4 may 2016
Israeli artillery and jets targeted Wednesday evening different areas along the borders of Gaza Strip, mainly in Rafah and Gaza cities.
Local sources said that Israeli jets launched several airstrikes on an open area near the Rafah closed airport, causing material damage. No casualties were initially reported.
Two Israeli artillery shells were also fired at Shujayya and al-Tufah neighborhoods east of Gaza city with no reported injuries. Israeli artillery also shelled a reported military training site for the Palestinian resistance to the east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
More Israeli shells also fell on a residential building near the border fence. Israeli military officials claimed that “the airstrikes were in retaliation for five mortar rounds fired at Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip since Tuesday.”
The Palestinian Health Ministry affirmed that no injuries were reported during the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Hamas Movement issued a statement following the airstrikes, holding the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the recent escalation and its serious implications.
Local sources said that Israeli jets launched several airstrikes on an open area near the Rafah closed airport, causing material damage. No casualties were initially reported.
Two Israeli artillery shells were also fired at Shujayya and al-Tufah neighborhoods east of Gaza city with no reported injuries. Israeli artillery also shelled a reported military training site for the Palestinian resistance to the east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
More Israeli shells also fell on a residential building near the border fence. Israeli military officials claimed that “the airstrikes were in retaliation for five mortar rounds fired at Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip since Tuesday.”
The Palestinian Health Ministry affirmed that no injuries were reported during the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Hamas Movement issued a statement following the airstrikes, holding the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the recent escalation and its serious implications.
An armed Palestinian resistance group fired, Wednesday, a mortar shell on Israeli military vehicles, operating near the border fence, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The army also fired two shells targeting Hamas fighters.
Israeli sources claimed the army responded to a mortar shell targeting army vehicles operating close to the border fence, and that the soldiers fired several shells at the source of fire.
The Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas said the army fired two shells on one of its field units, and a monitoring tower, used by the fighters close to the border, east of Rafah, leading to property damage.
Also on Wednesday, the Israeli Radio said an explosive charge detonated near the border fence, causing no damage or injuries.
Earlier on Wednesday, several armored Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers invaded a border area, east of Rafah, before army diggers started looking for tunnels.
Israeli sources claimed the army responded to a mortar shell targeting army vehicles operating close to the border fence, and that the soldiers fired several shells at the source of fire.
The Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas said the army fired two shells on one of its field units, and a monitoring tower, used by the fighters close to the border, east of Rafah, leading to property damage.
Also on Wednesday, the Israeli Radio said an explosive charge detonated near the border fence, causing no damage or injuries.
Earlier on Wednesday, several armored Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers invaded a border area, east of Rafah, before army diggers started looking for tunnels.
Members of the Israeli Anat Cohen settler gang and soldiers aggressively attacked Palestinian schoolchildren and instructors at the Qurtuba school in al-Khalil city on Wednesday morning.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli fanatic settlers violently assaulted the Palestinian schoolchildren at the same time as the occupation soldiers cracked down on instructors and prevented them from getting to school.
The Israeli Anat Cohen gang is notorious for its crimes and aggressions on Palestinian civilians and children.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli fanatic settlers violently assaulted the Palestinian schoolchildren at the same time as the occupation soldiers cracked down on instructors and prevented them from getting to school.
The Israeli Anat Cohen gang is notorious for its crimes and aggressions on Palestinian civilians and children.
3 may 2016
Three Palestinian journalists sustained minor injuries on Tuesday after Israeli forces attempted to suppress a “peaceful” sit-in with stun grenades and tear gas outside Israel’s Ofer detention center on World Press Freedom Day.
A group of Palestinian journalists used the occasion to direct attention to the plight of Palestinian journalists currently being held in Israeli custody as a result of Israel’s widely-condemned crackdown on Palestinian journalists since a wave of unrest erupted across the occupied Palestinian territory in October.
At least 43 Palestinian journalists have been detained by Israeli forces since October, who have reported cases of torture, medical negligence, and unreasonable and illegal rulings by Israeli authorities, according to a recent report by the Committee to Support Palestinian Journalists.
Staging a sit-in outside the Ofer detention center, the demonstrators raised posters of imprisoned Palestinian journalists and demanded the release of 20 who are currently being held in Israeli prisons.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades at the journalists, despite reports that the protest was peaceful, wounding Zahir Abu Hussein, Muhammad Shawasha, and Ali Ubeidat.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an they were looking into reports on the incident.
