3 june 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday kidnaped five Palestinian citizens, mostly from their homes during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped a young man called Abdul-Rahman Abu Zeitoun from his home in Beita town, south of Nablus.
In Qalqilya, the IOF kidnaped ex-detainee Abdul-Fattah Harb from his home in al-Wad street.
Two young men also suffered rubber bullet injuries and another one was run over by a military vehicle during violent clashes with the IOF in Qalqilya city.
Another two young citizens were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in al-Khalil city.
The IOF also raided commercial stores and homes in al-Khalil city and Nahalin town, west of Bethlehem.
In a separate incident, the IOF kidnaped a Palestinian woman called Lana Nazzal at Allenby border crossing after she returned from Jordan.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped a young man called Abdul-Rahman Abu Zeitoun from his home in Beita town, south of Nablus.
In Qalqilya, the IOF kidnaped ex-detainee Abdul-Fattah Harb from his home in al-Wad street.
Two young men also suffered rubber bullet injuries and another one was run over by a military vehicle during violent clashes with the IOF in Qalqilya city.
Another two young citizens were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in al-Khalil city.
The IOF also raided commercial stores and homes in al-Khalil city and Nahalin town, west of Bethlehem.
In a separate incident, the IOF kidnaped a Palestinian woman called Lana Nazzal at Allenby border crossing after she returned from Jordan.
In a rare public acknowledgement of Israeli operations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he personally ordered the recent airstrikes against Syrian military positions.
The Israeli premier made the provocative remarks on Sunday shortly after new air raids struck Syrian military positions in the southern region of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing three soldiers and wounding seven others.
Israel claims it was responding to two rockets allegedly launched from Syria late Saturday, which caused no casualties.
“We will not tolerate firing into our territory and will respond fiercely against any aggression against us,” Netanyahu said.
Hours after the Quneitra airstrikes, Israel launched missile attacks against the T-4 airbase near the western Syrian city of Homs, killing an army soldier and wounding two others.
The Syrian air defense reportedly managed to successfully intercept a number of the missiles.
The Israeli prime minister further threatened strikes against positions of Iranian military advisers in Syria, claiming that “anyone who tries to hurt us will be hurt far worse.”
The Israeli air force has staged repeated air raids against Syrian military bases that it claims are used by Iranian military advisers.
Iranian advisers are in Syria on the request of the country's legitimate government to help the Syrian army in its fight against foreign-backed militants.
Syria’s official SANA news agency said the recent Israeli airstrikes are an attempt to prop up terrorist groups based in western provinces of Hama and Idlib that have been suffering heavy defeats against Syrian government forces.
“The aggression comes in conjunction with the terrorists in Hama and Idlib,” SANA wrote on Sunday night.
“The Israeli enemy has intervened over the past several years to support its collapsing terrorist tools,” the report said.
SANA said the attacks came after Syrian forces liberated several villages in Idlib from “terrorist groups.”
Israel has been providing medical treatment to extremist elements wounded in Syria. Numerous reports have also emerged of the discovery of Israeli-made weapons and military equipment during clean-up operations by the Syrian army.
The Tel Aviv regime reportedly used to arm at least seven different terror groups in the occupied Golan Heights.
In recent weeks, Syrian armed forces, under Russia’s air cover, have been conducting counter-terrorism operations in areas surrounding Idlib, the last significant militant stronghold in Syria.
Recently, the Syrian army has warned civilians to leave Idlib amid preparations for a final military campaign to flush terrorists out of the region.
Trump urges Russia, Syria to stop bombing Idlib
US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Russia and Syrian government forces to stop bombing Idlib after Moscow said it would continue to back a month-long Syrian offensive there.
On Friday, the Kremlin said it was Turkey’s responsibility to stop terrorists in Idlib from firing at civilian and Russian targets.
Turkey and Russia brokered a deal in September 2018 to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib that would be evacuated of all heavy weapons and militants.
The Kremlin on Monday rebuffed Trump's criticism, saying the offensive was justified because it was targeting "terrorists."
When asked about Trump's criticism on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that terrorists were using Idlib as a base to launch attacks against civilian and military targets, something he called unacceptable.
