22 feb 2020
Two young men suffered injuries when a horde of Jewish settlers physically assaulted them in Ras Ein al-Auja hamlet, north of Jericho city.
Lawyer Mahmoud al-Ghawanmeh, a resident of the hamlet, said that dozens of settlers escorted by dogs stormed the hamlet and tried to steal some sheep from local residents and beat two young men as they tried to fend them off.
The wounded young men were identified as Hani Ata, 24, and Haitham Suleiman, 20. They suffered head injuries and received medical assistance at Jericho Hospital.
Soon later, Israeli soldiers stormed the area and provided protection for the settlers and detained two other young men for several hours.
Lawyer Mahmoud al-Ghawanmeh, a resident of the hamlet, said that dozens of settlers escorted by dogs stormed the hamlet and tried to steal some sheep from local residents and beat two young men as they tried to fend them off.
The wounded young men were identified as Hani Ata, 24, and Haitham Suleiman, 20. They suffered head injuries and received medical assistance at Jericho Hospital.
Soon later, Israeli soldiers stormed the area and provided protection for the settlers and detained two other young men for several hours.
A horde of armed Jewish settlers on Saturday assaulted Palestinian shepherds in at-Tuwanah village near Yatta town, south of al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank.
According to local sources, settlers from the Hafat Ma’oun outpost hurled stones at some shepherds herding their cattle in at-Tuwanah village.
Such aggressive practices by Jewish settlers and soldiers in southern al-Khalil are aimed to force the local residents to leave their areas and expand Israeli settlements.
Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinian Shepherds Near Hebron
Many fanatic illegal Israeli colonists attacked, Saturday, several Palestinian shepherds in the at-Tiwana village, near Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The Israeli assailants came from Havat Ma’on illegal colony, which was built on private Palestinian lands, and started hurling rocks at the shepherds.
Israeli soldiers came to the scene but did not intervene, and instead were trying to force the Palestinian shepherds away.
The Coordinator of the Popular Committees against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in southern Hebron, Rateb Jabour, said such attacks have recently witnessed a serious escalation.
He added that the colonists, and the soldiers, are trying to expand the illegal colonies around various villages in southern Hebron, by forcing the Palestinians out of their lands and communities.
According to local sources, settlers from the Hafat Ma’oun outpost hurled stones at some shepherds herding their cattle in at-Tuwanah village.
Such aggressive practices by Jewish settlers and soldiers in southern al-Khalil are aimed to force the local residents to leave their areas and expand Israeli settlements.
Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinian Shepherds Near Hebron
Many fanatic illegal Israeli colonists attacked, Saturday, several Palestinian shepherds in the at-Tiwana village, near Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The Israeli assailants came from Havat Ma’on illegal colony, which was built on private Palestinian lands, and started hurling rocks at the shepherds.
Israeli soldiers came to the scene but did not intervene, and instead were trying to force the Palestinian shepherds away.
The Coordinator of the Popular Committees against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in southern Hebron, Rateb Jabour, said such attacks have recently witnessed a serious escalation.
He added that the colonists, and the soldiers, are trying to expand the illegal colonies around various villages in southern Hebron, by forcing the Palestinians out of their lands and communities.
21 feb 2020
At least two Palestinians were injured on Friday when a group of extremist Jewish settlers raided the village of Ein el-Auja, a small Bedouin hamlet to the north of Jericho, local sources said.
Mahmoud Ghawanmeh, a local rights activist, told WAFA that dozens of armed settlers accompanied by attack dogs forced their way into the village and attempted to steal livestock belonging to local residents.
The settlers clashed with local residents who attempted to fend off their attack, and at least two locals were injured by the settlers.
The two, both in their twenties, were moved to nearby Jericho Public Hospital for medical treatment, where their condition was described as moderate.
Ghawanmeh added that shortly after the attack occurred, an Israeli army force broke into the village to provide protection for the settlers, and while they were there the force briefly detained two Palestinians from the village.
