18 sept 2015
Israeli forces, on Friday, opened fire at Palestinians near the border north of Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, witnesses told Ma'an News Agency.
Witnesses said forces opened fire at seven Palestinians who approached the fence north of Beit Lahiya; no injuries were reported.
An Israeli army spokesperson said that a group of Palestinians approached the border fence around 6:30 p.m. in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces then told the group to halt, and fired warning shots into the air, after which the "suspects retreated".
On Tuesday, Israeli forces shot and injured a member of Hamas' military wing in the southern Gaza Strip. One day before that, the Israeli army said it had arrested five Palestinians after they crossed the border fence and entered Israeli territory.
Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on Palestinians near the border since the ceasefire agreement signed Aug. 26, 2014 that ended a devastating 50-day Israeli military offensive against the Gaza Strip.
In July alone, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights counted 27 incidents of shootings, incursions into the territory, and arrests.
This included 18 shootings on land and at sea that left nine Palestinians injured, PCHR reported.
Witnesses said forces opened fire at seven Palestinians who approached the fence north of Beit Lahiya; no injuries were reported.
An Israeli army spokesperson said that a group of Palestinians approached the border fence around 6:30 p.m. in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces then told the group to halt, and fired warning shots into the air, after which the "suspects retreated".
On Tuesday, Israeli forces shot and injured a member of Hamas' military wing in the southern Gaza Strip. One day before that, the Israeli army said it had arrested five Palestinians after they crossed the border fence and entered Israeli territory.
Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on Palestinians near the border since the ceasefire agreement signed Aug. 26, 2014 that ended a devastating 50-day Israeli military offensive against the Gaza Strip.
In July alone, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights counted 27 incidents of shootings, incursions into the territory, and arrests.
This included 18 shootings on land and at sea that left nine Palestinians injured, PCHR reported.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil'in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, has reported that Israeli soldiers used excessive force against Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists during the weekly nonviolent protest.
The committee said the protest this week also comes in condemnation of the dangerously escalating violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, subject to daily invasions by Israeli fanatics and soldiers, and the large number of injuries among the Palestinians.
It added that the protesters carried Palestinian flags, and marched in the village chanting for national unity, liberation and independence, also calling for defending all Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Palestine, in addition to the release of all detainees.
The soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades on the nonviolent protesters as they approached the location of the old wall, which was rerouted following a ruling by the Israeli High Court, yet, still isolating Palestinian lands and orchards.
Scores of locals, Israeli and international supporters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee, Abdullah Abu Rahma, strongly denounced the repeated and escalating Israeli attacks against Islamic holy sites in occupied Jerusalem, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque, and called for further public support to foil the Israeli attempts to divide it.
He added that the ongoing invasions by Israeli fanatics, soldiers and police officers into the mosque are very dangerous, and aim at fully controlling the holy site.
The committee said the protest this week also comes in condemnation of the dangerously escalating violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, subject to daily invasions by Israeli fanatics and soldiers, and the large number of injuries among the Palestinians.
It added that the protesters carried Palestinian flags, and marched in the village chanting for national unity, liberation and independence, also calling for defending all Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Palestine, in addition to the release of all detainees.
The soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades on the nonviolent protesters as they approached the location of the old wall, which was rerouted following a ruling by the Israeli High Court, yet, still isolating Palestinian lands and orchards.
Scores of locals, Israeli and international supporters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee, Abdullah Abu Rahma, strongly denounced the repeated and escalating Israeli attacks against Islamic holy sites in occupied Jerusalem, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque, and called for further public support to foil the Israeli attempts to divide it.
He added that the ongoing invasions by Israeli fanatics, soldiers and police officers into the mosque are very dangerous, and aim at fully controlling the holy site.
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Several Palestinians have been injured, Friday, after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest, in the southern area of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The protesters were marching against the escalating Israeli assaults against Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The soldiers fired gas bombs and concussion grenades on hundreds of protesters, after they marched from a local mosque, carrying sings and posters calling for protecting the mosque, and ending the Israeli assaults on the holy site. |
Medical sources said many Palestinians, including women and children, fainted after inhaling the gas fired by the army, and received treatment by local medics.
Clashes took place between the soldiers and local youths following the protest, especially in Tareq Ben Ziyad Junction, and close to a military roadblock leading to the Ibrahimi mosque.
