30 apr 2018 Land day
Israeli Nature Authority crews stormed Monday Bab al-Rahma cemetery in occupied Jerusalem and carried out digging operations.
Firas al-Debs, the media coordinator in the Department of Islamic Endowments in occupied said that Israel’s Nature Authority members, escorted by armed officers, broke into the cemetery and removed all the surrounding trees before carrying out excavations in preparation for erecting a wall.
Local residents headed early today to the cemetery in attempt to prevent the digging operations, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
At least one young man was detained during the clashes.
Yesterday, Nature Authority staff members stormed the cemetery and sprayed chemical substances on trees planted in the area.
The cemetery is home to the bodies of a number of companions of the Prophet of Islam, Mohammed Peace Be Upon Him.
The Israeli occupation authorities have sought to hold sway over parts of the cemetery in an attempt to establish parks for settlers and wipe out the site’s Islamic identity.Israeli Nature Authority crews stormed Monday Bab al-Rahma cemetery in occupied Jerusalem and carried out digging operations.
Firas al-Debs, the media coordinator in the Department of Islamic Endowments in occupied said that Israel’s Nature Authority members, escorted by armed officers, broke into the cemetery and removed all the surrounding trees before carrying out excavations in preparation for erecting a wall.
Local residents headed early today to the cemetery in attempt to prevent the digging operations, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
At least one young man was detained during the clashes.
Yesterday, Nature Authority staff members stormed the cemetery and sprayed chemical substances on trees planted in the area.
The cemetery is home to the bodies of a number of companions of the Prophet of Islam, Mohammed Peace Be Upon Him.
The Israeli occupation authorities have sought to hold sway over parts of the cemetery in an attempt to establish parks for settlers and wipe out the site’s Islamic identity.
Firas al-Debs, the media coordinator in the Department of Islamic Endowments in occupied said that Israel’s Nature Authority members, escorted by armed officers, broke into the cemetery and removed all the surrounding trees before carrying out excavations in preparation for erecting a wall.
Local residents headed early today to the cemetery in attempt to prevent the digging operations, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
At least one young man was detained during the clashes.
Yesterday, Nature Authority staff members stormed the cemetery and sprayed chemical substances on trees planted in the area.
The cemetery is home to the bodies of a number of companions of the Prophet of Islam, Mohammed Peace Be Upon Him.
The Israeli occupation authorities have sought to hold sway over parts of the cemetery in an attempt to establish parks for settlers and wipe out the site’s Islamic identity.Israeli Nature Authority crews stormed Monday Bab al-Rahma cemetery in occupied Jerusalem and carried out digging operations.
Firas al-Debs, the media coordinator in the Department of Islamic Endowments in occupied said that Israel’s Nature Authority members, escorted by armed officers, broke into the cemetery and removed all the surrounding trees before carrying out excavations in preparation for erecting a wall.
Local residents headed early today to the cemetery in attempt to prevent the digging operations, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
At least one young man was detained during the clashes.
Yesterday, Nature Authority staff members stormed the cemetery and sprayed chemical substances on trees planted in the area.
The cemetery is home to the bodies of a number of companions of the Prophet of Islam, Mohammed Peace Be Upon Him.
The Israeli occupation authorities have sought to hold sway over parts of the cemetery in an attempt to establish parks for settlers and wipe out the site’s Islamic identity.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Jaba’ town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched homes, injured many Palestinians, including a child who was also taken prisoner, and confiscated two bulldozers.
Media sources in Jenin said several army jeeps invaded the town and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at locals, who protested the invasion, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
They added that the soldiers also shot a child, identified as Luay Jawdat Malaysha, 15, with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and abducted him.
Furthermore, the soldiers illegally confiscated two bulldozers, owned by a local resident, identified as Awad Mahmoud Abu ‘Oun.
During the invasion, the soldiers broke into many homes and violently searched them, before interrogating many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Ahmad Yousef Malaysha, Mohammad Fayez Malaysha, Mos’ab Fawzi Ghannam and Faraj Ahmad Ghannam.
Media sources in Jenin said several army jeeps invaded the town and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at locals, who protested the invasion, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
They added that the soldiers also shot a child, identified as Luay Jawdat Malaysha, 15, with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and abducted him.
Furthermore, the soldiers illegally confiscated two bulldozers, owned by a local resident, identified as Awad Mahmoud Abu ‘Oun.
During the invasion, the soldiers broke into many homes and violently searched them, before interrogating many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Ahmad Yousef Malaysha, Mohammad Fayez Malaysha, Mos’ab Fawzi Ghannam and Faraj Ahmad Ghannam.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including student of Birzeit University who was taken prisoner for a campus dorm.
