15 may 2014
Thirteen Palestinians were injured in a car accident near the Beit El military checkpoint to the north of Ramallah on Thursday morning, officials said.
Civil defense said in a statement that “the accident was caused when three vehicles crashed into each other near the military checkpoint.
It added: "The injuries are between slight and medium and they were all moved to hospitals for treatment."
Civil defense said in a statement that “the accident was caused when three vehicles crashed into each other near the military checkpoint.
It added: "The injuries are between slight and medium and they were all moved to hospitals for treatment."
10 may 2014
A woman died and two others were injured in a tractor accident in the northern West Bank Friday, medics said.
Medical sources told Ma'an that 56-year-old Radiya Taher died after the tractor she was riding flipped on the road between the villages of Arrana and Deir Ghazala east of Jenin.
Her son, 28-year-old Jamil Salah al-Din Taher, and his fiance were also riding the tractor at the time.
Ambulances rushed the three to a nearby hospital, where medics pronounced Radiya dead.
They described Jamil's wounds as serious and his fiance's as moderate.
Medical sources told Ma'an that 56-year-old Radiya Taher died after the tractor she was riding flipped on the road between the villages of Arrana and Deir Ghazala east of Jenin.
Her son, 28-year-old Jamil Salah al-Din Taher, and his fiance were also riding the tractor at the time.
Ambulances rushed the three to a nearby hospital, where medics pronounced Radiya dead.
They described Jamil's wounds as serious and his fiance's as moderate.
8 may 2014
A Palestinian man drove a rented car into the sea as he drove "recklessly" near the Gaza City dock on Thursday.
Mahfouth al-Kabariti, head of the Palestinian Sailing Federation, said that a young man was speeding and "showing off" in a car on the Gaza dock when he lost control and it slipped over the edge.
He highlighted that the front of the car fell into the water while the backside managed to remain above, and that they helped pull the car out of the water.
Al-Kabariti added that there were no injuries.
Mahfouth al-Kabariti, head of the Palestinian Sailing Federation, said that a young man was speeding and "showing off" in a car on the Gaza dock when he lost control and it slipped over the edge.
He highlighted that the front of the car fell into the water while the backside managed to remain above, and that they helped pull the car out of the water.
Al-Kabariti added that there were no injuries.
22 apr 2014
Ten people were hurt Tuesday morning in a car accident on a main road in the northern West Bank, police said.
A police statement said that near the village of al-Funduq, a herd of boars crossed the road, causing two vehicles to collide.
The injured were brought to nearby hospitals, where medics described their wounds as minor to moderate.
A police statement said that near the village of al-Funduq, a herd of boars crossed the road, causing two vehicles to collide.
The injured were brought to nearby hospitals, where medics described their wounds as minor to moderate.
9 apr 2014
A speeding vehicle ran over and killed a toddler in the central Gaza Strip early Wednesday, medics said.
Eighteen-month-old Yazan Abu al-Louh was playing in front of his home in Deir al-Balah when a vehicle ran him over.
Yazan was rushed to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
Eighteen-month-old Yazan Abu al-Louh was playing in front of his home in Deir al-Balah when a vehicle ran him over.
Yazan was rushed to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
8 apr 2014
Six people were injured in a road accident east of Bethlehem on Tuesday, Palestinian police told Ma'an.
Police said three vehicles were involved in an accident in Wadi al-Nar between Bethlehem and Ramallah.
Ambulances brought the injured to nearby hospitals.
Police said three vehicles were involved in an accident in Wadi al-Nar between Bethlehem and Ramallah.
Ambulances brought the injured to nearby hospitals.
1 apr 2014
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More than 20 passengers were injured early Tuesday in a road accident south of Bethlehem, medics told Ma'an.
Muhammad Awad, the Bethlehem district's ambulance and emergency service director, told Ma'an that a small bus carrying 25 young workers collided with a car near the village of Um Salamouna. The bus flipped over as a result of the accident. Most of the passengers were from the village of al-Khadr south of Bethlehem. |
The injured were taken in ambulances to hospitals in Bethlehem and Hebron for treatment. They sustained minor to moderate injuries, medics said.
