7 july 2015
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) expelled a Palestinian farmer from his field in Beit Ummar town to the north of al-Khalil on Tuesday.
Muhammad Awad, the spokesman of the Popular Committee against Wall and Settlement, said that the farmer Muhammad al-Salibi was expelled under the pretext of not having a permission to enter his own field.
He added that the IOF soldiers threatened to fire tear gas bombs at him and his family before they pulled out.
Al-Salibi has been assaulted many times by the IOF soldiers and settlers inside his land as part of their attempts to take control over it.
Muhammad Awad, the spokesman of the Popular Committee against Wall and Settlement, said that the farmer Muhammad al-Salibi was expelled under the pretext of not having a permission to enter his own field.
He added that the IOF soldiers threatened to fire tear gas bombs at him and his family before they pulled out.
Al-Salibi has been assaulted many times by the IOF soldiers and settlers inside his land as part of their attempts to take control over it.
The Israeli Navy Forces kidnapped Tuesday morning six Palestinian fishermen after opening fire at three fishing boats off Gaza shores.
Chairman of the Palestinian Fishermen Syndicate Nizar Ayyash told a PIC reporter that Israeli Navy boats opened their machinegun fire at two Palestinian fishing boats.
Four fishermen were arrested while their two boats were confiscated while sailing within the three nautical miles fishing area off the coast.
Shortly after the incident, two other fishermen were arrested in the same area after firing at their boat.
Israeli Navy routinely carries out attacks against Palestinian fishermen within the permitted six nautical miles fishing zone.
Chairman of the Palestinian Fishermen Syndicate Nizar Ayyash told a PIC reporter that Israeli Navy boats opened their machinegun fire at two Palestinian fishing boats.
Four fishermen were arrested while their two boats were confiscated while sailing within the three nautical miles fishing area off the coast.
Shortly after the incident, two other fishermen were arrested in the same area after firing at their boat.
Israeli Navy routinely carries out attacks against Palestinian fishermen within the permitted six nautical miles fishing zone.
A Palestinian young man was injured while several others were arrested as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Tuesday different towns in Ramallah.
IOF provocatively raided a number of towns and refugee camps near Ramallah at dawn Tuesday, and broke into several homes under the pretext of looking for “wanted persons”.
Clashes broke out in Jalazoun refugee camp after IOF soldiers arrested a local youth from his home.
Tear gas bombs and rubber bullets were heavily fired during the clashes. One young man suffered leg injuries after being hit by internationally-banned ammunition used by the IOF to suppress Palestinian protesters during the confrontations.
Three other arrests were carried out in Silwad town after Israeli forces stormed and searched local homes accompanied with police dogs, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes, local sources said.
A heavy barrage of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets was fired during the clashes by the IOF soldiers.
IOF provocatively raided a number of towns and refugee camps near Ramallah at dawn Tuesday, and broke into several homes under the pretext of looking for “wanted persons”.
Clashes broke out in Jalazoun refugee camp after IOF soldiers arrested a local youth from his home.
Tear gas bombs and rubber bullets were heavily fired during the clashes. One young man suffered leg injuries after being hit by internationally-banned ammunition used by the IOF to suppress Palestinian protesters during the confrontations.
Three other arrests were carried out in Silwad town after Israeli forces stormed and searched local homes accompanied with police dogs, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes, local sources said.
A heavy barrage of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets was fired during the clashes by the IOF soldiers.
A number of Israeli extremists attacked, earlier on Tuesday at dawn, three Palestinians, including two brothers in the al-Misrara Street, in occupied Jerusalem, wounding one of them, before the police arrived at the scene and detained the two other residents.
Resident Firas Mojahed, 45, said the extremists attacked him, his brother Mohammad, 37, and their friend Hasan al-Julani, 28 years of age, hurled stones on them while cursing at them, and struck him on the head with a baton.
The Israeli Police called for an ambulance that moved Firas to the Hadassah Israeli medical center in Jerusalem, and took his brother and their friend to the al-Maskobiyya police station.
