30 may 2014
Settler car hit by gunfire near al-Ram
Another Palestinian fisherman has been shot and injured by Israeli forces off the northern Gaza Strip, according to medical officials. Also on Friday, a car belonging to a Jewish settler was hit by "small arms fire" while traveling in the central West Bank, according to Israeli military sources.
Ma'an reports that spokesman for the Gaza ministry of health, Ashraf al-Qidra, said that a 22-year-old Palestinian fisherman was injured after Israeli naval forces deployed off of the al-Sudaniya shore in northern Gaza city opened fire at his boat.
Ashraf was taken to Kamal Adwan hospital, following the incident, where his injury was reported as "moderate". The Israeli military did not immediately return calls in inquiry to the incident.
Reports of Israeli forces shooting at Gaza fisherman who stray "too far" from the shore are becoming increasingly frequent.
Israeli navy forces abducted, just this Wednesday, three fishermen working off the Rafah coast, in the southern Gaza Strip. Additionally, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has recently released a report stating that life in the Gaza Strip has become unbearable due to the imposed siege and the closure of crossings:
Gaza has been severe blockade imposed by Israel and enforced by Egypt since 2007. Palestinian fishermen are only allowed to go three nautical miles from Gaza's shore, even though the previous agreement settled on 20 nautical miles.
Ma'an reports that there are 4,000 fishermen in Gaza and, according to a 2011 report by the International Committee of the Red Cross 90 percent are ipoverished -- an increase of 40 percent from 2008.
The economic crisis is a direct result of Israeli disenfranchisement of the fishing industry.
In the West Bank, on Friday afternoon, Ma'an reports that a car belonging to a Jewish-Israeli settler was hit by "small arms fire" while traveling in the central West Bank.
The shots hit the car while it was traveling near the Jewish-only settlement of Geva Benyamin, near the Palestinian village of al-Ram, the army said in a statement.
No injuries were reported.
In occupied East Jerusalem, today, hundreds of Palestinian Muslim worshipers were forced to pray in the streets of Jerusalem's Old City after Israeli authorities again imposed regulations on worshippers trying to enter the Al-Aqsa mosque compound for noon prayers.
More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements built across the West Bank, designated "Jewish-only", in direct defiance of international law which prohibits the transfer of civilians from the occupying population onto occupied territory.
Many of the so-called "settlements" have been built directly on lands which have been confiscated from local Palestinian communities, with roads and other facilities being constructed for exclusive Jewish use.
Another Palestinian fisherman has been shot and injured by Israeli forces off the northern Gaza Strip, according to medical officials. Also on Friday, a car belonging to a Jewish settler was hit by "small arms fire" while traveling in the central West Bank, according to Israeli military sources.
Ma'an reports that spokesman for the Gaza ministry of health, Ashraf al-Qidra, said that a 22-year-old Palestinian fisherman was injured after Israeli naval forces deployed off of the al-Sudaniya shore in northern Gaza city opened fire at his boat.
Ashraf was taken to Kamal Adwan hospital, following the incident, where his injury was reported as "moderate". The Israeli military did not immediately return calls in inquiry to the incident.
Reports of Israeli forces shooting at Gaza fisherman who stray "too far" from the shore are becoming increasingly frequent.
Israeli navy forces abducted, just this Wednesday, three fishermen working off the Rafah coast, in the southern Gaza Strip. Additionally, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has recently released a report stating that life in the Gaza Strip has become unbearable due to the imposed siege and the closure of crossings:
Gaza has been severe blockade imposed by Israel and enforced by Egypt since 2007. Palestinian fishermen are only allowed to go three nautical miles from Gaza's shore, even though the previous agreement settled on 20 nautical miles.
Ma'an reports that there are 4,000 fishermen in Gaza and, according to a 2011 report by the International Committee of the Red Cross 90 percent are ipoverished -- an increase of 40 percent from 2008.
The economic crisis is a direct result of Israeli disenfranchisement of the fishing industry.
In the West Bank, on Friday afternoon, Ma'an reports that a car belonging to a Jewish-Israeli settler was hit by "small arms fire" while traveling in the central West Bank.
The shots hit the car while it was traveling near the Jewish-only settlement of Geva Benyamin, near the Palestinian village of al-Ram, the army said in a statement.
No injuries were reported.
In occupied East Jerusalem, today, hundreds of Palestinian Muslim worshipers were forced to pray in the streets of Jerusalem's Old City after Israeli authorities again imposed regulations on worshippers trying to enter the Al-Aqsa mosque compound for noon prayers.
More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements built across the West Bank, designated "Jewish-only", in direct defiance of international law which prohibits the transfer of civilians from the occupying population onto occupied territory.
Many of the so-called "settlements" have been built directly on lands which have been confiscated from local Palestinian communities, with roads and other facilities being constructed for exclusive Jewish use.
Dozens of people were injured on Friday as Israeli forces dispersed non-violent protests across the occupied West Bank.
In Bilin, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at protesters as they marched towards land confiscated by Israel's separation wall.
Participants raised Palestinian flags, posters of prisoners, and signs condemning the practice of administrative detention.
