17 oct 2015
Omar Mohammad al-Faqeeh 22, oct 17 2015
Two Palestinian youngsters were shot and seriously wounded after attempting to stab Israeli soldiers near occupied Jerusalem and in al-Khalil on Saturday night. One of them was later pronounced dead.
The Israeli TV Channel 7 reported that a Palestinian young man managed to stab a soldier at the Qalandia checkpoint north of occupied Jerusalem.
It added that Israeli soldiers present at the scene immediately opened heavy gunfire at the young man and ordered all Palestinians present at the roadblock to evacuate the area.
The youth was declared dead a while later. His identity was not revealed yet.
Two Palestinian youngsters were shot and seriously wounded after attempting to stab Israeli soldiers near occupied Jerusalem and in al-Khalil on Saturday night. One of them was later pronounced dead.
The Israeli TV Channel 7 reported that a Palestinian young man managed to stab a soldier at the Qalandia checkpoint north of occupied Jerusalem.
It added that Israeli soldiers present at the scene immediately opened heavy gunfire at the young man and ordered all Palestinians present at the roadblock to evacuate the area.
The youth was declared dead a while later. His identity was not revealed yet.
Settlers from Kiryat Arba blocked the road before the ambulance car
Less than an hour earlier, a Palestinian boy was badly injured after he attacked a soldier with a knife in al-Khalil’s Suhada street and was shot by other soldiers at the scene.
A Hebrew website said that 16-year-old Tareq al-Natshe was taken in an ambulance after he suffered multiple bullet wounds.
Eyewitnesses said that the minor was hit with five bullets then left to bleed, describing the incident as cold-blooded murder. They said that the young girl Hadil al-Hashlamon was executed in the same place a few weeks earlier.
Meanwhile, the Israeli TV Channel 10 reported that Jewish settlers from Kiryat Arba blocked the road before the ambulance car carrying the wounded boy.
Less than an hour earlier, a Palestinian boy was badly injured after he attacked a soldier with a knife in al-Khalil’s Suhada street and was shot by other soldiers at the scene.
A Hebrew website said that 16-year-old Tareq al-Natshe was taken in an ambulance after he suffered multiple bullet wounds.
Eyewitnesses said that the minor was hit with five bullets then left to bleed, describing the incident as cold-blooded murder. They said that the young girl Hadil al-Hashlamon was executed in the same place a few weeks earlier.
Meanwhile, the Israeli TV Channel 10 reported that Jewish settlers from Kiryat Arba blocked the road before the ambulance car carrying the wounded boy.
Bayan Ayman Aseila 16
A 16-year-old Palestinian girl on Saturday was shot dead by the Israeli occupation army in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil allegedly after she carried out a stabbing attack.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri claimed that the Palestinian minor Bayan Ayman Aseila was killed after she attempted to stab an Israeli occupation border cop, slightly wounding the officer in the hand.
The occupation army shot and killed the girl right away near the Israeli illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba built at the expense of Palestinians’ own lands.
18-year-old Fadl Mohamed al-Qawasma and 16-year-old Ahmad Hajis Aweisat were also fatally shot by the Israeli occupation army in al-Khalil and Occupied Jerusalem.
At least 14 Palestinian civilians were cold-bloodedly slaughtered by the Israeli occupation army across the occupied Palestinian territories in the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada.
A 16-year-old Palestinian girl on Saturday was shot dead by the Israeli occupation army in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil allegedly after she carried out a stabbing attack.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri claimed that the Palestinian minor Bayan Ayman Aseila was killed after she attempted to stab an Israeli occupation border cop, slightly wounding the officer in the hand.
The occupation army shot and killed the girl right away near the Israeli illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba built at the expense of Palestinians’ own lands.
18-year-old Fadl Mohamed al-Qawasma and 16-year-old Ahmad Hajis Aweisat were also fatally shot by the Israeli occupation army in al-Khalil and Occupied Jerusalem.
At least 14 Palestinian civilians were cold-bloodedly slaughtered by the Israeli occupation army across the occupied Palestinian territories in the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada.
Mo'taz Ahmad Hajes 'Oweisat 16
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Saturday, a Palestinian teen close to the Armon Hanetziv illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands in Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Israeli army said the soldiers stopped the teen on a roadblock, and started questioning him while examining his ID card, and "discovered that he carried a knife."
The army claimed the Palestinian "pulled the knife, and attempted to stab a soldier while questioning him."
The slain Palestinian has been identified as Mo'taz Ahmad Hajes 'Oweisat, 16 years of age, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported.
According to Israeli online daily, Haaretz, "the police was looking for a suspect carrying a bag and walking suspiciously", as informed by an Israeli settler.
Two Palestinian teenagers killed by Israeli gunfire in J'lem and al-Khalil
Two Palestinian young men on Saturday morning were killed by Israeli gunfire in separate incidents in the occupied cities of Jerusalem and al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that an armed Jewish settler opened fire with no reason at a Palestinian citizen near al-Dabuya outpost in al-Shuhada street of al-Khalil, affirming that he was left bleeding to death for half an hour on the ground.
They added that a large number of Israeli troops arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area.
The victim was identified as 18-year-old Fadel al-Qawasmeh.
In a separate incident, Israeli policemen killed another young man in east Jerusalem on allegations of his attempt to stab a settler.
The slain young man, 16-year-old Mu'taz Awaisat, was shot dead as he was walking near Armon Hanatziv outpost in Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, according to eyewitnesses.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Saturday, a Palestinian teen close to the Armon Hanetziv illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands in Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Israeli army said the soldiers stopped the teen on a roadblock, and started questioning him while examining his ID card, and "discovered that he carried a knife."
The army claimed the Palestinian "pulled the knife, and attempted to stab a soldier while questioning him."
The slain Palestinian has been identified as Mo'taz Ahmad Hajes 'Oweisat, 16 years of age, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported.
According to Israeli online daily, Haaretz, "the police was looking for a suspect carrying a bag and walking suspiciously", as informed by an Israeli settler.
