29 aug 2016
Three Palestinian schoolchildren were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at noon Monday following violent clashes that rocked Ourif town, to the south of Nablus province.
A PIC journalist said the occupation troops rolled into Ourif’s eastern corners and closed the gates of the local secondary school, where Palestinian instructors were locked up for hours. Violent clashes burst out in the area.
The IOF attacked Palestinian protesters, schoolchildren, and teachers with randomly-shot spates of teargas canisters. The assault reportedly culminated in the abduction of three Palestinian schoolchildren.
A PIC journalist said the occupation troops rolled into Ourif’s eastern corners and closed the gates of the local secondary school, where Palestinian instructors were locked up for hours. Violent clashes burst out in the area.
The IOF attacked Palestinian protesters, schoolchildren, and teachers with randomly-shot spates of teargas canisters. The assault reportedly culminated in the abduction of three Palestinian schoolchildren.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out overnight raids and arrests in different areas of the West Bank and Jerusalem.
In Nablus, Israeli troops stormed at dawn Monday the southern town of Burin and arrested three young men from their homes.
The detainees were identified as Ahmed Tamim, Ahmed Amran and Ali al-Qaddafi. The IOF also arrested four young men from Jenin at a makeshift military checkpoint near Ramallah.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers intercepted the car the four young men were aboard, searched it and interrogated them before taking them handcuffed to an undeclared place.
The sources added that more than 10 citizens from different areas of Jenin had been taken prisoners at makeshift checkpoints during the past three days.
In Jenin refugee camp, the IOF kidnapped two young men from their homes. Violent clashes also broke out between the occupation troops and local young men during the IOF campaign in the camp.
Israeli military forces also stormed Jenin city and Ya'bad town at dawn, with no reported arrests.
In al-Khalil, violent clashes took place after midnight between local young men and occupation troops in Beit Ummar town. No arrests happened. In east Jerusalem, Israeli police troops at dawn broke into homes in Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Silwan district and kidnapped three teenagers under age 18.
The detained teens are Noaman Faraj, 16, Omar Shuwaiki, 16, and Ahmed al-Razem 17. In another context, an Israeli court extended the detention of Badr Haidar and Haiman, who were arrested last Wednesday. Both of them are from Iraq Burin town in Nablus.
In Nablus, Israeli troops stormed at dawn Monday the southern town of Burin and arrested three young men from their homes.
The detainees were identified as Ahmed Tamim, Ahmed Amran and Ali al-Qaddafi. The IOF also arrested four young men from Jenin at a makeshift military checkpoint near Ramallah.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers intercepted the car the four young men were aboard, searched it and interrogated them before taking them handcuffed to an undeclared place.
The sources added that more than 10 citizens from different areas of Jenin had been taken prisoners at makeshift checkpoints during the past three days.
In Jenin refugee camp, the IOF kidnapped two young men from their homes. Violent clashes also broke out between the occupation troops and local young men during the IOF campaign in the camp.
Israeli military forces also stormed Jenin city and Ya'bad town at dawn, with no reported arrests.
In al-Khalil, violent clashes took place after midnight between local young men and occupation troops in Beit Ummar town. No arrests happened. In east Jerusalem, Israeli police troops at dawn broke into homes in Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Silwan district and kidnapped three teenagers under age 18.
The detained teens are Noaman Faraj, 16, Omar Shuwaiki, 16, and Ahmed al-Razem 17. In another context, an Israeli court extended the detention of Badr Haidar and Haiman, who were arrested last Wednesday. Both of them are from Iraq Burin town in Nablus.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed a Palestinian school in Jenin’s southern town of Yabad and cracked down on schoolchildren on the first day of the new academic year.
Reporting from Yabad, a PIC news correspondent said an Israeli army patrol broke into the Izzedine al-Qassam schoolyard and raked through classrooms, where Palestinian schoolchildren gathered on the first day of the new academic year.
The occupation soldiers reportedly harassed the schoolchildren.
Adjacent to the Israeli illegal settlement of Mevo Dotan, Yabad town has often been the target of abrupt assaults and aggressive attacks by the Israeli occupation army and settlers.
Reporting from Yabad, a PIC news correspondent said an Israeli army patrol broke into the Izzedine al-Qassam schoolyard and raked through classrooms, where Palestinian schoolchildren gathered on the first day of the new academic year.
The occupation soldiers reportedly harassed the schoolchildren.