30 mar 2014
Four people were injured on Sunday in an explosion at a gas station in the southern Gaza Strip, an official said.
Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that one person was injured critically, while three were moderately injured in a gas station explosion in Khan Younis.
He did not provide further details.
Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that one person was injured critically, while three were moderately injured in a gas station explosion in Khan Younis.
He did not provide further details.
Seven children were injured by an unidentified explosion in Rafah in southern Gaza on Sunday, a medical official said.
Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that seven children were injured in the explosion, which was suspected to have resulted from old Israeli ordnance in al-Saudi camp in the Tal al-Sultan area in Rafah.
Six of the Injured were identified as Ahmad Imad Abu Muhsen, Mohammad Imad Abu Muhsen, Ameen Imad Abu Muhsen, Mahmoud Wael al-Nerab, Momen Wael al-Nerab, and Rajab Mohammad al-Maghaari.
They were taken to Abu Yusef al-Najjar Hospital with moderate and serious injuries.
Seven children wounded in internal explosion
Seven Palestinian minors have been wounded in an explosion in Tal al-Sultan district to the west of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Ashraf al-Qedra, the health ministry spokesman, said in a statement that seven children were injured, including one seriously, in a mysterious explosion in Rafah.
The ages of the children are between 10 and 13, he said.
Policemen arrived at the scene to investigate the incident.
Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that seven children were injured in the explosion, which was suspected to have resulted from old Israeli ordnance in al-Saudi camp in the Tal al-Sultan area in Rafah.
Six of the Injured were identified as Ahmad Imad Abu Muhsen, Mohammad Imad Abu Muhsen, Ameen Imad Abu Muhsen, Mahmoud Wael al-Nerab, Momen Wael al-Nerab, and Rajab Mohammad al-Maghaari.
They were taken to Abu Yusef al-Najjar Hospital with moderate and serious injuries.
Seven children wounded in internal explosion
Seven Palestinian minors have been wounded in an explosion in Tal al-Sultan district to the west of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Ashraf al-Qedra, the health ministry spokesman, said in a statement that seven children were injured, including one seriously, in a mysterious explosion in Rafah.
The ages of the children are between 10 and 13, he said.
Policemen arrived at the scene to investigate the incident.
27 mar 2014
Two toddlers died late Wednesday in a fire in an apartment in Rafah, civil defense officials said.
Malak Fathi Sheikh el-Eid, aged 2, and Ghana Fathi Sheikh el-Eid, one-and-a-half years old, were found dead following the fire.
Four other family members were reported injured.
The fire started when a candle overturned in the apartment, fire fighters said.
Gaza residents often use candles to light their house during frequent power cuts, which can last up to eight hours a day.
Malak Fathi Sheikh el-Eid, aged 2, and Ghana Fathi Sheikh el-Eid, one-and-a-half years old, were found dead following the fire.
Four other family members were reported injured.
The fire started when a candle overturned in the apartment, fire fighters said.
Gaza residents often use candles to light their house during frequent power cuts, which can last up to eight hours a day.
16 mar 2014
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child died of serious injuries suffered last week in an explosion that took place in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The sources said that Mohammad Ismael al-Hamadin, two years of age, died of his serious injuries on Sunday morning.
The explosion, which took place on Tuesday evening, March 11, led to the instant death of three Palestinians, while seven, including two children, were injured.
The deceased Palestinians have been identified as Karim Ali Hamad, 32, Mohammad Taiseer al-Hamadin, and Ja’far Adwan.
Earlier on the same say, three fighters of the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, were killed after the Israeli air force fired missiles at them, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Ashraf al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said that the slain fighters have been identified as Ismael Abu Jouda, 23, Shaher Abu Shanab, 24, and Abdul-Shafy Moammar, 33.
Also on Tuesday, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man from Atteel village, northwest of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Medical sources said that Fida’ Mohyeeddeen Majadla, age 23, was killed after Israeli soldiers opened fire on his car at the al-Kafriyyat roadblock, south of Tulkarem.
The sources said that Mohammad Ismael al-Hamadin, two years of age, died of his serious injuries on Sunday morning.
