There have been many contradictory stories over the death of the 17-year-old martyr Mohammad Salayma, who was killed last week near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, and whose story drew the attention of the Israeli media that portrayed various contrasts in the occurrence of events.
PNN reviewed and analyzed several aspects of the story after "Yediot Ahronot" published a video claiming that the youngster attacked the soldier at the checkpoint in Hebron.
According to the newspaper, Israeli security services allowed to publish the video. An Israeli army spokesman expressed that the video was allowed to be published due to the fact that the Palestinian first attacked the border guard, proving that the shooting by the soldier was the proper thing to do in order to protect the lives of soldiers who were stationed on the checkpoint, as he claims.
Contradictory versions from the same soldier..
PNN reviewed and analyzed several aspects of the story after "Yediot Ahronot" published a video claiming that the youngster attacked the soldier at the checkpoint in Hebron.
According to the newspaper, Israeli security services allowed to publish the video. An Israeli army spokesman expressed that the video was allowed to be published due to the fact that the Palestinian first attacked the border guard, proving that the shooting by the soldier was the proper thing to do in order to protect the lives of soldiers who were stationed on the checkpoint, as he claims.
Contradictory versions from the same soldier..
Shooting soldier (R) on the left the martyr Mohammed celebrating his 17th birthday on the same day he was killed
Comparisons of stories from Israeli different media are put within analytical perspective, opinions contradicted and oppositions varied.
The Israeli soldier expressed: "I was guarding at the inspection point as usual and a suspicious Palestinian approached the point, a fellow soldier asked him to identify himself and give ID"
Then she added: "at a later point the youngster pulled out a gun, I realized I had to react within seconds or something will happen to my fellow soldiers, and so I did"
The soldier also expressed in contradictory statements, on a voice record published at "Yediot Ahronot" page: "a fellow soldier asked the Palestinian for ID, and he pulled out a gun instead. So I instantly shot shim with no fear or hesitation".
Comparisons of stories from Israeli different media are put within analytical perspective, opinions contradicted and oppositions varied.
The Israeli soldier expressed: "I was guarding at the inspection point as usual and a suspicious Palestinian approached the point, a fellow soldier asked him to identify himself and give ID"
Then she added: "at a later point the youngster pulled out a gun, I realized I had to react within seconds or something will happen to my fellow soldiers, and so I did"
The soldier also expressed in contradictory statements, on a voice record published at "Yediot Ahronot" page: "a fellow soldier asked the Palestinian for ID, and he pulled out a gun instead. So I instantly shot shim with no fear or hesitation".
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On a different statement to Maariv, the Israeli soldier said: "the Palestinian handed his Identification card to a fellow soldier who asked me to run a check on it, and then I noticed he had a gun hence I shot him"
The Soldier also claimed that she did not have the time to arrest the youngster as her concern for her colleagues was taking over. She also expressed that she did not realize it was a toy gun with the martyr Salayma , while primary Israeli investigations proved it was.
A video with another tragic version
No media means or official military sources, nor even the same soldier did mention any attempt of the soldier being attacked by the martyr Salayma, however the video Yediot Ahranot published on Monday shows the martyr attempting to attack the soldier. It's worth noting that the video has uncertain features on space, time or even people.
Is this video real??
Among this analytical perspective of different versions of Israeli media for the story, this video showed a version of the story that is completely different from what all that was described.
A possibility can't help but impose itself: if the video was legit, why didn't the Israeli security services publish it when there was a media onslaught on the killer soldier, and why didn't the soldier herself declare usage of the video to defend her position?
On a different statement to Maariv, the Israeli soldier said: "the Palestinian handed his Identification card to a fellow soldier who asked me to run a check on it, and then I noticed he had a gun hence I shot him"
The Soldier also claimed that she did not have the time to arrest the youngster as her concern for her colleagues was taking over. She also expressed that she did not realize it was a toy gun with the martyr Salayma , while primary Israeli investigations proved it was.
