6 feb 2018
Dozens of Palestinian schools are at risk of being demolished by Israel, the UN has warned, leaving children in the occupied territories even more vulnerable.
At least 45 schools are now facing demolition by the occupying Israeli military, the UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Sunday.
Children as young as seven would be left without schools if Israel carries out its demolition project, said Roberto Valent, acting OCHA coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories.
“I am deeply concerned by the Israeli authorities’ demolition this morning of two donor-funded classrooms – third and fourth grade – serving 26 Palestinian schoolchildren in the Bedouin and refugee community of Abu Nuwar, located in Area C on the outskirts of Jerusalem,” he said in a statement.
“The demolition was carried out on grounds of lack of Israeli-issued permits, which are nearly impossible to obtain.”
Applications for building permits are known to take years to be processed, giving Israeli courts a loophole to accelerate Palestinian home demolitions by branding structures as “illegal”.
The demolition of schools and homes in the occupied West Bank is a near-daily occurrence, with Palestinian families often forced to pay fees of up to $41,000 for the destruction of their homes.
Construction of Israeli-only settlements, deemed illegal under international law, continues apace, with the full backing of Tel Aviv.
Abu Nuwar is a particularly vulnerable community, which faces a “combination of Israeli policies and practices – including demolitions and restricted access to basic services, such as education.”
Valent said, according to Days of Palestine: “The conditions it faces also represent those of many Palestinian communities have created a coercive environment that violates the human rights of residents and generates a risk of forcible transfer.
“This is the sixth demolition or confiscation incident in Abu Nuwar school by the Israeli authorities since February 2016.”
At least 45 schools are now facing demolition by the occupying Israeli military, the UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Sunday.
Children as young as seven would be left without schools if Israel carries out its demolition project, said Roberto Valent, acting OCHA coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories.
“I am deeply concerned by the Israeli authorities’ demolition this morning of two donor-funded classrooms – third and fourth grade – serving 26 Palestinian schoolchildren in the Bedouin and refugee community of Abu Nuwar, located in Area C on the outskirts of Jerusalem,” he said in a statement.
“The demolition was carried out on grounds of lack of Israeli-issued permits, which are nearly impossible to obtain.”
Applications for building permits are known to take years to be processed, giving Israeli courts a loophole to accelerate Palestinian home demolitions by branding structures as “illegal”.
The demolition of schools and homes in the occupied West Bank is a near-daily occurrence, with Palestinian families often forced to pay fees of up to $41,000 for the destruction of their homes.
Construction of Israeli-only settlements, deemed illegal under international law, continues apace, with the full backing of Tel Aviv.
Abu Nuwar is a particularly vulnerable community, which faces a “combination of Israeli policies and practices – including demolitions and restricted access to basic services, such as education.”
Valent said, according to Days of Palestine: “The conditions it faces also represent those of many Palestinian communities have created a coercive environment that violates the human rights of residents and generates a risk of forcible transfer.
“This is the sixth demolition or confiscation incident in Abu Nuwar school by the Israeli authorities since February 2016.”
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Tuesday evening notified the demolition of three Palestinian houses in al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem.
The local activist Ibrahim Awadallah reported that IOF stormed the village and handed two Palestinian citizens two demolition notices against their two houses and a cemetery in the area.
Another Palestinian also received a demolition order against his under-construction house, while a number of local houses were filmed for unknown reasons.
The local activist Ibrahim Awadallah reported that IOF stormed the village and handed two Palestinian citizens two demolition notices against their two houses and a cemetery in the area.
Another Palestinian also received a demolition order against his under-construction house, while a number of local houses were filmed for unknown reasons.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, at least ten Palestinians in Qalqilia, Jenin and Salfit governorates, in the occupied West Bank, and confiscated a laptop from the home of a former political prisoner in Bethlehem.
The Qalqilia office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in the city, and abducted Abdul-Fattah Hijazi, 15, Khaled Fayeq Hassan and Mohammad Jamil Qar’aan.
The soldiers also shot a young man with rubber-coated steel bullets, after many Palestinians protested the invasion.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Sielet al-Harithiyya town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted Ibrahim Mousa Tahaina, and Maan Yahia Tahaina, both are former political prisoners, in addition to Mohammad Mousa Abu Shaqra.
