16 mar 2013
IOF in southern Jenin prevents farmers from entering their land
Israeli occupation forces prevented on Saturday morning citizens from the town of Ya'bad from entering their lands in the village of Mraiha, southwest Ya'bad, under the pretext of closing the area for military purposes.
The mayor of Ya'bad Samer Abu Bakr said in a press statement on Saturday that the occupation authorities have banned the farmer Walid Masoud Abu Bakr from entering his land, which has an area of 10 dunums, in Mraiha village southwest of Ya'bad, and informed him that the Israeli army is carrying out exercises and maneuvers in the area.
The mayor pointed out that the occupation troops have been carrying out military exercises in the Mraiha area for the tenth day, and are continuously and intensively targeting the town.
The citizen Nasser Abu Bakr told PIC's correspondent that it became clear that the occupation authorities are seeking to confiscate more land in Ya'bad, noting that they have already confiscated 25% of the village's agricultural land.
He noted that there are seven settlements built on Ya'abad's lands, and that Mraiha area has been recently subjected to ongoing Israeli attacks.
The mayor of Ya'bad Samer Abu Bakr said in a press statement on Saturday that the occupation authorities have banned the farmer Walid Masoud Abu Bakr from entering his land, which has an area of 10 dunums, in Mraiha village southwest of Ya'bad, and informed him that the Israeli army is carrying out exercises and maneuvers in the area.
The mayor pointed out that the occupation troops have been carrying out military exercises in the Mraiha area for the tenth day, and are continuously and intensively targeting the town.
The citizen Nasser Abu Bakr told PIC's correspondent that it became clear that the occupation authorities are seeking to confiscate more land in Ya'bad, noting that they have already confiscated 25% of the village's agricultural land.
He noted that there are seven settlements built on Ya'abad's lands, and that Mraiha area has been recently subjected to ongoing Israeli attacks.
35 settlers attack Palestinian youths near Al-Khalil
A group of Jewish settlers attacked on Friday evening two Palestinian youths near the town of Yatta, in Al-Khalil southern West Bank, and broke the foot of one of them. Eyewitnesses confirmed that 35 disguised Jewish settlers chased the two shepherds, from the area of al-Adra in the town of Yatta, and attacked them by sticks and iron chains.
One of the two young men Ahmed Mohammed Shawahin, 24, suffered a fracture in his foot and was taken to the hospital, while the other suffered bruises all over his body.
The witnesses added that the settlers chased Palestinian farmers and shepherds in the region and vandalized crops in the Palestinian fields by allowing their own sheep to graze on the farmland.
Meanwhile; a group of settlers also attacked on Friday morning a Palestinian worker while he was at his workplace place near Aqraba village south of Nablus.
Ghassan Daghlas, monitoring Jewish settlement activity in northern West Bank, reported that a number of settlers from Itamar settlement hit Muhammad Hashem Bani Jabber, 28, from Aqraba village, causing him fractures and bruises.
He added that the victim was taken to Rafidia hospital west of Nablus to receive treatment, where medics said that he was moderately injured
One of the two young men Ahmed Mohammed Shawahin, 24, suffered a fracture in his foot and was taken to the hospital, while the other suffered bruises all over his body.
The witnesses added that the settlers chased Palestinian farmers and shepherds in the region and vandalized crops in the Palestinian fields by allowing their own sheep to graze on the farmland.
Meanwhile; a group of settlers also attacked on Friday morning a Palestinian worker while he was at his workplace place near Aqraba village south of Nablus.
Ghassan Daghlas, monitoring Jewish settlement activity in northern West Bank, reported that a number of settlers from Itamar settlement hit Muhammad Hashem Bani Jabber, 28, from Aqraba village, causing him fractures and bruises.
He added that the victim was taken to Rafidia hospital west of Nablus to receive treatment, where medics said that he was moderately injured
10 wounded, others detained in clashes in Al-Khalil
About 10 Palestinian young men were wounded and four others were detained in violent clashes on Friday with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in different areas of Al-Khalil city.
Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that the 10 young men suffered injuries from rubber bullets and many others suffocated from tear gas in confrontations with Israeli troops on the streets of Shalala and Shuhada and in the Old City of Al-Khalil.
They said that the IOF fired rubber bullets intensively at the young protestors in an attempt to inflict the largest number of casualties among them and dealt more aggressively than ever with the detainees.
Similar clashes also erupted at the entrance to Al-Arroub refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, between young men and Israeli troops.
Al-Fawwar camp to the south of Al-Khalil and Beit Ummar village to the north also saw wide military presence of troops ready to subdue any protests that might take place.
Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that the 10 young men suffered injuries from rubber bullets and many others suffocated from tear gas in confrontations with Israeli troops on the streets of Shalala and Shuhada and in the Old City of Al-Khalil.
They said that the IOF fired rubber bullets intensively at the young protestors in an attempt to inflict the largest number of casualties among them and dealt more aggressively than ever with the detainees.
Similar clashes also erupted at the entrance to Al-Arroub refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, between young men and Israeli troops.
Al-Fawwar camp to the south of Al-Khalil and Beit Ummar village to the north also saw wide military presence of troops ready to subdue any protests that might take place.
15 mar 2013
Dozens Injured After Army Attacked Nonviolent Protesters In Bil’in
Bil'in - FFJ Media Center
The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee (FFJ) in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of nonviolent protesters have been injured after inhaling gas fired by Israeli soldiers at the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements in the village.
This week’s protest came in solidarity with Palestinian detainees, held by Israel, and holding open-ended hunger strikes demanding their release.
The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee (FFJ) in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of nonviolent protesters have been injured after inhaling gas fired by Israeli soldiers at the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements in the village.
This week’s protest came in solidarity with Palestinian detainees, held by Israel, and holding open-ended hunger strikes demanding their release.
