27 jan 2020
Violent confrontations flared up on Monday when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided Sebastia town north of the West Bank city of Nablus.
Sebastia's mayor Mohammed Azem said that tension prevailed in Sebastia after dozens of IOF soldiers, accompanied by members of the Knesset, stormed the town.
Azem said that violent clashes broke out in which the Palestinian residents of Sebastia were attacked by the IOF with rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters.
No injuries were reported, Azem noted.
Sebastia's mayor Mohammed Azem said that tension prevailed in Sebastia after dozens of IOF soldiers, accompanied by members of the Knesset, stormed the town.
Azem said that violent clashes broke out in which the Palestinian residents of Sebastia were attacked by the IOF with rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters.
No injuries were reported, Azem noted.
Two Palestinian minors were shot and injured by Israeli forces, on Sunday, with rubber-coated steel bullets in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
Local activist, Mohammed Awad, told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed the southern occupied West Bank lands close to the illegal Israeli settlement of Kermi Tsur, built on Palestinian lands south of Beit Ummar, which residents protested.
One of the minors was shot in the upper chest with a rubber-coated steel bullets, and was transferred to hospital in moderate condition, while another youth, 16, was treated on site, having been shot in the foot.
Local activist, Mohammed Awad, told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed the southern occupied West Bank lands close to the illegal Israeli settlement of Kermi Tsur, built on Palestinian lands south of Beit Ummar, which residents protested.
One of the minors was shot in the upper chest with a rubber-coated steel bullets, and was transferred to hospital in moderate condition, while another youth, 16, was treated on site, having been shot in the foot.
Israeli soldiers fired, on Sunday evening, at least two missiles into Palestinian farmlands, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Medica sources said the missiles struck Palestinian farmlands near Sofa Crossing, east of Rafah, causing damage.
The Israeli army said it was retaliating to a shell that was reportedly fired from Gaza and landed in an open area in the Western Negev.
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli Air Force also carried out two strikes targeting to armed Palestinian resistance posts, causing damage.
Medica sources said the missiles struck Palestinian farmlands near Sofa Crossing, east of Rafah, causing damage.
The Israeli army said it was retaliating to a shell that was reportedly fired from Gaza and landed in an open area in the Western Negev.
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli Air Force also carried out two strikes targeting to armed Palestinian resistance posts, causing damage.
26 jan 2020
Tha’er Sharif
Israeli soldiers abducted, Saturday, a Palestinian journalist after the army invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after the army invaded the camp and attacked protesters.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters and several surrounding homes, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, before medics provided them with the needed treatment.
Furthermore, the soldiers assaulted several journalists, and maced them with pepper-spray, before abducting one, who works to the Palestinian Radio, identified as Tha’er Sharif.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Saturday, a Palestinian journalist after the army invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after the army invaded the camp and attacked protesters.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters and several surrounding homes, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, before medics provided them with the needed treatment.
Furthermore, the soldiers assaulted several journalists, and maced them with pepper-spray, before abducting one, who works to the Palestinian Radio, identified as Tha’er Sharif.
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Saturday at night, three missiles into two areas in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Media sources in Khan Younis said the missiles caused damage to structures, apparently used by armed resistance groups, and several homes.
The soldiers also fired missiles into areas northwest of Khan Younis, while Israeli fighter jets were seen flying over Khuza’a town, in Khan Younis.
Palestinian Civil Defense and rescue teams rushed to the bombed areas and confirmed that there have been no civilian casualties.
Israeli media sources claimed that the bombing came after Palestinians launched “a balloon with an explosive attached to it,” and that it landed in the yard of Midreshet Ben-Gurion boarding school.
They also said that two additional explosives, attached to balloons, were found in Ramat HaNegev Regional Council, but did not explode.
Media sources in Khan Younis said the missiles caused damage to structures, apparently used by armed resistance groups, and several homes.
The soldiers also fired missiles into areas northwest of Khan Younis, while Israeli fighter jets were seen flying over Khuza’a town, in Khan Younis.
