15 july 2015
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the ath-Thoury neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped four family members. The army also kidnapped two Palestinians from Bethlehem and Jenin.
The Jerusalem Detainees’ Committee has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the ath-Thoury neighborhood in an attempt to kidnap a Palestinian, and clashed with local youths.
The army then kidnapped Amjad, 20, Talab, Zackariah and Ahmad Edrees, after repeatedly kicking and beating them, and moved them to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility.
In addition, soldiers invaded Nahhalin village, west of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Abdul-Karim Mohammad Shakarna, 20 years of age, after violently searching his family home.
The army also invaded Hizma town, north of Jerusalem, in addition to Tarqoumia town and Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank.
On Tuesday at night, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Nabil N’eirat, from Meithaloon village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after stopping him on a sudden roadblock near Qalqilia.
The Jerusalem Detainees’ Committee has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the ath-Thoury neighborhood in an attempt to kidnap a Palestinian, and clashed with local youths.
The army then kidnapped Amjad, 20, Talab, Zackariah and Ahmad Edrees, after repeatedly kicking and beating them, and moved them to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility.
In addition, soldiers invaded Nahhalin village, west of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Abdul-Karim Mohammad Shakarna, 20 years of age, after violently searching his family home.
The army also invaded Hizma town, north of Jerusalem, in addition to Tarqoumia town and Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank.
On Tuesday at night, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Nabil N’eirat, from Meithaloon village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after stopping him on a sudden roadblock near Qalqilia.
14 july 2015
The young man Mohammad Aweidah was wounded today after being assaulted by Israeli guards while present in the area of “Mamila” in West Jerusalem causing him a leg fracture.
The lawyer at Al-Dameer institution Mohammad Mahmoud stated that Israeli guards assaulted on Monday evening two young men Mohammad Aweidah and Muath Shyokhi during their presence in the area of Mamila under the pretext of “their attempt to commit a stabbing operation and assault the police”, during that the police arrived and arrested both of them.
He said that the judge at the Magistrate Court decided to release both the young men Muath Shyokhi and Khaled Aweidah.
The lawyer Mahmous said the the young man Khaled Aweidah suffered from a fractured leg due to the assult, whereas Shyokhi suffered from bruises.
He also added that the Judge decided to release Aweidah and Shyokhi under the terms that both keep their distance from the area of “Mamila” in West Jerusalem for two weeks with a third party guarantee in addition he imposed a financial guarantee of 1000 shekels on the young man Aweidah.
Extensions
On the other hand the Judge at the District Court extended the detention of the young man Mahmoud Abu Usba’ – for pleading and judgment – until 16 – 09 -2015 and during today’s session the “indictment was amended” noting that he is accused of stabbing a settler in Jaffa Street.
The Lawyer Mahmoud added that an agreement was reached with the public prosecution for the young man Mohammad Anous (imprisinmont for two and a half months), and a session was arranged for 12 – 08 – 2015 to set the ruling.
Both Sultan Alsayad and Mohammad Abu Juma’ sttod in court and a session was set for both of them on 03 – 09 – 2015.
In addition, Saleh Abu Assab was presented infront of the Judge and the release terms were amended for him (by erasing his deportation to the village of Bait Safafa and house arresting him in his house in Al Isawiye).
Also, Husam Elian was presented to the court and the house arrest imposed on him was extended.
Release
The Judge decided to release Issam Nasser with a financial bail of a thousand Shekels and third party guarantee and a house arrest for 10 days.
The lawyer at Al-Dameer institution Mohammad Mahmoud stated that Israeli guards assaulted on Monday evening two young men Mohammad Aweidah and Muath Shyokhi during their presence in the area of Mamila under the pretext of “their attempt to commit a stabbing operation and assault the police”, during that the police arrived and arrested both of them.
He said that the judge at the Magistrate Court decided to release both the young men Muath Shyokhi and Khaled Aweidah.
The lawyer Mahmous said the the young man Khaled Aweidah suffered from a fractured leg due to the assult, whereas Shyokhi suffered from bruises.
He also added that the Judge decided to release Aweidah and Shyokhi under the terms that both keep their distance from the area of “Mamila” in West Jerusalem for two weeks with a third party guarantee in addition he imposed a financial guarantee of 1000 shekels on the young man Aweidah.
Extensions
On the other hand the Judge at the District Court extended the detention of the young man Mahmoud Abu Usba’ – for pleading and judgment – until 16 – 09 -2015 and during today’s session the “indictment was amended” noting that he is accused of stabbing a settler in Jaffa Street.
The Lawyer Mahmoud added that an agreement was reached with the public prosecution for the young man Mohammad Anous (imprisinmont for two and a half months), and a session was arranged for 12 – 08 – 2015 to set the ruling.
Both Sultan Alsayad and Mohammad Abu Juma’ sttod in court and a session was set for both of them on 03 – 09 – 2015.
In addition, Saleh Abu Assab was presented infront of the Judge and the release terms were amended for him (by erasing his deportation to the village of Bait Safafa and house arresting him in his house in Al Isawiye).
