16 june 2015
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday morning prevented Palestinian farmers in Jalud town, southeast of Nablus city, from harvesting their wheat fields.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli military and police forces stormed wheat fields in the town's eastern plains and barred farmers from continuing their work.
They added that the soldiers confiscated a farm tractor and a baling machine the farmers were using and fined one of them 1,000 shekels at the pretext of not having a license for the tractor.
They asserted that the Israeli measures against the farmers was in response to the request of an extremist Jewish settler, who came along with the soldiers.
Upon their arrival at the lands, the Palestinian farmers were surprised to see that more than 30 dunums of their wheat had been ruined by Jewish settlers.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli military and police forces stormed wheat fields in the town's eastern plains and barred farmers from continuing their work.
They added that the soldiers confiscated a farm tractor and a baling machine the farmers were using and fined one of them 1,000 shekels at the pretext of not having a license for the tractor.
They asserted that the Israeli measures against the farmers was in response to the request of an extremist Jewish settler, who came along with the soldiers.
Upon their arrival at the lands, the Palestinian farmers were surprised to see that more than 30 dunums of their wheat had been ruined by Jewish settlers.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) issued an order to demolish Muslims’ only Mosque in Negev’s town of Rakhma, south of the 1948 Occupied territories.
Local sources said the Israeli occupation forces rolled into the village and threatened to knock down the Mosque.
Meanwhile, Arab MK Talab Abu Arar said in a press statement Tuesday the projected demolition of the Mosque represents a flagrant infringement of Muslims’ freedom of worship and right to live in dignity.
“Such an act is a barefaced proof of a deep-seated hatred and racism,” he said. “But Israel knows well that its oppressive policies and demolition procedures carried out on a daily basis in Negev . . . will neither dampen our spirits nor force us to give up our land and religion.”
Local sources said the Israeli occupation forces rolled into the village and threatened to knock down the Mosque.
Meanwhile, Arab MK Talab Abu Arar said in a press statement Tuesday the projected demolition of the Mosque represents a flagrant infringement of Muslims’ freedom of worship and right to live in dignity.
“Such an act is a barefaced proof of a deep-seated hatred and racism,” he said. “But Israel knows well that its oppressive policies and demolition procedures carried out on a daily basis in Negev . . . will neither dampen our spirits nor force us to give up our land and religion.”
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) leveled agricultural lands, demolished a commercial facility, and arrested a Palestinian in Bethlehem governorate on Monday.
The PIC reporter revealed that the Israeli forces escorted by military vehicles stormed Housan town to the west of Bethlehem and leveled 20 dunums of agricultural lands and uprooted dozens of 5-year-old trees.
He pointed out that the Israeli forces claimed that farming is forbidden in that area as it is considered "state land". The forces barred the town’s inhabitants from having access to their land.
In a similar context, Israeli bulldozers leveled a commercial structure used as a car wash in the town.
Furthermore, local sources disclosed that the IOF soldiers rounded up a 20-year-old man in Housan and took him to an unknown destination.
The PIC reporter revealed that the Israeli forces escorted by military vehicles stormed Housan town to the west of Bethlehem and leveled 20 dunums of agricultural lands and uprooted dozens of 5-year-old trees.
He pointed out that the Israeli forces claimed that farming is forbidden in that area as it is considered "state land". The forces barred the town’s inhabitants from having access to their land.
In a similar context, Israeli bulldozers leveled a commercial structure used as a car wash in the town.
Furthermore, local sources disclosed that the IOF soldiers rounded up a 20-year-old man in Housan and took him to an unknown destination.
Israeli soldiers cut and uprooted, on Tuesday morning, hundreds of evergreens, east of the central West Bank city of Tubas, the WAFA News Agency said.
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh and Bedouin Communities Local Council, ‘Aref Daraghma, said the soldiers, and personnel of the “Civil Administration Office,” run by the military in the occupied West Bank, invaded a natural reserve, accompanied by two bulldozers.
The invasion took place approximately at six in the morning, before the soldiers started cutting and uprooting hundreds of trees.
