21 sept 2013
An 18-year-old with special needs suffered serious injuries after a group of extremist Israelis assaulted him while was outside his house in the Old City, the Palestinian prisoners society said.
Nasser Qawes, the director of PPS office in Jerusalem, said that the group assaulted Hussein Jaber while he was with his friend near the Iron Gate, using stones to assault him.
Jaber lost consciousness and suffered injuries to the head.
Israeli police detained two of the suspects, leading to clashes with other Israelis.
Nasser Qawes, the director of PPS office in Jerusalem, said that the group assaulted Hussein Jaber while he was with his friend near the Iron Gate, using stones to assault him.
Jaber lost consciousness and suffered injuries to the head.
Israeli police detained two of the suspects, leading to clashes with other Israelis.
More than ten Palestinians were injured, while dozens of suffocation cases were reported in Beitunia southern Ramallah on Friday evening, after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired rubbers bullets and teargas bombs on inhabitants. The PIC reporter said that two Israeli soldiers sustained minor injuries when young men threw stones at them in the clashes that erupted after IOF troops stormed the Old City of the village.
Dozens of Palestinian youths had earlier marched towards Ofer prison protesting the Israeli forces and settlers' break-ins into al-Aqsa mosque. They were also marking the Sabra and Shatila massacre.
IOF soldiers chased the Palestinian youths into the Old City in Beitunia where the violent clashes were reported.
Dozens of Palestinian youths had earlier marched towards Ofer prison protesting the Israeli forces and settlers' break-ins into al-Aqsa mosque. They were also marking the Sabra and Shatila massacre.
IOF soldiers chased the Palestinian youths into the Old City in Beitunia where the violent clashes were reported.
Israeli media sources reported Friday [September 20, 2013] that a Palestinian youth was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers at a roadblock in the northern part of the West Bank allegedly after attempting to stab a soldier.
The sources said that the youth “carried a big knife” and attempted to stab one of the soldiers manning the roadblock.
According to the report, the soldiers managed to stop the attack, and arrested the Palestinian before taking him to a military base for interrogation.
On Friday afternoon, at least 10 Palestinians were injured when Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly nonviolent protests against the Apartheid Wall and illegal settlements in different parts of the West Bank.
Dozens of nonviolent protesters have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation.
The sources said that the youth “carried a big knife” and attempted to stab one of the soldiers manning the roadblock.
According to the report, the soldiers managed to stop the attack, and arrested the Palestinian before taking him to a military base for interrogation.
On Friday afternoon, at least 10 Palestinians were injured when Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly nonviolent protests against the Apartheid Wall and illegal settlements in different parts of the West Bank.
Dozens of nonviolent protesters have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation.
Elderly, Children, And Reporters Assaulted By Soldiers. Three Kidnapped
Israeli soldiers violently attacked international diplomats, and prevented dozens of residents from rebuilding the destroyed Khirbit Makhoul village, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.
The visiting diplomats came from France, Britain, Ireland, Spain and Australia, including diplomats of the European Union’s political bureau, who tried to render aid to the displaced impoverished villages of Makhoul village that was displaced three times.
A French diplomat was violently assaulted by the soldiers, and was dragged out of an aid truck.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the soldiers used excessive force against the residents who were trying to rebuild their homes and structures, and assaulted a French diplomat who visited the area in solidarity with the displaced villagers.
WAFA added that the soldiers attacked several residents including children, reporters and elderly before kidnapping three residents and taking them to an unknown destination. Several residents suffered cuts and bruises after the soldiers violently assaulted by them.
Furthermore, the army prevented a number of international officials from entering the area to help the residents rebuild their residencies, sheds and shelters, and confiscated several tents.
The army also declared the area a closed military zone, preventing the residents and internationals from entering it. Khirbit Makhoul small Bedouin village was destroyed on Thursday for the third time in a row, leading to the displacement of dozens of families.
Ongoing Displacement
Israel does not recognize dozens of small villages, Bedouin tribes, in the Northern Plains areas of the West Bank, and near occupied East Jerusalem, as well as near Hebron and other areas.
With no services, no recognition from the occupation, those villages have been repeatedly demolished, and removed, and the residents are frequently displaced due to Israel’s ongoing violations.
Bedouin villages in the Negev are also subject to such frequent attacks and violations, as dozens of small villages have been uprooted and demolished, some tribes have been displaced and their shelters removed hundreds of times.
Hundreds of similar attacks targeted Bedouins in the Negev, who live in villages unrecognized by Israel, and are subject to frequent displacement and ongoing assaults.
Around 70,000 Arab Bedouin – whose presence in the Negev dates to the seventh century – live in 35 villages that either predate the establishment of the state of Israel in historic Palestine in 1948.
These villages are not recognized by Israel, and the inhabitants are considered trespassers. Basic services have been withheld from these villages, and thousands of houses have been demolished since 2011.
Palestinian Bedouins have faced decades of repression and forced removal by Israeli authorities because of this refusal to recognize their legitimate claim to continue to live on their ancestral land.
Israelis use force on EU diplomats
Israeli soldiers violently attacked international diplomats, and prevented dozens of residents from rebuilding the destroyed Khirbit Makhoul village, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.
The visiting diplomats came from France, Britain, Ireland, Spain and Australia, including diplomats of the European Union’s political bureau, who tried to render aid to the displaced impoverished villages of Makhoul village that was displaced three times.
A French diplomat was violently assaulted by the soldiers, and was dragged out of an aid truck.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the soldiers used excessive force against the residents who were trying to rebuild their homes and structures, and assaulted a French diplomat who visited the area in solidarity with the displaced villagers.
WAFA added that the soldiers attacked several residents including children, reporters and elderly before kidnapping three residents and taking them to an unknown destination. Several residents suffered cuts and bruises after the soldiers violently assaulted by them.
Furthermore, the army prevented a number of international officials from entering the area to help the residents rebuild their residencies, sheds and shelters, and confiscated several tents.
The army also declared the area a closed military zone, preventing the residents and internationals from entering it. Khirbit Makhoul small Bedouin village was destroyed on Thursday for the third time in a row, leading to the displacement of dozens of families.
Ongoing Displacement
Israel does not recognize dozens of small villages, Bedouin tribes, in the Northern Plains areas of the West Bank, and near occupied East Jerusalem, as well as near Hebron and other areas.
With no services, no recognition from the occupation, those villages have been repeatedly demolished, and removed, and the residents are frequently displaced due to Israel’s ongoing violations.
Bedouin villages in the Negev are also subject to such frequent attacks and violations, as dozens of small villages have been uprooted and demolished, some tribes have been displaced and their shelters removed hundreds of times.
Hundreds of similar attacks targeted Bedouins in the Negev, who live in villages unrecognized by Israel, and are subject to frequent displacement and ongoing assaults.
Around 70,000 Arab Bedouin – whose presence in the Negev dates to the seventh century – live in 35 villages that either predate the establishment of the state of Israel in historic Palestine in 1948.