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The FFJ said that Israeli and International peace activists participated in the protest that started following the Friday noon prayers at the local mosque, and marched towards the Wall carrying Palestinian flags, pictures of Palestinian detainees, and chanting slogans calling for boycotting Israel, the removal of the Wall, and the liberation of Palestine.
As the protesters arrived at the Abu Lemon natural reserve, adjacent to the Wall, a number of protesters attempted to cut a section of the barbed-wire fence, located just behind the concrete wall, while Israeli soldiers, stationed on the other side of the wall fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, and sprayed them with waste-water mixed with chemicals. The attack led to clashes between local youths and Israeli soldiers, the army fired more gas bombs, and field medics treated dozens of residents for the effects of teargas inhalation. |
At the village of Al Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, soldiers stopped the march at the village entrance and used chemical water, tear gas, and rubber-coated steel bullets to force people back.
Soldiers then invaded the village and fired tear gas at residents’ homes many were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Also on Friday at al Ma’sara village, southern West Bank, Israeli troops stopped the weekly anti wall protest there at the village entrance. Soldiers forced people back into the village using rifle-buts and batons to bush people back, no injuries were reported.
Soldiers then invaded the village and fired tear gas at residents’ homes many were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Also on Friday at al Ma’sara village, southern West Bank, Israeli troops stopped the weekly anti wall protest there at the village entrance. Soldiers forced people back into the village using rifle-buts and batons to bush people back, no injuries were reported.
Five Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources reported that five Palestinians, including two civil defense workers, suffered bone fractures, and the effects of teargas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs, and concussion grenades at them in the Al-Khader town, south of the West bank city of Bethlehem.
The Palestine News & Info Agency (WAFA) reported that two civil defense workers were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers fired several gas bomber at them as they were trying to extinguish a fire near the Solomon Pools area.
The army fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades at wild trees in the area causing them to catch on fire.
WAFA added that three Palestinian youths, who were trying to help put the fire out, suffered fractures and bruises, in addition to the effects of teargas inhalations, after being directly struck by gas bombs fired by the army at them.
All of the wounded have been moved to the Beit Jala Governmental Hospital for treatment. All of the wounded suffered moderate injuries, medical sources said.
The Palestine News & Info Agency (WAFA) reported that two civil defense workers were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers fired several gas bomber at them as they were trying to extinguish a fire near the Solomon Pools area.
The army fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades at wild trees in the area causing them to catch on fire.
WAFA added that three Palestinian youths, who were trying to help put the fire out, suffered fractures and bruises, in addition to the effects of teargas inhalations, after being directly struck by gas bombs fired by the army at them.
All of the wounded have been moved to the Beit Jala Governmental Hospital for treatment. All of the wounded suffered moderate injuries, medical sources said.
Palestinian Seriously Injured In Tulkarem
Thursday evening March 14, 2013; Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian teenager was seriously injured by Israeli army fire in the Ghashoury Factories area, west of the Tulkarem district, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources reported that the army invaded the area, and opened fire at a number of residents, seriously wounding one Palestinian identified as Hamza Walid Haloub, 18.
A Red Crescent ambulance rushed to the scene and moved Haloub to Thabit Thabit Hospital, in Tulkarem. He suffered a gunshot injury to the lung.
On Thursday afternoon, a Palestinian mosque in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, was burnt after Israeli soldiers fired a number of gas bombs and concussion grenades towards it, media sources in Hebron have reported.
The Ali Bin Abi Al-Khattab mosque is located north of the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.
Civil Defense teams rushed to the scene and managed to extinguish the fire after it consumed the carpets, local sources said.
In related news, a Palestinian man attacked a young Palestinian man, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Medical sources reported that Mohammad Bani Jaber, in his twenties, was violently beaten by a group of extremist settlers who also struck him with batons, near Aqraba village. He was moved to a local hospital in treatment.
Local sources reported that the army invaded the area, and opened fire at a number of residents, seriously wounding one Palestinian identified as Hamza Walid Haloub, 18.
A Red Crescent ambulance rushed to the scene and moved Haloub to Thabit Thabit Hospital, in Tulkarem. He suffered a gunshot injury to the lung.
On Thursday afternoon, a Palestinian mosque in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, was burnt after Israeli soldiers fired a number of gas bombs and concussion grenades towards it, media sources in Hebron have reported.
The Ali Bin Abi Al-Khattab mosque is located north of the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.
Civil Defense teams rushed to the scene and managed to extinguish the fire after it consumed the carpets, local sources said.
In related news, a Palestinian man attacked a young Palestinian man, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Medical sources reported that Mohammad Bani Jaber, in his twenties, was violently beaten by a group of extremist settlers who also struck him with batons, near Aqraba village. He was moved to a local hospital in treatment.
14 mar 2013
Israeli gunboats terrorize Palestinian fishermen
Israeli navy gunboats opened intensive fire at Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip at dawn Thursday forcing them to retreat to shore. Eyewitnesses told a PIC reporter that the gunboats fired in the air and at the Palestinian fishing boats off Sudaniya coast.
They said that the fishermen, who were trying to fish within the six nautical miles perimeter fixed by the Israeli occupation, were terrorized by the attack and abandoned work.
The agreement between Israel and Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza under Egyptian patronage last November stipulated among other articles allowing fishermen to fish within six miles limit off Gaza coasts but the Israeli navy continues to obstruct fishermen in clear violation of the agreement.
More than 3,500 Palestinians work as fishermen in Gaza using around one thousand fishing boats and are the sole breadwinners of 50,000 people.
They said that the fishermen, who were trying to fish within the six nautical miles perimeter fixed by the Israeli occupation, were terrorized by the attack and abandoned work.
The agreement between Israel and Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza under Egyptian patronage last November stipulated among other articles allowing fishermen to fish within six miles limit off Gaza coasts but the Israeli navy continues to obstruct fishermen in clear violation of the agreement.
