22 feb 2020
Two young men suffered injuries when a horde of Jewish settlers physically assaulted them in Ras Ein al-Auja hamlet, north of Jericho city.
Lawyer Mahmoud al-Ghawanmeh, a resident of the hamlet, said that dozens of settlers escorted by dogs stormed the hamlet and tried to steal some sheep from local residents and beat two young men as they tried to fend them off.
The wounded young men were identified as Hani Ata, 24, and Haitham Suleiman, 20. They suffered head injuries and received medical assistance at Jericho Hospital.
Soon later, Israeli soldiers stormed the area and provided protection for the settlers and detained two other young men for several hours.
Lawyer Mahmoud al-Ghawanmeh, a resident of the hamlet, said that dozens of settlers escorted by dogs stormed the hamlet and tried to steal some sheep from local residents and beat two young men as they tried to fend them off.
The wounded young men were identified as Hani Ata, 24, and Haitham Suleiman, 20. They suffered head injuries and received medical assistance at Jericho Hospital.
Soon later, Israeli soldiers stormed the area and provided protection for the settlers and detained two other young men for several hours.
A horde of armed Jewish settlers on Saturday assaulted Palestinian shepherds in at-Tuwanah village near Yatta town, south of al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank.
According to local sources, settlers from the Hafat Ma’oun outpost hurled stones at some shepherds herding their cattle in at-Tuwanah village.
Such aggressive practices by Jewish settlers and soldiers in southern al-Khalil are aimed to force the local residents to leave their areas and expand Israeli settlements.
According to local sources, settlers from the Hafat Ma’oun outpost hurled stones at some shepherds herding their cattle in at-Tuwanah village.
Such aggressive practices by Jewish settlers and soldiers in southern al-Khalil are aimed to force the local residents to leave their areas and expand Israeli settlements.
The Popular Committee Against the Siege has said that about 5,000 different industrial and economic facilities and businesses were shut down as a result of the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip.
“The closure of these facilities is a dangerous indicator of the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as a result of the blockade. Thousands of workers, engineers, accountants and technicians stopped working and the economy wheel has come to a halt,” head of the committee Jamal al-Khudari said.
He warned that the difficult situation in Gaza has catastrophic impacts on the Palestinian economy and lives of more than two million citizens, who suffer from suffocating siege and successive crises.
“The closure of these facilities is a dangerous indicator of the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as a result of the blockade. Thousands of workers, engineers, accountants and technicians stopped working and the economy wheel has come to a halt,” head of the committee Jamal al-Khudari said.
He warned that the difficult situation in Gaza has catastrophic impacts on the Palestinian economy and lives of more than two million citizens, who suffer from suffocating siege and successive crises.
Hamas chief in Gaza Yahya as-Sinwar met in his office on Friday with ambassador Mohamed al-Emadi, chairman of Qatar's National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, and discussed issues of mutual interest.
The two parties discussed ways to improve the living conditions of the population in Gaza and the gas pipeline for the power station, according to a statement released by the Hamas Movement.
They also agreed to dole out 12 million dollars to 120,000 needy families and to provide two million dollars to help 500 young men get married, another two million for the renovation of several homes belonging to poor families and one million for university graduates to help them pay their tuition and obtain their degrees.
During the meeting, the two sides showed keenness on achieving a better future for the population in Gaza.
The two parties discussed ways to improve the living conditions of the population in Gaza and the gas pipeline for the power station, according to a statement released by the Hamas Movement.
They also agreed to dole out 12 million dollars to 120,000 needy families and to provide two million dollars to help 500 young men get married, another two million for the renovation of several homes belonging to poor families and one million for university graduates to help them pay their tuition and obtain their degrees.
During the meeting, the two sides showed keenness on achieving a better future for the population in Gaza.
21 feb 2020
At least two Palestinians were injured on Friday when a group of extremist Jewish settlers raided the village of Ein el-Auja, a small Bedouin hamlet to the north of Jericho, local sources said.