They were released on bail later; the police did not detain any of the Israeli attackers.
On Saturday evening, Israeli extremists assaulted several Palestinians of the al-Masri family, in Jerusalem, while driving on Road #1.
Resident Ahmad al-Masri said the fanatics hurled stones on the cars before assaulting them with batons, and that one of the assailants was waving a pocket knife.
Al-Masri added that the police confiscated the knife, and instead of detaining the attackers, briefly imprisoned him, and his brother Hasan.
He stated that the fanatics were also shouting and cursing at his pregnant wife, and his mother, and that his wife, Sabreen, suffered a miscarriage directly after the attack.
Resident Firas Mojahed, 45, said the extremists attacked him, his brother Mohammad, 37, and their friend Hasan al-Julani, 28 years of age, hurled stones on them while cursing at them, and struck him on the head with a baton.
The Israeli Police called for an ambulance that moved Firas to the Hadassah Israeli medical center in Jerusalem, and took his brother and their friend to the al-Maskobiyya police station.
They were released on bail later; the police did not detain any of the Israeli attackers.
On Saturday evening, Israeli extremists assaulted several Palestinians of the al-Masri family, in Jerusalem, while driving on Road #1.
Resident Ahmad al-Masri said the fanatics hurled stones on the cars before assaulting them with batons, and that one of the assailants was waving a pocket knife.
Al-Masri added that the police confiscated the knife, and instead of detaining the attackers, briefly imprisoned him, and his brother Hasan.
He stated that the fanatics were also shouting and cursing at his pregnant wife, and his mother, and that his wife, Sabreen, suffered a miscarriage directly after the attack.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnapped 10 Palestinian civilians following raids across cities of the West Bank.
Sources based in the West Bank province of al-Khalil said an Israeli army troop nabbed two Palestinian young men after they broke into their family homes at the crack of dawn. The two captives were dragged to an unidentified destination shortly afterwards.
The IOF further apprehended three Palestinian youngsters at dawn time during the clashes that flared up in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
A Palestinian youth sustained live bullet wounds as the IOF troops chased down and kidnapped the 20-year-old Mohamed Hussam Safi from al-Jalazoun refugee camp.
A flock of around 20 Israeli army patrols rolled into Silwad town, to the north of Ramallah, and arrested two youths before they subjected them to exhaustive interrogation.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army claimed responsibility for the abduction of a Palestinian citizen from Nablus’ northwestern town of Beit Lid and three others, including two Hamas affiliates, from the nearby Silwad town.
Sources based in the West Bank province of al-Khalil said an Israeli army troop nabbed two Palestinian young men after they broke into their family homes at the crack of dawn. The two captives were dragged to an unidentified destination shortly afterwards.
The IOF further apprehended three Palestinian youngsters at dawn time during the clashes that flared up in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
A Palestinian youth sustained live bullet wounds as the IOF troops chased down and kidnapped the 20-year-old Mohamed Hussam Safi from al-Jalazoun refugee camp.
A flock of around 20 Israeli army patrols rolled into Silwad town, to the north of Ramallah, and arrested two youths before they subjected them to exhaustive interrogation.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army claimed responsibility for the abduction of a Palestinian citizen from Nablus’ northwestern town of Beit Lid and three others, including two Hamas affiliates, from the nearby Silwad town.
6 july 2015
Hassan Abu Rmila, a 21-year-old Jerusalemite captive, has undergone many surgeries after he was shot by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at Qalandia checkpoint to the north of Occupied Jerusalem last June under pretext that he was walking towards the checkpoint shouting Takbeer.
The IOF claims that warning shots were fired in the air and that Abu Rmila didn't obey the soldiers' orders to stop.
The captive's family affirmed on Monday to Quds Press that one of Hassan's kidneys was removed after one lung stopped functioning while his feet were paralyzed as a result of being shot in his spinal cord.
"He is still in a coma, he sustained serious injuries, and his health condition, which is already very critical, is deteriorating," the family said, and added that he is under arrest and his legs are tied to the bed, despite his condition, at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
The IOF claims that warning shots were fired in the air and that Abu Rmila didn't obey the soldiers' orders to stop.
