19 sept 2016
Israeli soldiers forced, on Monday morning, traders from occupied Jerusalem to close their shops.
Al Ray sources said that the occupation ordered the traders to close their shops in Salah al-Din, al-Sultan Suleiman, and al-Rashid streets, in the Old City district of Jerusalem.
The sources also explained that the soldiers spread out in Salah al-Din street and in the downtown area, ordering the traders to close their shops amid a state of tension .
The command was issued after an Israeli soldier shot Ayman al-kurd (20 years old), in Rass Al-Amood neighborhood, Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, for reportedly stabbing two so-called “border guards” at Bab A-Sahera gate. The border guards were injured and sent to a local hospital.
Also on Monday, extremist Israeli settlers headed by the American-born rabbi Yehuda Glick resumed their regular raids on al-Aqsa Mosque, via the Moroccan gate, under heavy guard of Israeli police.
Jerusalemite sources reported that the settlers stormed the courtyards of the mosque in groups accompanied by rabbis.
The sources reported that known extremist rabbi Yehuda Glick tried to storm the courtyard of the holy mosque, but performed Talmudic rituals at Alqtanin gate.
Worshippers defended the Islamic holy site and banned the settlers from touring.
Israeli settlers raid the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque on an almost daily basis, in order to set up a temporal and spatial division of the Islamic holy site.
Al Ray sources said that the occupation ordered the traders to close their shops in Salah al-Din, al-Sultan Suleiman, and al-Rashid streets, in the Old City district of Jerusalem.
The sources also explained that the soldiers spread out in Salah al-Din street and in the downtown area, ordering the traders to close their shops amid a state of tension .
The command was issued after an Israeli soldier shot Ayman al-kurd (20 years old), in Rass Al-Amood neighborhood, Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, for reportedly stabbing two so-called “border guards” at Bab A-Sahera gate. The border guards were injured and sent to a local hospital.
Also on Monday, extremist Israeli settlers headed by the American-born rabbi Yehuda Glick resumed their regular raids on al-Aqsa Mosque, via the Moroccan gate, under heavy guard of Israeli police.
Jerusalemite sources reported that the settlers stormed the courtyards of the mosque in groups accompanied by rabbis.
The sources reported that known extremist rabbi Yehuda Glick tried to storm the courtyard of the holy mosque, but performed Talmudic rituals at Alqtanin gate.
Worshippers defended the Islamic holy site and banned the settlers from touring.
Israeli settlers raid the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque on an almost daily basis, in order to set up a temporal and spatial division of the Islamic holy site.
According to Israeli sources, two police officers suffered very serious wounds, one Monday morning, a young Palestinian man stabbed them, in the Sahera Gate area, in occupied East Jerusalem, and that the attacker was also shot and injured.
Israeli daily Haaretz quoted the police stating that the Palestinian reportedly came from the direction of the Damascus Gate area, and walked behind two officers before stabbing them several times.
Israeli medics of the Magen David Adom rushed to the scene and treated the injured officers before moving them to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, suffering serious stab wounds to their upper bodies.
Haaretz stated that one of the wounded is a female officer, in her twenties, while the other is male officer, 45 years of age.
The Palestinian, identified as Ayman al-Kurd, 20, was shot and seriously injured by other officers in the area, and remained bleeding on the ground for an extended period without any medical attention, the Maan News Agency said.
Al-Kurd is from Ras al-Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem.
Maan added that the army completely sealed the Old City, and forced school students to return to their homes.
Following the incident, the soldiers forced all store owners, especially in Salaheddin Street, Sultan Suleiman Street and Ar-Rasheed Street, to shut them down.
Israeli daily Haaretz quoted the police stating that the Palestinian reportedly came from the direction of the Damascus Gate area, and walked behind two officers before stabbing them several times.
Israeli medics of the Magen David Adom rushed to the scene and treated the injured officers before moving them to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, suffering serious stab wounds to their upper bodies.
Haaretz stated that one of the wounded is a female officer, in her twenties, while the other is male officer, 45 years of age.
The Palestinian, identified as Ayman al-Kurd, 20, was shot and seriously injured by other officers in the area, and remained bleeding on the ground for an extended period without any medical attention, the Maan News Agency said.
Al-Kurd is from Ras al-Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem.
Maan added that the army completely sealed the Old City, and forced school students to return to their homes.
