15 roadblocks installed 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…
Settlers, soldiers attack homes near Nablus
A local source in Nablus reported that soldiers and settlers attacked dozens of Palestinian homes in Oref village, south east of Nablus, in the West Bank. The source stated that…
Resident arrested in Balata refugee camp
A local source in Nablus reported on Saturday morning, that Israeli soldiers invaded Balata refugee camp in the city, and arrested one resident. The source stated that soldiers exchanged fire…
Blasts in Egypt Kill at Least 65 at Sinai Resort
At least 65 people were killed in a series of powerful explosions that rocked the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheik early Saturday, Egypt’s interior minister said. There…
Israeli court sentences two children to harsh terms
An Israeli military court sentenced on Friday two Palestinian children to harsh terms, after charging them of membership in al-Aqsa brigades, the military wing of Fateh. Nasser Kahled Daoud, 15,…
Soldiers install roadblock on Jenin-Ya’bod road
Israeli soldiers installed on Sunday morning, a military roadblock on Ya’bod-Jenin road, in the north of the West Bank. A local source in Jenin reported that soldiers stopped the vehicles,…
Soldier break into a wedding in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers broke into a wedding on Friday, in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, and fired rounds of live ammunition in the air. A local source in the camp reported…
Five detainees sentenced and fined
Ofer Israeli military court sentenced on Friday, five residents from Bethlehem to concurrent terms. The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the court sentenced Monther Amer, from…
Six injured, five arrested in Bel’in
Israeli soldiers fired on Friday afternoon, at a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in Bel’in, west of Ramallah; six residents were injured, and five others were arrested. A local…
Youth killed in Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot killed,a Palestinian youth, on Friday at night, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. An Israeli army source said on Friday, that a Palestinian gunman fired…
Islamic Jihad sponsors a mass wedding for 222 couples in Gaza
A mass wedding ceremony sponsored by the Islamic Jihad organization in the Gaza Strip, 222 Gazan couples got married in Gaza city on Friday, Maan news agency reported. In addition…
Sharon meets Rice at his Ranch in the Negev
US secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met on Friday, with the Israeli prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his Negev Ranch, Sharon was reportedly “very pleased†with the outcome of the…
Settlers attack old man, injuring him in the head
Three Israeli settlers today attacked a 75-year-old man, Mahmoud Shousha, from Housan village near Bethlehem The settlers came by car to Shousha’s land while he was working in it. His…
Clashes between anti-wall demonstrators and the army, several injured and 30 arrested
Clashes erupted between anti-wall demonstrators and the army on Friday afternoon as internationals, Israelis and Palestinians demonstrated in Bil’in village, west of the West Bank city of Ramallah. Troops lashed…
Israel re-operates the X-Ray search machine at the Rafah Crossing
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Friday, that the Israeli Authorities re-operated the X-ray search machine chamber at the Rafah Boder Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Two residents forced out of al-Maleh area
Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded Wadi al-Maleh area, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, and expelled two residents. Aref Dharaghma, head of the Projects Department in Wadi al-Maleh,…
This Week in Palestine – July Week 3
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 7.3 MB This week in Palestine, a service of the International…
P.A police arrest armed Israelis in Beit Jala
The Palestinian police arrested on Thursday evening an armed group of Israeli youths after they entered Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. The youths were then handed over to the Israeli army, which…
Israeli army admits inability to tightly seal off Gaza Strip
Israeli military officials admitted that the army failed to completely seal off the Gaza Strip to Israeli civilians, as it had intended to do in preparation for the upcoming evacuation of…
Knesset set to vote on law to deny Palestinians compensation
A committee of Israel’s Knesset is set to vote Monday on a bill that would make it virtually impossible for Palestinians to seek compensation from the state for damages caused…
Two arrested in Qabatia
Israeli soldiers arrested two residents of Qabatia, south of the West Bank city of Jenin. A local source in Qabatia reported that soldiers invaded the village on Friday at dawn, conducted…
