7 aug 2016
Several Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and a nine-year-old disabled child was left injured at dawn Sunday in abrupt sweeps launched across the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The Israeli occupation army claimed responsibility for the abduction of five Palestinians from the southern West Bank and Jerusalem at predawn time on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activism.
Reporting from al-Khalil, a PIC journalist said an Israeli special unit kidnapped the ex-prisoner Dhiaa Ismail Muslameh, 21, from al-Khalil’s southwestern town of Beit Awa, after Palestinian Authority forces had chased him in the afternoon.
Musalmeh, a student at the Polytechnic University, had reportedly spent 28 months in Israeli jails. The IOF soldiers further kidnapped 18-year-old Muntaser Naser Muslameh from the area after they wreaked havoc on his family home.
Two youngsters and an elderly citizen were, meanwhile, kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil’s southern corners.
According to the PIC news correspondent, the nine-year-old disabled child Youssef Abdul Rahman al-Rajabi was aggressively attacked by Israeli settler gangs near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
At the same time, a military checkpoint was pitched by the IOF near the entrances to al-Dhahriya, the Fawar refugee camp, and al-Samou’ village. Youssef Sayel Issa, 26, was also kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers after they rummaged into his family home in Bethlehem’s southern town of al-Khader. Montasser Ibrahimi Issa, 22, was summoned to questioning in the Etzion camp.
The IOF also kidnapped the youngster Muneer Muhammad Shanayteh from Bethlehem’s eastern corners. The occupation troops have tightened military grip around Bethlehem’s eastern villages, blockaded by the Israeli army for the third week running.
The Palestinian Liaison said the IOF soldiers have sealed off six roads with concrete blocks and two more roads with sand barriers. Over recent weeks, abrupt sweeps have been launched by the occupation troops across the area under the pretext that Israeli settlers residing in illegal settlement outposts were subjected to an anti-occupation shooting attack.
Several surveillance cameras were seized from the area on the same allegations.
The Israeli occupation army claimed responsibility for the abduction of five Palestinians from the southern West Bank and Jerusalem at predawn time on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activism.
Reporting from al-Khalil, a PIC journalist said an Israeli special unit kidnapped the ex-prisoner Dhiaa Ismail Muslameh, 21, from al-Khalil’s southwestern town of Beit Awa, after Palestinian Authority forces had chased him in the afternoon.
Musalmeh, a student at the Polytechnic University, had reportedly spent 28 months in Israeli jails. The IOF soldiers further kidnapped 18-year-old Muntaser Naser Muslameh from the area after they wreaked havoc on his family home.
Two youngsters and an elderly citizen were, meanwhile, kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil’s southern corners.
According to the PIC news correspondent, the nine-year-old disabled child Youssef Abdul Rahman al-Rajabi was aggressively attacked by Israeli settler gangs near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
At the same time, a military checkpoint was pitched by the IOF near the entrances to al-Dhahriya, the Fawar refugee camp, and al-Samou’ village. Youssef Sayel Issa, 26, was also kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers after they rummaged into his family home in Bethlehem’s southern town of al-Khader. Montasser Ibrahimi Issa, 22, was summoned to questioning in the Etzion camp.
The IOF also kidnapped the youngster Muneer Muhammad Shanayteh from Bethlehem’s eastern corners. The occupation troops have tightened military grip around Bethlehem’s eastern villages, blockaded by the Israeli army for the third week running.
The Palestinian Liaison said the IOF soldiers have sealed off six roads with concrete blocks and two more roads with sand barriers. Over recent weeks, abrupt sweeps have been launched by the occupation troops across the area under the pretext that Israeli settlers residing in illegal settlement outposts were subjected to an anti-occupation shooting attack.
Several surveillance cameras were seized from the area on the same allegations.
Extremist settlers, guarded by Israeli special forces, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque yards on Sunday morning, via the Mughrabi Gate.
The settlers, led by archaeological and historical guides, toured the Al- Aqsa compound and took some photos for different places, Jerusalemite sources said.
Worshipers and religious science circle students defended the mosque with chants of “Allahu Akbbar!” (God is Greatest).
Israeli police also detained mosque guard Luay Abu-Saadi, at Al- Asbat Gate.
According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, Israeli authorities seek, by such intrusions, to devote the temporal and spatial division of Al- Aqsa mosque compound and Judaize Jerusalem.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam and is also venerated as Judaism’s most holy place. Disputes surrounding visitation to the site have historically flared tensions in the occupied Palestinian territory.
