25 mar 2008
Red Crescent: Israeli army open fire on Palestinian youth
The Palestinian Red Crescent in Nablus said that the Israeli army opened fire on a Palestinian man, wounding him.
The incident took place in the village of 'Orta southeast of Nablus on Tuesday.
The Red Crescent told Ma'an that 18-year-old Sa'ed 'Awad was shot in the stomach and was taken to Rafedia Government Hospital, as Israeli troops attempted to arrest him while he is in the ambulance.
Israeli sources said that the Israeli soldiers fired at the young man during clashes in the village of 'Orta.
The Palestinian Red Crescent in Nablus said that the Israeli army opened fire on a Palestinian man, wounding him.
The incident took place in the village of 'Orta southeast of Nablus on Tuesday.
The Red Crescent told Ma'an that 18-year-old Sa'ed 'Awad was shot in the stomach and was taken to Rafedia Government Hospital, as Israeli troops attempted to arrest him while he is in the ambulance.
Israeli sources said that the Israeli soldiers fired at the young man during clashes in the village of 'Orta.
Palestinian children confront invading Israeli troops near Hebron
Confrontations broke out between invading Israeli troops and Palestinian school students from the southern West Bank town of Beit Kahil, north of the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday afternoon.
Palestinian security sources told Ma'an that Israeli troops raided the town while students were heading home from school. Israeli soldiers seized 12-year-old Wajdi Az-Zuhur, sparking clashes with stone-throwing Palestinian children.
On Monday evening, Israeli forces raided Hebron and the nearby towns of Beit Ummar and Deir Samit, detaining three Palestinians
The head of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society in Hebron, Amjad Najjar, identified the arrestees as 52-year-old Muhammad Nasser Addin from Hebron, 62-year-old Jamil Alqam and 30-year-old Imad Mariya, both from Beit Ummar.
Confrontations broke out between invading Israeli troops and Palestinian school students from the southern West Bank town of Beit Kahil, north of the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday afternoon.
Palestinian security sources told Ma'an that Israeli troops raided the town while students were heading home from school. Israeli soldiers seized 12-year-old Wajdi Az-Zuhur, sparking clashes with stone-throwing Palestinian children.
On Monday evening, Israeli forces raided Hebron and the nearby towns of Beit Ummar and Deir Samit, detaining three Palestinians
The head of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society in Hebron, Amjad Najjar, identified the arrestees as 52-year-old Muhammad Nasser Addin from Hebron, 62-year-old Jamil Alqam and 30-year-old Imad Mariya, both from Beit Ummar.
Israeli forces storm houses, seize Islamic Jihad activist near Jenin
Israeli forces raided the West Bank town of Qabatiya south of the city of Jenin and seized an Islamic Jihad activist, witnesses said.
Local sources told Ma'an's reporter in Jenin that Israeli forces broke into several houses in Qabatiya searching for "wanted" Palestinians before they seized 22-year-old Kamal Kameel, an activist with the Islamic Jihad movement.
The sources added that Israeli troops ransacked the homes of Abdul-Fattah Khuzaima, Alaa Abu Rub and Bilal Kameel, all activists in Islamic Jihad's armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades.
They also stormed homes of Sulaiman and Ahmad Nazzal, activists with the left-wing Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) as well as home of Mu'adh Saba'nah, an activist in the An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees.
Separately, Israeli soldiers raided the northern West Bank town of Al-Yamun west of Jenin, with no arrests or casualties reported.
Israeli forces raided eight cities and refugee camps in the West Bank overnight on Monday, seizing at least eight Palestinians.
Israeli forces raided the West Bank town of Qabatiya south of the city of Jenin and seized an Islamic Jihad activist, witnesses said.
Local sources told Ma'an's reporter in Jenin that Israeli forces broke into several houses in Qabatiya searching for "wanted" Palestinians before they seized 22-year-old Kamal Kameel, an activist with the Islamic Jihad movement.
The sources added that Israeli troops ransacked the homes of Abdul-Fattah Khuzaima, Alaa Abu Rub and Bilal Kameel, all activists in Islamic Jihad's armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades.
They also stormed homes of Sulaiman and Ahmad Nazzal, activists with the left-wing Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) as well as home of Mu'adh Saba'nah, an activist in the An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees.
Separately, Israeli soldiers raided the northern West Bank town of Al-Yamun west of Jenin, with no arrests or casualties reported.
Israeli forces raided eight cities and refugee camps in the West Bank overnight on Monday, seizing at least eight Palestinians.
