4 sept 2018
In remarks made at annual security conference hosted in IDC Herzliya college, Bayit Yehudi leader warns that failure to deal with Hamas today, as Israel seeks to 'buy time' in pursuit of ceasefire talks, means meeting 'an even bigger enemy' later.
Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett implied on Tuesday that Israel must “mow the lawn” in Gaza, employing a common metaphor used in reference to stopping attacks on Israel from the Hamas-ruled strip.
“In the media there is an acute dispute about two approaches—cutting all connection with the enemy or continuing contact and long-term security,” Bennett said in a speech delivered at the annual International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Conference in Herzliya.
“In our neighborhood, those who don't mow the lawn, are mowed by the grass,” the education minister said at the opening of his remarks.
“I think that when Rabin chose to go to Oslo he thought that Israel had no strength for continued conflict,” said Bennett in reference to the former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin who signed the Oslo Accords in the 90s with the Palestine Liberation Organization.
“I tie this to Lebanon because Israel was there for many years and its time there was to mow the grass so that the enemy would not bloom,” he explained.
“We disengaged from Lebanon in 2000 and in 2006 and paid a heavy price. We cut off contact again and Hezbollah underwent upgrades and we are, meanwhile, buying time. There is quiet at the moment, but you meet the enemy who is even bigger next time,” Bennett warned.
The minister pointed to the West Bank, arguing that it offered proof of his theory.
“Let’s look at Judea and Samaria. In Oslo we cut off our contact, and then came the Intifada. Until Oslo, we were there as lawn mowers. We succeeded daily in arresting terrorists,” he told his listeners at the IDC Herzliya college.
“Then we launched Operation Defensive Shield (in 2002) and within a year or two we established the same means of lawn mowing and saw growth in terror. Practically speaking, Judea and Samaria is the only front today in which we have continuous contact as a lawn mower and not a single mortar has been fired from there and no tunnels have been dug,” Bennett said.
After illustrating the point, Bennett then addressed the situation in Gaza, which he said had become a “monster” since Israel disengaged from the strip in 2005.
“If we cut contact and say ‘quiet in return for quiet’, it is very tempting because we all want there to be quiet in Sderot, Nir Am, Kfar Aza, but what is the price?" He asked.
“The price is that we will meet the enemy in another two or three years. Imagine Hamas firing on Israel with 30,000 rockets.”
The annual conference took place against a backdrop of reports that Iran had recently given ballistic missiles capable of striking Tel Aviv to Shi'ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests in the Middle East.
Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett implied on Tuesday that Israel must “mow the lawn” in Gaza, employing a common metaphor used in reference to stopping attacks on Israel from the Hamas-ruled strip.
“In the media there is an acute dispute about two approaches—cutting all connection with the enemy or continuing contact and long-term security,” Bennett said in a speech delivered at the annual International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Conference in Herzliya.
“In our neighborhood, those who don't mow the lawn, are mowed by the grass,” the education minister said at the opening of his remarks.
“I think that when Rabin chose to go to Oslo he thought that Israel had no strength for continued conflict,” said Bennett in reference to the former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin who signed the Oslo Accords in the 90s with the Palestine Liberation Organization.
“I tie this to Lebanon because Israel was there for many years and its time there was to mow the grass so that the enemy would not bloom,” he explained.
“We disengaged from Lebanon in 2000 and in 2006 and paid a heavy price. We cut off contact again and Hezbollah underwent upgrades and we are, meanwhile, buying time. There is quiet at the moment, but you meet the enemy who is even bigger next time,” Bennett warned.
The minister pointed to the West Bank, arguing that it offered proof of his theory.
“Let’s look at Judea and Samaria. In Oslo we cut off our contact, and then came the Intifada. Until Oslo, we were there as lawn mowers. We succeeded daily in arresting terrorists,” he told his listeners at the IDC Herzliya college.
“Then we launched Operation Defensive Shield (in 2002) and within a year or two we established the same means of lawn mowing and saw growth in terror. Practically speaking, Judea and Samaria is the only front today in which we have continuous contact as a lawn mower and not a single mortar has been fired from there and no tunnels have been dug,” Bennett said.
After illustrating the point, Bennett then addressed the situation in Gaza, which he said had become a “monster” since Israel disengaged from the strip in 2005.
