16 mar 2017
A group of Israeli settlers uprooted on Thursday dozens of grape vines in Khader town south of Bethlehem, local sources revealed.
The local activist Ahmed Salah affirmed that 90 grape vines were uprooted and damaged in Khader town.
The destroyed vines belonged to the farmer Nader Abdul Salam, he added.
Palestinian residents of occupied West Bank are accustomed to various acts of violence from Israeli settlers, who regularly attack Palestinian agricultural fields under the protection of Israeli soldiers.
The local activist Ahmed Salah affirmed that 90 grape vines were uprooted and damaged in Khader town.
The destroyed vines belonged to the farmer Nader Abdul Salam, he added.
Palestinian residents of occupied West Bank are accustomed to various acts of violence from Israeli settlers, who regularly attack Palestinian agricultural fields under the protection of Israeli soldiers.
Dozens of armed Jewish settlers on Thursday afternoon attacked the high school in Burin village, south of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank.
Local official Khitam an-Najjar told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that settlers opened fire at the Burin high school, causing extreme panic among its students.
Najjar added that Israeli soldiers entered the village and backed up the settlers as local residents rushed to the school to protect its students and employees.
She also said that young men clashed with the settlers and soldiers and forced them to withdraw from the village, affirming that no one was injured during that attack.
Local official Khitam an-Najjar told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that settlers opened fire at the Burin high school, causing extreme panic among its students.
Najjar added that Israeli soldiers entered the village and backed up the settlers as local residents rushed to the school to protect its students and employees.
She also said that young men clashed with the settlers and soldiers and forced them to withdraw from the village, affirming that no one was injured during that attack.
A horde of 35 Israeli settlers, escorted by fanatic MK Moshe Feiglin stormed on Thursday morning the holy al-Aqsa Mosque, in Occupied Jerusalem, via the Maghareba Gate.
35 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen and the fanatic Israeli MK Feiglin, broke into al-Aqsa place of worship as part of the daily morning break-in shift carried out starting at 7 a.m.
Israeli cops locked the Maghareba Gate shortly after the break in and cordoned off the plazas of the site.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces have been banning a group of Muslim women from entering al-Aqsa to perform their prayers.
35 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen and the fanatic Israeli MK Feiglin, broke into al-Aqsa place of worship as part of the daily morning break-in shift carried out starting at 7 a.m.
Israeli cops locked the Maghareba Gate shortly after the break in and cordoned off the plazas of the site.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces have been banning a group of Muslim women from entering al-Aqsa to perform their prayers.
A Palestinian taxi driver was injured, late on Wednesday at night, after two Israeli assailants assaulted him, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The driver has been identified as Fadi ‘Aabed, from Shurfat village, near Beit Safafa, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The two Israeli attackers repeatedly struck him, and attempted to stab him, inflicting various injuries, mainly to the head and face, before fleeing the scene.
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Settlers assault Palestinian driver south of Occupied Jerusalem
Fanatic Jewish settlers assaulted at dawn Thursday a Palestinian man working as a driver south of Occupied Jerusalem.
The Jerusalemite driver Fadi Abed, 42, said that he was on his way home located in Beit Safafa in southern Jerusalem when two extremist settlers stopped him for a ride.
“Once I dropped them off, one of the two settlers approached me and hit my head with a bottle, then the other man beat me brutally. I could not defend myself because of continuous beating which made me bleed”, he said.
Abed who is receiving treatment at hospital pointed out that another driver, who witnessed the attack, managed to capture and hold one of the settlers who was trying to escape until the police came and arrested both of the attackers.
Israeli police, however, did not open an investigation into the incident until the moment, Abed said. "It was not the first time that I was attacked by Jewish settlers", Abed added.
The driver has been identified as Fadi ‘Aabed, from Shurfat village, near Beit Safafa, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The two Israeli attackers repeatedly struck him, and attempted to stab him, inflicting various injuries, mainly to the head and face, before fleeing the scene.
