13 nov 2017
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) swept, Monday evening, an agricultural road in the Jordan Valley-area village of Ras al-Ahmar.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that an Israeli military bulldozer escorted by a number of bulldozers stormed the area and destroyed a rural road that serves Palestinian farmers in the village with the aim of building a military road.
Ras al-Ahmar village has witnessed, over the past few months, growing tension due to the Israeli military restrictions imposed on its residents.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that an Israeli military bulldozer escorted by a number of bulldozers stormed the area and destroyed a rural road that serves Palestinian farmers in the village with the aim of building a military road.
Ras al-Ahmar village has witnessed, over the past few months, growing tension due to the Israeli military restrictions imposed on its residents.
The Israeli Jerusalem municipality crews, accompanied by Israeli policemen, on Monday broke into al-Isawiya town in Occupied Jerusalem and distributed demolition orders against a number of Palestinian houses under the pretext of being built without permits.
Jerusalemite sources reported that the Israeli crews handed demolition notices and summonses to a group of Palestinian citizens in the town.
The Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality has demolished dozens of Palestinian houses in al-Isawiya town for allegedly being unlicensed.
Following the Israeli occupation of al-Isawiya in 1967, thousands of settlement units, in addition to Hadassah Hospital and the Hebrew University, have been built on the town's confiscated lands.
Jerusalemite sources reported that the Israeli crews handed demolition notices and summonses to a group of Palestinian citizens in the town.
The Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality has demolished dozens of Palestinian houses in al-Isawiya town for allegedly being unlicensed.
Following the Israeli occupation of al-Isawiya in 1967, thousands of settlement units, in addition to Hadassah Hospital and the Hebrew University, have been built on the town's confiscated lands.
Haaretz newspaper on Monday revealed that World Zionist Organization - settlement division gave 50 dunums of Palestinian lands in Bethlehem to settlers of Ma'aleh Rehavam settlement outpost to the south of the city.
The five dunums were given to the illegal outpost of Ma'aleh Rehavam in 2002 by the WZO settlement division even though the division had no rights to the land, according to newly discovered documents, the newspaper said.
The newspaper stated that settlers use the land in cultivation despite the fact that part of the targeted land is considered as a nature reserve agreed upon in the Oslo Accords which stipulates that both Israel and the Palestinian Authority must approve any changes made in the reserve.
The five dunums were given to the illegal outpost of Ma'aleh Rehavam in 2002 by the WZO settlement division even though the division had no rights to the land, according to newly discovered documents, the newspaper said.
The newspaper stated that settlers use the land in cultivation despite the fact that part of the targeted land is considered as a nature reserve agreed upon in the Oslo Accords which stipulates that both Israel and the Palestinian Authority must approve any changes made in the reserve.
Teams of Israeli municipality of Jerusalem escorted by Israeli military forces on Monday broke into al-Issawiya town, northeast of Occupied Jerusalem, and took photos of five Palestinian commercial facilities including a pharmacy.
The Palestinian activist in the town, Mohammad Abu Al-Hummus, said that Israeli forces hanged an evacuation notice stipulating eviction and removal of a commercial container in the town.
The Palestinian activist in the town, Mohammad Abu Al-Hummus, said that Israeli forces hanged an evacuation notice stipulating eviction and removal of a commercial container in the town.
Israeli authorities intend to demolish a whole neighborhood in Kafr Aqeb town, north of Occupied Jerusalem, where 64,000 Palestinians, who hold the Israeli citizenship, live.
Israeli authorities unveiled a secret plan, tabled by mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat, aimed at demolishing six residential towers, each of which consists of 7 floors, in the town which is located outside the Separation Wall.
Hundreds of Palestinian residents in the area will be evacuated from their homes, according to Israeli TV Channel Kan. The channel confirmed that the demolition will be completed with disregard to the expected implications following the demolition.
The channel pointed out that explosives would be used to raze the buildings, adding that a mosque in the area could collapse as a result of the powerful blasts.
The municipality claims that the demolition will be conducted at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Israeli authorities unveiled a secret plan, tabled by mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat, aimed at demolishing six residential towers, each of which consists of 7 floors, in the town which is located outside the Separation Wall.
Hundreds of Palestinian residents in the area will be evacuated from their homes, according to Israeli TV Channel Kan. The channel confirmed that the demolition will be completed with disregard to the expected implications following the demolition.
The channel pointed out that explosives would be used to raze the buildings, adding that a mosque in the area could collapse as a result of the powerful blasts.
The municipality claims that the demolition will be conducted at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Israeli authorities are reportedly planning to evacuate some 200 Palestinians from their homes and agricultural lands in the Jordan Valley are of the northern occupied West Bank, according to local sources.