Daraghma stated that the area of the Israeli attack is approximately 300 Dunams (74.13 Acres).
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh and Bedouin Communities Local Council, ‘Aref Daraghma, said the soldiers, and personnel of the “Civil Administration Office,” run by the military in the occupied West Bank, invaded a natural reserve, accompanied by two bulldozers.
The invasion took place approximately at six in the morning, before the soldiers started cutting and uprooting hundreds of trees.
Daraghma stated that the area of the Israeli attack is approximately 300 Dunams (74.13 Acres).
A group of Israeli settlers, last night, deliberately burned the wheat crops of Rafiq Jbara, in Kafr Al-Lebed village, near Tulkarem, stretching over vast areas of Palestinian land.
The Mayor of Kafr Al- Lebed, Ziad Jab’iti, said that the wheat was deliberately and completely burnt down by the settlers.
The people, then, had to call military coordination and civil defense to put out the fire.
Villagers witnessing the attack voiced the need for defense against such incidents. They added that it was not the first time where settlers burned agricultural lands, which are the the only source of income for the villagers.
In addition, they demanded compensation for the losses out of this violation.
The Mayor of Kafr Al- Lebed, Ziad Jab’iti, said that the wheat was deliberately and completely burnt down by the settlers.
The people, then, had to call military coordination and civil defense to put out the fire.
Villagers witnessing the attack voiced the need for defense against such incidents. They added that it was not the first time where settlers burned agricultural lands, which are the the only source of income for the villagers.
In addition, they demanded compensation for the losses out of this violation.
15 june 2015
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday afternoon, a Palestinian in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and confiscated fruit and vegetable stands, on the main on the entrance of the town, near the Jerusalem-Hebron road.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers stopped a Palestinian car and kidnapped its driver, Ahmad Mohammad Za’aqeeq, 28 years of age, after forcing him out of his vehicle along with his wife and their 5-month-old son.
Awad added that the soldiers held the three Palestinians for more than two hours, before kidnapping Za’aqeeq, and took him to the military tower, installed at the main entrance of the town, before moving him to an unknown destination.
In addition, soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinian farmers, and confiscated their fruit and vegetable stands, on the main entrance of Beit Ummar.
The confiscated fruits and vegetables belong to Mohannad Ibrahim Saber, Ayman Shehada Sabarna, Hamza Abu Mariya, Yahya Falah Abu Mariya, Saber Ahmad Abu Ayyash, Mo’men Nazeeh Mesyef and Mahmoud Mohammad Sabarna.
Late on Sunday at night, and earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped Twelve Palestinians.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers stopped a Palestinian car and kidnapped its driver, Ahmad Mohammad Za’aqeeq, 28 years of age, after forcing him out of his vehicle along with his wife and their 5-month-old son.
Awad added that the soldiers held the three Palestinians for more than two hours, before kidnapping Za’aqeeq, and took him to the military tower, installed at the main entrance of the town, before moving him to an unknown destination.
In addition, soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinian farmers, and confiscated their fruit and vegetable stands, on the main entrance of Beit Ummar.
The confiscated fruits and vegetables belong to Mohannad Ibrahim Saber, Ayman Shehada Sabarna, Hamza Abu Mariya, Yahya Falah Abu Mariya, Saber Ahmad Abu Ayyash, Mo’men Nazeeh Mesyef and Mahmoud Mohammad Sabarna.
Late on Sunday at night, and earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped Twelve Palestinians.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Palestinian olive orchards in Husan town, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and uprooted dozens of olive saplings.
Member of the Local Council in Husan Mohammad Shousha said the soldiers invaded twenty Dunams (4.94 Acres) of orchards that were planted more than three years ago, and uprooted the saplings.
Shousha added that the orchards belong to Ibrahim Lafi Shousha and ‘Adel Sa’dy Shousha.
The soldiers also took the uprooted saplings and left the area.
He also stated the soldiers informed the Local Council that the Palestinian-owned orchards, are considered “State Lands,” and that the Palestinians are not allowed to plant, or even enter them.
