17 may 2013
Laborers hurt after Israel police dog attack near Hebron
Three Palestinian laborers were wounded on Friday in Beit Ula northwest of Hebron after Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets and unleashed police dogs at them, a local official said.
Issa al-Amla, coordinator for the popular struggle committee, said that Omar Al-Amla, 31, and Abdulkadir Al-Amla, 28, suffered multiple dog bites in the neck and hands.
The third laborer, Jihad Saleem, was shot in the leg with a rubber-coated steel bullet.
They were taken to a nearby hospital.
Issa al-Amla, coordinator for the popular struggle committee, said that Omar Al-Amla, 31, and Abdulkadir Al-Amla, 28, suffered multiple dog bites in the neck and hands.
The third laborer, Jihad Saleem, was shot in the leg with a rubber-coated steel bullet.
They were taken to a nearby hospital.
Israeli regime mulling more strikes on Syria: Report
Smoke and fire fill the skyline over the Syrian capital, Damascus, after an Israeli airstrike hit the Jamraya Research Center, May 5, 2013.
An Israeli official has hinted that the Tel Aviv regime is mulling more strikes on Syria, a report says.
On May 5, Syria said the Israeli regime had carried out an airstrike targeting a research center in a suburb of Damascus, following heavy losses inflicted upon al-Qaeda-affiliated groups by the Syrian army. According to Syrian media reports, the strike hit the Jamraya Research Center.
On Wednesday, the New York Times quoted the Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, that if Syria “reacts by attacking Israel,” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will risk forfeiting his government “for Israel will retaliate.”
The Tel Aviv regime has made no comments on the remarks.
Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has said, “We’re not going to comment on the story.”
The May 5 Israeli aggression was Tel Aviv’s second strike on Syria in three days. The Jamraya facility was also targeted in an Israeli airstrike in January.
On May 9, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad said Damascus would “respond immediately” to any new Israeli act of aggression.
Miqdad categorically rejected Western media reports that the Tel Aviv regime had targeted weapons bound for the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
The Israeli official also claimed that Tel Aviv had so far ‘refrained’ from intervening in the internal affairs of Syria.
Western powers and their regional allies including the Israeli regime, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are partners in supporting the militant groups in Syria.
Turmoil has gripped Syria for over two years, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the foreign-sponsored militancy.
An Israeli official has hinted that the Tel Aviv regime is mulling more strikes on Syria, a report says.
On May 5, Syria said the Israeli regime had carried out an airstrike targeting a research center in a suburb of Damascus, following heavy losses inflicted upon al-Qaeda-affiliated groups by the Syrian army. According to Syrian media reports, the strike hit the Jamraya Research Center.
On Wednesday, the New York Times quoted the Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, that if Syria “reacts by attacking Israel,” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will risk forfeiting his government “for Israel will retaliate.”
The Tel Aviv regime has made no comments on the remarks.
Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has said, “We’re not going to comment on the story.”
The May 5 Israeli aggression was Tel Aviv’s second strike on Syria in three days. The Jamraya facility was also targeted in an Israeli airstrike in January.
On May 9, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad said Damascus would “respond immediately” to any new Israeli act of aggression.
Miqdad categorically rejected Western media reports that the Tel Aviv regime had targeted weapons bound for the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
The Israeli official also claimed that Tel Aviv had so far ‘refrained’ from intervening in the internal affairs of Syria.
Western powers and their regional allies including the Israeli regime, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are partners in supporting the militant groups in Syria.
Turmoil has gripped Syria for over two years, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the foreign-sponsored militancy.
16 may 2013
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With Photos…Suppress of “Al-Nakba” march and the arrest of 2 people and dozens injured
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s camera spotted the Israeli forces suppression of the “Return” march in Jerusalem, which was organized on the occasion of Al-Nakba. The Center revealed pictures targeting bystanders, journalists, ambulances, paramedics and even bus stations. |
Soldiers Kidnap 20 Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped twenty Palestinians, mainly children, in the At-Tabaqa village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and started interrogating them in alleged connection with a Molotov cocktail that burnt an Israeli military jeep during Wednesday clashes with the army.
Local sources reported that the army released 18 of the kidnapped 20 Palestinians, (most of them 14 – 18 years old), and kept two under interrogation.
The sources added that the army broke into and searched dozens of homes in the village, used military dogs in searching the property, and detained 150 Palestinians at a yard in the village before releasing them except for 20, and released 18 later on after interrogating them.