In 2003, the Israeli government unilaterally decided — despite the objections of the Islamic Endowments Department — to allow non-Muslim visitors into the complex.
Since then, under increasingly right-wing Israeli governments, extremist Jewish settlers have been allowed into the site in ever greater numbers — usually protected by Israeli security forces — while Palestinian access to the site has become increasingly restricted.
Christians outside of the Levant remain divided on the issue, as biblical end times prophecy states: “I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.” ~Revelation 21:22
However, settler attacks on Christian holy sites have been progressive and on the increase, in recent years.
This past Thursday, Israeli police continued their aggression against the mosque and the staff of the Rehabilitation Committee. Six of the staff, including the director of the committee, were taken into.
For the second day in a row, the Israeli police prevented the committee staff from completing the renovation works inside the Dome of the Rock, at the mosque compound.
Media expert in the affairs of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa mosque, Mahmud Abu Atta, said that “Israeli police had arrested both of the director of the committee, Bassam al Hallaq and other five employees including: Mohammad al-Dabbagh, Suleiman Abdullatif, Moatasem Karama, Anass al-Dabbagh and Mahmud Annata.”
Israeli occupation forces broke into the Dome of the Rock in the morning and halted the reconstruction works, while detaining six of the rehabilitation staff and taking them to Al Selsela Gate police station, Abu Atta added.
Abu Atta said “The aggression of the Israeli occupation against the Islamic Waqf officials including the Rehabilitation Committee and Al-Aqsa mosque guards is completely unprecedented and dangerous.”
On today’s intrusion, he confirmed that 21 Israeli settlers had broken into the mosque yards and taken a provocative tour around it. They also performed Talmudic religious rituals at Al- Rahma gate, east of Al- Aqsa, according to Abu Atta.
He added that troops also deployed special forces inside the courtyards .
Israeli police deported Isa Salhab, an observer of the Rehabilitation Committee in the Islamic Waqf, from al-Aqsa for two weeks.
On Wednesday, Israeli police released, with no conditions, the director of the Rehabilitation Committee Bassam al Hallaq and others, after interrogating them for several hours at Al- Qishleh Police Centre, in the Old City district of Jerusalem.
As reported by advocate Muhammad Mahmud, the magistrate court judge extended the detention of Sayf al-Din Abu Juma (21 years), his brother Amir (18 years), Kamal Alami (20 years) and Yousef Abu Juma (17 years) to 7/8/2016 and Munir Muheisen to 9/8/2016.
Since the early hours of the morning, Muslims worshipers from Jerusalem and pre-1948 Palestine came into al-Aqsa Mosque yards where they spread out in educational circles, reading verses from the Quran and defending the mosque from settlers break-ins with Takbeer.
The aggression of the Israeli occupation against Al-Aqsa guards, as well as staff from the Islamic Waqf, has escalated dramatically, whereupon Israeli forces detained and deported nine guards and employees.
Furthermore, Israeli police have been keeping al-Aqsa Mosque guard Fadi Alayyan jailed since the last June.
The settlers, led by archaeological and historical guides, toured the Al- Aqsa compound and took some photos for different places, Jerusalemite sources said.
Worshipers and religious science circle students defended the mosque with chants of “Allahu Akbbar!” (God is Greatest).
Israeli police also detained mosque guard Luay Abu-Saadi, at Al- Asbat Gate.
According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, Israeli authorities seek, by such intrusions, to devote the temporal and spatial division of Al- Aqsa mosque compound and Judaize Jerusalem.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam and is also venerated as Judaism’s most holy place. Disputes surrounding visitation to the site have historically flared tensions in the occupied Palestinian territory.
In 2003, the Israeli government unilaterally decided — despite the objections of the Islamic Endowments Department — to allow non-Muslim visitors into the complex.
Since then, under increasingly right-wing Israeli governments, extremist Jewish settlers have been allowed into the site in ever greater numbers — usually protected by Israeli security forces — while Palestinian access to the site has become increasingly restricted.
Christians outside of the Levant remain divided on the issue, as biblical end times prophecy states: “I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.” ~Revelation 21:22
However, settler attacks on Christian holy sites have been progressive and on the increase, in recent years.
This past Thursday, Israeli police continued their aggression against the mosque and the staff of the Rehabilitation Committee. Six of the staff, including the director of the committee, were taken into.
For the second day in a row, the Israeli police prevented the committee staff from completing the renovation works inside the Dome of the Rock, at the mosque compound.
