25 aug 2015
Scores of Palestinians suffered suffocation and got injured by Israeli rubber bullets on Tuesday evening in clashes with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in Nabi Saleh town to the west of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that clashes erupted in the wake of IOF storming of the town amid heavy shooting of live and rubber bullets in addition to tear gas bombs directed at Palestinian youths who confronted the Israeli soldiers by stone throwing.
The confrontations led to suffocation cases due to tear gas shooting, while a Palestinian youth was shot by a rubber bullet in the hand. They were treated in the field, the eyewitnesses said.
An 11-year-old Palestinian child complained of a fracture in his hand as he fell down while running away from Israeli military vehicles chasing him, according to witnesses.
Palestinians in Nabi Saleh town go out in a weekly peaceful march after Friday prayers towards the lands threatened with confiscation by Israelis for settlement expansion. Every week, many inhabitants are injured with Israeli bullets and suffer suffocation whereas others are arrested including foreign solidarity activists.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that clashes erupted in the wake of IOF storming of the town amid heavy shooting of live and rubber bullets in addition to tear gas bombs directed at Palestinian youths who confronted the Israeli soldiers by stone throwing.
The confrontations led to suffocation cases due to tear gas shooting, while a Palestinian youth was shot by a rubber bullet in the hand. They were treated in the field, the eyewitnesses said.
An 11-year-old Palestinian child complained of a fracture in his hand as he fell down while running away from Israeli military vehicles chasing him, according to witnesses.
Palestinians in Nabi Saleh town go out in a weekly peaceful march after Friday prayers towards the lands threatened with confiscation by Israelis for settlement expansion. Every week, many inhabitants are injured with Israeli bullets and suffer suffocation whereas others are arrested including foreign solidarity activists.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) attacked at dawn Tuesday a Palestinian citizen while passing through Za’atara checkpoint south of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses reported that IOF soldiers brutally attacked the citizen Amid Bahsh, 33, Tuesday morning after stopping and confiscating his car at Za’atara checkpoint.
The citizen was then taken to Rafidia Hospital for treatment as he suffered moderate injuries during the attack.
In a same incident, three Palestinians, from Balata refugee camp, were detained overnight at Za’atara checkpoint after stopping their car.
Three other Palestinians were nabbed at dawn today when Israeli forces stormed and brutally searched their homes in Nablus.
Eyewitnesses reported that IOF soldiers brutally attacked the citizen Amid Bahsh, 33, Tuesday morning after stopping and confiscating his car at Za’atara checkpoint.
The citizen was then taken to Rafidia Hospital for treatment as he suffered moderate injuries during the attack.
In a same incident, three Palestinians, from Balata refugee camp, were detained overnight at Za’atara checkpoint after stopping their car.
Three other Palestinians were nabbed at dawn today when Israeli forces stormed and brutally searched their homes in Nablus.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday rolled into the northern area of the blockaded Gaza Strip, leveled Palestinian cultivated lands, and attacked Palestinian farmers and homes with random spates of gunfire.
A number of Israeli army bulldozers and tanks moved some 100 meters into the northeastern corners of Beit Hanoun, to the north of Gaza, and razed Palestinian cultivated land lots without prior notices, an on-the-spot observer told the Quds Press.
The invading IOF troops targeted the Palestinian farmers and civilian homes with randomly-shot barrages of gunfire, the same source added.
The incursion is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire accord signed with Palestinian resistance factions in the wake of last summer’s Israeli offensive on Gaza.
An Israeli 51-day military aggression on the besieged coastal enclave last summer took away the lives of over 2,200 Palestinians, mostly civilian children and women, and left thousands of others critically wounded.
A number of Israeli army bulldozers and tanks moved some 100 meters into the northeastern corners of Beit Hanoun, to the north of Gaza, and razed Palestinian cultivated land lots without prior notices, an on-the-spot observer told the Quds Press.
The invading IOF troops targeted the Palestinian farmers and civilian homes with randomly-shot barrages of gunfire, the same source added.