Ahmad Ratib Abu Rahma, 20, was hit in the foot with a tear gas canister, Mohammad Adeeb Abu Rahma, 20, was hit in the hand, and a female Danish activist was struck in the leg and required stitches.
The injured were taken to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah for treatment.
Bilin villagers have been protesting on a weekly basis against Israeli confiscation of their lands in order to build the separation wall, which passes through their village.
In Kafr Qaddum, near Qalqiliya in the northern West Bank, a man was shot in the back with a rubber-coated bullet while dozens suffered tear gas inhalation.
Protesters had gathered to show solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners and demand that Israeli forces re-open the village's main road, which has been closed for over 13 years.
According to Amnesty International, Israeli forces often use excessive force against Palestinian protesters.
Amnesty documented the killing of 22 Palestinians in 2013, 14 of which took place during protests and four of whom were children.
In Bilin, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at protesters as they marched towards land confiscated by Israel's separation wall.
Participants raised Palestinian flags, posters of prisoners, and signs condemning the practice of administrative detention.
Ahmad Ratib Abu Rahma, 20, was hit in the foot with a tear gas canister, Mohammad Adeeb Abu Rahma, 20, was hit in the hand, and a female Danish activist was struck in the leg and required stitches.
The injured were taken to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah for treatment.
Bilin villagers have been protesting on a weekly basis against Israeli confiscation of their lands in order to build the separation wall, which passes through their village.
In Kafr Qaddum, near Qalqiliya in the northern West Bank, a man was shot in the back with a rubber-coated bullet while dozens suffered tear gas inhalation.
Protesters had gathered to show solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners and demand that Israeli forces re-open the village's main road, which has been closed for over 13 years.
According to Amnesty International, Israeli forces often use excessive force against Palestinian protesters.
Amnesty documented the killing of 22 Palestinians in 2013, 14 of which took place during protests and four of whom were children.
A pregnant Palestinian woman on Thursday afternoon suffered from severe suffocation following heavy firing of tear gas canisters by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) near Al-Madares area in Tekoa east of Bethlehem. According to local sources, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian civilians and Israeli troops, who showered the area with tear gas grenades. Pregnant lady Amina Al-Badan suffered breathing difficulties after having inhaled tear gas and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
The intensity of tear gas attacks caused nearby wheat and barley fields to catch fire.
In a related context, violent clashes broke out between dozens of Palestinian unarmed youths and a horde of extremist Jewish settlers on Thursday evening around Burin village, south of Nablus.
The settlers attacked four Palestinian young men in Mount Sabea with stones. They wounded one of them in his chest and caused damage to a Palestinian-owned car.
The intensity of tear gas attacks caused nearby wheat and barley fields to catch fire.
In a related context, violent clashes broke out between dozens of Palestinian unarmed youths and a horde of extremist Jewish settlers on Thursday evening around Burin village, south of Nablus.
The settlers attacked four Palestinian young men in Mount Sabea with stones. They wounded one of them in his chest and caused damage to a Palestinian-owned car.
Eyewitnesses have reported that Israeli soldiers attacked, on Thursday evening (May 29, 2014] two young Palestinian men, in the Ash-Shuhada Street, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The two have been identified as Mohammad al-Jamal, 22, and Diab al-Karaky, 20; the soldiers stopped the two Palestinians at the roadblock, and violently assaulted them before one of them lost consciousness.
Imad Abu Shamsiyya, a local volunteer with the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) stated the soldiers tried to prevent the B’Tselem team from documenting the assault.
Abu Shamsiyya added that such attacks became a daily occurrence in Hebron, especially in the Ash-Shuhada Street.
He said the soldiers refused to allow local medics to provide treatment to the two Palestinians, and insisted on arresting them.
Imad al-Atrash, a local activist, said the attack was the third just on Thursday, adding that Israeli military assaults and attacks by fanatic Israeli settlers take place on a daily basis.
Al-Atrash added that the settlers also repeatedly attack international solidarity activists, and Israeli activists.
The two have been identified as Mohammad al-Jamal, 22, and Diab al-Karaky, 20; the soldiers stopped the two Palestinians at the roadblock, and violently assaulted them before one of them lost consciousness.
Imad Abu Shamsiyya, a local volunteer with the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) stated the soldiers tried to prevent the B’Tselem team from documenting the assault.
Abu Shamsiyya added that such attacks became a daily occurrence in Hebron, especially in the Ash-Shuhada Street.
He said the soldiers refused to allow local medics to provide treatment to the two Palestinians, and insisted on arresting them.
Imad al-Atrash, a local activist, said the attack was the third just on Thursday, adding that Israeli military assaults and attacks by fanatic Israeli settlers take place on a daily basis.
Al-Atrash added that the settlers also repeatedly attack international solidarity activists, and Israeli activists.
29 may 2014
The Israeli police released on Wednesday after midnight the 27-year old Sa’eb Abdelfattah Fakhouri after detaining him for more than two hours in Lions Gate police station due to his medical condition as he suffered several bruises and a cut in his eyelid.
Large Israeli forces had broken into three houses for Fakhouri family and arrested the 29-year old Abdelfattah Ahmad Deeb Fakhouri and the 27-year old Sa’eb Abdelfattah Fakhouri and then assaulted all the family members and severely beat them. The 57-year old Ahmad Deeb Abdelfattah Fattah Fakhouri was injured with a cut in his fact and suffered bruises all over his body while he attempted to save his son from being arrested; the forces also sprayed him with pepper gas.
