12 mar 2020
Israeli soldiers accompanied, Thursday, dozens of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers into the archaeological site in Sebastia Palestinian town, northwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, defying a closure by Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Nablus governor in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus disease.
Mohammad Azem, the mayor of Sebastia, said the invasion comes in defiance of the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid large gatherings, in addition to a decision by the Palestinian governor, and the Tourism Ministry to close the site as a precaution, due to the current Coronavirus outbreak.
He added that the soldiers closed many roads around the site, before invading it along with the illegal colonists.
Azem stated that the Palestinian Authority has been taking various serious measures across the occupied West Bank, to contain and prevent the spread of the disease.
The army frequently invades the site to accompany dozens, and in some cases hundreds, of colonists into the area, after closing it and forcing the Palestinians away.
The number of confirmed “Covid-19” cases in Israel currently stands at 100, while 31 confirmed cases have been recorded in the West Bank.
Mohammad Azem, the mayor of Sebastia, said the invasion comes in defiance of the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid large gatherings, in addition to a decision by the Palestinian governor, and the Tourism Ministry to close the site as a precaution, due to the current Coronavirus outbreak.
He added that the soldiers closed many roads around the site, before invading it along with the illegal colonists.
Azem stated that the Palestinian Authority has been taking various serious measures across the occupied West Bank, to contain and prevent the spread of the disease.
The army frequently invades the site to accompany dozens, and in some cases hundreds, of colonists into the area, after closing it and forcing the Palestinians away.
The number of confirmed “Covid-19” cases in Israel currently stands at 100, while 31 confirmed cases have been recorded in the West Bank.
Israeli settlers today attacked Palestinian homes in the village of Einabus, to the south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to official sources.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement construction in the northern West Bank, told WAFA that settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar sneaked into the village early in the morning and threw rocks at a two homes, breaking their windows.
He said the settlers also vandalized the car of another resident and broke its windows.
Daghlas said settlers also broke on Tuesday into a building that was under construction in the village of Burin, to the south of Nablus, and demolished parts of it.
Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and their property is commonplace in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
It includes arson of property and mosques, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement construction in the northern West Bank, told WAFA that settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar sneaked into the village early in the morning and threw rocks at a two homes, breaking their windows.
He said the settlers also vandalized the car of another resident and broke its windows.
Daghlas said settlers also broke on Tuesday into a building that was under construction in the village of Burin, to the south of Nablus, and demolished parts of it.
Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and their property is commonplace in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
It includes arson of property and mosques, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.
11 mar 2020
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A state of anxiety and fear in the families of Idris and Taha in Beit Hanina, north of Jerusalem, with the approach of a session to discuss the lawsuit filed by the occupation’s “Absentee Property Guardian", which demands the land on which their houses are built claiming that the settlers owned the land before the occupation of the city of Jerusalem.
The "Absentee Property Guardian" delivered legal notices to Taha and Idris families about 3 years ago, asking them for the land on which the houses are built, but they rejected the allegations and confirmed their ownership of the land. In addition, Jamal Idris explained that his family and the Taha family purchased the land in 2000, and they built the house and expanded on it. |
Today, it has 10 residential homes for the two families, and it houses about 50 individuals, most of them children. video
Idris added that they were surprised in 2017 by receiving judicial notices demanding the land, where they have lived for years, and a new session will be held next month in court to consider the case and make a decision.
He called on family members to support them and provide them with support from officials and human rights institutions to preserve the land and homes.
The two families affirmed that the danger of eviction and confiscation threatens the entire 8000-square meter land, where several other families live as well, and the matter will not stop with the eviction orders of only the two families.
Idris added that they were surprised in 2017 by receiving judicial notices demanding the land, where they have lived for years, and a new session will be held next month in court to consider the case and make a decision.
He called on family members to support them and provide them with support from officials and human rights institutions to preserve the land and homes.
The two families affirmed that the danger of eviction and confiscation threatens the entire 8000-square meter land, where several other families live as well, and the matter will not stop with the eviction orders of only the two families.
A Palestinian woman and a youth were injured today when Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in the occupied city of Hebron in the south of the West Bank, according to local sources. video
They told WAFA that the woman, in her 30s, and the youth, identified as Mohannad Jabari, were bruised when a group of settlers attacked homes in Wadi al-Hussein area located near the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba in Hebron.