A video with another tragic version
No media means or official military sources, nor even the same soldier did mention any attempt of the soldier being attacked by the martyr Salayma, however the video Yediot Ahranot published on Monday shows the martyr attempting to attack the soldier. It's worth noting that the video has uncertain features on space, time or even people.
Is this video real??
Among this analytical perspective of different versions of Israeli media for the story, this video showed a version of the story that is completely different from what all that was described.
A possibility can't help but impose itself: if the video was legit, why didn't the Israeli security services publish it when there was a media onslaught on the killer soldier, and why didn't the soldier herself declare usage of the video to defend her position?
Muhammad Ziad Awad Salaymah 16
A sixteen year old boy identified as Muhammad Ziad Awad Salaymah was killed by Israeli border police Wednesday outside the Ibrahimi mosque in downtown Hebron.
According to Israeli officials, Salaymeh was carrying a plastic gun and that is why he was shot by the Israeli border police. A local Palestinian doctor who rushed to the site of the shooting was unable to revive the boy, who was pronounced dead at a hospital in Hebron shortly thereafter.
Following the killing, crowds gathered outside the mosque, which has been a flashpoint since a 1994 massacre of Muslim worshippers by a New York-born right-wing Jewish doctor led to Israeli authorities taking over half of the mosque and turning it into a synagogue for Israeli settlers.
Crowds shouted at Israeli police and soldiers, and Salaymeh's family joined the impromptu protest. Salaymeh's brother was taken into custody by Israeli troops during the protest, and his father was wounded by Israeli forces who attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and concussion grenades.
Wednesday's shooting follows an attack by Israeli forces on a non-violent demonstration in Hebron less than a week ago in which a dozen Palestinians were wounded.
It is the second killing of a Palestinian by Israeli forces this week in the West Bank.
A sixteen year old boy identified as Muhammad Ziad Awad Salaymah was killed by Israeli border police Wednesday outside the Ibrahimi mosque in downtown Hebron.
According to Israeli officials, Salaymeh was carrying a plastic gun and that is why he was shot by the Israeli border police. A local Palestinian doctor who rushed to the site of the shooting was unable to revive the boy, who was pronounced dead at a hospital in Hebron shortly thereafter.
Following the killing, crowds gathered outside the mosque, which has been a flashpoint since a 1994 massacre of Muslim worshippers by a New York-born right-wing Jewish doctor led to Israeli authorities taking over half of the mosque and turning it into a synagogue for Israeli settlers.
Crowds shouted at Israeli police and soldiers, and Salaymeh's family joined the impromptu protest. Salaymeh's brother was taken into custody by Israeli troops during the protest, and his father was wounded by Israeli forces who attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and concussion grenades.
Wednesday's shooting follows an attack by Israeli forces on a non-violent demonstration in Hebron less than a week ago in which a dozen Palestinians were wounded.
It is the second killing of a Palestinian by Israeli forces this week in the West Bank.
Female soldier deliberately kills young man Salaymeh near Ibrahimi Mosque
Mohamed Salaymeh reads holy Qur'an at the Ibrahimi Mosque
Mohamed Salaymeh, 17, was shot dead on Wednesday evening during clashes between Palestinian young men and Israeli troops near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil city.
According to eyewitnesses, an Israeli female soldier opened fire at Salaymeh, from the old city of Al-Khalil, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and later she falsely claimed he attacked her with a gun.
They said the female soldier fired six bullets at the young man in different places of his body and left him bleeding until other soldiers came and took him to the entrance of Kiryat Araba settlement.
Afterwards, many friends of Salaymeh and residents of the old city clashed with the troops who prevented journalists from getting near the body to take pictures, while Jewish settlers exploited the situation and attacked homes and civilians in the neighborhoods of Sahla and Abu Sneineh.
