26 apr 2015
Four people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on the occupied Golan Heights, close to the border with Syria.
The victims of the Sunday night attack, which took place near the town of Majdal Shas, were yet to be identified.
According to the regime’s military, the victims were attempting to plant a bomb in the vicinity.
The latest attack came on the heels of reports saying that Israel launched attacks on Syrian army bases late on Friday.
Al-Arabiya said that Syria’s 155th and 65th strategic missile brigades, stationed in Qalamoun near the Syria-Lebanon border had been targeted.
Golan Heights has been under the Israeli occupation since the 1960s. The Tel Aviv regime captured 1,200 square kilometers (460 square miles) of the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War of 1967 and annexed the region in 1981.
The victims of the Sunday night attack, which took place near the town of Majdal Shas, were yet to be identified.
According to the regime’s military, the victims were attempting to plant a bomb in the vicinity.
The latest attack came on the heels of reports saying that Israel launched attacks on Syrian army bases late on Friday.
Al-Arabiya said that Syria’s 155th and 65th strategic missile brigades, stationed in Qalamoun near the Syria-Lebanon border had been targeted.
Golan Heights has been under the Israeli occupation since the 1960s. The Tel Aviv regime captured 1,200 square kilometers (460 square miles) of the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War of 1967 and annexed the region in 1981.
Israeli authorities have agreed to release the body of a 17-year-old Palestinian who was shot dead by Israeli police on Friday after he allegedly ran at them "wielding" a knife.
Lawyer of Addameer human rights group Muhammad Mahmoud said that Israeli authorities would release the body of Muhammad Abu Ghannam to his family after midnight on Sunday.Israeli authorities said they would allow 70 people to attend his burial at a cemetery close to his home in al-Tur.
They refused on Saturday night to release his body after a Palestinian from Shufat refugee camp allegedly rammed his car into a group of Israeli police officers, injuring four.
Abu Ghannam's father Muhammad told Ma'an earlier on Saturday that after identifying his son's face, Israeli security forces had prevented from seeing his son's body and he had not been able to see where or how many times he had been shot.
At that point, he told Ma'an that Israeli intelligence had told him that his son's body would be delivered to the family on the condition that only 20 people attend the funeral. He told Ma'an he had refused these conditions, demanding that his son's body be released to the family unconditionally.
The funerals of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces are often highly politically charged. Earlier this month, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian at his cousin's funeral in Beit Ummar. Ziyad Awad, 27, was killed and 13 others injured when soldiers opened fire on mourners at the funeral of Jaafar Awad, 22, who had died from health complications that developed in Israeli custody.
Tensions have been running high across in East Jerusalem ever since last summer when Jewish extremists kidnapped and murdered a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, Muhammad Abu Khdeir.
There have been several attacks by Palestinians on Israeli forces and civilians since then, and Abu Ghannam's alleged attack was followed by an alleged hit-and-run in East Jerusalem on Saturday.Saturday night also saw a Palestinian shot dead after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier outside the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. In the six months to the end of February, the UN reported that 10 Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks.
During the same period, 17 Palestinians across the West Bank and East Jerusalem were killed by Israeli forces and settlers, and hundreds more injured.The number is higher in Gaza, where the death toll from last summer's devastating Israeli offensive continued to rise months after the conflict ended as Palestinians succumbed to their wounds.
Lawyer of Addameer human rights group Muhammad Mahmoud said that Israeli authorities would release the body of Muhammad Abu Ghannam to his family after midnight on Sunday.Israeli authorities said they would allow 70 people to attend his burial at a cemetery close to his home in al-Tur.
They refused on Saturday night to release his body after a Palestinian from Shufat refugee camp allegedly rammed his car into a group of Israeli police officers, injuring four.
Abu Ghannam's father Muhammad told Ma'an earlier on Saturday that after identifying his son's face, Israeli security forces had prevented from seeing his son's body and he had not been able to see where or how many times he had been shot.
At that point, he told Ma'an that Israeli intelligence had told him that his son's body would be delivered to the family on the condition that only 20 people attend the funeral. He told Ma'an he had refused these conditions, demanding that his son's body be released to the family unconditionally.
The funerals of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces are often highly politically charged. Earlier this month, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian at his cousin's funeral in Beit Ummar. Ziyad Awad, 27, was killed and 13 others injured when soldiers opened fire on mourners at the funeral of Jaafar Awad, 22, who had died from health complications that developed in Israeli custody.
Tensions have been running high across in East Jerusalem ever since last summer when Jewish extremists kidnapped and murdered a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, Muhammad Abu Khdeir.
There have been several attacks by Palestinians on Israeli forces and civilians since then, and Abu Ghannam's alleged attack was followed by an alleged hit-and-run in East Jerusalem on Saturday.Saturday night also saw a Palestinian shot dead after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier outside the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. In the six months to the end of February, the UN reported that 10 Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks.
