10 feb 2013
IOF soldiers storm Jenin village, arrest boy
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided the village of Burqin, Jenin province, on Sunday and combed its streets firing teargas at young men who threw stones at the invading soldiers. Local sources said that the soldiers barged into the town’s center and broke into many homes searching for wanted Palestinians but none of them was arrested.
They said that the soldiers arrested 15-year-old Hani Ghanim in the confrontations, noting that the soldiers opened heavy fire during the incursion.
Other IOF units were deployed in the nearby Wadi Burqin and set up ambushes and combed the area.
They said that the soldiers arrested 15-year-old Hani Ghanim in the confrontations, noting that the soldiers opened heavy fire during the incursion.
Other IOF units were deployed in the nearby Wadi Burqin and set up ambushes and combed the area.
Israeli forces block farmers from tending to their land
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) prevented Palestinian farmers from accessing their land in north and east of Al-Khalil on Saturday, local sources said. The popular committee in Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, told the PIC in a message that IOF soldiers denied Ali Awad his right to farm his land at the outskirts of Karmi Tzur settlement at the pretext of protecting security of settlers.
IOF soldiers had destroyed olive, almond, and grape trees in the area to force the Palestinian inhabitants to desert their land.
Citizens in Yatta town, east of Al-Khalil, said an IOF force refused to allow Palestinian farmers to tend to their land near to Susiya settlement.
They said that the soldiers expelled the farmers from their land and declared the area a closed military zone.
IOF soldiers had destroyed olive, almond, and grape trees in the area to force the Palestinian inhabitants to desert their land.
Citizens in Yatta town, east of Al-Khalil, said an IOF force refused to allow Palestinian farmers to tend to their land near to Susiya settlement.
They said that the soldiers expelled the farmers from their land and declared the area a closed military zone.
Soldiers Surround Azzoun Town
Israeli soldiers surrounded, on Saturday at night, Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, and fired dozens of gas bombs at local residents.
The army surrounded the village after a group of extremist Israeli settlers attempted to invade it from the eastern side.
Medical sources reported that dozens of residents were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers attacked them when they tried to prevent the settlers from invading their village.
The army also warned the residents that the soldiers will be invading their village, apparently to conduct arrests, should they fail to leave the area.
Hundreds of residents gathered at all entrances of the village after the settlers attempted to invade it, local sources reported.
In related news, Israeli soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the West Bank.
Three of them were kidnapped, on Saturday morning, in the Canaan village, that was installed by nonviolent activists on Palestinian lands that belong to the residents of Yatta.
The fourth resident was kidnapped from his home in Yatta after the soldiers invaded his property, and searched it causing excessive damage.
The army surrounded the village after a group of extremist Israeli settlers attempted to invade it from the eastern side.
Medical sources reported that dozens of residents were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers attacked them when they tried to prevent the settlers from invading their village.
The army also warned the residents that the soldiers will be invading their village, apparently to conduct arrests, should they fail to leave the area.
Hundreds of residents gathered at all entrances of the village after the settlers attempted to invade it, local sources reported.
In related news, Israeli soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the West Bank.
Three of them were kidnapped, on Saturday morning, in the Canaan village, that was installed by nonviolent activists on Palestinian lands that belong to the residents of Yatta.
The fourth resident was kidnapped from his home in Yatta after the soldiers invaded his property, and searched it causing excessive damage.
Soldiers Remove “Canaan” Protest Village Installed On Threatened Lands
Saturday morning February 9; Israeli soldiers invaded and dismantled the Canaan protest village, east of Yatta town, near Hebron, that was installed by local nonviolent activists on Palestinian lands that Israel illegally confiscated for its settlement construction and expansion activities.
The soldiers declared the area a closed military zone after surrounding it, proceeded to attack the residents, and removed their tents.
Younis Araar, coordinator of the Nonviolent Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that dozens of soldiers attacked nearly 30 nonviolent activists who installed tents in the area located between Al-Baraka and At-Tawana area, and dismantled the protest village.
Similar to Bab Al-Karama tent village (Gate Of Dignity), that was installed last month by Palestinian activists on privately-owned Palestinian lands in Beit Iksa village, northwest of Jerusalem, and Bab Al-Shams Palestinian village, near the Az-Zayyim village, east of occupied East Jerusalem, Canaan village was installed to protest Israel’s illegal confiscation of Palestinian lands for the construction of settlements as part of the so-called E1 Israeli settlement project..
The soldiers invaded the Bab Al-Karama on Monday at dawn - January 21, used excessive force against the nonviolent peace activists, and demolished the protest village.
On January 15, Thousands of Israeli soldiers and policemen attacked the Bab Al-Shams Palestinian village, installed east of in occupied East Jerusalem, and forcibly removed dozens of activists loading them onto buses.
At least 11 nonviolent peace activists, and 7 reporters, have been injured when the soldiers attacked a group of activists trying to reach the Bab Al-Shams.
Last week, Israeli soldiers used force in removing another Palestinian protest village that was installed on Palestinian lands in Burin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers declared the area a closed military zone after surrounding it, proceeded to attack the residents, and removed their tents.
Younis Araar, coordinator of the Nonviolent Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that dozens of soldiers attacked nearly 30 nonviolent activists who installed tents in the area located between Al-Baraka and At-Tawana area, and dismantled the protest village.
Similar to Bab Al-Karama tent village (Gate Of Dignity), that was installed last month by Palestinian activists on privately-owned Palestinian lands in Beit Iksa village, northwest of Jerusalem, and Bab Al-Shams Palestinian village, near the Az-Zayyim village, east of occupied East Jerusalem, Canaan village was installed to protest Israel’s illegal confiscation of Palestinian lands for the construction of settlements as part of the so-called E1 Israeli settlement project..
The soldiers invaded the Bab Al-Karama on Monday at dawn - January 21, used excessive force against the nonviolent peace activists, and demolished the protest village.
On January 15, Thousands of Israeli soldiers and policemen attacked the Bab Al-Shams Palestinian village, installed east of in occupied East Jerusalem, and forcibly removed dozens of activists loading them onto buses.
