14 jan 2018
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday evening, the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, in northern West Bank, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also invaded the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, and abducted a physically-disabled teen.
Media sources in Nablus said many armored military jeeps closed the main entrance of the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, and forced the Palestinians to take alternate, longer and unpaved roads.
The soldiers then clashed with dozens of Palestinians, who protested the closure and violations, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
Local medics rushed to the scene, and provided treatment to many Palestinians, who had suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
In related news, the soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, abducted a physically-disabled Palestinian teen, identified as Hisham Mohammad Ghneim, 18, near his home, and took him to an unknown destination.
Injuries reported as clashes erupt in Nablus
A number of Palestinians were injured Sunday evening when clashes erupted in al-Laban town south of Nablus after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the area.
Eyewitnesses affirmed that IOF violently broke into the town and closed its main entrance, restricting Palestinian vehicles’ movement in both directions.
Locals were forced to take alternative roads, the sources added.
The soldiers also invaded the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, and abducted a physically-disabled teen.
Media sources in Nablus said many armored military jeeps closed the main entrance of the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, and forced the Palestinians to take alternate, longer and unpaved roads.
The soldiers then clashed with dozens of Palestinians, who protested the closure and violations, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
Local medics rushed to the scene, and provided treatment to many Palestinians, who had suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
In related news, the soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, abducted a physically-disabled Palestinian teen, identified as Hisham Mohammad Ghneim, 18, near his home, and took him to an unknown destination.
Injuries reported as clashes erupt in Nablus
A number of Palestinians were injured Sunday evening when clashes erupted in al-Laban town south of Nablus after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the area.
Eyewitnesses affirmed that IOF violently broke into the town and closed its main entrance, restricting Palestinian vehicles’ movement in both directions.
Locals were forced to take alternative roads, the sources added.
By Ramona Wadi
Israeli Agricultural Minister Uri Ariel wants more injured and dead Palestinians in Gaza. “What is this special weapon we have that we fire and see pillars of smoke and fire, but nobody gets hurt?” he said on local radio. “It is time for there to be injuries and deaths as well.” This was reported by Haaretz.
Ariel’s comments come at a time when, bolstered and emboldened by US support over Jerusalem, Israel is seeking to increase ways in which Palestinians are restricted even further in terms of politics, freedom of movement and resistance to its military occupation. The increasingly threatening rhetoric, combined with its often resultant violence, is a clear message that Israel wants Palestinian existence to be determined according to its own colonial needs.
Indeed the minister’s remarks are indicative of Israel’s need for violence and conflict to sustain its existence. Framing his penchant for more deaths against the narrative of the purported “Palestinian terrorist”, he also amalgamated his demands with Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s comments from 2016. At that time, far-right extremist Lieberman recommended the further fragmentation of Palestinians by suggesting that the homes of those involved in resistance should be demolished, and that those who “desire coexistence” should be rewarded.
Lieberman’s differentiation of Palestinians, particularly the latter group, is a simplistic approach which negates many of the reasons why not all Palestinians are visibly involved in resistance. One obvious reason which Israel has perpetrated is the juxtaposition of survival due to extreme poverty and lack of basic necessities, and the struggle against several forms of state violence. It also refutes the fact that most Palestinians, unlike the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, do not want to live under colonial rule.
Whether Ariel’s statement suggests yet another military offensive against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip remains to be seen. However, there is no doubt that demands for state violence against civilians will become more brazen, as Israel basks in the impunity which is sustained on two levels: that generated by its own actions and absence of accountability under the pretext of “security concerns”; and the international community’s endorsement of this false narrative.
Another ramification of Ariel’s words is the separation of the visible injuries and killings in the occupied West Bank and the silent forms of slow extermination in Gaza as a result of Israeli-imposed deprivation. Clearly, he prefers the macabre spectacle of multitudes of injured and dead Palestinian civilians in Gaza and, what is more, he is allowed to express himself in such a manner without censure of any kind, safe in the knowledge that killing Palestinians has not only become normalised, but also expected.
