31 dec 2018
A Palestinian young man was injured on Monday evening when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at peaceful protesters on Gaza border.
The PIC reporter said that a Palestinian youth was transferred to the hospital for treatment after he was injured by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the head east of Gaza city.
The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, since 30 March, have been protesting on a daily basis along the border with the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories, demanding their right of return and calling for an end to the 13-year-long blockade on the enclave.
According to Gaza Ministry of Health, 256 Palestinian protesters have been killed by the Israeli army and over 25,000 injured.
The PIC reporter said that a Palestinian youth was transferred to the hospital for treatment after he was injured by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the head east of Gaza city.
The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, since 30 March, have been protesting on a daily basis along the border with the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories, demanding their right of return and calling for an end to the 13-year-long blockade on the enclave.
According to Gaza Ministry of Health, 256 Palestinian protesters have been killed by the Israeli army and over 25,000 injured.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday arrested 25 Palestinians during West Bank sweeps.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF raided Kobar village, north of Ramallah, and arrested 12 Palestinian citizens.
Other Palestinians, including two ex-prisoners and a lawyer, were arrested in campaigns targeting Silwad and Ras Karkar villages, east and west of Ramallah respectively, he added.
The IOF further closed the road between Kobar and Burham villages and searched Palestinian houses in the area.
Local sources said that violent confrontations broke out between the IOF soldiers and Palestinian citizens during the raid.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian martyr Saleh al-Barghouti in Beit Rima town, west of Ramallah, and interrogated his wife.
In the nearby al-Ersal area in Ramallah, the IOF raided the house of the Palestinian journalist Alaa al-Rimawi and seized mobiles, laptops, and 7,000 NIS before they left.
At least six Palestinians were arrested in Jerusalem and two others in Ya'bad town in Jenin, local residents told the PIC reporter.
Meanwhile in Nablus, violent clashes broke out at daybreak during which the IOF heavily fired live ammunition and teargas canisters at the Palestinians.
The IOF raided many Palestinian houses and wreaked havoc on them, and abruptly closed Huwara checkpoint and blocked movement in both directions.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians from Kobar town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after invading and searching their homes, and confiscated a mobile phone.
The invasion was carried out while military bulldozers closed the road between Kobar and nearby Burham, with concrete blocks.
The soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes, causing excessive property damage, especially after they smashed main doors of a number of homes, in addition to the very violent searches.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the home of Saleh Omar Barghouthi, 29, who was killed by the army on December 12, 2018, interrogated his widow, Shaima’ Rimawi, for several others, and confiscated mobile phones and more than 7000 Shekels.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked Omar Barghouthi, the father of Saleh, in Beit Rima town, north of Ramallah.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
The PIC reporter said that the IOF raided Kobar village, north of Ramallah, and arrested 12 Palestinian citizens.
Other Palestinians, including two ex-prisoners and a lawyer, were arrested in campaigns targeting Silwad and Ras Karkar villages, east and west of Ramallah respectively, he added.
The IOF further closed the road between Kobar and Burham villages and searched Palestinian houses in the area.
Local sources said that violent confrontations broke out between the IOF soldiers and Palestinian citizens during the raid.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian martyr Saleh al-Barghouti in Beit Rima town, west of Ramallah, and interrogated his wife.
In the nearby al-Ersal area in Ramallah, the IOF raided the house of the Palestinian journalist Alaa al-Rimawi and seized mobiles, laptops, and 7,000 NIS before they left.
At least six Palestinians were arrested in Jerusalem and two others in Ya'bad town in Jenin, local residents told the PIC reporter.
Meanwhile in Nablus, violent clashes broke out at daybreak during which the IOF heavily fired live ammunition and teargas canisters at the Palestinians.
The IOF raided many Palestinian houses and wreaked havoc on them, and abruptly closed Huwara checkpoint and blocked movement in both directions.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians from Kobar town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after invading and searching their homes, and confiscated a mobile phone.
The invasion was carried out while military bulldozers closed the road between Kobar and nearby Burham, with concrete blocks.
The soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes, causing excessive property damage, especially after they smashed main doors of a number of homes, in addition to the very violent searches.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the home of Saleh Omar Barghouthi, 29, who was killed by the army on December 12, 2018, interrogated his widow, Shaima’ Rimawi, for several others, and confiscated mobile phones and more than 7000 Shekels.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked Omar Barghouthi, the father of Saleh, in Beit Rima town, north of Ramallah.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
- Jawdat Sarhan Barghouthi.