These villages are not recognized by Israel, and the inhabitants are considered trespassers. Basic services have been withheld from these villages, and thousands of houses have been demolished since 2011.
Palestinian Bedouins have faced decades of repression and forced removal by Israeli authorities because of this refusal to recognize their legitimate claim to continue to live on their ancestral land.
Israelis use force on EU diplomats
Israeli troops have used force to disperse a group of European diplomats, who attempted to hand out tents to Palestinian Bedouins.
The diplomats were accompanying aid workers in an effort to distribute tents and emergency aid to Bedouins in the village of Khirbet Al-Makhul on Friday.
The troops threw sound grenades at the group and pulled a French diplomat out of an aid truck before it drove away.
“They dragged me out of the truck and forced me to the ground with no regard for my diplomatic immunity,” said the diplomat Marion Castaing, adding, “This is how international law is being respected here.”
Three Palestinians were also arrested for throwing stones.
According to an unnamed source, diplomats from France, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Spain, and Sweden were accompanying aid workers.
“It’s shocking and outrageous. We will report these actions to our governments,” said one EU diplomat on condition of anonymity in reference to the Israeli troops’ thwarting of the humanitarian efforts.
He added that the diplomats’ presence in the area was a clear matter of international humanitarian law. “By the Geneva Convention, an occupying power needs to see to the needs of people under occupation. These people aren’t being protected.”
Khirbet Al-Makhul is said to be home to about 120 people. The Israeli military destroyed their houses on September 16 after a court ruled that they had been constructed without building permits and declared the area a “closed military zone.”
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the move displaced 10 families, including 16 children. (Video on the link)
Ashrawi slams 'brutal attack' on diplomats in Jordan Valley
The diplomats were accompanying aid workers in an effort to distribute tents and emergency aid to Bedouins in the village of Khirbet Al-Makhul on Friday.
The troops threw sound grenades at the group and pulled a French diplomat out of an aid truck before it drove away.
“They dragged me out of the truck and forced me to the ground with no regard for my diplomatic immunity,” said the diplomat Marion Castaing, adding, “This is how international law is being respected here.”
Three Palestinians were also arrested for throwing stones.
According to an unnamed source, diplomats from France, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Spain, and Sweden were accompanying aid workers.
“It’s shocking and outrageous. We will report these actions to our governments,” said one EU diplomat on condition of anonymity in reference to the Israeli troops’ thwarting of the humanitarian efforts.
He added that the diplomats’ presence in the area was a clear matter of international humanitarian law. “By the Geneva Convention, an occupying power needs to see to the needs of people under occupation. These people aren’t being protected.”
Khirbet Al-Makhul is said to be home to about 120 people. The Israeli military destroyed their houses on September 16 after a court ruled that they had been constructed without building permits and declared the area a “closed military zone.”
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the move displaced 10 families, including 16 children. (Video on the link)
Ashrawi slams 'brutal attack' on diplomats in Jordan Valley
An Israeli soldier restrains a man near a truck loaded with supplies on September 20, 2013
PLO official Hanan Ashrawi on Friday strongly condemned an attack by Israeli forces on foreign diplomats distributing aid to Bedouins in the Jordan Valley.
Israeli troops used force to disperse a group of foreign diplomats, who had accompanied aid workers to the village of Makhul in the Jordan Valley, an AFP photographer said.
French diplomat Marion Fesneau-Castaing was dragged out of an aid truck, the photographer said.
A European diplomatic source said the woman was yanked out of the truck by Israeli soldiers who later confiscated the vehicle.
The source, who declined to be named, said diplomats from France, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Spain and Sweden had accompanied aid workers to Makhul to help hand out tents to the Bedouins.
"On behalf of the Palestinian leadership, I condemn in the strongest terms the brutal attack on your representative's person and dignity by the Israeli occupation forces," Hanan Ashrawi said.
"This measure is yet another example of the Israeli policies that aim at preventing any attempt to ease the suffering of the Palestinian people, let alone ending the occupation," she added.
The assault was a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and amounts to "bullying" of the international community, the senior PLO official said.
"This is a sample of what the Palestinian people has been subjected to since the beginning of the occupation," she added.
The Israeli military said Palestinians were to blame for instigating the incident.
An army spokeswoman said forces were implementing a supreme court decision and "contained the violence with riot dispersal means and detained Palestinians who were the main instigators."
On Monday, Israel's army demolished property built by Bedouins in Makhul, after an Israeli court ruled they had been erected without building permits and declared the area a "closed military zone".
The move forcibly displacement 10 families, including 16 children, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
The UN's humanitarian coordinator James Rawley expressed "deep concern" over Friday's incident and the demolitions that evicted Palestinians from their property.
"The United Nations and its partners remain committed to providing humanitarian assistance to populations in immediate need," Rawley said, after Israeli troops prevented the distribution of aid.
"I call upon the Israeli authorities to live up to their obligations as occupying power to protect those communities under their responsibility, including to halt demolitions of Palestinian homes and property," he added.
"The displacement of a whole Palestinian community in the occupied Palestinian territory is a very disappointing development at such a delicate moment where we look forward to positive measures on the ground," he said in reference to the resumption in July of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.
Israel has destroyed more than 500 Palestinian properties in the West Bank and mostly East Jerusalem since the beginning of this year, displacing 862 people, according to OCHA.
PLO official Hanan Ashrawi on Friday strongly condemned an attack by Israeli forces on foreign diplomats distributing aid to Bedouins in the Jordan Valley.
Israeli troops used force to disperse a group of foreign diplomats, who had accompanied aid workers to the village of Makhul in the Jordan Valley, an AFP photographer said.
French diplomat Marion Fesneau-Castaing was dragged out of an aid truck, the photographer said.
A European diplomatic source said the woman was yanked out of the truck by Israeli soldiers who later confiscated the vehicle.
The source, who declined to be named, said diplomats from France, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Spain and Sweden had accompanied aid workers to Makhul to help hand out tents to the Bedouins.
"On behalf of the Palestinian leadership, I condemn in the strongest terms the brutal attack on your representative's person and dignity by the Israeli occupation forces," Hanan Ashrawi said.
"This measure is yet another example of the Israeli policies that aim at preventing any attempt to ease the suffering of the Palestinian people, let alone ending the occupation," she added.
The assault was a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and amounts to "bullying" of the international community, the senior PLO official said.
"This is a sample of what the Palestinian people has been subjected to since the beginning of the occupation," she added.
The Israeli military said Palestinians were to blame for instigating the incident.
An army spokeswoman said forces were implementing a supreme court decision and "contained the violence with riot dispersal means and detained Palestinians who were the main instigators."
On Monday, Israel's army demolished property built by Bedouins in Makhul, after an Israeli court ruled they had been erected without building permits and declared the area a "closed military zone".
The move forcibly displacement 10 families, including 16 children, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
The UN's humanitarian coordinator James Rawley expressed "deep concern" over Friday's incident and the demolitions that evicted Palestinians from their property.
"The United Nations and its partners remain committed to providing humanitarian assistance to populations in immediate need," Rawley said, after Israeli troops prevented the distribution of aid.
