian President threatens to quit if conditions aren’t met by Hamas party
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas warned Wednesday night that he will resign if the now-majority Hamas party makes it impossible for him to carry out his duties as president. President Abbas…
Two teenagers wounded in Hebron during Israeli invasion
Two teenagers were wounded last night when Israeli Forces opened fire against them in the West Bank city of Hebron, according to eyewitnesses. Israeli soldiers stormed Bani Na’im, in the…
Israeli Army storms local radio station headquarters in Hebron
Israeli army units stormed the headquarters of Manbar Al-Houria local radio station in the West Bank city of Hebron without any given reason on Monday morning. Several army jeeps and…
Israeli Army invades Balata refugee camp, harasses residents
Israeli army forces invaded Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus for the fourth time in a week, after killing seven Palestinians during the week. Late Sunday night, soldiers…
Israeli Army invades Beit Fajar village, arresting 10 residents
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Beit Fajar, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, arresting 10 residents there Monday morning. After more than 20 armored vehicles invaded…
Two peaceful protesters wounded, one seriously, at anti-Wall protest Sunday
Following a weekend of peaceful anti-Wall protests, a protest Sunday in the village of Anta, north of Jerusalem, was marred by Israeli police violence against demonstrators which resulted in two…
Two children shot by Israeli soldiers at Anata checkpoint after protesting strip-search of a girl
Two Palestinian boys were shot, one critically, by Israeli soldiers Sunday evening when they protested the strip-search of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers at Anata Checkpoint, northeast of Jerusalem.Israeli…
Palestinian Resistance fires two shells at Sderot
Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for firing two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot,…
Israeli Troops invade Jenin city and refugee camp
Sunday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, and broke into dozens of houses. The Palestinian News Agency,…
Two children injured east of Hebron
A Palestinian medical source in Hebron reported that Israeli soldiers shot and injured two children in Bani Neim village, near the West Bank city of Hebron. The source identified the…
15 Residents of Bodros village injured, two arrested in late-night Israeli invasion
Mohammad Marar, head of Bodros village council, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that 15 residents were injured on Saturday at night after the Israeli army invaded the…
Palestine Observer to UN: Israel Must be Held Responsible for War Crimes, State Terrorism
The Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Dr. Riyad Mansour, sent a letter Saturday to the President of the UN Security Council, asking him to hold Israel responsible…
Human rights group head: Elections free and fair
The Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is considered to be one of the most important Gazan human rights centers, that work on disclosing the Israeli practices against the…
Palestinian Farmers from Hebron access their lands for the first time in four years
In a demonstration at the village of Beit Omer, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, farmers from the village accessed their land for the first time since four…
Residents of two southern Palestinian West Bank towns conduct a peaceful protest
Dozens of Palestinian landowners from the southern West Bank villages of Beit Omar and Halhul organized a protest on Saturday, to protest illegal Israeli confiscations of their land. The confiscations…
Palestinian from Gaza dies of his wounds sustained 2 weeks ago
Mousa Abu Shalouf., 22, died on Saturday morning due to wounds sustained 2 weeks ago during an Israeli army shelling attack on the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun.…
Israeli Army arrests Palestinian from Teall village near Nablus
Israeli occupation troops arrested Nassem Ramadan, from the village of Teall, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Saturday afternoon. Ramadan was passing the Israeli military checkpoint located…
Islamic Jihad movement shells Israeli targets
In retaliation for the Israeli military escalation in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Al Quds Brigade, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement claimed responsibility on Saturday…
Palestinian dies of wounds inflicted earlier by Israeli army
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported on Saturday that one local resident died of wounds suffered three weeks ago after the Israeli army shelled Beit Hanoun in the northern…
In a morning invasion of the city, army arrests three children from Bethlehem
In a morning invasion to the West Bank city of Bethlehem Israeli troops arrested three children from the Deheishe refugee camp in the city, on Saturday. Maher Jaqal, 16, Mo’tasem…
Army invades Selwad village near Ramallah, one resident arrested
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Selwad east of the West Bank city of Ramallah and arrested one resident there, on Saturday at dawn. Maher Hamad, 33, was arrested…
Army invades Dora village near Hebron and arrests two residents
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Dora near the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested two residents there on Saturday at dawn. Troops arrested Waled Al Rjob, 30,…
Army clashes with residents and injures four in Bit Omer
Four residents were injured when Israeli army forces clashed with the the people of Beit Omer village near the West Bank city of Hebron late Friday night. Omer Awad, 18,…
Army invades Jenin and its refugee camp looking for wanted people
Israeli army troops invadWest Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, allegedly looking for "wanted people" on Saturday at dawn. Troops stormed the city and the refugee camp, conducting wide…
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…