Army invades Jenin – one arrested, two injured
Israeli soldiers, backed by armored vehicles, barged into the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, in the early hours of Friday morning, eye-witnesses reported. Troops conducted house-to-house…
Resident dies of wounds sustained last week in Gaza
A Palestinian medical source has said that a resident of Gaza died on Thursday of wounds sustained last week. Dr. Jom’a al-Saqqa, head of the Public Relations Office at Nasser Medical Compound in…
97 million to expand settlements in the Jordan Valley
The economic ministerial council at the Knesset approved a plan to provide 97 million shekels in aid to improve infrastructure, agriculture and for settlement expansion in the Jordan Valley area. The…
Israeli Army took part in NATO drill
For the first time ever, the Israeli Army participated in a NATO exersice. A total of 13 IDF commanders took part in the two-and-a-half week long training, which was held at…
Beyond good and evil
Allowing ourselves a little empirical leeway it is possible to divide summer society into two classes. One is constantly on the move. Its members have not a moment’s rest as…
Israel denies access to a caravan for justice in Palestine
Israel denied access to a group of 130 international human rights and peace activists of the Caravan for Justice in Palestine, who tried to access the country, coming from Jordan,…
Two arrested, as army invaded Jenin
An Israeli military source reported that soldiers arrested two residents in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The two residents were arrested overnight after the army invade the city…
Homes shelled west of Khan Younis 09:11
Israeli soldiers shelled on Friday at dawn, several homes west of Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip. A local source in Khan Younis reported that soldiers stationed…
Resident arrested in Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers arrested installed a military checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and arrested one resident. A local source in Qalqilia reported that soldiers stopped dozens of vehicles,…
Rice meets Shalom and praises Sharon
After landing in Israel on Thursday U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with the Israeli Foreign Minister, Silvan Shalom, and praised the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, for what…
Four blasts hit London bus and underground
Blasts at Underground stations and on a bus caused panic in London last night just two weeks after fatal attacks that claimed the lives of 56 people and wounded hundreds.…
Hawatma: ‘I will return to Gaza after the Israeli withdrawal`
Nayef Hawatma, Secretary General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that he will be in the Gaza Strip immediately following the Israeli withdrawal. Hawatma said that…
Abu Holy, al-Matahin checkpoints closed
Israeli soldiers closed on Thursday evening, abu Holy and al-Matahin checkpoints, on Salah Ed-deen Road, the main link between northern Gaza Strip areas with the south. The WAFA news agency…
Qassam hits Palestinian home – child killed, brother injured
A Palestinian medical source at Nasser hospital in Khan Youni reported on Thursday evening that one child was killed and his brother injured, after a home made shell exploded in their…
Army closes Zatara Checkpoint in the middle of the West Bank
Palestinians confirmed that the Israeli soldiers assigned to the Zatara checkpoint closed the checkpoint and forced people to go back. Zatara Checkpoint lies in the middle of the West Bank…
Army invaded Aida Refugee camp north of Bethlehem
An eyewitness reported that the army force backed up with heavy army vehicles and blocked the entrances of the camp. Troops searched the houses of the Akier family and promised…
Army invades Jenin, surrounds several vilages
Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin, installed roadblocks, and conducted military searches, A local source in Jenin reported that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles and jeeps,…
Army expands military camp near Jenin
A local source in Jenin reported on Thursday afternoon, that military bulldozers uprooted trees and leveled farmlands adjacent Douthan military camp, near Jenin. The camp is close of Arraba village,…
Soldiers abuse taxi drvier, urinating on him
Israeli soldiers abused a Palestinian taxi driver from Dir Samit village, near the West Bank city of Hebron, after stopping him at a military checkpoint adjacent to Doura village. Ibrahim…
Abbas dismisses Palestine TV chair
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Thursday dismissing Radwan Abu Ayyash, chair of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, Palestinian sources reported. Abu Ayash is to be given another task…
