31 july 2014
A Palestinian journalist who was injured when Israel shelled his Shujaiyya home succumbed to his wounds on Thursday, the ninth journalist to be killed by Israeli forces since the assault on Gaza began three weeks ago.
Muhammad Daher, who worked for al-Resalah newspaper, was injured in the shelling while a number of his family members were killed.
The target of the attack was unclear, but Israel has repeatedly destroyed entire apartment buildings in order to kill wanted individuals.
Muhammad Daher, who worked for al-Resalah newspaper, was injured in the shelling while a number of his family members were killed.
The target of the attack was unclear, but Israel has repeatedly destroyed entire apartment buildings in order to kill wanted individuals.
Muhammad Daher
The Israeli assault has taken a high toll on Palestinian journalists, as seemingly haphazard shelling of residential and commercial areas have killed many, including 17 shoppers in a Shujaiyya market and 16 internally displaced people at a UN school on Wednesday.
Photojournalists Rami Rayan and Sameh al-Aryan, who worked with al-Aqsa TV, were killed Wednesday during the shelling of al-Bastat market in Shujaiyya.
Journalist Ahed Zaqqut, who focused on sports media for several agencies, was also killed Wednesday.
Journalists Najlaa Mahmoud al-Hajj, Abd al-Rahman Ziyad Abu Hayin, Izzat Dhuheir, Bahad al-Din Gharib, and photojournalist Khalid Hamad were also killed in earlier strikes on the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli assault has taken a high toll on Palestinian journalists, as seemingly haphazard shelling of residential and commercial areas have killed many, including 17 shoppers in a Shujaiyya market and 16 internally displaced people at a UN school on Wednesday.
Photojournalists Rami Rayan and Sameh al-Aryan, who worked with al-Aqsa TV, were killed Wednesday during the shelling of al-Bastat market in Shujaiyya.
Journalist Ahed Zaqqut, who focused on sports media for several agencies, was also killed Wednesday.
Journalists Najlaa Mahmoud al-Hajj, Abd al-Rahman Ziyad Abu Hayin, Izzat Dhuheir, Bahad al-Din Gharib, and photojournalist Khalid Hamad were also killed in earlier strikes on the Gaza Strip.
30 july 2014
Journalists Sameh Al-Aryan (left) and Ramu Rayan, who were killed in the Israeli shelling of Shojayah market. Photo release by IFJ Two Palestinian journalists were killed in Gaza, taking the journalistic toll to eight since the Israeli bombardment began a month ago.
According to an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS), the two journalists were killed in the artillery shelling of Shojayah market. A third journalist was seriously injured.
The two who died were Sameh Al-Aryan, 26, of Al-Aqsa TV, and photojournalist Rami Rayan, 25, who worked for the Palestinian Media Network. Photojournalist Hamed Shobaky, of Manara Media, was severely wounded in the same incident.
Ahed Zaqout, 49, a presenter on Palestine TV sport programmes, was killed in his apartment during an attack on the Italian tower in Gaza City.
Jim Boumelha, the IFJ president, said: "We express our anger and condemnation at the killing of these journalists, the latest victims in this ongoing cycle of intimidation, violence and murder against media workers in Palestine.
"We send our heartfelt sympathies to their family and friends and we offer our continued support and solidarity to our colleagues in the PJS and all media workers in Gaza as they continue to suffer through this appalling Israeli barrage.
"Enough is enough: the killing must end now and Israeli must be held accountable for these atrocities."
The IFJ is writing to Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations' secretary-general, to remind the organisation of its international obligation to protect journalists.
Source: IFJ
According to an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS), the two journalists were killed in the artillery shelling of Shojayah market. A third journalist was seriously injured.
The two who died were Sameh Al-Aryan, 26, of Al-Aqsa TV, and photojournalist Rami Rayan, 25, who worked for the Palestinian Media Network. Photojournalist Hamed Shobaky, of Manara Media, was severely wounded in the same incident.
Ahed Zaqout, 49, a presenter on Palestine TV sport programmes, was killed in his apartment during an attack on the Italian tower in Gaza City.
Jim Boumelha, the IFJ president, said: "We express our anger and condemnation at the killing of these journalists, the latest victims in this ongoing cycle of intimidation, violence and murder against media workers in Palestine.