At least 11 nonviolent peace activists, and 7 reporters, have been injured when the soldiers attacked a group of activists trying to reach the Bab Al-Shams.
Last week, Israeli soldiers used force in removing another Palestinian protest village that was installed on Palestinian lands in Burin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
9 feb 2013
Confrontations in all areas of occupied Jerusalem
Violent confrontations took place on Friday between Israeli occupation forces and inhabitants of various areas of occupied Jerusalem that inflicted casualties in lines of civilians. In Silwan south of the Old City, a cameraman was hit with a rubber bullet in his foot while a number of citizens were treated for breathing problems after the IOF soldiers used rubber bullets and teargas canisters to quell the demonstration held in solidarity with Palestinian detainees on hunger strike.
A nine-year-old boy was hit with a rubber bullet in the head in Issawiye village, to the north east of Jerusalem, and his condition was described as moderate.
The village had witnessed clashes between inhabitants and the occupation soldiers after they destroyed a tent pitched in solidarity with hunger striker Samer Al-Issawi for the 20th time.
Another youth was also hit with a rubber bullet in the head during those confrontations. IOF soldiers arrested three young men.
Fierce confrontations were also reported in the vicinity of Qalandia military roadblock and at the entrance to Ram village to the north of occupied Jerusalem in which soldiers used rubber bullets, stun grenades and teargas canisters against the demonstrators. A young man was hit with a stun grenade while three others were injured with rubber bullets.
Clashes took place at the entrance to Shufat refugee camp after which the soldiers raided the camp in big numbers and five youths were treated for gas inhalation.
Marches in Alezariye and Abu Dis were organized in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners that ended with similar confrontations and the injury of three men with rubber bullets.
A peaceful march proceeded from the Aqsa mosque to Bab Al-Wad street in the Old City and raised slogans demanding freedom for the hunger striking prisoners.
A nine-year-old boy was hit with a rubber bullet in the head in Issawiye village, to the north east of Jerusalem, and his condition was described as moderate.
The village had witnessed clashes between inhabitants and the occupation soldiers after they destroyed a tent pitched in solidarity with hunger striker Samer Al-Issawi for the 20th time.
Another youth was also hit with a rubber bullet in the head during those confrontations. IOF soldiers arrested three young men.
Fierce confrontations were also reported in the vicinity of Qalandia military roadblock and at the entrance to Ram village to the north of occupied Jerusalem in which soldiers used rubber bullets, stun grenades and teargas canisters against the demonstrators. A young man was hit with a stun grenade while three others were injured with rubber bullets.
Clashes took place at the entrance to Shufat refugee camp after which the soldiers raided the camp in big numbers and five youths were treated for gas inhalation.
Marches in Alezariye and Abu Dis were organized in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners that ended with similar confrontations and the injury of three men with rubber bullets.
A peaceful march proceeded from the Aqsa mosque to Bab Al-Wad street in the Old City and raised slogans demanding freedom for the hunger striking prisoners.
IOF attacks West Bank peaceful marches
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) suppressed the West Bank's peaceful weekly anti-apartheid wall and settlements marches, launched this week under the slogan of solidarity with the hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails. A number of participants in the weekly march of the village of Ma'sara in the south of Bethlehem, on Friday afternoon, suffered suffocation as the IOF fired tear gas grenades at them during the clashes that broke out in the village.
The Israeli soldiers set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the Ma'sara village, attacked the demonstrators and prevented them from reaching their confiscated agricultural lands.
Scores of citizens and foreign solidarity activists, who participated in the weekly march of Bil'in village, suffered breathing difficulty as the occupation forces suppressed the march. The occupation soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and gas at the demonstrators upon their arrival to Abu Lemon Reserve, adjacent to the apartheid wall.
Israeli troops also attacked the participants in Kafr Qaddoum's weekly anti-settlement march, launched to protest at the closure of the village's main road, which led to wounding three citizens and caused dozens of others to suffer breathing problems.
The Popular Resistance Movement in the village of Nabi Saleh said in a statement that the IOF attacked a number of citizens and foreign peace activists participating in the weekly march of the village that was launched from the Shouhada Square in protest at the settlement activity and the confiscation of land.
Meanwhile, IOF quelled the march, organized by residents of the area of Harayik at the southern entrance to the city of al-Khalil in the southern West Bank. Clashes erupted in the area and a number of citizens suffered suffocation, eyewitnesses told PIC.
The Israeli soldiers set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the Ma'sara village, attacked the demonstrators and prevented them from reaching their confiscated agricultural lands.
Scores of citizens and foreign solidarity activists, who participated in the weekly march of Bil'in village, suffered breathing difficulty as the occupation forces suppressed the march. The occupation soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and gas at the demonstrators upon their arrival to Abu Lemon Reserve, adjacent to the apartheid wall.
Israeli troops also attacked the participants in Kafr Qaddoum's weekly anti-settlement march, launched to protest at the closure of the village's main road, which led to wounding three citizens and caused dozens of others to suffer breathing problems.
The Popular Resistance Movement in the village of Nabi Saleh said in a statement that the IOF attacked a number of citizens and foreign peace activists participating in the weekly march of the village that was launched from the Shouhada Square in protest at the settlement activity and the confiscation of land.
Meanwhile, IOF quelled the march, organized by residents of the area of Harayik at the southern entrance to the city of al-Khalil in the southern West Bank. Clashes erupted in the area and a number of citizens suffered suffocation, eyewitnesses told PIC.
8 feb 2013
Video depicting Israeli troops' violations against Urif village
Israeli human rights organization Yesh Din published a videotape documenting Israeli soldiers violations against Palestinian citizens in the village of Urif, adjacent to Nablus (northern West Bank). The videotape, which was published on Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper website today, depicted Israeli soldiers while they were disturbing the peace of the residents of the Palestinian village
The force would enter the village in all hours of the day and night, sound sirens, horns and loudspeakers, and use stun grenades and light flares – for no reason, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
According to the paper, Yesh Din organization sent a letter to Military Advocate General Danny Efroni in which it warned that there are suspicions that the soldiers committed acts that are illegal according to army protocol.
