MAP News provides latest round the clock updates of all major stories that impact on the lives of Palestinians across the Middle East. Will staff on the ground in offices in Beirut, Ramallah, Gaza and London we are able to provide expert analysis and comment on events.

Ex-foreign minister: Israel not a peace partner

2 April 2009
Israel's former chief peace negotiator said Thursday that a scathing rejection of recent negotiations by the country's new foreign minister shows the new government is not a partner for...

Concern over halting of Gaza medical patient referrals

31 March 2009
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, together with the World Health Organization (WHO) for West Bank and Gaza have expressed serious concerns about the halting of medical patient referrals out...

Israel opens three Gaza Crossings for aid and commercial goods

30 March 2009
Three crossing points between Israel and the Gaza Strip were opened Monday to allow 160 truckloads of goods into the area, as well as unknown amounts of industrial diesel...

Gaza witness: IDF troops told us 'Go south or you'll get shot'

27 March 2009
When Israel Defense Forces soldiers expelled Abir Hijeh, her five children and their neighbors from homes in a Gaza war zone, she said they warned her in broken Arabic:...

Play for MAP to be performed in Texas

26 March 2009
Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children to Premiere in Austin To celebrate World Theatre Day Austin Circle of Theaters teams with Cambiare Productions to present a free staged reading of Churchill's...

Israel accused of indiscriminate phosphorus use in Gaza

26 March 2009
Human Rights Watch report claims Israel committed war crimes in its use of air-burst white phosphorus artillery shells Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 25 March 2009 16.00 GMT Article history Israel's military...

Field update on Gaza from the Humanitarian Coordinator

25 March 2009
Situation Overview Access for humanitarian relief items remains a priority since efforts to resume basic services and implement humanitarian and early recovery programs are limited in the absence of reconstruction...

Injured American activist to be brought out of medically-induced coma as condition improves

25 March 2009
American peace activist Tristan Anderson is expected to be slowly weaned off coma-inducing medication this week as his critical condition slowly improves. Anderson was shot in the forehead with a...

The Military has repeatedly violated Medical Ethic Codes during its Gaza Offensive

24 March 2009
Prevention of medical assistance from the trapped and the wounded, severe difficulties to emergency medical evacuation, attacks on medical personnel and medical facilities, and de facto prevention from the...

Right-wing Israelis, settlers provoke clashes in Umm Al-Fahm

24 March 2009
Ma'an/Agencies - Violence erupted in Israel's largest Arab city, Umm Al-Fahm, on Tuesday as hoards of right-wing Israelis held protest marches demanding "Arab loyalty" to the state of Israel. The...

Guardian investigation uncovers evidence of alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza

24 March 2009
The Guardian has compiled detailed evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Israel during the 23-day offensive in the Gaza Strip earlier this year, involving the use of Palestinian...

Palestinians say Lebanon army soiled Iran food aid

23 March 2009
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, March 21, 2009 (AFP) - Palestinian factions in Lebanon accused the army on Saturday of contaminating Iranian food aid destined for a refugee camp by using sniffer-dogs...

UN to criticise Israel over Gaza

23 March 2009
By Imogen Foulkes BBC News, Geneva Mr Falk throws doubt on the legality of Israel's mission in Gaza The UN investigator into human rights in the Palestinian territories is set to present...

Gaza war crime claims gather pace as more troops speak out

23 March 2009
Observer - An investigation by a group of former Israeli soldiers has uncovered new evidence of the military's conduct during the assault on Gaza two months ago. According to...

Rights group names 1,417 Gaza war dead

20 March 2009
By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press Writer Karin Laub, Associated Press Writer - Thu Mar 19, 3:16 pm ET GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The final tally of Palestinians killed...

No man's land

20 March 2009
My trip to a refugee camp in Syria destroyed any hope that the horrors of Iraq might end, or that we are doing enough to help its victims. In January...

IDF in Gaza: Killing civilians, vandalism, and lax rules of engagement

19 March 2009
During Operation Cast Lead, Israeli forces killed Palestinian civilians under permissive rules of engagement and intentionally destroyed their property, say soldiers who fought in the offensive.The soldiers are graduates...

Palestinian committee calls for release of sick detainee

19 March 2009
Palestinian detainee Hamdi Ibrahim Az-Zarba's family appealed on Wednesday to human rights organizations over their son's health condition, demanding his immediate release. Zarba apparently suffers from a number of medical...

Egypt opens Gaza border to aid, Palestinians

18 March 2009
RAFAH, Egypt - Egypt has opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip for the second time in two months to allow medical aid and Palestinians to enter the...

UN Update on Gaza

18 March 2009
SITUATION OVERVIEW The blockade on the Gaza Strip continues in addition to rudimentary rocket fire by Palestinian militants into Israel and air strikes on Gaza by Israeli forces. The tunnels...