Also on Thursday, the army kidnapped three Palestinians in the nearby town of Doura, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Furthermore, two Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. The two have been identified as Nayef Ar-Ra’ey, 21, and Ahmad Abu Sabal, 22.
Also, the soldiers violently attacked and beat a Palestinian youth, identified as Khader Ash-Shatreet, causing fractures in his feet.
On Wednesday, the army and the police kidnapped 14 Palestinians in Bab Al-‘Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem, during a procession marking the 65th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the army violently attacked the protesters, and kidnapped 14 of them, including PPS head, Nasser Qous, and a journalist identified as Tawfiq Saliba, who was released later on.
On Wednesday evening, Israel released Nael Barakat, one of the Palestinians who were kidnapped in Bab Al-‘Amoud, after he suffered internal bleeding resulting from excessive use of force by the Israeli police. He was moved to a local hospital.
Local sources reported that the army released 18 of the kidnapped 20 Palestinians, (most of them 14 – 18 years old), and kept two under interrogation.
The sources added that the army broke into and searched dozens of homes in the village, used military dogs in searching the property, and detained 150 Palestinians at a yard in the village before releasing them except for 20, and released 18 later on after interrogating them.
Also on Thursday, the army kidnapped three Palestinians in the nearby town of Doura, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Furthermore, two Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. The two have been identified as Nayef Ar-Ra’ey, 21, and Ahmad Abu Sabal, 22.
Also, the soldiers violently attacked and beat a Palestinian youth, identified as Khader Ash-Shatreet, causing fractures in his feet.
On Wednesday, the army and the police kidnapped 14 Palestinians in Bab Al-‘Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem, during a procession marking the 65th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the army violently attacked the protesters, and kidnapped 14 of them, including PPS head, Nasser Qous, and a journalist identified as Tawfiq Saliba, who was released later on.
On Wednesday evening, Israel released Nael Barakat, one of the Palestinians who were kidnapped in Bab Al-‘Amoud, after he suffered internal bleeding resulting from excessive use of force by the Israeli police. He was moved to a local hospital.
Clashes, Injuries, Reported In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources reported that dozens of Palestinians have been injured during clashes that took place with Israeli soldiers in Kharsa village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Israeli army sources said that four soldiers have been injured.
The clashes took place after the army invaded the village and violently attacked the residents who marched marking the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.
The soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets at the protesters leading to dozens of injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army said that four soldiers have been injured, after Palestinian protesters hurled a Molotov cocktail at their jeep, setting it ablaze. Two of the soldiers received treatment by medics, and two required hospitalization after suffering moderate injuries.
Furthermore, dozens of Palestinians have been injured by gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes that took place in the Ar-Arroub refugee camp, and Beit Ummar, in the Hebron district.
Palestinian medics said that 18 Palestinians have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, and dozens received treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation in Al-Arroub. Medics treated five of the wounded while the rest required hospitalization.
In related news, clashes took place in Beit Za’ta area, in Beit Ummar town near Hebron; one resident was injured by Israeli fire.
In Bethlehem, several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation during clashes with the army in Al-Khader town, south of the city. The army also invaded the town, broke into and searched several homes, and used some rooftops as monitoring towers.
The clashes took place after the army invaded the village and violently attacked the residents who marched marking the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.
The soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets at the protesters leading to dozens of injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army said that four soldiers have been injured, after Palestinian protesters hurled a Molotov cocktail at their jeep, setting it ablaze. Two of the soldiers received treatment by medics, and two required hospitalization after suffering moderate injuries.
Furthermore, dozens of Palestinians have been injured by gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes that took place in the Ar-Arroub refugee camp, and Beit Ummar, in the Hebron district.
Palestinian medics said that 18 Palestinians have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, and dozens received treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation in Al-Arroub. Medics treated five of the wounded while the rest required hospitalization.
In related news, clashes took place in Beit Za’ta area, in Beit Ummar town near Hebron; one resident was injured by Israeli fire.
In Bethlehem, several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation during clashes with the army in Al-Khader town, south of the city. The army also invaded the town, broke into and searched several homes, and used some rooftops as monitoring towers.
IOF soldiers storm house of detained university student
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the home of a university student in Tobas city at dawn Thursday and confiscated her personal computer.
Local sources said that dozens of IOF soldiers broke into the home of Shireen Khudairat and searched it before cross-examining her family members.
They said that the soldiers damaged the family belongings and furniture during their search and took away the PC of Khudairat, 23.
The sources recalled that IOF soldiers arrested Khudairat, a student at the Open Quds University, at a roadblock on the Tobas-Nablus road on Wednesday and took her to an unknown detention center.
