12 may 2018

Israeli warplanes have targeted northern Gaza Strip just hours after Tel Aviv announced the closure of the only goods border crossing into the Palestinian sliver.
The Israel Air Force targeted a power station and fired seven missiles at an agricultural area east of the city of Beit Hanoun, Palestinian reports said on Saturday. Video
There were no initial reports of casualties as a result of the raid.
An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that the explosions in Gaza were related to Israeli military “activity.”
Earlier in the day, Israel closed a key border crossing into the besieged Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime intensifies its crackdown on the anti-occupation protests in the Palestinian enclave.
The Israeli military claimed in a statement that Kerem Shalom border crossing would remain closed “until the damage caused by” Palestinian protesters were repaired.
It said the terminal, the main passage point for goods entering the Gaza Strip, would “reopen in accordance with a situation assessment.”
The closure of the border crossing came a day after thousands of Palestinians took part in protests along the border between Gaza and the occupied territories. Israeli forces opened fire on the anti-occupation protesters, killing a Palestinian man and wounding 170 others.
Friday’s killings raised to 53 the death toll of unarmed Palestinian protesters who have lost their lives by Israeli forces’ live fire since the protests began along the Gaza border on March 30. The Israeli regime has faced international criticism over its use of live fire.
The Palestinian rallies, known as the “Great March of Return,” will last until May 15, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day (Day of Catastrophe), when Israel was created.
Every year on May 15, Palestinians all over the world hold demonstrations to commemorate the day, which marks the anniversary of the forcible eviction of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homeland by Israelis in 1948.
According to witnesses, Israeli troops used a drone to down flaming kites that demonstrators flew over the border in a bid to torch bushes and distract snipers.
During the Friday protests, senior leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas Ismail Haniyeh said Palestinians on Monday and Tuesday, when the mass protests are due to climax, would stand "as one man to tell the American president and Israel that al-Quds is Arab, Islamic, no one will change its identity."
Yahya Sinwar, the political chief of Hamas, said on Thursday that he hoped to see hundreds of thousands of Palestinians storm the fence between Gaza and the occupied territories during protests next week that will coincide with the US embassy move to Jerusalem al-Quds.
Last December, US President Donald Trump announced his decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s so-called capital and relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, breaking with decades of American policy.
His decision infuriated the Palestinians, who declared that Washington could no longer play a role as a mediator in the so-called Middle East peace process. It also sparked outrage across the Muslim world and even among Washington's Arab allies.
On December 21, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution that calls on the US to withdraw its controversial recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli “capital.”
Separately, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip held a funeral procession for a Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces during the rallies Friday.
Jabr Salem Abu Mustafa succumbed to his wounds inflicted by Israeli troops during a protest rally east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
The Israel Air Force targeted a power station and fired seven missiles at an agricultural area east of the city of Beit Hanoun, Palestinian reports said on Saturday. Video
There were no initial reports of casualties as a result of the raid.
An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that the explosions in Gaza were related to Israeli military “activity.”
Earlier in the day, Israel closed a key border crossing into the besieged Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime intensifies its crackdown on the anti-occupation protests in the Palestinian enclave.
The Israeli military claimed in a statement that Kerem Shalom border crossing would remain closed “until the damage caused by” Palestinian protesters were repaired.
It said the terminal, the main passage point for goods entering the Gaza Strip, would “reopen in accordance with a situation assessment.”
The closure of the border crossing came a day after thousands of Palestinians took part in protests along the border between Gaza and the occupied territories. Israeli forces opened fire on the anti-occupation protesters, killing a Palestinian man and wounding 170 others.
Friday’s killings raised to 53 the death toll of unarmed Palestinian protesters who have lost their lives by Israeli forces’ live fire since the protests began along the Gaza border on March 30. The Israeli regime has faced international criticism over its use of live fire.
The Palestinian rallies, known as the “Great March of Return,” will last until May 15, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day (Day of Catastrophe), when Israel was created.
Every year on May 15, Palestinians all over the world hold demonstrations to commemorate the day, which marks the anniversary of the forcible eviction of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homeland by Israelis in 1948.
According to witnesses, Israeli troops used a drone to down flaming kites that demonstrators flew over the border in a bid to torch bushes and distract snipers.
During the Friday protests, senior leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas Ismail Haniyeh said Palestinians on Monday and Tuesday, when the mass protests are due to climax, would stand "as one man to tell the American president and Israel that al-Quds is Arab, Islamic, no one will change its identity."