Israeli Army toughens penalties for refusing orders
The Israeli army’s chief of staff, Dan Halutz, this week approved a series of steps to toughen disciplinary measures against soldiers who refuse orders, ahead of the planned disengagement from some…
Two arrested in Hebron, dozens of homes searched
On Thursday at dawn Israeli soldiers invaded the villages of Yatta, al-Sammoa, and Beit Kahil, south and west of the West bank city of Hebron, and arrested two residents. The…
Israel might blow up synagogues, religious schools in Gaza settlements
The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on Thursday that a senior military source said that Israel might detonate synagogues and religious schools before it evacuates from the Gaza Strip in accordance…
Army starts to open new settlers’ road east of Qalqilia
Troops started on Thursday morning to open a new settlers’ road on the land of Kofer Kadoom village east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Sources from the village…
Sharon refuses to meet Abbas during Rice’s visit
An informed Israeli source reported on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected an American proposal that he meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during the visit of the…
Army to annex 15 dunams near Qalqilia
The Israeli army decided to grab 15 Dunams of farmlands which belong to residents of villages south east of Qalqilia. The army intends to grab 9 Dunams which belongs to…
Israeli majority says Gaza settlements a mistake, study finds
 Fifty-seven percent of the Israeli public says that “in retrospect†the starting of Jewish settlements in Gaza was a mistake, according to a survey released by the Herzog Institute…
Resident of Bethlehem sentenced to 16 months
A resident of Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem was sentenced to a prison term and a fine at Ofer Israeli military court, west of Ramallah. The WAFA news agency reported that Monther…
250 pullout foes arrested infiltrating Gush Katif
Israeli police arrested on Wednesday at least 250 anti-disengagement protestors who managed to infiltrate to Gush Katif, declared by the army as a closed military zone, Israeli sources reported. Police…
London Mayor compares Likud to Hamas
London Mayor Ken Livingstone at a conferens said that Israel is responsible for “crimes against humanity†and compared the ruling Likud party to Hamas. â€ÂThe Likud and Hamas members are…
Child stabbed to death near Nablus
A Palestinian medical source in Qaryout village, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, reported on Wednesday evening that an extremist settlers group stabbed a child to death. The…
Violence expected in right-wing anti-pullout march to Gaza
Thousands of right-wing Israelis attempt to start their planned anti-pullout march towards the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip, Israeli sources reported Wednesday evening. At least 20,000 Israeli…
Detainee Abed-Rabbu: endless detention
Featured by: Maisa Abu Ghazala, PNN “The brutality and cruelty of the soldiers ignored the disability of my son, and my weakness. Those who call themselves judges, “protectors of justice, 
Soldiers invade al-Azza refugee camp, arrest one resident
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday evening, al-Azza refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The WAFA news agency reported that 14 military jeeps invaded the camp, and…
Gush Katif cemetery to be temporarily moved to Nitzan
Disengagement Ministerial Committee today announced that Gush Katif cemetery temporarily will be transferred to Nitzan.  According to Jerusalem Post, the decision is due to a request by most of the Jewish settlers to have their…
Israel to grab more land in Hebron
Israeli authorities on Wednesday issued two military orders grabbing hundreds of dunams of farmlands near the settlements of Kiryat Arba’ and Kharseena, east of Hebron, in order to construct the…
Peres: `“Agreement reached to sell hot-houses to Palestinians`
Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Wednesday that an agreement was reached, under American supervision, to sell hothouses in Gaza Strip settlements to the Palestinians. The Israeli radio…
Knesset rejects bill to postpone pullout
The Israeli Knesset rejected bill postponing the disengagement plan on Wednesday afternoon, with a margin of 69-41 with members abstained from voting, Israeli sources reported. Two key Likud ministers, Finance…
Settler leaders halt plans for March to Gush katif
Settler leaders surprisingly called temporary halt to a planned anti-disengagement demonstration to Gush Kativ settlement in the Gaza Strip. Yesha Council Chairman Bentzi Lieberman said the bulk of the demonstrators…
Army invades al-Thahiriyya