The dehumanization of Palestinians in the Israeli minister’s words is also reflective of how statistics contribute to the absence of Palestinians in terms of collective memory. For Israel, the numbers serve to boost the false claims of self-defense. Conversely, statistics for Palestinians depict the cycles of murder by Israeli institutions. The international community, on the other hand, is partial to the anonymity of numbers, particularly when there is no requirement other than for it to turn a blind eye until Israel decides upon the next phase of Gaza’s destruction, whereupon the UN will exhort the colonial entity’s “right” to defend itself against the colonized. In doing so, it will also affirm its contempt for human rights and resolutions by refusing to uphold the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and, indeed, their right to resist military occupation by any means available.
– Ramona Wadi is a staff writer for Middle East Monitor (MEMO)
Israeli Agricultural Minister Uri Ariel wants more injured and dead Palestinians in Gaza. “What is this special weapon we have that we fire and see pillars of smoke and fire, but nobody gets hurt?” he said on local radio. “It is time for there to be injuries and deaths as well.” This was reported by Haaretz.
Ariel’s comments come at a time when, bolstered and emboldened by US support over Jerusalem, Israel is seeking to increase ways in which Palestinians are restricted even further in terms of politics, freedom of movement and resistance to its military occupation. The increasingly threatening rhetoric, combined with its often resultant violence, is a clear message that Israel wants Palestinian existence to be determined according to its own colonial needs.
Indeed the minister’s remarks are indicative of Israel’s need for violence and conflict to sustain its existence. Framing his penchant for more deaths against the narrative of the purported “Palestinian terrorist”, he also amalgamated his demands with Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s comments from 2016. At that time, far-right extremist Lieberman recommended the further fragmentation of Palestinians by suggesting that the homes of those involved in resistance should be demolished, and that those who “desire coexistence” should be rewarded.
Lieberman’s differentiation of Palestinians, particularly the latter group, is a simplistic approach which negates many of the reasons why not all Palestinians are visibly involved in resistance. One obvious reason which Israel has perpetrated is the juxtaposition of survival due to extreme poverty and lack of basic necessities, and the struggle against several forms of state violence. It also refutes the fact that most Palestinians, unlike the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, do not want to live under colonial rule.
Whether Ariel’s statement suggests yet another military offensive against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip remains to be seen. However, there is no doubt that demands for state violence against civilians will become more brazen, as Israel basks in the impunity which is sustained on two levels: that generated by its own actions and absence of accountability under the pretext of “security concerns”; and the international community’s endorsement of this false narrative.
Another ramification of Ariel’s words is the separation of the visible injuries and killings in the occupied West Bank and the silent forms of slow extermination in Gaza as a result of Israeli-imposed deprivation. Clearly, he prefers the macabre spectacle of multitudes of injured and dead Palestinian civilians in Gaza and, what is more, he is allowed to express himself in such a manner without censure of any kind, safe in the knowledge that killing Palestinians has not only become normalised, but also expected.
The dehumanization of Palestinians in the Israeli minister’s words is also reflective of how statistics contribute to the absence of Palestinians in terms of collective memory. For Israel, the numbers serve to boost the false claims of self-defense. Conversely, statistics for Palestinians depict the cycles of murder by Israeli institutions. The international community, on the other hand, is partial to the anonymity of numbers, particularly when there is no requirement other than for it to turn a blind eye until Israel decides upon the next phase of Gaza’s destruction, whereupon the UN will exhort the colonial entity’s “right” to defend itself against the colonized. In doing so, it will also affirm its contempt for human rights and resolutions by refusing to uphold the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and, indeed, their right to resist military occupation by any means available.
– Ramona Wadi is a staff writer for Middle East Monitor (MEMO)
Several Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank at predawn Sunday.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 15 Palestinians on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The IOF wreaked havoc on civilian homes and aggressively beat several arrestees in the presence of their family members.
Reporting from the northern West Bank, a PIC reporter said the occupation forces kidnapped 26-year-old Islam Samar from Jenin’s western town of Yamon after they ravaged his family home.
The IOF also seized surveillance cameras from a Palestinian home in Mesliya town, in Jenin.
Clashes burst out Rumana town, west of Jenin, after the IOF rolled into the area and sealed off its main thoroughfare with a military checkpoint. Several Palestinians choked on teargas in the clashes.
At the same time, the occupation army has tightened grip around Nablus province allegedly in the hunt for the perpetrator of an anti-occupation attack which left an Israeli dead last week.