"We send our heartfelt sympathies to their family and friends and we offer our continued support and solidarity to our colleagues in the PJS and all media workers in Gaza as they continue to suffer through this appalling Israeli barrage.
"Enough is enough: the killing must end now and Israeli must be held accountable for these atrocities."
The IFJ is writing to Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations' secretary-general, to remind the organisation of its international obligation to protect journalists.
Source: IFJ
29 july 2014
Israeli warplanes targeted offices belonging to the al-Aqsa TV station early Tuesday, a Palestinian media group said.
The Palestinian Journalist Bloc said in a statement Israeli forces struck the Hamas-affiliated station's offices in the al-Nasser neighborhood, the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, and the al-Rimal neighborhoods of Gaza City.
Al-Aqsa's broadcast stopped briefly after the strike on the al-Rimal neighborhood, although no injuries were reported.
The Bloc condemned what it called "crimes against journalists and media."
Hamas' station plays a "central role in managing the media battle against the Israeli lies," the Bloc said.
It said al-Aqsa channel was crucial for providing information on the ground in Gaza to several other Arabic media organizations.
The Israeli army confirmed the strikes on al-Aqsa's offices in an emailed statement.
Strikes "targeted the propaganda dissemination capabilities used to broadcast the messages of (Hamas') military wing," the statement said.
"'Al-Aqsa' station broadcast capabilities are used to incite Palestinians against Israel, to transit orders and messages to Hamas operatives and to instruct Gaza residents to ignore IDF (army) warnings regarding upcoming military activity in specific areas."
During Israel's last major offensive on Gaza, Israel targeted two of the station's cameramen in addition to targeting its office.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a car on Nov. 20, 2012, killing Hussam Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Salama and Mahmoud Ali Ahmad al-Koumi.
Days earlier, Israel had struck al-Aqsa's office in the al-Shorouq building in western Gaza City. The building housed offices several other media organizations, and six journalists were injured.
PCHR and other rights organizations condemned the attacks, saying Israel was deliberately targeting journalists.
The Palestinian Journalist Bloc said in a statement Israeli forces struck the Hamas-affiliated station's offices in the al-Nasser neighborhood, the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, and the al-Rimal neighborhoods of Gaza City.
Al-Aqsa's broadcast stopped briefly after the strike on the al-Rimal neighborhood, although no injuries were reported.
The Bloc condemned what it called "crimes against journalists and media."
Hamas' station plays a "central role in managing the media battle against the Israeli lies," the Bloc said.
It said al-Aqsa channel was crucial for providing information on the ground in Gaza to several other Arabic media organizations.
The Israeli army confirmed the strikes on al-Aqsa's offices in an emailed statement.
Strikes "targeted the propaganda dissemination capabilities used to broadcast the messages of (Hamas') military wing," the statement said.
"'Al-Aqsa' station broadcast capabilities are used to incite Palestinians against Israel, to transit orders and messages to Hamas operatives and to instruct Gaza residents to ignore IDF (army) warnings regarding upcoming military activity in specific areas."
During Israel's last major offensive on Gaza, Israel targeted two of the station's cameramen in addition to targeting its office.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a car on Nov. 20, 2012, killing Hussam Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Salama and Mahmoud Ali Ahmad al-Koumi.
Days earlier, Israel had struck al-Aqsa's office in the al-Shorouq building in western Gaza City. The building housed offices several other media organizations, and six journalists were injured.
PCHR and other rights organizations condemned the attacks, saying Israel was deliberately targeting journalists.
Ezzat Dheir 23
The Israeli army continued its illegitimate bombardment of Palestinian homes, and civilian property, and killed five family members of a Palestinian journalist, including two children in Gaza City.
Media sources said the Israeli strikes also targeted government facilities and ministries, media outlets, mosques and even homes of senior political leaders of Hamas, including the deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismael Haniyya.
Medical sources said resident Ezzat Dheir, a 23-year-old journalist, working for a local radio, was killed along with four members of his family, after an Israeli missile striking his home.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
1. Ezzat Dheir, 23, Rafah.
2. Turkeyya Dheir, 80, Rafah.
3. Yasmeen Dheir, 25, Rafah.
4. Mary Dheir, 12, Rafah.
5. Tasneem Dheir, 8, Rafah.
The al-Hurriyya (Freedom) Radio issued a statement denouncing the ongoing Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, including journalists and medics, adding that Dheir was its correspondent in Gaza.
Also on Tuesday, head of the al-Borei Local council, Anis Abu Shammala, was killed after an israeli missile was fired into is home.
On Monday, ten children were killed, and more than 30 were injured, when the army fires missiles into a playground north of the Shaty’ refugee camp, west of Gaza City.
The army also fired missiles into clinics of the Shifa Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least five Palestinians.
Another Palestinian was killed, and three were injured, after the army fired a missile into his home in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Three Palestinians, including two brothers, have also been killed by an Israeli missile striking a home, belonging to al-Hashshash family, in Rafah.
Gaza's main power plant was hit by Israeli tank shells on Tuesday, shutting it down completely. The power plant had already been operating at 20% capacity, after having been hit by Israeli airstrikes last week. Most Palestinians depend on the central Gaza power plant to provide electricity.
This will also severely impact the ability of Palestinians to communicate to the outside world via the Internet -- which has been the main source of information getting out of Gaza up until this point. Gaza's main power plant was also heavily bombarded during the Israeli invasion of 2009, which had a serious impact on hospitals' ability to provide care.
At least 40 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missiles on Tuesday, while dozens have been injured, some seriously.
At least 1100 Palestinians have been, and Israeli missiles have injured more than 6470 and shells since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza on July 8. The majority of the casualties are are children, women and elderly.
The Israeli army continued its illegitimate bombardment of Palestinian homes, and civilian property, and killed five family members of a Palestinian journalist, including two children in Gaza City.
Media sources said the Israeli strikes also targeted government facilities and ministries, media outlets, mosques and even homes of senior political leaders of Hamas, including the deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismael Haniyya.
Medical sources said resident Ezzat Dheir, a 23-year-old journalist, working for a local radio, was killed along with four members of his family, after an Israeli missile striking his home.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
1. Ezzat Dheir, 23, Rafah.
2. Turkeyya Dheir, 80, Rafah.
3. Yasmeen Dheir, 25, Rafah.
4. Mary Dheir, 12, Rafah.
5. Tasneem Dheir, 8, Rafah.
The al-Hurriyya (Freedom) Radio issued a statement denouncing the ongoing Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, including journalists and medics, adding that Dheir was its correspondent in Gaza.
Also on Tuesday, head of the al-Borei Local council, Anis Abu Shammala, was killed after an israeli missile was fired into is home.
On Monday, ten children were killed, and more than 30 were injured, when the army fires missiles into a playground north of the Shaty’ refugee camp, west of Gaza City.
The army also fired missiles into clinics of the Shifa Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least five Palestinians.
Another Palestinian was killed, and three were injured, after the army fired a missile into his home in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Three Palestinians, including two brothers, have also been killed by an Israeli missile striking a home, belonging to al-Hashshash family, in Rafah.
Gaza's main power plant was hit by Israeli tank shells on Tuesday, shutting it down completely. The power plant had already been operating at 20% capacity, after having been hit by Israeli airstrikes last week. Most Palestinians depend on the central Gaza power plant to provide electricity.
This will also severely impact the ability of Palestinians to communicate to the outside world via the Internet -- which has been the main source of information getting out of Gaza up until this point. Gaza's main power plant was also heavily bombarded during the Israeli invasion of 2009, which had a serious impact on hospitals' ability to provide care.
At least 40 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missiles on Tuesday, while dozens have been injured, some seriously.
At least 1100 Palestinians have been, and Israeli missiles have injured more than 6470 and shells since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza on July 8. The majority of the casualties are are children, women and elderly.
20 july 2014
Cameraman Khaled Hammad
A Palestinian cameraman and a paramedic were among dozens of people killed in Gaza's Shujaiyya district on Sunday as Israeli troops mounted an intensive bombardment, medics said.
"Cameraman Khaled Hammad and paramedic Fuad Jaber were killed in a strike on an ambulance, while they were trying to evacuate the wounded from Shujaiyya," emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP.
A Palestinian cameraman and a paramedic were among dozens of people killed in Gaza's Shujaiyya district on Sunday as Israeli troops mounted an intensive bombardment, medics said.
"Cameraman Khaled Hammad and paramedic Fuad Jaber were killed in a strike on an ambulance, while they were trying to evacuate the wounded from Shujaiyya," emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP.
18 july 2014
American network NBC News has pulled out its correspondent Ayman Mohyeddin from the Gaza Strip following his unbiased coverage of the Israeli regime’s atrocities in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
The NBC News correspondent, who personally witnessed the Israeli military’s brutal murdering of four Palestinian boys who were playing on a beach in Gaza on Wednesday, was ordered by the network’s executives to leave the Palestinian territory immediately.
Mohyeddin’s witness account of the killing of the four young boys by Israeli gunboat fire has gone viral online. On the air, Mohyeldin recounted how, moments before their death, he was kicking a soccer ball with the four boys, who were between the ages of 9 and 11 and all from the same family.
According to an NBC source, the network’s executives claimed the decision was motivated by “security concerns” amid reports that an Israeli military’s ground incursion into Gaza was looming.
The NBC News correspondent, who personally witnessed the Israeli military’s brutal murdering of four Palestinian boys who were playing on a beach in Gaza on Wednesday, was ordered by the network’s executives to leave the Palestinian territory immediately.
Mohyeddin’s witness account of the killing of the four young boys by Israeli gunboat fire has gone viral online. On the air, Mohyeldin recounted how, moments before their death, he was kicking a soccer ball with the four boys, who were between the ages of 9 and 11 and all from the same family.
According to an NBC source, the network’s executives claimed the decision was motivated by “security concerns” amid reports that an Israeli military’s ground incursion into Gaza was looming.
CNN reporter deletes tweet about crowd cheering rocket attack in Gaza
This is while the news outlet dispatched another correspondent, Richard Engel, to Gaza late on Wednesday to replace Mohyeddin. Engel was accompanied by an American producer, who has never been to Gaza and does not speak Arabic, according to sources familiar with the issue.
The network refused on Thursday to issue any further public comments. It also failed to explain why the security issues that demanded Mohyeddin’s exit from Gaza did not apply to Engel.
The move by the NBC to pull out Mohyeddin has been widely criticized by experts and the public alike, triggering an online campaign called “Let Ayman Report.”
Like many other mainstream media outlets in the US, the NBC News is also known for censoring various stories it finds against the US and the Israeli regime’s interests.
This is while the news outlet dispatched another correspondent, Richard Engel, to Gaza late on Wednesday to replace Mohyeddin. Engel was accompanied by an American producer, who has never been to Gaza and does not speak Arabic, according to sources familiar with the issue.
The network refused on Thursday to issue any further public comments. It also failed to explain why the security issues that demanded Mohyeddin’s exit from Gaza did not apply to Engel.
The move by the NBC to pull out Mohyeddin has been widely criticized by experts and the public alike, triggering an online campaign called “Let Ayman Report.”
Like many other mainstream media outlets in the US, the NBC News is also known for censoring various stories it finds against the US and the Israeli regime’s interests.
International journalists are gathered outside an hotel following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on July 17, 2014
At least one journalist was injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted Palestinian media buildings in the Gaza Strip early Friday.
Israeli Apache helicopters targeted the al-Jawhara tower in Gaza City at 4 a.m., causing damage to at least 10 apartments in the building, which holds several media offices.
Photojournalist Muhammad Shabab was injured and taken to al-Shifa hospital for treatment.
Two municipality workers at street level were injured as rocks and debris covered the area.
Israeli forces also targeted the Daoud Tower in the al-Rimal neighborhood, cutting off the broadcast of a local radio station and injuring several employees.
The Israeli army has been regularly accused of targeting Palestinian journalists by international watchdogs, and attacks on news and radio stations in Gaza have generally been more frequent during times of bombardment.
At least one journalist was injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted Palestinian media buildings in the Gaza Strip early Friday.
Israeli Apache helicopters targeted the al-Jawhara tower in Gaza City at 4 a.m., causing damage to at least 10 apartments in the building, which holds several media offices.
Photojournalist Muhammad Shabab was injured and taken to al-Shifa hospital for treatment.
Two municipality workers at street level were injured as rocks and debris covered the area.
Israeli forces also targeted the Daoud Tower in the al-Rimal neighborhood, cutting off the broadcast of a local radio station and injuring several employees.
The Israeli army has been regularly accused of targeting Palestinian journalists by international watchdogs, and attacks on news and radio stations in Gaza have generally been more frequent during times of bombardment.
17 july 2014
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) waged at dawn Thursday an arrest campaign throughout the West Bank focusing mainly on al-Khalil. Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday that 8 Palestinians were arrested in al-Khalil.
