28 feb 2015
Kfar Saba resident assaulted after making remarks to passengers in car; police claim attack was not nationalistic.
Eldar Hughes, a 31-year-old man from Kfar Saba, was attacked Saturday night by unknown assailants near a Chabad House in the town. "I managed to hear (the perpetrator's) friend yelling at him in Arabic 'no, no', but he didn't listen to him," Hughes said, saying that the man then "shouted 'Allahu Akbar', struck me in the face with a bottle, got in the car and fled the scene."
Police said the attack was not nationalistic in nature and are searching for the suspects.
Hughes required stitches in his face and in contrast to the police, has no doubt that the attack had a nationalistic background. "We were eating a Shabbat dinner, and when we finished, at around 11 at night, I left the house and headed home. I'm a religious man who wears a kippah and prayer tassels. When I arrived at the crosswalk on Weizmann street, I started to cross the road during a green light.
Hughes said that the attacker was in a car near the crosswalk. "While I was crossing the street, the driver slammed down the accelerator pedal several times, strongly, while the car was in neutral. I got scared from the noise, and thought he was going to run me over. I hurried to cross the street and walked up a traffic island. When I was on it, I told the passengers who didn't stop laughing that it wasn't funny."
Before he managed to say another word, one of those in the car exited with a bottle in his hand.
"I heard he was trying to break it on the curb. His first attempt failed but the second time I heard the bottle break and then he quickly moved towards me." Hughes, who was wounded in his face by the attacker, managed to move back a few feet where he sparked the attention of bypassers who called paramedics to the scene. Hughes was then taken to a local hospital where he received stitches in his ear and cheek.
"During the attack I just froze," he recalled. "I couldn’t move. In retrospect I think that if I would have raised my hand it would have been hurt instead of my face, but I just froze."
The police have opened an investigation, but insist the attack was not nationalistically motivated. Hughes seems to disagree, saying that during the attack, the assailants never once spoke to him and no argument or verbal altercation preceded it. He claims that his attacker said "Allahu Akbar" before stabbing him and fleeing the scene: "It is frightening what is happening in this country. You can no longer feel safe anywhere. He attacked me without any provocation on my part and without me even having a chance to say something."
Eldar Hughes, a 31-year-old man from Kfar Saba, was attacked Saturday night by unknown assailants near a Chabad House in the town. "I managed to hear (the perpetrator's) friend yelling at him in Arabic 'no, no', but he didn't listen to him," Hughes said, saying that the man then "shouted 'Allahu Akbar', struck me in the face with a bottle, got in the car and fled the scene."
Police said the attack was not nationalistic in nature and are searching for the suspects.
Hughes required stitches in his face and in contrast to the police, has no doubt that the attack had a nationalistic background. "We were eating a Shabbat dinner, and when we finished, at around 11 at night, I left the house and headed home. I'm a religious man who wears a kippah and prayer tassels. When I arrived at the crosswalk on Weizmann street, I started to cross the road during a green light.
Hughes said that the attacker was in a car near the crosswalk. "While I was crossing the street, the driver slammed down the accelerator pedal several times, strongly, while the car was in neutral. I got scared from the noise, and thought he was going to run me over. I hurried to cross the street and walked up a traffic island. When I was on it, I told the passengers who didn't stop laughing that it wasn't funny."
Before he managed to say another word, one of those in the car exited with a bottle in his hand.
"I heard he was trying to break it on the curb. His first attempt failed but the second time I heard the bottle break and then he quickly moved towards me." Hughes, who was wounded in his face by the attacker, managed to move back a few feet where he sparked the attention of bypassers who called paramedics to the scene. Hughes was then taken to a local hospital where he received stitches in his ear and cheek.
"During the attack I just froze," he recalled. "I couldn’t move. In retrospect I think that if I would have raised my hand it would have been hurt instead of my face, but I just froze."
The police have opened an investigation, but insist the attack was not nationalistically motivated. Hughes seems to disagree, saying that during the attack, the assailants never once spoke to him and no argument or verbal altercation preceded it. He claims that his attacker said "Allahu Akbar" before stabbing him and fleeing the scene: "It is frightening what is happening in this country. You can no longer feel safe anywhere. He attacked me without any provocation on my part and without me even having a chance to say something."
