21 feb 2019
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds and prevented them from herding their flocks of sheep, on Thursday, in Tarami area, south of the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron.
According to local sources, Israeli settlers, under the heavy protection of Israeli forces, stormed an open field in the Tarami area and attacked two shepherds by repeatedly beating them.
Sources added that the two shepherds are from Mur family, noting they had suffered bruises and various cuts from the attack.
Sources stressed the increase of Israeli attacks against Palestinian residents and shepherds in southern Hebron, particularly in the Masafer Yatta area, where settlers prevent shepherds and farmers from reaching their lands and herding their livestock.
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.
According to a report by the Israeli rights group B'Tselem, "Settler violence and vandalism takes place with full backing by the Israeli authorities.
Sometimes soldiers take part in the assault; at other times, they stand idly by. The police makes no substantial effort to investigate the incidents, nor takes measures to prevent them or stop them in real time."
According to local sources, Israeli settlers, under the heavy protection of Israeli forces, stormed an open field in the Tarami area and attacked two shepherds by repeatedly beating them.
Sources added that the two shepherds are from Mur family, noting they had suffered bruises and various cuts from the attack.
Sources stressed the increase of Israeli attacks against Palestinian residents and shepherds in southern Hebron, particularly in the Masafer Yatta area, where settlers prevent shepherds and farmers from reaching their lands and herding their livestock.
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.
According to a report by the Israeli rights group B'Tselem, "Settler violence and vandalism takes place with full backing by the Israeli authorities.
Sometimes soldiers take part in the assault; at other times, they stand idly by. The police makes no substantial effort to investigate the incidents, nor takes measures to prevent them or stop them in real time."
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until morning hours Thursday, twenty-one Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers invaded and violently searched dozens of homes across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS office in Bethlehem has reported that the soldiers abducted seven Palestinians from the governorate, and identified them as Ali Ismael Battat, Jawad Mohammad Taqatqa, Ahmad Shaker Taqatqa, Raed Mohammad Taqatqa, Ahmad Yousef Sa’doun, Suleiman Mofeed Salah and Ahmad Yousef Da’dou.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Othman Hamed ‘Oweis, Bara’ Mohannad ‘Oweiss, Mahmoud Abdul-Nasser Nubani, Mahmoud Marwan Daraghma, and Mahdi Abdul-Karim Daraghma.
In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Jamal Qombo’, Osama al-Bashar and Ahmad Ata al-Jabali.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Abdul-Mahdi Mahmoud Zeidat.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched several homes and abducted Adnan Khamis Suleiman, while Montaser Salama was abducted from his home in Jericho.
In addition, the soldiers invaded homes and Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, and abducted a child, identified as Ahmad Nasser Adawi, 15.
On Wednesday at night, the soldiers abducted two young men, identified as Emad Abu Sneina and Mohammad Shaweesh, while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
In related news, dozens of illegal colonialist settlers and officers invaded, Thursday, the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and conducted provocative tours after preventing the Palestinians from entering the holy site’s compound.
The soldiers invaded and violently searched dozens of homes across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS office in Bethlehem has reported that the soldiers abducted seven Palestinians from the governorate, and identified them as Ali Ismael Battat, Jawad Mohammad Taqatqa, Ahmad Shaker Taqatqa, Raed Mohammad Taqatqa, Ahmad Yousef Sa’doun, Suleiman Mofeed Salah and Ahmad Yousef Da’dou.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Othman Hamed ‘Oweis, Bara’ Mohannad ‘Oweiss, Mahmoud Abdul-Nasser Nubani, Mahmoud Marwan Daraghma, and Mahdi Abdul-Karim Daraghma.
In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Jamal Qombo’, Osama al-Bashar and Ahmad Ata al-Jabali.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Abdul-Mahdi Mahmoud Zeidat.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched several homes and abducted Adnan Khamis Suleiman, while Montaser Salama was abducted from his home in Jericho.
In addition, the soldiers invaded homes and Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, and abducted a child, identified as Ahmad Nasser Adawi, 15.
