8 feb 2008
MK Ibrahim Abdullah criticizes Hanegby's invitation to resume assassinations of Hamas leaders
The head of the Islamic Movement and the Chairman of the Arab Consolidated List, Ibrahim Abdullah, on Friday condemned the statements of the Minister for Internal Security, Tsahi Hanegby, who invited the Israeli cabinet to resume the "systematic assassinations" of the Hamas political leadership.
Hanegby said he considered any distinction between the military and political arms of the movement to be "artificial" and unreal.
He added that Hamas' policy of the past few years of not carrying out attacks inside Israel has changed since the recent bombing in Dimona. "This is why we must also change the policy of the Israeli government and stop allowing the Hamas leadership to enjoy immunity," he explained.
"Hanegby's statements revealed what a sadist their author is and will inevitably open the doors of hell on all sides," Ibrahim Abdullah responded.
"These threats of terrorism make up part of Israel's continuous crimes, by which they attempt to achieve political gains," he said. Nevertheless, Abdullah added that the Israelis "would not frighten the Palestinian leadership working for the elimination of the occupation, the cause of all evil in the region."
"All Israeli assassinations carried out against the Palestinian leadership over the years of occupation have not broken the will of the Palestinian people," he continued, "but have increased their determination to continue to resist the occupation. Having tasted defeat in Lebanon, Israel should know that the solution to the crises will not be solved through the use of violence, but through recognition of the right of the other party to live freely in their homeland."
Abdullah stressed that Israel could very well fall for this "foolish move" proposed by Hanegby. If, he continued, Israel precipitates the region into a new phase of mutual assassinations, "then no one would be able to predict what destructive results could ensue."
It is significant to note that Israel assassinated the chief leaders of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantisi, in the Gaza Strip in 2004. Shortly before, Hanegby had described them as having a direct impact on the motives of the leadership of Hamas to continue suicide attacks. The Israeli army has refrained since then from targeting the political wing of Hamas.
Hanegby said he considered any distinction between the military and political arms of the movement to be "artificial" and unreal.
He added that Hamas' policy of the past few years of not carrying out attacks inside Israel has changed since the recent bombing in Dimona. "This is why we must also change the policy of the Israeli government and stop allowing the Hamas leadership to enjoy immunity," he explained.
"Hanegby's statements revealed what a sadist their author is and will inevitably open the doors of hell on all sides," Ibrahim Abdullah responded.
"These threats of terrorism make up part of Israel's continuous crimes, by which they attempt to achieve political gains," he said. Nevertheless, Abdullah added that the Israelis "would not frighten the Palestinian leadership working for the elimination of the occupation, the cause of all evil in the region."
"All Israeli assassinations carried out against the Palestinian leadership over the years of occupation have not broken the will of the Palestinian people," he continued, "but have increased their determination to continue to resist the occupation. Having tasted defeat in Lebanon, Israel should know that the solution to the crises will not be solved through the use of violence, but through recognition of the right of the other party to live freely in their homeland."
Abdullah stressed that Israel could very well fall for this "foolish move" proposed by Hanegby. If, he continued, Israel precipitates the region into a new phase of mutual assassinations, "then no one would be able to predict what destructive results could ensue."
It is significant to note that Israel assassinated the chief leaders of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantisi, in the Gaza Strip in 2004. Shortly before, Hanegby had described them as having a direct impact on the motives of the leadership of Hamas to continue suicide attacks. The Israeli army has refrained since then from targeting the political wing of Hamas.
Palestinian shot and wounded by Israeli kibbutz guard in north Israel
Israeli sources said that a security guard working at a Kibbutz in northern Israel shot at two Palestinians on Friday, injuring one of them.
The incident happened at the Has kibbutz. One of the Palestinians suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, the other escaped without injury.
The sources added that the Israeli police are investigating claims the Palestinians were trying to attack the kibbutz guards.
Israeli sources said that a security guard working at a Kibbutz in northern Israel shot at two Palestinians on Friday, injuring one of them.
The incident happened at the Has kibbutz. One of the Palestinians suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, the other escaped without injury.
The sources added that the Israeli police are investigating claims the Palestinians were trying to attack the kibbutz guards.
Six injured at mass demonstration against Israeli separation wall near Bethlehem
About 500 Palestinian demonstrators, joined by a handful of Israeli and international supporters, marched towards the construction site of Israel's separation wall in the village of Al-Khadr on Friday, in what organizers say is one of the largest weekly demonstrations in the West Bank.
At least 30 heavily armed Israeli soldiers and riot police in six jeeps had already blocked the road with barbed wire. At the conclusion of the Friday prayer and just two minutes into the demonstration, the soldiers fired tear gas and sound grenades, dispersing the vast majority of the protesters and injuring six people.
Among the injured was 60-year-old Khalil Salah, who was hospitalized after a sound grenade exploded next to him. Abdullah Khalil was also injured by a sound grenade. Witnesses said three young children were hit by teargas canisters. Their names could not be confirmed at the time of writing.
Organizer Samer Jaber said that his intention was to keep the march peaceful, so as to avoid a confrontation with the Israeli military, but, he said, "[the soldiers] don't even need an excuse," to start shooting.
The Israeli government says the wall is intended to keep Palestinians out of Israel for security reasons, but in many cases, the 8-meter concrete barrier keeps Palestinians from other Palestinians, and from their own land. In 2004 the International Court of Justice ruled the wall illegal under international law.
Al-Khadr's mayor, Ramzi Salah said that the completion of the Israeli wall will be devastating, resulting in the confiscation of 90% of the village's land. Salah said 65% of Al-Khadr residents rely on farming for their livelihood. The wall will also cut off the main road linking Bethlehem to Hebron, affecting a half million Palestinians in both cities, by Salah's estimate.
Salah said he is proud of the people of his village for "defending our land. Land represents something major for us-something sacred."
The mayor estimates that the barrier is about one month away from completion in Al-Khadr.
Asked whether he thinks peaceful demonstrations will succeed in stopping the wall, organizer Jaber paused for a second, then answered, "We will do whatever we can-it is a duty."
