26 nov 2015
Israeli war minister Moshe Ya’alon declared on Wednesday evening intention to construct a smart fence, separating the West Bank city of al-Khalil and the Lakhish Regional Council.
Ya'alon's remarks came in response to a motion filed by Likud MK Mickey Zohar to prevent Palestinian resistance operations.
The fence constitutes of a well-equipped electric panel with smart cameras.
"We are aware of the issue of the fence, and now with the budgetary approval for the massive fence we plan to build one similar to the border fence with Egypt - it will take some time but it will happen," the war minister vowed.
Meanwhile, a number of Palestinian youths managed overnight to throw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli patrol stationed at Abu Rish checkpoint south of al-Khalil.
A second Molotov cocktail was thrown at a group of Israeli soldiers while storming and searching a number of local homes south of the city.
Following the incidents, Israeli forces intensified their presence in the area and closed all the main roads with concrete barriers.
Ya'alon's remarks came in response to a motion filed by Likud MK Mickey Zohar to prevent Palestinian resistance operations.
The fence constitutes of a well-equipped electric panel with smart cameras.
"We are aware of the issue of the fence, and now with the budgetary approval for the massive fence we plan to build one similar to the border fence with Egypt - it will take some time but it will happen," the war minister vowed.
Meanwhile, a number of Palestinian youths managed overnight to throw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli patrol stationed at Abu Rish checkpoint south of al-Khalil.
A second Molotov cocktail was thrown at a group of Israeli soldiers while storming and searching a number of local homes south of the city.
Following the incidents, Israeli forces intensified their presence in the area and closed all the main roads with concrete barriers.
25 nov 2015
Israeli news outlets claimed a Palestinian sniper shot at a parked car on Wednesday near al-Khalil’s Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have opened an investigation into the incident and were combing nearby neighborhoods for possible suspects.
Meanwhile, a mass-arrest sweep launched by the Israeli occupation troops across al-Khalil at the crack of dawn culminated in the abduction of seven Palestinian civilians.
The Israeli occupation soldiers wreaked havoc on Palestinian family homes in Beit Awa, sparking a state of panic among women and children.
The IOF further rummaged into a number of civilian homes in al-Khalil’s residential neighborhoods of Abu Esneina and al-Ja’bari.
Violent clashes burst out overnight between the young Palestinian protesters and the heavily-armed occupation patrols at the al-Fawar refugee camp, in southern al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, five Israeli army jeeps rolled into Jenin’s refugee camp and kidnapped 20-year-old Wissam Hanun.
Earlier, Tuesday night, the IOF kidnapped 23-year-old Udai Ibrahim al-Sheikh near the Zaatara checkpoint, in the central West Bank.
The West Bank has recently been a hotbed of violent attacks since a wave of terrorism by the Israeli military and settlers struck over the last two months, killing several Palestinians and injuring dozens more.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have opened an investigation into the incident and were combing nearby neighborhoods for possible suspects.
Meanwhile, a mass-arrest sweep launched by the Israeli occupation troops across al-Khalil at the crack of dawn culminated in the abduction of seven Palestinian civilians.
The Israeli occupation soldiers wreaked havoc on Palestinian family homes in Beit Awa, sparking a state of panic among women and children.
The IOF further rummaged into a number of civilian homes in al-Khalil’s residential neighborhoods of Abu Esneina and al-Ja’bari.
Violent clashes burst out overnight between the young Palestinian protesters and the heavily-armed occupation patrols at the al-Fawar refugee camp, in southern al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, five Israeli army jeeps rolled into Jenin’s refugee camp and kidnapped 20-year-old Wissam Hanun.
Earlier, Tuesday night, the IOF kidnapped 23-year-old Udai Ibrahim al-Sheikh near the Zaatara checkpoint, in the central West Bank.
The West Bank has recently been a hotbed of violent attacks since a wave of terrorism by the Israeli military and settlers struck over the last two months, killing several Palestinians and injuring dozens more.
24 nov 2015
Israeli media sources claimed that a vehicle carrying two Israeli settlers came under fire Tuesday evening near Beit El settlement near Ramallah.
Israeli TV Channel 2 said that no injuries were reported during the alleged attack.
Tuesday was another violent day in the occupied Palestinian territory, with dozens of Palestinians arrested and injured during the clashes.