The force would enter the village in all hours of the day and night, sound sirens, horns and loudspeakers, and use stun grenades and light flares – for no reason, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
According to the paper, Yesh Din organization sent a letter to Military Advocate General Danny Efroni in which it warned that there are suspicions that the soldiers committed acts that are illegal according to army protocol.
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The organization demanded that Efroni order an immediate criminal investigation into the events, which raise suspicions of abuse and overstepping authority.
Israeli military sources issued a statement saying that over the past few months, the army activity in the area has been bolstered following an increase in disturbance incidents, in order to minimize the clashes between the resident of Urif and Yitzhar settlement. Watch: Soldiers 'punish' Palestinian village Video depicting troops intentionally disturbing peace of Nablus-adjacent village surfaces online. IDF: Soldiers reprimanded. An IDF force operating near Nablus has been disturbing the peace of the residents of the Palestinian village of Nurif, which is adjacent to the city, by using the public address system mounted on its vehicles, Ynet learned Thursday. |
The force, which patrolled the villages area in December, would enter the village in all hours of the day and night, and sound the PA system's sirens and horns, as well as use stun grenades and light flares – for no reason.
The IDF said that the troops were found in violation of military protocols and were reprimanded.
Ynet has obtained a video depicting two IDF jeeps entering the village in the middle of the night. The soldiers are seen going out of their way to disturb the residents' peace.
The video shows the soldiers, some in the jeep and some on foot, patrolling the village's empty streets and occasionally sounding the jeep's deafening horn.
Moments later, one of the soldiers is heard shouting "Sabah al-noor, Urif!" ("good morning Urif") in the vehicle's PA system, turning on a siren, and calling on everyone to "wake up!"
One of the soldiers is also seen throwing a stun grenade at an empty area.
No riots of public disturbances took place during the incident, nor are the soldiers seen as facing any danger that warrants the use of what is essentially part of the crowd-control protocols.
No arrests were made in the area, either.
The incident caught on tape was one of several that took place in December. One of the residents hedged that the soldiers were trying to create deterrence in the area, as Urif is often the scene of clashes with settlers in nearby Yitzhar.
"Establishing presence" was practiced by the IDF in hostile Palestinian areas of the West Bank in the past, with aim of forcing terror operatives out of their homes. The protocol was harshly criticized and ceased.
IDF troops in the area are also under orders to minimize clashes with Palestinians, given the overall unrest sweeping the West Bank in the wake of the PA's UN bid.
A senior officer told Ynet that "If we have to go in and arrest a wanted man we do it – but we make the effort to do is as quietly as possible."
The IDF issued a statement saying that: "Over the past few months, the IDF's activity in the area has been bolstered following an increase in disturbance incidents, in order to minimize the clashes between the resident of Urif and Yitzhar.
"During a nightly operation in December, the PA system was used in a manner contrasting protocol and the force's commander was reprimanded accordingly.
"The incident is being investigated in order to avoid its reoccurrence."
Following the incident in Nurif and other similar incidents, Attorney Emily Schaeffer sent a letter on behalf of the Yesh Din organization to Military Advocate General Danny Efroni in which she warned that there are suspicions that the soldiers committed acts that are illegal according to army protocol. She demanded that Efroni order an immediate criminal investigation into the events, which, according to her, raise suspicions of abuse and overstepping authority.
The IDF said that the troops were found in violation of military protocols and were reprimanded.
Ynet has obtained a video depicting two IDF jeeps entering the village in the middle of the night. The soldiers are seen going out of their way to disturb the residents' peace.
The video shows the soldiers, some in the jeep and some on foot, patrolling the village's empty streets and occasionally sounding the jeep's deafening horn.
Moments later, one of the soldiers is heard shouting "Sabah al-noor, Urif!" ("good morning Urif") in the vehicle's PA system, turning on a siren, and calling on everyone to "wake up!"
One of the soldiers is also seen throwing a stun grenade at an empty area.
No riots of public disturbances took place during the incident, nor are the soldiers seen as facing any danger that warrants the use of what is essentially part of the crowd-control protocols.
No arrests were made in the area, either.
The incident caught on tape was one of several that took place in December. One of the residents hedged that the soldiers were trying to create deterrence in the area, as Urif is often the scene of clashes with settlers in nearby Yitzhar.
"Establishing presence" was practiced by the IDF in hostile Palestinian areas of the West Bank in the past, with aim of forcing terror operatives out of their homes. The protocol was harshly criticized and ceased.
IDF troops in the area are also under orders to minimize clashes with Palestinians, given the overall unrest sweeping the West Bank in the wake of the PA's UN bid.
A senior officer told Ynet that "If we have to go in and arrest a wanted man we do it – but we make the effort to do is as quietly as possible."
The IDF issued a statement saying that: "Over the past few months, the IDF's activity in the area has been bolstered following an increase in disturbance incidents, in order to minimize the clashes between the resident of Urif and Yitzhar.
"During a nightly operation in December, the PA system was used in a manner contrasting protocol and the force's commander was reprimanded accordingly.
"The incident is being investigated in order to avoid its reoccurrence."
Following the incident in Nurif and other similar incidents, Attorney Emily Schaeffer sent a letter on behalf of the Yesh Din organization to Military Advocate General Danny Efroni in which she warned that there are suspicions that the soldiers committed acts that are illegal according to army protocol. She demanded that Efroni order an immediate criminal investigation into the events, which, according to her, raise suspicions of abuse and overstepping authority.
Army Invades Ya’bod Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday afternoon, the schools area in the village of Ya’bod, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, clashed with dozens of school students, and fired round of live ammunition, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets. Injuries were reported.
Eyewitnesses reported that at least 10 students have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs into school yards in the area.
The attack led to clashes between dozens of students and the invading Israeli soldiers; the students hurled stones and empty bottles at the soldiers who fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Furthermore, eyewitnesses reported that the army installed a roadblock at the eastern entrance of the village, stopped and harassed dozens of residents.