On Wednesday at night, the soldiers abducted two young men, identified as Emad Abu Sneina and Mohammad Shaweesh, while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
In related news, dozens of illegal colonialist settlers and officers invaded, Thursday, the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and conducted provocative tours after preventing the Palestinians from entering the holy site’s compound.
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacked, Thursday, Orif Secondary School, in Orif village, south of Nablus, in northern West Bank.
Adel al-‘Amer, the secretary of Orif Village Council, told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the colonists attacked the school just as the students were leaving it.
He added that the attack was the second this week alone, and that Israeli soldiers started firing gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at the students, instead of removing the colonists.
Al-‘Amer stated said that the assailants also attacked Palestinian homes near the school, leading to protests.
Adel al-‘Amer, the secretary of Orif Village Council, told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the colonists attacked the school just as the students were leaving it.
He added that the attack was the second this week alone, and that Israeli soldiers started firing gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at the students, instead of removing the colonists.
Al-‘Amer stated said that the assailants also attacked Palestinian homes near the school, leading to protests.
Illegal Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, earlier Thursday, the villages of al-Janiya and Ras Karkar, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, punctured tires of several cars and wrote racist graffiti.
Radi Abu Fkheitha, the head of Ras Karkar Village Council, said the colonists punctured the tires of ten Palestinian cars near the al-Janiya Ras Karkar School.
He added that the colonists also wrote racist graffiti on several cars, and walls, before fleeing the scene.
The colonists also invaded the al-Janiya village, and wrote racist graffiti on a few cars.
Radi Abu Fkheitha, the head of Ras Karkar Village Council, said the colonists punctured the tires of ten Palestinian cars near the al-Janiya Ras Karkar School.
He added that the colonists also wrote racist graffiti on several cars, and walls, before fleeing the scene.
The colonists also invaded the al-Janiya village, and wrote racist graffiti on a few cars.
Israeli soldiers injured, Thursday, thirty Palestinians schoolchildren, including one who suffered a serious injury, after a group of soldiers and colonialist settlers attacked them, in Hebron, in southern West Bank.
Medical sources in Hebron said thirty children suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, including one child who suffered a serious injury, before he was rushed to Mohammad Ali Hospital in the city.
The school principal said a group of illegal colonialist settlers surrounded the school before assaulting several children and added that the soldiers then started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at the children, instead of removing the assailing colonists.
He stated that one of the colonists who attacked the children is known as Ofar, who frequently calls for killing the Palestinians and expelling them Palestinians from Hebron, and the rest of occupied Palestine.
Medical sources in Hebron said thirty children suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, including one child who suffered a serious injury, before he was rushed to Mohammad Ali Hospital in the city.
The school principal said a group of illegal colonialist settlers surrounded the school before assaulting several children and added that the soldiers then started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at the children, instead of removing the assailing colonists.
He stated that one of the colonists who attacked the children is known as Ofar, who frequently calls for killing the Palestinians and expelling them Palestinians from Hebron, and the rest of occupied Palestine.
20 feb 2019
The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem informed a Palestinian resident in occupied East Jerusalem that she must pay settlers 45 thousand New Israeli Shekels as compensation for lawyers’ fees, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center reported, according to WAFA.
Staff from the Israeli municipality raided the home of Ilham Seyyam and told her she that has to pay settlers a sum of NIS 45,000 (approximately $12,400) to compensate them for lawyers’ fees they had previously paid.
They gave Ilham ten days to pay the money or else she will face the seizure of all the household items
Staff from the Israeli municipality raided the home of Ilham Seyyam and told her she that has to pay settlers a sum of NIS 45,000 (approximately $12,400) to compensate them for lawyers’ fees they had previously paid.
They gave Ilham ten days to pay the money or else she will face the seizure of all the household items
Several Palestinians were arrested and dozens more injured by the Israeli occupation forces in predawn Wednesday sweeps launched across the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 17 Palestinians over allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The campaign targeted Palestinian civilians and ex-prisoners from Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and al-Khalil.
The Israeli military also ravaged civilian homes all the way through the assault.