The Israeli premier made the provocative remarks on Sunday shortly after new air raids struck Syrian military positions in the southern region of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing three soldiers and wounding seven others.
Israel claims it was responding to two rockets allegedly launched from Syria late Saturday, which caused no casualties.
“We will not tolerate firing into our territory and will respond fiercely against any aggression against us,” Netanyahu said.
Hours after the Quneitra airstrikes, Israel launched missile attacks against the T-4 airbase near the western Syrian city of Homs, killing an army soldier and wounding two others.
The Syrian air defense reportedly managed to successfully intercept a number of the missiles.
The Israeli prime minister further threatened strikes against positions of Iranian military advisers in Syria, claiming that “anyone who tries to hurt us will be hurt far worse.”
The Israeli air force has staged repeated air raids against Syrian military bases that it claims are used by Iranian military advisers.
Iranian advisers are in Syria on the request of the country's legitimate government to help the Syrian army in its fight against foreign-backed militants.
Syria’s official SANA news agency said the recent Israeli airstrikes are an attempt to prop up terrorist groups based in western provinces of Hama and Idlib that have been suffering heavy defeats against Syrian government forces.
“The aggression comes in conjunction with the terrorists in Hama and Idlib,” SANA wrote on Sunday night.
“The Israeli enemy has intervened over the past several years to support its collapsing terrorist tools,” the report said.
SANA said the attacks came after Syrian forces liberated several villages in Idlib from “terrorist groups.”
Israel has been providing medical treatment to extremist elements wounded in Syria. Numerous reports have also emerged of the discovery of Israeli-made weapons and military equipment during clean-up operations by the Syrian army.
The Tel Aviv regime reportedly used to arm at least seven different terror groups in the occupied Golan Heights.
In recent weeks, Syrian armed forces, under Russia’s air cover, have been conducting counter-terrorism operations in areas surrounding Idlib, the last significant militant stronghold in Syria.
Recently, the Syrian army has warned civilians to leave Idlib amid preparations for a final military campaign to flush terrorists out of the region.
Trump urges Russia, Syria to stop bombing Idlib
US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Russia and Syrian government forces to stop bombing Idlib after Moscow said it would continue to back a month-long Syrian offensive there.
On Friday, the Kremlin said it was Turkey’s responsibility to stop terrorists in Idlib from firing at civilian and Russian targets.
Turkey and Russia brokered a deal in September 2018 to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib that would be evacuated of all heavy weapons and militants.
The Kremlin on Monday rebuffed Trump's criticism, saying the offensive was justified because it was targeting "terrorists."
When asked about Trump's criticism on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that terrorists were using Idlib as a base to launch attacks against civilian and military targets, something he called unacceptable.
The reported attack - which killed several soldiers, damaged buildings and equipment - came only hours after Boeing 747 belonging to an Iranian airline used by Revolutionary Guards to smuggle weapons to their allies in Tehran, landed in the airbase that was struck
Syrian air defenses on Sunday intercepted an Israeli attack on the T-4 airbase in Homs province, state TV reported, citing a Syrian military source.
he Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition's war monitor, said that at least five people were killed - three of which were Syrian soldiers - and two others wounded, and that an ammunition warehouse was hit in addition to damage to buildings and equipment.
The alleged nighttime raid comes a day after 10 people - including three Syrian soldiers and seven foreign nationals - were killed in an Israeli attack on Syrian military positions in the country's south.
Both attacks occured only a few hours after a Boeing 747 belonging to Iranian airline Fars Air Qeshm - used by the country’s Revolutionary Guards to smuggle weapons to Tehran’s allies - landed in the T-4 airbase. The plane conducted a direct flight from the Iranian capital to Beirut for the first time last November.
The Fars Air Qeshm EP-FAB plane landed in Homs on Saturday morning at 8:45am and took off for Tehran three hours later. In the past Israel has already attacked in the country following reports of the 27-year-old Jumbo jet unloading cargo.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed on Saturday that Israel targeted several military positions in Syria. He said the targets included two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defense unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning he "instructed the IDF to take strong action" in response to a rocket fire, targeting Israel's only ski resort on Mount Hermon on Saturday evening.
