17 dec 2019
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stationed on the northern borders of the Gaza Strip targeted, at dawn on Tuesday, the agricultural lands of the citizens adjacent to the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli occupation forces opened fire intensively in the area, but no injuries were reported.
In a related context, the occupation naval forces targeted the boats of the fishermen in the Sudani area, north of Gaza City, without any reported injuries.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli occupation forces opened fire intensively in the area, but no injuries were reported.
In a related context, the occupation naval forces targeted the boats of the fishermen in the Sudani area, north of Gaza City, without any reported injuries.
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A group of armed Jewish settlers on Monday evening opened fire at a Palestinian house in Jit village in the east of Qalqilya.
Local official Ghassan Daghlas said that settlers opened fire and hurled stones at a house belonging to a local resident in Jit town, causing only some external damage to it. Meanwhile the IOF on the same day wreaked havoc on about 25 Palestinian fruit and vegetable vendor stalls in al-Jalamah town near al-Jalamah military checkpoint in northern Jenin at the pretext of unlicensed construction. |
Israeli forces, on Monday, demolished a cave in the village of Deir Razih, southwest of the city of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported.
Soldiers also razed the flooring for a car repair shop, and in the process destroyed several vehicles that were parked in the area as well.
Basil Ideis, owner of the land on which the car shop was built, said that three months ago, the Israeli army demolished his small makeshift shop on the same land, and levelled the land near it, he added that the army had ordered him then not to re-build on his land.
Israel demolishes Palestinian homes on a regular basis, as a matter of policy, causing displacement of the native Palestinian people, a crime against humanity as stated in the Rome Statute [pdf] of the International Criminal Court.
Soldiers also razed the flooring for a car repair shop, and in the process destroyed several vehicles that were parked in the area as well.
Basil Ideis, owner of the land on which the car shop was built, said that three months ago, the Israeli army demolished his small makeshift shop on the same land, and levelled the land near it, he added that the army had ordered him then not to re-build on his land.
Israel demolishes Palestinian homes on a regular basis, as a matter of policy, causing displacement of the native Palestinian people, a crime against humanity as stated in the Rome Statute [pdf] of the International Criminal Court.
16 dec 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday morning opened fire and tear gas grenades at Palestinian citizens during their presence in border areas in the Gaza Strip.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters at citizens as they were hunting birds in a border area in the east of Juhor ad-Dik in central Gaza, forcing them to leave the area.
Meanwhile, an Israeli military vehicle opened fire at agricultural plots of land and around some bird hunters in the east of Rafah area in southern Gaza.
Luckily, no one was injured in the shooting attack.
In northern Gaza, several Israeli armored bulldozers infiltrated limitedly into a border area in the north of Beit Lahia and embarked on leveling lands.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters at citizens as they were hunting birds in a border area in the east of Juhor ad-Dik in central Gaza, forcing them to leave the area.
Meanwhile, an Israeli military vehicle opened fire at agricultural plots of land and around some bird hunters in the east of Rafah area in southern Gaza.
Luckily, no one was injured in the shooting attack.
In northern Gaza, several Israeli armored bulldozers infiltrated limitedly into a border area in the north of Beit Lahia and embarked on leveling lands.
Illegal Israeli settlers, on Saturday night, vandalized a number of bulldozers that were parked at the site of a road working project in the Jordan Valley region, the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported.
Salah Zayed, the project contractor, said that he and staff of the company were shocked to see that Jewish settlers had filled the fuel tanks with sand, making the bulldozers inoperative.
He said the attack occurred in the area classified as Area A, under the security and civil control of the Palestinian Authority.
Settler violence is commonplace across the occupied West Bank, and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities as the Palestinian Authority has no jurisdiction over Israeli settlers.
Salah Zayed, the project contractor, said that he and staff of the company were shocked to see that Jewish settlers had filled the fuel tanks with sand, making the bulldozers inoperative.
He said the attack occurred in the area classified as Area A, under the security and civil control of the Palestinian Authority.
Settler violence is commonplace across the occupied West Bank, and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities as the Palestinian Authority has no jurisdiction over Israeli settlers.
15 dec 2019
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) are planning to confiscate dozens of dunums of Palestinian farmland south of Qalqilya in the West Bank, a Palestinian activist said on Sunday.
Activist Mohammed Abu al-Sheikh said that the IOA has put forward a plan to expand settler road "55" near Alfei Menashe settlement, south of Qalqilya City, which means dozens of dunums of Palestinian farmland are threatened with illegal seizure.
