26 june 2014
A Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli forces in the Hajar al-Deek area near the border in the northern central Gaza Strip on Thursday evening.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that an unnamed 17-year-old was shot in the foot while he was collecting gravel near the border.
He was taken to Shifa hospital with moderate injuries, al-Qidra added.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that Israeli forces had fired "warning shots in the air" in the area, which is just east of El-Bureij refugee camp.
Many people in the besieged coastal enclave collect small stones in order to make gravel for concrete, because the import of concrete is forbidden by the Israeli economic blockade. The blockade has been in force since 2007.
Israeli forces frequently shoot at farmers and other civilians inside the Gaza Strip if they approach large swathes of land near the border that the Israeli military has deemed off-limits to Palestinians.
The "security buffer zone" extends between 500 meters and 1500 meters into the Strip, effectively turning local farms into no-go zones.
According to UNOCHA, 17 percent of Gaza's total land area and 35 percent of its agricultural land were within the buffer zone as of 2010, directly affecting the lives and livelihoods of more than 100,000 Gazans.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that an unnamed 17-year-old was shot in the foot while he was collecting gravel near the border.
He was taken to Shifa hospital with moderate injuries, al-Qidra added.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that Israeli forces had fired "warning shots in the air" in the area, which is just east of El-Bureij refugee camp.
Many people in the besieged coastal enclave collect small stones in order to make gravel for concrete, because the import of concrete is forbidden by the Israeli economic blockade. The blockade has been in force since 2007.
Israeli forces frequently shoot at farmers and other civilians inside the Gaza Strip if they approach large swathes of land near the border that the Israeli military has deemed off-limits to Palestinians.
The "security buffer zone" extends between 500 meters and 1500 meters into the Strip, effectively turning local farms into no-go zones.
According to UNOCHA, 17 percent of Gaza's total land area and 35 percent of its agricultural land were within the buffer zone as of 2010, directly affecting the lives and livelihoods of more than 100,000 Gazans.
Further raids planned
At least 18 Israeli settlers, again led by Rabbi Yehuda Glick and guarded by Israeli police, have stormed al-Aqsa mosque through the Moroccans' gate.
Israeli forces arrested, this morning, Ziad Abu Rahal, a Palestinian student from Nazareth, as he attempted to prevent the settlers from storming the compound.
According to Al Ray, Director of Media in Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, Mahmoud Abu Atta, said that Israeli forces tightened restrictions on worshiper and student access to the mosque and confiscated their IDs.
Israeli special police and rapid intervention forces deployed to the yards of al-Aqsa, where hundreds chanted "Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest)" in trying to prevent the storming of the mosque, Atta said.
Yesterday morning, Israeli forces attacked a woman and a child in the compound.
According to the PNN, an eyewitness said that the Israeli army assaulted one Meslah Naser Shhadeh and his teacher, Randa Abu- Sneineh, next to the mosque.
The two were transferred to a nearby hospital.
The previous day, four children, aged between 11 and 14, were abducted from the grounds after flying a kite comstructed with a plastic bag.
The PNN further reports that around 80 settlers raided the compound accompanied by Israeli police, one of the groups apparently coming from the Moqour Haeem School, where the three missing settlers attend classes.
In recent months, groups of Jewish Israeli settlers accompanied by Israeli forces, have repeatedly forced their way into the Al-Aqsa complex, often leading to violent confrontations.
The al-Aqsa organization has called on the international community to protect the mosque, as further raids are in the works.
The so-called "Temple Mount" group, led by Glick, has called for a general campaign against al-Aqsa as the month of Ramadan approaches for Muslim devotees.
At least 18 Israeli settlers, again led by Rabbi Yehuda Glick and guarded by Israeli police, have stormed al-Aqsa mosque through the Moroccans' gate.
Israeli forces arrested, this morning, Ziad Abu Rahal, a Palestinian student from Nazareth, as he attempted to prevent the settlers from storming the compound.
According to Al Ray, Director of Media in Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, Mahmoud Abu Atta, said that Israeli forces tightened restrictions on worshiper and student access to the mosque and confiscated their IDs.
Israeli special police and rapid intervention forces deployed to the yards of al-Aqsa, where hundreds chanted "Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest)" in trying to prevent the storming of the mosque, Atta said.
Yesterday morning, Israeli forces attacked a woman and a child in the compound.
According to the PNN, an eyewitness said that the Israeli army assaulted one Meslah Naser Shhadeh and his teacher, Randa Abu- Sneineh, next to the mosque.
The two were transferred to a nearby hospital.
The previous day, four children, aged between 11 and 14, were abducted from the grounds after flying a kite comstructed with a plastic bag.
The PNN further reports that around 80 settlers raided the compound accompanied by Israeli police, one of the groups apparently coming from the Moqour Haeem School, where the three missing settlers attend classes.
In recent months, groups of Jewish Israeli settlers accompanied by Israeli forces, have repeatedly forced their way into the Al-Aqsa complex, often leading to violent confrontations.
The al-Aqsa organization has called on the international community to protect the mosque, as further raids are in the works.
The so-called "Temple Mount" group, led by Glick, has called for a general campaign against al-Aqsa as the month of Ramadan approaches for Muslim devotees.
Israeli forces near a PA police station in Ramallah during a raid on Sunday
By Al-Shabaka
Al-Shabaka is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self-determination within the framework of international law.
This policy brief is authored by Mouin Rabbani, a senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies and a Contributing Editor to the Middle East Report.
The disappearance of three Israeli youths in mid-June 2014 while hitchhiking home from a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has brought an already volatile situation to the boiling point.
At a time of growing Palestinian agitation on account of a mass hunger strike by prisoners and amidst Israeli legislative initiatives to authorize force-feeding them, the Israeli military has launched its largest offensive in the West Bank since the end of the 2000-2005 Palestinian uprising.
The Israeli government instantaneously blamed Hamas for the alleged abduction, yet almost two weeks on has yet to provide a shred of evidence to validate its assertions. It was a transparently political claim made well before the Israeli security forces were in a position to seriously examine the matter.
Similarly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas directly responsible for the fate of the missing Israeli youths, even though their last known position was in an area of the occupied West Bank under the sole and exclusive control of the Israeli military, and there is no evidence the youths were subsequently moved to an area under Palestinian Authority control -- areas where Israeli forces have in any case been operating without restriction for over a decade.
