26 july 2016

Dozens of Palestinian youth were injured Monday evening, in clashes with Israeli soldiers who tried to forestall a march in solidarity with hunger striker detainee Bilal Kayed, in Abu Dis town, to the east of Jerusalem.
Palestinian Red Crescent reported 30 cases which occurred during the clashes; nine with rubber bullets, 19 suffocation cases and two head injuries.
Eyewitness reported, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that the clashes erupted during a solidarity march for detainee Bilal Kayed who has been on hunger strike for 41 days, in protest of his administrative detention — an archaic procedure dating back to the days of British Mandate Palestine, in which a “suspect” is detained without charge or trial, for renewable periods of 6 months.
The witness said that the march was launched from Abu Dis club, and, when it reached Al-Jabal crossroad, Issraeli soldiers began firing tear gas and rubber bullets towards the march, trying to forestall it.
Palestinian youth reacted by throwing stones towards the Israeli soldiers, with clashes reportedly lasting for hours.
Palestinian Red Crescent reported 30 cases which occurred during the clashes; nine with rubber bullets, 19 suffocation cases and two head injuries.
Eyewitness reported, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that the clashes erupted during a solidarity march for detainee Bilal Kayed who has been on hunger strike for 41 days, in protest of his administrative detention — an archaic procedure dating back to the days of British Mandate Palestine, in which a “suspect” is detained without charge or trial, for renewable periods of 6 months.
The witness said that the march was launched from Abu Dis club, and, when it reached Al-Jabal crossroad, Issraeli soldiers began firing tear gas and rubber bullets towards the march, trying to forestall it.
Palestinian youth reacted by throwing stones towards the Israeli soldiers, with clashes reportedly lasting for hours.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said that a "suspicious" Palestinian woman, who she identified as an 18-year-old resident of the village of Kafr Aqab, "quickly approached the security guards at the Qalandiya checkpoint" in the area where vehicles cross the checkpoint.
"Security guards requested that the woman stop several times, but as she kept running towards them, they opened fire at her lower body, injuring her," al-Samri claimed, saying that the Palestinian teen had lost consciousness after being shot several times in the legs, but that she received first aid on the scene.
A video taken by an eyewitness showed a young woman lying on the ground at the checkpoint seemingly injured in her lower body, shouting in pain and moving while Israeli forces ran past her.
Soldiers Injure A Young Woman At The Qalandia Terminal
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Tuesday, a young Palestinian woman near the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem, after she reportedly ran rewards them.
Israeli TV Channel 10 said the young woman, only 18 years of age, rushed towards the terminal and that the soldiers shot her after she failed to heed to their orders to stop.
She was apparently shot in the lower part of her body, and was seen laying on the ground while still moving her limbs.
Israeli soldiers and police officers gathered around the wounded young man while pointing their guns on the Palestinians, forcing them to leave the immediate area.
Israeli Ynet News said the soldiers “shot the woman after she ran at them,’’ and added that a search of her body revealed she was not armed.
It is worth mentioning that the Qalandia Media Center has reported that the young woman has been identified as Raghad Sho’ani, a student of Birzeit University.
Updated from: Palestinian Woman Shot at Qalandia Checkpoint (VIDEO) Jul 26, 2016 @ 22:28
A Palestinian woman was reportedly shot and injured by Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint of Qalandia, to the north of Jerusalem, this afternoon.
The Qalandia Media Center said, according to the PNN, that Israeli soldiers claimed she tried to stab a soldier, but there has been no evidence of stabbing at this time.
Israeli soldiers prevented Palestinian ambulances from approaching the woman, who was left bleeding on the ground and shouting for help.
This morning, Israeli forces demolished that razed 11 homes in the occupied West Bank town.
"Security guards requested that the woman stop several times, but as she kept running towards them, they opened fire at her lower body, injuring her," al-Samri claimed, saying that the Palestinian teen had lost consciousness after being shot several times in the legs, but that she received first aid on the scene.
A video taken by an eyewitness showed a young woman lying on the ground at the checkpoint seemingly injured in her lower body, shouting in pain and moving while Israeli forces ran past her.
Soldiers Injure A Young Woman At The Qalandia Terminal
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Tuesday, a young Palestinian woman near the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem, after she reportedly ran rewards them.
Israeli TV Channel 10 said the young woman, only 18 years of age, rushed towards the terminal and that the soldiers shot her after she failed to heed to their orders to stop.
She was apparently shot in the lower part of her body, and was seen laying on the ground while still moving her limbs.
Israeli soldiers and police officers gathered around the wounded young man while pointing their guns on the Palestinians, forcing them to leave the immediate area.
Israeli Ynet News said the soldiers “shot the woman after she ran at them,’’ and added that a search of her body revealed she was not armed.
It is worth mentioning that the Qalandia Media Center has reported that the young woman has been identified as Raghad Sho’ani, a student of Birzeit University.
Updated from: Palestinian Woman Shot at Qalandia Checkpoint (VIDEO) Jul 26, 2016 @ 22:28
A Palestinian woman was reportedly shot and injured by Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint of Qalandia, to the north of Jerusalem, this afternoon.
The Qalandia Media Center said, according to the PNN, that Israeli soldiers claimed she tried to stab a soldier, but there has been no evidence of stabbing at this time.
Israeli soldiers prevented Palestinian ambulances from approaching the woman, who was left bleeding on the ground and shouting for help.
This morning, Israeli forces demolished that razed 11 homes in the occupied West Bank town.