Israeli forces storm Balata refugee camp, detain three Palestinians
Israeli forces invaded Balata refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday morning, seizing three Palestinians, local sources said.
Palestinian security sources told Ma'an's reporter that more than 20 Israeli military vehicles and a bulldozer stormed the camp at 3:00am ransacking dozens of Palestinian houses on the pretext of searching for so-called "wanted" activists. The Israeli forces also raided the nearby village of Kafr Qallil and forcibly searched several homes.
Israeli forces invaded Balata refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday morning, seizing three Palestinians, local sources said.
Palestinian security sources told Ma'an's reporter that more than 20 Israeli military vehicles and a bulldozer stormed the camp at 3:00am ransacking dozens of Palestinian houses on the pretext of searching for so-called "wanted" activists. The Israeli forces also raided the nearby village of Kafr Qallil and forcibly searched several homes.
Israeli forces besiege Palestinian house near Qalqilia
Israeli forces have besieged a Palestinian house amidst heavy gunfire in the town of Azzun east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, local sources said on Tuesday.
The sources say the house, located in the center of the town belongs to Isam Hannun, and that Israeli forces have detained some of the members of the family.
Azzoun is subject to frequent Israeli raids and is often placed under curfew.
Israeli forces have besieged a Palestinian house amidst heavy gunfire in the town of Azzun east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, local sources said on Tuesday.
The sources say the house, located in the center of the town belongs to Isam Hannun, and that Israeli forces have detained some of the members of the family.
Azzoun is subject to frequent Israeli raids and is often placed under curfew.
Palestinian military groups fire at Israeli targets bordering Gaza
European Parliament Vice President, in Nablus, demands end of Gaza blockade
Two Palestinian military groups fire projectiles at Israeli targets
European Parliament Vice President, in Nablus, demands end of Gaza blockade
Two Palestinian military groups fire projectiles at Israeli targets
24 mar 2008
Al-Aqsa brigades bomb Israeli military jeep near Khan Younis
Fatah's military wing, the Al-Aqsa brigades claimed responsibility on Monday for bombing an Israeli military jeep near Khaza'a, east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
The brigades told Ma'an that the attack was in response to "Israeli crimes."
Fatah's military wing, the Al-Aqsa brigades claimed responsibility on Monday for bombing an Israeli military jeep near Khaza'a, east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
The brigades told Ma'an that the attack was in response to "Israeli crimes."
There is increasing support amongst Gaza residents for a ceasefire between Palestinian military groups and the Israeli forces, a poll published on Monday has shown.
The poll of 563 adults living in randomly selected locations in the Gaza Strip was conducted by the Community College of Applied Science and Technology in Gaza. It also showed most of the respondents believe that the Egyptians will fail to convince the Israelis to abide by a ceasefire.
61% of the respondents support a ceasefire between the Palestinian military groups and Israeli forces while 39% oppose a ceasefire. 61% of the respondents also believe that the beneficiaries of a ceasefire agreement will be the Palestinian people, while 39% believe a ceasefire will benefit the Israelis.
Regarding commitment to a ceasefire, 66% of the respondents believe that Palestinian factions will comply with the obligations, while 90% believe that the Israelis will not comply.
60% of the respondents believe the Egyptian efforts will fail, while 40% believe that Egyptians will help achieve a reconciliation agreement between the rival Palestinian factions of Hamas and Fatah in Gaza and the West Bank.
Furthermore, 51% of the respondents believe a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians would not be a basis for a successful inter-Palestinian dialogue, while 49% believe it would.
70% of the respondents believe a ceasefire may lead to the lifting of the crippling siege imposed on the Gaza Strip as border crossings mat reopen. 20% believe the ceasefire would not end the siege, and 10% believe a ceasefire would lead to both a complete ending of the siege and the reopening of border crossings.
The poll of 563 adults living in randomly selected locations in the Gaza Strip was conducted by the Community College of Applied Science and Technology in Gaza. It also showed most of the respondents believe that the Egyptians will fail to convince the Israelis to abide by a ceasefire.
61% of the respondents support a ceasefire between the Palestinian military groups and Israeli forces while 39% oppose a ceasefire. 61% of the respondents also believe that the beneficiaries of a ceasefire agreement will be the Palestinian people, while 39% believe a ceasefire will benefit the Israelis.
Regarding commitment to a ceasefire, 66% of the respondents believe that Palestinian factions will comply with the obligations, while 90% believe that the Israelis will not comply.