Clashes took place between the soldiers and local youths following the protest, especially in Tareq Ben Ziyad Junction, and close to a military roadblock leading to the Ibrahimi mosque.
Two Palestinian children were taken prisoners during clashes on Thursday between Israeli police forces and school students in Occupied Jerusalem.
Limited skirmishes took place between Israeli policemen and school children in Attour district, east of Jerusalem, according to media sources.
The sources added that the policemen fired stun grenades at the students as they were walking back to their homes and kidnapped two of them under age 10 before withdrawing from the area.
The police claimed the two children were detained after they threw stones at its forces during their presence in al-Madares street.
In a similar incident, clashes broke out between school students leaving for their homes and Israeli policemen in Shuafat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said the policemen used tear gas against the students, who responded by throwing stones.
The Israeli police recently intensified their presence outside Palestinian schools in Jerusalem and the West Bank in an attempt to provoke clashes with them and force them to throw stones in order to justify their arrest.
Al-Tur: The occupation arrests two children after leaving school
The occupation forces arrested on Thursday two children from the village of Al-Tur east of the city of Jerusalem after they had left school and were heading home.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested the 8-year old Tamer Ziad Anati and the 9-year old Zein Ayoub Khweis.
Zein’s mother explained that the forces arrested the two children while they were heading home after they left school (Al-Tur Boys School).
She added that the forces arrested them under the pretext of throwing stones and transferred them to Jabal Al-Mukabber police station “O’z” for interrogation; note that they were transferred in the police vehicle alone and none of the parents was allowed to attend the interrogation putting the children in an extreme state of fear and panic. Four hours later, they were released and the police never informed the family of the arrest and where the children were detained.
Zein’s mother said: “Zein and Samer were arrested while on their way home and were detained for nearly 4 hours in the interrogation room. Our children are supposed to go home and rest after their school day, but the occupation targets the Jerusalemite children and deprives them of security and safety.”
Limited skirmishes took place between Israeli policemen and school children in Attour district, east of Jerusalem, according to media sources.
The sources added that the policemen fired stun grenades at the students as they were walking back to their homes and kidnapped two of them under age 10 before withdrawing from the area.
The police claimed the two children were detained after they threw stones at its forces during their presence in al-Madares street.
In a similar incident, clashes broke out between school students leaving for their homes and Israeli policemen in Shuafat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said the policemen used tear gas against the students, who responded by throwing stones.
The Israeli police recently intensified their presence outside Palestinian schools in Jerusalem and the West Bank in an attempt to provoke clashes with them and force them to throw stones in order to justify their arrest.
Al-Tur: The occupation arrests two children after leaving school
The occupation forces arrested on Thursday two children from the village of Al-Tur east of the city of Jerusalem after they had left school and were heading home.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested the 8-year old Tamer Ziad Anati and the 9-year old Zein Ayoub Khweis.
Zein’s mother explained that the forces arrested the two children while they were heading home after they left school (Al-Tur Boys School).
She added that the forces arrested them under the pretext of throwing stones and transferred them to Jabal Al-Mukabber police station “O’z” for interrogation; note that they were transferred in the police vehicle alone and none of the parents was allowed to attend the interrogation putting the children in an extreme state of fear and panic. Four hours later, they were released and the police never informed the family of the arrest and where the children were detained.
Zein’s mother said: “Zein and Samer were arrested while on their way home and were detained for nearly 4 hours in the interrogation room. Our children are supposed to go home and rest after their school day, but the occupation targets the Jerusalemite children and deprives them of security and safety.”
Violent clashes broke out throughout occupied Jerusalem after Friday prayers. Several injuries were reported during the clashes.
A police vehicle was earlier subjected to a stone-throwing attack near Bab al-Amoud neighborhood east of occupied Jerusalem.
The police forces fired heavy tear gas bombs towards those who gathered in the area. A number of arrests were reported.
Shortly after the incident, clashes broke out in the area between local youths and Israeli forces.
In Silwan, Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles towards Israeli police forces.
Earlier today, clashes have erupted in the Old City near al-Aqsa Mosque gates in protest against banning the worshipers’ access into the holy shrine. During the clashes, Israeli forces were deployed in large numbers in the area.
Tight restrictions were imposed on West Bankers’ access into occupied Jerusalem while on their way to occupied Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers in al-Aqsa Mosque.
The occupation soldiers reportedly slapped entry bans on the male Muslim worshipers from the West Bank below the age of 40.
