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Marwan Sa’id al-Qawasmi, a 20-year-old from Hebron who is being held in Israel’s Kfar Atzion detention camp, is suffering from critical health conditions, according to attorney Mohammad al-Shadfan of the…

Resistance fighters attacked an army post near the Gaza Strip settlement of Neveh Dekalim on Friday at dawn. Sources from the settlement said that a number of mortars shells were…

Israeli troops came under fire on Friday as they invaded the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarem, according to an army report. No injuries reported. The soldiers were attempting…

abdul-Raziq Dharaghma, 33, a prominent leader of the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, has been arrested by Israeli soldiers, according to Sheikh Adnan Khader, media spokesperson for the resistance group. Khader…

An armed Palestinian group belonging to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, abducted a Palestinian security official in al-Boreij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, a Palestinian…

Israeli soldiers and settlers clashed on Thursday evening at the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron after the army arrived to install a new gate in preparation for the upcoming…

Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian resident in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, a Palestinian security source in the city reported on Thursday evening.  The army claims that the their target…

Lawyer of the Prisoners Supporters Society, Hammoud Jabareen, reported on Thursday that Israeli Prison Authorities renewed the administrative detention orders against a female detainee for the fifth consecutive time. Jabareen…

Three youth from Anabta Village near Tulkarem were injured on Thursday during clashes between stone throwers and the army. Medical sources reported that the three were wounded when troops threw…

Six anti-wall protestors were wounded on Thursday when Israeli troops and police attempted to disperse a demonstration in the West Bank villages of Bil’in and Budrus, west of Ramallah. Israeli…

Army deported on Thursday Hamza Al-Khatib, 26 from Bil’in village to Jordan. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PSC) reported that Al-Khatib was arrested on May, 15 2005 and was detained in…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Thursday afternoon, a Palestinian youth, and injured his 80-year-old grandmother, in the village of Budros, west of Ramallah. A local source in the village reported that…

Anti wall protest was organized on Thursday in Bel’in village near the west bank city of Ramallah; two residents were injured after army opened fire at the protesters. Eyewitness reported…

The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported on Thuyrsday, that detainee Jawad Adel abu Mgheisib, 18, died at the Negev Desert Detention of medical neglect and mistreatment. The ministry stated that…

As the date for Israel’s Gaza evacuation gets closer, some settlers at the Elei Sinai settlement in Gaza have become more desperate in their struggle against the Israeli government. Settlers…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Thursday three residents in the West bank city of Hebron, after invading the city and breaking into dozens of homes. The Hebron Office of the Palestinian…

Israeli authorities stepped up its destructive policies against the Palestinian residents, leveling dozens of homes and constructions in the West Bank and in Jerusalem, which is a direct violation to…

For over six months, since the start of the construction of the separation wall near the village of Bil’in west of Ramallah, residents of the village joined by scores of…

Army invaded late Wednesday night Sabastia town north of the West Bank city of Nablus, imposed curfew. Mayor  Mamoun Kaied of Sabastia, reported that troops backed up with military vehicles…

The Israeli Ofer military court, west of the West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced Gabi al-Sahoury, 30, from Beit Sahour, to 18 consecutive months, 6000 New Israeli Shekels fine, and…

A Palestinian medical source in Rafah reported on Wednesday at night, that a child was seriously injured by Israeli military. The source stated that Nada abu Siam, 4 years old,…

Palestinian resistance fired, on Thursday morning, a homemade shell at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. The shell landed and exploded in an open field, army source reported. The “Red…

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Thursday that he hopes pullout from the Gaza Strip and four minor northern West Bank settlements to take two to three weeks, Israeli…

Israeli soldiers installed an iron fence around the village of Z’ayyeim, east of Jerusalem completely separating it from the city. Omar Sbeih, head of Z’ayyeim village council, reported that the…

The Knesset voted on Wednesday on law to limit citizenship rights of Palestinians married to Israeli citizens, the law passed by 59-12. According to the approved law, the state will…

The Knesset plenum approved on Wednesday amendments to a law called “Intifada law”, in order to limit the ability of Palestinian residents to sue Israel for damage occurred during the…

Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers installed a military roadblock at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Tubas. A Palestinian security source in Tubas reported that soldiers installed the…

Israeli soldiers, supported by 30 armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank city of Jenin, on Wednesday afternoon, killed one youth and injured al least seven other residents. A local source…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmad Qurei, said on Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority is ready to control the Palestinian areas following the Israeli withdrawal. Qurei added that the P.A finalized all…

Israeli soldiers shot and wounded two residents, on Wednesday afternoon, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after invading it. A local source in Jenin reported that at least…

A local source in Qalqilia reported on Wednesday afternoon, that soldiers attacked and severely clubbed a resident in Azzoun village, south of Qalqilia. The source stated that Abdul-Rahim Ibrahim Omar,…

Israeli soldiers bulldozed on Wednesday, farmlands in Beit Doqqu village, north west of Jerusalem, in order to construct sections of the Separation Wall in the area.  Sa’id Yaqeen, member of…

