The Israeli army attacked 5 TV and 2 radio stations in Nablus, in the West Bank in the early hours of this morning. At 2am, soldiers invaded the premises of the 7 private media outlets and seized computers, broadcasting equipment, archives and files. The TV stations Afaq, Nablus, Gamma, Assia and Sana, as well as 2 radio stations, are now effectively shut down.

Israeli soldiers assaulted Palestinian Minister of Information, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, today during a peaceful protest against the confiscation of Palestinian lands by the Israeli military near the village of Artas in the Bethlehem District.

Dr. Barghouthi, Minister of information and spokesperson of the National Unity government called tonight for the international community to immediately intervene to stop the Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Minister of Information Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi condemned Israeli military violence against journalists, and international and Palestinian peaceful demonstrators in the West Bank today.

Minister of Information and Spokesperson of the Government Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi stressed at a press conference held today in Ramallah that all Palestinians must work together to prevent a renewed outbreak of internal fighting. He warned that a collapse of civil order in the Gaza Strip could spell the breakdown of the Palestinian Authority itself.