Fri 20-September-2024

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Shots fired at PA foreign minister’s home

Unknown armed men Sunday night shot at the home of Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar the PA foreign minister in Gaza city and in its vicinity PA security sources reported.

Israeli intelligence rules out Fatah victory in early elections

Israeli intelligence chief Yuval Diskin has ruled out the possibility of a Fatah faction victory in any early legislative elections in the Palestinian lands in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Israel to ponder releasing Barghouthi in swap deal

Israel is pondering the release of Marwan Al-Barghouthi one fo the top Fatah leaders in the West Bank in the currently negotiated prisoners' exchange deal with the Palestinian resistance factions holding the IOF serviceman Gilad Shalit.

Hamad: Abbas-Olmert meeting attempts to beautify the ugly image of occupation

Ghazi Hamad the PA government spokesman on Sunday warned that the meeting between PA chief Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli premier Ehud Olmert targeted beautifying the ugly image of Israeli occupation before the world.

Bardawil charges Abbas with planning military coup against the government

Salah Bardawil the spokesman of the Hamas-affiliated change and reform parliamentary bloc on Sunday charged PA chief Mahmoud Abbas with impeding national dialogue and with planning military coup against the PA government.

PA denounces execution of 3 Palestinian refugees in Iraq

The PA ministry of refugees' affairs on Sunday denounced the kidnap and the execution of three Palestinian refugees in Iraq at the hands of armed sectarian militias.

Palestinian resistance fires at Sderot in retaliation to IOF attacks

The AMB the armed wing of the Fatah faction on Sunday fired five home made missiles at the Israeli settlement of Sderot and a sixth at Kibbutz Saad adjacent to the Gaza Strip.

Murkus: Formation of unity government best way out of political crisis

Joda Murkus the minister of tourism in the PA government on Sunday opined that the formation of a national unity government was the best means towards solving the current political impasse in the Palestinian arena.

Mishaal champions comprehensive national dialogue

Khaled Mishaal the political bureau chief of the Hamas Movement on Saturday addressed an open invitation to all Palestinian factions to initiate a comprehensive national dialogue that would end with the formation of a national unity government.

IOF troops detain PA minister at roadblock

IOF troops on Saturday afternoon detained PA minister of public works and housing Abdul Rahman Zeidan for two hours at the pretext of searching his car which was done with the help of hound dogs.