During the same period, 17 Palestinians across the West Bank and East Jerusalem were killed by Israeli forces and settlers, and hundreds more injured.The number is higher in Gaza, where the death toll from last summer's devastating Israeli offensive continued to rise months after the conflict ended as Palestinians succumbed to their wounds.
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Thousands of Palestinians attended the funeral of Mahmoud Abu Jheisha on Sunday, after the 20-year-old was shot dead by Israeli forces outside the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron when he allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier.
The funeral procession began at the Amari Mosque in Abu Jheisha's hometown of Idhna, west of Hebron, where family and friends paid their final respects, before he was taken to be buried in the town cemetery. Participants reportedly chanted slogans condemning Israeli crimes and calling for an end to Israeli practices as part of the occupation. Abu Jheisha was shot dead by Israeli forces after allegedly stabbing an Israeli soldier at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.Witnesses told Ma'an that he stabbed the soldiers a number of times before Israeli forces shot him dead. |
The Israeli soldier, who was moved to a Jerusalem hospital, received stab wounds in his head and chest, and his condition was described as moderate.Speaking at the funeral, Abu Jheisha's father Yahya denied that his son had stabbed the soldier, saying that his son had left home on Saturday to pray in the Ibrahimi Mosque.
He added that his family had been shocked to see photos of their son published in the media, and he called on the Palestinian authorities to bring his son's death to the International Criminal Court.
Abu Jheisha was not carrying personal documents at the time of his death, and he was only identified late last night, after early reports mistakenly identified him as Assad al-Salayma.
AFP reported that Israeli soldiers had been preventing Palestinians from accessing the mosque when the incident took place.
The Ibrahimi Mosque, which is believed to be the burial place of the prophet Abraham, is of religious significance to both Muslims and Jews, and has historically been a flashpoint between Palestinians and Israelis, particularly after a Brooklyn-born Jewish settler massacred 29 Palestinians inside the mosque in 1994.
Around 700 settlers live in 80 homes in the city center of Hebron, surrounded by nearly 200,000 Palestinians.The settlements -- illegal under international law -- are protected by the Israeli army in the tightly controlled city, where many streets are off limits to Palestinians.
Saturday's incident came a day after a 17-year-old Palestinian was killed in East Jerusalem when he allegedly ran toward Israeli police officers "wielding" a knife.
It shortly preceded another alleged attack in East Jerusalem, when Israeli police claim a Palestinian rammed his car into a group of Israeli officers, injuring four.
There have been a spate of attacks on Israeli military and civilians in recent months, largely in the wake of Israeli activities across the occupied Palestinian Territories, including last summer's offensive on Gaza which left more than 2,200 Palestinians dead.
In the six months to the end of February, the UN reported that 17 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while 10 Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks.
Thousands of Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces in the same period.
He added that his family had been shocked to see photos of their son published in the media, and he called on the Palestinian authorities to bring his son's death to the International Criminal Court.
Abu Jheisha was not carrying personal documents at the time of his death, and he was only identified late last night, after early reports mistakenly identified him as Assad al-Salayma.
AFP reported that Israeli soldiers had been preventing Palestinians from accessing the mosque when the incident took place.
The Ibrahimi Mosque, which is believed to be the burial place of the prophet Abraham, is of religious significance to both Muslims and Jews, and has historically been a flashpoint between Palestinians and Israelis, particularly after a Brooklyn-born Jewish settler massacred 29 Palestinians inside the mosque in 1994.
Around 700 settlers live in 80 homes in the city center of Hebron, surrounded by nearly 200,000 Palestinians.The settlements -- illegal under international law -- are protected by the Israeli army in the tightly controlled city, where many streets are off limits to Palestinians.
Saturday's incident came a day after a 17-year-old Palestinian was killed in East Jerusalem when he allegedly ran toward Israeli police officers "wielding" a knife.
It shortly preceded another alleged attack in East Jerusalem, when Israeli police claim a Palestinian rammed his car into a group of Israeli officers, injuring four.
There have been a spate of attacks on Israeli military and civilians in recent months, largely in the wake of Israeli activities across the occupied Palestinian Territories, including last summer's offensive on Gaza which left more than 2,200 Palestinians dead.
In the six months to the end of February, the UN reported that 17 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while 10 Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks.
Thousands of Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces in the same period.
Violent clashes burst out in the Old City of al-Khalil south of the West Bank on Saturday evening after the news spread of the Israeli shooting to death of a young man.
According to local sources in the city, the clashes were close to Abu Sneineh neighborhood amid an intensive presence of Israeli soldiers all over the Old City where live ammunition, rubber bullets, and tear gas grenades were heavily fired towards Palestinian youths who attacked the soldiers.
The sources also affirmed that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) declared the Old City a closed military zone, announced a state of alert and imposed a curfew amid tight security measures.
According to Israeli army sources, Mahmoud Abu Juhaisha, a Palestinian youth, stabbed an Israeli officer at a military checkpoint. The officer sustained four stab wounds and his condition was described as critical.