According to the locals, a series of checkpoints have been set up by the IOF on the main access roads to the city, blocking civilians’ access out of and into the area.
Traffic jams have flared up on Nablus-Qalqilya road, Nablus al-Jadida-Madama, and Burin-Hawara, among other thoroughfares, as a result of the closure.
Overnight, occupation soldiers rummaged residential neighborhoods in quest of surveillance cameras.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 15 Palestinians on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The IOF wreaked havoc on civilian homes and aggressively beat several arrestees in the presence of their family members.
Reporting from the northern West Bank, a PIC reporter said the occupation forces kidnapped 26-year-old Islam Samar from Jenin’s western town of Yamon after they ravaged his family home.
The IOF also seized surveillance cameras from a Palestinian home in Mesliya town, in Jenin.
Clashes burst out Rumana town, west of Jenin, after the IOF rolled into the area and sealed off its main thoroughfare with a military checkpoint. Several Palestinians choked on teargas in the clashes.
At the same time, the occupation army has tightened grip around Nablus province allegedly in the hunt for the perpetrator of an anti-occupation attack which left an Israeli dead last week.
According to the locals, a series of checkpoints have been set up by the IOF on the main access roads to the city, blocking civilians’ access out of and into the area.
Traffic jams have flared up on Nablus-Qalqilya road, Nablus al-Jadida-Madama, and Burin-Hawara, among other thoroughfares, as a result of the closure.
Overnight, occupation soldiers rummaged residential neighborhoods in quest of surveillance cameras.
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Saturday at night, at least two missiles into a siege-busting tunnel near the Egyptian border, in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army said it attacked “underground infrastructure along the border with Egypt.” The first missile was fired by a drone, before an F-19 fighter jet fired another missile into the same area.
The attack was carried out while army drones flew over many areas in Rafah, and other parts of southern Gaza.
The Israeli army only said that it struck “a tunnel on the border with the Gaza Strip,” and held Hamas fully responsible for any escalation that could emerge in the coastal region.
Meanwhile, Israeli Ynet News has reported that Israel has also decided not to open Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, Sunday, following an assessment by the army, and added that the military did not provide any details for the reason behind the move.
It described the decision to close the crossing as “unusual,” because there have been no shells fired from Gaza into Israeli areas in recent days, while protests near border areas have also been declining.
Israeli airstrike targets agricultural land east of Rafah
An Israeli warplane late on Saturday night bombed an agricultural piece of land near the Karam Abu Salem border crossing to the east of Rafah area in southern Gaza.
A Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that two air-to-surface missiles hit an agricultural plot of land east of Rafah, causing resounding explosions that were heard by residents of southern Gaza.
In this regard, spokesman for the Israeli army Avichai Adrei claimed that an aerial attack was launched on an infrastructure belonging to the resistance, which he called terrorist, in southern Rafah near the border between Gaza and Egypt.
He held the Hamas Movement responsible for everything happening in Gaza against Israel, without explaining further.
The air raid was preceded by Israel’s announcement of its intention to close the Karam Abu Salem crossing, east of Rafah, on Sunday for alleged security reasons.
The Israeli army said it attacked “underground infrastructure along the border with Egypt.” The first missile was fired by a drone, before an F-19 fighter jet fired another missile into the same area.
The attack was carried out while army drones flew over many areas in Rafah, and other parts of southern Gaza.
The Israeli army only said that it struck “a tunnel on the border with the Gaza Strip,” and held Hamas fully responsible for any escalation that could emerge in the coastal region.
Meanwhile, Israeli Ynet News has reported that Israel has also decided not to open Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, Sunday, following an assessment by the army, and added that the military did not provide any details for the reason behind the move.
It described the decision to close the crossing as “unusual,” because there have been no shells fired from Gaza into Israeli areas in recent days, while protests near border areas have also been declining.
Israeli airstrike targets agricultural land east of Rafah
An Israeli warplane late on Saturday night bombed an agricultural piece of land near the Karam Abu Salem border crossing to the east of Rafah area in southern Gaza.
A Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that two air-to-surface missiles hit an agricultural plot of land east of Rafah, causing resounding explosions that were heard by residents of southern Gaza.
In this regard, spokesman for the Israeli army Avichai Adrei claimed that an aerial attack was launched on an infrastructure belonging to the resistance, which he called terrorist, in southern Rafah near the border between Gaza and Egypt.
