18 oct 2018
Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative Movement MP, Mustafa Barghouti, warned of serious intentions to launch a devastating aggression on the Gaza Strip, by Israeli forces.
Barghouti said, in a press statement, that “Similar to what happened in 2014, Israeli occupation ministers want to use the blood of the Palestinians in their competition on the votes of elections.”
He called to launch an international campaign to deter Israel from committing new war crimes.
Israeli aircraft launched a series of raids on Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in response to a rocket attack on Beersheba, according to Al Ray.
The Israeli occupation army targeted 20 resistance sites in different areas in the Strip, which led to the killing of a Palestinian and wounding three others.
Barghouti said, in a press statement, that “Similar to what happened in 2014, Israeli occupation ministers want to use the blood of the Palestinians in their competition on the votes of elections.”
He called to launch an international campaign to deter Israel from committing new war crimes.
Israeli aircraft launched a series of raids on Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in response to a rocket attack on Beersheba, according to Al Ray.
The Israeli occupation army targeted 20 resistance sites in different areas in the Strip, which led to the killing of a Palestinian and wounding three others.
A Palestinian youth sustained injuries on Thursday as Israeli settlers and soldiers broke into Urif town, south of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank.
Speaking with PIC, head of Urif village council Mazen Shahada said over 70 extremist Israelis residing in Yitzhar illegal settlement and escorted by policemen stormed Palestinian lands in al-Marah, south of Urif, and attacked Palestinian homes and the local high school, leading to clashes.
Israeli soldiers attacked the locals with spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
A young man was shot and injured in the thigh. He was taken to a hospital in Nablus.
Speaking with PIC, head of Urif village council Mazen Shahada said over 70 extremist Israelis residing in Yitzhar illegal settlement and escorted by policemen stormed Palestinian lands in al-Marah, south of Urif, and attacked Palestinian homes and the local high school, leading to clashes.
Israeli soldiers attacked the locals with spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
A young man was shot and injured in the thigh. He was taken to a hospital in Nablus.
A number of Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces at daybreak Thursday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 10 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank on account of their involvement in anti-occupation activities.
Ex-prisoner Tareq al-Samhan was kidnapped by the occupation forces from his family home in al-Maajeen neighborhood, west of Nablus.
The ex-prisoner had spent over 13 years in Israeli dungeons.
Violent clashes burst out between the heavily-armed occupation patrols and Palestinian anti-occupation youth.
Ex-prisoners Mundher Ashour and Walid Usfur were also kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from Tulkarem while Murad al-Sweiti was kidnapped from Beit Uwa, south of al-Khalil.
The Israeli forces summoned two Palestinian young men to questioning after they ransacked their family homes in al-Bireh, in the central occupied West Bank.
The assault culminated in the abduction of three Palestinian civilians from Occupied Jerusalem.
The occupation forces further ravaged Palestinian homes in eastern occupied Jerusalem, Tulkarem, al-Khalil, and Qalqiliya.
Israeli soldiers distributed writs threatening harsh penalties against Palestinians assisting the chased anti-occupation attacker Ashraf Na’luwa.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 10 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank on account of their involvement in anti-occupation activities.
Ex-prisoner Tareq al-Samhan was kidnapped by the occupation forces from his family home in al-Maajeen neighborhood, west of Nablus.
The ex-prisoner had spent over 13 years in Israeli dungeons.
Violent clashes burst out between the heavily-armed occupation patrols and Palestinian anti-occupation youth.
Ex-prisoners Mundher Ashour and Walid Usfur were also kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from Tulkarem while Murad al-Sweiti was kidnapped from Beit Uwa, south of al-Khalil.
The Israeli forces summoned two Palestinian young men to questioning after they ransacked their family homes in al-Bireh, in the central occupied West Bank.
The assault culminated in the abduction of three Palestinian civilians from Occupied Jerusalem.
The occupation forces further ravaged Palestinian homes in eastern occupied Jerusalem, Tulkarem, al-Khalil, and Qalqiliya.