Yahya Sinwar, the political chief of Hamas, said on Thursday that he hoped to see hundreds of thousands of Palestinians storm the fence between Gaza and the occupied territories during protests next week that will coincide with the US embassy move to Jerusalem al-Quds.
Last December, US President Donald Trump announced his decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s so-called capital and relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, breaking with decades of American policy.
His decision infuriated the Palestinians, who declared that Washington could no longer play a role as a mediator in the so-called Middle East peace process. It also sparked outrage across the Muslim world and even among Washington's Arab allies.
On December 21, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution that calls on the US to withdraw its controversial recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli “capital.”
Separately, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip held a funeral procession for a Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces during the rallies Friday.
Jabr Salem Abu Mustafa succumbed to his wounds inflicted by Israeli troops during a protest rally east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The Israeli occupation police intend to bar Mosques in Jerusalem from reciting Adhan (call to prayer) through loudspeakers when the opening ceremony of the US embassy starts on Monday.
According to Israel’s Channel 2, the measure aims to prevent Muezzins from disturbing the ceremony and its participants.
The channel also said there would unprecedented security measures in the holy city in conjunction with the embassy opening ceremony and the Palestinian Nakba anniversary.
According to Israel’s Channel 2, the measure aims to prevent Muezzins from disturbing the ceremony and its participants.
The channel also said there would unprecedented security measures in the holy city in conjunction with the embassy opening ceremony and the Palestinian Nakba anniversary.

The Israeli occupation army has decided to reinforce battalions in the West Bank and along Gaza's eastern border fence in the lead up to next week's expected protests to mark the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, according to Haaretz.
Quoting a senior official in the army, Haaretz said that the Palestinians next Monday will be marching in protest at the US embassy transfer to Jerusalem and in commemoration of the Nakba anniversary.
Rage has been escalating in the Palestinian territories since the US president Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital on 6th December 2017 and announced his intention to move his country's embassy in Israel to the holy city.
The Israeli official said that next week's protests are expected to be "far more violent" than the past weeks.
The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been marching since 30th March along the eastern border to demand their right of return to their lands from which they were expelled in 1948.
Haaretz reported that the Israeli army has decided to deploy more battalions in anticipation of violent clashes with far more flashpoints in Gaza and the West Bank.
The Israeli army on Friday killed one Palestinian and injured about 731 others, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health.
Haaretz said that the Israeli army will attempt to stop protesters further away from the fence than established in recent weeks hoping to prevent advancement past the tent area located 300 meters of the fence.
The Palestinian people living in the Gaza Strip are the most affected by the US and Israeli policies. Inhabited by over two million Palestinians, the coastal enclave, with a decade-long blockade, is suffering from harsh living conditions that keep worsening each new day.
Quoting a senior official in the army, Haaretz said that the Palestinians next Monday will be marching in protest at the US embassy transfer to Jerusalem and in commemoration of the Nakba anniversary.
Rage has been escalating in the Palestinian territories since the US president Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital on 6th December 2017 and announced his intention to move his country's embassy in Israel to the holy city.
The Israeli official said that next week's protests are expected to be "far more violent" than the past weeks.
The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been marching since 30th March along the eastern border to demand their right of return to their lands from which they were expelled in 1948.
Haaretz reported that the Israeli army has decided to deploy more battalions in anticipation of violent clashes with far more flashpoints in Gaza and the West Bank.
The Israeli army on Friday killed one Palestinian and injured about 731 others, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health.
Haaretz said that the Israeli army will attempt to stop protesters further away from the fence than established in recent weeks hoping to prevent advancement past the tent area located 300 meters of the fence.
The Palestinian people living in the Gaza Strip are the most affected by the US and Israeli policies. Inhabited by over two million Palestinians, the coastal enclave, with a decade-long blockade, is suffering from harsh living conditions that keep worsening each new day.

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued to deliberately target Palestinian children, journalists, and medics while suppressing the Return March protests along Gaza border, medical sources said.
Spokesman for Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza Ashraf Qudra called on international organizations to immediately intervene and put an end to the Israeli systematic targeting of Palestinian children during the Great March of Return protests.
He also pointed out to the deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists and medical crews along Gaza eastern border.
So far 53 peaceful protesters have been killed, six of whom are being detained by Israel, and over 8,000 injured after being shot by IOF near Gaza's eastern border since the start of the Great March of Return on March 30.
