28 apr 2016
Palestinian medical sources confirmed that the Palestinian woman, who was killed by Israeli army fire, on Wednesday, did not carry an explosive belt as the army claimed, but was instead five months pregnant, and “her only fault was walking the wrong route and not understanding Hebrew.”
The Israeli police and army tried to come up with various allegations, including the usual claim of “carrying a knife,” and then tried to claim that she “was wearing an explosive belt,” while the only thing she “carried” was her fetus.
The slain woman has been identified as Maram Saleh Abu Ismael, 24, a mother of two children; Sarah, 6, and Remas, 4. Her brother, Ibrahim Taha, only sixteen years of age, was also killed as he was walking with her, heading to Jerusalem, after she obtained for the first time, a permit to enter the city.
In contrary to the Israeli allegation that Maram “carried a knife,” and the second allegation of “carrying an explosive,” eyewitnesses said the two victims walked the wrong route while heading to the Qalandia terminal, as they took the route that is only used for vehicles, instead of the pedestrian path.
The soldiers then started shouting in Hebrew, a language neither Maram nor her brother understood, and the woman just froze from fear before the soldiers started firing at her, and when her brother rushed to rescue her, the soldiers shot him too, and both were left to bleed to death.
The two were tens of meters away from the soldiers, and contrary to military allegations, did not attempt to attack any soldier or officer.
Ahmad Taha, an eyewitness from Jerusalem said that after the soldiers shot the pregnant woman and her brother, they retreated a few meters back, and fired several additional live rounds on them, “confirming the kill.”
“There was no stabbing attempt, and no reason for the army to shoot, the soldiers shot them from a distance, and later fired more rounds to confirm the kill,” Ahmad said, “The soldiers then placed two knives next to the lifeless body of the pregnant woman, and shortly after that, the police published pictures showing three knives!”
Mohammad Ahmad, a bus driver who witnessed the shooting, said an Israeli soldier, who standing behind a large concrete block, shot the woman from a distance of more than twenty meters.
“Neither the woman, nor her brother, posed any threat to the lives of the soldiers,” Ahmad stated, “They were far away from the nearest soldier, and did not pose any threat to them – they just walked the wrong route.”
The slain brother and his sister are from Qotna village, northwest of occupied Jerusalem; Maram is Married and living with her husband and children in Beit Surik nearby village.
It is worth mentioning that a Palestinian ambulance rushed to the scene, but the soldiers closed the entire area, and prevented them from approaching the two Palestinians, who eventually bled to death.
More than an hour after the shooting, Israeli military medics placed the corpses of the two Palestinians in black bags, and took them away.
One day before this fatal shooting, a Palestinian man in his sixty nearly faced the same deadly fate when he walked this same wrong route, but when the soldiers started shouting at him he understood them because he speaks and understand Hebrew very well.
Barhoum slams PA’s silence over Israeli bloodshed
Hamas on Wednesday slammed the world’s silence over Israel’s cold-blooded execution of a Palestinian girl and her brother at the Qalandiya checkpoint earlier in the day.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in a press statement: “The silence maintained by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its president Mahmoud Abbas, along with the PA-Israel security coordination, gave the Israeli occupation a push to shed more Palestinian blood.”
“Such a crime shall not go without punishment,” said Barhoum. “It has to usher in a new phase in armed resistance across the occupied West Bank so as to defend Palestinian children, lands, and holy sites against the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation and its settler gangs.”
23-year-old Maram Salah Abu Ismail, a mother of two kids, and her 16-year-old brother Ibrahim Saleh Taha were shot dead by the Israeli occupation soldiers near the Qalandiya checkpoint, in northern Occupied Jerusalem, on Wednesday morning.
The Israeli police and army tried to come up with various allegations, including the usual claim of “carrying a knife,” and then tried to claim that she “was wearing an explosive belt,” while the only thing she “carried” was her fetus.
The slain woman has been identified as Maram Saleh Abu Ismael, 24, a mother of two children; Sarah, 6, and Remas, 4. Her brother, Ibrahim Taha, only sixteen years of age, was also killed as he was walking with her, heading to Jerusalem, after she obtained for the first time, a permit to enter the city.