Local sources said that dozens of IOF soldiers broke into the home of Shireen Khudairat and searched it before cross-examining her family members.
They said that the soldiers damaged the family belongings and furniture during their search and took away the PC of Khudairat, 23.
The sources recalled that IOF soldiers arrested Khudairat, a student at the Open Quds University, at a roadblock on the Tobas-Nablus road on Wednesday and took her to an unknown detention center.
West Bankers stage rallies on Nakba day, Israeli soldiers use violence
Different West Bank areas on Wednesday saw massive marches and events on the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe).
In Ramallah city, large crowds of people spearheaded by scouts went across several streets before rallying in the Mugtarebin (expatriates) square.
Thousands of Palestinians also participated in rallies and activities held to commemorate the anniversary in the cities of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, Tubas and Salfit.
Sirens were sounded for 65 seconds in different West Bank cities to denote the years since the Nakba happened.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities when Israeli soldiers attacked anniversary events.
Clashes also took place between young men and Israeli soldiers at the military checkpoints of Qalandiya and Ofer near Ramallah city and at the northern entrance to Ram town north of Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinians also held a candlelit vigil at night to commemorate the Nakba day in the Church of the Nativity's courtyard in Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation forces violently attacked Palestinians celebrating the Nakba day and kidnapped more than nine Palestinians in Bab Al-Amoud area.
Among the detainees were human rights activist Naser Qous and a reporter working for MBC satellite channel named Tawfiq Saliba.
Many Jerusalemite citizens suffered injuries when their march was suppressed by Israeli soldiers and policemen in Bab Al-Amoud.
In Ramallah city, large crowds of people spearheaded by scouts went across several streets before rallying in the Mugtarebin (expatriates) square.
Thousands of Palestinians also participated in rallies and activities held to commemorate the anniversary in the cities of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, Tubas and Salfit.
Sirens were sounded for 65 seconds in different West Bank cities to denote the years since the Nakba happened.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities when Israeli soldiers attacked anniversary events.
Clashes also took place between young men and Israeli soldiers at the military checkpoints of Qalandiya and Ofer near Ramallah city and at the northern entrance to Ram town north of Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinians also held a candlelit vigil at night to commemorate the Nakba day in the Church of the Nativity's courtyard in Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation forces violently attacked Palestinians celebrating the Nakba day and kidnapped more than nine Palestinians in Bab Al-Amoud area.
Among the detainees were human rights activist Naser Qous and a reporter working for MBC satellite channel named Tawfiq Saliba.
Many Jerusalemite citizens suffered injuries when their march was suppressed by Israeli soldiers and policemen in Bab Al-Amoud.
15 may 2013
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Israel arrests 25 Palestinian protesters on Nakba Day
A Palestinian woman is taken away by Israeli security forces in clashes in East al-Quds on May 15, 2013.
Israeli forces have arrested 25 Palestinian protesters during clashes in and around East al-Quds (Jerusalem). The Palestinians were detained during a demonstration held on Wednesday to mark the 65th anniversary of the Nakba Day. Israeli security forces used tear gas, stun grenades, and water cannons to disperse the demonstrators, who were marking the anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians from their homeland in 1948, which they call the Nakba (the catastrophe). |
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip also took to the streets to voice their anger against the Israeli occupation of their land.
Similar demonstrations were held in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus, and al-Khalil (Hebron), and some other countries around the world.
On Tuesday, Israeli forces attacked hundreds of Palestinians who were trying to mark the day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Every year on May 15, Palestinians all over the world hold demonstrations to commemorate Nakba Day, on which Israeli soldiers also wiped nearly 500 Palestinian villages and towns off the map, leaving an estimated total of 4.7 million Palestinian refugees and their descendants dreaming of an eventual return to their ancestral homeland more than six decades later.
Similar demonstrations were held in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus, and al-Khalil (Hebron), and some other countries around the world.
On Tuesday, Israeli forces attacked hundreds of Palestinians who were trying to mark the day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Every year on May 15, Palestinians all over the world hold demonstrations to commemorate Nakba Day, on which Israeli soldiers also wiped nearly 500 Palestinian villages and towns off the map, leaving an estimated total of 4.7 million Palestinian refugees and their descendants dreaming of an eventual return to their ancestral homeland more than six decades later.
Palestinian child injured in the head in Beit Ummar confrontations
A Palestinian child was hit with a metal bullet in the head in violent confrontations between inhabitants of Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, and Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday.
