22 dec 2018
Medical sources have reported, on Friday evening, that many Palestinians suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers surrounded the refugee camp, before invading it, and fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades at scores of Palestinians who protested the invasion and threw stones at the soldiers.
They said that some of the wounded Palestinians were in their homes when the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs at random, causing many to require treatment for the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
All of the wounded Palestinians were treated by Red Crescent medics, without the need for hospitalization or further treatment.
The soldiers surrounded the refugee camp, before invading it, and fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades at scores of Palestinians who protested the invasion and threw stones at the soldiers.
They said that some of the wounded Palestinians were in their homes when the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs at random, causing many to require treatment for the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
All of the wounded Palestinians were treated by Red Crescent medics, without the need for hospitalization or further treatment.
21 dec 2018
Four Palestinians, including a photojournalist, were injured with live Israeli bullets, while dozens of others suffered tear-gas suffocation as Israeli forces suppressed the weekly Kafr Qaddum march in the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya on Friday afternoon.
Coordinator of the local popular committee of Kafr Qaddum, Murad Ishteiwi, Israeli forces raided Kafr Qaddum, went up rooftops of houses and showered protesters with rubber coated steel bullets and tear-gas canisters, injuring photographer of the Chinese News Agency Nidal Ishtayeh, and three others who were treated on the spot.
Ishteiwi pointed out that dozens of protesters suffered tear-gas inhalation.
Ishteiwi called upon human rights organizations to immediately intervene to limit Israeli forces' suppression of these peaceful protests.
Residents of Kafr Qaddum began staging weekly protests in 2011 against Israeli land confiscations, as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces. The road, which has been closed for 14 years, is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal Israeli settlement of Kedumim in 2003, forcing village residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus, which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes, according to Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
Coordinator of the local popular committee of Kafr Qaddum, Murad Ishteiwi, Israeli forces raided Kafr Qaddum, went up rooftops of houses and showered protesters with rubber coated steel bullets and tear-gas canisters, injuring photographer of the Chinese News Agency Nidal Ishtayeh, and three others who were treated on the spot.
Ishteiwi pointed out that dozens of protesters suffered tear-gas inhalation.
Ishteiwi called upon human rights organizations to immediately intervene to limit Israeli forces' suppression of these peaceful protests.
Residents of Kafr Qaddum began staging weekly protests in 2011 against Israeli land confiscations, as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces. The road, which has been closed for 14 years, is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal Israeli settlement of Kedumim in 2003, forcing village residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus, which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes, according to Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
Israeli forces suppressed the weekly Bilin march, west of Ramallah City in the central occupied West Bank, on Friday afternoon.
Israeli forces used stun grenades and tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters.
The march was called for by the local popular resistance committee; locals, international and Israeli peace activists took part in the march heading towards the Israeli separation wall.
The march set off following Friday prayers at the village's mosque.
Protesters waved Palestinian flags and repeated slogans calling for Palestinian unity, resisting the Israeli occupation, releasing all Palestinian prisoners and for refugees to return to their homes of which they were displaced.
Bilin is one of the most active Palestinian villages in peaceful organized opposition against Israeli policies, as residents have protested every Friday for 12 consecutive years, and have often been met with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, and stun grenades from Israeli forces.
Israeli forces used stun grenades and tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters.
The march was called for by the local popular resistance committee; locals, international and Israeli peace activists took part in the march heading towards the Israeli separation wall.
The march set off following Friday prayers at the village's mosque.
Protesters waved Palestinian flags and repeated slogans calling for Palestinian unity, resisting the Israeli occupation, releasing all Palestinian prisoners and for refugees to return to their homes of which they were displaced.
Bilin is one of the most active Palestinian villages in peaceful organized opposition against Israeli policies, as residents have protested every Friday for 12 consecutive years, and have often been met with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, and stun grenades from Israeli forces.
Extremist right wing Israeli Member of Knesset Bezalel Smotrich has called for illegal Jewish settlers to attack Palestinians, asserting that the lives of Jews are more valuable than those of Palestinians.
On his twitter account, Smotrich wrote: “I call on my heroic [settler] friends and pioneers to come out tonight and close Route 60 along its entire length to the movement of Arab vehicles.
“If there are [Palestinian resistance] attacks [against illegal Jewish settlers], there will be no Arabs on the roads. Our lives precede their quality of life.”