In contrary to the Israeli allegation that Maram “carried a knife,” and the second allegation of “carrying an explosive,” eyewitnesses said the two victims walked the wrong route while heading to the Qalandia terminal, as they took the route that is only used for vehicles, instead of the pedestrian path.
The soldiers then started shouting in Hebrew, a language neither Maram nor her brother understood, and the woman just froze from fear before the soldiers started firing at her, and when her brother rushed to rescue her, the soldiers shot him too, and both were left to bleed to death.
The two were tens of meters away from the soldiers, and contrary to military allegations, did not attempt to attack any soldier or officer.
Ahmad Taha, an eyewitness from Jerusalem said that after the soldiers shot the pregnant woman and her brother, they retreated a few meters back, and fired several additional live rounds on them, “confirming the kill.”
“There was no stabbing attempt, and no reason for the army to shoot, the soldiers shot them from a distance, and later fired more rounds to confirm the kill,” Ahmad said, “The soldiers then placed two knives next to the lifeless body of the pregnant woman, and shortly after that, the police published pictures showing three knives!”
Mohammad Ahmad, a bus driver who witnessed the shooting, said an Israeli soldier, who standing behind a large concrete block, shot the woman from a distance of more than twenty meters.
“Neither the woman, nor her brother, posed any threat to the lives of the soldiers,” Ahmad stated, “They were far away from the nearest soldier, and did not pose any threat to them – they just walked the wrong route.”
The slain brother and his sister are from Qotna village, northwest of occupied Jerusalem; Maram is Married and living with her husband and children in Beit Surik nearby village.
It is worth mentioning that a Palestinian ambulance rushed to the scene, but the soldiers closed the entire area, and prevented them from approaching the two Palestinians, who eventually bled to death.
More than an hour after the shooting, Israeli military medics placed the corpses of the two Palestinians in black bags, and took them away.
One day before this fatal shooting, a Palestinian man in his sixty nearly faced the same deadly fate when he walked this same wrong route, but when the soldiers started shouting at him he understood them because he speaks and understand Hebrew very well.
Barhoum slams PA’s silence over Israeli bloodshed
Hamas on Wednesday slammed the world’s silence over Israel’s cold-blooded execution of a Palestinian girl and her brother at the Qalandiya checkpoint earlier in the day.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in a press statement: “The silence maintained by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its president Mahmoud Abbas, along with the PA-Israel security coordination, gave the Israeli occupation a push to shed more Palestinian blood.”
“Such a crime shall not go without punishment,” said Barhoum. “It has to usher in a new phase in armed resistance across the occupied West Bank so as to defend Palestinian children, lands, and holy sites against the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation and its settler gangs.”
23-year-old Maram Salah Abu Ismail, a mother of two kids, and her 16-year-old brother Ibrahim Saleh Taha were shot dead by the Israeli occupation soldiers near the Qalandiya checkpoint, in northern Occupied Jerusalem, on Wednesday morning.
27 apr 2016
The spokesperson claimed the officers ordered the suspects to halt before opening fire on and injuring the two.
An eyewitness told Ma'an that Israeli forces fired more than 15 rounds into the woman’s body and confirmed her death.
Witnesses are heard in video footage of the scene following the incident claiming that a Palestinian boy approached the woman after she was killed before being shot by Israeli forces as well.
Israeli media reports confirmed the child died shortly after.
The Palestinian Red Crescent told Ma’an that Israeli forces denied Palestinian paramedics access to the woman and child for medical treatment.
The woman was identified as 24-year-old Maram Salih Hassan Abu Ismail.
The incident marks the first alleged attack since a Palestinian from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem carried out a bus bombing in Jerusalem last week, dying later from his wounds and leaving 20 injured.
The attacks come despite an apparent lull in a wave of violence that spread across the occupied Palestinian territory in October, marked by small-scale attacks carried out by Palestinian youth, the majority on Israeli military targets.
The violence has left nearly 30 Israelis and 200 Palestinians dead. According to the UN, investigations into a number of Palestinian deaths since October showed that Israeli forces have in a number of instances implemented a policy of extrajudicial execution, shooting dead Palestinians who did not present imminent threat at the time of their death.
Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians At The Qalandia Terminal
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Wednesday, a young Palestinian woman and a man at the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied Jerusalem. The soldiers fired more than fifteen bullets targeting the woman, and prevented Palestinian medics from approaching the two.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the slain woman has been identified as Maram Saleh Abu Ismael, 24, from Beit Surik town, north of occupied Jerusalem; she is a mother of two daughters identified as Sarah and Rimas.