Israeli soldiers distributed writs threatening harsh penalties against Palestinians assisting the chased anti-occupation attacker Ashraf Na’luwa.
17 oct 2018
The prime minister visits the Gaza Division following rocket attack on Israel, where he meets with senior defense officials; 'I said at the outset of the government meeting this week that if these attacks don't stop, we'll make them stop,' he says.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday that "Israel will act with great force" against Gaza after rockets from the strip hit a Be'er Sheva home and the water off the shore of a central Israeli city.
The prime minister visited the Gaza Division, where he held a situation assessment with the heads of the IDF and the defense establishment.
"I said at the outset of the government meeting this week that if these attacks (from Gaza) don't stop, we'll make them stop," he said.
Later, Netanyahu traveled to the Sdot Negev Regional Council's operations room, where he met with the heads of the five regional councils near the Gaza border and updated them on the situation.
A rocket alert siren went off at 3:39am in Be'er Sheva and surrounding communities in the Negev region, following which a rocket hit a house, breaking through two floors of concrete.
Due to the size of the rocket and the force of the impact, heavy damage was caused to the house that was hit and it is at risk of collapse. A house next door was hit by shrapnel from the rockets, and its balcony collapsed. Debris was scattered throughout the street, damaging parked cars and adjacent structures.
Seven people were treated for shock after the attack, including 39-year-old Miri Tamano and her three children aged 9, 10, and 12, who were in the house when it was hit. In addition, three people were taken to the Soroka Medical Center in the city suffering from light bruising sustained when falling as they were running for shelter.
Another rocket landed in the sea off the shores of a city in central Israel.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad released a statement from the "joint coordination room of resistance factions," in which they said they "reject all irresponsible attempts that try to change the direction and sabotage the Egyptian efforts, including the overnight firing of the rocket."
Still, the IDF placed the blame for the rocket fire on Hamas. "The rockets that were fired are self-produced and medium-ranged. Only two organizations in Gaza have such rockets: Hamas and Islamic Jihad. It doesn't matter who fired, Hamas bears the responsibility," said IDF Spokesman Ronen Manelis.
The IDF attacked over 20 targets, including a terror tunnel, in the Gaza Strip in retaliation, targeting Hamas military bases, rocket manufacturing sites, underground infrastructure, an offensive tunnel, and tunnel dig sites in other areas, including one of a sea terror tunnel.
At least one 25-year-old Palestinian fighter was killed inside one of the posts and three others moderately wounded in the strikes, according to the Gaza health ministry.
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot decided to cut short his trip to the United States following the rocket attack, while Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered the closure of the Kerem Shalom and Erez border crossings and the reduction of the strip's fishing zone to three nautical miles.
School was cancelled in Be'er Sheva, Sderot and the Gaza border communities following the rocket fire, though Ben-Gurion University announced classes will be held as normal.
Meanwhile, Egypt and the United Nations are working to prevent further rocket and mortar fire in response to the IDF's attacks.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the two bigger organizations in Gaza, are also involved in the talks.
Western diplomatic sources said UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov was supposed to enter the Gaza Strip to aid in the efforts to restore calm, but cancelled his visit.
So far, it appears the Egyptian and UN mediation efforts are bearing fruit, as even after four rounds of IDF strikes, during which over 20 quality targets were hit across the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have been demonstrating restraint.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday that "Israel will act with great force" against Gaza after rockets from the strip hit a Be'er Sheva home and the water off the shore of a central Israeli city.
The prime minister visited the Gaza Division, where he held a situation assessment with the heads of the IDF and the defense establishment.
"I said at the outset of the government meeting this week that if these attacks (from Gaza) don't stop, we'll make them stop," he said.
Later, Netanyahu traveled to the Sdot Negev Regional Council's operations room, where he met with the heads of the five regional councils near the Gaza border and updated them on the situation.
A rocket alert siren went off at 3:39am in Be'er Sheva and surrounding communities in the Negev region, following which a rocket hit a house, breaking through two floors of concrete.
