19 dec 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, Deir Nitham Palestinian village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fired gas bombs into a local school, causing dozens of children to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
Medical sources said at least 280 children were in school, when the soldiers fired the gas bombs at it.
The army surrounded the school and several nearby neighborhoods, and were trying to prevent the Palestinian from marching in their own town.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers have been frequently invading the village, and breaking into homes, especially at dawn, and abducted many Palestinians, including children. Video
Medical sources said at least 280 children were in school, when the soldiers fired the gas bombs at it.
The army surrounded the school and several nearby neighborhoods, and were trying to prevent the Palestinian from marching in their own town.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers have been frequently invading the village, and breaking into homes, especially at dawn, and abducted many Palestinians, including children. Video
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday morning, two Palestinian children from Betunia town, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and caused many schoolchildren to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Ramallah said the soldiers invaded the town, and fired many gas bombs at schools, causing many children, and residents in nearby homes, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also searched and ransacked homes, and abducted two children, before moving them to an unknown destination. Video
Media sources in Ramallah said the soldiers invaded the town, and fired many gas bombs at schools, causing many children, and residents in nearby homes, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also searched and ransacked homes, and abducted two children, before moving them to an unknown destination. Video
A number of Palestinians on Tuesday choked on tear gas in renewed clashes with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the West Bank. The clashes have been going on for the thirteenth day in protest at the US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that their crews offered treatment to those who suffered suffocation after IOF soldiers showered protesters with tear gas canisters at three different locations.
The clashes took place at Attara military barrier, in Deir Nidham town and at the entrance of al-Bireh town near Ramallah. Other locations included the entrance of al-Aroub refugee camp and Abu al-Rish checkpoint in al-Khalil.
Clashes also flared anew in Gush Etzion settlement outpost and al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, as well as in Aqebet Jaber refugee camp in Jericho in addition to al-Nekkar neighborhood in Qalqilya.
IOF soldiers fired live and rubber bullets, besides tear gas grenades, at the outraged youths and protesters who threw stones and empty bottles towards the soldiers.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that their crews offered treatment to those who suffered suffocation after IOF soldiers showered protesters with tear gas canisters at three different locations.
The clashes took place at Attara military barrier, in Deir Nidham town and at the entrance of al-Bireh town near Ramallah. Other locations included the entrance of al-Aroub refugee camp and Abu al-Rish checkpoint in al-Khalil.
Clashes also flared anew in Gush Etzion settlement outpost and al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, as well as in Aqebet Jaber refugee camp in Jericho in addition to al-Nekkar neighborhood in Qalqilya.
IOF soldiers fired live and rubber bullets, besides tear gas grenades, at the outraged youths and protesters who threw stones and empty bottles towards the soldiers.
A Palestinian man was shot and injured in his hand during violent clashes with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) that erupted in Beit Fourik town east of Nablus city at dawn Tuesday.
The clashes broke out in the town after IOF soldiers raided the town after midnight Monday in large numbers.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF troops stormed several Palestinian homes and handed over notices threatening the families of the consequences of continuing to throw stones at Israeli vehicles and settlers.
The IOF broke into al-Farea refugee camp to the north of Nablus and arrested an ex-detainee after storming and inspecting his house.
The clashes broke out in the town after IOF soldiers raided the town after midnight Monday in large numbers.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF troops stormed several Palestinian homes and handed over notices threatening the families of the consequences of continuing to throw stones at Israeli vehicles and settlers.
The IOF broke into al-Farea refugee camp to the north of Nablus and arrested an ex-detainee after storming and inspecting his house.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday raided homes and kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens during campaigns launched in different areas of the occupied West Bank.
The IOF broke into the towns of Kafr Ra'i, Arraba, Ya'bad, Raba and Jalqamus in Jenin province and arrested seven Palestinian citizens, most of whom are Hamas supporters.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF soldiers stormed Jalqamus town to the south of Jenin city, raided the family house of the Palestinian ex-prisoners Yousuf and Mohammed al-Qirm, who were deported to Gaza after being freed in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal, and arrested their 22-year-old brother Muawiya.
During a raid campaign launched in the nearby town of Raba, the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian martyr Hasan al-Bazur, who carried out an anti-occupation car-ramming attack a year ago, and arrested his father after searching the house and wreaking havoc on it. Two other Palestinians were arrested in the same town.
