17 dec 2016
Three towns in al-Khalil mourned on Saturday morning four slain Palestinians after their bodies were released from Israeli morgues on Friday.
Hundreds of people in Beit Naim town marched this morning in the funerals of Sara Tarayra and Firas Khadour, while the martyr Mohamed Sararhin was buried in his home town of Beit Ula to the west of al-Khalil.
Along the same line, hundreds of local residents took part in the funeral of Khaled Bahar in Beit Ummar after declaring three days mourning.
The mourners held banners and chanted slogans demanding revenge and an immediate response to Israeli crimes.
Following the funeral, violent clashes broke out in the town with Israeli occupation forces (IOF) amid heavy use of teargas bombs and rubber bullets.
Firas Khadour was killed on Sep. 16, after IOF soldiers opened fired on the 18-year-old and his 18-year-old relative Raghad Khadour after the two allegedly attempted to carry out a car ramming attack, killing Fares instantly and critically injuring Raghad, who was hospitalized for weeks and later released after the accusation against both proved to be false.
On July 1, Israeli forces shot dead 27-year-old Sarah Tarayra, who was pregnant, after she allegedly attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against border police officers near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
On the same day, 30-year-old Mohamed Sararhin was killed after succumbing to gunshot wounds sustained earlier in the day when Israeli forces raided the village of Beit Ula and opened live fire on him.
Along the same line, Israeli forces killed 15-year-old Khaled Bahar on Oct. 20 in the town of Beit Ummar for being allegedly involved in a rock-throwing incident.
In Nablus, thousands of Palestinians mourned the female martyr Rahiq Birawi, 23, who was killed on Oct. 19 at Hawara checkpoint.
Birawi was shot more than 30 times by four Israeli border police officers after she allegedly approached an officer with a knife. No Israelis were injured.
Since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada in October 2015, 243 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers.
Rights groups have repeatedly condemned the Israeli "shoot-to-kill" policy against Palestinians who did not constitute a threat at the time of their death or who could have been subdued in a non-lethal manner.
Hundreds of people in Beit Naim town marched this morning in the funerals of Sara Tarayra and Firas Khadour, while the martyr Mohamed Sararhin was buried in his home town of Beit Ula to the west of al-Khalil.
Along the same line, hundreds of local residents took part in the funeral of Khaled Bahar in Beit Ummar after declaring three days mourning.
The mourners held banners and chanted slogans demanding revenge and an immediate response to Israeli crimes.
Following the funeral, violent clashes broke out in the town with Israeli occupation forces (IOF) amid heavy use of teargas bombs and rubber bullets.
Firas Khadour was killed on Sep. 16, after IOF soldiers opened fired on the 18-year-old and his 18-year-old relative Raghad Khadour after the two allegedly attempted to carry out a car ramming attack, killing Fares instantly and critically injuring Raghad, who was hospitalized for weeks and later released after the accusation against both proved to be false.
On July 1, Israeli forces shot dead 27-year-old Sarah Tarayra, who was pregnant, after she allegedly attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against border police officers near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
On the same day, 30-year-old Mohamed Sararhin was killed after succumbing to gunshot wounds sustained earlier in the day when Israeli forces raided the village of Beit Ula and opened live fire on him.
Along the same line, Israeli forces killed 15-year-old Khaled Bahar on Oct. 20 in the town of Beit Ummar for being allegedly involved in a rock-throwing incident.
In Nablus, thousands of Palestinians mourned the female martyr Rahiq Birawi, 23, who was killed on Oct. 19 at Hawara checkpoint.
Birawi was shot more than 30 times by four Israeli border police officers after she allegedly approached an officer with a knife. No Israelis were injured.
Since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada in October 2015, 243 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers.
Rights groups have repeatedly condemned the Israeli "shoot-to-kill" policy against Palestinians who did not constitute a threat at the time of their death or who could have been subdued in a non-lethal manner.
After waiting for several months, the relatives of Palestinian martyr Sari Abu Ghurab from Qabatiya town in Jenin on Friday evening received from the Israeli authorities another body belonging to a girl.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that officials from the Palestinian Authority liaison office in the presence of deputy mayor of Jenin Kamal Abul-Rab and journalists were expecting that the Israeli army would hand over the body of martyr Abu Ghurab at Dotan checkpoint, south of Jenin.
However, after examining the body in an ambulance, they were shocked to find out that it was another one belonging to a female martyr from al-Khalil, the sources added.
The Israeli side claimed a mistake happened and that they would redress it during the coming hours.
