26 may 2015
Alarms sound in Ashdod and the Lachish area near Kiryat Gat; 'There was a siren and we heard a big explosion.'
Code red sirens sounded in Ashdod and Lachish near Kiryat Gat in southern Israel Tuesday evening just after 9 p.m. An IDF Spokesperson confirmed that one rocket fired from Gaza had landed near Gan Yavne.
Tuesday's attack was the first time since last year's 50 day Operation Protective Edge in Gaza that a grad rocket was fired into Israeli territory. It was initially unclear who was responsible for the fire, but police said that there were no reports of injuries or damage sustained in the attack.
Hamas media outlets reported that the organization began evacuating all its security headquarters for fear of an Israeli reprisal to the attack. The evacuation is expected to continue into the morning hours.
One resident in Lachish said, "There was a siren and we heard a big explosion." A woman in Be'er Tuvia however, just several kilometers from Gan Yavne and the site where the rocket reportedly struck said, "I didn't here any sirens, just a really loud explosion."
Another resident from Kibbutz Hatzor said, "We heard a really loud explosion, so loud that the walls of our house shook. It was really scary."
Zionist Union MK Omer Bar-Lev, a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, recently warned that Hamas had resumed digging tunnels and that at least one may have already crossed the border into Israeli territory.
Israel Claims A Rocket Was Fired From Gaza Into Southern Area
Israeli military sources claimed one rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into an area in the southern part of the country, and that the army confirmed sirens went off, and that the residents “heard a loud explosion.”
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported that the sirens were sounded in the Lachish Regional Council of Settlements, around 9 at night on Tuesday, in the Lachish Regional Council of Settlements, and that military sources confirmed at least one missile was fired from the coastal region.
The reported rocket exploded, according to Haaretz, in an open area close to Gan Yavne settlement, nearly twenty kilometers north of Gaza, and that the army has "identified the shooting position to be coming from Gaza.”
According to Israeli security sources, fighters of the Islamic Jihad fired the rocket, over what they called an internal conflict between the movement’s ranks after a new military leader was appointed to head the northern Gaza branch.
It added that the Israeli response to the rocket fire will likely be limited, and that Israel will blame Hamas for it.
None of the armed groups in Gaza have claimed responsibility for the alleged rocket fire.
The Interior Ministry in Gaza decided to vacate its headquarters due to a possible Israeli military escalation.
Nafeth Azzam, a prominent political leader of the Islamic Jihad, denied the Israeli allegations, and said the movement has nothing to do with the reported incident.
Code red sirens sounded in Ashdod and Lachish near Kiryat Gat in southern Israel Tuesday evening just after 9 p.m. An IDF Spokesperson confirmed that one rocket fired from Gaza had landed near Gan Yavne.
Tuesday's attack was the first time since last year's 50 day Operation Protective Edge in Gaza that a grad rocket was fired into Israeli territory. It was initially unclear who was responsible for the fire, but police said that there were no reports of injuries or damage sustained in the attack.
Hamas media outlets reported that the organization began evacuating all its security headquarters for fear of an Israeli reprisal to the attack. The evacuation is expected to continue into the morning hours.
One resident in Lachish said, "There was a siren and we heard a big explosion." A woman in Be'er Tuvia however, just several kilometers from Gan Yavne and the site where the rocket reportedly struck said, "I didn't here any sirens, just a really loud explosion."
Another resident from Kibbutz Hatzor said, "We heard a really loud explosion, so loud that the walls of our house shook. It was really scary."
Zionist Union MK Omer Bar-Lev, a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, recently warned that Hamas had resumed digging tunnels and that at least one may have already crossed the border into Israeli territory.
Israel Claims A Rocket Was Fired From Gaza Into Southern Area
Israeli military sources claimed one rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into an area in the southern part of the country, and that the army confirmed sirens went off, and that the residents “heard a loud explosion.”
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported that the sirens were sounded in the Lachish Regional Council of Settlements, around 9 at night on Tuesday, in the Lachish Regional Council of Settlements, and that military sources confirmed at least one missile was fired from the coastal region.
The reported rocket exploded, according to Haaretz, in an open area close to Gan Yavne settlement, nearly twenty kilometers north of Gaza, and that the army has "identified the shooting position to be coming from Gaza.”
According to Israeli security sources, fighters of the Islamic Jihad fired the rocket, over what they called an internal conflict between the movement’s ranks after a new military leader was appointed to head the northern Gaza branch.
It added that the Israeli response to the rocket fire will likely be limited, and that Israel will blame Hamas for it.
None of the armed groups in Gaza have claimed responsibility for the alleged rocket fire.
The Interior Ministry in Gaza decided to vacate its headquarters due to a possible Israeli military escalation.
Nafeth Azzam, a prominent political leader of the Islamic Jihad, denied the Israeli allegations, and said the movement has nothing to do with the reported incident.
Electricity crises protest in Gaza
The Palestinian electricity distribution company in the Gaza Strip has said that the Israeli authorities are refusing to allow the repair of the main power line feeding the enclave.
In a press statement, a copy of which was received by Anadolu on Monday evening, the company explained that one of the Israeli power lines feeding the Gaza Strip has been disabled since last Thursday. The Israeli army refuses to allow engineers to repair it.
The company pointed out that the power line in question normally feeds Gaza with about 12 megawatts of electricity. The fact that it is broken exacerbates the electricity crisis from which the Palestinians in Gaza are suffering. It warned that the continued disruption of power will affect the supply to vital facilities such as hospitals and public services.
The Gaza Strip needs about 400 megawatts of electricity every 24 hours. At the moment, only 212 megawatts are available, of which Israel provides 120; Egypt provides 32 megawatts, and 60 are provided by the power plant in Gaza.
For the past eight years, the Gaza Strip has been suffering from a major electricity crisis ever since Israel bombed the territory's only power plant in mid-2006. This has forced the population to live with a daily schedule that includes at least eight hours of power cuts.
The Palestinian electricity distribution company in the Gaza Strip has said that the Israeli authorities are refusing to allow the repair of the main power line feeding the enclave.
In a press statement, a copy of which was received by Anadolu on Monday evening, the company explained that one of the Israeli power lines feeding the Gaza Strip has been disabled since last Thursday. The Israeli army refuses to allow engineers to repair it.
The company pointed out that the power line in question normally feeds Gaza with about 12 megawatts of electricity. The fact that it is broken exacerbates the electricity crisis from which the Palestinians in Gaza are suffering. It warned that the continued disruption of power will affect the supply to vital facilities such as hospitals and public services.
The Gaza Strip needs about 400 megawatts of electricity every 24 hours. At the moment, only 212 megawatts are available, of which Israel provides 120; Egypt provides 32 megawatts, and 60 are provided by the power plant in Gaza.
For the past eight years, the Gaza Strip has been suffering from a major electricity crisis ever since Israel bombed the territory's only power plant in mid-2006. This has forced the population to live with a daily schedule that includes at least eight hours of power cuts.
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Monday evening, that a third Palestinian fisherman was shot and injured by Israeli Navy fire, in Palestinian waters in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Two fishers were injured earlier Monday.
The wounded fisher has been identified as Mohammad al-Bardaweel.
The navy also opened fired on several fishing boats, in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli Navy Attack Palestinian Fishermen; Two Injured
Mon, 25 May 2015 18:19:23
Two Palestinian fishermen were injured on Monday morning in two separate attacks by Israeli navy targeting Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters.
Mohammad Bakr, 26, was injured when his boat came under fire by Israeli navy ship near the northern Gaza shoreline. He sustained moderate wounds and was moved to hospital.
Few hours later Imad Bakr was injured by Israeli navy gunfire at the same location, local sources reported.
Since the truce deal between Palestinian armed groups and Israeli took effect last August, Israeli navy escalated its attacks targeting Palestinian fishermen of Gaza shoreline.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Israeli have conducted 35 attacks targeting fishermen in Gaza in the month of March alone.
The wounded fisher has been identified as Mohammad al-Bardaweel.
The navy also opened fired on several fishing boats, in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli Navy Attack Palestinian Fishermen; Two Injured
Mon, 25 May 2015 18:19:23
Two Palestinian fishermen were injured on Monday morning in two separate attacks by Israeli navy targeting Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters.
Mohammad Bakr, 26, was injured when his boat came under fire by Israeli navy ship near the northern Gaza shoreline. He sustained moderate wounds and was moved to hospital.
Few hours later Imad Bakr was injured by Israeli navy gunfire at the same location, local sources reported.
Since the truce deal between Palestinian armed groups and Israeli took effect last August, Israeli navy escalated its attacks targeting Palestinian fishermen of Gaza shoreline.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Israeli have conducted 35 attacks targeting fishermen in Gaza in the month of March alone.
25 may 2015
A Palestinian fisherman sustained wounds on Monday morning after he was shot by Israeli machinegun fire off Gaza’s northern shore.
Head of the Palestinian Fishermen’s Union, Nizar Ayyash, told the Quds Press that a flock of Israeli gunboats unleashed heavy barrages of machinegun shots on Palestinian fishing vessels setting sail north of Gaza Sea.
26-year-old Palestinian fisherman Mohamed Ziad Bakr sustained moderate injuries in his hand after spates of gunfire hit his fishing boat.
A Cairo-brokered ceasefire deal struck on August 26 between the Israeli occupation and Palestinian resistance factions stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing Palestinian fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
Since then, there have been widespread reports of Israeli forces routinely opening fire at fishermen within the allotted limits, and the zone has never been expanded.
Ongoing targeting of Gazan fishermen, who put out to sea since the break of the day to seek a living for their children at the blockaded coastal strip, reportedly comes at a time when economic growth is near frozen and poverty lines have hit unprecedented levels.
Head of the Palestinian Fishermen’s Union, Nizar Ayyash, told the Quds Press that a flock of Israeli gunboats unleashed heavy barrages of machinegun shots on Palestinian fishing vessels setting sail north of Gaza Sea.
26-year-old Palestinian fisherman Mohamed Ziad Bakr sustained moderate injuries in his hand after spates of gunfire hit his fishing boat.
A Cairo-brokered ceasefire deal struck on August 26 between the Israeli occupation and Palestinian resistance factions stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing Palestinian fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
Since then, there have been widespread reports of Israeli forces routinely opening fire at fishermen within the allotted limits, and the zone has never been expanded.
Ongoing targeting of Gazan fishermen, who put out to sea since the break of the day to seek a living for their children at the blockaded coastal strip, reportedly comes at a time when economic growth is near frozen and poverty lines have hit unprecedented levels.
24 may 2015
Israeli naval forces opened fire at Palestinians fishing boats while ground forces targeted farmers in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday morning.
Witnesses told Quds Press that the Israeli occupation forces stationed at different military sites reportedly opened fire at Palestinian farmers in eastern Gaza city and Khan Younis.
The naval forces also opened heavy machinegun fire at the fishing boats off the coast of Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaz Strip, and al-Sheikh Ijlein area, located to the west of the city.
The shooting comes days after a fishing boat was damaged by Israeli fire earlier this week, while Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Beit Lahiya on May 10.
Sunday’s shooting comes as Israeli forces have escalated attacks against Gazan Palestinians inside of the Israeli-run buffer zone.
The August 26 ceasefire deal, brokered by Cairo, between the Israeli occupation and Palestinian resistance factions stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
Since then, there have been widespread reports that Israeli forces have violated the deal and opened fire at fishermen within those new limits. The zone has never been expanded ever since.
Witnesses told Quds Press that the Israeli occupation forces stationed at different military sites reportedly opened fire at Palestinian farmers in eastern Gaza city and Khan Younis.
The naval forces also opened heavy machinegun fire at the fishing boats off the coast of Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaz Strip, and al-Sheikh Ijlein area, located to the west of the city.
The shooting comes days after a fishing boat was damaged by Israeli fire earlier this week, while Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Beit Lahiya on May 10.
Sunday’s shooting comes as Israeli forces have escalated attacks against Gazan Palestinians inside of the Israeli-run buffer zone.
The August 26 ceasefire deal, brokered by Cairo, between the Israeli occupation and Palestinian resistance factions stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
Since then, there have been widespread reports that Israeli forces have violated the deal and opened fire at fishermen within those new limits. The zone has never been expanded ever since.
23 may 2015
Israeli
naval forces opened fire at Palestinians fishing boats while forces
targeted farmers in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday.
Witnesses told Ma'an that the navel forces opened fire the fishing boats off the coast of Al-Nuseirat and Al-Zawayda refugee camps located in the central Gaza Strip.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that several vessels deviated from the designated fishing zone Saturday morning, and retreated to shore after Israeli naval forces fired warning shots into the air, adding that no injuries were reported.
The shooting comes days after a fishing boat was damaged by Israeli fire earlier this week, while Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Beit Lahiya on May 10.
Separately on Saturday, Israeli forces reportedly opened fire at Palestinian farmers in eastern Khan Younis. No injuries were reported.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not have immediate information regarding the incident in Khan Younis. Saturday's events come as Israeli forces have escalated attacks against Gazan Palestinians inside of the Israeli-implemented and controlled buffer zone.
Gaza-based Israeli watchdog Al Mezan documented Israeli forces opening fire in the border areas six separate times during the first ten days of May, leaving four injured including one child.
In the seaside buffer-zone, Al Meza recorded ten incidents of Israeli fire on Palestinian fishermen within the same time period, resulting in two fishermen injured, two arrested, and one confiscated fishing boat.
The Aug. 26 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant groups stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
Since then, there have been widespread reports that Israeli forces have opened fire at fishermen within those new limits, and the zone has not yet been expanded.
Witnesses told Ma'an that the navel forces opened fire the fishing boats off the coast of Al-Nuseirat and Al-Zawayda refugee camps located in the central Gaza Strip.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that several vessels deviated from the designated fishing zone Saturday morning, and retreated to shore after Israeli naval forces fired warning shots into the air, adding that no injuries were reported.
The shooting comes days after a fishing boat was damaged by Israeli fire earlier this week, while Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Beit Lahiya on May 10.
Separately on Saturday, Israeli forces reportedly opened fire at Palestinian farmers in eastern Khan Younis. No injuries were reported.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not have immediate information regarding the incident in Khan Younis. Saturday's events come as Israeli forces have escalated attacks against Gazan Palestinians inside of the Israeli-implemented and controlled buffer zone.
Gaza-based Israeli watchdog Al Mezan documented Israeli forces opening fire in the border areas six separate times during the first ten days of May, leaving four injured including one child.
In the seaside buffer-zone, Al Meza recorded ten incidents of Israeli fire on Palestinian fishermen within the same time period, resulting in two fishermen injured, two arrested, and one confiscated fishing boat.
The Aug. 26 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant groups stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
Since then, there have been widespread reports that Israeli forces have opened fire at fishermen within those new limits, and the zone has not yet been expanded.
22 may 2015
It has been nine months since Israel agreed to a ceasefire that ended its third and most massive military offensive against the 1.8 million residents of the Gaza Strip. However, despite promises by Israel to loosen its nine-year blockade, by Egypt to facilitate further negotiations and by the international community to fund the massive reconstruction needed, none of those promises have been kept.
Today, the Israeli army continues to regularly shoot at fishermen, or confiscate their boats, when they merely are trying to make a living. In April alone, 15 shooting incidents, including one that ended in injury and property damage, were documented.
Likewise, although the estimated cost of relief, recovery and reconstruction due to last summer’s war is $4 billion, and international donors pledged $3.5 billion for Gaza’s reconstruction, only $954 million had been disbursed as of early April.
It’s not surprising, then, that UNRWA has suspended its cash-assistance program for repairs and rent due to lack of funds, and that the Israeli organization Gisha reports that of the 5 million tons of construction materials required, only 9 percent of that total has actually entered Gaza.
To add insult to injury, Egypt has joined Israel as Gaza’s jailers. In its 2014 annual statistics, the Gaza Interior Ministry reported that Rafah crossing was closed for 66 percent of the time. That trend has continued. On April 19, the ministry noted that the Rafah crossing had been closed for 100 days since the beginning of 2015, marking the longest closure since 2009.
The consequences are predictable. Unemployment has soared to 43 percent, and according to the International Monetary Fund, the Strip’s gross domestic product plunged 24 percent in the third quarter of 2014. This, is an economy that already was on life support.
With the exception of solidarity activists such as those aboard the trawler Marianne, now steaming its way toward Gaza from Sweden, most of the world’s attention has shifted away to other pressing issues. However, Gaza remains a crisis in the making that will blow up into another war, or at the very least cause large-scale and socially immoral suffering, if the international community does not re-shoulder its responsibilities.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor therefore urgently calls on the international community to:
Bring all available pressures to bear on the Israeli government to end the blockade of Gaza.
Call on the Israeli government to end the targeting of innocent fishermen, farmers and other citizens, a practice in violation of the 1949 Geneva Convention.
Prevail upon the Egyptian government, using foreign aid as a lever, to open the Rafah crossing, without any restrictions.