A state of panic overwhelmed children and women in Nablus as Israeli army troops carried out training exercises that simulate confrontations with Palestinian anti-occupation youths.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of Israeli soldiers participated in the maneuvers that were carried out in the southern and eastern corners of Nablus province.
A group of soldiers mocked up Palestinian youths and set fire to tires, sparking terror in the area.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of Israeli soldiers participated in the maneuvers that were carried out in the southern and eastern corners of Nablus province.
A group of soldiers mocked up Palestinian youths and set fire to tires, sparking terror in the area.

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched Tuesday morning raid and arrest campaigns in a number of West Bank towns and cities.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested three young men after violently storming the city and breaking into a number of local homes in Beit Jala and Beit Fujar towns.
One of the detained young men was brutally attacked during his arrest, a PIC reporter said.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces stormed at dawn today several local homes belonging to Palestinian ex-prisoners as part of punitive measures against the city imposed for nearly a month.
The PIC reporter affirmed that Israeli forces deployed in large numbers throughout the city’s neighborhoods, carrying out raid and search campaigns into local homes without any prior notice.
No initial arrests or summonses were reported during the campaign.
In Nablus, Israeli forces stormed Sebastia and Beit Umrin towns, north of the city, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes at the entrance to the town amid heavy fire of teargas bombs.
Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces stormed Sebastia town at 1 a.m. and deployed in its neighborhoods for two hours without carrying out any arrests. Similar raids were reported in Beit Umrin town, the sources added.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested three young men after violently storming the city and breaking into a number of local homes in Beit Jala and Beit Fujar towns.
One of the detained young men was brutally attacked during his arrest, a PIC reporter said.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces stormed at dawn today several local homes belonging to Palestinian ex-prisoners as part of punitive measures against the city imposed for nearly a month.
The PIC reporter affirmed that Israeli forces deployed in large numbers throughout the city’s neighborhoods, carrying out raid and search campaigns into local homes without any prior notice.
No initial arrests or summonses were reported during the campaign.
In Nablus, Israeli forces stormed Sebastia and Beit Umrin towns, north of the city, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes at the entrance to the town amid heavy fire of teargas bombs.
Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces stormed Sebastia town at 1 a.m. and deployed in its neighborhoods for two hours without carrying out any arrests. Similar raids were reported in Beit Umrin town, the sources added.

