1 aug 2020
Dozens of Palestinian civilians, including four children, sustained suffocation last night during a raid by Israeli occupation forces on the village of Zububa, northwest of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, local sources told WAFA.
Occupation forces raided the village in the late night hours, provoking clashes with local Palestinian residents.
They later fired rubber-coated rounds, stun grenades and teargas canisters to disperse the protesters, causing many cases of suffocation from gas inhalation.
Those who suffered suffocation were moved to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Occupation forces raided the village in the late night hours, provoking clashes with local Palestinian residents.
They later fired rubber-coated rounds, stun grenades and teargas canisters to disperse the protesters, causing many cases of suffocation from gas inhalation.
Those who suffered suffocation were moved to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Several Palestinian young men had bullet injuries and dozens suffered from their exposure to tear gas on Friday, the first day of Eid al-Adha, when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled the weekly march in Kafr Qaddum town, east of Qalqilya.
Local official Murad Shetaiwi said that Israeli soldiers stormed the town and showered the participants in the marches with volleys of stun and tear gas grenades and fired rubber and live bullets at them.
Shetaiwi added that seven young protesters were injured by rubber bullets and dozens suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes.
The participants carried Palestinian flags and placards and chanted slogans condemning Israel’s intents to annex West Bank lands and calling for reopening the town’s main road, which has been blocked for over 16 years.
In a separate incident, the IOF on the same day prevented Palestinian citizens from performing the Eid prayer on their lands in Hares village, west of Salfit.
According to local sources, dozens of citizens performed the Eid prayer and listened to the khutba at the main entrance to the village after the IOF barred them from reaching their lands, which the Israeli army intends to seize for settlement projects.
Local official Murad Shetaiwi said that Israeli soldiers stormed the town and showered the participants in the marches with volleys of stun and tear gas grenades and fired rubber and live bullets at them.
Shetaiwi added that seven young protesters were injured by rubber bullets and dozens suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes.
The participants carried Palestinian flags and placards and chanted slogans condemning Israel’s intents to annex West Bank lands and calling for reopening the town’s main road, which has been blocked for over 16 years.
In a separate incident, the IOF on the same day prevented Palestinian citizens from performing the Eid prayer on their lands in Hares village, west of Salfit.
According to local sources, dozens of citizens performed the Eid prayer and listened to the khutba at the main entrance to the village after the IOF barred them from reaching their lands, which the Israeli army intends to seize for settlement projects.
29 july 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday stormed Qalandia refugee camp and Kafr ‘Aqab town north of Jerusalem City amid heavy firing of tear gas canisters.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers in large numbers raided Kafr ‘Aqab and Qalandia, stopped Palestinian citizens in the streets and scrutinized their IDs, seized Palestinian vehicles, and hindered the movement of local residents.
They reported that violent confrontations broke out as the Palestinian residents of the two areas confronted the IOF provocative raids.
The IOF heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at them. Many suffered breathing difficulties and were treated in the field.
Clashes between Palestinian citizens and IOF soldiers are almost daily occurrences in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers in large numbers raided Kafr ‘Aqab and Qalandia, stopped Palestinian citizens in the streets and scrutinized their IDs, seized Palestinian vehicles, and hindered the movement of local residents.
They reported that violent confrontations broke out as the Palestinian residents of the two areas confronted the IOF provocative raids.
The IOF heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at them. Many suffered breathing difficulties and were treated in the field.
Clashes between Palestinian citizens and IOF soldiers are almost daily occurrences in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
27 july 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday arrested a number of Palestinian citizens and clashed with the residents of several West Bank and Jerusalem areas during large-scale dawn campaigns.
Local sources said that the IOF kidnapped at least 10 Palestinian citizens in different areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Over 20 Palestinian homes were raided and ransacked during the raids, they added.
Jaba’ town in Jenin district witnessed violent confrontations between the IOF soldiers and local residents who were attacked with tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
Other clashes flared up in the neighboring village of Anza where the IOF heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at local youths who responded by throwing stones and empty bottles.
No injuries were reported in the incidents.
Local sources said that the IOF kidnapped at least 10 Palestinian citizens in different areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Over 20 Palestinian homes were raided and ransacked during the raids, they added.
Jaba’ town in Jenin district witnessed violent confrontations between the IOF soldiers and local residents who were attacked with tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
Other clashes flared up in the neighboring village of Anza where the IOF heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at local youths who responded by throwing stones and empty bottles.
No injuries were reported in the incidents.
The Israeli occupation army on Monday morning carried out a limited incursion into the besieged Gaza Strip.
Local sources said that several Israeli army bulldozers rolled a few hundred meters into Rafah in the southern area of the Gaza Strip.
Large areas of Palestinian farmlands were razed in the operation which was carried out under heavy firing of live ammunition and tear gas canisters.
No injuries were reported.
Local sources said that several Israeli army bulldozers rolled a few hundred meters into Rafah in the southern area of the Gaza Strip.
Large areas of Palestinian farmlands were razed in the operation which was carried out under heavy firing of live ammunition and tear gas canisters.
No injuries were reported.
