24 oct 2013
Violent confrontations were reported in Abu Dis town to the east of occupied Jerusalem that started last night and continued till dawn Thursday. Local sources said that dozens of young men last night demolished part of the segregation wall that separated Abu Dis from occupied Jerusalem.
They said confrontations took place at dawn today when Israeli forces escorted workers who were rebuilding the demolished part of the wall.
The sources said that the occupation soldiers fired rubber bullets and sound and teargas canisters at the young men wounding two of them in the thigh and leg.
They said that the soldiers indiscriminately fired the teargas canisters some of which fell inside citizens’ homes, adding that Said Al-Khatib family members suffered breathing problems when three of those canisters slammed into their home.
They said confrontations took place at dawn today when Israeli forces escorted workers who were rebuilding the demolished part of the wall.
The sources said that the occupation soldiers fired rubber bullets and sound and teargas canisters at the young men wounding two of them in the thigh and leg.
They said that the soldiers indiscriminately fired the teargas canisters some of which fell inside citizens’ homes, adding that Said Al-Khatib family members suffered breathing problems when three of those canisters slammed into their home.
An Israeli army tank fired a shell that exploded near the Beit Hanun (Erez) crossing north of the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning. Palestinian security sources told the PIC reporter that no casualties were reported in the explosion.
A number of Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers had advanced into citizens’ land earlier today to the east of Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.
A number of Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers had advanced into citizens’ land earlier today to the east of Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the village of Qabatiya to the east of Jenin at dawn Thursday and arrested two brothers. Local sources told the PIC that IOF soldiers burst into the home of Nabil Zakarne and searched it before taking away his two sons Ahmed, 26, and Mohammed, 21.
The sources said that the IOF soldiers combed the nearby villages of Masliya and Muthalath Al-Shuhada.
In a separate incident, IOF troops launched military exercises south of Nablus on Wednesday night.
Locals opined that the IOF was preparing for a third Palestinian intifada and means of dealing with it.
The sources said that the IOF soldiers combed the nearby villages of Masliya and Muthalath Al-Shuhada.
In a separate incident, IOF troops launched military exercises south of Nablus on Wednesday night.
Locals opined that the IOF was preparing for a third Palestinian intifada and means of dealing with it.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) escorted four huge bulldozers into eastern Breij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Thursday morning and damaged land adjacent to the border fence. Palestinian security sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF-escorted bulldozers advanced 150 meters from the borderline.
They said that the bulldozers leveled land north and south of an adjacent Israeli army position before evacuating the site.
They said that the bulldozers leveled land north and south of an adjacent Israeli army position before evacuating the site.
Moshe Ya'alon is responsible for countless war crimes against the Palestinians
Israeli war minister Moshe Ya'alon said that the Israeli security agencies watch with great concern the growing spate of Palestinian resistance operations in the West Bank and are ready to deal with any escalation. Ya'alon made his remarks during a session held by the Knesset committee on foreign affairs and security on Wednesday.
He expressed his belief that the wave of what he described as the recent subversive attacks were unbearable and resulted from the Palestinian incitement campaign and the failure of the Palestinian authority to curb it.
The Israeli official, however, ruled out the possibility that such Palestinian attacks would be an engine for a third intifada.
For his part, head of the committee Avigdor Lieberman said that any peace settlement with the Palestinian side must be based on a long-term transitional agreement guaranteeing security for Israel and economic well-being for the Palestinians.
Israeli war minister Moshe Ya'alon said that the Israeli security agencies watch with great concern the growing spate of Palestinian resistance operations in the West Bank and are ready to deal with any escalation. Ya'alon made his remarks during a session held by the Knesset committee on foreign affairs and security on Wednesday.
He expressed his belief that the wave of what he described as the recent subversive attacks were unbearable and resulted from the Palestinian incitement campaign and the failure of the Palestinian authority to curb it.
The Israeli official, however, ruled out the possibility that such Palestinian attacks would be an engine for a third intifada.
For his part, head of the committee Avigdor Lieberman said that any peace settlement with the Palestinian side must be based on a long-term transitional agreement guaranteeing security for Israel and economic well-being for the Palestinians.
Israeli Army troops arrested Thursday, 12 Palestinians from West Bank various cities on claims they are "wanted" by the Israeli authorities and transferred them to interrogation centers.
Coordinator of Popular Committee against apartheid wall and settlement in Hebron, Rateb al-Jbour, said that Israeli forces stormed at dawn, Raqa area, north of Yatta town, searched the house of Kamel Abdul Qader al-Jundi and rummaged with the contents.
Al-Jbour said in a press release that Israeli soldiers detained the Jundi family members in a small room, for more than 3 hours.
Al-Jbour condemned the brutal measures by the Israeli occupation against Palestinians and their property.
In Hebron, Israeli soldiers assaulted a minor in the old city.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers severely beat 9-year-old Farahat al-Rajbi near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city. Adding that, the child suffered severe bruising after a group of settlers assaulted him in the same place, few days ago.
Israeli soldiers assaulted on Tuesday night, 15-year-old Hamdan Mohammed Sha'abneh in as-Shuhada' Street in the old city. The boy was transferred to Aliya Hospital after losing consciousness.
PNN reporter quoted sources in the village as saying that Israeli forces stormed Dar Salah village, east of Bethlehem, and arrested Mohammed Daoud Thahbyeh, 34, after raiding and searching his house.
In Nablus, Israeli forces closed Wednesday night, Hawarah checkpoint, south of the city, and carried out a military training in the area.
Media outlets in Nablus reported that Israeli soldiers closed the checkpoint and hindered the movement of the Palestinians residents.
