7 aug 2020
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Israeli forces Friday afternoon quelled an anti-annexation march in Kafr Qaddum town, east of Qalqiliya city, injuring dozens of protestors, said a local activist.
Coordinator of the Local Popular Resistance Committee Murad Ishtiwi said that Israeli troops opened fire towards protestors marching against Israel’s illegal move to annex large swaths of the West Bank, hitting a 23-year-old protestor with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the foot and causing dozens others to suffocate from tear gas inhalation. All the suffocation cases received treatment at the scene. Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu has declared many times his |
willingness to annex the illegal colonial settlements besides to the Jordan Valley, a fertile strip of land running west along the Jordan River, which is home of some 65,000 Palestinians and makes up approximately 30 percent of the West Bank.
The annexation move is based on the US-touted Mideast plan, dubbed deal of the century, which in fact endorses Israel’s longstanding policy of permanent occupation, colonialism and apartheid over the Palestinian people.
The annexation of Palestinian territory occupied in 1967 is illegal under international law, and it would put much of the occupied West Bank under Israeli sovereignty, leaving only a few small pockets of densely populated Palestinian bantustans.
The annexation move is based on the US-touted Mideast plan, dubbed deal of the century, which in fact endorses Israel’s longstanding policy of permanent occupation, colonialism and apartheid over the Palestinian people.
The annexation of Palestinian territory occupied in 1967 is illegal under international law, and it would put much of the occupied West Bank under Israeli sovereignty, leaving only a few small pockets of densely populated Palestinian bantustans.
Israeli forces Friday afternoon opened fire at Palestinians protesting against Israel’s move to seize their land for settlement construction in Turmus Ayya town, north of Ramallah.
Mayor of Turmus Ayya Said Taleb said that Israeli troops opened fired towards peaceful protestors marching against Israel’s illegal move to seize large swaths of their land to make room for the expansion of a colonial settlement, injuring five protestors with rubber-coated steel bullets in their feet and causing dozens to suffocate from tear gas.
He pointed out that Israeli forces seized 3500 dunams of the villagers’ farmland, known as the Eastern Plain, and set up several tents on them as a prelude for the construction of a colonial settlement outpost several months ago.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry confirmed that a Palestinian was hit with tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops in his face. He was rushed to a hospital in Ramallah, where medics described his condition as stable.
Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu has declared many times his willingness to annex the illegal colonial settlements besides to the Jordan Valley, and consolidate settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The annexation move is based on the US-touted Mideast plan, dubbed deal of the century, which in fact endorses Israel’s longstanding policy of permanent occupation, colonialism and apartheid over the Palestinian people.
The annexation of Palestinian territory occupied in 1967 is illegal under international law, and it would put much of the occupied West Bank under Israeli sovereignty, leaving only a few small pockets of densely populated Palestinian bantustans.
Mayor of Turmus Ayya Said Taleb said that Israeli troops opened fired towards peaceful protestors marching against Israel’s illegal move to seize large swaths of their land to make room for the expansion of a colonial settlement, injuring five protestors with rubber-coated steel bullets in their feet and causing dozens to suffocate from tear gas.
He pointed out that Israeli forces seized 3500 dunams of the villagers’ farmland, known as the Eastern Plain, and set up several tents on them as a prelude for the construction of a colonial settlement outpost several months ago.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry confirmed that a Palestinian was hit with tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops in his face. He was rushed to a hospital in Ramallah, where medics described his condition as stable.
Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu has declared many times his willingness to annex the illegal colonial settlements besides to the Jordan Valley, and consolidate settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The annexation move is based on the US-touted Mideast plan, dubbed deal of the century, which in fact endorses Israel’s longstanding policy of permanent occupation, colonialism and apartheid over the Palestinian people.
The annexation of Palestinian territory occupied in 1967 is illegal under international law, and it would put much of the occupied West Bank under Israeli sovereignty, leaving only a few small pockets of densely populated Palestinian bantustans.