Investigate and hold the Israeli government accountable when it is charged with war crimes and ongoing violations of human rights. No barriers should be placed that hinder the ability of Palestinians or others to seek relief from third parties such as the International Criminal Court.
Support the Palestinian call for a commercial seaport in Gaza that guarantees the free import and export of goods and private international travel.
Today, the Israeli army continues to regularly shoot at fishermen, or confiscate their boats, when they merely are trying to make a living. In April alone, 15 shooting incidents, including one that ended in injury and property damage, were documented.
Likewise, although the estimated cost of relief, recovery and reconstruction due to last summer’s war is $4 billion, and international donors pledged $3.5 billion for Gaza’s reconstruction, only $954 million had been disbursed as of early April.
It’s not surprising, then, that UNRWA has suspended its cash-assistance program for repairs and rent due to lack of funds, and that the Israeli organization Gisha reports that of the 5 million tons of construction materials required, only 9 percent of that total has actually entered Gaza.
To add insult to injury, Egypt has joined Israel as Gaza’s jailers. In its 2014 annual statistics, the Gaza Interior Ministry reported that Rafah crossing was closed for 66 percent of the time. That trend has continued. On April 19, the ministry noted that the Rafah crossing had been closed for 100 days since the beginning of 2015, marking the longest closure since 2009.
The consequences are predictable. Unemployment has soared to 43 percent, and according to the International Monetary Fund, the Strip’s gross domestic product plunged 24 percent in the third quarter of 2014. This, is an economy that already was on life support.
With the exception of solidarity activists such as those aboard the trawler Marianne, now steaming its way toward Gaza from Sweden, most of the world’s attention has shifted away to other pressing issues. However, Gaza remains a crisis in the making that will blow up into another war, or at the very least cause large-scale and socially immoral suffering, if the international community does not re-shoulder its responsibilities.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor therefore urgently calls on the international community to:
Bring all available pressures to bear on the Israeli government to end the blockade of Gaza.
Call on the Israeli government to end the targeting of innocent fishermen, farmers and other citizens, a practice in violation of the 1949 Geneva Convention.
Prevail upon the Egyptian government, using foreign aid as a lever, to open the Rafah crossing, without any restrictions.
Investigate and hold the Israeli government accountable when it is charged with war crimes and ongoing violations of human rights. No barriers should be placed that hinder the ability of Palestinians or others to seek relief from third parties such as the International Criminal Court.
Support the Palestinian call for a commercial seaport in Gaza that guarantees the free import and export of goods and private international travel.
In its new report issued Friday, The World Bank said that Gaza Strip has the world’s highest unemployment rate, and Palestinians, Israelis and donors must take action to avoid a “dangerous fiscal crisis.”
The report, prepared ahead of the biannual meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), which coordinates international donor support for the Palestinians, comes almost a year after Israel's summer aggression on Gaza.
According to the World Bank, the virtual disappearance of Gaza’s exports can be explained by no other variable than war and the blockade.
“The impact of the blockade imposed in 2007 was particularly devastating, with GDP losses caused by the blockade estimated at above 50 percent and large welfare losses,” the report said.
The World Bank urged the Palestinian Authority, Israel and the donor community to take actions and carry out reforms in order “to reverse the recent and worrisome slowdown in economic growth” and “avoid a dangerous fiscal crisis.”
The World Bank also said that to rebuild Gaza’s economy, “a unified Palestinian government in both the West Bank and Gaza” was required.
It called for the “lifting of the blockade on the movement of goods and people to allow Gaza’s tradable sectors to recover.”
The report, prepared ahead of the biannual meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), which coordinates international donor support for the Palestinians, comes almost a year after Israel's summer aggression on Gaza.
According to the World Bank, the virtual disappearance of Gaza’s exports can be explained by no other variable than war and the blockade.
“The impact of the blockade imposed in 2007 was particularly devastating, with GDP losses caused by the blockade estimated at above 50 percent and large welfare losses,” the report said.
The World Bank urged the Palestinian Authority, Israel and the donor community to take actions and carry out reforms in order “to reverse the recent and worrisome slowdown in economic growth” and “avoid a dangerous fiscal crisis.”
The World Bank also said that to rebuild Gaza’s economy, “a unified Palestinian government in both the West Bank and Gaza” was required.
It called for the “lifting of the blockade on the movement of goods and people to allow Gaza’s tradable sectors to recover.”