Video's on the link
Settlers assault Palestinian driver south of Occupied Jerusalem
Fanatic Jewish settlers assaulted at dawn Thursday a Palestinian man working as a driver south of Occupied Jerusalem.
The Jerusalemite driver Fadi Abed, 42, said that he was on his way home located in Beit Safafa in southern Jerusalem when two extremist settlers stopped him for a ride.
“Once I dropped them off, one of the two settlers approached me and hit my head with a bottle, then the other man beat me brutally. I could not defend myself because of continuous beating which made me bleed”, he said.
Abed who is receiving treatment at hospital pointed out that another driver, who witnessed the attack, managed to capture and hold one of the settlers who was trying to escape until the police came and arrested both of the attackers.
Israeli police, however, did not open an investigation into the incident until the moment, Abed said. "It was not the first time that I was attacked by Jewish settlers", Abed added.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out overnight and at dawn Thursday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign throughout the West Bank.
In Tubas, IOF stormed Tamun town, east of Tubas city, and arrested a young man from his house.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that a number of checkpoints were erected throughout the town.
In Jenin, Israeli forces raided late yesterday Sillat Dahar town, south of Jenin city, and arrested a youngster at a make-shift checkpoint erected at the entrance to the town.
The PIC correspondent quoted eyewitnesses as affirming that the youngster was detained after IOF soldiers stopped his car at the checkpoint and took him to unknown investigation center.
In Qalqilia, dozens of Israeli soldiers stormed Naqar neighborhood and arrested a local resident after violently breaking into his house.
Meanwhile, a group of Israeli settlers stormed Thursday morning Kafer Hares town, north of Salfit, and performed Talmudic rituals near its historical monuments in clear provocation to local residents.
In Tubas, IOF stormed Tamun town, east of Tubas city, and arrested a young man from his house.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that a number of checkpoints were erected throughout the town.
In Jenin, Israeli forces raided late yesterday Sillat Dahar town, south of Jenin city, and arrested a youngster at a make-shift checkpoint erected at the entrance to the town.
The PIC correspondent quoted eyewitnesses as affirming that the youngster was detained after IOF soldiers stopped his car at the checkpoint and took him to unknown investigation center.
In Qalqilia, dozens of Israeli soldiers stormed Naqar neighborhood and arrested a local resident after violently breaking into his house.
Meanwhile, a group of Israeli settlers stormed Thursday morning Kafer Hares town, north of Salfit, and performed Talmudic rituals near its historical monuments in clear provocation to local residents.
15 mar 2017
Aqsa Mosque guards on Wednesday morning warded off an extremist Jewish settler after he tried to enter the Dome of the Rock exploiting the presence of police protection.
The Israeli police closed at 10 o’clock in the morning al-Maghariba Gate of the Aqsa Mosque after Jewish settlers ended their tours at the Islamic holy site, which start every day at seven o’clock in the morning
According to the Islamic Waqf Authority in the holy city, 42 settlers desecrated in the morning the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards in groups through al-Maghariba Gate, when one of them went to the stairs leading to the Dome of the Rock and threatened to forcibly enter it.
However, Palestinian guards at the site intervened and prevented the settler from stepping into the building before Israeli policemen there spotted him and escorted him out of the Mosque.
The Israeli occupation police allow Jewish settlers to defile the Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, except on Fridays and Saturdays, at the behest of the government as a prelude to controlling the Islamic site and dividing it between Muslims and Jews.
The Israeli police closed at 10 o’clock in the morning al-Maghariba Gate of the Aqsa Mosque after Jewish settlers ended their tours at the Islamic holy site, which start every day at seven o’clock in the morning
According to the Islamic Waqf Authority in the holy city, 42 settlers desecrated in the morning the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards in groups through al-Maghariba Gate, when one of them went to the stairs leading to the Dome of the Rock and threatened to forcibly enter it.
