2 june 2020
The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem, on Sunday, finalized an order to evict and demolish 200 Palestinian-owned industrial structures in Wad al-Joz neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, sources said.
Chairman of East Jerusalem’s Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kamal Obeidat, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that the municipality of West Jerusalem, issued a final order to evict and demolish 200 structures in Wad al-Joz industrial area, in the southern West Bank.
The buildings, which were built decades ago, include car repair shops, car parts, restaurants, among other services that Palestinians depend on in order to make a living and provide for their families.
In related news, activist, Fuad Amour, with the protection and resistance committee, told Quds News Network that illegal Israeli settlers in the Masafer Yatta area, in the southern Hebron Hills, set up a mobile home in the Palestinian village of Tawani.
Palestinian citizens and activists, on Saturday, in the village, erected a solidarity tent, in support of the villagers in their resistance measures against the Israeli colonialist settlers.
Chairman of East Jerusalem’s Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kamal Obeidat, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that the municipality of West Jerusalem, issued a final order to evict and demolish 200 structures in Wad al-Joz industrial area, in the southern West Bank.
The buildings, which were built decades ago, include car repair shops, car parts, restaurants, among other services that Palestinians depend on in order to make a living and provide for their families.
In related news, activist, Fuad Amour, with the protection and resistance committee, told Quds News Network that illegal Israeli settlers in the Masafer Yatta area, in the southern Hebron Hills, set up a mobile home in the Palestinian village of Tawani.
Palestinian citizens and activists, on Saturday, in the village, erected a solidarity tent, in support of the villagers in their resistance measures against the Israeli colonialist settlers.
31 may 2020
Israeli forces, on Friday, blocked Palestinian Muslim worshipers from performing the dawn prayer, evicted hundreds of worshipers and banned the call to prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron/Al-Khalil, Quds News Network reported. video
Sheikh Hifzi Abu Sneineh, the head of the local Waqf Department, stated that military barriers were placed by Israeli troops, on the roads leading to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-recognized Ibrahimi Mosque as a World Heritage site.
He said that soldiers invaded the mosque, evicted him and held one of the worshipers for a number of hours.
Abu Sneineh added that the empty mosque was then opened for the illegal Israeli settlers, one of whom reportedly threatened Palestinian worshipers before being removed by police.
On February 25, 1994, an extremist Israeli settler, Baruch Goldstein massacred 29 Palestinian muslims and wounded 150 more, when he opened fire inside the mosque during the dawn prayer.
In the aftermath, an additional 21 Palestinians that protested the murder, were killed by Israeli forces.
Sheikh Hifzi Abu Sneineh, the head of the local Waqf Department, stated that military barriers were placed by Israeli troops, on the roads leading to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-recognized Ibrahimi Mosque as a World Heritage site.
He said that soldiers invaded the mosque, evicted him and held one of the worshipers for a number of hours.
Abu Sneineh added that the empty mosque was then opened for the illegal Israeli settlers, one of whom reportedly threatened Palestinian worshipers before being removed by police.
On February 25, 1994, an extremist Israeli settler, Baruch Goldstein massacred 29 Palestinian muslims and wounded 150 more, when he opened fire inside the mosque during the dawn prayer.
In the aftermath, an additional 21 Palestinians that protested the murder, were killed by Israeli forces.
Armed Israeli settlers in the Palestinian West Bank city of Hebron, reportedly invaded, on Saturday afternoon, some local markets in the city, causing panic among local Palestinians.
Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported that a large group of armed colonists invaded the Allaban, Alqasaba and Ein Alaskar local markets and began provoking local shopkeepers and customers, as Israeli soldiers in the area were watching, without intervening.
WAFA, quoting witnesses, said that the provocative actions included staring at local Palestinians in a strange and frightening way.
Earlier this month, Israeli defense minister, Naftali Bennet, endorsed a new colonial settlement project in Hebron, involving confiscation of large areas of Palestinian-owned lands, adjacent to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-recognized ancient Palestinian mosque of Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi.
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Ahmad Al-Tamimi of Hebron, was quoted as saying that such provocative actions by armed colonial settlers are believed to be part of the Israeli occupation’s attempts to undermine the ‘Semoud’ or steadfastness of our people, in light of Israel’s planned annexation of the Palestinian West Bank, expected by July of this summer.
Al-Tamimi issued a statement, in which he called on the international community to curb Israel’s colonial illegal plans, expressing the belief that the Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi mosque of Hebron will remain an Arab-Palestinian heritage, as labeled by UNESCO.
Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported that a large group of armed colonists invaded the Allaban, Alqasaba and Ein Alaskar local markets and began provoking local shopkeepers and customers, as Israeli soldiers in the area were watching, without intervening.
WAFA, quoting witnesses, said that the provocative actions included staring at local Palestinians in a strange and frightening way.
Earlier this month, Israeli defense minister, Naftali Bennet, endorsed a new colonial settlement project in Hebron, involving confiscation of large areas of Palestinian-owned lands, adjacent to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-recognized ancient Palestinian mosque of Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi.
