15 sept 2017
The Israeli occupation police on Thursday said it arrested a Palestinian young man from Issawiya district in east Jerusalem due to his intention to carry out an attack against Israelis in the holy city.
According to Israel’s Channel 2, police and Shin Bet officers quickly moved to Issawiya to arrest the young man after receiving information about his intended attack, without providing further details.
Since early October 2015, Israel has escalated its violations against the Palestinians and their holy sites, especially its attempt to divide the Aqsa Mosque spatially and temporally, which triggered a wave of retaliatory attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers.
According to Israel’s Channel 2, police and Shin Bet officers quickly moved to Issawiya to arrest the young man after receiving information about his intended attack, without providing further details.
Since early October 2015, Israel has escalated its violations against the Palestinians and their holy sites, especially its attempt to divide the Aqsa Mosque spatially and temporally, which triggered a wave of retaliatory attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers.
13 sept 2017
as moderate to serious.
Israeli forces shoot, injure 13-year-old Palestinian during alleged attack in Hebron
Israeli forces shot and wounded a 13-year-old Palestinian east of Hebron city outside Israel’s illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in the southern occupied West Bank on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to commit a stabbing attack at the gate of the settlement.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that the Palestinian teen had ran toward a bus station at the Elias junction near the entrance of Kiryat Arba and attempted a stabbing attack. The Israeli army "responded to the immediate threat by firing toward the instigator, who was then injured," the spokesperson said.
Hebrew-language media also reported that when the Palestinian had approached the bus stop near the settlement, it "aroused the suspicions" of a group of Israeli settlers in the area, who then called over an Israeli soldier. The Palestinian then allegedly ran toward the settlers with a knife, and the soldier shot him in the stomach.
The army spokesperson added that the Palestinian was taken to a hospital in Jerusalem for medical treatment. No injuries were sustained among soldiers or Israeli settlers in the area.
Local Palestinian sources later identified the Palestinian as Hasan Issa Jaradat, 13, from the village of Sair in the Hebron district. The sources added that his injuries were serious.
Meanwhile, a video was later released of the incident after the teen was shot.
An Israeli officer in the video asked Jaradat what he was doing in the area, the teen replied that he came in order to commit suicide. "Why?" the officer asked him, but Jaradat only replied that he wanted water. The officer asked him if he had come to the area to commit an attack. The boy did not answer and instead continued to ask for water.
The video has prompted some to comment that the teen was attempting suicide, rather than actually seeking to commit an attack on Israelis.
Since Palestinians are almost always killed by Israeli forces during attacks, there has been rising suspicion that some Palestinian youth, facing extreme hopelessness from years living under a brutal military occupation or experiencing problems at home, decide to carry knives and approach Israeli soldiers with the knowledge that they will be shot to death.
Israeli forces routinely shoot Palestinians, oftentimes killing them, during actual or alleged attacks on Israelis, even if the Palestinian could be detained through nonlethal means. This Israeli practice has prompted rights groups to accuse Israel of carrying out "extrajudicial executions" on Palestinians.
Meanwhile, the Hebron area has faced an uptick in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian communities in recent weeks. Israeli settlers, in stark contrast to Israel's treatment of Palestinians, are rarely held accountable for attacks on Palestinians.
According to Ma'an documentation, 55 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis since the beginning of the year during actual or alleged attacks, while at least 18 of these Palestinians were killed during clashes with Israeli forces or during violent Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.
Since the beginning of 2017, 13 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians, almost all of whom were uniformed Israeli officers or Israeli settlers residing in occupied Palestinian territory in violation of international law.
Palestinians have often cited the daily frustrations and routine Israeli military violence imposed by Israel's nearly half century occupation of the Palestinian territory as main drivers for political attacks on Israelis.
