29 june 2019
Israeli soldiers injured more than fifty Palestinians, in an invasion into the al-Isawiya town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, starting on Friday evening, when the army killed a young man, until dawn hours, Saturday.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics provided treatment to 50 Palestinians; 37 of them were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, 7 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and six others who suffered fractures or bruises.
The PRCS added that the soldiers surrounded the town and installed many military roadblocks, before searching its ambulances, and prevented some of them from entering it.
The soldiers also searched many cars, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, the soldiers closed and isolated Be’er Ayyoub neighborhood, while many local youngsters hurled stones at them, and some threw Molotov cocktails and used fireworks against the invading soldiers.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted many Palestinians youngsters, and took them to several detention and interrogation center in Jerusalem.
On Thursday evening, the soldiers injured more than thirty Palestinians, when the army invaded the town, before storming and ransacking many shops and homes, and assaulted Palestinian protesters.
The soldiers also killed a young man, identified as Mohammad Samir Obeid, 21, and injured many others, before imposing a strict siege on the town.
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The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics provided treatment to 50 Palestinians; 37 of them were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, 7 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and six others who suffered fractures or bruises.
The PRCS added that the soldiers surrounded the town and installed many military roadblocks, before searching its ambulances, and prevented some of them from entering it.
The soldiers also searched many cars, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, the soldiers closed and isolated Be’er Ayyoub neighborhood, while many local youngsters hurled stones at them, and some threw Molotov cocktails and used fireworks against the invading soldiers.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted many Palestinians youngsters, and took them to several detention and interrogation center in Jerusalem.
On Thursday evening, the soldiers injured more than thirty Palestinians, when the army invaded the town, before storming and ransacking many shops and homes, and assaulted Palestinian protesters.
The soldiers also killed a young man, identified as Mohammad Samir Obeid, 21, and injured many others, before imposing a strict siege on the town.
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Dozens of Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Ni’lin village, west of the central West bank city of Ramallah, causing many injuries.
The locals, accompanied by Israel and international peace activists, marched from the center of the village, heading to their orchards, isolated by the illegal Annexation Wall, and surrounded by colonies.
They chanted against the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine, its Annexation Wall and colonies, and marched in condemnation of the so-called “Deal of the Century,” and Manama Workshop, organized by the United States to overrule the legitimate Palestinian rights of sovereignty, liberation and independence, in addition to all United Nations and Security Council resolutions.
The soldiers attacked the protesters with a barrage of gas bombs, and concussion grenades, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The locals, accompanied by Israel and international peace activists, marched from the center of the village, heading to their orchards, isolated by the illegal Annexation Wall, and surrounded by colonies.
They chanted against the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine, its Annexation Wall and colonies, and marched in condemnation of the so-called “Deal of the Century,” and Manama Workshop, organized by the United States to overrule the legitimate Palestinian rights of sovereignty, liberation and independence, in addition to all United Nations and Security Council resolutions.
The soldiers attacked the protesters with a barrage of gas bombs, and concussion grenades, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing many injuries, and burning several olive trees.
The Palestinians, accompanied by international peace activists, marched from the center of the village and headed towards the Annexation Wall, built on their lands in Abu Lemon area.
They carried Palestinian flags while chanting against the ongoing Israeli occupation and its colonies, and in condemnation of the so-called “Deal of the Century,” and the Manama Conference.”
The protesters also chanted for national unity, the Right of Return of the refugees, the release of all political prisoners, liberation and independence.
The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and leading to fire in olive orchards, burning many trees.
The Palestinians, accompanied by international peace activists, marched from the center of the village and headed towards the Annexation Wall, built on their lands in Abu Lemon area.
They carried Palestinian flags while chanting against the ongoing Israeli occupation and its colonies, and in condemnation of the so-called “Deal of the Century,” and the Manama Conference.”
The protesters also chanted for national unity, the Right of Return of the refugees, the release of all political prisoners, liberation and independence.
The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and leading to fire in olive orchards, burning many trees.
Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, many Palestinians during a procession against the illegal annexation of their lands, in Azmout and Deir al-Hatab villages, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and injured many protesters.
