19 may 2017
14 Palestinians were injured by Israeli gunfire while 30 others choked on teargas after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire at angry demonstrators east of Gaza Strip on Friday.
IOF soldiers opened gunfire and unleashed tear gas grenades towards participants in the Friday of anger demonstrations that were held in solidarity with hunger striking captives in Israeli jails and in protest at the Gaza siege.
In a press statement on Friday, the spokesman of Health Ministry, Ashraf al-Qudra, described the injury of one of the wounded as very serious and reported that the foot of another man was amputated due to being shot by an explosive bullet.
The PIC reporters revealed that clashes erupted at five flashpoints with IOF troops along the Gaza border after Friday prayer. The protesters torched car tires while IOF soldiers opened their gunfire towards participants.
According to the PIC reporters, demonstrations kicked off from the eastern cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip and from the vicinity of Karni and Nahal Oz crossings east of Gaza, east of al-Bureij refugee camp, east of Khuzaa town, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.
IOF soldiers opened gunfire and unleashed tear gas grenades towards participants in the Friday of anger demonstrations that were held in solidarity with hunger striking captives in Israeli jails and in protest at the Gaza siege.
In a press statement on Friday, the spokesman of Health Ministry, Ashraf al-Qudra, described the injury of one of the wounded as very serious and reported that the foot of another man was amputated due to being shot by an explosive bullet.
The PIC reporters revealed that clashes erupted at five flashpoints with IOF troops along the Gaza border after Friday prayer. The protesters torched car tires while IOF soldiers opened their gunfire towards participants.
According to the PIC reporters, demonstrations kicked off from the eastern cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip and from the vicinity of Karni and Nahal Oz crossings east of Gaza, east of al-Bureij refugee camp, east of Khuzaa town, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.
Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured on Friday after clashes broke out with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in various parts of the West Bank on the day of anger in support for the Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike in Israeli jails for 33 consecutive days.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that at least 42 casualties were reported in the clashes.
According to the PIC reporter, clashes broke out after Friday prayer at the entrances of Beit Dajan and Beita towns to the east and south of Nablus city respectively, pointing out that the IOF closed the entrances to Beita with concrete blocks.
Journalist Mohammed Abu Thabet, who is from Beit Dajan, told the PIC reporter that Israeli patrols stationed an hour before the Friday prayer on the bypass road adjacent to the entrance of Beit Dajan which has been closed for years.
Eyewitnesses reported that tension prevailed in the area which led to the outbreak of confrontations with the IOF in which metal bullets and tear gas canisters were fired at the demonstrators.
The broadcast engineer Jouda Abu Nejma, who works for a company that provides satellite services to TV channels, suffered severe suffocation and was transferred to a local clinic for treatment.
In a later development, eyewitnesses said that the Israeli settlers of Yitzhar settlement attacked the Palestinian vehicles passing through Huwara street, south of Nablus.
The settlers gathered at three road junctions south of Nablus while the IOF soldiers closed the entrance of Madma which leads to the town of Burin.
Mass rallies were launched in Ramallah from the province's mosques toward the points of contact with the IOF amid chants calling for escalating the confrontations with the Israeli occupation to force it to respond to the prisoners' just demands.
Eyewitnesses said that clashes erupted in the villages of Ni'lin and Budrus in Ramallah following anti-settlement and anti-occupation marches. Slogans in support of the striking prisoners were chanted and at least one young man was shot and injured.
A mass march was launched in Aboud village to the west of Ramallah toward the main entrance of the village.
The IOF soldiers closed the entrance and fired live and rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the marchers. The Palestinian youths responded by throwing stones at the soldiers.
In Ni'lin town to the west of Ramallah, three Palestinian youths were injured with rubber-coated metal bullets, while others chocked on tear gas at the main entrance of the town.
The residents of Bil'in village staged a sit-in on the bypass road and closed it completely in the face of the settlers causing a suffocating traffic jam.
The IOF soldiers attacked the citizens with gas and sound bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets and assaulted the journalists who were present in the scene to cover the peaceful march.
The PIC reporter reported that sporadic confrontations flared up between Palestinian youths and the IOF in Bab al-Zawiya area in al-Khalil during which the IOF soldiers fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs.
Similar clashes broke out at the entrance of Beit Ummar town following a march in solidarity with the hunger striking prisoners.
