18 june 2020
Israeli forces today demolished a Palestinian-owned house in al-Khader town, located to the south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to WAFA correspondent.
He said that a large army forces escorted a bulldozer into town, where the heavy machinery demolished a two-room house belonging to Samir Salah.
This was not the first time that Israeli forces demolish Salah’s house. Six months ago, soldiers demolished his first house, which occupied 150 square meters, prompting him to build the other one, which was demolished today.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces tore down a car wash in El-Mansheya village, close to Tuqu' town, located to the east of Bethlehem.
Mayor of Tuqu' Tayseer Abu Mifreh confirmed that an Israeli military unit raided the village and proceeded to demolish a car wash belonging to Ali al-Khatib.
Both demolitions were carried out because the structures were purportedly built without permits.
Israel demolishes Palestinian houses and structures almost on a daily basis as a means to achieve “demographic control” of the occupied territories.
Israel denies planning permits for Palestinians to build on their own land or to extend existing houses to accommodate natural growth, particularly in Jerusalem and Area C, which constitutes 60 percent of the occupied West Bank and falls under full Israeli military rule, forcing residents to build without obtaining rarely-granted permits to provide shelters for their families.
In contrast, Israel argues that building within existing colonial settlements is necessary to accommodate the “natural growth” of settlers.
Therefore, it much more easily gives the estimated 550,000 Jewish Israeli settlers there building permits and provides them with roads, electricity, water and sewage systems that remain inaccessible to many neighboring Palestinians.
He said that a large army forces escorted a bulldozer into town, where the heavy machinery demolished a two-room house belonging to Samir Salah.
This was not the first time that Israeli forces demolish Salah’s house. Six months ago, soldiers demolished his first house, which occupied 150 square meters, prompting him to build the other one, which was demolished today.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces tore down a car wash in El-Mansheya village, close to Tuqu' town, located to the east of Bethlehem.
Mayor of Tuqu' Tayseer Abu Mifreh confirmed that an Israeli military unit raided the village and proceeded to demolish a car wash belonging to Ali al-Khatib.
Both demolitions were carried out because the structures were purportedly built without permits.
Israel demolishes Palestinian houses and structures almost on a daily basis as a means to achieve “demographic control” of the occupied territories.
Israel denies planning permits for Palestinians to build on their own land or to extend existing houses to accommodate natural growth, particularly in Jerusalem and Area C, which constitutes 60 percent of the occupied West Bank and falls under full Israeli military rule, forcing residents to build without obtaining rarely-granted permits to provide shelters for their families.
In contrast, Israel argues that building within existing colonial settlements is necessary to accommodate the “natural growth” of settlers.
Therefore, it much more easily gives the estimated 550,000 Jewish Israeli settlers there building permits and provides them with roads, electricity, water and sewage systems that remain inaccessible to many neighboring Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday stormed a quarry in al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya village, northwest of Ramallah, and appropriated Palestinian-owned bulldozers and equipment.
Member of the village municipality Waseem Ladawdeh said that dozens of soldiers stormed the quarry, detained workmen inside a container and seized bulldozers, generators and different tools and machines used to dig out rocks and stones.
Ladawdeh pointed out that the IOF confiscated five bulldozers out of 13 from the site.
As other areas of the West Bank, the IOF systematically carries out different arbitrary measures and practices against the local residents in order to force them to leave al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya village.
Member of the village municipality Waseem Ladawdeh said that dozens of soldiers stormed the quarry, detained workmen inside a container and seized bulldozers, generators and different tools and machines used to dig out rocks and stones.
Ladawdeh pointed out that the IOF confiscated five bulldozers out of 13 from the site.
As other areas of the West Bank, the IOF systematically carries out different arbitrary measures and practices against the local residents in order to force them to leave al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya village.
A horde of extremist Jewish settlers on Wednesday set fire to an olive grove in Burin town, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Local official Ghassan Daghlas said settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar stormed an agricultural area in Burin and set ablaze a plot of land planted with olive trees.
Daghlas added that the settlers also attacked, under military protection, some local residents in the town, where soldiers showered them with tear gas canisters and fired rubber bullets at them.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation army on Wednesday notified a Jerusalemite family in as-Sawahira al-Gharbiya town of its intent to demolish his house.
Head of a local land defense committee Yunis Jaafar said that Israeli soldiers stormed the town and handed Yassin Zaatera a demolition notice against his home.
Local official Ghassan Daghlas said settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar stormed an agricultural area in Burin and set ablaze a plot of land planted with olive trees.
Daghlas added that the settlers also attacked, under military protection, some local residents in the town, where soldiers showered them with tear gas canisters and fired rubber bullets at them.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation army on Wednesday notified a Jerusalemite family in as-Sawahira al-Gharbiya town of its intent to demolish his house.