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers driving Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozers and other armored vehicles entered the town of Qalandia and began demolishing Palestinian homes.
A group of townspeople quickly organized a blockade, surrounding the homes with their bodies, but they were violently assaulted by the Israeli soldiers.
Local sources report that when the Israeli troops rolled into town, blockades were formed almost immediately in front of the targeted homes. Israeli troops then attacked the Palestinian residents with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, sponge bullets and concussion grenades. Seven local residents were injured as a result.
According to the Wafa News agency, among those assaulted was the head of the Qalandia village council, Youssef Awadallah, who was taken to a hospital for treatment.
According to the most recent United Nations OCHA report on home demolitions by Israeli forces, “There was a sharp increase in Palestinian-owned structures destroyed, dismantled or confiscated by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank during the first two months of 2016: At least 320 structures, including 88 homes, were destroyed. February 2016 stands out as having the highest number of structures demolished in a single month since OCHA began the documentation of demolitions systematically in 2009.”
In a recent report on counterpunch.org, journalist Richard Hardigan reported, “OCHA reports that during the years 2012-2015, an average of 50 homes were demolished in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem every month. So far this year, the army has destroyed 539 structures, a rate that is more than three times higher. In all of 2015, 453 buildings were demolished, so the sharp surge in this kind of activity is an extremely recent phenomenon. The reasons for this sudden increase are unclear…One thing that is clear is that the Israelis are getting impatient.
“There are currently 11,000 buildings in Area C that have been slated for demolition but as of now are still standing. Recently Major-General Yoav Mordechai, the coordinator of the government’s activities in the West Bank, appeared before a subcommittee in the Israeli parliament to answer questions about the slow pace of demolitions, and he claimed that he was doing all he could. Some right-wing members of the government had accused him of unfairly singling out structures in the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, but he quickly dispelled this notion.”
Hardigan quoted the Israeli Major-General of assuring the parliamentary audience, “I want to state unequivocally that enforcement is more severe towards the Palestinians”.
Israeli army razes 11 Palestinian houses in Qalandiya town
The Israeli occupation army demolished 11 Palestinian homes overnight in Qalandiya town, north of Occupied Jerusalem, at the pretext of their location near the segregation wall.
The demolitions started last night and continued until dawn Tuesday, amid violent clashes in Qalandiya and Abu Dis towns. According to Qalandiya media center, six bulldozers escorted by a large number of Israeli troops stormed 11 homes at least in Qalandiya and forced their residents out before embarking on knocking them down.
Consequently, violent clashes broke out with the occupation troops, leading to the injury of several young protesters from the town. Medical sources said that three young men suffered bullet injuries and at least four others suffocated by tear gas during the events.
Journalist Mahmoud Awadallah and chief of the town Yousef Awadallah also suffered injuries when Israeli soldiers physically assaulted them during the events.
The Israeli army justified the demolition of the houses by claiming they were built illegally near the wall without construction permits, according to one of the owners.
Owners of the demolished houses had received last Sunday notices giving them 72 hours to evacuate their homes before razing them.
In a related incident, 30 Palestinian young men suffered bullet and tear gas injuries during confrontations with the occupation troops in Abu Dis town, east of Jerusalem, according to the Red Crescent.
A group of townspeople quickly organized a blockade, surrounding the homes with their bodies, but they were violently assaulted by the Israeli soldiers.
Local sources report that when the Israeli troops rolled into town, blockades were formed almost immediately in front of the targeted homes. Israeli troops then attacked the Palestinian residents with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, sponge bullets and concussion grenades. Seven local residents were injured as a result.
According to the Wafa News agency, among those assaulted was the head of the Qalandia village council, Youssef Awadallah, who was taken to a hospital for treatment.
According to the most recent United Nations OCHA report on home demolitions by Israeli forces, “There was a sharp increase in Palestinian-owned structures destroyed, dismantled or confiscated by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank during the first two months of 2016: At least 320 structures, including 88 homes, were destroyed. February 2016 stands out as having the highest number of structures demolished in a single month since OCHA began the documentation of demolitions systematically in 2009.”
In a recent report on counterpunch.org, journalist Richard Hardigan reported, “OCHA reports that during the years 2012-2015, an average of 50 homes were demolished in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem every month. So far this year, the army has destroyed 539 structures, a rate that is more than three times higher. In all of 2015, 453 buildings were demolished, so the sharp surge in this kind of activity is an extremely recent phenomenon. The reasons for this sudden increase are unclear…One thing that is clear is that the Israelis are getting impatient.
“There are currently 11,000 buildings in Area C that have been slated for demolition but as of now are still standing. Recently Major-General Yoav Mordechai, the coordinator of the government’s activities in the West Bank, appeared before a subcommittee in the Israeli parliament to answer questions about the slow pace of demolitions, and he claimed that he was doing all he could. Some right-wing members of the government had accused him of unfairly singling out structures in the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, but he quickly dispelled this notion.”
Hardigan quoted the Israeli Major-General of assuring the parliamentary audience, “I want to state unequivocally that enforcement is more severe towards the Palestinians”.
Israeli army razes 11 Palestinian houses in Qalandiya town
The Israeli occupation army demolished 11 Palestinian homes overnight in Qalandiya town, north of Occupied Jerusalem, at the pretext of their location near the segregation wall.
The demolitions started last night and continued until dawn Tuesday, amid violent clashes in Qalandiya and Abu Dis towns. According to Qalandiya media center, six bulldozers escorted by a large number of Israeli troops stormed 11 homes at least in Qalandiya and forced their residents out before embarking on knocking them down.
Consequently, violent clashes broke out with the occupation troops, leading to the injury of several young protesters from the town. Medical sources said that three young men suffered bullet injuries and at least four others suffocated by tear gas during the events.
Journalist Mahmoud Awadallah and chief of the town Yousef Awadallah also suffered injuries when Israeli soldiers physically assaulted them during the events.
The Israeli army justified the demolition of the houses by claiming they were built illegally near the wall without construction permits, according to one of the owners.
Owners of the demolished houses had received last Sunday notices giving them 72 hours to evacuate their homes before razing them.
In a related incident, 30 Palestinian young men suffered bullet and tear gas injuries during confrontations with the occupation troops in Abu Dis town, east of Jerusalem, according to the Red Crescent.
25 july 2016

