31 july 2012
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fields east of Qarara town to the north east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, local sources said.
They said that the Israeli troops stationed near Kissufim military outpost fired at the agricultural fields on Monday but no casualties were reported. The IOF command claimed that Palestinian resistance fighters retaliated to the shooting by firing a number of mortar shells that caused no losses.
IOF soldiers detain disabled youth, beat his parents
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed a Palestinian youth with special needs from his home in Beit Ummar village to the north of Al-Khalil on Monday, local sources said.
Mohammed Awad, the coordinator of the national campaign in the village, said that the soldiers beat up Mohammed Abu Diya, 23, despite suffering mental illness then took him away.
He pointed out that the soldiers refused to listen to the pleas of Abu Diya’s parents and even beat them.
They said that the Israeli troops stationed near Kissufim military outpost fired at the agricultural fields on Monday but no casualties were reported. The IOF command claimed that Palestinian resistance fighters retaliated to the shooting by firing a number of mortar shells that caused no losses.
IOF soldiers detain disabled youth, beat his parents
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed a Palestinian youth with special needs from his home in Beit Ummar village to the north of Al-Khalil on Monday, local sources said.
Mohammed Awad, the coordinator of the national campaign in the village, said that the soldiers beat up Mohammed Abu Diya, 23, despite suffering mental illness then took him away.
He pointed out that the soldiers refused to listen to the pleas of Abu Diya’s parents and even beat them.
30 july 2012
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired at three Palestinians east of occupied Jerusalem killing one and injuring two, Palestinian medical sources said at dawn Monday.
They said that the three were trying to enter occupied Jerusalem when the IOF soldiers fired at them at the Zaim roadblock near the holy city.
The sources said that the martyr was taken to 1948 occupied Palestine while the two others were taken to a hospital in Ramallah.
Local sources told the PIC that the martyr Akram Bader is from Beitlo village, north of Ramallah, and added that he was hit with a bullet in his head.
They said that the three were trying to enter occupied Jerusalem when the IOF soldiers fired at them at the Zaim roadblock near the holy city.
The sources said that the martyr was taken to 1948 occupied Palestine while the two others were taken to a hospital in Ramallah.
Local sources told the PIC that the martyr Akram Bader is from Beitlo village, north of Ramallah, and added that he was hit with a bullet in his head.
Israeli soldiers stationed along the borders with the Gaza Strip Monday opened fire at Palestinian houses and farms in Khuza’a, a town east of Khan Younis, according to local sources.
No injuries were reported.
Areas east of Khan Younis, particularly those close to the borders with Israel, are regularly targeted by the Israeli army. Previous attacks resulted in the death and injury of several Palestinians, and prevented farmers from reaching their land near the borders.
No injuries were reported.
Areas east of Khan Younis, particularly those close to the borders with Israel, are regularly targeted by the Israeli army. Previous attacks resulted in the death and injury of several Palestinians, and prevented farmers from reaching their land near the borders.
29 july 2012
Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Al-Resheq has condemned the Israeli military attack on Nablus city at dawn Saturday that left 19 Palestinians wounded and a house destroyed.
He said in a press release that Hamas strongly condemns the attack on unarmed civilians that ended with the arrest of five Palestinian citizens.
Resheq, describing the attack as racist, said that it reflected the “criminal nature of this terrorist entity”.
The Hamas leader warned the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of persisting in such systematic attacks on the Palestinian people, affirming that the trial of its war criminals would never be subject to the statute of limitations.
Resheq urged PA chief Mahmoud Abbas and his security apparatuses to halt all kinds of security coordination with the IOA.
He said in a press release that Hamas strongly condemns the attack on unarmed civilians that ended with the arrest of five Palestinian citizens.
Resheq, describing the attack as racist, said that it reflected the “criminal nature of this terrorist entity”.
The Hamas leader warned the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of persisting in such systematic attacks on the Palestinian people, affirming that the trial of its war criminals would never be subject to the statute of limitations.
Resheq urged PA chief Mahmoud Abbas and his security apparatuses to halt all kinds of security coordination with the IOA.
28 july 2012
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) wounded four Palestinians and arrested four others in a raid on Nablus city at dawn Saturday, local sources said.
They said that a house was damaged in the incursion when IOF soldiers tossed a stun grenade inside it.
The sources noted that young men confronted the soldiers and clashes erupted between them.
They said that a house was damaged in the incursion when IOF soldiers tossed a stun grenade inside it.
The sources noted that young men confronted the soldiers and clashes erupted between them.
The remains of a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip which hit a border patrol base near the kibbutz of Yad Mordechay on June 19,2012.
Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket on the southern region of Eshkol to retaliate against the Israeli strikes on the besieged enclave.
Gazan resistance fighters conducted the attack on the southern region of the occupied territories on Friday.
At least 19 Palestinians were killed and 70 others wounded in more than 58 Israeli attacks on the blockaded strip in June, according to the Palestinian officials.
The Israeli military frequently attacks the Gaza Strip, saying the actions are being conducted for defensive purposes. However, disproportionate force is always used, in violation of international law, and civilians are often killed or injured.
