6 apr 2020
Israeli forces and extremist settlers today attacked the village of Qusra, to the south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, triggering confrontations, said a local municipal source.
Mayor of Qusra Mohammad Jaber told WAFA that dozens of settlers from the Israeli colonial settlement outpost of Esh Kodesh attacked civilians’ homes in the village, but the settlers’ attack was fended off by the villagers’ vigilante and emergency committees.
He added that Israeli soldiers intervened to provide protection for the settlers, firing live bullets and tear gas bombs at the villagers. No injuries were reported though.
He pointed out that settlers exploited the fact that the villagers are in quarantine after three tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 to sneak into and attack village.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
There are almost 834,000 Israeli settlers living in colonial settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Mayor of Qusra Mohammad Jaber told WAFA that dozens of settlers from the Israeli colonial settlement outpost of Esh Kodesh attacked civilians’ homes in the village, but the settlers’ attack was fended off by the villagers’ vigilante and emergency committees.
He added that Israeli soldiers intervened to provide protection for the settlers, firing live bullets and tear gas bombs at the villagers. No injuries were reported though.
He pointed out that settlers exploited the fact that the villagers are in quarantine after three tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 to sneak into and attack village.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
There are almost 834,000 Israeli settlers living in colonial settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The Israeli occupation army on Monday morning carried out a limited incursion into the southeast of the besieged Gaza Strip and fired tear gas grenades at local farmers.
According to local sources, six military bulldozers infiltrated into a border area in the east of Khan Yunis, south of Gaza before embarking on leveling raised areas of land.
Meanwhile, five tanks and armored vehicles escorted the bulldozers and showered a group of farmers in the area with tear gas.
In a separate incident, Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire at and chased Palestinian fishing boats in the northern waters of Gaza City.
Luckily, no one was hurt in the shooting attack.
According to local sources, six military bulldozers infiltrated into a border area in the east of Khan Yunis, south of Gaza before embarking on leveling raised areas of land.
Meanwhile, five tanks and armored vehicles escorted the bulldozers and showered a group of farmers in the area with tear gas.
In a separate incident, Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire at and chased Palestinian fishing boats in the northern waters of Gaza City.
Luckily, no one was hurt in the shooting attack.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Sunday sprayed once again toxic herbicides on farmlands near the border fence in the east of Gaza City.
Local farmers from al-Zeitoun and Johr al-Dik areas of Gaza City reported that Israeli agricultural aircrafts sprayed toxic chemicals on vast tracts of land planted with wheat, barley, corn, okra, molokhia (corchorus olitorius) and other crops, affirming the chemical spray caused widespread damage to the crops.
The farmers said that the Israeli measure caused them heavy financial losses and poisoned the agricultural environment in the area.
In this regard, al-Mezan Center for Human Rights accused the Israeli occupation state of exploiting the global coronavirus crisis to destroy crops along the border fence in the east of Gaza, while persisting in imposing its tight siege on the population.
Al-Mezan Center called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and intervene to prevent Israel from using toxic herbicides that exterminate crops and endanger the lives of farmers in Gaza.
Every once in a while, the IOA deliberately sprays agricultural areas in eastern Gaza with toxic chemicals and destroy large tracts of cultivated land under different flimsy pretexts.
Local farmers from al-Zeitoun and Johr al-Dik areas of Gaza City reported that Israeli agricultural aircrafts sprayed toxic chemicals on vast tracts of land planted with wheat, barley, corn, okra, molokhia (corchorus olitorius) and other crops, affirming the chemical spray caused widespread damage to the crops.
The farmers said that the Israeli measure caused them heavy financial losses and poisoned the agricultural environment in the area.
In this regard, al-Mezan Center for Human Rights accused the Israeli occupation state of exploiting the global coronavirus crisis to destroy crops along the border fence in the east of Gaza, while persisting in imposing its tight siege on the population.
Al-Mezan Center called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and intervene to prevent Israel from using toxic herbicides that exterminate crops and endanger the lives of farmers in Gaza.
Every once in a while, the IOA deliberately sprays agricultural areas in eastern Gaza with toxic chemicals and destroy large tracts of cultivated land under different flimsy pretexts.
Israeli soldiers today dumped contaminated trash and spat on doors of vehicles and homes in the southern West Bank town of Beit Ummar at a time the Palestinians are trying to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, according to local activist Muhammad Awad.
