20 aug 2016
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On Tuesday morning, at 8:30, we received a call from Badee Dwaik, one of the co-ordinators of Human Rights Defenders, a Palestinian human rights group, about the unfolding situation in Al Fawwar refugee camp.
Around 2:00 that morning, hundreds of Israeli soldiers invaded the village. Claiming they were looking for weapons, they went from home to home, searching each one. In homes that they searched, the soldiers destroyed furniture and made a mess. Their invasion caused clashes, as young Palestinian men and boys rushed out to confront them with rocks. As we drove close to the village, we could see a roadblock and a number of Israeli army jeeps stationed and blocking the passage of vehicles in and out of the area. We saw a UN car and spoke to the drivers. They too were denied entry. |
X, my fellow activist, and myself, decided to try getting into the village. The soldiers at the roadblock stopped us and asked us who we were. Knowing that the UN were denied entry and that in greatest likelihood if they were denied entry then our group would face the same treatment, we told the soldiers we are tourists. One of them looked at us and asked “OK, but are you sure you want to go in? It’s not very quiet there”. We feigned ignorance and asked the soldier what is going on. He said he couldn’t tell us, but advised us not to go in.
We said that we would like to go in anyway. I resisted the urge to tell the soldier that the reason things were “not very quiet” in the village was because he and his comrades were attacking it.
As we entered into the village, we ran into a group of soldiers from Hebron. We knew each other well from previous encounters, especially settler tours and their forays into H1. They were very hostile and tried to stop us from filming, by blocking and attempting to grab my camera. They snapped at Palestinians to get into their homes or to keep moving. We could hear gunshots and sound bombs exploding in further areas of the village.
Pretty soon, we saw some Palestinian men throwing rocks at soldiers. The soldiers opened fire on them with rubber coated steel bullets, we could hear the loud “bang” noises as we sat behind a wall and observed.
A Palestinian family invited us to their house, and we observed from the rooftop as Israeli soldiers entered people’s houses. Groups about a dozen armed soldiers would enter through the door. Of course the families were not consulted. We visited a home that just about 15 minutes before was searched by the soldiers. We came to room after room of upturned furniture, clothes strewn over the floor, beds and tables flipped over. We witnessed a group of soldiers come into a home of a Palestinian family, a big dog with them.
Sometimes the houses were searched, but not always. During other times the soldiers went on the rooftops and made themselves comfortable. They were using these people’s homes- with the families still inside- as impromptu military vantage points. Had there been any real fighting- ie the people being victimized actually having weapons and being able to shoot back- these families would have been in great danger. Deliberately endangering civilians is a war crime.
We witnessed a group of Israeli soldiers throwing both acousitc and gas grenades at school-aged Palestinian children who were throwing stones at them. They pointed their guns at these kids, as well as at us, in an attempt to intimidate. The soldiers swore at the Palestinian family who allowed us to stand on their roof and observe, yelling “sharmuta” (whore) at them.
Later, we witnessed clashes in another part of the village between older Palestinian youth and men, and the Israeli army, along with with a special unit of border police forces who were shooting off round after round of rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammo. There were three International Committee of the Red Crescent (ICRC) ambulances standing by, and, very unfortunately, they were kept busy throughout the whole day.
By the time the “operation” was over, forty Palestinians were wounded and one seventeen-year-old boy was dead –shot in the heart with a live bullet. Some people later told us that the soldiers were stopping and detaining these vehicles as they rushed to take the wounded away… if so, it would be another war crime.
Being witnesses to the cruelty and brutality of the soldiers, we also were witnesses to the kindness of the people whom we met in the village. The Palestinian man who with his family allowed us to observe from their roof knew he was taking a big risk, since the military could target him next.
As the siege was progressing and one could hear gunshots and the explosions of sound grenades in the village, the first family we stayed with not only offered us cup after cup of coffee and tea, but later a delicious Palestinian breakfast. Their kids asked again and again to have their pictures taken.
As we walked through some parts of the village when it was safer to do so, people guided us to the places where the soldiers were engaged in their “action”. The second family we visited- whose furniture was trashed by the soldiers- also offered us drinks and warmly welcomed us.
