28 oct 2017
Israeli authorities, on Thursday, released a Palestinian teen from detention after more than a month, originally held in custody over an alleged stabbing attack that happened in September, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron.
Ihab al-Ghaith, a lawyer from the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said, in a statement, that Israel’s Ofer military court decided to release wounded teen prisoner Haitham Jaradat, 14 — previously reported to be 15 — after he spent 58 days in detention between the Shaare Tzedek Hospital and al-Ramla jail clinic.
Jaradat, a resident of the Hebron-area town of Sair, was shot and injured by Israeli forces after he allegedly ran toward a group of Israeli settlers at a bus stop with a knife.
Al-Ghaith said that Jaradat was shot in his back with a bullet that exited his body through his stomach. The teen underwent surgery at the Shaare Tzedek Hospital after his detention.
Al-Ghaith also pointed out that the teen was constantly handcuffed and cuffed by his feet to his hospital bed, and that a fine of 2,000 shekels ($564) was also imposed on Jaradat upon his release.
Dozens of Palestinians have been arrested, injured, and killed by Israeli forces for alleged stabbing attacks. Those, including minors, who were not killed have routinely been sentenced with serious jail time, according to Ma’an.
In Jaradat’s case, a Video was released of the incident showing an Israeli officer asking Jaradat what he was doing in the area, with the teen replying 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 had prompted some to comment that the teen was, in fact, 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.
Ihab al-Ghaith, a lawyer from the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said, in a statement, that Israel’s Ofer military court decided to release wounded teen prisoner Haitham Jaradat, 14 — previously reported to be 15 — after he spent 58 days in detention between the Shaare Tzedek Hospital and al-Ramla jail clinic.
Jaradat, a resident of the Hebron-area town of Sair, was shot and injured by Israeli forces after he allegedly ran toward a group of Israeli settlers at a bus stop with a knife.
Al-Ghaith said that Jaradat was shot in his back with a bullet that exited his body through his stomach. The teen underwent surgery at the Shaare Tzedek Hospital after his detention.
Al-Ghaith also pointed out that the teen was constantly handcuffed and cuffed by his feet to his hospital bed, and that a fine of 2,000 shekels ($564) was also imposed on Jaradat upon his release.
Dozens of Palestinians have been arrested, injured, and killed by Israeli forces for alleged stabbing attacks. Those, including minors, who were not killed have routinely been sentenced with serious jail time, according to Ma’an.
In Jaradat’s case, a Video was released of the incident showing an Israeli officer asking Jaradat what he was doing in the area, with the teen replying 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 had prompted some to comment that the teen was, in fact, 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.
27 oct 2017
Palestinian gunmen, believed to be from the resistance, at dawn Friday opened fire at an Israeli military force near Ya’bad town, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
According to Israel’s army radio, troops aboard military vehicles came under gunfire attack as they were leaving Ya’bad town.
The radio said the troops, in turn, responded to the source of fire, without stating if a manhunt for the shooters was launched following the incident.
It claimed the attack did not hurt anyone or cause damage to the military vehicles.
According to Israel’s army radio, troops aboard military vehicles came under gunfire attack as they were leaving Ya’bad town.
The radio said the troops, in turn, responded to the source of fire, without stating if a manhunt for the shooters was launched following the incident.
It claimed the attack did not hurt anyone or cause damage to the military vehicles.
26 oct 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday evening kidnapped a Palestinian youth after they opened fire on his car west of Ramallah province.
29-year-old Muadh Surur was kidnapped by the IOF as he was driving near Ramallah’s western town of Deir Qidis, in the central occupied West Bank.
Surur’s car collided with another car before he was kidnapped by the occupation forces and dragged to an unknown destination.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Young Man Near Ramallah, Child In Hebron
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday evening, a young man near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after opening fire at his car, and a child in Hebron, in southern West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers opened fire at a man, driving near the entrance of Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah, and abducted him, after his car collided with a car of an Israeli colonist.
The army claimed the accident was a “deliberate attack,” and fired live rounds at the car’s wheels, before thoroughly searching the car, but their search came out empty.
The abducted driver has been identified as Ma’aa No’man Srour, 29, from Ni’lin village.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Ali Rajabi, 14, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, and took him to a nearby interrogation facility.
29-year-old Muadh Surur was kidnapped by the IOF as he was driving near Ramallah’s western town of Deir Qidis, in the central occupied West Bank.
Surur’s car collided with another car before he was kidnapped by the occupation forces and dragged to an unknown destination.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Young Man Near Ramallah, Child In Hebron
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday evening, a young man near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after opening fire at his car, and a child in Hebron, in southern West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers opened fire at a man, driving near the entrance of Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah, and abducted him, after his car collided with a car of an Israeli colonist.