- Mohammad Sarhan Barghouthi.
- Mohammad Monir Barghouthi.
- Mohannad Rayyan Barghouthi.
- Miqdad Zahi Barghouthi.
- Ismael Zahi Barghouthi.
- Zahi Ismael Barghouthi.
- Nasrallah Sarhan Barghouthi.
- Yasser al-Fahel.
- Na’el Omar Yassin.
30 dec 2018
Dozens of Palestinian school students suffered from their exposure to tear gas during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Sebastia town, north of Nablus in the West Bank.
Sebastia mayor Mohamed Azem said that Israeli soldiers stormed the vicinity of al-Madares (schools) street while firing shots and tear gas grenades, which provoked clashes with local youths.
Azem affirmed that several school students suffered from inhaling tear gas, adding that such provocative acts happen repeatedly by the IOF.
Sebastia mayor Mohamed Azem said that Israeli soldiers stormed the vicinity of al-Madares (schools) street while firing shots and tear gas grenades, which provoked clashes with local youths.
Azem affirmed that several school students suffered from inhaling tear gas, adding that such provocative acts happen repeatedly by the IOF.
29 dec 2018
The Israeli occupation army at dawn Saturday waged an airstrike on a Palestinian resistance post in the east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
No one was hurt in the aerial attack, according to a local medical source.
The Israeli army claimed it launched the air raid after a rocket fired from Gaza landed in an open area south of its territory on Friday night.
Earlier, Israeli soldiers killed one Palestinian young man and injured six others during their participation on Friday afternoon in March of Return rallies staged in Gaza border areas.
The armed wings of the Palestinian resistance factions already warned the Israeli army of committing any folly against Gaza protesters and said they would respond to its crimes.
No one was hurt in the aerial attack, according to a local medical source.
The Israeli army claimed it launched the air raid after a rocket fired from Gaza landed in an open area south of its territory on Friday night.
Earlier, Israeli soldiers killed one Palestinian young man and injured six others during their participation on Friday afternoon in March of Return rallies staged in Gaza border areas.
The armed wings of the Palestinian resistance factions already warned the Israeli army of committing any folly against Gaza protesters and said they would respond to its crimes.
28 dec 2018
Karam Mohammad No’man Fayyad, 26
Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, one Palestinian, and injured at least eight, including a medic and a photojournalist, during the Great March Of Return processions in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Health Ministry said two of the wounded suffered life-threatening injuries.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, high-velocity gas bombs and concussion grenades at the marchers, killing a young man, and wounding eight others.
Dr. al-Qedra stated that the soldiers killed Karam Mohammad No’man Fayyad, 26, a disabled Palestinian, after shooting him with a live round in the head, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region. video video
The soldiers also shot eight Palestinians with live ammunition, including a child who was shot in the neck, a journalist and a female medic, along the perimeter fence areas, in the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip, as the Great Return March processions continue for the fortieth consecutive week.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to high-velocity gas bombs and concussion grenades, especially east of Gaza city, al-Boreij refugee camp, Khan Younis and Rafah.
It is worth mentioning that, since the Great Return March procession started in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has killed at least 190 Palestinians, and injured more than 25,000 others.
No Israeli soldiers have been killed by Palestinian demonstrators participating in the ‘Great March of Return’ that has taken place each Friday since March 30th.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a total of 295 Palestinians were killed and over 29,000 were injured in 2018 by Israeli forces.
This is the highest death toll in a single year since the Gaza conflict of 2014 and the highest number of injuries recorded since OCHA began documenting casualties in the oPt in 2005.
About 61 per cent of the fatalities (180 people) and 79 per cent of the injuries (over 23,000) were in the context of Gaza’s ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations by the fence. Across the oPt, 57 of the Palestinian fatalities and about 7,000 of the injuries were under 18 years of age. At least 28 of the Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2018 were members of armed groups in Gaza and another 15 were perpetrators or alleged perpetrators of attacks against Israelis in the West Bank.
A total of 14 Israelis were killed during the year by Palestinians and at least 137 others were injured. While the number of fatalities is nearly the same as in 2017 (15 people), the proportion of civilians among these fatalities (50 per cent) increased compared to the previous year (27 per cent).
Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, one Palestinian, and injured at least eight, including a medic and a photojournalist, during the Great March Of Return processions in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Health Ministry said two of the wounded suffered life-threatening injuries.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, high-velocity gas bombs and concussion grenades at the marchers, killing a young man, and wounding eight others.
Dr. al-Qedra stated that the soldiers killed Karam Mohammad No’man Fayyad, 26, a disabled Palestinian, after shooting him with a live round in the head, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region. video video
The soldiers also shot eight Palestinians with live ammunition, including a child who was shot in the neck, a journalist and a female medic, along the perimeter fence areas, in the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip, as the Great Return March processions continue for the fortieth consecutive week.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to high-velocity gas bombs and concussion grenades, especially east of Gaza city, al-Boreij refugee camp, Khan Younis and Rafah.
It is worth mentioning that, since the Great Return March procession started in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has killed at least 190 Palestinians, and injured more than 25,000 others.
No Israeli soldiers have been killed by Palestinian demonstrators participating in the ‘Great March of Return’ that has taken place each Friday since March 30th.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a total of 295 Palestinians were killed and over 29,000 were injured in 2018 by Israeli forces.
This is the highest death toll in a single year since the Gaza conflict of 2014 and the highest number of injuries recorded since OCHA began documenting casualties in the oPt in 2005.
About 61 per cent of the fatalities (180 people) and 79 per cent of the injuries (over 23,000) were in the context of Gaza’s ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations by the fence. Across the oPt, 57 of the Palestinian fatalities and about 7,000 of the injuries were under 18 years of age. At least 28 of the Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2018 were members of armed groups in Gaza and another 15 were perpetrators or alleged perpetrators of attacks against Israelis in the West Bank.
A total of 14 Israelis were killed during the year by Palestinians and at least 137 others were injured. While the number of fatalities is nearly the same as in 2017 (15 people), the proportion of civilians among these fatalities (50 per cent) increased compared to the previous year (27 per cent).
Violent clashes broke out on Friday afternoon between Palestinian citizens and Israeli soldiers in different West Bank areas.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly anti-settlement march that was staged in Kafr Qaddum village, east of Qalqilya, which provoked clashes with the participants.
Similar clashes also took place near Azzun town in Qalqilya after local youths hurled Molotov cocktails at Israeli cars.
In Jericho, Palestinian young men clashed with soldiers near the illegal settlement of Vered Yericho and Aqabat Jaber refugee camp.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly anti-settlement march that was staged in Kafr Qaddum village, east of Qalqilya, which provoked clashes with the participants.
Similar clashes also took place near Azzun town in Qalqilya after local youths hurled Molotov cocktails at Israeli cars.
In Jericho, Palestinian young men clashed with soldiers near the illegal settlement of Vered Yericho and Aqabat Jaber refugee camp.
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Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, several protesters during the weekly procession against the illegal Annexation Wall and colonies in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
The procession started on Friday afternoon from the center of Kufur Qaddoum, and was attended by dozens of Palestinians, Morad Eshteiwi, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, said the protesters nonviolently marched from the center of the village carrying Palestinian flags and chanting for liberation and independence. He added that the soldiers invaded Kufur Qaddoum and resorted to the excessive use of force against the protesters, by firing live rounds, rubber- coated steel bullets and gas bombs, while some protesters hurled stones at |
the invading forces.
Several protesters, including international peace activists, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
Eshteiwi called on various international legal and human rights groups to intervene, and end the ongoing Israeli violations, occupation and oppression against the Palestinians and their lands, especially the army’s escalating use of excessive force, including the firing of live rounds at nonviolent protesters.
He called on media outlets to expose these violations, and the ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people.
Several protesters, including international peace activists, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
Eshteiwi called on various international legal and human rights groups to intervene, and end the ongoing Israeli violations, occupation and oppression against the Palestinians and their lands, especially the army’s escalating use of excessive force, including the firing of live rounds at nonviolent protesters.
He called on media outlets to expose these violations, and the ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people.
Several Palestinian protesters suffered injuries when Israeli soldiers attacked the March of Return rallies that were staged in different border areas of the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that five protesters suffered bullet injuries, including one in critical condition.