More than 3,500 Palestinians work as fishermen in Gaza using around one thousand fishing boats and are the sole breadwinners of 50,000 people.
Seven Palestinians wounded in IOF quelling of Teeti protests
Seven young men were wounded in Israeli occupation forces’ shooting at demonstrators in Fawar refugee camp and Al-Khalil city on Wednesday evening. The young men were throwing stones at IOF soldiers after the funeral procession of Mahmoud Al-Teeti, who was killed by an IOF bullet in the head.
Nasser Qabaja, the head of ambulance and Red Crescent in Al-Khalil, told Quds Press that seven youths were slightly injured with rubber-coated bullets in Fawar and Bab El-Zawiya suburb in Al-Khalil city.
He said that IOF soldiers fired teargas in both areas to quell the crowds in a confrontation that lasted until night hours. He added that many citizens were treated for gas inhalation.
IOF soldiers deployed at entrance to Fawar camp
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) were deployed at the entrance to Fawar refugee camp in Al-Khalil on Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses told the PIC that big numbers of soldiers were seen at the entrance to the camp and the nearby town of Doura.
They said that IOF soldiers were searching some of the passing vehicles and ordering others not to stop near the entrance to the camp. They said that sporadic confrontations took place between those soldiers and passing citizens.
Thousands of citizens participated in the funeral procession of Mahmoud Al-Teeti, 25, in the camp on Wednesday after he was killed at the hands of IOF soldiers. Large-scale confrontations took place in the camp after the procession during which seven young men were hit with rubber bullets.
Nasser Qabaja, the head of ambulance and Red Crescent in Al-Khalil, told Quds Press that seven youths were slightly injured with rubber-coated bullets in Fawar and Bab El-Zawiya suburb in Al-Khalil city.
He said that IOF soldiers fired teargas in both areas to quell the crowds in a confrontation that lasted until night hours. He added that many citizens were treated for gas inhalation.
IOF soldiers deployed at entrance to Fawar camp
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) were deployed at the entrance to Fawar refugee camp in Al-Khalil on Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses told the PIC that big numbers of soldiers were seen at the entrance to the camp and the nearby town of Doura.
They said that IOF soldiers were searching some of the passing vehicles and ordering others not to stop near the entrance to the camp. They said that sporadic confrontations took place between those soldiers and passing citizens.
Thousands of citizens participated in the funeral procession of Mahmoud Al-Teeti, 25, in the camp on Wednesday after he was killed at the hands of IOF soldiers. Large-scale confrontations took place in the camp after the procession during which seven young men were hit with rubber bullets.
13 mar 2013
Palestinian child injured in settler’s attack
Nine-year-old child Yassin Iqnaybi was injured in his face and hand in a Jewish settler’s attack in the Old City of Al-Khalil on Tuesday.
Local sources said that a Jewish settler threw stones at a group of schoolchildren while on their way to school wounding the child in his face and hand.
They said that the child was hospitalized with moderate wounds.
The sources noted that the settler ran away when people gathered and Israeli forces arrived to the scene.
Local sources said that a Jewish settler threw stones at a group of schoolchildren while on their way to school wounding the child in his face and hand.
They said that the child was hospitalized with moderate wounds.
The sources noted that the settler ran away when people gathered and Israeli forces arrived to the scene.
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion In Southern Gaza
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, an area east of Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and bulldozed farmlands and property.
Eyewitnesses told the Maan News Agency that eight Israeli military bulldozers and armored vehicles, stationed at the Kissufim military base, across the border, advanced dozens of meters in Palestinian lands in Al-Faraheen area, in Abasan Al-Kubra east of Khan Younis, bulldozed structures and uprooted farmlands.
The army recently carried out numerous limited invasions targeting areas close to the border fence.
On Monday Morning, March 11, 2013, a number of armored Israeli military vehicles carried out a limited invasion into an area east of Juhr Ed-Deek area, southeast of Gaza city.
Eyewitnesses told the Maan News Agency that eight Israeli military bulldozers and armored vehicles, stationed at the Kissufim military base, across the border, advanced dozens of meters in Palestinian lands in Al-Faraheen area, in Abasan Al-Kubra east of Khan Younis, bulldozed structures and uprooted farmlands.
The army recently carried out numerous limited invasions targeting areas close to the border fence.
On Monday Morning, March 11, 2013, a number of armored Israeli military vehicles carried out a limited invasion into an area east of Juhr Ed-Deek area, southeast of Gaza city.
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Hebron
Tuesday March 12, 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian youth identified as Mahmoud ‘Adel At-Teety, 25, was shot and killed by an Israeli dum-dum bullet to the head, in the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Two more Palestinians were shot by live rounds, and six by rubber-coated metal bullets.
At-Teety was shot in the head and died instantly; the dum-dum bullets have been internationally banned for since The Hague Convention outlawed their use in 1899, and in 1907, but the Israeli military frequently uses them against the Palestinians. Dum-dum bullets expand and explode upon or after impact causing maximum damage to body organs.
At-Teety is an active member of the nonviolent resistance movement in Hebron, and was the admin of a Facebook page that focuses on the issues and suffering of Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel.
Furthermore, Nasser Qabaja, head of the Disasters Unit at the Red Crescent in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, told the Maan News Agency that resident Rami Al-Karnaz, 25, was shot in the foot and was moved to a local hospital.
Local sources reported that clashes took place in the camp after Israeli soldiers invaded it. Local youths hurled stones at the invading soldiers who fired dozens of gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets, rounds of live ammunition and rounds of the illegal Dum-Dum bullets.
Clashes were renewed and intensified in the camp after the death of At-Teety and the army fired more rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
The army claimed that soldiers invaded the camp after a Molotov cocktail was hurled at a settler’s vehicle near the camp.
