21 apr 2015
An Israeli settler ran over four Palestinian pedestrians in the occupied West Bank, Tuesday evening, according to witnesses.
Days of Palestine has reported that the settler approached the four pedestrians while they were walking by the side of the road near the entrance to Nabi Elias village, east of Qalqilia.
The driver continued traveling east on Road 55 toward the village of Azun, leaving the injured to bleed, until they were evacuated by Red Crescent ambulances to Darwish Nazzal hospital.
The four wounded are two brothers and their wives. One of them is reported to be suffering severe wounds, while another is suffering moderate conditions and the other two have light injuries.
An Israeli police spokesperson said that the settler turned himself over to Israeli police and said that he intentionally ran over the four Palestinians.
Such incidents occur repeatedly, often involving small children, and they are encouraged because the perpetrators go unpunished after each assault, even if the Palestinians die.
Israeli settler runs over 4 Palestinians, including pregnant women
An Israeli settler ran over two brothers and their pregnant wives Tuesday evening near Nabi Elias village east of Qalqilia, before fleeing the scene, eyewitnesses said.
The four victims were transferred to hospital suffering from varied injuries.
Family sources told the PIC reporter that the settler approached the four pedestrians while they were walking by the side of the road near the entrance to Nabi Elias village, east of Qalqilia.
The settler flew the scene to the neighboring Karni Shomron settlement, leaving the victims bleeding, the sources added.
The two wounded brothers and their pregnant wives were taken to hospital for treatment. One of them was reportedly suffering severe wounds, while the three others were suffering moderate injuries.
Such incidents occur repeatedly, often involving small children, and they are encouraged because the perpetrators go unpunished after each assault.
Days of Palestine has reported that the settler approached the four pedestrians while they were walking by the side of the road near the entrance to Nabi Elias village, east of Qalqilia.
The driver continued traveling east on Road 55 toward the village of Azun, leaving the injured to bleed, until they were evacuated by Red Crescent ambulances to Darwish Nazzal hospital.
The four wounded are two brothers and their wives. One of them is reported to be suffering severe wounds, while another is suffering moderate conditions and the other two have light injuries.
An Israeli police spokesperson said that the settler turned himself over to Israeli police and said that he intentionally ran over the four Palestinians.
Such incidents occur repeatedly, often involving small children, and they are encouraged because the perpetrators go unpunished after each assault, even if the Palestinians die.
Israeli settler runs over 4 Palestinians, including pregnant women
An Israeli settler ran over two brothers and their pregnant wives Tuesday evening near Nabi Elias village east of Qalqilia, before fleeing the scene, eyewitnesses said.
The four victims were transferred to hospital suffering from varied injuries.
Family sources told the PIC reporter that the settler approached the four pedestrians while they were walking by the side of the road near the entrance to Nabi Elias village, east of Qalqilia.
The settler flew the scene to the neighboring Karni Shomron settlement, leaving the victims bleeding, the sources added.
The two wounded brothers and their pregnant wives were taken to hospital for treatment. One of them was reportedly suffering severe wounds, while the three others were suffering moderate injuries.
Such incidents occur repeatedly, often involving small children, and they are encouraged because the perpetrators go unpunished after each assault.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched storming campaigns into Palestinian houses in Jenin, arrested four Palestinians and destroyed crops in al-Khalil on Tuesday.
The IOF stormed at dawn on Tuesday the area of Abu Rumman mount in al-Khalil and carried out military exercises on Palestinians’ agricultural lands, which resulted in the damage of wheat crops.
The IOF soldiers arrested four Palestinian men at dawn Tuesday including two young men from al-Khalil and a third from a nearby town in addition to a university student.
The spokesman of the Popular Committee against Settlement in Beit Ummar Mohammad Awad said the Israeli forces stormed the town and handed summonses to two brothers of Jawabrah family along with their father.
The IOF raided the homes of Palestinians in Zabouba town in Jenin in the northern West Bank and searched it using police dogs. The soldiers made the residents go outside their homes and then assaulted them.