The nonviolent processions started following Friday prayers, when the Palestinians headed to their lands, threatened with illegal Israeli annexation, in the two villages.
The processions were organized by local factions, and the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, and were also held in rejection to the so-called “Deal of the Century,” and the Bahrain Conference.
The soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the nonviolent protesters, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them, causing several injuries.
The nonviolent processions started following Friday prayers, when the Palestinians headed to their lands, threatened with illegal Israeli annexation, in the two villages.
The processions were organized by local factions, and the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, and were also held in rejection to the so-called “Deal of the Century,” and the Bahrain Conference.
The soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the nonviolent protesters, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them, causing several injuries.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, nineteen Palestinians, including a woman, from their homes in several parts of the al-‘Isawiya town, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem; most of the abducted residents are related to the young man, Mohammad Samir Obeid, 21, who was killed by the army, Thursday.
Media sources said the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes throughout the town, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Razan al-Jo’ba, the lawyer of Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers carried out extensive and very violent searches of homes before abducting the Palestinians, including a woman, identified as Ibtisam Obeid.
She added that, although Obeid has been married to a man from the town, and has been living there with him and their children for the past seventeen years, she was never granted residency, and Israel has frequently tried to remove her from occupied Jerusalem, including when she was forcibly exiled from the city in April of last year.
The lawyer also said that she managed to visit the abducted Palestinians in several interrogation and detention centers, and observed clear marks of having been beaten, in addition to being bound with very tight handcuffs, and being blindfolded for extended periods.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also injured at least 50 Palestinians, during the ongoing invasions into the town, starting on Friday evening, until dawn hours, Saturday.
On Friday evening, the soldiers detained Sa’ed Dari and Jamal Dari, while standing in front of their homes, and held them from several hours in the town’s cemetery, before moving them to an interrogation facility.
The Palestinians, who were abducted at dawn, Saturday, have been identified as:
Media sources said the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes throughout the town, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Razan al-Jo’ba, the lawyer of Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers carried out extensive and very violent searches of homes before abducting the Palestinians, including a woman, identified as Ibtisam Obeid.
She added that, although Obeid has been married to a man from the town, and has been living there with him and their children for the past seventeen years, she was never granted residency, and Israel has frequently tried to remove her from occupied Jerusalem, including when she was forcibly exiled from the city in April of last year.
The lawyer also said that she managed to visit the abducted Palestinians in several interrogation and detention centers, and observed clear marks of having been beaten, in addition to being bound with very tight handcuffs, and being blindfolded for extended periods.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also injured at least 50 Palestinians, during the ongoing invasions into the town, starting on Friday evening, until dawn hours, Saturday.
On Friday evening, the soldiers detained Sa’ed Dari and Jamal Dari, while standing in front of their homes, and held them from several hours in the town’s cemetery, before moving them to an interrogation facility.
The Palestinians, who were abducted at dawn, Saturday, have been identified as:
- Ahmad Haitham Mahmoud.
- Mahmoud Abdullah Dari.
- Wasim Eyad Dari.
- Aziz Ghassan Oleyyan.
- Aziz Ammar Oleyyan.
- Mohammad Fares Oleyyan.
- Mohammad Sameeh Oleyyan.
- Wasim Nayef Obeid.
- Ali Sufian Obeid.
- Yousef Farid Obeid.
- Tareq Marwan Obeid.
- Omar Marwan Obeid.
- Mohammad Marwan Obeid.
- Majdi Shalalda.
- Adam Khaled Abu Shammala.
- Ahmad Khaled Abu Shammala.
- Khaled Ibrahim Abu Shammala.
- Ahmad Abdul-Salam Mahmoud.
- Mohammad Haitham Mustafa.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Friday evening, three children, and injured several Palestinians, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Abdul-Rahim Raja’e Sha’rawi, 14, in Bab az-Zawiya area, in the center of Hebron city.
They added that the soldiers attacked Palestinian protesters with a barrage of gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing many residents to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers later stopped two other children, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, and abducted them.
