21 jan 2019
A Palestinian man was injured on Monday evening by Israeli gunfire near the border between Gaza and the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948.
The PIC reporter said that the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at a group of Palestinians east of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip, injuring one of them in the leg.
The injured man was transferred to a local hospital for treatment, he added.
The PIC reporter said that the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at a group of Palestinians east of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip, injuring one of them in the leg.
The injured man was transferred to a local hospital for treatment, he added.
A number of Palestinian civilians were left injured on Monday evening in clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources said clashes broke out in Umm Rukba, south of al-Khader town, shortly after full-armed Israeli forces rolled into the area and attacked Palestinian locals with spates of bullet fire and teargas grenades.
Scores of civilians choked on teargas and received field treatment over bruises and breathing disorders inflicted in the assault.
Local sources said clashes broke out in Umm Rukba, south of al-Khader town, shortly after full-armed Israeli forces rolled into the area and attacked Palestinian locals with spates of bullet fire and teargas grenades.
Scores of civilians choked on teargas and received field treatment over bruises and breathing disorders inflicted in the assault.
Over 2,000 Israeli settlers at dawn Monday stormed Joseph's Tomb in Nablus and performed Talmudic rituals under military protection, Maariv said.
Maariv said that the Palestinian citizens hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the Israeli forces and the buses transporting the Israeli settlers to Joseph's Tomb.
Palestinian eyewitnesses said that violent clashes broke out at daybreak in the eastern area of Nablus following a settler break-in into Joseph's Tomb.
A Palestinian young man was injured by Israeli gunfire in the thigh and was transferred to hospital for treatment.
Israeli forces and settlers on a regular basis raid Nablus to perform rituals at the tomb, which they claim to be the resting-place of the biblical patriarch Joseph, while locals and Palestinian historians affirm that the grave belongs to a local medieval Muslim Sheikh called Yousef Duwaikat.
Over the past years, Joseph's Tomb has witnessed bloody confrontations in which Israeli soldiers and Palestinians were killed, especially in 1996, when Palestinian national security forces clashed with Israeli soldiers.
At the beginning of the Second Intifada in 2000, violent clashes broke out in the area between the Palestinians and the Israeli army, resulting in deaths on both sides, which forced the Israeli army to withdraw from the shrine.
Maariv said that the Palestinian citizens hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the Israeli forces and the buses transporting the Israeli settlers to Joseph's Tomb.
Palestinian eyewitnesses said that violent clashes broke out at daybreak in the eastern area of Nablus following a settler break-in into Joseph's Tomb.
A Palestinian young man was injured by Israeli gunfire in the thigh and was transferred to hospital for treatment.
Israeli forces and settlers on a regular basis raid Nablus to perform rituals at the tomb, which they claim to be the resting-place of the biblical patriarch Joseph, while locals and Palestinian historians affirm that the grave belongs to a local medieval Muslim Sheikh called Yousef Duwaikat.
Over the past years, Joseph's Tomb has witnessed bloody confrontations in which Israeli soldiers and Palestinians were killed, especially in 1996, when Palestinian national security forces clashed with Israeli soldiers.
At the beginning of the Second Intifada in 2000, violent clashes broke out in the area between the Palestinians and the Israeli army, resulting in deaths on both sides, which forced the Israeli army to withdraw from the shrine.
Israel’s Metzada unit stormed on Monday section 15 in the Ofer jail, where Palestinian prisoners are locked up.
The prisoners’ media office said tension has been running high in the Israeli Ofer jail after the Metzada suppressive forces broke into Section 15 and cracked down on the detainees.
On Sunday, Israel’s suppressive units broke into Section 17 at Ofer jail and wreaked havoc on Palestinian prison cells.
Over 6,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 350 from Gaza, are locked up in Israeli penitentiaries, where they have been denied their basic human rights, most notably the right to family visits. At least 206 Palestinian detainees died in Israeli occupation jails owing to preplanned medical neglect and torture.
Israeli Soldiers Injure 100 Detainees In Ofar Prison
Dozens of Israeli soldiers attacked, on Monday evening, dozens of Palestinian detainees in Ofar Israeli prison, near Ramallah in the central West Bank, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades. They also hit the detainees with batons and used military dogs to attack them, wounding more than 100 detainees.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers began invasions and massive searches of the detainees’ rooms in the early morning hours on Monday, and assaulted many detainees, leading to protests by the imprisoned men.