The soldiers installed the roadblocks after a number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Al-Hafeera area in the city.
In related news, the army kidnapped one Palestinian youth, identified as Sameh Jamal Al-Qitt, 19, after the soldiers invaded an area close to the Salem Israeli military base, north of Jenin city.
The youth was cuffed and blindfolded before being taken to an unknown destination. He is a resident of the Eastern Neighborhood in Jenin.
In Ramallah, Israeli military sources claimed that two Israeli soldiers have been mildly inured during clashes that took place between the soldiers and the residents after the army invaded Budrus village, west of the city.
The army invaded the village through the western gate of the Annexation Wall, and harassed dozens of residents leading to clashes.
The village witnesses repeated invasion due to its nonviolent activities against the Annexation Wall and settlements.
Eyewitnesses reported that at least 10 students have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs into school yards in the area.
The attack led to clashes between dozens of students and the invading Israeli soldiers; the students hurled stones and empty bottles at the soldiers who fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Furthermore, eyewitnesses reported that the army installed a roadblock at the eastern entrance of the village, stopped and harassed dozens of residents.
The soldiers installed the roadblocks after a number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Al-Hafeera area in the city.
In related news, the army kidnapped one Palestinian youth, identified as Sameh Jamal Al-Qitt, 19, after the soldiers invaded an area close to the Salem Israeli military base, north of Jenin city.
The youth was cuffed and blindfolded before being taken to an unknown destination. He is a resident of the Eastern Neighborhood in Jenin.
In Ramallah, Israeli military sources claimed that two Israeli soldiers have been mildly inured during clashes that took place between the soldiers and the residents after the army invaded Budrus village, west of the city.
The army invaded the village through the western gate of the Annexation Wall, and harassed dozens of residents leading to clashes.
The village witnesses repeated invasion due to its nonviolent activities against the Annexation Wall and settlements.
Clashes break out in Issawiya
Israeli occupation forces demolished a protest tent set up in solidarity with hunger striking captives in Israeli jails, in the village of Isawiya north of Jerusalem on Thursday evening. Local sources said that the Israeli forces have raided the area of al-Khaimah in the center of the town and have demolished, for the 19th time, the tent, confiscated its contents, and banned the presence of the activists there.
The sources added that the Palestinian youths confronted the Israeli occupation force through throwing stones and empty bottles, which caused the outbreak of violent clashes.
The sources added that the Palestinian youths confronted the Israeli occupation force through throwing stones and empty bottles, which caused the outbreak of violent clashes.
7 feb 2013
IOF soldiers wreak havoc on Palestinian municipality
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided the Beit Ola village’s municipality at dawn Thursday and wreaked havoc on it. A responsible source in the municipality, south west of Al-Khalil, said that the soldiers blasted their way into the premises.
He said that the soldiers destroyed all external and internal doors before ransacking it and destroying its furniture in the process.
He said that the soldiers destroyed all external and internal doors before ransacking it and destroying its furniture in the process.
IOF soldiers arrest youth, break into elementary school
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) manning the Hamra roadblock in the northern Jordan Valley arrested a Palestinian young man at dawn Thursday. Local sources said that the soldiers detained Suleiman Mohammed, 19, at the roadblock while heading from his hometown of Tobas to his work in the Jordan Valley.
Other IOF soldiers stormed Erka village to the west of Jenin at dawn Thursday and questioned citizens who were going for dawn prayers.
IOF soldiers had burst into an elementary school west of Ramallah on Wednesday and threatened to beat students and teachers and called them bad names, Palestinian sources said.
Other IOF soldiers stormed Erka village to the west of Jenin at dawn Thursday and questioned citizens who were going for dawn prayers.
IOF soldiers had burst into an elementary school west of Ramallah on Wednesday and threatened to beat students and teachers and called them bad names, Palestinian sources said.
6 feb 2013
Palestinian Shepherd Injured After Being Attacked By Settlers Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian shepherd was attacked, on Wednesday afternoon, by a group of extremist Israeli settlers west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The Maan News Agency reported that Khaled Mahmoud Barry, 42, from Amateen village, suffered various cuts and bruises.
The settlers who attacked him came from the Havut Gilad illegal settlement near the village.
Maan reported that the settler tried to steal sheep owned by the shepherd, and violently attacked him when he tried to stop them. He was moved to the Rafidia hospital near Nablus suffering mild-to-moderate injuries.
The settlers who attacked him came from the Havut Gilad illegal settlement near the village.
Maan reported that the settler tried to steal sheep owned by the shepherd, and violently attacked him when he tried to stop them. He was moved to the Rafidia hospital near Nablus suffering mild-to-moderate injuries.
IOF soldiers exercise in Tobas, storm Jenin village
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed at dawn Wednesday Tobas city and nearby Fara’a valley and performed military exercises and combed both areas. Eyewitnesses said that IOF performed military drills in the valley after a landing operation using helicopter gunships and fired flare bombs in the process.
IOF soldiers also stormed Faqu’a village, east of Jenin, and combed its alleys and streets before stationing in the vicinity of the village’s main mosque.
IOF troops on Tuesday afternoon broke into the village of Orif, south of Nablus, and attacked the village’s secondary school, locals said, adding that the soldiers ordered the headmaster to evacuate the school immediately and to turn himself in.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers used violent means in storming the village, recalling that they had frequently attacked the village earlier this week firing teargas canisters, stun grenades, and rubber bullets at citizens.
They said that dozens of the village inhabitants were treated for gas suffocation including a month old baby girl.
IOF soldiers also stormed Faqu’a village, east of Jenin, and combed its alleys and streets before stationing in the vicinity of the village’s main mosque.
IOF troops on Tuesday afternoon broke into the village of Orif, south of Nablus, and attacked the village’s secondary school, locals said, adding that the soldiers ordered the headmaster to evacuate the school immediately and to turn himself in.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers used violent means in storming the village, recalling that they had frequently attacked the village earlier this week firing teargas canisters, stun grenades, and rubber bullets at citizens.