Israeli military dawn Friday shot a Palestinian woman and targeted an ambulance in a predawn raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, said local sources.
The sources said that Israeli forces barged their way into the Jenin city neighborhood of al-Jaberiyyat, where they interrogated and threatened to re-arrest a former prisoner after breaking into his house.
The raid sparked confrontations during which Israeli troops opened fire towards local teens who attempted to block their passage.
Director of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Mahmoud al-Sa‘di confirmed that a 27-year-old woman was hit in the chest with a bullet fired by Israeli forces while in her house during the raid.
He added that the forces directly opened fire on an ambulance trying to reach and evacuate the casualty from her house, with two bullets penetrating the ambulance.
The sources said that Israeli forces barged their way into the Jenin city neighborhood of al-Jaberiyyat, where they interrogated and threatened to re-arrest a former prisoner after breaking into his house.
The raid sparked confrontations during which Israeli troops opened fire towards local teens who attempted to block their passage.
Director of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Mahmoud al-Sa‘di confirmed that a 27-year-old woman was hit in the chest with a bullet fired by Israeli forces while in her house during the raid.
He added that the forces directly opened fire on an ambulance trying to reach and evacuate the casualty from her house, with two bullets penetrating the ambulance.
Israeli forces detained at least four Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, said local sources.
The sources confirmed that Israeli forces rounded up a Palestinian after ransacking his family house in Hindaza village, east of Bethlehem city.
Israeli soldiers also detained another during a raid that triggered confrontations in Dheisha refugee camp, south of the city.
During ensuing confrontations, the soldiers opened fire towards local teens who attempted to block their passage to the camp. No injuries were reported though.
In Tulkarem district, sources confirmed an Israeli military raid in Nur Shams refugee camp, resulting in the detention of another.
In Jenin district, soldiers carried out a raid in Faqqua village, east of Jenin, resulting in the detention of another Palestinian.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.
The sources confirmed that Israeli forces rounded up a Palestinian after ransacking his family house in Hindaza village, east of Bethlehem city.
Israeli soldiers also detained another during a raid that triggered confrontations in Dheisha refugee camp, south of the city.
During ensuing confrontations, the soldiers opened fire towards local teens who attempted to block their passage to the camp. No injuries were reported though.
In Tulkarem district, sources confirmed an Israeli military raid in Nur Shams refugee camp, resulting in the detention of another.
In Jenin district, soldiers carried out a raid in Faqqua village, east of Jenin, resulting in the detention of another Palestinian.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Thursday at night, several missiles into an area in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, causing damage. video
Media sources said Israeli fighter jets fired missiles at a site, apparently used by an armed resistance group in Beit Lahia, causing damage to several buildings, including nearby homes.
There have been no reports of casualties as a result of the Israeli missiles.
The Israeli army said it was retaliating to flammable balloons that were reportedly flown from Gaza, and landed in areas in Eshkol and Hof Ashkelon colonies, near the besieged Gaza Strip, causing fires.
The army initially said the sources of the fires were unknown, but later issued another statement attributing them to the balloons, and added that the soldiers also “located and defused an explosive which was reportedly attached to a balloon.”
Media sources said Israeli fighter jets fired missiles at a site, apparently used by an armed resistance group in Beit Lahia, causing damage to several buildings, including nearby homes.
There have been no reports of casualties as a result of the Israeli missiles.
The Israeli army said it was retaliating to flammable balloons that were reportedly flown from Gaza, and landed in areas in Eshkol and Hof Ashkelon colonies, near the besieged Gaza Strip, causing fires.
The army initially said the sources of the fires were unknown, but later issued another statement attributing them to the balloons, and added that the soldiers also “located and defused an explosive which was reportedly attached to a balloon.”
5 aug 2020
Israeli forces today rammed their military vehicle into a Palestinian in the northern West Bank city of Tubas, said a local source.
