29 feb 2016
Israeli forces physically assaulted an entire family in the occupied East Jerusalem village of al-Eesawiyya, overnight Sunday, after the family resisted during an arrest raid, the head of the village said.
Darwish Darwish said that Israeli forces stormed the home of Tareq and Tahreer Darwish, with the intention of detaining the couple's sons Yousef, 18, and Laith, 17.
The two teens, along with their father, resisted the detention, and Israeli forces attacked the three, beating them.
Darwish said the family told him that when Israeli forces began beating the father and two brothers, other members of the family stepped in and tried to stop Israeli forces, who then turned on the rest of the family.
According to the mayor, the mother, Tahreer, 37, her daughter, Batoul, 14, and 2-year-old son Darwish all suffered from bruises and lacerations all over their bodies.
Israeli forces detained the entire family, including the toddler, after the assault. The family was detained while still barefoot and in pajamas, the mayor said.
Darwish added, according to Ma'an News Agency, that Israeli forces ransacked the family home, destroying valuables, before taking the family to a police station in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, and then transferring them to the Salah al-Din police station near Damascus Gate.
After four hours of detention, Israeli forces released the mother and her young son, but kept the rest of the family, including the 14-year-old daughter, under detention.
The 17-year-old son Laith is set to appear in Israeli court for a trial on Monday. The charges levied against him are unknown.
While the mayor shares a last name with the family, Darwish is one of the most popular surnames in al-Eesawiyya village, and the family is not necessarily directly related to the mayor.
Darwish Darwish said that Israeli forces stormed the home of Tareq and Tahreer Darwish, with the intention of detaining the couple's sons Yousef, 18, and Laith, 17.
The two teens, along with their father, resisted the detention, and Israeli forces attacked the three, beating them.
Darwish said the family told him that when Israeli forces began beating the father and two brothers, other members of the family stepped in and tried to stop Israeli forces, who then turned on the rest of the family.
According to the mayor, the mother, Tahreer, 37, her daughter, Batoul, 14, and 2-year-old son Darwish all suffered from bruises and lacerations all over their bodies.
Israeli forces detained the entire family, including the toddler, after the assault. The family was detained while still barefoot and in pajamas, the mayor said.
Darwish added, according to Ma'an News Agency, that Israeli forces ransacked the family home, destroying valuables, before taking the family to a police station in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, and then transferring them to the Salah al-Din police station near Damascus Gate.
After four hours of detention, Israeli forces released the mother and her young son, but kept the rest of the family, including the 14-year-old daughter, under detention.
The 17-year-old son Laith is set to appear in Israeli court for a trial on Monday. The charges levied against him are unknown.
While the mayor shares a last name with the family, Darwish is one of the most popular surnames in al-Eesawiyya village, and the family is not necessarily directly related to the mayor.
A Palestinian worker was injured Monday afternoon by Israeli gunfire east of Beit Hanoun to the north of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Local sources told the PIC news reporter that Israeli occupation forces stationed at the eastern border areas opened fire towards Palestinian lands, injuring a 26-year-old young man.
The injured was immediately taken to al-Awda Hospital for treatment, the sources pointed out.
Meanwhile, Israeli navy forces arrested nine Palestinian fishermen off the shores of Gaza. Spokesperson for the Palestinian police affirmed that a number of Israeli war boats had surrounded two Palestinian fishing vessels before escorting them to Ashdod port.
Nine fishermen, who were on board of the two confiscated vessels, were arrested during the attack. The Israeli attack was carried out within the allowed fishing zone estimated at six nautical miles, the spokesman affirmed.
Earlier Monday, Israeli navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen while sailing off Gaza shores but no casualties were reported. Israel has routinely violated the ceasefire agreement reached on August 26, 2014 under Egyptian mediation. Its violations caused the deaths and injury of dozens of people, mostly fishermen.
Local sources told the PIC news reporter that Israeli occupation forces stationed at the eastern border areas opened fire towards Palestinian lands, injuring a 26-year-old young man.
The injured was immediately taken to al-Awda Hospital for treatment, the sources pointed out.
Meanwhile, Israeli navy forces arrested nine Palestinian fishermen off the shores of Gaza. Spokesperson for the Palestinian police affirmed that a number of Israeli war boats had surrounded two Palestinian fishing vessels before escorting them to Ashdod port.
Nine fishermen, who were on board of the two confiscated vessels, were arrested during the attack. The Israeli attack was carried out within the allowed fishing zone estimated at six nautical miles, the spokesman affirmed.
