15 dec 2015
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, three siblings after assaulting them on a military roadblock, installed on the western entrance of Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped Ibrahim Bassem Hamed, 30, along with his brothers, Mustafa, 24, and Mahmoud, 20, and repeatedly beat them, before moving them to the Benyamin military base.
They added that the soldiers detained the three for more than an hour on the roadblock, while frequently beating them, after initially opening fire on the car that was transporting them, causing property damage.
The army also placed Ibrahim under their military vehicle, and repeatedly hit him on his head.
In addition, the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and questioned many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, a number of Israeli colonizers hurled stones on Palestinian cars, driving near Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, causing damage.
Also on Tuesday evening, several military vehicles invaded Ya’bad town, before the soldiers broke into and searched many homes after forcing the families out in the cold.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped Ibrahim Bassem Hamed, 30, along with his brothers, Mustafa, 24, and Mahmoud, 20, and repeatedly beat them, before moving them to the Benyamin military base.
They added that the soldiers detained the three for more than an hour on the roadblock, while frequently beating them, after initially opening fire on the car that was transporting them, causing property damage.
The army also placed Ibrahim under their military vehicle, and repeatedly hit him on his head.
In addition, the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and questioned many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, a number of Israeli colonizers hurled stones on Palestinian cars, driving near Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, causing damage.
Also on Tuesday evening, several military vehicles invaded Ya’bad town, before the soldiers broke into and searched many homes after forcing the families out in the cold.
A large number of Israeli troops on Tuesday afternoon invaded Arraba town, south of Jenin city, and clashed with local young men.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers blocked the main entrance to Arraba town with barriers and then stormed it as school students were starting to leave home, which provoked widespread confrontations.
The sources added that the invading troops fired tear gas intensively during their clashes with local young men in different areas of the town.
Many residents and young men suffered from inhaling tear gas fumes in the events.
Earlier, violent clashes broke out between school students and soldiers in Anza town, near Arraba.
The Israeli occupation forces also set up a makeshift checkpoint on the Jenin-Nablus road between Arraba and Anza towns and intercepted passing vehicles.
The IOF kidnapped two teenagers during their presence in the area. They were identified as 17-year-old Tareq Ziyad and 18-year-old Sami Rubaiyeh.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers blocked the main entrance to Arraba town with barriers and then stormed it as school students were starting to leave home, which provoked widespread confrontations.
The sources added that the invading troops fired tear gas intensively during their clashes with local young men in different areas of the town.
Many residents and young men suffered from inhaling tear gas fumes in the events.
Earlier, violent clashes broke out between school students and soldiers in Anza town, near Arraba.
The Israeli occupation forces also set up a makeshift checkpoint on the Jenin-Nablus road between Arraba and Anza towns and intercepted passing vehicles.
The IOF kidnapped two teenagers during their presence in the area. They were identified as 17-year-old Tareq Ziyad and 18-year-old Sami Rubaiyeh.
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on several Palestinian farmers in their lands, east of Deir al-Balah city, in central Gaza.
The soldiers, stationed near the Kissufim military base, across the border fence, southeast of Deir al-Balah, fired several live rounds on the farmers, forcing them to leave their own lands, fearing additional escalation.
The army frequently targets farmers and workers in Palestinian lands, close to the border fence, in addition to the numerous attacks targeting Gaza fishers and their boats in Gaza territorial waters, causing dozens of casualties, including fatalities, in addition to many arrests.
The soldiers, stationed near the Kissufim military base, across the border fence, southeast of Deir al-Balah, fired several live rounds on the farmers, forcing them to leave their own lands, fearing additional escalation.
The army frequently targets farmers and workers in Palestinian lands, close to the border fence, in addition to the numerous attacks targeting Gaza fishers and their boats in Gaza territorial waters, causing dozens of casualties, including fatalities, in addition to many arrests.
14 dec 2015
A number of Palestinian citizens were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening and Monday dawn in a mass-abduction sweep launched across the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil.
Eight Palestinians, including a lady, were kidnapped by the IOF at dawn time.
