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Hamas leader wounded in assassination attempt

Thursday-23-November-2006

Qalqilia- Sheikh Riyadh Al-Walwil 50 was wounded after dawn prayers Wednesday in a failed assassination attempt made by a number of unknown gunmen in Qalqilia city PA interior ministry sources reported.

Five Palestinians killed in IOF assaults in 24 hours

Thursday-23-November-2006

Beit Lahia - A Palestinian old woman a 14-year-old boy and three resistance fighters were killed in various IOF shelling and shooting operations over the past 24 hours in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Alleged AMB members block PLC session

Wednesday-22-November-2006

Ramallah- Threats by alleged members of the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades armed wing of the Fatah Movement blocked the convening of an ordinary session on Wednesday for the PLC director of the council told PIC.

Two ICRC officials released few hours after their kidnap

Wednesday-22-November-2006

Khan Younis- Iyad Nasr a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that the two Italian nationals working with the ICRC were freed after midnight Tuesday only few hours after their kidnap at the hands of armed elements in Khan Younis south of the Gaza Strip.

IOF sniper kills Qassam member

Wednesday-22-November-2006

Beit Lahia- An IOF sniper on Wednesday shot at a number of Palestinians to the east of Beit Lahia north of the Gaza Strip that directly hit and killed Sami Anwar Al-Zibda 22 local sources reported.

IOF troops demolish five Palestinian homes in Qalqilia district

Wednesday-22-November-2006

Qalqilia- IOF troops on Wednesday destroyed five Palestinian homes and a number of barracks in Hajja village to the east of Qalqilia district after allowing their occupants only 20 minutes to get out their belongings witnesses reported.

Minister Shaer: Hamas ceded a lot of privileges for the sake of unity government

Wednesday-22-November-2006

Ramallah - PA vice-premier and education Minister Dr. Nasser Al-Dien Al-Shaer has explained Wednesday that there were Palestinian figures "driven by their personal interests" attempting to abort talks on unity government.

Al-Ahmar : Arab countries are participating in the siege on Palestinian people

Wednesday-22-November-2006

Sana'a - Speaker of the Yemeni parliament Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hussein Al-Ahmar has condemned what he described as "disgraceful" stands of a number of Arab countries for participating in the US-led unjust economic blockade on the Palestinian people.

Five Palestinian children injured in IOF Jenin incursion

Wednesday-22-November-2006

Jenin - IOF troops stormed the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin at dawn Wednesday mounting tens of armored vehicles and wounded five children during confrontations with stone throwing youths locals reported.

Israeli settler succumbs to wounds sustained in Qassam attack on Sderot

Wednesday-22-November-2006

Nazareth - An Israeli settler in Sderot settlement last night died of wounds he sustained in a retaliatory missile attack by the armed wing of Hamas the Qassam Brigades on the settlement Tuesday the Hebrew radio reported on Wednesday.