The female Muslim congregation has also been affected by the Israeli restrictions as only holders of blue identity cards were allowed in.
The occupation authorities claimed the restrictions were issued after a follow-up session found out about underway attempts, by unidentified youth parties, to destabilize public order at the Aqsa Mosque.
A police vehicle was earlier subjected to a stone-throwing attack near Bab al-Amoud neighborhood east of occupied Jerusalem.
The police forces fired heavy tear gas bombs towards those who gathered in the area. A number of arrests were reported.
Shortly after the incident, clashes broke out in the area between local youths and Israeli forces.
In Silwan, Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles towards Israeli police forces.
Earlier today, clashes have erupted in the Old City near al-Aqsa Mosque gates in protest against banning the worshipers’ access into the holy shrine. During the clashes, Israeli forces were deployed in large numbers in the area.
Tight restrictions were imposed on West Bankers’ access into occupied Jerusalem while on their way to occupied Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers in al-Aqsa Mosque.
The occupation soldiers reportedly slapped entry bans on the male Muslim worshipers from the West Bank below the age of 40.
The female Muslim congregation has also been affected by the Israeli restrictions as only holders of blue identity cards were allowed in.
The occupation authorities claimed the restrictions were issued after a follow-up session found out about underway attempts, by unidentified youth parties, to destabilize public order at the Aqsa Mosque.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, has reported that Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly protest, wounding three, including a child, with live rounds, while dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Morad Eshteiwy, coordinator of the Popular Committee, said the soldiers invaded the town, fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, and rubber-coated steel bullets on the nonviolent protesters, leading to clashes.
The Committee said a young man, identified as Nasser Barham, suffered a gunshot injury in the leg, Bashar Eshteiwy suffered a gunshot injury in his arm, and a child, identified as Mohammad Abdullah, was also shot in the leg.
In addition, dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the soldiers showered the village with gas bombs, also targeting many homes.
The villagers in Kufur Qaddoum have been holding weekly protests, demanding an end to the Israeli violations, illegal colonies, and the reopening of the main road that has been blockaded by the soldiers for the fourteenth consecutive year.
The army closed the road to enable easy access for the settlers driving to and from the illegal Kedumim colony, built on Palestinian lands.
Morad Eshteiwy, coordinator of the Popular Committee, said the soldiers invaded the town, fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, and rubber-coated steel bullets on the nonviolent protesters, leading to clashes.
The Committee said a young man, identified as Nasser Barham, suffered a gunshot injury in the leg, Bashar Eshteiwy suffered a gunshot injury in his arm, and a child, identified as Mohammad Abdullah, was also shot in the leg.
In addition, dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the soldiers showered the village with gas bombs, also targeting many homes.
The villagers in Kufur Qaddoum have been holding weekly protests, demanding an end to the Israeli violations, illegal colonies, and the reopening of the main road that has been blockaded by the soldiers for the fourteenth consecutive year.
The army closed the road to enable easy access for the settlers driving to and from the illegal Kedumim colony, built on Palestinian lands.
Clashes resumed, on Thursday evening, in various villages and towns, and in a number of neighborhoods, in occupied Jerusalem, as part of the ongoing protests to the escalating Israeli attacks and invasions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Member of the Follow-up Committee in the al-'Eesawiyya town, in Jerusalem, Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, said dozens of soldiers invaded it, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, leading dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He added that several trees, located in a land inside a military base near the Hebrew University, were burnt during the clashes.
Clashes also took place in the ash-Shayyah area, in Ras al-'Amoud neighborhood in Silwan, after local youths bunt an Israeli settlement bus.
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported several Palestinians hurled stones on the bus, causing the driver to escape leaving the empty vehicle in the street, before the youths burnt it.
Haaretz added that, on Thursday at night, an Israeli bus driver was injured after stones were hurled on the vehicle, close to the Hizma roadblock, at Jerusalem’s northern entrance.
The soldiers then invaded several neighborhoods in Hizma town, and conducted a search campaign, but withdrew 30 minutes later without conducting any arrests.
More clashes took place in the Shayyah area, in Silwan; the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, and sprayed homes with wastewater mixed with chemicals.
Similar clashes occurred in the at-Tour town, in Jerusalem, leading to no arrests or injuries.
Meanwhile, Israel decided to push more soldiers and police officers in East Jerusalem, especially around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in preparation for Friday prayers.