Coordinator of Popular Committee against apartheid wall and settlement in Hebron, Rateb al-Jbour, said that Israeli forces stormed at dawn, Raqa area, north of Yatta town, searched the house of Kamel Abdul Qader al-Jundi and rummaged with the contents.
Al-Jbour said in a press release that Israeli soldiers detained the Jundi family members in a small room, for more than 3 hours.
Al-Jbour condemned the brutal measures by the Israeli occupation against Palestinians and their property.
In Hebron, Israeli soldiers assaulted a minor in the old city.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers severely beat 9-year-old Farahat al-Rajbi near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city. Adding that, the child suffered severe bruising after a group of settlers assaulted him in the same place, few days ago.
Israeli soldiers assaulted on Tuesday night, 15-year-old Hamdan Mohammed Sha'abneh in as-Shuhada' Street in the old city. The boy was transferred to Aliya Hospital after losing consciousness.
PNN reporter quoted sources in the village as saying that Israeli forces stormed Dar Salah village, east of Bethlehem, and arrested Mohammed Daoud Thahbyeh, 34, after raiding and searching his house.
In Nablus, Israeli forces closed Wednesday night, Hawarah checkpoint, south of the city, and carried out a military training in the area.
Media outlets in Nablus reported that Israeli soldiers closed the checkpoint and hindered the movement of the Palestinians residents.
23 oct 2013
The Hamas Movement strongly denounced Jeffrey Feltman, the deputy secretary-general of the UN, for considering the tunnel that was discovered lately east of Khan Younis district in Gaza a breach of the truce agreement. Its spokesman Fawzi Barhoum stated in a press release on Wednesday that Feltman looks at things with one eye.
"Feltman's remarks were biased in favor of the Zionist occupation and ignored all the attacks and violence that had been committed by the occupation against Gaza and its people," the spokesman stated.
Barhoum noted that Israel almost on a daily basis attacks farmers and fishermen, bulldozes agricultural lands and kills or kidnaps civilians every once in a while in the besieged Gaza Strip.
He stressed that such remarks vindicated further the failure of the UN and the international community to do justice to the occupied Palestinian people and protect them against Israel's murder and oppression.
"The resistance has realized that it has the right to find a way to protect and defend its people against the use of all weapons of death and destruction by the occupation," the spokesman underlined.
"Feltman's remarks were biased in favor of the Zionist occupation and ignored all the attacks and violence that had been committed by the occupation against Gaza and its people," the spokesman stated.
Barhoum noted that Israel almost on a daily basis attacks farmers and fishermen, bulldozes agricultural lands and kills or kidnaps civilians every once in a while in the besieged Gaza Strip.
He stressed that such remarks vindicated further the failure of the UN and the international community to do justice to the occupied Palestinian people and protect them against Israel's murder and oppression.
"The resistance has realized that it has the right to find a way to protect and defend its people against the use of all weapons of death and destruction by the occupation," the spokesman underlined.
Turkish hackers have launched a cyber attack on Israeli websites, as a response to the Israeli threats against Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan, Turkish media sources revealed. Turkish activists have declared an electronic campaign in support of the head of Turkish intelligence after being subjected to an Israeli incitement campaign launched by an Israeli writer who stated
"If anyone deserves to find a special surprise in his car one morning, it’s Fidan, the Turkish spy chief."
As a response, Turkish hackers have pirated Israeli sites and published Fidan's photos and Turkish flag and logos reading “We will launch an electronic war against all states that are labeled as hostile to our country and our religion.”
Israeli sources have admitted that Israel lost $ 55 million during the three first months of 2013 due to cyber attacks launched by supporters of the Palestinian cause around the world.
"If anyone deserves to find a special surprise in his car one morning, it’s Fidan, the Turkish spy chief."
As a response, Turkish hackers have pirated Israeli sites and published Fidan's photos and Turkish flag and logos reading “We will launch an electronic war against all states that are labeled as hostile to our country and our religion.”
Israeli sources have admitted that Israel lost $ 55 million during the three first months of 2013 due to cyber attacks launched by supporters of the Palestinian cause around the world.
Aysar Barghouti
Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms "MADA" condemned the attack by Israeli forces on Amjad Shoman, a cameraman working for the Ramallah-based Wattan TV. Shoman was shot in the head by a rubber-coated metal bullet on Tuesday while covering the events at Bil'in village, west of Ramallah.
Wattan TV reporter, Aysar Barghouti, told MADA that he and his colleague Shoman were shot at when they were trying to film the clashes that erupted between Bil'in residents and Israeli forces after the killing of Mohammed Asi.
Barghouti added that he and Shoman told the soldiers that they were reporters but the soldiers continued to fire tear gas and rubber bullets toward them hitting Shoman in the head and smashing the back window of their car.
Shouman was taken to a hospital for treatment.
MADA center called on international community to hold the Israeli occupation accountable for its continued violations against journalists.
Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms "MADA" condemned the attack by Israeli forces on Amjad Shoman, a cameraman working for the Ramallah-based Wattan TV. Shoman was shot in the head by a rubber-coated metal bullet on Tuesday while covering the events at Bil'in village, west of Ramallah.
Wattan TV reporter, Aysar Barghouti, told MADA that he and his colleague Shoman were shot at when they were trying to film the clashes that erupted between Bil'in residents and Israeli forces after the killing of Mohammed Asi.
Barghouti added that he and Shoman told the soldiers that they were reporters but the soldiers continued to fire tear gas and rubber bullets toward them hitting Shoman in the head and smashing the back window of their car.
