18 june 2012
Ismael Abu Ouda 24
At least two Palestinians have been killed in the latest Israeli drone attack on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Israel regularly targets the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring Palestinians. Most of the victims are women and children.
Palestinians of the Gaza Strip are living in what is called the “world's largest open-air prison” as Israel retains full control of the airspace, territorial waters, and border crossings of the territory.
New Israeli airstrike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza
Two Palestinians have been killed in a fresh airstrike carried out by Israeli warplanes on the Gaza Strip, a day after four other Palestinians were killed in similar attacks.
A Palestinian medical source said the attack targeted an area in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza during the early hours of Tuesday.
“Two citizens were killed in an Israeli airstrike,” said the source, whose name was not mentioned in the report.
At least two Palestinians have been killed in the latest Israeli drone attack on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Israel regularly targets the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring Palestinians. Most of the victims are women and children.
Palestinians of the Gaza Strip are living in what is called the “world's largest open-air prison” as Israel retains full control of the airspace, territorial waters, and border crossings of the territory.
New Israeli airstrike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza
Two Palestinians have been killed in a fresh airstrike carried out by Israeli warplanes on the Gaza Strip, a day after four other Palestinians were killed in similar attacks.
A Palestinian medical source said the attack targeted an area in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza during the early hours of Tuesday.
“Two citizens were killed in an Israeli airstrike,” said the source, whose name was not mentioned in the report.
Two Palestinians Killed In Renewed Bombardment In Beit Hanoun
Jihad Abu Shabab 24
Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinians were killed, on Monday evening, and at least three others were wounded, one seriously, when the Israeli army bombarded As-Sikka Street, in Beit Hanoun city, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. On Monday at noon, two Palestinians were killed when the army bombarded in Beit Hanoun.
The sources stated that Jihad Abu Shabab, 24, and Abdul-Rahman Hasan Az-Za’aneen, 23, where killed when the army fired two missiles at a group of resident in Beit Hanoun.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, reported that Abu Shabab is one of its fighters from Beit Hanoun.
The Brigades vowed fierce retaliation, and stated that “armed resistance against the Israeli occupation is the path of its fighters who will continue to resist the occupation”.
The latest Israeli military attack brings the death toll on Monday to four as, on Monday at noon, the army fired missiles at motorcycle riders in Beit Hanoun killing Mohammad Abu Shabab, 24, and Ismail Abu Odah, 24; several residents were injured
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported that two of its fighters were killed, Monday, after the Israeli army fired missile at them, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Several residents were wounded in the attack.
The Brigades issued a press identifying the slain fighters as Mohammad Rafeeq Shabab, 24, and Ismail Mohammad Abu Odah, 21.
It vowed retaliation, and added that armed resistance against the Israeli occupation “is the language Israel understands and the most suitable method to liberate Palestine”.
Adham Abu Salmiyya, spokesperson of the Medical and Emergency Services in Gaza, said that the attack targeted a motorcycle driving near an agricultural school in Beit Hanoun.
Earlier on Monday morning, three Palestinians and one Israeli were killed during clashes that took place along the Egyptian border with Israel.
The army stated that a Palestinian armed group, on the Egyptian side of the border, fired an RPG at the army before engaging in an automatic fire attack. On Sunday evening, the Israeli Air Force bombarded a blacksmith workshop in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, leading to extensive damage and at least five injuries, including one child, according to medical sources in Gaza.
On Sunday night at midnight, the Israeli Navy attacked a Palestinian fishing boat, in Palestinian territorial waters in Gaza, and kidnapped four fishermen.
Also on Sunday, the army bombarded an area reported to be a "training center" for the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, in Az-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
Furthermore, two Palestinians were shot and killed, and one was wounded, after an Israeli settler, opened fire at them near As-Sammoa’ town, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinians were killed, on Monday evening, and at least three others were wounded, one seriously, when the Israeli army bombarded As-Sikka Street, in Beit Hanoun city, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. On Monday at noon, two Palestinians were killed when the army bombarded in Beit Hanoun.
The sources stated that Jihad Abu Shabab, 24, and Abdul-Rahman Hasan Az-Za’aneen, 23, where killed when the army fired two missiles at a group of resident in Beit Hanoun.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, reported that Abu Shabab is one of its fighters from Beit Hanoun.
The Brigades vowed fierce retaliation, and stated that “armed resistance against the Israeli occupation is the path of its fighters who will continue to resist the occupation”.
The latest Israeli military attack brings the death toll on Monday to four as, on Monday at noon, the army fired missiles at motorcycle riders in Beit Hanoun killing Mohammad Abu Shabab, 24, and Ismail Abu Odah, 24; several residents were injured
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported that two of its fighters were killed, Monday, after the Israeli army fired missile at them, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Several residents were wounded in the attack.
The Brigades issued a press identifying the slain fighters as Mohammad Rafeeq Shabab, 24, and Ismail Mohammad Abu Odah, 21.
It vowed retaliation, and added that armed resistance against the Israeli occupation “is the language Israel understands and the most suitable method to liberate Palestine”.
Adham Abu Salmiyya, spokesperson of the Medical and Emergency Services in Gaza, said that the attack targeted a motorcycle driving near an agricultural school in Beit Hanoun.
Earlier on Monday morning, three Palestinians and one Israeli were killed during clashes that took place along the Egyptian border with Israel.
The army stated that a Palestinian armed group, on the Egyptian side of the border, fired an RPG at the army before engaging in an automatic fire attack. On Sunday evening, the Israeli Air Force bombarded a blacksmith workshop in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, leading to extensive damage and at least five injuries, including one child, according to medical sources in Gaza.
On Sunday night at midnight, the Israeli Navy attacked a Palestinian fishing boat, in Palestinian territorial waters in Gaza, and kidnapped four fishermen.
Also on Sunday, the army bombarded an area reported to be a "training center" for the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, in Az-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
Furthermore, two Palestinians were shot and killed, and one was wounded, after an Israeli settler, opened fire at them near As-Sammoa’ town, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Two Palestinians Killed In Renewed Bombardment In Beit Hanoun
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Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinians were killed, on Monday evening, and at least three others were wounded, one seriously, when the Israeli army bombarded As-Sikka Street, in Beit Hanoun city, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. On Monday at noon, two Palestinians were killed when the army bombarded in Beit Hanoun.
The sources stated that Jihad Abu Shabab, 24, and Abdul-Rahman Hasan Az-Za’aneen, 23, where killed when the army fired two missiles at a group of resident in Beit Hanoun. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, reported that Abu Shabab is one of its fighters from Beit Hanoun. The Brigades vowed fierce retaliation, and stated that “armed resistance against the Israeli occupation is the path of its fighters who will continue to resist the occupation”. |
The latest Israeli military attack brings the death toll on Monday to four as, on Monday at noon, the army fired missiles at motorcycle riders in Beit Hanoun killing Mohammad Abu Shabab, 24, and Ismail Abu Odah, 24; several residents were injured.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported that two of its fighters were killed, Monday, after the Israeli army fired missile at them, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Several residents were wounded in the attack.
The Brigades issued a press identifying the slain fighters as Mohammad Rafeeq Shabab, 24, and Ismail Mohammad Abu Odah, 21.
It vowed retaliation, and added that armed resistance against the Israeli occupation “is the language Israel understands and the most suitable method to liberate Palestine”.
Adham Abu Salmiyya, spokesperson of the Medical and Emergency Services in Gaza, said that the attack targeted a motorcycle driving near an agricultural school in Beit Hanoun.
Earlier on Monday morning, three Palestinians and one Israeli were killed during clashes that took place along the Egyptian border with Israel.
The army stated that a Palestinian armed group, on the Egyptian side of the border, fired an RPG at the army before engaging in an automatic fire attack.
On Sunday evening, the Israeli Air Force bombarded a blacksmith workshop in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, leading to extensive damage and at least five injuries, including one child, according to medical sources in Gaza.
On Sunday night at midnight, the Israeli Navy attacked a Palestinian fishing boat, in Palestinian territorial waters in Gaza, and kidnapped four fishermen.
Also on Sunday, the army bombarded an area reported to be a "training center" for the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, in Az-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
Furthermore, two Palestinians were shot and killed, and one was wounded, after an Israeli settler, opened fire at them near As-Sammoa’ town, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported that two of its fighters were killed, Monday, after the Israeli army fired missile at them, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Several residents were wounded in the attack.
The Brigades issued a press identifying the slain fighters as Mohammad Rafeeq Shabab, 24, and Ismail Mohammad Abu Odah, 21.
It vowed retaliation, and added that armed resistance against the Israeli occupation “is the language Israel understands and the most suitable method to liberate Palestine”.
Adham Abu Salmiyya, spokesperson of the Medical and Emergency Services in Gaza, said that the attack targeted a motorcycle driving near an agricultural school in Beit Hanoun.
Earlier on Monday morning, three Palestinians and one Israeli were killed during clashes that took place along the Egyptian border with Israel.
The army stated that a Palestinian armed group, on the Egyptian side of the border, fired an RPG at the army before engaging in an automatic fire attack.
On Sunday evening, the Israeli Air Force bombarded a blacksmith workshop in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, leading to extensive damage and at least five injuries, including one child, according to medical sources in Gaza.
On Sunday night at midnight, the Israeli Navy attacked a Palestinian fishing boat, in Palestinian territorial waters in Gaza, and kidnapped four fishermen.
Also on Sunday, the army bombarded an area reported to be a "training center" for the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, in Az-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
Furthermore, two Palestinians were shot and killed, and one was wounded, after an Israeli settler, opened fire at them near As-Sammoa’ town, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Medics: Israeli forces shell north Gaza, 2 killed
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Witnesses told Ma'an the victims were riding a motorcycle in a field near Beit Hanoun when Israeli forces bombed the area.
Two Palestinian men were killed on Monday when Israeli military forces shelled the northern Gaza Strip, medics said. Witnesses told Ma'an the men were riding a motorcycle in a field near Beit Hanoun when Israeli forces bombed the area. Four others were injured and taken to Beit Hanoun hospital, they said. A Ma'an correspondent said the men were identified as Muhammad Shabat and Ismael Abu Ouda in their 20s. They were members of Islamic Jihad's military wing the Al-Quds Brigades, |
the group said, adding that they were en
route to take part in a militant operation after Israeli troops
entered the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, witnesses told Ma'an that seven Israeli military vehicles entered the Gaza Strip near the Erez crossing. Forces fired on local farmers, but no injuries were reported, they said.
An Israeli military spokesman said he would look into the incident.
Five people, including a woman and a child, were injured overnight when Israel bombed a blacksmith's workshop in Rafah in southern Gaza, emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said.
Earlier Sunday evening, Israel bombed a military site south of Gaza City used by the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. That attack caused no injuries, Abu Salmiya said.
The Israeli military said it hit "a weapon manufacturing facility in the southern Gaza Strip and a terror activity site in the central Gaza Strip" overnight in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Three Palestinians, One Israeli, Killed In Clashes Along Egyptian Border
Three Palestinians and one Israeli were killed during clashes that took place, Monday morning, along the Egyptian border with Israel. The army claims that a Palestinian armed group, on the Egyptian side of the border, fired an RPG at the army before engaging in an automatic fire attack.
The fighters, according to initial information, opened automatic fire at Israeli military vehicles driving in the area before firing a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) shell.
According to the Israeli Ynet News, the fighters intended to use roadside bombs to target two army contractor crews responsible for building the wall Israel is building along the border with Egypt; one Israeli was killed and two others were wounded.
The Ynet reported that the attack took place close to the so-called Philadelphia Route, near what Israel called “dune sector”; the Philadelphi Route is a 14 kilometer road along the border between Gaza and Israel. The route was built on the expense of Palestinian lands, and led to the destruction of numerous homes.
Following the attack, the Israeli army ordered all residents in the area to remain home, as initial reports indicate that some of the gunmen might have managed to infiltrate into Israel.
More soldiers were deployed into the area; the Israeli military sealed roads number 12 and 10 along the border with Egypt.
Israeli security sources reported that it is highly unlikely that this attack is connected to the presidential elections in Egypt, adding that Israel had information about attacks planned across the border with Egypt, and that the attacked was likely carried out by a Palestinian armed group based in the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, witnesses told Ma'an that seven Israeli military vehicles entered the Gaza Strip near the Erez crossing. Forces fired on local farmers, but no injuries were reported, they said.
An Israeli military spokesman said he would look into the incident.
Five people, including a woman and a child, were injured overnight when Israel bombed a blacksmith's workshop in Rafah in southern Gaza, emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said.
Earlier Sunday evening, Israel bombed a military site south of Gaza City used by the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. That attack caused no injuries, Abu Salmiya said.
The Israeli military said it hit "a weapon manufacturing facility in the southern Gaza Strip and a terror activity site in the central Gaza Strip" overnight in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Three Palestinians, One Israeli, Killed In Clashes Along Egyptian Border
Three Palestinians and one Israeli were killed during clashes that took place, Monday morning, along the Egyptian border with Israel. The army claims that a Palestinian armed group, on the Egyptian side of the border, fired an RPG at the army before engaging in an automatic fire attack.
The fighters, according to initial information, opened automatic fire at Israeli military vehicles driving in the area before firing a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) shell.
According to the Israeli Ynet News, the fighters intended to use roadside bombs to target two army contractor crews responsible for building the wall Israel is building along the border with Egypt; one Israeli was killed and two others were wounded.
The Ynet reported that the attack took place close to the so-called Philadelphia Route, near what Israel called “dune sector”; the Philadelphi Route is a 14 kilometer road along the border between Gaza and Israel. The route was built on the expense of Palestinian lands, and led to the destruction of numerous homes.
Following the attack, the Israeli army ordered all residents in the area to remain home, as initial reports indicate that some of the gunmen might have managed to infiltrate into Israel.
More soldiers were deployed into the area; the Israeli military sealed roads number 12 and 10 along the border with Egypt.
Israeli security sources reported that it is highly unlikely that this attack is connected to the presidential elections in Egypt, adding that Israel had information about attacks planned across the border with Egypt, and that the attacked was likely carried out by a Palestinian armed group based in the Gaza Strip.
17 june 2012
Anwar Abed Rabbo, 30, and Naim Al-Najjar, 32
Jewish settlers chased and killed two Palestinians near Al-Khalil city on Sunday, medical sources in Yatta town, south of Al-Khalil, said.
They said that the bodies of Anwar Abed Rabbo, 30, and Naim Al-Najjar, 32, were delivered to a hospital in the town while both their hands were shackled.
The sources said that Najjar was hit with a bullet in the head while Abed Rabbo was hit with a bullet in the chest.
Eyewitnesses in the hospital said that Jewish settlers chased the two young men and kidnapped them in an area between Al-Khalil city and Samu village.
They said that the two men were shot at point blank and in cold blood.
Hebrew newspaper Yediot Ahronot claimed that the two men attacked an Israeli truck driver who shot them in “self-defense” in south “Mount Hebron”.
Jewish settlers chased and killed two Palestinians near Al-Khalil city on Sunday, medical sources in Yatta town, south of Al-Khalil, said.
They said that the bodies of Anwar Abed Rabbo, 30, and Naim Al-Najjar, 32, were delivered to a hospital in the town while both their hands were shackled.
The sources said that Najjar was hit with a bullet in the head while Abed Rabbo was hit with a bullet in the chest.