The Nablus office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Beita town, south of the city, and abducted two former political prisoners, identified as Nassr Sabri Hamdan and Ja’far Jaghoub, in addition to a young man, identified as Nasser Fawzi Abu Khalil.
It added that the soldiers also invaded Beit Dajan village, east of the city, searched homes and abducted a young man, identified as Ayman Ribhi Hanani.
In addition, the soldiers invaded dorms of Birzeit University, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a student, identified as Majdi Ibrahim, from Jenin city in northern West Bank.
The army also invaded Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes in ‘Azzoun town, east of the city, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Ahmad Mustafa Radwan, in his twenties.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, and abducted three Palestinians during violent searches of homes.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Khaled Sabah, 19, Zakariya Mohammad Sabah, 19, and Atiya Suleiman Sabah, 19.
The soldiers also invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Khaled Waleed al-‘Azza, 26.
In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinian youngsters, who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the military jeeps.
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers, stationed in military bases and towers across the border fence, fired many live rounds at Palestinian farmers and workers, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region.
In addition, Israeli navy ships fired live rounds at fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in the northern part of Gaza Strip.
The Nablus office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Beita town, south of the city, and abducted two former political prisoners, identified as Nassr Sabri Hamdan and Ja’far Jaghoub, in addition to a young man, identified as Nasser Fawzi Abu Khalil.
It added that the soldiers also invaded Beit Dajan village, east of the city, searched homes and abducted a young man, identified as Ayman Ribhi Hanani.
In addition, the soldiers invaded dorms of Birzeit University, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a student, identified as Majdi Ibrahim, from Jenin city in northern West Bank.
The army also invaded Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes in ‘Azzoun town, east of the city, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Ahmad Mustafa Radwan, in his twenties.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, and abducted three Palestinians during violent searches of homes.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Khaled Sabah, 19, Zakariya Mohammad Sabah, 19, and Atiya Suleiman Sabah, 19.
The soldiers also invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Khaled Waleed al-‘Azza, 26.
In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinian youngsters, who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the military jeeps.
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers, stationed in military bases and towers across the border fence, fired many live rounds at Palestinian farmers and workers, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region.
In addition, Israeli navy ships fired live rounds at fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in the northern part of Gaza Strip.
29 apr 2018 Land day
Israeli military bulldozers on Sunday morning carried out a limited incursion into Khuza'a town east of Khan Younis province in the southern Gaza Strip.
The PIC reporter said that four Israeli bulldozers stationed at Abu Reida military site moved 50 meters into Khuza'a town and leveled Palestinian lands near the border fence.
Israeli army vehicles and patrols showed up on the borderland to escort the bulldozers.
The Israeli occupation forces positioned at the border fence east of Khan Younis and Gaza in the morning hours heavily opened fire at Palestinian farmers working in their agricultural lands close to the fence with no injuries reported.
In another context, the Israeli occupation forces on Sunday morning arrested a Palestinian citizen who allegedly tried to cross the border fence east of Gaza city. Other three Palestinians were arrested on Saturday evening east of Khan Younis under the same pretext.
The PIC reporter said that four Israeli bulldozers stationed at Abu Reida military site moved 50 meters into Khuza'a town and leveled Palestinian lands near the border fence.
Israeli army vehicles and patrols showed up on the borderland to escort the bulldozers.
The Israeli occupation forces positioned at the border fence east of Khan Younis and Gaza in the morning hours heavily opened fire at Palestinian farmers working in their agricultural lands close to the fence with no injuries reported.
In another context, the Israeli occupation forces on Sunday morning arrested a Palestinian citizen who allegedly tried to cross the border fence east of Gaza city. Other three Palestinians were arrested on Saturday evening east of Khan Younis under the same pretext.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Sunday, a Palestinian man after he reportedly crossed the border fence, east of Gaza City.
Media sources said the soldiers cuffed and blindfolded the man, who remained unidentified as the times of this report, and took him to an unknown destination.
In related news, the soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinian farmers, on their lands, east of Gaza city.
The shots came from soldiers, stationed on towers in Nahal Oz military base, across the border fence, east of Gaza city.
Media sources said the soldiers cuffed and blindfolded the man, who remained unidentified as the times of this report, and took him to an unknown destination.
In related news, the soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinian farmers, on their lands, east of Gaza city.
The shots came from soldiers, stationed on towers in Nahal Oz military base, across the border fence, east of Gaza city.