Eye-witnesses said the IOF rolled into Sadat al-Fahs village, in southern al-Khalil, and showered the area with gunfire. A military jet was, meanwhile, hovering over the territory.
The IOF soldiers have been sealing off al-Khalil’s southern entrance and subjecting passers-by to exhaustive questioning.
A PIC correspondent said the IOF soldiers further kidnapped 37-year-old Haifa Abu Rmeila, a mother of six children, after they broke into her family home in al-Hawez neighborhood and wreaked havoc on the building.
The IOF further kidnapped three Palestinians, including an injured youth, after they ravaged their family homes in Beit Awa town.
The IOF also kidnapped two Palestinian youths, in their 20’s of age, from the Arroub refugee camp.
Two Palestinians were, meanwhile, abducted by the IOF from al-Khalil city.
Earlier, on Sunday, a Palestinian girl was shot and injured by the Israeli occupation troops near the Kiryat Arba illegal settlement, built on Palestinian lands in al-Khalil, on allegations that she attempted to stab an occupation soldier.
Local sources identified the girl as 16-year-old student Lama Monder al-Bukri.
Five Palestinians were, meanwhile, wounded in clashes with the IOF in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Eight Palestinians, including a lady, were kidnapped by the IOF at dawn time.
Eye-witnesses said the IOF rolled into Sadat al-Fahs village, in southern al-Khalil, and showered the area with gunfire. A military jet was, meanwhile, hovering over the territory.
The IOF soldiers have been sealing off al-Khalil’s southern entrance and subjecting passers-by to exhaustive questioning.
A PIC correspondent said the IOF soldiers further kidnapped 37-year-old Haifa Abu Rmeila, a mother of six children, after they broke into her family home in al-Hawez neighborhood and wreaked havoc on the building.
The IOF further kidnapped three Palestinians, including an injured youth, after they ravaged their family homes in Beit Awa town.
The IOF also kidnapped two Palestinian youths, in their 20’s of age, from the Arroub refugee camp.
Two Palestinians were, meanwhile, abducted by the IOF from al-Khalil city.
Earlier, on Sunday, a Palestinian girl was shot and injured by the Israeli occupation troops near the Kiryat Arba illegal settlement, built on Palestinian lands in al-Khalil, on allegations that she attempted to stab an occupation soldier.
Local sources identified the girl as 16-year-old student Lama Monder al-Bukri.
Five Palestinians were, meanwhile, wounded in clashes with the IOF in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Five Palestinians suffered different injuries on Sunday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) invaded al-Janiya village, northwest of Ramallah city, and attacked citizens and homes.
According to local sources, the IOF started yesterday morning to impose a tight blockade on the village and fired volleys of tear gas grenades at its homes, which caused two children and one elderly man identified as 80-year-old Abdul-Majid Madloum to suffocate.
The invading troops also captured and physically assaulted two kids as they were trying to reach the house of their grandfather Madloum, who suffered from inhaling tear gas.
Later, the soldiers released the boys, who were rushed aboard a Palestinian ambulance to Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah to receive treatment.
As a result of the intense tear gas attacks on the eastern and central areas of the village, several families were evacuated from their homes.
According to local sources, the IOF started yesterday morning to impose a tight blockade on the village and fired volleys of tear gas grenades at its homes, which caused two children and one elderly man identified as 80-year-old Abdul-Majid Madloum to suffocate.
The invading troops also captured and physically assaulted two kids as they were trying to reach the house of their grandfather Madloum, who suffered from inhaling tear gas.
Later, the soldiers released the boys, who were rushed aboard a Palestinian ambulance to Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah to receive treatment.
As a result of the intense tear gas attacks on the eastern and central areas of the village, several families were evacuated from their homes.
Israeli warplanes at dawn Monday bombed two separate targets in the Gaza Strip, with no reported casualties.
Local sources said that the first airstrike was on a place belonging to the Palestinian naval police in al-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza City.
