28 june 2015
The Israeli occupation army said it would start on Sunday a large-scale military maneuver in border areas around the Gaza Strip.
In a press release on Saturday, the occupation army added that there would be an intensive movement of military vehicles and troops in the maneuver areas.
It claimed that the maneuver had already been planned as part of its 2015 training program to maintain the military readiness of its troops.
In a press release on Saturday, the occupation army added that there would be an intensive movement of military vehicles and troops in the maneuver areas.
It claimed that the maneuver had already been planned as part of its 2015 training program to maintain the military readiness of its troops.
Israeli forces shot and injured a 14-year-old Palestinian boy with live ammunition on Saturday when they opened fire on a march in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum, near Qalqiliia.
A local popular resistance coordinator, Murad Shteiwi, said that hundreds of Palestinians took part in the march, which set off following afternoon prayers toward an Israeli barricade that closes off the main entrance on the village's southern side.
Dozens of Israelis soldiers reportedly fired live rounds and tear gas at the protesters, resulting in the injury of 14-year-old Mohammad Abdul Ilah, who was shot in the thigh.
He was taken to Rafidia Hospital for treatment, Shteiwi said.
According to Ma'an, an Israeli army spokeswoman asked to provide comment said she was looking into the incident. Shteiwi said that Saturday's march came in response to an increase in violations as part of the Israeli military-administered occupation.
He said that it was additional to the village's weekly marches, which are held on Fridays and call for the reopening of the village's southern entrance, which has been closed 13 years.
On Friday, dozens of Palestinian and foreign activists suffered excessive tear gas inhalation when Israeli forces dispersed the village's weekly march.
Earlier this month, on June 12, five Palestinians were injured, including two critically, when Israelis forces opened fire on the weekly march.
Kafr Qaddum has lost a large swathes of its land to Israeli settlements, outposts and separation wall, all illegal under international law.
According to the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem, more than 10 percent of the village's land has been confiscated for the establishment of the settlements alone -- Kedumim, Kedumim Zefon, Jit, and Givat HaMerkaziz.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
A local popular resistance coordinator, Murad Shteiwi, said that hundreds of Palestinians took part in the march, which set off following afternoon prayers toward an Israeli barricade that closes off the main entrance on the village's southern side.
Dozens of Israelis soldiers reportedly fired live rounds and tear gas at the protesters, resulting in the injury of 14-year-old Mohammad Abdul Ilah, who was shot in the thigh.
He was taken to Rafidia Hospital for treatment, Shteiwi said.
According to Ma'an, an Israeli army spokeswoman asked to provide comment said she was looking into the incident. Shteiwi said that Saturday's march came in response to an increase in violations as part of the Israeli military-administered occupation.
He said that it was additional to the village's weekly marches, which are held on Fridays and call for the reopening of the village's southern entrance, which has been closed 13 years.
On Friday, dozens of Palestinian and foreign activists suffered excessive tear gas inhalation when Israeli forces dispersed the village's weekly march.
Earlier this month, on June 12, five Palestinians were injured, including two critically, when Israelis forces opened fire on the weekly march.
Kafr Qaddum has lost a large swathes of its land to Israeli settlements, outposts and separation wall, all illegal under international law.
According to the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem, more than 10 percent of the village's land has been confiscated for the establishment of the settlements alone -- Kedumim, Kedumim Zefon, Jit, and Givat HaMerkaziz.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
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Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Beiteen and Ein Yabroud villages, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, allegedly after shots were fired at an Israeli vehicle near the Beit El illegal settlement built on Palestinian lands belonging to al-Bireh city, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The army kidnapped the three Palestinians, and turned Beiteen village into a closed military zone, especially due to its close proximity to Beit El.
More than 25 Israeli military vehicles invaded the village, imposed curfew forcing the residents under house arrest, and installed roadblocks completely sealing it, Ali Dar Ali of Palestine TV has reported.
The soldiers broke into and violently searched several homes in Beiteen and Ein Yabroud villages, and interrogated the families, before kidnapping three Palestinians in Beiteen.
The two villages remained surrounded, while dozens of soldiers were still deployed in and around them, until the time of this report.
In a newsflash, Israeli Ynet News claimed the shots were fired at an Israeli ambulance, causing no injuries.