Palestinian ex-prisoner Udai Muzhir was, meanwhile, kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from his family home in Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, scores of Palestinians were injured early Wednesday from Israeli gunfire as hundreds of extremist Israeli settlers forced their way into Joseph’s Tomb in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with hundreds of fanatic settlers into the site, sparking confrontations with Palestinian residents.
Soldiers opened fire on Palestinians protesting the raid and attempting to block settlers’ access to the site.
One of the casualties, identified as Mutasem Saqf Al-Heit, a journalist, was hit with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the abdomen. He was rushed to Rafidia Hospital for treatment.
Soldiers also showered protesters with tear gas canisters, causing several protesters to suffocate. All suffocation cases received first aid treatment at the scene. Three Palestinian youths were arrested in the clashes.
Settlers repeatedly break into Joseph’s Tomb, located in a densely Palestinian populated area in Nablus, provoking chaos and confrontation with the locals.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 17 Palestinians over allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The campaign targeted Palestinian civilians and ex-prisoners from Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and al-Khalil.
The Israeli military also ravaged civilian homes all the way through the assault.
Palestinian ex-prisoner Udai Muzhir was, meanwhile, kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from his family home in Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, scores of Palestinians were injured early Wednesday from Israeli gunfire as hundreds of extremist Israeli settlers forced their way into Joseph’s Tomb in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with hundreds of fanatic settlers into the site, sparking confrontations with Palestinian residents.
Soldiers opened fire on Palestinians protesting the raid and attempting to block settlers’ access to the site.
One of the casualties, identified as Mutasem Saqf Al-Heit, a journalist, was hit with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the abdomen. He was rushed to Rafidia Hospital for treatment.
Soldiers also showered protesters with tear gas canisters, causing several protesters to suffocate. All suffocation cases received first aid treatment at the scene. Three Palestinian youths were arrested in the clashes.
Settlers repeatedly break into Joseph’s Tomb, located in a densely Palestinian populated area in Nablus, provoking chaos and confrontation with the locals.
Heavily-armed Israeli occupation forces continue to cordon off the main entrances to Jerusalem’s holy al-Aqsa Mosque and Old City to give way for a mass Wednesday break-in by Israeli fanatics into the site.
Dozens of Israeli extremist settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—at daybreak via the Maghareba Gate, sparking tension in and around the site.
Meanwhile, lawyer Muhammad Mahmoud, from the Prisoners’ Commission said dozens of peaceful Muslim worshipers who were arrested overnight by Israeli police near al-Rahma Gate have not been released yet.
On Monday, Muslim worshipers smashed the iron locks and chains stealthily set up by Israeli police overnight at al-Rahma Gate. Israeli cops violently attacked the Muslim worshipers and arrested scores of them, including women.
Dozens of Israeli extremist settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—at daybreak via the Maghareba Gate, sparking tension in and around the site.
Meanwhile, lawyer Muhammad Mahmoud, from the Prisoners’ Commission said dozens of peaceful Muslim worshipers who were arrested overnight by Israeli police near al-Rahma Gate have not been released yet.
On Monday, Muslim worshipers smashed the iron locks and chains stealthily set up by Israeli police overnight at al-Rahma Gate. Israeli cops violently attacked the Muslim worshipers and arrested scores of them, including women.
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Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian worshipers following sunset Maghrib and Isha prayers near the al-Rahma Gate (Gate of Mercy) area inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, on Tuesday evening.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli police forces assaulted Palestinian youths and detained several of them. Israeli forces surrounded the Al-Aqsa Mosque, completely preventing entry to worshipers. According to locals, Israeli forces detained 22 Palestinians from the compound; nine of them were identified as Muhammad Abu Shusheh, Omar Zghayyar, Omar Odeh, Hamza Zghayyar, Hisham al-Bashiti, Muhammad Abu Qweider, Muhammad al-Alami and Mahmoud Zghayyar. Israeli police forces were heavily deployed around the gates of the Al-Aqsa compound, after having removed locks and chains off the al-Rahma Gate upon sealing off the area. After the gate was sealed off on Sunday, Palestinian activists protested, broke locks and chains and reopened the gate on Monday. However, Israeli forces resealed the gate shortly after and opened it again on Tuesday. Palestinians injured, arrested as Israeli police storm Aqsa Mosque Over 20 Palestinians were injured and 13 others arrested on Tuesday evening when the Israeli police broke into al-Aqsa Mosque and assaulted |
worshipers at al-Rahma Gate.
