30 apr 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday evening stormed Kifl Hares town, north of the West Bank city of Salfit, in large numbers.
Local sources reported that the IOF closed several roads and entrances to some neighborhoods, and blocked the movement of Palestinian citizens to clear way for a settler break-in into Islamic shrines in the town.
Every once in a while, Jewish settlers carry out mass raids on Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank in order to perform rituals at Islamic shrines and historic sites in an attempt to impose Israeli control over these sites.
Local sources reported that the IOF closed several roads and entrances to some neighborhoods, and blocked the movement of Palestinian citizens to clear way for a settler break-in into Islamic shrines in the town.
Every once in a while, Jewish settlers carry out mass raids on Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank in order to perform rituals at Islamic shrines and historic sites in an attempt to impose Israeli control over these sites.
Israeli Temple Mount groups have called for massive storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque on 1st of June to mark the so-called reunification of Jerusalem.
They said in a statement on Sunday that they anticipate more than 10,000 Jews to participate in storming of the compound on that day.
They called for preparing banners with the following slogans: “Together we build the Temple”, “We demand full control over Jerusalem”, “We will storm the Aqsa in thousands”, “The Wailing Wall and the Temple are our sacred shrines”.
More than 2,230 Israelis had stormed the holy Islamic site in the Jewish Passover holiday over a period of five days.
They said in a statement on Sunday that they anticipate more than 10,000 Jews to participate in storming of the compound on that day.
They called for preparing banners with the following slogans: “Together we build the Temple”, “We demand full control over Jerusalem”, “We will storm the Aqsa in thousands”, “The Wailing Wall and the Temple are our sacred shrines”.
More than 2,230 Israelis had stormed the holy Islamic site in the Jewish Passover holiday over a period of five days.
29 apr 2019
Three Palestinians were injured on Sunday evening after Israeli settlers attacked them in Ras Karkar village, west of Ramallah.
Activist Rateb Abu Rahma said that the injured are Mohammed al-Dik, 53, Osama Matar, 49, and Zahid Eshtayya, 42.
Abu Rahma said that a group of Israeli settlers attacked the three Palestinians during their work in a land in Jabal al-Risan area, assaulted them, and hurled rocks at them.
The injured men suffered bruises and different wounds and were taken to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah for treatment.
The Israeli occupation is seeking to seize the Palestinian lands of Jabal al-Risan because of its strategic location, with the aim of linking several existing settlements and separating Ramallah villages from each other.
Activist Rateb Abu Rahma said that the injured are Mohammed al-Dik, 53, Osama Matar, 49, and Zahid Eshtayya, 42.
Abu Rahma said that a group of Israeli settlers attacked the three Palestinians during their work in a land in Jabal al-Risan area, assaulted them, and hurled rocks at them.
The injured men suffered bruises and different wounds and were taken to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah for treatment.
The Israeli occupation is seeking to seize the Palestinian lands of Jabal al-Risan because of its strategic location, with the aim of linking several existing settlements and separating Ramallah villages from each other.
28 apr 2019
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards and plateaus under tight police protection.
According to local sources, the Israeli occupation police escorted groups of settlers as they were touring the Aqsa Mosque in the morning.
On Saturday, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said that over 2,230 settlers defiled the Aqsa Mosque compound during the Hebrew passover holiday last week.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police kidnapped on Sunday four Jerusalemite citizens from their homes in Issawiya neighborhood, east of Jerusalem.
The detainees were identified as Munir Aliyan, Mahmoud Mustafa, Ayyoub Abul-Hems and Younis Aliyan.
The Israeli police also released a Palestinian child called Mutaz Zeitoun on condition of not leaving home for five days. He was kidnapped by police officers on Saturday night from Silwan district, south of the Aqsa Mosque.
According to local sources, the Israeli occupation police escorted groups of settlers as they were touring the Aqsa Mosque in the morning.
On Saturday, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said that over 2,230 settlers defiled the Aqsa Mosque compound during the Hebrew passover holiday last week.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police kidnapped on Sunday four Jerusalemite citizens from their homes in Issawiya neighborhood, east of Jerusalem.
The detainees were identified as Munir Aliyan, Mahmoud Mustafa, Ayyoub Abul-Hems and Younis Aliyan.
The Israeli police also released a Palestinian child called Mutaz Zeitoun on condition of not leaving home for five days. He was kidnapped by police officers on Saturday night from Silwan district, south of the Aqsa Mosque.
26 apr 2019
Israeli soldiers and illegal colonialist settlers attacked, Friday, dozens of Palestinian farmers on their lands, east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attempted to abduct a young man, before shooting an elderly woman with a gas bomb, and caused dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the Popular and National Committees in Southern West Bank, said the soldiers shot Khadra Salman Rib’ey, 70, with a gas bomb in her chest, before she was moved to a local hospital.
