21 mar 2012
Israeli forces Wednesday stormed the Ramallah area village of Nabi Saleh, raided and ransacked several Palestinian houses, and confiscated private properties, said a statement issued by the village’s popular resistance committee.
It said that Israeli forces raided several houses in the village, including the house of the coordinator of the Popular Committee in the village, Naji al-Tamimi, as well as the house of the detained Palestinian activist Basim al-Tamimi.
The Israeli forces confiscated a number of computers, a camera, official documents and copies of magazines discussing the situation in the village issued by the Popular Committee and the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territory, B'Tselem.
The statement added that Israeli soldiers threatened the villagers in an attempt to halt the popular resistance campaign and weekly protests against the expansion of nearby settlements.
Residents of Nabi Saleh have been organizing weekly protests since December 2009 against the expansion of the illegal Halamish and Neve Tzuf settlements on village land and their takeover of water springs vital for the livelihood of village residents.
The committee said that Israeli forces has been targeting the village for three weeks now, conducting almost daily raids and assaulting residents at the entrance of the village. Three Palestinians have been arrested since then, including a minor.
It said that Israeli forces raided several houses in the village, including the house of the coordinator of the Popular Committee in the village, Naji al-Tamimi, as well as the house of the detained Palestinian activist Basim al-Tamimi.
The Israeli forces confiscated a number of computers, a camera, official documents and copies of magazines discussing the situation in the village issued by the Popular Committee and the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territory, B'Tselem.
The statement added that Israeli soldiers threatened the villagers in an attempt to halt the popular resistance campaign and weekly protests against the expansion of nearby settlements.
Residents of Nabi Saleh have been organizing weekly protests since December 2009 against the expansion of the illegal Halamish and Neve Tzuf settlements on village land and their takeover of water springs vital for the livelihood of village residents.
The committee said that Israeli forces has been targeting the village for three weeks now, conducting almost daily raids and assaulting residents at the entrance of the village. Three Palestinians have been arrested since then, including a minor.
A Palestinian worker from Jenin lost his spleen in a violent Israeli police attack on the place where he was working in Haifa, local sources said.
They said that a special police force attacked the grapevine yard where Rami Wishahi, 26, was working and savagely beat him.
They said that Wishahi underwent an urgent surgery in a Jenin government hospital on Tuesday, adding that he was carried from his Israeli detention center to the hospital after his health deteriorated.
They said that Wishahi suffered internal bleeding and ruptured spleen.
The sources noted that the Israeli force detained another worker who was in the same place, identifying him as Abdulrahman Freihat, 26, from Yamon village.
They said that a special police force attacked the grapevine yard where Rami Wishahi, 26, was working and savagely beat him.
They said that Wishahi underwent an urgent surgery in a Jenin government hospital on Tuesday, adding that he was carried from his Israeli detention center to the hospital after his health deteriorated.
They said that Wishahi suffered internal bleeding and ruptured spleen.
The sources noted that the Israeli force detained another worker who was in the same place, identifying him as Abdulrahman Freihat, 26, from Yamon village.
Israeli gunboats fire at Palestinian fishing boats
Israeli gunboats opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza city on Wednesday morning, local sources said.
They told Quds Press that the gunboats at sea fired at the fishing boats which were off the Shati refugee camp shore.
The sources said that the fishermen were forced to abandon their boats and return to the beach, adding that no casualties or damages were reported.
Israeli navy prohibits Palestinian fishing more than three nautical miles off the coast of the enclave despite the Oslo agreement between Israel and the PLC that allows fishing 20 nautical miles off the coast.
They told Quds Press that the gunboats at sea fired at the fishing boats which were off the Shati refugee camp shore.
The sources said that the fishermen were forced to abandon their boats and return to the beach, adding that no casualties or damages were reported.
Israeli navy prohibits Palestinian fishing more than three nautical miles off the coast of the enclave despite the Oslo agreement between Israel and the PLC that allows fishing 20 nautical miles off the coast.
19 mar 2012
Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal has underscored the movement’s commitment to fighting Israel, saying the Zionist regime is using Gaza as a “guinea pig” for testing its missile capabilities.
“We will naturally continue our fight against Israel in political, diplomatic and media fields. We will try to get the greatest support possible from the world,” Meshaal said in an interview with Turkey's Anatolia news agency on Sunday.
Meshaal asserted that Palestinian missiles are fired only after Israeli attacks on the strip and in self-defense.
Israel has launched a fresh round of airstrikes on Gaza since March 9, killing more than 25 Palestinians, including children and women, and wounding dozens of others.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blatantly said last week that the Tel Aviv regime will continue airstrikes against Gaza “as long as necessary.”