Shouman was taken to a hospital for treatment.
MADA center called on international community to hold the Israeli occupation accountable for its continued violations against journalists.
A number of extremist Israeli settlers gathered at the eastern entrance of Bethlehem city, near Hilwa Tomb bridge area, and threw stones at a number of Palestinian vehicles.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that the young extremist settlers caused excessive damage to a number of cars driving into Bethlehem, and cars heading to Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The attack caused traffic ham on the road especially since this road is one of the most active roads in the area as it is the only road the Palestinians can use when driving from the southern part of the West Bank, to areas in central and northern parts.
Also on Tuesday, extremist settlers uprooted dozens of olive saplings, and grapevines that belong to residents of the Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that the young extremist settlers caused excessive damage to a number of cars driving into Bethlehem, and cars heading to Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The attack caused traffic ham on the road especially since this road is one of the most active roads in the area as it is the only road the Palestinians can use when driving from the southern part of the West Bank, to areas in central and northern parts.
Also on Tuesday, extremist settlers uprooted dozens of olive saplings, and grapevines that belong to residents of the Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
Tuesday Evening October 22, 2013] A number of Palestinian youths managed to dig a hole in a section of the Israeli Annexation Wall, isolating the Al-Ezariyya town, east of occupied East Jerusalem.
Media sources in Al-Ezariyya have reported that the Palestinians managed to breach four meters of the illegal Wall, and crossed into occupied Jerusalem.
The sources added that the act came in retaliation to the ongoing illegitimate Israeli policies of demolishing Palestinian homes in occupied Jerusalem, and its surrounding towns.
On Monday night after midnight, Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Dis nearby town, and demolished a home that belongs to resident Ashraf Abu Sneina, near the Al-Quds University.
The invasion led to clashes with local youths, and the army fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets, leading to dozens of injuries.
Fire also broke out in a building that belongs to the university, while several trees have also been burnt.
The invading soldiers also kidnapped a number of residents, and searched several homes.
Back in May this year, several Palestinian youths managed to dig a hole and breached the illegal Annexation Wall in Abu Dis, before Israeli soldiers attacked them, firing rounds of live ammunition, gas bomber, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Media sources in Al-Ezariyya have reported that the Palestinians managed to breach four meters of the illegal Wall, and crossed into occupied Jerusalem.
The sources added that the act came in retaliation to the ongoing illegitimate Israeli policies of demolishing Palestinian homes in occupied Jerusalem, and its surrounding towns.
On Monday night after midnight, Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Dis nearby town, and demolished a home that belongs to resident Ashraf Abu Sneina, near the Al-Quds University.
The invasion led to clashes with local youths, and the army fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets, leading to dozens of injuries.
Fire also broke out in a building that belongs to the university, while several trees have also been burnt.
The invading soldiers also kidnapped a number of residents, and searched several homes.
Back in May this year, several Palestinian youths managed to dig a hole and breached the illegal Annexation Wall in Abu Dis, before Israeli soldiers attacked them, firing rounds of live ammunition, gas bomber, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
A number of Israeli soldiers attacked on Tuesday [October 22, 2013] a Palestinian child at one of the military roadblocks in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. The child lost consciousness and was moved to a local hospital.
Medical sources said that Red Crescent medics provided the child, Hamdan Mohammad Sha’abna, 15, with the urgently needed first aid, and moved him to the Hebron Governmental Hospital in the city.
The child suffered concussion due to being repeatedly hit and punched in the head, and suffered internal bleeding as the soldiers also kicked him in his abdomen, in addition to kicking and punching him in the arms and legs, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported.
His mother said that as she and her child were trying to cross a military roadblock in Bab Az-Zaweya area, two Israeli soldiers stopped them and asked the child to show them his ID card. The child said he does not have one, as ID cards are issued at age 16.
The soldiers then forced the child against a wall before a soldier kicked him in the legs and continued to punch him and hit him with his rifle on his abdomen, followed by several blows to the head; the child fell unconscious, barely breathing.
Medical sources at the Hebron Hospital said that the child is currently in a stable condition, and that he will remain hospitalized for further checkups to ensure full recovery, and to ensure the violent beating did not lead to serious damage to his organs.
In related news, a number of extremist Israeli settlers illegally occupied a Palestinian home at the entrance of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
Local sources have reported that the settlers moved furniture and supplies into the building, and added that the location of the property is very important as it next to the road the Palestinians take to enter the mosque.
Residents expressed fear that, should the settlers turn the property into an outpost, Muslim worshipers heading to the mosque will be subject to ongoing assaults.
IOF soldiers use rifle butts in beating Palestinian child, triggering clashes
A Palestinian child was injured in Al-Khalil on Tuesday after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) manning a roadblock in downtown used their rifle butts in assaulting him. Eyewitnesses told the PIC that clashes erupted after the incident, adding that the child was severely beaten.
They said that the soldiers fired teargas and metal bullets at citizens and parking cars in Bab Al-Zawiya, adding that young men threw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers.
They said that soldiers occupied rooftops of buildings in the suburb where tension was running high since the morning hours after dozens of young men gathered in protest at the killing of Mohammed Asy, a Palestinian resistance fighter, at the hands of IOF soldiers in Ramallah.
IOF raids al-Khalil, arrests 5 Palestinians including a girl
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) raided at dawn on Wednesday several areas in southern occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil, where they arrested 4 Palestinians and set up a number of barriers. Local sources stated that the IOF violently raided and searched several Palestinian houses before arresting four Palestinian citizens from their houses in different parts of al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces have erected several checkpoints in entrances to different towns in al-Khalil, where they stopped and searched Palestinian vehicles passing by.
On the other hand, the Israeli soldiers have arrested a Palestinian girl Montaha al-Hih, 17, at the Ibrahimi mosque, claiming she attacked an Israeli soldier.
IOF soldiers brutally assaulted Hamdan Mohammed Haabna, a 15-year-old Palestinian child, during a visit to his relatives in the Old City in al-Khalil. He was then transferred to hospital for treatment.
Following the attack, violent clashes have erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas bombs and rubber bullets. A Palestinian young man was hit in his leg by a rubber bullet during the clashes.
Medical sources said that Red Crescent medics provided the child, Hamdan Mohammad Sha’abna, 15, with the urgently needed first aid, and moved him to the Hebron Governmental Hospital in the city.
The child suffered concussion due to being repeatedly hit and punched in the head, and suffered internal bleeding as the soldiers also kicked him in his abdomen, in addition to kicking and punching him in the arms and legs, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported.
His mother said that as she and her child were trying to cross a military roadblock in Bab Az-Zaweya area, two Israeli soldiers stopped them and asked the child to show them his ID card. The child said he does not have one, as ID cards are issued at age 16.
The soldiers then forced the child against a wall before a soldier kicked him in the legs and continued to punch him and hit him with his rifle on his abdomen, followed by several blows to the head; the child fell unconscious, barely breathing.
Medical sources at the Hebron Hospital said that the child is currently in a stable condition, and that he will remain hospitalized for further checkups to ensure full recovery, and to ensure the violent beating did not lead to serious damage to his organs.
In related news, a number of extremist Israeli settlers illegally occupied a Palestinian home at the entrance of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
Local sources have reported that the settlers moved furniture and supplies into the building, and added that the location of the property is very important as it next to the road the Palestinians take to enter the mosque.
Residents expressed fear that, should the settlers turn the property into an outpost, Muslim worshipers heading to the mosque will be subject to ongoing assaults.
IOF soldiers use rifle butts in beating Palestinian child, triggering clashes
A Palestinian child was injured in Al-Khalil on Tuesday after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) manning a roadblock in downtown used their rifle butts in assaulting him. Eyewitnesses told the PIC that clashes erupted after the incident, adding that the child was severely beaten.
They said that the soldiers fired teargas and metal bullets at citizens and parking cars in Bab Al-Zawiya, adding that young men threw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers.
They said that soldiers occupied rooftops of buildings in the suburb where tension was running high since the morning hours after dozens of young men gathered in protest at the killing of Mohammed Asy, a Palestinian resistance fighter, at the hands of IOF soldiers in Ramallah.
IOF raids al-Khalil, arrests 5 Palestinians including a girl
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) raided at dawn on Wednesday several areas in southern occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil, where they arrested 4 Palestinians and set up a number of barriers. Local sources stated that the IOF violently raided and searched several Palestinian houses before arresting four Palestinian citizens from their houses in different parts of al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces have erected several checkpoints in entrances to different towns in al-Khalil, where they stopped and searched Palestinian vehicles passing by.
On the other hand, the Israeli soldiers have arrested a Palestinian girl Montaha al-Hih, 17, at the Ibrahimi mosque, claiming she attacked an Israeli soldier.
IOF soldiers brutally assaulted Hamdan Mohammed Haabna, a 15-year-old Palestinian child, during a visit to his relatives in the Old City in al-Khalil. He was then transferred to hospital for treatment.
Following the attack, violent clashes have erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas bombs and rubber bullets. A Palestinian young man was hit in his leg by a rubber bullet during the clashes.
22 oct 2013
Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured in confrontations with Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Bilin village on Tuesday after the murder of Mohammed Asy at the hands of those forces. The PIC reporter in Ramallah said that IOF soldiers used live bullets in addition to teargas and sound bombs to disperse the angry crowd.
He said that hundreds of young men closed all roads leading out of Bilin and Kufr Nima villages during the IOF withdrawal, which triggered the clashes.
He said that 13 Palestinians, including an ambulance driver, suffered gunshot wounds in the confrontations.
He added that Amjad Showman, a reporter with Watan TV station, was wounded when the IOF soldiers targeted journalists trying to cover the event.
The reporter quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the soldiers used anti-tank projectiles in liquidating Asy. They said that the martyr was killed in cold-blood inside one of the caves near Bilin.
The soldiers took away the body of Asy after the murder and prevented medical crews from retrieving it.
He said that hundreds of young men closed all roads leading out of Bilin and Kufr Nima villages during the IOF withdrawal, which triggered the clashes.
He said that 13 Palestinians, including an ambulance driver, suffered gunshot wounds in the confrontations.
He added that Amjad Showman, a reporter with Watan TV station, was wounded when the IOF soldiers targeted journalists trying to cover the event.
The reporter quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the soldiers used anti-tank projectiles in liquidating Asy. They said that the martyr was killed in cold-blood inside one of the caves near Bilin.
The soldiers took away the body of Asy after the murder and prevented medical crews from retrieving it.
Israeli settlers on Tuesday uprooted 53 olive trees in Kafr Laqif village west of Qalqiliya, officials said.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that a number of Israeli settlers from the Karni Shomron settlement uprooted around 53 olive trees belonging to Suleiman Jaber.
In a separate incident, Israeli settlers from the Yitzhar settlement assaulted and beat a Palestinian man, Mohammad al-Zein, from Burin village south of Nablus.
At the time of the attack, al-Zein was cultivating his land. He suffered from various wounds as a result of the assault.
Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians increase markedly during the annual olive harvest, when settlers frequently attempt to prevent Palestinians from reaching their land.