How they were able to maintain their hospitality and kindness in the midst of this horrific event is beyond me. I really have no idea how I would have responded in their place if I had guests come at a time like this. Tragically, such raids happen there on more or less a regular basis. As traumatic as this particular attack was, it was nothing new.
After about six hours there, we had to leave. We could hear the sound bombs and gunshots continuing on our way out. We made sure to hide our memory cards prior to exiting, but the soldiers manning the checkpoint did not even check.
The “operation” was very militant, and well planned. The village was surrounded from all sides, with soldiers blocking the road leading into the village, and others being staked out in the hills. Small white drones buzzed overhead, taking photos. No one was able to get in (although, after about a few hours, the UN was allowed passage) and everyone was carefully screened on the way out.
The army and border police, I later learned, pulled out the next morning, after spending about 24 hours in the village.
The Israeli military had tremendous success — forty wounded and one dead on the Palestinian side, and, on the Israeli side, one lightly wounded soldier who was hit by a rock.
A truly resounding military victory — except that the targets were not uniformed members of an enemy army, or even armed militants. The targets were civilians. Refugees. People already living a life that is economically difficult, who were now hit (again) by this type of calamity.
What happened three days ago was a criminal action — state ordered, supported and sanctioned, and even armed, by certain powerful governments.
However, it was a crime nevertheless. Hopefully, one day, justice will come to this land, and events like this will be remembered as history of a tragic past, not the current and ongoing reality of today.
We said that we would like to go in anyway. I resisted the urge to tell the soldier that the reason things were “not very quiet” in the village was because he and his comrades were attacking it.
As we entered into the village, we ran into a group of soldiers from Hebron. We knew each other well from previous encounters, especially settler tours and their forays into H1. They were very hostile and tried to stop us from filming, by blocking and attempting to grab my camera. They snapped at Palestinians to get into their homes or to keep moving. We could hear gunshots and sound bombs exploding in further areas of the village.
Pretty soon, we saw some Palestinian men throwing rocks at soldiers. The soldiers opened fire on them with rubber coated steel bullets, we could hear the loud “bang” noises as we sat behind a wall and observed.
A Palestinian family invited us to their house, and we observed from the rooftop as Israeli soldiers entered people’s houses. Groups about a dozen armed soldiers would enter through the door. Of course the families were not consulted. We visited a home that just about 15 minutes before was searched by the soldiers. We came to room after room of upturned furniture, clothes strewn over the floor, beds and tables flipped over. We witnessed a group of soldiers come into a home of a Palestinian family, a big dog with them.
Sometimes the houses were searched, but not always. During other times the soldiers went on the rooftops and made themselves comfortable. They were using these people’s homes- with the families still inside- as impromptu military vantage points. Had there been any real fighting- ie the people being victimized actually having weapons and being able to shoot back- these families would have been in great danger. Deliberately endangering civilians is a war crime.
We witnessed a group of Israeli soldiers throwing both acousitc and gas grenades at school-aged Palestinian children who were throwing stones at them. They pointed their guns at these kids, as well as at us, in an attempt to intimidate. The soldiers swore at the Palestinian family who allowed us to stand on their roof and observe, yelling “sharmuta” (whore) at them.
Later, we witnessed clashes in another part of the village between older Palestinian youth and men, and the Israeli army, along with with a special unit of border police forces who were shooting off round after round of rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammo. There were three International Committee of the Red Crescent (ICRC) ambulances standing by, and, very unfortunately, they were kept busy throughout the whole day.
By the time the “operation” was over, forty Palestinians were wounded and one seventeen-year-old boy was dead –shot in the heart with a live bullet. Some people later told us that the soldiers were stopping and detaining these vehicles as they rushed to take the wounded away… if so, it would be another war crime.
Being witnesses to the cruelty and brutality of the soldiers, we also were witnesses to the kindness of the people whom we met in the village. The Palestinian man who with his family allowed us to observe from their roof knew he was taking a big risk, since the military could target him next.
As the siege was progressing and one could hear gunshots and the explosions of sound grenades in the village, the first family we stayed with not only offered us cup after cup of coffee and tea, but later a delicious Palestinian breakfast. Their kids asked again and again to have their pictures taken.
