Army invades Jenin, arrests three
Israeli army invaded, on Tuesday at down, the village of Jaba’ near the West Bank city of Jenin, and arrested three residents.  Hassan Khaliliah, 21, Abul Wahab Malabsha, 23, and…
Her last wish was to see her two jailed sons
A Palestinian medical source in Ramallah reported that Farha Barghouthi, 74, a mother of two detainees from Kobar village, west of Ramallah died on Saturday after a long fight with…
Cancer patient denied entry into Jerusalem
“The occupation shows no mercy – even the sick are punished.” These are the words of a weary husband, watching his wife battle illness and the Israeli occupation, which barred…
U.S. will be selective in supporting PA election winner
The United States will not be helping any winner of the Palestinian legislative elections that will be held in January, U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday. ‘You asked…
Resident injured in Ramallah
Abdul-Hafeth Saleh, 45, was injured, on Monday, after Israeli soldiers fired at a Palestinian bus and several houses on the main road between the West Bank city of Ramallah and…
Army invades Marda village
Israeli army invaded, late on Monday at night, the village of Marda Near the West Bank city of Salfit. Troops fired concussion grenades and tear-gas bombs at the residents, no…
One resident arrested in Jaba’ village
Israeli army arrested, on Tuesday at dawn, one resident form the village of Jaba’ near the West bank city of Jenin. Army claims that the resident is an Islamic Jihad…
Five injured, including an infant, in the Gaza Strip
Israeli military artillery and helicopters shelled over night and at dawn several areas in Rafah and Beit Hanoun, in the Gaza strip; at least five residents, including an infant and…
Mofaz to meet Mubarak on Wednesday
An Israeli source reported on Monday that the Israeli Defense Minster, Shaul Mofaz, is slated to visit Cairo on Wednesday, to meet the Egyptian President, Hosny Mubarak. Mofaz will also…
Army shells northern Gaza
Israeli artillery shelled several Palestinian targets in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; Israeli military sources claimed that the shelled areas were used areas to fire homemade shells at…
Abbas visits Mubarak, briefs him on Washington talk
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, visited the Egyptian President, Hosney Mubarak, on Monday and briefed him on his talks with the American President, and asked for the Egyptian support in the…
Homemade shells fired at Sderot
An Israeli military source reported on Monday that a Palestinian resistance group fired homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot, no injuries were reported. The “Red Dawn” alert…
22 residents arrested in Hebron on Monday
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at dawn 22 residents in several areas near the West Bank city of Hebron, after invading them and conducting military searches of homes. 15 residents…
Imam kidnapped from village of Haja
The streets of Qalqilya were boiling with anger on Sunday night after the imam of the Sahaba Mosque in the village of Haja, Sheikh Mohammed Qashou’, 22, and head of…
PNIC report: `“4172 Palestinian Killed including 783 children in the past five years`
The number of the Palestinian killed by the Israeli army since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada on 29-9-2000 until 30 September 2005 arrived to 4172, whereas the number of injured…
PA Official: plan to link Gaza with West Bank by underground road
Palestinian Planning Minister Ghassan Khateeb reported on Sunday that there is an international plan to link the Gaza Strip with the West Bank by an underground road. Khateeb told reporters…
Army invades Bil’in, arrests two
israeli soldiersinvaded the village of bil’in, west of the West Bank city of Ramalah on Monday morning, and arrested two residents. Saliman Shhada, 26, and Hamza Abdul-Hadi, 24, were arrested…
Four arrested in Beit Forik Village
Israeli army invaded Beit Forik village, near the West Bank city of Tubas, on Monday at down, and arrested four residents, local sources reported. Mohamed Ikhtabah, 18, Ra’ef Ikhtabah, 19,…
Israeli court sentences detainee to four and half years
The Israeli military court of Salem, near the West Bank city of Nablus, sentenced a Palestinian detainee on Sunday to four and half consecutive years. Mohamed Bahri, was arrested in…
One resident arrested in Ein AL Baida village
Israeli army invaded the village of Ein AL Baida near the West Bank city of Tubas, late on Sunday night, and arrested one resident. Jamal Fakha’, 40, who works as…
Hamas, Fatah to sign a document of understanding in few days
Following several days of meetings between Fatah and Hamas, a document of understanding will be signed in the coming few days, Hamas spokesman said on Sunday. ‘Our intensive meetings with…