Also, Husam Elian was presented to the court and the house arrest imposed on him was extended.
Release
The Judge decided to release Issam Nasser with a financial bail of a thousand Shekels and third party guarantee and a house arrest for 10 days.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Wednesday, Palestinian communities in the West Bank’s Northern Plains, and conducted live fire military drills in the meadows and overlooking hills.
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh Village Council ‘Aref Daraghma the soldiers, and several armored vehicles have been heavily deployed in the area, and started live fire training around Palestinian communities, while military helicopters flew overhead.
Daraghma added that the army frequently conducts training, including explosives, in Palestinian areas, largely inhabited by Bedouins, in the Northern Plains, and that the drills are gradually expanding to include more areas.
Israel illegally controls vast areas of the Northern Plains, largely after declaring them “closed military zones,” preventing the Palestinians from entering them, in addition to the repeated displacement of Bedouin tribes.
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Army Removes 30 Families To Conduct Training In Northern Plains
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh Village Council ‘Aref Daraghma the soldiers, and several armored vehicles have been heavily deployed in the area, and started live fire training around Palestinian communities, while military helicopters flew overhead.
Daraghma added that the army frequently conducts training, including explosives, in Palestinian areas, largely inhabited by Bedouins, in the Northern Plains, and that the drills are gradually expanding to include more areas.
Israel illegally controls vast areas of the Northern Plains, largely after declaring them “closed military zones,” preventing the Palestinians from entering them, in addition to the repeated displacement of Bedouin tribes.
Related:
Army Removes 30 Families To Conduct Training In Northern Plains
A human rights organization working in 1948 Occupied Palestine revealed that 12 Jerusalemites including 7 children, the youngest is only a 7-year-old boy, lost vision in one of their eyes after being shot by Israeli sponge bullets last year.
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) said, in a statement on Tuesday, that the latest case is Nafez Demiri, 55, from Ras al-Amoud in Occupied Jerusalem who lost his eye sight after he was shot by a black sponge bullet in his right eye. His nose and face were broken as well.
A video published recently showed that he was injured in the face when an undercover unit of the Israeli Special Forces stormed Shufat refugee camp and started shooting sponge bullets and gas bombs at inhabitants.
Demiri is deaf and dumb. He is married and a father to one son. He works in sewing, the statement noted.
Attorney Ann Suciu of ACRI pointed out that based on testimonials and the video published, field forces of Israeli police used the sponge gun in contrary to procedures.
There are many cases where the sponge gun is prohibited to be used such as using it against the elderly, children and pregnant women and that there are certain conditions under which it is only permitted to be used, the attorney underlined.
Suciu stressed that the use of such a gun is dangerous and called for stopping it immediately.
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) said, in a statement on Tuesday, that the latest case is Nafez Demiri, 55, from Ras al-Amoud in Occupied Jerusalem who lost his eye sight after he was shot by a black sponge bullet in his right eye. His nose and face were broken as well.
A video published recently showed that he was injured in the face when an undercover unit of the Israeli Special Forces stormed Shufat refugee camp and started shooting sponge bullets and gas bombs at inhabitants.
Demiri is deaf and dumb. He is married and a father to one son. He works in sewing, the statement noted.
Attorney Ann Suciu of ACRI pointed out that based on testimonials and the video published, field forces of Israeli police used the sponge gun in contrary to procedures.
There are many cases where the sponge gun is prohibited to be used such as using it against the elderly, children and pregnant women and that there are certain conditions under which it is only permitted to be used, the attorney underlined.
Suciu stressed that the use of such a gun is dangerous and called for stopping it immediately.
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Tuesday morning, several fishing boats in Palestinian waters near Gaza city, while Israeli soldiers opened fire on farmlands and homes, in central Gaza.
The navy fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition on fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea, northwest of Gaza city, causing damage to at least one boat.
The fishers had to sail to shore fearing additional Israeli fire, no injuries were reported.
In related news, soldiers stationed across the border fence, opened fire on Palestinian farmers in their own lands, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
The soldiers also targeted a number of nearby homes, causing damage but no injuries.
The navy fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition on fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea, northwest of Gaza city, causing damage to at least one boat.
The fishers had to sail to shore fearing additional Israeli fire, no injuries were reported.
In related news, soldiers stationed across the border fence, opened fire on Palestinian farmers in their own lands, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
The soldiers also targeted a number of nearby homes, causing damage but no injuries.
Border Police fired crowd dispersal means at rioting Palestinians, who tried to stop an arrest by pelting forces with stones.
A Palestinian man lost an eye in clashes with Border Police forces carrying out an arrest Sunday in Shuafat in East Jerusalem.
A grocery store security camera caught the violent clash, in which Nafiz Zamiri, 50, was wounded after being hit with riot dispersal measures used by Border Police.
Since then, Zamiri has been hospitalized in the ICU at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem's Ein Kerem in moderate condition.
The clashes began when a Palestinian mob started throwing stones at Border Police forces who came to arrest a suspect. Zamiri was apparently hit by a sponge grenade.