Mahmoud Ghawanmeh, a local rights activist, told WAFA that dozens of armed settlers accompanied by attack dogs forced their way into the village and attempted to steal livestock belonging to local residents.
The settlers clashed with local residents who attempted to fend off their attack, and at least two locals were injured by the settlers.
The two, both in their twenties, were moved to nearby Jericho Public Hospital for medical treatment, where their condition was described as moderate.
Ghawanmeh added that shortly after the attack occurred, an Israeli army force broke into the village to provide protection for the settlers, and while they were there the force briefly detained two Palestinians from the village.
Like the rest of Bedouin villages in the Jordan Valley region, which makes up one third of the area of the occupied West Bank, the village has been a frequent target of attacks by Israeli army and settlers.
On the sixth of January, an Israeli army unit raided the village and confiscated multiple residential structures and handed notices for the demolition of many others.
Mahmoud Ghawanmeh, a local rights activist, told WAFA that dozens of armed settlers accompanied by attack dogs forced their way into the village and attempted to steal livestock belonging to local residents.
The settlers clashed with local residents who attempted to fend off their attack, and at least two locals were injured by the settlers.
The two, both in their twenties, were moved to nearby Jericho Public Hospital for medical treatment, where their condition was described as moderate.
Ghawanmeh added that shortly after the attack occurred, an Israeli army force broke into the village to provide protection for the settlers, and while they were there the force briefly detained two Palestinians from the village.
Like the rest of Bedouin villages in the Jordan Valley region, which makes up one third of the area of the occupied West Bank, the village has been a frequent target of attacks by Israeli army and settlers.
On the sixth of January, an Israeli army unit raided the village and confiscated multiple residential structures and handed notices for the demolition of many others.
20 feb 2020
The Israeli authorities proceeded today with a process to build a new road to be used only by Jewish settlers in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement construction in the northern West Bank.
He told WAFA that the planned road will start from the village of Zaatara, south of Nablus, and will pass through land owned by the towns of Huwwara, Beita and Odala.
He added that the Israeli government issued a decision to open this 7-kilometer-long road in April 2019, whose establishment will lead to the seizure of about 406 dunums of land from seven villages to the south of Nablus.
Daghlas said that opening this road will cause losses in agricultural lands and will contribute to Israel’s apartheid system of separate roads to settlers and the original Palestinian inhabitants of the area.
To be noted, Israel last week started the construction of an 8-kilometer-long road that would connect the colonial settlements of Eli and Shilo in Nablus district with other colonial settlements in the Jordan Valley.
He told WAFA that the planned road will start from the village of Zaatara, south of Nablus, and will pass through land owned by the towns of Huwwara, Beita and Odala.
He added that the Israeli government issued a decision to open this 7-kilometer-long road in April 2019, whose establishment will lead to the seizure of about 406 dunums of land from seven villages to the south of Nablus.
Daghlas said that opening this road will cause losses in agricultural lands and will contribute to Israel’s apartheid system of separate roads to settlers and the original Palestinian inhabitants of the area.
To be noted, Israel last week started the construction of an 8-kilometer-long road that would connect the colonial settlements of Eli and Shilo in Nablus district with other colonial settlements in the Jordan Valley.
19 feb 2020
Israeli police Wednesday morning shut down a bakery shop and detained the owner in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Local sources confirmed that Israeli police shut down a bakery shop in Bab Hutta neighborhood, citing the distribution of ka'ek, a crusty bread with sesame seeds, to Muslim worshipers on last Friday free of charge as a pretext.
The owner of the bakery shop, identified as Nasser Abu Sneina, was detained.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center, a Silwan-based watchdog, posted a video showing the closed bakery, located at Bab Hutta, one of the doors of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which gives the name to the neighborhood.