Due to the size of the rocket and the force of the impact, heavy damage was caused to the house that was hit and it is at risk of collapse. A house next door was hit by shrapnel from the rockets, and its balcony collapsed. Debris was scattered throughout the street, damaging parked cars and adjacent structures.
Seven people were treated for shock after the attack, including 39-year-old Miri Tamano and her three children aged 9, 10, and 12, who were in the house when it was hit. In addition, three people were taken to the Soroka Medical Center in the city suffering from light bruising sustained when falling as they were running for shelter.
Another rocket landed in the sea off the shores of a city in central Israel.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad released a statement from the "joint coordination room of resistance factions," in which they said they "reject all irresponsible attempts that try to change the direction and sabotage the Egyptian efforts, including the overnight firing of the rocket."
Still, the IDF placed the blame for the rocket fire on Hamas. "The rockets that were fired are self-produced and medium-ranged. Only two organizations in Gaza have such rockets: Hamas and Islamic Jihad. It doesn't matter who fired, Hamas bears the responsibility," said IDF Spokesman Ronen Manelis.
The IDF attacked over 20 targets, including a terror tunnel, in the Gaza Strip in retaliation, targeting Hamas military bases, rocket manufacturing sites, underground infrastructure, an offensive tunnel, and tunnel dig sites in other areas, including one of a sea terror tunnel.
At least one 25-year-old Palestinian fighter was killed inside one of the posts and three others moderately wounded in the strikes, according to the Gaza health ministry.
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot decided to cut short his trip to the United States following the rocket attack, while Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered the closure of the Kerem Shalom and Erez border crossings and the reduction of the strip's fishing zone to three nautical miles.
School was cancelled in Be'er Sheva, Sderot and the Gaza border communities following the rocket fire, though Ben-Gurion University announced classes will be held as normal.
Meanwhile, Egypt and the United Nations are working to prevent further rocket and mortar fire in response to the IDF's attacks.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the two bigger organizations in Gaza, are also involved in the talks.
Western diplomatic sources said UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov was supposed to enter the Gaza Strip to aid in the efforts to restore calm, but cancelled his visit.
So far, it appears the Egyptian and UN mediation efforts are bearing fruit, as even after four rounds of IDF strikes, during which over 20 quality targets were hit across the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have been demonstrating restraint.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman claimed, on Tuesday, that Hamas had crossed all red lines, stressing that Israeli cabinet “must” take a decision to launch a “serious blow” on the Gaza Strip, to topple Hamas.
During a meeting with Israeli commanders and Israeli soldiers in charge of the Gaza division, he said: “We are not willing to accept the level of violence we see one week after another… a serious blow to Hamas could bring us at least five more years of quiet.”
He added, according to Days of Palestine: “The defence establishment did everything to [solve] the situation before 29 March before the violence broke out – we did this our way, by using force, by using persuasion, by cooperating with those who wanted to help.”
“There were all sorts of attempts to reach an arrangement led by Egypt, the UN, and the UN envoy. We tried all other ways, I did not see any results, unfortunately.”
Israeli news website Ynet reported him saying that the “serious blow… must be a decision of the cabinet. Unfortunately, neither the defence minister nor the prime minister can make such a decision on their own.”
The goal of the Palestinians in Gaza, he said, “is to lift the siege, which means one thing: uninterrupted free ability to bring in weapons, Hezbollah fighters and Iranians into the Gaza Strip – and we will never allow that”.
Prior to moving to Israel from Moldova, Lieberman worked as a nightclub bouncer. When he moved into an Israeli settlement, he gained infamy when he was charged with beating up the 12-year old boy. He espoused extreme right-wing views, and became a member of the Yisrael Beitenu party. He is now chair of that party.
In 2012, a corruption case against Lieberman was dropped, and an article in the Israeli paper Ha’aretz stated, “Completing the investigation would have required judicial inquiries in different countries, but a decision was taken on the matter, to wind up the investigation instead of probing deeper.”
