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…
Soldiers invade several villages near Hebron, four injured
Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday the Bank city of Hebron, and the neighing villages of Yatta, Bani Neim, Sa’ir, and Beit Ummar, east and north east of Hebron; four residents…
Sheikh Tahaina: `“No truce under Israeli aggression`
Sheikh Sharif Tahaina, one of the prominent political leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine, called on the International community and Human Rights organizations to act against the Israeli…
Three residents abducted in Qalqilia
Under-Cover ynits of the Israeli army, abducted on Thursday at dawn three residents from the West Bank city of Qalqilia, local sources reported. Mohamed Al Baz, 20, Hatem Al Baz,…
Four residents arrested in Nablus
Israeli troops invaded, on Thursday, the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested four residents. Soldiers conducted house-to-house search in the city and arrested Yaser Ishtaiah, Allam Al far, Hamza…
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the three Amman blasts
Media sources reported that Iraq’s Al-Qaeda group has claimed responsibility for the blasts in three Jordanian hotels on Wednesday night. Latest reports said that 57 were killed and up to…
Resident of Qalqilia sentenced to 6 months
An Israeli court sentenced, on Thursday, Jihad Ishtewy from the West Bank city of Qalqilia to 6 months in Administrative detention. Ishtewy was arrested in July 2004, after the soldiers…
Army arrests one in Al Obiyyat village
The Israeli army invaded, on Thursday, Al Obiyyat village in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident. Mohamed Al Khateeb, 17, was arrested after soldiers broke into…
Two Palestinian Worker sarrested in Beit Shemish
Israeli arrested, on Thursday, two Palestinian workers in the Israeli town of Beit Shemish, near Jerusalem. Ibrahem Ihmedat, 32, and Yousif Brathia, 19, were arrested after soldiers broke into a…
Two houses demolished in a Negev town
Inspectors of the “Israeli Lands Authority” and the Ministry of Interior demolished, on Thursday morning, two homes, under the protection of police and border police forces. One of the houses…
Army arrests two in Bethlehem
Israeli troops invaded on Thursday Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested two residents. Hussein Abu Baker, 18, and Mahmoud Dar Al Haj, 31, were…
Army invades Jenin and several neighboring villages
Israeli army invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the West Bank city of Jenin and the neighboring villages of Qabatia, Tamoun and the city of Tubas  Five army vehicles invaded…
Haaretz: `“Phosphoric bombs killed a resident in Hebron`
An Israeli report published by the printed version of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, revealed that the Palestinian resident, who was killed several weeks ago in Hebron, died of Phosphoric bombs…
Resident killed in Al Boreij refugee camp
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Thursday morning, that a resident Radwan area in Gaza was shot and killed by Israel soldiers, earlier on Thursday morning, while he…
Peretz named as the new Labor party chairman
Amir Peretz, Israeli Trade Union leader has achieved a stunning victory over the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres in the leadership contest of the Labor Party. This victory could…
Israelis evacuated before the explosions
The Israeli Newspaper Haaretz said in its online edition that scores of Israelis were evacuated from the Hotels in Amman hours before the explosions. ‘A number of Israelis staying on…
Resident killed east of Jerusalem
Israeli police shot and killed one Palestinian resident in Al Esawiyya town, east of Jerusalem after firing at him while he was driving his car in the town. The Israeli…
District Court rejects police request to deport four international peace activists
The Jerusalem District Court Wednesday rejected a request by the Israeli Police, West Bank division, to deport four international peace activists arrested earlier in the day in the West Bank…
City of Bethlehem to issue own Passport
Mayor of Bethlehem Dr. Victor Batarseh will declare Bethlehem an open city and announce that the city is to issue a Bethlehem passport, open to anyone in the world. Dr.…
Palestinian factions to renew calm
Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman is scheduled to arrive in the Gaza Strip next week, to officially invite Palestinian factions to series of talks in Cairo on calm. Palestinian Authority…
60 percent of Palestinian support renewal of Calm
At least 60 percent of the Palestinians support that the Palestinian factions renew calm declared last March said a recent poll by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) in…
Israeli Prosecution demands sentencing an activist to 35 consecutive life terms