Israeli TV Channel 2 said that no injuries were reported during the alleged attack.
Tuesday was another violent day in the occupied Palestinian territory, with dozens of Palestinians arrested and injured during the clashes.
A Palestinian resistance fighter on Monday night opened fire at Qalandiya military checkpoint, north of Occupied Jerusalem.
The Hebrew news website 0404 said that at least one Palestinian armed man traded fire with Israeli soldiers at Qalandiya checkpoint and fled the scene.
Eyewitnesses said that large military reinforcements arrived at the checkpoint and launched a manhunt for the attacker in nearby areas.
The Palestinian resistance in the West Bank also carried out earlier on the same day a similar gunfire attack on Har Adar settlement in Qatna village, northwest of Jerusalem.
The Hebrew radio said that Palestinian gunmen opened fire at the settlement and withdrew from the area, which prompted the Israeli army to invade nearby areas in search for the attackers.
In another incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on the same day intensified their presence near Azzeituna checkpoint between Attur neighborhood and al-Eizariya town, east of Jerusalem, after Palestinian young men threw an explosive device and Molotov cocktails at them.
The Hebrew news website 0404 said that at least one Palestinian armed man traded fire with Israeli soldiers at Qalandiya checkpoint and fled the scene.
Eyewitnesses said that large military reinforcements arrived at the checkpoint and launched a manhunt for the attacker in nearby areas.
The Palestinian resistance in the West Bank also carried out earlier on the same day a similar gunfire attack on Har Adar settlement in Qatna village, northwest of Jerusalem.
The Hebrew radio said that Palestinian gunmen opened fire at the settlement and withdrew from the area, which prompted the Israeli army to invade nearby areas in search for the attackers.
In another incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on the same day intensified their presence near Azzeituna checkpoint between Attur neighborhood and al-Eizariya town, east of Jerusalem, after Palestinian young men threw an explosive device and Molotov cocktails at them.
Driver Nafa Azmi, 21
Four Israeli soldiers were injured in a car-ramming attack at Zatara roadblock near Nablus on Tuesday morning.
Hebrew media sources said that all injuries were minor, adding that other soldiers manning the road barrier fired at the vehicle and wounded the Palestinian driver.
Two of the injured were senior officers in the Israeli occupation forces, the sources added.
Haaretz newspaper said that four were injured in the vehicular attack while the Israeli ambulance crews said they extended assistance to three soldiers.
The attack falls in line with the Palestinian ongoing uprising against the Israeli occupation and its violations in the West Bank and Jerusalem especially the declared intention to divide the Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam, between Muslims and Jews.
Four Israeli soldiers were injured in a car-ramming attack at Zatara roadblock near Nablus on Tuesday morning.
Hebrew media sources said that all injuries were minor, adding that other soldiers manning the road barrier fired at the vehicle and wounded the Palestinian driver.
Two of the injured were senior officers in the Israeli occupation forces, the sources added.
Haaretz newspaper said that four were injured in the vehicular attack while the Israeli ambulance crews said they extended assistance to three soldiers.
The attack falls in line with the Palestinian ongoing uprising against the Israeli occupation and its violations in the West Bank and Jerusalem especially the declared intention to divide the Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam, between Muslims and Jews.
23 nov 2015
A Jewish settler was hit and injured by a speeding car near Homesh settlement to the northwest of Nablus city at noon Monday.
Hebrew media claimed that a Palestinian driver hit the settler then managed to speed away.
The 0404 Hebrew website said that Israeli army forces set up numerous roadblocks on various northern West Bank roads hoping to arrest the driver.
Homesh settlement, which was built on the Palestinian Burqa village land to the north of Nablus, was evacuated in 2005; yet Jewish settlers continue to storm the area in the hope of re-establishing their illegal outpost.
Hebrew media claimed that a Palestinian driver hit the settler then managed to speed away.
The 0404 Hebrew website said that Israeli army forces set up numerous roadblocks on various northern West Bank roads hoping to arrest the driver.
Homesh settlement, which was built on the Palestinian Burqa village land to the north of Nablus, was evacuated in 2005; yet Jewish settlers continue to storm the area in the hope of re-establishing their illegal outpost.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening imposed a curfew in Hawara town, south of Jenin city, at the pretext that a settler's car was attacked with a Molotov cocktail in a nearby area.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the main street of the town and announced through loudspeakers a night-time curfew.
