9 nov 2015
Two Palestinian youths were injured with rubber bullets while dozens others choked on tear gas during clashes that broke out on Monday in Qalqilia.
Eyewitnesses reported that the clashes broke out as Israeli forces violently stormed the city amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs and rubber-coated bullets.
Two youths suffered rubber bullet injuries while others suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling tear gas, the sources added.
A Palestinian ambulance was also targeted with rubber bullets during the clashes.
Eyewitnesses reported that the clashes broke out as Israeli forces violently stormed the city amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs and rubber-coated bullets.
Two youths suffered rubber bullet injuries while others suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling tear gas, the sources added.
A Palestinian ambulance was also targeted with rubber bullets during the clashes.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) attacked Monday evening a Palestinian young man near al-Khalil south of occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told a PIC reporter that IOF brutally attacked the youngster Tareq Nawaja while on his way to work in Fawar refugee camp in the city.
Tareq was severely beaten after being stopped and detained at a makeshift checkpoint at the entrance to the camp.
Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were also stopped and searched at the checkpoint.
Along the same line, a popular march is scheduled to be organized on Tuesday in al-Khalil to demand the return of the bodies of slain Palestinians.
Local residents called for large participation in the march on Tuesday afternoon to demand that Israel hand over the bodies of their sons who were killed by Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Jerusalem Intifada.
Israel is holding the corpses of 26 Palestinians as a form of collective punishment that blocks the proper investigation of their deaths. As further punishment for the families, the Israeli government has threatened to bury their bodies in military cemeteries in Israel.
Eyewitnesses told a PIC reporter that IOF brutally attacked the youngster Tareq Nawaja while on his way to work in Fawar refugee camp in the city.
Tareq was severely beaten after being stopped and detained at a makeshift checkpoint at the entrance to the camp.
Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were also stopped and searched at the checkpoint.
Along the same line, a popular march is scheduled to be organized on Tuesday in al-Khalil to demand the return of the bodies of slain Palestinians.
Local residents called for large participation in the march on Tuesday afternoon to demand that Israel hand over the bodies of their sons who were killed by Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Jerusalem Intifada.
Israel is holding the corpses of 26 Palestinians as a form of collective punishment that blocks the proper investigation of their deaths. As further punishment for the families, the Israeli government has threatened to bury their bodies in military cemeteries in Israel.
On the 7th of November, soldiers entered the home of the Haddad family from 5am, and did not leave until 7am the following day.
At this time, there were 8 people inside the home who were forced into one of the rooms. 20 soldiers entered Haddad’s home and began taking pictures, while settlers were cheering and dancing outside the front.
The family was denied any privacy as the door remained open and a guard was posted at the door for the duration of the occupation. There were significant delays for the bathroom. The youngest daughter, aged 8, had to wait for over an hour and each time the door had to be kept open.
One of the daughters of the family, aged 25, was permitted to leave to purchase food, however she was unable to return as clashes broke out in the area. She was forced to stay with her sister, therefore the family had very little food. They were permitted only 5 minutes in the kitchen and were not able to have a square meal.
Whilst the family was detained in room, soldiers used the bathroom and kitchen freely, and tracked mud through the carpets.
During this same period of time, the YAS centre was raided and activists were detained inside. Not only did the military occupy the centre, they also destroyed the media facilities in the apartment, stealing and destroying cameras, computers, hard drives, and other important equipment.
At this time, there were 8 people inside the home who were forced into one of the rooms. 20 soldiers entered Haddad’s home and began taking pictures, while settlers were cheering and dancing outside the front.
The family was denied any privacy as the door remained open and a guard was posted at the door for the duration of the occupation. There were significant delays for the bathroom. The youngest daughter, aged 8, had to wait for over an hour and each time the door had to be kept open.
One of the daughters of the family, aged 25, was permitted to leave to purchase food, however she was unable to return as clashes broke out in the area. She was forced to stay with her sister, therefore the family had very little food. They were permitted only 5 minutes in the kitchen and were not able to have a square meal.
Whilst the family was detained in room, soldiers used the bathroom and kitchen freely, and tracked mud through the carpets.
During this same period of time, the YAS centre was raided and activists were detained inside. Not only did the military occupy the centre, they also destroyed the media facilities in the apartment, stealing and destroying cameras, computers, hard drives, and other important equipment.
Israeli forces shot and injured at least five students with live bullets, on Monday, at the northern occupied West Bank's Palestine Technical University in the Tulkarem district, a spokesperson for the Red Crescent said.
Thirteen other students were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets and 50 were treated for severe tear-gas inhalation, as Israeli forces raided the university’s campus library and the engineering department.
During the raid, clashes broke out between students and fully-armed Israeli forces, according to M'an News Agency.
In total the Red Crescent documented at least 70 injuries to students.
The administration of the university evacuated the campus, sending students home early, in fear for its students’ safety.
An Israeli army spokesperson said "hundreds of Palestinians hurled rocks and rolled burning tires" toward Israeli forces adjacent to the university campus.