The PPS added that the soldiers started firing rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, in addition to striking many detainees with batons and unleashing their dogs on them.
At least 100 detainees were injured, mainly after being shot with rubber-coated steel bullets from close range in their cells, before a number of them were moved to several Israeli hospitals.
Most of the wounded detainees were later return to the prison, while around twenty of them remained hospitalized fur further treatment.
At least three cells were burned during the Israeli invasions into them, possibly resulting from the firing of tear gas canisters at close range when the special prison forces stormed many of the cells.
The invasions into the cells came just one day after the soldiers stormed sections 17 and 15 of the prison, forcing the detainees out, and assaulted them while searching their rooms. There are approximately 1200 Palestinian political prisoners held at the facility.
The invasions and assaults were carried out by undercover Israeli soldiers from various units, including Dror, Metzada and Yamam units. The special forces targeted all ten sections of the prison, including the children’s branch.
The PPS stated that, in response to the invasions and assaults, the detainees have decided to send back their meals and barricade themselves in their cells. They are considering further measures, which could include a comprehensive hunger strike.
Furthermore, the PPS stated that this invasion and assault is the most violent in ten years, and warned that Israel might be planning further escalation against the detainees, under direct orders from Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan.
It warned that such an escalation could lead to fatalities among the detainees, due to the excessive use of force by the soldiers, similar to what happened at the Negev Detention Camp in 2007, when the soldiers shot and killed a detainee, identified as Mohammad al-Ashqar.
The PPS called on various human rights groups, including the International Red Cross, to intervene and demand that Israel stop escalating their violations against the detainees.
The prisoners’ media office said tension has been running high in the Israeli Ofer jail after the Metzada suppressive forces broke into Section 15 and cracked down on the detainees.
On Sunday, Israel’s suppressive units broke into Section 17 at Ofer jail and wreaked havoc on Palestinian prison cells.
Over 6,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 350 from Gaza, are locked up in Israeli penitentiaries, where they have been denied their basic human rights, most notably the right to family visits. At least 206 Palestinian detainees died in Israeli occupation jails owing to preplanned medical neglect and torture.
Israeli Soldiers Injure 100 Detainees In Ofar Prison
Dozens of Israeli soldiers attacked, on Monday evening, dozens of Palestinian detainees in Ofar Israeli prison, near Ramallah in the central West Bank, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades. They also hit the detainees with batons and used military dogs to attack them, wounding more than 100 detainees.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers began invasions and massive searches of the detainees’ rooms in the early morning hours on Monday, and assaulted many detainees, leading to protests by the imprisoned men.
The PPS added that the soldiers started firing rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, in addition to striking many detainees with batons and unleashing their dogs on them.
At least 100 detainees were injured, mainly after being shot with rubber-coated steel bullets from close range in their cells, before a number of them were moved to several Israeli hospitals.
Most of the wounded detainees were later return to the prison, while around twenty of them remained hospitalized fur further treatment.
At least three cells were burned during the Israeli invasions into them, possibly resulting from the firing of tear gas canisters at close range when the special prison forces stormed many of the cells.
The invasions into the cells came just one day after the soldiers stormed sections 17 and 15 of the prison, forcing the detainees out, and assaulted them while searching their rooms. There are approximately 1200 Palestinian political prisoners held at the facility.
The invasions and assaults were carried out by undercover Israeli soldiers from various units, including Dror, Metzada and Yamam units. The special forces targeted all ten sections of the prison, including the children’s branch.
The PPS stated that, in response to the invasions and assaults, the detainees have decided to send back their meals and barricade themselves in their cells. They are considering further measures, which could include a comprehensive hunger strike.
Furthermore, the PPS stated that this invasion and assault is the most violent in ten years, and warned that Israel might be planning further escalation against the detainees, under direct orders from Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan.
It warned that such an escalation could lead to fatalities among the detainees, due to the excessive use of force by the soldiers, similar to what happened at the Negev Detention Camp in 2007, when the soldiers shot and killed a detainee, identified as Mohammad al-Ashqar.
The PPS called on various human rights groups, including the International Red Cross, to intervene and demand that Israel stop escalating their violations against the detainees.
A Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli forces during violent clashes in the Nablus City, in the northern occupied West Bank, on late Sunday.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces stormed the eastern parts of Nablus City and were deployed across the area to escort dozens of Israeli settlers to Joseph’s Tomb.
Clashes erupted among Israeli forces and Palestinian youths as Israeli settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb, leading to injuring one Palestinian youth.