The Israeli occupation police on Sunday afternoon arrested 14 Palestinian young men, four of them wounded, following skirmishes with Jewish settlers in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Verbal altercations and hand-to-hand fights broke out between local young men and Jewish settlers after the latter insulted a Palestinian in al-Qarmi neighborhood of the Old City, according to Quds Press.
Afterwards, a large number of Israeli soldiers and policemen rushed to the scene and embarked on assaulting the Palestinian young men with clubs and rifle butts.
The troops also fired tear gas grenades to disperse the crowds in the neighborhood, stormed homes and arrested about 14 Palestinian young men, four of them injured.
Eyewitnesses said that one Israeli policeman suffered an injury during the events in the Old City. The Palestinian natives in east Jerusalem are exposed to daily assaults and provocative acts by Jewish settlers, who live in more than 70 outposts in the Old City.
Verbal altercations and hand-to-hand fights broke out between local young men and Jewish settlers after the latter insulted a Palestinian in al-Qarmi neighborhood of the Old City, according to Quds Press.
Afterwards, a large number of Israeli soldiers and policemen rushed to the scene and embarked on assaulting the Palestinian young men with clubs and rifle butts.
The troops also fired tear gas grenades to disperse the crowds in the neighborhood, stormed homes and arrested about 14 Palestinian young men, four of them injured.
Eyewitnesses said that one Israeli policeman suffered an injury during the events in the Old City. The Palestinian natives in east Jerusalem are exposed to daily assaults and provocative acts by Jewish settlers, who live in more than 70 outposts in the Old City.

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian homes in different parts of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched many homes, kidnapped two Palestinians, and closed many roads with sand hills and concrete blocks.
The soldiers invaded Beit Awwa town, southwest of Hebron, and kidnapped Ziad Abu Kreisa Sweity, after searching his home, and several nearby homes.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers also invaded the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and kidnapped Ali Mohammad Ahmad Sarahna, after confiscating his car.
The PPS added that the soldiers also invaded Dour and Bani Neim towns, in addition to Kharsa village, near Hebron, and violently searched many homes, causing excessive damage.
The soldiers also continued the closure of Sa’ir, Shiokh, Bani Neim, Yatta, Sammoa’ and Doura towns, in addition to invading several neighborhoods in Hebron city.
The army installed two roadblocks on the main roads leading to Farsh al-Hawa area, west of Hebron, and al-Fahs area, south of the city, before searching dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of many passengers, and interrogated many of them.
It is worth mentioning that Hebron’s northern entrance, Jouret Bahlas, remained closed with concrete blocks, sand hills and an iron gate.
Rateb al-Jabour, the coordinator of the Popular and National Committee against the Wall and Colonies in southern Hebron, said the soldiers also held dozens of Palestinians at the main entrance of the at-Tiwani village and interrogated many of them.
The soldiers invaded Beit Awwa town, southwest of Hebron, and kidnapped Ziad Abu Kreisa Sweity, after searching his home, and several nearby homes.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers also invaded the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and kidnapped Ali Mohammad Ahmad Sarahna, after confiscating his car.
The PPS added that the soldiers also invaded Dour and Bani Neim towns, in addition to Kharsa village, near Hebron, and violently searched many homes, causing excessive damage.
The soldiers also continued the closure of Sa’ir, Shiokh, Bani Neim, Yatta, Sammoa’ and Doura towns, in addition to invading several neighborhoods in Hebron city.
The army installed two roadblocks on the main roads leading to Farsh al-Hawa area, west of Hebron, and al-Fahs area, south of the city, before searching dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of many passengers, and interrogated many of them.
It is worth mentioning that Hebron’s northern entrance, Jouret Bahlas, remained closed with concrete blocks, sand hills and an iron gate.
Rateb al-Jabour, the coordinator of the Popular and National Committee against the Wall and Colonies in southern Hebron, said the soldiers also held dozens of Palestinians at the main entrance of the at-Tiwani village and interrogated many of them.
24 july 2016