In related news, the soldiers detained dozens of Palestinians for several hours in Tal Romeida and the Shuhada Street, in Hebron city.
Media sources said the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Abdul-Rahim Raja’e Sha’rawi, 14, in Bab az-Zawiya area, in the center of Hebron city.
They added that the soldiers attacked Palestinian protesters with a barrage of gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing many residents to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers later stopped two other children, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, and abducted them.
In related news, the soldiers detained dozens of Palestinians for several hours in Tal Romeida and the Shuhada Street, in Hebron city.
28 june 2019
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): On Friday, 28 June 2019, in excessive use of force against peaceful protesters on the 64th Friday of the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege, Israeli forces wounded 128 Palestinian civilians, including 38 children, 3 women, 7 paramedics, and a journalist. Four of those wounded sustained serious wounds.
According to observations by PCHR’s fieldworkers, the Israeli forces who stationed in prone positions and in military jeeps along the fence with Israel continued to use excessive force against the protesters by firing bullets and tear gas canisters at them.
As a result, dozens of the protesters were hit with bullets and teargas canisters without posing any imminent threat or danger to the life of soldiers.
On Friday, 28 June 2019, the incidents were as follows:
At approximately 16:30, thousands of civilians, including women, children and entire families, started swarming to the five encampments established by the Supreme National Authority of Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege adjacent to the border fence with Israel in eastern Gaza Strip cities.
Hundreds of protesters, including children and women, gathered adjacent to the border fence with Israel in front of each encampment and its vicinity tens and hundreds of meters away from the fence. The protesters chanted slogans, raised flags, and in very limited incidents attempted to approach the border fence and throw stones and Molotov Cocktails at the Israeli forces, who fired live and rubber bullets at them.
The Israeli shooting, which continued until 19:30, resulted in the injury of 128 Palestinian civilians, including 38 children, 3 women, 7 paramedics, and a journalist. Among those wounded, 41 were hit were hit with live bullets and shrapnel, 36 were hit with rubber bullets and 46 were directly hit with tear gas canisters. In addition, dozens of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and seizures due to tear gas canisters that were fired by the Israeli forces from the military jeeps and riffles in the eastern Gaza Strip.
The following table shows the number of civilian casualties due to the Israeli forces’ suppression of the Great March of Return since its beginning on 30 March:
Killed Wounded
Total 207 12953
Children 44 2608
Women 2 392
Journalists 2 203
Medical personnel 4 217
Persons with disabilities 9 Undefined
Note: Among those wounded, 550 are in serious condition and 137 had their lower or upper limbs amputated; 123 lower-limb amputations, 14 upper-limb amputations, and 25 children had their limbs amputated according to the Ministry of Health. The number of those wounded only include those wounded with live bullets and directly hit with tear gas canisters, as there have been thousand others who suffered tear gas inhalation and sustained bruises.
PCHR reiterates Palestinians’ right to peaceful assembly to confront Israel and its forces’ denial of the legitimate and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination, right to return and right to end the occupation of the Palestinian territory.
PCHR stresses that the Israeli forces should stop using excessive force and respond to the legitimate demands of the demonstrators, particularly lifting the closure which is the real solution to end the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
PCHR reiterates the reported published in February by the UN Commission of Inquiry which emphasizes what came by PCHR and other Palestinian and international human rights organizations. The report at the time concluded that the Israeli violations may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
PCHR emphasizes that continuously targeting civilians, who exercise their right to peaceful assembly or while carrying out their humanitarian duty, is a serious violation of the rules of international law, international humanitarian law, the ICC Rome Statute and Fourth Geneva Convention.
Thus, PCHR reiterates its call upon the ICC Prosecutor to open an official investigation in these crimes and to prosecute and hold accountable all those applying or involved in issuing orders within the Israeli Forces at the security and political echelons.
PCHR also emphasizes that the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention should fulfill their obligation under Article 1; i.e., to respect and ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances and their obligations under Article 146 to prosecute persons alleged to commit grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
PCHR calls upon Switzerland, in its capacity as the Depository State for the Convention, to demand the High Contracting Parties to convene a meeting and ensure Israel’s respect for this Convention, noting that these grave breaches constitute war crimes under Article 147 of the same Convention and Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions regarding the guarantee of Palestinian civilians’ right to protection in the occupied territories.
