26 feb 2020
A group of Israeli settlers at daybreak Wednesday stormed Yasuf village east of Salfit and vandalized a number of Palestinian-owned vehicles.
Local sources said that Israeli settlers sneaked into Yasuf village at dawn and punctured the tires of 13 Palestinian cars.
The settlers, who are believed to be from Rahalim Settlement, which is built on seized Palestinian land near Salfit, spray-painted racist graffiti on the walls of Palestinian homes.
According to the residents of Yasuf, Israeli settlers on a regular basis attack their village, vandalize their property and uproot their trees.
Local sources said that Israeli settlers sneaked into Yasuf village at dawn and punctured the tires of 13 Palestinian cars.
The settlers, who are believed to be from Rahalim Settlement, which is built on seized Palestinian land near Salfit, spray-painted racist graffiti on the walls of Palestinian homes.
According to the residents of Yasuf, Israeli settlers on a regular basis attack their village, vandalize their property and uproot their trees.
Scores of Israeli settlers on Wednesday morning forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghareba Gate while accompanied by a large police force.
Local sources said that dozens of Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque, roamed its courtyards and carried out provocative rituals inside the compound. video
Meanwhile, Israeli police forces imposed tight restrictions on the Palestinian worshipers entering al-Aqsa Mosque.
Local sources said that dozens of Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque, roamed its courtyards and carried out provocative rituals inside the compound. video
Meanwhile, Israeli police forces imposed tight restrictions on the Palestinian worshipers entering al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the eastern area of Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured twenty Palestinians, during protests that took place after the army accompanied hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers in “Joseph’s Tomb” area. video
Medical sources stated that several military jeeps stormed Amman Street and the vicinity of the historic site, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets towards dozens of young men, who protested the invasion.
They added that the army injured 20 Palestinians; four were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and 16 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The invasion was carried out by around 2,000 colonialist settlers, and dozens of soldiers in armored vehicles.
Joseph the Patriarch is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Samaritans alike. The Israeli military allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the site’s location in Area A of the occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority has full control, and prohibits Muslims from worshiping at the site.
Ultra-orthodox and nationalist Jews regularly try to visit the shrine without approval, as many Jews believe the tomb to be the final resting place of the biblical figure in the Old Testament.
Palestinians believe that Joseph’s Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousif Dweikat, a local religious figure.
In related news, illegal colonists infiltrated into Yasuf Palestinian village, east of Salfit in central West Bank, punctured tires of many cars, and wrote racist graffiti.
Medical sources stated that several military jeeps stormed Amman Street and the vicinity of the historic site, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets towards dozens of young men, who protested the invasion.
They added that the army injured 20 Palestinians; four were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and 16 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The invasion was carried out by around 2,000 colonialist settlers, and dozens of soldiers in armored vehicles.
Joseph the Patriarch is revered by Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Samaritans alike. The Israeli military allows Jews to visit as part of organized pilgrimages, despite the site’s location in Area A of the occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority has full control, and prohibits Muslims from worshiping at the site.
Ultra-orthodox and nationalist Jews regularly try to visit the shrine without approval, as many Jews believe the tomb to be the final resting place of the biblical figure in the Old Testament.
Palestinians believe that Joseph’s Tomb is the funerary monument to Sheikh Yousif Dweikat, a local religious figure.
In related news, illegal colonists infiltrated into Yasuf Palestinian village, east of Salfit in central West Bank, punctured tires of many cars, and wrote racist graffiti.
24 feb 2020
Israeli settlers on Monday morning destroyed Palestinian wheat fields with poisonous chemicals near al-Sakout village in the northern Jordan Valley.
Human rights activist Aref Daraghmeh said that Israeli settlers sprayed about 12 dunums of wheat fields with poisonous pesticides destroying and burning crops.
Daraghmeh said that settler attacks on Palestinian farmlands in the Jordan Valley fall in line with a large-scale scheme by the Israeli authorities aimed at forcing the Palestinians out of the area.
Al-Sakout is a Palestinian village on the border with Jordan. It was destroyed by the Israeli occupation army in 1967 along with 32 villages in the northern Jordan Valley.
Human rights activist Aref Daraghmeh said that Israeli settlers sprayed about 12 dunums of wheat fields with poisonous pesticides destroying and burning crops.
Daraghmeh said that settler attacks on Palestinian farmlands in the Jordan Valley fall in line with a large-scale scheme by the Israeli authorities aimed at forcing the Palestinians out of the area.
Al-Sakout is a Palestinian village on the border with Jordan. It was destroyed by the Israeli occupation army in 1967 along with 32 villages in the northern Jordan Valley.
Groups of Jewish settlers on Monday morning stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem under tight police guard.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Council said that 39 Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque while accompanied by a large police force.
The settlers performed Talmudic rituals and roamed the site while receiving presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount".
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Council said that 39 Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque while accompanied by a large police force.