Two Palestinian teenagers killed by Israeli gunfire in J'lem and al-Khalil
Two Palestinian young men on Saturday morning were killed by Israeli gunfire in separate incidents in the occupied cities of Jerusalem and al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that an armed Jewish settler opened fire with no reason at a Palestinian citizen near al-Dabuya outpost in al-Shuhada street of al-Khalil, affirming that he was left bleeding to death for half an hour on the ground.
They added that a large number of Israeli troops arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area.
The victim was identified as 18-year-old Fadel al-Qawasmeh.
In a separate incident, Israeli policemen killed another young man in east Jerusalem on allegations of his attempt to stab a settler.
The slain young man, 16-year-old Mu'taz Awaisat, was shot dead as he was walking near Armon Hanatziv outpost in Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, according to eyewitnesses.
Paramedics with the Palestinian Red Crescent were denied access to the dying teen, and Israeli troops took the body away without allowing any medical personnel or family members near the body.
Although the Israeli paramilitary settler who executed the teen claimed that Fadel came at him with a knife, no evidence of this claim has been produced. In the past, on numerous occasions, initial claims that Palestinians attacked Israelis have turned out, on later investigation, to be false.
Local resident Mufeed Sharabati told reporters with the Ma'an News Agency that after the execution of Fadel on the street, Israeli paramilitary settlers were seen walking around the streets of Hebron distributing candy to one another in celebration of the execution.
Israeli forces did not take the killer into custody.
Shuhada Street, where the murder took place, is the site of a long history of Israeli paramilitary violence against the indigenous Palestinian population.
Following the massacre of 27 Palestinian civilians praying in the Ibrahimi Mosque in central Hebron in 1994 by American doctor Baruch Goldstein, Israeli authorities sectioned off the mosque and made half of it into a synagogue. Since that time, the Israeli government has allowed and promoted Israeli paramilitary settlement colonies in the center of the city of Hebron.
In Shuhada Street, Israeli paramilitary settlers took over the top floors of a number of Palestinian homes, and used these as a base from which to attack and torment the Palestinians as they shopped in the central market of Hebron, located on Shuhada Street. For years, the settlers dropped rocks, eggs, and human excrement onto Palestinian shoppers and schoolchildren on a nearly-daily basis, in an effort to push Palestinians out of the area. Palestinians who lived and worked below put up nets to try to catch the objects thrown at them by the paramilitary forces above.
Israeli military authorities allowed the harassment to continue without consequence, and most Palestinian shopkeepers were eventually pushed out of Shuhada Street. The paramilitary settlers who have moved into the area over the past twenty years are all heavily armed, and most are adherents of an extreme right-wing ideology that consider Baruch Goldstein a hero, and follow the ideas of the anti-Arab Rabbi Meir Kahane, who called for the complete expulsion of the Palestinian people from their land, and justified the killing of non-Jews on biblical grounds.
Now, Shuhada Street is virtually deserted, with most Palestinians afraid to walk on it because of fear of attack by paramilitary settlers. But it remains the central street of Hebron, and Palestinian residents often need to walk there to get where they are going in the city.
Thousands of Israeli troops are deployed in the area to protect the hundreds of paramilitary settlers who have taken over Palestinian land in the center of Hebron and claimed it as a colony of Israel.
Saturday's killing of Fadel al-Qawasmi marks the 38th Palestinian death in the month of October, but he is the first to be killed by a paramilitary settler this month. The others were all killed by Israeli soldiers or police.
Just three weeks ago, very near to the location of today's murder, an 18-year old Palestinian girl, Hadeel al-Hashlamoun, was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier who shot her from ten feet away, execution style. Initially, Israeli authorities tried to claim that Hadeel had a knife, but video footage of the incident emerged, showing the girl with both her hands visible, and nothing in them.
Amnesty International condemned the killing of the girl as "extrajudicial assassination", and called for an investigation. In its statement about that incident, Amnesty International said, "Even if al-Hashlamoun did have a knife, Israeli soldiers, who are protected with body armour and heavily equipped with advanced weapons, could have controlled the situation and arrested her without threatening her life. Open fire regulations of the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank allow soldiers to open fire only when their lives are in imminent danger, and Amnesty International concludes that this was not the case in the shooting of al-Hashlamoun, as she was standing still and separated from the soldiers by a metal barrier. There was no attempt to arrest al-Hashlamoun, according to the eyewitnesses, or to use non-lethal alternatives.
"To then shoot al-Hashlamoun again multiple times as she lay wounded on the ground indicates that her killing was an extrajudicial execution. Unlawful and deliberate killings carried out by order of government or military officials, or with their complicity or acquiescence, amount to extrajudicial executions, which are prohibited at all times and constitute crimes under international law. An extrajudicial execution would also constitute a wilful killing, which is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which applies to Israel’s long-standing military occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and a war crime."
Since the killing of Hadeel al-Hashlamoun on September 22nd, Israeli forces have killed 37 Palestinians -- of these, around one-third were claimed to have had knives in their possession. All of those killed fall under the category of extrajudicial assassination, according to international law.
Video Shows Soldiers Placing Object Near Body Of Slain Palestinian Teen
Although the Israeli paramilitary settler who executed the teen claimed that Fadel came at him with a knife, no evidence of this claim has been produced. In the past, on numerous occasions, initial claims that Palestinians attacked Israelis have turned out, on later investigation, to be false.
Local resident Mufeed Sharabati told reporters with the Ma'an News Agency that after the execution of Fadel on the street, Israeli paramilitary settlers were seen walking around the streets of Hebron distributing candy to one another in celebration of the execution.
Israeli forces did not take the killer into custody.
Shuhada Street, where the murder took place, is the site of a long history of Israeli paramilitary violence against the indigenous Palestinian population.
Following the massacre of 27 Palestinian civilians praying in the Ibrahimi Mosque in central Hebron in 1994 by American doctor Baruch Goldstein, Israeli authorities sectioned off the mosque and made half of it into a synagogue. Since that time, the Israeli government has allowed and promoted Israeli paramilitary settlement colonies in the center of the city of Hebron.