China, Turkey, Iran, Jordan and the Arab League have condemned the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Israel imposed a deadly war on the Gaza Strip in December 2008-January 2009. More than 1,400 Palestinians were killed in the conflict.
“We will naturally continue our fight against Israel in political, diplomatic and media fields. We will try to get the greatest support possible from the world,” Meshaal said in an interview with Turkey's Anatolia news agency on Sunday.
Meshaal asserted that Palestinian missiles are fired only after Israeli attacks on the strip and in self-defense.
Israel has launched a fresh round of airstrikes on Gaza since March 9, killing more than 25 Palestinians, including children and women, and wounding dozens of others.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blatantly said last week that the Tel Aviv regime will continue airstrikes against Gaza “as long as necessary.”
China, Turkey, Iran, Jordan and the Arab League have condemned the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Israel imposed a deadly war on the Gaza Strip in December 2008-January 2009. More than 1,400 Palestinians were killed in the conflict.
IOF carry out military exercises in Jenin
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) initiated at dawn Monday large-scale live fire drills and maneuvers in the plains of Ya'bad town, southeast of Jenin city, and nearby mountains.
Local sources reported that the IOF used live ammunition and caused havoc in vast tract of Palestinian cultivated land.
During the exercises, the IOF also cut off the road from Araba junction to Ya'bad town, set up barriers and stopped Palestinian vehicles for many hours.
Local sources reported that the IOF used live ammunition and caused havoc in vast tract of Palestinian cultivated land.
During the exercises, the IOF also cut off the road from Araba junction to Ya'bad town, set up barriers and stopped Palestinian vehicles for many hours.
Two people were injured in Hebron during a raid by Israeli soldiers on Sunday, witnesses said.
Israa Salaymah, 16, sustained a head injury after soldiers pushed her violently after raiding her family’s home. Mustafa Abu Sleima sustained bruises after soldiers assaulted him in his home, witnesses said.
Both were taken for treatment to a hospital in Hebron.
The military conducted overnight raids in the Tel Rumeida area and in al-Shuhada street, evacuating residents from their homes, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman was unaware of any raids in Hebron.
She said, however, that one person was arrested in the city overnight Sunday after throwing a molotov cocktail at the illegal settlement of Beit Hadassa.
Israa Salaymah, 16, sustained a head injury after soldiers pushed her violently after raiding her family’s home. Mustafa Abu Sleima sustained bruises after soldiers assaulted him in his home, witnesses said.
Both were taken for treatment to a hospital in Hebron.
The military conducted overnight raids in the Tel Rumeida area and in al-Shuhada street, evacuating residents from their homes, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman was unaware of any raids in Hebron.
She said, however, that one person was arrested in the city overnight Sunday after throwing a molotov cocktail at the illegal settlement of Beit Hadassa.
Israeli armored vehicle overturns bus, Palestinian workmen wounded
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19 Palestinian workmen sustained moderate to serious injuries when the bus they were aboard was deliberately hit by an Israeli military armored vehicle near Qalqiliya city.
The bus, en route to the 1948 occupied lands, overturned as a result of the impact while the Israeli soldiers drove away after committing their crime. The injured workmen were rushed to hospitals in Qalqiliya city. A similar earlier incident a month ago had resulted in the killing of 10 Palestinian school children and the injury of 42 others when a heavy truck directly hit their bus at the junction of Jaba between Ramallah and Jerusalem. |
Update: 27 laborers injured in road accident
Twenty-seven Palestinian laborers were injured in a West Bank road accident on Sunday, witnesses said.
An Israeli military jeep hit a vehicle carrying the laborers near Qalqiliya, causing it to flip over, one of the workers told Ma'an.
The military jeep intentionally hit the vehicle, he added.
The victims have been transferred to a hospital in Qalqiliya and are said to be in a moderate condition.
An Israeli army spokeswoman was aware of the incident but could not provide further details.
Twenty-seven Palestinian laborers were injured in a West Bank road accident on Sunday, witnesses said.
An Israeli military jeep hit a vehicle carrying the laborers near Qalqiliya, causing it to flip over, one of the workers told Ma'an.
The military jeep intentionally hit the vehicle, he added.
The victims have been transferred to a hospital in Qalqiliya and are said to be in a moderate condition.
An Israeli army spokeswoman was aware of the incident but could not provide further details.
18 mar 2012
Child Injured in Rafah
Palestinian doctors care for a wounded boy at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on December 9, 2011.
At approximately 7:20 pm on Saturday 17 March 2012, Suhaib Majed Sultan, 6, sustained a bullet wound in the right thigh. According to Al Mezan’s field investigations, the child was injured while he was playing with his brothers in his home.