60% of the respondents believe the Egyptian efforts will fail, while 40% believe that Egyptians will help achieve a reconciliation agreement between the rival Palestinian factions of Hamas and Fatah in Gaza and the West Bank.
Furthermore, 51% of the respondents believe a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians would not be a basis for a successful inter-Palestinian dialogue, while 49% believe it would.
70% of the respondents believe a ceasefire may lead to the lifting of the crippling siege imposed on the Gaza Strip as border crossings mat reopen. 20% believe the ceasefire would not end the siege, and 10% believe a ceasefire would lead to both a complete ending of the siege and the reopening of border crossings.
An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades 'fire RPG' at Israeli bulldozer in Gaza
The military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, the An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades, claimed responsibility on Monday for launching a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at an Israeli military bulldozer east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
The group said in a statement that the shelling was in retaliation for ongoing Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people.
The military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, the An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades, claimed responsibility on Monday for launching a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at an Israeli military bulldozer east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
The group said in a statement that the shelling was in retaliation for ongoing Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people.
Fifty-five-year-old Palestinian farmer Yousif Abu Dhahir was killed on Monday by Israeli soldiers while he was tending his land near the Israeli military installation of Kisufim east of the Palestinian city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian Health Ministry Abu Dhahir's body arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis riddled with bullets.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that Israeli troops opened fire at Palestinian civilians while the soldiers were re-erecting a watchtower at the military post.
Israeli sources claimed earlier that Palestinian activists fired at Israeli troops south of the military position without reporting any casualties.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian Health Ministry Abu Dhahir's body arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis riddled with bullets.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that Israeli troops opened fire at Palestinian civilians while the soldiers were re-erecting a watchtower at the military post.
Israeli sources claimed earlier that Palestinian activists fired at Israeli troops south of the military position without reporting any casualties.
Palestinian man run over by Israeli settlers near Ramallah
A Palestinian man was moderately to seriously wounded when he was run over by an Israeli settler's car on the bypass road near the central West Bank village of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses named the victim as Jihad Sharawna, a man in his twenties. The settlers drove away without aiding the visibly wounded Sharawna, the witnesses said.
Settler bypass roads, some of them designated for use by Israelis only, crisscross the West Bank.
A Palestinian man was moderately to seriously wounded when he was run over by an Israeli settler's car on the bypass road near the central West Bank village of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses named the victim as Jihad Sharawna, a man in his twenties. The settlers drove away without aiding the visibly wounded Sharawna, the witnesses said.
Settler bypass roads, some of them designated for use by Israelis only, crisscross the West Bank.
Islamic Jihad fighter dies of combat wounds in Gaza
An Islamic Jihad fighter died on Sunday evening of wounds he sustained in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip last week.
Islamic Jihad's armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, announced that 23-year-old Nidal Shaqura died.
An Islamic Jihad fighter died on Sunday evening of wounds he sustained in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip last week.
Islamic Jihad's armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, announced that 23-year-old Nidal Shaqura died.
23 mar 2008
Israeli settlers abduct two Palestinian teenagers near Nablus
Israeli settlers from Eli colony, near the Palestinian city of Nablus, abducted on Sunday two Palestinian teenagers from the village of Al-Lubban, located between Nablus and Ramallah, Palestinian security sources said.
The sources explained that Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian shepherds who were tending their sheep and abducted two of them, 17-year-old Bilal Al-Hunaidi and 16-year-old Iyad Al-Hunaidi. They were taken to an unknown destination.
Israeli settlers from Eli colony, near the Palestinian city of Nablus, abducted on Sunday two Palestinian teenagers from the village of Al-Lubban, located between Nablus and Ramallah, Palestinian security sources said.
The sources explained that Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian shepherds who were tending their sheep and abducted two of them, 17-year-old Bilal Al-Hunaidi and 16-year-old Iyad Al-Hunaidi. They were taken to an unknown destination.
Senior Islamic Jihad leader Khalid Al-Batsh
Egyptian officials gave no positive signals to Hamas and Islamic Jihad representatives regarding Israel's willingness to enter into a ceasefire with Palestinian factions, a senior Islamic Jihad leader said on Sunday.
"The meeting with the Egyptians tackled the issues of the Rafah crossing, comprehensive ceasefire and the crippling siege on the Gaza Strip, and the Egyptians gave their own comments as well as the Israeli stance," leader Khalid Al-Batsh told Ma'an.