The soldiers fired many live rounds into home of Ibrahimi Tahaina, before storming into it, and abducted him.
The PPS also stated that dozens of soldiers invaded Deir Istiya town, northwest of Salfit, in northwestern West Bank, searched and ransacked homes, and abducted Ahmad Hosni Mansour, Montaser al-Qaisi, Mohammad Radi Abdullah and Yousef Othman Thiab.
It related news, the soldiers invaded ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and broke into the family home of a female detainee, identified as Yasmeen Abu Srour, 20, who was abducted by the army from her home, two weeks ago.
On Monday evening, the soldiers invaded the al-Hashimiyya village, west of Jenin, and abducted a young man, identified as Odai Mohammad Steiti, 24, from his home.
The Qalqilia office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in the city, and abducted Abdul-Fattah Hijazi, 15, Khaled Fayeq Hassan and Mohammad Jamil Qar’aan.
The soldiers also shot a young man with rubber-coated steel bullets, after many Palestinians protested the invasion.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Sielet al-Harithiyya town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted Ibrahim Mousa Tahaina, and Maan Yahia Tahaina, both are former political prisoners, in addition to Mohammad Mousa Abu Shaqra.
The soldiers fired many live rounds into home of Ibrahimi Tahaina, before storming into it, and abducted him.
The PPS also stated that dozens of soldiers invaded Deir Istiya town, northwest of Salfit, in northwestern West Bank, searched and ransacked homes, and abducted Ahmad Hosni Mansour, Montaser al-Qaisi, Mohammad Radi Abdullah and Yousef Othman Thiab.
It related news, the soldiers invaded ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and broke into the family home of a female detainee, identified as Yasmeen Abu Srour, 20, who was abducted by the army from her home, two weeks ago.
On Monday evening, the soldiers invaded the al-Hashimiyya village, west of Jenin, and abducted a young man, identified as Odai Mohammad Steiti, 24, from his home.
5 feb 2018
Israeli bulldozers destroyed water lines supplying tens of acres of land in the northern Jordan Valley, on Monday morning.
Local activist Aref Daraghmeh told Ma’an News Agency that Israeli bulldozers destroyed a water pipeline belonging to a Palestinian identified as Bassem Faqha.
The line feeds some 150 dunams (37 acres) of land planted with watermelons.
The Jordan Valley forms a third of the occupied West Bank, with 88 percent of its land classified as Area C — under full Israeli military control.
Demolitions of Palestinian infrastructure and residences occur frequently in Area C, with the Jordan Valley’s Bedouin and herding communities being particularly vulnerable to such policies.
Israeli forces confiscated cattle and water tanks, as well as agricultural machinery from Bedouin Palestinians in the so-called firing zone in September of last year.
Local activist Aref Daraghmeh told Ma’an News Agency that Israeli bulldozers destroyed a water pipeline belonging to a Palestinian identified as Bassem Faqha.
The line feeds some 150 dunams (37 acres) of land planted with watermelons.
The Jordan Valley forms a third of the occupied West Bank, with 88 percent of its land classified as Area C — under full Israeli military control.
Demolitions of Palestinian infrastructure and residences occur frequently in Area C, with the Jordan Valley’s Bedouin and herding communities being particularly vulnerable to such policies.
Israeli forces confiscated cattle and water tanks, as well as agricultural machinery from Bedouin Palestinians in the so-called firing zone in September of last year.
The Israeli occupation forces have tightened military grip on Jenin’s western town of Berkin, in the northern West Bank, sparking terror in the area.
Reporting from western Jenin, a PIC news correspondent said Israeli military vehicles rolled into Berkin at the same time as a flock of warplanes kept hovering over the territory.
A Palestinian young man sustained injuries in clashes that burst out moments after the assault.
Israeli patrols have also ransacked civilian homes while snipers have been caught on the rooftops of local buildings.
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers also cordoned off the main access roads out of and into the town.
The occupation forces seized civilian cars and boarded them to dupe the locals.
Sometime earlier, Israeli soldiers stormed Berkin and kidnapped a Palestinian man from the Jarar family.
