8 june 2008
Boars released by Israeli settlers from Ariel settlement attacked an elderly Palestinian farmer, 70-year-old Ahmad Ad-Dims, while he was heading to his olive groves near the separation wall in northern Salfit on Sunday.
The farmer said that a huge boar attacked him while en route to his fields at Wadi An-Najjar and he fell off his horse.
He added that the boars were hiding amidst oak trees. When Ad-Dims approached, one of them attacked him. He sustained wounds in his neck and back and he was unable to tend his field because of pain in his spine, he said.
The farmer said that a huge boar attacked him while en route to his fields at Wadi An-Najjar and he fell off his horse.
He added that the boars were hiding amidst oak trees. When Ad-Dims approached, one of them attacked him. He sustained wounds in his neck and back and he was unable to tend his field because of pain in his spine, he said.
Israeli forces violently broke up a peaceful demonstration against the construction of the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank village of Nil'in, near Ramallah, on Sunday, shooting a foreign cameraman with a rubber-coated metal bullet.
Three protesters were injured. The coordinator of Ni'lin's popular committee against the wall, Salah Al-Khawaja identified the arrestees as 'Ahid Al-Khawaja, Ibrahim 'Amira and an unnamed foreign solidarity activist.
Al-Khawaja explained that his committee organized the rally in attempt to stop work on the wall. Farmers from the town lay on the ground in their fields to stop Israeli bulldozers from digging up the fields and erecting the wall. According to Al-Khawaja, the farmers succeeded to stop the work for one hour. He said bulldozers have uprooted 90 trees in the village in just three days.
He added that the foreign and Israeli solidarity activists participated in the rally along with local residents using mirrors to reflect sunlight at the Israeli soldiers who in return fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the protestors.
The Israeli barrier snakes through the West Bank, isolating Jerusalem from other Palestinian cities and often separates Palestinians from their own privately-held land. In 2004, the International Court of Justice declared the wall illegal under international law.
Three protesters were injured. The coordinator of Ni'lin's popular committee against the wall, Salah Al-Khawaja identified the arrestees as 'Ahid Al-Khawaja, Ibrahim 'Amira and an unnamed foreign solidarity activist.
Al-Khawaja explained that his committee organized the rally in attempt to stop work on the wall. Farmers from the town lay on the ground in their fields to stop Israeli bulldozers from digging up the fields and erecting the wall. According to Al-Khawaja, the farmers succeeded to stop the work for one hour. He said bulldozers have uprooted 90 trees in the village in just three days.
He added that the foreign and Israeli solidarity activists participated in the rally along with local residents using mirrors to reflect sunlight at the Israeli soldiers who in return fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the protestors.
The Israeli barrier snakes through the West Bank, isolating Jerusalem from other Palestinian cities and often separates Palestinians from their own privately-held land. In 2004, the International Court of Justice declared the wall illegal under international law.
Relatives mourn a Hamas fighter killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, May 2008
One Palestinian fighter affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades was killed and another was injured in Israeli shelling in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City on Saturday midnight.
Palestinian medical sources stated that Bilal Sharabasi was killed and his body arrived to hospital torn to shreds. He was apparently hit directly by a tank shell.
Two other Al-Qassam Brigades' fighters were injured in another Israeli tank attack on the same neighborhood.
Hamas fighter mourned in Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinians marched in the funeral procession of a Hamas-affiliated fighter, 21-year-old Bilal Sharabasi, who was killed by Israeli tank fire in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday.
Hamas said in a statement that Sharabasi was killed while he was guarding the Gazan border along with a group of fighters. The statement added that Hamas would continue resisting Israeli occupation despite threats by Israeli leaders to undertake a major military operation in Gaza.
The statement dismissed these threats as "a gesture of failure." The Israeli Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Foreign Minister are meeting on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of an escalation of attacks on the Gaza Strip aimed at stopping the launch of homemade projectiles into Israeli territory.
Hamas also called on all Palestinian factions to close ranks and unite in the face of the "enemy." The statement affirmed that those who impose the crippling siege on the Gaza Strip would pay a price.
One Palestinian fighter affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades was killed and another was injured in Israeli shelling in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City on Saturday midnight.
Palestinian medical sources stated that Bilal Sharabasi was killed and his body arrived to hospital torn to shreds. He was apparently hit directly by a tank shell.
Two other Al-Qassam Brigades' fighters were injured in another Israeli tank attack on the same neighborhood.
Hamas fighter mourned in Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinians marched in the funeral procession of a Hamas-affiliated fighter, 21-year-old Bilal Sharabasi, who was killed by Israeli tank fire in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday.
Hamas said in a statement that Sharabasi was killed while he was guarding the Gazan border along with a group of fighters. The statement added that Hamas would continue resisting Israeli occupation despite threats by Israeli leaders to undertake a major military operation in Gaza.
The statement dismissed these threats as "a gesture of failure." The Israeli Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Foreign Minister are meeting on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of an escalation of attacks on the Gaza Strip aimed at stopping the launch of homemade projectiles into Israeli territory.
Hamas also called on all Palestinian factions to close ranks and unite in the face of the "enemy." The statement affirmed that those who impose the crippling siege on the Gaza Strip would pay a price.
Islamic Jihad's military wing fires four projectiles at Miftahim
Hamas' military wing shells Israeli position
PFLP's military wing claims to have wounded Israeli soldier
'Fatah Al-Islam' fires projectile at Israel
Hamas' military wing shells Israeli position
PFLP's military wing claims to have wounded Israeli soldier
'Fatah Al-Islam' fires projectile at Israel
7 june 2008
Israeli political sources are reporting that Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is considering a large-scale military attack on the Gaza Strip before a truce with Palestinian groups can be achieved.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will meet on Tuesday with Barak and with Foreign Minister Livni to discuss a possible offensive on Gaza, Israeli radio reported.