Director of the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) Office in Tubas Kamal Bani-Odeh confirmed that Israeli forces rammed their military jeep into Mustafa Abu Siaj as they conducted a detention raid in the city, inflicting injuries across his body.
Abu Siaj was rushed to a hospital for urgent treatment.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
Raids besides to other measures, taken under the guise of security, are intended to entrench Israel’s 51-year-old military occupation of the West Bank and its settler colonial project which it enforces with routine and frequently deadly violence against Palestinians.
The United Nations stated [pdf] that: “Security operations conducted by the Israeli Security Forces in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, often result in deaths, live ammunition injuries, excessive tear gas exposure and home demolitions.”
Director of the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) Office in Tubas Kamal Bani-Odeh confirmed that Israeli forces rammed their military jeep into Mustafa Abu Siaj as they conducted a detention raid in the city, inflicting injuries across his body.
Abu Siaj was rushed to a hospital for urgent treatment.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
Raids besides to other measures, taken under the guise of security, are intended to entrench Israel’s 51-year-old military occupation of the West Bank and its settler colonial project which it enforces with routine and frequently deadly violence against Palestinians.
The United Nations stated [pdf] that: “Security operations conducted by the Israeli Security Forces in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, often result in deaths, live ammunition injuries, excessive tear gas exposure and home demolitions.”
4 aug 2020
Tasnim al-Qadi, 28
Updated: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until dawn hours Tuesday, fifteen Palestinians, including a young woman, during extensive and violent searches of homes across the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers also shot two Palestinians in Jericho.
The PPS office in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Mo’tasem Abu Arrana at a sudden military roadblock, and added that the army also stormed and ransacked homes before abducting Ahmad Salah and Mohammad Abu az-Zaki, from Jenin refugee camp, in addition to Amir Sharqawi from Zababda town.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted a young woman, identified as Tasneem al-Qadi, 28, from her home.
The soldiers also abducted Fadi Abu Sneina, from his home in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Rashid Ali Awad, from his home in Beit Ummar town, north of the city.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted two young men, identified as Ayman Yacoub Ghazal and Ala’ Haroun Ghazal.
In addition, the soldiers abducted Ali Mohammad Raslan, a student of the Al-Quds University, from his home in Aqbat Jabr refugee camp, in Jericho, in addition to Hikmat Oweidat.
Protests erupted during the military invasion into Jericho, and the soldiers shot two young men with live rounds.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohannad Shehada and Yousef Shehada from their homes in Orif town.
Woman among 13 Palestinians Israeli occupation forces detain in West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces detained 13 Palestinians during early morning raids into various cities and villages in the occupied territories, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
It said soldiers detained Tasnim al-Qadi, 28, during a raid at her family home in Ramallah and ransacked her home.
Soldiers also detained four Palestinians in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, two from Urif village in the Nablus district, one from Qalqilya, one from the southern West Bank town of Beit Ummar, and two from Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho.
Israeli occupation forces also detained two Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem.
PPS said Israel also detained 33 Palestinians during the four-day Eid Al-Adha holiday that ended yesterday.
Updated: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until dawn hours Tuesday, fifteen Palestinians, including a young woman, during extensive and violent searches of homes across the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers also shot two Palestinians in Jericho.
The PPS office in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Mo’tasem Abu Arrana at a sudden military roadblock, and added that the army also stormed and ransacked homes before abducting Ahmad Salah and Mohammad Abu az-Zaki, from Jenin refugee camp, in addition to Amir Sharqawi from Zababda town.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted a young woman, identified as Tasneem al-Qadi, 28, from her home.
The soldiers also abducted Fadi Abu Sneina, from his home in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Rashid Ali Awad, from his home in Beit Ummar town, north of the city.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted two young men, identified as Ayman Yacoub Ghazal and Ala’ Haroun Ghazal.
