Two brothers arrested in Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday morning, Um Al Sharayet area, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested two brothers.  The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers…
Three arrested in Allar
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Friday morning, three Palestinian residents in Allar village, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem.  A local source in the village reported that soldiers…
Israeli Prosecution demands High Court to reconsider Human Shield Ban
The Israeli General Prosecution filed an official request to the Israeli High Court to reconsider a decision it issued on October 6, 2005 barring the army from using the Palestinian…
Palestinian factions deny sending children to checkpoints
Palestinian leaders and activists denied any involvement of their factions and armed wings in sending children and young boys to military checkpoints with explosives, namely Huwwara south of Nablus. A…
Tenders for West Bank settlements expansion issued
Israel issued, on Thursday, building tenders for settlement constructions in the West Bank, directly violating the Road Map Plan for peace in the Middle East. Israeli online daily Haaretz reported…
Two P.A officers moderately injured by gunmen
Two Palestinian policemen where shot and injured, on Thursday night, after exchanging fire with fighter of Al Aqsa martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, in the West Bank…
Resident arrested in Deir Al Ghsoun
Israeli soldiers installed, on Thursday morning, a military checkpoint at the entrance of   Deir Al Ghsoun village, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem.  Troops searched dozens of…
Army seals off Jenin, Tammoun and Tubas
Israeli soldiers sealed off, on Thursday, the West Bank cities of Jenin, Tubas and the village of Tammoun.  Troops sealed off the southern entrance of Jenin, the northern entrance…
Army arrests two residents, occupies a roof in Hebron
The Israeli army broke into the house Hussein Al Batash, in the old city of Hebron, and occupied the rooftop using it as a monitoring tower.  Also troops invaded…
NIC: `“6 killed, 18 injured, and 89 arrested in one week`
The Palestinian National Information Center reported, on Thursday, that Israeli soldiers killed six Palestinians, shot injured 18, arrested 89 and carried 639 violations during the period between November 8 and…
Two residents assassinated in Jenin
Under-cover units of the Israeli army, assassinated on Thursday, two Palestinian residents from Al Yamoun village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, after ambushing them at the Haifa-Jenin road, while they were…
PPS: `“40 residents arrested in Hebron since the beginning of November`
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported, on Thursday, that Israeli soldiers arrested 40 residents in the West Bank city of Hebron since the beginning of November. The…
Graffiti against Sharon found at Knesset inner Walls
Diatribe graffiti against Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, were found at the Knesset last week, Israeli Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivilin told reporters on Thursday. Rivilin said the findings were handed…
Army invades the West Bank city of Jenin
The Israeli army invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the West Bank city of Jenin, and searched several houses. at least 20 armored vehicles invaded the city; soldiers conducted wide scale…
Two Hamas members face murder charges in Israeli Court
Two members of Hamas, who were charged of involvement in the death of the Israeli citizen, Sasson Nuriel, were indicted by an Israeli court, on Thursday, of murder charges. “Muhammad…
Police receive `“evacuation bonus` with trip overseas
Senior Israeli police officers, who took part of the evacuation of settlements in the Gaza Strip, and four settlements in northern West Bank, have been rewarded with trips abroad, Israeli…
Israeli army officer injured in Hebron
An Israeli army officer was injured late on Wednesday at night, near Beit Omaer, village in the West Bank city of Hebron, while driving on the Hebron- Bethlehem road. The…
Army arrests two children in Tulkarem
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Thursday morning, and arrested two children. Ahmad AL Atian, 16, and his brother Mohamed, 14, were arrested after soldiers…
Rafah house, which American Activist Corrie was killed defending, to be rebuilt
The house of Dr. Samir Nasrallah, which was demolished in march 2003 will be rebuilt in the honor of the American peace activist Rachel Corrie who was killed while trying…
One resident arrested in Tiqua
An Israeli army force invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the village of Tiqua south east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident. Troops surrounded the house…
Israel moves to early elections
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz, met on Thursday morning, and agreed to hold the Knesset elections between the end of February and the end…
Israeli moves to early elections
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz, met on Thursday morning, and agreed to hold the Knesset elections between the end of February and the end…
Israeli moves to early elections
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz, met on Thursday morning, and agreed to hold the Knesset elections between the end of February and the end…
Explosive belt found with Pal. Youth is fake
Four hours after the Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian youth, and claimed that he was carrying an explosive belt, an Israeli military source admitted that the belt was fake and…
Army arrests one resident from Beit Forik
