24 july 2015
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Friday, several Palestinian neighborhoods in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, searched homes, and kidnapped nine Palestinians. On Thursday evening, soldiers invaded Silwan and broke into home before attempting to kidnap some youths.
Amjad Abu Asab, head of the Jerusalem Detainees Families Committee, has reported that the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Abu Farha, Mohammad Basety, Eyad al-Ghouj, Omar Ibrahim, Ahmad Shaweesh, Abdullah Da’na, Mahmoud Shaweesh, Wahid Bakri and Ma’moun Gheith.
Abu Asab added that the soldiers also handed several young men military orders for interrogation in a number of detention centers, in occupied Jerusalem.
On Thursday evening, undercover soldiers of the Israeli army invaded Ein al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan, and attempted to abduct a number of local youths.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan has reported that the undercover soldiers chased several youths and children in the neighborhood, and smashed a door of the local mosque before occupying its rooftop.
Soldiers also invaded a land belonging to members of the al-‘Abbasi family, and searched it.
On Thursday afternoon, soldiers and personnel of the Jerusalem City Council attached a demolition order to a wall of an under construction home, in Silwan.
The 138 square/meter home belongs to members of al-Qaaq family.
Earlier on Thursday, soldiers invaded al-‘Abbasiyya neighborhood in Silwan, searched the ruins of a demolished home belonging to Khaled az-Zeer, and kidnapped Hamza az-Zeer.
Soldiers also detained Morad al-Ghoul after storming his shop in Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood.
Amjad Abu Asab, head of the Jerusalem Detainees Families Committee, has reported that the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Abu Farha, Mohammad Basety, Eyad al-Ghouj, Omar Ibrahim, Ahmad Shaweesh, Abdullah Da’na, Mahmoud Shaweesh, Wahid Bakri and Ma’moun Gheith.
Abu Asab added that the soldiers also handed several young men military orders for interrogation in a number of detention centers, in occupied Jerusalem.
On Thursday evening, undercover soldiers of the Israeli army invaded Ein al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan, and attempted to abduct a number of local youths.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan has reported that the undercover soldiers chased several youths and children in the neighborhood, and smashed a door of the local mosque before occupying its rooftop.
Soldiers also invaded a land belonging to members of the al-‘Abbasi family, and searched it.
On Thursday afternoon, soldiers and personnel of the Jerusalem City Council attached a demolition order to a wall of an under construction home, in Silwan.
The 138 square/meter home belongs to members of al-Qaaq family.
Earlier on Thursday, soldiers invaded al-‘Abbasiyya neighborhood in Silwan, searched the ruins of a demolished home belonging to Khaled az-Zeer, and kidnapped Hamza az-Zeer.
Soldiers also detained Morad al-Ghoul after storming his shop in Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood.
Two Palestinian young men at dawn Friday suffered bullet injuries when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked citizens during a campaign in al-Deheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the camp and clashed with its young men.
They said that the invading troops opened fire indiscriminately at the angry young men, causing injuries to two of them.
They added that the IOF raided some homes during the campaign without making arrests.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the camp and clashed with its young men.
They said that the invading troops opened fire indiscriminately at the angry young men, causing injuries to two of them.
They added that the IOF raided some homes during the campaign without making arrests.
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Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Falah Abu Maria, 53, who was shot dead by Israeli forces during an arrest raid Thursday morning
Israeli forces injured eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank town of Beit Ummar, Thursday, as clashes erupted after the funeral of Falah Abu Maria, who was shot dead in his home, at dawn, during an Israeli arrest raid, witnesses said. Spokesman for a popular committee in the Hebron-area town, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said that Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas at funeral attendees. The mourners received light to medium injuries, and three were transferred |
to hospitals in Hebron for treatment, he said.
One of the ambulances on site was hit by rubber-coated steel bullets fired by Israeli forces as it left the scene, shattering the rear window, Awad added.
According to Ma'an News Agency, Israeli forces had reportedly closed the entrances leading into Beit Ummar during the funeral procession, which was attended by hundreds of town residents.
Participants chanted slogans condemning the killing of Abu Maria by Israeli forces and demanding a response to the "crimes of the occupation against the Palestinian people."
An Israeli army spokesperson had no immediate information but told Ma'an she would look into the incident.