Adjacent to the Israeli illegal settlement of Mevo Dotan, Yabad town has often been the target of abrupt assaults and aggressive attacks by the Israeli occupation army and settlers.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening stormed a house and assaulted a citizen during a campaign in Madama village, south of Nablus city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that soldiers raided the house of Wajih Qet and detained his son Baraa for a little while before releasing him.
According to the sources, the occupation troops also entered different areas of the village, with no reported arrests.
Sounds of stun grenades were also heard across the village during the IOF campaign.
Near al-Rajmanat area of the village, a bunch of soldiers intercepted a car at gunpoint, assaulted its driver and seized a Palestinian flag in his possession, according to eyewitnesses.
Earlier on the same day, Israeli troops stormed Beita town south of Nablus and violently dispersed a crowd of local people as they were intending to receive two ex-detainees following their release from Israeli jails.
The residents of town had already made preparations to hold a welcoming reception at the Beita Sports Club for Ziyad Bani Shamsha and Hamza Kharyoush. Both of the ex-detainees had spent four years in Israeli jails.
In another incident, the Israeli army intensified the presence of its troops at Beit Furik checkpoint east of Nablus during the evening hours, and embarked on searching passing vehicles.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that soldiers raided the house of Wajih Qet and detained his son Baraa for a little while before releasing him.
According to the sources, the occupation troops also entered different areas of the village, with no reported arrests.
Sounds of stun grenades were also heard across the village during the IOF campaign.
Near al-Rajmanat area of the village, a bunch of soldiers intercepted a car at gunpoint, assaulted its driver and seized a Palestinian flag in his possession, according to eyewitnesses.
Earlier on the same day, Israeli troops stormed Beita town south of Nablus and violently dispersed a crowd of local people as they were intending to receive two ex-detainees following their release from Israeli jails.
The residents of town had already made preparations to hold a welcoming reception at the Beita Sports Club for Ziyad Bani Shamsha and Hamza Kharyoush. Both of the ex-detainees had spent four years in Israeli jails.
In another incident, the Israeli army intensified the presence of its troops at Beit Furik checkpoint east of Nablus during the evening hours, and embarked on searching passing vehicles.
Israeli navy ships attacked, earlier Monday, a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza city, kidnapped two fishers and confiscated their boat.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the navy opened fire on several boats, before attacking one of them, and kidnapped two fishers identified as Mahdi Mohammad Abu Ryala and Nafeth Mahdi Abu Ryala.
The navy took the two fishers, and their boat, to the Ashdod port, close to Gaza.
The attack is the latest of frequent Israeli violations against Gaza fishers, farmers, and workers, in border areas, in different parts of the coastal region.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the navy opened fire on several boats, before attacking one of them, and kidnapped two fishers identified as Mahdi Mohammad Abu Ryala and Nafeth Mahdi Abu Ryala.
The navy took the two fishers, and their boat, to the Ashdod port, close to Gaza.
The attack is the latest of frequent Israeli violations against Gaza fishers, farmers, and workers, in border areas, in different parts of the coastal region.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians from the northern West Bank district of Jenin, four of them after stopping them at a military roadblock on the Nablus-Ramallah road.
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp, searched homes, and kidnapped a young man identified as Mohammad al-Othman.
The soldiers also kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Ramzi al-Qneiri, from his home in the Jenin refugee camp.
The invasion into the camp led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles at the army vehicles, while the soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians from Jenin and nearby Qabatia town, after stopping them at a military roadblock on the main Ramallah-Nablus road, and took them to an interrogation center.
The PPS said the kidnapped young men have been identified as Mohammad Taiseer Nazzal, Ahmad Waleed Sa’adi, Waleed Mohammad Sa’adi and Ghassan ad-Dablah.
On Monday morning, the soldiers installed a roadblock at the western entrance of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and inspected the ID cards of the passengers.
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp, searched homes, and kidnapped a young man identified as Mohammad al-Othman.
The soldiers also kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Ramzi al-Qneiri, from his home in the Jenin refugee camp.
The invasion into the camp led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles at the army vehicles, while the soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians from Jenin and nearby Qabatia town, after stopping them at a military roadblock on the main Ramallah-Nablus road, and took them to an interrogation center.
The PPS said the kidnapped young men have been identified as Mohammad Taiseer Nazzal, Ahmad Waleed Sa’adi, Waleed Mohammad Sa’adi and Ghassan ad-Dablah.
