7 aug 2020
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Thursday at night, several missiles into an area in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, causing damage. video
Media sources said Israeli fighter jets fired missiles at a site, apparently used by an armed resistance group in Beit Lahia, causing damage to several buildings, including nearby homes.
There have been no reports of casualties as a result of the Israeli missiles.
The Israeli army said it was retaliating to flammable balloons that were reportedly flown from Gaza, and landed in areas in Eshkol and Hof Ashkelon colonies, near the besieged Gaza Strip, causing fires.
The army initially said the sources of the fires were unknown, but later issued another statement attributing them to the balloons, and added that the soldiers also “located and defused an explosive which was reportedly attached to a balloon.”
Media sources said Israeli fighter jets fired missiles at a site, apparently used by an armed resistance group in Beit Lahia, causing damage to several buildings, including nearby homes.
There have been no reports of casualties as a result of the Israeli missiles.
The Israeli army said it was retaliating to flammable balloons that were reportedly flown from Gaza, and landed in areas in Eshkol and Hof Ashkelon colonies, near the besieged Gaza Strip, causing fires.
The army initially said the sources of the fires were unknown, but later issued another statement attributing them to the balloons, and added that the soldiers also “located and defused an explosive which was reportedly attached to a balloon.”
26 july 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening arrested a Palestinian young man near Bethlehem for allegedly attempting to steal an Israeli soldier’s gun.
Israel’s TV channel 12 claimed that a Palestinian youth attempted to snatch an Israeli soldier’s gun near Gush Etzion settlement south of Bethlehem.
The Palestinian youth was arrested and dragged to an undeclared destination.
No further details were given on the incident or the detainee’s identity.
Israel’s TV channel 12 claimed that a Palestinian youth attempted to snatch an Israeli soldier’s gun near Gush Etzion settlement south of Bethlehem.
The Palestinian youth was arrested and dragged to an undeclared destination.
No further details were given on the incident or the detainee’s identity.
16 july 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday evening arrested four Palestinian youths near Nablus in the northern West Bank.
An IOF spokesman claimed that they foiled an attack attempted by a cell of four Palestinians who were arrested near Nablus City.
He claimed that the detainees were possessing two Molotov cocktails and a hommade grenade.
IOF arrest campaigns are a daily occurrence in the West Bank that has seen an alarming rise recently.
An IOF spokesman claimed that they foiled an attack attempted by a cell of four Palestinians who were arrested near Nablus City.
He claimed that the detainees were possessing two Molotov cocktails and a hommade grenade.
IOF arrest campaigns are a daily occurrence in the West Bank that has seen an alarming rise recently.
3 july 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday evening arrested a Palestinian boy at Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem.
Israeli sources claimed the boy was arrested over knife possession.
The boy was detained and transferred to an undeclared destination, and no further details were reported.
Palestinian local residents said this child arrest case was the second on Thursday, but no confirmed information about the identity of the first child and the reason behind his detention was given.
Israeli sources claimed the boy was arrested over knife possession.
The boy was detained and transferred to an undeclared destination, and no further details were reported.
Palestinian local residents said this child arrest case was the second on Thursday, but no confirmed information about the identity of the first child and the reason behind his detention was given.
27 june 2020
A Palestinian man was detained by Israeli security guards, on Saturday, north of Jerusalem, at the Qalandia terminal, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Israel Police claimed that the “knife-wielding” Palestinian man elicited the suspicion of the security forces.
During the arrest, the Jerusalem Post further noted that two security guards were lightly injured.
Arabic daily, Ma’an News reported that two Palestinian young men were abducted at the military roadblock, and quoted Israeli media which alleged that the two “attempted to carry out a stabbing attack.”
It added that the military closed the roadblock, blocking Palestinians attempting to travel between the central West Bank city of Ramallah and southern West Bank city of East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian WAFA News Agency quoted witnesses as stating that only one Palestinian man was abducted, and that it was suspected that the young man was carrying a knife.
WAFA further noted that this claim could not be immediately verified.
According to Israel’s Channel 12, border guards stopped the two young men Palestinians who provoked the guards’ suspicions, claiming that a knife was found on one of them, suspects were taken into custody.
