10 jan 2015
A Palestinian boy was shot and wounded on Saturday morning at the hands of a Jewish settler south of al-Khalil city.
The Coordinator of Anti-Wall and Settlement Committee in Yatta town, Ratib al-Jabour, told the PIC that a settler shot the 15-year-old Palestinian boy Ibrahim al-Tubasi, west of Yatta near al-Khalil city.
The boy sustained an injury in his right foot and was taken to hospital for treatment, Jabour said.
He added the settler is from Beit Hajai settlement built on Palestinian land south of the city, noting that Israeli occupation forces were present at the scene but did nothing.
The Coordinator of Anti-Wall and Settlement Committee in Yatta town, Ratib al-Jabour, told the PIC that a settler shot the 15-year-old Palestinian boy Ibrahim al-Tubasi, west of Yatta near al-Khalil city.
The boy sustained an injury in his right foot and was taken to hospital for treatment, Jabour said.
He added the settler is from Beit Hajai settlement built on Palestinian land south of the city, noting that Israeli occupation forces were present at the scene but did nothing.
Approximately 300 olive trees owned by Palestinians were cut down overnight near Yatta town in al-Khalil at the hands of Israeli settlers.
Coordinator of the popular committee against settlement and wall in Yatta Rateb Jabour said that Jewish settlers from Susia settlement have savagely destroyed 300 olive trees located near their settlement illegally built on Palestinian lands in the town.
The damaged olive trees belonged to Shatat and Dawoud families, he told Quds Press.
The settlers' attack came a few hours after Jewish settlers from Mitzpe Yair settlement stormed agricultural lands in Yatta and destroyed 45 perennial olive trees that were planted about 30 years ago.
Coordinator of the popular committee against settlement and wall in Yatta Rateb Jabour said that Jewish settlers from Susia settlement have savagely destroyed 300 olive trees located near their settlement illegally built on Palestinian lands in the town.
The damaged olive trees belonged to Shatat and Dawoud families, he told Quds Press.
The settlers' attack came a few hours after Jewish settlers from Mitzpe Yair settlement stormed agricultural lands in Yatta and destroyed 45 perennial olive trees that were planted about 30 years ago.
Two Palestinian youths suffered live bullet injuries Saturday morning during that clashes broke out in Burin town, to the south of Nablus, between local youths and Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that a number of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian youths while enjoying snowfall in the town near an Israeli settlement.
IOF soldiers immediately rushed to the scene and started firing live bullets and tear gas bombs at the local youths.
Two youths suffered moderate injuries as they were hit with live bullets during the clashes.
Israeli settlers carry out systematic attacks and assaults against the Palestinians and their properties under IOF protection.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that a number of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian youths while enjoying snowfall in the town near an Israeli settlement.
IOF soldiers immediately rushed to the scene and started firing live bullets and tear gas bombs at the local youths.
Two youths suffered moderate injuries as they were hit with live bullets during the clashes.
Israeli settlers carry out systematic attacks and assaults against the Palestinians and their properties under IOF protection.
9 jan 2015
Mitzpe Yair settlers sabotaged Friday dozens of olive trees in Yatta town in al-Khalil to the south of occupied West Bank, local sources reported.
Coordinator of the popular committee against settlement and wall Rateb Rajoub said that Jewish settlers from Mitzpe Yair settlement stormed agricultural lands in Yatta and destroyed 45 perennial olive trees that were planted about 30 years ago.
Jabour strongly condemned the settlers’ persistent assaults on the Palestinian natives in Masafer Yatta with the aim of forcing them to leave their areas.
Coordinator of the popular committee against settlement and wall Rateb Rajoub said that Jewish settlers from Mitzpe Yair settlement stormed agricultural lands in Yatta and destroyed 45 perennial olive trees that were planted about 30 years ago.
Jabour strongly condemned the settlers’ persistent assaults on the Palestinian natives in Masafer Yatta with the aim of forcing them to leave their areas.
A horde of Israeli fanatic settlers afternoon Thursday attacked an emergency rescue team in Yatta town, south of the West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee Rateb Jabour said Jewish settlers attacked a rescue team providing assistance for a Palestinian civilian who broke his leg in Shaab al-Batam area in al-Khalil as a result of the harsh rainy weather.