What is clear is that the search for the missing youths is at best a secondary objective of Israel’s current organized rampage throughout the West Bank. No one, for example, seriously believes that the missing youths would have been transported from Hebron to Jenin or Salfit in the far north of the West Bank.
The campaign's key aims, which Israeli leaders have hardly been coy about, are to deal a significant blow to Hamas in the West Bank, and more importantly to undermine the recent Palestinian reconciliation agreement to the point where it begins to unravel.
It additionally hopes to even further weaken Mahmoud Abbas so that he becomes more pliable, dependent and responsive to its demands when bilateral negotiations are resumed or Israel implements unilateral measures in the West Bank. The prospect of a renewed Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip should also not be discounted.
Many have speculated that Israel is also seeking to provoke mass Palestinian unrest at a time when Palestinians remain fragmented and are insufficiently organized, and can be more easily beaten down. The Israeli campaign may also produce sustained protests against the Palestinian Authority, which to the growing anger of its constituents has maintained unconditional security coordination with Israel -- a relationship Abbas recently characterized as "sacred."
These developments are of course not transpiring in a vacuum. Israel is facing growing diplomatic isolation, and today even its closest allies are warning it of the consequences of its blatant violations of Palestinian rights and international law, and have all, at least implicitly, recognized the new Palestinian government without much talk of the sanctions that have accompanied previous reconciliation agreements.
From Israel's perspective, changing the narrative from colonialism to terrorism -- even as its soldiers have killed five Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy -- has obvious advantages.
For the Palestinian people at large, Israel's military crackdown poses one of the most serious challenges since the Hamas-Fatah schism of 2007. Palestinians within and without the occupied territories will be challenged to find ways to respond that strengthen their position rather than complicating it further.
First and foremost, they need to properly rebuild national institutions so that these develop into an inclusive, representative, and dynamic national liberation movement capable of formulating and implementing a coherent and effective strategy, both on the ground and around the world.
Secondly, Palestinians must pursue a serious strategy of internationalization that is based on attaining their inalienable rights, first and foremost the right to self-determination on the basis of the prevailing international consensus and international law. It is an approach incompatible with the Oslo process and therefore requires an irrevocable disengagement from it.
The challenges are huge but hardly insurmountable. Implemented properly, a dynamic Palestinian strategy can turn Israel’s continued depredations against the Palestinian people into an effective weapon against its extremist leaders, robbing the latter of the structural advantages they seek to derive from their colonial project and organized rampages such as we have seen in the past two weeks.
As always, the key objective should be to arrest and reverse Israel's impunity in its dealings with the Palestinian people and to replace this with effective and meaningful accountability.
Originally published on Al-Shabaka's website on June 26, 2014.
By Al-Shabaka
Al-Shabaka is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self-determination within the framework of international law.
This policy brief is authored by Mouin Rabbani, a senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies and a Contributing Editor to the Middle East Report.
The disappearance of three Israeli youths in mid-June 2014 while hitchhiking home from a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has brought an already volatile situation to the boiling point.
At a time of growing Palestinian agitation on account of a mass hunger strike by prisoners and amidst Israeli legislative initiatives to authorize force-feeding them, the Israeli military has launched its largest offensive in the West Bank since the end of the 2000-2005 Palestinian uprising.
The Israeli government instantaneously blamed Hamas for the alleged abduction, yet almost two weeks on has yet to provide a shred of evidence to validate its assertions. It was a transparently political claim made well before the Israeli security forces were in a position to seriously examine the matter.
Similarly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas directly responsible for the fate of the missing Israeli youths, even though their last known position was in an area of the occupied West Bank under the sole and exclusive control of the Israeli military, and there is no evidence the youths were subsequently moved to an area under Palestinian Authority control -- areas where Israeli forces have in any case been operating without restriction for over a decade.
What is clear is that the search for the missing youths is at best a secondary objective of Israel’s current organized rampage throughout the West Bank. No one, for example, seriously believes that the missing youths would have been transported from Hebron to Jenin or Salfit in the far north of the West Bank.
The campaign's key aims, which Israeli leaders have hardly been coy about, are to deal a significant blow to Hamas in the West Bank, and more importantly to undermine the recent Palestinian reconciliation agreement to the point where it begins to unravel.
It additionally hopes to even further weaken Mahmoud Abbas so that he becomes more pliable, dependent and responsive to its demands when bilateral negotiations are resumed or Israel implements unilateral measures in the West Bank. The prospect of a renewed Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip should also not be discounted.
Many have speculated that Israel is also seeking to provoke mass Palestinian unrest at a time when Palestinians remain fragmented and are insufficiently organized, and can be more easily beaten down. The Israeli campaign may also produce sustained protests against the Palestinian Authority, which to the growing anger of its constituents has maintained unconditional security coordination with Israel -- a relationship Abbas recently characterized as "sacred."
These developments are of course not transpiring in a vacuum. Israel is facing growing diplomatic isolation, and today even its closest allies are warning it of the consequences of its blatant violations of Palestinian rights and international law, and have all, at least implicitly, recognized the new Palestinian government without much talk of the sanctions that have accompanied previous reconciliation agreements.
From Israel's perspective, changing the narrative from colonialism to terrorism -- even as its soldiers have killed five Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy -- has obvious advantages.
For the Palestinian people at large, Israel's military crackdown poses one of the most serious challenges since the Hamas-Fatah schism of 2007. Palestinians within and without the occupied territories will be challenged to find ways to respond that strengthen their position rather than complicating it further.
First and foremost, they need to properly rebuild national institutions so that these develop into an inclusive, representative, and dynamic national liberation movement capable of formulating and implementing a coherent and effective strategy, both on the ground and around the world.
Secondly, Palestinians must pursue a serious strategy of internationalization that is based on attaining their inalienable rights, first and foremost the right to self-determination on the basis of the prevailing international consensus and international law. It is an approach incompatible with the Oslo process and therefore requires an irrevocable disengagement from it.
The challenges are huge but hardly insurmountable. Implemented properly, a dynamic Palestinian strategy can turn Israel’s continued depredations against the Palestinian people into an effective weapon against its extremist leaders, robbing the latter of the structural advantages they seek to derive from their colonial project and organized rampages such as we have seen in the past two weeks.
As always, the key objective should be to arrest and reverse Israel's impunity in its dealings with the Palestinian people and to replace this with effective and meaningful accountability.