Meanwhile in Ya'bad town to the south of Jenin, the IOF arrested the Palestinian citizen Mahmoud Hamdan and his son after raiding and searching their house.
Many suffocation cases were reported in the violent clashes that erupted during the night hours in Arraba between the IOF soldiers who raided the town amid heavy firing of tear gas canisters and the Palestinian youths who responded by throwing stones.
According to local residents, the Israeli soldiers raided the house of the Palestinian ex-prisoner Mona Qa'dan and handed her a notice to appear before the Israeli intelligence in Salem military camp.
A Palestinian youth was reportedly arrested in another IOF campaign in Siris town to the south of Jenin city.
The IOF also broke into Beit Furik town to the east of Nablus city and arrested a Palestinian citizen. Clashes flared up at the time between the Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths where a Palestinian young man, whose identity is not known yet, was injured.
Two other Palestinians were detained in al-Fari'ah refugee camp to the north of Nablus city.
The IOF soldiers kidnapped the 17-year-old girl Ahed al-Tamimi, who has previously received "Handala Courage Award", from her house in Nabi Saleh village to the west of Ramallah for challenging Israeli soldiers during the clashes that took place in the village two days ago.
The IOF also confiscated a vehicle belonging to a Palestinian citizen living in al-Jilda neighborhood in al-Khalil.
The IOF broke into the towns of Kafr Ra'i, Arraba, Ya'bad, Raba and Jalqamus in Jenin province and arrested seven Palestinian citizens, most of whom are Hamas supporters.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF soldiers stormed Jalqamus town to the south of Jenin city, raided the family house of the Palestinian ex-prisoners Yousuf and Mohammed al-Qirm, who were deported to Gaza after being freed in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal, and arrested their 22-year-old brother Muawiya.
During a raid campaign launched in the nearby town of Raba, the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian martyr Hasan al-Bazur, who carried out an anti-occupation car-ramming attack a year ago, and arrested his father after searching the house and wreaking havoc on it. Two other Palestinians were arrested in the same town.
Meanwhile in Ya'bad town to the south of Jenin, the IOF arrested the Palestinian citizen Mahmoud Hamdan and his son after raiding and searching their house.
Many suffocation cases were reported in the violent clashes that erupted during the night hours in Arraba between the IOF soldiers who raided the town amid heavy firing of tear gas canisters and the Palestinian youths who responded by throwing stones.
According to local residents, the Israeli soldiers raided the house of the Palestinian ex-prisoner Mona Qa'dan and handed her a notice to appear before the Israeli intelligence in Salem military camp.
A Palestinian youth was reportedly arrested in another IOF campaign in Siris town to the south of Jenin city.
The IOF also broke into Beit Furik town to the east of Nablus city and arrested a Palestinian citizen. Clashes flared up at the time between the Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths where a Palestinian young man, whose identity is not known yet, was injured.
Two other Palestinians were detained in al-Fari'ah refugee camp to the north of Nablus city.
The IOF soldiers kidnapped the 17-year-old girl Ahed al-Tamimi, who has previously received "Handala Courage Award", from her house in Nabi Saleh village to the west of Ramallah for challenging Israeli soldiers during the clashes that took place in the village two days ago.
The IOF also confiscated a vehicle belonging to a Palestinian citizen living in al-Jilda neighborhood in al-Khalil.
Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at dozens of Palestinian protesters near the Erez (Beit Hanoun) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning.
Dozens of Palestinian youths had gathered near the border fence between Israel and Gaza -- where four Palestinians have been shot dead over the past two weeks -- in protest of US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Protests against the decision have been ongoing for two weeks, while six Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes -- four from Gaza and two from the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians have vowed to continue protesting Trump’s unprecedented decision, which Palestinian and Arab leaders warned would cause instability and unrest in the region.
Trump’s announcement was the first step to a drastic abdication of longstanding US policy that has largely adhered to international standards on Israel-Palestine, which maintains that East Jerusalem is an intricate part of occupied Palestinian territory and the capital of any future Palestinian state, despite Israel’s annexation of the territory.