The settler brandished knives and guns at the rescue workers and forced them to leave the area, Jabour added.
The Israeli vandals reportedly came from the Susya and Ma’on illegal settlements built on annexed Palestinian land east of Yatta town.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee Rateb Jabour said Jewish settlers attacked a rescue team providing assistance for a Palestinian civilian who broke his leg in Shaab al-Batam area in al-Khalil as a result of the harsh rainy weather.
The settler brandished knives and guns at the rescue workers and forced them to leave the area, Jabour added.
The Israeli vandals reportedly came from the Susya and Ma’on illegal settlements built on annexed Palestinian land east of Yatta town.
The Youth Against Settlements Coalition in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, has reported that fanatic Israeli settlers broke, on Wednesday, into one of the Palestinian stores, closed by Israel since 2001, and smashed one of its walls to get into other stores.
The Youth Coalition said the attack took place in the Shuhada Street, in Tal Romeida neighborhood.
It stated the settlers managed to break into many stores by smashing the walls that connect them, similar to what the Israeli army did in the Jenin refugee camp during the massive invasion of 2002.
The Youth Coalition said the attack took place in the Shuhada Street, in Tal Romeida neighborhood.
It stated the settlers managed to break into many stores by smashing the walls that connect them, similar to what the Israeli army did in the Jenin refugee camp during the massive invasion of 2002.
Ahmad ‘Amro, a local activist, said that as he and his group were conducted a routine tour in the Shuhada Street and Tal Romeida, they realized that one of the stores had been broken into.
Once they approached the store they found out the smashed interior walls leading to nearby stores.
He said his group formed a Special Operations Room to help the Palestinians cope during the snow storm striking the area, and to ensure they receive basic services, especially since the area is under full Israeli military and security control, therefore other teams and the Palestinian police cannot enter the area.
Once they approached the store they found out the smashed interior walls leading to nearby stores.
He said his group formed a Special Operations Room to help the Palestinians cope during the snow storm striking the area, and to ensure they receive basic services, especially since the area is under full Israeli military and security control, therefore other teams and the Palestinian police cannot enter the area.
8 jan 2015
Israeli press sources said a Jewish settler sustained serious injuries in a stabbing incident in Jerusalem on Thursday evening.
The sources claimed that a Palestinian man approached the settler and stabbed him. The settler was taken to hospital and security forces rushed to the scene.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a press release the settler was stabbed with a screwdriver in upper torso.
Israeli medical sources described the health condition of the settler as moderate.
The sources claimed that a Palestinian man approached the settler and stabbed him. The settler was taken to hospital and security forces rushed to the scene.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a press release the settler was stabbed with a screwdriver in upper torso.
Israeli medical sources described the health condition of the settler as moderate.
6 jan 2015
A Jewish settler on Monday evening suffered injuries when an unknown person stabbed him in Kiryat Yam town, north of the city of Haifa.
Israel's channel 7 said an Israeli man was rushed to Rambam hospital in Bat Galim area in Haifa after he suffered moderate wounds during a stabbing attack by an anonymous person.
It added that the police launched an intensive manhunt to locate the perpetrator.
Israel's channel 7 said an Israeli man was rushed to Rambam hospital in Bat Galim area in Haifa after he suffered moderate wounds during a stabbing attack by an anonymous person.
It added that the police launched an intensive manhunt to locate the perpetrator.
5 jan 2015
A Jewish settler put poison into a cattle water trough killing 16 heads of sheep east of Aqraba village in southern Nablus on Monday.
Yusuf Deriyeh, of Aqraba municipality, told the PIC reporter that chemical materials, usually used as insecticides, were put in a water trough in a pastoral area opposite to an agricultural land confiscated by settlers.
Sixteen out of two hundred sheep died after drinking the poisoned water and the number is expected to increase, Deriyeh said.
He pointed out that preliminary investigations indicate deliberate poisoning of the sheep. He added the sheep belong to Mohammad Ibrahim Hammad, who described the incident as a great loss.
