25 apr 2008
Al-Qassam Brigades fighters
Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar Hamas said that Hamas is prepared to accept a temporary ceasefire with Israel lasting six months, to begin in the Gaza Strip. The deal would then extend to the West Bank under Egyptian mediation. Israel had refused Hamas' demands that the cease-fire apply simultaneously throughout the Palestinian territories.
Al-Zahhar told a press conference in Egypt that a Hamas delegation had informed Egyptian intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, that the ceasefire must be reciprocal and Israel must lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip and re-open all crossing points, including the Rafah crossing point into Egypt. But if Israel rejects the ceasefire, Egypt will re-open the Rafah crossing point.
"Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian intelligence chief, will invite whichever Palestinian factions Egypt sees fit to the country next Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the Hamas proposals and then when the Palestinian factions have agreed to the terms of the ceasefire, Suleiman will contact the Israeli side to ensure that they are committed to the ceasefire and fix a starting time," Al-Zahhar told reporters.
"Egypt has promised to start immediate contact with the Israeli side to prepare the ground for the ceasefire and to provide basic needs to the Gaza Strip, especially fuel. In addition, Egypt will contact Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to make sure his rival Fatah faction does not obstruct the opening of the crossing points," Zahhar added.
Al-Zahhar concluded by saying the ball is now in Israel's court. If they do not meet their obligations under the ceasefire by stopping attacks and ending the Gaza blockade, then the Palestinians have the legitimate right to defend themselves.
Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar Hamas said that Hamas is prepared to accept a temporary ceasefire with Israel lasting six months, to begin in the Gaza Strip. The deal would then extend to the West Bank under Egyptian mediation. Israel had refused Hamas' demands that the cease-fire apply simultaneously throughout the Palestinian territories.
Al-Zahhar told a press conference in Egypt that a Hamas delegation had informed Egyptian intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, that the ceasefire must be reciprocal and Israel must lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip and re-open all crossing points, including the Rafah crossing point into Egypt. But if Israel rejects the ceasefire, Egypt will re-open the Rafah crossing point.
"Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian intelligence chief, will invite whichever Palestinian factions Egypt sees fit to the country next Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the Hamas proposals and then when the Palestinian factions have agreed to the terms of the ceasefire, Suleiman will contact the Israeli side to ensure that they are committed to the ceasefire and fix a starting time," Al-Zahhar told reporters.
"Egypt has promised to start immediate contact with the Israeli side to prepare the ground for the ceasefire and to provide basic needs to the Gaza Strip, especially fuel. In addition, Egypt will contact Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to make sure his rival Fatah faction does not obstruct the opening of the crossing points," Zahhar added.
Al-Zahhar concluded by saying the ball is now in Israel's court. If they do not meet their obligations under the ceasefire by stopping attacks and ending the Gaza blockade, then the Palestinians have the legitimate right to defend themselves.
Al-Quds Brigades target Israeli soldiers
Al-Quds brigades launch four projectiles at Ashkelon
Abu Ali Mustafa brigades attack Sderot and Zekem
Brigades claim killing of two Israeli guards in Tulkarem industrial zone
Al-Quds brigades launch four projectiles at Ashkelon
Abu Ali Mustafa brigades attack Sderot and Zekem
Brigades claim killing of two Israeli guards in Tulkarem industrial zone
24 apr 2008
Islamic Jihad activist seized in Qabatiya
Israeli forces seized an activist affiliated to Islamic Jihad during an incursion in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin on Thursday.
Local sources said that Israeli forces detained 'Aqaba Musleh Abu Zaid during a raid on his house. He was taken to an unknown destination.
The sources added that more than ten military vehicles raided a number of houses under the pretext of searching for 'wanted' Palestinians, before withdrawing in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Israeli military also stormed the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday morning amid heavy gunfire.
There were no reports of arrests.
Israeli forces seized an activist affiliated to Islamic Jihad during an incursion in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin on Thursday.
Local sources said that Israeli forces detained 'Aqaba Musleh Abu Zaid during a raid on his house. He was taken to an unknown destination.
The sources added that more than ten military vehicles raided a number of houses under the pretext of searching for 'wanted' Palestinians, before withdrawing in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Israeli military also stormed the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday morning amid heavy gunfire.
There were no reports of arrests.
A 55-year- old Palestinian man was killed when Israeli forces shelled his house in northeast Beit Hanoun during an Israeli incursion on Wednesday night.
A hospital spokesman said Daoud Al-Kafarneh was dead on arrival at Beit Hanoun Hospital.
The same source announced that two wounded were taken to Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Six Palestinians, including resistance fighters, were injured when Israeli helicopters fired on people who were watching Israeli military vehicles near their homes on Wednesday night in northern Beit Hanoun.
Around twenty Israeli military vehicles stormed Beit Hanoun through the Erez crossing and moved towards a residential area in Al-Sika and Al-Sultan Streets. They waited on the outskirts of the town until they were joined by another thirty military vehicles, along with a number of bulldozers that began razing agricultural lands in the vicinity.
