18 june 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Deir Abu Mashal village, northwest of Ramallah in central West Bank, shot and injured two young men, and abducted the wife of a Palestinian political prisoner.
The soldiers clashed with many local youngsters, who hurled stones at the invading military vehicles, while the soldiers fired live rounds, including the illegal Toto expanding bullets, in addition to rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources at the Palestine Medical Complex, in Ramallah, said the soldiers shot a young man with a Toto bullet in the leg, and another Palestinian with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the arm.
The soldiers also stormed and ransacked many homes in the village, an abducted the wife of detainee Saleh Suleiman Abu Nabhan, who is imprisoned by Israel, serving a twenty-year sentence.
The soldiers also confiscated the wife’s gold, while violently searching and ransacking the property, causing excessive damage.
Deir Abu Mashal remains under tight siege, and constant invasions, since Friday evening, after three young men from the village were killed, after attacking Israeli officers and soldiers, in Jerusalem, killing one.
The soldiers clashed with many local youngsters, who hurled stones at the invading military vehicles, while the soldiers fired live rounds, including the illegal Toto expanding bullets, in addition to rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources at the Palestine Medical Complex, in Ramallah, said the soldiers shot a young man with a Toto bullet in the leg, and another Palestinian with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the arm.
The soldiers also stormed and ransacked many homes in the village, an abducted the wife of detainee Saleh Suleiman Abu Nabhan, who is imprisoned by Israel, serving a twenty-year sentence.
The soldiers also confiscated the wife’s gold, while violently searching and ransacking the property, causing excessive damage.
Deir Abu Mashal remains under tight siege, and constant invasions, since Friday evening, after three young men from the village were killed, after attacking Israeli officers and soldiers, in Jerusalem, killing one.
17 june 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Friday at night, Deir Abu Mashal village, west of Ramallah, after besieging it for several hours, leading to clashes with local youngsters, before shooting three Palestinians with live rounds, and causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Update: The soldiers broke into, and violently searched the homes of the three Palestinians, who were killed in Jerusalem, friday, and verbally informed the families that the army will be demolishing their homes soon.
Emad Zahran, the head of Deir Abu Mashal Local Council, said the soldiers closed all roads leading to the village, starting late at night Friday, and installed an iron gate, sealing the main entrance, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
He added that the soldiers clashed, at dawn Saturday, with dozens of local youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles, while the army fired live rounds, wounding three Palestinians, in addition to firing rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing scores of residents to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
Mashal said that the Palestinian Civil Affairs Office, managed to enable 41 high school students to leave the village, after coordinating with the Israeli District Coordination Office, to allow the students to attend their final exams.
Furthermore, the soldiers condiscated 40 Palestinian cars, some of them without valid licence plates, and distributed leaflets warning that the military will conduct repeated invasions and searches of homes, and will keep the siege imposed on the village.
The siege and invasion into Deir Abu Mashal came hours after three young men from the village were shot and killed in occupied Jerusalem, Friday, after attacking Israeli officers, killing one.
The three have been identified as Bara’ Ibrahim Ata, 18, Osama Ahmad Ata, 19, and Adel Hasan Ankoush, 18.
The slain Israeli officer has been identified as Hadas Malka, 23; Israeli daily Haaretz said the officer was stabbed while trying to reach for her gun.
Update: The soldiers broke into, and violently searched the homes of the three Palestinians, who were killed in Jerusalem, friday, and verbally informed the families that the army will be demolishing their homes soon.
Emad Zahran, the head of Deir Abu Mashal Local Council, said the soldiers closed all roads leading to the village, starting late at night Friday, and installed an iron gate, sealing the main entrance, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
He added that the soldiers clashed, at dawn Saturday, with dozens of local youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles, while the army fired live rounds, wounding three Palestinians, in addition to firing rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing scores of residents to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
Mashal said that the Palestinian Civil Affairs Office, managed to enable 41 high school students to leave the village, after coordinating with the Israeli District Coordination Office, to allow the students to attend their final exams.