Israeli forces shoot, injure 13-year-old Palestinian during alleged attack in Hebron
Israeli forces shot and wounded a 13-year-old Palestinian east of Hebron city outside Israel’s illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in the southern occupied West Bank on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to commit a stabbing attack at the gate of the settlement.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that the Palestinian teen had ran toward a bus station at the Elias junction near the entrance of Kiryat Arba and attempted a stabbing attack. The Israeli army "responded to the immediate threat by firing toward the instigator, who was then injured," the spokesperson said.
Hebrew-language media also reported that when the Palestinian had approached the bus stop near the settlement, it "aroused the suspicions" of a group of Israeli settlers in the area, who then called over an Israeli soldier. The Palestinian then allegedly ran toward the settlers with a knife, and the soldier shot him in the stomach.
The army spokesperson added that the Palestinian was taken to a hospital in Jerusalem for medical treatment. No injuries were sustained among soldiers or Israeli settlers in the area.
Local Palestinian sources later identified the Palestinian as Hasan Issa Jaradat, 13, from the village of Sair in the Hebron district. The sources added that his injuries were serious.
Meanwhile, a video was later released of the incident after the teen was shot.
An Israeli officer in the video asked Jaradat what he was doing in the area, the teen replied that he came in order to commit suicide. "Why?" the officer asked him, but Jaradat only replied that he wanted water. The officer asked him if he had come to the area to commit an attack. The boy did not answer and instead continued to ask for water.
The video has prompted some to comment that the teen was attempting suicide, rather than actually seeking to commit an attack on Israelis.
Since Palestinians are almost always killed by Israeli forces during attacks, there has been rising suspicion that some Palestinian youth, facing extreme hopelessness from years living under a brutal military occupation or experiencing problems at home, decide to carry knives and approach Israeli soldiers with the knowledge that they will be shot to death.
Israeli forces routinely shoot Palestinians, oftentimes killing them, during actual or alleged attacks on Israelis, even if the Palestinian could be detained through nonlethal means. This Israeli practice has prompted rights groups to accuse Israel of carrying out "extrajudicial executions" on Palestinians.
Meanwhile, the Hebron area has faced an uptick in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian communities in recent weeks. Israeli settlers, in stark contrast to Israel's treatment of Palestinians, are rarely held accountable for attacks on Palestinians.
According to Ma'an documentation, 55 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis since the beginning of the year during actual or alleged attacks, while at least 18 of these Palestinians were killed during clashes with Israeli forces or during violent Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.
Since the beginning of 2017, 13 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians, almost all of whom were uniformed Israeli officers or Israeli settlers residing in occupied Palestinian territory in violation of international law.
Palestinians have often cited the daily frustrations and routine Israeli military violence imposed by Israel's nearly half century occupation of the Palestinian territory as main drivers for political attacks on Israelis.
12 sept 2017
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Tuesday morning a Palestinian child at a military checkpoint erected near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that a 15-year-old boy was detained and taken to unknown investigation center for allegedly having a knife in his possession.
Israel is the only country in the world that prosecutes children in military courts that lack basic and fundamental fair trial guarantees.
Around 500-700 Palestinian children are arrested, detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system each year.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that a 15-year-old boy was detained and taken to unknown investigation center for allegedly having a knife in his possession.
Israel is the only country in the world that prosecutes children in military courts that lack basic and fundamental fair trial guarantees.
Around 500-700 Palestinian children are arrested, detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system each year.
8 sept 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Friday afternoon a Palestinian young man at al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of al-Khalil after allegedly finding a knife in his possession.
According to the spokesman of Israeli Border Guard Forces, a Palestinian man, whose identity has not been identified yet, was rounded up on suspension as he was allegedly carrying a knife.
IOF soldiers have been imposing tightened security measures at the vicinity of al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the city. A number of military barriers have been erected in the area where many youths get arrested at false pretexts.
According to the spokesman of Israeli Border Guard Forces, a Palestinian man, whose identity has not been identified yet, was rounded up on suspension as he was allegedly carrying a knife.
