31 dec 2018
Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned structure used for agricultural purposes, uprooted olive trees and razed agricultural lands in Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, on Monday.
Rateb al-Jbour, coordinator of a local popular committee in Hebron area, reported that Israeli forces demolished a greenhouse and uprooted olive trees after razing one dunam of land.
Israeli forces said that the demolished structure lacked the nearly-impossible-to-obtain Israeli construction permit.
Around 3,000 Israeli settlers live in illegal Jewish-only settlements in the Yatta region, according to the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem.
The South Hebron Hills, known locally as Masafer Yatta, lie almost entirely in Area C, the 62 percent of the West Bank under full Israeli civil and security control since the 1993 Oslo Accords.
Masafer Yatta residents were expelled at the time of the establishment of a firing zone in the 1970s and were eventually allowed back following a long court battle, but are under the constant threat of being expelled or seeing their homes demolished.
Rateb al-Jbour, coordinator of a local popular committee in Hebron area, reported that Israeli forces demolished a greenhouse and uprooted olive trees after razing one dunam of land.
Israeli forces said that the demolished structure lacked the nearly-impossible-to-obtain Israeli construction permit.
Around 3,000 Israeli settlers live in illegal Jewish-only settlements in the Yatta region, according to the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem.
The South Hebron Hills, known locally as Masafer Yatta, lie almost entirely in Area C, the 62 percent of the West Bank under full Israeli civil and security control since the 1993 Oslo Accords.
Masafer Yatta residents were expelled at the time of the establishment of a firing zone in the 1970s and were eventually allowed back following a long court battle, but are under the constant threat of being expelled or seeing their homes demolished.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday arrested 25 Palestinians during West Bank sweeps.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF raided Kobar village, north of Ramallah, and arrested 12 Palestinian citizens.
Other Palestinians, including two ex-prisoners and a lawyer, were arrested in campaigns targeting Silwad and Ras Karkar villages, east and west of Ramallah respectively, he added.
The IOF further closed the road between Kobar and Burham villages and searched Palestinian houses in the area.
Local sources said that violent confrontations broke out between the IOF soldiers and Palestinian citizens during the raid.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian martyr Saleh al-Barghouti in Beit Rima town, west of Ramallah, and interrogated his wife.
In the nearby al-Ersal area in Ramallah, the IOF raided the house of the Palestinian journalist Alaa al-Rimawi and seized mobiles, laptops, and 7,000 NIS before they left.
At least six Palestinians were arrested in Jerusalem and two others in Ya'bad town in Jenin, local residents told the PIC reporter.
Meanwhile in Nablus, violent clashes broke out at daybreak during which the IOF heavily fired live ammunition and teargas canisters at the Palestinians.
The IOF raided many Palestinian houses and wreaked havoc on them, and abruptly closed Huwara checkpoint and blocked movement in both directions.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians from Kobar town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after invading and searching their homes, and confiscated a mobile phone.
The invasion was carried out while military bulldozers closed the road between Kobar and nearby Burham, with concrete blocks.
The soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes, causing excessive property damage, especially after they smashed main doors of a number of homes, in addition to the very violent searches.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the home of Saleh Omar Barghouthi, 29, who was killed by the army on December 12, 2018, interrogated his widow, Shaima’ Rimawi, for several others, and confiscated mobile phones and more than 7000 Shekels.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked Omar Barghouthi, the father of Saleh, in Beit Rima town, north of Ramallah.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
The PIC reporter said that the IOF raided Kobar village, north of Ramallah, and arrested 12 Palestinian citizens.
Other Palestinians, including two ex-prisoners and a lawyer, were arrested in campaigns targeting Silwad and Ras Karkar villages, east and west of Ramallah respectively, he added.
The IOF further closed the road between Kobar and Burham villages and searched Palestinian houses in the area.
Local sources said that violent confrontations broke out between the IOF soldiers and Palestinian citizens during the raid.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian martyr Saleh al-Barghouti in Beit Rima town, west of Ramallah, and interrogated his wife.
In the nearby al-Ersal area in Ramallah, the IOF raided the house of the Palestinian journalist Alaa al-Rimawi and seized mobiles, laptops, and 7,000 NIS before they left.
At least six Palestinians were arrested in Jerusalem and two others in Ya'bad town in Jenin, local residents told the PIC reporter.
Meanwhile in Nablus, violent clashes broke out at daybreak during which the IOF heavily fired live ammunition and teargas canisters at the Palestinians.
The IOF raided many Palestinian houses and wreaked havoc on them, and abruptly closed Huwara checkpoint and blocked movement in both directions.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians from Kobar town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after invading and searching their homes, and confiscated a mobile phone.
The invasion was carried out while military bulldozers closed the road between Kobar and nearby Burham, with concrete blocks.
The soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes, causing excessive property damage, especially after they smashed main doors of a number of homes, in addition to the very violent searches.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the home of Saleh Omar Barghouthi, 29, who was killed by the army on December 12, 2018, interrogated his widow, Shaima’ Rimawi, for several others, and confiscated mobile phones and more than 7000 Shekels.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked Omar Barghouthi, the father of Saleh, in Beit Rima town, north of Ramallah.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
- Jawdat Sarhan Barghouthi.
