18 jan 2018
Ahmad Ismael Jarrar 31
The young man killed by Israeli soldiers in a pre-dawn raid in Jenin has been identified as Ahmad Ismael Jarrar, 31 – the cousin of the man that the Israeli forces were targeting.
The soldiers conducted the raid allegedly to extrajudicially execute a man (Ahmad Nasr Jarrar, 22) accused of the murder of an Israeli. But instead, they ended up killing the man’s cousin, Ahmad Ismael Jarrar. The two men look nothing alike, and are ten years separated in age.
How the Israeli soldiers confused the two is unknown, but it has become clear in the hours following the attack that they extrajudicially executed the wrong man.
Even if they had killed the targeted person, extrajudicial assassinations are considered illegal under international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
updated from:
Army Kills A Young Palestinian Man, Injures Several Others, In Jenin
Jan 18, 2018 @ 04:18
Israeli soldiers killed, on Thursday at dawn, a young Palestinian man, after shooting him with live fire, and a shell, in his home, in Wad Burqin area, west of Jenin, as he exchanged fire with them when they surrounded his home.
Israel claims that the Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Nasr Jarrar, 22, participated in the fatal shooting last week, when an Israeli colonist, identified as Rabbi Raziel Shevach, was killed in a drive-by shooting.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad is the son of Nasr Jarrar, who was killed by Israeli army fire in Jenin, in 2002.
Hours after killing Nasr, the soldiers detonated his home, by firing shells and heavy fire at it, then a military bulldozer leveled it, after using loud speakers, ordering the Palestinians in the building to surrender, and abducted them.
After detonating and demolishing the home, the soldiers continued to fire live rounds, while sounds of further explosions could be heard, but the soldiers refused to allow ambulances and firefighters from entering the area.
The invasion and the killing of the young man, led to massive protests, before the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing several injuries, including at least one, who was shot with live fire.
On Wednesday, evening that soldiers invaded Jenin, and Jenin refugee camp, confiscated surveillance recordings, before abducting two Palestinians, and injured many others.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked several stores, and confiscated surveillance recordings, in Jenin city.
At least thirty vehicles participated in the invasion into Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, after the soldiers surrounded, and isolated, many areas.
The young man killed by Israeli soldiers in a pre-dawn raid in Jenin has been identified as Ahmad Ismael Jarrar, 31 – the cousin of the man that the Israeli forces were targeting.
The soldiers conducted the raid allegedly to extrajudicially execute a man (Ahmad Nasr Jarrar, 22) accused of the murder of an Israeli. But instead, they ended up killing the man’s cousin, Ahmad Ismael Jarrar. The two men look nothing alike, and are ten years separated in age.
How the Israeli soldiers confused the two is unknown, but it has become clear in the hours following the attack that they extrajudicially executed the wrong man.
Even if they had killed the targeted person, extrajudicial assassinations are considered illegal under international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
updated from:
Army Kills A Young Palestinian Man, Injures Several Others, In Jenin
Jan 18, 2018 @ 04:18
Israeli soldiers killed, on Thursday at dawn, a young Palestinian man, after shooting him with live fire, and a shell, in his home, in Wad Burqin area, west of Jenin, as he exchanged fire with them when they surrounded his home.
Israel claims that the Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Nasr Jarrar, 22, participated in the fatal shooting last week, when an Israeli colonist, identified as Rabbi Raziel Shevach, was killed in a drive-by shooting.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad is the son of Nasr Jarrar, who was killed by Israeli army fire in Jenin, in 2002.
Hours after killing Nasr, the soldiers detonated his home, by firing shells and heavy fire at it, then a military bulldozer leveled it, after using loud speakers, ordering the Palestinians in the building to surrender, and abducted them.
After detonating and demolishing the home, the soldiers continued to fire live rounds, while sounds of further explosions could be heard, but the soldiers refused to allow ambulances and firefighters from entering the area.
The invasion and the killing of the young man, led to massive protests, before the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing several injuries, including at least one, who was shot with live fire.
On Wednesday, evening that soldiers invaded Jenin, and Jenin refugee camp, confiscated surveillance recordings, before abducting two Palestinians, and injured many others.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked several stores, and confiscated surveillance recordings, in Jenin city.