However, Palestinian guards at the site intervened and prevented the settler from stepping into the building before Israeli policemen there spotted him and escorted him out of the Mosque.
The Israeli occupation police allow Jewish settlers to defile the Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, except on Fridays and Saturdays, at the behest of the government as a prelude to controlling the Islamic site and dividing it between Muslims and Jews.
Israeli settler bulldozers on Wednesday morning leveled Palestinian lands in Deir Balout town.
Speaking to the PIC, eyewitnesses said Israeli bulldozers from Leshem illegal settlement outposts razed Palestinian cultivated lands and olive orchards east of Deir Balout.
According to the Palestinian locals, Palestinian lands in the area were being leveled by Israeli bulldozers around the clock.
The Israeli illegal outpost of Leshem is built on Palestinian lands in Kafr al-Deek, Deir Balout, Rafat, Sirtah, and al-Zawiya.
Speaking to the PIC, eyewitnesses said Israeli bulldozers from Leshem illegal settlement outposts razed Palestinian cultivated lands and olive orchards east of Deir Balout.
According to the Palestinian locals, Palestinian lands in the area were being leveled by Israeli bulldozers around the clock.
The Israeli illegal outpost of Leshem is built on Palestinian lands in Kafr al-Deek, Deir Balout, Rafat, Sirtah, and al-Zawiya.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday raided homes and kidnapped Palestinian citizens in different West Bank areas.
In Nablus, the IOF kidnapped two young men from Tel town, north of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that soldiers aboard military vehicles stormed at 02:00 am several homes and kidnapped two young citizens.
The two detainees were identified as Musaab al-Hindi, 27, and Yaser Yamin, 20.
Meanwhile, local young men from the town hurled stones at the soldiers, who responded by firing tear gas grenades to disperse them.
Violent clashes also broke out at dawn between young men and soldiers east of Nablus after the latter stormed the Joseph’s Tomb area to protect Jewish settlers, who infiltrated into the city without prior coordination with the Israeli army.
In al-Khalil, a large number of Israeli troops entered Beit Ummar town in the north, ransacked homes and took three young men prisoners.
Two others were also rounded up by IOF soldiers in al-Khalil city. They were identified as Anas al-Zaghir and his cousin Abdullah al-Zaghir, both ex-detainees.
In Jenin, 32-year-old Hamad Saba’neh was taken prisoner during an IOF campaign in Qabatiya town last night.
In a separate incident, the IOF conducted overnight military drills on the plains of Jalqamus and Beit Qad towns, east of Jenin, and deployed troops on the Jenin-Nablus street for long hours.
In Nablus, the IOF kidnapped two young men from Tel town, north of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that soldiers aboard military vehicles stormed at 02:00 am several homes and kidnapped two young citizens.
The two detainees were identified as Musaab al-Hindi, 27, and Yaser Yamin, 20.
Meanwhile, local young men from the town hurled stones at the soldiers, who responded by firing tear gas grenades to disperse them.
Violent clashes also broke out at dawn between young men and soldiers east of Nablus after the latter stormed the Joseph’s Tomb area to protect Jewish settlers, who infiltrated into the city without prior coordination with the Israeli army.
In al-Khalil, a large number of Israeli troops entered Beit Ummar town in the north, ransacked homes and took three young men prisoners.
Two others were also rounded up by IOF soldiers in al-Khalil city. They were identified as Anas al-Zaghir and his cousin Abdullah al-Zaghir, both ex-detainees.
In Jenin, 32-year-old Hamad Saba’neh was taken prisoner during an IOF campaign in Qabatiya town last night.
In a separate incident, the IOF conducted overnight military drills on the plains of Jalqamus and Beit Qad towns, east of Jenin, and deployed troops on the Jenin-Nablus street for long hours.
14 mar 2017
Israeli settlers established Tuesday afternoon a new illegal settlement east of Mugheir village northeast of Ramallah.