It is worth mentioning that At-Teety is a former political prisoner who spent three years in Israeli prisons, and is one the most active former political prisoners in solidarity activities with all detainees held by Israel, especially those holding hunger strikes.
Thousands of Palestinians mourn martyr Teeti
Tens of thousands of people from al-Khalil participated on Wednesday afternoon in the funeral of martyr Mahmoud Adel Teeti, 24, from Fawwar refugee camp south of al-Khalil. Al-Teeti is a Palestinian prisoners’ activist. He died after being hit with an Israeli bullet in his head during clashes that erupted in Fawar refugee camp on Tuesday.
The funeral procession was launched from Fawwar Mosque after noon prayers, with the participation of head of Legislative Council Dr. Aziz Dweik, a number of representatives for the Change and Reform Bloc, Palestinian faction leaders, a delegation from the Islamic bloc at Universities of al-Khalil and Aroub, and members of Fatah Central Committee.
The mourners headed to the Shuhada cemetery in Fawwar camp, chanting slogans demanding Qassam Brigades to take revenge and urging PA to stop security coordination with the occupation.
Eyewitnesses told PIC that violent confrontations have erupted on Wednesday afternoon between school students and the occupation forces at the entrance to the Fawwar camp and at the eastern entrance to Dura.
The Israeli occupation troops suppressed the demonstrations that were launched near the entrance to the camp in protest at killing martyr Teeti and fired tear gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets towards the young people who responded by throwing stones and empty bottles at occupation soldiers.
The witnesses added that some of the citizens suffered suffocation while others have been injured during the clashes.
More than five Israeli military checkpoints were erected near the camp, on the street adjacent to the Jewish settlement of Beit Haggai, near Beit Ainun and on the bypass road near Kiryat Arba east of al-Khalil.
Hamas mourned the martyr Mahmoud Adel and said in a statement on Wednesday: "The martyr was one of the most prominent activists in the camp. He is a liberated prisoner and served three years in Israeli occupation jails ... He is also one of the most prominent young activists in the activities and events in solidarity with the prisoners".
Mahmoud was also detained by the Palestinian Authority for his political affiliation, Hamas added.
The movement has called on the Palestinian masses and all its supporters and members to participate in the funeral procession of the martyr.
Meanwhile; activists via Facebook and Twitter expressed their anger and condemnation of security coordination between Ramallah authority and the Israeli occupation in the occupied West Bank.
They held the PA's apparatuses responsible for the continued arrests against cadres of the resistance factions and the Palestinian people, due to the security coordination, and condemned holding the identity card of the martyr Mahmoud Teeti by the Preventive Security Service.
Teeti had been called two days ago by the Preventive apparatus which has confiscated and held his ID card, then postponed his trial to April 7.
One of activists has called for exposing the policy of security coordination "before demanding the implementation of reconciliation and the end of the division", stressing that the main reason behind the split is the security coordination.
He held the Palestinian factions responsible for this national crime because of their silence and inaction, and demanded the factions to act and expose this crime, before anything else.
A group of young activists called for staging protests at the Unknown Soldier Square in the center of Gaza City, in rejection of security coordination with the occupation forces, while others are calling for organizing marches against the Ramallah authority to make it return Mahmoud's identity card.
Two more Palestinians were shot by live rounds, and six by rubber-coated metal bullets.
At-Teety was shot in the head and died instantly; the dum-dum bullets have been internationally banned for since The Hague Convention outlawed their use in 1899, and in 1907, but the Israeli military frequently uses them against the Palestinians. Dum-dum bullets expand and explode upon or after impact causing maximum damage to body organs.
At-Teety is an active member of the nonviolent resistance movement in Hebron, and was the admin of a Facebook page that focuses on the issues and suffering of Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel.
Furthermore, Nasser Qabaja, head of the Disasters Unit at the Red Crescent in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, told the Maan News Agency that resident Rami Al-Karnaz, 25, was shot in the foot and was moved to a local hospital.
Local sources reported that clashes took place in the camp after Israeli soldiers invaded it. Local youths hurled stones at the invading soldiers who fired dozens of gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets, rounds of live ammunition and rounds of the illegal Dum-Dum bullets.
Clashes were renewed and intensified in the camp after the death of At-Teety and the army fired more rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
The army claimed that soldiers invaded the camp after a Molotov cocktail was hurled at a settler’s vehicle near the camp.
It is worth mentioning that At-Teety is a former political prisoner who spent three years in Israeli prisons, and is one the most active former political prisoners in solidarity activities with all detainees held by Israel, especially those holding hunger strikes.
Thousands of Palestinians mourn martyr Teeti
Tens of thousands of people from al-Khalil participated on Wednesday afternoon in the funeral of martyr Mahmoud Adel Teeti, 24, from Fawwar refugee camp south of al-Khalil. Al-Teeti is a Palestinian prisoners’ activist. He died after being hit with an Israeli bullet in his head during clashes that erupted in Fawar refugee camp on Tuesday.
The funeral procession was launched from Fawwar Mosque after noon prayers, with the participation of head of Legislative Council Dr. Aziz Dweik, a number of representatives for the Change and Reform Bloc, Palestinian faction leaders, a delegation from the Islamic bloc at Universities of al-Khalil and Aroub, and members of Fatah Central Committee.
The mourners headed to the Shuhada cemetery in Fawwar camp, chanting slogans demanding Qassam Brigades to take revenge and urging PA to stop security coordination with the occupation.
Eyewitnesses told PIC that violent confrontations have erupted on Wednesday afternoon between school students and the occupation forces at the entrance to the Fawwar camp and at the eastern entrance to Dura.
The Israeli occupation troops suppressed the demonstrations that were launched near the entrance to the camp in protest at killing martyr Teeti and fired tear gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets towards the young people who responded by throwing stones and empty bottles at occupation soldiers.