He added that the incident took place after dozens of illegal colonists tried to invade the at-Tiwana village east of Yatta, and attacked many farmers on their own lands, before the Israeli soldiers also attacked the villagers and started firing gas bombs at them.
The Israeli attacks took place as the farmers were harvesting their lands, and the soldiers also attempted to abduct a young man, but he managed to run away.
Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the Popular and National Committees in Southern West Bank, said the soldiers shot Khadra Salman Rib’ey, 70, with a gas bomb in her chest, before she was moved to a local hospital.
He added that the incident took place after dozens of illegal colonists tried to invade the at-Tiwana village east of Yatta, and attacked many farmers on their own lands, before the Israeli soldiers also attacked the villagers and started firing gas bombs at them.
The Israeli attacks took place as the farmers were harvesting their lands, and the soldiers also attempted to abduct a young man, but he managed to run away.
Over 250 settlers, on Thursday, stormed an archaeological site in Al-Jib village, one of the oldest Palestinian villages, located northwest of Jerusalem and currently falling in both areas B and C of the occupied West Bank.
According to local sources, the settlers, protected by Israeli soldiers, stormed the area and performed Talmudic rituals, while the soldiers closed the main road leading to the village for two hours, in order to protect the settlers.
Al-Jib , which is considered one of the oldest areas in Palestine, contains remains that date back to the Iron Age and the Roman era, and holds ancient architectural achievements which are estimated to be 3,200 years old.
According to local sources, the settlers, protected by Israeli soldiers, stormed the area and performed Talmudic rituals, while the soldiers closed the main road leading to the village for two hours, in order to protect the settlers.
Al-Jib , which is considered one of the oldest areas in Palestine, contains remains that date back to the Iron Age and the Roman era, and holds ancient architectural achievements which are estimated to be 3,200 years old.
25 apr 2019
Several fanatic illegal Israeli colonists poisoned, Thursday, a Palestinian water well east of Yatta town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the National and Popular Committees against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in southern West Bank, said the assailants came from the illegal Ma’on colonialist outpost, which was built on private Palestinian lands, east of Yatta town.
Jabour added that the colonists dumped blue liquid toxins in the well in the al-Hamra area in the at-Tiwani, near the outpost, and stated that the well was used by local shepherds to provide water for their flock.
The attack is the latest in a serious of assaults and violations targeting the Palestinians, especially the shepherds and farmers, to force them out of their lands so that the colonists can expand their illegal outposts.
Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the National and Popular Committees against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in southern West Bank, said the assailants came from the illegal Ma’on colonialist outpost, which was built on private Palestinian lands, east of Yatta town.
Jabour added that the colonists dumped blue liquid toxins in the well in the al-Hamra area in the at-Tiwani, near the outpost, and stated that the well was used by local shepherds to provide water for their flock.
The attack is the latest in a serious of assaults and violations targeting the Palestinians, especially the shepherds and farmers, to force them out of their lands so that the colonists can expand their illegal outposts.
Hordes of Jewish settlers on Thursday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under tight police protection. video
According to local sources, some settlers tried to perform rituals during their tours at the Mosque, but they refrain from doing so after Palestinian worshipers and students chanted religious slogans loudly. video
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
Israel imposes restrictions on Muslims as 320 settlers storm Al-Aqsa
Large consecutive groups of dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, on Thursday, under the protection of heavily armed Israeli forces and police, on the fifth day of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also known as Pesach.
A Ma'an reporter said that more than 320 Israeli settlers stormed the compound since 7 a.m. through the Moroccan Gate.
Heavily armed Israeli forces and police provided protection to Israeli settlers as they provocatively toured the Al-Aqsa compound.
Sources pointed out that a large group of Israeli settlers performed Jewish religious rituals while in the compound.
Sources confirmed that Israeli checkpoints were erected throughout the streets and alleyways around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and many others were blocked off with iron barriers and sandbags blocking the movement of locals.
In addition, Israeli forces searched Muslim worshipers and checked their identity cards prior to allowing them entry to the compound.
It is noteworthy that Israeli authorities regularly impose restrictions on the entrance of Palestinian Muslim worshipers to the Al-Aqsa compound, which is located in the heart of occupied East Jerusalem.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque. The third holiest site in Islam, it is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place, as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood.
While Jewish visitation is permitted to the compound, non-Muslim worship at Al-Aqsa is prohibited according to an agreement signed between Israel and the Jordanian government after Israel's illegal occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967.