MDA Ambulance hit by gun fire in the West Bank
15 to 19 shots fired at a Magen David Adom ambulance near Beit El in the West Bank; driver escapes injury; Israeli forces search nearby village of Beitin.
Shots were fired Saturday before midnight at a Magen David Adom ambulance near the West Bank settlement of Beit El but no injuries were reportes as of Sunday afternoon.
The damage to the ambulance was clearly evident, apparently from 9mm bullets. After the incident Israeli forces launched searches for suspects in the nearby village of Beitin.
An examination of the scene of the attack near Beit El indicate that a burst of 15 to 19 shots were fired at the Israeli ambulance and at least four of them hit it. The perpetrator fired from the area near the new road that connects Beitin to Ramallah, a road recently paved for the Palestinians. Forces from the all-Haredi Netzach Yehuda Battalion, in charge of the area, led by Colonel Yisrael Shomer, were sent to the scene.
A large amount of soldiers began searching the area to locate the shooter or shooters. Some searched Beitin village south of Beit El. The area where the shooting occurred was closed to traffic for a time.
MDA Director General Eli Bin said in response: "Magen David Adom, the national rescue organization of Israel, consider this incident to be a grave one, which represents a crossing of the red line of trying to deliberately harm a vehicle which treats the wounded and sick, and does evacuations.'
"We are sure that the security forces working around the clock will utilize the justice system to the fullest regarding those responsible, and we hope the Palestinian side will act decisively and firmly in order to prevent similar incidents in the future."
A burst of bullets was fired from the bend in the road before the West Bank Division headquarters near the village of Beitin, at an ambulance from the Jerusalem district. The driver was paramedic Shalom Galil, a Beit El resident in charge of the Benjamin region of the West Bank.
The Beit El council blamed the security establishement which opened the road to Beitin to Palestinian traffic. "The road was closed for more than ten years due to security problems," council head Shai Alon said.
"When it was recently decided to reopen the road I warned the general commanding officer (GCO), the minister of defense, the transport minister and the coordinator of West Bank activities, of the security and traffic risks at the site. The GCO decided to reopen the road anyway, but already on Sunday there was a security incident which led to the road's closing," he added.
"This evening, the attacks originated from the road and the terrorists fled after attacking the ambulance, whose driver was not miraculously injured. The writing was on the wall, and we demand from the security establishment not to open the road, and to also shut its other end so that terrorists will not be able to approach Beit El and escape," he concluded.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Beiteen and Ein Yabroud villages, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, allegedly after shots were fired at an Israeli vehicle near the Beit El illegal settlement built on Palestinian lands belonging to al-Bireh city, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The army kidnapped the three Palestinians, and turned Beiteen village into a closed military zone, especially due to its close proximity to Beit El.
More than 25 Israeli military vehicles invaded the village, imposed curfew forcing the residents under house arrest, and installed roadblocks completely sealing it, Ali Dar Ali of Palestine TV has reported.
The soldiers broke into and violently searched several homes in Beiteen and Ein Yabroud villages, and interrogated the families, before kidnapping three Palestinians in Beiteen.
The two villages remained surrounded, while dozens of soldiers were still deployed in and around them, until the time of this report.
In a newsflash, Israeli Ynet News claimed the shots were fired at an Israeli ambulance, causing no injuries.
MDA Ambulance hit by gun fire in the West Bank
15 to 19 shots fired at a Magen David Adom ambulance near Beit El in the West Bank; driver escapes injury; Israeli forces search nearby village of Beitin.
Shots were fired Saturday before midnight at a Magen David Adom ambulance near the West Bank settlement of Beit El but no injuries were reportes as of Sunday afternoon.
The damage to the ambulance was clearly evident, apparently from 9mm bullets. After the incident Israeli forces launched searches for suspects in the nearby village of Beitin.
An examination of the scene of the attack near Beit El indicate that a burst of 15 to 19 shots were fired at the Israeli ambulance and at least four of them hit it. The perpetrator fired from the area near the new road that connects Beitin to Ramallah, a road recently paved for the Palestinians. Forces from the all-Haredi Netzach Yehuda Battalion, in charge of the area, led by Colonel Yisrael Shomer, were sent to the scene.
A large amount of soldiers began searching the area to locate the shooter or shooters. Some searched Beitin village south of Beit El. The area where the shooting occurred was closed to traffic for a time.
