26 july 2018
A number of Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at predawn time Thursday and others had their money seized in an abduction sweep rocking the West Bank.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of nine Palestinians on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The IOF allegedly spotted an M16 weapon and ammunition during an assault on al-Khalil province.
At the same time, sums of money were seized in Azzoun town, east of Qalqilya, over claims that they were expected to be funneled to anti-occupation groups.
Activists said three Palestinians, among them two brother, were kidnapped by the IOF from Tulkarem province. Two were kidnapped from Bethlehem.
Other Palestinians were also kidnapped from Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun and al-Khalil province.
At the crack of dawn, Israeli forces demolished an agricultural storeroom in Azzoun owned by the Palestinian citizen Amir Dahbour.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers broke into the vicinities of al-Nabi Younes in Halhul, north of al-Khalil, and Khirbet Takou’, east of Bethlehem, under the religious guise.
Clashes flared up in Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil, shortly after the IOF rolled into the city and cracked down on the locals.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of nine Palestinians on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The IOF allegedly spotted an M16 weapon and ammunition during an assault on al-Khalil province.
At the same time, sums of money were seized in Azzoun town, east of Qalqilya, over claims that they were expected to be funneled to anti-occupation groups.
Activists said three Palestinians, among them two brother, were kidnapped by the IOF from Tulkarem province. Two were kidnapped from Bethlehem.
Other Palestinians were also kidnapped from Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun and al-Khalil province.
At the crack of dawn, Israeli forces demolished an agricultural storeroom in Azzoun owned by the Palestinian citizen Amir Dahbour.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers broke into the vicinities of al-Nabi Younes in Halhul, north of al-Khalil, and Khirbet Takou’, east of Bethlehem, under the religious guise.
Clashes flared up in Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil, shortly after the IOF rolled into the city and cracked down on the locals.
Israeli bulldozers on Thursday morning demolished al-Araqib village in the southern Negev area for the 131st time.
Local sources said the Israeli army forced the natives of the Araqib village out of their tents and shacks, leaving them without roofs over their heads.
The Araqib village has been demolished 131 times since July 27, 2010 under the pretext that its land makes part of Israeli “state property”.
Historical chronicles and documents prove that the village was built during the Ottoman era on lands purchased by the village's residents at that time.
Araqib is one of 45 Arab villages in the Negev unrecognized by the Israeli government and constantly targeted with demolition and displacement in favor of settlement expansion projects.
About 240,000 Palestinians live in the Negev Desert, half of them in villages and communities established hundreds of years ago.
Israel does not recognize these communities, refuses to provide them with basic services such as water and electricity, and cracks down on them in every possible way to push them to leave their lands.
Local sources said the Israeli army forced the natives of the Araqib village out of their tents and shacks, leaving them without roofs over their heads.
The Araqib village has been demolished 131 times since July 27, 2010 under the pretext that its land makes part of Israeli “state property”.
Historical chronicles and documents prove that the village was built during the Ottoman era on lands purchased by the village's residents at that time.
Araqib is one of 45 Arab villages in the Negev unrecognized by the Israeli government and constantly targeted with demolition and displacement in favor of settlement expansion projects.
About 240,000 Palestinians live in the Negev Desert, half of them in villages and communities established hundreds of years ago.
Israel does not recognize these communities, refuses to provide them with basic services such as water and electricity, and cracks down on them in every possible way to push them to leave their lands.
The Israeli occupation army on Wednesday notified the local residents of Kisan village, south of Bethlehem in the West Bank, of its intent to demolish Abu Hurayrah Mosque.
Local sources said the Israeli army delivered a final stop-work and demolition order against the Mosque in the village.
The Israeli army threatened to take legal action against the stakeholders and raze the Mosque at their own expense if the Mosque was not demolished soon.
Kisan village has been exposed over years to widespread land theft by Israel in order to build and expand the illegal settlements of Ma'ale Amos and Mitzpe Shalem, and the outpost of Eibi Hankhal.
In addition, vast tracts of land were also annexed from the village to build a military base and several roads for Jewish settlers.
Local sources said the Israeli army delivered a final stop-work and demolition order against the Mosque in the village.
The Israeli army threatened to take legal action against the stakeholders and raze the Mosque at their own expense if the Mosque was not demolished soon.
Kisan village has been exposed over years to widespread land theft by Israel in order to build and expand the illegal settlements of Ma'ale Amos and Mitzpe Shalem, and the outpost of Eibi Hankhal.