The captive's family affirmed on Monday to Quds Press that one of Hassan's kidneys was removed after one lung stopped functioning while his feet were paralyzed as a result of being shot in his spinal cord.
"He is still in a coma, he sustained serious injuries, and his health condition, which is already very critical, is deteriorating," the family said, and added that he is under arrest and his legs are tied to the bed, despite his condition, at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Monday, thirteen Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including several teenagers in Jerusalem, in massive home invasions; soldiers also kidnapped two Palestinians near the Gaza Border.
Media spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said undercover soldiers infiltrated the town, and kidnapped Yousef Fathi Ekhlayyel.
Awad said the undercover soldiers violently assaulted Ekhlayyel, causing him to bleed from his face and head.
The soldiers also attacked his brother, Nasr, 25 years of age, before leaving the town in a minibus that was parked at its main entrance.
The soldiers used sniffing dogs, and special tools, in searching the property, causing damage.
Another Palestinian, identified as Tamer Suleiman Abu Ayyash, 22, from Beit Ummar, was taken prisoner on the al-Karama Border Crossing, while heading back home from Jordan.
Also in Hebron, soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, Doura, Ethna and Beit Ummar towns, in the Hebron district and kidnapped four Palestinians.
Resident Jaber Thieb Tmeiza was kidnapped from his home in Ethna town, after the soldiers searched it and several nearby homes, belonging to family members.
Soldiers also kidnapped Khalil Khaled al-Ballassy, 22, and Abdul-Majid at-Teety, 25, from their homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
In addition, soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Tareq al-Jahalin, 19, and Ziad Wael Issa, 19, after violently searching their homes.
Soldiers also invaded the al-‘Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and handed Fadi Jihad ‘Adawin, 22, a military warrant for interrogation in the Gush Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers invaded Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, broke into and searched many homes, and kidnapped five teenagers identified as Husam Hasan, 15, Ahmad al-Ghoul, 17, Mohammad Emad Awad, 18, Noureddin Zaghal, 17, and Mo’men ‘Adeela, 17.
Soldiers also invaded Sur Baher town, southeast of Jerusalem, and kidnapped a Palestinian man, identified as Bilal ‘Affana, and his son.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians near the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing, after crossing the border fence with Gaza, and took them to an unknown destination.
Media spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said undercover soldiers infiltrated the town, and kidnapped Yousef Fathi Ekhlayyel.
Awad said the undercover soldiers violently assaulted Ekhlayyel, causing him to bleed from his face and head.
The soldiers also attacked his brother, Nasr, 25 years of age, before leaving the town in a minibus that was parked at its main entrance.
The soldiers used sniffing dogs, and special tools, in searching the property, causing damage.
Another Palestinian, identified as Tamer Suleiman Abu Ayyash, 22, from Beit Ummar, was taken prisoner on the al-Karama Border Crossing, while heading back home from Jordan.
Also in Hebron, soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, Doura, Ethna and Beit Ummar towns, in the Hebron district and kidnapped four Palestinians.
Resident Jaber Thieb Tmeiza was kidnapped from his home in Ethna town, after the soldiers searched it and several nearby homes, belonging to family members.
Soldiers also kidnapped Khalil Khaled al-Ballassy, 22, and Abdul-Majid at-Teety, 25, from their homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
In addition, soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Tareq al-Jahalin, 19, and Ziad Wael Issa, 19, after violently searching their homes.
Soldiers also invaded the al-‘Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and handed Fadi Jihad ‘Adawin, 22, a military warrant for interrogation in the Gush Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers invaded Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, broke into and searched many homes, and kidnapped five teenagers identified as Husam Hasan, 15, Ahmad al-Ghoul, 17, Mohammad Emad Awad, 18, Noureddin Zaghal, 17, and Mo’men ‘Adeela, 17.
Soldiers also invaded Sur Baher town, southeast of Jerusalem, and kidnapped a Palestinian man, identified as Bilal ‘Affana, and his son.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians near the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing, after crossing the border fence with Gaza, and took them to an unknown destination.