Furthermore, the soldiers condiscated 40 Palestinian cars, some of them without valid licence plates, and distributed leaflets warning that the military will conduct repeated invasions and searches of homes, and will keep the siege imposed on the village.
The siege and invasion into Deir Abu Mashal came hours after three young men from the village were shot and killed in occupied Jerusalem, Friday, after attacking Israeli officers, killing one.
The three have been identified as Bara’ Ibrahim Ata, 18, Osama Ahmad Ata, 19, and Adel Hasan Ankoush, 18.
The slain Israeli officer has been identified as Hadas Malka, 23; Israeli daily Haaretz said the officer was stabbed while trying to reach for her gun.
14 june 2017
The Israeli authorities demolished on Wednesday morning al-Araqeeb village in Negev for the 114th time, leaving dozens of families on the streets.
Member of the Local Committee to Defend al-Araqeeb, Aziz al-Touri, said the demolition vehicles escorted by the Israeli police arrived in the village at daybreak and destroyed all of its residential tents and barracks.
“Just imagine that someday heavily-armed forces show up in your neighborhood and raze your home to the ground, leaving your children and families without a roof over their heads,” said al-Touri.
Al-Araqeeb, home to 22 Palestinian families, is located to the north of Beersheba city in Negev Desert, south of 1948 occupied Palestinian territories. It is one of 45 Arab villages in Negev that Israel does not recognize.
Negev constitutes about 40% of historical Palestine. It covers an area of 12,757 square km and is a home to 200,000 Palestinians.
Member of the Local Committee to Defend al-Araqeeb, Aziz al-Touri, said the demolition vehicles escorted by the Israeli police arrived in the village at daybreak and destroyed all of its residential tents and barracks.
“Just imagine that someday heavily-armed forces show up in your neighborhood and raze your home to the ground, leaving your children and families without a roof over their heads,” said al-Touri.
Al-Araqeeb, home to 22 Palestinian families, is located to the north of Beersheba city in Negev Desert, south of 1948 occupied Palestinian territories. It is one of 45 Arab villages in Negev that Israel does not recognize.
Negev constitutes about 40% of historical Palestine. It covers an area of 12,757 square km and is a home to 200,000 Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation army on Tuesday renewed its intent to demolish al-Kaabneh school which was established by Arab Bedouins for their children a long time ago north of Jericho in the West Bank.
School principal Mahmoud al-Jarmi said that the Israeli army’s civil administration informed him once again of its intention to raze the school, stressing that the right to education is protected by the international law.
Principal Jarmi appealed to local and international educational organizations to intervene and help al-Kaabneh Bedouins to confront the arrogant and arbitrary measures pursued by Israel against them.
Al-Kaabneh Bedouin School is frequented by Palestinian students from various Bedouin hamlets located in Area C of the West Bank, which is under Israel’s control according to Oslo accords. It was already threatened with demolition by the Israeli army.
Located in a Bedouin community in the middle of the desert, 50 km north-east of Jerusalem, al-Kaabneh school is composed of six shipping containers. They provide the school’s students with little protection from heat or cold, and they lack proper sanitation facilities. The school has only one functioning toilet, offers no library or computer lab and has no schoolyard where children can play.
The demolition orders arise from an Israeli systematic policy that makes it very difficult for Palestinians to obtain permits for construction of schools, homes and other structures in much of the West Bank, according to the UNICEF.
School principal Mahmoud al-Jarmi said that the Israeli army’s civil administration informed him once again of its intention to raze the school, stressing that the right to education is protected by the international law.
Principal Jarmi appealed to local and international educational organizations to intervene and help al-Kaabneh Bedouins to confront the arrogant and arbitrary measures pursued by Israel against them.
Al-Kaabneh Bedouin School is frequented by Palestinian students from various Bedouin hamlets located in Area C of the West Bank, which is under Israel’s control according to Oslo accords. It was already threatened with demolition by the Israeli army.