He affirmed that the Israelis rejected a ceasefire in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip only. Hamas and the Islamic Jihad insist that any ceasefire must be comprehensive, involving both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Al-Batsh thanked the Egyptian government for their efforts towards lifting the blockade of the Gaza Strip and reaching a comprehensive ceasefire.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders met with Egyptian officials this weekend on the Egyptian side of the city of Rafah. Separately, Israel sent Amos Gilad, the head of the Political-Military bureau in the Israeli Defense Ministry to Cairo to meet Egyptian authorities.
Egyptian officials gave no positive signals to Hamas and Islamic Jihad representatives regarding Israel's willingness to enter into a ceasefire with Palestinian factions, a senior Islamic Jihad leader said on Sunday.
"The meeting with the Egyptians tackled the issues of the Rafah crossing, comprehensive ceasefire and the crippling siege on the Gaza Strip, and the Egyptians gave their own comments as well as the Israeli stance," leader Khalid Al-Batsh told Ma'an.
He affirmed that the Israelis rejected a ceasefire in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip only. Hamas and the Islamic Jihad insist that any ceasefire must be comprehensive, involving both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Al-Batsh thanked the Egyptian government for their efforts towards lifting the blockade of the Gaza Strip and reaching a comprehensive ceasefire.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders met with Egyptian officials this weekend on the Egyptian side of the city of Rafah. Separately, Israel sent Amos Gilad, the head of the Political-Military bureau in the Israeli Defense Ministry to Cairo to meet Egyptian authorities.
More than fifty Israeli soldiers ransacked the home of 44-year-old Palestinian security officer Badran Hamayil on Sunday morning, breaking doors, windows, and furniture, Hamayil said.
The raid, in the town of Beita, south of the city of Nablus, came just two days after Israeli soldiers broke into the same house and arrested Hamayil's 16-year-old son Assaf, Hamayil said.
"The soldiers were not satisfied with demolishing the home's contents. They brought police dogs which wondered inside the house scaring my children for more than an hour and a half, while the soldiers were laughing at my scared children," Hamayil added.
He also said that before the soldiers left, they fired two grenades that then failed explode. Hamayil said he summoned the Palestinian security forces to defuse the explosives.
After the soldiers left, Hamayil claimed that 550 Jordanian Dinars were missing from his wife's handbag. His own briefcase was stolen along with some of his documents including his ATM card.
Witnesses said that five Palestinian teenagers were seized by Israeli troops during Saturday's pre-dawn raid in Beita.
The raid, in the town of Beita, south of the city of Nablus, came just two days after Israeli soldiers broke into the same house and arrested Hamayil's 16-year-old son Assaf, Hamayil said.
"The soldiers were not satisfied with demolishing the home's contents. They brought police dogs which wondered inside the house scaring my children for more than an hour and a half, while the soldiers were laughing at my scared children," Hamayil added.
He also said that before the soldiers left, they fired two grenades that then failed explode. Hamayil said he summoned the Palestinian security forces to defuse the explosives.
After the soldiers left, Hamayil claimed that 550 Jordanian Dinars were missing from his wife's handbag. His own briefcase was stolen along with some of his documents including his ATM card.
Witnesses said that five Palestinian teenagers were seized by Israeli troops during Saturday's pre-dawn raid in Beita.
Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian teenager during an incursion in the West Bank town of Azzun, east of the city of Qalqilia on Saturday evening, witnesses said.
Israeli forces had invaded the town earlier on Saturday, imposing a curfew and sparking confrontations with stone-throwing Palestinian youths. Israeli forces fired on the demonstrators, witnesses said.
Eighteen-year-old Zakariyya Swaidan was shot in the torso and hospitalized in Qalqilia. Medical sources called his injury serious.
At the time of writing, Israeli troops continue to sweep the town, raiding Palestinian houses on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinian activists.
Israeli forces had invaded the town earlier on Saturday, imposing a curfew and sparking confrontations with stone-throwing Palestinian youths. Israeli forces fired on the demonstrators, witnesses said.
Eighteen-year-old Zakariyya Swaidan was shot in the torso and hospitalized in Qalqilia. Medical sources called his injury serious.
At the time of writing, Israeli troops continue to sweep the town, raiding Palestinian houses on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinian activists.
Palestinian resistance groups claim three attacks in Gaza
Palestinian fighters fire two projectiles from Gaza
Palestinian fighters fire two projectiles from Gaza
22 mar 2008
the Israeli occupation forces invaded the West Bank town of Azzun, east of the city of Qalqilia, and imposed a curfew.
Witnesses said that several Israeli military vehicles entered the town, firing their weapons and detonating sonic bombs.