The Israeli occupation navy has committed up to 1,182 violations against Palestinian fishermen since Israel accepted an Egyptian-brokered truce in Gaza last year, according to the local fishermen committees.
In a recent report, the committees, which is an affiliate of the agricultural union, said that Israel still restricts the work of Gaza fishermen within 85 percent of the permitted fishing zone in violation of the understandings it had agreed on under the last ceasefire deal.
According to its report, the Israeli naval forces kidnapped last June 15 fishermen, wounded 10 others and partially destroyed three fishing boats.
The navy also confiscated one tug boat and dozens of fishing kits and caused damage to many fishing nets.
In a recent report, the committees, which is an affiliate of the agricultural union, said that Israel still restricts the work of Gaza fishermen within 85 percent of the permitted fishing zone in violation of the understandings it had agreed on under the last ceasefire deal.
According to its report, the Israeli naval forces kidnapped last June 15 fishermen, wounded 10 others and partially destroyed three fishing boats.
The navy also confiscated one tug boat and dozens of fishing kits and caused damage to many fishing nets.
5 july 2015
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Israeli soldiers last Thursday targeted journalists working for Jordan's Ro'ya TV with teargas while they were covering a peaceful Palestinian demonstration near Jaba, a village north of Jerusalem.
According to WAFA correspondence, the demonstration was held to mark the first anniversary of the death of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-year-old Palestinian who was burnt to death in a wood near West Jerusalem. Ro'ya TV posted a video online showing Palestinian Territories bureau chief Nebal Farsakh and cameraman Mohamed Shousha being targeted although they were wearing bulletproof vests marked 'Press.' They were taken to a hospital with facial burns. |
Alexandra El Khazen, the head of the Reporters without Borders Middle East and Maghreb desk said, “The Israeli security forces must respect the physical integrity of journalists who are just doing their job by covering demonstrations.”
“We remind them that the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution in March 2014 recognizing that journalists play an essential role by covering protests.”
The incident was not the first time Israeli forces target journalists in recent months. On May 17, Israeli police used force to prevent a crew with Russian TV station RT from filming during Jerusalem Day, which commemorates Israel's conquest of East Jerusalem and the Old City during the 1967 War.
Although they had accreditation, RT reporter Dalia Nammari and cameraman Muhammad Aishuwere were manhandled and their camera was broken. They have filed a complaint.
Nidal Ashtiyeh, a Palestinian photojournalist working for the Chinese news agency Xinhua, was covering a Palestinian demonstration near Nablus on May 15 marking the 67th anniversary of the Nakba when he was badly injured in an eye by a rubber-coated bullet fired by an Israeli soldier. He has not yet recovered his sight in the eye and needs to receive special treatment.
The Israel army also stopped a peaceful demonstration by the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 2 (the eve of World Press Freedom Day). The demonstrators had planned to march from the edge of the city to an army checkpoint but were stopped by teargas and flash grenades.
B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group, says, “This type of abusive behavior has gradually become a part of everyday reality for Palestinians of the occupied territories. On occasion there are also cases of more serious violence, which Israeli authorities condemn but often do not take real measures against the perpetrators.”
“Most cases involve a 'small dose' of ill-treatment such as a slap, a kick, an insult, a pointless delay at checkpoints, or degrading treatment. These acts have become an integral part of Palestinian life in the Occupied Territories. From time to time, however, cases of severe brutality occur.”
“We remind them that the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution in March 2014 recognizing that journalists play an essential role by covering protests.”
The incident was not the first time Israeli forces target journalists in recent months. On May 17, Israeli police used force to prevent a crew with Russian TV station RT from filming during Jerusalem Day, which commemorates Israel's conquest of East Jerusalem and the Old City during the 1967 War.
Although they had accreditation, RT reporter Dalia Nammari and cameraman Muhammad Aishuwere were manhandled and their camera was broken. They have filed a complaint.