Activist Yousef Abu Mariya told the PIC that inhabitants had organized a march to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nakba when IOF soldiers attacked them with teargas and gunfire.
He said that dozens were wounded with bullets or treated for gas inhalation that was used extensively by the soldiers to disperse the demonstration.
Abu Mariya said that the confrontations expanded into various suburbs and alleys in the village as dozens of IOF soldiers were deployed in the main street and near the cemetery and the military roadblock.
Activist Yousef Abu Mariya told the PIC that inhabitants had organized a march to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nakba when IOF soldiers attacked them with teargas and gunfire.
He said that dozens were wounded with bullets or treated for gas inhalation that was used extensively by the soldiers to disperse the demonstration.
Abu Mariya said that the confrontations expanded into various suburbs and alleys in the village as dozens of IOF soldiers were deployed in the main street and near the cemetery and the military roadblock.
Dozens wounded in clashes near Ofer jail
More than 40 Palestinians were wounded on Wednesday in violent confrontations that broke out in front of Ofer jail between Israeli occupation forces and Palestinian demonstrators.
Thousands of citizens gathered to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nakba then marched to Ofer jail, the PIC reporter said, adding that hundreds of young men burnt tires and closed the road leading to the jail.
He said that the young men ambushed an IOF patrol and threw firebombs on it, prompting the soldiers to open heavy fire in all directions.
Red Crescent sources said that more than 40 casualties were treated on the field for metal bullet wounds while two were taken to Ramallah hospitals.
They said that many demonstrators fainted due to the IOF extensive use of teargas.
Thousands of citizens gathered to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nakba then marched to Ofer jail, the PIC reporter said, adding that hundreds of young men burnt tires and closed the road leading to the jail.
He said that the young men ambushed an IOF patrol and threw firebombs on it, prompting the soldiers to open heavy fire in all directions.
Red Crescent sources said that more than 40 casualties were treated on the field for metal bullet wounds while two were taken to Ramallah hospitals.
They said that many demonstrators fainted due to the IOF extensive use of teargas.
Casualties suffered in Qalandia clashes
A number of Palestinian young men were injured on Wednesday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the vicinity of Qalandiya roadblock and at the entrance to Ram town north of occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the soldiers fired stun grenades, teargas, and rubber-coated bullets at the youths who threw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers.
They said that the youths torched tires on the main road in Qalandiya to impede advance of IOF armored vehicles. The soldiers closed the main road from Qalandiya to Ram at separate intervals during the clashes.
The demonstration was part of Palestinian rallies and marches organized to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nakba.
Local sources said that the soldiers fired stun grenades, teargas, and rubber-coated bullets at the youths who threw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers.
They said that the youths torched tires on the main road in Qalandiya to impede advance of IOF armored vehicles. The soldiers closed the main road from Qalandiya to Ram at separate intervals during the clashes.
The demonstration was part of Palestinian rallies and marches organized to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nakba.
Confrontations in Jenin village after IOF storming
Confrontations erupted in Zabuba village, west of Jenin, after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in six armored vehicles stormed it at dawn Wednesday, local sources reported.
They said that the soldiers opened fire during their storming of the village triggering confrontations with the young men.
The sources said that the soldiers broke into houses adjacent to the racist, separation wall and burst into downtown and clashed with inhabitants.
They said that IOF soldiers combed the nearby villages of Rummane and Tayeba at the same time.
They said that the soldiers opened fire during their storming of the village triggering confrontations with the young men.
The sources said that the soldiers broke into houses adjacent to the racist, separation wall and burst into downtown and clashed with inhabitants.
They said that IOF soldiers combed the nearby villages of Rummane and Tayeba at the same time.
Violent confrontations in Al-Khalil, child arrested
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) encircled Arroub refugee camp, south of Al-Khalil, on Wednesday and showered young men with teargas canisters and metal bullets.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the young men were demonstrating on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Nakba and threw stones and crude firebombs at the soldiers.
Groups of young men said that commemorating the Nakba should include marching to settlements and military positions and not dancing and singing inside Palestinian cities surrounded by settlements and IOF soldiers.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers arrested a Palestinian man and a child from Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, on Tuesday night.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested the schoolchild, Hakam Al-Alami, after the Israeli intelligence interrogated him at Gush Etzion detention center, north of Al-Khalil.
IOF soldiers rounded up eight university students and children in Beit Ummar over the past three days.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the young men were demonstrating on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Nakba and threw stones and crude firebombs at the soldiers.
