26 may 2018
At least two Palestinians, on Saturday, were shot and injured by the Israeli army, with live fire, along the barbed-wire fence that separates between Gaza and Israel to the east of Gaza city, said medical sources.
Two unidentified youth were shot and injured as Israeli forces stationed along the Gaza-Israeli barrier continued to attack Palestinians peacefully demonstrating as part of the “the Great March of Return” non-violent protests.
The youth were admitted to a local hospital with gunshot wounds in their lower extremities.
No further information was provided regarding their health condition, according to WAFA.
Two unidentified youth were shot and injured as Israeli forces stationed along the Gaza-Israeli barrier continued to attack Palestinians peacefully demonstrating as part of the “the Great March of Return” non-violent protests.
The youth were admitted to a local hospital with gunshot wounds in their lower extremities.
No further information was provided regarding their health condition, according to WAFA.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, six Palestinians in Qalqilia, Tulkarem and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. video
Several army jeeps invaded Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank, searched homes and abducted Motayyam Khaldoun Radwan, 17, and Tha’er Ashraf Zeid, 19.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Barta’a town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted three Palestinians from Allar town, north of Tulkarem, also in northern West Bank.
The army abducted the three young men, in addition to stopping and searching cars, before questioning many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a young man in the Sa’adiyya neighborhood, in the Old City, and invaded Hizma town, north of the city, before searching and ransacking several homes.
The Palestinian, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, is known as Musaharati, the name given to the person who walks and beats a drum in residential areas to wake people up so that they can pray and eat sohour which is the meal Muslims eat before the beginning of the fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
In related news, the soldiers invaded many streets in the southern area of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at Palestinians, protesting the invasion.
On Friday afternoon, the soldiers assaulted a young Palestinian man in Nablus Street area, in Jerusalem, and abducted him.
Several army jeeps invaded Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank, searched homes and abducted Motayyam Khaldoun Radwan, 17, and Tha’er Ashraf Zeid, 19.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Barta’a town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted three Palestinians from Allar town, north of Tulkarem, also in northern West Bank.
The army abducted the three young men, in addition to stopping and searching cars, before questioning many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a young man in the Sa’adiyya neighborhood, in the Old City, and invaded Hizma town, north of the city, before searching and ransacking several homes.
The Palestinian, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, is known as Musaharati, the name given to the person who walks and beats a drum in residential areas to wake people up so that they can pray and eat sohour which is the meal Muslims eat before the beginning of the fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
In related news, the soldiers invaded many streets in the southern area of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at Palestinians, protesting the invasion.
On Friday afternoon, the soldiers assaulted a young Palestinian man in Nablus Street area, in Jerusalem, and abducted him.
25 may 2018
Yasser Sami Habib, 24
At least 109 Palestinians, including four children and nine women, were injured by gunfire and others suffocated from teargas, after Israeli soldiers attacked them, while partaking in the continuing Great March of Return protests along the Gaza-Israel border, WAFA medical sources said.
Among the wounded, three were critically injured by gunshots in the head, while the remaining others sustained various bodily injuries.
Other protesters also suffocated when Israeli soldiers fired teargas canisters at them, who, despite a hot Ramadan day, continued to protest peacefully along the eastern border of the Strip, demanding the right of return to their pre-1948 homes in historical Palestine.
The protesters burned damaged tires near the border, to disrupt the visibility of the Israeli soldiers, who opened fire at the protesters, despite the fact that they did not pose a life threat to the soldiers.
Over 120 Palestinians were killed and thousands have been injured since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests, on March 30.
Also on Friday, a young Palestinian man succumbed to wounds sustained from Israeli army gunfire during the protests on May 14, according to medical sources.
Yasser Sami Habib, 24, died of his wounds at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Jerusalem, where he had been moved for medical treatment.
Habib was shot and critically injured during the protests against relocating the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Two other Palestinians who were injured, during the protests on May 14, also succumbed to their wounds on Thursday evening.
At least 109 Palestinians, including four children and nine women, were injured by gunfire and others suffocated from teargas, after Israeli soldiers attacked them, while partaking in the continuing Great March of Return protests along the Gaza-Israel border, WAFA medical sources said.
Among the wounded, three were critically injured by gunshots in the head, while the remaining others sustained various bodily injuries.