On Monday morning, the soldiers installed a roadblock at the western entrance of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and inspected the ID cards of the passengers.
Israeli naval forces opened heavy fire early towards Palestinian fishermen and their sailing boats, to the north of Gaza, on Sunday.
Local sources reported that the navy targeted the fishermen while they were sailing off of Al-Sudania coast. No injuries were reported, according to Al Ray.
Noting the lack of Israeli naval forces’ compliance with the ceasefire agreement concluded between Israel and Palestinian armed groups under Egyptian auspices, on 26 August of 2014 — including an allowance for Palestinian fishermen to sail at least within the allotted six nautical miles in the Gaza Sea — the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) reported that all attacks took place within the distance of six nautical miles, which it said, “proves that Israeli forces’ policies aim to tighten restrictions on the Gaza Strip’s fishermen and their livelihoods.”
Israel has imposed a tightened blockade since 2007, after Hamas won the democratic legislative election and took over power in the region.
Local sources reported that the navy targeted the fishermen while they were sailing off of Al-Sudania coast. No injuries were reported, according to Al Ray.
Noting the lack of Israeli naval forces’ compliance with the ceasefire agreement concluded between Israel and Palestinian armed groups under Egyptian auspices, on 26 August of 2014 — including an allowance for Palestinian fishermen to sail at least within the allotted six nautical miles in the Gaza Sea — the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) reported that all attacks took place within the distance of six nautical miles, which it said, “proves that Israeli forces’ policies aim to tighten restrictions on the Gaza Strip’s fishermen and their livelihoods.”
Israel has imposed a tightened blockade since 2007, after Hamas won the democratic legislative election and took over power in the region.
A missile fired from Israel, Sunday, reportedly landed adjacent to the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip.
WAFA correspondence reported that huge blast was heard after Israeli occupation forces fired the missile. However, no injuries were reported.
For nine consecutive years, Israel has tightened the land and naval closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world,” said the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR).
“This resulted in grave violations of the economic, social and cultural rights and a deterioration of living conditions for 1.8 million people,” it added.
In September, the United Nations warned that that the Gaza Strip could become uninhabitable for residents within just five years, pointing to the devastation of war and nearly a decade of Israeli blockade.
WAFA correspondence reported that huge blast was heard after Israeli occupation forces fired the missile. However, no injuries were reported.
For nine consecutive years, Israel has tightened the land and naval closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world,” said the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR).
“This resulted in grave violations of the economic, social and cultural rights and a deterioration of living conditions for 1.8 million people,” it added.
In September, the United Nations warned that that the Gaza Strip could become uninhabitable for residents within just five years, pointing to the devastation of war and nearly a decade of Israeli blockade.
28 aug 2016
A recent report, published by Haaretz’s Amira Hass, claims that a large number of Palestinians are being targeted with live fire around the knee by soldiers, perhaps leaving them disabled for life, and reminds of the many others who have been injured in a similar way, during earlier raids.
The report describes the suffering of wounded youth, in the moment of getting shot or just following, as well as the physical suffering inflicted by shattered bones and “lucky” hits in the muscle, in several locations across the West Bank, including Deheisheh refugee camp and Al-Fawwar.
There are stories circulating through the camps that, during questioning, over the phone, or during nightly visits to houses in the area, Israeli officer Captain Nidal tells young people that there will be no martyrs but “all of you will end up on crutches.” Or, in another variation, “We’ll make you all disabled.”
In Hebron and Deheisheh, committees have been set up to care for the wounded. In many places, there’s a growing realization that the army is intensifying its use of live fire in confrontations with unarmed stone-throwers, and that the wounds inflicted are deliberately more severe.
It is said that there must be more than 100 people across the West Bank, including many minors, who have been crippled by the Israeli army over the last year. But, there is still no exchange of information or collation of data to confirm the seeming trend, according to the PNN.
The report describes the suffering of wounded youth, in the moment of getting shot or just following, as well as the physical suffering inflicted by shattered bones and “lucky” hits in the muscle, in several locations across the West Bank, including Deheisheh refugee camp and Al-Fawwar.
There are stories circulating through the camps that, during questioning, over the phone, or during nightly visits to houses in the area, Israeli officer Captain Nidal tells young people that there will be no martyrs but “all of you will end up on crutches.” Or, in another variation, “We’ll make you all disabled.”
In Hebron and Deheisheh, committees have been set up to care for the wounded. In many places, there’s a growing realization that the army is intensifying its use of live fire in confrontations with unarmed stone-throwers, and that the wounds inflicted are deliberately more severe.