Haaretz said around 800 additional police officers will be deployed around the mosque, and the Old city, and that all Palestinian men, under the age of 40, will be denied access to the mosque. Video
Member of the Follow-up Committee in the al-'Eesawiyya town, in Jerusalem, Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, said dozens of soldiers invaded it, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, leading dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He added that several trees, located in a land inside a military base near the Hebrew University, were burnt during the clashes.
Clashes also took place in the ash-Shayyah area, in Ras al-'Amoud neighborhood in Silwan, after local youths bunt an Israeli settlement bus.
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported several Palestinians hurled stones on the bus, causing the driver to escape leaving the empty vehicle in the street, before the youths burnt it.
Haaretz added that, on Thursday at night, an Israeli bus driver was injured after stones were hurled on the vehicle, close to the Hizma roadblock, at Jerusalem’s northern entrance.
The soldiers then invaded several neighborhoods in Hizma town, and conducted a search campaign, but withdrew 30 minutes later without conducting any arrests.
More clashes took place in the Shayyah area, in Silwan; the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, and sprayed homes with wastewater mixed with chemicals.
Similar clashes occurred in the at-Tour town, in Jerusalem, leading to no arrests or injuries.
Meanwhile, Israel decided to push more soldiers and police officers in East Jerusalem, especially around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in preparation for Friday prayers.
Haaretz said around 800 additional police officers will be deployed around the mosque, and the Old city, and that all Palestinian men, under the age of 40, will be denied access to the mosque. Video
A Palestinian young man sustained critical injuries overnight Thursday and another was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at the Beit Furik crossroads, in eastern Nablus city.
Medics at the Rafidia hospital in Nablus told the PIC that 26-year-old Ahmad Izzat Khatatba was shot by the IOF at the Beit Furik crossroads and was rushed to hospital after his heartbeat suddenly stopped.
The casualty underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation but was urgently transferred to the operating room shortly afterwards due to internal hemorrhage.
Ahmed was reportedly shot with three bullets in his lower back, neck and shoulder. Shrapnel lodged in his abdomen.
Khataba was shot onboard a car under the pretext that he hurled Molotov cocktails.
“The youth kept bleeding for over an hour after the IOF prevented us from rescuing him,” rescue paramedics said.
Meanwhile, another youth Mohamed Bassem Khatatba, who accompanied the casualty, was kidnapped by the IOF and dragged to an unidentified destination.
The attack culminated in heavy deployment of the occupation troops at the main entrance to the area, resulting in traffic congestion.
The IOF further rolled into a local equestrian club and a fuel station and seized records taken by surveillance cameras.
Medics at the Rafidia hospital in Nablus told the PIC that 26-year-old Ahmad Izzat Khatatba was shot by the IOF at the Beit Furik crossroads and was rushed to hospital after his heartbeat suddenly stopped.
The casualty underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation but was urgently transferred to the operating room shortly afterwards due to internal hemorrhage.
Ahmed was reportedly shot with three bullets in his lower back, neck and shoulder. Shrapnel lodged in his abdomen.
Khataba was shot onboard a car under the pretext that he hurled Molotov cocktails.
“The youth kept bleeding for over an hour after the IOF prevented us from rescuing him,” rescue paramedics said.
Meanwhile, another youth Mohamed Bassem Khatatba, who accompanied the casualty, was kidnapped by the IOF and dragged to an unidentified destination.
The attack culminated in heavy deployment of the occupation troops at the main entrance to the area, resulting in traffic congestion.
The IOF further rolled into a local equestrian club and a fuel station and seized records taken by surveillance cameras.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday evening opened fire at a Palestinian car near Beit Wazan town, west of Nablus city, and badly wounded its driver before rounding him up.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) Israeli soldiers chased a white Palestinian car near the western entrance to Nablus and injured its driver, but others said the incident was an Israeli military drill simulating a real situation.
The eyewitnesses, however, affirmed they had seen the man bleeding from one of his sides and being left on the ground for several minutes without allowing Red Crescent paramedics to provide him with medical assistance.
They added that the soldiers, following the shooting, encircled and searched the vehicle and prevented Palestinian citizens from using the Nablus-Qalqiliya road where the incident took place.
The soldiers, then, combed the area for other people while firing flares before taking the wounded Palestinian man away on a stretcher into one of their military vehicles and leaving the place.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) Israeli soldiers chased a white Palestinian car near the western entrance to Nablus and injured its driver, but others said the incident was an Israeli military drill simulating a real situation.