Hammad asked competent authorities to put an end to the continuous threat of settlers on pastoral areas which have been sustaining frequent attacks at the hands of Jewish settlers of nearby Israeli colonies.
Yusuf Deriyeh, of Aqraba municipality, told the PIC reporter that chemical materials, usually used as insecticides, were put in a water trough in a pastoral area opposite to an agricultural land confiscated by settlers.
Sixteen out of two hundred sheep died after drinking the poisoned water and the number is expected to increase, Deriyeh said.
He pointed out that preliminary investigations indicate deliberate poisoning of the sheep. He added the sheep belong to Mohammad Ibrahim Hammad, who described the incident as a great loss.
Hammad asked competent authorities to put an end to the continuous threat of settlers on pastoral areas which have been sustaining frequent attacks at the hands of Jewish settlers of nearby Israeli colonies.
3 jan 2015
Violent clashes broke out between Palestinians and Jewish settlers in two towns, southeast of Nablus, on Saturday after the latter kidnapped a group of shepherds.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the clashes erupted following the kidnaping of three men and two women shepherds by armed Jewish extremists of Itmar settlement, near Aqraba and Oserin towns.
While the people of the town were rushing toward the place to help the kidnapped, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the area in seven military vehicles providing protection for settlers.
The IOF soldiers used live bullets, tear gas and stun grenades. Two citizens suffered live bullet wounds in their hands while a third was hit with a rubber bullet in his abdomen. Dozens were treated for breathing problems.
The IOF refused to free the kidnapped shepherds and claimed they would be delivered to Israeli-Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO).
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the clashes erupted following the kidnaping of three men and two women shepherds by armed Jewish extremists of Itmar settlement, near Aqraba and Oserin towns.
While the people of the town were rushing toward the place to help the kidnapped, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the area in seven military vehicles providing protection for settlers.
The IOF soldiers used live bullets, tear gas and stun grenades. Two citizens suffered live bullet wounds in their hands while a third was hit with a rubber bullet in his abdomen. Dozens were treated for breathing problems.
The IOF refused to free the kidnapped shepherds and claimed they would be delivered to Israeli-Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO).
Israeli settlers' number has notably increased in Israeli-occupied West Bank with 4% over the course of 2014, Israel's Interior Ministry figures said.
The figures showed that nearly 389,285 Israeli settlers are living in the occupied West Bank at present.
Around 375 thousand Israelis have been counted in the beginning of 2014 in area C that accounts for 60 per cent of the West Bank area under full Israeli control.
The Yesha Council is an umbrella organization for the municipal councils of West Bank Jewish settlements.
The number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank has risen by 4% in comparison to 2013.
Figures given by the UN Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that 300 thousand Palestinians are living in area C.
The figures showed that nearly 389,285 Israeli settlers are living in the occupied West Bank at present.
Around 375 thousand Israelis have been counted in the beginning of 2014 in area C that accounts for 60 per cent of the West Bank area under full Israeli control.
The Yesha Council is an umbrella organization for the municipal councils of West Bank Jewish settlements.
The number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank has risen by 4% in comparison to 2013.
Figures given by the UN Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that 300 thousand Palestinians are living in area C.
A number of extremist Israeli settlers hurled stones at cars of an American diplomatic delegation who drove along with Israeli police vehicles to an area near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday.
The delegation was on its way to inspect vandalism by Israeli settlers that had targeted hundreds of Palestinian olive trees.
The US Embassy did not comment on the attack that took place close to the Adi-Ad illegal Israeli colony, established on privately owned Palestinian lands.
The Israeli Police said the American diplomats did not coordinate the visit with the Israeli authorities beforehand.
The police confirmed that the attackers are from the illegal settlements, and that an investigation is underway; no arrests were made.
According to Reuters, an Israeli settler told its correspondent that the US delegates, in two cars, came within some 50 yards from the settlement, accompanied by Palestinian civilians, and alleged that a member of the delegation also withdrew his weapon.
The settler told the reporter that he and other settlers then began attacking the delegation. But the Israeli police challenged that account, saying that no one from the U.S. delegation had drawn a weapon, and the consular representatives were attacked by the settlers without provocation.
The settlement in question, Adi-Ad, is known as a site of frequent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians.