Media expert in the affairs of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa mosque, Mahmud Abu Atta, said that “Israeli police had arrested both of the director of the committee, Bassam al Hallaq and other five employees including: Mohammad al-Dabbagh, Suleiman Abdullatif, Moatasem Karama, Anass al-Dabbagh and Mahmud Annata.”
Israeli occupation forces broke into the Dome of the Rock in the morning and halted the reconstruction works, while detaining six of the rehabilitation staff and taking them to Al Selsela Gate police station, Abu Atta added.
Abu Atta said “The aggression of the Israeli occupation against the Islamic Waqf officials including the Rehabilitation Committee and Al-Aqsa mosque guards is completely unprecedented and dangerous.”
On today’s intrusion, he confirmed that 21 Israeli settlers had broken into the mosque yards and taken a provocative tour around it. They also performed Talmudic religious rituals at Al- Rahma gate, east of Al- Aqsa, according to Abu Atta.
He added that troops also deployed special forces inside the courtyards .
Israeli police deported Isa Salhab, an observer of the Rehabilitation Committee in the Islamic Waqf, from al-Aqsa for two weeks.
On Wednesday, Israeli police released, with no conditions, the director of the Rehabilitation Committee Bassam al Hallaq and others, after interrogating them for several hours at Al- Qishleh Police Centre, in the Old City district of Jerusalem.
As reported by advocate Muhammad Mahmud, the magistrate court judge extended the detention of Sayf al-Din Abu Juma (21 years), his brother Amir (18 years), Kamal Alami (20 years) and Yousef Abu Juma (17 years) to 7/8/2016 and Munir Muheisen to 9/8/2016.
Since the early hours of the morning, Muslims worshipers from Jerusalem and pre-1948 Palestine came into al-Aqsa Mosque yards where they spread out in educational circles, reading verses from the Quran and defending the mosque from settlers break-ins with Takbeer.
The aggression of the Israeli occupation against Al-Aqsa guards, as well as staff from the Islamic Waqf, has escalated dramatically, whereupon Israeli forces detained and deported nine guards and employees.
Furthermore, Israeli police have been keeping al-Aqsa Mosque guard Fadi Alayyan jailed since the last June.
Israeli soldiers and Navy opened fire, on Sunday morning, targeting several Palestinian farmers on their lands, close to the border fence, and fishers in Palestinian territorial waters, in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers, stationed in military towers across the border fence, east of Khan Younis, fired many live rounds at the farmers, forcing them to leave, and preventing others from reaching their lands.
Also in Khan Younis, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds targeting Palestinian fishing boats, close to Khan Younis shore, causing damage to one boat.
There have been no reports of casualties in the attack, but the fishers sailed back to shore fearing additional escalation.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers, stationed in military towers across the border fence, east of Khan Younis, fired many live rounds at the farmers, forcing them to leave, and preventing others from reaching their lands.
Also in Khan Younis, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds targeting Palestinian fishing boats, close to Khan Younis shore, causing damage to one boat.
There have been no reports of casualties in the attack, but the fishers sailed back to shore fearing additional escalation.
Several Palestinian citizens suffered injuries during violent clashes on Saturday evening with Israeli soldiers in Beita and Burin towns in Nablus province.
According to the Red Crescent, 13 Palestinians suffered different injuries, including one in a critical condition, during the events in Beita and Burin.
Red Crescent ambulance crews evacuated some of the wounded to hospitals and provided others with medical assistance on site.
Local sources in Beita told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the events started after a large number of Israeli troops stormed in the evening different neighborhoods of the town and clashed with local young men.
They added many citizens suffered from inhaling tear gas during the skirmishes. They also said that the invading troops kidnapped a young man identified as Ramez Duwaikat before withdrawing from the town.
In Burin, the Israeli army claimed that one of its soldiers suffered a slight head injury during its campaign in the town. Locals said that the soldiers attacked young men and intensively fired tear gas grenades at them and homes.
One tear gas canister fell inside a house, causing its residents to suffer from suffocation.
According to the Red Crescent, 13 Palestinians suffered different injuries, including one in a critical condition, during the events in Beita and Burin.
Red Crescent ambulance crews evacuated some of the wounded to hospitals and provided others with medical assistance on site.
Local sources in Beita told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the events started after a large number of Israeli troops stormed in the evening different neighborhoods of the town and clashed with local young men.
They added many citizens suffered from inhaling tear gas during the skirmishes. They also said that the invading troops kidnapped a young man identified as Ramez Duwaikat before withdrawing from the town.
