9 nov 2012
Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF) cut down on Thursday dozens of olive trees from land belonging to Palestinians in the village of al-Nahalin, west of Bethlehem.
Head of the village council Osama Chkarna told Quds Press that the occupation forces were located heavily in Ein Fares area in Nahalin town, after they cut dozens of olive trees belonging to farmer Mousa Abdul Hamid Njagerh.
The olive trees, that have been cut, were planted about 25 at years ago and Israeli soldiers say they received permission from the Israeli court to cut them, he added
This little peaceful village was the target of two massacres committed by the IOF; one in 1954 and the other in 1989. At present the village is strangulated by the apartheid wall, Jewish settlements and Jewish only bypass roads.
Other attacks today
IOF displace the Jordan Valley's residents under pretext of military exercises
Interrogation of Addameer Researcher, Ayman Nasser, Extended Once Again
Head of the village council Osama Chkarna told Quds Press that the occupation forces were located heavily in Ein Fares area in Nahalin town, after they cut dozens of olive trees belonging to farmer Mousa Abdul Hamid Njagerh.
The olive trees, that have been cut, were planted about 25 at years ago and Israeli soldiers say they received permission from the Israeli court to cut them, he added
This little peaceful village was the target of two massacres committed by the IOF; one in 1954 and the other in 1989. At present the village is strangulated by the apartheid wall, Jewish settlements and Jewish only bypass roads.
Other attacks today
IOF displace the Jordan Valley's residents under pretext of military exercises
Interrogation of Addameer Researcher, Ayman Nasser, Extended Once Again
Clashes erupted between Palestinian residents and Israeli occupation soldiers who raided the town of al-Yamoun west of Jenin. The IOF soldiers fired rubber bullets and stun grenades.
Local sources said that six military vehicles raided the town, and took position in the vicinity of schools at the center of the village where youths threw stones at the soldiers, who in turn fired warning shots in the air without injuries.
Israeli occupation forces broke into the villages of Aerqh and Zububa west of the city, and roamed the streets, trying to provoke the citizens but no arrests were reported.
The citizens pointed out that Israeli occupation soldiers set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village Zbobh where they stopped the Palestinian vehicles and checked the identities of citizens.
An Italian Peace Activist Injured, Dozens Suffocated During Bil'in Weekly March
A 50 year-old Italian peace activist, Giovvassa, was injured after a tear gas canister hit his leg, and dozens of demonstrators were suffocated due to gas inhalation in Bil'in weekly march, which was organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in the village.
International and Israeli peace activists, Palestinians from the village and a Norwegian delegation participated in the march.
The march began after Friday prayers from the center of the village toward the wall, the Participants raised Palestinian flags and chanted slogans calling for resisting the Israeli occupation, demolition of the apartheid wall, and the liberation of the Palestinian prisoners and they also called on Palestinians to remain faithful of Palestinian constants.
Upon the arrival of the participants to Abu Lemon area adjacent to the wall they were able to broke the barbed wire adjacent to the wall and cut some parts of the fence. Some protesters also climbed the concrete wall. The angry youths threw stones at the Israeli soldiers who situated behind the wall, and from their side the Israeli soldiers fired tear gas, sound bombs and rubber-coated metal, which causing the injury of some of the participants including the Italian activist. Palestinian ambulance crews treated the injured in the field.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and settlements in Bil'in confirmed in a statement that the struggle will continue against the occupation and Apartheid Wall, and that they will remain faithful to late Yasser Arafat commandment in order to regain Palestinian rights, and establish an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Hebron Governorate, Set Military Checkpoints at its Main Entrances
Israeli occupation forces raided at dawn, Hebron Governorate and searched several houses and facilities in the old city of Hebron, south of the West Bank.
Security sources said that Israeli forces searched Hebron Municipality Inspectors office and intensified their presence in the old city neighborhoods.
Soldiers from the Israeli army raided Yatta village, south of Hebron and set military checkpoints at the main entrances, including al-Aroub and al-Fawwar refugee camps and the main entrance of Beit Ummar village in the same Governorate.
Local sources said that six military vehicles raided the town, and took position in the vicinity of schools at the center of the village where youths threw stones at the soldiers, who in turn fired warning shots in the air without injuries.
Israeli occupation forces broke into the villages of Aerqh and Zububa west of the city, and roamed the streets, trying to provoke the citizens but no arrests were reported.
The citizens pointed out that Israeli occupation soldiers set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village Zbobh where they stopped the Palestinian vehicles and checked the identities of citizens.
An Italian Peace Activist Injured, Dozens Suffocated During Bil'in Weekly March
A 50 year-old Italian peace activist, Giovvassa, was injured after a tear gas canister hit his leg, and dozens of demonstrators were suffocated due to gas inhalation in Bil'in weekly march, which was organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in the village.
International and Israeli peace activists, Palestinians from the village and a Norwegian delegation participated in the march.