Another young man was kidnapped by the occupation forces from his workplace near Jenin’s western entrance.
At the same time, the Israeli military stormed a park in the area and kidnapped the Palestinian citizen Fuad Jarar.
Reporting from western Jenin, a PIC news correspondent said Israeli military vehicles rolled into Berkin at the same time as a flock of warplanes kept hovering over the territory.
A Palestinian young man sustained injuries in clashes that burst out moments after the assault.
Israeli patrols have also ransacked civilian homes while snipers have been caught on the rooftops of local buildings.
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers also cordoned off the main access roads out of and into the town.
The occupation forces seized civilian cars and boarded them to dupe the locals.
Sometime earlier, Israeli soldiers stormed Berkin and kidnapped a Palestinian man from the Jarar family.
Another young man was kidnapped by the occupation forces from his workplace near Jenin’s western entrance.
At the same time, the Israeli military stormed a park in the area and kidnapped the Palestinian citizen Fuad Jarar.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Monday seized tents and structures belonging to one of the Palestinian residents in Khirbet Um al-Jamal, in the northern Jordan Valley.
Motaz Bsharat, who monitors developments in the Jordan Valley, said that IOF soldiers seized tents and structures, including chicken coops, belonging to a local resident who was identified as Suliman Ka’abneh.
Motaz Bsharat, who monitors developments in the Jordan Valley, said that IOF soldiers seized tents and structures, including chicken coops, belonging to a local resident who was identified as Suliman Ka’abneh.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, four Palestinians, including two siblings, from Surif town, and the al-Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. On Sunday evening, the soldiers attacked a family in Hebron city.
Several army jeeps invaded Surif town, northwest of Hebron, searched many homes and abducted two siblings, identified as Fadi and Moneeb Ibrahim Ghneimat.
The soldiers also invaded homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, and abducted Nader ‘Oweidat.
Another Palestinian, identified as Saif Abu Zeina, was abducted from his home in Hebron city.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded an area near Tareq Bin Ziad School, close to Abu ar-Reesh military roadblock in the city, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at many Palestinians who protested the invasion.
On Sunday evening, the soldiers attacked a Palestinian man, identified as Abdul-Raouf al-Mohtaseb, and his wife Nadia, while attempting to abduct their son, Mohammad, 27, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron city.
The family lives in the as-Sahla neighborhood, near the Ibrahimi Mosque; the Israel attack caused Nadia to collapse, before she was rushed to the Hebron governmental hospital.
Also on Sunday evening, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, abducted a young man, identified as Shoaa’ Walid Abu Bakr, and confiscated his motorcycle, after storming his home and searching it.
Several army jeeps invaded Surif town, northwest of Hebron, searched many homes and abducted two siblings, identified as Fadi and Moneeb Ibrahim Ghneimat.
The soldiers also invaded homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, and abducted Nader ‘Oweidat.
Another Palestinian, identified as Saif Abu Zeina, was abducted from his home in Hebron city.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded an area near Tareq Bin Ziad School, close to Abu ar-Reesh military roadblock in the city, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at many Palestinians who protested the invasion.
On Sunday evening, the soldiers attacked a Palestinian man, identified as Abdul-Raouf al-Mohtaseb, and his wife Nadia, while attempting to abduct their son, Mohammad, 27, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron city.
The family lives in the as-Sahla neighborhood, near the Ibrahimi Mosque; the Israel attack caused Nadia to collapse, before she was rushed to the Hebron governmental hospital.
Also on Sunday evening, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, abducted a young man, identified as Shoaa’ Walid Abu Bakr, and confiscated his motorcycle, after storming his home and searching it.
4 feb 2018
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday evening demolished an under-construction home in Beit Dajan town east of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers escorted by a bulldozer raided the town and mowed on the pillars of the Palestinian house.
The sources pointed out that the demolition of the structure came only a few days after handing home demolition orders to a number of the inhabitants of the town at the pretext of being located within the Israeli-controlled Area C.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers escorted by a bulldozer raided the town and mowed on the pillars of the Palestinian house.
