2 july 2015
A number of journalists and foreigner activists were wounded by Israeli forces during a protest which closed the entrance of Adam illegal settlement, near Ramallah, Thursday.
The protest was meant to commemorate the first annual anniversary of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir (16) who was kidnapped and burnt alive by settlers from the Adam settlement, after dawn prayers near Jaba’ village, north-east Jerusalem.
PNN reports that the group of journalists and human-rights defenders had closed down the entrance of the settlement, while Israeli forces opened fire on them, wounding some. Soldiers were reported to have also savagely beat the participants, using pepper spray and sound grenades.
The protest was coordinated by the popular struggle coordination committee, and the PLO movement in Jerusalem.
Soldiers have closed the Jaba’ checkpoint for people travelling from Ramallah towards the south.
The protest was meant to commemorate the first annual anniversary of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir (16) who was kidnapped and burnt alive by settlers from the Adam settlement, after dawn prayers near Jaba’ village, north-east Jerusalem.
PNN reports that the group of journalists and human-rights defenders had closed down the entrance of the settlement, while Israeli forces opened fire on them, wounding some. Soldiers were reported to have also savagely beat the participants, using pepper spray and sound grenades.
The protest was coordinated by the popular struggle coordination committee, and the PLO movement in Jerusalem.
Soldiers have closed the Jaba’ checkpoint for people travelling from Ramallah towards the south.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) broke into a military camp, evacuated since 2005, in Sanour village in southern Jenin and started conducting military drills.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that scores of IOF soldiers were deployed in the location and carried out military exercises using live bullets. They closed the bypass roads as well.
The sources added that sounds of bombardment and shooting were heard in the area causing noise and disturbance among the inhabitants of Sanour town.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that scores of IOF soldiers were deployed in the location and carried out military exercises using live bullets. They closed the bypass roads as well.
The sources added that sounds of bombardment and shooting were heard in the area causing noise and disturbance among the inhabitants of Sanour town.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Yatta town, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and handed demolition orders against a home, and a water well. Soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar, searched homes and summoned two Palestinians.
The soldiers, accompanied by personnel of the “Civil Administration Office,” invaded an area east of Hebron, and uprooted four Dunams (0.98 Acres) of agricultural lands, near Settlement Road #60. The land belongs to Mohammad Mustafa Jaber.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Deerat and Um Sharara areas, east of Yatta town, and handed resident Ahmad Mohammad Salama a demolition order against his home, and a similar order targeting a water well, owned by Ali Ibrahim Mohammad.
Soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, stormed and searched several homes in the al-Baten area, and handed Sultan, 20, and his brother Mohammad Mahmoud ‘Aadi, 18, military warrants for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base.
Also on Thursday, a Palestinian child suffered bruises to her leg, after an Israeli police officer pushed her, and caused her to fall, near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in Jerusalem, and deliberately caused damage to several cars. The invasion also led to clashes with local youths.
The soldiers, accompanied by personnel of the “Civil Administration Office,” invaded an area east of Hebron, and uprooted four Dunams (0.98 Acres) of agricultural lands, near Settlement Road #60. The land belongs to Mohammad Mustafa Jaber.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Deerat and Um Sharara areas, east of Yatta town, and handed resident Ahmad Mohammad Salama a demolition order against his home, and a similar order targeting a water well, owned by Ali Ibrahim Mohammad.
Soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, stormed and searched several homes in the al-Baten area, and handed Sultan, 20, and his brother Mohammad Mahmoud ‘Aadi, 18, military warrants for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base.
Also on Thursday, a Palestinian child suffered bruises to her leg, after an Israeli police officer pushed her, and caused her to fall, near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in Jerusalem, and deliberately caused damage to several cars. The invasion also led to clashes with local youths.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, kidnapped two Palestinians, and wounded several others; one of the kidnapped residents was among the wounded.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers were deployed in various neighborhoods and alleys in the camp, before an undercover unit invaded the home of Walid Shehada al-Jafari, 23 years of age, and kidnapped him, after violently searching the family home.
The abduction of the young Palestinian led to clashes between the invading soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The army fired rounds of live ammunition, in addition to gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
At least three Palestinians, were wounded, and one of them, identified as Raghad Shamroukh, 20 years of age, was also kidnapped.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers were deployed in various neighborhoods and alleys in the camp, before an undercover unit invaded the home of Walid Shehada al-Jafari, 23 years of age, and kidnapped him, after violently searching the family home.
The abduction of the young Palestinian led to clashes between the invading soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The army fired rounds of live ammunition, in addition to gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
At least three Palestinians, were wounded, and one of them, identified as Raghad Shamroukh, 20 years of age, was also kidnapped.