In Bethlehem, Israeli Special Forces arrested an 18-year-old youth after brutally attacking and beating him.
IOF soldiers also stormed the journalist Alaa al-Titi’s home in an attempt to arrest him but he was out.
Meanwhile, clashes continued between Palestinian youths and IOF soldiers following the arrest campaign targeting Palestinian MPs and academics.
PA Security Forces, in their turn, continued to suppress any attempt for the outbreak of clashes or confrontations with Israeli soldiers.
Israeli forces notified the family of prisoner Hossem Qawasmi that their home in al-Khalil would be razed within two days. The detainee Qawasmi was re-arrested last week. He had already served 10 years behind Israeli bars.
His two brothers are also jailed in Israeli prisons, while his third brother was deported to Gaza after being released in Wafa al-Ahrar Swap Deal.
20 Palestinians were arrested in Bani Neim town in al-Khalil including two members of Palestinian Legislative Council.
Dozens of youths were injured including 6 with live bullets during clashes that erupted in different towns near the city, while a large march was organized in al-Khalil in solidarity with Gaza Strip.
In Nablus, an Israeli undercover unit kidnapped on Tuesday a Palestinian young man from Sibsitia town.
According to eyewitnesses, a civilian car with a Palestinian registration plate carrying 4 members of IOF undercover units stopped at Rafidya Hospital’s entrance and kidnapped the young man Koutaiba Azem after brutally beating him.
Azem’s arrest came shortly after his release from PA jails where he was arrested for his participation in a solidarity sit-in in support of hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
IOF troops also arrested a Palestinian young man after raiding his home and confiscating a car belonging to a detainee.
Solidarity marches were organized in different cities and towns in occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, which led to the outbreak of clashes with Israeli forces.
In Bethlehem, Israeli Special Forces arrested an 18-year-old youth after brutally attacking and beating him.
IOF soldiers also stormed the journalist Alaa al-Titi’s home in an attempt to arrest him but he was out.
Meanwhile, clashes continued between Palestinian youths and IOF soldiers following the arrest campaign targeting Palestinian MPs and academics.
PA Security Forces, in their turn, continued to suppress any attempt for the outbreak of clashes or confrontations with Israeli soldiers.
Israeli forces notified the family of prisoner Hossem Qawasmi that their home in al-Khalil would be razed within two days. The detainee Qawasmi was re-arrested last week. He had already served 10 years behind Israeli bars.
His two brothers are also jailed in Israeli prisons, while his third brother was deported to Gaza after being released in Wafa al-Ahrar Swap Deal.
20 Palestinians were arrested in Bani Neim town in al-Khalil including two members of Palestinian Legislative Council.
Dozens of youths were injured including 6 with live bullets during clashes that erupted in different towns near the city, while a large march was organized in al-Khalil in solidarity with Gaza Strip.
In Nablus, an Israeli undercover unit kidnapped on Tuesday a Palestinian young man from Sibsitia town.
According to eyewitnesses, a civilian car with a Palestinian registration plate carrying 4 members of IOF undercover units stopped at Rafidya Hospital’s entrance and kidnapped the young man Koutaiba Azem after brutally beating him.
Azem’s arrest came shortly after his release from PA jails where he was arrested for his participation in a solidarity sit-in in support of hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
IOF troops also arrested a Palestinian young man after raiding his home and confiscating a car belonging to a detainee.
Solidarity marches were organized in different cities and towns in occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, which led to the outbreak of clashes with Israeli forces.
16 july 2014
Several journalists were injured after an Israeli airstrike early Wednesday morning struck a building in Gaza City that houses the Sawt al-Watan radio station.
A journalist at the station Luay Abu Muammar told Ma'an that the radio station "was damaged, some machines were destroyed, and the radio's car was destroyed," in the attack, which comes on the ninth day of a sustained Israeli assault on Gaza.
"The broadcast is still cut off," he added.
The management and employees of the radio station condemned the targeting the building, stressing that the Israeli attack targets the rights of journalists and contravenes laws protecting freedom of the press.
Abu Muammar called upon the Arab and International Journalists Syndicate to condemn the attack and hold Israel responsible for its crimes.
Journalists Ahmad al-Ajala, Tariq Hamdieh, Muhammad Hammoudeh and Bahaa al-Razi Abu Muammar were in the building at the time of the airstrike.