A few minutes later, another air raid hit an empty plot of land near a resistance training site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, south of al-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
The Israeli occupation army claimed its airstrikes were launched in response to a rocket attack from Gaza.
It said a Palestinian rocket landed in an empty area inside Sha'ar HaNegev settlements, northwest of the Negev region.
Local sources said that the first airstrike was on a place belonging to the Palestinian naval police in al-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza City.
A few minutes later, another air raid hit an empty plot of land near a resistance training site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, south of al-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
The Israeli occupation army claimed its airstrikes were launched in response to a rocket attack from Gaza.
It said a Palestinian rocket landed in an empty area inside Sha'ar HaNegev settlements, northwest of the Negev region.
A group more than five Israeli soldiers dressed as Palestinian civilians (Musta’ribeen), on Sunday morning, opened fire on and kidnapped two Palestinian youths from Jabaa’ checkpoint, north of Jerusalem.
Media sources said, according to the PNN, that the Musta’ribeen, AKA Death Unit, kidnapped the youths after opening fire at their vehicle on Jabaa’ checkpoint. One of them was injured in the shooting.
Last month, the Musta’ribeen broke into Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron overnight, executed a patient and kidnapped his cousin.
According to the hospital CCTV, one of the group members was dressed as a pregnant woman wearing the Hijab and Jilbab (Islamic dress code), and another faked being a patient on a wheel-chair to infiltrate the hospital. The rest were dressed as Palestinians and wearing the Kufiyyeh (Palestinian scarf).
Minutes later, their guns were out.
The same unit has infiltrated at least five Palestinian demonstrations within the past two months, where they shot and kidnapped youth from Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, which also include schoolboys.
The unit includes soldiers who are professionally trained to act, speak and look like Palestinians. They are armed and guarded by Israeli soldiers during their sudden attacks.
Media sources said, according to the PNN, that the Musta’ribeen, AKA Death Unit, kidnapped the youths after opening fire at their vehicle on Jabaa’ checkpoint. One of them was injured in the shooting.
Last month, the Musta’ribeen broke into Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron overnight, executed a patient and kidnapped his cousin.
According to the hospital CCTV, one of the group members was dressed as a pregnant woman wearing the Hijab and Jilbab (Islamic dress code), and another faked being a patient on a wheel-chair to infiltrate the hospital. The rest were dressed as Palestinians and wearing the Kufiyyeh (Palestinian scarf).
Minutes later, their guns were out.
The same unit has infiltrated at least five Palestinian demonstrations within the past two months, where they shot and kidnapped youth from Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, which also include schoolboys.
The unit includes soldiers who are professionally trained to act, speak and look like Palestinians. They are armed and guarded by Israeli soldiers during their sudden attacks.
13 dec 2015
Israeli forces on Sunday shot and injured a Palestinian farmer east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, locals and medics said.
Locals told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers stationed on the Israeli side of the border fence near the Kerem Shalom military post opened fire at Palestinian farmers working on their land at the time, hitting a farmer in his twenties.
Medics at Abu Yousif al-Najjar hospital said that the victim had been treated for wounds in his left leg.
An Israeli army spokesperson did not have immediate information on the incident.
Israeli forces regularly open fire on Palestinian farmers as well as fishermen whose work takes them close to a “security buffer zone” imposed by Israel on both land and seaside borders of the besieged enclave.
Ninety-five percent of Gaza's arable land lies along the zone that is routinely restricted to Palestinians in the strip, making it impossible for many farmers to access their land without serious risk, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
On Friday, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 41-year-old Palestinian and injured at least 58 with live fire during a demonstration near the border fence.
Palestinian injured by Israeli gunfire east of Rafah
A 22-year-old Palestinian man got injured Sunday evening by Israeli gunfire at the hands of Israeli soldiers stationed at east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Local sources along with eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces opened gunfire at Palestinian farmers and shepherds leading to the minor injury of the young man Hassan al-Sabbah.
Israeli forces open its machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers to the east of Rafah and Khan Younis cities on a daily basis.