It was established by armed Israeli militias on stolen Palestinian land, and is now home to 40 Israeli families, who live under the protection of armed Israeli soldiers and militias, and frequently invade the surrounding Palestinian villages to attack the unarmed Palestinian civilians who live there.
The delegation was on its way to inspect vandalism by Israeli settlers that had targeted hundreds of Palestinian olive trees.
The US Embassy did not comment on the attack that took place close to the Adi-Ad illegal Israeli colony, established on privately owned Palestinian lands.
The Israeli Police said the American diplomats did not coordinate the visit with the Israeli authorities beforehand.
The police confirmed that the attackers are from the illegal settlements, and that an investigation is underway; no arrests were made.
According to Reuters, an Israeli settler told its correspondent that the US delegates, in two cars, came within some 50 yards from the settlement, accompanied by Palestinian civilians, and alleged that a member of the delegation also withdrew his weapon.
The settler told the reporter that he and other settlers then began attacking the delegation. But the Israeli police challenged that account, saying that no one from the U.S. delegation had drawn a weapon, and the consular representatives were attacked by the settlers without provocation.
The settlement in question, Adi-Ad, is known as a site of frequent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians.
It was established by armed Israeli militias on stolen Palestinian land, and is now home to 40 Israeli families, who live under the protection of armed Israeli soldiers and militias, and frequently invade the surrounding Palestinian villages to attack the unarmed Palestinian civilians who live there.
2 jan 2015
A group of Jewish settlers attacked at dawn Friday Palestinian vehicles traveling on Jenin-Nablus road near the junction of Jaba village south of Jenin.
Around 12 vehicles carrying settlers stormed today the evacuated settlement of Tarsleh and blocked Jenin-Nablus road under military protection.
The settlers spread amongst nearby olive trees and embarked on attacking and stoning the passing Palestinian cars in the presence of Israeli soldiers, eyewitnesses said.
During the attack, the settlers chanted racist slurs against the Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Israeli media sources claimed that three Molotov cocktails were thrown overnight at a home appropriated by settlers in Ras Amoud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The sources said that Palestinian young men threw three Molotov cocktails at the house, with no reported injuries.
The Israeli police launched a wide manhunt following the incident.
Around 12 vehicles carrying settlers stormed today the evacuated settlement of Tarsleh and blocked Jenin-Nablus road under military protection.
The settlers spread amongst nearby olive trees and embarked on attacking and stoning the passing Palestinian cars in the presence of Israeli soldiers, eyewitnesses said.
During the attack, the settlers chanted racist slurs against the Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Israeli media sources claimed that three Molotov cocktails were thrown overnight at a home appropriated by settlers in Ras Amoud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The sources said that Palestinian young men threw three Molotov cocktails at the house, with no reported injuries.
The Israeli police launched a wide manhunt following the incident.
Dozens of fanatic Israeli settlers gathered, on Thursday at night, on the main Jenin-Nablus road, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and attacked several Palestinian cars. Settlers approve olive saplings near Bethlehem.
Local sources said the settlers hurled stones at the cars, and surrounded them before trying to assault the Palestinians while shouting and cursing at them.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers were in the area, but did not even attempt to stop or remove the settlers.
Groups of settlers also invaded the location of a former illegal Israeli settlement outpost, near Sanour Palestinian village, south of Jenin, and attacked many Palestinians.
On Thursday evening, a number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded a Palestinian orchard, near the al-Khader town south of Bethlehem, and uprooted at least 80 olive saplings belonging to resident Mohammad Ibrahim Ghneim.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in al-Khader Ahmad Salah said the attack targeted Thaghret Hammad area, close to Eliezer and Daniel illegal settlements.
He added that the area in question is subject to frequent attacks by the settlers and the army, and that the soldiers recently decided to illegally confiscate 80 Dunams of Palestinian lands to expand the illegal settlements.
Local sources said the settlers hurled stones at the cars, and surrounded them before trying to assault the Palestinians while shouting and cursing at them.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers were in the area, but did not even attempt to stop or remove the settlers.
Groups of settlers also invaded the location of a former illegal Israeli settlement outpost, near Sanour Palestinian village, south of Jenin, and attacked many Palestinians.