According to a reporter for the Palestinian information center (PIC), the killing of Salaymeh triggered violent clashes near Kanar area, the eastern neighborhood of Dura town in Al-Khalil, when two Israeli patrol cars stormed the area.
A group of angry young man encircled the military patrol vehicles and hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading troops.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the troops forced passing passengers to leave their vehicles and used them as human shields in order to protect themselves from the young men's attacks.
Meanwhile, other violent clashes erupted for the same reason in Tal'at Abu Hadid area, a place near Tariq Bin Ziyad school and different areas of Al-Khalil.
Several Palestinian young men were reportedly wounded during the confrontations in different places of Al-Khalil city.
Mohamed Salaymeh, 17, was shot dead on Wednesday evening during clashes between Palestinian young men and Israeli troops near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil city.
According to eyewitnesses, an Israeli female soldier opened fire at Salaymeh, from the old city of Al-Khalil, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and later she falsely claimed he attacked her with a gun.
They said the female soldier fired six bullets at the young man in different places of his body and left him bleeding until other soldiers came and took him to the entrance of Kiryat Araba settlement.
Afterwards, many friends of Salaymeh and residents of the old city clashed with the troops who prevented journalists from getting near the body to take pictures, while Jewish settlers exploited the situation and attacked homes and civilians in the neighborhoods of Sahla and Abu Sneineh.
According to a reporter for the Palestinian information center (PIC), the killing of Salaymeh triggered violent clashes near Kanar area, the eastern neighborhood of Dura town in Al-Khalil, when two Israeli patrol cars stormed the area.
A group of angry young man encircled the military patrol vehicles and hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading troops.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the troops forced passing passengers to leave their vehicles and used them as human shields in order to protect themselves from the young men's attacks.
Meanwhile, other violent clashes erupted for the same reason in Tal'at Abu Hadid area, a place near Tariq Bin Ziyad school and different areas of Al-Khalil.
Several Palestinian young men were reportedly wounded during the confrontations in different places of Al-Khalil city.
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One Israeli military vehicle was torched with a home-made grenade in Tal'at Abu Hadid during the events.
Other places near Al-Khalil city like the towns of Samu and Beit Ummar also saw angry confrontations with Israeli troops. For its part, the Hamas Movement in the West Bank mourned the death of Mohamed Salaymeh and vowed to avenge him. "The blood of martyr Mohamed Salaymeh that was shed on his birthday near the Ibrahimi Mosque reflected the criminality and bloodthirst of the occupation that deliberately spills the blood of our people day and night," Hamas stated in a press release. |
7 dec 2012
Israel returns body of Palestinian shot by agents
Israel returns body of Palestinian shot by agents
Israeli authorities on Friday returned the body of a man killed by Israeli security agents in the northern West Bank this week.
Construction worker Hatem Shadid, 37, was shot dead by members of the Israeli internal security service, the Shin Bet, on Monday.
His car had collided with their vehicle on a West Bank road, and Israeli officials said he attacked the agents with an axe, a charge denied by his family.
Shadid, from Illar village near Nablus, will be buried on Friday afternoon in his hometown, political party Fatah said.
Construction worker Hatem Shadid, 37, was shot dead by members of the Israeli internal security service, the Shin Bet, on Monday.
His car had collided with their vehicle on a West Bank road, and Israeli officials said he attacked the agents with an axe, a charge denied by his family.
Shadid, from Illar village near Nablus, will be buried on Friday afternoon in his hometown, political party Fatah said.
6 dec 2012
Gaza man dies from wounds sustained in 2004
Gaza man dies from wounds sustained in 2004
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A 32-year-old man died in southern Gaza on Thursday of complications from wounds sustained in an Israeli military assault on Nablus in 2004, a health ministry spokesman said.
Ahmad Khashan died in Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Ashraf al-Qidra said. Khashan had suffered weakness in the right side of his body since 2004 when he sustained head injuries from shrapnel.
A 32-year-old man died in southern Gaza on Thursday of complications from wounds sustained in an Israeli military assault on Nablus in 2004, a health ministry spokesman said.