The army claimed the accident was a “deliberate attack,” and fired live rounds at the car’s wheels, before thoroughly searching the car, but their search came out empty.
The abducted driver has been identified as Ma’aa No’man Srour, 29, from Ni’lin village.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Ali Rajabi, 14, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, and took him to a nearby interrogation facility.
25 oct 2017
The Hebrew website "0404" claimed that a Palestinian vehicle attacked a group of Israeli soldiers on Wednesday evening near Neve Tzuf military camp to the northwest of Ramallah city.
The Hebrew TV channel Two reported that a Palestinian speeding car approached the soldiers near Halamish settlement and attempted to ram them before leaving the scene, but no injuries were reported.
It added that the Israeli occupation forces directly imposed a security cordon on the area in an attempt to catch the fleeing car.
The Hebrew TV channel Two reported that a Palestinian speeding car approached the soldiers near Halamish settlement and attempted to ram them before leaving the scene, but no injuries were reported.
It added that the Israeli occupation forces directly imposed a security cordon on the area in an attempt to catch the fleeing car.
23 oct 2017
The Palestinian resistance on Monday evening opened fire at an Israeli surveillance aircraft flying over Gaza skies.
According to eyewitnesses, Palestinian resistance brigades fired multiple shots at an Israeli aircraft spotted east of Rafah city, south of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The drone backed off shortly afterwards.
The Israeli air force has often used reconnaissance drones to stake out Palestinian resistance sites.
According to eyewitnesses, Palestinian resistance brigades fired multiple shots at an Israeli aircraft spotted east of Rafah city, south of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The drone backed off shortly afterwards.
The Israeli air force has often used reconnaissance drones to stake out Palestinian resistance sites.
22 oct 2017
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday arrested a Palestinian boy and a girl from Jerusalem and al-Khalil respectively.
The Hebrew website "0404", which is close to the Israeli army, reported that a 16-year-old girl was arrested at a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque on charges of intending to carry out a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers.
The website noted that the Israeli soldiers searched the minor, who was later taken for interrogation, without finding a knife or any other weapon in her possession.
Local Palestinian sources affirmed that a Palestinian girl was stopped and searched at Abu al-Rish checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque before being detained by the Israeli soldiers.
Meanwhile in Occupied Jerusalem, officers from the Israeli intelligence service, accompanied by special forces, arrested Mohammed Hijazi in al-Sa'diya neighborhood in the Old City and transferred him to a nearby detention center.
The Hebrew website "0404", which is close to the Israeli army, reported that a 16-year-old girl was arrested at a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque on charges of intending to carry out a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers.
The website noted that the Israeli soldiers searched the minor, who was later taken for interrogation, without finding a knife or any other weapon in her possession.
Local Palestinian sources affirmed that a Palestinian girl was stopped and searched at Abu al-Rish checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque before being detained by the Israeli soldiers.
Meanwhile in Occupied Jerusalem, officers from the Israeli intelligence service, accompanied by special forces, arrested Mohammed Hijazi in al-Sa'diya neighborhood in the Old City and transferred him to a nearby detention center.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the town of Teqoua’, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, searched homes and abducted two Palestinian teenagers.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded the town from several directions, and searched homes.
The added that the soldiers abducted Hussein Khaled al-Badan, 17, and Mohammad Suleiman Sha’er, 16, after invading their homes and searching them.
In related news, Israeli sources said that two officers were mildly injured, after Palestinian youngsters hurled stones on them, in the al-‘Isawiya town, east of Jerusalem.
The police said it entered the town to investigate the circumstances that led to the burning of two cars in the town.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded the town from several directions, and searched homes.
The added that the soldiers abducted Hussein Khaled al-Badan, 17, and Mohammad Suleiman Sha’er, 16, after invading their homes and searching them.
In related news, Israeli sources said that two officers were mildly injured, after Palestinian youngsters hurled stones on them, in the al-‘Isawiya town, east of Jerusalem.
The police said it entered the town to investigate the circumstances that led to the burning of two cars in the town.
20 oct 2017
The Israeli police on Friday morning claimed responsibility for the abduction of a Palestinian young man in Tel Aviv, saying they had suspicions the man was attempting to carry out an anti-occupation attack.
Hebrew media claimed the 39-year-old Palestinian was arrested Thursday after he stole a truck in Holon which he intended to use against Israeli soldiers in an anti-occupation car-ramming attack.
The driver was arrested following a car chase in the direction of Rishon LeZion.
The suspect allegedly confessed during questioning that he intended to use the vehicle to run over Israeli soldiers deployed in territories occupied in 1948 (Israel).
Hebrew media claimed the 39-year-old Palestinian was arrested Thursday after he stole a truck in Holon which he intended to use against Israeli soldiers in an anti-occupation car-ramming attack.