In addition to airstrikes and ground attacks, the Tel Aviv regime also denies about 1.7 million people in Gaza their basic rights, including the freedom of movement and the right to decent living, work, health and education.
Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, a situation that has caused a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.
Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket on the southern region of Eshkol to retaliate against the Israeli strikes on the besieged enclave.
Gazan resistance fighters conducted the attack on the southern region of the occupied territories on Friday.
At least 19 Palestinians were killed and 70 others wounded in more than 58 Israeli attacks on the blockaded strip in June, according to the Palestinian officials.
The Israeli military frequently attacks the Gaza Strip, saying the actions are being conducted for defensive purposes. However, disproportionate force is always used, in violation of international law, and civilians are often killed or injured.
In addition to airstrikes and ground attacks, the Tel Aviv regime also denies about 1.7 million people in Gaza their basic rights, including the freedom of movement and the right to decent living, work, health and education.
Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, a situation that has caused a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.
27 july 2012
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) used teargas and stun grenades to disperse Palestinian young men at the Shufat refugee camp.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF summoned more soldiers to quell the young men, who were protesting blocking them from praying in the Aqsa mosque, in the confrontations that started on Thursday night and continued till dawn Friday.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police announced that thousands of its elements were deployed in occupied Jerusalem since the early morning hours on Friday.
A police spokesperson said that the police would follow its usual procedure of preventing young men from entering the Aqsa mosque.
She said that only men over 40 years old would be allowed to enter the Aqsa in addition to women of all ages and children under 12 years old.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF summoned more soldiers to quell the young men, who were protesting blocking them from praying in the Aqsa mosque, in the confrontations that started on Thursday night and continued till dawn Friday.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police announced that thousands of its elements were deployed in occupied Jerusalem since the early morning hours on Friday.
A police spokesperson said that the police would follow its usual procedure of preventing young men from entering the Aqsa mosque.
She said that only men over 40 years old would be allowed to enter the Aqsa in addition to women of all ages and children under 12 years old.
25 july 2012
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided southern Gaza Strip areas on Wednesday and damaged cultivated land, an inhabitant said.
He told Quds Press that IOF soldiers mounting three tanks and four armored vehicles advanced into eastern Khan Younis, south of the Strip, and commenced in a large-scale bulldozing of cultivated land lots.
The source said that Palestinian resistance fighters fired a number of mortar shells on the invading force.
He told Quds Press that IOF soldiers mounting three tanks and four armored vehicles advanced into eastern Khan Younis, south of the Strip, and commenced in a large-scale bulldozing of cultivated land lots.
The source said that Palestinian resistance fighters fired a number of mortar shells on the invading force.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) wounded a Palestinian young man in Dura town, south of Al-Khalil, on Wednesday morning during confrontations with locals.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that IOF soldiers broke into the town in large numbers and installed a number of road barriers sparking confrontations with young men in the town.
They said that the soldiers fired bullets and teargas at the young men wounding Abdullah Al-Rajoub with a bullet in his shoulder.
They said that many other citizens were treated on the field for breathing difficulty.
Violent confrontations south of Al-Khalil after IOF raid
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided Tabaqa village, south of Dura town in Al-Khalil province, on Tuesday night firing metal bullets and teargas at residential quarters, local sources said.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that violent confrontations between inhabitants and the invading IOF troops ensued, adding that young men threw stones at the soldiers.
They said that IOF soldiers installed roadblocks on the main road adjacent to the village and checked IDs of all passing citizens.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that IOF soldiers broke into the town in large numbers and installed a number of road barriers sparking confrontations with young men in the town.
They said that the soldiers fired bullets and teargas at the young men wounding Abdullah Al-Rajoub with a bullet in his shoulder.
They said that many other citizens were treated on the field for breathing difficulty.
Violent confrontations south of Al-Khalil after IOF raid
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided Tabaqa village, south of Dura town in Al-Khalil province, on Tuesday night firing metal bullets and teargas at residential quarters, local sources said.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that violent confrontations between inhabitants and the invading IOF troops ensued, adding that young men threw stones at the soldiers.
They said that IOF soldiers installed roadblocks on the main road adjacent to the village and checked IDs of all passing citizens.
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This week's video links to a narrative given by FadelAbu Warda, a Gazan fisherman arrested while working within 3 nautical miles of the Gaza Strip shore, in violation of international law.
The video is titled "Occupied Lives: Fishing in Troubled Waters." |
22 july 2012
A Palestinian man Sunday was injured in the explosion of a device, believed to be a left over by the Israeli army near Michola settlement in the Jordan Valley near the central West Bank city of Tubas, according to security sources.
They told WAFA that Abdul Qader Daraghmeh sustained injuries in the explosion and has been transferred to a hospital for treatment.
They told WAFA that Abdul Qader Daraghmeh sustained injuries in the explosion and has been transferred to a hospital for treatment.
21 july 2012
Israeli navy boats opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of southern Gaza Strip afternoon Saturday, local sources said.
