25 nov 2015
Israeli navy forces on Wednesday morning opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishermen in Gaza sea. Two fishermen got injured in another attack in the evening.
Local sources reported that a number of Israeli navy gunboats fired in the morning hours at Palestinian fishing boats that were sailing in the Gaza sea.
The heavy shooting forced the Gazan fishermen to leave the sea and end fishing with no casualties reported, the sources added.
Local sources later said that two Palestinian fishermen were injured Wednesday evening when Israeli navy gunboats opened fire at a Gazan fishing boat in Gaza sea. The Israeli heavy shooting damaged the Gazan boat which overturned leading to the injury of two fishermen.
The shooting broke the boat’s glass and both fishermen: Haitham al-Habil, 41 and Iyad Baker, 38, suffered mild injuries. They were transferred to hospital in Deir al-Balah, the sources elaborated.
The attack is another episode in the series of Israeli daily violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed in the wake of the Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave in August 2014, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Local sources reported that a number of Israeli navy gunboats fired in the morning hours at Palestinian fishing boats that were sailing in the Gaza sea.
The heavy shooting forced the Gazan fishermen to leave the sea and end fishing with no casualties reported, the sources added.
Local sources later said that two Palestinian fishermen were injured Wednesday evening when Israeli navy gunboats opened fire at a Gazan fishing boat in Gaza sea. The Israeli heavy shooting damaged the Gazan boat which overturned leading to the injury of two fishermen.
The shooting broke the boat’s glass and both fishermen: Haitham al-Habil, 41 and Iyad Baker, 38, suffered mild injuries. They were transferred to hospital in Deir al-Balah, the sources elaborated.
The attack is another episode in the series of Israeli daily violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed in the wake of the Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave in August 2014, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Israeli news outlets claimed a Palestinian sniper shot at a parked car on Wednesday near al-Khalil’s Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have opened an investigation into the incident and were combing nearby neighborhoods for possible suspects.
Meanwhile, a mass-arrest sweep launched by the Israeli occupation troops across al-Khalil at the crack of dawn culminated in the abduction of seven Palestinian civilians.
The Israeli occupation soldiers wreaked havoc on Palestinian family homes in Beit Awa, sparking a state of panic among women and children.
The IOF further rummaged into a number of civilian homes in al-Khalil’s residential neighborhoods of Abu Esneina and al-Ja’bari.
Violent clashes burst out overnight between the young Palestinian protesters and the heavily-armed occupation patrols at the al-Fawar refugee camp, in southern al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, five Israeli army jeeps rolled into Jenin’s refugee camp and kidnapped 20-year-old Wissam Hanun.
Earlier, Tuesday night, the IOF kidnapped 23-year-old Udai Ibrahim al-Sheikh near the Zaatara checkpoint, in the central West Bank.
The West Bank has recently been a hotbed of violent attacks since a wave of terrorism by the Israeli military and settlers struck over the last two months, killing several Palestinians and injuring dozens more.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have opened an investigation into the incident and were combing nearby neighborhoods for possible suspects.
Meanwhile, a mass-arrest sweep launched by the Israeli occupation troops across al-Khalil at the crack of dawn culminated in the abduction of seven Palestinian civilians.
The Israeli occupation soldiers wreaked havoc on Palestinian family homes in Beit Awa, sparking a state of panic among women and children.
The IOF further rummaged into a number of civilian homes in al-Khalil’s residential neighborhoods of Abu Esneina and al-Ja’bari.
Violent clashes burst out overnight between the young Palestinian protesters and the heavily-armed occupation patrols at the al-Fawar refugee camp, in southern al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, five Israeli army jeeps rolled into Jenin’s refugee camp and kidnapped 20-year-old Wissam Hanun.
Earlier, Tuesday night, the IOF kidnapped 23-year-old Udai Ibrahim al-Sheikh near the Zaatara checkpoint, in the central West Bank.
