21 dec 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday stormed Khirbet al-Ras al-Ahmar, southeast of Tubas, and searched a number of Palestinian tents.
Activist Aref Daraghmeh said that the IOF raided the village in the morning and started to search tents inhabited by Palestinian citizens without giving reasons.
A few days ago, he said, the IOF attacked the area and seized a car owned by one of the residents.
Activist Aref Daraghmeh said that the IOF raided the village in the morning and started to search tents inhabited by Palestinian citizens without giving reasons.
A few days ago, he said, the IOF attacked the area and seized a car owned by one of the residents.
Israeli soldiers, today, forced a number of farmers to leave their land, in the southern West Bank village of Kisan, and threatened to arrest them if they did not, according to Kisan deputy head of village council, Ahmad Ghazal.
Ghazal told WAFA that soldiers raided the village and prevented the farmers from plowing their land, ordering them to leave it.
The farmers were ordered to get a permit from Israeli security, at the nearby Gush Etzion settlement bloc, to the south of Bethlehem, if they are to return their land.
The land in question is around 100 dunams in size, and the owners have been working and planting there for years. They also possess deeds proving ownership of the land.
Ghazal told WAFA that soldiers raided the village and prevented the farmers from plowing their land, ordering them to leave it.
The farmers were ordered to get a permit from Israeli security, at the nearby Gush Etzion settlement bloc, to the south of Bethlehem, if they are to return their land.
The land in question is around 100 dunams in size, and the owners have been working and planting there for years. They also possess deeds proving ownership of the land.
20 dec 2019
Forty-Five Palestinian civilians, including 17 children, 3 women and a journalist, were shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces’ (IOF) fire against peaceful protestors at the 85th Great March of Return (GMR), this Friday, 20 December 2019.
This week, IOF continued the use of excessive force against peaceful protestors, as 11 civilians were shot with live bullets and shrapnel; 3 were deemed in serious condition, in addition to other injuries with rubber bullets, mainly in protesters’ upper bodies.
The Supreme National Authority of GMR called for today’s protests under the slogan “Hebron is a thorn in the way of efforts to create a Jewish majority” in solidarity with Hebron Governorate, which has been lately the target of Israeli settlement schemes.
At 14:00, Palestinian civilians head towards the five GMR encampments in the eastern Gaza Strip to join today’s protest which lasted to 16:30.
Since GMR started on 30 March 2018, PCHR documented 215 civilian killings by IOF, including 47 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, IOF shot and injured 14,815 civilians, including 3,735 children, 391 women, 255 paramedics and 219 journalists, noting that many sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip: demonstrations took off in eastern Jabalia. A few protesters threw stones at IOF stationed along the border fence. IOF shot and injured 15 civilians, including 5 children, a woman and a journalist; 3 of them, including a girl and an elderly woman, were shot with live bullets and shrapnel; 11, including 3 children, were shot with rubber bullets; and a child was hit with a tear gas canister. The wounded journalist, Thair Khaled Fahmi Abu Rayash (24), was shot with a rubber bullet in his left leg.
Gaza City: protests took part in Malaka area in eastern Gaza City. IOF shot and injured protestors with live and rubber bullets as well as tear gas canisters. No casualties were reported.
Central Gaza Strip: IOF stationed behind sand berms and in military SUVs along the border fence in eastern al-Buriej Camp fired live and rubber bullets as well as tear gas canisters at protestors, including youth, children and women, while gathering adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 0 – 300 meters. Additionally, IOF launched a drone to photograph protestors who had set tires on fire and thrown stones and sound bombs near the borders, without posing any threat to IOF’s lives.
6 civilians sustained bullet injuries in the shooting which lasted until 17:00, including a woman: 3 were shot with live bullets and 3 were shot with rubber bullets. The wounded were taken to al-Aqsa Hospital in Dir al-Balah: Ibrahim Mahmoud Saleh Abu Khashab (25), was deemed in serious condition after being shot with a live bullet in his abdomen and admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while others’ injuries were classified between moderate to minor. Furthermore, dozens of protestors suffocated due to tear gas inhalation; some of them were treated on spot while others were taken to hospitals.
Khan Younis: Hundreds civilians joined today’s protests in Khuza’ah area in eastern Khan Younis. Most of the protesters stayed in the encampment for the activities while only few dozens gathered near the border fence and attempted to throw stones and Molotov cocktails. IOF fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at them. As a result, 9 civilians, including 2 children and a woman, were shot with rubber bullets. Moreover, dozens of protestors suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
Rafah: hundreds of protestors gathered in eastern al-Shawka neighborhood while others remained at the protest encampment, where speeches and theatrical performances were performed. Dozens attempted to approach the fence and throw stones. IOF fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at protestors. As a result, 14 civilians, including 5 children, were injured; 2 were deemed in serious condition, including a child: 5 shot with live bullets, 5 with rubber bullets and 4 were hit with tear gas canisters. Those sustained serious wounds were identified:
This week, IOF continued the use of excessive force against peaceful protestors, as 11 civilians were shot with live bullets and shrapnel; 3 were deemed in serious condition, in addition to other injuries with rubber bullets, mainly in protesters’ upper bodies.