Their sheet-metal house, about 80 square meters in area, is located in the As-Salam neighborhood west of Rafah crossing, about four kilometers away from the eastern separation fence.
The boy was transported to Abu Yousif An-Najjar Hospital in a civilian car, and then referred to Gaza European Hospital.
His injuries were described as moderate. The time of Suhaib’s injury coincides with gunfire by Israeli Occupation Forces stationed in a watch tower near the Karam Abu Salim (Kerem Shalom) border crossing.
Israeli forces injure six-year-old Palestinian boy
A six-year-old Palestinian boy has been wounded in a shooting by Israeli forces in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources say.
"A six-year-old Palestinian child was wounded by Israeli army gunfire near the Kerem Shalom crossing, east of Rafah," emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Selmiya said.
"He is in moderate condition and was shot with live fire in his thigh," he told AFP on Sunday.
The Israeli army had no immediate comment on the attack.
The shooting came amid an Egyptian-brokered truce that ended four days of Israeli attacks on Gazans.
At least 26 Palestinians were killed in dozens of airstrikes by the Israeli military.
Israeli forces regularly open fire on Palestinians, including children in the coastal enclave, which has been under a crippling blockade since five years ago.
IOF troops storm Al-Khalil villages
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed a number of villages in Al-Khalil province and Fawar refugee camp south of the city before dawn Sunday.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the soldiers stormed the camp and used police dogs in combing it.
They said that an infantry unit accompanied the IOF troops in combing the camp and installed roadblocks in its center.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers stormed three villages near Al-Khalil and fired stun grenades in one of them but no arrests were reported.
At approximately 7:20 pm on Saturday 17 March 2012, Suhaib Majed Sultan, 6, sustained a bullet wound in the right thigh. According to Al Mezan’s field investigations, the child was injured while he was playing with his brothers in his home.
Their sheet-metal house, about 80 square meters in area, is located in the As-Salam neighborhood west of Rafah crossing, about four kilometers away from the eastern separation fence.
The boy was transported to Abu Yousif An-Najjar Hospital in a civilian car, and then referred to Gaza European Hospital.
His injuries were described as moderate. The time of Suhaib’s injury coincides with gunfire by Israeli Occupation Forces stationed in a watch tower near the Karam Abu Salim (Kerem Shalom) border crossing.
Israeli forces injure six-year-old Palestinian boy
A six-year-old Palestinian boy has been wounded in a shooting by Israeli forces in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources say.
"A six-year-old Palestinian child was wounded by Israeli army gunfire near the Kerem Shalom crossing, east of Rafah," emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Selmiya said.
"He is in moderate condition and was shot with live fire in his thigh," he told AFP on Sunday.
The Israeli army had no immediate comment on the attack.
The shooting came amid an Egyptian-brokered truce that ended four days of Israeli attacks on Gazans.
At least 26 Palestinians were killed in dozens of airstrikes by the Israeli military.
Israeli forces regularly open fire on Palestinians, including children in the coastal enclave, which has been under a crippling blockade since five years ago.
IOF troops storm Al-Khalil villages
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed a number of villages in Al-Khalil province and Fawar refugee camp south of the city before dawn Sunday.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the soldiers stormed the camp and used police dogs in combing it.
They said that an infantry unit accompanied the IOF troops in combing the camp and installed roadblocks in its center.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers stormed three villages near Al-Khalil and fired stun grenades in one of them but no arrests were reported.
17 mar 2012
IOF soldiers storm Jenin, Al-Khalil villages
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed villages to the south of Jenin and north of Al-Khalil on Friday afternoon and evening, local sources said.
Local sources said that the soldiers stormed south of Jenin in four armored vehicles and intercepted Palestinian vehicles for search after the Friday congregation.
IOF soldiers earlier broke into the home of an ex-prisoner who was exiled to Gaza in Siris village, south of Jenin, and interrogated his brother for an hour.
Other IOF units stormed Beit Ummar village, to the north of Al-Khalil, on Friday night and broke into the house of Mohammed Alami.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the soldiers forced out all family members and searched the house, adding that the soldiers claimed that Alami was providing accommodation for “wanted” persons. Alami said that this is the seventh time the soldiers search his home in the past few weeks.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed villages to the south of Jenin and north of Al-Khalil on Friday afternoon and evening, local sources said.
Local sources said that the soldiers stormed south of Jenin in four armored vehicles and intercepted Palestinian vehicles for search after the Friday congregation.
IOF soldiers earlier broke into the home of an ex-prisoner who was exiled to Gaza in Siris village, south of Jenin, and interrogated his brother for an hour.
Other IOF units stormed Beit Ummar village, to the north of Al-Khalil, on Friday night and broke into the house of Mohammed Alami.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the soldiers forced out all family members and searched the house, adding that the soldiers claimed that Alami was providing accommodation for “wanted” persons. Alami said that this is the seventh time the soldiers search his home in the past few weeks.
Israel turns Gaza into testing field for weapons: Meshaal
Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal has said that the Israeli military has turned the Gaza Strip into a testing field for its new weapons.
"Israel used Gaza as a field experiment for the Iron Dome [missile system]” and the weapons of the Israeli army, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post quoted Meshaal as saying in a surprise meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara late on Friday.
The Hamas leader also criticized the Israeli regime for using "fabricating excuses" to launch the recent attacks on the Gaza Strip.
At least 26 Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli attacks on the coastal sliver since March 9.
Erdogan also lambasted the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, saying that Tel Aviv was marking efforts to drag Palestinians into war.
Reports say Meshaal and Erdogan also discussed the ongoing reconciliation talks between Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah.
“There are positive developments regarding relations between Hamas and Fatah. We will assess these developments,” Erdogan told reporters before the meeting.
Fatah, which controls the West Bank, and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, have been trying to form a unity government based on an agreement brokered by Egypt and signed last year in Cairo.
Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal has said that the Israeli military has turned the Gaza Strip into a testing field for its new weapons.
"Israel used Gaza as a field experiment for the Iron Dome [missile system]” and the weapons of the Israeli army, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post quoted Meshaal as saying in a surprise meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara late on Friday.
The Hamas leader also criticized the Israeli regime for using "fabricating excuses" to launch the recent attacks on the Gaza Strip.
At least 26 Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli attacks on the coastal sliver since March 9.
Erdogan also lambasted the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, saying that Tel Aviv was marking efforts to drag Palestinians into war.
Reports say Meshaal and Erdogan also discussed the ongoing reconciliation talks between Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah.
“There are positive developments regarding relations between Hamas and Fatah. We will assess these developments,” Erdogan told reporters before the meeting.
Fatah, which controls the West Bank, and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, have been trying to form a unity government based on an agreement brokered by Egypt and signed last year in Cairo.
16 mar 2012
Clashes between locals and IOF troops south of al-Khalil
Clashes between Palestinian residents of the town of Dura to the south of al-Khalil and IOF troops broke out at dawn Friday after IOF troops on military jeeps raided the town.
Muhammad Jihad from Dura told PIC that two patrols crossed the Tabaqa crossroads connecting Dura and Kharsa to the south and started to fire teargas and rubber coated bullets towards local residents prompting local youth to respond with stones and empty bottles.
Meanwhile, IOF troops raided the villages of al-Majd, Deir al-Asal and Beit al-Roush to the west of al-Khalil. The troops also patrolled the road connecting the three villages.
IOF troops were also deployed in large numbers into the alleyways of the old city of al-Khalil and near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
Local sources told PIC correspondents that IOF troops on foot were present in large numbers from an early hour on Friday in the alleyways of the old city. They stopped and searched passersby.
The Israeli occupation usually step up measures around the Ibrahimi Mosque on Fridays at the pretext of preventing clashes between local Palestinians and Jewish settlers.
Muhammad Jihad from Dura told PIC that two patrols crossed the Tabaqa crossroads connecting Dura and Kharsa to the south and started to fire teargas and rubber coated bullets towards local residents prompting local youth to respond with stones and empty bottles.
Meanwhile, IOF troops raided the villages of al-Majd, Deir al-Asal and Beit al-Roush to the west of al-Khalil. The troops also patrolled the road connecting the three villages.
IOF troops were also deployed in large numbers into the alleyways of the old city of al-Khalil and near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
Local sources told PIC correspondents that IOF troops on foot were present in large numbers from an early hour on Friday in the alleyways of the old city. They stopped and searched passersby.
The Israeli occupation usually step up measures around the Ibrahimi Mosque on Fridays at the pretext of preventing clashes between local Palestinians and Jewish settlers.
The European Parliament (EP) Thursday expressed deep concern about Israeli army raids on two Palestinian television stations in Ramallah late last month and called on Israel to return equipment it seized at the two stations, according to an EP resolution.
It also said that Israeli raids on Palestinian-controlled areas are a breach of the Oslo accords singed in 1993.
An Israeli army unit raided Wattan TV and Al Quds Educational Television, a subsidiary of Al-Quds University, on February 29 at the request of the Israeli Ministry of Communications and seized transmitters and other broadcast equipment and files claiming the frequencies the stations used interfere with airport communication, a claim strongly denied by the stations and the Palestinian Authority, which has licensed them.
The EP resolution called on Israel to fully respect its agreements with the Palestinian Authority, and called on the European Union High Representative to place this issue on the agenda of the EU-Israel Association Council.
The EP “Calls on the Israeli authorities to fully respect the provisions of the existing agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority when dealing with Palestinian media,” said the resolution.
While the resolution has welcomed “Palestine’s institution-building efforts; [it noted] that raids by Israeli forces affecting Palestinian cities where the Palestinian Authority, under the Oslo Accords, has assumed powers and responsibilities over internal security and public order constitute a breach of those accords.”
The EP called “on the (EU) Vice President/High Representative, the (European) Council, and the (European) Commission to place this issue, which concerns the basic rights of public access to information, press freedom and freedom of expression, on the agenda of the EU-Israel Association Council.”
The EP members supported efforts of the Palestinian Authority to restore equipment and urged the Israeli authorities to immediately return the confiscated equipment.
It also said that Israeli raids on Palestinian-controlled areas are a breach of the Oslo accords singed in 1993.
An Israeli army unit raided Wattan TV and Al Quds Educational Television, a subsidiary of Al-Quds University, on February 29 at the request of the Israeli Ministry of Communications and seized transmitters and other broadcast equipment and files claiming the frequencies the stations used interfere with airport communication, a claim strongly denied by the stations and the Palestinian Authority, which has licensed them.
The EP resolution called on Israel to fully respect its agreements with the Palestinian Authority, and called on the European Union High Representative to place this issue on the agenda of the EU-Israel Association Council.
The EP “Calls on the Israeli authorities to fully respect the provisions of the existing agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority when dealing with Palestinian media,” said the resolution.
While the resolution has welcomed “Palestine’s institution-building efforts; [it noted] that raids by Israeli forces affecting Palestinian cities where the Palestinian Authority, under the Oslo Accords, has assumed powers and responsibilities over internal security and public order constitute a breach of those accords.”
The EP called “on the (EU) Vice President/High Representative, the (European) Council, and the (European) Commission to place this issue, which concerns the basic rights of public access to information, press freedom and freedom of expression, on the agenda of the EU-Israel Association Council.”
The EP members supported efforts of the Palestinian Authority to restore equipment and urged the Israeli authorities to immediately return the confiscated equipment.
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A relative who went to aid the screaming man was also arrested! Although he was bleeding, in agony and in need of urgent medical attention, soldiers decided to arrest Mr. Shtawi after the dog finally released his arm.
When Morad Shtawi, a member of the village's popular committee, tried to reason with the commanding officer and convince him to release the wounded man, he was thrown to the ground, handcuffed and pepper sprayed A Palestinian protester is seen on the ground after being pounced upon and bitten by a military dog. The dog locked its jaws on the protester's arm and would not release him, for several minutes. The military dog handlers are seen unsuccessfully attempting to release |
the dog's hold on the protester. The protester and a relative who attempted to free him were both arrested. Kufer Qaddum, 16.3.2012. Israeli human rights NGO B'Tselem has called several time for the Israeli army to stop using attack dogs on unarmed Palestinians.
In February 2012 a 19 year-old Palestinian was attacked by an IDF dog; B'Tselem reported another five such incidents in 2011. (8 mar 2013 Investigation into soldier's attack on Palestinian using sniffer dogs closed)
In February 2012 a 19 year-old Palestinian was attacked by an IDF dog; B'Tselem reported another five such incidents in 2011. (8 mar 2013 Investigation into soldier's attack on Palestinian using sniffer dogs closed)
One man was killed and three injured during an exchange of fire on the Israel-Egypt border Thursday evening, the Israeli army said.
The military said in a statement that its soldiers shot at a group trying to enter Israel from Egypt and hit three people after they failed to respond to calls to stop. The army said shots were fired simultaneously from the Egyptian side.
Israeli soldiers pursued and caught three injured men and a fourth was found dead "at the point of infiltration," the army said.
The injured people were taken to an Israeli hospital by helicopter, the military added. No Israeli soldiers were hurt.
Egypt's security chief in the northern Sinai Saleh al-Masry said the men were Bedouin cigarette smugglers, CNN reported. He said Israeli authorities had not officially informed their Egyptian counterparts of the incident.
In its statement announcing the shooting, the Israeli army referred to an earlier incident in which it claimed an explosive device was found along the border.
"It should be noted that this February, a powerful explosive device was planted along the Israel-Egypt border during a smuggling attempt," the military said.
Al-Masry rejected the claim and accused Israel of "politicizing" the incident, CNN reported.
The military said in a statement that its soldiers shot at a group trying to enter Israel from Egypt and hit three people after they failed to respond to calls to stop. The army said shots were fired simultaneously from the Egyptian side.
Israeli soldiers pursued and caught three injured men and a fourth was found dead "at the point of infiltration," the army said.
The injured people were taken to an Israeli hospital by helicopter, the military added. No Israeli soldiers were hurt.
Egypt's security chief in the northern Sinai Saleh al-Masry said the men were Bedouin cigarette smugglers, CNN reported. He said Israeli authorities had not officially informed their Egyptian counterparts of the incident.
In its statement announcing the shooting, the Israeli army referred to an earlier incident in which it claimed an explosive device was found along the border.
"It should be noted that this February, a powerful explosive device was planted along the Israel-Egypt border during a smuggling attempt," the military said.
Al-Masry rejected the claim and accused Israel of "politicizing" the incident, CNN reported.
15 mar 2012
A Palestinian was killed and another injured by gunfire during a memorial service for a victim of the escalation between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, a medical official said Thursday.
Adham Abu Salmiya told Ma'an that the young man was pronounced dead at Shifa Hospital and another person was determined to be seriously injured after the accidental shooting in eastern Gaza City.
Adham Abu Salmiya told Ma'an that the young man was pronounced dead at Shifa Hospital and another person was determined to be seriously injured after the accidental shooting in eastern Gaza City.
Israeli helicopters opened fire toward farmland in the Sheikh Ajlen area west of Gaza City late Thursday, witnesses said.
No injuries were reported.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said aircraft fired warning shots in response to rocket fire.
Earlier, several rockets were fired toward the western Negev, Israeli media reported.
A Grad rocket was intercepted by a nearby "Iron Dome" battery, and another rocket landed in an open area in the Eshkol regional council outside Hof Ashkelon, Israel's Ynet news service reported.
There were no reports of injury or damage.
Meanwhile in Gaza City, leader Ahmad al-Mudallal said that Islamic Jihad remained committed to a truce with Israel but would not hesitate to retaliate to any attacks on the Palestinian people.
An Egypt-brokered ceasefire took hold at 1 a.m. Tuesday following four days of Israeli airstrikes which killed over 20 Palestinians and injured more than 80, medics in the Gaza Strip said. Militants responded with a barrage of rocket fire into southern Israel which Israeli medics said injured eight people.
Al-Mudallal told Ma'an his movement, which lost over a dozen militants in the attacks, agreed to the ceasefire after assurances by Egyptian mediators that Israel would stop assassinating its members.
"We don’t trust the occupation but we trust our steadfastness and resistance. We cannot be quiet during any aggression on the Palestinian people," the Islamic Jihad official said.
"The resistance is ready to respond to any Israeli attacks."
No injuries were reported.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said aircraft fired warning shots in response to rocket fire.
Earlier, several rockets were fired toward the western Negev, Israeli media reported.
A Grad rocket was intercepted by a nearby "Iron Dome" battery, and another rocket landed in an open area in the Eshkol regional council outside Hof Ashkelon, Israel's Ynet news service reported.
There were no reports of injury or damage.
Meanwhile in Gaza City, leader Ahmad al-Mudallal said that Islamic Jihad remained committed to a truce with Israel but would not hesitate to retaliate to any attacks on the Palestinian people.
An Egypt-brokered ceasefire took hold at 1 a.m. Tuesday following four days of Israeli airstrikes which killed over 20 Palestinians and injured more than 80, medics in the Gaza Strip said. Militants responded with a barrage of rocket fire into southern Israel which Israeli medics said injured eight people.
Al-Mudallal told Ma'an his movement, which lost over a dozen militants in the attacks, agreed to the ceasefire after assurances by Egyptian mediators that Israel would stop assassinating its members.
"We don’t trust the occupation but we trust our steadfastness and resistance. We cannot be quiet during any aggression on the Palestinian people," the Islamic Jihad official said.
"The resistance is ready to respond to any Israeli attacks."
Israel launches fresh air raids on Gaza
Israeli warplanes launched two air raids on the Gaza Strip at dawn Thursday but no casualties were reported, local sources said.
The PIC reporter said that the Israeli warplanes fired a missile at a deserted area east of Zaitun suburb in Gaza city and another one at an open piece of land to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli warplanes remained flying over the coastal enclave as Palestinian security agencies evacuated all security buildings in anticipation of any air strike.
Egypt announced it succeeded in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance factions on Tuesday but Israeli warplanes continue sporadic raids while resistance fighters retaliate by firing a number of rockets.
Airstrikes target Gaza Strip
Israel launched airstrikes on two sites in the Gaza Strip early Thursday.
Witnesses said that Israeli missiles landed on agricultural land, causing a fire and severe damage.
No injuries were reported.
"Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted a rocket launching site in the northern Gaza Strip and a terror tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip," Israel's army said.