Locals told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers stationed on the Israeli side of the border fence near the Kerem Shalom military post opened fire at Palestinian farmers working on their land at the time, hitting a farmer in his twenties.
Medics at Abu Yousif al-Najjar hospital said that the victim had been treated for wounds in his left leg.
An Israeli army spokesperson did not have immediate information on the incident.
Israeli forces regularly open fire on Palestinian farmers as well as fishermen whose work takes them close to a “security buffer zone” imposed by Israel on both land and seaside borders of the besieged enclave.
Ninety-five percent of Gaza's arable land lies along the zone that is routinely restricted to Palestinians in the strip, making it impossible for many farmers to access their land without serious risk, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
On Friday, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 41-year-old Palestinian and injured at least 58 with live fire during a demonstration near the border fence.
Palestinian injured by Israeli gunfire east of Rafah
A 22-year-old Palestinian man got injured Sunday evening by Israeli gunfire at the hands of Israeli soldiers stationed at east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Local sources along with eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces opened gunfire at Palestinian farmers and shepherds leading to the minor injury of the young man Hassan al-Sabbah.
Israeli forces open its machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers to the east of Rafah and Khan Younis cities on a daily basis.
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A Palestinian girl was shot and seriously wounded after allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attack near Kiryat Arba settlement in al-Khalil on Sunday afternoon.
Hebrew media sources said that the girl was wounded in the incident but did not go into details on the alleged attack or the exact condition of the girl or her identity.
Israeli occupation soldiers are usually quick to fire at any Palestinian youth suspected of planning an attack and on some occasions the soldiers were videotaped planting a knife beside the body of young Palestinians shot without posing any danger. Video
A Palestinian girl was shot and seriously wounded after allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attack near Kiryat Arba settlement in al-Khalil on Sunday afternoon.
Hebrew media sources said that the girl was wounded in the incident but did not go into details on the alleged attack or the exact condition of the girl or her identity.
Israeli occupation soldiers are usually quick to fire at any Palestinian youth suspected of planning an attack and on some occasions the soldiers were videotaped planting a knife beside the body of young Palestinians shot without posing any danger. Video
At least 19 Palestinians sustained gunshot wounds on Saturday during fresh clashes in the central West Bank city of al-Bireh as Israeli terrorism continues unabated in the occupied lands.
Palestinian medical officials said three Palestinian youths were shot by live rounds, while 16 others were hit by rubber-coated steel bullets in the central West Bank city of al-Bireh.
Dozens of Palestinians also suffered excessive tear gas inhalation.
Locals said university students had organized a peaceful march at the northern entrance of al-Bireh, but violence erupted when Israeli soldiers approached the demonstrators and aggressively disbanded them with bullet fire and tear gas canisters.
Journalists also said the occupation troops came down heavily on them and prevented them from covering the scene.
More than 120 Palestinian civilians were killed in the recent escalation of terrorism and violence by the Israeli occupation army and fanatic settlers since the start of October.
Palestinian medical officials said three Palestinian youths were shot by live rounds, while 16 others were hit by rubber-coated steel bullets in the central West Bank city of al-Bireh.
Dozens of Palestinians also suffered excessive tear gas inhalation.
Locals said university students had organized a peaceful march at the northern entrance of al-Bireh, but violence erupted when Israeli soldiers approached the demonstrators and aggressively disbanded them with bullet fire and tear gas canisters.
Journalists also said the occupation troops came down heavily on them and prevented them from covering the scene.
More than 120 Palestinian civilians were killed in the recent escalation of terrorism and violence by the Israeli occupation army and fanatic settlers since the start of October.
12 dec 2015
Large-scale clashes broke out on Saturday with Israeli soldiers in Kafr Qaddoum village to the east of Qalqilya city. Palestinian residents choked on Israeli tear gas in the clashes.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that clashes renewed in the evening hours near the gate of the Separation Wall built over the village’s land. The district usually witnesses clashes and demonstrations especially on Fridays and Saturdays.