Ahmad Khashan died in Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Ashraf al-Qidra said. Khashan had suffered weakness in the right side of his body since 2004 when he sustained head injuries from shrapnel.
A Palestinian man who was shot dead by Israeli security agents outside Nablus on Monday did not attack them before they opened fire, his family maintains.
Hatem Shadid of the Illar village was driving when his car collided with an Israeli jeep near the Beit Lid village. One of the occupants of the car, a Shin Bet agent, later shot him.
Israeli officials said Shadid had attacked the agents with an axe but his family disputed the account saying he was going about his day normally when the incident occurred.
Relatives told Ma'an that Hatim left his home after dawn prayer to Nablus, then he traveled back to Tulkarem where he works at a construction company, before he was shot dead.
Israeli forces later broke into the victim's home in Illar and detained three of his brothers for interrogation. His wife was also questioned at home, Shadid's sister told Ma'an.
She added that 30 Israeli soldiers and an intelligence officer ransacked the house. The soldiers confiscated medical reports and other documents. She said Hatim suffered from back problems.
Relatives told Ma'an that reports the victim had attacked the agents were false.
"He crosses several military checkpoints every day, and the Israelis are only trying to give trivial pretexts to justify the killing," a cousin of the victim said.
The family called upon the Palestinian government and president to investigate the killing of Hatim "in cold blood" highlighting that he left behind five children aged 1-12 years.
Hatem Shadid of the Illar village was driving when his car collided with an Israeli jeep near the Beit Lid village. One of the occupants of the car, a Shin Bet agent, later shot him.
Israeli officials said Shadid had attacked the agents with an axe but his family disputed the account saying he was going about his day normally when the incident occurred.
Relatives told Ma'an that Hatim left his home after dawn prayer to Nablus, then he traveled back to Tulkarem where he works at a construction company, before he was shot dead.
Israeli forces later broke into the victim's home in Illar and detained three of his brothers for interrogation. His wife was also questioned at home, Shadid's sister told Ma'an.
She added that 30 Israeli soldiers and an intelligence officer ransacked the house. The soldiers confiscated medical reports and other documents. She said Hatim suffered from back problems.
Relatives told Ma'an that reports the victim had attacked the agents were false.
"He crosses several military checkpoints every day, and the Israelis are only trying to give trivial pretexts to justify the killing," a cousin of the victim said.
The family called upon the Palestinian government and president to investigate the killing of Hatim "in cold blood" highlighting that he left behind five children aged 1-12 years.
3 dec 2012
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli agents near Nablus
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli agents near Nablus
Hatem Shadid 35
A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli security officials outside Nablus on Monday morning, witnesses said.
Witnesses identified the dead man as Hatem Shadid of the nearby village of Alar. His vehicle collided with an Israeli jeep near the northern West Bank village of Beit Lid, they told Ma'an.
Israeli officials said Shadid's car collided with a vehicle carrying agents of the Israeli internal security service, the Shin Bet.
The Israeli vehicle overturned, and two passengers were wounded in the incident, they said.
Shadid then approached the Israelis, who were already injured from the crash, hitting one in the head and the other in the shoulder with an object that he was carrying. Israeli officials said it was an axe.
One of the Israelis then shot him dead, both sides said.
A Ma'an correspondent said the area was declared a closed military zone and Palestinian medics had been unable to reach the site.
Shadid's brother Khaled, reached by Reuters, said he had not received any official notification of the death. He said Shadid was a 35-year-old construction worker with five children.
Israeli soldiers gun down Palestinian
A Palestinian young man was killed at the hands of Israeli occupation forces (IOF) after a traffic accident west of Nablus city on Monday.
Eyewitnesses said that the traffic accident occurred near Deir Sharaf village west of Nablus between an IOF jeep and a Palestinian car.