In Shuhada Street, Israeli paramilitary settlers took over the top floors of a number of Palestinian homes, and used these as a base from which to attack and torment the Palestinians as they shopped in the central market of Hebron, located on Shuhada Street. For years, the settlers dropped rocks, eggs, and human excrement onto Palestinian shoppers and schoolchildren on a nearly-daily basis, in an effort to push Palestinians out of the area. Palestinians who lived and worked below put up nets to try to catch the objects thrown at them by the paramilitary forces above.
Israeli military authorities allowed the harassment to continue without consequence, and most Palestinian shopkeepers were eventually pushed out of Shuhada Street. The paramilitary settlers who have moved into the area over the past twenty years are all heavily armed, and most are adherents of an extreme right-wing ideology that consider Baruch Goldstein a hero, and follow the ideas of the anti-Arab Rabbi Meir Kahane, who called for the complete expulsion of the Palestinian people from their land, and justified the killing of non-Jews on biblical grounds.
Now, Shuhada Street is virtually deserted, with most Palestinians afraid to walk on it because of fear of attack by paramilitary settlers. But it remains the central street of Hebron, and Palestinian residents often need to walk there to get where they are going in the city.
Thousands of Israeli troops are deployed in the area to protect the hundreds of paramilitary settlers who have taken over Palestinian land in the center of Hebron and claimed it as a colony of Israel.
Saturday's killing of Fadel al-Qawasmi marks the 38th Palestinian death in the month of October, but he is the first to be killed by a paramilitary settler this month. The others were all killed by Israeli soldiers or police.
Just three weeks ago, very near to the location of today's murder, an 18-year old Palestinian girl, Hadeel al-Hashlamoun, was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier who shot her from ten feet away, execution style. Initially, Israeli authorities tried to claim that Hadeel had a knife, but video footage of the incident emerged, showing the girl with both her hands visible, and nothing in them.
Amnesty International condemned the killing of the girl as "extrajudicial assassination", and called for an investigation. In its statement about that incident, Amnesty International said, "Even if al-Hashlamoun did have a knife, Israeli soldiers, who are protected with body armour and heavily equipped with advanced weapons, could have controlled the situation and arrested her without threatening her life. Open fire regulations of the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank allow soldiers to open fire only when their lives are in imminent danger, and Amnesty International concludes that this was not the case in the shooting of al-Hashlamoun, as she was standing still and separated from the soldiers by a metal barrier. There was no attempt to arrest al-Hashlamoun, according to the eyewitnesses, or to use non-lethal alternatives.
"To then shoot al-Hashlamoun again multiple times as she lay wounded on the ground indicates that her killing was an extrajudicial execution. Unlawful and deliberate killings carried out by order of government or military officials, or with their complicity or acquiescence, amount to extrajudicial executions, which are prohibited at all times and constitute crimes under international law. An extrajudicial execution would also constitute a wilful killing, which is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which applies to Israel’s long-standing military occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and a war crime."
Since the killing of Hadeel al-Hashlamoun on September 22nd, Israeli forces have killed 37 Palestinians -- of these, around one-third were claimed to have had knives in their possession. All of those killed fall under the category of extrajudicial assassination, according to international law.
Video Shows Soldiers Placing Object Near Body Of Slain Palestinian Teen
The Youth Against Settlements Coalition in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, published a video of the fatal shooting a Palestinian youth on the hands of an armed Israeli paramilitary settler, and showing a soldier placing a sharp object next to the dead Palestinian teen.
The 18-year-old victim was identified as Fadel al-Qawasmi, 18, medical sources confirmed.
The video shows a soldier handing his officer what appears to be a knife, who in turn places it near the head of the slain Palestinian, in what seems to be an attempt to claim they shot him “after he attempted to stab them.”
The coalition posed a question about the military claim that the teen carried a knife, especially since the fatal shooting took place in an area of Hebron where no Palestinian can enter without being searched, and examined by a metal detection machine, and has to go through iron gates manned by several soldiers.
It added that al-Qawasmi is not from the isolated Palestinian neighborhood, and has to go through all the Israeli security measures, searches and metal detection machines before entering it.
Also on Saturday, soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teen close to the Armon Hanetziv illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands in Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The 18-year-old victim was identified as Fadel al-Qawasmi, 18, medical sources confirmed.
The video shows a soldier handing his officer what appears to be a knife, who in turn places it near the head of the slain Palestinian, in what seems to be an attempt to claim they shot him “after he attempted to stab them.”
The coalition posed a question about the military claim that the teen carried a knife, especially since the fatal shooting took place in an area of Hebron where no Palestinian can enter without being searched, and examined by a metal detection machine, and has to go through iron gates manned by several soldiers.
It added that al-Qawasmi is not from the isolated Palestinian neighborhood, and has to go through all the Israeli security measures, searches and metal detection machines before entering it.
Also on Saturday, soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teen close to the Armon Hanetziv illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands in Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.
Five Palestinians have been killed, and at least 300 injured by live Israeli fire, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, in the occupied Palestinian territory on Friday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
Ehab Jihad Hanani, aged 19, was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in Nablus, Yahia Abdul-Qader Farhat, 24, and Mahmoud Hatem Hmeid, 22, were killed during demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, and Shafiq Jamal Jabr, 37, died from wounds sustained during a demonstration in the Gaza Strip last week.
The Nablus office of the Red Crescent said 22 Palestinians were injured, during clashes in Huwwara and Beit Forik, near Nablus.
The soldiers also opened fire on an ambulance belonging to Aqraba town, near Nablus, shattering its rear window.
In addition, the army assaulted several journalists in various areas in the northern part of the West Bank, and fired concussion grenades at journalists near the Huwwara military roadblock, before forcing them away.
Separately, Eyad Khalil Awawdeh, 26, was shot dead after stabbing an Israeli soldier in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron.