The explosion, which took place on Tuesday evening, March 11, led to the instant death of three Palestinians, while seven, including two children, were injured.
The deceased Palestinians have been identified as Karim Ali Hamad, 32, Mohammad Taiseer al-Hamadin, and Ja’far Adwan.
Earlier on the same say, three fighters of the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, were killed after the Israeli air force fired missiles at them, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Ashraf al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said that the slain fighters have been identified as Ismael Abu Jouda, 23, Shaher Abu Shanab, 24, and Abdul-Shafy Moammar, 33.
Also on Tuesday, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man from Atteel village, northwest of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Medical sources said that Fida’ Mohyeeddeen Majadla, age 23, was killed after Israeli soldiers opened fire on his car at the al-Kafriyyat roadblock, south of Tulkarem.
15 mar 2014
A boy was crushed to death under an iron door on Friday in a village south of Hebron, an official told Ma'an.
Twelve-year-old Mahdi Raed Deis died after an iron door fell from its fastenings on top of him in the village of Beit Amrah, Hebron District Attorney Alaa Tamimi said.
Tamimi said police had arrived at the Abu al-Hasan al-Qasim Hospital, where the boy's body had been transferred, to investigate the incident.
The district attorney ordered an autopsy at al-Quds University's Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Twelve-year-old Mahdi Raed Deis died after an iron door fell from its fastenings on top of him in the village of Beit Amrah, Hebron District Attorney Alaa Tamimi said.
Tamimi said police had arrived at the Abu al-Hasan al-Qasim Hospital, where the boy's body had been transferred, to investigate the incident.
The district attorney ordered an autopsy at al-Quds University's Institute of Forensic Medicine.
14 mar 2014
An elderly woman died on Friday as a result of injuries sustained during an explosion in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip a day earlier.
Gaza Strip Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that Aisha al-Hamadeen, 62, died as a result of serious injuries she sustained during the blast on Thursday.
Al-Qidra added that five people had been injured in an explosion in Beit Hanoun on Thursday night, including the woman as well as two children.
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.
On Tuesday, four people were killed and six others suffered injuries after an explosion in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, a medical official said.
Gaza Strip Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that Aisha al-Hamadeen, 62, died as a result of serious injuries she sustained during the blast on Thursday.
Al-Qidra added that five people had been injured in an explosion in Beit Hanoun on Thursday night, including the woman as well as two children.
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.
On Tuesday, four people were killed and six others suffered injuries after an explosion in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, a medical official said.
13 mar 2014
Five people were injured on Thursday evening in an unknown explosion in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
Spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra said that five people were injured in the blast, including two children and a 55-year-old woman who was hurt seriously.
They were all taken to Kamal Adwan hospital.
It was not immediately clear what the cause of the blast was.
Spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra said that five people were injured in the blast, including two children and a 55-year-old woman who was hurt seriously.
They were all taken to Kamal Adwan hospital.
It was not immediately clear what the cause of the blast was.
12 mar 2014
Three Palestinian citizens were killed and seven others were injured in an explosion in northern Gaza on Tuesday night. Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry spokesman, told the PIC reporter that three citizens were killed in the explosion in one of the houses in Beit Hanun town, north of Gaza.
He added that seven others were wounded including two children and a woman, describing their condition as serious.
The cause of the explosion is not known yet.
He added that seven others were wounded including two children and a woman, describing their condition as serious.
The cause of the explosion is not known yet.
11 mar 2014
Mohammad Tayseer al-Hamdeen, 26
Four People were killed and six others suffered injuries after an explosion in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, a medical official said.
Ashraf al-Qidra said that Mohammad Tayseer al-Hamdeen, 26, Bilal al-Hamdeen, Jafaar Odwaan and a fourth unidentified man were killed in the explosion.
Six others were injured including two children and a woman in critical condition, he added.
The four were all affiliated with Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, and they arrived dead at the hospital, a Ma’an reporter said.
The house was severely damaged, and the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
Earlier, an Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip, the same official said.
Al-Qidra told Ma'an that three resistance fighters were killed by the airstrike in southeast Khan Younis near the Sufa crossing.
He identified the victims as Ismail Abu Judah, 23, Shahir Abu Shanab, 24, and 33-year-old Abd al-Shafi Muammar.
The bodies were taken to the European Hospital in Khan Younis, al-Qidra said.
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, said in a statement that the victims were militants affiliated to the group.
"They were in confrontation with the occupation trying to stop the progress of Israeli military vehicles which were approaching the area," the statement said.
The Israeli army said in a statement that "terrorists affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the southern Gaza Strip fired a mortar shell at IDF forces."
"An IAF aircraft responded immediately in order to prevent further attacks on Israeli civilians and targeted the terrorist squad. Direct hits were confirmed, the army statement said.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, an Israeli drone fell in the area of the attack.
The airstrikes came just hours after Palestinian security sources said a man died after Israeli soldiers fired at him while he was driving near the West Bank city of Tulkarem.
The Israeli army also killed two Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed 18-year-old Saji Darwish near Ramallah late Monday, after he allegedly threw stones at Israeli vehicles.
Earlier, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian-Jordanian judge at the Allenby Bridge crossing with Jordan.
Four People were killed and six others suffered injuries after an explosion in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, a medical official said.
Ashraf al-Qidra said that Mohammad Tayseer al-Hamdeen, 26, Bilal al-Hamdeen, Jafaar Odwaan and a fourth unidentified man were killed in the explosion.
Six others were injured including two children and a woman in critical condition, he added.
The four were all affiliated with Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, and they arrived dead at the hospital, a Ma’an reporter said.
The house was severely damaged, and the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
Earlier, an Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip, the same official said.
Al-Qidra told Ma'an that three resistance fighters were killed by the airstrike in southeast Khan Younis near the Sufa crossing.
He identified the victims as Ismail Abu Judah, 23, Shahir Abu Shanab, 24, and 33-year-old Abd al-Shafi Muammar.
The bodies were taken to the European Hospital in Khan Younis, al-Qidra said.
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, said in a statement that the victims were militants affiliated to the group.
"They were in confrontation with the occupation trying to stop the progress of Israeli military vehicles which were approaching the area," the statement said.
The Israeli army said in a statement that "terrorists affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the southern Gaza Strip fired a mortar shell at IDF forces."
"An IAF aircraft responded immediately in order to prevent further attacks on Israeli civilians and targeted the terrorist squad. Direct hits were confirmed, the army statement said.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, an Israeli drone fell in the area of the attack.
The airstrikes came just hours after Palestinian security sources said a man died after Israeli soldiers fired at him while he was driving near the West Bank city of Tulkarem.
The Israeli army also killed two Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed 18-year-old Saji Darwish near Ramallah late Monday, after he allegedly threw stones at Israeli vehicles.
Earlier, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian-Jordanian judge at the Allenby Bridge crossing with Jordan.
5 mar 2014
Two people sustained burn injuries early Wednesday after a fire broke out in their house in the southern West Bank, civil defense forces said in a statement.
Bethlehem's civil defense forces said that fire fighters managed to control a fire that broke out in a family's living room in the al-Saff neighborhood of Bethlehem.
The fire was caused by short circuit in an electric heater, the statement said.
It added that ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent evacuated two people, one of whom sustained serious burns all over his body.
Bethlehem's civil defense forces said that fire fighters managed to control a fire that broke out in a family's living room in the al-Saff neighborhood of Bethlehem.
The fire was caused by short circuit in an electric heater, the statement said.
It added that ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent evacuated two people, one of whom sustained serious burns all over his body.
A man died early Wednesday after he fell from the balcony of a building in the northern West Bank, medics said.
Medical sources told Ma'an that 50-year-old Wael Hasan al-Amlah died on impact after falling from his fifth-floor balcony in Nablus.
Al-Amlah's body was taken to the nearby Rafedia Hospital, the sources said.
Witnesses said police arrived at the scene and opened an investigation into the incident.
Medical sources told Ma'an that 50-year-old Wael Hasan al-Amlah died on impact after falling from his fifth-floor balcony in Nablus.
Al-Amlah's body was taken to the nearby Rafedia Hospital, the sources said.
Witnesses said police arrived at the scene and opened an investigation into the incident.