Located in a Bedouin community in the middle of the desert, 50 km north-east of Jerusalem, al-Kaabneh school is composed of six shipping containers. They provide the school’s students with little protection from heat or cold, and they lack proper sanitation facilities. The school has only one functioning toilet, offers no library or computer lab and has no schoolyard where children can play.
The demolition orders arise from an Israeli systematic policy that makes it very difficult for Palestinians to obtain permits for construction of schools, homes and other structures in much of the West Bank, according to the UNICEF.
12 june 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) bulldozed on Monday Palestinian lands in Furush Beit Dajan village in the central Jordan Valley allegedly in search for unlicensed water networks.
Specialist in the settlement affairs, Aref Daraghmeh, said that for the second month in a row, the IOF continues to raze lands in Beit Dajan under the pretext of searching for unlicensed water networks, affirming that this falls in line with a collective punishment policy pursued against the Palestinian farmers, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency.
The IOF had razed large areas of land and demolished many buildings in the occupied West Bank under the allegation of lacking licenses.
Specialist in the settlement affairs, Aref Daraghmeh, said that for the second month in a row, the IOF continues to raze lands in Beit Dajan under the pretext of searching for unlicensed water networks, affirming that this falls in line with a collective punishment policy pursued against the Palestinian farmers, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency.
The IOF had razed large areas of land and demolished many buildings in the occupied West Bank under the allegation of lacking licenses.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Monday handed over a home-demolition order to a Palestinian woman, Feddiya Zayed from al-Nuwaima village north of Jericho under the claim of lacking a construction permit.
A local source revealed that the IOF soldiers gave the woman two-week long period in order to evict her home where she lives along with her family.
A Palestinian charity has recently pledged to reconstruct the house which consists of four rooms.
A local source revealed that the IOF soldiers gave the woman two-week long period in order to evict her home where she lives along with her family.
A Palestinian charity has recently pledged to reconstruct the house which consists of four rooms.
11 june 2017
The Israeli cabinet approved, on Sunday, a bill proposal which aims to deduct the salaries of Palestinian detainees, former and current, from Palestinian Authority deposits.
The bill was proposed by Israeli MK Elazar Stern, from Yesh Atid, and signed by the Likud MKs David Bitan and Avi Dichter.
After discussing it, the Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved bill, which stipulates deducting the salaries from the monthly transfer of tax money Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation considers all Palestinians, who do not believe in Israel’s right to occupy the land of Palestine and seeking the return of Palestinians refugees to their homes, as terrorists. Based on this criterion, all the Palestinian prisoners are considered “terrorists”.
Stern claimed that the salaries paid to the former prisoners or the families of current prisoners are rewards for people who murder Jews.
“The current reality is that the Palestinian Authority not only rewards the murder of Jews, but also encourages it,” Stern said. “The more you murder, the more you get,” he claimed.
“For the Palestinians, it incites them to murder and for us it is an obstacle to peace because how can we make peace with someone who encourages murder? I am convinced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the committee headed by minister Shaked will support the legislation,” he said.
He added: “Netanyahu has commented on the issue more than once and he understands that this absurdity cannot continue.”
The bill was proposed by Israeli MK Elazar Stern, from Yesh Atid, and signed by the Likud MKs David Bitan and Avi Dichter.
After discussing it, the Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved bill, which stipulates deducting the salaries from the monthly transfer of tax money Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation considers all Palestinians, who do not believe in Israel’s right to occupy the land of Palestine and seeking the return of Palestinians refugees to their homes, as terrorists. Based on this criterion, all the Palestinian prisoners are considered “terrorists”.
Stern claimed that the salaries paid to the former prisoners or the families of current prisoners are rewards for people who murder Jews.
“The current reality is that the Palestinian Authority not only rewards the murder of Jews, but also encourages it,” Stern said. “The more you murder, the more you get,” he claimed.
“For the Palestinians, it incites them to murder and for us it is an obstacle to peace because how can we make peace with someone who encourages murder? I am convinced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the committee headed by minister Shaked will support the legislation,” he said.
He added: “Netanyahu has commented on the issue more than once and he understands that this absurdity cannot continue.”
