27 jan 2015
Medical sources have reported, Tuesday, that three young Palestinian men have been injured by Israeli rubber-coated metal bullets, while many suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, near the northern entrance of al-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem.
The three were shot, earlier on Tuesday morning, while dozens of residents were protesting the army closure of the main entrance of their town with concrete blocks.
All wounded Palestinians received treatment by local medics as their injuries did not require hospitalization.
Protesters hurled stones, empty bottles, and used fireworks during clashes with the soldiers who fired gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets.
The three were shot, earlier on Tuesday morning, while dozens of residents were protesting the army closure of the main entrance of their town with concrete blocks.
All wounded Palestinians received treatment by local medics as their injuries did not require hospitalization.
Protesters hurled stones, empty bottles, and used fireworks during clashes with the soldiers who fired gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Israeli forces, Tuesday morning, fired at Palestinian agricultural lands across the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
Witnesses told Ma'an News Agency that several Israeli military vehicles stationed near a gate on the border fence, east of Khan Younis, opened fire several times toward Palestinian fields on the other side of the border. No injuries have been reported.
The farmers were forced to leave their fields.
On Monday night Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza City. A boat sank and four fishermen who were on board were detained by the Israeli navy.
Israeli attacks on farmers are ongoing, as with fishermen.
Witnesses told Ma'an News Agency that several Israeli military vehicles stationed near a gate on the border fence, east of Khan Younis, opened fire several times toward Palestinian fields on the other side of the border. No injuries have been reported.
The farmers were forced to leave their fields.
On Monday night Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza City. A boat sank and four fishermen who were on board were detained by the Israeli navy.
Israeli attacks on farmers are ongoing, as with fishermen.
One Palestinian injured in Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight, various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped seven Palestinians; soldiers broke into and searched several homes, and installed roadblocks.
Local sources have reported that a number of Israeli army vehicles invaded ‘Azzoun town, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Malek Zoheir Miskawi, 25, and Ahmad Salim Radwan.
The two were taken prisoner after the soldiers stopped them on a military roadblock the army installed on the northern entrance of the town.
Soldiers also invaded several homes, and kidnapped Ahmad Mustafa Kharfan, 18 years of age.
In Bethlehem, soldiers kidnapped Sufian Khaled Sabarna, 20, from the al-Fawaghra neighborhood in the center of the city, and Mo’in Mohammad Masalma, 18, from the Saff Street.
Both were taken prisoners from their families’ homes after the soldiers invaded them.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, soldiers invaded Beit Rima town, west of Ramallah city, and kidnapped Nidal Thalji Rimawi, after searching and ransacking his home.
His abduction comes only two days after the soldiers kidnapped his brother.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Hebron city center, and kidnapped a teenager identified as Ya’coub an-Natsha, 17 years of age, from the Old City.
The soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in the city, and the nearby towns of as-Sammoa’ and Doura, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and questioned scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
On Tuesday at dawn, a Palestinian teen, identified as Bassem Zakariyya Suleiman, 17 years of age, was shot and wounded by Israeli army fire after a number of Israeli settlers invaded the Nablus, and broke into the Joseph Tomb area.
Clashes took place following the invasion, and the army fires rounds of live ammunition, wounding Suleiman in the leg.
Suleiman is from ‘Askar al-Jadid refugee camp, in Nablus, he was moved to a local hospital for treatment.
Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight, various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped seven Palestinians; soldiers broke into and searched several homes, and installed roadblocks.
Local sources have reported that a number of Israeli army vehicles invaded ‘Azzoun town, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Malek Zoheir Miskawi, 25, and Ahmad Salim Radwan.
The two were taken prisoner after the soldiers stopped them on a military roadblock the army installed on the northern entrance of the town.
Soldiers also invaded several homes, and kidnapped Ahmad Mustafa Kharfan, 18 years of age.
In Bethlehem, soldiers kidnapped Sufian Khaled Sabarna, 20, from the al-Fawaghra neighborhood in the center of the city, and Mo’in Mohammad Masalma, 18, from the Saff Street.
Both were taken prisoners from their families’ homes after the soldiers invaded them.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, soldiers invaded Beit Rima town, west of Ramallah city, and kidnapped Nidal Thalji Rimawi, after searching and ransacking his home.