22 feb 2015
Secretary-general of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi said al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas and the other Palestinian resistance factions that confront the Israeli occupation are not terrorist and have a legitimate right to defend their people.
In a recent interview conducted with him by the London-based al-Hayat newspaper, Arabi stated that the resistance is a legitimate right for any people under occupation and must not be confused with terrorism.
He noted that during the last Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, he had been in constant contact with Hamas political leader Khaled Mishaal.
As for the reconstruction efforts in Gaza, he said that there were contacts between the donor parties, the Arab League and the UN to pay the funds through the UNRWA, expecting that this step would be accomplished soon.
Commenting on the violent events in the Arab region, the head of the Arab League accused Israel of being responsible for the regional problems in order to serve its own interests.
For its part, the Hamas Movement expressed its appreciation to Arabi for his honest remarks and hoped they could contribute to ending the media campaign against the Palestinian resistance.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri also expressed hope that such remarks would prompt the Egyptian authorities to assume its national role towards the Palestinian cause and the Gaza Strip.
In a recent interview conducted with him by the London-based al-Hayat newspaper, Arabi stated that the resistance is a legitimate right for any people under occupation and must not be confused with terrorism.
He noted that during the last Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, he had been in constant contact with Hamas political leader Khaled Mishaal.
As for the reconstruction efforts in Gaza, he said that there were contacts between the donor parties, the Arab League and the UN to pay the funds through the UNRWA, expecting that this step would be accomplished soon.
Commenting on the violent events in the Arab region, the head of the Arab League accused Israel of being responsible for the regional problems in order to serve its own interests.
For its part, the Hamas Movement expressed its appreciation to Arabi for his honest remarks and hoped they could contribute to ending the media campaign against the Palestinian resistance.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri also expressed hope that such remarks would prompt the Egyptian authorities to assume its national role towards the Palestinian cause and the Gaza Strip.
Israeli media reported Sunday that an ultra-Orthodox man was stabbed by a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem on Sunday evening.
Israel's Ynet news site described the incident as "a suspected terror attack."
The incident took place in Safra Square in central Jerusalem, the news site reported.
The website said the Israeli mayor of Jerusalem was near the scene.
Israel's Ynet news site described the incident as "a suspected terror attack."
The incident took place in Safra Square in central Jerusalem, the news site reported.
The website said the Israeli mayor of Jerusalem was near the scene.
A flock of drones from Gaza had been hovering over the Eshkol settlements, Israeli media outlets claimed Saturday.
The Israeli 0404 online media site, known to be close to the army, said Israeli fighter jets were flown to Eshkol skies afternoon Saturday in search for two or three drones suspected to have taken off to Eshkol skies.
“Three Hamas-run aircrafts had been flying near the eastern Gaza borders and returned to their bases after the Israeli fighter jets showed up,” Israeli media sources alleged.
The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in mid-July that they had used a drone of their own making for the first time in the group’s history in a security mission over Israeli skies.
The Israeli 0404 online media site, known to be close to the army, said Israeli fighter jets were flown to Eshkol skies afternoon Saturday in search for two or three drones suspected to have taken off to Eshkol skies.
“Three Hamas-run aircrafts had been flying near the eastern Gaza borders and returned to their bases after the Israeli fighter jets showed up,” Israeli media sources alleged.
The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in mid-July that they had used a drone of their own making for the first time in the group’s history in a security mission over Israeli skies.
20 feb 2015
Kiryat Gat couple with daughter were driving to capital to enjoy snow when Arab youths hit their car with snowballs containing stones; none were hurt.
Arab youths hurled snowballs containing stones at a car carrying a couple and their three-year-old daughter on Route 60 near Jerusalem on Friday.
The father, Avi (not his real name), his wife and their daughter were making their way towards Jerusalem from Kiryat Gat, in order to enjoy the snow-covered scenes in Jerusalem. At approximately 2pm, the car exited the Gilo neighborhood and headed south on the Tunnels Road.