The driver was arrested following a car chase in the direction of Rishon LeZion.
The suspect allegedly confessed during questioning that he intended to use the vehicle to run over Israeli soldiers deployed in territories occupied in 1948 (Israel).
"A previous stone-throwing attack in Jerusalem"
Palestinian young men on Thursday threw rocks at an Israeli bus in Occupied Jerusalem, wounding one Jewish settler.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth website, an Israeli bus belonging to Egged transportation company was attacked with rocks as it passed near one of the Old City’s gates in Jerusalem.
Yedioth Ahronoth said that one Israeli passenger was injured in the attack; however, 0404 news website claimed that no one was hurt.
Stone-throwing attacks are carried out frequently against settlers and soldiers in Jerusalem and the West Bank in retaliation to persistent Israeli aggressive practices against Palestinian citizens, their property and holy sites.
Palestinian young men on Thursday threw rocks at an Israeli bus in Occupied Jerusalem, wounding one Jewish settler.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth website, an Israeli bus belonging to Egged transportation company was attacked with rocks as it passed near one of the Old City’s gates in Jerusalem.
Yedioth Ahronoth said that one Israeli passenger was injured in the attack; however, 0404 news website claimed that no one was hurt.
Stone-throwing attacks are carried out frequently against settlers and soldiers in Jerusalem and the West Bank in retaliation to persistent Israeli aggressive practices against Palestinian citizens, their property and holy sites.
18 oct 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Wednesday a Palestinian young man after shooting and injuring him for alleged attempt to carry out an anti-occupation stabbing attack at Gosh Etzion junction south of Bethlehem.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that they saw a Palestinian youth laid on the ground near the road junction surrounded by IOF soldiers for unknown reasons or further details.
Hebrew media sources said that IOF troops opened fire at the young man on suspicion if his intention to carry out a stabbing attack. He was arrested after being injured, the sources added.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that they saw a Palestinian youth laid on the ground near the road junction surrounded by IOF soldiers for unknown reasons or further details.
Hebrew media sources said that IOF troops opened fire at the young man on suspicion if his intention to carry out a stabbing attack. He was arrested after being injured, the sources added.
An Israeli officer was injured during violent clashes on Tuesday evening between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers at the Beit Einun junction, northeast of al-Khalil city in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the officer was wounded when local young men showered an Israeli military force with stones in the area, adding that the officer was evacuated by a military ambulance.
They added that Israeli soldiers responded by firing rubber bullets and volleys of tear gas and stun grenades at the young men.
Earlier, local youths hurled stones at settlers’ cars in the area, causing material damage to them and triggering skirmishes with soldiers.
Many Palestinians Suffer The Effects Of Teargas Inhalation Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday evening, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at homes, and several youngsters, who hurled stones at the advancing army jeeps, causing many Palestinians to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Hebron said the invasion was focused in the ath-Thaher area, south of Beit Ummar, close to Karmie Tzur illegal colony, which was built on illegally-confiscated Palestinian lands.
The sources added that the soldiers also invaded and searched many homes in the area, and occupied several rooftops, before using them as monitoring towers and firing posts.
Furthermore, one of the soldiers, stationed on the rooftop of one of the invaded homes, was mildly injured in his face by a stone hurled by one of the protesters.
In addition, the soldiers invaded an area, near the Somoud Mosque, in the town, before later withdrawing to their base in Karmie Tzur.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the officer was wounded when local young men showered an Israeli military force with stones in the area, adding that the officer was evacuated by a military ambulance.
They added that Israeli soldiers responded by firing rubber bullets and volleys of tear gas and stun grenades at the young men.
Earlier, local youths hurled stones at settlers’ cars in the area, causing material damage to them and triggering skirmishes with soldiers.
Many Palestinians Suffer The Effects Of Teargas Inhalation Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday evening, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at homes, and several youngsters, who hurled stones at the advancing army jeeps, causing many Palestinians to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Hebron said the invasion was focused in the ath-Thaher area, south of Beit Ummar, close to Karmie Tzur illegal colony, which was built on illegally-confiscated Palestinian lands.
The sources added that the soldiers also invaded and searched many homes in the area, and occupied several rooftops, before using them as monitoring towers and firing posts.
Furthermore, one of the soldiers, stationed on the rooftop of one of the invaded homes, was mildly injured in his face by a stone hurled by one of the protesters.
In addition, the soldiers invaded an area, near the Somoud Mosque, in the town, before later withdrawing to their base in Karmie Tzur.
11 oct 2017
Israeli police announced on Wednesday the arrest of a Palestinian man for allegedly planning to carry out a stabbing attack in Rahat city in the Negev.