28 apr 2018 Land day
A Palestinian man was seriously injured on Saturday evening in a large-scale clashes that erupted in Kafr Qaddum town east of Qalqilya in the northern West Bank.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Walid Barham, 55, was shot by Israeli gunfire in the head while Israeli occupation forces showered protesters with heavy shooting.
Murad Eshtaiwi, coordinator of popular resistance in Kafr Qaddum, said in a press statement that Israeli Special Forces set up an ambush to the Palestinians between olive trees.
The Israeli forces then fired at the protesters from a close distance resulting in the injury of Barham after which he was transferred to hospital.
Israeli Soldiers Seriously Shoot A Palestinian Man In Kufur Qaddoum
Israel soldiers shot and seriously injured a Palestinian man, Saturday, after the army attacked the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Medical sources said the man, Waleed Barham, 55, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head, while in his land.
They added that the bullet fractured his skull, causing a serious injury, especially since the soldiers shot him from a close range.
The man was rushed to a hospital in Nablus, also in northern West Bank, and was instantly admitted to surgery.
The Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum said the soldiers invaded the village and resorted to the excessive use of force against local protesters, before chasing them in the olive orchards.
On Friday, the soldiers attacked the protesters in Kufur Qaddoum, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs. Some of the live round struck a Palestinian car causing damage.
In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded, on Saturday at night, Joyyous town, east of Qalqilia.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Walid Barham, 55, was shot by Israeli gunfire in the head while Israeli occupation forces showered protesters with heavy shooting.
Murad Eshtaiwi, coordinator of popular resistance in Kafr Qaddum, said in a press statement that Israeli Special Forces set up an ambush to the Palestinians between olive trees.
The Israeli forces then fired at the protesters from a close distance resulting in the injury of Barham after which he was transferred to hospital.
Israeli Soldiers Seriously Shoot A Palestinian Man In Kufur Qaddoum
Israel soldiers shot and seriously injured a Palestinian man, Saturday, after the army attacked the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Medical sources said the man, Waleed Barham, 55, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head, while in his land.
They added that the bullet fractured his skull, causing a serious injury, especially since the soldiers shot him from a close range.
The man was rushed to a hospital in Nablus, also in northern West Bank, and was instantly admitted to surgery.
The Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum said the soldiers invaded the village and resorted to the excessive use of force against local protesters, before chasing them in the olive orchards.
On Friday, the soldiers attacked the protesters in Kufur Qaddoum, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs. Some of the live round struck a Palestinian car causing damage.
In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded, on Saturday at night, Joyyous town, east of Qalqilia.
Israeli soldiers shot, on Friday evening, a Palestinian teenage boy, and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, after the army invaded the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded the village after dozens of Palestinians held a protest against the ongoing occupation.
They added that the soldiers fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding 17-year-old boy, in his back.
The soldiers also fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing scores of Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, especially since some gas bombs directly struck homes.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded the village after dozens of Palestinians held a protest against the ongoing occupation.
They added that the soldiers fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding 17-year-old boy, in his back.
The soldiers also fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing scores of Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, especially since some gas bombs directly struck homes.
27 apr 2018 Land day
The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, three young Palestinian men, and injured more than 995, including at least 178 who were shot with live fire.
It stated that the first Palestinian who was killed by Israeli army fire, Friday, has been identified as Mohammad Amin al-Moqyd, 21, from Gaza city. His body was moved to the Shifa Medical Center.
The Ministry added that the soldiers also killed Abdul-Salam Bakr, 29, from Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The third Palestinian who was killed by army fire has been identified as Khalil Na’im Atallah, 22, from Gaza.
In addition, the Health Ministry said the soldiers injured 995 Palestinians, including many who suffered serious wounds. It added that 178 of the wounded were shot with live fire.
175 of the wounded Palestinians were injured in Northern Gaza, 251 in Gaza city area, 200 in Central Gaza, 146 in Khan Younis and 183 in Rafah.
On Friday at night, Israeli war jets fired missiles at a side, believed to be run by a Palestinian resistance group, west of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
The army also fired missiles at two Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza port. Media sources in Gaza said the boats are parts of preparations for welcoming an upcoming flotilla to challenge the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza.
The ongoing ‘Great Return March’ protests which started on Palestinian Land Day (March 30th) are meant to bring attention to the fact that millions of Palestinians are imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, unable to return to their homes in what is now Israel. Palestinians make up the largest refugee population on earth.
Israeli troops again opened fire on the unarmed protesters, as they have done each Friday since the protests began on March 30th.
