31 dec 2012
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) infiltrated into eastern Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, on Monday in a fresh violation of the calm agreement.
Local sources said that IOF troops escorted six bulldozers into the outskirts of Nahda suburb to the east of Rafah and started bulldozing the area.
They said that IOF tanks and a truck loaded with iron boxes were also heading to the area, noting that reconnaissance flights were seen flying over the area.
In another incident, Israeli warplanes were seen hovering over the Gaza Strip last night in an unprecedented manner raising fears of possible raids in violation of the calm.
Quds Press reported that a number of F16s were flying over the Strip and focused on the southwestern areas of Gaza city.
Local sources said that IOF troops escorted six bulldozers into the outskirts of Nahda suburb to the east of Rafah and started bulldozing the area.
They said that IOF tanks and a truck loaded with iron boxes were also heading to the area, noting that reconnaissance flights were seen flying over the area.
In another incident, Israeli warplanes were seen hovering over the Gaza Strip last night in an unprecedented manner raising fears of possible raids in violation of the calm.
Quds Press reported that a number of F16s were flying over the Strip and focused on the southwestern areas of Gaza city.
24 dec 2012
Two Palestinian kids miraculously survived after their exposure to Israeli military gunfire in the east of Gaza valley, the health ministry in Gaza said.
Spokesman for the ministry Ashraf Al-Qudra told the Palestinian information center (PIC) the two kids were in a state of extreme shock and almost fainted because of the severity of the firing they were exposed to.
Qudra said that paramedics saved the two 17-year old boys and took them to Shuda'a Al-Aqsa hospital.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested on Sunday evening two Palestinian citizens south of Gaza.
An eyewitness told Quds Press that the IOF arrested the two Gazans after they crossed Kissufim military site to the east of Khan Younis.
He added that Israeli warplanes overflew the area following their arrest, noting that they were unarmed.
It is still unknown why these two men infiltrated into an Israeli military site, despite their knowledge that they could have been shot dead or arrested.
Spokesman for the ministry Ashraf Al-Qudra told the Palestinian information center (PIC) the two kids were in a state of extreme shock and almost fainted because of the severity of the firing they were exposed to.
Qudra said that paramedics saved the two 17-year old boys and took them to Shuda'a Al-Aqsa hospital.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested on Sunday evening two Palestinian citizens south of Gaza.
An eyewitness told Quds Press that the IOF arrested the two Gazans after they crossed Kissufim military site to the east of Khan Younis.
He added that Israeli warplanes overflew the area following their arrest, noting that they were unarmed.
It is still unknown why these two men infiltrated into an Israeli military site, despite their knowledge that they could have been shot dead or arrested.
21 dec 2012
Israeli troops, deployed in the east of the Shouhada cemetery and east of the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire at Palestinian farmers, injuring five of them on Friday, locals said.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, told Quds Press Agency that five Palestinians were hospitalized with moderate wounds after being shot by Israeli occupation troops.
This incident is to be added to the ongoing occupation breaches of the truce signed on 21st of November between Palestinian resistance and the occupation under Egyptian auspices.
The IOF killed two Palestinians, injured dozens of others, arrested about 30 fishermen and bombed and confiscated a number of fishing boats in Gaza Sea, after signing the truce.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, told Quds Press Agency that five Palestinians were hospitalized with moderate wounds after being shot by Israeli occupation troops.
This incident is to be added to the ongoing occupation breaches of the truce signed on 21st of November between Palestinian resistance and the occupation under Egyptian auspices.
The IOF killed two Palestinians, injured dozens of others, arrested about 30 fishermen and bombed and confiscated a number of fishing boats in Gaza Sea, after signing the truce.
Mohammed al-Hindi, a member of the political bureau of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, excluded the possibility that the Israeli occupation will wage a new war on the Gaza Strip during the current stage.
Al-Hindi said, in a speech he delivered during a political forum organized by the Islamic Jihad movement in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday evening, that the recent aggression was one of the rounds of the conflict against the occupation and that it was neither the first nor the last round.
He called for resorting to the option of resistance, because it "has proved, over the years of the conflict, that it is the most effective in deterring the occupation and halting its continuous aggressions against the Palestinian people."
Al-Hindi also called for escalating the solidarity steps with the hunger striking prisoners in the Israeli jails, stressing that the occupation has repeatedly failed to weaken their will during the battle of dignity.
Al-Hindi said, in a speech he delivered during a political forum organized by the Islamic Jihad movement in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday evening, that the recent aggression was one of the rounds of the conflict against the occupation and that it was neither the first nor the last round.
He called for resorting to the option of resistance, because it "has proved, over the years of the conflict, that it is the most effective in deterring the occupation and halting its continuous aggressions against the Palestinian people."
Al-Hindi also called for escalating the solidarity steps with the hunger striking prisoners in the Israeli jails, stressing that the occupation has repeatedly failed to weaken their will during the battle of dignity.
19 dec 2012
A human rights organization confirmed that the Israeli naval forces wounded and arrested, since the truce a month ago, 34 Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Sea, destroying and confiscating ten fishing boats.
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) said in a statement that the Israeli marines opened fire on Monday morning towards a Palestinian fishing boat in the waters of the Sea of Gaza, wounding and arresting the two fishermen who were on the boat and confiscated their boat to the port of Ashdod.
The occupation forces transferred the injured fisherman to hospital and released the other at a late hour of the same day, after interrogating him.