Eyewitnesses in the hospital said that Jewish settlers chased the two young men and kidnapped them in an area between Al-Khalil city and Samu village.
They said that the two men were shot at point blank and in cold blood.
Hebrew newspaper Yediot Ahronot claimed that the two men attacked an Israeli truck driver who shot them in “self-defense” in south “Mount Hebron”.
Naim al-Najar 32
A settler shot and killed two Palestinians on Sunday in the Hebron village of al-Samu, medics and local officials said.
Anwar Abed Rabbo, 27, and Naeem al-Najjar, 32, were killed and a third unidentified man injured when a settler opened fire on them, medics said.
The two men were on their way to work at the time of the shooting, head of Yatta municipality Zahran Abu Qbetta told Ma'an.
The driver claimed that the men had attempted to kidnap him as he drove near Suseya settlement and he had opened fire in response, Abu Qbetta added. An Israeli army spokeswoman said the two men attempted to pull the Israeli civilian from his car and had threatened and beaten him.
"A civilian opened fire on the attackers. The Israeli civilian was injured and evacuated to hospital and the incident is being investigated by security forces," she said.
Israeli forces prevented ambulances from accessing the scene, claiming that it was a closed military zone, Red Crescent official Nasser Kabaja told Ma'an
Al-Najjar was shot in the head and neck and Abed Rabbo in the chest.
In 2011, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that settler attacks had increased by 50 percent on the previous year.
BREAKING NEWS: Jewish Settler Kills Two Palestinians, Injure One South of Hebron
A settler shot and killed two Palestinians on Sunday in the Hebron village of al-Samu, medics and local officials said.
Anwar Abed Rabbo, 27, and Naeem al-Najjar, 32, were killed and a third unidentified man injured when a settler opened fire on them, medics said.
The two men were on their way to work at the time of the shooting, head of Yatta municipality Zahran Abu Qbetta told Ma'an.
The driver claimed that the men had attempted to kidnap him as he drove near Suseya settlement and he had opened fire in response, Abu Qbetta added. An Israeli army spokeswoman said the two men attempted to pull the Israeli civilian from his car and had threatened and beaten him.
"A civilian opened fire on the attackers. The Israeli civilian was injured and evacuated to hospital and the incident is being investigated by security forces," she said.
Israeli forces prevented ambulances from accessing the scene, claiming that it was a closed military zone, Red Crescent official Nasser Kabaja told Ma'an
Al-Najjar was shot in the head and neck and Abed Rabbo in the chest.
In 2011, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that settler attacks had increased by 50 percent on the previous year.
BREAKING NEWS: Jewish Settler Kills Two Palestinians, Injure One South of Hebron
A Jewish settler Sunday shot dead two Palestinians, including an elderly, and injured a third in an area west of the village of al-Sammu’, south of Hebron, according to security sources.
They told WAFA that a Jewish settler opened fire at a group of Palestinians in the area, killing Anwar Abed Rabbouh, and Na’eem An-Najjar, both from the town of Yatta in south of Hebron, and injuring a third Palestinian whose identity has not been yet revealed.
They told WAFA that a Jewish settler opened fire at a group of Palestinians in the area, killing Anwar Abed Rabbouh, and Na’eem An-Najjar, both from the town of Yatta in south of Hebron, and injuring a third Palestinian whose identity has not been yet revealed.
15 june 2012
A Palestinian baby, whom hospital officials say was wounded in an Israeli airstrike, lies on an x-ray table in a hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on June 3
Israeli forces have killed nearly 2,300 Palestinians and injured 7,700 in Gaza over the last five years, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Thursday.
Some 27 percent of the fatalities in Gaza were women and children, the UN agency said in a report highlighting the effects of Israel's blockade.
The land, sea and air blockade of Gaza entered its sixth year on Thursday.
Under the blockade, exports have dropped to less than 3 percent of 2006 levels.
"The continued ban on the transfer of goods from Gaza to its traditional markets in the West Bank and Israel, along with the severe restrictions on access to agricultural land and fishing waters, prevents sustainable growth and perpetuates the high levels of unemployment, food insecurity and aid dependency," UNOCHA said.
Israel's naval blockade has undermined the livelihood of 35,000 fishermen, and farmers have lost around 75,000 tons of produce each year due to Israeli restrictions along Gaza's land border, it added.
Meanwhile, Israeli restrictions on imports have led to the growth of the smuggling trade. At least 172 Palestinians have been killed working in tunnels under Gaza's border with Egypt, the report said.
Despite the risks, young men are still drawn to tunnel work in Gaza, where more than half the youth is unemployed and 44 percent of people are food insecure.
Mark Regev, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Thursday that the blockade was necessary because Gaza's ruling party Hamas is a "terrorist organization."
"All cargo going into Gaza must be checked because Gaza is controlled by Hamas, an internationally recognized terrorist organization," Regev told Reuters in response to a petition by 50 aid groups, including six UN agencies, calling on Israel to lift the blockade.
Israeli forces have killed nearly 2,300 Palestinians and injured 7,700 in Gaza over the last five years, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Thursday.
Some 27 percent of the fatalities in Gaza were women and children, the UN agency said in a report highlighting the effects of Israel's blockade.
The land, sea and air blockade of Gaza entered its sixth year on Thursday.
Under the blockade, exports have dropped to less than 3 percent of 2006 levels.
"The continued ban on the transfer of goods from Gaza to its traditional markets in the West Bank and Israel, along with the severe restrictions on access to agricultural land and fishing waters, prevents sustainable growth and perpetuates the high levels of unemployment, food insecurity and aid dependency," UNOCHA said.
Israel's naval blockade has undermined the livelihood of 35,000 fishermen, and farmers have lost around 75,000 tons of produce each year due to Israeli restrictions along Gaza's land border, it added.
Meanwhile, Israeli restrictions on imports have led to the growth of the smuggling trade. At least 172 Palestinians have been killed working in tunnels under Gaza's border with Egypt, the report said.
Despite the risks, young men are still drawn to tunnel work in Gaza, where more than half the youth is unemployed and 44 percent of people are food insecure.
Mark Regev, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Thursday that the blockade was necessary because Gaza's ruling party Hamas is a "terrorist organization."
"All cargo going into Gaza must be checked because Gaza is controlled by Hamas, an internationally recognized terrorist organization," Regev told Reuters in response to a petition by 50 aid groups, including six UN agencies, calling on Israel to lift the blockade.
The Border Guard's Mistaarvim Unit has won the IDF's sharpshooters championship, held Thursday.
The Mistaarvim ("Arabized") Unit is an elite counter-terrorism force whose members serve in various IDF divisions.
The Mistaarvim force is lead by Chief Superintendent Y. – the defense establishment's most decorated officer.
Second place went to the Navy Commandos, while the IAF's elite Shaldag ("Kingfisher") commando unit took the third place.
The championship was held at the Adam Base, which houses the defense forces' counter-terror training facility.
According to a Friday report in Yedioth Ahronoth, all military units participated in the championship – each sending a team of two – excluding Sayeret Matkal, the IDF's elite Special Forces unit.
The judging panel comprised former military sharpshooting instructors as well as reservists who serve as judges in civilian sharpshooting contests.
Lt.-Col Lior Kenan, commander of the IDF's counter-terrorism unit, congratulated the winners, adding: "The true victory is holding the competition and having all IDF units participate in future events."
The Mistaarvim ("Arabized") Unit is an elite counter-terrorism force whose members serve in various IDF divisions.
The Mistaarvim force is lead by Chief Superintendent Y. – the defense establishment's most decorated officer.
Second place went to the Navy Commandos, while the IAF's elite Shaldag ("Kingfisher") commando unit took the third place.
The championship was held at the Adam Base, which houses the defense forces' counter-terror training facility.
According to a Friday report in Yedioth Ahronoth, all military units participated in the championship – each sending a team of two – excluding Sayeret Matkal, the IDF's elite Special Forces unit.
The judging panel comprised former military sharpshooting instructors as well as reservists who serve as judges in civilian sharpshooting contests.
Lt.-Col Lior Kenan, commander of the IDF's counter-terrorism unit, congratulated the winners, adding: "The true victory is holding the competition and having all IDF units participate in future events."
13 june 2012
Ibrahim Al-Bal, 27
A Palestinian man died in Gaza on Wednesday after 12 years of a serious injury at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF), medical sources said.
Adham Abu Salmiye, a spokesman for the ambulance and emergency services in Gaza Strip, said that Ibrahim Al-Bul, 27, died of injuries sustained 12 years earlier.
He said that Bul was hit with an IOF bullet in his head on 10/11/2000 in the early days of the Aqsa intifada.
He said that the young man’s health condition worsened as he started to suffer epileptic seizures and fainting and was hospitalized in the last days of his life.
Medics: Man dies of second intifada wounds
A medical spokesman in the Gaza Strip said a 27-year-old man who was wounded during the second intifada in 2000 died from his injuries on Wednesday.
Emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said Ibrahim Al-Bal, from Gaza, died from wounds after he was shot in the head by Israel forces 12 years ago, without releasing further details.
A Palestinian man died in Gaza on Wednesday after 12 years of a serious injury at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF), medical sources said.
Adham Abu Salmiye, a spokesman for the ambulance and emergency services in Gaza Strip, said that Ibrahim Al-Bul, 27, died of injuries sustained 12 years earlier.
He said that Bul was hit with an IOF bullet in his head on 10/11/2000 in the early days of the Aqsa intifada.
He said that the young man’s health condition worsened as he started to suffer epileptic seizures and fainting and was hospitalized in the last days of his life.
Medics: Man dies of second intifada wounds
A medical spokesman in the Gaza Strip said a 27-year-old man who was wounded during the second intifada in 2000 died from his injuries on Wednesday.
Emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said Ibrahim Al-Bal, from Gaza, died from wounds after he was shot in the head by Israel forces 12 years ago, without releasing further details.
5 june 2012
The Palestinian political prisoner Zuhair Labada died just one week after he was released from an Israeli prison.
Zuhair had been held for five months in Israel’s Ramla prison clinic, but was released and admitted to a hospital in Nablus after he fell into a coma.
I spoke to Addameer lawyers Association who hold Israel accountable for systematically releasing ill prisoners on the brink of death.
It seemed that Zuhair was suffering seriously deteriorating health conditions which included liver and kidney failure.
I spent some time with his family who witnessed the atrocious conditions in prison and the neglect suffered by Zuhair at the hands of the Israeli Prison Service.
I spoke to Zuhair’s son who showed the medical reports from the time of Zuhair’s death.
Zuhair had been held for five months in Israel’s Ramla prison clinic, but was released and admitted to a hospital in Nablus after he fell into a coma.
I spoke to Addameer lawyers Association who hold Israel accountable for systematically releasing ill prisoners on the brink of death.
It seemed that Zuhair was suffering seriously deteriorating health conditions which included liver and kidney failure.
I spent some time with his family who witnessed the atrocious conditions in prison and the neglect suffered by Zuhair at the hands of the Israeli Prison Service.
I spoke to Zuhair’s son who showed the medical reports from the time of Zuhair’s death.
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Suhair has been under constant arrest and held in administrative detention since 1989. This entails being held without charge or trial, which remains illegal under International Law.
Addameer lawyers are now urging the United Nations and the World Health Organisation into creating a committee to investigate the medical conditions of Palestinian. Questions are being asked about the number of prisoners who are released by Israel and then die shortly thereafter. Although Zuhair’s death was tragic, it’s not the only occasion in which a former prisoner has passed away following medical neglect. For this Addameer are calling for a full investigation and are holding Israel fully accountable. |