Other protesters also suffocated when Israeli soldiers fired teargas canisters at them, who, despite a hot Ramadan day, continued to protest peacefully along the eastern border of the Strip, demanding the right of return to their pre-1948 homes in historical Palestine.
The protesters burned damaged tires near the border, to disrupt the visibility of the Israeli soldiers, who opened fire at the protesters, despite the fact that they did not pose a life threat to the soldiers.
Over 120 Palestinians were killed and thousands have been injured since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests, on March 30.
Also on Friday, a young Palestinian man succumbed to wounds sustained from Israeli army gunfire during the protests on May 14, according to medical sources.
Yasser Sami Habib, 24, died of his wounds at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Jerusalem, where he had been moved for medical treatment.
Habib was shot and critically injured during the protests against relocating the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Two other Palestinians who were injured, during the protests on May 14, also succumbed to their wounds on Thursday evening.
A Palestinian youngster was injured on Friday afternoon as clashes broke out in Kafer Qadum town east of Qalqilia, to the north of occupied Jerusalem.
Local activist Murad Shteiwi affirmed that a 26-year-old young man suffered head injuries after being hit with a rubber bullet during the clashes.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces stormed the town amid heavy fire of live and rubber bullets, and violently suppressed the anti-occupation weekly march.
Local activist Murad Shteiwi affirmed that a 26-year-old young man suffered head injuries after being hit with a rubber bullet during the clashes.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces stormed the town amid heavy fire of live and rubber bullets, and violently suppressed the anti-occupation weekly march.
At least two Palestinian protesters were injured by Israeli gunfire while dozens others suffocated from teargas after Israeli soldiers attacked them while they were partaking in the continuing Great March of Return protests along the Gaza border.
Two protesters were reportedly hit by live bullets in their feet. The two were later moved to hospital suffering moderate wounds.
Many others also suffocated when the Israeli soldiers fired teargas canisters at the protesters.
Earlier afternoon, thousands of Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip have converged on the Gaza-Israel border fence for the ninth consecutive Friday to take part in ongoing rallies against the Israeli occupation.
Since March 30, Palestinians have been staging mass rallies along the border fence to demand the right of return to their homes in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel.
Since the rallies began, at least 120 Palestinian demonstrators have been killed and thousands more injured by Israeli army gunfire, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Two protesters were reportedly hit by live bullets in their feet. The two were later moved to hospital suffering moderate wounds.
Many others also suffocated when the Israeli soldiers fired teargas canisters at the protesters.
Earlier afternoon, thousands of Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip have converged on the Gaza-Israel border fence for the ninth consecutive Friday to take part in ongoing rallies against the Israeli occupation.
Since March 30, Palestinians have been staging mass rallies along the border fence to demand the right of return to their homes in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel.
Since the rallies began, at least 120 Palestinian demonstrators have been killed and thousands more injured by Israeli army gunfire, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Violent clashes broke out Thursday night between Palestinian youths and the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Doura town in al-Khalil province.
Eyewitnesses reported that the IOF stormed Doura town late Thursday, while the Palestinian youths confronted the raid by throwing stones and burning tires.
According to the witnesses, the confrontations continued from midnight until the early hours of Friday.
Many Palestinians choked on teargas as the IOF heavily fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and teargas canisters during the clashes.
Eyewitnesses reported that the IOF stormed Doura town late Thursday, while the Palestinian youths confronted the raid by throwing stones and burning tires.
According to the witnesses, the confrontations continued from midnight until the early hours of Friday.
Many Palestinians choked on teargas as the IOF heavily fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and teargas canisters during the clashes.
24 may 2018
Two Palestinian young men were on Thursday evening shot and injured by Israeli soldiers near the village of Madama, in the northern occupied West Bank province of Nablus.
Quoting local sources, a PIC news correspondent said Israeli soldiers opened gunfire at two Palestinian youngsters, moderately injuring one of them in his face.
Eye-witnesses said there were no reasons for the shooting by the Israeli occupation army as the young men were walking near the Madama bridge and posed no threat.
Quoting local sources, a PIC news correspondent said Israeli soldiers opened gunfire at two Palestinian youngsters, moderately injuring one of them in his face.