The Israeli army forced, earlier on Wednesday, the family of Odai Abu Jamal, from their home in Jabal al-Mokabber, in occupied Jerusalem, and poured concrete in the property, completely sealing it shut, and weld shut its exterior doors and windows.
The al-Mokabber News Agency said the soldiers poured concrete inside the home, at least two meters high, rendering it completely shut, and useless.
Abu Jamal was killed on November 18, 2014, after he and his cousin Ghassan Abu Jamal, carried out the Har Hof Synagogue attack, in West Jerusalem, killing four Israelis, and wounding twelve others.
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Israeli Forces Weld Shut Door to Abu Jamal Residence
Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:53:58
Israeli forces, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, have welded shut the home of Odai Abu Jamal, in Jabal Al-Mukabber neighborhood, occupied East Jerusalem, after evacuating it and imposing a military cordon around the area.
Local sources said, according to the PNN, that an overwhelming number of soldiers broke into the neighborhood at about 3 AM, evacuated the home and began the welding process.
The family said that soldiers prevented them from approaching the house, and forced them to go away.
Eyewitnesses said that soldiers have kidnapped one youth, because he approached the house during the closure. His identity is still unknown.
Odai and his cousin, Ghassan Abu Jamal were killed on November 18, 2014, by Israeli soldiers, after they attacked the Synagogue of Har Nof settlement, West Jerusalem. The attack resulted with the killing of four Israelis, and wounding 12 others.
The bodies were kept for more than one and a half months, and the Israeli supreme court ruled that their homes be demolished in the second half of 2014.
The al-Mokabber News Agency said the soldiers poured concrete inside the home, at least two meters high, rendering it completely shut, and useless.
Abu Jamal was killed on November 18, 2014, after he and his cousin Ghassan Abu Jamal, carried out the Har Hof Synagogue attack, in West Jerusalem, killing four Israelis, and wounding twelve others.
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Israeli Forces Weld Shut Door to Abu Jamal Residence
Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:53:58
Israeli forces, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, have welded shut the home of Odai Abu Jamal, in Jabal Al-Mukabber neighborhood, occupied East Jerusalem, after evacuating it and imposing a military cordon around the area.
Local sources said, according to the PNN, that an overwhelming number of soldiers broke into the neighborhood at about 3 AM, evacuated the home and began the welding process.
The family said that soldiers prevented them from approaching the house, and forced them to go away.
Eyewitnesses said that soldiers have kidnapped one youth, because he approached the house during the closure. His identity is still unknown.
Odai and his cousin, Ghassan Abu Jamal were killed on November 18, 2014, by Israeli soldiers, after they attacked the Synagogue of Har Nof settlement, West Jerusalem. The attack resulted with the killing of four Israelis, and wounding 12 others.
The bodies were kept for more than one and a half months, and the Israeli supreme court ruled that their homes be demolished in the second half of 2014.
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Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday evening, Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and clashed with dozens of residents before firing gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades.
The clashes took place after the soldiers stormed dozens of shops in the town, and confiscated surveillance tapes; the search also caused excessive property damage.
It is worth mentioning that, three days ago, the Israeli military started surrounding the village, every single day, and completely sealing it from early morning hours until the evening.
The village has been subject to constant Israeli military invasions and assaults, while the soldiers frequently force families out of their homes for several hours, while occupying their property and using the rooftops as monitoring towers and firing posts.
Also on Wednesday evening, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Hikmat Shteiwy, 41 years of age, after stopping him on a sudden roadblock near Jeet village in the northern West Bank district of Nablus.
The kidnapped Palestinian is from Kufur Qaddoum village, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia.
The soldiers stopped a car on the roadblock, and kidnapped Shteiwy as he was heading back home from Nablus.
The army also invaded Kufur Malek village, near Ramallah, and clashed with local youths. The soldiers withdrew from the village later, no arrests or injuries were reported.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday evening, Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and clashed with dozens of residents before firing gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades.
The clashes took place after the soldiers stormed dozens of shops in the town, and confiscated surveillance tapes; the search also caused excessive property damage.
It is worth mentioning that, three days ago, the Israeli military started surrounding the village, every single day, and completely sealing it from early morning hours until the evening.
The village has been subject to constant Israeli military invasions and assaults, while the soldiers frequently force families out of their homes for several hours, while occupying their property and using the rooftops as monitoring towers and firing posts.
Also on Wednesday evening, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Hikmat Shteiwy, 41 years of age, after stopping him on a sudden roadblock near Jeet village in the northern West Bank district of Nablus.
The kidnapped Palestinian is from Kufur Qaddoum village, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia.
The soldiers stopped a car on the roadblock, and kidnapped Shteiwy as he was heading back home from Nablus.