The citizens said the Israeli soldiers fired flare bombs during search operations which covered large areas including Salem military camp from which the Israeli forces came out.
The IOF stormed at dawn on Tuesday the area of Abu Rumman mount in al-Khalil and carried out military exercises on Palestinians’ agricultural lands, which resulted in the damage of wheat crops.
The IOF soldiers arrested four Palestinian men at dawn Tuesday including two young men from al-Khalil and a third from a nearby town in addition to a university student.
The spokesman of the Popular Committee against Settlement in Beit Ummar Mohammad Awad said the Israeli forces stormed the town and handed summonses to two brothers of Jawabrah family along with their father.
The IOF raided the homes of Palestinians in Zabouba town in Jenin in the northern West Bank and searched it using police dogs. The soldiers made the residents go outside their homes and then assaulted them.
The citizens said the Israeli soldiers fired flare bombs during search operations which covered large areas including Salem military camp from which the Israeli forces came out.
Several Israeli vehicles raided lands in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, witnesses said.
Sources told Ma'an News Agency that four Israeli vehicles and two bulldozers raided and leveled Palestinian farming lands in eastern Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that Tuesday's incursion was "routine activity along the security fence."
Israeli forces regularly enter land in the Gaza Strip falling within the "security buffer zone." The zone is enforced by Israel on both land and sea borders of the Gaza Strip on the pretext of security, however its exact limits have historically fluctuated and have had a detrimental impact on the Palestinian agricultural and fishing sectors.
Forces open fire on Palestinian farmers whose agricultural land allegedly falls within the zone, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights. The group reported 16 incidents of shooting and four incursions along the Gaza-Israel border in March alone.
Such occurrences of live fire deter farmers from accessing their farmland, worsening agricultural production in Gaza, where over 80 percent of the population is food insecure, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
Heavy presence of Israeli forces inside of the Gaza Strip's "buffer zone" are part of Israel's broader siege on the Gaza Strip in place for the last eight years, which largely prohibits both imports and exports and has led to a severe collapse in the tiny coastal enclave's economy. The siege is worsened by regular closure by Egyptian authorities of the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.
Sources told Ma'an News Agency that four Israeli vehicles and two bulldozers raided and leveled Palestinian farming lands in eastern Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that Tuesday's incursion was "routine activity along the security fence."
Israeli forces regularly enter land in the Gaza Strip falling within the "security buffer zone." The zone is enforced by Israel on both land and sea borders of the Gaza Strip on the pretext of security, however its exact limits have historically fluctuated and have had a detrimental impact on the Palestinian agricultural and fishing sectors.
Forces open fire on Palestinian farmers whose agricultural land allegedly falls within the zone, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights. The group reported 16 incidents of shooting and four incursions along the Gaza-Israel border in March alone.
Such occurrences of live fire deter farmers from accessing their farmland, worsening agricultural production in Gaza, where over 80 percent of the population is food insecure, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
Heavy presence of Israeli forces inside of the Gaza Strip's "buffer zone" are part of Israel's broader siege on the Gaza Strip in place for the last eight years, which largely prohibits both imports and exports and has led to a severe collapse in the tiny coastal enclave's economy. The siege is worsened by regular closure by Egyptian authorities of the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian child sustained critical injuries after he was hit by an army jeep driven by an Israeli settler on the by-pass road between Hawara and Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
Eye-witnesses said an Israeli settler, onboard of a military jeep, ran over the child Mohamed al-Qatouni, from the Ein refugee camp, causing him serious wounds.
The child was subsequently evacuated by an ambulance to the Hadassah hospital to be urgently treated for the inflicted wounds.
Eye-witnesses said an Israeli settler, onboard of a military jeep, ran over the child Mohamed al-Qatouni, from the Ein refugee camp, causing him serious wounds.
The child was subsequently evacuated by an ambulance to the Hadassah hospital to be urgently treated for the inflicted wounds.