The incursion is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire accord signed with Palestinian resistance factions in the wake of last summer’s Israeli offensive on Gaza.
An Israeli 51-day military aggression on the besieged coastal enclave last summer took away the lives of over 2,200 Palestinians, mostly civilian children and women, and left thousands of others critically wounded.
24 aug 2015
Violent clashes broke out on Sunday evening between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers in Rummanah town, west of Jenin.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the events started after Israeli troops from Salem military camp stormed the town and embarked on provokingly harassing some residents and taking photographs of their houses.
They added that angry young men from the town threw stones at the soldiers, who responded by intensively firing tear gas grenades.
More than 20 young men and citizens suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events.
Later, the invading troops withdrew from the town and established a makeshift checkpoint at its main entrance.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the events started after Israeli troops from Salem military camp stormed the town and embarked on provokingly harassing some residents and taking photographs of their houses.
They added that angry young men from the town threw stones at the soldiers, who responded by intensively firing tear gas grenades.
More than 20 young men and citizens suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events.
Later, the invading troops withdrew from the town and established a makeshift checkpoint at its main entrance.
23 aug 2015
Two Palestinian citizens sustained wounds overnight Saturday and at dawn Sunday after they were aggressively attacked by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Eye-witnesses said a group of Israeli settlers violently assaulted the 28-year-old Mahmoud Jawhar near the Zaatara checkpoint, in southern Nablus.
The casualty was transferred to a hospital in Nablus so as to be treated for the inflicted wounds and bruises.
Meanwhile, 24-year-old Hani Dhmeidi, from Nablus’s southern town of Hawara, was heavily beaten by the Israeli occupation soldiers and transferred to a local hospital shortly afterwards.
Eye-witnesses said a group of Israeli settlers violently assaulted the 28-year-old Mahmoud Jawhar near the Zaatara checkpoint, in southern Nablus.
The casualty was transferred to a hospital in Nablus so as to be treated for the inflicted wounds and bruises.
Meanwhile, 24-year-old Hani Dhmeidi, from Nablus’s southern town of Hawara, was heavily beaten by the Israeli occupation soldiers and transferred to a local hospital shortly afterwards.
Israeli forces, Sunday, abducted two Palestinian ex-detainees from the Hebron area, as well as summoned three other Palestinians to appear before the Israeli intelligence, according to reports by local and security sources.
Coordinator of popular committee against the wall and settlements, Mohammed Awad, told WAFA that forces stormed two areas to the northwest of the town of Beit Ummar, south of Hebron, taking with them two ex-detainees after raiding and searching their homes.
They were identified as Yousif, 21, and Mahmoud Brighith, 23. The detentiuo of the aforementioned freed youths brings the total number of Palestinians detained from the Hebron area, since the beginning of August, to 21 people.
The committee’s coordinator said that clashes erupted between forces and Palestinian locals; forces fired live ammunition in the air and tear gas canisters toward residents homes, however, no injuries or further abductions were reported.
Meanwhile, in the Bethlehem area, forces raided and searched three homes before handing three Palestinian locals notices ordering to appear for interrogation before the Israeli intelligence.
They were identified as Abd al-Kareem As-Shaikh, 23, Jamal Hmaid, and Mohammed al-Bdn.
Coordinator of popular committee against the wall and settlements, Mohammed Awad, told WAFA that forces stormed two areas to the northwest of the town of Beit Ummar, south of Hebron, taking with them two ex-detainees after raiding and searching their homes.
They were identified as Yousif, 21, and Mahmoud Brighith, 23. The detentiuo of the aforementioned freed youths brings the total number of Palestinians detained from the Hebron area, since the beginning of August, to 21 people.
The committee’s coordinator said that clashes erupted between forces and Palestinian locals; forces fired live ammunition in the air and tear gas canisters toward residents homes, however, no injuries or further abductions were reported.
Meanwhile, in the Bethlehem area, forces raided and searched three homes before handing three Palestinian locals notices ordering to appear for interrogation before the Israeli intelligence.
They were identified as Abd al-Kareem As-Shaikh, 23, Jamal Hmaid, and Mohammed al-Bdn.
