10 dec 2018
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The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) raided WAFA news offices in Ramallah on Monday and fired teargas inside the building causing suffocation and difficulty in breathing among the journalists who were prevented from exiting.
The soldiers broke into the receivers' room and seized video tapes of the surveillance cameras after forcing the staff to stay in one room. Wafa reported that Israeli forces searched the ID cards of employees in the offices, and prevented them from leaving the building. Clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and the Israeli army in the vicinity of the agency headquarters following a raid by Israeli forces. |
Israeli army used live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and teargas bombs to disperse the youth.
Earlier Monday, the army raided the northern sections of Ramallah and seized cameras from buildings.
Israeli Military Raids Office of WAFA News Agency in Ramallah; Fires Tear Gas (VIDEO)
A squadron of Israeli soldiers invaded the headquarters of the WAFA News Agency in Ramallah, on Monday, offering no reason or justification for the invasion. After storming the offices with guns drawn, and terrorizing the journalists who were working there, the soldiers went back downstairs and out of the building. They then fired a dozen rounds of tear gas, from launchers in their jeep, some of which entered the window of the media office.
When the soldiers broke into the media office headquarters, the journalists working at their desks raised their hands, and some followed the soldiers with cameras, saying repeatedly “We are journalists!” in English, Arabic and Hebrew.
According to reporters with the WAFA News Agency, the soldiers broke into the broadcast receiver room and seized video tapes of the surveillance cameras, after forcing the staff to stay in one room.
Israel has a long history of going after journalists working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories – particularly Palestinian media agencies, who have no recourse under Israeli law when they are attacked.
Just last month, on 12 November 2018, Israeli forces leveled the building housing the Al-Aqsa TV Media Agency in Gaza. The bombing of Al-Aqsa TV Headquarters took place about a half an hour following the end of a security meeting held by the Israeli leadership with the participation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at “Kiryah” Military Base, near Tel Aviv. This was followed by announcements on Israeli media that “the go-ahead was given to the Israeli army to carry out more severe attacks” on Gaza.
Al-Aqsa TV Director, Mr. Ibrahim Thaher, stated to the Palestinian Center for Development & Media Freedoms (MADA) that the TV office had received a phone call from Israeli Intelligence in which it was informed that the headquarters would be destroyed. Accordingly, the headquarters were evacuated of staff immediately. Ten minutes later, drones began bombarding the headquarters with “warning” missiles, which was followed by a missile fired by F16 warplane, leading to the destruction of the headquarters and the interruption of transmission.
In 2012, a report by the international organization Human Rights Watch found that “Four Israeli attacks on journalists and media facilities in Gaza during the November 2012 fighting violated the laws of war by targeting civilians and civilian objects that were making no apparent contribution to Palestinian military operations.
“The attacks killed two Palestinian cameramen, wounded at least 10 media workers, and badly damaged four media offices, as well as the offices of four private companies. One of the attacks killed a two-year-old boy who lived across the street from a targeted building.
“The Israeli government asserted that each of the four attacks was on a legitimate military target but provided no specific information to support its claims. After examining the attack sites and interviewing witnesses, Human Rights Watch found no indications that these targets were valid military objectives.
Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said at the time, “Just because Israel says a journalist was a fighter or a TV station was a command center does not make it so”.
Earlier Monday, the army raided the northern sections of Ramallah and seized cameras from buildings.
Israeli Military Raids Office of WAFA News Agency in Ramallah; Fires Tear Gas (VIDEO)
A squadron of Israeli soldiers invaded the headquarters of the WAFA News Agency in Ramallah, on Monday, offering no reason or justification for the invasion. After storming the offices with guns drawn, and terrorizing the journalists who were working there, the soldiers went back downstairs and out of the building. They then fired a dozen rounds of tear gas, from launchers in their jeep, some of which entered the window of the media office.