As we walked through some parts of the village when it was safer to do so, people guided us to the places where the soldiers were engaged in their “action”. The second family we visited- whose furniture was trashed by the soldiers- also offered us drinks and warmly welcomed us.
How they were able to maintain their hospitality and kindness in the midst of this horrific event is beyond me. I really have no idea how I would have responded in their place if I had guests come at a time like this. Tragically, such raids happen there on more or less a regular basis. As traumatic as this particular attack was, it was nothing new.
After about six hours there, we had to leave. We could hear the sound bombs and gunshots continuing on our way out. We made sure to hide our memory cards prior to exiting, but the soldiers manning the checkpoint did not even check.
The “operation” was very militant, and well planned. The village was surrounded from all sides, with soldiers blocking the road leading into the village, and others being staked out in the hills. Small white drones buzzed overhead, taking photos. No one was able to get in (although, after about a few hours, the UN was allowed passage) and everyone was carefully screened on the way out.
The army and border police, I later learned, pulled out the next morning, after spending about 24 hours in the village.
The Israeli military had tremendous success — forty wounded and one dead on the Palestinian side, and, on the Israeli side, one lightly wounded soldier who was hit by a rock.
A truly resounding military victory — except that the targets were not uniformed members of an enemy army, or even armed militants. The targets were civilians. Refugees. People already living a life that is economically difficult, who were now hit (again) by this type of calamity.
What happened three days ago was a criminal action — state ordered, supported and sanctioned, and even armed, by certain powerful governments.
However, it was a crime nevertheless. Hopefully, one day, justice will come to this land, and events like this will be remembered as history of a tragic past, not the current and ongoing reality of today.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at dawn Saturday stormed different neighborhoods in Nablus city and nearby towns.
Eyewitnesses revealed that Israeli patrols broke into al-Qarini housing block in al-Masaken al-Shabiya neighborhood in the city, closed the main road and searched several commercial shops for unreleased reasons.
The IOF troops also raided Jabal al-Qadeh area in Beit Forik town after Palestinian youths had confronted settlers leading to clashes that extended to al-Dubbat neighborhood.
The nearby Beit Dajan town was also stormed by Israeli forces for the second time in the past 24 hours resulting in clashes in the vicinity of the boys’ school.
Eyewitnesses revealed that Israeli patrols broke into al-Qarini housing block in al-Masaken al-Shabiya neighborhood in the city, closed the main road and searched several commercial shops for unreleased reasons.
The IOF troops also raided Jabal al-Qadeh area in Beit Forik town after Palestinian youths had confronted settlers leading to clashes that extended to al-Dubbat neighborhood.
The nearby Beit Dajan town was also stormed by Israeli forces for the second time in the past 24 hours resulting in clashes in the vicinity of the boys’ school.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night stormed Ya'bad town, south of Jenin, set up roadblocks at its entrances and used a house as an observation post.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that several Israeli troops and barriers were deployed at the entrances to Ya'bad, where cars and passers-by were intercepted and searched.
The sources added that the invading troops stormed the house of Mu'akad Attatera in the southern neighborhood of the town, detained all the residents in one room and used its rooftop as an observation post.
The IOF raid on the southern neighborhood is aimed at pressuring its residents to prevent their children from throwing stones at settlers' cars, according to the Israeli claims. The southern neighborhood, which is located near Mevo Dotan settlement, has been raided by the IOF several times recently.
In a new incident, a large number of Israeli troops stormed at dawn Saturday Tura town near Ya'bad, maltreated its residents and ransacked homes. Local sources told the PIC that the invading troops broke into and ransacked six homes and assaulted families.
They added that the IOF set up a roadblock on the road between Tura and Ya'bad, amid intensive gunfire. The Israeli army has recently intensified its raids on Ya'bad town and its nearby areas for unknown reasons.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that several Israeli troops and barriers were deployed at the entrances to Ya'bad, where cars and passers-by were intercepted and searched.
The sources added that the invading troops stormed the house of Mu'akad Attatera in the southern neighborhood of the town, detained all the residents in one room and used its rooftop as an observation post.