Israeli soldiers on Wednesday invaded the town of al-Thahiriyya, near the West Bank city of Hebron, and broke into dozens of homes and stores. A local source in the village…
Seven arrested in Bil’in, six injured
Soldiers arrested on Wednesday seven residents and international peace activists in the village of Bil’in, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, six residents were injured. Mohammad Khateeb, member of…
Army invades Bethlehem, arrests two
The Israeli Army invaded Bethlehem at dawn and arrested Ibraheem Al Batat, a resident suspected of being an Islamic Jihad activist. Later on Wednesday morning the Army invaded Bethlehem again,…
Sick detainee appeals for release
Detainee Abboud Mahmoud Samaro, from Nablus, appealed to humanitarian organizations and the Red Cross to intervene with Israeli authorities to seek his release so he can receive medical treatment abroad. Samaro…
Army invaded Tobas, Tamon and the Al-Faraa
Army invaded Tobas village near the west bank city of Jenin in the early hours of Wednesday morning.  Youth hurled stones at the Israeli troops who patrolled the village,…
Twenty detainees on hunger strike
Twenty detainees in Israel’s Majeddo detention center resumed a hunger strike they announced last week to protest the bad living conditions and inhuman treatment they face. Lawyer Mahmoud Azim, who is…
P.A security officer dies of wounds sustained in Tulkarem
A Palestinian security officer from Tulkarem died on Wednesday morning of wounds sustained on July 13, 2005. Mohammad Ghannam, 25, who was injured after the Israeli army invaded Nour Shams refugee camp in…
Haniyya: `“Hamas ended tension, ready to meet Abbas`
Ismail Haniyya, one of the prominent political leaders of Hamas, said that the movement ended all forms of tension, and is ready to meet and hold talks with the Palestinian…
Six homemade shells fired at Naveh Dikalim settlement
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday night, that six homemade shells were fired at Naveh Dikalim settlement. Army reported to damage, or injuries.
Soldiers invade Shweika area, north of Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers, supported by several armored vehicles, invaded the Shweika area on Tuesday afternoon. They conducted military searches of homes, a Palestinian security source reported. “Dozens of homes were searched,’ the…
Court instructs state to provide buses to return pullout protestors
On Tuesday the President of the Israeli High Court of Justice, Aharon Barak, instructed the state to provide buses for the return of anti-disengagement protestors from Kfar Maimon, in southern Israel, where a…
Special army unit invades Bethlehem, one arrested
A special army unit, backed by four military vehicles invaded Bethlehem old city Tuesday at noon. Eyewitnesses told IMEMC that soldiers were driving a Palestinian civilian car attempted to arrest an Islamic…
Four arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday, four residents in Hebron and the neighboring village of Kharas, northwest of the city. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers arrested Mousa Mohammad…
Palestinian youth stabs an Israeli in Jerusalem
A Palestinian youngster stabbed a 30-year-old Jewish man in Jerusalem early Tuesday, an Israeli military source in Jerusalem reported. The man, who sustained a mild injury in his leg, was transferred…
Two Islamic Jihad members assassinated near Jenin
Israeli soldiers killed two leaders of the Islamic Jihad in al-Yamoun village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, an Israeli military source reported on Tuesday. The army claims…
Elderly man, two sons arrested in al-Yamoun
Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded al-Yamoun village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, arrested a father and his two sons, and partially leveled their home. A local…
Elderly man and his two sons arrested in al-Yamoun
On Tuesday morning Israeli soldiers invaded al-Yamoun village, west of the West Bank city of Jenin, and arrested a father and his two sons and partially leveled a house. A local…
Hamas, PA clashes renewed
Clashes renewed between he PA security forces and Hamas operatives late Monday night when a pro-Hamas research center was set on fire by unknown masked men. Palestinian sources said nine…
Seven Palestinians injured in Gaza clashes, Monday night
On Monday night clashes erupted between the PA security forces and Hamas fighters. Seven Palestinians were injured in the clashes, three of them members of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Eye-witnesses…
Resident injured east of Nablus
Ahmad As’ad Issa. 22, from Salem village, east of Nablus, was shot and wounded on Monday evening by an Israeli soldier, as he was driving back home from the hospital…
Palestinian attacks decrease as army lifts closure inside Gaza