Local sources said that the Israeli police surrounded al-Aqsa Mosque, detained protesting worshipers inside, and brutally attacked them.
The confrontations later extended to the outer doors of al-Aqsa Mosque, while undercover police officers deployed in the area and kidnapped a number of Palestinian youths, they added.
Tension has prevailed in al-Aqsa Mosque area since the early morning hours after dozens of Palestinian youths removed iron chains and locks placed by the Israeli police at the door leading to al-Rahma Gate in the eastern side of the Mosque.
Dozens of Palestinian worshipers on Monday performed their prayers at al-Rahma Gate in protest at the Israeli closure which is seen as part of a larger plan to divide al-Aqsa Mosque in favor of Israeli settlers.
Earlier on Tuesday, 49 extremist settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard.
The settlers carried out provocative tours inside the Mosque while given presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount".
Local sources said that the Israeli police surrounded al-Aqsa Mosque, detained protesting worshipers inside, and brutally attacked them.
The confrontations later extended to the outer doors of al-Aqsa Mosque, while undercover police officers deployed in the area and kidnapped a number of Palestinian youths, they added.
Tension has prevailed in al-Aqsa Mosque area since the early morning hours after dozens of Palestinian youths removed iron chains and locks placed by the Israeli police at the door leading to al-Rahma Gate in the eastern side of the Mosque.
Dozens of Palestinian worshipers on Monday performed their prayers at al-Rahma Gate in protest at the Israeli closure which is seen as part of a larger plan to divide al-Aqsa Mosque in favor of Israeli settlers.
Earlier on Tuesday, 49 extremist settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard.
The settlers carried out provocative tours inside the Mosque while given presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount".
19 feb 2019
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Dozens of heavily-armed Israeli occupation forces and extremist settlers stormed on Tuesday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—and gathered in hordes at al-Rahma Gate.
Media chief at the Islamic Awqaf Department, Firas al-Dabes, said Israeli police unlocked the gate outside of Bab al-Rahma building and closed off the area. Al-Dabes added that the Israeli police ruled that a number of Palestinians detained in Monday clashes at the site be banned from al-Aqsa Mosque for periods of up to two weeks. |
On Monday, Muslim worshipers smashed the iron locks and chains stealthily set up by Israeli police overnight at al-Rahma Gate. Israeli cops violently attacked the Muslim worshipers and arrested a number of them along with a woman from the Awqaf Maps Department.
Raed D’ana, the imam of Beit Hanina Mosque, north of occupied Jerusalem, has, meanwhile, been held in Israeli custody since noontime on Monday. He was arrested on his way out of Bab al-Amoud.
Raed D’ana, the imam of Beit Hanina Mosque, north of occupied Jerusalem, has, meanwhile, been held in Israeli custody since noontime on Monday. He was arrested on his way out of Bab al-Amoud.
18 feb 2019
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Monday flocked to the southern entrance of al-Laban al-Sharkiya village, south of Nablus, without prior notices.
Palestinian locals have expressed concern that Israeli settlers are plotting to build a new settlement on their land after watching settlers arrive today in hordes at their village.
Local sources said four Israeli buses and vehicles arrived at the southern entrance to the village and dropped off dozens of settlers in the area.
The area has been targeted by the occupation authorities and the settlers over recent years. At one point, Israeli settlers set up tents on top of a local hill before the village residents confronted them, kicked them out and burnt the tents.
Palestinian locals have expressed concern that Israeli settlers are plotting to build a new settlement on their land after watching settlers arrive today in hordes at their village.
Local sources said four Israeli buses and vehicles arrived at the southern entrance to the village and dropped off dozens of settlers in the area.
The area has been targeted by the occupation authorities and the settlers over recent years. At one point, Israeli settlers set up tents on top of a local hill before the village residents confronted them, kicked them out and burnt the tents.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Monday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
A horde of 75 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
A horde of 75 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