The spokesperson said Israeli forces responded with "riot dispersal means" including rubber-coated steel bullets, however the spokesperson denied that live fire was used.
According the Israeli army spokesperson, the clashes in the area are ongoing.
Students of the Palestine Technical University have organized frequent marches throughout October and into November in protest against Israeli violations and raids on the university's campus. When Israeli forces show up to suppress the marches, clashes break out.
According to campus administrators, Israeli forces have been positioned in a camp they set up inside the university's campus where forces often use the position to fire bullets and tear-gas at protesting students. Since the start of October, clashes between Palestinian youth armed with rocks and Molotov cocktails and Israeli army forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have occurred daily.
In October alone, the Red Crescent documented that Israeli forces shot and wounded at least 760 Palestinians with live rounds across the occupied Palestinian territory, while another 1,857 were hit with rubber-coated steel bullets.
In addition, 5,399 Palestinians were treated for excessive tear gas inhalation during the period, while another 246 were injured in other ways, including assault by Israeli soldiers and burns from tear gas canisters.
According to the society's records, the total number of Palestinians injured last month was around 8,262. For most parts of the occupied Palestinian territory, October was also the deadliest month since the Second Intifada.
Thirteen other students were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets and 50 were treated for severe tear-gas inhalation, as Israeli forces raided the university’s campus library and the engineering department.
During the raid, clashes broke out between students and fully-armed Israeli forces, according to M'an News Agency.
In total the Red Crescent documented at least 70 injuries to students.
The administration of the university evacuated the campus, sending students home early, in fear for its students’ safety.
An Israeli army spokesperson said "hundreds of Palestinians hurled rocks and rolled burning tires" toward Israeli forces adjacent to the university campus.
The spokesperson said Israeli forces responded with "riot dispersal means" including rubber-coated steel bullets, however the spokesperson denied that live fire was used.
According the Israeli army spokesperson, the clashes in the area are ongoing.
Students of the Palestine Technical University have organized frequent marches throughout October and into November in protest against Israeli violations and raids on the university's campus. When Israeli forces show up to suppress the marches, clashes break out.
According to campus administrators, Israeli forces have been positioned in a camp they set up inside the university's campus where forces often use the position to fire bullets and tear-gas at protesting students. Since the start of October, clashes between Palestinian youth armed with rocks and Molotov cocktails and Israeli army forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have occurred daily.
In October alone, the Red Crescent documented that Israeli forces shot and wounded at least 760 Palestinians with live rounds across the occupied Palestinian territory, while another 1,857 were hit with rubber-coated steel bullets.
In addition, 5,399 Palestinians were treated for excessive tear gas inhalation during the period, while another 246 were injured in other ways, including assault by Israeli soldiers and burns from tear gas canisters.
According to the society's records, the total number of Palestinians injured last month was around 8,262. For most parts of the occupied Palestinian territory, October was also the deadliest month since the Second Intifada.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, the al-Makassed Hospital in the at-Tour town, in occupied Jerusalem, and searched admission records, looking for the name of a wounded child. The invasion is the fifth since October 10.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said dozens of undercover soldiers, uniformed troops and police officers stormed the hospital, accompanied by several Israeli security agents.
The army surrounded the hospital prior to invading it, and closed all roads leading to it, Silwanic said.
Eyewitnesses stated that the soldiers invaded the hospital's administration office, and started questioning employees, in addition to checking admission records, looking for the name of a wounded child, who is believed to have received treatment there, before the soldiers kidnapped him after his discharge.
The army claims the wounded child was involved in clashes with the soldiers, and that he was shot and injured before he was moved to the al-Makassed for treatment.
The invasion, and serious violation of all international agreements and human rights conventions, is the first this month, and the fifth since October 10.
The first invasion into the medical center took place on October 10th, when the soldiers stormed the hospital and its urgent care units, looking for Palestinians, who were shot and injured by the army, after the soldiers killed a young man, identified as Mohammad Ali, in Bab al-‘Amoud.
During the invasion, the soldiers searched private cars, ambulances, in addition to several branches in the hospital itself.
The second invasion took place on October 27, when the soldiers stormed the administration building and Urgent Care Units, looking for the medical records of 16 years of age child.
The soldiers interrogated nurses and physicians, including the doctor who treated the child, and summoned another doctor for interrogation.
The third invasion took place on October 28, when the soldiers searched rooms, and confiscated a computer that monitors and records the hospital’s surveillance.
The fourth invasion took place on October 29, and was carried out by undercover soldiers and regular units; the army fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets, injuring several workers and patients.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said dozens of undercover soldiers, uniformed troops and police officers stormed the hospital, accompanied by several Israeli security agents.
The army surrounded the hospital prior to invading it, and closed all roads leading to it, Silwanic said.
Eyewitnesses stated that the soldiers invaded the hospital's administration office, and started questioning employees, in addition to checking admission records, looking for the name of a wounded child, who is believed to have received treatment there, before the soldiers kidnapped him after his discharge.
The army claims the wounded child was involved in clashes with the soldiers, and that he was shot and injured before he was moved to the al-Makassed for treatment.