"I call upon the Israeli authorities to live up to their obligations as occupying power to protect those communities under their responsibility, including to halt demolitions of Palestinian homes and property," he added.
"The displacement of a whole Palestinian community in the occupied Palestinian territory is a very disappointing development at such a delicate moment where we look forward to positive measures on the ground," he said in reference to the resumption in July of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.
Israel has destroyed more than 500 Palestinian properties in the West Bank and mostly East Jerusalem since the beginning of this year, displacing 862 people, according to OCHA.
Palestinian medical sources said two Palestinians were shot and injured as Israeli army fired towards them east of Jabalia, a northern refugee camp of the Gaza Strip. The injured were in their farmlands, close to the border fence east of Jabalia, the source reported. They suffered mild injuries and were moved to Kamal Adwan Hospital, in northern Gaza.
The incident is one of in a record of Israeli attacks on the Gaza farmers and villagers that take place any time they approach the border while working in their lands.
Israeli army also repeatedly conduct limited incursions into border areas, uproot farmlands and trees, and destroy property.
On Thursday morning, an Israeli special force kidnapped two Palestinians allegedly tried to cross the border fence, in the Juhr Ad-Deek area, in central Gaza.
Moreover, soldiers sporadically fired live ammunition into the Al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported.
Eyewitnesses said that the military towers stationed along the border targeted a number of homes and farmlands.
Two Injured By Israeli Fire In Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinian youths have been shot and injured by Israeli army fire east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The sources said that the two youths were in Palestinian farmlands, close to the border fence east of Jabalia.
They suffered mild injuries and were moved to Kamal Adwan Hospital, in northern Gaza.
Israeli soldiers repeatedly attack Palestinian farmers and villagers any time they approach the border fence while working in their lands.
Soldiers also conduct various limited invasions into border areas, uproot farmlands and trees, and destroy property.
On Thursday morning, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians allegedly after they tried to cross the border fence, in the Juhr Ad-Deek area, in central Gaza.
Also on Thursday, soldiers fired several rounds of live ammunition into the Al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, causing damage but no injuries.
Eyewitnesses said that the rounds came from military towers across the border, near Al-Boreij, and targeted a number of homes and farmlands.
The incident is one of in a record of Israeli attacks on the Gaza farmers and villagers that take place any time they approach the border while working in their lands.
Israeli army also repeatedly conduct limited incursions into border areas, uproot farmlands and trees, and destroy property.
On Thursday morning, an Israeli special force kidnapped two Palestinians allegedly tried to cross the border fence, in the Juhr Ad-Deek area, in central Gaza.
Moreover, soldiers sporadically fired live ammunition into the Al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported.
Eyewitnesses said that the military towers stationed along the border targeted a number of homes and farmlands.
Two Injured By Israeli Fire In Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinian youths have been shot and injured by Israeli army fire east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The sources said that the two youths were in Palestinian farmlands, close to the border fence east of Jabalia.
They suffered mild injuries and were moved to Kamal Adwan Hospital, in northern Gaza.
Israeli soldiers repeatedly attack Palestinian farmers and villagers any time they approach the border fence while working in their lands.
Soldiers also conduct various limited invasions into border areas, uproot farmlands and trees, and destroy property.
On Thursday morning, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians allegedly after they tried to cross the border fence, in the Juhr Ad-Deek area, in central Gaza.
Also on Thursday, soldiers fired several rounds of live ammunition into the Al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, causing damage but no injuries.
Eyewitnesses said that the rounds came from military towers across the border, near Al-Boreij, and targeted a number of homes and farmlands.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday afternoon quelled the West Bank peaceful marches protesting Israel's violations against the Palestinians and its settlement activities. Dozens of Palestinian and foreign activists suffered injuries when the IOF violently attacked the march organized in Masarah village to the south of Bethlehem.
The protestors marched from the center of the village to the segregation wall, carrying Palestinian flags and pictures of martyrs and prisoners. Some kids wore masks commemorating the horrors of Sabra and Shatila massacres.
In Bil'in village near Ramallah, four anti-wall activists, including a Swedish woman, suffered severe tear gas suffocation when their march was attacked upon their arrival at an area near the segregation wall.
The IOF also suppressed the Friday march in Nabi Saleh village, using tear gas grenades, skunk water and rubber bullets and other dispersal methods while the Palestinian activists responded by hurling stones.
Nabi Salih residents have hosted weekly demonstrations for three years in protest at the confiscation of the village's lands and the takeover of their spring by the nearby Israeli settlement, Halamish.
Four Palestinian citizens were injured with rubber bullets and many others suffocated from tear gas in Khirbet Makhool hamlet when the IOF attacked the villagers along with foreign activists as they were trying to rebuild temporary homes for the displaced families.
All residents of Khirbet Makhool hamlet in the Jordan Valley are still homeless after the IOF demolished their village recently and later confiscated tents brought for them by the Red Cross.
The protestors marched from the center of the village to the segregation wall, carrying Palestinian flags and pictures of martyrs and prisoners. Some kids wore masks commemorating the horrors of Sabra and Shatila massacres.
In Bil'in village near Ramallah, four anti-wall activists, including a Swedish woman, suffered severe tear gas suffocation when their march was attacked upon their arrival at an area near the segregation wall.
The IOF also suppressed the Friday march in Nabi Saleh village, using tear gas grenades, skunk water and rubber bullets and other dispersal methods while the Palestinian activists responded by hurling stones.
Nabi Salih residents have hosted weekly demonstrations for three years in protest at the confiscation of the village's lands and the takeover of their spring by the nearby Israeli settlement, Halamish.
Four Palestinian citizens were injured with rubber bullets and many others suffocated from tear gas in Khirbet Makhool hamlet when the IOF attacked the villagers along with foreign activists as they were trying to rebuild temporary homes for the displaced families.
All residents of Khirbet Makhool hamlet in the Jordan Valley are still homeless after the IOF demolished their village recently and later confiscated tents brought for them by the Red Cross.
20 sept 2013
Hisham Saleh Abbasi, a 28-year old young man from Silwan, was injured with bruises and wounds when a settler’s car collided with his motorbike in Silwan.
Abbasi explained that he was driving his motorbike near Dung gate in Silwan when he faced heavy traffic and decided to drive by it and pass it.
The settler who was driving a white Renault car also decided to drive by the traffic and pass it and that’s when he hit Hisham.
Abbasi explained that he was driving his motorbike near Dung gate in Silwan when he faced heavy traffic and decided to drive by it and pass it.
The settler who was driving a white Renault car also decided to drive by the traffic and pass it and that’s when he hit Hisham.
Abbasi added: “I fell off my motorbike, and the settler did not stop but ran away without checking me or providing any help. The police arrived at the scene and investigated the incident, and I was then transferred to the hospital and received the necessary treatment.”
He pointed out that he suffered deep cuts in his face and had stitches in different parts of it, in addition to injuries in both of his legs.