They said that the passengers in the civilian car tried to help the soldiers out of their jeep that turned turtle but when the soldiers got out one of them fired at the driver of the Palestinian car killing him instantly.
They denied the Israeli version of the incident that claimed the Israeli soldiers fired at the driver when he tried to attack them with an ax.
The IOF troops sealed off the entire area and blocked arrival of Palestinian ambulance cars to evacuate the body of the deceased driver.
A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli security officials outside Nablus on Monday morning, witnesses said.
Witnesses identified the dead man as Hatem Shadid of the nearby village of Alar. His vehicle collided with an Israeli jeep near the northern West Bank village of Beit Lid, they told Ma'an.
Israeli officials said Shadid's car collided with a vehicle carrying agents of the Israeli internal security service, the Shin Bet.
The Israeli vehicle overturned, and two passengers were wounded in the incident, they said.
Shadid then approached the Israelis, who were already injured from the crash, hitting one in the head and the other in the shoulder with an object that he was carrying. Israeli officials said it was an axe.
One of the Israelis then shot him dead, both sides said.
A Ma'an correspondent said the area was declared a closed military zone and Palestinian medics had been unable to reach the site.
Shadid's brother Khaled, reached by Reuters, said he had not received any official notification of the death. He said Shadid was a 35-year-old construction worker with five children.
Israeli soldiers gun down Palestinian
A Palestinian young man was killed at the hands of Israeli occupation forces (IOF) after a traffic accident west of Nablus city on Monday.
Eyewitnesses said that the traffic accident occurred near Deir Sharaf village west of Nablus between an IOF jeep and a Palestinian car.
They said that the passengers in the civilian car tried to help the soldiers out of their jeep that turned turtle but when the soldiers got out one of them fired at the driver of the Palestinian car killing him instantly.
They denied the Israeli version of the incident that claimed the Israeli soldiers fired at the driver when he tried to attack them with an ax.
The IOF troops sealed off the entire area and blocked arrival of Palestinian ambulance cars to evacuate the body of the deceased driver.
26 nov 2012
Israeli forces shoot dead suspected Bedouin intruder
Israeli forces shoot dead suspected Bedouin intruder
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Israeli soldiers on Monday shot dead a Bedouin citizen of Israel who they suspected of breaking into a woman's home in southern Israel, Israeli media reported.
The 20-year-old man allegedly broke into a home in Sde Avraham and lightly wounded its resident with a knife, The Jerusalem Post reported.
As the community is close to Egypt and Gaza, the army was sent in on suspicion it was a "terror" incident, the report said.
Israeli authorities now believe the break-in was criminal in nature.
Israeli soldiers on Monday shot dead a Bedouin citizen of Israel who they suspected of breaking into a woman's home in southern Israel, Israeli media reported.
The 20-year-old man allegedly broke into a home in Sde Avraham and lightly wounded its resident with a knife, The Jerusalem Post reported.
As the community is close to Egypt and Gaza, the army was sent in on suspicion it was a "terror" incident, the report said.
Israeli authorities now believe the break-in was criminal in nature.
25 nov 2012
B'Tselem: Soldiers shot dead two unarmed West Bankers in pro-Gaza protests
B'Tselem: Soldiers shot dead two unarmed West Bankers in pro-Gaza protests
Photo: Rushdi Attamimi 31
The human rights group B'Tselem said Israeli soldiers killed in cold blood two Palestinian civilians during protests in support for Gaza a few days ago in the West Bank.
B'Tselem added that the two victims posed no threat to the Israeli soldiers, affirming that it sent a strongly-worded letter to the commandership of the Israeli army calling for giving clear orders to its soldiers not to open deadly fire at protestors throwing stones at them.
An investigation into these incidents conducted by B’Tselem raised the suspicion that the Israeli army and security echelons had permitted soldiers to use live fire, including in confrontations with stone throwers who are not armed and in situations that are not life threatening to the soldiers.