The center said that it monitors the developments that have taken place in the waters of the Gaza Sea, since the declaration of the truce between Palestinian resistance and the occupation under Egyptian and international auspices.
A number of Palestinian fishermen told PIC that they were fishing in the sea at a distance of six nautical miles, where the Israeli gunboats were so close to them despite the Israeli decision to allow Palestinian fishermen to fish and sail six nautical miles off the Gaza coast.
PCHR strongly condemned the continuing Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen in the sea of the Gaza Strip, including the use of excessive force against the fishermen.
The center called on the international community, including the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, related to the protection of civilians in time of war, to intervene in order to stop all the Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen immediately, and allow them to fish freely in the strip's water.
The human rights center also called to stop the Israeli prosecution policy against Palestinian fishermen, and to let them sail and fish freely.
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) said in a statement that the Israeli marines opened fire on Monday morning towards a Palestinian fishing boat in the waters of the Sea of Gaza, wounding and arresting the two fishermen who were on the boat and confiscated their boat to the port of Ashdod.
The occupation forces transferred the injured fisherman to hospital and released the other at a late hour of the same day, after interrogating him.
The center said that it monitors the developments that have taken place in the waters of the Gaza Sea, since the declaration of the truce between Palestinian resistance and the occupation under Egyptian and international auspices.
A number of Palestinian fishermen told PIC that they were fishing in the sea at a distance of six nautical miles, where the Israeli gunboats were so close to them despite the Israeli decision to allow Palestinian fishermen to fish and sail six nautical miles off the Gaza coast.
PCHR strongly condemned the continuing Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen in the sea of the Gaza Strip, including the use of excessive force against the fishermen.
The center called on the international community, including the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, related to the protection of civilians in time of war, to intervene in order to stop all the Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen immediately, and allow them to fish freely in the strip's water.
The human rights center also called to stop the Israeli prosecution policy against Palestinian fishermen, and to let them sail and fish freely.
18 dec 2012
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) advanced 100 meters to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday morning amid random firing.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF troops in 14 military vehicles including bulldozers advanced into east of Khuza’a town to the east of Khan Younis.
They said that the soldiers leveled land one hundred meters away from the Israeli security fence.
The sources pointed out that the soldiers open indiscriminate fire every now and then causing concern among the students and staff of Khuza’a school, which is not far away from the scene of the incursion.
This is the third IOF incursion east of Khan Younis since the calm agreement went into effect on 21st November.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF troops in 14 military vehicles including bulldozers advanced into east of Khuza’a town to the east of Khan Younis.
They said that the soldiers leveled land one hundred meters away from the Israeli security fence.
The sources pointed out that the soldiers open indiscriminate fire every now and then causing concern among the students and staff of Khuza’a school, which is not far away from the scene of the incursion.
This is the third IOF incursion east of Khan Younis since the calm agreement went into effect on 21st November.
17 dec 2013
Salem Ahmed Salem Bin Sa'id 19
Medical sources in the Arab National Bank Hospital in Cairo – Egypt pronounced Salem Ahmed Salem Bin Sa'id, 19, from al-Mussaddar village in the central Gaza Strip, dead because of wounds he sustained on 17 November 2012 during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The aforementioned person was wounded when an Israeli warplane targeted a group of persons in a small room on a piece of land near his father's house.
His father and another person were killed and 6 others sustained wounds; 2 of whom sustained serious wounds, including the abovementioned person who was pronounced dead. It should be noted that Bin Sa'id was a civilian.
Teen dies of Gaza war wounds
More than 170 Palestinians were killed in the eight-day assault on the Gaza Strip
A Palestinian teenager died on Wednesday from wounds sustained during Israel's recent military assault on the Gaza Strip.
Ahmad bin Saed 19, died in an Egyptian hospital where he was being treated for shrapnel wounds from an Israeli airstrike.
The strike on al-Masdar town in central Gaza on Nov. 17 killed his father, also called Ahmad.
More than 170 Palestinians were killed in the eight-day assault on the Gaza Strip, and six Israelis were killed by rocket fire from Gaza.
The teenager's body will be transferred to Gaza for a funeral later on Wednesday.
Medical sources in the Arab National Bank Hospital in Cairo – Egypt pronounced Salem Ahmed Salem Bin Sa'id, 19, from al-Mussaddar village in the central Gaza Strip, dead because of wounds he sustained on 17 November 2012 during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The aforementioned person was wounded when an Israeli warplane targeted a group of persons in a small room on a piece of land near his father's house.
His father and another person were killed and 6 others sustained wounds; 2 of whom sustained serious wounds, including the abovementioned person who was pronounced dead. It should be noted that Bin Sa'id was a civilian.
Teen dies of Gaza war wounds
More than 170 Palestinians were killed in the eight-day assault on the Gaza Strip
A Palestinian teenager died on Wednesday from wounds sustained during Israel's recent military assault on the Gaza Strip.
Ahmad bin Saed 19, died in an Egyptian hospital where he was being treated for shrapnel wounds from an Israeli airstrike.
The strike on al-Masdar town in central Gaza on Nov. 17 killed his father, also called Ahmad.
More than 170 Palestinians were killed in the eight-day assault on the Gaza Strip, and six Israelis were killed by rocket fire from Gaza.
The teenager's body will be transferred to Gaza for a funeral later on Wednesday.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Sunday, dozens of Palestinian farmers working on their lands in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; damage was reported, no injuries.