Israeli soldiers stationed at Beit Forik checkpoint arrested on Wednesday afternoon Souheb Abu Thabeit, 21 from the village of Beit Forik north of the West Bank city of Nablus. Thabeit,…
Army arrests six residents from the West Bank
Israeli soldiers stationed at Beit Forik checkpoint arrested on Wednesday afternoon Souheb Abu Thabeit, 21 from the village of Beit Forik north of the West Bank city of Nablus. Thabeit,…
Several structures leveled in Jerusalem
Israeli bulldozers leveled on Wednesday morning several structures in Jerusalem that belongs to Palestinians. Israeli police claimed these structures were built without proper permits. Bulldozers with the help of Israeli…
Abbas, Shalom hold second round of talks in Tunisia
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, met for the second time in Tunisia and held a second round of talks. The meeting took place at…
Mofaz: `“Construction of the Wall will continue, reinforce settlement blocs`
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Wednesday said that construction of the Separation Wall in the West Bank, lining up with settlement blocs, and enforcing them should be resumed,…
Settler girls attack Palestinian farmers in the West Bank
Six settler girls from Benjamin, a settlement Northwest of the West Bank city of Ramallah, attacked Palestinian farmers while they were working in olive orchards in the nearby village of…
Army claims arresting a Palestinian youth carrying explosives
An Israeli military source claimed that Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian youth at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus.  Army claims that soldiers suspected the movements of…
Army arrests 14 Palestinians, two Sudanese
Israeli sources reported, on Wednesday morning, that soldiers arrested 14 parsons trying to infiltrate into Israel from the Negev Desert area, south of the country. The 14 were arrested during…
Palestinian ambulance held for three hours by the army
Israeli troops stationed at DCO checkpoint in the West entrance of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, held late on Tuesday at night, a Palestinian ambulance for three hours. The…
Seven residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested seven Palestinian residents in the West Bank city of Hebron, after invading it, and several surrounding areas, on Tuesday at night and Wednesday morning, the Palestinian News…
One resident arrested in Allar
The Israeli army invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Allar village south of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested one resident. Amani Amier, 20, was arrested when troops searched…
Israeli artillery shells Gaza
Israeli Forces fired, late on Tuesday, heavy artillery at targets in the Gaza Strip. Troops fired 15 artillery barrages into open areas in the northern of Gaza Strip throughout the…
Yousef: `“We prepared a comprehensive plan to impose law and order`
Palestinian Interior Minister, Nasser Yousef, said that the ministry prepared a plan to control the security situation in the Palestinian territories, and impose law and order. In an Interview with…
Korean Official Representative Office to Palestine opened
Under the patronage of the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Nasser Al Kidwa, the Representative Office of Republic of Korea to Palestine was officially opened on Monday in the…
Six arrested in Hebron, one home occupied
Israeli soldiers arrested six residents in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and occupied one home, using it as a military post and a monitoring tower. The Palestinian News…
Settler who attempted to murder Pal. Youth released
Israeli Supreme Court released from prison a settler who attacked a Palestinian teen identified as Hilal Majaida, 18, on June 2005, before the Israeli pullout from the settlements there. The…
Army demolishes a home near Jenin
A local source in Jenin, reported that Israeli military bulldozers demolished a home which the Israeli soldiers surrounded earlier on Monday morning in Al Zababdah village, near the West Bank…
Israel is pushing the Palestinians into Civil War, Abbas says
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a televised speech that marked the 17th anniversary of Palestinian declaration of independence in 1988 that Israel is trying to avoid peace talks, and…
Israeli Court acquits soldier who `“confirmed kill` a Palestinian Child
The Israeli Southern Command Military Court acquitted, on Tuesday, the Israeli army commander, Captain ‘R’, of all charges relating to the killing of a 13-year-old Palestinian girl in the Gaza…
Eight residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli troops arrested, on Tuesday morning, eight residents from several cities and towns in the West Bank. Five were arrested in the West Bank city of Hebron during an invasion…
Israeli solider injured in Nablus
An Israeli solider was injured, on Tuesday morning, due to road side bomb explosion in an invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus. The Army vehicle was damaged as…
Army invades Beit Sahour and Beit Fajar
The Israeli army invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Beit Sahour town in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and searched several houses there. Troops invaded the town and searched the…
Rafah Terminal to reopen Tuesday
Work in the Rafah crossing border will be resumed Tuesday afternoon. Palestinian security sources told Maan News Agency. Opening the crossing would be only for those coming from Egypt, residents…
Twelve injured near Jenin
Israeli soldiers withdrew from Al Zababda village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, after invading it on Monday at dawn; twelve residents, including students of the Arab-American University in…
Do Palestinians have an Independence Day?
