7 apr 2014
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided several areas in Yatta south of al-Khalil in the southern Western Bank at an early morning hour on Monday, an event that coincided with a series of brutal attacks launched by a group of settlers. PIC quoted Rateb Jabour, an activist in The Palestinian Committee against Settlement, as stating: “IOF raided Yatta at dawn. Several houses, including Bilel Ibrahim Makhamra’s, were ransacked and had most of their properties damaged in the process.”
Jabour further indicated that an attack was carried out, on the same day, by Susiya settlers who moved herds of sheep into the civilians’ lands in Wadi Rekhim east of Yatta. Several winter crops, estimated at around 5 dunums and owned by Ez Mohamed Khalil, were smashed up in the process.
The escalation of such attacks, launched by settlers under the protection of the Israeli forces against the native civilians and their properties, is part of the wide-scale Israeli displacement and dispossession plans, according to Jabour.
Jabour further indicated that an attack was carried out, on the same day, by Susiya settlers who moved herds of sheep into the civilians’ lands in Wadi Rekhim east of Yatta. Several winter crops, estimated at around 5 dunums and owned by Ez Mohamed Khalil, were smashed up in the process.
The escalation of such attacks, launched by settlers under the protection of the Israeli forces against the native civilians and their properties, is part of the wide-scale Israeli displacement and dispossession plans, according to Jabour.
A Palestinian youngster was seriously injured on Sunday evening after being shot by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) south of Nablus city. The youth was taken by IOF soldiers to an unknown location. PIC news reporter said, quoting eye-witnesses: “The (IOF) shooting came in response to the Molotov cocktails thrown at an Israeli patrol due to which an army jeep caught fire.”
Five suffocation cases in clashes erupted in Bethlehem Eye-witnesses further confirmed that following the incident, IOF soldiers opened fire at the Palestinian minor, who happened to be in the area and shot him by six bullets including four in his stomach and two in his legs. The youngster has not yet been identified.
Physical assaults of the wounded boy were brutally launched leading to a 20-minute incessant bleeding before the belated arrival of an Israeli patrol that carried the injured to an unknown location, according to eye-witnesses.
The IOF summoned reinforcements and shut down Hawara and Zaatara borders along with Beita crossroad for more than two hours. A curfew and other combing operations were also documented.
Nablus man shot by Israeli forces Sunday 'undocumented worker'
Palestinian security sources on Monday identified a man who was shot, injured, and detained by Israeli forces the night before.
The man was identified as 35-year-old Ashraf Abu al-Huda from Nablus, who his brother says is an undocumented worker who regularly travels to Israel without a permit.
Security sources told Ma'an Abu al-Huda was shot several times by Israeli border police after he allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli military jeep near the village of Huwarra south of Nablus.
But the man's brother told Ma'an that Abu al-Huda left his home on Sunday to go to work in Israel.
Allam Abu al-Huda said his brother -- who is married and a father of five children -- regularly leaves for work in the evening in order to sneak through Israel's separation wall.
Witnesses said Sunday that Israeli forces shot and critically injured a man in Huwarra.
The soldiers then took the man away in a military ambulance, locals said.
The area was declared a closed military zone.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not return calls seeking comment on Sunday.
Five suffocation cases in clashes erupted in Bethlehem
Several Palestinian citizens suffered Sunday evening suffocation during violent clashes erupted with Israeli forces in Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Witnesses said that five Palestinian youths suffered suffocation due to firing tear gas by the forces that stormed Aida refugee camp.
IOF deployed near Abu Bakr mosque in the camp, and reinforced its presence at the entrance of it, the witnesses said.
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out storm raids in the West Bank that lead to clashes with the Palestinian citizens.
Five suffocation cases in clashes erupted in Bethlehem Eye-witnesses further confirmed that following the incident, IOF soldiers opened fire at the Palestinian minor, who happened to be in the area and shot him by six bullets including four in his stomach and two in his legs. The youngster has not yet been identified.
Physical assaults of the wounded boy were brutally launched leading to a 20-minute incessant bleeding before the belated arrival of an Israeli patrol that carried the injured to an unknown location, according to eye-witnesses.