Israel’s Ofer detention center, which is illegally located on privately-held Palestinian land near Ramallah in the central West Bank, has been the scene of protests in the last week over the arbitrary arrest of Omar Nazzal, a well-known Palestinian journalist currently held at the detention center.
Nazzal was detained on April 23 at the Allenby Bridge between the occupied West Bank and Jordan en route to a European Federation of Journalist conference in Bosnia.
On Monday, the Israeli authorities extended Nazzal’s administrative detention for four months, for alleged involvement with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which Israel has declared a “terrorist” organization along with the majority of other Palestinian political parties.
Nazzal joins the some 700 Palestinians being held by Israel under administrative detention -- internment without trial or charge.
In a statement released in March, Palestinian media freedoms group MADA said it was “highly concerned” by recent Israeli resolutions targeting Palestinian media, saying it neglected “the main reason for the whole conflict, which is the continuous occupation and all systematic violations against Palestinian people.”
The watchdog reported a total of 599 violation against media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territory over 2015, marking a 16 percent average increase from 2014.
Israeli authorities were also the target of criticism last month after reports surfaced of Israeli forces banning bulletproof vests from entering the Gaza Strip, jeopardizing the safety of Palestinian journalists in the besieged enclave who often experience missile and live firing by Israeli forces during clashes.
"Israel’s systematic assault on Palestinian journalists and media institutions is part of a broader campaign to instill fear and silence in an entire population,” Jamal Dajani of the Palestinian Prime Minister's Office said in a press release Tuesday.
“Today, freedom of expression has become grounds for arrest, under the Israeli pretext of incitement. Israel wants to stop Palestinians from reporting on Israeli human rights violations; Israel doesn’t want the world to know the real facts on the ground."
A group of Palestinian journalists used the occasion to direct attention to the plight of Palestinian journalists currently being held in Israeli custody as a result of Israel’s widely-condemned crackdown on Palestinian journalists since a wave of unrest erupted across the occupied Palestinian territory in October.
At least 43 Palestinian journalists have been detained by Israeli forces since October, who have reported cases of torture, medical negligence, and unreasonable and illegal rulings by Israeli authorities, according to a recent report by the Committee to Support Palestinian Journalists.
Staging a sit-in outside the Ofer detention center, the demonstrators raised posters of imprisoned Palestinian journalists and demanded the release of 20 who are currently being held in Israeli prisons.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades at the journalists, despite reports that the protest was peaceful, wounding Zahir Abu Hussein, Muhammad Shawasha, and Ali Ubeidat.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an they were looking into reports on the incident.
Israel’s Ofer detention center, which is illegally located on privately-held Palestinian land near Ramallah in the central West Bank, has been the scene of protests in the last week over the arbitrary arrest of Omar Nazzal, a well-known Palestinian journalist currently held at the detention center.
Nazzal was detained on April 23 at the Allenby Bridge between the occupied West Bank and Jordan en route to a European Federation of Journalist conference in Bosnia.
On Monday, the Israeli authorities extended Nazzal’s administrative detention for four months, for alleged involvement with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which Israel has declared a “terrorist” organization along with the majority of other Palestinian political parties.
Nazzal joins the some 700 Palestinians being held by Israel under administrative detention -- internment without trial or charge.
In a statement released in March, Palestinian media freedoms group MADA said it was “highly concerned” by recent Israeli resolutions targeting Palestinian media, saying it neglected “the main reason for the whole conflict, which is the continuous occupation and all systematic violations against Palestinian people.”
The watchdog reported a total of 599 violation against media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territory over 2015, marking a 16 percent average increase from 2014.
Israeli authorities were also the target of criticism last month after reports surfaced of Israeli forces banning bulletproof vests from entering the Gaza Strip, jeopardizing the safety of Palestinian journalists in the besieged enclave who often experience missile and live firing by Israeli forces during clashes.
"Israel’s systematic assault on Palestinian journalists and media institutions is part of a broader campaign to instill fear and silence in an entire population,” Jamal Dajani of the Palestinian Prime Minister's Office said in a press release Tuesday.
“Today, freedom of expression has become grounds for arrest, under the Israeli pretext of incitement. Israel wants to stop Palestinians from reporting on Israeli human rights violations; Israel doesn’t want the world to know the real facts on the ground."