Friday marked another deadly day in the occupied Palestinian territory, where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli military forces have erupted on a near-daily basis since the beginning of the month.
In Bethlehem, at least 12 were injured during clashes with Israeli forces at the northern entrance to the town.
Head of the ambulance and emergency department in Bethlehem, Muhammad Awad, told Ma'an News Agency that three youths were injured by live fire in the legs, five with rubber-coated steel bullets, and four suffered from severe tear gas inhalation.
During the clashes, Israeli forces fired tear gas into a nearby home where two women and three children were helped outside by locals and aided by medics.
In Bethlehem area town of Teqoua', Israeli forces reportedly raided the area while firing stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber coated steel bullets. In the southern Bethlehem town of al-Khader, on Palestinian was shot in the foot with a live bullet while others suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Meanwhile in the al-Balou neighborhood of the al-Biereh area of the Ramallah district, 15 Palestinians were injured Friday during clashes with Israeli forces, including nine with live fire in the legs, four with rubber-coated steel bullets, including one in the head, and two from severe tear gas inhalation.
The injured were transferred to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah, and photojournalist Muhammad al-Arouri -- injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg -- was aided on scene by Red Crescent medics, locals said.
The clashes had erupted following a march called for by the political, national, and Islamic forces of the district.
Hundreds of youths reportedly gathered on the side of a nearby hill to watch the clashes, but were also targeted by Israeli forces who fired tear gas bombs at the groups.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that in al-Biereh and Bethlehem areas, "rioters" rolled burning tires and hurled rocks at Israeli forces, who responded with "riot-dispersal means." In al-Biereh, the spokesperson said that .22 caliber rounds were fired at the "main instigators," while rubber-coated steel bullets were fired at demonstrators in Bethlehem.
Two Palestinians were also injured by live fire in the Ramallah area town of Budrus.
In the nearby village of Bilin, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear-gas bombs and stun grenades at protesters as they approached the Israeli separation wall in the area.
Locals told Ma'an that the forces chased protesters between olive trees and caused dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and international activists to suffer from tear-gas inhalation.
Armed clashes between a group of Palestinian youths and Israeli forces also erupted on Friday in the town of Silwad northeast of Ramallah.
The two sides reportedly exchanged fire at the western entrance of the town after an armed group opened fire at Israeli forces attempting to raid the area. Israeli forces retreated and armed clashes continued sporadically throughout the day.
Clashes had erupted earlier in the day between youths and Israeli forces in the town, and Palestinian medical sources reported five injuries from live Israeli fire.
Injuries were also reported as clashes carried on throughout the day on Friday in the Hebron area. At least 37 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 1, 14 of whom were killed in the Gaza Strip. The majority of Gazans were killed during demonstrations, while a pregnant mother and her two-year-old daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their home.
Following Palestinian attacks that have left seven Israelis dead since the beginning of the month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched several punitive measures -- labelled collective punishment by rights groups -- across occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip in alleged efforts to quell violence.
Measures include the deployment of additional military forces in Israel, expediting punitive demolitions on the family homes of alleged attackers, revoking the residency rights of alleged attackers, and enabling Israeli police to virtually seal Palestinian residential areas of occupied East Jerusalem.
Hamas leader Ismael Haniyya called on Friday for the "Intifada" to continue, while the Palestinian Authority has rejected the claim that the territory has entered a long term uprising, insisting that the wave of violence can be controlled and peace restored.
Ehab Jihad Hanani, aged 19, was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in Nablus, Yahia Abdul-Qader Farhat, 24, and Mahmoud Hatem Hmeid, 22, were killed during demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, and Shafiq Jamal Jabr, 37, died from wounds sustained during a demonstration in the Gaza Strip last week.
The Nablus office of the Red Crescent said 22 Palestinians were injured, during clashes in Huwwara and Beit Forik, near Nablus.
The soldiers also opened fire on an ambulance belonging to Aqraba town, near Nablus, shattering its rear window.
In addition, the army assaulted several journalists in various areas in the northern part of the West Bank, and fired concussion grenades at journalists near the Huwwara military roadblock, before forcing them away.
Separately, Eyad Khalil Awawdeh, 26, was shot dead after stabbing an Israeli soldier in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron.
Friday marked another deadly day in the occupied Palestinian territory, where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli military forces have erupted on a near-daily basis since the beginning of the month.
In Bethlehem, at least 12 were injured during clashes with Israeli forces at the northern entrance to the town.
Head of the ambulance and emergency department in Bethlehem, Muhammad Awad, told Ma'an News Agency that three youths were injured by live fire in the legs, five with rubber-coated steel bullets, and four suffered from severe tear gas inhalation.
During the clashes, Israeli forces fired tear gas into a nearby home where two women and three children were helped outside by locals and aided by medics.
In Bethlehem area town of Teqoua', Israeli forces reportedly raided the area while firing stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber coated steel bullets. In the southern Bethlehem town of al-Khader, on Palestinian was shot in the foot with a live bullet while others suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Meanwhile in the al-Balou neighborhood of the al-Biereh area of the Ramallah district, 15 Palestinians were injured Friday during clashes with Israeli forces, including nine with live fire in the legs, four with rubber-coated steel bullets, including one in the head, and two from severe tear gas inhalation.
The injured were transferred to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah, and photojournalist Muhammad al-Arouri -- injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg -- was aided on scene by Red Crescent medics, locals said.
The clashes had erupted following a march called for by the political, national, and Islamic forces of the district.
Hundreds of youths reportedly gathered on the side of a nearby hill to watch the clashes, but were also targeted by Israeli forces who fired tear gas bombs at the groups.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that in al-Biereh and Bethlehem areas, "rioters" rolled burning tires and hurled rocks at Israeli forces, who responded with "riot-dispersal means." In al-Biereh, the spokesperson said that .22 caliber rounds were fired at the "main instigators," while rubber-coated steel bullets were fired at demonstrators in Bethlehem.