“If we cut contact and say ‘quiet in return for quiet’, it is very tempting because we all want there to be quiet in Sderot, Nir Am, Kfar Aza, but what is the price?" He asked.
“The price is that we will meet the enemy in another two or three years. Imagine Hamas firing on Israel with 30,000 rockets.”
The annual conference took place against a backdrop of reports that Iran had recently given ballistic missiles capable of striking Tel Aviv to Shi'ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests in the Middle East.
At least three Palestinians were shot and injured Tuesday evening after the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire at peaceful protesters gathered at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing.
Clashes erupted when IOF attacked dozens of Palestinians gathered at Beit Hanoun crossing demanding an international protection to the Palestinian refugees’ rights.
During the clashes, IOF heavily fired teargas bombs and live and rubber bullets at the protesters, injuring three of them.
The Higher National Commission for the March of Return and Breaking the Siege earlier called for mass and active participation in the march under the slogan “together to protest Palestinian refugees’ rights.”
The march came following the US decision to cut aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Clashes erupted when IOF attacked dozens of Palestinians gathered at Beit Hanoun crossing demanding an international protection to the Palestinian refugees’ rights.
During the clashes, IOF heavily fired teargas bombs and live and rubber bullets at the protesters, injuring three of them.
The Higher National Commission for the March of Return and Breaking the Siege earlier called for mass and active participation in the march under the slogan “together to protest Palestinian refugees’ rights.”
The march came following the US decision to cut aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday evening ordered seven Palestinian families from Um al-Jamal and al-Burj Bedouin communities, in the Northern Jordan Valley, to evict their homes to make way for military maneuvers.
Local activist Aref Daraghmeh said Israeli forces handed seven Palestinian families notices ordering them to leave their residential structures so that the army can conduct military drills in the area.
The families are to stay away from their homes from 05:00 p.m. on Tuesday till 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday the Israeli military forced four Palestinian families in Umm al-Jamal to evict their homes under the same guise.
The locals said it is extremely difficult for whole families, including children, to be evacuated on such a short notice. With no properly arranged place to stay in, they must find a way to ensure shelter, food and drink away from home in the intense, grueling heat of the Jordan Valley.
The frequent evacuations carried out by the Israeli military across the occupied territories force residents to put their lives on hold. Left-behind ammunition and bombs have led to the death of scores of Palestinians over the past years.
Local activist Aref Daraghmeh said Israeli forces handed seven Palestinian families notices ordering them to leave their residential structures so that the army can conduct military drills in the area.
The families are to stay away from their homes from 05:00 p.m. on Tuesday till 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday the Israeli military forced four Palestinian families in Umm al-Jamal to evict their homes under the same guise.
The locals said it is extremely difficult for whole families, including children, to be evacuated on such a short notice. With no properly arranged place to stay in, they must find a way to ensure shelter, food and drink away from home in the intense, grueling heat of the Jordan Valley.
The frequent evacuations carried out by the Israeli military across the occupied territories force residents to put their lives on hold. Left-behind ammunition and bombs have led to the death of scores of Palestinians over the past years.
Israeli soldiers resorted, Tuesday, to the excessive use of force against Palestinian journalists, holding a nonviolent protest near Ofer military base and prison, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, demanding the release of their colleague Ali Dar Ali.
The soldiers fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at the Palestinian journalists, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to assaulting several reporters.
The nonviolent procession was organized by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate and the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, and was attended by dozens of journalists, in addition to officials from the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, and the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee.
It is worth mentioning that Ali Dar Ali was abducted by the army on August 15th, after the soldiers stormed and ransacked his home in Burham village, northwest of Ramallah.
His abduction was part of repeated Israeli violations against the media and journalists in occupied Palestine, especially since the soldiers carried out 31 violations in July alone.
2 Palestinian journalists injured by Israeli bullet fire
Two journalists were shot and injured on Tuesday by rubber-coated bullets unleashed by the Israeli army during clashes rocking Ras Karkar village, west of Ramallah.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said injured journalists Issam al-Rimawi and Abbas al-Momani were admitted at the Palestine Medical Complex.
Palestinian journalists have been frequently targeted by the Israeli military while covering attacks by the latter on anti-occupation protesters.
The soldiers fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at the Palestinian journalists, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to assaulting several reporters.