Groups of young men said that commemorating the Nakba should include marching to settlements and military positions and not dancing and singing inside Palestinian cities surrounded by settlements and IOF soldiers.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers arrested a Palestinian man and a child from Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, on Tuesday night.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested the schoolchild, Hakam Al-Alami, after the Israeli intelligence interrogated him at Gush Etzion detention center, north of Al-Khalil.
IOF soldiers rounded up eight university students and children in Beit Ummar over the past three days.
14 may 2013
Palestinian youth wounded in Israeli war exercises
A Palestinian young man was wounded on Tuesday when he was passing in Etzion area near Bethlehem where the Israeli army was conducting maneuvers.
Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that Oday Al-Qady, from Beit Sourif village in Al-Khalil, was hit by shrapnel near the area of the maneuvers, charging the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) with deliberately firing in his direction.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers stormed Edhna village in Al-Khalil for the third consecutive day on Tuesday and roamed its streets but no arrests were reported.
Violent confrontations were reported in Aroub refugee camp in Al-Khalil on Monday night between IOF soldiers, who broke into the camp, and young men.
Dozens of those young men were treated for breathing difficulty due to the extensive use of teargas on the part of the soldiers.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the soldiers fired teargas canisters even at civilian homes.
In another town in Al-Khalil, IOF soldiers arrested the newly-wed Rafat Jabour after savagely breaking into his home in Yatta on Monday.
Activist Ratib Jabour told the PIC that Rafat was married a couple of days earlier, adding that the IOF savagery terrorized citizens in the entire neighborhood.
Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that Oday Al-Qady, from Beit Sourif village in Al-Khalil, was hit by shrapnel near the area of the maneuvers, charging the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) with deliberately firing in his direction.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers stormed Edhna village in Al-Khalil for the third consecutive day on Tuesday and roamed its streets but no arrests were reported.
Violent confrontations were reported in Aroub refugee camp in Al-Khalil on Monday night between IOF soldiers, who broke into the camp, and young men.
Dozens of those young men were treated for breathing difficulty due to the extensive use of teargas on the part of the soldiers.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the soldiers fired teargas canisters even at civilian homes.
In another town in Al-Khalil, IOF soldiers arrested the newly-wed Rafat Jabour after savagely breaking into his home in Yatta on Monday.
Activist Ratib Jabour told the PIC that Rafat was married a couple of days earlier, adding that the IOF savagery terrorized citizens in the entire neighborhood.
Israel Suppresses Al-Awda March, Assaults Journalists and Protesters
Israeli occupation forces suppressed Al-Awda (return) march near al-Khader village, south of Bethlehem. PNN reporter said that Israeli forces assaulted a number of journalists who were covering the march. Protesters closed Street 60 and the Israeli forces assaulted some of the protesters, fired sound and tear gas canisters in return.
Israeli forces arrested Mazen al-Azzeh, the coordinator of the popular committee to resist wall and settlement, after they handcuffed him and took him to an unknown location. Confrontations also erupted between the forces and young Palestinians inside al-Khader village.
It's worth noting that the march launched from the The Martyrs' Memorial, with the participation of hundreds of Palestinians and internationals activists from Bethlehem, and was supposed to continue its heading to Hussan village, west of Bethlehem toward the barrier that separates the lands of 1948 from the lands of 1967.
Our reporter said that the Israeli army suppressed the march near al-Khader stadium and started firing tear and sound gas bombs and banned participants from continuing their march.
Israeli forces arrested Mazen al-Azzeh, the coordinator of the popular committee to resist wall and settlement, after they handcuffed him and took him to an unknown location. Confrontations also erupted between the forces and young Palestinians inside al-Khader village.
It's worth noting that the march launched from the The Martyrs' Memorial, with the participation of hundreds of Palestinians and internationals activists from Bethlehem, and was supposed to continue its heading to Hussan village, west of Bethlehem toward the barrier that separates the lands of 1948 from the lands of 1967.
Our reporter said that the Israeli army suppressed the march near al-Khader stadium and started firing tear and sound gas bombs and banned participants from continuing their march.
Soldiers Suppress Demonstration Marking Nakba Day near Bethlehem
Israeli forces Tuesday suppressed a peaceful demonstration in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, marking “Nakba,” catastrophe, of 1948 when Palestinians were forced out of their homes in historic Palestine that led to the creation of Israel, according to a local activist.
Several cases of suffocation and fainting among the protesters were reported. Coordinator of the Popular Committee against Settlements and the Apartheid Wall in al-Khader, Ahmad Salah, told WAFA Israeli forces fired heavy amounts of tear gas and acoustic bombs toward the protesters, causing several suffocation and fainting cases among them that led to confrontations.
