20 feb 2017
Israeli military bulldozers destroyed, Monday, a drinking water pipeline that was funded by The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the Central Plains of the occupied West Bank.
Mo’taz Bisharat, a Palestinian official in charge of Israeli colonies’ file at the Palestinian Authority in central West Bank, said many Israeli army jeeps and bulldozers invaded the area, during early morning hours, and destroyed a drinking water pipeline, providing water to Palestinian communities along the al-Hadeediyya and ar-Ras al-Ahmar areas.
Bisharat added that the pipeline provided clean drinking water to 47 families, and extended on 8.5 kilometers.
He also stated that the pipeline’s installation and equipment costs were 12500 euros, provided by the UNICEF to enable access to clean drinking water, and added that the soldiers confiscated large sections of the pipeline.
It is worth mentioning that this destruction is the second of its kind in one month.
Mo’taz Bisharat, a Palestinian official in charge of Israeli colonies’ file at the Palestinian Authority in central West Bank, said many Israeli army jeeps and bulldozers invaded the area, during early morning hours, and destroyed a drinking water pipeline, providing water to Palestinian communities along the al-Hadeediyya and ar-Ras al-Ahmar areas.
Bisharat added that the pipeline provided clean drinking water to 47 families, and extended on 8.5 kilometers.
He also stated that the pipeline’s installation and equipment costs were 12500 euros, provided by the UNICEF to enable access to clean drinking water, and added that the soldiers confiscated large sections of the pipeline.
It is worth mentioning that this destruction is the second of its kind in one month.
Israeli soldiers have abducted, overnight and at dawn Monday, at least twenty-two Palestinians, from various areas, in the occupied West Bank, and violently searched dozens of homes, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The Hebron office of the PPS, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Surif and Beit Awwa towns, and abducted two Palestinians, while a third was taken prisoner at a roadblock in the city.
It stated that the soldiers abducted Ibrahim Mohammad Abu Fara, from Surif town, and Mahmoud Issa Abu Rezeq, from Beit Awwa.
The soldiers also abducted Morad ‘Ashour, after stopping him at a military roadblock, in Abu Sneina neighborhood, in the center of Hebron city.
|Israeli Soldiers Invade Homes In Hebron|
In addition, the soldiers invaded Rommana village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mahdi Mirshid Bushnaq, 42.
The soldiers also assaulted a Palestinian journalist, identified as Khaled Mohammad Bushnaq, 39, causing many cuts and bruises, and forced him to remove his clothes in the cold, under the allegation of searching him.
In addition, a large military force invaded Barta’a town, isolated behind the Annexation Wall, southwest of Jenin, and the Industrial Zone, and violently search many stores and buildings, after breaking into them.
Media sources in Jenin said the violent invasions, and searches, were carried out by the soldiers while a military helicopter flew overhead.
The soldiers also invaded Jenin refugee camp, before storming and searching homes, and abducted a young man, identified as Saleh Abu Zeina.
Also at dawn, the soldiers invaded Tal village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched homes and abducted two young Palestinian men, identified as Mahmoud Saqer ‘Aseeda, 29, and Tawfiq al-Hindi, 27.
It is worth mentioning that Aseeda is a former political prisoner, who was frequently abducted and imprisoned by Israel, and was only released from a detention center less than three months ago.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its soldiers have arrested twenty-two Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilia, Ramallah and Al-Biereh, Jerusalem and Hebron.
Furthermore, Israeli military bulldozers destroyed a drinking water pipeline, providing the villages of ‘Atouf and al-Hadeediyya, in the West Bank’s northern plains, with the needed water.
Mo’taz Bisharat, a Palestinian official at the governate office in Tubas and the northern Plains, said the Israeli attack left more than 47 families without water.
He added that this was the second attack of its kind, carried out by the soldiers in the area, since the beginning of this year.
In related news, Israeli navy ships opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats Gazan territorial waters in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and near the coast northwest of Gaza city.
The Hebron office of the PPS, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Surif and Beit Awwa towns, and abducted two Palestinians, while a third was taken prisoner at a roadblock in the city.