The IOF raid on the southern neighborhood is aimed at pressuring its residents to prevent their children from throwing stones at settlers' cars, according to the Israeli claims. The southern neighborhood, which is located near Mevo Dotan settlement, has been raided by the IOF several times recently.
In a new incident, a large number of Israeli troops stormed at dawn Saturday Tura town near Ya'bad, maltreated its residents and ransacked homes. Local sources told the PIC that the invading troops broke into and ransacked six homes and assaulted families.
They added that the IOF set up a roadblock on the road between Tura and Ya'bad, amid intensive gunfire. The Israeli army has recently intensified its raids on Ya'bad town and its nearby areas for unknown reasons.
Israeli soldiers stole, on Saturday morning, bicycles from two children, in ‘Aida refugee camp, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem.
Monther Amira, an activist with the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said the two children were riding their bicycles and playing in the al-Moftah area, at the eastern entrance of the refugee camp.
Amira added that the soldiers invaded that area, stole the bicycles from the two children, and withdrew shortly after.
The Israeli army frequently assaults Palestinian children, playing in their communities, in addition to repeatedly targeting them with live fire, rubber-coated metal bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
On July 25, Israeli Border Guard Police officers, harassed an eight-year-old Palestinian child in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and took her bicycle away before throwing it in a ditch.
Although the abuse was caught on tape, the Police Investigation Unit of the Israeli Justice Department (Mahash) decided not to indict the Border Guard police officers.
The officers were caught on tape harassing the child, in the center of Hebron city, before they took her bicycle away from her and threw it in the bushes.
Monther Amira, an activist with the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said the two children were riding their bicycles and playing in the al-Moftah area, at the eastern entrance of the refugee camp.
Amira added that the soldiers invaded that area, stole the bicycles from the two children, and withdrew shortly after.
The Israeli army frequently assaults Palestinian children, playing in their communities, in addition to repeatedly targeting them with live fire, rubber-coated metal bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
On July 25, Israeli Border Guard Police officers, harassed an eight-year-old Palestinian child in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and took her bicycle away before throwing it in a ditch.
Although the abuse was caught on tape, the Police Investigation Unit of the Israeli Justice Department (Mahash) decided not to indict the Border Guard police officers.
The officers were caught on tape harassing the child, in the center of Hebron city, before they took her bicycle away from her and threw it in the bushes.
Four Palestinian young men suffered bullet injuries on Friday afternoon when Israeli border soldiers opened fire at peaceful protesters east of the Gaza Strip.
According to a spokesman for the health ministry, three young men suffered bullet injuries in their legs east of Gaza City.
A 16-year-old kid identified as Eid Taha also suffered a similar injury during his participation in the weekly protest east of al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
The protesters were also showered with tear gas grenades during the protest. Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) dozens of Gazan young men rallied east of Gaza when soldiers suddenly opened fire at them.
Since the start of al-Quds intifada (uprising) in October last year, many young men have been participating in peaceful marches to border areas east of Gaza to condemn Israel's ongoing violations against Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque.
According to a spokesman for the health ministry, three young men suffered bullet injuries in their legs east of Gaza City.
A 16-year-old kid identified as Eid Taha also suffered a similar injury during his participation in the weekly protest east of al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
The protesters were also showered with tear gas grenades during the protest. Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) dozens of Gazan young men rallied east of Gaza when soldiers suddenly opened fire at them.
Since the start of al-Quds intifada (uprising) in October last year, many young men have been participating in peaceful marches to border areas east of Gaza to condemn Israel's ongoing violations against Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli soldiers assaulted, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, as the locals, Israeli and international peace activists marched towards the villager’s orchards.
The protesters carried Palestinian flags, and posters of hunger-striking detainees Bilal Kayed, Mohammad al-Balboul, and all striking detainees, facing very difficult conditions and constant violations.
They marched towards the villagers’ orchards while chanting against the escalating Israeli violations, for national unity and ongoing resistance until freedom and independence, and the liberation of all detainees.
Israeli soldiers closed the entire area, and assaulted the protesters, preventing them from advancing towards the orchards and the Wall.
