20 may 2014
Sam al-Araj 18
A young Palestinian man says he was beaten and arrested by a group of Israeli police officers on Monday evening.
Sam al-Araj, 18, said he was attacked at 10 p.m. Monday after leaving the light rail at the Damascus Gate station near Jerusalem's Old City.
Al-Araj explained that he was with a friend in the rail when a group of young Israelis started making provocative gestures at them.
When they left the train, there were around 35 Israelis aged 20-25, and mostly Russian-born Israelis surrounded them. When they tried to flee the scene, the Israelis followed them, he said.
“My friend managed to escape from the area, and I was assaulted and beaten with rifle butts,” he added.
A number of them showed police IDs after the attack, and al-Araj was arrested, handcuffed, and taken to Saladdin police station where he was beaten and assaulted, he said.
Al-Araj added that he was released on bail at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
An Israeli police spokesman did not immediately return calls late Monday.
A young Palestinian man says he was beaten and arrested by a group of Israeli police officers on Monday evening.
Sam al-Araj, 18, said he was attacked at 10 p.m. Monday after leaving the light rail at the Damascus Gate station near Jerusalem's Old City.
Al-Araj explained that he was with a friend in the rail when a group of young Israelis started making provocative gestures at them.
When they left the train, there were around 35 Israelis aged 20-25, and mostly Russian-born Israelis surrounded them. When they tried to flee the scene, the Israelis followed them, he said.
“My friend managed to escape from the area, and I was assaulted and beaten with rifle butts,” he added.
A number of them showed police IDs after the attack, and al-Araj was arrested, handcuffed, and taken to Saladdin police station where he was beaten and assaulted, he said.
Al-Araj added that he was released on bail at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
An Israeli police spokesman did not immediately return calls late Monday.
Teen injured in Yatta clashes
In a fire which broke out in central Israel, on Tuesday, two Palestinian workers have died while another has been injured after jumping to safety, according to medical sources. A Palestinian teenager was also injured on Tuesday, during clashes which broke out in Yatta.
Medics told Ma'an that two men, both from the West Bank city of Nablus, were killed in a fire which started in a banquet hall, in Beit Nehemia.
Another worker was injured after he jumped from the second floor of the building, upon which he was taken to Assaf Harofeh medical center, in Petah Tikva.
Earlier today, a young Palestinian was hit by a high-velocity tear gas canister during clashes with Israeli troops in the southern West Bank town of Yatta, according to a local official.
Spokesman for the Yatta municipality, Abd al-Aziz Abu Fanar, told Ma'an that Tamir Raed Abu Sabha was taken to a nearby hospital after being hit by the canister.
According to Fanar, the clashes took place near NGO offices and the office of the Yatta municipality, where Israeli soldiers bombarded the area with tear gas and stun grenades, which caused a state of alarm among the residents.
A spokesman for the Israeli military said that a "violent riot" ensued in the area following an arrest raid, and that the tear gas and stun grenades came as a means of dispersal.
In a fire which broke out in central Israel, on Tuesday, two Palestinian workers have died while another has been injured after jumping to safety, according to medical sources. A Palestinian teenager was also injured on Tuesday, during clashes which broke out in Yatta.
Medics told Ma'an that two men, both from the West Bank city of Nablus, were killed in a fire which started in a banquet hall, in Beit Nehemia.
Another worker was injured after he jumped from the second floor of the building, upon which he was taken to Assaf Harofeh medical center, in Petah Tikva.
Earlier today, a young Palestinian was hit by a high-velocity tear gas canister during clashes with Israeli troops in the southern West Bank town of Yatta, according to a local official.
Spokesman for the Yatta municipality, Abd al-Aziz Abu Fanar, told Ma'an that Tamir Raed Abu Sabha was taken to a nearby hospital after being hit by the canister.
According to Fanar, the clashes took place near NGO offices and the office of the Yatta municipality, where Israeli soldiers bombarded the area with tear gas and stun grenades, which caused a state of alarm among the residents.
A spokesman for the Israeli military said that a "violent riot" ensued in the area following an arrest raid, and that the tear gas and stun grenades came as a means of dispersal.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided four homes in Obaidiya village, east of Bethlehem, at dawn Tuesday. Local sources said that the soldiers broke into the homes of four Abu Sarhan family members and searched them, but no arrests were made.
However, Ahmed Al-Azraq, a 13-year-old child from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, was arrested on Monday after he was summoned for interrogation at Etzion detention center.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers stormed Nablus city and a number of nearby villages at dawn Tuesday and nabbed a young man in the city, local sources told the PIC reporter.
They said that the soldiers raided three villages near Nablus and searched a number of homes.
In another incident, more than 70 IOF soldiers in army vehicles raided the village of Yabad, south of Jenin, on Monday night, locals said, adding that the soldiers clashed with young men.
The sources said that an Israeli undercover unit entered the village and was discovered by inhabitants who threw stones at its members and forced them to retreat out of the village.
However, Ahmed Al-Azraq, a 13-year-old child from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, was arrested on Monday after he was summoned for interrogation at Etzion detention center.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers stormed Nablus city and a number of nearby villages at dawn Tuesday and nabbed a young man in the city, local sources told the PIC reporter.
They said that the soldiers raided three villages near Nablus and searched a number of homes.
In another incident, more than 70 IOF soldiers in army vehicles raided the village of Yabad, south of Jenin, on Monday night, locals said, adding that the soldiers clashed with young men.