It stated that the soldiers abducted Ibrahim Mohammad Abu Fara, from Surif town, and Mahmoud Issa Abu Rezeq, from Beit Awwa.
The soldiers also abducted Morad ‘Ashour, after stopping him at a military roadblock, in Abu Sneina neighborhood, in the center of Hebron city.
|Israeli Soldiers Invade Homes In Hebron|
In addition, the soldiers invaded Rommana village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mahdi Mirshid Bushnaq, 42.
The soldiers also assaulted a Palestinian journalist, identified as Khaled Mohammad Bushnaq, 39, causing many cuts and bruises, and forced him to remove his clothes in the cold, under the allegation of searching him.
In addition, a large military force invaded Barta’a town, isolated behind the Annexation Wall, southwest of Jenin, and the Industrial Zone, and violently search many stores and buildings, after breaking into them.
Media sources in Jenin said the violent invasions, and searches, were carried out by the soldiers while a military helicopter flew overhead.
The soldiers also invaded Jenin refugee camp, before storming and searching homes, and abducted a young man, identified as Saleh Abu Zeina.
Also at dawn, the soldiers invaded Tal village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched homes and abducted two young Palestinian men, identified as Mahmoud Saqer ‘Aseeda, 29, and Tawfiq al-Hindi, 27.
It is worth mentioning that Aseeda is a former political prisoner, who was frequently abducted and imprisoned by Israel, and was only released from a detention center less than three months ago.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its soldiers have arrested twenty-two Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilia, Ramallah and Al-Biereh, Jerusalem and Hebron.
Furthermore, Israeli military bulldozers destroyed a drinking water pipeline, providing the villages of ‘Atouf and al-Hadeediyya, in the West Bank’s northern plains, with the needed water.
Mo’taz Bisharat, a Palestinian official at the governate office in Tubas and the northern Plains, said the Israeli attack left more than 47 families without water.
He added that this was the second attack of its kind, carried out by the soldiers in the area, since the beginning of this year.
In related news, Israeli navy ships opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats Gazan territorial waters in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and near the coast northwest of Gaza city.
19 feb 2017
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) notified on Sunday the demolition and evacuation of about 40 Palestinian Bedouin facilities east of occupied Jerusalem.
Jamil Hamadein told al-Quds Press news agency that a number of military vehicles as well as crews from the Israeli "Civil Administration" broke into Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin village in the early morning hours and announced it a closed military zone.
Hamadein said that the Civil Administration crews handed the Palestinian families living in the village 40 demolition notices for residential facilities, sheep barns, a school and a mosque under the pretext of being unlicensed.
For its part, the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Education and Higher Education warned of demolishing the school of Khan al-Ahmar which serves a number of Bedouin communities in the outskirts of occupied Jerusalem.
The Minister of Education and Higher Education, Sabri Saydam, said in a press release issued by the ministry that IOA officials broke into the school, threatened to demolish it or remove some of its rooms, and blocked entry of teachers and students. He added that this procedure falls in line with a series of systematic and regular attacks against the school.
Saydam called on all international institutions and organizations to "immediately intervene to stop these inhumane practices, protect the educational process, ensure the students' right of safe education, and put a limit to the Israeli racist policies and arbitrary decisions."
He stressed that the Palestinian children's right of education is stronger than the Israeli tyranny, adding, "We will maintain the educational process and our students will learn in caravans, tents and under trees. Nations of the free world and international institutions must support them to get this right."
The IOA seeks to displace dozens of Palestinian families from the Bedouin communities east of occupied Jerusalem in a prelude to expand the Israeli settlements in the region especially Ma'ale Adumim which is built on the lands of al-Eizariya and Abu Dis towns.
Jamil Hamadein told al-Quds Press news agency that a number of military vehicles as well as crews from the Israeli "Civil Administration" broke into Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin village in the early morning hours and announced it a closed military zone.
Hamadein said that the Civil Administration crews handed the Palestinian families living in the village 40 demolition notices for residential facilities, sheep barns, a school and a mosque under the pretext of being unlicensed.