In the video, he is seen running toward the grocery store and then he collapsing after being hit in the face. It also shows two stun grenades being fired at the grocery store, one of which exploded outside the store and one of them close to where Zamiri stood.
Jerusalem Police said the forces, that were pelted with stones by the crowd, were acting to disperse the rioters: "Trying to hurt an officer is a serious offense. Police will continue to enforce the law, and will act uncompromisingly and with determination against any attempt to harm police officers who are performing their job."
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel said Monday that "Since the new sponge grenades came into use, the number of serious wounds, fractures and loss of eyes have increased. We turned to the police a few months ago demanding they stop using them and carry out a thorough review of their safety and the circumstances in which they should be used, as well as their suitability to serve as a means of riot control."
A Palestinian man lost an eye in clashes with Border Police forces carrying out an arrest Sunday in Shuafat in East Jerusalem.
A grocery store security camera caught the violent clash, in which Nafiz Zamiri, 50, was wounded after being hit with riot dispersal measures used by Border Police.
Since then, Zamiri has been hospitalized in the ICU at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem's Ein Kerem in moderate condition.
The clashes began when a Palestinian mob started throwing stones at Border Police forces who came to arrest a suspect. Zamiri was apparently hit by a sponge grenade.
In the video, he is seen running toward the grocery store and then he collapsing after being hit in the face. It also shows two stun grenades being fired at the grocery store, one of which exploded outside the store and one of them close to where Zamiri stood.
Jerusalem Police said the forces, that were pelted with stones by the crowd, were acting to disperse the rioters: "Trying to hurt an officer is a serious offense. Police will continue to enforce the law, and will act uncompromisingly and with determination against any attempt to harm police officers who are performing their job."
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel said Monday that "Since the new sponge grenades came into use, the number of serious wounds, fractures and loss of eyes have increased. We turned to the police a few months ago demanding they stop using them and carry out a thorough review of their safety and the circumstances in which they should be used, as well as their suitability to serve as a means of riot control."
13 july 2015
Palestinians carried the body of Muhammad Hani al-Kasba, 17, at his funeral in Ramallah on July 3, the day he was killed
An Israeli human rights group on Monday challenged the military’s account of an episode in which a soldier shot and killed a Palestinian youth who had hurled a rock at the soldier’s vehicle, saying that video and witnesses’ accounts contradicted the army’s version of the incident.The rights group B’Tselem, which made the assertions, also questioned Israel’s ability to impartially investigate allegations that its armed forces had acted illegally.
Immediately after the shooting on July 3, a military spokeswoman said that Israeli soldiers first fired into the air to warn the stone throwers to stop, and that the episode was under investigation. The military has since said it could not comment more on the matter.
But the video and the witnesses’ accounts appear to indicate that the soldiers ran after the youth, Muhammad Hani al-Kasba, after he threw a rock at their vehicle and that they were not in apparent danger while pursuing him, B’Tselem said. In addition, Mr. Kasba, 17, was shot in the back and the side of his face, suggesting that he was shot while fleeing the soldiers, said Sarit Michaeli, a spokeswoman for B’Tselem.
The episode has loomed large since the Palestinians joined the International Criminal Court. The court will have to decide whether Israel can fairly investigate itself before it opens its own criminal investigation into Israel’s actions during the war in Gaza last summer, as well as investigating suspected violations in the West Bank, as the Palestinians have requested. Fatou Bensouda, the court’s chief prosecutor, began a preliminary investigation on that question in January.
The shooting of Mr. Kasba has received unusual attention because Israeli news media outlets have reported that the officer who shot him, Col. Yisrael Shomer, leads a brigade that oversees a central district in the West Bank.
“It sends a message to all other soldiers in the region: ‘This is how one should behave,’ ” Ms. Michaeli said.
The Israeli news media reported that Colonel Shomer had been questioned on Sunday.
Video from a security camera provided by Mr. Kasba’s family to B’Tselem shows the teenager hurling a rock at a vehicle’s window and then running away. Three soldiers then leave the vehicle, with two of them pursuing Mr. Kasba and the third soldier standing near the vehicle. Seconds later, they return to the vehicle and drive away.
The video, along with accounts by Palestinian witnesses and photographs of Mr. Kasba’s body that were provided to B’Tselem, indicate that he was not risking the soldiers’ lives when he was shot and killed, Ms. Michaeli said. In a video distributed on social media networks that purports to show Mr. Kasba after he was shot, he is seen lying on the ground with blood pooling around his face, neck and upper shoulders, as people yell for medical help.
Ms. Michaeli said that he had been shot twice in the upper back and once on the side of his face, which she said indicated that he had been running away when he was shot. The witnesses’ statements and the video also suggested, she said, that the soldiers left Mr. Kasba without offering any medical treatment. He was taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Ramallah, where he was pronounced dead.
Thaer al-Kasba, the youth’s older brother, said the family had lost two other children in clashes with Israeli soldiers at the height of the second Palestinian intifada in 2001 and 2002.