Israeli soldiers present at the scene immediately fired at the youth and he was hit with five bullets that killed him on the spot.
According to eyewitnesses, the Israeli army at dawn Sunday stormed and provocatively searched Abu Juhaisha's house while most of his family members were at hospital to identify their son's body which was handed over by the IOF late Saturday night.
In the same context, local sources said that the Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) reneged on handing over the body of the minor Ali Abu Ghannam who was killed at dawn Saturday close to al-Zayyim checkpoint in Occupied Jerusalem. His family refused to receive his body Saturday morning as the IOA conditioned that only 20 Jerusalemites may participate in his funeral.
A state of tension has prevailed in the Old City of al-Khalil after Abu Juhaisha's death and settlers attacked Palestinian houses, hurled stones at Palestinian citizens, and assaulted the journalists who were in the area.
According to local sources in the city, the clashes were close to Abu Sneineh neighborhood amid an intensive presence of Israeli soldiers all over the Old City where live ammunition, rubber bullets, and tear gas grenades were heavily fired towards Palestinian youths who attacked the soldiers.
The sources also affirmed that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) declared the Old City a closed military zone, announced a state of alert and imposed a curfew amid tight security measures.
According to Israeli army sources, Mahmoud Abu Juhaisha, a Palestinian youth, stabbed an Israeli officer at a military checkpoint. The officer sustained four stab wounds and his condition was described as critical.
Israeli soldiers present at the scene immediately fired at the youth and he was hit with five bullets that killed him on the spot.
According to eyewitnesses, the Israeli army at dawn Sunday stormed and provocatively searched Abu Juhaisha's house while most of his family members were at hospital to identify their son's body which was handed over by the IOF late Saturday night.
In the same context, local sources said that the Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) reneged on handing over the body of the minor Ali Abu Ghannam who was killed at dawn Saturday close to al-Zayyim checkpoint in Occupied Jerusalem. His family refused to receive his body Saturday morning as the IOA conditioned that only 20 Jerusalemites may participate in his funeral.
A state of tension has prevailed in the Old City of al-Khalil after Abu Juhaisha's death and settlers attacked Palestinian houses, hurled stones at Palestinian citizens, and assaulted the journalists who were in the area.
25 apr 2015
Mahmoud Abu Jheisha 20
Israeli police have shot dead a Palestinian man in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), claiming that he had stabbed a border policeman.
Israeli police spokeswoman, Luba Samri, said on Saturday that the 20-year-old Palestinian, identified as Assad al-Salayma, died of his wounds on the way to a hospital in al-Quds (Jerusalem), adding that the stabbed Israeli soldier is in moderate condition.
Israeli forces were preventing Palestinians from entering the area of the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil at the time the incident took place, reports said.
Another Palestinian was also targeted and killed by Israeli border guards at a checkpoint in the occupied East al-Quds yesterday.
According to reports, Israeli security forces shot dead the 16-year-old Palestinian boy on Friday night while he was walking toward the al-Zaim checkpoint with his family, also claiming that he intended to stab an Israeli officer.
“The soldiers and guards who were at the security checkpoint at the time noticed the suspect running towards them with a knife in his hands,” Israeli police said in a statement, adding that the boy was shot dead by police forces.
Before the incident, the Israeli forces verbally harassed a female member of the boy’s family, making him get into a fray with them, witnesses said.
Palestinian man killed after allegedly stabbing Israeli soldier
Medical sources said the slain Palestinian has been identified as As'ad Salaymeh, 22 years of age, and that he was shot with an expanding bullet, that detonates and expands upon impact.
Head of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, Monther Abu Al-Feelat, told al-Jazeera that the young man crossed an Israeli roadblock leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque, and stabbed a soldier in the neck, before the soldiers subdued and cuffed him.
He added that the Palestinian bled to death as the soldiers did not provide him with the needed medical treatment. The army closed the mosque area, and all roads leading to it.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the police shot the Palestinian after he stabbed an officer, and alleged that Salaymeh “died while being transferred to a hospital in Jerusalem.”
On Friday at night, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian named Ali Sa'id Abu Ghannam, 16 years of age, near the Zaim military roadblock, east of occupied Jerusalem.
On Saturday at dawn, the army invaded the home of the slain Palestinian teen, kidnapped his father, and placed preconditions for transferring the child’s body to his family; the family refused the Israeli preconditions.
updated from:
Palestinian man killed after allegedly stabbed Israeli soldier
Several days after Israeli settlers took over the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, a Palestinian man allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier at the mosque, and was then shot to death by the Israeli soldier.
The Ibrahimi mosque has long been a flashpoint in the Palestinian struggle for self-determination, as Israeli settlers have repeatedly attempted to take it over and force them out. In 1994, it was the site of a large-scale massacre by a right-wing Israeli-American named Baruch Goldstein, who shot and killed 29 men, women and children who were praying in the mosque.