On November 17, 2012, Rushdi Attamimi, 31 and the father of one daughter, was injured by live firing by soldiers shooting at young men who threw stones at them in Nabi Saleh village. He died of his wounds two days later.
On November 19, 2012, security forces killed Hamdi Al-Fallah, 22, during clashes in the area of the Halhul, Al-Khalil city. He was hit with four live bullets to the chest, arm and leg.
An investigation by B’Tselem found that Fallah had pointed a laser pen at the soldiers, and that none of the stone throwers were armed.
At least 39 other Palestinians have been wounded by military and security forces since November 15, 2012 during incidents in which Palestinians threw stones at the forces. Among them were 16 injured by live fire, including six who sustained serious injuries.
13 Palestinians have been wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets, nine of them in the head and 10 suffered wounds by direct hits by teargas canisters, seven of them in the head as well, the human rights group said.
The human rights group B'Tselem said Israeli soldiers killed in cold blood two Palestinian civilians during protests in support for Gaza a few days ago in the West Bank.
B'Tselem added that the two victims posed no threat to the Israeli soldiers, affirming that it sent a strongly-worded letter to the commandership of the Israeli army calling for giving clear orders to its soldiers not to open deadly fire at protestors throwing stones at them.
An investigation into these incidents conducted by B’Tselem raised the suspicion that the Israeli army and security echelons had permitted soldiers to use live fire, including in confrontations with stone throwers who are not armed and in situations that are not life threatening to the soldiers.
On November 17, 2012, Rushdi Attamimi, 31 and the father of one daughter, was injured by live firing by soldiers shooting at young men who threw stones at them in Nabi Saleh village. He died of his wounds two days later.
On November 19, 2012, security forces killed Hamdi Al-Fallah, 22, during clashes in the area of the Halhul, Al-Khalil city. He was hit with four live bullets to the chest, arm and leg.
An investigation by B’Tselem found that Fallah had pointed a laser pen at the soldiers, and that none of the stone throwers were armed.
At least 39 other Palestinians have been wounded by military and security forces since November 15, 2012 during incidents in which Palestinians threw stones at the forces. Among them were 16 injured by live fire, including six who sustained serious injuries.
13 Palestinians have been wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets, nine of them in the head and 10 suffered wounds by direct hits by teargas canisters, seven of them in the head as well, the human rights group said.
23 nov 2012
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One adult has been killed and 19 others injured after Israeli soldiers opened fire at the Gaza-Israel border. The incident happened east of the village of Khuzaa in southern Gaza. The deceased was identified as 21-year-old Abdelhadi Qdeih, Palestinian emergency services told AFP. The clash erupted after a group of Palestinian farmers wandered into the disputed 300-meter buffer zone along the border. The farmers reportedly may have entered the buffer zone to check on their crops after hearing a news report claiming that travel restrictions had been lifted for the area. “They were not rioting. They were really trying to see if it was possible for farmers to return to their land. Now if we accept that Israel had to shoot 500 meters into the Palestinian territory, injuring 19 and killing 1, then really there can not be a ceasefire realistically for the people of Palestine, because the farmers can’t return to work,” journalist Sarah Lauren Booth told RT from Gaza. In a separate, contradictory account, the group approached the border fence to salvage scrap from an Israeli army jeep damaged during the conflict, AP quoted a Gaza health official as saying. “Under the ceasefire, most Gazans [thought] that the no-go military buffer zone which Israel had imposed on the Palestinian side of the border had |
been raised and that the farmers in that area…would now be able to farm there. So Palestinians went to what they thought was now again Palestinian territory to look at an Israeli Jeep…and one Palestinian was killed,” Gaza-based journalist Harry Fear told RT.
Israel claimed that a group of about 300 people approached the fence and that some attempted to break through.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) initially said only that it had fired "warning shots" after seeing a group walking towards the fence, but later stated that soldiers shot at the group’s legs after the warnings were ignored.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the group would discuss the incident with Egypt, which brokered the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
This is the first incident since Israeli troops and Hamas fighters laid down arms two days ago, following eight days of heated conflict.