The Israeli army has been regularly accused of targeting Palestinian journalists by international watchdogs, and attacks on news and radio stations in Gaza have generally been more frequent during times of bombardment like in 2012 and 2008-9.
On Wednesday, Israeli forces bombed a car full of journalists with the word "TV" printed across the roof, killing Hamdi Shihab and injuring three others.
209 Palestinians have been killed and 1,560 have been injured since Israel began "Operation Protective Edge" in Gaza, which began after more than two weeks of an intensive operation in the West Bank that killed at least six, injured more than 130, and led to the arrest of more than 600.
A journalist at the station Luay Abu Muammar told Ma'an that the radio station "was damaged, some machines were destroyed, and the radio's car was destroyed," in the attack, which comes on the ninth day of a sustained Israeli assault on Gaza.
"The broadcast is still cut off," he added.
The management and employees of the radio station condemned the targeting the building, stressing that the Israeli attack targets the rights of journalists and contravenes laws protecting freedom of the press.
Abu Muammar called upon the Arab and International Journalists Syndicate to condemn the attack and hold Israel responsible for its crimes.
Journalists Ahmad al-Ajala, Tariq Hamdieh, Muhammad Hammoudeh and Bahaa al-Razi Abu Muammar were in the building at the time of the airstrike.
The Israeli army has been regularly accused of targeting Palestinian journalists by international watchdogs, and attacks on news and radio stations in Gaza have generally been more frequent during times of bombardment like in 2012 and 2008-9.
On Wednesday, Israeli forces bombed a car full of journalists with the word "TV" printed across the roof, killing Hamdi Shihab and injuring three others.
209 Palestinians have been killed and 1,560 have been injured since Israel began "Operation Protective Edge" in Gaza, which began after more than two weeks of an intensive operation in the West Bank that killed at least six, injured more than 130, and led to the arrest of more than 600.
9 july 2014
29 Palestinians killed, Wednesday, 53 In Two Days
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinian women and two children have been killed on Wednesday evening, when Israeli soldiers fired missiles into Rafah and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, and Jabalia, in the northern part of the coastal region. A journalist was killed in central Gaza.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) said a woman, identified as Salmiyya al-‘Arja, 53, was killed and at least eight Palestinians were injured, in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Three more Palestinians have been injured when the army bombarded a home in Abasan town, east of Khan Younis.
They were moved to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Another child, only two years of age, was killed when the army bombarded Jabalia, in northern Gaza.
An Israeli missile, fired into Gaza city, has also wounded three Palestinian medics, medical sources said.
WAFA added that the army also fired missiles into a graveyard, close to the Palestine Square,
In Gaza city. At least twenty Palestinians have been injured in a number of Israeli strikes targeting different parts of the Gaza Strip.
In addition, one woman, identified as Amal and Nariman Abdul-Ghafour, has been killed when an Israeli missile struck her home in the al-Qarara town, in Khan Younis.
A child, identified as Mohammad Arif, 13, was killed in an Israeli bombardment targeting the Shaghaf area, in Gaza city.
Moreover, a journalist identified as Hamed Shehab, was killed when the army fired a missile at a vehicle transporting reporters in the center of Gaza City.
Five Palestinians of the Nawasra family have also been killed, in the al-Maghazi refugee camp.
Medical Aid Palestine has reported that in the past 36 hours, Israel has dropped more than 400 tons of explosives on Gaza-an area the size of the Isle of Wight
Initial reports also indicate that two Palestinian fighters have been killed while trying to infiltrate, via the sea, the Zikim military base and settlement, across the border with Gaza.
On Tuesday, the army said it foiled a similar attempt, and killed four fighters.
Israeli sources said three Israelis have been killed in Keryat Malachi settlement, and five were injured in Haifa, by shells fired from Gaza.
Khaled al-Batsh, a senior political leader of the Islamic Jihad, stated that the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, has decided to strike Tel Aviv “because Tel Aviv is not more precious than Gaza, Rafah or Beit Lahia, under constant Israeli shelling and bombardment”.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinian women and two children have been killed on Wednesday evening, when Israeli soldiers fired missiles into Rafah and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, and Jabalia, in the northern part of the coastal region. A journalist was killed in central Gaza.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) said a woman, identified as Salmiyya al-‘Arja, 53, was killed and at least eight Palestinians were injured, in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Three more Palestinians have been injured when the army bombarded a home in Abasan town, east of Khan Younis.