The Palestinian Ministry of Heath confirmed that the youth, whose identity remained unknown, was immediately transferred to the Rafidia Surgical Hospital.
The ministry also mentioned that the youth was shot with a live bullet in his thigh. His medical condition was reported to be stable.
Joseph's Tomb is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Samaritans alike. The Israeli military allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the site being located in Area A where the PA 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.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces stormed the eastern parts of Nablus City and were deployed across the area to escort dozens of Israeli settlers to Joseph’s Tomb.
Clashes erupted among Israeli forces and Palestinian youths as Israeli settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb, leading to injuring one Palestinian youth.
The Palestinian Ministry of Heath confirmed that the youth, whose identity remained unknown, was immediately transferred to the Rafidia Surgical Hospital.
The ministry also mentioned that the youth was shot with a live bullet in his thigh. His medical condition was reported to be stable.
Joseph's Tomb is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Samaritans alike. The Israeli military allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the site being located in Area A where the PA 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.
Israeli military vehicles entered dozens of meters into the northern besieged Gaza Strip, on Monday.
A Ma'an reporter said that four large D-9 Israeli military bulldozers entered dozens of meters into Palestinian lands, north of Beit Hanoun town, and began to raze the lands as drones flew overhead.
No injuries were reported from the incident.
Israeli military incursions inside the besieged Gaza Strip and near the "buffer zone," which lies on both land and sea sides of Gaza, have long been a near-daily occurrence.
The Israeli army also regularly detains and opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the buffer zone, as the authorities have not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sector of the blockaded coastal enclave, which has been under an Israeli air, land and sea blockade for nearly 12 years.
A Ma'an reporter said that four large D-9 Israeli military bulldozers entered dozens of meters into Palestinian lands, north of Beit Hanoun town, and began to raze the lands as drones flew overhead.
No injuries were reported from the incident.
Israeli military incursions inside the besieged Gaza Strip and near the "buffer zone," which lies on both land and sea sides of Gaza, have long been a near-daily occurrence.
The Israeli army also regularly detains and opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the buffer zone, as the authorities have not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sector of the blockaded coastal enclave, which has been under an Israeli air, land and sea blockade for nearly 12 years.
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Israeli forces forced three Palestinian youths to step out of their vehicle at the entrance of Silwad village, east of Ramallah City, in the central occupied West Bank, on Monday.
A video recorded by a local resident, showed the incident, in which Israeli soldiers were seen forcing the three youths out of their vehicles and down on their knees on the ground while at gunpoint. Eyewitnesses mentioned that the youths were assaulted by Israeli forces, as they were shoved and pushed on the ground. Israeli forces set up a military checkpoint near the main entrance of Silwad village and pulled over Palestinian-owned vehicles, in addition to carrying out extensive searches of the vehicles and the drivers. |
The Israeli police forces stationed at the Container Checkpoint east of Occupied Jerusalem on Monday fired stun grenades at the Palestinian citizens waiting for the checkpoint to be opened.
An eyewitness told Quds Press that the Israeli police in the early morning hours closed the Container Checkpoint obstructing the Palestinian citizens' movement and causing a severe traffic jam.
The Israeli police regularly close the checkpoint, which connects the southern area of the West Bank with its central and northern parts, due to "maintenance" or the Palestinian citizens' "non-compliance" with the police orders as they search their vehicles and scrutinize their IDs.
The eyewitness said that the Israeli police heavily fired stun grenades at the Palestinian citizens waiting at the checkpoint.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police raided several Palestinian homes in Silwan town in Jerusalem.
The Israeli police, accompanied by municipality crews, stormed the building of Wadi Hilweh Information Center, as well as the homes of its director Jawad Seyam and activist Khaled al-Zir.
An eyewitness told Quds Press that the Israeli police in the early morning hours closed the Container Checkpoint obstructing the Palestinian citizens' movement and causing a severe traffic jam.
The Israeli police regularly close the checkpoint, which connects the southern area of the West Bank with its central and northern parts, due to "maintenance" or the Palestinian citizens' "non-compliance" with the police orders as they search their vehicles and scrutinize their IDs.
The eyewitness said that the Israeli police heavily fired stun grenades at the Palestinian citizens waiting at the checkpoint.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police raided several Palestinian homes in Silwan town in Jerusalem.