The invasion, and serious violation of all international agreements and human rights conventions, is the first this month, and the fifth since October 10.
The first invasion into the medical center took place on October 10th, when the soldiers stormed the hospital and its urgent care units, looking for Palestinians, who were shot and injured by the army, after the soldiers killed a young man, identified as Mohammad Ali, in Bab al-‘Amoud.
During the invasion, the soldiers searched private cars, ambulances, in addition to several branches in the hospital itself.
The second invasion took place on October 27, when the soldiers stormed the administration building and Urgent Care Units, looking for the medical records of 16 years of age child.
The soldiers interrogated nurses and physicians, including the doctor who treated the child, and summoned another doctor for interrogation.
The third invasion took place on October 28, when the soldiers searched rooms, and confiscated a computer that monitors and records the hospital’s surveillance.
The fourth invasion took place on October 29, and was carried out by undercover soldiers and regular units; the army fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets, injuring several workers and patients.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday raided the building of the Islamic Charity in Ash-Shuyukh town, northeast of al-Khalil city.
One of its employees told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF ransacked the charity after detonating its doors.
He added that the soldiers confiscated files, computers, office equipment and telephone devices before putting up a written military confiscation order on the main door.
The charity provides different kinds of services and support for orphans and it includes a kindergarten and a school.
The Israeli occupation army had previously closed the charity at the pretext it is affiliated with Hamas, but later it backtracked on its decision after the Palestinian Authority took it over about five years ago.
One of its employees told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF ransacked the charity after detonating its doors.
He added that the soldiers confiscated files, computers, office equipment and telephone devices before putting up a written military confiscation order on the main door.
The charity provides different kinds of services and support for orphans and it includes a kindergarten and a school.
The Israeli occupation army had previously closed the charity at the pretext it is affiliated with Hamas, but later it backtracked on its decision after the Palestinian Authority took it over about five years ago.
The Israeli occupation warplanes at dawn Monday fired missiles into southern blockaded Gaza Strip, sparking a state of panic among civilian women and children.
A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that an Israeli warplane fired at least one missile into a Palestinian resistance site in northwestern Rafah city, to the south of the besieged Gaza Strip.
The strike caused remarkable material and environmental damage in the area.
A few hours earlier, spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army Avijay Aderaa claimed that a missile fired from Gaza slammed into an open area in the Sha'ar Hanegev settlement council, in Negev.
A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that an Israeli warplane fired at least one missile into a Palestinian resistance site in northwestern Rafah city, to the south of the besieged Gaza Strip.
The strike caused remarkable material and environmental damage in the area.
A few hours earlier, spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army Avijay Aderaa claimed that a missile fired from Gaza slammed into an open area in the Sha'ar Hanegev settlement council, in Negev.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Sunday evening, two Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, while extremist settlers attacked and wounded a child. Clashes took place in Sinjel near Ramallah.
The soldiers invaded Hebron in addition to the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of the city, kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Abdul-Rahman Waleed at-Teety, 18, from al-Fawwar, and a young man, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
The soldiers also stopped and questioned many Palestinians while examining their ID cards, and continued their strict closure and measures isolating the city.
In related news, a number of Israeli fanatics, living in the Keryat Arba illegal colony, east of Hebron, assaulted a Palestinian child, identified as Thaer Fadel Ismael Da'na, 15 years of age, causing fractures, cuts and bruises.
Medics rushed to the scene and moved the wounded child to the Hebron Governmental Hospital for treatment.
In addition, clashes took place near the southern entrance of Sinjel town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after the soldiers invaded it.
Eyewitnesses said the clashes erupted after around eight Israeli military villages invaded the town, and conducted searches in it, and the nearby Turmus Ayya town. The army fired flares, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs; no arrests of injuries were reported.
The soldiers invaded Hebron in addition to the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of the city, kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Abdul-Rahman Waleed at-Teety, 18, from al-Fawwar, and a young man, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
The soldiers also stopped and questioned many Palestinians while examining their ID cards, and continued their strict closure and measures isolating the city.
In related news, a number of Israeli fanatics, living in the Keryat Arba illegal colony, east of Hebron, assaulted a Palestinian child, identified as Thaer Fadel Ismael Da'na, 15 years of age, causing fractures, cuts and bruises.
Medics rushed to the scene and moved the wounded child to the Hebron Governmental Hospital for treatment.
In addition, clashes took place near the southern entrance of Sinjel town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after the soldiers invaded it.
Eyewitnesses said the clashes erupted after around eight Israeli military villages invaded the town, and conducted searches in it, and the nearby Turmus Ayya town. The army fired flares, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs; no arrests of injuries were reported.
8 nov 2015
Palestinians got injured and choked in clashes that broke out with Israeli forces in Housan village to the west of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.
The PIC reporter revealed that violent clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in different districts of the village leading to the suffocation of a child girl along with dozens of others including families by Israeli tear gas.
Israeli troops fired tear gas canisters at Palestinians and blockaded ambulances at the gates of Housan village.