Two Palestinians were also injured by live fire in the Ramallah area town of Budrus.
In the nearby village of Bilin, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear-gas bombs and stun grenades at protesters as they approached the Israeli separation wall in the area.
Locals told Ma'an that the forces chased protesters between olive trees and caused dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and international activists to suffer from tear-gas inhalation.
Armed clashes between a group of Palestinian youths and Israeli forces also erupted on Friday in the town of Silwad northeast of Ramallah.
The two sides reportedly exchanged fire at the western entrance of the town after an armed group opened fire at Israeli forces attempting to raid the area. Israeli forces retreated and armed clashes continued sporadically throughout the day.
Clashes had erupted earlier in the day between youths and Israeli forces in the town, and Palestinian medical sources reported five injuries from live Israeli fire.
Injuries were also reported as clashes carried on throughout the day on Friday in the Hebron area. At least 37 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 1, 14 of whom were killed in the Gaza Strip. The majority of Gazans were killed during demonstrations, while a pregnant mother and her two-year-old daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their home.
Following Palestinian attacks that have left seven Israelis dead since the beginning of the month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched several punitive measures -- labelled collective punishment by rights groups -- across occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip in alleged efforts to quell violence.
Measures include the deployment of additional military forces in Israel, expediting punitive demolitions on the family homes of alleged attackers, revoking the residency rights of alleged attackers, and enabling Israeli police to virtually seal Palestinian residential areas of occupied East Jerusalem.
Hamas leader Ismael Haniyya called on Friday for the "Intifada" to continue, while the Palestinian Authority has rejected the claim that the territory has entered a long term uprising, insisting that the wave of violence can be controlled and peace restored.
16 oct 2015
A graphic video shared online showed that Israeli forces hit the youngster with seven bullets, leading to his immediate death.
It went on to show how settlers then gathered around him and started kicking his dead body.
Dozens of private police forces units broke into the home of the youngster hours after his execution, raided it and kidnapped his father, brother and uncle.
The killing led to uproar across the Arab world, and has been blamed for much of the violence.
It went on to show how settlers then gathered around him and started kicking his dead body.
Dozens of private police forces units broke into the home of the youngster hours after his execution, raided it and kidnapped his father, brother and uncle.
The killing led to uproar across the Arab world, and has been blamed for much of the violence.
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Yahiya Abd al-Qader Farhat 24
A 24-year old Palestinian was shot in the head and killed, while at least 27 others were injured after Israeli occupation forces fired at demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Ashraf al-Qidra, Gaza’s Ministry of Health spokesman, said that Yahiya Abd al-Qader Farhat, aged 24, from the neighborhood of al-Shujaiyya in Gaza, had been killed during demonstrations in the north of the Gaza Strip. He was taken to the al-Awda hospital in Jabalia, but didn’t resist the injuries, according to PNN. |
Mahmoud Hatim Hmeid 22
Mahmoud Hatim Hmeid, 22, was identified by Ma'an as the second victim. He was killed east of the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood in northern Gaza. Demonstrations are ongoing in the Gaza Strip, especially near the Erez and Nahal Oz crossings in the northern area.
Mushir al-Masri, a Hamas official, called upon all factions to take part in the “Intifada against Israel”. The leader of Islamic Jihad, Khalid al-Batsh, said the movement would remain “ready to strike the enemy".
Last weekend, 12 Palestinians were killed in Gaza by Israeli occupation forces, including a two-year-old girl and her pregnant mother, in an airstrike.
Israel kills 2, injures 211 in Gaza
Israeli occupation forces killed Friday afternoon two Palestinian youths and injured more than 211, 88 of whom with live ammunition in Gaza Strip, Minister of Health reports.
Mahmoud Humeida, 22, and Yahya Farahat, 22, died in hospital of their serious injuries when Israeli forces open fire at young Palestinian protesters, according to Dr. Ashraf Alqedra, spokesperson of Gaza Ministry of Health.
Dr. Alqedra said 211 Palestinians were injured, 88 of whom with live ammunition, 44 rubber-coated steel bullets, and 79 cases of suffocation as a result of the tear gas canisters.
Mahmoud Hatim Hmeid, 22, was identified by Ma'an as the second victim. He was killed east of the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood in northern Gaza. Demonstrations are ongoing in the Gaza Strip, especially near the Erez and Nahal Oz crossings in the northern area.
Mushir al-Masri, a Hamas official, called upon all factions to take part in the “Intifada against Israel”. The leader of Islamic Jihad, Khalid al-Batsh, said the movement would remain “ready to strike the enemy".
Last weekend, 12 Palestinians were killed in Gaza by Israeli occupation forces, including a two-year-old girl and her pregnant mother, in an airstrike.
Israel kills 2, injures 211 in Gaza
Israeli occupation forces killed Friday afternoon two Palestinian youths and injured more than 211, 88 of whom with live ammunition in Gaza Strip, Minister of Health reports.
Mahmoud Humeida, 22, and Yahya Farahat, 22, died in hospital of their serious injuries when Israeli forces open fire at young Palestinian protesters, according to Dr. Ashraf Alqedra, spokesperson of Gaza Ministry of Health.
Dr. Alqedra said 211 Palestinians were injured, 88 of whom with live ammunition, 44 rubber-coated steel bullets, and 79 cases of suffocation as a result of the tear gas canisters.
The Israeli soldier was transferred to hospital suffering from moderate wounds in his hand and neck.
A Palestinian news crew from Al-Quds TV captured the incident while reporting live in the area, with footage showing Israeli forces surrounding a Palestinian man lying injured on the ground and appearing to open fire.
Israeli forces then opened fire multiple times towards the demonstrators and assaulted Palestinian journalists in the area attempting to cover the incident, threatening that they would open fire at them if they did not leave the area.
Immediately after the incident, violent clashes broke out int the area.
VIDEO: Another Palestinian Killed after Alleged Stab Attack on Soldier
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man near the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron, Friday, after he allegedly stabbed a soldier in the area.