This incident created a state of confusion and anger among the Palestinians waiting at the checkpoint and infuriated members of the Abu Ghurab family, who accused the Israeli authorities of deliberately doing so and manipulating them.
Martyr Abu Ghurab was aboard his car when he was murdered in cold blood last August 2016 at the intersection of Yitzhar near Nablus as he was on his way to visit his fiancée. Soldiers who killed him claimed he attempted to stab them to justify their crime.
The Israeli authorities released on the same day the bodies of six other martyrs from the provinces of al-Khalil, Nablus and Tulkarem and handed them over to the Palestinian side.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that officials from the Palestinian Authority liaison office in the presence of deputy mayor of Jenin Kamal Abul-Rab and journalists were expecting that the Israeli army would hand over the body of martyr Abu Ghurab at Dotan checkpoint, south of Jenin.
However, after examining the body in an ambulance, they were shocked to find out that it was another one belonging to a female martyr from al-Khalil, the sources added.
The Israeli side claimed a mistake happened and that they would redress it during the coming hours.
This incident created a state of confusion and anger among the Palestinians waiting at the checkpoint and infuriated members of the Abu Ghurab family, who accused the Israeli authorities of deliberately doing so and manipulating them.
Martyr Abu Ghurab was aboard his car when he was murdered in cold blood last August 2016 at the intersection of Yitzhar near Nablus as he was on his way to visit his fiancée. Soldiers who killed him claimed he attempted to stab them to justify their crime.
The Israeli authorities released on the same day the bodies of six other martyrs from the provinces of al-Khalil, Nablus and Tulkarem and handed them over to the Palestinian side.
16 dec 2016
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) decided to release bodies of seven slain Palestinians on Friday, including three women, after being kept for months in Israeli morgues.
The Israeli authorities informed seven Palestinian families that the bodies of their slain sons and daughters are scheduled to be released today.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Sara Tarayra and Firas Khadour from Bani Naim town in al-Khalil.
Body of Khaled Bahar, who was killed in November 2016 during Beit Ummar clashes, is also scheduled to be released today.
The body of Ahmed al-Saraheen, who was shot and killed during his arrest in September 2016, is to be handed over to his family today in Beit Uwla, west of al-Khalil.
The families of the female martyrs Rahiq Birawi and Ansar Harsha are scheduled to receive their bodies in Nablus and Tulkarem.
Meanwhile, the Israeli authorities refused to return the bodies of three Palestinians on account that they belonged to anti-occupation protesters affiliated with Hamas resistance group.
Israeli Army Hands Remains of Six Slain Palestinians To Their Families
The Israeli authorities handed, on Friday evening, the bodies of six Palestinians, while were killed by the army in different periods of 2016, back to their families, in Hebron, Jenin and Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO) said the soldiers handed the body of Firas al-Khdour, 18, (killed on September 16, 2016) to his family in Bani Neim town, eat of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank, and Khaled Bahar, 15, (killed on October 20, 2016) to his family in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
The remains were handed to medics of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRC) in Hebron, and were moved to the al-Ahli hospital in the city.
Also on Friday, the soldiers handed the body of Sara Tarayra, 27, (killed on July 1, 2016) to her husband’s family in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, and later the Red Crescent and the DCO ensured the transfer to her family in Bani Neim town, near Hebron.
Furthermore, the army transferred the body of Mohammad Saraheen, 30, (killed on September 15, 2016) to the Red Crescent that moved it to his family in Beit Ola town, west of Hebron.
In Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, the Red Crescent received the body of Sari Abu Ghrab, 24, (killed on August 24, 2016) at the Salem Israeli military base, and moved it to Khalil Suleiman hospital, before handing it to his family in Qabatia town, south of Jenin.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the Red Crescent received the body of Ansar Husam Harsha, 25, (killed on June 2, 2016) from Qaffin town, north of the city, and took it to Thabet Thabet Hospital in the city.
The Israeli authorities informed seven Palestinian families that the bodies of their slain sons and daughters are scheduled to be released today.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Sara Tarayra and Firas Khadour from Bani Naim town in al-Khalil.
Body of Khaled Bahar, who was killed in November 2016 during Beit Ummar clashes, is also scheduled to be released today.
The body of Ahmed al-Saraheen, who was shot and killed during his arrest in September 2016, is to be handed over to his family today in Beit Uwla, west of al-Khalil.
The families of the female martyrs Rahiq Birawi and Ansar Harsha are scheduled to receive their bodies in Nablus and Tulkarem.
Meanwhile, the Israeli authorities refused to return the bodies of three Palestinians on account that they belonged to anti-occupation protesters affiliated with Hamas resistance group.