At least thirty vehicles participated in the invasion into Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, after the soldiers surrounded, and isolated, many areas.
Ahmed Jarrar 22
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday night killed a Palestinian resistance fighter and wounded another during armed clashes in Jenin city, north of the West Bank.
The resistance fighters are accused of carrying out the recent shooting attack that led to the killing of a Jewish settler near a settlement in Nablus, according to the Hebrew media.
Local sources, for their part, affirmed that one Palestinian young man was killed and another was seriously wounded during the clashes in Jenin, adding that two Israeli soldiers were also injured, one critically, during the events.
The Palestinian health ministry identified the slain young man as 22-year-old Ahmed Jarrar.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday night killed a Palestinian resistance fighter and wounded another during armed clashes in Jenin city, north of the West Bank.
The resistance fighters are accused of carrying out the recent shooting attack that led to the killing of a Jewish settler near a settlement in Nablus, according to the Hebrew media.
Local sources, for their part, affirmed that one Palestinian young man was killed and another was seriously wounded during the clashes in Jenin, adding that two Israeli soldiers were also injured, one critically, during the events.
The Palestinian health ministry identified the slain young man as 22-year-old Ahmed Jarrar.
Naser Jarrar
Ahmed is the son of Naser Jarrar, a Palestinian martyr from al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, who was assassinated by the IOF in his wheelchair in 2002 in Tubas city.
Ahmed was accused by the IOF of leading the group who killed the settler in Nablus last week.
Local residents in Jenin said that the IOF used aircrafts and bulldozers during the clashes in Jenin, adding that an exchange of fire took place for long hours in the place.
Later, Palestinian media sources said the IOF detonated the house of Ahmed Jarrar, while residents in the area of clashes said the house was demolished by bulldozers.
IOF withdraws from Jenin after armed clashes with resistance fighters
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday morning withdrew from different areas of Jenin in the West Bank, leaving behind massive destruction to four homes, amid conflicting reports on the number of casualties and detainees.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF destroyed four houses, one partially, seemingly in reprisal for the losses its troops suffered during its operation in Jenin city.
The wife of Hamas-affiliated martyr Naser Jarrar said she saw a body not belonging to her son Ahmed, who was reportedly killed in the armed clashes, adding that she had no other details about her son or anyone else.
Israeli troops from the army and border police on Wednesday night stormed different areas of Jenin, including al-Hadaf neighborhood in the city where they exchanged fire with Palestinian resistance fighters. The clashes continued into an early morning hour on Thursday.
The Hebrew media claimed that one armed Palestinian young man was killed and another was wounded during a shootout with special Israeli forces in Jenin city, adding that two soldiers were also wounded in the events.
Palestinian local sources and the health ministry identified the slain young man at first as Ahmed “Naser” Jarrar, whose father, a senior commander of al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, was assassinated by the IOF in his wheelchair in 2002 in Tubas city during the second intifada (uprising).
Later in the morning, the health ministry claimed that the martyr was 31-year-old Ahmed “Ismail” Jarrar.
Israel’s Channel 10 said that Ahmed Jarrar traded fire from a short distance with soldiers from the Yamam unit and was able to injure two of them, one severely, before he was killed, describing the operation as a harsh night for the Yamam unit.
Army Kills A Young Palestinian Man, Injures Several Others, In Jenin
Israeli soldiers killed, on Thursday at dawn, a young Palestinian man, after shooting him with live fire, and a shell, in his home, in Wad Burqin area, west of Jenin, as he exchanged fire with them when they surrounded his home.
Israel claims that the Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Nasr Jarrar, 22, participated in the fatal shooting last week, when an Israeli colonist, identified as Rabbi Raziel Shevach, was killed in a drive-by shooting.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad is the son of Nasr Jarrar, who was killed by Israeli army fire in Jenin, in 2002.
Hours after killing Nasr, the soldiers detonated his home, by firing shells and heavy fire at it, then a military bulldozer leveled it, after using loud speakers, ordering the Palestinians in the building to surrender, and abducted them.
After detonating and demolishing the home, the soldiers continued to fire live rounds, while sounds of further explosions could be heard, but the soldiers refused to allow ambulances and firefighters from entering the area.
The invasion and the killing of the young man, led to massive protests, before the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing several injuries, including at least one, who was shot with live fire.