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the village of Zabbouba, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and conducted military training close to the al-Jalama military base, northeast of Jenin.
Palestinian security sources said the soldiers invaded four homes and violently searched them while interrogating the families.
The homes belong to Samir As’ad Jaradat, Fadel Jaradat, Abdul-Fattah Jaradat and his brother Karim.
The invaded homes are close to the Salem military base; the soldiers fired flares and several sound bombs during the invasion.
Soldiers also conducted military training, using live fire, near the al-Jalama village, causing anxiety attacks among the residents, especially the children.
The army frequently conducts live-fire training in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and sometimes in Palestinian communities and villages, in direct violation of International Law.
Palestinian security sources said the soldiers invaded four homes and violently searched them while interrogating the families.
The homes belong to Samir As’ad Jaradat, Fadel Jaradat, Abdul-Fattah Jaradat and his brother Karim.
The invaded homes are close to the Salem military base; the soldiers fired flares and several sound bombs during the invasion.
Soldiers also conducted military training, using live fire, near the al-Jalama village, causing anxiety attacks among the residents, especially the children.
The army frequently conducts live-fire training in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and sometimes in Palestinian communities and villages, in direct violation of International Law.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, an area near the Balata refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with local youths wounding one.
The clashes took place after soldiers, and settlers, invaded the Joseph Tomb area in the city.
Medical sources said a young man was shot in one of his legs, and was moved to a hospital in Nablus, suffering a moderate injury.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers initially invaded Nablus, and were followed later by seven buses, filled with settlers, in addition to more than 40 armored military vehicles.
They added that clashes took place in Amman Street area, in addition to the Industrial Area and close to the Balata refugee camp; the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Hundreds of Jewish Extremists Raid Joseph's Tomb in Nablus
Hundreds of extremist Israeli settlers again invaded and performed prayers at Joseph's Tomb in eastern Nablus, under armed protection, early Tuesday.
Locals told Ma'an News Agency that Israeli forces escorted a number of buses carrying Israeli settlers to the tomb where they performed religious rituals.
Witnesses said that several Palestinians threw rocks and empty bottles at Israeli forces, who fired tear-gas canisters and stun grenades in response.
Locals added that Israeli settlers also smashed several Palestinian vehicles after throwing rocks at them at the Huwwara checkpoint, saying that the group had carried out the attacks after performing prayers in Nablus.
No injuries or detentions were reported in either incident.
Israeli settlers frequently visit Joseph's Tomb under the protection of Israeli forces.
During the visits, Israeli forces regularly raid Palestinian villages in the area and fire tear gas canisters into the nearby Balata refugee camp.
Despite lying in Area A under full Palestinian authority, Israeli forces maintain control at the site and prohibit Muslims from praying there.
Palestinians believe that Joseph's Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yusef Dweikat, a local religious figure. Others believe that the tomb belongs to the Biblical patriarch Joseph. The area is sacred to Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Muslims alike.
The clashes took place after soldiers, and settlers, invaded the Joseph Tomb area in the city.
Medical sources said a young man was shot in one of his legs, and was moved to a hospital in Nablus, suffering a moderate injury.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers initially invaded Nablus, and were followed later by seven buses, filled with settlers, in addition to more than 40 armored military vehicles.
They added that clashes took place in Amman Street area, in addition to the Industrial Area and close to the Balata refugee camp; the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Hundreds of Jewish Extremists Raid Joseph's Tomb in Nablus
Hundreds of extremist Israeli settlers again invaded and performed prayers at Joseph's Tomb in eastern Nablus, under armed protection, early Tuesday.
Locals told Ma'an News Agency that Israeli forces escorted a number of buses carrying Israeli settlers to the tomb where they performed religious rituals.
Witnesses said that several Palestinians threw rocks and empty bottles at Israeli forces, who fired tear-gas canisters and stun grenades in response.
Locals added that Israeli settlers also smashed several Palestinian vehicles after throwing rocks at them at the Huwwara checkpoint, saying that the group had carried out the attacks after performing prayers in Nablus.