His abduction comes only two days after the soldiers kidnapped his brother.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Hebron city center, and kidnapped a teenager identified as Ya’coub an-Natsha, 17 years of age, from the Old City.
The soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in the city, and the nearby towns of as-Sammoa’ and Doura, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and questioned scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
On Tuesday at dawn, a Palestinian teen, identified as Bassem Zakariyya Suleiman, 17 years of age, was shot and wounded by Israeli army fire after a number of Israeli settlers invaded the Nablus, and broke into the Joseph Tomb area.
Clashes took place following the invasion, and the army fires rounds of live ammunition, wounding Suleiman in the leg.
Suleiman is from ‘Askar al-Jadid refugee camp, in Nablus, he was moved to a local hospital for treatment.
Ministry of Agriculture in Gaza demanded the protection of Palestinian fishermen. It condemned the latest Israeli aggressive action of kidnapping four fishermen and sinking their boat on Tuesday, to the north of Gaza city.
The ministry said, in a statement, the Israeli occupation bears the responsibility of the lives of the four kidnapped Palestinians. It also demanded their immediate release along with returning back the boats and other fishing tools that have been lately confiscated.
The statement said Israel has been harassing the Gazan people over the only source of living left for them.
The ministry called on the international and human rights organizations to urgently intervene to provide protection for Palestinian fishermen in Gaza.
The statement also referred to the daily violations and tightening measures of the Israeli occupation in Gaza. It mentioned firing machineguns at the fishing boats, arresting fishermen, bargaining them to work as agents for Israel and preventing them of fishing, which all run contrary to human rights.
“The Israeli occupation authority by its daily aggressive actions confirms the continuation of naval blockade on Gaza Strip. International campaigns for lifting the siege on Gaza is a must”, the statement said.
The ministry pointed out that 48,500 Palestinians depend on fishing as the only source of living.
The ministry said, in a statement, the Israeli occupation bears the responsibility of the lives of the four kidnapped Palestinians. It also demanded their immediate release along with returning back the boats and other fishing tools that have been lately confiscated.
The statement said Israel has been harassing the Gazan people over the only source of living left for them.
The ministry called on the international and human rights organizations to urgently intervene to provide protection for Palestinian fishermen in Gaza.
The statement also referred to the daily violations and tightening measures of the Israeli occupation in Gaza. It mentioned firing machineguns at the fishing boats, arresting fishermen, bargaining them to work as agents for Israel and preventing them of fishing, which all run contrary to human rights.
“The Israeli occupation authority by its daily aggressive actions confirms the continuation of naval blockade on Gaza Strip. International campaigns for lifting the siege on Gaza is a must”, the statement said.
The ministry pointed out that 48,500 Palestinians depend on fishing as the only source of living.
A Palestinian fishing boat drowned, on Monday evening, after Israeli navy ships fired rounds of live ammunition at it in Palestinian waters, west of Gaza city. The soldiers also kidnapped four fishermen.
Eyewitnesses said the navy first fired live rounds at the boat, then used loud speakers ordering the four fishermen on board to jump in the cold water, and swim towards them.
The four were then cuffed and blindfolded, before they were taken to an unknown destination.
The boat belongs to members of the al-Habeel family, for whom fishing is their only source of livelihood.
The attack is one of hundreds of similar assaults and violations carried out by the Israeli army against the Palestinians in the besieged and impoverished coastal region.
The Israeli navy now targets Palestinian fishing boats almost on daily basis, in clear breach of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement reached on August 26 of last year.
This agreement includes allowing Palestinian fishermen to sail within 6 nautical miles in the Gaza Sea, with an incremental expansion in the allotted area.
In its weekly report for the period between January 15-24, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said Israeli navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats 4 times on 17, 18, 20 and 21 January 2015.
Eyewitnesses said the navy first fired live rounds at the boat, then used loud speakers ordering the four fishermen on board to jump in the cold water, and swim towards them.
The four were then cuffed and blindfolded, before they were taken to an unknown destination.
The boat belongs to members of the al-Habeel family, for whom fishing is their only source of livelihood.
The attack is one of hundreds of similar assaults and violations carried out by the Israeli army against the Palestinians in the besieged and impoverished coastal region.