Hamas, Fatah to sign a document of understanding in few days
Following several days of meetings between Fatah and Hamas, a document of understanding will be signed in the coming few days, Hamas spokesman said on Sunday. ‘Our intensive meetings with…
Two fighters killed in Tulkarem
Two Palestinian fighters were killed on Sunday at night, after Israeli soldiers engaged in a gun battle with resistance fighters after surrounding a home in Tulkarem refugee camp, in the…
Two Arab residents of Israel arrested over Hamas ties
Israeli police and Secret Security Services, Shin Bet, reported on Sunday that Israeli security forces arrested two Arab residents of Israel over ties with Hamas. Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported…
Two Israeli policemen stabbed in the West Bank
An Israeli military source reported on Sunday evening, that two Israeli policemen were stabbed near the “Tunnel Road”, close to Beit Jala Palestinian town, near Bethlehem. The source stated that…
Trial of Palestinian legislator delayed
Salem Israeli military court delayed, on Sunday, announcing the verdict against the jailed Palestinian legislator, and head of the Refugees Rights Defense Committee, Husam Khader, until November, 27, 2005. The…
P.A intends of disarm Al Aqsa Brigades
The Palestinian National Authority (P.A), said that it plans to disarm Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement in the coming weeks, and that it intends to incorporate…
Nine residents arrested in Bil’in
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday, nine residents in the village of Bil’in near the West Bank city of Ramallah, after invading the village and breaking into dozens of homes. A…
12 residents arrested in Hebron, one injured
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday, twelve residents in several areas near the West Bank city of Hebron, and shot wounded one resident, after invading two villages near the city. The…
Resident arrested north of Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday, one resident in Saida village, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local source in the village reported that soldiers installed a military…
Israeli army kills 19-year-old youth over false suspecions
Israel army troops on Saturday evening shot dead a 19-year-old Palestinian man from the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian sources reported. Israeli military source claimed the man was trying…
Two soldiers reportedly injured in Jenin
Yasser Arafat brigades, one of the military wings of Al Aqsa Brigades, claimed responsibility for firing at an Israeli military patrol in the West Bank city of Jenin; two soldiers…
Settlers attack schoolgirls in Hebron
An extremist settlers group attacked, on Saturday morning, dozens of school girls near Beit Hadassah settlement outpost in the West Bank city of Hebron. Students of Qortuba primary school for…
Realistic reading in the Palestinian Territories
 After the attack by the resistance on Gush Etzion and Eli settlements in which three settlers were killed, Israel as usual, turned the place upside down. The only thing…
Army setup three military checkpoints on the Nablus Qalqila road
Israeli troops setup on Saturday three military checkpoints on the main road linking two West Bank cities. Soldiers placed the checkpoints on the in entrances of the Izbat Al Taieb,…
17 resident arrested in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested 17 Palestinian residents in the West Bank cities of Hebron and Nablus and Tulkarem, after invading the three areas and conducting military searches of homes. A local…
Lieberman calls for banning Tibi in Knesset elections
Avigdor Lieberman, member of the Israeli Ichud Leumi party (National Union) called for banning Arab Knesset member Ahmad Tibi from running in the upcoming Knesset elections after he asked foreign…
Hamas wants stop to those opposing its participation in elections
Sheikh Yasser Mansour, a leading figure in Hamas, called on the factions and the Palestinian Authority to stand united against Israeli statements calling for a ban on Hamas from participating…
Eleven arrested in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested, overnight, eleven Palestinian residents in several West Bank areas. According to Israeli military sources the arrested residents are members of Hamas movement. Most of the arrestees were…
Resistance exchanges fire with the army in Balata refugee camp
Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight, Balata refuge camp in the West Bank city of Nablus and exchange fire with the Palestinian resistance, two residents were injured during the clashes. The two…
Army kills two Palestinians near Tulkarem
Palestinian sources reported on Saturday that an Israeli army force killed two Palestinians near the village of Anabta near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, in Friday night. The army…