9 june 2017
Dozens of settlers of Yitzhar settlement attacked on Friday afternoon the town of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus city, under protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that extremist settlers started fire in Palestinians’ agricultural lands at the outskirts of the town leading to a huge fire in olive and fig fields.
The attacking settlers threw stones at homes in the town, then clashes erupted between the settlers and inhabitants. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades at the local protesters to disperse them.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that extremist settlers started fire in Palestinians’ agricultural lands at the outskirts of the town leading to a huge fire in olive and fig fields.
The attacking settlers threw stones at homes in the town, then clashes erupted between the settlers and inhabitants. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades at the local protesters to disperse them.
8 june 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) handed over on Thursday demolition orders to raze two restaurants in the historical area of Sabastia town to the north of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
Head of Sabastia council, Mohammad Azzam, said that IOF soldiers stormed the historical site in the town and handed two demolition orders to two restaurant owners: Nael Aqel and Fakher Mekhaimer.
The IOF troops claimed that both restaurants are located in the Israeli-controlled area classified as Area C.
Head of Sabastia council, Mohammad Azzam, said that IOF soldiers stormed the historical site in the town and handed two demolition orders to two restaurant owners: Nael Aqel and Fakher Mekhaimer.
The IOF troops claimed that both restaurants are located in the Israeli-controlled area classified as Area C.
Israeli bulldozers leveled Palestinian lands near Wad Qana, west of Salfit province, in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
Reporting from the scene, Palestinian farmers said Israeli bulldozers have leveled Palestinian land tracts near Novim settlement outpost.
Researcher Khaled Maali said the move makes part of an Israeli land grab scheme in Area C in an attempt to expand existing settlement outposts and set up others.
Maali added that such schemes make part of Israeli attempts to boost ties between 25 illegal settlements built on Palestinian land in Salfit and to establish a settlement strip stretching from Zaatara checkpoint, east of Salfit, to Kafr Kasem city, in 1948 Occupied Palestine. The plan also includes a bid to set up a railway connecting Tel Aviv to Ariel, the second largest West Bank settlement, and to seize the largest water basin in historical Palestine.
Reporting from the scene, Palestinian farmers said Israeli bulldozers have leveled Palestinian land tracts near Novim settlement outpost.
Researcher Khaled Maali said the move makes part of an Israeli land grab scheme in Area C in an attempt to expand existing settlement outposts and set up others.
Maali added that such schemes make part of Israeli attempts to boost ties between 25 illegal settlements built on Palestinian land in Salfit and to establish a settlement strip stretching from Zaatara checkpoint, east of Salfit, to Kafr Kasem city, in 1948 Occupied Palestine. The plan also includes a bid to set up a railway connecting Tel Aviv to Ariel, the second largest West Bank settlement, and to seize the largest water basin in historical Palestine.
7 june 2017
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Tuesday threatened to demolish structures used to protect spring water against contamination to the east of the Palestinian town of Barta’a, which is isolated by Israel’s separation wall in the south of Jenin city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that employees from the Israeli water authority escorted by Israeli troops stormed al-Nab’ah area in the town and threatened to remove structures used at the site to protect the spring.
Barta'a Cooperative Association for Drinking Water and Lighting had carried out a project to protect the spring from the wastewater that comes from Katzir settlement, which was built illegally on annexed land in the area.
Al-Nab’ah area is considered the main water supply to Barta’a, but Israel prevents the locals from establishing any water project in Area C of the West Bank and removes any related structures at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that employees from the Israeli water authority escorted by Israeli troops stormed al-Nab’ah area in the town and threatened to remove structures used at the site to protect the spring.
Barta'a Cooperative Association for Drinking Water and Lighting had carried out a project to protect the spring from the wastewater that comes from Katzir settlement, which was built illegally on annexed land in the area.
Al-Nab’ah area is considered the main water supply to Barta’a, but Israel prevents the locals from establishing any water project in Area C of the West Bank and removes any related structures at the pretext of unlicensed construction.