The army also invaded Kufur Malek village, near Ramallah, and clashed with local youths. The soldiers withdrew from the village later, no arrests or injuries were reported.
1 july 2015
The military operations division is currently finalizing the budget resources that will fund the distribution in the face of a growing wave of terror attacks.
The operations division of the IDF is currently in final discussions to secure a source of funding for thousands of pepper spray canisters, which will be distributed to new draftees in 2016. The army has so far only distributed pepper spray to female recruits as a means of self-defense. The soldiers set to receive the spray will range from active duty to non commisioned service, from the rank of private to captain, and for NCOs, to the rank of sergeant major.
An officer involved in the program said that; "We want the distribution to start this year, however the program is still a work in progress. Soldiers who don’t carry weapons will be mandated to carry the pepper spray, just as female soldiers currently do."
The operations division believes that, due to the wave of terror attacks that took place this year, and most recently this week, most of which are conducted by lone attackers, could have been neutralized by soldiers carrying the spray. "The spray can act as a precautionary measure, giving the soldier the ability to react and end the incident," the officer said.
We get dozens of requests every year from soldiers, asking to walk around in civilian clothes, for fear of being attacked, as well as those living in cities like Haifa and Jaffa, who feel vulnerable due to their service. Similar requests are received from soldiers who fear for their personal safety, like Haredi soldiers, minorities, and soldiers living in the West Bank."
The military police will enforce the command after it enters into force, and will hand out violations to soldiers who don’t carry a weapon or pepper spray. According to the army's Bamahane newsletter, the program will cost the IDF around NIS 300,000. According to the estimates, the spray canister purchase will add NIS 400,000 to the annual budget. The total budget for the canisters will total nearly $200,000 Dollars. As a result the military is mulling over cancelling the policy which forced female combat soldiers to carry both their service weapons and pepper spray.
The military briefly stopped distributing pepper spray to female soldiers in 1998 due to budgetary cuts, however the distribution was restarted two years later after a series of rape cases at the Tzriffin military base.
Four years ago marked the first proposal to distribute the spray to all non-combat soldiers, in the wake of increasing kidnap attempts after Gilad Shalit's release.
In recent years the IDF enacted a contrasting policy, telling soldiers who live in problematic areas to deposit their weapon on base before going home, due to a large scale increase in gun thefts. The policy angered many combat soldiers who said they where unable to react when faced with a terrorist incident on the way home.
The operations division of the IDF is currently in final discussions to secure a source of funding for thousands of pepper spray canisters, which will be distributed to new draftees in 2016. The army has so far only distributed pepper spray to female recruits as a means of self-defense. The soldiers set to receive the spray will range from active duty to non commisioned service, from the rank of private to captain, and for NCOs, to the rank of sergeant major.
An officer involved in the program said that; "We want the distribution to start this year, however the program is still a work in progress. Soldiers who don’t carry weapons will be mandated to carry the pepper spray, just as female soldiers currently do."
The operations division believes that, due to the wave of terror attacks that took place this year, and most recently this week, most of which are conducted by lone attackers, could have been neutralized by soldiers carrying the spray. "The spray can act as a precautionary measure, giving the soldier the ability to react and end the incident," the officer said.
We get dozens of requests every year from soldiers, asking to walk around in civilian clothes, for fear of being attacked, as well as those living in cities like Haifa and Jaffa, who feel vulnerable due to their service. Similar requests are received from soldiers who fear for their personal safety, like Haredi soldiers, minorities, and soldiers living in the West Bank."
The military police will enforce the command after it enters into force, and will hand out violations to soldiers who don’t carry a weapon or pepper spray. According to the army's Bamahane newsletter, the program will cost the IDF around NIS 300,000. According to the estimates, the spray canister purchase will add NIS 400,000 to the annual budget. The total budget for the canisters will total nearly $200,000 Dollars. As a result the military is mulling over cancelling the policy which forced female combat soldiers to carry both their service weapons and pepper spray.
The military briefly stopped distributing pepper spray to female soldiers in 1998 due to budgetary cuts, however the distribution was restarted two years later after a series of rape cases at the Tzriffin military base.
Four years ago marked the first proposal to distribute the spray to all non-combat soldiers, in the wake of increasing kidnap attempts after Gilad Shalit's release.
In recent years the IDF enacted a contrasting policy, telling soldiers who live in problematic areas to deposit their weapon on base before going home, due to a large scale increase in gun thefts. The policy angered many combat soldiers who said they where unable to react when faced with a terrorist incident on the way home.
Several Israeli bulldozers, Wednesday morning, carried out a limited incursion to the east of Deir al-Balah, near Abu Mutabiq and east of Maghazi, in the central Gaza Strip.