Thousands of Palestinian citizens participated in a mass march in al-Khalil on Friday in support for the prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. The march witnessed the participation of a number of official figures and activists as well as families of prisoners.
According to the PIC reporter, a demonstration was launched in Bethlehem city after Friday prayer in the Nativity Square toward the northern entrance of the city.
As the demonstration approached the entrance, the IOF attacked it with sound bombs and tear gas canisters. About half an hour later, the Palestinian youths were attacked by undercover soldiers who sprayed them with nerve gas, which paralyzes victims, before kidnapping 6 youths.
Meanwhile, 9 Palestinian citizens were injured, including two children, with rubber-coated metal bullets in Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya, according to the coordinator of popular resistance in the town, Murad Shtewi.
Shtewi added the IOF soldiers smashed the glass of five cars while trying to prevent launching the peaceful anti-settlement march of Kafr Qaddum which demands opening the town's road that has been closed for more than 14 years.
In the same context, confrontations broke out at the eastern entrance of Qalqilya city between Palestinian citizens and the IOF following Friday prayer that was performed in front of the solidarity tent in the city in the presence of hundreds of citizens.
A local source said that two Palestinian citizens were injured with rubber bullets during confrontations at the southern entrance of Jericho city to the east of the occupied West Bank.
Two Palestinian youths were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets in the violent confrontations that erupted in the vicinity of Qalandiya military checkpoint to the north of Occupied Jerusalem following the march that was launched from Qalandiya refugee camp to support the striking prisoners.
The Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles at the IOF soldiers who hid behind the cement cubes they erected.
About 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails started a hunger strike on 17th April 2017 in demand for their basic rights which they are denied by the Israel Prison Service and which they were able to clinch in previous hunger strikes.
The prisoners mainly demand ending the policies of administrative detention, solitary confinement and medical negligence and allowing regular family visits.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that at least 42 casualties were reported in the clashes.
According to the PIC reporter, clashes broke out after Friday prayer at the entrances of Beit Dajan and Beita towns to the east and south of Nablus city respectively, pointing out that the IOF closed the entrances to Beita with concrete blocks.
Journalist Mohammed Abu Thabet, who is from Beit Dajan, told the PIC reporter that Israeli patrols stationed an hour before the Friday prayer on the bypass road adjacent to the entrance of Beit Dajan which has been closed for years.
Eyewitnesses reported that tension prevailed in the area which led to the outbreak of confrontations with the IOF in which metal bullets and tear gas canisters were fired at the demonstrators.
The broadcast engineer Jouda Abu Nejma, who works for a company that provides satellite services to TV channels, suffered severe suffocation and was transferred to a local clinic for treatment.
In a later development, eyewitnesses said that the Israeli settlers of Yitzhar settlement attacked the Palestinian vehicles passing through Huwara street, south of Nablus.
The settlers gathered at three road junctions south of Nablus while the IOF soldiers closed the entrance of Madma which leads to the town of Burin.
Mass rallies were launched in Ramallah from the province's mosques toward the points of contact with the IOF amid chants calling for escalating the confrontations with the Israeli occupation to force it to respond to the prisoners' just demands.
Eyewitnesses said that clashes erupted in the villages of Ni'lin and Budrus in Ramallah following anti-settlement and anti-occupation marches. Slogans in support of the striking prisoners were chanted and at least one young man was shot and injured.
A mass march was launched in Aboud village to the west of Ramallah toward the main entrance of the village.
The IOF soldiers closed the entrance and fired live and rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the marchers. The Palestinian youths responded by throwing stones at the soldiers.
In Ni'lin town to the west of Ramallah, three Palestinian youths were injured with rubber-coated metal bullets, while others chocked on tear gas at the main entrance of the town.
The residents of Bil'in village staged a sit-in on the bypass road and closed it completely in the face of the settlers causing a suffocating traffic jam.
The IOF soldiers attacked the citizens with gas and sound bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets and assaulted the journalists who were present in the scene to cover the peaceful march.
The PIC reporter reported that sporadic confrontations flared up between Palestinian youths and the IOF in Bab al-Zawiya area in al-Khalil during which the IOF soldiers fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs.
Similar clashes broke out at the entrance of Beit Ummar town following a march in solidarity with the hunger striking prisoners.
Thousands of Palestinian citizens participated in a mass march in al-Khalil on Friday in support for the prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. The march witnessed the participation of a number of official figures and activists as well as families of prisoners.
