29 aug 2018
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday destroyed a number of stalls belonging to Palestinian farmers near Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil.
Activist Mohammed Awad said that the IOF, after destroying the stalls, seized large quantities of fruits and vegetables.
A similar incident was witnessed about two weeks ago in another area in al-Khalil. The IOF soldiers claim such measures are taken for security reasons and that Palestinian farmers' stalls obstruct the movement of Israeli settlers.
Activist Mohammed Awad said that the IOF, after destroying the stalls, seized large quantities of fruits and vegetables.
A similar incident was witnessed about two weeks ago in another area in al-Khalil. The IOF soldiers claim such measures are taken for security reasons and that Palestinian farmers' stalls obstruct the movement of Israeli settlers.
Israeli soldiers demolished, on Wednesday morning, a slaughterhouse and two sheds in Barta’a Palestinian village, isolated by the illegal Annexation Wall, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers, and personnel of the “Licensing And Construction Department,” of the Civil Administration office in the occupied West Bank, invaded the area and demolished a Turkey slaughterhouse.
They added that the soldiers did not allow the owner, Anan Shafe’ey, to remove his equipment and belongings before demolishing the property.
The soldiers also demolished an under-construction shed, and a barn, owned by Mo’tasem Aziz Kabaha and Yahia Rateb Kabaha.
The Israeli army said the structures were not licensed by the Civil Administration Office, which runs Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers, and personnel of the “Licensing And Construction Department,” of the Civil Administration office in the occupied West Bank, invaded the area and demolished a Turkey slaughterhouse.
They added that the soldiers did not allow the owner, Anan Shafe’ey, to remove his equipment and belongings before demolishing the property.
The soldiers also demolished an under-construction shed, and a barn, owned by Mo’tasem Aziz Kabaha and Yahia Rateb Kabaha.
The Israeli army said the structures were not licensed by the Civil Administration Office, which runs Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
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Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, a Palestinian print shop in Ein al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a print shop, in addition to abducting two Palestinians after assaulting and wounding them.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said dozens of soldiers accompanied personnel of the Jerusalem City Council, and several bulldozers, invaded the town and demolished the property. It added that the City is claiming that the building was constructed without a permit; the owners have been filing appeals with the City Council. During the destruction of the property, the soldiers attacked and injured many Palestinians, including children and women, and abducted two young men, identified as Ezz Somrain and Tareq Roweidi. video While the Palestinians continue to be denied construction permits despite the heavy costs of the applications, and continue to be facing excessively-high fines and fees, Israel continues to build and expand its illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention. video video Israeli forces use excessive violence towards Silwan residents Israeli forces injured at least eight Palestinians, including three pregnant women, and detained three others from the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, while demolishing a printing house, on Wednesday. Local eyewitnesses told Ma'an that a large number of Israeli forces and police escorting staff members of the Jerusalem Municipality stormed the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan. Israeli forces surrounded the printing house before bulldozers began the demolition under the pretext that it was built without the nearly impossible-to-obtain Israeli building permit. The demolished printing house belonged to Palestinian resident, Omar Siyam, who confirmed that the facility was established over 15 years ago. Siyam noted that the municipality issued a demolition order against the building earlier this month, to which Siam and his lawyer responded by submitting an objection. However, the municipality did not respond to the objection nor deliver another demolition notice as a warning. |
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center, in the neighborhood, said that Israeli forces were deployed across Silwan preventing residents from movement, whether by foot or using a vehicle; they also sealed a main road.
Clashes erupted following the demolition, during which Israeli forces assaulted several Palestinian residents, among whom were girls, women, and elderly, by beating and pushing them.
The center added that Israeli forces showered residents with sound and tear-gas bombs, in addition to firing live ammunition and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Dr. Haitham Yaghmour, director of the Ein al-Luza Medical Center, confirmed that eight residents were injured; several of them suffered injuries by rubber-coated steel bullets, while others suffered from tear-gas inhalation.
Yaghmour pointed out that among the injured were three pregnant women, who were present at the medical center to receive checkups when Israeli forces broke in and raided the center.
All of the injured were later transferred to a hospital to receive medical treatment.
Yaghmour added that Israeli forces attacked medical teams who were providing first aid to the injured in the field; they suffered bruising.