They said that dozens of the village inhabitants were treated for gas suffocation including a month old baby girl.
Syndicates hold IOA responsible for life of 92-year-old lady
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The general union of Palestinian workers syndicates held the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) fully responsible for the life of 92-year-old woman Amna al-Hithnawi. The union said in a press release on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) had unleashed their dogs at inhabitants in Jenin and one of them attacked the old lady.
It said that due to the negligence of IOF soldiers one of the dogs fiercely attacked the old woman that almost lost her life in the incident.
The union asked all international human rights groups to probe the IOA practices that ran contrary to all humanitarian rules and norms.
Hithnawi is still suffering from the attack that occurred almost a month ago in the industrial area in Jenin.
The general union of Palestinian workers syndicates held the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) fully responsible for the life of 92-year-old woman Amna al-Hithnawi. The union said in a press release on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) had unleashed their dogs at inhabitants in Jenin and one of them attacked the old lady.
It said that due to the negligence of IOF soldiers one of the dogs fiercely attacked the old woman that almost lost her life in the incident.
The union asked all international human rights groups to probe the IOA practices that ran contrary to all humanitarian rules and norms.
Hithnawi is still suffering from the attack that occurred almost a month ago in the industrial area in Jenin.
5 feb 2013
IOF forces advance into eastern and southern Gaza
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) escorted military bulldozers into eastern and southern Gaza Strip areas at dawn Tuesday and leveled land near the border fence. Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that five IOF bulldozers advanced 200 meters from the eastern borders toward Juhr Al-Deek area and leveled land lots.
They said that the bulldozers removed weeds and growing wild plants, noting that it was the second such act in the area.
IOF soldiers in tanks and armored vehicles escorted bulldozers further south to the east of Rafah city.
Locals said the soldiers opened fire at farmers to force them abandon their land lots before starting to bulldoze the land in the proximity of the border fence.
IOF soldiers have raided border areas in Gaza on numerous occasions after the calm agreement was signed in late November last year. Indiscriminate shooting during those incursions led to many casualties among local inhabitants.
They said that the bulldozers removed weeds and growing wild plants, noting that it was the second such act in the area.
IOF soldiers in tanks and armored vehicles escorted bulldozers further south to the east of Rafah city.
Locals said the soldiers opened fire at farmers to force them abandon their land lots before starting to bulldoze the land in the proximity of the border fence.
IOF soldiers have raided border areas in Gaza on numerous occasions after the calm agreement was signed in late November last year. Indiscriminate shooting during those incursions led to many casualties among local inhabitants.
Palestinian Injured After Being Hit By Israeli Army Jeep
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Monday evening, that one youth was moderately injured after being rammed by an Israeli military jeep in Za’atara village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
The young man, identified as Khalifa Mohammad Mahameed, 23, suffered several fractures and bruises to various parts of his body.
He was moved by a Palestinian ambulance to the Arab Society Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, in Bethlehem.
There have been numerous similar incidents, sometimes leading to fatalities and very serious injuries, including hit and run incidents caused by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, including in occupied East Jerusalem.
On Sunday, January 13, a Palestinian child, 7, was moderately injured after being hit by a car driven by an Israeli settler near the Kidar illegal settlement, in occupied East Jerusalem; the settler fled the scene.
Last October, a Palestinian child suffered moderate injuries after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city.
A month earlier, another child was seriously injured after being hit by a settlers’ vehicle as she was walking home from school in Tiqoua’ village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
The child was identified as Hayat Mohammad Suleiman, 8 years old. She was walking back home from school on the main road that is also used by Israeli settlers living in illegal Israeli settlements in the area.
Last August, an Israeli settler driving in Jaber Neighborhood, in Hebron, hit a Palestinian child then drove away.
In January of last year, a settler hit a Palestinian teenager at a checkpoint near Jerusalem, and then drove off leaving the wounded teenager behind.
Several claims were filed with the Israeli police and the military in the occupied territories regarding hit and run ramming incidents carried out by Israeli settlers, but no actual measures were taken on the ground.
The young man, identified as Khalifa Mohammad Mahameed, 23, suffered several fractures and bruises to various parts of his body.
He was moved by a Palestinian ambulance to the Arab Society Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, in Bethlehem.
There have been numerous similar incidents, sometimes leading to fatalities and very serious injuries, including hit and run incidents caused by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, including in occupied East Jerusalem.
On Sunday, January 13, a Palestinian child, 7, was moderately injured after being hit by a car driven by an Israeli settler near the Kidar illegal settlement, in occupied East Jerusalem; the settler fled the scene.
Last October, a Palestinian child suffered moderate injuries after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city.
A month earlier, another child was seriously injured after being hit by a settlers’ vehicle as she was walking home from school in Tiqoua’ village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
The child was identified as Hayat Mohammad Suleiman, 8 years old. She was walking back home from school on the main road that is also used by Israeli settlers living in illegal Israeli settlements in the area.
Last August, an Israeli settler driving in Jaber Neighborhood, in Hebron, hit a Palestinian child then drove away.
In January of last year, a settler hit a Palestinian teenager at a checkpoint near Jerusalem, and then drove off leaving the wounded teenager behind.
Several claims were filed with the Israeli police and the military in the occupied territories regarding hit and run ramming incidents carried out by Israeli settlers, but no actual measures were taken on the ground.
4 feb 2013
Silwan inhabitants clash with Israeli occupation forces
Young men in Bustan suburb in Silwan town, south of occupied Jerusalem, engaged Israeli occupation forces that stormed their homes on Sunday night.
Fakhri Abu Diyab, the head of the committee in defense of Silwan land, said that hundreds of Israeli soldiers broke into citizens’ homes and arrested many civilians under various pretexts.
He said that the citizens were taken to police stations for questioning, adding that the Israeli police forces set up roadblocks in Silwan and stopped and searched cars and passengers.
Fakhri Abu Diyab, the head of the committee in defense of Silwan land, said that hundreds of Israeli soldiers broke into citizens’ homes and arrested many civilians under various pretexts.