On Thursday, Barak is scheduled to meet with Egyptian officials to gauge Hamas' willingness to enter into a truce with Israel. Israeli political sources stressed that Barak will give the green light to an escalation in Gaza if he is not convinced by Hamas' response to an Egyptian ceasefire proposal.
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Aronoth reported that Israel's military is prepared for the potential assault.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will meet on Tuesday with Barak and with Foreign Minister Livni to discuss a possible offensive on Gaza, Israeli radio reported.
On Thursday, Barak is scheduled to meet with Egyptian officials to gauge Hamas' willingness to enter into a truce with Israel. Israeli political sources stressed that Barak will give the green light to an escalation in Gaza if he is not convinced by Hamas' response to an Egyptian ceasefire proposal.
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Aronoth reported that Israel's military is prepared for the potential assault.
A member of the central command of the Popular Resistance Committees, Haj Zuhier Al-Qaisi, accused Israel of waging a "psychological war" aimed at wearing down the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
Al-Qaisi, who also goes by his nom de guerre "Abu Ibrahim" said that "the Israeli attacks did not stop since the first moment of establishment of Israel and after the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967 until the recent killing of the child Aya An-Najjar in Khan Younis few days ago."
Four-year-old An-Najjar was killed in an Israeli air strike on Thursday.
Abu Ibrahim affirmed that "The resistance will go on with its project of ending the occupation. Resistance is the only language that harms occupation and paralyzes its objectives. It is the word that expresses the steadfastness on principles whatsoever the offensive is."
He called for "Empowering the unity of the Palestinians and supporting their resistance to confront the Israeli plans and to heal the rift [among Palestinian factions]."
He praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for dialogue, and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's positive response. He called these leaders' overtures towards unity a step towards "saving the reality of the Palestinian community from a very dangerous crisis."
Al-Qaisi, who also goes by his nom de guerre "Abu Ibrahim" said that "the Israeli attacks did not stop since the first moment of establishment of Israel and after the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967 until the recent killing of the child Aya An-Najjar in Khan Younis few days ago."
Four-year-old An-Najjar was killed in an Israeli air strike on Thursday.
Abu Ibrahim affirmed that "The resistance will go on with its project of ending the occupation. Resistance is the only language that harms occupation and paralyzes its objectives. It is the word that expresses the steadfastness on principles whatsoever the offensive is."
He called for "Empowering the unity of the Palestinians and supporting their resistance to confront the Israeli plans and to heal the rift [among Palestinian factions]."
He praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for dialogue, and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's positive response. He called these leaders' overtures towards unity a step towards "saving the reality of the Palestinian community from a very dangerous crisis."
Hamas security building in northern Gaza destroyed in Israeli airstrike, 6 June 2008
Palestinian medical sources reported on Saturday that a Palestinian farmer was injured after Israeli soldiers opened fire on farmers in the town of Khaza'a, east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. His condition was described as stable.
Sources told Ma'an that 46-year-old Mohammad Qudeeh, 46, sustained moderate injuries and was taken to the Nasser Hospital after Israeli soldiers fired randomly on farmers near Khaza'a.
Palestinian medical sources reported on Saturday that a Palestinian farmer was injured after Israeli soldiers opened fire on farmers in the town of Khaza'a, east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. His condition was described as stable.
Sources told Ma'an that 46-year-old Mohammad Qudeeh, 46, sustained moderate injuries and was taken to the Nasser Hospital after Israeli soldiers fired randomly on farmers near Khaza'a.
Israeli soldiers arrest Palestinian protester in Bil'in
Dozens of Palestinian, Israeli, and international protesters participating in a peaceful march in Bil'in were hurt when Israeli forces responded with massive amounts of tear gas and rubber-coated bullets on Friday afternoon. The protest against the separation wall was the closing event of the Third Annual Conference on Nonviolent Resistance, held in the village of Bil'in, west of Ramallah, over the past three days.
The conference was attended by more than 300 people, including Palestinians, Israeli activists, and foreign nationals.
During the protest on Friday, Bil'in residents, popular resistance activists, Palestinian and European parliamentarians, and foreign and Israeli activists marched towards the separation wall in Bil'in, which confiscates most of the village's land. Israeli troops fired tear gas, sound bombs, and rubber-coated bullets towards the protesters.
Dozens were treated for tear gas inhalation, including Vice President of the European Parliament Luisa Morgantini and Irish peace activist and Nobel prize laureate Mairead Corrigan-Maguire. Italian judge Julio Tuscano was injured after being hit in the head by a tear gas grenade, and was transferred to Al-Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Ramallah. Abdullah Abu Rahma, coordinator of the local popular committee, was also lightly injured.
Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) including Dr Mustafa Al-Barghouthi, Qais Abu Leila, Muhib 'Awad, and Walid Assaf also participated in the march and suffered from tear gas inhalation.
In comments to the conference participants before the march, Al-Barghouthi affirmed that Israeli aggression will not stop the Palestinian popular struggle against the Israeli occupation and the separation wall.
In September 2007, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the government to change the route of the separation wall in Bil'in so that the villagers would have access to their land. The Israeli authorities have not begun to implement the ruling, and the Israeli military has argued it cannot change the route for 'security reasons.'