The West Bank has recently been a hotbed of violent attacks since a wave of terrorism by the Israeli military and settlers struck over the last two months, killing several Palestinians and injuring dozens more.
Dozens of Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas and a youth was kidnapped afternoon Tuesday in a wave of violent confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the southern West Bank district of al-Khalil.
Local sources said the Israeli occupation troops rolled into the Fawar refugee camp and attacked the unarmed Palestinian protesters and civilian homes with randomly-shot spates of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets, resulting in a number of suffocation cases.
Meanwhile, members of an Israeli undercover unit chased down and shot a Palestinian protester in al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar, moments before they kidnapped him.
The IOF has reportedly stepped up assaults on al-Khalil province in line with the latest punitive measures adopted by the occupation government against Palestinian anti-occupation activists in the city.
Local sources said the Israeli occupation troops rolled into the Fawar refugee camp and attacked the unarmed Palestinian protesters and civilian homes with randomly-shot spates of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets, resulting in a number of suffocation cases.
Meanwhile, members of an Israeli undercover unit chased down and shot a Palestinian protester in al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar, moments before they kidnapped him.
The IOF has reportedly stepped up assaults on al-Khalil province in line with the latest punitive measures adopted by the occupation government against Palestinian anti-occupation activists in the city.
At 37 Palestinian citizens sustained injuries and six others were kidnapped on Tuesday in a wave of violent clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) across West Bank flashpoints.
Sources based in Tulkarem city said 20 Palestinian university students were rushed to the city’s public hospital following violent clashes with the IOF near the Khadouri University.
Red Crescent paramedics said 10 youths sustained live bullet injuries in their lower limbs, six others were hit with rubber bullets, and three more youths choked on tear gas.
Eye-witnesses in the central West Bank said violent confrontations rocked the northern entrance to al-Bireh city and Ramallah’s western village of al-Janiyeh, culminating in 17 suffocation cases among the Palestinian protesters.
Local sources said the IOF rolled into al-Janiyeh village and kidnapped the youngster Muhannad Ibrahim Abu Fkheida after they aggressively beat him.
The Israeli occupation troops wreaked havoc on Palestinian civilian homes in the assault.
By-standers at the scene said the IOF kidnapped five Palestinian youths from their own family homes in the same clashes after they violently attacked them.
Meanwhile, al-Khalil based sources said an Israeli undercover troop kidnapped 12-year-old Khitab Waheed Abu Mariyeh after they broke into his family home in the city’s northern town of Beit Ummar.
Khitab’s father, an ex-prisoner who had spent a total of 18 years in the occupation jails, was kidnapped by the IOF just a couple of days ago.
Sources based in Tulkarem city said 20 Palestinian university students were rushed to the city’s public hospital following violent clashes with the IOF near the Khadouri University.
Red Crescent paramedics said 10 youths sustained live bullet injuries in their lower limbs, six others were hit with rubber bullets, and three more youths choked on tear gas.
Eye-witnesses in the central West Bank said violent confrontations rocked the northern entrance to al-Bireh city and Ramallah’s western village of al-Janiyeh, culminating in 17 suffocation cases among the Palestinian protesters.
Local sources said the IOF rolled into al-Janiyeh village and kidnapped the youngster Muhannad Ibrahim Abu Fkheida after they aggressively beat him.
The Israeli occupation troops wreaked havoc on Palestinian civilian homes in the assault.
By-standers at the scene said the IOF kidnapped five Palestinian youths from their own family homes in the same clashes after they violently attacked them.
Meanwhile, al-Khalil based sources said an Israeli undercover troop kidnapped 12-year-old Khitab Waheed Abu Mariyeh after they broke into his family home in the city’s northern town of Beit Ummar.
Khitab’s father, an ex-prisoner who had spent a total of 18 years in the occupation jails, was kidnapped by the IOF just a couple of days ago.