Consequently, Israeli human rights organisation Yesh Din demanded that an investigation be opened into the Jewish Home politician, as he tweeted a call for settler violence against Palestinians.
The organisation submitted this in an official request to Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, asking that he open a criminal probe into Smotrich’s call for violence against Palestinians.
According to Days of Palestine, illegal Jewish-Israeli settlers indeed responded to Smotrich’s tweet, gathering in the streets and attacking Palestinians.
Yesh Din says that, in the 24 hours after Smotrich’s tweet, it documented 25 attacks carried out by settlers against Palestinians.
The attacks included the firing of live bullets at Palestinian homes, in the nearby villages of Ein Yabrud and Beitin, and the stoning of cars at Huwara and Kfar Qaddum junctions, all near Ofra, on Route 60 of the occupied West Bank.
On his twitter account, Smotrich wrote: “I call on my heroic [settler] friends and pioneers to come out tonight and close Route 60 along its entire length to the movement of Arab vehicles.
“If there are [Palestinian resistance] attacks [against illegal Jewish settlers], there will be no Arabs on the roads. Our lives precede their quality of life.”
Consequently, Israeli human rights organisation Yesh Din demanded that an investigation be opened into the Jewish Home politician, as he tweeted a call for settler violence against Palestinians.
The organisation submitted this in an official request to Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, asking that he open a criminal probe into Smotrich’s call for violence against Palestinians.
According to Days of Palestine, illegal Jewish-Israeli settlers indeed responded to Smotrich’s tweet, gathering in the streets and attacking Palestinians.
Yesh Din says that, in the 24 hours after Smotrich’s tweet, it documented 25 attacks carried out by settlers against Palestinians.
The attacks included the firing of live bullets at Palestinian homes, in the nearby villages of Ein Yabrud and Beitin, and the stoning of cars at Huwara and Kfar Qaddum junctions, all near Ofra, on Route 60 of the occupied West Bank.
20 dec 2018
The Israeli occupation forces rolled on Wednesday evening into the eastern borders of al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip.
Four Israeli bulldozers moved 70 meters into al-Bureij camp and leveled Palestinian lands on the border, in the second such incursion carried out in no more than 24 hours.
Four Israeli bulldozers moved 70 meters into al-Bureij camp and leveled Palestinian lands on the border, in the second such incursion carried out in no more than 24 hours.
19 dec 2018
The Israeli occupation army on Wednesday morning launched a limited incursion into blockaded Gaza and opened fire at Palestinian shepherds.
Quds Press reported that four Israeli military bulldozers moved several meters into Beit Hanoun in the northern area of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian shepherds east of Beir al-Balah city, in the middle area of the Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported.
Palestinian farmers, shepherds, bird hunters, and fishermen along border areas in the Gaza Strip are constantly targeted by the Israeli army with arrests and shootings.
Quds Press reported that four Israeli military bulldozers moved several meters into Beit Hanoun in the northern area of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian shepherds east of Beir al-Balah city, in the middle area of the Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported.
Palestinian farmers, shepherds, bird hunters, and fishermen along border areas in the Gaza Strip are constantly targeted by the Israeli army with arrests and shootings.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday stormed Palestinian homes belonging to relatives of martyr Ashraf Na’alwa in Shuweika suburb in Tulkarem city and al-Ma’ajeen neighborhood in Nablus city.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops broke into and ransacked the house of Ashraf’s father after it was partially demolished a few days ago.
According to the same sources, the IOF also raided homes in Shuweika suburb belonging to the martyr’s maternal uncle Ghassan Mahdawi, his sister Hinadi, and his uncle Azzam, as well as the house of his sister Fairuz in al-Ma’ajeen neighborhood in Nablus.
The sources affirmed that some of Na’alwa’s relatives reported seeing Israeli soldiers conducting strange and unjustified searches in their homes and removing small items from some pieces of furniture.
Hinadi, the martyr’s sister, expressed her belief the soldiers were removing eavesdropping devices that had been planted during previous raids on her house when the IOF was still looking for Ashraf.
The IOF killed Ashraf Na'alwa in a house in Askar refugee camp in Nablus last Thursday, December 13, two months after he carried out a deadly shooting operation in Barkan industrial area in the West Bank.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops broke into and ransacked the house of Ashraf’s father after it was partially demolished a few days ago.