17 feb 2014
Four Palestinians killed and 16 others injured in a propane tank explosion occurred Monday morning in a residential building in the old city of Akka.
The wounded Palestinians were transferred to hospitals in Nahariya and Haifa, as the condition of three of those injured in the blast were described as critical. Among the injured are three children and a firefighter hurt during the rescue efforts.
The Israeli police initiated an investigation into the incident, and the police suspect the fire was set intentionally, in an attempt to harm cellar telephone equipment being housed within the building's top floor.
The wounded Palestinians were transferred to hospitals in Nahariya and Haifa, as the condition of three of those injured in the blast were described as critical. Among the injured are three children and a firefighter hurt during the rescue efforts.
The Israeli police initiated an investigation into the incident, and the police suspect the fire was set intentionally, in an attempt to harm cellar telephone equipment being housed within the building's top floor.
16 feb 2014
Twenty people were injured in a gas leak incident in the northern West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian Civil Defense Forces said in a statement.
The statement said that 20 people, including civil service workers, children, and a pregnant woman, inhaled poisonous gas in a workshop in the al-Laawi neighborhood near Fahma refugee camp in southern Jenin.
The injured were taken to Jenin hospitals for treatment.
According to the statement, the incident occurred after a gas tank used to power welding tools leaked acetylene gas into the workshop.
The statement said that 20 people, including civil service workers, children, and a pregnant woman, inhaled poisonous gas in a workshop in the al-Laawi neighborhood near Fahma refugee camp in southern Jenin.
The injured were taken to Jenin hospitals for treatment.
According to the statement, the incident occurred after a gas tank used to power welding tools leaked acetylene gas into the workshop.
9 feb 2014
A Palestinian man was killed and three others were injured on Saturday evening in a road accident on a main road between Nablus and Jenin in the northern West Bank, Palestinian police said.
A police statement received by Ma'an said that a Hyundai Tucson collided with a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.
As a result of the accident, ambulances evacuated four people to hospitals.
The driver of the SUV, who was from the village of Arraba near Jenin, was pronounced dead. Medics said that the three others sustained serious to moderate injuries.
A police statement received by Ma'an said that a Hyundai Tucson collided with a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.
As a result of the accident, ambulances evacuated four people to hospitals.
The driver of the SUV, who was from the village of Arraba near Jenin, was pronounced dead. Medics said that the three others sustained serious to moderate injuries.
20 jan 2014
Two men were killed and another seriously injured early Monday in a car accident in Hebron, locals said.
Witnesses said a car with three passengers slid off a cliff in the village of Sair. Fire fighters and civil defense rescue teams pulled the car from the valley and ambulances evacuated the injured men.
Karim Ayid al-Tarwa and Rajaay Hammad al-Tarwa were pronounced dead. Fadi al-Tarwa was critically injured.
Witnesses said a car with three passengers slid off a cliff in the village of Sair. Fire fighters and civil defense rescue teams pulled the car from the valley and ambulances evacuated the injured men.
Karim Ayid al-Tarwa and Rajaay Hammad al-Tarwa were pronounced dead. Fadi al-Tarwa was critically injured.
12 jan 2014
Ten people were injured on Sunday in a road accident southeast of Bethlehem, medics said.
Red Crescent medics told Ma'an that 10 people, including women and children, were injured in a collision between a truck and two cars in the village of Tuqu.
Five ambulances arrived at the scene to take the injured to hospitals in Bethlehem and Hebron.
Red Crescent medics told Ma'an that 10 people, including women and children, were injured in a collision between a truck and two cars in the village of Tuqu.
Five ambulances arrived at the scene to take the injured to hospitals in Bethlehem and Hebron.
5 jan 2014
Two Palestinian women in their fifties were killed Sunday in a car accident near the Dead Sea, medical sources told a Ma'an reporter in the Negev.
Four other people were injured including one seriously injured in the accident.
A spokesperson for the Israeli ambulance service said the accident occurred at 12:40 p.m.
Four other people were injured including one seriously injured in the accident.
A spokesperson for the Israeli ambulance service said the accident occurred at 12:40 p.m.
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