For its part, the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Education and Higher Education warned of demolishing the school of Khan al-Ahmar which serves a number of Bedouin communities in the outskirts of occupied Jerusalem.
The Minister of Education and Higher Education, Sabri Saydam, said in a press release issued by the ministry that IOA officials broke into the school, threatened to demolish it or remove some of its rooms, and blocked entry of teachers and students. He added that this procedure falls in line with a series of systematic and regular attacks against the school.
Saydam called on all international institutions and organizations to "immediately intervene to stop these inhumane practices, protect the educational process, ensure the students' right of safe education, and put a limit to the Israeli racist policies and arbitrary decisions."
He stressed that the Palestinian children's right of education is stronger than the Israeli tyranny, adding, "We will maintain the educational process and our students will learn in caravans, tents and under trees. Nations of the free world and international institutions must support them to get this right."
The IOA seeks to displace dozens of Palestinian families from the Bedouin communities east of occupied Jerusalem in a prelude to expand the Israeli settlements in the region especially Ma'ale Adumim which is built on the lands of al-Eizariya and Abu Dis towns.
The electricity distribution company in Gaza has said it cannot set a schedule for providing citizens with power after all Egyptian lines and several generators of the power plan have become out of service.
Spokesman for the company Tareq Labad stated in press remarks that Gaza needs 600 megawatts of electricity to cover the increasing consumption of power during the cold weather, but the amount available is only 170 megawatts.
“The breakdown of the Egyptian lines and the growing demand for electricity due to the cold weather have led to a reduction in the hours of supplying houses with power,” Labad added.
He also pointed out that there are only two generators operative in the power plant, while the Israeli lines sustain malfunctions every once in a while.
He affirmed that there are only three to four hours of power supply each day as a result of this acute electricity generation deficit in the Strip.
Spokesman for the company Tareq Labad stated in press remarks that Gaza needs 600 megawatts of electricity to cover the increasing consumption of power during the cold weather, but the amount available is only 170 megawatts.
“The breakdown of the Egyptian lines and the growing demand for electricity due to the cold weather have led to a reduction in the hours of supplying houses with power,” Labad added.
He also pointed out that there are only two generators operative in the power plant, while the Israeli lines sustain malfunctions every once in a while.
He affirmed that there are only three to four hours of power supply each day as a result of this acute electricity generation deficit in the Strip.
Israeli forces have leveled Palestinian lands in Mesha village, to the west of Salfit province, in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
Speaking with PIC, head of Mesha village council, Sabah Amer, said Palestinian lands have been increasingly seized and leveled by the Israeli occupation forces and authorities as part of underway endeavors to expand the Qana and She’ari Tekva illegal outposts.
Researcher Khaled Maali also said Palestinian lands in the area have been confiscated to establish an Israeli university at the expense of Palestinian lands, referring to the establishment of an Israeli university in Ariel outpost, at which nearly 25,000 Israeli settlers have been enrolled, as another case in point.
According to Maali, such moves contravene international humanitarian law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Hague Convention, which prohibit the establishment of government institutions on occupied land.
Maali added that the swift pace of illegal settlement construction led to the dismemberment of over 90% of Palestinian lands in Mesha village and the isolation of Palestinian communities behind the apartheid fence. Serious damage has also been wrought on olive trees grown by Palestinian farmers in the area.
Mesha is surrounded by three illegal Israeli settlement outposts, including Qana and She’ari Tekva.
Speaking with PIC, head of Mesha village council, Sabah Amer, said Palestinian lands have been increasingly seized and leveled by the Israeli occupation forces and authorities as part of underway endeavors to expand the Qana and She’ari Tekva illegal outposts.
Researcher Khaled Maali also said Palestinian lands in the area have been confiscated to establish an Israeli university at the expense of Palestinian lands, referring to the establishment of an Israeli university in Ariel outpost, at which nearly 25,000 Israeli settlers have been enrolled, as another case in point.
According to Maali, such moves contravene international humanitarian law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Hague Convention, which prohibit the establishment of government institutions on occupied land.
Maali added that the swift pace of illegal settlement construction led to the dismemberment of over 90% of Palestinian lands in Mesha village and the isolation of Palestinian communities behind the apartheid fence. Serious damage has also been wrought on olive trees grown by Palestinian farmers in the area.