According to the same sources, the IOF also raided homes in Shuweika suburb belonging to the martyr’s maternal uncle Ghassan Mahdawi, his sister Hinadi, and his uncle Azzam, as well as the house of his sister Fairuz in al-Ma’ajeen neighborhood in Nablus.
The sources affirmed that some of Na’alwa’s relatives reported seeing Israeli soldiers conducting strange and unjustified searches in their homes and removing small items from some pieces of furniture.
Hinadi, the martyr’s sister, expressed her belief the soldiers were removing eavesdropping devices that had been planted during previous raids on her house when the IOF was still looking for Ashraf.
The IOF killed Ashraf Na'alwa in a house in Askar refugee camp in Nablus last Thursday, December 13, two months after he carried out a deadly shooting operation in Barkan industrial area in the West Bank.
Clashes broke out at nightfall Tuesday in Tamoun town, east of Tubas, after Israeli patrols rolled into the area and came down heavily on Palestinian locals.
Special Israeli troops disguised in civilian dress stormed the home of the Samara family allegedly to chase down a wanted Palestinian.
Dozens of military vehicles and full-armed soldiers showed up in the area shortly afterwards and wreaked havoc on civilian homes, before they attacked the residents.
Scores of Palestinians choked on teargas in the violent clashes.
Overnight, two Palestinian young men were kidnapped by the occupation forces at a military checkpoint set up east of Jenin province.
Special Israeli troops disguised in civilian dress stormed the home of the Samara family allegedly to chase down a wanted Palestinian.
Dozens of military vehicles and full-armed soldiers showed up in the area shortly afterwards and wreaked havoc on civilian homes, before they attacked the residents.
Scores of Palestinians choked on teargas in the violent clashes.
Overnight, two Palestinian young men were kidnapped by the occupation forces at a military checkpoint set up east of Jenin province.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and conducted very violent searches of homes, before abducting two Palestinians, and wounding two others, including one who suffered serious injuries, during ensuing protests.
Media sources said the soldiers surrounded the home of No’man Abu ‘Ashour, and used loudspeakers ordering his son, Issa, to turn himself in to the army, but he apparently was not there.
They added that dozens of youngsters protested the invasion and hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the armored military vehicles, while the army fire live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
During the invasion and ensuing protests, the soldiers moderately injured Mohammad Ra’ed Shamrookh, 19, after shooting him with a live round in the chest.
Another Palestinian was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his leg, and several others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes, before abducting Hamza Khalil al-Ja’fari, 21, and Monir Khaled al-Ja’fari, 21.
In its worth mentioning that a Palestinian car, owned by Ma’moun Naji, was burnt after the soldiers fired a gas bomb at it.
Media sources said the soldiers surrounded the home of No’man Abu ‘Ashour, and used loudspeakers ordering his son, Issa, to turn himself in to the army, but he apparently was not there.
They added that dozens of youngsters protested the invasion and hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the armored military vehicles, while the army fire live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
During the invasion and ensuing protests, the soldiers moderately injured Mohammad Ra’ed Shamrookh, 19, after shooting him with a live round in the chest.
Another Palestinian was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his leg, and several others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes, before abducting Hamza Khalil al-Ja’fari, 21, and Monir Khaled al-Ja’fari, 21.
In its worth mentioning that a Palestinian car, owned by Ma’moun Naji, was burnt after the soldiers fired a gas bomb at it.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, two Palestinians in Tubas governorate, in northeastern West Bank, two in Jenin, in northern West Bank, and one in Hebron, in the southern part.
The Jenin office of the PPS said the soldiers invaded and violently searched many homes in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted two young men, identified as Razeen Bilal ad-Damj and Mohammad Khalil ‘Ersan.
It added that many Palestinians protested the invasion, and hurled stones at the soldiers who fired flares, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Furthermore, the soldiers searched a few homes, and abducted Rashid Ziad Daraghma, from Tubas city, in northeastern West Bank, and Maisara Thiab Bisharat, from Tammoun town, south of Tubas.
It is worth mentioning that, on Tuesday at night, several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and a few others suffered fractures, cuts and bruises, during protests that took place after the soldiers invaded Tammoun.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers also searched homes in the city, in addition to Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and Beit Awwa town, west of the city.