The sources pointed out that the demolition of the structure came only a few days after handing home demolition orders to a number of the inhabitants of the town at the pretext of being located within the Israeli-controlled Area C.
The Israeli authorities on Sunday morning demolished two Palestinian classrooms in East Jerusalem under the pretext of being built without permit on Israeli-controlled lands.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu agency that crews from the so-called Civil Administration, accompanied by an Israeli police force, stormed the school of Abu al-Nawwar Bedouin community in East Jerusalem and demolished two classrooms.
The school, which is built of tin, has 60 students from grades 1-4 and it is the only school for children there.
Abu al-Nawwar community is surrounded by three Israeli settlements and it is inhabited by nearly 700 Palestinians who make their living by raising sheep.
Palestinians are prohibited from building in areas classified as C in accordance with the Oslo Accords signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993.
Area C is exclusively controlled by the Israeli government and covers about 60% of the total area of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu agency that crews from the so-called Civil Administration, accompanied by an Israeli police force, stormed the school of Abu al-Nawwar Bedouin community in East Jerusalem and demolished two classrooms.
The school, which is built of tin, has 60 students from grades 1-4 and it is the only school for children there.
Abu al-Nawwar community is surrounded by three Israeli settlements and it is inhabited by nearly 700 Palestinians who make their living by raising sheep.
Palestinians are prohibited from building in areas classified as C in accordance with the Oslo Accords signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993.
Area C is exclusively controlled by the Israeli government and covers about 60% of the total area of the West Bank.
2 feb 2018
An Israeli court ordered, Thursday, the demolition of seven Palestinian residential buildings in Susiya village, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The court was looking into petitions filed by Palestinians living in the targeted homes, and said that the “Civil Administration Office,” which is run by the military in the occupied West Bank, has the green light to demolish seven homes, inhabited by 42 Palestinians, half of them are children, and some of the older residents suffer from chronic conditions.
The army also wanted to demolish the local clinic, but the court decided to delay the issue until the end of this July, to give the residents some time to find an alternate clinic.
The military was demanding the demolition of twenty buildings, but the court approved the destruction of seven.
The court said that “the army must consider humanitarian issues when enforcing construction and planning laws,” in the occupied West Bank.
The remaining buildings are subject to further deliberations, and are still threatened with demolition, pending a court ruling in appeals, which include construction plans presented by the villagers.
The court will be looking into these maps and plans on July 5th, 2018, but the army is unilaterally planning to demolish them.
The villagers face the constant threat of losing their homes in Susiya, while the military already demolished many homes and structures, in addition to the local mosque, especially since Israel is trying to relocate them to a different area, to build and expand its illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Humanitarian Law.
The court was looking into petitions filed by Palestinians living in the targeted homes, and said that the “Civil Administration Office,” which is run by the military in the occupied West Bank, has the green light to demolish seven homes, inhabited by 42 Palestinians, half of them are children, and some of the older residents suffer from chronic conditions.
The army also wanted to demolish the local clinic, but the court decided to delay the issue until the end of this July, to give the residents some time to find an alternate clinic.
The military was demanding the demolition of twenty buildings, but the court approved the destruction of seven.
The court said that “the army must consider humanitarian issues when enforcing construction and planning laws,” in the occupied West Bank.
The remaining buildings are subject to further deliberations, and are still threatened with demolition, pending a court ruling in appeals, which include construction plans presented by the villagers.
The court will be looking into these maps and plans on July 5th, 2018, but the army is unilaterally planning to demolish them.
The villagers face the constant threat of losing their homes in Susiya, while the military already demolished many homes and structures, in addition to the local mosque, especially since Israel is trying to relocate them to a different area, to build and expand its illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Humanitarian Law.
31 jan 2018
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Wednesday demolished a shed in Yatta town, south of the West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Mohammad Rebi told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers, accompanied by staff from the Israeli civil administration, stormed al-Rafa'iya area east of the town and proceeded to demolish the home of his cousin.
It was the third time that IOF troops knocked down the structure at the pretext of unpermitted construction in full disregard for possessing documents that prove their ownership of the land, Rebi highlighted.
Mohammad Rebi told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers, accompanied by staff from the Israeli civil administration, stormed al-Rafa'iya area east of the town and proceeded to demolish the home of his cousin.