“We are not prepared to tolerate rocket fire at our territory and will respond with great force to any aggression against us,” said the prime minister. “This has consistently been my policy and this is what we will continue to do for Israel’s security."
Syria says its T-4 airbase near Homs targeted by Israeli missiles
Israel has launched missile attacks against the T-4 airbase near the city of Homs in Western Syria , killing an army soldier and wounding two others, Syrian state media says.
Syrian military sources confirmed at least one army soldier was killed in the attack that targeted the T-4 airbase just after midnight Sunday. The strike also injured two other soldiers and damaged an arms warehouse.
The Syrian air defense reportedly managed to successfully intercept a number of the missiles.
This comes a day after a similar Israeli airstrike hit the countryside of the capital Damascus.
Syria’s official SANA news agency quoted an anonymous military source as saying that the air defenses had “confronted” and “downed the hostile missiles” that were targeting positions in southwestern Damascus at 03:22 am local time (0030 GMT) on Sunday.
Israel has repeatedly attacked positions inside Syria. The Syrian military has mostly absorbed the Israeli strikes, locking its defense systems on incoming fire.
Bomb attack in Aleppo
Also on Sunday, a car bomb went off near a bustling market and mosque in A'zaz near Aleppo, northwest of Syria, killing at least 17 people and wounded over 20 others.
Four children were among those killed in the explosion in A'zaz, at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Aleppo province, said London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The bombing comes one day after a similar explosion killed 10 people and wounded 20 in the northeastern city of Raqqah.
A'zaz is held by Turkish-backed militants. Ankara launched an operation in 2016, seizing areas in northern Syria, including A'zaz, from Daesh terrorists.
The move was widely seen to be aimed at preventing the advance of US-backed Kurdish forces toward the Turkish border.
Syrian air defenses on Sunday intercepted an Israeli attack on the T-4 airbase in Homs province, state TV reported, citing a Syrian military source.
he Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition's war monitor, said that at least five people were killed - three of which were Syrian soldiers - and two others wounded, and that an ammunition warehouse was hit in addition to damage to buildings and equipment.
The alleged nighttime raid comes a day after 10 people - including three Syrian soldiers and seven foreign nationals - were killed in an Israeli attack on Syrian military positions in the country's south.
Both attacks occured only a few hours after a Boeing 747 belonging to Iranian airline Fars Air Qeshm - used by the country’s Revolutionary Guards to smuggle weapons to Tehran’s allies - landed in the T-4 airbase. The plane conducted a direct flight from the Iranian capital to Beirut for the first time last November.
The Fars Air Qeshm EP-FAB plane landed in Homs on Saturday morning at 8:45am and took off for Tehran three hours later. In the past Israel has already attacked in the country following reports of the 27-year-old Jumbo jet unloading cargo.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed on Saturday that Israel targeted several military positions in Syria. He said the targets included two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defense unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning he "instructed the IDF to take strong action" in response to a rocket fire, targeting Israel's only ski resort on Mount Hermon on Saturday evening.
“We are not prepared to tolerate rocket fire at our territory and will respond with great force to any aggression against us,” said the prime minister. “This has consistently been my policy and this is what we will continue to do for Israel’s security."
Syria says its T-4 airbase near Homs targeted by Israeli missiles
Israel has launched missile attacks against the T-4 airbase near the city of Homs in Western Syria , killing an army soldier and wounding two others, Syrian state media says.
Syrian military sources confirmed at least one army soldier was killed in the attack that targeted the T-4 airbase just after midnight Sunday. The strike also injured two other soldiers and damaged an arms warehouse.
The Syrian air defense reportedly managed to successfully intercept a number of the missiles.
This comes a day after a similar Israeli airstrike hit the countryside of the capital Damascus.
Syria’s official SANA news agency quoted an anonymous military source as saying that the air defenses had “confronted” and “downed the hostile missiles” that were targeting positions in southwestern Damascus at 03:22 am local time (0030 GMT) on Sunday.
Israel has repeatedly attacked positions inside Syria. The Syrian military has mostly absorbed the Israeli strikes, locking its defense systems on incoming fire.
Bomb attack in Aleppo
Also on Sunday, a car bomb went off near a bustling market and mosque in A'zaz near Aleppo, northwest of Syria, killing at least 17 people and wounded over 20 others.
Four children were among those killed in the explosion in A'zaz, at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Aleppo province, said London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The bombing comes one day after a similar explosion killed 10 people and wounded 20 in the northeastern city of Raqqah.
A'zaz is held by Turkish-backed militants. Ankara launched an operation in 2016, seizing areas in northern Syria, including A'zaz, from Daesh terrorists.
The move was widely seen to be aimed at preventing the advance of US-backed Kurdish forces toward the Turkish border.
2 june 2019
A number of Palestinian Muslim worshippers were injured today, by Israeli police officers who were escorting dozens of Israeli extremists performing a provocative tour of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem. video
Some 400 Israeli settlers, led by American-born rabbi and MK Yehuda Glick, entered the flashpoint compound, one of Islam’s holiest places, early Sunday morning, before police officers scuffled with worshippers who chanted “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest), to express their anger at the entry of illegal settlers.
Israeli police physically attacked many of the worshippers, arrested some and chased others through the compound and went as far as the entrance to the southern sealed building, where the worshippers were barricaded, before attacking them with teargas and stun grenades. video video video video video
Israeli police rarely allow Jewish prayers, in Al-Aqsa Mosque, during the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan, when tens of thousands of Muslims converge on the holy site for worship.
Yesterday, according to the PNN, hardcore Israeli organizations called upon supporters to organize provocative visits to the mosque, in the city, the third holiest place in Islam, to mark what Israelis claim as the reunification of Jerusalem.
Some 400 Israeli settlers, led by American-born rabbi and MK Yehuda Glick, entered the flashpoint compound, one of Islam’s holiest places, early Sunday morning, before police officers scuffled with worshippers who chanted “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest), to express their anger at the entry of illegal settlers.
Israeli police physically attacked many of the worshippers, arrested some and chased others through the compound and went as far as the entrance to the southern sealed building, where the worshippers were barricaded, before attacking them with teargas and stun grenades. video video video video video
Israeli police rarely allow Jewish prayers, in Al-Aqsa Mosque, during the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan, when tens of thousands of Muslims converge on the holy site for worship.
Yesterday, according to the PNN, hardcore Israeli organizations called upon supporters to organize provocative visits to the mosque, in the city, the third holiest place in Islam, to mark what Israelis claim as the reunification of Jerusalem.
Three soldiers belonging to the Assad regime and 7 foreign nationals died in IAF strikes on Syrian military positions, according to state-run media reports; IDF confirms it struck air defense units, artillery batteries, observation and intelligence posts
Israel Defense Force attacked Syrian military positions in the country's south early Sunday, killing 10 people - including three soldiers and seven foreign nationals - as well as wounding seven others, Syria's state-run media reported. The IDF later confirmed the strikes came in response to several rockets being fired into northern Israel from Syrian territory late Saturday.
State news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying the attacks struck military positions in the southern region of Quneitra, near the Golan Heights. They also caused material damage, it said.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed on Twitter that Israel targeted several military positions in Syria. He said the targets included two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defense unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he "instructed the IDF to take strong action" in response to the rocket fire, targeting Israel's only ski resort on Mount Hermon.
“We are not prepared to tolerate rocket fire at our territory and will respond with great force to any aggression against us,” said the prime minister. “This has consistently been my policy and this is what we will continue to do for Israel’s security."
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition's war monitor, said Israeli warplanes struck positions and an arms depot of Iranian troops and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters.
The attacks came hours after the Israeli military said two projectiles were fired from Syria toward Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights.
The Israeli military said Saturday there were no reports of casualties or damage. Israeli media said that sirens warning of incoming rockets were not activated.
Israel has acknowledged carrying out dozens of airstrikes in Syria on Iranian targets and Tehran's allies.
Last week, Israeli aircraft hit a Syrian military post after the army said an anti-aircraft missile was fired at one of its fighter jets. Syrian media said a soldier was killed in that airstrike.