MDA Director General Eli Bin said in response: "Magen David Adom, the national rescue organization of Israel, consider this incident to be a grave one, which represents a crossing of the red line of trying to deliberately harm a vehicle which treats the wounded and sick, and does evacuations.'
"We are sure that the security forces working around the clock will utilize the justice system to the fullest regarding those responsible, and we hope the Palestinian side will act decisively and firmly in order to prevent similar incidents in the future."
A burst of bullets was fired from the bend in the road before the West Bank Division headquarters near the village of Beitin, at an ambulance from the Jerusalem district. The driver was paramedic Shalom Galil, a Beit El resident in charge of the Benjamin region of the West Bank.
The Beit El council blamed the security establishement which opened the road to Beitin to Palestinian traffic. "The road was closed for more than ten years due to security problems," council head Shai Alon said.
"When it was recently decided to reopen the road I warned the general commanding officer (GCO), the minister of defense, the transport minister and the coordinator of West Bank activities, of the security and traffic risks at the site. The GCO decided to reopen the road anyway, but already on Sunday there was a security incident which led to the road's closing," he added.
"This evening, the attacks originated from the road and the terrorists fled after attacking the ambulance, whose driver was not miraculously injured. The writing was on the wall, and we demand from the security establishment not to open the road, and to also shut its other end so that terrorists will not be able to approach Beit El and escape," he concluded.
Two Palestinian citizens sustained wounds overnight Saturday after they were attacked by a horde of Israeli extremist settlers in al-Khalil and Occupied Jerusalem.
57-year-old Ziad Mohamed Younes Mukhamra sustained critical injuries after he was aggressively attacked by Israeli settlers in al-Khalil’s town of Yatta.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee in al-Khalil, Rateb al-Jabour, said a group of settlers residing in the illegal settlement of Mitzpe Yair violently attacked Mukhamra in an attempt to kill him, resulting in serious injuries to the head and all over the body.
Another group of Israeli vandals physically assaulted the youngster Ibrahim al-Alami in Occupied Jerusalem. The injured youth was transferred to hospital to be urgently treated for the inflicted wounds.
Man Injured After Israeli Extremists Assaulted Him In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a man, 57 years of age, suffered a serious injury, after a number of Israeli extremists assaulted him, on Saturday at night, in Be’er al-‘Ad area in Masafer Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The sources said the extremists attacked Mohammad Younis Makhamra, causing various injuries to the head and other parts of his body; the man was moved to a local hospital suffering serious, but stable wounds.
Coordinator of Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements Rateb Jabour said the fanatics came from Mitzpe Yair illegal outpost, and “tried to lynch the man by inflicting injuries to vital parts of his body.”
Jabour added that Makhamra was previously attacked by the extremists four times, in the same area, and survived a gunshot injury to the neck.
The fanatics are trying to force him out of his land to expand their illegal outpost that is not even authorized by Israel.
57-year-old Ziad Mohamed Younes Mukhamra sustained critical injuries after he was aggressively attacked by Israeli settlers in al-Khalil’s town of Yatta.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee in al-Khalil, Rateb al-Jabour, said a group of settlers residing in the illegal settlement of Mitzpe Yair violently attacked Mukhamra in an attempt to kill him, resulting in serious injuries to the head and all over the body.
Another group of Israeli vandals physically assaulted the youngster Ibrahim al-Alami in Occupied Jerusalem. The injured youth was transferred to hospital to be urgently treated for the inflicted wounds.
Man Injured After Israeli Extremists Assaulted Him In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a man, 57 years of age, suffered a serious injury, after a number of Israeli extremists assaulted him, on Saturday at night, in Be’er al-‘Ad area in Masafer Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The sources said the extremists attacked Mohammad Younis Makhamra, causing various injuries to the head and other parts of his body; the man was moved to a local hospital suffering serious, but stable wounds.
Coordinator of Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements Rateb Jabour said the fanatics came from Mitzpe Yair illegal outpost, and “tried to lynch the man by inflicting injuries to vital parts of his body.”
Jabour added that Makhamra was previously attacked by the extremists four times, in the same area, and survived a gunshot injury to the neck.
The fanatics are trying to force him out of his land to expand their illegal outpost that is not even authorized by Israel.