Israeli Occupation Forces shot and arrested a Palestinian youth as Palestinians protested Israeli forces incursion in Beit Ummar, al-Khalil. Many Palestinians choked on tear gas in al-Fuwar refugee camp, al-Khalil.
Al-Hawawer district and the bypass road (Street 60) in al-Khalil witnessed a severe traffic jam in the wake of a car collision between an Israeli car and a Palestinian one after which Israeli forces closed the road.
Israeli troops escalated its incursions into towns and camps of al-Khalil after Israeli government decisions of taking punitive measures against al-Khalil city which tops Palestinian cities in terms of the number of anti-occupation operations and number of martyrs since the beginning of Jerusalem Intifada.
Al-Hawawer district and the bypass road (Street 60) in al-Khalil witnessed a severe traffic jam in the wake of a car collision between an Israeli car and a Palestinian one after which Israeli forces closed the road.
Israeli troops escalated its incursions into towns and camps of al-Khalil after Israeli government decisions of taking punitive measures against al-Khalil city which tops Palestinian cities in terms of the number of anti-occupation operations and number of martyrs since the beginning of Jerusalem Intifada.
24 nov 2015
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) beats up eight Palestinian captives on their arrest, lawyer Jacqueline Fararjeh revealed.
The lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Jacqueline Fararjeh, who visited Etzion Israeli jail, said that the eight Palestinian captives were severely beaten at the hands of Israeli soldiers.
The lawyer disclosed that the Palestinian detainee Yusuf Ereiqat, 20, was severely beaten by 20 soldiers after being summoned to be questioned by Israeli police of Ma’aleh Adumim settlement. Israeli policemen forced him to take off his clothes under gun threat, she added.
Two other Palestinian captives, Ismail Bader, 44, and Nael al-Qadi, 24, were exposed to beating by rifle butts while handcuffed, she said.
Lawyer Farajeh also said that five other prisoners were beaten and humiliated at the hands of Israeli troops. They are Nael Eid, 24, Awni Shousheh, 27, Ahmad Qazaz, 18, Abdullah Ekhlayil, 26, and Jihad Thawabteh, 19.
The lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Jacqueline Fararjeh, who visited Etzion Israeli jail, said that the eight Palestinian captives were severely beaten at the hands of Israeli soldiers.
The lawyer disclosed that the Palestinian detainee Yusuf Ereiqat, 20, was severely beaten by 20 soldiers after being summoned to be questioned by Israeli police of Ma’aleh Adumim settlement. Israeli policemen forced him to take off his clothes under gun threat, she added.
Two other Palestinian captives, Ismail Bader, 44, and Nael al-Qadi, 24, were exposed to beating by rifle butts while handcuffed, she said.
Lawyer Farajeh also said that five other prisoners were beaten and humiliated at the hands of Israeli troops. They are Nael Eid, 24, Awni Shousheh, 27, Ahmad Qazaz, 18, Abdullah Ekhlayil, 26, and Jihad Thawabteh, 19.
Israeli forces manning a military checkpoint, set up near al-Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, assaulted two correspondents working for WAFA news agency and B’Tselem, the Israeli human rights center.
WAFA correspondent, Jwed Tamimi, and B’Tselem correspondent, Manal Da’na, were both assaulted and roughly handled by Israeli soldiers after they crossed through a checkpoint placed near the Ibrahimi Mosque, reported Tamimi.
Tamimi said Israeli army forces detained them for about 30 minutes after they crossed the checkpoint, where they were roughly handled and shoved by soldiers, and prevented from reaching their destination.
He noted that they were on their way to al- Ibrahimieh School, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in order to cover activities marking the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which was adopted on November 20, 1989.
During October of 2015, Israeli army forces committed a total of 1,122 assaults against both males and female journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to a story issued by the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms on November 22, 2015.
These attacks, according to WAFA, constitute a clear violation of international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Palestinian journalists have the right to cover events according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights article Number 19, which states “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
Since early October 2015, Israeli army forces escalated their assaults against Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip, due to ongoing clashes and tension between Palestinians and Israeli police and army, as a result of Israel’s repeated assaults against al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.