Earlier, men and boys from Al-Kadr attended the Friday Muslim prayer on the road leading to the construction site. In a passionate sermon, the Imam denounced Israeli occupation, and also called on the Palestinian Authority leadership, who are currently engaged in peace negotiations with Israel, to visit the village and witness the confiscation of their land. He also chided Arab leaders for "staying silent" in the face of the oppression of Palestinians.
Dany, a 27-year old Jewish Israeli from Tel Aviv said that he and 10 other Israelis attended the protest because "we feel that what is happening in the Occupied Territories is cruel and wrong."
At least 30 heavily armed Israeli soldiers and riot police in six jeeps had already blocked the road with barbed wire. At the conclusion of the Friday prayer and just two minutes into the demonstration, the soldiers fired tear gas and sound grenades, dispersing the vast majority of the protesters and injuring six people.
Among the injured was 60-year-old Khalil Salah, who was hospitalized after a sound grenade exploded next to him. Abdullah Khalil was also injured by a sound grenade. Witnesses said three young children were hit by teargas canisters. Their names could not be confirmed at the time of writing.
Organizer Samer Jaber said that his intention was to keep the march peaceful, so as to avoid a confrontation with the Israeli military, but, he said, "[the soldiers] don't even need an excuse," to start shooting.
The Israeli government says the wall is intended to keep Palestinians out of Israel for security reasons, but in many cases, the 8-meter concrete barrier keeps Palestinians from other Palestinians, and from their own land. In 2004 the International Court of Justice ruled the wall illegal under international law.
Al-Khadr's mayor, Ramzi Salah said that the completion of the Israeli wall will be devastating, resulting in the confiscation of 90% of the village's land. Salah said 65% of Al-Khadr residents rely on farming for their livelihood. The wall will also cut off the main road linking Bethlehem to Hebron, affecting a half million Palestinians in both cities, by Salah's estimate.
Salah said he is proud of the people of his village for "defending our land. Land represents something major for us-something sacred."
The mayor estimates that the barrier is about one month away from completion in Al-Khadr.
Asked whether he thinks peaceful demonstrations will succeed in stopping the wall, organizer Jaber paused for a second, then answered, "We will do whatever we can-it is a duty."
Earlier, men and boys from Al-Kadr attended the Friday Muslim prayer on the road leading to the construction site. In a passionate sermon, the Imam denounced Israeli occupation, and also called on the Palestinian Authority leadership, who are currently engaged in peace negotiations with Israel, to visit the village and witness the confiscation of their land. He also chided Arab leaders for "staying silent" in the face of the oppression of Palestinians.
Dany, a 27-year old Jewish Israeli from Tel Aviv said that he and 10 other Israelis attended the protest because "we feel that what is happening in the Occupied Territories is cruel and wrong."
Israeli raids near Salfit and Nablus
Israeli forces overran the village of Deir Estayah, north of Salfit on Friday, raiding many houses.
Ma'an's correspondent said that Israeli forces seized 17-year-old Amer Muhamad, before withdrawing from the area.
He added that several military vehicles also went into the village of Orta, east Nablus, ransacking homes houses and firing a barrage of sound bombs at local residents.
The Israeli soldiers prevented people from going to mosques and moving through the streets of the village.
Israeli forces overran the village of Deir Estayah, north of Salfit on Friday, raiding many houses.
Ma'an's correspondent said that Israeli forces seized 17-year-old Amer Muhamad, before withdrawing from the area.
He added that several military vehicles also went into the village of Orta, east Nablus, ransacking homes houses and firing a barrage of sound bombs at local residents.
The Israeli soldiers prevented people from going to mosques and moving through the streets of the village.
7 feb 2008
Israel to further reduce power supply to the Gaza Strip
Israel will further reduce power supplies to the electricity-starved Gaza Strip on Thursday.
The Israeli High Court of Justice upheld ongoing fuel cuts and deeper power cuts in what human rights groups are calling an 'escalation' of collective punishment of the 1.5 million residents of the besieged strip.
The deputy chair of the power authority in the Gaza Strip, Kan'an 'Ubeid said that Israel is reducing the capacity 12 high tension lines capacity from 12 mega watts to 11.3 megawatts.
"Currently, there are 8-hour regular power cuts per day across the Gaza Strip in addition to cuts which result from technical [problems] that stem from the frequent cuts," 'Ubeid explained.
'Ubeid said that a plan to bring in more electricity from Egypt will take at least 20 months to complete.
The Gaza Strip's only power plant is already working at a much-reduced capacity due to Israel's ongoing reduction in industrial fuel supplies.
The Israeli military claims the measure is intended to reduce Palestinian homemade projectile attacks (so-called "Qassam Rockets).
The coalition of 10 Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations that are fighting the sanctions in court said: "This new cut in electricity supplies will exacerbate the punitive measures directed against civilians in Gaza, in violation of international law.
"The fuel and electricity cuts already applied are disrupting the ability of Gaza Strip residents to receive medical care, access clean water, pump sewage, heat and light their homes, and lead normal lives - with no valid security rationale but rather to exert political pressure," the groups said.
Meanwhile, because of the electricity shortfall and the lack of ordinary diesel fuel to operate back-up and stand-by generators, 40 million liters of sewage a day have been emptied directly into the Mediterranean Sea, to avoid catastrophic flooding that could endanger human lives in Gaza.
Dr. Rafiq Maliha, project manager of the Gaza Power Plant, and Engineer Nedal Toman, project manager of GEDCO, were informed that they would be given permits to participate in the Supreme Court hearing on Sunday. They arrived at the Erez terminal at 7 am. But, they said, they were not actually given the permits until the court session started at 10 am.
Despite their best efforts, and a frantic taxi ride from the Gaza border to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, the two Gazans arrived about 20 minutes after the hearing was concluded by the judges, who decided not to wait for their arrival.
The Israeli High Court of Justice upheld ongoing fuel cuts and deeper power cuts in what human rights groups are calling an 'escalation' of collective punishment of the 1.5 million residents of the besieged strip.
The deputy chair of the power authority in the Gaza Strip, Kan'an 'Ubeid said that Israel is reducing the capacity 12 high tension lines capacity from 12 mega watts to 11.3 megawatts.