Abdullah Abu Rahma, the coordinator of the Popular Committee in Bil’in, called for ongoing protests and resistance against the “racist and extremist Israeli government that continues to target the civilians, and continues to open fire on them, demolish their homes and illegally confiscate their lands in order to build and expand its illegal colonies.”
He also denounced the escalating Israeli violations against the political prisoners, especially those holding hunger strikes, in addition to the repeated assaults against their families.
The protesters carried Palestinian flags, and posters of hunger-striking detainees Bilal Kayed, Mohammad al-Balboul, and all striking detainees, facing very difficult conditions and constant violations.
They marched towards the villagers’ orchards while chanting against the escalating Israeli violations, for national unity and ongoing resistance until freedom and independence, and the liberation of all detainees.
Israeli soldiers closed the entire area, and assaulted the protesters, preventing them from advancing towards the orchards and the Wall.
Abdullah Abu Rahma, the coordinator of the Popular Committee in Bil’in, called for ongoing protests and resistance against the “racist and extremist Israeli government that continues to target the civilians, and continues to open fire on them, demolish their homes and illegally confiscate their lands in order to build and expand its illegal colonies.”
He also denounced the escalating Israeli violations against the political prisoners, especially those holding hunger strikes, in addition to the repeated assaults against their families.
Israeli soldiers assaulted, Friday, the weekly protest in Kufur Qaddoum town, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, wounding three Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Morad Eshteiwy, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said a large military force invaded Kufur Qaddoum and assaulted locals, holding the weekly nonviolent protest, leading to clashes.
The army fired rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding three Palestinians, and many gas bombs, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Eshteiwy added that the soldiers deliberately destroyed the main waterline, for the seventh consecutive time.
Maintenance workers of the Local Council in Kufur Qaddoum were prevented from fixing the waterline for three hours.
Kufur Qaddoum started the weekly protests thirteen years ago, marching against the army’s closure of the town’s main road to enable easy access to the colonists driving to and from Kedumim illegal colony.
Morad Eshteiwy, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said a large military force invaded Kufur Qaddoum and assaulted locals, holding the weekly nonviolent protest, leading to clashes.
The army fired rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding three Palestinians, and many gas bombs, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Eshteiwy added that the soldiers deliberately destroyed the main waterline, for the seventh consecutive time.
Maintenance workers of the Local Council in Kufur Qaddoum were prevented from fixing the waterline for three hours.
Kufur Qaddoum started the weekly protests thirteen years ago, marching against the army’s closure of the town’s main road to enable easy access to the colonists driving to and from Kedumim illegal colony.
19 aug 2016
Palestinian protesters sustained injuries on Thursday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rolled into Ramallah province, in the central West Bank.
A PIC journalist said a Palestinian youth sustained injuries after he was shot by the occupation soldiers in clashes near the illegal Israeli settlement of Beit El, to the north of Ramallah.
Dozens of protesters also choked on teargas as the IOF aggressively disbanded a peaceful demo staged at noontime in Beitouna town, to the west, in protest at the Israeli crimes and in solidarity with Palestinian hunger-strikers starving in Israeli jails.
Activist Issam Bakr called for mobilizing mass support for popular protests and campaigns in solidarity with hunger-striker Bilal Kayed and other Palestinian detainees.
He spoke out against the simmering Israeli aggressions on the land and the people, saying they are being committed by an entity that “does not care an inch about international law.”
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Fares Qadura, also warned of the anticipated death of a number of hunger-strikers after their health has remarkably gone down in Israeli custody.
The assault was carried out a few hours before the IOF stormed at predawn time on Friday Beit Furik and Beit Dajan towns, to the east of Nablus province, and wreaked havoc on over 10 Palestinian civilian homes.
Activist Thaer Hanini said the assault was launched at 2:30 a.m. and culminated in abrupt break-ins and exhausting interrogations of native inhabitants.
A PIC journalist said a Palestinian youth sustained injuries after he was shot by the occupation soldiers in clashes near the illegal Israeli settlement of Beit El, to the north of Ramallah.