The Jenin office of the PPS said the soldiers invaded and violently searched many homes in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted two young men, identified as Razeen Bilal ad-Damj and Mohammad Khalil ‘Ersan.
It added that many Palestinians protested the invasion, and hurled stones at the soldiers who fired flares, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Furthermore, the soldiers searched a few homes, and abducted Rashid Ziad Daraghma, from Tubas city, in northeastern West Bank, and Maisara Thiab Bisharat, from Tammoun town, south of Tubas.
It is worth mentioning that, on Tuesday at night, several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and a few others suffered fractures, cuts and bruises, during protests that took place after the soldiers invaded Tammoun.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers also searched homes in the city, in addition to Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and Beit Awwa town, west of the city.
18 dec 2018
Israeli soldiers chased, on Tuesday evening, many Palestinians in Tammoun town, south of Tubas in northeastern West Bank, and injured some of them.
Media sources in Tubas said the soldiers attacked many Palestinians, who protested the invasion, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, in addition to chasing several others.
They added that one Palestinian fell while the soldiers were chasing him, and suffered a fracture in one of his legs.
The soldiers also caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Furthermore, the army invaded and violently searched many homes in Tammoun, and interrogated the families while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, the soldiers attacked many shop owners at the entrance of the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The soldiers also sprayed homes with waste-water mixed with chemicals and fired live rounds at protesters in the refugee camp.
In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Navy fired live rounds at fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters near Rafah, in the southern part of the coastal region.
Media sources in Tubas said the soldiers attacked many Palestinians, who protested the invasion, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, in addition to chasing several others.
They added that one Palestinian fell while the soldiers were chasing him, and suffered a fracture in one of his legs.
The soldiers also caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Furthermore, the army invaded and violently searched many homes in Tammoun, and interrogated the families while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, the soldiers attacked many shop owners at the entrance of the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The soldiers also sprayed homes with waste-water mixed with chemicals and fired live rounds at protesters in the refugee camp.
In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Navy fired live rounds at fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters near Rafah, in the southern part of the coastal region.
Violent clashes erupted on Tuesday after the Israeli occupation forces stormed Shweika town in Tulkarem, north of the West Bank.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that dozens of Palestinian youths took to the streets to confront the Israeli raid.
The sources said that the Israeli forces heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades at the youths who responded by throwing stones.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that dozens of Palestinian youths took to the streets to confront the Israeli raid.
The sources said that the Israeli forces heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades at the youths who responded by throwing stones.
Violent clashes broke up on Tuesday afternoon between Palestinian youths and the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF heavily fired teargas bombs and stun grenades at the Palestinian citizens' houses, while the youths responded by throwing stones and empty bottles.
Local residents said that the IOF stormed the camp in search for stone throwers, assaulted shop owners, and sprayed sewage on Palestinian houses.
Tension has prevailed in al-Arroub over the past three days as the IOF soldiers have repeatedly launched raid and arrest campaigns into the camp.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF heavily fired teargas bombs and stun grenades at the Palestinian citizens' houses, while the youths responded by throwing stones and empty bottles.
Local residents said that the IOF stormed the camp in search for stone throwers, assaulted shop owners, and sprayed sewage on Palestinian houses.
Tension has prevailed in al-Arroub over the past three days as the IOF soldiers have repeatedly launched raid and arrest campaigns into the camp.
Armed clashes took place at dawn Tuesday between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli soldiers after the latter stormed Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a shootout happened during violent clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the camp.
A PIC reporter said that the IOF kidnapped four young men during its campaign in the camp.
Meanwhile, the IOF stormed Jaba town, south of Jenin, and kidnapped Sheikh Naser Alawneh, a Mosque Imam, from his house.
Another citizen identified as Hammam Ghariba, the son of senior Hamas official Ziyad Ghariba, was taken prisoner following an IOF raid on his home in Sinwar town.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a shootout happened during violent clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the camp.
A PIC reporter said that the IOF kidnapped four young men during its campaign in the camp.
Meanwhile, the IOF stormed Jaba town, south of Jenin, and kidnapped Sheikh Naser Alawneh, a Mosque Imam, from his house.
Another citizen identified as Hammam Ghariba, the son of senior Hamas official Ziyad Ghariba, was taken prisoner following an IOF raid on his home in Sinwar town.
