18 june 2018
Israeli settler groups on Monday resumed their daily break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection.
Spokesman for Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department Feras al-Dibs said that about 30 settlers, escorted by the Israeli police, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque via al-Maghareba Gate in the early morning hours.
Al-Dibs added that the Israeli police arrested the head of the Awqaf security department at al-Aqsa Mosque Abdullah Abu Taleb near al-Rahma Gate.
The arrest came after settler groups claimed on social media websites that the cleaning campaign launched in al-Rahma Gate area following some restorations there is an "act of vandalism".
The Israeli police further uprooted olive trees planted in the area and destroyed the new stairs built of al-Aqsa Mosque stones.
Spokesman for Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department Feras al-Dibs said that about 30 settlers, escorted by the Israeli police, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque via al-Maghareba Gate in the early morning hours.
Al-Dibs added that the Israeli police arrested the head of the Awqaf security department at al-Aqsa Mosque Abdullah Abu Taleb near al-Rahma Gate.
The arrest came after settler groups claimed on social media websites that the cleaning campaign launched in al-Rahma Gate area following some restorations there is an "act of vandalism".
The Israeli police further uprooted olive trees planted in the area and destroyed the new stairs built of al-Aqsa Mosque stones.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday afternoon, two young Palestinian men in occupied East Jerusalem.
The soldiers abducted the two Palestinians, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, after stopping them in the Old City of Jerusalem.
They were handcuffed before the soldiers took them to a detention and interrogation facility in the city.
On Sunday evening, the soldiers closed the southern entrance of Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources in Nablus said the closed road is near Huwwara military roadblock, and that the soldiers sealed it after groups of extremist Israeli colonizers protested the evacuation of an illegal outpost, which was installed on Palestinian lands, south of Nablus.
The colonialists were protesting near Yitzhar illegal colony’s junction, before the soldiers closed the road to all Palestinian traffic.
The soldiers abducted the two Palestinians, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, after stopping them in the Old City of Jerusalem.
They were handcuffed before the soldiers took them to a detention and interrogation facility in the city.
On Sunday evening, the soldiers closed the southern entrance of Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources in Nablus said the closed road is near Huwwara military roadblock, and that the soldiers sealed it after groups of extremist Israeli colonizers protested the evacuation of an illegal outpost, which was installed on Palestinian lands, south of Nablus.
The colonialists were protesting near Yitzhar illegal colony’s junction, before the soldiers closed the road to all Palestinian traffic.
14 june 2018
A group of illegal Israeli colonizers invaded, Thursday, Palestinian olive orchards in Khirbet Beit Iskariya village, southwest of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, and cut 200 trees.
Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Bethlehem, said the Israeli assailants cut at least 200 olive trees, owned by Kamil Khalil Sa’ad and ‘Amer Hussein Odah.
He stated that the attack is second of its kind in less than two weeks and added that the village is subject to frequent violations.
The village, inhabited by approximately 650 Palestinians, started losing its land to illegal Israel’s colonies since Israel the occupied West Bank in 1967, and started establishing many colonies, including Kfar Etzion, Alon Shvut, Migdal Oz, Neve Daniel, Beit Ayin, Rosh Tzurim, Beitar Illit, Efrat and Elazar.
Beit Iskariya village contains five residential communities; Khirbit Iskariya, Khallet al-Ballout, Wadi Shakhit, Khallet Afffana and Shafe’ey area.
Its size used to be 9000 Dunams and lost 2000 for the illegal construction and expansion of Israel’s colonies, and is currently surrounded by colonies in addition to being subject to constant violations amidst attempts to remove its population.
The villagers live in old small brick homes, as Israel does not permit the families to build or develop their communities, in addition to demolishing seven homes since 2007.
Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Bethlehem, said the Israeli assailants cut at least 200 olive trees, owned by Kamil Khalil Sa’ad and ‘Amer Hussein Odah.
He stated that the attack is second of its kind in less than two weeks and added that the village is subject to frequent violations.