Several Palestinians, Sunday, suffocated as Israeli army forces violently quelled a peaceful rally to protest the Israeli illegal expropriation of Beit Jala lands for the purpose of expanding construction of the apartheid wall.
Christian and Muslim religious high ranking figures, locals, and activists participated in the rally, which took place at the seized land recently leveled by Israeli forces to resume the construction of the wall. Protesters raised Palestine’s flag atop of olive trees and chanted national slogans.
According to WAFA correspondence, Israeli soldiers attacked the rally, firing tear gas canisters and stun grenades in the direction of the protestors, causing many to suffocate. They were all treated at the scene. Protesters removed the metal gate erected by the Israeli soldiers at the entrance of Wadi Ahmad area to prevent locals from reaching their land.
Meanwhile, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah (Theodosios) Hanna, who also participated in the rally, said Muslims and Christians are present as one nation with no sectarian differences to defend Palestinians’ just cause.
"We will remain steadfast on our land," he confirmed.
He said the Israeli occupation uproots olive trees, because it doesn’t believe in peace. He said Palestinians will not give up on their loyalty to the Palestinian identity.
Regarding the Israeli court’s decision to resume construction of the separation wall, Hanna stressed: "We don’t recognize Israeli courts, and we shall resume our struggle against Israel’s theft of Palestinian-owned land."
According to the Guardian, “The wall will separate the West Bank city of Beit Jala from the settlement of Har Gilo and the village of Walaja. Critics claim its real purpose is not to increase security, but to allow settlement expansion.”
“The wall has been opposed by local Christian leaders and the Vatican. In April it appeared that its construction had been blocked when Israel’s high court ordered the defense ministry to reconsider the route. But a subsequent ruling in July gave it the green light,” it said.
According to media sources, the plan would ‘completely enclose Bethlehem and the surrounding villages — closing all entrances to the area — by the separation wall.’
“The role of the wall here is very simple: to cut off Beit Jala from Wadi Ahmad, an agricultural area of 3,500,000 square meters with thousands of olive trees,” Mazen Qumsiyeh, a veteran Palestinian activist, told +972.
“Building this part will complete the ghettoization of Bethlehem. The route has nothing to do with security — the entire goal is to annex the valley.”
According to B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights center, “85% of the barrier's planned route runs through the West Bank, mainly in areas where there are Israeli settlements and industrial zones.”
“By July 2012, construction of the barrier was 62% complete. It left some 3% of the West Bank territory cut off, west of the barrier. Completed as planned, the barrier will isolate an additional area of more than 6% of West Bank lands on the Israeli side,” added the center.
“Construction of the barrier in the West Bank gravely violates the rights of Palestinians in the areas affected, restricting their access to their lands, crucial services and relatives on the other side of the barrier. The barrier also prevents any possibility of economic development,” stated B’Tselem.
Christian and Muslim religious high ranking figures, locals, and activists participated in the rally, which took place at the seized land recently leveled by Israeli forces to resume the construction of the wall. Protesters raised Palestine’s flag atop of olive trees and chanted national slogans.
According to WAFA correspondence, Israeli soldiers attacked the rally, firing tear gas canisters and stun grenades in the direction of the protestors, causing many to suffocate. They were all treated at the scene. Protesters removed the metal gate erected by the Israeli soldiers at the entrance of Wadi Ahmad area to prevent locals from reaching their land.
Meanwhile, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah (Theodosios) Hanna, who also participated in the rally, said Muslims and Christians are present as one nation with no sectarian differences to defend Palestinians’ just cause.
"We will remain steadfast on our land," he confirmed.
He said the Israeli occupation uproots olive trees, because it doesn’t believe in peace. He said Palestinians will not give up on their loyalty to the Palestinian identity.
Regarding the Israeli court’s decision to resume construction of the separation wall, Hanna stressed: "We don’t recognize Israeli courts, and we shall resume our struggle against Israel’s theft of Palestinian-owned land."