It was the third time that IOF troops knocked down the structure at the pretext of unpermitted construction in full disregard for possessing documents that prove their ownership of the land, Rebi highlighted.
Israeli settlers on Wednesday uprooted about 100 olive trees in Salfit’s village of Yasuf, in the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that Israeli settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Rehelim uprooted about 100 olive trees belonging to Mohammad Saleh Jazi, a Palestinian citizen from Yasuf.
Local activists continue to sound alarm bells over the increasing attacks by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their properties in the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that Israeli settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Rehelim uprooted about 100 olive trees belonging to Mohammad Saleh Jazi, a Palestinian citizen from Yasuf.
Local activists continue to sound alarm bells over the increasing attacks by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their properties in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli occupation forces late on Tuesday evening prevented the construction of a Palestinian kindergarten in the town of Ya’bad, to the west of Jenin in the northern West Bank.
Samer Abu Baker, mayor of Ya’bad, said that Israeli army ordered a halt on the planned construction of the building and confiscated the equipment belonging to the company undertaking the project, although the project is located within the organizational structure of the town.
Samer Abu Baker, mayor of Ya’bad, said that Israeli army ordered a halt on the planned construction of the building and confiscated the equipment belonging to the company undertaking the project, although the project is located within the organizational structure of the town.
29 jan 2018
Israeli Occupation forces on Monday notified Palestinian owners of three houses in Beit Dajan town, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, of imminent demolition.
Mohammad Abu Thabet told the PIC reporter that the home-demolition orders were handed to the owners at the pretext of unpermitted construction in the Israeli controlled and classified area as Area C, based on Oslo Accords.
The homes to be razed belong to each of Emid Abu Thabet, Rafat Abu Thabet and Saed Abu Jaish.
Mohammad Abu Thabet told the PIC reporter that the home-demolition orders were handed to the owners at the pretext of unpermitted construction in the Israeli controlled and classified area as Area C, based on Oslo Accords.
The homes to be razed belong to each of Emid Abu Thabet, Rafat Abu Thabet and Saed Abu Jaish.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Monday morning demolished under-construction homes in Bir Ouna area in Beit Jala to the west of Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank.
The PIC reporter said that IOF soldiers besieged the area and razed two houses owned by the Palestinians: Walid Zereina and Issa Awad.
The PIC reporter said that IOF soldiers besieged the area and razed two houses owned by the Palestinians: Walid Zereina and Issa Awad.
28 jan 2018
Israeli settlers Sunday razed agricultural land belonging to a Palestinian in the town of al-Khader, south of the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, according to a local activist.
Ahmed Salah, a member of the local anti-settlement committee in Bethlehem, told WAFA settlers, from the illegal settlement of Eliezer, razed a four-dunum of land in an area to the west of al-Khader town.
The land belongs to a local resident who was identified as Mohmed Abu Samra.
The land owner, Abu Samra, said he was surprised to find settlers razing his land, stressing that he has recently managed to restore the land after being stolen by the settlers.
Ahmed Salah, a member of the local anti-settlement committee in Bethlehem, told WAFA settlers, from the illegal settlement of Eliezer, razed a four-dunum of land in an area to the west of al-Khader town.
The land belongs to a local resident who was identified as Mohmed Abu Samra.
The land owner, Abu Samra, said he was surprised to find settlers razing his land, stressing that he has recently managed to restore the land after being stolen by the settlers.
26 jan 2018
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Friday arrested at least five Palestinian citizens and summoned others in raid campaigns launched in the West Bank.
A local source said that the IOF soldiers at dawn raided the southern area of al-Khalil city and arrested two Palestinian citizens after claiming that they had found a gun inside their house that was intended to be used in an anti-Israel attack.
According to the PIC reporter, the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian prisoner Mousa Halaiqa in al-Shuyoukh town and handed his two sons summonses to appear before the Israeli intelligence in Etzion detention center.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF for the 9th day in a row carried out a large-scale search operation in Jenin and raided dozens of Palestinian houses in search for the wanted Palestinian Ahmad Jarrar.
The operation was accompanied by intensive deployment of Israeli military vehicles in the towns and villages of Jenin.