Dozens of Palestinian youths had gathered near the border fence between Israel and Gaza -- where four Palestinians have been shot dead over the past two weeks -- in protest of US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Protests against the decision have been ongoing for two weeks, while six Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes -- four from Gaza and two from the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians have vowed to continue protesting Trump’s unprecedented decision, which Palestinian and Arab leaders warned would cause instability and unrest in the region.
Trump’s announcement was the first step to a drastic abdication of longstanding US policy that has largely adhered to international standards on Israel-Palestine, which maintains that East Jerusalem is an intricate part of occupied Palestinian territory and the capital of any future Palestinian state, despite Israel’s annexation of the territory.
Several Israeli bulldozers entered into the “buffer zone” along the border with the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, where they leveled lands under heavy military protection.
Locals told Ma’an that four Israeli D9 bulldozers entered into eastern Deir al-Balah in central Gaza from the nearby Kissufim military site and leveled lands in the area.
Israeli military drones were reportedly flying overhead during the incursion.
Israeli military incursions inside the besieged Gaza Strip and near the “buffer zone," which lies on both land and sea sides of Gaza, have long been a near-daily occurrence.
The Israeli army also regularly detains and opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the buffer zone, as the authorities have not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sector of the blockaded coastal enclave, which has been under an Israeli air, land, and sea blockade for 10 years.
Locals told Ma’an that four Israeli D9 bulldozers entered into eastern Deir al-Balah in central Gaza from the nearby Kissufim military site and leveled lands in the area.
Israeli military drones were reportedly flying overhead during the incursion.
Israeli military incursions inside the besieged Gaza Strip and near the “buffer zone," which lies on both land and sea sides of Gaza, have long been a near-daily occurrence.
The Israeli army also regularly detains and opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the buffer zone, as the authorities have not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sector of the blockaded coastal enclave, which has been under an Israeli air, land, and sea blockade for 10 years.
18 dec 2017
The wounded Palestinian boy underwent a six-hour procedure involving seven surgeons
Mohammed Tamimi shot in the face with rubber bullet by Israeli security forces during protests over US Jerusalem move.
A 14-year-old Palestinian boy has been placed into a medically-induced coma after Israeli soldiers shot him in the face with a rubber bullet during a protest against a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Mohammed Tamimi was shot at close range in the village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to witnesses.
Manal Tamimi, a second cousin of Mohammed, said the bullet entered the teen's face below his nose and broke his jaw before getting lodged into his skull.
"The blood was pouring from his face like a fountain," the 43-year-old mother of four told Al Jazeera on Sunday.
"It was so scary. No one knew what to do. We were scared to move him. He had passed out and we were afraid he had already died."
With the injury causing internal bleeding, Mohammed underwent a six-hour procedure involving seven Palestinian surgeons at the Istishari hospital near Ramallah, said Manal.
The doctors removed the bullet, reconstructed his jaw and placed him into an artificial coma for 72 hours.
"His situation is very bad," she said. "Doctors fear he may have suffered damage to his sight and hearing."
The family will not learn the extent of damage caused by the injury until Mohammed wakes up on Tuesday.
Manal's husband, Billal, said Nabi Saleh residents packed the hospital in solidarity with Mohammed's family during his surgery. Many also donated blood to the injured minor.
The Israeli army did not respond to Al Jazeera's request for comment.
'These bullets can kill'
Rubber bullets are widely deployed by Israeli security forces as a "crowd control weapon" in the occupied West Bank, prompting an outcry from human rights groups and activists who say they are too lethal to be used to break up protests.
Their usage was banned in Israel and the city of Jerusalem more than a decade ago following an investigation into the killings of at least 12 Palestinian citizens of Israel in 2000.
The Israeli security forces then began using the sponge-tipped or "plastic" bullet in Israel and Jerusalem, while continuing using rubber bullets in the occupied West Bank.
However, both rubber and plastic bullets have been causing serious injuries, and even deaths.
Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCIP), a human rights group, said a 15-year-old Palestinian boy was killed in December last year by a rubber bullet north of Ramallah. Five months earlier, a 10-year old boy died from a sponge-tipped bullet in the town of al-Ram, the group said.
Manal and Bilal said about 10 protesters were injured by rubber bullets in Nabi Saleh on Friday alone.
"They [Israel] claims that these bullets are not harmful and are just used to scare protesters. But, that's not true," Manal said.