Dozens of protesters also choked on teargas as the IOF aggressively disbanded a peaceful demo staged at noontime in Beitouna town, to the west, in protest at the Israeli crimes and in solidarity with Palestinian hunger-strikers starving in Israeli jails.
Activist Issam Bakr called for mobilizing mass support for popular protests and campaigns in solidarity with hunger-striker Bilal Kayed and other Palestinian detainees.
He spoke out against the simmering Israeli aggressions on the land and the people, saying they are being committed by an entity that “does not care an inch about international law.”
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Fares Qadura, also warned of the anticipated death of a number of hunger-strikers after their health has remarkably gone down in Israeli custody.
The assault was carried out a few hours before the IOF stormed at predawn time on Friday Beit Furik and Beit Dajan towns, to the east of Nablus province, and wreaked havoc on over 10 Palestinian civilian homes.
Activist Thaer Hanini said the assault was launched at 2:30 a.m. and culminated in abrupt break-ins and exhausting interrogations of native inhabitants.
Palestinian young men marched to Hawara checkpoint near Nablus at noon Thursday to express solidarity with hunger-striker Bilal el-Kayed and were met with a shower of teargas grenades.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the youths were holding photos of Kayed, who has been on hunger strike in Israeli jails for 65 days, and closed Quds street with burning tires.
They added that the young men threw stones at the Israeli occupation forces manning the roadblock, adding that the soldiers responded with firing teargas canisters.
Some of the youths choked on teargas and were treated for suffocation.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the youths were holding photos of Kayed, who has been on hunger strike in Israeli jails for 65 days, and closed Quds street with burning tires.
They added that the young men threw stones at the Israeli occupation forces manning the roadblock, adding that the soldiers responded with firing teargas canisters.
Some of the youths choked on teargas and were treated for suffocation.
18 aug 2016
A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the town of Jaba’, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, kidnapped one Palestinian during searches of homes, and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded, and violently searched many homes, and kidnapped a young man identified as Ahmad Fawzi Kanaan, 30.
The PPS added that the soldiers interrogated several Palestinians while searching their homes, and identified some of the home owners as Ahmad Nimir Malaisha, Bassel Mofeed Ghannam, Mohammad and Ghassan al-Qash’ar, Abu Ammar Fashafsha, Mohammad Abdul-Karim Hamamra and Taleb Hamamra.
Medical sources in Jaba’ said several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place between the invading soldiers and a number of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the army vehicles.
Palestinians choke on tear gas in clashes with IOF in Jaba
Dozens of Palestinian youths at dawn Thursday choked on tear gas in violent clashes with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) that lasted for hours in Jaba town to the south of Jenin city.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Israeli troops broke into about 19 houses in Jaba town amid search operations, field investigation and sabotaging Palestinians’ properties.
Robberies at the hands of Israeli soldiers during storming Palestinians’ homes were reported as well. The family of Ahmad Shalash lost a jewelry set after Israeli soldiers left their home, local sources revealed.
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded, and violently searched many homes, and kidnapped a young man identified as Ahmad Fawzi Kanaan, 30.
The PPS added that the soldiers interrogated several Palestinians while searching their homes, and identified some of the home owners as Ahmad Nimir Malaisha, Bassel Mofeed Ghannam, Mohammad and Ghassan al-Qash’ar, Abu Ammar Fashafsha, Mohammad Abdul-Karim Hamamra and Taleb Hamamra.
Medical sources in Jaba’ said several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place between the invading soldiers and a number of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the army vehicles.
Palestinians choke on tear gas in clashes with IOF in Jaba
Dozens of Palestinian youths at dawn Thursday choked on tear gas in violent clashes with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) that lasted for hours in Jaba town to the south of Jenin city.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Israeli troops broke into about 19 houses in Jaba town amid search operations, field investigation and sabotaging Palestinians’ properties.
Robberies at the hands of Israeli soldiers during storming Palestinians’ homes were reported as well. The family of Ahmad Shalash lost a jewelry set after Israeli soldiers left their home, local sources revealed.
17 aug 2016
Four Israeli military bulldozers escorted by four tanks carried out a limited incursion Wednesday morning into the eastern areas of Khan Younis to the south of Gaza Strip.