The eyewitnesses, however, affirmed they had seen the man bleeding from one of his sides and being left on the ground for several minutes without allowing Red Crescent paramedics to provide him with medical assistance.
They added that the soldiers, following the shooting, encircled and searched the vehicle and prevented Palestinian citizens from using the Nablus-Qalqiliya road where the incident took place.
The soldiers, then, combed the area for other people while firing flares before taking the wounded Palestinian man away on a stretcher into one of their military vehicles and leaving the place.
17 sept 2015
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) severely beat up a Palestinian captive during his arrest in al-Khalil.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Jaclyn Fararjeh disclosed that the IOF soldiers attacked and arrested Musab Zuhair Halayqah, 24, from his home in al-Khalil after midnight Wednesday.
She revealed that the soldiers beat him all over his body especially the head and right leg in which he was injured by an Israeli bullet on a previous occasion.
The Israeli troops transferred the Palestinian captive to Etzion jail handcuffed and blindfolded. They continued beating him during transfer to prison which made him faint, the lawyer said.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Jaclyn Fararjeh disclosed that the IOF soldiers attacked and arrested Musab Zuhair Halayqah, 24, from his home in al-Khalil after midnight Wednesday.
She revealed that the soldiers beat him all over his body especially the head and right leg in which he was injured by an Israeli bullet on a previous occasion.
The Israeli troops transferred the Palestinian captive to Etzion jail handcuffed and blindfolded. They continued beating him during transfer to prison which made him faint, the lawyer said.
Netanyahu to toughen penalties against Palestinians minors
Israel has approved the use of sniper rifles against stone throwers in Jerusalem, Channel 10 reports on Thursday morning.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the Attorney General to authorize sniper to target the stone throwers as part of his declared “war” on stone throwers in Jerusalem, PNN reported.
See: Netanyahu Approves Harsher Penalties for Stone Throwers
Also approved was the arrest of minors and children under the age of 10 and 5 who throw stones, in addition to a fine up to 100,000 Shekels, about US $ 26,000.
According to Days of Palestine, Netanyahu said that Palestinian children who throw stones at the Israeli occupation forces, deserve long-term imprisonment and their fathers must pay their fines.
His remarks came after three consecutive days of Israeli violence against Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem.
Despite international calls to calm down, Israeli forces stormed the site for the fourth day, prevented Palestinian worshipers from entering into it and giving chance for extremist Israeli settlers to desecrate it.
Netanyahu made the announcement at the start of an emergency meeting of ministers and security officials that was called after the death of an Israeli driver, who lost control of his car on Sunday. Israeli police have said that they believe he lost control after a stone was thrown at his car, although they have released no evidence and the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has issued a gag order on the details of the incident.
“It has been decided to toughen the measures in many areas; a modification of the rules of engagement will be examined as well as the establishment of a minimum penalty for those who throw stones,” the Israeli PM said.
Israel has approved the use of sniper rifles against stone throwers in Jerusalem, Channel 10 reports on Thursday morning.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the Attorney General to authorize sniper to target the stone throwers as part of his declared “war” on stone throwers in Jerusalem, PNN reported.
See: Netanyahu Approves Harsher Penalties for Stone Throwers
Also approved was the arrest of minors and children under the age of 10 and 5 who throw stones, in addition to a fine up to 100,000 Shekels, about US $ 26,000.
According to Days of Palestine, Netanyahu said that Palestinian children who throw stones at the Israeli occupation forces, deserve long-term imprisonment and their fathers must pay their fines.
His remarks came after three consecutive days of Israeli violence against Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem.
Despite international calls to calm down, Israeli forces stormed the site for the fourth day, prevented Palestinian worshipers from entering into it and giving chance for extremist Israeli settlers to desecrate it.
Netanyahu made the announcement at the start of an emergency meeting of ministers and security officials that was called after the death of an Israeli driver, who lost control of his car on Sunday. Israeli police have said that they believe he lost control after a stone was thrown at his car, although they have released no evidence and the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has issued a gag order on the details of the incident.
“It has been decided to toughen the measures in many areas; a modification of the rules of engagement will be examined as well as the establishment of a minimum penalty for those who throw stones,” the Israeli PM said.
Clashes broke out in the neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem for the third consecutive day, on Thursday, as tensions continue to run high following increased violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to locals.