In Burin, the Israeli army claimed that one of its soldiers suffered a slight head injury during its campaign in the town. Locals said that the soldiers attacked young men and intensively fired tear gas grenades at them and homes.
One tear gas canister fell inside a house, causing its residents to suffer from suffocation.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday evening, the villages of Beita and Burin, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, shot and injured at least three Palestinians, while dozens suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, during clashes that took place following the invasions.
Medical sources said that at least three Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets, in Beita village, and that one of them suffered a moderate-to-serious injury before he was moved to a hospital for treatment.
The soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Ziyada Dweilat, but later released him and handed him to the Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO).
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Burin village and clashed with dozens of local youths, who hurled stones on the military vehicles, while the army fired dozens of gas bombs, targeting protesters and nearby homes.
Many Palestinians, including several children, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation after the soldiers fired gas bombs at their homes.
Some of the wounded, who received treatment by Red Crescent medics in their homes, have been identified as Shahd, Hala, Shatha and Alaa’ ‘As’ous, Bilal Dakheel Eid and his family, and Mohammad Raja Eid.
On Saturday at dawn, the army invaded the al-‘Obeydiyya town, east of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Ghassan Jamil al-‘Asa, 38, after breaking into his home and searching it.
Medical sources said that at least three Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets, in Beita village, and that one of them suffered a moderate-to-serious injury before he was moved to a hospital for treatment.
The soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Ziyada Dweilat, but later released him and handed him to the Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO).
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Burin village and clashed with dozens of local youths, who hurled stones on the military vehicles, while the army fired dozens of gas bombs, targeting protesters and nearby homes.
Many Palestinians, including several children, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation after the soldiers fired gas bombs at their homes.
Some of the wounded, who received treatment by Red Crescent medics in their homes, have been identified as Shahd, Hala, Shatha and Alaa’ ‘As’ous, Bilal Dakheel Eid and his family, and Mohammad Raja Eid.
On Saturday at dawn, the army invaded the al-‘Obeydiyya town, east of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Ghassan Jamil al-‘Asa, 38, after breaking into his home and searching it.
6 aug 2016
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Saturday stormed Deir al-Hatab town, east of Nablus city, and raided some homes, with no reported arrests.
According to local sources, Israeli troops broke into and ransacked the homes of Samir Abdul-Rahman and Rakez Kassab and interrogated the residents.
In an earlier incident, violent clashes broke out last night between local young men and Israeli soldiers in the eastern neighborhood of Burin town in Nablus.
The skirmishes started after the soldiers stormed the town and set up a roadblock at its main entrance. In al-Khalil, similar clashes took place on Friday night in the northern town of Beit Ummar during an IOF campaign.
The IOF also blocked the main entrance to Yatta town in al-Khalil with mounds of dirt and rocks.
According to local sources, Israeli troops broke into and ransacked the homes of Samir Abdul-Rahman and Rakez Kassab and interrogated the residents.
In an earlier incident, violent clashes broke out last night between local young men and Israeli soldiers in the eastern neighborhood of Burin town in Nablus.
The skirmishes started after the soldiers stormed the town and set up a roadblock at its main entrance. In al-Khalil, similar clashes took place on Friday night in the northern town of Beit Ummar during an IOF campaign.
The IOF also blocked the main entrance to Yatta town in al-Khalil with mounds of dirt and rocks.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday afternoon, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and clashed with local youths who hurled stones at them; the army fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing many residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Mohammad Awad, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against Colonies in Hebron, said the soldiers invaded ‘Aseeda area, in the eastern part of Beit Ummar, and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing many injuries.
The soldiers fired several gas bombs at farmers on their lands, also causing many of them to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Awad stated that the soldiers frequently invade Beit Ummar, and conduct provocative acts by installing roadblocks, in addition to breaking into homes and searching them while interrogating the Palestinians.
Mohammad Awad, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against Colonies in Hebron, said the soldiers invaded ‘Aseeda area, in the eastern part of Beit Ummar, and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing many injuries.
The soldiers fired several gas bombs at farmers on their lands, also causing many of them to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Awad stated that the soldiers frequently invade Beit Ummar, and conduct provocative acts by installing roadblocks, in addition to breaking into homes and searching them while interrogating the Palestinians.
5 aug 2016
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the village of Kufur Qaddoum, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, searched at least one home, and clashed with local youths, who hurled stones at the invading vehicles.
Morad Eshteiwy, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, stated that the soldiers fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.