Israeli Army Hands Remains of Six Slain Palestinians To Their Families
The Israeli authorities handed, on Friday evening, the bodies of six Palestinians, while were killed by the army in different periods of 2016, back to their families, in Hebron, Jenin and Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO) said the soldiers handed the body of Firas al-Khdour, 18, (killed on September 16, 2016) to his family in Bani Neim town, eat of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank, and Khaled Bahar, 15, (killed on October 20, 2016) to his family in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
The remains were handed to medics of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRC) in Hebron, and were moved to the al-Ahli hospital in the city.
Also on Friday, the soldiers handed the body of Sara Tarayra, 27, (killed on July 1, 2016) to her husband’s family in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, and later the Red Crescent and the DCO ensured the transfer to her family in Bani Neim town, near Hebron.
Furthermore, the army transferred the body of Mohammad Saraheen, 30, (killed on September 15, 2016) to the Red Crescent that moved it to his family in Beit Ola town, west of Hebron.
In Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, the Red Crescent received the body of Sari Abu Ghrab, 24, (killed on August 24, 2016) at the Salem Israeli military base, and moved it to Khalil Suleiman hospital, before handing it to his family in Qabatia town, south of Jenin.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the Red Crescent received the body of Ansar Husam Harsha, 25, (killed on June 2, 2016) from Qaffin town, north of the city, and took it to Thabet Thabet Hospital in the city.
After holding the bodies of two martyrs for about two months, the Israeli authorities declared intention to hand them over to the Palestinian side in Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil.
Municipal chief of Beit Ummar Mohamed Abu Ayyash said that the Israeli authorities would release the body of 15-year-old Khaled Bahar on Friday.
Bahar had been shot dead by an Israeli soldier at the main entrance to Beit Ummar town last October 2016.
The Israeli army justified his killing by saying he was throwing stones at its soldiers.
The Israeli authorities also said it would release the body of 23-year-old Khaled Akhlil next Friday, December 23.
Akhlil was also killed at the entrance to the town after he rammed his car into a group of soldiers last October.
Municipal chief of Beit Ummar Mohamed Abu Ayyash said that the Israeli authorities would release the body of 15-year-old Khaled Bahar on Friday.
Bahar had been shot dead by an Israeli soldier at the main entrance to Beit Ummar town last October 2016.
The Israeli army justified his killing by saying he was throwing stones at its soldiers.
The Israeli authorities also said it would release the body of 23-year-old Khaled Akhlil next Friday, December 23.
Akhlil was also killed at the entrance to the town after he rammed his car into a group of soldiers last October.
15 dec 2016
Israeli authorities have decided to return the body of slain 15-year-old Palestinian Khalid Bahr Ahmad Bahr to his family on Friday in the village of Beit Ummar in the occupied West Bank district of Hebron, sources at the Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee said on Thursday.
The sources added that the slain teenager would be buried on Saturday.
Bahr was shot dead by Israeli forces on Oct. 20 after allegedly throwing stones at a group of Israeli soldiers stationed near the Beit Ummar junction in the northern part of the village. A local activist, Muhammad Ayyad Awwad, told Ma’an at the time that Israeli forces had shot the minor in the back, with the bullet exiting through his chest.
Awwad also said at the time that Israeli soldiers prevented a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance from approaching the youth, while witnesses said that Israeli forces refused to provide CPR to the youth after he was shot, leaving the teenager to bleed out on the ground.
At the time of the incident, Israeli authorities had assured the Beit Ummar mayor that the slain teenager’s body would be returned the following day. However, Israeli authorities have kept the body for 57 days, preventing Palestinian authorities from conducting an autopsy or initiating an independent investigation around the circumstances of his death.
However, less than a week after the youth was shot dead, an Israeli army internal investigation revealed that the soldiers were not in imminent danger and did not act in accordance with the army’s open-fire regulations, which state that “soldiers should not shoot to kill unless they are in an immediate and clear danger.”
Bahr was one of 243 Palestinians to have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers since a wave of violence first spread across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel in October 2015.
Rights groups have routinely condemned Israeli authorities for their excessive use of force against Palestinians, including minors, during incidents that did not warrant a violent response.
Palestinian stone throwers face harsh penalties by Israeli authorities, with Israel passing a law last year setting sentences up to 20 years in prison for stone throwing if intent to harm could be proven, and a minimum prison sentence of three years for throwing a stone at an Israeli as part of a harsh crackdown which has led to the detention of hundreds of Palestinian minors every year.