IOF soldiers have been imposing tightened security measures at the vicinity of al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the city. A number of military barriers have been erected in the area where many youths get arrested at false pretexts.
6 sept 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) rounded up on Wednesday a 16-year-old Palestinian boy for alleged knife possession.
Israeli police said, in a statement, that Israeli border guards arrested a minor from al-Khalil at a military barrier near al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the city, claiming that a knife was found in his possession.
Israeli police said, in a statement, that Israeli border guards arrested a minor from al-Khalil at a military barrier near al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the city, claiming that a knife was found in his possession.
2 sept 2017
Israeli soldiers abducted, Saturday, a 60-year-old Palestinian woman at a military roadblock near Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The army claimed that the soldiers opened fire at the woman, after “suspecting that she intended to stab them.”
The woman was not injured, but lost consciousness before the soldiers took her prisoner.
The identity of the woman, her health condition and the location she was moved to, remain unclear, due to Israel’s policies of withholding information.
On Saturday at night, the Israeli army said that Palestinian fighters fired live rounds at a settler’ car near Shuqba village, west of Ramallah, causing no damage or injuries.
The incident reportedly took place near Nili illegal Israeli colony, built on privately-owned Palestinian lands belonging to residents of Shuqba village.
The soldiers initiated a searched campaign, and closed all roads leading to the village, completely isolating it, and prevented the Palestinian from entering or leaving it.
The army claimed that the soldiers opened fire at the woman, after “suspecting that she intended to stab them.”
The woman was not injured, but lost consciousness before the soldiers took her prisoner.
The identity of the woman, her health condition and the location she was moved to, remain unclear, due to Israel’s policies of withholding information.
On Saturday at night, the Israeli army said that Palestinian fighters fired live rounds at a settler’ car near Shuqba village, west of Ramallah, causing no damage or injuries.
The incident reportedly took place near Nili illegal Israeli colony, built on privately-owned Palestinian lands belonging to residents of Shuqba village.
The soldiers initiated a searched campaign, and closed all roads leading to the village, completely isolating it, and prevented the Palestinian from entering or leaving it.
27 aug 2017
Angry Palestinian young men on Saturday evening threw Molotov cocktails at Israeli police officers, settlers’ guards and their vehicles in Ein al-Luza neighborhood of Silwan district, south of the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.
Silwan district has been seeing lately a state of ongoing tension after the Israeli police and settlers’ guards embarked on storming its neighborhoods and harassing local residents.
Last Thursday, about 300 extremist settlers along with senior right-wing officials, including agriculture minister Uri Ariel, MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) and members of the Israeli municipality in Jerusalem marched in Silwan as they were carrying Torah scrolls into a seized Palestinian home, which was turned into a synagogue.
The Israeli municipality also renewed its threats recently to demolish several Palestinian homes in Silwan in order to build a religious park for Jewish settlers.
Silwan district has been seeing lately a state of ongoing tension after the Israeli police and settlers’ guards embarked on storming its neighborhoods and harassing local residents.
Last Thursday, about 300 extremist settlers along with senior right-wing officials, including agriculture minister Uri Ariel, MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) and members of the Israeli municipality in Jerusalem marched in Silwan as they were carrying Torah scrolls into a seized Palestinian home, which was turned into a synagogue.
The Israeli municipality also renewed its threats recently to demolish several Palestinian homes in Silwan in order to build a religious park for Jewish settlers.
26 aug 2017
An Israeli army spokesman in a statement on Saturday unveiled the launch of a new battalion assigned to take photos of the Palestinians participating in anti-Israel demonstrations, especially Friday demonstrations.
He said that the battalion was established to identify the Palestinian demonstrators who throw stones and clash with the Israeli soldiers, adding that the photos and videos taken are later used to arrest these demonstrators.
The spokesman said that based on this process, soldiers were able to film 600 Palestinian demonstrators and arrest 200 of them in the first half of 2017 in different areas.