Abu Maria was reportedly shot twice in the chest by Israeli forces after attempting to assist his son Mohammad, 22, who had been shot by the forces as they raided the family's home early Thursday morning, according to witnesses.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that the forces were conducting an overnight operation in Beit Ummar Thursday.
The spokesperson said that Israeli forces were "attacked by a violent mob" when they attempted to arrest Mohammad, who was allegedly wanted on suspicion of security offences, adding that one Israeli soldier was injured with by a rock.
Israeli forces responded with live fire aimed at "lower extremities," injuring one man, the spokesperson said. The spokeswoman could not confirm his identity but acknowledged that the wanted suspect was not taken into custody.
The spokesperson added that when Israeli forces were leaving the home of the first incident they were "attacked" again, and again opened fire, killing one man.
Palestinian leadership across factional lines condemned the latest string of killings by Israeli forces of Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank hours after Abu Maria's death.
Abu Maria is the 17th Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces this year, three of whom have been killed since the beginning of this month.
One of the ambulances on site was hit by rubber-coated steel bullets fired by Israeli forces as it left the scene, shattering the rear window, Awad added.
According to Ma'an News Agency, Israeli forces had reportedly closed the entrances leading into Beit Ummar during the funeral procession, which was attended by hundreds of town residents.
Participants chanted slogans condemning the killing of Abu Maria by Israeli forces and demanding a response to the "crimes of the occupation against the Palestinian people."
An Israeli army spokesperson had no immediate information but told Ma'an she would look into the incident.
Abu Maria was reportedly shot twice in the chest by Israeli forces after attempting to assist his son Mohammad, 22, who had been shot by the forces as they raided the family's home early Thursday morning, according to witnesses.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that the forces were conducting an overnight operation in Beit Ummar Thursday.
The spokesperson said that Israeli forces were "attacked by a violent mob" when they attempted to arrest Mohammad, who was allegedly wanted on suspicion of security offences, adding that one Israeli soldier was injured with by a rock.
Israeli forces responded with live fire aimed at "lower extremities," injuring one man, the spokesperson said. The spokeswoman could not confirm his identity but acknowledged that the wanted suspect was not taken into custody.
The spokesperson added that when Israeli forces were leaving the home of the first incident they were "attacked" again, and again opened fire, killing one man.
Palestinian leadership across factional lines condemned the latest string of killings by Israeli forces of Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank hours after Abu Maria's death.
Abu Maria is the 17th Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces this year, three of whom have been killed since the beginning of this month.
23 july 2015
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) advanced a limited distance in Palestinian lands to the east of Khan Younis City in southern Gaza on Thursday.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that several Israeli military vehicles advanced into lands to the southeastern outskirts of the city in al-Umour district and started leveling of lands.
The Israeli forces opened machinegun fires at random and leveled lands during the incursion. No casualties have been reported.
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers opened intensive machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers and fishermen whereas Israeli military vehicles advanced limited area into northern Gaza Strip.
The forces stationed at Central Gaza also fired their machineguns at Palestinian farmers forcing them to leave their farms, a field monitor revealed.
Israeli gunboats as well started shooting at Gazan fishing boats with no casualties reported. Besides, four Israeli bulldozers advanced a 50-meter distance in northern Beit Lahia in the northern blockaded enclave.
The attack is another episode in the series of Israeli daily violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed in the wake of last summer’s offensive on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that several Israeli military vehicles advanced into lands to the southeastern outskirts of the city in al-Umour district and started leveling of lands.
The Israeli forces opened machinegun fires at random and leveled lands during the incursion. No casualties have been reported.
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers opened intensive machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers and fishermen whereas Israeli military vehicles advanced limited area into northern Gaza Strip.
The forces stationed at Central Gaza also fired their machineguns at Palestinian farmers forcing them to leave their farms, a field monitor revealed.
Israeli gunboats as well started shooting at Gazan fishing boats with no casualties reported. Besides, four Israeli bulldozers advanced a 50-meter distance in northern Beit Lahia in the northern blockaded enclave.
The attack is another episode in the series of Israeli daily violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed in the wake of last summer’s offensive on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the al-Am’ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, and kidnapped two Palestinians following clashes that took place between the army and local youths. Soldiers also stormed homes in Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and photographed them.