Member of the Jordan Valley municipal council Mahdi Daraghmeh told Ma’an News Agency, on Friday, that Israeli forces delivered demolition and evacuation notices to 30 Palestinian families in the Ein al-Hilweh and Umm al-Jamal villages in the northern Jordan Valley on Thursday, Nov. 9th.
The notices, which Daraghmeh said were dated Nov. 1st, gave the residents eight days — until Nov. 9th — to evacuate some 60 homes and structures voluntarily.
Residents are expecting Israeli forces to arrive to the area to demolish the structures anytime now, Daraghmeh said.
He added that the notices were signed by an Israeli army chief in the West Bank, and that the notices mentioned that the lands would be used for illegal Israeli settlement construction.
Earlier on Thursday, reports emerged on plans announced by the Israeli Minister of Housing to increase settlement construction in the Jordan Valley and double the number of settlers residing the area from 6,000 to 12,000.
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.
Meanwhile, Israeli rights group B’Tselem reported that in 2016 Palestinians experienced the highest number of Israeli demolitions since the group began recording the incidents.
At the same time, Peace Now reported that Israel’s illegal settlement construction in the West Bank increased by 34 percent in 2016, with Israeli authorities initiating construction on 1,814 new settler housing units.
Member of the Jordan Valley municipal council Mahdi Daraghmeh told Ma’an News Agency, on Friday, that Israeli forces delivered demolition and evacuation notices to 30 Palestinian families in the Ein al-Hilweh and Umm al-Jamal villages in the northern Jordan Valley on Thursday, Nov. 9th.
The notices, which Daraghmeh said were dated Nov. 1st, gave the residents eight days — until Nov. 9th — to evacuate some 60 homes and structures voluntarily.
Residents are expecting Israeli forces to arrive to the area to demolish the structures anytime now, Daraghmeh said.
He added that the notices were signed by an Israeli army chief in the West Bank, and that the notices mentioned that the lands would be used for illegal Israeli settlement construction.
Earlier on Thursday, reports emerged on plans announced by the Israeli Minister of Housing to increase settlement construction in the Jordan Valley and double the number of settlers residing the area from 6,000 to 12,000.
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.
Meanwhile, Israeli rights group B’Tselem reported that in 2016 Palestinians experienced the highest number of Israeli demolitions since the group began recording the incidents.
At the same time, Peace Now reported that Israel’s illegal settlement construction in the West Bank increased by 34 percent in 2016, with Israeli authorities initiating construction on 1,814 new settler housing units.
12 nov 2017
Israeli settlers on Sunday morning leveled Palestinian lands in Asira al-Qibliyeh town, south of the northern occupied West Bank province of Nablus.
Head of Asira al-Qibliyeh Village Council, Hafedh Saleh, told a PIC news correspondent that an Israeli bulldozer razed Palestinian land tracts near the illegal settlement outpost of Yitzhar, built on Palestinian lands in the area.
According to Saleh, the measure makes part of Israeli attempts to expand the aforementioned settlement, built in 2002 and comprising makeshift homes and structures for raising livestock.
He added that the bulldozing activity, carried out under the supervision of Israeli army patrols, had been carried out at a distance of less than 150 meters away from Palestinian homes and residential facilities.
Head of Asira al-Qibliyeh Village Council, Hafedh Saleh, told a PIC news correspondent that an Israeli bulldozer razed Palestinian land tracts near the illegal settlement outpost of Yitzhar, built on Palestinian lands in the area.
According to Saleh, the measure makes part of Israeli attempts to expand the aforementioned settlement, built in 2002 and comprising makeshift homes and structures for raising livestock.
He added that the bulldozing activity, carried out under the supervision of Israeli army patrols, had been carried out at a distance of less than 150 meters away from Palestinian homes and residential facilities.
Israeli settlers on Sunday razed privately-owned Palestinian lands in Asira al-Qibliya village in Nablus province.
Head of the Asira al-Qibliya village council, Hafez Saleh, said that a group of Israeli settlers broke into Jabal Salman area and started to bulldoze Palestinian citizens' lands.
Saleh explained in statements to Quds Press that the bulldozing operations were carried out in lands that Palestinians are denied access to under the pretext that they are close to the outposts belonging to Yitzhar settlement.
He pointed out that no intervention was witnessed from the Israeli soldiers stationed in a nearby camp to stop the settler aggression.
Hafez added that he has contacted the Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee and other concerned institutions to work to put an end to the Israeli settlers' attempts to expand one of the settlement outposts established in the area.