The statement noted that the pictures taken by this battalion's members are "accurate and sharp" and could be used as evidence in Israeli courts.
He said that the battalion was established to identify the Palestinian demonstrators who throw stones and clash with the Israeli soldiers, adding that the photos and videos taken are later used to arrest these demonstrators.
The spokesman said that based on this process, soldiers were able to film 600 Palestinian demonstrators and arrest 200 of them in the first half of 2017 in different areas.
The statement noted that the pictures taken by this battalion's members are "accurate and sharp" and could be used as evidence in Israeli courts.
13 aug 2017
The Israeli police on Sunday arrested a Palestinian man after shooting him in Occupied Jerusalem for allegedly planning to carry out an attack.
The police claimed in a press statement that they managed to arrest the 52-year-old Jerusalemite in Beit Safafa neighborhood to the south of Jerusalem in cooperation with the Shin Bet after being informed about the presence of a potential attacker in the area.
The Jerusalemite man was shot in the foot before being arrested and taken for interrogation, according to the police.
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed, arrested or injured at checkpoints in the West Bank and in Jerusalem neighborhoods since the outbreak of the Jerusalem Intifada in early October 2015 under the pretext of attempting or planning attacks on Israeli targets.
The police claimed in a press statement that they managed to arrest the 52-year-old Jerusalemite in Beit Safafa neighborhood to the south of Jerusalem in cooperation with the Shin Bet after being informed about the presence of a potential attacker in the area.
The Jerusalemite man was shot in the foot before being arrested and taken for interrogation, according to the police.
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed, arrested or injured at checkpoints in the West Bank and in Jerusalem neighborhoods since the outbreak of the Jerusalem Intifada in early October 2015 under the pretext of attempting or planning attacks on Israeli targets.
12 aug 2017
Israeli police detained a Palestinian woman in occupied Jerusalem on Saturday for allegedly carrying out a stabbing attack that lightly injured an Israeli security guard.
Israeli police said in a statement that a security guard suffered light wounds after being stabbed by a Palestinian woman in Sultan Suleiman Street near al-Amoud Gate.
The woman was transferred handcuffed for interrogation, the statement added.
Israeli forces closed down the area where the incident took place.
Israeli police said in a statement that a security guard suffered light wounds after being stabbed by a Palestinian woman in Sultan Suleiman Street near al-Amoud Gate.
The woman was transferred handcuffed for interrogation, the statement added.
Israeli forces closed down the area where the incident took place.
9 aug 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday arrested a Palestinian youth near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil for allegedly possessing a knife.
An IOF spokeswoman claimed in a statement that a group of border guards arrested a Palestinian after he approached them carrying a knife.
She pointed out that the detainee is a 25-year-old resident of al-Khalil and that he was taken for interrogation without being shot or injured.
Dozens of military checkpoints, roadblocks and gates are erected throughout the Old City of al-Khalil and in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque. Palestinian citizens in the area are subjected to humiliating searches and unjustified arrests.
Similar checkpoints are deployed in different areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem under the pretext of preventing attacks by Palestinian youths against Israeli targets.
An IOF spokeswoman claimed in a statement that a group of border guards arrested a Palestinian after he approached them carrying a knife.
She pointed out that the detainee is a 25-year-old resident of al-Khalil and that he was taken for interrogation without being shot or injured.
Dozens of military checkpoints, roadblocks and gates are erected throughout the Old City of al-Khalil and in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque. Palestinian citizens in the area are subjected to humiliating searches and unjustified arrests.
Similar checkpoints are deployed in different areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem under the pretext of preventing attacks by Palestinian youths against Israeli targets.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and abducted two young Palestinian men, after shooting them.
Media sources said the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds during the invaded, and abducted Abdul-Aziz Ahmad Arafa and Raed As’ad Salhi, after shooting and injuring them.