On Monday, Israeli news media also reported that six high-ranking military officers had been questioned about episodes in the Gaza war, including one in which an Israeli lieutenant colonel was accused of ordering soldiers to fire on a Palestinian medical clinic.
Israel has increasingly made public the results of such investigations, particularly related to the Gaza war last year, to underscore the strengths of their system.
The shooting of Mr. Kasba was among a number of recent episodes involving attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians on the West Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Ms. Michaeli, the rights group’s spokeswoman, cast doubt on the ability of the military to impartially investigate the shooting of Mr. Kasba. She said it appeared that investigators had not yet interviewed any witnesses, nor had they returned to the scene or requested an autopsy. She said B’Tselem had provided the military with the video footage of the episode.
She said some of the problems with military investigations were the result of incompetence, but that others reflected the reality of life in the West Bank, where Palestinians have been hostile, and sometimes violent, with military investigators, who are perceived as part of an occupying army.
“It raises great concern as to whether the following criminal investigation can actually lead to meaningful justice and accountability,” she said.
B’Tselem and other human rights groups have noted that Israeli military investigations into accusations of crimes committed against Palestinians in the West Bank rarely lead to prosecutions.
“When you look at the broader picture, we find that the system functions — this is terrible to say — the system works as a whitewash mechanism,” Ms. Michaeli said.
An Israeli human rights group on Monday challenged the military’s account of an episode in which a soldier shot and killed a Palestinian youth who had hurled a rock at the soldier’s vehicle, saying that video and witnesses’ accounts contradicted the army’s version of the incident.The rights group B’Tselem, which made the assertions, also questioned Israel’s ability to impartially investigate allegations that its armed forces had acted illegally.
Immediately after the shooting on July 3, a military spokeswoman said that Israeli soldiers first fired into the air to warn the stone throwers to stop, and that the episode was under investigation. The military has since said it could not comment more on the matter.
But the video and the witnesses’ accounts appear to indicate that the soldiers ran after the youth, Muhammad Hani al-Kasba, after he threw a rock at their vehicle and that they were not in apparent danger while pursuing him, B’Tselem said. In addition, Mr. Kasba, 17, was shot in the back and the side of his face, suggesting that he was shot while fleeing the soldiers, said Sarit Michaeli, a spokeswoman for B’Tselem.
The episode has loomed large since the Palestinians joined the International Criminal Court. The court will have to decide whether Israel can fairly investigate itself before it opens its own criminal investigation into Israel’s actions during the war in Gaza last summer, as well as investigating suspected violations in the West Bank, as the Palestinians have requested. Fatou Bensouda, the court’s chief prosecutor, began a preliminary investigation on that question in January.
The shooting of Mr. Kasba has received unusual attention because Israeli news media outlets have reported that the officer who shot him, Col. Yisrael Shomer, leads a brigade that oversees a central district in the West Bank.
“It sends a message to all other soldiers in the region: ‘This is how one should behave,’ ” Ms. Michaeli said.
The Israeli news media reported that Colonel Shomer had been questioned on Sunday.
Video from a security camera provided by Mr. Kasba’s family to B’Tselem shows the teenager hurling a rock at a vehicle’s window and then running away. Three soldiers then leave the vehicle, with two of them pursuing Mr. Kasba and the third soldier standing near the vehicle. Seconds later, they return to the vehicle and drive away.
The video, along with accounts by Palestinian witnesses and photographs of Mr. Kasba’s body that were provided to B’Tselem, indicate that he was not risking the soldiers’ lives when he was shot and killed, Ms. Michaeli said. In a video distributed on social media networks that purports to show Mr. Kasba after he was shot, he is seen lying on the ground with blood pooling around his face, neck and upper shoulders, as people yell for medical help.
Ms. Michaeli said that he had been shot twice in the upper back and once on the side of his face, which she said indicated that he had been running away when he was shot. The witnesses’ statements and the video also suggested, she said, that the soldiers left Mr. Kasba without offering any medical treatment. He was taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Ramallah, where he was pronounced dead.
Thaer al-Kasba, the youth’s older brother, said the family had lost two other children in clashes with Israeli soldiers at the height of the second Palestinian intifada in 2001 and 2002.
On Monday, Israeli news media also reported that six high-ranking military officers had been questioned about episodes in the Gaza war, including one in which an Israeli lieutenant colonel was accused of ordering soldiers to fire on a Palestinian medical clinic.
Israel has increasingly made public the results of such investigations, particularly related to the Gaza war last year, to underscore the strengths of their system.
The shooting of Mr. Kasba was among a number of recent episodes involving attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians on the West Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Ms. Michaeli, the rights group’s spokeswoman, cast doubt on the ability of the military to impartially investigate the shooting of Mr. Kasba. She said it appeared that investigators had not yet interviewed any witnesses, nor had they returned to the scene or requested an autopsy. She said B’Tselem had provided the military with the video footage of the episode.
She said some of the problems with military investigations were the result of incompetence, but that others reflected the reality of life in the West Bank, where Palestinians have been hostile, and sometimes violent, with military investigators, who are perceived as part of an occupying army.