Several army vehicles invaded the al-Am’ari refugee camp, stormed and searched a few homes, and clashed with scores of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on them.
The soldiers also kidnapped two Palestinians; one of them has been identified as Mohammad al-Qaisi, and took them to an unknown destination.
The army fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing a power transformer to catch fire; the transformer provides electricity to the refugee camp, in addition to Samiramis and Um ash-Sharayet areas.
Palestinian first responders, and fire trucks, rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire; serious damage was reported to a number of shops and stores in the area, while electricity technicians are still trying to restore power.
In addition, soldiers invaded the ash-Shorafa area, stormed and searched several homes, causing property damage, and took pictures of the invaded properties.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, stormed and searched several homes in the Shorafa area, and photographed the invaded properties.
Clashes reported in al-Amari refugee camp in Ramallah
Violent clashes erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinians near al-Amaari refugee camp in Ramallah on Thursday.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers threw stun grenades at a power generator which caught on fire and led to a power cut off all over the camp and two other nearby districts.
The eyewitnesses revealed that the forces arrested two Palestinians before clashes. One was identified as Mohammad al-Qaisi, while the other could not be identified. They were taken to unknown destinations.
Several army vehicles invaded the al-Am’ari refugee camp, stormed and searched a few homes, and clashed with scores of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on them.
The soldiers also kidnapped two Palestinians; one of them has been identified as Mohammad al-Qaisi, and took them to an unknown destination.
The army fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing a power transformer to catch fire; the transformer provides electricity to the refugee camp, in addition to Samiramis and Um ash-Sharayet areas.
Palestinian first responders, and fire trucks, rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire; serious damage was reported to a number of shops and stores in the area, while electricity technicians are still trying to restore power.
In addition, soldiers invaded the ash-Shorafa area, stormed and searched several homes, causing property damage, and took pictures of the invaded properties.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, stormed and searched several homes in the Shorafa area, and photographed the invaded properties.
Clashes reported in al-Amari refugee camp in Ramallah
Violent clashes erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinians near al-Amaari refugee camp in Ramallah on Thursday.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers threw stun grenades at a power generator which caught on fire and led to a power cut off all over the camp and two other nearby districts.
The eyewitnesses revealed that the forces arrested two Palestinians before clashes. One was identified as Mohammad al-Qaisi, while the other could not be identified. They were taken to unknown destinations.
Falah Hamdi Abi Mariya 53
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian man who was in his own home, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, as he tried to help his son who was shot and injured by army fire, also in his family home.
Falah Hamdi Abu Mariya, 53 years of age, was shot dead in his home, while two of his sons, Mohammad and Ahmad, were injured by Israeli army fire, after dozens of soldiers surrounded their home, and stormed it.
The family said soldiers fired two live rounds at Mohammad, one of Abu Mariya’s sons, wounding him in the pelvis. The father then rushed to help his wounded son, before the soldiers fired two more rounds, striking Abu Mariya in the chest.
Mohammad Ayyad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, reported that a group of Israeli soldiers, including an undercover unit, stormed Abu Mariya’s home, and fired at Mohammad, 22 years of age, wounding him with two live rounds in the pelvis.
He added that the distraught father tried to help his wounded son, but the soldiers fired three more rounds directly at him, seriously wounding him in the chest; he was moved to the al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron, where he died of his serious injuries.
Medical sources also stated that Falah’s son, Ahmad, 25 years of age, was hit by bullet shrapnel in the chest, and was also moved to the al-Ahli Hospital suffering minor injuries.
During the invasion, the soldiers also kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Hammad Ahmad Abu Mariya, 23 years of age, and took him to an unknown destination.
IOF kill father, wound son during savage raid on their home
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Thursday morning shot dead Palestinian Falah Abu Maria (55), and wounded his son during savage raid on Beit Ommar village, north of Hebron.
Locals told PNN that intensive private forces broke into Abu Maria’s home, inspected and raided it provocatively, in attempts to kidnap his son, Mohammed.
The soldiers then opened fire on the residents. Falah was shot by three bullets from a close distance– one of the them penetrating the heart.
He was then moved to Al-Ahli hospital in Hebron to be announced dead there.
Mohammed, the son, was shot directly in the leg.