The forces also broke in the house of 72-year old Um Deeb Fakhouri and the soldier punched her on her chest causing her to fall off the stairs of the house injuring her with bruises. A paramedic team arrived at the house and transferred her to Al-Maqased hospital in a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.
Large Israeli forces had broken into three houses for Fakhouri family and arrested the 29-year old Abdelfattah Ahmad Deeb Fakhouri and the 27-year old Sa’eb Abdelfattah Fakhouri and then assaulted all the family members and severely beat them. The 57-year old Ahmad Deeb Abdelfattah Fattah Fakhouri was injured with a cut in his fact and suffered bruises all over his body while he attempted to save his son from being arrested; the forces also sprayed him with pepper gas.
The forces also broke in the house of 72-year old Um Deeb Fakhouri and the soldier punched her on her chest causing her to fall off the stairs of the house injuring her with bruises. A paramedic team arrived at the house and transferred her to Al-Maqased hospital in a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.
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Israeli soldiers have again surfaced in recently publicized video footage, on Wednesday, as they violently beat a Palestinian elderly in al-Aqsa mosque compound, occupied Jerusalem.
A number of soldiers appear in the footage as they surround a helpless elderly man in the compound, Al Ray reports. One of the soldiers is actually seen punching him before toppling him to the ground with the other soldiers. The man tried to escape. However, the soldiers violently restrained him amidst massive outrage and protest from Palestinian civilians gathered in the compound. Al Aqsa mosque is an increasingly frequent site of attacks on Palestinians, by both soldiers and Israeli settlers. |
The video has caused a state of anger among social media activists.
Four Palestinian fisherman were kidnapped by the Israeli navy in Gaza waters on Thursday morning at a time when a series of mock raids have been rocking the Gaza Strip. According to chairman of the Palestinian Fishermen’s Syndicate, Nizar Ayyash, an Israeli gunboat kept chasing a Palestinian fishing boat off Gaza waters and arrested the four fishermen on board before carrying them all, along with their boat, to the Israeli Ashdod airport, north of the Gaza Strip.
An upsurge in Israeli violations targeting Palestinian fishermen at this very stage aims at denying them the right to earn a living during the summer sardine season and triggering economic losses besides of the swift rise in fuel prices, Ayyash added.
Palestinian fishermen have increasingly been targeted by the Israeli navy forces off Gaza waters. Several have been wounded while others arrested in less than a week’s time.
Other Palestinian fishermen were arrested and wounded following gun shootings by the Egyptian navy off Rafah waters.
The attack makes part of a series of breaches to the terms of the contract signed in November 2012 between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation forces under Egyptian patronage. 25 Palestinians have been killed ever since while hundreds have been wounded and arrested.
Meanwhile, a series of mock raids were launched on the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning. Blast sounds rocked the entire city, an on-the-spot reporter told Quds Press.
An upsurge in Israeli violations targeting Palestinian fishermen at this very stage aims at denying them the right to earn a living during the summer sardine season and triggering economic losses besides of the swift rise in fuel prices, Ayyash added.
Palestinian fishermen have increasingly been targeted by the Israeli navy forces off Gaza waters. Several have been wounded while others arrested in less than a week’s time.
Other Palestinian fishermen were arrested and wounded following gun shootings by the Egyptian navy off Rafah waters.
The attack makes part of a series of breaches to the terms of the contract signed in November 2012 between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation forces under Egyptian patronage. 25 Palestinians have been killed ever since while hundreds have been wounded and arrested.
Meanwhile, a series of mock raids were launched on the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning. Blast sounds rocked the entire city, an on-the-spot reporter told Quds Press.
Head of the First Aid Arab Union Society Mohammad Gharabli slammed the Israeli police for having deliberately targeted Palestinian medical relief staff and warned of a potential transformation of such aggressions into systematic deadly tactics. Gharabli’s warnings were released as seven ambulance personnel were left severely injured during the clashes that broke out in Occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, following the provocative rallies staged by hundreds of extremist Israeli settlers.
“Our emergency paramedics have been deliberately targeted by the Israeli police forces, paving the way for a potential systemization of such deadly tactics to thwart our relief mission. A law issued by the Israeli Health Ministry outlawed any potential reluctance by an experienced person to treat a wounded. But the law is not obviously observed by the Israeli police.”
The attacks coincide with a series of rallies staged by dozens of Jerusalemite natives at Bab al-Amoud to protest the Judaization demo held by a band of Israeli fanatics on the occasion of the so-called Unification of Jerusalem, in reference to the occupation of Jerusalem during the 1967-Six-Day-War.
The non-violent Palestinian protest has been attacked and dispersed by force by the Israeli police, leading to severe injuries among dozens of Palestinian civilians. Other peaceful young marchers were rounded up in the process.
“Our emergency paramedics have been deliberately targeted by the Israeli police forces, paving the way for a potential systemization of such deadly tactics to thwart our relief mission. A law issued by the Israeli Health Ministry outlawed any potential reluctance by an experienced person to treat a wounded. But the law is not obviously observed by the Israeli police.”