On Thursday evening, a number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded a Palestinian orchard, near the al-Khader town south of Bethlehem, and uprooted at least 80 olive saplings belonging to resident Mohammad Ibrahim Ghneim.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in al-Khader Ahmad Salah said the attack targeted Thaghret Hammad area, close to Eliezer and Daniel illegal settlements.
He added that the area in question is subject to frequent attacks by the settlers and the army, and that the soldiers recently decided to illegally confiscate 80 Dunams of Palestinian lands to expand the illegal settlements.
Jewish settlers have uprooted more than 5,000 olive tree saplings in lands east of the town of Turmusayya, north of Ramallah, in the central occupied West Bank, locals said Thursday.
One owner of the lands targeted, Awad Abu Samra, told Ma'an Mews Agency that, over the past week, settlers have repeatedly raided the area to attack the saplings.
The attacks are reportedly carried out in order to ensure that Palestinian farmers are unable to plant in the area, further disenfranchising them and, thus, forcing them to leave the land, opening it to confiscation by settlers.
Mr. Abu Samra estimates that the assailants have managed to uproot around 5,000 olive tree saplings, out of a total of 8,000 that had been planted since mid-December, in the area, known as al-Zahrat.
The saplings had been planted in honor of slain Palestinian official Ziad Abu Ein, who died after being beaten by an Israeli soldier, during a march to help plant trees and protest land confiscation in the area, on December 10th.
Abu Samra said that the settlers who carried out the attacks most likely came from the nearby settlement of Adei Ad, an outpost of the "Jewish-only" settlement of Shilo, located nearby. Shilo was built on lands confiscated from local Palestinians.
He added that, each day, settlers carried out raids in which they uprooted hundreds of saplings, under Israeli army protection, and that they had uprooted the saplings and broken their roots so as to prevent them from being replanted.
Jamil al-Barghouti, president of the Resistance Committee against the Wall and the Settlements, told Ma'an that the "barbaric act" occurred under the cover and protection of the Israeli army.
Barghouthi, who lives in the area, says that he has seen with his own eyes settlers attacking farmers as they worked in the area, with the aim of kicking them off the land and seizing it for the settlement.
He stressed that the committee will re-plant thousands of olive trees and will provide full assistance to farmers, to help them cultivate the land again.
He stressed that Ziad Abu Ein, who was head of the resistance committee until being killed earlier in December, had been "martyred" while working to plant the land and that the committee was dedicated to continuing his work.
Attacks on olive trees are a key way that Palestinians are forced out of their homes and their lands confiscated for settlement construction, as the loss of a year's crop can signal destitution for many.
Over 7,500 olive trees were damaged or destroyed by settlers between January and mid-October in 2012, according to the United Nations.
Ma'an further reports that, since 1967, approximately 800,000 olive trees have been uprooted in the occupied West Bank, according to a joint report by the Palestinian Authority and the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem.
The olive industry supports the livelihoods of roughly 80,000 families in the occupied West Bank.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank is systematic and ignored by Israeli authorities, who rarely intervene in the violent attacks or prosecute the perpetrators.
As of mid-December, there have been some 320 reported incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, over the year 2014, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the South Hebron Hills, on Thursday, Israeli settlers targeted a Palestinian home in the village of Ad-Deirat, while Israeli forces demolished a tent in the village of Al-Mufaqarah.
One owner of the lands targeted, Awad Abu Samra, told Ma'an Mews Agency that, over the past week, settlers have repeatedly raided the area to attack the saplings.
The attacks are reportedly carried out in order to ensure that Palestinian farmers are unable to plant in the area, further disenfranchising them and, thus, forcing them to leave the land, opening it to confiscation by settlers.
Mr. Abu Samra estimates that the assailants have managed to uproot around 5,000 olive tree saplings, out of a total of 8,000 that had been planted since mid-December, in the area, known as al-Zahrat.
The saplings had been planted in honor of slain Palestinian official Ziad Abu Ein, who died after being beaten by an Israeli soldier, during a march to help plant trees and protest land confiscation in the area, on December 10th.