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the town of Silwad, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, shot and seriously wounded one Palestinian, and summoned three others for interrogation.
The invading soldiers clashed with local youths, who hurled stones at the military vehicles, while the army fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources said the wounded resident was moved to the Palestine Medical Complex before he was admitted to surgery; his was shot with a live round in the head and remains in a critical condition.
The soldiers also fired gas bombs and concussion grenades during the invasion, causing several Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers summoned three Palestinians for interrogation after storming their homes and violently searching them.
The three have been identified as Tareq Taleb Hamed (a university student), Yahya Ahmad Hamed and Mohammad Bassem Hamed.
The soldiers also surrounded the family home on ‘Aabed Hamed, who was killed by Israeli army fire on February 20th, 2016, but did not invade the property.
The invading soldiers clashed with local youths, who hurled stones at the military vehicles, while the army fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources said the wounded resident was moved to the Palestine Medical Complex before he was admitted to surgery; his was shot with a live round in the head and remains in a critical condition.
The soldiers also fired gas bombs and concussion grenades during the invasion, causing several Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers summoned three Palestinians for interrogation after storming their homes and violently searching them.
The three have been identified as Tareq Taleb Hamed (a university student), Yahya Ahmad Hamed and Mohammad Bassem Hamed.
The soldiers also surrounded the family home on ‘Aabed Hamed, who was killed by Israeli army fire on February 20th, 2016, but did not invade the property.
23 july 2016

A Palestinian young man on Friday evening suffered injuries when an Israeli bomb remnant exploded at him in Meithalun town, south of Jenin city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that 23-year-old Mohamed Na'airat was en route home from his plot of land in Meithalun plains when a leftover bomb detonated suddenly, causing him burn injuries.
Na'airat was evacuated to Jenin hospital and his medical condition was described as stable.
The unexploded ordnance was a flare bomb, usually used by Israeli soldiers during search campaigns in the West Bank.
Israeli unexploded ordnance had led to injuries and deaths among Palestinian civilians in different areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip over the past year.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that 23-year-old Mohamed Na'airat was en route home from his plot of land in Meithalun plains when a leftover bomb detonated suddenly, causing him burn injuries.
Na'airat was evacuated to Jenin hospital and his medical condition was described as stable.
The unexploded ordnance was a flare bomb, usually used by Israeli soldiers during search campaigns in the West Bank.
Israeli unexploded ordnance had led to injuries and deaths among Palestinian civilians in different areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip over the past year.

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday evening, five Palestinians, including an elderly man, in several areas of occupied East Jerusalem. The army also shot and injured a Palestinian in Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem.
On Friday evening, the soldiers invaded the Sa’diyya neighborhood, in Jerusalem’s Old City, searched homes and kidnapped a young man and an elderly man, before moving them to an interrogation center.
The army also kidnapped a young man, identified as Fuad al-Atrash, after stopping him near one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Shu’fat neighborhood, in the center of Jerusalem, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Anas al-Kiswani.
The soldiers also kidnapped a journalist, identified as Faisal Refa’ey, from ‘Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
In related news, the soldiers invaded the town of Teqoua’, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and moderately wounded a young man.
Local sources said several youths hurled stones on a number of Israeli military jeeps, invading their town, while the army fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
One Palestinian was shot with a live round in his abdomen, before he was moved to the Beit Jala governmental hospital. His condition has been described as moderate but stable. Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
On Friday evening, the soldiers invaded the Sa’diyya neighborhood, in Jerusalem’s Old City, searched homes and kidnapped a young man and an elderly man, before moving them to an interrogation center.
The army also kidnapped a young man, identified as Fuad al-Atrash, after stopping him near one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Shu’fat neighborhood, in the center of Jerusalem, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Anas al-Kiswani.
The soldiers also kidnapped a journalist, identified as Faisal Refa’ey, from ‘Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
In related news, the soldiers invaded the town of Teqoua’, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and moderately wounded a young man.
Local sources said several youths hurled stones on a number of Israeli military jeeps, invading their town, while the army fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
One Palestinian was shot with a live round in his abdomen, before he was moved to the Beit Jala governmental hospital. His condition has been described as moderate but stable. Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
22 july 2016