Following that assault, Israeli authorities decided that instead of working to prevent such attacks, they should instead accede to Goldstein's demands, and took over the control of the mosque, dividing it in half and allowing only Israeli Jews into one half and Muslims into the other.
In the incident on Saturday, a Palestinian man in his 20s was killed. An Isreli soldier who was apparently stabbed by the Palestinian was taken to an Israeli hospital with wounds described as moderate.
Israeli police have shot dead a Palestinian man in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), claiming that he had stabbed a border policeman.
Israeli police spokeswoman, Luba Samri, said on Saturday that the 20-year-old Palestinian, identified as Assad al-Salayma, died of his wounds on the way to a hospital in al-Quds (Jerusalem), adding that the stabbed Israeli soldier is in moderate condition.
Israeli forces were preventing Palestinians from entering the area of the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil at the time the incident took place, reports said.
Another Palestinian was also targeted and killed by Israeli border guards at a checkpoint in the occupied East al-Quds yesterday.
According to reports, Israeli security forces shot dead the 16-year-old Palestinian boy on Friday night while he was walking toward the al-Zaim checkpoint with his family, also claiming that he intended to stab an Israeli officer.
“The soldiers and guards who were at the security checkpoint at the time noticed the suspect running towards them with a knife in his hands,” Israeli police said in a statement, adding that the boy was shot dead by police forces.
Before the incident, the Israeli forces verbally harassed a female member of the boy’s family, making him get into a fray with them, witnesses said.
Palestinian man killed after allegedly stabbing Israeli soldier
Medical sources said the slain Palestinian has been identified as As'ad Salaymeh, 22 years of age, and that he was shot with an expanding bullet, that detonates and expands upon impact.
Head of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, Monther Abu Al-Feelat, told al-Jazeera that the young man crossed an Israeli roadblock leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque, and stabbed a soldier in the neck, before the soldiers subdued and cuffed him.
He added that the Palestinian bled to death as the soldiers did not provide him with the needed medical treatment. The army closed the mosque area, and all roads leading to it.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the police shot the Palestinian after he stabbed an officer, and alleged that Salaymeh “died while being transferred to a hospital in Jerusalem.”
On Friday at night, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian named Ali Sa'id Abu Ghannam, 16 years of age, near the Zaim military roadblock, east of occupied Jerusalem.
On Saturday at dawn, the army invaded the home of the slain Palestinian teen, kidnapped his father, and placed preconditions for transferring the child’s body to his family; the family refused the Israeli preconditions.
updated from:
Palestinian man killed after allegedly stabbed Israeli soldier
Several days after Israeli settlers took over the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, a Palestinian man allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier at the mosque, and was then shot to death by the Israeli soldier.
The Ibrahimi mosque has long been a flashpoint in the Palestinian struggle for self-determination, as Israeli settlers have repeatedly attempted to take it over and force them out. In 1994, it was the site of a large-scale massacre by a right-wing Israeli-American named Baruch Goldstein, who shot and killed 29 men, women and children who were praying in the mosque.
Following that assault, Israeli authorities decided that instead of working to prevent such attacks, they should instead accede to Goldstein's demands, and took over the control of the mosque, dividing it in half and allowing only Israeli Jews into one half and Muslims into the other.
In the incident on Saturday, a Palestinian man in his 20s was killed. An Isreli soldier who was apparently stabbed by the Palestinian was taken to an Israeli hospital with wounds described as moderate.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, the home of the slain Palestinian teen who was shot and killed by the army, late on Friday at night, kidnapped his father, and placed preconditions for transferring the child’s body to his family.
The father, Mohammad Ali Abu Ghannam, who was released after interrogation in the al-Maskobiyya police station, west of Jerusalem, said the police is demanding the funeral to be only attended by twenty persons.
The father told the Police he will not surrender to their illegal demands, and that he refused to allow forensic experts to perform the autopsy on his child, especially since the cause of death is clear.
The Police said they would just perform a DNA test and compare it to family members to “confirm identity.”
The father told media outlets that the police asked him to go to the Ziam military roadblock, where his son was shot dead.
He added that his slain son, Ali, 16 years of age, was placed in a black bag, and that he was not even allowed to see him.
The father also said the police is trying to claim his child “attempted to stab a soldier” on the roadblock.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers invaded the Abu Ghannam family home, and violently searched it, causing excessive property damage, in addition to attacking several Palestinians, and pepper-sprayed several others.
The soldiers focused most of their search in the slain teen’s room, before confiscating his computer, personal documents and his mobile phone.
Palestinian eyewitnesses refuted the military claims that the child came running at them while wielding a knife, and said the child without provocation.
The father, Mohammad Ali Abu Ghannam, who was released after interrogation in the al-Maskobiyya police station, west of Jerusalem, said the police is demanding the funeral to be only attended by twenty persons.
The father told the Police he will not surrender to their illegal demands, and that he refused to allow forensic experts to perform the autopsy on his child, especially since the cause of death is clear.
