23 jan 2019
Several bulldozers, belonging to Israeli settlers, razed and leveled Palestinian lands near Assira al-Qibliya village, south of the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on Wednesday.
Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that a number of bulldozers, belonging to Israeli settlers from the illegal Yitzhar settlement, began to raze dozens of dunams of Palestinian lands near Assira al-Qibliya village.
Daghlas added that Israeli settlers have razed these lands for more than three weeks, as part of an Israeli plan to expand the Yitzhar settlement.
According to the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ), since the state of Israel confiscated land from Urif and other Palestinian villages to establish the illegal Yithzar settlement in the 1980s, "attacks and violence perpetrated by settlers has had a profoundly negative impact on Palestinian residents and their property," stressing that Yitzhar "poses a daily threat to residents of the neighboring Palestinian villages."
Since the occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 1967, between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis have moved into Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, in violation of international law.
The estimated 196 government recognized Israeli settlements scattered across the Palestinian territory are all considered illegal under international law.
Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that a number of bulldozers, belonging to Israeli settlers from the illegal Yitzhar settlement, began to raze dozens of dunams of Palestinian lands near Assira al-Qibliya village.
Daghlas added that Israeli settlers have razed these lands for more than three weeks, as part of an Israeli plan to expand the Yitzhar settlement.
According to the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ), since the state of Israel confiscated land from Urif and other Palestinian villages to establish the illegal Yithzar settlement in the 1980s, "attacks and violence perpetrated by settlers has had a profoundly negative impact on Palestinian residents and their property," stressing that Yitzhar "poses a daily threat to residents of the neighboring Palestinian villages."
Since the occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 1967, between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis have moved into Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, in violation of international law.
The estimated 196 government recognized Israeli settlements scattered across the Palestinian territory are all considered illegal under international law.
Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian agricultural lands in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on Wednesday afternoon.
Locals reported that Israeli bulldozers razed some 15 dunams of agricultural lands, and destroyed retaining walls around them in the Wadi al-Samn area of southern Hebron.
The lands were identified as belonging to Said Abu Hadid .
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
The majority of settler thefts committed against Palestinians are met with impunity, with Israelis rarely facing consequences for such thefts.
Locals reported that Israeli bulldozers razed some 15 dunams of agricultural lands, and destroyed retaining walls around them in the Wadi al-Samn area of southern Hebron.
The lands were identified as belonging to Said Abu Hadid .
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
The majority of settler thefts committed against Palestinians are met with impunity, with Israelis rarely facing consequences for such thefts.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, at least thirteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS stated that the soldiers invaded and searched many homes across the West Bank, and interrogated dozens of residents while inspecting their ID cards.
In Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Saif Abu Aisha, Hasan Mahmoud Abu Zneid and Khalil Mohammad al-Beerawi.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Jom’a Khaled Abu Mfarreh, Fadi Adnan al-Badan, 16, and Mahmoud Rateb al-‘Amour, 15.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted three young men, identified as Abdul-Qader Dari, Mohammad Sharif Mheisin and Mohammad Mahmoud Atiya, while Bilal Mteir was taken from his home in Qalandia refugee camp, north of the city.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hisham Abu Saleh and Mo’taz Hussein.
In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ezzeddin Osama Abu Hamdi.
In related news, the soldiers invaded agricultural lands in Wad as-Summan area, in Hebron city, before bulldozing lands and demolishing retaining walls.
The PPS stated that the soldiers invaded and searched many homes across the West Bank, and interrogated dozens of residents while inspecting their ID cards.
In Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Saif Abu Aisha, Hasan Mahmoud Abu Zneid and Khalil Mohammad al-Beerawi.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Jom’a Khaled Abu Mfarreh, Fadi Adnan al-Badan, 16, and Mahmoud Rateb al-‘Amour, 15.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted three young men, identified as Abdul-Qader Dari, Mohammad Sharif Mheisin and Mohammad Mahmoud Atiya, while Bilal Mteir was taken from his home in Qalandia refugee camp, north of the city.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hisham Abu Saleh and Mo’taz Hussein.
