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IOF troops round up 29 Palestinians

Thursday-16-November-2006

Al-Khalil - IOF troops at dawn Thursday rounded up ten Palestinians in Al-Khalil district and in Qabatia town Jenin district while 19 others were arrested in other West Bank areas in line with the IOF daily arrests of Palestinian West Bankers.

Arab decision still not implemented: Palestinian MPs bring cash into Gaza

Thursday-16-November-2006

Gaza - The Arab foreign ministers' decision a few days ago to break the siege imposed on the Palestinian people was not apparently activated yet as two Palestinian MPs had to bring with them cash in their bags into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

Inter-Palestinian talks in presence of PA chief

Thursday-16-November-2006

Gaza - The Hamas-Fatah dialogue is expected to resume in Gaza on Thursday evening after two days of interruption in the presence of PA chief Mahmoud Abbas and premier Ismail Haneyya with the discussions expected to focus on naming ministers in the new unity government.

Israeli air raids flatten five Palestinian houses

Thursday-16-November-2006

Gaza - Israeli warplanes devastated five Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip in hysterical raids Wednesday night and early Thursday targeting alleged members in four Palestinian armed wings.

Qassam missiles still falling on Sderot despite IOF raids

Thursday-16-November-2006

Beit Hanun - The Qassam Brigades the armed wing of the Hamas Movement on Thursday fired two Qassam missiles at the Israeli Sderot settlement north of the Gaza Strip despite Israeli air raids aimed at deterring the firing of those missiles.

IOF troops kill Palestinian citizen in his home arrest another

Thursday-16-November-2006

Nablus - IOF troops killed a Palestinian citizen in his home in Ein Beit Al-Ma refugee camp west of Nablus city at an early hour Thursday while another Palestinian was shot wounded and arrested last night in Ramallah city.

Qatari Amir criticizes the West’s double standards

Thursday-16-November-2006

Doha - The Amir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani has criticized the western countries' stand against the Hamas-formed PA government that imposed a political and economic siege on the Palestinian people despite the integrity of the elections that brought Hamas to power.

Human rights council to investigate Beit Hanun massacre

Thursday-16-November-2006

Geneva - The international council on human rights on Wednesday condemned the Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip especially in Beit Hanun north of the Strip with a majority of 35 votes against 8 and 6 abstentions.

Zahhar: Next PA government would not recognize Israel

Thursday-16-November-2006

Tehran - Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar the PA foreign minister has affirmed that the new PA national unity government would not abide by the international quartet committee's conditions and would not recognize the "Zionist entity".

Mishaal briefs Arab diplomats on Palestinian developments

Thursday-16-November-2006

Khaled Mishaal the chairman of the Hamas political bureau Wednesday evening briefed Arab diplomats accredited to Damascus on latest Palestinian developments in the light of the Israeli military escalation and siege a Hamas press release said.