Head of a local land defense committee Yunis Jaafar said that Israeli soldiers stormed the town and handed Yassin Zaatera a demolition notice against his home.
17 june 2020
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) at dawn Wednesday demolished Palestinian-owned structures in Abu Dis town, east Jerusalem. video
According to local sources, Israeli bulldozers escorted by police forces demolished a structure belonging to Dawoud Shuqairat, a building under construction and stores belonging to Tareq as-Sarkhi, and a residential building under construction belonging to Ali Sawwan and Mohamed al-Araj.
The demolitions took place near al-Quds University in Abu Dis and in a nearby area between the town and as-Sawahira village in east Jerusalem.
The bulldozers also knocked down a fence on the playing field of al-Quds University in Abu Dis.
According to local sources, Israeli bulldozers escorted by police forces demolished a structure belonging to Dawoud Shuqairat, a building under construction and stores belonging to Tareq as-Sarkhi, and a residential building under construction belonging to Ali Sawwan and Mohamed al-Araj.
The demolitions took place near al-Quds University in Abu Dis and in a nearby area between the town and as-Sawahira village in east Jerusalem.
The bulldozers also knocked down a fence on the playing field of al-Quds University in Abu Dis.
16 june 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday detained a number of Palestinian shepherds after chasing them in Um al-Qubba area in the northern Jordan Valley.
Palestinian human rights activist Aref Daraghma said that the IOF attacked a group of shepherds while they were working in Um al-Qubba and detained a number of them.
Um al-Qubba is one of 17 communities that form the Jordan Valley’s Um al-Maleh area, which is part of the Israeli government’s annexation plan.
Thousands of dunums of Um al-Qubba’s Palestinian-owned land have been seized and transferred into military bases, closed zones, and nature reserves by the Israeli occupation.
Palestinian human rights activist Aref Daraghma said that the IOF attacked a group of shepherds while they were working in Um al-Qubba and detained a number of them.
Um al-Qubba is one of 17 communities that form the Jordan Valley’s Um al-Maleh area, which is part of the Israeli government’s annexation plan.
Thousands of dunums of Um al-Qubba’s Palestinian-owned land have been seized and transferred into military bases, closed zones, and nature reserves by the Israeli occupation.
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Illegal Israeli settlers committed vandalism of Palestinian-owned property by damaging solar panels, on Monday, in the village of Aqraba, south of Nablus city, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official monitoring Israel’s colonialist activities in the northern West Bank, said that colonists attacked the homes of farmers and shepherds in Aqraba, and smashed solar panels, which were vital in providing the village with electricity. Daghlas added that the illegal colonists damaged Palestinian-owned shelters and animal barns, stealing equipment and other items. |
15 june 2020
The Israeli occupation army on Monday morning carried out a limited incursion into the northern area of the Gaza Strip, razing tracts of Palestinian farmland.
Local sources reported that two Israeli military bulldozers rolled a few hundred meters into Beit Lahia town in the northern Gaza Strip, and razed Palestinian lands.
The Israeli army every once in a while launch incursions into the besieged Gaza Strip, razing lands and terrorizing farmers.
Local sources reported that two Israeli military bulldozers rolled a few hundred meters into Beit Lahia town in the northern Gaza Strip, and razed Palestinian lands.
The Israeli army every once in a while launch incursions into the besieged Gaza Strip, razing lands and terrorizing farmers.
In the agriculturally-rich northern West Bank area of Al-Aghwar, Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned livestock tent, according to a local activist.
Palestinian activist, Aref Daraghma, told Palestinian media sources that Israeli soldiers invaded Um Liqya rural neighborhood and began tearing down a tent, used by local farmers as a livestock pen.
Daraghma said that the pen is owned by Palestinian resident, Abdelrahman Qasem, who was shocked to see his crude tin sheet animal pen had been destroyed by the army.
Noteworthy, many water pipelines in the Al-Aghwar area in the Jordan Valley, were recently severed, as a result of military exercises. In addition, a number of green houses, owned by local farmers, have also been dismantled by the military.
The Palestinian Al-Aghwar area is vast and fertile agricultural land, said to be a main source of produce for the entire West Bank population.
Commentators have speculated that the escalation of the violations of the Israeli authorities throughout the region is a sign of things to come, in the context of the Israeli agenda involving the annexation of the Al-Aghwar area.
High-ranking Israeli officials have signalled their intention to expropriate the Al-Aghwar area to the sovereignty of the occupation state, subjecting it to full Israeli control, by early next month.
Various international players including the United Nations (UN), European Union (UN), Russia and the Arab League have rejected Israel’s plan to take-over. These groups have warned that the consequences could be the loss of a chance for a just and lasting peace, based on the two-state solution.
The United States (US) as the main supporter of Israel, has asked the Israeli government to consider delaying the move, due to the current Coronavirus pandemic and the social unrest in the US.