The attacks coincide with a series of rallies staged by dozens of Jerusalemite natives at Bab al-Amoud to protest the Judaization demo held by a band of Israeli fanatics on the occasion of the so-called Unification of Jerusalem, in reference to the occupation of Jerusalem during the 1967-Six-Day-War.
The non-violent Palestinian protest has been attacked and dispersed by force by the Israeli police, leading to severe injuries among dozens of Palestinian civilians. Other peaceful young marchers were rounded up in the process.
A series of raids was launched at dawn Thursday and Wednesday night by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem. Palestinian homes have been ransacked while non-violent protestors were assaulted in the process. According to the Wadi Helwa Information Center, the IOF arrested Palestinian young men Abd al-Fatah Fakhouri and Saeb al-Fakhouri after having attacked their homes in Bab Hatta neighborhood and assaulted them, along with all other family members.
Another Palestinian home at Bab al-Majlis was invaded by the IOF. All family members, including women and children, were heavily beaten, the center further pointed out.
According to the center, the IOF rounded-up four youngsters in al-Aqsa after beating them.
The Israeli Special Forces invaded holy al-Aqsa Mosque via house rooftops in search of the wanted civilians, eye-witnesses reported.
IOF soldiers were deployed heavily around Bab al-Majlis near al-Aqsa, where residential quarters and neighborhoods were searched.
In a related context, local sources in Nablus told the PIC correspondent that the IOF invaded Jerusalem street south of the city and attacked the house of the Mansour family. The attack culminated in the apprehension of ex-detainee Bahaa al-Din Mansour, 26.
Dozens of Israeli armed soldiers invaded Palestinian homes south of Nablus leading to considerable material damage among the natives’ properties. A 31-year-old ex-prisoner, detained for 10 years in Israeli jails, was heavily beaten and carried to an unknown destination.
Both Marwan Sabouni and Ridha Sabouni, along with the members of an entire family, were all rounded up following raids launched by the Israeli patrols in different Nablus villages.
According to Raed Ameur, head of the Prisoners’ Society in Nablus, the arrest-campaign also targeted the Palestinian woman Samaher Suleiman Othman, the wife of prisoner Zein al-Din.
A number of military checkpoints were erected by the IOF in Madama and A’sira Al-Qebliya, south of Nablus, where Palestinian vehicles and IDs were inspected.
Along the same line, there Palestinian citizens from al-Khalil were rounded up on Thursday morning while the southern crossroads of the city have been shut down by the IOF, resulting in traffic congestion, PIC news reporter has been told by eye-witnesses.
Israeli settlers have stationed in Yatta’s park, south of al-Khalil, so as to hold sway over the area under shield by the IOF.
Seven more Bethlehem natives, all in their twenties, were arrested following a series of break-ins into Takoa, Beit Fajjar, and the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, local sources reported.
An 18-year-old youth was also targeted by the arrest-campaign while another citizen, 20, was summoned for interrogation.
Two minors, 16 and 17 years-old, from Yabad town, southwest of Jenin, were captured on Wednesday evening.
In a related event, a number of Palestinian Jerusalemite natives were left severely wounded by the IOF on Wednesday while others were arrested during clashes that broke out following the so-called provocative Flag March staged by hordes of Israeli extremist settlers on the occasion of Jerusalem Day, local sources documented.
Scores of young men and civilians, including a cameraman, were rounded up by the IOF while others were heavily beaten throughout.
A state of panic prevailed among the citizens following the provocative Israeli rally launched in Bab al-Amoud to commemorate the occupation of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day-War. Dozens of Israeli settlers partook in the march, chanting racist and anti-Arab slogans.
Meanwhile, Palestinian peaceful demonstrators were attacked by the IOF in Sultan Suleiman Street, closed since 5 p.m., while they had been protesting the Judaization demo. Tear gas canisters, arbitrary arrests, and physical assaults against Palestinian non-violent marchers followed.
Another Palestinian home at Bab al-Majlis was invaded by the IOF. All family members, including women and children, were heavily beaten, the center further pointed out.
According to the center, the IOF rounded-up four youngsters in al-Aqsa after beating them.
The Israeli Special Forces invaded holy al-Aqsa Mosque via house rooftops in search of the wanted civilians, eye-witnesses reported.
IOF soldiers were deployed heavily around Bab al-Majlis near al-Aqsa, where residential quarters and neighborhoods were searched.
In a related context, local sources in Nablus told the PIC correspondent that the IOF invaded Jerusalem street south of the city and attacked the house of the Mansour family. The attack culminated in the apprehension of ex-detainee Bahaa al-Din Mansour, 26.
Dozens of Israeli armed soldiers invaded Palestinian homes south of Nablus leading to considerable material damage among the natives’ properties. A 31-year-old ex-prisoner, detained for 10 years in Israeli jails, was heavily beaten and carried to an unknown destination.
Both Marwan Sabouni and Ridha Sabouni, along with the members of an entire family, were all rounded up following raids launched by the Israeli patrols in different Nablus villages.
According to Raed Ameur, head of the Prisoners’ Society in Nablus, the arrest-campaign also targeted the Palestinian woman Samaher Suleiman Othman, the wife of prisoner Zein al-Din.