Iyad Bournat, a member of the popular committee in Bil'in, told Ma'an that the conference and the march had been a success despite the harsh response of the Israeli forces, and affirmed that the villagers' nonviolent resistance will continue.
Dozens of Palestinian, Israeli, and international protesters participating in a peaceful march in Bil'in were hurt when Israeli forces responded with massive amounts of tear gas and rubber-coated bullets on Friday afternoon. The protest against the separation wall was the closing event of the Third Annual Conference on Nonviolent Resistance, held in the village of Bil'in, west of Ramallah, over the past three days.
The conference was attended by more than 300 people, including Palestinians, Israeli activists, and foreign nationals.
During the protest on Friday, Bil'in residents, popular resistance activists, Palestinian and European parliamentarians, and foreign and Israeli activists marched towards the separation wall in Bil'in, which confiscates most of the village's land. Israeli troops fired tear gas, sound bombs, and rubber-coated bullets towards the protesters.
Dozens were treated for tear gas inhalation, including Vice President of the European Parliament Luisa Morgantini and Irish peace activist and Nobel prize laureate Mairead Corrigan-Maguire. Italian judge Julio Tuscano was injured after being hit in the head by a tear gas grenade, and was transferred to Al-Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Ramallah. Abdullah Abu Rahma, coordinator of the local popular committee, was also lightly injured.
Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) including Dr Mustafa Al-Barghouthi, Qais Abu Leila, Muhib 'Awad, and Walid Assaf also participated in the march and suffered from tear gas inhalation.
In comments to the conference participants before the march, Al-Barghouthi affirmed that Israeli aggression will not stop the Palestinian popular struggle against the Israeli occupation and the separation wall.
In September 2007, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the government to change the route of the separation wall in Bil'in so that the villagers would have access to their land. The Israeli authorities have not begun to implement the ruling, and the Israeli military has argued it cannot change the route for 'security reasons.'
Iyad Bournat, a member of the popular committee in Bil'in, told Ma'an that the conference and the march had been a success despite the harsh response of the Israeli forces, and affirmed that the villagers' nonviolent resistance will continue.
Palestinian fighters claim projectile attacks
Abu Ali Mustafa and An-Nasser brigades launch two projectiles at Ashkelon
Qurei': We will not allow Israel to impose facts on the ground
Hamas' armed wing releases details of two 2002 attacks, warns it will strike again
Abu Ali Mustafa and An-Nasser brigades launch two projectiles at Ashkelon
Qurei': We will not allow Israel to impose facts on the ground
Hamas' armed wing releases details of two 2002 attacks, warns it will strike again
6 june 2008
Al-Aqsa brigades activist injured in clashes with Israeli special force in Gaza Strip
Fatah's Al-Aqsa brigades have announced that one of their activists was injured during clashes with an Israeli special force in the Ash-Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza city on Friday morning.
They said that around 5.20 am one of their fighters threw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli bulldozer which was razing lands in the An-Nahda neighborhood of the city of Rafah.
Meanwhile, another group of Al-Aqsa fighters clashed with an Israeli special force that infiltrated east of Beit Lahia at 5 am on Friday and was shelling civilian houses.
Fatah's Al-Aqsa brigades have announced that one of their activists was injured during clashes with an Israeli special force in the Ash-Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza city on Friday morning.
They said that around 5.20 am one of their fighters threw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli bulldozer which was razing lands in the An-Nahda neighborhood of the city of Rafah.
Meanwhile, another group of Al-Aqsa fighters clashed with an Israeli special force that infiltrated east of Beit Lahia at 5 am on Friday and was shelling civilian houses.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told journalists during his flight back from Washington that he accepts Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak's opinion that a possible timetable for a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip should be looked into.
"There's genuine problem here. We aren't gung-ho about a possible military operation, but we certainly are not afraid of one," he said.
Olmert said moments before leaving Washington that Israel is closer to launching a military operation than to completing negotiations on a ceasefire.
He said that he embraces Barak's comments made on Thursday afternoon that military action is closer than in the past andis likely to happen before any truce is drawn up.
"There is a real problem and I discussed it in Washington and with the US Senate," he added.
Regard the ongoing Egyptian-brokered truce negotiations with Hamas Olmert said, "This isn't a question of mediation efforts opposite Hamas. There are negotiations, via mediators, but there are also discussions with the Egyptians on the stipulations without which Israel will not commit to certain clauses."
"I can't tell you what I will announce in the coming governmental session," he added.
Commenting on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for dialogue with Hamas, he said "we are used to hearing such talk in the Middle East which usually does not transform into actions and Israel's position towards this issue is clear and is known to Abbas."
"There's genuine problem here. We aren't gung-ho about a possible military operation, but we certainly are not afraid of one," he said.
Olmert said moments before leaving Washington that Israel is closer to launching a military operation than to completing negotiations on a ceasefire.
He said that he embraces Barak's comments made on Thursday afternoon that military action is closer than in the past andis likely to happen before any truce is drawn up.
"There is a real problem and I discussed it in Washington and with the US Senate," he added.
Regard the ongoing Egyptian-brokered truce negotiations with Hamas Olmert said, "This isn't a question of mediation efforts opposite Hamas. There are negotiations, via mediators, but there are also discussions with the Egyptians on the stipulations without which Israel will not commit to certain clauses."
"I can't tell you what I will announce in the coming governmental session," he added.
Commenting on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for dialogue with Hamas, he said "we are used to hearing such talk in the Middle East which usually does not transform into actions and Israel's position towards this issue is clear and is known to Abbas."