Nidal Ashtiyeh, a Palestinian photojournalist working for the Chinese news agency Xinhua, was covering a Palestinian demonstration near Nablus on May 15 marking the 67th anniversary of the Nakba when he was badly injured in an eye by a rubber-coated bullet fired by an Israeli soldier. He has not yet recovered his sight in the eye and needs to receive special treatment.
The Israel army also stopped a peaceful demonstration by the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 2 (the eve of World Press Freedom Day). The demonstrators had planned to march from the edge of the city to an army checkpoint but were stopped by teargas and flash grenades.
B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group, says, “This type of abusive behavior has gradually become a part of everyday reality for Palestinians of the occupied territories. On occasion there are also cases of more serious violence, which Israeli authorities condemn but often do not take real measures against the perpetrators.”
“Most cases involve a 'small dose' of ill-treatment such as a slap, a kick, an insult, a pointless delay at checkpoints, or degrading treatment. These acts have become an integral part of Palestinian life in the Occupied Territories. From time to time, however, cases of severe brutality occur.”
Israeli naval forces opened fire on Palestinian fishermen in several locations off the coast of the Gaza Strip with no injuries reported, witnesses said.
Fishermen said their fishing boats came under fire off the coast of al-Waha northwest of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. Separately, Israeli forces fired at Gaza fishermen off the coast of Sudaniyya northwest of Gaza City, as well as off the coast near Sheikh Ijlein in the central Gaza Strip.
No injuries were reported. An Israeli army spokesperson said that Israeli forces fired warning shots into the air after the boats had "deviated from the designated fishing zone," but was unable to elaborate on how far from shore the vessels were at the time of the incident.
Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on Palestinian fisherman and farmers since the ceasefire agreement signed Aug. 26, 2014 that ended a devastating 50-day Israeli military offensive against the Gaza Strip.
In May alone, there were a total of 51 incidents of shootings, incursions into the coastal enclave, and arrests, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
This included 41 shootings, which left nine injured, including one minor.The attacks come despite Israeli promises at the end of the ceasefire to ease restrictions on Palestinian access to both the sea and the border region near the "security buffer zone."
Fishermen said their fishing boats came under fire off the coast of al-Waha northwest of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. Separately, Israeli forces fired at Gaza fishermen off the coast of Sudaniyya northwest of Gaza City, as well as off the coast near Sheikh Ijlein in the central Gaza Strip.
No injuries were reported. An Israeli army spokesperson said that Israeli forces fired warning shots into the air after the boats had "deviated from the designated fishing zone," but was unable to elaborate on how far from shore the vessels were at the time of the incident.
Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on Palestinian fisherman and farmers since the ceasefire agreement signed Aug. 26, 2014 that ended a devastating 50-day Israeli military offensive against the Gaza Strip.
In May alone, there were a total of 51 incidents of shootings, incursions into the coastal enclave, and arrests, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
This included 41 shootings, which left nine injured, including one minor.The attacks come despite Israeli promises at the end of the ceasefire to ease restrictions on Palestinian access to both the sea and the border region near the "security buffer zone."
A Palestinian girl sustained wounds on Sunday evening after she was hit by an Israeli police car in Occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said an Israeli police car driving at high speed ran over a child as she was crossing the Sultan Suleiman Street in Occupied Jerusalem with her mother.
The girl was rushed to a hospital for urgent treatment. Her name was not, however, immediately identified.
In a separate incident, Israeli vandals hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles parked in Jerusalem’s French Hill area.
A video propagated on Facebook showed the father of the Israeli settlers who have attacked the vehicles as swinging a knife to frighten the car owners in the presence of the occupation officers.
Child Injured After Being Rammed By Police Vehicle In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child, eight years of age, was injured, on Saturday evening, and suffered fractures in her legs, after being struck by an Israeli police vehicle, in Sultan Suleiman Street, in occupied Jerusalem.
The child’s father Nazeeh Da’if, said his daughter, Aseel, eight years of age, suffered fractures and bruises to various parts of her body, including her right leg, nose and jaw.