Israeli soldiers annexed on Wednesday Palestinian farmlands near Homesh settlement, adjacent to the main Nablus-Jenin road. The army claims that the annexed lands will be used to construct a military…

The Ofer Israeli military court sentenced, on Wednesday, a resident of Hebron to one life term and additional 30 years. The WAFA news agency reported that residents Ehab abdul-Rahman al-Haddad,…

Israeli soldiers based at al-Matahin checkpoint, north of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, fired rounds of live ammunition at hundreds of residents attempting to cross…

A sergeant in the Israeli army was dismissed from duty when he declared that he will refuse orders to evacuate settlers under the disengagement plan, Israeli sources reported on Wednesday.…

Israeli troops invaded Wednesday at down three villages in the east of Bethlehem area. Eyewitnesses reported that troops backed with heavy armored vehicles invaded the village of Zatara, Taqoua, Al…

Bulldozers and Army jeeps invaded Al Khader Village south of Bethlehem Wednesday morning, began demolishing homes. Eyewitness told IMEMC that the bulldozers demolished one house so far and started demolishing…

A Palestinian security source in al-Mawassi area, west of Khan Younis, reported that at least five settlers attacked on Tuesday at night, a Palestinian home in the area. The source…

A Palestinian security source reported on Wednesday morning, that Palestinian Police and security men uncovered an explosive charge in al-Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. “The charge was…

Barbaric. There is hardly any other term that is capable of depicting the murder of over 50 people and the wounding of hundreds more during London’s rush hour on July…

Mohammad Dahlan, Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs, said that the P.A and Israel agreed to remove the rubble of the settlers’ homes in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,…

Following the tension between France and Israel that has been ongoing for several years now, the French government has decided to set up a fund to improve the image of…

Dr. Ghassan Hamadan, head of the Nablus office of the Palestinian Medical Relief, said that the Spanish authorities detained him for more than eight hours at the Madrid Airport without…

The U.S. administration has deepened the crisis with Israel over the Israel’s weapon-related exports by refusing to rescind the sanctions against Israel, Ze’ev Schiff, a prominent military expert wrote in…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday evening a Palestinian resident in the village of Azzoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers surrounded…

A medical source at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, in Hebron, reported, on Tuesday at night, that a child from Beit Ummar village was killed after being struck by a…

The Israeli TV, Channel 1, reported in Tuesday evening, that Israel has decided to evacuate from the Philadilphi Route, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, immediately after completing the Gaza…

The Israeli Newspaper Maariv reported on Tuesday that the Israeli government plans to construct a settlement at Bab al-Zahera area, in the old city of Jerusalem. The plan which was…

Israeli army arrested on Tuesday, Abed al-Fattah al-Arah 18 while heading to al- Quds University in Abu Dees in Jerusalem, for registration. The Father of Abed Al Fattah reported that…

Head of al-Fundoq Village council Lo’ay Tayyim reported that three army bulldozers, supported by ten military jeeps invaded the Fundoq village on Tuesday, and demolished one house that belongs to…

The west Jerusalem municipality demolished a house, allegedly illegal built, in Jabal AL Mokaber village south west of Jerusalem under the army and police protection. Eyewitness reported that the army…

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qorei called on the United States, the International Community and the Quartet to hold their responsibilities, and pressure Israel in order to stop its violations in…

Army invaded, on Tuesday at down, Haris village in Salfit area, broke into Haris High School and conducted searches coursing some damages to the premises. Eyewitness reported that number of…

The west Jerusalem municipality demolished a house, allegedly illegal built, in Jabal AL Mokaber village south west of Jerusalem under the army and police protection. Eyewitness reported that the army…

Israeli Prison Authorities transferred detainee Ghalib Hasan Jaradat, 23, from Sielet al-Harithiyya, west of Jenin to solitary confinement in Hadarim detention. Jaradat was arrested during a special under-covered military operation…

Israeli soldiers arrested a resident in Azzoun village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia; another resident was badly bruised east of the city after the soldiers attacked and…

A Palestinian security source in Hebron reported on Monday that soldiers fired and seriously injured a resident in al-Hawouz area, south of Hebron, and arrested him. The source stated that…

Around five thousand soldiers and policemen started a rehearsal on Monday for the pullout from the Gaza Strip, shortly before the start of the operation, Israeli sources reported. Three army…

“They are destroying everything, what will happen to us, to me, what will happen to other merchants and families”, Kamil al-Kalooty, a storeowner in Anata village said. Despair, pain and…

During Sunday mass, Pope Benedict XVI prayed to God to stop the terrorists and put an end to the bombings. He mentioned the attacks that have taken place in ‘countries…

Army assaulted Ayman Younis (28) from Izbat Al Ashqar village near the West Bank city of Qalqilia on Tuesday morning. Palestinian sources confirmed that Younis was attacked by soldiers at…

An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday morning, that a homemade shell was fired at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot causing damage in Rabin neighborhood. Several cars were partially…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Tuesday at dawn, nine residents in the West Bank city of Tulkarem and Thannaba area near the city. A local source in Tulkarem reported that soldiers…

