24 aug 2014
At least seven Palestinian youngsters were rounded up while dozens were severely injured in clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) across the West Bank at dawn Sunday. According to a PIC correspondent, the IOF nabbed two Palestinian youths from Bethlehem, south of the West Bank, and dragged them to an unidentified destination after having stormed the city at dawn on Sunday and rummaged through their family homes.
A series of checkpoints were randomly erected along West Bank roads, where the IOF searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked the identity cards of young passers-by under the security pretext.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said the IOF had arrested three Palestinians from Nablus on Saturday and carried them to an unknown destination.
A large Israeli occupation patrol stormed al-Salam Street, in al-Khalil, and launched a round of arbitrary search campaigns in the area.
In a related development, Israeli gunfire discharged a couple of days ago in Bethlehem amputated the right hand of a Palestinian youth and left dozens of others severely injured in a round of clashes that burst out at the northern entrance to the city.
The IOF attacked a Hamas-backed pro-Gaza rally with live ammunition, rubber bullets, and tear gas. The march was initiated from Omar Ibn al-Khatab Mosque and joined by thousands of Palestinian civilians, lifting pro-Hamas banners and calling for revenge for civilians murdered in Gaza.
The security apparatuses of the Palestinian Authority nabbed two Palestinian youths, identified as Ayman Da’amsa and Hareth al-Yamani, and confiscated their cars right after the end of the rally.
Two Palestinian young men were heavily beaten up by the IOF Sunday dawn after they were stopped at al-Jalama and Barta’a military checkpoints, north of Jenin, and were interrogated for hours.
Local sources said the IOF erected military checkpoints across Jenin roads, provocatively interrogating citizens and checking their IDs
A series of checkpoints were randomly erected along West Bank roads, where the IOF searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked the identity cards of young passers-by under the security pretext.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said the IOF had arrested three Palestinians from Nablus on Saturday and carried them to an unknown destination.
A large Israeli occupation patrol stormed al-Salam Street, in al-Khalil, and launched a round of arbitrary search campaigns in the area.
In a related development, Israeli gunfire discharged a couple of days ago in Bethlehem amputated the right hand of a Palestinian youth and left dozens of others severely injured in a round of clashes that burst out at the northern entrance to the city.
The IOF attacked a Hamas-backed pro-Gaza rally with live ammunition, rubber bullets, and tear gas. The march was initiated from Omar Ibn al-Khatab Mosque and joined by thousands of Palestinian civilians, lifting pro-Hamas banners and calling for revenge for civilians murdered in Gaza.
The security apparatuses of the Palestinian Authority nabbed two Palestinian youths, identified as Ayman Da’amsa and Hareth al-Yamani, and confiscated their cars right after the end of the rally.
Two Palestinian young men were heavily beaten up by the IOF Sunday dawn after they were stopped at al-Jalama and Barta’a military checkpoints, north of Jenin, and were interrogated for hours.
Local sources said the IOF erected military checkpoints across Jenin roads, provocatively interrogating citizens and checking their IDs
22 aug 2014
Bassem Ahmad Za’arir 52
Several Palestinians, including children, injured
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and ransacked homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians, including legislator and a child.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers kidnapped legislator Bassem Ahmad Za’arir, and took him to an unknown destination after violently searching his property, in Sammoa’ town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad, the 26-year old son of the detained legislator, was kidnapped on August 14 while travelling back home from Jordan.
He is currently held at the al-Jalama interrogation facility.
Soldiers also kidnapped resident Yasser Mohammad Kamil from his home in Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and a child identified as Mohammad Fathi Meetani, 15, from Ya’bad town, west of Jenin.
Local sources said Kamil was taken prisoner from his home, while the child was kidnapped near his home following clashes that took place on Thursday at dawn after dozens of soldiers invaded Ya’bad.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of Jenin, and clashed with scores of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them. Dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and many were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Medical sources said a Palestinian woman, identified as ‘Alaa’ Zyoud, and her children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers directly fired gas bombs into their home.
The village has been subject to daily Israeli military invasions and assaults, while many homes, close to the Apartheid Wall, are frequently targeted by Israeli gas bombs, especially since they are also located close to the Shakid illegal Israeli settlement, built on the villager’s lands.
On Thursday at night, soldiers invaded the Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes with local youths who threw stones at the invading soldiers.