The Israeli navy now targets Palestinian fishing boats almost on daily basis, in clear breach of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement reached on August 26 of last year.
This agreement includes allowing Palestinian fishermen to sail within 6 nautical miles in the Gaza Sea, with an incremental expansion in the allotted area.
In its weekly report for the period between January 15-24, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said Israeli navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats 4 times on 17, 18, 20 and 21 January 2015.
Israeli navy soldiers, Monday,
targeted Palestinian fishing boats with a hail of gunfire offshore
al-Sudanyeh, northwest of Gaza, according to WAFA correspondence.
An Israeli navy gunboat chased after Palestinian-owned fishing boats, opening fire at them despite being within the six-nautical-mile zone allowed for fishing, causing financial damages to the boats; no injuries were reported.
The fishermen were forced to leave the sea for fear of being killed, injured or arrested.
The Israeli navy now targets Palestinian fishing boats almost on daily basis, in clear breach of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement reached on August 26 of last year. This agreement includes allowing Palestinian fishermen to sail within 6 nautical miles in the Gaza Sea, with an incremental expansion in the allotted area.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), subsequent attacks have taken place within the distance of six nautical miles, proving that Israeli policies in fact aim to tighten restrictions on the Gaza Strip's fishermen and their livelihoods.
The latest Israeli aggression on the Strip has further aggravated the region's already devastated economy as a result of the eight-year-long blockade imposed on it.
The summer conflict destroyed vital infrastructure, including water, sanitary services, schools, medical facilities and thousands of homes.
Israeli attacks against Palestinian fishermen ‘constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian and human rights law, relevant to the protection of the civilian population and respect for its rights, including every person's right to work, and the right to life, liberty and security of person, as codified in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
An Israeli navy gunboat chased after Palestinian-owned fishing boats, opening fire at them despite being within the six-nautical-mile zone allowed for fishing, causing financial damages to the boats; no injuries were reported.
The fishermen were forced to leave the sea for fear of being killed, injured or arrested.
The Israeli navy now targets Palestinian fishing boats almost on daily basis, in clear breach of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement reached on August 26 of last year. This agreement includes allowing Palestinian fishermen to sail within 6 nautical miles in the Gaza Sea, with an incremental expansion in the allotted area.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), subsequent attacks have taken place within the distance of six nautical miles, proving that Israeli policies in fact aim to tighten restrictions on the Gaza Strip's fishermen and their livelihoods.
The latest Israeli aggression on the Strip has further aggravated the region's already devastated economy as a result of the eight-year-long blockade imposed on it.
The summer conflict destroyed vital infrastructure, including water, sanitary services, schools, medical facilities and thousands of homes.
Israeli attacks against Palestinian fishermen ‘constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian and human rights law, relevant to the protection of the civilian population and respect for its rights, including every person's right to work, and the right to life, liberty and security of person, as codified in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Israeli undercover police, late Monday, detained a 10-year-old Palestinian boy near his home in the Shu'fat neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, leading to clashes between locals and Israeli forces, according to the boy's family.
Muhammad Said Oweida was returning home from a nearby shop when Israeli forces assaulted him and arrested him, his uncle told Ma'an News Agency.
Oweida said that Israeli undercover officers dressed in civilian clothes arrested Muhammad, and that some locals initially thought they were Israeli settlers.
Clashes broke out in the area, with Israeli forces firing stun grenades at the crowd.
An Israeli police statement said Muhammad was detained for throwing stones at the light rail train in the neighborhood.
In July of 2014, a group of right-wing Israeli settlers kidnapped, tortured and 16-year-old Shufat local Muhammad Abu Khdeir to death, leading to days of protests and clashes with Israeli forces in the neighborhood.
Israeli forces regularly arrest minors in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, usually on the pretext of stone-throwing.
Muhammad Said Oweida was returning home from a nearby shop when Israeli forces assaulted him and arrested him, his uncle told Ma'an News Agency.
Oweida said that Israeli undercover officers dressed in civilian clothes arrested Muhammad, and that some locals initially thought they were Israeli settlers.
Clashes broke out in the area, with Israeli forces firing stun grenades at the crowd.
An Israeli police statement said Muhammad was detained for throwing stones at the light rail train in the neighborhood.