2 may 2016
Several Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers leveled lands inside the southern Gaza Strip Monday morning, as Israeli forces also opened fire on Palestinian fisherman in the northern Gaza Strip.
Witnesses told Ma’an that four armored military bulldozers and three digging machines escorted by Israeli military vehicles stormed the Gaza Strip buffer zone east of Rafah.
The convoy entered through a gate in the security fence near the Sufa military base, and pulled back outside of Gaza territory shortly after the bulldozers leveled land, witnesses said.
In a separate incident, Israeli naval forces opened fire at Gaza fishermen off the coast of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported.
An Israeli army spokesperson said they were looking into reports.
Israeli military incursions inside the besieged Gaza Strip and near the “buffer zone" which lies on both land and sea sides of Gaza, have long been a near-daily occurrence.
Palestinians who work near the “buffer zone” between the Palestinian enclave and Israel often come under fire from military forces, as the Israeli military has not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The Israeli army regularly open fires on Palestinian fisherman and farmers along the border areas, despite a ceasefire agreement that ended the 2014 war.
Witnesses told Ma’an that four armored military bulldozers and three digging machines escorted by Israeli military vehicles stormed the Gaza Strip buffer zone east of Rafah.
The convoy entered through a gate in the security fence near the Sufa military base, and pulled back outside of Gaza territory shortly after the bulldozers leveled land, witnesses said.
In a separate incident, Israeli naval forces opened fire at Gaza fishermen off the coast of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported.
An Israeli army spokesperson said they were looking into reports.
Israeli military incursions inside the besieged Gaza Strip and near the “buffer zone" which lies on both land and sea sides of Gaza, have long been a near-daily occurrence.
Palestinians who work near the “buffer zone” between the Palestinian enclave and Israel often come under fire from military forces, as the Israeli military has not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The Israeli army regularly open fires on Palestinian fisherman and farmers along the border areas, despite a ceasefire agreement that ended the 2014 war.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on early Monday morning moved into the southern and northern corners of the blockaded Gaza Strip and leveled Palestinian lands.
Four Israeli army bulldozers moved 100 meters into southern Gaza and razed Palestinians’ cultivated lands before they set up sand barriers.
A similar incursion was carried out shortly after into the borders of Beit Hanun town, in northern Gaza Strip. The IOF leveled Palestinian lands near the border fence and pitched another series of sand barriers.
The incursion is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire deal struck in the wake of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
Four Israeli army bulldozers moved 100 meters into southern Gaza and razed Palestinians’ cultivated lands before they set up sand barriers.
A similar incursion was carried out shortly after into the borders of Beit Hanun town, in northern Gaza Strip. The IOF leveled Palestinian lands near the border fence and pitched another series of sand barriers.
The incursion is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire deal struck in the wake of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Sunday at night, that several Palestinians were injured, after Israeli soldiers invaded Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank district of Ramallah.
The soldiers said the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at many Palestinians, and their homes, causing several injuries.
The invasion was carried out by several Israeli army vehicles, and while withdrawing, one military jeep apparently lost its way, before many youngsters started throwing stones and empty bottles at it.
Shortly afterwards, several army jeeps returned to the town, and clashed with dozens of youngsters, approximately for three hours, before securing the withdrawal the jeep that lost its way in one of the neighborhoods.
The soldiers said the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at many Palestinians, and their homes, causing several injuries.
The invasion was carried out by several Israeli army vehicles, and while withdrawing, one military jeep apparently lost its way, before many youngsters started throwing stones and empty bottles at it.
Shortly afterwards, several army jeeps returned to the town, and clashed with dozens of youngsters, approximately for three hours, before securing the withdrawal the jeep that lost its way in one of the neighborhoods.
1 may 2016
At least nine Palestinians were kidnapped and others were injured by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday in a mass-abduction sweep rocking the occupied West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli occupation police claimed responsibility for the abduction of four allegedly wanted Palestinians from the West Bank province of Bethlehem at predawn time on account of their involvement in anti-occupation activism.
The Quds Press said the occupation army kidnapped two Palestinian youths from al-Khalil’s Beit Ummar town, four from al-Izza refugee camp and Beit Fajjar, in Bethlehem, and three youngsters from al-Issawiya town, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
A 22-year-old Palestinian youngster sustained wounds during the clashes that flared up shortly after the IOF kidnapped four Palestinians from Bethlehem. The casualty was rushed to a hospital for urgent treatment.
