15 apr 2016
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Medial sources have reported, Friday, that dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers invaded the village, and attacked the weekly protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kafr Qaddoum Morad Eshteiwy, said the soldiers used excessive force against the protesters, and fired dozens of gas bombs on them, in addition to spraying the protesters and many homes with waste-water mixed with chemicals. Local medics provided many Palestinians with the needed treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation. |
The Israeli military attack led to clashes with dozens of youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading soldiers.
The protesters also carried pictures of Palestinian detainees held by Israel, chanted for their release, an end to Israel’s ongoing occupation and violations, and the liberation of Palestine.
In addition, waste-water used by soldiers flooded many homes in the village, causing excessive damage.
It is worth mentioning that the army installed many roadblocks around the village, since early morning hours, and declared it a closed military zone.
The Palestinians in Kafr Qaddoum have been holding weekly protests against the Annexation Wall, and colonies, and demanding the military to reopen the main village road that the army closed more than 13 years ago, to enable easy access to Israeli colonizers driving to and from the nearby illegal colony of Kedumim, built in villagers’ lands.
The protesters also carried pictures of Palestinian detainees held by Israel, chanted for their release, an end to Israel’s ongoing occupation and violations, and the liberation of Palestine.
In addition, waste-water used by soldiers flooded many homes in the village, causing excessive damage.
It is worth mentioning that the army installed many roadblocks around the village, since early morning hours, and declared it a closed military zone.
The Palestinians in Kafr Qaddoum have been holding weekly protests against the Annexation Wall, and colonies, and demanding the military to reopen the main village road that the army closed more than 13 years ago, to enable easy access to Israeli colonizers driving to and from the nearby illegal colony of Kedumim, built in villagers’ lands.
Medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported on Friday evening, that one resident suffered a serious injury after an Israeli soldier shot him, in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city.
The sources said a young Palestinian man was shot with a live round, and suffered a serious injury, before local medics rushed him to hospital.
Eyewitnesses said clashes took place in the area, and that the soldiers fired many gas bombs at the protesters, and many nearby homes, causing dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, another Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Nidal Abu Ghazi, was injured after an Israeli army vehicle rammed him at the main entrance of the al-Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron.
Clashes took place in the area, and that the army fired dozens of gas bombs on the protesters and many nearby homes, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The sources said a young Palestinian man was shot with a live round, and suffered a serious injury, before local medics rushed him to hospital.
Eyewitnesses said clashes took place in the area, and that the soldiers fired many gas bombs at the protesters, and many nearby homes, causing dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, another Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Nidal Abu Ghazi, was injured after an Israeli army vehicle rammed him at the main entrance of the al-Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron.
Clashes took place in the area, and that the army fired dozens of gas bombs on the protesters and many nearby homes, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians, protesting in different parts of the Gaza Strip wounding eleven, while many others fired the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The sources said that the eleven wounded Palestinians suffered mild-to-moderate injuries.
Ten of them were shot by Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, east of Gaza City, and one was shot in the northern part of the coastal region.
In addition, many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the soldiers attacked protesters east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
Israeli forces injure 3 Palestinians in Friday clashes
At least three Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces amid clashes across the Palestinian territory Friday, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.
Medics told Ma’an Israeli forces shot and injured two Palestinians with live fire in eastern Gaza City.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed that two hits were made when clashes broke out after dozens of "rioters" attempted to "damage the security fence and infiltrate the buffer zone."
Israeli forces responded by "firing shots toward the instigators,” she added.
In the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, an Israeli army vehicle ran over and injured a Palestinian teenager during clashes in al-Arrub refugee camp.
Local sources said an Israeli army vehicle ran over Muhammad Nidhal Abu Ghazi,15, before youths took him in a private car to a hospital in Hebron in moderate condition.
Several people suffered from tear gas inhalation and were treated on the scene.
The clashes in al-Arroub come after a Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces Thursday at the entrance of camp in the Hebron district, after he reportedly attempted to attack a soldier with an ax.
Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces in separate incidents in the area later the same evening.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip crowd near the borders with Israel every Friday to show solidarity with what Palestinians in besieged coastal enclave have termed the “Jerusalem Intifada” taking place in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
More than 1,400 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces since the start of this year, the majority during clashes that broke out with the Israeli military during protests in the occupied West Bank, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The sources said that the eleven wounded Palestinians suffered mild-to-moderate injuries.
Ten of them were shot by Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, east of Gaza City, and one was shot in the northern part of the coastal region.
In addition, many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the soldiers attacked protesters east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
Israeli forces injure 3 Palestinians in Friday clashes
At least three Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces amid clashes across the Palestinian territory Friday, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.
Medics told Ma’an Israeli forces shot and injured two Palestinians with live fire in eastern Gaza City.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed that two hits were made when clashes broke out after dozens of "rioters" attempted to "damage the security fence and infiltrate the buffer zone."
Israeli forces responded by "firing shots toward the instigators,” she added.
In the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, an Israeli army vehicle ran over and injured a Palestinian teenager during clashes in al-Arrub refugee camp.
Local sources said an Israeli army vehicle ran over Muhammad Nidhal Abu Ghazi,15, before youths took him in a private car to a hospital in Hebron in moderate condition.
Several people suffered from tear gas inhalation and were treated on the scene.
The clashes in al-Arroub come after a Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces Thursday at the entrance of camp in the Hebron district, after he reportedly attempted to attack a soldier with an ax.
Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces in separate incidents in the area later the same evening.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip crowd near the borders with Israel every Friday to show solidarity with what Palestinians in besieged coastal enclave have termed the “Jerusalem Intifada” taking place in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
More than 1,400 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces since the start of this year, the majority during clashes that broke out with the Israeli military during protests in the occupied West Bank, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, causing dozens of protesters to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
This week’s protest comes in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the death of Bassem Abu Rahma, a nonviolent activist who was killed, in April of 2009, after a soldier shot him in the chest with a high-velocity gas bomb.
Dozens of soldiers surrounded the village and attacked the protesters by firing dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Medical sources said that the children of resident Ashraf al-Khatib suffered severe effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers fired gas bombs at their home.
The protesters marched from the center of the village, carrying Palestinian flags and posters of Bassem Abu Rahma, while chanting for national unity, the release of all political prisoners and the liberation of Palestine.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Bil’in, Bassem Abu Rahma, said the Palestinians, along with Israeli and international solidarity activists, will continue their legitimate struggle against the occupation, oppression and violations.
He added that the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu is escalating its violations against the Palestinian people, including the children, their homes and lands, and is ongoing with the illegal annexation of agricultural lands.
Abu Rahma also said Israel is determined to continue its crimes, including the demolition of homes, and the forced
displacement of the Palestinian people, in order to build and expand its illegal colonies in occupied Palestine.
This week’s protest comes in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the death of Bassem Abu Rahma, a nonviolent activist who was killed, in April of 2009, after a soldier shot him in the chest with a high-velocity gas bomb.
Dozens of soldiers surrounded the village and attacked the protesters by firing dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Medical sources said that the children of resident Ashraf al-Khatib suffered severe effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers fired gas bombs at their home.
The protesters marched from the center of the village, carrying Palestinian flags and posters of Bassem Abu Rahma, while chanting for national unity, the release of all political prisoners and the liberation of Palestine.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Bil’in, Bassem Abu Rahma, said the Palestinians, along with Israeli and international solidarity activists, will continue their legitimate struggle against the occupation, oppression and violations.
He added that the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu is escalating its violations against the Palestinian people, including the children, their homes and lands, and is ongoing with the illegal annexation of agricultural lands.
Abu Rahma also said Israel is determined to continue its crimes, including the demolition of homes, and the forced
displacement of the Palestinian people, in order to build and expand its illegal colonies in occupied Palestine.