Earlier Monday, Israeli navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen while sailing off Gaza shores but no casualties were reported. Israel has routinely violated the ceasefire agreement reached on August 26, 2014 under Egyptian mediation. Its violations caused the deaths and injury of dozens of people, mostly fishermen.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers east of Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Monday afternoon.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers manning military watchtowers in the area adjacent to the refugee camp opened their gunfire at farmers and shepherds, but no casualties were reported.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers manning military watchtowers in the area adjacent to the refugee camp opened their gunfire at farmers and shepherds, but no casualties were reported.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) and police distributed administrative demolition orders targeting two Palestinian buildings in the Shu’fat refugee camp, near the Israeli illegal settlement of Ramat Shlomo.
Hussein Aziza from the Shu’fat refugee camp said he was shocked when he found the demolition order pasted on his house door at an early morning hour.
He said his two-story house was built in 1991.
Meanwhile, Israeli municipal teams, escorted by policemen, sprayed a Palestinian school in al-Sahl area, in the Shu’fat refugee camp, with white cement.
Instructor Hanadi Abdul Rahman said the Israeli municipal staff sprayed even the pictures drawn by schoolchildren to decorate the walls. An Israeli municipal team escorted by occupation soldiers also removed pictures drawn on the walls of the Wadi Helwa neighborhood, in Silwan.
Hussein Aziza from the Shu’fat refugee camp said he was shocked when he found the demolition order pasted on his house door at an early morning hour.
He said his two-story house was built in 1991.
Meanwhile, Israeli municipal teams, escorted by policemen, sprayed a Palestinian school in al-Sahl area, in the Shu’fat refugee camp, with white cement.
Instructor Hanadi Abdul Rahman said the Israeli municipal staff sprayed even the pictures drawn by schoolchildren to decorate the walls. An Israeli municipal team escorted by occupation soldiers also removed pictures drawn on the walls of the Wadi Helwa neighborhood, in Silwan.
Israeli soldiers shot, on Sunday, a Palestinian teen in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped him. The army also kidnapped another Palestinian and invaded several neighborhoods leading to clashes.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers invaded Abu Ryala neighborhood, in al-‘Eesawiyya, before storming and violently searching a number of homes, and used their rooftops as monitoring towers.
Silwanic added that the clashes, that erupted in Abu Ryala neighborhood after the army invaded it, extended to Dari neighborhood and that the soldiers fired several live rounds and dozens of gas bombs.
Medical sources said resident Mohammad Waleed Obeid, 19, was shot in the thigh with a Toto hollow bullet, which detonates upon impact while many residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers assaulted Obeid after shooting him, and dragged him onto the ground before he was moved to Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center.
Besides his gunshot wound, Obeid suffered a fracture in one of his legs, in addition to several cuts and bruises. The soldiers also removed his family from the hospital when they went there to see him.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Khaled al-‘Abbassi, 19, as he was walking him in the Central Neighborhood, in Silwan town, after repeatedly kicking and beating him.
Silwanic stated that dozens of soldiers were deployed in the neighborhood, on Sunday evening, and broke into a home, before searching it, and used it as a monitoring tower.
It also said that the soldiers assaulted a young man, riding his bicycle in the area, after an Israeli settler’s car collided with a Palestinian car.
The soldiers used excessive force to remove the residents, who gathered in the area, and sprayed their faces with pepper-spray.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers invaded Abu Ryala neighborhood, in al-‘Eesawiyya, before storming and violently searching a number of homes, and used their rooftops as monitoring towers.
Silwanic added that the clashes, that erupted in Abu Ryala neighborhood after the army invaded it, extended to Dari neighborhood and that the soldiers fired several live rounds and dozens of gas bombs.
Medical sources said resident Mohammad Waleed Obeid, 19, was shot in the thigh with a Toto hollow bullet, which detonates upon impact while many residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers assaulted Obeid after shooting him, and dragged him onto the ground before he was moved to Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center.
Besides his gunshot wound, Obeid suffered a fracture in one of his legs, in addition to several cuts and bruises. The soldiers also removed his family from the hospital when they went there to see him.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Khaled al-‘Abbassi, 19, as he was walking him in the Central Neighborhood, in Silwan town, after repeatedly kicking and beating him.
Silwanic stated that dozens of soldiers were deployed in the neighborhood, on Sunday evening, and broke into a home, before searching it, and used it as a monitoring tower.
It also said that the soldiers assaulted a young man, riding his bicycle in the area, after an Israeli settler’s car collided with a Palestinian car.