Additionally, Israeli forces detained three Palestinians during the clashes; they were identified as Ahmad Samrin, Izz Samrin and Tareq Ruwadi.
Clashes erupted following the demolition, during which Israeli forces assaulted several Palestinian residents, among whom were girls, women, and elderly, by beating and pushing them.
The center added that Israeli forces showered residents with sound and tear-gas bombs, in addition to firing live ammunition and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Dr. Haitham Yaghmour, director of the Ein al-Luza Medical Center, confirmed that eight residents were injured; several of them suffered injuries by rubber-coated steel bullets, while others suffered from tear-gas inhalation.
Yaghmour pointed out that among the injured were three pregnant women, who were present at the medical center to receive checkups when Israeli forces broke in and raided the center.
All of the injured were later transferred to a hospital to receive medical treatment.
Yaghmour added that Israeli forces attacked medical teams who were providing first aid to the injured in the field; they suffered bruising.
Additionally, Israeli forces detained three Palestinians during the clashes; they were identified as Ahmad Samrin, Izz Samrin and Tareq Ruwadi.
28 aug 2018
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning prevented Palestinian farmers from Kifl Hares village from entering their lands adjacent to Ariel settlement north of Salfit.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF soldiers arrested farmer Abdul-Karim Yousef while he was trying to enter his land.
According to the farmers of Kifl Hares, the IOF soldiers usually refuse to allow them to work in their lands until they obtain the necessary Israeli permits, which are rarely issued.
Anti-settlement researcher Khaled Ma'ali said that during the olive harvest season Palestinians are regularly turned around by the IOF, attacked by settlers, or only given a few days to harvest hundreds of olive trees.
Ma'ali noted that Israeli settlers sometimes take advantage of these entry bans imposed on Palestinian farmers and steal their crops or bulldoze their lands.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF soldiers arrested farmer Abdul-Karim Yousef while he was trying to enter his land.
According to the farmers of Kifl Hares, the IOF soldiers usually refuse to allow them to work in their lands until they obtain the necessary Israeli permits, which are rarely issued.
Anti-settlement researcher Khaled Ma'ali said that during the olive harvest season Palestinians are regularly turned around by the IOF, attacked by settlers, or only given a few days to harvest hundreds of olive trees.
Ma'ali noted that Israeli settlers sometimes take advantage of these entry bans imposed on Palestinian farmers and steal their crops or bulldoze their lands.
27 aug 2018
A spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf Qedra, said that there has been no response from donors, to provide fuel for the facilities of the Ministry.
The Ministry has previously issued warnings regarding a shortage of fuel, which threatens the provision of health services to citizens.
During the past years of siege, the Ministry’s facilities in Gaza have experienced several crises due to the shortage of fuel, causing the closure of a number of health facilities and the provision of services.
The Ministry has previously issued warnings regarding a shortage of fuel, which threatens the provision of health services to citizens.
During the past years of siege, the Ministry’s facilities in Gaza have experienced several crises due to the shortage of fuel, causing the closure of a number of health facilities and the provision of services.
Israeli forces on Monday morning seized a Palestinian land in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in Occupied Jerusalem.
Eye-witness Hashem Bader said Israeli policemen escorted by a bulldozer rolled into a land tract owned by the Palestinian citizen Abdul Razaq al-Sheikh and chopped down fruitful trees, paving the way for the confiscation of the land, covering an overall area of 40 square meters.
The family’s lawyer showed up in the area and updated the Israeli forces about the illegitimacy of the measure, which he said has been carried out with no official court order.
The Israeli occupation authorities continue to target Palestinian lands across Jerusalem city in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
Eye-witness Hashem Bader said Israeli policemen escorted by a bulldozer rolled into a land tract owned by the Palestinian citizen Abdul Razaq al-Sheikh and chopped down fruitful trees, paving the way for the confiscation of the land, covering an overall area of 40 square meters.
The family’s lawyer showed up in the area and updated the Israeli forces about the illegitimacy of the measure, which he said has been carried out with no official court order.
The Israeli occupation authorities continue to target Palestinian lands across Jerusalem city in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
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The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, nine Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.
