21 sept 2016
Israeli forces opened fire, on Wednesday at dawn, towards civilian homes in the east of Khan Younis, local resources reported, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency.
Israeli soldiers stationed at a military check point opened fired, heavily and repeatedly, at houses in the area. No Injuries were reported.
There were farmers working on their farms in the area when the shooting occurred.
Meanwhile, according to WAFA, Israeli naval boats attacked Palestinian fishermen with gunfire, late Tuesday evening, despite their sailing within the designated fishing zone off the Gaza shore.
No injuries were reported.
The Israeli army and navy routinely open fire at Palestinian fishermen and farmlands along the Gaza border, in a blatant violation of a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and the Palestinian factions in Gaza on August 26, 2014 following 51 days of bloody aggression on the Strip.
Israeli soldiers stationed at a military check point opened fired, heavily and repeatedly, at houses in the area. No Injuries were reported.
There were farmers working on their farms in the area when the shooting occurred.
Meanwhile, according to WAFA, Israeli naval boats attacked Palestinian fishermen with gunfire, late Tuesday evening, despite their sailing within the designated fishing zone off the Gaza shore.
No injuries were reported.
The Israeli army and navy routinely open fire at Palestinian fishermen and farmlands along the Gaza border, in a blatant violation of a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and the Palestinian factions in Gaza on August 26, 2014 following 51 days of bloody aggression on the Strip.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, approximately at 2:30 after midnight, the village of Bil’in in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes and confiscated hard discs from a number of laptops.
Most of the invaded homes belong to nonviolent activists, senior members of the Popular Committee against the Wall in Bil’in, including Dr. Rateb Abu Rahma, his brother Abdullah Abu Rahma, in addition to Ahmad Abu Rahma Mohammad al-Khatib, Ashraf Abu Rahma and photojournalist Haitham Khatib.
Photojournalist Khatib said four military jeeps and two army trucks, carrying around six soldiers, invaded the village and started searching homes before confiscating hard disks from a number of laptops.
“The soldiers just said they will be the property back, but no one believes this,” he said, “They took my car before and never returned it; they are just lying.”
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Bil’in, Dr. Rateb Abu Rahma, denounced the latest military invasion, and the searches of homes, in addition to the illegal confiscation of private property.
Abu Rahma added that the escalating Israeli violations will not be able to stop the nonviolent, popular resistance, in the village.
The protests in Bil’in started approximately twelve years ago, and kept going despite the ongoing excessive use of force and escalating violations, including night raids, home invasions and curfews, and despite the death of several nonviolent activists on the hands of the Israeli military.
The villages managed to regain 1200 Dunams of orchards, out of 2300 Dunams illegally confiscated and isolated by Israel for the construction of the Wall and the illegal colonies.
Most of the invaded homes belong to nonviolent activists, senior members of the Popular Committee against the Wall in Bil’in, including Dr. Rateb Abu Rahma, his brother Abdullah Abu Rahma, in addition to Ahmad Abu Rahma Mohammad al-Khatib, Ashraf Abu Rahma and photojournalist Haitham Khatib.
Photojournalist Khatib said four military jeeps and two army trucks, carrying around six soldiers, invaded the village and started searching homes before confiscating hard disks from a number of laptops.
“The soldiers just said they will be the property back, but no one believes this,” he said, “They took my car before and never returned it; they are just lying.”
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Bil’in, Dr. Rateb Abu Rahma, denounced the latest military invasion, and the searches of homes, in addition to the illegal confiscation of private property.
Abu Rahma added that the escalating Israeli violations will not be able to stop the nonviolent, popular resistance, in the village.
The protests in Bil’in started approximately twelve years ago, and kept going despite the ongoing excessive use of force and escalating violations, including night raids, home invasions and curfews, and despite the death of several nonviolent activists on the hands of the Israeli military.
The villages managed to regain 1200 Dunams of orchards, out of 2300 Dunams illegally confiscated and isolated by Israel for the construction of the Wall and the illegal colonies.