Like the rest of Bedouin villages in the Jordan Valley region, which makes up one third of the area of the occupied West Bank, the village has been a frequent target of attacks by Israeli army and settlers.
On the sixth of January, an Israeli army unit raided the village and confiscated multiple residential structures and handed notices for the demolition of many others.
Mahmoud Ghawanmeh, a local rights activist, told WAFA that dozens of armed settlers accompanied by attack dogs forced their way into the village and attempted to steal livestock belonging to local residents.
The settlers clashed with local residents who attempted to fend off their attack, and at least two locals were injured by the settlers.
The two, both in their twenties, were moved to nearby Jericho Public Hospital for medical treatment, where their condition was described as moderate.
Ghawanmeh added that shortly after the attack occurred, an Israeli army force broke into the village to provide protection for the settlers, and while they were there the force briefly detained two Palestinians from the village.
Like the rest of Bedouin villages in the Jordan Valley region, which makes up one third of the area of the occupied West Bank, the village has been a frequent target of attacks by Israeli army and settlers.
On the sixth of January, an Israeli army unit raided the village and confiscated multiple residential structures and handed notices for the demolition of many others.
Thousands of Israeli settlers today stormed the northern Jordan Valley villages of al-Burj and Umm al-Qaba.
Aref Daraghmeh, a local activist, confirmed that Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with some 4,000 settlers into the two villages, where they stayed for over four hours.
This came after Israel sealed off the main checkpoint of Tayaseer, east of Tubas city, in a prelude to the settlers’ encroachment into the villages.
The Jordan Valley, which is a fertile strip of land running west along the Jordan River, is home to about 65,000 Palestinians and makes up approximately 30% of the West Bank.
Since 1967, when the Israeli army occupied the West Bank, Israel has transferred at least 11,000 of its Jewish citizens to the Jordan Valley. Some of the settlements in which they live were built almost entirely on private Palestinian land.
The Israel military has also designated about 46 percent of the Jordan Valley as a closed military zone since the beginning of the occupation in June 1967, and has been utilizing the pretext of military drills to forcefully displace Palestinian families living there as part of a policy of ethnic cleansing and stifling Palestinian development in the area.
Approximately 6,200 Palestinians live in 38 communities in places earmarked for military use and have had to obtain permission from the Israeli authorities to enter and live in their communities.
In violation of international law, the Israeli military not only temporarily displaces the communities on a regular basis, but also confiscates their farmlands, demolishes their homes and infrastructure from time to time.
Besides undergoing temporary displacement, the Palestinian families living there face a myriad restrictions on access to resources and services.
Meanwhile, Israel exploits the resources of the area and generates profit by allocating generous tracts of land and water resources for the benefit of settlers.
Israeli politicians have made it clear on several occasions that the highly strategic Jordan Valley would remain under their control in any eventuality.
Aref Daraghmeh, a local activist, confirmed that Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with some 4,000 settlers into the two villages, where they stayed for over four hours.
This came after Israel sealed off the main checkpoint of Tayaseer, east of Tubas city, in a prelude to the settlers’ encroachment into the villages.
The Jordan Valley, which is a fertile strip of land running west along the Jordan River, is home to about 65,000 Palestinians and makes up approximately 30% of the West Bank.
Since 1967, when the Israeli army occupied the West Bank, Israel has transferred at least 11,000 of its Jewish citizens to the Jordan Valley. Some of the settlements in which they live were built almost entirely on private Palestinian land.
The Israel military has also designated about 46 percent of the Jordan Valley as a closed military zone since the beginning of the occupation in June 1967, and has been utilizing the pretext of military drills to forcefully displace Palestinian families living there as part of a policy of ethnic cleansing and stifling Palestinian development in the area.
Approximately 6,200 Palestinians live in 38 communities in places earmarked for military use and have had to obtain permission from the Israeli authorities to enter and live in their communities.
In violation of international law, the Israeli military not only temporarily displaces the communities on a regular basis, but also confiscates their farmlands, demolishes their homes and infrastructure from time to time.
Besides undergoing temporary displacement, the Palestinian families living there face a myriad restrictions on access to resources and services.
