7 sept 2018
Extremist Israeli settlers attempted on Friday to raid the village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem, which is facing an imminent threat of demolition by the Israeli occupation authorities, before they were confronted by Palestinian protesters.
Palestinians who were on a vigil in Khan al-Ahmar stood up to the settlers who were attempting to assault the village.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Palestinians continue to maintain vigil in Khan al-Ahmar to protest Israeli attempts to displace the locals and demolish their village. video
Palestinians have been holding regular support rallies in the village, home to 80 Palestinian families, since Israel announced in June its intention to demolish it in order to build a Jewish-only settlement on its ruins.
Palestinians who were on a vigil in Khan al-Ahmar stood up to the settlers who were attempting to assault the village.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Palestinians continue to maintain vigil in Khan al-Ahmar to protest Israeli attempts to displace the locals and demolish their village. video
Palestinians have been holding regular support rallies in the village, home to 80 Palestinian families, since Israel announced in June its intention to demolish it in order to build a Jewish-only settlement on its ruins.
6 sept 2018
A group of Jewish settlers on Thursday set fire to construction equipment in the village of Jaloud, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
The local official Ghassan Daghlas affirmed that settlers from Esh Kadosh outpost set ablaze large amounts of wood used for construction purposes in the village.
The arson attack comes as part of a series of attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians and their properties in the village, he said.
Settlers’ attacks usually go unpunished by the Israeli occupation authorities.
The local official Ghassan Daghlas affirmed that settlers from Esh Kadosh outpost set ablaze large amounts of wood used for construction purposes in the village.
The arson attack comes as part of a series of attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians and their properties in the village, he said.
Settlers’ attacks usually go unpunished by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Tension has been running high across occupied Jerusalem on Thursday after dozens of Israeli settlers broke into the Aqsa Mosque and policemen cracked down on the peaceful Muslim worshipers.
Public relations chief at the Islamic Awqaf Department, Firas al-Dabes, said tension burst out shortly after extremist Israelis showed up at the site and performed sacrilegious rituals. video
Israeli policemen came down heavily on the Muslim guards and worshipers in the plazas of the holy site.
The Israeli cops closed off the Maghareba Gate after 142 settlers stormed the site during the morning break-in shift. Dozens more are slated to defile the site following noon prayers. video
In August alone, 2,400 Israeli settlers stormed Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
Public relations chief at the Islamic Awqaf Department, Firas al-Dabes, said tension burst out shortly after extremist Israelis showed up at the site and performed sacrilegious rituals. video
Israeli policemen came down heavily on the Muslim guards and worshipers in the plazas of the holy site.
The Israeli cops closed off the Maghareba Gate after 142 settlers stormed the site during the morning break-in shift. Dozens more are slated to defile the site following noon prayers. video
In August alone, 2,400 Israeli settlers stormed Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
Israeli settlers late on Wednesday evening set fire to Palestinian property in Qasra village, south of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli settlers launched arson attacks on Palestinian lands and belongings in Qasra, sparking terror in the area.
At least 423 Israeli settlement outposts engulf Palestinian towns and communities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, making up 46% of Palestinian lands.
All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.
On July 31, 2015, settlers set fire to a house in Duma, burning Ali Dawabsha, an infant, alive. Ali’s parents, Riham, 28, and Sa'ed succumbed to their wounds weeks later. The couple’s seven-year-old son Ahmad is the only remaining survivor of the attack.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli settlers launched arson attacks on Palestinian lands and belongings in Qasra, sparking terror in the area.
At least 423 Israeli settlement outposts engulf Palestinian towns and communities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, making up 46% of Palestinian lands.
All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.
On July 31, 2015, settlers set fire to a house in Duma, burning Ali Dawabsha, an infant, alive. Ali’s parents, Riham, 28, and Sa'ed succumbed to their wounds weeks later. The couple’s seven-year-old son Ahmad is the only remaining survivor of the attack.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
4 sept 2018
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Tuesday morning forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department told Quds Press that 121 settlers in the morning broke into the Mosque via al-Maghareba Gate and roamed its courtyards while escorted by Israeli police officers.
Quds Press reported that some settlers performed Talmudic rituals near al-Rahma Gate and the Dome of the Rock.
Settler break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque are carried out on a daily basis except Saturdays and Fridays.
Based on official reports, about 2,400 Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque during August 2018.
Jerusalem's Islamic Awqaf Department told Quds Press that 121 settlers in the morning broke into the Mosque via al-Maghareba Gate and roamed its courtyards while escorted by Israeli police officers.
Quds Press reported that some settlers performed Talmudic rituals near al-Rahma Gate and the Dome of the Rock.