WAFA correspondent, Jwed Tamimi, and B’Tselem correspondent, Manal Da’na, were both assaulted and roughly handled by Israeli soldiers after they crossed through a checkpoint placed near the Ibrahimi Mosque, reported Tamimi.
Tamimi said Israeli army forces detained them for about 30 minutes after they crossed the checkpoint, where they were roughly handled and shoved by soldiers, and prevented from reaching their destination.
He noted that they were on their way to al- Ibrahimieh School, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in order to cover activities marking the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which was adopted on November 20, 1989.
During October of 2015, Israeli army forces committed a total of 1,122 assaults against both males and female journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to a story issued by the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms on November 22, 2015.
These attacks, according to WAFA, constitute a clear violation of international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Palestinian journalists have the right to cover events according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights article Number 19, which states “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
Since early October 2015, Israeli army forces escalated their assaults against Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip, due to ongoing clashes and tension between Palestinians and Israeli police and army, as a result of Israel’s repeated assaults against al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Tuesday six Palestinians in Nablus and closed two military checkpoints south of the city.
Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces stormed the city in large numbers and arrested five citizens including three ex-detainees.
Several local homes were also stormed and searched during the raid.
Another Palestinian young man was arrested in Balata refugee camp, east of the city, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Along the same line, IOF soldiers closed overnight Hawara and Beit Furik checkpoints in Nablus and prevented the citizens' movement.
Dozens of passing-by vehicles were stopped and thoroughly searched at the two checkpoints.
The Israeli restrictions continued till Tuesday morning when Israeli forces extensively used tear gas bombs to prevent citizens from approaching the checkpoints.
Also in Nablus, dozens of locals participated in a march in Asker refugee camp to demand the release of the bodies of 32 Palestinian martyrs who were killed by Israeli gunfire during clashes.
In Ramallah, at least three people were injured while four others were arrested as clashes broke out late Monday in al-Magir town, northeast of the city.
The confrontation erupted when IOF soldiers violently stormed the town and randomly fired tear gas bombs and live rounds at local residents.
One young man suffered live shot injuries while two others were treated from rubber bullet injuries, in addition to dozens who suffered from effects of tear gas inhalation.
During the clashes, a Palestinian protester was arrested after being run over by an Israeli jeep.
In Jenin, several people choked on tear gas as overnight clashes broke out in Zabouba town, west of the city. The clashes erupted when Israeli forces stormed the town amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs.
The Israeli occupation authorities had earlier threatened to tighten the noose around Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank in case resistance attacks continued.
Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces stormed the city in large numbers and arrested five citizens including three ex-detainees.
Several local homes were also stormed and searched during the raid.
Another Palestinian young man was arrested in Balata refugee camp, east of the city, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Along the same line, IOF soldiers closed overnight Hawara and Beit Furik checkpoints in Nablus and prevented the citizens' movement.
Dozens of passing-by vehicles were stopped and thoroughly searched at the two checkpoints.
The Israeli restrictions continued till Tuesday morning when Israeli forces extensively used tear gas bombs to prevent citizens from approaching the checkpoints.
Also in Nablus, dozens of locals participated in a march in Asker refugee camp to demand the release of the bodies of 32 Palestinian martyrs who were killed by Israeli gunfire during clashes.
In Ramallah, at least three people were injured while four others were arrested as clashes broke out late Monday in al-Magir town, northeast of the city.
The confrontation erupted when IOF soldiers violently stormed the town and randomly fired tear gas bombs and live rounds at local residents.
One young man suffered live shot injuries while two others were treated from rubber bullet injuries, in addition to dozens who suffered from effects of tear gas inhalation.
During the clashes, a Palestinian protester was arrested after being run over by an Israeli jeep.
In Jenin, several people choked on tear gas as overnight clashes broke out in Zabouba town, west of the city. The clashes erupted when Israeli forces stormed the town amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs.