He said that the citizens were taken to police stations for questioning, adding that the Israeli police forces set up roadblocks in Silwan and stopped and searched cars and passengers.
3 feb 2013
Occupation intensifies attacks in various areas in West Bank
National Bureau for the Defense of Land said in its weekly report that the Israeli occupation authorities are still continuing the policy of ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley. The report pointed out that the occupation authorities are seeking through the demolition of Palestinian properties to take full control of the lands in these areas.
It said that the occupation authorities have announced its intention to demolish houses in the district of al-Fahidat in the east of the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem, for its proximity to an Israeli training camp. The forces handed over, to the residents, notifications to demolish thirteen houses and ten tin huts, within a scheme aimed to Judaize the city of Jerusalem.
The occupation authorities have also notified the demolition of houses inhabited by more than 150 people near the village of Jaba east of Jerusalem.
The National Bureau for the Defense of the Land pointed that the settlement regional Council has approved the building of a cultural village on an area of 218 dunums of Anata village lands, northeast of Jerusalem.
For its part; the Israeli District Committee for Planning and Building has also approved the settlement scheme in Buraq Square, in order to continue the archaeological excavations aimed to steal and falsify the history of ancient monuments.
The occupation authorities have notified a number of citizens in the town of Zubaydat, in the Northern Jordan Valley, to evacuate their homes before 10 February.
In al-Khalil, the IOF prevented dozens of farmers and international and Jewish activists from arriving to fields in the east of the town of Yatta and declared the area a closed military zone, in an attempt to seize it.
The Israeli army conducted military exercises in lands of Palestinian villages, in violation of the Israeli Supreme Court decision that prevents conducting training in those areas.
The occupation authorities have also started building an outpost in Jayyus lands located behind the Apartheid Wall.
Meanwhile, the settlers continued their attacks on the area of Khallet al Fahm in Khader village in Bethlehem, as they uprooted more than 800 olive trees in the area in preparation for the establishment of a new outpost that may be added to the settlements of Gush Etzion and Efrat.
Jewish settlers attacked a number of citizens driving their vehicles on the main road connecting Jenin and Nablus, near an evacuated settlement from which the Israeli forces had withdrawn after the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
It said that the occupation authorities have announced its intention to demolish houses in the district of al-Fahidat in the east of the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem, for its proximity to an Israeli training camp. The forces handed over, to the residents, notifications to demolish thirteen houses and ten tin huts, within a scheme aimed to Judaize the city of Jerusalem.
The occupation authorities have also notified the demolition of houses inhabited by more than 150 people near the village of Jaba east of Jerusalem.
The National Bureau for the Defense of the Land pointed that the settlement regional Council has approved the building of a cultural village on an area of 218 dunums of Anata village lands, northeast of Jerusalem.
For its part; the Israeli District Committee for Planning and Building has also approved the settlement scheme in Buraq Square, in order to continue the archaeological excavations aimed to steal and falsify the history of ancient monuments.
The occupation authorities have notified a number of citizens in the town of Zubaydat, in the Northern Jordan Valley, to evacuate their homes before 10 February.
In al-Khalil, the IOF prevented dozens of farmers and international and Jewish activists from arriving to fields in the east of the town of Yatta and declared the area a closed military zone, in an attempt to seize it.
The Israeli army conducted military exercises in lands of Palestinian villages, in violation of the Israeli Supreme Court decision that prevents conducting training in those areas.
The occupation authorities have also started building an outpost in Jayyus lands located behind the Apartheid Wall.
Meanwhile, the settlers continued their attacks on the area of Khallet al Fahm in Khader village in Bethlehem, as they uprooted more than 800 olive trees in the area in preparation for the establishment of a new outpost that may be added to the settlements of Gush Etzion and Efrat.
Jewish settlers attacked a number of citizens driving their vehicles on the main road connecting Jenin and Nablus, near an evacuated settlement from which the Israeli forces had withdrawn after the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
IOF storms Jenin and al-Khalil
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched on Sunday afternoon raid campaigns against Palestinian houses and shops in the city of Jenin and set up ambushes on the streets. Eyewitnesses said that dozens of Israeli soldiers raided the home of Dr. Ashraf Jarar and tampered with its contents, as soldiers raided a number of neighboring houses.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed in the industrial area and raided repair workshops and the home of Samir al-Ardah and questioned those residing in it.
The citizens stated that Israeli soldiers raided the schools' street in the city of Jenin as an attempt to provoke the students during their presence in the area.
According to local sources, the Israeli occupation forces closed the eastern entrance to Jenin and began deploying between the houses before withdrawing.
Meanwhile, Occupation forces raided on Sunday a number of neighborhoods and towns in al-Khalil governorate south of the occupied West Bank, while setting up a number of military checkpoints.
Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli patrols raided at dawn a number of neighborhoods of the city of al-Khalil, and established a number of surprise military checkpoints.
Israeli forces also raided the towns of Bani Naim, Dora, al-Sur, Yatta and Samu, while setting up a number of military checkpoints on main junctions.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed in the industrial area and raided repair workshops and the home of Samir al-Ardah and questioned those residing in it.
The citizens stated that Israeli soldiers raided the schools' street in the city of Jenin as an attempt to provoke the students during their presence in the area.
According to local sources, the Israeli occupation forces closed the eastern entrance to Jenin and began deploying between the houses before withdrawing.
Meanwhile, Occupation forces raided on Sunday a number of neighborhoods and towns in al-Khalil governorate south of the occupied West Bank, while setting up a number of military checkpoints.
Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli patrols raided at dawn a number of neighborhoods of the city of al-Khalil, and established a number of surprise military checkpoints.
Israeli forces also raided the towns of Bani Naim, Dora, al-Sur, Yatta and Samu, while setting up a number of military checkpoints on main junctions.
Dozens Injured Near Nablus As Army Attacks Protest Camp
Saturday evening - February 2; Palestinian medical sources reported that dozens of nonviolent activists have been injured after Israeli soldiers attacked nonviolent protesters who established “Al-Manatheer.