The sources said that an Israeli undercover unit entered the village and was discovered by inhabitants who threw stones at its members and forced them to retreat out of the village.
Several Palestinian commercial buildings, power lines, and agricultural crops have been demolished by Israeli bulldozers in different areas of the Occupied Jerusalem and West Bank over the past 24 hours. PIC correspondent quoted local sources as stating that arbitrary demolitions of a series of commercial buildings, carpentry and other shops, were carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning after having encircled a neighborhood north-west of Occupied Jerusalem and blocked its entrance and exit gates.
Other to-be-demolished buildings are being evacuated by Israeli soldiers.
In a related context, IOF ruined the power network in Idna town, west of al-Khalil, following bulldozing procedures and brusque invasions on Monday.
Local sources said IOF took off power poles, causing serious damage to around 500 meters-long electricity lines.
Israeli soldiers also broke into nearby Wadi Risha and rummaged through Palestinians’ native homes. Military checkpoints were randomly set up while vehicles and IDs were meticulously inspected, eye-witnesses told PIC.
In a similar incident, Israeli vehicles bulldozed large areas of Nahalin village, all planted with perennial trees, west of Bethlehem, on Monday morning.
Majid Ghyadha, member of Nahalin Village Council, said in a press release that Israeli bulldozers messed up the naturally idiosyncratic character of several acres of Wadi Salem lands. Dozens of olive, almond, and grape trees, all perennials, were entirely knocked down throughout.
IOF, heavily deployed in the area, have been denying landowners access into their lands, Ghyadha added, warning of anticipated plans to construct a road linking between the nearby illegal Daniel and Beitar Illit settlements.
The upsurge of Israeli attacks on Palestinian citizens and property in the village has been on the rise and made obvious through frequent pumping of water-wastes over Palestinians plants, razing procedures, and illegal land confiscation.
Meanwhile, a series of random combing operations were performed by IOF soldiers at the main entrance to the Fawar refugee camp, south of al-Khalil, on Monday night.
According to eye-witnesses, flare bombs were fired by an Israeli infantry unit that has stationed in the area and denied Palestinian citizens access out of or into the camp, with no legitimate reasons.
Other to-be-demolished buildings are being evacuated by Israeli soldiers.
In a related context, IOF ruined the power network in Idna town, west of al-Khalil, following bulldozing procedures and brusque invasions on Monday.
Local sources said IOF took off power poles, causing serious damage to around 500 meters-long electricity lines.
Israeli soldiers also broke into nearby Wadi Risha and rummaged through Palestinians’ native homes. Military checkpoints were randomly set up while vehicles and IDs were meticulously inspected, eye-witnesses told PIC.
In a similar incident, Israeli vehicles bulldozed large areas of Nahalin village, all planted with perennial trees, west of Bethlehem, on Monday morning.
Majid Ghyadha, member of Nahalin Village Council, said in a press release that Israeli bulldozers messed up the naturally idiosyncratic character of several acres of Wadi Salem lands. Dozens of olive, almond, and grape trees, all perennials, were entirely knocked down throughout.
IOF, heavily deployed in the area, have been denying landowners access into their lands, Ghyadha added, warning of anticipated plans to construct a road linking between the nearby illegal Daniel and Beitar Illit settlements.
The upsurge of Israeli attacks on Palestinian citizens and property in the village has been on the rise and made obvious through frequent pumping of water-wastes over Palestinians plants, razing procedures, and illegal land confiscation.
Meanwhile, a series of random combing operations were performed by IOF soldiers at the main entrance to the Fawar refugee camp, south of al-Khalil, on Monday night.
According to eye-witnesses, flare bombs were fired by an Israeli infantry unit that has stationed in the area and denied Palestinian citizens access out of or into the camp, with no legitimate reasons.
A group of Israeli troops and settlers on Tuesday morning broke into the courtyards of the third holiest Muslim shrine, Al-Aqsa Mosque and detained Palestinian students of Quran. Coordinator of Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage, Mahmoud Abu Atta said that 13 of extremist settlers broke Al-Aqsa yards claiming they were studying the historical features of the alleged Temple Mount.
Israeli colonial troops detained seven of Palestinian students of Quran after assaulted them, Atta added.
In this respect, Atta pointed out that the defenders of the holy shrine accompany with a group of students defended Al-Aqsa yards and condemned the detention of the seven students.
Tension conditions overwhelmed the place as many of students and defenders of faith were in the holy shrine to protect it from the settlers and colonial power attacks, he aware.
He added that the colonial power rapidly intervene inside the holy shire, and provide heavily protection for the settlers. They form a human barrier that prevents Palestinian worshipers from approaching any of these storming groups.
For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world's third holiest site. Jews refer to the area as the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two prominent Jewish temples in ancient times.
Israeli colonial troops detained seven of Palestinian students of Quran after assaulted them, Atta added.
In this respect, Atta pointed out that the defenders of the holy shrine accompany with a group of students defended Al-Aqsa yards and condemned the detention of the seven students.
Tension conditions overwhelmed the place as many of students and defenders of faith were in the holy shrine to protect it from the settlers and colonial power attacks, he aware.
He added that the colonial power rapidly intervene inside the holy shire, and provide heavily protection for the settlers. They form a human barrier that prevents Palestinian worshipers from approaching any of these storming groups.