The most intense clashes erupted in the neighborhoods of al-Issawiya and the Shufat refugee camp, with additional reports of clashes in the al-Tur area.
Israeli forces arrested eight Palestinians from Jerusalem overnight Wednesday and throughout Thursday, including four boys under the age of 12.
An Israeli police spokesperson told Ma'an News Agency that "suspects" arrested in East Jerusalem were "involved in riots and disturbances in different neighborhoods," without adding further details.
A local committee member, Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, said Israeli forces who stormed the neighborhood reportedly used live-bullets during clashes in al-Issawiya, shooting and injuring one young Palestinian in the leg.
His condition is unknown.
At least 25 other protesters were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets during the clashes.
Abu al-Hummus added that during the clashes, Israeli forces also raided homes, fired sound-bombs, barricaded the main entrance of the village, and checked vehicles and buses using police dogs.
Furthermore, Israeli forces stormed the village’s cemetery and deployed soldiers on rooftops. Dignitaries, parent committees, and national and Islamic groups met on Thursday and agreed that all institutions in al-Issawiya would go on strike in protest against "Israeli police attacks."
Separately, in Shufat refugee camp,Thaer Fasfos, the Fatah spokesman for the camp, said that violent clashes also broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces.
Fasfos said that three Israeli soldiers were injured by stones and were given emergency field treatment.
An Israeli army spokesperson had no record of the incident.
Clashes also spread to the nearby al-Tur village, where witnesses reported that Israeli forces deployed on the main street of the village, firing stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, and detaining two Palestinian youth from the village.
Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem occur on a near-daily basis, but tensions have been increasingly high as violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound has escalated in recent weeks.
Palestinians fear that Israel is seeking to change rules governing the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with far-right Jewish groups pushing for more access to the compound, and even efforts by fringe organizations to erect a new temple.
The compound, along with the rest of East Jerusalem, has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967, and the international community has condemned Israeli policies preventing Palestinian expansion in the area.
The most intense clashes erupted in the neighborhoods of al-Issawiya and the Shufat refugee camp, with additional reports of clashes in the al-Tur area.
Israeli forces arrested eight Palestinians from Jerusalem overnight Wednesday and throughout Thursday, including four boys under the age of 12.
An Israeli police spokesperson told Ma'an News Agency that "suspects" arrested in East Jerusalem were "involved in riots and disturbances in different neighborhoods," without adding further details.
A local committee member, Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, said Israeli forces who stormed the neighborhood reportedly used live-bullets during clashes in al-Issawiya, shooting and injuring one young Palestinian in the leg.
His condition is unknown.
At least 25 other protesters were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets during the clashes.
Abu al-Hummus added that during the clashes, Israeli forces also raided homes, fired sound-bombs, barricaded the main entrance of the village, and checked vehicles and buses using police dogs.
Furthermore, Israeli forces stormed the village’s cemetery and deployed soldiers on rooftops. Dignitaries, parent committees, and national and Islamic groups met on Thursday and agreed that all institutions in al-Issawiya would go on strike in protest against "Israeli police attacks."
Separately, in Shufat refugee camp,Thaer Fasfos, the Fatah spokesman for the camp, said that violent clashes also broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces.
Fasfos said that three Israeli soldiers were injured by stones and were given emergency field treatment.
An Israeli army spokesperson had no record of the incident.
Clashes also spread to the nearby al-Tur village, where witnesses reported that Israeli forces deployed on the main street of the village, firing stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, and detaining two Palestinian youth from the village.
Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem occur on a near-daily basis, but tensions have been increasingly high as violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound has escalated in recent weeks.
Palestinians fear that Israel is seeking to change rules governing the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with far-right Jewish groups pushing for more access to the compound, and even efforts by fringe organizations to erect a new temple.
The compound, along with the rest of East Jerusalem, has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967, and the international community has condemned Israeli policies preventing Palestinian expansion in the area.
Israeli forces arrested and injured a number of Palestinians and in the wake of violent confrontations that erupted in different towns and neighborhoods of Occupied Jerusalem and the vicinity of the Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades and used sewage water against Palestinian demonstrators in al-Issawiyah town near Jerusalem. Ten Palestinians were injured by Israeli rubber bullets including one who was wounded in the head.
The forces arrested one man along with a minor after assaulting them by severe beating in Abu Dis town which witnessed similar clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers who shot tear gas canisters at protesters near Shufat camp barrier.
