26 jan 2016
The Israeli occupation navy on Monday night opened machinegun fire randomly at the beach of al-Sudaniya neighborhood, north of the Gaza Strip, simultaneously with a similar shooting attack from watchtowers in the eastern border of Gaza.
According to Quds Press, Israeli gunboats at a very late hour last night opened fire, with no reason, at the northern shores of Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers opened fire from watchtowers at agricultural areas and homes along the eastern border of Gaza.
Luckily, no one was injured or killed in both gunfire attacks.
According to Quds Press, Israeli gunboats at a very late hour last night opened fire, with no reason, at the northern shores of Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers opened fire from watchtowers at agricultural areas and homes along the eastern border of Gaza.
Luckily, no one was injured or killed in both gunfire attacks.
25 jan 2016
Israeli warplanes, predawn Monday, launched multiple airstrikes targeting different locations in the southern Gaza Strip, in yet another act of aggression against the besieged enclave, local sources said.
WAFA correspondence said that an F16 warplane targeted an empty land and the Israeli ex-settlement area to the southwest of Khan Younis, with at least two missiles, causing destruction and a large hole in the said areas.
Israeli warplanes targeted another location to the south of Deir al Balah in the center of the strip, causing destruction and spreading fear and panic among Palestinians living nearby.
There were no reports of casualties.
According to Haaretz, a rocket allegedly hit Israel’s southern settlements and exploded near the border with the Gaza in an open area, Sunday night, causing no damages.
Israel continues to breach the truce agreement reached between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza on August 26th, 2014, following 51 days of bloody aggression on the strip, which claimed the lives of about 2,200 Palestinians, and left more than 10,000 others injured. Hundreds of thousands others are currently displaced and live in makeshift caravans or in UNRWA-run schools.
Since 2007, Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza, which has caused a serious decline in the standard of living, poverty and unprecedented levels of unemployment.
WAFA correspondence said that an F16 warplane targeted an empty land and the Israeli ex-settlement area to the southwest of Khan Younis, with at least two missiles, causing destruction and a large hole in the said areas.
Israeli warplanes targeted another location to the south of Deir al Balah in the center of the strip, causing destruction and spreading fear and panic among Palestinians living nearby.
There were no reports of casualties.
According to Haaretz, a rocket allegedly hit Israel’s southern settlements and exploded near the border with the Gaza in an open area, Sunday night, causing no damages.
Israel continues to breach the truce agreement reached between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza on August 26th, 2014, following 51 days of bloody aggression on the strip, which claimed the lives of about 2,200 Palestinians, and left more than 10,000 others injured. Hundreds of thousands others are currently displaced and live in makeshift caravans or in UNRWA-run schools.
Since 2007, Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza, which has caused a serious decline in the standard of living, poverty and unprecedented levels of unemployment.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday launched two air strikes on southern and central Gaza Strip, in a flagrant violation of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire deal.
According to a PIC news reporter, Israeli fighter jets slammed two rockets into a Palestinian land in southwestern Khan Younis, in southern Gaza Strip, at 2.15 a.m.
Shortly afterwards, another air strike rocked Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip.
Remarkable material damage has reportedly been inflicted on the area.
The raids were launched a few hours after the Israeli occupation army, overnight Sunday, claimed a rocket had hit an open area in Western Negev, in southern 1948 Occupied Palestine.
According to a PIC news reporter, Israeli fighter jets slammed two rockets into a Palestinian land in southwestern Khan Younis, in southern Gaza Strip, at 2.15 a.m.
Shortly afterwards, another air strike rocked Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip.
Remarkable material damage has reportedly been inflicted on the area.
The raids were launched a few hours after the Israeli occupation army, overnight Sunday, claimed a rocket had hit an open area in Western Negev, in southern 1948 Occupied Palestine.
23 jan 2016
An Israeli force unit was exposed to shooting at noon on Saturday near Nahal Oz site to the east of Gaza. No casualties were reported.
Israeli Maariv newspaper revealed that Israeli army responded to a shooting at an Israeli patrol near the security fence of Gaza’s eastern border.
No comments by the Palestinian factions in Gaza have been made in this regard yet.
Israeli Maariv newspaper revealed that Israeli army responded to a shooting at an Israeli patrol near the security fence of Gaza’s eastern border.
No comments by the Palestinian factions in Gaza have been made in this regard yet.
22 jan 2016
Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported, Friday, that at least 17 Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire, in different parts of the besieged coastal region, and that one of the wounded suffered a serious injury.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the clashes took place in various areas, close to the border fence.
He added that 15 of the wounded Palestinians were shot with live Israeli army rounds, in the al-Farahin area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and that one of them suffered a serious injury.
Dr. Al-Qedra also said that two Palestinians were also injured, while on their way back into the Gaza Strip, after praying in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli army used launchers that can fire dozens of gas bombs, causing many residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the clashes took place in various areas, close to the border fence.
He added that 15 of the wounded Palestinians were shot with live Israeli army rounds, in the al-Farahin area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and that one of them suffered a serious injury.
Dr. Al-Qedra also said that two Palestinians were also injured, while on their way back into the Gaza Strip, after praying in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli army used launchers that can fire dozens of gas bombs, causing many residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Israeli gunboats on early Friday morning opened heavy machinegun fire on Palestinian fishing vessels setting sail in northern and southern Gaza Strip.
Local sources said sounds of intermittent machinegun fire have been detected in both areas since the crack of dawn. No injuries were reported in the assault.
The Israeli occupation navy have often attacked Palestinian fishermen and ships off Gaza shores, in a flagrant violation of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire accord signed in the wake of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
For their part, Israeli occupation soldiers opened machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers to the north east of Rafah city in southern Gaza on Friday morning.
Local sources said that the soldiers at military watchtowers fired at cultivated land lots with no casualties reported.
Local sources said sounds of intermittent machinegun fire have been detected in both areas since the crack of dawn. No injuries were reported in the assault.
The Israeli occupation navy have often attacked Palestinian fishermen and ships off Gaza shores, in a flagrant violation of the Cairo-brokered ceasefire accord signed in the wake of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the besieged coastal enclave.
For their part, Israeli occupation soldiers opened machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers to the north east of Rafah city in southern Gaza on Friday morning.
Local sources said that the soldiers at military watchtowers fired at cultivated land lots with no casualties reported.
21 jan 2016
Israeli army on Thursday morning deployed military reinforcements including artillery batteries in the vicinity of Gaza Strip in the wake of killing a Palestinian man after alleged attempt of planting of mines in northern Gaza Strip last week.
The Israeli newspaper of Yedioth Ahronoth pointed out that such reinforcements aim at enhancing the immediate response to any shooting operations by Palestinians.
For his part, the office of the Israeli army spokesperson said that this procedure is part of the Israeli regular defense plans. Observers; however, opined that these moves aim at deviating attention from Jerusalem Intifada.
Israeli media, meanwhile, continued their incitement against Hamas Movement. The Israeli Channel Seven reported that the direct threat to Israel is Hamas’s armed cells either in Gaza or in the West Bank.
The Israeli newspaper of Yedioth Ahronoth pointed out that such reinforcements aim at enhancing the immediate response to any shooting operations by Palestinians.
For his part, the office of the Israeli army spokesperson said that this procedure is part of the Israeli regular defense plans. Observers; however, opined that these moves aim at deviating attention from Jerusalem Intifada.
Israeli media, meanwhile, continued their incitement against Hamas Movement. The Israeli Channel Seven reported that the direct threat to Israel is Hamas’s armed cells either in Gaza or in the West Bank.
Israeli airplanes Thursday morning destroyed Palestinians’ plantings near al-Shujaiya district in Gaza Strip after spraying it with harmful pesticides.
The Israeli planes crossed Gaza border for tens of meters and caused great damage to the crops after spraying them with crop-killing chemicals. Palestinian farmers underlined that Israeli forces deliberately practice such aggressive attacks.
Israeli forces in the morning opened their machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers in the same area in order to make them leave their lands. No casualties were reported.
The Israeli planes crossed Gaza border for tens of meters and caused great damage to the crops after spraying them with crop-killing chemicals. Palestinian farmers underlined that Israeli forces deliberately practice such aggressive attacks.
Israeli forces in the morning opened their machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers in the same area in order to make them leave their lands. No casualties were reported.
20 jan 2016
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, Palestinian farmlands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, bulldozed and uprooted lands close to the border fence, for the second consecutive day.
Media sources in Khan Younis said several military bulldozers, and armored vehicles carried out a limited invasion into farmlands, and bulldozed sections close to the border fence, while Israeli war jets and drones flew overhead.
The sources added that the soldiers fired several live rounds to force the Palestinians out of their lands.
On Tuesday, the soldiers invaded farmlands in the area, and later fired missiles into an agricultural area; the army said the soldiers safely detonated an explosive, placed near a military road, close to the border fence.
Army bulldozers also uprooted farmlands, northeast of Khan Younis.
Media sources in Khan Younis said several military bulldozers, and armored vehicles carried out a limited invasion into farmlands, and bulldozed sections close to the border fence, while Israeli war jets and drones flew overhead.
The sources added that the soldiers fired several live rounds to force the Palestinians out of their lands.
On Tuesday, the soldiers invaded farmlands in the area, and later fired missiles into an agricultural area; the army said the soldiers safely detonated an explosive, placed near a military road, close to the border fence.
Army bulldozers also uprooted farmlands, northeast of Khan Younis.
A Palestinian citizen, 42, was shot and injured Wednesday evening by Israeli gunfire near the border fence east of Gaza City.
Spokesperson for the Health Ministry Ashraf Qudra affirmed that the injured man suffered moderate foot wounds.
The shooting is another episode in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed on August 26, 2014 in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Spokesperson for the Health Ministry Ashraf Qudra affirmed that the injured man suffered moderate foot wounds.
The shooting is another episode in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed on August 26, 2014 in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
19 jan 2016
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning advanced into Khan Younis district, south of the Gaza Strip, amidst firing of smock bombs, Quds Press reported.
Two army tanks and three bulldozers advanced into the area and bulldozed cultivated lands, while smock bombs were fired towards the southern border areas.
The sources pointed out that no casualties were reported during the incident.
The incursion into Gaza border lands is another episode in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed on August 26, 2014 in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Two army tanks and three bulldozers advanced into the area and bulldozed cultivated lands, while smock bombs were fired towards the southern border areas.
The sources pointed out that no casualties were reported during the incident.
The incursion into Gaza border lands is another episode in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed on August 26, 2014 in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
18 jan 2016
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) on Sunday sounded the alarm over the striking surge in Israeli attacks and violations against Palestinian fishermen in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
A report by the PCHR on Israeli violations during the period from November 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 documented 22 shooting attacks by the occupation navy. Two Palestinian fishermen were injured in the attacks and a fishing boat was destroyed.
The center kept record of six incidents of firing shells by the Israeli occupation warships and the confiscation of eight fishing vessels while setting sail off Gaza shores.
29 Palestinian fishermen had also been arrested, including a child.
The report highlighted the striking surge in Israeli violations on Palestinian fishermen during 2015 as a total of 139 shooting attacks were launched by the occupation navy, wounding 24 fishermen and destroying 16 boats.
Six shells were also unleashed by the occupation navy and 22 fishing boats were subjected to confiscation.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of 71 Palestinian fishermen during the same year.
Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen stand in sharp contrast to all international laws and treaties and represent a flagrant infringement of Palestinians’ right to work, protection, and safe life.
A report by the PCHR on Israeli violations during the period from November 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 documented 22 shooting attacks by the occupation navy. Two Palestinian fishermen were injured in the attacks and a fishing boat was destroyed.
The center kept record of six incidents of firing shells by the Israeli occupation warships and the confiscation of eight fishing vessels while setting sail off Gaza shores.
29 Palestinian fishermen had also been arrested, including a child.
The report highlighted the striking surge in Israeli violations on Palestinian fishermen during 2015 as a total of 139 shooting attacks were launched by the occupation navy, wounding 24 fishermen and destroying 16 boats.
Six shells were also unleashed by the occupation navy and 22 fishing boats were subjected to confiscation.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of 71 Palestinian fishermen during the same year.
Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen stand in sharp contrast to all international laws and treaties and represent a flagrant infringement of Palestinians’ right to work, protection, and safe life.
17 jan 2016
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday morning opened machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers working on their plots of land east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli border soldiers opened fire from watchtowers and military jeeps at famers near Sharab al-Asal Gate, east of Khan Younis.
The eastern agricultural areas of Gaza are exposed to Israeli gunfire attacks almost on a daily basis.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli border soldiers opened fire from watchtowers and military jeeps at famers near Sharab al-Asal Gate, east of Khan Younis.
The eastern agricultural areas of Gaza are exposed to Israeli gunfire attacks almost on a daily basis.
16 jan 2016
The Israeli Navy Forces opened fire Saturday morning at Palestinian fishermen while sailing within the allowed fishing zone off Gaza shores. No casualties were reported during the attack.
Palestinian sources affirmed that Israeli gunboats targeted today morning a number of Palestinian fishing boats while sailing off Khan Younis shore, in the southern Gaza Strip.
The heavy shooting forced the Gazan fishermen to leave the sea and end fishing, the sources added.
The attack is another episode in the series of Israeli daily violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed in the wake of Israel’s 2014 summer offensive on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Palestinian sources affirmed that Israeli gunboats targeted today morning a number of Palestinian fishing boats while sailing off Khan Younis shore, in the southern Gaza Strip.
The heavy shooting forced the Gazan fishermen to leave the sea and end fishing, the sources added.
The attack is another episode in the series of Israeli daily violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed in the wake of Israel’s 2014 summer offensive on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
15 jan 2016
Muhammad Majdi Qaita 26
Israeli forces on Friday afternoon shot dead two Palestinians during clashes near al-Breij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, medical sources said.
Doctors told Ma’an that 19-year-old Muhammad Abu Zayed had been shot in the head. His body was taken to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Medics added that at least 10 other Palestinian youths had been shot and wounded with live fire during the clashes.
Hours later, a second Palestinian died after being shot in the stomach during clashes in the same area.