For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world's third holiest site. Jews refer to the area as the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two prominent Jewish temples in ancient times.
Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Obeydiyya village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and the al-Mogheer village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Clashes were reported in al-Obeydiyya village.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded Abu Sarhan neighborhood in al-Obeydiyya broke into and searched several homes.
The sources said that the soldiers violently searched the homes after forcing the residents out, causing property damage, and withdrew from the village later on.
Some of the owners of the attacked homes have been identified as Khader Nael Abu Sarhan, Falah Issa Abu Sarhan, and Fayez Saoud Abu Sarhan.
In related news, soldiers invaded the al-Mogheer village, near Ramallah, and clashes with dozens of youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The army fired several rounds of live ammunition, in addition to several concussion grenades and gas bombs; no arrests were reported.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded Abu Sarhan neighborhood in al-Obeydiyya broke into and searched several homes.
The sources said that the soldiers violently searched the homes after forcing the residents out, causing property damage, and withdrew from the village later on.
Some of the owners of the attacked homes have been identified as Khader Nael Abu Sarhan, Falah Issa Abu Sarhan, and Fayez Saoud Abu Sarhan.
In related news, soldiers invaded the al-Mogheer village, near Ramallah, and clashes with dozens of youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The army fired several rounds of live ammunition, in addition to several concussion grenades and gas bombs; no arrests were reported.
A number of fanatic Israeli settlers hurled stones, on Monday, May 19, 2014, at a Palestinian car driving on the main road near Beitello village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing injuries to the driver and smashing the windshield of his car.
Local sources said that a number of settlers of a nearby illegal Israeli settlement threw rocks at the car of Mohammad Abdul-Aziz , fracturing his nose after smashing his windshield. The wounded Palestinian was moved to a local hospital.
The settlers fled the scene following the attack; Israeli soldiers did not attempt to locate the assailing settlers, the sources added.
Israeli settlers frequently attacked the Palestinians, their homes, lands, property and even holy sites and graveyards in occupied Palestine.
The assaults are also part of “Price Tag” attacks against the Palestinians, blaming them for the rare Israeli removal of illegitimate settlement outposts.
Such attack included burning, and trying to burn, several mosques and churches, desecrating Islamic and Christian graveyards, and racist graffiti insulting the Palestinians, and even insulting Prophet Mohammad and Jesus Christ.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in direct defiance of international law.
Local sources said that a number of settlers of a nearby illegal Israeli settlement threw rocks at the car of Mohammad Abdul-Aziz , fracturing his nose after smashing his windshield. The wounded Palestinian was moved to a local hospital.
The settlers fled the scene following the attack; Israeli soldiers did not attempt to locate the assailing settlers, the sources added.
Israeli settlers frequently attacked the Palestinians, their homes, lands, property and even holy sites and graveyards in occupied Palestine.
The assaults are also part of “Price Tag” attacks against the Palestinians, blaming them for the rare Israeli removal of illegitimate settlement outposts.
Such attack included burning, and trying to burn, several mosques and churches, desecrating Islamic and Christian graveyards, and racist graffiti insulting the Palestinians, and even insulting Prophet Mohammad and Jesus Christ.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in direct defiance of international law.
Four Palestinian young men on Monday afternoon suffered live bullet wounds during violent confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Samiramees neighborhood, which is separated from east Jerusalem with a segregation wall. The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in the West Bank said the clashes broke out after an Israeli military unit invaded the neighborhood in the northeast of occupied Jerusalem to make repairs to the segregation wall.
He added that four young men suffered serious wounds in their legs when the invading troops fired live bullets at them and some others suffered from rubber bullet injuries.
Many others also suffered from tear gas inhalation during the events.
He added that four young men suffered serious wounds in their legs when the invading troops fired live bullets at them and some others suffered from rubber bullet injuries.
Many others also suffered from tear gas inhalation during the events.
A large number of Israeli patrols invaded Jenin refugee camp before dawn Tuesday. A Palestinian resistance fighter was arrested following break-ins by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) into more than 15 homes. Eye-witnesses told PIC correspondent: “Large IOF troops raided Jenin camp at midnight and attacked more than 31 houses, most of them owned by relatives of the Islamic Jihad Leader Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi”.
“IOF attacked Palestinian citizen Samir Abid’s house and arrested his brother-in-law Mazen al-Saadi, 23, under the pretext of being affiliated with an armed resistance group after he had appeared with a gun during the memorial celebration of Jenin camp martyrs last Thursday,” the eye-witnesses further documented.
Other sources from Jenin camp told the PIC reporter Saadi was dragged from his bed.
The eye-witnesses further reported: “Violent confrontations between IOF and unarmed youths from Jenin camp broke out. Heavy firing of live ammunition, tear gas canisters, and sound bombs by IOF followed, in an attempt to cover-up al-Saadi’s detention procedure.
Dozens of Palestinian civilians suffered breathing problems and a state of extreme panic prevailed among women and children. Palestinian young men could only respond by throwing stones.
In the same context, sounds of home-made-bomb blasts have been detected in the area followed by IOF abrupt break-ins into Martyr Dr. Khalil Suleiman’s hospital square. Tear gas canisters rocked the square and the reception hall. Windshields had been smashed up in the process while several patients suffered severe breathing problems.
"IOF attacks caused considerable damage in the houses it had stormed by force,” eye-witnesses said, adding that the invading troops evacuated the camp by early morning hours Tuesday.