The soldiers closed the entrances of the town after a Palestinian girl called Helweh Mohammad Hamamrah, 22, stabbed and slightly injured a settler. Israeli soldiers immediately shot the girl and left her bleeding for a while then transferred her to Hadassah Hospital, in a serious condition.
The village’s residents gathered at the roundabout of Betar settlement in demand for turning in the girl Hamamrah. However, Israeli troops showered them by rubber bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs.
The injured Palestinian girl Helweh Mohammad Hamamrah, is a mother to a 1.5-year-old infant.
The PIC reporter revealed that violent clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in different districts of the village leading to the suffocation of a child girl along with dozens of others including families by Israeli tear gas.
Israeli troops fired tear gas canisters at Palestinians and blockaded ambulances at the gates of Housan village.
The soldiers closed the entrances of the town after a Palestinian girl called Helweh Mohammad Hamamrah, 22, stabbed and slightly injured a settler. Israeli soldiers immediately shot the girl and left her bleeding for a while then transferred her to Hadassah Hospital, in a serious condition.
The village’s residents gathered at the roundabout of Betar settlement in demand for turning in the girl Hamamrah. However, Israeli troops showered them by rubber bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs.
The injured Palestinian girl Helweh Mohammad Hamamrah, is a mother to a 1.5-year-old infant.
At least three Palestinian students were injured while dozens others suffered breathing problems after the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently stormed on Sunday Tulkarem University.
Amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs, IOF broke into the Khadhouri University and deployed throughout its courtyard, eyewitnesses told PIC reporter.
Violent clashes broke out in the University after Israeli forces used live rounds against the students.
Three students suffered live ammunition injuries while others suffered tear gas inhalation, the sources added.
Over the past month, Israeli forces reportedly stormed the university leading to a state of tension among the students.
Amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs, IOF broke into the Khadhouri University and deployed throughout its courtyard, eyewitnesses told PIC reporter.
Violent clashes broke out in the University after Israeli forces used live rounds against the students.
Three students suffered live ammunition injuries while others suffered tear gas inhalation, the sources added.
Over the past month, Israeli forces reportedly stormed the university leading to a state of tension among the students.
At least three Palestinians were injured with live rounds, while 15 others were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes with Israeli forces inside the campus of the Palestine Technical University (Kadoorie), in Tulkarem, according to WAFA correspondence.
Other Palestinians, mostly university students, also suffocated due to excessive use of teargas by the Israeli army in dispersing the protesters.
The injured were transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, whereas those who suffered from suffocation were treated on the scene.
University administration ordered all students to leave campus, due to the heavy military presence there.
The university campus, located just close to the border fence with Israel, has been witnessing renewed clashes between Israeli forces and students during the past few days.
According to the university’s public relations department, tension has been running high due to continuous attempts by Israeli forces to take over part of the campus land for the benefit of expanding a nearby Israeli military training base.
At least 79 Palestinians have now been killed by Israeli fire during an ongoing unrest in the West Bank since early October 2015. Over 2,270 have been injured.
Other Palestinians, mostly university students, also suffocated due to excessive use of teargas by the Israeli army in dispersing the protesters.
The injured were transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, whereas those who suffered from suffocation were treated on the scene.
University administration ordered all students to leave campus, due to the heavy military presence there.
The university campus, located just close to the border fence with Israel, has been witnessing renewed clashes between Israeli forces and students during the past few days.
According to the university’s public relations department, tension has been running high due to continuous attempts by Israeli forces to take over part of the campus land for the benefit of expanding a nearby Israeli military training base.
At least 79 Palestinians have now been killed by Israeli fire during an ongoing unrest in the West Bank since early October 2015. Over 2,270 have been injured.
The Israeli occupation navy on Sunday morning opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Khan Younis city, south of Gaza, with no reported injuries.
Local media sources said the gunfire attack forced the fishermen to go ashore or work near the coast.
The Israeli gunboats target Palestinian fishermen and their boats almost on a daily basis, although they work within the permitted fishing zone.
Local media sources said the gunfire attack forced the fishermen to go ashore or work near the coast.
The Israeli gunboats target Palestinian fishermen and their boats almost on a daily basis, although they work within the permitted fishing zone.
At least 27 Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation army in an overnight abduction-sweep launched across cities of the West Bank.
The Israeli Maariv newspaper said the Israeli occupation troops rounded up 27 Palestinian citizens across different areas of the West Bank, mostly in al-Khalil, Ramallah, and Bethlehem provinces.
A few hours earlier, the Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped an unidentified Palestinian youngster from al-Khalil’s southern town of Yatta after they aggressively attacked him.
Activist Rateb al-Jabour said the IOF soldiers have cordoned off the area and sealed it off with randomly-pitched military checkpoints.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas in al-Khalil after the IOF rolled into the city and hit civilians with heavy spates of tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
The Israeli Maariv newspaper said the Israeli occupation troops rounded up 27 Palestinian citizens across different areas of the West Bank, mostly in al-Khalil, Ramallah, and Bethlehem provinces.