They added that the invading troops also forced all storekeepers of the town to close their businesses early and go home.
During their presence in the town, the troops fired flares as they were combing different areas of the town in search for the attacker.
There was no information if the IOF carried out raids on homes or arrested citizens during the campaign.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the main street of the town and announced through loudspeakers a night-time curfew.
They added that the invading troops also forced all storekeepers of the town to close their businesses early and go home.
During their presence in the town, the troops fired flares as they were combing different areas of the town in search for the attacker.
There was no information if the IOF carried out raids on homes or arrested citizens during the campaign.
22 nov 2015
Palestinian resistance fighters attacked last night Israeli military patrol vehicles with Molotov cocktails near the entrance to Mevo Dotan settlement, south of Jenin city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that following the arson attack, a large number of Israeli troops combed the area of the attack before they stormed the nearby town of Ya'bad and raided several homes after midnight.
They added that the invading troops entered different neighborhoods of the town, especially in the south, and used some homes under construction as observation points.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that following the arson attack, a large number of Israeli troops combed the area of the attack before they stormed the nearby town of Ya'bad and raided several homes after midnight.
They added that the invading troops entered different neighborhoods of the town, especially in the south, and used some homes under construction as observation points.
21 nov 2015
Four Israelis were injured Saturday evening in an anti-occupation stabbing attack in Kiryat Gat city in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
The 0404 Israeli website revealed that the attacker managed to escape the scene after stabbing the four Israelis. The stabbing operation took place in King David Street in the city which was built over the land of the Palestinian village of Iraq al-Manshiyeh.
Meanwhile, sounds of shooting were heard in the street, the website added.
The 0404 Israeli website revealed that the attacker managed to escape the scene after stabbing the four Israelis. The stabbing operation took place in King David Street in the city which was built over the land of the Palestinian village of Iraq al-Manshiyeh.
Meanwhile, sounds of shooting were heard in the street, the website added.
20 nov 2015
An Israeli soldier was slightly injured in his foot in a hit and run incident near Abu Dis to the east of occupied Jerusalem on Friday night.
The Israeli TV Channel 2 said that a Palestinian vehicle rammed into an Israeli military barrier and slightly injured the soldier in his foot, adding that the soldier was hospitalized.
The broadcast said that the Palestinian driver managed to flee the scene despite coming under machinegun fire from Israeli soldiers at the barrier.
The Israeli TV Channel 2 said that a Palestinian vehicle rammed into an Israeli military barrier and slightly injured the soldier in his foot, adding that the soldier was hospitalized.
The broadcast said that the Palestinian driver managed to flee the scene despite coming under machinegun fire from Israeli soldiers at the barrier.
14 nov 2015
After several media agencies dubbed the incident as a deliberate attack by a Palestinian driver, near Ramallah, the Israeli military said what happened in Jerusalem, leading to the death of the Palestinian driver, and the injury of four Israelis, is a traffic accident.
Israeli sources said one of the four wounded Israelis suffered moderate injuries, and the three other passengers suffered light injuries. The driver of the Palestinian car died of his wounds.
Israeli Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said what happened was “a traffic accident in the area between Psagot and Kokhav Ya'akov settlements, leading to the death of a young Arab man and the injury of three Israelis.”
She added the police was investigating the accident, and what caused it, but it is “not a deliberate attack.”
In other news, the Israeli army said it was looking for a Palestinian vehicle that sped through a military roadblock, on Road #60 near the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
The soldiers invaded al-Khader looking for the car, but said that the driver was not involved in any attack, and that they are “just looking for him from crossing the roadblock without inspection.”
Update: Four settlers injured in likely vehicular attack near Ramallah
Four Jewish settlers suffered injuries when a Palestinian young man on Saturday evening rammed his car into theirs on a road near Ramallah city, according to Israeli claims.
According to Maariv newspaper, the Palestinian driver died while four Israelis suffered light to moderate injuries in a car smash, which was claimed to be deliberate, near Psagot settlement in Ramallah.
The Israeli occupation army had described at first what happened as a traffic accident, but later it declared that it was a suicide attack after it claimed that it had found a letter and a knife in the Palestinian's car.