“IOF attacked Palestinian citizen Samir Abid’s house and arrested his brother-in-law Mazen al-Saadi, 23, under the pretext of being affiliated with an armed resistance group after he had appeared with a gun during the memorial celebration of Jenin camp martyrs last Thursday,” the eye-witnesses further documented.
Other sources from Jenin camp told the PIC reporter Saadi was dragged from his bed.
The eye-witnesses further reported: “Violent confrontations between IOF and unarmed youths from Jenin camp broke out. Heavy firing of live ammunition, tear gas canisters, and sound bombs by IOF followed, in an attempt to cover-up al-Saadi’s detention procedure.
Dozens of Palestinian civilians suffered breathing problems and a state of extreme panic prevailed among women and children. Palestinian young men could only respond by throwing stones.
In the same context, sounds of home-made-bomb blasts have been detected in the area followed by IOF abrupt break-ins into Martyr Dr. Khalil Suleiman’s hospital square. Tear gas canisters rocked the square and the reception hall. Windshields had been smashed up in the process while several patients suffered severe breathing problems.
"IOF attacks caused considerable damage in the houses it had stormed by force,” eye-witnesses said, adding that the invading troops evacuated the camp by early morning hours Tuesday.
Palestinian structures razed east of Jerusalem
A Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli forces in northern Gaza, on Monday, in the second incident of its kind in 24 hours, according to locals. In the West Bank, east of Jerusalem, a number of Palestinian-owned structures were demolished by the Israeli military, leaving 15 people homeless.
Witnesses told Ma'an News Agency that a 20-year-old man was collecting stones to make concrete outside of Beit Hanoun, near Erez crossing, when Israeli forces shot him.
The young man, who was not immediately identified, sustained moderate wounds, Ma'an reports.
A spokeswoman from the Israeli army said that "dozens" of Palestinians gathered in an area near the border which they were "not permitted" to enter. She stated that they were warned to distance themselves, upon which warning shots were fired into the air. Soldiers then fired at the lower extremities of one, the spokeswoman said, identifying a hit.
Just Sunday, in the same area, a 21-year-old gravel worker was also shot by Israeli forces. The man was taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital in moderate condition.
Ma'an further reports that 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, which has been in place since 2006.
Israeli soldiers frequently fire on farmers and other civilians inside the Strip, if they get too close to certain areas of land near the border which the Israeli military has closed off to Palestinians.
According to Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, the number of live-fire casualties near the fence has been on the rise since last December.
Also on Monday, in al-Eizariya and the E1 area east of Jerusalem, Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian structures and left 15 people homeless, according to a local official.
Secretary-general of the Bedouin Jahalin tribes, Sami Abu Ghaliya, said that Israeli authorities destroyed two small residential structures and four of agricultural nature belonging to his family at the entrance of the village.
Additionally, two structures used to house cattle were destroyed by Israeli bulldozers, in the al-Kasarat area in E1.
In nearby Jabal al-Baba, Ma'an reports that a tent belonging to Mahmoud Ibrahim Jahalin was destroyed, along with two animal sheds, according to Abu Ghaliya.
The tent was a donation to Jahalin following the demolition of his home at the beginning of April.
Israel rarely allows Palestinians to build in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. They are responsible for the demolition of at least 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures since first occupying the West Bank in 1967, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in direct defiance of international law.
A Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli forces in northern Gaza, on Monday, in the second incident of its kind in 24 hours, according to locals. In the West Bank, east of Jerusalem, a number of Palestinian-owned structures were demolished by the Israeli military, leaving 15 people homeless.
Witnesses told Ma'an News Agency that a 20-year-old man was collecting stones to make concrete outside of Beit Hanoun, near Erez crossing, when Israeli forces shot him.
The young man, who was not immediately identified, sustained moderate wounds, Ma'an reports.
A spokeswoman from the Israeli army said that "dozens" of Palestinians gathered in an area near the border which they were "not permitted" to enter. She stated that they were warned to distance themselves, upon which warning shots were fired into the air. Soldiers then fired at the lower extremities of one, the spokeswoman said, identifying a hit.
Just Sunday, in the same area, a 21-year-old gravel worker was also shot by Israeli forces. The man was taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital in moderate condition.
Ma'an further reports that 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, which has been in place since 2006.
Israeli soldiers frequently fire on farmers and other civilians inside the Strip, if they get too close to certain areas of land near the border which the Israeli military has closed off to Palestinians.
According to Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, the number of live-fire casualties near the fence has been on the rise since last December.
Also on Monday, in al-Eizariya and the E1 area east of Jerusalem, Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian structures and left 15 people homeless, according to a local official.
Secretary-general of the Bedouin Jahalin tribes, Sami Abu Ghaliya, said that Israeli authorities destroyed two small residential structures and four of agricultural nature belonging to his family at the entrance of the village.
Additionally, two structures used to house cattle were destroyed by Israeli bulldozers, in the al-Kasarat area in E1.
In nearby Jabal al-Baba, Ma'an reports that a tent belonging to Mahmoud Ibrahim Jahalin was destroyed, along with two animal sheds, according to Abu Ghaliya.
The tent was a donation to Jahalin following the demolition of his home at the beginning of April.
Israel rarely allows Palestinians to build in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. They are responsible for the demolition of at least 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures since first occupying the West Bank in 1967, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in direct defiance of international law.
