29 feb 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday injured a number of Palestinians who were planting olive trees in protest at land confiscation in the northern Jordan Valley.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that the IOF heavily fired tear gas canisters at the protesters injuring some of them.
A local committee against the settlement had called for a tree planting event in al-Baqi'ah plain in the Jordan Valley to defend Palestinian lands threatened with illegal seizure by the Israeli occupation authorities. video
About 10,000 Palestinians live in the Jordan Valley and depend on livestock and agriculture for food and income.
The Israeli occupation authorities control more than 80% of the Jordan Valley where 21 Israeli settlements are built. For them the Jordan Valley is a security and economic reserve and they seek to maintain their presence there within any final solution with the Palestinians.
The Palestinian Authority, however, insists that it is not possible to establish an independent state without the Jordan Valley, the West Bank's richest part in natural resources which covers 30% of its area.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that the IOF heavily fired tear gas canisters at the protesters injuring some of them.
A local committee against the settlement had called for a tree planting event in al-Baqi'ah plain in the Jordan Valley to defend Palestinian lands threatened with illegal seizure by the Israeli occupation authorities. video
About 10,000 Palestinians live in the Jordan Valley and depend on livestock and agriculture for food and income.
The Israeli occupation authorities control more than 80% of the Jordan Valley where 21 Israeli settlements are built. For them the Jordan Valley is a security and economic reserve and they seek to maintain their presence there within any final solution with the Palestinians.
The Palestinian Authority, however, insists that it is not possible to establish an independent state without the Jordan Valley, the West Bank's richest part in natural resources which covers 30% of its area.
Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until Saturday at dawn, at least seven Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded a residential building in Ein Misbah neighborhood, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a man, identified as Mohammad Abu Khalil.
They added that soldiers were hiding in the building, and three military vehicles were in its surrounding area, and once Abu Khalil entered the building, he was assaulted by the undercover soldiers who kidnapped him before handing him to the regular army units.
A military drone was flying overhead, for around two hours throughout the invasion and abductions.
Furthermore, undercover soldiers kidnapped Abdullah Hussein Bali and Omar Hussein Gideon, from the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The undercover officers took the two young men out of the refugee camp where many army jeeps were waiting and handed them to the soldiers who took them to Salem military base.
Also, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ahmad ‘Aabed from his home in Kafr Dan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after invading the property and ransacking it.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers stormed and searched several homes, before abducting Mohammad Amin Shaath, Rami Yousef Sneina, and Ali Badawi.
The soldiers also shot a teenage boy with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the upper body, before he was moved to Darwish Nazzal hospital, in Qalqilia, while many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, during ensuing protests, especially in Daoud and Kafr Saba neighborhoods.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded a residential building in Ein Misbah neighborhood, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a man, identified as Mohammad Abu Khalil.
They added that soldiers were hiding in the building, and three military vehicles were in its surrounding area, and once Abu Khalil entered the building, he was assaulted by the undercover soldiers who kidnapped him before handing him to the regular army units.
A military drone was flying overhead, for around two hours throughout the invasion and abductions.
Furthermore, undercover soldiers kidnapped Abdullah Hussein Bali and Omar Hussein Gideon, from the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The undercover officers took the two young men out of the refugee camp where many army jeeps were waiting and handed them to the soldiers who took them to Salem military base.
Also, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ahmad ‘Aabed from his home in Kafr Dan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after invading the property and ransacking it.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers stormed and searched several homes, before abducting Mohammad Amin Shaath, Rami Yousef Sneina, and Ali Badawi.
The soldiers also shot a teenage boy with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the upper body, before he was moved to Darwish Nazzal hospital, in Qalqilia, while many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, during ensuing protests, especially in Daoud and Kafr Saba neighborhoods.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night assaulted two Palestinian young men on a road in the south of Nablus, north of the West Bank.
According to local sources, a bunch of soldier stopped two young men at the main entrance to Qaryut town and ordered them at gunpoint to sit on the ground before embarking on severely beating them.
The victimized young men, whose identities are unknown, were let go after being detained for a while.
According to local sources, a bunch of soldier stopped two young men at the main entrance to Qaryut town and ordered them at gunpoint to sit on the ground before embarking on severely beating them.