Local sources reported that the soldiers, stationed around 200 – 250 meters across the border fired rounds of live ammunition at the Palestinian farmers while working in their land close to the border fence.
Correspondent of the Press TV in Gaza, Ashraf Shannon, stated that the army opened fire at the farmers and the TV crew that was filming a report on the ongoing Israeli violations against the residents in the coastal region.
Shannon added that the army was unprovoked, and that the residents were just working in their farmlands when the soldiers starting firing at them.
On Friday evening, two Palestinians were shot and wounded when Israeli soldiers opened fire at them as they worked in their lands close to the border east of Khan Younis, and in Jabalia.
Press TV added that on November 21, its correspondent Akram Al-Sattari, was injured when the army conducted an airstrike targeting a hotel where dozens of reporters were staying.
The attack was carried out on the same day Egypt brokered the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the resistance in Gaza ending the eight-day Israeli military aggression in the coastal region.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that 191 Palestinians, including children, women and elderly, have been killed by Israeli military fire in Gaza in November, including those killed during the war, and that the number of injured Palestinians in the same month reached 1492.
The Information Center of the Palestinian Ministry Of Health Information said that 48 children, including 16 under the age of five, have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells, in addition to 12 women and 20 elderly.
The Center added that 1492 Palestinians, including 533 children (195 under the age of 5), 254 women and 103 elderly have been injured by Israeli fire and shells. Furthermore, four Palestinians have been killed after the ceasefire agreement was reached, and 54 have been injured.
Local sources reported that the soldiers, stationed around 200 – 250 meters across the border fired rounds of live ammunition at the Palestinian farmers while working in their land close to the border fence.
Correspondent of the Press TV in Gaza, Ashraf Shannon, stated that the army opened fire at the farmers and the TV crew that was filming a report on the ongoing Israeli violations against the residents in the coastal region.
Shannon added that the army was unprovoked, and that the residents were just working in their farmlands when the soldiers starting firing at them.
On Friday evening, two Palestinians were shot and wounded when Israeli soldiers opened fire at them as they worked in their lands close to the border east of Khan Younis, and in Jabalia.
Press TV added that on November 21, its correspondent Akram Al-Sattari, was injured when the army conducted an airstrike targeting a hotel where dozens of reporters were staying.
The attack was carried out on the same day Egypt brokered the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the resistance in Gaza ending the eight-day Israeli military aggression in the coastal region.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that 191 Palestinians, including children, women and elderly, have been killed by Israeli military fire in Gaza in November, including those killed during the war, and that the number of injured Palestinians in the same month reached 1492.
The Information Center of the Palestinian Ministry Of Health Information said that 48 children, including 16 under the age of five, have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells, in addition to 12 women and 20 elderly.
The Center added that 1492 Palestinians, including 533 children (195 under the age of 5), 254 women and 103 elderly have been injured by Israeli fire and shells. Furthermore, four Palestinians have been killed after the ceasefire agreement was reached, and 54 have been injured.
Israeli navy gunboats fired at a Palestinian fisherman while working off the Gaza coast on Monday and detained him after wounding him.
Sources in the Palestinian marine police told the PIC reporter that Israeli gunboats chased and fired at a Palestinian fishing boat and injured the fisherman before taking him along with his boat to one of its ports.
Hebrew press said that the wounded fisherman was taken to Barzilai hospital in Askalan where his condition was described as moderate.
Sources in the Palestinian marine police told the PIC reporter that Israeli gunboats chased and fired at a Palestinian fishing boat and injured the fisherman before taking him along with his boat to one of its ports.
Hebrew press said that the wounded fisherman was taken to Barzilai hospital in Askalan where his condition was described as moderate.
15 dec 2012
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that two Palestinians were shot and injured, on Friday evening, by Israeli military fire close to the Israeli “security fence” east of Khan Younis, and Jabalia, in the coastal region.
Eyewitnesses said that a 19-year-old youth was shot in the foot, east of Jabalia in northern Gaza, when Israeli soldiers, based across the border, opened fire at farmers working in the lands close to the border.
The wounded youth was moved to a local hospital suffering moderate injuries, the Palestine News Network (PNN) reported.
Another youth, 21, suffered mild-to-moderate injuries after being shot by Israeli soldiers stationed across the border with Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, and was moved to Nasser Hospital in the city, the PNN added.
The latest assaults are part of ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement that came into effect November 21 ending eight days of Israeli war that led to the death of 172 Palestinians, while hundreds have been injured. Most of the casualties were civilians, including children.
The Israeli Navy also continued its violations against Palestinian fishermen, continued to open fire at them and to prevent them from fishing in Palestinian waters, and kidnapped dozens of them.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that 191 Palestinians, including children, women and elderly, have been killed by Israeli military fire in Gaza in November, including those killed during the war, and that the number of injured Palestinians in the same month reached 1492.
The Ministry’s Health Information Center said that 48 children, including 16 under the age of five, have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells, in addition to 12 women and 20 elderly.
The Center added that 1492 Palestinians, including 533 children (195 under the age of 5), 254 women and 103 elderly have been injured by Israeli fire and shells.
Furthermore, four Palestinians have been killed after the ceasefire agreement was reached, and 54 have been injured.
In related news, head of the Media Office of the Palestinian Government in Gaza, Ehab Al-Ghaseen, stated Friday that Israel fired three white phosphorous shells against the civilian population in Gaza during its latest war.
He said that international experts confirmed the usage of the shells, that are illegally banned against civilian areas, and added that local and Arab media agencies also managed to document these violations.