When the soldiers broke into the media office headquarters, the journalists working at their desks raised their hands, and some followed the soldiers with cameras, saying repeatedly “We are journalists!” in English, Arabic and Hebrew.
According to reporters with the WAFA News Agency, the soldiers broke into the broadcast receiver room and seized video tapes of the surveillance cameras, after forcing the staff to stay in one room.
Israel has a long history of going after journalists working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories – particularly Palestinian media agencies, who have no recourse under Israeli law when they are attacked.
Just last month, on 12 November 2018, Israeli forces leveled the building housing the Al-Aqsa TV Media Agency in Gaza. The bombing of Al-Aqsa TV Headquarters took place about a half an hour following the end of a security meeting held by the Israeli leadership with the participation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at “Kiryah” Military Base, near Tel Aviv. This was followed by announcements on Israeli media that “the go-ahead was given to the Israeli army to carry out more severe attacks” on Gaza.
Al-Aqsa TV Director, Mr. Ibrahim Thaher, stated to the Palestinian Center for Development & Media Freedoms (MADA) that the TV office had received a phone call from Israeli Intelligence in which it was informed that the headquarters would be destroyed. Accordingly, the headquarters were evacuated of staff immediately. Ten minutes later, drones began bombarding the headquarters with “warning” missiles, which was followed by a missile fired by F16 warplane, leading to the destruction of the headquarters and the interruption of transmission.
In 2012, a report by the international organization Human Rights Watch found that “Four Israeli attacks on journalists and media facilities in Gaza during the November 2012 fighting violated the laws of war by targeting civilians and civilian objects that were making no apparent contribution to Palestinian military operations.
“The attacks killed two Palestinian cameramen, wounded at least 10 media workers, and badly damaged four media offices, as well as the offices of four private companies. One of the attacks killed a two-year-old boy who lived across the street from a targeted building.
“The Israeli government asserted that each of the four attacks was on a legitimate military target but provided no specific information to support its claims. After examining the attack sites and interviewing witnesses, Human Rights Watch found no indications that these targets were valid military objectives.
Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said at the time, “Just because Israel says a journalist was a fighter or a TV station was a command center does not make it so”.
A number of Palestinians were injured with live Israeli fire as Israeli forces suppressed the 19th weekly naval march in the northern besieged Gaza Strip, on Monday afternoon.
Palestinian Health Ministry affirmed that 11 protesters were injured during the Israeli attack.
The attack was carried out when thousands of Palestinian protesters gathered at the northern borders of the Gaza Strip to take part in protests in an attempt to break the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.
Some 20 boats arrived to the northern border to participate in the 19th naval march.
However, Israeli war boats opened live fire and tear-gas bombs at the protesters, PIC reporter said.
Commenting on the attack, Ahmed al-Mudalal, member of the National Committee for Breaking the Siege, which organized the naval march, said the naval marches will not be stopped until its goals are achieved, referring to breaking the Israeli siege and allowing Palestinians the right of return as refugees to their original homelands.
The Gaza Strip has been under an inhumane Israeli siege since 2007 and witnessed three wars since 2008. The blockade has caused a decline in living standards as well as unprecedented levels of unemployment and poverty.
Tensions have been running high near the border fence since March 30, which marked the start of a series of protests dubbed “The Great March of Return.”
The deadly clashes in Gaza reached their peak on May 14, the eve of the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day, or Day of Catastrophe, which coincided this year with Washington's relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.
More than 220 Palestinians have so far been killed and over 22,000 others wounded in the renewed Gaza clashes, according to the latest figures released by the Gaza Health Ministry.
Palestinian Medic Among Several Injured by Israeli Attack on Boat Protest
In Gaza Monday, hundreds of Palestinians gathered at the beach in the northern Gaza Strip and headed out to sea on fishing boats bearing signs, banners and Palestinian flags for the 19th weekly protest against the Israeli naval blockade on the coastal Strip.