Recently the IOA has unlawfully grabbed thousands of dunums of privately-owned Palestinian land in the West Bank in favor of settlement expansion projects.
Activist Mohammed Abu al-Sheikh said that the IOA has put forward a plan to expand settler road "55" near Alfei Menashe settlement, south of Qalqilya City, which means dozens of dunums of Palestinian farmland are threatened with illegal seizure.
Recently the IOA has unlawfully grabbed thousands of dunums of privately-owned Palestinian land in the West Bank in favor of settlement expansion projects.
13 dec 2019
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday stormed a number of Palestinian homes and shops in al-Khalil City during a morning raid campaign.
Local sources said that the IOF broke into the homes of Hamas MPs Nezar Ramadan and Mohammed Bader and violently searched them.
The IOF further raided a store and a bakery and wreaked havoc on them.
The IOF on a daily basis launches break-ins in the West Bank, raiding homes, assaulting and arresting citizens and vandalizing property.
Local sources said that the IOF broke into the homes of Hamas MPs Nezar Ramadan and Mohammed Bader and violently searched them.
The IOF further raided a store and a bakery and wreaked havoc on them.
The IOF on a daily basis launches break-ins in the West Bank, raiding homes, assaulting and arresting citizens and vandalizing property.
12 dec 2019
The UN on Wednesday launched the final phase of its humanitarian response plan for 2020 in the occupied Palestinian territories with an appeal for $348 million.
This came in a news conference held by Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the Secretary-General, at the UN headquarters in New York.
The multi-year humanitarian response plan, which kicked off in 2018, encompasses 199 projects that will be implemented by 85 organizations, including 43 national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 32 international NGOs, and 10 UN agencies.
About 76 percent of the requested funds target Gaza, where the humanitarian situation remains extremely fragile.
Despite some improvement in the economy in 2019, unemployment in Gaza has risen, with almost half the population unemployed and nearly half the population lives below the poverty line of $5.5 per day.
This came in a news conference held by Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the Secretary-General, at the UN headquarters in New York.
The multi-year humanitarian response plan, which kicked off in 2018, encompasses 199 projects that will be implemented by 85 organizations, including 43 national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 32 international NGOs, and 10 UN agencies.
About 76 percent of the requested funds target Gaza, where the humanitarian situation remains extremely fragile.
Despite some improvement in the economy in 2019, unemployment in Gaza has risen, with almost half the population unemployed and nearly half the population lives below the poverty line of $5.5 per day.
11 dec 2019
(Photo courtesy of Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Israeli occupation authorities, Tuesday, notified a Palestinian school in the town of Samou, to the south of Hebron, to stop working, claiming that it has been constructed in an area which threatens archaeological sites.
Palestinian Ministry of Education said, in a statement, that Israeli occupation authorities notified for the cessation of work in the Simaya elementary school, affiliated with the Directorate of Education, to the south of Hebron, located in Al-Samou area.
The Ministry noted that the Israeli step is a part of a campaign against the school and dozens of other schools, under fake pretexts.
The step threatens Palestinian students’ right to education, a right which is guaranteed by all international laws, charters and customs.
Al Ray further reports that the move coincided with the International Day for Human Rights, revealing Israel’s oppressive agenda and its continued violation of the rights of the Palestinian people, especially the right of students to education.
The school serves more than 40 students in the targeted areas that are subject to Israeli aggression.
In related news, Palestinian students on a field trip, today, at the Sebastia archaeological site, in the north of the West Bank, were harassed by Israeli soldiers, who detained them at the site, according to Sebastia’s mayor, Mohammad Azem.
Azem told WAFA that soldiers broke into the site, to the north of Nablus city, while the students were on a field trip, and detained the students inside it.
He said that soldiers harassed the students and provoked confrontations in the area.
Israel has been trying to take over the site, as it encourages settlers to visit it while preventing Palestinians from caring for it, even though it is located in the heart of the occupied West Bank.
The present town of Sebastia, including the archaeological remains, the historical town, and the cultural landscape, is one of Palestine’s major tourist attractions.
A series of restorative activities was carried out in the historic core, including renovation of the mosque, the shrine of Nabi Yahyia, the Cathedral of John the Baptist, the Roman mausoleum, the olive press, Kayed Palace, and the traditional buildings, along with a walking trail.
Israeli occupation authorities, Tuesday, notified a Palestinian school in the town of Samou, to the south of Hebron, to stop working, claiming that it has been constructed in an area which threatens archaeological sites.
Palestinian Ministry of Education said, in a statement, that Israeli occupation authorities notified for the cessation of work in the Simaya elementary school, affiliated with the Directorate of Education, to the south of Hebron, located in Al-Samou area.
The Ministry noted that the Israeli step is a part of a campaign against the school and dozens of other schools, under fake pretexts.
The step threatens Palestinian students’ right to education, a right which is guaranteed by all international laws, charters and customs.
Al Ray further reports that the move coincided with the International Day for Human Rights, revealing Israel’s oppressive agenda and its continued violation of the rights of the Palestinian people, especially the right of students to education.
The school serves more than 40 students in the targeted areas that are subject to Israeli aggression.
In related news, Palestinian students on a field trip, today, at the Sebastia archaeological site, in the north of the West Bank, were harassed by Israeli soldiers, who detained them at the site, according to Sebastia’s mayor, Mohammad Azem.
Azem told WAFA that soldiers broke into the site, to the north of Nablus city, while the students were on a field trip, and detained the students inside it.
He said that soldiers harassed the students and provoked confrontations in the area.
Israel has been trying to take over the site, as it encourages settlers to visit it while preventing Palestinians from caring for it, even though it is located in the heart of the occupied West Bank.
The present town of Sebastia, including the archaeological remains, the historical town, and the cultural landscape, is one of Palestine’s major tourist attractions.
A series of restorative activities was carried out in the historic core, including renovation of the mosque, the shrine of Nabi Yahyia, the Cathedral of John the Baptist, the Roman mausoleum, the olive press, Kayed Palace, and the traditional buildings, along with a walking trail.
Israeli settlers, today, attacked Palestinian herders in the Khirbet Yanoun pastures, northern West Bank, according to a local official.
Ghassan Daghlas, an official in charge of monitoring Israeli settlement activities, told WAFA that settlers chased herders out the pastures and lands that belong to the village of Aqraba, to the south of Nablus, and attacked them.
He said that Israeli soldiers in the area did not intervene to stop the settlers, but rather provided them with cover and protection.
Shepherds live off of the livestock they raise and often take their sheep to the open pastures, to feed.
Ghassan Daghlas, an official in charge of monitoring Israeli settlement activities, told WAFA that settlers chased herders out the pastures and lands that belong to the village of Aqraba, to the south of Nablus, and attacked them.
He said that Israeli soldiers in the area did not intervene to stop the settlers, but rather provided them with cover and protection.
Shepherds live off of the livestock they raise and often take their sheep to the open pastures, to feed.
The Israeli occupation navy on Wednesday morning opened fire at Palestinian fishermen and their boats off the coast of Khan Younis in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to local sources, Israeli naval soldiers opened machinegun fire from their gunboats towards fishermen working within the permitted fishing zone, forcing them to return ashore.
Israeli gunboats are around Gaza fishermen almost every day, harassing them, shooting at them, damaging their boats, and making arrests. Sometimes fishermen are injured or killed during gunfire attacks.
Under the 1993 Oslo accords, Palestinian fishermen are permitted to fish up to 20 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza, but since then Israel has kept reducing the fishing area gradually to a limit between six to three nautical miles as part of its blockade on Gaza.
According to local sources, Israeli naval soldiers opened machinegun fire from their gunboats towards fishermen working within the permitted fishing zone, forcing them to return ashore.
Israeli gunboats are around Gaza fishermen almost every day, harassing them, shooting at them, damaging their boats, and making arrests. Sometimes fishermen are injured or killed during gunfire attacks.
Under the 1993 Oslo accords, Palestinian fishermen are permitted to fish up to 20 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza, but since then Israel has kept reducing the fishing area gradually to a limit between six to three nautical miles as part of its blockade on Gaza.
9 dec 2019
Israeli soldiers demolished, Monday, a shed and uprooted six Dunams (1.48 Acres) of Palestinian farmlands in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media activist, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers demolished a shed, owned by a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Bader Abu Ayyash.
He added that the soldiers also uprooted and bulldozed six Dunams of lands, owned by Abu Ayyash, and planted with almond trees in the al-Qarn area, east of Beit Ummar.
Media activist, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers demolished a shed, owned by a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Bader Abu Ayyash.
He added that the soldiers also uprooted and bulldozed six Dunams of lands, owned by Abu Ayyash, and planted with almond trees in the al-Qarn area, east of Beit Ummar.
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