News Highlights: Israeli government allows more settlement construction, drawing international criticism including from the U.N. and the EU. Israeli army carries out large-scale invasion of Nablus area, and abducts 20 Palestinians from the surrounding refugee camps. Palestinian leader and former PA cabinet minister says Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to resume negotiations with Israel is “wrong” unless …
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Mar 04
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News Highlights: A 14-year-old Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli forces in Hebron/AlKhalil. Israeli human rights group Btselem releases report saying at least half of the casualties killed by the Israeli army in Gaza are civilians, including many children. Physicians for Human Rights – Israel also report on the destruction of medical facilities in Gaza. …
Feb 26
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News Highlights: Palestinian NGOs report that 51 Palestinians have been killed to date in February, including 7 children and 2 women. Palestinian Centre for Human Rights condemns the siege on Gaza, and says ambulances have been forced to stop working due to fuel shortages. Palestinians attending the funeral of Imam Majed Bargouthi near Ramallah say …
Feb 19
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News Highlights: Ambulance service in the Gaza Strip grinds to a complete halt from a lack of fuel due to the Israeli siege. A 10-year-old Palestinian boy is killed when the Israeli army opened fire at Palestinian homes in Dier al Balah in central Gaza. Israeli forces kidnap a Palestinian woman engineering student in Nablus, …
Feb 12
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News Highlights: Israeli government preparing for wide-scale attack against the Gaza Strip as vice-premier Haim Ramon recommends more assassinations against Hamas leaders. 2 more Palestinian patients die in Gaza due to the Israeli siege; since June 2007, 103 Palestinian patients have died due to lack of medication and no access to specialized facilities and treatments. …
Feb 05
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News Highlights: Israeli airstrike kills 7 in Gaza and a Palestinian suicide bomber kills one person in Dimona, the town where Israel’s nuclear reactor is located. Palestinian worker dies of a heart attack at an Israeli army checkpoint near Ramallah. Israeli army kills one Lebanese civilian and kidnaps another on Feb. 4th. Egypt re-opens the …
Jan 29
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News Highlights: Mahmoud Abbas has the backing of the U.S. and Egypt in his efforts to take over the Rafah border crossing without including Hamas. Hamas officials state that the Rafah crossing needs a new security arrangement, that does not involve Israeli control or veto over everything that passes through the border. Israeli army prevents …
Jan 22
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News Highlights: Gaza Strip’s only power plant is forced to shut down due to the Israeli blockade on fuel and other basic supplies; doctors fear for the lives of hospital patients, including premature babies. Israeli human rights groups deplore the Israeli blockade, and say this collective punishment is a “crime against humanity”. Jan. 19th – …
Jan 15
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News Highlights: Israeli forces kill 17 Palestinians, including 5 civilians, during the latest invasion into Gaza City. Gazan doctors say there are also many wounded, and question if Israel is using the banned “flechette” shells. Hamas leaders criticize the Arab regimes that are cooperating and meeting with the U.S. and Israel. Canada’s foreign minister refuses …
Jan 01
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News Highlights: Israeli human rights group Btselem releases year-end report, saying 373 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in 2007, 53 of them minors; although this number is lower than 2006, human rights conditions continue to deteriorate in the occupied territories. According to Btselem, Palestinians held in administrative detention increased to an average number of …