Abu Samra said that the settlers who carried out the attacks most likely came from the nearby settlement of Adei Ad, an outpost of the "Jewish-only" settlement of Shilo, located nearby. Shilo was built on lands confiscated from local Palestinians.
He added that, each day, settlers carried out raids in which they uprooted hundreds of saplings, under Israeli army protection, and that they had uprooted the saplings and broken their roots so as to prevent them from being replanted.
Jamil al-Barghouti, president of the Resistance Committee against the Wall and the Settlements, told Ma'an that the "barbaric act" occurred under the cover and protection of the Israeli army.
Barghouthi, who lives in the area, says that he has seen with his own eyes settlers attacking farmers as they worked in the area, with the aim of kicking them off the land and seizing it for the settlement.
He stressed that the committee will re-plant thousands of olive trees and will provide full assistance to farmers, to help them cultivate the land again.
He stressed that Ziad Abu Ein, who was head of the resistance committee until being killed earlier in December, had been "martyred" while working to plant the land and that the committee was dedicated to continuing his work.
Attacks on olive trees are a key way that Palestinians are forced out of their homes and their lands confiscated for settlement construction, as the loss of a year's crop can signal destitution for many.
Over 7,500 olive trees were damaged or destroyed by settlers between January and mid-October in 2012, according to the United Nations.
Ma'an further reports that, since 1967, approximately 800,000 olive trees have been uprooted in the occupied West Bank, according to a joint report by the Palestinian Authority and the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem.
The olive industry supports the livelihoods of roughly 80,000 families in the occupied West Bank.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank is systematic and ignored by Israeli authorities, who rarely intervene in the violent attacks or prosecute the perpetrators.
As of mid-December, there have been some 320 reported incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, over the year 2014, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the South Hebron Hills, on Thursday, Israeli settlers targeted a Palestinian home in the village of Ad-Deirat, while Israeli forces demolished a tent in the village of Al-Mufaqarah.
1 jan 2015
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Thursday five women at Aqsa Mosque plazas after they confronted Jewish extremist groups who stormed the Mosque with chants of Allahu Akbar.
Local sources said all women are of Jerusalemite neighborhoods including Jabal al-Mukabir, Shufat refugee camp and Sour Baher.
Two of them are 19-year-old girls. All were taken to Qashle detention and investigation center at Bab al-Khalil in Occupied Jerusalem.
Earlier on Thursday, Jewish extremist groups raided the Aqsa Mosque from al-Megharibeh gate, escorted by policemen, while the Palestinian worshippers confronted them by chants of Allahu Akabar as a protest to the frequent incursions into the holy Mosque.
Tension ran high in the vicinity of the Mosque during the incident, the sources said.
In the same context, the IOF detained on Thursday at least one young man after storming Jabal al-Zaitoun mount, overlooking the Old City, as part of the large-scale arrest campaign that started two weeks ago in the area.
Witnesses said the IOF soldiers arrested Mutasim Abu al-Hawa and took him to one of the detention centers in the holy city.
Local sources said all women are of Jerusalemite neighborhoods including Jabal al-Mukabir, Shufat refugee camp and Sour Baher.
Two of them are 19-year-old girls. All were taken to Qashle detention and investigation center at Bab al-Khalil in Occupied Jerusalem.
Earlier on Thursday, Jewish extremist groups raided the Aqsa Mosque from al-Megharibeh gate, escorted by policemen, while the Palestinian worshippers confronted them by chants of Allahu Akabar as a protest to the frequent incursions into the holy Mosque.
Tension ran high in the vicinity of the Mosque during the incident, the sources said.
In the same context, the IOF detained on Thursday at least one young man after storming Jabal al-Zaitoun mount, overlooking the Old City, as part of the large-scale arrest campaign that started two weeks ago in the area.
Witnesses said the IOF soldiers arrested Mutasim Abu al-Hawa and took him to one of the detention centers in the holy city.
A horde of Israeli settlers from the so-called David settlement, built east of Bethlehem city, on Wednesday evening violently attacked the Palestinian mayor of Jannatah municipality.
Meanwhile, more than 300 fanatic settlers on Wednesday night flocked to the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, north of al-Khalil city, calling for taking revenge for an alleged settler’s murder.