Israel says it will not allow Iran, which has sent forces to help President Bashar Assad in Syria's civil war, to establish a permanent military presence in Syria.
For years, Israel has remained largely silent about its attacks against Iran and its Shiite proxies operating in neighboring Syria. But in recent months, military and political leaders have become increasingly outspoken about these activities.
Israel Defense Force attacked Syrian military positions in the country's south early Sunday, killing 10 people - including three soldiers and seven foreign nationals - as well as wounding seven others, Syria's state-run media reported. The IDF later confirmed the strikes came in response to several rockets being fired into northern Israel from Syrian territory late Saturday.
State news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying the attacks struck military positions in the southern region of Quneitra, near the Golan Heights. They also caused material damage, it said.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed on Twitter that Israel targeted several military positions in Syria. He said the targets included two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defense unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he "instructed the IDF to take strong action" in response to the rocket fire, targeting Israel's only ski resort on Mount Hermon.
“We are not prepared to tolerate rocket fire at our territory and will respond with great force to any aggression against us,” said the prime minister. “This has consistently been my policy and this is what we will continue to do for Israel’s security."
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition's war monitor, said Israeli warplanes struck positions and an arms depot of Iranian troops and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters.
The attacks came hours after the Israeli military said two projectiles were fired from Syria toward Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights.
The Israeli military said Saturday there were no reports of casualties or damage. Israeli media said that sirens warning of incoming rockets were not activated.
Israel has acknowledged carrying out dozens of airstrikes in Syria on Iranian targets and Tehran's allies.
Last week, Israeli aircraft hit a Syrian military post after the army said an anti-aircraft missile was fired at one of its fighter jets. Syrian media said a soldier was killed in that airstrike.
Israel says it will not allow Iran, which has sent forces to help President Bashar Assad in Syria's civil war, to establish a permanent military presence in Syria.
For years, Israel has remained largely silent about its attacks against Iran and its Shiite proxies operating in neighboring Syria. But in recent months, military and political leaders have become increasingly outspoken about these activities.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, on Sunday morning, the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and attacked the Muslim worshipers, wounding dozens, including one of the civilian guards of the holy site, and detained another.
The soldiers and police were accompanying large groups of illegal colonialist settlers, who were conducting provocative tours in the courtyards of the holy site. video video video video video
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that the soldiers and the police stormed the al-Qibli Mosque in Al-Aqsa, desecrating the site with their full military gear, and assaulted many Palestinians while trying to remove them from the holy site. video
The police then left the mosque, and the worshipers closed it gates, before dozens gathered in front of it, while chanting and condemning the provocative invasions.
Shortly afterwards, the police attacked and clubbed dozens of worshippers, and tried to remove them to allow more groups of colonists to conduct their tours. video video video video
The soldiers also closed Bab al-Asbat and Bab Hotta gates, leading to the holy site, and prevented the Palestinian worshipers from crossing.
Furthermore, the soldiers assaulted and injured one of the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, identified as Khalil Tarhouni, causing many cuts and bruises, especially to the head, and prevented the medics from approaching him for more than an hour. video video
The soldiers also attacked another guard, identified as Essam Najeeb, and summoned him for interrogation at Al-Qashla nearby detention center.
Tension is still mounting due to the extensive military and police presence in the holy site’s compound, especially as more groups of colonists are preparing to invade and tour it, marking the so-called “Jerusalem Day.”
The soldiers and police were accompanying large groups of illegal colonialist settlers, who were conducting provocative tours in the courtyards of the holy site. video video video video video
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that the soldiers and the police stormed the al-Qibli Mosque in Al-Aqsa, desecrating the site with their full military gear, and assaulted many Palestinians while trying to remove them from the holy site. video
The police then left the mosque, and the worshipers closed it gates, before dozens gathered in front of it, while chanting and condemning the provocative invasions.
Shortly afterwards, the police attacked and clubbed dozens of worshippers, and tried to remove them to allow more groups of colonists to conduct their tours. video video video video
The soldiers also closed Bab al-Asbat and Bab Hotta gates, leading to the holy site, and prevented the Palestinian worshipers from crossing.