Head of the Asira al-Qibliya village council, Hafez Saleh, said that a group of Israeli settlers broke into Jabal Salman area and started to bulldoze Palestinian citizens' lands.
Saleh explained in statements to Quds Press that the bulldozing operations were carried out in lands that Palestinians are denied access to under the pretext that they are close to the outposts belonging to Yitzhar settlement.
He pointed out that no intervention was witnessed from the Israeli soldiers stationed in a nearby camp to stop the settler aggression.
Hafez added that he has contacted the Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee and other concerned institutions to work to put an end to the Israeli settlers' attempts to expand one of the settlement outposts established in the area.
A Palestinian man demolished, on Saturday evening, his own home in al-Bustan neighborhood, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, to avoid more excessive fines and costs, after the City Council issued a demolition order targeting his property.
The Palestinian, Abdul-Moghni Dweik, said the Jerusalem City Council and the Israeli police threatened to impose severe fines and penalties, in addition to excessive costs, if he does not demolish his home on his own.
The Palestinian was told that he would have to pay at least 80.000 Israeli Shekels for the costs of demolishing his 80 square/meter home, in addition to various high fines and fees.
The Palestinian, Abdul-Moghni Dweik, said the Jerusalem City Council and the Israeli police threatened to impose severe fines and penalties, in addition to excessive costs, if he does not demolish his home on his own.
The Palestinian was told that he would have to pay at least 80.000 Israeli Shekels for the costs of demolishing his 80 square/meter home, in addition to various high fines and fees.
10 nov 2017
Large tracts of Palestinian land were seized and bulldozed by the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Thursday in al-Duhour al-Ra’awiya area in Salfit between the towns of Burqin and Kafr ad-Dik.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the bulldozers also razed pastoral lands belonging to Palestinian farmers from the towns, without prior notice.
They also said that excavators with hydraulic hammers embarked on breaking rocks in the area in order to use them to pave roads in Brukhin settlement.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the bulldozers also razed pastoral lands belonging to Palestinian farmers from the towns, without prior notice.
They also said that excavators with hydraulic hammers embarked on breaking rocks in the area in order to use them to pave roads in Brukhin settlement.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday confiscated agricultural equipment belonging to some farmers in Qaryut village, south of Nablus in the West Bank.
Local activist Bashar al-Qaryuti told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed the village and detained a group of farmers during their presence on an agricultural road in al-Shu’ab area before confiscating their equipment, with no reason.
Consequently, a brief brawl broke out between the farmers and soldiers, with no reported arrests.
Local activist Bashar al-Qaryuti told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed the village and detained a group of farmers during their presence on an agricultural road in al-Shu’ab area before confiscating their equipment, with no reason.
Consequently, a brief brawl broke out between the farmers and soldiers, with no reported arrests.
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday morning ordered Palestinian families to evacuate their facilities in the northern Jordan Valley, putting into effect a recently-issued land grab order.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center that Israeli soldiers ordered Palestinian communities setting up roots in Ein al-Hilweh and Umm al-Jamal, in the Jordan Valley, to leave the area in no more than eight days following an order to seize a set of land tracts.
Israel’s military chief of staff gave instructions for the confiscation of Palestinian land lots in Ein al-Hilweh and Umm al-Jamal and for the evacuation of all residential communities by next week.
In case the inhabitants object the order, they will have all of their properties in the area seized by the announced deadline.
Ein al-Hilweh community is home to 10 Palestinian families and 25 civilian facilities. Umm Jamal community is home to 15 Palestinian families and 40 facilities.
Located some 18 kilometers away from eastern Tubas, Ein al-Hilweh, in al-Malih Valley, is rich with natural resources, most notably water springs and fertile soil. However, as time has passed by, the springs have gone dried out as a result of Israel’s unabated settlement activity in the area.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center that Israeli soldiers ordered Palestinian communities setting up roots in Ein al-Hilweh and Umm al-Jamal, in the Jordan Valley, to leave the area in no more than eight days following an order to seize a set of land tracts.
Israel’s military chief of staff gave instructions for the confiscation of Palestinian land lots in Ein al-Hilweh and Umm al-Jamal and for the evacuation of all residential communities by next week.
In case the inhabitants object the order, they will have all of their properties in the area seized by the announced deadline.
Ein al-Hilweh community is home to 10 Palestinian families and 25 civilian facilities. Umm Jamal community is home to 15 Palestinian families and 40 facilities.
Located some 18 kilometers away from eastern Tubas, Ein al-Hilweh, in al-Malih Valley, is rich with natural resources, most notably water springs and fertile soil. However, as time has passed by, the springs have gone dried out as a result of Israel’s unabated settlement activity in the area.