No injuries or detentions were reported in either incident.
Israeli settlers frequently visit Joseph's Tomb under the protection of Israeli forces.
During the visits, Israeli forces regularly raid Palestinian villages in the area and fire tear gas canisters into the nearby Balata refugee camp.
Despite lying in Area A under full Palestinian authority, Israeli forces maintain control at the site and prohibit Muslims from praying there.
Palestinians believe that Joseph's Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yusef Dweikat, a local religious figure. Others believe that the tomb belongs to the Biblical patriarch Joseph. The area is sacred to Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Muslims alike.
20 apr 2015
Israeli soldiers attacked, Monday, nonviolent protesters, marching in solidarity with the Palestinian detainees, near the Huwwara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Khaled Mansour, a local organizer and a member of the leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP), said the protest comes in solidarity with all detainees, held by Israel, and face constant harassment, abuse and ongoing violations.
Mansour added that Israel must stop its ongoing abduction of Palestinians, and must instantly release all detainees.
He also stated that various political and social parties in the Nablus district organized the protest, adding that the soldiers used excessive force, and fired gas bombs in addition to concussion grenades.
The Detainees In Numbers:
- 6,500 Palestinians still imprisoned by Israel, among them are;
1. 480 detainees sentenced to at least one life term.
2. 200 children.
3. 24 women, including four children.
4. 14 legislators and one government minister.
5. 30 detainees held before the Oslo Accord of 1993.
6. 16 detainees who have been imprisoned for more than 25 years, including Karim Younis and Maher Younis, who were kidnapped 33 years ago.
7. 85 former detainees, who were released under the Shalit Prisoner Swap Agreement, and were kidnapped again, afterwards; most of them served at least 20 years before the Shalit deal.
Khaled Mansour, a local organizer and a member of the leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP), said the protest comes in solidarity with all detainees, held by Israel, and face constant harassment, abuse and ongoing violations.
Mansour added that Israel must stop its ongoing abduction of Palestinians, and must instantly release all detainees.
He also stated that various political and social parties in the Nablus district organized the protest, adding that the soldiers used excessive force, and fired gas bombs in addition to concussion grenades.
The Detainees In Numbers:
- 6,500 Palestinians still imprisoned by Israel, among them are;
1. 480 detainees sentenced to at least one life term.
2. 200 children.
3. 24 women, including four children.
4. 14 legislators and one government minister.
5. 30 detainees held before the Oslo Accord of 1993.
6. 16 detainees who have been imprisoned for more than 25 years, including Karim Younis and Maher Younis, who were kidnapped 33 years ago.
7. 85 former detainees, who were released under the Shalit Prisoner Swap Agreement, and were kidnapped again, afterwards; most of them served at least 20 years before the Shalit deal.
An Israeli man stabbed a Palestinian worker on a construction site north of Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli police and media reported.
The victim, a Palestinian worker for the Herzliya Municipality, told police that a man with a Russian accent shouted "Death to Arabs" before stabbing him in the shoulder.
The worker was transferred to hospital for treatment.
Israeli police are searching for the suspect, who fled the scene of the attack.
Anti-Palestinian attacks in Israel are frequent and often involve the desecration of holy sites in addition to physical assaults.
In February, suspected Jewish extremists set fire to part of a Christian seminary in East Jerusalem's Old City and sprayed "Jesus is a son of a whore" and "Redemption of Zion" on the walls.
A day earlier, extremist Jewish settlers set fire to a mosque in the southern West Bank town of al-Jaba and sprayed racist slogans calling for killing Arabs and Muslims on the walls in Hebrew.
The victim, a Palestinian worker for the Herzliya Municipality, told police that a man with a Russian accent shouted "Death to Arabs" before stabbing him in the shoulder.
The worker was transferred to hospital for treatment.
Israeli police are searching for the suspect, who fled the scene of the attack.