According to Al Ray, media sources reported that six Israeli bulldozers moved out of the military site of Kosufem, and swept Palestinian lands in the presence of Israeli military vehicles and drones.
The army opened intermittent fire toward Palestinian agricultural lands, with no injuries reported.
Israeli forces frequently carry out incursions along the border areas of Gaza, razing lands under the pretext of preventing any suspected resistance activities.
According to Al Ray, media sources reported that six Israeli bulldozers moved out of the military site of Kosufem, and swept Palestinian lands in the presence of Israeli military vehicles and drones.
The army opened intermittent fire toward Palestinian agricultural lands, with no injuries reported.
Israeli forces frequently carry out incursions along the border areas of Gaza, razing lands under the pretext of preventing any suspected resistance activities.
A Palestinian man was left seriously injured after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire on him last night at Qalandia checkpoint south of Ramallah.
According to eyewitnesses, the unidentified young man entered the checkpoint on foot and was suddenly fired upon by Israeli soldiers, bullets hitting the lower half of his body.
IOF soldiers claimed that the soldiers had fired at a Palestinian man (age unconfirmed- some reports say he is 21 years old) at Qalandia checkpoint after he began chanting ‘Allahu akbar’ (God is great).
Sources in the Israeli army said that the injured man was transferred to an Israeli hospital in occupied Jerusalem for necessary treatment, and described his condition as stable. Video
Soldiers Shoot Palestinian Man at Qalandiya Checkpoint
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man at Qalandiya checkpoint on Tuesday, Israeli police said.
A police spokesman told Ma'an News Agecy that a Palestinian man ran toward a security guard at the vehicle crossing of the military checkpoint, shouting "Allahu Akhbar (God is Greatest)!"
Israeli forces fired shots in the air and then shot the man after he continued running, the spokesman added.
The man was moderately wounded and taken to hospital for treatment. It is unclear if the man was armed or not.
On Monday, four settlers were allegedly injured by a Palestinian gunman near the illegal settlement of Shilo in the Nablus district.
Earlier on Monday a Palestinian woman was detained after she reportedly stabbed an Israeli soldier at the 300 checkpoint in Bethlehem.
An average of two Israeli civilians per week have sustained injuries by Palestinians so far in 2015, with one Israeli killed, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the same time period, however, an average of 39 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces per week and 13 killed, including two since the beginning of this month.
Qalandiya checkpoint is one of over 100 permanently staffed military structures controlling the movement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
According to eyewitnesses, the unidentified young man entered the checkpoint on foot and was suddenly fired upon by Israeli soldiers, bullets hitting the lower half of his body.
IOF soldiers claimed that the soldiers had fired at a Palestinian man (age unconfirmed- some reports say he is 21 years old) at Qalandia checkpoint after he began chanting ‘Allahu akbar’ (God is great).
Sources in the Israeli army said that the injured man was transferred to an Israeli hospital in occupied Jerusalem for necessary treatment, and described his condition as stable. Video
Soldiers Shoot Palestinian Man at Qalandiya Checkpoint
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man at Qalandiya checkpoint on Tuesday, Israeli police said.
A police spokesman told Ma'an News Agecy that a Palestinian man ran toward a security guard at the vehicle crossing of the military checkpoint, shouting "Allahu Akhbar (God is Greatest)!"
Israeli forces fired shots in the air and then shot the man after he continued running, the spokesman added.
The man was moderately wounded and taken to hospital for treatment. It is unclear if the man was armed or not.
On Monday, four settlers were allegedly injured by a Palestinian gunman near the illegal settlement of Shilo in the Nablus district.
Earlier on Monday a Palestinian woman was detained after she reportedly stabbed an Israeli soldier at the 300 checkpoint in Bethlehem.
An average of two Israeli civilians per week have sustained injuries by Palestinians so far in 2015, with one Israeli killed, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the same time period, however, an average of 39 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces per week and 13 killed, including two since the beginning of this month.
Qalandiya checkpoint is one of over 100 permanently staffed military structures controlling the movement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Udai Abu Jamal's home after evacuated by IOF/ Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday early hours have welded shut the homes of martyr Udai Abu Jamal in Jabal Al-Mukabber neighborhood East Jerusalem, after evacuating it and imposing a military chord around the area.
Local sources said that an overwhelming number of soldiers broke into the neighborhood at about 3 AM, evacuated the home and began the welding process.
The family said that soldiers prevented them from approaching the house, and forced them to go away, providing no justification for the attack.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF have kidnapped one youth because he approached the house during the closure. His identity is still unknown.