He pointed out that he suffered deep cuts in his face and had stitches in different parts of it, in addition to injuries in both of his legs.
Here is AIPAC’s official response [PDF] to the growing possibility that Iran and the United States will negotiate to reach an agreement on the nuclear issue, It can be summed up in three words: NO, NO, NO.
Netanyahu and his lobby want war and, suddenly, they fear they won’t get it. It’s like Dickens wrote: it was the worst of times and it was the worst of times.
I think I will read AIPAC’s memo [PDF] again over Shabbat dinner. Seeing them in pain is, in itself, a blessing.
Netanyahu and his lobby want war and, suddenly, they fear they won’t get it. It’s like Dickens wrote: it was the worst of times and it was the worst of times.
I think I will read AIPAC’s memo [PDF] again over Shabbat dinner. Seeing them in pain is, in itself, a blessing.
Hundreds of settlers stormed on Friday morning the Sulaiman’s Pools area south of Bethlehem, and Khallet Fahm and Bir Haram al-Rami, in the city of al-Khalil in the southern occupied West Bank and performed Talmudic rituals there. Local sources said that about 300 settlers stormed the area of Sulaiman's Pools through the road of Efrat settlement.
The sources pointed out that the settlers performed during the raid Talmudic rituals in the area under the protection of the occupation forces, and then they withdrew towards the nearby outpost of Umm Hamadein.
They added that the occupation army turned the area of Khallet Fahm, south of the town of Khader, into military barracks and set up checkpoints to prevent the citizens from reaching the area and to enable the settlers to organize celebrations of the Sukkot.
The sources said that dozens of settlers also raided Bir Haram al-Rami in the city of al-Khalil, and performed Talmudic rituals there, before withdrawing to the nearby settlements built on Palestinian lands.
Meanwhile, a group of Jewish extremists attacked two young Jerusalemites while they were in front of their house at Bab El Hadid in Jerusalem, causing one of them, Hussein Jaber, aged 18, wounds and bruises in the head, chest and back, Nasser Qaws Director of Prisoners' Society in Jerusalem said in a press statement.
He noted that clashes broke out between the Jewish extremists and the Palestinian youths after the attack on Jaber, and added that the Israeli police arrived to the scene and arrested two Israelis.
The sources pointed out that the settlers performed during the raid Talmudic rituals in the area under the protection of the occupation forces, and then they withdrew towards the nearby outpost of Umm Hamadein.
They added that the occupation army turned the area of Khallet Fahm, south of the town of Khader, into military barracks and set up checkpoints to prevent the citizens from reaching the area and to enable the settlers to organize celebrations of the Sukkot.
The sources said that dozens of settlers also raided Bir Haram al-Rami in the city of al-Khalil, and performed Talmudic rituals there, before withdrawing to the nearby settlements built on Palestinian lands.
Meanwhile, a group of Jewish extremists attacked two young Jerusalemites while they were in front of their house at Bab El Hadid in Jerusalem, causing one of them, Hussein Jaber, aged 18, wounds and bruises in the head, chest and back, Nasser Qaws Director of Prisoners' Society in Jerusalem said in a press statement.
He noted that clashes broke out between the Jewish extremists and the Palestinian youths after the attack on Jaber, and added that the Israeli police arrived to the scene and arrested two Israelis.
Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers on Friday in the small village of Makhoul, a small Palestinian village demolished by Israel days earlier.
A number of Palestinians suffered tear-gas inhalation while two were hit with rubber-coated bullets, locals said.
Israel declared the area a closed military zone.
Reuters reported that Israeli forces also assaulted foreign diplomats who were attempting to deliver emergency aid to the stranded residents.
On Wednesday, Israeli forces seized tents set up by the residents.
Aref Daraghmeh, the mayor of al-Malih and al-Madarib villages, told Ma'an that Red Cross workers were still distributing tents to people when a large Israeli military force raided the site, knocked down tents and confiscated them.
Daraghmeh added that Israeli soldiers were “brutal and barbaric” in dealing with Palestinians, which led to clashes between soldiers and those who refused to abide to Israeli orders and stayed in their tents.
A number of Palestinians suffered tear-gas inhalation while two were hit with rubber-coated bullets, locals said.
Israel declared the area a closed military zone.
Reuters reported that Israeli forces also assaulted foreign diplomats who were attempting to deliver emergency aid to the stranded residents.
On Wednesday, Israeli forces seized tents set up by the residents.
Aref Daraghmeh, the mayor of al-Malih and al-Madarib villages, told Ma'an that Red Cross workers were still distributing tents to people when a large Israeli military force raided the site, knocked down tents and confiscated them.
Daraghmeh added that Israeli soldiers were “brutal and barbaric” in dealing with Palestinians, which led to clashes between soldiers and those who refused to abide to Israeli orders and stayed in their tents.
Dozens of activists were lightly injured on Friday in demonstrations across the occupied West Bank.
In Kafr Qaddum near Qalqiliya seven people were injured after being struck by tear-gas canisters in different parts of their bodies.
A Chinese journalist was struck in the knee, photojournalist Ayman Idrees was struck in the chest, Moaweyah Shtewi, 17, was struck in the hip, while both Raed Nasser and an Israeli activist were struck in the shoulder.
Demonstrators marked the 31st anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, and called for punishing those responsible for it.
Coordinator for the popular struggle committee Murad Shtewi said that Israeli forces targeted the bodies of demonstrators and fired tear-gas canisters into homes.
In Bilin, three Palestinians and a Swedish activist were injured and dozens others suffered tear-gas inhalation in a protest in solidarity with Jerusalem and prisoners.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at protesters nearing the wall. Hamza Burnat, 21, Ismail Abu Rahma, 15, Ashraf Khateeb, 31, and Sara Jon, 40, were struck with tear-gas canisters in different parts of their bodies.
In Nabi Saleh, protesters marched toward their confiscated lands but were stopped by Israeli forces who fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Protestors made speeches condemning the Sabra and Shatila massacre and calling for the release of all prisoners. Dozens suffered tear-gas inhalation in al-Maasara south of Bethlehem.
Protesters raised Palestinian flags and pictures of prisoners, and children wore masks to represent people who died in Sabra and Shatila.
In Kafr Qaddum near Qalqiliya seven people were injured after being struck by tear-gas canisters in different parts of their bodies.
A Chinese journalist was struck in the knee, photojournalist Ayman Idrees was struck in the chest, Moaweyah Shtewi, 17, was struck in the hip, while both Raed Nasser and an Israeli activist were struck in the shoulder.
Demonstrators marked the 31st anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, and called for punishing those responsible for it.
Coordinator for the popular struggle committee Murad Shtewi said that Israeli forces targeted the bodies of demonstrators and fired tear-gas canisters into homes.
In Bilin, three Palestinians and a Swedish activist were injured and dozens others suffered tear-gas inhalation in a protest in solidarity with Jerusalem and prisoners.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at protesters nearing the wall. Hamza Burnat, 21, Ismail Abu Rahma, 15, Ashraf Khateeb, 31, and Sara Jon, 40, were struck with tear-gas canisters in different parts of their bodies.