Since March 30th, Israeli forces have killed forty-three Palestinian protesters, and wounded more than five thousand.
An international outcry against the continued shooting of civilian protesters has not reached the US, where politicians have been largely silent on the issue.
Irish and South African politicians have been leading the call for justice for Palestinians, calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid state’ much like South Africa in the 1980s.
In response to Israel’s fifth straight week of attacking unarmed demonstrators at the border, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, issued a statement that, “The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly.”
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Israeli forces gun down Palestinian protesters in Gaza, Killing 3 and Wounding 611
Thousands of Palestinians gathered at the Gaza-Israel border today in several locations in the north, east and south of Gaza, for the fifth week of Friday protests.
Three Palestinians were killed today, and 611 injured by Israeli forces stationed at the border firing both live ammunition and so-called ‘less-than-lethal’ weaponry.
Of the 611 wounded, 154 were struck by live ammunition fired by Israeli soldiers at the border. No Israeli soldiers were wounded.
According to Ashraf al-Qidra of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 18 medics and medical personnel were among those wounded on Friday.
al-Qidra added that Israeli forces specifically targeted medical service points twice with an unidentified gas east of the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. This appeared to be a new type of gas that caused those who inhaled it to suffer from severe convulsions. A number of these victims had to be hospitalized.
The demonstration is called the ‘Great Return March’, and is meant to bring attention to the fact that millions of Palestinians are imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, unable to return to their homes in what is now Israel.
Palestinians make up the largest refugee population on earth.
Israeli troops again opened fire on the unarmed protesters, as they have done each Friday since the protests began on march 30th.
Since March 30th, Israeli forces have killed forty three Palestinian protesters, and wounded more than five thousand.
An international outcry against the continued shooting of civilian protesters has not reached the US, where politicians have been largely silent on the issue.
Irish and South African politicians have been leading the call for justice for Palestinians, calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid state’ much like South Africa in the 1980s.
In response to Israel’s fifth straight week of attacking unarmed demonstrators at the border, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, issued a statement that, “The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly”.
Israeli airstrikes target resistance site, destroy two boats in Gaza
The Israeli occupation army waged air raids late Friday night on a resistance post in the Gaza Strip after its warplanes bombed earlier two anti-siege boats docking at the harbor of Gaza City.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center that Israeli warplanes fired at least six missiles at a site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas in the western area of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
The airstrikes caused resounding explosions that were heard throughout the besieged enclave. Luckily, no one was injured in the aerial attack.
Earlier, a warplane bombed and destroyed two boats in Gaza port, with no reported casualties.
The National Commission for Breaking the Siege and Reconstructing Gaza said that the bombed boats were prepared to carry a group of students and patients from Gaza as part of anti-siege activities aimed at confirming the population’s right to a decent life without blockade and a seaport connecting them with the world.
The commission condemned the destruction of the boats as a cowardly crime and Israeli persistence in its inhumane practices against Gaza and terrorizing all international voices and appeals to end its blockade on the population.
It stated that the first Palestinian who was killed by Israeli army fire, Friday, has been identified as Mohammad Amin al-Moqyd, 21, from Gaza city. His body was moved to the Shifa Medical Center.
The Ministry added that the soldiers also killed Abdul-Salam Bakr, 29, from Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The third Palestinian who was killed by army fire has been identified as Khalil Na’im Atallah, 22, from Gaza.
In addition, the Health Ministry said the soldiers injured 995 Palestinians, including many who suffered serious wounds. It added that 178 of the wounded were shot with live fire.
175 of the wounded Palestinians were injured in Northern Gaza, 251 in Gaza city area, 200 in Central Gaza, 146 in Khan Younis and 183 in Rafah.
On Friday at night, Israeli war jets fired missiles at a side, believed to be run by a Palestinian resistance group, west of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
The army also fired missiles at two Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza port. Media sources in Gaza said the boats are parts of preparations for welcoming an upcoming flotilla to challenge the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza.
The ongoing ‘Great Return March’ protests which started on Palestinian Land Day (March 30th) are meant to bring attention to the fact that millions of Palestinians are imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, unable to return to their homes in what is now Israel. Palestinians make up the largest refugee population on earth.
Israeli troops again opened fire on the unarmed protesters, as they have done each Friday since the protests began on March 30th.
Since March 30th, Israeli forces have killed forty-three Palestinian protesters, and wounded more than five thousand.
An international outcry against the continued shooting of civilian protesters has not reached the US, where politicians have been largely silent on the issue.