A 14-year-old Palestinian girl was shot and injured by the Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday morning at a military checkpoint in the northern West Bank province of Qalqilya on claims of a stabbing attempt.
A PIC news correspondent said a Palestinian girl was left bleeding on Road 55 between the illegal Israeli settlements of Alfei Menashe and Karni Shomron.
According to the Israeli news site 0404, the Palestinian child sustained injuries while there were no reports of injuries or damage befalling the occupation soldiers.
The Palestinian Health Ministry also said an unidentified Palestinian girl was shot and injured in eastern Qalqilya city.
According to eyewitness testimonies, the child was on her way to school, carrying only her bag. She was reportedly shot by the occupation soldiers while she posed no threat to them.
Right away, the Israeli military forces summoned military reinforcement and sealed off the shooting scene.
A report by the Defense for Children International (DCI) on Tuesday documented the murder of 31 Palestinian children, boys and girls, by the Israeli occupation army on claims of attempted anti-occupation attacks.
However, probes by DCI have shown that the casualties posed no threat to the Israeli soldiers, which proves that the murders were cases of extrajudicial killings.
Israeli Soldier Shoots 13-year Old Palestinian Girl For Failing To Stop At Roadblock
A Palestinian child was shot and wounded by the Israeli military Wednesday morning when she allegedly failed to heed a soldier’s order to ‘stop’ as she approached a military roadblock.
Israeli troops then locked down the roadblock and transported the wounded child to the Meir Hospital in Kfar Sava.
The child was shot at a roadblock near the illegal Israeli settlement of Alfei Menashe, near Qalqilia in the northern part of the West Bank.
She is the niece of a 24-year old Palestinian woman who was killed in November at a military roadblock in the same area. In that incident, 24-year old Rasha Ahmad Hamed ‘Oweissi approached the roadblock from afar, holding a knife in her hand and a suicide letter in her bag. She was shot by a soldier while she was still at least 30 feet away from the roadblock.
Following Wednesday’s shooting of the young girl, the Israeli military claimed that the girl “told them during interrogation” that she had “come there to die” – but Israeli military initial reports on incidents are usually discredited soon after they are made.
The child had no weapon anywhere on her body or in any of her belongings.
The Israeli Prime Minister told his cabinet earlier this week that all soldiers should be ordered to be on ‘heightened alert’ in preparation for upcoming Jewish holidays.
According to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated, “The security forces are on heightened alert and I will meet with them today in order to ensure that we will be ready to defend our people during this sensitive period”.
13-year-old Palestinian girl attempts terror attack: 'I came here to die'
A 13-year-old Palestinian girl attempted to carry out a stabbing at checkpoint near Alfei Menashe; security forces ordered her to stop, but she kept walking and reached into her shirt, at which point she was neutralized.
A 13-year-old Palestinian girl tried to stab soldiers at the Eliyahu checkpoint near Alfei Menashe in the West Bank on Wednesday morning, telling security officials afterwards: "I came here to die."
The girl arrived at the checkpoint on foot and approached vehicles carrying a bag. Crossings Authority security guards ordered the girl to stop and fired warning shots into the air. The girl ignored them and continued moving forward. When she put her hand under her shirt, security guards shot her in the leg, lightly-to-moderately wounding her.
None were hurt on the Israeli side.
This is the 11th attempted attack in the last six days and occurred the day after a 16 year-old terrorist tried to stab soldiers at a checkpoint in Bani Na'im, near Hebron.
A PIC news correspondent said a Palestinian girl was left bleeding on Road 55 between the illegal Israeli settlements of Alfei Menashe and Karni Shomron.
According to the Israeli news site 0404, the Palestinian child sustained injuries while there were no reports of injuries or damage befalling the occupation soldiers.
The Palestinian Health Ministry also said an unidentified Palestinian girl was shot and injured in eastern Qalqilya city.