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Israeli forces injure 50 Palestinians in Gaza marches
Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured by Israeli gunfire and tear gas bombs on the 64th Friday of the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health said that 50 Palestinians were injured including 8 paramedics and a journalist.
Thousands of Palestinians took part in the Great March of Return along Gaza's eastern border in protest at the Bahrain conference.
The PIC reporters said that the Israeli forces heavily fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the peaceful protesters.
The Gaza Strip Palestinians on 30 March 2018 launched the Great March of Return to call for the return of refugees and demand an end to the 13-year-long blockade on the enclave.
Since the start of the border protests, the Israeli occupation forces have killed 318 demonstrators and injured over 31,000.
According to observations by PCHR’s fieldworkers, the Israeli forces who stationed in prone positions and in military jeeps along the fence with Israel continued to use excessive force against the protesters by firing bullets and tear gas canisters at them.
As a result, dozens of the protesters were hit with bullets and teargas canisters without posing any imminent threat or danger to the life of soldiers.
On Friday, 28 June 2019, the incidents were as follows:
At approximately 16:30, thousands of civilians, including women, children and entire families, started swarming to the five encampments established by the Supreme National Authority of Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege adjacent to the border fence with Israel in eastern Gaza Strip cities.
Hundreds of protesters, including children and women, gathered adjacent to the border fence with Israel in front of each encampment and its vicinity tens and hundreds of meters away from the fence. The protesters chanted slogans, raised flags, and in very limited incidents attempted to approach the border fence and throw stones and Molotov Cocktails at the Israeli forces, who fired live and rubber bullets at them.
The Israeli shooting, which continued until 19:30, resulted in the injury of 128 Palestinian civilians, including 38 children, 3 women, 7 paramedics, and a journalist. Among those wounded, 41 were hit were hit with live bullets and shrapnel, 36 were hit with rubber bullets and 46 were directly hit with tear gas canisters. In addition, dozens of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and seizures due to tear gas canisters that were fired by the Israeli forces from the military jeeps and riffles in the eastern Gaza Strip.
The following table shows the number of civilian casualties due to the Israeli forces’ suppression of the Great March of Return since its beginning on 30 March:
Killed Wounded
Total 207 12953
Children 44 2608
Women 2 392
Journalists 2 203
Medical personnel 4 217
Persons with disabilities 9 Undefined
Note: Among those wounded, 550 are in serious condition and 137 had their lower or upper limbs amputated; 123 lower-limb amputations, 14 upper-limb amputations, and 25 children had their limbs amputated according to the Ministry of Health. The number of those wounded only include those wounded with live bullets and directly hit with tear gas canisters, as there have been thousand others who suffered tear gas inhalation and sustained bruises.
PCHR reiterates Palestinians’ right to peaceful assembly to confront Israel and its forces’ denial of the legitimate and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination, right to return and right to end the occupation of the Palestinian territory.
PCHR stresses that the Israeli forces should stop using excessive force and respond to the legitimate demands of the demonstrators, particularly lifting the closure which is the real solution to end the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
PCHR reiterates the reported published in February by the UN Commission of Inquiry which emphasizes what came by PCHR and other Palestinian and international human rights organizations. The report at the time concluded that the Israeli violations may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
PCHR emphasizes that continuously targeting civilians, who exercise their right to peaceful assembly or while carrying out their humanitarian duty, is a serious violation of the rules of international law, international humanitarian law, the ICC Rome Statute and Fourth Geneva Convention.
Thus, PCHR reiterates its call upon the ICC Prosecutor to open an official investigation in these crimes and to prosecute and hold accountable all those applying or involved in issuing orders within the Israeli Forces at the security and political echelons.