The Israeli military often protects Israeli settlers who target Palestinians. Additionally, Israeli forces also target those Palestinians who respond to settler attacks.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law. The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that a number of Israeli settlers from the Karni Shomron settlement uprooted around 53 olive trees belonging to Suleiman Jaber.
In a separate incident, Israeli settlers from the Yitzhar settlement assaulted and beat a Palestinian man, Mohammad al-Zein, from Burin village south of Nablus.
At the time of the attack, al-Zein was cultivating his land. He suffered from various wounds as a result of the assault.
Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians increase markedly during the annual olive harvest, when settlers frequently attempt to prevent Palestinians from reaching their land.
The Israeli military often protects Israeli settlers who target Palestinians. Additionally, Israeli forces also target those Palestinians who respond to settler attacks.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law. The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Israeli forces temporarily displaced 17 Palestinian families from their dwellings in Burj al-Mayta and al-Baziq neighborhoods in the northern Jordan Valley late Monday night and Tuesday morning for military drills in the area, a local official said.
The mayor of al-Malih and the Bedouin dwellings in the northern Jordan Valley, Aref Daraghmeh, said that eight families were evacuated Monday night in al-Baziq and nine families were evacuated Tuesday morning in Burj al-Mayta.
He explained that the residents and their livestock were left homeless for the period of the evacuation.
Israeli forces, added Daraghmah, started a military drill in Burj al-Mayta early Tuesday which will last until the evening.
Large numbers of military tanks and armored vehicles partook in the maneuvers using live ammunition.
Around 94 percent of the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea area is off limits to Palestinian use and development. More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
The mayor of al-Malih and the Bedouin dwellings in the northern Jordan Valley, Aref Daraghmeh, said that eight families were evacuated Monday night in al-Baziq and nine families were evacuated Tuesday morning in Burj al-Mayta.
He explained that the residents and their livestock were left homeless for the period of the evacuation.
Israeli forces, added Daraghmah, started a military drill in Burj al-Mayta early Tuesday which will last until the evening.
Large numbers of military tanks and armored vehicles partook in the maneuvers using live ammunition.
Around 94 percent of the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea area is off limits to Palestinian use and development. More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Israeli forces raided houses in the northern West Bank village of Sansour and detained two Palestinian men Tuesday morning, security sources said.
They detained Bilal Abdul Latif Al-Ayasa, 21, and Bilal Hilal Hababa, 20, after ransacking their houses.
The sources confirmed that more than seven military vehicles had raided the village.
The raids and detentions were part of a wider campaign of raids on Palestinian residential areas across various regions of Jenin district that took place on Tuesday.
An Israeli spokeswoman confirmed the two arrests and said the men were wanted for suspicion of participating in "illegal activity."
In Burqin, Israeli forces raided the town and began firing tear-gas canisters, leading to clashes with Palestinian villagers.
In Jaba, in the southern region of Jenin district, seven military vehicles raided the town and ransacked houses.
They detained Bilal Abdul Latif Al-Ayasa, 21, and Bilal Hilal Hababa, 20, after ransacking their houses.
The sources confirmed that more than seven military vehicles had raided the village.
The raids and detentions were part of a wider campaign of raids on Palestinian residential areas across various regions of Jenin district that took place on Tuesday.
An Israeli spokeswoman confirmed the two arrests and said the men were wanted for suspicion of participating in "illegal activity."
In Burqin, Israeli forces raided the town and began firing tear-gas canisters, leading to clashes with Palestinian villagers.
In Jaba, in the southern region of Jenin district, seven military vehicles raided the town and ransacked houses.
Israeli forces have clashed with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over the killing of a Palestinian man.
The clashes took place on Tuesday in the West Bank village of Bil’in after Israeli forces murdered a Palestinian there.
Israeli authorities say the man was a suspect in last year's explosion on a bus in Tel Aviv.
They say Israeli forces have also detained two other Palestinians in connection with the bus blast.
The bus bombing happened during Israel's military offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip between November 14 and 21, 2012, and left over 160 Palestinians, including many women and children, dead and about 1,200 others injured.
Meanwhile, Israeli regime forces launch incursions into the West Bank on an almost daily basis, regularly attacking Palestinians’ houses in the occupied Palestinian territories and arresting activists and civilians, mostly without any charges.
Last week, Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man, Yusef Ahmed Radaida, when he crashed a tractor through the perimeter fence of an Israeli military camp in Ramallah.
According to Palestinian rights groups, over a dozen Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the first half of 2013. Israeli troops have also seized nearly 1,800 Palestinians, including women and children, during the same period.
The clashes took place on Tuesday in the West Bank village of Bil’in after Israeli forces murdered a Palestinian there.
Israeli authorities say the man was a suspect in last year's explosion on a bus in Tel Aviv.
They say Israeli forces have also detained two other Palestinians in connection with the bus blast.
The bus bombing happened during Israel's military offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip between November 14 and 21, 2012, and left over 160 Palestinians, including many women and children, dead and about 1,200 others injured.
Meanwhile, Israeli regime forces launch incursions into the West Bank on an almost daily basis, regularly attacking Palestinians’ houses in the occupied Palestinian territories and arresting activists and civilians, mostly without any charges.
Last week, Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man, Yusef Ahmed Radaida, when he crashed a tractor through the perimeter fence of an Israeli military camp in Ramallah.
According to Palestinian rights groups, over a dozen Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the first half of 2013. Israeli troops have also seized nearly 1,800 Palestinians, including women and children, during the same period.
Palestinian sources have reported that several Palestinians have been injured by Israeli army fire, on Monday night after midnight, while others have been kidnapped, after Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished an under construction building.
The sources said that the soldiers kidnapped several Palestinian youths, including a number of students of the Al-Quds University, while dozens have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to several residents who were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Hani Halabiyya, spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committee, told the Maan News Agency that several Israeli military jeeps and armored bulldozers invaded Abu Dis and started demolishing an under construction building that belong to residents Ashraf Abu Sneina and Mo’taz Bader.
The destruction of the property led to clashes with dozens of local youths near the demolished building located close to the campus of the Al-Quds University. The clashes lasted until early morning hours.
Halabiyya said that the demolished structure is a two-story building, one residential and one commercial, and that the owners received a warning last June, in which Israel alleged the construction was not licensed.
He added that the army also demolished a wall surrounding the home of resident Ammar Salama, in the same area.
Maan said that two of the kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Amro Erekat and Ismael Halabiyya. The kidnapped residents are from Abu Dis and Al-Ezariyya.
It added that, driving a Palestinian car, undercover soldiers of the Israeli army infiltrated the area where clashes took place with the army, and kidnapped the Palestinians after violently beating them.
Soldiers fired several gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets, and concussion grenades, targeting the protesters, homes and the University campus causing fires in several trees.
The sources said that the soldiers kidnapped several Palestinian youths, including a number of students of the Al-Quds University, while dozens have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to several residents who were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Hani Halabiyya, spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committee, told the Maan News Agency that several Israeli military jeeps and armored bulldozers invaded Abu Dis and started demolishing an under construction building that belong to residents Ashraf Abu Sneina and Mo’taz Bader.
The destruction of the property led to clashes with dozens of local youths near the demolished building located close to the campus of the Al-Quds University. The clashes lasted until early morning hours.
Halabiyya said that the demolished structure is a two-story building, one residential and one commercial, and that the owners received a warning last June, in which Israel alleged the construction was not licensed.
He added that the army also demolished a wall surrounding the home of resident Ammar Salama, in the same area.
Maan said that two of the kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Amro Erekat and Ismael Halabiyya. The kidnapped residents are from Abu Dis and Al-Ezariyya.
It added that, driving a Palestinian car, undercover soldiers of the Israeli army infiltrated the area where clashes took place with the army, and kidnapped the Palestinians after violently beating them.
Soldiers fired several gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets, and concussion grenades, targeting the protesters, homes and the University campus causing fires in several trees.
Still From Attack Video
Israeli TV, Channel 2, published a video showing a group of extremist Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers picking olive trees in their own land, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The settlers targeted Palestinians picking olives in their land in Burin village, south of Nablus. The attack took place on Sunday October 20 2013.
The video shows masked settlers attacking the farmers, throwing stones at them, and violently beating a Palestinian man.
The army was not present in the area, and the Palestinian villagers responded by throwing stones at the Israeli assailants.
Extremist Israeli settlers always escalate their attacks against the Palestinians and their lands during the Olive Harvest season.
Such attacks includes assaulting the villagers, uprooting and cutting trees, and burning Palestinian orchards and farmlands.
In some cases, the settlers picked Palestinian olive trees and stole the produce.
Israeli TV, Channel 2, published a video showing a group of extremist Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers picking olive trees in their own land, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The settlers targeted Palestinians picking olives in their land in Burin village, south of Nablus. The attack took place on Sunday October 20 2013.
The video shows masked settlers attacking the farmers, throwing stones at them, and violently beating a Palestinian man.
The army was not present in the area, and the Palestinian villagers responded by throwing stones at the Israeli assailants.
Extremist Israeli settlers always escalate their attacks against the Palestinians and their lands during the Olive Harvest season.
Such attacks includes assaulting the villagers, uprooting and cutting trees, and burning Palestinian orchards and farmlands.
In some cases, the settlers picked Palestinian olive trees and stole the produce.
Palestinian medical sources have reported Monday [October 21, 2013] that seven Palestinian workers have been injured after an Israeli military jeep chased their car, and rammed into it, near the Annexation Wall in Ramadeen village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The sources said that a Red Crescent ambulance has moved the workers to the Al-Ahly Hospital in Hebron. They suffered mild-to-moderate injuries.
Six of the wounded workers have been identified as Mahmoud Irzeiqat, Mohammad Irzeiqat, Jamil As-Samamra, Radwan Amro, Wajdi Amro and Hani Khdeirat.
There has been numerous similar incidents recently as the army repeated chases Palestinian vehicles transporting day laborers who work in Jerusalem or the 1948 territories, leading to dozens of injuries.
The sources said that a Red Crescent ambulance has moved the workers to the Al-Ahly Hospital in Hebron. They suffered mild-to-moderate injuries.
Six of the wounded workers have been identified as Mahmoud Irzeiqat, Mohammad Irzeiqat, Jamil As-Samamra, Radwan Amro, Wajdi Amro and Hani Khdeirat.
There has been numerous similar incidents recently as the army repeated chases Palestinian vehicles transporting day laborers who work in Jerusalem or the 1948 territories, leading to dozens of injuries.
A number of armored Israeli military vehicles invaded areas in the northern and central parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, and fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition before uprooting Palestinian farmlands.
Local sources have reported that two armored military bulldozers, and two tanks, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian farmlands close to the border fence, bulldozed them, and set grass ablaze to clear the area.
Furthermore, three armored military vehicles invaded an area east of Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza, bulldozed and uprooted farmlands also close to the border fence.