In July of 2014, a group of right-wing Israeli settlers kidnapped, tortured and 16-year-old Shufat local Muhammad Abu Khdeir to death, leading to days of protests and clashes with Israeli forces in the neighborhood.
Israeli forces regularly arrest minors in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, usually on the pretext of stone-throwing.
26 jan 2015
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) deployed at the Gaza Strip border area east of Khan Younis sprayed Palestinian farmlands and civilian homes with heavy machinegun fire on Monday morning.
The IOF showered Palestinians’ cultivated lands and houses east of Khan Younis, south of the Strip, with randomly-shot volleys of gunfire, locals told the PIC. No injuries have yet been reported.
Observers said the attack is another episode in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed in the wake of last summer’s Israeli aggression on the blockaded Gaza Strip that killed over 2,100 Palestinians.
The IOF showered Palestinians’ cultivated lands and houses east of Khan Younis, south of the Strip, with randomly-shot volleys of gunfire, locals told the PIC. No injuries have yet been reported.
Observers said the attack is another episode in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed in the wake of last summer’s Israeli aggression on the blockaded Gaza Strip that killed over 2,100 Palestinians.
Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that Israeli soldiers invaded the city and Beit Ummar nearby town, and kidnapped five Palestinians; Many Palestinians injured. Soldiers also invaded Bethlehem and detained Palestinians near Jenin.
The sources said several military vehicles invaded Hebron city, broke into and searched a number of homes, and kidnapped a child, identified as Mohannad Jihad Jaber, 16 years of age.
The soldiers also invaded the Tabaqa nearby village, and kidnapped a child identified as Mohammad Monqeth Abu ‘Atwan, 16, and Yousef Abu ‘Atwan, 18 years of age.
Mohammad ‘Awad, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers searched and ransacked homes in al-Baten and al-Bayyada areas, east and north of Beit Ummar, and broke into several homes, causing many children to suffer anxiety attacks.
‘Awad added that the soldiers also kidnapped Ibrahim Yousef Ekhlayyel, 17, and Suleiman Abu ‘Ayyash, 19, and took them to the Etzion military and security base.
The latest arrests in Beit Ummar raises the number of Palestinians kidnapped by the army since the beginning of this month to 38, including 17 children.
Many army vehicles also invaded a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of Halhoul and Sa’ir town, and on the northern entrance of Hebron city.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Medical sources in Hebron said scores of Palestinians received treatment for the effects of tear has inhalation, especially near the Abu ar-Reesh roadblock in Hebron’s Old City, during clashes that took place after the soldiers invaded it.
In related news, soldiers invaded Beit Sahour city, near Bethlehem, and handed Shadi Mohammad Hamida, 40, a military order for interrogation, and a similar order to Mahmoud Mohammad al-Helo, 38, in Jabal al-Mawaleh area in Bethlehem city.
Also in Bethlehem, soldiers invaded the al-‘Azza refugee camo, north of the city, and searched homes belonging to Khalil an-Nashash, 26, Samer Kayed an-Nashash, 42, Fuad Nofal al-‘Adaween, and Ibrahim Khalil Da’ra, 42.
In addition, soldiers installed a sudden roadblock on the main entrances of Zabbouba town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, stopped dozens of cars and interrogated the passengers while inspecting their ID cards.
The sources said several military vehicles invaded Hebron city, broke into and searched a number of homes, and kidnapped a child, identified as Mohannad Jihad Jaber, 16 years of age.
The soldiers also invaded the Tabaqa nearby village, and kidnapped a child identified as Mohammad Monqeth Abu ‘Atwan, 16, and Yousef Abu ‘Atwan, 18 years of age.
Mohammad ‘Awad, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers searched and ransacked homes in al-Baten and al-Bayyada areas, east and north of Beit Ummar, and broke into several homes, causing many children to suffer anxiety attacks.
‘Awad added that the soldiers also kidnapped Ibrahim Yousef Ekhlayyel, 17, and Suleiman Abu ‘Ayyash, 19, and took them to the Etzion military and security base.
The latest arrests in Beit Ummar raises the number of Palestinians kidnapped by the army since the beginning of this month to 38, including 17 children.
Many army vehicles also invaded a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of Halhoul and Sa’ir town, and on the northern entrance of Hebron city.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Medical sources in Hebron said scores of Palestinians received treatment for the effects of tear has inhalation, especially near the Abu ar-Reesh roadblock in Hebron’s Old City, during clashes that took place after the soldiers invaded it.