Spokesman for Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qidra, identified the man as Muhammad Majdi Qaita, 26, from Khan Yunis. Qaita had been pronounced dead shortly after being taken to the al-Aqsa Matryrs Hospital, the spokesman added.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that "multiple riots" were taking place along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday.
The spokesperson said that that a number of Palestinians had "breached the buffer zone" and "damaged" the fence in the central Gaza Strip before Israeli forces "called on them to halt and fired warning shots into the air."
Shots were then fired directly at the demonstrators following the "threat of infiltration," the spokesperson said, adding that she aware of reports of Friday's death but was unable to confirm that any Palestinians were hit.
The death comes two days after another Gazan was killed and three seriously wounded when Israeli artillery bombarded an alleged "terrorist cell" east of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
At least 23 other Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gazan border since the beginning of October, according to the UN Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip initially began demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem when unrest grew in the occupied area in October.
Israeli forces on Friday afternoon shot dead two Palestinians during clashes near al-Breij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, medical sources said.
Doctors told Ma’an that 19-year-old Muhammad Abu Zayed had been shot in the head. His body was taken to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Medics added that at least 10 other Palestinian youths had been shot and wounded with live fire during the clashes.
Hours later, a second Palestinian died after being shot in the stomach during clashes in the same area.
Spokesman for Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qidra, identified the man as Muhammad Majdi Qaita, 26, from Khan Yunis. Qaita had been pronounced dead shortly after being taken to the al-Aqsa Matryrs Hospital, the spokesman added.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that "multiple riots" were taking place along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday.
The spokesperson said that that a number of Palestinians had "breached the buffer zone" and "damaged" the fence in the central Gaza Strip before Israeli forces "called on them to halt and fired warning shots into the air."
Shots were then fired directly at the demonstrators following the "threat of infiltration," the spokesperson said, adding that she aware of reports of Friday's death but was unable to confirm that any Palestinians were hit.
The death comes two days after another Gazan was killed and three seriously wounded when Israeli artillery bombarded an alleged "terrorist cell" east of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
At least 23 other Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gazan border since the beginning of October, according to the UN Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip initially began demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem when unrest grew in the occupied area in October.
Muhammad Abu Zayed 19
Israeli forces on Friday afternoon shot dead a Palestinian teenager during clashes east of al-Breij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, medical sources said.
Doctors identified him as 19-year-old Muhammad Abu Zayed and said he had been shot in the head. His body was taken to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Medics added that at least 10 other Palestinian youths had been shot and wounded with live fire during the clashes.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that "multiple riots" were taking place along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday.
The spokesperson said that that a number of Palestinians had "breached the buffer zone" and "damaged" the fence in the central Gaza Strip before Israeli forces "called on them to halt and fired warning shots into the air."
Shots were then fired directly at the demonstrators following the "threat of infiltration," the spokesperson said, adding that she aware of reports of Friday's death but was unable to confirm that any Palestinians were hit.
The death comes two days after another Gazan was killed and three seriously wounded when Israeli artillery bombarded an alleged "terrorist cell" east of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
At least 23 Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gazan border since the beginning of October, according to the UN Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip initially began demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem when unrest grew in the occupied area in October.
Israeli forces on Friday afternoon shot dead a Palestinian teenager during clashes east of al-Breij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, medical sources said.
Doctors identified him as 19-year-old Muhammad Abu Zayed and said he had been shot in the head. His body was taken to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Medics added that at least 10 other Palestinian youths had been shot and wounded with live fire during the clashes.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that "multiple riots" were taking place along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday.
The spokesperson said that that a number of Palestinians had "breached the buffer zone" and "damaged" the fence in the central Gaza Strip before Israeli forces "called on them to halt and fired warning shots into the air."
Shots were then fired directly at the demonstrators following the "threat of infiltration," the spokesperson said, adding that she aware of reports of Friday's death but was unable to confirm that any Palestinians were hit.
The death comes two days after another Gazan was killed and three seriously wounded when Israeli artillery bombarded an alleged "terrorist cell" east of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
At least 23 Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gazan border since the beginning of October, according to the UN Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip initially began demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem when unrest grew in the occupied area in October.
The Israeli occupation navy on Friday morning opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the beleaguered Gaza Strip.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli gunboats opened fire at fishing boats working off the shore of al-Sudaniya neighborhood in northern Gaza.
The intensity of the gunfire attack forced the fishermen to return ashore, with no reported casualties.
In another incident, the Israeli navy released two fishermen, who had been detained last Wednesday, but refused to give them back their boats.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli gunboats opened fire at fishing boats working off the shore of al-Sudaniya neighborhood in northern Gaza.
The intensity of the gunfire attack forced the fishermen to return ashore, with no reported casualties.
In another incident, the Israeli navy released two fishermen, who had been detained last Wednesday, but refused to give them back their boats.
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