On Wednesday, evening that soldiers invaded Jenin, and Jenin refugee camp, confiscated surveillance recordings, before abducting two Palestinians, and injured many others.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked several stores, and confiscated surveillance recordings, in Jenin city.
At least thirty vehicles participated in the invasion into Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, after the soldiers surrounded, and isolated, many areas. Video
Ahmed is the son of Naser Jarrar, a Palestinian martyr from al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, who was assassinated by the IOF in his wheelchair in 2002 in Tubas city.
Ahmed was accused by the IOF of leading the group who killed the settler in Nablus last week.
Local residents in Jenin said that the IOF used aircrafts and bulldozers during the clashes in Jenin, adding that an exchange of fire took place for long hours in the place.
Later, Palestinian media sources said the IOF detonated the house of Ahmed Jarrar, while residents in the area of clashes said the house was demolished by bulldozers.
IOF withdraws from Jenin after armed clashes with resistance fighters
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday morning withdrew from different areas of Jenin in the West Bank, leaving behind massive destruction to four homes, amid conflicting reports on the number of casualties and detainees.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF destroyed four houses, one partially, seemingly in reprisal for the losses its troops suffered during its operation in Jenin city.
The wife of Hamas-affiliated martyr Naser Jarrar said she saw a body not belonging to her son Ahmed, who was reportedly killed in the armed clashes, adding that she had no other details about her son or anyone else.
Israeli troops from the army and border police on Wednesday night stormed different areas of Jenin, including al-Hadaf neighborhood in the city where they exchanged fire with Palestinian resistance fighters. The clashes continued into an early morning hour on Thursday.
The Hebrew media claimed that one armed Palestinian young man was killed and another was wounded during a shootout with special Israeli forces in Jenin city, adding that two soldiers were also wounded in the events.
Palestinian local sources and the health ministry identified the slain young man at first as Ahmed “Naser” Jarrar, whose father, a senior commander of al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, was assassinated by the IOF in his wheelchair in 2002 in Tubas city during the second intifada (uprising).
Later in the morning, the health ministry claimed that the martyr was 31-year-old Ahmed “Ismail” Jarrar.
Israel’s Channel 10 said that Ahmed Jarrar traded fire from a short distance with soldiers from the Yamam unit and was able to injure two of them, one severely, before he was killed, describing the operation as a harsh night for the Yamam unit.
Army Kills A Young Palestinian Man, Injures Several Others, In Jenin
Israeli soldiers killed, on Thursday at dawn, a young Palestinian man, after shooting him with live fire, and a shell, in his home, in Wad Burqin area, west of Jenin, as he exchanged fire with them when they surrounded his home.
Israel claims that the Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Nasr Jarrar, 22, participated in the fatal shooting last week, when an Israeli colonist, identified as Rabbi Raziel Shevach, was killed in a drive-by shooting.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad is the son of Nasr Jarrar, who was killed by Israeli army fire in Jenin, in 2002.
Hours after killing Nasr, the soldiers detonated his home, by firing shells and heavy fire at it, then a military bulldozer leveled it, after using loud speakers, ordering the Palestinians in the building to surrender, and abducted them.
After detonating and demolishing the home, the soldiers continued to fire live rounds, while sounds of further explosions could be heard, but the soldiers refused to allow ambulances and firefighters from entering the area.
The invasion and the killing of the young man, led to massive protests, before the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing several injuries, including at least one, who was shot with live fire.
On Wednesday, evening that soldiers invaded Jenin, and Jenin refugee camp, confiscated surveillance recordings, before abducting two Palestinians, and injured many others.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked several stores, and confiscated surveillance recordings, in Jenin city.
At least thirty vehicles participated in the invasion into Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, after the soldiers surrounded, and isolated, many areas. Video
17 jan 2018
Hadia Mohammad Abu Hilal 5 days
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reported Tuesday that a five-day old baby died in the intensive care unit of the Al-Hilal Emirati Hospital in Gaza.
The infant, Hadia Mohammad Abu Hilal, died because of the lack of special medication required for the respiratory machine to function properly.
Her father, who is a pediatric surgeon at the European Hospital in Gaza, said that the medication needed was Calfactant, which is similar to a natural fluid in the lungs, and helps maintain effective breathing in premature infants whose lungs aren’t fully developed.