Settler attacks on vulnerable Palestinian homes in the Israeli-occupied section of Hebron, known as H2 where several hundred hardcore settlers live, is an almost daily occurrence since the departure of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) early in 2019 when Israel refused to renew the mandate granted to international monitoring force by the United Nations Security Council following the massacre of 29 Palestinians by a settler at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron in February 1994.
They told WAFA that the woman, in her 30s, and the youth, identified as Mohannad Jabari, were bruised when a group of settlers attacked homes in Wadi al-Hussein area located near the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba in Hebron.
Settler attacks on vulnerable Palestinian homes in the Israeli-occupied section of Hebron, known as H2 where several hundred hardcore settlers live, is an almost daily occurrence since the departure of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) early in 2019 when Israel refused to renew the mandate granted to international monitoring force by the United Nations Security Council following the massacre of 29 Palestinians by a settler at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron in February 1994.
Extremist Israeli settlers Wednesday morning assaulted two Palestinian youths in Huwwara town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, said a settlement watchdog.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement construction in the northern West Bank, told WAFA that two youths were beaten up by a group of settler in the town, kept on hold by Israeli soldiers before being released and moved to a medical center for treatment.
About two weeks ago, a Palestinian man was injured after he was attacked by Jewish settlers near the village of Burqa, to the north of Nablus.
Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and their property is commonplace in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
It includes arsons of property and mosques, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement construction in the northern West Bank, told WAFA that two youths were beaten up by a group of settler in the town, kept on hold by Israeli soldiers before being released and moved to a medical center for treatment.
About two weeks ago, a Palestinian man was injured after he was attacked by Jewish settlers near the village of Burqa, to the north of Nablus.
Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and their property is commonplace in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
It includes arsons of property and mosques, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.
Over 80 Israeli settlers on Wednesday morning defiled al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem under tight police guard.
Local sources said that nearly 80 Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghareba Gate and carried out provocative tours inside the compound.
Meanwhile, tight restrictions were imposed on Palestinian worshipers and many of them were prevented from entering the site.
Local sources said that nearly 80 Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque through al-Maghareba Gate and carried out provocative tours inside the compound.
Meanwhile, tight restrictions were imposed on Palestinian worshipers and many of them were prevented from entering the site.
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Mohammad Abdul-Karim Hamayel, 15
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that Israeli soldiers killed, Thursday, one child, and injured at least 112 Palestinians, during the ongoing protest on the al-‘Arma Mountain, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. video The Ministry said the child, Mohammad Abdul-Karim Hamayel, 15, was shot with an expanding bullet in the head, and he was rushed to a local hospital before succumbing to his serious wounds. video Tarif Ashour, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry, said at least thirteen Palestinians were rushed to Rafidia governmental hospital, including a |
child, seventeen years of age, who was shot with two rubber-coated steel bullets in his head, before he was rushed to surgery, and remains in a critical condition.
Shortly afterward, the soldiers shot two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets in their heads, causing hemorrhaging in the brain; one of them remained in a life-threatening condition.
In addition, a journalist working for the Palestinian TV, identified as Bakr Abdul-Haq, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his head, and at least thirteen other residents were shot with similar rounds. video video
The total number of injuries stood at more than 112 Palestinians at the time of this report, among them, 90 were suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, and eighteen who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets.
The soldiers also abducted at least three young men, after more than 40 additional military vehicles invaded the area.
The protests are still ongoing as more soldiers and fanatic illegal colonists continue to flock to the mountain and prevented many Palestinian ambulances from approaching it.
The head of the Beita Fuad Maali Village Council told Wafa reporters that scores of illegal Israeli colonists began storming the mountain last night and are still in the place, explaining that hundreds of Palestinian citizens remain stationed on the mountain to repel their invasion.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities, said that there have been calls by colonists to storm the mountain, in an attempt to control an archaeological historical site above its summit, and install an illegal colony after occupying the entire Palestinian Mountain.
Updated From: Israeli Troops Fire at Palestinian Protesters Near Nablus, Wounding 17 – Mar 11, 2020, at 12:04
Israeli soldiers shot and injured 17 Palestinian civilians Tuesday with live bullets and rubber-coated metal bullets, as well as firing tear gas at demonstrators who gathered at the Al-Arma Mountain south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
The Head of the Committee Against the Israeli Wall and Settlements, Walid Assaf, was among those injured during the demonstration, which took place near the town of Beita, south of Nablus.
Two Palestinians were hit with live bullets and both are in serious condition at Rafidia Hospital. In addition, four Palestinians wounded from rubber-coated steel bullets were also taken to Rafidia. Three others were taken to Huwwara hospital with complications resulting from tear gas inhalation.