Israeli navy ships, on Sunday morning, opened fire towards Palestinian fishing boats sailing off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip, Alray Agency reported.
Several Israeli naval gunships, off the coast of al-Sudania and al-Waha districts, opened gunfire towards Palestinian fishermen’s boats.
The fishermen were sailing within the Israeli dictated fishing zone, between 6 and 9 nautical miles off the coast.
No injuries among the fishermen were reported.
Under the Oslo Peace Accords, signed by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Israel in 1993, Israel is obligated to permit fishing up to 20 nautical miles off the coast of the besieged coastal strip, in order to access the area rich in fish.
According to Israeli human rights group B’Tselem;
Before it imposed the blockade on Gaza, Israel used to permit fishing up to 12 nautical miles from shore. Since imposing the blockade, , in 2007, Israel has changed the limits of the permitted fishing zone several times a year. As of 31 Dec. 2018 it was nine nautical miles in the area south of Gaza City and six nautical miles in the area from Gaza City and northwards, up to the maritime boundary with Israel. Limiting the permitted fishing zone reduces the variety and quantity of available fish, harming the livelihood of Gazan fishermen.
Several Israeli naval gunships, off the coast of al-Sudania and al-Waha districts, opened gunfire towards Palestinian fishermen’s boats.
The fishermen were sailing within the Israeli dictated fishing zone, between 6 and 9 nautical miles off the coast.
No injuries among the fishermen were reported.
Under the Oslo Peace Accords, signed by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Israel in 1993, Israel is obligated to permit fishing up to 20 nautical miles off the coast of the besieged coastal strip, in order to access the area rich in fish.
According to Israeli human rights group B’Tselem;
Before it imposed the blockade on Gaza, Israel used to permit fishing up to 12 nautical miles from shore. Since imposing the blockade, , in 2007, Israel has changed the limits of the permitted fishing zone several times a year. As of 31 Dec. 2018 it was nine nautical miles in the area south of Gaza City and six nautical miles in the area from Gaza City and northwards, up to the maritime boundary with Israel. Limiting the permitted fishing zone reduces the variety and quantity of available fish, harming the livelihood of Gazan fishermen.
A Palestinian worker was injured today in an Israeli military pursuit near Anin village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to sources.
Member of the General Secretariat of the Palestinian Federation of Trade Unions in Jenin, Riyad Kmeil told WAFA that Israeli soldiers chased a worker as he was apparently attempting to enter Israel through the separation barrier in search of work.
The worker, who remained unidentified, sustained fractures and bruises across his body, and was consequently rushed to a hospital in Jenin for treatment.
Member of the General Secretariat of the Palestinian Federation of Trade Unions in Jenin, Riyad Kmeil told WAFA that Israeli soldiers chased a worker as he was apparently attempting to enter Israel through the separation barrier in search of work.
The worker, who remained unidentified, sustained fractures and bruises across his body, and was consequently rushed to a hospital in Jenin for treatment.
26 july 2020
A number of Palestinian workers on Sunday morning choked on tear gas when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked them near Barta’a town in the West Bank district of Jenin.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center’s reporter that the IOF heavily fired tear gas canisters at dozens of Palestinian workmen near the separation wall.
The workers were standing at several gates in the separation wall, getting ready to enter the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948 where they work, the same sources added.
Because of the lack of job opportunities in the occupied West Bank, many Palestinians seek work in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948, and since the Israeli occupation authorities usually refuse to issue them work permits, they sneak through holes and gates they dig in the separation wall.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center’s reporter that the IOF heavily fired tear gas canisters at dozens of Palestinian workmen near the separation wall.
The workers were standing at several gates in the separation wall, getting ready to enter the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948 where they work, the same sources added.
Because of the lack of job opportunities in the occupied West Bank, many Palestinians seek work in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948, and since the Israeli occupation authorities usually refuse to issue them work permits, they sneak through holes and gates they dig in the separation wall.
24 july 2020
At least four Palestinians were injured by Israeli occupation forces today during the weekly protest against Israeli settlements, which takes place every Friday in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Qalqilia city in the northern West Bank, local sources said.
Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the popular resistance in the village, told WAFA that Israeli soldiers attacked the protesters by live gunfire, rubber-coated rounds, and teargas, injuring two by gunfire and two others after they fell on the ground while being chased by the soldiers. video
Other protesters also sustained suffocation from gas inhalation, and were treated at the scene of the clashes.
Palestinians have been organizing a weekly protest in the village every Friday demanding the occupation authorities to reopen the village's main road, shut down since 2002, as well as demanding an end to the Israeli colonial settlement policy.
Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the popular resistance in the village, told WAFA that Israeli soldiers attacked the protesters by live gunfire, rubber-coated rounds, and teargas, injuring two by gunfire and two others after they fell on the ground while being chased by the soldiers. video
Other protesters also sustained suffocation from gas inhalation, and were treated at the scene of the clashes.
Palestinians have been organizing a weekly protest in the village every Friday demanding the occupation authorities to reopen the village's main road, shut down since 2002, as well as demanding an end to the Israeli colonial settlement policy.