The Israeli prosecution demanded the Israeli court debating the case of Abbas Al Sayyed, to sentence him to “hundreds of years” holding him responsible of the death of 35 Israelis…
Arab resident of Israel sentenced to 6 years
The Nazareth Central Court sentenced, on Wednesday morning, Ghassan Mohammad Athamla, 43, from Al Reina town in the Galilee to six consecutive years after indicting him of “contacting and enemy,…
New Israeli settlement near Hebron
Israeli settlers backed by an Israeli army force started on Monday to construct a new settlement near the village of Yatta near the West Bank city of Hebron. The Land…
Several Fatah members break into one of Fatah’s offices in Gaza
At least 30 armed Fatah members broke into an office that belongs to the Fatah ruling party in Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip, late Tuesday night. The assailants said…
Army arrests a villager on a mobile checkpoint
The Israeli army arrested on Tuesday evening Iyad Zidan, 27 form the village of Deir Al-Ghsoun near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Zidan was arrested on a mobile checkpoint…
76 Palestinian workers including 3 Jordanians arrested
Israeli border police arrested on Wednesday 76 Palestinian workers including 3 Jordanians during a campaign to arrest workers with no permits. Police source reported that some of the arrestees were…
Israel dismisses Hamas’ hints at future negotiations
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom dismissed a remarks by Hamas chief Mahmoud Zahar, who hinted at openness to future negotiations with Israel. Dr. Mahmoud Zahar said in remarks broadcasted Wednesday…
Youth arrested at a military checkpoint near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers stationed at potable checkpoint which was installed on the main entrance Dir Al Ghsoun town, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, arrested on Wednesday, Iyad Zeidan,…
Mofaz’s adviser resigns amid claims he assisted illegal outposts
Ron Shechner, Settlement Affairs advisor to Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, resigned on Wednesday over implications in assisting in the construction of illegal settlement outposts. Shechner is accused of giving…
Palestinian factions to renew calm
Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman is scheduled to arrive in the Gaza Strip next week, to officially invite Palestinian factions to a series of talks in Cairo on calm. Palestinian…
World Bank: `“Three routes are needed to link Gaza with the W. Bank`
A technical team of the World Bank is examining the provision of a “safe road” which is intended to link the Gaza Strip with the West Bank areas controlled by…
Army closes ten charitable societies in Jenin, occupies ten houses in Qabatia
 Israeli army closed Tuesday at dawn two charitable societies in the West Bank city of Jinin and claimed that they transferred money to the Islamic Jihad movement, to use…
Dahamsheh calls on Israel to improve detainees’ living conditions
Arab member of Knesset, Abdul Malek Dahamsheh called on Israeli authorities and Israeli defense minister, Shaul Mofaz, to improve the conditions of prisoners in the Nafha detention facility following his…
New in Palestine: Internet via Electricity
A Palestinian company announced, in a press release distributed in the Gaza Strip, its plans to provide internet service for users via the electricity network lines. If implemented, this would…
Five residents arrested Ramallah and Tulkarem
Israeli sources reported, on Wednesday, that soldiers conducted an arrest campaign in the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Tulkarem; five residents, allegedly Hamas and Islamic Jihad members, were arrested.…
Sit-in demanding the release of a sick prisoner
The Palestinian national and Islamic factions organized on Tuesdays afternoon a sit-in demanding the release of Al Sheikh Zied Zakarnah in front of the Red Cross office in the West…
Dispute over Separation Wall route in Beit Iksa
One thousand Palestinian residents of Beit Iksa village, north-west of Jerusalem became unaware of their future while the Shin Bet security service and the Israeli Defense Ministry are debating on…
Israeli troops invade students dorm in Tubas
The Israeli occupation forces invaded the town of Tubas near the West Bank cit of Jenin in the early morning hours. Troops surrounded and invaded a dormitory, where students from…
Commentary: West Bank landscaping
{mosimage}In the heart of the West Bank, checkpoints separate Palestinian youth and instructors from their classrooms. By September, the sealed wall will further disrupt access to education. The…
Child killed, five residents injured in Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian child and injured five other residents after invading the West Bank city on Nablus, on Tuesday evening. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported…