18 oct 2015
Palestinian resistance fighters at dawn Sunday exchanged fire with invading Israeli troops in Qalandiya refugee camp, south of Ramallah city.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers stormed the house of Tareq Dweik, who recently carried out a stabbing attack in Ra'anana city in the 1948 occupied lands, and handed his family a military evacuation order as a prelude to closing it with concrete.
The sources said that the invading troops traded fire with resistance fighters during the campaign in the camp, while young men threw stones and Molotov cocktails at them.
They added that two young men suffered live bullet injuries during the events, noting that the soldiers kidnapped Ahmed al-Saqqa from the camp and took him to an undeclared place.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers stormed the house of Tareq Dweik, who recently carried out a stabbing attack in Ra'anana city in the 1948 occupied lands, and handed his family a military evacuation order as a prelude to closing it with concrete.
The sources said that the invading troops traded fire with resistance fighters during the campaign in the camp, while young men threw stones and Molotov cocktails at them.
They added that two young men suffered live bullet injuries during the events, noting that the soldiers kidnapped Ahmed al-Saqqa from the camp and took him to an undeclared place.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided areas in central Gaza Strip, east of Breij refugee camp, on Sunday morning.
Media sources said that IOF soldiers in armored vehicles advanced 200 meters west of the security fence.
They added that the soldiers used two huge bulldozers to level land in the area under heavy presence of drones.
The area has witnessed violent confrontations over the past two week between angry young Palestinians protesting Israeli measures in occupied Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque and supporting the Jerusalem Intifada.
Media sources said that IOF soldiers in armored vehicles advanced 200 meters west of the security fence.
They added that the soldiers used two huge bulldozers to level land in the area under heavy presence of drones.
The area has witnessed violent confrontations over the past two week between angry young Palestinians protesting Israeli measures in occupied Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque and supporting the Jerusalem Intifada.
At least 15 Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday in an arbitrary mass-abduction campaign launched across cities of the West Bank.
The 15 Palestinians, arrested on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities, were all dragged to an Israeli detention center pending further investigation.
Five of those arrested were civilian youths from the West Bank province of Bethlehem.
15-year-old Udai al-Amour and Muhannad al-Amour were among the five Bethlehem captives, a PIC news reporter documented.
Meanwhile, a horde of 200 Israeli vandals stormed a Palestinian cultivated land in southern Bethlehem and seized it shortly afterwards.
Clashes burst out in Salfit after Israeli special forces and eight army jeeps stormed the city and raked through residential neighborhoods, targeting Palestinian civilian homes with tear gas canisters all the way through.
A number of Palestinians choked on tear gas and received field treatment.
Five more Palestinian youngsters, including ex-prisoner Ali Udwan, were arrested in Qalqilya, in the northern West Bank.
The Israeli occupation soldiers further nabbed two Palestinian civilians from al-Khalil’s western town of Awa. Both arrestees were dragged to an unknown location shortly afterwards.
Violent clashes reportedly flared up across al-Khalil city, where the IOF troops attacked Palestinian civilians, family homes, and schoolchildren with randomly-shot spates of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets.
A number of schoolchildren choked on tear gas in the process.
The assault culminated in a flying checkpoint abruptly pitched by the Israeli troops on the access road between northern al-Khalil and Bethlehem.
Over recent days, a number of Palestinian children and youths were kidnapped by the IOF in ongoing clashes across the West Bank.
The 15 Palestinians, arrested on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities, were all dragged to an Israeli detention center pending further investigation.
Five of those arrested were civilian youths from the West Bank province of Bethlehem.
15-year-old Udai al-Amour and Muhannad al-Amour were among the five Bethlehem captives, a PIC news reporter documented.
Meanwhile, a horde of 200 Israeli vandals stormed a Palestinian cultivated land in southern Bethlehem and seized it shortly afterwards.
Clashes burst out in Salfit after Israeli special forces and eight army jeeps stormed the city and raked through residential neighborhoods, targeting Palestinian civilian homes with tear gas canisters all the way through.
A number of Palestinians choked on tear gas and received field treatment.
Five more Palestinian youngsters, including ex-prisoner Ali Udwan, were arrested in Qalqilya, in the northern West Bank.
The Israeli occupation soldiers further nabbed two Palestinian civilians from al-Khalil’s western town of Awa. Both arrestees were dragged to an unknown location shortly afterwards.
Violent clashes reportedly flared up across al-Khalil city, where the IOF troops attacked Palestinian civilians, family homes, and schoolchildren with randomly-shot spates of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets.
A number of schoolchildren choked on tear gas in the process.
The assault culminated in a flying checkpoint abruptly pitched by the Israeli troops on the access road between northern al-Khalil and Bethlehem.
Over recent days, a number of Palestinian children and youths were kidnapped by the IOF in ongoing clashes across the West Bank.
Israeli bulldozers closed both entrances of Silwad town near Ramallah with cement blocks and sand berms which hindered the access of the town’s inhabitants to the city of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that the closure also included an agricultural road connecting the town to Nablus city, explaining that the closure followed an armed clash between Israeli troops and a Palestinian fighter.
Sources of Silwad’s municipal council revealed that the inhabitants will be forced to take a very long road, passing through seven villages, in order to reach Ramallah. This will hinder the access of students and workers to their schools and work places.
Local sources opined that closing the town is part of Israeli policy of collective punishment imposed on residents of Silwad.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that the closure also included an agricultural road connecting the town to Nablus city, explaining that the closure followed an armed clash between Israeli troops and a Palestinian fighter.
Sources of Silwad’s municipal council revealed that the inhabitants will be forced to take a very long road, passing through seven villages, in order to reach Ramallah. This will hinder the access of students and workers to their schools and work places.
Local sources opined that closing the town is part of Israeli policy of collective punishment imposed on residents of Silwad.
Israeli police sources confirmed, Saturday, that the Jerusalemite woman Israa' A'bd, aged 29, who was shot previously, was not intending to carry out a stabbing attack at the bus station.
A'bd was shot with more than six live bullets at Afula bus station, last Friday. Israeli police claimed at that time that she attempted to carry out a stabbing attack.
Media sources claimed, according to Al Ray, that Isra'a took out a knife for personal reasons and she was not intending to stab any one.
The Israeli police sources explained that Isra'a was holding a knife with her while she was on the bus to Afula station, but that she did not stab any Israeli. According to the sources, this matter poses a number of questions to investigators.
A'bd ,who works in a medical center, is in Poria Hospital under police guard.
Medical sources reported that six live bullets were removed from A'bd's body.
A'bd was shot with more than six live bullets at Afula bus station, last Friday. Israeli police claimed at that time that she attempted to carry out a stabbing attack.
Media sources claimed, according to Al Ray, that Isra'a took out a knife for personal reasons and she was not intending to stab any one.
The Israeli police sources explained that Isra'a was holding a knife with her while she was on the bus to Afula station, but that she did not stab any Israeli. According to the sources, this matter poses a number of questions to investigators.
A'bd ,who works in a medical center, is in Poria Hospital under police guard.
Medical sources reported that six live bullets were removed from A'bd's body.
17 oct 2015
As soon as the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas concluded his speech, in which he spoke about the 13-year old boy Ahmad Manasra, Israeli media was flooded with images of the boy that the Israeli police shot and left to bleed for a long time.
Abbas said the boy was left to bleed to death, however, Israeli media published photos of the boy in Hadassa University Medical Center in Ein Karem in Jerusalem, claiming that the boy is receiving good treatment at the hospital.
On Thursday the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) published a video showing a man wearing a white shirt and a tie feeding the boy, who was on the hospital bed. The GPO focused on falsifying Abbas’ claim that the boy was not “executed’
The footage did not show clearly that Manasra’s right hand was chained to his bed and did not have any voice on the video.
On Friday, the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee published a statement in which it clarified that its lawyer Tareq Barghout was the one who was feeding Manasra and they pointed out that his tie has the logo of Lawyers syndicate. Barghout actually stated that Manasra told him that he was suffering serious pain in his jaws due to expected punching on the face, and could not chew his food.
He added that the Israeli security guarding his room were treating him badly and threatening to kill him and were always shouting at him. Barghout also said that while he was feeding Manasra, someone entered the room and identified himself to be from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and said that he is here to check on Manasra and make sure he is OK.
Barghout believes that this man had a hidden camera as the angle of the camera indicates that people in the room were not aware of the presence of this camera. He accused Netanyahu’s Office of taking footage of the boy without his knowledge, which violates the patients rights.
In their turn, the Israeli Physicians for Human Rights issued a statement in which it blasted the publication of the photo of the boy on his hospital bed. The statement said, “The fact that it is a photo of a minor in custody who was photographed without his parents’ permission” is a violation of juvenile law and privacy laws.
In addition, the picture was taken at a medical facility “apparently with the approval of its management,” the organization claimed, adding that this would be a violation of medical ethics requiring maintenance of the confidentiality of medical information and respect for the patient.
Abbas said the boy was left to bleed to death, however, Israeli media published photos of the boy in Hadassa University Medical Center in Ein Karem in Jerusalem, claiming that the boy is receiving good treatment at the hospital.
On Thursday the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) published a video showing a man wearing a white shirt and a tie feeding the boy, who was on the hospital bed. The GPO focused on falsifying Abbas’ claim that the boy was not “executed’
The footage did not show clearly that Manasra’s right hand was chained to his bed and did not have any voice on the video.
On Friday, the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee published a statement in which it clarified that its lawyer Tareq Barghout was the one who was feeding Manasra and they pointed out that his tie has the logo of Lawyers syndicate. Barghout actually stated that Manasra told him that he was suffering serious pain in his jaws due to expected punching on the face, and could not chew his food.
He added that the Israeli security guarding his room were treating him badly and threatening to kill him and were always shouting at him. Barghout also said that while he was feeding Manasra, someone entered the room and identified himself to be from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and said that he is here to check on Manasra and make sure he is OK.
Barghout believes that this man had a hidden camera as the angle of the camera indicates that people in the room were not aware of the presence of this camera. He accused Netanyahu’s Office of taking footage of the boy without his knowledge, which violates the patients rights.
In their turn, the Israeli Physicians for Human Rights issued a statement in which it blasted the publication of the photo of the boy on his hospital bed. The statement said, “The fact that it is a photo of a minor in custody who was photographed without his parents’ permission” is a violation of juvenile law and privacy laws.
In addition, the picture was taken at a medical facility “apparently with the approval of its management,” the organization claimed, adding that this would be a violation of medical ethics requiring maintenance of the confidentiality of medical information and respect for the patient.
Violent clashes broke out Saturday morning in Bab al-Zawiya area in al-Khalil following the killing of a Palestinian teen by a settler.
The clashes were the heaviest confrontations between the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and Palestinian youths since the Jerusalem Intifada began.
The IOF intensively fired rubber bullets and tear gas bombs towards the youths, which resulted in a number of injuries among them.
Meanwhile, a general strike was declared in the city in protest against the killing of 18-year-old Fadel al-Qawasmeh by an armed Jewish settler in the area.
The victim was left bleeding for half an hour on the ground until he breathed his last.
On Friday, five Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire, as Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinian peaceful demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The clashes were the heaviest confrontations between the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and Palestinian youths since the Jerusalem Intifada began.
The IOF intensively fired rubber bullets and tear gas bombs towards the youths, which resulted in a number of injuries among them.
Meanwhile, a general strike was declared in the city in protest against the killing of 18-year-old Fadel al-Qawasmeh by an armed Jewish settler in the area.
The victim was left bleeding for half an hour on the ground until he breathed his last.
On Friday, five Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire, as Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinian peaceful demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Several Palestinian homes and some schools were evacuated Saturday morning after Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades on the outskirts of al-Shuja'iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the Israeli occupation forces behind the border fence intensively fired tear gas at residential areas in the neighborhood, forcing many residents to evacuate their homes and schools.
A spokesman for the health ministry said that many Palestinian citizens suffered from inhaling tear gas and received medical assistance.
The tear gas attack is believed to be an Israeli attempt to force the citizens living in neighborhoods east of Gaza to leave their homes in order to prevent future clashes with young men from these areas.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the Israeli occupation forces behind the border fence intensively fired tear gas at residential areas in the neighborhood, forcing many residents to evacuate their homes and schools.
A spokesman for the health ministry said that many Palestinian citizens suffered from inhaling tear gas and received medical assistance.
The tear gas attack is believed to be an Israeli attempt to force the citizens living in neighborhoods east of Gaza to leave their homes in order to prevent future clashes with young men from these areas.
Three Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire, on Friday evening, with dozens of Israeli soldiers invading Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses said the three fighters exchanged fire with the invading army forces for nearly 30 minutes, while dozens of additional soldiers poured into town following the clashes.
The army also brought a military ambulance into the town, during the clashes, and prevented journalists from entering Silwad after completely sealing it.
The soldiers also surrounded a family from the town, while picking their olive orchard, and opened fire towards them. The family was allowed to leave several hours later.
Many Palestinians also suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashes between local youths and the soldiers.
The youths hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading soldiers, while the army fired rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
In addition, soldiers invaded several homes, searched them and occupied their rooftops.
The army also placed sand hills on the main road leading to Palestinian villages northeast of Ramallah.
The villages are Silwad, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiyya, Deir Jarir, Deir Debwan, Kafr Malik, at-Taybeh, and all nearby Bedouin communities.
Also Friday, soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians in Silwad, assaulted one of them causing various injuries, and prevented Palestinian medics from reaching him.
Eyewitnesses said the three fighters exchanged fire with the invading army forces for nearly 30 minutes, while dozens of additional soldiers poured into town following the clashes.
The army also brought a military ambulance into the town, during the clashes, and prevented journalists from entering Silwad after completely sealing it.
The soldiers also surrounded a family from the town, while picking their olive orchard, and opened fire towards them. The family was allowed to leave several hours later.
Many Palestinians also suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashes between local youths and the soldiers.
The youths hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading soldiers, while the army fired rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
In addition, soldiers invaded several homes, searched them and occupied their rooftops.
The army also placed sand hills on the main road leading to Palestinian villages northeast of Ramallah.
The villages are Silwad, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiyya, Deir Jarir, Deir Debwan, Kafr Malik, at-Taybeh, and all nearby Bedouin communities.
Also Friday, soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians in Silwad, assaulted one of them causing various injuries, and prevented Palestinian medics from reaching him.
Five Palestinians have been killed, and at least 300 injured by live Israeli fire, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, in the occupied Palestinian territory on Friday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
Ehab Jihad Hanani, aged 19, was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in Nablus, Yahia Abdul-Qader Farhat, 24, and Mahmoud Hatem Hmeid, 22, were killed during demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, and Shafiq Jamal Jabr, 37, died from wounds sustained during a demonstration in the Gaza Strip last week.
The Nablus office of the Red Crescent said 22 Palestinians were injured, during clashes in Huwwara and Beit Forik, near Nablus.
The soldiers also opened fire on an ambulance belonging to Aqraba town, near Nablus, shattering its rear window.
In addition, the army assaulted several journalists in various areas in the northern part of the West Bank, and fired concussion grenades at journalists near the Huwwara military roadblock, before forcing them away.
Separately, Eyad Khalil Awawdeh, 26, was shot dead after stabbing an Israeli soldier in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron.
Friday marked another deadly day in the occupied Palestinian territory, where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli military forces have erupted on a near-daily basis since the beginning of the month.
In Bethlehem, at least 12 were injured during clashes with Israeli forces at the northern entrance to the town.
Head of the ambulance and emergency department in Bethlehem, Muhammad Awad, told Ma'an News Agency that three youths were injured by live fire in the legs, five with rubber-coated steel bullets, and four suffered from severe tear gas inhalation.
During the clashes, Israeli forces fired tear gas into a nearby home where two women and three children were helped outside by locals and aided by medics.
In Bethlehem area town of Teqoua', Israeli forces reportedly raided the area while firing stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber coated steel bullets. In the southern Bethlehem town of al-Khader, on Palestinian was shot in the foot with a live bullet while others suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Meanwhile in the al-Balou neighborhood of the al-Biereh area of the Ramallah district, 15 Palestinians were injured Friday during clashes with Israeli forces, including nine with live fire in the legs, four with rubber-coated steel bullets, including one in the head, and two from severe tear gas inhalation.
The injured were transferred to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah, and photojournalist Muhammad al-Arouri -- injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg -- was aided on scene by Red Crescent medics, locals said.
The clashes had erupted following a march called for by the political, national, and Islamic forces of the district.
Hundreds of youths reportedly gathered on the side of a nearby hill to watch the clashes, but were also targeted by Israeli forces who fired tear gas bombs at the groups.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that in al-Biereh and Bethlehem areas, "rioters" rolled burning tires and hurled rocks at Israeli forces, who responded with "riot-dispersal means." In al-Biereh, the spokesperson said that .22 caliber rounds were fired at the "main instigators," while rubber-coated steel bullets were fired at demonstrators in Bethlehem.