The soldiers used excessive force to remove the residents, who gathered in the area, and sprayed their faces with pepper-spray.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Sunday evening, a Palestinian teen from Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank district of Hebron. The soldiers also shot and injured a Palestinian in Gaza.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers stopped Hamza Ahmad Abu Hashem, 18, as he was driving on the main entrance of the town, kidnapped him after confiscating his car, and took him to the Gush Etzion military base, north of Hebron.
The army also stopped and searched many cars, and questioned dozens of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border fence, east of Gaza city, opened fire on several Palestinian farmers, wounding one.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired several live rounds on the farmers, who were working in their lands in the Sheja’eyya neighborhood, east of Gaza city, wounding one Palestinian.
Medics rushed to the scene, and moved the Palestinian to a local hospital; his wounds were described as moderate.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers stopped Hamza Ahmad Abu Hashem, 18, as he was driving on the main entrance of the town, kidnapped him after confiscating his car, and took him to the Gush Etzion military base, north of Hebron.
The army also stopped and searched many cars, and questioned dozens of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border fence, east of Gaza city, opened fire on several Palestinian farmers, wounding one.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired several live rounds on the farmers, who were working in their lands in the Sheja’eyya neighborhood, east of Gaza city, wounding one Palestinian.
Medics rushed to the scene, and moved the Palestinian to a local hospital; his wounds were described as moderate.
28 feb 2016
Three Palestinians, including a child, were critically injured Sunday as clashes broke out in Khader town south of Bethlehem, while a child was detained in Jenin.
Medical and local sources reported that the clashes broke out when Israeli forces violently stormed the town amid heavy and random fire of live ammunition.
A child was seriously injured after being directly shot in his chest, the sources added. He underwent an urgent surgery once he arrived at Yamamah Hospital after a bullet had pierced his back, according to the emergency doctor.
The Israeli forces tried to storm the hospital to arrest him despite his difficult health situation; however, local youths prevented their raid.
Two other Palestinians were injured including a doctor during the confrontations that erupted outside the hospital. The doctor was reportedly in a serious but stable condition.
Along the same line, a 15-year-old child was arrested as clashes broke out in Yabad town southeast of Jenin, while dozens suffered the effects of teargas inhalation. Local sources said that the confrontations erupted when a number of Israeli army vehicles stormed the town amid heavy fire of teargas bomb and rubber bullets at the houses.
A number of houses were violently stormed and searched during the raid. Another young man was also arrested in Beit Ummar town north of al-Khalil after the confiscation of his car.
Israeli troops invade village near Bethlehem, critically wounding two Palestinians
On Sunday, Israeli forces invaded the village of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, and began firing live ammunition randomly throughout the village, according to local sources. Two Palestinians were critically wounded: a middle-aged dentist and a 16-year old boy.
The dentist who was shot, Hisham Mohammad Atwan Sbeih, was sitting in his car preparing to pull out of the driveway of his home, when he was hit by an Israeli bullet in the chest. He was taken to the Beit Jala hospital in critical condition.
In addition, a sixteen-year old boy, Yazan Omar Salah, was shot in the chest in the main street of al-Khader village when a group of youth confronted the soldiers who were invading their town. He was taken to the local hospital al-Yamamah.
Al-Khader has been the site of numerous Israeli invasions in recent years, as Israeli authorities move ahead with plans to divide village land to construct the illegal Annexation Wall through the town.
Israeli authorities did not give a reason for their invasion of the village on Sunday, and did not issue any statement on the shooting of the two Palestinians.
Local sources reported that Israeli troops stopped an ambulance that was on its way to al-Yamamah hospital, apparently searching for the 16-year old Yazan Salah, but he was not in the ambulance that they searched.
In addition, troops surrounded the hospital for a brief period, then retreated without invading the hospital.
Over the past two years, Israeli forces have repeatedly invaded hospitals, including using undercover troops disguised as patients in distress, in order to abduct and assassinate Palestinians they claim are 'wanted'.
Invasions of hospitals are considered a direct violation of international law. The construction of the Annexation Wall on illegally seized Palestinian land has also been condemned by the International Criminal Court and international human rights bodies as a violation of international law.
Medical and local sources reported that the clashes broke out when Israeli forces violently stormed the town amid heavy and random fire of live ammunition.
A child was seriously injured after being directly shot in his chest, the sources added. He underwent an urgent surgery once he arrived at Yamamah Hospital after a bullet had pierced his back, according to the emergency doctor.
The Israeli forces tried to storm the hospital to arrest him despite his difficult health situation; however, local youths prevented their raid.
Two other Palestinians were injured including a doctor during the confrontations that erupted outside the hospital. The doctor was reportedly in a serious but stable condition.