“Looking at the situation politically on both sides of the border, I don’t think the ceasefire will break, even though this man has been killed. It’s not in the interest in the state of Israel. It’s not in the interest of Hamas. And I think this is going to be one of the gravest tragedies of these last couple of weeks,” Fear said.
The IDF bombardment of Gaza and the retaliatory shelling of Israel by Hamas mortar and rockets both ended on Wednesday night. Hostilities in the region broke out when the IDF assassinated Hamas military leader Ahmed Jabari on November 14. A reported 163 Palestinians and six Israelis died in the conflict.
Israel claimed that a group of about 300 people approached the fence and that some attempted to break through.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) initially said only that it had fired "warning shots" after seeing a group walking towards the fence, but later stated that soldiers shot at the group’s legs after the warnings were ignored.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the group would discuss the incident with Egypt, which brokered the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
This is the first incident since Israeli troops and Hamas fighters laid down arms two days ago, following eight days of heated conflict.
“Looking at the situation politically on both sides of the border, I don’t think the ceasefire will break, even though this man has been killed. It’s not in the interest in the state of Israel. It’s not in the interest of Hamas. And I think this is going to be one of the gravest tragedies of these last couple of weeks,” Fear said.
The IDF bombardment of Gaza and the retaliatory shelling of Israel by Hamas mortar and rockets both ended on Wednesday night. Hostilities in the region broke out when the IDF assassinated Hamas military leader Ahmed Jabari on November 14. A reported 163 Palestinians and six Israelis died in the conflict.
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Two Palestinians were reported killed by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire on Monday as troops attacked Palestinians protesting the escalated offensive against the Gaza strip.
Palestinian sources said that protests were reported around Ramallah city, central West Bank, Nablus and Tulkarem, in the north, as well as Bethlehem and Hebron, southern West Bank.
Hamdi Falah, 22 years old, was killed by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire during clashes with local youth in Herbon city, southern West Bank.
Doctors say that the young man was hit with several rounds of live ammunition that lead to his instant death. In addition Ahmad Isma’el, 18 years old, was left in a critical condition by Israeli soldiers during clashes between local youth and troops at the village of Ertas near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday evening.
Two Palestinians were reported killed by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire on Monday as troops attacked Palestinians protesting the escalated offensive against the Gaza strip.
Palestinian sources said that protests were reported around Ramallah city, central West Bank, Nablus and Tulkarem, in the north, as well as Bethlehem and Hebron, southern West Bank.
Hamdi Falah, 22 years old, was killed by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire during clashes with local youth in Herbon city, southern West Bank.
Doctors say that the young man was hit with several rounds of live ammunition that lead to his instant death. In addition Ahmad Isma’el, 18 years old, was left in a critical condition by Israeli soldiers during clashes between local youth and troops at the village of Ertas near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday evening.
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Elsewhere Rishdi at-Tamimi, 35, from the village of an-Nabi Saleh near Ramallah, central West Bank, died on Monday afternoon after succumbing to wounds he sustained on Saturday during a protest in solidarity with Gaza.
At-Tamimi and other villagers were protesting when soldiers attacked them with tear gas and live ammunition; later clashes erupted between local youth and invading Israeli soldiers. When at-Tamimi was hit Israeli troops surrounded him and did not allow medics to get to him. Doctors say he was hit with two live rounds in his leg and abdomen, and died today due to severe bleeding. This video, which was released on Youtube show how at-Tamimi was shot and when soldiers did not allow medics to reach him. |
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- Since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza, protest demonstrations have been held throughout the West Bank. In some of these, Palestinians threw stones at security forces and in some cases soldiers and border police responded with live fire.