The incident comes amid growing violence between Palestinians and Israelis that started at the Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli police in Jerusalem escalated their attacks against the Muslim worshipers there and announced intents to divide the Islamic holy site between Muslims and Jews.
Israeli sources said one of the four wounded Israelis suffered moderate injuries, and the three other passengers suffered light injuries. The driver of the Palestinian car died of his wounds.
Israeli Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said what happened was “a traffic accident in the area between Psagot and Kokhav Ya'akov settlements, leading to the death of a young Arab man and the injury of three Israelis.”
She added the police was investigating the accident, and what caused it, but it is “not a deliberate attack.”
In other news, the Israeli army said it was looking for a Palestinian vehicle that sped through a military roadblock, on Road #60 near the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
The soldiers invaded al-Khader looking for the car, but said that the driver was not involved in any attack, and that they are “just looking for him from crossing the roadblock without inspection.”
Update: Four settlers injured in likely vehicular attack near Ramallah
Four Jewish settlers suffered injuries when a Palestinian young man on Saturday evening rammed his car into theirs on a road near Ramallah city, according to Israeli claims.
According to Maariv newspaper, the Palestinian driver died while four Israelis suffered light to moderate injuries in a car smash, which was claimed to be deliberate, near Psagot settlement in Ramallah.
The Israeli occupation army had described at first what happened as a traffic accident, but later it declared that it was a suicide attack after it claimed that it had found a letter and a knife in the Palestinian's car.
The incident comes amid growing violence between Palestinians and Israelis that started at the Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli police in Jerusalem escalated their attacks against the Muslim worshipers there and announced intents to divide the Islamic holy site between Muslims and Jews.
11 nov 2015
Two Israeli soldiers were injured during the clashes that erupted Wednesday morning across al-Khalil. A Palestinian young man was also injured during the clashes.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the clashes broke out when IOF suppressed a student march at the entrance of Fawar refugee camp amid heavy firing of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets.
A university student suffered rubber bullet injures before his arrest at the entrance to the camp. Several others suffered from tear gas inhalation during the clashes.
Similar clashes broke out in Aroub refugee camp and Beit Umar north of al-Khalil where local youths stoned Israeli soldiers who stormed the areas in large numbers.
Israeli forces responded by extensively firing live and rubber bullets at the stone-throwers.
Two Israeli soldiers were injured during the clashes.
Several marches were organized by Palestinian students across the city of al-Khalil marking the 11th anniversary of the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat’s death.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the clashes broke out when IOF suppressed a student march at the entrance of Fawar refugee camp amid heavy firing of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets.
A university student suffered rubber bullet injures before his arrest at the entrance to the camp. Several others suffered from tear gas inhalation during the clashes.
Similar clashes broke out in Aroub refugee camp and Beit Umar north of al-Khalil where local youths stoned Israeli soldiers who stormed the areas in large numbers.
Israeli forces responded by extensively firing live and rubber bullets at the stone-throwers.
Two Israeli soldiers were injured during the clashes.
Several marches were organized by Palestinian students across the city of al-Khalil marking the 11th anniversary of the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat’s death.
8 nov 2015
A rabbi was stabbed and seriously wounded near Nabi Elias village in Qalqiliya province Sunday afternoon in the third attack of its kind today.
Hebrew media described the stabbing as “deliberate”, adding that the rabbi was stabbed inside his car by a Palestinian who then fled the scene.
The report said that the rabbi, in his fifties, managed to drive to Eliyahu roadblock, south of Qalqiliya, while bleeding profusely.
The report said that large numbers of Israeli occupation soldiers combed the area in search of the attacker.
Hebrew media described the stabbing as “deliberate”, adding that the rabbi was stabbed inside his car by a Palestinian who then fled the scene.
The report said that the rabbi, in his fifties, managed to drive to Eliyahu roadblock, south of Qalqiliya, while bleeding profusely.
The report said that large numbers of Israeli occupation soldiers combed the area in search of the attacker.
The Israeli occupation army on Sunday morning shot and injured a Palestinian young women in southern Occupied Jerusalem city allegedly after she stabbed an Israeli settler.