The father said that, while he and his daughter were crossing the street in a pedestrian zone, approximately at 7:55 in the evening of Saturday, a speeding police car struck her.
The father and his child came from Kafr Qara’, in the Haifa District, and were buying food to prepare before breaking their daylong fast; she was moved to Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said.
Eyewitnesses said an Israeli police car driving at high speed ran over a child as she was crossing the Sultan Suleiman Street in Occupied Jerusalem with her mother.
The girl was rushed to a hospital for urgent treatment. Her name was not, however, immediately identified.
In a separate incident, Israeli vandals hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles parked in Jerusalem’s French Hill area.
A video propagated on Facebook showed the father of the Israeli settlers who have attacked the vehicles as swinging a knife to frighten the car owners in the presence of the occupation officers.
Child Injured After Being Rammed By Police Vehicle In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child, eight years of age, was injured, on Saturday evening, and suffered fractures in her legs, after being struck by an Israeli police vehicle, in Sultan Suleiman Street, in occupied Jerusalem.
The child’s father Nazeeh Da’if, said his daughter, Aseel, eight years of age, suffered fractures and bruises to various parts of her body, including her right leg, nose and jaw.
The father said that, while he and his daughter were crossing the street in a pedestrian zone, approximately at 7:55 in the evening of Saturday, a speeding police car struck her.
The father and his child came from Kafr Qara’, in the Haifa District, and were buying food to prepare before breaking their daylong fast; she was moved to Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, two young Palestinians in Nahhalin village, west of Bethlehem, clashed with local youths and kidnapped two teenagers. Soldiers also installed roadblocks near Ramallah, and invaded villages.
Local sources in Nahhalin said the soldiers stormed several homes, and kidnapped Hasan Ahmad Shakarna, 18, and Ibrahim Hasan Shakarna, 19.
They added that clashes took place between the invading soldiers, and dozens of local youths.
The army fired gas bombs at the protesters, and at a number of nearby homes.
On Saturday evening, soldiers installed roadblocks sealing the villages of al-Mogheer, Turmos Ayya, and Nabi Saleh, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while examining their ID cards.
The roadblocks caused traffic congestions, extending hundreds of meters, and forcing the Palestinians to wait for lengthy periods; no arrests were reported.
Local sources in Nahhalin said the soldiers stormed several homes, and kidnapped Hasan Ahmad Shakarna, 18, and Ibrahim Hasan Shakarna, 19.
They added that clashes took place between the invading soldiers, and dozens of local youths.
The army fired gas bombs at the protesters, and at a number of nearby homes.
On Saturday evening, soldiers installed roadblocks sealing the villages of al-Mogheer, Turmos Ayya, and Nabi Saleh, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while examining their ID cards.
The roadblocks caused traffic congestions, extending hundreds of meters, and forcing the Palestinians to wait for lengthy periods; no arrests were reported.
4 july 2015
One Palestinian was kidnapped, while four were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets, and scores suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee has reported that the soldiers have kidnapped Walid Deifallah, 18 years of age, and moved him to an unknown destination.
The army fired rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs at the nonviolent protesters, wounding four Palestinians, while scores of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The protesters were marking the first anniversary of the death of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, who was kidnapped and burnt to death, by Israeli extremists in occupied Jerusalem.
They also protested the murder of Mohammad Hani al-Kasba, 17, who was shot while climbing the Annexation Wall, along with dozens of residents, in an attempt to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee has reported that the soldiers have kidnapped Walid Deifallah, 18 years of age, and moved him to an unknown destination.
The army fired rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs at the nonviolent protesters, wounding four Palestinians, while scores of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The protesters were marking the first anniversary of the death of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, who was kidnapped and burnt to death, by Israeli extremists in occupied Jerusalem.
They also protested the murder of Mohammad Hani al-Kasba, 17, who was shot while climbing the Annexation Wall, along with dozens of residents, in an attempt to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the protesters marched from the center of the village, carrying Palestinian flags, and posters of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, who was abducted by fanatic Israeli settlers last year, before they tortured him, and burnt him to death.