A number of military checkpoints were erected by the IOF in Madama and A’sira Al-Qebliya, south of Nablus, where Palestinian vehicles and IDs were inspected.
Along the same line, there Palestinian citizens from al-Khalil were rounded up on Thursday morning while the southern crossroads of the city have been shut down by the IOF, resulting in traffic congestion, PIC news reporter has been told by eye-witnesses.
Israeli settlers have stationed in Yatta’s park, south of al-Khalil, so as to hold sway over the area under shield by the IOF.
Seven more Bethlehem natives, all in their twenties, were arrested following a series of break-ins into Takoa, Beit Fajjar, and the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, local sources reported.
An 18-year-old youth was also targeted by the arrest-campaign while another citizen, 20, was summoned for interrogation.
Two minors, 16 and 17 years-old, from Yabad town, southwest of Jenin, were captured on Wednesday evening.
In a related event, a number of Palestinian Jerusalemite natives were left severely wounded by the IOF on Wednesday while others were arrested during clashes that broke out following the so-called provocative Flag March staged by hordes of Israeli extremist settlers on the occasion of Jerusalem Day, local sources documented.
Scores of young men and civilians, including a cameraman, were rounded up by the IOF while others were heavily beaten throughout.
A state of panic prevailed among the citizens following the provocative Israeli rally launched in Bab al-Amoud to commemorate the occupation of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day-War. Dozens of Israeli settlers partook in the march, chanting racist and anti-Arab slogans.
Meanwhile, Palestinian peaceful demonstrators were attacked by the IOF in Sultan Suleiman Street, closed since 5 p.m., while they had been protesting the Judaization demo. Tear gas canisters, arbitrary arrests, and physical assaults against Palestinian non-violent marchers followed.
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Several paramedics were injured on Thursday while performing their duties in the streets of Jerusalem as the Israeli forces assaulted the locals to secure the settlers’ march.
Mohammad Gharabli, President of the Association of Arab Federation of paramedics, said that the Israeli police deliberately used force against paramedics in order to prevent them from performing their duties and provide treatment for the injured; note that the law of the Israeli Ministry of Health requires anybody that has any experience in first aid to help and treat any injured person and so the Israeli police are violating this law. The paramedics who were injured are: Omar Obeid, Marwan Suleiman, Eyad Abu Sneineh, Mohammad Abu Sneineh, Ahd Hashimeh, Musleh Abu Hadwan and Othman Sinokrot and they were all transferred to the hospital in the Red Crescent ambulances. |
Inequality on the rise for Jerusalem's Palestinians since 1967
Nine Palestinians were abducted and three injured by Israeli forces after they violently dispersed a public protest, by Palestinians, in Jerusalem's Old City.
A multitude of Palestinians gathered near Damascus Gate, raising Palestinian flags in protest, on Wednesday, as thousands of Israeli Jews celebrated Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, also known as "Jerusalem Day".
Forces fired tear gas and stun grenades as they assaulted the protesters with batons. Nine Palestinians were arrested during the protests, according to Ma'an.
Eight were identified as: Ghaith Ghaith, Raafat al-Ajlouni, Murad Abu Sbeih, Mohammed al-Qam, photojournalist Rami al-Khatib, Muhammad Sharha, Tamer Khalaf, 28, and Muhannad Ghaith. The identity of the ninth person abducted was unclear.
Dozens are reported to have suffered bruises and the effects of tear gas inhalation, while three were rushed to a nearby hospital.
One crew member of the ambulance team was sprayed with tear gas, as they attempted to evacuate the wounded. Press crews were also assaulted by police and Jewish civilians, as they attempted to document the protest.
Details and photos at Ma'an News Agency.
Ma'an further reports that over 75 percent of Palestinians, and 82 percent of children, live below the poverty line in East Jerusalem, according to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel:
Huge discrepancies between East and West Jerusalem have also been reported, in terms of education, health, water access, and planning, while Israel has also revoked the residency of 14,309 Palestinians since 1967, with 106 in 2013 alone.
14 percent of East Jerusalem has been zoned for Palestinian residential construction, according to ACRI, while one-third of Palestinian land has been confiscated, since 1967, for the purpose of building Jewish-only settlements, which are illegal under international law.
The so-called "separation wall" has also cut off East Jerusalem from the West Bank, forcing nearly 100,000 Palestinians in various areas to live in abject poverty on the outskirts of the city.
60,000 - 80,000 Palestinians in these neighborhoods have been cut off from a regular water supply for over three months.
Nine Palestinians were abducted and three injured by Israeli forces after they violently dispersed a public protest, by Palestinians, in Jerusalem's Old City.
A multitude of Palestinians gathered near Damascus Gate, raising Palestinian flags in protest, on Wednesday, as thousands of Israeli Jews celebrated Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, also known as "Jerusalem Day".
Forces fired tear gas and stun grenades as they assaulted the protesters with batons. Nine Palestinians were arrested during the protests, according to Ma'an.
Eight were identified as: Ghaith Ghaith, Raafat al-Ajlouni, Murad Abu Sbeih, Mohammed al-Qam, photojournalist Rami al-Khatib, Muhammad Sharha, Tamer Khalaf, 28, and Muhannad Ghaith. The identity of the ninth person abducted was unclear.