14 apr 2016
Violent clashes broke out in Barta’a town in Jenin to the north of the West Bank on Thursday morning after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished two local facilities.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in ten military vehicles and two bulldozers stormed the town and started the demolition process.
The two agricultural facilities were demolished under the pretext of being built in the Israeli-controlled Area C.
A young man was arrested during the clashes, the sources pointed out.
Meanwhile, IOF stormed a number of commercial shops and offices in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil. Local activist Mohamed Awad affirmed that large numbers of Israeli forces broke into the town before storming and searching a number of offices and shops.
Electronic equipments were confiscated during the raid.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in ten military vehicles and two bulldozers stormed the town and started the demolition process.
The two agricultural facilities were demolished under the pretext of being built in the Israeli-controlled Area C.
A young man was arrested during the clashes, the sources pointed out.
Meanwhile, IOF stormed a number of commercial shops and offices in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil. Local activist Mohamed Awad affirmed that large numbers of Israeli forces broke into the town before storming and searching a number of offices and shops.
Electronic equipments were confiscated during the raid.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday evening, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, kidnapped one Palestinian and assaulted another, causing various cuts and bruises.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers stopped Khalil Odah al-‘Allami, 16, at a military roadblock near the main entrance of the town, before kidnapping him.
Awad added that the soldiers also stopped and searched many Palestinian cars, and assaulted Raed Ahmad ‘Aadi, 40, causing various cuts and bruises, before detained him.
The soldiers later allowed Red Crescent medics to move ‘Aadi to a Palestinian hospital in Hebron.
In related news, five residents were injured, on Thursday evening, and many others fired the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers stopped Khalil Odah al-‘Allami, 16, at a military roadblock near the main entrance of the town, before kidnapping him.
Awad added that the soldiers also stopped and searched many Palestinian cars, and assaulted Raed Ahmad ‘Aadi, 40, causing various cuts and bruises, before detained him.
The soldiers later allowed Red Crescent medics to move ‘Aadi to a Palestinian hospital in Hebron.
In related news, five residents were injured, on Thursday evening, and many others fired the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
Medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that that five residents were injured, on Thursday evening, and many others fired the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Arroub refugee camp, north of the city.
The sources said the five Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets and received treatment by local medics, without the need for hospitalization.
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, including some of the who fainted, before the medics managed to reach them.
Media sources in Hebron said clashes took place in the refugee camp after the soldiers invaded its northern area.
Five young men, one soldier injured in clashes in Aroub camp
Five Palestinian young men and one Israeli soldier suffered injuries during violent clashes on Thursday afternoon in al-Aroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil city.
Local sources said that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the camp and embarked on intensively firing bullets and tear gas grenades at homes and citizens, which led to the injury of five young men.
Israeli soldiers also physically assaulted a bus driver at the entrance of the camp and rounded him up.
One Israeli soldier was injured during violent events in the camp, according to Israel's channel 7. The Israeli occupation army closed al-Aroub camp and intensified its presence in nearby areas after soldiers killed a local young man earlier on the same day.
The sources said the five Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets and received treatment by local medics, without the need for hospitalization.
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, including some of the who fainted, before the medics managed to reach them.
Media sources in Hebron said clashes took place in the refugee camp after the soldiers invaded its northern area.
Five young men, one soldier injured in clashes in Aroub camp
Five Palestinian young men and one Israeli soldier suffered injuries during violent clashes on Thursday afternoon in al-Aroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil city.
Local sources said that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the camp and embarked on intensively firing bullets and tear gas grenades at homes and citizens, which led to the injury of five young men.
Israeli soldiers also physically assaulted a bus driver at the entrance of the camp and rounded him up.