The victimized young men, whose identities are unknown, were let go after being detained for a while.
Violent clashes broke out last night between Palestinian young men and the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Shu’afat refugee camp, northeast of Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a military jeep alight on the main road in the camp after it was attacked with fire bombs during the clashes.
They said that soldiers indiscriminately fired tear gas canisters during the events, causing some families near and inside homes and passersby to suffer from their exposure to gas fumes.
Soldiers aboard three army jeeps stormed last night Shu’afat camp, provoking clashes with local youths.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a military jeep alight on the main road in the camp after it was attacked with fire bombs during the clashes.
They said that soldiers indiscriminately fired tear gas canisters during the events, causing some families near and inside homes and passersby to suffer from their exposure to gas fumes.
Soldiers aboard three army jeeps stormed last night Shu’afat camp, provoking clashes with local youths.
Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, hundreds of Palestinians across several parts of the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army used live and rubber-coated metal rounds, in addition to teargas bombs and stun grenades.
The Palestinian Red Crescent stated that its crews have dealt with 191 injuries during confrontations in the village of Beita, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
One of the wounded Palestinians is a child who was shot with a live round in the back.
The injuries varied as some were shot with live fire, dozens were wounded by rubber-coated steel bullets, and at least 46 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to one who was shot with a tear gas grenade in the head.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers shot a young man with a sponge-tipped bullet in the head, and many others were injured by shrapnel of live ammunition during protests in Kufur Qaddoum, east of the city.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two young men in the al-‘Arqa village, west of the city, and injured more than 60 Palestinians, including many who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation. video
Media sources said the soldiers abducted Amir Yousef Yahia and Nour Ibrahim Yahia, in the village after several army jeeps invaded it.
Protests and dozens of injuries were reported in many parts of the West Bank, especially in Azzoun, near Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, Ramallah, and al-Biereh governorate, in central West Bank, Jericho, and many other areas. video
The soldiers also abducted two young Palestinian men in the al- Fawwar refugee camp, in Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to several live rounds at protesters and homes, in Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Media sources said protests took place when at least three army jeeps invaded the refugee camp.
Dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to cuts and bruises.
A few protesters also hurled Molotov cocktails at the invading army jeeps, burning one of them.
The Palestinian Red Crescent stated that its crews have dealt with 191 injuries during confrontations in the village of Beita, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
One of the wounded Palestinians is a child who was shot with a live round in the back.
The injuries varied as some were shot with live fire, dozens were wounded by rubber-coated steel bullets, and at least 46 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to one who was shot with a tear gas grenade in the head.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers shot a young man with a sponge-tipped bullet in the head, and many others were injured by shrapnel of live ammunition during protests in Kufur Qaddoum, east of the city.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two young men in the al-‘Arqa village, west of the city, and injured more than 60 Palestinians, including many who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation. video
Media sources said the soldiers abducted Amir Yousef Yahia and Nour Ibrahim Yahia, in the village after several army jeeps invaded it.
Protests and dozens of injuries were reported in many parts of the West Bank, especially in Azzoun, near Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, Ramallah, and al-Biereh governorate, in central West Bank, Jericho, and many other areas. video
The soldiers also abducted two young Palestinian men in the al- Fawwar refugee camp, in Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to several live rounds at protesters and homes, in Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Media sources said protests took place when at least three army jeeps invaded the refugee camp.
Dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to cuts and bruises.
A few protesters also hurled Molotov cocktails at the invading army jeeps, burning one of them.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday violently suppressed a peaceful Palestinian march staged in the central area of al-Khalil city to mark the 26 anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre and to condemn Israel’s ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers showered the participants with stun and tear gas canisters and physically assaulted many of them. video video
The protesters marched to al-Shuhada street, which has been closed since the 1994 massacre that was committed by a Jewish terrorist at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of al-Khalil.
They carried Palestinian flags and placards demanding the Israeli occupation to reopen the street and denouncing the US deal of the century and Israel’s crimes and settlement activities in the Old City of al-Khalil.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers showered the participants with stun and tear gas canisters and physically assaulted many of them. video video
The protesters marched to al-Shuhada street, which has been closed since the 1994 massacre that was committed by a Jewish terrorist at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of al-Khalil.