A few hours earlier, the Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped an unidentified Palestinian youngster from al-Khalil’s southern town of Yatta after they aggressively attacked him.
Activist Rateb al-Jabour said the IOF soldiers have cordoned off the area and sealed it off with randomly-pitched military checkpoints.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas in al-Khalil after the IOF rolled into the city and hit civilians with heavy spates of tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, a Palestinian child from his family’s home near Bab al-Nather Gate, one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. The army also kidnapped a young man in Bethlehem, and injured his mother and sister.
His family said the soldiers violently stormed their home, searched and ransacked it, and kidnapped the child after cuffing and blindfolding him.
The child, identified as Nabil Nidal Seder, 13, was moved to the al-Qashla detention and interrogation center, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
In addition, soldiers stormed and searched the home of Wael Mahmoud, in the al-‘Eesawiyya town in Jerusalem, looking for his 15-year-old child Bara’.
The soldiers also stormed the Zidani family home, in Silwan town, and violently searched for the third consecutive day.
In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Omar Daoud, 27.
The soldiers also assaulted Daoud’s mother and sister, causing several cuts and bruises; they were moved to the Beit Jala governmental hospital for treatment.
The army clashed with local youths, and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades before withdrawing from the camp.
His family said the soldiers violently stormed their home, searched and ransacked it, and kidnapped the child after cuffing and blindfolding him.
The child, identified as Nabil Nidal Seder, 13, was moved to the al-Qashla detention and interrogation center, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
In addition, soldiers stormed and searched the home of Wael Mahmoud, in the al-‘Eesawiyya town in Jerusalem, looking for his 15-year-old child Bara’.
The soldiers also stormed the Zidani family home, in Silwan town, and violently searched for the third consecutive day.
In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Omar Daoud, 27.
The soldiers also assaulted Daoud’s mother and sister, causing several cuts and bruises; they were moved to the Beit Jala governmental hospital for treatment.
The army clashed with local youths, and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades before withdrawing from the camp.
Scores of Palestinian civilians sustained critical breathing disorders after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) afternoon Saturday rolled into Nablus’ eastern town of Beit Furik, in the northern West Bank.
Eye-witnesses said an Israeli army patrol stormed Beit Furik and showered Palestinian civilians and family homes with heavy spates of toxic tear gas canisters.
Children and women were among the members of a Palestinian family that were left suffering as a result of the assault.
Three children were rushed to the Beit Furik health center to be treated for breathing problems. The occupation troops had initially prevented ambulances from reaching the scene and evacuating the casualties.
The attack sparked out clashes in al-Qa’da Mount and Sheikh Ahmed, where the occupation soldiers chased down the unarmed Palestinian protesters and attacked them with rubber bullets and tear gas grenades.
The IOF further broke into a Palestinian family home in al-Nasasra neighborhood and wreaked havoc on the building.
Eye-witnesses said an Israeli army patrol stormed Beit Furik and showered Palestinian civilians and family homes with heavy spates of toxic tear gas canisters.
Children and women were among the members of a Palestinian family that were left suffering as a result of the assault.
Three children were rushed to the Beit Furik health center to be treated for breathing problems. The occupation troops had initially prevented ambulances from reaching the scene and evacuating the casualties.
The attack sparked out clashes in al-Qa’da Mount and Sheikh Ahmed, where the occupation soldiers chased down the unarmed Palestinian protesters and attacked them with rubber bullets and tear gas grenades.
The IOF further broke into a Palestinian family home in al-Nasasra neighborhood and wreaked havoc on the building.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued the closure of most entrances of al-Khalil city for the claim of searching for two Palestinians who shot at Israelis at Beit Enoun conjunction, and closed the headquarters of an anti-settlement institution.
Local sources Saturday revealed that the IOF soldiers used sand berms, iron gates and concrete blocks in closing the entrances of al-Khalil. The forces also launched search and house storming campaigns and established military barriers at the gates of the city.
On the other hand, Israeli soldiers handed a closure notice to Issa Amer, the manager of the anti-settlement Youths against Settlement Center, notifying him of the closure decision of the center’s headquarters located in the Old City of al-Khalil.
Earlier Friday evening, Israeli forces also handed a decision of turning a Palestinian house that belongs to Abu Rajab al-Tamimi family into a military barrack.
Local sources Saturday revealed that the IOF soldiers used sand berms, iron gates and concrete blocks in closing the entrances of al-Khalil. The forces also launched search and house storming campaigns and established military barriers at the gates of the city.
On the other hand, Israeli soldiers handed a closure notice to Issa Amer, the manager of the anti-settlement Youths against Settlement Center, notifying him of the closure decision of the center’s headquarters located in the Old City of al-Khalil.
Earlier Friday evening, Israeli forces also handed a decision of turning a Palestinian house that belongs to Abu Rajab al-Tamimi family into a military barrack.
A group of Jewish settlers Saturday blockaded a number of Palestinian pressmen in al-Shuhada Street in the Old City of al-Khalil who were covering clashes that erupted in the wake of settlers’ attack on Palestinians.