Udai and his cousin, Ghassan Abu Jamal were killed on 18 November 2014 by Israeli soldiers, after they attacked the Synagogue of Har Nof settlement West Jerusalem. The attack resulted with the killing of 5 Israelis and wounding 12 others.
The martyrs’ bodies were detained for more than one and a half months, and Israeli supreme court ruled that their homes be demolished in the second half of 2014.
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday early hours have welded shut the homes of martyr Udai Abu Jamal in Jabal Al-Mukabber neighborhood East Jerusalem, after evacuating it and imposing a military chord around the area.
Local sources said that an overwhelming number of soldiers broke into the neighborhood at about 3 AM, evacuated the home and began the welding process.
The family said that soldiers prevented them from approaching the house, and forced them to go away, providing no justification for the attack.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF have kidnapped one youth because he approached the house during the closure. His identity is still unknown.
Udai and his cousin, Ghassan Abu Jamal were killed on 18 November 2014 by Israeli soldiers, after they attacked the Synagogue of Har Nof settlement West Jerusalem. The attack resulted with the killing of 5 Israelis and wounding 12 others.
The martyrs’ bodies were detained for more than one and a half months, and Israeli supreme court ruled that their homes be demolished in the second half of 2014.
Palestinian medical sources in Ramallah have reported, late on Tuesday evening, that a 60-year-old man was injured, after a number of extremist Israeli settlers assaulted him near the main entrance of his village.
The sources said the man, Mahmoud Saleh Nofal, 60 years of age, was assaulted near Ras Karkar village, west of Ramallah, and was moved to the Palestine Medical Center surfing cuts and bruises to various parts of his body.
The assailants sprayed the man’s face with pepper spray, before proceeding to beat him using batons.
Journalist Mohammad Nofal, a nephew of Mahmoud, said the attack took place in an orchard, shortly after seven in the evening, and that the attackers left him bleeding.
He added that his uncle managed to walk to the main entrance of the village, before locals saw him, and instantly moved him to the hospital.
The sources said the man, Mahmoud Saleh Nofal, 60 years of age, was assaulted near Ras Karkar village, west of Ramallah, and was moved to the Palestine Medical Center surfing cuts and bruises to various parts of his body.
The assailants sprayed the man’s face with pepper spray, before proceeding to beat him using batons.
Journalist Mohammad Nofal, a nephew of Mahmoud, said the attack took place in an orchard, shortly after seven in the evening, and that the attackers left him bleeding.
He added that his uncle managed to walk to the main entrance of the village, before locals saw him, and instantly moved him to the hospital.
30 june 2015
Palestinian did not heed security officer's instructions to stop and began running through vehicle inspection at checkpoint yelling 'Allahu Akbar'.
Security forces shot and wounded a Palestinian at the Qalandiya checkpoint near Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the man did not heed the officer's instructions to stop, and began running through the vehicle inspection area at the checkpoint yelling "Allahu Akbar."
Soon thereafter, large security and police forces arrived at the scene, as well as Magen David Adom paramedics who treated the man at the scene and evacuated him to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem in moderate condition, with a bullet wound to his abdomen. He is currently undergoing treatment.
Tuesday's attempted attack marks another incident in an already violent week.
The IDF decided on Tuesday to reinforce its presence in the West Bank with an additional infantry battalion from the Nahal Brigade as a result of the recent spike in terror attacks in the area. The battalion will deal with defensive operations.
A high ranking official in the IDF said, "There is no collective punishment to the Palestinian population, and the steps that have been taken are a direct result of the current situation assessment and intelligence picture."
"The moment we get our hands on the perpetrators of the recent attacks we believe that the attacks will stop," he added. "The coordination with the Palestinian security forces continues as do the conversations with the settlers."
A drive by shooting on Monday night left one Israeli dead and three wounded in moderate condition.
Initial investigation found that two terrorists ambushed Israeli vehicles in a car with Palestinian plates on the Alon road, a side road, but relatively well-lit, near the settlement Shilo. Shortly before 11 pm, the terrorists noticed an Israeli vehicle traveling their way, and opened fire at the front of the car from short-range. At least 15 9 mm bullets hit the Israeli car.
The terrorists continued firing at the vehicle even after the driver made a sharp turn towards the settlement Migdalim. After driving for 200 meters more, the Israeli vehicle stopped and its passengers called for help.
This in addition to a flurry of recent stabbing attacks including a young female Israeli border guard who was stabbed in the neck on Monday morning in Rachel's Tomb, near Ramallah.
In response to the attacks, acting Samaria Regional Council head, Yossi Dagan, said: "Recently we've been witnessing a concerning increase in serious terror attacks: The stabbing of the soldier this morning at Rachel's Tomb, the shooting on the MDA ambulance on Highway 60 over the weekend, Molotov cocktail being thrown at buses, and the cold-blooded murder of Danny Gonen near Dolev. We must stop this phenomenon before things deteriorate further."