The official stated that the ministry department, in charge of documenting Israeli war crimes, has documents, reports and pictures received from several Arabic media agencies that could help the international experts in their examinations of the Israeli violation.
It is worth mentioning that Israel also used white phosphorous shells during the three-week war on Gaza, starting December 27, 2008.
The army also bombarded heavily populated civilian areas, infrastructure, medical facilities, educational facilities, UNRWA facilities and civilian homes and structures.
1,419 Palestinians were killed during the war, and thousands were injured; dozens have now died of their wounds. The majority of the casualties were civilians, including infants, children, women and elderly, medics and journalists.
Palestinian citizen wounded in IOF shooting
A Palestinian citizen was wounded in Israeli army shooting at civilians to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, afternoon Friday.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Mohammed Qudaih, 22, was hit in his hand and suffered moderate injuries.
Israeli occupation forces fired at a group of citizens who were inspecting their lands near to the Israeli security fence, the sources said.
Eyewitnesses said that a 19-year-old youth was shot in the foot, east of Jabalia in northern Gaza, when Israeli soldiers, based across the border, opened fire at farmers working in the lands close to the border.
The wounded youth was moved to a local hospital suffering moderate injuries, the Palestine News Network (PNN) reported.
Another youth, 21, suffered mild-to-moderate injuries after being shot by Israeli soldiers stationed across the border with Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, and was moved to Nasser Hospital in the city, the PNN added.
The latest assaults are part of ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement that came into effect November 21 ending eight days of Israeli war that led to the death of 172 Palestinians, while hundreds have been injured. Most of the casualties were civilians, including children.
The Israeli Navy also continued its violations against Palestinian fishermen, continued to open fire at them and to prevent them from fishing in Palestinian waters, and kidnapped dozens of them.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that 191 Palestinians, including children, women and elderly, have been killed by Israeli military fire in Gaza in November, including those killed during the war, and that the number of injured Palestinians in the same month reached 1492.
The Ministry’s Health Information Center said that 48 children, including 16 under the age of five, have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells, in addition to 12 women and 20 elderly.
The Center added that 1492 Palestinians, including 533 children (195 under the age of 5), 254 women and 103 elderly have been injured by Israeli fire and shells.
Furthermore, four Palestinians have been killed after the ceasefire agreement was reached, and 54 have been injured.
In related news, head of the Media Office of the Palestinian Government in Gaza, Ehab Al-Ghaseen, stated Friday that Israel fired three white phosphorous shells against the civilian population in Gaza during its latest war.
He said that international experts confirmed the usage of the shells, that are illegally banned against civilian areas, and added that local and Arab media agencies also managed to document these violations.
The official stated that the ministry department, in charge of documenting Israeli war crimes, has documents, reports and pictures received from several Arabic media agencies that could help the international experts in their examinations of the Israeli violation.
It is worth mentioning that Israel also used white phosphorous shells during the three-week war on Gaza, starting December 27, 2008.
The army also bombarded heavily populated civilian areas, infrastructure, medical facilities, educational facilities, UNRWA facilities and civilian homes and structures.
1,419 Palestinians were killed during the war, and thousands were injured; dozens have now died of their wounds. The majority of the casualties were civilians, including infants, children, women and elderly, medics and journalists.
Palestinian citizen wounded in IOF shooting
A Palestinian citizen was wounded in Israeli army shooting at civilians to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, afternoon Friday.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Mohammed Qudaih, 22, was hit in his hand and suffered moderate injuries.
Israeli occupation forces fired at a group of citizens who were inspecting their lands near to the Israeli security fence, the sources said.
13 dec 2012
International Solidarity Movement (ISM) said in a press release that on Wednesday 12th December, Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at unarmed farmers and international solidarity activists working in Khuza'a, a small village outside of Khan Younis located near the Israeli border.
At 10:30 AM, the farmers arrived and began to plough approximately 100 meters from the separation fence while internationals lined up in between the border and the farmers. They were quickly met by an Israeli military jeep and transport vehicle. An Israeli soldier issued a warning in Arabic to leave the area and then fired two rounds into the air. The farmers and internationals remained calm and continued their work and the Israeli soldiers left the area.
At around 11 AM, approximately 20 Palestinians and farmers gathered around 300meters back from the fence. Two military jeeps returned to the area. One soldier exited his vehicle and fired four shots in the direction of the farmers and activists. The fourth shot crossed the line of the activists and landed in the field being ploughed. Again, the Palestinians and internationals were not deterred. The Israeli jeeps left and the farmers finished working on this section of land and moved on to an adjacent plot.
Fifteen minutes later, two Israeli jeeps returned, one equipped with an automatic machine gun. A soldier fired three canisters of tear gas directly in front of the activists. He proceeded to shoot at the tractor, damaging its engine and bringing the work to a halt. An international was accompanying the driver aboard the tractor. The accompaniment team included participants from Spain, Italy, France, England, Scotland, Germany and the United States
Gazan farmers successfully ploughed and sowed wheat in adjacent plots, with the presence of internationals, during the two days prior to the incident. Though they were issued warnings by Israeli forces to stay 100 meters from the fence, they were not fired upon in a similar fashion.
"This incident is a prime example of the military harassment and unpredictability of the Israeli occupation forces that farmers routinely face while working their land in Gaza," said a solidarity activist from Spain. For a report from the previous days farming, see here.