One Palestinian civilian was killed and 29 others were injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes and ground attacks during Thursday night in the Beit Lahia area in the northern the Gaza Strip and east of Gaza City.
Palestinian medical sources said that 27-year-old Khalil Sokkar was shot dead by special Israeli forces who invaded the Ash-Shuja'iyya neighborhood in eastern of Gaza City.
Eyewitnesses said that Sokkar was on his way to rescue two injured civilians when the Israeli army shot him dead and opened fire on other civilians in the area.
Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes targeted a security post related to the foreign ministry of the Hamas-run de facto government in Al-'Atatreh, north of Beit Lahia, destroying the post and damaging neighboring houses.
Medical sources announced that at least nine injured civilians were transferred to hospitals for treatment, while another twenty were treated in the field.
The airstrike caused widespread power cuts in the northern Gaza Strip.
Also on Friday, Israeli forces raided the An-Nahda neighborhood in eastern Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources told Ma'an that five tanks and three bulldozers entered the neighborhood under cover of intensive gunfire. The troops searched houses and arrested civilians. No injuries have been reported.
Israeli forces withdrew from the town of Khuza'a east of Khan Younis on Friday morning, leaving a number of people injured.
Mu'awiyya Hassanein, head of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry, confirmed that four civilians were injured when Israeli forces opened fire on them. They were to taken to the Nasser hospital and European hospital in Khan Younis.
Palestinian medical sources said that 27-year-old Khalil Sokkar was shot dead by special Israeli forces who invaded the Ash-Shuja'iyya neighborhood in eastern of Gaza City.
Eyewitnesses said that Sokkar was on his way to rescue two injured civilians when the Israeli army shot him dead and opened fire on other civilians in the area.
Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes targeted a security post related to the foreign ministry of the Hamas-run de facto government in Al-'Atatreh, north of Beit Lahia, destroying the post and damaging neighboring houses.
Medical sources announced that at least nine injured civilians were transferred to hospitals for treatment, while another twenty were treated in the field.
The airstrike caused widespread power cuts in the northern Gaza Strip.
Also on Friday, Israeli forces raided the An-Nahda neighborhood in eastern Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources told Ma'an that five tanks and three bulldozers entered the neighborhood under cover of intensive gunfire. The troops searched houses and arrested civilians. No injuries have been reported.
Israeli forces withdrew from the town of Khuza'a east of Khan Younis on Friday morning, leaving a number of people injured.
Mu'awiyya Hassanein, head of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry, confirmed that four civilians were injured when Israeli forces opened fire on them. They were to taken to the Nasser hospital and European hospital in Khan Younis.
Abu Ali Mustafa and Al-Aqsa brigades fire two homemade projectiles at Sderot
Al-Aqsa brigades clash with Israeli forces near Kisufim base
Israeli military blocks main access road in south Hebron hills
Al-Aqsa brigades claimed launched two mortar shells at Erez
Abu Ali Mustafa and Al-Aqsa brigades launch projectiles at Sderot, western Negev, Ashkelon and Yad Mordechai
Ahrar Al-Jalil brigades release video showing homemade projectile inside Israel
Brigades attack Sderot and Netiv Ha'asara
Israeli Supreme Court rejects renewed appeal on fuel cuts in Gaza
DFLP and Fatah affiliated brigades target Israeli military post
Fatah and Hamas affiliated brigades claim launching projectiles at Kissufim
Israel admits Israeli soldier injured in northern Gaza; Al-Qassam Brigades claim responsibility
Al-Aqsa brigades clash with Israeli forces near Kisufim base
Israeli military blocks main access road in south Hebron hills
Al-Aqsa brigades claimed launched two mortar shells at Erez
Abu Ali Mustafa and Al-Aqsa brigades launch projectiles at Sderot, western Negev, Ashkelon and Yad Mordechai
Ahrar Al-Jalil brigades release video showing homemade projectile inside Israel
Brigades attack Sderot and Netiv Ha'asara
Israeli Supreme Court rejects renewed appeal on fuel cuts in Gaza
DFLP and Fatah affiliated brigades target Israeli military post
Fatah and Hamas affiliated brigades claim launching projectiles at Kissufim
Israel admits Israeli soldier injured in northern Gaza; Al-Qassam Brigades claim responsibility
5 june 2008
A 4-year-old girl was killed and her mother was seriously injured in an Israeli airstrike, east of the town of Khaza'a in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday. Another civilian was also injured.
Medical sources said that 4-year-old Aya Hamdan An-Najjar was killed, and her mother, 37-year-old Zahra Ibrahim An-Najjar, was seriously injured in the Israeli raid.
Mu'awiyya Hassanein, head of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said the little girl was torn to pieces by the Israeli missile.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli forces in the area called for military back up and moved towards civilian houses under heavy gunfire.
Medical sources said that 4-year-old Aya Hamdan An-Najjar was killed, and her mother, 37-year-old Zahra Ibrahim An-Najjar, was seriously injured in the Israeli raid.
Mu'awiyya Hassanein, head of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said the little girl was torn to pieces by the Israeli missile.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli forces in the area called for military back up and moved towards civilian houses under heavy gunfire.
Israeli troops killed a young Palestinian man and injured two others after they opened fire on armed civilians, engaged in clan clashes, in the Jabal Johar area of Hebron on Thursday.
According to the Israeli army, armed Palestinians were discharging gunfire in a clan fight near a Jewish settlement in the city. Israeli soldiers retaliated by opening fire, killing one and injuring two of five armed Palestinians who were shooting from a moving car.