The Quds News Network identified the young man as, Ahmad Wahdan, from Qalandia refugee camp in East Jerusalem, and stated that he was injured.
The Palestinian Information Centre reported that two Israeli soldiers were slightly injured while detaining the young man, who also sustained injuries, as he was said to have been brutally subdued.
It further quoted Israel’s Channel 13 which stated that the wounds sustained by the soldiers were not from the knife.
Within this context, last week, Ahmad Erekat, 26, was shot several times by Israeli forces at the container military roadblock between Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank. The young man was denied any medical attention, and slowly lost his life on the pavement.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med) released a statement, on Friday, condemning the Israeli occupation’s practices against the Palestinian people.
“It’s alarming that for Israeli soldiers, using lethal violence is the first resort against Palestinians,” Dr. Ramy Abdu, Euro-Med Monitor Chairman asserted, “we’re talking here about an apparatus in which Israeli soldiers determine the decisive guilt of Palestinian civilians in the matter of seconds and lethally execute judgment.”
~ Jerusalem Post, Ma’an, WAFA, Anadolu, PIC, Euro-Med
Israeli forces detain Palestinian at Qalandia checkpoint in Jerusalem
Israeli forces detained this morning a Palestinian at Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, according to witnesses.
They said the forces detained the Palestinian after they suspected he had a knife even though this version of the story could be immediately verified. video
The soldiers manning the checkpoint closed it immediately leaving a long line of cars waiting to move between Jerusalem and Ramallah. video
Israeli forces on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem prompting human rights organization to say that the checkpoints have become a "death trap" for Palestinians in the occupied territories.
Israel Police claimed that the “knife-wielding” Palestinian man elicited the suspicion of the security forces.
During the arrest, the Jerusalem Post further noted that two security guards were lightly injured.
Arabic daily, Ma’an News reported that two Palestinian young men were abducted at the military roadblock, and quoted Israeli media which alleged that the two “attempted to carry out a stabbing attack.”
It added that the military closed the roadblock, blocking Palestinians attempting to travel between the central West Bank city of Ramallah and southern West Bank city of East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian WAFA News Agency quoted witnesses as stating that only one Palestinian man was abducted, and that it was suspected that the young man was carrying a knife.
WAFA further noted that this claim could not be immediately verified.
According to Israel’s Channel 12, border guards stopped the two young men Palestinians who provoked the guards’ suspicions, claiming that a knife was found on one of them, suspects were taken into custody.
The Quds News Network identified the young man as, Ahmad Wahdan, from Qalandia refugee camp in East Jerusalem, and stated that he was injured.
The Palestinian Information Centre reported that two Israeli soldiers were slightly injured while detaining the young man, who also sustained injuries, as he was said to have been brutally subdued.
It further quoted Israel’s Channel 13 which stated that the wounds sustained by the soldiers were not from the knife.
Within this context, last week, Ahmad Erekat, 26, was shot several times by Israeli forces at the container military roadblock between Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank. The young man was denied any medical attention, and slowly lost his life on the pavement.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med) released a statement, on Friday, condemning the Israeli occupation’s practices against the Palestinian people.
“It’s alarming that for Israeli soldiers, using lethal violence is the first resort against Palestinians,” Dr. Ramy Abdu, Euro-Med Monitor Chairman asserted, “we’re talking here about an apparatus in which Israeli soldiers determine the decisive guilt of Palestinian civilians in the matter of seconds and lethally execute judgment.”
~ Jerusalem Post, Ma’an, WAFA, Anadolu, PIC, Euro-Med
Israeli forces detain Palestinian at Qalandia checkpoint in Jerusalem
Israeli forces detained this morning a Palestinian at Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, according to witnesses.
They said the forces detained the Palestinian after they suspected he had a knife even though this version of the story could be immediately verified. video
The soldiers manning the checkpoint closed it immediately leaving a long line of cars waiting to move between Jerusalem and Ramallah. video
Israeli forces on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem prompting human rights organization to say that the checkpoints have become a "death trap" for Palestinians in the occupied territories.
24 june 2020
The Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the head of its Negotiations Affairs Department, Dr. Saeb Erekat, strongly denounced the Israel army’s killing of his relative Ahmad Erekat, and held Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for the crime.
