3 oct 2017
Scores of Jewish settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and roamed its plazas under tightened security measures by Israeli police.
Quds Press revealed that 19 Jewish students out of the 74 settlers were allowed to freely roam all of the courtyards of the holy shrine while the rest were permitted to walk in groups within certain platforms.
Israeli policemen along with heavily armed Special Forces offered protection to the settlers during their incursion into al-Aqsa Mosque and while performing Talmudic rituals at the holy site.
Quds Press revealed that 19 Jewish students out of the 74 settlers were allowed to freely roam all of the courtyards of the holy shrine while the rest were permitted to walk in groups within certain platforms.
Israeli policemen along with heavily armed Special Forces offered protection to the settlers during their incursion into al-Aqsa Mosque and while performing Talmudic rituals at the holy site.
Israel’s war minister Avigdor Lieberman warned on Monday that the next war is likely to feature attacks on population centers and civilians, according to Haaretz daily.
Avigdor Lieberman, who took part on Monday evening in a ceremony in which certificates of honor were awarded to 31 Israeli officers and soldiers from various units in the army, said: “The next confrontation, if it breaks out, will take on a completely different character, when our enemies will try to strike first at population centers and civilian infrastructure. So we will not have the luxury to wage a long war.”
"We live in a new reality of a new Middle East, which is much worse than the old Middle East. And in this terrible new reality, we have yet to face difficult tests,” he added.
"Any confrontation will have to be conducted from the very first moment in the highest profile, using all the army’s strengths," Lieberman continued. "If there is a crossing of red lines, the other side must know in advance that it is going to pay very heavy prices.”
"The sovereign, too, regardless of whether he controls his territory or not - as soon as a hostile action takes place, the sovereign will also bear all the responsibility," the war minister further threatened.
The international community has ceaselessly sounded alarm bells over the Israeli aggressions on civilian homes, infrastructure, and unarmed communities across the occupied Palestinian territories and the blockaded Gaza Strip, in aggressions deemed by the international law as crimes against humanity.
Avigdor Lieberman, who took part on Monday evening in a ceremony in which certificates of honor were awarded to 31 Israeli officers and soldiers from various units in the army, said: “The next confrontation, if it breaks out, will take on a completely different character, when our enemies will try to strike first at population centers and civilian infrastructure. So we will not have the luxury to wage a long war.”
"We live in a new reality of a new Middle East, which is much worse than the old Middle East. And in this terrible new reality, we have yet to face difficult tests,” he added.
"Any confrontation will have to be conducted from the very first moment in the highest profile, using all the army’s strengths," Lieberman continued. "If there is a crossing of red lines, the other side must know in advance that it is going to pay very heavy prices.”
"The sovereign, too, regardless of whether he controls his territory or not - as soon as a hostile action takes place, the sovereign will also bear all the responsibility," the war minister further threatened.
The international community has ceaselessly sounded alarm bells over the Israeli aggressions on civilian homes, infrastructure, and unarmed communities across the occupied Palestinian territories and the blockaded Gaza Strip, in aggressions deemed by the international law as crimes against humanity.
2 oct 2017
Lod District Court of Israeli occupation authorities sentenced a 24-year-old Jerusalemite detainee, Tareq Duwaik, to 17 years of imprisonment.
Head of the families of Jerusalemite prisoners committee, Amjad Abu Asab, said in a press statement that captive Duwaik was also fined 80,000 shekels during the court hearing on Monday morning.
Detainee Duwaik was convicted with attempted murder against settlers as he carried out an anti-occupation stabbing attack on October 13, 2015 north of Tel Aviv. The stabbing attack led to some injuries among Jewish settlers, Abu Asab pointed out.
Prisoner Duwaik was brutally beaten by settlers after the attack and, as a result, was seriously injured that needed him to stay at hospital for a long period.
Head of the families of Jerusalemite prisoners committee, Amjad Abu Asab, said in a press statement that captive Duwaik was also fined 80,000 shekels during the court hearing on Monday morning.
Detainee Duwaik was convicted with attempted murder against settlers as he carried out an anti-occupation stabbing attack on October 13, 2015 north of Tel Aviv. The stabbing attack led to some injuries among Jewish settlers, Abu Asab pointed out.
Prisoner Duwaik was brutally beaten by settlers after the attack and, as a result, was seriously injured that needed him to stay at hospital for a long period.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Monday morning al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—in Occupied Jerusalem.
At least 86 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen and special forces, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police as they attempted to enter the site to perform their daily prayers.
At least 86 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen and special forces, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police as they attempted to enter the site to perform their daily prayers.
1 oct 2017
The Israeli media has resumed its incitement campaign against Mosques and Adhan (call to prayer) in Israel and Occupied Jerusalem.
Hebrew news websites claimed that Palestinian Mosques caused a disturbance to Jewish citizens (settlers) in Israel and Jerusalem during the holiday of Yom Kippur.
The pro-settler website 0404 said the Mosques in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nazareth, Deir al-Assad and other Arab areas of Israel did not stop screaming (its label for calling to prayer), claiming the Mosques intentionally disturbed the Jews and annoyed them during their Yom Kippur celebrations.
The website added that Jewish citizens in Nazareth city accused the Arabs of causing sounds of gunfire on purpose in order to scare them on Yom Kippur days.
The website incited the Israeli police to take action to prevent Mosques from causing such noises, pointing to the Israeli legislation that prohibited last March the use of loudspeakers overnight at Mosques in Israel and Jerusalem.
At the time, the law was widely condemned by local and international parties as a racist and illegal step targeting Muslims in particular.
Mosque Imams and Muezzins also rejected the new ban on Adhan and they still continue to use loudspeakers to call to prayer.
Hebrew news websites claimed that Palestinian Mosques caused a disturbance to Jewish citizens (settlers) in Israel and Jerusalem during the holiday of Yom Kippur.
The pro-settler website 0404 said the Mosques in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nazareth, Deir al-Assad and other Arab areas of Israel did not stop screaming (its label for calling to prayer), claiming the Mosques intentionally disturbed the Jews and annoyed them during their Yom Kippur celebrations.
The website added that Jewish citizens in Nazareth city accused the Arabs of causing sounds of gunfire on purpose in order to scare them on Yom Kippur days.
The website incited the Israeli police to take action to prevent Mosques from causing such noises, pointing to the Israeli legislation that prohibited last March the use of loudspeakers overnight at Mosques in Israel and Jerusalem.
At the time, the law was widely condemned by local and international parties as a racist and illegal step targeting Muslims in particular.
Mosque Imams and Muezzins also rejected the new ban on Adhan and they still continue to use loudspeakers to call to prayer.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Sunday morning al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—in Occupied Jerusalem.
At least 100 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen and two intelligence officers, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
The settlers attended presentations on the counterfeit history of the alleged temple mount. The break-in lasted for four hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
In September, 2,218 Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa place of worship, among them 91 intelligence officers and policemen.
At least 100 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen and two intelligence officers, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
The settlers attended presentations on the counterfeit history of the alleged temple mount. The break-in lasted for four hours.
At the same time, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
In September, 2,218 Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa place of worship, among them 91 intelligence officers and policemen.
Israeli soldiers prevented, Sunday, many Palestinian farmers from entering their orchards and farmlands, isolated near Maali Shomron illegal colony, which was built on their lands.
The farmers said they wanted to enter their orchards to pick their olive trees, but the soldiers stopped them and prevented them from entering their own lands.
They added that the soldiers, accompanied by armed Israeli guards from the colony, ordered them not to return to their lands for two weeks, after Jewish holidays conclude.
The villagers stated that they were also denied access to their lands several times last month.
The farmers said they wanted to enter their orchards to pick their olive trees, but the soldiers stopped them and prevented them from entering their own lands.
They added that the soldiers, accompanied by armed Israeli guards from the colony, ordered them not to return to their lands for two weeks, after Jewish holidays conclude.
The villagers stated that they were also denied access to their lands several times last month.
30 sept 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Saturday attacked and prevented Palestinian farmers from picking olive harvests in al-Nabi Elyas village east of Qalqilya, in the northern West Bank.
IOF soldiers forced the farmers out of the area and warned them of accessing their lands.
A local source told the PIC that the IOF’s attack came in response to incitement by settlers of the adjacent settlement of Maale Shamron where about 1,000 of Jewish settlers reside illegally over 600 dunums of Palestinian land, which Palestinians are prohibited to access.
IOF soldiers forced the farmers out of the area and warned them of accessing their lands.
A local source told the PIC that the IOF’s attack came in response to incitement by settlers of the adjacent settlement of Maale Shamron where about 1,000 of Jewish settlers reside illegally over 600 dunums of Palestinian land, which Palestinians are prohibited to access.
28 sept 2017
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Thursday morning al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
A horde of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours. At the same time heavily-armed Israeli cops have been spotted at and around the compound.
Meanwhile, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
A horde of Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours. At the same time heavily-armed Israeli cops have been spotted at and around the compound.
Meanwhile, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Violent clashes burst out on Wednesday evening between dozens of Palestinian anti-occupation youths and the heavily-armed Israeli patrols east of Nablus province.
According to eye-witnesses, the clashes flared up shortly after buses carrying Israeli settlers and escorted by military jeeps rolled into Joseph’s Tomb via Amman Street.
The clashes stretched to Amman Street, al-Ghawi crossroads, and the outer edges of Balata refugee camp.
The Israeli military troops showered the area with randomly-unleashed spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
At the same time, at least 20 Palestinian worshipers choked on teargas after the occupation soldiers cordoned off Ibad al-Rahman Mosque, in the area, and came down heavily on the worshipers.
A few hours earlier, extremist Israeli settlers showed up at Zaatara checkpoint, south of Nablus, and threatened to assault Palestinian civilians and drivers in response to Tuesday’s anti-occupation attack in Occupied Jerusalem.
According to eye-witnesses, the clashes flared up shortly after buses carrying Israeli settlers and escorted by military jeeps rolled into Joseph’s Tomb via Amman Street.
The clashes stretched to Amman Street, al-Ghawi crossroads, and the outer edges of Balata refugee camp.
The Israeli military troops showered the area with randomly-unleashed spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
At the same time, at least 20 Palestinian worshipers choked on teargas after the occupation soldiers cordoned off Ibad al-Rahman Mosque, in the area, and came down heavily on the worshipers.
A few hours earlier, extremist Israeli settlers showed up at Zaatara checkpoint, south of Nablus, and threatened to assault Palestinian civilians and drivers in response to Tuesday’s anti-occupation attack in Occupied Jerusalem.
A horde of Jewish settlers on Wednesday evening vandalized Palestinian cars in an area near the illegal settlement of Beit El, north of Ramallah.
Local sources said that settlers hurled stones at Palestinian cars, leaving them with dents and broken windows.
They added that Israeli soldiers rushed to the area to provide protection for the settlers in case local residents reacted to their attack.
Jewish settlers living in the occupied West Bank intensified their crimes and attacks against the Palestinians and their property following the deadly shooting attack that happened two days ago at an entrance to Har Adar settlement.
Local sources said that settlers hurled stones at Palestinian cars, leaving them with dents and broken windows.
They added that Israeli soldiers rushed to the area to provide protection for the settlers in case local residents reacted to their attack.
Jewish settlers living in the occupied West Bank intensified their crimes and attacks against the Palestinians and their property following the deadly shooting attack that happened two days ago at an entrance to Har Adar settlement.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian father and his son, from Janba area, east of Yatta town, south of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers invaded the area and searched homes, before abducting Maher Mousa Abu Rabea’a, and his son, Mousa, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, dozens of Israeli colonists invaded the al-Carmel Park in Yatta, under heavy Israeli military deployment, after the soldiers forced the Palestinian away.
The soldiers invaded the area and searched homes, before abducting Maher Mousa Abu Rabea’a, and his son, Mousa, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, dozens of Israeli colonists invaded the al-Carmel Park in Yatta, under heavy Israeli military deployment, after the soldiers forced the Palestinian away.
27 sept 2017
Israeli settlers stormed Wednesday morning al-Aqsa Mosque amid heavy protection of Israeli police.
The settlers forced their way into the Mosque via al-Magharibeh gate and carried out provocative tours.
Israeli police have intensified their presence in the compound since the early morning hours to provide protection for the settlers.
Israeli settlers and politicians have been violating the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque on an almost daily basis, and always under the protection of police forces, which often attack Palestinian worshipers who try to protect their holy site.
The settlers forced their way into the Mosque via al-Magharibeh gate and carried out provocative tours.
Israeli police have intensified their presence in the compound since the early morning hours to provide protection for the settlers.
Israeli settlers and politicians have been violating the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque on an almost daily basis, and always under the protection of police forces, which often attack Palestinian worshipers who try to protect their holy site.
26 sept 2017
A 21-year-old Palestinian girl, Tamara Ayesh, was moderately injured on Tuesday evening after she was hit by an Israeli settler in a speeding car in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil.
A medical source revealed that an Israeli settler hit the university student with his car at the entrance to al-Aroub College on Route 60. She was rushed to al-Ahli Hospital in al-Khalil for urgent treatment.
Israeli settlers, residing in illegal settlement outposts built on Palestinian lands in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem, have been involved in hundreds of hit-and-run incidents against Palestinian civilians.
A medical source revealed that an Israeli settler hit the university student with his car at the entrance to al-Aroub College on Route 60. She was rushed to al-Ahli Hospital in al-Khalil for urgent treatment.
Israeli settlers, residing in illegal settlement outposts built on Palestinian lands in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem, have been involved in hundreds of hit-and-run incidents against Palestinian civilians.
A group of Israeli settlers on Tuesday evening rioted at the entrances of Nablus city, while the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided Zububa village to the west of Jenin.
The PIC reporter said that dozens of armed settlers rallied near Yitzhar settlement and at the entrance to Huwara town to the south of Nablus and chanted slogans against Palestinians without any intervention by the Israeli patrols in the area.
Meanwhile in Jenin, IOF soldiers were intensively deployed near the entrances to Zububa and Rummana villages.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that several IOF vehicles coming from the nearby Salem military camp raided Zububa village.
They added that IOF soldiers erected a checkpoint inside the village and conducted field interrogations with some citizens hindering the movement of Palestinian vehicles.
The PIC reporter said that dozens of armed settlers rallied near Yitzhar settlement and at the entrance to Huwara town to the south of Nablus and chanted slogans against Palestinians without any intervention by the Israeli patrols in the area.
Meanwhile in Jenin, IOF soldiers were intensively deployed near the entrances to Zububa and Rummana villages.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that several IOF vehicles coming from the nearby Salem military camp raided Zububa village.
They added that IOF soldiers erected a checkpoint inside the village and conducted field interrogations with some citizens hindering the movement of Palestinian vehicles.
Scores of Israeli setters broke Tuesday morning into al-Aqsa Mosque via the Israeli-controlled al-Magaribeh gate amid heavy police protection.
Entering under the protection of armed Special Forces, 153 settlers stormed the compound in five groups.
The PIC reporter pointed out that Israeli break-ins into the holy shrine have notably intensified after Jewish groups called for mass break-ins during the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, by the end of the current week.
Entering under the protection of armed Special Forces, 153 settlers stormed the compound in five groups.
The PIC reporter pointed out that Israeli break-ins into the holy shrine have notably intensified after Jewish groups called for mass break-ins during the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, by the end of the current week.
The Israeli occupation army on Monday afternoon confiscated a truck laden with three tons of Palestinian-made charcoal in Ya’bad town, south of Jenin in the West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that this load of charcoal was seized at the behest of the commander of the Israeli army in the region, who already threatened to prevent the production of charcoal in Ya’bad.
For its part, The union of coal workers affirmed that the seized truckload of charcoal was produced in a workshop belonging to a citizen from Ya’bad and was taken by Israeli soldiers to the Salem military base in Jenin.
“The coal industry is the only source of livelihood for many families in Ya’bad town…but, it has been targeted and undermined by Israeli measures in recent years,” the union said.
Last August, the Israeli army confiscated around 20 tons of wood belonging to three charcoal factories in Ya’bad, claiming the Palestinian coal industry violates environmental regulations and disturbs Jewish settlers living in the area.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that this load of charcoal was seized at the behest of the commander of the Israeli army in the region, who already threatened to prevent the production of charcoal in Ya’bad.
For its part, The union of coal workers affirmed that the seized truckload of charcoal was produced in a workshop belonging to a citizen from Ya’bad and was taken by Israeli soldiers to the Salem military base in Jenin.
“The coal industry is the only source of livelihood for many families in Ya’bad town…but, it has been targeted and undermined by Israeli measures in recent years,” the union said.
Last August, the Israeli army confiscated around 20 tons of wood belonging to three charcoal factories in Ya’bad, claiming the Palestinian coal industry violates environmental regulations and disturbs Jewish settlers living in the area.
Several extremist Israeli colonists pumped, on Monday evening, sewage water into Palestinian agricultural lands in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Ahmad Salah, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in al-Khader, said the colonists, from Efrat illegal colony which was built on illegally confiscated Palestinian lands, flooded the farmlands in Wad al-Byar area with sewage water, destroying a large area planted with grapevines.
He added that this serious assault was not the first of its kind, and expressed concerns regarding the spread of diseases besides the destruction of plants and trees.
Ahmad Salah, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in al-Khader, said the colonists, from Efrat illegal colony which was built on illegally confiscated Palestinian lands, flooded the farmlands in Wad al-Byar area with sewage water, destroying a large area planted with grapevines.
He added that this serious assault was not the first of its kind, and expressed concerns regarding the spread of diseases besides the destruction of plants and trees.
25 sept 2017
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday under the heavy escort of police forces.
116 settlers and two Intelligence officers broke into the Mosque in four groups via the Israeli-controlled Magharibeh gate, the PIC field reporter said.
The settlers performed Talmudic rituals in the compound in blatant provocation to Palestinian worshipers.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued to stop and search Palestinian worshipers at the Mosque’s gates, restricting their access to its courtyards.
The Israeli occupation authorities have been working on effecting a spatio-temporal division of al-Aqsa between Muslims and Jews that was met with protests on the part of Muslims.
116 settlers and two Intelligence officers broke into the Mosque in four groups via the Israeli-controlled Magharibeh gate, the PIC field reporter said.
The settlers performed Talmudic rituals in the compound in blatant provocation to Palestinian worshipers.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued to stop and search Palestinian worshipers at the Mosque’s gates, restricting their access to its courtyards.
The Israeli occupation authorities have been working on effecting a spatio-temporal division of al-Aqsa between Muslims and Jews that was met with protests on the part of Muslims.
A Palestinian child was left injured on Monday morning after he was hit by a settler driving in the southern occupied West Bank province of al-Khalil.
A PIC news correspondent quoted eye-witnesses as stating that an Israeli settler rammed his car into 17-year-old Ahmed Atef al-Mtour, who was driving his bicycle near the northern entrance to al-Khalil.
The child sustained moderate wounds as he was violently run over by the settler, who was reportedly driving at a high speed in the area. He was rushed to Hadassah Hospital in Occupied Jerusalem for urgent treatment.
The Israeli attacker fled the scene, leaving the minor bleeding on the ground.
Israeli settlers, residing in illegal settlement outposts built on Palestinian lands in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem, have been involved in hundreds of car-ramming attacks against Palestinian civilians, mostly children.
A PIC news correspondent quoted eye-witnesses as stating that an Israeli settler rammed his car into 17-year-old Ahmed Atef al-Mtour, who was driving his bicycle near the northern entrance to al-Khalil.
The child sustained moderate wounds as he was violently run over by the settler, who was reportedly driving at a high speed in the area. He was rushed to Hadassah Hospital in Occupied Jerusalem for urgent treatment.
The Israeli attacker fled the scene, leaving the minor bleeding on the ground.
Israeli settlers, residing in illegal settlement outposts built on Palestinian lands in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem, have been involved in hundreds of car-ramming attacks against Palestinian civilians, mostly children.