Along the same line, a 15-year-old child was arrested as clashes broke out in Yabad town southeast of Jenin, while dozens suffered the effects of teargas inhalation. Local sources said that the confrontations erupted when a number of Israeli army vehicles stormed the town amid heavy fire of teargas bomb and rubber bullets at the houses.
A number of houses were violently stormed and searched during the raid. Another young man was also arrested in Beit Ummar town north of al-Khalil after the confiscation of his car.
Israeli troops invade village near Bethlehem, critically wounding two Palestinians
On Sunday, Israeli forces invaded the village of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, and began firing live ammunition randomly throughout the village, according to local sources. Two Palestinians were critically wounded: a middle-aged dentist and a 16-year old boy.
The dentist who was shot, Hisham Mohammad Atwan Sbeih, was sitting in his car preparing to pull out of the driveway of his home, when he was hit by an Israeli bullet in the chest. He was taken to the Beit Jala hospital in critical condition.
In addition, a sixteen-year old boy, Yazan Omar Salah, was shot in the chest in the main street of al-Khader village when a group of youth confronted the soldiers who were invading their town. He was taken to the local hospital al-Yamamah.
Al-Khader has been the site of numerous Israeli invasions in recent years, as Israeli authorities move ahead with plans to divide village land to construct the illegal Annexation Wall through the town.
Israeli authorities did not give a reason for their invasion of the village on Sunday, and did not issue any statement on the shooting of the two Palestinians.
Local sources reported that Israeli troops stopped an ambulance that was on its way to al-Yamamah hospital, apparently searching for the 16-year old Yazan Salah, but he was not in the ambulance that they searched.
In addition, troops surrounded the hospital for a brief period, then retreated without invading the hospital.
Over the past two years, Israeli forces have repeatedly invaded hospitals, including using undercover troops disguised as patients in distress, in order to abduct and assassinate Palestinians they claim are 'wanted'.
Invasions of hospitals are considered a direct violation of international law. The construction of the Annexation Wall on illegally seized Palestinian land has also been condemned by the International Criminal Court and international human rights bodies as a violation of international law.
Occupation municipality crews and Israeli forces raided on Friday the neighborhood of Wadi Hilweh in Silwan.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that the occupation municipality raided the neighborhood of Wadi Hilweh since the morning hours and took pictures of vehicles parked on the street as well as areas designated for parking in an attempt to provoke residents after a police patrol had issued parking tickets in the early morning ranged between 250-600 NIS.
The center added that a police patrol was stationed on Friday early morning in Wadi Hilweh Main Street and threatened to execute arrests under the pretext of throwing stones towards them; they issued traffic tickets to vehicles.
In a related matter, the occupation municipality issued Fayez Shweiki a 5-thousand NIS ticket because one customer was smoking inside his grocery store in Wadi Hilweh.
The Jerusalemite merchant explained that a customer entered his store while smoking a cigarette and moments later the municipality crews raided his store and issued him a 5-thousand NIS ticket.
On the other hand, the forces made all merchants in Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan remove the merchandise displayed outside their commercial stores and threatened to fine them.
They also established a checkpoint on Friday night in the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh and searched vehicles and passengers’ IDs.
In the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amoud in Silwan, limited clashes broke out between young men and occupation forces in Martyr Ayman Abbasi’s Street.
The forces fired sound grenades and rubber bullets in the area after deploying in the streets and stopping passers-by and checking their IDs.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that the occupation municipality raided the neighborhood of Wadi Hilweh since the morning hours and took pictures of vehicles parked on the street as well as areas designated for parking in an attempt to provoke residents after a police patrol had issued parking tickets in the early morning ranged between 250-600 NIS.
The center added that a police patrol was stationed on Friday early morning in Wadi Hilweh Main Street and threatened to execute arrests under the pretext of throwing stones towards them; they issued traffic tickets to vehicles.
In a related matter, the occupation municipality issued Fayez Shweiki a 5-thousand NIS ticket because one customer was smoking inside his grocery store in Wadi Hilweh.
The Jerusalemite merchant explained that a customer entered his store while smoking a cigarette and moments later the municipality crews raided his store and issued him a 5-thousand NIS ticket.
On the other hand, the forces made all merchants in Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan remove the merchandise displayed outside their commercial stores and threatened to fine them.
They also established a checkpoint on Friday night in the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh and searched vehicles and passengers’ IDs.
In the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amoud in Silwan, limited clashes broke out between young men and occupation forces in Martyr Ayman Abbasi’s Street.
The forces fired sound grenades and rubber bullets in the area after deploying in the streets and stopping passers-by and checking their IDs.