The Police said they would just perform a DNA test and compare it to family members to “confirm identity.”
The father told media outlets that the police asked him to go to the Ziam military roadblock, where his son was shot dead.
He added that his slain son, Ali, 16 years of age, was placed in a black bag, and that he was not even allowed to see him.
The father also said the police is trying to claim his child “attempted to stab a soldier” on the roadblock.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers invaded the Abu Ghannam family home, and violently searched it, causing excessive property damage, in addition to attacking several Palestinians, and pepper-sprayed several others.
The soldiers focused most of their search in the slain teen’s room, before confiscating his computer, personal documents and his mobile phone.
Palestinian eyewitnesses refuted the military claims that the child came running at them while wielding a knife, and said the child without provocation.
Ali Sa'id Abu Ghannam, 16
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Friday at night, a young Palestinian named Ali Sa'id Abu Ghannam, 16 years of age, near the Zaim military roadblock, east of occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency WAFA has reported that the soldiers stopped the Palestinian, who was walking with a young woman from his family, and started provoking the two, before the soldiers uttered vulgar words towards the young woman.
The incident caused the young man to engage in a scuffle with the soldiers before one of them shot him dead.
The army is alleging the Palestinian “attempted to stab a soldier," and was shot dead while trying to flee the scene.
The name of the slain Palestinian is Ali Sa'id Abu Ghannam, 16 years of age.
The Israeli army refused to hand the body of the slain Palestinian to the Red Crescent ambulance that arrived on the scene, and took it to an unknown destination.
The Israeli Police alleged the young Palestinian arrived at the roadblock “and started running towards the soldiers while carrying a butcher knife.”
The Ynet News quoted a police statement alleging that one of the soldiers managed to hold the Palestinian, “but he continued to run towards the soldiers,” and they shot him dead.
In related news, Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians were shot and injured, on Friday, after Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinians east of Abasan town, east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis.
One of the wounded was moved to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, suffering a gunshot injury, while the second received treatment by local medics after being shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet.
Palestinian minor shot dead in O. Jerusalem
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead overnight while trying to cross al-Zayyim checkpoint to the east of occupied Jerusalem along with his relative.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and killed in a cold blood the minor Ali Abu Ghannem once he crossed al-Zayyim checkpoint with one of his female relative, eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter.
IOF soldiers stopped Ali and started provoking him and degrading him verbally. A scuffle erupted between Ali and Israeli soldiers after they insulted his female relative. The soldiers then suddenly shot him dead, the sources added.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Friday at night, a young Palestinian named Ali Sa'id Abu Ghannam, 16 years of age, near the Zaim military roadblock, east of occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency WAFA has reported that the soldiers stopped the Palestinian, who was walking with a young woman from his family, and started provoking the two, before the soldiers uttered vulgar words towards the young woman.
The incident caused the young man to engage in a scuffle with the soldiers before one of them shot him dead.
The army is alleging the Palestinian “attempted to stab a soldier," and was shot dead while trying to flee the scene.
The name of the slain Palestinian is Ali Sa'id Abu Ghannam, 16 years of age.
The Israeli army refused to hand the body of the slain Palestinian to the Red Crescent ambulance that arrived on the scene, and took it to an unknown destination.
The Israeli Police alleged the young Palestinian arrived at the roadblock “and started running towards the soldiers while carrying a butcher knife.”
The Ynet News quoted a police statement alleging that one of the soldiers managed to hold the Palestinian, “but he continued to run towards the soldiers,” and they shot him dead.
In related news, Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians were shot and injured, on Friday, after Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinians east of Abasan town, east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis.
One of the wounded was moved to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, suffering a gunshot injury, while the second received treatment by local medics after being shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet.
Palestinian minor shot dead in O. Jerusalem
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead overnight while trying to cross al-Zayyim checkpoint to the east of occupied Jerusalem along with his relative.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and killed in a cold blood the minor Ali Abu Ghannem once he crossed al-Zayyim checkpoint with one of his female relative, eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter.
IOF soldiers stopped Ali and started provoking him and degrading him verbally. A scuffle erupted between Ali and Israeli soldiers after they insulted his female relative. The soldiers then suddenly shot him dead, the sources added.
Knife used by terrorist (Ynet)
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Simari claimed in a written statement that Ali began running toward a number of police officers at a checking point "wielding a large knife." .After being pushed back by an officer, Abu Ghannam ran in the direction of the crossing. Those guarding the checkpoint saw the youth running towards them and shot him, the statement said.
The eyewitnesses strongly denied Israeli police’s allegations.
Israeli forces soon after the incident rushed to the scene and opened an investigation into the police shooting. The martyr’s body was then taken in an Israeli ambulance to an unknown place.
IOF violently stormed and violently searched Ali’s home in al-Tur town to the west of occupied Jerusalem before arresting his father who was then released.