27 june 2015
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) quelled a peaceful march, at noon on Saturday, demanding protection of Bait al-Baraka against confiscation by Israel. Besides, a Palestinian man was arrested by IOF soldiers within a storming campaign in al-Khalil on Saturday.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the IOF soldiers suppressed a march organized by the Popular Committees against the Wall and Settlements and assaulted by beating the participants leaving many of them with bruises were treated in the field.
According to the organizers, the march aimed at condemning the decision made by the Israeli army Minister Moshe Ya’alon on renovation of Bait al-Baraka which is located on lands in Bait Ummar town between Bethlehem and al-Khalil for the purpose of establishing a Jewish outpost in the location later on.
In a similar context, the IOF soldiers rounded up a Palestinian young man from al-Khalil in the southern West Bank and carried out a storming campaign in the city.
Local sources revealed that the Israeli forces raided the Old City of al-Khalil, broke into the houses of Palestinians and arrested Hamdi Abu Hamdiya. He was taken to an unknown destination, the sources pointed out.
Israeli military vehicles raided the nearby Doura town, stopped Palestinian cars and verified the IDs of its passengers, eyewitness disclosed.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Israeli policemen erected a military checkpoint near Gosh Etzion outpost in northern al-Khalil city and stopped a Palestinian car carrying four young men who were detained for hours and their IDs were verified before letting them pass at a late hour on Friday.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the IOF soldiers suppressed a march organized by the Popular Committees against the Wall and Settlements and assaulted by beating the participants leaving many of them with bruises were treated in the field.
According to the organizers, the march aimed at condemning the decision made by the Israeli army Minister Moshe Ya’alon on renovation of Bait al-Baraka which is located on lands in Bait Ummar town between Bethlehem and al-Khalil for the purpose of establishing a Jewish outpost in the location later on.
In a similar context, the IOF soldiers rounded up a Palestinian young man from al-Khalil in the southern West Bank and carried out a storming campaign in the city.
Local sources revealed that the Israeli forces raided the Old City of al-Khalil, broke into the houses of Palestinians and arrested Hamdi Abu Hamdiya. He was taken to an unknown destination, the sources pointed out.
Israeli military vehicles raided the nearby Doura town, stopped Palestinian cars and verified the IDs of its passengers, eyewitness disclosed.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Israeli policemen erected a military checkpoint near Gosh Etzion outpost in northern al-Khalil city and stopped a Palestinian car carrying four young men who were detained for hours and their IDs were verified before letting them pass at a late hour on Friday.
An Israeli decision to purchase new defense technology and to update older mechanisms was today revealed by Israeli media.
Israeli television channel ‘Seventh’ this morning revealed the existence of an Israeli decision to purchase dozens of early warning and rocket defense mechanisms in preparation for Israel’s next confrontation with either Hamas in the south or Hezbollah in the north.
The channel said that the most prominent aim of studies relating to these mechanisms was the prevention of loss of human life. Studies indicated the importance of replacing or updating the older mechanisms used in southern Israel during the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza in the summer of 2014.
It quoted a senior Israeli military official as saying: “After the process of compiling the study and of analyzing the results, we realized that the mechanisms now in place are too simple and we have to be more sophisticated”.
The official responsible for defense and control systems in the Israeli Air Force, Farid Nuhi, said that the army estimates that the next conflict with Hamas or Hezbollah will be on a bigger scale and therefore preparation is of the utmost importance so that Israel can take steps to better protect its civilians and weapons facilities.
Nuhi added that the operational need for a more sophisticated system arose due to technological and electronic faults with older equipment, saying that the new missile-defense system will be linked automatically with naval and ground technology in order to provide time to counter any missile attacks electronically.
The modernized system will also link the soldiers on the ground with tanks and planes, allowing them to work efficiently on the ground during battle, according to the military official.
He added that the updated system is easy to operate as it will be linked with the Home Front Command, which will help to warn Israeli citizens of potential rockets as well as warn soldiers in the military areas.
The last Israeli offensive on Gaza lasted 51 summer days, killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, injured 11,000 and displaced more than 100,000 Gazans. Israel’s death toll was 64 soldiers and 6 civilians, due to its extremely effective ‘Iron Dome’ missile-defense system.