Several Palestinian protesters have been arrested at dawn Sunday in an abduction sweep launched by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) across the occupied West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem.
The IOF soldiers rolled into Nablus province and arrested three Palestinian youngsters. Sources based in Jenin said the IOF soldiers stormed the city and raked through its residential neighborhoods amid heavy discharge of bullet fire.
The IOF also pitched several military checkpoints across the entrances to Yabad town and wreaked havoc on civilian homes. Overnight, the occupation troops seized the vehicle of the Palestinian citizen Mussa Abu Tbeikh near the Hamra military checkpoint, in the Jordan Valley.
Abu Tbeikh was subjected to exhaustive questioning in the process. Meanwhile, sources in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem said the occupation troops opened fire on two Palestinian youths driving on the access road to Dar Salah town, wounding both of them.
The injured youths were arrested shortly afterwards.
Eyewitnesses said the IOF pitched a makeshift checkpoint on the entrance to Dar Salah town, in eastern Bethlehem, and cracked down on Palestinian passengers driving in the area. Blood and gunshots were detected on the youths’ vehicle.
The IOF further kidnapped 15-year-old Hamza Hamad from Silwad, in Occupied Jerusalem, along with three more youths from the town. The campaign culminated in the abduction of 21-year-old anti-occupation youth Saadi Ali Abu Hamed from Alzeriya town on allegations that he stabbed an occupation guard in Maaleh Adumim illegal settlement on Friday.
The IOF soldiers rolled into Nablus province and arrested three Palestinian youngsters. Sources based in Jenin said the IOF soldiers stormed the city and raked through its residential neighborhoods amid heavy discharge of bullet fire.
The IOF also pitched several military checkpoints across the entrances to Yabad town and wreaked havoc on civilian homes. Overnight, the occupation troops seized the vehicle of the Palestinian citizen Mussa Abu Tbeikh near the Hamra military checkpoint, in the Jordan Valley.
Abu Tbeikh was subjected to exhaustive questioning in the process. Meanwhile, sources in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem said the occupation troops opened fire on two Palestinian youths driving on the access road to Dar Salah town, wounding both of them.
The injured youths were arrested shortly afterwards.
Eyewitnesses said the IOF pitched a makeshift checkpoint on the entrance to Dar Salah town, in eastern Bethlehem, and cracked down on Palestinian passengers driving in the area. Blood and gunshots were detected on the youths’ vehicle.
The IOF further kidnapped 15-year-old Hamza Hamad from Silwad, in Occupied Jerusalem, along with three more youths from the town. The campaign culminated in the abduction of 21-year-old anti-occupation youth Saadi Ali Abu Hamed from Alzeriya town on allegations that he stabbed an occupation guard in Maaleh Adumim illegal settlement on Friday.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn and Saturday evening, Thirteen Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including two children in occupied Jerusalem. Two of the kidnapped were shot and injured after the army ambushed their car.
Media sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the Old City and Street #24, in the center of Nablus, searched many homes and kidnaped three Palestinians, identified as Said Abdul-Hakim Dbeik, 23, Mustafa Mohammad Habeesa, 22, and Zakariyya Waddah Awawda, 21.
In addition, the soldiers ambushed a Palestinian car, in Qabr Hilwa area, near Dar Salah village in the Bethlehem district, and fired several live rounds on it, wounding two in their legs, and kidnapped them along with two others, who were in the vehicle. Their names were unavailable at the time of this report.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Eesawiyya town, searched several homes, and kidnapped two children, identified as Yousef Darwish and his brother Laith, and took them to an interrogation facility.
On Saturday at night, Silwan witnessed clashes between dozens of local youths and Israeli soldiers who invaded it and assaulted many residents. The army fired gas bombs causing several Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
On Saturday evening, several Israeli army vehicles invaded Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, installed a sudden roadblock, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Amin Mohammad Zakarna and Nash’at Mohammad Hasan.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, the soldiers kidnapped Odai Mohammad Dosouqi, from the Jenin refugee camp, and Mo’tasem Emad Darwish, from Mothallath ash-Shuhada village, both in their twenties, after stopping them on two military roadblocks installed on the main roads leading to their towns.
In addition, the soldiers installed a roadblock on the Jenin-Nablus road, near Mothallath ash-Shuhada village, and fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at many local youths, who hurled stones on them after the army invaded the area.
In related news, the Israeli police said it detained, Sunday, a young Palestinian man identified as Sa’adi Ali Abu Hamed, 21, from the al-‘Ezariyya town, east of occupied East Jerusalem; the army claims he was behind the stabbing of a mall security guard in Maale Adumim, causing serious wounds, overnight last Thursday.