According to the Guardian, “The wall will separate the West Bank city of Beit Jala from the settlement of Har Gilo and the village of Walaja. Critics claim its real purpose is not to increase security, but to allow settlement expansion.”
“The wall has been opposed by local Christian leaders and the Vatican. In April it appeared that its construction had been blocked when Israel’s high court ordered the defense ministry to reconsider the route. But a subsequent ruling in July gave it the green light,” it said.
According to media sources, the plan would ‘completely enclose Bethlehem and the surrounding villages — closing all entrances to the area — by the separation wall.’
“The role of the wall here is very simple: to cut off Beit Jala from Wadi Ahmad, an agricultural area of 3,500,000 square meters with thousands of olive trees,” Mazen Qumsiyeh, a veteran Palestinian activist, told +972.
“Building this part will complete the ghettoization of Bethlehem. The route has nothing to do with security — the entire goal is to annex the valley.”
According to B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights center, “85% of the barrier's planned route runs through the West Bank, mainly in areas where there are Israeli settlements and industrial zones.”
“By July 2012, construction of the barrier was 62% complete. It left some 3% of the West Bank territory cut off, west of the barrier. Completed as planned, the barrier will isolate an additional area of more than 6% of West Bank lands on the Israeli side,” added the center.
“Construction of the barrier in the West Bank gravely violates the rights of Palestinians in the areas affected, restricting their access to their lands, crucial services and relatives on the other side of the barrier. The barrier also prevents any possibility of economic development,” stated B’Tselem.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnapped two Palestinian youngsters during clashes that rocked Beit Ummar, in the southern West Bank.
Spokesperson for the popular anti-settlement committee Mohamed Awad said the IOF rolled into Beit Ummar and wreaked havoc on Palestinian homes shortly before they nabbed two ex-prisoners and dragged them, handcuffed, to the Gush Etzion camp.
Awad added that clashes flared up in the area after the IOF troops attacked the unarmed Palestinian protesters with random spates of tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
At least 16 Palestinians were detained by the IOF since the start of August.
Meanwhile, a series of checkpoints was randomly pitched by the IOF overnight Saturday in southern al-Khalil, where the occupation soldiers have come down heavily on Palestinian civilians and held others in custody.
The IOF were heavily deployed at the Abu Rish checkpoint, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, where Palestinians’ IDs were meticulously inspected under the pretext that an occupation soldier was hit by a Molotov cocktail.
The Israeli troops reportedly raked through residential quarters and alleys. A Palestinian citizen sustained a heart attack after he was detained for long and exhaustive hours during the raid.
Spokesperson for the popular anti-settlement committee Mohamed Awad said the IOF rolled into Beit Ummar and wreaked havoc on Palestinian homes shortly before they nabbed two ex-prisoners and dragged them, handcuffed, to the Gush Etzion camp.
Awad added that clashes flared up in the area after the IOF troops attacked the unarmed Palestinian protesters with random spates of tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
At least 16 Palestinians were detained by the IOF since the start of August.
Meanwhile, a series of checkpoints was randomly pitched by the IOF overnight Saturday in southern al-Khalil, where the occupation soldiers have come down heavily on Palestinian civilians and held others in custody.
The IOF were heavily deployed at the Abu Rish checkpoint, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, where Palestinians’ IDs were meticulously inspected under the pretext that an occupation soldier was hit by a Molotov cocktail.
The Israeli troops reportedly raked through residential quarters and alleys. A Palestinian citizen sustained a heart attack after he was detained for long and exhaustive hours during the raid.
Israeli soldiers invaded ‘Aseeda and Safa areas, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and clashed with local youths, causing scores of injuries.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said several Israeli military vehicles invaded the town, and installed roadblocks in the two areas, before stopping and searching dozens of cards while interrogating the residents.
He added that clashes took place between the soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading troops, while the army fired several gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Medical sources in Hebron confirmed scores of residents received treatments for the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said several Israeli military vehicles invaded the town, and installed roadblocks in the two areas, before stopping and searching dozens of cards while interrogating the residents.
He added that clashes took place between the soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading troops, while the army fired several gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Medical sources in Hebron confirmed scores of residents received treatments for the effects of tear gas inhalation.