A Palestinian news crew from Al-Quds TV captured the incident while reporting live in the area, with footage showing Israeli forces surrounding a Palestinian man lying injured on the ground and appearing to open fire.
Israel's army said a soldier was stabbed and moderately wounded by an assailant disguised as a "news photographer".
A journalist who witnessed the incident told Ma'an News Agency that he saw a man wearing a yellow vest marked 'PRESS' stabbing an Israeli soldier.
Israeli forces then opened fire multiple times, with another soldier reportedly injured by friendly fire during the incident.
The attacker was identified asEyad Khalil Awawdeh, 26, from the Hebron district town of Dura.
The Foreign Press Association released a statement following the incident deploring the "violation of press privilege" and called on Palestinian media to verify all media credentials to prevent violations. Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian journalists in the area attempting to cover the incident, threatening that they would open fire unless they left.
Locals said Israeli soldiers prevented the Red Crescent from reaching the area to treat the man.
Hebron clashes
Shortly after Friday's stabbing, clashes broke out at the northern entrance of Hebron, Ras al-Jura, between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces, leaving at least nine Palestinians injured by live Israeli fire, 11 with rubber-coated steel bullets, and 45 with tear gas.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said that injured were also evacuated from Beit Einun area in northeastern Hebron, adding that a Palestinian ambulance was targeted during clashes, lightly injuring medics.
Witnesses said that hundreds of youths threw rocks at forces deployed at the Halhul bridge while soldiers responded with live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, tear-gas bombs, and stun grenades.
The clashes broke out during a march called for by the political, national, and Islamic forces of the Hebron district that set off from a mosque in the area.
Protesters called slogans for resisting Israel and Israeli settlers, supporting the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem, and demanding national unity.
Clashes also erupted at the northern entrance of the nearby town of Beit Ummar where hundreds of Palestinian youths threw rocks at an Israeli military checkpoint set up at the town’s entrance. Eight Palestinians were injured, two with live fire during the clashes.
Yasin Adel Ahmad Mtallaq Za'aqeeq,11, was shot with a live bullet in the left ankle, and Amir Shawkat Abd al-Rahman Alqam, 20, was shot in the left elbow. They were taken to a hospital in Hebron via alternate routes after Israeli forces closed the village entrance, spokesman for the popular resistance committee in the village, Muhammad Ayyad Awad, said.
Six others were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets and were treated on the scene, while Basil Jamal Mohammad Breigheth,17, and Tariq Nasir Hilmi Abu Ayyash,16, were detained by Israeli forces.
Awad added that Israeli forces sprayed homes in the village with skunk water.
An Israeli army spokesperson did not have immediate comment on Hebron-area clashes. The Hebron area is one of several across the occupied West Bank that has seen increasing clashes and attacks in recent weeks.
Last Friday, Muhammad Fares Abdullah al-Jaabari, 19, was shot dead in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement after stabbing an Israeli border policeman. Israeli settlers carried out attacks on Palestinians in the Hebron area following the incident.
Earlier this week Israeli forces raided homes in Hebron belonging to the families of three Palestinians killed after carrying out alleged attacks. The raids came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for punitive demolitions for the family homes of suspected attackers. As tensions rise across the occupied Palestinian territory, over a thousand have been injured by Israeli live fire and rubber-coated steel bullets in the past two weeks.
Rights group have called on the Israeli government to halt widespread use of excessive force and collective punishment of Palestinians across the area.
A Palestinian news crew from Al-Quds TV captured the incident while reporting live in the area, with footage showing Israeli forces surrounding a Palestinian man lying injured on the ground and appearing to open fire.
Israeli forces then opened fire multiple times towards the demonstrators and assaulted Palestinian journalists in the area attempting to cover the incident, threatening that they would open fire at them if they did not leave the area.
Immediately after the incident, violent clashes broke out int the area.
VIDEO: Another Palestinian Killed after Alleged Stab Attack on Soldier
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man near the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron, Friday, after he allegedly stabbed a soldier in the area.
A Palestinian news crew from Al-Quds TV captured the incident while reporting live in the area, with footage showing Israeli forces surrounding a Palestinian man lying injured on the ground and appearing to open fire.
Israel's army said a soldier was stabbed and moderately wounded by an assailant disguised as a "news photographer".
A journalist who witnessed the incident told Ma'an News Agency that he saw a man wearing a yellow vest marked 'PRESS' stabbing an Israeli soldier.
Israeli forces then opened fire multiple times, with another soldier reportedly injured by friendly fire during the incident.
The attacker was identified asEyad Khalil Awawdeh, 26, from the Hebron district town of Dura.
The Foreign Press Association released a statement following the incident deploring the "violation of press privilege" and called on Palestinian media to verify all media credentials to prevent violations. Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian journalists in the area attempting to cover the incident, threatening that they would open fire unless they left.
Locals said Israeli soldiers prevented the Red Crescent from reaching the area to treat the man.
Hebron clashes
Shortly after Friday's stabbing, clashes broke out at the northern entrance of Hebron, Ras al-Jura, between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces, leaving at least nine Palestinians injured by live Israeli fire, 11 with rubber-coated steel bullets, and 45 with tear gas.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said that injured were also evacuated from Beit Einun area in northeastern Hebron, adding that a Palestinian ambulance was targeted during clashes, lightly injuring medics.
Witnesses said that hundreds of youths threw rocks at forces deployed at the Halhul bridge while soldiers responded with live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, tear-gas bombs, and stun grenades.
The clashes broke out during a march called for by the political, national, and Islamic forces of the Hebron district that set off from a mosque in the area.
Protesters called slogans for resisting Israel and Israeli settlers, supporting the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem, and demanding national unity.
Clashes also erupted at the northern entrance of the nearby town of Beit Ummar where hundreds of Palestinian youths threw rocks at an Israeli military checkpoint set up at the town’s entrance. Eight Palestinians were injured, two with live fire during the clashes.