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Ahmad Al-Tamimi of Hebron, was quoted as saying that such provocative actions by armed colonial settlers are believed to be part of the Israeli occupation’s attempts to undermine the ‘Semoud’ or steadfastness of our people, in light of Israel’s planned annexation of the Palestinian West Bank, expected by July of this summer.
Al-Tamimi issued a statement, in which he called on the international community to curb Israel’s colonial illegal plans, expressing the belief that the Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi mosque of Hebron will remain an Arab-Palestinian heritage, as labeled by UNESCO.
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Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards a few hours after the Islamic Awqaf authority in Occupied Jerusalem reopened its doors to Muslim worshipers for dawn prayers. video video
According to local sources, about 75 settlers, including rabbi Yehuda Glick, entered the Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police escort. video video Temple mount groups on Saturday incited their followers to participate in mass break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque on the first day of its reopening after the Islamic Awqaf decided over two months ago to close it as a preventive measure against coronavirus. |
Meanwhile, Israeli police forces arrested two Palestinian young men and two women, including a female journalist, as they were standing peacefully in the Mosque’s courtyards during the settlers’ tours.
The detained young men were identified as Ihab Abu Sneineh and Louay Jaber and the women were identified as Ra’eda al-Khalili (a pro-Aqsa activist) and journalist Sundus Owais. video video
The Israeli police also kidnaped a young man called Obada Najeeb from the Old City of Jerusalem and handed Aqsa guard Tareq Abu Subaih a detention summons after raiding his home.
The detained young men were identified as Ihab Abu Sneineh and Louay Jaber and the women were identified as Ra’eda al-Khalili (a pro-Aqsa activist) and journalist Sundus Owais. video video
The Israeli police also kidnaped a young man called Obada Najeeb from the Old City of Jerusalem and handed Aqsa guard Tareq Abu Subaih a detention summons after raiding his home.
A horde of extremist Jewish settlers on Saturday attacked Palestinian homes in ash-Shallala street in the Old City of al-Khalil in the Occupied West Bank.
Youth Against Settlement said that settlers escorted by soldiers hurled stones at Palestinian homes, especially the house of Sadr family, in the street. video video
The family of Sadr had been exposed to assaults several times before by Jewish settlers, who seek to force it to leave the house in order to take it over.
The Palestinian families living in ash-Shallala street have been facing great pressure from the Israeli occupation army, which allowed settlers to seize several Palestinian homes and buildings.
Ash-Shallala street used to be one of the most active commercial streets in al-Khalil, but the ongoing violations by the Israeli army and settlers led to the shutdown of dozens of businesses and paralyzed the commercial life in the area, which is located near illegal Jewish outposts.
Youth Against Settlement said that settlers escorted by soldiers hurled stones at Palestinian homes, especially the house of Sadr family, in the street. video video
The family of Sadr had been exposed to assaults several times before by Jewish settlers, who seek to force it to leave the house in order to take it over.
The Palestinian families living in ash-Shallala street have been facing great pressure from the Israeli occupation army, which allowed settlers to seize several Palestinian homes and buildings.
Ash-Shallala street used to be one of the most active commercial streets in al-Khalil, but the ongoing violations by the Israeli army and settlers led to the shutdown of dozens of businesses and paralyzed the commercial life in the area, which is located near illegal Jewish outposts.
29 may 2020
Fadi Adnan Sarhan Samara, 37
Israeli soldiers killed, on Friday evening, a Palestinian father of five children, including an infant, allegedly after he tried to ram them with his car near Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
His family denied the military allegations and said the man lost control of his car after Israeli colonialist settlers opened fire at it.
The Israeli army claimed that the soldiers fired live rounds at the Palestinian car after the driver reportedly tried to ram them, and that the soldiers “neutralized the threat,” a term Israel and various Israeli media outlets frequently use when the soldiers fatally shoot a Palestinian.
The slain man has been identified as Fadi Adnan Sarhan Samara, 37, a father of five children, including an infant (two months of age) from Abu Qash village, north of Ramallah.
He works in Israel and came back home to Nabi Saleh to celebrate the Muslim feast of al-Fitr with his family.
His brothers stated that he left his home in the evening heading to the az-Zawiya village, west of Salfit in central West Bank, to drive his wife and children back home, as they were visiting her family there.
The Israeli army claimed that the man tried to ram soldiers with his car near a natural spring in the Ramallah governorate. He was shot in the leg and was left to bleed for about an hour, without any first aid. video
Palestinian media outlets and residents in the area said the man lost control of his car when illegal Israeli colonialist settlers, who repeatedly invade the area, opened fire at his car, before the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds at it, claiming that he was attempting to ram them.
One of his brothers, and one of his cousins, were both detained by the army, and after being released, they stated that an army officer told them, after confirming his identity, that they cannot take his corpse for burial.