Palestinian activist, Aref Daraghma, told Palestinian media sources that Israeli soldiers invaded Um Liqya rural neighborhood and began tearing down a tent, used by local farmers as a livestock pen.
Daraghma said that the pen is owned by Palestinian resident, Abdelrahman Qasem, who was shocked to see his crude tin sheet animal pen had been destroyed by the army.
Noteworthy, many water pipelines in the Al-Aghwar area in the Jordan Valley, were recently severed, as a result of military exercises. In addition, a number of green houses, owned by local farmers, have also been dismantled by the military.
The Palestinian Al-Aghwar area is vast and fertile agricultural land, said to be a main source of produce for the entire West Bank population.
Commentators have speculated that the escalation of the violations of the Israeli authorities throughout the region is a sign of things to come, in the context of the Israeli agenda involving the annexation of the Al-Aghwar area.
High-ranking Israeli officials have signalled their intention to expropriate the Al-Aghwar area to the sovereignty of the occupation state, subjecting it to full Israeli control, by early next month.
Various international players including the United Nations (UN), European Union (UN), Russia and the Arab League have rejected Israel’s plan to take-over. These groups have warned that the consequences could be the loss of a chance for a just and lasting peace, based on the two-state solution.
The United States (US) as the main supporter of Israel, has asked the Israeli government to consider delaying the move, due to the current Coronavirus pandemic and the social unrest in the US.
13 june 2020
Jewish settlers from Yitzhar Settlement on Friday set fire to large tracts of Palestinian farmland, burning down crops and trees in Madama village in the West Bank district of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses reported that a group of settlers torched lands owned by Palestinian citizens from Madama, causing severe damages.
They said that Israeli occupation forces fired gas bombs towards the fire crews and volunteering youths while they were trying to put out the fire.
Two arson attacks launched by Israeli settlers on Palestinian-owned farmland were reported yesterday in the neighboring villages of al-Sawiya and Yatma in Nablus.
Eyewitnesses reported that a group of settlers torched lands owned by Palestinian citizens from Madama, causing severe damages.
They said that Israeli occupation forces fired gas bombs towards the fire crews and volunteering youths while they were trying to put out the fire.
Two arson attacks launched by Israeli settlers on Palestinian-owned farmland were reported yesterday in the neighboring villages of al-Sawiya and Yatma in Nablus.
12 june 2020
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing dozens of Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The procession started from the center of the village, and headed towards the illegal Annexation Wall, isolating the villagers from their own lands, before the soldiers started firing a barrage of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Medical sources said dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and a few others sustained cuts and bruises; they all received the needed treatment without the need for hospitalization.
Some of the concussion grenades and gas bombs caused many trees and farmlands to catch fire before Palestinian firefighters rushed to extinguish them.
The nonviolent protesters were carrying Palestinian flags, and marched while chanting against Israel’s escalating violations, including its illegal annexation plans.
The procession started from the center of the village, and headed towards the illegal Annexation Wall, isolating the villagers from their own lands, before the soldiers started firing a barrage of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Medical sources said dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and a few others sustained cuts and bruises; they all received the needed treatment without the need for hospitalization.
Some of the concussion grenades and gas bombs caused many trees and farmlands to catch fire before Palestinian firefighters rushed to extinguish them.
The nonviolent protesters were carrying Palestinian flags, and marched while chanting against Israel’s escalating violations, including its illegal annexation plans.
Israeli armored tanks last night destroyed a water pipe serving Palestinian communities in the northern Jordan Valley region, northeast of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.
Derar Sawafta, member of the local council of Bardala village, in the northern Jordan Valley, told WAFA that a 200-meter-long water pipe was destroyed as the Israeli armored vehicles ran over it during a military exercise, which involved the use of gunfire, in the area.
In the meantime, dozens of armored vehicles deployed for the first time at the outskirts of the villages of Tayasir and al-Aqaba, east of Tubas town.
Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley regularly face evictions due to Israeli military exercises on or near their land. Only last month, Israeli forces evicted the village’s population three times for the same purpose.
The majority of the Jordan Valley is under full Israeli military control, and at least 44 percent of the total land in the Jordan Valley has been appropriated by Israeli forces for military exercises.
Derar Sawafta, member of the local council of Bardala village, in the northern Jordan Valley, told WAFA that a 200-meter-long water pipe was destroyed as the Israeli armored vehicles ran over it during a military exercise, which involved the use of gunfire, in the area.
In the meantime, dozens of armored vehicles deployed for the first time at the outskirts of the villages of Tayasir and al-Aqaba, east of Tubas town.
Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley regularly face evictions due to Israeli military exercises on or near their land. Only last month, Israeli forces evicted the village’s population three times for the same purpose.
The majority of the Jordan Valley is under full Israeli military control, and at least 44 percent of the total land in the Jordan Valley has been appropriated by Israeli forces for military exercises.
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