The witnesses added that some of the citizens suffered suffocation while others have been injured during the clashes.
More than five Israeli military checkpoints were erected near the camp, on the street adjacent to the Jewish settlement of Beit Haggai, near Beit Ainun and on the bypass road near Kiryat Arba east of al-Khalil.
Hamas mourned the martyr Mahmoud Adel and said in a statement on Wednesday: "The martyr was one of the most prominent activists in the camp. He is a liberated prisoner and served three years in Israeli occupation jails ... He is also one of the most prominent young activists in the activities and events in solidarity with the prisoners".
Mahmoud was also detained by the Palestinian Authority for his political affiliation, Hamas added.
The movement has called on the Palestinian masses and all its supporters and members to participate in the funeral procession of the martyr.
Meanwhile; activists via Facebook and Twitter expressed their anger and condemnation of security coordination between Ramallah authority and the Israeli occupation in the occupied West Bank.
They held the PA's apparatuses responsible for the continued arrests against cadres of the resistance factions and the Palestinian people, due to the security coordination, and condemned holding the identity card of the martyr Mahmoud Teeti by the Preventive Security Service.
Teeti had been called two days ago by the Preventive apparatus which has confiscated and held his ID card, then postponed his trial to April 7.
One of activists has called for exposing the policy of security coordination "before demanding the implementation of reconciliation and the end of the division", stressing that the main reason behind the split is the security coordination.
He held the Palestinian factions responsible for this national crime because of their silence and inaction, and demanded the factions to act and expose this crime, before anything else.
A group of young activists called for staging protests at the Unknown Soldier Square in the center of Gaza City, in rejection of security coordination with the occupation forces, while others are calling for organizing marches against the Ramallah authority to make it return Mahmoud's identity card.
12 mar 2013
Israeli security officer brutally beats unarmed Palestinian shepherd
Guard beating Palestinian shepherd (image from video published by Ynetnews)
Israeli activists caught on film an attack by an Israeli settlement security guard on a Palestinian shepherd Monday, near the Palestinian village of Susya in the southern West Bank on Monday.
The shepherd was identified as Na'al Abu Aram, but the Israeli security guard, apparently from the Israeli illegal outpost called 'Avigail' that was built on stolen Palestinian land, was not identified.
The guard beat, punched, kicked and shoved the shepherd, then ran after his flock of sheep to scare them. Two Israeli soldiers were present at the time of the beating, but they did not intervene.
Avigail was established on stolen land by former Israeli soldiers in 2001. The soldiers entered the land, which belongs to local Palestinians, and installed trailers. They moved in, heavily armed, and began to harass the local villagers and shepherds. No attempt has been made by the Israeli government to remove the trespassing Israelis from the land that they illegally seized by force.
In Monday's incident, the security guard told reporters with Ynetnews, which obtained and published the video of the incident, that he was being unfairly slandered, and that it was the shepherd who attacked him.
He claimed that the local residents were being accompanied by 'anarchist activists' who try to 'incite provocations'. The guard was apparently referring to Israeli human rights workers who arrived on the scene to try to document abuses reported to them by local Palestinian residents.
Israeli activists caught on film an attack by an Israeli settlement security guard on a Palestinian shepherd Monday, near the Palestinian village of Susya in the southern West Bank on Monday.
The shepherd was identified as Na'al Abu Aram, but the Israeli security guard, apparently from the Israeli illegal outpost called 'Avigail' that was built on stolen Palestinian land, was not identified.
The guard beat, punched, kicked and shoved the shepherd, then ran after his flock of sheep to scare them. Two Israeli soldiers were present at the time of the beating, but they did not intervene.
Avigail was established on stolen land by former Israeli soldiers in 2001. The soldiers entered the land, which belongs to local Palestinians, and installed trailers. They moved in, heavily armed, and began to harass the local villagers and shepherds. No attempt has been made by the Israeli government to remove the trespassing Israelis from the land that they illegally seized by force.
In Monday's incident, the security guard told reporters with Ynetnews, which obtained and published the video of the incident, that he was being unfairly slandered, and that it was the shepherd who attacked him.
He claimed that the local residents were being accompanied by 'anarchist activists' who try to 'incite provocations'. The guard was apparently referring to Israeli human rights workers who arrived on the scene to try to document abuses reported to them by local Palestinian residents.
11 mar 2013
IOF soldiers wreak havoc in Jordan Valley village
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Annasariya village in the Jordan Valley at dawn Monday and wreaked havoc in a number of houses.
Eyewitnesses said that big numbers of IOF soldiers stormed the village and encircled the homes of two citizens and forced all inhabitants out of them including an old woman and children for three hours.
They said that an Israeli officer brought down Palestinian flags from the roof of the houses and stepped over them then threatened to raze the houses in the next time if those flags were raised anew.
Eyewitnesses said that big numbers of IOF soldiers stormed the village and encircled the homes of two citizens and forced all inhabitants out of them including an old woman and children for three hours.
They said that an Israeli officer brought down Palestinian flags from the roof of the houses and stepped over them then threatened to raze the houses in the next time if those flags were raised anew.
Israeli border guards provoke Jerusalemites into clashing with them
Israeli border guards provocatively intercepted cars and searched pedestrians in Bab Hutta suburb in the Old City of Jerusalem igniting clashes with young men on Sunday evening. Inhabitants said that young men responded to the provocation by throwing stones and empty bottles at the soldiers injuring one of them.
Jerusalemite sources said, meanwhile, that Israeli occupation police rounded up nine Jerusalemites on Sunday mainly from that same suburb and Wad street.
They said that the arrests were in connection with the violent confrontations that took place in the Aqsa mosque and its vicinity on Friday after Israeli occupation forces stormed the holy site.
Jerusalemite sources said, meanwhile, that Israeli occupation police rounded up nine Jerusalemites on Sunday mainly from that same suburb and Wad street.