IOF soldiers quell “March of Return”
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled on Tuesday morning the “March of Return” organized by Palestinian refugees to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nakba.
Organizers said that the soldiers fired teargas at the participants, who marched from Doheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem to Khader village in an attempt to reach one of the villages of 1948 occupied Palestine west of Bethlehem, the inhabitants of which were forced to leave their homes back in 1948.
They said that a number of young men were treated for breathing difficulty while others managed to reach a bypass road nearby and threw stones at IOF vehicles and settlers’ cars.
Meanwhile, Jewish settlers hoisted Israeli flags and offered Talmudic rituals in Khader village.
Several cases of suffocation and fainting among the protesters were reported. Coordinator of the Popular Committee against Settlements and the Apartheid Wall in al-Khader, Ahmad Salah, told WAFA Israeli forces fired heavy amounts of tear gas and acoustic bombs toward the protesters, causing several suffocation and fainting cases among them that led to confrontations.
IOF soldiers quell “March of Return”
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled on Tuesday morning the “March of Return” organized by Palestinian refugees to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nakba.
Organizers said that the soldiers fired teargas at the participants, who marched from Doheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem to Khader village in an attempt to reach one of the villages of 1948 occupied Palestine west of Bethlehem, the inhabitants of which were forced to leave their homes back in 1948.
They said that a number of young men were treated for breathing difficulty while others managed to reach a bypass road nearby and threw stones at IOF vehicles and settlers’ cars.
Meanwhile, Jewish settlers hoisted Israeli flags and offered Talmudic rituals in Khader village.
Army Kidnaps Several Palestinians In West Bank, Clashes Reported
Tuesday at dawn, April 14 2013, Israeli soldiers invaded different parts of the West Bank, searched homes and property, and kidnapped several Palestinians, including university students, before taking them to unknown destinations.
Local sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that the army invaded the Ad-Dahiya area, broke into and searched several homes and kidnapped one resident identified as Mohammad Ribhi Dweikat, 23.
Soldiers also invaded Ya’bod village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including six students of the American University.
The seven have been identified as Eyad Qabha, 42, Islam Turkman, Sadam Meetani, Odai Yousef Hamarsha, Mousa Wasfy, Dadi Abbadi and Wisam Amarna.
Army further kidnapped three Palestinians in the Hebron district; one of them, identified as Nidal Eqab An-Nawaj’a, was kidnapped in Yatta town south of Hebron, while Ahmad Sabarna, and Ammar Al-Allami, 19, were kidnapped in Beit Ummar town.
Local sources reported that clashes took place between local youths and the invading soldiers who broke into and searched several homes.
It is worth mentioning that the army kidnapped 45 Palestinians in Beit Ummar town since the beginning of this year.
In Jerusalem, the soldiers broke into the home of a local reporter identified as Yousef Al-Hoot, in Anata town, and kidnapped his son, Nassar, 21, a student of the Al-Quds Open University. The soldiers also broke into and searched several homes.
On Monday evening, dozens of Israeli soldiers also invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron, and fired dozens of gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them. The army fired concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Soldiers further broke into and searched several homes, and occupied rooftops before using them as monitoring towers.
The army also installed several roadblocks at the entrances of the towns of Tarqoumia, Ithna, Sa’ir and Halhoul, in addition to invading several neighborhoods in Hebron city, before stopping dozens of residents and vehicles.
Local sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that the army invaded the Ad-Dahiya area, broke into and searched several homes and kidnapped one resident identified as Mohammad Ribhi Dweikat, 23.
Soldiers also invaded Ya’bod village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including six students of the American University.
The seven have been identified as Eyad Qabha, 42, Islam Turkman, Sadam Meetani, Odai Yousef Hamarsha, Mousa Wasfy, Dadi Abbadi and Wisam Amarna.
Army further kidnapped three Palestinians in the Hebron district; one of them, identified as Nidal Eqab An-Nawaj’a, was kidnapped in Yatta town south of Hebron, while Ahmad Sabarna, and Ammar Al-Allami, 19, were kidnapped in Beit Ummar town.
Local sources reported that clashes took place between local youths and the invading soldiers who broke into and searched several homes.
It is worth mentioning that the army kidnapped 45 Palestinians in Beit Ummar town since the beginning of this year.
In Jerusalem, the soldiers broke into the home of a local reporter identified as Yousef Al-Hoot, in Anata town, and kidnapped his son, Nassar, 21, a student of the Al-Quds Open University. The soldiers also broke into and searched several homes.