The march began after Friday prayers from the center of the village toward the wall, the Participants raised Palestinian flags and chanted slogans calling for resisting the Israeli occupation, demolition of the apartheid wall, and the liberation of the Palestinian prisoners and they also called on Palestinians to remain faithful of Palestinian constants.
Upon the arrival of the participants to Abu Lemon area adjacent to the wall they were able to broke the barbed wire adjacent to the wall and cut some parts of the fence. Some protesters also climbed the concrete wall. The angry youths threw stones at the Israeli soldiers who situated behind the wall, and from their side the Israeli soldiers fired tear gas, sound bombs and rubber-coated metal, which causing the injury of some of the participants including the Italian activist. Palestinian ambulance crews treated the injured in the field.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and settlements in Bil'in confirmed in a statement that the struggle will continue against the occupation and Apartheid Wall, and that they will remain faithful to late Yasser Arafat commandment in order to regain Palestinian rights, and establish an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Hebron Governorate, Set Military Checkpoints at its Main Entrances
Israeli occupation forces raided at dawn, Hebron Governorate and searched several houses and facilities in the old city of Hebron, south of the West Bank.
Security sources said that Israeli forces searched Hebron Municipality Inspectors office and intensified their presence in the old city neighborhoods.
Soldiers from the Israeli army raided Yatta village, south of Hebron and set military checkpoints at the main entrances, including al-Aroub and al-Fawwar refugee camps and the main entrance of Beit Ummar village in the same Governorate.
8 nov 2012
Israeli undercover agents arrested two citizens in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, local sources said.
They said that clashes took place between the invading unit and inhabitants of Lawze and other suburbs in the town during which young men threw stones at the soldiers.
The sources said that the soldiers fired tear gas and metal bullets at the youths wounding four of them other than those treated for breathing difficulty.
Locals said they were welcoming a liberated prisoner when the soldiers stormed the area.
Other attacks today
Al-Khalil: Eight villages threatened with demolition Israeli troops attack Hares villagers, raze two of their homes
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed on Wednesday morning with their bulldozers and armored vehicles the Bedouin village of Hares northwest of Salfit city and demolished two Palestinian homes.
The two houses were located in a neighborhood consisting of more than 20 homes and all of them are threatened with demolition at the pretext of their presence near an Israeli settlement.
Violent clashes broke out in this neighborhood between the villagers and the invading troops after the demolition of the two houses.
The villagers hastened to form human chains to defend their homes, but the troops attacked them with tear gas grenades and rubber bullets wounding more than 20 of them including two journalists.
Israel and its army falsely claim that these houses are located within the area they classify as C, which is under their full security control, while Hares villagers assert that their area is inside the borders of Hares municipality and their houses are legal and licensed.
In another incident, the IOF threatened on Wednesday 40 Palestinian Bedouin families in Tana hamlet in the mountains of the Jordan Valley region to use force against them if they did not evacuate their homes until next Saturday.
The IOF claimed that the hamlet is located in a military zone, although the villagers have been living there for long decades.
Tana villagers live on grazing sheep and goats and their homes are constantly demolished by Israel, which also deprives them of having proper infrastructure or using the springs in the area.
The IOF also on the same day afternoon demolished three structures during their incursion into Bardala village in the Jordan Valley.
Local sources said the IOF knocked down two livestock pens and a tent inhabited by a poor Bedouin family.
Earlier on Tuesday, the IOF had stormed the Palestinian Bedouin community of Wadi Maleh hamlet and ordered them to evacuate the area.
They said that clashes took place between the invading unit and inhabitants of Lawze and other suburbs in the town during which young men threw stones at the soldiers.
The sources said that the soldiers fired tear gas and metal bullets at the youths wounding four of them other than those treated for breathing difficulty.
Locals said they were welcoming a liberated prisoner when the soldiers stormed the area.
Other attacks today
Al-Khalil: Eight villages threatened with demolition Israeli troops attack Hares villagers, raze two of their homes
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed on Wednesday morning with their bulldozers and armored vehicles the Bedouin village of Hares northwest of Salfit city and demolished two Palestinian homes.
The two houses were located in a neighborhood consisting of more than 20 homes and all of them are threatened with demolition at the pretext of their presence near an Israeli settlement.
Violent clashes broke out in this neighborhood between the villagers and the invading troops after the demolition of the two houses.
The villagers hastened to form human chains to defend their homes, but the troops attacked them with tear gas grenades and rubber bullets wounding more than 20 of them including two journalists.
Israel and its army falsely claim that these houses are located within the area they classify as C, which is under their full security control, while Hares villagers assert that their area is inside the borders of Hares municipality and their houses are legal and licensed.
In another incident, the IOF threatened on Wednesday 40 Palestinian Bedouin families in Tana hamlet in the mountains of the Jordan Valley region to use force against them if they did not evacuate their homes until next Saturday.
The IOF claimed that the hamlet is located in a military zone, although the villagers have been living there for long decades.