Messianic Jewish settlers are hoping to establish an increased presence on the site of the Al-Aqsa mosque, among the most important Muslim shrines in the world and potent symbols of Palestinian nationalism, and calling for building a third temple on what they term the “Temple Mount”.
Their far-right beliefs were once considered a small fringe movement, but in recent years, they have found favor in the administration of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, receiving the endorsement of many lawmakers.
Settlers incursions into the mosque compound coupled with the takeover of church property in Jerusalem are perceived as part of the plan to transform a multi-religious and multi-cultural city into a “reunified” Jewish city under the exclusive control and sovereignty of Israel.
Local sources confirmed that Israeli police shut down a bakery shop in Bab Hutta neighborhood, citing the distribution of ka'ek, a crusty bread with sesame seeds, to Muslim worshipers on last Friday free of charge as a pretext.
The owner of the bakery shop, identified as Nasser Abu Sneina, was detained.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center, a Silwan-based watchdog, posted a video showing the closed bakery, located at Bab Hutta, one of the doors of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which gives the name to the neighborhood.
Messianic Jewish settlers are hoping to establish an increased presence on the site of the Al-Aqsa mosque, among the most important Muslim shrines in the world and potent symbols of Palestinian nationalism, and calling for building a third temple on what they term the “Temple Mount”.
Their far-right beliefs were once considered a small fringe movement, but in recent years, they have found favor in the administration of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, receiving the endorsement of many lawmakers.
Settlers incursions into the mosque compound coupled with the takeover of church property in Jerusalem are perceived as part of the plan to transform a multi-religious and multi-cultural city into a “reunified” Jewish city under the exclusive control and sovereignty of Israel.
18 feb 2020
Israeli navy ships attacked, Tuesday, several Palestinian fishing boats with live rounds only three nautical miles from the shore in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Media sources said the navy ships fired many live rounds at the boats, in Palestinian waters in the northern part of the coastal region.
The attack did not lead to any casualties but forced the fishermen back to the shore without being able to fish to provide for their families.
It is worth mentioning that, four days ago, Israel unilaterally decreased the fishing zone from ten nautical miles to only five.
In related news, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man reportedly after he crossed the perimeter fence in the southern part of the coastal region.
Media sources said the navy ships fired many live rounds at the boats, in Palestinian waters in the northern part of the coastal region.
The attack did not lead to any casualties but forced the fishermen back to the shore without being able to fish to provide for their families.
It is worth mentioning that, four days ago, Israel unilaterally decreased the fishing zone from ten nautical miles to only five.
In related news, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man reportedly after he crossed the perimeter fence in the southern part of the coastal region.
Israeli forces today demolished a horse barn and a cesspit in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukaber under the pretext of unlicensed building.
Eyewitness confirmed that Israeli forces escorted a bulldozer to Jabal al-Mukaber , where the heavy machinery proceeded to tear down the barn and the cesspit. video
Owner of the demolished structures was identified as Ahmad Warad al-Zatraa.
Using the pretext of illegal building, Israel demolishes houses on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, the municipality and government build tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in East Jerusalem for Jews with a goal to offset the demographic balance in favor of the Jewish settlers in the occupied city.
Although Palestinians in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian Territory that has been subject to Israeli military occupation since 1967, they are denied their citizenship rights and are instead classified only as "residents" whose permits can be revoked if they move away from the city for more than a few years.
Eyewitness confirmed that Israeli forces escorted a bulldozer to Jabal al-Mukaber , where the heavy machinery proceeded to tear down the barn and the cesspit. video
Owner of the demolished structures was identified as Ahmad Warad al-Zatraa.
Using the pretext of illegal building, Israel demolishes houses on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, the municipality and government build tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in East Jerusalem for Jews with a goal to offset the demographic balance in favor of the Jewish settlers in the occupied city.
Although Palestinians in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian Territory that has been subject to Israeli military occupation since 1967, they are denied their citizenship rights and are instead classified only as "residents" whose permits can be revoked if they move away from the city for more than a few years.