“It raises great concern as to whether the following criminal investigation can actually lead to meaningful justice and accountability,” she said.
B’Tselem and other human rights groups have noted that Israeli military investigations into accusations of crimes committed against Palestinians in the West Bank rarely lead to prosecutions.
“When you look at the broader picture, we find that the system functions — this is terrible to say — the system works as a whitewash mechanism,” Ms. Michaeli said.
Israeli soldiers opened fire, earlier on Monday morning, on a number of Palestinian farmers, working in their lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; the army also fired at nearby homes, while military bulldozers placed sand barriers.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border fence, east of Khan Younis, fired several of rounds of live ammunition at the Palestinian farmers, forcing them to leave their lands.
The soldiers also targeted a few nearby homes, and property, causing damage but no injuries.
In addition, Israeli military bulldozers placed sand barriers near the border fence, east of Khan Younis, while several armored vehicles were deployed across the border fence.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border fence, east of Khan Younis, fired several of rounds of live ammunition at the Palestinian farmers, forcing them to leave their lands.
The soldiers also targeted a few nearby homes, and property, causing damage but no injuries.
In addition, Israeli military bulldozers placed sand barriers near the border fence, east of Khan Younis, while several armored vehicles were deployed across the border fence.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday kidnapped three Palestinian civilians, including a Hamas leader, following raids across the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil.
A PIC news reporter said IOF soldiers in army jeeps rolled into al-Khalil’s western town of Idna and kidnapped the leading Hamas activist and ex-prisoner Ismail al-Natah.
Al-Natah, an ex-political prisoner, had gone on a two-week hunger strike and released from the PA jail in Jericho some 10 days ago.
Meanwhile, six Israeli army jeeps rolled into al-Zaraka town and scoured the family home of prisoner Mohamed al-Halayka, sentenced to 22 years in jail. The break-in culminated in the abduction of al-Halayka’s 23-year-old son, Majd.
The heavily-armed troops showered a group of Palestinian unarmed youths with randomly-shot spates of live ammunition and tear gas canisters.
The young protesters reacted by hurling stones at the invading IOF troops.
A number of Palestinian young men have been nabbed by the IOF in the area over the past five days.
The IOF soldiers further stormed Hadb al-Fawar village, to the east of Dura, and arrested the citizen Hasan Tabeish after they broke into his family home.
A PIC news reporter said IOF soldiers in army jeeps rolled into al-Khalil’s western town of Idna and kidnapped the leading Hamas activist and ex-prisoner Ismail al-Natah.
Al-Natah, an ex-political prisoner, had gone on a two-week hunger strike and released from the PA jail in Jericho some 10 days ago.
Meanwhile, six Israeli army jeeps rolled into al-Zaraka town and scoured the family home of prisoner Mohamed al-Halayka, sentenced to 22 years in jail. The break-in culminated in the abduction of al-Halayka’s 23-year-old son, Majd.
The heavily-armed troops showered a group of Palestinian unarmed youths with randomly-shot spates of live ammunition and tear gas canisters.
The young protesters reacted by hurling stones at the invading IOF troops.
A number of Palestinian young men have been nabbed by the IOF in the area over the past five days.
The IOF soldiers further stormed Hadb al-Fawar village, to the east of Dura, and arrested the citizen Hasan Tabeish after they broke into his family home.
Israeli soldiers raided Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem, early Monday, and threatened locals, witnesses said.
Soldiers raided the house of former prisoner Faris Hasanat and notified him that his brother, Karim Hasanat, was to turn himself into Israeli forces or "be killed," locals told Ma'an News Agency.
Clashes broke out, with local youth throwing rocks at the Israeli soldiers, who responded with live fire, tear gas, and stun grenades.
No injuries were reported.
Witnesses said that Israeli forces positioned snipers on rooftops inside the camp and entered it from all sides. A number of other houses were reportedly ransacked during the raid.
An Israeli spokesperson did not immediately respond for comment.
Soldiers raided the house of former prisoner Faris Hasanat and notified him that his brother, Karim Hasanat, was to turn himself into Israeli forces or "be killed," locals told Ma'an News Agency.
Clashes broke out, with local youth throwing rocks at the Israeli soldiers, who responded with live fire, tear gas, and stun grenades.
No injuries were reported.
Witnesses said that Israeli forces positioned snipers on rooftops inside the camp and entered it from all sides. A number of other houses were reportedly ransacked during the raid.
An Israeli spokesperson did not immediately respond for comment.
12 july 2015
Severe clashes erupted on Sunday afternoon in Shufat refugee camp in Occupied Jerusalem. One man was arrested and two others were injured.
The spokesman of Fatah movement in Shufat camp, Thaer Fasfous, revealed that severe clashes broke out inside the camp after one young man was arrested by Jewish Arabist unit from inside a shop.
The Special Forces broke into the camp to secure the going out of settlers and threw gas bombs, rubber bullets at Palestinians, he added.
Fasfous said that one of the youth was injured with a rubber bullet in his eye and he was transferred to hospital. Another man got injured with a rubber bullet in his abdomen.