The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was injured during the invasion, after exchanging fire with Palestinian fighters.
The army added that the wounded soldier was moved to a hospital, and that it is investigating the incident.
Media sources said the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds during the invaded, and abducted Abdul-Aziz Ahmad Arafa and Raed As’ad Salhi, after shooting and injuring them.
The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was injured during the invasion, after exchanging fire with Palestinian fighters.
The army added that the wounded soldier was moved to a hospital, and that it is investigating the incident.
7 aug 2017
An Israeli police car was reportedly targeted overnight with Molotov cocktails while passing near Silwan neighborhood south of al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
The spokeswoman for Israeli police claimed in a statement, issued late Sunday, that Jerusalemite youths threw Molotov cocktails at the car.
No injuries were reported while an investigation was opened into the incident, she said.
The spokeswoman for Israeli police claimed in a statement, issued late Sunday, that Jerusalemite youths threw Molotov cocktails at the car.
No injuries were reported while an investigation was opened into the incident, she said.
5 aug 2017
The Israeli army announced on Saturday evening a shooting attack at its forces in Beit El settlement from al-Jalazoun refugee camp north of Ramallah city.
The Israeli occupation army declared, in a statement, that no injuries have been reported. Israeli forces have been combing the area, the statement pointed out.
The Israeli occupation army declared, in a statement, that no injuries have been reported. Israeli forces have been combing the area, the statement pointed out.
3 aug 2017
A manhunt has been launched by the Israeli forces on Wednesday evening in quest of Palestinians involved in an alleged stone-throwing attack in Occupied Jerusalem.
According to an Israeli police statement, an Israeli cop sustained mild injuries and was transferred to a hospital after Palestinian anti-occupation youth hurled stones at Israeli policemen deployed near Bab al-Amoud, in Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli police have raked through the area in the hunt for the alleged stone-throwers.
According to an Israeli police statement, an Israeli cop sustained mild injuries and was transferred to a hospital after Palestinian anti-occupation youth hurled stones at Israeli policemen deployed near Bab al-Amoud, in Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli police have raked through the area in the hunt for the alleged stone-throwers.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided on Wednesday the house of a Palestinian youth accused of carrying out a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv.
Eyewitnesses told local sources that the IOF soldiers broke into the house of Ismail Abu Aram, 19, in Yatta town to the south of al-Khalil city, searched it and interrogated his family.
The Israeli police said that a 42-year-old settler was stabbed in a supermarket in Yavne area near Tel Aviv city and described his health condition as critical.
The police announced that they were able to track the attacker, arrest him and take him for interrogation, claiming that the Palestinian detainee admitted carrying out the attack for nationalistic motives.
Eyewitnesses told local sources that the IOF soldiers broke into the house of Ismail Abu Aram, 19, in Yatta town to the south of al-Khalil city, searched it and interrogated his family.
The Israeli police said that a 42-year-old settler was stabbed in a supermarket in Yavne area near Tel Aviv city and described his health condition as critical.
The police announced that they were able to track the attacker, arrest him and take him for interrogation, claiming that the Palestinian detainee admitted carrying out the attack for nationalistic motives.
2 aug 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested on Wednesday a Palestinian girl for allegedly possessing a knife and attempting to stab Israeli soldiers.
The IOF claimed that the girl, who is from Beit Fajjar town to the southwest of Bethlehem, approached Gush Etzion settlement bloc with the intention of carrying out a stabbing attack.
According to the IOF allegations, the girl threw her knife on the ground after she was stopped by the IOF soldiers.
The IOF claimed that the girl, who is from Beit Fajjar town to the southwest of Bethlehem, approached Gush Etzion settlement bloc with the intention of carrying out a stabbing attack.
According to the IOF allegations, the girl threw her knife on the ground after she was stopped by the IOF soldiers.
A 19-year-old Palestinian Wednesday was arrested and taken for investigation after allegedly stabbing an Israeli man in Tel Aviv, Israeli police claimed.