The village, inhabited by approximately 650 Palestinians, started losing its land to illegal Israel’s colonies since Israel the occupied West Bank in 1967, and started establishing many colonies, including Kfar Etzion, Alon Shvut, Migdal Oz, Neve Daniel, Beit Ayin, Rosh Tzurim, Beitar Illit, Efrat and Elazar.
Beit Iskariya village contains five residential communities; Khirbit Iskariya, Khallet al-Ballout, Wadi Shakhit, Khallet Afffana and Shafe’ey area.
Its size used to be 9000 Dunams and lost 2000 for the illegal construction and expansion of Israel’s colonies, and is currently surrounded by colonies in addition to being subject to constant violations amidst attempts to remove its population.
The villagers live in old small brick homes, as Israel does not permit the families to build or develop their communities, in addition to demolishing seven homes since 2007.
12 june 2018
Most families leave illegal outpost without any resistance, but Hilltop Youth climb on rooftops and pour paint and throw water bottles on police; forces begin carrying teens away one by one, 13 police officers wounded in clashes; 2 teens, 1 adult arrested for assaulting officer.
Clashes broke out Tuesday afternoon between security forces and members of the Hilltop Youth group during the evacuation of the last home in the illegal outpost of Netiv Ha’avot in Gush Etzion.
Teenagers standing on the house’s rooftop poured paint and threw stones and water bottles on the forces.
The police began carrying the youths away one by one. The outpost's residents asked the youths to come down from the rooftops, but they refused.
Bayit Yehudi MK Bezalel Smotrich and Amana director Ze'ev Hever were also at the entrance to the house.
By the end of the evacuation, two teenagers and a young man were arrested for assaulting a police officer, while dozens of other teens were barred from the area.
Thirteen police officers were wounded during the evacuation. One was in moderate condition and the others were lightly hurt.
Meanwhile, dozens of people blocked the entrance to Jerusalem and burned tires in protest of the Netiv Ha'avot evacuation. Three protestors were detained.
Some 40 protestors held signs reading, “Build without evacuating,” and chanted: “The Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people."
On Tuesday morning, thousands of police officers were deployed in several circles at Netiv Ha’avot ahead of the evacuation of 15 families from the outpost.
About 1,000 teenagers gathered at the outpost ahead of the evacuation, which began at 9 am. Dozens of them clashed with Border Police forces.
Several youths climbed to the roof of one of the houses and refused to come down despite the residents’ repeated requests. Police detained two of the protestors.
The evacuation then continued without any significant resistance, as the evictees walked out of their homes in tears.
Earlier, youths set fire to tires and garbage cans at the outpost and began shoving the police, chanting “Soldier, policeman, refuse orders.”
In response, the Border Police isolated the teens and encircled them. Dozens of police officers were provided with special documentation equipment to document rioters.
The police issued a statement saying, “The dialogue with the residents and the local leadership is ongoing to prevent friction and unnecessary clashes and allow a proper execution of the mission the forces have been tasked with.
“The police expect the residents’ families, which are a law-abiding public, to keep showing responsibility and work to restrain non-local elements and not to allow any violence against police officers and innocent people under any circumstances.
“The police call on the leadership to keep showing responsibility and high involvement to facilitate the proper implementation of the court order.”
Most of the protest was expected to center around two homes. The High Court of Justice ruled that the homes had been built illegally, some on unregulated lands, following a petition filed by the Peace Now movement.
Netiv Ha’avot residents say not a single Palestinian has been able to prove his ownership of the land so far. Peace Now, however, says the petition includes names of Palestinian petitioners who claim to own the land.
After dozen of High Court petitions and discussions, the evacuation of the outpost’s 15 families was scheduled for Tuesday. The families were to move temporarily to a plot prepared for them.
Netiv Ha’avot resident Orit Noy told Ynet: “The stupidity here is incomprehensible. Anyone who came here in the past two years said it was the most stupid thing that could happen. Not a single person, neither from the Left nor from the Right, understands why this is happening.
“All ministers and Knesset members are saying that this is a foolish ruling. It’s unbelievable that no one is able to stop this. They’re going to destroy out home and there will be nothing here. No one will come here. In two years, God willing, we’ll return and rebuild our home here.”