22 aug 2015
Israeli settlers, on Saturday, attacked citizens of Qasra village, to the south of Nablus, where dozens of Palestinians were either injured or suffocated by teargas.
Settlers were accompanied by Israeli soldiers as they assaulted the villagers, PNN reports.
For their part, Israeli forces fired bullets, stun grenades and teargas toward the citizens.
Sources in the village said that citizens and popular committee guards confronted the settlers and prevented an attack on one of the shepherds and his sheep.
On a related note, one participant was injured and photographer was assaulted and banned from filming, during weekly protest against the Israeli occupation in Bil’in village, near Ramallah.
Iyad Bornat was injured as he was hit by two gas canisters in his back.
In addition, Rani Bornat, a photographer from the popular struggle committee, was also assaulted by Israeli soldiers who prevented him from filming the protest in its entirety.
Dozens of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation after the Israeli soldiers showered them with hundreds of tear gas canisters.
The march was launched following Friday prayers, from the center of the village, in the direction of the apartheid wall.
Alongside the villagers of Bil’in, dozens of foreign activists from different countries participated in the march.
The participants raised Palestinian flags and chanted slogans calling for the end of the occupation, the liberation of Palestine and Palestinian prisoners.
Violent clashes in Nablus
Violent clashes broke out in Qasra town in Nablus as the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the town Saturday morning.
Head of the village council Abdel Azim Wadi told a PIC reporter that the clashes broke out after a group of settlers attacked a Palestinian shepherd and took away his sheep in the southern part of the town.
Local mosques launched an emergency appeal to confront the settlers’ attack, forcing them to leave.
IOF soldiers rushed to the area and clashed with local youths, injuring some of them.
Settlers were accompanied by Israeli soldiers as they assaulted the villagers, PNN reports.
For their part, Israeli forces fired bullets, stun grenades and teargas toward the citizens.
Sources in the village said that citizens and popular committee guards confronted the settlers and prevented an attack on one of the shepherds and his sheep.
On a related note, one participant was injured and photographer was assaulted and banned from filming, during weekly protest against the Israeli occupation in Bil’in village, near Ramallah.
Iyad Bornat was injured as he was hit by two gas canisters in his back.
In addition, Rani Bornat, a photographer from the popular struggle committee, was also assaulted by Israeli soldiers who prevented him from filming the protest in its entirety.
Dozens of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation after the Israeli soldiers showered them with hundreds of tear gas canisters.
The march was launched following Friday prayers, from the center of the village, in the direction of the apartheid wall.
Alongside the villagers of Bil’in, dozens of foreign activists from different countries participated in the march.
The participants raised Palestinian flags and chanted slogans calling for the end of the occupation, the liberation of Palestine and Palestinian prisoners.
Violent clashes in Nablus
Violent clashes broke out in Qasra town in Nablus as the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the town Saturday morning.
Head of the village council Abdel Azim Wadi told a PIC reporter that the clashes broke out after a group of settlers attacked a Palestinian shepherd and took away his sheep in the southern part of the town.
Local mosques launched an emergency appeal to confront the settlers’ attack, forcing them to leave.
IOF soldiers rushed to the area and clashed with local youths, injuring some of them.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and injured on Friday a Palestinian young man in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli police claimed that the young man was shot after allegedly trying to seize a gun from an Israeli soldier in Mahane Yahuda market in occupied Jerusalem.
The young man suffered several gunshot injuries.
The Israeli police spokeswoman said that the soldier shot the young man in one of his legs after the latter attempted to seize the soldier’s gun.
Large Israeli forces rushed to the scene and imposed tight security restrictions in the area.
An investigation into the shooting has been opened, the spokeswoman added.
Israeli police claimed that the young man was shot after allegedly trying to seize a gun from an Israeli soldier in Mahane Yahuda market in occupied Jerusalem.
The young man suffered several gunshot injuries.
The Israeli police spokeswoman said that the soldier shot the young man in one of his legs after the latter attempted to seize the soldier’s gun.