On Thursday morning three Palestinian resistance fighters were targeted by Israeli aircraft in Khaza'a, east of Khan Younis.
Medical sources from Nasser Hospital said one of the resistance fighters lost both his legs in the attack.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, said that two of their fighters were injured in the Israeli raid.
Meanwhile, Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades announced they had launched five mortar shells and one rocket propelled grenade at Israeli military vehicles in Khan Younis on Thursday morning.
A hospital spokesman said Daoud Al-Kafarneh was dead on arrival at Beit Hanoun Hospital.
The same source announced that two wounded were taken to Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Six Palestinians, including resistance fighters, were injured when Israeli helicopters fired on people who were watching Israeli military vehicles near their homes on Wednesday night in northern Beit Hanoun.
Around twenty Israeli military vehicles stormed Beit Hanoun through the Erez crossing and moved towards a residential area in Al-Sika and Al-Sultan Streets. They waited on the outskirts of the town until they were joined by another thirty military vehicles, along with a number of bulldozers that began razing agricultural lands in the vicinity.
On Thursday morning three Palestinian resistance fighters were targeted by Israeli aircraft in Khaza'a, east of Khan Younis.
Medical sources from Nasser Hospital said one of the resistance fighters lost both his legs in the attack.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, said that two of their fighters were injured in the Israeli raid.
Meanwhile, Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades announced they had launched five mortar shells and one rocket propelled grenade at Israeli military vehicles in Khan Younis on Thursday morning.
Joint brigades attack on Israeli bulldozer
The military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Abu Ali Mustafa brigades, and the Al-Quds Brigades - the armed wing of Islamic Jihad - claimed joint responsibility for targeting an Israeli bulldozer with a rocket propelled grenade in the area of Abu Rahma north of Beit Hanoun at dawn on Thursday.
The brigades told Ma'an that the attack was in response to "Israeli crimes."
The military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Abu Ali Mustafa brigades, and the Al-Quds Brigades - the armed wing of Islamic Jihad - claimed joint responsibility for targeting an Israeli bulldozer with a rocket propelled grenade in the area of Abu Rahma north of Beit Hanoun at dawn on Thursday.
The brigades told Ma'an that the attack was in response to "Israeli crimes."
Palestinian detainees tortured in Israeli custody, PLC member says
Palestinian, Israeli, international peace activists take control of Israeli military checkpoint
Flying checkpoint at Kafr Dan
Palestinian, Israeli, international peace activists take control of Israeli military checkpoint
Flying checkpoint at Kafr Dan
23 apr 2008
Israeli troops shoot and injure Palestinian
A Palestinian man was injured on Wednesday morning when Israeli soldiers opened fire on him in the central West Bank village of Qatanna in Ramallah district.
Ma'an's reporter quoted Palestinian security sources as saying that Israeli soldiers shot and injured Imad Hushiyya while he was near the separation wall in Qatanna. He received a gunshot to his foot and was taken to hospital in Ramallah.
The same sources told Ma'an's reporter that Israeli forces invaded Al-Bira city near Ramallah. No arrests were reported.
A Palestinian man was injured on Wednesday morning when Israeli soldiers opened fire on him in the central West Bank village of Qatanna in Ramallah district.
Ma'an's reporter quoted Palestinian security sources as saying that Israeli soldiers shot and injured Imad Hushiyya while he was near the separation wall in Qatanna. He received a gunshot to his foot and was taken to hospital in Ramallah.
The same sources told Ma'an's reporter that Israeli forces invaded Al-Bira city near Ramallah. No arrests were reported.
Palestinian Prime Minister in the Gaza-based de facto government Isma'il Haniyeh on Wednesday reiterated that Hamas will only agree to a ceasefire with Israel if it is bilateral.
and establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 territories.
Speaking during inauguration of new children hospital in Gaza city, Haniyeh said, "Commitment to a ceasefire depends on the halting of Israeli aggression and ending the crippling siege on the Gaza Strip."
He also highlighted that Hamas would go ahead with the ceasefire deal on condition that all other Palestinian factions agree to it.
"After Hamas reveals its final decision to the Egyptians, the ball will be in Israel's court," Haniyeh said.
Haniyeh said Hamas' approval of a Palestinian state on the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 was nothing new.
"We agree on a Palestinian state on 1967 territories with Jerusalem as its capital, but free of Israeli settlements, adherence to the right of return of Palestinian refugees and no recognition of Israel," Haniyeh said.
The de facto prime minister said Hamas has three stipulations before the Palestinian people are asked to vote on the issue in a referendum. These are, inter-Palestinian reconciliation, inclusion of Palestinians in exile if possible and if not the Palestinian National Council should be restructured to include Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The third pre-requisite is that none of the inalienable Palestinian principles can be included in the referendum.
and establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 territories.
Speaking during inauguration of new children hospital in Gaza city, Haniyeh said, "Commitment to a ceasefire depends on the halting of Israeli aggression and ending the crippling siege on the Gaza Strip."
He also highlighted that Hamas would go ahead with the ceasefire deal on condition that all other Palestinian factions agree to it.
