16 july 2019
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and seriously injured a Palestinian man from Tulkarem on the pretext of trying to ram his car into soldiers manning a checkpoint in the northern West Bank on Monday night, the IOF told an Israeli news site.
After being shot, the man, who the source says has Israeli papers, drove away and was taken to Petah Tikva’s Beilinson Hospital. He is in serious condition in the intensive care unit, a hospital spokesperson said.
According to the military, the soldiers had set up a checkpoint outside the city of Tulkarem.
On Monday night and early Tuesday morning, the IOF arrested at least eight civilians from different parts of the West Bank.
The occupation forces stormed the Jenin refugee camp and arrested four citizens.
In Qalqiliya, the IOF closed the Kafr Thulth area and arrested a man. They also invaded Tulkarem and arrested and ex prisoner.
The occupation also broke into the house of ex prisoner Sheikh Omar Barghouthi, the father of the martyr Saleh and Assir Assem, “to make sure that the house of the martyr is not rebuilt.”
After being shot, the man, who the source says has Israeli papers, drove away and was taken to Petah Tikva’s Beilinson Hospital. He is in serious condition in the intensive care unit, a hospital spokesperson said.
According to the military, the soldiers had set up a checkpoint outside the city of Tulkarem.
On Monday night and early Tuesday morning, the IOF arrested at least eight civilians from different parts of the West Bank.
The occupation forces stormed the Jenin refugee camp and arrested four citizens.
In Qalqiliya, the IOF closed the Kafr Thulth area and arrested a man. They also invaded Tulkarem and arrested and ex prisoner.
The occupation also broke into the house of ex prisoner Sheikh Omar Barghouthi, the father of the martyr Saleh and Assir Assem, “to make sure that the house of the martyr is not rebuilt.”
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished a pool used for irrigation in Wadi al-Ghroos, an area close to the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, to the east of the occupied southern West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday.
WAFA News correspondent said a large unit of IOF, accompanied by bulldozers and other heavy machinery, raided the area and demolished the 4500 cubic meter pool owned by local resident Ziad Jaabari.
The pool is used for the irrigation of fields and crops, and the pretext for demolition was that it was built in Area C of the occupied West Bank, which is under full Israeli military rule. video
The correspondent added that Israeli forces verbally insulted and physically attacked residents, journalists and activists while they were at the scene. video
Jaabari said the pool was used to collect rain water in order to use during the summer season to irrigate their farms, expressing fear that without the pool and the water, many crops, in particular tomatoes and cucumbers, may get ruined.
Several houses in the same area have been given notices of demolition by Israeli soldiers for the same reason, which is construction without a the impossible-to-get permit in Area C.
WAFA News correspondent said a large unit of IOF, accompanied by bulldozers and other heavy machinery, raided the area and demolished the 4500 cubic meter pool owned by local resident Ziad Jaabari.
The pool is used for the irrigation of fields and crops, and the pretext for demolition was that it was built in Area C of the occupied West Bank, which is under full Israeli military rule. video
The correspondent added that Israeli forces verbally insulted and physically attacked residents, journalists and activists while they were at the scene. video
Jaabari said the pool was used to collect rain water in order to use during the summer season to irrigate their farms, expressing fear that without the pool and the water, many crops, in particular tomatoes and cucumbers, may get ruined.
Several houses in the same area have been given notices of demolition by Israeli soldiers for the same reason, which is construction without a the impossible-to-get permit in Area C.
15 july 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday stormed Ras Khamis suburb in Shu’fat refugee camp, east of Jerusalem, and prevented local residents from going in or out.
According to local sources, a large number of Israeli troops on foot and aboard patrol vehicles spread through the main street leading to the Shu’fat camp and Ras Khamis suburb and blocked it.
The IOF barred citizens from leaving or entering the camp and the suburb in that area and fired volleys of tear gas and stun grenades at angry local young men to disperse them.
According to local sources, a large number of Israeli troops on foot and aboard patrol vehicles spread through the main street leading to the Shu’fat camp and Ras Khamis suburb and blocked it.
The IOF barred citizens from leaving or entering the camp and the suburb in that area and fired volleys of tear gas and stun grenades at angry local young men to disperse them.