He held the Hamas Movement responsible for everything happening in Gaza against Israel, without explaining further.
The air raid was preceded by Israel’s announcement of its intention to close the Karam Abu Salem crossing, east of Rafah, on Sunday for alleged security reasons.
13 jan 2018
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Saturday evening, many Palestinian nonviolent protesters in Salahuddin Street, in occupied Jerusalem, in injured several Palestinians, including a medic, while marching against ongoing Israeli occupation, and the U.S. President’s illegal recognition of occupied Jerusalem as the unified capital of Israeli and his decision to move the U.S consulate to the city.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRC) said that it provided treatment to four Palestinians, including a medic who was shot with a concussion grenade while providing treatment to a wounded Palestinian. Video
One of the wounded Palestinians is Yasser Darwish, the secretary of Fateh movement in Jerusalem’s al-Isawiya town, who was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet, before the soldiers abducted him.
The PRC added that the soldiers also injured a Palestinian journalist, after the army assaulted many reporters.
It is worth mentioning that today’s protest is part of weekly activities in Salahuddin Street, against the illegal U.S. recognition of occupied Jerusalem as the unified capital of Israel, and its decision to move the consulate to the city.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRC) said that it provided treatment to four Palestinians, including a medic who was shot with a concussion grenade while providing treatment to a wounded Palestinian. Video
One of the wounded Palestinians is Yasser Darwish, the secretary of Fateh movement in Jerusalem’s al-Isawiya town, who was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet, before the soldiers abducted him.
The PRC added that the soldiers also injured a Palestinian journalist, after the army assaulted many reporters.
It is worth mentioning that today’s protest is part of weekly activities in Salahuddin Street, against the illegal U.S. recognition of occupied Jerusalem as the unified capital of Israel, and its decision to move the consulate to the city.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Friday evening, a young Palestinian man, and inured at least thirteen, after attacking Palestinian protesters near two military roadblocks, installed on the southern and northern roads of Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank.
Media sources in Qalqilia said the soldiers attacked the protesters, and abducted a young man, identified as Hasan Tareq Sabri, 18, at the northern entrance of the city.
In addition, the head of the Emergency Department in Qalqilia, Monther Nazzal, said at least thirteen Palestinians suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
Media sources in Qalqilia said the soldiers attacked the protesters, and abducted a young man, identified as Hasan Tareq Sabri, 18, at the northern entrance of the city.
In addition, the head of the Emergency Department in Qalqilia, Monther Nazzal, said at least thirteen Palestinians suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
12 jan 2018
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has confirmed that Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, 43 Palestinians with live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets, and caused at least 65 others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, near border areas in the northern and eastern parts of the Gaza Strip, after the army, stationed across the border fence, opened fire on protesters in Palestinian lands.
It said that the soldiers, stationed on military towers and in tanks, across the border fence, east of Jabalia in northern Gaza, fired dozens of live rounds at protesters, wounding fifteen young men, before they were rushed to the Indonesian hospital, in nearby Beit Lahia.
Local medics also provided many Palestinians with the needed treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation.
Furthermore, the soldiers shot seven Palestinians, near Nahal Oz military base, east of Gaza city; one of them was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his head; another was shot with a gas bomb in his shoulder, and the rest were shot with live rounds in their legs, while many others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also shot two Palestinians with live fire, near Erez Terminal in northern Gaza, and many others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
In addition, the army fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian protesters in Rafah and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
It said that the soldiers, stationed on military towers and in tanks, across the border fence, east of Jabalia in northern Gaza, fired dozens of live rounds at protesters, wounding fifteen young men, before they were rushed to the Indonesian hospital, in nearby Beit Lahia.
Local medics also provided many Palestinians with the needed treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation.
Furthermore, the soldiers shot seven Palestinians, near Nahal Oz military base, east of Gaza city; one of them was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his head; another was shot with a gas bomb in his shoulder, and the rest were shot with live rounds in their legs, while many others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also shot two Palestinians with live fire, near Erez Terminal in northern Gaza, and many others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
In addition, the army fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian protesters in Rafah and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday evening, dozens of Palestinian protesters near the main entrance of Beita village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and abducted four, before declaring the village a “closed military zone.”