"When I exited the first tunnel, I saw more than 10 youths standing nearby, shouting in Arabic," the father told Ynet. "I saw them throw a snowball at us and suddenly heard a 'boom', and realized it wasn't snow, but stones."
Arab youths hurled snowballs containing stones at a car carrying a couple and their three-year-old daughter on Route 60 near Jerusalem on Friday.
The father, Avi (not his real name), his wife and their daughter were making their way towards Jerusalem from Kiryat Gat, in order to enjoy the snow-covered scenes in Jerusalem. At approximately 2pm, the car exited the Gilo neighborhood and headed south on the Tunnels Road.
"When I exited the first tunnel, I saw more than 10 youths standing nearby, shouting in Arabic," the father told Ynet. "I saw them throw a snowball at us and suddenly heard a 'boom', and realized it wasn't snow, but stones."
Due to the heavy snow that had accumulated on the road, he was not able to leave the area quickly, and the car was pelted with many stones. Eventually, he managed to escape with his vehicle, and fled to safety.
"I decided at the end to step on the gas pedal and managed to escape. It was very difficult, if I had been a new driver or someone who feels insecure on the road it could have ended in disaster, because it was almost impossible to drive like that in the snow. If I had stopped, it would have ended with a lynching. I've seen things in my life, but this is the first time I was in this kind of situation. I never saw anything like it," the father said.
After managing to escape, the father arrived at the Tunnels checkpoint and reported the incident to the security forces, who accompanied him to the area of Beitar Illit. When he arrived home, he discovered the damage to his car, which was apparently caused by large stones.
"My wife and I are in shock," he said. "They took advantage of the fact that people were driving very slowly and that there were few cars on the road in order to attempt to carry out a lynching," he said, adding that it was "only luck" that saved them from a disaster.
Once receiving the report, the police dispatched two teams of Border Police officers to the scene. The Border Police said that the teams drove to the scene of the attack with the driver and searched the area, but did not locate the stone throwers.
"I decided at the end to step on the gas pedal and managed to escape. It was very difficult, if I had been a new driver or someone who feels insecure on the road it could have ended in disaster, because it was almost impossible to drive like that in the snow. If I had stopped, it would have ended with a lynching. I've seen things in my life, but this is the first time I was in this kind of situation. I never saw anything like it," the father said.
After managing to escape, the father arrived at the Tunnels checkpoint and reported the incident to the security forces, who accompanied him to the area of Beitar Illit. When he arrived home, he discovered the damage to his car, which was apparently caused by large stones.
"My wife and I are in shock," he said. "They took advantage of the fact that people were driving very slowly and that there were few cars on the road in order to attempt to carry out a lynching," he said, adding that it was "only luck" that saved them from a disaster.
Once receiving the report, the police dispatched two teams of Border Police officers to the scene. The Border Police said that the teams drove to the scene of the attack with the driver and searched the area, but did not locate the stone throwers.
1 feb 2015
A Palestinian boy was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation police afternoon Saturday allegedly after he had set off firecrackers at the officers.
A masked 17-year-old Palestinian was found with an arsenal of fireworks Saturday night in eastern Jerusalem and was arrested for unleashing a round of the explosives at Israeli officers patrolling the area, spokesperson for the Israeli police, Luba Simari, claimed.
“We’ve placed the suspect under arrest pending investigations,” she further said.
Tension has been running high in Occupied Jerusalem due to the simmering clashes that have flared up across the city in protest at Israel’s frequent assaults on Palestinian civilians and on Muslims’ holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Meanwhile, a wave of violent confrontations broke out overnight Saturday after the IOF patrols stormed Zabouba town, in the West Bank city of Jenin, via a drove of army jeeps.
The invading IOF troops broke into the family house of the Palestinian citizen Walid Mounir Jaradat and scoured it moments before they rounded him up and dragged him to the nearby Salem military camp.
The assault culminated in heavy barrages of rubber bullets and tear gas grenades discharged by the IOF all along the round of clashes that burst out in the area.
A number of peaceful Palestinian protesters reportedly choked on tear gas in the process.