The soldiers invaded and searched many homes, especially in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Nablus and Qalqilia, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. In addition, the soldiers stormed a Printshop, owned by Ghassan Thouqan, a political prisoner held in Israeli jails, and his son Moath, in Balata refugee camp, in Nablus, and confiscated its machines and equipment. |
Media sources said more than eighteen army jeeps and vehicles invaded the refugee camp, before storming the printshop.
The army closed the printshop and posted a note accusing the owners of incitement, and of “aiding terrorism.”
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Zoheir Khader Rajabi, from his home in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Palestinian has been repeatedly abducted and interrogated by the military and the police for protesting the illegal Israeli takeover of Palestinian homes in Silwan, to house illegal colonialist settlers.
In Kobar village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the soldiers invaded and violently searched several homes, and abducted former political prisoner Qassem Na’el Barghouthi, in addition to Mo’men Kifah Barghouthi and Ward Issam Barghouthi.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as:
The army closed the printshop and posted a note accusing the owners of incitement, and of “aiding terrorism.”
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Zoheir Khader Rajabi, from his home in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Palestinian has been repeatedly abducted and interrogated by the military and the police for protesting the illegal Israeli takeover of Palestinian homes in Silwan, to house illegal colonialist settlers.
In Kobar village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the soldiers invaded and violently searched several homes, and abducted former political prisoner Qassem Na’el Barghouthi, in addition to Mo’men Kifah Barghouthi and Ward Issam Barghouthi.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as:
- Zoheir Khader Rajabi – Jerusalem.
- Ward Issam Barghouthi – Ramallah.
- Qassem Na’el Barghouthi – Ramallah.
- Mo’men Kifah Barghouthi – Ramallah.
- Majdi Abu Aker – Bethlehem.
- Yassin Bodeir – Bethlehem.
- Mansour Nasri Salah – Bethlehem.
- Mohammad Issa Ghneim – Bethlehem.
- Jamal Karama – Hebron.
26 aug 2018
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening assaulted and detained several Palestinian quarry workmen for some time in Urif town, south of Nablus in the West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed the quarries area near the girl high school in Urif town and started to humiliate and abuse workmen there.
The sources added that soldiers left three army jeeps, savagely forced all workmen to leave their workplaces at gunpoint and amid verbal abuse, and detained and questioned them for a while. No arrests were made.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed the quarries area near the girl high school in Urif town and started to humiliate and abuse workmen there.
The sources added that soldiers left three army jeeps, savagely forced all workmen to leave their workplaces at gunpoint and amid verbal abuse, and detained and questioned them for a while. No arrests were made.
Two Palestinian fishermen were detained by Israeli naval forces on Sunday off the coast of the northern besieged Gaza Strip.
Nizar Ayyash, the boat captain, told Ma'an that Israeli naval forces detained two fishermen as they were working along the northern Gaza Strip coast and were taken to an unknown location.
The two detained fishermen were identified as Owrans al-Sultan and Hassan al-Sultan.
Ayyash added that Israeli naval forces also confiscated their fishing boat.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces opened fire towards Palestinian shepherds, north of Rafah district in southern Gaza. Reasons for the shooting remained unknown.
No injuries were reported among the shepherds.
The Israeli army regularly detains and opens fire at unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the unilaterally declared buffer zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sector of the blockaded coastal enclave, which has been under an Israeli air, land, and sea blockade for nearly 12 years.
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem recently concluded that Israel’s Gaza closure and “harassment of fishermen” have been “destroying Gaza’s fishing sector,” with 95 percent of fishermen living below the poverty line.
The Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) issued its annual report for 2017 showing Israeli attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the besieged Gaza Strip, highlighting that “these attacks deny fishermen from practicing their fishing work and accessing their livelihood resources.”
Nizar Ayyash, the boat captain, told Ma'an that Israeli naval forces detained two fishermen as they were working along the northern Gaza Strip coast and were taken to an unknown location.
The two detained fishermen were identified as Owrans al-Sultan and Hassan al-Sultan.
Ayyash added that Israeli naval forces also confiscated their fishing boat.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces opened fire towards Palestinian shepherds, north of Rafah district in southern Gaza. Reasons for the shooting remained unknown.
No injuries were reported among the shepherds.