Two Palestinians were also injured by live fire in the Ramallah area town of Budrus.
In the nearby village of Bilin, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear-gas bombs and stun grenades at protesters as they approached the Israeli separation wall in the area.
Locals told Ma'an that the forces chased protesters between olive trees and caused dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and international activists to suffer from tear-gas inhalation.
Armed clashes between a group of Palestinian youths and Israeli forces also erupted on Friday in the town of Silwad northeast of Ramallah.
The two sides reportedly exchanged fire at the western entrance of the town after an armed group opened fire at Israeli forces attempting to raid the area. Israeli forces retreated and armed clashes continued sporadically throughout the day.
Clashes had erupted earlier in the day between youths and Israeli forces in the town, and Palestinian medical sources reported five injuries from live Israeli fire.
Injuries were also reported as clashes carried on throughout the day on Friday in the Hebron area. At least 37 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 1, 14 of whom were killed in the Gaza Strip. The majority of Gazans were killed during demonstrations, while a pregnant mother and her two-year-old daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their home.
Following Palestinian attacks that have left seven Israelis dead since the beginning of the month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched several punitive measures -- labelled collective punishment by rights groups -- across occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip in alleged efforts to quell violence.
Measures include the deployment of additional military forces in Israel, expediting punitive demolitions on the family homes of alleged attackers, revoking the residency rights of alleged attackers, and enabling Israeli police to virtually seal Palestinian residential areas of occupied East Jerusalem.
Hamas leader Ismael Haniyya called on Friday for the "Intifada" to continue, while the Palestinian Authority has rejected the claim that the territory has entered a long term uprising, insisting that the wave of violence can be controlled and peace restored.
Ehab Jihad Hanani, aged 19, was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in Nablus, Yahia Abdul-Qader Farhat, 24, and Mahmoud Hatem Hmeid, 22, were killed during demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, and Shafiq Jamal Jabr, 37, died from wounds sustained during a demonstration in the Gaza Strip last week.
The Nablus office of the Red Crescent said 22 Palestinians were injured, during clashes in Huwwara and Beit Forik, near Nablus.
The soldiers also opened fire on an ambulance belonging to Aqraba town, near Nablus, shattering its rear window.
In addition, the army assaulted several journalists in various areas in the northern part of the West Bank, and fired concussion grenades at journalists near the Huwwara military roadblock, before forcing them away.
Separately, Eyad Khalil Awawdeh, 26, was shot dead after stabbing an Israeli soldier in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron.
Friday marked another deadly day in the occupied Palestinian territory, where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli military forces have erupted on a near-daily basis since the beginning of the month.
In Bethlehem, at least 12 were injured during clashes with Israeli forces at the northern entrance to the town.
Head of the ambulance and emergency department in Bethlehem, Muhammad Awad, told Ma'an News Agency that three youths were injured by live fire in the legs, five with rubber-coated steel bullets, and four suffered from severe tear gas inhalation.
During the clashes, Israeli forces fired tear gas into a nearby home where two women and three children were helped outside by locals and aided by medics.
In Bethlehem area town of Teqoua', Israeli forces reportedly raided the area while firing stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber coated steel bullets. In the southern Bethlehem town of al-Khader, on Palestinian was shot in the foot with a live bullet while others suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Meanwhile in the al-Balou neighborhood of the al-Biereh area of the Ramallah district, 15 Palestinians were injured Friday during clashes with Israeli forces, including nine with live fire in the legs, four with rubber-coated steel bullets, including one in the head, and two from severe tear gas inhalation.
The injured were transferred to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah, and photojournalist Muhammad al-Arouri -- injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg -- was aided on scene by Red Crescent medics, locals said.
The clashes had erupted following a march called for by the political, national, and Islamic forces of the district.
Hundreds of youths reportedly gathered on the side of a nearby hill to watch the clashes, but were also targeted by Israeli forces who fired tear gas bombs at the groups.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that in al-Biereh and Bethlehem areas, "rioters" rolled burning tires and hurled rocks at Israeli forces, who responded with "riot-dispersal means." In al-Biereh, the spokesperson said that .22 caliber rounds were fired at the "main instigators," while rubber-coated steel bullets were fired at demonstrators in Bethlehem.