"Currently, there are 8-hour regular power cuts per day across the Gaza Strip in addition to cuts which result from technical [problems] that stem from the frequent cuts," 'Ubeid explained.
'Ubeid said that a plan to bring in more electricity from Egypt will take at least 20 months to complete.
The Gaza Strip's only power plant is already working at a much-reduced capacity due to Israel's ongoing reduction in industrial fuel supplies.
The Israeli military claims the measure is intended to reduce Palestinian homemade projectile attacks (so-called "Qassam Rockets).
The coalition of 10 Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations that are fighting the sanctions in court said: "This new cut in electricity supplies will exacerbate the punitive measures directed against civilians in Gaza, in violation of international law.
"The fuel and electricity cuts already applied are disrupting the ability of Gaza Strip residents to receive medical care, access clean water, pump sewage, heat and light their homes, and lead normal lives - with no valid security rationale but rather to exert political pressure," the groups said.
Meanwhile, because of the electricity shortfall and the lack of ordinary diesel fuel to operate back-up and stand-by generators, 40 million liters of sewage a day have been emptied directly into the Mediterranean Sea, to avoid catastrophic flooding that could endanger human lives in Gaza.
Dr. Rafiq Maliha, project manager of the Gaza Power Plant, and Engineer Nedal Toman, project manager of GEDCO, were informed that they would be given permits to participate in the Supreme Court hearing on Sunday. They arrived at the Erez terminal at 7 am. But, they said, they were not actually given the permits until the court session started at 10 am.
Despite their best efforts, and a frantic taxi ride from the Gaza border to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, the two Gazans arrived about 20 minutes after the hearing was concluded by the judges, who decided not to wait for their arrival.
Israeli forces raid Qabatiya detaining 6 Hamas and Islamic Jihad activists
Israeli military forces launched a major incursion the West Bank town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, shooting one civilian and seizing six Islamic Jihad and Hamas activists.
Witnesses said that at least 20 Israeli military vehicles, including a bulldozer, invaded the town with a helicopter hovering overhead. Israeli troops forcibly searched the houses belonging to the six activists.
Local sources named the arrestees as: 20-old Husam Abu Ar-Rub, 24-year-old Iyad Abdul-Latif Abu Ar-Rub, 22-year-old Muhammad Zakarna, 23-year-old Adnan Kameel, 21-year-old Mu'adh Abu zeid and 22-year-old Awni Kameel.
Local residents also told Ma'an's reporter that Israeli soldiers shot and injured 51-year-old Tayseer Nazzal, who is mentally disabled. He received a gunshot to his foot and was evacuated to the government hospital in Jenin.
Separately, Israeli forces raided Jenin on Wednesday evening, firing in the air and detonating sonic bombs. No arrests or casualties were reported.
Witnesses said that at least 20 Israeli military vehicles, including a bulldozer, invaded the town with a helicopter hovering overhead. Israeli troops forcibly searched the houses belonging to the six activists.
Local sources named the arrestees as: 20-old Husam Abu Ar-Rub, 24-year-old Iyad Abdul-Latif Abu Ar-Rub, 22-year-old Muhammad Zakarna, 23-year-old Adnan Kameel, 21-year-old Mu'adh Abu zeid and 22-year-old Awni Kameel.
Local residents also told Ma'an's reporter that Israeli soldiers shot and injured 51-year-old Tayseer Nazzal, who is mentally disabled. He received a gunshot to his foot and was evacuated to the government hospital in Jenin.
Separately, Israeli forces raided Jenin on Wednesday evening, firing in the air and detonating sonic bombs. No arrests or casualties were reported.
7 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Wednesday evening
The funeral of teacher Hani Na'im, killed by Israeli artillery fire on Thursday
Seven Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air raids in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Thursday.
Five of the victims were activists affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades, one was affiliated to the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades. All six were killed on Wednesday evening.
Palestinian medical sources named Wednesday's victims as Mahmoud Al-Mutawwaq, Saed Nabhan and his brother Jawdat. They were killed as Israeli warplanes launched an attack on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Muawiya Hassanein, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said that four people injured in the attack were taken to local hospitals. He named them as Nihad Abu Sido, 'Omar Al-Hasanat, Mahir Ta'alsa and Salih An-Nabhan.
Hammuda Ash-Sharafa, Ahmad Abu Hmaid and Jamal Assaf were killed in a separate Israeli raid on the northern Gaza Strip also on Wednesday evening.
On Thursday morning, a school teacher from the Agricultural School in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip was killed when Israeli artillery fired a missile at the school. He was taken to hospital in Beit Hanoun where he was pronounced dead. The director of the hospital, Jamil Sulaiman, named the teacher as Hani Na'im. Five other people were injured in the attack on the school.
The Israeli air force launched two other raids at Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and An-Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre. As a result, three Palestinians were injured.
Ma'an's reporter said that one of the targets was a car in Khan Younis in which Palestinian activists were traveling. They survived the attack but a woman bystander was injured.
The other raid was against a blacksmith workshop in the middle of an orange grove in in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, in which a man and his son were injured.
Hamas' spokesperson in Khan Younis Hammad Ar-Ruqab threatened on Wednesday to conduct more bombing operations inside Israel as long as Israeli forces continue to commit atrocities against the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
"The Israeli occupation should await messages everywhere similar to the Dimona bombing," he said.
Seven Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air raids in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Thursday.
Five of the victims were activists affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades, one was affiliated to the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades. All six were killed on Wednesday evening.
Palestinian medical sources named Wednesday's victims as Mahmoud Al-Mutawwaq, Saed Nabhan and his brother Jawdat. They were killed as Israeli warplanes launched an attack on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Muawiya Hassanein, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said that four people injured in the attack were taken to local hospitals. He named them as Nihad Abu Sido, 'Omar Al-Hasanat, Mahir Ta'alsa and Salih An-Nabhan.
Hammuda Ash-Sharafa, Ahmad Abu Hmaid and Jamal Assaf were killed in a separate Israeli raid on the northern Gaza Strip also on Wednesday evening.