After three days of full closure, Israeli soldiers reopened abu Holy and al-Matahin checkpoints, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The closure caused daily suffering to the residents…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Monday evening, a resident at the Rafah border crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on his way back from Romania. The WAFA news…

   

The Emirate State News Agency said that the United Arab Emirates intends to build a new Palestinian town on site of demolished settlements in the Gaza Strip, after the Israeli…

Palestinian officials at the Gaza Municipal council said on Monday that the council has signed an agreement to launch a campaign to renovate the Gaza Coast in with the Association…

Israeli military court in Ofer detention center, near the west bank city of Ramallah, sentenced on Monday, twelve Palestinians to administrative detention to various terms. The Palestinian Prisoner Society published…

The Chief Rabbi of the Israeli Army was met by angry settlers as he visited the Neve Dekalim settlement in Gaza, writes The Jerusalem Post. He went there to discuss…

  Israeli sources reproted that one person is killed and another is seriousely wounded in an explosion in an appartment in Jaffa in south Tel Aviv.   The blast occured at around…

A recent survey shows that the Jewish settlers in Gaza are more extreme than their counterpart in the West Bank. The telephone poll, which was conducted by Haifa University, found…

Army invaded Balata refugee camp in Nablus, on Monday morning, and searched several homes; residents of the area reported that the troops invaded the camp under the cover of heavy…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday, one resident in the old city of Hebron, and resumed its house-to-house searches in the old city for the third day. A Palestinian Security source…

Israeli sources reported, on Monday, that the Israeli army is preparing a plan to foil any attempt to fire at settlers and soldiers during disengagement, if the Palestinian Authority does…

Yonatan Bassi, in charge of the Disengagement Authority said Monday that Israel will arrange ‘caravillas’ as temporary accomodation for the Gaza settlers. By August first, 160 of the planned 320…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday morning, Majdi Atteely, 21, at a military roadblock west of Atteel village, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Atteely is a student of Al-Quds…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon slammed London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, for stating that members of the Likud and Hamas were “two sides of the same coin”, Sharon also slammed Likud…

Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, and Abu Ali Mustafa brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, claimed conjoint responsibility…

Israeli army invaded Bethlehem and arrested two residents on Monday morning. According to eye-witness reports, five military jeeps invaded the city from the western entrance which is known as DCO…

The Jordanian Minister of Interior Awni Yerfas announced on Sunday that he has received a list of candidates succeed the dismissed Patriarch Irineos I to the Jerusalem Patriarch post. The list…

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz met on Sunday evening with Palestinian Authority Interior Minister Nasser Yousef. Yousef reported that “Israel was not serious,” and not providing any answers to issues raised by…

Chief of Staff of the Israeli army Dan Halutz warned settler leaders on Sunday that their plans for mass refusal by right-wing religious soldiers to carry out disengagement related orders…

Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres said on Sunday that Israel must divide Jerusalem and leave the West Bank city of Hebron for a peace deal with the Palestinians to be…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner society, Hasan al-Sheikh, reported that he met two child detainees in Aztion detention center, near Hebron, who informed him of the ill treatment and abuse they…

Israeli soldiers fired, on Sunday afternoon, at dozens of homes in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; one child was injured. A medical source at Abu Yousef…

Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday, the villages of Atteel and Anabta, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and conducted military searches of homes. The WAFA news agency reported…

An Israeli military source reported on Sunday that a Jewish settler and his wife were killed and three other settlers were injured, after three Palestinian gunmen ambushed and fired their vehicle…

Palestinian detainee Manal Ghanim demanded international humanitarian organizations to intervene for her release, in consideration that her child, Nour, will be two years old in two months, and thus will be…

The Ramallah office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, PPS, reported on Saturday that detainee Abdul-Ra’ouf Mustafa Ismail, 38, from Silwad near Ramallah, is suffering from critically deteriorating health conditions, in…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threatened to use harsh means if Palestinian resistance launches attacks during the disengagement, slated to start mid-August. Sharon’s comments followed the deadly attack, carried out…

An Israeli security source reported that soldiers arrested a Palestinian bomber from the Gaza Strip on his way to carry suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. “The bomber was arrested inside…

An Israeli military source reported on Saturday at night, that two settlers were killed after a Palestinian resistance group fired at their vehicle on a road leading to the Kissufim…

The Detainees Media Center reported on Saturday evening, that Israeli Prison Authorities intends to transfer 600 detainees from central prisons to the Negev detention camp, in the Negev desert. The…

Israeli Prison Authorities transferred on Saturday afternoon, eight child detainees from the Eretz prison, in the north of the Gaza Strip to the Negev detention camp. The detainees, 15 to…

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said there is a need for more coordination with Israel over the intended Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements,…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at night, Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, and arrested one resident. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers broke into home in…

Israeli police assaulted on Friday, three Palestinian workers in Israel, arrested two of them while the third was badly injured and hospitalized in Jenin. A Palestinian security source in Jenin…

Israeli soldiers installed 15 roadblocks in Jenin and several surrounding villages, and conducted military searches. A Palestinian security source In Jenin reported that soldiers stopped dozens of vehicles, held and…