The death of the newborn was entirely preventable, according to medical experts, if the hospital’s neo-natal intensive care unit had been properly equipped with the basic medicine for treating premature infants.
This medicine, along with hundreds of others, has been prevented from entering Gaza by Israeli and Egyptian authorities for the past eleven years of siege.
Hundreds of Palestinian patients have died when they were prevented from leaving Gaza for treatment. Many more have died in hospitals in Gaza because of the lack of necessary medicine and equipment. Doctors and surgeons in Gaza complain of ancient equipment that they are unable to replace because of the Israeli and Egyptian siege, and the impossibility of finding spare parts for equipment when it gets broken.
Despite Israeli government assurances that the siege allows for entry of certain medicines, and allows patients to leave, eyewitnesses on the ground contradict the Israeli claims. They say that patients must apply for difficult-to-obtain Israeli permits, wait for hours at remote military bases in the middle of the desert (which is impossible for many patients because of their conditions), and then wait months to cross the Gaza-Egypt border for treatment.
In June of 2017, when 3 babies died in one week, the Hamas party in the Gaza Strip called on the international community to take immediate action to demand that Israel and Egypt end their siege on Gaza, which violates international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention. But no action was taken.
According to the January 2018 report on the Gaza siege by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “The exit of Palestinians from Gaza through the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing declined by almost 50 per cent in 2017 compared with 2016: on average, there were about 7,000 exits per month (as of 30 November), down from 13,200 exits per month in 2016. Prior to the start of the second Intifada in 2000, there were over half a million exits per month from Gaza, primarily for work in Israel.”
The report also stated, “By the end of November 2017, the approval rate for permit applications by Palestinian patients to travel via Erez was 54 per cent, down from 62 per cent in 2016. This is the lowest approval rate since 2006 when the World Health Organization (WHO) began monitoring patient access from Gaza. The decline is occurring alongside a gradual increase in the absolute number of referrals and related permit applications to West Bank hospitals in the wake of stricter constraints via the Rafah crossing.
“Most unsuccessful applications in 2017 were delayed, meaning that they were not processed in time rather than rejected on security grounds, i.e. no response was received by the date of the hospital appointment, requiring patients to re-schedule the missed appointment and submit another permit application. In situations such as cancer treatment, delays can have life-threatening implications for patient health.”
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reported Tuesday that a five-day old baby died in the intensive care unit of the Al-Hilal Emirati Hospital in Gaza.
The infant, Hadia Mohammad Abu Hilal, died because of the lack of special medication required for the respiratory machine to function properly.
Her father, who is a pediatric surgeon at the European Hospital in Gaza, said that the medication needed was Calfactant, which is similar to a natural fluid in the lungs, and helps maintain effective breathing in premature infants whose lungs aren’t fully developed.
The death of the newborn was entirely preventable, according to medical experts, if the hospital’s neo-natal intensive care unit had been properly equipped with the basic medicine for treating premature infants.
This medicine, along with hundreds of others, has been prevented from entering Gaza by Israeli and Egyptian authorities for the past eleven years of siege.
Hundreds of Palestinian patients have died when they were prevented from leaving Gaza for treatment. Many more have died in hospitals in Gaza because of the lack of necessary medicine and equipment. Doctors and surgeons in Gaza complain of ancient equipment that they are unable to replace because of the Israeli and Egyptian siege, and the impossibility of finding spare parts for equipment when it gets broken.
Despite Israeli government assurances that the siege allows for entry of certain medicines, and allows patients to leave, eyewitnesses on the ground contradict the Israeli claims. They say that patients must apply for difficult-to-obtain Israeli permits, wait for hours at remote military bases in the middle of the desert (which is impossible for many patients because of their conditions), and then wait months to cross the Gaza-Egypt border for treatment.
In June of 2017, when 3 babies died in one week, the Hamas party in the Gaza Strip called on the international community to take immediate action to demand that Israel and Egypt end their siege on Gaza, which violates international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention. But no action was taken.