Eshteiwy added that the soldiers invaded the home of Mofeed Eshteiwy, who lives abroad, and searched the property, causing damage.
In related news, the army invaded the northern part of al-Biereh city, in central West Bank, and surrounded a company before storming it and confiscating surveillance tapes and equipment.
Morad Eshteiwy, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, stated that the soldiers fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.
Eshteiwy added that the soldiers invaded the home of Mofeed Eshteiwy, who lives abroad, and searched the property, causing damage.
In related news, the army invaded the northern part of al-Biereh city, in central West Bank, and surrounded a company before storming it and confiscating surveillance tapes and equipment.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and fired several live rounds, concussion grenades, and flares.
Local sources in Beit Awwa said the soldiers surrounded the town before invading it, and opened fire on protesters, who hurled stones and empty bottles at the military vehicles.
The soldiers also fired many flares, live rounds, and concussion grenades, causing several children to suffer anxiety attacks.
The Israeli army said one of its military towers, guarding Naghot illegal colony, was attacked with Molotov cocktails.
Local sources in Beit Awwa said the soldiers surrounded the town before invading it, and opened fire on protesters, who hurled stones and empty bottles at the military vehicles.
The soldiers also fired many flares, live rounds, and concussion grenades, causing several children to suffer anxiety attacks.
The Israeli army said one of its military towers, guarding Naghot illegal colony, was attacked with Molotov cocktails.
A Palestinian journalist and a number of protesters sustained injuries on Friday as the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) aggressively disbanded peaceful anti-settlement marches in the West Bank.
The popular committee in Ni’lin village, in western Ramallah province, said the IOF violently attacked a march marking the eighth anniversary of the death of the Palestinian minor Youssef Ahmad Ameira, killed by the occupation troops in his 17’s of age, on August 4, 2008.
The march was also staged in solidarity with prisoner Bilal al-Kayed, who has been on a hunger strike for the 53rd consecutive day in protest at being transferred to administrative detention after the end of his 15-year-sentence in Israeli jails.
The popular committee in Ni’lin village, in western Ramallah province, said the IOF violently attacked a march marking the eighth anniversary of the death of the Palestinian minor Youssef Ahmad Ameira, killed by the occupation troops in his 17’s of age, on August 4, 2008.
The march was also staged in solidarity with prisoner Bilal al-Kayed, who has been on a hunger strike for the 53rd consecutive day in protest at being transferred to administrative detention after the end of his 15-year-sentence in Israeli jails.
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The IOF attacked the protesters with randomly-discharged waves of bullet fire and teargas canisters, resulting in several suffocation cases. Journalist Hassan Dabous sustained wounds after he was directly hit with a teargas grenade from a very close range.
At the same time, dozens of Palestinian marchers choked on teargas unleashed by the IOF during a peaceful anti-settlement march staged in Kfar Qaddum village, to the east of Qalqilya.
Coordinator for the popular resistance committee Murad Shteiwi said the IOF soldiers rolled into the village shortly before the launch of the march and showered the area with teargas canisters and live rounds, resulting in several injuries among the protesters.
Earlier, at dawn time, the IOF stormed the village in several army jeeps and wreaked havoc on civilian homes in an attempt to quell anti-occupation activism in the area.
The IOF attacked the protesters with randomly-discharged waves of bullet fire and teargas canisters, resulting in several suffocation cases. Journalist Hassan Dabous sustained wounds after he was directly hit with a teargas grenade from a very close range.
At the same time, dozens of Palestinian marchers choked on teargas unleashed by the IOF during a peaceful anti-settlement march staged in Kfar Qaddum village, to the east of Qalqilya.
Coordinator for the popular resistance committee Murad Shteiwi said the IOF soldiers rolled into the village shortly before the launch of the march and showered the area with teargas canisters and live rounds, resulting in several injuries among the protesters.
Earlier, at dawn time, the IOF stormed the village in several army jeeps and wreaked havoc on civilian homes in an attempt to quell anti-occupation activism in the area.
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, six Palestinians with live fire, causing various wounds, including one who suffered life-threatening wounds, after the army opened fire on protesters, in two areas in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said that five Palestinians were shot and injured with live rounds, including one, 25 years of age, who suffered life-threatening wounds, after the soldiers fire many bullets at protesters, east of Gaza city. Another Palestinian suffered moderate wounds.
Dr. al-Qedra added that one Palestinian, 21 years of age, suffered moderate wounds after the soldiers shot him with a live round, east of Gaza city.