Since 1988, Palestinians celebrate the Independence Day on November 15. However, how come Palestinians celebrate this day while they are still under occupation? In fact, Palestinians celebrate the declaration of…
Army arrests Leader of Islamic Jihad Leader in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Tuesday at dawn, three residents after invading the town of Yatta near the West bank city of Hebron. Under-cover units of the Israeli army, disguised as…
Rice declares deal reached between P.A and Israel on the Rafah Terminal
U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that Israeli and Palestinian officials have wrapped up a deal on the manning of the Rafah Border Crossing, between the Gaza…
One arrested in Tiqua village
In an invasion to the village of Tiqua near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Israeli army arrests on Tuesday at dawn one resident after breaking into his house, and…
Army invades Tubas and Tammoun
The Israeli army invaded on Tuesday morning the village of Tammoun and the near by West Bank city of Tubas, north of the West Bank. Troops stormed Tammoun village and…
Sharon’s government’s end nears, as Labor, Shinui agree on early elections
The new Chairman of the labor party Amir Peretz met on Tuesday with the opposition leader Yousef Lapid, chairman of the Shinui party to set a date for early elections,…
Army shells areas in the northern Gaza Strip
Israeli artillery shelled on Monday at night, and Tuesday at dawn, several areas in the northern Gaza strip causing damage to agricultural areas and barracks, no injuries were reported. The…
Hillary Supports the Wall, Accuses PA of Not Conducting Enough Efforts
US Senator Hillary Clinton said that she supports the Separation Wall Israel is constructing in the occupied West Bank, and accused the Palestinian National Authority of not implementing enough efforts…
Omri Sharon agree to admit corruption in a plea bargain
Likud member of the Knesset and Sharon’s son, Omri Sharon, struck a plea bargain with the Israeli state prosecution whereby he confesses to the charges of falsifying corporate documents, perjury…
Rice says deal on Gaza Crossings is near
Condoleezza Rice, U.S Secretary of State said on Monday that Palestinian-Israeli agreement on Gaza Crossings is “in sight”. Rice delayed her departure on Monday, apparently hoping to achieve a deal…
Graffiti praising Rabin’s assassin found in Jerusalem
Ori Loplianski, Jerusalem Mayor, said on Monday the graffiti praising, Yigal Amir, the extremist Jew who assassinated the then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, ten years ago. The graffiti also…
Hamas rejects postponing elections in Hebron
Hamas rejected the Palestinian Authority decision to postpone the municipal elections in Hebron until further notice.  Hamas’ spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri, said there is no legal base or any national interest…
Settlers attack residents in Hebron, child injured
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Monday, that settlers attacked several residents in the West Bank city of Hebron, and injured a 3-year-old infant in Wad al Hussein area,…
Army invades Tulkarem, arrests three
Israeli soldiers, supported by 20 armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and its nearby refugee camp. Troops searched the houses and arrested Omar Abu Tamam, Azeez Khattab…
Resident killed in Gaza, two injured
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Monday morning, one resident near Juhr Al Deek area, east of Al Boreij refugee camp, in the central Gaza strip; two other residents were…
Soldiers invade Nablus
Israeli soldiers, supported by 30 armored vehicles, invaded on Monday at dawn the West Bank city of Nablus from Huwwara checkpoint entrance, and surrounded a house in Al-Daheya Al-‘Olya neighborhood,…
Two residents arrested near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, al Khader town, near the west Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested two residents. A local source in Al Khader reported that soldiers,…
Settlers burn Olive trees near Nablus
Dozens of settlers of Itamar settlement, near Awarta village, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, burnt on Monday at least 30 Olive trees. The Maan News Agency reported…
Senior Hamas Operative killed in cold blood in Nablus
An Israeli army unit killed on Monday morning Amjad Hinnawi, 32 from Nablus, leader of Al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the West Bank,…
Detainees in Qadumim facing bad conditions
Palestinian detainees in Qadumim Israeli detention facility in the West Bank are facing bad living conditions, treatment, and medical neglect, Prisoners Supporters Society reported. Fayez Al Zorba, lawyer of the…
Army admits assassinating an injured fighter
The Israeli army admitted that soldiers killed an injured fighter of the Al Aqsa Brigades, while he was laying on the ground, and soaked with his blood, in front of…
Soldiers invaded Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Jenin, on Sunday afternoon, and fired rounds of live ammunition, and concussion grenades, in the center of the city. A local source…
Soldiers arrest Hamas media spokesperson in Jenin
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday afternoon, Sheikh Abdul-Basit Al Haj, Hamas media spokesperson in Jenin, and another resident who was with him, and took them to an unknown destination. The…
Resident killed in Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday, one resident near Khazza’a village, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the…
Fighter assassinated in Jenin
A Palestinian medical source in the West Bank city of Jenin reported, on Sunday morning, that Israeli soldiers assassinated overnight one of the Al Aqsa brigades’ leaders, the military wing…
60.000 attend Rabin rally in Tel Aviv
Approximately 60.000 persons attended the memorial of Rabin at Rabin’s square in Tel Aviv on Saturday at night. Clinton: “Not a week passes by, without thinking of Rabin”. Israeli online…
Youth injured in Gaza
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a 17-year-old youth in Dier Al Balah on Saturday, Dr. Ibrahim Al- Masdar, Director of Al Aqsa Hospital, in Dier Al Balah, told the IMEMC.…
Child arrested in Salfit
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian child, in Dir Estia village, near the West Bank city of Salfit. Soldiers arrested Suheib Abdul-Aziz Aqel, 12, and took him to…
Soldiers bulldoze orchards to install fence
Israeli military bulldozers continued leveling and bulldozing Palestinian lands and orchards in order to install a “security fence” beside a settlement road, north of the West Bank. Military bulldozers resumed…
Settler groups attack Israeli leftists in Hebron, raid orchards in Qalqilia
An Israeli source reported that an extremist settlers group attacked Israeli peace activists, members of Merez Israeli leftist group while touring Hebron. In Qalqilia settlers raided Palestinian olive orchards and…
Soldiers invade Bethlehem, break into Waqf department
Israeli soldiers broke, on Saturday morning, into the Islamic Waqf department in Bethlehem, and attacked and forced the employees, and residents, out of the building. Mohammed Taha, head of the…
Abbas: `“Arafat is the lead we will follow; Israel should halt its attacks`
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazin, said on the first anniversary of the death of the late Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, that Arafat died without a country or freedom which…
Two residents injured, south of Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Saturday morning, two Palestinians from Beta village, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, a Palestinian security source reported. An Israeli military source…
Hamas denounced Amman Hotel explosions
Islamic Resistance movement (Hamas) denounced and condemned the explosions that rocked the Jordanian capital of Amman last Wednesday which claimed the lives of 57 wounded hundreds of civilians.  The…
Army installs roadblocks in Jenin
Israeli soldiers installed, on Saturday morning, several checkpoints around Jenin, and several surrounding villages. A local source in Jenin reported that soldiers closed the western entrance of Jenin, the eastern…
Imam arrested near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday evening, Laith Afeef Al Ateely, 32, from Atteel village, north of the west Bank city of Tulkarem. Al Atteely, the Imam of Al Safareeny in…
Fighter killed, circumstances unclear
Rami Abdul-Latif Barham, 32, member of Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, died on Friday evening, of a gunshot injury in his head. Barham died at Qalqilia…
Troops invade Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at night, Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The Maan News Agency reported that soldiers invaded the camp through the…
Al Aqsa Brigades: `“Resistance will not disarm`
The al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, released a statement on Friday declaring that it will not disarm and will continue its resistance “until the last settler…
Special report: `“At least 18 residents of Sielet Al-Thaher killed in Amman blasts`
In the wake of Amman explosions, an atmosphere of sadness shrouded the village of Sielet Al-Thaher, south of the West Bank city of Jenin after learning that at least 18…
This Week in Palestine, November Week 1
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.4 MB This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle…
From Berlin to Bil’in, the Wall Will Fall
500 Palestinian protestors, 50 international and 100 Israeli peace activists protested against the Wall in Bil’in village west of Ramallah, and sat on the ground in front of the bulldozers;…
Al Qidwa: `“Israel cannot avoid Hague Court wall ruling`
Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al Qidwa said on Thursday that Israel cannot avoid implications of the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, regarding the Separation…
Arafat, still present in the hearts and minds of the Palestinians`
One year after his death, the Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat (Abu Ammar), remained that symbol of the Palestinian struggle for liberation and independence, in spite of the Israeli efforts to…
Residents of Deir al-Balah demand Hamas to halt Qassam shells
Residents of Deir Al Balah city in the central Gaza Strip demanded the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to halt firing the home-made Qassam shells as they often fall on their…
Three Qassam shells fired at Israeli settlements
al-Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Ffatah announced in a press release on Friday that a group of its fighters fired three home-made Qassam shells at Nahel Oz settlement east…
Army invades Azoun village
The Israeli army invaded the village of Azoun south of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, on Thursday night. Troops invaded the village which was commemorating the death of the…
One resident injured in Nablus
Israeli media sources reported, on Thursday, that the Israeli soldiers shot and injured one resident in the West Bank city of Nablus, after hurling Molotov cocktails at them, according to…
Army invade Beit Liqya, arrests one
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at night, the village of Beit Liqya near the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested one resident. Troops searched several homes in the village,…
Nine Palestinian Non-Violent Activists from Bil’in Sentenced
The court at the Ofer Military Base sentenced, on Thursday,  eight of the 17 arrestees from the west bank village of Bil’in between two and four months detention plus a…
Bil’in protest to commemorate Yasser Arafat
Residents of Bil’in, west of Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists intend to commemorate the late Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, on Friday marking the first anniversary of his death, the…
ISR report: `“Police lied, Esawiyya man was killed without posing danger`
The autopsy performed at the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine revealed Sameer Dari, 26, was shot in the back while he was standing outside of his car, which contradicts…