Media sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the Old City and Street #24, in the center of Nablus, searched many homes and kidnaped three Palestinians, identified as Said Abdul-Hakim Dbeik, 23, Mustafa Mohammad Habeesa, 22, and Zakariyya Waddah Awawda, 21.
In addition, the soldiers ambushed a Palestinian car, in Qabr Hilwa area, near Dar Salah village in the Bethlehem district, and fired several live rounds on it, wounding two in their legs, and kidnapped them along with two others, who were in the vehicle. Their names were unavailable at the time of this report.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Eesawiyya town, searched several homes, and kidnapped two children, identified as Yousef Darwish and his brother Laith, and took them to an interrogation facility.
On Saturday at night, Silwan witnessed clashes between dozens of local youths and Israeli soldiers who invaded it and assaulted many residents. The army fired gas bombs causing several Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
On Saturday evening, several Israeli army vehicles invaded Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, installed a sudden roadblock, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Amin Mohammad Zakarna and Nash’at Mohammad Hasan.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, the soldiers kidnapped Odai Mohammad Dosouqi, from the Jenin refugee camp, and Mo’tasem Emad Darwish, from Mothallath ash-Shuhada village, both in their twenties, after stopping them on two military roadblocks installed on the main roads leading to their towns.
In addition, the soldiers installed a roadblock on the Jenin-Nablus road, near Mothallath ash-Shuhada village, and fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at many local youths, who hurled stones on them after the army invaded the area.
In related news, the Israeli police said it detained, Sunday, a young Palestinian man identified as Sa’adi Ali Abu Hamed, 21, from the al-‘Ezariyya town, east of occupied East Jerusalem; the army claims he was behind the stabbing of a mall security guard in Maale Adumim, causing serious wounds, overnight last Thursday.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday morning opened fire at Palestinian farmers and fishermen, south and north of the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to local sources, Israeli border soldiers opened fire from watchtowers at Palestinian farmers working their lands south of Gaza, particularly to the east of al-Farrahin neighborhood in Khan Younis.
Meanwhile, Israeli gunboats also opened fire from large guns in the morning at fishermen and their boats off the northwestern coast of Gaza City.
Local sources said the fishing boats were attacked off the shore of al-Waha area, north of Beit Lahiya district Since it accepted an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement in 2014, the Israeli occupation army has committed several violations in Gaza, including daily gunfire attacks on farmers and fishermen.
According to local sources, Israeli border soldiers opened fire from watchtowers at Palestinian farmers working their lands south of Gaza, particularly to the east of al-Farrahin neighborhood in Khan Younis.
Meanwhile, Israeli gunboats also opened fire from large guns in the morning at fishermen and their boats off the northwestern coast of Gaza City.
Local sources said the fishing boats were attacked off the shore of al-Waha area, north of Beit Lahiya district Since it accepted an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement in 2014, the Israeli occupation army has committed several violations in Gaza, including daily gunfire attacks on farmers and fishermen.
A score of Palestinians choked on tear gas at noon Saturday in clashes that erupted with Israeli forces in Yabad town southwest of Jenin city.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the clashes broke out near the main entrance of the town where Israeli troops were stationed and unleashing tear gas canisters at Palestinian citizens.
Israeli forces detained some of the town inhabitants and questioned them in the field then got deployed in the southern district of the town, the sources added.
The Palestinian youths closed the roads in front of Israeli soldiers amid stone throwing. Yabad town has been witnessing daily clashes with Israeli troops, the sources pointed out.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the clashes broke out near the main entrance of the town where Israeli troops were stationed and unleashing tear gas canisters at Palestinian citizens.
Israeli forces detained some of the town inhabitants and questioned them in the field then got deployed in the southern district of the town, the sources added.
The Palestinian youths closed the roads in front of Israeli soldiers amid stone throwing. Yabad town has been witnessing daily clashes with Israeli troops, the sources pointed out.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at dawn on Saturday stormed a number of Palestinians’ homes in al-Khalil city and established military checkpoints on its entrances.
The PIC reporter said that Israeli troops raided different locations in the city and broke into homes that belong to five Palestinian families of al-Natshe, al-Bitar, al-Qawasme, Sidir and Abu Eishe.
The soldiers wreaked havoc on the houses, he added. Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that several military checkpoints were erected at different locations in the city especially at the northern entrance of the city resulting in a traffic jam.
The PIC reporter said that Israeli troops raided different locations in the city and broke into homes that belong to five Palestinian families of al-Natshe, al-Bitar, al-Qawasme, Sidir and Abu Eishe.