The IOF attacked the Palestinian protesters at the Izza refugee camp with randomly-shot spates of live bullets and tear gas canisters. Dozens of Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas in the clashes.
The IOF wreaked havoc on civilian homes in al-Issawiya and raked through residential neighborhoods in Tulkarem, Bethlehem, and al-Khalil.
An Israeli army patrol rolled into Beit Ummar and kidnapped a 13-year-old Palestinian child, identified as Jalal al-Salibi, from his own family home.
23-year-old Youssef Awad was also kidnapped in the assault. The occupation troops stepped up arbitrary abductions of Palestinian youths and civilians across the occupied West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem in an attempt to snuff out the flames of the anti-occupation Jerusalem Intifada, which started in early October.
The Israeli occupation police claimed responsibility for the abduction of four allegedly wanted Palestinians from the West Bank province of Bethlehem at predawn time on account of their involvement in anti-occupation activism.
The Quds Press said the occupation army kidnapped two Palestinian youths from al-Khalil’s Beit Ummar town, four from al-Izza refugee camp and Beit Fajjar, in Bethlehem, and three youngsters from al-Issawiya town, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
A 22-year-old Palestinian youngster sustained wounds during the clashes that flared up shortly after the IOF kidnapped four Palestinians from Bethlehem. The casualty was rushed to a hospital for urgent treatment.
The IOF attacked the Palestinian protesters at the Izza refugee camp with randomly-shot spates of live bullets and tear gas canisters. Dozens of Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas in the clashes.
The IOF wreaked havoc on civilian homes in al-Issawiya and raked through residential neighborhoods in Tulkarem, Bethlehem, and al-Khalil.
An Israeli army patrol rolled into Beit Ummar and kidnapped a 13-year-old Palestinian child, identified as Jalal al-Salibi, from his own family home.
23-year-old Youssef Awad was also kidnapped in the assault. The occupation troops stepped up arbitrary abductions of Palestinian youths and civilians across the occupied West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem in an attempt to snuff out the flames of the anti-occupation Jerusalem Intifada, which started in early October.
Israeli police forces on Saturday violently attacked Palestinian citizens after they participated in the funeral of their relative in Occupied Jerusalem.
Anti-Judaization activist Nihad al-Zaghir said that Israeli policemen attacked the citizens after they buried their relative in the Muslim cemetery of Bab al-Rahma near the Aqsa Mosque.
Zaghir added that the policemen used clubs and pepper spray to attack the citizens at first before they fired tear gas and stun grenades at them, pointing out that several citizens suffered injuries in the attack.
In an attempt to justify their attack on the citizens, the police claimed it was not allowed to bury anyone in that area of the cemetery.
Anti-Judaization activist Nihad al-Zaghir said that Israeli policemen attacked the citizens after they buried their relative in the Muslim cemetery of Bab al-Rahma near the Aqsa Mosque.
Zaghir added that the policemen used clubs and pepper spray to attack the citizens at first before they fired tear gas and stun grenades at them, pointing out that several citizens suffered injuries in the attack.
In an attempt to justify their attack on the citizens, the police claimed it was not allowed to bury anyone in that area of the cemetery.
The Israeli navy on Sunday morning opened heavy machinegun fire on Palestinian fishermen off Gaza shore.
A PIC journalist quoted local sources as saying that Israeli gunboats opened fire on Palestinian fishermen and vessels sailing in Gaza waters.
A group of Palestinian fishermen survived the bullet attack while their boat sustained damage. The fishermen were forced to go back ashore for fear of being killed.
The attack is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire deal struck in the wake of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
A PIC journalist quoted local sources as saying that Israeli gunboats opened fire on Palestinian fishermen and vessels sailing in Gaza waters.
A group of Palestinian fishermen survived the bullet attack while their boat sustained damage. The fishermen were forced to go back ashore for fear of being killed.
The attack is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire deal struck in the wake of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
Two Palestinian young people suffered injuries when Israeli soldiers opened fire at them in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said that a young man named Mohamed Qashqish, from Halhoul town in al-Khalil, suffered a bullet injury in the leg after soldiers opened fire at him during his presence near the separation wall in Dar Salah town, east of Bethlehem.
The sources added that the young man was evacuated to a local hospital to receive medical treatment.
In Gaza, a young woman suffered a trauma and slight bruises when soldiers in the military post of Sofa, east of Rafah, opened fire close to her.