The police said that a resident of al-Khalil city, south of West Bank, stabbed an Israeli man in Yavne area in Tel Aviv, leaving him with serious injuries.
Earlier Tuesday, member of Israeli Likud Party MK Nava Boker proposed a bill which supports the death penalty for Palestinians who are involved in anti-occupation attacks.
The police said that a resident of al-Khalil city, south of West Bank, stabbed an Israeli man in Yavne area in Tel Aviv, leaving him with serious injuries.
Earlier Tuesday, member of Israeli Likud Party MK Nava Boker proposed a bill which supports the death penalty for Palestinians who are involved in anti-occupation attacks.
Members of Israeli Likud Party are scheduled to submit a new bill which supports the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners who are allegedly involved in anti-occupation attacks, Israeli media sources said.
According to the sources, the bill came under the garb of "anti-terrorism measures."
Deputy Knesset Chair MK Nava Boker (Likud) proposed a bill which would allow Israeli courts to sentence to death "those who acted as emissaries of our enemies and terror organizations, killing...the innocent."
"I have no doubt that the death penalty, together with other methods, will provide real deterrence and help us eradicate terror in Israel,” she claimed.
Earlier last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Army Minister Avigdor Lieberman urged Israeli military courts to seek the death penalty for anti-occupation youths.
According to the sources, the bill came under the garb of "anti-terrorism measures."
Deputy Knesset Chair MK Nava Boker (Likud) proposed a bill which would allow Israeli courts to sentence to death "those who acted as emissaries of our enemies and terror organizations, killing...the innocent."
"I have no doubt that the death penalty, together with other methods, will provide real deterrence and help us eradicate terror in Israel,” she claimed.
Earlier last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Army Minister Avigdor Lieberman urged Israeli military courts to seek the death penalty for anti-occupation youths.
28 july 2017
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he supports the death penalty for Palestinians who are involved in anti-occupation attacks.
“Time has come to impose death penalty,” Netanyahu said during his visit to the family of the three settlers who were killed last Friday in a stabbing attack.
“It’s anchored in the law. You need the judges to rule unanimously on it, but if you want to know the government’s position and my position as prime minister, in a case like this, of a base murderer like this, he should be executed.”
Last Friday, 19-year-old Omar al-Abed, from a nearby West Bank village, was shot and injured for allegedly being involved in a stabbing attack in the illegal settlement of Halamish. Three settlers were proclaimed dead during the incident.
Earlier Sunday, Israeli Army Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, and Education Minister Naftali Bennett urged Israeli military courts to seek the death penalty for al-Abed after Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz had initiated the demand on Saturday night.
Following the incident, Israeli forces notified al-Abed’s family with demolition of their house.
“Time has come to impose death penalty,” Netanyahu said during his visit to the family of the three settlers who were killed last Friday in a stabbing attack.
“It’s anchored in the law. You need the judges to rule unanimously on it, but if you want to know the government’s position and my position as prime minister, in a case like this, of a base murderer like this, he should be executed.”
Last Friday, 19-year-old Omar al-Abed, from a nearby West Bank village, was shot and injured for allegedly being involved in a stabbing attack in the illegal settlement of Halamish. Three settlers were proclaimed dead during the incident.
Earlier Sunday, Israeli Army Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, and Education Minister Naftali Bennett urged Israeli military courts to seek the death penalty for al-Abed after Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz had initiated the demand on Saturday night.
Following the incident, Israeli forces notified al-Abed’s family with demolition of their house.
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Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Friday afternoon, a young Palestinian man at the junction of Gush Etzion Israeli colony, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after the soldiers alleged that the man “attempted to stab them.”
The Palestinian has been identified as Abdullah Ali Mahmoud Taqatqa, 24, from Marah M’alla town, east of Bethlehem.
The Israeli military said the soldiers “neutralized” the Palestinian,” after he attempted to stab them.