Palestinian Civil Defense and rescue teams rushed to the bombed areas and confirmed that there have been no civilian casualties.
Israeli media sources claimed that the bombing came after Palestinians launched “a balloon with an explosive attached to it,” and that it landed in the yard of Midreshet Ben-Gurion boarding school.
They also said that two additional explosives, attached to balloons, were found in Ramat HaNegev Regional Council, but did not explode.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday evening, the al-‘Ezariya town, east of occupied Jerusalem, and injured thirteen Palestinians, during ensuing protests.
The soldiers invaded Ras Kabsa area in the town, and fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at protests, and several surrounding homes.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics provided treatment to thirteen Palestinians, without the need to hospitalize them.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers tried to ambush many Palestinians by hiding behind homes and trees.
In related news, the soldiers installed several roadblocks in Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank, before stopping and searching hundreds of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers invaded Ras Kabsa area in the town, and fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at protests, and several surrounding homes.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics provided treatment to thirteen Palestinians, without the need to hospitalize them.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers tried to ambush many Palestinians by hiding behind homes and trees.
In related news, the soldiers installed several roadblocks in Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank, before stopping and searching hundreds of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
25 jan 2020
Qais Abu Rmaileh, 8
An eight-year-old child who went missing since yesterday died in hospital after being found today in a ditch filled with rain water in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina. video
Governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith told WAFA the child was taken to Hadassah hospital where lifesaving attempts were unsuccessful.
According to WAFA reporter, Qais Abu Rmaileh, 8, was found in a very critical condition after hours of being in very cold conditions. He was found under a wooden plank with his head stuck in the mud.
The governor held the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for his death, stressing that the authorities should have sealed the open water ditches to prevent children's access to them.
The governor extended his condolences to the child’s family and thanked Palestinian residents in Beit Hanina, who came together to help find the child following his disappearance, calling for unity in the face of the Israeli occupation.
At least 23 people were injured last night after Israeli police attacked hundreds of residents who went on a rally demanding the Israeli authorities to take serious measures to search for and reveal the fate of the child.
Forces further closed Qalandia and Shuafat military checkpoints and prevented Palestinians’ entry into Jerusalem.
Missing Jerusalemite kid found dead in flooded pit near house
The eight-year-old Palestinian child from east Jerusalem’s neighborhood of Beit Hanina who was reported missing on Friday was found dead in a flooded ditch on Saturday morning, according to local medical sources.
Rescue forces found Qusai Abu Ramileh at the bottom of the pit after pumping out rainwater flooding it adjacent to a construction site and the boy's house.
Abu Ramileh’s family reported he had been missing since 4 pm on Friday, according to the Israeli occupation police.
Police forces and scores of residents of the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina searched for the boy in the area.
Abu Ramileh’s relatives initially claimed that the boy was kidnapped, providing the police with video footage in which he was seemingly seen walking alongside an unidentified man. Later, the victim’s father said that the boy seen in the footage was not his son. One of Abu Ramileh’s relatives said that the family has no inner disputes nor it is involved in feuds with other families in the neighborhood.
Abu Ramileh went to the grocery store Friday afternoon and never came back, his family said. Hundreds marched from Beit Hanina to the Jewish settlement of Neve Yaakov in the northern area of east Jerusalem while searching for the boy.
According to the Red Crescent, at least 19 Palestinians were injured in clashes with police forces, who blocked roads to the settlement. The police claimed that dozens of Palestinians hurled stones at its officers, adding three citizens were detained.
An eight-year-old child who went missing since yesterday died in hospital after being found today in a ditch filled with rain water in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina. video
Governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith told WAFA the child was taken to Hadassah hospital where lifesaving attempts were unsuccessful.
According to WAFA reporter, Qais Abu Rmaileh, 8, was found in a very critical condition after hours of being in very cold conditions. He was found under a wooden plank with his head stuck in the mud.
The governor held the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for his death, stressing that the authorities should have sealed the open water ditches to prevent children's access to them.
The governor extended his condolences to the child’s family and thanked Palestinian residents in Beit Hanina, who came together to help find the child following his disappearance, calling for unity in the face of the Israeli occupation.