The police said, in a statement, that the detainee is a 30-year-old man from Tulkarem city in the West Bank. He was rounded up by Israeli forces of the Shin Bet, border police and undercover units.
The statement claimed that the Palestinian man was arrested for planning to carry out a stabbing attack. He took out a knife to resist the forces while trying to capture him before being controlled and arrested, the police alleged.
The police said, in a statement, that the detainee is a 30-year-old man from Tulkarem city in the West Bank. He was rounded up by Israeli forces of the Shin Bet, border police and undercover units.
The statement claimed that the Palestinian man was arrested for planning to carry out a stabbing attack. He took out a knife to resist the forces while trying to capture him before being controlled and arrested, the police alleged.
2 oct 2017
Lod District Court of Israeli occupation authorities sentenced a 24-year-old Jerusalemite detainee, Tareq Duwaik, to 17 years of imprisonment.
Head of the families of Jerusalemite prisoners committee, Amjad Abu Asab, said in a press statement that captive Duwaik was also fined 80,000 shekels during the court hearing on Monday morning.
Detainee Duwaik was convicted with attempted murder against settlers as he carried out an anti-occupation stabbing attack on October 13, 2015 north of Tel Aviv. The stabbing attack led to some injuries among Jewish settlers, Abu Asab pointed out.
Prisoner Duwaik was brutally beaten by settlers after the attack and, as a result, was seriously injured that needed him to stay at hospital for a long period.
Head of the families of Jerusalemite prisoners committee, Amjad Abu Asab, said in a press statement that captive Duwaik was also fined 80,000 shekels during the court hearing on Monday morning.
Detainee Duwaik was convicted with attempted murder against settlers as he carried out an anti-occupation stabbing attack on October 13, 2015 north of Tel Aviv. The stabbing attack led to some injuries among Jewish settlers, Abu Asab pointed out.
Prisoner Duwaik was brutally beaten by settlers after the attack and, as a result, was seriously injured that needed him to stay at hospital for a long period.
30 sept 2017
The Israeli occupation army on Friday claimed a joint military and security force arrested nine Palestinians accused of planting an explosive device near a settlement in the West Bank.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth website, the arrested Palestinians were described as members of a cell that planted a homemade bomb on a street near the settlement of Migdal Oz in the settlement bloc of Gush Etzion.
Five of those detainees are also suspected of carrying out attacks on Jewish settlers and soldiers in the West Bank
All of them were transferred to a Shin Bet interrogation center.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth website, the arrested Palestinians were described as members of a cell that planted a homemade bomb on a street near the settlement of Migdal Oz in the settlement bloc of Gush Etzion.
Five of those detainees are also suspected of carrying out attacks on Jewish settlers and soldiers in the West Bank
All of them were transferred to a Shin Bet interrogation center.
17 sept 2017
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday evening shot and injured a Palestinian youngster at the northern entrance to Bethlehem to the south of West Bank.
The PIC field reporter quoted local sources as saying that Israeli snipers stationed at the military watch tower at the entrance to the city opened fire at the young man for allegedly trying to throw a home-made bomb at the tower.
The injured youth was transferred to hospital, suffering from moderate foot wounds.
Following the incident, IOF stormed Aida refugee camp to the north of the city and carried out violent raid and search operations looking for the injured youngster.
Israeli Soldiers Injure One Palestinian In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Sunday evening, a young Palestinian man near the northern entrance of Bethlehem city, in the occupied West Bank.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot a young man, 19 years of age, with several live rounds in his legs, before he was moved to Beit Jala governmental hospital.
The soldiers shot the young man during clashes that took place between the soldiers and several local youngsters.
Eyewitnesses said the young man was shot by soldiers stationed in the concrete-fortified military tower of the Annexation Wall, at the northern entrance of Bethlehem.
They added that the wounded man was just walking near the tower when the soldiers shot him.
The PIC field reporter quoted local sources as saying that Israeli snipers stationed at the military watch tower at the entrance to the city opened fire at the young man for allegedly trying to throw a home-made bomb at the tower.
The injured youth was transferred to hospital, suffering from moderate foot wounds.
Following the incident, IOF stormed Aida refugee camp to the north of the city and carried out violent raid and search operations looking for the injured youngster.
Israeli Soldiers Injure One Palestinian In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Sunday evening, a young Palestinian man near the northern entrance of Bethlehem city, in the occupied West Bank.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot a young man, 19 years of age, with several live rounds in his legs, before he was moved to Beit Jala governmental hospital.
The soldiers shot the young man during clashes that took place between the soldiers and several local youngsters.
Eyewitnesses said the young man was shot by soldiers stationed in the concrete-fortified military tower of the Annexation Wall, at the northern entrance of Bethlehem.
They added that the wounded man was just walking near the tower when the soldiers shot him.