Al-Qassam Brigades renews its vow to free all prisoners

On the first Anniversary of the prisoner swap deal “Wafa Al-Ahrar” [ PIC 18/10/2012 – 01:36 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reiterated its pledge to extract the freedom of all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. “We reassure our prisoners that any coming deal will not happen without the release […]

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Israeli occupation postpones trial hearing of MP Ahmed Mubarak

[ PIC 18/10/2012 – 02:59 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Thursday postponed the trial hearing of MP Ahmed Mubarak from Ramallah. A spokesman for the Islamic MPs in Ramallah told the PIC that the hearing was adjourned till next Wednesday 24/10, recalling that Mubarak was taken from his home in […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Estelle in our hearts, Gaza on our minds

By David Heap | October 18, 2012 | Rabble.ca It’s funny stuff, marine paint: thick and gloppy, it sticks to painted metal to cover up rust patches, and also sticks to your hair, clothes and skin every chance it gets. Painting would not have been my activity of choice on an hot September afternoon at […]

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Haniyeh says Shalit deal ‘national achievement’

Ma’an News Agency | Oct 18, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Prime Minister of the Hamas government in Gaza told an anniversary rally on Thursday that the prisoner swap deal for a captured Israeli soldier was a national achievement. The Oct. 2011 deal freed over 1,000 Palestinians from Israeli jail in exchange for Gilad […]

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Israeli court extends detention of Addameer’s rights advocate Ayman Nasser

Maan News Agency | Oct 18, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An Israeli court on Thursday extended the detention of a human rights researcher arrested in the West Bank earlier this week. The Jerusalem court ruled that Ayman Nasser stay under interrogation for another seven days based on secret evidence, the prisoners group he works for, […]

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PA forces arrest four Hamas cadres in Nablus and Tulkarem

[ PIC 18/10/2012 – 05:43 PM ] TULKAREM, (PIC)– PA security continued their political arrest campaigns against Hamas cadres in the West Bank, arresting four of them in Nablus and Tulkarem, and raided the homes of others, while the Israeli occupation forces arrested two liberated prisoners from Israeli jails. In Nablus, the Preventive Security Service […]

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Israeli occupation extends arbitrary administrative detention of former Minister Issa Al-Jabari

[ PIC 18/10/2012 – 06:23 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) decided on Wednesday to renew the administrative detention of former minister Issa Khairy al-Jabari for four months, under the pretext that he “constitutes a security threat”, where he was supposed to be released after ending his last administrative detention. The former minister’s […]

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#PHOTOS | PRESS RELEASE | ISRAEL ARMY DEMOLITION IN A SEEFER VILLAGE

PRESS RELEASE The Israeli Army demolishes in A Seefer Palestinian village, South Hebron hills Operation Dove | Oct 18, 2012 At-Tuwani – On Tuesday 16th, at 10 am a buldozzer together with 3 Border Police cars and 2 DCO cars arrived in the Palestinian village of A Seefer, which has different structures under demolition order. […]

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UN report: Israel’s settlers destroy more than 7,500 olive trees since Jan 1, 2012

[ PIC 18/10/2012 – 06:28 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed that the Jewish settlers continued their attacks against the Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the year where they destroyed more than 7500 olive trees. Nearly half (48%) of the […]

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Tel Aviv approves building 800 new illegal settlements in East al-Quds

Rule 130. States may not deport or transfer parts of their own civilian population into a territory they occupy. A file photo shows a construction site in the Israeli settlement of Gilo in southern East al-Quds (Jerusalem). (File photo) PressTV | Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:57PM GMT Israel has approved a plan to build 800 […]

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US SOLDIERS ARRIVE IN ISRAEL FOR WAR GAME (COST: 38MN$ – US SHARE: 30MN$)

Israeli soldiers deploy from a Blackhawk helicopter during a military exercise at Shizafon army base in the Negev Desert in 2010. PressTV | Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:54AM GMT Some 1,000 US troops are expected to arrive in the Occupied Territories to take part in the largest ever joint military drill with Israel, while 2,500 […]

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Prisoners center denounces banning of liberated prisoners from going for Hajj

Note from occpal: Previously by Israel released prisoners received a Presidential Pardon of Peres. Also called Amnesty or Clemency by law to restore ones civil rights and being totally pardoned for the (alleged) crimes if even in the case of Palestinians’ ever charged before at all. Re-arresting pardoned prisoners without any charge is a severe […]

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Israeli Settlers throw Molotov at Palestinian house

Maan News Agency | Oct 18, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Settlers threw Molotov cocktails toward Palestinian houses on Wednesday in area near Beit El settlement east of Ramallah, locals said. Hatem Sobeh told Ma’an on Thursday that a mob of settlers threw Molotovs toward Palestinian houses. Trees were torched, and the civil defense rushed to […]

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Warnings against Israeli scheme to seize Islamic buildings in WB

[ PIC 18/10/2012 – 03:03 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowments and Heritage warned against Israeli serious plans to seize Islamic important buildings located near the Al Aqsa Mosque, and others near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil in the southern West Bank. According to Hebrew media, there are demands from the American […]

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#PALESTINE NEWS | Oct 18, 2012

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Oct 18, 2012 | 23970 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1954 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates The new “Jud Süß” Attempt on the Innocence of Muslims this time Incitement & abuse of religions: 1939 […]

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