In related news, soldiers invaded Beit Sahour city, near Bethlehem, and handed Shadi Mohammad Hamida, 40, a military order for interrogation, and a similar order to Mahmoud Mohammad al-Helo, 38, in Jabal al-Mawaleh area in Bethlehem city.
Also in Bethlehem, soldiers invaded the al-‘Azza refugee camo, north of the city, and searched homes belonging to Khalil an-Nashash, 26, Samer Kayed an-Nashash, 42, Fuad Nofal al-‘Adaween, and Ibrahim Khalil Da’ra, 42.
In addition, soldiers installed a sudden roadblock on the main entrances of Zabbouba town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, stopped dozens of cars and interrogated the passengers while inspecting their ID cards.
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Sunday evening, that a young man was injured, and another was kidnapped, by Israeli soldiers invading Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said the soldiers kidnapped Ma’zouz Ibrahim Awad, 19 years of age.
The young man was kidnapped while heading back home after visiting his brother Ja’far, a former political prisoner currently receiving treatments in the Augusta Victoria Hospital in occupied Jerusalem.
The parents and other family members of Ma’zouz have been denied access to Jerusalem, and were unable to visit their ailing son, who suffered various complications due to the lack of medical attention and treatment while in detention.
In addition, 17-year-old Palestinian suffered various cuts and bruises in the ath-Thaher area in Beit Ummar, after dozens of soldiers invaded it, and chased local youths.
The soldiers also installed a roadblock on the northern entrance of Beit Ummar, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
Beit Ummar witnesses frequent Israeli military violations, and constant attacks carried out by extremist Israel settlers against the Palestinians, their property and their lands.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said the soldiers kidnapped Ma’zouz Ibrahim Awad, 19 years of age.
The young man was kidnapped while heading back home after visiting his brother Ja’far, a former political prisoner currently receiving treatments in the Augusta Victoria Hospital in occupied Jerusalem.
The parents and other family members of Ma’zouz have been denied access to Jerusalem, and were unable to visit their ailing son, who suffered various complications due to the lack of medical attention and treatment while in detention.
In addition, 17-year-old Palestinian suffered various cuts and bruises in the ath-Thaher area in Beit Ummar, after dozens of soldiers invaded it, and chased local youths.
The soldiers also installed a roadblock on the northern entrance of Beit Ummar, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
Beit Ummar witnesses frequent Israeli military violations, and constant attacks carried out by extremist Israel settlers against the Palestinians, their property and their lands.
25 jan 2015
Israeli forces late Sunday opened fire at Palestinian homes in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces east of the al-Faraheen area fired machine guns at houses in eastern Khan Younis.
No injuries were reported.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces east of the al-Faraheen area fired machine guns at houses in eastern Khan Younis.
No injuries were reported.
Israeli fighter jets engaged in mock raids over Gaza City, Sunday morning.
PNN reports that, according to press sources, Israeli F-16 warplanes flew through the atmosphere of the sector in the early morning hours and, at low levels, launched intensive military exercises, using heat balloons.
The sound alone was enough to spread panic and terror amongst Gaza's citizens, especially the youngsters, as approximately 1/4 of the victims killed in last summer's invasion were children
PNN reports that, according to press sources, Israeli F-16 warplanes flew through the atmosphere of the sector in the early morning hours and, at low levels, launched intensive military exercises, using heat balloons.
The sound alone was enough to spread panic and terror amongst Gaza's citizens, especially the youngsters, as approximately 1/4 of the victims killed in last summer's invasion were children
Israeli forces on Sunday detained a young Palestinian boy and his uncle in the al-Tur neighborhood of East Jerusalem, leading to clashes in the area, witnesses said.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli special forces assaulted 10-year-old Muhammad Afeef Khweis as he was sitting in a park in the neighborhood, causing him to panic.
Israeli forces also assaulted Khweis' family members, who tried to stop the arrest. The officers removed the hijab of one of the women as pushing and shoving ensued.
Muhammad's 50-year-old uncle Hani Saleh Khweis was pepper-sprayed and arrested, despite suffering from shortness of breath.