Tana villagers live on grazing sheep and goats and their homes are constantly demolished by Israel, which also deprives them of having proper infrastructure or using the springs in the area.
The IOF also on the same day afternoon demolished three structures during their incursion into Bardala village in the Jordan Valley.
Local sources said the IOF knocked down two livestock pens and a tent inhabited by a poor Bedouin family.
Earlier on Tuesday, the IOF had stormed the Palestinian Bedouin community of Wadi Maleh hamlet and ordered them to evacuate the area.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided an area near to Qarara town to the east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza at dawn Thursday, media sources reported.
They said that IOF soldiers mounting three armored vehicles and escorting three bulldozers advanced into the area amidst random firing.
The sources pointed out that army tanks fired smoke bombs to cover up for the incursion.
A Palestinian farmer was seriously injured on Wednesday afternoon in an Israeli reconnaissance plane raid to the east of Breij refugee camp in central Gaza after IOF troops damaged dozens of dunums of cultivated land in the same area.
They said that IOF soldiers mounting three armored vehicles and escorting three bulldozers advanced into the area amidst random firing.
The sources pointed out that army tanks fired smoke bombs to cover up for the incursion.
A Palestinian farmer was seriously injured on Wednesday afternoon in an Israeli reconnaissance plane raid to the east of Breij refugee camp in central Gaza after IOF troops damaged dozens of dunums of cultivated land in the same area.
Hameed Younis Abu Doqqa 11
A 11-year-old Palestinian boy was fatally shot on Thursday by Israeli helicopter gunfire during incursion by the occupation forces in the southern Gaza Strip.
Local and medical sources told PIC's reporter that the thirteen-year-old Hmeid Yunes Abu Daqqa died after being shot during an incursion by the occupation forces in Abasan, east of Khan Yunis.
The child was shot by a live bullet in the abdomen while he was standing in front of his house, when Israeli helicopters and tanks opened intensive fire towards the Farrahin neighborhood in Abasan, in order to cover their withdrawal from the area, the sources added.
The shooting happened around noon and the Palestinian teenager died in hospital, the Gaza Health ministry spokesman said.
Israeli military vehicles briefly penetrated the southern Gaza Strip earlier Thursday morning, leading to clashes with Palestinian resistance.
The Popular Resistance Committees said its fighters had confronted an Israeli force of four tanks and a bulldozer involved in a short-range incursion beyond border fence.
Palestinian fighters said they detonated an Israeli military vehicle near Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis.
Palestinian Child Killed By Military Fire In Khan Younis
A 11-year-old Palestinian boy was fatally shot on Thursday by Israeli helicopter gunfire during incursion by the occupation forces in the southern Gaza Strip.
Local and medical sources told PIC's reporter that the thirteen-year-old Hmeid Yunes Abu Daqqa died after being shot during an incursion by the occupation forces in Abasan, east of Khan Yunis.
The child was shot by a live bullet in the abdomen while he was standing in front of his house, when Israeli helicopters and tanks opened intensive fire towards the Farrahin neighborhood in Abasan, in order to cover their withdrawal from the area, the sources added.
The shooting happened around noon and the Palestinian teenager died in hospital, the Gaza Health ministry spokesman said.
Israeli military vehicles briefly penetrated the southern Gaza Strip earlier Thursday morning, leading to clashes with Palestinian resistance.
The Popular Resistance Committees said its fighters had confronted an Israeli force of four tanks and a bulldozer involved in a short-range incursion beyond border fence.
Palestinian fighters said they detonated an Israeli military vehicle near Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis.
Palestinian Child Killed By Military Fire In Khan Younis
Hameed Younis Abu Doqqa, 11
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian child was killed, on Thursday evening, after Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinians east of Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip.
The sources said that the child, Hameed Younis Abu Doqqa, 11, was killed by rounds of live ammunition fired by an Israeli military helicopter.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers opened fire at several civilians and their homes in Al-Faraheen area, in Khan Younis, leading to the death of the child.
Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth reported that the child could have been killed during clashes that took place between gunmen and Israeli soldiers.
It quoted Israeli military sources claiming that armed clashes took place near the border fence after members of the Popular Resistance Committees opened fire at Israeli soldiers across the border.
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian child was killed, on Thursday evening, after Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinians east of Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip.
The sources said that the child, Hameed Younis Abu Doqqa, 11, was killed by rounds of live ammunition fired by an Israeli military helicopter.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers opened fire at several civilians and their homes in Al-Faraheen area, in Khan Younis, leading to the death of the child.
Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth reported that the child could have been killed during clashes that took place between gunmen and Israeli soldiers.
It quoted Israeli military sources claiming that armed clashes took place near the border fence after members of the Popular Resistance Committees opened fire at Israeli soldiers across the border.
7 nov 2012
Two Palestinian resistance fighters survived on Wednesday an Israeli assassination attempt after Israeli tank fire barely missed them.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that an Israeli tank opened fire at the motorbike the resistance fighters were riding to the east of Gaza city.
They said that the bullets hit the bike’s petrol tank that exploded burning the entire bike but the fighters had jumped from it and miraculously survived.
Other attacks today
Clashes erupt after storming Yussef's Tomb by hundreds of settlers
Occupation demolishes installations in the Negev and Yatta, south of al-Khalil
IOF serves notices for confiscation of Palestinian land for military purposes
Silwan committee: 130, 000 Jerusalemites are homeless
Local sources told the PIC reporter that an Israeli tank opened fire at the motorbike the resistance fighters were riding to the east of Gaza city.
They said that the bullets hit the bike’s petrol tank that exploded burning the entire bike but the fighters had jumped from it and miraculously survived.
Other attacks today
Clashes erupt after storming Yussef's Tomb by hundreds of settlers
Occupation demolishes installations in the Negev and Yatta, south of al-Khalil
IOF serves notices for confiscation of Palestinian land for military purposes
Silwan committee: 130, 000 Jerusalemites are homeless
6 nov 2012
A Jewish settler opened indiscriminate fire at Palestinian homes in the Old City of al-Khalil on Monday night. Quds Press quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the settler opened fire from his automatic machinegun at Palestinian homes and shops, adding that no casualties were suffered.
Meanwhile, Israeli army patrols stormed a number of suburbs in al-Khalil city and nearby towns of Dura and Al-Shuyukh with no arrests reported.
Other attacks today
Occupation plans to build 1272 new settlement units in Jerusalem and West Bank
IOF troops pave land for new settlement outpost south of al-Khalil
B'Tselem: the occupation considers the separation wall in WB its future borders
Occupation orders the evacuation of Wadi al-Maleh in the northern Jordan Valley
Two Homes, Barn, Demolished By The Army Near Hebron
IOF arrests 20 Palestinians
Occupation threatens the prisoners before releasing them
Meanwhile, Israeli army patrols stormed a number of suburbs in al-Khalil city and nearby towns of Dura and Al-Shuyukh with no arrests reported.
Other attacks today
Occupation plans to build 1272 new settlement units in Jerusalem and West Bank
IOF troops pave land for new settlement outpost south of al-Khalil
B'Tselem: the occupation considers the separation wall in WB its future borders
Occupation orders the evacuation of Wadi al-Maleh in the northern Jordan Valley
Two Homes, Barn, Demolished By The Army Near Hebron
IOF arrests 20 Palestinians
Occupation threatens the prisoners before releasing them
5 nov 2012
Ahmad An-Nabaheen 20, Left To Bleed For Six Hours
On Sunday evening 4th November, Israeli occupation forces opened fire at Palestinian who approached a fence near the Israel-Gaza border in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources said that the 22-year-old man was a mentally-ill person, unarmed and that Israel had banned an ambulance from reaching the place, and they had waited a couple of hours for permission to pick him up, early on Monday. They suspected he died of injuries for which he might have been treated.
An Israeli military spokesperson said that Israeli army opened warning shots when a man was walking west of the border and the man hasn't responded, so soldiers were allowed to shoot immediately.
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Central Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Sunday evening, that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli army fire east of the Al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza; the man was left to bleed to death for six hours as the soldiers prevented a Palestinian ambulance crew from reaching him.
The sources said that Ahmad An-Nabaheen, 20, was injured by rounds of live ammunition, fired at him by Israeli soldiers, as he approached the border fence.
The sources added that as Palestinians medics rushed to the scene in an attempt to rescue the wounded resident, but Israeli soldiers fired several warning shots, and prevented the medics from reaching the wounded resident; six hours later, the medics were allowed to reach the resident who bled to death before the medics were allowed through.
Several Palestinian youths try to infiltrate through the border fence in an attempt to find work in Israel due to extreme poverty resulting from the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza and due to Israel’s constant attacks; dozens have been arrested, injured, and some of them were shot dead as they approached the fence.
Other attacks today
Family leaves East Jerusalem home after settler attack
Hebron teen 'wrongly jailed for 5 months on rape charge'
Soldiers Invade A Jenin Village, Kidnap One Resident
IOA turns military outpost into settlement in Bethlehem
Committee: Settlers destroy dozens of trees in Hebron
Occupation notified this morning two citizens to demolish their installations in the hamlet of Janba, southern al-Khalil
Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 14 Palestinians from the West Bank
IOF kidnap two Palestinians in Jenin including wife of Islamic Jihad official
On Sunday evening 4th November, Israeli occupation forces opened fire at Palestinian who approached a fence near the Israel-Gaza border in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources said that the 22-year-old man was a mentally-ill person, unarmed and that Israel had banned an ambulance from reaching the place, and they had waited a couple of hours for permission to pick him up, early on Monday. They suspected he died of injuries for which he might have been treated.
An Israeli military spokesperson said that Israeli army opened warning shots when a man was walking west of the border and the man hasn't responded, so soldiers were allowed to shoot immediately.
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Central Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Sunday evening, that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli army fire east of the Al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza; the man was left to bleed to death for six hours as the soldiers prevented a Palestinian ambulance crew from reaching him.
The sources said that Ahmad An-Nabaheen, 20, was injured by rounds of live ammunition, fired at him by Israeli soldiers, as he approached the border fence.
The sources added that as Palestinians medics rushed to the scene in an attempt to rescue the wounded resident, but Israeli soldiers fired several warning shots, and prevented the medics from reaching the wounded resident; six hours later, the medics were allowed to reach the resident who bled to death before the medics were allowed through.
Several Palestinian youths try to infiltrate through the border fence in an attempt to find work in Israel due to extreme poverty resulting from the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza and due to Israel’s constant attacks; dozens have been arrested, injured, and some of them were shot dead as they approached the fence.
Other attacks today
Family leaves East Jerusalem home after settler attack
Hebron teen 'wrongly jailed for 5 months on rape charge'
Soldiers Invade A Jenin Village, Kidnap One Resident
IOA turns military outpost into settlement in Bethlehem
Committee: Settlers destroy dozens of trees in Hebron
Occupation notified this morning two citizens to demolish their installations in the hamlet of Janba, southern al-Khalil
Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 14 Palestinians from the West Bank
IOF kidnap two Palestinians in Jenin including wife of Islamic Jihad official
Israeli army troops raided at dawn, several villages in Hebron Governorates and started to demolish houses in the city. Media sources reported that a force from the Israeli army raided Durah and al-Shioukh villages and also broke into Bab al-Zawiya neighborhood.
The same sources also reported that Israeli forces started to demolish houses belonged to Palestinians in al-Derat area, south of Hebron. They demolished the house of Mohammad Mussa Mohammad Hussein and started to demolish another Palestinian house in the same area.
It's worth mentioning that on Monday evening, one of the settlers randomly opened fire towards Palestinians in the old city in Hebron. No causalities were reported.
The same sources also reported that Israeli forces started to demolish houses belonged to Palestinians in al-Derat area, south of Hebron. They demolished the house of Mohammad Mussa Mohammad Hussein and started to demolish another Palestinian house in the same area.
It's worth mentioning that on Monday evening, one of the settlers randomly opened fire towards Palestinians in the old city in Hebron. No causalities were reported.
Israeli navy boats opened heavy fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coasts of Gaza and Rafah cities at dawn Monday, Quds Press reported.
It said that the fishermen abandoned their boats and returned back to the shore without finishing their work.
The Israeli navy had tightened its restrictions on Palestinian fishermen since 2000 and by 2009 the navy deprived fishermen from their right to fish more than three nautical miles off the Gaza Strip’s coast while the Oslo accords allowed them fishing up to 20 nautical miles.
It said that the fishermen abandoned their boats and returned back to the shore without finishing their work.
The Israeli navy had tightened its restrictions on Palestinian fishermen since 2000 and by 2009 the navy deprived fishermen from their right to fish more than three nautical miles off the Gaza Strip’s coast while the Oslo accords allowed them fishing up to 20 nautical miles.
4 nov 2012
A Palestinian young man was injured and another was detained on Saturday evening during attacks by Jewish settlers and troops in Urif village south of Nablus city.
According to Quds Press, a group of fanatic Jewish settlers from the nearby settlement Yitzhar went on the rampage through the village attacking its residents and damaging property.
Eyewitnesses told it that a 19-year-old boy named Walid Al-Safadi was badly injured in his head by the settlers.
They added that a force of Israeli troops violently stormed the village to protect the Jewish assailants and clashed with the young men who were defending themselves and homes.
The troops attacked the young men and fired a barrage of rubber bullets and tear gas grenades before they withdraw from the village taking with them one of the young men in chain.
Other attacks today
Israeli authorities raze Palestinian home
IOF arrests 7 citizens and breaks into house of human rights' activist
Likud candidate breaks into Aqsa plazas
IOF troops harass AAU university students
According to Quds Press, a group of fanatic Jewish settlers from the nearby settlement Yitzhar went on the rampage through the village attacking its residents and damaging property.
Eyewitnesses told it that a 19-year-old boy named Walid Al-Safadi was badly injured in his head by the settlers.
They added that a force of Israeli troops violently stormed the village to protect the Jewish assailants and clashed with the young men who were defending themselves and homes.
The troops attacked the young men and fired a barrage of rubber bullets and tear gas grenades before they withdraw from the village taking with them one of the young men in chain.
Other attacks today
Israeli authorities raze Palestinian home
IOF arrests 7 citizens and breaks into house of human rights' activist
Likud candidate breaks into Aqsa plazas
IOF troops harass AAU university students
3 nov 2012
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) violently attacked the weekly popular marches against the segregation wall and settlement expansion in the West Bank that were dedicated this Friday to commemorating the notorious Balfour declaration.
The Israeli troops fired a barrage of tear gas and stun grenades and rubber bullets at Palestinian and foreign activists in Nabi Saleh village west of Ramallah city injuring dozens of them.
The troops also physically clashed with the protestors, kidnapped a Palestinian child named Wa'ed Tamimi and four peace activists, and took them in chain to an unknown destination.
In Kafr Qaddum village to the west of Nablus city, hundreds of Palestinians and foreign activists participated in the weekly march and chanted slogans in support of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence from the Israeli occupation.
Spokesman for the popular committee in Kafr Qaddum Murad Ishtaiwi said the march this week sent a message to the world in general and Britain in particular to atone for the crime they had committed against the Palestinian people as a result of their Balfour declaration.
Dozens also marched in the protest against the wall and settlement in Bil'in village west of Ramallah city carrying banners and chanting slogans calling for adhering to the Palestinian constants and the peaceful popular resistance.
Upon their arrival at Abu Leimun area near the segregation wall, the troops attacked them with tear gas and stun grenades causing many of them to suffocate.
The IOF also suppressed the weekly march against the wall in Masarah village near Bethlehem.
Other attacks today
IOF demolishes a house in eastern Jerusalem
Israeli gov't markets lands in east J'lem for building 5,000 housing units
IOF soldiers break into Fawwar refugee camp
A large Israeli military force, accompanied by intelligence officers, raided Fawwar refugee camp in al-Khalil on Saturday morning, eyewitnesses reported.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) that broke into the camp from its northern area came from the Haggai settlement, which is located near Dura town.
The witnesses told PIC's reporter that the IOF soldiers roamed the center of the camp, and were stationed at the vicinity of Fawwar's Grand Mosque.
They pointed out that the soldiers brought with them two handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian captives from the Ashkelon investigation center.
The soldiers searched the houses and dug up the land surrounding the Mosque without finding anything.
The IOF had arrested in the past three months more than 30 members of Hamas movement in Fawwar refugee camp.
Meanwhile, the occupation troops raided at dawn today a number of Palestinian neighborhoods in the city of al-Khalil, and carried out searches that provoked the residents. They also set up a number of checkpoints on the main crossroads, according to Palestinian sources.
The sources added that the soldiers stormed Shalala Street in downtown al-Khalil, and set up checkpoints at the northern entrance to the city of Halhoul and the entrance to the town of Dhahiriyya southern al-Khalil.
They also set up other checkpoints at the entrances to Fawwar refugee camp, to the south, the Arroub refugee camp, northern al-Khalil, the Beit Anoun neighborhood, the village of Beit Ummar and Dura town.
PA official: 1 injured in settler raid on Nablus village
Settlers raided the Nablus village of Urif on Saturday, injuring one man, a PA official said.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settler activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that over a dozen settlers raided the village, leading to clashes with locals.
Walid Safadi, 19, received head injuries in the incident.
Israeli forces arrested Issam Safadi during the clashes, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said around 20 settlers and 20 Palestinians gathered near Yizhar settlement opposite Urif village, but had no reports of arrests or clashes.
The Nablus district experienced the majority of settler violence in 2011. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs reported that over 2,500 olive trees were destroyed in September 2011, and 7,500 throughout 2011.
Settler attacks on Palestinian communities and their property are systematic and rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
The Israeli troops fired a barrage of tear gas and stun grenades and rubber bullets at Palestinian and foreign activists in Nabi Saleh village west of Ramallah city injuring dozens of them.
The troops also physically clashed with the protestors, kidnapped a Palestinian child named Wa'ed Tamimi and four peace activists, and took them in chain to an unknown destination.
In Kafr Qaddum village to the west of Nablus city, hundreds of Palestinians and foreign activists participated in the weekly march and chanted slogans in support of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence from the Israeli occupation.
Spokesman for the popular committee in Kafr Qaddum Murad Ishtaiwi said the march this week sent a message to the world in general and Britain in particular to atone for the crime they had committed against the Palestinian people as a result of their Balfour declaration.
Dozens also marched in the protest against the wall and settlement in Bil'in village west of Ramallah city carrying banners and chanting slogans calling for adhering to the Palestinian constants and the peaceful popular resistance.
Upon their arrival at Abu Leimun area near the segregation wall, the troops attacked them with tear gas and stun grenades causing many of them to suffocate.
The IOF also suppressed the weekly march against the wall in Masarah village near Bethlehem.
Other attacks today
IOF demolishes a house in eastern Jerusalem
Israeli gov't markets lands in east J'lem for building 5,000 housing units
IOF soldiers break into Fawwar refugee camp
A large Israeli military force, accompanied by intelligence officers, raided Fawwar refugee camp in al-Khalil on Saturday morning, eyewitnesses reported.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) that broke into the camp from its northern area came from the Haggai settlement, which is located near Dura town.
The witnesses told PIC's reporter that the IOF soldiers roamed the center of the camp, and were stationed at the vicinity of Fawwar's Grand Mosque.
They pointed out that the soldiers brought with them two handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian captives from the Ashkelon investigation center.