Israeli forces have also kidnapped another youngster from the village, then left.
The condition in the village in the area still nervous, clashes with Israeli soldiers are still happening on the village entrances while the people get ready to bid last farewell to the martyr.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian man who was in his own home, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, as he tried to help his son who was shot and injured by army fire, also in his family home.
Falah Hamdi Abu Mariya, 53 years of age, was shot dead in his home, while two of his sons, Mohammad and Ahmad, were injured by Israeli army fire, after dozens of soldiers surrounded their home, and stormed it.
The family said soldiers fired two live rounds at Mohammad, one of Abu Mariya’s sons, wounding him in the pelvis. The father then rushed to help his wounded son, before the soldiers fired two more rounds, striking Abu Mariya in the chest.
Mohammad Ayyad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, reported that a group of Israeli soldiers, including an undercover unit, stormed Abu Mariya’s home, and fired at Mohammad, 22 years of age, wounding him with two live rounds in the pelvis.
He added that the distraught father tried to help his wounded son, but the soldiers fired three more rounds directly at him, seriously wounding him in the chest; he was moved to the al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron, where he died of his serious injuries.
Medical sources also stated that Falah’s son, Ahmad, 25 years of age, was hit by bullet shrapnel in the chest, and was also moved to the al-Ahli Hospital suffering minor injuries.
During the invasion, the soldiers also kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Hammad Ahmad Abu Mariya, 23 years of age, and took him to an unknown destination.
IOF kill father, wound son during savage raid on their home
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Thursday morning shot dead Palestinian Falah Abu Maria (55), and wounded his son during savage raid on Beit Ommar village, north of Hebron.
Locals told PNN that intensive private forces broke into Abu Maria’s home, inspected and raided it provocatively, in attempts to kidnap his son, Mohammed.
The soldiers then opened fire on the residents. Falah was shot by three bullets from a close distance– one of the them penetrating the heart.
He was then moved to Al-Ahli hospital in Hebron to be announced dead there.
Mohammed, the son, was shot directly in the leg.
Israeli forces have also kidnapped another youngster from the village, then left.
The condition in the village in the area still nervous, clashes with Israeli soldiers are still happening on the village entrances while the people get ready to bid last farewell to the martyr.
22 july 2015
Mohammed Alawna 21
Mohammed Alawna, 21, this morning was announced dead after he was shot by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during clashes in Burqin village near Jenin.
According to security sources, Mohammed was shot in the chest. He was rushed to the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital for treatment, underwent surgery, and was later announced dead of his wounds.
Israeli forces on Wednesday early hours broke into Burqin village near Jenin, where they kidnapped journalist Mohammed Atiq, opened fire in addition to sound and teargas grenades.
In Jenin city, IOF raided the home of Yasser Abu Ja’far (22) and kidnapped him.
Injuries, arrests reported in IOF raid in Jenin
A number of Palestinian civilians sustained injuries and a journalist was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday after the latter rolled into Jenin’s western town of Berkin.
Local sources said the IOF soldiers broke into the family home of the Hamas activist Ali Ateiq and kidnapped his 25-year-old son Mohamed, a journalist, moments after they aggressively assaulted the family members.
Clashes flared up shortly after the soldiers targeted Palestinian civilians with random spates of gunfire.
21-year-old Mohamed Ahmad Alawneh sustained a chest injury and was rushed to Jenin’s public hospital for urgent treatment.
The IOF troops further moved into Jenin’s eastern neighborhood and nabbed a 22-year-old youngster after they wreaked havoc on his family home.
Earlier, on Tuesday evening, the IOF informed a citizen’s family from Kafr Ra’i, that their son Awab, 21, was taken to custody under the pretext of carrying a knife near the Israeli military camp of Salem.
The detainee’s family said their son Awab headed to the civil administration at the Salem camp to apply for a smart card so as to gain access into 1948 Occupied Palestine. He was, however, captured by the occupation soldiers.
Mohammed Alawna, 21, this morning was announced dead after he was shot by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during clashes in Burqin village near Jenin.
According to security sources, Mohammed was shot in the chest. He was rushed to the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital for treatment, underwent surgery, and was later announced dead of his wounds.
Israeli forces on Wednesday early hours broke into Burqin village near Jenin, where they kidnapped journalist Mohammed Atiq, opened fire in addition to sound and teargas grenades.