Dozens are reported to have suffered bruises and the effects of tear gas inhalation, while three were rushed to a nearby hospital.
One crew member of the ambulance team was sprayed with tear gas, as they attempted to evacuate the wounded. Press crews were also assaulted by police and Jewish civilians, as they attempted to document the protest.
Details and photos at Ma'an News Agency.
Ma'an further reports that over 75 percent of Palestinians, and 82 percent of children, live below the poverty line in East Jerusalem, according to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel:
Huge discrepancies between East and West Jerusalem have also been reported, in terms of education, health, water access, and planning, while Israel has also revoked the residency of 14,309 Palestinians since 1967, with 106 in 2013 alone.
14 percent of East Jerusalem has been zoned for Palestinian residential construction, according to ACRI, while one-third of Palestinian land has been confiscated, since 1967, for the purpose of building Jewish-only settlements, which are illegal under international law.
The so-called "separation wall" has also cut off East Jerusalem from the West Bank, forcing nearly 100,000 Palestinians in various areas to live in abject poverty on the outskirts of the city.
60,000 - 80,000 Palestinians in these neighborhoods have been cut off from a regular water supply for over three months.
A Palestinian youth was severely injured after being over by an Israeli military vehicle in the village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, according to a local activist.
WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency has reported that, according to spokesperson for the people’s committee in the village, Mohammad Awad, 15-year-old Anan Abu-Ayyash was severely injured in the head after being run over by an Israeli army jeep.
He was transferred to hospital for medical treatment.
The Hebron district is one of the most heavily afflicted regions in the West Bank, with regard to violent clashes and Israeli violations on the Palestinian people and their property.
It is the largest city in the West Bank and second largest in the oPt, after Gaza. It is home to approximately 250,000 Palestinians, and between 500 and 850 Jewish colonial settlers.
WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency has reported that, according to spokesperson for the people’s committee in the village, Mohammad Awad, 15-year-old Anan Abu-Ayyash was severely injured in the head after being run over by an Israeli army jeep.
He was transferred to hospital for medical treatment.
The Hebron district is one of the most heavily afflicted regions in the West Bank, with regard to violent clashes and Israeli violations on the Palestinian people and their property.
It is the largest city in the West Bank and second largest in the oPt, after Gaza. It is home to approximately 250,000 Palestinians, and between 500 and 850 Jewish colonial settlers.
28 may 2014
A two-year-old Palestinian child was hit with an Israeli army rubber bullet in his chest in Beit Ummar village, north of al-Khalil, at noon Wednesday. Local sources said that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) clashed with young men at the entrance of the village during a raid and fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas at random.
They said that the child Mohammed Ali Abu Maria was hit with a bullet in his chest and taken to a hospital in al-Khalil city.
They said that the child Mohammed Ali Abu Maria was hit with a bullet in his chest and taken to a hospital in al-Khalil city.
Israeli navy gunboats fired at Palestinian fishermen and kidnapped three of them on Tuesday night. Nizar Ayyash told the PIC reporter on Wednesday that the incident took place off the southern Gaza Strip coast of Rafah.
He said that Israeli navy shooting on Palestinian fishermen and their boats has become daily routine, adding that the detention of fishermen at night has also escalated.
He said that Israeli navy shooting on Palestinian fishermen and their boats has become daily routine, adding that the detention of fishermen at night has also escalated.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have launched at dawn Wednesday an arrest campaign targeting 25 Palestinians throughout occupied West Bank and Jerusalem including two women. 12 Palestinians including a woman were arrested in Alezariye town in occupied Jerusalem after taking part in solidarity events in support of Palestinian prisoners.
In Jenin, IOF soldiers arrested 7 Palestinian youths after raiding their homes amid intensive fire of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets.
Among the detainees were the detainee Jamal Abul Haija’s son and former minister of prisoners’ affairs Wasfi Qabaha’s son after savagely storming the two leaders’ homes.
All sons of Sheikh Jamal Abul Haija, arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 9 life terms plus 20 years, were detained in Israeli jails. His youngest son was killed two months ago by Israeli gunfire.
In Bethlehem, 4 Palestinians were arrested including two brothers after violently breaking and searching their homes and a liberated prisoner.
2 other Palestinians including a woman were arrested in Majdal Bani Fadil and Burqa towns in Nablus.
On the other hand, large Israeli forces stormed on Wednesday Beita village, south of Nablus, and raided its mayor Osman Dweikat's home.
Meanwhile, clashes erupted in Asira and Madama towns, south of Nablus, between Palestinian citizens and Israeli forces who heavily fired stun grenades and tear gas bombs toward the civilians.
In a related context, clashes erupted in Azzun village, east of Qalqilya, when Israeli forces stormed the village at dawn today. No arrests or injuries were reported during the clashes.
In Jenin, IOF soldiers arrested 7 Palestinian youths after raiding their homes amid intensive fire of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets.
Among the detainees were the detainee Jamal Abul Haija’s son and former minister of prisoners’ affairs Wasfi Qabaha’s son after savagely storming the two leaders’ homes.