The nonviolent procession was organized by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate and the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, and was attended by dozens of journalists, in addition to officials from the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, and the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee.
It is worth mentioning that Ali Dar Ali was abducted by the army on August 15th, after the soldiers stormed and ransacked his home in Burham village, northwest of Ramallah.
His abduction was part of repeated Israeli violations against the media and journalists in occupied Palestine, especially since the soldiers carried out 31 violations in July alone.
2 Palestinian journalists injured by Israeli bullet fire
Two journalists were shot and injured on Tuesday by rubber-coated bullets unleashed by the Israeli army during clashes rocking Ras Karkar village, west of Ramallah.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said injured journalists Issam al-Rimawi and Abbas al-Momani were admitted at the Palestine Medical Complex.
Palestinian journalists have been frequently targeted by the Israeli military while covering attacks by the latter on anti-occupation protesters.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday morning, the Schools Area in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, leading to protests before the army fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Medical sources in Hebron said the soldiers fired gas bombs at the students, and many surrounding buildings, especially near Tareq Bin Ziad School, and Hebron Elementary School, in the southern area of the city.
They added that many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
In addition, the soldiers assaulted several students and teachers of Hebron Elementary Schools, causing injuries, before firing gas bombs.
Medical sources in Hebron said the soldiers fired gas bombs at the students, and many surrounding buildings, especially near Tareq Bin Ziad School, and Hebron Elementary School, in the southern area of the city.
They added that many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
In addition, the soldiers assaulted several students and teachers of Hebron Elementary Schools, causing injuries, before firing gas bombs.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, 27 Palestinians, including former political prisoners, from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The invasions targeted dozens of homes in many communities across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.
The soldiers also installed military roadblocks and searched dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of scores of Palestinians.
The invasions led to protests in many communities across the West Bank, especially in Nablus and Jerusalem, while the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
In addition, the soldiers confiscated the car of one of the abducted Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Ismael Abu Arqoub, Doura town, southwest of Hebron;
They also installed roadblocks in many areas, closing several streets in the governorate, including roads leading to Hebron city.
Some of the abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
The invasions targeted dozens of homes in many communities across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.
The soldiers also installed military roadblocks and searched dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of scores of Palestinians.
The invasions led to protests in many communities across the West Bank, especially in Nablus and Jerusalem, while the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
In addition, the soldiers confiscated the car of one of the abducted Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Ismael Abu Arqoub, Doura town, southwest of Hebron;
They also installed roadblocks in many areas, closing several streets in the governorate, including roads leading to Hebron city.
Some of the abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
- Rafat Nassif, Tulkarem.
- Ahmad Sa’ada Tayeh, Tulkarem.
- Mohammad Shaker Hamdan, Tulkarem.
- Emad al-Amoudi, Nablus.
- Ahmad Mermish, Nablus.
- Islam Abdul-Karim Hashash, Balata refugee camp, Nablus.
- Abdul-Rahman Qassem Sa’adi, Jenin refugee camp, Jenin.
- Sameh Shehab Tamalli, Qalqilia.
- Hamed Nazzal, Qalqilia.
- Basman Abu Rmeila, Kafr Aqab, Jerusalem.
- Saif Abu Rmeila, Qalandia refugee camp, Jerusalem.
- Ibrahim Dandan, Abu Dis, Jerusalem.
- Yousef Nassar, Doura, Hebron.
- Ahmad Abu Sondos, Doura, Hebron.
- Mohammad Abu Arqoub, Doura, Hebron.
- Ala Zeidat, Bani Neim, Hebron.
- Mubarak Ala Zeidat, Bani Neim, Hebron.
- Husam Hashlamoun, Hebron.
3 sept 2018
Israeli occupation forces on Monday evening ordered four Palestinian families in Um al-Jamal, a small Bedouin village in the Northern Jordan Valley, to evict their homes to make way for military maneuvers.
Local human rights sources said Israeli forces handed four Palestinian families notices ordering them to leave their residential structures so that the army can conduct military drills in the area.
The locals said it is extremely difficult for whole families, including children, to be evacuated on such a short notice. With no properly arranged place to stay in, they must find a way to ensure shelter, food and drink away from home in the intense, grueling heat of the Jordan Valley.
The frequent evacuations carried out by the Israeli military across the occupied territories force residents to put their lives on hold. Left-behind ammunition and bombs have led to the death of scores of Palestinians over the past years.