Originally published on Al-Shabaka's website on June 26, 2014.
Israeli soldiers invaded Husan town, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped one Palestinian. Two Palestinians were kidnapped in Awarta, near Nablus, and one in Azzoun, near Qalqilia.
Local sources in Husan stated that the army searched several homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohannad Mohammad Hamara, 28.
Soldiers also invaded Awarta town, southeast of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and conducted extensive searches of dozens of homes, causing excessive property damage.
The soldiers then kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Morad Hani Awwad, and Ayman Hani Darawsha.
In addition, soldiers attacked and kidnapped a young Palestinian man, identified as Ayyoub Farouq Salah, 24, as he was working in his land, in Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
Local sources in Husan stated that the army searched several homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohannad Mohammad Hamara, 28.
Soldiers also invaded Awarta town, southeast of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and conducted extensive searches of dozens of homes, causing excessive property damage.
The soldiers then kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Morad Hani Awwad, and Ayman Hani Darawsha.
In addition, soldiers attacked and kidnapped a young Palestinian man, identified as Ayyoub Farouq Salah, 24, as he was working in his land, in Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
Earlier on Thursday, Two brothers, identified as Rami and Amir Faidy al-Qasrawy, have also been kidnapped in Hebron city, after the soldiers stormed several homes.
In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Arroub refugee camp, and initiated extensive searches of homes, and property, after cutting the camp’s power supply.
Clashes took place following the invasion, while resident Dia Ibrahim al-Badawi, 22, was shot by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head.
The army also kidnapped two brothers, identified as Sa’id, 22, and Ismael Thieb Hajajra, 25.
Also on Thursday, an elderly woman died of a heart attack, after dozens of soldiers invaded her home and ransacked it, in the al-’Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron. Several injuries and arrests have been reported during ongoing invasions in the district.
On Wednesday at night, several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after dozens of soldiers invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The soldiers invaded and searched dozens of homes in the village, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Ya’bad town, west of Jenin, and clashed with dozens of local youths who threw stones at them. Soldiers also invaded Jalboun village, west of Jenin.
Late on Wednesday at night, Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths, causing dozens of injuries. An elderly man was kidnapped in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Thursday.
In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Arroub refugee camp, and initiated extensive searches of homes, and property, after cutting the camp’s power supply.
Clashes took place following the invasion, while resident Dia Ibrahim al-Badawi, 22, was shot by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head.
The army also kidnapped two brothers, identified as Sa’id, 22, and Ismael Thieb Hajajra, 25.
Also on Thursday, an elderly woman died of a heart attack, after dozens of soldiers invaded her home and ransacked it, in the al-’Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron. Several injuries and arrests have been reported during ongoing invasions in the district.
On Wednesday at night, several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after dozens of soldiers invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The soldiers invaded and searched dozens of homes in the village, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Ya’bad town, west of Jenin, and clashed with dozens of local youths who threw stones at them. Soldiers also invaded Jalboun village, west of Jenin.
Late on Wednesday at night, Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths, causing dozens of injuries. An elderly man was kidnapped in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Thursday.
Photo by Awad family.
During the early morning hours of June 26, the Israeli army invaded the village of Awarta, 8 km south of Nablus in the northern part of the West Bank. According to witnesses, between 150 and 200 soldiers entered Awarta just after midnight and raided approximately 300 houses before leaving several hours later.
Some residents mentioned that the soldiers knocked on their doors and asked for identification, however this was not the case for Mahmud Awad, a local schoolteacher, and his family.
At midnight approximately 15 soldiers entered Awad’s home and demanded that Awad show them the location of his guns. Were he not to obey, he could be confident that the house would be destroyed. Awad replied that Israeli soldiers had already been to his house many times and had never found anything. He had no guns, he assured them.
The soldiers blindfolded and handcuffed Awad’s 20-year-old son and took him outside for an interrogation that lasted three hours. They herded the rest of the family, which included an eight-month old baby and several other children, into the living room. Again they asked Awad about his guns. “Watch what we will do if you don’t give them to us!” an Israeli soldier yelled.
During the early morning hours of June 26, the Israeli army invaded the village of Awarta, 8 km south of Nablus in the northern part of the West Bank. According to witnesses, between 150 and 200 soldiers entered Awarta just after midnight and raided approximately 300 houses before leaving several hours later.
Some residents mentioned that the soldiers knocked on their doors and asked for identification, however this was not the case for Mahmud Awad, a local schoolteacher, and his family.
At midnight approximately 15 soldiers entered Awad’s home and demanded that Awad show them the location of his guns. Were he not to obey, he could be confident that the house would be destroyed. Awad replied that Israeli soldiers had already been to his house many times and had never found anything. He had no guns, he assured them.
The soldiers blindfolded and handcuffed Awad’s 20-year-old son and took him outside for an interrogation that lasted three hours. They herded the rest of the family, which included an eight-month old baby and several other children, into the living room. Again they asked Awad about his guns. “Watch what we will do if you don’t give them to us!” an Israeli soldier yelled.
Photo by Awad family.
The children listened in terror as the soldiers proceeded to ransack the house. They ripped apart sofas and chairs, threw the contents of shelves on the floor, knocked over electrical appliances, destroyed two computers, and slashed the family’s water tank on the roof. Awad begged the soldiers to allow the baby a drink, but this request was denied.
Sometime during the night, Awad’s 13-year-old son was taken outside the living room and interrogated for half an hour. A soldier held his rifle to the boy’s face and demanded the location of the guns. He held a piece of cloth (chloroform, a family member assumed) to the boy’s mouth until he became dizzy. The soldiers finished searching the house, having found no weapons. They released both of Awad’s sons and left the house at approximately 4 a.m.
The children listened in terror as the soldiers proceeded to ransack the house. They ripped apart sofas and chairs, threw the contents of shelves on the floor, knocked over electrical appliances, destroyed two computers, and slashed the family’s water tank on the roof. Awad begged the soldiers to allow the baby a drink, but this request was denied.
Sometime during the night, Awad’s 13-year-old son was taken outside the living room and interrogated for half an hour. A soldier held his rifle to the boy’s face and demanded the location of the guns. He held a piece of cloth (chloroform, a family member assumed) to the boy’s mouth until he became dizzy. The soldiers finished searching the house, having found no weapons. They released both of Awad’s sons and left the house at approximately 4 a.m.