"These bullets can kill."
Israeli rights group B'Tselem said some 19 Palestinians, including 12 minors, were killed by rubber bullets between 2000 and 2013.
Israeli military rules stipulate that "crowd control weapons" should only be fired at the lower body, and never at children.
However, Manal said security forces specifically "target children" during protests in Nabi Saleh.
This was intended as "a form of collective punishment" to hurt parents and others who "choose to resist the Israeli occupation", she said. Many children have become "traumatised" by the actions of the Israeli security forces in their village, she added.
Manal herself still suffers from knee pains after Israeli forces shot her multiple times in the knees with rubber bullets during a demonstration three years ago.
Her brother, Rami, was meanwhile shot in the head five years ago. The bullet shattered his skull and he continues to suffer frequent seizures.
Ronit Sela, director of human rights for the occupied territories unit at the Tel Aviv-based Association for Civil Rights in Israel, condemned the Israeli use of rubber bullets during protests.
"The problem with the sponge bullets and even more so of the rubber-coated bullets is that they leave people with serious injuries, life-long disabilities and can sometimes cause death," Sela told Al Jazeera.
"Using rubber bullets as a less lethal weapon to disperse crowds has been proven time and again to be a too dangerous weapon, because it causes serious injuries and death," she said.
"It's too lethal to be used in the context of dispersal."
Mohammed Tamimi shot in the face with rubber bullet by Israeli security forces during protests over US Jerusalem move.
A 14-year-old Palestinian boy has been placed into a medically-induced coma after Israeli soldiers shot him in the face with a rubber bullet during a protest against a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Mohammed Tamimi was shot at close range in the village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to witnesses.
Manal Tamimi, a second cousin of Mohammed, said the bullet entered the teen's face below his nose and broke his jaw before getting lodged into his skull.
"The blood was pouring from his face like a fountain," the 43-year-old mother of four told Al Jazeera on Sunday.
"It was so scary. No one knew what to do. We were scared to move him. He had passed out and we were afraid he had already died."
With the injury causing internal bleeding, Mohammed underwent a six-hour procedure involving seven Palestinian surgeons at the Istishari hospital near Ramallah, said Manal.
The doctors removed the bullet, reconstructed his jaw and placed him into an artificial coma for 72 hours.
"His situation is very bad," she said. "Doctors fear he may have suffered damage to his sight and hearing."
The family will not learn the extent of damage caused by the injury until Mohammed wakes up on Tuesday.
Manal's husband, Billal, said Nabi Saleh residents packed the hospital in solidarity with Mohammed's family during his surgery. Many also donated blood to the injured minor.
The Israeli army did not respond to Al Jazeera's request for comment.
'These bullets can kill'
Rubber bullets are widely deployed by Israeli security forces as a "crowd control weapon" in the occupied West Bank, prompting an outcry from human rights groups and activists who say they are too lethal to be used to break up protests.
Their usage was banned in Israel and the city of Jerusalem more than a decade ago following an investigation into the killings of at least 12 Palestinian citizens of Israel in 2000.
The Israeli security forces then began using the sponge-tipped or "plastic" bullet in Israel and Jerusalem, while continuing using rubber bullets in the occupied West Bank.
However, both rubber and plastic bullets have been causing serious injuries, and even deaths.
Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCIP), a human rights group, said a 15-year-old Palestinian boy was killed in December last year by a rubber bullet north of Ramallah. Five months earlier, a 10-year old boy died from a sponge-tipped bullet in the town of al-Ram, the group said.
Manal and Bilal said about 10 protesters were injured by rubber bullets in Nabi Saleh on Friday alone.
"They [Israel] claims that these bullets are not harmful and are just used to scare protesters. But, that's not true," Manal said.
"These bullets can kill."
Israeli rights group B'Tselem said some 19 Palestinians, including 12 minors, were killed by rubber bullets between 2000 and 2013.
Israeli military rules stipulate that "crowd control weapons" should only be fired at the lower body, and never at children.
However, Manal said security forces specifically "target children" during protests in Nabi Saleh.
This was intended as "a form of collective punishment" to hurt parents and others who "choose to resist the Israeli occupation", she said. Many children have become "traumatised" by the actions of the Israeli security forces in their village, she added.