Following the incident, the soldiers forced all store owners, especially in Salaheddin Street, Sultan Suleiman Street and Ar-Rasheed Street, to shut them down.
18 sept 2016
Early Sunday morning, a Palestinian man was shot in the head and critically wounded after allegedly stabbing an Israeli soldier just outside the settlement of Efrat, south of Bethlehem.
The Palestinian who was shot was identified as Baha’-Eddin Mohammad Khalil, estimated to be about 30 years old.
The Israeli officer have been identified at the time of this report, but Israeli sources say that he is 22 years old.
His injury was non-critical, and medics stated that he was stabbed in the armpit but never lost consciousness and sat and spoke with the medics the whole way to the hospital.
No information was released by the Israeli medics as to the transport of the Palestinian who was shot in the head, but he was listed in critical condition in the Jerusalem hospital where he was taken.
According to the Times of Israel, the officer was part of a brigade of officers that had been sweeping the area outside the settlement wall after the security surveillance system detected movement in the Palestinian farmland surrounding the settlement.
Efrat was constructed on illegally-seized Palestinian land in the south Bethlehem area, and has been steadily expanding its territory onto Palestinian land on either side.
Following the incident, Israeli forces invaded the city of Hebron and imposed a closure on Palestinians living in the villages and towns around Efrat.
The shooting of the Palestinian man Sunday morning follows the killing of four Palestinians and a Jordanian in the past two days, all of whom were killed by the Israeli military.
Israeli officer injured in stabbing attack in Efrat settlement
A Palestinian young man was seriously wounded after he stabbed an Israeli army officer on Sunday morning in Efrat settlement, south of Bethlehem.
According to Israel's Channel 2, the officer was badly injured in the stabbing attack and was rushed to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem.
The young man was also taken later to the same hospital in serious condition after soldiers in the settlement showered him with bullets. He was identified as Baha a-Din Khalil.
In a related development, the Israeli occupation army decided to deploy an additional infantry battalion to the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil on Saturday evening following two days of attacks against soldiers and settlers.
The decision to reinforce the flashpoint locale with the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion was made based on situation assessments following recent Palestinian attacks, according to the Israeli media.
At the behest of war minister Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli army also dispatched thousands of soldiers and reservists to isolated settlements in different West Bank areas.
The Palestinian who was shot was identified as Baha’-Eddin Mohammad Khalil, estimated to be about 30 years old.
The Israeli officer have been identified at the time of this report, but Israeli sources say that he is 22 years old.
His injury was non-critical, and medics stated that he was stabbed in the armpit but never lost consciousness and sat and spoke with the medics the whole way to the hospital.
No information was released by the Israeli medics as to the transport of the Palestinian who was shot in the head, but he was listed in critical condition in the Jerusalem hospital where he was taken.
According to the Times of Israel, the officer was part of a brigade of officers that had been sweeping the area outside the settlement wall after the security surveillance system detected movement in the Palestinian farmland surrounding the settlement.
Efrat was constructed on illegally-seized Palestinian land in the south Bethlehem area, and has been steadily expanding its territory onto Palestinian land on either side.
Following the incident, Israeli forces invaded the city of Hebron and imposed a closure on Palestinians living in the villages and towns around Efrat.
The shooting of the Palestinian man Sunday morning follows the killing of four Palestinians and a Jordanian in the past two days, all of whom were killed by the Israeli military.
Israeli officer injured in stabbing attack in Efrat settlement
A Palestinian young man was seriously wounded after he stabbed an Israeli army officer on Sunday morning in Efrat settlement, south of Bethlehem.
According to Israel's Channel 2, the officer was badly injured in the stabbing attack and was rushed to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem.
The young man was also taken later to the same hospital in serious condition after soldiers in the settlement showered him with bullets. He was identified as Baha a-Din Khalil.
In a related development, the Israeli occupation army decided to deploy an additional infantry battalion to the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil on Saturday evening following two days of attacks against soldiers and settlers.
The decision to reinforce the flashpoint locale with the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion was made based on situation assessments following recent Palestinian attacks, according to the Israeli media.
At the behest of war minister Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli army also dispatched thousands of soldiers and reservists to isolated settlements in different West Bank areas.
15 sept 2016
An Israeli settler was injured Wednesday evening in an alleged stabbing attack in Ranana city within the Green Line.