9 nov 2017
The Israeli authorities decided to detonate the home of a Palestinian who was killed, after shooting to death three Israeli soldiers, nearly two months ago, at the entrance of Har Adar illegal Israeli colony, which is built on illegally seized from the Palestinian village of Beit Surik, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, where Nimir attacker was from.
Ahmad Omar al-Jamal, the head of Beit Surik Local Council, said that the lawyer, representing the family of Nimir
Mahmoud al-Jamal, phoned him, on Wednesday at night, and informed him about the Israeli decision to wire and detonate al-Jamal family home on November 14th.
The Israeli authorities demanded the five families living in the building to evacuate it, ahead of the scheduled demolition.
Al-Jamal said the Israeli decision is another illegal act of collective punishment against five families, includes many children, adding that Israel is exacting vengeance against the surviving family members, especially since the soldiers repeatedly invaded and ransacked their residences, causing excessive damage to the furniture and belongings.
It is worth mentioning that Nimir al-Jamal was killed on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at the entrance of Har Adar settlement, after killing three Israeli soldiers.
Ahmad Omar al-Jamal, the head of Beit Surik Local Council, said that the lawyer, representing the family of Nimir
Mahmoud al-Jamal, phoned him, on Wednesday at night, and informed him about the Israeli decision to wire and detonate al-Jamal family home on November 14th.
The Israeli authorities demanded the five families living in the building to evacuate it, ahead of the scheduled demolition.
Al-Jamal said the Israeli decision is another illegal act of collective punishment against five families, includes many children, adding that Israel is exacting vengeance against the surviving family members, especially since the soldiers repeatedly invaded and ransacked their residences, causing excessive damage to the furniture and belongings.
It is worth mentioning that Nimir al-Jamal was killed on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at the entrance of Har Adar settlement, after killing three Israeli soldiers.
8 nov 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued, on Wednesday, to sweep an ancient site in Burqin town, west of Salfit, with the aim of expanding the illegal settlement of Ariel, Palestinian municipal authorities warned.
In a press statement, the municipal authorities raised alarm bells over Israeli bulldozing operations in the area which fall in line with Israeli settlement expansion policy.
Israeli settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territories is considered illegal under international law.
In a press statement, the municipal authorities raised alarm bells over Israeli bulldozing operations in the area which fall in line with Israeli settlement expansion policy.
Israeli settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territories is considered illegal under international law.
Israeli bulldozers stormed and razed Wednesday morning a Palestinian-owned commercial facility in occupied Jerusalem for the third time.
According to Quds Press, Israeli military bulldozers escorted by Israeli police forces broke into the area and raided Harhash car exhibition after vacating it of all cars.
The bulldozers later started sweeping the area of about 1,000 square meters.
Harhash family established the car exhibition in 2006 and managed to get Israeli permit in 2008.
However, Israeli municipal authorities have been working to confiscate the area with the aim of turning it into a bus station for the nearby settlements.
The car exhibition was subjected to demolition for two times under the pretext of being built “without legal basis.”
According to Quds Press, Israeli military bulldozers escorted by Israeli police forces broke into the area and raided Harhash car exhibition after vacating it of all cars.
The bulldozers later started sweeping the area of about 1,000 square meters.
Harhash family established the car exhibition in 2006 and managed to get Israeli permit in 2008.
However, Israeli municipal authorities have been working to confiscate the area with the aim of turning it into a bus station for the nearby settlements.
The car exhibition was subjected to demolition for two times under the pretext of being built “without legal basis.”
Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight and early morning hours Wednesday, eleven Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, and illegally confiscated cash from a home in Bethlehem.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in several parts of Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, and abducted six Palestinians.
It identified the abducted Palestinians as Bajes Nakhla and Amir Abu Sbeih, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp, Obeida Hussein Abu Alia and Majed al-Beesi Abu Alia from al-Mughayer town, Ahmad Saleh Awajna, from Kafr Malek, and Mohammad Bar’awi, from Um ash-Sharayet.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hazem Jibril al-Jeyyawi, 31, Jihad Abdullah al-Ajlouni, 18, and Khaled Mahmoud Sarahna, 30.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Issa al-’Arouj, 21, from his home in Bethlehem, after invading the property and violently searching it, causing excessive damage, and illegally confiscated 100 Jordanian Dinars.
Another Palestinian, identified as Majd Khaled Tambouz, 20, was abducted by the soldiers at a military roadblock between Nablus and Tulkarem.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in several parts of Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, and abducted six Palestinians.
It identified the abducted Palestinians as Bajes Nakhla and Amir Abu Sbeih, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp, Obeida Hussein Abu Alia and Majed al-Beesi Abu Alia from al-Mughayer town, Ahmad Saleh Awajna, from Kafr Malek, and Mohammad Bar’awi, from Um ash-Sharayet.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hazem Jibril al-Jeyyawi, 31, Jihad Abdullah al-Ajlouni, 18, and Khaled Mahmoud Sarahna, 30.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Issa al-’Arouj, 21, from his home in Bethlehem, after invading the property and violently searching it, causing excessive damage, and illegally confiscated 100 Jordanian Dinars.
Another Palestinian, identified as Majd Khaled Tambouz, 20, was abducted by the soldiers at a military roadblock between Nablus and Tulkarem.
7 nov 2017
Israeli bulldozers on Tuesday knocked down a one-room house and an agricultural facility in Beit Dajan village, in the northern Jordan Valley.
Activist Aref Daraghma said Israeli bulldozers reduced a residential facility and a greenhouse to rubble.
The razed facilities belong to the Palestinian citizens Kasem and Basem Abu Jeish.
Earlier in the day, the Israeli occupation forces demolished Palestinian homes and agricultural facilities in al-Jeftlik village, in the Jordan Valley.
Activist Aref Daraghma said Israeli bulldozers reduced a residential facility and a greenhouse to rubble.
The razed facilities belong to the Palestinian citizens Kasem and Basem Abu Jeish.
Earlier in the day, the Israeli occupation forces demolished Palestinian homes and agricultural facilities in al-Jeftlik village, in the Jordan Valley.
Israeli bulldozers demolished on Tuesday three Palestinian homes in al-Jeftlik village east of Tubas in the Jordan Valley at the pretext of lacking construction permits.
Media sources said that Israeli occupation authorities had handed over demolition orders to the homes’ owners despite possessing ownership documents. The houses were built two years ago in the Israeli-controlled Area C.
Area C occupies over 60% of the West Bank’s area where many of the Israeli settlements are illegally built.
Media sources said that Israeli occupation authorities had handed over demolition orders to the homes’ owners despite possessing ownership documents. The houses were built two years ago in the Israeli-controlled Area C.
Area C occupies over 60% of the West Bank’s area where many of the Israeli settlements are illegally built.
Municipality of Jerusalem seized a Palestinian land lot in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Occupied Jerusalem to establish a car park of a hotel which was slated to be constructed 20 years ago.
Muhannad Jebara, the lawyer of the Palestinian families affected by the land grab decision, said that the land is located near Tomb of Shimon Siddiq.
Five years ago, an Israeli court refused a decision by Jerusalem Mayor to confiscate the same land for constructing a car park for the Tomb's visitors.
Jebara pointed out that a detailed petition, signed by the owners of the seized land, is going to be submitted to the Central Court in Jerusalem.
Muhannad Jebara, the lawyer of the Palestinian families affected by the land grab decision, said that the land is located near Tomb of Shimon Siddiq.
Five years ago, an Israeli court refused a decision by Jerusalem Mayor to confiscate the same land for constructing a car park for the Tomb's visitors.
Jebara pointed out that a detailed petition, signed by the owners of the seized land, is going to be submitted to the Central Court in Jerusalem.
6 nov 2017
Israeli settlers ruined on Monday morning a water pipe used by Palestinian farmers in the village of Sakout, in the northern Jordan Valley, according to a local official.
In a press statement, the official of settlement in the area Mutaz Besharat said a group of settlers escorted by Israeli forces destroyed the water pipe that was recently installed by Palestinian farmers in the area to irrigate their crops.
The village is located in Area C of the West Bank, which is under full Israeli military and administrative control. Palestinian residents in that area are often harassed and attacked by Israeli settlers, who repeatedly carry out their violations in the presence of Israeli military forces.
Israeli practices in the Jordan Valley are aimed at pushing the Palestinians out of the Jordan Valley district using all means in order to replace them with Jewish settlers.
In a press statement, the official of settlement in the area Mutaz Besharat said a group of settlers escorted by Israeli forces destroyed the water pipe that was recently installed by Palestinian farmers in the area to irrigate their crops.
The village is located in Area C of the West Bank, which is under full Israeli military and administrative control. Palestinian residents in that area are often harassed and attacked by Israeli settlers, who repeatedly carry out their violations in the presence of Israeli military forces.
Israeli practices in the Jordan Valley are aimed at pushing the Palestinians out of the Jordan Valley district using all means in order to replace them with Jewish settlers.