On Monday evening, dozens of Israeli soldiers also invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron, and fired dozens of gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them. The army fired concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Soldiers further broke into and searched several homes, and occupied rooftops before using them as monitoring towers.
The army also installed several roadblocks at the entrances of the towns of Tarqoumia, Ithna, Sa’ir and Halhoul, in addition to invading several neighborhoods in Hebron city, before stopping dozens of residents and vehicles.
13 may 2013
Clashes erupt between Israeli troops, Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces have clashed with dozens of Palestinian protesters following the Israeli army’s decision to allow illegal settlers to install a settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank.
Clashes broke out between scores of Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in the city of Beit Sahour, east of Bethlehem, on Sunday. Israeli troops fired stun grenades at the demonstrators to disperse the crowd.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has called for the immediate cessation of settlement expansion activities in the West Bank, saying such expansionist moves undermine efforts to revive the so-called peace talks.
"For us, stopping settlement construction is vital, important and essential to really sit down and talk about the subject of negotiations," Maliki said.
He added, "Without this, it will be difficult, if not impossible to find a Palestinian interested in sitting down and talking with the Israelis.”
"It is not a Palestinian condition. It is a requirement by the international community," the senior Palestinian official pointed out.
The UN and most countries regard the Israeli settlements as illegal because the territories were captured by Israel in a war in 1967 and are hence subject to the Geneva Conventions, which forbids construction on occupied lands.
The presence and continued expansion of these settlements has created a major obstacle for the efforts to establish peace in the Middle East.
Israel agreed to freeze settlement construction under the Roadmap for Peace plan in 2002. But it has failed to comply with that commitment despite repeated and widespread international condemnation.
More than half a million Israelis live in over 120 illegal settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967.
Clashes broke out between scores of Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in the city of Beit Sahour, east of Bethlehem, on Sunday. Israeli troops fired stun grenades at the demonstrators to disperse the crowd.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has called for the immediate cessation of settlement expansion activities in the West Bank, saying such expansionist moves undermine efforts to revive the so-called peace talks.
"For us, stopping settlement construction is vital, important and essential to really sit down and talk about the subject of negotiations," Maliki said.
He added, "Without this, it will be difficult, if not impossible to find a Palestinian interested in sitting down and talking with the Israelis.”
"It is not a Palestinian condition. It is a requirement by the international community," the senior Palestinian official pointed out.
The UN and most countries regard the Israeli settlements as illegal because the territories were captured by Israel in a war in 1967 and are hence subject to the Geneva Conventions, which forbids construction on occupied lands.
The presence and continued expansion of these settlements has created a major obstacle for the efforts to establish peace in the Middle East.
Israel agreed to freeze settlement construction under the Roadmap for Peace plan in 2002. But it has failed to comply with that commitment despite repeated and widespread international condemnation.
More than half a million Israelis live in over 120 illegal settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967.
Israel tanks, bulldozers invade northeast Gaza Strip
Israeli tanks and bulldozers have carried out an incursion into northeastern areas of the Gaza Strip, local sources say.
A number of Israeli tanks and bulldozers infiltrated into Palestinian-owned lands in the town of Beit Hanoun on Monday.
The Israeli forces also entered Beit Hanoun last week, razing Palestinian farmlands and forcing the farmers to leave the area.
Israel has carried out a number of incursions into Gaza in the past weeks, including three airstrikes on the southern town of Khan Younis and near the town of Rafah in southern Gaza in late April.
The attacks are in violation of a ceasefire which brought an end to Israel’s eight-day war against Palestinians last November.
According to Israeli Walla website, the Israeli army is preparing to launch Operation Pillar of Defense II against the Gaza Strip in a bid to eliminate Hamas resistance movement.
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine has also warned against an imminent Israeli attack against the besieged coastal enclave.
The group’s military wing, Al-Quds Brigades, has been holding military exercises in order to prepare its members for a possible Israeli aggression, the movement said.
Israel launched the so-called Operation Pillar of Defense I against Gaza in November 2012. Over 160 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and about 1,200 others were injured and more than 1,500 targets were hit across the Palestinian enclave during the eight-day war.
In retaliation, Palestinian resistance fighters fired rockets and missiles into Israeli cities, killing at least five Israelis. The offensive ended after Egypt brokered a truce between Hamas and Israel.
According to a Hamas spokesman, Israel's eight-day aggression against the Gaza Strip caused more than USD 1.2 billion in direct and indirect damages.