- Mohammad Sarhan Barghouthi.
- Mohammad Monir Barghouthi.
- Mohannad Rayyan Barghouthi.
- Miqdad Zahi Barghouthi.
- Ismael Zahi Barghouthi.
- Zahi Ismael Barghouthi.
- Nasrallah Sarhan Barghouthi.
- Yasser al-Fahel.
- Na’el Omar Yassin.
30 dec 2018
The Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee filed an appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court, on Sunday, denouncing the Israeli government’s seizure of 1,200 dunams (297 acres) of Palestinian-owned land south of the Bethlehem district, in the southern occupied West Bank.
The head of the committee, Hassan Bureija, told the Voice of Palestine radio that the Israeli government granted 1,182 dunams (292 acres) of the seized Palestinian land to the Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing as a foundation for building an illegal Israeli outpost in the area.
According to settlement watchdog Peace Now, in the two years since United States President Trump took office some 14,454 unites in the West Bank has been approved, which is more then three times the amount that was approved in the year and a half before his inauguration (4,476 units).
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.
The estimated 196 governments recognized Israeli settlements scattered across the Palestinian territory are all considered illegal under international law.
The head of the committee, Hassan Bureija, told the Voice of Palestine radio that the Israeli government granted 1,182 dunams (292 acres) of the seized Palestinian land to the Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing as a foundation for building an illegal Israeli outpost in the area.
According to settlement watchdog Peace Now, in the two years since United States President Trump took office some 14,454 unites in the West Bank has been approved, which is more then three times the amount that was approved in the year and a half before his inauguration (4,476 units).
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law.
The estimated 196 governments recognized Israeli settlements scattered across the Palestinian territory are all considered illegal under international law.
27 dec 2018
Israeli settlers set up in the Khallet Makhoul area in the Jordan Valley in the northern occupied West Bank, on Wednesday.
Local activist Aaref Daraghmeh reported that Israeli settlers set up tents in Khallet Makhoul to use for their sheep.
Daraghmeh expressed concerns that erecting these tents could lead to a settlement outpost that would eventually become a new illegal Israeli settlement.
The Jordan Valley forms a third of the occupied West Bank, with 88 percent of its land classified as Area C -- under full Israeli military control.
57 percent of the land in the Jordan Valley has been declared closed military zones, also known as a "firing zones," where Israeli army forces routinely train using live ammunition and explosive devices.
Nearly 20 percent of the occupied West Bank has been declared "firing zones" since the 1970s, but according to the UN, some 80 percent of these areas are not in fact used for military training.
However, when military training does take place, Israeli forces families to leave their homes for hours or days at a time until the drill is over.
Local activist Aaref Daraghmeh reported that Israeli settlers set up tents in Khallet Makhoul to use for their sheep.
Daraghmeh expressed concerns that erecting these tents could lead to a settlement outpost that would eventually become a new illegal Israeli settlement.
The Jordan Valley forms a third of the occupied West Bank, with 88 percent of its land classified as Area C -- under full Israeli military control.
57 percent of the land in the Jordan Valley has been declared closed military zones, also known as a "firing zones," where Israeli army forces routinely train using live ammunition and explosive devices.
Nearly 20 percent of the occupied West Bank has been declared "firing zones" since the 1970s, but according to the UN, some 80 percent of these areas are not in fact used for military training.
However, when military training does take place, Israeli forces families to leave their homes for hours or days at a time until the drill is over.
26 dec 2018
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and demolished a car repair facility.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that the soldiers demolished the facility, owned by Raja Daraghma, located near the main road between Ramallah and Nablus.
It added that Daraghma’s car repair facility was attacked by soldiers and colonialist settlers in many previous incidents.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinians have been denied the right to build in that area since Israel occupied the rest of Palestine in 1967, while their existing homes and facilities witness frequent invasions and violations.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that the soldiers demolished the facility, owned by Raja Daraghma, located near the main road between Ramallah and Nablus.
It added that Daraghma’s car repair facility was attacked by soldiers and colonialist settlers in many previous incidents.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinians have been denied the right to build in that area since Israel occupied the rest of Palestine in 1967, while their existing homes and facilities witness frequent invasions and violations.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnapped eight Palestinian citizens from their homes during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
According to different local sources, three young men were taken prisoners and money was confiscated during an IOF campaign at dawn in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus city.
The IOF also kidnapped three Palestinians during IOF campaigns in Jenin city and the towns of Burqin and Silat al-Harithiya.
The IOF also stormed Azzun town in Qalqilya and kidnapped two citizens from their homes.
In a separate incident, the IOF reportedly kidnapped on Tuesday a Palestinian citizen, from Awarta town in Nablus, at al-Karama crossing after he returned from Turkey through Jordan.
According to different local sources, three young men were taken prisoners and money was confiscated during an IOF campaign at dawn in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus city.
The IOF also kidnapped three Palestinians during IOF campaigns in Jenin city and the towns of Burqin and Silat al-Harithiya.
The IOF also stormed Azzun town in Qalqilya and kidnapped two citizens from their homes.
In a separate incident, the IOF reportedly kidnapped on Tuesday a Palestinian citizen, from Awarta town in Nablus, at al-Karama crossing after he returned from Turkey through Jordan.
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