The protesters chanted against the ongoing Israeli violations and assaults carried out by the soldiers, and fanatic settlers, against the Palestinians, their lands and property, called for the liberation of Palestine, and the release of all political prisoners.
Abu Rahma said the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades, at the protesters, and targeted Palestinian orchards and farmlands, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Israeli gas bombs and concussion grenades caused fires in dozens of olive trees, and a farmland planted with wheat. The burnt lands belong to resident Mahmoud Yassin.
In addition, the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements denounced the murder of Mohammad Hani al-Kasba, 17 years of age, was shot while climbing the Annexation Wall, along with dozens of residents, in an attempt to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the protesters marched from the center of the village, carrying Palestinian flags, and posters of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, who was abducted by fanatic Israeli settlers last year, before they tortured him, and burnt him to death.
The protesters chanted against the ongoing Israeli violations and assaults carried out by the soldiers, and fanatic settlers, against the Palestinians, their lands and property, called for the liberation of Palestine, and the release of all political prisoners.
Abu Rahma said the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades, at the protesters, and targeted Palestinian orchards and farmlands, causing scores of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Israeli gas bombs and concussion grenades caused fires in dozens of olive trees, and a farmland planted with wheat. The burnt lands belong to resident Mahmoud Yassin.
In addition, the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements denounced the murder of Mohammad Hani al-Kasba, 17 years of age, was shot while climbing the Annexation Wall, along with dozens of residents, in an attempt to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
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Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday, Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked the weekly protest, firing dozens of gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets; one child was injured, while many residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Kufur Qaddoum said the child, 12 years of age, was shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head. Soldiers also broke into and searched several homes, and occupied rooftops to use them as firing posts and monitoring towers. |
The Palestinians in the village used an adjusted leaf-blowing machine that produces high levels of smoke, to create a diversion and prevent the soldiers from being able to aim and shoot at them.
The army sprayed the protesters, and local homes, with waste water mixed with chemicals, and fired dozens of gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, during clashes that erupted after the soldiers invaded the village. Local youth hurled stones and empty bottles at the army, blockaded roads with rocks, and burn tires.
Friday marks the beginning of the fifth year of ongoing popular weekly protests against the closure of the village’s main road, the Annexation Wall and Settlements.
The army frequently invades Kufur Qaddoum, and repeatedly surrounds it in addition to frequent abductions of local youths, in an attempt to stop the protests.
The army sprayed the protesters, and local homes, with waste water mixed with chemicals, and fired dozens of gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, during clashes that erupted after the soldiers invaded the village. Local youth hurled stones and empty bottles at the army, blockaded roads with rocks, and burn tires.
Friday marks the beginning of the fifth year of ongoing popular weekly protests against the closure of the village’s main road, the Annexation Wall and Settlements.
The army frequently invades Kufur Qaddoum, and repeatedly surrounds it in addition to frequent abductions of local youths, in an attempt to stop the protests.
3 july 2015
An Israeli special unit police officer was reported to have physically assaulted a young Palestinian girl in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, yesterday.
WAFA/PNN said that a 10-year-old Palestinian girl was physically assaulted at the Al-Aqsa holy site by an Israeli special unit police officer, after she chanted ‘Allahu Akhbar’ (God is Greatest), in protest of the provocative incursion of illegal Israeli settlers into the compound.
The 10-year-old girl apparently sustained wounds in her legs and received treatment at the scene of the assault.
Tensions have been rising in Jerusalem during Ramadan, and especially on Fridays, as thousands of Israelisoldiers are deployed around the city and inside the mosque compound in order to maintain control over the hundreds of thousands of worshipers pouring into the city for Friday prayers.
WAFA/PNN said that a 10-year-old Palestinian girl was physically assaulted at the Al-Aqsa holy site by an Israeli special unit police officer, after she chanted ‘Allahu Akhbar’ (God is Greatest), in protest of the provocative incursion of illegal Israeli settlers into the compound.
The 10-year-old girl apparently sustained wounds in her legs and received treatment at the scene of the assault.
Tensions have been rising in Jerusalem during Ramadan, and especially on Fridays, as thousands of Israelisoldiers are deployed around the city and inside the mosque compound in order to maintain control over the hundreds of thousands of worshipers pouring into the city for Friday prayers.
Tension rose in Occupied Jerusalem and the area surrounding the checkpoint to Qalandia refugee camp after the news of al-Kasaba’s murder, shot dead by the Israeli army, became public.
Local sources reported heavy deployment by the Israeli police and army in the aftermath of the IOF’s shooting of the 17 year old Hani al-Kasaba in anticipation of the outbreak of angry confrontations during the young man’s funeral after Friday prayers today.
An atmosphere of extreme anger, translated into youths throwing stones intermittently at the military checkpoint, burst out in Qalandiya. The protests were, however, hampered by the presence of an enormous number of people flowing into Occupied Jerusalem to attend Friday prayers.
According to Hebrew sources, an Israeli military jeep driving by al-Ram township was pelted with stones as dozens of young men, including al-Kasaba, attempted to climb the wall into Jerusalem and attend Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Soldiers from the jeep then disembarked and opened fire, resulting in al-Kasaba’s death.
Al-Kasaba was shot at half past seven on Friday morning as he attempted to scale the wall and subsequently fell from a great height. Israeli soldiers did not attend to him and he was left seriously injured until a group of citizens took him by private car to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah where, after a long attempt by doctors to save his life, he was later pronounced dead.
Medics announced the death of Mohammed Hani al-Kasaba, 17, from the Qalandia refugee camp near al-Ram town north of Jerusalem, during his attempt to enter Jerusalem to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Local sources reported heavy deployment by the Israeli police and army in the aftermath of the IOF’s shooting of the 17 year old Hani al-Kasaba in anticipation of the outbreak of angry confrontations during the young man’s funeral after Friday prayers today.
An atmosphere of extreme anger, translated into youths throwing stones intermittently at the military checkpoint, burst out in Qalandiya. The protests were, however, hampered by the presence of an enormous number of people flowing into Occupied Jerusalem to attend Friday prayers.
According to Hebrew sources, an Israeli military jeep driving by al-Ram township was pelted with stones as dozens of young men, including al-Kasaba, attempted to climb the wall into Jerusalem and attend Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Soldiers from the jeep then disembarked and opened fire, resulting in al-Kasaba’s death.
Al-Kasaba was shot at half past seven on Friday morning as he attempted to scale the wall and subsequently fell from a great height. Israeli soldiers did not attend to him and he was left seriously injured until a group of citizens took him by private car to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah where, after a long attempt by doctors to save his life, he was later pronounced dead.
Medics announced the death of Mohammed Hani al-Kasaba, 17, from the Qalandia refugee camp near al-Ram town north of Jerusalem, during his attempt to enter Jerusalem to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Following the deadly shooting of a Palestinian teen by Israeli army fire, earlier Friday, dozens of youths clashed with the soldiers near the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem.
The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was injured in her head by a glass bottle, during clashes near the Qalandia refugee camp.
The soldiers also fired rounds of live ammunition, tear gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters, causing several injuries.
The slain Palestinian, Muhammad Hani al-Kasba, 17, was shot dead, approximately at 7:30 in the morning, as he was climbing the Annexation Wall, in an attempt to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
An Israeli commander shot the Palestinian teen in the back, causing him to fall from a high altitude; al-Kasba died in the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah.
On Thursday at night, Israeli soldiers invaded Awarta village, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was injured in her head by a glass bottle, during clashes near the Qalandia refugee camp.
The soldiers also fired rounds of live ammunition, tear gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters, causing several injuries.
The slain Palestinian, Muhammad Hani al-Kasba, 17, was shot dead, approximately at 7:30 in the morning, as he was climbing the Annexation Wall, in an attempt to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
An Israeli commander shot the Palestinian teen in the back, causing him to fall from a high altitude; al-Kasba died in the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah.
On Thursday at night, Israeli soldiers invaded Awarta village, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