Settler break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque are carried out on a daily basis except Saturdays and Fridays.
Based on official reports, about 2,400 Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque during August 2018.
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Tuesday afternoon rallied on the site of the evacuated settlement of Homesh, south of Jenin city.
The PIC reporter said, quoting local sources, that the settlers marched at Homesh's entrance on Jenin-Haifa road.
According to the sources, the settlers performed religious rituals and chanted racist slogans insulting Arabs and Palestinians and threatening them with death.
Israeli settlers repeatedly return to this site, which is located on Palestinian-owned lands, especially during Jewish holidays.
The PIC reporter said, quoting local sources, that the settlers marched at Homesh's entrance on Jenin-Haifa road.
According to the sources, the settlers performed religious rituals and chanted racist slogans insulting Arabs and Palestinians and threatening them with death.
Israeli settlers repeatedly return to this site, which is located on Palestinian-owned lands, especially during Jewish holidays.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) were put on high alert on Monday evening at the illegal settlement of Beit Aryeh in the occupied West Bank after a breach in its wall was reported.
According to the Hebrew website 0404, the Israeli army intensified the presence of its forces inside and around the settlement, west of Ramallah.
The army ordered the Beit Aryeh settlers to stay inside their homes, lock the doors and report anything suspicious.
These security measures at the settlement happened after an army patrol found a hole in the separation wall.
According to the Hebrew website 0404, the Israeli army intensified the presence of its forces inside and around the settlement, west of Ramallah.
The army ordered the Beit Aryeh settlers to stay inside their homes, lock the doors and report anything suspicious.
These security measures at the settlement happened after an army patrol found a hole in the separation wall.
3 sept 2018
A group of armed extremist Israeli colonizers invaded, on Monday at night, a Palestinian home in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and occupied it.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the home is owned by members of Za’tari Palestinian family, and is located near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and close to Keryat Arba’ illegal colony.
The colonizers were accompanied by many soldiers, who surrounded the area and prevented the Palestinians from entering it, while the assailants brought furniture into the property.
Local nonviolent activist Aref Jaber said the illegal takeover of the Palestinian home came just three months after an attempt by the colonizers to occupy it.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the home is owned by members of Za’tari Palestinian family, and is located near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and close to Keryat Arba’ illegal colony.
The colonizers were accompanied by many soldiers, who surrounded the area and prevented the Palestinians from entering it, while the assailants brought furniture into the property.
Local nonviolent activist Aref Jaber said the illegal takeover of the Palestinian home came just three months after an attempt by the colonizers to occupy it.
Israeli settlers on Monday evening attacked a Palestinian home in Berkin town, north of Nablus, with bullet fire, sparking terror among the inhabitants, particularly children.
Activist Ghassan Dughlas, who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, said Israeli settlers targeted a home owned by the Palestinian citizen Jamal Seif with gunshots.
The targeted home is located near the main access road between Nablus and Jenin.
Local sources said the Israeli settlers were residents of the illegal Homesh settlement, built on Palestinian lands and supposedly evacuated some 13 years ago.
Activist Ghassan Dughlas, who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, said Israeli settlers targeted a home owned by the Palestinian citizen Jamal Seif with gunshots.
The targeted home is located near the main access road between Nablus and Jenin.
Local sources said the Israeli settlers were residents of the illegal Homesh settlement, built on Palestinian lands and supposedly evacuated some 13 years ago.
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Monday morning stormed the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli police.
Quds Press reported that 52 settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque from al-Maghareba gate while listening to Talmudic explanations and performing Jewish rituals.
Furthermore, three members of Israeli Intelligence Service and four police officials were allowed to tour all of the Mosque's plazas.
Settlers' incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque are carried out almost on a daily basis and they are done in two rounds: The first begins from 7 to 11 a.m. and the second starts after the Muslim noon prayer and lasts for an hour.
Quds Press reported that 52 settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque from al-Maghareba gate while listening to Talmudic explanations and performing Jewish rituals.
Furthermore, three members of Israeli Intelligence Service and four police officials were allowed to tour all of the Mosque's plazas.
Settlers' incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque are carried out almost on a daily basis and they are done in two rounds: The first begins from 7 to 11 a.m. and the second starts after the Muslim noon prayer and lasts for an hour.
Israeli settlers damaged at daybreak Monday several Palestinian vehicles and spray-painted racist graffiti on civilian homes in Nablus’s southern town of Beita, in the northern occupied West Bank.
Palestinian local Walid Mufleh said the residents were terrorized by Israeli settlers who broke into the village at the crack of dawn and punctured the tires of several Palestinian vehicles parked in the area.