Two Palestinians were also injured by live fire in the Ramallah area town of Budrus.
In the nearby village of Bilin, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear-gas bombs and stun grenades at protesters as they approached the Israeli separation wall in the area.
Locals told Ma'an that the forces chased protesters between olive trees and caused dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and international activists to suffer from tear-gas inhalation.
Armed clashes between a group of Palestinian youths and Israeli forces also erupted on Friday in the town of Silwad northeast of Ramallah.
The two sides reportedly exchanged fire at the western entrance of the town after an armed group opened fire at Israeli forces attempting to raid the area. Israeli forces retreated and armed clashes continued sporadically throughout the day.
Clashes had erupted earlier in the day between youths and Israeli forces in the town, and Palestinian medical sources reported five injuries from live Israeli fire.
Injuries were also reported as clashes carried on throughout the day on Friday in the Hebron area. At least 37 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 1, 14 of whom were killed in the Gaza Strip. The majority of Gazans were killed during demonstrations, while a pregnant mother and her two-year-old daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their home.
Following Palestinian attacks that have left seven Israelis dead since the beginning of the month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched several punitive measures -- labelled collective punishment by rights groups -- across occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip in alleged efforts to quell violence.
Measures include the deployment of additional military forces in Israel, expediting punitive demolitions on the family homes of alleged attackers, revoking the residency rights of alleged attackers, and enabling Israeli police to virtually seal Palestinian residential areas of occupied East Jerusalem.
Hamas leader Ismael Haniyya called on Friday for the "Intifada" to continue, while the Palestinian Authority has rejected the claim that the territory has entered a long term uprising, insisting that the wave of violence can be controlled and peace restored.
Hundreds of Palestinians clashed, on Friday afternoon, with Israeli soldiers who attacked a nonviolent protest with live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, concussion grenades and gas bombs, in the al-Baloa’ neighborhood, in the al-Biereh city, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah.
The Palestinians were protesting the escalating Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, and their holy sites, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, especially in occupied Jerusalem.
The soldiers also used guns with silencers while firing at the protesters, while local residents also hurled stones, empty bottles and Molotov cocktails.
Medical sources said twelve Palestinians suffered moderate injuries after being shot with live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets, while dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation. Most of the wounded were shot in the lower parts of their bodies.
The wounded residents were moved to the Palestine Medical Center, in Ramallah for treatment, while those who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation were largely treated by Palestinian medics on the scene. Video
The Palestinians were protesting the escalating Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, and their holy sites, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, especially in occupied Jerusalem.
The soldiers also used guns with silencers while firing at the protesters, while local residents also hurled stones, empty bottles and Molotov cocktails.
Medical sources said twelve Palestinians suffered moderate injuries after being shot with live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets, while dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation. Most of the wounded were shot in the lower parts of their bodies.
The wounded residents were moved to the Palestine Medical Center, in Ramallah for treatment, while those who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation were largely treated by Palestinian medics on the scene. Video
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Friday evening, five Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Jenin and Ramallah, and injured dozens of Palestinians, during clashes that took place in the Palestinian communities after the army invaded them.
The soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Ayyad, his brother Noor, and Mohammad Awad Hamed, all in their twenties, in Silwad town near Ramallah.
Hamed was injured when the soldiers repeatedly kicked and beat him, and was kidnapped after the soldiers prevented Palestinian medics from reaching him.
Medical sources said dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, especially after the soldiers deliberately fired the gas bombs into Palestinian homes in areas of clashes.
The army also invaded several homes, including a home of an extended family of twenty Palestinians, including ten children, and held them captive in their own property for a few hours.
In addition, the soldiers surrounded the town, and placed sand hills and concrete blocks, completely sealing its eastern and western entrances.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians, after stopping them near the al-Jalama military roadblock, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The two have been identified as Ahmad Hussein Hannouni, 33, and Ahmad ‘Ala ath-Thaher, 18 years of age.
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes between local youths and Israeli soldiers, near the roadblock.
Head of the Urgent Care Unit of the Red Crescent Mahmoud as-Sa’adi said three of the wounded Palestinians were moved to the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital in Jenin, while the rest received treatment by field medics.
He added that 99 Palestinians were injured, many of them were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, while the rest suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes at the southern entrance of Qalqilia city, and Azzoun town, in the Jenin District.