Local sources reported seeing a girl falling to the ground near the border fence after soldiers fired a volley of bullets around her.
They added that the soldiers prevented an ambulance crew from evacuating the girl for more than half an hour.
The Palestinian police, for their part, conducted an investigation into the incident to know the reason for the presence of the girl in the area.
Medical sources said that a young man named Mohamed Qashqish, from Halhoul town in al-Khalil, suffered a bullet injury in the leg after soldiers opened fire at him during his presence near the separation wall in Dar Salah town, east of Bethlehem.
The sources added that the young man was evacuated to a local hospital to receive medical treatment.
In Gaza, a young woman suffered a trauma and slight bruises when soldiers in the military post of Sofa, east of Rafah, opened fire close to her.
Local sources reported seeing a girl falling to the ground near the border fence after soldiers fired a volley of bullets around her.
They added that the soldiers prevented an ambulance crew from evacuating the girl for more than half an hour.
The Palestinian police, for their part, conducted an investigation into the incident to know the reason for the presence of the girl in the area.
30 apr 2016
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed late Friday and at dawn Saturday Madama and Asira Qiblia towns south of Nablus while Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) broke into Asira Qiblia.
Eyewitnesses affirmed that Israeli settlers broke into the towns in large numbers in total provocation to the local residents.
Backed by Israeli forces, Israeli settlers have escalated in recent months their attacks against Palestinians and their properties with virtual impunity.
Eyewitnesses affirmed that Israeli settlers broke into the towns in large numbers in total provocation to the local residents.
Backed by Israeli forces, Israeli settlers have escalated in recent months their attacks against Palestinians and their properties with virtual impunity.
29 apr 2016
Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently suppressed the peaceful weekly marches in Ramallah and Qalqilia in the West Bank.
43 injuries including three rubber bullet injuries and 39 teargas suffocation cases were reported as clashes broke out in Kafer Qaddum town in Qalqilia province, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces stormed the town and brutally suppressed the anti-occupation march with teargas bombs and rubber bullets, causing several injuries.
In Ramallah, dozens of protesters including foreign activists suffered breathing problems after being targeted with teargas bombs during Bil’in weekly march. Local sources affirmed that IOF soldiers fired teargas bombs and rubber bullets at the anti-settlement march in Bil’in village, which led to several injuries among the peaceful protesters.
Dozens of nearby olive trees were burned due to the excessive use of teargas bombs.
The peaceful march kicked off in the village amid large participation of local, foreign, and Israeli activists holding Palestinian and South African flags and banners calling for ending the Israeli Apartheid policies.
Also in Ramallah, Israeli forces brutally suppressed the anti-settlement march in Ni’lin village. Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces fired teargas bombs at the march, causing several injuries among the participants. The march was organized just after Friday prayers in protest against Israeli apartheid wall.
43 injuries including three rubber bullet injuries and 39 teargas suffocation cases were reported as clashes broke out in Kafer Qaddum town in Qalqilia province, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces stormed the town and brutally suppressed the anti-occupation march with teargas bombs and rubber bullets, causing several injuries.
In Ramallah, dozens of protesters including foreign activists suffered breathing problems after being targeted with teargas bombs during Bil’in weekly march. Local sources affirmed that IOF soldiers fired teargas bombs and rubber bullets at the anti-settlement march in Bil’in village, which led to several injuries among the peaceful protesters.
Dozens of nearby olive trees were burned due to the excessive use of teargas bombs.
The peaceful march kicked off in the village amid large participation of local, foreign, and Israeli activists holding Palestinian and South African flags and banners calling for ending the Israeli Apartheid policies.
Also in Ramallah, Israeli forces brutally suppressed the anti-settlement march in Ni’lin village. Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces fired teargas bombs at the march, causing several injuries among the participants. The march was organized just after Friday prayers in protest against Israeli apartheid wall.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday morning opened fire at Palestinian farmers east of Khan Younis area, south of the Gaza Strip, with no reported casualties.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers behind the border fence opened fire randomly at farmers working on their lands east of Khan Younis, adding that the intensity of shooting forced them to leave their lands.
A similar incident happened yesterday when a group of farmers tried to access their lands in the same area.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers behind the border fence opened fire randomly at farmers working on their lands east of Khan Younis, adding that the intensity of shooting forced them to leave their lands.
A similar incident happened yesterday when a group of farmers tried to access their lands in the same area.