On Thursday morning, a school teacher from the Agricultural School in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip was killed when Israeli artillery fired a missile at the school. He was taken to hospital in Beit Hanoun where he was pronounced dead. The director of the hospital, Jamil Sulaiman, named the teacher as Hani Na'im. Five other people were injured in the attack on the school.
The Israeli air force launched two other raids at Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and An-Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre. As a result, three Palestinians were injured.
Ma'an's reporter said that one of the targets was a car in Khan Younis in which Palestinian activists were traveling. They survived the attack but a woman bystander was injured.
The other raid was against a blacksmith workshop in the middle of an orange grove in in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, in which a man and his son were injured.
Hamas' spokesperson in Khan Younis Hammad Ar-Ruqab threatened on Wednesday to conduct more bombing operations inside Israel as long as Israeli forces continue to commit atrocities against the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
"The Israeli occupation should await messages everywhere similar to the Dimona bombing," he said.
Fatah, Hamas military wings 'launch projectiles at Israel'
Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claim projectile attack
Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claim projectile attack
6 feb 2008
Israeli army considering more targeted assassinations of Palestinian faction leaders
The Israeli army is considering more targeted assassinations against leaders of Palestinian factions in the aftermath of the Dimona bombing, the Israeli daily newspaper Maariv said on Wednesday.
According to the newspaper the Israeli security cabinet which convened on Wednesday morning has not decided to undertake a wide-scale military incursion in the Gaza Strip, as they are fearful that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit may then be killed.
According to a high-ranking Israeli official, the security cabinet decided to give the army more space for maneuvering, yet without using ground incursions.
According to the newspaper the Israeli security cabinet which convened on Wednesday morning has not decided to undertake a wide-scale military incursion in the Gaza Strip, as they are fearful that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit may then be killed.
According to a high-ranking Israeli official, the security cabinet decided to give the army more space for maneuvering, yet without using ground incursions.
Funeral for seven police officers killed in Israeli raid on Gaza Strip
Crowds of Palestinians in Khan Younis took part in the funeral processsion on Wednesday for seven police officers affiliated to the Hamas-run de facto government who were killed yesterday in Israeli raids on the southern Gaza Strip.
Several gunmen led the procession, firing into the air to express their anger. The mourners shouted slogans condemning Israeli acts against Palestinian resistance fighters.
Hamas spokesman, Salih Ar-Ruqab, emphasized during the funeral procession that Palestinian resistance will continue. "These Israeli atrocities will not deter or scare us because we are not afraid of death. Neither are we afraid of Israel and its allies in the US," he said.
He called on Palestinian military groups affiliated to different factions to join ranks and take revenge for the death of the "martyrs."
The seven policemen were killed and 13 others injured in an Israeli helicopter attack on the police headquarters in eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon.
Several gunmen led the procession, firing into the air to express their anger. The mourners shouted slogans condemning Israeli acts against Palestinian resistance fighters.
Hamas spokesman, Salih Ar-Ruqab, emphasized during the funeral procession that Palestinian resistance will continue. "These Israeli atrocities will not deter or scare us because we are not afraid of death. Neither are we afraid of Israel and its allies in the US," he said.
He called on Palestinian military groups affiliated to different factions to join ranks and take revenge for the death of the "martyrs."
The seven policemen were killed and 13 others injured in an Israeli helicopter attack on the police headquarters in eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon.
Israel denies electricity to West Bank village
The Israeli government has turned down dozens of applications by the local council of the West Bank village of Salem, east of Nablus, to increase electricity supply to the village, councilmember Ja'far Shtaya told Ma'an on Tuesday.
He explained that the electricity supply to the village has remained the same since 1982, when the village was first connected to the electricity grid. The village then had 1500 residents. Salem has since grown into a town of 8000.
The residents are having serious troubles with electricity as there have been recently more than ten power cuts every day due to the low capacity of electricity supplied to the village.
"The village needs 1000 kilowatts per day, while the Israeli electricity company supplies it with 400 watts what results in frequent power cuts, especially during cold weather." Shtaya said. He added that frequent power cuts have resulted in damaging dozens of electricity transformers.
He explained that the electricity supply to the village has remained the same since 1982, when the village was first connected to the electricity grid. The village then had 1500 residents. Salem has since grown into a town of 8000.
The residents are having serious troubles with electricity as there have been recently more than ten power cuts every day due to the low capacity of electricity supplied to the village.
"The village needs 1000 kilowatts per day, while the Israeli electricity company supplies it with 400 watts what results in frequent power cuts, especially during cold weather." Shtaya said. He added that frequent power cuts have resulted in damaging dozens of electricity transformers.
Islamic Jihad guns down 2 Israeli soldiers
Mother of alleged Dimona bomber wants him to come home
Three projectiles fired at Israeli cities
Mother of alleged Dimona bomber wants him to come home
Three projectiles fired at Israeli cities
5 feb 2008
7 killed, 13 injured in Israeli attack on police headquarters in Khan Younis
Seven Palestinian policemen affiliated to the Gaza-based de facto government were killed and 13 others injured in an Israeli helicopter attack on the police headquarters in eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon.
Muawiya Hassanein, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health, ministry named the victims as Raefat Qdeih,
Ahmad Musbih,
Abdul-Nasir Abu Nasr,
Mu'taz Abu Shahla,
Sami Abu Sa'adah and
Rami Abu Younis.
He also said that six of those injured were taken to the European hospital in Khan Younis. Three of them are seriously injured.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli raid came as the police officers were conducting afternoon prayers. Local Palestinian residents took the victims to hospital in private cars.
Separately, four other policemen affiliated to the de facto government were injured as the Israeli naval squadron targeted a headquarters affiliated to the Palestinian coastal police in western Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources said three of the wounded sustained moderate injuried.
For his part, the spokesperson of the de facto government's interior ministry Eyhab Al-Ghusayn said that his ministry has declared a state of emergency and ordered partial evacuation of all police headquarters in the Gaza Strip.
He told Ma'an, "The Israeli occupation was sending a message to the interior ministry telling them that the Israelis want security services which protect the occupation rather than protecting the resistance. However, we are announcing from the outset that our goal is to protect the Palestinian resistance and that is why the Israelis target the security services."
