World Bank favors a road link between Gaza and W. Bank
The World Bank said that it supports building a passage which links between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in a form of a sunken road, but Sharon said…
Peres: `“I will remain in coalition if Sharon accepts my four conditions`
Shimon Peres, said on Friday that his party is ready to remain in Sharon’s coalition until the elections in 2006, if Sharon accepts four conditions; solve the issue of borders, negotiate…
Soldiers abuse, beat a resident near Nablus
The Machsom Watch organization in Israel reported that four Israeli soldiers severely beat a Palestinian man at a military checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Thursday.…
P.A intelligence head in Gaza released after gunmen abducted him
A Palestinian security source reported on Thursday at night that gunmen released Sami Ajouz, head of the Palestinian Intelligence in Gaza, shortly after abducting him on Thusrday at night. The…
Cocktail bomb hurled at a settlers’ car near Ramallah
An Israeli military source reported on Thursday evening, that a unidentified men hurled a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli vehicle north-west of Ramallah. No damages or injuries were reported.
P.A ministry of interior prepare a plan to counter insecurity
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior said on Thursday that it prepared a plan to end the chaos and insecurity in the Palestinian territories. Tawfik Abu Khousa, the ministry spokesperson, stated…
Shinui rejects Sharon’s’ call to join coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon offered head of the opposition and Shinui party leader to join the government in order to expand it after members of Knesset from his own…
Two settlers indicted of Abducting two Arab youth from the Negev
The Israeli Central Court, in Jerusalem, indicted two settlers from Keryat Araba’ settlement, in the West Bank city of Hebron, of abducting and abducting and abusing two Arab youth from…
Egypt started constructing a crossing to link it with Israel and Gaza
An Egyptian source reported on Thursday that Egypt started constructing a new crossing which links its borders with Israel and the Gaza Strip, south of Rafah. The source stated that…
Ahead of Abbas-Sharon summit; Israel rejects releasing Palestinian detainees
Israeli deputy Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Thursday that Israel will not respond to the Palestinian demands of releasing Palestinian detainees who were “convicted†of killing Israelis in the…
Egypt may propose delaying the PA Parlliamentary poll
Egypt is mulling tendering a proposal to delay the Palestinian parliamentary elections slated for January 2006, due to their belief that Hamas will have a strong showing in these elections,…
Army invades Tubas
Israeli army invaded the West Bank town of Tubas, on Wednesday at night. Troops invaded the town, installed one checkpoint on the main road and searched the passing by cars.…
Clashes erupt between school students and soldier in Hebron
Clashes erupted on Thursday morning between dozens of school students and the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Hebron, local sources reported. Troops setup a sudden checkpoint in…
7 Israeli right-wingers detained in Jericho
Palestinian police in Jericho detained seven Israeli right-wingers after entering a synagogue in the West Bank city without coordinating their entry with the Israeli army. Israeli army source reported that…
ISR Supreme Court bans using Pals as Human Shields
Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that it is illegal for the Israeli army to use Palestinian civilians as “human shields”. Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, Aharon Barak,…
Abbas-Sharon summit next Tuesday
P.A cabinet minister and chief negotiation Dr. Saeb Erekat said that he will be meeting with Sharon’s advisor Dov Weisglass on Sunday, in order to prepare for Abbas-Sharon summit scheduled…
P.A forms a committee to probe Arafat’s death
The Palestinian Legislative Council decided to from a formal investigation unit in order to probe the death of the late Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat. After the death of Arafat, the…
EU offers aid to the P.A
The European Union offered to aid the Palestinian Authority if the peace process advances; the aid is intended to rebuild the Gaza Strip after Israel withdrew from the area. European…
Schoolgirls barred from reaching school in Hebron
Israeli soldiers barred on Wednesday dozens of schoolgirls from reaching their school in Tal Rmeida neighborhood in the center of the West Bank city of Hebron. Qortoba School headmaster Feryal…
Schoolgirls barred from reaching school in Hebron
Israeli soldiers barred on Wednesday dozens of schoolgirls from reaching their school in Tal Rmeida neighborhood in the center of the West Bank city of Hebron. Qortoba School headmaster Feryal…