Child shot and killed near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian child near Husan adjacent to the West Bank city of Bethlehem. An Israeli military source claimed that soldiers shot Akram…
Hamas: `“Bush is trying to bring internal war in Palestine`
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that the American President George Bush is pushing the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas in order to confront the resistance groups and dismantle them. The movement…
Robots used against peaceful protest in Bil’in
Residents and peace activists in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, invented a new way in countering a Robot which the army started using against them during the weekly peaceful protests…
LAW missile uncovered in Eilat
Eilat police safely detonated, on Friday afternoon, a LAW missile in the Hotel District in the southern Israeli city of Eilat. An Israeli police source in Eilat reported that the…
This Week in Palestine, October Week 3
 Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.3 MB This week in Palestine, a service of the…
The Rafah Border crossing to open Sunday and Monday
Nathmi Mhanna, General Director of the Border Crossing Department at the Palestinian National Authority, said on Friday that the Rafah Border Crossing, in the Gaza Strip, will be opened on…
Peres launches a campaign to boost construction in the Galilee
The Israeli government decided to encourage constructions and development in the Galilee areas, north of the country, and offered tax breaks and special grants for the residents. Israeli Vice Premier…
Four residents arrested south of Jenin
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Friday morning, four residents in Jaba’ village, south of the Wets Bank city of Jenin after invading it. A local source in Jenin reported that soldiers…
Two residents arrested near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested two residents in Al Biereh and Bier Zeit towns near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Soldiers invaded the two towns, conducted military searches of homes, and…
Qalqilia mayor receives the eight consecutive detention order
 For the eight consecutive time, Israeli prison authorities renewed the administrative detention orders against the elected mayor of Qalqilia, Wajeeh Qawwas, and this time for additional three months. Qawwas…
Bean bags are army’s newest weapon against Bil’in peaceful protests
Israeli and international peace activists who regularly protest along with the Palestinian residents against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, near Ramallah, said that Israeli soldiers are continuously using and…
Report: ‘Economic Losses Cost at $15.6 Billion since the beginning of the Intifada’
Relentless Israeli restrictions and aggressions against the Occupied Palestinian territories inflicted the drained -out economy losses cost at $15.6 billion in the five years of al Aqsa Intifada. A report,…
Four settlers injured near Jerusalem
An Israeli military source reported on Thursday evening, that four settlers were injured after Palestinian youth hurled stones at their vehicles on a circular-road, south of Jerusalem. One settler woman…
Israel temporarily freezes the E1 project
An Israeli source reported on Thursday that Israel will delay the implementation of its E1 project, which aims to link Maali Adumim settlement with Jerusalem from the east. The move…
Abbas: I hope we will achieve peace and freedom we were promised
U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated Israel and the U.S. administration demand for the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to fight the Palestinian resistance groups and disarm them. Bush’s demands to…
Army invades Hebron, arrests six residents
 The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday and arrested six residents. The Hebron office of Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that Israeli soldiers stormed…
Walls cracking down in Al Damoun detention facility
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Thursday that the structural conditions of Al Damoun detention facility are imposing real threats on the lives of the Palestinian detainees. “Israeli is detaining…
A Detainees Support committee releasing Jordanian Detainees
The Popular Committee for releasing the Palestinian Legislator Marwan Barghouthi demanded the Jordanian government to act in order to pressure Israel to release the Jordanian detainees and reveal the location…
Arab resident of Israel arrested over ties with Hamas
An Arab resident of Israel, Mohamed Khalaf, from the village of Jett, north of the country has been charged in the Magistrates Court in Tel Aviv, on Thursday of aiding…
Army claims soldiers arrested a youth carrying a mortar shell