Local human rights sources said Israeli forces handed four Palestinian families notices ordering them to leave their residential structures so that the army can conduct military drills in the area.
The locals said it is extremely difficult for whole families, including children, to be evacuated on such a short notice. With no properly arranged place to stay in, they must find a way to ensure shelter, food and drink away from home in the intense, grueling heat of the Jordan Valley.
The frequent evacuations carried out by the Israeli military across the occupied territories force residents to put their lives on hold. Left-behind ammunition and bombs have led to the death of scores of Palestinians over the past years.
A Palestinian youth was shot and injured on Monday evening by Israeli bullet fire east of Khan Younis city, in the southern Gaza Strip.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli soldiers stationed in military watchtowers along the borders to the east of Khan Younis city opened fire at a group of Palestinian youth gathering in the area, injuring one of them.
The youngster was rushed to a local hospital for urgent treatment.
The identity and health status of the injured youth remain unknown until the moment.
Attacks by the Israeli military on the non-violent Palestinian Great March of Return, staged at the Gaza border, took away the lives of 180 protesters, nine of whose bodies have been withheld by the occupation authorities. 14,000 others have been left wounded.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli soldiers stationed in military watchtowers along the borders to the east of Khan Younis city opened fire at a group of Palestinian youth gathering in the area, injuring one of them.
The youngster was rushed to a local hospital for urgent treatment.
The identity and health status of the injured youth remain unknown until the moment.
Attacks by the Israeli military on the non-violent Palestinian Great March of Return, staged at the Gaza border, took away the lives of 180 protesters, nine of whose bodies have been withheld by the occupation authorities. 14,000 others have been left wounded.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also demolished an agricultural shed in the village, and removed a mobile home, owned by members of Shqeirat family.
The soldiers assaulted the Palestinians and fired rubber-coasted steel bullets and gas bombs at them.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers injured sixteen Palestinians, including six who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to assaulting and wounding ten others.
The wounded Palestinians were rushed to hospitals in Bethlehem, while the medics provided many others with the needed treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation. video video video video
The soldiers assaulted the Palestinians and fired rubber-coasted steel bullets and gas bombs at them.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers injured sixteen Palestinians, including six who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to assaulting and wounding ten others.
The wounded Palestinians were rushed to hospitals in Bethlehem, while the medics provided many others with the needed treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation. video video video video
Israeli gunboats on Sunday afternoon attacked a flock of fishing vessels sailing off Gaza’s seashore, in a symbolic gesture aiming at breaking the tough Israeli blockade on the enclave.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli warships targeted fishing boats with teargas canisters to force them to backtrack.
Hundreds of protesters who reached the northern borders off the Sudaniya coast were also hit with teargas.
Around 50 ships joined the boat parade, in the six such move staged by the National Commission to Break the Siege. Injured civilians, students, and disadvantaged Gazans took part in the protest event.
Shortly before the parade kickstarted, the commission stressed, in a press conference, Palestinians’ firm rejection of Israeli measures to establish a buffer zone in Gaza.
The commission called on the Israeli occupation to cease its aggressions against Gaza and lift the 12-year-old siege.
It further railed against the US decision to undermine the stability of the UN refugee agency, saying such moves will not succeed to change Palestinians’ inalienable rights.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli warships targeted fishing boats with teargas canisters to force them to backtrack.
Hundreds of protesters who reached the northern borders off the Sudaniya coast were also hit with teargas.
Around 50 ships joined the boat parade, in the six such move staged by the National Commission to Break the Siege. Injured civilians, students, and disadvantaged Gazans took part in the protest event.
Shortly before the parade kickstarted, the commission stressed, in a press conference, Palestinians’ firm rejection of Israeli measures to establish a buffer zone in Gaza.
The commission called on the Israeli occupation to cease its aggressions against Gaza and lift the 12-year-old siege.
It further railed against the US decision to undermine the stability of the UN refugee agency, saying such moves will not succeed to change Palestinians’ inalienable rights.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday arrested 10 Palestinian citizens in raid campaigns launched in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Israeli occupation army said in a statement Monday morning that six of the detained Palestinians are involved in popular resistance attacks against Israeli targets.
The statement noted that the IOF soldiers were able to seize a weapon in a Palestinian house in Tulkarem and confiscate thousands of shekels in Qalqilya that are used to fund resistance operations.