The settlers performed Talmudic rituals and roamed the site while receiving presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount".
Israeli settlers, on Sunday, continued fencing large tracts of land in the northern Jordan Valley as they chased Palestinian herders out of pastures in the area, according to local sources.
Aref Daraghmeh, a local rights activist, told the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) that extremist settlers continued for the second day in a row encircling thousands of dunams of Palestinian-owned agricultural lands.
On Saturday, illegal Israeli colonists installed fences around large areas of grazing lands in the West Bank’s Northern plains.
Recently there has been an increase in the severity and incidences of settler invasions, and attacks, as settlers have become emboldened with the introduction of the widely rejected Trump/Kushner so-called peace deal.
Aref Daraghmeh, a local rights activist, told the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) that extremist settlers continued for the second day in a row encircling thousands of dunams of Palestinian-owned agricultural lands.
On Saturday, illegal Israeli colonists installed fences around large areas of grazing lands in the West Bank’s Northern plains.
Recently there has been an increase in the severity and incidences of settler invasions, and attacks, as settlers have become emboldened with the introduction of the widely rejected Trump/Kushner so-called peace deal.
23 feb 2020
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under police protection.
According to local sources, 48 settlers entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police guard.
Some settlers were reportedly seen performing rituals during their tours of the Islamic holy site.
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 occupation 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.
According to local sources, 48 settlers entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police guard.
Some settlers were reportedly seen performing rituals during their tours of the Islamic holy site.
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 occupation 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.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday evening, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attacked Palestinian protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Media activist Mohammad Awad said many soldiers invaded Abu at-Toaq area, near the main entrance of Beit Ummar, and fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters, and several surrounding homes.
Many Palestinians, including children, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment by local medics.
Awad added that the soldiers repeatedly invade the area, and constantly attack Palestinian farmers to force them out of their lands.
Similar attacks are also frequently carried out by illegal colonialist settlers, squatting on private Palestinian lands.
In related news, dozens of armed colonists, accompanied by many soldiers, invaded the Old City of Hebron, and harassed many Palestinians. video video video
Media activist Mohammad Awad said many soldiers invaded Abu at-Toaq area, near the main entrance of Beit Ummar, and fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters, and several surrounding homes.
Many Palestinians, including children, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment by local medics.
Awad added that the soldiers repeatedly invade the area, and constantly attack Palestinian farmers to force them out of their lands.
Similar attacks are also frequently carried out by illegal colonialist settlers, squatting on private Palestinian lands.
In related news, dozens of armed colonists, accompanied by many soldiers, invaded the Old City of Hebron, and harassed many Palestinians. video video video
The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem, on Saturday, condemned the Israeli settlers’ invasion of its property in the northern Jordan Valley village of Tayasir.
In a statement yesterday it said “thousands of Israeli settlers entered with no permission, in clear violation of private property laws,” Days of Palestine reports.
The armed settlers were trespassing on the property, under Israeli army protection, several Palestinian villages in the region were invaded, in a clear act of incitement against the Palestinian civilian population.
The Patriarchate said that it is “very concerned not only from the settlers’ violations of its properties, but also from the lack of action by the Israeli authorities to put an end to such offenses.”
In a statement yesterday it said “thousands of Israeli settlers entered with no permission, in clear violation of private property laws,” Days of Palestine reports.
The armed settlers were trespassing on the property, under Israeli army protection, several Palestinian villages in the region were invaded, in a clear act of incitement against the Palestinian civilian population.
The Patriarchate said that it is “very concerned not only from the settlers’ violations of its properties, but also from the lack of action by the Israeli authorities to put an end to such offenses.”
Many fanatic illegal Israeli colonists invaded, Saturday, Palestinian grazing lands in the West Bank’s Northern plains, before installing fences around them.
Human rights activist Aref Daraghma said the colonists invaded the grazing lands, east of Khirbat Makhoul village, and north of Khirbat Samra.
He added that the colonists installed fences around large areas of grazing lands in the two areas, to completely prevent the Palestinian shepherds from entering them.
It is worth mentioning that the areas where the attacks took place are near a small illegal outpost that was installed by a fanatic illegal colonist, who brought his herd with the help of other colonists and remained there due to the complacency of Israeli soldiers.
Israeli soldiers also often attacked the Palestinian shepherds and force them away.
Human rights activist Aref Daraghma said the colonists invaded the grazing lands, east of Khirbat Makhoul village, and north of Khirbat Samra.
He added that the colonists installed fences around large areas of grazing lands in the two areas, to completely prevent the Palestinian shepherds from entering them.
It is worth mentioning that the areas where the attacks took place are near a small illegal outpost that was installed by a fanatic illegal colonist, who brought his herd with the help of other colonists and remained there due to the complacency of Israeli soldiers.
Israeli soldiers also often attacked the Palestinian shepherds and force them away.