Member of the Local Council in Husan Mohammad Shousha said the soldiers invaded twenty Dunams (4.94 Acres) of orchards that were planted more than three years ago, and uprooted the saplings.
Shousha added that the orchards belong to Ibrahim Lafi Shousha and ‘Adel Sa’dy Shousha.
The soldiers also took the uprooted saplings and left the area.
He also stated the soldiers informed the Local Council that the Palestinian-owned orchards, are considered “State Lands,” and that the Palestinians are not allowed to plant, or even enter them.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at predawn time Monday knocked down a Palestinian home in Kafr Kanna town, in the 1948 Occupied territories.
Local media sources said the demolition was carried out at predawn hours. Clashes broke out as the house owners voiced their protest at Israel’s arbitrary demolition of their home for the second time.
The IOF knocked down the targeted building under the pretext of unlicensed construction, an excuse from which illegal Israeli settlers have always been exempted.
The Israeli cops nabbed four Palestinian citizens in the clashes that burst out shortly afterwards.
The IOF also attacked the locals with randomly-shot barrages of stun grenades and rubber bullets in an attempt to disband them.
Local media sources said the demolition was carried out at predawn hours. Clashes broke out as the house owners voiced their protest at Israel’s arbitrary demolition of their home for the second time.
The IOF knocked down the targeted building under the pretext of unlicensed construction, an excuse from which illegal Israeli settlers have always been exempted.
The Israeli cops nabbed four Palestinian citizens in the clashes that burst out shortly afterwards.
The IOF also attacked the locals with randomly-shot barrages of stun grenades and rubber bullets in an attempt to disband them.
14 june 2015
Israeli forces, on Sunday, leveled private Palestinian farmland in Khirbet Tana, a small community in the northern West Bank village of Beit Furik, east of Nablus.
Palestinian security sources told Ma’an News Agency that several bulldozers under Israeli army escort had leveled more than 10 dunams (2.5 acres) of land between Khirbet Tana and Khirbet Yanoon.
The bulldozers then blocked off the area with mounds of earth and cement blocks. No explanation was given for the action.
According to the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem, about 55 percent of Beit Furik's village lands are classified Area C, giving Israel full military and civil control.
Across the village, a 2014 report by ARIJ says, "hundreds of dunams of land belonging to Beit Furik town have been confiscated by the Israeli authorities, primarily for the purpose of establishing settlements, military bases and the construction of Israeli settlement roads."
However, the report particularly highlights difficulties faced by Khirbet Tana, writing: "This community has been subjected to increased harassment and human rights violations by the occupation authorities stationed in Nablus."
The community, which comprises around 40 houses, mainly tents and houses made of tin, has been demolished by Israeli forces " several times between 2005 and 2011."
The report adds: "Khirbet Tana has a severe lack of basic services such as water infrastructure, electricity, roads and communications.
"Despite this, Khirbet Tana community members have rebuilt their homes each time they have been demolished and have remained in their community."
Palestinian security sources told Ma’an News Agency that several bulldozers under Israeli army escort had leveled more than 10 dunams (2.5 acres) of land between Khirbet Tana and Khirbet Yanoon.
The bulldozers then blocked off the area with mounds of earth and cement blocks. No explanation was given for the action.
According to the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem, about 55 percent of Beit Furik's village lands are classified Area C, giving Israel full military and civil control.
Across the village, a 2014 report by ARIJ says, "hundreds of dunams of land belonging to Beit Furik town have been confiscated by the Israeli authorities, primarily for the purpose of establishing settlements, military bases and the construction of Israeli settlement roads."
However, the report particularly highlights difficulties faced by Khirbet Tana, writing: "This community has been subjected to increased harassment and human rights violations by the occupation authorities stationed in Nablus."
The community, which comprises around 40 houses, mainly tents and houses made of tin, has been demolished by Israeli forces " several times between 2005 and 2011."
The report adds: "Khirbet Tana has a severe lack of basic services such as water infrastructure, electricity, roads and communications.
"Despite this, Khirbet Tana community members have rebuilt their homes each time they have been demolished and have remained in their community."
