1 nov 2016
47 Palestinian students have been injured as clashes broke out Tuesday afternoon in al-Quds University in Abu Dis east of occupied Jerusalem.
The clashes broke out when Israeli police forces stormed Abu Dis town and stationed in large numbers near the university, Quds Press reported.
Heavy teargas bombs were fired in the surrounding areas of the university. Several injuries were reported among the students.
Two gunshot injuries were reported while 45 students suffered teargas inhalation cases, Palestinian Red Crescent said.
A similar attack was carried out in Polytechnic University in al-Khalil, where several students suffered teargas inhalation cases.
The clashes broke out when Israeli police forces stormed Abu Dis town and stationed in large numbers near the university, Quds Press reported.
Heavy teargas bombs were fired in the surrounding areas of the university. Several injuries were reported among the students.
Two gunshot injuries were reported while 45 students suffered teargas inhalation cases, Palestinian Red Crescent said.
A similar attack was carried out in Polytechnic University in al-Khalil, where several students suffered teargas inhalation cases.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning carried out a limited incursion into the northern border areas of the Gaza Strip along with a number of military bulldozers.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that three Israeli bulldozers, escorted by a military vehicle, moved from the Zikim military base heading to Beit Lahia town to the north of the Strip.
In violation of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement with the resistance, the IOF repeatedly carries out incursions into Gaza border areas.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that three Israeli bulldozers, escorted by a military vehicle, moved from the Zikim military base heading to Beit Lahia town to the north of the Strip.
In violation of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement with the resistance, the IOF repeatedly carries out incursions into Gaza border areas.
Six Palestinian fishermen were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation navy from Gaza’s northern shores on Tuesday morning.
Head of Gaza’s Fishermen Union, Nizar Ayyash, said the Israeli naval forces opened heavy machinegun fire on the Palestinian fishermen sailing off Beit Lahiya shore, in northern Gaza Strip, and kidnapped six fishermen before they confiscated their two boats.
Ayyash identified five arrested fishermen as the Abu Reyalas Mohamed, Shaher, Alaa, and Khaled, along with Hassan Abu Samaan.
Over recent years, the IOF has stepped up arbitrary abductions and crackdowns against Palestinian fishermen setting sail off the blockaded coastal territory for unknown reasons.
Head of Gaza’s Fishermen Union, Nizar Ayyash, said the Israeli naval forces opened heavy machinegun fire on the Palestinian fishermen sailing off Beit Lahiya shore, in northern Gaza Strip, and kidnapped six fishermen before they confiscated their two boats.
Ayyash identified five arrested fishermen as the Abu Reyalas Mohamed, Shaher, Alaa, and Khaled, along with Hassan Abu Samaan.
Over recent years, the IOF has stepped up arbitrary abductions and crackdowns against Palestinian fishermen setting sail off the blockaded coastal territory for unknown reasons.
Israeli Antiquity Authority staff members, escorted by armed police and soldiers, stormed on Tuesday morning Muslims’ Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery, in Occupied Jerusalem, and filled eight tombs with dust pile.
Head of the Islamic Cemeteries Committee, Sheikh Mustafa Abu Zahra, slammed the break-in.
“The Israeli occupation forces violated the sanctity of the cemetery and covered up eight graves prepared for the burial of dead Muslims,” Abu Zahara told the PIC.
“I headed to the cemetery and scrutinized the scale of destruction,” he stated, adding that a lawyer has been hired to file a lawsuit over the assault.
According to Abu Zahra, the Israeli Antiquity Authority claimed ownership of the Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery, which has been an Islamic property for over 1,400 years, as has been corroborated by documents and historical records.
The Israeli occupation authorities seized parts of Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery, adjacent to the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, to build parks for Israeli settlers residing in illegal outposts across the occupied Palestinian territories.
Muslims have, meanwhile been banned from burying their dead relatives in the cemetery.
The Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery draws much of its sacred character from the fact that it has been a home to the cadavers of a number of Companions of the Prophet of Islamic, Mohamed (Peace Be Upon Him), including Ubada Ibn Al-Samet.
Head of the Islamic Cemeteries Committee, Sheikh Mustafa Abu Zahra, slammed the break-in.
“The Israeli occupation forces violated the sanctity of the cemetery and covered up eight graves prepared for the burial of dead Muslims,” Abu Zahara told the PIC.
“I headed to the cemetery and scrutinized the scale of destruction,” he stated, adding that a lawyer has been hired to file a lawsuit over the assault.
According to Abu Zahra, the Israeli Antiquity Authority claimed ownership of the Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery, which has been an Islamic property for over 1,400 years, as has been corroborated by documents and historical records.
The Israeli occupation authorities seized parts of Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery, adjacent to the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, to build parks for Israeli settlers residing in illegal outposts across the occupied Palestinian territories.
Muslims have, meanwhile been banned from burying their dead relatives in the cemetery.
The Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery draws much of its sacred character from the fact that it has been a home to the cadavers of a number of Companions of the Prophet of Islamic, Mohamed (Peace Be Upon Him), including Ubada Ibn Al-Samet.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday kidnapped Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and aggressively attacked the family of slain Turkman.
Three Palestinians were kidnapped by the IOF at the crack of dawn from Nablus’s southern town of Talfit, in the northern West Bank.
The IOF stormed the town in over 12 jeeps and a troop-carrier at around 2:30 a.m. and raked through residential neighborhoods.
The occupation troops wreaked havoc on the family home of Mohamed Fawzi Al-Haj Mohamed and kidnapped his son Abdul Rahman, 29.
Mahmoud Jabr Al-Haj Mohamed, 29, was also kidnapped by the occupation soldiers shortly after they ravaged his family home and smashed the entrance gates.
Nabeel Jabr Al-Haj Mohamed was kidnapped by the IOF from his own family home in the assault.
Reporting from Jenin, a PIC news correspondent said the IOF came down heavily on the family of the slain Palestinian security officer Mohamed Abdul Khalek Turkman, 25, who was shot dead by the occupation army on Monday evening after he carried out an anti-occupation shooting attack in Ramallah.
The IOF stormed Turkman’s family home and subjected his father and brothers to intensive questioning before they aggressively attacked them. The assault culminated in the abduction of Turkman’s three bothers.
Two brothers were released following exhaustive questioning for over two hours while 21-year-old Muhannad was kept in custody.
An Israeli intelligence officer threatened retaliation and the demolition of Turkman’s family home.
The IOF soldiers further broke into the homes of Turkman’s uncles and cousins and violently attacked them.
Clashes flared up in the area, where the IOF attacked the Palestinian anti-occupation protesters with teargas canisters and rubber bullet fire.
Overnight, the IOF sealed off Jenin and its environs with military checkpoints shortly after Turkman was announced dead.
Three Palestinians were kidnapped by the IOF at the crack of dawn from Nablus’s southern town of Talfit, in the northern West Bank.
The IOF stormed the town in over 12 jeeps and a troop-carrier at around 2:30 a.m. and raked through residential neighborhoods.
The occupation troops wreaked havoc on the family home of Mohamed Fawzi Al-Haj Mohamed and kidnapped his son Abdul Rahman, 29.
Mahmoud Jabr Al-Haj Mohamed, 29, was also kidnapped by the occupation soldiers shortly after they ravaged his family home and smashed the entrance gates.
Nabeel Jabr Al-Haj Mohamed was kidnapped by the IOF from his own family home in the assault.
Reporting from Jenin, a PIC news correspondent said the IOF came down heavily on the family of the slain Palestinian security officer Mohamed Abdul Khalek Turkman, 25, who was shot dead by the occupation army on Monday evening after he carried out an anti-occupation shooting attack in Ramallah.
The IOF stormed Turkman’s family home and subjected his father and brothers to intensive questioning before they aggressively attacked them. The assault culminated in the abduction of Turkman’s three bothers.
Two brothers were released following exhaustive questioning for over two hours while 21-year-old Muhannad was kept in custody.
An Israeli intelligence officer threatened retaliation and the demolition of Turkman’s family home.
The IOF soldiers further broke into the homes of Turkman’s uncles and cousins and violently attacked them.
Clashes flared up in the area, where the IOF attacked the Palestinian anti-occupation protesters with teargas canisters and rubber bullet fire.
Overnight, the IOF sealed off Jenin and its environs with military checkpoints shortly after Turkman was announced dead.
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This video shows Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank throwing stones at Palestinian schoolchildren in the village of al-Tuwani on 27 October.
According to the video’s captions, the Israeli soldiers are supposed to protect the children from attacks by Israeli settlers in the area. But instead, as the video shows, the soldiers lob stones towards the children, including with a slingshot. The soldiers also failed to come to the designated point to meet the children, according to the video, and “checked one child’s bag and stopped another one without a clear reason.” |
31 oct 2016
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday morning attacked Palestinian schoolchildren in eastern Occupied Jerusalem with randomly-shot spates of rubber bullets.
According to the Silwan-based Wadi Hilweh Information Center, the occupation army stormed Ras Al-Amoud, in Silwan, and broke into a Palestinian school, triggering a state of panic among students and teaching staff.
The IOF soldiers showered the school with random barrages of rubber bullets and sound bombs.
No injuries were reported in the assault.
According to the Silwan-based Wadi Hilweh Information Center, the occupation army stormed Ras Al-Amoud, in Silwan, and broke into a Palestinian school, triggering a state of panic among students and teaching staff.
The IOF soldiers showered the school with random barrages of rubber bullets and sound bombs.
No injuries were reported in the assault.
Four Israeli military bulldozers rolled on early Monday morning into the eastern corners of Khan Younis province, to the south of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
A PIC news correspondent said four army bulldozers launched a limited incursion into eastern Al-Khuza’a town, to the east of Khan Younis province.
The bulldozers reportedly moved 50 meters into the coastal territory and started leveling land.
A PIC news correspondent said four army bulldozers launched a limited incursion into eastern Al-Khuza’a town, to the east of Khan Younis province.
The bulldozers reportedly moved 50 meters into the coastal territory and started leveling land.
Several Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday in a mass abduction sweep launched across the West Bank.
Ex-prisoners Ribhi Khazana, Ibrahim Nasser Hamad, and Malek Hamed, along with citizen Tayseer Maher Shaker and Luay Fares, a nurse, were kidnapped by the IOF from Ramallah’s town of Silwad.
Another Palestinian civilian, identified as Jihad Nidhal Alyan, was kidnapped by the IOF from Al-Jalazoun camp, in Ramallah.
The campaign also targeted Mootaz and Abdul Fatah Nayef Muslameh from Al-Khalil’s town of Beit Awa.
The occupation troops further kidnapped Hani Maher Kayed and Malek Midhat Kayed from Sebastiya, in Nablus.
At predawn time, over seven IOF jeeps rolled into Merka town, in southern Jenin, and cordoned off residential alleys before they closed off the main entrance to the town for hours.
The IOF sealed off the Merka-Qabatiya access-road and the Jenin-Nablus thoroughfare with two military checkpoints, blocking Palestinians’ movement inside and out.
The IOF wreaked havoc on civilian homes in Merka’s outer edges and subjected the inhabitants to intensive questioning, before they backtracked on the daybreak.
Overnight, the Israeli military forces also stormed Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun, in the northern West Bank, and showered the area with sound bombs and stun grenades. Fire broke out across olive groves as a result. Civil defense crews showed up at the scene and put out the fire.
The IOF rummaged into the home of Nassar Mohamed Nassar in the town and cracked down on the family members before they locked them up in one room and ravaged the house.