Manal herself still suffers from knee pains after Israeli forces shot her multiple times in the knees with rubber bullets during a demonstration three years ago.
Her brother, Rami, was meanwhile shot in the head five years ago. The bullet shattered his skull and he continues to suffer frequent seizures.
Ronit Sela, director of human rights for the occupied territories unit at the Tel Aviv-based Association for Civil Rights in Israel, condemned the Israeli use of rubber bullets during protests.
"The problem with the sponge bullets and even more so of the rubber-coated bullets is that they leave people with serious injuries, life-long disabilities and can sometimes cause death," Sela told Al Jazeera.
"Using rubber bullets as a less lethal weapon to disperse crowds has been proven time and again to be a too dangerous weapon, because it causes serious injuries and death," she said.
"It's too lethal to be used in the context of dispersal."
Protests were resumed on Monday in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip for 12th day in a row over the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that 19 Palestinian citizens were injured in clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The Red Crescent said in a statement that 12 protesters were injured in clashes near Kadoorie university in Tulkarem and three others chocked on tear gas in clashes at Beit El checkpoint near al-Bireh city while two Palestinians were injured near Gaza's eastern border.
Director of the emergency department in Qalqilya, Munther Nazzal, reported that two Palestinians were injured with rubber-coated metal bullets during confrontations with the IOF in al-Naqar neighborhood and were treated in the field.
Similar clashes broke out in Beit Furik town to the east of Nablus city.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that violent confrontations were witnessed near Itamar settlement to the west of Nablus city between Palestinian youths and IOF soldiers who heavily fired live bullets and tear gas canisters.
In another context, the IOF soldiers arrested the Palestinian young man Mohammed al-Jallad, who is a resident of Tulkarem, while he was passing through Za'tara checkpoint to the south of Nablus.
Hebrew sources reported that since the morning hours Palestinian youths have carried out 20 attacks with stones and Molotov cocktails on Israeli vehicles in the West Bank with no injuries reported.
According to the PIC reporter, an Israeli military force stormed Palestine Technical University in al-Arroub refugee camp in al-Khalil and quelled a protest held against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
He added that many students suffered tear gas inhalation after being attacked with tear gas canisters by the IOF soldiers who also arrested student Ammar al-Rjoub.
Other clashes flared up in Deir Nidham village to the west of Ramallah city where the IOF soldiers fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets at the Palestinian youths.
A local source said that the IOF soldiers broke into the village from the northern entrance and arrested a school student named Ahmad al-Tamimi.
Another Palestinian youth was arrested during the clashes that erupted at the northern entrance to al-Bireh city.
Head of Burin village council in Nablus, Yahya Qadous, said that clashes broke out between Israeli soldiers and the students of Burin high school during which the soldiers fired tear gas canisters at the students who responded by throwing stones.
Burin high school is constantly attacked by the IOF soldiers stationed in a nearby military tower.
Ten Palestinians have been killed and more than 3,500 injured since 7th December in the clashes and demonstrations launched in protest at the US president Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem which he recognized as the capital of Israel.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that 19 Palestinian citizens were injured in clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The Red Crescent said in a statement that 12 protesters were injured in clashes near Kadoorie university in Tulkarem and three others chocked on tear gas in clashes at Beit El checkpoint near al-Bireh city while two Palestinians were injured near Gaza's eastern border.
Director of the emergency department in Qalqilya, Munther Nazzal, reported that two Palestinians were injured with rubber-coated metal bullets during confrontations with the IOF in al-Naqar neighborhood and were treated in the field.
Similar clashes broke out in Beit Furik town to the east of Nablus city.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that violent confrontations were witnessed near Itamar settlement to the west of Nablus city between Palestinian youths and IOF soldiers who heavily fired live bullets and tear gas canisters.
In another context, the IOF soldiers arrested the Palestinian young man Mohammed al-Jallad, who is a resident of Tulkarem, while he was passing through Za'tara checkpoint to the south of Nablus.
Hebrew sources reported that since the morning hours Palestinian youths have carried out 20 attacks with stones and Molotov cocktails on Israeli vehicles in the West Bank with no injuries reported.