Large Israeli forces rushed to the scene and imposed tight security restrictions in the area.
An investigation into the shooting has been opened, the spokeswoman added.
Many Injued In Abu Dis - Jerusalem
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near Ramallah, Rateb Abu Rahma, has reported that dozens of nonviolent protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers assaulted them, during the weekly protest.
Abu Rahma said the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades on the nonviolent Palestinian, Israeli and international protesters, causing many to faint, while others suffered severe effects of tear gas inhalation.
This week, the protest in Bil'in comes in solidarity with all hunger striking Palestinian detainees held by Israel, and to demand Tel Aviv to reroute the Annexation Wall, as it illegally confiscates and isolates hundreds of Dunams of Palestinian orchards and farmlands, in the central West Bank District of Ramallah.
On Friday evening, clashes took place in Abu Dis town, near Jerusalem, after several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded it.
Medical sources said dozens of residents, including many children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, especially since the soldiers also fired gas bombs directly at a number of homes.
The soldiers also fired rubber-coated metal bullets, and withdrew from the town later.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near Ramallah, Rateb Abu Rahma, has reported that dozens of nonviolent protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers assaulted them, during the weekly protest.
Abu Rahma said the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades on the nonviolent Palestinian, Israeli and international protesters, causing many to faint, while others suffered severe effects of tear gas inhalation.
This week, the protest in Bil'in comes in solidarity with all hunger striking Palestinian detainees held by Israel, and to demand Tel Aviv to reroute the Annexation Wall, as it illegally confiscates and isolates hundreds of Dunams of Palestinian orchards and farmlands, in the central West Bank District of Ramallah.
On Friday evening, clashes took place in Abu Dis town, near Jerusalem, after several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded it.
Medical sources said dozens of residents, including many children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, especially since the soldiers also fired gas bombs directly at a number of homes.
The soldiers also fired rubber-coated metal bullets, and withdrew from the town later.
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Palestinian medical sources have reported that four residents were injured Friday, after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Kufur Qaddoum town, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
The protesters, accompanied by international activists, marched through the village, demanding that Israel open the main village road that was blocked by the army 13 years ago in order to enable easy access by Israeli colonizers to the Kedumim illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands. Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in the town Morad Eshteiwy said a large military force invaded Kufur |
Qaddoum before noon prayers, and fired a barrage of rubber-coated metal bullets.
The invasion and assault led to clashes between dozens of local youth and the invading soldiers; local youth hurled stones and empty bottles toward the invading soldiers and armored vehicles.
Two children among four injured during Kafar Qadum march
Four Palestinians, including two children, were injured as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) suppressed Friday Kafar Qadum weekly march in Qalqilia in the northern occupied West Bank.
Local activist in the village Murad Shtewei said that large numbers of Israeli soldiers and snipers raided the village on Friday amid heavy fire of rubber bullets.
During the raid, Abdul Rahim Abdul Salam, 6, was shot in his shoulder and Mousa Abdul Latif, 13, was shot and injured in his hand. Two other young men were shot and injured in the hand and thigh.
Shtewei added that Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs and waste-water towards the local homes, while a drone was flying over the village filming the protesters.
Residents of Kafar Qadum weekly stage regular protests against settlement expansion as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces for the past 13 years.
The invasion and assault led to clashes between dozens of local youth and the invading soldiers; local youth hurled stones and empty bottles toward the invading soldiers and armored vehicles.
Two children among four injured during Kafar Qadum march
Four Palestinians, including two children, were injured as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) suppressed Friday Kafar Qadum weekly march in Qalqilia in the northern occupied West Bank.
Local activist in the village Murad Shtewei said that large numbers of Israeli soldiers and snipers raided the village on Friday amid heavy fire of rubber bullets.
During the raid, Abdul Rahim Abdul Salam, 6, was shot in his shoulder and Mousa Abdul Latif, 13, was shot and injured in his hand. Two other young men were shot and injured in the hand and thigh.
Shtewei added that Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs and waste-water towards the local homes, while a drone was flying over the village filming the protesters.