According to local sources, some settlers tried to perform rituals during their tours at the Mosque, but they refrain from doing so after Palestinian worshipers and students chanted religious slogans loudly. video
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
Israel imposes restrictions on Muslims as 320 settlers storm Al-Aqsa
Large consecutive groups of dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, on Thursday, under the protection of heavily armed Israeli forces and police, on the fifth day of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also known as Pesach.
A Ma'an reporter said that more than 320 Israeli settlers stormed the compound since 7 a.m. through the Moroccan Gate.
Heavily armed Israeli forces and police provided protection to Israeli settlers as they provocatively toured the Al-Aqsa compound.
Sources pointed out that a large group of Israeli settlers performed Jewish religious rituals while in the compound.
Sources confirmed that Israeli checkpoints were erected throughout the streets and alleyways around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and many others were blocked off with iron barriers and sandbags blocking the movement of locals.
In addition, Israeli forces searched Muslim worshipers and checked their identity cards prior to allowing them entry to the compound.
It is noteworthy that Israeli authorities regularly impose restrictions on the entrance of Palestinian Muslim worshipers to the Al-Aqsa compound, which is located in the heart of occupied East Jerusalem.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque. The third holiest site in Islam, it is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place, as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood.
While Jewish visitation is permitted to the compound, non-Muslim worship at Al-Aqsa is prohibited according to an agreement signed between Israel and the Jordanian government after Israel's illegal occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967.
24 apr 2019
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Wednesday stormed as-Samu' village in al-Khalil for Passover celebrations.
Local sources said that the Israeli occupation forces sealed off the area and cleared way for the settlers to perform Talmudic rituals.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces deployed in large numbers in the neighboring villages, installed makeshift barriers at their entrances, and blocked the movement of Palestinian citizens.
Local sources said that the Israeli occupation forces sealed off the area and cleared way for the settlers to perform Talmudic rituals.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces deployed in large numbers in the neighboring villages, installed makeshift barriers at their entrances, and blocked the movement of Palestinian citizens.
Dozens of Israeli settlers raided the al-Samou town, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, on Wednesday morning, to perform religious rituals for Jewish holidays.
Locals reported that Israeli forces sealed off an archaeological site in the town to secure Israeli settlers’ visit.
Dozens of Israeli settlers performed religious rituals at the site.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided the al-Thahriya, Yatta, Taffuh and a neighborhood in the Hebron district, set up several checkpoints at the entrances of these towns obstructing movement and traffic.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
The majority of settler thefts committed against Palestinians are met with impunity, with Israelis rarely facing consequences for such thefts.
Locals reported that Israeli forces sealed off an archaeological site in the town to secure Israeli settlers’ visit.
Dozens of Israeli settlers performed religious rituals at the site.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided the al-Thahriya, Yatta, Taffuh and a neighborhood in the Hebron district, set up several checkpoints at the entrances of these towns obstructing movement and traffic.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
The majority of settler thefts committed against Palestinians are met with impunity, with Israelis rarely facing consequences for such thefts.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the eastern area of Nablus city, after accompanying dozens of illegal colonialist settlers into Joseph’s Tomb, and fired at Palestinian protesters, wounding at least 27, including a new born baby.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Nablus said its medics provided treatment to seven Palestinians, who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, including two who were shot in the head, before they were rushed to Rafidia governmental hospital.
It also said that at least fourteen Palestinian, including baby, only two months of age, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, when the army fire a barrage of gas bombs at protesters, as well as several surrounding home.
The baby was rushed to Rafidia hospital after asphyxiating due to gas inhalation, and was instantly provided with the urgently needed medical attention.
Many Palestinians suffered various cuts and bruises, and received the needed treatment.
Media sources in Nablus said dozens of buses, filled with colonialist settlers, and accompanied by many army jeeps, invaded the eastern area of the city, and headed towards “Joseph’s Tomb.”
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said at least 1500 colonialist settlers, accompanied by members of Knesset of the Likud Party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, participated in the invasion, including Yossi Dagan, the head of “Settlements Council” in northern West Bank. video
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinians believe Joseph’s Tomb to be the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousef Dweikat, a local religious figure.
Others believe that the tomb belongs to the Biblical patriarch Joseph revered by Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Muslims alike.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Nablus said its medics provided treatment to seven Palestinians, who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, including two who were shot in the head, before they were rushed to Rafidia governmental hospital.
It also said that at least fourteen Palestinian, including baby, only two months of age, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, when the army fire a barrage of gas bombs at protesters, as well as several surrounding home.
The baby was rushed to Rafidia hospital after asphyxiating due to gas inhalation, and was instantly provided with the urgently needed medical attention.
Many Palestinians suffered various cuts and bruises, and received the needed treatment.
Media sources in Nablus said dozens of buses, filled with colonialist settlers, and accompanied by many army jeeps, invaded the eastern area of the city, and headed towards “Joseph’s Tomb.”