The IOF summoned reinforcements and shut down Hawara and Zaatara borders along with Beita crossroad for more than two hours. A curfew and other combing operations were also documented.
Nablus man shot by Israeli forces Sunday 'undocumented worker'
Palestinian security sources on Monday identified a man who was shot, injured, and detained by Israeli forces the night before.
The man was identified as 35-year-old Ashraf Abu al-Huda from Nablus, who his brother says is an undocumented worker who regularly travels to Israel without a permit.
Security sources told Ma'an Abu al-Huda was shot several times by Israeli border police after he allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli military jeep near the village of Huwarra south of Nablus.
But the man's brother told Ma'an that Abu al-Huda left his home on Sunday to go to work in Israel.
Allam Abu al-Huda said his brother -- who is married and a father of five children -- regularly leaves for work in the evening in order to sneak through Israel's separation wall.
Witnesses said Sunday that Israeli forces shot and critically injured a man in Huwarra.
The soldiers then took the man away in a military ambulance, locals said.
The area was declared a closed military zone.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not return calls seeking comment on Sunday.
Five suffocation cases in clashes erupted in Bethlehem
Several Palestinian citizens suffered Sunday evening suffocation during violent clashes erupted with Israeli forces in Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Witnesses said that five Palestinian youths suffered suffocation due to firing tear gas by the forces that stormed Aida refugee camp.
IOF deployed near Abu Bakr mosque in the camp, and reinforced its presence at the entrance of it, the witnesses said.
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out storm raids in the West Bank that lead to clashes with the Palestinian citizens.
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A Palestinian boy was injured Sunday night during confrontations in Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem between Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and inhabitants.
Wafa news agency quoted medical sources as saying that 16-year-old Anas Al-Ezza was hit with a bullet in his face that broke his nose. They added that his condition was moderate. It said that a number of citizens were also treated for gas inhalation as a result of the IOF excessive use of teargas canisters to disperse the citizens. |
Israeli military vehicles entered the central Gaza Strip early Monday, witnesses told Ma'an.
Locals said six bulldozers escorted by military vehicles and tanks drove about 150 meters into Gaza east of Deir al-Balah.
A tank fired a mortar shell towards a Palestinian neighborhood, but no injuries were reported, witnesses added.
Bulldozers leveled lands in the area before they returned to the Israeli side of the border.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that "there was a prevention of terror attack" in Gaza, without immediately providing further details.
She said she was not familiar with any shells being fired.
Locals said six bulldozers escorted by military vehicles and tanks drove about 150 meters into Gaza east of Deir al-Balah.
A tank fired a mortar shell towards a Palestinian neighborhood, but no injuries were reported, witnesses added.
Bulldozers leveled lands in the area before they returned to the Israeli side of the border.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that "there was a prevention of terror attack" in Gaza, without immediately providing further details.
She said she was not familiar with any shells being fired.
6 apr 2014
Israeli warplanes, Sunday, targeted several locations in the Gaza Strip, causing damage to local facilities and spreading fear among the residents, according to media sources.
A WAFA correspondent said that F16 jet-fighters launched around 15 missiles on agricultural and unpopulated areas in Gaza, Khan Yunes, Deir al-Balah and Beit Hanoun, yet no injuries were reported.
Nevertheless, the loud explosions caused a state of fear and horror especially among children. Damages in homes were reported in the eastern part of Gaza city.
Also on Sunday, occupation forces raided the central West Bank city of Salfit, spurring confrontations with school students and residents, according to local sources.
Clashes erupted between the soldiers and provoked residents, including school students, who threw stones at Israeli forces, while the latter fired tear gas canisters toward them and chased the students.
No injuries or arrests were reported in the attack.
At dawn, on Sunday, occupation forces stormed several towns in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said that Israeli patrols raided Orta, Houra, and Madma towns, Al Ray reports.
They lunched a wide search to citizens' homes, and served a number of youth with summons to appear before Israeli intelligence officers.
Mojahid Darar and Mohammed Awwad were two reported to be handed summons orders, after the IOF had raided and violently searched their homes in Beita town.