According to the January 2018 report on the Gaza siege by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “The exit of Palestinians from Gaza through the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing declined by almost 50 per cent in 2017 compared with 2016: on average, there were about 7,000 exits per month (as of 30 November), down from 13,200 exits per month in 2016. Prior to the start of the second Intifada in 2000, there were over half a million exits per month from Gaza, primarily for work in Israel.”
The report also stated, “By the end of November 2017, the approval rate for permit applications by Palestinian patients to travel via Erez was 54 per cent, down from 62 per cent in 2016. This is the lowest approval rate since 2006 when the World Health Organization (WHO) began monitoring patient access from Gaza. The decline is occurring alongside a gradual increase in the absolute number of referrals and related permit applications to West Bank hospitals in the wake of stricter constraints via the Rafah crossing.
“Most unsuccessful applications in 2017 were delayed, meaning that they were not processed in time rather than rejected on security grounds, i.e. no response was received by the date of the hospital appointment, requiring patients to re-schedule the missed appointment and submit another permit application. In situations such as cancer treatment, delays can have life-threatening implications for patient health.”
15 jan 2018
Ahmad Salim 24
Palestinian medical sources said that Ahmad Abdul-Jaber Salim, 28, from Jayyous town, was shot with a live round in his head, and died from his serious wounds at Darwish Nazzal hospital, in Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinian protesters, wounding Ahmad in the head, and then fired many gas bombs at Palestinian ambulances and medics.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad is a former political prisoner, who was held by Israel for three years before he was released in 2016, and is a student of the Al-Quds Open University in Qalqilia.
He was the secretary of the “Students Unity Block,” of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP).
Following his death, the soldiers completely closed the main road, and installed many roadblocks in the area.
Many youngsters also hurled stones at Israeli army vehicles and settlers’ cars, while hundreds of Palestinians marched to the hospital protesting his death.
Updated From:
Youth Dies of Wounds Sustained during Qalqilia Clashes
Jan 15, 2018 @ 20:28
The Ministry of Health, on Monday, announced the death of a Palestinian youth who was critically injured in clashes, with Israeli soldiers, that erupted in the town of Jayyous, east of Qalqilia.
Security sources told WAFA that Israeli soldiers fired live rounds towards Palestinians, which resulted in the injury of Ahmad Salim, 24, in the head.
Salim was transferred to Darwish Nazzal hospital and was pronounced dead shortly afterward.
Palestinian youth killed by Israeli gunfire in Qalqilya
A 24-year-old Palestinian man, Ahmad Salim, was killed on Monday evening by Israeli gunfire in clashes that erupted between Palestinians and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in Qalqilya. Meanwhile, three others were arrested by Israeli policemen in Occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced the death of Salim in Jayyous town to the east of Qalqilya. He was shot in the head and moved to hospital in a very critical health condition before he died of his wounds.
Besides, Israeli policemen escorted by soldiers on Monday evening raided Shufat refugee camp in Occupied Jerusalem and showered Palestinian youths with stun grenades and tear gas canisters resulting in violent clashes. A Palestinian minor was arrested as well.
Earlier in the afternoon, two other youths were rounded up in al-Wad Street in Occupied Jerusalem. They were transferred to a detention center in the holy city.
Palestinian medical sources said that Ahmad Abdul-Jaber Salim, 28, from Jayyous town, was shot with a live round in his head, and died from his serious wounds at Darwish Nazzal hospital, in Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinian protesters, wounding Ahmad in the head, and then fired many gas bombs at Palestinian ambulances and medics.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad is a former political prisoner, who was held by Israel for three years before he was released in 2016, and is a student of the Al-Quds Open University in Qalqilia.
He was the secretary of the “Students Unity Block,” of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP).
Following his death, the soldiers completely closed the main road, and installed many roadblocks in the area.
Many youngsters also hurled stones at Israeli army vehicles and settlers’ cars, while hundreds of Palestinians marched to the hospital protesting his death.
Updated From:
Youth Dies of Wounds Sustained during Qalqilia Clashes
Jan 15, 2018 @ 20:28
The Ministry of Health, on Monday, announced the death of a Palestinian youth who was critically injured in clashes, with Israeli soldiers, that erupted in the town of Jayyous, east of Qalqilia.
Security sources told WAFA that Israeli soldiers fired live rounds towards Palestinians, which resulted in the injury of Ahmad Salim, 24, in the head.