Eye-witnesses said there were no reasons for the shooting by the Israeli occupation army as the young men were walking near the Madama bridge and posed no threat.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened on Thursday evening their machinegun fire at a group of Palestinian youths protesting along the eastern border of Gaza Strip.
Three youths were injured during the attack, the PIC reporter said.
The youths were allegedly trying to breach the Gaza Strip's border fence with Israel.
Three youths were injured during the attack, the PIC reporter said.
The youths were allegedly trying to breach the Gaza Strip's border fence with Israel.
A live footage from Jerusalem’s Bab al-Amoud neighborhood shows a Palestinian boy as being heavily beaten by the Israeli occupation forces overnight.
As recorded in the footage, Israeli border cops appear to aggressively beat a Palestinian boy in Bab al-Amoud shortly before Palestinian worshipers showed up in the area to defend the teen.
At the same time, Israeli police and border guards closed off Bab al-Amoud area following the incident to quell projected protests by the Palestinian worshipers.
Israeli forces also set up metal barriers across the area to block Palestinians’ free movement inside and out.
Over recent days, Israeli forces deployed in Bab al-Amoud have come down heavily on Palestinian worshipers, targeting them with teargas to disband them.
As recorded in the footage, Israeli border cops appear to aggressively beat a Palestinian boy in Bab al-Amoud shortly before Palestinian worshipers showed up in the area to defend the teen.
At the same time, Israeli police and border guards closed off Bab al-Amoud area following the incident to quell projected protests by the Palestinian worshipers.
Israeli forces also set up metal barriers across the area to block Palestinians’ free movement inside and out.
Over recent days, Israeli forces deployed in Bab al-Amoud have come down heavily on Palestinian worshipers, targeting them with teargas to disband them.
Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and shot two Palestinians, in addition to wounding a third young man after ramming him with one of their jeeps. The soldiers also abducted a Palestinian in Ramallah, in central West Bank.
Media sources in Nablus said the soldiers invaded the eastern part of the city, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at Palestinians, who protested the attack.
They added that the soldiers rammed with their jeep a young man, identified as Lu’ay Nassar Abu Aisha, 20, from Balata refugee camp, causing a fracture in his left leg, in addition to numerous cuts and bruises.
The soldiers also shot Mohammad Waleed Kalbouna, 19, and Zeid Sawafta, 19, with rubber-coated steel bullets in their heads.
Local medics rushed to the area, and moved the three wounded Palestinians to Rafidia Hospital, for treatment.
In Ramallah, the soldiers invaded the al-Am’ari refugee camp, south of the city, and abducted Koteiba Abu Radahha, 22, from his family homes.
The army also fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at local youngsters, who protested the invasion.
Media sources in Nablus said the soldiers invaded the eastern part of the city, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at Palestinians, who protested the attack.
They added that the soldiers rammed with their jeep a young man, identified as Lu’ay Nassar Abu Aisha, 20, from Balata refugee camp, causing a fracture in his left leg, in addition to numerous cuts and bruises.
The soldiers also shot Mohammad Waleed Kalbouna, 19, and Zeid Sawafta, 19, with rubber-coated steel bullets in their heads.
Local medics rushed to the area, and moved the three wounded Palestinians to Rafidia Hospital, for treatment.
In Ramallah, the soldiers invaded the al-Am’ari refugee camp, south of the city, and abducted Koteiba Abu Radahha, 22, from his family homes.
The army also fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at local youngsters, who protested the invasion.
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Thursday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats, and opened fire at them in the Sudaniyya Sea, northwest of Gaza city, before abducting two sibling fishermen.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers used automatic fire against several Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters close to the shore, causing damage.
WAFA added that the soldiers also abducted two fishermen, identified as Rassem Ishaq Zayed, and his brother Mohammad, and confiscated a fishing boat.
The attacks are part of daily violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.
Such attacks have led to dozens of abductions, and hundreds of casualties, including many fatalities, in addition to causing serious property damage.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers used automatic fire against several Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters close to the shore, causing damage.
WAFA added that the soldiers also abducted two fishermen, identified as Rassem Ishaq Zayed, and his brother Mohammad, and confiscated a fishing boat.
The attacks are part of daily violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.
Such attacks have led to dozens of abductions, and hundreds of casualties, including many fatalities, in addition to causing serious property damage.
Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, earlier on Thursday morning, Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, abducted four Palestinians, and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers attacked many Palestinians, who protested the invasion, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them, and at many homes and shops.
Medical sources said scores of Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, especially after the army fired gas bombs at homes. The army also caused serious damage to a local barbershop.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a wounded former political prisoner, identified as Omar Abu Haniyya, 20, in addition to As’ad Sweidan, 30, Qussai Shaher Salim, 21, and Zakariya Shbeita, 20.
The soldiers attacked many Palestinians, who protested the invasion, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them, and at many homes and shops.
Medical sources said scores of Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, especially after the army fired gas bombs at homes. The army also caused serious damage to a local barbershop.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a wounded former political prisoner, identified as Omar Abu Haniyya, 20, in addition to As’ad Sweidan, 30, Qussai Shaher Salim, 21, and Zakariya Shbeita, 20.
23 may 2018
Israeli Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz, on Wednesday, slammed the European union for demanding a probe into last week’s police violence against pro-Palestinian protesters in Haifa.
On Tuesday, the EU issued a statement calling on Israel to probe police conduct during an Arab-Israel protest in Haifa, last week.
“It is important to hold a quick investigation into the events last week that led to the serious injury of Mossawa Director Jafar Farah, and the Israeli government has made it clear that it supports this,” the EU said in a statement.
In response, Steinitz said on Wednesday that the EU “can go straight to Hell”, saying that “this is the height of gall and hypocrisy … this is the same European Union which is now kissing-up to Iran and helping that country deal with US sanctions.”
Yuval proceeded to mention other incidents as an excuse for Israeli police brutality:
“Iran is executing and torturing homosexuals, trampling women’s rights, supporting terrorism and the Assad regime which is dropping chemical weapons on its own people. Now they’re [the EU] is going to pick on us? We, a law-abiding country, when the case of Jafar Farah is already being examined by the Police Investigation Department? That just shows how nasty the European Union can be.”
On Tuesday, the EU issued a statement calling on Israel to probe police conduct during an Arab-Israel protest in Haifa, last week.
“It is important to hold a quick investigation into the events last week that led to the serious injury of Mossawa Director Jafar Farah, and the Israeli government has made it clear that it supports this,” the EU said in a statement.
In response, Steinitz said on Wednesday that the EU “can go straight to Hell”, saying that “this is the height of gall and hypocrisy … this is the same European Union which is now kissing-up to Iran and helping that country deal with US sanctions.”
Yuval proceeded to mention other incidents as an excuse for Israeli police brutality:
“Iran is executing and torturing homosexuals, trampling women’s rights, supporting terrorism and the Assad regime which is dropping chemical weapons on its own people. Now they’re [the EU] is going to pick on us? We, a law-abiding country, when the case of Jafar Farah is already being examined by the Police Investigation Department? That just shows how nasty the European Union can be.”
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Tuesday at night, many Palestinians who were picnicking and socializing on the stairs of Damascus Gate (Bab al-Amoud), one of the main gates leading to the Old City of occupied Jerusalem and abducted one of them.
Eyewitnesses said many Palestinians, and after a long day of fasting for Ramadan, were sitting and picnicking on the famous stairs near the gate, before the soldiers assaulted them.
They added that the soldiers also abducted one Palestinian and took him to a nearby police center.
The attack and the abduction came after the soldiers and police decided to close area, including the stairs, and placed iron barriers to seal the stairs’ area, where the Palestinians were picketing and engaging in social activities.
The soldiers only left a small passage leading to Bab al-‘Amoud and the Old City, and forced the Palestinians to leave.
The Palestinians objected to this violation, especially since there was no tension in the area, until the army and police decided to remove them and close the area.
Eyewitnesses said many Palestinians, and after a long day of fasting for Ramadan, were sitting and picnicking on the famous stairs near the gate, before the soldiers assaulted them.
They added that the soldiers also abducted one Palestinian and took him to a nearby police center.
The attack and the abduction came after the soldiers and police decided to close area, including the stairs, and placed iron barriers to seal the stairs’ area, where the Palestinians were picketing and engaging in social activities.
The soldiers only left a small passage leading to Bab al-‘Amoud and the Old City, and forced the Palestinians to leave.
The Palestinians objected to this violation, especially since there was no tension in the area, until the army and police decided to remove them and close the area.