Shufat Refugee camp: A young man was injured in his eye by a rubber bullet and another was arrested
Violent clashes broke out today afternoon in Shufat Refugee Camp, the occupying forces arrested a young man and wounded two others with rubber bullets.
Thaer Fasfoos Fateh movement spokesman in Shufat Refugee Camp stated that violent clashes broke out in the Refugee Camp after the Arabists unit (undercover forces) arrested a young man from inside a commercial building in clothes shop.
Fasfoos added that the undercover forces arrested the young man after a group of special occupying forces broke into the refugee camp to secure the exit of the undercover forces, during the process gas bombs and rubber bullets were fired heavily in the direction of the citizens.
Fasfoos added that one of the young men was injured in his eye by a rubber bullet and was rushed to hospital, in addition another was injured in his stomach by a rubber bullet.
The spokesman of Fatah movement in Shufat camp, Thaer Fasfous, revealed that severe clashes broke out inside the camp after one young man was arrested by Jewish Arabist unit from inside a shop.
The Special Forces broke into the camp to secure the going out of settlers and threw gas bombs, rubber bullets at Palestinians, he added.
Fasfous said that one of the youth was injured with a rubber bullet in his eye and he was transferred to hospital. Another man got injured with a rubber bullet in his abdomen.
Shufat Refugee camp: A young man was injured in his eye by a rubber bullet and another was arrested
Violent clashes broke out today afternoon in Shufat Refugee Camp, the occupying forces arrested a young man and wounded two others with rubber bullets.
Thaer Fasfoos Fateh movement spokesman in Shufat Refugee Camp stated that violent clashes broke out in the Refugee Camp after the Arabists unit (undercover forces) arrested a young man from inside a commercial building in clothes shop.
Fasfoos added that the undercover forces arrested the young man after a group of special occupying forces broke into the refugee camp to secure the exit of the undercover forces, during the process gas bombs and rubber bullets were fired heavily in the direction of the citizens.
Fasfoos added that one of the young men was injured in his eye by a rubber bullet and was rushed to hospital, in addition another was injured in his stomach by a rubber bullet.
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Sunday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats, near the Gaza shore, forcing them back to land.
Eyewitnesses said the navy fired rounds of live ammunition, near the Sudaniyya shore, northwest of Gaza City, causing damage but no injuries.
Two days ago, the navy kidnapped six fishers in the Sudaniyya sea, took them to Ashdod, and confiscating their boats.
The navy frequently targets Gaza fishers, and their boats, in direct violations of every ceasefire agreement, and the Oslo accords.
Eyewitnesses said the navy fired rounds of live ammunition, near the Sudaniyya shore, northwest of Gaza City, causing damage but no injuries.
Two days ago, the navy kidnapped six fishers in the Sudaniyya sea, took them to Ashdod, and confiscating their boats.
The navy frequently targets Gaza fishers, and their boats, in direct violations of every ceasefire agreement, and the Oslo accords.
11 july 2015
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), stationed at the northern Bethlehem checkpoint, beat up Friday afternoon a 16-year-old Palestinian girl before arresting and taking her to an unknown detention center.
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli soldiers deliberately provoked the girl, Noor Manasra, and did not allow her to cross into occupied Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque.
The IOF soldiers assaulted the girl when she insisted on her right to cross into occupied Jerusalem before arresting her, the sources added.
The IOF soldiers were deployed since the early morning hours of Friday at main checkpoints linking between the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, allowing only women over the age of 30 to cross into Jerusalem, as well as men over 50.
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli soldiers deliberately provoked the girl, Noor Manasra, and did not allow her to cross into occupied Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque.
The IOF soldiers assaulted the girl when she insisted on her right to cross into occupied Jerusalem before arresting her, the sources added.
The IOF soldiers were deployed since the early morning hours of Friday at main checkpoints linking between the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, allowing only women over the age of 30 to cross into Jerusalem, as well as men over 50.
10 july 2015
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Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that many residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers assaulted the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The Popular Resistance Committee in Nabi Saleh has reported that the protesters marched towards Palestinian orchards, illegally confiscated by the army, and isolated behind the wall. The protesters carried Palestinian flags, and chanted for the release of all political prisoners, in addition to demanding the International Community to intervene and end the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine, and the |
ongoing violations. The soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets; scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
One child was injured by live Israeli army fire, Friday, while scores of Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, after the soldiers attacked the weekly protest in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
The protesters marched against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, and demanding Israel to reopen the village’s main road that has been blockaded for the 13th consecutive year.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Kufur Qaddoum Murad Eshteiwy said a large military force, and undercover soldiers, resorted to excessive use of force, and fired dozens of live rounds, in addition to rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.
The undercover soldiers ambushed local youths, and fired live rounds at them, wounding Amjad Najjar, 13 years of age, with a live round in the leg. Medics moved Najjar to the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
Eshteiwy added that the soldiers also broke into many homes in the village, violently searched them, and used their rooftops as monitoring towers and firing posts.
He also stated that the soldiers deliberately fired gas bombs at a number of homes, and sprayed them with waste-water mixed with chemicals.