Medical sources in the the Al-Ahli hospital in Hebron said 22-year-old Adham Majed Ar-Rajabi was dead on arrival at hospital. He died of a bullet wound to the chest.
Two civilians with bullet wound to the shoulder are also being treated in Al-Ahli hospital. Their condition has been described as stable.
Armed clashes between the rival Ar-Rajabi and Al-'Ajluni families in Hebron have been ongoing for two days. A 13-year-old boy from Hebron died after being hit in the head by a stray bullet during the clashes on Wednesday.
According to the Israeli army, armed Palestinians were discharging gunfire in a clan fight near a Jewish settlement in the city. Israeli soldiers retaliated by opening fire, killing one and injuring two of five armed Palestinians who were shooting from a moving car.
Medical sources in the the Al-Ahli hospital in Hebron said 22-year-old Adham Majed Ar-Rajabi was dead on arrival at hospital. He died of a bullet wound to the chest.
Two civilians with bullet wound to the shoulder are also being treated in Al-Ahli hospital. Their condition has been described as stable.
Armed clashes between the rival Ar-Rajabi and Al-'Ajluni families in Hebron have been ongoing for two days. A 13-year-old boy from Hebron died after being hit in the head by a stray bullet during the clashes on Wednesday.
Three citizens seriously injured when Israeli forces opened fire on them in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron on Thursday.
The public relations department at the Al-Ahli hospital in Hebron said that 16 year-old Tareq Jamal Abu Maria is undergoing surgery to remove three bullets after being shot in the chest and stomach.
According to local sources, at least two people were also wounded when clashes erupted between youths and Israeli troops in Beit Ummar. Local youths threw stones at the troops and they responded with gunfire and tear gas.
The troops have blocked the entrance to the town, preventing vehicles from entering.
The public relations department at the Al-Ahli hospital in Hebron said that 16 year-old Tareq Jamal Abu Maria is undergoing surgery to remove three bullets after being shot in the chest and stomach.
According to local sources, at least two people were also wounded when clashes erupted between youths and Israeli troops in Beit Ummar. Local youths threw stones at the troops and they responded with gunfire and tear gas.
The troops have blocked the entrance to the town, preventing vehicles from entering.
Several Israeli military vehicles staged a limited incursion on Thursday in the small town of Absan, east of Khan Younis.
The army approached Palestinian houses amid gunfire and moved towards toward a group of farmers who were working on their lands.
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli forces were 500 meters from people's houses while Israeli helicopters flew overhead, and bulldozers began razing agricultural lands and shooting at farmers.
Meanwhile, Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, announced it had attempted to counter the Israeli incursion by firing a number of rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) at the Israeli bulldozers. They said they also fired six mortar shells at the invading Israeli troops.
The army approached Palestinian houses amid gunfire and moved towards toward a group of farmers who were working on their lands.
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli forces were 500 meters from people's houses while Israeli helicopters flew overhead, and bulldozers began razing agricultural lands and shooting at farmers.
Meanwhile, Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, announced it had attempted to counter the Israeli incursion by firing a number of rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) at the Israeli bulldozers. They said they also fired six mortar shells at the invading Israeli troops.
Al-Quds brigades announce shooting Israeli soldier near Kisufim
PFLP military wing launches homemade rocket at Sufa military base
Al-Qassam launch three mortar shells at Israeli military post
Israeli killed, five injured in Al-Qassam brigades rocket attack on Nir Oz kibbutz
Israeli forces detain citizens from Tulkarem district
Israeli forces detain seven Palestinians from several districts in Nablus
Brigades target Migin military post
PFLP military wing launches homemade rocket at Sufa military base
Al-Qassam launch three mortar shells at Israeli military post
Israeli killed, five injured in Al-Qassam brigades rocket attack on Nir Oz kibbutz
Israeli forces detain citizens from Tulkarem district
Israeli forces detain seven Palestinians from several districts in Nablus
Brigades target Migin military post
4 june 2008
Israeli forces storm Silwad and search houses
A large Israeli force invaded the village of Silwad northeast of Ramallah late on Tuesday evening, carrying out an extensive search operation and storming many houses. No arrests were reported.
Eyewitnesses said that 15 Israeli military vehicles stormed the village of Silwad at around midnight, entering a large number of civilians' houses in all neighborhoods of the village, and smashing furniture and household belongings.
During the incursion, Israeli forces prevented the citizens from attending morning prayers in the village mosques, closing the streets and imposing a complete curfew to prevent all movement within the village.
A large Israeli force invaded the village of Silwad northeast of Ramallah late on Tuesday evening, carrying out an extensive search operation and storming many houses. No arrests were reported.
Eyewitnesses said that 15 Israeli military vehicles stormed the village of Silwad at around midnight, entering a large number of civilians' houses in all neighborhoods of the village, and smashing furniture and household belongings.
During the incursion, Israeli forces prevented the citizens from attending morning prayers in the village mosques, closing the streets and imposing a complete curfew to prevent all movement within the village.
Two Palestinians were were hit by rubber-coated metal bullets when clashes erupted between protestors and Israeli soldiers during a peaceful rally protesting the separation wall in the central West Bank village of Ni'lin west of Ramallah on Wednesday.
Palestinians and Israeli and foreign peace activists who participated in the rally told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers attacked them with tear gas and rubber bullets, claiming the demonstrators had thrown stones at them.
However, foreign and Israeli solidarity activists claimed that the protestors approached military bulldozers with their hands raised in an attempt to stop the work on the wall.
"We did not throw stones at soldiers. It was the soldiers who began attacking us," said Israeli peace activist Kobi Seats.