A Palestinian youth was reportedly arrested in Jenin city and transferred to an unknown destination.
In another context, the IOF stormed al-Lubban al-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, searched a number of houses and confiscated two Palestinian vehicles.
The IOF kidnapped a Palestinian young man while he was passing through a military checkpoint near Nablus and arrested another after breaking into his house in Awarta town in Nablus and wreaking havoc on it.
A local source said that the IOF soldiers at dawn raided the southern area of al-Khalil city and arrested two Palestinian citizens after claiming that they had found a gun inside their house that was intended to be used in an anti-Israel attack.
According to the PIC reporter, the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian prisoner Mousa Halaiqa in al-Shuyoukh town and handed his two sons summonses to appear before the Israeli intelligence in Etzion detention center.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF for the 9th day in a row carried out a large-scale search operation in Jenin and raided dozens of Palestinian houses in search for the wanted Palestinian Ahmad Jarrar.
The operation was accompanied by intensive deployment of Israeli military vehicles in the towns and villages of Jenin.
A Palestinian youth was reportedly arrested in Jenin city and transferred to an unknown destination.
In another context, the IOF stormed al-Lubban al-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, searched a number of houses and confiscated two Palestinian vehicles.
The IOF kidnapped a Palestinian young man while he was passing through a military checkpoint near Nablus and arrested another after breaking into his house in Awarta town in Nablus and wreaking havoc on it.
24 jan 2018
Israeli police forces arrested Wednesday afternoon a number of Palestinian workers after car chase in Issawiya town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
According to the PIC reporter, Isaeli police chased a car driving into the town while a helicopter was hovering over the scene.
The passengers, who were later identified as Palestinian workers, were detained after they barricaded themselves in a local kindergarten.
The car was also confiscated.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out when Israeli police attacked local students with teargas bombs while leaving their schools in the town.
Two students were detained during the clashes.
According to the PIC reporter, Isaeli police chased a car driving into the town while a helicopter was hovering over the scene.
The passengers, who were later identified as Palestinian workers, were detained after they barricaded themselves in a local kindergarten.
The car was also confiscated.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out when Israeli police attacked local students with teargas bombs while leaving their schools in the town.
Two students were detained during the clashes.
Israeli bulldozers on Wednesday demolished five Palestinian structures and leveled agricultural lands in the northern West Bank at the pretext of unpermitted construction.
Yousef Deriyeh, member of the popular resistance committee in Aqraba town in Nablus, said that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) razed three structures and a stockyard in Kerzalya area near the town.
Ahmad Ghawanma, head of the local council of Jeftlik town in North Jordan Valley, told Quds Press that IOF soldiers knocked down a home in the town and leveled the surrounding land as well.
Yousef Deriyeh, member of the popular resistance committee in Aqraba town in Nablus, said that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) razed three structures and a stockyard in Kerzalya area near the town.
Ahmad Ghawanma, head of the local council of Jeftlik town in North Jordan Valley, told Quds Press that IOF soldiers knocked down a home in the town and leveled the surrounding land as well.
Israeli bulldozers on Wednesday morning demolished al-Araqib village in the southern Negev area for the 124th time.
Local sources reported that Israeli bulldozers escorted by a large police force stormed the village in the early morning hours, forced the residents out of their houses and demolished them. Al-Araqib residents were left without shelter in the biting cold.
The last time al-Araqib houses were demolished was on 28th December 2017. The Israeli authorities are seeking to remove the Palestinian people of al-Araqib from their lands in preparation for Judaizing the area.
Al-Araqib is one of 40 Palestinian villages in the Negev which Israel wants to uproot in favor of settlement expansion projects that fall in line with a displacement plan called "Prawer".
Local sources reported that Israeli bulldozers escorted by a large police force stormed the village in the early morning hours, forced the residents out of their houses and demolished them. Al-Araqib residents were left without shelter in the biting cold.
The last time al-Araqib houses were demolished was on 28th December 2017. The Israeli authorities are seeking to remove the Palestinian people of al-Araqib from their lands in preparation for Judaizing the area.