The occupation troops reportedly closed off all access roads out of and into the camp, resulting in traffic jam.
Ex-prisoners Ribhi Khazana, Ibrahim Nasser Hamad, and Malek Hamed, along with citizen Tayseer Maher Shaker and Luay Fares, a nurse, were kidnapped by the IOF from Ramallah’s town of Silwad.
Another Palestinian civilian, identified as Jihad Nidhal Alyan, was kidnapped by the IOF from Al-Jalazoun camp, in Ramallah.
The campaign also targeted Mootaz and Abdul Fatah Nayef Muslameh from Al-Khalil’s town of Beit Awa.
The occupation troops further kidnapped Hani Maher Kayed and Malek Midhat Kayed from Sebastiya, in Nablus.
At predawn time, over seven IOF jeeps rolled into Merka town, in southern Jenin, and cordoned off residential alleys before they closed off the main entrance to the town for hours.
The IOF sealed off the Merka-Qabatiya access-road and the Jenin-Nablus thoroughfare with two military checkpoints, blocking Palestinians’ movement inside and out.
The IOF wreaked havoc on civilian homes in Merka’s outer edges and subjected the inhabitants to intensive questioning, before they backtracked on the daybreak.
Overnight, the Israeli military forces also stormed Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun, in the northern West Bank, and showered the area with sound bombs and stun grenades. Fire broke out across olive groves as a result. Civil defense crews showed up at the scene and put out the fire.
The IOF rummaged into the home of Nassar Mohamed Nassar in the town and cracked down on the family members before they locked them up in one room and ravaged the house.
The occupation troops reportedly closed off all access roads out of and into the camp, resulting in traffic jam.
The Israeli occupation army on Sunday night imposed a tight siege on Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil, after a local young man allegedly wounded three soldiers in a vehicular attack.
Local activist Mohamed Awad said that the Israeli army closed all entrances to Beit Ummar and deployed dozens of its soldiers in the area following the car-ramming attack.
Awad added that the army also obstructed the movement of Palestinian vehicles on the road between Jerusalem and al-Khalil, which led to heavy traffic congestion.
A news reporter from the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) affirmed earlier that a large number of Israeli troops rushed to the attack scene, and closed the Jerusalem-al-Khalil road leading to the town’s main entrance.
He said that violent clashes broke out between local young men and Israeli soldiers at the main entrance to the town.
A military watchtower at the entrance also went on fire when young men attacked it with Molotov cocktails during the events.
These developments started after Israeli border soldiers killed a young man from the town as he was driving his car on the road, claiming that he hit and wounded three of them.
Local activist Mohamed Awad said that the Israeli army closed all entrances to Beit Ummar and deployed dozens of its soldiers in the area following the car-ramming attack.
Awad added that the army also obstructed the movement of Palestinian vehicles on the road between Jerusalem and al-Khalil, which led to heavy traffic congestion.
A news reporter from the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) affirmed earlier that a large number of Israeli troops rushed to the attack scene, and closed the Jerusalem-al-Khalil road leading to the town’s main entrance.
He said that violent clashes broke out between local young men and Israeli soldiers at the main entrance to the town.
A military watchtower at the entrance also went on fire when young men attacked it with Molotov cocktails during the events.
These developments started after Israeli border soldiers killed a young man from the town as he was driving his car on the road, claiming that he hit and wounded three of them.
30 oct 2016
One Palestinian fisherman was injured Sunday morning when the Israeli occupation navy opened fire at fishing boats off the coast of the embattled Gaza Strip.
Chief of the fishermen Nizar Ayyash told Quds Press that Israeli troops aboard naval gunboats fired bullets at fishing boats off the northern shore of Gaza.
Ayyash added that one of the young fishermen called Rami Baker suffered a rubber bullet injury in the leg and was evacuated to hospital.
He pointed out that the gunfire attack forced all the fishermen to leave their fishing nets and return quickly to the coast.