Violent clashes also broke out in al-Ram town where three Palestinian youths were injured in a pro-Aqsa march in protest against the Israeli offensive practices against the sit-inners at the Aqsa Mosque and against the Israeli repeated incursions into the holy site.
Eyewitnesses revealed that a young man was injured by two bullets in the abdomen and leg. Two others were also wounded by Israeli bullets. One of them underwent a surgery after the injury.
One shop caught fire after being shot by Israeli stun grenades and tear gas, while part of a Palestinian house was burned. A number of Palestinians choked on tear gas.
Clashes were also reported in Ras al-Amoud and al-Suwaneh districts. One Israeli soldier was injured by throwing a Molotov cocktail.
Israeli sources claimed that Palestinian youths threw explosives at an Israeli force at Qalandia barrier to the north of Occupied Jerusalem. No casualties were reported.
Israeli police announced, in a statement on Tuesday, that orders have been issued for summoning military reinforcements of hundreds of soldiers into Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli police accused Muslim worshipers of spoiling the facilities of the Aqsa Mosque in order to cover its offensive practices by its Special Forces in the Mosque's vicinity.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades and used sewage water against Palestinian demonstrators in al-Issawiyah town near Jerusalem. Ten Palestinians were injured by Israeli rubber bullets including one who was wounded in the head.
The forces arrested one man along with a minor after assaulting them by severe beating in Abu Dis town which witnessed similar clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers who shot tear gas canisters at protesters near Shufat camp barrier.
Violent clashes also broke out in al-Ram town where three Palestinian youths were injured in a pro-Aqsa march in protest against the Israeli offensive practices against the sit-inners at the Aqsa Mosque and against the Israeli repeated incursions into the holy site.
Eyewitnesses revealed that a young man was injured by two bullets in the abdomen and leg. Two others were also wounded by Israeli bullets. One of them underwent a surgery after the injury.
One shop caught fire after being shot by Israeli stun grenades and tear gas, while part of a Palestinian house was burned. A number of Palestinians choked on tear gas.
Clashes were also reported in Ras al-Amoud and al-Suwaneh districts. One Israeli soldier was injured by throwing a Molotov cocktail.
Israeli sources claimed that Palestinian youths threw explosives at an Israeli force at Qalandia barrier to the north of Occupied Jerusalem. No casualties were reported.
Israeli police announced, in a statement on Tuesday, that orders have been issued for summoning military reinforcements of hundreds of soldiers into Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli police accused Muslim worshipers of spoiling the facilities of the Aqsa Mosque in order to cover its offensive practices by its Special Forces in the Mosque's vicinity.
At least 15 Palestinian civilians, including eight children, were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in mass-arrest sweeps launched across Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank city of al-Khalil at dawn Thursday.
Sources-based in Occupied Jerusalem said the IOF kidnapped eight children after they broke into their family homes.
The IOF rolled into al-Makasid hospital, in Jerusalem’s al-Tur neighborhood, and raked through its corridors and emergency rooms in an attempt to chase down Palestinian protesters injured in the clashes that have flared up at al-Aqsa.
Meanwhile, the IOF nabbed two Palestinian youths from the Old City of al-Khalil, in the southern West Bank, and wreaked havoc on a number of civilian homes.
Youngster Ameer al-Rajabi, released a couple of months ago, was also arrested by the IOF in the process.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of four Palestinians from Beit Ummar.
Identifying the four arrestees, activist Mohamed Awad said the Israeli occupation troops broke into the family home of Falah Abu Maria shortly before they apprehended his two sons Mohamed and Yahya, both in their twenties.
The IOF further summoned Falah’s third son for interrogation before they kidnapped 19-year-old Raed al-Salibi and the 15-year-old minor Muhanad Abu Maria.
The captives were reportedly dragged to the Gush Etzion camp in northern al-Khalil.
Youngster Saed al-Salibi sustained burns and was rushed to a local clinic after the Israeli occupation soldiers pepper-sprayed him.
Sources-based in Occupied Jerusalem said the IOF kidnapped eight children after they broke into their family homes.
The IOF rolled into al-Makasid hospital, in Jerusalem’s al-Tur neighborhood, and raked through its corridors and emergency rooms in an attempt to chase down Palestinian protesters injured in the clashes that have flared up at al-Aqsa.
Meanwhile, the IOF nabbed two Palestinian youths from the Old City of al-Khalil, in the southern West Bank, and wreaked havoc on a number of civilian homes.