Muawiya Hassanein, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health, ministry named the victims as Raefat Qdeih,
Ahmad Musbih,
Abdul-Nasir Abu Nasr,
Mu'taz Abu Shahla,
Sami Abu Sa'adah and
Rami Abu Younis.
He also said that six of those injured were taken to the European hospital in Khan Younis. Three of them are seriously injured.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli raid came as the police officers were conducting afternoon prayers. Local Palestinian residents took the victims to hospital in private cars.
Separately, four other policemen affiliated to the de facto government were injured as the Israeli naval squadron targeted a headquarters affiliated to the Palestinian coastal police in western Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources said three of the wounded sustained moderate injuried.
For his part, the spokesperson of the de facto government's interior ministry Eyhab Al-Ghusayn said that his ministry has declared a state of emergency and ordered partial evacuation of all police headquarters in the Gaza Strip.
He told Ma'an, "The Israeli occupation was sending a message to the interior ministry telling them that the Israelis want security services which protect the occupation rather than protecting the resistance. However, we are announcing from the outset that our goal is to protect the Palestinian resistance and that is why the Israelis target the security services."
Two Al-Qassam activists killed in ongoing Israeli incursion in Rafah
Two Hamas Al-Qassam activists were killed by Israeli fire at Ash-Shuka area east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Palestinian medical sources said.
Mahmoud Abu Taha and Bakir Abu Rijal were killed by an undercover Israeli forces that is still conducting searches in the area. Several Palestinians have also been seized.
Medical sources said the bodies were taken to a local hospital riddled with bullets. Two other wounded Palestinians were also taken to hospital.
The Israeli military operation is still ongoing.
Mahmoud Abu Taha and Bakir Abu Rijal were killed by an undercover Israeli forces that is still conducting searches in the area. Several Palestinians have also been seized.
Medical sources said the bodies were taken to a local hospital riddled with bullets. Two other wounded Palestinians were also taken to hospital.
The Israeli military operation is still ongoing.
Hamas claims 'full responsiblity' for Dimona bombing 'Attackers were from Hebron', Al-Qassam Brigades say
Hamas in northern Gaza Strip praise Dimona bombing
Two Palestinian projectiles hit Israeli factories in Sderot
Hamas in northern Gaza Strip praise Dimona bombing
Two Palestinian projectiles hit Israeli factories in Sderot
4 feb 2008
Popular Resistance Committees leader Abu As-Sa'id killed in Israeli attack
Abu As-Sa'id's Funeral
Israeli military forces assassinated the number one leader of the Popular Resistance Committees, 'Amir Qarmoot Abu As-Sa'id, in the Gaza Strip on Monday morning.
An Israeli warplane fired a missile at Abu As-Sa'id's car in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources said that three other people have been injured in the attack.
Israeli military forces assassinated the number one leader of the Popular Resistance Committees, 'Amir Qarmoot Abu As-Sa'id, in the Gaza Strip on Monday morning.
An Israeli warplane fired a missile at Abu As-Sa'id's car in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources said that three other people have been injured in the attack.
DFLP's military wing clashes with undercover Israeli forces in Gaza Strip
The military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), the National Resistance Brigades, claimed on Monday that their fighters clashed with an undercover Israeli force that invaded in the Gaza Strip near the abandoned Gaza international airport and surrounded a house belonging to one of the group's fighters.
The military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), the National Resistance Brigades, claimed on Monday that their fighters clashed with an undercover Israeli force that invaded in the Gaza Strip near the abandoned Gaza international airport and surrounded a house belonging to one of the group's fighters.
Israeli forces kill two Islamic Jihad activists near Jenin
Israeli forces invade Jenin
Two Palestinian activists affiliated to the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, were killed in an Israeli ambush on Monday morning in the northern West Bank town of Qabatia, south of Jenin.
Palestinian medical sources said that 32-year-old Ahmad Abu Zeid and 20-year-old Ammar Zakarna were killed, while 21-year-old Neji Nazzal was seriously injured and was sent to the government hospital in Jenin.
Sources in the Al-Quds Brigades said the activists were sitting under the trees in the western neighborhood of the town after blocking the access road to the area with rocks to impede potential Israeli patrols. When they rose to move, they were surprised by an Israeli infantry unit, who ordered them to surrender.
According to the Al-Quds Brigades sources, after they refusing to surrender, they exchanged fire with the Israeli troops and Nazzal was injured in the thigh. The two other fighters tried to rescue him, even though they were also injured by this time, however, they managed to run away.
"Ammar was found bleeding after the Israeli soldiers prevented ambulances from evacuating him. He continued bleeding until he died," the source said. Ahamad and Neji were also trapped in the western neighborhood, bleeding while ambulances were barred from the area. "Finally, medics in an ambulance were able to evacuate Neji Nazzal, while Ahmad Abu Zeid died of his wound," the source added
Ahmad Abu Zeid left behind a wife, an eight-year-old daughter, and a five-year-old son. He joined Islamic Jihad three years ago. The Israeli military has pursued him for two years, raiding his home several times.
Ammar Zakarna, the Al-Quds Brigades said, had managed to conceal his affiliation with the group, and had not been pursued by the Israeli military.
Two leaders of al Quds Brigades assassinated in special Israeli operation in Qabatiya
Israeli forces assassinated two leaders and injured one of the al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, in a special Israeli operation in the Qabatiya town, south of Jenin in the early hours of Monday morning. It is has been reported that the Qabatiya residents' Ahmad Abu al Rab, 31 and Ammar Zakarna, 23 were assassinated early Monday morning when special forces of the Israeli army ambushed Qabatiya town and invaded several civilian homes, where they set up positions on their rooftops, residents reported that they army randomly rained the area with heavy gunfire.
According to eyewitnesses the Special Forces ambushed a group of al Quds brigades in one of Qabatiya neighborhoods and rained them with fire, injuring Abu al Rab and Zakarna and a third one with several rounds in his hand and stomach.
They added that Israeli army forces invaded the town after the operation to support the Special Forces. The reinforcements reached the two injured leaders in the area of the operation and according to the Islamic Jihad they refused to give them treatment.
Medics in Qabatiya reported that Israeli forces detained the ambulance and the medical crew for more than two hours, preventing them from reaching the area. Later when they were allowed access to them, the medics found a huge amount of blood and both were dead.