They said that the Israeli gunboats targeted fishing boats off the Khan Younis and Rafah coasts, adding that no casualties were suffered despite the intensity of the shooting.
Fishermen miraculously survived the shooting after they escaped to the beach, the sources said.
The Israeli navy targets any Palestinian fishing boat exceeding the fishing limit of three nautical miles despite the fact that Oslo Accords allow fishermen to fish up to a distance of 20 nautical miles.
Israeli Navy Opens Fire at Fishermen in Rafah
Israeli navy boats Saturday opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Rafah and Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, according to local sources.
They said the Israeli navy targeted fishermen boats, forcing them to return to shore. No injuries were reported.
They said that the Israeli gunboats targeted fishing boats off the Khan Younis and Rafah coasts, adding that no casualties were suffered despite the intensity of the shooting.
Fishermen miraculously survived the shooting after they escaped to the beach, the sources said.
The Israeli navy targets any Palestinian fishing boat exceeding the fishing limit of three nautical miles despite the fact that Oslo Accords allow fishermen to fish up to a distance of 20 nautical miles.
Israeli Navy Opens Fire at Fishermen in Rafah
Israeli navy boats Saturday opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Rafah and Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, according to local sources.
They said the Israeli navy targeted fishermen boats, forcing them to return to shore. No injuries were reported.
A Syrian Scud missile launcher
Israel says it will launch a military operation against Syria if Damascus transfers missiles or chemical weapons to the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
"I have instructed the military to increase its intelligence preparations and prepare what is needed so that ... (if necessary) ... we will be able to consider carrying out an operation," the Associated Press quoted Israeli Minister of Military Affairs Ehud Barak as saying on Friday.
“We are following…the possible transfer of advanced munitions systems, mainly anti-aircraft missiles or heavy ground-to-ground missiles, but there could also be a possibility of the transfer of chemical means (weapons) from Syria to Lebanon," said Barak.
He went on to say that "the moment (Syrian President Bashar al-Assad) starts to fall we will conduct intelligence monitoring and will liaise with other agencies."
Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution extending the mandate of its observer mission in Syria for another 30 days.
On Thursday, Russia and China vetoed a Western-backed UN Security Council draft resolution against Syria, which called for new sanctions against the government of President Assad under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011, with demonstrations being held both against and in support of President Bashar al-Assad's government.
The Syrian government says outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorists are the driving factor behind the unrest and deadly violence while the opposition accuses the security forces of being behind the killings.
Damascus also says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country and the security forces have been given clear instructions not to harm civilians.
Israel says it will launch a military operation against Syria if Damascus transfers missiles or chemical weapons to the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
"I have instructed the military to increase its intelligence preparations and prepare what is needed so that ... (if necessary) ... we will be able to consider carrying out an operation," the Associated Press quoted Israeli Minister of Military Affairs Ehud Barak as saying on Friday.
“We are following…the possible transfer of advanced munitions systems, mainly anti-aircraft missiles or heavy ground-to-ground missiles, but there could also be a possibility of the transfer of chemical means (weapons) from Syria to Lebanon," said Barak.
He went on to say that "the moment (Syrian President Bashar al-Assad) starts to fall we will conduct intelligence monitoring and will liaise with other agencies."
Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution extending the mandate of its observer mission in Syria for another 30 days.
On Thursday, Russia and China vetoed a Western-backed UN Security Council draft resolution against Syria, which called for new sanctions against the government of President Assad under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011, with demonstrations being held both against and in support of President Bashar al-Assad's government.
The Syrian government says outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorists are the driving factor behind the unrest and deadly violence while the opposition accuses the security forces of being behind the killings.
Damascus also says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country and the security forces have been given clear instructions not to harm civilians.
A truck carries the bus damaged by the suicide bomb blast which targeted a group of Israeli tourists at the airport in Bourgas, Bulgaria, on July 19, 2012.
An American military analyst says by using its international assets to launch “false-flag” terror attacks against certain targets and by framing Iran, Israel is bent on making the US attack the Islamic Republic and fomenting World War III, Press TV reports.
“We are watching a plan take shape, one devised in Tel Aviv, making use of ‘assets’ around the world, meant to culminate in orchestrated ‘false-flag’ terror attacks which Israeli influence in the media, vast influence, can use to create an atmosphere enabling an attack on Iran by the United States,” Gordon Duff said in an article published on Press TV website.
He added that Iran has been a target for US and Israeli warmongering for years and as put by British author H. G. Wells in his book, War of the Worlds.
The analyst noted that during all these years Iran has not only been the target of spite and malice of Israel, the US or NATO, but also Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Referring to recent botched attempt on the life of the US State Secretary Hillary Clinton during her visit to Israel and subsequent attack on a bus in Bulgaria carrying Israeli tourists, the author said such terror attacks were in fact planned by Israel in order to incriminate Iran and incite the world’s public opinion against it.
“Washington insiders believe the Clinton assassination try was partially caused by over-reaction to these tales of Clinton’s imaginary Muslim spy organization and the current ‘meltdown’ in Israeli politics. Violence and assassination inside Israel is now and has always been ‘the norm’.”