The invasion is part of a series of limited invasion carried out by the military, especially after the army uncovered a tunnel connecting Gaza with a settlement across the border area.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers shot and dead a Palestinian fighter of the Islamic Jihad, after surrounding him in a cave near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The fighter was killed after a gun battle with the soldiers.
Israel claimed the fighter is behind an attack in Tel Aviv that led to the injury of 29 Israelis.
The Israeli Internal Security Service said that the fighter, Mohammad Al-‘Aasy, was repeated imprisoned, and was released later on, but remained “a person of interest”.
Local sources in the nearby Kufur Ni’ma and Ni’lin villages, have reported that the army invaded the two villages and completely sealed the area.
Clashes have been reported, while several residents, including a four-month old infant, have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after the army fired gas bombs at random, hitting several homes.
Local sources have reported that two armored military bulldozers, and two tanks, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian farmlands close to the border fence, bulldozed them, and set grass ablaze to clear the area.
Furthermore, three armored military vehicles invaded an area east of Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza, bulldozed and uprooted farmlands also close to the border fence.
The invasion is part of a series of limited invasion carried out by the military, especially after the army uncovered a tunnel connecting Gaza with a settlement across the border area.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers shot and dead a Palestinian fighter of the Islamic Jihad, after surrounding him in a cave near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The fighter was killed after a gun battle with the soldiers.
Israel claimed the fighter is behind an attack in Tel Aviv that led to the injury of 29 Israelis.
The Israeli Internal Security Service said that the fighter, Mohammad Al-‘Aasy, was repeated imprisoned, and was released later on, but remained “a person of interest”.
Local sources in the nearby Kufur Ni’ma and Ni’lin villages, have reported that the army invaded the two villages and completely sealed the area.
Clashes have been reported, while several residents, including a four-month old infant, have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after the army fired gas bombs at random, hitting several homes.
Palestinian sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot and killed during armed clashes with Israeli soldiers in Kufur Ni’ma village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, has reported that Mohammad ‘Aasy, 24 years of age, is one of its fighters.
The Israeli military said that Al-‘Aasy was hiding in a cave near the village, and that he exchanged fire with the soldiers who eventually shot him dead. The army did not report any casualties among its soldiers.
Israeli sources said that the soldiers invaded Ni’ma village during late night hours, in an attempt to kidnap Palestinian resistance fighters, and that one of the fighters escaped, but the army pursed him and managed to arrest him.
The sources added that Al-‘Aasy was shot dead after he entered a cave near Ni’ma village, and that he opened fire at the soldiers who managed to surround him, and killed him several hours later.
The Israeli army said soldiers managed to arrest one Palestinian, and took him to an interrogation facility.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, has reported that Mohammad ‘Aasy, 24 years of age, is one of its fighters.
The Israeli military said that Al-‘Aasy was hiding in a cave near the village, and that he exchanged fire with the soldiers who eventually shot him dead. The army did not report any casualties among its soldiers.
Israeli sources said that the soldiers invaded Ni’ma village during late night hours, in an attempt to kidnap Palestinian resistance fighters, and that one of the fighters escaped, but the army pursed him and managed to arrest him.
The sources added that Al-‘Aasy was shot dead after he entered a cave near Ni’ma village, and that he opened fire at the soldiers who managed to surround him, and killed him several hours later.
The Israeli army said soldiers managed to arrest one Palestinian, and took him to an interrogation facility.
Eyewitnesses said that more than 15 Israeli military vehicles, and a military bulldozer, invaded the area, imposed curfew forcing the residents under house arrest, and initiated a search campaign in an area that became isolated by the Annexation Wall.
The eyewitnesses that that, approximately at seven in the morning, soldiers kidnapped several Palestinians, some identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Nasr, William Abu ‘Aady, and Abdullah Suleiman, all from Ni’ma village, and took them to a military base in the area.
Clashes took place between the invading soldiers and dozens of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them, while the army fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets at the residents and several homes in the area.
Soldiers also prevented the residents, including schoolchildren, from leaving their homes, and completely isolated the area.
Local sources in Bil'in village, have reported that several Palestinians, including a two-month old infant, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
They added, that dozens of soldiers invaded the village, and clashes with local youths.
The eyewitnesses that that, approximately at seven in the morning, soldiers kidnapped several Palestinians, some identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Nasr, William Abu ‘Aady, and Abdullah Suleiman, all from Ni’ma village, and took them to a military base in the area.
Clashes took place between the invading soldiers and dozens of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them, while the army fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets at the residents and several homes in the area.
Soldiers also prevented the residents, including schoolchildren, from leaving their homes, and completely isolated the area.
Local sources in Bil'in village, have reported that several Palestinians, including a two-month old infant, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
They added, that dozens of soldiers invaded the village, and clashes with local youths.
21 oct 2013
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday morning carried out a small-scale incursion into the eastern area of Deir Al-Balah district in the central Gaza Strip and bulldozed agricultural lands. Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that some Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers moved out of Kissufim military post and advanced towards Wadi Al-Salqa to the east of Deir Al-Balah.
They added that the invading troops fired smoke projectiles before embarking on leveling vast tracts of agricultural land.
They added that the invading troops fired smoke projectiles before embarking on leveling vast tracts of agricultural land.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Monday nine Palestinian citizens during raids on homes in different areas of the West Bank. Local sources reported that the IOF stormed Ras Al-Ein neighborhood in Nablus city and kidnapped a young man named Aboud Sobh from his home, adding that the IOF took Sobh to Hawara military post south of Nablus.
Sobh is the brother of two prisoners in Israeli jails.
The IOF also raided homes in the eastern area of Nablus and the environs of Balata refugee camp and fired some stun grenades in alleys and streets before encircling and storming an apartment building on Osaira street.
The IOF also kidnapped two other young men identified as Jaser Kadri and Hilal Adel after they were chased by Jewish settlers from Maskiot settlement near Ein Al-Hilweh district to the north of the Jordan Valley.
In Al-Khalil, five young men were taken prisoners during violent raids in Bani Na'im town, east of the city.
Another man was also kidnapped by the IOF in Beit Awwa town, west of Al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, the IOF set up a checkpoint on Halhoul bridge to the north of Al-Khalil and embarked on searching Palestinian vehicles and passengers.
Sobh is the brother of two prisoners in Israeli jails.
The IOF also raided homes in the eastern area of Nablus and the environs of Balata refugee camp and fired some stun grenades in alleys and streets before encircling and storming an apartment building on Osaira street.
The IOF also kidnapped two other young men identified as Jaser Kadri and Hilal Adel after they were chased by Jewish settlers from Maskiot settlement near Ein Al-Hilweh district to the north of the Jordan Valley.
In Al-Khalil, five young men were taken prisoners during violent raids in Bani Na'im town, east of the city.
Another man was also kidnapped by the IOF in Beit Awwa town, west of Al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, the IOF set up a checkpoint on Halhoul bridge to the north of Al-Khalil and embarked on searching Palestinian vehicles and passengers.
20 oct 2013
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot at a group of Palestinian workers near Daheriya village, south of Al-Khalil, on Saturday night wounding one of them. Mutasem Halaika, the 21-year-old wounded worker, told the PIC reporter that a patrol of the Israeli border police chased around 20 workers and fired at them while trying to cross the green line into Beersheba looking for work.
He said that the soldiers fired stun grenades and live bullets at the workers, adding that he was injured in both his feet and was transferred to Al-Khalil government hospital.
Halaika, from Shuyukh village east of Al-Khalil, said that his condition was stable after undergoing a surgery.
He said that the soldiers fired stun grenades and live bullets at the workers, adding that he was injured in both his feet and was transferred to Al-Khalil government hospital.
Halaika, from Shuyukh village east of Al-Khalil, said that his condition was stable after undergoing a surgery.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) prevented on Saturday hundreds of Palestinian citizens from reaching their cultivated lands in Idna town south of Al-Khalil city for the olive harvest. An official from Idna municipal council told Quds Press on Sunday that the IOF had been pursuing an arbitrary policy for years against the Palestinian farmers in the town aimed at isolating them from their lands and source of living.
The official affirmed that the Israeli military governor of Al-Khalil area had threatened to punish the farmers in Idna town because of the repeated attacks on the segregation wall.
The Idna farmers always suffer from the nightmare of Israeli permits that restrict their access to their olive lands.
In another incident, the IOF prevented some Palestinian farmers and herdsmen from getting access to their lands and water wells in Umm Al-Khair village to the east of Yatta town.
A few days ago, the IOF also barred electricians working for Idna municipal council from resuming their work and solve the problem of electricity in Soba area, which falls within the Palestinian jurisdiction.
The official affirmed that the Israeli military governor of Al-Khalil area had threatened to punish the farmers in Idna town because of the repeated attacks on the segregation wall.
The Idna farmers always suffer from the nightmare of Israeli permits that restrict their access to their olive lands.
In another incident, the IOF prevented some Palestinian farmers and herdsmen from getting access to their lands and water wells in Umm Al-Khair village to the east of Yatta town.
A few days ago, the IOF also barred electricians working for Idna municipal council from resuming their work and solve the problem of electricity in Soba area, which falls within the Palestinian jurisdiction.
A senior Israeli official held the Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA) fully responsible for the recent escalation of the West bank resistance operations. The Hebrew radio quoted deputy speaker of the Knesset Ofir Akunis as saying that Israel holds the Palestinian Authority and its president Mahmoud Abbas responsible for the recent security deterioration and terrorist attacks that took place lately.
Akunis also claimed that the Palestinians incite against Israel and Abbas's latest remarks about a Palestinian state without Jews encourage violence and lead to growing terrorist attacks against Israelis.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) were put on high alert in the West Bank in the wake of some recent attacks against Jewish settlers and soldiers, described by the Palestinians as resistance operations and the Israelis as terrorist attacks.
For his part, Avigdor Lieberman, head of the foreign affairs and defense committee at the Knesset, called on the PA to make radical changes in its school books in order to create what he described as the generation of peace.
Lieberman told the Hebrew radio on Sunday that Israel has to demand the PA to restructure its educational system, and complained that the Palestinian school books do not contain any map of the state of Israel or mention anything about the Nazi holocaust.
He stressed that it would be impossible to initiate genuine negotiations on a permanent settlement agreement before the Palestinians raise their children on peace.
Akunis also claimed that the Palestinians incite against Israel and Abbas's latest remarks about a Palestinian state without Jews encourage violence and lead to growing terrorist attacks against Israelis.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) were put on high alert in the West Bank in the wake of some recent attacks against Jewish settlers and soldiers, described by the Palestinians as resistance operations and the Israelis as terrorist attacks.
For his part, Avigdor Lieberman, head of the foreign affairs and defense committee at the Knesset, called on the PA to make radical changes in its school books in order to create what he described as the generation of peace.
Lieberman told the Hebrew radio on Sunday that Israel has to demand the PA to restructure its educational system, and complained that the Palestinian school books do not contain any map of the state of Israel or mention anything about the Nazi holocaust.
He stressed that it would be impossible to initiate genuine negotiations on a permanent settlement agreement before the Palestinians raise their children on peace.
