6 nov 2018
A horde of Jewish settlers on Tuesday morning tried to desecrate the Marwani prayer building at the Aqsa Mosque.
According to Quds Press, 28 settlers from Jewish religious institutes stormed the Marwani prayer building without prior coordination with the Palestinian Waqf Authority.
However, the Waqf Authority affirmed that Jewish students stood in front of the Marwani building’s gate without entering it.
Meanwhile, about 46 settlers toured the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards and performed rituals in the morning under police protection.
According to Quds Press, 28 settlers from Jewish religious institutes stormed the Marwani prayer building without prior coordination with the Palestinian Waqf Authority.
However, the Waqf Authority affirmed that Jewish students stood in front of the Marwani building’s gate without entering it.
Meanwhile, about 46 settlers toured the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards and performed rituals in the morning under police protection.
5 nov 2018
Hordes of Jewish settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday morning under the protection of the Israeli police.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department told Quds Press that the Israeli police opened al-Maghareba Gate at 7 am in preparation for settlers' daily break-ins.
Quds Press said that 52 settlers stormed the Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals amid heavy police presence.
It added that 12 students of Jewish institutes entered the Mosque during the same period and roamed its courtyards.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department told Quds Press that the Israeli police opened al-Maghareba Gate at 7 am in preparation for settlers' daily break-ins.
Quds Press said that 52 settlers stormed the Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals amid heavy police presence.
It added that 12 students of Jewish institutes entered the Mosque during the same period and roamed its courtyards.
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Fissures and cracks have emerged on a highway leading to Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
The cracks have been spotted on the borderline between the road and the wall south of al-Rahma Gate. The seven-centimeter crack along with others emerging as a result of internal collapses have become visible all along the southern road. Crowds of Israeli settlers are often caught gathering on the highway during their mass break-ins into the Aqsa Mosque. Israeli police often obstruct works to reconstruct the road and carry out maintenance in the area. |
Heavy water downpours piled up on the highway also lead to the gradual dissolution of soil and concrete as water creeps into the fissures emerging on the stones as time passes by.
Local sources warned of a massive collapse to rock al-Aqsa in case serious measures are not urgently taken to patch up the cracks.
Local sources warned of a massive collapse to rock al-Aqsa in case serious measures are not urgently taken to patch up the cracks.
A Palestinian pregnant woman and a baby girl were injured on Sunday evening after being stoned by a group of settlers near Giv'at Gilad settlement illegally built south of Nablus, to the north of occupied West Bank.
Local sources affirmed that the ex-prisoner Ali Shawahna, who spent 15 years behind Israeli bars, was driving near the illegal settlement when his car came under a settler attack.
His wife, baby girl, and his sister in law were in the car during the attack, the sources said.
My infant was hit in her head while my sister in law was immediately admitted to intensive care unit in Rafidia Hospital.
Few weeks ago, a Palestinian mother of eight was killed when settlers threw stones at a car she was in.
Palestinian Infant Injured By Illegal Israeli Colonists Near Nablus
A group of fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally living on Palestinian lands, hurled stones at a Palestinian car west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wounding an infant, only four months of age.
Medical sources said the paramilitary settlers came from Havat Gilad, which was built on stolen Palestinian lands, west of Nablus, and hurled stones at a car, causing damage and mildly wounded the infant girl.
They added that Palestinian medics rushed to the scene of the Israeli attack, and moved the child to a hospital in Nablus city.
It is worth mention that the family in the attacked car are from Kafr Thulth, east of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
On October 12, 2018, a Palestinian mother, identified as Aisha Mohammed Talal al-Rabi, 47, was killed by a group of Israeli paramilitary settlers, who used large rocks to attack the car she was riding in with her husband.
Aisha was killed, and her husband injured in the attack, which took place near Za’tara military roadblock, south of Nablus.
Local sources affirmed that the ex-prisoner Ali Shawahna, who spent 15 years behind Israeli bars, was driving near the illegal settlement when his car came under a settler attack.
His wife, baby girl, and his sister in law were in the car during the attack, the sources said.
My infant was hit in her head while my sister in law was immediately admitted to intensive care unit in Rafidia Hospital.
Few weeks ago, a Palestinian mother of eight was killed when settlers threw stones at a car she was in.
Palestinian Infant Injured By Illegal Israeli Colonists Near Nablus
A group of fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally living on Palestinian lands, hurled stones at a Palestinian car west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wounding an infant, only four months of age.
Medical sources said the paramilitary settlers came from Havat Gilad, which was built on stolen Palestinian lands, west of Nablus, and hurled stones at a car, causing damage and mildly wounded the infant girl.
They added that Palestinian medics rushed to the scene of the Israeli attack, and moved the child to a hospital in Nablus city.
It is worth mention that the family in the attacked car are from Kafr Thulth, east of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
On October 12, 2018, a Palestinian mother, identified as Aisha Mohammed Talal al-Rabi, 47, was killed by a group of Israeli paramilitary settlers, who used large rocks to attack the car she was riding in with her husband.
Aisha was killed, and her husband injured in the attack, which took place near Za’tara military roadblock, south of Nablus.
4 nov 2018
Local Hebrew sources reported, according to Al Ray, that dozens of Israeli settlers, on Sunday morning, crossed the road to Karem Abu Salem trade crossing, blocking Palestinian traffic. video
Channel 7 said that a terrible traffic jam developed, as a result of Israeli demonstrators gathering in protest of the deteriorating security situation, in order to force Israeli government to change the condition.
In addition, some 150 Israeli students from the Gaza region also plan to protest security instability; the demonstration is set to start from the borders to occupied Jerusalem.
A cabinet meeting is being held today, to make a decision on funds coming into the Gaza Strip, with the start of a two-day truce.
Channel 7 said that a terrible traffic jam developed, as a result of Israeli demonstrators gathering in protest of the deteriorating security situation, in order to force Israeli government to change the condition.
In addition, some 150 Israeli students from the Gaza region also plan to protest security instability; the demonstration is set to start from the borders to occupied Jerusalem.
A cabinet meeting is being held today, to make a decision on funds coming into the Gaza Strip, with the start of a two-day truce.
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Sunday morning forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque via al-Maghareba Gate amid heavy police presence.
Quds Press, quoting Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department, said that the Israeli police allowed 70 settlers to break into al-Aqsa Mosque during the morning hours of Sunday.
Quds Press said that the settlers toured al-Aqsa courtyards and were given presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount".
Another group of Jewish settlers is expected to visit the site after noon prayer, it added.
Police-guarded break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque are carried out by Israeli settlers on a daily basis, except Fridays and Saturdays. The settlers usually enter the site via al-Maghareba Gate, which has been under Israel's control since 1967, and leave through al-Silsila Gate.
Quds Press, quoting Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department, said that the Israeli police allowed 70 settlers to break into al-Aqsa Mosque during the morning hours of Sunday.
Quds Press said that the settlers toured al-Aqsa courtyards and were given presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount".
Another group of Jewish settlers is expected to visit the site after noon prayer, it added.
Police-guarded break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque are carried out by Israeli settlers on a daily basis, except Fridays and Saturdays. The settlers usually enter the site via al-Maghareba Gate, which has been under Israel's control since 1967, and leave through al-Silsila Gate.
Thousands of Israeli settlers have been caught at the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern occupied West Bank province of al-Khalil, after they broke into the site overnight. video video
Director of the Ibrahimi Mosque Hefdhi Abu Esneineh said thousands of settlers have been spotted at the site from nightfall until daybreak on Sunday to mark the so-called Sarah Imeinu holiday. video video
The Muslim worshipers have, meanwhile, been banned from entering the site to perform their daily prayers.