In Nabi Saleh, protesters marched toward their confiscated lands but were stopped by Israeli forces who fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Protestors made speeches condemning the Sabra and Shatila massacre and calling for the release of all prisoners. Dozens suffered tear-gas inhalation in al-Maasara south of Bethlehem.
Protesters raised Palestinian flags and pictures of prisoners, and children wore masks to represent people who died in Sabra and Shatila.
Two people were shot and injured by Israeli forces on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
Israeli forces in a watchtower north of Beit Lahiya shot at people walking in the area, injuring two, the witnesses said.
Medics said that one person was shot in the foot while another was shot in the thigh. Both suffered moderate injuries.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said soldiers opened fire after several Palestinians approached a security fence and hurled rocks in an attempt to damage it.
She said soldiers first fired warning shots to disperse the scene and later fired at the Palestinians when they refused to respond. She said two hits were identified.
Israeli forces in a watchtower north of Beit Lahiya shot at people walking in the area, injuring two, the witnesses said.
Medics said that one person was shot in the foot while another was shot in the thigh. Both suffered moderate injuries.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said soldiers opened fire after several Palestinians approached a security fence and hurled rocks in an attempt to damage it.
She said soldiers first fired warning shots to disperse the scene and later fired at the Palestinians when they refused to respond. She said two hits were identified.
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013, a Palestinian fisherman was injured and consequently one of his fingers was amputated when Israeli naval troops opened fire at Palestinian fishing boat on board of which 5 fishermen were sailing nearly 6 nautical miles off Gaza Harbor, The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) said in a press statement Thursday.
PCHR condemns the continuation of Israeli forces' attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip and expresses deep concern over violations of fishermen's right to work freely in Gaza sea.
According to investigation conducted by PCHR, at approximately 14:30 on Wednesday, 18 September 2013, a Palestinian fishing boat sailed from Gaza Harbor. Five fishermen were on board the boat. At approximately 16:30, the boat arrived at a point in the sea nearly 6 nautical miles of the shore. One of the fishermen, Ayman Ahmed Tulba, stated to a PCHR field worker that he and the other four fishermen threw their fishing nets into the water. Soon, they were surprised by an Israeli gunboat coming towards them. Israeli soldier opened fire at the fishing boat without any warning. Tulba added that the fishermen were extremely terrified and attempted to escape.
The fishermen moved to the back of the boat. In the meantime, a bullet hit a lever that is used to pull fishing equipment, so its belt fell onto one of the fishermen, Saleem Khalil al-Fassih, 56, injuring him in the fingers of his right hand. Al-Fassih stated to PCHR that the Israeli naval troop continued to fire at the boat although it moved back up 4 nautical miles off the shore. The fishermen then called the Palestinian naval forces, and al-Fassih was evacuated to Shifa Hospital in Gaza, where doctors were forced to amputate one of his fingers. Al Fassih is still in need for a surgery.
PCHR condemns the continuous Israeli attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip, and:
1. Calls for Palestinian fishermen to be allowed to sail and fish freely and an immediate end to the Israeli policy of chase and arrest while at sea;
2. Demands compensation for the fishermen for the physical and material damage caused to them and their property as a result of these violations;
3. Calls upon the international community, including the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of war, to intervene immediately to stop the Israeli violations against the Palestinian fishermen, and to allow them to sail and fish freely in the Gaza sea.
PCHR condemns the continuation of Israeli forces' attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip and expresses deep concern over violations of fishermen's right to work freely in Gaza sea.
According to investigation conducted by PCHR, at approximately 14:30 on Wednesday, 18 September 2013, a Palestinian fishing boat sailed from Gaza Harbor. Five fishermen were on board the boat. At approximately 16:30, the boat arrived at a point in the sea nearly 6 nautical miles of the shore. One of the fishermen, Ayman Ahmed Tulba, stated to a PCHR field worker that he and the other four fishermen threw their fishing nets into the water. Soon, they were surprised by an Israeli gunboat coming towards them. Israeli soldier opened fire at the fishing boat without any warning. Tulba added that the fishermen were extremely terrified and attempted to escape.
The fishermen moved to the back of the boat. In the meantime, a bullet hit a lever that is used to pull fishing equipment, so its belt fell onto one of the fishermen, Saleem Khalil al-Fassih, 56, injuring him in the fingers of his right hand. Al-Fassih stated to PCHR that the Israeli naval troop continued to fire at the boat although it moved back up 4 nautical miles off the shore. The fishermen then called the Palestinian naval forces, and al-Fassih was evacuated to Shifa Hospital in Gaza, where doctors were forced to amputate one of his fingers. Al Fassih is still in need for a surgery.
PCHR condemns the continuous Israeli attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip, and:
1. Calls for Palestinian fishermen to be allowed to sail and fish freely and an immediate end to the Israeli policy of chase and arrest while at sea;
2. Demands compensation for the fishermen for the physical and material damage caused to them and their property as a result of these violations;
3. Calls upon the international community, including the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of war, to intervene immediately to stop the Israeli violations against the Palestinian fishermen, and to allow them to sail and fish freely in the Gaza sea.
19 sept 2013
Jewish settlers opened fire at Palestinian shepherds near Itamar settlement to the south east of Nablus city on Thursday morning. Ghassan Daghlas, in charge of monitoring settlement activity north of the West Bank, said that the settlers fired at the shepherds, who came from Khirbat Yanun near Aqraba village, to force them keep away from Duwaya area, which is adjacent to the settlement.
He said that the shepherds believe that settlers were responsible for poisoning 40 of their sheep a few days ago by pouring poison into a water spring where the sheep drink.
He said that the shepherds believe that settlers were responsible for poisoning 40 of their sheep a few days ago by pouring poison into a water spring where the sheep drink.
Palestinian fisherman on Wednesday sustained wounds that led to the amputation of one of his fingers when the Israeli naval forces opened heavy fire at a fishing boat carrying five fishermen. The occupation forces attacked the boat although the fishermen were fishing about 6 nautical miles west of the Gaza seaport.
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemned the Israeli continued attacks on Palestinian fishermen in the waters of Gaza, and expressed deep concern at the persistent violations of the their right to freely fish in the Gaza sea.
It called for an immediate end to the policy of chasing the fishermen and allowing them to freely exercise their work. It also called for compensating the Palestinian fishermen for the physical and material damages caused to them.
The center asked the international community, including the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to intervene in order to stop all Israeli abuses against the fishermen and to allow them to freely fish in the Gaza sea.
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemned the Israeli continued attacks on Palestinian fishermen in the waters of Gaza, and expressed deep concern at the persistent violations of the their right to freely fish in the Gaza sea.
It called for an immediate end to the policy of chasing the fishermen and allowing them to freely exercise their work. It also called for compensating the Palestinian fishermen for the physical and material damages caused to them.