Four days of Israeli airstrikes killed 25 Palestinians and wounded more than 80 since Friday, and Gaza militants fired a volley of rockets into Israel, wounding eight Israelis.
Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees said Tuesday they had agreed to an Egypt-brokered deal to end hostilities.
An Egyptian official said a truce to end the violence was in effect since 1 a.m. local time (2300 GMT) Tuesday morning.
Israeli warplane attacks northern Gaza Strip
An Israeli warplane has struck the southeast of Gaza City, located in the north of the Tel Aviv-blockaded Gaza Strip.
The latest airstrike was conducted late Wednesday night, according to Palestinian security officials, AFP reported.
No causalities have been reported yet from the attack.
At least 26 Palestinians have been killed and dozens others injured in Israeli attacks on the coastal sliver since March 9.
Despite international pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last Sunday that Tel Aviv would continue its airstrikes against Gaza ‘as long as necessary.’
Iran, China, Turkey, and the Arab League have condemned the Israeli attacks.
Israeli warplanes and ground forces have been frequently attacking Gaza since the end of Tel Aviv’s December 2008-January 2009 war on the enclave, which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians. Most of the victims of the attacks are civilians, including women and children.
Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, causing a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.
The full-scale land, aerial, and naval siege has turned the enclave into the world's largest open-air prison.
The PIC reporter said that the Israeli warplanes fired a missile at a deserted area east of Zaitun suburb in Gaza city and another one at an open piece of land to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli warplanes remained flying over the coastal enclave as Palestinian security agencies evacuated all security buildings in anticipation of any air strike.
Egypt announced it succeeded in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance factions on Tuesday but Israeli warplanes continue sporadic raids while resistance fighters retaliate by firing a number of rockets.
Airstrikes target Gaza Strip
Israel launched airstrikes on two sites in the Gaza Strip early Thursday.
Witnesses said that Israeli missiles landed on agricultural land, causing a fire and severe damage.
No injuries were reported.
"Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted a rocket launching site in the northern Gaza Strip and a terror tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip," Israel's army said.
Four days of Israeli airstrikes killed 25 Palestinians and wounded more than 80 since Friday, and Gaza militants fired a volley of rockets into Israel, wounding eight Israelis.
Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees said Tuesday they had agreed to an Egypt-brokered deal to end hostilities.
An Egyptian official said a truce to end the violence was in effect since 1 a.m. local time (2300 GMT) Tuesday morning.
Israeli warplane attacks northern Gaza Strip
An Israeli warplane has struck the southeast of Gaza City, located in the north of the Tel Aviv-blockaded Gaza Strip.
The latest airstrike was conducted late Wednesday night, according to Palestinian security officials, AFP reported.
No causalities have been reported yet from the attack.
At least 26 Palestinians have been killed and dozens others injured in Israeli attacks on the coastal sliver since March 9.
Despite international pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last Sunday that Tel Aviv would continue its airstrikes against Gaza ‘as long as necessary.’
Iran, China, Turkey, and the Arab League have condemned the Israeli attacks.
Israeli warplanes and ground forces have been frequently attacking Gaza since the end of Tel Aviv’s December 2008-January 2009 war on the enclave, which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians. Most of the victims of the attacks are civilians, including women and children.
Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, causing a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.
The full-scale land, aerial, and naval siege has turned the enclave into the world's largest open-air prison.
14 mar 2012
Israeli artillery shelling targets central Gaza
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday night fired a number of artillery shells into the central Gaza Strip, but no casualties were reported, according to local sources.
The PIC correspondent said that occupation tanks fired a number of artillery shells and opened machinegun fire towards the eastern parts of the central Gaza Strip causing a state of panic and terror amongst the local population. At the same time occupation aircraft were present all the time in the skies of the Strip.
Three Palestinians were wounded on Tuesday while participating in the funeral of two of the victims of the latest Israeli occupation onslaught. Despite the announcement of a ceasefire, occupation forces fired at the funeral procession of Bassam Ejla and Muhammad Dhaher to the east of Gaza City.
The Israeli occupation’s latest aggression started on Friday when Israeli aircraft assassinated the Secretary General of the Popular Resistance Committees, followed by numerous air raids killing 25 Palestinians, and wounding about 80 others. The victims included a number of elderly people, women and children.
Haneyya invites Clinton to Gaza to witness Israel's atrocities
Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya called on US secretary of state Hillary Clinton to visit the Gaza Strip to see the enormity of Israel's war crimes.
Haneyya made his remarks during a visit on a Tuesday to Al-Shifa hospital where he met with victims of the Israeli military aggression, listened to them and received a brief on their medical conditions.