In another incident, Israeli border soldiers reportedly opened fire at bird hunters during their presence in the eastern area of Jabalia town, north of Gaza. Luckily, no one was hurt.
Chief of the fishermen Nizar Ayyash told Quds Press that Israeli troops aboard naval gunboats fired bullets at fishing boats off the northern shore of Gaza.
Ayyash added that one of the young fishermen called Rami Baker suffered a rubber bullet injury in the leg and was evacuated to hospital.
He pointed out that the gunfire attack forced all the fishermen to leave their fishing nets and return quickly to the coast.
In another incident, Israeli border soldiers reportedly opened fire at bird hunters during their presence in the eastern area of Jabalia town, north of Gaza. Luckily, no one was hurt.
A Palestinian child suffered several injuries on Saturday evening after Israeli soldiers physically assaulted him in Beitunia town, west of Ramallah.
The Red Crescent said that one of its ambulance crews evacuated 13-year-old Ameer Farrukh from an area near the bypass road in Beitunia after his exposure to severe beating by soldiers.
It added that the child suffered leg fractures and bruises in different parts of his body.
Local sources asserted the boy was assaulted on Idrees farm near the Israeli-controlled bypass road, noting that he was alone in the area.
In a separate incident, a group of Palestinian farmers from Huwara town in Nablus survived a possible attack by Jewish settlers from Yitzhar settlement after an Israeli security guard premeditatedly prevented them from harvesting olives from their grove.
According to Huwara municipal chief Naser Hawari, a security guard from Yitzhar settlement intercepted the farmers upon their arrival at their olive fields in al-Lahf area, west of the town, and told them that they could not collect olives, claiming that their coordination with the Israeli authorities to enter their land had been cancelled.
As a result, the farmers had to go back and as they were walking, they saw a horde of settlers blocking the main road waiting to assault them, so they took another route to avoid them.
The farmers had already been permitted by the Israeli authorities to enter their fields to harvest olives for three days.
The Red Crescent said that one of its ambulance crews evacuated 13-year-old Ameer Farrukh from an area near the bypass road in Beitunia after his exposure to severe beating by soldiers.
It added that the child suffered leg fractures and bruises in different parts of his body.
Local sources asserted the boy was assaulted on Idrees farm near the Israeli-controlled bypass road, noting that he was alone in the area.
In a separate incident, a group of Palestinian farmers from Huwara town in Nablus survived a possible attack by Jewish settlers from Yitzhar settlement after an Israeli security guard premeditatedly prevented them from harvesting olives from their grove.
According to Huwara municipal chief Naser Hawari, a security guard from Yitzhar settlement intercepted the farmers upon their arrival at their olive fields in al-Lahf area, west of the town, and told them that they could not collect olives, claiming that their coordination with the Israeli authorities to enter their land had been cancelled.
As a result, the farmers had to go back and as they were walking, they saw a horde of settlers blocking the main road waiting to assault them, so they took another route to avoid them.
The farmers had already been permitted by the Israeli authorities to enter their fields to harvest olives for three days.
The Israeli occupation navy on Saturday evening opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishermen and their boats off the coast of the Gaza Strip, with no reason.
Local sources said that the gunfire attack forced the fishermen to quickly return ashore, adding that no one was hurt in the shooting.
They added that the fishermen were working within the permitted fishing zone.
The Israeli occupation authority announced recently that it would expand the designated fishing zone off the shores of Gaza for the upcoming fishing season.
The decision will increase the fishing area from six to nine nautical miles, and will go into effect on November 1 and expire about two months later, according to the Israeli media.
Local sources said that the gunfire attack forced the fishermen to quickly return ashore, adding that no one was hurt in the shooting.
They added that the fishermen were working within the permitted fishing zone.
The Israeli occupation authority announced recently that it would expand the designated fishing zone off the shores of Gaza for the upcoming fishing season.
The decision will increase the fishing area from six to nine nautical miles, and will go into effect on November 1 and expire about two months later, according to the Israeli media.