IOF shoot Palestinian at Qalandiya barrier
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and injured a Palestinian young man at Qalandiya checkpoint near Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Israeli army’s radio station revealed that an Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian young man because he ran toward a Jewish settler’s car.
The station added that the young man was injured with moderate wounds and was transferred to hospital in Jerusalem. The Israeli army has started investigation, the radio said.
Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli sources claimed that a Palestinian gunman opened his gunfire at the barrier and the soldier shot him in turn which apparently led to his injury. Large forces rushed to the scene for investigation, the sources added.
An escalation of resistance actions has been prevailing in the West Bank against IOF targets since the beginning of Ramadan fasting month.
Security forces shot and wounded a Palestinian at the Qalandiya checkpoint near Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the man did not heed the officer's instructions to stop, and began running through the vehicle inspection area at the checkpoint yelling "Allahu Akbar."
Soon thereafter, large security and police forces arrived at the scene, as well as Magen David Adom paramedics who treated the man at the scene and evacuated him to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem in moderate condition, with a bullet wound to his abdomen. He is currently undergoing treatment.
Tuesday's attempted attack marks another incident in an already violent week.
The IDF decided on Tuesday to reinforce its presence in the West Bank with an additional infantry battalion from the Nahal Brigade as a result of the recent spike in terror attacks in the area. The battalion will deal with defensive operations.
A high ranking official in the IDF said, "There is no collective punishment to the Palestinian population, and the steps that have been taken are a direct result of the current situation assessment and intelligence picture."
"The moment we get our hands on the perpetrators of the recent attacks we believe that the attacks will stop," he added. "The coordination with the Palestinian security forces continues as do the conversations with the settlers."
A drive by shooting on Monday night left one Israeli dead and three wounded in moderate condition.
Initial investigation found that two terrorists ambushed Israeli vehicles in a car with Palestinian plates on the Alon road, a side road, but relatively well-lit, near the settlement Shilo. Shortly before 11 pm, the terrorists noticed an Israeli vehicle traveling their way, and opened fire at the front of the car from short-range. At least 15 9 mm bullets hit the Israeli car.
The terrorists continued firing at the vehicle even after the driver made a sharp turn towards the settlement Migdalim. After driving for 200 meters more, the Israeli vehicle stopped and its passengers called for help.
This in addition to a flurry of recent stabbing attacks including a young female Israeli border guard who was stabbed in the neck on Monday morning in Rachel's Tomb, near Ramallah.
In response to the attacks, acting Samaria Regional Council head, Yossi Dagan, said: "Recently we've been witnessing a concerning increase in serious terror attacks: The stabbing of the soldier this morning at Rachel's Tomb, the shooting on the MDA ambulance on Highway 60 over the weekend, Molotov cocktail being thrown at buses, and the cold-blooded murder of Danny Gonen near Dolev. We must stop this phenomenon before things deteriorate further."
IOF shoot Palestinian at Qalandiya barrier
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and injured a Palestinian young man at Qalandiya checkpoint near Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Israeli army’s radio station revealed that an Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian young man because he ran toward a Jewish settler’s car.
The station added that the young man was injured with moderate wounds and was transferred to hospital in Jerusalem. The Israeli army has started investigation, the radio said.
Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli sources claimed that a Palestinian gunman opened his gunfire at the barrier and the soldier shot him in turn which apparently led to his injury. Large forces rushed to the scene for investigation, the sources added.
An escalation of resistance actions has been prevailing in the West Bank against IOF targets since the beginning of Ramadan fasting month.
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight, 10 villages in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, searched dozens of homes and property, and confiscated surveillance tapes, looking for the shooters who seriously wounded one Israeli settler, and moderately injured three others.
The Palestinian TV has reported that the army invaded the villages of al-Mogheer, Deir Jarir, Silwad, al-Jalazoun, Kufur Malek, Sinjel, Abu Falah, Beiteen, Rammoun and Tormos Ayya.
The soldiers interrogated the families while extensively searching and ransacking their homes and property, causing excessive damage, and confiscated surveillance tapes from a number of homes and stores, in an attempt to locate any footage that could provide information on the shooters.
Israeli Ynet News said the wounded Israelis were driving back home after a basketball game, and that the shooting took place at the Shvut Rachel junction, near Shilo settlement, in the occupied West Bank.
In Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped Amjad al-Basety and Mohammad Ibrahim in the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to a nearby police station.
The two were taken prisoner after smaller groups of Israeli extremists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, accompanied by soldiers and police officers.