The Red Crescent said many of the wounded suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation in their own homes, and that the total number of injured Palestinian in Azzoun and Qalqilia arrived to 164.
The soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Ayyad, his brother Noor, and Mohammad Awad Hamed, all in their twenties, in Silwad town near Ramallah.
Hamed was injured when the soldiers repeatedly kicked and beat him, and was kidnapped after the soldiers prevented Palestinian medics from reaching him.
Medical sources said dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, especially after the soldiers deliberately fired the gas bombs into Palestinian homes in areas of clashes.
The army also invaded several homes, including a home of an extended family of twenty Palestinians, including ten children, and held them captive in their own property for a few hours.
In addition, the soldiers surrounded the town, and placed sand hills and concrete blocks, completely sealing its eastern and western entrances.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians, after stopping them near the al-Jalama military roadblock, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The two have been identified as Ahmad Hussein Hannouni, 33, and Ahmad ‘Ala ath-Thaher, 18 years of age.
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes between local youths and Israeli soldiers, near the roadblock.
Head of the Urgent Care Unit of the Red Crescent Mahmoud as-Sa’adi said three of the wounded Palestinians were moved to the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital in Jenin, while the rest received treatment by field medics.
He added that 99 Palestinians were injured, many of them were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, while the rest suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes at the southern entrance of Qalqilia city, and Azzoun town, in the Jenin District.
The Red Crescent said many of the wounded suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation in their own homes, and that the total number of injured Palestinian in Azzoun and Qalqilia arrived to 164.
A Palestinian home, belonging to members of Harb family, close to Rachel Tomb north of the Palestinian West Bank city of Bethlehem was burnt after being targeted with dozens of Israeli gas bombs.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that Israeli soldiers fired nearly 30 gas bombs at the home, causing several parts of the property to catch fire and burn.
Family members were unharmed as they ran out of their property when the army started targeting it. Nadia Hanna Zoabi Harb said the family is fine, but their property has been badly burnt.
Clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers took place near the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, north of Bethlehem, in addition to Beit Fajjar town, Um Rokba area and the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and in Dar Salah village east of the city.
Medical sources said one four Palestinians were shot by a rubber-coated steel bullet; one in the head and three in lower body parts, while others were shot by live rounds in the legs, and dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, one Palestinian suffered a dislocated shoulder after falling down while being chased by Israeli soldiers, close to the northern entrance of Bethlehem.
In related news, Israeli sources said a settlement bus was burnt, and its driver was injured, after Palestinian protesters hurled Molotov cocktail on the vehicle, east of the northern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Israeli sources said the bus has no passengers in the time of the attack, and that dozens of soldiers and firefighters rushed to the scene. The army initiated a large search campaign in the area.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that Israeli soldiers fired nearly 30 gas bombs at the home, causing several parts of the property to catch fire and burn.
Family members were unharmed as they ran out of their property when the army started targeting it. Nadia Hanna Zoabi Harb said the family is fine, but their property has been badly burnt.
Clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers took place near the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, north of Bethlehem, in addition to Beit Fajjar town, Um Rokba area and the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and in Dar Salah village east of the city.
Medical sources said one four Palestinians were shot by a rubber-coated steel bullet; one in the head and three in lower body parts, while others were shot by live rounds in the legs, and dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, one Palestinian suffered a dislocated shoulder after falling down while being chased by Israeli soldiers, close to the northern entrance of Bethlehem.
In related news, Israeli sources said a settlement bus was burnt, and its driver was injured, after Palestinian protesters hurled Molotov cocktail on the vehicle, east of the northern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Israeli sources said the bus has no passengers in the time of the attack, and that dozens of soldiers and firefighters rushed to the scene. The army initiated a large search campaign in the area.
Several Palestinian young men on Friday suffered bullet injuries during a renewed spate of violent clashes with Israeli soldiers at Jalama checkpoint, north of Jenin city.
Local sources said that one young man suffered a bullet injury in his abdomen from live fire while many others were wounded by rubber bullets, noting that the clashes started in the afternoon and lasted until the evening.
The sources added that the soldiers used tear gas heavily during the confrontations.
Local sources said that one young man suffered a bullet injury in his abdomen from live fire while many others were wounded by rubber bullets, noting that the clashes started in the afternoon and lasted until the evening.
The sources added that the soldiers used tear gas heavily during the confrontations.