Residents from Khuza'a said they have not planted in this area, declared a closed military zone by Israel, for the past thirteen years. Formerly an orchard, Israeli forces bulldozed the field multiple times during military incursions and regularly shoots at farmers who attempt to work there.
Farmers were under the impression that this area was now accessible after the November 21st ceasefire's stipulations that Israeli forces would "refrain from targeting residents in the border areas" and to "stop all hostilities in the Gaza Strip land, sea and air including incursions and targeting of individuals." This is the optimum season for planting wheat and the Gazan farmers only have a small window of time in which to work before the land will be rendered unusable.
At 10:30 AM, the farmers arrived and began to plough approximately 100 meters from the separation fence while internationals lined up in between the border and the farmers. They were quickly met by an Israeli military jeep and transport vehicle. An Israeli soldier issued a warning in Arabic to leave the area and then fired two rounds into the air. The farmers and internationals remained calm and continued their work and the Israeli soldiers left the area.
At around 11 AM, approximately 20 Palestinians and farmers gathered around 300meters back from the fence. Two military jeeps returned to the area. One soldier exited his vehicle and fired four shots in the direction of the farmers and activists. The fourth shot crossed the line of the activists and landed in the field being ploughed. Again, the Palestinians and internationals were not deterred. The Israeli jeeps left and the farmers finished working on this section of land and moved on to an adjacent plot.
Fifteen minutes later, two Israeli jeeps returned, one equipped with an automatic machine gun. A soldier fired three canisters of tear gas directly in front of the activists. He proceeded to shoot at the tractor, damaging its engine and bringing the work to a halt. An international was accompanying the driver aboard the tractor. The accompaniment team included participants from Spain, Italy, France, England, Scotland, Germany and the United States
Gazan farmers successfully ploughed and sowed wheat in adjacent plots, with the presence of internationals, during the two days prior to the incident. Though they were issued warnings by Israeli forces to stay 100 meters from the fence, they were not fired upon in a similar fashion.
"This incident is a prime example of the military harassment and unpredictability of the Israeli occupation forces that farmers routinely face while working their land in Gaza," said a solidarity activist from Spain. For a report from the previous days farming, see here.
Residents from Khuza'a said they have not planted in this area, declared a closed military zone by Israel, for the past thirteen years. Formerly an orchard, Israeli forces bulldozed the field multiple times during military incursions and regularly shoots at farmers who attempt to work there.
Farmers were under the impression that this area was now accessible after the November 21st ceasefire's stipulations that Israeli forces would "refrain from targeting residents in the border areas" and to "stop all hostilities in the Gaza Strip land, sea and air including incursions and targeting of individuals." This is the optimum season for planting wheat and the Gazan farmers only have a small window of time in which to work before the land will be rendered unusable.
12 dec 2012
Abdullah Askool 22
A member of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was pronounced dead on Wednesday after sustaining serious injuries in the eight days of Israeli aggression on Gaza last month.
Medical sources said that 22-year-old Abdullah Askool, from Khan Younis, died of his serious wounds.
The PIC reporter said that Askool was targeted in an Israeli air raid east of Khan Younis and was hospitalized in critical condition until his death on Wednesday morning.
The Israeli war on Gaza killed 183 Palestinians and wounded more than 1400 others mostly women and children.
A member of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was pronounced dead on Wednesday after sustaining serious injuries in the eight days of Israeli aggression on Gaza last month.
Medical sources said that 22-year-old Abdullah Askool, from Khan Younis, died of his serious wounds.
The PIC reporter said that Askool was targeted in an Israeli air raid east of Khan Younis and was hospitalized in critical condition until his death on Wednesday morning.
The Israeli war on Gaza killed 183 Palestinians and wounded more than 1400 others mostly women and children.
10 dec 2013
Israeli occupation forces raided southern Gaza Strip to the east of Khan Younis city on Monday morning.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers mounting seven armored vehicles advanced 100 meters from the Soufa crossing into Fakhari area.
They said that the soldiers combed the area using robots to detect explosive devices.
This is the second incursion into Khan Younis district since the calm agreement went into effect on 21st November.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers mounting seven armored vehicles advanced 100 meters from the Soufa crossing into Fakhari area.
They said that the soldiers combed the area using robots to detect explosive devices.
This is the second incursion into Khan Younis district since the calm agreement went into effect on 21st November.
9 dec 2012
Nader Zeidan An-Nahhal 48
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that a Palestinian man, who was seriously injured by Israeli shells during the recent war on Gaza, died of his wounds at an Egyptian hospital on Sunday evening.
The ministry said that the latest casualty of Israel’s war was identified as Nader Zeidan An-Nahhal, 48.
The death of An-Nahhal raises the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli shells during the recent eight day war on Gaza to 179 while more than 1492 Palestinians have been injured, dozens seriously.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that 191 Palestinians, including children, women and elderly, have been killed by Israeli military fire in Gaza in November, including those killed before the war, and that the number of injured Palestinians in the same month reached 1492.
The Ministry’s Health Information Center said that 48 children, including 16 under the age of five, have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells, in addition to 12 women and 20 elderly.
The Center added that 1492 Palestinians, including 533 children (195 under the age of 5), 254 women and 103 elderly have been injured by Israeli fire and shells.
Furthermore, four Palestinians have been killed after the ceasefire agreement was reached, and 54 have been injured.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that a Palestinian man, who was seriously injured by Israeli shells during the recent war on Gaza, died of his wounds at an Egyptian hospital on Sunday evening.