Israeli media sources claimed that a 29-year-old Israeli settler was seriously injured after being stabbed by an unidentified man who managed to flee the scene.
Israeli police rushed to the area in large numbers and opened an investigation into the incident.
The injured settler was then transferred to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba for treatment for treatment of serious upper-body injuries.
Israeli media sources claimed that a 29-year-old Israeli settler was seriously injured after being stabbed by an unidentified man who managed to flee the scene.
Israeli police rushed to the area in large numbers and opened an investigation into the incident.
The injured settler was then transferred to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba for treatment for treatment of serious upper-body injuries.
10 sept 2016
Violent clashes broke out on Saturday afternoon east of al-Bureij refugee camp in Gaza between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers following the funeral of the child Abed Mohamed ad-Dabagh, who had been killed the day before.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, angry young men hurled stones at Israeli military posts behind the security fence, which provoked soldiers into responding by firing live bullets and tear gas grenades.
Hundreds of citizens marched in the funeral procession of 16-year-old Dabagh, who was shot dead by an Israeli sniper during his participation in a peaceful rally staged yesterday in a border area east of al-Bureij camp.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, angry young men hurled stones at Israeli military posts behind the security fence, which provoked soldiers into responding by firing live bullets and tear gas grenades.
Hundreds of citizens marched in the funeral procession of 16-year-old Dabagh, who was shot dead by an Israeli sniper during his participation in a peaceful rally staged yesterday in a border area east of al-Bureij camp.
6 sept 2016
The family of the young Palestinian man, Mustafa Nimir, 27, who was shot dead on Monday at dawn by Israeli soldiers invading Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, said their son was executed by the soldiers in cold blood, and that he was heading home carrying food when he was killed.
The statements match various statements of eyewitnesses who saw the soldiers killing Nimir, and wounding his relative Ali, before the army took his body, and never returned it.
The soldiers are also refusing to allow the family of the wounded Palestinian, Ali Taiseer Nimir, 25, to visit with him in the hospital, and are not giving his family any information about his injuries.
The two relatives were shot while driving back home in Shu’fat refugee camp, when the soldiers invaded the camp, and opened fire on their car. The army later claimed the two men had attempted to ram the soldiers with their car – in direct contradiction to the accounts of eyewitnesses.
The father, Mustafa Nimir, said his son left home on Sunday evening, and headed towards his brother’s home.
“At midnight, I phoned Mustafa, and he told me that he, and his brother-in-law Ali, were still at his brother’s home, and that they would be a little late,” Mustafa added, “But later, around 4 at dawn, we got the horrible news of his murder.”
In addition, the mother said that the two were carrying fresh baked goods from the early-morning bakery in their car, bringing it home, and that Ali had also bought clothes for his little daughter.
“Yet, Israel is claiming they tried to ram the soldiers with their car,” she added, “Those lies and fabrications are constantly being used as justification for murdering unarmed Palestinians.”
For his part, the father said that he rushed to the hospital, but the police refused to give him any information about his slain son, even the location of his corpse.
He added that the soldiers also refused to grant the family any information about Ali’s injuries, or any sort of information about the entire issue.
Nazek Gheith, a Palestinian woman from Anata, said she was awoken by the sounds of gunfire, which she said sounded so close that they could have been in her own home.
“I rushed to my balcony, and saw dozens of soldiers surrounding the car, and extensively firing towards it,” she stated, “they shined their flashlights into the car, and opened fire…”
The woman also stated that there was an undercover soldier who opened the driver’s door, and was shouting and threatening to kill the driver.
“The wounded young man raised his hands into the air, and I could hear him say ‘I did not do anything wrong…,” she added, “They dragged him from his feet, placed him onto the ground, pointed the guns at him and ordered him to remove his pants… he was bleeding, and they thoroughly searched him.”
Gheith further stated that two army jeeps later arrived at the scene, opened the other door of the Palestinian car, before removing Mustafa’s corpse, placing it on a stretcher and taking it to their jeep. The soldiers also took the wounded man, and moved him to another jeep.
“The soldiers never provided the slain Palestinian with urgently-needed medical help; they left him for more than 30 minutes – even the wounded man was left bleeding before he was later moved to a military jeep.”
A young man who also witnessed the shooting said the soldiers invaded the main road that links Shu’fat refugee camp and Anata town, and started pointing their vehicles’ searchlight at many homes and buildings.