Eyewitnesses said IOF deliberately stormed citizens' homes in Beita town, and ransacked its contents.
Israeli patrols deployed in eastern Madma, setting up several ambushes near abu-Nasha'atNassar's home.
IOF broke into abu-Shadi al-Sabti's home, in Howara village, arguing that they can retaliate any attack on settlers through it.
IOF also deployed in al-Lahf area near Yetsar settlement.
Several people, on Sunday, suffered cases of suffocation following the storming by Israeli forces of Ya’bad, a town west of Jenin, according to local sources and witnesses.
Witnesses told WAFA that the army stormed Ya’bad amid firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards residents and schools in several neighborhoods in the town, leading to several cases of suffocation among residents.
Around 18 students suffocated and fainted during an Israeli forces attack on a school in Hebron, on Sunday, according to local sources.
Sources told WAFA that army forces stormed an intersection in the south of Hebron, firing tear gas inside the school, causing 18 students suffocatation, fainting and spasms due to tear gas inhalation.
They were transferred to hospital for medical treatment.
A WAFA correspondent said that F16 jet-fighters launched around 15 missiles on agricultural and unpopulated areas in Gaza, Khan Yunes, Deir al-Balah and Beit Hanoun, yet no injuries were reported.
Nevertheless, the loud explosions caused a state of fear and horror especially among children. Damages in homes were reported in the eastern part of Gaza city.
Also on Sunday, occupation forces raided the central West Bank city of Salfit, spurring confrontations with school students and residents, according to local sources.
Clashes erupted between the soldiers and provoked residents, including school students, who threw stones at Israeli forces, while the latter fired tear gas canisters toward them and chased the students.
No injuries or arrests were reported in the attack.
At dawn, on Sunday, occupation forces stormed several towns in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said that Israeli patrols raided Orta, Houra, and Madma towns, Al Ray reports.
They lunched a wide search to citizens' homes, and served a number of youth with summons to appear before Israeli intelligence officers.
Mojahid Darar and Mohammed Awwad were two reported to be handed summons orders, after the IOF had raided and violently searched their homes in Beita town.
Eyewitnesses said IOF deliberately stormed citizens' homes in Beita town, and ransacked its contents.
Israeli patrols deployed in eastern Madma, setting up several ambushes near abu-Nasha'atNassar's home.
IOF broke into abu-Shadi al-Sabti's home, in Howara village, arguing that they can retaliate any attack on settlers through it.
IOF also deployed in al-Lahf area near Yetsar settlement.
Several people, on Sunday, suffered cases of suffocation following the storming by Israeli forces of Ya’bad, a town west of Jenin, according to local sources and witnesses.
Witnesses told WAFA that the army stormed Ya’bad amid firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards residents and schools in several neighborhoods in the town, leading to several cases of suffocation among residents.
Around 18 students suffocated and fainted during an Israeli forces attack on a school in Hebron, on Sunday, according to local sources.
Sources told WAFA that army forces stormed an intersection in the south of Hebron, firing tear gas inside the school, causing 18 students suffocatation, fainting and spasms due to tear gas inhalation.
They were transferred to hospital for medical treatment.
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Video emerged on Sunday of the moment an Israeli sniper shot a Palestinian cameraman in the stomach while he was covering a protest at Ofer prison on Friday.
Israeli security forces shot and injured Mohammed Basman Yasin, a volunteer cameraman for the Israeli human rights organization B'tselem, while he was filming a protest in the West Bank city of Beitunia, according to Israeli website +972. The video, which could not be independently verified, appears to show Palestinian protesters sitting on the road when Israel forces arrive and begin firing tear gas canisters at them. At times, protesters are seen throwing rocks at Israeli forces, although in |
other scenes activists can be seen walking towards an ambulance when Israeli forces open fire without warning in their direction.
At 5:30, meanwhile, two activists can be seen throwing rocks at the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers, when the video cuts to a scene showing Yasin, who is at the back of a large crowd watching the scene, being shot in the stomach.
Israeli forces caused severe damage to his internal organs, and according to B'tselem, doctors have said they may be forced to remove his liver and kidneys.
Yasin is currently hospitalized in Ramallah.