Palestinian pressmen rushed to the Old City of al-Khalil after residents called for help and protection from settlers’ attacks.
Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters at the pressmen and attacked some of them by beating.
Settlers took over a number of institutions and houses in Tal al-Rumaideh district, al-Shuhada Street and two other neighborhoods.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that settlers along with Israeli soldiers took over a house and broke its doors and stormed another house then assaulted its residents.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli troops broke into the headquarters of Health Work Committees which offer health services to the residents of the Old City and closed it for 24 hours.
Palestinian pressmen rushed to the Old City of al-Khalil after residents called for help and protection from settlers’ attacks.
Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters at the pressmen and attacked some of them by beating.
Settlers took over a number of institutions and houses in Tal al-Rumaideh district, al-Shuhada Street and two other neighborhoods.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that settlers along with Israeli soldiers took over a house and broke its doors and stormed another house then assaulted its residents.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli troops broke into the headquarters of Health Work Committees which offer health services to the residents of the Old City and closed it for 24 hours.
A Palestinian youngster was injured by an Israeli bullet in his foot in violent clashes that erupted Saturday afternoon between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths to the east of Bureij refugee camp in Central Gaza.
Local media sources revealed that Israeli soldiers opened heavy gunfire and tear gas canisters at dozens of Palestinians to the east of Bureij camp leading to a mild injury in the foot of a Palestinian youth.
The eastern area of Bureij camp has been witnessing daily violent clashes since the beginning of the Jerusalem Intifada which led to dozens of injuries and deaths of Palestinian youths.
Local media sources revealed that Israeli soldiers opened heavy gunfire and tear gas canisters at dozens of Palestinians to the east of Bureij camp leading to a mild injury in the foot of a Palestinian youth.
The eastern area of Bureij camp has been witnessing daily violent clashes since the beginning of the Jerusalem Intifada which led to dozens of injuries and deaths of Palestinian youths.
29 Palestinian citizens, mostly young men, suffered injuries on Saturday in renewed clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in different West Bank areas, according to the Red Crescent.
In a press release on Saturday, the Red Crescent said its ambulance crews provided medical assistance to 29 wounded persons in violent events in the occupied Palestinian territories, noting that six people suffered bullet injuries.
Widespread clashes broke out on Saturday in the West Bank, including different areas of al-Khalil city, Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, and Beit Furik town in Nablus.
Skirmishes with Israeli border soldiers also took place yesterday in an area east of al-Bureij refugee camp in Gaza.
The IOF has killed 79 Palestinians and wounded over 2,450 others since al-Quds intifada (uprising) started in early October.
In a press release on Saturday, the Red Crescent said its ambulance crews provided medical assistance to 29 wounded persons in violent events in the occupied Palestinian territories, noting that six people suffered bullet injuries.
Widespread clashes broke out on Saturday in the West Bank, including different areas of al-Khalil city, Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, and Beit Furik town in Nablus.
Skirmishes with Israeli border soldiers also took place yesterday in an area east of al-Bureij refugee camp in Gaza.
The IOF has killed 79 Palestinians and wounded over 2,450 others since al-Quds intifada (uprising) started in early October.
7 nov 2015
This Saturday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the Youth Against Settlements center in Hebron and, also, the house of its coordinator.
According to YAS Facebook page, Israeli forces detained three activists: Issa Amro, YAS coordinator, Francesca Borri an Italian Journalist and another German activist not identified as of yet.
At this moment, “they are all locked inside the center, banned from using their phones or the internet. The IOF is not allowing anyone to get in or get out of it.”
Settlers are in the center destroying property and tampering with its contents, with the help of the Israeli military, according to PNN.
According to YAS Facebook page, Israeli forces detained three activists: Issa Amro, YAS coordinator, Francesca Borri an Italian Journalist and another German activist not identified as of yet.
At this moment, “they are all locked inside the center, banned from using their phones or the internet. The IOF is not allowing anyone to get in or get out of it.”
Settlers are in the center destroying property and tampering with its contents, with the help of the Israeli military, according to PNN.
Israeli police forces, Saturday, prevented civil defense crews from accessing the scene of a car accident to offer help to the injured Palestinian driver, who was driving along Anata-al-Izariyeh road when his truck flipped over. Earlier Saturday, Israeli forces assaulted two Palestinians involved in a self-inflicted car accident along Ramallah-Nablus Road, and did not provide them with humanitarian assistance.
According to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, a report issued by the civil defense’s department for public relations, stated that their crews rushed to the scene of the accident after receiving a call that a car carrier trailer has flipped over along the aforementioned road, however, Israeli police present at the scene prevented the crew’s access.
The statement said that the civil defense crews remained near the scene of the accident until Israeli police completed the accident report and the driver was transferred to hospital.
Also on Saturday, Israeli forces assaulted two Palestinians involved in a self-inflicted car accident and did not provide them with humanitarian assistance.