They said that the arrests were in connection with the violent confrontations that took place in the Aqsa mosque and its vicinity on Friday after Israeli occupation forces stormed the holy site.
Gov't slams Israeli assaults on journalists last Friday
The Palestinian government in Gaza strongly denounced the Israeli occupation forces for arresting a journalist and causing injuries to three others as they were covering events on Friday in the West Bank. The IOF kidnapped Tareq Abu Zaid, a reporter for Al-Aqsa satellite channel, and badly injured three others as they were covering different marches in the West Bank staged following the Friday prayers.
In a press release, the government demanded the international community to put an end to Israel's violations against the Palestinian journalists and the freedom of the press.
It said that the silence of the international bodies on such violations encourages Israel to persist in them.
For its part, the forum of Palestinian journalists condemned the IOF for attacking the journalists and preventing them from conveying the truth.
"Such assaults reaffirm that the occupation forces target the news personnel systematically, especially when they cover the peaceful marches and the repression and excessive use of violence that take place during them in an attempt to blur the crystal clear truth of its crimes and terrorism against the Palestinians," the forum stated in a press release on Saturday.
It urged the journalists to continue exposing Israel's crimes to the world public opinion so as to prompt the international community to act against Israel's violation of the freedom of the press.
In a press release, the government demanded the international community to put an end to Israel's violations against the Palestinian journalists and the freedom of the press.
It said that the silence of the international bodies on such violations encourages Israel to persist in them.
For its part, the forum of Palestinian journalists condemned the IOF for attacking the journalists and preventing them from conveying the truth.
"Such assaults reaffirm that the occupation forces target the news personnel systematically, especially when they cover the peaceful marches and the repression and excessive use of violence that take place during them in an attempt to blur the crystal clear truth of its crimes and terrorism against the Palestinians," the forum stated in a press release on Saturday.
It urged the journalists to continue exposing Israel's crimes to the world public opinion so as to prompt the international community to act against Israel's violation of the freedom of the press.
Army Carries Out Limited Invasion Into Gaza
A number of armored Israeli military vehicles carried out a limited invasion into an area east of Juhr Ed-Deek area, southeast of Gaza city.
Local sources reported that the army, stationed in a military base near the border, advanced 200 meters into the area, while army bulldozers leveled and uprooted Palestinian farmlands and property.
The army withdrew from the area later on, no clashes or confrontations have been reported.
In related news, Israel decided to allow two trucks filled Gaza-made with wooden furniture to be exported through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, in addition to allowing the entry of 350 trucks filled with supplies for trade, agriculture and transportation sectors.
Nineteen of these trucks are loaded with cement, iron, and gravel, and are meant to be used for the implementation of international development projects. Limited amounts of cooking gas have also been allowed into the coastal region.
Despite allowing a few trucks into Gaza, and the Israeli claims of easing the siege, the coastal region is still suffering from the lack, or sharp decrease, of medical supplies, equipment and certain medications.
More than 400 patients, including infants and children died due to the siege. Many patients died while waiting permits from Israel to cross the border for medical treatment.
Also on Monday, Israel allowed 55 persons to leave the Gaza Strip to visit their family members imprisoned by at the Nafha detention camp.
Local sources reported that the army, stationed in a military base near the border, advanced 200 meters into the area, while army bulldozers leveled and uprooted Palestinian farmlands and property.
The army withdrew from the area later on, no clashes or confrontations have been reported.
In related news, Israel decided to allow two trucks filled Gaza-made with wooden furniture to be exported through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, in addition to allowing the entry of 350 trucks filled with supplies for trade, agriculture and transportation sectors.
Nineteen of these trucks are loaded with cement, iron, and gravel, and are meant to be used for the implementation of international development projects. Limited amounts of cooking gas have also been allowed into the coastal region.
Despite allowing a few trucks into Gaza, and the Israeli claims of easing the siege, the coastal region is still suffering from the lack, or sharp decrease, of medical supplies, equipment and certain medications.
More than 400 patients, including infants and children died due to the siege. Many patients died while waiting permits from Israel to cross the border for medical treatment.
Also on Monday, Israel allowed 55 persons to leave the Gaza Strip to visit their family members imprisoned by at the Nafha detention camp.
10 mar 2013
IOF attack wedding procession at Hizma checkpoint
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) violently attacked a wedding procession at Hizma checkpoint in occupied Jerusalem and prevented the groom and his family from crossing to Nazareth city where his bride was.
Hazem Abu Hilal, a groom from Abu Dis town east of Jerusalem, moved along with his relatives and invitees in procession singing and dancing until they arrived at a military checkpoint in Hizma town where he was barred from crossing to the other side to complete his wedding ceremony and take his bride home with him.
The Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint showered the wedding procession with a barrage of tear gas grenades to disperse them and tried to physically attack the attendees.
The groom condemned in a press statement to the Palestinian information center (PIC) what happened at the checkpoint as a racist act and part of Israel's policy against the reunion of Palestinian couples from the West Bank and Jerusalem.
For his part, secretary-general of the popular initiative Mustafa Al-Barghouthi, who participated in the wedding, also told the PIC that these newly-weds cannot be together because of Israel's racist policies against the Palestinian people.
Barghouthi added that such Israeli racist practices are illegal under international law and reflect, in every sense of the word, the apartheid system it pursues against the Palestinians.
Hazem Abu Hilal, a groom from Abu Dis town east of Jerusalem, moved along with his relatives and invitees in procession singing and dancing until they arrived at a military checkpoint in Hizma town where he was barred from crossing to the other side to complete his wedding ceremony and take his bride home with him.
The Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint showered the wedding procession with a barrage of tear gas grenades to disperse them and tried to physically attack the attendees.
The groom condemned in a press statement to the Palestinian information center (PIC) what happened at the checkpoint as a racist act and part of Israel's policy against the reunion of Palestinian couples from the West Bank and Jerusalem.