Medical sources reported that the assassinated Palestinians were shot with several rounds of ammunition in separate parts of their bodies from a close distance.
One injured Palestinian was transferred to the hospital for receiving treatment as he received moderate injuries.
Two Palestinian activists affiliated to the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, were killed in an Israeli ambush on Monday morning in the northern West Bank town of Qabatia, south of Jenin.
Palestinian medical sources said that 32-year-old Ahmad Abu Zeid and 20-year-old Ammar Zakarna were killed, while 21-year-old Neji Nazzal was seriously injured and was sent to the government hospital in Jenin.
Sources in the Al-Quds Brigades said the activists were sitting under the trees in the western neighborhood of the town after blocking the access road to the area with rocks to impede potential Israeli patrols. When they rose to move, they were surprised by an Israeli infantry unit, who ordered them to surrender.
According to the Al-Quds Brigades sources, after they refusing to surrender, they exchanged fire with the Israeli troops and Nazzal was injured in the thigh. The two other fighters tried to rescue him, even though they were also injured by this time, however, they managed to run away.
"Ammar was found bleeding after the Israeli soldiers prevented ambulances from evacuating him. He continued bleeding until he died," the source said. Ahamad and Neji were also trapped in the western neighborhood, bleeding while ambulances were barred from the area. "Finally, medics in an ambulance were able to evacuate Neji Nazzal, while Ahmad Abu Zeid died of his wound," the source added
Ahmad Abu Zeid left behind a wife, an eight-year-old daughter, and a five-year-old son. He joined Islamic Jihad three years ago. The Israeli military has pursued him for two years, raiding his home several times.
Ammar Zakarna, the Al-Quds Brigades said, had managed to conceal his affiliation with the group, and had not been pursued by the Israeli military.
Two leaders of al Quds Brigades assassinated in special Israeli operation in Qabatiya
Israeli forces assassinated two leaders and injured one of the al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, in a special Israeli operation in the Qabatiya town, south of Jenin in the early hours of Monday morning. It is has been reported that the Qabatiya residents' Ahmad Abu al Rab, 31 and Ammar Zakarna, 23 were assassinated early Monday morning when special forces of the Israeli army ambushed Qabatiya town and invaded several civilian homes, where they set up positions on their rooftops, residents reported that they army randomly rained the area with heavy gunfire.
According to eyewitnesses the Special Forces ambushed a group of al Quds brigades in one of Qabatiya neighborhoods and rained them with fire, injuring Abu al Rab and Zakarna and a third one with several rounds in his hand and stomach.
They added that Israeli army forces invaded the town after the operation to support the Special Forces. The reinforcements reached the two injured leaders in the area of the operation and according to the Islamic Jihad they refused to give them treatment.
Medics in Qabatiya reported that Israeli forces detained the ambulance and the medical crew for more than two hours, preventing them from reaching the area. Later when they were allowed access to them, the medics found a huge amount of blood and both were dead.
Medical sources reported that the assassinated Palestinians were shot with several rounds of ammunition in separate parts of their bodies from a close distance.
One injured Palestinian was transferred to the hospital for receiving treatment as he received moderate injuries.
Palestinian fighters fire projectiles at Israeli targets
Three killed in bombing of Israeli shopping mall in Dimona
Three killed in bombing of Israeli shopping mall in Dimona
3 feb 2008
Israeli soldiers expose themselves to Palestinian farmers near Hebron
Israeli soldiers have been filmed exposing their rear ends to Palestinian farmers in order to force them off their land near the West Bank city of Hebron, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Sunday.
The newspaper obtained the film from international peace activists who were escorting the farmers to their grazing fields near an Israeli settler outpost.
"It was around noon; we were accompanying shepherds from the village of Tuba to a nearby Wadi, because the settlers regularly hassle them and throw stones in our direction," said an activist named Sean.
"The settlers demanded that the shepherds evacuate the area, and IDF soldiers who arrived at the scene also attempted to clear the Palestinian shepherds from their grazing fields; then, in the middle of the argument and for no apparent reason, the soldiers pulled down their pants and exposed their rear ends to us."
MK Ahmad Tibi condemned the act, which took place on January 11th, calling it "Abu Ghraib prison IDF-style. the soldiers of any occupation are immoral by definition, but the IDF soldiers who exposed themselves have long been stripped of their humane values."
The newspaper obtained the film from international peace activists who were escorting the farmers to their grazing fields near an Israeli settler outpost.
"It was around noon; we were accompanying shepherds from the village of Tuba to a nearby Wadi, because the settlers regularly hassle them and throw stones in our direction," said an activist named Sean.
"The settlers demanded that the shepherds evacuate the area, and IDF soldiers who arrived at the scene also attempted to clear the Palestinian shepherds from their grazing fields; then, in the middle of the argument and for no apparent reason, the soldiers pulled down their pants and exposed their rear ends to us."
MK Ahmad Tibi condemned the act, which took place on January 11th, calling it "Abu Ghraib prison IDF-style. the soldiers of any occupation are immoral by definition, but the IDF soldiers who exposed themselves have long been stripped of their humane values."
Three Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Al-Khadr
Three young Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the southern West Bank town of Al-Khadr, south of Bethlehem, on Sunday night, Palestinian security sources said.
The sources named the injured as 16-year-old Khalid Salah, 20-year-old Muhammad Issa and 22-year-old Ahmad Sbeih. They were evacuated to Al-Husssein hospital in the neighboring town of Beit Jala for treatment. They reportedly sustained slight injuries in their feet.
Eyewitnesses said that an Israeli patrol invaded the old city of Al-Khadr near the football stadium and ransacked several shops and houses. No arrests have been reported.
The sources named the injured as 16-year-old Khalid Salah, 20-year-old Muhammad Issa and 22-year-old Ahmad Sbeih. They were evacuated to Al-Husssein hospital in the neighboring town of Beit Jala for treatment. They reportedly sustained slight injuries in their feet.
Eyewitnesses said that an Israeli patrol invaded the old city of Al-Khadr near the football stadium and ransacked several shops and houses. No arrests have been reported.