Two Palestinian fishermen were wounded off the coast of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, at the hands of Israeli navy gunboats on Monday night. Marine police sources told the PIC reporter that the two fishermen were hospitalized, adding that one of them was hit with a bullet in the abdomen.
A Palestinian fisherman was wounded last Saturday night in a similar incident off Gaza shore.
Meanwhile, Israeli navy gunboats abducted two other fishermen at midnight yesterday and seized their boat also off Rafah.
Marine police sources told the PIC that the two brothers, Ala’a and Ayman Bardawil, were fishing off the coast when an Israeli navy patrol chased them and forced them along with their boat to head to an Israeli port.
A Palestinian fisherman was wounded last Saturday night in a similar incident off Gaza shore.
Meanwhile, Israeli navy gunboats abducted two other fishermen at midnight yesterday and seized their boat also off Rafah.
Marine police sources told the PIC that the two brothers, Ala’a and Ayman Bardawil, were fishing off the coast when an Israeli navy patrol chased them and forced them along with their boat to head to an Israeli port.
19 may 2014
Confrontations erupted in the southern Ramallah suburb of Um al-Sharayet between invading Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and young men on Monday morning.
Eyewitnesses said that two young men were injured with rubber bullets during the confrontations that occurred after the IOF soldiers raided the vicinity of a school in the suburb and turned nearby rooftops into military barracks.
They said that the soldiers brought bulldozers with them and fired rubber bullets and teargas at protestors, who were objecting to the IOF planned demolition of citizens’ homes and property.
Eyewitnesses said that two young men were injured with rubber bullets during the confrontations that occurred after the IOF soldiers raided the vicinity of a school in the suburb and turned nearby rooftops into military barracks.
They said that the soldiers brought bulldozers with them and fired rubber bullets and teargas at protestors, who were objecting to the IOF planned demolition of citizens’ homes and property.
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man in northern Gaza on Monday in the second such incident in 24 hours, locals said.
Witnesses told Ma'an that a 20-year-old man was collecting stones to make concrete outside of Beit Hanoun near the Erez crossing when Israeli forces shot him.
The young man, who was not immediately identified, sustained moderate wounds.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
On Sunday, Israeli forces shot a 21-year-old gravel worker in the same area.
Ashraf al-Qidra, Gaza's health ministry spokesman, said that the man was taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital in moderate condition.
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, which had been in place since 2006.
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.
According to a March report by Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, the number of live-fire casualties near the fence has been on the rise since late December.
"The military must also instruct the troops that the use of live fire is absolutely prohibited for the purpose of getting Palestinian civilians who pose no threat to anyone to back away from the areas near the perimeter fence."
Witnesses told Ma'an that a 20-year-old man was collecting stones to make concrete outside of Beit Hanoun near the Erez crossing when Israeli forces shot him.
The young man, who was not immediately identified, sustained moderate wounds.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
On Sunday, Israeli forces shot a 21-year-old gravel worker in the same area.
Ashraf al-Qidra, Gaza's health ministry spokesman, said that the man was taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital in moderate condition.
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, which had been in place since 2006.
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.
According to a March report by Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, the number of live-fire casualties near the fence has been on the rise since late December.
"The military must also instruct the troops that the use of live fire is absolutely prohibited for the purpose of getting Palestinian civilians who pose no threat to anyone to back away from the areas near the perimeter fence."
Two Palestinian young men were arrested by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at dawn Monday following break-ins into Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem. Other arrests followed as a peaceful solidarity rally was attacked by IOF in al-Khalil. Local sources told PIC correspondent the Israeli army attacked citizens’ homes and ransacked them after an abrupt break-in into the Aida refugee camp. Two young men, Motassem Abu Khadhir, 22, and Ali Abu Sourour, 17, were arrested and carried to an unidentified destination.
IOF invaded Doha town in Bethlehem and raked through the streets, the sources further documented.
In a related context, IOF came down heavily on Palestinian citizens on Sunday at the Container checkpoint east of Bethlehem, where vehicles and civilians’ IDs were inspected.
In a related event, IOF attacked a solidarity march staged by Beit Ummar natives and the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement on Sunday evening north of al-Khalil in solidarity with the Palestinian administrative hunger strikers, who have been without food for 26 days in a row.
According to eye-witnesses, Israeli soldiers denied the peaceful protestors the right to rally in the main street located between al-Khalil and Bethlehem and forced them out. Tear gas canisters were thrown at the non-violent demonstrators while three civilians, including a foreign activist, were arrested after having been heavily beaten by IOF.
“May and Malh” (“Water and Salt”) flyers were disseminated by activists from the Palestinian Center for Studies to the citizens and taxi-drivers in al-Khalil, where a great appreciation was revealed regarding such a solidarity move
IOF invaded Doha town in Bethlehem and raked through the streets, the sources further documented.
In a related context, IOF came down heavily on Palestinian citizens on Sunday at the Container checkpoint east of Bethlehem, where vehicles and civilians’ IDs were inspected.
In a related event, IOF attacked a solidarity march staged by Beit Ummar natives and the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement on Sunday evening north of al-Khalil in solidarity with the Palestinian administrative hunger strikers, who have been without food for 26 days in a row.
According to eye-witnesses, Israeli soldiers denied the peaceful protestors the right to rally in the main street located between al-Khalil and Bethlehem and forced them out. Tear gas canisters were thrown at the non-violent demonstrators while three civilians, including a foreign activist, were arrested after having been heavily beaten by IOF.