Duff added that had Clinton “been killed, Iran would have been immediately blamed, a ‘Hezbollah’ attack, the same claim Israel is making about the attack in Bulgaria earlier in the week.”
The analyst added that the situation in the Persian Gulf denotes that although there is no rationale for Iran to wish for any confrontation, the stage is set by Israel and the US in such a way that such a confrontation would be inevitable.
“As the Persian Gulf awaits a new American carrier battle group based around the massive USS Stennis and the region begins to fill with military buildup…the probability of an ‘incident’ leading to a major war increases exponentially.”
“Israel believes an attack on Iran can provide “cover” for them to help put things “right,” regain control…. We now only have to wait for something else to be sacrificed, a club filled with Americans in Bahrain [or] an American ship hitting a mine,” Duff stated.
The analyst concluded by saying, “When too many things happen during a critical but short period of time, the term ‘coincidence’ is used less and the term ‘orchestrated’, at least by those who are trained to recognize ‘patterns’ is the operable assumption.”
An American military analyst says by using its international assets to launch “false-flag” terror attacks against certain targets and by framing Iran, Israel is bent on making the US attack the Islamic Republic and fomenting World War III, Press TV reports.
“We are watching a plan take shape, one devised in Tel Aviv, making use of ‘assets’ around the world, meant to culminate in orchestrated ‘false-flag’ terror attacks which Israeli influence in the media, vast influence, can use to create an atmosphere enabling an attack on Iran by the United States,” Gordon Duff said in an article published on Press TV website.
He added that Iran has been a target for US and Israeli warmongering for years and as put by British author H. G. Wells in his book, War of the Worlds.
The analyst noted that during all these years Iran has not only been the target of spite and malice of Israel, the US or NATO, but also Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Referring to recent botched attempt on the life of the US State Secretary Hillary Clinton during her visit to Israel and subsequent attack on a bus in Bulgaria carrying Israeli tourists, the author said such terror attacks were in fact planned by Israel in order to incriminate Iran and incite the world’s public opinion against it.
“Washington insiders believe the Clinton assassination try was partially caused by over-reaction to these tales of Clinton’s imaginary Muslim spy organization and the current ‘meltdown’ in Israeli politics. Violence and assassination inside Israel is now and has always been ‘the norm’.”
Duff added that had Clinton “been killed, Iran would have been immediately blamed, a ‘Hezbollah’ attack, the same claim Israel is making about the attack in Bulgaria earlier in the week.”
The analyst added that the situation in the Persian Gulf denotes that although there is no rationale for Iran to wish for any confrontation, the stage is set by Israel and the US in such a way that such a confrontation would be inevitable.
“As the Persian Gulf awaits a new American carrier battle group based around the massive USS Stennis and the region begins to fill with military buildup…the probability of an ‘incident’ leading to a major war increases exponentially.”
“Israel believes an attack on Iran can provide “cover” for them to help put things “right,” regain control…. We now only have to wait for something else to be sacrificed, a club filled with Americans in Bahrain [or] an American ship hitting a mine,” Duff stated.
The analyst concluded by saying, “When too many things happen during a critical but short period of time, the term ‘coincidence’ is used less and the term ‘orchestrated’, at least by those who are trained to recognize ‘patterns’ is the operable assumption.”
19 july 2012
Zionist occupation forces launched at dawn on Thursday raid and search campaign in Jenin and its refugee camp, accompanied with clashes in the vicinity of the Jenin refugee camp.
Eyewitnesses said the violent clashes erupted between dozens of Palestinian youths and the occupation forces who stormed the city and the camp under cover of heavy fire and they took position in the vicinity of Dr. Khalil Suleiman Hospital on the outskirts of Jenin refugee camp.
The sources said that the youths confronted the soldiers and threw stones and empty bottles. The clashes continued for about an hour during which occupation forces fired tear gas and sound bombs.
The occupying forces also stormed the town of Kafr Khoud west of Jenin, where they launched combing operations, fired flares at dawn, and set up ambushes between the olive groves.
It was also reported that occupation forces conducted night landing operations south of Jenin in the Sanur plain during which large numbers of soldiers of the occupation were deployed until late at night.
Eyewitnesses said the violent clashes erupted between dozens of Palestinian youths and the occupation forces who stormed the city and the camp under cover of heavy fire and they took position in the vicinity of Dr. Khalil Suleiman Hospital on the outskirts of Jenin refugee camp.
The sources said that the youths confronted the soldiers and threw stones and empty bottles. The clashes continued for about an hour during which occupation forces fired tear gas and sound bombs.
The occupying forces also stormed the town of Kafr Khoud west of Jenin, where they launched combing operations, fired flares at dawn, and set up ambushes between the olive groves.
It was also reported that occupation forces conducted night landing operations south of Jenin in the Sanur plain during which large numbers of soldiers of the occupation were deployed until late at night.
18 july 2012
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out a small-scale incursion at dawn Wednesday into the Gaza Strip, east of Al-Zeitoun neighborhood amid intensive gunfire.
Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a number of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles advanced after midnight hundreds of meters into east of Gaza city and bulldozed agricultural lands.
Israeli helicopters and drones provided aerial backup for the land forces during the incursion.
IOF storm Jinin at down on Wednesday
The IOF stormed at dawn on Wednesday, the city of Jenin and its refugee camp, and fired heavy sound bombs, and bullets.
IOF troops took positions in the vicinity of the district PA security complex.
Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a number of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles advanced after midnight hundreds of meters into east of Gaza city and bulldozed agricultural lands.
Israeli helicopters and drones provided aerial backup for the land forces during the incursion.
IOF storm Jinin at down on Wednesday
The IOF stormed at dawn on Wednesday, the city of Jenin and its refugee camp, and fired heavy sound bombs, and bullets.
IOF troops took positions in the vicinity of the district PA security complex.
17 july 2012
An Israeli army vehicle ran over a Palestinian child in the Old City of Al-Khalil on Tuesday, local sources said.
Sources in the emergency and ambulance department in Al-Khalil said that nine-year-old Ahmed Abu Rajab was treated for injuries in his hand.
They said that the child was rushed to Al-Khalil government hospital, adding that the army vehicle deliberately hit the child.
Sources in the emergency and ambulance department in Al-Khalil said that nine-year-old Ahmed Abu Rajab was treated for injuries in his hand.
They said that the child was rushed to Al-Khalil government hospital, adding that the army vehicle deliberately hit the child.
16 july 2012
Two Palestinian citizens were shot, last night, by the Israeli army on the bridge of Halhoul, in the north of Hebron.
The media reported that the occupation soldiers had shot at a car and they had injured Rabiha Sbeitan (56 years) and Ibrahim Youssef Islemyyeh (20 years).
And they were transferred to the government hospital in Hebron and the medical resources reported that they suffered from minor injuries.
In another context, the occupation forces arrested a student at Hebron University Islam Mohamed Abdel Fattah Awad (19 years) after raiding his home.
Moreover, the occupation forces have arrested, today morning, a young man from the village of Kafr Dan west of Jenin, and broken into Jenin refugee camp and the village of Burkin with 14 military vehicles and seized several vehicles owned by Musa al-Badawi.
The media reported that the occupation soldiers had shot at a car and they had injured Rabiha Sbeitan (56 years) and Ibrahim Youssef Islemyyeh (20 years).
And they were transferred to the government hospital in Hebron and the medical resources reported that they suffered from minor injuries.
In another context, the occupation forces arrested a student at Hebron University Islam Mohamed Abdel Fattah Awad (19 years) after raiding his home.
Moreover, the occupation forces have arrested, today morning, a young man from the village of Kafr Dan west of Jenin, and broken into Jenin refugee camp and the village of Burkin with 14 military vehicles and seized several vehicles owned by Musa al-Badawi.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) testified before the UN committee to investigate Israeli crimes against Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territories.
PCHR's representatives, Samir Zaqout and Mervat El-Nahal, reviewed the human rights situation and violations against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, pointing out to the victims’ anger towards UN inability and silence in light of the Israeli violations of human rights and international law.
PCHR reviewed statistics of the Israeli crimes and violations of humanitarian law during the reporting period from July 2011 until July 2012, the period between the Committee's two meetings.
The center's representatives addressed the occupation's violations against the Palestinian civilians and their properties and lands, highlighting the excessive use of force by IOF since the Palestinian Intifada (uprising). They shed light on investigations conducted by PCHR in each crime and explained that some crimes showed that IOF deliberately targeted civilians.
They also pointed out to the UN inability to sue Israeli soldiers who are involved in human rights violations, noting the Israeli siege imposed on the people of Gaza for over six years in a row that worsened the humanitarian conditions in Gaza strip.
PCHR's representatives, Samir Zaqout and Mervat El-Nahal, reviewed the human rights situation and violations against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, pointing out to the victims’ anger towards UN inability and silence in light of the Israeli violations of human rights and international law.
PCHR reviewed statistics of the Israeli crimes and violations of humanitarian law during the reporting period from July 2011 until July 2012, the period between the Committee's two meetings.
The center's representatives addressed the occupation's violations against the Palestinian civilians and their properties and lands, highlighting the excessive use of force by IOF since the Palestinian Intifada (uprising). They shed light on investigations conducted by PCHR in each crime and explained that some crimes showed that IOF deliberately targeted civilians.
They also pointed out to the UN inability to sue Israeli soldiers who are involved in human rights violations, noting the Israeli siege imposed on the people of Gaza for over six years in a row that worsened the humanitarian conditions in Gaza strip.
14 july 2012
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Friday evening, that one resident was killed by Israeli military fire near the Beit Hanoun (Erez) Terminal, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli media sources reported that soldiers, stationed near the terminal, noticed a Palestinian approaching the border fence, in northern Gaza, and shot him dead.
Medical sources in Gaza stated that medics are holding talks with the Red Cross in order to retrieve the body of the slain Palestinian from the Israeli side as the Palestinians are not allowed to approach the border area with Israel.
On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian, and wounded another, when the two allegedly tried to infiltrate into Israeli territory.