He told WAFA that a large army force broke into a section of Beit Ummar located near the illegal settlement bloc of Gush Etzion and threw glares contaminated with an unknown substance, as well as trash, needles and used gloves between village homes.
The soldiers also spat on the doors of vehicles and homes, and insulted residents using racist terms, he said, raising concern that the soldiers intentionally want to spread coronavirus among the Palestinian civilians of that area.
The soldiers did the same near the house of freed prisoner, Fida Ikhlil, in the town where they spat at and insulted people in that area.
After the soldiers had left the town, local volunteers of Beit Ummar Emergency Committee sterilized the two areas and destroyed and burnt all the materials that the soldiers had thrown.
He told WAFA that a large army force broke into a section of Beit Ummar located near the illegal settlement bloc of Gush Etzion and threw glares contaminated with an unknown substance, as well as trash, needles and used gloves between village homes.
The soldiers also spat on the doors of vehicles and homes, and insulted residents using racist terms, he said, raising concern that the soldiers intentionally want to spread coronavirus among the Palestinian civilians of that area.
The soldiers did the same near the house of freed prisoner, Fida Ikhlil, in the town where they spat at and insulted people in that area.
After the soldiers had left the town, local volunteers of Beit Ummar Emergency Committee sterilized the two areas and destroyed and burnt all the materials that the soldiers had thrown.
5 apr 2020
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening stormed Anata town, northeast of Jerusalem, provoking clashes with local young men.
According to local sources, the IOF blocked the main entrance to Anata town and obstructed the movement of citizens during the events.
The IOF also stormed Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya and attacked the weekly march protesting settlement activity and the closure of the main road, which has been closed since 2003.
Local sources said that clashes broke out between participants in the march and Israeli soldiers.
Kafr Qaddum’s road is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal settlement of Kedumim in 2003, forcing the local residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus, which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes, according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem.
According to local sources, the IOF blocked the main entrance to Anata town and obstructed the movement of citizens during the events.
The IOF also stormed Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya and attacked the weekly march protesting settlement activity and the closure of the main road, which has been closed since 2003.
Local sources said that clashes broke out between participants in the march and Israeli soldiers.
Kafr Qaddum’s road is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal settlement of Kedumim in 2003, forcing the local residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus, which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes, according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem.
4 apr 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday morning opened fire at Palestinian farmers and fishermen in the Gaza Strip with no reported casualties.
Local sources said that the IOF in the morning heavily fired live ammunition and tear gas bombs at Palestinian farmers and shepherds working in their lands east of Khan Yunis and Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Israeli gunboats attacked fishermen sailing off the shore of northern Gaza.
No injuries were reported in the attacks.
Local sources said that the IOF in the morning heavily fired live ammunition and tear gas bombs at Palestinian farmers and shepherds working in their lands east of Khan Yunis and Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Israeli gunboats attacked fishermen sailing off the shore of northern Gaza.
No injuries were reported in the attacks.
3 apr 2020
A Palestinian youth was injured when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire at Palestinian citizens in Kafr Qaddum village in the West Bank district of Qalqilya on Friday.
Activist Murad Shtewi said that a Palestinian young man was wounded by gunfire in the arm when the IOF quelled Kafr Qaddum's weekly march against the settlement.
Shtewi said that the injured man was moved to a hospital for treatment, while dozens of Palestinians choked on tear gas fired by the IOF and were treated in the field.
He added that the IOF soldiers raided a number of Palestinian homes, smashed their doors, climbed their rooftops and used them as lookouts.
The residents of Kafr Qaddum stage a demonstration every Friday to protest the ongoing Israeli settlement expansion on their lands.
Activist Murad Shtewi said that a Palestinian young man was wounded by gunfire in the arm when the IOF quelled Kafr Qaddum's weekly march against the settlement.
Shtewi said that the injured man was moved to a hospital for treatment, while dozens of Palestinians choked on tear gas fired by the IOF and were treated in the field.
He added that the IOF soldiers raided a number of Palestinian homes, smashed their doors, climbed their rooftops and used them as lookouts.
The residents of Kafr Qaddum stage a demonstration every Friday to protest the ongoing Israeli settlement expansion on their lands.
1 apr 2020
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday morning stormed Shu’afat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, with no reported raids on homes or arrests.
According to local sources, soldiers aboard patrol vehicles closed Anata street in the camp.
There was no information if any citizen was arrested or homes were raided during the IOF campaign in the camp.