At least three Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and scores suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
5 civilians injured by Israeli bullet fire in blockaded Gaza
At least five Palestinians were shot and injured by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday evening in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Spokesperson for the Palestinian Health Ministry Ashraf al-Qudra said five youngsters sustained serious injuries, including one in critical condition, after they were attacked by the IOF in al-Shuja’iya neighborhood, to the east of Gaza, and in al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip.
A 25-year-old Palestinian sustained serious wounds in the assault. The IOF opened fire on a group of Palestinian youths who peacefully gathered near the Nahel Oz military camp.
Reporting from central Gaza Strip, a PIC journalist said two protesters were rushed to the Shuhadaa al-Aqsa hospital so as to be treated for the wounds they sustained in a shooting attack on peaceful protesters in eastern al-Bureij refugee camp.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said that five Palestinians were shot and injured with live rounds, including one, 25 years of age, who suffered life-threatening wounds, after the soldiers fire many bullets at protesters, east of Gaza city. Another Palestinian suffered moderate wounds.
Dr. al-Qedra added that one Palestinian, 21 years of age, suffered moderate wounds after the soldiers shot him with a live round, east of Gaza city.
At least three Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and scores suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
5 civilians injured by Israeli bullet fire in blockaded Gaza
At least five Palestinians were shot and injured by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday evening in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Spokesperson for the Palestinian Health Ministry Ashraf al-Qudra said five youngsters sustained serious injuries, including one in critical condition, after they were attacked by the IOF in al-Shuja’iya neighborhood, to the east of Gaza, and in al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip.
A 25-year-old Palestinian sustained serious wounds in the assault. The IOF opened fire on a group of Palestinian youths who peacefully gathered near the Nahel Oz military camp.
Reporting from central Gaza Strip, a PIC journalist said two protesters were rushed to the Shuhadaa al-Aqsa hospital so as to be treated for the wounds they sustained in a shooting attack on peaceful protesters in eastern al-Bureij refugee camp.
27-year-old Mohamed al-Shahed was badly injured when a group of Israeli border soldiers physically assaulted him outside the post office building in east Jerusalem.
Shahed, who works at the post office, explained that he went out of the building on Thursday morning to take a break when several border soldiers suddenly gathered around him and embarked on harassing and beating him, with no reason.
"At first, their number was eight and then they became 20 soldiers.
They severely beat me all over my body and two of them, who were cops, embarked on hitting me with their rifle butts," he said.
He added that when the manager of the post office showed up along with Israeli policemen from Salahuddin police station, the soldiers escaped.
As a result of the attack, Shahed suffered from bruises all over his body, painful swellings in his eyes, slight injuries in his face and neck, and severe pains in his right leg.
Shahed, who works at the post office, explained that he went out of the building on Thursday morning to take a break when several border soldiers suddenly gathered around him and embarked on harassing and beating him, with no reason.
"At first, their number was eight and then they became 20 soldiers.
They severely beat me all over my body and two of them, who were cops, embarked on hitting me with their rifle butts," he said.
He added that when the manager of the post office showed up along with Israeli policemen from Salahuddin police station, the soldiers escaped.
As a result of the attack, Shahed suffered from bruises all over his body, painful swellings in his eyes, slight injuries in his face and neck, and severe pains in his right leg.
At least seven Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Friday in a mass-abduction sweep launched across the West Bank.
The IOF claimed responsibility for the abduction of seven allegedly-wanted Palestinians from Ourata town, to the southeast of Nablus, on allegations of hurling stones at Israeli cars.
Clashes flared up after IOF soldiers stormed Qalqilya’s eastern village of Kfar Qaddum at the crack of dawn and attacked the Palestinian protesters and civilian homes with randomly-shot spates of teargas canisters and rubber bullets.
The occupation soldiers also rummaged into the home of the expatriate Palestinian citizen Mufeed Shteiwi. At the same time, the IOF broke into northern al-Bireh city and seized surveillance cameras and recording devices.
A similar assault rocked al-Khalil’s southwestern town of Beit Awa, where a state of panic overwhelmed children and women due to the heavy barrages of bullet fire and stun grenades unleashed across the area.
Limited clashes broke out in al-Khalil’s towns of Sa’ir, to the north, and al-Shiyoukh, to the northeast, following the assault. The IOF soldiers reportedly broke into the family home of Udai Ghawadreh and threatened his family that he will be killed in case he does not turn himself in.