The clashes took place near the Israeli Ofer prison, located in the occupied West Bank, in protest against the Israeli government's refusal to release a fourth group of veteran Palestinian prisoners it had previously agreed to release as part of ongoing US-sponsored negotiations with the PLO.
13 were reported injured during the clashes, including seven with live bullets.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that Israeli forces fired at "rioters" who threw rocks and burning tires at security forces, "lightly injuring" five.
At 5:30, meanwhile, two activists can be seen throwing rocks at the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers, when the video cuts to a scene showing Yasin, who is at the back of a large crowd watching the scene, being shot in the stomach.
Israeli forces caused severe damage to his internal organs, and according to B'tselem, doctors have said they may be forced to remove his liver and kidneys.
Yasin is currently hospitalized in Ramallah.
The clashes took place near the Israeli Ofer prison, located in the occupied West Bank, in protest against the Israeli government's refusal to release a fourth group of veteran Palestinian prisoners it had previously agreed to release as part of ongoing US-sponsored negotiations with the PLO.
13 were reported injured during the clashes, including seven with live bullets.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that Israeli forces fired at "rioters" who threw rocks and burning tires at security forces, "lightly injuring" five.
Israeli forces on Sunday evening shot and critically injured a Palestinian man in Huwarra village south of Nablus, witnesses said.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers shot the man several times, then took him away in an Israeli military ambulance.
The area was declared a closed military zone.
Israeli forces claimed a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a jeep in the village before they responded with the shooting, they said.
Calls to Israeli police were not immediately returned.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers shot the man several times, then took him away in an Israeli military ambulance.
The area was declared a closed military zone.
Israeli forces claimed a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a jeep in the village before they responded with the shooting, they said.
Calls to Israeli police were not immediately returned.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided a number of villages, south of Nablus, at dawn Sunday and patrolled their streets with no arrests reported. The PIC reporter said that IOF soldiers stormed the village of Madma, Orta, Beita, and Hawara and broke into many houses and delivered summonses for young men for intelligence interrogation.
He said that the soldiers deliberately wreaked havoc in all houses searched in Beita village and destroyed property.
Locals in Madma village said that IOF soldiers set up a number of ambushes in the eastern areas of the village.
He said that the soldiers deliberately wreaked havoc in all houses searched in Beita village and destroyed property.
Locals in Madma village said that IOF soldiers set up a number of ambushes in the eastern areas of the village.
Different areas of the Gaza Strip were bombed overnight by Israeli warplanes, without no reported casualties. Two of the aerial attacks happened on cultivated lands located in Beit Hanoun, according to local sources.
The air raids also caused considerable damage to greenhouses in Hittin area to the west of Khan Younis, south of Gaza.
In Deir Al-Balah district, a resistance site belonging to Al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad was destroyed with several air-to-surface missiles.
Fortunately, this spate of aerial attacks caused no casualties among civilians or resistance fighters.
The Israeli occupation army claimed that those airstrikes were in response to the fall of four projectiles on the coast of Ashkelon city on Saturday evening.
Israeli warplanes attack sites in Gaza
Palestinian medical and security sources on Sunday said five sites in northern and southern Gaza were hit.
Israeli jets have attacked several sites in the Gaza Strip, sources on both sides said, hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.
Palestinian medical and security sources on Sunday said five sites in northern and southern Gaza were hit, including training camps for the Islamic Jihad and Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing.
Al Jazeera's reporters in Gaza said no injuries were reported by the Palestinians. The Israeli army said it retaliated to "ongoing rocket attacks from Gaza", targeting four sites in northern Gaza and a fifth in the south of the coastal territory.
On Saturday night, a rocket fired from Gaza hit an open area near Ashkelon in southern Israel without causing damage or injuries, the army and police said.
According to the Israeli army, 82 rockets have been fired from Gaza since the beginning of March.
Four rockets hit Israel on Thursday, shortly after it called off the planned release of 26 Palestinian prisoners.
Source: ALJAZEERA
The air raids also caused considerable damage to greenhouses in Hittin area to the west of Khan Younis, south of Gaza.