For his part, secretary-general of the popular initiative Mustafa Al-Barghouthi, who participated in the wedding, also told the PIC that these newly-weds cannot be together because of Israel's racist policies against the Palestinian people.
Barghouthi added that such Israeli racist practices are illegal under international law and reflect, in every sense of the word, the apartheid system it pursues against the Palestinians.
9 mar 2013
Villages northwest of Nablus launch anti-settlement event
Popular Committee against Wall and Settlements in villages northwest of Nablus launched its first event on Friday in rejection of Israeli abuses represented in dumping sewage of Shavei Shomron settlement on the villages’ lands.
One of the Committee's members said in a statement to the PIC that more than 100 citizens from the villages of Burqa, Sebastia and Naqoura demonstrated on Friday in the region and confronted the Israeli occupation forces that tried to stop them and attacked them.
He pointed out that many villagers suffered suffocation as the Israeli soldiers have been firing tear gas grenades during clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces.
The member of the popular committee stressed that this event will be arranged to be a weekly demonstration against settlers’ attacks to prevent them from continuing to dump sewage on the lands, stressing that the coming weeks will witness more activities.
Sebastia’s residents say sewage flowing from the nearby settlement onto their fields is causing substantial damage to crops and poisoning their olive trees.
One of the Committee's members said in a statement to the PIC that more than 100 citizens from the villages of Burqa, Sebastia and Naqoura demonstrated on Friday in the region and confronted the Israeli occupation forces that tried to stop them and attacked them.
He pointed out that many villagers suffered suffocation as the Israeli soldiers have been firing tear gas grenades during clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces.
The member of the popular committee stressed that this event will be arranged to be a weekly demonstration against settlers’ attacks to prevent them from continuing to dump sewage on the lands, stressing that the coming weeks will witness more activities.
Sebastia’s residents say sewage flowing from the nearby settlement onto their fields is causing substantial damage to crops and poisoning their olive trees.
IOF soldiers break into home of Bethlehem Mufti
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into the home of Bethlehem Mufti Sheikh Abdulmajid Amarne in Doheisha refugee camp and served a summons to his son Ayman.
The Mufti said that the soldiers, who burst into his home at dawn Saturday, summoned his son for intelligence interrogation in Etzion next Tuesday.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers stormed a number of suburbs in Al-Khalil city and broke into houses for Abu Snene family.
IOF soldiers had fired rubber bullets and teargas canisters at young men in Bab Al-Zawiya in Al-Khalil on Friday night inflicting casualties among the youths.
The Mufti said that the soldiers, who burst into his home at dawn Saturday, summoned his son for intelligence interrogation in Etzion next Tuesday.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers stormed a number of suburbs in Al-Khalil city and broke into houses for Abu Snene family.
IOF soldiers had fired rubber bullets and teargas canisters at young men in Bab Al-Zawiya in Al-Khalil on Friday night inflicting casualties among the youths.
Dozens injured in clashes in Shuafat camp
Israeli undercover soldiers kidnapped on Friday evening a youth from Shuafat refugee camp northern occupied East Jerusalem during clashes at a military checkpoint at the entrance to the camp.
Eyewitnesses told PIC's correspondent that the Israeli policemen used tear gas and stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse large groups of youths who had thrown stones and Molotov cocktails towards a military checkpoint.
Confrontations with the occupation soldiers broke out in the afternoon at the northern entrance to the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem, following a sit-in organized by hundreds of citizens after Friday prayers in solidarity with the hunger striking prisoners. The clashes lasted until the evening.
Fire broke out in a wooden hut, inhabited by the citizen Atta Azazema and his family, during the suppression of the protesters by the Israeli soldiers, and the civil defense intervened to save the family members.
According to non-final results, more than 20 young people were injured in the violent clashes that took place between the Palestinian youths and the Israeli soldiers at the military checkpoint at the entrance to Shuafat camp, in addition to dozens who suffered suffocation from tear gas inhalation.
Medics told PIC's reporter that one of their colleagues, Obada Qawasmi, was arrested near the barrier.
A boy was wounded after being run over by a car belonging to the undercover unit, and from which he had escaped after being kidnapped together with 4 other boys.
The Israeli police had arrested earlier on Friday afternoon another medic Yousef Ruby, from Shuafat refugee camp during clashes in Bab Hetta in the Old City.
Eyewitnesses told PIC's correspondent that the Israeli policemen used tear gas and stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse large groups of youths who had thrown stones and Molotov cocktails towards a military checkpoint.
Confrontations with the occupation soldiers broke out in the afternoon at the northern entrance to the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem, following a sit-in organized by hundreds of citizens after Friday prayers in solidarity with the hunger striking prisoners. The clashes lasted until the evening.
Fire broke out in a wooden hut, inhabited by the citizen Atta Azazema and his family, during the suppression of the protesters by the Israeli soldiers, and the civil defense intervened to save the family members.
According to non-final results, more than 20 young people were injured in the violent clashes that took place between the Palestinian youths and the Israeli soldiers at the military checkpoint at the entrance to Shuafat camp, in addition to dozens who suffered suffocation from tear gas inhalation.
Medics told PIC's reporter that one of their colleagues, Obada Qawasmi, was arrested near the barrier.
A boy was wounded after being run over by a car belonging to the undercover unit, and from which he had escaped after being kidnapped together with 4 other boys.
The Israeli police had arrested earlier on Friday afternoon another medic Yousef Ruby, from Shuafat refugee camp during clashes in Bab Hetta in the Old City.
Thousands participate in funeral of Asfour
More than 5000 people from around the West Bank attended, after Friday prayers, the funeral procession of martyr Mohammad Asfour in the village of Aboud northwest of Ramallah.