In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ezzeddin Osama Abu Hamdi.
In related news, the soldiers invaded agricultural lands in Wad as-Summan area, in Hebron city, before bulldozing lands and demolishing retaining walls.
The Israeli forces on Tuesday uprooted 60 Palestinian-owned olive trees in Jaba' village in Occupied Jerusalem.
Head of Jaba' village council Msallam Dar Salim said that the Israeli forces demolished walls and fences surrounding Palestinian farmlands and uprooted 60 olive trees.
According to Dar Salim, the Israeli forces attack Palestinian lands and property in the village on a regular basis claiming that they are located in Area C, which is exclusively administered by Israel based on the Oslo Accords.
Dar Salim said that Israel had carried out demolitions in four different sites in the village, which is inhabited by about 4,000 Palestinians, and established Adam settlement, a military checkpoint, and a mall.
Soldiers and Settlers Destroy Hundreds of Trees in West Bank
Israeli soldiers, on Tuesday, uprooted 60 olive trees in the central West Bank village of Jaba, to the east of Jerusalem, and taking possession them, according to the head of Jaba village council, Musallam Dar Salim.
He said, according to WAFA correspondence, that the soldiers demolished retaining walls and fences built around a plot of land located near an Israeli military checkpoint and then proceeded to uproot the trees.
He said the army claims the area targeted is classified “C”, which means it is under full Israeli control and Palestinians are not allowed to develop it.
Some 4,000 people live in Jaba, which has seen most of its land taken away from it, by Israel, to build the illegal settlement of Adam and an Israeli shopping area, said Dar Salim.
Israeli settlers, on Tuesday, chopped down hundreds of olive trees in the town of Beit Ummar, in the south of the occupied West Bank, according to a local activist.
Yousef Abu Maria, active in the anti-settlements movement in the town, said that settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Ein, built on Beit Ummar land, chopped hundreds of trees from a plot of land belonging to Ibrahim Talji, a local farmer in the north of the town.
He said this was not the first time Beit Ein settlers have vandalized Talji and other farmers’ land in that section of the town, and that every time the farmers replant the land, the settlers come back to uproot them.
Head of Jaba' village council Msallam Dar Salim said that the Israeli forces demolished walls and fences surrounding Palestinian farmlands and uprooted 60 olive trees.
According to Dar Salim, the Israeli forces attack Palestinian lands and property in the village on a regular basis claiming that they are located in Area C, which is exclusively administered by Israel based on the Oslo Accords.
Dar Salim said that Israel had carried out demolitions in four different sites in the village, which is inhabited by about 4,000 Palestinians, and established Adam settlement, a military checkpoint, and a mall.
Soldiers and Settlers Destroy Hundreds of Trees in West Bank
Israeli soldiers, on Tuesday, uprooted 60 olive trees in the central West Bank village of Jaba, to the east of Jerusalem, and taking possession them, according to the head of Jaba village council, Musallam Dar Salim.
He said, according to WAFA correspondence, that the soldiers demolished retaining walls and fences built around a plot of land located near an Israeli military checkpoint and then proceeded to uproot the trees.
He said the army claims the area targeted is classified “C”, which means it is under full Israeli control and Palestinians are not allowed to develop it.
Some 4,000 people live in Jaba, which has seen most of its land taken away from it, by Israel, to build the illegal settlement of Adam and an Israeli shopping area, said Dar Salim.
Israeli settlers, on Tuesday, chopped down hundreds of olive trees in the town of Beit Ummar, in the south of the occupied West Bank, according to a local activist.
Yousef Abu Maria, active in the anti-settlements movement in the town, said that settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Ein, built on Beit Ummar land, chopped hundreds of trees from a plot of land belonging to Ibrahim Talji, a local farmer in the north of the town.
He said this was not the first time Beit Ein settlers have vandalized Talji and other farmers’ land in that section of the town, and that every time the farmers replant the land, the settlers come back to uproot them.