The soldiers searched the houses and dug up the land surrounding the Mosque without finding anything.
The IOF had arrested in the past three months more than 30 members of Hamas movement in Fawwar refugee camp.
Meanwhile, the occupation troops raided at dawn today a number of Palestinian neighborhoods in the city of al-Khalil, and carried out searches that provoked the residents. They also set up a number of checkpoints on the main crossroads, according to Palestinian sources.
The sources added that the soldiers stormed Shalala Street in downtown al-Khalil, and set up checkpoints at the northern entrance to the city of Halhoul and the entrance to the town of Dhahiriyya southern al-Khalil.
They also set up other checkpoints at the entrances to Fawwar refugee camp, to the south, the Arroub refugee camp, northern al-Khalil, the Beit Anoun neighborhood, the village of Beit Ummar and Dura town.
PA official: 1 injured in settler raid on Nablus village
Settlers raided the Nablus village of Urif on Saturday, injuring one man, a PA official said.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settler activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that over a dozen settlers raided the village, leading to clashes with locals.
Walid Safadi, 19, received head injuries in the incident.
Israeli forces arrested Issam Safadi during the clashes, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said around 20 settlers and 20 Palestinians gathered near Yizhar settlement opposite Urif village, but had no reports of arrests or clashes.
The Nablus district experienced the majority of settler violence in 2011. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs reported that over 2,500 olive trees were destroyed in September 2011, and 7,500 throughout 2011.
Settler attacks on Palestinian communities and their property are systematic and rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
2 nov 2012
A Palestinian citizen was seriously injured on Friday in Israeli shelling of areas east to Breij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, medical sources said.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman, said in a press release that the 22-year-old youth was seriously wounded when an Israeli tank shell blasted near him.
He said that the young man suffered wounds in his neck, face, and chest and was being treated in Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital.
Qudra said that Israeli occupation forces’ tanks shelled cultivated land lots to the east of the refugee camp.
Palestinian seriously wounded by Israeli fire on central Gaza
A 22-year-old Palestinian was seriously wounded on Friday morning by Israeli tank fire on the central Gaza Strip, medics said.
Witnesses said Israeli artillery fired several shells on a group of farmers east of Al-Bureij refugee camp.
Ministry of health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said a young man was brought to al-Aqsa hospital with serious wounds to the neck and chest.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said forces fired on "a suspect apparently placing an explosive device." She said no explosion had ensued, but noted that an Israeli soldier had been wounded by explosives in the same area two weeks ago.
Other attacks today
IOA threatens to remove solar panels and a school south of al-Khalil
IOF demolishes water well, arrests its owner east of Yatta
Committee: Israel demolishes home near Jerusalem
IOF camp east of Nablus and expel the residents for six months
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) asked the residents of Khirbet Tana near the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus to leave the entire area for a period of six months, under the pretext of conducting military exercises.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF erected military tents and caravans in the region, pointing to the presence of military vehicles holding the flags of the Israeli entity and the United States of America which roamed the area.
The occupation forces warned the residents that they will not bear any responsibility for any injury after ordering them to leave the area as a whole.
The occupation forces gave people ten days to leave their homes and go to the Beit Furik, and warned the residents that the occupation forces will use live ammunition to destruct Khirbet Tana and to force them to leave.
Wasif Hanani, one of the Tana's residents, pointed out that the occupation forces have failed over the past years in forcing the residents to leave despite all its brutal practices, however this time the situation is much more dangerous, where the occupation forces will prevent residents to have access not only to Khirbet Tana, but all its neighboring areas under pretext of conducting military exercises.
Meanwhile, member of the Committee for the Defense of Tana, Monadel Hanani, called on international institutions to stop the Israeli disregard for people's lives, stressing that the occupation forces have no right to establish these military drills and maneuvers on the territory of the citizens and forcing the residents to leave under threat of death or serious injury.
He warned that the occupation forces may seize tens of thousands of acres east of Beit Furik under the pretext of closed military zones, stressing that the residents have rejected the Israeli decision, and they will continue to cultivate their land and to have access to Khirbet Tana whatever the circumstances;
Hanini called on local and Arab and international media to cover the Israeli practices in the area.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman, said in a press release that the 22-year-old youth was seriously wounded when an Israeli tank shell blasted near him.
He said that the young man suffered wounds in his neck, face, and chest and was being treated in Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital.
Qudra said that Israeli occupation forces’ tanks shelled cultivated land lots to the east of the refugee camp.
Palestinian seriously wounded by Israeli fire on central Gaza
A 22-year-old Palestinian was seriously wounded on Friday morning by Israeli tank fire on the central Gaza Strip, medics said.
Witnesses said Israeli artillery fired several shells on a group of farmers east of Al-Bureij refugee camp.
Ministry of health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said a young man was brought to al-Aqsa hospital with serious wounds to the neck and chest.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said forces fired on "a suspect apparently placing an explosive device." She said no explosion had ensued, but noted that an Israeli soldier had been wounded by explosives in the same area two weeks ago.