Meanwhile, an armed Palestinian group calling itself the Al-Awda (literally "Return") Brigades and claiming to be linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), claimed responsibility for firing on an Israeli settler's car near the town.
Witnesses said that several Israeli military vehicles entered the town, firing their weapons and detonating sonic bombs.
Meanwhile, an armed Palestinian group calling itself the Al-Awda (literally "Return") Brigades and claiming to be linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), claimed responsibility for firing on an Israeli settler's car near the town.
About seventy residents of the West Bank village of Al-Khadr, near Bethlehem, staged their weekly nonviolent demonstration on Friday against the construction of Israel's separation wall, which organizers say will result in the de facto confiscation of more than 90% of the town's land.
Men from the village attended the Friday Muslim prayer service on the road leading to the construction site of the wall. Heavily armed Israeli soldiers and border police sealed the road with barbed wire, preventing the demonstrators from approaching the site and forcing civilian traffic to turn back.
Several Israeli snipers were positioned on the adjacent hillside, training their guns directly on the demonstrators. On Wednesday, the Israeli military leadership issued an order allowing Israeli forces to shoot live ammunition at demonstrators who approach the Israeli wall, a move that organizer Samer Jaber feared would discourage many Palestinians from protesting.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonization in Al-Khadr, who organized the demonstration, estimates that the planned route of the wall will annex more than 5,000 acres of the village's land, devastating this predominantly agricultural community.
While Israeli officials claim the wall is for Israel's security, the eight-meter high concrete barrier snakes through the West Bank, isolating Palestinians from one another. The International Court of Justice ruled the wall illegal in 2004.
Men from the village attended the Friday Muslim prayer service on the road leading to the construction site of the wall. Heavily armed Israeli soldiers and border police sealed the road with barbed wire, preventing the demonstrators from approaching the site and forcing civilian traffic to turn back.
Several Israeli snipers were positioned on the adjacent hillside, training their guns directly on the demonstrators. On Wednesday, the Israeli military leadership issued an order allowing Israeli forces to shoot live ammunition at demonstrators who approach the Israeli wall, a move that organizer Samer Jaber feared would discourage many Palestinians from protesting.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonization in Al-Khadr, who organized the demonstration, estimates that the planned route of the wall will annex more than 5,000 acres of the village's land, devastating this predominantly agricultural community.
While Israeli officials claim the wall is for Israel's security, the eight-meter high concrete barrier snakes through the West Bank, isolating Palestinians from one another. The International Court of Justice ruled the wall illegal in 2004.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials are meeting in Egyptian city of Rafah on Saturday to debate the possibility of a ceasefire with Israel, a source with direct knowledge of the meeting revealed.
The meeting comes after a visit by Amos Gilad, the head of the Political-Military bureau at the Israeli Defense Ministry, to Cairo. Gilad met with Egyptian officials to discuss the potential ceasefire.
The meeting comes after a visit by Amos Gilad, the head of the Political-Military bureau at the Israeli Defense Ministry, to Cairo. Gilad met with Egyptian officials to discuss the potential ceasefire.
21 mar 2008
Two Al-Quds Brigades leaders, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, survived an assassination attempt on Friday in the West Bank town of Qabatia, when an undercover Israeli force them attacked them in the old part of the town.
A Brigades spokesman told Ma'an's Qabatia correspondent that three cars with Palestinian number plates carrying more than ten Israeli undercover soldiers. They pulled up in a wooded area of the old town near the Brigades leaders. Armed clashes broke out during which the resistance fighters were able to escape as the Israeli unit withdrew.
Eyewitnesses said that military patrols were in the northern and southern districts of Qabatia but they did not enter the area with the undercover unit.
A Brigades spokesman told Ma'an's Qabatia correspondent that three cars with Palestinian number plates carrying more than ten Israeli undercover soldiers. They pulled up in a wooded area of the old town near the Brigades leaders. Armed clashes broke out during which the resistance fighters were able to escape as the Israeli unit withdrew.
Eyewitnesses said that military patrols were in the northern and southern districts of Qabatia but they did not enter the area with the undercover unit.
Al-Quds Brigades claim attack on Israeli military vehicles
Israel declares state of alert as 40 days mourning for assassinated Hezbollah leader ends
Israeli forces arrest 8 Palestinians across West Bank
Israel declares state of alert as 40 days mourning for assassinated Hezbollah leader ends
Israeli forces arrest 8 Palestinians across West Bank
20 mar 2008
PRC fighters clash with Israeli force
The military wing affiliated to the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), the An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades announced on Thursday morning that a group of their fighters clashed with an undercover Israeli force which infiltrated near the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.