"After Hamas reveals its final decision to the Egyptians, the ball will be in Israel's court," Haniyeh said.
Haniyeh said Hamas' approval of a Palestinian state on the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 was nothing new.
"We agree on a Palestinian state on 1967 territories with Jerusalem as its capital, but free of Israeli settlements, adherence to the right of return of Palestinian refugees and no recognition of Israel," Haniyeh said.
The de facto prime minister said Hamas has three stipulations before the Palestinian people are asked to vote on the issue in a referendum. These are, inter-Palestinian reconciliation, inclusion of Palestinians in exile if possible and if not the Palestinian National Council should be restructured to include Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The third pre-requisite is that none of the inalienable Palestinian principles can be included in the referendum.
Palestinian activists survive Israeli air strike in Khan Younis
A group of Palestinian resistance fighters survived an Israeli air strike on the city of Bani Shaila east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip Tuesday evening.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry told Ma'an that an Israeli warplane fired three missiles at a jeep the activists were traveling in. He confirmed that none of the activists had been hurt, but a bystander was wounded and was taken to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
A group of Palestinian resistance fighters survived an Israeli air strike on the city of Bani Shaila east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip Tuesday evening.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry told Ma'an that an Israeli warplane fired three missiles at a jeep the activists were traveling in. He confirmed that none of the activists had been hurt, but a bystander was wounded and was taken to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Five Palestinian teenagers injured by Israeli fire near Bethlehem
Five Palestinian teenagers were injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire on them as they threw stones at Israeli patrols near Deheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank on Tuesday evening.
Palestinian medical sources identified the injured as 15-year-old Walid Rizq, 18-year-old Ahmad Muhaisin, 18-year-old Isma'il Shadhily, 16-year-old Muhammad Iraqi and 13-year-old Abdullah Afandi who was shot in the chest.
Ma'an's reporter quoted eyewitnesses as saying that three Israeli patrols passed near the camp, and Palestinian youths started throwing stones at them. The soldier sitting in the front seat of the third patrol started shooting indiscriminately at the youths injuring five of a group of about ten stone-throwing boys.
Five Palestinian teenagers were injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire on them as they threw stones at Israeli patrols near Deheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank on Tuesday evening.
Palestinian medical sources identified the injured as 15-year-old Walid Rizq, 18-year-old Ahmad Muhaisin, 18-year-old Isma'il Shadhily, 16-year-old Muhammad Iraqi and 13-year-old Abdullah Afandi who was shot in the chest.
Ma'an's reporter quoted eyewitnesses as saying that three Israeli patrols passed near the camp, and Palestinian youths started throwing stones at them. The soldier sitting in the front seat of the third patrol started shooting indiscriminately at the youths injuring five of a group of about ten stone-throwing boys.
22 apr 2008
Hamas will give Egypt its final decision on an Egyptian mediated ceasefire between Hamas and Israel on Thursday, Hamas spokesperson in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Dr Salah Bardawil announced on Tuesday.
"A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip alone will have repercussions, but a comprehensive ceasefire will also have repercussions," he said, adding "the entire issue will be discussed in the meeting between Egyptian intelligence chief Umar Sulaiman and a Hamas delegation headed by Mahmoud Zahhar."
"Hamas has been examining the proposal after shuttle meetings in Damascus involving leaders in-exile as well as leaders of the movement from the Gaza Strip," Bardawil explained.
According to Bardawil, Hamas has stipulated a number of preconditions for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip: -
If the Palestinian resistance undertakes military operations against Israel in the West Bank, Israel can not retaliate for these operations in Gaza.
Any ceasefire in Gaza must be bilateral.
Answering a question whether other Palestinian factions in Gaza have agreed to a ceasefire, Bardawil said almost all of them are for a ceasefire, especially Islamic Jihad.
Zahhar and his delegation are currently in Damascus and are expected to return to the Gaza Strip soon.
"A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip alone will have repercussions, but a comprehensive ceasefire will also have repercussions," he said, adding "the entire issue will be discussed in the meeting between Egyptian intelligence chief Umar Sulaiman and a Hamas delegation headed by Mahmoud Zahhar."
"Hamas has been examining the proposal after shuttle meetings in Damascus involving leaders in-exile as well as leaders of the movement from the Gaza Strip," Bardawil explained.
According to Bardawil, Hamas has stipulated a number of preconditions for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip: -
If the Palestinian resistance undertakes military operations against Israel in the West Bank, Israel can not retaliate for these operations in Gaza.
Any ceasefire in Gaza must be bilateral.
Answering a question whether other Palestinian factions in Gaza have agreed to a ceasefire, Bardawil said almost all of them are for a ceasefire, especially Islamic Jihad.
Zahhar and his delegation are currently in Damascus and are expected to return to the Gaza Strip soon.
Israeli forces raid Jenin and Qabatia
Israeli forces broke into the headquarters of a charity funded by the United Arab Emirates in Jenin as well as raiding the town of Qabatia south of Jenin in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning.