The Israeli police, accompanied by municipality crews, stormed the building of Wadi Hilweh Information Center, as well as the homes of its director Jawad Seyam and activist Khaled al-Zir.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, Monday, the al-Makassed charitable society hospital in occupied Jerusalem to prevent the Palestinians from holding a celebration for the fiftieth anniversary of the medical center’s establishment.
The celebration was being held in the theater room of the hospital’s medical college, in Jabal az-Zeitoun area, in occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian Health Minister, Dr. Jawad Awwad, and Jerusalem Affairs Minister Adnan al-Husseini in addition to Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith, the head of the Higher Islamic Committee, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, and the head of al-Makassed Hospital, al-Makassed Chairman Dr. Arafat Hadmi, along with many other officials and figures were participating in the celebration, which is sponsored by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Besides honoring the golden anniversary of its establishment, the hospital was also celebrating the opening of several news branches in the medical center.
It is worth mention that the soldiers forced everybody out of the theater where the celebrating was about to take place and abducted several Palestinians. video
Nevertheless, the Palestinians later conducted the celebrations despite the army’s invasion and violations.
During the last several years, Israeli soldiers and police officers have repeatedly invaded al-Makassed, especially to attempt to abduct wounded Palestinians.
|Israeli Soldiers Invade Al-Makassed Hospital, Surround ICU To Abduct A Seriously Wounded Teen|
The celebration was being held in the theater room of the hospital’s medical college, in Jabal az-Zeitoun area, in occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian Health Minister, Dr. Jawad Awwad, and Jerusalem Affairs Minister Adnan al-Husseini in addition to Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith, the head of the Higher Islamic Committee, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, and the head of al-Makassed Hospital, al-Makassed Chairman Dr. Arafat Hadmi, along with many other officials and figures were participating in the celebration, which is sponsored by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Besides honoring the golden anniversary of its establishment, the hospital was also celebrating the opening of several news branches in the medical center.
It is worth mention that the soldiers forced everybody out of the theater where the celebrating was about to take place and abducted several Palestinians. video
Nevertheless, the Palestinians later conducted the celebrations despite the army’s invasion and violations.
During the last several years, Israeli soldiers and police officers have repeatedly invaded al-Makassed, especially to attempt to abduct wounded Palestinians.
|Israeli Soldiers Invade Al-Makassed Hospital, Surround ICU To Abduct A Seriously Wounded Teen|
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian areas in the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked homes, and abducted twenty Palestinians, including a lawyer and the wife of a political prisoner.
Media sources in Nablus, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and ransacked the home of a political prisoner, identified as Amir Eshteyya, and abducted his wife, attorney Aman Mansour, in addition to confiscating their car.
The invasion into the property came as dozens of soldiers, and hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers, invaded the eastern area of Nablus city, especially Joseph Tomb, before the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at dozens of Palestinian protesters.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot two young men with live fire, and caused dozens of Palestinians, including many in their own homes, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also detained Palestinian journalists and prevented them from documenting the invasion.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan village, in Salfit governorate in central West Bank, searched homes and abducted Laith Abdullah Mer’ey.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and abducted Mohammad Sameeh Eshteiwi.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched many homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Shaher Issa Taqatqa, in addition to Ahmad Khaled Taqatqa and Eyad Hamad.
The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ village, east of Bethlehem, and drove in its streets and neighborhoods.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched homes in Abu Shkheidim village, north of Ramallah city, and abducted Mohammad Odah Ladadwa, in addition to Ibrahim Ayyoub Ma’rouf, who was taken prisoner from his home in Deir Abu Mashal town, west of Ramallah.
Also in Ramallah, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Mughayyir village, east of the city, violently searched several homes and abducted Mo’tasem Abu Alia, Hamdi Na’san, Jom’a Raqqad Abu Alia, Assem Abu Alia, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Haj, in addition to Mohammad and Ahmad Abu Alia. A similar invasion targeted Kufur Ni’ma village, west of Ramallah.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, searched several homes, and abducted Ammad Mohammad Jawabra and Shawqi Khatib, in addition to Mohammad Jawad al-Wawi, who was taken prisoner from his home in Halhoul town, also north of Hebron.
In Jericho, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Haitham Kamal Shalalfa and Mohammad Kamel Shalalfa, from Fasayel Palestinian village.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of soldiers also invaded Jayyous town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and distributed leaflets warning the resident of further severe measures, if they do not stop protesting the ongoing Israeli occupation and violations.