In Deir Al-Balah district, a resistance site belonging to Al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad was destroyed with several air-to-surface missiles.
Fortunately, this spate of aerial attacks caused no casualties among civilians or resistance fighters.
The Israeli occupation army claimed that those airstrikes were in response to the fall of four projectiles on the coast of Ashkelon city on Saturday evening.
Israeli warplanes attack sites in Gaza
Palestinian medical and security sources on Sunday said five sites in northern and southern Gaza were hit.
Israeli jets have attacked several sites in the Gaza Strip, sources on both sides said, hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.
Palestinian medical and security sources on Sunday said five sites in northern and southern Gaza were hit, including training camps for the Islamic Jihad and Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing.
Al Jazeera's reporters in Gaza said no injuries were reported by the Palestinians. The Israeli army said it retaliated to "ongoing rocket attacks from Gaza", targeting four sites in northern Gaza and a fifth in the south of the coastal territory.
On Saturday night, a rocket fired from Gaza hit an open area near Ashkelon in southern Israel without causing damage or injuries, the army and police said.
According to the Israeli army, 82 rockets have been fired from Gaza since the beginning of March.
Four rockets hit Israel on Thursday, shortly after it called off the planned release of 26 Palestinian prisoners.
Source: ALJAZEERA
5 apr 2014
Settlers taking cover of Israeli forces while throwing stones at Palestinians
A number of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man in Urif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, causing moderate wounds, while settlers uprooted hundreds of grapevine saplings in Bethlehem. Medical sources said Mohammad Ahmad Ibrahim, 31, suffered various fractures, and bruises, when a number of fanatic Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers.
In related news, several settlers invaded a Palestinian grapevine in the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and uprooted hundreds of saplings, the Palestine News Network (PNN) has reported.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and settlements in al-Khader, Ahmad Salah, told Wafa News that Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene, detained the owners of the land, and handed a resident a warrant ordering him to head to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
According to The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in 2013, extremist settlers carried out more than 399 attacks against the Palestinians, their lands and property, in different part of the occupied West Bank.
It added that the Israeli police failed to indict any of the assailants in %90 of the attacks.
The number of Israeli settlers living in various settlements in the occupied West Bank, including in an around occupied East Jerusalem, is more than 500.000, while Israel is ongoing with its illegitimate settlement construction and expansion activities, according the OCHA report.
Settlements violate International Law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention to which Israel is a signatory.
A number of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man in Urif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, causing moderate wounds, while settlers uprooted hundreds of grapevine saplings in Bethlehem. Medical sources said Mohammad Ahmad Ibrahim, 31, suffered various fractures, and bruises, when a number of fanatic Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers.
In related news, several settlers invaded a Palestinian grapevine in the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and uprooted hundreds of saplings, the Palestine News Network (PNN) has reported.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and settlements in al-Khader, Ahmad Salah, told Wafa News that Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene, detained the owners of the land, and handed a resident a warrant ordering him to head to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
According to The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in 2013, extremist settlers carried out more than 399 attacks against the Palestinians, their lands and property, in different part of the occupied West Bank.
It added that the Israeli police failed to indict any of the assailants in %90 of the attacks.
The number of Israeli settlers living in various settlements in the occupied West Bank, including in an around occupied East Jerusalem, is more than 500.000, while Israel is ongoing with its illegitimate settlement construction and expansion activities, according the OCHA report.
Settlements violate International Law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention to which Israel is a signatory.
A number of fanatic Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinians, wounding four, while Israeli soldiers kidnapped two more Palestinians, in Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan has reported that the soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Morad, 17, and his brother Mohammad Atiyya, 20, and took them to a police station in the Salah Ed-Deen Street.
The Center said that more than 50 settlers invaded Sheikh Jarrah and threw stones at several Palestinian cars, and homes, in the area.
Local Palestinian residents tried to stop the settlers, but were assaulted by them, while a number of settlers used pepper-spray against the Palestinians, and assaulted them, leading to four injuries.
Israeli soldiers then attacked the Palestinians, and kidnapped the two brothers. At least one woman was wounded in the attack; property damage was reported.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan has reported that the soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Morad, 17, and his brother Mohammad Atiyya, 20, and took them to a police station in the Salah Ed-Deen Street.