An Israeli settler had been killed a month ago near Jericho city during an auto burglary.
Meanwhile, more than 300 fanatic settlers on Wednesday night flocked to the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, north of al-Khalil city, calling for taking revenge for an alleged settler’s murder.
An Israeli settler had been killed a month ago near Jericho city during an auto burglary.
Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, abducted dozens of Palestinians, including minors, from various districts in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. Several injuries and other violations by Israeli forces and extremist settlers were reported.
WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports that Israeli police raided ath-Thuri neighborhood, in Silwan, where they arrested Mahmoud Hadia, Mohammad al-Jolani, Mohammad al-Mohtaseb, Adham Abu Nijma, Mohammad Iskafi, Hamzi al-Shwaiki and Mohammad at-Tawil.
East of Jerusalem, Israeli police raided al-Eizariya town, took three Palestinians, including 16-year-old Bara’ Mahmoud and 14-year-old ‘Ali Abu al-Hummus. The third person has not yet been identified.
Police also raided Ras al-‘Amud and at-Tur neighborhoods, kidnapping two minors identified as Naser Fares and Khader Da’oud.
Eight Palestinian children were also abducted near Ofer Prison, on the West Bank-Israel border near Ramallah, according to local sources.
Witnesses said that an Israeli army force ambushed the children near the prison and abducted them. The attacking soldiers also reportedly assaulted the children’s mothers, who attempted to release their children.
Soldiers fired teargas and toxic gas canisters towards the mothers, causing some of them to suffocate.
A report published by UNICEF, in 2013, stated that the “ill treatment of children who come in contact with military detention system appears to be widespread, systematic, and institutionalized throughout the process from the moment of arrest until the child’s prosecution and eventual conviction and sentencing.”
According to October 2014 statistics, a total of 182 children had been imprisoned by Israeli, 19 of them are under the age of 14 to 16.
Hours earlier, on Wednesday, police took into custody Saif and Deya’ ‘Ubaid, two residents from al-‘Isawiya village, while they were near Bab al-‘Amud.
In the West Bank and, in particular, the Tulkarem district, forces raided Shwaika neighborhood, to the north of the city, where they kidnapped 21-year-old Muhammad Badawi, 18-year-old Mujahed Kattawi and 22-year-old ‘Adel Kadduha, after breaking into and ransacking their homes.
Meanwhile, in the Tubas district, forces took 24-year-old Hazem Maslamani and Hamza Daraghma after invading their homes with canine units.
Maslamani, whose father was imprisoned and exiled to the Gaza Strip by Israel, sustained injuries as a result of being brutally assaulted by soldiers.
Israeli authorities also confiscated the contents of a commercial store in the village of Housan, to the west of Bethlehem.
A local activist told WAFA correspondence that an Israeli army force, accompanied by heavy machinery, broke into the village before raiding the store and ravaging its contents, estimated at a value of around $65,000.
The village of Housan has been subject to recurrent army incursions during the past three days, including provocative firing of teargas canisters and stun grenades.
In Jerusalem, on Wednesday, an Israeli settler was arrested for attacking the Dormition Abbey, and vandalizing a cross and a statue, local media reported.
The Executive Secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Center of the Heads of Churches of Jerusalem (JIC), Yusef Daher, told WAFA that the church was attacked by an Israeli settler who vandalized its content, an incident which is not the first of its kind.
In 2013, a similar attack took place where vandals targeted the church, believed to be where the Virgin Mary passed away. Vandals sprayed graffiti on its walls with anti-Christian slogans such as 'Christians are monkeys' and 'Christians are slaves”.
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According to media reports, the church’s guard arrested the settler after the latter jumped over the wall and vandalized a cross and a statue.
Mr. Daher said such incidents take place often. The only difference is that, this time, Israeli police arrested the settler the same day, he said.
Christian holy sites in Israel and Palestine are frequently vandalized or even burned by extremist Jewish militants, with threats to Christian clergy also a frequent occurence.
