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Palestinian mother loses her child due to hospital strike

Monday-20-November-2006

Ramallah - A Palestinian mother pregnant in her 8th month has lost her baby after the Ramallah government hospital refused to admit her citing a strike that health workers had been waging for the past few weeks demanding payment of their salaries Palestinian sources reported.

Barghouthi: If siege not lifted the present PA government would stay

Monday-20-November-2006

Gaza- Dr. Mustafa Al-Barghouthi member of the PLC has affirmed that in the event the western-led siege on the Palestinian people was not lifted at the same time the new PA unity government was declared then the current cabinet led by Ismail Haneyya would remain in office.

Haneyya describes meeting with Abbas as positive

Friday-17-November-2006

Gaza - The PA Prime Minister Ismail Haneyya on Friday described a meeting he had with the PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday as positive indicating that they will meet again later without specifying a time for the meeting.

Three Palestinian homes and a workshop destroyed by Israeli airforce

Friday-17-November-2006

Gaza – For the second night running the Israeli airforce continued to target Palestinian homes in Gaza Strip towns. Three homes and a workshop were destroyed on Thursday night in four separate air raids.

Occupation authorities close Rafah crossing continues to close Abu Salem

Friday-17-November-2006

Rafah – The Israeli occupation authorities closed down on Thursday the Rafah crossing in both directions. Gaza's only gateway to the outside world was open Tuesday and Wednesday allowing thousands of stranded passengers to cross into and out of the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian government welcomes European initiative Israel rejects it

Friday-17-November-2006

Gaza – The Palestinian government welcomed in principle the European initiative for a peaceful resolution of the Middle East conflict and registered a number of questions with regard to the initiative. Israel on the other hand rejected the initiative and considered it to be hasty.

Detained ministers and lawmakers assaulted by Israeli prison officers

Friday-17-November-2006

Ramallah – Prison guards in large numbers broke into cells of detained ministers and lawmakers Thursday at dawn in Nitsan prison and subjected them to humiliating searches according to a defense lawyer.

IOF arrest Zeitawi after a six-hour siege

Friday-17-November-2006

Tulkarem – The IOF held a massive military operation Thursday afternoon in the northern district of Tulkarem which ended in capturing Muhammad al-Zeitawi a commander of the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades after partially destroying a house during a six hour siege.

Zahhar: Iran contributed 120 million US Dollars and promised more

Friday-17-November-2006

Tehran – Dr. Mahmoud al-Zahhar the PA Foreign Minister told reporters in Tehran on Thursday that the Iranian government have already contributed 120 million US Dollars to the Palestinian government and promised more aid.

Haniya: Israel occupation mother of all troubles in Middle East

Friday-17-November-2006

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniya told the newly-launched Al-Jazeera International English TV channel (IJI) Wednesday night that the Israeli occupation of Palestine was the mother of all troubles and instability in the Middle East and much of the world.