Eyewitnesses said the Israeli soldiers broke down the doors of the charity and ransacked the offices.
The same charity was raided a month and a half ago.
In Qabatia, Israeli troops stormed the town and raided several homes. No arrests have been reported.
Israeli forces broke into the headquarters of a charity funded by the United Arab Emirates in Jenin as well as raiding the town of Qabatia south of Jenin in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning.
Eyewitnesses said the Israeli soldiers broke down the doors of the charity and ransacked the offices.
The same charity was raided a month and a half ago.
In Qabatia, Israeli troops stormed the town and raided several homes. No arrests have been reported.
Two Palestinian military groups fire projectiles at Israeli targets
PRC's military wing fire 4 mortars at Israeli forces
Palestinian military groups active in Gaza
Three Palestinian gunmen killed in attack on Israeli military base
PRC's military wing fire 4 mortars at Israeli forces
Palestinian military groups active in Gaza
Three Palestinian gunmen killed in attack on Israeli military base
21 apr 2008
Palestinian injured as clashes with Israeli soldiers erupted in Azzun near Qalqilia
A Palestinian man was injured on Sunday evening in clashes with Israeli forces that invaded the village of Azzun east of Qalqilia in the northern West Bank.
Palestinian medical sources said 20-year-old Usama Shahada sustained moderate wounds when a rubber-coated metal bullet hit him in the head.
Dr Yasser Radwan, director of Azzun medical centre said the Israeli soldiers ransacked the centre, saying they were searching for 'wanted' Palestinians.
He added that the soldiers had denied ambulance access to the injured man.
A Palestinian man was injured on Sunday evening in clashes with Israeli forces that invaded the village of Azzun east of Qalqilia in the northern West Bank.
Palestinian medical sources said 20-year-old Usama Shahada sustained moderate wounds when a rubber-coated metal bullet hit him in the head.
Dr Yasser Radwan, director of Azzun medical centre said the Israeli soldiers ransacked the centre, saying they were searching for 'wanted' Palestinians.
He added that the soldiers had denied ambulance access to the injured man.
A Palestinian activist affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades was killed on Monday morning when Israeli helicopters targeted a group of fighters in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
The dead fighter was named as 22-year-old 'Ikrima Abu 'Uda.
The Al-Qassam Brigades announced that a group of their fighters clashed with an undercover Israeli force and fired a homemade shell at them in the early hours of the morning.
Separately, the military wing affiliated to Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades said their fighters countered a group of Israeli troops who penetrated into Al-Qarara in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening.
Also on Sunday evening, a Palestinian man Nur Ad-Dabari was killed in an Israeli air strike on a car in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Several bystanders were also injured in the attack.
The dead fighter was named as 22-year-old 'Ikrima Abu 'Uda.
The Al-Qassam Brigades announced that a group of their fighters clashed with an undercover Israeli force and fired a homemade shell at them in the early hours of the morning.
Separately, the military wing affiliated to Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades said their fighters countered a group of Israeli troops who penetrated into Al-Qarara in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening.
Also on Sunday evening, a Palestinian man Nur Ad-Dabari was killed in an Israeli air strike on a car in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Several bystanders were also injured in the attack.
Islamic Jihad's military wing fires two projectiles at Ashkelon
Two Palestinian factions claim attack on Israeli force in southern Gaza
Fatah's military wing claim attack on Israeli military jeep in Qalqilia
Two Palestinian factions claim attack on Israeli force in southern Gaza
Fatah's military wing claim attack on Israeli military jeep in Qalqilia
20 apr 2008
The commander of the coordination and liaison administration for the Israeli military commented on Sunday on what he called the "allegations of lack of fuel for ambulances in Gaza."
Referring to the attacks by Palestinian military groups on the Nahal Oz and Kerem Shalom fuel and commercial terminals, Nir Press said those who carry out the attacks are only interested in harming the citizens of the Gaza Strip while Israel is attempting to help them.
"Unfortunately every day we see attempts by terrorist organizations aimed at aborting all opportunities for good relationships between Israel and its neighbors in the Gaza Strip, at the expense of the average citizens," he said.
Before the attack on Nahal Oz, fuel was brought daily into the coastal sector and continued even after two Israelis were killed when Palestinian fighters entered the Gaza Strip's Nahal Oz crossing point and began shooting at the workers on April 9.
However, there was another attempt to attack a fuel tanker, just two days after the fuel terminal was reopened, Press added.
He went on to say that there are large quantities of fuel in tankers on the Palestinian side of the Nahal Oz terminal, but for three weeks the Palestinians have refused to receive and distribute the supplies. These quantities could have provided fuel for ambulances, agriculture, fishermen's boats and other urgent needs, he added.
He concluded by saying that it is time the Palestinians realized that the "terrorism" that accompanies Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip is harming the Palestinian residents of the coastal strip.
Referring to the attacks by Palestinian military groups on the Nahal Oz and Kerem Shalom fuel and commercial terminals, Nir Press said those who carry out the attacks are only interested in harming the citizens of the Gaza Strip while Israel is attempting to help them.