Medical sources said several Palestinians have been injured, including one who has moved to a local hospital after being shot in his arm.
Several Palestinians, including children, injured
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and ransacked homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians, including legislator and a child.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers kidnapped legislator Bassem Ahmad Za’arir, and took him to an unknown destination after violently searching his property, in Sammoa’ town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad, the 26-year old son of the detained legislator, was kidnapped on August 14 while travelling back home from Jordan.
He is currently held at the al-Jalama interrogation facility.
Soldiers also kidnapped resident Yasser Mohammad Kamil from his home in Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and a child identified as Mohammad Fathi Meetani, 15, from Ya’bad town, west of Jenin.
Local sources said Kamil was taken prisoner from his home, while the child was kidnapped near his home following clashes that took place on Thursday at dawn after dozens of soldiers invaded Ya’bad.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of Jenin, and clashed with scores of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them. Dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and many were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Medical sources said a Palestinian woman, identified as ‘Alaa’ Zyoud, and her children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers directly fired gas bombs into their home.
The village has been subject to daily Israeli military invasions and assaults, while many homes, close to the Apartheid Wall, are frequently targeted by Israeli gas bombs, especially since they are also located close to the Shakid illegal Israeli settlement, built on the villager’s lands.
On Thursday at night, soldiers invaded the Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes with local youths who threw stones at the invading soldiers.
Medical sources said several Palestinians have been injured, including one who has moved to a local hospital after being shot in his arm.
The family of 16-year old Mohammed Abu Khder, who was kidnapped from east Jerusalem on July 2 and burned to death, stand outside the District Court in Jerusalem, on August 6, 2014
Israeli police deny claim
A US State Department official accused Israel, on Wednesday, of singling out for arrest the relations of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teen who was tortured and burned alive last month by a group of Israeli settlers.
Israeli police arrested six suspects, charging three in mid-July, while freeing the others.
The statement, according to Haaretz, follows the July 28 arrest of a US citizen and East Jerusalem resident, also named Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was detained by police in a crackdown on riots occuring in the area.
"We are concerned that the US consulate general in Jerusalem was not notified of his arrest by the government of Israel," said State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf. "We are also concerned about the fact that members of the Khdeir family appeared to be singled out for arrest by the Israeli authorities."
The Abu Khdeir family, from the Shoafat area of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, claim that no fewer than 35 members of the family have been arrested, so far, 21 of whom are still under arrest.
“From the entire village they arrested perhaps six or seven people from other families, all the rest from our family. Today it’s enough for you to have the name Abu Khdeir, and they arrest you,” said Walid Abu Khdeir, uncle of the murdered teen.
Leah Tsemel, the attorney representing the aforementioned detainee, as well as additional detainees from the Abu Khdeir family, reportedly concurs with the State Department’s suspicions.
Israeli police deny the allegation, claiming that they simply arrest and investigate anyone who displays orderly conduct.
Another cousin to Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 15-year-old Tariq, also a US citizen was brutally beaten by Israeli police during Jerusalem clashes and later sentenced to house arrest, with little more than token interest surfacing from US officials and mainstream media.
West Bank riots have been in a state of escalation since the kidnapping and killing of Abu Khdeir, further agitated by the ongoing military strikes on the Gaza Strip which have now killed over 2,000 Palestinians, over 80% of whom were civilians, including hundreds of children.
Israeli police deny claim
A US State Department official accused Israel, on Wednesday, of singling out for arrest the relations of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teen who was tortured and burned alive last month by a group of Israeli settlers.
Israeli police arrested six suspects, charging three in mid-July, while freeing the others.
The statement, according to Haaretz, follows the July 28 arrest of a US citizen and East Jerusalem resident, also named Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was detained by police in a crackdown on riots occuring in the area.
"We are concerned that the US consulate general in Jerusalem was not notified of his arrest by the government of Israel," said State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf. "We are also concerned about the fact that members of the Khdeir family appeared to be singled out for arrest by the Israeli authorities."
The Abu Khdeir family, from the Shoafat area of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, claim that no fewer than 35 members of the family have been arrested, so far, 21 of whom are still under arrest.
“From the entire village they arrested perhaps six or seven people from other families, all the rest from our family. Today it’s enough for you to have the name Abu Khdeir, and they arrest you,” said Walid Abu Khdeir, uncle of the murdered teen.