The soldiers wreaked havoc on the houses, he added. Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that several military checkpoints were erected at different locations in the city especially at the northern entrance of the city resulting in a traffic jam.
27 feb 2016
Several Palestinians choked on tear gas on Saturday afternoon after Israeli occupation troops and settlers rolled into Salfit’s eastern village of Yasuf.
Head of the Yasuf village council, Hafed Abeyeh, said several settlers, escorted by occupation troops, stormed the village in an attempt to crack down on the Palestinian civilians and wreak havoc on their homes and properties.
Clashes flared up shortly after the assault and culminated in several suffocation cases among the Palestinian protesters after the occupation patrols showered the area with heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
Eyewitnesses said the Israeli soldiers also sealed off the village entrance with a military checkpoint, where Palestinian vehicles and passengers were provocatively inspected. Clashes further rocked the Jenin-Nablus Street, in the northern occupied West Bank, following an ambush set up by the Israeli occupation soldiers.
Three Palestinians were reportedly arrested in the area as they were driving a civilian car. The IOF further chased down and kidnapped an unidentified Palestinian youth at the Dutan checkpoint, in southern Jenin province.
Israeli settlers escorted by army raid village in Salfit district
A group of Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli military forces raided the village of Yasuf in the northern West Bank district of Salfit on Saturday.
The head of the Yasuf village council, Hafith Ebayya, said that a group of Israeli settlers raided the village and attempted to enter the al-Basatin area in central Yasuf.
Ebayya said that the settlers were escorted by military vehicles and soldiers, and that a military checkpoint was set up at the entrance of the village.
Clashes erupted between dozens of Palestinian youths and Israeli forces.
Israeli forces fired live bullets, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas at youths and several farmers who were in their fields nearby.
Several youths and farmers suffered from tear gas inhalation.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an they were looking into the report.
Three quarters of Yasuf’s lands are located in Area C -- under full Israeli military and administrative control. According to a report by the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ) [PDF], over the years, some 602 dunams (148.7 acres) of Yasuf land have been seized to establish settlement housing.
Several Israeli settlements are located near Yasuf, including Ariel, the fourth largest settlement in the West Bank. These settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem are illegal under international law.
Head of the Yasuf village council, Hafed Abeyeh, said several settlers, escorted by occupation troops, stormed the village in an attempt to crack down on the Palestinian civilians and wreak havoc on their homes and properties.
Clashes flared up shortly after the assault and culminated in several suffocation cases among the Palestinian protesters after the occupation patrols showered the area with heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
Eyewitnesses said the Israeli soldiers also sealed off the village entrance with a military checkpoint, where Palestinian vehicles and passengers were provocatively inspected. Clashes further rocked the Jenin-Nablus Street, in the northern occupied West Bank, following an ambush set up by the Israeli occupation soldiers.
Three Palestinians were reportedly arrested in the area as they were driving a civilian car. The IOF further chased down and kidnapped an unidentified Palestinian youth at the Dutan checkpoint, in southern Jenin province.
Israeli settlers escorted by army raid village in Salfit district
A group of Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli military forces raided the village of Yasuf in the northern West Bank district of Salfit on Saturday.
The head of the Yasuf village council, Hafith Ebayya, said that a group of Israeli settlers raided the village and attempted to enter the al-Basatin area in central Yasuf.
Ebayya said that the settlers were escorted by military vehicles and soldiers, and that a military checkpoint was set up at the entrance of the village.
Clashes erupted between dozens of Palestinian youths and Israeli forces.
Israeli forces fired live bullets, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas at youths and several farmers who were in their fields nearby.
Several youths and farmers suffered from tear gas inhalation.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an they were looking into the report.
Three quarters of Yasuf’s lands are located in Area C -- under full Israeli military and administrative control. According to a report by the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ) [PDF], over the years, some 602 dunams (148.7 acres) of Yasuf land have been seized to establish settlement housing.
Several Israeli settlements are located near Yasuf, including Ariel, the fourth largest settlement in the West Bank. These settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem are illegal under international law.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday morning opened machinegun fire at Palestinian citizens east of the Gaza Strip with no reported casualties.
A local source told Quds Press that Israeli soldiers intensively opened fire from their military posts at Palestinian homes and citizens, including farmers, shepherds and bird hunters east of Khan Younis in Gaza.
The eastern borderline of southern Gaza also witnessed military moves and drone overflights during the shooting attack on citizens.
The Israeli army attacks Palestinian citizens and their homes inside Gaza border areas on a daily basis, which sometimes renders some of them injured and causes material damage to their property.