PCHR also emphasizes that the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention should fulfill their obligation under Article 1; i.e., to respect and ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances and their obligations under Article 146 to prosecute persons alleged to commit grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
PCHR calls upon Switzerland, in its capacity as the Depository State for the Convention, to demand the High Contracting Parties to convene a meeting and ensure Israel’s respect for this Convention, noting that these grave breaches constitute war crimes under Article 147 of the same Convention and Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions regarding the guarantee of Palestinian civilians’ right to protection in the occupied territories.
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For more information please call PCHR office in Gaza, Gaza Strip, on +972 8 2824776 – 2825893
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Israeli forces injure 50 Palestinians in Gaza marches
Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured by Israeli gunfire and tear gas bombs on the 64th Friday of the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health said that 50 Palestinians were injured including 8 paramedics and a journalist.
Thousands of Palestinians took part in the Great March of Return along Gaza's eastern border in protest at the Bahrain conference.
The PIC reporters said that the Israeli forces heavily fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the peaceful protesters.
The Gaza Strip Palestinians on 30 March 2018 launched the Great March of Return to call for the return of refugees and demand an end to the 13-year-long blockade on the enclave.
Since the start of the border protests, the Israeli occupation forces have killed 318 demonstrators and injured over 31,000.
A number of Palestinians were injured in Qalqilya and Ramallah in the West Bank on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces quelled peaceful demonstrations against the Bahrain workshop.
Activist Murad Shtewi said that 9 Palestinian demonstrators were injured by Israeli live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets in Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya.
Shtewi added that the Israeli forces assaulted journalists who were covering the protests injuring one of them.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian demonstrators choked on tear gas in Bil'in village in Ramallah.
Local residents said that the Israeli forces heavily fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the protesters.
Hundreds of Palestinian citizens and foreign activists took part in Ramallah protests, condemned the Bahrain workshop, and waved Palestine flags.
Activist Murad Shtewi said that 9 Palestinian demonstrators were injured by Israeli live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets in Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya.
Shtewi added that the Israeli forces assaulted journalists who were covering the protests injuring one of them.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian demonstrators choked on tear gas in Bil'in village in Ramallah.
Local residents said that the Israeli forces heavily fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the protesters.
Hundreds of Palestinian citizens and foreign activists took part in Ramallah protests, condemned the Bahrain workshop, and waved Palestine flags.
Mohammad Samir Obeid, 21
Israeli soldiers and the police invaded, on Thursday evening, the al-‘Isawiya town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, killed a young Palestinian man, and injured many other residents, in addition to imposing a strict siege on the town.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded Obeid neighborhood in the town, and attacked many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards, in addition to searching homes and shops.
They added that the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinian youngsters protesting the invasion.
Local nonviolent activist, Yousef Obeid, said the soldiers killed a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Samir Obeid, 21, after shooting him with several bullets, including a live round in the heart. video
He added that the soldiers also injured four other Palestinians, causing mild-to-moderate wounds.
After killing the young man, the soldiers took his body away, and assaulted several Palestinians with clubs and batons. video
Furthermore, the soldiers imposed a strict siege on the town, and prevented the residents, including ambulances, from entering or leaving it. video
An eyewitness, who was standing next to the slain Palestinian, said the soldiers shot him with three live rounds from a close range, including the fatal round in the heart, and one that struck him in his leg, and added that the shooting had no cause or justification, especially since it was carried out an hour after the nonviolent protest ended. video
His statements, alongside other witnesses, contradict allegations by the police that the slain young man “lit firecrackers in the direction of the police,’” allegedly “endangering their lives.”
It is worth mentioning that the invasion, and the killing of the young man, took place after the army attacked the nonviolent procession held by the locals against the daily invasions and violent searches of homes and property, carried out by the Israeli military and the police.
The killing of the young man also led to protests in the neighborhoods and towns of Wadi al-Jouz, at-Tour, al-‘Isawiya, Shu’fat, Shu’fat refugee camp and Abu Dis. video video
Mohammad was taken to Hadassah Israeli Medical Center in Jerusalem, where his death was confirmed by the surgeons and physicians, including a Palestinian surgeon, who is also from al-‘Isawiya.