During October, the Israeli occupation authorities prohibited the Muslim call to prayers at the Ibrahimi Mosque for dozens of times and cracked down on the Muslim worshipers as they attempted to hold their religious prayers inside the holy site.
Such measures reportedly make part of Israeli attempts to judaize the Ibrahimi Mosque by intensifying Israelis’ presence and, thus, imposing a new fait accompli at the site, as has been the case with Islamic and Christian holy places across the occupied Palestinian territories, namely Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque.
Director of the Ibrahimi Mosque Hefdhi Abu Esneineh said thousands of settlers have been spotted at the site from nightfall until daybreak on Sunday to mark the so-called Sarah Imeinu holiday. video video
The Muslim worshipers have, meanwhile, been banned from entering the site to perform their daily prayers.
During October, the Israeli occupation authorities prohibited the Muslim call to prayers at the Ibrahimi Mosque for dozens of times and cracked down on the Muslim worshipers as they attempted to hold their religious prayers inside the holy site.
Such measures reportedly make part of Israeli attempts to judaize the Ibrahimi Mosque by intensifying Israelis’ presence and, thus, imposing a new fait accompli at the site, as has been the case with Islamic and Christian holy places across the occupied Palestinian territories, namely Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque.
A horde of Jewish settlers on Saturday evening physically assaulted Palestinian human rights activist Imad Abu Shamsia and his son in Tel Rumeida neighborhood in al-Khalil city, south of the occupied West Bank.
Abu Shamsia said that dozens of settlers attacked his house in Tel Rumeida neighborhood in the Old City of al-Khalil and violently assaulted him and his son, Salah, adding that he and his son suffered injuries during the attack.
He also said that Israeli soldiers prevented him and his son from leaving their home or to go to hospital to receive medical assistance.
The attack was the third of its kind carried out by Jewish settlers in the past 24 hours in the Old City of al-Khalil. At least 10 Palestinians suffered injuries in similar assaults in the neighborhoods of Ghaith, as-Salayma, and Tel Rumeida and near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
Abu Shamsia said that dozens of settlers attacked his house in Tel Rumeida neighborhood in the Old City of al-Khalil and violently assaulted him and his son, Salah, adding that he and his son suffered injuries during the attack.
He also said that Israeli soldiers prevented him and his son from leaving their home or to go to hospital to receive medical assistance.
The attack was the third of its kind carried out by Jewish settlers in the past 24 hours in the Old City of al-Khalil. At least 10 Palestinians suffered injuries in similar assaults in the neighborhoods of Ghaith, as-Salayma, and Tel Rumeida and near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have continued to close the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshipers and open it only to Jewish settlers, who are celebrating a Jewish holiday. video
According to local activists on Saturday, Israeli forces spread around the Mosque and through the Old City of al-Khalil, deployed barriers and security scanners on the roads leading to it and prevented Palestinian citizens from entering it.
Meanwhile, hordes of Jewish settlers organized tours inside the Old City of al-Khalil, where soldiers also obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens.
According to local activists on Saturday, Israeli forces spread around the Mosque and through the Old City of al-Khalil, deployed barriers and security scanners on the roads leading to it and prevented Palestinian citizens from entering it.
Meanwhile, hordes of Jewish settlers organized tours inside the Old City of al-Khalil, where soldiers also obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens.
3 nov 2018
Dozens of Jewish settlers from the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba attacked last night and on Saturday morning Palestinian citizens and homes in the Old City of al-Khalil.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that a horde of extrimist settlers attacked, for the second consecutive day, homes and families in as-Salayma neighborhood near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
He affirmed that several members of Palestinian families in this neighborhood suffered injuries during the settlers’ attack. Some of the wounded citizens were identified as Samiha as-Salayma, Hasan Abd Rabo, Khalil as-Salayma, Mohamed Da’na, Khalil Da’na, and Saber as-Salayma.
Israeli soldiers also helped the settlers in their attack and fired volleys of tear gas grenades on homes and closed several businesses.
Soldiers also stormed the house of Samih Da’na in Da’na neighborhood near the settlement of Kiryat Arba, occupied its rooftop where they deployed a tent, and set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the house, and embarked on searching passersby and checking their IDs.
Earlier, soldiers from the units of Golani and Givati escorting a horde of Kiryat Arba settlers attacked last night Ghaith neighborhood in the Old City of al-Khalil. The attack was described as the most violent in two years.
According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers physically assaulted Palestinian young men as they were sitting with their kids outside their homes in Ghaith neighborhood, causing fractures and bruises to five of them.
During that attack, the Israeli occupation forces cordoned off the neighborhoods of as-Salayma and Ghaith to secure the withdrawal of settlers.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that a horde of extrimist settlers attacked, for the second consecutive day, homes and families in as-Salayma neighborhood near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
He affirmed that several members of Palestinian families in this neighborhood suffered injuries during the settlers’ attack. Some of the wounded citizens were identified as Samiha as-Salayma, Hasan Abd Rabo, Khalil as-Salayma, Mohamed Da’na, Khalil Da’na, and Saber as-Salayma.
Israeli soldiers also helped the settlers in their attack and fired volleys of tear gas grenades on homes and closed several businesses.
Soldiers also stormed the house of Samih Da’na in Da’na neighborhood near the settlement of Kiryat Arba, occupied its rooftop where they deployed a tent, and set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the house, and embarked on searching passersby and checking their IDs.
Earlier, soldiers from the units of Golani and Givati escorting a horde of Kiryat Arba settlers attacked last night Ghaith neighborhood in the Old City of al-Khalil. The attack was described as the most violent in two years.
According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers physically assaulted Palestinian young men as they were sitting with their kids outside their homes in Ghaith neighborhood, causing fractures and bruises to five of them.
During that attack, the Israeli occupation forces cordoned off the neighborhoods of as-Salayma and Ghaith to secure the withdrawal of settlers.
A number of extremist illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacked, on Friday evening, two Palestinians in the Salaima neighborhood in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said the assailants attacked the two Palestinians in their neighborhood, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, causing various cuts and bruises.
They added that the colonists also attacked several shops in the same area before Israeli soldiers invaded it, and forced all Palestinian shops to close, in addition to firing concussion grenades and gas bombs at many residents.
A local Palestinian, identified as Sameeh Da’na, said the soldiers invaded his home, and installed a tent on its rooftop to use it as a monitoring tower.
The soldiers also installed several roadblocks, in addition to increasing their deployment in the neighborhoods of the Old City.
Eyewitnesses said the assailants attacked the two Palestinians in their neighborhood, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, causing various cuts and bruises.
They added that the colonists also attacked several shops in the same area before Israeli soldiers invaded it, and forced all Palestinian shops to close, in addition to firing concussion grenades and gas bombs at many residents.
A local Palestinian, identified as Sameeh Da’na, said the soldiers invaded his home, and installed a tent on its rooftop to use it as a monitoring tower.
The soldiers also installed several roadblocks, in addition to increasing their deployment in the neighborhoods of the Old City.
2 nov 2018
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers hurled, Friday, Molotov cocktails at Palestinian, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, on the Jenin-Nablus road.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists targeted many cars, but the Molotov cocktails exploded in front of their cars without directly hitting them.
He added that the illegal colonialists also hurled stones at Palestinian cars, in various attacks, which started on Thursday evening until Friday morning.
The attacks took place near the Homesh evacuated colony, and close to Shave Shomron illegal colony.
Israel’s colonies in the West Bank, including in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists targeted many cars, but the Molotov cocktails exploded in front of their cars without directly hitting them.
He added that the illegal colonialists also hurled stones at Palestinian cars, in various attacks, which started on Thursday evening until Friday morning.
The attacks took place near the Homesh evacuated colony, and close to Shave Shomron illegal colony.
Israel’s colonies in the West Bank, including in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Palestinian farmers in Salfit villages and towns have complained that Israeli settlements, especially Ariel settlement, keep polluting their olive groves with wastewater.
Farmers told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Ariel, the second largest settlement in the occupied West Bank, was pouring sewage into the valleys of Salfit city and the towns of Hares, Kifl Hares, Bruqin and Kafr ad-Dik as well as the tourist areas of Wad al-Mutawi and Wad al-Fawwar.
The sewage coming from this settlement, in particular, is polluting the soil in those areas, especially through getting mixed with either rainwater or spring water in Wad al-Mutawi.
The settlement of Ariel has been pumping its sewage directly into nearby Palestinian areas for years, creating a dangerous and unhealthy situation for local residents and contaminating groundwater and crops.
Farmers told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Ariel, the second largest settlement in the occupied West Bank, was pouring sewage into the valleys of Salfit city and the towns of Hares, Kifl Hares, Bruqin and Kafr ad-Dik as well as the tourist areas of Wad al-Mutawi and Wad al-Fawwar.
The sewage coming from this settlement, in particular, is polluting the soil in those areas, especially through getting mixed with either rainwater or spring water in Wad al-Mutawi.
The settlement of Ariel has been pumping its sewage directly into nearby Palestinian areas for years, creating a dangerous and unhealthy situation for local residents and contaminating groundwater and crops.
1 nov 2018
Israeli settlers from the illegal Sha’are Tikva settlement, on Thursday, dumped their sewage onto school property in the northern West Bank village of Azzun Atma, southeast of Qalqilia, said Alaa Marabeh, principal of Azzun Beit Amin Secondary School.
He said, according to WAFA, that the sewage flooded the school courtyard and playground, resulting in a repulsive smell inside the school, stressing that this is the second time in two months settlers dump their sewage on the village school.
He said it usually takes over 10 days for sewage water to dry, causing health hazards for students and the community at large.
Jewish-Israeli settler harassment of Palestinian villages is a regular occurrence and faces hardly any rebuke from Israeli authorities.
He said, according to WAFA, that the sewage flooded the school courtyard and playground, resulting in a repulsive smell inside the school, stressing that this is the second time in two months settlers dump their sewage on the village school.
He said it usually takes over 10 days for sewage water to dry, causing health hazards for students and the community at large.
Jewish-Israeli settler harassment of Palestinian villages is a regular occurrence and faces hardly any rebuke from Israeli authorities.
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Thursday morning swarmed the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under police protection.
Quds Press quoted an official source from the Islamic Waqf Authority that the Israeli police deployed dozens of armed officers throughout the Mosque’s courtyards to secure the morning tours of settlers.
45 settlers, including 11 tour guides, were allowed to defile the Mosque.
Meanwhile, police forces at the Mosque’s gates and entrances imposed entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers through searching them and confiscating their ID cards.
Quds Press quoted an official source from the Islamic Waqf Authority that the Israeli police deployed dozens of armed officers throughout the Mosque’s courtyards to secure the morning tours of settlers.
45 settlers, including 11 tour guides, were allowed to defile the Mosque.
Meanwhile, police forces at the Mosque’s gates and entrances imposed entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers through searching them and confiscating their ID cards.
An Israeli military jeep caught fire on Wednesday evening when a Palestinian young man hurled a Molotov cocktail at it near the northern entrance to Azzun town, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said that a patrol vehicle went on fire during clashes at the northern entrance to Azzun, adding that military reinforcements and one ambulance rushed to the area.
In a separate incident, a Jewish settler opened fire at a group of Palestinian youths near Azzun town and the bypass known as 55.
Local sources said that a patrol vehicle went on fire during clashes at the northern entrance to Azzun, adding that military reinforcements and one ambulance rushed to the area.
In a separate incident, a Jewish settler opened fire at a group of Palestinian youths near Azzun town and the bypass known as 55.