2 feb 2008
Palestinian patient dies due to the Israeli siege on Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that one Palestinian man died on Saturday after he was denied by the Israeli army to leave the Gaza strip from treatment. Ahmad Al Shareef, 80, was pronounced died on Satruday morning, after his heart failed, the sources said.
Al Shareef is patient number 90 who died in Gaza due to the Israeli siege on the coastal region.
Israel has placed the Gaza Strip under siege since June 2007; two weeks ago the Israeli army stepped up the Siege and sealed off the Gaza strip borders totally, leaving the 1.5 million residents lacking food, medicine, and fuel supplies.
Palestinian medical sources reported that one Palestinian man died on Saturday after he was denied by the Israeli army to leave the Gaza strip from treatment. Ahmad Al Shareef, 80, was pronounced died on Satruday morning, after his heart failed, the sources said.
Al Shareef is patient number 90 who died in Gaza due to the Israeli siege on the coastal region.
Israel has placed the Gaza Strip under siege since June 2007; two weeks ago the Israeli army stepped up the Siege and sealed off the Gaza strip borders totally, leaving the 1.5 million residents lacking food, medicine, and fuel supplies.
Israeli forces kill 96 Palestinians in January, report says
Ninety-six Palestinians, including ten children, were killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during January 2008, according to a monthly report by the International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights.
Seventy-one of the eighty-seven people who lost their lives in Israeli assassination operations in the Gaza Strip were civilians, the report concluded. The Foundation's report attributed the high number of deaths in the sector to the resumption of the Israeli policy of targeted assassinations of resistance fighters and activists.
Of the nine people killed in the West Bank, three were civilians. The number of civilian deaths "clearly demonstrates the continued Israeli occupation and escalation in aggression has initiated methods that are beyond the scope of the law. The policy of executions and assassinations against Palestinians is proscribed by the international agreements and conventions, and international humanitarian law," the report said.
The report added, "Even though Israel is an occupying country it has obligations to the Occupied Territories and populations under international law, which emphasizes the protection of Palestinian civilians and care for their administrative and civil rights. However, Israel ignores all of these duties and obligations, but they are trying to devote security precedents in dealing with the inhabitants of the Occupied Territories through laws and resolutions issued by the highest judicial authorities to legitimize their crimes against Palestinians."
Israeli forces also escalated their arrest campaigns during January, seizing more than 540 Palestinians, including more than 50 children under the age of eighteen.
Seventy-one of the eighty-seven people who lost their lives in Israeli assassination operations in the Gaza Strip were civilians, the report concluded. The Foundation's report attributed the high number of deaths in the sector to the resumption of the Israeli policy of targeted assassinations of resistance fighters and activists.
Of the nine people killed in the West Bank, three were civilians. The number of civilian deaths "clearly demonstrates the continued Israeli occupation and escalation in aggression has initiated methods that are beyond the scope of the law. The policy of executions and assassinations against Palestinians is proscribed by the international agreements and conventions, and international humanitarian law," the report said.
The report added, "Even though Israel is an occupying country it has obligations to the Occupied Territories and populations under international law, which emphasizes the protection of Palestinian civilians and care for their administrative and civil rights. However, Israel ignores all of these duties and obligations, but they are trying to devote security precedents in dealing with the inhabitants of the Occupied Territories through laws and resolutions issued by the highest judicial authorities to legitimize their crimes against Palestinians."
Israeli forces also escalated their arrest campaigns during January, seizing more than 540 Palestinians, including more than 50 children under the age of eighteen.
Al-Aqsa leader survives assassination attempt
An Al-Aqsa Brigades leader surivived an assassination attempt in the West Bank town of Jenin on Friday.
The Al-Aqsa Brigades announced that General Abu Uday Al-Mansour had surivived the Israeli army attempt on his life.
Brigades media spokesman, Abu Alyasser, said in a statement that "Abu Uday Al-Mansour was present in a building located in the city of Jenin when the occupation forces tried to assassinate him, but he managed to escape safely."
Abu Alyasser said that the commander was in the building for a meeting with a number of Brigades members. He realized the existence of military jeeps surrounding the area and so managed to escape.
"Even if they were able to assassinate him we have hundreds of people whom are ready to continue our path and our way of resistance," Abu Alyasser added.
The Al-Aqsa Brigades announced that General Abu Uday Al-Mansour had surivived the Israeli army attempt on his life.
Brigades media spokesman, Abu Alyasser, said in a statement that "Abu Uday Al-Mansour was present in a building located in the city of Jenin when the occupation forces tried to assassinate him, but he managed to escape safely."
Abu Alyasser said that the commander was in the building for a meeting with a number of Brigades members. He realized the existence of military jeeps surrounding the area and so managed to escape.
"Even if they were able to assassinate him we have hundreds of people whom are ready to continue our path and our way of resistance," Abu Alyasser added.
1 feb 2008
Local sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Thursday that Israeli soldiers broke into the house of Sami Hasan Al Sous, in Jenin refugee camp, and forced him and his children into the rain and cold winter night. Meanwhile, the soldiers took their time to thoroughly search and damage the house, before arresting four family members. Sources stated that at approximately 2 a.m on Thursday morning, soldiers surrounded several houses and starting knocking on, and hitting, his door while loudly ordering him to open it.
“I looked through the window as I initially thought it was the wind hitting our doors and windows, but when i looked carefully I found out the the house is totally surrounded by soldiers”, Al Sous stated, “my whole family was scared, the children were crying and screaming, as I opened the door, ten soldiers jumped in and ordered me to bring everybody to the main door”.
He added that he told the soldiers that his children were sleeping and it was too cold to bring them near the door, but the soldiers forced him to wake his family and ordered everybody to step out, under the rain and cold winter wind.
Al Sous stated that he asked the soldiers to allow the children back inside but they rejected his request and continued their search inside the house for “wanted resistance fighters”.
When the soldiers found no fighters hiding in the house, they arrested the three sons of Al Sous; Ahmad, Salim and Samer, soldiers also arrested Ali, a relative who was spending the night at the house of Al Sous.
After several hours, the soldiers evacuated the area leaving the family soaked due to their enforced wait in the rain.