Salim was transferred to Darwish Nazzal hospital and was pronounced dead shortly afterward.
Palestinian youth killed by Israeli gunfire in Qalqilya
A 24-year-old Palestinian man, Ahmad Salim, was killed on Monday evening by Israeli gunfire in clashes that erupted between Palestinians and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in Qalqilya. Meanwhile, three others were arrested by Israeli policemen in Occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced the death of Salim in Jayyous town to the east of Qalqilya. He was shot in the head and moved to hospital in a very critical health condition before he died of his wounds.
Besides, Israeli policemen escorted by soldiers on Monday evening raided Shufat refugee camp in Occupied Jerusalem and showered Palestinian youths with stun grenades and tear gas canisters resulting in violent clashes. A Palestinian minor was arrested as well.
Earlier in the afternoon, two other youths were rounded up in al-Wad Street in Occupied Jerusalem. They were transferred to a detention center in the holy city.
14 jan 2018
By Ramona Wadi
Israeli Agricultural Minister Uri Ariel wants more injured and dead Palestinians in Gaza. “What is this special weapon we have that we fire and see pillars of smoke and fire, but nobody gets hurt?” he said on local radio. “It is time for there to be injuries and deaths as well.” This was reported by Haaretz.
Ariel’s comments come at a time when, bolstered and emboldened by US support over Jerusalem, Israel is seeking to increase ways in which Palestinians are restricted even further in terms of politics, freedom of movement and resistance to its military occupation. The increasingly threatening rhetoric, combined with its often resultant violence, is a clear message that Israel wants Palestinian existence to be determined according to its own colonial needs.
Indeed the minister’s remarks are indicative of Israel’s need for violence and conflict to sustain its existence. Framing his penchant for more deaths against the narrative of the purported “Palestinian terrorist”, he also amalgamated his demands with Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s comments from 2016. At that time, far-right extremist Lieberman recommended the further fragmentation of Palestinians by suggesting that the homes of those involved in resistance should be demolished, and that those who “desire coexistence” should be rewarded.
Lieberman’s differentiation of Palestinians, particularly the latter group, is a simplistic approach which negates many of the reasons why not all Palestinians are visibly involved in resistance. One obvious reason which Israel has perpetrated is the juxtaposition of survival due to extreme poverty and lack of basic necessities, and the struggle against several forms of state violence. It also refutes the fact that most Palestinians, unlike the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, do not want to live under colonial rule.
Whether Ariel’s statement suggests yet another military offensive against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip remains to be seen. However, there is no doubt that demands for state violence against civilians will become more brazen, as Israel basks in the impunity which is sustained on two levels: that generated by its own actions and absence of accountability under the pretext of “security concerns”; and the international community’s endorsement of this false narrative.
Another ramification of Ariel’s words is the separation of the visible injuries and killings in the occupied West Bank and the silent forms of slow extermination in Gaza as a result of Israeli-imposed deprivation. Clearly, he prefers the macabre spectacle of multitudes of injured and dead Palestinian civilians in Gaza and, what is more, he is allowed to express himself in such a manner without censure of any kind, safe in the knowledge that killing Palestinians has not only become normalised, but also expected.
The dehumanization of Palestinians in the Israeli minister’s words is also reflective of how statistics contribute to the absence of Palestinians in terms of collective memory. For Israel, the numbers serve to boost the false claims of self-defense. Conversely, statistics for Palestinians depict the cycles of murder by Israeli institutions. The international community, on the other hand, is partial to the anonymity of numbers, particularly when there is no requirement other than for it to turn a blind eye until Israel decides upon the next phase of Gaza’s destruction, whereupon the UN will exhort the colonial entity’s “right” to defend itself against the colonized. In doing so, it will also affirm its contempt for human rights and resolutions by refusing to uphold the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and, indeed, their right to resist military occupation by any means available.
– Ramona Wadi is a staff writer for Middle East Monitor (MEMO)
Israeli Agricultural Minister Uri Ariel wants more injured and dead Palestinians in Gaza. “What is this special weapon we have that we fire and see pillars of smoke and fire, but nobody gets hurt?” he said on local radio. “It is time for there to be injuries and deaths as well.” This was reported by Haaretz.