There has been a decrease in Palestinian mortar and qassam shell attacks, as the Israeli army decided to lift the internal closure of the Gaza Strip. The internal closure had split the Strip…
Settlers and police make deal on Gaza march
The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the Israeli police will allow some 30, 000 anti-disengagement protestors to march to Netiovot settlement to enter Kfar Maimon where they will spend the night. The…
Two children killed, five residents injured in the Gaza Strip
A Palestinian boy was killed on Monday afternoon when Israeli soldiers fired at residents trying to cross Abu Holy checkpoint in the Gaza Strip, and a 10-year-old girl died Monday in a…
PPS: `“300 detainees facing slow death`
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society reported that three hundred Palestinians from the Hebron area, detained by Israel, are suffering from various medical conditions. These prisoners are being deprived of medical attention, placing their lives…
Six arrested near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday six residents in Azzoun village, near the northern West BAnk city of Qalqilia. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers invaded Azzoun, conducted military searches…
Charge: killing a child; Sentence: a scolding and a promotion
An Israeli military court sentenced a soldier charged of killing a Palestinian resident in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, to disciplinary measures but did not delay his…
Settlers hold their rally despite police ban, but crowd limited
Thousands of right-wing Israeli demonstrators defied a police ban to take part in a Monday evening rally against disengagement from the Gaza Strip, but the crowd was much smaller than…
Two soldiers suspected of placing fake bomb on bus
Two Israeli soldiers from an infantry regiment were arrested on Monday on suspicion of placing a fake bomb on a Jerusalem bus last week, Israeli police said. The two soldiers…
Army bulldozes farmlands near Tulkarem
Monday morning, Israeli military bulldozers uprooted dozens of trees in Shoufa village, south to Avny Hefetz settlement, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local source in the village…
PA security officer arrested in Tulkarem
In an ongoing invasion to West Bank city of Tulkarem, army arrested today Hakm Abd Al Moti 20, in Atel village North of Tulkarem.
Monday morning, the Army arrested a resident in Qalqilia.
The Army invaded the city of Qalqilia in the early hours of Monday morning, a Palestinian security source reported. Soldiers arrested Abd Al Kareem Abu Zaied, who works as a…
Detainee looses his sight during interrogation
The WAFA news agency reported on Monday that a Palestinian detainee has lost his sight as a result of torture during interrogation in the Asqalan Israeli detention center. Lawyer of the…
At least six arrested in Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at least six residents in the northern West Bank city of Ramallah. A local source in Ramallah reported that ten military vehicles and jeeps invaded…
At least six arrested in Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday at least six residents in the northern West Bank city of Ramallah. A local source in Ramallah reported that ten military vehicles and jeeps invaded…
Child injured in Gaza
Israeli soldiers attacked and severely clubbed a child near Nitzarim settlement near Gaza, causing serious injuries. A medical source in Gaza reported that Mohammad Ahmad al-Hilu, 14, was attacked by several…
PCHR slams the Israeli military escalation
New reports from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, in Gaza, condemn violations of Palestinian rights in the Palestinian territories, as well as recent military escalation and the assassination on…
Three detainees – sick and deprived from medication
The administrations of the Ofer detention center, near Ramallah, and the al-Maskobiyya prison in Jerusalem are responsible for the lives of three sick detainees who are in need of immediate medical treatment,…
20,000 police to deal with settlers march
At least 20,000 Israeli soldiers will be deployed Monday evening to deal with a massive anti-pullout demonstration planned by settlers and right-wing activists. The two-day march is expected to move…
Israeli army arrests 7 Palestinians in Ramallah over night
Several Israeli army jeeps invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday night and seven residents were arrested. Clashes erupted after the army shot live rounds into the air. No…
Six Hamas members arrested in the West Bank
Monday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested six members of Hamas in several West Bank areas. An Israeli military source reported that soldiers invaded areas in Ramallah and arrested four members of…