Director of UNRWA operations in the Gaza Strip Robert Turner has denied being informed of any Israeli military operation against Gaza, saying that Israel has never informed UNRWA of such intentions.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Turner warned of the deteriorating living conditions in the besieged strip in reference to the high rates of unemployment and poverty, and the continued closure of border crossings and siege, in addition to the non-payment of salaries.
He pointed out that 37 projects provided by UNRWA estimated at 95 million dollars including schools and clinics are still waiting for the Israeli approval, saying that only the Saudi Project No. 3 was approved by Israeli authorities since March 2013.
The Saudi project includes the establishment of 865 housing units in Rafah for those whose houses were destroyed earlier, he added.
Turner renewed his demand for lifting the unfair siege on Gaza, considering it a part of Israeli collective punishment against Palestinian people. He also called on Egyptian authorities to re-open Rafah crossing for humanitarian reasons due to the deteriorating living conditions in the besieged strip.
He added that UNRWA budget deficit currently stands at $69 million, while Gaza emergency program suffers $ 22 million deficit.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Turner warned of the deteriorating living conditions in the besieged strip in reference to the high rates of unemployment and poverty, and the continued closure of border crossings and siege, in addition to the non-payment of salaries.
He pointed out that 37 projects provided by UNRWA estimated at 95 million dollars including schools and clinics are still waiting for the Israeli approval, saying that only the Saudi Project No. 3 was approved by Israeli authorities since March 2013.
The Saudi project includes the establishment of 865 housing units in Rafah for those whose houses were destroyed earlier, he added.
Turner renewed his demand for lifting the unfair siege on Gaza, considering it a part of Israeli collective punishment against Palestinian people. He also called on Egyptian authorities to re-open Rafah crossing for humanitarian reasons due to the deteriorating living conditions in the besieged strip.
He added that UNRWA budget deficit currently stands at $69 million, while Gaza emergency program suffers $ 22 million deficit.
Israeli forces raided Nablus overnight Wednesday without coordinating with Palestinian Authority security services, Palestinian officials said.
Security officials told Ma'an that this is the first time in years that Israeli forces have entered Area A without first coordinating with Palestinian security forces.
Israeli military vehicles raided the Tunis and Rafidia neighborhoods of Nablus and Balata refugee camp without notifying the Palestinian liaison department.
According to security coordination protocol as part of the Oslo Accords, Israel's military liaison department must notify its Palestinian counterpart when Israeli forces enter Area A.
After notification, Palestinian security forces withdraw officers from the street and public places until the Israeli military activity is finished.
A Palestinian security official told Ma'an that the unprecedented Israeli action reflects a new trend against the Palestinian Authority.
Locals said that during the raids Israeli soldiers dropped match boxes in the streets with a phrase in colloquial Arabic reading "Beware! Hamas is inflaming the West Bank."
Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided over 200 homes in the Nablus village of Awarta overnight Wednesday.
Israeli forces damaged furniture and other belongings during the inspections and detained Ayman Hani Darawsha, 25, and several other unidentified men.
Soldiers forced dozens of men into the street and threatened to detain them under administrative detention, locals added.
Hamas has repeatedly criticized PA security coordination with Israel as a "crime."
Abbas said last week that security coordination with Israel was in the Palestinians' "interest" and pledged there would be no new intifada, or uprising.
Security officials told Ma'an that this is the first time in years that Israeli forces have entered Area A without first coordinating with Palestinian security forces.
Israeli military vehicles raided the Tunis and Rafidia neighborhoods of Nablus and Balata refugee camp without notifying the Palestinian liaison department.
According to security coordination protocol as part of the Oslo Accords, Israel's military liaison department must notify its Palestinian counterpart when Israeli forces enter Area A.
After notification, Palestinian security forces withdraw officers from the street and public places until the Israeli military activity is finished.
A Palestinian security official told Ma'an that the unprecedented Israeli action reflects a new trend against the Palestinian Authority.
Locals said that during the raids Israeli soldiers dropped match boxes in the streets with a phrase in colloquial Arabic reading "Beware! Hamas is inflaming the West Bank."
Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided over 200 homes in the Nablus village of Awarta overnight Wednesday.
Israeli forces damaged furniture and other belongings during the inspections and detained Ayman Hani Darawsha, 25, and several other unidentified men.
Soldiers forced dozens of men into the street and threatened to detain them under administrative detention, locals added.
Hamas has repeatedly criticized PA security coordination with Israel as a "crime."
Abbas said last week that security coordination with Israel was in the Palestinians' "interest" and pledged there would be no new intifada, or uprising.
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian man early Thursday before taking him into custody in the town of al-Samu, south of Hebron, locals said.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers shot 44-year-old Ismail Ahmad al-Hawamda in the foot at a checkpoint in the town. He received treatment at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.
Israeli forces claim that soldiers stopped al-Hawamda at a checkpoint and opened fire after he tried to run away.
On Wednesday, Younis al-Rjoub, 18, was shot in the abdomen by Israeli forces in Kharsa south of Hebron.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that dozens of Palestinians "hurled rocks and molotov cocktails" at Israeli forces, who responded with 'riot dispersal means and live fire."
Palestinian boy seriously injured in clashes in al-Khalil
A Palestinian young man was seriously injured on Wednesday when an Israeli soldier opened fire directly at him during clashes in Dura town in al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Younis Rajoub was injured when Israeli forces heavily and randomly fired live bullets towards dozens of Palestinian youths. The young man was transferred to hospital for treatment, while Palestinian youths continued throwing stones and empty battles at the Israeli soldiers.
The sources added that more than six military vehicles stormed that town, while breathing difficulties were reported among the youths.
Meanwhile, a number of Palestinians suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling tear gas during the outbreak of violent clashes with Israeli forces who stormed Beit Kahel and Beit Ummar towns in al-Khalil southern occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces have fired during the clashes live and rubber bullets and tear gas bombs, which led to a number of breathing difficulties among Palestinian youths, local sources said.
A number of Palestinian homes and agricultural facilities were violently stormed and searched in the two towns amid an intensive presence of Israeli forces.
Israeli forces have waged a large-scale military campaign throughout occupied West Bank searching for the three missing settlers. Approximately 300 Palestinians were arrested so far most of them affiliated to Hamas movement.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers shot 44-year-old Ismail Ahmad al-Hawamda in the foot at a checkpoint in the town. He received treatment at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.