It is said that there must be more than 100 people across the West Bank, including many minors, who have been crippled by the Israeli army over the last year. But, there is still no exchange of information or collation of data to confirm the seeming trend, according to the PNN.
Dozens of Palestinian citizens suffered suffocation on Saturday evening when Israeli soldiers launched a tear gas attack on the Faisal Husseini stadium in al-Ram town, northeast of Occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces fired volleys of tear gas grenades into the stadium during a match between two local teams as part of a national tournament to win Martyr Abu Ammar Trophy.
There were about 1,200 fans and players inside the arena during the tear gas attack, which caused many of them to suffer suffocation. The match was also suspended for 10 minutes.
Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub, for his part, strongly denounced the tear gas assault on the stadium, describing it as a "crime reflecting Israel's barbaric and racist intents."
Rajoub called upon international sports organizations to intervene to protect Palestinian soccer players and athletes as well as their infrastructure against Israel's violations.
In separate incidents, one Israeli soldiers was injured on the same day when Palestinian young men hurled stones at an Israeli military patrol in Qatana village northwest of Jerusalem.
In Ramallah, the Israeli army launched an overnight search operation, amid intensive gunfire, in an area near Silwad town after local young men threw stones at settlers' cars on Road 60.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces fired volleys of tear gas grenades into the stadium during a match between two local teams as part of a national tournament to win Martyr Abu Ammar Trophy.
There were about 1,200 fans and players inside the arena during the tear gas attack, which caused many of them to suffer suffocation. The match was also suspended for 10 minutes.
Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub, for his part, strongly denounced the tear gas assault on the stadium, describing it as a "crime reflecting Israel's barbaric and racist intents."
Rajoub called upon international sports organizations to intervene to protect Palestinian soccer players and athletes as well as their infrastructure against Israel's violations.
In separate incidents, one Israeli soldiers was injured on the same day when Palestinian young men hurled stones at an Israeli military patrol in Qatana village northwest of Jerusalem.
In Ramallah, the Israeli army launched an overnight search operation, amid intensive gunfire, in an area near Silwad town after local young men threw stones at settlers' cars on Road 60.
27 aug 2016
The Israeli occupation navy on Saturday morning kidnapped two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Beit Lahia district, north of the Gaza Strip.
According to a local committee documenting Israel's violations against Gaza fishermen, Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats, chased two of them and rounded up two fishermen after destroying the boat they were aboard.
The Israeli navy also confiscated the boat of the two detained fishermen, who were identified as Abdul-Latif Taroush and Ahmed Abu Ihsan.
In another incident, the Israeli army opened fire at Palestinian farmers as they were working their lands to the east of Azzeitun and Shuja'iyya neighborhoods in Gaza City. Luckily, none of the farmers was hurt in the gunfire attack.
According to a local committee documenting Israel's violations against Gaza fishermen, Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats, chased two of them and rounded up two fishermen after destroying the boat they were aboard.
The Israeli navy also confiscated the boat of the two detained fishermen, who were identified as Abdul-Latif Taroush and Ahmed Abu Ihsan.
In another incident, the Israeli army opened fire at Palestinian farmers as they were working their lands to the east of Azzeitun and Shuja'iyya neighborhoods in Gaza City. Luckily, none of the farmers was hurt in the gunfire attack.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Saturday stormed Baita and Azmout towns to the south and east of Nablus city respectively.
Israeli troops carried out raid and search operations in several Palestinians’ homes and a sports club.
The Palestinian activist Mohammad Duwaikat revealed that Israeli forces in six patrols escorted by a military truck stormed at 1:30 a.m. his town, Baita, and broke into home of Mazouz Refaat then turned its rooftop into a surveillance point before leaving later on.
The troops also stormed the sports club in Baita town using police dogs and wreaked havoc inside. They confiscated the club’s security cameras, he added.
As for Azmout town, Abdulghani Samara told the PIC reporter that the Israeli incursion took place at the same time in the eastern outskirts of the town.
Azmout town has been recently subjected to repeated Israeli raids under the pretext of searching for weapons and gun cartridges used for hunting, he pointed out.
Israeli troops carried out raid and search operations in several Palestinians’ homes and a sports club.
The Palestinian activist Mohammad Duwaikat revealed that Israeli forces in six patrols escorted by a military truck stormed at 1:30 a.m. his town, Baita, and broke into home of Mazouz Refaat then turned its rooftop into a surveillance point before leaving later on.