Israeli television channel ‘Seventh’ this morning revealed the existence of an Israeli decision to purchase dozens of early warning and rocket defense mechanisms in preparation for Israel’s next confrontation with either Hamas in the south or Hezbollah in the north.
The channel said that the most prominent aim of studies relating to these mechanisms was the prevention of loss of human life. Studies indicated the importance of replacing or updating the older mechanisms used in southern Israel during the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza in the summer of 2014.
It quoted a senior Israeli military official as saying: “After the process of compiling the study and of analyzing the results, we realized that the mechanisms now in place are too simple and we have to be more sophisticated”.
The official responsible for defense and control systems in the Israeli Air Force, Farid Nuhi, said that the army estimates that the next conflict with Hamas or Hezbollah will be on a bigger scale and therefore preparation is of the utmost importance so that Israel can take steps to better protect its civilians and weapons facilities.
Nuhi added that the operational need for a more sophisticated system arose due to technological and electronic faults with older equipment, saying that the new missile-defense system will be linked automatically with naval and ground technology in order to provide time to counter any missile attacks electronically.
The modernized system will also link the soldiers on the ground with tanks and planes, allowing them to work efficiently on the ground during battle, according to the military official.
He added that the updated system is easy to operate as it will be linked with the Home Front Command, which will help to warn Israeli citizens of potential rockets as well as warn soldiers in the military areas.
The last Israeli offensive on Gaza lasted 51 summer days, killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, injured 11,000 and displaced more than 100,000 Gazans. Israel’s death toll was 64 soldiers and 6 civilians, due to its extremely effective ‘Iron Dome’ missile-defense system.
Israeli soldiers fired, Friday, gas bombs at Palestinian and international peace activists, during 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 gas inhalation.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the protesters marched from the village center, carrying Palestinian flags, and posters denouncing the Israeli violations, and chanted for the release of all prisoners.
Abu Rahma added that the protesters also called for the immediate release of hunger striking detainee Khader Adnan, who is currently facing a life-threatening health condition, but ongoing with his hunger strike, demanding an end to his arbitrary Administrative Detention without charges. Adnan started his strike more than 50 days ago.
Abu Rahma also said the protesters carried posters of Emad Rezqa, a wounded Palestinian from Haifa, and posters in Hebrew, Arabic and English, calling for justice for Emad, and for prosecuting the soldier who shot him.
Rezqa was seriously shot in the head, during a nonviolent protest in Bil’in five years ago, and spent several weeks in Intensive Care.
A few days ago, an Israeli court closed the file, and acquitted the soldier who shot him despite the fact that the shooting was unprovoked.
It is worth mentioning that the protesters also carried signs denouncing the Irish Dancing Commission for its decision to participate in a competition in Tel Aviv, on August 15, 2015.
In March, The Carey Academy announced the “1st Israeli Feis,” a competitive tournament of traditional Irish dancing, to take place in Tel Aviv in August.
Also on Friday, soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing scores to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also attacked the weekly protest in Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, causing many injuries.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the protesters marched from the village center, carrying Palestinian flags, and posters denouncing the Israeli violations, and chanted for the release of all prisoners.
Abu Rahma added that the protesters also called for the immediate release of hunger striking detainee Khader Adnan, who is currently facing a life-threatening health condition, but ongoing with his hunger strike, demanding an end to his arbitrary Administrative Detention without charges. Adnan started his strike more than 50 days ago.
Abu Rahma also said the protesters carried posters of Emad Rezqa, a wounded Palestinian from Haifa, and posters in Hebrew, Arabic and English, calling for justice for Emad, and for prosecuting the soldier who shot him.
Rezqa was seriously shot in the head, during a nonviolent protest in Bil’in five years ago, and spent several weeks in Intensive Care.
A few days ago, an Israeli court closed the file, and acquitted the soldier who shot him despite the fact that the shooting was unprovoked.
It is worth mentioning that the protesters also carried signs denouncing the Irish Dancing Commission for its decision to participate in a competition in Tel Aviv, on August 15, 2015.
In March, The Carey Academy announced the “1st Israeli Feis,” a competitive tournament of traditional Irish dancing, to take place in Tel Aviv in August.
Also on Friday, soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing scores to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also attacked the weekly protest in Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, causing many injuries.