The PIC reporter revealed that Israeli military bulldozers advanced into Abu Rida district to the east of Khuzaa town east of Khan Younis while the tanks were stationed at sand hills within the border line during the incursion amid flying of drones at low altitudes.
He also reported that Israeli soldiers unleashed their gunfire towards Palestinian farmers in al-Farahein area in Abasan town east of Khan Younis.
The PIC reporter revealed that Israeli military bulldozers advanced into Abu Rida district to the east of Khuzaa town east of Khan Younis while the tanks were stationed at sand hills within the border line during the incursion amid flying of drones at low altitudes.
He also reported that Israeli soldiers unleashed their gunfire towards Palestinian farmers in al-Farahein area in Abasan town east of Khan Younis.
Mohammad Yousef Saber Abu Hashhash 17
The Israeli army withdrew, late on Tuesday at night, from the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, after concluding a massive military invasion, leading to the death of one Palestinian, while at least 59 others have been injured and dozens of homes invaded and ransacked.
Dr. Waleed Zalloum, the general director of the Hebron Governmental hospital, said 38 Palestinians were moved to the medical center, and that most of them were shot in their legs, thighs and arms.
Zalloum added that one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Yousef Saber Abu Hashhash, 17, was fatally shot in the chest and died shortly after being moved to a hospital.
Dozens of residents, including many children and elderly, suffered severe effects of tear gas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
Dr. Yousef Takrouri, the general director of the Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron, said five Palestinians were moved to the medical center; all were shot with live rounds, four in the legs and one in the chest.
In addition, one Palestinian was moved to the Rafidia Hospital, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after the soldiers shot him with an expanding bullet in the leg, and another was moved to a hospital in Ramallah, when the soldiers shot him with a similar round in his left shoulder.
Many Palestinian families said the soldiers violently invaded their homes and searched them, and accused the military of stealing gold and cash during the searches.
Amjad Najjar, the head of the Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded his home in the al-Fawwar refugee camp, before forcing him and his family in one room, and violently searched the property, causing excessive damage.
Najjar added that the soldiers stole gold and cash from the family home, and that the search of the property lasted for more than four hours.
During the invasion into the refugee camp, the soldiers conducted home-to-home searches, causing excessive property damage, in addition to interrogating dozens of families and photographing them.
The Israeli invasion into the camp was initiated at dawn, Tuesday; the army said it was looking for weapons and claimed that the soldiers “located two pistols, one commando knife, sound bombs and dozens of live rounds.
The Israeli army withdrew, late on Tuesday at night, from the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, after concluding a massive military invasion, leading to the death of one Palestinian, while at least 59 others have been injured and dozens of homes invaded and ransacked.
Dr. Waleed Zalloum, the general director of the Hebron Governmental hospital, said 38 Palestinians were moved to the medical center, and that most of them were shot in their legs, thighs and arms.
Zalloum added that one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Yousef Saber Abu Hashhash, 17, was fatally shot in the chest and died shortly after being moved to a hospital.
Dozens of residents, including many children and elderly, suffered severe effects of tear gas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
Dr. Yousef Takrouri, the general director of the Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron, said five Palestinians were moved to the medical center; all were shot with live rounds, four in the legs and one in the chest.
In addition, one Palestinian was moved to the Rafidia Hospital, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after the soldiers shot him with an expanding bullet in the leg, and another was moved to a hospital in Ramallah, when the soldiers shot him with a similar round in his left shoulder.
Many Palestinian families said the soldiers violently invaded their homes and searched them, and accused the military of stealing gold and cash during the searches.
Amjad Najjar, the head of the Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded his home in the al-Fawwar refugee camp, before forcing him and his family in one room, and violently searched the property, causing excessive damage.
Najjar added that the soldiers stole gold and cash from the family home, and that the search of the property lasted for more than four hours.
During the invasion into the refugee camp, the soldiers conducted home-to-home searches, causing excessive property damage, in addition to interrogating dozens of families and photographing them.
The Israeli invasion into the camp was initiated at dawn, Tuesday; the army said it was looking for weapons and claimed that the soldiers “located two pistols, one commando knife, sound bombs and dozens of live rounds.