A masked 17-year-old Palestinian was found with an arsenal of fireworks Saturday night in eastern Jerusalem and was arrested for unleashing a round of the explosives at Israeli officers patrolling the area, spokesperson for the Israeli police, Luba Simari, claimed.
“We’ve placed the suspect under arrest pending investigations,” she further said.
Tension has been running high in Occupied Jerusalem due to the simmering clashes that have flared up across the city in protest at Israel’s frequent assaults on Palestinian civilians and on Muslims’ holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Meanwhile, a wave of violent confrontations broke out overnight Saturday after the IOF patrols stormed Zabouba town, in the West Bank city of Jenin, via a drove of army jeeps.
The invading IOF troops broke into the family house of the Palestinian citizen Walid Mounir Jaradat and scoured it moments before they rounded him up and dragged him to the nearby Salem military camp.
The assault culminated in heavy barrages of rubber bullets and tear gas grenades discharged by the IOF all along the round of clashes that burst out in the area.
A number of peaceful Palestinian protesters reportedly choked on tear gas in the process.
25 jan 2015
Young Palestinians, on Saturday evening, hurled improvised bombs at an Israeli military pillbox, outside the illegal settlement of Beit El, in the central occupied West Bank, near Ramallah.
Sources told Ma'an News Agency that a fire broke out in parts of the pillbox after young men attacked it with pipe bombs.
Israeli soldiers reportedly responded by firing flares into the air and searching the area for the attackers.
Sources told Ma'an News Agency that a fire broke out in parts of the pillbox after young men attacked it with pipe bombs.
Israeli soldiers reportedly responded by firing flares into the air and searching the area for the attackers.
A number of Jerusalemite Palestinians sustained wounds in a raid launched by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) afternoon Saturday.
Media sources said an IOF soldiers stormed al-Tur neighborhood, in Occupied Jerusalem city, and targeted the Palestinian civilians with randomly-shot waves of rubber bullets, resulting in a number of injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police kidnapped a Palestinian minor allegedly after he had beaten up an Israeli settler strolling in Occupied Jerusalem.
“The minor hit the settler with a chair in Bab al-Amoud area, at the main entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City,” an Israeli broadcast claimed.
Media sources said an IOF soldiers stormed al-Tur neighborhood, in Occupied Jerusalem city, and targeted the Palestinian civilians with randomly-shot waves of rubber bullets, resulting in a number of injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police kidnapped a Palestinian minor allegedly after he had beaten up an Israeli settler strolling in Occupied Jerusalem.
“The minor hit the settler with a chair in Bab al-Amoud area, at the main entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City,” an Israeli broadcast claimed.
A Palestinian young man on Saturday evening suffered a rubber bullet injury in the eye during violent clashes in east Jerusalem, while five Israeli cars sustained damage in an Israeli settlement in the city.
Local sources said that several young men were wounded and one of them suffered a critical eye injury from a rubber bullet fired by an Israeli soldier during confrontations in the neighborhoods of Wadi al-Joz and Attour in east Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police claimed that five Israeli cars had been sabotaged in Ramat Eshkol settlement in east Jerusalem.
They said that anonymous persons smashed the windows of the cars. A manhunt was lunched to arrest the perpetrators.
In a separate incident, a Jewish settler was slightly injured when his car was pelted with stones in Beit Hanina neighborhood in east Jerusalem.
The police said they opened an investigation into the incident.
Local sources said that several young men were wounded and one of them suffered a critical eye injury from a rubber bullet fired by an Israeli soldier during confrontations in the neighborhoods of Wadi al-Joz and Attour in east Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police claimed that five Israeli cars had been sabotaged in Ramat Eshkol settlement in east Jerusalem.
They said that anonymous persons smashed the windows of the cars. A manhunt was lunched to arrest the perpetrators.
In a separate incident, a Jewish settler was slightly injured when his car was pelted with stones in Beit Hanina neighborhood in east Jerusalem.
The police said they opened an investigation into the incident.
23 jan 2015
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Thursday evening, on a Palestinian car at the Huwwara military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, allegedly after the driver failed to stop, and “attempted to ram a soldier.”