Al-Araqib is one of 40 Palestinian villages in the Negev which Israel wants to uproot in favor of settlement expansion projects that fall in line with a displacement plan called "Prawer".
Israeli forces on Wednesday morning knocked down three residential barracks and a barn east of Nablus’s southern town of Akreba, in the northern occupied West Bank.
According to eye-witnesses, an Israeli bulldozer demolished three residential structures and a barn for raising livestock owned by the Palestinian citizen Zuheir Bani Menya.
Sometime earlier, the occupation authorities turned Zuheir’s agricultural structures—his sole sources of living—into rubble.
According to eye-witnesses, an Israeli bulldozer demolished three residential structures and a barn for raising livestock owned by the Palestinian citizen Zuheir Bani Menya.
Sometime earlier, the occupation authorities turned Zuheir’s agricultural structures—his sole sources of living—into rubble.
Israeli bulldozers on Wednesday demolished a residential facility in al-Jaftlak village, in the central Jordan Valley.
According to local sources, Israeli bulldozers knocked down a residential facility owned by the Palestinian citizen Samer Bakarat under the guise of unlicensed construction.
The demolition was carried out moments after heavily-armed Israeli soldiers rolled into the area at daybreak.
According to local sources, Israeli bulldozers knocked down a residential facility owned by the Palestinian citizen Samer Bakarat under the guise of unlicensed construction.
The demolition was carried out moments after heavily-armed Israeli soldiers rolled into the area at daybreak.
22 jan 2018
The Israeli occupation authorities on Monday issued orders to demolish and evacuate Palestinian structures in Bethlehem province.
Hasan Brijiyah, from the Popular Anti-Settlement Committee, said an Israeli patrol showed up in Khilet al-Nakhla and handed over a Palestinian family a notification to evacuate their land tract, covering an area of 45 dunums, after they declared it “state property”.
Another Palestinian citizen—Mohamed Ayesh—received an order to stop the construction of a water well on his land lot under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Sometime earlier, an Israeli court confirmed Brijiya’s ownership of the land, after Israeli settlers tried to seize it, added Ayesh.
The activist warned of the swift pace of Israel’s demolition policies throughout the West Bank, which he said have been remarkably nurtured by the U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, among other unilateral moves made at the expense of Palestinian rights.
Hasan Brijiyah, from the Popular Anti-Settlement Committee, said an Israeli patrol showed up in Khilet al-Nakhla and handed over a Palestinian family a notification to evacuate their land tract, covering an area of 45 dunums, after they declared it “state property”.
Another Palestinian citizen—Mohamed Ayesh—received an order to stop the construction of a water well on his land lot under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Sometime earlier, an Israeli court confirmed Brijiya’s ownership of the land, after Israeli settlers tried to seize it, added Ayesh.
The activist warned of the swift pace of Israel’s demolition policies throughout the West Bank, which he said have been remarkably nurtured by the U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, among other unilateral moves made at the expense of Palestinian rights.
Israeli bulldozers on Monday leveled Palestinian lands in Salfit’s western town of Kafr al-Dik, paving the way for illegal settlement expansion.
Speaking with PIC, eye-witnesses said Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian land tracts in Kafr al-Dik, west of Salfit.
Nayefa al-Dik said she has been prevented by the Israeli forces from entering her land due to the ongoing bulldozing activity.
Researcher Khaled Maali warned of ongoing Israeli attempts to hold sway over Palestinian lands in the area so as to expand nearby settlement outposts and industrial zones extending from the Zaatara checkpoint to Kafr Kasem, in territories occupied in 1948.
Maali said Israel’s annexation of Palestinian lands in the area stand in sharp contrast to internal law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Speaking with PIC, eye-witnesses said Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian land tracts in Kafr al-Dik, west of Salfit.
Nayefa al-Dik said she has been prevented by the Israeli forces from entering her land due to the ongoing bulldozing activity.
Researcher Khaled Maali warned of ongoing Israeli attempts to hold sway over Palestinian lands in the area so as to expand nearby settlement outposts and industrial zones extending from the Zaatara checkpoint to Kafr Kasem, in territories occupied in 1948.
Maali said Israel’s annexation of Palestinian lands in the area stand in sharp contrast to internal law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.