The local activist Kadhem Haj Mohamed affirmed that the settlers erected a number of mobile houses at the expense of the village’s lands as a prelude to establish a new outpost.
Barbed wire fence was installed around the mobile houses while a new settlement road was opened to make a way to the new outpost, he added.
The local activist Kadhem Haj Mohamed affirmed that the settlers erected a number of mobile houses at the expense of the village’s lands as a prelude to establish a new outpost.
Barbed wire fence was installed around the mobile houses while a new settlement road was opened to make a way to the new outpost, he added.
12 mar 2017
Israeli settlers on Sunday morning uprooted and stole 150 olive trees from Palestinian land in Nablus’s southern town of al-Sawiya.
Anti-settlement activist in the northern West Bank, Gahssan Dughlas, said al-Sawiya farmers were shocked as they caught sight of the uprooted olive trees, planted over a decade ago in their land.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have been preventing the owners of the targeted land lots, located near the border fence of Rahalim illegal outpost, from reaching their lands. Only those who obtain a permit from the IOA are allowed access into their tracts.
Dughlas added that the uprooted trees were planted on land lots owned by Palestinian citizens, namely Haythem Kafana and Suheil Suleiman, among others.
Anti-settlement activist in the northern West Bank, Gahssan Dughlas, said al-Sawiya farmers were shocked as they caught sight of the uprooted olive trees, planted over a decade ago in their land.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have been preventing the owners of the targeted land lots, located near the border fence of Rahalim illegal outpost, from reaching their lands. Only those who obtain a permit from the IOA are allowed access into their tracts.
Dughlas added that the uprooted trees were planted on land lots owned by Palestinian citizens, namely Haythem Kafana and Suheil Suleiman, among others.
11 mar 2017
Three Palestinians including a minor were injured on Saturday evening due to two separate attacks by Jewish settlers in Occupied Jerusalem.
Ratib al-Jabour, coordinator of the popular committees against Separation Wall and settlement in southern al-Khalil, revealed that a group of Jewish settlers from Ma'aleh Michmash settlement northeast of Occupied Jerusalem assaulted two Palestinian men: Ahmad al-Shawahin from Yatta town in al-Khalil and Jamil al-Khatib from Hazma town in Occupied Jerusalem. The fanatic settlers smashed their car before beating them brutally and leaving them with bruises.
Jabour quoted the wounded as saying that the attacking settlers also robbed their money, according to Wafa news agency.
Eyewitnesses said that three Israeli settlers assaulted the 15-year-old Palestinian boy Malek Siyam in the French Hill in Occupied Jerusalem.
Ratib al-Jabour, coordinator of the popular committees against Separation Wall and settlement in southern al-Khalil, revealed that a group of Jewish settlers from Ma'aleh Michmash settlement northeast of Occupied Jerusalem assaulted two Palestinian men: Ahmad al-Shawahin from Yatta town in al-Khalil and Jamil al-Khatib from Hazma town in Occupied Jerusalem. The fanatic settlers smashed their car before beating them brutally and leaving them with bruises.
Jabour quoted the wounded as saying that the attacking settlers also robbed their money, according to Wafa news agency.
Eyewitnesses said that three Israeli settlers assaulted the 15-year-old Palestinian boy Malek Siyam in the French Hill in Occupied Jerusalem.
9 mar 2017
A group of armed Israeli settlers attacked Thursday morning Palestinian shepherds in the Jordan Valley near Tubas to the north of occupied West Bank, eyewitnesses revealed.
The sources pointed out that the shepherds were forced to leave the scene under gun threat.
Settler groups are used to carry out provocative raids in the Jordan Valley as a prelude to establish new settlement outposts in the area.
The sources pointed out that the shepherds were forced to leave the scene under gun threat.
Settler groups are used to carry out provocative raids in the Jordan Valley as a prelude to establish new settlement outposts in the area.