The young man remained unidentified until the time of this report; Israeli sources said, so far, there is no known relation between the two.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired a barrage of bullets on the two Palestinians, and left them bleeding on the ground, in addition to preventing Palestinian medics from even approaching them, after declaring the area a closed military zone.
They added that the soldiers fired at least twenty rounds on the two Palestinians from a distance, and did not even approach them.
The Israeli Police said members of the Border Guard Units, opened fire on the Palestinian woman as she “walked towards the roadblock holding a knife in her hand.”
The soldiers later started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades on dozens of Palestinians in the area, in order to force them away.
Israeli media sources said the army has been on high alert allegedly after receiving information about an attack that would be carried out by a “Palestinian with an explosive belt.”
They added that the alleged planned attack could target Israeli soldiers, and medics who rush to the area of the attack, by detonating the explosive belt among them.
According to Israeli daily Haaretz, the two Palestinians “were ordered to stop, but continued to approach soldiers in a drive-through lane, not intended for pedestrians.”
It added that the police said the woman had her hand inside her bag, while the man had his hand behind his back.
Haaretz also said that the two eventually heeded to the demand to stop, and that the soldiers then turned away but the woman “pulled out a knife and threw it at one of the soldiers, before the army and police guards shot the two.”
An eyewitness told Ma'an that Israeli forces fired more than 15 rounds into the woman’s body and confirmed her death.
Witnesses are heard in video footage of the scene following the incident claiming that a Palestinian boy approached the woman after she was killed before being shot by Israeli forces as well.
Israeli media reports confirmed the child died shortly after.
The Palestinian Red Crescent told Ma’an that Israeli forces denied Palestinian paramedics access to the woman and child for medical treatment.
The woman was identified as 24-year-old Maram Salih Hassan Abu Ismail.
The incident marks the first alleged attack since a Palestinian from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem carried out a bus bombing in Jerusalem last week, dying later from his wounds and leaving 20 injured.
The attacks come despite an apparent lull in a wave of violence that spread across the occupied Palestinian territory in October, marked by small-scale attacks carried out by Palestinian youth, the majority on Israeli military targets.
The violence has left nearly 30 Israelis and 200 Palestinians dead. According to the UN, investigations into a number of Palestinian deaths since October showed that Israeli forces have in a number of instances implemented a policy of extrajudicial execution, shooting dead Palestinians who did not present imminent threat at the time of their death.
Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians At The Qalandia Terminal
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Wednesday, a young Palestinian woman and a man at the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied Jerusalem. The soldiers fired more than fifteen bullets targeting the woman, and prevented Palestinian medics from approaching the two.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the slain woman has been identified as Maram Saleh Abu Ismael, 24, from Beit Surik town, north of occupied Jerusalem; she is a mother of two daughters identified as Sarah and Rimas.
The young man remained unidentified until the time of this report; Israeli sources said, so far, there is no known relation between the two.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired a barrage of bullets on the two Palestinians, and left them bleeding on the ground, in addition to preventing Palestinian medics from even approaching them, after declaring the area a closed military zone.
They added that the soldiers fired at least twenty rounds on the two Palestinians from a distance, and did not even approach them.
The Israeli Police said members of the Border Guard Units, opened fire on the Palestinian woman as she “walked towards the roadblock holding a knife in her hand.”
The soldiers later started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades on dozens of Palestinians in the area, in order to force them away.
Israeli media sources said the army has been on high alert allegedly after receiving information about an attack that would be carried out by a “Palestinian with an explosive belt.”
They added that the alleged planned attack could target Israeli soldiers, and medics who rush to the area of the attack, by detonating the explosive belt among them.
According to Israeli daily Haaretz, the two Palestinians “were ordered to stop, but continued to approach soldiers in a drive-through lane, not intended for pedestrians.”
It added that the police said the woman had her hand inside her bag, while the man had his hand behind his back.
Haaretz also said that the two eventually heeded to the demand to stop, and that the soldiers then turned away but the woman “pulled out a knife and threw it at one of the soldiers, before the army and police guards shot the two.”