Thousands of people, including Ministers Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked, attended a protest rally at Netiv Ha’avot on Monday evening.
“Whoever wanted to destroy 15 homes will received, God willing, 350 homes on this hill,” Education Minister Bennett said. “The residents of the Netiv Ha’avot neighborhood and everyone who cares about the settlement enterprise in this country, can’t understand. There is no other word apart from absurdity."
“One of the girls asked me why,” the Bayit Yehudi leader added. “I didn’t know how to answer. There is no answer, no reason and no logic. Sometimes, the High Court is very active on human rights, but when it comes to the rights of the residents here, the court suddenly becomes passive.”
Justice Minister Shaked said, “The evacuation is the result of a serious mistake. It began with an erroneous response from the state several years ago, but that was fixed from the root, and ended with an erroneous High Court decision. The news is that it ends here. In the past three years, we have changed the discourse. Instead of asking, ‘When are we evacuating?’ we’re asking, ‘How do we regulate?’”
The families will live in the alternative plot for two years and hope that the evacuated outpost area will be regulated.
Clashes broke out Tuesday afternoon between security forces and members of the Hilltop Youth group during the evacuation of the last home in the illegal outpost of Netiv Ha’avot in Gush Etzion.
Teenagers standing on the house’s rooftop poured paint and threw stones and water bottles on the forces.
The police began carrying the youths away one by one. The outpost's residents asked the youths to come down from the rooftops, but they refused.
Bayit Yehudi MK Bezalel Smotrich and Amana director Ze'ev Hever were also at the entrance to the house.
By the end of the evacuation, two teenagers and a young man were arrested for assaulting a police officer, while dozens of other teens were barred from the area.
Thirteen police officers were wounded during the evacuation. One was in moderate condition and the others were lightly hurt.
Meanwhile, dozens of people blocked the entrance to Jerusalem and burned tires in protest of the Netiv Ha'avot evacuation. Three protestors were detained.
Some 40 protestors held signs reading, “Build without evacuating,” and chanted: “The Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people."
On Tuesday morning, thousands of police officers were deployed in several circles at Netiv Ha’avot ahead of the evacuation of 15 families from the outpost.
About 1,000 teenagers gathered at the outpost ahead of the evacuation, which began at 9 am. Dozens of them clashed with Border Police forces.
Several youths climbed to the roof of one of the houses and refused to come down despite the residents’ repeated requests. Police detained two of the protestors.
The evacuation then continued without any significant resistance, as the evictees walked out of their homes in tears.
Earlier, youths set fire to tires and garbage cans at the outpost and began shoving the police, chanting “Soldier, policeman, refuse orders.”
In response, the Border Police isolated the teens and encircled them. Dozens of police officers were provided with special documentation equipment to document rioters.
The police issued a statement saying, “The dialogue with the residents and the local leadership is ongoing to prevent friction and unnecessary clashes and allow a proper execution of the mission the forces have been tasked with.
“The police expect the residents’ families, which are a law-abiding public, to keep showing responsibility and work to restrain non-local elements and not to allow any violence against police officers and innocent people under any circumstances.
“The police call on the leadership to keep showing responsibility and high involvement to facilitate the proper implementation of the court order.”
Most of the protest was expected to center around two homes. The High Court of Justice ruled that the homes had been built illegally, some on unregulated lands, following a petition filed by the Peace Now movement.
Netiv Ha’avot residents say not a single Palestinian has been able to prove his ownership of the land so far. Peace Now, however, says the petition includes names of Palestinian petitioners who claim to own the land.
After dozen of High Court petitions and discussions, the evacuation of the outpost’s 15 families was scheduled for Tuesday. The families were to move temporarily to a plot prepared for them.
Netiv Ha’avot resident Orit Noy told Ynet: “The stupidity here is incomprehensible. Anyone who came here in the past two years said it was the most stupid thing that could happen. Not a single person, neither from the Left nor from the Right, understands why this is happening.
“All ministers and Knesset members are saying that this is a foolish ruling. It’s unbelievable that no one is able to stop this. They’re going to destroy out home and there will be nothing here. No one will come here. In two years, God willing, we’ll return and rebuild our home here.”