A mosque guard told a reporter, of the WAFA Palestinian News Agency, that the two were kidnapped when they intervened after the soldiers attacked a woman who was arguing with them for continuing to facilitate the provocative tours conducted by extremist groups into the mosque compound.
The Palestinian TV has reported that the army invaded the villages of al-Mogheer, Deir Jarir, Silwad, al-Jalazoun, Kufur Malek, Sinjel, Abu Falah, Beiteen, Rammoun and Tormos Ayya.
The soldiers interrogated the families while extensively searching and ransacking their homes and property, causing excessive damage, and confiscated surveillance tapes from a number of homes and stores, in an attempt to locate any footage that could provide information on the shooters.
Israeli Ynet News said the wounded Israelis were driving back home after a basketball game, and that the shooting took place at the Shvut Rachel junction, near Shilo settlement, in the occupied West Bank.
In Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped Amjad al-Basety and Mohammad Ibrahim in the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to a nearby police station.
The two were taken prisoner after smaller groups of Israeli extremists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, accompanied by soldiers and police officers.
A mosque guard told a reporter, of the WAFA Palestinian News Agency, that the two were kidnapped when they intervened after the soldiers attacked a woman who was arguing with them for continuing to facilitate the provocative tours conducted by extremist groups into the mosque compound.
Israeli forces carried out multiple detention raids across the occupied West Bank, overnight Monday, after three Israeli settlers were injured in a shooting south of Nablus and an explosive device was allegedly hurled at a settler vehicle near Ramallah.
Dozens of settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Eil were also reported to have attacked Palestinian vehicles on the road between Ramallah and Nablus.
The violent reprisals come as the president of the Shomron regional council, which groups together illegal Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, said in a statement that "we must not let terrorism spread."
"I call on the government to authorize the army to act without pity against these savages who take civilians for targets," he said.
The Israeli army reported that three Israeli settlers were injured in Monday's shooting while driving near the West Bank village of al-Mughayir.
Israeli media said four settlers were injured in the attack.
Israeli forces in the early hours of Tuesday stormed al-Mughayir and made multiple detention raids.
Witnesses said large numbers of Israeli soldiers ransacked Palestinian homes, "detaining young men haphazardly."
They added that the soldiers deployed on every street corner in the village after setting up military checkpoints at its entrances.
Worshipers who tried to go to mosques for dawn prayer were denied access and forced to return to their homes, they said.
Meanwhile, fierce clashes broke out between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers late Monday after they stormed the village of Kafr Malik east of Ramallah.
Locals told Ma’an News Agency that the soldiers broke into shops and gas stations where they seized surveillance cameras.
Palestinian youth confronted the soldiers with stones and empty bottles as they deployed through the villages streets.
Israeli forces were also reported to have stormed the villages of Deir Jarir, Ibwein and Ajjul north of Ramallah and seized surveillance cameras from shops.
Witnesses said a checkpoint was set up at the entrance to the village of Atara north of Ramallah.
Separately, dozens of Israeli settlers from the illegal Beit El settlement near Ramallah threw stones at Palestinian vehicles travelling between Ramallah and Nablus.
Witnesses said that several vehicles were hit and many drivers chose to take other roads to avoid the section close to the illegal settlement.
Clashes later broke out when Palestinians from al-Jalazoun threw stones and fireworks at the settlers and Israeli soldiers rushed in, firing tear gas canisters, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Monday's shooting came following a string of "lone-wolf" attacks by Palestinians on Israeli military and civilians.
Earlier on Monday a Palestinian woman was arrested after she stabbed an Israeli soldier at the 300 checkpoint in Bethlehem, and on June 21 another Palestinian was shot after stabbing an Israeli border policeman in occupied East Jerusalem.
An average of two Israeli civilians per week have sustained injuries by Palestinians so far in 2015, with one Israeli killed, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the same time period, however, an average of 39 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces per week and 13 killed, including two since the beginning of this month.
The number does not include incidents of injury by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank.
Dozens of settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Eil were also reported to have attacked Palestinian vehicles on the road between Ramallah and Nablus.
The violent reprisals come as the president of the Shomron regional council, which groups together illegal Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, said in a statement that "we must not let terrorism spread."
"I call on the government to authorize the army to act without pity against these savages who take civilians for targets," he said.
The Israeli army reported that three Israeli settlers were injured in Monday's shooting while driving near the West Bank village of al-Mughayir.
Israeli media said four settlers were injured in the attack.
Israeli forces in the early hours of Tuesday stormed al-Mughayir and made multiple detention raids.
Witnesses said large numbers of Israeli soldiers ransacked Palestinian homes, "detaining young men haphazardly."