The term is also largely used by various Israeli media agencies, and is frequently adopted by pro-Israel news agencies, and reporters.
An eyewitness told the Maan News Agency that the Palestinian was walking towards Bethlehem, and was at least twenty meters away from the nearest soldiers, when one of them shouted at him, and fired a live round, before other soldiers fired five more rounds.
He added that the soldiers then approached the Palestinian, before one of them kicked him to flip him over, and fired another round at him.
“I swear to God; the young man had no weapon of any kind… he had no knives, no weapons… nothing,” the eyewitness said.
The army said its soldiers “thwarted a stabbing attack,” and added that “the Palestinian “ran towards the soldiers while wielding a knife.”
In the Gaza Strip, the soldiers killed 16-year old Hussein Abu Hamisha Friday during a protest against the ongoing Israeli assault on the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and the deadly and inhumane conditions of the Israeli siege of Gaza.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Friday afternoon, a young Palestinian man at the junction of Gush Etzion Israeli colony, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after the soldiers alleged that the man “attempted to stab them.”
The Palestinian has been identified as Abdullah Ali Mahmoud Taqatqa, 24, from Marah M’alla town, east of Bethlehem.
The Israeli military said the soldiers “neutralized” the Palestinian,” after he attempted to stab them.
The term is also largely used by various Israeli media agencies, and is frequently adopted by pro-Israel news agencies, and reporters.
An eyewitness told the Maan News Agency that the Palestinian was walking towards Bethlehem, and was at least twenty meters away from the nearest soldiers, when one of them shouted at him, and fired a live round, before other soldiers fired five more rounds.
He added that the soldiers then approached the Palestinian, before one of them kicked him to flip him over, and fired another round at him.
“I swear to God; the young man had no weapon of any kind… he had no knives, no weapons… nothing,” the eyewitness said.
The army said its soldiers “thwarted a stabbing attack,” and added that “the Palestinian “ran towards the soldiers while wielding a knife.”
In the Gaza Strip, the soldiers killed 16-year old Hussein Abu Hamisha Friday during a protest against the ongoing Israeli assault on the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and the deadly and inhumane conditions of the Israeli siege of Gaza.
23 july 2017
Israeli soldiers abducted, Sunday, two Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem, after stopping and searching their car, and locating what the army described as “dangerous fireworks.”
Israeli media agencies said the soldiers noticed a car parked near the Annexation Wall, and that two Jerusalemite Palestinians were in it.
They added that the soldiers approached the car and searched it, before locating a cardboard box containing twenty boxes of what the army called “dangerous fireworks, which can be labeled as combat materials.”
The soldiers confiscated the fireworks, and took the two Palestinians to a detention and interrogation center, in Jerusalem.
Israeli media agencies said the soldiers noticed a car parked near the Annexation Wall, and that two Jerusalemite Palestinians were in it.
They added that the soldiers approached the car and searched it, before locating a cardboard box containing twenty boxes of what the army called “dangerous fireworks, which can be labeled as combat materials.”
The soldiers confiscated the fireworks, and took the two Palestinians to a detention and interrogation center, in Jerusalem.
The Israeli occupation army said its forces arrested on Saturday evening a Palestinian teenager at a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil city after finding a knife in his possession.
In a statement, the Israeli army said that it embarked on interrogating the detainee to know his motive for carrying a knife, adding that he is a 17-year-old boy from al-Khalil.
There is still no information about the identity of the detained teen.
The Israeli army uses dozens of checkpoints and roadblocks in the Old City of al-Khalil to harass Palestinian citizens and detain them.
In a statement, the Israeli army said that it embarked on interrogating the detainee to know his motive for carrying a knife, adding that he is a 17-year-old boy from al-Khalil.
There is still no information about the identity of the detained teen.
The Israeli army uses dozens of checkpoints and roadblocks in the Old City of al-Khalil to harass Palestinian citizens and detain them.