The sources added that the soldiers fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at Palestinian citizens and closed the entrance of the village by a military barrier.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that clashes renewed in the evening hours near the gate of the Separation Wall built over the village’s land. The district usually witnesses clashes and demonstrations especially on Fridays and Saturdays.
The sources added that the soldiers fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at Palestinian citizens and closed the entrance of the village by a military barrier.
Clashes erupted Saturday noon between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces at the Israeli military checkpoint of Howarah in southern Nablus.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that dozens of youths closed al-Quds Street by rocks and torched tires then threw stones at Israeli soldiers.
The Israeli troops closed the barrier and blocked traffic then unleashed tear gas canisters at the protesters.
The PIC reporter said the clashes followed a massive march organized by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Nablus city to mark the forty eighth anniversary of its inception.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that dozens of youths closed al-Quds Street by rocks and torched tires then threw stones at Israeli soldiers.
The Israeli troops closed the barrier and blocked traffic then unleashed tear gas canisters at the protesters.
The PIC reporter said the clashes followed a massive march organized by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Nablus city to mark the forty eighth anniversary of its inception.
After shooting to death a leftist leader at a protest on Friday, Israeli forces again invaded Gaza Saturday to attack the man's funeral in the town of Dir al-Balah.
41-year-old Sami Shawqi Madhi was a leader for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a left wing political party that works for labor rights and against the excesses of capitalism. Israel and the U.S. both consider the PFLP to be a terrorist group, for their role in several attacks against Israelis in the 1990s. In the past decade, the group has employed a non-violent strategy in their struggle against the Israeli military occupation.
On Saturday, hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of the slain leftist leader. Israeli troops invaded the Strip with armored vehicles and began firing at mourners. Some young men among the mourners began throwing stones at the invading forces, according to local sources.
The demonstration on Friday at which Madhi was killed had been organized in solidarity with the family of a Palestinian teenager who was killed earlier in the week in Bethlehem by an exploding bullet fired at his head by Israeli troops during a demonstration.
The teen had been a member of the leftist PFLP political party.
Madhi was the 19th Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since October 1st. A total of 119 Palestinians and 18 Israelis have been killed in Jerusalem and the West Bank since October 1st.
41-year-old Sami Shawqi Madhi was a leader for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a left wing political party that works for labor rights and against the excesses of capitalism. Israel and the U.S. both consider the PFLP to be a terrorist group, for their role in several attacks against Israelis in the 1990s. In the past decade, the group has employed a non-violent strategy in their struggle against the Israeli military occupation.
On Saturday, hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of the slain leftist leader. Israeli troops invaded the Strip with armored vehicles and began firing at mourners. Some young men among the mourners began throwing stones at the invading forces, according to local sources.
The demonstration on Friday at which Madhi was killed had been organized in solidarity with the family of a Palestinian teenager who was killed earlier in the week in Bethlehem by an exploding bullet fired at his head by Israeli troops during a demonstration.
The teen had been a member of the leftist PFLP political party.
Madhi was the 19th Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since October 1st. A total of 119 Palestinians and 18 Israelis have been killed in Jerusalem and the West Bank since October 1st.
74 Palestinians were injured as clashes erupted Friday afternoon in Bethlehem when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) broke into the city.
Medical sources affirmed that five youths suffered live bullet injuries, while nine others suffered rubber bullet injuries. 60 civilian suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation during the clashes.
The clashes broke out mainly at the northern entrance to the city, where Israeli forces sprayed waste water towards local homes in Aza refugee camp and fired rubber and live bullets at youths.
Medical crews were also targeted during the clashes.
Similar clashes erupted in Aida refugee camp, Takoa village, and towns of al-Khudar and Beit Fujar to the south of Bethlehem.
At dawn Saturday, IOF soldiers stormed a medical center in Bethlehem and confiscated its equipment before carrying out a raid and search operation throughout the city.
Local sources affirmed that IOF soldiers violently broke into al-Sadaqa Medical Clinic in the al-Madbasa neighborhood in the center of Bethlehem, blasting the clinic's gates and confiscating its equipment.