The Israeli army regularly detains and opens fire at unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the unilaterally declared buffer zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sector of the blockaded coastal enclave, which has been under an Israeli air, land, and sea blockade for nearly 12 years.
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem recently concluded that Israel’s Gaza closure and “harassment of fishermen” have been “destroying Gaza’s fishing sector,” with 95 percent of fishermen living below the poverty line.
The Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) issued its annual report for 2017 showing Israeli attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the besieged Gaza Strip, highlighting that “these attacks deny fishermen from practicing their fishing work and accessing their livelihood resources.”
25 aug 2018
The U.S. Administration of Donald Trump said it decided to cut $200 Million of the aid budget to the Palestinians, which was approved earlier this year.
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported that most of the money Trump is cutting was not meant for the Palestinian Authority, but was supposed to be used in supporting humanitarian and economic projects in the occupied territories.
Haaretz quoted a U.S. State Department official claiming that the decision is part of what he called challenges the International Community faces when it comes to providing the needed humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza, because the coastal region is “controlled by Hamas, which is also endangering them, in addition to degrading the economic and humanitarian situation.”
It is worth mentioning that, out of the previously approved $250 Million in aid to the Palestinians for this fiscal year; the U.S. Administration only released dozens of millions to support the Palestinian Security Forces in the occupied West Bank.
The decision to cut $200 Million is part of what was also described as internal review by the Trump Administration, but now, the money will instead be transferred to other countries.
Trump has been claiming that, in return to the U.S. Embassy move to occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinians will “get something good,” and that it is “their turn to be receiving something.”
It is worth mentioning that the relations between Washington and the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank, has been severed since Trump announced the transfer of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in direct violation of International Law.
Meanwhile, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) described the aid cut as a “cheep blackmail,” which is being used as a “political tool against the Palestinians.”
She slammed Trump and his Administration, describing them as bullies, especially since they are punishing the ordinary Palestinians, living under the illegal Israeli occupation.
Since March 30th, 2018, 171 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, in addition to 18300 who were injured.
Most of the Palestinians were killed in non-violent protests, which began on March 30th, 2018, call for ending the 12-year-long Israeli blockade of Gaza and for the right of return of the refugees.
Many of the casualties occurred on May 14, when Israeli forces attacked Palestinian protesters marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of historical Palestine and the ensuing ethnic cleansing of half a million Palestinian refugees.
It also marked the date that the Trump chose to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, thus denying the right to exist for the nearly one million Palestinian residents of Jerusalem.
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported that most of the money Trump is cutting was not meant for the Palestinian Authority, but was supposed to be used in supporting humanitarian and economic projects in the occupied territories.
Haaretz quoted a U.S. State Department official claiming that the decision is part of what he called challenges the International Community faces when it comes to providing the needed humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza, because the coastal region is “controlled by Hamas, which is also endangering them, in addition to degrading the economic and humanitarian situation.”
It is worth mentioning that, out of the previously approved $250 Million in aid to the Palestinians for this fiscal year; the U.S. Administration only released dozens of millions to support the Palestinian Security Forces in the occupied West Bank.
The decision to cut $200 Million is part of what was also described as internal review by the Trump Administration, but now, the money will instead be transferred to other countries.
Trump has been claiming that, in return to the U.S. Embassy move to occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinians will “get something good,” and that it is “their turn to be receiving something.”
It is worth mentioning that the relations between Washington and the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank, has been severed since Trump announced the transfer of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in direct violation of International Law.
Meanwhile, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) described the aid cut as a “cheep blackmail,” which is being used as a “political tool against the Palestinians.”
She slammed Trump and his Administration, describing them as bullies, especially since they are punishing the ordinary Palestinians, living under the illegal Israeli occupation.
Since March 30th, 2018, 171 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, in addition to 18300 who were injured.
Most of the Palestinians were killed in non-violent protests, which began on March 30th, 2018, call for ending the 12-year-long Israeli blockade of Gaza and for the right of return of the refugees.
Many of the casualties occurred on May 14, when Israeli forces attacked Palestinian protesters marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of historical Palestine and the ensuing ethnic cleansing of half a million Palestinian refugees.
It also marked the date that the Trump chose to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, thus denying the right to exist for the nearly one million Palestinian residents of Jerusalem.
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