According to the PIC reporter, an Israeli military force stormed Palestine Technical University in al-Arroub refugee camp in al-Khalil and quelled a protest held against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
He added that many students suffered tear gas inhalation after being attacked with tear gas canisters by the IOF soldiers who also arrested student Ammar al-Rjoub.
Other clashes flared up in Deir Nidham village to the west of Ramallah city where the IOF soldiers fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets at the Palestinian youths.
A local source said that the IOF soldiers broke into the village from the northern entrance and arrested a school student named Ahmad al-Tamimi.
Another Palestinian youth was arrested during the clashes that erupted at the northern entrance to al-Bireh city.
Head of Burin village council in Nablus, Yahya Qadous, said that clashes broke out between Israeli soldiers and the students of Burin high school during which the soldiers fired tear gas canisters at the students who responded by throwing stones.
Burin high school is constantly attacked by the IOF soldiers stationed in a nearby military tower.
Ten Palestinians have been killed and more than 3,500 injured since 7th December in the clashes and demonstrations launched in protest at the US president Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem which he recognized as the capital of Israel.
The spokesman of Hamas Movement, Hazem Qasem, said that the Israeli shelling that targeted Gaza at dawn Monday, is a failed attempt to end the ongoing uprising that erupted after the US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Qasem pointed out that the Israeli air strikes aimed at pressuring Hamas Movement due to its continuous support for all of the ongoing events of the Jerusalem Intifada (uprising) across the Palestinian territories.
“Our people will not be intimidated by the Israeli repeated airstrikes and crimes. Our people will continue the Intifada until the US recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel is annulled and the liberation of Palestine is achieved”, the Hamas spokesman said.
Israeli airstrikes at dawn Monday targeted different areas of northern Gaza, without causing injuries among civilians.
Qasem pointed out that the Israeli air strikes aimed at pressuring Hamas Movement due to its continuous support for all of the ongoing events of the Jerusalem Intifada (uprising) across the Palestinian territories.
“Our people will not be intimidated by the Israeli repeated airstrikes and crimes. Our people will continue the Intifada until the US recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel is annulled and the liberation of Palestine is achieved”, the Hamas spokesman said.
Israeli airstrikes at dawn Monday targeted different areas of northern Gaza, without causing injuries among civilians.
Renewed Israeli airstrikes at dawn Monday targeted different areas of northern Gaza, without causing injuries among civilians.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli warplanes bombed two resistance posts belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas with five missiles in northern Gaza.
Another three missiles targeted a building in al-Waha resort, also in northern Gaza, causing widespread damage in the place, the sources added.
A spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army said the air raids were carried out after rockets fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon.
Earlier, the Hebrew media claimed that a Palestinian rocket hit a house last night in Netiv Haasara settlement near the border with Gaza, causing no casualties.
Israel’s Channel 2, for its part, said that some buildings and vehicles sustained material damage in the rocket attack on Netiv Hasara, adding that another rocket landed in a nearby open area.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli warplanes bombed two resistance posts belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas with five missiles in northern Gaza.
Another three missiles targeted a building in al-Waha resort, also in northern Gaza, causing widespread damage in the place, the sources added.
A spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army said the air raids were carried out after rockets fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon.
Earlier, the Hebrew media claimed that a Palestinian rocket hit a house last night in Netiv Haasara settlement near the border with Gaza, causing no casualties.
Israel’s Channel 2, for its part, said that some buildings and vehicles sustained material damage in the rocket attack on Netiv Hasara, adding that another rocket landed in a nearby open area.
17 dec 2017
Five Palestinians were injured, one of them seriously, after being shot by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday in the demonstrations launched along Gaza's eastern border, according to the spokesman for Gaza's Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qedra.
Qedra said in a previous statement that the shoot-to-kill policy pursued by the IOF snipers against the Palestinian protesters since 7th December led to killing 8 Palestinians and injuring 535 others in the Gaza Strip.
He pointed out that 8 women and 47 children, the youngest of whom is a 6-month-old baby, were among the injured.
Mass demonstrations and violent clashes have been witnessed all over the occupied Palestinian territories since 7th December following the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Qedra said in a previous statement that the shoot-to-kill policy pursued by the IOF snipers against the Palestinian protesters since 7th December led to killing 8 Palestinians and injuring 535 others in the Gaza Strip.
He pointed out that 8 women and 47 children, the youngest of whom is a 6-month-old baby, were among the injured.