The occupation troops aggressively attacked children residing at the home and exhaustively interrogated Ghawadreh’s parents. The IOF soldiers have been chasing down Ghawadreh for several weeks, during which the family has been subjected to all sorts of harassment by the occupation troops.
Meanwhile, clashes burst out in eastern and southern Bethlehem province after the IOF rolled into Beit Fajjar and Tekou’a towns. The Palestinian youngster Anas Ismail al-Sheikh, from Marah Rabah town, to the south of Bethlehem, was also summoned for interrogation in the process.
The campaign culminated in a series of military checkpoints randomly pitched by the IOF across al-Khalil and Bethlehem.
The IOF claimed responsibility for the abduction of seven allegedly-wanted Palestinians from Ourata town, to the southeast of Nablus, on allegations of hurling stones at Israeli cars.
Clashes flared up after IOF soldiers stormed Qalqilya’s eastern village of Kfar Qaddum at the crack of dawn and attacked the Palestinian protesters and civilian homes with randomly-shot spates of teargas canisters and rubber bullets.
The occupation soldiers also rummaged into the home of the expatriate Palestinian citizen Mufeed Shteiwi. At the same time, the IOF broke into northern al-Bireh city and seized surveillance cameras and recording devices.
A similar assault rocked al-Khalil’s southwestern town of Beit Awa, where a state of panic overwhelmed children and women due to the heavy barrages of bullet fire and stun grenades unleashed across the area.
Limited clashes broke out in al-Khalil’s towns of Sa’ir, to the north, and al-Shiyoukh, to the northeast, following the assault. The IOF soldiers reportedly broke into the family home of Udai Ghawadreh and threatened his family that he will be killed in case he does not turn himself in.
The occupation troops aggressively attacked children residing at the home and exhaustively interrogated Ghawadreh’s parents. The IOF soldiers have been chasing down Ghawadreh for several weeks, during which the family has been subjected to all sorts of harassment by the occupation troops.
Meanwhile, clashes burst out in eastern and southern Bethlehem province after the IOF rolled into Beit Fajjar and Tekou’a towns. The Palestinian youngster Anas Ismail al-Sheikh, from Marah Rabah town, to the south of Bethlehem, was also summoned for interrogation in the process.
The campaign culminated in a series of military checkpoints randomly pitched by the IOF across al-Khalil and Bethlehem.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday rolled into southern and western Nablus province, sparking clashes with Palestinian protesters.
The IOF stormed Nablus’ southern towns of Beita and Ourata. Clashes flared up after the IOF stormed Arak Burin town, to the west, and showered Palestinian civilian homes with stun grenades.
The IOF also raided Beita town and pitched a military checkpoint.
In a related development, the occupation troops stormed eastern Bethlehem city and wreaked havoc on the family home of Muhammad Mussa al-Abiyat.
The IOF further threatened to knock down the home of Muayad Basel Awda in Nablus’ southern town of Hawara. Activist Ghassan Daghlas said the demolitions make part of a larger Israeli plan of ethnic cleansing.
The IOF stormed Nablus’ southern towns of Beita and Ourata. Clashes flared up after the IOF stormed Arak Burin town, to the west, and showered Palestinian civilian homes with stun grenades.
The IOF also raided Beita town and pitched a military checkpoint.
In a related development, the occupation troops stormed eastern Bethlehem city and wreaked havoc on the family home of Muhammad Mussa al-Abiyat.
The IOF further threatened to knock down the home of Muayad Basel Awda in Nablus’ southern town of Hawara. Activist Ghassan Daghlas said the demolitions make part of a larger Israeli plan of ethnic cleansing.
4 aug 2016
Female Israeli conscripts repeatedly beat Hadeel al-Faqih, the wife of the slain Palestinian anti-occupation activist, Mohammed al-Faqih.
The soldiers hit her on the back and stomach, in what the Palestinian family perceive as an attempt to assassinate the fetus. Hadeel al-Faqih said that IOF targeted her on Wednesday at dawn, as a huge force of the Israeli army broke into her father’s home and attacked her and her father, Zuheir Barakat Awda, who tried to prevent them from arresting her.
Mohammed al-Faqih was assassinated by Israeli soldiers in Surif town, after he was surrounded in a house for around six hours, in armed clashes between him and the IOF.
The Israeli forces opened heavy fire and launched eight shoulder-fired missiles at the house where al-Faqih ahd taken shelter.
Threats
Hadeel al-Faqih, the four-month pregnant widow, said that the IOF threatened her directly as they said, “We have had enough revenge from the people of al-Khalil.