One Israeli soldier was injured during violent events in the camp, according to Israel's channel 7. The Israeli occupation army closed al-Aroub camp and intensified its presence in nearby areas after soldiers killed a local young man earlier on the same day.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out on Thursday a new incursion into Gaza Strip and conducted combing operations in the agricultural lands in the southern border areas.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that four Israeli bulldozers accompanied with a military tank and an IOF armored vehicle moved some 100 meters across the border fence and carried out combing operations in the eastern border agricultural lands.
The incursion is the latest in a series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire accord signed in the wake of the 2014 offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
Meanwhile, Israel Hayom newspaper said that Israeli forces' Home Front Command started Thursday a large-scale drill in Kibbutz Erez near the Gaza border.
The drill, held in cooperation with the nonprofit organization Magen Yehuda, was described as the most extensive drill of its kind in the area, with the goal of preparing for any infiltration from the Gaza Strip, the newspaper added.
Local patrol units were expected to participate alongside special forces from "the Israel Defense Forces, Israel Police, Magen David Adom, the Fire and Rescue Authority" and other civilian agencies, according to the Israeli paper.
The drill will include detonating explosives, smoke and simulated gunfire, as well as mock casualties to create a hostile atmosphere.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that four Israeli bulldozers accompanied with a military tank and an IOF armored vehicle moved some 100 meters across the border fence and carried out combing operations in the eastern border agricultural lands.
The incursion is the latest in a series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire accord signed in the wake of the 2014 offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
Meanwhile, Israel Hayom newspaper said that Israeli forces' Home Front Command started Thursday a large-scale drill in Kibbutz Erez near the Gaza border.
The drill, held in cooperation with the nonprofit organization Magen Yehuda, was described as the most extensive drill of its kind in the area, with the goal of preparing for any infiltration from the Gaza Strip, the newspaper added.
Local patrol units were expected to participate alongside special forces from "the Israel Defense Forces, Israel Police, Magen David Adom, the Fire and Rescue Authority" and other civilian agencies, according to the Israeli paper.
The drill will include detonating explosives, smoke and simulated gunfire, as well as mock casualties to create a hostile atmosphere.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, a currency exchange shop in a building in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fired stun grenades, causing the building to burn.
The soldiers invaded the al-Ajouli Currency Exchange shop in the building, and fired many stun grenades, after confiscating large sums of cash, causing the shop to catch fire that spread through the building.
The Israeli army claimed the soldiers stormed the currency exchange shop to confiscate what it called “money used to fun terror.”
An Israeli army spokeswoman said the soldiers ordered the owner, Ghazi al-Ajouli, to open the safe, but he refused to do so, and the army opened it in what she described as a “controlled detonation.”
The invasion and detonation led to clashes between the soldiers and many local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on them, especially in the al-Quds Street, near the currency exchange store.
She added that the detonation caused the building to catch on fire, and that the soldiers arrested Ghazi to interrogate him.
The soldiers invaded the al-Ajouli Currency Exchange shop in the building, and fired many stun grenades, after confiscating large sums of cash, causing the shop to catch fire that spread through the building.
The Israeli army claimed the soldiers stormed the currency exchange shop to confiscate what it called “money used to fun terror.”
An Israeli army spokeswoman said the soldiers ordered the owner, Ghazi al-Ajouli, to open the safe, but he refused to do so, and the army opened it in what she described as a “controlled detonation.”
The invasion and detonation led to clashes between the soldiers and many local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on them, especially in the al-Quds Street, near the currency exchange store.
She added that the detonation caused the building to catch on fire, and that the soldiers arrested Ghazi to interrogate him.
13 apr 2016
Nearly 30 Palestinians suffered effects of teargas inhalation including 20 schoolgirls as clashes broke out in Joboa town south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the confrontations erupted Wednesday afternoon after Israeli occupation forces stormed the town amid heavy firing of tear gas bombs and were deployed near a girls’ primary school.
20 schoolgirls choked on teargas during the attack.