Muhammad Amira from Ni'lin, whose uncle's land is being confiscated for the separation wall, says the wall violates international resolutions, but is continuing to be built.
Israel claims that Palestinians whose lands were confiscated will be reimbursed. However, Palestinians refuse to take money for land they did not want to sell.
The mayor of Ni'lin, Ayman Nafi', told Ma'an's reporter that the Israeli forces seized the coordinator of the Popular Committee for Countering the Separation Wall, 'Aahid Al-Khawaja.
He also highlighted that the route of the wall has been changed to annex much of the village lands.
Palestinians and Israeli and foreign peace activists who participated in the rally told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers attacked them with tear gas and rubber bullets, claiming the demonstrators had thrown stones at them.
However, foreign and Israeli solidarity activists claimed that the protestors approached military bulldozers with their hands raised in an attempt to stop the work on the wall.
"We did not throw stones at soldiers. It was the soldiers who began attacking us," said Israeli peace activist Kobi Seats.
Muhammad Amira from Ni'lin, whose uncle's land is being confiscated for the separation wall, says the wall violates international resolutions, but is continuing to be built.
Israel claims that Palestinians whose lands were confiscated will be reimbursed. However, Palestinians refuse to take money for land they did not want to sell.
The mayor of Ni'lin, Ayman Nafi', told Ma'an's reporter that the Israeli forces seized the coordinator of the Popular Committee for Countering the Separation Wall, 'Aahid Al-Khawaja.
He also highlighted that the route of the wall has been changed to annex much of the village lands.
Ma'ariv: Hamas launches improved rocket at Israeli target for the first time
PFLP brigades launch homemade projectile at Sderot
Gaza's 700 Stranded Students - Palestine Centre for Human Rights
Delegation of MEPs calls for end to Gaza lockdown
Al-Aqsa brigades launch RPG at Israeli personnel transport
Hamas military wing fires RPGs at Israeli targets; claim injured Israeli soldier
PRC military wing fires a projectile at Israeli base
Israeli forces arrest newly-wed Palestinian in Nablus
Israeli forces apprehend seven Palestinians in Jenin
PFLP's military wing fire mortars at Israeli military base
Two Palestinian military groups launch projectiles at Sderot
PFLP brigades launch homemade projectile at Sderot
Gaza's 700 Stranded Students - Palestine Centre for Human Rights
Delegation of MEPs calls for end to Gaza lockdown
Al-Aqsa brigades launch RPG at Israeli personnel transport
Hamas military wing fires RPGs at Israeli targets; claim injured Israeli soldier
PRC military wing fires a projectile at Israeli base
Israeli forces arrest newly-wed Palestinian in Nablus
Israeli forces apprehend seven Palestinians in Jenin
PFLP's military wing fire mortars at Israeli military base
Two Palestinian military groups launch projectiles at Sderot
3 june 2008
Israeli forces withdrew from Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening after destroying Palestinian property and digging up agricultural lands, Palestinian sources told Ma'an.
The Israeli forces invaded Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah earlier on Tuesday injuring five Palestinians.
Three Islamic Jihad fighters from the Al-Quds Brigades were injured on Tuesday when an Israeli reconnaissance plane fired a missile at a group of resistance fighters in the Al-'Umour neighborhood in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Mu'awiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said that one of the fighters was seriously injured in the attack.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at the group's car completely destroying it.
Two Palestinian civilians were also injured when Israeli artillery shells targeted a house in Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis after Israeli forces penetrated the eastern part of the city.
Palestinian medical sources said that the injured were evacuated to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
According to eyewitnesses an Israeli soldier was moderately injured in clashes between Palestinian fighters who tried to block the progress of the invading Israeli forces. He was evacuated to Soroka medical centre in Beersheba.
The Israeli forces invaded Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah earlier on Tuesday injuring five Palestinians.
Three Islamic Jihad fighters from the Al-Quds Brigades were injured on Tuesday when an Israeli reconnaissance plane fired a missile at a group of resistance fighters in the Al-'Umour neighborhood in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Mu'awiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said that one of the fighters was seriously injured in the attack.
Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at the group's car completely destroying it.
Two Palestinian civilians were also injured when Israeli artillery shells targeted a house in Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis after Israeli forces penetrated the eastern part of the city.
Palestinian medical sources said that the injured were evacuated to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
According to eyewitnesses an Israeli soldier was moderately injured in clashes between Palestinian fighters who tried to block the progress of the invading Israeli forces. He was evacuated to Soroka medical centre in Beersheba.
Israeli sources revealed on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is in the US to sign a deal to buy new war planes and a long range missile defense system.
Olmert has presented the US administration with a long shopping list of military hardware, including F 35 Planes. It is highly likely that US President George W. Bush will agree to the lucrative sales.
When he arrived in the US, Olmert said that he was there to convince the US to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons. Olmert is afraid that the next US president will shy away from a military attack on Iran.
Israel will deliver intelligence information to US that go against what US intelligence is reporting. Olmert aims to convince Washington of Iran's nuclear cability.
Olmert is to meet with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday and will head to the White House on Wednesday.
He will stay in the US until Friday evening where he is scheduled to meet with the three US presidential candidates, John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama.
The sources said that Olmert will also meet with International Jewish Organization leaders (IPAC).
Olmert has presented the US administration with a long shopping list of military hardware, including F 35 Planes. It is highly likely that US President George W. Bush will agree to the lucrative sales.
When he arrived in the US, Olmert said that he was there to convince the US to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons. Olmert is afraid that the next US president will shy away from a military attack on Iran.