22 jan 2019
A Palestinian man from occupied East Jerusalem was forced to demolish his car repair shop in the Issawiya neighborhood, on Monday night, in order to avoid incurring a heavy demolition fee from the Israeli municipality, who ordered his home be destroyed under the pretext that it was built without an Israeli-issued permit.
The Issawiya resident, Haitham Mustafa, was forced to demolish his car repair shop to avoid paying demolition fines to the Israeli Civil Administration, which would amount to 80,000 shekels ($21,689).
Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in East Jerusalem, though the Jerusalem municipality has claimed that compared to the Jewish population, they receive a disproportionately low number of permit applications from Palestinian communities, which also see high approval ratings.
For Jewish Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem’s illegal settlements, the planning, marketing, development, and infrastructure are funded and executed by the Israeli government. By contrast, in Palestinian neighborhoods, all the burden falls on individual families to contend with a lengthy permit application that can last several years and cost tens of thousands of dollars.
According to Daniel Seidemann of the NGO Terrestrial Jerusalem, “Since 1967, the Government of Israel has directly engaged in the construction of 55,000 units for Israelis in East Jerusalem; in contrast, fewer than 600 units have been built for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the last of which were built 40 years ago. So much for (Jerusalem Mayor Nir) Barkat’s claim ‘we build for everyone.’”
According to UN documentation, three Palestinians were displaced and five buildings have been demolished in East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year as of Jan. 29. In 2017, a total of 142 buildings were destroyed in East Jerusalem, displacing 233 Palestinians.
The Issawiya resident, Haitham Mustafa, was forced to demolish his car repair shop to avoid paying demolition fines to the Israeli Civil Administration, which would amount to 80,000 shekels ($21,689).
Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in East Jerusalem, though the Jerusalem municipality has claimed that compared to the Jewish population, they receive a disproportionately low number of permit applications from Palestinian communities, which also see high approval ratings.
For Jewish Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem’s illegal settlements, the planning, marketing, development, and infrastructure are funded and executed by the Israeli government. By contrast, in Palestinian neighborhoods, all the burden falls on individual families to contend with a lengthy permit application that can last several years and cost tens of thousands of dollars.
According to Daniel Seidemann of the NGO Terrestrial Jerusalem, “Since 1967, the Government of Israel has directly engaged in the construction of 55,000 units for Israelis in East Jerusalem; in contrast, fewer than 600 units have been built for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the last of which were built 40 years ago. So much for (Jerusalem Mayor Nir) Barkat’s claim ‘we build for everyone.’”
According to UN documentation, three Palestinians were displaced and five buildings have been demolished in East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year as of Jan. 29. In 2017, a total of 142 buildings were destroyed in East Jerusalem, displacing 233 Palestinians.
The Jerusalem District Court issued, on Tuesday, a temporary lien for a plot of land in occupied East Jerusalem belonging to the estate of the late Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
Hebrew-language news outlets reported that the court issued the order at the request of eight families, who identify themselves as “victims of terrorism,” and who filed a civil damages lawsuit against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Arafat’s estate.
The plaintiffs claimed that if they win the lawsuit, it would be difficult to collect the compensation from the estate and requested to place a temporary lien on the property, in order to fully collect their damages.
A lien is a claim against an asset that allows a person to keep the property of a person who owes them money until it has been paid.
The land measures 2.7 dunams (0.675 acres), most of which is located inside the cemetery on the Mount of Olives, which Arafat inherited.
Arafat's estate makes up 135-square-meters, about 0.5%, of the plot of land in question. However, the judge ruled that legally it was possible to put a temporary freeze on the entire plot.
Yossi Arnon, the lawyer representing the PA in the case, said he intends on taking action to reverse the ruling.
It is noteworthy that about 120 lawsuits are underway against the PA in Israeli courts based on claims that the PA is directly responsible for damages arising from “terrorist attacks.”
Hebrew-language news outlets reported that the court issued the order at the request of eight families, who identify themselves as “victims of terrorism,” and who filed a civil damages lawsuit against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Arafat’s estate.
The plaintiffs claimed that if they win the lawsuit, it would be difficult to collect the compensation from the estate and requested to place a temporary lien on the property, in order to fully collect their damages.
A lien is a claim against an asset that allows a person to keep the property of a person who owes them money until it has been paid.
The land measures 2.7 dunams (0.675 acres), most of which is located inside the cemetery on the Mount of Olives, which Arafat inherited.
Arafat's estate makes up 135-square-meters, about 0.5%, of the plot of land in question. However, the judge ruled that legally it was possible to put a temporary freeze on the entire plot.
Yossi Arnon, the lawyer representing the PA in the case, said he intends on taking action to reverse the ruling.
It is noteworthy that about 120 lawsuits are underway against the PA in Israeli courts based on claims that the PA is directly responsible for damages arising from “terrorist attacks.”
The Israeli authorities ordered on Tuesday the demolition of ten Palestinian facilities in Issawiya town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, member of a local follow-up committee, said that several crew members from the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem stormed the town and started filming a number of local facilities.
The crews have notified more than ten Palestinian-owned facilities with demolition under the pretext of being built without Israeli permit, he added. video
Earlier Monday, Israeli forces forced a Palestinian resident to demolish his car repair shop, in Issawiya town, under the same pretext.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, member of a local follow-up committee, said that several crew members from the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem stormed the town and started filming a number of local facilities.
The crews have notified more than ten Palestinian-owned facilities with demolition under the pretext of being built without Israeli permit, he added. video
Earlier Monday, Israeli forces forced a Palestinian resident to demolish his car repair shop, in Issawiya town, under the same pretext.
European Union diplomats, on Monday, visited the Sabbagh family, who are under threat of eviction from their home in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, for the benefit of Jewish settlers, and warned that settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law.
The Israeli High Court dismissed, on 15 November, a final appeal against the eviction of the Sabbagh family, from its home in Sheikh Jarrah, following a claim by settlers that they own the plot where the house is located, despite the fact that the Sabbagh family submitted documents proving the fallacy of the claim, by the settlers, that the house is registered in their name.
The court had ruled that the statute of action, in the lawsuit against the settlers, has expired and therefore the appeal was rejected.
“If the eviction is carried out, it would amount to the displacement of around 32 members of the Sabbagh family, including 6 children,” the EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah said, in a statement on the visit, adding that further settlement plans, including evictions, are being moved forward in Sheikh Jarrah.
“The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah recall the successive Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions and statements in which the EU has repeated its strong opposition to Israel’s settlement policy and actions taken in this context, including evictions and demolitions. The policy of settlement construction and expansion, including in East Jerusalem, is illegal under international law, and its continuation undermines the viability of the two-state solution and the prospect for a lasting peace,” concluded the statement, according to WAFA.
In related news, the European Union Representative issued a statement, on Monday, on the dissolution of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah have noted the dissolution of the PLC in December 2018 and the announcement of legislative elections within 6 months.
The statement said, according to Ma’an: “While the PLC has not been in session since 2007 and has not been in a position to exercise its function as the legislative body of the Palestinian Authority (PA), as foreseen in the Palestinian Basic Law, over the course of the last decade, its dissolution formally brings to an end the mandate of the only elected governing body of the Palestinian Authority, a development the EU missions regard with concern.”
The statement added, “In line with the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions from 2016, and in light of the announced elections, the EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah encourage the Palestinian leadership to work toward strong, inclusive, accountable and democratic institutions, based on respect for the rule of law and human rights.”
In the statement, the EU called upon the Palestinian government to work towards genuine and democratic elections for all Palestinians.
The EU considers this to be “crucial in view of the establishment of a viable and sovereign Palestinian State.”
The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah also called on all Palestinian factions to seek “common ground” and to work together to pursue “a positive path towards democracy” for the full benefit of the Palestinian people.