14 apr 2016
Ibrahim Baradiya 50
A Palestinian ex-prisoner was shot and killed on Thursday by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at the entrance of al-Arroub refugee camp north of al-Khalil after an alleged stabbing attack. Palestinian medical sources identified the slain Palestinian as 50-year-old Ibrahim Baradiya.
According to the PIC news reporter, Israeli forces prevented locals from approaching the slain body and blocked its delivery to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Baradiya, from al-Khalil, is an ex-prisoner who served long years behind Israeli bars.
Israeli media sources claimed that Israeli forces opened fire at a Palestinian man after he allegedly tried to attack an Israeli soldier with an ax at the entrance to al-Arroub camp.
Baradiya is the first Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces since the March 24 killing of Abd al-Fattah Yusri al-Sharif, 21, which sparked international outrage after footage was released showing an Israeli soldier shooting al-Sharif in the head while the young Palestinian was lying wounded and motionless on the ground after allegedly stabbing an Israeli soldier.
Following the alleged attack, Israeli forces closed all entrances leading to the refugee camp and deployed in large numbers in the area.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces chased a Palestinian woman for allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attack at Gush Etzion checkpoint.
Along the same line, Israeli police detained two Palestinian boys for allegedly planning a stab attack in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon.
Israeli police spokesperson Luba al-Samri claimed that Israeli police and border guards suspected two boys who were later identified as 12-year-old Palestinian children from occupied Jerusalem.
Al-Samri added that police stopped and searched them and found three knives, in addition to a farewell letter written by one of the boys to his family. After initial interrogation, police found that the two boys were planning a "terrorist" attack, al-Samri claimed.
According to prisoners’ rights organization Addameer, 406 of the 7,000 Palestinians currently held in Israeli prisons are minors. An estimated 108 of those youngsters are under the age of 16.
A Palestinian ex-prisoner was shot and killed on Thursday by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at the entrance of al-Arroub refugee camp north of al-Khalil after an alleged stabbing attack. Palestinian medical sources identified the slain Palestinian as 50-year-old Ibrahim Baradiya.
According to the PIC news reporter, Israeli forces prevented locals from approaching the slain body and blocked its delivery to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Baradiya, from al-Khalil, is an ex-prisoner who served long years behind Israeli bars.
Israeli media sources claimed that Israeli forces opened fire at a Palestinian man after he allegedly tried to attack an Israeli soldier with an ax at the entrance to al-Arroub camp.
Baradiya is the first Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces since the March 24 killing of Abd al-Fattah Yusri al-Sharif, 21, which sparked international outrage after footage was released showing an Israeli soldier shooting al-Sharif in the head while the young Palestinian was lying wounded and motionless on the ground after allegedly stabbing an Israeli soldier.
Following the alleged attack, Israeli forces closed all entrances leading to the refugee camp and deployed in large numbers in the area.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces chased a Palestinian woman for allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attack at Gush Etzion checkpoint.
Along the same line, Israeli police detained two Palestinian boys for allegedly planning a stab attack in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon.
Israeli police spokesperson Luba al-Samri claimed that Israeli police and border guards suspected two boys who were later identified as 12-year-old Palestinian children from occupied Jerusalem.
Al-Samri added that police stopped and searched them and found three knives, in addition to a farewell letter written by one of the boys to his family. After initial interrogation, police found that the two boys were planning a "terrorist" attack, al-Samri claimed.
According to prisoners’ rights organization Addameer, 406 of the 7,000 Palestinians currently held in Israeli prisons are minors. An estimated 108 of those youngsters are under the age of 16.
28 mar 2016
Muhammad Abed 47
A field commander in the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, died on Monday of wounds he sustained in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip in 2006.
In a statement, Islamic Jihad identified the man as Muhammad Abed, 47, from Jabaliya refugee camp.
No further details were provided on the nature of his injury or how they were sustained.
The beleaguered Gaza Strip saw heavy fighting with Israel in 2006, particularly after Hamas won national Palestinian elections. Hamas later fought its way to power in the coastal enclave, resulting in an Israeli military blockade that has been in place since.
A field commander in the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, died on Monday of wounds he sustained in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip in 2006.
In a statement, Islamic Jihad identified the man as Muhammad Abed, 47, from Jabaliya refugee camp.