Israeli authorities informed the father that his son's body will be delivered to the family on condition that only 20 people attend the funeral.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Simari claimed in a written statement that Ali began running toward a number of police officers at a checking point "wielding a large knife." .After being pushed back by an officer, Abu Ghannam ran in the direction of the crossing. Those guarding the checkpoint saw the youth running towards them and shot him, the statement said.
The eyewitnesses strongly denied Israeli police’s allegations.
Israeli forces soon after the incident rushed to the scene and opened an investigation into the police shooting. The martyr’s body was then taken in an Israeli ambulance to an unknown place.
IOF violently stormed and violently searched Ali’s home in al-Tur town to the west of occupied Jerusalem before arresting his father who was then released.
Israeli authorities informed the father that his son's body will be delivered to the family on condition that only 20 people attend the funeral.
21 apr 2015
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Last year, during clashes on the 66th Nakba day, May 15 2014, Nadeem Nowarah (17) was shot dead by an Israeli soldier, in cold blood, during a protest in front of Ofer prison near Ramallah.
Nadeem was shot by a sniper, with a bullet which penetrated his chest, and landed in his backpack. The video displays the suffering from a humanitarian point of view, and is narrated by Nadeem's father, and human rights activists. The killer of Nadeem was identified by video footage. However, he is still free and unaccounted, according to the PNN. See also: B’Tselem: New Low Reached in Israeli Authorities’ Disregard for Palestinian Lives in oPt |
Palestinian
teen, who was burned alive by Jewish settlers, was added to the
Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl; 'This is a great
initiative to honor my son, but I'm more interested in justice,' says
father.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem who was kidnapped and murdered by Jewish settlers last summer, has been added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday morning.
His name was also added to the list of terror victims in the government-run website. The Defense Ministry recognized Abu Khdeir as a victim of "hostile action" in July, some two weeks after he was murdered.
Hussein Abu Khdeir, Mohammed's father, told Ynet that "this is a great initiative meant to honor my son, but I'm more interested with something else entirely: For the court to do justice with those who burned my son alive, and sentence them to the appropriate punishment." Hussein was referring to the fact defense lawyers for some of the accused plan to claim their clients are mentally unfit to stand trial.
"My son is gone, my son was burned and we were burned with him. I want justice and not honor. What good is it going to do me if they carve his name in stone?" Hussein said. Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens - Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach - were discovered after they were kidnapped and murdered near Hebron.
The accused, 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David and two minors, kidnapped Abu Khdeir from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat and burned him alive at the Jerusalem Forest. Hussein said that since the murder early on the morning of July 2, 2014, members of the family have been in a bad state. "Mohammed's mother, his brothers and sisters, and I, can't stop experiencing hardships. Our entire life is gone. We have mental problems in the family since it happened," he said.
"I don't forget for a moment that at court, my son's murderers look at me and laugh and enjoy themselves. How would you feel if someone burned your son alive and smiled at court? It made me and his mother sick. We can't leave the house. Every night I think about how he was burned," he added.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir removed from terror memorial after family's request
Palestinian teen, who was burned alive by Jewish settlers, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl; 'This is a great initiative to honor my son, but I'm more interested in justice,' says father.
The National Insurance Institute removed the name of Mohammed Abu Khdeir from the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl on Tuesday, following a request by his family. The Khdeir family made their request earlier in the day after discovering the addition of the name from media outlets.
Israel Radio reported on Tuesday morning that the name of Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem who was kidnapped and murdered by Jewish settlers last summer, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl,.
His name was also added to the list of terror victims in the government-run website. The Defense Ministry recognized Abu Khdeir as a victim of "hostile action" in July, some two weeks after he was murdered.
Hussein Abu Khdeir, Mohammed's father, told Ynet that "this is a great initiative meant to honor my son, but I'm more interested with something else entirely: For the court to do justice with those who burned my son alive, and sentence them to the appropriate punishment." Hussein was referring to the fact defense lawyers for some of the accused plan to claim their clients are mentally unfit to stand trial.
"My son is gone, my son was burned and we were burned with him. I want justice and not honor. What good is it going to do me if they carve his name in stone?" Hussein said. Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens - Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach - were discovered after they were kidnapped and murdered near Hebron.
The accused, 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David and two minors, kidnapped Abu Khdeir from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat and burned him alive at the Jerusalem Forest. Hussein said that since the murder early on the morning of July 2, 2014, members of the family have been in a bad state. "Mohammed's mother, his brothers and sisters, and I, can't stop experiencing hardships. Our entire life is gone. We have mental problems in the family since it happened," he said.
"I don't forget for a moment that at court, my son's murderers look at me and laugh and enjoy themselves. How would you feel if someone burned your son alive and smiled at court? It made me and his mother sick. We can't leave the house. Every night I think about how he was burned," he added.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem who was kidnapped and murdered by Jewish settlers last summer, has been added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday morning.