The Israeli occupation authorities had earlier threatened to tighten the noose around Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank in case resistance attacks continued.
Israeli warplanes carried out overnight an airstrike targeting a resistance site in al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.
At least one Israeli missile was fired at a military site for Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the PIC reporter affirmed.
No casualties were reported during the Israeli airstrike, the sources added.
The Israeli army has said that “the airstrike came after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into an uninhabited area in Negev south of Israeli…without causing any injuries.”
However, no resistance group has claimed responsibility for the alleged rocket attack.
At least one Israeli missile was fired at a military site for Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the PIC reporter affirmed.
No casualties were reported during the Israeli airstrike, the sources added.
The Israeli army has said that “the airstrike came after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into an uninhabited area in Negev south of Israeli…without causing any injuries.”
However, no resistance group has claimed responsibility for the alleged rocket attack.
The Israeli occupation navy on Monday evening opened machinegun fire intensively at Palestinian fishing boats off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip.
Eyewitnesses said the fishermen were working within the permitted fishing zone when Israeli gunboats attacked them.
Luckily, none of the fishermen suffered injuries during the gunfire attack.
Eyewitnesses said the fishermen were working within the permitted fishing zone when Israeli gunboats attacked them.
Luckily, none of the fishermen suffered injuries during the gunfire attack.
Medical sources have reported that five Palestinians were shot with live Israeli army fire, on Monday evening, and four others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the soldiers invaded the Palestine Technical University, in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem.
Medical sources said five students were shot with live Israeli army fire, and were moved to Dr. Thabet Thabet Hospital, in Tulkarem, while many suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, including one who was also hospitalized.
The soldiers invaded the University campus while firing live rounds and gas bombs, causing damage to several windows, and property in the educational facility.
The university has been subject to frequent Israeli military invasions, and clashes, especially since the army has a military base installed on it, and the soldiers repeatedly harass and assault the students, and even teachers and workers.
The army has also frequently invades various buildings and facilities in the university, while many students have been shot and injured, and many others were assaulted and beaten up by the soldiers.
Medical sources said five students were shot with live Israeli army fire, and were moved to Dr. Thabet Thabet Hospital, in Tulkarem, while many suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, including one who was also hospitalized.
The soldiers invaded the University campus while firing live rounds and gas bombs, causing damage to several windows, and property in the educational facility.
The university has been subject to frequent Israeli military invasions, and clashes, especially since the army has a military base installed on it, and the soldiers repeatedly harass and assault the students, and even teachers and workers.
The army has also frequently invades various buildings and facilities in the university, while many students have been shot and injured, and many others were assaulted and beaten up by the soldiers.
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Monday evening, three Palestinians with live fire, after the army invaded the al-Mogheer village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Local sources said clashes took place between the invading soldiers, who fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, at Palestinian youngsters, who hurled stones on the military vehicles.
Three Palestinians were shot with live rounds, while scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, especially after the soldiers fired gas bombs at several homes.
In related news, several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation in Zabbouba village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after the soldiers invaded it.
Clashes took place in the village, and the soldiers fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Local medics provided the wounded Palestinians with the needed medical treatment.
Local sources said clashes took place between the invading soldiers, who fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, at Palestinian youngsters, who hurled stones on the military vehicles.
Three Palestinians were shot with live rounds, while scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, especially after the soldiers fired gas bombs at several homes.
In related news, several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation in Zabbouba village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after the soldiers invaded it.
Clashes took place in the village, and the soldiers fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Local medics provided the wounded Palestinians with the needed medical treatment.
23 nov 2015
Violent clashes broke out Monday evening in Jayyos town in Qalqilia after Israeli occupation forces raided the village anew.
Local sources told a PIC reporter that local youths stoned Israeli soldiers at a military checkpoint near the separation wall.
IOF soldiers responded by firing tear gas canisters and rubber bullets at the protesters.