During a meeting with Israeli commanders and Israeli soldiers in charge of the Gaza division, he said: “We are not willing to accept the level of violence we see one week after another… a serious blow to Hamas could bring us at least five more years of quiet.”
He added, according to Days of Palestine: “The defence establishment did everything to [solve] the situation before 29 March before the violence broke out – we did this our way, by using force, by using persuasion, by cooperating with those who wanted to help.”
“There were all sorts of attempts to reach an arrangement led by Egypt, the UN, and the UN envoy. We tried all other ways, I did not see any results, unfortunately.”
Israeli news website Ynet reported him saying that the “serious blow… must be a decision of the cabinet. Unfortunately, neither the defence minister nor the prime minister can make such a decision on their own.”
The goal of the Palestinians in Gaza, he said, “is to lift the siege, which means one thing: uninterrupted free ability to bring in weapons, Hezbollah fighters and Iranians into the Gaza Strip – and we will never allow that”.
Prior to moving to Israel from Moldova, Lieberman worked as a nightclub bouncer. When he moved into an Israeli settlement, he gained infamy when he was charged with beating up the 12-year old boy. He espoused extreme right-wing views, and became a member of the Yisrael Beitenu party. He is now chair of that party.
In 2012, a corruption case against Lieberman was dropped, and an article in the Israeli paper Ha’aretz stated, “Completing the investigation would have required judicial inquiries in different countries, but a decision was taken on the matter, to wind up the investigation instead of probing deeper.”
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacked, on Wednesday evening, three Palestinian homes in Orif village, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors colonialist activities in the northern West Bank, said the assailants came from Yitzhar illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, near the village.
The attack led to property damage, especially to the windows of the three homes, owned by Samir Sawalma, Ahmad Shehada and Jamal Shehada.
He also said the dozens of soldiers invaded the town after the attack, and fired many live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinians, protesting the assault and the invasion.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors colonialist activities in the northern West Bank, said the assailants came from Yitzhar illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, near the village.
The attack led to property damage, especially to the windows of the three homes, owned by Samir Sawalma, Ahmad Shehada and Jamal Shehada.
He also said the dozens of soldiers invaded the town after the attack, and fired many live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinians, protesting the assault and the invasion.
The Israeli police on Wednesday arrested a Palestinian young woman during a demonstration against the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar village, east of Occupied Jerusalem.
Activist Marouf al-Rifaei said that the Israeli police forces assaulted a group of Palestinian youths and activists protesting peacefully near the threatened village, and attacked them with pepper gas and electric prods. video
The Israeli police arrested 18-year-old Raneen Amira, while four Palestinians suffered bruises and breathing difficulties. video video
Since the early morning hours, the Israeli police have tightened restrictions around Khan al-Ahmar area to prevent the Palestinians from taking part in the open-ended sit-in held in the Bedouin village.
Activist Marouf al-Rifaei said that the Israeli police forces assaulted a group of Palestinian youths and activists protesting peacefully near the threatened village, and attacked them with pepper gas and electric prods. video
The Israeli police arrested 18-year-old Raneen Amira, while four Palestinians suffered bruises and breathing difficulties. video video
Since the early morning hours, the Israeli police have tightened restrictions around Khan al-Ahmar area to prevent the Palestinians from taking part in the open-ended sit-in held in the Bedouin village.
Palestinian young men on Tuesday night attacked Israeli army patrols on a road near the eastern entrance to Qalqilya city in the occupied West Bank with fire bombs and explosive devices.
According to local sources, violent clashes broke out in Azzun town, east of Qalqilya, between local young men and Israeli soldiers after the latter stormed and ransacked homes and interrogated citizens.
One young man was reportedly rounded up by soldiers during the events in the town.
According to local sources, violent clashes broke out in Azzun town, east of Qalqilya, between local young men and Israeli soldiers after the latter stormed and ransacked homes and interrogated citizens.
One young man was reportedly rounded up by soldiers during the events in the town.
A Palestinian youth was serisouly wounded at daybreak Wednesday after the Israeli occupation forces rolled into Tulkarem in the hunt for Ashraf Na’luwa, who allegedly carried out an anti-occupation stabbing attack.
