16 may 2018
Israeli soldiers shot, Tuesday, two Palestinians with live fire and 71 with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to causing approximately 100 to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and abducted two others, in Nablus governorate, in the northern part of the West Bank.
Medical sources said the soldiers attacked hundreds of protesters, who marched in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, and near Huwwara military roadblock, south of Nablus, marking the Palestinian Nakba, and the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine.
The soldiers also attacked protesters in Beita village, south of Nablus, in addition to Azmout and Beit Forik, east of Nablus, and Deir Sharaf, west of the city.
Ahmad Jibreel, the head of the Emergency Unit of the Red Crescent Society, said the soldiers shot two Palestinians with live fire, and 69 others with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to causing approximately 100 to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Nubani, 23, and Kamal ‘Oweiss, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, the soldiers attacked dozens of nonviolent protesters in Budrus village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after the army attacked a symbolic “Right of Return Camp,” causing several injuries.
Also in Nablus, several extremist Israeli colonialist settlers cut several Palestinian olive trees near the main entrance of Burqa village, north of the city.
Many Palestinians then gathered in the area, before the soldiers invaded it and fired several live rounds and gas bombs at them.
Medical sources said the soldiers attacked hundreds of protesters, who marched in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, and near Huwwara military roadblock, south of Nablus, marking the Palestinian Nakba, and the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine.
The soldiers also attacked protesters in Beita village, south of Nablus, in addition to Azmout and Beit Forik, east of Nablus, and Deir Sharaf, west of the city.
Ahmad Jibreel, the head of the Emergency Unit of the Red Crescent Society, said the soldiers shot two Palestinians with live fire, and 69 others with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to causing approximately 100 to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Nubani, 23, and Kamal ‘Oweiss, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, the soldiers attacked dozens of nonviolent protesters in Budrus village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after the army attacked a symbolic “Right of Return Camp,” causing several injuries.
Also in Nablus, several extremist Israeli colonialist settlers cut several Palestinian olive trees near the main entrance of Burqa village, north of the city.
Many Palestinians then gathered in the area, before the soldiers invaded it and fired several live rounds and gas bombs at them.
9 may 2018
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, at least fourteen Palestinians from their homes, after invading and violently searching them, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers also caused fire in olive orchards and wheat fields.
Media sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, identified as Bader-Eddin Ahmad Hamadna, Omar Dirar Jarar’a, Bara’ Issam Jarar’a and Mohammad Omar Shouli, from their homes in ‘Aseera ash-Shamaliya town, north of the city.
In Salfit, in northwestern West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted two Palestinians, identified as Ali Mofeed Zeidan, 20, and Mohammad Maher al-Qadi, 32.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded ‘Azzoun town, north of Qalqilia in northern West Bank, searched many homes and abducted Mohannad Farouq Abu Haniyya.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades while withdrawing from Azzoun, causing fires in wheat fields and olive orchards.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers also searched and ransacked homes and abducted seven Palestinians, including a child.
The abducted residents have been identified as Mohammad Zakaria ‘Oleyyan, Qussai Dari, Ahmad Sa’ad Mustafa, Mohammad Tha’er Mahmoud, Anas Ali Dirbas, Saleh Abu Assab and a child, Ali Amjad Atiya.
Media sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, identified as Bader-Eddin Ahmad Hamadna, Omar Dirar Jarar’a, Bara’ Issam Jarar’a and Mohammad Omar Shouli, from their homes in ‘Aseera ash-Shamaliya town, north of the city.
In Salfit, in northwestern West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted two Palestinians, identified as Ali Mofeed Zeidan, 20, and Mohammad Maher al-Qadi, 32.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded ‘Azzoun town, north of Qalqilia in northern West Bank, searched many homes and abducted Mohannad Farouq Abu Haniyya.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades while withdrawing from Azzoun, causing fires in wheat fields and olive orchards.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers also searched and ransacked homes and abducted seven Palestinians, including a child.
The abducted residents have been identified as Mohammad Zakaria ‘Oleyyan, Qussai Dari, Ahmad Sa’ad Mustafa, Mohammad Tha’er Mahmoud, Anas Ali Dirbas, Saleh Abu Assab and a child, Ali Amjad Atiya.
3 may 2018
Israeli settler bulldozers, on Thursday morning, have razed the lands of Kafr El Deek town in Salfit, northern West Bank.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the bulldozers leveled lands west of Kafr El Deek, west of Salfit, in order to expand the settlement of “Aleh Zahav”, adding that they were used for herding poultry and had olive trees.
Researcher Dr. Khaled Maali said, according to the PNN, that the bulldozing was being carried out in favor of the expansion of the Aleh Zahav settlement and its industrial zone.
He pointed out that 25 settlements in Salfit have been expanding in different directions, starting from the Za’tara checkpoint to south of Nablus, and ending at Kafr Qasim, to separate the northern West Bank from its south and center, thus ending the dream of a Palestinian state.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the bulldozers leveled lands west of Kafr El Deek, west of Salfit, in order to expand the settlement of “Aleh Zahav”, adding that they were used for herding poultry and had olive trees.
Researcher Dr. Khaled Maali said, according to the PNN, that the bulldozing was being carried out in favor of the expansion of the Aleh Zahav settlement and its industrial zone.
He pointed out that 25 settlements in Salfit have been expanding in different directions, starting from the Za’tara checkpoint to south of Nablus, and ending at Kafr Qasim, to separate the northern West Bank from its south and center, thus ending the dream of a Palestinian state.
29 apr 2018
Israeli bulldozers on Sunday morning uprooted Palestinians’ olive trees and leveled cultivated lands in Bardala village, in the northern Jordan Valley.
Israeli army patrols, escorted by bulldozers, stormed Bardala village and prevented Palestinian farmers from entering their lands.
Local farmers said that sometime earlier the Israeli occupation authorities threatened to bulldoze land and seize cultivated tracts. Because of the short time-span, the Palestinians could not object the order.
The farmers added that huge material damage has been inflicted by such Israeli measures on their sole sources of income.
Israeli occupation forces target Palestinian lands and property in the Jordan Valley around the clock in an attempt to force the locals out of their land in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
Israeli army patrols, escorted by bulldozers, stormed Bardala village and prevented Palestinian farmers from entering their lands.
Local farmers said that sometime earlier the Israeli occupation authorities threatened to bulldoze land and seize cultivated tracts. Because of the short time-span, the Palestinians could not object the order.
The farmers added that huge material damage has been inflicted by such Israeli measures on their sole sources of income.
Israeli occupation forces target Palestinian lands and property in the Jordan Valley around the clock in an attempt to force the locals out of their land in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
28 apr 2018
Israeli extremist settlers on Saturday cut fruitful olive trees in Palestinian lands in Ourif town, south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that settlers from Yitzhar illegal settlement chopped down 14 fruitful trees in Palestinian olive groves in Ourif town.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that settlers from Yitzhar illegal settlement chopped down 14 fruitful trees in Palestinian olive groves in Ourif town.
27 apr 2018
The area affected by Israeli settlement plan No. 7977 in Sur Baher. Photo credit: Peace Now.
POSTED BY: AMALYA DUBROVSKY APRIL 26, 2018
Israeli authorities plan to build a new settlement in Sur Baher for Israeli police and military.
Using bulldozers, cranes and armed police, Israeli authorities uprooted at least 60 olive trees in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sur Baher on April 23, 2018. Signs reading, “no trespassing” were left in their place.
According to settlement watch group Peace Now, Israeli authorities announced plans in 2012 to build a settlement consisting of 180 units in Sur Baher for members of the Israeli military and police. Israeli authorities had originally expropriated the land in 1970, but for “public use” – a designation that typically sets the stage for building Israeli national parks on stolen Palestinian land, rather than residential settlements.
Ahmad Nimr, one of the affected landowners, told the Palestinian Information Center that the land and trees belong to the Nimr, Dweiyat, Awad and Amira families. He adds that many of the 500 olive trees on the land are over 100 years old.
Until Monday, Israeli authorities had largely ignored the olive grove and the four families continued to cultivate it. The Israeli Supreme Court ruled against their objections to the settlement plan in 2014.
Haaretz reports that the stolen trees will be replanted in an Israeli national park in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem municipality is well known for classifying Palestinian areas as so-called national parks to wrest control over more territory.
The parks, like Israeli settlements, stand in violation of UN Security Council resolutions 194, 181, 252, 476 and 478.
Amalya Dubrovsky is the editor of aicnews.org.
POSTED BY: AMALYA DUBROVSKY APRIL 26, 2018
Israeli authorities plan to build a new settlement in Sur Baher for Israeli police and military.
Using bulldozers, cranes and armed police, Israeli authorities uprooted at least 60 olive trees in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sur Baher on April 23, 2018. Signs reading, “no trespassing” were left in their place.
According to settlement watch group Peace Now, Israeli authorities announced plans in 2012 to build a settlement consisting of 180 units in Sur Baher for members of the Israeli military and police. Israeli authorities had originally expropriated the land in 1970, but for “public use” – a designation that typically sets the stage for building Israeli national parks on stolen Palestinian land, rather than residential settlements.
Ahmad Nimr, one of the affected landowners, told the Palestinian Information Center that the land and trees belong to the Nimr, Dweiyat, Awad and Amira families. He adds that many of the 500 olive trees on the land are over 100 years old.
Until Monday, Israeli authorities had largely ignored the olive grove and the four families continued to cultivate it. The Israeli Supreme Court ruled against their objections to the settlement plan in 2014.
Haaretz reports that the stolen trees will be replanted in an Israeli national park in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem municipality is well known for classifying Palestinian areas as so-called national parks to wrest control over more territory.
The parks, like Israeli settlements, stand in violation of UN Security Council resolutions 194, 181, 252, 476 and 478.
Amalya Dubrovsky is the editor of aicnews.org.
25 apr 2018
Israeli forces started two days ago preparation works for the construction of a new settlement neighborhood over a Palestinian land in Sour Baher town east of Occupied Jerusalem, according to Haaretz Hebrew newspaper.
The newspaper revealed that the neighborhood is going to be built over a Palestinian land that was confiscated in 1970s, and that it will be allocated for the Israeli demobilized soldiers.
Israeli forces also started uprooting olive trees, that were planted by Palestinians in the area, as they are planning to establish 180 settlement units in the first stage of the project.
The newspaper revealed that the neighborhood is going to be built over a Palestinian land that was confiscated in 1970s, and that it will be allocated for the Israeli demobilized soldiers.
Israeli forces also started uprooting olive trees, that were planted by Palestinians in the area, as they are planning to establish 180 settlement units in the first stage of the project.
Israeli bulldozers leveled on Wednesday morning large areas of Palestinian lands in the northern Jordan Valley.
The Palestinian activist Mutaz Bsharat that Israeli forces raided Bardala area and leveled 180 dunums of agricultural lands and uprooted 320 olive trees.
He added that Israeli forces sprayed toxic chemicals on the trees in order to prevent its growth.
Israeli forces claimed that the targeted lands are located within “state properties” which are designated as closed military zone.
The Palestinian activist Mutaz Bsharat that Israeli forces raided Bardala area and leveled 180 dunums of agricultural lands and uprooted 320 olive trees.
He added that Israeli forces sprayed toxic chemicals on the trees in order to prevent its growth.
Israeli forces claimed that the targeted lands are located within “state properties” which are designated as closed military zone.
23 apr 2018
Israeli bulldozers Monday razed lands belonging to residents from the village of Sur Baher, to the southeast of Occupied Jerusalem, in spite of ongoing legal battle between its Palestinian owners and Israeli authorities, according to one of the landowners.
According to Quds Press, Ahmad Nimr, a landowner, said that bulldozers uprooted olive trees planted on 56 dunums, of farming land, adding that the trees and land belong to four Palestinian families and that the land has been planted for over 100 years with 500 olive trees, which Palestinian landowners cultivate and harvest every year.
He said landowners tried to explain to the Israeli forces who sealed off the area before the bulldozers proceeded to destroy the land and uproot the trees that there was a legal case regarding the land in Israeli courts that has not been settled yet and that there is a court order barring any work on the land for two months until a decision is made regarding its future.
In 1972, Israeli authorities decided to seize this land. The owners objected to the decision, showing land deeds proving their ownership of the land. The judge, in 1984, banned construction on the land but allowed owners to use it for farming purposes.
Israel announced its intention to build a settlement on the land 2010. The settlement was supposed to include 160 housing units exclusively for retired Israeli police and military members.
According to Quds Press, Ahmad Nimr, a landowner, said that bulldozers uprooted olive trees planted on 56 dunums, of farming land, adding that the trees and land belong to four Palestinian families and that the land has been planted for over 100 years with 500 olive trees, which Palestinian landowners cultivate and harvest every year.
He said landowners tried to explain to the Israeli forces who sealed off the area before the bulldozers proceeded to destroy the land and uproot the trees that there was a legal case regarding the land in Israeli courts that has not been settled yet and that there is a court order barring any work on the land for two months until a decision is made regarding its future.
In 1972, Israeli authorities decided to seize this land. The owners objected to the decision, showing land deeds proving their ownership of the land. The judge, in 1984, banned construction on the land but allowed owners to use it for farming purposes.
Israel announced its intention to build a settlement on the land 2010. The settlement was supposed to include 160 housing units exclusively for retired Israeli police and military members.
20 apr 2018
A group of extremist Israeli colonists uprooted, Friday, at least 100 olive trees from an Orchard in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The assailants, who came from a nearby illegal colony, invaded an orchard owned by Mohammad Raja, and cut 100 trees; many of them were planted more than 60 years ago, in addition to cutting several almond trees.
The attacked land is the only source of livelihood to Mohammad and his family.
Yahia Qadous, the head of Burin Village Council, said the colonizers also wrote racist graffiti, including “Death To Arabs”, on big rocks in the orchard.
He added that the attack is part of numerous similar violations targeting many orchards, homes and property in the village.
The assailants, who came from a nearby illegal colony, invaded an orchard owned by Mohammad Raja, and cut 100 trees; many of them were planted more than 60 years ago, in addition to cutting several almond trees.
The attacked land is the only source of livelihood to Mohammad and his family.
Yahia Qadous, the head of Burin Village Council, said the colonizers also wrote racist graffiti, including “Death To Arabs”, on big rocks in the orchard.
He added that the attack is part of numerous similar violations targeting many orchards, homes and property in the village.
18 apr 2018
Several Israeli colonizers, living in Yitzhar illegal colony which was built on Palestinian lands, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wrote racist graffiti and cuts many olive and almond trees in Orif village.
The head of Orif Village Council Mazen Shehada said the Israeli assailants cut dozens of trees owned by Najeh Abdullah Shehada, in Khallet al-Jinan area, south of the village.
He stated that the colonizers cut at least 10 olive trees, 10 almond trees and three grapevines.
The colonizers also invaded lands owned by Raed Mahmoud Sabah, in the same area, and wrote racist graffiti
Shehada stated that the villagers, their homes and lands have been subject to escalating assaults and violations, especially since the village is just 200 meters away from the illegal colony.
The head of Orif Village Council Mazen Shehada said the Israeli assailants cut dozens of trees owned by Najeh Abdullah Shehada, in Khallet al-Jinan area, south of the village.
He stated that the colonizers cut at least 10 olive trees, 10 almond trees and three grapevines.
The colonizers also invaded lands owned by Raed Mahmoud Sabah, in the same area, and wrote racist graffiti
Shehada stated that the villagers, their homes and lands have been subject to escalating assaults and violations, especially since the village is just 200 meters away from the illegal colony.
13 apr 2018
Israeli settlers at dawn Friday torched a mosque in Aqraba town south of Nablus city and spray-painted racist slogans on its walls.
The PIC reporter said that the settlers poured flammable liquid at the entrance to Sheikh Sa'ada mosque and set it on fire causing some partial damages.
Aqraba mayor Ghaleb Mayadmeh told the PIC reporter that worshipers were shocked seeing the damages the fire caused when they headed to the mosque for dawn prayer.
Red Crescent paramedic Yousuf Deiriya said that a surveillance camera had spotted a masked settler torching the mosque's entrance and another spray-painting Hebrew graffiti that has the name of "Price Tag" gang.
In a related context, a group of Israeli settlers at dawn vandalized property of Palestinian farmers and uprooted a number of olive trees in Rujeib town east of Nablus.
Head of Rujeib village council and owner of the land that was attacked Walid Dweikat said that the settlers broke eight olive trees, blocked a water well with garbage and destroyed some stone walls in the area.
Dweikat pointed out that the targeted land is located between Beit Furik town and Itamar settlement built by force on privately-owned Palestinian lands.
The PIC reporter said that the settlers poured flammable liquid at the entrance to Sheikh Sa'ada mosque and set it on fire causing some partial damages.
Aqraba mayor Ghaleb Mayadmeh told the PIC reporter that worshipers were shocked seeing the damages the fire caused when they headed to the mosque for dawn prayer.
Red Crescent paramedic Yousuf Deiriya said that a surveillance camera had spotted a masked settler torching the mosque's entrance and another spray-painting Hebrew graffiti that has the name of "Price Tag" gang.
In a related context, a group of Israeli settlers at dawn vandalized property of Palestinian farmers and uprooted a number of olive trees in Rujeib town east of Nablus.
Head of Rujeib village council and owner of the land that was attacked Walid Dweikat said that the settlers broke eight olive trees, blocked a water well with garbage and destroyed some stone walls in the area.
Dweikat pointed out that the targeted land is located between Beit Furik town and Itamar settlement built by force on privately-owned Palestinian lands.
10 apr 2018
Israeli forces and settlers, Tuesday, forced Palestinian farmers to leave their land in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, according to a local activist.
Hassan Brejieh, member of the anti-wall and anti-settlement committee in Bethlehem, told WAFA that Israeli forces and settlers broke into the land of Ibrahim Sbeih and forced him and his brothers, who were working on their land located near the illegal settlement of Sidi Boez, to leave it, at gunpoint.
He noted that the land in question is a privately-owned 18- dunam plot planted with vine and olive trees.
This area is subject to regular and repeated attacks by settlers in an attempt to seize it for the benefit of settlement expansion, he added.
Hassan Brejieh, member of the anti-wall and anti-settlement committee in Bethlehem, told WAFA that Israeli forces and settlers broke into the land of Ibrahim Sbeih and forced him and his brothers, who were working on their land located near the illegal settlement of Sidi Boez, to leave it, at gunpoint.
He noted that the land in question is a privately-owned 18- dunam plot planted with vine and olive trees.
This area is subject to regular and repeated attacks by settlers in an attempt to seize it for the benefit of settlement expansion, he added.
2 apr 2018
Israeli soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force, Sunday, against Palestinians planning trees on their lands in Deir Ballout town, west of Salfit, in northeastern West Bank, causing several injuries, during a nonviolent activity aimed at Planting trees on lands threatened by Israel’s illegal construction of expansion of its colonies and the Annexation Wall.
One of the wounded is Fawwaz Nasser, of the Popular Work department of the Palestinian Committee against the Wall and Colonies; he was shot with a rubber-coated bullet in his arm.
Many Palestinians suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation and received the needed treatment.
The soldiers assaulted the Palestinians for holding this nonviolent activist and plant olive trees, on lands near the illegal Annexation Wall, and are targeted with illegal annexation by Israel.
Among the participants in the nonviolent activity was Salfit Governor Ibrahim al-Balawi, and the head of the National Committee against the Wall and Colonies, Minister Walid Assaf, Fateh Secretary in Salfit Abdul-Sattar Awwad, in addition to many officials, representatives of nongovernmental and social organizations.
The participants stressed on the importance of planting and protecting the lands, especially those threatened by Israel’s illegal Wall and colonies, and are under constant attacks by the colonizers, in addition to the lands that became isolated behind the illegal Annexation Wall.
One of the wounded is Fawwaz Nasser, of the Popular Work department of the Palestinian Committee against the Wall and Colonies; he was shot with a rubber-coated bullet in his arm.
Many Palestinians suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation and received the needed treatment.
The soldiers assaulted the Palestinians for holding this nonviolent activist and plant olive trees, on lands near the illegal Annexation Wall, and are targeted with illegal annexation by Israel.
Among the participants in the nonviolent activity was Salfit Governor Ibrahim al-Balawi, and the head of the National Committee against the Wall and Colonies, Minister Walid Assaf, Fateh Secretary in Salfit Abdul-Sattar Awwad, in addition to many officials, representatives of nongovernmental and social organizations.
The participants stressed on the importance of planting and protecting the lands, especially those threatened by Israel’s illegal Wall and colonies, and are under constant attacks by the colonizers, in addition to the lands that became isolated behind the illegal Annexation Wall.