The Center said that more than 50 settlers invaded Sheikh Jarrah and threw stones at several Palestinian cars, and homes, in the area.
Local Palestinian residents tried to stop the settlers, but were assaulted by them, while a number of settlers used pepper-spray against the Palestinians, and assaulted them, leading to four injuries.
Israeli soldiers then attacked the Palestinians, and kidnapped the two brothers. At least one woman was wounded in the attack; property damage was reported.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians have been injured, including several residents shot by rounds of live ammunition, after Israeli soldiers attacked nonviolent protests in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Medical sources in Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, said that dozens suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the army when the soldiers attacked their weekly protest demanding Israel to reopen the main road of their village that the army closed 13 years ago.
Morad Eshteiwy, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall in Qalqilia, said dozens of soldiers attacked the nonviolent protesters from different sides, and fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, rubber-coated metal bullets, and several rounds of live ammunition.
The protesters marched denouncing the ongoing Israeli violations and crimes against the Palestinians people, Israel’s refusal to release the fourth phase of veteran detainees, and its ongoing and escalating illegitimate settlement construction and expansion activities.
Medical sources in Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, said that dozens suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the army when the soldiers attacked their weekly protest demanding Israel to reopen the main road of their village that the army closed 13 years ago.
Morad Eshteiwy, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall in Qalqilia, said dozens of soldiers attacked the nonviolent protesters from different sides, and fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, rubber-coated metal bullets, and several rounds of live ammunition.
The protesters marched denouncing the ongoing Israeli violations and crimes against the Palestinians people, Israel’s refusal to release the fourth phase of veteran detainees, and its ongoing and escalating illegitimate settlement construction and expansion activities.
In Bethlehem, several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers attacked the weekly protests at the northern entrance of the city, near the illegal Annexation Wall in the area.
The protesters, including political leaders and representatives several organizations, marched close to the Caritas Hospital, and held Friday prayers before marching towards roadblock #300, north of Bethlehem, carrying Palestinian flags, and posters, and chanted for the liberation of Palestine and the release of all political prisoners held by the Israeli occupation army.
The soldiers attacked the protesters, fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, and violently assaulted several journalists.
Also in Bethlehem, soldiers assaulted nonviolent protesters holding their weekly protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements in the al-Ma’sara village, and prevented them from reaching their orchards.
In Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians were injured, some with live rounds, after the army assaulted nonviolent protesters near the Ofer Israeli military prison.
At least two journalists were injured, one of them, Mohammad Basman Yassin, a cameraman from Bil’in nearby village, was seriously injured after being shot in the chest.
The protesters, including political leaders and representatives several organizations, marched close to the Caritas Hospital, and held Friday prayers before marching towards roadblock #300, north of Bethlehem, carrying Palestinian flags, and posters, and chanted for the liberation of Palestine and the release of all political prisoners held by the Israeli occupation army.
The soldiers attacked the protesters, fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, and violently assaulted several journalists.
Also in Bethlehem, soldiers assaulted nonviolent protesters holding their weekly protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements in the al-Ma’sara village, and prevented them from reaching their orchards.
In Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians were injured, some with live rounds, after the army assaulted nonviolent protesters near the Ofer Israeli military prison.
At least two journalists were injured, one of them, Mohammad Basman Yassin, a cameraman from Bil’in nearby village, was seriously injured after being shot in the chest.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) used brutal force to quell a peaceful demonstration for Palestinian youths near Ofer prison west of Ramallah on Friday. The PIC reporter in the area quoted eyewitnesses as saying that seven young men were hit with live bullets while two others were treated for suffocation due to excessive inhaling of gas.
They said that the soldiers attacked the participants while offering Friday prayers triggering clashes with the young men.
The sources said that army choppers were seen hovering over the scene as the soldiers fired a barrage of teargas canisters.
They said that a number of young men tried to advance toward the Ofer prison but the soldiers showered them with bullets and teargas.