According to the PIC reporter, a demonstration was launched in Bethlehem city after Friday prayer in the Nativity Square toward the northern entrance of the city.
As the demonstration approached the entrance, the IOF attacked it with sound bombs and tear gas canisters. About half an hour later, the Palestinian youths were attacked by undercover soldiers who sprayed them with nerve gas, which paralyzes victims, before kidnapping 6 youths.
Meanwhile, 9 Palestinian citizens were injured, including two children, with rubber-coated metal bullets in Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya, according to the coordinator of popular resistance in the town, Murad Shtewi.
Shtewi added the IOF soldiers smashed the glass of five cars while trying to prevent launching the peaceful anti-settlement march of Kafr Qaddum which demands opening the town's road that has been closed for more than 14 years.
In the same context, confrontations broke out at the eastern entrance of Qalqilya city between Palestinian citizens and the IOF following Friday prayer that was performed in front of the solidarity tent in the city in the presence of hundreds of citizens.
A local source said that two Palestinian citizens were injured with rubber bullets during confrontations at the southern entrance of Jericho city to the east of the occupied West Bank.
Two Palestinian youths were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets in the violent confrontations that erupted in the vicinity of Qalandiya military checkpoint to the north of Occupied Jerusalem following the march that was launched from Qalandiya refugee camp to support the striking prisoners.
The Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles at the IOF soldiers who hid behind the cement cubes they erected.
About 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails started a hunger strike on 17th April 2017 in demand for their basic rights which they are denied by the Israel Prison Service and which they were able to clinch in previous hunger strikes.
The prisoners mainly demand ending the policies of administrative detention, solitary confinement and medical negligence and allowing regular family visits.
Violent clashes broke out on Thursday in the vicinity of Nablus city and other West Bank areas between dozens of Palestinian young protesters and the Israeli occupation forces (IOF).
According to Quds Press, skirmishes between angry young men and Israeli soldiers took place in the towns of Huwara and Beita, south of Nablus, after a Jewish settler killed 23-year-old Mu’taz Bani Shamsa and wounded a photojournalist in Huwara town, south of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli soldiers fired rubber bullets and volleys of stun and tear gas grenades at the young men, who protested the killing of Bani Shamsa.
Consequently, several young men suffered from bullet and tear gas injuries.
In a related context, the IOF closed the checkpoints of Huwara and Za'atara, south of Nablus, which obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens.
Clashes also broke out at the main entrance to Qalqilya city after Israeli soldiers attacked a march organized in solidarity with the hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
The Red Crescent said that some young men were rushed to a local hospital in Qalqilya after they suffered injuries during the events.
In Ramallah, similar clashes took place in Silwad town. One young man was injured with a rubber bullet and many others suffered from inhaling tear gas
Eyewitnesses said that soldiers rounded up two young men during the clashes and took them aboard a military vehicle to an unknown place.
According to Quds Press, skirmishes between angry young men and Israeli soldiers took place in the towns of Huwara and Beita, south of Nablus, after a Jewish settler killed 23-year-old Mu’taz Bani Shamsa and wounded a photojournalist in Huwara town, south of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli soldiers fired rubber bullets and volleys of stun and tear gas grenades at the young men, who protested the killing of Bani Shamsa.
Consequently, several young men suffered from bullet and tear gas injuries.
In a related context, the IOF closed the checkpoints of Huwara and Za'atara, south of Nablus, which obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens.
Clashes also broke out at the main entrance to Qalqilya city after Israeli soldiers attacked a march organized in solidarity with the hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
The Red Crescent said that some young men were rushed to a local hospital in Qalqilya after they suffered injuries during the events.
In Ramallah, similar clashes took place in Silwad town. One young man was injured with a rubber bullet and many others suffered from inhaling tear gas
Eyewitnesses said that soldiers rounded up two young men during the clashes and took them aboard a military vehicle to an unknown place.
Several Palestinian young men suffered injuries on Thursday evening during violent clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) near the Qalandiya checkpoint, north of Occupied Jerusalem.
The Red Crescent said that its paramedics provided medical assistance for six Palestinian young men after they suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events.
In this regard, local sources said that a group of young people marched from the prisoner solidarity tent in Qalandiya refugee camp to the military barrier, where Israeli soldiers showered them with tear gas and fired some shots at them
Several young protestors expressed their anger at the murder of 23-year-old Mu’taz Bani Shamsa by a Jewish settler in Huwara town, south of Nablus in the West Bank.