The military group said in a statement that there were casualties amongst the Israeli force.
The military wing affiliated to the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), the An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades announced on Thursday morning that a group of their fighters clashed with an undercover Israeli force which infiltrated near the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.
The military group said in a statement that there were casualties amongst the Israeli force.
Two Palestinian activists affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades were killed on Thursday when Israeli warplanes attacked their base in Tal Al-Hawa in Gaza City.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry named the victims as 18-year-old Noor Jundiyya and Muhammad Banar. He added that a third activist was seriously injured.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry named the victims as 18-year-old Noor Jundiyya and Muhammad Banar. He added that a third activist was seriously injured.
Israeli forces raid several West Bank cities
Israeli forces apprehended twelve 'wanted' Palestinians on Thursday morning after raiding several West Bank cities.
Israeli sources said the army raided Qabatia and Nablus in the northern West Bank as well as Hebron and Beit Sahour in the south and Ramallah in the centre. They said all arrestees were taken for interrogation.
Israeli forces apprehended twelve 'wanted' Palestinians on Thursday morning after raiding several West Bank cities.
Israeli sources said the army raided Qabatia and Nablus in the northern West Bank as well as Hebron and Beit Sahour in the south and Ramallah in the centre. They said all arrestees were taken for interrogation.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian farmer near Khan Younis
A 60-year-old Palestinian farmer was killed on Thursday morning by Israeli forces east of Al-Qarara north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said the body of Hasan Abu 'Abid was takene to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. He said the man died of a gunshot to his chest.
A 60-year-old Palestinian farmer was killed on Thursday morning by Israeli forces east of Al-Qarara north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Muawiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said the body of Hasan Abu 'Abid was takene to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. He said the man died of a gunshot to his chest.
Israeli teenager seriously injured in ambiguous explosion
Israeli forces arrest 11 Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem
Israeli forces arrest 11 Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem
19 mar 2008
Israeli forces raid Qaffin, near Tulkarem
Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank town of Qaffin in north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, violently searching several houses for "wanted" Palestinian activists.
Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the Israeli troops ransacked home of Walid Sabbah and conducted looking for his son, 18-year-old Ahmad Sabbah, an activist in the Islamic Jihad movement.
Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank town of Qaffin in north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, violently searching several houses for "wanted" Palestinian activists.
Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the Israeli troops ransacked home of Walid Sabbah and conducted looking for his son, 18-year-old Ahmad Sabbah, an activist in the Islamic Jihad movement.
Popular Resistance Committees shell Israeli forces
Israeli bulldozer destroys one-room house near Jenin
Israeli forces demolish two Palestinian houses near Hebron
Israeli bulldozer destroys one-room house near Jenin
Israeli forces demolish two Palestinian houses near Hebron
18 mar 2008
Lebanese newspaper: Israel plans to assassinate senior Hamas leader
Israel is currently planning to assassinate a senior Hamas leader before Egypt succeeds in brokering a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, a reliable Hamas source told the Beirut-based Al-Akhbar daily newspaper on Tuesday.
The aim is to force Hamas to accept Israeli stipulations, the source said.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Hamas had received reliable information that Israel plans to assassinate a senior Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip. According to the source, "Israel is focusing on four Hamas men; political leaders Isma'il Haniyeh, Mahmoud Az-Zahhar and military leaders Muhammad Deif and Ahmad Al-Ja'bary."
The source added that Israel has been postponing its response to the Egyptian ceasefire efforts, which Hamas and Islamic Jihad have agreed on. Israel is awaiting the assassination of a major Hamas figure in order to have the upper hand before responding to the ceasefire offer. This Israeli stalling comes, according to Hamas sources, after the Israeli failure of "Operation Warm Winter," which left about 130 Palestinians dead, most of whom were civilians and children.
The stated aim of the operation had been to halt Palestinian projectile fire from the Gaza Strip.
Israel is currently planning to assassinate a senior Hamas leader before Egypt succeeds in brokering a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, a reliable Hamas source told the Beirut-based Al-Akhbar daily newspaper on Tuesday.
The aim is to force Hamas to accept Israeli stipulations, the source said.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Hamas had received reliable information that Israel plans to assassinate a senior Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip. According to the source, "Israel is focusing on four Hamas men; political leaders Isma'il Haniyeh, Mahmoud Az-Zahhar and military leaders Muhammad Deif and Ahmad Al-Ja'bary."