26 june 2015
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing scores to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Popular Resistance Committee said the protesters marched carrying pictures of hunger striking detainee Khader Adnan, and chanted against the ongoing Israeli occupation, and its violations against the detainees.
Soldiers fired gas bombs at the protesters as they marched towards lands and orchards the army illegal confiscated, causing scores of Palestinians, including children, to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Nabi Saleh is one of many Palestinian villages that hold weekly nonviolent protests against the illegal Annexation Wall and settlements, built on Palestinian lands, and isolating the villagers from their own farmlands and orchards.
Also on Friday, many residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers invaded Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked dozens of local demonstrators conducting their weekly protest.
The Popular Resistance Committee said the protesters marched carrying pictures of hunger striking detainee Khader Adnan, and chanted against the ongoing Israeli occupation, and its violations against the detainees.
Soldiers fired gas bombs at the protesters as they marched towards lands and orchards the army illegal confiscated, causing scores of Palestinians, including children, to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Nabi Saleh is one of many Palestinian villages that hold weekly nonviolent protests against the illegal Annexation Wall and settlements, built on Palestinian lands, and isolating the villagers from their own farmlands and orchards.
Also on Friday, many residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers invaded Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked dozens of local demonstrators conducting their weekly protest.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked dozens of local demonstrators conducting their weekly protest against the Wall and Settlements, and demanding the army to reopen the main road it closed 13 years ago. Many residents suffered effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Kufur Qaddoum said the soldiers surrounded the village, and prevented the protesters from matching to its outskirts, while dozens of soldiers invaded various neighborhoods.
Murad Eshteiwy, coordinator of the Popular Committee, said several soldiers occupied rooftops and hid in local homes in the village, and fired rounds of live ammunition.
Army vehicles also invaded the village and sprayed homes with waste-water mixed with chemical, referred to as “skunk water.”
Eshteiwy added that dozens of local youths managed to reach an area close to the Iron Gate that seals the main village road, after the soldiers left the village, and burnt tired before the army rushed to the scene again and starting fired gas bombs at the protesters and at a number of nearby homes.
Scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and received treatment by local medics.
Kufur Qaddoum has been holding protests for five years, and has been subject to frequent Israeli military invasions, assaults and arrests. The man road was closed following a military order in 2003.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Kufur Qaddoum said the soldiers surrounded the village, and prevented the protesters from matching to its outskirts, while dozens of soldiers invaded various neighborhoods.
Murad Eshteiwy, coordinator of the Popular Committee, said several soldiers occupied rooftops and hid in local homes in the village, and fired rounds of live ammunition.
Army vehicles also invaded the village and sprayed homes with waste-water mixed with chemical, referred to as “skunk water.”
Eshteiwy added that dozens of local youths managed to reach an area close to the Iron Gate that seals the main village road, after the soldiers left the village, and burnt tired before the army rushed to the scene again and starting fired gas bombs at the protesters and at a number of nearby homes.
Scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and received treatment by local medics.
Kufur Qaddoum has been holding protests for five years, and has been subject to frequent Israeli military invasions, assaults and arrests. The man road was closed following a military order in 2003.
A 24-year-old Palestinian young man was shot and killed Friday by Israeli gunfire at Hamra checkpoint that links between Nablus and Jordan Valley.
Israeli sources claimed that the Palestinian young man was wearing an explosive belt and was shot dead after he opened fire at Israeli soldiers.
Shortly after the incident, Israeli forces stormed the victim’s home in Ojja town in the Jordan Valley which led to the outbreak of violent clashes. At least one citizen was injured during the clashes.
The victim’s family affirmed that their son was murdered in cold blood, denying the Israeli claims that he pulled a hidden weapon and opened fire on the soldiers.
He was directly and deliberately shot by several live bullets before being left bleeding for a long period of time without medical help till he died, the family clarified.
The victim was heading to Tubas as he works as a taxi driver, according to his family.
Israeli sources claimed that the Palestinian young man was wearing an explosive belt and was shot dead after he opened fire at Israeli soldiers.
Shortly after the incident, Israeli forces stormed the victim’s home in Ojja town in the Jordan Valley which led to the outbreak of violent clashes. At least one citizen was injured during the clashes.