Asfour, 22, died from wounds he had sustained two weeks ago after being shot by an Israeli bullet in the head during protests staged in his village in support of the hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
Popular Committees against the Wall in the villages of Bil'in and Nabi Saleh have also participated in the funeral of the martyr that started from the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah towards the village of Aboud.
PIC's correspondent reported that leaders from different Palestinian factions in addition to Christian clerics participated in the funeral procession.
For its part, the Islamic bloc at Abu Dis University mourned Mohammed Asfour and said he was one of the prominent activists at the university, while Palestinian factions charged that killing Asfour represented a new crime to be added to the occupation crimes.
Following the burial, clashes broke out between the Israeli forces and the mourners who headed for the southern entrance to the village.
The occupation soldiers started firing tear gas grenades and rubber bullets and sprayed waste water at the protesters in an attempt to disperse them.
Several people were injured by rubber bullets and others fainted due to tear gas inhalation.
Soldiers chased village youths down alley-ways in the village, firing large amounts of tear gas, locals said.
Aboud village has witnessed since the early morning hours on Friday intensive presence of the Israeli military vehicles and soldiers, who were deployed at the main entrance and closed the road for fear of the outbreak of clashes after the funeral.
Asfour, 22, died from wounds he had sustained two weeks ago after being shot by an Israeli bullet in the head during protests staged in his village in support of the hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
Popular Committees against the Wall in the villages of Bil'in and Nabi Saleh have also participated in the funeral of the martyr that started from the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah towards the village of Aboud.
PIC's correspondent reported that leaders from different Palestinian factions in addition to Christian clerics participated in the funeral procession.
For its part, the Islamic bloc at Abu Dis University mourned Mohammed Asfour and said he was one of the prominent activists at the university, while Palestinian factions charged that killing Asfour represented a new crime to be added to the occupation crimes.
Following the burial, clashes broke out between the Israeli forces and the mourners who headed for the southern entrance to the village.
The occupation soldiers started firing tear gas grenades and rubber bullets and sprayed waste water at the protesters in an attempt to disperse them.
Several people were injured by rubber bullets and others fainted due to tear gas inhalation.
Soldiers chased village youths down alley-ways in the village, firing large amounts of tear gas, locals said.
Aboud village has witnessed since the early morning hours on Friday intensive presence of the Israeli military vehicles and soldiers, who were deployed at the main entrance and closed the road for fear of the outbreak of clashes after the funeral.
Palestinian youth seriously wounded in IOF shooting
A Palestinian young man was seriously wounded at the hands of Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip on Friday.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman, told the PIC reporter that a 20-year-old young man was hit with an IOF bullet in his chest east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.
IOF troops violate the calm agreement in Gaza with incursions, shooting, targeting of farmers and fishermen being their daily routine.
Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman, told the PIC reporter that a 20-year-old young man was hit with an IOF bullet in his chest east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.
IOF troops violate the calm agreement in Gaza with incursions, shooting, targeting of farmers and fishermen being their daily routine.
Dozens of Palestinians wounded in IOF attacks on W. Bank weekly marches
Dozens of Palestinian protestors suffered injuries when the Israeli occupation forces suppressed different W. Bank marches held Friday afternoon against the segregation wall and settlement activities.
The IOF oppressed a march near Beit Hagai south of Al-Khalil city demanding the Israeli occupation authority to open the road connecting Al-Khalil city with several towns, which it had closed 12 years ago.
Protestors reported that the IOF showered them with waste water and a barrage of tear gas grenades causing dozens of them to severely suffocate and vomit, and arrested one of them.
Sporadic clashes also broke out after the Friday prayers between young men and Israeli troops in Beit Ummar town north of Al-Khalil city
Spokesman for the popular committee against the wall and settlement Mohamed Awad said that the IOF subdued the non-violent anti-settlement march in Beit Ummar, which was dedicated this week to advocating the cause of the Palestinian prisoners.
He explained that a number of Israeli troops were deployed at the main entrance to the town and started to fire tear gas and stun grenades as the march approached.
In occupied Jerusalem, violent confrontations took place in Abu Dis town and Issawiya district following the Friday prayers between young men and Israeli forces.
The IOF also quelled the weekly anti-wall march held in Masarah village and caused several tear gas injuries among the protestors.
The IOF oppressed a march near Beit Hagai south of Al-Khalil city demanding the Israeli occupation authority to open the road connecting Al-Khalil city with several towns, which it had closed 12 years ago.
Protestors reported that the IOF showered them with waste water and a barrage of tear gas grenades causing dozens of them to severely suffocate and vomit, and arrested one of them.
Sporadic clashes also broke out after the Friday prayers between young men and Israeli troops in Beit Ummar town north of Al-Khalil city
Spokesman for the popular committee against the wall and settlement Mohamed Awad said that the IOF subdued the non-violent anti-settlement march in Beit Ummar, which was dedicated this week to advocating the cause of the Palestinian prisoners.
He explained that a number of Israeli troops were deployed at the main entrance to the town and started to fire tear gas and stun grenades as the march approached.
In occupied Jerusalem, violent confrontations took place in Abu Dis town and Issawiya district following the Friday prayers between young men and Israeli forces.
The IOF also quelled the weekly anti-wall march held in Masarah village and caused several tear gas injuries among the protestors.
Five Jerusalemites wounded in clashes with IOF soldiers
Five Jerusalemite youths were wounded on Friday night in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in Bab Hutta in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers used batons and stun grenades against the young men in the confrontations that lasted for one hour on Friday night.
They said that three young men were injured due to the use of batons by IOF soldiers while two others were wounded with shrapnel from the explosion of stun grenades.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers used batons and stun grenades against the young men in the confrontations that lasted for one hour on Friday night.
They said that three young men were injured due to the use of batons by IOF soldiers while two others were wounded with shrapnel from the explosion of stun grenades.