The medical clinic is a part of al-Ihsan Charitable Association, locals added.
Israeli forces also raided a Bethlehem residential building and broke into three apartments belonging to Buja family.
No arrests were reported during the raid.
Medical sources affirmed that five youths suffered live bullet injuries, while nine others suffered rubber bullet injuries. 60 civilian suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation during the clashes.
The clashes broke out mainly at the northern entrance to the city, where Israeli forces sprayed waste water towards local homes in Aza refugee camp and fired rubber and live bullets at youths.
Medical crews were also targeted during the clashes.
Similar clashes erupted in Aida refugee camp, Takoa village, and towns of al-Khudar and Beit Fujar to the south of Bethlehem.
At dawn Saturday, IOF soldiers stormed a medical center in Bethlehem and confiscated its equipment before carrying out a raid and search operation throughout the city.
Local sources affirmed that IOF soldiers violently broke into al-Sadaqa Medical Clinic in the al-Madbasa neighborhood in the center of Bethlehem, blasting the clinic's gates and confiscating its equipment.
The medical clinic is a part of al-Ihsan Charitable Association, locals added.
Israeli forces also raided a Bethlehem residential building and broke into three apartments belonging to Buja family.
No arrests were reported during the raid.
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Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest in Kafr Qaddoum village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and wounded three Palestinians.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements said its coordinator Morad Eshteiwy was among the injured. The Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists marched on Friday afternoon, also commemorating the death of Palestinian government Minister, Ziad Abu Ein, who was killed by the Israeli army in December of 2014. The Israeli army resorted to excessive use of force against the protesters, |
fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
The Palestinians have been holding protests in Kafr Qaddoum, protesting the illegal Annexation Wall and colonies, and demanding the army to reopen the village's main road that it blockaded 14 years ago.
It is worth mentioning that an Israeli court acquitted the soldier who choked Abu Ein, and struck the minister on the chest. Abu Ein also suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Late Minister Ziad Abu Ein was grabbed by his throat and hit in the chest with the butt of an Israeli soldier's gun. He was severely assaulted by Israeli soldiers before fully collapsing to the ground.
An autopsy conducted by Palestinian and Jordanian pathologists, along with an Israeli forensic doctor who also joined the examination, revealed that the minister's death was caused from a combination of being struck and from inhaling tear gas.
The autopsy showed that 'blockage of the main coronary arteries that deliver oxygenated blood to the heart muscle were caused by hemorrhaging under the plaque layer. The change in the layer (bleeding) can be caused by stress,' media outlets reported, based on the revelation of the health ministry in Jerusalem.
The autopsy also showed that Abu Ein suffered from a wound to his front teeth, bruises on his tongue, neck -- from both right and left sides -- and further bruises on the thyroid cartilage. The results additionally revealed traces of teargas.
The Palestinians have been holding protests in Kafr Qaddoum, protesting the illegal Annexation Wall and colonies, and demanding the army to reopen the village's main road that it blockaded 14 years ago.
It is worth mentioning that an Israeli court acquitted the soldier who choked Abu Ein, and struck the minister on the chest. Abu Ein also suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Late Minister Ziad Abu Ein was grabbed by his throat and hit in the chest with the butt of an Israeli soldier's gun. He was severely assaulted by Israeli soldiers before fully collapsing to the ground.
An autopsy conducted by Palestinian and Jordanian pathologists, along with an Israeli forensic doctor who also joined the examination, revealed that the minister's death was caused from a combination of being struck and from inhaling tear gas.
The autopsy showed that 'blockage of the main coronary arteries that deliver oxygenated blood to the heart muscle were caused by hemorrhaging under the plaque layer. The change in the layer (bleeding) can be caused by stress,' media outlets reported, based on the revelation of the health ministry in Jerusalem.
The autopsy also showed that Abu Ein suffered from a wound to his front teeth, bruises on his tongue, neck -- from both right and left sides -- and further bruises on the thyroid cartilage. The results additionally revealed traces of teargas.