In addition, vast tracts of land were also annexed from the village to build a military base and several roads for Jewish settlers.
Under the 1998 Rome Statute, the proposed demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, by Israeli occupying forces, could amount to war crimes if the demolition proceeds.
Khan al-Ahmar has been under intense pressure, by Israeli forces, to abandon its land, after Israel’s government expressed the desire to connect the Ma’aleh Adumim settlement to Jerusalem, annexing an area inside the Palestinian West Bank known as the E1 area.
Michael Lynk said, in a statement, on Tuesday, that forcing the transfer of a protected community would be a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Israeli Courts approved the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar in May, but, after weeks of intense protest, the same courts halted the plan until Aug. 1.
However, PNN reports, this has not stopped other areas from being demolished, as residents of the Bedouin village on the Mount of Olives could not stop the demolition of a kindergarten and women’s center, by Israeli forces.
The Bedouin village on the Mount of Olives is also part of the E1 area between Ma’ale Adumim and East Jerusalem.
The relevant crimes, under the 1998 Rome Statute, include: (a) (iv) Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly; (vii) Unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement; (b) (viii) The transfer, directly or indirectly, by the Occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory.
SOURCE: United Nations Commission for Human Rights.
Lynk is calling on the international community to condemn the acts of the Israeli military in annexing large areas of the occupied Palestinian West Bank. But, he also says that mere condemnation will not be enough.
“To be effective, the international community must be prepared to hold Israeli decision-makers legally and diplomatically accountable for their unlawful actions,” Lynk said. “They must demand that Israel halts all measures that could result in forcible transfer, enlist diplomatic and political support to end the systemic human rights abuses to which Palestinians in the occupied territory are subjected, and ensure the occupation is ended.”
Khan al-Ahmar has been under intense pressure, by Israeli forces, to abandon its land, after Israel’s government expressed the desire to connect the Ma’aleh Adumim settlement to Jerusalem, annexing an area inside the Palestinian West Bank known as the E1 area.
Michael Lynk said, in a statement, on Tuesday, that forcing the transfer of a protected community would be a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Israeli Courts approved the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar in May, but, after weeks of intense protest, the same courts halted the plan until Aug. 1.
However, PNN reports, this has not stopped other areas from being demolished, as residents of the Bedouin village on the Mount of Olives could not stop the demolition of a kindergarten and women’s center, by Israeli forces.
The Bedouin village on the Mount of Olives is also part of the E1 area between Ma’ale Adumim and East Jerusalem.
The relevant crimes, under the 1998 Rome Statute, include: (a) (iv) Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly; (vii) Unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement; (b) (viii) The transfer, directly or indirectly, by the Occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory.
SOURCE: United Nations Commission for Human Rights.
Lynk is calling on the international community to condemn the acts of the Israeli military in annexing large areas of the occupied Palestinian West Bank. But, he also says that mere condemnation will not be enough.
“To be effective, the international community must be prepared to hold Israeli decision-makers legally and diplomatically accountable for their unlawful actions,” Lynk said. “They must demand that Israel halts all measures that could result in forcible transfer, enlist diplomatic and political support to end the systemic human rights abuses to which Palestinians in the occupied territory are subjected, and ensure the occupation is ended.”
25 july 2018
Israeli government on Monday gave the green light for the establishment of two settlements in the Negev, south of the 1948 occupied Palestine.
Israel's business newspaper TheMarker reported that the government on Monday approved the construction of two settlements in the Negev.
The paper noted that the two settlements, which will include 2,100 housing units, are among 5 new settlements Israel's Housing Ministry is considering their establishment in the Negev area.
It added that one of the two settlements will be allocated for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities while the other will be built close to the border with Egypt.
Meanwhile, Israel has recently stepped up the demolition operations targeting Palestinian villages in Negev in favor of its settlement projects.
Israel's business newspaper TheMarker reported that the government on Monday approved the construction of two settlements in the Negev.
The paper noted that the two settlements, which will include 2,100 housing units, are among 5 new settlements Israel's Housing Ministry is considering their establishment in the Negev area.
It added that one of the two settlements will be allocated for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities while the other will be built close to the border with Egypt.
Meanwhile, Israel has recently stepped up the demolition operations targeting Palestinian villages in Negev in favor of its settlement projects.
The Israeli military destroyed on Wednesday a kindergarten and a women center in Jabal al-Baba Bedouin community east of occupied Jerusalem.