Meanwhile, Israeli military sources claimed that the army arrested four Palestinians, including a leader of the Islamic Jihad movement.
“I looked through the window as I initially thought it was the wind hitting our doors and windows, but when i looked carefully I found out the the house is totally surrounded by soldiers”, Al Sous stated, “my whole family was scared, the children were crying and screaming, as I opened the door, ten soldiers jumped in and ordered me to bring everybody to the main door”.
He added that he told the soldiers that his children were sleeping and it was too cold to bring them near the door, but the soldiers forced him to wake his family and ordered everybody to step out, under the rain and cold winter wind.
Al Sous stated that he asked the soldiers to allow the children back inside but they rejected his request and continued their search inside the house for “wanted resistance fighters”.
When the soldiers found no fighters hiding in the house, they arrested the three sons of Al Sous; Ahmad, Salim and Samer, soldiers also arrested Ali, a relative who was spending the night at the house of Al Sous.
After several hours, the soldiers evacuated the area leaving the family soaked due to their enforced wait in the rain.
Meanwhile, Israeli military sources claimed that the army arrested four Palestinians, including a leader of the Islamic Jihad movement.
Israel cuts off electricity in Gaza; thousands plunged into darkness
Israel cut off part of the electricity supply to Gaza City on Friday evening, plunging thousands of people into darkness, according to Jamal Al-Dardasawi, the head of public relations and information at the electricity company in Gaza.
Israel cut off the vital electricity supply line, known as the 'Baghdad line', claiming there are problems with that particular line.
Al-Dardasawi pointed out that the Israeli electiricity supply company have ben intermittently cutting off electricity since last Tuesday morning, leaving thousands of Gaza City residents battling bitter cold weather, without any means of heating.
He added that the Baghdad line is particularly important for dozens of health centres, primarily Al-Shifaa Hospital in Gaza City.
Al-Dardasawi appealed to humanitarian and international human rights organizations to intervention before lives are lost.
The tiny Strip is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and already endures power outages up to 24 hours a day. Gaza's electric transformers have been bombed by the Israeli military.
Israel cut off the vital electricity supply line, known as the 'Baghdad line', claiming there are problems with that particular line.
Al-Dardasawi pointed out that the Israeli electiricity supply company have ben intermittently cutting off electricity since last Tuesday morning, leaving thousands of Gaza City residents battling bitter cold weather, without any means of heating.
He added that the Baghdad line is particularly important for dozens of health centres, primarily Al-Shifaa Hospital in Gaza City.
Al-Dardasawi appealed to humanitarian and international human rights organizations to intervention before lives are lost.
The tiny Strip is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and already endures power outages up to 24 hours a day. Gaza's electric transformers have been bombed by the Israeli military.
5 injured at funeral for Palestinian resistance fighters in Beit Ummar
Five Palestinians were injured by Israeli army gunfire in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar on Friday during clashes at the funeral procession of two Palestinians killed last week in the Israeli settlement of Kfar Etzion, south of Bethlehem.
Medical sources said the injured, one of whom is in a serious condition, were taken to Hebron Government Hospital.
The clashes occurred during the funeral of twenty-one-year-old Muhammad Fathi Sabarna and twenty-year-old Mahmoud Khaled Sabarna from Beit Ummar, who were shot dead after allegedly entering the Kfar Etzion settlement carrying knives and stabbing three Israeli settlers.
At least 20 Israeli military vehicles were present, as the funeral procession began at the town's mosque and attempted to proceede to the nearby cemetery along the main street.
Eye witnesses said the clashes started after Israeli forces prevented the funeral procession from reaching the cemetery through the main Bethlehem-Hebron road, trying to force the mourners to take a different route.
During the ensuing fighting, twenty-year-old Ibrahim Hasan Al Alam was shot in the thigh, suffering broken bones and severe bleeding. He is in a critical condition. Forty-two-year-old Hisham Khalil Abu Mariya was hit in the head by a rubber bullet. Thirty-seven-year-old Saqar Sader Abu Mariya was shot in the foot. Twenty-seven-year-old Ahmad Ali Akil Khalil was hit in the hand by a rubber bullet. Twenty-year-old Anwar Ahmad Khamees was hit with a gas grenade in the head.
Although Israeli forces had handed over the deceased's bodies to their relatives on Wednesday evening, their burial was not possible until Friday due to the bad weather conditions over the past few days.
Both men had recently been released from an Israeli prison. They had each served a year after being found guilty of beating up an Israeli settler and taking his gun.
Medical sources said the injured, one of whom is in a serious condition, were taken to Hebron Government Hospital.
The clashes occurred during the funeral of twenty-one-year-old Muhammad Fathi Sabarna and twenty-year-old Mahmoud Khaled Sabarna from Beit Ummar, who were shot dead after allegedly entering the Kfar Etzion settlement carrying knives and stabbing three Israeli settlers.
At least 20 Israeli military vehicles were present, as the funeral procession began at the town's mosque and attempted to proceede to the nearby cemetery along the main street.
Eye witnesses said the clashes started after Israeli forces prevented the funeral procession from reaching the cemetery through the main Bethlehem-Hebron road, trying to force the mourners to take a different route.
During the ensuing fighting, twenty-year-old Ibrahim Hasan Al Alam was shot in the thigh, suffering broken bones and severe bleeding. He is in a critical condition. Forty-two-year-old Hisham Khalil Abu Mariya was hit in the head by a rubber bullet. Thirty-seven-year-old Saqar Sader Abu Mariya was shot in the foot. Twenty-seven-year-old Ahmad Ali Akil Khalil was hit in the hand by a rubber bullet. Twenty-year-old Anwar Ahmad Khamees was hit with a gas grenade in the head.
Although Israeli forces had handed over the deceased's bodies to their relatives on Wednesday evening, their burial was not possible until Friday due to the bad weather conditions over the past few days.
Both men had recently been released from an Israeli prison. They had each served a year after being found guilty of beating up an Israeli settler and taking his gun.
Al-Mujahidin Brigades clash with Israeli force in eastern Gaza Strip
Two bombs explode near Israeli settlement in West Bank
Two bombs explode near Israeli settlement in West Bank