Other attacks today
IOA threatens to remove solar panels and a school south of al-Khalil
IOF demolishes water well, arrests its owner east of Yatta
Committee: Israel demolishes home near Jerusalem
IOF camp east of Nablus and expel the residents for six months
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) asked the residents of Khirbet Tana near the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus to leave the entire area for a period of six months, under the pretext of conducting military exercises.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF erected military tents and caravans in the region, pointing to the presence of military vehicles holding the flags of the Israeli entity and the United States of America which roamed the area.
The occupation forces warned the residents that they will not bear any responsibility for any injury after ordering them to leave the area as a whole.
The occupation forces gave people ten days to leave their homes and go to the Beit Furik, and warned the residents that the occupation forces will use live ammunition to destruct Khirbet Tana and to force them to leave.
Wasif Hanani, one of the Tana's residents, pointed out that the occupation forces have failed over the past years in forcing the residents to leave despite all its brutal practices, however this time the situation is much more dangerous, where the occupation forces will prevent residents to have access not only to Khirbet Tana, but all its neighboring areas under pretext of conducting military exercises.
Meanwhile, member of the Committee for the Defense of Tana, Monadel Hanani, called on international institutions to stop the Israeli disregard for people's lives, stressing that the occupation forces have no right to establish these military drills and maneuvers on the territory of the citizens and forcing the residents to leave under threat of death or serious injury.
He warned that the occupation forces may seize tens of thousands of acres east of Beit Furik under the pretext of closed military zones, stressing that the residents have rejected the Israeli decision, and they will continue to cultivate their land and to have access to Khirbet Tana whatever the circumstances;
Hanini called on local and Arab and international media to cover the Israeli practices in the area.
1 nov 2012
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided at dawn Thursday the towns of Yamoun and Silat Al-Harithiya to the west of Jenin city and interrogated Palestinian senior leaders from Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a senior Israeli intelligence officer escorted by troops stormed Yamoun town at two o'clock in the morning and questioned Hamas official Ibrahim Nawahda after a violent raid on his house.
The sources added that the officer warned Nawahda that the Israeli intelligence was watching all activities and movements made by him and his fellow activists and would curb them if necessary and also questioned him about other public issues.
The IOF also raided the house of Islamic Jihad official Hani Jaradat in the nearby town of Silat Al-Harithiya town. He was interrogated and threatened as well by an Israeli intelligence officer.
In an earlier incident yesterday, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian young men and Israeli troops who stormed Yabud town south of Jenin and raided the house of a Palestinian ex-detainee in Israeli jails.
Eyewitnesses said the troops deliberately provoked the Palestinian citizens during the raid leading to the outbreak of the clashes.
An Israeli intelligence officer who came along with the invading troops questioned an ex-detainee named Mohamed Atatera inside his house in the town.
Other attacks today
IOF soldiers raze five installations in Tobas
Palestinian Media Forum condemns arrest of Journalist
The IOF desecrate mosque arrest 9 West Bankers
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a senior Israeli intelligence officer escorted by troops stormed Yamoun town at two o'clock in the morning and questioned Hamas official Ibrahim Nawahda after a violent raid on his house.
The sources added that the officer warned Nawahda that the Israeli intelligence was watching all activities and movements made by him and his fellow activists and would curb them if necessary and also questioned him about other public issues.
The IOF also raided the house of Islamic Jihad official Hani Jaradat in the nearby town of Silat Al-Harithiya town. He was interrogated and threatened as well by an Israeli intelligence officer.
In an earlier incident yesterday, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian young men and Israeli troops who stormed Yabud town south of Jenin and raided the house of a Palestinian ex-detainee in Israeli jails.
Eyewitnesses said the troops deliberately provoked the Palestinian citizens during the raid leading to the outbreak of the clashes.
An Israeli intelligence officer who came along with the invading troops questioned an ex-detainee named Mohamed Atatera inside his house in the town.
Other attacks today
IOF soldiers raze five installations in Tobas
Palestinian Media Forum condemns arrest of Journalist
The IOF desecrate mosque arrest 9 West Bankers
A Palestinian child was in serious condition after a hit-and-run incident near Beit Ummar village in Al-Khalil on Wednesday.
Mohammed Awad, the coordinator of the popular anti-settlement committee in the village, told Quds Press that Hala Abu Ayyash, 11, suffered various injures in the incident.
A Jewish settler ran her over with his car on the main road connecting Al-Khalil to Jerusalem, which is near to her house, Awad added.
He said that the child was hospitalized in serious condition and would be moved to Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem in view of her condition.
Mohammed Awad, the coordinator of the popular anti-settlement committee in the village, told Quds Press that Hala Abu Ayyash, 11, suffered various injures in the incident.
A Jewish settler ran her over with his car on the main road connecting Al-Khalil to Jerusalem, which is near to her house, Awad added.
He said that the child was hospitalized in serious condition and would be moved to Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem in view of her condition.