Leah Tsemel, the attorney representing the aforementioned detainee, as well as additional detainees from the Abu Khdeir family, reportedly concurs with the State Department’s suspicions.
Israeli police deny the allegation, claiming that they simply arrest and investigate anyone who displays orderly conduct.
Another cousin to Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 15-year-old Tariq, also a US citizen was brutally beaten by Israeli police during Jerusalem clashes and later sentenced to house arrest, with little more than token interest surfacing from US officials and mainstream media.
West Bank riots have been in a state of escalation since the kidnapping and killing of Abu Khdeir, further agitated by the ongoing military strikes on the Gaza Strip which have now killed over 2,000 Palestinians, over 80% of whom were civilians, including hundreds of children.
21 aug 2014
A young Palestinian man was injured Wednesday night after he was hit by an Israeli settler’s vehicle near Zaatara military checkpoint south of Nablus in the northern West Bank.
Sources in the Palestinian Red Crescent told Ma’an that Nimir Muhammad Abu Eishah, 32, from the village of Beit Wazan sustained moderate to serious wounds.
He was hit by an Israeli vehicle while he was crossing the main road near Zaatara checkpoint. The victim was evacuated to Rafedia governmental hospital in Nablus.
Sources in the Palestinian Red Crescent told Ma’an that Nimir Muhammad Abu Eishah, 32, from the village of Beit Wazan sustained moderate to serious wounds.
He was hit by an Israeli vehicle while he was crossing the main road near Zaatara checkpoint. The victim was evacuated to Rafedia governmental hospital in Nablus.
The United States on Wednesday claimed Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenage son was kidnapped and killed in July.
Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis in annexed East Jerusalem plunged to a new low on July 2 when 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir was snatched from an East Jerusalem street and later found burned alive.
Israeli police arrested six alleged Jewish extremists as suspects and on July 17 charged three, freeing the others.
The death of the Palestinian teen -- thought likely in retaliation for the abduction and killing of three Israeli students in late June -- sparked rioting and helped unleash the conflict under way in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
Three days after his death, on July 5, the United States slammed Israel's arrest of a 15-year-old cousin, Tarek Abu Khdeir, 15, a US citizen.
He was brutally beaten in an assault captured on camera, detained, and eventually freed and allowed to return to Florida.
On July 28, another cousin of Abu Khdeir, also American, was arrested in Israel as well, the State Department said Wednesday.
Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf identified him as "Mohammed Abou Khdeir," which would mean his name is the same as his murdered cousin's.
"We can confirm that Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a US citizen, was arrested on July 28. The US consulate general in Jerusalem is providing consular assistance. A consular official visited him on August 14th. The consulate is also in contact with Mr. Khdeir's family and his lawyer," Harf said.
Yet "we are concerned that the US consulate general in Jerusalem was not notified of his arrest by the government of Israel.
And "we are also concerned about the fact that members of the Khdeir family appeared to be singled out for arrest by the Israeli authorities," Harf added.
Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis in annexed East Jerusalem plunged to a new low on July 2 when 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir was snatched from an East Jerusalem street and later found burned alive.
Israeli police arrested six alleged Jewish extremists as suspects and on July 17 charged three, freeing the others.
The death of the Palestinian teen -- thought likely in retaliation for the abduction and killing of three Israeli students in late June -- sparked rioting and helped unleash the conflict under way in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
Three days after his death, on July 5, the United States slammed Israel's arrest of a 15-year-old cousin, Tarek Abu Khdeir, 15, a US citizen.
He was brutally beaten in an assault captured on camera, detained, and eventually freed and allowed to return to Florida.
On July 28, another cousin of Abu Khdeir, also American, was arrested in Israel as well, the State Department said Wednesday.
Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf identified him as "Mohammed Abou Khdeir," which would mean his name is the same as his murdered cousin's.
"We can confirm that Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a US citizen, was arrested on July 28. The US consulate general in Jerusalem is providing consular assistance. A consular official visited him on August 14th. The consulate is also in contact with Mr. Khdeir's family and his lawyer," Harf said.
Yet "we are concerned that the US consulate general in Jerusalem was not notified of his arrest by the government of Israel.
And "we are also concerned about the fact that members of the Khdeir family appeared to be singled out for arrest by the Israeli authorities," Harf added.