They were almost immediately met with gunfire from Israeli naval ships stationed just off the coast. The naval officers gave no warning, but began firing on the peaceful protesters as they have every week for the past nineteen Mondays of protest.
Among those injured Monday were a Palestinian paramedic who was hit with a tear gas canister, and a young Palestinian man who was struck with a live bullet while participating in the protest.
Local sources report that the Palestinian protesters began their ‘naval march’ in the northernmost beach in Gaza, near the border with Israel. Before they could make it very far into the water, the Israeli forces used live ammunition, tear gas and concussion grenades to suppress the non-violent demonstration.
Palestinians and international supporters have made numerous attempts to break the Israeli naval blockade, which was imposed in June 2007. Protests have also attempted to bring international attention to the plight of the people of Gaza, who are facing 60% unemployment and the impossibility of maintaining an economy and livelihood under the crippling Israeli siege.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “Israel has imposed movement restrictions on the Gaza Strip since the early 1990’s. Restrictions intensified in June 2007… when Israel imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Gaza, citing security concerns.
Despite relaxation of some blockade-related restrictions in recent years, 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza remain ‘locked in’, denied free access to the remainder of the territory and the outside world. The blockade has undermined the living conditions in the coastal enclave and fragmented the oPt and its economic and social fabric. The isolation of Gaza has been exacerbated by restrictions imposed by the Egyptian authorities on Rafah, its single passengers [sic] crossing.”
In August, when the Boat March of Return began, one of the protest organizers, Adham Abu Selmeya, told reporters from the Reuters News Agency, “We want the world to see the reality of the blockade and the suffering of the people of Gaza, and we will not accept anything less than lifting the blockade once and for all”.
Palestinian Health Ministry affirmed that 11 protesters were injured during the Israeli attack.
The attack was carried out when thousands of Palestinian protesters gathered at the northern borders of the Gaza Strip to take part in protests in an attempt to break the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.
Some 20 boats arrived to the northern border to participate in the 19th naval march.
However, Israeli war boats opened live fire and tear-gas bombs at the protesters, PIC reporter said.
Commenting on the attack, Ahmed al-Mudalal, member of the National Committee for Breaking the Siege, which organized the naval march, said the naval marches will not be stopped until its goals are achieved, referring to breaking the Israeli siege and allowing Palestinians the right of return as refugees to their original homelands.
The Gaza Strip has been under an inhumane Israeli siege since 2007 and witnessed three wars since 2008. The blockade has caused a decline in living standards as well as unprecedented levels of unemployment and poverty.
Tensions have been running high near the border fence since March 30, which marked the start of a series of protests dubbed “The Great March of Return.”
The deadly clashes in Gaza reached their peak on May 14, the eve of the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day, or Day of Catastrophe, which coincided this year with Washington's relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.
More than 220 Palestinians have so far been killed and over 22,000 others wounded in the renewed Gaza clashes, according to the latest figures released by the Gaza Health Ministry.
Palestinian Medic Among Several Injured by Israeli Attack on Boat Protest
In Gaza Monday, hundreds of Palestinians gathered at the beach in the northern Gaza Strip and headed out to sea on fishing boats bearing signs, banners and Palestinian flags for the 19th weekly protest against the Israeli naval blockade on the coastal Strip.
They were almost immediately met with gunfire from Israeli naval ships stationed just off the coast. The naval officers gave no warning, but began firing on the peaceful protesters as they have every week for the past nineteen Mondays of protest.
Among those injured Monday were a Palestinian paramedic who was hit with a tear gas canister, and a young Palestinian man who was struck with a live bullet while participating in the protest.
Local sources report that the Palestinian protesters began their ‘naval march’ in the northernmost beach in Gaza, near the border with Israel. Before they could make it very far into the water, the Israeli forces used live ammunition, tear gas and concussion grenades to suppress the non-violent demonstration.