Citizens suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation during the clashes, the sources added.
Local sources told a PIC reporter that local youths stoned Israeli soldiers at a military checkpoint near the separation wall.
IOF soldiers responded by firing tear gas canisters and rubber bullets at the protesters.
Citizens suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation during the clashes, the sources added.
A Palestinian young man was seriously injured in clashes that erupted Monday afternoon east of al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.
A PIC reporter said that the 19-year-old young man was shot in his abdomen by an Israeli sniper fire.
Ambulances managed to reach the area and soon took him to hospital in very critical condition.
Gaza Strip has been witnessing nearly-daily clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces at the border areas in protest against Israeli crimes and violations in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
A PIC reporter said that the 19-year-old young man was shot in his abdomen by an Israeli sniper fire.
Ambulances managed to reach the area and soon took him to hospital in very critical condition.
Gaza Strip has been witnessing nearly-daily clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces at the border areas in protest against Israeli crimes and violations in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
A group of Israeli settlers attacked Monday morning a Palestinian primary school with stones near Kiryat Arba settlement south of al-Khalil.
The school Headmaster Hisham Qawasmi told a PIC reporter that settlers from the nearby Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba stoned the school, pointing out that several military checkpoints were erected in the surrounding areas.
The school, that has more than 340 students, is frequently subjected to similar attacks and violent raids at the hands of Israeli settlers and soldiers, he added.
A similar attack was reported in Nablus when a group of settlers stoned a secondary school in Burin town south of the city.
Nearly 20 Israeli settlers stoned Sunday afternoon the school in an attempt to break into it.
The school was evacuated following the settlers’ attack.
Israeli forces rushed to the area and heavily fired tear gas bombs towards the students.
Israeli settlers have escalated their attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem over the past two months, amid growing tension and ongoing clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers.
In this regard, the Israeli Human Rights Center B’Tselem said that “Palestinians are left unprotected not due to any lack of legal means, but because the authorities employ an unofficial yet longstanding policy of leniency and lack of law enforcement on violent settlers.”
The school Headmaster Hisham Qawasmi told a PIC reporter that settlers from the nearby Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba stoned the school, pointing out that several military checkpoints were erected in the surrounding areas.
The school, that has more than 340 students, is frequently subjected to similar attacks and violent raids at the hands of Israeli settlers and soldiers, he added.
A similar attack was reported in Nablus when a group of settlers stoned a secondary school in Burin town south of the city.
Nearly 20 Israeli settlers stoned Sunday afternoon the school in an attempt to break into it.
The school was evacuated following the settlers’ attack.
Israeli forces rushed to the area and heavily fired tear gas bombs towards the students.
Israeli settlers have escalated their attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem over the past two months, amid growing tension and ongoing clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers.
In this regard, the Israeli Human Rights Center B’Tselem said that “Palestinians are left unprotected not due to any lack of legal means, but because the authorities employ an unofficial yet longstanding policy of leniency and lack of law enforcement on violent settlers.”
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening imposed a curfew in Hawara town, south of Jenin city, at the pretext that a settler's car was attacked with a Molotov cocktail in a nearby area.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the main street of the town and announced through loudspeakers a night-time curfew.
They added that the invading troops also forced all storekeepers of the town to close their businesses early and go home.
During their presence in the town, the troops fired flares as they were combing different areas of the town in search for the attacker.
There was no information if the IOF carried out raids on homes or arrested citizens during the campaign.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the main street of the town and announced through loudspeakers a night-time curfew.
They added that the invading troops also forced all storekeepers of the town to close their businesses early and go home.
During their presence in the town, the troops fired flares as they were combing different areas of the town in search for the attacker.
There was no information if the IOF carried out raids on homes or arrested citizens during the campaign.