The ministry said that the latest casualty of Israel’s war was identified as Nader Zeidan An-Nahhal, 48.
The death of An-Nahhal raises the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli shells during the recent eight day war on Gaza to 179 while more than 1492 Palestinians have been injured, dozens seriously.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that 191 Palestinians, including children, women and elderly, have been killed by Israeli military fire in Gaza in November, including those killed before the war, and that the number of injured Palestinians in the same month reached 1492.
The Ministry’s Health Information Center said that 48 children, including 16 under the age of five, have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells, in addition to 12 women and 20 elderly.
The Center added that 1492 Palestinians, including 533 children (195 under the age of 5), 254 women and 103 elderly have been injured by Israeli fire and shells.
Furthermore, four Palestinians have been killed after the ceasefire agreement was reached, and 54 have been injured.
4 dec 2012
Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister in Gaza strip, Ziad al-Zaza revealed that the Egyptian side intends to demand the Israeli occupation to stop breaching the truce, stressing that the situation on the field bears no more tension.
The Deputy Prime Minister also confirmed that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip has already started after strenuous efforts made by the government to alleviate the continuous suffering of the citizens due to the repeated aggression.
He noted that the reconstruction works have started with the repair of the moderately and slightly damaged houses and that the repair of the bridge of Wadi Gaza has been launched and will be completed in a short period of time.
Zaza said that the occupation used in its recent aggression all its destructive power in order to frustrate the Palestinian people, but it was not able to hold out against the resistance and the people's will.
He pointed out that the occupation carried out extensive destruction processes against the citizens, houses, families, as well as the governmental civil and police institutions, noting that the preliminary estimates of the direct losses of aggression hit 540 million dollars, while the indirect losses are estimated at more than $ 700 million.
The Deputy Prime Minister revealed that Egypt promised to provide great facilities in the Rafah Crossing during the coming days, and pointed out that the construction materials and equipment needed for the reconstruction of Gaza will be allowed to the Strip via the Rafah crossing.
Regarding some terms of the truce, Zaza said that Gaza government seeks to ensure allowing the movement of farmers and citizens to the armistice line, as well as the movement of fishermen in all Gaza's territorial waters.
He revealed his expectations that the coming days would witness a unity between the Arab and Islamic peoples with the Palestinian people, noting that the visit of the European Parliamentary delegation to Gaza proves a change in the European attitude towards the Palestinian cause.
Zaza welcomed the solidarity delegations which have been visiting Gaza, to see the seriousness of the Israeli aggression and to check on the will of the Palestinian people.
The Deputy Prime Minister also confirmed that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip has already started after strenuous efforts made by the government to alleviate the continuous suffering of the citizens due to the repeated aggression.
He noted that the reconstruction works have started with the repair of the moderately and slightly damaged houses and that the repair of the bridge of Wadi Gaza has been launched and will be completed in a short period of time.
Zaza said that the occupation used in its recent aggression all its destructive power in order to frustrate the Palestinian people, but it was not able to hold out against the resistance and the people's will.
He pointed out that the occupation carried out extensive destruction processes against the citizens, houses, families, as well as the governmental civil and police institutions, noting that the preliminary estimates of the direct losses of aggression hit 540 million dollars, while the indirect losses are estimated at more than $ 700 million.
The Deputy Prime Minister revealed that Egypt promised to provide great facilities in the Rafah Crossing during the coming days, and pointed out that the construction materials and equipment needed for the reconstruction of Gaza will be allowed to the Strip via the Rafah crossing.
Regarding some terms of the truce, Zaza said that Gaza government seeks to ensure allowing the movement of farmers and citizens to the armistice line, as well as the movement of fishermen in all Gaza's territorial waters.
He revealed his expectations that the coming days would witness a unity between the Arab and Islamic peoples with the Palestinian people, noting that the visit of the European Parliamentary delegation to Gaza proves a change in the European attitude towards the Palestinian cause.
Zaza welcomed the solidarity delegations which have been visiting Gaza, to see the seriousness of the Israeli aggression and to check on the will of the Palestinian people.
3 dec 2013
Major Hazem Abu Murad, assistant director of explosives engineering and member of the Committee to document war crimes, revealed that the occupation used radioactive materials in the explosives with which it had bombed the Gaza Strip.
Abu Murad told the Interior Ministry that the weapons with which Israel targeted Gaza contain heavy elements, including the Uranium, tungsten, aluminum and nickel", and pointed out that these materials raise the temperature in the center of the explosion to 7 thousand degrees Celsius, and boost the destructive ability of the shell.
He also pointed to the types of weapons used by the occupation during the recent aggression on the Gaza Strip, noting that among those weapons there are 3types of ammunition which have been used for the first time.
Major Abu Murad noted that the occupation had bombed some targets in the Gaza Strip during more than one strike, and confirmed that the occupation targeted Gaza with nearly 3 thousand artillery shells at a rate of 600 raids every night for the seven nights of aggression.
He appealed to the citizens, in case they discover any suspicious object or military ammunition, to get away from it because it may pose a risk to their lives.
Abu Murad told the Interior Ministry that the weapons with which Israel targeted Gaza contain heavy elements, including the Uranium, tungsten, aluminum and nickel", and pointed out that these materials raise the temperature in the center of the explosion to 7 thousand degrees Celsius, and boost the destructive ability of the shell.