At least 23 people were injured last night after Israeli police attacked hundreds of residents who went on a rally demanding the Israeli authorities to take serious measures to search for and reveal the fate of the child.
Forces further closed Qalandia and Shuafat military checkpoints and prevented Palestinians’ entry into Jerusalem.
Missing Jerusalemite kid found dead in flooded pit near house
The eight-year-old Palestinian child from east Jerusalem’s neighborhood of Beit Hanina who was reported missing on Friday was found dead in a flooded ditch on Saturday morning, according to local medical sources.
Rescue forces found Qusai Abu Ramileh at the bottom of the pit after pumping out rainwater flooding it adjacent to a construction site and the boy's house.
Abu Ramileh’s family reported he had been missing since 4 pm on Friday, according to the Israeli occupation police.
Police forces and scores of residents of the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina searched for the boy in the area.
Abu Ramileh’s relatives initially claimed that the boy was kidnapped, providing the police with video footage in which he was seemingly seen walking alongside an unidentified man. Later, the victim’s father said that the boy seen in the footage was not his son. One of Abu Ramileh’s relatives said that the family has no inner disputes nor it is involved in feuds with other families in the neighborhood.
Abu Ramileh went to the grocery store Friday afternoon and never came back, his family said. Hundreds marched from Beit Hanina to the Jewish settlement of Neve Yaakov in the northern area of east Jerusalem while searching for the boy.
According to the Red Crescent, at least 19 Palestinians were injured in clashes with police forces, who blocked roads to the settlement. The police claimed that dozens of Palestinians hurled stones at its officers, adding three citizens were detained.
Thousands of Palestinians rallied on Friday in search for an eight-year-old child who went missing from east Jerusalem’s Arab town of Beit Hanina, amid fears that he could be kidnaped by extremist Jewish settlers.
The missing child, Qais Abu Ramila, was last seen on Friday afternoon and later reported missing by his family. He was last seen entering a car, according to the Israeli occupation police.
His parents said they believed he was kidnapped.
Later, the situation escalated into violent clashes after angry residents, who participated in the search efforts, marched towards the illegal settlement of Neve Yaakov. Several young men suffered injuries during the events. video
The Red Crescent said that its ambulance crews provided medical assistance for 19 citizens during confrontations with police forces in the vicinity of Beit Hanina.
Local sources accused the Israeli police of hiding information about the disappearance of the child, saying they refused to show the Palestinian side footage they had obtained from security camera recordings in the area. video
Arab Knesset member Ahmad Tibi took part in the search efforts and kept in touch with the police to ensure they were doing their job in search for the kid.
In July 2014 a Palestinian teenager named Mohamed Abu Khdeir was kidnapped and his body was discovered in the Jerusalem Forest. He was tortured and burned alive by Jewish settlers. 29- year-old Youssef Ben-David and two other settlers who were minors at the time were found guilty of the crime and later jailed for different terms.
The missing child, Qais Abu Ramila, was last seen on Friday afternoon and later reported missing by his family. He was last seen entering a car, according to the Israeli occupation police.
His parents said they believed he was kidnapped.
Later, the situation escalated into violent clashes after angry residents, who participated in the search efforts, marched towards the illegal settlement of Neve Yaakov. Several young men suffered injuries during the events. video
The Red Crescent said that its ambulance crews provided medical assistance for 19 citizens during confrontations with police forces in the vicinity of Beit Hanina.
Local sources accused the Israeli police of hiding information about the disappearance of the child, saying they refused to show the Palestinian side footage they had obtained from security camera recordings in the area. video
Arab Knesset member Ahmad Tibi took part in the search efforts and kept in touch with the police to ensure they were doing their job in search for the kid.
In July 2014 a Palestinian teenager named Mohamed Abu Khdeir was kidnapped and his body was discovered in the Jerusalem Forest. He was tortured and burned alive by Jewish settlers. 29- year-old Youssef Ben-David and two other settlers who were minors at the time were found guilty of the crime and later jailed for different terms.