Israeli media sources quoted an army spokesperson claiming a young Palestinian man was speeding towards the roadblock, and that the soldiers opened fire after the driver “failed to heed to the soldiers commands to stop.”
The driver managed to escape unharmed, while the army claimed the car he was driving is a stolen vehicle. The soldiers are still searching for the driver, the army said.
In related news, soldiers closed the Za’tara roadblock, south of Nablus, allegedly, after shots were fired at the soldiers from a Palestinian car.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers closed the roadblock, and searched dozens of Palestinian cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers, and interrogated scores of Palestinians.
In addition, Israeli sources said a number of Palestinian youths hurled stones at settlers’ cars on Road #60, between the ’Ofra and Shilo illegal colonies, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The sources said five Molotov cocktails were thrown on settlers cars, and that the attack led to no damages or injuries.
Israeli media sources quoted an army spokesperson claiming a young Palestinian man was speeding towards the roadblock, and that the soldiers opened fire after the driver “failed to heed to the soldiers commands to stop.”
The driver managed to escape unharmed, while the army claimed the car he was driving is a stolen vehicle. The soldiers are still searching for the driver, the army said.
In related news, soldiers closed the Za’tara roadblock, south of Nablus, allegedly, after shots were fired at the soldiers from a Palestinian car.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers closed the roadblock, and searched dozens of Palestinian cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers, and interrogated scores of Palestinians.
In addition, Israeli sources said a number of Palestinian youths hurled stones at settlers’ cars on Road #60, between the ’Ofra and Shilo illegal colonies, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The sources said five Molotov cocktails were thrown on settlers cars, and that the attack led to no damages or injuries.
21 jan 2015
Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Resheq dubbed Wednesday’s knife attack on an Israeli bus in Tel Aviv a “heroic step” and a natural response to Israeli state terrorism.
Resheq said in a statement posted on his Facebook page: “The attack is an expected retort to the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation against our children.”
The Palestinian resistance committees, meanwhile, hailed the stabbing, describing it a natural response to the crimes and pre-planned vandalism launched against Palestinians and Islamic sanctuaries.
The statement further attributed the attack to the murder of the two Palestinian young men Sami al-Jaar and Sami Zayadnah in Rahat city, in occupied Negev.
The resistance committees called for a national uprising in 1948 Occupied Palestine in solidarity with the Palestinian residents of Negev.
16 Israelis were injured Wednesday in an attack on a bus in central Tel Aviv, near the Maariv Bridge.
The suspect attacked people both on and outside the bus, police said.
Spokesperson for the Israeli rescue crews said 16 Israelis were left wounded in the attack, with six said to be seriously injured.
The attacker was chased down and shot in the leg by the police as he tried to run away.
The Israeli occupation officers said they saw the bus swerving out of control and a man running away. The police immediately gave chase and shot the man in the leg before they ultimately kidnapped him.
The attacker has been identified as a 23-year-old man from the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Israeli police spokeswoman said.
Following the incident, units of the Israeli border cops and officers have been scouring Tel Aviv in an attempt to crack down on the Palestinian workers.
The Israeli troops reportedly kidnapped a number of Palestinian workers and heavily beat them up following a series of raids in Tel Aviv, workers told the PIC.
Most of the workers left their workplaces for fear of retaliatory attacks set to be launched by the Israeli police and fanatic settler gangs.
The Israeli police further sealed off the main streets around Tel Aviv.
Resheq said in a statement posted on his Facebook page: “The attack is an expected retort to the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation against our children.”
The Palestinian resistance committees, meanwhile, hailed the stabbing, describing it a natural response to the crimes and pre-planned vandalism launched against Palestinians and Islamic sanctuaries.
The statement further attributed the attack to the murder of the two Palestinian young men Sami al-Jaar and Sami Zayadnah in Rahat city, in occupied Negev.
The resistance committees called for a national uprising in 1948 Occupied Palestine in solidarity with the Palestinian residents of Negev.