Youngster Ameer al-Rajabi, released a couple of months ago, was also arrested by the IOF in the process.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of four Palestinians from Beit Ummar.
Identifying the four arrestees, activist Mohamed Awad said the Israeli occupation troops broke into the family home of Falah Abu Maria shortly before they apprehended his two sons Mohamed and Yahya, both in their twenties.
The IOF further summoned Falah’s third son for interrogation before they kidnapped 19-year-old Raed al-Salibi and the 15-year-old minor Muhanad Abu Maria.
The captives were reportedly dragged to the Gush Etzion camp in northern al-Khalil.
Youngster Saed al-Salibi sustained burns and was rushed to a local clinic after the Israeli occupation soldiers pepper-sprayed him.
The Israeli occupation army on Wednesday evening intensified its military moves along the northern border with the Gaza Strip and deployed a new surveillance balloon.
A field observer told Quds Press that unusual military moves and drone overflights were spotted to the northeast of Beit Hanoun town, amid intensive firing of flares.
He added that the Israeli army deployed a new spy aerostat over the border of Beit Hanoun during those moves.
A field observer told Quds Press that unusual military moves and drone overflights were spotted to the northeast of Beit Hanoun town, amid intensive firing of flares.
He added that the Israeli army deployed a new spy aerostat over the border of Beit Hanoun during those moves.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the al-'Eesawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of residents, wounding a young man with a live round in the leg, while many others were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets. Two Palestinians Kidnapped in at-Tour.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition wounding a young man in the leg, and fired dozens of rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding at least 25 Palestinians.
The soldiers also invaded the graveyard in Silwan, and broke into a residential building before occupying its rooftop to use it as a firing post and monitoring tower.
In addition, clashes took place in the Shu'fat refugee camp, after the soldiers attempted to invade it.
The army also invaded the at-Tour village, in Jerusalem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Mohammad Suleiman al-Hedra and Nour Abu al-Hawa.
Dozens of Israeli extremists protested at the main entrance of Sur Baher village in Jerusalem, raising Israeli flags and chanting anti-Arab slogans.
Israeli soldiers invaded Sur Baher, attacked several shops and stores and confiscated surveillance tapes.
The Students' Parents Committee, social figures and representatives of various national and Islamic factions in Al-'Eesawiyya town have declared a comprehensive strike to protest the Israeli assault on women, children and elderly people in the town, which resulted in multiple injuries. They also challenged the use of wastewater against Palestinian homes, and the destruction of Palestinian cars by the Israeli military.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition wounding a young man in the leg, and fired dozens of rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding at least 25 Palestinians.
The soldiers also invaded the graveyard in Silwan, and broke into a residential building before occupying its rooftop to use it as a firing post and monitoring tower.
In addition, clashes took place in the Shu'fat refugee camp, after the soldiers attempted to invade it.
The army also invaded the at-Tour village, in Jerusalem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Mohammad Suleiman al-Hedra and Nour Abu al-Hawa.
Dozens of Israeli extremists protested at the main entrance of Sur Baher village in Jerusalem, raising Israeli flags and chanting anti-Arab slogans.
Israeli soldiers invaded Sur Baher, attacked several shops and stores and confiscated surveillance tapes.
The Students' Parents Committee, social figures and representatives of various national and Islamic factions in Al-'Eesawiyya town have declared a comprehensive strike to protest the Israeli assault on women, children and elderly people in the town, which resulted in multiple injuries. They also challenged the use of wastewater against Palestinian homes, and the destruction of Palestinian cars by the Israeli military.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital, in the at-Tour village in occupied East Jerusalem, and searched several sections.
Hospital administration said the soldiers invaded and searched the Children’s Ward, nurses and doctors’ rooms, the Department of Internal Medicine, and Urgent Care rooms.
The soldiers claimed they were searching for young Palestinians who participated in clashes with the army that took place near the hospital building.
The army also searched the all hospital yards, and nearby neighborhoods, and kidnapped two young Palestinian men.
Hospital administration said the soldiers invaded and searched the Children’s Ward, nurses and doctors’ rooms, the Department of Internal Medicine, and Urgent Care rooms.
The soldiers claimed they were searching for young Palestinians who participated in clashes with the army that took place near the hospital building.
The army also searched the all hospital yards, and nearby neighborhoods, and kidnapped two young Palestinian men.