The source added that Israel has been postponing its response to the Egyptian ceasefire efforts, which Hamas and Islamic Jihad have agreed on. Israel is awaiting the assassination of a major Hamas figure in order to have the upper hand before responding to the ceasefire offer. This Israeli stalling comes, according to Hamas sources, after the Israeli failure of "Operation Warm Winter," which left about 130 Palestinians dead, most of whom were civilians and children.
The stated aim of the operation had been to halt Palestinian projectile fire from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces raided several West Bank cities on Tuesday morning, apprehending 23 Palestinians, who are allegedly activists.
Israeli sources said the army stormed Ramallah and the nearby Al-Jalazun refugee camp in the central West Bank, Bethlehem in the south, Jenin, Qalqilia and Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank and seized 23 Palestinians.
Ma'an's reporter in Tulkarem quoted Palestinian security sources as saying that 12 Israeli military vehicles stormed Nur Shams refugee camp at 2am and ransacked several homes before arresting four activists, two affiliated to Fatah and two affiliated to Islamic Jihad.
In Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces ransacked the home of Fawwaz Khleif, an Islamic Jihad activist the Israelis have been pursuing for 12 years. The invading Israeli forces fired gunshots and sonic bombs at the house which is close to the Muqata'a (Palestinian security compound), before seizing Khleif.
Khleif is a senior Islamic Jihad leader who was deported to Marj Az-Zuhur in Lebanon in 1992 along with 415 Islamic activists. He has also served a long sentence in Israeli custody.
Israeli sources said the army stormed Ramallah and the nearby Al-Jalazun refugee camp in the central West Bank, Bethlehem in the south, Jenin, Qalqilia and Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank and seized 23 Palestinians.
Ma'an's reporter in Tulkarem quoted Palestinian security sources as saying that 12 Israeli military vehicles stormed Nur Shams refugee camp at 2am and ransacked several homes before arresting four activists, two affiliated to Fatah and two affiliated to Islamic Jihad.
In Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces ransacked the home of Fawwaz Khleif, an Islamic Jihad activist the Israelis have been pursuing for 12 years. The invading Israeli forces fired gunshots and sonic bombs at the house which is close to the Muqata'a (Palestinian security compound), before seizing Khleif.
Khleif is a senior Islamic Jihad leader who was deported to Marj Az-Zuhur in Lebanon in 1992 along with 415 Islamic activists. He has also served a long sentence in Israeli custody.
Ahrar Al-Jalil claims responsibility for Jerusalem stabbing
Israeli forces destroy Palestinian house, car, near Jenin
PFLP military wing fire projectile
Israeli forces seize Palestinian for knife attack on Israeli employer
Israeli forces destroy Palestinian house, car, near Jenin
PFLP military wing fire projectile
Israeli forces seize Palestinian for knife attack on Israeli employer
17 mar 2008
Palestinian activists hurl homemade explosive device at Israeli patrol
Islamic Jihad's military wing fires projectile at Sderot
Three Palestinian military groups claim they attacked Israeli soldier
Islamic Jihad's military wing fires projectile at Sderot
Three Palestinian military groups claim they attacked Israeli soldier
16 mar 2008
Palestinian baby falls ill in Israeli prison
The youngest prisoner in the world, 40-day-year old Yousif Az-Ziq from Gaza City, who was born to a Palestinian female prisoner Fatima Az-Ziq, was hospitalized in the prison's clinic at the Israeli prison of Hasharon, after he suffered from a high fever.
Sources from the Nafha Association for Defending Prisoners and Human Rights stated that a freed female prisoner, Samar Sbaih, had informed them of the situation.
Sbaih said that the child's temperature had risen seriously.
Another infant prisoner, according to Nafha, is 19-month old baby girl Ghada Abu Umar, daughter of Khawla Zeitawi, who is serving a two-year sentence in an Israeli prison.
The Nafha society appealed to international humanitarian organizations to free both women and child prisoners from Israeli prisons.
The youngest prisoner in the world, 40-day-year old Yousif Az-Ziq from Gaza City, who was born to a Palestinian female prisoner Fatima Az-Ziq, was hospitalized in the prison's clinic at the Israeli prison of Hasharon, after he suffered from a high fever.
Sources from the Nafha Association for Defending Prisoners and Human Rights stated that a freed female prisoner, Samar Sbaih, had informed them of the situation.
Sbaih said that the child's temperature had risen seriously.
Another infant prisoner, according to Nafha, is 19-month old baby girl Ghada Abu Umar, daughter of Khawla Zeitawi, who is serving a two-year sentence in an Israeli prison.