Yasin Adel Ahmad Mtallaq Za'aqeeq,11, was shot with a live bullet in the left ankle, and Amir Shawkat Abd al-Rahman Alqam, 20, was shot in the left elbow. They were taken to a hospital in Hebron via alternate routes after Israeli forces closed the village entrance, spokesman for the popular resistance committee in the village, Muhammad Ayyad Awad, said.
Six others were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets and were treated on the scene, while Basil Jamal Mohammad Breigheth,17, and Tariq Nasir Hilmi Abu Ayyash,16, were detained by Israeli forces.
Awad added that Israeli forces sprayed homes in the village with skunk water.
An Israeli army spokesperson did not have immediate comment on Hebron-area clashes. The Hebron area is one of several across the occupied West Bank that has seen increasing clashes and attacks in recent weeks.
Last Friday, Muhammad Fares Abdullah al-Jaabari, 19, was shot dead in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement after stabbing an Israeli border policeman. Israeli settlers carried out attacks on Palestinians in the Hebron area following the incident.
Earlier this week Israeli forces raided homes in Hebron belonging to the families of three Palestinians killed after carrying out alleged attacks. The raids came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for punitive demolitions for the family homes of suspected attackers. As tensions rise across the occupied Palestinian territory, over a thousand have been injured by Israeli live fire and rubber-coated steel bullets in the past two weeks.
Rights group have called on the Israeli government to halt widespread use of excessive force and collective punishment of Palestinians across the area.
Ihab Hanani 19
A 19-year-old Palestinian youth was killed at the hands of Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at the Beit Furik roadblock east of Nablus city on Friday afternoon.
Medical teams in the city said that Ihab Hanani, 19, was hit with a live bullet in his chest during the confrontations near the road barrier, which killed him instantly.
Hanani is the first victim from Nablus in the ongoing uprising, which would expectedly trigger more protests and angry reactions on the part of the city inhabitants.
A 19-year-old Palestinian youth was killed at the hands of Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at the Beit Furik roadblock east of Nablus city on Friday afternoon.
Medical teams in the city said that Ihab Hanani, 19, was hit with a live bullet in his chest during the confrontations near the road barrier, which killed him instantly.
Hanani is the first victim from Nablus in the ongoing uprising, which would expectedly trigger more protests and angry reactions on the part of the city inhabitants.
Shawqi Obeid 37
The wounded Palestinian Shawqi Obeid, 37, died on Friday of wounds he sustained last week during clashes that erupted at the Israeli-controlled Erez border crossing, medical sources said.
Obeid died a week after being shot and injured during border demonstrations that ended with clashes with Israeli soldiers.
Demonstrations have been organized along Gaza borders over the past week to show solidarity with protesters in the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
At least 12 Palestinians were shot dead in the protests, including two boys aged 13 and 15, and 328 others were injured by live fire or rubber-coated steel bullets, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Since the beginning of October, 34 Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli gun fire including seven minors and 12 Gazans while 1300 others were injured, the ministry added.
The wounded Palestinian Shawqi Obeid, 37, died on Friday of wounds he sustained last week during clashes that erupted at the Israeli-controlled Erez border crossing, medical sources said.
Obeid died a week after being shot and injured during border demonstrations that ended with clashes with Israeli soldiers.
Demonstrations have been organized along Gaza borders over the past week to show solidarity with protesters in the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
At least 12 Palestinians were shot dead in the protests, including two boys aged 13 and 15, and 328 others were injured by live fire or rubber-coated steel bullets, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Since the beginning of October, 34 Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli gun fire including seven minors and 12 Gazans while 1300 others were injured, the ministry added.
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Crowds of Palestinians Thursday evening took to the streets in Ramallah city to bid farewell to martyr Riyad Dar Yusuf who was martyred due to being assaulted by fanatic Jewish settlers.
Martyr Dar Yusuf died by a stroke after Israeli settlers assaulted him by severe beating as he, along with his family, was going back home from picking olives in his land on Wednesday evening. Dar Yusuf was transferred to a medical center in Ramallah where doctors declared that he had a stroke due to which he died on Thursday morning. The Palestinian mourners waved the Palestinian flag during the funeral and called for the continuation of clashes with Israeli forces until the liberation of Palestine in protest against Israeli mounting aggression. |
15 oct 2015
Since the beginning of the current wave of violence, there has been a worrying trend to use firearms to kill Palestinians, a consortium of human rights organizations in Israel reported Wednesday.
Several incidents have been documented and reported, raising concern that the chosen response to such persons is the harshest possible, with lethal or – at the very least – unnecessary consequences, a joint statement by nine human rights organizations in Israel read.
In instances when Israelis have been suspected of attacks, none of the suspects has been shot, it added.
According to the organizations, Israeli politicians and senior police officers have not only failed to act to calm the public climate of incitement, but on the contrary have openly called for the extrajudicial killing of suspects. They have also urged civilians to carry weapons.
For example, Jerusalem District Police Commander Moshe Edri was quoted as saying: “Anyone who stabs Jews or hurts innocent people is due to be killed.” Interior Security Minister Gilad Arden declared that “every terrorist should know that he will not survive the attack he is about to commit.” MK Yair Lapid stated that “you have to shoot to kill anyone who pulls out a knife or screwdriver.” Much of the media joined in and encouraged a similar approach.
The bodies responsible for supervising police operations – the State Attorney’s Office and the Department for the Investigation of Police – remained silent in the face of these comments.
It seems that too often, instead of acting in a manner consistent with the nature of each incident, police officers and soldiers are quick to shoot to kill. The political and public support for such actions endorses the killing of Palestinians, the statement proceeded.
Rather than imposing collective punishment on Palestinians in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government should act to end the reality of ongoing and daily oppression faced by some four million people who live without hope of any change in the situation, without any horizon for the end of occupation, and without prospects for a life of liberty and dignity, the organizations added.
The statement was signed by the following organizations: Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Amnesty International – Israel Branch, B'Tselem, Gisha, Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, HaMoked – Center for the Defence of the Individual, Yesh Din – Volunteers for Human Rights, Adalah – The Legal Center for the Rights of the Arab Minority in Israel, and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel.