Neighborhood”, on Palestinians land Israel intends to confiscate, in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Dozens of nonviolent activists installed the protest camp on lands that belong to Palestinian villagers of Burin, in a move meant at protecting Palestinian lands and property, and to express rejection to Israel’s illegal settlement activities.
Dozens of soldiers and extremist Israeli settlers attacked the nonviolent protesters, and tried to remove them by force, eyewitnesses reported.
Medical sources said that at least twenty persons, including children, have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, and due to being pepper-sprayed by the soldiers, while several residents have been injured by live rounds and rubber-coated metal bullets fired by the army, and were moved to local hospitals in Nablus.
Israeli media sources reported that two Israeli soldiers were mildly injured by stones thrown by some Palestinian youths during clashes that erupted with the army after the army attacked the nonviolent protesters.
Several families and their children were in the area visiting with family members and expressing solidarity with the nonviolent activists who installed their tents and established the new neighborhood on privately-owned Palestinians lands.
It is worth mentioning that the army was extensively deployed in the area, especially around Burin village, and installed roadblocks to prevent the residents from reaching the protest camp.
Activists said that this new neighborhood was established on Palestinian lands, in the occupied West Bank, as part of ongoing nonviolent activities against Israel’s illegal settlement activities in the West Bank, including in occupied Jerusalem.
In related news, Israeli soldiers violently attacked a nonviolent procession that was held in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
The residents marched to express solidarity with “Al-Manatheer Neighborhood” after the army attacked it, leading to several injuries.
Morad Eshtewy, media coordinator of the Nonviolent Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Qalqilia, stated that the soldiers fired gas bombs at the protesters leading to several injuries, adding that a child was hit in the leg by a gas bomb fired by the soldiers, and was moved to a local hospital
Eshtewy added that the escalating Israeli attacks against the nonviolent protesters are a clear indication that these nonviolent activities are effective in exposing Israel’s crimes and violations.
Neighborhood”, on Palestinians land Israel intends to confiscate, in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Dozens of nonviolent activists installed the protest camp on lands that belong to Palestinian villagers of Burin, in a move meant at protecting Palestinian lands and property, and to express rejection to Israel’s illegal settlement activities.
Dozens of soldiers and extremist Israeli settlers attacked the nonviolent protesters, and tried to remove them by force, eyewitnesses reported.
Medical sources said that at least twenty persons, including children, have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, and due to being pepper-sprayed by the soldiers, while several residents have been injured by live rounds and rubber-coated metal bullets fired by the army, and were moved to local hospitals in Nablus.
Israeli media sources reported that two Israeli soldiers were mildly injured by stones thrown by some Palestinian youths during clashes that erupted with the army after the army attacked the nonviolent protesters.
Several families and their children were in the area visiting with family members and expressing solidarity with the nonviolent activists who installed their tents and established the new neighborhood on privately-owned Palestinians lands.
It is worth mentioning that the army was extensively deployed in the area, especially around Burin village, and installed roadblocks to prevent the residents from reaching the protest camp.
Activists said that this new neighborhood was established on Palestinian lands, in the occupied West Bank, as part of ongoing nonviolent activities against Israel’s illegal settlement activities in the West Bank, including in occupied Jerusalem.
In related news, Israeli soldiers violently attacked a nonviolent procession that was held in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
The residents marched to express solidarity with “Al-Manatheer Neighborhood” after the army attacked it, leading to several injuries.
Morad Eshtewy, media coordinator of the Nonviolent Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Qalqilia, stated that the soldiers fired gas bombs at the protesters leading to several injuries, adding that a child was hit in the leg by a gas bomb fired by the soldiers, and was moved to a local hospital
Eshtewy added that the escalating Israeli attacks against the nonviolent protesters are a clear indication that these nonviolent activities are effective in exposing Israel’s crimes and violations.
2 feb 2013
IOF quell W. Bank peaceful marches against wall and settlement
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) violently suppressed the peaceful marches that were held in different West Bank villages on Friday against the segregation wall and the settlement expansion. In Kafr Qaddum village east of Qalqiliya, the IOF detained one protestor and caused tear gas injuries to many citizens, including seven children.
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli troops fired tear gas heavily at the Palestinian and foreign protestors in the march, and a large number of canisters fell in the house of Dawoud Ishteiwi, wounding seven of his children.
The Kafr Qaddum villagers organize their march every Friday to demand the Israeli army to open the main road of their village that has been closed for more than 10 years.
The IOF also suppressed the weekly march of Masarah village, south of Bethlehem, which protest the building of the segregation wall on Palestinian lands.
The troops prevented the protestors from reaching their lands south of Bethlehem and physically assaulted them.
Dozens of Palestinians and foreign activists also suffered suffocation during a tear gas attack on the Bil'in march against the wall and settlement.
Protestors in Bil'in village said that the IOF also used rubber bullets, stun grenades and wastewater against them.
The IOF also used excessive violence against the protestors in the weekly marches that were held yesterday in Ni'lin and Nabi Saleh villages.
In Yatta town south of Al-Khalil, the IOF kidnapped at dawn Friday Mufdi Rabei, an anti-wall activist in the town, from his home and took him in chain to Etzion detention center.
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli troops fired tear gas heavily at the Palestinian and foreign protestors in the march, and a large number of canisters fell in the house of Dawoud Ishteiwi, wounding seven of his children.
The Kafr Qaddum villagers organize their march every Friday to demand the Israeli army to open the main road of their village that has been closed for more than 10 years.
The IOF also suppressed the weekly march of Masarah village, south of Bethlehem, which protest the building of the segregation wall on Palestinian lands.
The troops prevented the protestors from reaching their lands south of Bethlehem and physically assaulted them.
Dozens of Palestinians and foreign activists also suffered suffocation during a tear gas attack on the Bil'in march against the wall and settlement.
Protestors in Bil'in village said that the IOF also used rubber bullets, stun grenades and wastewater against them.
The IOF also used excessive violence against the protestors in the weekly marches that were held yesterday in Ni'lin and Nabi Saleh villages.