11 june 2015
Palestinians in Nablus lead a protest against Israeli products and goods produced in Israeli settlements, 7 February.
Israeli Channel 7, on Thursday, reported fears of the PA stepping up BDS activities against Israel before filing lawsuits in the International Criminal Court, in June, to hold it accountable for crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Walid Assaf, chairman of the Commission Against the Wall and Settlements, said through international media that the PA will have no choice but to intensify BDS against Israel on an international level, in order to stop settlement expansion.
Assaf assured that the negotiations will never happen unless Israel completely halts settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. He added that Palestinians will not return to negotiations in their old form, since Israel has never responded to any given demand, in addition to its continuing violations against Palestinian rights in Susya, Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley are and more attempts of displacements.
Channel 7 considered these potential acts a strategic threat to Israel that should not be taken for granted.
Israeli forces have razed 17 dunams of Wadi Fukin village, in the course of a single day.
The popular struggle committee told PNN that Israeli bulldozers broke into the village in the early morning hours, razing lands long targeted for settlement expansion.
Israeli Channel 7, on Thursday, reported fears of the PA stepping up BDS activities against Israel before filing lawsuits in the International Criminal Court, in June, to hold it accountable for crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Walid Assaf, chairman of the Commission Against the Wall and Settlements, said through international media that the PA will have no choice but to intensify BDS against Israel on an international level, in order to stop settlement expansion.
Assaf assured that the negotiations will never happen unless Israel completely halts settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. He added that Palestinians will not return to negotiations in their old form, since Israel has never responded to any given demand, in addition to its continuing violations against Palestinian rights in Susya, Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley are and more attempts of displacements.
Channel 7 considered these potential acts a strategic threat to Israel that should not be taken for granted.
Israeli forces have razed 17 dunams of Wadi Fukin village, in the course of a single day.
The popular struggle committee told PNN that Israeli bulldozers broke into the village in the early morning hours, razing lands long targeted for settlement expansion.
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Thursday morning, the al-Borj, al-Meeta and al-Maleh areas, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains, and removed thirty families, to conduct live-fire military training.
Head of the Wadi al-Maleh Local Council Aref Daraghma said the soldiers surrounded the entire area, removed the families, and told them the army will be conducting training in their residential areas from 6:30 in the morning until 12:30 in the afternoon.
Daraghma added that the soldiers also informed the families the army will be returning to conduct more training, next Wednesday.
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Head of the Wadi al-Maleh Local Council Aref Daraghma said the soldiers surrounded the entire area, removed the families, and told them the army will be conducting training in their residential areas from 6:30 in the morning until 12:30 in the afternoon.
Daraghma added that the soldiers also informed the families the army will be returning to conduct more training, next Wednesday.
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Israel Displaces 50 Families To Conduct Military Training
Israel Removes Dozens Of Bedouin Families In The Jordan Valley
Several Israeli military vehicles, and armored bulldozers, invaded, Thursday, Palestinian agricultural lands in Wadi Fukin village, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and bulldozed around 17 Dunams of farmlands.
The Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee said the bulldozers started uprooting the Palestinian lands, after surrounding the area and declaring it a closed military zone.
The Committee added that the bulldozed and uprooted lands, are located between Beitar Illit and Tzur Hadassah illegal colonies. The owner has been identified as Sabri Rashad Manasra.
Head of the Wadi Fukin Village Council Ahmad Sukkar said Israel intends to use the lands, totaling 20 Dunams, to build a Trade and Industry Zone for the two settlements.
Israel is planning further constructions and expansion in the area, for the “Industrial Zone,” and the expansion of settlements, an issue that would lead to the illegal confiscation of hundreds of Dunams of Palestinian lands.
The Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee said the bulldozers started uprooting the Palestinian lands, after surrounding the area and declaring it a closed military zone.
The Committee added that the bulldozed and uprooted lands, are located between Beitar Illit and Tzur Hadassah illegal colonies. The owner has been identified as Sabri Rashad Manasra.