Dozens also suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during the protests, according to the PIC reporter.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that five protesters suffered bullet injuries, including one in critical condition.
Dozens also suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during the protests, according to the PIC reporter.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) suppressed the weekly Bil’in march, west of Ramallah city, in the central West Bank, on Friday afternoon.
Locals and international peace activists took part following Friday prayers in the march that was called for by the local popular resistance committee.
Protesters waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans calling for Palestinian unity, prisoners’ release, and right of return for all Palestinian refugees.
Israeli forces violently attacked the participants once they approached the Apartheid Wall, established at the expense of the town lands.
Bil’in is one of the most active Palestinian villages in peaceful organized opposition against Israeli policies, as residents have protested every Friday for 12 consecutive years, and have often been met with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, and stun grenades, from Israeli forces.
Locals and international peace activists took part following Friday prayers in the march that was called for by the local popular resistance committee.
Protesters waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans calling for Palestinian unity, prisoners’ release, and right of return for all Palestinian refugees.
Israeli forces violently attacked the participants once they approached the Apartheid Wall, established at the expense of the town lands.
Bil’in is one of the most active Palestinian villages in peaceful organized opposition against Israeli policies, as residents have protested every Friday for 12 consecutive years, and have often been met with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, and stun grenades, from Israeli forces.
27 dec 2018
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) conducted on Thursday a limited incursion east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
According to Quds Press, four Israeli bulldozers were seen destroying farmers' groves amidst heavy gunfire.
A similar armed attack was carried out east of the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis.
No casualties have been reported.
According to Quds Press, four Israeli bulldozers were seen destroying farmers' groves amidst heavy gunfire.
A similar armed attack was carried out east of the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis.
No casualties have been reported.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday raided homes and kidnapped several Palestinian citizens in different West Bank areas.
In Tulkarem, the IOF kidnapped two citizens and clashed with young men during a campaign in Tulkarem refugee camp.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers aboard seven military vehicles stormed Tulkarem camp and kidnapped two ex-detainees identified as Musa'ab al-Hasri and Haytham Balidi from their homes.
The IOF also stormed areas around Tulkarem city and set up a checkpoint on Anabta road.
In Nablus, two Palestinian young men were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in Balata refugee camp and Asira town.
In Bethlehem, violent clashes broke out in al-Deheisheh refugee camp between local youths and Israeli soldiers after the latter tried to kidnap a young man called Mohamed Abu Akar from the camp.
The IOF also broke into and ransacked a house belonging to the mayor of the Tuqu town in the east of Bethlehem, without making arrests.
A young man identified as Mohamed Bannat was reportedly taken prisoner last night at the Container checkpoint, east of Bethlehem.
An Israel military force also stormed Kobar town in Ramallah and smashed the door of a reception room belonging to the family of al-Barghouthi.
In al-Khalil, Israeli soldiers physically assaulted a Palestinian young man with special needs called Sammour al-Rajabi near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
In a separate incident, a horde of Jewish settlers infiltrated at dawn Thursday Huwara town in Nablus and smashed windows of several Palestinian cars.
In Tulkarem, the IOF kidnapped two citizens and clashed with young men during a campaign in Tulkarem refugee camp.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers aboard seven military vehicles stormed Tulkarem camp and kidnapped two ex-detainees identified as Musa'ab al-Hasri and Haytham Balidi from their homes.
The IOF also stormed areas around Tulkarem city and set up a checkpoint on Anabta road.
In Nablus, two Palestinian young men were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in Balata refugee camp and Asira town.
In Bethlehem, violent clashes broke out in al-Deheisheh refugee camp between local youths and Israeli soldiers after the latter tried to kidnap a young man called Mohamed Abu Akar from the camp.
The IOF also broke into and ransacked a house belonging to the mayor of the Tuqu town in the east of Bethlehem, without making arrests.
A young man identified as Mohamed Bannat was reportedly taken prisoner last night at the Container checkpoint, east of Bethlehem.
An Israel military force also stormed Kobar town in Ramallah and smashed the door of a reception room belonging to the family of al-Barghouthi.
In al-Khalil, Israeli soldiers physically assaulted a Palestinian young man with special needs called Sammour al-Rajabi near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
In a separate incident, a horde of Jewish settlers infiltrated at dawn Thursday Huwara town in Nablus and smashed windows of several Palestinian cars.