Palestinians and international supporters have made numerous attempts to break the Israeli naval blockade, which was imposed in June 2007. Protests have also attempted to bring international attention to the plight of the people of Gaza, who are facing 60% unemployment and the impossibility of maintaining an economy and livelihood under the crippling Israeli siege.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “Israel has imposed movement restrictions on the Gaza Strip since the early 1990’s. Restrictions intensified in June 2007… when Israel imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Gaza, citing security concerns.
Despite relaxation of some blockade-related restrictions in recent years, 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza remain ‘locked in’, denied free access to the remainder of the territory and the outside world. The blockade has undermined the living conditions in the coastal enclave and fragmented the oPt and its economic and social fabric. The isolation of Gaza has been exacerbated by restrictions imposed by the Egyptian authorities on Rafah, its single passengers [sic] crossing.”
In August, when the Boat March of Return began, one of the protest organizers, Adham Abu Selmeya, told reporters from the Reuters News Agency, “We want the world to see the reality of the blockade and the suffering of the people of Gaza, and we will not accept anything less than lifting the blockade once and for all”.
Dozens of Palestinian youths were injured Monday afternoon as clashes broke out at the entrance to Ramallah in central West Bank.
The clashes erupted when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently stormed the Palestinian city of Ramallah on Monday and raided the offices of the official Palestinian news agency.
Heavy teargas bombs and rubber bullets were fired during the raid, eyewitnesses reported.
Several youths suffered rubber bullet injuries and teargas suffocation during the clashes, while a child was detained after being brutally attacked.
According to the sources, Israeli soldiers prevented local residents from bringing back children from a nearby nursery.
Earlier Monday, Israeli forces stormed Ramallah city and raided a number of shops and institutions in the city, searched them, and confiscated their surveillance camera recordings.
The clashes erupted when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently stormed the Palestinian city of Ramallah on Monday and raided the offices of the official Palestinian news agency.
Heavy teargas bombs and rubber bullets were fired during the raid, eyewitnesses reported.
Several youths suffered rubber bullet injuries and teargas suffocation during the clashes, while a child was detained after being brutally attacked.
According to the sources, Israeli soldiers prevented local residents from bringing back children from a nearby nursery.
Earlier Monday, Israeli forces stormed Ramallah city and raided a number of shops and institutions in the city, searched them, and confiscated their surveillance camera recordings.
Israeli navy ships attacked, Monday, Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, near Rafah, in the southern part of the coastal region, and abducted two fishermen.
Media sources in Gaza said the soldiers fired many live rounds at the boats, and used water cannons, while the fishermen were only four nautical miles from the shore.
They added that the navy then abducted two young fishermen, identified as Nasser Ahmad an-Nada, 24, and Mohammad Jassem Saidam, 20, and confiscated their boat.
The attack is part of ongoing violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and improvised Gaza Strip.
Suck attacks frequently target fishermen, in addition to farmers and workers on lands close to the perimeter fence.
Many Palestinians fishermen, farmers and workers have been killed, hundreds injured and abducted by the navy and the soldiers.
Last month, the navy killed a Palestinian fisherman, identified as Nawwaf Ahmad al-Attar, 20, in Gaza waters, west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region.
In early October of this year, the Israeli army shot and killed an elderly Palestinian farmer, identified as Ibrahim Ahmad al-Arrouqi, 78, in the central part of the Gaza Strip, while he was working on his land.
Media sources in Gaza said the soldiers fired many live rounds at the boats, and used water cannons, while the fishermen were only four nautical miles from the shore.
They added that the navy then abducted two young fishermen, identified as Nasser Ahmad an-Nada, 24, and Mohammad Jassem Saidam, 20, and confiscated their boat.
The attack is part of ongoing violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and improvised Gaza Strip.
Suck attacks frequently target fishermen, in addition to farmers and workers on lands close to the perimeter fence.
Many Palestinians fishermen, farmers and workers have been killed, hundreds injured and abducted by the navy and the soldiers.
Last month, the navy killed a Palestinian fisherman, identified as Nawwaf Ahmad al-Attar, 20, in Gaza waters, west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region.
In early October of this year, the Israeli army shot and killed an elderly Palestinian farmer, identified as Ibrahim Ahmad al-Arrouqi, 78, in the central part of the Gaza Strip, while he was working on his land.
More than 7,000 Jewish settlers swarmed at dawn Monday archeological and religious sites in the occupied West Bank, where they performed rituals under military protection.
A Hebrew news website said that about 7,500 settlers entered sites in the towns of as-Samu and Halhul, and the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil as well as Joseph’s Tomb in eastern Nablus.
The website claimed that a pipe bomb was found and defused by the Israeli army in the area of Joseph’s Tomb, adding that Israeli soldiers were thrown with stones and Molotov cocktails during their presence in the same area.
Palestinian local sources in Nablus reported that hundreds of settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb under military escort and embarked on performing loud rituals and dancing to music.
They affirmed that violent clashes broke out between local young men and Israeli soldiers in different areas of eastern Nablus during the presence of settlers at the Tomb.
Four young men were detained by soldiers and two others were injured during the events.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Awarta town in eastern Nablus and handed a Palestinian ex-detainee called Samer Sharab a summons for interrogation.
In al-Khalil, dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers stormed after midnight Halhul city, where they performed rituals in Mamas area.
Israeli troops also stormed al-Khalil city and kidnapped a former prisoner called Husam al-Hashlamon from his home.
Another military force stormed al-Samu city in the south of al-Khalil, with no reported arrests.
A Hebrew news website said that about 7,500 settlers entered sites in the towns of as-Samu and Halhul, and the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil as well as Joseph’s Tomb in eastern Nablus.
The website claimed that a pipe bomb was found and defused by the Israeli army in the area of Joseph’s Tomb, adding that Israeli soldiers were thrown with stones and Molotov cocktails during their presence in the same area.
Palestinian local sources in Nablus reported that hundreds of settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb under military escort and embarked on performing loud rituals and dancing to music.
They affirmed that violent clashes broke out between local young men and Israeli soldiers in different areas of eastern Nablus during the presence of settlers at the Tomb.
Four young men were detained by soldiers and two others were injured during the events.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Awarta town in eastern Nablus and handed a Palestinian ex-detainee called Samer Sharab a summons for interrogation.
In al-Khalil, dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers stormed after midnight Halhul city, where they performed rituals in Mamas area.
Israeli troops also stormed al-Khalil city and kidnapped a former prisoner called Husam al-Hashlamon from his home.
Another military force stormed al-Samu city in the south of al-Khalil, with no reported arrests.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers accompanied, on Monday at dawn,several buses loaded with colonialist settlers into the northern West Bank city of Nablus to visit Joseph’s Tomb site, before clashing with local protesters,shooting four, and causing twenty to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources said the invasion was carried out into the eastern area of Nablus, to facilitate the entry of hundreds of colonialist settlers, before attacking dozens of Palestinian protesters, who hurled stones at them.
The sources added that the soldiers shot four Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, and caused at least twenty to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Local medics provided the needed treatment to the Palestinians who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and moved the four wounded residents to Rafidia governmental hospital.
Joseph’s the Patriarch is revered by Jews, Muslims,Christians and Samaritans, and the Israeli military allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the shrine being located in an area under control by the Palestinian Authority.
Media sources said the invasion was carried out into the eastern area of Nablus, to facilitate the entry of hundreds of colonialist settlers, before attacking dozens of Palestinian protesters, who hurled stones at them.
The sources added that the soldiers shot four Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, and caused at least twenty to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Local medics provided the needed treatment to the Palestinians who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and moved the four wounded residents to Rafidia governmental hospital.
Joseph’s the Patriarch is revered by Jews, Muslims,Christians and Samaritans, and the Israeli military allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the shrine being located in an area under control by the Palestinian Authority.
Chairman for the Defense Committee of the Israeli Parliament of the Knesset, Avi Dichter, recently made an underhanded remark expressing favor for killing all Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
As he was commenting on the protests of the Great March of Return, taking place along the eastern fence of the Gaza Strip, he said: “The Israeli army has enough bullets for every Palestinian.”
Dichter is a senior member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling right-wing Likud Party.
A former director of Shin Bet internal security service and Minister of Internal Security, Dichter said that the Israeli army is prepared to use all means, including lethal force to deter the Palestinians protesters.
Since March 31, thousands of peaceful Palestinian protesters have been staging protests along the eastern fence of the Gaza Strip, calling for lifting the 12-year-old Israeli siege and reinforcing the right of the Palestinian refugees to return to their homes.
Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan repeatedly referred to the protesters killed in Gaza as “Nazis,” saying that there were no demonstrations, just “Nazi anger.”
He later added, according to Days of Palestine: “The number [of peaceful Palestinian protesters] killed does not mean anything because they are just Nazis, anyhow.”
As he was commenting on the protests of the Great March of Return, taking place along the eastern fence of the Gaza Strip, he said: “The Israeli army has enough bullets for every Palestinian.”
Dichter is a senior member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling right-wing Likud Party.
A former director of Shin Bet internal security service and Minister of Internal Security, Dichter said that the Israeli army is prepared to use all means, including lethal force to deter the Palestinians protesters.
Since March 31, thousands of peaceful Palestinian protesters have been staging protests along the eastern fence of the Gaza Strip, calling for lifting the 12-year-old Israeli siege and reinforcing the right of the Palestinian refugees to return to their homes.
Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan repeatedly referred to the protesters killed in Gaza as “Nazis,” saying that there were no demonstrations, just “Nazi anger.”
He later added, according to Days of Palestine: “The number [of peaceful Palestinian protesters] killed does not mean anything because they are just Nazis, anyhow.”
9 dec 2018
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the home of Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith, in Silwan town, south of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and took measurements of the property.
Dozens of soldiers surrounded the Governor’s home, before breaking into it using excessive force, and conducted provocative acts against the family.
The soldiers then took measurements of the property, a move which is usually followed by a demolition order, but did not hand him any order.
It is worth mentioning that Gheith was placed under house arrest,an order which expired Saturday, and was frequently abducted and detained by the army, in an attempt to prevent him from performing his duties.
The ongoing arrests and violations are part of Israel’s measures aimed at preventing the Palestinian Authority, and various institutions, including the UNRWA, its facilities and clinics,from providing services in East Jerusalem, including its surrounding communities.
Dozens of soldiers surrounded the Governor’s home, before breaking into it using excessive force, and conducted provocative acts against the family.
The soldiers then took measurements of the property, a move which is usually followed by a demolition order, but did not hand him any order.
It is worth mentioning that Gheith was placed under house arrest,an order which expired Saturday, and was frequently abducted and detained by the army, in an attempt to prevent him from performing his duties.
The ongoing arrests and violations are part of Israel’s measures aimed at preventing the Palestinian Authority, and various institutions, including the UNRWA, its facilities and clinics,from providing services in East Jerusalem, including its surrounding communities.
Israeli naval forces opened fire towards Palestinian fishermen, west of Rafah City and Khan Younis City, in the southern besieged Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
A Ma'an reporter said that Israeli naval forces repeatedly opened fire at fishermen within the permitted fishing zone, forcing them back to shore.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stationed at the Kissufim military site, east of the al-Qarrara town in southern Gaza, opened fire at Palestinian shepherds, while working in their lands.
No injuries were reported from both incidents.
The reason for both shootings remained unknown.
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 nearly 12 years.