Israel will deliver intelligence information to US that go against what US intelligence is reporting. Olmert aims to convince Washington of Iran's nuclear cability.
Olmert is to meet with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday and will head to the White House on Wednesday.
He will stay in the US until Friday evening where he is scheduled to meet with the three US presidential candidates, John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama.
The sources said that Olmert will also meet with International Jewish Organization leaders (IPAC).
Israeli special forces accompanied by a number of military vehicles entered the area east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
Eyewitnesses said that a number of Israeli military vehicles went 800 meters into the area, moving towards civilian houses near the Kisufim crossing.
They were countered by resistance factions who engaged them in clashes.
Eyewitnesses reported that an Israeli soldier was shot by a Palestinian sniper in the area.
Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam brigades claimed they had fired at Israeli forces near Al-Qarrara (Kisufim).
Eyewitnesses said that a number of Israeli military vehicles went 800 meters into the area, moving towards civilian houses near the Kisufim crossing.
They were countered by resistance factions who engaged them in clashes.
Eyewitnesses reported that an Israeli soldier was shot by a Palestinian sniper in the area.
Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam brigades claimed they had fired at Israeli forces near Al-Qarrara (Kisufim).
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2 june 2008
Herds of wild pigs dumped in the outskirts of the West Bank city of Salfit by residents of the nearby Ariel Israeli settlement, are preventing civilians from leaving their homes in the evening, for fear of being attacked.
Eyewitnesses from the Al-Freiz neighborhood near the settlement said that in the evening after the sunset prayer the pigs attack gardens.
Farmer Abu Ma'zouz Ad-Demes said that he prevented a herd of pigs from attacking a child in the Aj-Jahareer neighborhood, confirming that they had destroyed his field.
Eyewitnesses from the Al-Freiz neighborhood near the settlement said that in the evening after the sunset prayer the pigs attack gardens.
Farmer Abu Ma'zouz Ad-Demes said that he prevented a herd of pigs from attacking a child in the Aj-Jahareer neighborhood, confirming that they had destroyed his field.
By Marian Houk
Israeli police and special services prevented the holding of a memorial meeting in honor of the memory of the late Jerusalem political figure, Feisal Husseini, who died in Kuwait on 31 May 2001. The memorial was scheduled to take place at 4 pm Sunday afternoon in East Jerusalem's Hakawati Theatre.
This would have been the seventh Faisal Husseini memorial meeting in Jerusalem. Last year's event was held in the Dar al-Tifl school, originally established sixty years ago by Hind Husseini to house and educate 55 orphans who survived the 1948 massacre and expulsion of Palestinians from the village of Deir Yassin on the outskirts of Jerusalem by the Jewish Irgun and Stern Gang militias, during the fighting that surrounded the creation of the State of Israel.
But, although all previous six annual Faisal Husseini memorial meetings went ahead without interference, this year's event was not allowed to take place.
"The Israeli police brought with them 'the brass', and on the side they had special forces ready", said Adnan Abdel-Razek, a former UN official in New York and then an associate working with Faisal Husseini in the Orient House, who was there to attend Sunday's memorial. "They did not even have a court order - which would have meant they would have had to go to the court and explain why they wanted to prevent the memorial, and we would have had the opportunity to explain why we wanted to hold it. No, in Jerusalem , in this supposedly 'united Jerusalem ', the Israeli police relied on the British Military Regulations of 1947".
Abdel Razek explained: "They told us to leave, and then they started chasing people. We decided to regroup in front of Orient House. They were brutal - and they were more than brutal, they were nasty. They hit some people. Then they detained Abdel-Qader Husseini, the son of Feisal, who was the sponsor of the memorial meeting. We have 40 witnesses who say that Abdel-Qader did not do anything to provoke this detention. He did not even open his mouth. But the officer in charge said 'It's my decision'. Fifteen minutes later Abdel-Qader was released. Then, the officer said that he would not allow even two people to gather together. We know the law and argued with him, saying that the exact stipulation in the military regulation prevents three people (not two) assembling. So, eventually, the officer said that three people could not gather together, then he changed it back to two".
He continued: "The Israelis have zero tolerance for any Palestinian voice, and it's getting worse and worse. We have no government, the PLO does not weigh in, and the Palestinian National Authority is not active in stopping the march of the occupation. The Israelis are building settlements, continuing construction of The Wall, confiscating land, and our people are busy discussing 'important matters' to advance the negotiations. But there is no way the Israelis can prevent people forever from exercising their basic human rights to political expression and free speech."
Both Dar al-Tifl, which is located behind the American Colony Hotel, and the Hakawati Theatre, are in the same neighborhood and very close to Orient House, described on its own website as the "Palestinian national gathering place for Palestinians in Occupied East Jerusalem .which aspires to develop Arab East Jerusalem as the capital of the emerging Palestinian state".
Orient House, a Husseini family property, was closed for a long period after the June 1967 war. It was renovated in the early 1980s to serve as Feisal Husseini's office and headquarters, first for his Arab Studies Society, and later, when Husseini served as a member of the Palestinian team to the multilateral negotiations that emerged from the Madrid Peace Conference, Orient House became known as the unofficial Palestine Liberation Organization's office in Jerusalem,.
Husseini, a member of Fatah, was the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee Member in charge of Jerusalem .
Feisal Husseini's offices in the Orient House were shut down by the Israeli authorities during the first Intifada from 1988 until 1992, and again on 10 August 2001 , during the second Intifada. It has not since reopened.