The victim’s family affirmed that their son was murdered in cold blood, denying the Israeli claims that he pulled a hidden weapon and opened fire on the soldiers.
He was directly and deliberately shot by several live bullets before being left bleeding for a long period of time without medical help till he died, the family clarified.
The victim was heading to Tubas as he works as a taxi driver, according to his family.
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No soldiers wounded in attack at Bik'ot checkpoint in the West Bank. A Palestinian was shot dead by IDF fire on Friday at the Bik'ot checkpoint, near Route 90 and about 30 kilometers south of Beit She'an. No soldiers were wounded and the site was declared a closed military area. The soldiers belong to a reserves brigade operating in the area. Colonel Ofir Livius, commander of the Jordan Valley battalion, arrived at the scene to investigate the incident. Earlier this week an 18-year-old Palestinian stabbed a border police soldier at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. The soldier, who was severely wounded, had time to shoot at the terrorist, seriously wounding him. |
Rescue personnel called to the scene treated both and evacuated them to local hospitals.
In April 2012, a Palestinian killed while trying to cross Bik'ot was found to be concealing improvised explosive devices, three knives, and rifle bullets.
Three months before that, a terrorist armed with a pipe bomb and approaching IDF troops was killed when he refused orders to stop.
Young Palestinian man shot by IOF in Jordan Valley
A young Palestinian man was shot by IOF soldiers on Friday morning in Jordan Valley. He is now in a critical condition, an IOF spokesperson confirms.
According to Israeli newspapers, the young man opened fire at the IOF soldiers near the Al-Hamra checkpoint, to which they responded with live bullets. None of the soldiers were injured.
The Palestinian man, who according to Yedioth Ahronoth was somewhere in his twenties, was taken to a nearby hospital.
The area was closed to traffic, as the IOF feared that the Palestinian man, who arrived at the scene in a car, had concealed explosives.
In April 2012, a Palestinian killed while trying to cross Bik'ot was found to be concealing improvised explosive devices, three knives, and rifle bullets.
Three months before that, a terrorist armed with a pipe bomb and approaching IDF troops was killed when he refused orders to stop.
Young Palestinian man shot by IOF in Jordan Valley
A young Palestinian man was shot by IOF soldiers on Friday morning in Jordan Valley. He is now in a critical condition, an IOF spokesperson confirms.
According to Israeli newspapers, the young man opened fire at the IOF soldiers near the Al-Hamra checkpoint, to which they responded with live bullets. None of the soldiers were injured.
The Palestinian man, who according to Yedioth Ahronoth was somewhere in his twenties, was taken to a nearby hospital.
The area was closed to traffic, as the IOF feared that the Palestinian man, who arrived at the scene in a car, had concealed explosives.
25 june 2015
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Wednesday at night and on Thursday at dawn, at least eight Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and clashed with dozens of residents near Ramallah. One of the kidnapped is a young woman, who was taken prisoner near the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Several military vehicles invaded Kharbatha al-Misbah village, west of Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes, causing significant property damage, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Shadi Abdul-Raouf Enjass, Abdullah Salim Enjass and Mahmoud Mustafa Enjass.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and dozens of local youths, while the army fired rounds of live ammunition and concussion grenades.
The soldiers conducted thorough and violent searches of homes, while Israeli security officers also interrogated the families.
The Israeli army said it is looking for the person who shot and killed an Israeli man last Friday. The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
In Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian woman, identified as Aya Abu Nab, while entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, and took her to the al-Qashla Police Station, in the Old City.
She was taken prisoner while groups of Israeli fanatics stormed the mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, and harassed several women.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Shiokh town, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Mousa Halayqa, before moving him to an interrogation center.
A Palestinian teenager, identified as Abed Walid at-Teety, 18, was also kidnapped from his home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
Late on Wednesday evening, soldiers invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as ‘Omar Badawna, 20, and Ali Mohammad Hammad, 21.
Several military vehicles invaded Kharbatha al-Misbah village, west of Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes, causing significant property damage, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Shadi Abdul-Raouf Enjass, Abdullah Salim Enjass and Mahmoud Mustafa Enjass.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and dozens of local youths, while the army fired rounds of live ammunition and concussion grenades.
The soldiers conducted thorough and violent searches of homes, while Israeli security officers also interrogated the families.