Dozens of soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in village, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, kidnapped four Palestinians, including a Journalist, and briefly detained a local photojournalist.
The soldiers used excessive force against the protesters and kidnapped four Palestinians, identified as journalist Khaled Sabarna who works for an Iranian news agency, in addition to the head of the Local Council in Bil’in Khaled Mansour, Journalist Emad Burnat (the director of Five Broker Camera Documentary about Bil’in), and local activist Ashraf Abu Rahma.
The soldiers also detained photojournalist Haitham Khatib, after confiscating his cameras, and released him later.
Many Israeli and international peace activists participated in the weekly protest, and marched from the center of the village while carrying Palestinian flags and chanting for liberation and independence.
The coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the Israeli military assaults and violations will never be able to stop the nonviolent protests.
“We reject this illegal occupation, and its colonies – our protests will continue,” Abdullah said, “Every part of occupied Palestine is subject to daily assaults and violations by the soldiers and the armed colonist settlers. This occupation must end.”
It is worth mentioning that, last Friday, Ashraf Abu Rahma (who was kidnapped today) told the IMEMC that the soldiers were continuously filming him, and that he believes they intend to abduct him later.
The soldiers used excessive force against the protesters and kidnapped four Palestinians, identified as journalist Khaled Sabarna who works for an Iranian news agency, in addition to the head of the Local Council in Bil’in Khaled Mansour, Journalist Emad Burnat (the director of Five Broker Camera Documentary about Bil’in), and local activist Ashraf Abu Rahma.
The soldiers also detained photojournalist Haitham Khatib, after confiscating his cameras, and released him later.
Many Israeli and international peace activists participated in the weekly protest, and marched from the center of the village while carrying Palestinian flags and chanting for liberation and independence.
The coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the Israeli military assaults and violations will never be able to stop the nonviolent protests.
“We reject this illegal occupation, and its colonies – our protests will continue,” Abdullah said, “Every part of occupied Palestine is subject to daily assaults and violations by the soldiers and the armed colonist settlers. This occupation must end.”
It is worth mentioning that, last Friday, Ashraf Abu Rahma (who was kidnapped today) told the IMEMC that the soldiers were continuously filming him, and that he believes they intend to abduct him later.

Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, the town of Kufur Qaddoum, in the northern West Bank district if Qalqilia, and assaulted the weekly protest, wounding two Palestinians, and causing many others to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The protest started from the center of Kufur Qaddoum, in participation with many Israeli and international solidarity activists.
Morad Eshteiwy, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said the soldiers used excessive force against the protesters, and fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Eshteiwy added that a young man was shot with a gas bomb in his head, and suffered a moderate injury, before Palestinian medics moved him to Rafidia hospital, near Nablus.
Another young man was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg and received treatment by field medics, without the need for hospitalization.
The medics also provided treatment to many Palestinians who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Eshteiwy also said that the soldiers sprayed many homes with wastewater mixed with chemicals, while an Israeli military helicopter flew overhead and filmed the protesters.
The protest started from the center of Kufur Qaddoum, in participation with many Israeli and international solidarity activists.
Morad Eshteiwy, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said the soldiers used excessive force against the protesters, and fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Eshteiwy added that a young man was shot with a gas bomb in his head, and suffered a moderate injury, before Palestinian medics moved him to Rafidia hospital, near Nablus.
Another young man was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg and received treatment by field medics, without the need for hospitalization.
The medics also provided treatment to many Palestinians who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Eshteiwy also said that the soldiers sprayed many homes with wastewater mixed with chemicals, while an Israeli military helicopter flew overhead and filmed the protesters.

Violent clashes broke out at dawn Friday when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Aroub refugee camp in al-Khalil to the south of the West bank.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces threatened to demolish a local house belonging to a Palestinian who was killed by Israeli gunfire three days ago for allegedly stabbing two Israeli soldiers.
Local residents stoned the Israeli soldiers and prevented their advance into the refugee camp, local sources said.
During the clashes, Israeli forces fired teargas bombs towards local homes causing several teargas inhalation cases among the residents.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed early today Beit Laqya and al-Musbah villages near Ramallah and deployed in their neighborhoods. All passing individuals were stopped and searched during the raid.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces threatened to demolish a local house belonging to a Palestinian who was killed by Israeli gunfire three days ago for allegedly stabbing two Israeli soldiers.
Local residents stoned the Israeli soldiers and prevented their advance into the refugee camp, local sources said.
During the clashes, Israeli forces fired teargas bombs towards local homes causing several teargas inhalation cases among the residents.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed early today Beit Laqya and al-Musbah villages near Ramallah and deployed in their neighborhoods. All passing individuals were stopped and searched during the raid.