They were moved to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Another child, only two years of age, was killed when the army bombarded Jabalia, in northern Gaza.
An Israeli missile, fired into Gaza city, has also wounded three Palestinian medics, medical sources said.
WAFA added that the army also fired missiles into a graveyard, close to the Palestine Square,
In Gaza city. At least twenty Palestinians have been injured in a number of Israeli strikes targeting different parts of the Gaza Strip.
In addition, one woman, identified as Amal and Nariman Abdul-Ghafour, has been killed when an Israeli missile struck her home in the al-Qarara town, in Khan Younis.
A child, identified as Mohammad Arif, 13, was killed in an Israeli bombardment targeting the Shaghaf area, in Gaza city.
Moreover, a journalist identified as Hamed Shehab, was killed when the army fired a missile at a vehicle transporting reporters in the center of Gaza City.
Five Palestinians of the Nawasra family have also been killed, in the al-Maghazi refugee camp.
Medical Aid Palestine has reported that in the past 36 hours, Israel has dropped more than 400 tons of explosives on Gaza-an area the size of the Isle of Wight
Initial reports also indicate that two Palestinian fighters have been killed while trying to infiltrate, via the sea, the Zikim military base and settlement, across the border with Gaza.
On Tuesday, the army said it foiled a similar attempt, and killed four fighters.
Israeli sources said three Israelis have been killed in Keryat Malachi settlement, and five were injured in Haifa, by shells fired from Gaza.
Khaled al-Batsh, a senior political leader of the Islamic Jihad, stated that the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, has decided to strike Tel Aviv “because Tel Aviv is not more precious than Gaza, Rafah or Beit Lahia, under constant Israeli shelling and bombardment”.
7 july 2014
A Palestinian journalist and a young Palestinian woman were wounded after two Israeli extremists attacked them near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Monday.
Journalist Nuha Musleh told Ma’an she was interviewing a young woman from Jerusalem with another journalist when she was hit with a big rock on her shoulder, which caused her to suffer from bruises and lose consciousness.
The young woman with her was also hit.
Musleh added that Palestinians in the area chased down the perpetrators, who tried to flee, but were caught and transferred to the Salauddin street police department.
She said that she was still at the police station giving her statement.
Journalist Nuha Musleh told Ma’an she was interviewing a young woman from Jerusalem with another journalist when she was hit with a big rock on her shoulder, which caused her to suffer from bruises and lose consciousness.
The young woman with her was also hit.
Musleh added that Palestinians in the area chased down the perpetrators, who tried to flee, but were caught and transferred to the Salauddin street police department.
She said that she was still at the police station giving her statement.
6 july 2014
Israeli forces fired stun grenades at a Palestinian TV crew covering clashes between Israeli troops and young Palestinian men in al-Tur neighborhood in East Jerusalem on Saturday.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Palestine Today satellite channel reporter Ahmad al-Budeiri and his cameraman were hurt after Israeli soldiers fired stun grenades directly at them.
Three protestors were hit by rubber-coated bullets during the clashes. One was taken to hospital and had seven stitches in his foot which was cut by a rubber-coated bullet.
In the same neighborhood, Israeli forces fired stun grenades at a group of young men walking in the main street and forced them to go inside a coffee shop.
Separately, Israeli troops detained four young Palestinian men during fierce clashes in the Ras al-Amoud neighborhood in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Also, witnesses said an Israeli settler fired gunshots into the air near the Christian Quarter in the Old City.
An Israeli police spokesman said forces responded to rioting in the area with non-lethal means. Video and Video
Witnesses told Ma’an that Palestine Today satellite channel reporter Ahmad al-Budeiri and his cameraman were hurt after Israeli soldiers fired stun grenades directly at them.
Three protestors were hit by rubber-coated bullets during the clashes. One was taken to hospital and had seven stitches in his foot which was cut by a rubber-coated bullet.
In the same neighborhood, Israeli forces fired stun grenades at a group of young men walking in the main street and forced them to go inside a coffee shop.
Separately, Israeli troops detained four young Palestinian men during fierce clashes in the Ras al-Amoud neighborhood in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Also, witnesses said an Israeli settler fired gunshots into the air near the Christian Quarter in the Old City.
An Israeli police spokesman said forces responded to rioting in the area with non-lethal means. Video and Video