No further details were provided on the nature of his injury or how they were sustained.
The beleaguered Gaza Strip saw heavy fighting with Israel in 2006, particularly after Hamas won national Palestinian elections. Hamas later fought its way to power in the coastal enclave, resulting in an Israeli military blockade that has been in place since.
24 mar 2016
Abdel Fattah al-Sharif
Two Palestinian youths were shot dead by the Israeli occupation troops on Thursday morning in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil on allegations that they attempted to stab an occupation soldier.
According to the Israeli 0404 news site, the occupation soldiers fired multiple gunshots at two Palestinian youths after they carried out an anti-occupation attack in Tel Rumeida, in al-Khalil.
Two Palestinian youths were shot dead by the Israeli occupation troops on Thursday morning in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil on allegations that they attempted to stab an occupation soldier.
According to the Israeli 0404 news site, the occupation soldiers fired multiple gunshots at two Palestinian youths after they carried out an anti-occupation attack in Tel Rumeida, in al-Khalil.
Ramsey Qasrawi 21
An Israeli soldier sustained light-to-moderate injuries in the alleged anti-occupation stabbing.
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the piece of news but did not identify the casualties yet. According to the PIC news correspondent, the occupation forces prevented Palestinian citizens from approaching the scene to evacuate the casualties to hospital, leaving them bleeding on the ground to death.
The Israeli army further banned Palestinian ambulance crews from assisting the two youngsters. The Israeli soldier was, however, immediately rushed to hospital.
Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians In Hebron
An Israeli soldier sustained light-to-moderate injuries in the alleged anti-occupation stabbing.
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the piece of news but did not identify the casualties yet. According to the PIC news correspondent, the occupation forces prevented Palestinian citizens from approaching the scene to evacuate the casualties to hospital, leaving them bleeding on the ground to death.
The Israeli army further banned Palestinian ambulance crews from assisting the two youngsters. The Israeli soldier was, however, immediately rushed to hospital.
Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians In Hebron
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Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Thursday morning, two young Palestinian men, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, allegedly after they attacked Israeli soldiers, mildly wounding one.
According to the army, the soldiers opened fire on the two Palestinians, and killed them, after they stabbed one soldier in Tal Romeida neighborhood. They have been identified as Ramzi Aziz Qasrawi, 21, and Abdul-Fattah Yosri Sharif, 21. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers opened fire at random, wounding several Palestinians who were walking in the area during the reported attack. Talking to Maan News, an eyewitness said he heard the gunshots, |
stepped out of his home and saw several soldiers surrounding the two wounded Palestinians as they were on the ground, bleeding, before a soldier walked close to one of them, who was still moving, and shot him in the head.
Israeli media sources said the incident took place near a military roadblock in Tal Romeida neighborhood, in Hebron city.
Israeli medics of the Magen David Adom said the soldier was attacked at the entrance of Tal Romeida, and suffered moderate stab wounds in his arm and shoulder, before he was moved to a hospital in a stable condition.
The army closed the Shuhada roadblock, completely sealed the Shuhada Street, and prevented Palestinian medics, who rushed to the scene, from reaching the two Palestinians.
It is worth mentioning that the army has killed 61 Palestinian, in Hebron, since October 1st, 2015.
Earlier on Thursday, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Sufian Zaki Odah Bahar, 44, after breaking into his home and searching it. Bahar is a director of the Beit Ummar Society for Orphans.
The army also summoned Mohammad Mahmoud Awad, 26, Issam Mohammad Bahar, 19, and Mohammad Abdul-Jawad Ekhlayyel, 24, for interrogation in the Etzion military base.
It is worth mentioning that the army has kidnaped fifteen Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, on Thursday at dawn; three were kidnapped in Ya’bad near Jenin, one in Nablus, two in Salfit, seven in Ramallah and two in Hebron.
Israeli media sources said the incident took place near a military roadblock in Tal Romeida neighborhood, in Hebron city.
Israeli medics of the Magen David Adom said the soldier was attacked at the entrance of Tal Romeida, and suffered moderate stab wounds in his arm and shoulder, before he was moved to a hospital in a stable condition.
The army closed the Shuhada roadblock, completely sealed the Shuhada Street, and prevented Palestinian medics, who rushed to the scene, from reaching the two Palestinians.