The Supreme National Authority of GMR called for today’s protests under the slogan “Hebron is a thorn in the way of efforts to create a Jewish majority” in solidarity with Hebron Governorate, which has been lately the target of Israeli settlement schemes.
At 14:00, Palestinian civilians head towards the five GMR encampments in the eastern Gaza Strip to join today’s protest which lasted to 16:30.
Since GMR started on 30 March 2018, PCHR documented 215 civilian killings by IOF, including 47 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, IOF shot and injured 14,815 civilians, including 3,735 children, 391 women, 255 paramedics and 219 journalists, noting that many sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip: demonstrations took off in eastern Jabalia. A few protesters threw stones at IOF stationed along the border fence. IOF shot and injured 15 civilians, including 5 children, a woman and a journalist; 3 of them, including a girl and an elderly woman, were shot with live bullets and shrapnel; 11, including 3 children, were shot with rubber bullets; and a child was hit with a tear gas canister. The wounded journalist, Thair Khaled Fahmi Abu Rayash (24), was shot with a rubber bullet in his left leg.
Gaza City: protests took part in Malaka area in eastern Gaza City. IOF shot and injured protestors with live and rubber bullets as well as tear gas canisters. No casualties were reported.
Central Gaza Strip: IOF stationed behind sand berms and in military SUVs along the border fence in eastern al-Buriej Camp fired live and rubber bullets as well as tear gas canisters at protestors, including youth, children and women, while gathering adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 0 – 300 meters. Additionally, IOF launched a drone to photograph protestors who had set tires on fire and thrown stones and sound bombs near the borders, without posing any threat to IOF’s lives.
6 civilians sustained bullet injuries in the shooting which lasted until 17:00, including a woman: 3 were shot with live bullets and 3 were shot with rubber bullets. The wounded were taken to al-Aqsa Hospital in Dir al-Balah: Ibrahim Mahmoud Saleh Abu Khashab (25), was deemed in serious condition after being shot with a live bullet in his abdomen and admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while others’ injuries were classified between moderate to minor. Furthermore, dozens of protestors suffocated due to tear gas inhalation; some of them were treated on spot while others were taken to hospitals.
Khan Younis: Hundreds civilians joined today’s protests in Khuza’ah area in eastern Khan Younis. Most of the protesters stayed in the encampment for the activities while only few dozens gathered near the border fence and attempted to throw stones and Molotov cocktails. IOF fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at them. As a result, 9 civilians, including 2 children and a woman, were shot with rubber bullets. Moreover, dozens of protestors suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
Rafah: hundreds of protestors gathered in eastern al-Shawka neighborhood while others remained at the protest encampment, where speeches and theatrical performances were performed. Dozens attempted to approach the fence and throw stones. IOF fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at protestors. As a result, 14 civilians, including 5 children, were injured; 2 were deemed in serious condition, including a child: 5 shot with live bullets, 5 with rubber bullets and 4 were hit with tear gas canisters. Those sustained serious wounds were identified:
- Hazem Khaled Abu Jaridah (20), who was shot with a live bullet in his neck and referred to the Gaza European Hospital.
- Basel ‘Abdul Raouf Salam al-Lolahi (15), who was shot with a live bullet upper his thigh.
Dozens of Palestinians on Friday choked on tear gas fired by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) when they quelled the weekly demonstration in Kafr Qaddum village near Qalqilya.
Local sources said that the IOF attacked the peaceful protesters with live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters.
The protesters chanted slogans condemning the Israeli settlers' daily attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
They also called on the Israeli authorities to open Kafr Qaddum's main road that has been closed for 16 years in favor of a nearby settlement.
Local sources said that the IOF attacked the peaceful protesters with live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters.
The protesters chanted slogans condemning the Israeli settlers' daily attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
They also called on the Israeli authorities to open Kafr Qaddum's main road that has been closed for 16 years in favor of a nearby settlement.
The Israeli air force fired, on Friday at dawn, several missiles into a few areas in the besieged Gaza Strip, causing damage.
The army claimed it was retaliating to one shell reportedly fired from the coastal region.
Media sources in Gaza said the army fired at least two missiles into Asqalan site, run by the al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, northwest of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
They added that an Israeli drone fired at least one missile into a land, east of Rafah city, in the southern part of the coastal region.
Hours later, the army fired two more missiles into Palestinian lands, south of Rafah.