Residents of Kafar Qadum weekly stage regular protests against settlement expansion as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces for the past 13 years.
21 aug 2015
Israeli forces, on Friday morning, stormed Beit Ummar village, to the north of Hebron city, damaging materials and belongings at the home of Riad Sabarneh, after rummaging through its contents.
Mohamed Awwad, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements said that soldiers broke the main door of Sabarneh’s home, completely damaged the kitchen and destroyed other materials in the home.
Awwad added that the soldiers detained family members in a room and terrorized the children, causing daughter Diana (17) to faint. The soldiers also prevented the ambulance from approaching the home and aiding Diana.
Awwad also said that soldiers fired teargas grenades towards the citizens in town, causing a number of injuries and asphyxiations among them.
PNN further notes that Israeli forces have casually kidnapped seven young Palestinians from various cities across the West Bank.
Forces claimed the youth were taken to investigation, but no more information was reported.
Mohamed Awwad, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements said that soldiers broke the main door of Sabarneh’s home, completely damaged the kitchen and destroyed other materials in the home.
Awwad added that the soldiers detained family members in a room and terrorized the children, causing daughter Diana (17) to faint. The soldiers also prevented the ambulance from approaching the home and aiding Diana.
Awwad also said that soldiers fired teargas grenades towards the citizens in town, causing a number of injuries and asphyxiations among them.
PNN further notes that Israeli forces have casually kidnapped seven young Palestinians from various cities across the West Bank.
Forces claimed the youth were taken to investigation, but no more information was reported.
A round of violent confrontations broke out at dawn Friday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rolled into the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank.
Local sources said Palestinian citizens clashed with the heavily-armed IOF troops on the outskirts of the al-Jabriyat area, in Jenin.
The IOF troops attacked the Palestinian protesters with randomly-shot barrages of gunfire and were deployed across the area.
Local sources said Palestinian citizens clashed with the heavily-armed IOF troops on the outskirts of the al-Jabriyat area, in Jenin.
The IOF troops attacked the Palestinian protesters with randomly-shot barrages of gunfire and were deployed across the area.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out Friday a large-scale raid campaign throughout the West Bank. Seven arrests were reported during the raid.
Israeli media sources claimed that seven Palestinians wanted for interrogation were arrested Friday; six of them were allegedly involved in attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers.
The arrests were mainly carried out in Nablus, Ramallah, al-Khalil, and occupied Jerusalem, the sources added.
Along the same line, IOF soldiers, with police dogs, violently stormed a Palestinian home in Beit Ummar town south of al-Khalil under the pretext of looking for weapons, leaving a complete mess behind.
The local activist Mohamed Awad said that dozens of Israeli soldiers broke into the home after blowing up its main gate.
All the family members were held in one single room, as the soldiers ruined the furniture under the pretext of looking for weapons, he added.
No weapons were found in the house, while a number of local residents suffered tear gas inhalation as IOF soldiers fired heavy tear gas bombs to protect their withdrawal.
Earlier Thursday, a group of Israeli settlers attacked and brutally beat two Palestinian children in the Old City of al-Khalil.
Israeli media sources claimed that seven Palestinians wanted for interrogation were arrested Friday; six of them were allegedly involved in attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers.
The arrests were mainly carried out in Nablus, Ramallah, al-Khalil, and occupied Jerusalem, the sources added.
Along the same line, IOF soldiers, with police dogs, violently stormed a Palestinian home in Beit Ummar town south of al-Khalil under the pretext of looking for weapons, leaving a complete mess behind.
The local activist Mohamed Awad said that dozens of Israeli soldiers broke into the home after blowing up its main gate.
All the family members were held in one single room, as the soldiers ruined the furniture under the pretext of looking for weapons, he added.
No weapons were found in the house, while a number of local residents suffered tear gas inhalation as IOF soldiers fired heavy tear gas bombs to protect their withdrawal.
Earlier Thursday, a group of Israeli settlers attacked and brutally beat two Palestinian children in the Old City of al-Khalil.