Israeli forces claim that soldiers stopped al-Hawamda at a checkpoint and opened fire after he tried to run away.
On Wednesday, Younis al-Rjoub, 18, was shot in the abdomen by Israeli forces in Kharsa south of Hebron.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that dozens of Palestinians "hurled rocks and molotov cocktails" at Israeli forces, who responded with 'riot dispersal means and live fire."
Palestinian boy seriously injured in clashes in al-Khalil
A Palestinian young man was seriously injured on Wednesday when an Israeli soldier opened fire directly at him during clashes in Dura town in al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Younis Rajoub was injured when Israeli forces heavily and randomly fired live bullets towards dozens of Palestinian youths. The young man was transferred to hospital for treatment, while Palestinian youths continued throwing stones and empty battles at the Israeli soldiers.
The sources added that more than six military vehicles stormed that town, while breathing difficulties were reported among the youths.
Meanwhile, a number of Palestinians suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling tear gas during the outbreak of violent clashes with Israeli forces who stormed Beit Kahel and Beit Ummar towns in al-Khalil southern occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces have fired during the clashes live and rubber bullets and tear gas bombs, which led to a number of breathing difficulties among Palestinian youths, local sources said.
A number of Palestinian homes and agricultural facilities were violently stormed and searched in the two towns amid an intensive presence of Israeli forces.
Israeli forces have waged a large-scale military campaign throughout occupied West Bank searching for the three missing settlers. Approximately 300 Palestinians were arrested so far most of them affiliated to Hamas movement.
Fatima Ismail Issa Rushdi 78
An elderly Palestinian woman died early Thursday after suffering a heart attack during a raid by Israeli soldiers in el-Arrub refugee camp north of Hebron.
Fatima Ismail Issa Rushdi, 78, was evacuated to al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron after she suffered a heart attack.
"Fatima arrived at the emergency department suffering from a sudden heart and lung failure. Doctors tried to resuscitate her twice but there was no response and she was pronounced dead," Dr. Ashraf Zghayyar told Ma'an.
The Israeli raid on the camp started after midnight on Wednesday following a power cut. Soldiers ransacked several homes and handed summons orders to several young men, demanding that they go to an Israeli military center for interrogation.
Youths in the camp clashed with Israeli forces during the raids, with soldiers firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets, injuring 9 youths.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said Israeli soldiers used riot dispersal means to distance a crowd after Palestinians hurled rocks at an Israeli bus.
When the crowd did not retreat, Israeli soldiers used live fire, she added, with no hits identified.
Red Crescent volunteers told Ma'an that they evacuated over 20 families from their homes after Israeli soldiers fired excessive amounts of tear gas.
Israeli forces detained 13-year-old Sufyan Jaafar Abu Arqub and 14-year-old Jaafar Taha in Dura, while soldiers detained Amir al-Qasrawi in Hebron and confiscated his computer and a security camera installed outside his home.
Six Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces and more than 120 have been injured during a large-scale arrest campaign across the West Bank since the disappearance of three Israeli youths near Gush Etzion on June 12.
An elderly Palestinian woman died early Thursday after suffering a heart attack during a raid by Israeli soldiers in el-Arrub refugee camp north of Hebron.
Fatima Ismail Issa Rushdi, 78, was evacuated to al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron after she suffered a heart attack.
"Fatima arrived at the emergency department suffering from a sudden heart and lung failure. Doctors tried to resuscitate her twice but there was no response and she was pronounced dead," Dr. Ashraf Zghayyar told Ma'an.
The Israeli raid on the camp started after midnight on Wednesday following a power cut. Soldiers ransacked several homes and handed summons orders to several young men, demanding that they go to an Israeli military center for interrogation.
Youths in the camp clashed with Israeli forces during the raids, with soldiers firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets, injuring 9 youths.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said Israeli soldiers used riot dispersal means to distance a crowd after Palestinians hurled rocks at an Israeli bus.
When the crowd did not retreat, Israeli soldiers used live fire, she added, with no hits identified.
Red Crescent volunteers told Ma'an that they evacuated over 20 families from their homes after Israeli soldiers fired excessive amounts of tear gas.
Israeli forces detained 13-year-old Sufyan Jaafar Abu Arqub and 14-year-old Jaafar Taha in Dura, while soldiers detained Amir al-Qasrawi in Hebron and confiscated his computer and a security camera installed outside his home.
Six Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces and more than 120 have been injured during a large-scale arrest campaign across the West Bank since the disappearance of three Israeli youths near Gush Etzion on June 12.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, late on Wednesday at night, various Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths, causing dozens of injuries. An elderly man was kidnapped in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Thursday.
Local sources said the soldiers and police invaded various Arab neighborhoods in the occupied holy city, an issue that led to violent clashes between them and dozens of local youths. Medical sources reported several injuries among the Palestinians.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded Sur Baher town, south of Jerusalem, and initiated one of the largest home invasions and searches, causing excessive property damage.
Soldiers also invaded the as-Suwwana neighborhood, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Shehab, before taking him to an interrogation facility in the city.
Medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians received treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation, while several residents have been shot, and injured, by rubber-coated metal bullets.
In the Old City, clashes took place between dozens of invading soldiers and local youths, in the al-Wad street, leading to the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The clashes led to dozens of injuries among the Palestinians, and the army stormed and ransacked several homes.
Late on Wednesday at night, soldiers invaded Bab Hatta neighborhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City, and clashed with local youths.
Clashes also took place near the northern entrance of the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and the soldiers fired firebombs, gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Furthermore, eyewitnesses said an Israeli military bulldozer, and various jeeps, invaded Shu’fat town, in Jerusalem, raising fear that the army intends to demolish the Ribat Mosque that is still under construction, WAFA said.
On Thursday morning, soldiers kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man from one of the yards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, and took him to an interrogation facility in the city.
The man was kidnapped after a number of Palestinians stopped a several Israeli extremists, storming the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Local sources said the soldiers and police invaded various Arab neighborhoods in the occupied holy city, an issue that led to violent clashes between them and dozens of local youths. Medical sources reported several injuries among the Palestinians.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded Sur Baher town, south of Jerusalem, and initiated one of the largest home invasions and searches, causing excessive property damage.