Head of the Wadi Fukin Village Council Ahmad Sukkar said Israel intends to use the lands, totaling 20 Dunams, to build a Trade and Industry Zone for the two settlements.
Israel is planning further constructions and expansion in the area, for the “Industrial Zone,” and the expansion of settlements, an issue that would lead to the illegal confiscation of hundreds of Dunams of Palestinian lands.
Israeli bulldozers escorted by policemen on Wednesday demolished the Palestinian village of al-Araqeeb and displaced its residents for the 85th consecutive time.
Local sources reported that the policemen forcibly evacuated the residents from their homes before bulldozing them.
Many Palestinian Bedouin villages in the occupied Negev are not recognized by the Israeli government and are exposed to repeated demolition campaigns.
Local sources reported that the policemen forcibly evacuated the residents from their homes before bulldozing them.
Many Palestinian Bedouin villages in the occupied Negev are not recognized by the Israeli government and are exposed to repeated demolition campaigns.
10 june 2015
Israeli forces raided, at dawn on Tuesday, the house of Palestinian political prisoner Khader Sarakji, 39, in the city of northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus, and stole cash money and a car.
According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, local sources reported that the soldiers searched the house violently and tempered with its contents. They questioned Khader's wife who affirmed that the soldiers stole a car belonging to the family, in addition to NIS 4,300 ($ roughly 1100 US).
Israeli forces arrested Sarkaji two years ago, and he is still awaiting trial.
The army also stormed the village of Madama, south of Nablus, and launched an inspection campaign to several houses.
Local sources indicated that soldiers also stormed the houses of Palestinian citizen Ghasan Zeyada and his sons.
According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, local sources reported that the soldiers searched the house violently and tempered with its contents. They questioned Khader's wife who affirmed that the soldiers stole a car belonging to the family, in addition to NIS 4,300 ($ roughly 1100 US).
Israeli forces arrested Sarkaji two years ago, and he is still awaiting trial.
The army also stormed the village of Madama, south of Nablus, and launched an inspection campaign to several houses.
Local sources indicated that soldiers also stormed the houses of Palestinian citizen Ghasan Zeyada and his sons.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, eight Dunams (around 2 acres) of farmland in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, demolished several structures, and uprooted fruit and olive trees.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers demolished and bulldozed an 8.5 Dunam farm belonging to the sons of the late Sabri Yahia Darwish, and uprooted more than 150 trees. (Olive, Palm, Peach, Cactus, and Pomegranate)
Mohammad Abu al-Hummus of the Follow-up Committee in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, said Israeli bulldozers of the City Council and the “Environment Protection Department,” also demolished a 60 square meter building that includes a kitchen, bathroom, and an indoor planting room, in addition to their water well and the well’s surrounding wall.
Abu al-Hummus said the soldiers did not even show the residents any official demolition order, and prevented them from entering their property.
Resident Adnan Darwish said the family has all official deeds, approved by the Israeli court, and said the destruction even violates Israeli law, as well as international law.
Hani al-’Eesawy of the Land Defense Committee in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, said the attack violated a ruling issues last year, ordering a halt on the construction of the “Talmudic Garden,” located on more than 740 Dunams (184 acres) of lands owned by Palestinians from al-‘Eesawiyya and at-Tour villages.
He added that the Palestinian landowners have been involved in a lengthy legal battle in Israeli courts since Israel announced its plan to build the “garden”, in 2007.
Al-‘Eesawy also said that uprooting the lands, and destroying the Palestinian property, exposed the true nature of the Israeli plan to build a new settlement outpost on Palestinian lands, in order to prevent any Palestinian geographical contiguity.
Raed Abu Ryala of the Follow-Up Committee said the destroyed farm is located within the plot of land Israel has been trying to illegal confiscate to build the garden.
He added that, in September of 2014, the Israeli Regional Construction and Planning Committee ruled that construction could not begin on the “Talmudic Garden” project in at-Tour and al-‘Eesawiyya, but could begin construction in other places outside of the properties in question.