An investigation into these incidents by B’Tselem raises the suspicion that command echelons have permitted soldiers to use live fire, including in confrontations with stone throwers who are not armed and in situations that are not life threatening to the soldiers. Two Palestinians were killed as a result:
- On Saturday, 17 November 2012, Rushdi a-Tamimi, age 31 and the father of one daughter, was injured by live firing by soldiers shooting at youths who threw stones at them in the village of a-Nabi Saleh. He died of his wounds on Monday, 19 November 2012.
- On Monday, 19 November 2012, security forces killed Hamdi al-Fallah, age 22, during clashes in the area of the Halhul-Hebron bridge on Route 35. He was hit with four live bullets to the chest, arm and leg. An investigation by B’Tselem found that a-Fallah had pointed a laser pen at the soldiers, and that none of the stone throwers were armed.
At least 39 other Palestinians have been wounded by security forces since Thursday, 15 November 2012, during incidents in which Palestinians threw stones at the forces. Among them, 16 were injured by live fire - including six who were seriously injured.
Thirteen Palestinians have been wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets - nine of them in the head; ten have been wounded by direct hits by teargas canisters - seven of these in the head. Among the injured:
- A 14 year old boy was wounded in the head by a direct hit from a teargas canister fired by a border policeman in Hebron on 18 November 2012. The injury fractured his skull. On his hospitalization at al-Ahli hospital in Hebron, his condition was noted as clinical death.
- A 20 year old man from Bethlehem is hospitalized in al-Ahli hospital in Hebron suffering from a fractured skull and cerebral hemorrhaging.
The serious injuries caused by direct hits from tear gas canisters and rubber-coated bullets are a direct result of existing practices among security forces, including the unlawful firing of these weapons, which B’Tselem has documented extensively in recent years: Soldiers and border policemen shoot aluminum tear gas canisters directly at people, although military regulations forbid it. In the last few years, two Palestinians have died and dozens have been injured by tear gas canisters fired directly at them. In addition, security forces fire rubber bullets at shorter ranges than permitted in the regulations and in a manner that makes it impossible to avoid injuring sensitive parts of the body.
B’Tselem has written urgently to the IDF OC Central Command, the Commander of military forces in Judea and Samaria, and the legal advisor for Judea and Samaria, demanding that it be made unequivocally clear to soldiers and commanders in the West Bank that there is an absolute prohibition on shooting live ammunition at stone throwers. Security forces have at their disposal less lethal means of dealing with demonstrations and with stone throwing, and the use of lethal weapons in such situations is permitted only under extreme circumstances when there is mortal danger and no reasonable alternative. B’Tselem also demanded that crowd control weapons like tear gas and rubber-coated bullets be utilized in accordance with open-fire regulations and in a manner that does not endanger human life.
17 nov 2012
Bethlehem man dies from wounds sustained 8 years ago
Bethlehem man dies from wounds sustained 8 years ago
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A Bethlehem man died on Saturday from medical complications caused by injuries sustained eight years ago after being assaulted by Israeli forces, Ma'an's reporter said.
Omar Mohammad Hmeid, 26, from Tuqu village east of Bethlehem was detained eight years ago for stone-throwing. During his arrest he was hit over the head with the butt of an Israeli soldier's rifle, causing severe head injuries.
He was then detained for six months where Israeli prison authorities failed to provide adequate treatment for his injuries, causing Hmeid to develop an infection which provoked irreversible brain damage, his family said.
His funeral will take place on Sunday.
A Bethlehem man died on Saturday from medical complications caused by injuries sustained eight years ago after being assaulted by Israeli forces, Ma'an's reporter said.
Omar Mohammad Hmeid, 26, from Tuqu village east of Bethlehem was detained eight years ago for stone-throwing. During his arrest he was hit over the head with the butt of an Israeli soldier's rifle, causing severe head injuries.
He was then detained for six months where Israeli prison authorities failed to provide adequate treatment for his injuries, causing Hmeid to develop an infection which provoked irreversible brain damage, his family said.
His funeral will take place on Sunday.