According to eyewitness testimonies, the child was on her way to school, carrying only her bag. She was reportedly shot by the occupation soldiers while she posed no threat to them.
Right away, the Israeli military forces summoned military reinforcement and sealed off the shooting scene.
A report by the Defense for Children International (DCI) on Tuesday documented the murder of 31 Palestinian children, boys and girls, by the Israeli occupation army on claims of attempted anti-occupation attacks.
However, probes by DCI have shown that the casualties posed no threat to the Israeli soldiers, which proves that the murders were cases of extrajudicial killings.
Israeli Soldier Shoots 13-year Old Palestinian Girl For Failing To Stop At Roadblock
A Palestinian child was shot and wounded by the Israeli military Wednesday morning when she allegedly failed to heed a soldier’s order to ‘stop’ as she approached a military roadblock.
Israeli troops then locked down the roadblock and transported the wounded child to the Meir Hospital in Kfar Sava.
The child was shot at a roadblock near the illegal Israeli settlement of Alfei Menashe, near Qalqilia in the northern part of the West Bank.
She is the niece of a 24-year old Palestinian woman who was killed in November at a military roadblock in the same area. In that incident, 24-year old Rasha Ahmad Hamed ‘Oweissi approached the roadblock from afar, holding a knife in her hand and a suicide letter in her bag. She was shot by a soldier while she was still at least 30 feet away from the roadblock.
Following Wednesday’s shooting of the young girl, the Israeli military claimed that the girl “told them during interrogation” that she had “come there to die” – but Israeli military initial reports on incidents are usually discredited soon after they are made.
The child had no weapon anywhere on her body or in any of her belongings.
The Israeli Prime Minister told his cabinet earlier this week that all soldiers should be ordered to be on ‘heightened alert’ in preparation for upcoming Jewish holidays.
According to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated, “The security forces are on heightened alert and I will meet with them today in order to ensure that we will be ready to defend our people during this sensitive period”.
13-year-old Palestinian girl attempts terror attack: 'I came here to die'
A 13-year-old Palestinian girl attempted to carry out a stabbing at checkpoint near Alfei Menashe; security forces ordered her to stop, but she kept walking and reached into her shirt, at which point she was neutralized.
A 13-year-old Palestinian girl tried to stab soldiers at the Eliyahu checkpoint near Alfei Menashe in the West Bank on Wednesday morning, telling security officials afterwards: "I came here to die."
The girl arrived at the checkpoint on foot and approached vehicles carrying a bag. Crossings Authority security guards ordered the girl to stop and fired warning shots into the air. The girl ignored them and continued moving forward. When she put her hand under her shirt, security guards shot her in the leg, lightly-to-moderately wounding her.
None were hurt on the Israeli side.
This is the 11th attempted attack in the last six days and occurred the day after a 16 year-old terrorist tried to stab soldiers at a checkpoint in Bani Na'im, near Hebron.
20 sept 2016
The Israeli occupation army on Tuesday morning carried out mock aerial attacks on different areas of the Gaza Strip as well as a small-scale incursion into an eastern border area.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, several F-16 jet fighters overflew Gaza at low altitudes and carried out mock airstrikes by causing sonic booms and firing missiles into the sea.
Explosions were heard throughout Gaza as a result of these air raids, which are believed to be part of military maneuvers.
In a related incident, five Israeli armored bulldozers infiltrated in the morning into a border area east of Khuza'a town, south of Gaza, and embarked on leveling a tract of land.
Tanks and other military vehicles were also seen deployed along the borderline of the town in order to provide protection for the bulldozers.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, several F-16 jet fighters overflew Gaza at low altitudes and carried out mock airstrikes by causing sonic booms and firing missiles into the sea.
Explosions were heard throughout Gaza as a result of these air raids, which are believed to be part of military maneuvers.
In a related incident, five Israeli armored bulldozers infiltrated in the morning into a border area east of Khuza'a town, south of Gaza, and embarked on leveling a tract of land.