His name was also added to the list of terror victims in the government-run website. The Defense Ministry recognized Abu Khdeir as a victim of "hostile action" in July, some two weeks after he was murdered.
Hussein Abu Khdeir, Mohammed's father, told Ynet that "this is a great initiative meant to honor my son, but I'm more interested with something else entirely: For the court to do justice with those who burned my son alive, and sentence them to the appropriate punishment." Hussein was referring to the fact defense lawyers for some of the accused plan to claim their clients are mentally unfit to stand trial.
"My son is gone, my son was burned and we were burned with him. I want justice and not honor. What good is it going to do me if they carve his name in stone?" Hussein said. Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens - Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach - were discovered after they were kidnapped and murdered near Hebron.
The accused, 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David and two minors, kidnapped Abu Khdeir from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat and burned him alive at the Jerusalem Forest. Hussein said that since the murder early on the morning of July 2, 2014, members of the family have been in a bad state. "Mohammed's mother, his brothers and sisters, and I, can't stop experiencing hardships. Our entire life is gone. We have mental problems in the family since it happened," he said.
"I don't forget for a moment that at court, my son's murderers look at me and laugh and enjoy themselves. How would you feel if someone burned your son alive and smiled at court? It made me and his mother sick. We can't leave the house. Every night I think about how he was burned," he added.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir removed from terror memorial after family's request
Palestinian teen, who was burned alive by Jewish settlers, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl; 'This is a great initiative to honor my son, but I'm more interested in justice,' says father.
The National Insurance Institute removed the name of Mohammed Abu Khdeir from the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl on Tuesday, following a request by his family. The Khdeir family made their request earlier in the day after discovering the addition of the name from media outlets.
Israel Radio reported on Tuesday morning that the name of Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem who was kidnapped and murdered by Jewish settlers last summer, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl,.
His name was also added to the list of terror victims in the government-run website. The Defense Ministry recognized Abu Khdeir as a victim of "hostile action" in July, some two weeks after he was murdered.
Hussein Abu Khdeir, Mohammed's father, told Ynet that "this is a great initiative meant to honor my son, but I'm more interested with something else entirely: For the court to do justice with those who burned my son alive, and sentence them to the appropriate punishment." Hussein was referring to the fact defense lawyers for some of the accused plan to claim their clients are mentally unfit to stand trial.
"My son is gone, my son was burned and we were burned with him. I want justice and not honor. What good is it going to do me if they carve his name in stone?" Hussein said. Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens - Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach - were discovered after they were kidnapped and murdered near Hebron.
The accused, 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David and two minors, kidnapped Abu Khdeir from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat and burned him alive at the Jerusalem Forest. Hussein said that since the murder early on the morning of July 2, 2014, members of the family have been in a bad state. "Mohammed's mother, his brothers and sisters, and I, can't stop experiencing hardships. Our entire life is gone. We have mental problems in the family since it happened," he said.
"I don't forget for a moment that at court, my son's murderers look at me and laugh and enjoy themselves. How would you feel if someone burned your son alive and smiled at court? It made me and his mother sick. We can't leave the house. Every night I think about how he was burned," he added.
20 apr 2015
Samir ‘Awad being evacuated from the scene after being shot.
Israeli State Attorney: 'Awad's killing merely “reckless and negligent”
On the 5th of January, 2013, sixteen-year-old Samir ‘Awad was killed by Israeli soldiers near the apartheid wall in the occupied West Bank village of Budrus.
According to Israeli-based human rights group, B'Tselem, Samir was shot three times, although he posed no danger to anyone.
That morning, following his last examination before school’s mid-year break, Samir went with a few friends to the walled area south-west of Budrus, about 300 meters from the school. B’Tselem field researcher Iyad Hadad gathered testimony from several of the teenagers, one of whom watched from a distance. According to their testimonies, the boys planned to throw stones at military patrols along the fence, as teenagers in the area often do. They said that when they approached the wall, they saw that one of its gates was open. They thought that, because of this, soldiers must be nearby and tried to find them.
The wall is made up of a primary fence, with secondary rows of barbed wire around it. The barbed wire is meant to prevent access to the primary fence, but, near Budrus, there are several openings in the wire. One boy went through a makeshift opening in the first fence, saw nothing, and came back out. Samir then went through the opening alone, and continued on to the primary fence.
Military sources told the media that Israeli soldiers of the 71st Armored Corps Battalion were concealed in a nearby ambush. B’Tselem’s inquiry showed that the soldiers were on the side of the wall area facing Budrus. According to B’Tselem, when Samir was between the barbed-wire fence and the main fence, four soldiers appeared and the other teenagers fled the scene.
At this point, Samir tried to run away, apparently, but was caught between the two fences. The soldiers called for him to stop and fired in the air. Then they shot at his leg while he was trying to flee. He was wounded and fell to the ground, but, when he tried to continue running, the soldiers shot him again. He was wounded by a bullet in the back and a bullet to the head.