The wounded resident suffered serious injuries and was moved to Soroka Hospital, in Be’er Sheva.
Israeli Ynet News reported that the army only released information about the incident on Friday, and added that the army is investigating whether the infiltrators intended to carry out an attack in Israel, or were just smugglers.
The Israeli Radio said that initial information revealed that the slain resident is from the Gaza Strip, and that he was killed in an area close to where one Israeli was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting attack that took place on June 18.
Body of Palestinian Killed on Friday Retrieved
The body of a Palestinian Israeli forces killed on Friday near Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip was retrieved Saturday, according to medical sources.
They said medics retrieved the body on Saturday following efforts to reach it the night before had failed.
Israel claimed it shot and killed a Palestinian Friday during an armed clash near the crossing.
The Palestinians said he was shot and killed when he came near the crossing.
The identity of the Palestinian was not immediately known.
IOF soldiers fire teargas at civilian homes in Nablus village
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the village of Iraq Burin, south of Nablus, at dawn Saturday and fired sound bombs and teargas canisters at civilian homes.
Abdulrahim Qadus, the municipal council chairman in the village, said that IOF soldiers mounting a number of jeeps burst into the village and unwarrantedly fired at citizens’ homes.
He said that young men in the village responded by throwing stones and empty bottles at the IOF patrols.
Qadus pointed out that a number of citizens were treated for breathing difficulty including an old man, Issam Faqih, who was taken to hospital.
Israeli media sources reported that soldiers, stationed near the terminal, noticed a Palestinian approaching the border fence, in northern Gaza, and shot him dead.
Medical sources in Gaza stated that medics are holding talks with the Red Cross in order to retrieve the body of the slain Palestinian from the Israeli side as the Palestinians are not allowed to approach the border area with Israel.
On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian, and wounded another, when the two allegedly tried to infiltrate into Israeli territory.
The wounded resident suffered serious injuries and was moved to Soroka Hospital, in Be’er Sheva.
Israeli Ynet News reported that the army only released information about the incident on Friday, and added that the army is investigating whether the infiltrators intended to carry out an attack in Israel, or were just smugglers.
The Israeli Radio said that initial information revealed that the slain resident is from the Gaza Strip, and that he was killed in an area close to where one Israeli was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting attack that took place on June 18.
Body of Palestinian Killed on Friday Retrieved
The body of a Palestinian Israeli forces killed on Friday near Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip was retrieved Saturday, according to medical sources.
They said medics retrieved the body on Saturday following efforts to reach it the night before had failed.
Israel claimed it shot and killed a Palestinian Friday during an armed clash near the crossing.
The Palestinians said he was shot and killed when he came near the crossing.
The identity of the Palestinian was not immediately known.
IOF soldiers fire teargas at civilian homes in Nablus village
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the village of Iraq Burin, south of Nablus, at dawn Saturday and fired sound bombs and teargas canisters at civilian homes.
Abdulrahim Qadus, the municipal council chairman in the village, said that IOF soldiers mounting a number of jeeps burst into the village and unwarrantedly fired at citizens’ homes.
He said that young men in the village responded by throwing stones and empty bottles at the IOF patrols.
Qadus pointed out that a number of citizens were treated for breathing difficulty including an old man, Issam Faqih, who was taken to hospital.
An elderly Palestinian was admitted to hospital in Nablus Saturday morning after he was hurt when Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters inside his home in the Nablus-area village of Iraq Burin, according to local witnesses.
They said the elderly and one of his daughters were suffocated by the gas that was fired straight at their home during a raid of the village.
Residents confronted the forces and clashed with them. Several people had to be treated for tear gas inhalation, said the witnesses.
They said the elderly and one of his daughters were suffocated by the gas that was fired straight at their home during a raid of the village.
Residents confronted the forces and clashed with them. Several people had to be treated for tear gas inhalation, said the witnesses.
Dutch demonstrator suffers head injury
A Dutch national sustained a head injury after being hit by a tear gas canister and dozens of others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation as Israeli troops attacked demonstrators at the separation wall near Bil’in.
About 80 people, both Palestinian and Internationals, took part in the weekly protest in the small village of Bil’in this afternoon. The weekly protest is aimed at halting the construction of the illegal separation wall being erected by Israel inside the occupied West Bank.
Villagers from Bil’in were joined by about 25 internationals who then marched from the village to the wall, chanting slogans denouncing the illegal occupation.
The Israeli army responded by firing salvos of tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. In the past these have caused serious injury and death when they have been fired directly at people. One international activist was struck in the back of the head causing serious injury. Dozens of others suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Israeli army fired dozens of tear gas canisters towards the demonstrators despite the fact that many children were present. The volume and dispersion of the canisters meant the protesters were unable to reach safety before suffering from the effects of the gas.
Kufr Qaddoum: Israel fires at peaceful protest, man injured in head
On Friday, July 13, several protesters were injured when the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) fired tear-gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at the weekly peaceful demonstration in the Palestinian village of Kufr Qaddoum. One man was shot in the head by a tear-gas grenade and was taken to hospital. Two other men were badly injured by rubber-coated bullets.