Later, dozens of other young men staged a march from al-Am'ari refugee camp near Ramallah to the Qalandiya checkpoint.
The Red Crescent said that its paramedics provided medical assistance for six Palestinian young men after they suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events.
In this regard, local sources said that a group of young people marched from the prisoner solidarity tent in Qalandiya refugee camp to the military barrier, where Israeli soldiers showered them with tear gas and fired some shots at them
Several young protestors expressed their anger at the murder of 23-year-old Mu’taz Bani Shamsa by a Jewish settler in Huwara town, south of Nablus in the West Bank.
Later, dozens of other young men staged a march from al-Am'ari refugee camp near Ramallah to the Qalandiya checkpoint.
18 may 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday distributed leaflets threatening the Palestinian inhabitants of Azzun town, east of Qalqilya city, north of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers scattered around in the town’s streets papers describing the town as an area for the launch of attacks that threaten Israel’s security.
The army’s statement also warned the residents of Azzun that it would continue to take measures against them as long as such attacks continued.
Local sources said that the Israeli army takes mass punitive measures and threatens Palestinians in West Bank towns and villages at the pretext that soldiers and settlers are exposed to stone-throwing attacks.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers scattered around in the town’s streets papers describing the town as an area for the launch of attacks that threaten Israel’s security.
The army’s statement also warned the residents of Azzun that it would continue to take measures against them as long as such attacks continued.
Local sources said that the Israeli army takes mass punitive measures and threatens Palestinians in West Bank towns and villages at the pretext that soldiers and settlers are exposed to stone-throwing attacks.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday stormed Nablus city and raided homes in its western neighborhoods and Zawata area.
Eyewitnesses reported that troops aboard five patrol vehicles entered Nablus city through the road of Deir Sharaf and raided some homes, adding that another military force was seen in a nearby street known as Beit Aiba.
The IOF also stormed Yasid town, north of Nablus, and imposed a dawn curfew throughout its streets.
In a separate incident, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers in Sebastia town, northwest of Nablus.
Meanwhile, Jewish settlers on Wednesday night set fire to cultivated fields in Huwara town, south of Nablus, before some local residents managed to quench the fire and prevent it from spreading to their homes, which are located north of the town.
Eyewitnesses reported that troops aboard five patrol vehicles entered Nablus city through the road of Deir Sharaf and raided some homes, adding that another military force was seen in a nearby street known as Beit Aiba.
The IOF also stormed Yasid town, north of Nablus, and imposed a dawn curfew throughout its streets.
In a separate incident, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers in Sebastia town, northwest of Nablus.
Meanwhile, Jewish settlers on Wednesday night set fire to cultivated fields in Huwara town, south of Nablus, before some local residents managed to quench the fire and prevent it from spreading to their homes, which are located north of the town.
Violent clashes broke out at dawn Thursday between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers in Tubas city, north of the occupied West Bank, after the latter stormed the city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the clashes continued for several hours, during which young men hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers.
They added that the soldiers intensively fired tear gas at the young men, many of whom were treated for suffocation as as result of the tear gas attack.
There is still no information if the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) made arrests during its campaign in the town.
Meanwhile, the IOF soldiers stormed at dawn Fari’ah refugee camp and Tamun town, both south of Tubas, and patrolled some of their streets.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the clashes continued for several hours, during which young men hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers.
They added that the soldiers intensively fired tear gas at the young men, many of whom were treated for suffocation as as result of the tear gas attack.
There is still no information if the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) made arrests during its campaign in the town.
Meanwhile, the IOF soldiers stormed at dawn Fari’ah refugee camp and Tamun town, both south of Tubas, and patrolled some of their streets.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday evening, the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, and abducted a Palestinian teen.
Local sources said the soldiers abducted Qussai Omar Sbeih, 18, and took him to an unknown destination.
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They added that clashes took place in the town, after the army invaded it, especially in Um Rokba area, south of al-Khader.
The soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs; no injuries were reported.
Local sources said the soldiers abducted Qussai Omar Sbeih, 18, and took him to an unknown destination.
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They added that clashes took place in the town, after the army invaded it, especially in Um Rokba area, south of al-Khader.
The soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs; no injuries were reported.