Local youths responded by throwing stones at the IOF soldiers who fired teargas canisters at them, causing several cases of suffocation by teargas inhalation. The IOF soldiers also stopped and searched all passing-by citizens and vehicles.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the confrontations erupted Wednesday afternoon after Israeli occupation forces stormed the town amid heavy firing of tear gas bombs and were deployed near a girls’ primary school.
20 schoolgirls choked on teargas during the attack.
Local youths responded by throwing stones at the IOF soldiers who fired teargas canisters at them, causing several cases of suffocation by teargas inhalation. The IOF soldiers also stopped and searched all passing-by citizens and vehicles.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said Wednesday that tensions have flared up in Nafha prison, holding the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible.
Earlier Tuesday, dozens of Palestinian prisoners were injured after Israeli Special Forces brutally stormed section 14 in Nafha prison.
Several injured prisoners were transferred to Soroka Hospital while others were arbitrarily moved to solitary confinement.
The PA committee for prisoners and ex-prisoners affirmed that large numbers of heavily-armed Israeli Special Forces suddenly and violently stormed section 14 and attacked and sprayed the prisoners with pepper gas.
A state of tension spread in the prison following the attack, the committee pointed out. The situation may develop in the coming hours as the Special Forces were still deployed throughout the prison, according to the PA committee.
The PA committee for prisoners and ex-prisoners held the Nafha prison administration fully responsible for the prisoners’ safety, calling on human rights institutions to visit the prison and to check on the injured prisoners’ condition.
Earlier Tuesday, dozens of Palestinian prisoners were injured after Israeli Special Forces brutally stormed section 14 in Nafha prison.
Several injured prisoners were transferred to Soroka Hospital while others were arbitrarily moved to solitary confinement.
The PA committee for prisoners and ex-prisoners affirmed that large numbers of heavily-armed Israeli Special Forces suddenly and violently stormed section 14 and attacked and sprayed the prisoners with pepper gas.
A state of tension spread in the prison following the attack, the committee pointed out. The situation may develop in the coming hours as the Special Forces were still deployed throughout the prison, according to the PA committee.
The PA committee for prisoners and ex-prisoners held the Nafha prison administration fully responsible for the prisoners’ safety, calling on human rights institutions to visit the prison and to check on the injured prisoners’ condition.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Wednesday two university students after raiding Nablus city to the north of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that hundreds of Israeli soldiers broke into the Old City of Nablus and carried out military drills in the area.
The Israeli troops then pulled out of the Old City to the outskirts of the city, the sources added. IOF soldiers also stormed Beit Dajan, town east of Nablus, and broke into a local home belonging to Sheikh Radwan Abu Thabet before arresting his son, a student at al-Najah University.
A similar raid was carried out in Urif town, south of the city, where a second university student was detained. As student elections approach, Israeli forces have increased arrest campaigns against Palestinian students affiliated with the Islamic bloc.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed overnight Beit Kad town, east of Jenin, which led to the outbreak of confrontations between locals and those forces.
Israeli forces stormed the town in large numbers amid heavy fire of teargas bombs and erected a military checkpoint, local sources said. Local youths responded by throwing stones at the soldiers. Several young men choked on teargas during the clashes. A make-shift checkpoint was also erected at the northern entrance of Jenin after Israeli forces carried out combing operations in the area.
Eyewitnesses said that hundreds of Israeli soldiers broke into the Old City of Nablus and carried out military drills in the area.
The Israeli troops then pulled out of the Old City to the outskirts of the city, the sources added. IOF soldiers also stormed Beit Dajan, town east of Nablus, and broke into a local home belonging to Sheikh Radwan Abu Thabet before arresting his son, a student at al-Najah University.
A similar raid was carried out in Urif town, south of the city, where a second university student was detained. As student elections approach, Israeli forces have increased arrest campaigns against Palestinian students affiliated with the Islamic bloc.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed overnight Beit Kad town, east of Jenin, which led to the outbreak of confrontations between locals and those forces.