Kreisha: `“Qurei did not suffer a heart attack`
Secretary of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Sameer Hleila, denied reports which were published on Wednesday afternoon, claiming that the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmad Qurei, Abu Ala’, suffered a heart attack,…
ISR. High Court to issue its ruling on Human Shields appeal
The Israeli High Court is expected to issue its ruling on Thursday morning after reviewing an appeal which was filed in 2002 after the Israeli soldiers repeatedly used Palestinian residents…
Israel offers `“voluntary deportation` instead of administrative detention
Palestinian detainees who spent more than two years in the Negev detention camp, without charges, said that the Israeli Prison Authorities is offering them to be “voluntarily deportedâ€Â, instead of…
Resident arrested at Huwwara checkpoint
One resident was arrested, on Tuesday at night, at Huwwara checkpoint, at the entrance of the West Bank city of Nablus, a local source reported. Morad Shqiqat, 21, from the…
Army invades Kafer AL Diek village
 Israeli army invaded, on Tuesday at night, the village of Kafer AL Diek near the West Bank city of Salfit. Troops broke into dozens of homesin the viullage and searched…
Army installs a checkpoint east of Qalqila
Israeli army installed, on Wednesday morning, a military checkpoint at the eastern instance of the West Bank city of Qalqila. Troops stopped dozens of vehicles and searched them, a local…
Army: `“Palestinian youth attempts to stab a soldier near Nablus`
An Israeli military source claimed on Wednesday that an 18-year-old youth, attempted to stab an Israeli female soldier at a military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus; the soldier…
Palestinian Factions in Damascus: No for internal fights
Leaders of the Palestinian factions residing in Damascus agreed to refrain from using weapons to resolve internal problems, and affirmed the right of the Palestinian people to resist the occupation.…
Soldiers break into cells in Al Maskobiyya
Israeli under-cover military units, members of the Nahshon division, broke on Tuesday afternoon, into the cells of Al Maskobiyya detention facility, and attacked the detainees. Detainee Khalil Hoshiyyah, who was…
200 detainees transferred to administrative detention
Ofer Israeli military court transferred 200 out of 500 Palestinian detainees to administrative detention without trial; the court said it does not have the time to prosecute them. 500 Palestinians…
Resistance fires at Huwwara checkpoint
Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fateh claimed responsibility of firing at Huwwara checkpoint, near Nablus, on Monday at night. The brigades said that the shooting was carried…
Resident arrested east of Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday at dawn, a resident in Al Shawawra village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. A local source in the village reported that soldiers…
Haber: `“Israel assassinated Pal. Novelist Kanafani and other figures`
Fort the first time, and in an official statement, Israel admitted that its Mossad agents assassinated Palestinian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist Ghassan Kanafani in 1973 by placing explosives in…
Mofaz: `“West Bank settlements are part of the future Israeli borders`
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Tuesday that he apposes any unilateral withdrawal from West Bank settlements, adding that settlements in the West Bank are considered the future borders…
JCDHR calls on Israel to end its violations to the international law
The Jerusalem Center for Democracy and Human Rights (JCDHR) called on Israel to end its violations to the International Law and human rights, and to stop the construction of the…
Seven residents arrested near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday evening seven Palestinian residents after invading several villages near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers invaded Bani Zeid…
Soldiers invade Tubas
Israeli soldiers invaded over night the West Bank city of Tubas and fired rounds of live ammunition, and gas bombs. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers, supported by…
Palestinian woman shot killed near Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian woman at Huwwara checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Nablus. An Israeli military source said on Tuesday that…
PA Attorney General: Jabalya Explosion Indicates Internal Error
The Attorney General of Gaza, Ahmad Al Mughanni, declared that the final results of the investigations into the Jabalya explosion, which occurred during a Hamas rally on September 23 and…
King Abdullah of Jordan postpones visit to Israel, P.A territories