Including By Live Rounds, Dozens Injured As Army Attacks Nonviolent Protesters Near Ofer Prison
As Hundreds of Palestinians fathered near the Ofer Israeli detention facility, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, demanding the release of Palestinian detainees and an end to the occupation, Israeli soldiers opened fire at them injuring dozens of Palestinians, including Palestinian cameraman Mohammad Basman Yassin of Bil’in village.
The Palestinians started their nonviolent activity by conducting Friday prayers near the prison compound, before the soldiers opened fire at them.
Medical sources said that Yassin was shot with live rounds in the chest, and was moved to a local hospital in Ramallah.
Dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, while several others were also shot with live rounds, and dozens were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Ofer Israeli prisons and detention facility is built on Palestinian lands that belong to residents of the Betunia nearby town.
The protest was held after the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu voided the release of the fourth phase of veteran Palestinian prisoners, held by Israeli since before the first Oslo Agreement of 1993.
The Israeli attack against the nonviolent protesters pushed dozens of young Palestinians to throw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers.
The army also pushed dozens of troops into the area to attack the protesters while army choppers hovered overhead.
They said that the soldiers attacked the participants while offering Friday prayers triggering clashes with the young men.
The sources said that army choppers were seen hovering over the scene as the soldiers fired a barrage of teargas canisters.
They said that a number of young men tried to advance toward the Ofer prison but the soldiers showered them with bullets and teargas.
Including By Live Rounds, Dozens Injured As Army Attacks Nonviolent Protesters Near Ofer Prison
As Hundreds of Palestinians fathered near the Ofer Israeli detention facility, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, demanding the release of Palestinian detainees and an end to the occupation, Israeli soldiers opened fire at them injuring dozens of Palestinians, including Palestinian cameraman Mohammad Basman Yassin of Bil’in village.
The Palestinians started their nonviolent activity by conducting Friday prayers near the prison compound, before the soldiers opened fire at them.
Medical sources said that Yassin was shot with live rounds in the chest, and was moved to a local hospital in Ramallah.
Dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, while several others were also shot with live rounds, and dozens were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Ofer Israeli prisons and detention facility is built on Palestinian lands that belong to residents of the Betunia nearby town.
The protest was held after the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu voided the release of the fourth phase of veteran Palestinian prisoners, held by Israeli since before the first Oslo Agreement of 1993.
The Israeli attack against the nonviolent protesters pushed dozens of young Palestinians to throw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers.
The army also pushed dozens of troops into the area to attack the protesters while army choppers hovered overhead.
Four Palestinians were injured in confrontations with Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Silwad village to the north of Ramallah on Friday evening. Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers were deployed at the western entranced of the village and showered young men with live and rubber bullets in addition to teargas grenades.
They said that a young man was hit by sniper fire in his foot and was transferred to Ramallah government hospital while three others were treated for gas inhalation, adding that an IOF soldier was also hurt in the violent confrontations and taken away in a military ambulance.
They said that a young man was hit by sniper fire in his foot and was transferred to Ramallah government hospital while three others were treated for gas inhalation, adding that an IOF soldier was also hurt in the violent confrontations and taken away in a military ambulance.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) captured a Palestinian man from Gaza Strip after managing to cross the northern border fence of the enclave at noon Friday. Hebrew media reported that the Palestinian managed to cross for a few meters north of Gaza but was chased and arrested by an IOF force before being taken for investigation.
A number of Palestinian young men have recently managed to cross the border fence surrounding Gaza and infiltrate into 1948 occupied land, but were all captured by the IOF.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers opened machinegun fire at farmers and residential neighborhoods along the northern and eastern areas of the Gaza Strip borders afternoon Friday.
Local sources said that soldiers in military watchtowers opened fire at farmers in their fields and at residential quarters along the border areas forcing farmers to abandon their land.
A number of Palestinian young men have recently managed to cross the border fence surrounding Gaza and infiltrate into 1948 occupied land, but were all captured by the IOF.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers opened machinegun fire at farmers and residential neighborhoods along the northern and eastern areas of the Gaza Strip borders afternoon Friday.
Local sources said that soldiers in military watchtowers opened fire at farmers in their fields and at residential quarters along the border areas forcing farmers to abandon their land.