Now we are after you. Even if Mohammed is dead, we will arrest you and abort your fetus.”
She added that two Israeli female conscripts beat her on the back and stomach, dragged her on the floor, threw her at the wall and forcibly pushed her to the door, while their eyes were focused on her stomach.
Arrest attempt
Al-Faqih went on, “After beating me severely, the Israeli forces dragged me into a room, interrogated me and said they would arrest me.”
According to al-Faqih, the IOF broke into her father’s home at 1.30 a.m. while her father was out. They were taking her to an Israeli jeep when she saw her father coming.
He started asking the Israeli officers about what was going on. She said, “As I stopped before the jeep, I looked back and saw my father lying on the ground, unconscious.”
Awda’s health condition
“The IOF soldiers left my father on the ground for 30 minutes without allowing anyone to reach him or me.
When they noticed that my father had reached a very critical condition, the forces withdrew hurriedly,” she added.
Her father was taken to the UNRWA hospital in Qalqilya as he sustained a critical brain hemorrhage and lungs damage.
“When my father was on the ground, I recalled the situation when the soldiers killed my husband and an Israeli intelligence agent smiled and told me, we killed Muhammad without letting you see him,” she said.
According to medical reports, Awda’s chance of going back to normal life is very slim.
The soldiers hit her on the back and stomach, in what the Palestinian family perceive as an attempt to assassinate the fetus. Hadeel al-Faqih said that IOF targeted her on Wednesday at dawn, as a huge force of the Israeli army broke into her father’s home and attacked her and her father, Zuheir Barakat Awda, who tried to prevent them from arresting her.
Mohammed al-Faqih was assassinated by Israeli soldiers in Surif town, after he was surrounded in a house for around six hours, in armed clashes between him and the IOF.
The Israeli forces opened heavy fire and launched eight shoulder-fired missiles at the house where al-Faqih ahd taken shelter.
Threats
Hadeel al-Faqih, the four-month pregnant widow, said that the IOF threatened her directly as they said, “We have had enough revenge from the people of al-Khalil.
Now we are after you. Even if Mohammed is dead, we will arrest you and abort your fetus.”
She added that two Israeli female conscripts beat her on the back and stomach, dragged her on the floor, threw her at the wall and forcibly pushed her to the door, while their eyes were focused on her stomach.
Arrest attempt
Al-Faqih went on, “After beating me severely, the Israeli forces dragged me into a room, interrogated me and said they would arrest me.”
According to al-Faqih, the IOF broke into her father’s home at 1.30 a.m. while her father was out. They were taking her to an Israeli jeep when she saw her father coming.
He started asking the Israeli officers about what was going on. She said, “As I stopped before the jeep, I looked back and saw my father lying on the ground, unconscious.”
Awda’s health condition
“The IOF soldiers left my father on the ground for 30 minutes without allowing anyone to reach him or me.
When they noticed that my father had reached a very critical condition, the forces withdrew hurriedly,” she added.
Her father was taken to the UNRWA hospital in Qalqilya as he sustained a critical brain hemorrhage and lungs damage.
“When my father was on the ground, I recalled the situation when the soldiers killed my husband and an Israeli intelligence agent smiled and told me, we killed Muhammad without letting you see him,” she said.
According to medical reports, Awda’s chance of going back to normal life is very slim.
Palestinian young men and journalists suffered injuries on Wednesday evening when Israeli soldiers near Ofer jail in Ramallah violently attacked the march they held in solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners.
Journalist Raghda Atma suffered a leg injury when a stun grenade hit her and one of the protesters suffered a rubber bullet injury, while many others suffocated by tear gas, according to eyewitnesses.
In a related development, the higher leading committee for Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails has declared a state of alert in Ofer jail in response to the transfer of prisoners from the Movement to other prisons and their exposure to maltreatment.
The Ofer administration transferred more than 200 prisoners to different prisons and isolated head of the Hamas leading committee, who went on open-ended hunger strike in response to the repressive measures.
Journalist Raghda Atma suffered a leg injury when a stun grenade hit her and one of the protesters suffered a rubber bullet injury, while many others suffocated by tear gas, according to eyewitnesses.
In a related development, the higher leading committee for Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails has declared a state of alert in Ofer jail in response to the transfer of prisoners from the Movement to other prisons and their exposure to maltreatment.
The Ofer administration transferred more than 200 prisoners to different prisons and isolated head of the Hamas leading committee, who went on open-ended hunger strike in response to the repressive measures.