A Palestinian youth was arrested by Israeli soldiers at Huwwara checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Thursday morning, allegedly carrying two knives and what was suspected…
Resistance fighters open fire at army force near Gaza Strip border
Resistance fighters opened fire, on Thursday, at an army force near Gaza Strip border, Israeli source reported. The fighters opened fire from the town of Khan Younis while the army…
Bush Expected to Pressure Abbas on armed factions
American President George W. Bush is expected to pressure Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on their Thursday meeting, in order to end the attacks carried out by resistance groups against Israeli…
Israel to build a road that splits the West Bank in Half
Israeli sources revealed a plan by the Israeli government to build roads in the West Bank that will be used only by Israeli settlers to move among the settlements in the West Bank.…
Huwwara checkpoint, daily suffering for the Palestinian residents
Crossing through Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus, is considered one of the difficult tasks, mixed with suffering and humiliation the Palestinian residents have to go through on daily basis. If…
10 residents, including 2 women, arrested in the W. Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested overnight ten Palestinian residents, including two women, in several West Bank areas. Soldiers claim that the two women are potential suicide bombers. An Israeli military source reported…
Rice: `“Settlement construction between J’lem and Maali Adumim contradicts the US policy`
US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, said on Wednesday that it made it clear for Israel that settlement construction between Jerusalem and Maali Adumim settlement contradicts with the American policy.…
Peace Now calls on Israel to evacuate 26 West Bank settlements
Israeli Peace Now movement announced a new initiative on Wednesday calling the Israeli government to withdraw from 26 West Bank settlements which are relatively isolated within large concentration of Palestinian…
Settler arrested in suspicion of throwing stones at army manpower chief
Israeli police in the West Bank arrested a 32-year-old settler suspected of throwing stones, on Friday at night, at an Israeli army officer and his family at the Western Wall…
14 detainees receive extended remand
Israeli military court extended the remand of 14 Palestinian detainees from Jenin area, north of the West Bank. The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the military…
Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Dozens of extremist settlers stormed, on Wednesday, the esplanade of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the Palestinian WAFA news agency reported. The guards of the Mosque, who clashed with that an…
Settlers attack homes, properties in Hebron
An extremist settlers group of the Ma’oun illegal settlement outpost, which is constructed on Palestinian annexed lands, east of Yatta village south of Hebron, attacked homes and properties in the…
Israel court rules compensation to Palestinian Family
An Israeli court recently ruled that the state should compensate a Palestinian family; the Israeli army killed their father in Bethlehem.  The state should compensate the family of Dr.…
Army stops school students from attending their schools in Hebron
Israeli army troops closed all the main roads leading to the town of Al-Thahriya, and the villages of Arab Al-Ramaden, Arab Al-Frijat and Inab and prevented scores of students of…
Soldiers invade Hebron, three children injured
Israeli soldiers arrested one resident and injured two children after invading the villages of Kharsa, Doura, Beit Awwa, and Al Arroub refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Hebron.…
Clashes erupted in Al Aroob refugee camp
 Clashes erupted, on Tuesday night, in Al Aroob refugee camp in the West Bank city of Hebron, local sources reported. Troops closed the camp and harassed the residents there.…
Special army force attacks under-age detainees in Ofer
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Tuesday that a special Israeli military force attacked several child detainees in Ofer detention facility, and confined some of them to solitary. The society…
Three children injured in Beit Awwa village
Three children were injured, on Tuesday at night, in the village of Beit Awwa near the West Bank city of Hebron during clashes which erupted in the village after Israeli…
240 members of Fateh resign
At least 240 members of ruling Fatah party in Rafah area in the Gaza Strip, announced collective resignation from the movement as a protest of what they called Fatah’s weakness.…
Army invades Jenin
Israeli Army invaded, on Wednesday, morning the West Bank city of Jenin, local sources reported. Troops took over the roof a building in the city center, and used it as…