“May and Malh” (“Water and Salt”) flyers were disseminated by activists from the Palestinian Center for Studies to the citizens and taxi-drivers in al-Khalil, where a great appreciation was revealed regarding such a solidarity move
Aref Daraghma, head of the Al-Maleh Village Council, in the Northern Plains of the occupied West Bank, stated that at least 14 sheep died due to toxins left by Israeli settlers in a Palestinian grazing land, close to an illegitimate Israeli settlement.
Daraghma said that 14 sheep, belonging a local shepherd, identified as Abdul-Rahim Bsharaat, from the al-Hadeediyya village, died after eating grass mixed with toxins, the Wattan News Agency has reported.
He added that the settlers frequently dispose toxins, trash and other materials into Palestinian grazing lands in the area, especially near the Roeh illegal settlement, completely built on private Palestinian lands.
Daraghma further stated that Israeli settlers in the area are extremely hostile, frequently attacking Palestinian farmlands, grazing area, shepherds and their flocks.
He added that resident Bsharaat losses are estimated by 1,000 Jordanian Dinars (Approximately $1,413).
Palestinian villagers and shepherds in the area are subject to frequent attacks by fanatic Israeli settlers, and are subject to ongoing violations and displacement by Israeli soldiers.
Many villages and Bedouin communities in the area have been repeatedly demolished and removed for the benefit of Israel’s illegitimate settlement activities, and due to frequent military drills carried out by the army there.
Daraghma said that 14 sheep, belonging a local shepherd, identified as Abdul-Rahim Bsharaat, from the al-Hadeediyya village, died after eating grass mixed with toxins, the Wattan News Agency has reported.
He added that the settlers frequently dispose toxins, trash and other materials into Palestinian grazing lands in the area, especially near the Roeh illegal settlement, completely built on private Palestinian lands.
Daraghma further stated that Israeli settlers in the area are extremely hostile, frequently attacking Palestinian farmlands, grazing area, shepherds and their flocks.
He added that resident Bsharaat losses are estimated by 1,000 Jordanian Dinars (Approximately $1,413).
Palestinian villagers and shepherds in the area are subject to frequent attacks by fanatic Israeli settlers, and are subject to ongoing violations and displacement by Israeli soldiers.
Many villages and Bedouin communities in the area have been repeatedly demolished and removed for the benefit of Israel’s illegitimate settlement activities, and due to frequent military drills carried out by the army there.
Settlers seize agricultural pond
Israeli forces, on Sunday, stormed a school in the village of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem, while settlers took over an agricultural property in the village, according to Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the anti-settlement committee in the village.
Salah said that the soldiers stormed the school in the morning hours, causing a state of panic and horror among the students, most in their first, second and third grade of school, WAFA reports.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement outpost of Sidi Boaz took over an agricultural pond, to the west of the village, where they conducted religious rituals. The pond was used by residents use to irrigate their crops.
Salah said the incident comes as a prelude to expand the outpost, according to WAFA, noting the escalated assaults by settlers in the area, including the closing of agricultural roads and the act of unleashing dogs at residents.
Israeli forces, on Sunday, stormed a school in the village of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem, while settlers took over an agricultural property in the village, according to Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the anti-settlement committee in the village.
Salah said that the soldiers stormed the school in the morning hours, causing a state of panic and horror among the students, most in their first, second and third grade of school, WAFA reports.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement outpost of Sidi Boaz took over an agricultural pond, to the west of the village, where they conducted religious rituals. The pond was used by residents use to irrigate their crops.
Salah said the incident comes as a prelude to expand the outpost, according to WAFA, noting the escalated assaults by settlers in the area, including the closing of agricultural roads and the act of unleashing dogs at residents.
18 may 2014
Eight Palestinian civilians were arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday morning while six others were summoned for interrogation. The arrests coincide with a series of settler attacks on Palestinian homes in different areas of the West Bank. According to PIC news reporter, IOF arrested Hassan Brijiah, 45, the coordinator of the national committee against the wall and settlement, at dawn in Bethlehem after having stormed his home and rummaged through it.
Palestinian sources further documented the arrest of 4 Palestinian young men from Bethlehem.
Ammar Ziad Rawashda was arrested by IOF in Samu’ town in al-Khalil, where several Palestinian homes have also been raided.
According to Palestinian security sources, IOF arrested the brothers Qusay, 19, and Uday, 20, from al-Jilda area in al-Khalil city.
In a related event, an ex-detained refugee was arrested by IOF following home raids and searches in Fawar refugee camp, south of al-Khalil, amid a remarkable state of anxiety and panic among children and woman.
IOF soldiers have also been heavily deployed near Wadi Al-Shajna crossroad to the south of al-Khalil.
PIC correspondent said quoting local sources that Brijiah and his mother were severely beaten by IOF soldiers for objecting the brutality of the Israeli soldiers, who broke into and ransacked their family home in Ma’asara village, south of Bethlehem.
Youth activist Alaa Zaaqiq said an Israeli military force raided Beit Ummar village, north of al-Khalil, at late dawn time and raided citizens’ homes while three others were summoned for interrogation amid heavy firing of sound bombs in the town’s main street. A state of panic has overwhelmed children and families in the area.
Confrontations broke out in Beit Ummar after Israeli soldiers fired sound grenades at Palestinian youths.
