8 mar 2020
A number of Palestinian youth suffocated today by tear gas fired by Israeli forces during clashes that broke out in the town of Taqou’ to the south east of the Southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem, said a local activist.
Youth activist, Mustafa al-Badan, told WAFA reporter that clashes erupted at the western entrance to the town of Taqou’ between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces, during which the latter fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades toward youth.
Several youth were reportedly treated at the scene from tear gas suffocation.
Youth activist, Mustafa al-Badan, told WAFA reporter that clashes erupted at the western entrance to the town of Taqou’ between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces, during which the latter fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades toward youth.
Several youth were reportedly treated at the scene from tear gas suffocation.
Dozens of Palestinians suffocated today during clashes with Israeli forces in the town of Qabatia to the south of Jenin, the northern West Bank, said local sources.
Sources told WAFA clashes erupted during an Israeli military incursion into the town of Qabatia.
Forces fired a barrage of tear gas canisters and stun grenades toward residents, causing dozens to suffocate due to tear gas inhalation.
Sources told WAFA clashes erupted during an Israeli military incursion into the town of Qabatia.
Forces fired a barrage of tear gas canisters and stun grenades toward residents, causing dozens to suffocate due to tear gas inhalation.
7 mar 2020
Dozens of Palestinian citizens choked on tear gas on Saturday in confrontations with Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in al-Isawiya village in Jerusalem and Qalqilya City.
Local sources said that the IOF stormed several areas in al-Isawiya and showered Palestinian homes with stun grenades and tear gas canisters.
A number of Palestinian citizens suffered breathing difficulties as a result of inhaling tear gas.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and IOF soldiers at the northern entrance to Qalqilya City.
The IOF heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the youths. Those who choked on tear gas were treated in the field.
Local sources said that the IOF stormed several areas in al-Isawiya and showered Palestinian homes with stun grenades and tear gas canisters.
A number of Palestinian citizens suffered breathing difficulties as a result of inhaling tear gas.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and IOF soldiers at the northern entrance to Qalqilya City.
The IOF heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the youths. Those who choked on tear gas were treated in the field.
Israeli navy gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza City on Saturday morning.
Local sources said that the gunboats opened machinegun fire and water cannons on the fishing boats three nautical miles off the northwest of Gaza coast.
They said that the attack damaged a number of fishing boats and forced the fishermen to return to shore fearing for their lives.
The Israeli navy forces routinely attack Palestinian fishing boats and block their work causing casualties and material damage other than arresting fishermen and confiscating their boats.
Local sources said that the gunboats opened machinegun fire and water cannons on the fishing boats three nautical miles off the northwest of Gaza coast.
They said that the attack damaged a number of fishing boats and forced the fishermen to return to shore fearing for their lives.
The Israeli navy forces routinely attack Palestinian fishing boats and block their work causing casualties and material damage other than arresting fishermen and confiscating their boats.
6 mar 2020
Dozens of Palestinian citizens were wounded on Friday when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled weekly marches in the West Bank.
Local sources said that violent confrontations broke out between Palestinian demonstrators and IOF soldiers in Kafr Qaddum village east of Qalqilya City.
The IOF attacked the peaceful protesters with live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters injuring a number of them.
The Palestinian residents of Kafr Qaddum take to the streets every Friday to protest the settlement expansion on their lands and call on the Israeli occupation authorities to open the village's main road which has been closed for about 16 years.
Other clashes were reported between Palestinian youths and IOF soldiers at the northern and southern entrances to Qalqilya City.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the youths who responded by throwing stones.
Meanwhile, a Palestinian woman was wounded after the IOF opened fire at a Palestinian car near Tulkarem.
Local sources said that a woman in her fifties suffered moderate injuries in the upper part of her body after the IOF opened fire at the car which she was inside at a checkpoint near Tulkarem.
The woman was rushed to a hospital for treatment. No further details were given on the incident.
Local sources said that violent confrontations broke out between Palestinian demonstrators and IOF soldiers in Kafr Qaddum village east of Qalqilya City.
The IOF attacked the peaceful protesters with live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters injuring a number of them.
The Palestinian residents of Kafr Qaddum take to the streets every Friday to protest the settlement expansion on their lands and call on the Israeli occupation authorities to open the village's main road which has been closed for about 16 years.
Other clashes were reported between Palestinian youths and IOF soldiers at the northern and southern entrances to Qalqilya City.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the youths who responded by throwing stones.
Meanwhile, a Palestinian woman was wounded after the IOF opened fire at a Palestinian car near Tulkarem.
Local sources said that a woman in her fifties suffered moderate injuries in the upper part of her body after the IOF opened fire at the car which she was inside at a checkpoint near Tulkarem.
The woman was rushed to a hospital for treatment. No further details were given on the incident.
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Two young men were wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets, while dozens more suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, when Israeli forces invaded Kufur Qaddoum village and began assaulting non-violent demonstrators.
Each week, the townspeople of Kufur Qaddoum hold a march and protest to challenge the Israeli closure of their village’s main road for the past sixteen years. They also protest against the Israeli colonies constructed on land confiscated by the Israeli military from the village. |
The coordinator of the Popular Resistance in Kufur Qaddoum, Murad Shtaiwi, told reporters with the Wafa News Agency that the occupation forces suppressed the march by using gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, which led to the injury of a young man with a metal bullet in the face, and another in his hand.