Anti-Palestinian attacks in Israel are frequent and often involve the desecration of holy sites in addition to physical assaults.
In February, suspected Jewish extremists set fire to part of a Christian seminary in East Jerusalem's Old City and sprayed "Jesus is a son of a whore" and "Redemption of Zion" on the walls.
A day earlier, extremist Jewish settlers set fire to a mosque in the southern West Bank town of al-Jaba and sprayed racist slogans calling for killing Arabs and Muslims on the walls in Hebrew.
Israeli military forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen and farmers in the Gaza Strip on Monday, locals said.
Witnesses told Ma'an that naval forces opened fire at fishermen in the northern Gaza Strip near al-Sudaniyya, while soldiers stationed at the border fired at farmers east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
No injuries were reported.
Israeli authorities maintained a fishing limit of three nautical miles on all fishermen in the Gaza Strip until August, when Hamas negotiated a six-mile limit as part of the ceasefire that concluded Israel's two-month summer assault that left 2,200 dead.
But Israeli authorities have frequently shot at Palestinian fishermen inside the limit, and three have been killed since then.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reports frequent incidents of shooting by Israeli forces to maintain a buffer zone around the borders of the Gaza Strip.
In March, the group noted 16 incidents of shooting on land and four incursions by Israeli military forces.
Witnesses told Ma'an that naval forces opened fire at fishermen in the northern Gaza Strip near al-Sudaniyya, while soldiers stationed at the border fired at farmers east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
No injuries were reported.
Israeli authorities maintained a fishing limit of three nautical miles on all fishermen in the Gaza Strip until August, when Hamas negotiated a six-mile limit as part of the ceasefire that concluded Israel's two-month summer assault that left 2,200 dead.
But Israeli authorities have frequently shot at Palestinian fishermen inside the limit, and three have been killed since then.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reports frequent incidents of shooting by Israeli forces to maintain a buffer zone around the borders of the Gaza Strip.
In March, the group noted 16 incidents of shooting on land and four incursions by Israeli military forces.
A number of Palestinian citizens sustained gas injuries on Sunday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Local sources said a group of Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas canisters randomly unleashed by the IOF during an abrupt assault on al-Khalil city.
The IOF further showered the Palestinian young protesters and civilian homes with heavy volleys of rubber bullets, the sources added.
The IOF patrols reportedly cordoned off the access road and climbed over the rooftops of Palestinian homes, generating a state of panic among children and women.
Local sources said a group of Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas canisters randomly unleashed by the IOF during an abrupt assault on al-Khalil city.
The IOF further showered the Palestinian young protesters and civilian homes with heavy volleys of rubber bullets, the sources added.
The IOF patrols reportedly cordoned off the access road and climbed over the rooftops of Palestinian homes, generating a state of panic among children and women.
Soldiers, Settlers, Invade Olive Orchard Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the West Bank different parts of the West Bank, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians, including four children. Soldiers stormed a telecommunications company in Hebron, while Israeli extremists prevented a Bethlehem farmer from entering his olive orchard.
Media sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods, including the in Old City, and kidnapped three Palestinians after interrogating their families and ransacking their property.
The sources said the army kidnapped Yazan Yosri Abu Sneina, 22, and two brothers identified as Ashraf, 22, and Sharaf Shukri al-Fakhouri. The soldiers beat the two brothers before kidnapping them.
Also, soldiers invaded the al-Jinan Telecommunications Company in the Al-Manara Junction area, in the center of Hebron city, and violently searched it while interrogating the employees.
In addition, army invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped four Palestinians, after searching and ransacking their homes.
The kidnapped have been identified as Ibrahim Mustafa Taqatqa, 25, ‘Eid Ahmad Taqatqa, 27, Husam Kamel Taqatqa, 26, and Shawqi Nasser Taqatqa, 40.
Soldiers also invaded Husan nearby town, searched homes and kidnapped four Palestinian children identified as Mos’ab Daoud ash-Sha’er, 13, Amir Mohammad Zaghoul, 15, Abdullah Tareq Shousha, 15, and Abdul-Aziz Hamamra, 15.