The EU missions urged all Palestinian factions “to engage in good faith in the reconciliation process which is an important element for reaching the two state solution,” noting, “The PA must fully resume its governmental functions in Gaza, as it is an integral part of a future Palestinian state.”
The Israeli High Court dismissed, on 15 November, a final appeal against the eviction of the Sabbagh family, from its home in Sheikh Jarrah, following a claim by settlers that they own the plot where the house is located, despite the fact that the Sabbagh family submitted documents proving the fallacy of the claim, by the settlers, that the house is registered in their name.
The court had ruled that the statute of action, in the lawsuit against the settlers, has expired and therefore the appeal was rejected.
“If the eviction is carried out, it would amount to the displacement of around 32 members of the Sabbagh family, including 6 children,” the EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah said, in a statement on the visit, adding that further settlement plans, including evictions, are being moved forward in Sheikh Jarrah.
“The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah recall the successive Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions and statements in which the EU has repeated its strong opposition to Israel’s settlement policy and actions taken in this context, including evictions and demolitions. The policy of settlement construction and expansion, including in East Jerusalem, is illegal under international law, and its continuation undermines the viability of the two-state solution and the prospect for a lasting peace,” concluded the statement, according to WAFA.
In related news, the European Union Representative issued a statement, on Monday, on the dissolution of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah have noted the dissolution of the PLC in December 2018 and the announcement of legislative elections within 6 months.
The statement said, according to Ma’an: “While the PLC has not been in session since 2007 and has not been in a position to exercise its function as the legislative body of the Palestinian Authority (PA), as foreseen in the Palestinian Basic Law, over the course of the last decade, its dissolution formally brings to an end the mandate of the only elected governing body of the Palestinian Authority, a development the EU missions regard with concern.”
The statement added, “In line with the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions from 2016, and in light of the announced elections, the EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah encourage the Palestinian leadership to work toward strong, inclusive, accountable and democratic institutions, based on respect for the rule of law and human rights.”
In the statement, the EU called upon the Palestinian government to work towards genuine and democratic elections for all Palestinians.
The EU considers this to be “crucial in view of the establishment of a viable and sovereign Palestinian State.”
The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah also called on all Palestinian factions to seek “common ground” and to work together to pursue “a positive path towards democracy” for the full benefit of the Palestinian people.
The EU missions urged all Palestinian factions “to engage in good faith in the reconciliation process which is an important element for reaching the two state solution,” noting, “The PA must fully resume its governmental functions in Gaza, as it is an integral part of a future Palestinian state.”
21 jan 2019
Several Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers invaded, Monday, Palestinian agricultural lands in the al-Kharja area in Battir town, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and bulldozed nearly 60 Dunams of farmlands in addition to uprooting 60 olive trees.
Taiseer Qattoush, the mayor of Battir, said a large military force invaded the al-Kharja area after surrounding it, and bulldozed nearly 15 Dunams of lands, including retaining stone walls, and uprooted 60 olive trees.
Qattoush added that the lands are privately owned by two Palestinians from Battir, identified as Raed Abu Hreitha and Riyad Abu Hreitha.
The soldiers closed the entire area and prevented the Palestinians from entering their lands while the soldiers were uprooting them.
The attack is part of Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinians and their lands, including the repeated attempts to build and construct its illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Taiseer Qattoush, the mayor of Battir, said a large military force invaded the al-Kharja area after surrounding it, and bulldozed nearly 15 Dunams of lands, including retaining stone walls, and uprooted 60 olive trees.
Qattoush added that the lands are privately owned by two Palestinians from Battir, identified as Raed Abu Hreitha and Riyad Abu Hreitha.
The soldiers closed the entire area and prevented the Palestinians from entering their lands while the soldiers were uprooting them.
The attack is part of Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinians and their lands, including the repeated attempts to build and construct its illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian areas in the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked homes, and abducted twenty Palestinians, including a lawyer and the wife of a political prisoner.