It is worth mentioning that the army surrounded the village, since morning hours, and prevented many journalists and solidarity activists from entering it.
The protesters marched against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, and demanding Israel to reopen the village’s main road that has been blockaded for the 13th consecutive year.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Kufur Qaddoum Murad Eshteiwy said a large military force, and undercover soldiers, resorted to excessive use of force, and fired dozens of live rounds, in addition to rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.
The undercover soldiers ambushed local youths, and fired live rounds at them, wounding Amjad Najjar, 13 years of age, with a live round in the leg. Medics moved Najjar to the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
Eshteiwy added that the soldiers also broke into many homes in the village, violently searched them, and used their rooftops as monitoring towers and firing posts.
He also stated that the soldiers deliberately fired gas bombs at a number of homes, and sprayed them with waste-water mixed with chemicals.
It is worth mentioning that the army surrounded the village, since morning hours, and prevented many journalists and solidarity activists from entering it.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The army attacked local, Israeli and international protesters, who marched against the Wall and settlements, also marking the eleventh anniversary since the International Court issued its advisory ruling deeming the Wall illegal, calling for its removal, and for compensating impacted families.
The soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, at the protesters as they approached the Wall, causing scores to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The protesters carried Palestinian flags and marched while chanting for liberation, independence, the release of all detainees, and in support of the Palestinians in the war-torn besieged Gaza Strip.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in said the protesters marked the first anniversary of the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, and demanded documenting all Israeli crimes and violations against the Palestinians, their homes and lands, to submit them to the International Criminal Court.
The army attacked local, Israeli and international protesters, who marched against the Wall and settlements, also marking the eleventh anniversary since the International Court issued its advisory ruling deeming the Wall illegal, calling for its removal, and for compensating impacted families.
The soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, at the protesters as they approached the Wall, causing scores to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The protesters carried Palestinian flags and marched while chanting for liberation, independence, the release of all detainees, and in support of the Palestinians in the war-torn besieged Gaza Strip.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in said the protesters marked the first anniversary of the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, and demanded documenting all Israeli crimes and violations against the Palestinians, their homes and lands, to submit them to the International Criminal Court.
9 july 2015
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday afternoon prevented a Palestinian municipal crew from surveying the road between Aqraba and Yanun towns, south of Nablus city.
Anti-settlement activist Hamza Diriya told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops aboard three military vehicles stormed the area and forced the municipal workers at gunpoint to stop their work at the pretext they needed a permit before conducting the survey.
Diriya added that the soldiers and settlers blocked the road and compelled the workers and the deputy head of the Aqraba municipal council to leave the area.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian citizens left their cars on the blocked road and clashed with the soldiers and settlers.
Anti-settlement activist Hamza Diriya told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops aboard three military vehicles stormed the area and forced the municipal workers at gunpoint to stop their work at the pretext they needed a permit before conducting the survey.
Diriya added that the soldiers and settlers blocked the road and compelled the workers and the deputy head of the Aqraba municipal council to leave the area.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian citizens left their cars on the blocked road and clashed with the soldiers and settlers.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, one Palestinian in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, two in Bethlehem, one in Jenin, and one in Jerusalem. Another Palestinian was kidnapped near Hebron, late on Wednesday.
Media sources in Nablus said the soldiers kidnapped Hamad Abu Omar, 26 years of age, after stopping him at the Shavei Shomron Roadblock, northwest of Nablus. Omar is from Borqa town, northwest of Nablus.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Mo’tasem Nabil Shweiki, 22, after invading his home in the Saff Street, in the center of Bethlehem city.
A third Palestinian, identified as Omar Amer Odah, 23, was also kidnapped after the soldiers stormed his home, in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem city.
In addition, soldiers stationed at a military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, kidnapped a university student from Jalboun village, east of Jenin.
The Palestinian, Ayham Mahmoud Abu ar-Rob, 23, a college student studying to become a teacher, was stopped on a sudden roadblock near ‘Arraba town.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Kafr ‘Aqeb neighborhood, isolated behind the Annexation Wall, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, kidnapped at least one Palestinian and searched several homes.
Soldiers also installed roadblocks and searched cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
Clashes took place between the invading soldiers and dozens of local youths.
On Wednesday evening, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Rashid Walid Ekhlayyel, 20, from Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers cuffed Ekhlayyel, held him in their military tower on the main entrance of the town, and took him to an unknown destination.
Media sources in Nablus said the soldiers kidnapped Hamad Abu Omar, 26 years of age, after stopping him at the Shavei Shomron Roadblock, northwest of Nablus. Omar is from Borqa town, northwest of Nablus.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Mo’tasem Nabil Shweiki, 22, after invading his home in the Saff Street, in the center of Bethlehem city.
A third Palestinian, identified as Omar Amer Odah, 23, was also kidnapped after the soldiers stormed his home, in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem city.
In addition, soldiers stationed at a military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, kidnapped a university student from Jalboun village, east of Jenin.