Israeli police and special services prevented the holding of a memorial meeting in honor of the memory of the late Jerusalem political figure, Feisal Husseini, who died in Kuwait on 31 May 2001. The memorial was scheduled to take place at 4 pm Sunday afternoon in East Jerusalem's Hakawati Theatre.
This would have been the seventh Faisal Husseini memorial meeting in Jerusalem. Last year's event was held in the Dar al-Tifl school, originally established sixty years ago by Hind Husseini to house and educate 55 orphans who survived the 1948 massacre and expulsion of Palestinians from the village of Deir Yassin on the outskirts of Jerusalem by the Jewish Irgun and Stern Gang militias, during the fighting that surrounded the creation of the State of Israel.
But, although all previous six annual Faisal Husseini memorial meetings went ahead without interference, this year's event was not allowed to take place.
"The Israeli police brought with them 'the brass', and on the side they had special forces ready", said Adnan Abdel-Razek, a former UN official in New York and then an associate working with Faisal Husseini in the Orient House, who was there to attend Sunday's memorial. "They did not even have a court order - which would have meant they would have had to go to the court and explain why they wanted to prevent the memorial, and we would have had the opportunity to explain why we wanted to hold it. No, in Jerusalem , in this supposedly 'united Jerusalem ', the Israeli police relied on the British Military Regulations of 1947".
Abdel Razek explained: "They told us to leave, and then they started chasing people. We decided to regroup in front of Orient House. They were brutal - and they were more than brutal, they were nasty. They hit some people. Then they detained Abdel-Qader Husseini, the son of Feisal, who was the sponsor of the memorial meeting. We have 40 witnesses who say that Abdel-Qader did not do anything to provoke this detention. He did not even open his mouth. But the officer in charge said 'It's my decision'. Fifteen minutes later Abdel-Qader was released. Then, the officer said that he would not allow even two people to gather together. We know the law and argued with him, saying that the exact stipulation in the military regulation prevents three people (not two) assembling. So, eventually, the officer said that three people could not gather together, then he changed it back to two".
He continued: "The Israelis have zero tolerance for any Palestinian voice, and it's getting worse and worse. We have no government, the PLO does not weigh in, and the Palestinian National Authority is not active in stopping the march of the occupation. The Israelis are building settlements, continuing construction of The Wall, confiscating land, and our people are busy discussing 'important matters' to advance the negotiations. But there is no way the Israelis can prevent people forever from exercising their basic human rights to political expression and free speech."
Both Dar al-Tifl, which is located behind the American Colony Hotel, and the Hakawati Theatre, are in the same neighborhood and very close to Orient House, described on its own website as the "Palestinian national gathering place for Palestinians in Occupied East Jerusalem .which aspires to develop Arab East Jerusalem as the capital of the emerging Palestinian state".
Orient House, a Husseini family property, was closed for a long period after the June 1967 war. It was renovated in the early 1980s to serve as Feisal Husseini's office and headquarters, first for his Arab Studies Society, and later, when Husseini served as a member of the Palestinian team to the multilateral negotiations that emerged from the Madrid Peace Conference, Orient House became known as the unofficial Palestine Liberation Organization's office in Jerusalem,.
Husseini, a member of Fatah, was the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee Member in charge of Jerusalem .
Feisal Husseini's offices in the Orient House were shut down by the Israeli authorities during the first Intifada from 1988 until 1992, and again on 10 August 2001 , during the second Intifada. It has not since reopened.
Hamas' Al-Qassam brigades announced on Monday that 25-year-old Sari Abu Samra died of injuries sustained days ago during special training in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the resistance factions continued shelling the Israeli settlements bordering the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the National Resistance brigades claimed responsibility for launching a homemade projectile at Ashkelon on Sunday in retaliation for ongoing Israeli atrocities.
Meanwhile, the resistance factions continued shelling the Israeli settlements bordering the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the National Resistance brigades claimed responsibility for launching a homemade projectile at Ashkelon on Sunday in retaliation for ongoing Israeli atrocities.
Administrative detention of Palestinian prisoner extended 22 times
An-Nasser brigades launch projectiles at Nahal Oz
National Resistance brigades launch projectile at Ashkelon
An-Nasser brigades shell Nahal Oz military post
Fatah affiliated brigades launch projectile at Ashkelon
An-Nasser brigades launch projectiles at Nahal Oz
National Resistance brigades launch projectile at Ashkelon
An-Nasser brigades shell Nahal Oz military post
Fatah affiliated brigades launch projectile at Ashkelon
1 june 2008
Two fighters affiliated to Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades were injured on Sunday morning in an Israeli air strike against a group of fighters, Palestinian medical sources said.
Residents reported that Israeli forces invaded the town of Al-Qarara near Khan Younis at about 2:15am on Sunday, penetrating about 1.5 km into the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces began firing on Palestinian homes and clashes erupted between them and the Palestinian resistance.
Meanwhile, Israel admitted that one Israeli soldier was moderately injured by Palestinian fire in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli sources said the soldier was evacuated to hospital by helicopter.
Residents reported that Israeli forces invaded the town of Al-Qarara near Khan Younis at about 2:15am on Sunday, penetrating about 1.5 km into the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces began firing on Palestinian homes and clashes erupted between them and the Palestinian resistance.
Meanwhile, Israel admitted that one Israeli soldier was moderately injured by Palestinian fire in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli sources said the soldier was evacuated to hospital by helicopter.
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PFLP military wing fires three projectiles at Israeli targets
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PFLP military wing fires three projectiles at Israeli targets
Fatah's military wing fire five projectiles at Israeli targets