He also pointed to the types of weapons used by the occupation during the recent aggression on the Gaza Strip, noting that among those weapons there are 3types of ammunition which have been used for the first time.
Major Abu Murad noted that the occupation had bombed some targets in the Gaza Strip during more than one strike, and confirmed that the occupation targeted Gaza with nearly 3 thousand artillery shells at a rate of 600 raids every night for the seven nights of aggression.
He appealed to the citizens, in case they discover any suspicious object or military ammunition, to get away from it because it may pose a risk to their lives.
A Palestinian farmer was wounded on Monday after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired at him while working in his land to the east of Breij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.
Medical sources described the condition of the farmer as moderate after he was taken to a hospital in nearby Deir Al-Balah city.
Two Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in the IOF shooting at Palestinian civilians after the calm agreement went into effect almost two weeks ago.
Medical sources described the condition of the farmer as moderate after he was taken to a hospital in nearby Deir Al-Balah city.
Two Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in the IOF shooting at Palestinian civilians after the calm agreement went into effect almost two weeks ago.
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian teenager on Monday near a border fence area of central Gaza, medics said.
Jihad Sawarka, 16, sustained minor injuries in the incident, which took place east of al-Bureij refugee camp. The boy was taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital for treatment.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that "IDF soldiers acted in accordance with IDF rules of engagement," without providing further details.
Two Palestinians were injured on Saturday by Israeli gunfire near the border fence in eastern Gaza, medics said, with Hamas accusing Israel of violating the Egyptian mediated ceasefire.
Earlier Saturday, Palestinian medics confirmed that a 21-year-old man died after being hit by Israeli gunfire on Friday evening near Rafah.
The Gaza Strip's Hamas government described the death of the man, as well as the Israeli navy's seizure of Palestinian fisherman, as violations of a ceasefire mediated by Cairo to end a surge of cross-border fighting this month.
"We have discussed this with Egyptian officials, so they guarantee a cessation to those violations," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said.
Since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was brokered by Egypt, two Palestinians have been shot dead and at least 40 have been injured. Gaza officials say over 30 fishermen have been detained since the agreement.
Jihad Sawarka, 16, sustained minor injuries in the incident, which took place east of al-Bureij refugee camp. The boy was taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital for treatment.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that "IDF soldiers acted in accordance with IDF rules of engagement," without providing further details.
Two Palestinians were injured on Saturday by Israeli gunfire near the border fence in eastern Gaza, medics said, with Hamas accusing Israel of violating the Egyptian mediated ceasefire.
Earlier Saturday, Palestinian medics confirmed that a 21-year-old man died after being hit by Israeli gunfire on Friday evening near Rafah.
The Gaza Strip's Hamas government described the death of the man, as well as the Israeli navy's seizure of Palestinian fisherman, as violations of a ceasefire mediated by Cairo to end a surge of cross-border fighting this month.
"We have discussed this with Egyptian officials, so they guarantee a cessation to those violations," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said.
Since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was brokered by Egypt, two Palestinians have been shot dead and at least 40 have been injured. Gaza officials say over 30 fishermen have been detained since the agreement.
2 dec 2012
Three Palestinian citizens including two brothers were wounded on Saturday evening in Israeli army shelling on eastern Deir Al-Balah city in central Gaza Strip.
Local and medical sources told the PIC reporter that an Israeli artillery shell fired at the area exploded injuring the brothers Rabah and Jihad Abu Khamash while a third civilian, Ahmed Al-Louh, was also injured in the incident.
The sources said that two of the wounded sustained serious injuries.
The Israeli occupation forces never ceased breaching the calm agreement reached with Egyptian patronage more than ten days in the Gaza Strip. The IOF killed two Palestinians, wounded 50, and kidnapped 28 fishermen since the calm went into effect on 21st November.
Local and medical sources told the PIC reporter that an Israeli artillery shell fired at the area exploded injuring the brothers Rabah and Jihad Abu Khamash while a third civilian, Ahmed Al-Louh, was also injured in the incident.
The sources said that two of the wounded sustained serious injuries.
The Israeli occupation forces never ceased breaching the calm agreement reached with Egyptian patronage more than ten days in the Gaza Strip. The IOF killed two Palestinians, wounded 50, and kidnapped 28 fishermen since the calm went into effect on 21st November.
1 dec 2012
Ramadan Abu Hasanein
Mahmoud Garghun
Two Palestinian citizens succumbed to serious wounds sustained in Israeli shooting on civilians on Friday night and during the Israeli military aggression on Gaza Strip.
Adham Abu Salmiya, the spokesman for the health ministry’s ambulance and emergency services, told the PIC reporter on Saturday that Mahmoud Garghun was seriously injured in Israeli occupation forces’ shooting at citizens to the east of Rafah on Friday evening and was pronounced dead at dawn Saturday.
He recalled that 11 Palestinians were wounded on Friday in the IOF shooting, five north of the Strip, four in the central region, and two to the east of Rafah and Khan Younis, south of the enclave.
Abu Salmiya said that the IOF soldiers were using a kind of high-velocity bullets, fired by M16s, which badly damage the bones and tissues.
He said that the IOF soldiers were deliberately firing at the lower parts of the body to cause inability to walk for a long period in addition to long treatment period.
He said that another citizen, Ramadan Abu Hasanein, succumbed to serious wounds suffered during the 8-day Israeli aggression on the Strip and died at dawn Saturday.
Mahmoud Garghun
Two Palestinian citizens succumbed to serious wounds sustained in Israeli shooting on civilians on Friday night and during the Israeli military aggression on Gaza Strip.