The two were treated by medics in the field, while dozens more were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The march began after Friday prayers with the participation of hundreds of townspeople, who chanted national slogans calling for an escalation of popular resistance and rejecting the so-called “deal of the century” drafted by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The two were treated by medics in the field, while dozens more were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The march began after Friday prayers with the participation of hundreds of townspeople, who chanted national slogans calling for an escalation of popular resistance and rejecting the so-called “deal of the century” drafted by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
On Thursday evening, Israeli forces invaded the village of Al-Arqah, west of Jenin, and abducted three young men near the Annexation Wall.
They also fired tear gas in the village, causing numerous cases of inhalation.
According to local Palestinian news agency Wafa, the Israeli occupation forces abducted the youths: Yazan Rasim Yahya, Qutaiba Musa Waked, and the freed prisoner Basil Nizar Waked, while they were near the Annexation wall constructed by Israel on the village lands.
The sources pointed out that clashes erupted with the Israeli forces when they invaded the village near the wall of annexation, during which the soldiers fired tear gas canisters, causing numerous cases of tear gas inhalation.
They also fired tear gas in the village, causing numerous cases of inhalation.
According to local Palestinian news agency Wafa, the Israeli occupation forces abducted the youths: Yazan Rasim Yahya, Qutaiba Musa Waked, and the freed prisoner Basil Nizar Waked, while they were near the Annexation wall constructed by Israel on the village lands.
The sources pointed out that clashes erupted with the Israeli forces when they invaded the village near the wall of annexation, during which the soldiers fired tear gas canisters, causing numerous cases of tear gas inhalation.
5 mar 2020
Israeli authorities today ordered a halt on construction of agricultural structures in the village of Azzun Atma, to the south of the northern occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, and a retaining wall in a village near Ramallah, local sources said. video
The sources said that Israeli forces notified Farouq Quzmar of the order to stop building the structures, claiming they were being built without a permit.
Sources also said that the Israeli army destroyed a retaining wall for a farm in the village of Nilin, west of Ramallah. video
During the demolition of the wall, residents confronted the soldiers who assaulted and one youth and injured him, said the sources.
The sources said that Israeli forces notified Farouq Quzmar of the order to stop building the structures, claiming they were being built without a permit.
Sources also said that the Israeli army destroyed a retaining wall for a farm in the village of Nilin, west of Ramallah. video
During the demolition of the wall, residents confronted the soldiers who assaulted and one youth and injured him, said the sources.
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The Maghames home in Birzeit town levelled to the ground by Israeli soldiers as a punitive measure.
Israeli forces early today demolished the family homes of two alleged Palestinian attackers in Ramallah and nearby Birzeit town, amidst intense clashes with the youths, WAFA correspondent said. video She said that a large Israeli army force raided the town of Birzeit in the after midnight hours and surrounded the family home of Yazan Maghames before the military bulldozers proceeded to demolish it and level it to the ground. Youths clashed with the Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas canisters towards them and at homes causing large number of suffocation cases. At the same time, soldiers raided the Ramallah neighborhood of al-Tireh |
and demolished using hand tools the family residence Walid Hanatsheh since it is located in an apartment building.
Witnesses said that the soldiers surrounded the 6-floor building, inhabited by 13 families before proceeding to demolish the inner and outer walls of the Hanatsheh apartment.
Residents of the building said the soldiers forced them to stay indoors as children, woken up by the sound to the soldiers and the use of heavy tools to demolish the Hanatsheh apartment, were frightened. Serious damage was caused to the entrance to the building and some apartments, they said.
Youth pelted the soldiers with stones as they were leaving al-Tireh.
Hanatsheh and Maghames, are currently in Israeli custody for their alleged involvement along with Samer Arbeed in the killing of an Israeli settler near the illegal colonial settlement of Dolev, located near the Palestinian village of Ras Karkar, in August 2019.
In January, the Israeli army informed the families of the intention to demolish their houses.
Israel resorts to collective punishment against families and neighborhoods of alleged Palestinian attackers. This policy does not apply to Israelis who were involved in fatal attacks against Palestinians.
The policy was widely condemned by human rights groups as war crime and crime against humanity.
Witnesses said that the soldiers surrounded the 6-floor building, inhabited by 13 families before proceeding to demolish the inner and outer walls of the Hanatsheh apartment.
Residents of the building said the soldiers forced them to stay indoors as children, woken up by the sound to the soldiers and the use of heavy tools to demolish the Hanatsheh apartment, were frightened. Serious damage was caused to the entrance to the building and some apartments, they said.
Youth pelted the soldiers with stones as they were leaving al-Tireh.
Hanatsheh and Maghames, are currently in Israeli custody for their alleged involvement along with Samer Arbeed in the killing of an Israeli settler near the illegal colonial settlement of Dolev, located near the Palestinian village of Ras Karkar, in August 2019.
In January, the Israeli army informed the families of the intention to demolish their houses.
Israel resorts to collective punishment against families and neighborhoods of alleged Palestinian attackers. This policy does not apply to Israelis who were involved in fatal attacks against Palestinians.
The policy was widely condemned by human rights groups as war crime and crime against humanity.