The Palestinian, Ayham Mahmoud Abu ar-Rob, 23, a college student studying to become a teacher, was stopped on a sudden roadblock near ‘Arraba town.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Kafr ‘Aqeb neighborhood, isolated behind the Annexation Wall, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, kidnapped at least one Palestinian and searched several homes.
Soldiers also installed roadblocks and searched cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
Clashes took place between the invading soldiers and dozens of local youths.
On Wednesday evening, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Rashid Walid Ekhlayyel, 20, from Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers cuffed Ekhlayyel, held him in their military tower on the main entrance of the town, and took him to an unknown destination.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Thursday announced their plan to conduct military exercises throughout the day in areas surrounding the Gaza strip, with the goal of preparing against Palestinian attacks on Israeli targets.
The official website of the Israeli Occupation Forces stated that the training would begin in the afternoon and that it would only last one day.
The website also stated that the training is a part of the IOF’s 2015 strategy aimed at preparing the army against potential future risks.
The exercise coincides with the anniversary of Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s war on the Gaza strip last summer which resulted in over 2,250 casualties, the majority of whom were civilians.
The official website of the Israeli Occupation Forces stated that the training would begin in the afternoon and that it would only last one day.
The website also stated that the training is a part of the IOF’s 2015 strategy aimed at preparing the army against potential future risks.
The exercise coincides with the anniversary of Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s war on the Gaza strip last summer which resulted in over 2,250 casualties, the majority of whom were civilians.
8 july 2015
Extremist Israeli settlers yesterday chased down and assaulted 3 Palestinian workers on an-Anbiya Street in Jerusalem.
According to WAFA, witnesses described seeing a group of illegal settlers running after the workers before catching up with them and physically assaulting them.
Israeli police then arrived at the scene of the crime and did nothing to the perpetrators of the attack but rather arrested two victims of the assault. The third was transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment.
This latest assault comes hours after a 14-year-old Jerusalem Palestinian sustained an injury to his eye during a vicious attack by settlers.
A woman was also injured three days ago when extremist settlers attacked her and her family as they waited in traffic. The settlers threw stones at the car, which led to the woman passenger sustaining light injuries.
According to WAFA, witnesses described seeing a group of illegal settlers running after the workers before catching up with them and physically assaulting them.
Israeli police then arrived at the scene of the crime and did nothing to the perpetrators of the attack but rather arrested two victims of the assault. The third was transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment.
This latest assault comes hours after a 14-year-old Jerusalem Palestinian sustained an injury to his eye during a vicious attack by settlers.
A woman was also injured three days ago when extremist settlers attacked her and her family as they waited in traffic. The settlers threw stones at the car, which led to the woman passenger sustaining light injuries.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out at dawn Wednesday a large-scale raid campaign throughout West Bank. Ten Palestinians were kidnapped during the raid.
Israeli TV Channel Seven claimed that IOF arrested “ten wanted persons” in the West Bank, including nine suspects allegedly involved in attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers.
All of the suspects were transferred to Israeli investigation centers for questioning, the sources added.
On the other hand, five Palestinians were injured during an Israeli arrest campaign in al-Khalil to the south of occupied West Bank.
Local sources affirmed that IOF soldiers stormed the Old City and savagely attacked a group of youths, injuring five of them. The injured were taken to hospital for treatment.
Three arrests were reported during the campaign, the sources clarified.
IOF soldiers were deployed in large numbers in the neighboring areas, and detained two local youths after breaking into their homes.
Israeli TV Channel Seven claimed that IOF arrested “ten wanted persons” in the West Bank, including nine suspects allegedly involved in attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers.
All of the suspects were transferred to Israeli investigation centers for questioning, the sources added.
On the other hand, five Palestinians were injured during an Israeli arrest campaign in al-Khalil to the south of occupied West Bank.
Local sources affirmed that IOF soldiers stormed the Old City and savagely attacked a group of youths, injuring five of them. The injured were taken to hospital for treatment.
Three arrests were reported during the campaign, the sources clarified.
IOF soldiers were deployed in large numbers in the neighboring areas, and detained two local youths after breaking into their homes.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and violently assaulted two others, causing various cuts and bruises.
Media sources in Hebron said several army vehicles invaded the Sahla neighborhood, in Hebron’s Old City, and kidnapped Mohammad Suleiman Abu Hadid, as he was heading back home just before evening prayers.
On Tuesday at night, soldiers assaulted two Palestinians in Tal Romeida neighborhood, in Hebron, causing various injuries that required hospitalization.
Medical sources said Emad Abu Shamsiyya, 16 years of age, and Anas Sharabati, 23, were moved to the ‘Alia Governmental Hospital.
Media sources in Hebron said several army vehicles invaded the Sahla neighborhood, in Hebron’s Old City, and kidnapped Mohammad Suleiman Abu Hadid, as he was heading back home just before evening prayers.
On Tuesday at night, soldiers assaulted two Palestinians in Tal Romeida neighborhood, in Hebron, causing various injuries that required hospitalization.
Medical sources said Emad Abu Shamsiyya, 16 years of age, and Anas Sharabati, 23, were moved to the ‘Alia Governmental Hospital.