He added that the invasion led to limited clashes between young men, and the invading soldiers; the young men hurled stones while the soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets.
“But then a white Opel Corsa drove into the camp, before undercover soldiers in the car opened fire at the vehicle that was driven by Ali Nimir, who was not even speeding,” he stated, “The soldiers weren’t in the middle of the road, but they fired many live rounds, causing him to crash into a parked car.”
After the fatal shooting, extensive clashes took place in the camp, with Palestinian youth throwing stones at the over 150 Israeli soldiers who invaded the area after they shot the two young men.
The statements match various statements of eyewitnesses who saw the soldiers killing Nimir, and wounding his relative Ali, before the army took his body, and never returned it.
The soldiers are also refusing to allow the family of the wounded Palestinian, Ali Taiseer Nimir, 25, to visit with him in the hospital, and are not giving his family any information about his injuries.
The two relatives were shot while driving back home in Shu’fat refugee camp, when the soldiers invaded the camp, and opened fire on their car. The army later claimed the two men had attempted to ram the soldiers with their car – in direct contradiction to the accounts of eyewitnesses.
The father, Mustafa Nimir, said his son left home on Sunday evening, and headed towards his brother’s home.
“At midnight, I phoned Mustafa, and he told me that he, and his brother-in-law Ali, were still at his brother’s home, and that they would be a little late,” Mustafa added, “But later, around 4 at dawn, we got the horrible news of his murder.”
In addition, the mother said that the two were carrying fresh baked goods from the early-morning bakery in their car, bringing it home, and that Ali had also bought clothes for his little daughter.
“Yet, Israel is claiming they tried to ram the soldiers with their car,” she added, “Those lies and fabrications are constantly being used as justification for murdering unarmed Palestinians.”
For his part, the father said that he rushed to the hospital, but the police refused to give him any information about his slain son, even the location of his corpse.
He added that the soldiers also refused to grant the family any information about Ali’s injuries, or any sort of information about the entire issue.
Nazek Gheith, a Palestinian woman from Anata, said she was awoken by the sounds of gunfire, which she said sounded so close that they could have been in her own home.
“I rushed to my balcony, and saw dozens of soldiers surrounding the car, and extensively firing towards it,” she stated, “they shined their flashlights into the car, and opened fire…”
The woman also stated that there was an undercover soldier who opened the driver’s door, and was shouting and threatening to kill the driver.
“The wounded young man raised his hands into the air, and I could hear him say ‘I did not do anything wrong…,” she added, “They dragged him from his feet, placed him onto the ground, pointed the guns at him and ordered him to remove his pants… he was bleeding, and they thoroughly searched him.”
Gheith further stated that two army jeeps later arrived at the scene, opened the other door of the Palestinian car, before removing Mustafa’s corpse, placing it on a stretcher and taking it to their jeep. The soldiers also took the wounded man, and moved him to another jeep.
“The soldiers never provided the slain Palestinian with urgently-needed medical help; they left him for more than 30 minutes – even the wounded man was left bleeding before he was later moved to a military jeep.”
A young man who also witnessed the shooting said the soldiers invaded the main road that links Shu’fat refugee camp and Anata town, and started pointing their vehicles’ searchlight at many homes and buildings.
He added that the invasion led to limited clashes between young men, and the invading soldiers; the young men hurled stones while the soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets.
“But then a white Opel Corsa drove into the camp, before undercover soldiers in the car opened fire at the vehicle that was driven by Ali Nimir, who was not even speeding,” he stated, “The soldiers weren’t in the middle of the road, but they fired many live rounds, causing him to crash into a parked car.”
After the fatal shooting, extensive clashes took place in the camp, with Palestinian youth throwing stones at the over 150 Israeli soldiers who invaded the area after they shot the two young men.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday fired five artillery shells at the blockaded Gaza Strip.
According to a PIC news correspondent, the IOF targeted two civilian homes, two resistance sites, and an agricultural land in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza Strip, with five artillery shells. The attack resulted in remarkable material damage in the area.
The Israeli occupation army claimed the strikes were launched after a Palestinian sniper fired gunshots at an Israeli military site in the third such incident during the week.
The attack is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal struck in the wake of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal territory of Gaza.