The Israeli settlers also spray-painted anti-Arab graffiti on the walls of a home belonging to the Nassar family in Beita.
Many Palestinian activists and rights groups have accused Israel of fostering a “culture of impunity” for Israelis committing violent acts against Palestinians.
Better known as "price tag" attacks, extremis Israeli settlers use violent acts of retribution on Palestinians and their property to demonstrate their hatred toward Palestinian communities across the occupied territories.
Palestinian local Walid Mufleh said the residents were terrorized by Israeli settlers who broke into the village at the crack of dawn and punctured the tires of several Palestinian vehicles parked in the area.
The Israeli settlers also spray-painted anti-Arab graffiti on the walls of a home belonging to the Nassar family in Beita.
Many Palestinian activists and rights groups have accused Israel of fostering a “culture of impunity” for Israelis committing violent acts against Palestinians.
Better known as "price tag" attacks, extremis Israeli settlers use violent acts of retribution on Palestinians and their property to demonstrate their hatred toward Palestinian communities across the occupied territories.
2 sept 2018
A number of illegal Israeli colonizers attacked, on Sunday at dawn, Palestinian cars, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wounding four residents.
Media sources in Nablus said the colonizers hurled stones at several cars, causing damage, and wounding four Palestinians, who were in one car.
They added that the wounded Palestinians were moved to Rafidia hospital, suffering various cuts and bruises.
The attack took place near the junction leading to the illegal Yitzhar colony, which was built on Palestinian lands.
Media sources in Nablus said the colonizers hurled stones at several cars, causing damage, and wounding four Palestinians, who were in one car.
They added that the wounded Palestinians were moved to Rafidia hospital, suffering various cuts and bruises.
The attack took place near the junction leading to the illegal Yitzhar colony, which was built on Palestinian lands.
Scores of extrimist Jewish settlers at dawn Sunday swarmed, under military protection, Awarta town, southeast of Nablus city, at the pretext of performing rituals.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing hundreds of settlers aboard buses and cars escorted by military vehicles entering the town after midnight.
The eyewitnesses added that the settlers desecrated Palestinian historical shrines in the town and performed rituals for several hours before leaving the area. video
Eyewitnesses reported seeing hundreds of settlers aboard buses and cars escorted by military vehicles entering the town after midnight.
The eyewitnesses added that the settlers desecrated Palestinian historical shrines in the town and performed rituals for several hours before leaving the area. video
1 sept 2018
Israeli settlers afternoon on Saturday attacked a Palestinian family’s home in the village of Burin, south of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers of Giv'at Ronim outpost, built illegally on Palestinian land in the area, attacked a house belonging to a Palestinian local with stones. video
The house is reportedly owned by the Palestinian citizen as Basheer al-Zain.
Earlier in the day, Israelis from Yitzahar illegal settlement chopped 20 olive trees owned by local farmer Zakaria al-Najjar in the abovementioned village.
Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem are engulfed by 425 Israeli settlement outposts, making up 46% of the overall West Bank area.
Around 700,000 Israelis have established themselves in those outposts and have been carrying out terror acts on a daily basis against Palestinian land, farmers, civilian homes, and property.
Israeli settlers of Giv'at Ronim outpost, built illegally on Palestinian land in the area, attacked a house belonging to a Palestinian local with stones. video
The house is reportedly owned by the Palestinian citizen as Basheer al-Zain.
Earlier in the day, Israelis from Yitzahar illegal settlement chopped 20 olive trees owned by local farmer Zakaria al-Najjar in the abovementioned village.
Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem are engulfed by 425 Israeli settlement outposts, making up 46% of the overall West Bank area.
Around 700,000 Israelis have established themselves in those outposts and have been carrying out terror acts on a daily basis against Palestinian land, farmers, civilian homes, and property.
A number of extremist Israeli colonizers, from Yitzhar illegal colony which was built on private Palestinian lands, invaded an olive orchard and cut at least twenty trees.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said a large number of colonizers invaded the orchard, owned by Zakariya Jamil Najjar and cut the trees.
He added that the invaded orchard is located between Burin Palestinian village and Yitzhar colony in the al-Mayadeen area.
The official also stated that dozens of colonizers invaded, Friday, various orchards in the area, including the attacked land.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said a large number of colonizers invaded the orchard, owned by Zakariya Jamil Najjar and cut the trees.
He added that the invaded orchard is located between Burin Palestinian village and Yitzhar colony in the al-Mayadeen area.
The official also stated that dozens of colonizers invaded, Friday, various orchards in the area, including the attacked land.