They added that the soldiers deployed on every street corner in the village after setting up military checkpoints at its entrances.
Worshipers who tried to go to mosques for dawn prayer were denied access and forced to return to their homes, they said.
Meanwhile, fierce clashes broke out between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers late Monday after they stormed the village of Kafr Malik east of Ramallah.
Locals told Ma’an News Agency that the soldiers broke into shops and gas stations where they seized surveillance cameras.
Palestinian youth confronted the soldiers with stones and empty bottles as they deployed through the villages streets.
Israeli forces were also reported to have stormed the villages of Deir Jarir, Ibwein and Ajjul north of Ramallah and seized surveillance cameras from shops.
Witnesses said a checkpoint was set up at the entrance to the village of Atara north of Ramallah.
Separately, dozens of Israeli settlers from the illegal Beit El settlement near Ramallah threw stones at Palestinian vehicles travelling between Ramallah and Nablus.
Witnesses said that several vehicles were hit and many drivers chose to take other roads to avoid the section close to the illegal settlement.
Clashes later broke out when Palestinians from al-Jalazoun threw stones and fireworks at the settlers and Israeli soldiers rushed in, firing tear gas canisters, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Monday's shooting came following a string of "lone-wolf" attacks by Palestinians on Israeli military and civilians.
Earlier on Monday a Palestinian woman was arrested after she stabbed an Israeli soldier at the 300 checkpoint in Bethlehem, and on June 21 another Palestinian was shot after stabbing an Israeli border policeman in occupied East Jerusalem.
An average of two Israeli civilians per week have sustained injuries by Palestinians so far in 2015, with one Israeli killed, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the same time period, however, an average of 39 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces per week and 13 killed, including two since the beginning of this month.
The number does not include incidents of injury by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Tal and Qasra villages, and Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, kidnapped five Palestinians, and wounded another.
Media sources in Tal village, southwest of Nablus, said Amir Khader Hamad, 19 years of age, was shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet in his left leg.
The sources added that clashes that took place between the invading soldiers, and local youths.
Soldiers also kidnapped Usama Abu Shehab, 26, Suleiman Qadri, 42, Shadi Fawzi, 27, and Wajdi Fathallah, 26 years of age.
Furthermore, the army attacked a Palestinian, identified as Hasan Abu Mustafa, from the Balata refugee camp, after stopping him at the main entrance of Qasra village.
In addition, soldiers invaded Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, and kidnapped Mohammad Omar Showly, 30 years of age, after searching his home.
Media sources in Tal village, southwest of Nablus, said Amir Khader Hamad, 19 years of age, was shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet in his left leg.
The sources added that clashes that took place between the invading soldiers, and local youths.
Soldiers also kidnapped Usama Abu Shehab, 26, Suleiman Qadri, 42, Shadi Fawzi, 27, and Wajdi Fathallah, 26 years of age.
Furthermore, the army attacked a Palestinian, identified as Hasan Abu Mustafa, from the Balata refugee camp, after stopping him at the main entrance of Qasra village.
In addition, soldiers invaded Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, and kidnapped Mohammad Omar Showly, 30 years of age, after searching his home.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday afternoon detained and assaulted a Palestinian young man suffering from a mental illness near Jalama crossing, north of Jenin city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Mahmoud al-Saadi was playing on the outskirts of Jalama town near the crossing when Israeli soldiers showed up and violently subdued him.
They added that he was found in possession of firecrackers and interrogated for some hours before releasing him.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Mahmoud al-Saadi was playing on the outskirts of Jalama town near the crossing when Israeli soldiers showed up and violently subdued him.
They added that he was found in possession of firecrackers and interrogated for some hours before releasing him.
A number of Israeli settlers attacked, late at night, a number of Palestinian cars driving near the Bet El illegal settlement, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing damage but no injuries.
Eyewitnesses said the settlers hurled stones at Palestinian cars, driving on the Ramallah-Nablus road.
They added that Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene, and clashed with scores of Palestinian youths, near the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, before the army fired rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.
On Monday, soldiers detained a mentally challenged Palestinian at the al-Jalama roadblock, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Local sources said the Palestinian, from the Sa’adi family, was using fireworks near the roadblock, and that the soldiers interrogated him for several hours, before releasing him.
Eyewitnesses said the settlers hurled stones at Palestinian cars, driving on the Ramallah-Nablus road.
They added that Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene, and clashed with scores of Palestinian youths, near the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, before the army fired rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.
On Monday, soldiers detained a mentally challenged Palestinian at the al-Jalama roadblock, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Local sources said the Palestinian, from the Sa’adi family, was using fireworks near the roadblock, and that the soldiers interrogated him for several hours, before releasing him.