The center asked the international community, including the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to intervene in order to stop all Israeli abuses against the fishermen and to allow them to freely fish in the Gaza sea.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) physically assaulted three young men and kidnapped one of them after intercepting them at Zatara checkpoint, south of Nablus city. The Palestinian prisoner society said that the IOF at Zatara checkpoint brutally beat Wajdi Shalabi, 21, and two of his friends before taking him prisoner on Wednesday morning .
The society affirmed that the soldiers forced the three young men to undress for search and tried to harass Shalabi, adding that the provocative acts of the soldiers prompted the young men to try to resist their detention.
It also said that the soldiers subdued, beat and verbally abused the young men before they released two of them and detained Shalabi.
An Israeli channel had claimed that the Israeli police arrested a Palestinian young man, from Askar refugee camp in Nablus, near Zatara checkpoint, after they found a pistol and a knife in his possession.
The channel also claimed that the young man tried to stab one of the soldiers, adding that he was interrogated and confessed to his intention to carry out an operation against Israeli soldiers.
In a separate incident, a group of Palestinian young men on Wednesday evening ambushed two Israeli military vehicles carrying soldiers at the entrance to Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Al-Khalil city.
According to the Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter, the Israeli vehicles were heading towards Hagai checkpoint when the young men came out of nowhere and showered them with a hail of stones.
The soldiers aboard the vehicles responded immediately to the young men and started to open live fire at them before chasing them into the groves near the main road. No arrests were reported.
Al-Fawwar refugee camp has seen lately sporadic clashes between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers.
The society affirmed that the soldiers forced the three young men to undress for search and tried to harass Shalabi, adding that the provocative acts of the soldiers prompted the young men to try to resist their detention.
It also said that the soldiers subdued, beat and verbally abused the young men before they released two of them and detained Shalabi.
An Israeli channel had claimed that the Israeli police arrested a Palestinian young man, from Askar refugee camp in Nablus, near Zatara checkpoint, after they found a pistol and a knife in his possession.
The channel also claimed that the young man tried to stab one of the soldiers, adding that he was interrogated and confessed to his intention to carry out an operation against Israeli soldiers.
In a separate incident, a group of Palestinian young men on Wednesday evening ambushed two Israeli military vehicles carrying soldiers at the entrance to Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Al-Khalil city.
According to the Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter, the Israeli vehicles were heading towards Hagai checkpoint when the young men came out of nowhere and showered them with a hail of stones.
The soldiers aboard the vehicles responded immediately to the young men and started to open live fire at them before chasing them into the groves near the main road. No arrests were reported.
Al-Fawwar refugee camp has seen lately sporadic clashes between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers.
Israeli Occupation Forces raided an area to the east of Joher Dik town southern Gaza Strip on Thursday morning. Israeli armored vehicles, including bulldozers and tanks, pushed into Joher Dik town and moved in 300 meters along the borderline, eyewitnesses said.
The Israeli vehicles opened fire indiscriminately on the agricultural lands of the Palestinian citizens in order to force them to leave their lands. No injuries were reported.
The sources added that the Israeli military conducted combing and leveling operations.
The IOF soldiers carry out almost daily violations to the Egypt-brokered calm agreement between the Palestinian resistance and Israeli occupation following November 2012 offensive.
The Israeli vehicles opened fire indiscriminately on the agricultural lands of the Palestinian citizens in order to force them to leave their lands. No injuries were reported.
The sources added that the Israeli military conducted combing and leveling operations.
The IOF soldiers carry out almost daily violations to the Egypt-brokered calm agreement between the Palestinian resistance and Israeli occupation following November 2012 offensive.
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Israeli army seized Wednesday a four- storey building in the old town of Hebron, prevented its owners from entering it. Local media reported “the Israeli occupation prevented Issa Abu Maiyalah from entering his home of four floors and 4 shops and located close to the Ibrahimi Mosque,”
Abu Maiyalah said "as I was near my house, Israeli soldiers blocked me to enter the house which turned to be an Israeli military barrack,” The Israeli army break-in came in the context of Jewish holidays. It marks one in a string of measures carried out during such occasions, purportedly to secure a safe entry of Israeli settlers into Ibrahimi Mosque, a part of which is specified for Jews following Hebron massacre. |
He added "the officers told me that there is a decision to occupy my house as from 17 to 24 of September,"
The Israeli government divided Ibrahimi Mosque in two after shooting spree committed by Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein on the 15th of the Holy Month of Ramadan 1414 (February 1994) left 29 Palestinian Muslims dead and scores injured. The popular rage in the streets and the stand-off with the Israeli occupation army resulted in a further 35 deaths.
The Israeli authorities also set up lots of checkpoints on the ways leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque in order to impose a de facto for Palestinians so that the holy site would not be visited by them.
The Israeli government divided Ibrahimi Mosque in two after shooting spree committed by Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein on the 15th of the Holy Month of Ramadan 1414 (February 1994) left 29 Palestinian Muslims dead and scores injured. The popular rage in the streets and the stand-off with the Israeli occupation army resulted in a further 35 deaths.
The Israeli authorities also set up lots of checkpoints on the ways leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque in order to impose a de facto for Palestinians so that the holy site would not be visited by them.
A 6-year-old little child was injured on Thursday after being run over by a settler's car in Hebron in the south of West Bank, witnesses said. According to Palestinian Security sources, Jinan Makram Al- Rugby was seriously wounded and moved to Al-Khalil Governmental Hospital where she received treatment.
The medical sources said that she sustained moderate injuries and bruises in her body.
The Israeli troops imposed restricted security measures on the military checkpoints in Hebron including Halhoul and Jouret Bahlas added to the main entrances in the district. The Israeli soldiers from time to time intentionally conducted searching campaign on the Palestinian vehicles which lined at the military checkpoints.
Israeli settler runs over Palestinian child in al-Khalil
An Israeli settler ran over a Palestinian child in al-Khalil southern occupied West Bank, causing her various bruises and injuries. The six-year-old girl Jinan Makram Rugby has been injured after being run over by an Israeli settler's car. She was transferred to al-Khalil Governmental Hospital to receive medical treatment. Her injuries and bruises were described as minor to moderate.
Israeli occupation forces tightened military measures on the main entrances to al-Khalil where they set-up temporary military checkpoints.
Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched on the Israeli checkpoints erected throughout al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, an Israeli military force raided the headquarters of Mahd Company for car maintenance where they conducted search operations.
On the other hand, violent clashes erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in Fawwara refugee camp south of al-Khalil, where IOF fired sound and tear gas bombs. No injuries were reported.
The medical sources said that she sustained moderate injuries and bruises in her body.
The Israeli troops imposed restricted security measures on the military checkpoints in Hebron including Halhoul and Jouret Bahlas added to the main entrances in the district. The Israeli soldiers from time to time intentionally conducted searching campaign on the Palestinian vehicles which lined at the military checkpoints.
Israeli settler runs over Palestinian child in al-Khalil
An Israeli settler ran over a Palestinian child in al-Khalil southern occupied West Bank, causing her various bruises and injuries. The six-year-old girl Jinan Makram Rugby has been injured after being run over by an Israeli settler's car. She was transferred to al-Khalil Governmental Hospital to receive medical treatment. Her injuries and bruises were described as minor to moderate.