In Yatta town south of Al-Khalil, the IOF kidnapped at dawn Friday Mufdi Rabei, an anti-wall activist in the town, from his home and took him in chain to Etzion detention center.
1 feb 2013
Israeli forces injure two Palestinian teenagers in northern Gaza Strip
A young boy is seen in a room damaged by an Israeli airstrike on Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers have shot and injured two Palestinian teenagers in northern Gaza Strip, in another violation of a truce signed in November 2012.
Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said both teenagers were shot in the leg on Friday as they were walking towards a security fence in the northern town of Jabaliya.
The injured Palestinians were taken to a hospital in Beit Lahiya for treatment, the ministry spokesman added.
Friday’s shooting brings to 51 the total number of Palestinians injured since the 2012 truce.
At least four Palestinians have also been killed since then.
On Tuesday, a Palestinian teenager was injured by Israeli soldiers near the city of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip.
The victim was reportedly collecting old metal scraps when he came under Israeli gunfire.
The November ceasefire came into effect following an eight-day Israeli offensive that killed more than 170 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Under the truce agreement, Israel is required to allow Palestinians to enter what it had previously declared as a 300-meter deep no-go zone on the Gaza side of the border.
Farmers have been allowed to move up to 100 meters from the border, but Israeli troops open fire at the Palestinians they claim have gone further than that.
Israeli soldiers have shot and injured two Palestinian teenagers in northern Gaza Strip, in another violation of a truce signed in November 2012.
Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said both teenagers were shot in the leg on Friday as they were walking towards a security fence in the northern town of Jabaliya.
The injured Palestinians were taken to a hospital in Beit Lahiya for treatment, the ministry spokesman added.
Friday’s shooting brings to 51 the total number of Palestinians injured since the 2012 truce.
At least four Palestinians have also been killed since then.
On Tuesday, a Palestinian teenager was injured by Israeli soldiers near the city of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip.
The victim was reportedly collecting old metal scraps when he came under Israeli gunfire.
The November ceasefire came into effect following an eight-day Israeli offensive that killed more than 170 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Under the truce agreement, Israel is required to allow Palestinians to enter what it had previously declared as a 300-meter deep no-go zone on the Gaza side of the border.
Farmers have been allowed to move up to 100 meters from the border, but Israeli troops open fire at the Palestinians they claim have gone further than that.
Attacks Continue Against Silwan
For the second day in a row, Israeli soldiers and policemen continued their campaign in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem. The army broke into homes and stores, and kidnapped a number of residents.
Soldiers, policemen, and personnel of the tax department in the city, started their campaign on Thursday morning, and installed several roadblocks at the entrances the neighborhoods of Be’er Ayyoub, Wadi Al-Rababa, Ein Al-Lowza, Al-Bustan, Ath-Thoury, Al-Abbasiyya, Wadi Hilweh, and Al-Ein.
They searched dozens of vehicles causing huge traffic jams, especially in the morning hours and at noon.
Policemen also ticketed dozens of drivers after searching their cars and inspecting them, while personnel of the revenue department inspected their files.
On Thursday evening, the army kidnapped three Palestinian youths in Silwan, including one who carried a West Bank ID card.
They were kidnapped at the military roadblock in Wadi Al-Rababa. The two have been identified as Sa’id Al-Tawil and Shihab Abu Rmeila.
Jawad Siyam, head of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan reported that a similar campaign was carried out for a month in the Al-Esawiyya town, in East Jerusalem, adding that the army kidnapped dozens of residents, including women and children; four residents are still imprisoned.
Siyam stated that the arrests are arbitrary, without any cause or warrant, and that the army also broke into dozens of stores and homes, and repeatedly shutoff water pipes leaving the town without water.
Siyam also stated that the ongoing attacks are acts of collective punishment practiced against the residents, and that there is an Israeli special task force that repeatedly invades and attacks Jerusalem villages and towns that protest the ongoing Israeli settlement activities, the illegal confiscation of Palestinian lands and the ongoing arrests.
On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians in Silwan and took them to a nearby detention center. The two have been identified as Sa’id Tawil and Shihab Abu Rmeila.
In related news, the District Court in Jerusalem extended remand of several Palestinians, including a number of children. Dozens of youths and children were kidnapped last month during repeated invasions and attacks carried out by the police in Silwan.
Soldiers, policemen, and personnel of the tax department in the city, started their campaign on Thursday morning, and installed several roadblocks at the entrances the neighborhoods of Be’er Ayyoub, Wadi Al-Rababa, Ein Al-Lowza, Al-Bustan, Ath-Thoury, Al-Abbasiyya, Wadi Hilweh, and Al-Ein.
They searched dozens of vehicles causing huge traffic jams, especially in the morning hours and at noon.
Policemen also ticketed dozens of drivers after searching their cars and inspecting them, while personnel of the revenue department inspected their files.
On Thursday evening, the army kidnapped three Palestinian youths in Silwan, including one who carried a West Bank ID card.
They were kidnapped at the military roadblock in Wadi Al-Rababa. The two have been identified as Sa’id Al-Tawil and Shihab Abu Rmeila.
Jawad Siyam, head of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan reported that a similar campaign was carried out for a month in the Al-Esawiyya town, in East Jerusalem, adding that the army kidnapped dozens of residents, including women and children; four residents are still imprisoned.
Siyam stated that the arrests are arbitrary, without any cause or warrant, and that the army also broke into dozens of stores and homes, and repeatedly shutoff water pipes leaving the town without water.
Siyam also stated that the ongoing attacks are acts of collective punishment practiced against the residents, and that there is an Israeli special task force that repeatedly invades and attacks Jerusalem villages and towns that protest the ongoing Israeli settlement activities, the illegal confiscation of Palestinian lands and the ongoing arrests.
On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians in Silwan and took them to a nearby detention center. The two have been identified as Sa’id Tawil and Shihab Abu Rmeila.
In related news, the District Court in Jerusalem extended remand of several Palestinians, including a number of children. Dozens of youths and children were kidnapped last month during repeated invasions and attacks carried out by the police in Silwan.