Media sources in Nablus said the soldiers assaulted the Palestinian protesters, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, in addition to spaying many homes with waste-water mixed with chemicals.
They added that the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, after interrogating them, and took them to an unknown destination.
Furthermore, the soldiers closed the main entrance of the village, and declared it a closed military zone, before preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
Media sources in Nablus said the soldiers assaulted the Palestinian protesters, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, in addition to spaying many homes with waste-water mixed with chemicals.
They added that the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, after interrogating them, and took them to an unknown destination.
Furthermore, the soldiers closed the main entrance of the village, and declared it a closed military zone, before preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and injured many protesters.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Bil’in said the soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the local and international nonviolent protesters.
It added that the army fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The weekly procession started from the center of the village, before the nonviolent protesters marched towards the Annexation Wall which separates them from their lands, and chanted against the ongoing occupation, in addition to calling for more steadfastness, national unity and the release of all detainees.
In related news, the Israeli Authorities released nonviolent activist, Ashraf Abu Rahma, after holding him for three months, and forcing him to pay a 5000 Israeli Shekels fine.
Ashraf is the brother of Bassem Abu Rahma was killed at age 31 on April 7th, 2009, when an Israeli soldier shot him with a high-velocity teargas bomb directly in the chest, while his sister, Jawaher Abu Rahma, asphyxiated to death, on January 1st 2011, after the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs at nonviolent protesters.
It is worth mentioning that in July 2008, Ashraf was abducted by the soldiers, who cuffed and blindfolded him, before a soldier aimed at his leg, from a very close range and shot him.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Bil’in said the soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the local and international nonviolent protesters.
It added that the army fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The weekly procession started from the center of the village, before the nonviolent protesters marched towards the Annexation Wall which separates them from their lands, and chanted against the ongoing occupation, in addition to calling for more steadfastness, national unity and the release of all detainees.
In related news, the Israeli Authorities released nonviolent activist, Ashraf Abu Rahma, after holding him for three months, and forcing him to pay a 5000 Israeli Shekels fine.
Ashraf is the brother of Bassem Abu Rahma was killed at age 31 on April 7th, 2009, when an Israeli soldier shot him with a high-velocity teargas bomb directly in the chest, while his sister, Jawaher Abu Rahma, asphyxiated to death, on January 1st 2011, after the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs at nonviolent protesters.
It is worth mentioning that in July 2008, Ashraf was abducted by the soldiers, who cuffed and blindfolded him, before a soldier aimed at his leg, from a very close range and shot him.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, nonviolent Palestinian protesters, marching against the ongoing Israeli occupation, and oppression, and the illegal U.S. recognition of occupied Jerusalem as the unified capital of Israel.
The protests started on Friday afternoon, before the soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force, and fired injured many Palestinians.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers assaulted dozens of protesters, especially in Iraq-Burin village, during the funeral ceremony of Ali Omar Qeino, 16, who was killed, Thursday, when a soldier shot him wit a live round in the head.
The soldiers also attacked protesters in Burin, Beita and the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya villages, south of Nablus, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Medical sources said one Palestinian was shot with a gas bomb in his shoulder, and two others with rubber-coated steel bullets, in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village.
Armed colonialist settlers also attacked homes in the village, before the locals managed to kick them out of the village.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers attacked nonviolent protesters, and abducted two Palestinians, including Hasan Faraj, a member of Fateh Revolutionary Council.
The soldiers also attacked protesters near the entrance of al-Biereh city, in the Ramallah and al-Biereh governorate, in central West Bank, and shot a young man with a Toto expanding bullet, causing a moderate injury.
Also in Ramallah, the soldiers assaulted nonviolent protesters in Budrus village, west of the city, and fired many gas bombs, rubber-coated steel bullets and live rounds, and assaulted many reporters.
Medical sources said many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
Protesters were also attacked in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and the soldiers fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing several injuries.
In the besieged Gaza Strip, the soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire on dozens of protesters, marching on their lands, close to the eastern border of the coastal region.
The soldiers fired many live rounds, and rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding at least one young man, with a live round, and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The protests started on Friday afternoon, before the soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force, and fired injured many Palestinians.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers assaulted dozens of protesters, especially in Iraq-Burin village, during the funeral ceremony of Ali Omar Qeino, 16, who was killed, Thursday, when a soldier shot him wit a live round in the head.