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Friday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats in the Sudaniyya area, northwest of Gaza City, causing significant property damage.
Eyewitnesses said the Navy fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition at fishing boats less than four nautical miles off the Gaza shore. The fishers had to sail back to shore fearing additional Israeli escalation.
The Navy conducts daily assaults and violations against the Palestinian fishers, depriving them from providing livelihood to their families.
On Thursday evening, soldiers fired a number of firebombs into Palestinian farmlands, planted with wheat, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli navy ships opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats in the al-Waha and as-Sudaniyya areas, in Gaza, causing excessive damage but no injuries.
Eyewitnesses said the Navy fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition at fishing boats less than four nautical miles off the Gaza shore. The fishers had to sail back to shore fearing additional Israeli escalation.
The Navy conducts daily assaults and violations against the Palestinian fishers, depriving them from providing livelihood to their families.
On Thursday evening, soldiers fired a number of firebombs into Palestinian farmlands, planted with wheat, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli navy ships opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats in the al-Waha and as-Sudaniyya areas, in Gaza, causing excessive damage but no injuries.
Israeli soldiers fired, on Thursday evening, a number of firebombs into Palestinian farmlands, planted with wheat, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The Civil Defense office in Jabalia said the fire consumed around a Dunam (0.247 Acres) before firefighters managed to contain it.
It added that this Israeli violation was the fourth in 24 hours, targeting the eastern area of northern Gaza, especially around the Shuhada Graveyard, east of Jabalia.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli navy ships opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats in the al-Waha and as-Sudaniyya areas, in Gaza, causing excessive damage but no injuries.
On Wednesday morning, several Israeli military vehicles, and four armored bulldozers, carried out on a limited invasion into an area, east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
The Civil Defense office in Jabalia said the fire consumed around a Dunam (0.247 Acres) before firefighters managed to contain it.
It added that this Israeli violation was the fourth in 24 hours, targeting the eastern area of northern Gaza, especially around the Shuhada Graveyard, east of Jabalia.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli navy ships opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats in the al-Waha and as-Sudaniyya areas, in Gaza, causing excessive damage but no injuries.
On Wednesday morning, several Israeli military vehicles, and four armored bulldozers, carried out on a limited invasion into an area, east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
21 may 2015
A Palestinian child runs past a water tank that was destroyed during the 50-day Israeli war on the Gaza Strip last summer, on March 26, 2015
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the international community to rev up measures for the reconstruction of the besieged Gaza Strip and to boost economy in the blockaded Palestinian territory as well as the occupied West Bank.
In a report released on Tuesday, the IMF evaluated the reconstruction process in the Gaza Strip, which suffered a deadly Israeli onslaught last summer, saying that the rebuilding process "is moving far more slowly than expected."
The Washington-based crisis lender, in the report, highlighted the colossal size of destruction in the besieged Gaza Strip because of the Israeli aggression, estimating the economic cost of the 50-day Israeli war on the blockaded territory at USD 4 billion.
"While notable progress has been made recently with the provision of materials for the repair of individual homes, larger construction projects that are required for a job-creating economic recovery are still pending," the report appraised.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the international community to rev up measures for the reconstruction of the besieged Gaza Strip and to boost economy in the blockaded Palestinian territory as well as the occupied West Bank.
In a report released on Tuesday, the IMF evaluated the reconstruction process in the Gaza Strip, which suffered a deadly Israeli onslaught last summer, saying that the rebuilding process "is moving far more slowly than expected."
The Washington-based crisis lender, in the report, highlighted the colossal size of destruction in the besieged Gaza Strip because of the Israeli aggression, estimating the economic cost of the 50-day Israeli war on the blockaded territory at USD 4 billion.
"While notable progress has been made recently with the provision of materials for the repair of individual homes, larger construction projects that are required for a job-creating economic recovery are still pending," the report appraised.
Palestinian children play amidst the debris of houses destroyed during the 50-day Israeli war last summer, in the town of Beit Hanun, the Gaza Strip, March 13, 2015
The IMF further noted that the economy in the two Palestinian territories was hit by a recession in the year 2014, describing the economic outlook for the areas as "highly uncertain."
The report also listed Israel’s blocking of tax revenues for the Palestinians as one of the moves further straining the economy in the Palestinian territories.
In January, Israel blocked over USD 100 million in tax revenues after the Palestinian Authority applied to join the International Criminal Court.
The IMF, which has projected the economic growth in the West Bank and Gaza Strip at 2.5 percent and 7.0 percent respectively, says Palestinian authorities alone cannot recover the economy in the territories, urging “additional donor aid” to “fully close the financing gap” there.
Israel heavily pounded the blockaded coastal sliver in the recent war that started on July 8 and ended on August 26 with an Egyptian-brokered truce. Over 2,140 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including women, children, and the elderly, were killed in the Israeli onslaught on Gaza. Around 11,000 others were injured.
Israeli forces targeted hundreds of factories and businesses over the course of the 50-day assault. The IMF had said in another report that the war caused the Palestinian economy to contract by about 15 percent.
Palestinians face various forms of Israeli aggression nearly every day, including the heavy-handed suppression of protests in the occupied West Bank and deadly aerial attacks in the Gaza Strip.
The IMF further noted that the economy in the two Palestinian territories was hit by a recession in the year 2014, describing the economic outlook for the areas as "highly uncertain."
The report also listed Israel’s blocking of tax revenues for the Palestinians as one of the moves further straining the economy in the Palestinian territories.
In January, Israel blocked over USD 100 million in tax revenues after the Palestinian Authority applied to join the International Criminal Court.
The IMF, which has projected the economic growth in the West Bank and Gaza Strip at 2.5 percent and 7.0 percent respectively, says Palestinian authorities alone cannot recover the economy in the territories, urging “additional donor aid” to “fully close the financing gap” there.
Israel heavily pounded the blockaded coastal sliver in the recent war that started on July 8 and ended on August 26 with an Egyptian-brokered truce. Over 2,140 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including women, children, and the elderly, were killed in the Israeli onslaught on Gaza. Around 11,000 others were injured.
Israeli forces targeted hundreds of factories and businesses over the course of the 50-day assault. The IMF had said in another report that the war caused the Palestinian economy to contract by about 15 percent.
Palestinians face various forms of Israeli aggression nearly every day, including the heavy-handed suppression of protests in the occupied West Bank and deadly aerial attacks in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, nine Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army searched dozens of homes. Israeli settlers attack a man in Hebron, while navy ships open fire on fishing boats in Gaza.
Media sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, said the army invaded the Jenin refugee camp, Qabatia town, and Deir Abu Da’if village, violently searched homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mohammad Ahmad Nazzal from Qabatia, Anas Issa Yassin, Farid Ali Yassin and Mohammad Ziad Sa’adi, from Deir Abu Da’if, and Abed Fadel Jad’oun from the Jenin refugee camp. The kidnapped are all in their twenties.
Soldiers also invaded the home of former political prisoner Ghassan Sa’adi, in Jenin refugee camp, and searched it.
In addition, soldiers invaded ‘Aseera Ash-Shemaliyya town, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Mafdi Mohammad ash-Shouli and Bassam Misbah.
The army also invaded various Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped two brothers identified as Ahmad and Yousef Da’ajna from Yatta town.
Local sources in Hebron city said the soldiers invaded Jabal ar-Rahma area, and stormed one home, while fanatic Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian identified as Arafat Shaher al-Fakhoury, near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli military ships opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats in the al-Waha and as-Sudaniyya areas, in Gaza, causing excessive property damage but no injuries.
Media sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, said the army invaded the Jenin refugee camp, Qabatia town, and Deir Abu Da’if village, violently searched homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mohammad Ahmad Nazzal from Qabatia, Anas Issa Yassin, Farid Ali Yassin and Mohammad Ziad Sa’adi, from Deir Abu Da’if, and Abed Fadel Jad’oun from the Jenin refugee camp. The kidnapped are all in their twenties.
Soldiers also invaded the home of former political prisoner Ghassan Sa’adi, in Jenin refugee camp, and searched it.
In addition, soldiers invaded ‘Aseera Ash-Shemaliyya town, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Mafdi Mohammad ash-Shouli and Bassam Misbah.
The army also invaded various Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped two brothers identified as Ahmad and Yousef Da’ajna from Yatta town.
Local sources in Hebron city said the soldiers invaded Jabal ar-Rahma area, and stormed one home, while fanatic Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian identified as Arafat Shaher al-Fakhoury, near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli military ships opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats in the al-Waha and as-Sudaniyya areas, in Gaza, causing excessive property damage but no injuries.
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