Israeli occupation forces tightened military measures on the main entrances to al-Khalil where they set-up temporary military checkpoints.
Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched on the Israeli checkpoints erected throughout al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, an Israeli military force raided the headquarters of Mahd Company for car maintenance where they conducted search operations.
On the other hand, violent clashes erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in Fawwara refugee camp south of al-Khalil, where IOF fired sound and tear gas bombs. No injuries were reported.
Israeli military forces(IMF) seized on Wednesday evening a Palestinian house close to the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron. Owner of the house Isssa Abu Mayala said " I went to my home which located near the Ibrahimi mosque in the old city of Hebron but I was shocked when I was prevented from entering it as the Israeli occupation military broke into the house, turning it into a military barrack."
He noted that he had rented out his house to the High Judicial Council by a free contract in the presence of a number of judges and the head of the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee(HRC).
He noted that he had rented out his house to the High Judicial Council by a free contract in the presence of a number of judges and the head of the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee(HRC).
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians from the Al-Hadeediyya area, east of Yatta town.
Rateb Jabour, Coordinator of the Committee, stated that the soldiers kidnapped Yasser Zakary and Sabha, 45, and Morad Ahmad Abu Oleyyan, 19, after violently breaking into their homes and searching him.
The two were cuffed, and blindfolded, before the army took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians near Juhr Ed-Deek area, in central Gaza after claiming they tried to infiltrate into Israel.
Soldiers also opened fire at the Al-Boreij refugee camp in Gaza, causing no injuries or damages.
The assaults are part of ongoing violations, and assaults, carried out by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, targeting civilians and their property.
These attacks are also accompanied by escalating assaults carried out by extremist settler groups.
Rateb Jabour, Coordinator of the Committee, stated that the soldiers kidnapped Yasser Zakary and Sabha, 45, and Morad Ahmad Abu Oleyyan, 19, after violently breaking into their homes and searching him.
The two were cuffed, and blindfolded, before the army took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians near Juhr Ed-Deek area, in central Gaza after claiming they tried to infiltrate into Israel.
Soldiers also opened fire at the Al-Boreij refugee camp in Gaza, causing no injuries or damages.
The assaults are part of ongoing violations, and assaults, carried out by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, targeting civilians and their property.
These attacks are also accompanied by escalating assaults carried out by extremist settler groups.
18 sept 2013
75 Palestinians have been injured Wednesday morning as the Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fired a barrage of pepper gas canisters towards the Palestinians stationed inside the mosque. Media coordinator for the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage Mahmoud Abu Atta told Safa Press that “50 of stationed Palestinian worshipers were wounded when Israeli armed with batons beat them, whereas 25 others suffered from suffocation from pepper gas sprayed at them,”
The Israeli forces also arrested three Palestinians; two were identified as Tamer Shalata and Hussain Abu Ghunaim, according to Abu Atta.
They closed Al-Aqsa mosque's gates with chains and banned dozens of Palestinians from accessing the mosque.
“While groups of the Israeli police were about to admit settlers into the mosque today in morning especially that Jewish rabbis hectically called for breaking Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), yet the Palestinians protested their presence which led them run away,”
Israeli authorities allowed elders to access the mosque, but banned hundreds of young Palestinians, who prayed instead at the mosque's gates and in its vicinity.
The Israeli forces converted the Old City into a military outpost and deployed hundreds of its soldiers within the city and the mosque's surrounding areas.
The Israeli forces also arrested three Palestinians; two were identified as Tamer Shalata and Hussain Abu Ghunaim, according to Abu Atta.
They closed Al-Aqsa mosque's gates with chains and banned dozens of Palestinians from accessing the mosque.
“While groups of the Israeli police were about to admit settlers into the mosque today in morning especially that Jewish rabbis hectically called for breaking Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), yet the Palestinians protested their presence which led them run away,”
Israeli authorities allowed elders to access the mosque, but banned hundreds of young Palestinians, who prayed instead at the mosque's gates and in its vicinity.
The Israeli forces converted the Old City into a military outpost and deployed hundreds of its soldiers within the city and the mosque's surrounding areas.
The Israeli Occupation Forces have escalated targeting Palestinian refugee camps in West Bank for political purposes, Tadamun Foundation for human rights said on Wednesday. Ahmed Beitawi, a researcher at the foundation, said that the IOF escalated recently its raid and arrest campaigns against refugee camps aiming at dragging the camps into confrontations.
The occupation aims to exploit the possible Palestinian response as an opportunity to achieve internal political victories and to justify its crimes that escalated recently despite talks' resumption, he said.
Beitawi added that ten Palestinians from West Bank refugee camps were killed since the beginning of the year, most recently was the martyr Islam Tobasi who was shot dead yesterday.
The occupation aims at draining the refugee camps in order to prevent any possible outbreak of a new uprising, he noted.
He pointed to Commander of the Israeli Central Command Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon's statements, published in Yediot Ahranot Hebrew newspaper, where he warned that "more and more areas in refugee camps in Jenin, Qalandiya and near Nablus were becoming havens for Palestinian terrorists."
"They want to limit our operational freedom, and we want to prevent this. We cannot allow a situation whereby the Palestinian terrorists have safe places where they can get organized and use as bases from which they leave to carry out terror attacks," he added.
The occupation aims to exploit the possible Palestinian response as an opportunity to achieve internal political victories and to justify its crimes that escalated recently despite talks' resumption, he said.
Beitawi added that ten Palestinians from West Bank refugee camps were killed since the beginning of the year, most recently was the martyr Islam Tobasi who was shot dead yesterday.
The occupation aims at draining the refugee camps in order to prevent any possible outbreak of a new uprising, he noted.
He pointed to Commander of the Israeli Central Command Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon's statements, published in Yediot Ahranot Hebrew newspaper, where he warned that "more and more areas in refugee camps in Jenin, Qalandiya and near Nablus were becoming havens for Palestinian terrorists."
"They want to limit our operational freedom, and we want to prevent this. We cannot allow a situation whereby the Palestinian terrorists have safe places where they can get organized and use as bases from which they leave to carry out terror attacks," he added.
Dozens of Palestinian worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning suffered injuries and tear gas suffocation when the Israeli occupation police forces suddenly stormed the courtyard and started to attack them. Safa news agency quoted media coordinator for the Aqsa foundation Mahmoud Abul Atta as saying that scores of rapid reaction policemen raided the Aqsa Mosque in the morning and surrounded the Palestinian worshipers in its courtyard and premises.
Abul Atta added that the policemen tried to get five Jewish settlers to enter the Mosque compound through Al-Maghariba Gate and when they failed they besieged it, intensified their presence in its courtyard and started to attack the Palestinian worshipers, who kept shouting the protest chants of Allahu Akbar.
He also said that the invading policemen attacked the worshipers with batons and sprayed pepper gas at their faces, which rendered many of them injured.