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Sunday evening, eight Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets in Beit Fajjar town, and one near Dar Salah, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two children near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
The Red Crescent in Bethlehem said several military vehicles invaded Beit Fajjar town, and clashed with local youths, before firing dozens of rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding eight Palestinians, while at least ten others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Issam Thawabta, who was killed Sunday after reportedly stabbing an Israeli settler, near Gush Etzion Settlement Bloc, and kidnapped his four brothers.
Also on Sunday, the soldiers shot and injured a young Palestinian man with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head, in Wad al-Hummus area, near Dar Salah, east of Bethlehem.
The young man was moved to the Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, suffering a moderate-but-stable injury.
In related news, the soldiers kidnapped two children, identified as Said Ziad Abu Haniyya, 14, and Arkan Mashal, 14, in Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia.
The soldiers also fired flares in the village, before invading it and several Palestinian agricultural lands, and closed three roads leading to the village with metal barriers. The closed roads are the northern street, Jayyous-Azzoun and Azzoun-Ezbet at-Tabib.
IOF breaks into Palestinian martyr's home in Bethlehem
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Sunday evening Fujar town, south of Bethlehem, and broke into the home of IsamThawabta, who was earlier killed by the IOF.
The PIC reporter affirmed that IOF raided the town in large numbers, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes before breaking into a local home belonging to Thawabta family.
Four brothers of Thwabta family were arrested during the raid, the sources added.
The confrontations have spread throughout the town and its entrances.
Medical sources pointed out that eight youths were shot with rubber bullets while ten others were treated for effects of tear gas inhalation.
The IOF had earlier declared Fujar town as a closed military zone and prevented journalists from covering the events.
Similar restrictions were imposed in the nearby towns as military checkpoints were erected at their entrances.
The Red Crescent in Bethlehem said several military vehicles invaded Beit Fajjar town, and clashed with local youths, before firing dozens of rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding eight Palestinians, while at least ten others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Issam Thawabta, who was killed Sunday after reportedly stabbing an Israeli settler, near Gush Etzion Settlement Bloc, and kidnapped his four brothers.
Also on Sunday, the soldiers shot and injured a young Palestinian man with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head, in Wad al-Hummus area, near Dar Salah, east of Bethlehem.
The young man was moved to the Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, suffering a moderate-but-stable injury.
In related news, the soldiers kidnapped two children, identified as Said Ziad Abu Haniyya, 14, and Arkan Mashal, 14, in Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia.
The soldiers also fired flares in the village, before invading it and several Palestinian agricultural lands, and closed three roads leading to the village with metal barriers. The closed roads are the northern street, Jayyous-Azzoun and Azzoun-Ezbet at-Tabib.
IOF breaks into Palestinian martyr's home in Bethlehem
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Sunday evening Fujar town, south of Bethlehem, and broke into the home of IsamThawabta, who was earlier killed by the IOF.
The PIC reporter affirmed that IOF raided the town in large numbers, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes before breaking into a local home belonging to Thawabta family.
Four brothers of Thwabta family were arrested during the raid, the sources added.
The confrontations have spread throughout the town and its entrances.
Medical sources pointed out that eight youths were shot with rubber bullets while ten others were treated for effects of tear gas inhalation.
The IOF had earlier declared Fujar town as a closed military zone and prevented journalists from covering the events.
Similar restrictions were imposed in the nearby towns as military checkpoints were erected at their entrances.
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Members of Israeli special forces assaulted, on Saturday evening, 90-year-old Mohammed Abbasi, severely beaing him while he was in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Silwan.
Wadi Helwah Information Center said, according to Al Ray, that the elderly was in front of his son's house, in Ras al-Amud, as Israeli troops were hunting the Palestinian youth. The old man was quoted as saying: "I did not expect, for a moment, that they would prosecute or assault me but, suddenly, they pushed me from behind. I fell to the ground, and a number of undercover police officers beat me on |
the head and chest, using rifles." Abbasi's grandson said that the neighbors responded to the family's distress, rushing to the scene and taking Abbasi to the health center and, then, to Makassed Hospital.