As Muhammad Abu Ghannam, the head of a teacher-parent committee at a local school, tried to provide the uncle with first aid, he was hit in the head by Israeli forces.
Israeli forces regularly arrest minors in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, often on the pretext of stone-throwing.
East Jerusalem is internationally recognized as Palestinian territory but Israel occupied it in 1967 and later annexed it in a move considered illegitimate abroad.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli special forces assaulted 10-year-old Muhammad Afeef Khweis as he was sitting in a park in the neighborhood, causing him to panic.
Israeli forces also assaulted Khweis' family members, who tried to stop the arrest. The officers removed the hijab of one of the women as pushing and shoving ensued.
Muhammad's 50-year-old uncle Hani Saleh Khweis was pepper-sprayed and arrested, despite suffering from shortness of breath.
As Muhammad Abu Ghannam, the head of a teacher-parent committee at a local school, tried to provide the uncle with first aid, he was hit in the head by Israeli forces.
Israeli forces regularly arrest minors in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, often on the pretext of stone-throwing.
East Jerusalem is internationally recognized as Palestinian territory but Israel occupied it in 1967 and later annexed it in a move considered illegitimate abroad.
A Palestinian youth was shot and injured, Saturday, by live Israeli settler fire to the south of Bethlehem, while other settlers attacked passing Palestinian vehicles with rocks, to the west, according to local and security sources.
WAFA correspondence reports that an Israeli settler opened fire at 25-year-old Mohmmed Asa’ad while he was in his land, near the village of Wadi Rahal, injuring him in the leg. The settler, in addition to two others, previously (and illegally) took over an area of Asa’ad’s land and proceeded to set up tents there.
Meanwhile, a number of settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Beitar Ilit, which is a part of the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles passing on the road linking the villages of Hussan and Nahlin to the west of Bethlehem, causing financial damage to several cars.
WAFA notes that settlers have recently escalated attacks against Palestinians through numerous attempts to take over Palestinian-owned land; including the destruction of crops, the pumping of waste water into agricultural land, and other measures aiming to make it difficult for Palestinians to live there, thus forcing them out of their land for the benefit of settlements expansion.
WAFA correspondence reports that an Israeli settler opened fire at 25-year-old Mohmmed Asa’ad while he was in his land, near the village of Wadi Rahal, injuring him in the leg. The settler, in addition to two others, previously (and illegally) took over an area of Asa’ad’s land and proceeded to set up tents there.
Meanwhile, a number of settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Beitar Ilit, which is a part of the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles passing on the road linking the villages of Hussan and Nahlin to the west of Bethlehem, causing financial damage to several cars.
WAFA notes that settlers have recently escalated attacks against Palestinians through numerous attempts to take over Palestinian-owned land; including the destruction of crops, the pumping of waste water into agricultural land, and other measures aiming to make it difficult for Palestinians to live there, thus forcing them out of their land for the benefit of settlements expansion.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Sunday a young Palestinian man in southern al-Khalil, as Jewish settlers assaulted and injured another man in Halhoul town to the north of the governorate.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF arrested a 22-year-old university student from Dura town called Amer Abu Hlail after summoning him for investigation in Gush Etzion center to the north of al-Khalil.
The IOF stormed the house of the young man at dawn and summoned him and his brother for investigation after searching the house, the sources said.
Meanwhile, another Palestinian young man was injured after being attacked by Jewish extremist groups in northern al-Khalil.
Local sources said a group of Jewish settlers assaulted Husam al-Furoukh near Halhoul town and injured him. The man passed out immediately after the attack. Moreover, the Israeli forces deployed at the scene prevented the Palestinian ambulance from accessing the place and aiding the injured man.
Another assault at the hands of Jewish settlers was reported in al-Khalil at the early morning hours on Sunday. One Palestinian man was wounded in southern al-Khalil after the Jewish settlers stabbed and beat him using a sharp tool.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF arrested a 22-year-old university student from Dura town called Amer Abu Hlail after summoning him for investigation in Gush Etzion center to the north of al-Khalil.
The IOF stormed the house of the young man at dawn and summoned him and his brother for investigation after searching the house, the sources said.
Meanwhile, another Palestinian young man was injured after being attacked by Jewish extremist groups in northern al-Khalil.
Local sources said a group of Jewish settlers assaulted Husam al-Furoukh near Halhoul town and injured him. The man passed out immediately after the attack. Moreover, the Israeli forces deployed at the scene prevented the Palestinian ambulance from accessing the place and aiding the injured man.
Another assault at the hands of Jewish settlers was reported in al-Khalil at the early morning hours on Sunday. One Palestinian man was wounded in southern al-Khalil after the Jewish settlers stabbed and beat him using a sharp tool.
Medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, have reported that Israeli fanatics attacked, beat and stabbed a Palestinian man, from Doura nearby town. Israeli soldiers invaded various communities in Hebron and handed interrogation warrants to a number of Palestinians.
A physician working in the Hebron Governmental Hospital said Yousef Ahmad Hantash was hospitalized after being stabbed, and beaten by the settlers.
He added that Hantash, 38 years of age, suffered several cuts and bruises to various parts of his body, and is currently in a moderate but stable condition.
Eyewitnesses said the attack took place on a bypass settlement road, near Doura town, south of Hebron.
In addition, soldiers invaded Doura town, stormed and ransacked several homes, and handed ‘Amer Abu Hleyyel, and his brother ‘Omar, military orders for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base.
Several military vehicles also invaded Deir Samet village, and ath-Thahereyya town, south of Hebron, in addition to a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city.
A physician working in the Hebron Governmental Hospital said Yousef Ahmad Hantash was hospitalized after being stabbed, and beaten by the settlers.
He added that Hantash, 38 years of age, suffered several cuts and bruises to various parts of his body, and is currently in a moderate but stable condition.
Eyewitnesses said the attack took place on a bypass settlement road, near Doura town, south of Hebron.
In addition, soldiers invaded Doura town, stormed and ransacked several homes, and handed ‘Amer Abu Hleyyel, and his brother ‘Omar, military orders for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base.
Several military vehicles also invaded Deir Samet village, and ath-Thahereyya town, south of Hebron, in addition to a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city.
A number of Jerusalemite Palestinians sustained wounds in a raid launched by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) afternoon Saturday.
Media sources said an IOF soldiers stormed al-Tur neighborhood, in Occupied Jerusalem city, and targeted the Palestinian civilians with randomly-shot waves of rubber bullets, resulting in a number of injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police kidnapped a Palestinian minor allegedly after he had beaten up an Israeli settler strolling in Occupied Jerusalem.
“The minor hit the settler with a chair in Bab al-Amoud area, at the main entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City,” an Israeli broadcast claimed.
Media sources said an IOF soldiers stormed al-Tur neighborhood, in Occupied Jerusalem city, and targeted the Palestinian civilians with randomly-shot waves of rubber bullets, resulting in a number of injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police kidnapped a Palestinian minor allegedly after he had beaten up an Israeli settler strolling in Occupied Jerusalem.
“The minor hit the settler with a chair in Bab al-Amoud area, at the main entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City,” an Israeli broadcast claimed.
A Palestinian young man on Saturday evening suffered a rubber bullet injury in the eye during violent clashes in east Jerusalem, while five Israeli cars sustained damage in an Israeli settlement in the city.
Local sources said that several young men were wounded and one of them suffered a critical eye injury from a rubber bullet fired by an Israeli soldier during confrontations in the neighborhoods of Wadi al-Joz and Attour in east Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police claimed that five Israeli cars had been sabotaged in Ramat Eshkol settlement in east Jerusalem.
They said that anonymous persons smashed the windows of the cars. A manhunt was lunched to arrest the perpetrators.
In a separate incident, a Jewish settler was slightly injured when his car was pelted with stones in Beit Hanina neighborhood in east Jerusalem.
The police said they opened an investigation into the incident.
Local sources said that several young men were wounded and one of them suffered a critical eye injury from a rubber bullet fired by an Israeli soldier during confrontations in the neighborhoods of Wadi al-Joz and Attour in east Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police claimed that five Israeli cars had been sabotaged in Ramat Eshkol settlement in east Jerusalem.
They said that anonymous persons smashed the windows of the cars. A manhunt was lunched to arrest the perpetrators.
In a separate incident, a Jewish settler was slightly injured when his car was pelted with stones in Beit Hanina neighborhood in east Jerusalem.
The police said they opened an investigation into the incident.