It is worth mentioning that the army has killed 61 Palestinian, in Hebron, since October 1st, 2015.
Earlier on Thursday, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Sufian Zaki Odah Bahar, 44, after breaking into his home and searching it. Bahar is a director of the Beit Ummar Society for Orphans.
The army also summoned Mohammad Mahmoud Awad, 26, Issam Mohammad Bahar, 19, and Mohammad Abdul-Jawad Ekhlayyel, 24, for interrogation in the Etzion military base.
It is worth mentioning that the army has kidnaped fifteen Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, on Thursday at dawn; three were kidnapped in Ya’bad near Jenin, one in Nablus, two in Salfit, seven in Ramallah and two in Hebron.
19 mar 2016
Abdullah Muhammad al-Ajlouni 17
A Palestinian young man was killed after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier on Saturday morning near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil city.
According to Israeli news reports, the stabbing attack happened near Abul-Rish checkpoint, which leads to the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
The Palestinian ministry of health was informed about the killing of a Palestinian citizen near the Ibrahimi Mosque, but his identity is still unknown.
Palestinian youth killed in Hebron after alleged stab attack
A Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli forces near an illegal settlement in the southern occupied West Bank on Saturday after he allegedly stabbed a soldier, Israeli security sources said.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said Israeli border police at Abu al-Rish checkpoint near the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement on the outskirts of Hebron noticed a “suspicious” young Palestinian. When asked to show his identity card, the Palestinian “pulled out a knife” and stabbed a soldier, lightly injuring him in the head, al-Samri added.
Other soldiers fired at the youth, killing him.
The victim's brother told Ma'an the young Palestinian was 18-year-old Abdullah Muhammad al-Ajlouni from Hebron.
Witnesses told Ma’an that the soldiers "showered" al-Ajlouni with bullets, adding that Israeli forces had closed all entrances to the Ibrahimi mosque in the old city of Hebron following the attack.
Shortly after the killing, Israeli forces closed down several roads in Hebron. Locals told Ma'an Israeli forces closed an iron gate at the entrance of al-Fahs road in southern Hebron, as well as another gate at the entrance of Farsh al-Hawa neighborhood in the western part of the city. A major road on the eastern outskirts of Hebron was also shut off with earth mounds.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed that "a few" roads had been blocked in Hebron.
According to Ma'an reports, at least 201 Palestinian to have been killed since violence increased in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel in October, with a wave of small-scale attacks and attempted attacks, the majority carried out by Palestinian individuals on Israeli military targets. Almost 30 Israelis have been killed during the same time period.
The settlement of Kiryat Arba has been the scene of several recent alleged attacks. On Monday, three Palestinians, including an 18-year-old, were killed in short succession at a bus station outside of Kiryat Arba after two of them opened fire on soldiers and another allegedly carried out a "ram attack" with his vehicle.
US and Israeli officials have criticized Palestinian leadership for failing to condemn a number of attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals -- the majority of which have been carried out on military targets -- while critics say Israel has practiced a policy of extrajudicial executions of Palestinians.
Earlier this year, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned the wave of attacks, but said that Israeli security measures were failing to "address the profound sense of alienation and despair driving some Palestinians -- especially young people."
He added: "As oppressed peoples have demonstrated throughout the ages, it is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism."
A Palestinian young man was killed after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier on Saturday morning near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil city.
According to Israeli news reports, the stabbing attack happened near Abul-Rish checkpoint, which leads to the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
The Palestinian ministry of health was informed about the killing of a Palestinian citizen near the Ibrahimi Mosque, but his identity is still unknown.
Palestinian youth killed in Hebron after alleged stab attack
A Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli forces near an illegal settlement in the southern occupied West Bank on Saturday after he allegedly stabbed a soldier, Israeli security sources said.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said Israeli border police at Abu al-Rish checkpoint near the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement on the outskirts of Hebron noticed a “suspicious” young Palestinian. When asked to show his identity card, the Palestinian “pulled out a knife” and stabbed a soldier, lightly injuring him in the head, al-Samri added.
Other soldiers fired at the youth, killing him.
The victim's brother told Ma'an the young Palestinian was 18-year-old Abdullah Muhammad al-Ajlouni from Hebron.
Witnesses told Ma’an that the soldiers "showered" al-Ajlouni with bullets, adding that Israeli forces had closed all entrances to the Ibrahimi mosque in the old city of Hebron following the attack.