Thousands of people, including Ministers Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked, attended a protest rally at Netiv Ha’avot on Monday evening.
“Whoever wanted to destroy 15 homes will received, God willing, 350 homes on this hill,” Education Minister Bennett said. “The residents of the Netiv Ha’avot neighborhood and everyone who cares about the settlement enterprise in this country, can’t understand. There is no other word apart from absurdity."
“One of the girls asked me why,” the Bayit Yehudi leader added. “I didn’t know how to answer. There is no answer, no reason and no logic. Sometimes, the High Court is very active on human rights, but when it comes to the rights of the residents here, the court suddenly becomes passive.”
Justice Minister Shaked said, “The evacuation is the result of a serious mistake. It began with an erroneous response from the state several years ago, but that was fixed from the root, and ended with an erroneous High Court decision. The news is that it ends here. In the past three years, we have changed the discourse. Instead of asking, ‘When are we evacuating?’ we’re asking, ‘How do we regulate?’”
The families will live in the alternative plot for two years and hope that the evacuated outpost area will be regulated.
Israeli soldiers shot, on Monday at night, two young Palestinian men in Burin village, south of the northern West bank city of Nablus, after a group of extremist colonizers invaded the village and attacked homes.
Media sources said a group of colonists from Yitzhar illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands, invaded the town, and attacked many homes, causing damage.
Locals tried to force the assailants out of their community, before several army jeeps invaded the town, and the soldiers fired live rounds and rubber-coated bullets at the Palestinians, who protested the invasion and assault.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot one Palestinian with a live round in his neck, and another with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the chest, before they were rushed hospitals in Nablus.
Media sources said a group of colonists from Yitzhar illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands, invaded the town, and attacked many homes, causing damage.
Locals tried to force the assailants out of their community, before several army jeeps invaded the town, and the soldiers fired live rounds and rubber-coated bullets at the Palestinians, who protested the invasion and assault.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot one Palestinian with a live round in his neck, and another with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the chest, before they were rushed hospitals in Nablus.
10 june 2018
A group of Israeli settlers on Sunday afternoon stormed Jabal Subeih area in Beita town south of Nablus.
The PIC reporter said that the settlers set up tents and caravans in the same place where an illegal outpost was established then dismantled months ago.
He added that the Palestinian families of Beita town were surprised by this move and considered it a "planned escalation" by the Israeli settlers.
The PIC reporter said that the settlers set up tents and caravans in the same place where an illegal outpost was established then dismantled months ago.
He added that the Palestinian families of Beita town were surprised by this move and considered it a "planned escalation" by the Israeli settlers.
Israeli settlers have uprooted dozens of olive trees Planted on Palestinian land north of Ramallah province, in the central Occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers stormed Palestinian lands in Termas’iya village, north of Ramallah, and pulled up several olive trees.
Around 10 million olive trees are planted on Palestinian land, including in the occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza Strip.
They are the only sources of income for nearly 100,000 farmers living across the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the occupied West Bank, and violations carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect the Palestinians.
The majority of settler thefts and attacks committed against Palestinians are met with impunity, with Israelis rarely facing consequences for such thefts.
Israeli settlers stormed Palestinian lands in Termas’iya village, north of Ramallah, and pulled up several olive trees.
Around 10 million olive trees are planted on Palestinian land, including in the occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza Strip.
They are the only sources of income for nearly 100,000 farmers living across the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the occupied West Bank, and violations carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect the Palestinians.
The majority of settler thefts and attacks committed against Palestinians are met with impunity, with Israelis rarely facing consequences for such thefts.
Clashes erupted at daybreak Sunday as dozens of Israeli settlers broke into Palestinian homes and attacked the residents, resulting in injuries.
A PIC news correspondent said hordes of extremist Israeli settlers targeted Palestinian homes in the Shuhadaa Street with stones and empty bottles, before they aggressively beat civilians passing through the area.
At least five Palestinians sustained injuries and bruises in the assault, carried out under Israeli military escort.
An elderly Palestinian fell over after Israeli settlers heavily beat him up. The occupation soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching the area to evacuate the wounded.