Ariel’s comments come at a time when, bolstered and emboldened by US support over Jerusalem, Israel is seeking to increase ways in which Palestinians are restricted even further in terms of politics, freedom of movement and resistance to its military occupation. The increasingly threatening rhetoric, combined with its often resultant violence, is a clear message that Israel wants Palestinian existence to be determined according to its own colonial needs.
Indeed the minister’s remarks are indicative of Israel’s need for violence and conflict to sustain its existence. Framing his penchant for more deaths against the narrative of the purported “Palestinian terrorist”, he also amalgamated his demands with Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s comments from 2016. At that time, far-right extremist Lieberman recommended the further fragmentation of Palestinians by suggesting that the homes of those involved in resistance should be demolished, and that those who “desire coexistence” should be rewarded.
Lieberman’s differentiation of Palestinians, particularly the latter group, is a simplistic approach which negates many of the reasons why not all Palestinians are visibly involved in resistance. One obvious reason which Israel has perpetrated is the juxtaposition of survival due to extreme poverty and lack of basic necessities, and the struggle against several forms of state violence. It also refutes the fact that most Palestinians, unlike the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, do not want to live under colonial rule.
Whether Ariel’s statement suggests yet another military offensive against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip remains to be seen. However, there is no doubt that demands for state violence against civilians will become more brazen, as Israel basks in the impunity which is sustained on two levels: that generated by its own actions and absence of accountability under the pretext of “security concerns”; and the international community’s endorsement of this false narrative.
Another ramification of Ariel’s words is the separation of the visible injuries and killings in the occupied West Bank and the silent forms of slow extermination in Gaza as a result of Israeli-imposed deprivation. Clearly, he prefers the macabre spectacle of multitudes of injured and dead Palestinian civilians in Gaza and, what is more, he is allowed to express himself in such a manner without censure of any kind, safe in the knowledge that killing Palestinians has not only become normalised, but also expected.
The dehumanization of Palestinians in the Israeli minister’s words is also reflective of how statistics contribute to the absence of Palestinians in terms of collective memory. For Israel, the numbers serve to boost the false claims of self-defense. Conversely, statistics for Palestinians depict the cycles of murder by Israeli institutions. The international community, on the other hand, is partial to the anonymity of numbers, particularly when there is no requirement other than for it to turn a blind eye until Israel decides upon the next phase of Gaza’s destruction, whereupon the UN will exhort the colonial entity’s “right” to defend itself against the colonized. In doing so, it will also affirm its contempt for human rights and resolutions by refusing to uphold the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and, indeed, their right to resist military occupation by any means available.
– Ramona Wadi is a staff writer for Middle East Monitor (MEMO)
13 jan 2018
The UN on Friday called on Israel to conduct an immediate and complete investigation into all incidents in which the use of force led to the death or injury of Palestinian citizens in the occupied territories and the Gaza Strip.
“Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, has expressed his concern at the continuing clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, including the two teenagers who were killed [on Thursday],” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general, told journalists at the UN headquarters in New York.
“All incidents in which the use of force has resulted in death or injury must be promptly and thoroughly investigated,” he said.
Two Palestinian teenagers were cold-bloodedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on Thursday during angry protests against the US recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
A Palestinian teen from the Gaza Strip was killed east of the Bureij refugee camp after a live round was fired into his chest. Three other Palestinians were wounded, one critically.
In the West Bank village of Iraq Burin, south of Nablus, a 16-year-old boy died in hospital after he was shot by an Israeli soldier, without firing warning shots.
“Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, has expressed his concern at the continuing clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, including the two teenagers who were killed [on Thursday],” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general, told journalists at the UN headquarters in New York.
“All incidents in which the use of force has resulted in death or injury must be promptly and thoroughly investigated,” he said.
Two Palestinian teenagers were cold-bloodedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on Thursday during angry protests against the US recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
A Palestinian teen from the Gaza Strip was killed east of the Bureij refugee camp after a live round was fired into his chest. Three other Palestinians were wounded, one critically.
In the West Bank village of Iraq Burin, south of Nablus, a 16-year-old boy died in hospital after he was shot by an Israeli soldier, without firing warning shots.