An eyewitness, who was also injured after the soldiers attacked him, and went to Hadassah, said the young man was shot by a police officer, wearing an armored suit and a helmet, and used a pistol in shooting and killing Mohammad Obeid.
The eyewitness added that the soldiers and the police, who also went to the urgent care unit in the hospital, prevented the family and friends of the slain Palestinian from entering it, before assaulting many Palestinians, including his family, causing serious lacerations. video video
The slain young Palestinian man is a former political prisoner, who was released just a year ago, after spending twenty months in prison.
He was also abducted and imprisoned several times since he was a young teen, spending more than four years in prison.
It is worth mentioning that, on March 25 2016, Israeli soldiers abducted his sister, Sondos Obeid, 16, after alleging she carried a knife; she was sentenced to five months and a fine.
Their father is a former political prisoner, who was abducted and detained several times, including being held under Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
The nonviolent protests in al-‘Isawiya have been ongoing for more than three weeks, as the police and the army continue to invaded homes and stores, in addition to imposing high fines on the Palestinians, and the frequent abduction and imprisonment of many locals.
These protests are held by the local Palestinian residents of the town, in addition to Israeli peace activists.
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Israeli soldiers and the police invaded, on Thursday evening, the al-‘Isawiya town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, killed a young Palestinian man, and injured many other residents, in addition to imposing a strict siege on the town.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded Obeid neighborhood in the town, and attacked many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards, in addition to searching homes and shops.
They added that the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinian youngsters protesting the invasion.
Local nonviolent activist, Yousef Obeid, said the soldiers killed a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Samir Obeid, 21, after shooting him with several bullets, including a live round in the heart. video
He added that the soldiers also injured four other Palestinians, causing mild-to-moderate wounds.
After killing the young man, the soldiers took his body away, and assaulted several Palestinians with clubs and batons. video
Furthermore, the soldiers imposed a strict siege on the town, and prevented the residents, including ambulances, from entering or leaving it. video
An eyewitness, who was standing next to the slain Palestinian, said the soldiers shot him with three live rounds from a close range, including the fatal round in the heart, and one that struck him in his leg, and added that the shooting had no cause or justification, especially since it was carried out an hour after the nonviolent protest ended. video
His statements, alongside other witnesses, contradict allegations by the police that the slain young man “lit firecrackers in the direction of the police,’” allegedly “endangering their lives.”
It is worth mentioning that the invasion, and the killing of the young man, took place after the army attacked the nonviolent procession held by the locals against the daily invasions and violent searches of homes and property, carried out by the Israeli military and the police.
The killing of the young man also led to protests in the neighborhoods and towns of Wadi al-Jouz, at-Tour, al-‘Isawiya, Shu’fat, Shu’fat refugee camp and Abu Dis. video video
Mohammad was taken to Hadassah Israeli Medical Center in Jerusalem, where his death was confirmed by the surgeons and physicians, including a Palestinian surgeon, who is also from al-‘Isawiya.
An eyewitness, who was also injured after the soldiers attacked him, and went to Hadassah, said the young man was shot by a police officer, wearing an armored suit and a helmet, and used a pistol in shooting and killing Mohammad Obeid.
The eyewitness added that the soldiers and the police, who also went to the urgent care unit in the hospital, prevented the family and friends of the slain Palestinian from entering it, before assaulting many Palestinians, including his family, causing serious lacerations. video video
The slain young Palestinian man is a former political prisoner, who was released just a year ago, after spending twenty months in prison.
He was also abducted and imprisoned several times since he was a young teen, spending more than four years in prison.
It is worth mentioning that, on March 25 2016, Israeli soldiers abducted his sister, Sondos Obeid, 16, after alleging she carried a knife; she was sentenced to five months and a fine.
Their father is a former political prisoner, who was abducted and detained several times, including being held under Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
The nonviolent protests in al-‘Isawiya have been ongoing for more than three weeks, as the police and the army continue to invaded homes and stores, in addition to imposing high fines on the Palestinians, and the frequent abduction and imprisonment of many locals.
These protests are held by the local Palestinian residents of the town, in addition to Israeli peace activists.
Videos By Silwanic (The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan)