In Dura town, west of al-Khalil, IOF summoned the student Mohammad Fares Abu Arkoub, among many other students, for interrogation.
In another event, a horde of Israeli extremist settlers attacked Palestinians’ native lands in Tel Armidh settlement in al-Khalil.
Eye-witnesses told PIC a group of settlers started fire in Palestinian lands while others threw stones at native homes. A photographer was assaulted in the process.
Demolition notifications were handed to Palestinian citizens in Khirbet al-Tawil in Akraba, south of Nablus, where Israeli patrols confiscated three tents and construction materials, PIC reporter further documented.
Palestinian sources further documented the arrest of 4 Palestinian young men from Bethlehem.
Ammar Ziad Rawashda was arrested by IOF in Samu’ town in al-Khalil, where several Palestinian homes have also been raided.
According to Palestinian security sources, IOF arrested the brothers Qusay, 19, and Uday, 20, from al-Jilda area in al-Khalil city.
In a related event, an ex-detained refugee was arrested by IOF following home raids and searches in Fawar refugee camp, south of al-Khalil, amid a remarkable state of anxiety and panic among children and woman.
IOF soldiers have also been heavily deployed near Wadi Al-Shajna crossroad to the south of al-Khalil.
PIC correspondent said quoting local sources that Brijiah and his mother were severely beaten by IOF soldiers for objecting the brutality of the Israeli soldiers, who broke into and ransacked their family home in Ma’asara village, south of Bethlehem.
Youth activist Alaa Zaaqiq said an Israeli military force raided Beit Ummar village, north of al-Khalil, at late dawn time and raided citizens’ homes while three others were summoned for interrogation amid heavy firing of sound bombs in the town’s main street. A state of panic has overwhelmed children and families in the area.
Confrontations broke out in Beit Ummar after Israeli soldiers fired sound grenades at Palestinian youths.
In Dura town, west of al-Khalil, IOF summoned the student Mohammad Fares Abu Arkoub, among many other students, for interrogation.
In another event, a horde of Israeli extremist settlers attacked Palestinians’ native lands in Tel Armidh settlement in al-Khalil.
Eye-witnesses told PIC a group of settlers started fire in Palestinian lands while others threw stones at native homes. A photographer was assaulted in the process.
Demolition notifications were handed to Palestinian citizens in Khirbet al-Tawil in Akraba, south of Nablus, where Israeli patrols confiscated three tents and construction materials, PIC reporter further documented.
Palestinian workers salvage building materials near Erez Crossing at the northern border between Gaza and the Israeli occupation state
Israeli forces on Sunday shot and injured a Palestinian laborer near the border in the northern Gaza Strip, an official said.
Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, told Ma'an that a "21-year-old gravel worker was shot in the foot by Israeli forces" near Erez crossing.
He was taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital in moderate condition, al-Qidra said.
The young man's name was not immediately provided.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said "there was a large group of people who came near the security fence" several times on Sunday.
"They came and left and came and left all day," she said.
Asked what the Palestinians were doing in the area, the spokeswoman said: "I can't give you that information."
After calling on the Palestinians to leave and "firing warning shots into the air," Israeli soldiers fired a man's lower extremities, identifying a hit.
The man was "slightly injured" and left the scene of his own accord, the spokeswoman said.
She said riot dispersal means such as tear gas and rubber-coated bullets were not used prior to firing live bullets.
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 2006.
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.
According to a March report by Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, the number of live-fire casualties near the fence has been on the rise since late December.
"The military must also instruct the troops that the use of live fire is absolutely prohibited for the purpose of getting Palestinian civilians who pose no threat to anyone to back away from the areas near the perimeter fence."
Israeli forces on Sunday shot and injured a Palestinian laborer near the border in the northern Gaza Strip, an official said.
Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, told Ma'an that a "21-year-old gravel worker was shot in the foot by Israeli forces" near Erez crossing.
He was taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital in moderate condition, al-Qidra said.
The young man's name was not immediately provided.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said "there was a large group of people who came near the security fence" several times on Sunday.
"They came and left and came and left all day," she said.
Asked what the Palestinians were doing in the area, the spokeswoman said: "I can't give you that information."
After calling on the Palestinians to leave and "firing warning shots into the air," Israeli soldiers fired a man's lower extremities, identifying a hit.
The man was "slightly injured" and left the scene of his own accord, the spokeswoman said.
She said riot dispersal means such as tear gas and rubber-coated bullets were not used prior to firing live bullets.
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 2006.
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.
According to a March report by Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, the number of live-fire casualties near the fence has been on the rise since late December.
"The military must also instruct the troops that the use of live fire is absolutely prohibited for the purpose of getting Palestinian civilians who pose no threat to anyone to back away from the areas near the perimeter fence."
Israeli settlers set fire to a private Palestinian field in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday night as part of a celebration for the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer.
Settlers circled around the field and watched as the fire burned olive trees, in a field that locals said belongs to the Iqneibi family.
Some of the settlers reportedly assaulted a cameraman who works for the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz as he tried to take film the fire.
Lag BaOmer marks the the death of a 2nd century sage associated with Jewish mysticism, and is traditionally marked with bonfires.
Activist and co-founder of the Hebron activist group Youth against Settlements Issa Amro told Ma'an that Israeli settlers have recently been harassing and assaulting the Palestinian residents of Tel Rumeida in an attempt to scare them and get them to leave their houses and lands.
Hebron is a frequent site of tensions due to the presence of around 500 Israeli settlers in the Old City, many of whom have illegally occupied Palestinian houses and forcibly removed the original inhabitants.
Tel Rumeida hosts one of the most militant Jewish settlements in the city, and locals complain of near daily harassment and attacks by the groups, who are under heavy Israeli military protection.
Settlers circled around the field and watched as the fire burned olive trees, in a field that locals said belongs to the Iqneibi family.
Some of the settlers reportedly assaulted a cameraman who works for the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz as he tried to take film the fire.
Lag BaOmer marks the the death of a 2nd century sage associated with Jewish mysticism, and is traditionally marked with bonfires.
Activist and co-founder of the Hebron activist group Youth against Settlements Issa Amro told Ma'an that Israeli settlers have recently been harassing and assaulting the Palestinian residents of Tel Rumeida in an attempt to scare them and get them to leave their houses and lands.
Hebron is a frequent site of tensions due to the presence of around 500 Israeli settlers in the Old City, many of whom have illegally occupied Palestinian houses and forcibly removed the original inhabitants.
Tel Rumeida hosts one of the most militant Jewish settlements in the city, and locals complain of near daily harassment and attacks by the groups, who are under heavy Israeli military protection.
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped at least six Palestinians, including two brothers.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers violently broke into various homes, and searched them before questioning several Palestinians, and kidnapped at least six.
The Maan News Agency said the soldiers kidnapped Qusai and Odai Sa’id Nassar, from their home in Hebron city, Moath Idrees Ammar and Ammar Ziad Rawasha from the as-Sammoa’ town, former political prisoner Mohammad Nizar at-Teety from the al-Fawwar refugee camp, and Mo’taz Obeido from Hebron city.
Soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, broke into and violently searched several homes, and handed several young Palestinians, military warrants ordering them to head to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
Media spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, stated that the soldiers topped several buildings while searching them.
Awad added that the soldiers smashed the front door of a home, and searched it for more than an hour in an attempt to locate a Palestinian identified as Omar Ahmad Awad, 28, but he was not at home.
The soldiers handed the family two warrants ordering Omar and his brother Yousef, 31, to head to the Etzion base for interrogation.
They also invaded the home of Khaled Ayyad Awad, 40, confiscated his permit to work in Israel, and ordered him to head to Etzion for interrogation.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths, no injuries were reported.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers violently broke into various homes, and searched them before questioning several Palestinians, and kidnapped at least six.
The Maan News Agency said the soldiers kidnapped Qusai and Odai Sa’id Nassar, from their home in Hebron city, Moath Idrees Ammar and Ammar Ziad Rawasha from the as-Sammoa’ town, former political prisoner Mohammad Nizar at-Teety from the al-Fawwar refugee camp, and Mo’taz Obeido from Hebron city.
Soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, broke into and violently searched several homes, and handed several young Palestinians, military warrants ordering them to head to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
Media spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, stated that the soldiers topped several buildings while searching them.
Awad added that the soldiers smashed the front door of a home, and searched it for more than an hour in an attempt to locate a Palestinian identified as Omar Ahmad Awad, 28, but he was not at home.
The soldiers handed the family two warrants ordering Omar and his brother Yousef, 31, to head to the Etzion base for interrogation.
They also invaded the home of Khaled Ayyad Awad, 40, confiscated his permit to work in Israel, and ordered him to head to Etzion for interrogation.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths, no injuries were reported.
A Palestinian fisherman and a minor were injured on Saturday night in Israeli navy and army shooting in Gaza Strip.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, the health ministry spokesman, said that a 53-year-old fisherman was hit with a bullet in his foot when Israeli navy gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza coast.
In a related context, a 17-year-old minor was hit with a bullet in his abdomen fired by Israeli occupation forces east of Abasan in southern Gaza Strip.
Child, Fisherman, Injured In Two Israeli Attacks In Gaza
Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, the health ministry spokesman, said that a 53-year-old fisherman was hit with a bullet in his foot when Israeli navy gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza coast.
In a related context, a 17-year-old minor was hit with a bullet in his abdomen fired by Israeli occupation forces east of Abasan in southern Gaza Strip.
Child, Fisherman, Injured In Two Israeli Attacks In Gaza
File: Palestinian Boat Attacked By Israeli Soldiers
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian child, and a fisherman, were shot and injured by Israeli army fire, in two separate attacks, in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The sources said that, soldiers stationed across the border with Gaza, shot and injured a Palestinian child in Abasan town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated that the sixteen-year-old child was shot in his arm, and was moved to the Nasser Hospital in the Khan Younis.
In addition, a Palestinian fisherman was shot and wounded by Israeli army fire, as he was at the Sudaniyya shore, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Medics arrived at the scene, and moved him to the al-Shifa Medical Center; he suffered a gunshot injury to his leg.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian child, and a fisherman, were shot and injured by Israeli army fire, in two separate attacks, in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The sources said that, soldiers stationed across the border with Gaza, shot and injured a Palestinian child in Abasan town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated that the sixteen-year-old child was shot in his arm, and was moved to the Nasser Hospital in the Khan Younis.
In addition, a Palestinian fisherman was shot and wounded by Israeli army fire, as he was at the Sudaniyya shore, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Medics arrived at the scene, and moved him to the al-Shifa Medical Center; he suffered a gunshot injury to his leg.