Furthermore, soldiers and settlers invaded a Palestinian orchard in the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and prevented a farmer from plowing his land.
Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in al-Khader, said the soldiers, and armed guards of Efrat illegal settlement, invaded the 10-Dunam olive orchard, and ordered the owner, Emad Ahmad Da’doa’, to stop plowing his land.
Salah said the Da’doa’ owns the orchard, and have all legal deeds, yet, the soldiers are claiming it is a “state land” - the family filed an appeal against an Israeli decision to illegally annex its land, but the Israeli court is yet to respond.
Israel recently started bulldozing sections of the orchard to build new illegal settlement units to expand the Efrat, an issue that would surround al-Khader with a chain of settlements and outposts, and prevent any natural growth of the town.
In related news, soldiers invaded Faqqou’a village, east of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, stormed three homes and violently searched them before interrogating the families.
Soldiers also invaded Jalboun and Sielet al-Harethiyya nearby villages, and conducted live fire drills near homes in the al-Jalama village, east of Jenin.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Qaffin town, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and kidnapped a former political prisoner identified as Khaled Yacoub Kittana.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the West Bank different parts of the West Bank, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians, including four children. Soldiers stormed a telecommunications company in Hebron, while Israeli extremists prevented a Bethlehem farmer from entering his olive orchard.
Media sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods, including the in Old City, and kidnapped three Palestinians after interrogating their families and ransacking their property.
The sources said the army kidnapped Yazan Yosri Abu Sneina, 22, and two brothers identified as Ashraf, 22, and Sharaf Shukri al-Fakhouri. The soldiers beat the two brothers before kidnapping them.
Also, soldiers invaded the al-Jinan Telecommunications Company in the Al-Manara Junction area, in the center of Hebron city, and violently searched it while interrogating the employees.
In addition, army invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped four Palestinians, after searching and ransacking their homes.
The kidnapped have been identified as Ibrahim Mustafa Taqatqa, 25, ‘Eid Ahmad Taqatqa, 27, Husam Kamel Taqatqa, 26, and Shawqi Nasser Taqatqa, 40.
Soldiers also invaded Husan nearby town, searched homes and kidnapped four Palestinian children identified as Mos’ab Daoud ash-Sha’er, 13, Amir Mohammad Zaghoul, 15, Abdullah Tareq Shousha, 15, and Abdul-Aziz Hamamra, 15.
Furthermore, soldiers and settlers invaded a Palestinian orchard in the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and prevented a farmer from plowing his land.
Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in al-Khader, said the soldiers, and armed guards of Efrat illegal settlement, invaded the 10-Dunam olive orchard, and ordered the owner, Emad Ahmad Da’doa’, to stop plowing his land.
Salah said the Da’doa’ owns the orchard, and have all legal deeds, yet, the soldiers are claiming it is a “state land” - the family filed an appeal against an Israeli decision to illegally annex its land, but the Israeli court is yet to respond.
Israel recently started bulldozing sections of the orchard to build new illegal settlement units to expand the Efrat, an issue that would surround al-Khader with a chain of settlements and outposts, and prevent any natural growth of the town.
In related news, soldiers invaded Faqqou’a village, east of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, stormed three homes and violently searched them before interrogating the families.
Soldiers also invaded Jalboun and Sielet al-Harethiyya nearby villages, and conducted live fire drills near homes in the al-Jalama village, east of Jenin.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Qaffin town, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and kidnapped a former political prisoner identified as Khaled Yacoub Kittana.
19 apr 2015
Tension ran high in the Aqsa Mosque plazas on Sunday morning after an Israeli policeman assaulted a Jerusalemite woman for trying to confront settlers who broke into the Aqsa Mosque.
Media sources revealed that dozens of Jewish settlers earlier on Sunday stormed the Aqsa Mosque’s plazas from the Magharebah gate and provocatively performed Talmudic rituals under protection of Israeli policemen and Special Forces.