Soldiers also invaded the as-Suwwana neighborhood, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Shehab, before taking him to an interrogation facility in the city.
Medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians received treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation, while several residents have been shot, and injured, by rubber-coated metal bullets.
In the Old City, clashes took place between dozens of invading soldiers and local youths, in the al-Wad street, leading to the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The clashes led to dozens of injuries among the Palestinians, and the army stormed and ransacked several homes.
Late on Wednesday at night, soldiers invaded Bab Hatta neighborhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City, and clashed with local youths.
Clashes also took place near the northern entrance of the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and the soldiers fired firebombs, gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Furthermore, eyewitnesses said an Israeli military bulldozer, and various jeeps, invaded Shu’fat town, in Jerusalem, raising fear that the army intends to demolish the Ribat Mosque that is still under construction, WAFA said.
On Thursday morning, soldiers kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man from one of the yards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, and took him to an interrogation facility in the city.
The man was kidnapped after a number of Palestinians stopped a several Israeli extremists, storming the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Raids and violations continue across West Bank
The UN Human Rights Council held a general discussion and debate on the situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, as part its 26th ordinary session in Geneva, Tuesday, amidst ongoing raids and continued violations in the West Bank region.
The Council warned of repercussions for Israel's hostile campaign against the Palestinian people and called on the Israeli government to end it, according to Palestinian Permanent Human Rights Council Envoy Ibrahim Khraishi.
In an interview with a local radio station, Khraishi said, “States participating in the session urged the Israeli occupation government to comply by Article 1 of Geneva Conventions as well as Article 146 of the Fourth Geneva Convention,” noting that Israel is obliged to meet its legal obligations.
Article 146 of the Fourth Geneva Convention stipulates: “The High Contracting Parties undertake to enact any legislation necessary to provide effective penal sanctions for [parties] committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the grave breaches of the present Convention.”
Representatives from Israel did not attend the meeting.
“We will hold a meeting with the Foreign Ministry and other ministries to discuss acceding to international conventions”, Khraishi added.
According to WAFA, the envoy stressed that acceding to such conventions is not a reaction to the Israeli practices but an inherent right for Palestine; a step which comes as part of Palestinian efforts to reinforce state institutions and explore possibilities to support Palestine’s fair demands.
The official press release from the council can be found here.
Khraishi concluded by openly requesting the Israeli occupation government halt its racist practices against Palestinian prisoners and civilians.
Today, Israeli vandals sprayed racist anti-Arab graffiti on the retaining walls which surround the illegal settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, southeast of Jerusalem, according to witnesses.
Among the slogans painted were: “death to Arabs,” “get out Arabs,” “price tag,” “‘Kahane was right” and “the soldiers of David’s home.”
Violations by Israeli settlers usually go unprosecuted, with little more than token acknowledgement coming from law enforcement agencies. Settler invasions of Palestinian property are often backed by Israeli police, with further reinforcement by the military.
Today, Mustafa Aslan, 24, died of wounds sustained five days ago after being shot in the head by live Israeli rounds in Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, during confrontations which erupted in the camp on Friday.
WAFA further reports that troops continued their large-scale search operation with raids on Wadi Al-Quf, Beit Kahel and al-Hasaka, where they searched and ransacked several plant nurseries and houses.
A local farmer said that the soldiers seized his surveillance cameras as they locked the family into a room and ransacked their house.
Troops also detained nursery guards for several hours of interrogation, according to Fadel Al-Mahariq, an Agriculture Ministry employee in charge of Wadi Al-Quf plant nurseries.
At a checkpoint erected by the Israeli troops at the eastern entrance of Beit Dajan, a village to the east of Nablus, a Palestinian elderly on her way to hospital for chest pains died Wednesday, after being delayed by Israeli forces.
Her taxi was stopped by soldiers for more than half an hour, preventing her from reaching the public hospital in Nablus and ultimately leading to her death, according to a family member.
Israeli forces also raided several sports clubs, plant nurseries and houses in the Hebron and Bethlehem districts, today.
Commenting on the club raid, Head of the Higher Council of Youth and Sports Major General Jibril Al-Rjoub said: “These raids come as part of the ongoing Israeli violations aimed at obstructing and aborting the Palestinian youth and sports movement through arbitrary measures. This is a reckless policy indicating Israel’s moral bankruptcy.”
Such stories make up the drama of every day life for Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Invasions have escalated in weeks past, as Israel continues its alleged "arrest campaign" under the pretext of searching for three missing Israeli settlers.
Though ailing hunger strikers in Israeli jails appear to have suspended their strike, Israel has doubled its amount of administrative detainees during the campaign. Furthermore, an Israel official has denied that an agreement between prisoners and administration was ever reached.
Evidence that the three missing settlers were abducted at all, whether by Hamas or another party, remains non-existent.
The UN Human Rights Council held a general discussion and debate on the situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, as part its 26th ordinary session in Geneva, Tuesday, amidst ongoing raids and continued violations in the West Bank region.
The Council warned of repercussions for Israel's hostile campaign against the Palestinian people and called on the Israeli government to end it, according to Palestinian Permanent Human Rights Council Envoy Ibrahim Khraishi.
In an interview with a local radio station, Khraishi said, “States participating in the session urged the Israeli occupation government to comply by Article 1 of Geneva Conventions as well as Article 146 of the Fourth Geneva Convention,” noting that Israel is obliged to meet its legal obligations.
Article 146 of the Fourth Geneva Convention stipulates: “The High Contracting Parties undertake to enact any legislation necessary to provide effective penal sanctions for [parties] committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the grave breaches of the present Convention.”
Representatives from Israel did not attend the meeting.
“We will hold a meeting with the Foreign Ministry and other ministries to discuss acceding to international conventions”, Khraishi added.
According to WAFA, the envoy stressed that acceding to such conventions is not a reaction to the Israeli practices but an inherent right for Palestine; a step which comes as part of Palestinian efforts to reinforce state institutions and explore possibilities to support Palestine’s fair demands.
The official press release from the council can be found here.
Khraishi concluded by openly requesting the Israeli occupation government halt its racist practices against Palestinian prisoners and civilians.
Today, Israeli vandals sprayed racist anti-Arab graffiti on the retaining walls which surround the illegal settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, southeast of Jerusalem, according to witnesses.