They carried Palestinian flags and placards demanding the Israeli occupation to reopen the street and denouncing the US deal of the century and Israel’s crimes and settlement activities in the Old City of al-Khalil.
28 feb 2020
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Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked the weekly demonstration against the settlement in Kafr Qaddum village east of the West Bank city of Qalqilya.
Popular resistance activist Murad Shtewi said that confrontations flared up between Palestinian protesters and IOF soldiers after the latter dispersed the march with live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters. Shtewi said that six Palestinians suffered injuries by live and rubber bullets, while over 30 Palestinians choked on tear gas and were treated in the field. |
Dozens of extremist illegal Israeli colonists attacked, earlier Friday, the town of Huwwara, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, before attacking homes and cars, causing damage.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that many colonists, illegally squatting on private Palestinian lands, stormed the village, and fired many rounds of live ammunition.
WAFA added that the colonists hurled stones at many homes and cars, causing damage. video
The Palestinians tried to defend their homes and chase the assailants away, before Israeli soldiers, stationed nearby, fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
The soldiers and the colonists then withdrew from the town.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that many colonists, illegally squatting on private Palestinian lands, stormed the village, and fired many rounds of live ammunition.
WAFA added that the colonists hurled stones at many homes and cars, causing damage. video
The Palestinians tried to defend their homes and chase the assailants away, before Israeli soldiers, stationed nearby, fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
The soldiers and the colonists then withdrew from the town.
Israeli forces Friday morning opened fire on Palestinians defending a mountain against settlers’ takeover to the south of the West Bank city of Nablus, according to WAFA correspondent. video video
He said that Israeli forces stormed Jabal al-'Arma mountain, on the outskirts of Beita village, and opened fire on scores of Palestinian villagers who remained there all the night to fend off an Israeli settlers’ attempt to take it over, injuring 40.
WAFA reported Palestinian medics confirming that a villager suffered from fractures and bruises as a result of being beaten by soldiers, and another sustained injuries in the thigh after being hit by a gas canister. Both casualties were rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Medics also confirmed that a 16-year-old teen was evacuated to hospital for treatment after being hit in the back with a bullet shot by Israeli troops.
Scores of villagers barricaded themselves in the mountain overnight to prevent settlers from encroaching upon it to establish a new colonial outpost.
Jabal al-'Arma boasts an ancient Roman-era castle hewn in rock and fresh water springs, making it a local tourist attraction. However, such features make it a prime target for Israeli settlers as colonial settlements are often positioned above water reserves, effectively stealing water as well as land.
Israel uses the Jewish nationalist name, “Judea and Samaria”, in reference to the occupied West Bank to reinforce its bogus claims to the territory and to give them a veneer of historical and religious legitimacy.
He said that Israeli forces stormed Jabal al-'Arma mountain, on the outskirts of Beita village, and opened fire on scores of Palestinian villagers who remained there all the night to fend off an Israeli settlers’ attempt to take it over, injuring 40.
WAFA reported Palestinian medics confirming that a villager suffered from fractures and bruises as a result of being beaten by soldiers, and another sustained injuries in the thigh after being hit by a gas canister. Both casualties were rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Medics also confirmed that a 16-year-old teen was evacuated to hospital for treatment after being hit in the back with a bullet shot by Israeli troops.
Scores of villagers barricaded themselves in the mountain overnight to prevent settlers from encroaching upon it to establish a new colonial outpost.
Jabal al-'Arma boasts an ancient Roman-era castle hewn in rock and fresh water springs, making it a local tourist attraction. However, such features make it a prime target for Israeli settlers as colonial settlements are often positioned above water reserves, effectively stealing water as well as land.
Israel uses the Jewish nationalist name, “Judea and Samaria”, in reference to the occupied West Bank to reinforce its bogus claims to the territory and to give them a veneer of historical and religious legitimacy.
27 feb 2020
One Palestinian citizen was injured and 12 others were taken prisoners by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in different West Bank areas on Thursday.
In Qalqilya, local sources said the IOF kidnaped three citizens from their homes identified as Mohamed Shaath, Rami Senaineh and Ali al-Badawi.
One of the Qalqilya detainees, Rami Senaineh, has a broken pelvis and uses a wheelchair.