The soldiers also attacked protesters in Burin, Beita and the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya villages, south of Nablus, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Medical sources said one Palestinian was shot with a gas bomb in his shoulder, and two others with rubber-coated steel bullets, in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village.
Armed colonialist settlers also attacked homes in the village, before the locals managed to kick them out of the village.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers attacked nonviolent protesters, and abducted two Palestinians, including Hasan Faraj, a member of Fateh Revolutionary Council.
The soldiers also attacked protesters near the entrance of al-Biereh city, in the Ramallah and al-Biereh governorate, in central West Bank, and shot a young man with a Toto expanding bullet, causing a moderate injury.
Also in Ramallah, the soldiers assaulted nonviolent protesters in Budrus village, west of the city, and fired many gas bombs, rubber-coated steel bullets and live rounds, and assaulted many reporters.
Medical sources said many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
Protesters were also attacked in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and the soldiers fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing several injuries.
In the besieged Gaza Strip, the soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire on dozens of protesters, marching on their lands, close to the eastern border of the coastal region.
The soldiers fired many live rounds, and rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding at least one young man, with a live round, and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, dozens of nonviolent Palestinian protesters, who marched near the al-‘Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, as part of ongoing protests against Donald Trump’s illegal recognition of occupied Jerusalem as a unified capital of Israel, and abducted two.
The Palestinians marched following Friday prayers in the al-Azza refugee camp, and headed towards Jerusalem-Hebron road, until reaching the northern entrance of Bethlehem.
The soldiers immediately started firing gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also assaulted many protesters, and abducted two, including Hasan Faraj, a member of the Revolutionary Council of Fateh movement.
In related news, the soldiers invaded homes in Faqqu’a village, east of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and searched them, in addition to installing many roadblocks around villages and towns, in Jenin governorate.
The Palestinians marched following Friday prayers in the al-Azza refugee camp, and headed towards Jerusalem-Hebron road, until reaching the northern entrance of Bethlehem.
The soldiers immediately started firing gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also assaulted many protesters, and abducted two, including Hasan Faraj, a member of the Revolutionary Council of Fateh movement.
In related news, the soldiers invaded homes in Faqqu’a village, east of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and searched them, in addition to installing many roadblocks around villages and towns, in Jenin governorate.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, ‘Allar town, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched and ransacked homes, and abducted five Palestinians from the same family, in addition to illegally confiscating cash and assaulting many residents.
Moayyad Taqatqa, a father of one of the abducted Palestinians, said dozens of soldiers stormed and violently searched his home, causing property damage, before abducting his child, Yazan, 17, and illegally confiscated 17.400 Shekels, 750 Jordanian Dinars and 600 US Dollars.
Moayyad added that the soldiers also stormed and ransacked the surrounding homes of his brothers, and assaulted his nephew, a former political prisoner, identified as Arafat Nizar Taqatqa, causing a fracture in one of his arms, before he was rushed to Thabet Thabet Hospital, in nearby Tulkarem, city.
The soldiers also smashed the windows of his car, and stole spare parts, before abducting his brother, Eyad Taqatqa, 40, his son Mohammad Eyad Taqatqa, 20, in addition to Nihad Ma’rouf Taqatqa, 52, and Ma’rouf Nizar Taqatqa, 36.
Moayyad Taqatqa, a father of one of the abducted Palestinians, said dozens of soldiers stormed and violently searched his home, causing property damage, before abducting his child, Yazan, 17, and illegally confiscated 17.400 Shekels, 750 Jordanian Dinars and 600 US Dollars.
Moayyad added that the soldiers also stormed and ransacked the surrounding homes of his brothers, and assaulted his nephew, a former political prisoner, identified as Arafat Nizar Taqatqa, causing a fracture in one of his arms, before he was rushed to Thabet Thabet Hospital, in nearby Tulkarem, city.
The soldiers also smashed the windows of his car, and stole spare parts, before abducting his brother, Eyad Taqatqa, 40, his son Mohammad Eyad Taqatqa, 20, in addition to Nihad Ma’rouf Taqatqa, 52, and Ma’rouf Nizar Taqatqa, 36.