16 Israelis were injured Wednesday in an attack on a bus in central Tel Aviv, near the Maariv Bridge.
The suspect attacked people both on and outside the bus, police said.
Spokesperson for the Israeli rescue crews said 16 Israelis were left wounded in the attack, with six said to be seriously injured.
The attacker was chased down and shot in the leg by the police as he tried to run away.
The Israeli occupation officers said they saw the bus swerving out of control and a man running away. The police immediately gave chase and shot the man in the leg before they ultimately kidnapped him.
The attacker has been identified as a 23-year-old man from the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Israeli police spokeswoman said.
Following the incident, units of the Israeli border cops and officers have been scouring Tel Aviv in an attempt to crack down on the Palestinian workers.
The Israeli troops reportedly kidnapped a number of Palestinian workers and heavily beat them up following a series of raids in Tel Aviv, workers told the PIC.
Most of the workers left their workplaces for fear of retaliatory attacks set to be launched by the Israeli police and fanatic settler gangs.
The Israeli police further sealed off the main streets around Tel Aviv.
A Palestinian man from the West Bank
city of Tulkarem was shot, then taken into custody by Israeli police in
Tel Aviv Wednesday after stabbing several people on a bus. Israeli
authorities say they are considering this a 'terror' attack.
Overhead scene of emergency personnel in Tel Aviv (image by @israelbreaking on Twitter)
The 23-year old man apparently entered Israel illegally, despite the massive Israeli Annexation Wall that virtually surrounds Tulkarem and nearby towns. He has not yet been identified.
The attack took place on the #40 bus on Menachem Begin Road in Tel Aviv. The assailant fled from the bus on foot but was shot in the leg by police, who then arrested him and brought him to prison.
Nine Israelis were wounded were wounded - 3 moderately wounded, and 6 lightly wounded, according to Israeli media. The driver was one of those who was stabbed in the attack. Israeli media sources are also reporting that five additional passengers were suffering from 'shock'.
A representative of Hamas issued a statement in support of the attack in Tel Aviv, although the motive of the attacker remains unclear.
In the past four months, 7 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians, six of those killed were civilians and one was a soldier, in what Israel has called an 'uptick' in violence against Israelis. During the same time period, 32 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis, one of whom was known to be an armed resistance fighter. The rest were civilians, including a Minister in the Palestinian Authority and a 13-year old child.
Three Palestinians were killed in the past week alone - one was killed while attending the funeral of the other, who had been killed during a house raid in the Negev. The third was killed near Bethlehem. None of them were armed. Also, in the past 10 days, five Palestinians including four babies have died of the cold in Gaza, where tens of thousands remain homeless following Israel's assault last summer that left over 2100 people dead, including 500 children.
Overhead scene of emergency personnel in Tel Aviv (image by @israelbreaking on Twitter)
The 23-year old man apparently entered Israel illegally, despite the massive Israeli Annexation Wall that virtually surrounds Tulkarem and nearby towns. He has not yet been identified.
The attack took place on the #40 bus on Menachem Begin Road in Tel Aviv. The assailant fled from the bus on foot but was shot in the leg by police, who then arrested him and brought him to prison.
Nine Israelis were wounded were wounded - 3 moderately wounded, and 6 lightly wounded, according to Israeli media. The driver was one of those who was stabbed in the attack. Israeli media sources are also reporting that five additional passengers were suffering from 'shock'.
A representative of Hamas issued a statement in support of the attack in Tel Aviv, although the motive of the attacker remains unclear.
In the past four months, 7 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians, six of those killed were civilians and one was a soldier, in what Israel has called an 'uptick' in violence against Israelis. During the same time period, 32 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis, one of whom was known to be an armed resistance fighter. The rest were civilians, including a Minister in the Palestinian Authority and a 13-year old child.
Three Palestinians were killed in the past week alone - one was killed while attending the funeral of the other, who had been killed during a house raid in the Negev. The third was killed near Bethlehem. None of them were armed. Also, in the past 10 days, five Palestinians including four babies have died of the cold in Gaza, where tens of thousands remain homeless following Israel's assault last summer that left over 2100 people dead, including 500 children.
20 jan 2015
The Israeli police said that five of its men suffered injuries and six Palestinians were arrested during the clashes that broke out Monday evening in al-Rahat city, north of the Negev region.
According to Maariv newspaper, the clashes started following the funeral of Sami Zayadna, who had died from inhaling tear gas.
For its part, the Arabs 48 website said that hundreds of Rahat young men, angry over the killing of two of their compatriots, rallied following the funeral at the entrance to the city near an Israeli police station, and blocked the main road there with burning tires, rocks and garbage containers.
Then, the Israeli police sent reinforcements to the area, where they intensively used tear gas and stun grenades to suppress the angry protesters.
Earlier on Monday, scores of Palestinians in Rahat marched in the funeral procession of 47-year-old Sami Zayadna, who had died of tear gas suffocation during a violent police attack on the funeral of another slain Palestinian from the city.
The killing of these two Palestinians in Rahat city at the hands of Israeli policemen has caused growing unrest and anger among the natives.
The higher follow-up committee for Arab citizens decided, during an emergency meeting yesterday, to stage a general strike and a march on Tuesday in the city in protest at the Israeli police crimes.
According to Maariv newspaper, the clashes started following the funeral of Sami Zayadna, who had died from inhaling tear gas.
For its part, the Arabs 48 website said that hundreds of Rahat young men, angry over the killing of two of their compatriots, rallied following the funeral at the entrance to the city near an Israeli police station, and blocked the main road there with burning tires, rocks and garbage containers.
Then, the Israeli police sent reinforcements to the area, where they intensively used tear gas and stun grenades to suppress the angry protesters.
Earlier on Monday, scores of Palestinians in Rahat marched in the funeral procession of 47-year-old Sami Zayadna, who had died of tear gas suffocation during a violent police attack on the funeral of another slain Palestinian from the city.
The killing of these two Palestinians in Rahat city at the hands of Israeli policemen has caused growing unrest and anger among the natives.
The higher follow-up committee for Arab citizens decided, during an emergency meeting yesterday, to stage a general strike and a march on Tuesday in the city in protest at the Israeli police crimes.
8 jan 2015
Israeli press sources said a Jewish settler sustained serious injuries in a stabbing incident in Jerusalem on Thursday evening.
The sources claimed that a Palestinian man approached the settler and stabbed him. The settler was taken to hospital and security forces rushed to the scene.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a press release the settler was stabbed with a screwdriver in upper torso.
Israeli medical sources described the health condition of the settler as moderate.
The sources claimed that a Palestinian man approached the settler and stabbed him. The settler was taken to hospital and security forces rushed to the scene.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a press release the settler was stabbed with a screwdriver in upper torso.
Israeli medical sources described the health condition of the settler as moderate.
2 jan 2015
A group of Jewish settlers attacked at dawn Friday Palestinian vehicles traveling on Jenin-Nablus road near the junction of Jaba village south of Jenin.
Around 12 vehicles carrying settlers stormed today the evacuated settlement of Tarsleh and blocked Jenin-Nablus road under military protection.
The settlers spread amongst nearby olive trees and embarked on attacking and stoning the passing Palestinian cars in the presence of Israeli soldiers, eyewitnesses said.
During the attack, the settlers chanted racist slurs against the Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Israeli media sources claimed that three Molotov cocktails were thrown overnight at a home appropriated by settlers in Ras Amoud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The sources said that Palestinian young men threw three Molotov cocktails at the house, with no reported injuries.
The Israeli police launched a wide manhunt following the incident.
Around 12 vehicles carrying settlers stormed today the evacuated settlement of Tarsleh and blocked Jenin-Nablus road under military protection.
The settlers spread amongst nearby olive trees and embarked on attacking and stoning the passing Palestinian cars in the presence of Israeli soldiers, eyewitnesses said.
During the attack, the settlers chanted racist slurs against the Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Israeli media sources claimed that three Molotov cocktails were thrown overnight at a home appropriated by settlers in Ras Amoud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The sources said that Palestinian young men threw three Molotov cocktails at the house, with no reported injuries.
The Israeli police launched a wide manhunt following the incident.
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