Among those injured was a reporter for Palestine TV, Bakr Abdel-Haq.
The Ministry of Health told reporters with the Palestinian Wafa news agency that the medical teams dealt with 17 injuries during the demonstrations taking place in the area, including two with live bullets, both of which are serious injuries.
The Israeli forces prevented ambulances from reaching the area, and the soldiers assaulted the Palestine TV crew.
The head of the Beita Fuad Maali Village Council told Wafa reporters that illegal Israeli settlers began storming the mountain last night and are still in the place, explaining that hundreds of Palestinian citizens are still stationed on the mountain to repel the invasion of Israeli settlers.
He added that a large number of military jeeps stormed the mountain at dawn, and the soldiers attacked a peaceful sit-in there, by firing a barrage of live bullets, metal bullets, and sound and gas bombs towards them, which led to the casualties.
Hundreds of citizens flocked last night to the top of Mount Al-Arma, which belongs to the villagers of Beita, and held a sit-in there, following an invasion of the mountain by Israeli settlers.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities, said that there have been calls by settlers to storm the mountain, in an attempt to control an archaeological historical site above its summit.
It is reported that the residents of the village, and the neighboring towns and villages, responded to previous attempts by the settlers to storm the top of the mountain two weeks ago.
Shortly afterward, the soldiers shot two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets in their heads, causing hemorrhaging in the brain; one of them remained in a life-threatening condition.
In addition, a journalist working for the Palestinian TV, identified as Bakr Abdul-Haq, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his head, and at least thirteen other residents were shot with similar rounds. video video
The total number of injuries stood at more than 112 Palestinians at the time of this report, among them, 90 were suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, and eighteen who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets.
The soldiers also abducted at least three young men, after more than 40 additional military vehicles invaded the area.
The protests are still ongoing as more soldiers and fanatic illegal colonists continue to flock to the mountain and prevented many Palestinian ambulances from approaching it.
The head of the Beita Fuad Maali Village Council told Wafa reporters that scores of illegal Israeli colonists began storming the mountain last night and are still in the place, explaining that hundreds of Palestinian citizens remain stationed on the mountain to repel their invasion.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities, said that there have been calls by colonists to storm the mountain, in an attempt to control an archaeological historical site above its summit, and install an illegal colony after occupying the entire Palestinian Mountain.
Updated From: Israeli Troops Fire at Palestinian Protesters Near Nablus, Wounding 17 – Mar 11, 2020, at 12:04
Israeli soldiers shot and injured 17 Palestinian civilians Tuesday with live bullets and rubber-coated metal bullets, as well as firing tear gas at demonstrators who gathered at the Al-Arma Mountain south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
The Head of the Committee Against the Israeli Wall and Settlements, Walid Assaf, was among those injured during the demonstration, which took place near the town of Beita, south of Nablus.
Two Palestinians were hit with live bullets and both are in serious condition at Rafidia Hospital. In addition, four Palestinians wounded from rubber-coated steel bullets were also taken to Rafidia. Three others were taken to Huwwara hospital with complications resulting from tear gas inhalation.
Among those injured was a reporter for Palestine TV, Bakr Abdel-Haq.
The Ministry of Health told reporters with the Palestinian Wafa news agency that the medical teams dealt with 17 injuries during the demonstrations taking place in the area, including two with live bullets, both of which are serious injuries.
The Israeli forces prevented ambulances from reaching the area, and the soldiers assaulted the Palestine TV crew.
The head of the Beita Fuad Maali Village Council told Wafa reporters that illegal Israeli settlers began storming the mountain last night and are still in the place, explaining that hundreds of Palestinian citizens are still stationed on the mountain to repel the invasion of Israeli settlers.
He added that a large number of military jeeps stormed the mountain at dawn, and the soldiers attacked a peaceful sit-in there, by firing a barrage of live bullets, metal bullets, and sound and gas bombs towards them, which led to the casualties.
Hundreds of citizens flocked last night to the top of Mount Al-Arma, which belongs to the villagers of Beita, and held a sit-in there, following an invasion of the mountain by Israeli settlers.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities, said that there have been calls by settlers to storm the mountain, in an attempt to control an archaeological historical site above its summit.
It is reported that the residents of the village, and the neighboring towns and villages, responded to previous attempts by the settlers to storm the top of the mountain two weeks ago.