The Nafha society appealed to international humanitarian organizations to free both women and child prisoners from Israeli prisons.
Two bystanders injured in Gaza City by Israeli fire
Two Palestinian bystanders have been slightly injured as an Israeli naval squadron targeted a Palestinian car near the Sudaniyya beach in northern Gaza City, Ma'an's reporter said on Sunday.
Palestinian medical sources said the two were treated on the spot, and none of the car's occupants were harmed.
Two Palestinian bystanders have been slightly injured as an Israeli naval squadron targeted a Palestinian car near the Sudaniyya beach in northern Gaza City, Ma'an's reporter said on Sunday.
Palestinian medical sources said the two were treated on the spot, and none of the car's occupants were harmed.
Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni has given directives to enable Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks to sue the Palestinian Authority in Israeli courts in order to claim financial reimbursement.
Israeli sources said that Livni will contact Israeli courts asking them to comply with her suggestion.
These new directives will pave the way for dozens of cases to be filed against the Palestinian Authority by victims, or families of victims, seeking financial compensation for their casualties.
The pretext given is that the Palestinian Authority failed to prevent military attacks against Israelis from its territories.
However, the individual responsible for last weeks shooting in Jerusalem was a resident in the city and a holder of an Israeli ID card.
The ministry of foreign affairs has signed a message to be sent to the central court in Jerusalem on behalf of 55 Israeli families who have filed cases demanding huge financial reimbursement from the Palestinian Authority. This message is expected to remove all impediments which have so far prevented suing the Palestinian Authority before Israeli courts.
A high-ranking Israeli political source said that despite the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Livni wanted to explain that whilst Israel wants to reach a historic compromise with the Palestinians, "terrorism will not be accepted."
The source added that the Palestinian Authority must take part in the war against terror.
Israeli sources said that Livni will contact Israeli courts asking them to comply with her suggestion.
These new directives will pave the way for dozens of cases to be filed against the Palestinian Authority by victims, or families of victims, seeking financial compensation for their casualties.
The pretext given is that the Palestinian Authority failed to prevent military attacks against Israelis from its territories.
However, the individual responsible for last weeks shooting in Jerusalem was a resident in the city and a holder of an Israeli ID card.
The ministry of foreign affairs has signed a message to be sent to the central court in Jerusalem on behalf of 55 Israeli families who have filed cases demanding huge financial reimbursement from the Palestinian Authority. This message is expected to remove all impediments which have so far prevented suing the Palestinian Authority before Israeli courts.
A high-ranking Israeli political source said that despite the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Livni wanted to explain that whilst Israel wants to reach a historic compromise with the Palestinians, "terrorism will not be accepted."
The source added that the Palestinian Authority must take part in the war against terror.
A Palestinian activist affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades on Sunday morning died of wounds sustained from an Israeli helicopter attack.
Palestinian medical sources said that 25-year-old Mahmoud Hammuda was hospitalized in the intensive care unit on Saturday evening after Israeli helicopters targeted a group of resistance fighters in the Ash-Shayma area in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip.
Due to his serious injuries Hammuda died on Sunday morning.
On Saturday evening, Israeli helicopters launched a missile at a group of activists affiliated to the military wing of the Islamic Jihad - Al-Quds Brigades at the Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City.
The attacks killed Basil Shabit, Muhammad Ash-Sha'ir and Hasan Shaqura. All of the victims were in their twenties.
The director of ambulance and emergency service in the Palestinian health ministry, Mu'awiya Hassanain, stated on Saturday that ambulances evacuated five injured people including two women to Ash-Shifa hospital after the Israeli raid on Beit Lahya.
Palestinian medical sources said that 25-year-old Mahmoud Hammuda was hospitalized in the intensive care unit on Saturday evening after Israeli helicopters targeted a group of resistance fighters in the Ash-Shayma area in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip.
Due to his serious injuries Hammuda died on Sunday morning.
On Saturday evening, Israeli helicopters launched a missile at a group of activists affiliated to the military wing of the Islamic Jihad - Al-Quds Brigades at the Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City.
The attacks killed Basil Shabit, Muhammad Ash-Sha'ir and Hasan Shaqura. All of the victims were in their twenties.
The director of ambulance and emergency service in the Palestinian health ministry, Mu'awiya Hassanain, stated on Saturday that ambulances evacuated five injured people including two women to Ash-Shifa hospital after the Israeli raid on Beit Lahya.
An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades claims firing two projectiles at Sderot
An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades fire projectile at Ashkelon
An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades fire projectile at Ashkelon