The representative of the Bedouin community Atallah Jahalin said Israeli forces raided the village accompanied with Civil Administration crews and proceeded to demolish the village's kindergarten and women center.
The forces threatened to impose heavy fines in case they were built again.
Israel has been waging a campaign to uproot dozens of Bedouin communities east of occupied Jerusalem in an effort to clear the area from its Palestinian residents to eventually build Jewish settlements in their location.
The representative of the Bedouin community Atallah Jahalin said Israeli forces raided the village accompanied with Civil Administration crews and proceeded to demolish the village's kindergarten and women center.
The forces threatened to impose heavy fines in case they were built again.
Israel has been waging a campaign to uproot dozens of Bedouin communities east of occupied Jerusalem in an effort to clear the area from its Palestinian residents to eventually build Jewish settlements in their location.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Tuesday evening levelled Palestinian lands in Ras al-Ahmar village, southeast of Tubas, for the construction of a new road to serve Israeli settlers.
Four Israeli bulldozers destroyed a water pipeline that was supplying the village with fresh water as they razed the land to open the road, according to the local activist Motaz Bisharat.
The IOF declared the area a closed military zone and prevented its Palestinian residents from leaving their tents during the operation.
Ras al-Ahmar is often subjected to numerous Israeli violations including demolition, razing of land and military training.
Israeli Forces Demolish Water Pipeline in Jordan Valley Village
Israeli bulldozers destroyed a water pipeline supplying the northern Jordan Valley village of Ras al-Ahmar with fresh drinking water, before dawn on Wednesday.
According to a local official, Mutaz Bisharat, four Israeli bulldozers raided the Ras al-Ahmar village, along with seven Israeli military jeeps, and began to destroy the pipeline.
Bisharat added, according to Ma’an, that Israeli bulldozers razed the land for five hours, in order to create a military road.
He pointed out that the destroyed pipeline was used by local Palestinian farmers, for drinking water and crop irrigation.
Israeli forces destroyed a water pipeline of 1,500 meters and 6 inches in length, and created a 2.5 kilometer-long road linking the main road of Ras al-Ahmar village to the Msheibek area, which Israel declared a closed military zone.
Locals reported that, while Israeli forces razed the land, Palestinian residents were prevented from entering or exiting the area.
Khirbet Ras al-Ahmar is one of approximately 180 Palestinian villages, in the occupied West Bank, located on lands designated as ‘Area C’ — the area of the West bank under full Israeli security and civilian control — according to Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem.
The village is often raided by Israeli forces, who perform various military operations in the area, forcing residents of the village to leave their homes for several hours or even days.
Additionally, the village is a designated Israeli military “firing zone.”
Nearly 20 percent of the occupied West Bank has been declared “firing zones” since the 1970s, but, according to the UN, nearly 80 percent of these areas are not in fact used for military training.
Rights groups have accused Israel of declaring some parts of the West Bank as firing zones as an attempt to annex these areas.
Four Israeli bulldozers destroyed a water pipeline that was supplying the village with fresh water as they razed the land to open the road, according to the local activist Motaz Bisharat.
The IOF declared the area a closed military zone and prevented its Palestinian residents from leaving their tents during the operation.
Ras al-Ahmar is often subjected to numerous Israeli violations including demolition, razing of land and military training.
Israeli Forces Demolish Water Pipeline in Jordan Valley Village
Israeli bulldozers destroyed a water pipeline supplying the northern Jordan Valley village of Ras al-Ahmar with fresh drinking water, before dawn on Wednesday.
According to a local official, Mutaz Bisharat, four Israeli bulldozers raided the Ras al-Ahmar village, along with seven Israeli military jeeps, and began to destroy the pipeline.
Bisharat added, according to Ma’an, that Israeli bulldozers razed the land for five hours, in order to create a military road.
He pointed out that the destroyed pipeline was used by local Palestinian farmers, for drinking water and crop irrigation.
Israeli forces destroyed a water pipeline of 1,500 meters and 6 inches in length, and created a 2.5 kilometer-long road linking the main road of Ras al-Ahmar village to the Msheibek area, which Israel declared a closed military zone.
Locals reported that, while Israeli forces razed the land, Palestinian residents were prevented from entering or exiting the area.
Khirbet Ras al-Ahmar is one of approximately 180 Palestinian villages, in the occupied West Bank, located on lands designated as ‘Area C’ — the area of the West bank under full Israeli security and civilian control — according to Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem.