A local source told Quds Press that Israeli soldiers intensively opened fire from their military posts at Palestinian homes and citizens, including farmers, shepherds and bird hunters east of Khan Younis in Gaza.
The eastern borderline of southern Gaza also witnessed military moves and drone overflights during the shooting attack on citizens.
The Israeli army attacks Palestinian citizens and their homes inside Gaza border areas on a daily basis, which sometimes renders some of them injured and causes material damage to their property.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided Friday afternoon Abu Nawar Bedouin hamlet, east of Jerusalem, and confiscated two tents used for teaching children of Bedouins in the area.
The representative of Abu Nawar hamlet, Abu Imad Jahalin, told Quds Press that the occupation troops confiscated two tents which were used as classrooms for Palestinian students of the region, to replace the caravans which were confiscated by the IOF earlier on Sunday.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers opened fire on shepherds in al-Maleh region, in the northern Jordan Valley (East Jerusalem), while chasing them. No injuries were reported.
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh Local Council Aref Daraghma said that the Israeli soldiers chased the shepherds and livestock breeders in al-Maleh thermal baths; they also confiscated some livestock, and transferred them to the Israeli Nahal camp.
Earlier at dawn Sunday, crews of the Israeli civil administration, under military protection of the IOF, stormed Abu Nawar hamlet, dismantled and confiscated its only school, which consisted of six rooms and caravans, and confiscated its educational utensils, in addition to three toilets.
The hamlet houses 105 Palestinian families over of an area of almost 389 dunums. Palestinians inhabited Al-Maleh region since the fifties of the past century, and they depend for their livelihoods on agriculture and raising sheep, thus they cannot live in other regions.
The Israeli occupation authorities intend to displace the Palestinian residents in favor of the settlement project, E1, which is the most dangerous of settlement projects, as it separates the southern areas of the West Bank from the northern areas, other than imposing full control over Occupied Jerusalem.
The representative of Abu Nawar hamlet, Abu Imad Jahalin, told Quds Press that the occupation troops confiscated two tents which were used as classrooms for Palestinian students of the region, to replace the caravans which were confiscated by the IOF earlier on Sunday.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers opened fire on shepherds in al-Maleh region, in the northern Jordan Valley (East Jerusalem), while chasing them. No injuries were reported.
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh Local Council Aref Daraghma said that the Israeli soldiers chased the shepherds and livestock breeders in al-Maleh thermal baths; they also confiscated some livestock, and transferred them to the Israeli Nahal camp.
Earlier at dawn Sunday, crews of the Israeli civil administration, under military protection of the IOF, stormed Abu Nawar hamlet, dismantled and confiscated its only school, which consisted of six rooms and caravans, and confiscated its educational utensils, in addition to three toilets.
The hamlet houses 105 Palestinian families over of an area of almost 389 dunums. Palestinians inhabited Al-Maleh region since the fifties of the past century, and they depend for their livelihoods on agriculture and raising sheep, thus they cannot live in other regions.
The Israeli occupation authorities intend to displace the Palestinian residents in favor of the settlement project, E1, which is the most dangerous of settlement projects, as it separates the southern areas of the West Bank from the northern areas, other than imposing full control over Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed at dawn Saturday Beita town in Nablus and erected a military checkpoint at its entrance.
Eyewitnesses affirmed that seven Israeli patrols broke into the town at 2 a.m. and deployed in its neighborhoods. On the other hand, Israeli forces imposed tight restrictions on people’s movement in Beit Furik town east of Nablus city.
All Palestinian vehicles passing through Beit Furik checkpoint were stopped and searched this morning. Meanwhile, dozens of locals suffered effects of teargas inhalation as clashes erupted overnight in Jobaa town south of Jenin.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the clashes broke out at Jenin-Nablus road when IOF soldiers erected a military checkpoint in the area. Teargas bombs were heavily fired by the IOF soldiers during the clashes.
Eyewitnesses affirmed that seven Israeli patrols broke into the town at 2 a.m. and deployed in its neighborhoods. On the other hand, Israeli forces imposed tight restrictions on people’s movement in Beit Furik town east of Nablus city.
All Palestinian vehicles passing through Beit Furik checkpoint were stopped and searched this morning. Meanwhile, dozens of locals suffered effects of teargas inhalation as clashes erupted overnight in Jobaa town south of Jenin.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the clashes broke out at Jenin-Nablus road when IOF soldiers erected a military checkpoint in the area. Teargas bombs were heavily fired by the IOF soldiers during the clashes.