Adham Abu Salmiya, the spokesman for the health ministry’s ambulance and emergency services, told the PIC reporter on Saturday that Mahmoud Garghun was seriously injured in Israeli occupation forces’ shooting at citizens to the east of Rafah on Friday evening and was pronounced dead at dawn Saturday.
He recalled that 11 Palestinians were wounded on Friday in the IOF shooting, five north of the Strip, four in the central region, and two to the east of Rafah and Khan Younis, south of the enclave.
Abu Salmiya said that the IOF soldiers were using a kind of high-velocity bullets, fired by M16s, which badly damage the bones and tissues.
He said that the IOF soldiers were deliberately firing at the lower parts of the body to cause inability to walk for a long period in addition to long treatment period.
He said that another citizen, Ramadan Abu Hasanein, succumbed to serious wounds suffered during the 8-day Israeli aggression on the Strip and died at dawn Saturday.
Mahmoud Jaroun 21
A young Palestinian man died late Friday night of wounds he sustained hours earlier by Israeli gunfire east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources confirmed Saturday that 21-year-old Mahmoud Jaroun was hit by a gunshot to the pelvis Friday evening, and was evacuated to Abu Yousif An-Najjar Hospital in Rafah before medics announced his death around midnight.
On Friday, 11 Palestinians sustained wounds by Israeli fire along the borders between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Asked about Friday's shootings, an Israeli military spokeswoman said Palestinians had come up to the fence to vandalise it. Soldiers warned them away, and when that did not deter them, shot at their legs, she said.
Palestinians described the incident as a demonstration, saying that six people were wounded by the Israeli gunfire. One of them, a 21-year-old man, died on Saturday, hospital officials in Gaza said.
Since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was brokered by Egypt, Israeli forces have breached that ceasefire several times firing at Palestinian farmers near the borders. Two Palestinians have been shot dead so far and about 40 have been injured.
Furthermore, the Israeli navy has detained dozens of Gaza fishermen, though Israel agreed to allow Gaza fishermen to go six nautical miles off the coast instead of three.
A young Palestinian man died late Friday night of wounds he sustained hours earlier by Israeli gunfire east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources confirmed Saturday that 21-year-old Mahmoud Jaroun was hit by a gunshot to the pelvis Friday evening, and was evacuated to Abu Yousif An-Najjar Hospital in Rafah before medics announced his death around midnight.
On Friday, 11 Palestinians sustained wounds by Israeli fire along the borders between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Asked about Friday's shootings, an Israeli military spokeswoman said Palestinians had come up to the fence to vandalise it. Soldiers warned them away, and when that did not deter them, shot at their legs, she said.
Palestinians described the incident as a demonstration, saying that six people were wounded by the Israeli gunfire. One of them, a 21-year-old man, died on Saturday, hospital officials in Gaza said.
Since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was brokered by Egypt, Israeli forces have breached that ceasefire several times firing at Palestinian farmers near the borders. Two Palestinians have been shot dead so far and about 40 have been injured.
Furthermore, the Israeli navy has detained dozens of Gaza fishermen, though Israel agreed to allow Gaza fishermen to go six nautical miles off the coast instead of three.
A Palestinian man was wounded in northern Gaza Strip afternoon Saturday after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire at him.
A field observer told Quds Press that IOF troops fired at the man to the east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, and added that the man was hospitalized.
The incident is the latest in a series of IOF violations of the calm agreement reached under Egyptian patronage ten days ago. Two Palestinians were killed and more than 30 others wounded while 15 Palestinian fishermen were kidnapped at sea during the past ten days.
A field observer told Quds Press that IOF troops fired at the man to the east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, and added that the man was hospitalized.
The incident is the latest in a series of IOF violations of the calm agreement reached under Egyptian patronage ten days ago. Two Palestinians were killed and more than 30 others wounded while 15 Palestinian fishermen were kidnapped at sea during the past ten days.
The Israeli navy on Saturday stopped 13 Palestinian fishermen and detained them off the coast, a Gaza official said.
Mahfouth Kabariti, who heads the a Gaza-based Palestinian association of fishing and sea sports, said Israeli naval ships attacked three fishing boats and detained a number of fishermen.
He said the boats belonged to the Bakr family.
Kabariti asserted that the boats were within the range of six nautical miles that Israel is said to have agreed on in the Egypt-brokered ceasefire last Wednesday.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that three boats had "deviated from the official designated fishing area."
"Navy forces acted in accordance with the rules of engagement and called on the boats to return to the designated area," she told Ma'an. "When they failed to comply, they were taken to Ashdod port and transferred into the custody of the security forces," she said.
Last week, the Israeli navy detained over 20 fishermen who were later released.
Mahfouth Kabariti, who heads the a Gaza-based Palestinian association of fishing and sea sports, said Israeli naval ships attacked three fishing boats and detained a number of fishermen.
He said the boats belonged to the Bakr family.
Kabariti asserted that the boats were within the range of six nautical miles that Israel is said to have agreed on in the Egypt-brokered ceasefire last Wednesday.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that three boats had "deviated from the official designated fishing area."
"Navy forces acted in accordance with the rules of engagement and called on the boats to return to the designated area," she told Ma'an. "When they failed to comply, they were taken to Ashdod port and transferred into the custody of the security forces," she said.
Last week, the Israeli navy detained over 20 fishermen who were later released.