Army invades Kharass village, apprehends three
Israeli army invaded the village of Kharass near the West Bank city of Hebron and apprehended three residents, local sources reported. Two of the arrested residents were identifed as Jawad…
Army invades Deheishe and Aida refugee camps, arrests one resident
Israeli army invaded, on Wednesday morning, Deheishe and Aida refugee camps, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Troops invaded Deheishe refugee camp and sealed off all roads surrounding it,…
P.A denies Israeli reports of Al Qaeda infiltration into Gaza
Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security denied, on Wednesday, denied reports published by the Israeli military intelligence claiming that ten members of Al Qaeda network infiltrated into the Gaza…
Abbas in U.S. will be quizzed on Hamas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to arrive in Washington on Wedensday where he will meet with some U.S. top officials who will most probably ask him about Hamas’ participation in…
Detainee sentenced to one life-term
Salem Israeli military court sentenced, on Tuesday, a Palestinian detainee from Qalqilia to one life-term. Ammar Ahed Al Shobaki, 24, was arrested in 2003 after the soldiers broke into his…
Pipe-bomb hurled at the army near Jerusalem
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday at dawn that a Palestinian group hurled a pipe-bomb at border policemen patrolling near the Separation Wall area, south of Jerusalem. Three border…
Soldiers fire at two residents near Ramallah
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday evening that Israeli soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition at two Palestinians at a highway north-east of Ramallah. The source claimed that soldiers…
Pipe-bomb hurled at the army near Jerusalem
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday at dawn that a Palestinian group hurled a pipe-bomb at border policemen patrolling near the Separation Wall area, south of Jerusalem. Three border…
Three Israeli border policemen injured in Jerusalem
The Israeli Radio reported, on Tuesday evening, that three border policemen were injured south of Jerusalem after a Palestinian group hurled a bomb at their jeep. The incident took place…
Hakham: `“Abbas must dismantle the armed groups`
Israeli Defense Minister’s Advisor for Arab Affairs, David Hakham, said that the field procedures conducted by the Israeli army and government after the Sunday’s Gush Etzion junction shooting attack, are…
Palestinians stranded at Rafah Crossing go on hunger strike
Palestinians, stranded at the Egyptian side of the Rafah Crossing began a hunger-strike in protest of the ongoing closure of the crossing, local radios reported on Tuesday. The reports said…
Army seals off Hebron for the second day in row, arrests two
Closure imposed by the Israeli army over the West Bank city of Hebron continued for the second day, local sources reported. Troops closed all main roads leading to the city…
Hamas: `“We aren’t responsible for the Jabalia explosion`
Hamas officials denied on Tuesday that Hamas had admitted responsibility for what was described as “mysterious explosion” in Jabalia Refugee Camp one month ago, where 22 Palestinians were killed, and…
Army invades Aida refugee camp
Israeli army invaded, on Tuesday morning, Aida refugee camp south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Troops conducted a wide scale search in the camp, forced the families out…
Gunmen abduct two Pal. Men accused of collaborating with Israel
Palestinian gunmen abducted two men in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, after accusing them of collaborating with the Israeli security. A newly formed…
Israeli disappears in Greece
An Israeli source reported on Tuesday that the Greek police and the Interpol are searching for an Israeli man who went missing last week after heading to Greece for a…
Syam: ‘Hamas did not sign the `“Code of Ethics` yet, but will respect it’
Political leaders of Hamas said, on Monday, that the movement did not sign the Code of Ethics treaty regarding the upcoming legislative elections, but the movement will respect it, adding…
Settlers burn olive trees east of Nablus
Ja’far Eshtiyya, member of Salem village council, east of Nablus, reported that dozens of settlers of Alone Moreh settlement burnt olive orchards in 180 Dunams, in Al Shifa area, while…
Resident arrested near Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested a resident near a roadblock in Nablus area, north of the West Bank. Israeli soldiers claimed that the resident is a member of the Popular Front for…
Hamas is responsibile for the Jabalia explosion
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security reported on Monday at night that Hamas movement admitted to it’s responsibly for the Jabalia explosion which left 22 Palestinians killed, and…