In addition, the soldiers abducted Ali Mohammad Raslan, a student of the Al-Quds University, from his home in Aqbat Jabr refugee camp, in Jericho, in addition to Hikmat Oweidat.
Protests erupted during the military invasion into Jericho, and the soldiers shot two young men with live rounds.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohannad Shehada and Yousef Shehada from their homes in Orif town.
Woman among 13 Palestinians Israeli occupation forces detain in West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces detained 13 Palestinians during early morning raids into various cities and villages in the occupied territories, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
It said soldiers detained Tasnim al-Qadi, 28, during a raid at her family home in Ramallah and ransacked her home.
Soldiers also detained four Palestinians in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, two from Urif village in the Nablus district, one from Qalqilya, one from the southern West Bank town of Beit Ummar, and two from Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho.
Israeli occupation forces also detained two Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem.
PPS said Israel also detained 33 Palestinians during the four-day Eid Al-Adha holiday that ended yesterday.
3 aug 2020
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday caused fire damage to 14 dunums of Palestinian agricultural land in al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah. video
Local official Kazem al-Hajj said that Israeli soldiers fired volleys of tear gas and stun grenades towards an agricultural area in the east of Mughayyir, triggering fire that burned 14 dunums of almond crops belonging to a local resident called Suleiman Ahmed.
Hajj added that 12 sheep belonging to Fadel Abu Alya died after they grazed in an area that had been sprayed with a poisonous stuff by Jewish settlers.
Local official Kazem al-Hajj said that Israeli soldiers fired volleys of tear gas and stun grenades towards an agricultural area in the east of Mughayyir, triggering fire that burned 14 dunums of almond crops belonging to a local resident called Suleiman Ahmed.
Hajj added that 12 sheep belonging to Fadel Abu Alya died after they grazed in an area that had been sprayed with a poisonous stuff by Jewish settlers.
Dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, sustained suffocation last night during a fresh 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 for the second time in less than two days, provoking clashes with local Palestinian residents.
The later fired rubber-coated rounds, stun grenades and teargas canisters at the civilians, causing many cases of suffocation from gas inhalation.
Those injured were treated at the scene by medics of the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC).
The village has been the latest target of an Israeli campaign of daily raids over the past few days, with soldiers breaking into homes and harassing civilians under the alleged pretext of security.
Occupation forces raided the village for the second time in less than two days, provoking clashes with local Palestinian residents.
The later fired rubber-coated rounds, stun grenades and teargas canisters at the civilians, causing many cases of suffocation from gas inhalation.
Those injured were treated at the scene by medics of the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC).
The village has been the latest target of an Israeli campaign of daily raids over the past few days, with soldiers breaking into homes and harassing civilians under the alleged pretext of security.
Israeli warplanes last night carried out at least two airstrikes targeting two locations in the south of the Gaza Strip, causing damages to the sites bombed but no casualties, said WAFA correspondent.
An Israeli reconnaissance aircraft bombed with two missiles a target west of Khan Younis city in the south of the Strip, causing fire to erupt.
A few minutes later, F16 fighter jets bombed the same site with two missiles, causing damages to the site.
A few hours later, Israeli warplanes bombed a location west of Rafah city, south of the Gaza strip, causing significant damages to the site and fire to erupt.
Israeli occupation forces claimed that the attacks came after a projectile was fired from Gaza but was intercepted by the so-called Israeli Iron Dome system.
An Israeli reconnaissance aircraft bombed with two missiles a target west of Khan Younis city in the south of the Strip, causing fire to erupt.
A few minutes later, F16 fighter jets bombed the same site with two missiles, causing damages to the site.
A few hours later, Israeli warplanes bombed a location west of Rafah city, south of the Gaza strip, causing significant damages to the site and fire to erupt.
Israeli occupation forces claimed that the attacks came after a projectile was fired from Gaza but was intercepted by the so-called Israeli Iron Dome system.