Mesha is surrounded by three illegal Israeli settlement outposts, including Qana and She’ari Tekva.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) canceled about 2,000 permits issued for the travel of Gazan merchants and businessmen through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing between January 2016 and February 2017.
According to the Palestinian chamber of commerce and industry in the Gaza Strip, the IOA has prevented about 200 companies in Gaza from being involved in foreign trade.
In a news conference on Saturday, senior official of the chamber Maher Attaba stated that these companies became unable to import products and raw materials from abroad and the production capacity of several factories sharply declined.
Attaba accused the IOA of seeking to tighten the blockade on Gaza and destroy its economy.
According to the Palestinian chamber of commerce and industry in the Gaza Strip, the IOA has prevented about 200 companies in Gaza from being involved in foreign trade.
In a news conference on Saturday, senior official of the chamber Maher Attaba stated that these companies became unable to import products and raw materials from abroad and the production capacity of several factories sharply declined.
Attaba accused the IOA of seeking to tighten the blockade on Gaza and destroy its economy.
16 feb 2017
Palestinian Energy Authority in Gaza announced a state of irregular power supply in Gaza due to the stormy weather hitting the area. The Authority affirmed exerting efforts in order to overcome the crisis.
In a statement on Thursday, the Authority said that Gaza power plant has been running only two generators for two days.
It charged General Petroleum Authority in Ramallah with responsibility for that issue due to its procrastination in the entry of fuel as well as Turkish grant materials into Gaza.
The Authority underlined that it has been exerting efforts to open Karm Abu Salem crossing, which is the only commercial crossing between the West Bank and Gaza Strip, on Friday in order to enter amounts of fuel enough to operate extra generators. No confirmation, however, in this regard has been received, it pointed out.
In a statement on Thursday, the Authority said that Gaza power plant has been running only two generators for two days.
It charged General Petroleum Authority in Ramallah with responsibility for that issue due to its procrastination in the entry of fuel as well as Turkish grant materials into Gaza.
The Authority underlined that it has been exerting efforts to open Karm Abu Salem crossing, which is the only commercial crossing between the West Bank and Gaza Strip, on Friday in order to enter amounts of fuel enough to operate extra generators. No confirmation, however, in this regard has been received, it pointed out.
At least six Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) from the West Bank and Jerusalem at dawn Thursday.
The Israeli occupation army claimed, in a statement, responsibility for the abduction of six Palestinians at predawn time on suspicions of involvement in anti-occupation activities and affiliations with Hamas resistance movement.
The campaign targeted three Palestinians from Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun, two among whom identified as Hamas affiliates.
Another Palestinian was kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers near Nablus’s southern town of Beita.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of two Palestinians from Abu Dis town, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
According to the Israeli military statement, the IOF closed a blacksmith shop in Beit Lakia, southwest of Ramallah, on claims that it is used to manufacture weapons.
Meanwhile, Palestinian citizen Youssef Dar Moussa said an Israeli military patrol stormed his family home and those of his brothers in Beit Lakia and wreaked havoc on the buildings.
He added that another military troop ravaged blacksmith shops owned by his brothers Sadam and Hakim and sealed them off with red wax.
The Israeli occupation army claimed, in a statement, responsibility for the abduction of six Palestinians at predawn time on suspicions of involvement in anti-occupation activities and affiliations with Hamas resistance movement.
The campaign targeted three Palestinians from Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun, two among whom identified as Hamas affiliates.
Another Palestinian was kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers near Nablus’s southern town of Beita.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of two Palestinians from Abu Dis town, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
According to the Israeli military statement, the IOF closed a blacksmith shop in Beit Lakia, southwest of Ramallah, on claims that it is used to manufacture weapons.
Meanwhile, Palestinian citizen Youssef Dar Moussa said an Israeli military patrol stormed his family home and those of his brothers in Beit Lakia and wreaked havoc on the buildings.
He added that another military troop ravaged blacksmith shops owned by his brothers Sadam and Hakim and sealed them off with red wax.