A Ma'an reporter said that Israeli naval forces repeatedly opened fire at fishermen within the permitted fishing zone, forcing them back to shore.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stationed at the Kissufim military site, east of the al-Qarrara town in southern Gaza, opened fire at Palestinian shepherds, while working in their lands.
No injuries were reported from both incidents.
The reason for both shootings remained unknown.
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 nearly 12 years.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening opened fire at a Palestinian vehicle at the western entrance to Silwad town, east of Ramallah city in the West Bank.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers directly shot at a Palestinian car after they set up a military checkpoint at the western entrance to Silwad.
The soldiers claimed that the driver refused to respond to their order to stop as he was trying to enter the town.
Luckily, no one was hurt in the shooting attack, which only caused material damage to the car.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers directly shot at a Palestinian car after they set up a military checkpoint at the western entrance to Silwad.
The soldiers claimed that the driver refused to respond to their order to stop as he was trying to enter the town.
Luckily, no one was hurt in the shooting attack, which only caused material damage to the car.
Full-armed Israeli patrols stormed overnight on Saturday Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun and raked through residential neighborhoods, sparking terror among women and children.
Local sources said Israeli soldiers broke into Azzoun and came down heavily on Palestinian anti-occupation youth.
The occupation forces showered the area with randomly-discharged spates of bullet fire and sealed off thoroughfares with makeshift checkpoints, blocking civilians’ free access out of and into the area.
Palestinian anti-occupation protesters responded to the assault by hurling home-made grenades at the heavily-armed troops.
Local sources said Israeli soldiers broke into Azzoun and came down heavily on Palestinian anti-occupation youth.
The occupation forces showered the area with randomly-discharged spates of bullet fire and sealed off thoroughfares with makeshift checkpoints, blocking civilians’ free access out of and into the area.
Palestinian anti-occupation protesters responded to the assault by hurling home-made grenades at the heavily-armed troops.
8 dec 2018
Israeli soldiers shot, on Friday evening, a young Palestinian man in the al-‘Isawiya town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem.
Media sources said dozens of soldiers invaded the town, and resorted to the excessive use of force against Palestinian youngsters, who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the armored military jeeps.
They added that the soldiers fired many concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets at the protesters, wounding a young man with fragments of a concussion grenade.
The wounded young man was moved to a local clinic for treatment.
The soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.
It is worth mentioning that the protests took place in various parts of Jerusalem, especially in Be’er Ayyoub neighborhood in Silwan, and Obeid neighborhood in al-‘Isawiya town.
Media sources said dozens of soldiers invaded the town, and resorted to the excessive use of force against Palestinian youngsters, who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the armored military jeeps.
They added that the soldiers fired many concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets at the protesters, wounding a young man with fragments of a concussion grenade.
The wounded young man was moved to a local clinic for treatment.
The soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.
It is worth mentioning that the protests took place in various parts of Jerusalem, especially in Be’er Ayyoub neighborhood in Silwan, and Obeid neighborhood in al-‘Isawiya town.
Palestinian lands located in the Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem, in the central West Bank, collapsed due to Israeli excavations and digging in the area, on Friday.
The Silwan-based watchdog the Wadi Hilweh Information Center reported that collapses occurred in a land located behind the "Ein Silwan" mosque in Wadi Hilweh due to the continuous Israeli excavations in the neighborhood. video
The center told Ma'an that the Israeli authorities have been carrying out continuous excavations in the neighborhood for years, which causes collapses and fractures in the foundations of houses and streets of the neighborhood.
In 2017, Palestinian residents of three houses in Wadi Hilweh, that Israel had ordered the evacuation of due to severe structural damage, refused to leave their homes and accused Israel of indirectly attempting to expel them from Jerusalem City.
Israel frequently allows excavations and archaeological digs that threaten the structural integrity of Palestinian homes and holy sites in the area.
Moreover, clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Silwan and Issawiya.
Locals reported that Israeli forces raided the Bir Ayyub neighborhood of the town and randomly fired stun grenades.
Sources told Ma'an that large numbers of Israeli soldiers raided Issawiya, fired stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets in the area, while Palestinian youths threw rocks towards them.
The Silwan-based watchdog the Wadi Hilweh Information Center reported that collapses occurred in a land located behind the "Ein Silwan" mosque in Wadi Hilweh due to the continuous Israeli excavations in the neighborhood. video
The center told Ma'an that the Israeli authorities have been carrying out continuous excavations in the neighborhood for years, which causes collapses and fractures in the foundations of houses and streets of the neighborhood.
In 2017, Palestinian residents of three houses in Wadi Hilweh, that Israel had ordered the evacuation of due to severe structural damage, refused to leave their homes and accused Israel of indirectly attempting to expel them from Jerusalem City.
Israel frequently allows excavations and archaeological digs that threaten the structural integrity of Palestinian homes and holy sites in the area.
Moreover, clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Silwan and Issawiya.
Locals reported that Israeli forces raided the Bir Ayyub neighborhood of the town and randomly fired stun grenades.
Sources told Ma'an that large numbers of Israeli soldiers raided Issawiya, fired stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets in the area, while Palestinian youths threw rocks towards them.
7 dec 2018
At least 33 Palestinians were injured on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) heavily opened fire at the peaceful protesters taking part in the Great March of Return on Gaza border.
The PIC reporter said that hundreds of Palestinians marched along the border fence east of Gaza for the 37th week of the Great March of Return despite the cold and stormy weather.
The Higher National Committee for the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege early on Friday called for the largest participation the border march which is set to commemorate the anniversary of the First Intifada. video
Member of the committee and the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Talal Abu Zarifa, said in press statements that the Palestinians are determined to continue their protests until they achieve their goals, particularly a complete halt of the Israeli blockade on Gaza.
"Today we take part in the Great March of Return armed with international legitimacy after the failure of the US draft resolution condemning the resistance at the United Nations General Assembly," he added.
The Palestinians have been protesting since 30 March along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and the 1948 occupied territories to demand an end for the 13-year-long blockade on the enclave and call for the return of refugees to their lands from which they were expelled in the 1948 war.
Since the start of the border protests, 247 Palestinians have been killed by the IOF, while 22,000 injured, 500 of whom are in critical conditions.
The PIC reporter said that hundreds of Palestinians marched along the border fence east of Gaza for the 37th week of the Great March of Return despite the cold and stormy weather.
The Higher National Committee for the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege early on Friday called for the largest participation the border march which is set to commemorate the anniversary of the First Intifada. video
Member of the committee and the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Talal Abu Zarifa, said in press statements that the Palestinians are determined to continue their protests until they achieve their goals, particularly a complete halt of the Israeli blockade on Gaza.
"Today we take part in the Great March of Return armed with international legitimacy after the failure of the US draft resolution condemning the resistance at the United Nations General Assembly," he added.
The Palestinians have been protesting since 30 March along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and the 1948 occupied territories to demand an end for the 13-year-long blockade on the enclave and call for the return of refugees to their lands from which they were expelled in the 1948 war.
Since the start of the border protests, 247 Palestinians have been killed by the IOF, while 22,000 injured, 500 of whom are in critical conditions.
Several Palestinians suffered tear-gas suffocation as Israeli forces suppressed the weekly Kafr Qaddum march in the northern occupied West Bank district of Qalqiliya, on Friday.
Coordinator of a local popular committee in Kafr Qaddum, Murad Ishteiwi, said that Israeli soldiers opened live fire since the beginning of the march.
Israeli soldiers used tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters, causing many to suffer tear-gas suffocation; they were treated on the spot.
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 a local popular committee in Kafr Qaddum, Murad Ishteiwi, said that Israeli soldiers opened live fire since the beginning of the march.
Israeli soldiers used tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters, causing many to suffer tear-gas suffocation; they were treated on the spot.
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.