Furthermore, Palestinian resistance fighters fired live rounds at Israeli drones flying over several parts of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army claimed that a shell was fired from Gaza, on Thursday at night, and landed in an open area in one of its colonies.
The army added that it targeted infrastructure “belonging to Hamas movement in southern Gaza, and one of its military compounds in northern Gaza.”
The army claimed it was retaliating to one shell reportedly fired from the coastal region.
Media sources in Gaza said the army fired at least two missiles into Asqalan site, run by the al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, northwest of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
They added that an Israeli drone fired at least one missile into a land, east of Rafah city, in the southern part of the coastal region.
Hours later, the army fired two more missiles into Palestinian lands, south of Rafah.
Furthermore, Palestinian resistance fighters fired live rounds at Israeli drones flying over several parts of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army claimed that a shell was fired from Gaza, on Thursday at night, and landed in an open area in one of its colonies.
The army added that it targeted infrastructure “belonging to Hamas movement in southern Gaza, and one of its military compounds in northern Gaza.”
19 dec 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday, a young Palestinian man, and caused dozens of residents to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation, in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers attacked many Palestinians, protesting the invasion near the main entrance of the refugee camp, and fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
They added that dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and that the soldiers also abducted a young man, who remained unidentified at the time of this report.
Media sources said the soldiers attacked many Palestinians, protesting the invasion near the main entrance of the refugee camp, and fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
They added that dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and that the soldiers also abducted a young man, who remained unidentified at the time of this report.
Abdullah Ahmad Abu Teir (Abu Nasr ), 18
An Israeli warplane fired, on Tuesday at night, a missile at a Palestinian youth in the southern Gaza Strip, killing him, before the soldiers took his body away.
Armored Israeli military bulldozers advanced towards the perimeter fence, east of Khan Younis, before the soldiers snatched his corpse and took it away.
Media sources in Gaza said the slain young man has been identified as Abdullah Ahmad Abu Teir (Abu Nasr ), 18, from Abasan al-Kabeera, in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
His father called on international human rights groups to intervene and to secure the transfer of his corpse to his family for proper burial.
The Israeli army claimed that it observed an armed Palestinian near the perimeter fence in the southern Gaza Strip, before instructions were given to an Israeli drone to shoot him.
Eyewitnesses reported that Palestinian ambulances tried several times to reach the youth to save him, but Israeli forces opened fire towards them, preventing them from reaching the site.
They added that Israeli soldiers called on Palestinian ambulances via loudspeakers not move forward, and fired light bombs and announced a state of alert in the area, prior to coming forward with several bulldozers.
His family issued a statement mourning his death on its Facebook Page.
It is worth mentioning that Abdullah’s brother, Ahmad, was killed by Israeli army fire in the same area in the year 2012.
An Israeli warplane fired, on Tuesday at night, a missile at a Palestinian youth in the southern Gaza Strip, killing him, before the soldiers took his body away.
Armored Israeli military bulldozers advanced towards the perimeter fence, east of Khan Younis, before the soldiers snatched his corpse and took it away.
Media sources in Gaza said the slain young man has been identified as Abdullah Ahmad Abu Teir (Abu Nasr ), 18, from Abasan al-Kabeera, in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
His father called on international human rights groups to intervene and to secure the transfer of his corpse to his family for proper burial.
The Israeli army claimed that it observed an armed Palestinian near the perimeter fence in the southern Gaza Strip, before instructions were given to an Israeli drone to shoot him.
Eyewitnesses reported that Palestinian ambulances tried several times to reach the youth to save him, but Israeli forces opened fire towards them, preventing them from reaching the site.
They added that Israeli soldiers called on Palestinian ambulances via loudspeakers not move forward, and fired light bombs and announced a state of alert in the area, prior to coming forward with several bulldozers.
His family issued a statement mourning his death on its Facebook Page.
It is worth mentioning that Abdullah’s brother, Ahmad, was killed by Israeli army fire in the same area in the year 2012.
Israeli warplanes at dawn Thursday bombed a Palestinian resistance site in the northwest of the Gaza Strip.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that warplanes bombed al-Safinah site in the west of Gaza City with five air-to-surface missiles, leading it to burst into flames.
Local sources said that one citizen was slightly injured and some nearby homes sustained some damage in the aerial attack.
The Israeli occupation army claimed the airstrike was in response to the firing of one rocket towards Israeli areas, adding that its anti-missile batteries intercepted the projectile.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that warplanes bombed al-Safinah site in the west of Gaza City with five air-to-surface missiles, leading it to burst into flames.
Local sources said that one citizen was slightly injured and some nearby homes sustained some damage in the aerial attack.
The Israeli occupation army claimed the airstrike was in response to the firing of one rocket towards Israeli areas, adding that its anti-missile batteries intercepted the projectile.