He added that despite the ferocious attack, many worshipers held their positions in the courtyard while some others went back to the grey-domed Mosque to defend it from any desecration by the policemen.
Abul Atta also affirmed that the police detained one of the worshipers identified as Samer Shala'ita and chained the Gates of the Mosque shut.
He warned that the situation was getting increasingly tense at the Mosque and its vicinity as the police tightened their siege and intensified their attacks on the Palestinian worshipers inside.
Abul Atta added that the policemen tried to get five Jewish settlers to enter the Mosque compound through Al-Maghariba Gate and when they failed they besieged it, intensified their presence in its courtyard and started to attack the Palestinian worshipers, who kept shouting the protest chants of Allahu Akbar.
He also said that the invading policemen attacked the worshipers with batons and sprayed pepper gas at their faces, which rendered many of them injured.
He added that despite the ferocious attack, many worshipers held their positions in the courtyard while some others went back to the grey-domed Mosque to defend it from any desecration by the policemen.
Abul Atta also affirmed that the police detained one of the worshipers identified as Samer Shala'ita and chained the Gates of the Mosque shut.
He warned that the situation was getting increasingly tense at the Mosque and its vicinity as the police tightened their siege and intensified their attacks on the Palestinian worshipers inside.
Dozens of Jerusalemite students were injured on Wednesday morning after the Israeli soldiers attacked their school in Abu Dis eastern Jerusalem and fired tear gas on them. Maisa Abu Ghazalah, a researcher in Wadi Hila Information Center, told Alray that an Israeli special unit attacked Abu Dis town and surrounded “the Abu Dis Male Secondary School” close to Al-Quds University, leading to clashes between the Israeli soldiers and the students.
She added the Israeli troops fired tear gas toward the school, several suffocation cases were reported.
These attacks came after a group of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa in the early morning under the pretext of celebrating the Jewish holiday called” Soroka Holiday”.
She added the Israeli troops fired tear gas toward the school, several suffocation cases were reported.
These attacks came after a group of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa in the early morning under the pretext of celebrating the Jewish holiday called” Soroka Holiday”.
Israeli forces forcibly entered the al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday and deployed heavily around the entrances, preventing Palestinian worshipers from accessing the area, locals said.
Israeli troops entered the compound through the Moroccan Gate and the Chain Gate and denied all Palestinians, including women and chidlren, entry to the area.
Around 500 students who study at religious schools in the al-Aqsa compound were also denied access to their schools, witnesses said.
Meanwhile, a group of ultra-orthodox Jews were allowed entry to the area at around 8 a.m. through the Moroccan Gate. Dozens of Palestinian worshipers who were in the mosque hurled stones at the group, before being chased by Israeli forces.
They were then held in the southern mosque and attacked with pepper spray, witnesses said.
Hundreds of worshipers gathered near the main gates leading to al-Aqsa in protest about restricted access to the area.
Israeli officers hit several people, including women, with clubs near the Bab al-Huta.
A series of recent of visits by Israeli rightists have created a sense of fear among al-Aqsa authorities about control of the holy site.
Head of the Islamic Higher Commission, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, told Ma'an last week that repeated incursions by Jewish extremists "confirm Israeli ambitions and the risks to the mosque."
He pointed to the division of the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, which is now separated into two parts.
The compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque and is the third holiest site in Islam.
It is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood.
According to mainstream religious leaders, Jews are forbidden from entering for fear they would profane the "Holy of Holies" the inner sanctum of the Second Temple.
Israeli troops entered the compound through the Moroccan Gate and the Chain Gate and denied all Palestinians, including women and chidlren, entry to the area.
Around 500 students who study at religious schools in the al-Aqsa compound were also denied access to their schools, witnesses said.
Meanwhile, a group of ultra-orthodox Jews were allowed entry to the area at around 8 a.m. through the Moroccan Gate. Dozens of Palestinian worshipers who were in the mosque hurled stones at the group, before being chased by Israeli forces.
They were then held in the southern mosque and attacked with pepper spray, witnesses said.
Hundreds of worshipers gathered near the main gates leading to al-Aqsa in protest about restricted access to the area.
Israeli officers hit several people, including women, with clubs near the Bab al-Huta.
A series of recent of visits by Israeli rightists have created a sense of fear among al-Aqsa authorities about control of the holy site.
Head of the Islamic Higher Commission, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, told Ma'an last week that repeated incursions by Jewish extremists "confirm Israeli ambitions and the risks to the mosque."
He pointed to the division of the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, which is now separated into two parts.
The compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque and is the third holiest site in Islam.
It is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood.
According to mainstream religious leaders, Jews are forbidden from entering for fear they would profane the "Holy of Holies" the inner sanctum of the Second Temple.
A Palestinian fighter was injured early Wednesday in clashes with Israeli forces in north Gaza, witnesses and medics said.
Several Israeli military vehicles and infantry troops crossed into a border area in north Gaza, clashing with fighters stationed in the area.
A helicopter provided air cover to the ground forces, witnesses said. It is unclear to which faction the fighter belonged.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment about the incursion.
Several Israeli military vehicles and infantry troops crossed into a border area in north Gaza, clashing with fighters stationed in the area.
A helicopter provided air cover to the ground forces, witnesses said. It is unclear to which faction the fighter belonged.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment about the incursion.
Wednesday at dawn [September 18 2013], dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, broke into and searched several homes, and installed roadblocks in various areas in the Hebron district. One Palestinian was kidnapped in Nablus.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers violently searched various homes after breaking into them, and that the searched homes belong to members of the Abu Eqbeita family.
Furthermore, the army installed various roadblocks at the entrances of the towns of Halhoul and Sa’ir, the northern entrance of Hebron city, and the Al-Fawwar junction.
Local sources said that the soldiers inspected the ID cards of dozens of residents, interrogated them, and searched their vehicles.
In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, broke into and searched several homes before kidnapping one resident.
Local sources said that the army kidnapped Mohammad Nayef Daoud, 29, a resident of Ras Al-Ein neighborhood in the city, and took him to an unknown destination.
On Tuesday, a Palestinian youth was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers invading his home in the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, while dozens of residents have been injured during ensuing clashes, and one was kidnapped.
Also on Tuesday, soldiers kidnapped at least nine Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers violently searched various homes after breaking into them, and that the searched homes belong to members of the Abu Eqbeita family.
Furthermore, the army installed various roadblocks at the entrances of the towns of Halhoul and Sa’ir, the northern entrance of Hebron city, and the Al-Fawwar junction.
Local sources said that the soldiers inspected the ID cards of dozens of residents, interrogated them, and searched their vehicles.
In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, broke into and searched several homes before kidnapping one resident.
Local sources said that the army kidnapped Mohammad Nayef Daoud, 29, a resident of Ras Al-Ein neighborhood in the city, and took him to an unknown destination.
On Tuesday, a Palestinian youth was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers invading his home in the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, while dozens of residents have been injured during ensuing clashes, and one was kidnapped.
Also on Tuesday, soldiers kidnapped at least nine Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank.