3 may 2020
An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced Palestinian student Mais Abu Ghoush to 16 months in jail and a 2,000 NIS fine.
Abu Ghoush’s family said that Mais’s trial had been delayed several times before the decision was made, adding that their daughter was subjected to severe torture during interrogation at Israeli jail.
Abou Ghoush, a journalism student at Birzeit University, was kidnapped during a raid on her home in Ramallah in August 2019.
The Israeli occupation authorities are holding 40 Palestinian female detainees in their jails including mothers and minors.
Abu Ghoush’s family said that Mais’s trial had been delayed several times before the decision was made, adding that their daughter was subjected to severe torture during interrogation at Israeli jail.
Abou Ghoush, a journalism student at Birzeit University, was kidnapped during a raid on her home in Ramallah in August 2019.
The Israeli occupation authorities are holding 40 Palestinian female detainees in their jails including mothers and minors.
Marking the World Press Freedom Day, which coincides on May 3 every year, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said today that 12 Palestinian journalists are currently held behind Israeli prison bars.
It said the longest serving of these 12 journalists are Mahmoud Essa (three life sentences and 45 years), Basem Khendoggi (three life sentences in prison), Munther Mefleh (30 years) and Ahmad Saifi (17 years).
In addition, the PPS said some of these 12 journalists are held in Israeli detention without charge or trial, based on what the Israeli intelligence describes as the "secret file".
"The occupation authorities have pursued the policy of arresting journalists and activists in an attempt to undermine their societal, cultural and political role, and prevent them from revealing the crimes of the occupation," the PPS said on this occasion.
Detention of journalists by Israeli occupation authorities have been on the rise since 2015, when Israeli courts started to use the pretext of "incitement" to justify the detention of journalists and the closure of TVs and media institutions under military orders.
It said the longest serving of these 12 journalists are Mahmoud Essa (three life sentences and 45 years), Basem Khendoggi (three life sentences in prison), Munther Mefleh (30 years) and Ahmad Saifi (17 years).
In addition, the PPS said some of these 12 journalists are held in Israeli detention without charge or trial, based on what the Israeli intelligence describes as the "secret file".
"The occupation authorities have pursued the policy of arresting journalists and activists in an attempt to undermine their societal, cultural and political role, and prevent them from revealing the crimes of the occupation," the PPS said on this occasion.
Detention of journalists by Israeli occupation authorities have been on the rise since 2015, when Israeli courts started to use the pretext of "incitement" to justify the detention of journalists and the closure of TVs and media institutions under military orders.
16 apr 2020
The Israeli security today summoned Palestine TV correspondent in Jerusalem, Christine Rinawi, for interrogation at the infamous Russian Compound police station in West Jerusalem, according to the correspondent.
She said that the Israeli security service, known as Shabac, called her today and ordered her to appear at the Russian compound police station in the evening.
The Shabac has shut down Palestine TV office in Jerusalem on December 6, seized all cameras and equipment and barred its employees from doing any work for the TV. Its staff were also detained and held for several hours.
She said that the Israeli security service, known as Shabac, called her today and ordered her to appear at the Russian compound police station in the evening.
The Shabac has shut down Palestine TV office in Jerusalem on December 6, seized all cameras and equipment and barred its employees from doing any work for the TV. Its staff were also detained and held for several hours.
29 mar 2020
Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Sunday decided to extend the administrative detention of Palestinian journalist Bushra al-Tawil, 26, for four months.
According to Prisoners Media Office, al-Tawil, a resident of Ramallah in the West Bank, was arrested by the IOA in December 2019 and has been held captive ever since without charge or trial.
Al-Tawil is one of over 40 Palestinian women and girls held in Israeli jails.
According to Prisoners Media Office, al-Tawil, a resident of Ramallah in the West Bank, was arrested by the IOA in December 2019 and has been held captive ever since without charge or trial.
Al-Tawil is one of over 40 Palestinian women and girls held in Israeli jails.
27 mar 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday arrested a Palestinian journalist and attacked citizens during confrontations in Ramallah, Tulkarem and Qalqilya in the West Bank.
Local sources said that violent clashes broke out between IOF soldiers and Palestinian citizens in al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya village northeast of Ramallah City.
They reported that a Palestinian journalist named Ahmad Abu Qare' was detained during the clashes and transferred to an undeclared destination.
For the fourth day in a row, Shweika village in Tulkarem witnessed clashes between IOF and Palestinian citizens protesting Israeli illegal land seizure in favor of settlement expansion.
The IOF met the protesters with heavy firing of rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas grenades.
Meanwhile in Qalqilya, the IOF violently dispersed the weekly demonstration against the settlement in Kafr Qaddum village.
The IOF attacked the demonstrators with rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters. A number of Palestinians suffered breathing difficulties as a result of inhaling tear gas and were treated in the field.
Local sources said that violent clashes broke out between IOF soldiers and Palestinian citizens in al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya village northeast of Ramallah City.
They reported that a Palestinian journalist named Ahmad Abu Qare' was detained during the clashes and transferred to an undeclared destination.
For the fourth day in a row, Shweika village in Tulkarem witnessed clashes between IOF and Palestinian citizens protesting Israeli illegal land seizure in favor of settlement expansion.
The IOF met the protesters with heavy firing of rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas grenades.
Meanwhile in Qalqilya, the IOF violently dispersed the weekly demonstration against the settlement in Kafr Qaddum village.
The IOF attacked the demonstrators with rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters. A number of Palestinians suffered breathing difficulties as a result of inhaling tear gas and were treated in the field.
13 mar 2020
At least two Palestinians, including a journalist, were injured by Israeli occupation forces today during the weekly protest against Israeli settlements, in the village of Kafr Qaddum in the northern West Bank, local sources said.
Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the popular resistance in the village, told WAFA that Israeli soldiers attacked the protesters by rubber-coated rounds and teargas, injuring two, including Ja'far Shtayyeh, a photojournalist affiliated with the Agence France-Presse. 17 others also suffocated from gas inhalation.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the targeting of photojournalist Shtayyeh by the Israeli forces, describing it a result of Israeli government's campaign against Palestinian journalists.
For many years, villagers from Kafr Qaddum and neighboring villages have been protesting every Friday against illegal Israeli settlements, and to call on Israeli authorities to reopen the village’s main road, which has been sealed off by the occupation authorities since 2002.
Morad Shtewi, coordinator of the popular resistance in the village, told WAFA that Israeli soldiers attacked the protesters by rubber-coated rounds and teargas, injuring two, including Ja'far Shtayyeh, a photojournalist affiliated with the Agence France-Presse. 17 others also suffocated from gas inhalation.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the targeting of photojournalist Shtayyeh by the Israeli forces, describing it a result of Israeli government's campaign against Palestinian journalists.
For many years, villagers from Kafr Qaddum and neighboring villages have been protesting every Friday against illegal Israeli settlements, and to call on Israeli authorities to reopen the village’s main road, which has been sealed off by the occupation authorities since 2002.
11 mar 2020
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Mohammad Abdul-Karim Hamayel, 15
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that Israeli soldiers killed, Thursday, one child, and injured at least 112 Palestinians, during the ongoing protest on the al-‘Arma Mountain, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. video The Ministry said the child, Mohammad Abdul-Karim Hamayel, 15, was shot with an expanding bullet in the head, and he was rushed to a local hospital before succumbing to his serious wounds. video Tarif Ashour, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry, said at least thirteen Palestinians were rushed to Rafidia governmental hospital, including a |
child, seventeen years of age, who was shot with two rubber-coated steel bullets in his head, before he was rushed to surgery, and remains in a critical condition.
Shortly afterward, the soldiers shot two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets in their heads, causing hemorrhaging in the brain; one of them remained in a life-threatening condition.
In addition, a journalist working for the Palestinian TV, identified as Bakr Abdul-Haq, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his leg video, and at least thirteen other residents were shot with similar rounds. video video
The total number of injuries stood at more than 112 Palestinians at the time of this report, among them, 90 were suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, and eighteen who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets.
The soldiers also abducted at least three young men, after more than 40 additional military vehicles invaded the area.
The protests are still ongoing as more soldiers and fanatic illegal colonists continue to flock to the mountain and prevented many Palestinian ambulances from approaching it.
The head of the Beita Fuad Maali Village Council told Wafa reporters that scores of illegal Israeli colonists began storming the mountain last night and are still in the place, explaining that hundreds of Palestinian citizens remain stationed on the mountain to repel their invasion.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities, said that there have been calls by colonists to storm the mountain, in an attempt to control an archaeological historical site above its summit, and install an illegal colony after occupying the entire Palestinian Mountain.
Updated From: Israeli Troops Fire at Palestinian Protesters Near Nablus, Wounding 17 – Mar 11, 2020, at 12:04
Israeli soldiers shot and injured 17 Palestinian civilians Tuesday with live bullets and rubber-coated metal bullets, as well as firing tear gas at demonstrators who gathered at the Al-Arma Mountain south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
The Head of the Committee Against the Israeli Wall and Settlements, Walid Assaf, was among those injured during the demonstration, which took place near the town of Beita, south of Nablus.
Two Palestinians were hit with live bullets and both are in serious condition at Rafidia Hospital. In addition, four Palestinians wounded from rubber-coated steel bullets were also taken to Rafidia. Three others were taken to Huwwara hospital with complications resulting from tear gas inhalation.
Among those injured was a reporter for Palestine TV, Bakr Abdel-Haq.
The Ministry of Health told reporters with the Palestinian Wafa news agency that the medical teams dealt with 17 injuries during the demonstrations taking place in the area, including two with live bullets, both of which are serious injuries.
The Israeli forces prevented ambulances from reaching the area, and the soldiers assaulted the Palestine TV crew.
The head of the Beita Fuad Maali Village Council told Wafa reporters that illegal Israeli settlers began storming the mountain last night and are still in the place, explaining that hundreds of Palestinian citizens are still stationed on the mountain to repel the invasion of Israeli settlers.
He added that a large number of military jeeps stormed the mountain at dawn, and the soldiers attacked a peaceful sit-in there, by firing a barrage of live bullets, metal bullets, and sound and gas bombs towards them, which led to the casualties.
Hundreds of citizens flocked last night to the top of Mount Al-Arma, which belongs to the villagers of Beita, and held a sit-in there, following an invasion of the mountain by Israeli settlers.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities, said that there have been calls by settlers to storm the mountain, in an attempt to control an archaeological historical site above its summit.
It is reported that the residents of the village, and the neighboring towns and villages, responded to previous attempts by the settlers to storm the top of the mountain two weeks ago.
Shortly afterward, the soldiers shot two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets in their heads, causing hemorrhaging in the brain; one of them remained in a life-threatening condition.
In addition, a journalist working for the Palestinian TV, identified as Bakr Abdul-Haq, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his leg video, and at least thirteen other residents were shot with similar rounds. video video
The total number of injuries stood at more than 112 Palestinians at the time of this report, among them, 90 were suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, and eighteen who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets.
The soldiers also abducted at least three young men, after more than 40 additional military vehicles invaded the area.
The protests are still ongoing as more soldiers and fanatic illegal colonists continue to flock to the mountain and prevented many Palestinian ambulances from approaching it.
The head of the Beita Fuad Maali Village Council told Wafa reporters that scores of illegal Israeli colonists began storming the mountain last night and are still in the place, explaining that hundreds of Palestinian citizens remain stationed on the mountain to repel their invasion.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities, said that there have been calls by colonists to storm the mountain, in an attempt to control an archaeological historical site above its summit, and install an illegal colony after occupying the entire Palestinian Mountain.
Updated From: Israeli Troops Fire at Palestinian Protesters Near Nablus, Wounding 17 – Mar 11, 2020, at 12:04
Israeli soldiers shot and injured 17 Palestinian civilians Tuesday with live bullets and rubber-coated metal bullets, as well as firing tear gas at demonstrators who gathered at the Al-Arma Mountain south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
The Head of the Committee Against the Israeli Wall and Settlements, Walid Assaf, was among those injured during the demonstration, which took place near the town of Beita, south of Nablus.
Two Palestinians were hit with live bullets and both are in serious condition at Rafidia Hospital. In addition, four Palestinians wounded from rubber-coated steel bullets were also taken to Rafidia. Three others were taken to Huwwara hospital with complications resulting from tear gas inhalation.
Among those injured was a reporter for Palestine TV, Bakr Abdel-Haq.
The Ministry of Health told reporters with the Palestinian Wafa news agency that the medical teams dealt with 17 injuries during the demonstrations taking place in the area, including two with live bullets, both of which are serious injuries.
The Israeli forces prevented ambulances from reaching the area, and the soldiers assaulted the Palestine TV crew.
The head of the Beita Fuad Maali Village Council told Wafa reporters that illegal Israeli settlers began storming the mountain last night and are still in the place, explaining that hundreds of Palestinian citizens are still stationed on the mountain to repel the invasion of Israeli settlers.
He added that a large number of military jeeps stormed the mountain at dawn, and the soldiers attacked a peaceful sit-in there, by firing a barrage of live bullets, metal bullets, and sound and gas bombs towards them, which led to the casualties.
Hundreds of citizens flocked last night to the top of Mount Al-Arma, which belongs to the villagers of Beita, and held a sit-in there, following an invasion of the mountain by Israeli settlers.
Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities, said that there have been calls by settlers to storm the mountain, in an attempt to control an archaeological historical site above its summit.
It is reported that the residents of the village, and the neighboring towns and villages, responded to previous attempts by the settlers to storm the top of the mountain two weeks ago.
2 feb 2020
Several Palestinians, on Monday, were injured, when Israeli soldiers opened fire at them as they peacefully defended a mountain in Beita town, south of Nablus, against a settler takeover, local sources reported.
Palestinians gathered on the Jabal al-Arma mountain to protect their land, located in the northern occupied West Bank, from Israeli colonial theft.
Ghassan Daghlas, local settlement monitor told WAFA Palestinian News Agency that the Israeli soldiers shot live-fire, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear-gas canisters in a show of excessive use of force. video video
The Red Crescent said two people were injured from live bullets, ten were injured from rubber-coated metal bullets, including a fracture as well as fifty protestors who suffocated on tear-gas.
Mohammad Sayeh, a reporter, was shot by Israeli forces, whose condition was not known at the time of reporting. video
Palestinians gathered on the Jabal al-Arma mountain to protect their land, located in the northern occupied West Bank, from Israeli colonial theft.
Ghassan Daghlas, local settlement monitor told WAFA Palestinian News Agency that the Israeli soldiers shot live-fire, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear-gas canisters in a show of excessive use of force. video video
The Red Crescent said two people were injured from live bullets, ten were injured from rubber-coated metal bullets, including a fracture as well as fifty protestors who suffocated on tear-gas.
Mohammad Sayeh, a reporter, was shot by Israeli forces, whose condition was not known at the time of reporting. video