A home adjacent to the demonstration was hit by tear-gas grenades and caught fire. One child, 2 men, and 4 women were injured by the fire and smoke. An ambulance arrived but was delayed for 30 minutes because of the IOF attacks on the village.
The IOF also employed use of the ‘skunk’ truck which pumps out a foul smelling water and released several sound bombs to terrorize the village. Although illegal, most of the tear-gas was fired at body-level rather than in an arch in the air. Often, 10-12 canisters were fired at a time.
The purpose of the weekly demonstration in Kufr Qaddoum focuses on the closure of the main road that connects the village with Nablus. The road, which passes alongside the nearby illegal settlement of Qedumim, was closed to Palestinian access. As a result, the journey to Nablus has increased from 15 minutes to 40 minutes. This has resulted in hardships because many residents travel daily to Nablus for work, studies, or health care.
On Thursday, June 12, the residents of Kufr Qaddoum celebrated the one year anniversary of their Friday demonstrations. During this year, 60 people have been arrested, 65 people have been shot and badly injured by tear-gas canisters, 200 olive trees have been burned, and the town has suffered systemically from nightly raids and harassment by the IOF.
Amina Simonsson is a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (name has been changed).
A Dutch national sustained a head injury after being hit by a tear gas canister and dozens of others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation as Israeli troops attacked demonstrators at the separation wall near Bil’in.
About 80 people, both Palestinian and Internationals, took part in the weekly protest in the small village of Bil’in this afternoon. The weekly protest is aimed at halting the construction of the illegal separation wall being erected by Israel inside the occupied West Bank.
Villagers from Bil’in were joined by about 25 internationals who then marched from the village to the wall, chanting slogans denouncing the illegal occupation.
The Israeli army responded by firing salvos of tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. In the past these have caused serious injury and death when they have been fired directly at people. One international activist was struck in the back of the head causing serious injury. Dozens of others suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Israeli army fired dozens of tear gas canisters towards the demonstrators despite the fact that many children were present. The volume and dispersion of the canisters meant the protesters were unable to reach safety before suffering from the effects of the gas.
Kufr Qaddoum: Israel fires at peaceful protest, man injured in head
On Friday, July 13, several protesters were injured when the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) fired tear-gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at the weekly peaceful demonstration in the Palestinian village of Kufr Qaddoum. One man was shot in the head by a tear-gas grenade and was taken to hospital. Two other men were badly injured by rubber-coated bullets.
A home adjacent to the demonstration was hit by tear-gas grenades and caught fire. One child, 2 men, and 4 women were injured by the fire and smoke. An ambulance arrived but was delayed for 30 minutes because of the IOF attacks on the village.
The IOF also employed use of the ‘skunk’ truck which pumps out a foul smelling water and released several sound bombs to terrorize the village. Although illegal, most of the tear-gas was fired at body-level rather than in an arch in the air. Often, 10-12 canisters were fired at a time.
The purpose of the weekly demonstration in Kufr Qaddoum focuses on the closure of the main road that connects the village with Nablus. The road, which passes alongside the nearby illegal settlement of Qedumim, was closed to Palestinian access. As a result, the journey to Nablus has increased from 15 minutes to 40 minutes. This has resulted in hardships because many residents travel daily to Nablus for work, studies, or health care.
On Thursday, June 12, the residents of Kufr Qaddoum celebrated the one year anniversary of their Friday demonstrations. During this year, 60 people have been arrested, 65 people have been shot and badly injured by tear-gas canisters, 200 olive trees have been burned, and the town has suffered systemically from nightly raids and harassment by the IOF.
Amina Simonsson is a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (name has been changed).
12 july 2012
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A member of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was killed on Thursday in an Israeli aerial raid on a position for the armed wing in Zaitun suburb in Gaza city. Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s public relations manager, told the PIC reporter that the raid killed Mahmoud Al-Haiji, with no other casualties suffered. Local sources earlier told the reporter that Haiji was killed instantly in the raid, which targeted a position for the armed wing in Zaitun. |
Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Kills Palestinian, Injures 2
A Palestinian man Thursday was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of Palestinians in Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, according to medical sources.
Mahmoud al-Hiqy, in his twenties, was killed when an Israeli drone hit one missile at a group of Palestinians in the neighborhood. The injured were transferred to hospital for treatment.
Earlier today, three Palestinians were injured in an Israeli artillery shelling that targeted an area in al-Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City, one was reported in a critical condition.
A Palestinian militant was killed and four people were wounded in Israeli air and artillery attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, a Gaza health official said. The Israeli military confirmed a combined air and artillery attack, which Gaza health official Dr. Ashraf al-Kidra said wounded three Palestinians, including one critically.
Al-Kidra said a second airstrike later Thursday morning killed the militant and wounded another. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on that report.
The Palestinians had no information on the identities of the three men wounded in the first attack, so it was not clear whether they were militants or civilians
The military said that strike targeted militants from Gaza's ruling Hamas group who were preparing to launch an antitank missile at Israeli soldiers patrolling the Israel-Gaza border. The second strike targeted an abandoned militant training site, Palestinian officials said.