The sources said the Palestinian worshipers have been heading since the morning hours to the Aqsa Mosque to defend the holy site from settler incursions. They confronted the settlers by chants of Allahu Akbar until the Jewish settlers went out of the Mosque via Silsilah gate.
Clashes took place in the Mosque’s plazas between Jerusalemites and Israeli Special Forces when a policeman attacked a female Jerusalemite worshiper after she confronted settlers.
Policemen took photos of all of the Jerusalemite worshipers including women and children, the sources said.
Media sources revealed that dozens of Jewish settlers earlier on Sunday stormed the Aqsa Mosque’s plazas from the Magharebah gate and provocatively performed Talmudic rituals under protection of Israeli policemen and Special Forces.
The sources said the Palestinian worshipers have been heading since the morning hours to the Aqsa Mosque to defend the holy site from settler incursions. They confronted the settlers by chants of Allahu Akbar until the Jewish settlers went out of the Mosque via Silsilah gate.
Clashes took place in the Mosque’s plazas between Jerusalemites and Israeli Special Forces when a policeman attacked a female Jerusalemite worshiper after she confronted settlers.
Policemen took photos of all of the Jerusalemite worshipers including women and children, the sources said.
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Saturday at night, a number of Palestinian towns and communities in occupied East Jerusalem, searched homes and kidnapped one Palestinian. The soldiers also occupied rooftops.
The Palestine TV said dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Eesawiyya town, broke into many homes, including the Shreiteh family home, looking for their son, but he was not home during the attack.
Soldiers also invaded Kafr 'Aqab and Samir Amis neighborhoods, and kidnapped a young Palestinian man after repeatedly beating and kicking him, and took him to an interrogation facility in Jerusalem.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles on them, while the army fired rounds of live ammunition in addition to rubber-coated metal bullets, and gas bombs.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli soldiers occupied rooftops of several buildings in Kafr ‘Aqab, especially in Um ash-Sharayet, the Airport Road, and the al-Ajlouni neighborhood.
In related news, soldiers and police officers invaded Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, in Jerusalem, and ordered two Palestinian families to leave their homes, and remove their belongings, in preparation to demolish them under the pretext of being built without construction permits.
On Sunday at dawn, soldiers kidnapped seven Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including five in Bethlehem, and a child in Hebron.
The Palestine TV said dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Eesawiyya town, broke into many homes, including the Shreiteh family home, looking for their son, but he was not home during the attack.
Soldiers also invaded Kafr 'Aqab and Samir Amis neighborhoods, and kidnapped a young Palestinian man after repeatedly beating and kicking him, and took him to an interrogation facility in Jerusalem.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles on them, while the army fired rounds of live ammunition in addition to rubber-coated metal bullets, and gas bombs.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli soldiers occupied rooftops of several buildings in Kafr ‘Aqab, especially in Um ash-Sharayet, the Airport Road, and the al-Ajlouni neighborhood.
In related news, soldiers and police officers invaded Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, in Jerusalem, and ordered two Palestinian families to leave their homes, and remove their belongings, in preparation to demolish them under the pretext of being built without construction permits.
On Sunday at dawn, soldiers kidnapped seven Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including five in Bethlehem, and a child in Hebron.
18 apr 2015
A Palestinian youth suspected of theft was shot and injured in the foot by the Israeli police claiming he attempted to stab a policeman west of Jerusalem Friday night, Israeli media reported.
The Walla Hebrew-language website said that the youth from the Nahalin town west of Bethlehem, was detained afterwards, and that his injuries were reported as light.
The Palestinian was suspected of theft while raiding a school in the Beit Shemesh town of western Jerusalem Policemen reportedly noticed three masked men inside the school, one of whom attempted to stab a policeman with a screwdriver after police ordered the three to stop.
The policeman then opened fire injuring the youth in the foot.