Erekat stated that Netanyahu’s policies against the Palestinian civilians are what encourages Israeli soldiers to continue to commit these crimes.
He added that the Israeli occupation did not only execute Ahmad Erekat in a cold-blooded crime but also tried to coverup by fabricating the truth and coming up with lies and justifications for this crime by claiming the young man “attempted to ram the soldiers with his car.”
His statements came from the mourning home of the slain young man, who was supposed to get married within a few days.
“We, just like any Palestinian family, suffer from this racist occupation, Ahmad was killed in a cold-blooded crime! He was my cousin, and we were supposed to celebrate his wedding withing a few days,” Erekat added, “We were also supposed to be celebrating his sister’s wedding today, but the soldiers killed him and tried to justify their crime.”
On his official Twitter account, Dr. Erekat said the army has many cameras at the roadblock, yet failed to release the video and show what really happened.
“This is the invitation of Eman’s wedding , Ahmed’s sister 23rd of June 2020 from 7-10 pm.
Ahmed Erakat (26) was murdered in cold blood at the wadi al-Nar (The Container) roadblock, by Israeli occupying . They continue their lies and claim he tried to run over the soldiers. Netanyahu is responsible.”
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad was driving to Bethlehem city to fetch his sisters, and his mother, from a hairdressing shop in Bethlehem, as the family was preparing for the wedding of one of his sisters, which was supposed to take place on the same day.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers at the permanent military roadblock closed the area, and prevented Red Crescent medics from approaching the young man, in addition to firing many gas bombs at Palestinian cars and residents to force them away.
Erekat stated that Netanyahu’s policies against the Palestinian civilians are what encourages Israeli soldiers to continue to commit these crimes.
He added that the Israeli occupation did not only execute Ahmad Erekat in a cold-blooded crime but also tried to coverup by fabricating the truth and coming up with lies and justifications for this crime by claiming the young man “attempted to ram the soldiers with his car.”
His statements came from the mourning home of the slain young man, who was supposed to get married within a few days.
“We, just like any Palestinian family, suffer from this racist occupation, Ahmad was killed in a cold-blooded crime! He was my cousin, and we were supposed to celebrate his wedding withing a few days,” Erekat added, “We were also supposed to be celebrating his sister’s wedding today, but the soldiers killed him and tried to justify their crime.”
On his official Twitter account, Dr. Erekat said the army has many cameras at the roadblock, yet failed to release the video and show what really happened.
“This is the invitation of Eman’s wedding , Ahmed’s sister 23rd of June 2020 from 7-10 pm.
Ahmed Erakat (26) was murdered in cold blood at the wadi al-Nar (The Container) roadblock, by Israeli occupying . They continue their lies and claim he tried to run over the soldiers. Netanyahu is responsible.”
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad was driving to Bethlehem city to fetch his sisters, and his mother, from a hairdressing shop in Bethlehem, as the family was preparing for the wedding of one of his sisters, which was supposed to take place on the same day.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers at the permanent military roadblock closed the area, and prevented Red Crescent medics from approaching the young man, in addition to firing many gas bombs at Palestinian cars and residents to force them away.
23 june 2020
Ahmad Erekat, 24
A Palestinian young man was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday afternoon near Jerusalem City.
Local sources said that the IOF opened fire at a Palestinian car at the Container Checkpoint, east of Jerusalem, killing its driver.
They reported that Palestinian medical crews were denied access to the scene by the IOF and the injured driver was left to bleed to death. video
Israeli media sources claimed that the martyr, identified as Ahmad Erekat, 24, attempted a car-ramming attack.
The IOF later closed the checkpoint and heavily fired tear gas bombs in the area.
A Palestinian young man was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday afternoon near Jerusalem City.
Local sources said that the IOF opened fire at a Palestinian car at the Container Checkpoint, east of Jerusalem, killing its driver.
They reported that Palestinian medical crews were denied access to the scene by the IOF and the injured driver was left to bleed to death. video
Israeli media sources claimed that the martyr, identified as Ahmad Erekat, 24, attempted a car-ramming attack.
The IOF later closed the checkpoint and heavily fired tear gas bombs in the area.