According to the statement, violent clashes broke out during an IOF raid into al-Izza refugee camp in Bethlehem. No injuries were reported.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF at daybreak arrested the Islamic Jihad leader Khaled Abu Zeina, 60, after raiding his house in Jenin refugee camp and searching it.
Other arrests were reported in al-Khalil, Tulkarem and Qalqilya, according to local residents. Most of the detainees are ex-prisoners who spent years in Israeli jails.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, the Israeli police arrested four Palestinian citizens, after raiding their houses in Silwan, and transferred them to an unknown destination.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that violent clashes flared up in Kafr Saba neighborhood in Qalqilya between the IOF soldiers, who heavily fired teargas canisters, and Palestinian youths, who responded by throwing stones.
A Palestinian youth was arrested during the clashes while dozens others choked on teargas.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, and injured many others, during military invasions into communities and homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem.
Media sources in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said several army jeeps invaded Jenin refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed and searched homes and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Khaled Abu Zeina.
They added that the soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at local youngsters, who protested the invasion, causing several Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also caused several Palestinians to suffer the effects teargas inhalation in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, after the army invaded the town, and searched homes, including one belonging to Fateh movement secretary, Mahmoud Zakarna.
Zakarna stated that the soldiers conducted violent searches of his home, and interrogated him and his family.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the home of Mohammad Tawfiq Zakarna, and searched the property, in an attempt to abduct his son Amin, but he was not in the property.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Marwan Shehab, from his home in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the city, after the army searched the property, causing damage.
The soldiers also caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation during protest that took place in the refugee camp following the invasion.
In related news, the soldiers abducted Moath Mohsin Jaradat from his home in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked many protesters with gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes and abducted Amin Shafiq Qawasmi, 31.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded and ransacked several homes in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, and abducted five Palestinians, including Odai, the son of Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Odai Gheith, Mohammad Gheith, Ali Abu Diab, Majdi Obeisan and Ala’ Abu Tayeh.
Israeli occupation army said in a statement Monday morning that six of the detained Palestinians are involved in popular resistance attacks against Israeli targets.
The statement noted that the IOF soldiers were able to seize a weapon in a Palestinian house in Tulkarem and confiscate thousands of shekels in Qalqilya that are used to fund resistance operations.
According to the statement, violent clashes broke out during an IOF raid into al-Izza refugee camp in Bethlehem. No injuries were reported.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF at daybreak arrested the Islamic Jihad leader Khaled Abu Zeina, 60, after raiding his house in Jenin refugee camp and searching it.
Other arrests were reported in al-Khalil, Tulkarem and Qalqilya, according to local residents. Most of the detainees are ex-prisoners who spent years in Israeli jails.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, the Israeli police arrested four Palestinian citizens, after raiding their houses in Silwan, and transferred them to an unknown destination.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that violent clashes flared up in Kafr Saba neighborhood in Qalqilya between the IOF soldiers, who heavily fired teargas canisters, and Palestinian youths, who responded by throwing stones.
A Palestinian youth was arrested during the clashes while dozens others choked on teargas.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, and injured many others, during military invasions into communities and homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem.
Media sources in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said several army jeeps invaded Jenin refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed and searched homes and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Khaled Abu Zeina.
They added that the soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at local youngsters, who protested the invasion, causing several Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also caused several Palestinians to suffer the effects teargas inhalation in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, after the army invaded the town, and searched homes, including one belonging to Fateh movement secretary, Mahmoud Zakarna.
Zakarna stated that the soldiers conducted violent searches of his home, and interrogated him and his family.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the home of Mohammad Tawfiq Zakarna, and searched the property, in an attempt to abduct his son Amin, but he was not in the property.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Marwan Shehab, from his home in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the city, after the army searched the property, causing damage.
The soldiers also caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation during protest that took place in the refugee camp following the invasion.
In related news, the soldiers abducted Moath Mohsin Jaradat from his home in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked many protesters with gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes and abducted Amin Shafiq Qawasmi, 31.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded and ransacked several homes in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, and abducted five Palestinians, including Odai, the son of Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Odai Gheith, Mohammad Gheith, Ali Abu Diab, Majdi Obeisan and Ala’ Abu Tayeh.