According to local sources, heavily armed Israeli patrols raided Na’luwa’s family home and came down heavily on his parents and relatives.
An Israeli soldier ordered the father to rent a vehicle and call his son, via loudspeakers, to turn himself in.
Violent search sweeps were carried out overnight by the Israeli army in al-Jaroushiya area, where civilian homes and shops were ransacked.
The occupation forces also rolled into al-Salam neighborhood and attacked Palestinian civilians all the way through. Clashes burst out as a result.
At the same time, a Palestinian boy was rushed to Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem after he was shot by Israeli bullet fire in his head. He was later transferred to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus so as to be urgently treated for skull fractures and an internal hemorrhage infecting his body.
According to local sources, heavily armed Israeli patrols raided Na’luwa’s family home and came down heavily on his parents and relatives.
An Israeli soldier ordered the father to rent a vehicle and call his son, via loudspeakers, to turn himself in.
Violent search sweeps were carried out overnight by the Israeli army in al-Jaroushiya area, where civilian homes and shops were ransacked.
The occupation forces also rolled into al-Salam neighborhood and attacked Palestinian civilians all the way through. Clashes burst out as a result.
At the same time, a Palestinian boy was rushed to Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem after he was shot by Israeli bullet fire in his head. He was later transferred to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus so as to be urgently treated for skull fractures and an internal hemorrhage infecting his body.
Israeli warplanes early on Wednesday morning bombed different areas of the Gaza Strip after the Israeli occupation army claimed that a Palestinian rocket landed in Beersheba.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza said that the Israeli army launched several aerial attacks on resistance posts in the southern area of Gaza City, Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, Zeitoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza, and Rafah as well as a cultivated plot of land in Khan Younis.
A health ministry official said that three citizens suffered injuries in the air raids on Rafah and were transferred to hospital for medical assistance.
The airstrikes caused panic among school students as they were going to their schools, especially in Rafah area.
This Israeli military escalation took place after a rocket allegedly fired from Gaza hit a house in Beersheba.
An army spokesperson also claimed that another rocket from Gaza fell into the sea.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza said that the Israeli army launched several aerial attacks on resistance posts in the southern area of Gaza City, Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, Zeitoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza, and Rafah as well as a cultivated plot of land in Khan Younis.
A health ministry official said that three citizens suffered injuries in the air raids on Rafah and were transferred to hospital for medical assistance.
The airstrikes caused panic among school students as they were going to their schools, especially in Rafah area.
This Israeli military escalation took place after a rocket allegedly fired from Gaza hit a house in Beersheba.
An army spokesperson also claimed that another rocket from Gaza fell into the sea.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, Jabal a-Mokabber neighborhood, southeast of occupied East Jerusalem, and attacked a Palestinian family, causing several injuries, before demolishing their home.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in Jerusalem, said the soldiers demolished the 100 square/meter home of Khalil Za’atra, reportedly for being built without a permit.
Za’atra lived in his home along with eight members of his family; most of them are children, who were all rendered homeless.
The soldiers attacked Za’atra and his family, causing various cuts and bruises, while forcing them out of their home before demolishing it.
The home was built four months ago, and the family never received a prior warning until the army stormed their homes, the Maan News Agency has reported.
On Tuesday evening, the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Adham Sabta, from the al-‘Isawiya town, in Jerusalem, and assaulted him, causing various cuts and bruises.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in Jerusalem, said the soldiers demolished the 100 square/meter home of Khalil Za’atra, reportedly for being built without a permit.
Za’atra lived in his home along with eight members of his family; most of them are children, who were all rendered homeless.
The soldiers attacked Za’atra and his family, causing various cuts and bruises, while forcing them out of their home before demolishing it.
The home was built four months ago, and the family never received a prior warning until the army stormed their homes, the Maan News Agency has reported.
On Tuesday evening, the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Adham Sabta, from the al-‘Isawiya town, in Jerusalem, and assaulted him, causing various cuts and bruises.