The driver, Hamed Makhaltheh, from Nablus, said that the accident occurred after one of his car’s tires exploded as he was driving along Ramallah-Nablus Road, causing severe damages to the car’s body. Both Palestinians; the driver, and the passenger, sustained injuries and bruises throughout their bodies.
A few minutes later, an Israeli army patrol showed up at the scene and began searching the car, while assaulting both Palestinians, and did not provide them with any humanitarian assistance, reported the driver.
Zakriya Sadah, in charge of field operations at ‘Rabbis for Human Rights’ organization, who was reportedly passing near the scene when he noticed the accident and pulled over to offer help, was held at gunpoint by army soldiers, who threatened to shoot him if he didn’t leave the area.
The human rights official denounced this Israeli act, describing it as a ‘disregard for the lives of the Palestinian people.’
According to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, a report issued by the civil defense’s department for public relations, stated that their crews rushed to the scene of the accident after receiving a call that a car carrier trailer has flipped over along the aforementioned road, however, Israeli police present at the scene prevented the crew’s access.
The statement said that the civil defense crews remained near the scene of the accident until Israeli police completed the accident report and the driver was transferred to hospital.
Also on Saturday, Israeli forces assaulted two Palestinians involved in a self-inflicted car accident and did not provide them with humanitarian assistance.
The driver, Hamed Makhaltheh, from Nablus, said that the accident occurred after one of his car’s tires exploded as he was driving along Ramallah-Nablus Road, causing severe damages to the car’s body. Both Palestinians; the driver, and the passenger, sustained injuries and bruises throughout their bodies.
A few minutes later, an Israeli army patrol showed up at the scene and began searching the car, while assaulting both Palestinians, and did not provide them with any humanitarian assistance, reported the driver.
Zakriya Sadah, in charge of field operations at ‘Rabbis for Human Rights’ organization, who was reportedly passing near the scene when he noticed the accident and pulled over to offer help, was held at gunpoint by army soldiers, who threatened to shoot him if he didn’t leave the area.
The human rights official denounced this Israeli act, describing it as a ‘disregard for the lives of the Palestinian people.’
An Israeli soldier was injured in a shooting attack near Kiryat Arba settlement that was illegally built near the Old City of al-Khalil city.
Large reinforcements of Israeli forces arrived at the scene following the incident, with Israeli soldiers raiding a nearby home belonging to the al-Jabari family.
Israeli media sources claimed that the soldier was wounded with friendly fire.
A large-scale search campaign was carried out in the surrounding areas, the sources added.
Earlier Friday, five Israelis were injured in four separate stabbing and shooting attacks throughout the West Bank.
Large reinforcements of Israeli forces arrived at the scene following the incident, with Israeli soldiers raiding a nearby home belonging to the al-Jabari family.
Israeli media sources claimed that the soldier was wounded with friendly fire.
A large-scale search campaign was carried out in the surrounding areas, the sources added.
Earlier Friday, five Israelis were injured in four separate stabbing and shooting attacks throughout the West Bank.
Twenty-nine Palestinians were injured in clashes throughout the Ramallah district, as they broke out between locals and Israeli forces Friday.
Locals told Ma’an News Agency that clashes continued for hours in Jabal al-Taweel area and in al-Bireh, near the illegal Beit El settlement.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said that five were injured by live fire as well as five with rubber-coated steel bullets.
Nineteen also suffered from tear-gas inhalation, including a family who was forced out of their home in Jabal al-Taweel after Israeli forces shot tear gas at the house.
An Israeli army spokesperson said that dozens of Palestinians “rioted” near the illegal settlement of Psagot, burning tires and throwing both stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli soldiers.
The forces attempted to disperse the scene but identified and fired at the lower extremities of “main instigators” when the “rioters” failed to stop throwing stones.
The spokesperson said that the group continued to march to the al-Bireh area and Israeli forces opened fire when they heard gunshots from the crowd.
Earlier on Friday, an Israeli settler was stabbed and seriously wounded near the illegal settlement of Shaar Binyamin in Ramallah.
The attacker fled the scene and Israeli forces were searching the area following the incident. Clashes also broke out across the Hebron district Friday, as Israeli forces sealed off areas following two shooting attacks that left three Israelis injured.
The shooting attacks came hours after a 72-year-old Palestinian woman was shot dead in Halhul north of Hebron after Israeli soldiers said she tried to hit them with her car.
Locals told Ma’an News Agency that clashes continued for hours in Jabal al-Taweel area and in al-Bireh, near the illegal Beit El settlement.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said that five were injured by live fire as well as five with rubber-coated steel bullets.
Nineteen also suffered from tear-gas inhalation, including a family who was forced out of their home in Jabal al-Taweel after Israeli forces shot tear gas at the house.
An Israeli army spokesperson said that dozens of Palestinians “rioted” near the illegal settlement of Psagot, burning tires and throwing both stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli soldiers.
The forces attempted to disperse the scene but identified and fired at the lower extremities of “main instigators” when the “rioters” failed to stop throwing stones.
The spokesperson said that the group continued to march to the al-Bireh area and Israeli forces opened fire when they heard gunshots from the crowd.