Israeli forces stormed the town in large numbers amid heavy fire of teargas bombs and erected a military checkpoint, local sources said. Local youths responded by throwing stones at the soldiers. Several young men choked on teargas during the clashes. A make-shift checkpoint was also erected at the northern entrance of Jenin after Israeli forces carried out combing operations in the area.
The Israeli police forces arrested Tuesday evening five Palestinians including two children in occupied Jerusalem, bringing the number of Tuesday’s Jerusalemite detainees to eight.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed that two elderly persons were among the reported detainees after Israeli policemen brutally stormed their homes in the Old City.
The two detainees were taken to Qishleh detention center for investigation. Another elderly man was arrested Tuesday morning from his house in Silwan town east of the occupied city.
His two computers, two lap tops, two smart phones, wireless and Ipad were confiscated during the Israeli raid into his house in addition to important files and photos of the two Palestinian leaders Yasser Arafat and Ahmed Yassin, family sources told Quds Press.
The three elderly men’s arrest is believed to be behind their almost-daily presence in al-Aqsa Mosque, where dozens of Palestinian sit-inners were recently arrested and denied entry to the holy shrine for different periods.
Also on Tuesday, Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian minors from Silwad town east of Ramallah as clashes erupted at the western entrance to the town.
The clashes broke out when Israeli forces stormed the area and chased Palestinian vehicles, confiscating one of them.
Meanwhile, Israeli police closed on Tuesday a building in occupied Jerusalem belonging to the Palestinian Endowment Authority after attacking two guards at its entrance.
Director of al-Aqsa Mosque Omar al-Kaswani said that Israeli policemen violently stormed on Tuesday morning the building and forced the guards to remain outdoors before closing the building. Al-Kaswani strongly denounced the Israeli attack on the authority’s properties and on the two guards, calling for reopening the building.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed that two elderly persons were among the reported detainees after Israeli policemen brutally stormed their homes in the Old City.
The two detainees were taken to Qishleh detention center for investigation. Another elderly man was arrested Tuesday morning from his house in Silwan town east of the occupied city.
His two computers, two lap tops, two smart phones, wireless and Ipad were confiscated during the Israeli raid into his house in addition to important files and photos of the two Palestinian leaders Yasser Arafat and Ahmed Yassin, family sources told Quds Press.
The three elderly men’s arrest is believed to be behind their almost-daily presence in al-Aqsa Mosque, where dozens of Palestinian sit-inners were recently arrested and denied entry to the holy shrine for different periods.
Also on Tuesday, Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian minors from Silwad town east of Ramallah as clashes erupted at the western entrance to the town.
The clashes broke out when Israeli forces stormed the area and chased Palestinian vehicles, confiscating one of them.
Meanwhile, Israeli police closed on Tuesday a building in occupied Jerusalem belonging to the Palestinian Endowment Authority after attacking two guards at its entrance.
Director of al-Aqsa Mosque Omar al-Kaswani said that Israeli policemen violently stormed on Tuesday morning the building and forced the guards to remain outdoors before closing the building. Al-Kaswani strongly denounced the Israeli attack on the authority’s properties and on the two guards, calling for reopening the building.
12 apr 2016
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on early Tuesday morning launched a limited incursion into central Gaza Strip and leveled Palestinians’ cultivated lands.
Several Israeli bulldozers and army jeeps deployed at the Kissufim military site moved 100 meters into eastern Deir al-Balah city, in central Gaza Strip.
The bulldozers moved southwards and leveled Palestinians’ cultivated lands all the way through.
Two military tanks were stationed near the border fence to protect the invading patrols.
The incursion is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire accord signed in the wake of the 2014 offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
Several Israeli bulldozers and army jeeps deployed at the Kissufim military site moved 100 meters into eastern Deir al-Balah city, in central Gaza Strip.
The bulldozers moved southwards and leveled Palestinians’ cultivated lands all the way through.
Two military tanks were stationed near the border fence to protect the invading patrols.
The incursion is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire accord signed in the wake of the 2014 offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