Several incidents have been documented and reported, raising concern that the chosen response to such persons is the harshest possible, with lethal or – at the very least – unnecessary consequences, a joint statement by nine human rights organizations in Israel read.
In instances when Israelis have been suspected of attacks, none of the suspects has been shot, it added.
According to the organizations, Israeli politicians and senior police officers have not only failed to act to calm the public climate of incitement, but on the contrary have openly called for the extrajudicial killing of suspects. They have also urged civilians to carry weapons.
For example, Jerusalem District Police Commander Moshe Edri was quoted as saying: “Anyone who stabs Jews or hurts innocent people is due to be killed.” Interior Security Minister Gilad Arden declared that “every terrorist should know that he will not survive the attack he is about to commit.” MK Yair Lapid stated that “you have to shoot to kill anyone who pulls out a knife or screwdriver.” Much of the media joined in and encouraged a similar approach.
The bodies responsible for supervising police operations – the State Attorney’s Office and the Department for the Investigation of Police – remained silent in the face of these comments.
It seems that too often, instead of acting in a manner consistent with the nature of each incident, police officers and soldiers are quick to shoot to kill. The political and public support for such actions endorses the killing of Palestinians, the statement proceeded.
Rather than imposing collective punishment on Palestinians in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government should act to end the reality of ongoing and daily oppression faced by some four million people who live without hope of any change in the situation, without any horizon for the end of occupation, and without prospects for a life of liberty and dignity, the organizations added.
The statement was signed by the following organizations: Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Amnesty International – Israel Branch, B'Tselem, Gisha, Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, HaMoked – Center for the Defence of the Individual, Yesh Din – Volunteers for Human Rights, Adalah – The Legal Center for the Rights of the Arab Minority in Israel, and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel.
Riyad Ibrahim Dar Youssef 46
A 46-year-old Palestinian was pronounced dead Thursday morning following a heart attack that his family said came on after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Israeli forces assaulted Riyad Ibrahim Dar Youssef from the al-Janiya village in western Ramallah as he was returning home from picking olives with his family.
The forces reportedly beat up Dar Youssef, leaving him with critical injuries. His family told the administration of the Palestine Medical Center that his condition had rapidly deteriorated after the assault.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that Israeli forces had stopped to search vehicles after rocks were thrown in the area but had no reports of assault.
In regards to Dar Yousseff's death, the spokesperson said that an investigation had been carried out that concluded that "claims regarding IDF involvement in the death were false."
The village of al-Janiya is surrounding by Israeli settlements, and like many Palestinians in the West Bank, the village's residents are frequently denied access by the Israeli army to their farmland.
Last year in al-Janiya, attacks by Israeli settlers who uprooted trees and burnt Palestinian farmland became daily occurrence during the annual olive harvest. Israeli soldiers prevented al-Janiya residents from reaching the olive groves because their land had been designated a "closed military zone."
Palestinian civilian attacked to death by Israeli vandals
A Palestinian civilian was attacked and killed by Israeli fanatic settlers on early Thursday morning while on his way back home to Ramallah’s al-Janiya village, in the central West Bank.
46-year-old Reyad Ibrahim Youssef was aggressively assaulted and killed by Israeli extremist settlers while on his way back to al-Janiya village after he picked up olives from his own orchard.
A 46-year-old Palestinian was pronounced dead Thursday morning following a heart attack that his family said came on after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Israeli forces assaulted Riyad Ibrahim Dar Youssef from the al-Janiya village in western Ramallah as he was returning home from picking olives with his family.
The forces reportedly beat up Dar Youssef, leaving him with critical injuries. His family told the administration of the Palestine Medical Center that his condition had rapidly deteriorated after the assault.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that Israeli forces had stopped to search vehicles after rocks were thrown in the area but had no reports of assault.
In regards to Dar Yousseff's death, the spokesperson said that an investigation had been carried out that concluded that "claims regarding IDF involvement in the death were false."
The village of al-Janiya is surrounding by Israeli settlements, and like many Palestinians in the West Bank, the village's residents are frequently denied access by the Israeli army to their farmland.
Last year in al-Janiya, attacks by Israeli settlers who uprooted trees and burnt Palestinian farmland became daily occurrence during the annual olive harvest. Israeli soldiers prevented al-Janiya residents from reaching the olive groves because their land had been designated a "closed military zone."
Palestinian civilian attacked to death by Israeli vandals
A Palestinian civilian was attacked and killed by Israeli fanatic settlers on early Thursday morning while on his way back home to Ramallah’s al-Janiya village, in the central West Bank.
46-year-old Reyad Ibrahim Youssef was aggressively assaulted and killed by Israeli extremist settlers while on his way back to al-Janiya village after he picked up olives from his own orchard.
Thousands of Palestinians participated in the funeral of martyr Mutaz Ibrahim Zawahra, 27, from al-Dehaishe refugee camp in Bethlehem.
The PIC reporter said thousands of residents of Bethlehem Governorate took part in the funeral and bade farewell to martyr Mutaz Zawahra.
The participants chanted for the martyr, his family and pro-al-Aqsa slogans and demanded halting the security coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
The father of the martyr called on Palestinians to adhere to national unity saying that his son was martyred for the sake of al-Aqsa Mosque.
After the funeral, Palestinian youths headed to contact areas with Israeli troops and clashes erupted at the northern entrance of Bethlehem leading to 40 injuries among Palestinians.
The PIC reporter said thousands of residents of Bethlehem Governorate took part in the funeral and bade farewell to martyr Mutaz Zawahra.
The participants chanted for the martyr, his family and pro-al-Aqsa slogans and demanded halting the security coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
The father of the martyr called on Palestinians to adhere to national unity saying that his son was martyred for the sake of al-Aqsa Mosque.
After the funeral, Palestinian youths headed to contact areas with Israeli troops and clashes erupted at the northern entrance of Bethlehem leading to 40 injuries among Palestinians.