IOF raids northern Gaza
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) escorted four bulldozers into eastern Beit Hanun in northern Gaza Strip on Monday. Well-informed security sources said that the IOF force bulldozed citizens’ cultivated land lots after advancing more than 200 meters into the area.
IOF forces invade Palestinian land in Gaza Strip on semi daily basis and bulldoze land in violation of the calm agreement signed with Palestinian resistance factions in Cairo under Egyptian patronage last November.
A number of Israeli tanks and bulldozers infiltrated into Palestinian-owned lands in the town of Beit Hanoun on Monday.
The Israeli forces also entered Beit Hanoun last week, razing Palestinian farmlands and forcing the farmers to leave the area.
Israel has carried out a number of incursions into Gaza in the past weeks, including three airstrikes on the southern town of Khan Younis and near the town of Rafah in southern Gaza in late April.
The attacks are in violation of a ceasefire which brought an end to Israel’s eight-day war against Palestinians last November.
According to Israeli Walla website, the Israeli army is preparing to launch Operation Pillar of Defense II against the Gaza Strip in a bid to eliminate Hamas resistance movement.
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine has also warned against an imminent Israeli attack against the besieged coastal enclave.
The group’s military wing, Al-Quds Brigades, has been holding military exercises in order to prepare its members for a possible Israeli aggression, the movement said.
Israel launched the so-called Operation Pillar of Defense I against Gaza in November 2012. Over 160 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and about 1,200 others were injured and more than 1,500 targets were hit across the Palestinian enclave during the eight-day war.
In retaliation, Palestinian resistance fighters fired rockets and missiles into Israeli cities, killing at least five Israelis. The offensive ended after Egypt brokered a truce between Hamas and Israel.
According to a Hamas spokesman, Israel's eight-day aggression against the Gaza Strip caused more than USD 1.2 billion in direct and indirect damages.
IOF raids northern Gaza
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) escorted four bulldozers into eastern Beit Hanun in northern Gaza Strip on Monday. Well-informed security sources said that the IOF force bulldozed citizens’ cultivated land lots after advancing more than 200 meters into the area.
IOF forces invade Palestinian land in Gaza Strip on semi daily basis and bulldoze land in violation of the calm agreement signed with Palestinian resistance factions in Cairo under Egyptian patronage last November.
Confrontations in Jenin refugee camp
Violent confrontations erupted in Jenin refugee camp at dawn Monday after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the camp and arrested two inhabitants.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers in 20 armored vehicles burst into the camp at 0200 am today and opened heavy fire indiscriminately, igniting clashes with young men in the camp that continued until the morning hours.
Citizens said that the soldiers destroyed the detainees’ furniture and personal belongings before taking them away, adding that the sound of gunfire was heard in the vicinity of their homes.
Locals told Quds Press that resistance fighters fired at the invading troops but no casualties were reported.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers in 20 armored vehicles burst into the camp at 0200 am today and opened heavy fire indiscriminately, igniting clashes with young men in the camp that continued until the morning hours.
Citizens said that the soldiers destroyed the detainees’ furniture and personal belongings before taking them away, adding that the sound of gunfire was heard in the vicinity of their homes.
Locals told Quds Press that resistance fighters fired at the invading troops but no casualties were reported.
IOF soldiers storm village, serve summonses to father and his 4 sons
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, at dawn Monday and broke into the home of a municipal council member.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the soldiers forced their way into the home of Nasri Sabarna and searched it.
They said that an intelligence officer accompanying the soldiers served a summons to Sabarne and his four sons. They have to appear at the Gush Etzion detention center, south of Bethlehem, next Monday.
Sabarna denounced the IOF repeated storming of houses of unaware civilians and the policy of summoning citizens especially minors.
Meanwhile, violent confrontations took place at the entrance to the village between the attacking soldiers and young men.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the youths threw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers who fired teargas canisters at the youths and at nearby houses.
They said that 13 villagers were treated for breathing problems after the IOF showered them with teargas bombs.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the soldiers forced their way into the home of Nasri Sabarna and searched it.
They said that an intelligence officer accompanying the soldiers served a summons to Sabarne and his four sons. They have to appear at the Gush Etzion detention center, south of Bethlehem, next Monday.
Sabarna denounced the IOF repeated storming of houses of unaware civilians and the policy of summoning citizens especially minors.
Meanwhile, violent confrontations took place at the entrance to the village between the attacking soldiers and young men.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the youths threw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers who fired teargas canisters at the youths and at nearby houses.
They said that 13 villagers were treated for breathing problems after the IOF showered them with teargas bombs.