Furthermore, the soldiers assaulted and injured one of the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, identified as Khalil Tarhouni, causing many cuts and bruises, especially to the head, and prevented the medics from approaching him for more than an hour. video video
The soldiers also attacked another guard, identified as Essam Najeeb, and summoned him for interrogation at Al-Qashla nearby detention center.
Tension is still mounting due to the extensive military and police presence in the holy site’s compound, especially as more groups of colonists are preparing to invade and tour it, marking the so-called “Jerusalem Day.”
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, twenty-six Palestinians, including the secretary of Fateh movement, in occupied Jerusalem, and moved them to several detention and interrogation facilities in the city.
The soldiers abducted Shadi Mitwer, the Secretary of Fateh Movement in Jerusalem, before cuffing and blindfolding him, and took him to an interrogation facility.
It is worth mentioning that Mitwer is a former political prisoner, who was repeatedly detained and imprisoned by Israel for his political and social activities in the occupied city. video video
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted 25 former political prisoners from many parts of Jerusalem, and took them to several interrogation centers.
The attacks and abductions took place while more than 400 illegal colonialist settlers, started provocative tours in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, to celebrate the occupation and the so-called unification of the city.
The Israeli army and police also closed the gates of al-Qibli Mosque, in the Al-Aqsa Compound, locking dozens of worshipers inside.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also abducted eight Palestinians from Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank, while heading back to their homes from the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and took them to Ofer prison, near Ramallah, in central West Bank.
The soldiers abducted Shadi Mitwer, the Secretary of Fateh Movement in Jerusalem, before cuffing and blindfolding him, and took him to an interrogation facility.
It is worth mentioning that Mitwer is a former political prisoner, who was repeatedly detained and imprisoned by Israel for his political and social activities in the occupied city. video video
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted 25 former political prisoners from many parts of Jerusalem, and took them to several interrogation centers.
The attacks and abductions took place while more than 400 illegal colonialist settlers, started provocative tours in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, to celebrate the occupation and the so-called unification of the city.
The Israeli army and police also closed the gates of al-Qibli Mosque, in the Al-Aqsa Compound, locking dozens of worshipers inside.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also abducted eight Palestinians from Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank, while heading back to their homes from the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and took them to Ofer prison, near Ramallah, in central West Bank.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian teenage boy, and injured five residents in the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
Morad Eshteiwi, the media coordinator of the Popular Resistance Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said under cover Israeli soldiers infiltrated into the town, and kidnapped Mahmoud Abdul-Qader Eshteiwi, after ambushing him and several other protesters.
He added that the undercover soldiers were hiding in an abandoned building, before ambushing and attacking several protesters.
Many Palestinian youngsters then started throwing stones at the soldiers.
The soldiers also fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, mildly wounding five Palestinians, who received the needed treatment by local medics without the need for hospitalization. video video
On Friday, the soldiers injured four Palestinians in Kufur Qaddoum after the army attacked the protests in the town.
Since 2011, villagers from Kufur Qaddoum and surrounding villages have organized a nonviolent demonstration on Fridays, to object to the illegal Israeli colonies, and to call on the Israeli occupation authorities to reopen the village’s main road, which has been closed by the army since 2002.
Morad Eshteiwi, the media coordinator of the Popular Resistance Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said under cover Israeli soldiers infiltrated into the town, and kidnapped Mahmoud Abdul-Qader Eshteiwi, after ambushing him and several other protesters.
He added that the undercover soldiers were hiding in an abandoned building, before ambushing and attacking several protesters.
Many Palestinian youngsters then started throwing stones at the soldiers.
The soldiers also fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, mildly wounding five Palestinians, who received the needed treatment by local medics without the need for hospitalization. video video
On Friday, the soldiers injured four Palestinians in Kufur Qaddoum after the army attacked the protests in the town.
Since 2011, villagers from Kufur Qaddoum and surrounding villages have organized a nonviolent demonstration on Fridays, to object to the illegal Israeli colonies, and to call on the Israeli occupation authorities to reopen the village’s main road, which has been closed by the army since 2002.