The Israeli army said it is looking for the person who shot and killed an Israeli man last Friday. The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
In Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian woman, identified as Aya Abu Nab, while entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, and took her to the al-Qashla Police Station, in the Old City.
She was taken prisoner while groups of Israeli fanatics stormed the mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, and harassed several women.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Shiokh town, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Mousa Halayqa, before moving him to an interrogation center.
A Palestinian teenager, identified as Abed Walid at-Teety, 18, was also kidnapped from his home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
Late on Wednesday evening, soldiers invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as ‘Omar Badawna, 20, and Ali Mohammad Hammad, 21.
24 june 2015
Israeli occupation forces began, on Tuesday morning, a wide military exercise in the al-Maleh valley in the northern Jordan Valley, and evacuated dozens of Bedouin families.
According to Al Ray, Palestinian witnesses said that soldiers imposed a military cordon on the areas of al-Hammamat, al-Burj, al-Mayta and Humsa in Wadi al-Maleh area, in the northern Jordan Valley, and evacuated citizens and begun military exercises and maneuvers.
Palestinian citizens pointed to the displacement of around 42 families in those areas; they added that these exercises are made continuously.
According to Al Ray, Palestinian witnesses said that soldiers imposed a military cordon on the areas of al-Hammamat, al-Burj, al-Mayta and Humsa in Wadi al-Maleh area, in the northern Jordan Valley, and evacuated citizens and begun military exercises and maneuvers.
Palestinian citizens pointed to the displacement of around 42 families in those areas; they added that these exercises are made continuously.
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The Israeli Air Forced fired, on Wednesday at dawn, a missile into a Palestinian agricultural land, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, causing fires. Army claimed it was retaliating to a shell fired from Gaza.
Eyewitnesses said the attack did not cause any casualties, but consumed a large agricultural area, and that the Israeli Air Force was still flying over different parts in the besieged coastal region.
On Tuesday evening, the Israeli army claimed one shell was fired from Gaza, into an open area in Hof Ashkelon, causing no injuries or damage, and said it conducted a search campaign, allegedly looking for unexploded ordnance.
Israel held Hamas responsible for the escalation, and said that “although the people behind the recent incidents of rocket fire are not affiliated with Hamas, and affiliate themselves with Al-Qaeda, the movement is to be held liable.”
Head of the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council of settlements, Yair Farjun, said "the conflict between Hamas and al-Qaeda affiliated groups, is not of interest to the Israelis," but warned “Israel will not tolerate any fire from Gaza.”
He also said that Tel Aviv would not even accept “a flotilla,” referring to solidarity ships that challenge the Israeli siege on the coastal region, to deliver medical and humanitarian supplies.
The Israeli official was referring to statements made by Arab Member of Knesset Basel Ghattas, member of the Joint Arab List, who told Israeli Ynet News, Sunday, that he intends to join the flotilla heading from Greece to Gaza, to deliver humanitarian supplies.
The Israeli Air Forced fired, on Wednesday at dawn, a missile into a Palestinian agricultural land, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, causing fires. Army claimed it was retaliating to a shell fired from Gaza.
Eyewitnesses said the attack did not cause any casualties, but consumed a large agricultural area, and that the Israeli Air Force was still flying over different parts in the besieged coastal region.
On Tuesday evening, the Israeli army claimed one shell was fired from Gaza, into an open area in Hof Ashkelon, causing no injuries or damage, and said it conducted a search campaign, allegedly looking for unexploded ordnance.
Israel held Hamas responsible for the escalation, and said that “although the people behind the recent incidents of rocket fire are not affiliated with Hamas, and affiliate themselves with Al-Qaeda, the movement is to be held liable.”
Head of the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council of settlements, Yair Farjun, said "the conflict between Hamas and al-Qaeda affiliated groups, is not of interest to the Israelis," but warned “Israel will not tolerate any fire from Gaza.”
He also said that Tel Aviv would not even accept “a flotilla,” referring to solidarity ships that challenge the Israeli siege on the coastal region, to deliver medical and humanitarian supplies.
The Israeli official was referring to statements made by Arab Member of Knesset Basel Ghattas, member of the Joint Arab List, who told Israeli Ynet News, Sunday, that he intends to join the flotilla heading from Greece to Gaza, to deliver humanitarian supplies.