Among the slogans painted were: “death to Arabs,” “get out Arabs,” “price tag,” “‘Kahane was right” and “the soldiers of David’s home.”
Violations by Israeli settlers usually go unprosecuted, with little more than token acknowledgement coming from law enforcement agencies. Settler invasions of Palestinian property are often backed by Israeli police, with further reinforcement by the military.
Today, Mustafa Aslan, 24, died of wounds sustained five days ago after being shot in the head by live Israeli rounds in Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, during confrontations which erupted in the camp on Friday.
WAFA further reports that troops continued their large-scale search operation with raids on Wadi Al-Quf, Beit Kahel and al-Hasaka, where they searched and ransacked several plant nurseries and houses.
A local farmer said that the soldiers seized his surveillance cameras as they locked the family into a room and ransacked their house.
Troops also detained nursery guards for several hours of interrogation, according to Fadel Al-Mahariq, an Agriculture Ministry employee in charge of Wadi Al-Quf plant nurseries.
At a checkpoint erected by the Israeli troops at the eastern entrance of Beit Dajan, a village to the east of Nablus, a Palestinian elderly on her way to hospital for chest pains died Wednesday, after being delayed by Israeli forces.
Her taxi was stopped by soldiers for more than half an hour, preventing her from reaching the public hospital in Nablus and ultimately leading to her death, according to a family member.
Israeli forces also raided several sports clubs, plant nurseries and houses in the Hebron and Bethlehem districts, today.
Commenting on the club raid, Head of the Higher Council of Youth and Sports Major General Jibril Al-Rjoub said: “These raids come as part of the ongoing Israeli violations aimed at obstructing and aborting the Palestinian youth and sports movement through arbitrary measures. This is a reckless policy indicating Israel’s moral bankruptcy.”
Such stories make up the drama of every day life for Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Invasions have escalated in weeks past, as Israel continues its alleged "arrest campaign" under the pretext of searching for three missing Israeli settlers.
Though ailing hunger strikers in Israeli jails appear to have suspended their strike, Israel has doubled its amount of administrative detainees during the campaign. Furthermore, an Israel official has denied that an agreement between prisoners and administration was ever reached.
Evidence that the three missing settlers were abducted at all, whether by Hamas or another party, remains non-existent.
25 june 2014
A Palestinian teenager was shot and injured by Israeli forces during clashes in Kharsa south of Hebron.
Younis al-Rjoub, 18, was shot in the abdomen and taken to a hospital with moderate injuries, medical sources said.
An Israeli military spokesman did not return calls seeking comment.
Younis al-Rjoub, 18, was shot in the abdomen and taken to a hospital with moderate injuries, medical sources said.
An Israeli military spokesman did not return calls seeking comment.
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Israeli forces raided and searched some 70 houses in Yatta on Wednesday, injuring Palestinians Ashraf Nassar al-Shawwahin and detaining Muhammad Yassir Abdulrahman Murr.
Israeli military vehicles and soldiers searched the neighborhoods of Yatta, a town near Hebron, for more than four hours. The mayor of Yatta condemned the continuous campaign against the residents and all Palestinian cities, which he called a “barbarian act.” Moussa Makhamrah visited some of the houses that were raided and searched and called for a committee to “limit the damage of the campaign” and to aid owners of damaged houses. |
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Two Palestinians were injured on Wednesday morning after Israeli officers beat worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protested the presence of a tour group of Israeli settlers.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli officers attacked protesters with clubs and rifle butts after they began protesting against the group of around 30 settlers, who were escorted by a large contingent of heavily armed Israeli police as they entered through the Moroccan Gate. 12-year-old Muslih Nasser Shehadah and an unidentified Palestinian woman were injured during the police assault, and were taken to a medical clinic inside the Al-Aqsa compound for treatment. Ziad Srour, a doctor who works in the compound's Arab Medical Center-affiliated clinic, told |
Ma'an that the boy was beaten on his back and was taken to a hospital for tests and X-rays to check if his kidney has been hurt.
The woman, meanwhile, was injured in the jaw and was also taken to the hospital for X-rays.
An Israeli military spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Because of the sensitive nature of the Al-Aqsa compound, Israel maintains a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls it to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area, although visitors of any religion are allowed.
Heavily-armed Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, however, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.
The compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque and is the third holiest site in Islam.
Al-Aqsa is located in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian territories that have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
The woman, meanwhile, was injured in the jaw and was also taken to the hospital for X-rays.
An Israeli military spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Because of the sensitive nature of the Al-Aqsa compound, Israel maintains a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls it to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area, although visitors of any religion are allowed.
Heavily-armed Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, however, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.
The compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque and is the third holiest site in Islam.
Al-Aqsa is located in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian territories that have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped seven Palestinians, after invading their homes, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. Six family members, including a disabled child, have been hospitalized after being assaulted by the army.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, and violently ransacked several homes before kidnapping two brothers identified as Omar and Abdullah Imad Neiroukh.
In Yatta town, south of Hebron, the soldiers also searched several homes, and kidnapped Tha’er Shihada Abu Sabha, and Ali Yasser Ma’rouf.
Rateb Jabour, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, stated that the soldiers also assaulted six members of the ash-Shawaheen and Reb’ey families, including a 13-year-old disabled child, identified as Amir Fares Reb’ey.
All wounded Palestinians have been moved to the Abu al-Hasan al-Qassem Hospital for treatment.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, stated that dozens of soldiers, accompanied by armored vehicles, invaded the town, and ransacked several homes in Aseeda and Safa areas, east and north of Beit Ummar.
The soldiers also kidnapped Ibrahim Mahmoud Sabarna, 27, former political prisoner Mohammad Hussein at-Teet, 18, and Hassan Adam Ekhlayyil, 17.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped nineteen Palestinians, including fourteen children, in Beit Ummar, since the beginning of this month
Local sources said the soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, and violently ransacked several homes before kidnapping two brothers identified as Omar and Abdullah Imad Neiroukh.
In Yatta town, south of Hebron, the soldiers also searched several homes, and kidnapped Tha’er Shihada Abu Sabha, and Ali Yasser Ma’rouf.
Rateb Jabour, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, stated that the soldiers also assaulted six members of the ash-Shawaheen and Reb’ey families, including a 13-year-old disabled child, identified as Amir Fares Reb’ey.
All wounded Palestinians have been moved to the Abu al-Hasan al-Qassem Hospital for treatment.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, stated that dozens of soldiers, accompanied by armored vehicles, invaded the town, and ransacked several homes in Aseeda and Safa areas, east and north of Beit Ummar.
The soldiers also kidnapped Ibrahim Mahmoud Sabarna, 27, former political prisoner Mohammad Hussein at-Teet, 18, and Hassan Adam Ekhlayyil, 17.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped nineteen Palestinians, including fourteen children, in Beit Ummar, since the beginning of this month
On Tuesday evening, June 24, the Israeli Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes targeting different parts of the Gaza Strip; two Palestinians injured. A child was accidentally killed by a homemade shell in northern Gaza.
Media sources in Gaza have reported that the F-16 Israeli fighter jets fired at least for missiles into an agricultural area, north of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Air Force also fired three missiles into a Palestinian Naval Police center, west of the Nusseirat refugee camp, one of the largest refugee camps, in Gaza. The attack led to excessive property damage, and two injuries.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qodra, stated that two young officers suffered cuts and bruises due to the attack, and were move to a local hospital. Their injuries have been described as mild.
In Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region, an Israeli military helicopter fired one missile into a farmland causing fires.
Eyewitnesses said the Israeli Air Force can still be seen and heard flying over different parts of the besieged coastal region.
In related news, medical sources have reported that a Palestinian child has been killed, on Tuesday evening, when a homemade shell, fired by Palestinian fighters, accidentally struck her family’s home.
Dr. al-Qodra said Joud Mohammad ad-Danf, 3 years of age, was seriously injured, and died of her wounds later on. She was one of five family members injured in the incident.
Media sources in Gaza have reported that the F-16 Israeli fighter jets fired at least for missiles into an agricultural area, north of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Air Force also fired three missiles into a Palestinian Naval Police center, west of the Nusseirat refugee camp, one of the largest refugee camps, in Gaza. The attack led to excessive property damage, and two injuries.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qodra, stated that two young officers suffered cuts and bruises due to the attack, and were move to a local hospital. Their injuries have been described as mild.
In Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region, an Israeli military helicopter fired one missile into a farmland causing fires.
Eyewitnesses said the Israeli Air Force can still be seen and heard flying over different parts of the besieged coastal region.
In related news, medical sources have reported that a Palestinian child has been killed, on Tuesday evening, when a homemade shell, fired by Palestinian fighters, accidentally struck her family’s home.
Dr. al-Qodra said Joud Mohammad ad-Danf, 3 years of age, was seriously injured, and died of her wounds later on. She was one of five family members injured in the incident.
Two Palestinian navy officers were injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight, an official said Wednesday.
Ashraf al-Qidra, the Gaza spokesman of the Palestinian ministry of health, said that two navy police officers were hospitalized after sustaining injuries from an Israeli airstrike on a police station west of Gaza City.
The two are in stable condition, al-Qidra said.
Iyad al-Buzum, spokesman of the Ministry of the Interior in Gaza, said "Palestinian police and other security services continued to fully operate despite the Israeli aggression and the daily strikes."
Airstrikes also hit a military base belonging to Islamic Jihad's al-Quds Brigades, an agricultural area in northern Gaza, a poultry farm east of Khan Younis and a military base on the city's outskirts, and open areas in Deir al-Balah, without causing injuries.
Israeli warplanes also struck a military base in northwest Gaza, causing damages.
Israel's army said it targeted "5 concealed rocket launchers in northern Gaza, one terror activity site in central Gaza, and a weapon manufacturing facility in southern Gaza" in response to rocket fire.
Earlier, five rockets were fired from Gaza, Israel's military said, with two intercepted, two falling in Gaza and one landing in an open area.
Al-Qidra said a young Palestinian girl died and three family members suffered injuries late Tuesday in an explosion in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
Four people including two children arrived at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, with the two children said to be in critical condition.
Residents in the area said they believed the explosion was caused by a homemade rocket.
Ashraf al-Qidra, the Gaza spokesman of the Palestinian ministry of health, said that two navy police officers were hospitalized after sustaining injuries from an Israeli airstrike on a police station west of Gaza City.
The two are in stable condition, al-Qidra said.
Iyad al-Buzum, spokesman of the Ministry of the Interior in Gaza, said "Palestinian police and other security services continued to fully operate despite the Israeli aggression and the daily strikes."
Airstrikes also hit a military base belonging to Islamic Jihad's al-Quds Brigades, an agricultural area in northern Gaza, a poultry farm east of Khan Younis and a military base on the city's outskirts, and open areas in Deir al-Balah, without causing injuries.
Israeli warplanes also struck a military base in northwest Gaza, causing damages.
Israel's army said it targeted "5 concealed rocket launchers in northern Gaza, one terror activity site in central Gaza, and a weapon manufacturing facility in southern Gaza" in response to rocket fire.
Earlier, five rockets were fired from Gaza, Israel's military said, with two intercepted, two falling in Gaza and one landing in an open area.
Al-Qidra said a young Palestinian girl died and three family members suffered injuries late Tuesday in an explosion in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
Four people including two children arrived at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, with the two children said to be in critical condition.
Residents in the area said they believed the explosion was caused by a homemade rocket.
Israeli warplanes struck multiple targets across the Gaza Strip late Tuesday, with no injuries reported.
Israel's army said it targeted "5 concealed rocket launchers in northern Gaza, one terror activity site in central Gaza, and a weapon manufacturing facility in southern Gaza" in response to rocket fire.
Earlier, five rockets were fired from Gaza, Israel's military said, with two intercepted, two falling in Gaza and one landing in an open area.
Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said a young Palestinian girl died and three family members suffered injuries late Tuesday in an explosion in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
Four people including two children arrived at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, with the two children said to be in critical condition.
Residents in the area said they believed the explosion was caused by a homemade rocket.
Israel's army said it targeted "5 concealed rocket launchers in northern Gaza, one terror activity site in central Gaza, and a weapon manufacturing facility in southern Gaza" in response to rocket fire.
Earlier, five rockets were fired from Gaza, Israel's military said, with two intercepted, two falling in Gaza and one landing in an open area.
Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said a young Palestinian girl died and three family members suffered injuries late Tuesday in an explosion in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
Four people including two children arrived at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, with the two children said to be in critical condition.
Residents in the area said they believed the explosion was caused by a homemade rocket.