Deputy Jordanian Prime Minister, Marwan Muasher, stated on Monday that King Abdullah of Jordan, has postponed his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, and set no new date for…
Halutz: `“Hamas, Jihad will not voluntarily disarm`
Israeli Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, said on Monday evening that the clashes between the Palestinian Authority (P.A) security devices and Hamas gunmen in Gaza cannot be considered as first…
P.A committee recommends toppling Qurei’s government
The Palestinian parliamentary committee, which is designated to discuss the security deteriorating in the Palestinian areas, recommended the parliament vote no-confidence against the government of Qurei. The parliamentary committee was…
P. A police break in the PLC building in Gaza
A Palestinian security source reported one Monday afternoon that Palestinian policemen broke into the building of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza, during burial ceremonies of the three residents killed…
Settlers install tents, attack a child in Hebron
A local source in Hebron reported on Monday that settlers attacked a nine-year-old child in the West Bank city of Hebron, and installed tents on lands they annexed in Wad…
23 residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at dawn, 23 residents in the West Bank city of Hebron, and the surrounding villages of Yatta, Al Shiokh, Sa’ir and Kharsa. The Hebron office…
Army claims uncovering weapons near Hebron
Israeli soldiers claimed uncovering weapons and explosives in an area south of the West Bank city of Hebron. According to an Israeli military source, soldiers found an explosive device and…
Campaign in Solidarity with Detainee Manal and her Child Nour
Addameer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association along with the family of Manal and Nour Ghanem have launched a campaign to demand the Israeli government immediately release Manal Naji Mahmoud…
Detainee sentenced to one life-term and additional ten years
An Israeli military court sentenced on Monday, a Palestinian detainee from the West Bank city of Qalqilia, to one life-term and additional ten years. The court indicted detainee Mohammad Mustafa…
Three residents arrested in Bethlehem
Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday at down and arrested three residents. Soldiers arrested Mallek Salhab, 27, Ghassan Al Asa, 28, and Nasry Suleiman ,24,…
PHR demands Israel to release the Palestinian detainees
Physicians For Human Rights organization (PHR) demanded the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to release all o the Palestinian detainees from in Israeli detention facilities as a good will gesture.…
Army invades Saida village, arrests two
Israeli army invaded on Monday morning he village of Said, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested two residents. Troops searched dozens of homes in the village, and…
Two arrested from Ateel village
Israeli troops invaded the village of Ateel north of the west Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday morning, and arrested two residents. Soldiers conducted wide scale search to the houses,…
UNCHR: `“33 Palestinian Newborn Babies Died at Israeli Checkpoints`
The UN Commission of Human Rights (UNCHR) held Israel responsible for the death of 33 newborn babies, after soldiers banned the mothers, while laboring, from crossing military roadblocks on their…
Child injured in Tammoun, one resident arrested
One child was injured in Tammoun village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, during a military invasion to the village on Monday morning. A medical source in Jenin reported…
40 residents arrested in the west Bank on Monday at dawn
Israeli army invaded the, on Monday at dawn, the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarem, Qalqila and Bethlehem, and arrested 40 residents. Army claims that the arrestees are members…
Full closure imposed over the Palestinian territories
The Israeli army imposed full closure over the Palestinian occupied territories, and increased military presence in the central cities and junctions in Israel as it starts Jewish New Year celebrations…
In Gaza, a Physician Works as a Taxi Driver
A taxi driver or a doctor? A question that has come to my mind right after I noticed ,by coincidence, Ali, 31 years-old, from the Gaza Strip refugee camp of…
Three killed in Gaza, dozens injured in P.A, Hamas clashes
Three Palestinian were killed on Sunday at night, during a gun battle which inflamed between Hamas fighters and members of the Palestinian security in Gaza; some fifty residents, including children,…
Three killed in Gaza, dozens injured in P.A, Hamas clashes
Three Palestinian were killed on Sunday at night, during a gun battle which inflamed between Hamas fighters and members of the Palestinian security in Gaza; some fifty residents, including children,…