The Jerusalem Fund report “When Settlers Attack” stated, “From 2010 to 2011 there was a 39 percent increase in incidents of Israel Settler violence. In the five year period from 2007 through 2011 there has been a 315 percent increase. Conversely, over the same 5-year period, there has been a 95 percent decrease in Palestinian violence in the West Bank.”
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, abducted dozens of Palestinians, including minors, from various districts in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. Several injuries and other violations by Israeli forces and extremist settlers were reported.
WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports that Israeli police raided ath-Thuri neighborhood, in Silwan, where they arrested Mahmoud Hadia, Mohammad al-Jolani, Mohammad al-Mohtaseb, Adham Abu Nijma, Mohammad Iskafi, Hamzi al-Shwaiki and Mohammad at-Tawil.
East of Jerusalem, Israeli police raided al-Eizariya town, took three Palestinians, including 16-year-old Bara’ Mahmoud and 14-year-old ‘Ali Abu al-Hummus. The third person has not yet been identified.
Police also raided Ras al-‘Amud and at-Tur neighborhoods, kidnapping two minors identified as Naser Fares and Khader Da’oud.
Eight Palestinian children were also abducted near Ofer Prison, on the West Bank-Israel border near Ramallah, according to local sources.
Witnesses said that an Israeli army force ambushed the children near the prison and abducted them. The attacking soldiers also reportedly assaulted the children’s mothers, who attempted to release their children.
Soldiers fired teargas and toxic gas canisters towards the mothers, causing some of them to suffocate.
A report published by UNICEF, in 2013, stated that the “ill treatment of children who come in contact with military detention system appears to be widespread, systematic, and institutionalized throughout the process from the moment of arrest until the child’s prosecution and eventual conviction and sentencing.”
According to October 2014 statistics, a total of 182 children had been imprisoned by Israeli, 19 of them are under the age of 14 to 16.
Hours earlier, on Wednesday, police took into custody Saif and Deya’ ‘Ubaid, two residents from al-‘Isawiya village, while they were near Bab al-‘Amud.
In the West Bank and, in particular, the Tulkarem district, forces raided Shwaika neighborhood, to the north of the city, where they kidnapped 21-year-old Muhammad Badawi, 18-year-old Mujahed Kattawi and 22-year-old ‘Adel Kadduha, after breaking into and ransacking their homes.
Meanwhile, in the Tubas district, forces took 24-year-old Hazem Maslamani and Hamza Daraghma after invading their homes with canine units.
Maslamani, whose father was imprisoned and exiled to the Gaza Strip by Israel, sustained injuries as a result of being brutally assaulted by soldiers.
Israeli authorities also confiscated the contents of a commercial store in the village of Housan, to the west of Bethlehem.
A local activist told WAFA correspondence that an Israeli army force, accompanied by heavy machinery, broke into the village before raiding the store and ravaging its contents, estimated at a value of around $65,000.
The village of Housan has been subject to recurrent army incursions during the past three days, including provocative firing of teargas canisters and stun grenades.
In Jerusalem, on Wednesday, an Israeli settler was arrested for attacking the Dormition Abbey, and vandalizing a cross and a statue, local media reported.
The Executive Secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Center of the Heads of Churches of Jerusalem (JIC), Yusef Daher, told WAFA that the church was attacked by an Israeli settler who vandalized its content, an incident which is not the first of its kind.
In 2013, a similar attack took place where vandals targeted the church, believed to be where the Virgin Mary passed away. Vandals sprayed graffiti on its walls with anti-Christian slogans such as 'Christians are monkeys' and 'Christians are slaves”.
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According to media reports, the church’s guard arrested the settler after the latter jumped over the wall and vandalized a cross and a statue.
Mr. Daher said such incidents take place often. The only difference is that, this time, Israeli police arrested the settler the same day, he said.
Christian holy sites in Israel and Palestine are frequently vandalized or even burned by extremist Jewish militants, with threats to Christian clergy also a frequent occurence.
The Jerusalem Fund report “When Settlers Attack” stated, “From 2010 to 2011 there was a 39 percent increase in incidents of Israel Settler violence. In the five year period from 2007 through 2011 there has been a 315 percent increase. Conversely, over the same 5-year period, there has been a 95 percent decrease in Palestinian violence in the West Bank.”
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