The village is often raided by Israeli forces, who perform various military operations in the area, forcing residents of the village to leave their homes for several hours or even days.
Additionally, the village is a designated Israeli military “firing zone.”
Nearly 20 percent of the occupied West Bank has been declared “firing zones” since the 1970s, but, according to the UN, nearly 80 percent of these areas are not in fact used for military training.
Rights groups have accused Israel of declaring some parts of the West Bank as firing zones as an attempt to annex these areas.
23 july 2018
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Israeli bulldozers, accompanied by large police forces, on Monday morning demolished a Palestinian house in Sakhnin city in the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories for allegedly being unlicensed.
According to Arab 48 website, tension flared up in Sakhnin after Palestinian citizens rushed to the house, owned by the Palestinian Hussein Othman, to prevent the demolition. video video Eyewitnesses said that Israeli police forces assaulted the Palestinian citizens gathering in the area and arrested a number of them. At least 10 Palestinians were injured, including an elderly woman. video Reporter of Arab 48 said that the Israeli police early Monday summoned the owner of the house and his wife for interrogation. When the couple left the house, the police surrounded it and provided protection to the bulldozers to start the demolition. video |
A large block of the Buraq Wall, which makes part of al-Aqsa’s western wall, has collapsed on Monday due to Israeli excavations in the area.
A member of the Islamic Awqaf Department said a live video shows a rock falling from the Buraq Wall.
Experts and engineering units have been dispatched to the area to assess the damage.
The official attributed the collapse to Israeli digs beneath holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Activists shared the live footage on social media networks, as they warned of the massive destruction wrought by Israel’s excavations in and around the area.
Over the past few years, the Israeli occupation government turned down appeals to allow engineering units and UNESCO staff members to inspect the damage inflicted by the Israeli excavations.
A member of the Islamic Awqaf Department said a live video shows a rock falling from the Buraq Wall.
Experts and engineering units have been dispatched to the area to assess the damage.
The official attributed the collapse to Israeli digs beneath holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Activists shared the live footage on social media networks, as they warned of the massive destruction wrought by Israel’s excavations in and around the area.
Over the past few years, the Israeli occupation government turned down appeals to allow engineering units and UNESCO staff members to inspect the damage inflicted by the Israeli excavations.
22 july 2018
Israeli bulldozers on Sunday uprooted dozens of Palestinian-owned olive and almond trees in Bab al-Marj area of Deir Ballut town, west of Salfit.
Eyewitnesses said that the bulldozers leveled vast tracts of privately-owned lands in the area under the pretext that they are "state property".
Mayor of Deir Ballut Kamal Mousa said that the bulldozing operation, launched by Israel's so-called Civil Administration in Bab al-Marj and Iraq al-Tota areas in Deir Ballut, serves a project to expand Leshem settlement illegally built on Palestinian lands.
For his part, anti-settlement researcher Khaled Ma'ali said that the Israeli occupation authorities claim that the land confiscation notices handed to the residents of Deir Ballut are based on military orders and that the buildings established by Palestinian citizens on the targeted lands are unlicensed.
Ma'ali affirmed that these orders are part of a larger plan to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The Palestinian researcher stressed that Israel violates international humanitarian law and Fourth Geneva Convention especially Articles 59 and 49 which prohibit land confiscation and transfer of Israeli civilians to occupied territories.
He noted that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998 considers any act that causes widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment and violates the principle of proportionality a war crime.
Eyewitnesses said that the bulldozers leveled vast tracts of privately-owned lands in the area under the pretext that they are "state property".
Mayor of Deir Ballut Kamal Mousa said that the bulldozing operation, launched by Israel's so-called Civil Administration in Bab al-Marj and Iraq al-Tota areas in Deir Ballut, serves a project to expand Leshem settlement illegally built on Palestinian lands.
For his part, anti-settlement researcher Khaled Ma'ali said that the Israeli occupation authorities claim that the land confiscation notices handed to the residents of Deir Ballut are based on military orders and that the buildings established by Palestinian citizens on the targeted lands are unlicensed.
Ma'ali affirmed that these orders are part of a larger plan to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The Palestinian researcher stressed that Israel violates international humanitarian law and Fourth Geneva Convention especially Articles 59 and 49 which prohibit land confiscation and transfer of Israeli civilians to occupied territories.
He noted that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998 considers any act that causes widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment and violates the principle of proportionality a war crime.
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