Spokesman for Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza Ashraf Qudra called on international organizations to immediately intervene and put an end to the Israeli systematic targeting of Palestinian children during the Great March of Return protests.
He also pointed out to the deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists and medical crews along Gaza eastern border.
So far 53 peaceful protesters have been killed, six of whom are being detained by Israel, and over 8,000 injured after being shot by IOF near Gaza's eastern border since the start of the Great March of Return on March 30.
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![]() Jaber Salem Abu Mustafa, 40
A Palestinian was killed while over 1,000 were injured after being shot by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) near Gaza's eastern border on the seventh Friday of the Great March of Return. Gaza's Ministry of Health said that the Palestinian citizen Jaber Abu Mustafa, 40, died after being shot in the chest east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Spokesman for the Ministry Ashraf al-Qedra said that 34 medics were injured and four ambulances were partially destroyed after being targeted by the IOF gunfire during the protests. Video |
The Ministry of Health said in a statement that the IOF snipers deliberately targeted journalists and children on the seventh Friday of the Great March of Return.
The PIC reporter said that several dunums of settler farmlands behind the border fence were burned by flaming kites launched by Palestinian youths taking part in the marches.
According to the PIC reporter, preparations are underway by the Higher National Committee for the March of Return and Breaking the Siege to install new tents near the border fence ahead of the massive demonstrations expected next week to mark the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.
Member of the Committee Ismail Ridwan told Quds Press that the protests will continue until they achieve their goals.
The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on 30th March launched a peaceful protest movement called the Great March of Return to demand their right of return and pressure Israel to lift the blockade imposed on them for over a decade now. The protests are expected to reach their peak on 15th May.
So far 53 peaceful protesters have been killed, six of whom are being detained by the IOF, and over 8,000 injured.
Health Ministry: “Army Kills one Palestinian, Injures 448, In Gaza”
Updated: The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, one Palestinian, and injured 448, including seven who suffered very serious wounds, in the Gaza Strip.
The Health Ministry said the soldiers killed Jaber Salem Abu Mustafa, 40, after shooting him with a live round in the chest, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Video
It added that, among the 448 wounded Palestinians, 112 were shot with live fire, including seven in serious conditions, and four who were directly shot with gas bombs.
Sixty-six of the wounded Palestinians were moved to hospitals in several parts of the coastal region. One of them is a child, 16, who was shot with a live bullet that penetrated both of his legs child trying to place a Palestinian flag on the border fence.
At least one of the wounded Palestinians is a medic who was shot while rushing to provide treatment to injured protesters.
It is worth mentioning that many protesters managed to remove a section of the border fence, east of Gaza Strip, before the soldiers started firing at them, while many Palestinian hurled stones.
Some protesters flew burning kites across the border fence, causing fires, before Israeli firefighters rushed to extinguish them.
Fire also broke out in an Israeli colony near the border area when an Israeli colonialist settler tried to fly a burning kite into the Palestinian side. Video
The PIC reporter said that several dunums of settler farmlands behind the border fence were burned by flaming kites launched by Palestinian youths taking part in the marches.
According to the PIC reporter, preparations are underway by the Higher National Committee for the March of Return and Breaking the Siege to install new tents near the border fence ahead of the massive demonstrations expected next week to mark the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.
Member of the Committee Ismail Ridwan told Quds Press that the protests will continue until they achieve their goals.
The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on 30th March launched a peaceful protest movement called the Great March of Return to demand their right of return and pressure Israel to lift the blockade imposed on them for over a decade now. The protests are expected to reach their peak on 15th May.
So far 53 peaceful protesters have been killed, six of whom are being detained by the IOF, and over 8,000 injured.
Health Ministry: “Army Kills one Palestinian, Injures 448, In Gaza”
Updated: The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, one Palestinian, and injured 448, including seven who suffered very serious wounds, in the Gaza Strip.
The Health Ministry said the soldiers killed Jaber Salem Abu Mustafa, 40, after shooting him with a live round in the chest, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Video
It added that, among the 448 wounded Palestinians, 112 were shot with live fire, including seven in serious conditions, and four who were directly shot with gas bombs.
Sixty-six of the wounded Palestinians were moved to hospitals in several parts of the coastal region. One of them is a child, 16, who was shot with a live bullet that penetrated both of his legs child trying to place a Palestinian flag on the border fence.
At least one of the wounded Palestinians is a medic who was shot while rushing to provide treatment to injured protesters.