Army may order an investigation into the killing of Pal. child
The Israeli army is to decide whether to instruct the military police to probe the army’s killing of a Palestinian child in Askar refugee camp, near the West Bank city…
Gaza operation not yet over, scaled down
The Gaza offensive is not over yet, an Israeli military official said on Sunday morning. The Israeli Minister of defense, Shaul Mofaz gave a detailed account of the operation in…
Youth injured near Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian Youth near the West Bank city of Nablus. An Israeli military source claimed that soldiers shot on Sunday a Palestinian youth after attempting…
DCI: `“Five years of child rights abuses in the OPT `“
The Defense For Children International – Palestine section, published a report which documents the Israeli violations to the rights of Palestinian children, and the effects of the Israeli military attacks…
Soldiers invade two villages near Hebron, arrest four residents
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday at dawn, for residents after invading the villages of Al Thaheriyya and Beit Kahil, south and west of the West Bank city of Hebron. A…
PRCS: Army Restricts Movement of Medical Crews
In its weekly report, for the period between September 24 and 30, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that Israeli soldiers continued restricting the freedom of movement ambulances and medical…
Soldiers invade three villages near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers installed three roadblocks on roads near the villages of Atteel, Allar and Zeita, and invaded the three villages. Soldiers detained dozens of residents for several hours and interrogated…
Detainee sentenced and fined
An Israeli military court sentenced a detainee to 43 consecutive months, and 2000 NIS fine. The Israeli prosecution claims that the detainee, Mohammad Bahjat Harb, 27, assisted wanted fighters. Harb…
Detainee sentenced to 14 years
An Israeli military court sentenced a Palestinian from Halhoul, north of Hebron, to 14 consecutive years. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the court sentenced Jamal…
Soldiers occupy a home in Hebron
Israeli soldiers occupied, on Saturday, a Palestinian home in the West Bank city of Hebron, and used them as military posts. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers broke…
Sharon said to reevaluate action against Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he intends to reevaluate next week’s military actions against Hamas, the Israeli Radio reported on Saturday. According to the radio, Sharon intends to reevaluate…
Thousands join the regional procession on its third day
Thousands of Arab residents of Israel, and peace groups, continued their procession for the Third day, in memoriam of the 13 residents who were killed by the Israeli police in…
Al Qassam: `“We will liberate the detainees using all means`
Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing Hamas, said that the Intifada, which entered its sixth year, challenged the “Zionist†projects and managed to overcome the military assaults and invasions which…
Killer of a Palestinian Civilian in Jerusalem sentenced to life term
Israeli court sentenced Luay Krunz, from the West Bank city of Ramallah, to life term and 15 years in prison for being involved in killing George Khoury, a Palestinian from…
Settler rams a child with his car in Qalqilia
A medical source at Rafidia Hospital, in Nablus, reported that one child suffered moderate wounds after a settler rammed him with his car near the West Bank of Qalqilia. Eyewitnesses…
Sheikh Yousef moved to Ofer detention facility
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the Israeli Prison Authority moved, on Friday, Sheikh Hasan Yousef, on the Hamas political leaders, to Ofer detention facility, and filed charges against him.…
Army installs a checkpoint Hebron
Israeli soldiers installed, on Saturday morning, a checkpoint in the center of the old city of Hebron. Troops stopped the cars, thoroughly searched them, and checked the ID cards of…
Soldiers: `“We thought the child was armed, and killed him`
Israeli soldiers operating in Askar refugee camp, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, claimed that they thought the child they shot and killed ion Friday evening, was armed.…
A Tale of Palestinian Sovereignty
The Palestinian people have been longing for freedom and sovereignty since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. In 1917, the British colonial power at the time…
This Week ni Palestine, September Week 4
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 6.1 MB This Week in Palestine –A service of the…
Thousands join the regional procession on its third day
Thousands of Arab residents of Israel, and peace groups, continued their procession for the Third day, in memoriam of the 13 residents who were killed by the Israeli police in…
Fateh wins in 61 out of 104 local councils
The Ruling Fateh movement won, on Friday, in 61 out of 104 local councils in the West Bank, yet Hamas movement won in 50% of the councils it contested, around…
Soldiers bar residents, activists from picking Olives in Bil’in
Israeli soldiers barred dozens of residents of Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, from reaching their orchards to pick their olives. The residents and international peace activists attempted of Friday afternoon…
3000 children commemorate Mohammad Dorra
At least 3000 Palestinian children took part in a huge protest in memoriam to Mohammad Dorra, 13, who was killed by the Israeli army at the beginning of Al Aqsa…
Child shot and killed in Askar refugee camp
A local source in Nablus reported that one Palestinian child was shot and killed in Askar refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, after the Israeli army…
Army arrests two in Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested two residents in the West Bank city of Tulkarem after invading it on Friday morning. Troops arrested Waseem Al Malah, 20, and Mazen Abu Sror, 25, and…
17 residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli military sources reported, on Friday, that the Israeli army arrested 17 Palestinian residents in the West Bank. Army claims that the arrested residents are members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad…
Youth arrested in Bethlehem
Israeli army invaded on Friday at down, Al Deheishe refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, one youth was arrested. Troops supported by ten military vehicles invaded the…
PHR Report: `“Disengagement Plan and its consequences on the Right to Health in the Gaza Strip`
Physicians For Human Rights published a report on the implications of the unilateral pullout, and military closure, on the lives of the Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip “This report…
Tirawi: `“The brigades will retaliate, in Israel and the West Bank`
Jamal Tirawi, one of the leaders of Al Aqsa Brigades in Nablus area, told the IMEMC that the brigades will retaliate to the assassination of two its fighters who were…
Israel considering exhuming bodies of Arab residents killed in 2000
An Israeli source reported on Friday that the Israeli State Prosecutor may ask the families of 13 Arab residents killed by the Israeli Police late September 2000 to open graves…
King Abdullah delays visit to W. Bank and Israel
The Israeli Radio reported on Friday, that king Abdullah of Jordan postponed his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, as a result of the military escalation in the area.…
Two fighters killed in Balata refugee camp
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, killed two resistance fighters, and injured two others, one seriously. The brigades…
Abbas: `“Killing West Bank fighters jeopardizes the peace process`
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the ongoing Israeli military attacks in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and said that the latest Israeli escalation jeopardizes the peace efforts. The…
ISR Police disperse 50 settlers after attacking Palestinians in Hebron
An Israeli military source reported, on Thursday at night, that a group of 50 extremist settlers of Hebron attacked Palestinian residents in the city, and hurled rocks at them; the…
4166 Palestinians killed, 45538 injured in the past five years
The Palestinian National Information Center reported that Israeli soldiers killed 4166 residents, injured 45538, and arrested 8600 since the beginning of the Intifada in September 29, 2000. Also, the center…
Settlers attack, wound woman in Hebron
A medical source at Al Ahli hospital in Hebron reported that one woman was hospitalized after settlers attacked her in Al Shallah Street in the city. The source stated that…
Third stage of the Palestinian local government elections start
At least 138840 Palestinians are illegible voters in the third stage of the Palestinian local government elections in the West Bank. 2274 candidates including 558 women compete over 814 seats…
`“Parent of Martyrs` procession started in Skahnin
The Parents of Martyrs Procession took of on Thursday morning, from Jit village, in the north of Israel, and headed towards Baqa Al Gharbiyya. The procession started after a gathering…
Sharon: `“There is no other disengagement`
Israeli Prime minister, Ariel Sharon, dismissed the statements of his advisor regarding possibility that Israel would consider another pullout from the West Bank in the future. Sharon also said that…
Soldiers break into homes in Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Hebron and broke into dozens of homes. A Palestinian security source in Hebron reported that soldiers invaded Jabal Kurbaj area, in Hebron,…