Mass demonstrations and violent clashes have been witnessed all over the occupied Palestinian territories since 7th December following the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Sunday in renewed clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in different areas of the occupied West Bank over the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that 60 university students were injured after the IOF soldiers heavily fired tear gas canisters inside Kadoori university in Tulkarem.
Local sources reported that many Palestinian citizens choked on tear gas in the clashes that flared up in al-Shuwaika suburb in Tulkarem.
Dozens of suffocation cases were also reported in confrontations in al-Fawwar refugee camp to the south of al-Khalil city during which the IOF soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the Palestinian citizens.
A number of university students were injured after being attacked by the IOF with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters inside Palestine Technical University in al-Arroub refugee camp to the north of al-Khalil.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlement, Rateb al-Jabour, said that many Palestinian citizens suffered breathing difficulties after being attacked with tear gas canisters in the clashes that broke out at the southern entrance to At-Tuwani village to the east of Yatta town in al-Khalil province.
Meanwhile in Salfit, clashes erupted in al-Sanama area to the north of the city in which the IOF soldiers fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the Palestinian youths who responded by throwing stones and setting tires on fire.
Other clashes were witnessed in Madama and Qatanna towns in Nablus and Jerusalem respectively.
The Hebrew website "0404" said that an Israeli vehicle was partially damaged after being thrown with stones near Gush Etzion settlement bloc to the south of Bethlehem with no injuries reported.
Ten Palestinians have been killed and nearly 3,431 others injured in the clashes, protests and Israeli attacks witnessed in the occupied Palestinian territories following the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that 60 university students were injured after the IOF soldiers heavily fired tear gas canisters inside Kadoori university in Tulkarem.
Local sources reported that many Palestinian citizens choked on tear gas in the clashes that flared up in al-Shuwaika suburb in Tulkarem.
Dozens of suffocation cases were also reported in confrontations in al-Fawwar refugee camp to the south of al-Khalil city during which the IOF soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the Palestinian citizens.
A number of university students were injured after being attacked by the IOF with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters inside Palestine Technical University in al-Arroub refugee camp to the north of al-Khalil.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlement, Rateb al-Jabour, said that many Palestinian citizens suffered breathing difficulties after being attacked with tear gas canisters in the clashes that broke out at the southern entrance to At-Tuwani village to the east of Yatta town in al-Khalil province.
Meanwhile in Salfit, clashes erupted in al-Sanama area to the north of the city in which the IOF soldiers fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the Palestinian youths who responded by throwing stones and setting tires on fire.
Other clashes were witnessed in Madama and Qatanna towns in Nablus and Jerusalem respectively.
The Hebrew website "0404" said that an Israeli vehicle was partially damaged after being thrown with stones near Gush Etzion settlement bloc to the south of Bethlehem with no injuries reported.
Ten Palestinians have been killed and nearly 3,431 others injured in the clashes, protests and Israeli attacks witnessed in the occupied Palestinian territories following the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday evening stormed residential neighborhoods in the West Bank provinces of al-Khalil and Salfit, triggering tension in the area.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli troops stormed al-Khalil’s Abu Esneineh neighborhood in a flock of military vehicles and ransacked civilian homes before they took photos of old buildings.
Israeli army troops also stormed Kifl Haris town, north of Salfit, paving the way for a projected break-in by Israeli settlers into Islamic shrines in the area.
The occupation soldiers sealed off the main entrance to the town with a flying checkpoint in anticipation of the break-in.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli troops stormed al-Khalil’s Abu Esneineh neighborhood in a flock of military vehicles and ransacked civilian homes before they took photos of old buildings.
Israeli army troops also stormed Kifl Haris town, north of Salfit, paving the way for a projected break-in by Israeli settlers into Islamic shrines in the area.
The occupation soldiers sealed off the main entrance to the town with a flying checkpoint in anticipation of the break-in.
At least six Palestinians were injured with live ammunition and others suffocated by tear gas as clashes continued, along the Gaza borders, in protest of US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli’s capital, said sources.
Israeli army forces deployed along the eastern borders between Gaza and Israel fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at Palestinian youth who demonstrated near the borders.