It is worth mentioning that many protesters managed to remove a section of the border fence, east of Gaza Strip, before the soldiers started firing at them, while many Palestinian hurled stones.
Some protesters flew burning kites across the border fence, causing fires, before Israeli firefighters rushed to extinguish them.
Fire also broke out in an Israeli colony near the border area when an Israeli colonialist settler tried to fly a burning kite into the Palestinian side. Video

Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, at least fifteen Palestinians with live fire, and caused dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation shortly after the weekly Great March of Return started near the border fence, in the northern and eastern parts of the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said the soldiers instantly resorted to the excessive use of force, and fired dozens of live rounds, wounding at least fifteen Palestinians.
They added that the Palestinians, who were shot with live fire, were rushed to local hospital, suffering moderate-but-stable injuries.
Dozens of Palestinians, including medics and journalists, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
Medical sources said the soldiers instantly resorted to the excessive use of force, and fired dozens of live rounds, wounding at least fifteen Palestinians.
They added that the Palestinians, who were shot with live fire, were rushed to local hospital, suffering moderate-but-stable injuries.
Dozens of Palestinians, including medics and journalists, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.

Israeli Tanks Along The Gaza Border
Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, three Palestinians, including a child, just before the weekly Great Return March started in the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot a child with two live rounds in his legs, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza Strip.
They added that the soldiers also shot a young man with live fire, east of Gaza city.
Furthermore, an Israeli army sharpshooter shot a young man, just as he flew balloons carrying the colors of the Palestinian flag, east of the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza city, wounding him in the leg, before he was rushed to the Shifa Medical Center.
Later on, several young men flew burning kites into a military base across the border fence, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza, causing fires.
In addition, Quds News Network has reported that the soldiers also arrested an Israeli colonialist settler near the border fence after he accidentally caused fire in a field on the Israeli side, while trying to launch a burning kite into Palestinian lands. Video
Video: Palestinian kite against Israeli drone, kite wins.
Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, three Palestinians, including a child, just before the weekly Great Return March started in the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot a child with two live rounds in his legs, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza Strip.
They added that the soldiers also shot a young man with live fire, east of Gaza city.
Furthermore, an Israeli army sharpshooter shot a young man, just as he flew balloons carrying the colors of the Palestinian flag, east of the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza city, wounding him in the leg, before he was rushed to the Shifa Medical Center.
Later on, several young men flew burning kites into a military base across the border fence, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza, causing fires.
In addition, Quds News Network has reported that the soldiers also arrested an Israeli colonialist settler near the border fence after he accidentally caused fire in a field on the Israeli side, while trying to launch a burning kite into Palestinian lands. Video
Video: Palestinian kite against Israeli drone, kite wins.

As hundreds of Palestinians started gathered near five border areas, along the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip to prepare for this Friday’s Great Return March, Israeli soldiers stated fires high velocity gas bombs at them, while more military units have been deployed there.
The army also deployed more sharpshooters across the border fence near Rafah and Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, in addition to Gaza city, al-Boreij in central Gaza, and Jabalia in the northern part of the coastal region.
The soldiers fired high-velocity gas bombs at them, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, mainly in Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis.
The soldiers also placed more sand hills and large concrete blocks across the border fence, while military drones started hovering over border areas in several parts of the Gaza Strip.
Today is the last Friday before the “Great Return March” which will be held on May 15, which marks the Palestinian Nakba when Israel was established on %78 the historic land of Palestine in 1948 after destroying more than 530 villages and cities, and controlling 774, turning at least 700.000 Palestinians intro refugees.
During the Nakba, Zionist forces committed more than 70 massacres against the Palestinians, killing at least 15.000.
The army also deployed more sharpshooters across the border fence near Rafah and Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, in addition to Gaza city, al-Boreij in central Gaza, and Jabalia in the northern part of the coastal region.
The soldiers fired high-velocity gas bombs at them, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, mainly in Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis.
The soldiers also placed more sand hills and large concrete blocks across the border fence, while military drones started hovering over border areas in several parts of the Gaza Strip.
Today is the last Friday before the “Great Return March” which will be held on May 15, which marks the Palestinian Nakba when Israel was established on %78 the historic land of Palestine in 1948 after destroying more than 530 villages and cities, and controlling 774, turning at least 700.000 Palestinians intro refugees.
During the Nakba, Zionist forces committed more than 70 massacres against the Palestinians, killing at least 15.000.