Army Assaults And Abducts Four Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at night, four young Palestinian men in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, after assaulting and wounding them.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers assaulted and injured Tha’er Maswada, Nour Asfour, Montaser Siyam and Yazan Siyam, after invading their homes, and ransacking them, in Wadi Hilweh neighborhood.
It added that the soldiers repeatedly assaulted the four young men before abducting them, causing various cuts and bruises.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also invaded Silwanic, and the home of its director Jawad Siyam, and took measurements of the two properties, under the allegation of calculating property taxes.
Israeli Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians In Nablus
Several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded, on Sunday at night, the eastern areas of the northern west Bank city of Nablus, injured one Palestinian with live fire and caused many others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Nablus said the military vehicles, accompanied by an armored bulldozer, invaded the areas surrounding Joseph’s Tomb area in Nablus, especially Amman Street, to provide protection for buses of illegal colonialist settlers visiting the site.
They added that many Palestinians hurled stones at the soldiers who fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources said one Palestinian was shot with a live round in his thigh, before he was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in a moderate-but-stable condition, while many others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
While the biblical Patriarch Joseph is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Samaritans alike, the Israeli army allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the site being in Area A, under full Palestinian control.
Many Palestinians believe Joseph’s Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousef Dweikat, a local religious figure.
Media sources in Nablus, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and ransacked the home of a political prisoner, identified as Amir Eshteyya, and abducted his wife, attorney Aman Mansour, in addition to confiscating their car.
The invasion into the property came as dozens of soldiers, and hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers, invaded the eastern area of Nablus city, especially Joseph Tomb, before the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at dozens of Palestinian protesters.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot two young men with live fire, and caused dozens of Palestinians, including many in their own homes, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also detained Palestinian journalists and prevented them from documenting the invasion.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan village, in Salfit governorate in central West Bank, searched homes and abducted Laith Abdullah Mer’ey.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and abducted Mohammad Sameeh Eshteiwi.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched many homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Shaher Issa Taqatqa, in addition to Ahmad Khaled Taqatqa and Eyad Hamad.
The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ village, east of Bethlehem, and drove in its streets and neighborhoods.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched homes in Abu Shkheidim village, north of Ramallah city, and abducted Mohammad Odah Ladadwa, in addition to Ibrahim Ayyoub Ma’rouf, who was taken prisoner from his home in Deir Abu Mashal town, west of Ramallah.
Also in Ramallah, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Mughayyir village, east of the city, violently searched several homes and abducted Mo’tasem Abu Alia, Hamdi Na’san, Jom’a Raqqad Abu Alia, Assem Abu Alia, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Haj, in addition to Mohammad and Ahmad Abu Alia. A similar invasion targeted Kufur Ni’ma village, west of Ramallah.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, searched several homes, and abducted Ammad Mohammad Jawabra and Shawqi Khatib, in addition to Mohammad Jawad al-Wawi, who was taken prisoner from his home in Halhoul town, also north of Hebron.
In Jericho, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Haitham Kamal Shalalfa and Mohammad Kamel Shalalfa, from Fasayel Palestinian village.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of soldiers also invaded Jayyous town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and distributed leaflets warning the resident of further severe measures, if they do not stop protesting the ongoing Israeli occupation and violations.
Army Assaults And Abducts Four Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at night, four young Palestinian men in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, after assaulting and wounding them.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers assaulted and injured Tha’er Maswada, Nour Asfour, Montaser Siyam and Yazan Siyam, after invading their homes, and ransacking them, in Wadi Hilweh neighborhood.
It added that the soldiers repeatedly assaulted the four young men before abducting them, causing various cuts and bruises.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also invaded Silwanic, and the home of its director Jawad Siyam, and took measurements of the two properties, under the allegation of calculating property taxes.
Israeli Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians In Nablus
Several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded, on Sunday at night, the eastern areas of the northern west Bank city of Nablus, injured one Palestinian with live fire and caused many others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Nablus said the military vehicles, accompanied by an armored bulldozer, invaded the areas surrounding Joseph’s Tomb area in Nablus, especially Amman Street, to provide protection for buses of illegal colonialist settlers visiting the site.
They added that many Palestinians hurled stones at the soldiers who fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources said one Palestinian was shot with a live round in his thigh, before he was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in a moderate-but-stable condition, while many others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
While the biblical Patriarch Joseph is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Samaritans alike, the Israeli army allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the site being in Area A, under full Palestinian control.
Many Palestinians believe Joseph’s Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousef Dweikat, a local religious figure.