The troops also stormed the sports club in Baita town using police dogs and wreaked havoc inside. They confiscated the club’s security cameras, he added.
As for Azmout town, Abdulghani Samara told the PIC reporter that the Israeli incursion took place at the same time in the eastern outskirts of the town.
Azmout town has been recently subjected to repeated Israeli raids under the pretext of searching for weapons and gun cartridges used for hunting, he pointed out.
Three Palestinian young men on Friday afternoon suffered bullet injuries when Israeli soldiers opened fire at them in a border area east of Gaza City.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza said that soldiers near Nahal Oz military post east of Gaza City opened fire at a group of young men after they rallied near the border fence.
A spokesman for the health ministry said the young men suffered injuries in the lower extremities of their bodies.
Every Friday, Israeli border soldiers open fire at Palestinian protesters rallying near the security fence.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza said that soldiers near Nahal Oz military post east of Gaza City opened fire at a group of young men after they rallied near the border fence.
A spokesman for the health ministry said the young men suffered injuries in the lower extremities of their bodies.
Every Friday, Israeli border soldiers open fire at Palestinian protesters rallying near the security fence.
Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border fence with the besieged Gaza Strip, opened fired, on Saturday morning, at several Palestinian farmers in their own lands, near the Zeitoun and the Sheja’eyya neighborhoods, east of Gaza city.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers in two military bases, fired dozens of live rounds at the farmers while trying to enter their own lands, forcing them away.
The soldiers were stationed on towers in Nahal Oz and Malka military bases, across the border fence.
On Friday, three Palestinians were shot with live Israeli army fire after the soldiers targeted them in a Palestinian land, east of the Sheja’eyya neighborhood. They were moved to the Shifa hospital, west of Gaza city, suffering moderate wounds.
The attacks are part of daily Israeli violations against the Palestinians in different parts of the coastal region. The assaults target workers and farmers on their lands close to the border fence, and fishers in Palestinian territorial waters.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers in two military bases, fired dozens of live rounds at the farmers while trying to enter their own lands, forcing them away.
The soldiers were stationed on towers in Nahal Oz and Malka military bases, across the border fence.
On Friday, three Palestinians were shot with live Israeli army fire after the soldiers targeted them in a Palestinian land, east of the Sheja’eyya neighborhood. They were moved to the Shifa hospital, west of Gaza city, suffering moderate wounds.
The attacks are part of daily Israeli violations against the Palestinians in different parts of the coastal region. The assaults target workers and farmers on their lands close to the border fence, and fishers in Palestinian territorial waters.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, the town of Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked the weekly protest, causing dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Morad Eshteiwy, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said the soldiers fired many rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He added that the residents were peacefully marching, demanding the military to open the main road it closed more than 14 years ago, to enable easy access to the colonists driving to and from Kedumim illegal colony, built on private Palestinian lands.
The army invaded Kufur Qaddoum and attacked the protesters, leading to clashes with many youngsters who hurled stones and empty bottles on the military vehicles.
Morad Eshteiwy, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said the soldiers fired many rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He added that the residents were peacefully marching, demanding the military to open the main road it closed more than 14 years ago, to enable easy access to the colonists driving to and from Kedumim illegal colony, built on private Palestinian lands.
The army invaded Kufur Qaddoum and attacked the protesters, leading to clashes with many youngsters who hurled stones and empty bottles on the military vehicles.
On Friday afternoon, dozens of local residents from the village of Bil’in, along with Israeli and international activists, marched toward the site of the Israeli Annexation Wall constructed on village land. They were pushed back by Israeli forces who attacked the protesters with rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas and concussion grenades.
According to the Popular Resistance Committee of Bil’in, this week’s protest focused on the recent desecration and attacks on holy sites by Israeli settlers and soldiers. These attacks have included armed marches by settlers and soldiers into the Al-Aqsa mosque, as well as the defacement of numerous Christian churches by Israeli assailants.
Palestinian residents of Bil’in have been protesting every Friday for the past eleven years, and the weekly protests recently entered the 12th year.
At this week’s protest, the marchers headed directly toward a line of heavily-armed Israeli soldiers and stood and sat in front of the soldiers carrying Palestinian flags. The soldiers then began to shoot tear gs and concussion grenades toward the crowd.
As the protest dispersed, the soldiers also fired rubber-coated steel bullets, according to local sources.