Earlier on Friday, an Israeli settler was stabbed and seriously wounded near the illegal settlement of Shaar Binyamin in Ramallah.
The attacker fled the scene and Israeli forces were searching the area following the incident. Clashes also broke out across the Hebron district Friday, as Israeli forces sealed off areas following two shooting attacks that left three Israelis injured.
The shooting attacks came hours after a 72-year-old Palestinian woman was shot dead in Halhul north of Hebron after Israeli soldiers said she tried to hit them with her car.
Clashes erupted in different parts of northern West Bank city of Jenin after the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the city at dawn Saturday.
Local sources said IOF soldiers intensified overnight their presence at Zabouba and Arqa towns, west of Jenin, and erected a military checkpoint at their entrances.
Violent clashes also broke out in Tura town where dozens of tear gas suffocation cases were reported among local youths who responded by stoning the invading soldiers.
Earlier on Friday, clashes erupted throughout the West Bank after Friday prayers amid IOF heavy fire of live and rubber bullets, which resulted in 23 injuries.
Three protesters suffered live bullet injuries while six others were hit and injured with rubber bullets.
In addition, nine youths choked on tear gas during the clashes while four others were subjected to brutal beatings.
Local sources said IOF soldiers intensified overnight their presence at Zabouba and Arqa towns, west of Jenin, and erected a military checkpoint at their entrances.
Violent clashes also broke out in Tura town where dozens of tear gas suffocation cases were reported among local youths who responded by stoning the invading soldiers.
Earlier on Friday, clashes erupted throughout the West Bank after Friday prayers amid IOF heavy fire of live and rubber bullets, which resulted in 23 injuries.
Three protesters suffered live bullet injuries while six others were hit and injured with rubber bullets.
In addition, nine youths choked on tear gas during the clashes while four others were subjected to brutal beatings.
The Israeli occupation army on Friday night closed the northern entrance to al-Khalil city with mounds of dirt and concrete blocks.
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli army bulldozed the ground around the main way between al-Isharat Addaw'iya area and street 60 and used its dirt to block the road.
Earlier on the same day, the Israeli army had closed the main entrance to Beit Einun town, northeast of al-Khalil.
As a result of these military closures, the Palestinian passengers will find themselves forced to enter and leave al-Khalil through Halhoul town.
The Israeli road closures took place a few hours after the killing of an Israeli soldier by a Palestinian sniper near Beit Einun. (Not confirmed by Iraeli media)
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli army bulldozed the ground around the main way between al-Isharat Addaw'iya area and street 60 and used its dirt to block the road.
Earlier on the same day, the Israeli army had closed the main entrance to Beit Einun town, northeast of al-Khalil.
As a result of these military closures, the Palestinian passengers will find themselves forced to enter and leave al-Khalil through Halhoul town.
The Israeli road closures took place a few hours after the killing of an Israeli soldier by a Palestinian sniper near Beit Einun. (Not confirmed by Iraeli media)
16 Palestinians suffered bullet injuries during violent clashes on Friday afternoon with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in different areas of al-Khalil province.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that more than 10 Palestinian young men suffered injuries from live and rubber bullets during confrontations with invading troops in the eastern district of al-Khalil.
The sources said the events started after the IOF prevented Palestinian citizens from going to Wasaya Arasoul Mosque for the Friday prayers and cordoned off the area around it ahead of a protest march called for by Hamas and other Palestinian factions.
In Ras al-Jura street, more than three young men suffered bullet injuries during clashes with the IOF following the killing of an elderly woman at the hands of Israeli soldiers as she was driving her car in the area.
The soldiers had claimed the 72-year-old woman, identified as Tharwat Sha'rawi, was trying to carry out an attack with her car.
Three other young men were also wounded by Israeli gunfire, one of them seriously, during skirmishes with the IOF in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil.
Similar events also took place in Beit Awwa town, southwest of al-Khalil, where young men hurled a volley of stones and empty bottles at the occupation troops.
Earlier, an Israeli military vehicle was attacked with a Molotov cocktail by a young man in the same town.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that more than 10 Palestinian young men suffered injuries from live and rubber bullets during confrontations with invading troops in the eastern district of al-Khalil.
The sources said the events started after the IOF prevented Palestinian citizens from going to Wasaya Arasoul Mosque for the Friday prayers and cordoned off the area around it ahead of a protest march called for by Hamas and other Palestinian factions.
In Ras al-Jura street, more than three young men suffered bullet injuries during clashes with the IOF following the killing of an elderly woman at the hands of Israeli soldiers as she was driving her car in the area.
The soldiers had claimed the 72-year-old woman, identified as Tharwat Sha'rawi, was trying to carry out an attack with her car.
Three other young men were also wounded by Israeli gunfire, one of them seriously, during skirmishes with the IOF in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil.
Similar events also took place in Beit Awwa town, southwest of al-Khalil, where young men hurled a volley of stones and empty bottles at the occupation troops.
Earlier, an Israeli military vehicle was attacked with a Molotov cocktail by a young man in the same town.