Tanks and other military vehicles were also seen deployed along the borderline of the town in order to provide protection for the bulldozers.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot and injured two young Palestinian men, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including a child.
Several military vehicles invaded the refugee camp, before storming and searching homes, leading to clashes with dozens of local youths who hurled stones, empty bottles and Molotov cocktail at the armored vehicles.
The army said two soldiers suffered burns, after their vehicles were attacked with rocks and Molotov cocktails, and were moved to Israeli hospitals.
Palestinian medical sources said the soldiers shot two young men with rubber-coated steel bullets, causing moderate wounds, while many Palestinians, including children, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers kidnapped a child, identified as Ramzi Abu Ajamiyya, from his home, after violently invading his home and searching it, causing excessive property damage.
The soldiers also kidnapped Yassin Bdeir and Ibrahim Abu Srour, from ‘Adia refugee camp, and Mohammad Fararja, from Doha city
Several military vehicles invaded the refugee camp, before storming and searching homes, leading to clashes with dozens of local youths who hurled stones, empty bottles and Molotov cocktail at the armored vehicles.
The army said two soldiers suffered burns, after their vehicles were attacked with rocks and Molotov cocktails, and were moved to Israeli hospitals.
Palestinian medical sources said the soldiers shot two young men with rubber-coated steel bullets, causing moderate wounds, while many Palestinians, including children, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers kidnapped a child, identified as Ramzi Abu Ajamiyya, from his home, after violently invading his home and searching it, causing excessive property damage.
The soldiers also kidnapped Yassin Bdeir and Ibrahim Abu Srour, from ‘Adia refugee camp, and Mohammad Fararja, from Doha city
A Palestinian fisherman was wounded on Monday evening when the Israeli occupation navy opened fire at him as he was working aboard his boat off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip.
He was rushed by fellow fishermen to a local hospital. The fisherman was identified as 29-year-old Ahmed Zayed.
Despite the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinians following the 2014 war, Gaza fishermen are still vulnerable to frequent gunfire attacks and harassment by the Israeli navy.
He was rushed by fellow fishermen to a local hospital. The fisherman was identified as 29-year-old Ahmed Zayed.
Despite the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinians following the 2014 war, Gaza fishermen are still vulnerable to frequent gunfire attacks and harassment by the Israeli navy.
19 sept 2016
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Beit Ummar and Ethna towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped four Palestinians.
One of the invaded homes belongs to the family of a teen who was killed by the army on November 27, 2015.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded Bani Neim town, east of the city, searched and ransacked many homes, and two print shops, and kidnapped three Palestinians, identified as Ali Mahmoud Rashid Zeidat, 32, Fayez Ibrahim Zeidat, 34, and Abdullah Shahin.
The soldiers also invaded a home in Ethna town, west of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Akram Yousef al-Fseesy, 28.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the center of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and the Tarbeeqa area, before breaking into the home of Mohammad Awad, the media spokesperson of the Popular Committee in the town, and forced him and his family out of their property.
The soldiers then read a printed order informing the media coordinator that he “should not interact with the settlers and the soldiers,” especially in the Hebron-Jerusalem road area, and threatened to arrest him, and impose high fines on him.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the home of Issa Za’aqeeq, the father of Omar, 18, who was killed by the army on Friday November 27, 2016, and confiscated Palestinian flags and posters of his slain son.
The army also invaded the homes of Mohammad Issa Za’aqeeq and Hisham Khalil Abu Mariyya, and violently searched them, in addition to handing them leaflets threatening harsh measures and punishment to all residents of Beit Ummar, should local youths “continue to attack Israeli military vehicles and settlers’ cars.”
While withdrawing from the town, many local youths hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading military vehicles, while the soldiers fired concussion grenades and gas bombs.
One of the invaded homes belongs to the family of a teen who was killed by the army on November 27, 2015.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded Bani Neim town, east of the city, searched and ransacked many homes, and two print shops, and kidnapped three Palestinians, identified as Ali Mahmoud Rashid Zeidat, 32, Fayez Ibrahim Zeidat, 34, and Abdullah Shahin.
The soldiers also invaded a home in Ethna town, west of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Akram Yousef al-Fseesy, 28.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the center of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and the Tarbeeqa area, before breaking into the home of Mohammad Awad, the media spokesperson of the Popular Committee in the town, and forced him and his family out of their property.
The soldiers then read a printed order informing the media coordinator that he “should not interact with the settlers and the soldiers,” especially in the Hebron-Jerusalem road area, and threatened to arrest him, and impose high fines on him.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the home of Issa Za’aqeeq, the father of Omar, 18, who was killed by the army on Friday November 27, 2016, and confiscated Palestinian flags and posters of his slain son.
The army also invaded the homes of Mohammad Issa Za’aqeeq and Hisham Khalil Abu Mariyya, and violently searched them, in addition to handing them leaflets threatening harsh measures and punishment to all residents of Beit Ummar, should local youths “continue to attack Israeli military vehicles and settlers’ cars.”
While withdrawing from the town, many local youths hurled stones and empty bottles on the invading military vehicles, while the soldiers fired concussion grenades and gas bombs.
Muhannad 21 and Amir Rajabi 17
Update: Israeli soldiers shot and killed, Monday, two Palestinians near the Ibrahimi mosque, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the two Palestinians have been identified as Mohannad Jamil Rajabi, 21, and his cousin Amir Jamal Rajabi, 17.
One of them was instantly killed, while the other died at an Israeli hospital approximately three hours later.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Monday afternoon, a young Palestinian man, and seriously wounded another, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, allegedly after attempting to stab soldiers.
Israeli sources said the two young men tried to approach a military roadblock, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, “with the intent to stab soldiers,” but the soldiers noticed them and opened fire, killing one and inflicting serious wounds on another.
The sources added that no soldiers were harmed in the reported attempted stabbing incident.
The army deployed dozens of additional soldiers in the area, and closed all entrances leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque, after declaring the area a closed military zone.
So far, the names of the slain Palestinian and the wounded have not been released, but initial reports indicate they are 17 and 20 years of age.
Clashes took place after the shooting, especially near Abu ar-Reesh military roadblock, at the southern entrance of the Old City of Hebron, and near the Ibrahimi mosque.
The soldiers fired several gas bombs causing many Palestinians, including schoolchildren, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Israeli media sources initially said two Palestinians were killed in the incident, but later confirmed the death of one Palestinian, and the serious injury of the other.
On Monday at dawn and Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers have kidnapped at least 25 Palestinians, including several children, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported.
Update: Israeli soldiers shot and killed, Monday, two Palestinians near the Ibrahimi mosque, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the two Palestinians have been identified as Mohannad Jamil Rajabi, 21, and his cousin Amir Jamal Rajabi, 17.
One of them was instantly killed, while the other died at an Israeli hospital approximately three hours later.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Monday afternoon, a young Palestinian man, and seriously wounded another, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, allegedly after attempting to stab soldiers.
Israeli sources said the two young men tried to approach a military roadblock, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, “with the intent to stab soldiers,” but the soldiers noticed them and opened fire, killing one and inflicting serious wounds on another.
The sources added that no soldiers were harmed in the reported attempted stabbing incident.
The army deployed dozens of additional soldiers in the area, and closed all entrances leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque, after declaring the area a closed military zone.
So far, the names of the slain Palestinian and the wounded have not been released, but initial reports indicate they are 17 and 20 years of age.
Clashes took place after the shooting, especially near Abu ar-Reesh military roadblock, at the southern entrance of the Old City of Hebron, and near the Ibrahimi mosque.
The soldiers fired several gas bombs causing many Palestinians, including schoolchildren, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Israeli media sources initially said two Palestinians were killed in the incident, but later confirmed the death of one Palestinian, and the serious injury of the other.
On Monday at dawn and Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers have kidnapped at least 25 Palestinians, including several children, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported.
18 sept 2016
Early Sunday morning, a Palestinian man was shot in the head and critically wounded after allegedly stabbing an Israeli soldier just outside the settlement of Efrat, south of Bethlehem.
The Palestinian who was shot was identified as Baha’-Eddin Mohammad Khalil, estimated to be about 30 years old.
The Israeli officer have been identified at the time of this report, but Israeli sources say that he is 22 years old.
His injury was non-critical, and medics stated that he was stabbed in the armpit but never lost consciousness and sat and spoke with the medics the whole way to the hospital.
No information was released by the Israeli medics as to the transport of the Palestinian who was shot in the head, but he was listed in critical condition in the Jerusalem hospital where he was taken.
According to the Times of Israel, the officer was part of a brigade of officers that had been sweeping the area outside the settlement wall after the security surveillance system detected movement in the Palestinian farmland surrounding the settlement.
Efrat was constructed on illegally-seized Palestinian land in the south Bethlehem area, and has been steadily expanding its territory onto Palestinian land on either side.
Following the incident, Israeli forces invaded the city of Hebron and imposed a closure on Palestinians living in the villages and towns around Efrat.
The shooting of the Palestinian man Sunday morning follows the killing of four Palestinians and a Jordanian in the past two days, all of whom were killed by the Israeli military.
The Palestinian who was shot was identified as Baha’-Eddin Mohammad Khalil, estimated to be about 30 years old.
The Israeli officer have been identified at the time of this report, but Israeli sources say that he is 22 years old.
His injury was non-critical, and medics stated that he was stabbed in the armpit but never lost consciousness and sat and spoke with the medics the whole way to the hospital.
No information was released by the Israeli medics as to the transport of the Palestinian who was shot in the head, but he was listed in critical condition in the Jerusalem hospital where he was taken.
According to the Times of Israel, the officer was part of a brigade of officers that had been sweeping the area outside the settlement wall after the security surveillance system detected movement in the Palestinian farmland surrounding the settlement.
Efrat was constructed on illegally-seized Palestinian land in the south Bethlehem area, and has been steadily expanding its territory onto Palestinian land on either side.
Following the incident, Israeli forces invaded the city of Hebron and imposed a closure on Palestinians living in the villages and towns around Efrat.
The shooting of the Palestinian man Sunday morning follows the killing of four Palestinians and a Jordanian in the past two days, all of whom were killed by the Israeli military.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday evening, the town of al-‘Ezariyya, east of occupied East Jerusalem, and fired many gas bombs, causing scores of Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to burning a clothing store.
Medical sources said dozens of Palestinians, including many children, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, especially after the gas bombs struck many homes and stores.
Palestinian medics rushed to the town, and provided the needed aid to the wounded Palestinians.
In addition, a women’s clothing store was burnt after being struck by a number of gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Store owner Wisam Emtour said the clothes, and store contents were burnt, costing him a very serious financial loss.
He added that the soldiers deliberately targeted his store and many nearby shops, although they were filled with customers, an issue that led to dozens of injuries due to smoke and gas inhalation.
Many residents rushed to extinguish the fire, before Palestinian fighters arrived at the scene and controlled it.
Medical sources said dozens of Palestinians, including many children, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, especially after the gas bombs struck many homes and stores.
Palestinian medics rushed to the town, and provided the needed aid to the wounded Palestinians.
In addition, a women’s clothing store was burnt after being struck by a number of gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Store owner Wisam Emtour said the clothes, and store contents were burnt, costing him a very serious financial loss.
He added that the soldiers deliberately targeted his store and many nearby shops, although they were filled with customers, an issue that led to dozens of injuries due to smoke and gas inhalation.
Many residents rushed to extinguish the fire, before Palestinian fighters arrived at the scene and controlled it.