Several Israeli armored bulldozers on Monday morning infiltrated into a border area in the Gaza Strip, amid intensive gunfire by the Israeli occupation forces behind the security fence.
According to eyewitnesses, 11 military bulldozers came from an army post in the east of Rafah and moved towards a border area to the east of al-Nahda neighborhood, where they embarked on leveling lands.
Meanwhile, other military vehicles behind the security fence opened machinegun fire towards agricultural lands in Gaza to provide cover for the bulldozers.
The Israeli army always cites security claims to justify its bulldozing activities in Gaza border areas.
According to eyewitnesses, 11 military bulldozers came from an army post in the east of Rafah and moved towards a border area to the east of al-Nahda neighborhood, where they embarked on leveling lands.
Meanwhile, other military vehicles behind the security fence opened machinegun fire towards agricultural lands in Gaza to provide cover for the bulldozers.
The Israeli army always cites security claims to justify its bulldozing activities in Gaza border areas.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday kidnaped at least 19 Palestinian citizens, including two girls, in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
In a statement, the Israeli army claimed its forces arrested nine Palestinians, while local sources affirmed that 19 citizens were taken prisoners by the IOF in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The Israeli army also said that Palestinians attacked Israeli army and settler vehicles with Molotov cocktails on a road near Bethlehem, adding that its forces arrested some of the perpetrators after chasing them.
Meanwhile, Palestinian sources reported that the IOF opened fire at a Palestinian car and rounded up two young men who were aboard it in Beit Jala city, west of Bethlehem.
Two Palestinian young girls identified as Shurouq al-Badan, 25, and Rawan Abu Sneina, 17, were reportedly taken prisoners at an IOF checkpoint in al-Ras neighborhood near Kiryat Arba settlement, east of al-Khalil.
In a statement, the Israeli army claimed its forces arrested nine Palestinians, while local sources affirmed that 19 citizens were taken prisoners by the IOF in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The Israeli army also said that Palestinians attacked Israeli army and settler vehicles with Molotov cocktails on a road near Bethlehem, adding that its forces arrested some of the perpetrators after chasing them.
Meanwhile, Palestinian sources reported that the IOF opened fire at a Palestinian car and rounded up two young men who were aboard it in Beit Jala city, west of Bethlehem.
Two Palestinian young girls identified as Shurouq al-Badan, 25, and Rawan Abu Sneina, 17, were reportedly taken prisoners at an IOF checkpoint in al-Ras neighborhood near Kiryat Arba settlement, east of al-Khalil.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot a group of Palestinian youth who were demonstrating near the eastern border of the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
According to Israeli website Walla, the army fired at a number of young men as they approached the security fence.
The eastern border of the Gaza Strip is experiencing a state of extreme tension following violent confrontations between Palestinian demonstrators and IOF during the Great Return March, a protest against the 12-year siege of Gaza.
According to Israeli website Walla, the army fired at a number of young men as they approached the security fence.
The eastern border of the Gaza Strip is experiencing a state of extreme tension following violent confrontations between Palestinian demonstrators and IOF during the Great Return March, a protest against the 12-year siege of Gaza.
A number of Palestinian citizens were injured on Sunday evening during an Israeli raid on Beit Ummar town, north of the West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Local sources said that violent clashes broke out between dozens of Palestinian youths and the Israeli occupation forces who stormed the town amid heavy firing of rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters.
They added that a number of Palestinian residents choked on tear gas and were treated in the field.
Local sources said that violent clashes broke out between dozens of Palestinian youths and the Israeli occupation forces who stormed the town amid heavy firing of rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters.
They added that a number of Palestinian residents choked on tear gas and were treated in the field.
14 july 2019
Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian child in the head with live ammunition yesterday during a protest against settlement expansion in the West Bank town of Kafr Qaddum, Palestine.
Abdul Rahman Yasser Shteiwi, 10, was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus at around 3pm and was operated on immediately.
Today, doctors told ISM that a scan of the boy’s brain showed over 100 bullet fragments lodged in his head.
The hospital’s head of neurosurgery, Othman Othman, who operated on the 10-year-old for three and a half hours, claimed that the bullet fired at Abdul was a live round.
Speaking through an interpreter, he said: “He had a penetrating injury in the frontal lobe on the right side. The injury was severe and there are more than 100 fragments. video's
“This is not a rubber bullet; this is a metal bullet. A rubber bullet will not enter because it does not have a sharp head. This is something that had a sharp head.”
Mr Othman added that he believes the bullet fired at Abdul was “not a normal bullet.”
“I have seen many gunshot wounds and they only break into a few pieces. Over 100 fragments is not normal.”
This disputes claims by the Israeli military that no live ammunition was fired during the Friday protest.
ISM activists also found a 5.56 bullet case on the ground where protesters had been standing some 15 minutes before. The case was hot to the touch suggesting it had been fired that afternoon. Dozens more bullet cases were also found by villagers following the protest.
The 10-year-old remains in critical condition, and is awaiting further scans.
“This injury is a severe traumatic brain injury. He is in critical condition and there is a lot of blood in his brain,” Mr. Othman said. “We can’t yet say what is the real injury to the brain.”
The leader of the popular resistance committee in Kafr Qaddum, Murad Shtaiwi, told ISM: “I don’t have words to explain the sadness I feel.
“The army practised a very big fault if they think that what they did today will make the demonstration go down. No, never.”
Rubber-coated steel bullets were also fired at the crowds, as well as sound bombs. At least two people were injured by rubber bullets, including a child who was shot in the arm and a man who was also hit in the arm.
Mr Shtaiwi added: “I want to send a message to all the international community; if you care about the rights of children, come and protect them and share what happened today with the rest of the world.”
A demonstration will be held again today at 4pm in Kafr Qaddum.
The town has held weekly protests for 9 years against the closure of the main road to the city of Nablus due to the expansion of nearby settlements.
Protesters are regularly met with tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets fired by heavily armed occupation forces.
Condition of child wounded by Israeli gunfire gets worse
10-year-old Abdul-Rahman Shetewi, who suffers from a bullet injury, was transferred on Sunday to a hospital in the 1948 occupied lands after his health condition seriously deteriorated.
The child was injured by Israeli gunfire last Friday in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum.
Doctors said his injury was caused by a dumdum bullet and that they removed more than 70 bullet pieces from his head.
Shetewi was transferred to Tel HaShomer Hospital in Israel after his condition worsened.
Abdul Rahman Yasser Shteiwi, 10, was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus at around 3pm and was operated on immediately.
Today, doctors told ISM that a scan of the boy’s brain showed over 100 bullet fragments lodged in his head.
The hospital’s head of neurosurgery, Othman Othman, who operated on the 10-year-old for three and a half hours, claimed that the bullet fired at Abdul was a live round.
Speaking through an interpreter, he said: “He had a penetrating injury in the frontal lobe on the right side. The injury was severe and there are more than 100 fragments. video's
“This is not a rubber bullet; this is a metal bullet. A rubber bullet will not enter because it does not have a sharp head. This is something that had a sharp head.”
Mr Othman added that he believes the bullet fired at Abdul was “not a normal bullet.”
“I have seen many gunshot wounds and they only break into a few pieces. Over 100 fragments is not normal.”
This disputes claims by the Israeli military that no live ammunition was fired during the Friday protest.
ISM activists also found a 5.56 bullet case on the ground where protesters had been standing some 15 minutes before. The case was hot to the touch suggesting it had been fired that afternoon. Dozens more bullet cases were also found by villagers following the protest.
The 10-year-old remains in critical condition, and is awaiting further scans.
“This injury is a severe traumatic brain injury. He is in critical condition and there is a lot of blood in his brain,” Mr. Othman said. “We can’t yet say what is the real injury to the brain.”
The leader of the popular resistance committee in Kafr Qaddum, Murad Shtaiwi, told ISM: “I don’t have words to explain the sadness I feel.
“The army practised a very big fault if they think that what they did today will make the demonstration go down. No, never.”
Rubber-coated steel bullets were also fired at the crowds, as well as sound bombs. At least two people were injured by rubber bullets, including a child who was shot in the arm and a man who was also hit in the arm.
Mr Shtaiwi added: “I want to send a message to all the international community; if you care about the rights of children, come and protect them and share what happened today with the rest of the world.”
A demonstration will be held again today at 4pm in Kafr Qaddum.