Irish and South African politicians have been leading the call for justice for Palestinians, calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid state’ much like South Africa in the 1980s.
In response to Israel’s fifth straight week of attacking unarmed demonstrators at the border, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, issued a statement that, “The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly.”
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Israeli forces gun down Palestinian protesters in Gaza, Killing 3 and Wounding 611
Thousands of Palestinians gathered at the Gaza-Israel border today in several locations in the north, east and south of Gaza, for the fifth week of Friday protests.
Three Palestinians were killed today, and 611 injured by Israeli forces stationed at the border firing both live ammunition and so-called ‘less-than-lethal’ weaponry.
Of the 611 wounded, 154 were struck by live ammunition fired by Israeli soldiers at the border. No Israeli soldiers were wounded.
According to Ashraf al-Qidra of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 18 medics and medical personnel were among those wounded on Friday.
al-Qidra added that Israeli forces specifically targeted medical service points twice with an unidentified gas east of the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. This appeared to be a new type of gas that caused those who inhaled it to suffer from severe convulsions. A number of these victims had to be hospitalized.
The demonstration is called the ‘Great Return March’, and is meant to bring attention to the fact that millions of Palestinians are imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, unable to return to their homes in what is now Israel.
Palestinians make up the largest refugee population on earth.
Israeli troops again opened fire on the unarmed protesters, as they have done each Friday since the protests began on march 30th.
Since March 30th, Israeli forces have killed forty three Palestinian protesters, and wounded more than five thousand.
An international outcry against the continued shooting of civilian protesters has not reached the US, where politicians have been largely silent on the issue.
Irish and South African politicians have been leading the call for justice for Palestinians, calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid state’ much like South Africa in the 1980s.
In response to Israel’s fifth straight week of attacking unarmed demonstrators at the border, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, issued a statement that, “The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly”.
Israeli airstrikes target resistance site, destroy two boats in Gaza
The Israeli occupation army waged air raids late Friday night on a resistance post in the Gaza Strip after its warplanes bombed earlier two anti-siege boats docking at the harbor of Gaza City.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center that Israeli warplanes fired at least six missiles at a site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas in the western area of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
The airstrikes caused resounding explosions that were heard throughout the besieged enclave. Luckily, no one was injured in the aerial attack.
Earlier, a warplane bombed and destroyed two boats in Gaza port, with no reported casualties.
The National Commission for Breaking the Siege and Reconstructing Gaza said that the bombed boats were prepared to carry a group of students and patients from Gaza as part of anti-siege activities aimed at confirming the population’s right to a decent life without blockade and a seaport connecting them with the world.
The commission condemned the destruction of the boats as a cowardly crime and Israeli persistence in its inhumane practices against Gaza and terrorizing all international voices and appeals to end its blockade on the population.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Friday at dawn, five young Palestinian men, after invading and searching their homes in Bethlehem, and Qalqilia.Several army jeeps invaded Far’ata village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, before the soldiers stormed and searched homes, and abducted two young men, in their twenties.
The two abducted residents have been identified as Ehsan Saleh Tawil, a student of the Najah National University in Nablus, and his cousin Shehab Tawil.
The PPS added that the soldiers invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, also searched homes and abducted Dia’ al-Afifi, Mohammad Waleed Thawabta, 17, and Mohammad Mansour Deeriyya, 22.
On Thursday at night, the soldiers closed the main entrance of Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia, after the army attacked protesters, and fired live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets, while several young men hurled stones at the invading army jeeps.
The army said several youngsters also “hurled stones at settlers’ cars, causing damage.”
In addition, medical sources in Hebron, in southern West Bank, said the soldiers shot two Palestinians in Halhoul Bridge area, north of the city.
They added that the two Palestinians suffered moderate-but-stable wounds and were rushed to a local hospital.
The two abducted residents have been identified as Ehsan Saleh Tawil, a student of the Najah National University in Nablus, and his cousin Shehab Tawil.
The PPS added that the soldiers invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, also searched homes and abducted Dia’ al-Afifi, Mohammad Waleed Thawabta, 17, and Mohammad Mansour Deeriyya, 22.
On Thursday at night, the soldiers closed the main entrance of Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia, after the army attacked protesters, and fired live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets, while several young men hurled stones at the invading army jeeps.
The army said several youngsters also “hurled stones at settlers’ cars, causing damage.”
In addition, medical sources in Hebron, in southern West Bank, said the soldiers shot two Palestinians in Halhoul Bridge area, north of the city.
They added that the two Palestinians suffered moderate-but-stable wounds and were rushed to a local hospital.