According to Hebrew media reports, the initial investigation by the Israeli military found that ‘Awad was shot in contravention of open-fire regulations, which permit soldiers to use live ammunition only in cases of real and immediate mortal danger.
The reports also stated that there were contradictions among the soldiers’ stories.
The Military Police Investigations Unit has long since completed all aspects of the investigation into the incident, yet, although more than two years have now passed since then, only recently was a decision reached in regard to the case.
On Tuesday, April 14, the Israeli State Attorney’s Office notified the High Court of Justice (HCJ) that, in the case of Palestinian youth Samir ‘Awad, it had decided (“subject to a hearing and to the end of privilege proceedings”) to file an indictment for the minor offense of committing “a reckless and negligent act using a firearm”.
Furthermore, the state’s response did not note which of the soldiers involved was to stand trial.
This is a new low in Israeli authorities’ disregard for the lives of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, B'Tselem further reports. The State Attorney’s Office has sent security forces in the Occupied Territories a clear message: if you kill an unarmed Palestinian who poses no threat, we will do everything to cover it up and ensure impunity. Killing a wounded, fleeing youth who posed no threat by shooting him in the back is not a “reckless and negligent act”.
The disparity between the grave action and the minor offense is incomprehensible and outrageous.
It is also not clear why it took two years and a petition to the HCJ for the authorities to decide to serve this indictment. B'Tselem asks: Had the petition not been filed, would the Military Advocate General’s (MAG’s) Corps have continued to drag its feet? When, exactly, were the authorities planning to end this sorry affair?
See also: 02/02/15 Hit and Run on B'Tselem Photographer in Hebron
Israeli State Attorney: 'Awad's killing merely “reckless and negligent”
On the 5th of January, 2013, sixteen-year-old Samir ‘Awad was killed by Israeli soldiers near the apartheid wall in the occupied West Bank village of Budrus.
According to Israeli-based human rights group, B'Tselem, Samir was shot three times, although he posed no danger to anyone.
That morning, following his last examination before school’s mid-year break, Samir went with a few friends to the walled area south-west of Budrus, about 300 meters from the school. B’Tselem field researcher Iyad Hadad gathered testimony from several of the teenagers, one of whom watched from a distance. According to their testimonies, the boys planned to throw stones at military patrols along the fence, as teenagers in the area often do. They said that when they approached the wall, they saw that one of its gates was open. They thought that, because of this, soldiers must be nearby and tried to find them.
The wall is made up of a primary fence, with secondary rows of barbed wire around it. The barbed wire is meant to prevent access to the primary fence, but, near Budrus, there are several openings in the wire. One boy went through a makeshift opening in the first fence, saw nothing, and came back out. Samir then went through the opening alone, and continued on to the primary fence.
Military sources told the media that Israeli soldiers of the 71st Armored Corps Battalion were concealed in a nearby ambush. B’Tselem’s inquiry showed that the soldiers were on the side of the wall area facing Budrus. According to B’Tselem, when Samir was between the barbed-wire fence and the main fence, four soldiers appeared and the other teenagers fled the scene.
At this point, Samir tried to run away, apparently, but was caught between the two fences. The soldiers called for him to stop and fired in the air. Then they shot at his leg while he was trying to flee. He was wounded and fell to the ground, but, when he tried to continue running, the soldiers shot him again. He was wounded by a bullet in the back and a bullet to the head.
According to Hebrew media reports, the initial investigation by the Israeli military found that ‘Awad was shot in contravention of open-fire regulations, which permit soldiers to use live ammunition only in cases of real and immediate mortal danger.
The reports also stated that there were contradictions among the soldiers’ stories.
The Military Police Investigations Unit has long since completed all aspects of the investigation into the incident, yet, although more than two years have now passed since then, only recently was a decision reached in regard to the case.
On Tuesday, April 14, the Israeli State Attorney’s Office notified the High Court of Justice (HCJ) that, in the case of Palestinian youth Samir ‘Awad, it had decided (“subject to a hearing and to the end of privilege proceedings”) to file an indictment for the minor offense of committing “a reckless and negligent act using a firearm”.
Furthermore, the state’s response did not note which of the soldiers involved was to stand trial.
This is a new low in Israeli authorities’ disregard for the lives of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, B'Tselem further reports. The State Attorney’s Office has sent security forces in the Occupied Territories a clear message: if you kill an unarmed Palestinian who poses no threat, we will do everything to cover it up and ensure impunity. Killing a wounded, fleeing youth who posed no threat by shooting him in the back is not a “reckless and negligent act”.
The disparity between the grave action and the minor offense is incomprehensible and outrageous.
It is also not clear why it took two years and a petition to the HCJ for the authorities to decide to serve this indictment. B'Tselem asks: Had the petition not been filed, would the Military Advocate General’s (MAG’s) Corps have continued to drag its feet? When, exactly, were the authorities planning to end this sorry affair?
See also: 02/02/15 Hit and Run on B'Tselem Photographer in Hebron