According to the Popular Resistance Committee of Bil’in, this week’s protest focused on the recent desecration and attacks on holy sites by Israeli settlers and soldiers. These attacks have included armed marches by settlers and soldiers into the Al-Aqsa mosque, as well as the defacement of numerous Christian churches by Israeli assailants.
Palestinian residents of Bil’in have been protesting every Friday for the past eleven years, and the weekly protests recently entered the 12th year.
At this week’s protest, the marchers headed directly toward a line of heavily-armed Israeli soldiers and stood and sat in front of the soldiers carrying Palestinian flags. The soldiers then began to shoot tear gs and concussion grenades toward the crowd.
As the protest dispersed, the soldiers also fired rubber-coated steel bullets, according to local sources.
26 aug 2016
Israeli soldiers shot, on Friday, five Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, at the western entrance of Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, during the funeral procession of a Palestinian who was killed by the soldiers a few hours earlier.
Local sources in Silwad said hundreds of Palestinians participated in the funeral of Eyad Hamed, who was killed by the soldiers at noon, at the western entrance of the town, after the army initially claimed “he attempted to attack the soldiers,” and later retracted his false allegations.
The sources added that the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, sponge-tipped bullets and gas bombs at dozens of Palestinians, and cars, participating in the funeral procession, five Palestinians were injured and many cars were damaged.
Local sources in Silwad said hundreds of Palestinians participated in the funeral of Eyad Hamed, who was killed by the soldiers at noon, at the western entrance of the town, after the army initially claimed “he attempted to attack the soldiers,” and later retracted his false allegations.
The sources added that the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, sponge-tipped bullets and gas bombs at dozens of Palestinians, and cars, participating in the funeral procession, five Palestinians were injured and many cars were damaged.
A number of Israeli navy ships attacked, on Friday at dawn, a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Deir al-Balah sea, in central Gaza, and the Sudaniyya area, in the northern part of the coastal region.
Eyewitnesses said the navy ships attacked the Palestinian fishing boats, and fired many live rounds at them, causing damage.
The fishers had to sail back to shore in fear of additional navy fire and escalation; no injuries were reported in the two attacks.
On Thursday at dawn, the navy opened fire on a number of fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in the northern part of the coastal region, and kidnapped one fisherman.
Eyewitnesses said the navy ships attacked the Palestinian fishing boats, and fired many live rounds at them, causing damage.
The fishers had to sail back to shore in fear of additional navy fire and escalation; no injuries were reported in the two attacks.
On Thursday at dawn, the navy opened fire on a number of fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in the northern part of the coastal region, and kidnapped one fisherman.
Several Israeli military jeeps invaded, on Friday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, shot and injured two Palestinians, and kidnapped a mother and her daughter.
The soldiers clashed with dozens of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the military vehicles, while the army fired many live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Medical sources said two young men were shot with live rounds in their legs, before they were moved to a hospital for treatment. Many Palestinians, including children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, the army conducted extensive and violent searches of homes in the refugee camp, and kidnapped Nawal Mohammad Daoud, the mother of a detainee identified as Moath Sa’ifi, and her daughter Asma’.
The soldiers clashed with dozens of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the military vehicles, while the army fired many live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Medical sources said two young men were shot with live rounds in their legs, before they were moved to a hospital for treatment. Many Palestinians, including children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, the army conducted extensive and violent searches of homes in the refugee camp, and kidnapped Nawal Mohammad Daoud, the mother of a detainee identified as Moath Sa’ifi, and her daughter Asma’.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday evening stormed Ya'bad town, south of Jenin, set up a roadblock at its main entrance and obstructed the movement of citizens and vehicles.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops with their military vehicles entered the central area of Ya'bad and were deployed in al-Maqahi area.
Soldiers were also seen at different entrances to the town as well as in al-Khilla area, where they obstructed the movement of citizens.
Eyewitnesses said that soldiers intercepted cars in al-Bayyara area in the town, checked the IDs of commuters and questioned some of them. No arrests have been reported during the IOF campaign in the town.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops with their military vehicles entered the central area of Ya'bad and were deployed in al-Maqahi area.
Soldiers were also seen at different entrances to the town as well as in al-Khilla area, where they obstructed the movement of citizens.
Eyewitnesses said that soldiers intercepted cars in al-Bayyara area in the town, checked the IDs of commuters and questioned some of them. No arrests have been reported during the IOF campaign in the town.