The same sources added that one young man suffered a rubber bullet injury in his neck during clashes between local youths and soldiers during the IOF campaign in Qalqilya city.
Meanwhile, the IOF closed the northern entrance to Azzun town in Qalqilya with the road barrier deployed there after local youths hurled stones at Jewish settlers’ cars on Road 55, damaging a car’s window.
The IOF also kidnaped nine citizens during dawn and morning raids on homes in other areas of the West Bank.
In Qalqilya, local sources said the IOF kidnaped three citizens from their homes identified as Mohamed Shaath, Rami Senaineh and Ali al-Badawi.
One of the Qalqilya detainees, Rami Senaineh, has a broken pelvis and uses a wheelchair.
The same sources added that one young man suffered a rubber bullet injury in his neck during clashes between local youths and soldiers during the IOF campaign in Qalqilya city.
Meanwhile, the IOF closed the northern entrance to Azzun town in Qalqilya with the road barrier deployed there after local youths hurled stones at Jewish settlers’ cars on Road 55, damaging a car’s window.
The IOF also kidnaped nine citizens during dawn and morning raids on homes in other areas of the West Bank.
26 feb 2020
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while navy ships opened fire on fishing boats.
Media sources said three armored D9 bulldozers, a digger, and a few military jeeps, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian farmlands before bulldozing several sections and digging trenches.
They added that the invasion was carried out in the same area where the Israeli army killed, last Sunday, Mohammad Ali an-Na’em, 27, who was not only shot by the soldiers, but also had his body crushed by a military bulldozer, before it was lifted in the air by its blade before it was swung back and forth in the air.
In addition, Israeli navy ships opened fire, and used water cannons, against Palestinian fishing boats in Khan Younis sea, forcing the fishermen back to the shore without being able to fish and provide for their families.
Media sources said three armored D9 bulldozers, a digger, and a few military jeeps, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian farmlands before bulldozing several sections and digging trenches.
They added that the invasion was carried out in the same area where the Israeli army killed, last Sunday, Mohammad Ali an-Na’em, 27, who was not only shot by the soldiers, but also had his body crushed by a military bulldozer, before it was lifted in the air by its blade before it was swung back and forth in the air.
In addition, Israeli navy ships opened fire, and used water cannons, against Palestinian fishing boats in Khan Younis sea, forcing the fishermen back to the shore without being able to fish and provide for their families.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the eastern area of Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured twenty Palestinians, during protests that took place after the army accompanied hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers in “Joseph’s Tomb” area. video
Medical sources stated that several military jeeps stormed Amman Street and the vicinity of the historic site, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets towards dozens of young men, who protested the invasion.
They added that the army injured 20 Palestinians; four were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and 16 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The invasion was carried out by around 2,000 colonialist settlers, and dozens of soldiers in armored vehicles.
Joseph the Patriarch is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Samaritans alike. The Israeli military allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the site’s location in Area A of the occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority has full control, and prohibits Muslims from worshiping at the site.
Ultra-orthodox and nationalist Jews regularly try to visit the shrine without approval, as many Jews believe the tomb to be the final resting place of the biblical figure in the Old Testament.
Palestinians believe that Joseph’s Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousif Dweikat, a local religious figure.
In related news, illegal colonists infiltrated into Yasuf Palestinian village, east of Salfit in central West Bank, punctured tires of many cars, and wrote racist graffiti.
Medical sources stated that several military jeeps stormed Amman Street and the vicinity of the historic site, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets towards dozens of young men, who protested the invasion.
They added that the army injured 20 Palestinians; four were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and 16 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The invasion was carried out by around 2,000 colonialist settlers, and dozens of soldiers in armored vehicles.
Joseph the Patriarch is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Samaritans alike. The Israeli military allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the site’s location in Area A of the occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority has full control, and prohibits Muslims from worshiping at the site.
Ultra-orthodox and nationalist Jews regularly try to visit the shrine without approval, as many Jews believe the tomb to be the final resting place of the biblical figure in the Old Testament.
Palestinians believe that Joseph’s Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousif Dweikat, a local religious figure.
In related news, illegal colonists infiltrated into Yasuf Palestinian village, east of Salfit in central West Bank, punctured tires of many cars, and wrote racist graffiti.