At the same time the Israeli soldiers closed off a Palestinian home in the area shortly after it was assaulted by Israeli settlers. All the residents were forced out of the building under the pretext that they attacked Israeli settlers and soldiers.
A PIC news correspondent said hordes of extremist Israeli settlers targeted Palestinian homes in the Shuhadaa Street with stones and empty bottles, before they aggressively beat civilians passing through the area.
At least five Palestinians sustained injuries and bruises in the assault, carried out under Israeli military escort.
An elderly Palestinian fell over after Israeli settlers heavily beat him up. The occupation soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching the area to evacuate the wounded.
At the same time the Israeli soldiers closed off a Palestinian home in the area shortly after it was assaulted by Israeli settlers. All the residents were forced out of the building under the pretext that they attacked Israeli settlers and soldiers.
9 june 2018
Jewish settlers on Friday assaulted a Palestinian bus carrying worshipers, from Jayyous town east of Qalqilya, while coming back from al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the attacking settlers, coming from Immanuel settlement, threw stones at the Palestinian bus causing damage to its windshields. No injuries were reported.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the attacking settlers, coming from Immanuel settlement, threw stones at the Palestinian bus causing damage to its windshields. No injuries were reported.
8 june 2018
Israeli settlers at daybreak Friday set fire to a Palestinian livestock facility in Nablus’s southern town of Burin, in the northern occupied West Bank.
A PIC reporter said Israeli settler gangs spray painted racist graffiti on the floor before they set fire to the area.
Loads of straw to feed sheep are stored in the targeted facility, owned by the Palestinian farmer Basheer Qadous and located near the illegal Israeli Yitzhar settlement, built on Palestinian lands in the area.
A PIC reporter said Israeli settler gangs spray painted racist graffiti on the floor before they set fire to the area.
Loads of straw to feed sheep are stored in the targeted facility, owned by the Palestinian farmer Basheer Qadous and located near the illegal Israeli Yitzhar settlement, built on Palestinian lands in the area.
7 june 2018
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, four Palestinian children near the New Gate, of the old city of occupied Jerusalem, and moved them to an interrogation center.
Khaldoun Najm, a lawyer with Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers assaulted and injured the four children, before abducting them.
The abducted children have been identified as Baha’ Ibrahim Dabbagh, 13, Zeineddin Obeid, 14. Hamdi Majdi Jaber, 14, and Ismael Ma’moun Abu Ramouz, 14.
Najm added that the children were taken prisoner after an Israeli colonialist settler assaulted them near the New Gate.
Israeli officers arrived at the scene, and attacked the children before abducting them, and took them to the Police station in Salaheddin Street, instead of detaining the colonialist settler who assaulted them.
Khaldoun Najm, a lawyer with Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers assaulted and injured the four children, before abducting them.
The abducted children have been identified as Baha’ Ibrahim Dabbagh, 13, Zeineddin Obeid, 14. Hamdi Majdi Jaber, 14, and Ismael Ma’moun Abu Ramouz, 14.
Najm added that the children were taken prisoner after an Israeli colonialist settler assaulted them near the New Gate.
Israeli officers arrived at the scene, and attacked the children before abducting them, and took them to the Police station in Salaheddin Street, instead of detaining the colonialist settler who assaulted them.
Clashes erupted on Thursday morning at Jerusalem’s holy al-Aqsa Mosque after dozens of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, stormed the site.
The Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian boy at the site and attacked the peaceful Muslim worshipers with randomly-fired spates of rubber bullets.
Tension has been running high as Israeli settlers and police continue to crack down on the Muslim worshipers and sit-inners at al-Aqsa Mosque.
Over recent weeks, the Muslim worshipers at al-Aqsa have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter the mosque to perform Ramadan prayers.
The Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian boy at the site and attacked the peaceful Muslim worshipers with randomly-fired spates of rubber bullets.
Tension has been running high as Israeli settlers and police continue to crack down on the Muslim worshipers and sit-inners at al-Aqsa Mosque.
Over recent weeks, the Muslim worshipers at al-Aqsa have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter the mosque to perform Ramadan prayers.