He hoped that Clinton could be unprejudiced and stop denying the Palestinian people the right to defend themselves, and invited her to visit Gaza to witness with her own eyes what is really happening on the ground.
The premier also expressed profound horror at the size of the Israeli atrocities committed against the Palestinians, especially the children, adding that what he saw during his visit was an Israeli savagery and brutality in every sense of the word.
In another context, head of the German social democratic party Sigmar Gabriel called for stopping to ignore Hamas Movement and affirmed that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict cannot be solved without it.
He stated in press remarks to the German news agency that Hamas is one of the important elements in this conflict which cannot be addressed if any of them is neglected.
He affirmed that he intended to meet with a senior Hamas official and to visit Gaza, but he changed his plans because of the Israeli escalation in Gaza.
The PIC correspondent said that occupation tanks fired a number of artillery shells and opened machinegun fire towards the eastern parts of the central Gaza Strip causing a state of panic and terror amongst the local population. At the same time occupation aircraft were present all the time in the skies of the Strip.
Three Palestinians were wounded on Tuesday while participating in the funeral of two of the victims of the latest Israeli occupation onslaught. Despite the announcement of a ceasefire, occupation forces fired at the funeral procession of Bassam Ejla and Muhammad Dhaher to the east of Gaza City.
The Israeli occupation’s latest aggression started on Friday when Israeli aircraft assassinated the Secretary General of the Popular Resistance Committees, followed by numerous air raids killing 25 Palestinians, and wounding about 80 others. The victims included a number of elderly people, women and children.
Haneyya invites Clinton to Gaza to witness Israel's atrocities
Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya called on US secretary of state Hillary Clinton to visit the Gaza Strip to see the enormity of Israel's war crimes.
Haneyya made his remarks during a visit on a Tuesday to Al-Shifa hospital where he met with victims of the Israeli military aggression, listened to them and received a brief on their medical conditions.
He hoped that Clinton could be unprejudiced and stop denying the Palestinian people the right to defend themselves, and invited her to visit Gaza to witness with her own eyes what is really happening on the ground.
The premier also expressed profound horror at the size of the Israeli atrocities committed against the Palestinians, especially the children, adding that what he saw during his visit was an Israeli savagery and brutality in every sense of the word.
In another context, head of the German social democratic party Sigmar Gabriel called for stopping to ignore Hamas Movement and affirmed that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict cannot be solved without it.
He stated in press remarks to the German news agency that Hamas is one of the important elements in this conflict which cannot be addressed if any of them is neglected.
He affirmed that he intended to meet with a senior Hamas official and to visit Gaza, but he changed his plans because of the Israeli escalation in Gaza.
A Palestinian fire fighter extinguishes a fire at a building following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, March 14, 2012
Israeli warplanes bombed the northern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, causing damage but no injuries, casting uncertainty over a truce deal agreed 24 hours earlier.
Israeli airstrikes hit an open area west of Gaza City, sparking a large fire that burned down a wood warehouse and damaged nearby homes, a Ma'an correspondent said.
Palestinian Civil Defense forces said firefighters spent two and a half hours putting out the blaze.
An Israeli army statement said the strike "targeted two terror activity sites ... in response to the rockets fired at Israel over the past day."
Eight rockets hit southern Gaza on Tuesday, injuring an Israeli and damaging cars, a military spokesman said.
Four days of Israeli airstrikes killed 25 Palestinians and wounded more than 80 since Friday, and Gaza militants fired a volley of rockets into Israel, wounding eight Israelis.
Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees said Tuesday they had agreed to an Egypt-brokered deal to end hostilities.
An Egyptian official said a truce to end the violence was in effect since 1 a.m. local time (2300 GMT) Tuesday morning.
Israeli warplanes bombed the northern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, causing damage but no injuries, casting uncertainty over a truce deal agreed 24 hours earlier.
Israeli airstrikes hit an open area west of Gaza City, sparking a large fire that burned down a wood warehouse and damaged nearby homes, a Ma'an correspondent said.
Palestinian Civil Defense forces said firefighters spent two and a half hours putting out the blaze.
An Israeli army statement said the strike "targeted two terror activity sites ... in response to the rockets fired at Israel over the past day."
Eight rockets hit southern Gaza on Tuesday, injuring an Israeli and damaging cars, a military spokesman said.
Four days of Israeli airstrikes killed 25 Palestinians and wounded more than 80 since Friday, and Gaza militants fired a volley of rockets into Israel, wounding eight Israelis.
Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees said Tuesday they had agreed to an Egypt-brokered deal to end hostilities.
An Egyptian official said a truce to end the violence was in effect since 1 a.m. local time (2300 GMT) Tuesday morning.
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