In Jenin city, IOF raided the home of Yasser Abu Ja’far (22) and kidnapped him.
Injuries, arrests reported in IOF raid in Jenin
A number of Palestinian civilians sustained injuries and a journalist was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday after the latter rolled into Jenin’s western town of Berkin.
Local sources said the IOF soldiers broke into the family home of the Hamas activist Ali Ateiq and kidnapped his 25-year-old son Mohamed, a journalist, moments after they aggressively assaulted the family members.
Clashes flared up shortly after the soldiers targeted Palestinian civilians with random spates of gunfire.
21-year-old Mohamed Ahmad Alawneh sustained a chest injury and was rushed to Jenin’s public hospital for urgent treatment.
The IOF troops further moved into Jenin’s eastern neighborhood and nabbed a 22-year-old youngster after they wreaked havoc on his family home.
Earlier, on Tuesday evening, the IOF informed a citizen’s family from Kafr Ra’i, that their son Awab, 21, was taken to custody under the pretext of carrying a knife near the Israeli military camp of Salem.
The detainee’s family said their son Awab headed to the civil administration at the Salem camp to apply for a smart card so as to gain access into 1948 Occupied Palestine. He was, however, captured by the occupation soldiers.
Several armored Israeli military vehicles carried out, earlier on Wednesday, a limited invasion into Palestinian agricultural lands, north of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Army also fired on farmers and their lands, in central Gaza.
The WAFA News Agency said four tanks and three armored bulldozers, stationed in a military base across the border fence, advanced at least 150 meters into Palestinian agricultural lands.
The military bulldozers then bulldozed and uprooted agricultural lands, and installed sand barriers while firing rounds of live ammunition at homes and property in the area.
In addition, soldiers stationed on military towers near the border fence, in central Gaza, fired live round agricultural lands, east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, forcing the farmers to leave their land, in order to avoid further army fire, and escalation.
The Israeli army and the navy conduct daily violations against the Palestinians, their homes, lands and property in different parts of the coastal region.
On Tuesday at dawn, two Palestinian fishers were wounded after Israeli navy ships opened fire on a number of fishing boats in Gaza waters, near Beit Lahia.
The WAFA News Agency said four tanks and three armored bulldozers, stationed in a military base across the border fence, advanced at least 150 meters into Palestinian agricultural lands.
The military bulldozers then bulldozed and uprooted agricultural lands, and installed sand barriers while firing rounds of live ammunition at homes and property in the area.
In addition, soldiers stationed on military towers near the border fence, in central Gaza, fired live round agricultural lands, east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, forcing the farmers to leave their land, in order to avoid further army fire, and escalation.
The Israeli army and the navy conduct daily violations against the Palestinians, their homes, lands and property in different parts of the coastal region.
On Tuesday at dawn, two Palestinian fishers were wounded after Israeli navy ships opened fire on a number of fishing boats in Gaza waters, near Beit Lahia.
21 july 2015
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Israeli navy ships opened live fire, on Tuesday at dawn, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, wounding two fishers, and kidnapped two including one of the wounded, before towing a boat to the Ashdod Port.
Ahmad Ismael Sharafi, 20 years of age, was shot with a live round in the back, and several rubber-coated metal bullets in his arm, and was moved to the Shifa Medical Center in Gaza, suffering a moderate injury. The two kidnapped fishers were released approximately at six in the evening, while one of them was moved to a medical center for treatment of wounds resulting from the Israeli attack, the Union for Agricultural Work Committees has reported. On Monday evening, the navy attacked a fishing boat belonging to Yousef Fayez Barakat, 22 years of age, and kidnapped him, along with Haitham Tareq Bakr, 25. |
The Israeli Navy conducts ongoing assaults and violations against Gaza fishers and their boats, in Palestinian territorial waters, and even close to shore or while docked on shore.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has reported that the Navy carried out 51 shooting attacks, invasions and kidnappings in the besieged coastal region, in May alone; this included 41 shooting attacks that led to nine injuries.
While Israel continues to claim “easing restrictions,” and easing the deadly siege on Gaza, the Palestinians continue to face daily assaults and violations in the sea, and in their own lands close to the border fence, where Israel enforces what it calls a “security buffer zone,” denying the Palestinians access to their lands.