According to a PIC news correspondent, the IOF targeted two civilian homes, two resistance sites, and an agricultural land in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza Strip, with five artillery shells. The attack resulted in remarkable material damage in the area.
The Israeli occupation army claimed the strikes were launched after a Palestinian sniper fired gunshots at an Israeli military site in the third such incident during the week.
The attack is another chain in the series of Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal struck in the wake of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal territory of Gaza.
5 sept 2016
Mustafa Nimir 27
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, killed one Palestinian and seriously wounded another, after firing many live rounds at their car.
The Israeli army presented two conflicting narratives on the event, one talking about armed confrontations between the soldiers and armed resistance fighters in the refugee camp, and another about an alleged attempted ramming attack, followed by a stabbing attempt, targeting the soldiers.
Medical sources later identified the slain young Palestinian man as Mustafa Nimir, from the Salaam area in Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian medics rushed to the site, but the soldiers stopped them and prevented them from providing the needed aid to the Palestinians.
The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was injured, reportedly by Palestinian fire, during the invasion.
Local sources in Shu’fat said many local youths hurled stones at the invading army vehicles in the camp, while the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also kidnapped the wounded Palestinian, and took him to an unknown destination.
Terrorist killed in Jerusalem attempted vehicular attack
A Palestinian attempted to run over Border Police forces in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem, in an attempted vehicular terrorist attack Sunday night; The terrorist, identified as Mustafa Nimr, was killed in the attack, while the other passenger was arrested.
A Palestinian vehicle leaving the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem attempted to run over Police and Border Police forces Sunday night in an attempted terrorist attack. There were no injuries to Israeli forces.
Police said the vehicle approached them at high speed, trying to hit them. Forces began the accepted procedure to stop a suspicious vehicle, but the driver refused to slow down. As a result, forces opened fire, killing the terrorist and wounding the passenger, who was evacuated in moderate condition.
MDA teams arrived at the area to evacuate the wounded terrorist, 25, to Hadassah Medical Center. The terrorist who killed was identified as Mustafa Nimr, who was also in his 20s.
A month ago, Border Police forces fired at a Palestinian vehicle driving at high speed toward a checkpoint in Al-Ram near Jerusalem. One of the passengers was killed, while another was moderately wounded and later evacuated for medical treatment. A third occupant was arrested and transferred to security forces for questioning.
The incident occurred during an operation by security forces to seek out and confiscate illicit weapons in the Judea and Samaria region.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, killed one Palestinian and seriously wounded another, after firing many live rounds at their car.
The Israeli army presented two conflicting narratives on the event, one talking about armed confrontations between the soldiers and armed resistance fighters in the refugee camp, and another about an alleged attempted ramming attack, followed by a stabbing attempt, targeting the soldiers.
Medical sources later identified the slain young Palestinian man as Mustafa Nimir, from the Salaam area in Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian medics rushed to the site, but the soldiers stopped them and prevented them from providing the needed aid to the Palestinians.
The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was injured, reportedly by Palestinian fire, during the invasion.
Local sources in Shu’fat said many local youths hurled stones at the invading army vehicles in the camp, while the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also kidnapped the wounded Palestinian, and took him to an unknown destination.
Terrorist killed in Jerusalem attempted vehicular attack
A Palestinian attempted to run over Border Police forces in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem, in an attempted vehicular terrorist attack Sunday night; The terrorist, identified as Mustafa Nimr, was killed in the attack, while the other passenger was arrested.
A Palestinian vehicle leaving the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem attempted to run over Police and Border Police forces Sunday night in an attempted terrorist attack. There were no injuries to Israeli forces.
Police said the vehicle approached them at high speed, trying to hit them. Forces began the accepted procedure to stop a suspicious vehicle, but the driver refused to slow down. As a result, forces opened fire, killing the terrorist and wounding the passenger, who was evacuated in moderate condition.
MDA teams arrived at the area to evacuate the wounded terrorist, 25, to Hadassah Medical Center. The terrorist who killed was identified as Mustafa Nimr, who was also in his 20s.
A month ago, Border Police forces fired at a Palestinian vehicle driving at high speed toward a checkpoint in Al-Ram near Jerusalem. One of the passengers was killed, while another was moderately wounded and later evacuated for medical treatment. A third occupant was arrested and transferred to security forces for questioning.
The incident occurred during an operation by security forces to seek out and confiscate illicit weapons in the Judea and Samaria region.