They stated that the military was taunting them by stating that the family can have his corpse back “maybe in an hour or two, a month or two, a year or two….”
His family, and the residents of his village, strongly denounced his murder, and stated that the Israeli soldiers are always “trigger happy” when it comes to shooting Palestinians, and that the army tries to justify these crimes by making false allegations.
They called for a serious investigation into the fatal shooting and called on international organizations to act and hold Israel accountable at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its escalating crimes and ongoing violations against the Palestinian people, their homes and property.
Protests erupted after the fatal shooting of the Palestinian man, and the soldiers fired live rounds and rubber-coated steel rounds.
A Palestinian man with Downs Syndrome was struck with a live round in his leg. video
Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Troops after Alleged Car-ramming Attack
Israeli troops reportedly opened fire, on Friday evening, towards a Palestinian man, near the Al-Nabi Saleh (Prophet Saleh) village, northwest of Ramallah city, in the central occupied West Bank.
An Israeli army spokesperson was quoted as saying “a short while ago, we received a notification that someone driving a vehicle, has attempted to crush a number of our soldiers operating in Ramallah”.
The army spokesperson stated that the soldiers responded to the incident by opening fire, adding that there were no causalities among the soldiers.
Israel’s TV channel 12 claimed that a Palestinian young man, near the illegal Halamish Settlement, attempted to run over soldiers with his vehicle.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers opened fire at the young man’s vehicle, killing the driver instantly, the Palestinian Information Center reported.
The young man’s identity was not yet released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health at the time of this report.
In the ensuing confrontations, Palestinian civilians, protesting the shooting, were met with live and rubber-coated steel rounds fired by the soldiers.
A Palestinian man with Downs Syndrome was struck with a live round in his foot. He was rushed to hospital for medical intervention, Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported.
Israeli soldiers killed, on Friday evening, a Palestinian father of five children, including an infant, allegedly after he tried to ram them with his car near Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
His family denied the military allegations and said the man lost control of his car after Israeli colonialist settlers opened fire at it.
The Israeli army claimed that the soldiers fired live rounds at the Palestinian car after the driver reportedly tried to ram them, and that the soldiers “neutralized the threat,” a term Israel and various Israeli media outlets frequently use when the soldiers fatally shoot a Palestinian.
The slain man has been identified as Fadi Adnan Sarhan Samara, 37, a father of five children, including an infant (two months of age) from Abu Qash village, north of Ramallah.
He works in Israel and came back home to Nabi Saleh to celebrate the Muslim feast of al-Fitr with his family.
His brothers stated that he left his home in the evening heading to the az-Zawiya village, west of Salfit in central West Bank, to drive his wife and children back home, as they were visiting her family there.
The Israeli army claimed that the man tried to ram soldiers with his car near a natural spring in the Ramallah governorate. He was shot in the leg and was left to bleed for about an hour, without any first aid. video
Palestinian media outlets and residents in the area said the man lost control of his car when illegal Israeli colonialist settlers, who repeatedly invade the area, opened fire at his car, before the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds at it, claiming that he was attempting to ram them.
One of his brothers, and one of his cousins, were both detained by the army, and after being released, they stated that an army officer told them, after confirming his identity, that they cannot take his corpse for burial.
They stated that the military was taunting them by stating that the family can have his corpse back “maybe in an hour or two, a month or two, a year or two….”
His family, and the residents of his village, strongly denounced his murder, and stated that the Israeli soldiers are always “trigger happy” when it comes to shooting Palestinians, and that the army tries to justify these crimes by making false allegations.
They called for a serious investigation into the fatal shooting and called on international organizations to act and hold Israel accountable at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its escalating crimes and ongoing violations against the Palestinian people, their homes and property.
Protests erupted after the fatal shooting of the Palestinian man, and the soldiers fired live rounds and rubber-coated steel rounds.
A Palestinian man with Downs Syndrome was struck with a live round in his leg. video
Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Troops after Alleged Car-ramming Attack
Israeli troops reportedly opened fire, on Friday evening, towards a Palestinian man, near the Al-Nabi Saleh (Prophet Saleh) village, northwest of Ramallah city, in the central occupied West Bank.
An Israeli army spokesperson was quoted as saying “a short while ago, we received a notification that someone driving a vehicle, has attempted to crush a number of our soldiers operating in Ramallah”.
The army spokesperson stated that the soldiers responded to the incident by opening fire, adding that there were no causalities among the soldiers.
Israel’s TV channel 12 claimed that a Palestinian young man, near the illegal Halamish Settlement, attempted to run over soldiers with his vehicle.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers opened fire at the young man’s vehicle, killing the driver instantly, the Palestinian Information Center reported.
The young man’s identity was not yet released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health at the time of this report.
In the ensuing confrontations, Palestinian civilians, protesting the shooting, were met with live and rubber-coated steel rounds fired by the soldiers.
A Palestinian man with Downs Syndrome was struck with a live round in his foot. He was rushed to hospital for medical intervention, Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported.