28 may 2018
Palestinian fishermen sit on a boat at the port of Gaza City
The Israeli government began construction of a marine barrier off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, which it says will be used to prevent the movement of the Hamas military wing, out of the besieged coastal enclave and into Israeli territory.
Israeli news website Ynet reported, according to Ma’an, that the naval barrier, which is being headed by the Ministry of Defense, is designed to prevent potential “infiltration of a Hamas terror cell” into Israel, from Gaza.
The multi-million dollar project is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.
According to Ynet, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu, applauded the barrier as being one-of-a-kind and “an additional setback for Hamas, which has lost another strategic capability that it has invested massive amounts in developing.”
Israeli news daily Haaretz additionally reported that the barrier will consist of three layers: an underwater level, topped by a layer of stone and an above-water barbed wire fence. The entire barricade itself will be surrounded by another fortified fence.
The barrier will reportedly span 37 miles, and is expected to cost approximately 3 billion shekels ($833 million), with each kilometer of the underground part of the barrier costing an estimated 41.5 million shekels ($11.5 million). The costs of constructing the aboveground fence were reported to be at 1.5 million shekels ($416,000) per kilometer.
According to Israeli media, the decision to build the naval barrier was prompted by an incident in the 2014 Israeli offensive on Gaza, when Hamas fighters managed to enter Israeli territory by sea.
Since the 2014 war on Gaza, Israel has maintained an underwater sensor system along the maritime border with the northern Gaza Strip, enabling the Israeli forces to spot divers and swimmers in the area.
Israel has claimed an increased threat of “breaches” from the sea since mounting tensions in Gaza, over recent weeks, during which Israeli forces have killed an estimated 113 Palestinians along the Gaza border, during massive demonstrations in protest of Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The more than 2 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have suffered from a 10-year Israeli-imposed land, air, and sea blockade, which has plunged the small territory into poverty and some of the highest unemployment rates in the world.
The UN has reported that Gaza could be “uninhabitable” by 2020.
The Israeli government began construction of a marine barrier off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, which it says will be used to prevent the movement of the Hamas military wing, out of the besieged coastal enclave and into Israeli territory.
Israeli news website Ynet reported, according to Ma’an, that the naval barrier, which is being headed by the Ministry of Defense, is designed to prevent potential “infiltration of a Hamas terror cell” into Israel, from Gaza.
The multi-million dollar project is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.
According to Ynet, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu, applauded the barrier as being one-of-a-kind and “an additional setback for Hamas, which has lost another strategic capability that it has invested massive amounts in developing.”
Israeli news daily Haaretz additionally reported that the barrier will consist of three layers: an underwater level, topped by a layer of stone and an above-water barbed wire fence. The entire barricade itself will be surrounded by another fortified fence.
The barrier will reportedly span 37 miles, and is expected to cost approximately 3 billion shekels ($833 million), with each kilometer of the underground part of the barrier costing an estimated 41.5 million shekels ($11.5 million). The costs of constructing the aboveground fence were reported to be at 1.5 million shekels ($416,000) per kilometer.
According to Israeli media, the decision to build the naval barrier was prompted by an incident in the 2014 Israeli offensive on Gaza, when Hamas fighters managed to enter Israeli territory by sea.
Since the 2014 war on Gaza, Israel has maintained an underwater sensor system along the maritime border with the northern Gaza Strip, enabling the Israeli forces to spot divers and swimmers in the area.
Israel has claimed an increased threat of “breaches” from the sea since mounting tensions in Gaza, over recent weeks, during which Israeli forces have killed an estimated 113 Palestinians along the Gaza border, during massive demonstrations in protest of Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The more than 2 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have suffered from a 10-year Israeli-imposed land, air, and sea blockade, which has plunged the small territory into poverty and some of the highest unemployment rates in the world.
The UN has reported that Gaza could be “uninhabitable” by 2020.
Mohammad al-Radee, 25
A Palestinian man was killed on Monday, and another critically injured, in an Israeli artillery attack on a location to the east of Beit Lahiya town, in the northern Gaza Strip, said the Ministry of Health.
Mohammad al-Radee, 25, was killed in the attack that targeted with at least two shells a site to the east of Beit Lahiya town, according to WAFA.
The ministry said that the injured man, who was not identified, was in critical condition
A Palestinian man was killed on Monday, and another critically injured, in an Israeli artillery attack on a location to the east of Beit Lahiya town, in the northern Gaza Strip, said the Ministry of Health.
Mohammad al-Radee, 25, was killed in the attack that targeted with at least two shells a site to the east of Beit Lahiya town, according to WAFA.
The ministry said that the injured man, who was not identified, was in critical condition
Thousands of Palestinians marched Sunday afternoon in the funerals of two Islamic Jihad martyrs who were killed in an Israeli artillery attack east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Member of the Islamic Jihad Political Bureau Nafez Azzam said that Israel's heinous crimes against the Palestinian people mirror its failure to break their will and stop the Great Return March protests.
Azzam added that what the Great Return March has achieved confirms that the Palestinian people will never surrender or give up their rights.
"This crime will not go unpunished," the Islamic Jihad leader Ahmad al-Modallal said, holding Israel responsible for the repercussions of the latest escalation in Gaza.
He added, "Resistance is a legitimate right. The Palestinian factions have the right to defend our people as long as Israel occupies our lands."
Al-Modallal hailed the two martyrs for sacrificing their lives in the Palestinian struggle against the occupation.
He also praised Gaza youths' creativity which appeared in their protests against the Israeli occupation and involved burning thousands of dunums of settler lands by flaming kites and breaching the border fence in defiance of the Israeli forces.
Two Palestinians identified as Abdul-Halim al-Naqa, 28, and Hussein al-Amour, 25, were killed Sunday morning when the Israeli army launched an artillery attack on a resistance post east of Khan Younis. A third young man, Nasim al-Amour, 25, was seriously injured in the attack and succumbed later to his wounds.
Member of the Islamic Jihad Political Bureau Nafez Azzam said that Israel's heinous crimes against the Palestinian people mirror its failure to break their will and stop the Great Return March protests.
Azzam added that what the Great Return March has achieved confirms that the Palestinian people will never surrender or give up their rights.
"This crime will not go unpunished," the Islamic Jihad leader Ahmad al-Modallal said, holding Israel responsible for the repercussions of the latest escalation in Gaza.
He added, "Resistance is a legitimate right. The Palestinian factions have the right to defend our people as long as Israel occupies our lands."
Al-Modallal hailed the two martyrs for sacrificing their lives in the Palestinian struggle against the occupation.
He also praised Gaza youths' creativity which appeared in their protests against the Israeli occupation and involved burning thousands of dunums of settler lands by flaming kites and breaching the border fence in defiance of the Israeli forces.
Two Palestinians identified as Abdul-Halim al-Naqa, 28, and Hussein al-Amour, 25, were killed Sunday morning when the Israeli army launched an artillery attack on a resistance post east of Khan Younis. A third young man, Nasim al-Amour, 25, was seriously injured in the attack and succumbed later to his wounds.
27 may 2018
Naseem Marwan Al-Amour 25
A Palestinian who was critically injured on Sunday, during a predawn Israeli strike on several locations to the south of the Gaza Strip died of his serious wounds, bringing the total number of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli army, today, to three.
Israeli forces stationed along the barbed-wire fence that separates between Gaza and Israel fired at least two missiles targeting a location between the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis, killing two Palestinians in their 20s. The site was completely destroyed.
The Israeli army further shelled, with at least two missiles, a location to the east of Deit al-Balah city, in central Gaza, causing heavy damage to the site. No injuries were reported among Palestinians living near the targeted site.
A Palestinian who was critically injured on Sunday, during a predawn Israeli strike on several locations to the south of the Gaza Strip died of his serious wounds, bringing the total number of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli army, today, to three.
Israeli forces stationed along the barbed-wire fence that separates between Gaza and Israel fired at least two missiles targeting a location between the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis, killing two Palestinians in their 20s. The site was completely destroyed.
The Israeli army further shelled, with at least two missiles, a location to the east of Deit al-Balah city, in central Gaza, causing heavy damage to the site. No injuries were reported among Palestinians living near the targeted site.
Abdul-Halim al-Naqa, 28 (L)
Hussein al-Amour, 25
Two Palestinian citizens were killed and another one was seriously injured on Sunday morning when the Israeli occupation army launched an artillery attack on a site belonging to the Palestinian resistance east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) in Gaza said that the Israeli artillery fired several projectiles at an observation post belonging to al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.
Two citizens died in the shelling and a third one suffered injuries described as critical. The martyrs were identified as Abdul-Halim al-Naqa, 28, and Hussein al-Amour, 25.
Hussein al-Amour, 25
Two Palestinian citizens were killed and another one was seriously injured on Sunday morning when the Israeli occupation army launched an artillery attack on a site belonging to the Palestinian resistance east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) in Gaza said that the Israeli artillery fired several projectiles at an observation post belonging to al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.
Two citizens died in the shelling and a third one suffered injuries described as critical. The martyrs were identified as Abdul-Halim al-Naqa, 28, and Hussein al-Amour, 25.
Israeli warplanes on Saturday evening bombed a Palestinian resistance post southwest of the besieged Gaza Strip, with no reported casualties.
According to a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC), several air-to-surface missiles stroke a resistance site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas.
The bombed site is known as “Rafah Martyrs” and located in al-Hashasheen area to the west of Rafah, south of Gaza.
Ambulance crews rushed to the area, but luckily no one was killed or injured in the aerial attack.
According to a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC), several air-to-surface missiles stroke a resistance site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas.
The bombed site is known as “Rafah Martyrs” and located in al-Hashasheen area to the west of Rafah, south of Gaza.
Ambulance crews rushed to the area, but luckily no one was killed or injured in the aerial attack.
24 may 2018
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened on Thursday evening their machinegun fire at a group of Palestinian youths protesting along the eastern border of Gaza Strip.
Three youths were injured during the attack, the PIC reporter said.
The youths were allegedly trying to breach the Gaza Strip's border fence with Israel.
Three youths were injured during the attack, the PIC reporter said.
The youths were allegedly trying to breach the Gaza Strip's border fence with Israel.
Israeli naval forces on Thursday morning arrested five Palestinian fishermen sailing off Gaza’s northern shores.
Activist Zakaria Bakr said the Israeli occupation navy arrested the two brothers Rasem and Mohamed Zayed as they were setting sail off Gaza’s northern coast.
The occupation navy fired gunshots toward the brothers’ vessel before they dragged them to an unknown location.
Israeli naval ships attack Palestinian fishing boats on a quasi-daily basis while they are sailing within the allowed six-nautical miles from the shore.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), all Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen have taken place within the distance of six nautical miles, which it said “proves that Israeli forces' policies aim to tighten restrictions on the Gaza Strip's fishermen and their livelihoods.”
Israeli Navy Abducts Two Sibling Fishermen In Gaza, Confiscates A Boast
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Thursday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats, and opened fire at them in the Sudaniyya Sea, northwest of Gaza city, before abducting two sibling fishermen.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers used automatic fire against several Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters close to the shore, causing damage.
WAFA added that the soldiers also abducted two fishermen, identified as Rassem Ishaq Zayed, and his brother Mohammad, and confiscated a fishing boat.
The attacks are part of daily violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.
Such attacks have led to dozens of abductions, and hundreds of casualties, including many fatalities, in addition to causing serious property damage.
Activist Zakaria Bakr said the Israeli occupation navy arrested the two brothers Rasem and Mohamed Zayed as they were setting sail off Gaza’s northern coast.
The occupation navy fired gunshots toward the brothers’ vessel before they dragged them to an unknown location.
Israeli naval ships attack Palestinian fishing boats on a quasi-daily basis while they are sailing within the allowed six-nautical miles from the shore.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), all Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen have taken place within the distance of six nautical miles, which it said “proves that Israeli forces' policies aim to tighten restrictions on the Gaza Strip's fishermen and their livelihoods.”
Israeli Navy Abducts Two Sibling Fishermen In Gaza, Confiscates A Boast
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Thursday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats, and opened fire at them in the Sudaniyya Sea, northwest of Gaza city, before abducting two sibling fishermen.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers used automatic fire against several Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters close to the shore, causing damage.
WAFA added that the soldiers also abducted two fishermen, identified as Rassem Ishaq Zayed, and his brother Mohammad, and confiscated a fishing boat.
The attacks are part of daily violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.
Such attacks have led to dozens of abductions, and hundreds of casualties, including many fatalities, in addition to causing serious property damage.
22 may 2018
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Tuesday at dawn, several missiles at the Gaza Sea Port, west of Gaza City, targeting at least two boats prepared for welcoming the Freedom Flotilla boat that is currently sailing to the besieged and impoverished coastal region.
Media sources in Gaza said the Israeli missiles targeted two boats in the Gaza Port, and added that the army fired at least three missiles into the port.
Palestinian Civil Defense teams rushed to the port to extinguish the fire; damage was reported but no injuries.
The journey is expected to take more than two months, as the ships will stop at several ports in Europe to hold demonstrations in support of the Great Return March, which began March 30 and saw more than 3,500 Palestinians shot by Israeli sniper fire. Those protests ended on May 15, a known to Palestinians as “Nakba day,” or “day of catastrophe,” but celebrated in Israel as its independence day.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said the Flotilla Boat to Gaza is expected to arrive in Gaza in late July. The ships left the port of Copenhagen Denmark, heading to Kiel and Wilhelshfin in Germany before traveling to Gaza.
Three ships have already left Denmark, Monday, and a fourth will be joining them en route as they head to the Gaza Strip.
Four ships with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition are making their way to the besieged Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip.
The Flotilla boat is named Al-Awda (The Return), which refers to the Palestinian refugees’ Right Of Return to their homeland, Palestine. The right of return for refugees is an inalienable right, guaranteed by United Nations and Security Council resolutions, and denied by Israel.
— The international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has called this year’s campaign “The Right to A Just Future for Palestine”. It is a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement composed of campaigns and initiatives from all over the world working together to end the siege of Gaza.
The campaign partners are: Canadian Boat to Gaza, Freedom Flotilla Italia, MyCARE Malaysia, Kia Ora Gaza [New Zealand / Aotearoa], Ship to Gaza Norway, IHH [Turkey], Palestine Solidarity Alliance [South Africa], Rumbo a Gaza [Spain], Ship to Gaza Sweden, US Boat to Gaza, the International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza and Gaza Freedom Flotilla Australia and “National Collective for Palestine” and “Platform of NGOs for Palestine” [France]. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s website is here, and their social media, where they are posting updates about the boat’s progress, can be found on Facebook, on Twitter and on Instagram. The Frequently Asked Questions about the campaign are here.
Freedom Flotilla Sets Sail for Gaza after The Great March of Return
Media sources in Gaza said the Israeli missiles targeted two boats in the Gaza Port, and added that the army fired at least three missiles into the port.
Palestinian Civil Defense teams rushed to the port to extinguish the fire; damage was reported but no injuries.
The journey is expected to take more than two months, as the ships will stop at several ports in Europe to hold demonstrations in support of the Great Return March, which began March 30 and saw more than 3,500 Palestinians shot by Israeli sniper fire. Those protests ended on May 15, a known to Palestinians as “Nakba day,” or “day of catastrophe,” but celebrated in Israel as its independence day.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said the Flotilla Boat to Gaza is expected to arrive in Gaza in late July. The ships left the port of Copenhagen Denmark, heading to Kiel and Wilhelshfin in Germany before traveling to Gaza.
Three ships have already left Denmark, Monday, and a fourth will be joining them en route as they head to the Gaza Strip.
Four ships with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition are making their way to the besieged Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip.
The Flotilla boat is named Al-Awda (The Return), which refers to the Palestinian refugees’ Right Of Return to their homeland, Palestine. The right of return for refugees is an inalienable right, guaranteed by United Nations and Security Council resolutions, and denied by Israel.
— The international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has called this year’s campaign “The Right to A Just Future for Palestine”. It is a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement composed of campaigns and initiatives from all over the world working together to end the siege of Gaza.
The campaign partners are: Canadian Boat to Gaza, Freedom Flotilla Italia, MyCARE Malaysia, Kia Ora Gaza [New Zealand / Aotearoa], Ship to Gaza Norway, IHH [Turkey], Palestine Solidarity Alliance [South Africa], Rumbo a Gaza [Spain], Ship to Gaza Sweden, US Boat to Gaza, the International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza and Gaza Freedom Flotilla Australia and “National Collective for Palestine” and “Platform of NGOs for Palestine” [France]. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s website is here, and their social media, where they are posting updates about the boat’s progress, can be found on Facebook, on Twitter and on Instagram. The Frequently Asked Questions about the campaign are here.
Freedom Flotilla Sets Sail for Gaza after The Great March of Return
A Palestinian young man was shot and injured Tuesday evening by Israeli gunfire east of Khan Younis, to the south of Gaza Strip.
According to the PIC reporter, IOF opened their gunfire at Palestinian youngster near Al-Awda refugee camp in Khuza'a.
The injured young man was immediately taken to the European Hospital, suffering gunshot wounds in his leg.
The Palestinian Health Ministry kept record of the murder of 112 Palestinians by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the Great March of Return protests on the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel on March 30, while thousands more were left injured.
According to the PIC reporter, IOF opened their gunfire at Palestinian youngster near Al-Awda refugee camp in Khuza'a.
The injured young man was immediately taken to the European Hospital, suffering gunshot wounds in his leg.
The Palestinian Health Ministry kept record of the murder of 112 Palestinians by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the Great March of Return protests on the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel on March 30, while thousands more were left injured.
The Israeli army on Tuesday morning unleashed an artillery shell and gunfire toward a Palestinian resistance site, east of the Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip.
According to eye-witnesses, the Israeli army fired an artillery shell toward the eastern corners of the Bureij camp.
The Israeli army spokesman claimed the shelling came after an Israeli military site was burned down by anti-occupation youth.
Anti-occupation youth set fire to Israeli military watchtowers
Palestinian anti-occupation youth gathering at Gaza’s eastern borders set fire to an Israeli military watchtower in response to the recent escalation by the Israeli army which left over 60 Palestinian protesters dead.
Eye-witnesses said Palestinian young men crept into the border fence separating the blockaded Gaza Strip from territories occupied in 1948 and torched tents set up by Israeli snipers east of the Bureij refugee camp.
Over recent weeks, Israeli snipers deployed inside makeshift tents shielded by sand barriers near the border fence continue to gun down Palestinian protesters at Gaza’s eastern border.
At least 120 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the Great March of Return protests staged at the Gaza border.
According to eye-witnesses, the Israeli army fired an artillery shell toward the eastern corners of the Bureij camp.
The Israeli army spokesman claimed the shelling came after an Israeli military site was burned down by anti-occupation youth.
Anti-occupation youth set fire to Israeli military watchtowers
Palestinian anti-occupation youth gathering at Gaza’s eastern borders set fire to an Israeli military watchtower in response to the recent escalation by the Israeli army which left over 60 Palestinian protesters dead.
Eye-witnesses said Palestinian young men crept into the border fence separating the blockaded Gaza Strip from territories occupied in 1948 and torched tents set up by Israeli snipers east of the Bureij refugee camp.
Over recent weeks, Israeli snipers deployed inside makeshift tents shielded by sand barriers near the border fence continue to gun down Palestinian protesters at Gaza’s eastern border.
At least 120 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the Great March of Return protests staged at the Gaza border.
21 may 2018
Israeli occupation forces on Monday moved into Gaza’s eastern and northern corners and opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza’s seashore.
Israeli military bulldozers launched a limited incursion into the eastern and northern corners of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The bulldozers leveled Palestinian lands near the border fence, discharging gunfire all the way through.
At the same time, Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire toward Palestinian fishing vessels setting sail off Gaza’s coast.
Israeli military bulldozers launched a limited incursion into the eastern and northern corners of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The bulldozers leveled Palestinian lands near the border fence, discharging gunfire all the way through.
At the same time, Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire toward Palestinian fishing vessels setting sail off Gaza’s coast.
20 may 2018
Israeli gunboats overnight on Saturday opened heavy machine gunfire on Palestinian fishermen sailing off Gaza’s seashores.
According to local sources, Israeli navy warships hit Palestinian fishing vessels with randomly-unleashed spates of machine gunfire.
The fishermen were forced to return back to shore for fear of being detained, injured, or killed.
Israeli navy and troops routinely open fire on Palestinian fishermen sailing within the six-nautical-miles zone and farmlands along the border, flagrantly violating the ceasefire deal struck in August 2014.
The current six-nautical-mile fishing zone falls drastically short of the twenty nautical miles allocated to Palestinian fishermen in the notorious 1993 Oslo Accords.
According to local sources, Israeli navy warships hit Palestinian fishing vessels with randomly-unleashed spates of machine gunfire.
The fishermen were forced to return back to shore for fear of being detained, injured, or killed.
Israeli navy and troops routinely open fire on Palestinian fishermen sailing within the six-nautical-miles zone and farmlands along the border, flagrantly violating the ceasefire deal struck in August 2014.
The current six-nautical-mile fishing zone falls drastically short of the twenty nautical miles allocated to Palestinian fishermen in the notorious 1993 Oslo Accords.
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