The IOF intensified in recent days their raids on different Palestinian areas of Jerusalem and prevented local activists from distributing food aid to Jerusalemite families to help them stay at their homes during the coronavirus crisis. video
According to local sources, soldiers aboard patrol vehicles closed Anata street in the camp.
There was no information if any citizen was arrested or homes were raided during the IOF campaign in the camp.
The IOF intensified in recent days their raids on different Palestinian areas of Jerusalem and prevented local activists from distributing food aid to Jerusalemite families to help them stay at their homes during the coronavirus crisis. video
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday morning carried out a limited incursion into the northeast of the Gaza Strip border.
Local sources said that several armored bulldozers escorted by 13 military vehicles advanced a few meters into a border area in the east of Beit Hanoun town in northern Gaza and embarked on leveling plots of land.
The eastern border areas of Gaza are repeatedly exposed to Israeli military incursions and gunfire attacks, which prevents hundreds of farmers from working their lands near the security fence.
Local sources said that several armored bulldozers escorted by 13 military vehicles advanced a few meters into a border area in the east of Beit Hanoun town in northern Gaza and embarked on leveling plots of land.
The eastern border areas of Gaza are repeatedly exposed to Israeli military incursions and gunfire attacks, which prevents hundreds of farmers from working their lands near the security fence.
The Israeli army demolished this morning three buildings that were under construction in the northern West Bank village of Rummaneh, west of the city of Jenin, reported WAFA correspondent.
He said a large Israeli force raided the village and proceeded to demolish the three buildings owned by three residents of Rummaneh that were being built near the apartheid separation barrier.
Clashes erupted between the soldiers and local youths during the army operation causing suffocation cases among some from inhaling teargas fired by the soldiers.
The army had previously informed Rummaneh residents of a decision to demolish their buildings near the barrier under the pretext they were being built without a permit.
He said a large Israeli force raided the village and proceeded to demolish the three buildings owned by three residents of Rummaneh that were being built near the apartheid separation barrier.
Clashes erupted between the soldiers and local youths during the army operation causing suffocation cases among some from inhaling teargas fired by the soldiers.
The army had previously informed Rummaneh residents of a decision to demolish their buildings near the barrier under the pretext they were being built without a permit.
31 mar 2020
Omar Barghouti
An Israeli army unit raided the central West Bank city of Ramallah early this morning in an apparent search-and-arrest campaign, said local sources.
They said the forces were in the vicinity of the Palestinian Legislative Council were youths belted them with stones and the soldiers responded by firing teargas canisters and stun grenades to disperse the youth.
One person was detained after raiding his home. video
Soldiers also raided two Ramallah-area villages and detained Omar Barghouti and his son, Mohammad, in the village of Kubar, north of Ramallah, and Mahmoud Murrar, a lawyer, in the village of Budrus, west of Ramallah, and seized his car. video
The soldiers also raided several homes of people related to Murrar.
An Israeli army unit raided the central West Bank city of Ramallah early this morning in an apparent search-and-arrest campaign, said local sources.
They said the forces were in the vicinity of the Palestinian Legislative Council were youths belted them with stones and the soldiers responded by firing teargas canisters and stun grenades to disperse the youth.
One person was detained after raiding his home. video
Soldiers also raided two Ramallah-area villages and detained Omar Barghouti and his son, Mohammad, in the village of Kubar, north of Ramallah, and Mahmoud Murrar, a lawyer, in the village of Budrus, west of Ramallah, and seized his car. video
The soldiers also raided several homes of people related to Murrar.
30 mar 2020
The Israeli occupation police at dawn Monday kidnaped a Palestinian young man and a child from their homes in Issawiya district, east Jerusalem.
The detainees were identified as Yazan Bassam and Mohamed Hamza (child). video
The police also detained other young men identified as Yazan Omran and Taha Ayesh for several hours before fining and releasing them.
Last night, violent clashes broke out in Issawiya, especially in Obeid neighborhood, between local youths and police forces.
Local sources said that young men attacked a police vehicle with a homemade firebomb and showered officers with fireworks during the events.
The detainees were identified as Yazan Bassam and Mohamed Hamza (child). video
The police also detained other young men identified as Yazan Omran and Taha Ayesh for several hours before fining and releasing them.
Last night, violent clashes broke out in Issawiya, especially in Obeid neighborhood, between local youths and police forces.
Local sources said that young men attacked a police vehicle with a homemade firebomb and showered officers with fireworks during the events.