The youth was taken to the Hadassa Ein Karem Hospital for treatment, while another one of the masked men was able to flee the area.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not immediately return Ma'an's call for further information on the incident.
The Walla Hebrew-language website said that the youth from the Nahalin town west of Bethlehem, was detained afterwards, and that his injuries were reported as light.
The Palestinian was suspected of theft while raiding a school in the Beit Shemesh town of western Jerusalem Policemen reportedly noticed three masked men inside the school, one of whom attempted to stab a policeman with a screwdriver after police ordered the three to stop.
The policeman then opened fire injuring the youth in the foot.
The youth was taken to the Hadassa Ein Karem Hospital for treatment, while another one of the masked men was able to flee the area.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not immediately return Ma'an's call for further information on the incident.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained Friday a Palestinian young man after being shot and injured during the weekly march of Kafer Qaddum town to the north of the West Bank, Palestinian activists reported.
The march that marks the Palestinian Prisoner Day was organized in protest against settlement expansion and called for opening the town’s main gate closed for more than 13 years.
Spokesperson for Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement in Kafer Qaddum, Murad Shtaiwi, stated that IOF soldiers violently attacked and opened fire at the protesters.
A young man was shot and injured in his foot during the march before being detained and transferred to investigation center in Kedumim settlement built on the town’s land, Shtaiwi added.
A second Palestinian young man, from Jenin, was nabbed for allegedly entering the 1948 occupied territories without permission.
IOF also broke into Jaba’a town in Jenin and arrested a 20-year-old Palestinian at dawn Friday.
Meanwhile, a number of injuries were reported after Friday prayers during clashes that broke out in Bil’in town near Ramallah.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces attacked a local march organized to mark the Palestinian Prisoner Day.
Friday, April 17, marks the Palestinian Prisoner Day, observed in every single inch of the occupied Palestinian territories, to pay homage to the 6,500 detainees held in Israeli occupation jails.
The march that marks the Palestinian Prisoner Day was organized in protest against settlement expansion and called for opening the town’s main gate closed for more than 13 years.
Spokesperson for Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement in Kafer Qaddum, Murad Shtaiwi, stated that IOF soldiers violently attacked and opened fire at the protesters.
A young man was shot and injured in his foot during the march before being detained and transferred to investigation center in Kedumim settlement built on the town’s land, Shtaiwi added.
A second Palestinian young man, from Jenin, was nabbed for allegedly entering the 1948 occupied territories without permission.
IOF also broke into Jaba’a town in Jenin and arrested a 20-year-old Palestinian at dawn Friday.
Meanwhile, a number of injuries were reported after Friday prayers during clashes that broke out in Bil’in town near Ramallah.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces attacked a local march organized to mark the Palestinian Prisoner Day.
Friday, April 17, marks the Palestinian Prisoner Day, observed in every single inch of the occupied Palestinian territories, to pay homage to the 6,500 detainees held in Israeli occupation jails.
Israeli Navy ships opened fire, on Saturday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, causing damage but no injuries.
Eyewitnesses said the navy fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition on the boats and near them, causing excessive damage to a number of boats.
They added that the boats were close to the shore, within the six nautical miles allotted for the Palestinians to use.
There have been dozens of similar Israeli attacks, and violations, against the fishers in Gaza waters, and even while on shore, an issue that caused several casualties, including fatalities, and dozens of arrests, in addition to property damage.
On Saturday, March 7, a fisher died in the Shifa Medical Center, in Gaza, of serious wounds suffered a few hours earlier.
Eyewitnesses said the navy fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition on the boats and near them, causing excessive damage to a number of boats.
They added that the boats were close to the shore, within the six nautical miles allotted for the Palestinians to use.
There have been dozens of similar Israeli attacks, and violations, against the fishers in Gaza waters, and even while on shore, an issue that caused several casualties, including fatalities, and dozens of arrests, in addition to property damage.
On Saturday, March 7, a fisher died in the Shifa Medical Center, in Gaza, of serious wounds suffered a few hours earlier.