However, Palestinians have claimed that rock throwing by teenagers represents a natural reaction to the frustrations caused by the nearly half-century Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which has been shaped by everyday forms of violence, such as nightly military raids into Palestinian communities, arbitrary detentions, home demolitions, and frequent killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities dramatically escalated a policy of withholding Palestinian bodies killed by Israeli forces since late 2015, having repeatedly claimed that funerals of Palestinians had provided grounds for “incitement” against the Israeli state.
However, following an uproar of protest among Palestinians over the policy, Israeli authorities began scaling down the practice, although a number of bodies still remain withheld.
The sources added that the slain teenager would be buried on Saturday.
Bahr was shot dead by Israeli forces on Oct. 20 after allegedly throwing stones at a group of Israeli soldiers stationed near the Beit Ummar junction in the northern part of the village. A local activist, Muhammad Ayyad Awwad, told Ma’an at the time that Israeli forces had shot the minor in the back, with the bullet exiting through his chest.
Awwad also said at the time that Israeli soldiers prevented a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance from approaching the youth, while witnesses said that Israeli forces refused to provide CPR to the youth after he was shot, leaving the teenager to bleed out on the ground.
At the time of the incident, Israeli authorities had assured the Beit Ummar mayor that the slain teenager’s body would be returned the following day. However, Israeli authorities have kept the body for 57 days, preventing Palestinian authorities from conducting an autopsy or initiating an independent investigation around the circumstances of his death.
However, less than a week after the youth was shot dead, an Israeli army internal investigation revealed that the soldiers were not in imminent danger and did not act in accordance with the army’s open-fire regulations, which state that “soldiers should not shoot to kill unless they are in an immediate and clear danger.”
Bahr was one of 243 Palestinians to have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers since a wave of violence first spread across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel in October 2015.
Rights groups have routinely condemned Israeli authorities for their excessive use of force against Palestinians, including minors, during incidents that did not warrant a violent response.
Palestinian stone throwers face harsh penalties by Israeli authorities, with Israel passing a law last year setting sentences up to 20 years in prison for stone throwing if intent to harm could be proven, and a minimum prison sentence of three years for throwing a stone at an Israeli as part of a harsh crackdown which has led to the detention of hundreds of Palestinian minors every year.
However, Palestinians have claimed that rock throwing by teenagers represents a natural reaction to the frustrations caused by the nearly half-century Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which has been shaped by everyday forms of violence, such as nightly military raids into Palestinian communities, arbitrary detentions, home demolitions, and frequent killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities dramatically escalated a policy of withholding Palestinian bodies killed by Israeli forces since late 2015, having repeatedly claimed that funerals of Palestinians had provided grounds for “incitement” against the Israeli state.
However, following an uproar of protest among Palestinians over the policy, Israeli authorities began scaling down the practice, although a number of bodies still remain withheld.
11 dec 2016
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Sunday released the bodies of seven Palestinians withheld for over ten months.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Wael Abu Saleh, Rami Ortani, Hatem al-Shloudi, Mohamed al-Saraheen, Mustafa Barad’iya, Mohamed al-Rajaby, Sari Abu Ghrab.
Last Friday, the security cabinet of Israel decided to hand over the bodies of seven Palestinians who carried out anti-occupation attacks over the past few months with certain conditions attached.
The Israeli cabinet announced that it would be releasing for burial seven out of 10 bodies of slain Palestinians, whose families had appealed for their delivery.
As has been customary with the release of bodies of slain Palestinians in the past, the occupation authorities agreed to hand over the bodies to the families of the deceased only if they agree to the Israeli army’s preconditions regarding the funerals, including a limited number of marchers in the projected funeral processions.
However, the Israeli authorities refused to return the bodies of three Palestinians on account that they belonged to anti-occupation protesters affiliated with Hamas resistance group.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Wael Abu Saleh, Rami Ortani, Hatem al-Shloudi, Mohamed al-Saraheen, Mustafa Barad’iya, Mohamed al-Rajaby, Sari Abu Ghrab.
Last Friday, the security cabinet of Israel decided to hand over the bodies of seven Palestinians who carried out anti-occupation attacks over the past few months with certain conditions attached.
The Israeli cabinet announced that it would be releasing for burial seven out of 10 bodies of slain Palestinians, whose families had appealed for their delivery.
As has been customary with the release of bodies of slain Palestinians in the past, the occupation authorities agreed to hand over the bodies to the families of the deceased only if they agree to the Israeli army’s preconditions regarding the funerals, including a limited number of marchers in the projected funeral processions.
However, the Israeli authorities refused to return the bodies of three Palestinians on account that they belonged to anti-occupation protesters affiliated with Hamas resistance group.