Media sources in Nablus, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and ransacked the home of a political prisoner, identified as Amir Eshteyya, and abducted his wife, attorney Aman Mansour, in addition to confiscating their car.
The invasion into the property came as dozens of soldiers, and hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers, invaded the eastern area of Nablus city, especially Joseph Tomb, before the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at dozens of Palestinian protesters.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot two young men with live fire, and caused dozens of Palestinians, including many in their own homes, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also detained Palestinian journalists and prevented them from documenting the invasion.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan village, in Salfit governorate in central West Bank, searched homes and abducted Laith Abdullah Mer’ey.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and abducted Mohammad Sameeh Eshteiwi.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched many homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Shaher Issa Taqatqa, in addition to Ahmad Khaled Taqatqa and Eyad Hamad.
The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ village, east of Bethlehem, and drove in its streets and neighborhoods.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched homes in Abu Shkheidim village, north of Ramallah city, and abducted Mohammad Odah Ladadwa, in addition to Ibrahim Ayyoub Ma’rouf, who was taken prisoner from his home in Deir Abu Mashal town, west of Ramallah.
Also in Ramallah, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Mughayyir village, east of the city, violently searched several homes and abducted Mo’tasem Abu Alia, Hamdi Na’san, Jom’a Raqqad Abu Alia, Assem Abu Alia, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Haj, in addition to Mohammad and Ahmad Abu Alia. A similar invasion targeted Kufur Ni’ma village, west of Ramallah.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, searched several homes, and abducted Ammad Mohammad Jawabra and Shawqi Khatib, in addition to Mohammad Jawad al-Wawi, who was taken prisoner from his home in Halhoul town, also north of Hebron.
In Jericho, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Haitham Kamal Shalalfa and Mohammad Kamel Shalalfa, from Fasayel Palestinian village.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of soldiers also invaded Jayyous town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and distributed leaflets warning the resident of further severe measures, if they do not stop protesting the ongoing Israeli occupation and violations.
Media sources in Nablus, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and ransacked the home of a political prisoner, identified as Amir Eshteyya, and abducted his wife, attorney Aman Mansour, in addition to confiscating their car.
The invasion into the property came as dozens of soldiers, and hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers, invaded the eastern area of Nablus city, especially Joseph Tomb, before the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at dozens of Palestinian protesters.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot two young men with live fire, and caused dozens of Palestinians, including many in their own homes, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also detained Palestinian journalists and prevented them from documenting the invasion.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan village, in Salfit governorate in central West Bank, searched homes and abducted Laith Abdullah Mer’ey.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and abducted Mohammad Sameeh Eshteiwi.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched many homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Shaher Issa Taqatqa, in addition to Ahmad Khaled Taqatqa and Eyad Hamad.
The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ village, east of Bethlehem, and drove in its streets and neighborhoods.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched homes in Abu Shkheidim village, north of Ramallah city, and abducted Mohammad Odah Ladadwa, in addition to Ibrahim Ayyoub Ma’rouf, who was taken prisoner from his home in Deir Abu Mashal town, west of Ramallah.
Also in Ramallah, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Mughayyir village, east of the city, violently searched several homes and abducted Mo’tasem Abu Alia, Hamdi Na’san, Jom’a Raqqad Abu Alia, Assem Abu Alia, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Haj, in addition to Mohammad and Ahmad Abu Alia. A similar invasion targeted Kufur Ni’ma village, west of Ramallah.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, searched several homes, and abducted Ammad Mohammad Jawabra and Shawqi Khatib, in addition to Mohammad Jawad al-Wawi, who was taken prisoner from his home in Halhoul town, also north of Hebron.
In Jericho, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Haitham Kamal Shalalfa and Mohammad Kamel Shalalfa, from Fasayel Palestinian village.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of soldiers also invaded Jayyous town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and distributed leaflets warning the resident of further severe measures, if they do not stop protesting the ongoing Israeli occupation and violations.