The town has held weekly protests for 9 years against the closure of the main road to the city of Nablus due to the expansion of nearby settlements.
Protesters are regularly met with tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets fired by heavily armed occupation forces.
Condition of child wounded by Israeli gunfire gets worse
10-year-old Abdul-Rahman Shetewi, who suffers from a bullet injury, was transferred on Sunday to a hospital in the 1948 occupied lands after his health condition seriously deteriorated.
The child was injured by Israeli gunfire last Friday in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum.
Doctors said his injury was caused by a dumdum bullet and that they removed more than 70 bullet pieces from his head.
Shetewi was transferred to Tel HaShomer Hospital in Israel after his condition worsened.
Israeli occupation police, at dawn on Sunday, raided the Arrahmah prayer site, to the east of Al-Aqsa mosque, evicting its contents.
Director of Public Relations and Information at the Islamic Endowments Department, Firas Al-Debs said that Israeli occupation police stormed Arrahma gate ahead of the dawn prayer, removed the wooden barriers to separate the men from the women inside the praying area and the shoe cupboard, and placed them several meters away.
He noted that Israeli police took the contents of Arrahmah a week ago, but returned them, warning of repeated raids, Al Ray reports.
Director of Public Relations and Information at the Islamic Endowments Department, Firas Al-Debs said that Israeli occupation police stormed Arrahma gate ahead of the dawn prayer, removed the wooden barriers to separate the men from the women inside the praying area and the shoe cupboard, and placed them several meters away.
He noted that Israeli police took the contents of Arrahmah a week ago, but returned them, warning of repeated raids, Al Ray reports.
Palestinian residents of the southern West Bank town of Beit Ummar confronted Israeli soldiers who stormed into the town, today, according to a local activist.
Mohammad Awad told WAFA that, after the soldiers broke into the town, residents pelted them with stones.
The soldiers fired back with a heavy barrage of teargas and rubber-coated metal bullets, causing several suffocation cases which were treated on the location.
Awad said the violence broke out in a part of the town close to the illegal Israeli settlement of Karmi Tsur, built on expropriated Beit Ummar land.
Mohammad Awad told WAFA that, after the soldiers broke into the town, residents pelted them with stones.
The soldiers fired back with a heavy barrage of teargas and rubber-coated metal bullets, causing several suffocation cases which were treated on the location.
Awad said the violence broke out in a part of the town close to the illegal Israeli settlement of Karmi Tsur, built on expropriated Beit Ummar land.
A Palestinian teenager on Saturday was badly injured during violent clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Kafr Qaddum town, east of Qalqilya in the West Bank.
Local activist Omar Ashtiwi told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a teenager suffered a rubber bullet in his belly in skirmishes with Israeli soldiers after they stormed the town.
Ashtiwi added that dozens of citizens also suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during the events.
In an earlier incident, a 10-year-old kid called Abdul-Rahman Ashtiwi suffered a bullet injury in his head after the IOF on Friday attacked the weekly march staged against the occupation and settlement activities in the town. His condition was described as very serious.
Local activist Omar Ashtiwi told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a teenager suffered a rubber bullet in his belly in skirmishes with Israeli soldiers after they stormed the town.
Ashtiwi added that dozens of citizens also suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during the events.
In an earlier incident, a 10-year-old kid called Abdul-Rahman Ashtiwi suffered a bullet injury in his head after the IOF on Friday attacked the weekly march staged against the occupation and settlement activities in the town. His condition was described as very serious.
13 july 2019
Israeli navy boats attacked this morning Palestinian fishermen near Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, detained two fishermen and seized their boat, according to fishermen.
The told WAFA that the Israeli navy shot live fire at the boat owned by Mohammad and his brother Ahmad Bardawil and opened the water hoses at it while sailing in the sea before detaining the two brothers and seizing their boat.
Gaza fishermen report of daily harassment by the Israeli navy, which prevents them from doing their work and earning a decent living.
The told WAFA that the Israeli navy shot live fire at the boat owned by Mohammad and his brother Ahmad Bardawil and opened the water hoses at it while sailing in the sea before detaining the two brothers and seizing their boat.
Gaza fishermen report of daily harassment by the Israeli navy, which prevents them from doing their work and earning a decent living.