Meanwhile, Israel exploits the resources of the area and generates profit by allocating generous tracts of land and water resources for the benefit of settlers.
Israeli politicians have made it clear on several occasions that the highly strategic Jordan Valley would remain under their control in any eventuality.
19 feb 2020
Scores of Jewish settlers on Wednesday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque under tight police protection.
About 272 settlers, including 175 religious students and eight government officials, toured the Mosque’s courtyards under police guard, according to local sources.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces 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.
About 272 settlers, including 175 religious students and eight government officials, toured the Mosque’s courtyards under police guard, according to local sources.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces 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.
18 feb 2020
Israeli police forces on Tuesday arrested two employees of Jerusalem's Religious Endowments Authority at al-Aqsa Mosque.
Local sources said that the Israeli police arrested Bassam al-Hallaq, the head of al-Aqsa Mosque compound Reconstruction Committee, and another employee identified as Kayed Jaber in the courtyard of al-Aqsa Mosque.
Meanwhile 54 extremist settlers desecrated al-Aqsa Mosque and roamed its courtyards under tight police protection.
Local sources said that the Israeli police arrested Bassam al-Hallaq, the head of al-Aqsa Mosque compound Reconstruction Committee, and another employee identified as Kayed Jaber in the courtyard of al-Aqsa Mosque.
Meanwhile 54 extremist settlers desecrated al-Aqsa Mosque and roamed its courtyards under tight police protection.
Extremist rabbi Yehudah Glick and dozens of Jewish settlers on Tuesday morning defiled al-Aqsa Mosque under tight police guard.
Local sources said that Glick and scores of Israeli settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghareba Gate and carried out provocative tours inside the compound before they left through al-Silsila Gate. video
Meanwhile, the Israeli police tightened restrictions on the Palestinian worshipers entering the site and ordered many of them to stay outside.
Local sources said that Glick and scores of Israeli settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghareba Gate and carried out provocative tours inside the compound before they left through al-Silsila Gate. video
Meanwhile, the Israeli police tightened restrictions on the Palestinian worshipers entering the site and ordered many of them to stay outside.
17 feb 2020
Armed Israeli settlers attacked today Palestinian shepherds while they were grazing their livestock in the town of al-Mughayyir, to the northeast of Ramallah city, and injured some of them, said the town`s mayor Marzouq Abu Naim. video
He told WAFA that dozens of settlers chased the Palestinian shepherds out of the grazing fields and brutally beat them up injuring five of them with bruises and fractures, three of whom were evacuated to a nearly hospital for treatment due to their severe conditions.
Abu Naim said that Israeli forces deliberately installed a flying checkpoint at the entrance of the village following the attack and prevented anyone from reaching the attacked shepherds.
Al-Mughayyir, a town with an area of 26,000 dunums, is surrounded by four Israeli colonial settlements and with a military camp.
Israeli forces almost daily attack Mughayyir residents, seize hundreds of dunums of their land and prevent construction in some parts of the village under the pretext it is classified as Area C, under full Israeli administrative and military control.
Israeli forces also consider the land located to the east of the village as a closed military zone and that farmers are not allowed to reach their land or to graze their livestock in that area.
He told WAFA that dozens of settlers chased the Palestinian shepherds out of the grazing fields and brutally beat them up injuring five of them with bruises and fractures, three of whom were evacuated to a nearly hospital for treatment due to their severe conditions.
Abu Naim said that Israeli forces deliberately installed a flying checkpoint at the entrance of the village following the attack and prevented anyone from reaching the attacked shepherds.
Al-Mughayyir, a town with an area of 26,000 dunums, is surrounded by four Israeli colonial settlements and with a military camp.
Israeli forces almost daily attack Mughayyir residents, seize hundreds of dunums of their land and prevent construction in some parts of the village under the pretext it is classified as Area C, under full Israeli administrative and military control.
Israeli forces also consider the land located to the east of the village as a closed military zone and that farmers are not allowed to reach their land or to graze their livestock in that area.