Shortly after the killing, Israeli forces closed down several roads in Hebron. Locals told Ma'an Israeli forces closed an iron gate at the entrance of al-Fahs road in southern Hebron, as well as another gate at the entrance of Farsh al-Hawa neighborhood in the western part of the city. A major road on the eastern outskirts of Hebron was also shut off with earth mounds.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed that "a few" roads had been blocked in Hebron.
According to Ma'an reports, at least 201 Palestinian to have been killed since violence increased in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel in October, with a wave of small-scale attacks and attempted attacks, the majority carried out by Palestinian individuals on Israeli military targets. Almost 30 Israelis have been killed during the same time period.
The settlement of Kiryat Arba has been the scene of several recent alleged attacks. On Monday, three Palestinians, including an 18-year-old, were killed in short succession at a bus station outside of Kiryat Arba after two of them opened fire on soldiers and another allegedly carried out a "ram attack" with his vehicle.
US and Israeli officials have criticized Palestinian leadership for failing to condemn a number of attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals -- the majority of which have been carried out on military targets -- while critics say Israel has practiced a policy of extrajudicial executions of Palestinians.
Earlier this year, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned the wave of attacks, but said that Israeli security measures were failing to "address the profound sense of alienation and despair driving some Palestinians -- especially young people."
He added: "As oppressed peoples have demonstrated throughout the ages, it is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism."
18 mar 2016
Mahmud Ahmad Abu Fanunah 21
A Palestinian man was shot dead after allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction, shortly after two Palestinians were detained on suspicions of planning an attack in the illegal Shaare Benjamin settlement.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that an "assailant armed with a knife exited his vehicle and charged at soldiers" at the Gush Etzion junction southwest of Bethlehem, with soldiers opening fire, killing the man and "foiling" the alleged attack.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces opened fire on and killed a Palestinian man in his 20s while he was driving near the junction.
One witness said the Palestinian had been driving alongside an Israeli settler who stopped his car at the junction in order to speak to soldiers there and pointed to the Palestinian's car.
The witness said the Palestinian also stopped his car and had just stepped out -- "not holding anything in his hands" -- when Israeli forces opened fire, killing him on the spot.
No Israeli injuries were reported.
The Palestinian was identified as Mahmud Ahmad Abu Fanunah, 21, from the Hebron district.
Shortly afterward, Israeli police said they detained two Palestinian minors near the entrance of the industrial zone of the illegal settlement of Shaare Binyamin northeast of Jerusalem for allegedly carrying knives.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said Israeli troops spotted two youths exiting a car with Palestinian plates in the area.
The youths raised the suspicions of the forces, who searched them and found two knives in their possession, al-Samri said, adding that "initial investigations" indicated they had been planning to carry out a stabbing attack.
The Palestinian youths were taken into custody, and Israeli forces were searching for the individual who drove them to Shaare Binyamin, al-Samri said.
The locations where both Friday's incidents took place have been the site of a number of deaths since a surge of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory last October.
The Gush Etzion junction -- the entrance point to the illegal Gush Etzion settlement bloc -- has seen numerous deadly encounters that have left over 10 Palestinians and three Israelis dead.
Last month, two 14-year-old Palestinians were shot dead after carrying out an attack in a Rami Levi supermarket located in Shaare Benyamin industrial zone that killed one Israeli.
IOF shoots, kills Palestinian at Gush Etzion junction
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and killed a Palestinian young man for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction on Friday evening.
The shooting came shortly after two Palestinians were detained on suspicion of planning an anti-occupation attack in Shaare Binyamin illegal settlement north of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli media sources claimed that Israeli forces stationed at the Gush Etzion junction southwest of Bethlehem opened fire at a Palestinian youngster, killing the man and "foiling" the alleged stabbing attack.
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the victim as Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Fanunah, 21, from al-Khalil.
Following the incident, IOF soldiers violently stormed Abu Fanunah’s house south of al-Khalil and questioned his family members. According to the PIC reporter, three journalists were arrested at Gush Etzion junction for unknown reasons.