A Palestinian man Thursday was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of Palestinians in Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, according to medical sources.
Mahmoud al-Hiqy, in his twenties, was killed when an Israeli drone hit one missile at a group of Palestinians in the neighborhood. The injured were transferred to hospital for treatment.
Earlier today, three Palestinians were injured in an Israeli artillery shelling that targeted an area in al-Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City, one was reported in a critical condition.
A Palestinian militant was killed and four people were wounded in Israeli air and artillery attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, a Gaza health official said. The Israeli military confirmed a combined air and artillery attack, which Gaza health official Dr. Ashraf al-Kidra said wounded three Palestinians, including one critically.
Al-Kidra said a second airstrike later Thursday morning killed the militant and wounded another. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on that report.
The Palestinians had no information on the identities of the three men wounded in the first attack, so it was not clear whether they were militants or civilians
The military said that strike targeted militants from Gaza's ruling Hamas group who were preparing to launch an antitank missile at Israeli soldiers patrolling the Israel-Gaza border. The second strike targeted an abandoned militant training site, Palestinian officials said.
The B'Tselem human rights organization demanded that the Israeli occupation army to completely cease the unacceptable policy of using dogs to attack Palestinian civilians.
The organization said in a recently released report: "during 2011-2012, B’Tselem documented the use of dogs not only at demonstrations but also in other circumstances", noting that dogs were used during the arrest of Palestinians who tried to enter the Palestinian occupied territories without valid work permits, and also "during a search inside a home in which civilians were present."
"The use of attack dogs is threatening, dangerous, and uncontrollable, and could result in severe and disproportionate harm to unarmed civilians," said B'Tselem, stressing that "the civilians attacked by army dogs in the cases documented were not endangering the soldiers and could have been detained nonviolently."
It is noted that military dogs have been also used at the checkpoints for searching the Palestinian citizens.
Meanwhile, many international human rights bodies have sharply criticized the Zionist occupation authorities’ way of using the trained dogs against Palestinians, as many cases in which military dogs had attacked and injured civilians have been documented.
The organization said in a recently released report: "during 2011-2012, B’Tselem documented the use of dogs not only at demonstrations but also in other circumstances", noting that dogs were used during the arrest of Palestinians who tried to enter the Palestinian occupied territories without valid work permits, and also "during a search inside a home in which civilians were present."
"The use of attack dogs is threatening, dangerous, and uncontrollable, and could result in severe and disproportionate harm to unarmed civilians," said B'Tselem, stressing that "the civilians attacked by army dogs in the cases documented were not endangering the soldiers and could have been detained nonviolently."
It is noted that military dogs have been also used at the checkpoints for searching the Palestinian citizens.
Meanwhile, many international human rights bodies have sharply criticized the Zionist occupation authorities’ way of using the trained dogs against Palestinians, as many cases in which military dogs had attacked and injured civilians have been documented.
Three Palestinian citizens were wounded on Thursday morning in an Israeli incursion east of Shujaiah suburb in Gaza city, medical sources said.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman, said that Israeli army tanks fired a number of shells wounding the three citizens, describing their injuries as serious to moderate.
Local sources said that Israeli occupation soldiers mounting a number of armored vehicles had advanced into the same targeted area and bulldozed land amidst indiscriminate firing.
The sources said that an Israeli artillery shell fired at a civilian car in Shujaiah caused the casualties.
Several Wounded by Israeli Fire In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip report that several Palestinians suffered moderate-to-severe injuries when the Israeli army fired artillery shells before invading Ash-Shijaeyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated that the army fired several shells into the area leading to excessive damage and three injuries. All wounded residents were moved to the Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
Furthermore, several armored Israeli military vehicles and a number of armored bulldozers invaded the area, and uprooted farmlands while the army fired shells and rounds of live ammunition.
One of the shells fired by the army struck a car driving in An-Nazzaz Street, in Ash-Shijaeyya, leading to several injuries.
The latest attack is part of an ongoing Israeli military assaults and escalation against the Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman, said that Israeli army tanks fired a number of shells wounding the three citizens, describing their injuries as serious to moderate.
Local sources said that Israeli occupation soldiers mounting a number of armored vehicles had advanced into the same targeted area and bulldozed land amidst indiscriminate firing.
The sources said that an Israeli artillery shell fired at a civilian car in Shujaiah caused the casualties.
Several Wounded by Israeli Fire In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip report that several Palestinians suffered moderate-to-severe injuries when the Israeli army fired artillery shells before invading Ash-Shijaeyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated that the army fired several shells into the area leading to excessive damage and three injuries. All wounded residents were moved to the Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
Furthermore, several armored Israeli military vehicles and a number of armored bulldozers invaded the area, and uprooted farmlands while the army fired shells and rounds of live ammunition.
One of the shells fired by the army struck a car driving in An-Nazzaz Street, in Ash-Shijaeyya, leading to several injuries.
The latest attack is part of an ongoing Israeli military assaults and escalation against the Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip.
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