The Palestinian landowners who are losing their land point out that the Israeli confiscation of their land is part of the larger E1 settlement plan that is aimed at the illegal confiscation of large areas of Palestinian lands to complete the chain of illegal settlements around Jerusalem, and the subsequent prevention of any Palestinian geographical contiguity.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers demolished and bulldozed an 8.5 Dunam farm belonging to the sons of the late Sabri Yahia Darwish, and uprooted more than 150 trees. (Olive, Palm, Peach, Cactus, and Pomegranate)
Mohammad Abu al-Hummus of the Follow-up Committee in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, said Israeli bulldozers of the City Council and the “Environment Protection Department,” also demolished a 60 square meter building that includes a kitchen, bathroom, and an indoor planting room, in addition to their water well and the well’s surrounding wall.
Abu al-Hummus said the soldiers did not even show the residents any official demolition order, and prevented them from entering their property.
Resident Adnan Darwish said the family has all official deeds, approved by the Israeli court, and said the destruction even violates Israeli law, as well as international law.
Hani al-’Eesawy of the Land Defense Committee in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, said the attack violated a ruling issues last year, ordering a halt on the construction of the “Talmudic Garden,” located on more than 740 Dunams (184 acres) of lands owned by Palestinians from al-‘Eesawiyya and at-Tour villages.
He added that the Palestinian landowners have been involved in a lengthy legal battle in Israeli courts since Israel announced its plan to build the “garden”, in 2007.
Al-‘Eesawy also said that uprooting the lands, and destroying the Palestinian property, exposed the true nature of the Israeli plan to build a new settlement outpost on Palestinian lands, in order to prevent any Palestinian geographical contiguity.
Raed Abu Ryala of the Follow-Up Committee said the destroyed farm is located within the plot of land Israel has been trying to illegal confiscate to build the garden.
He added that, in September of 2014, the Israeli Regional Construction and Planning Committee ruled that construction could not begin on the “Talmudic Garden” project in at-Tour and al-‘Eesawiyya, but could begin construction in other places outside of the properties in question.
The Palestinian landowners who are losing their land point out that the Israeli confiscation of their land is part of the larger E1 settlement plan that is aimed at the illegal confiscation of large areas of Palestinian lands to complete the chain of illegal settlements around Jerusalem, and the subsequent prevention of any Palestinian geographical contiguity.
Israeli occupation municipality demolished Wednesday morning Palestinian-owned facilities and bulldozed agricultural lands in occupied Jerusalem and al-Khalil.
Local activist Raed Abu Riala said that the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority destroyed private-owned Palestinian facilities in the town of Issawiya in occupied Jerusalem in favor of the establishment of an Israeli Talmudic garden.
The destroyed facilities include a 30-square-meter room, a water well, a fence, and an agricultural land, he added.
He clarified that the destroyed facilities, that belong to the family of Sabri Yahya Darwis, were initially slated for confiscation as part of an Israeli plan to build a national park in their place known as E1 plan.
The plan, intended to confiscate 740 dunums of private land in Issawiya, was rejected in September 2014 by an Israeli Planning and Zoning committee.
On the other hand, Israeli occupation forces demolished Wednesday morning a tent in Yatta town to the south of al-Khalil without any prior warning.
Local activist Ratib Rajoub said that the Israeli demolition process aims at displacing Palestinians from the outskirts of Yatta town for settlement expansion.
Local activist Raed Abu Riala said that the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority destroyed private-owned Palestinian facilities in the town of Issawiya in occupied Jerusalem in favor of the establishment of an Israeli Talmudic garden.
The destroyed facilities include a 30-square-meter room, a water well, a fence, and an agricultural land, he added.
He clarified that the destroyed facilities, that belong to the family of Sabri Yahya Darwis, were initially slated for confiscation as part of an Israeli plan to build a national park in their place known as E1 plan.
The plan, intended to confiscate 740 dunums of private land in Issawiya, was rejected in September 2014 by an Israeli Planning and Zoning committee.
On the other hand, Israeli occupation forces demolished Wednesday morning a tent in Yatta town to the south of al-Khalil without any prior warning.
Local activist Ratib Rajoub said that the Israeli demolition process aims at displacing Palestinians from the outskirts of Yatta town for settlement expansion.
9 june 2015
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday morning, the al-Khalayla neighborhood in the al-Jeeb town, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished three Palestinian industrial structures.
Several military vehicles, and bulldozers, invaded the neighborhood, approximately at 6:30 in the morning, and demolished a blacksmith workshop belonging to al-Kiswani family, and two car repair facilities, belonging to Nour al-Matari and Mohannad Mansour.
Israel alleges the structures were built without construction permits.
Head of the Local Council, Ismael Abu Rabah, said this is the fourth time the soldiers demolish the Kiswani family blacksmith workshop that provides livelihood to more than twenty Palestinians, while the Mansour workshop provides livelihood to three families.
Abu Rabah added that the families filed construction permits to the City Council more than four years ago, and paid at least 50.000 NIS to obtain all needed permits and documents.
He added that the al-Matari workshop was first demolished five months ago, and that the City Council “practically froze all construction applications, civil and for industrial purposes, more than thirty years ago.”
The al-Khalayla neighborhood has been under strict Israeli measures for more than ten years, while the army prevents any Palestinian, who is not a resident of the neighborhood, from entering without a permit.
The same restrictions also apply to food products and goods, Abu Rabah said.
“Add to that the daily suffering and humiliation the children are subjected to on the al-Jeeb roadblock,” he added, “The soldiers stop and search them every single school day, causing delays. The army inspects even our food products; everything requires prior coordination and permission from the Israeli Authorities.”
He also said the 900 Palestinians live in the neighborhood, while Israel is threatening to demolish several homes, as the neighborhood is surrounded by illegal Israeli colonies that are constantly expanding, while the residents are not even allowed to live on their own lands, and build homes.
Several military vehicles, and bulldozers, invaded the neighborhood, approximately at 6:30 in the morning, and demolished a blacksmith workshop belonging to al-Kiswani family, and two car repair facilities, belonging to Nour al-Matari and Mohannad Mansour.
Israel alleges the structures were built without construction permits.
Head of the Local Council, Ismael Abu Rabah, said this is the fourth time the soldiers demolish the Kiswani family blacksmith workshop that provides livelihood to more than twenty Palestinians, while the Mansour workshop provides livelihood to three families.
Abu Rabah added that the families filed construction permits to the City Council more than four years ago, and paid at least 50.000 NIS to obtain all needed permits and documents.
He added that the al-Matari workshop was first demolished five months ago, and that the City Council “practically froze all construction applications, civil and for industrial purposes, more than thirty years ago.”
The al-Khalayla neighborhood has been under strict Israeli measures for more than ten years, while the army prevents any Palestinian, who is not a resident of the neighborhood, from entering without a permit.
The same restrictions also apply to food products and goods, Abu Rabah said.
“Add to that the daily suffering and humiliation the children are subjected to on the al-Jeeb roadblock,” he added, “The soldiers stop and search them every single school day, causing delays. The army inspects even our food products; everything requires prior coordination and permission from the Israeli Authorities.”
He also said the 900 Palestinians live in the neighborhood, while Israel is threatening to demolish several homes, as the neighborhood is surrounded by illegal Israeli colonies that are constantly expanding, while the residents are not even allowed to live on their own lands, and build homes.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday stormed the house of Palestinian prisoner Khader al-Sarkaji in Nablus city and confiscated money and a car.
The wife of Sarkaji told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops broke into their house in Haifa street and interrogated her for about one hour.
She added that the soldiers ransacked the house and confiscated a car and 4,300 shekels, claiming they belonged to Hamas.
The prisoner, 39, is the brother of Yousuf al-Sarkaji, a senior leader of al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, and he has been administratively detained with no indictment for about two years.
The wife of Sarkaji told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops broke into their house in Haifa street and interrogated her for about one hour.
She added that the soldiers ransacked the house and confiscated a car and 4,300 shekels, claiming they belonged to Hamas.
The prisoner, 39, is the brother of Yousuf al-Sarkaji, a senior leader of al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, and he has been administratively detained with no indictment for about two years.