All sons of Sheikh Jamal Abul Haija, arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 9 life terms plus 20 years, were detained in Israeli jails. His youngest son was killed two months ago by Israeli gunfire.
In Bethlehem, 4 Palestinians were arrested including two brothers after violently breaking and searching their homes and a liberated prisoner.
2 other Palestinians including a woman were arrested in Majdal Bani Fadil and Burqa towns in Nablus.
On the other hand, large Israeli forces stormed on Wednesday Beita village, south of Nablus, and raided its mayor Osman Dweikat's home.
Meanwhile, clashes erupted in Asira and Madama towns, south of Nablus, between Palestinian citizens and Israeli forces who heavily fired stun grenades and tear gas bombs toward the civilians.
In a related context, clashes erupted in Azzun village, east of Qalqilya, when Israeli forces stormed the village at dawn today. No arrests or injuries were reported during the clashes.
Israeli special forces, accompanied by military bulldozers, arrested three Palestinian girls after raiding Abu Salma's house twice during an hour in Shneer neighborhood in the pre-1948 Palestinian city of Lod. The forces severely beat the family's members and caused fractures and wounds for several of them. The forces also arrested three girls of the family and took them to an Israeli police station.
Head of the Popular Committee in Lod, Ibrahim Abu Sa'lok, said that raiding the house brutally, assaulting its owners and arresting girls violate the human rights and the privacy of the family.
Abu Sa'alok confirmed that raiding the house under the pretext of searching for prohibitions, that were not found, is not an excuse.
He stressed the Israeli forces believe that they have the legal justification to violate any Palestinian right.
The occupation's allegations are a systemic way that intends to defame the Palestinians and expel them from the pre-1948 Palestine, Abu Sa'lok pointed out.
Head of the Popular Committee in Lod, Ibrahim Abu Sa'lok, said that raiding the house brutally, assaulting its owners and arresting girls violate the human rights and the privacy of the family.
Abu Sa'alok confirmed that raiding the house under the pretext of searching for prohibitions, that were not found, is not an excuse.
He stressed the Israeli forces believe that they have the legal justification to violate any Palestinian right.
The occupation's allegations are a systemic way that intends to defame the Palestinians and expel them from the pre-1948 Palestine, Abu Sa'lok pointed out.
File: Israeli riot police stand outside the Dome of the Rock mosque
Clashes broke out in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound early Wednesday between Palestinians and police, as thousands of right-wing Israelis prepared to march through the Old City to mark Jerusalem Day.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli police officers fired stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets at Palestinians, and attacked some with pepper spray.
Four Palestinians were injured after being hit by rubber-coated bullets in the head, medics told Ma'an.
Dr. Ziad Surour, who works at a clinic inside the Al-Aqsa compound, told Ma'an that police fired at protesters after storming the area.
Meanwhile, police escorted Jewish groups through the compound as Muslim worshipers chanted "Allahu Akbar."
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld tweeted: "Disturbances on Temple Mount. Arabs throw stones at police units at mugrabim gate. Police enter area & disperse rioters. No injuries."
But the Israeli news site Ynet reported that a police officer had been lightly injured.
It said the Al-Aqsa compound had been closed to visitors as a result of the clashes.
Police were heavily deployed in the area as right-wing Israeli Jews prepared to march through the Old City to celebrate what they call the reunification of Jerusalem -- which Palestinians and the international community see as the capture and occupation of the eastern portion of the city during the 1967 war.
Earlier, locals said Palestinian men under 50 and all Palestinian women were barred from entering the mosque for dawn prayers. Men over 50 were required to leave their identity cards with police when they entered.
Clashes broke out in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound early Wednesday between Palestinians and police, as thousands of right-wing Israelis prepared to march through the Old City to mark Jerusalem Day.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli police officers fired stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets at Palestinians, and attacked some with pepper spray.
Four Palestinians were injured after being hit by rubber-coated bullets in the head, medics told Ma'an.
Dr. Ziad Surour, who works at a clinic inside the Al-Aqsa compound, told Ma'an that police fired at protesters after storming the area.
Meanwhile, police escorted Jewish groups through the compound as Muslim worshipers chanted "Allahu Akbar."
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld tweeted: "Disturbances on Temple Mount. Arabs throw stones at police units at mugrabim gate. Police enter area & disperse rioters. No injuries."
But the Israeli news site Ynet reported that a police officer had been lightly injured.
It said the Al-Aqsa compound had been closed to visitors as a result of the clashes.
Police were heavily deployed in the area as right-wing Israeli Jews prepared to march through the Old City to celebrate what they call the reunification of Jerusalem -- which Palestinians and the international community see as the capture and occupation of the eastern portion of the city during the 1967 war.
Earlier, locals said Palestinian men under 50 and all Palestinian women were barred from entering the mosque for dawn prayers. Men over 50 were required to leave their identity cards with police when they entered.
Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) prevented on Wednesday printing or distribution of Gaza-based Palestine newspaper in the West Bank. Israeli occupation forces stormed at dawn Wednesday al-Ayam newspaper headquarters in Ramallah and ordered its managers not to print or distribute Gaza-based Palestine newspaper in the West Bank, after the confiscation of its edition.
For its part, Palestine newspaper administration vowed to continue the distribution of its editions in the West Bank by different means despite Israeli threats.
The newspaper's director-general Iyad Qarra told PIC reporter on Wednesday morning that al-Ayam publishing house's managers had received "clear threats" that the IOA would take firm action to prevent the printing and distribution of Gaza-based newspapers in the West Bank.
“In case al-Ayam publishing house refused to print our newspaper, we will be forced to look for other publishing houses”, Qarra added.
Under a recent reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas movements, Gaza-based newspapers were allowed to be distributed in the West Bank last month and vice versa.
For its part, Palestine newspaper administration vowed to continue the distribution of its editions in the West Bank by different means despite Israeli threats.
The newspaper's director-general Iyad Qarra told PIC reporter on Wednesday morning that al-Ayam publishing house's managers had received "clear threats" that the IOA would take firm action to prevent the printing and distribution of Gaza-based newspapers in the West Bank.
“In case al-Ayam publishing house refused to print our newspaper, we will be forced to look for other publishing houses”, Qarra added.
Under a recent reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas movements, Gaza-based newspapers were allowed to be distributed in the West Bank last month and vice versa.
27 may 2014
A number of Palestinian citizens suffered from teargas inhalation on Tuesday in Beit Ummar village, north of al-Khalil, during an Israeli army raid on a funeral. Eyewitnesses told the PIC that Israeli occupation forces fired metal bullets and teargas canisters at a funeral procession in the village causing breathing problems to many of the participants.
They said that hundreds were taking part in the procession, adding that young men threw stones at the invading troops.
They said that the soldiers broke into homes near the main entrance to the city, which is beside the cemetery, and attacked citizens to keep them away from the main street, which is trekked by Jewish settlers.
They said that hundreds were taking part in the procession, adding that young men threw stones at the invading troops.
They said that the soldiers broke into homes near the main entrance to the city, which is beside the cemetery, and attacked citizens to keep them away from the main street, which is trekked by Jewish settlers.
A series of raids and arrest campaigns were launched by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) Tuesday and Monday in several cities of the West Bank while summonses and demolition threats have been handed to Beit Ummar and Negev natives. Local sources told PIC correspondent that around 20 military vehicles raided different West Bank areas on Tuesday, triggering violent confrontations between Palestinian unarmed youth and the IOF. Several Palestinian citizens suffered breathing problems as Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters.
Two Palestinian teens have been arrested and carried to an unidentified destination by the IOF after having been interrogated on-the-spot, the same sources documented.
Seven more Palestinian citizens, including two students, were rounded-up following the raids.
Students at An-Najah National University, Musaab Al-Husari and Hamza Safi, both Tulkarem natives, were arrested at dawn Tuesday following a large-scale Israeli raid in the city. The students were dragged to an unknown destination by the IOF.
According to local sources Musaab, who had been held in a detention center before and carried to the hospital after having been tortured in jail, has been re-apprehended just a few days before the date scheduled for his graduation project thesis defense. Musaab is the son of a hunger-striking administrative detainee.
Another Palestinian youth was arrested on Monday morning by the IOF following the confrontations that broke out in the Negev, as random demolition threats were handed over to Palestinian natives there, where several houses have been evacuated under pretext of illegal construction, local sources confirmed.
Along the same context, eye-witnesses in al-Khalil reported 5 Palestinian young men from Beit Ummar and a number of Fawar camp refugees were rounded up by the IOF.
In a related event, an Israeli intelligence personnel summoned, via a phone call, Palestinian activist against the wall and settlement in Beit Ummar, Moussa Arar, for interrogation under the pretext of being wanted, Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall south of al-Khalil, Rateb al-Jabour reported
Jabour called on all humanitarian and human rights institutions to take serious action against such Israeli “acts of terrorism” targeting Palestinian civilians on a daily basis.
Two Palestinian teens have been arrested and carried to an unidentified destination by the IOF after having been interrogated on-the-spot, the same sources documented.
Seven more Palestinian citizens, including two students, were rounded-up following the raids.
Students at An-Najah National University, Musaab Al-Husari and Hamza Safi, both Tulkarem natives, were arrested at dawn Tuesday following a large-scale Israeli raid in the city. The students were dragged to an unknown destination by the IOF.
According to local sources Musaab, who had been held in a detention center before and carried to the hospital after having been tortured in jail, has been re-apprehended just a few days before the date scheduled for his graduation project thesis defense. Musaab is the son of a hunger-striking administrative detainee.
Another Palestinian youth was arrested on Monday morning by the IOF following the confrontations that broke out in the Negev, as random demolition threats were handed over to Palestinian natives there, where several houses have been evacuated under pretext of illegal construction, local sources confirmed.
Along the same context, eye-witnesses in al-Khalil reported 5 Palestinian young men from Beit Ummar and a number of Fawar camp refugees were rounded up by the IOF.
In a related event, an Israeli intelligence personnel summoned, via a phone call, Palestinian activist against the wall and settlement in Beit Ummar, Moussa Arar, for interrogation under the pretext of being wanted, Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall south of al-Khalil, Rateb al-Jabour reported
Jabour called on all humanitarian and human rights institutions to take serious action against such Israeli “acts of terrorism” targeting Palestinian civilians on a daily basis.