"Unfortunately every day we see attempts by terrorist organizations aimed at aborting all opportunities for good relationships between Israel and its neighbors in the Gaza Strip, at the expense of the average citizens," he said.
Before the attack on Nahal Oz, fuel was brought daily into the coastal sector and continued even after two Israelis were killed when Palestinian fighters entered the Gaza Strip's Nahal Oz crossing point and began shooting at the workers on April 9.
However, there was another attempt to attack a fuel tanker, just two days after the fuel terminal was reopened, Press added.
He went on to say that there are large quantities of fuel in tankers on the Palestinian side of the Nahal Oz terminal, but for three weeks the Palestinians have refused to receive and distribute the supplies. These quantities could have provided fuel for ambulances, agriculture, fishermen's boats and other urgent needs, he added.
He concluded by saying that it is time the Palestinians realized that the "terrorism" that accompanies Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip is harming the Palestinian residents of the coastal strip.
Funeral processions were held on Sunday in the Gaza Strip for eight Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip.
Two of the victims were children who died on Sunday of wounds sustained last Wednesday in the Israeli shelling which killed Reuters' cameraman Fadil Shana'a. Palestinian medical sources named the children as Ahmad Najjar and 16-year-old Bilal Dhaimi.
A Palestinian activist affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades was killed and four others were injured on Sunday morning when an Israeli reconnaissance plane launched a missile at a group of activists in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Palestinian medical sources said Najib Sarahnah was killed in the attack, while the four injured sustained moderate and serious wounds.
On Saturday evening, Al-Qassam Brigades activist Muhammad Mousa was killed in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
Minutes before that four Al-Qassam Brigades activists were killed and two others were injured also in Jabalia.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry identified the deceased as Muhammad Abdul-Rahman, Zahir Shamiyya, Hisham Dhahir and Riyad Tanani. They were taken to Kamal Udwan Hospital along with two injured activists.
Two of the victims were children who died on Sunday of wounds sustained last Wednesday in the Israeli shelling which killed Reuters' cameraman Fadil Shana'a. Palestinian medical sources named the children as Ahmad Najjar and 16-year-old Bilal Dhaimi.
A Palestinian activist affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades was killed and four others were injured on Sunday morning when an Israeli reconnaissance plane launched a missile at a group of activists in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Palestinian medical sources said Najib Sarahnah was killed in the attack, while the four injured sustained moderate and serious wounds.
On Saturday evening, Al-Qassam Brigades activist Muhammad Mousa was killed in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
Minutes before that four Al-Qassam Brigades activists were killed and two others were injured also in Jabalia.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry identified the deceased as Muhammad Abdul-Rahman, Zahir Shamiyya, Hisham Dhahir and Riyad Tanani. They were taken to Kamal Udwan Hospital along with two injured activists.
PFLP's military group fire two projectiles at Sderot
Two Palestinian military groups fire projectiles at Sderot and Kissufim
Israeli police bans Palestinian Prisoner's Day commemoration in Jerusalem
Fatah and PFLP's military groups fire projectiles at Israeli targets
Two Palestinian military groups fire projectiles at Sderot and Kissufim
Israeli police bans Palestinian Prisoner's Day commemoration in Jerusalem
Fatah and PFLP's military groups fire projectiles at Israeli targets
19 apr 2008
Fadil Shana'a's car apr 16
An Israeli warplane bombed a jeep in city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, killing a police officer and wounding four other others, among them a young girl on Saturday, witnesses and medics said.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian Health Ministry, said that 22-year-old Mu'in Hamdona was dead when he arrived at Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital. Among the four injured was a 12-year-old girl, Shadia Attiya bin Hassan.
Witnesses said an Israeli plane fired a missile at a police jeep belonging to the Gaza Strip's de facto government.
An Israeli warplane bombed a jeep in city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, killing a police officer and wounding four other others, among them a young girl on Saturday, witnesses and medics said.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian Health Ministry, said that 22-year-old Mu'in Hamdona was dead when he arrived at Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital. Among the four injured was a 12-year-old girl, Shadia Attiya bin Hassan.
Witnesses said an Israeli plane fired a missile at a police jeep belonging to the Gaza Strip's de facto government.
DFLP fighters attack Israeli bulldozer in Gaza
The National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) claimed responsibility for launching a rocket-propelled grenade at an armored Israeli bulldozer in the Ash-Shajaiyeh of Gaza City.
Israeli forces entered Gaza on Saturday morning. Earlier, three Palestinian fighters were killed in an assault on the Israeli military-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing point.
The DFLP's fighters also claimed to have launched a homemade projectile at the Israeli town of Sderot, which borders the Gaza Strip.
The group vowed to continue to resist the Israeli occupation.
The National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) claimed responsibility for launching a rocket-propelled grenade at an armored Israeli bulldozer in the Ash-Shajaiyeh of Gaza City.
Israeli forces entered Gaza on Saturday morning. Earlier, three Palestinian fighters were killed in an assault on the Israeli military-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing point.
The DFLP's fighters also claimed to have launched a homemade projectile at the Israeli town of Sderot, which borders the Gaza Strip.
The group vowed to continue to resist the Israeli occupation.
Israeli artillery shell civilian houses near Khan Younis
Israeli artillery forces fired rockets on Saturday morning at civilian houses in the Al-Farahin area, east of the city of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
No casualties were reported.
Israeli artillery forces fired rockets on Saturday morning at civilian houses in the Al-Farahin area, east of the city of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
No casualties were reported.
sraeli soldiers beat a nine-year-old Palestinian child named Saqer Omar Abdel Hamid Al-'Aramin on his way home in the town of Al-Ezeria, east of Jerusalem, on Saturday morning, an information office for Palestinian prisoners' issues said.
Munqeth Abu-Rumi, the director of the Asarna (literally "Our Prisoners") Information office said that Israeli troops stopped Al-'Aramin in the street and assaulted him for possession of a toy water gun.
Abu Rumi called on the human rights organizations, the Arab League, the International Quartet and the United Nations to intervene to protect Palestinian children from Israeli assault.
Munqeth Abu-Rumi, the director of the Asarna (literally "Our Prisoners") Information office said that Israeli troops stopped Al-'Aramin in the street and assaulted him for possession of a toy water gun.
Abu Rumi called on the human rights organizations, the Arab League, the International Quartet and the United Nations to intervene to protect Palestinian children from Israeli assault.
Schools and universities in Gaza closed for third day due to fuel cuts
Ambulances in Gaza will stop running within hours due to fuel cuts
Gaza 'ready to explode,' Hamas leader says
Hamas claims responsibility for car bombing near Kerem Shalom crossing
Ambulances in Gaza will stop running within hours due to fuel cuts
Gaza 'ready to explode,' Hamas leader says
Hamas claims responsibility for car bombing near Kerem Shalom crossing
18 apr 2008
Israeli special forces assassinated a prominent leader in the armed wing of Fatah, the Al-Aqsa Brigades, injured a Palestinian woman and arrested two others during a raid in Balata refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday morning.
The Israeli forces killed 26 year-old Al-Aqsa Brigades fighter Hani Al-Qa'bi and seized 28-year-old Samer Abu Leil, a fighter affiliated with Islamic Jihad, who was also wounded in the attack near the old mosque in the center of the camp. 29-year-old Ruwaida Abu Leil was injured, witnesses said.
Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of the camp, carrying Al-Qa'bi's body, shouting nationalist slogans and calling for revenge.
The Israeli intelligent services accused Al-Qa'bi of an attempt to poison dozens of Israelis. Two Palestinians from Nablus confessed that Al-Qa'bi provided them with poison. He denied these accusations.
Separately, the Israeli forces arrested ten young men at dawn on Friday from the village of Beita south of Nablus after the Israeli raid.
On Thursday Israeli forces assassinated two Islamic Jihad fighters in the west Bank town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
The Israeli forces killed 26 year-old Al-Aqsa Brigades fighter Hani Al-Qa'bi and seized 28-year-old Samer Abu Leil, a fighter affiliated with Islamic Jihad, who was also wounded in the attack near the old mosque in the center of the camp. 29-year-old Ruwaida Abu Leil was injured, witnesses said.
Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of the camp, carrying Al-Qa'bi's body, shouting nationalist slogans and calling for revenge.
The Israeli intelligent services accused Al-Qa'bi of an attempt to poison dozens of Israelis. Two Palestinians from Nablus confessed that Al-Qa'bi provided them with poison. He denied these accusations.
Separately, the Israeli forces arrested ten young men at dawn on Friday from the village of Beita south of Nablus after the Israeli raid.
On Thursday Israeli forces assassinated two Islamic Jihad fighters in the west Bank town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
Islamic Jihad fighters claim projectile attack
Abu Ali Mustafa brigades fire projectiles at Sderot
Al-Quds brigades fire projectiles at Israeli Kibbutz
PFLP's military wing vows to continue projectile attacks
The Al-Quds brigades launch two mortar shells against Kissufim
Israeli forces seize 10 Palestinians near Nablus
Hamas, Islamic Jihad fighters claim several attacks in Gaza
Abu Ali Mustafa brigades fire projectiles at Sderot
Al-Quds brigades fire projectiles at Israeli Kibbutz
PFLP's military wing vows to continue projectile attacks
The Al-Quds brigades launch two mortar shells against Kissufim
Israeli forces seize 10 Palestinians near Nablus
Hamas, Islamic Jihad fighters claim several attacks in Gaza
17 apr 2008
Fadil Shana'a
There were two coffins in the funeral procession for Reuters cameraman Fadil Shana'a, one carried his lifeless corpse and the other his camera and his protective vest.
Many tears were shed at the funeral. During his career Shana'a also shed many tears as he documented bereaved mothers and children.
Twenty three-year-old Shana'a always went in pursuit of the truth and the last moments of his life were spent in pursuit of that truth. His dead body was found lying among dead Gazan children targeted by Israeli tanks in the area of Juhor ad Dik in the Gaza Strip. The last shot his camera documented was the artillery shell that killed him. The Israeli authorities said he was killed accidentally.
An eyewitness, journalist Yassir Qadih, said, "Reuters journalist Fadil Shana'a was killed while he was in a jeep which was clearly marked 'Press'."
"There was nobody around us except a group of children who we were going to film. There were no resistance groups in the area" he added.
Television footage showed the jeep, with large signs reading "Press" and "TV" with a gaping hole blown in the driver's side.
Reuter's editor Nidal Al-Mughrabi was working with Shana'a up until he was killed, "The last picture Shana'a shot was a shell and suddenly we lost contact which meant he had been killed."
"The last thing Shana'a filmed was benzene canisters in a gas station in the central Gaza Strip. Then we headed to film victims of the Israeli attacks on Juhor ad Dik. When Fadil picked up the camera and got out of the car, a tank shell ended his life," said Arafat 'Uwda, Shana'a's assistant.
Reuters stated on its web site that "Shana'a was covering events in the Gaza Strip for Reuters on a day of intense violence." "He had stepped from his car to film an Israeli tank dug in several hundred meters away, when an explosion killed him and two youths passing by. Video from Shana'as camera showed the tank opening fire. Two seconds after the shot raises dust around its gun, the tape goes blank - seemingly at the moment Shana'a was hit," the statement added.
"My colleague Fadil Shana'a was the best and most courageous cameraman, and he got on well with everybody. But this is the destiny of every photojournalist who conveys the truth," said Rami 'Ubaid, a photojournalist for Ramatan news agency.
Fatah leader Hazim Abu Shanab, described targeting journalists as a "great crime," affirming that Israel does not recognize the Geneva Conventions. "The world should know the truth, and this is the duty of journalists," he added.
Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said, "The Israeli occupation targets journalists in order to kill the truth and impose political plans through dismembered limbs."
Senior Islamic Jihad leader Khalid Al-Batsh said that targeting journalists was part of "the holocaust policy" announced by Israeli forces. "They kill journalists, children, women and elderly citizens without exception," he said.
Since the beginning of the Intifada in late September 2000, Israeli Forces have killed nine journalists, including an Italian and a British journalist, and have wounded at least 170 others.
There were two coffins in the funeral procession for Reuters cameraman Fadil Shana'a, one carried his lifeless corpse and the other his camera and his protective vest.
Many tears were shed at the funeral. During his career Shana'a also shed many tears as he documented bereaved mothers and children.
Twenty three-year-old Shana'a always went in pursuit of the truth and the last moments of his life were spent in pursuit of that truth. His dead body was found lying among dead Gazan children targeted by Israeli tanks in the area of Juhor ad Dik in the Gaza Strip. The last shot his camera documented was the artillery shell that killed him. The Israeli authorities said he was killed accidentally.
An eyewitness, journalist Yassir Qadih, said, "Reuters journalist Fadil Shana'a was killed while he was in a jeep which was clearly marked 'Press'."
"There was nobody around us except a group of children who we were going to film. There were no resistance groups in the area" he added.
Television footage showed the jeep, with large signs reading "Press" and "TV" with a gaping hole blown in the driver's side.
Reuter's editor Nidal Al-Mughrabi was working with Shana'a up until he was killed, "The last picture Shana'a shot was a shell and suddenly we lost contact which meant he had been killed."
"The last thing Shana'a filmed was benzene canisters in a gas station in the central Gaza Strip. Then we headed to film victims of the Israeli attacks on Juhor ad Dik. When Fadil picked up the camera and got out of the car, a tank shell ended his life," said Arafat 'Uwda, Shana'a's assistant.
Reuters stated on its web site that "Shana'a was covering events in the Gaza Strip for Reuters on a day of intense violence." "He had stepped from his car to film an Israeli tank dug in several hundred meters away, when an explosion killed him and two youths passing by. Video from Shana'as camera showed the tank opening fire. Two seconds after the shot raises dust around its gun, the tape goes blank - seemingly at the moment Shana'a was hit," the statement added.
"My colleague Fadil Shana'a was the best and most courageous cameraman, and he got on well with everybody. But this is the destiny of every photojournalist who conveys the truth," said Rami 'Ubaid, a photojournalist for Ramatan news agency.
Fatah leader Hazim Abu Shanab, described targeting journalists as a "great crime," affirming that Israel does not recognize the Geneva Conventions. "The world should know the truth, and this is the duty of journalists," he added.
Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said, "The Israeli occupation targets journalists in order to kill the truth and impose political plans through dismembered limbs."
Senior Islamic Jihad leader Khalid Al-Batsh said that targeting journalists was part of "the holocaust policy" announced by Israeli forces. "They kill journalists, children, women and elderly citizens without exception," he said.
Since the beginning of the Intifada in late September 2000, Israeli Forces have killed nine journalists, including an Italian and a British journalist, and have wounded at least 170 others.
An activist from Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades was killed and two others were injured in clashes with Israeli troops near the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to Palestinian medical sources.
Mu'awiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said that the ministry had to liaise with the Israeli authorities to let ambulances take the dead man and the injured activists to Abu Yousif An- Najjar Hospital in Rafah.
Palestinian medical sources identified the dead man as Usama Abu 'Anza.
Also on Thursday the Al-Qassam Brigades announced that two of their activists, Abdullah Sulaiman and Muhammad Al-Mutawwaq, succumbed to wounds they sustained a few days ago in an ambiguous explosion in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. A 15-year-old boy was killed in the explosion.
Mu'awiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said that the ministry had to liaise with the Israeli authorities to let ambulances take the dead man and the injured activists to Abu Yousif An- Najjar Hospital in Rafah.
Palestinian medical sources identified the dead man as Usama Abu 'Anza.
Also on Thursday the Al-Qassam Brigades announced that two of their activists, Abdullah Sulaiman and Muhammad Al-Mutawwaq, succumbed to wounds they sustained a few days ago in an ambiguous explosion in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. A 15-year-old boy was killed in the explosion.
Palestinian civilian wounded in Israeli attack on Gaza
Israel has no choice but to overthrow Hamas in the Gaza Strip and to attack the Iranian army which has "begun to deploy in the Gaza Strip," head of the Israeli national religious party Mafdal, Efi Eitam, said on Thursday.
Eitam told the Israeli radio station the Voice of Israel that Israeli army activity near the border with the Gaza Strip was necessary. He added that "it could be costly" if there was no explicit policy of military action inside the Gaza Strip.
Knesset Member (MK) Efraim Snieh from the Labor Party told the radio station that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would be beneficial for Hamas rather than Israel, and instead Hamas should be suppressed. He said he expected fighting against Hamas to continue in the coastal sector because "only military might can topple Hamas."
Israel has no choice but to overthrow Hamas in the Gaza Strip and to attack the Iranian army which has "begun to deploy in the Gaza Strip," head of the Israeli national religious party Mafdal, Efi Eitam, said on Thursday.
Eitam told the Israeli radio station the Voice of Israel that Israeli army activity near the border with the Gaza Strip was necessary. He added that "it could be costly" if there was no explicit policy of military action inside the Gaza Strip.
Knesset Member (MK) Efraim Snieh from the Labor Party told the radio station that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would be beneficial for Hamas rather than Israel, and instead Hamas should be suppressed. He said he expected fighting against Hamas to continue in the coastal sector because "only military might can topple Hamas."
Two senior leaders of Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades were killed on Thursday morning after Israeli forces besieged them in a house under construction in the northern West Bank town of Qabatia, south of Jenin.
Sources within Al-Quds Brigades identified the victims as 26-year-old Bilal Kameel and 19-year-old Iz Addin 'Uwaidat. According to the Islamic Jihad sources Kameel was one of the senior Islamic Jihad leaders in the northern West Bank.
The operation began at 2:30 am when an Israeli force accompanied by two bulldozers stormed the eastern neighborhood of Qabatia and besieged a house under construction where the two activists were hiding. The troops called them through loudspeakers asking them to surrender, but they refused and clashed with the Israeli soldiers who fired missiles at the house killing both activists.
Sources within Al-Quds Brigades identified the victims as 26-year-old Bilal Kameel and 19-year-old Iz Addin 'Uwaidat. According to the Islamic Jihad sources Kameel was one of the senior Islamic Jihad leaders in the northern West Bank.
The operation began at 2:30 am when an Israeli force accompanied by two bulldozers stormed the eastern neighborhood of Qabatia and besieged a house under construction where the two activists were hiding. The troops called them through loudspeakers asking them to surrender, but they refused and clashed with the Israeli soldiers who fired missiles at the house killing both activists.
Hamid Khatatba 15
A Palestinian boy from the northern West bank village of Beit Fureik near Nablus was found dead on Wednesday afternoon near the Israeli settlement of Al-Hamra.
15-year-old Hamid Khatatba had been missing for tor two days before his body was found, his cousin told Ma'an. The boy was employed as an agricultural worker in the Jordan Valley northeast of Nablus.
His cousin accused Israeli settlers of the killing, pointing out that the boy's neck was broken and there were signs of torture and blood on the body. He also highlighted that the Israeli authorities have refused to hand over Hamid's body to his family.
A Palestinian boy from the northern West bank village of Beit Fureik near Nablus was found dead on Wednesday afternoon near the Israeli settlement of Al-Hamra.
15-year-old Hamid Khatatba had been missing for tor two days before his body was found, his cousin told Ma'an. The boy was employed as an agricultural worker in the Jordan Valley northeast of Nablus.
His cousin accused Israeli settlers of the killing, pointing out that the boy's neck was broken and there were signs of torture and blood on the body. He also highlighted that the Israeli authorities have refused to hand over Hamid's body to his family.
Palestinian territories under total closure during Passover
Israeli forces arrest 20 Palestinians across West Bank
Islamic Jihad's military wing targets Israeli towns
Israeli forces arrest 20 Palestinians across West Bank
Islamic Jihad's military wing targets Israeli towns