The attacks also include uprooting Palestinian lands, and opening fire on farmers, workers and homes in areas close to the border.
Israelis shoot, injure Gaza fisherman
Israeli forces have injured a Palestinian fisherman in a shooting off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip, reports say.
Witnesses said on Tuesday that an unidentified young fisherman was seriously wounded when he was shot in the back and hand off the northwestern coast of Gaza City.
The sources said the fisherman, who seemed to be in his early 20s, was taken to the al-Shifa hospital, where officials reportedly said he was in critical condition.
However, an Israeli military spokeswoman said Tel Aviv was not aware of any injuries sustained by a Palestinian.
Attacks by Israeli forces on Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip have increased since the Israeli war of summer 2014.
The rise in such instances of violence comes despite a ceasefire agreement reached between representatives of the Israeli regime and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas following the war.
Under the truce, Tel Aviv agreed to increase the fishing area off the coast of Gaza to six nautical miles from the previous three nautical miles.
However, human rights organizations say the Israeli military has attacked Gazan fishermen a significant number of times since the end of the war.
In May alone, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported a total of 51 incidents of shooting, incursions into the coastal enclave, and arrests by Israeli forces.
Palestinian fishermen say Israeli forces often target their boats before they reach the agreed limit.
The Gaza Strip has been under an Israeli blockade since June 2007. The siege has resulted in a sharp decline in the standard of living for Palestinians and a rise in the level of unemployment and poverty.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has reported that the Navy carried out 51 shooting attacks, invasions and kidnappings in the besieged coastal region, in May alone; this included 41 shooting attacks that led to nine injuries.
While Israel continues to claim “easing restrictions,” and easing the deadly siege on Gaza, the Palestinians continue to face daily assaults and violations in the sea, and in their own lands close to the border fence, where Israel enforces what it calls a “security buffer zone,” denying the Palestinians access to their lands.
The attacks also include uprooting Palestinian lands, and opening fire on farmers, workers and homes in areas close to the border.
Israelis shoot, injure Gaza fisherman
Israeli forces have injured a Palestinian fisherman in a shooting off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip, reports say.
Witnesses said on Tuesday that an unidentified young fisherman was seriously wounded when he was shot in the back and hand off the northwestern coast of Gaza City.
The sources said the fisherman, who seemed to be in his early 20s, was taken to the al-Shifa hospital, where officials reportedly said he was in critical condition.
However, an Israeli military spokeswoman said Tel Aviv was not aware of any injuries sustained by a Palestinian.
Attacks by Israeli forces on Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip have increased since the Israeli war of summer 2014.
The rise in such instances of violence comes despite a ceasefire agreement reached between representatives of the Israeli regime and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas following the war.
Under the truce, Tel Aviv agreed to increase the fishing area off the coast of Gaza to six nautical miles from the previous three nautical miles.
However, human rights organizations say the Israeli military has attacked Gazan fishermen a significant number of times since the end of the war.
In May alone, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported a total of 51 incidents of shooting, incursions into the coastal enclave, and arrests by Israeli forces.
Palestinian fishermen say Israeli forces often target their boats before they reach the agreed limit.
The Gaza Strip has been under an Israeli blockade since June 2007. The siege has resulted in a sharp decline in the standard of living for Palestinians and a rise in the level of unemployment and poverty.
Violent clashes broke out on Monday between dozens of Palestinian citizens and extremist Jewish settlers backed by soldiers in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a horde of settlers escorted by Israeli soldiers rallied in a Palestinian area near the illegal settlement of Karmi Tsur and embarked on provoking and clashing with Palestinian citizens.
The situation turned violent when the soldiers started to fire rubber bullets and tear gas grenades at the angry citizens and their homes, the sources added.
The sources noted that during the events, a fire broke out in Karmi Tsur settlement, without stating the reason behind the incident.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a horde of settlers escorted by Israeli soldiers rallied in a Palestinian area near the illegal settlement of Karmi Tsur and embarked on provoking and clashing with Palestinian citizens.
The situation turned violent when the soldiers started to fire rubber bullets and tear gas grenades at the angry citizens and their homes, the sources added.
The sources noted that during the events, a fire broke out in Karmi Tsur settlement, without stating the reason behind the incident.