Shortly afterwards, Israeli police declared the arrest of two Palestinian minors near the entrance of the industrial zone of the illegal settlement of Shaare Binyamin northeast of occupied Jerusalem for allegedly carrying knives. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said Israeli troops spotted two youths exiting a car with Palestinian plates in the area.
The youths raised the suspicion of the forces, who searched them and found two knives in their possession, al-Samri claimed, adding that "initial investigations" indicated they had been planning to carry out a stabbing attack.”
More than 185 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada on October 1, 2015 raising international concerns over the excessive, even extreme, use of force against Palestinian protesters. Israeli forces have carried out a series of unlawful killings of Palestinians using intentional lethal force without justification, said Amnesty International, based on the findings of an ongoing research trip to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The organization has documented in depth at least several incidents in which Palestinians were deliberately shot dead by Israeli forces when they posed no imminent threat to life, in what appear to have been extrajudicial executions.
A Palestinian man was shot dead after allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction, shortly after two Palestinians were detained on suspicions of planning an attack in the illegal Shaare Benjamin settlement.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that an "assailant armed with a knife exited his vehicle and charged at soldiers" at the Gush Etzion junction southwest of Bethlehem, with soldiers opening fire, killing the man and "foiling" the alleged attack.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces opened fire on and killed a Palestinian man in his 20s while he was driving near the junction.
One witness said the Palestinian had been driving alongside an Israeli settler who stopped his car at the junction in order to speak to soldiers there and pointed to the Palestinian's car.
The witness said the Palestinian also stopped his car and had just stepped out -- "not holding anything in his hands" -- when Israeli forces opened fire, killing him on the spot.
No Israeli injuries were reported.
The Palestinian was identified as Mahmud Ahmad Abu Fanunah, 21, from the Hebron district.
Shortly afterward, Israeli police said they detained two Palestinian minors near the entrance of the industrial zone of the illegal settlement of Shaare Binyamin northeast of Jerusalem for allegedly carrying knives.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said Israeli troops spotted two youths exiting a car with Palestinian plates in the area.
The youths raised the suspicions of the forces, who searched them and found two knives in their possession, al-Samri said, adding that "initial investigations" indicated they had been planning to carry out a stabbing attack.
The Palestinian youths were taken into custody, and Israeli forces were searching for the individual who drove them to Shaare Binyamin, al-Samri said.
The locations where both Friday's incidents took place have been the site of a number of deaths since a surge of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory last October.
The Gush Etzion junction -- the entrance point to the illegal Gush Etzion settlement bloc -- has seen numerous deadly encounters that have left over 10 Palestinians and three Israelis dead.
Last month, two 14-year-old Palestinians were shot dead after carrying out an attack in a Rami Levi supermarket located in Shaare Benyamin industrial zone that killed one Israeli.
IOF shoots, kills Palestinian at Gush Etzion junction
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and killed a Palestinian young man for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction on Friday evening.
The shooting came shortly after two Palestinians were detained on suspicion of planning an anti-occupation attack in Shaare Binyamin illegal settlement north of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli media sources claimed that Israeli forces stationed at the Gush Etzion junction southwest of Bethlehem opened fire at a Palestinian youngster, killing the man and "foiling" the alleged stabbing attack.
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the victim as Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Fanunah, 21, from al-Khalil.
Following the incident, IOF soldiers violently stormed Abu Fanunah’s house south of al-Khalil and questioned his family members. According to the PIC reporter, three journalists were arrested at Gush Etzion junction for unknown reasons.
Shortly afterwards, Israeli police declared the arrest of two Palestinian minors near the entrance of the industrial zone of the illegal settlement of Shaare Binyamin northeast of occupied Jerusalem for allegedly carrying knives. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said Israeli troops spotted two youths exiting a car with Palestinian plates in the area.
The youths raised the suspicion of the forces, who searched them and found two knives in their possession, al-Samri claimed, adding that "initial investigations" indicated they had been planning to carry out a stabbing attack.”
More than 185 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada on October 1, 2015 raising international concerns over the excessive, even extreme, use of force against Palestinian protesters. Israeli forces have carried out a series of unlawful killings of Palestinians using intentional lethal force without justification, said Amnesty International, based on the findings of an ongoing research trip to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The organization has documented in depth at least several incidents in which Palestinians were deliberately shot dead by Israeli forces when they posed no imminent threat to life, in what appear to have been extrajudicial executions.