Israeli news outlets said the Israeli occupation soldiers fired multiple gunshots at 22-year-old Helwa Salim Alyan allegedly after she stabbed an extremist settler in the illegal Israeli settlement of Betar Illit, to the south of Occupied Jerusalem.
The young woman was left bleeding after she was hit with Israeli bullet fire, the same sources added.
Observers and human rights organizations said most of the Palestinians slain or injured during the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada posed no threat to the occupation soldiers but were rather shot on counterfeit allegations of stabbing attempts.
“Every time the occupation soldiers takes away the life of a Palestinian youth or open fire at him/her, they just place a knife next to his/her body, claim he/she attempted to stab them, and plan for the next crime. The same clichéd scenario has been going on and on for months now,” an on-the-spot observer said. Video of stabbing
Israeli news outlets said the Israeli occupation soldiers fired multiple gunshots at 22-year-old Helwa Salim Alyan allegedly after she stabbed an extremist settler in the illegal Israeli settlement of Betar Illit, to the south of Occupied Jerusalem.
The young woman was left bleeding after she was hit with Israeli bullet fire, the same sources added.
Observers and human rights organizations said most of the Palestinians slain or injured during the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada posed no threat to the occupation soldiers but were rather shot on counterfeit allegations of stabbing attempts.
“Every time the occupation soldiers takes away the life of a Palestinian youth or open fire at him/her, they just place a knife next to his/her body, claim he/she attempted to stab them, and plan for the next crime. The same clichéd scenario has been going on and on for months now,” an on-the-spot observer said. Video of stabbing
Wounded settler
A Palestinian youth was fatally shot by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday morning after he carried out a car-ramming attack in southern Nablus, leaving four Israelis wounded.
According to Israeli news sites, the Palestinian youth was killed after he ran over a horde of Israeli settlers near the Zaatara checkpoint, in the northern occupied West Bank, leaving four Israelis wounded, two among whom in critical conditions.
The IOF troops deployed at the Zaatara checkpoint fired multiple gunshots at the Palestinian youth, taking away his life right on the spot.
The Israeli Channel 10 and the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the piece of news.
A PIC news reporter identified the slain youth as 22-year-old Suleiman Adel Shaheen, a native of the central West Bank province of Ramallah.
The Israeli occupation troops sealed off the Nablus-Ramallah road shortly afterwards. Video
A Palestinian youth was fatally shot by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday morning after he carried out a car-ramming attack in southern Nablus, leaving four Israelis wounded.
According to Israeli news sites, the Palestinian youth was killed after he ran over a horde of Israeli settlers near the Zaatara checkpoint, in the northern occupied West Bank, leaving four Israelis wounded, two among whom in critical conditions.
The IOF troops deployed at the Zaatara checkpoint fired multiple gunshots at the Palestinian youth, taking away his life right on the spot.
The Israeli Channel 10 and the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the piece of news.
A PIC news reporter identified the slain youth as 22-year-old Suleiman Adel Shaheen, a native of the central West Bank province of Ramallah.
The Israeli occupation troops sealed off the Nablus-Ramallah road shortly afterwards. Video
Two Israeli military checkpoints in al-Khalil city and near Bethlehem on Saturday evening came under gunfire attack, but none of the soldiers there was wounded, according to the Hebrew news website 0404.
One of the checkpoints was a makeshift roadblock in an area near Bethlehem, the website noted.
Afterward, a large number of Israeli troops stormed the street of Duwar al-Sahha in the central district of al-Khalil city and fired tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinian homes, with no reported arrests.
The Israeli occupation army also blocked with mounds of dirt an entrance to Dura town near Muthalath al-Fawwar south of al-Khalil.
In a latter incident, an Israeli soldier suffered an injury when Palestinian young men attacked an Israeli military patrol with stones in Bethlehem, 0404 claimed.
One of the checkpoints was a makeshift roadblock in an area near Bethlehem, the website noted.
Afterward, a large number of Israeli troops stormed the street of Duwar al-Sahha in the central district of al-Khalil city and fired tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinian homes, with no reported arrests.
The Israeli occupation army also blocked with mounds of dirt an entrance to Dura town near Muthalath al-Fawwar south of al-Khalil.
In a latter incident, an Israeli soldier suffered an injury when Palestinian young men attacked an Israeli military patrol with stones in Bethlehem, 0404 claimed.