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said at least 1500 colonialist settlers, accompanied by members of Knesset of the Likud Party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, participated in the invasion, including Yossi Dagan, the head of “Settlements Council” in northern West Bank. video
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinians believe Joseph’s Tomb to be the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousef Dweikat, a local religious figure.
Others believe that the tomb belongs to the Biblical patriarch Joseph revered by Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Muslims alike.
23 apr 2019
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Tuesday morning broke into al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard, while restrictions were tightened on the Palestinian worshipers entering the site.
The Israeli police scrutinized the Palestinian worshipers' IDs, detained a number of them outside the Mosque, and ordered al-Aqsa guards to step away from al-Silsila Gate. video video
The Israeli settlers conducted provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals inside al-Aqsa compound while escorted by a large police force, eyewitnesses said.
Settler break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque have been intensified since the beginning of the week for the Passover holiday.
The Israeli police scrutinized the Palestinian worshipers' IDs, detained a number of them outside the Mosque, and ordered al-Aqsa guards to step away from al-Silsila Gate. video video
The Israeli settlers conducted provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals inside al-Aqsa compound while escorted by a large police force, eyewitnesses said.
Settler break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque have been intensified since the beginning of the week for the Passover holiday.
Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed an archeological site in the Sabastiya village, on Tuesday, in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Mayor of Sabasitiya, Muhammad Azem, told Ma'an that hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed the archaeological site for a second day in a row under the protection of heavily armed Israeli forces.
Azem said that Israeli forces set up military checkpoints at all three entrances to Sabastiya and the archaeological site, west of the village, and prevented Palestinian residents from reaching the area.
Azem was informed that Israeli forces sealed off the village under the pretext of easing access for hundreds of Israeli settlers to the archaeological site, in order to hold celebrations for the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Sabastiya is located some 12 kilometers outside the city of Nablus, is the site of ancient ruins dating back 3,000 years, and was listed in the Oslo Accords among the archaeological sites of importance to Israel and designated a "national park."
Mayor of Sabasitiya, Muhammad Azem, told Ma'an that hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed the archaeological site for a second day in a row under the protection of heavily armed Israeli forces.
Azem said that Israeli forces set up military checkpoints at all three entrances to Sabastiya and the archaeological site, west of the village, and prevented Palestinian residents from reaching the area.
Azem was informed that Israeli forces sealed off the village under the pretext of easing access for hundreds of Israeli settlers to the archaeological site, in order to hold celebrations for the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Sabastiya is located some 12 kilometers outside the city of Nablus, is the site of ancient ruins dating back 3,000 years, and was listed in the Oslo Accords among the archaeological sites of importance to Israel and designated a "national park."
About 22,000 Israeli settlers took to Hebron City, in the southern occupied West Bank, to visit the Ibrahimi Mosque compound to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover, on predawn Tuesday.
According to Hebrew-language news outlets, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews and Israeli settlers, were transported via buses to the Ibrahimi Mosque in successive groups and performed religious Jewish prayers on the occasion of Passover.
Sources confirmed that some 10,000 Israeli settlers performed Jewish prayers in the Cave of the Patriarchs inside the Ibrahimi Mosque.
Sources added that Israeli forces sealed off the area, banning Muslim worshipers from entry to the mosque.
On February 25, 1994, Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Muslim worshipers at the mosque killing 29 and injuring more than 120, a 1997 agreement split Hebron into areas of Palestinian and Israeli control; the Ibrahimi mosque was also split into a synagogue, known to Jews as the Cave of the Patriarchs.
The Ibrahimi Mosque fell under the Israeli military-controlled H2 zone, which also includes the rest of the ancient Old City and the once thriving al-Shuhada street, now just shuttered shops fronts and closed homes.
According to Hebrew-language news outlets, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews and Israeli settlers, were transported via buses to the Ibrahimi Mosque in successive groups and performed religious Jewish prayers on the occasion of Passover.
Sources confirmed that some 10,000 Israeli settlers performed Jewish prayers in the Cave of the Patriarchs inside the Ibrahimi Mosque.
Sources added that Israeli forces sealed off the area, banning Muslim worshipers from entry to the mosque.
On February 25, 1994, Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Muslim worshipers at the mosque killing 29 and injuring more than 120, a 1997 agreement split Hebron into areas of Palestinian and Israeli control; the Ibrahimi mosque was also split into a synagogue, known to Jews as the Cave of the Patriarchs.
The Ibrahimi Mosque fell under the Israeli military-controlled H2 zone, which also includes the rest of the ancient Old City and the once thriving al-Shuhada street, now just shuttered shops fronts and closed homes.