Six youth were shot and injured with live ammunition and transferred to hospitals and medical facilities for medical treatment. Their medical conditions were described as moderate. Many others suffocated after inhaling tear gas fired by the army.
Two Palestinians were killed and at least 103 others injured with live ammunition during violent clashes that broke out during protests along the Gaza borders on Friday.
WAFA further reports that a journalist and a woman, Saturday, were injured in Jerusalem as Israeli police continued to crack down on Palestinian protesters who took to the streets to protest the Trump decision.
Israeli forces used excessive force to disperse protesters who demonstrated outside Bab al-Amoud, one of the old gates in the old city of Jerusalem, against Trump’s Jerusalem declaration. A journalist and a woman were injured after being physically attacked by Israeli police forces.
A Jerusalemite activist was also detained during a similar demonstration that took place in Salah Eddin Street, in central Jerusalem.
Clashes reportedly erupted in Salah Eddin Street as Israeli police suppressed demonstrators. Tear gas canisters were used, but no injuries were reported.
A beefed-up presence of security forces has been witnessed across Jerusalem since the early morning hours as rallies continued in protest of Trump’s announcement.
In related news, Israeli media has reportedly waged a hate campaign against Palestinian journalists following false info that Mohammed Aqel, who attacked Israeli soldiers near the military checkpoint known as DCO, at the northern entrance to the city of el-Bireh near Ramallah, was a journalist.
Israeli Commentator Barrack Bat Chen Nachum wrote, in a Facebook post, that it is time to issue orders that prevent Palestinian journalists from approaching Israeli soldiers, and if that did happen, the camera of the photographer should be smashed. “We must act quickly with these animals.”
Social media activists also posted hate comments against Palestinian journalists following false news about Aqel being a journalist; one activist who was identified as Shimon Burg said: “Journalists must die, they are part of the enemy.”
Another activist, named Haim Levy, wrote: “Bastards,” referring to journalists, “we have to send them to hell.”
Eriet Shani, also an activist, pjournaliosted on her page saying, “Why do they allow people with cameras to move? Soldiers must break their cameras and keep everyone away from them.”
Israeli army forces deployed along the eastern borders between Gaza and Israel fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at Palestinian youth who demonstrated near the borders.
Six youth were shot and injured with live ammunition and transferred to hospitals and medical facilities for medical treatment. Their medical conditions were described as moderate. Many others suffocated after inhaling tear gas fired by the army.
Two Palestinians were killed and at least 103 others injured with live ammunition during violent clashes that broke out during protests along the Gaza borders on Friday.
WAFA further reports that a journalist and a woman, Saturday, were injured in Jerusalem as Israeli police continued to crack down on Palestinian protesters who took to the streets to protest the Trump decision.
Israeli forces used excessive force to disperse protesters who demonstrated outside Bab al-Amoud, one of the old gates in the old city of Jerusalem, against Trump’s Jerusalem declaration. A journalist and a woman were injured after being physically attacked by Israeli police forces.
A Jerusalemite activist was also detained during a similar demonstration that took place in Salah Eddin Street, in central Jerusalem.
Clashes reportedly erupted in Salah Eddin Street as Israeli police suppressed demonstrators. Tear gas canisters were used, but no injuries were reported.
A beefed-up presence of security forces has been witnessed across Jerusalem since the early morning hours as rallies continued in protest of Trump’s announcement.
In related news, Israeli media has reportedly waged a hate campaign against Palestinian journalists following false info that Mohammed Aqel, who attacked Israeli soldiers near the military checkpoint known as DCO, at the northern entrance to the city of el-Bireh near Ramallah, was a journalist.
Israeli Commentator Barrack Bat Chen Nachum wrote, in a Facebook post, that it is time to issue orders that prevent Palestinian journalists from approaching Israeli soldiers, and if that did happen, the camera of the photographer should be smashed. “We must act quickly with these animals.”
Social media activists also posted hate comments against Palestinian journalists following false news about Aqel being a journalist; one activist who was identified as Shimon Burg said: “Journalists must die, they are part of the enemy.”
Another activist, named Haim Levy, wrote: “Bastards,” referring to journalists, “we have to send them to hell.”
Eriet Shani, also an activist, pjournaliosted on her page saying, “Why do they allow people with cameras to move? Soldiers must break their cameras and keep everyone away from them.”