11 dec 2018
Amir Abu Musaid 16
Israeli soldier killed, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian child, and injured three others, after the army attacked protesters, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
Palestinian medical sources said the soldiers shot Amir Abdul-Hamid Abu Mosa’ed, 16, with a live round in his chest.
They added that the soldiers also shot three other Palestinians with live fire, including one who suffered a life-threatening injury.
Media sources in Gaza said dozens of Palestinians marched on their lands, close to the border fence in central Gaza, before the soldiers fired many live rounds, in addition to gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at them.
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed medical treatment.
Israeli soldier killed, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian child, and injured three others, after the army attacked protesters, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
Palestinian medical sources said the soldiers shot Amir Abdul-Hamid Abu Mosa’ed, 16, with a live round in his chest.
They added that the soldiers also shot three other Palestinians with live fire, including one who suffered a life-threatening injury.
Media sources in Gaza said dozens of Palestinians marched on their lands, close to the border fence in central Gaza, before the soldiers fired many live rounds, in addition to gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at them.
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed medical treatment.
Ali Qino 17
Israeli soldiers killed, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian child from Iraq-Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after the army fired live rounds at dozens of Palestinians who intercepted an attack carried out by colonialist settlers into their village.
Media sources in Nablus said many armed Israeli colonialist settlers infiltrated into the village and attacked several Palestinians before locals intercepted them and forced them out.
Israeli soldiers then invaded the village and fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, concussion grenades and gas bombs at the Palestinians.
Medical sources said one child, identified as Ali Omar Nimir Qeino, 17, was shot with a live round in the head, before he was rushed to Nablus Specialized Hospital, where he died from his serious head injury. Locals said Qeino was shot by an Israeli army sharp-shooter.
It is worth mentioning that, on Wednesday, the soldiers placed concrete blocks at the western entrance of the town, and installed a military roadblock.
Qeino was shot in an area not far from the military roadblock, and the concrete blocks.
2 Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza, Nablus
Two Palestinian young men were killed on Thursday evening by Israeli gunfire east of al-Buraij refugee camp in Central Gaza and in Iraq Bourin town south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
According to Ashraf al-Qudra, the spokesman of Health Ministry, 1 Palestinian was killed and 3 others were injured in clashes that erupted with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) east of al-Buraij refugee camp.
The martyr was later identified as Amir Abu Musaid who is only 16 years old from the same refugee camp.
In Nablus, a 17-year-old man, Ali Qino, was shot by IOF soldiers and settlers in his head during clashes that broke out between Palestinians on the one hand and IOF troops and settlers on the other, at the entrance to Iraq Bourin town.
Martyr Qino was transferred to the hospital where doctors tried to save his life. However, he shortly died of his wounds.
Israeli soldiers killed, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian child from Iraq-Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after the army fired live rounds at dozens of Palestinians who intercepted an attack carried out by colonialist settlers into their village.
Media sources in Nablus said many armed Israeli colonialist settlers infiltrated into the village and attacked several Palestinians before locals intercepted them and forced them out.
Israeli soldiers then invaded the village and fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, concussion grenades and gas bombs at the Palestinians.
Medical sources said one child, identified as Ali Omar Nimir Qeino, 17, was shot with a live round in the head, before he was rushed to Nablus Specialized Hospital, where he died from his serious head injury. Locals said Qeino was shot by an Israeli army sharp-shooter.
It is worth mentioning that, on Wednesday, the soldiers placed concrete blocks at the western entrance of the town, and installed a military roadblock.
Qeino was shot in an area not far from the military roadblock, and the concrete blocks.
2 Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza, Nablus
Two Palestinian young men were killed on Thursday evening by Israeli gunfire east of al-Buraij refugee camp in Central Gaza and in Iraq Bourin town south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
According to Ashraf al-Qudra, the spokesman of Health Ministry, 1 Palestinian was killed and 3 others were injured in clashes that erupted with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) east of al-Buraij refugee camp.
The martyr was later identified as Amir Abu Musaid who is only 16 years old from the same refugee camp.
In Nablus, a 17-year-old man, Ali Qino, was shot by IOF soldiers and settlers in his head during clashes that broke out between Palestinians on the one hand and IOF troops and settlers on the other, at the entrance to Iraq Bourin town.
Martyr Qino was transferred to the hospital where doctors tried to save his life. However, he shortly died of his wounds.
