24 june 2020
Israeli settlers today seized a large tract of Palestinian land in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, according to local sources.
The sources confirmed that settlers fenced off dozens of dunums of land planted with olive trees, which belong to the Palestinian residents of al-Tur and Issawiya.
For the residents of Issawiyeh, a Palestinian village of some 20,000, and other parts of occupied East Jerusalem, military raids, land grab and demolitions are a daily reality.
The village is plagued by poor infrastructure, residents are constantly harassed by the Israeli Border Police and anyone, including children, run the risk of arbitrary arrest.
Israeli police and municipality staff frequently hand out fine notices for various violations, such as improperly maintained vehicles, severely disrupting Palestinian residents’ lives.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
There are almost 834,000 Israeli settlers living in colonial settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The sources confirmed that settlers fenced off dozens of dunums of land planted with olive trees, which belong to the Palestinian residents of al-Tur and Issawiya.
For the residents of Issawiyeh, a Palestinian village of some 20,000, and other parts of occupied East Jerusalem, military raids, land grab and demolitions are a daily reality.
The village is plagued by poor infrastructure, residents are constantly harassed by the Israeli Border Police and anyone, including children, run the risk of arbitrary arrest.
Israeli police and municipality staff frequently hand out fine notices for various violations, such as improperly maintained vehicles, severely disrupting Palestinian residents’ lives.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Settlers' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.
There are almost 834,000 Israeli settlers living in colonial settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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Israeli forces today cut down dozens of olive trees belonging to Bardala village in the northern Jordan Valley, according to a local municipal source.Ziad Sawafta, head of Bardala village council, told WAFA that Israeli forces escorted a bulldozer into the village, and destroyed some 85 olive trees belonging to three Palestinian farmers. video
The Jordan Valley, which is a fertile strip of land running west along the Jordan River, is home to about 65,000 Palestinians and makes up approximately 30% of the West Bank. Since 1967, when the Israeli army occupied the West Bank, Israel has transferred at least 11,000 of its Jewish citizens to the Jordan Valley. Some of the settlements in which they live were built almost entirely on private Palestinian land. The Israel military has also designated about 46 percent of the Jordan Valley as a closed military zone since the beginning of the occupation in June |
1967, and has been utilizing the pretext of military drills to forcefully displace Palestinian families living there as part of a policy of ethnic cleansing and stifling Palestinian development in the area.
Approximately 6,200 Palestinians live in 38 communities in places earmarked for military use and have had to obtain permission from the Israeli authorities to enter and live in their communities.
In violation of international law, the Israeli military not only temporarily displaces the communities on a regular basis, but also confiscates their farmlands, demolishes their homes and infrastructure from time to time.
Besides undergoing temporary displacement, the Palestinian families living there face a myriad restrictions on access to resources and services.
Meanwhile, Israel exploits the resources of the area and generates profit by allocating generous tracts of land and water resources for the benefit of settlers.
Israel has announced that it would illegally annex the highly strategic Jordan Valley on July 1.
Approximately 6,200 Palestinians live in 38 communities in places earmarked for military use and have had to obtain permission from the Israeli authorities to enter and live in their communities.
In violation of international law, the Israeli military not only temporarily displaces the communities on a regular basis, but also confiscates their farmlands, demolishes their homes and infrastructure from time to time.
Besides undergoing temporary displacement, the Palestinian families living there face a myriad restrictions on access to resources and services.
Meanwhile, Israel exploits the resources of the area and generates profit by allocating generous tracts of land and water resources for the benefit of settlers.
Israel has announced that it would illegally annex the highly strategic Jordan Valley on July 1.
Israeli forces Wednesday morning ordered a Palestinian to evict his plot of land in al-Khader town, located to the south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, local sources said.
Ahmad Salah, an activist, told WAFA that Israeli forces handed Rizq Salah a notice, ordering him to evict his 2-donum plot of land, planted with olive trees, adjacent to the encroaching colonial settlement of El'azar and gave him seven days to do so.
He noted that the Salah, the landowner, reclaimed his land, and planted it with olive trees.
This is not the first time for Salah’s land to be leveled. Israeli forces had razed it back in 2006, and destroyed Salah’s water well.
Located 4 kilometers to the west of Bethlehem city, al-Khader has a population of some 12,500 and occupies a total area of 8,280 dunams.
Under the Oslo Accords, an agreement made 25 years ago that was supposed to last just five years towards a self-governing country alongside Israel, the Palestinian Authority was given ed control over a small pocket of land occupying some 1,200 dunams, accounting for almost 14.5 percent of the village’s total area. In contrast, Israel maintains control over the remainder, classified as Area C.
Since the start of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, like so many other villages in Palestine, al-Khader has been subjected to almost continual land theft for Israeli settlements, bypass roads, and military installations.
Israel has constructed Efrat and NeveDaniyyel colonial settlements on an area of 6,329 dunums of Palestinian land, including a portion confiscated from al-Khader. It has also constructed a section of the apartheid wall, isolating some 5,620 dunums of the town’s land for colonial settlement activities and pushing the villagers into a crowded enclave, a ghetto, surrounded by walls, settlements and military installations.
It has confiscated more land for the construction of a tunnel and a crossing, controlling Palestinian movement from Bethlehem city and the western countryside villages.
Ahmad Salah, an activist, told WAFA that Israeli forces handed Rizq Salah a notice, ordering him to evict his 2-donum plot of land, planted with olive trees, adjacent to the encroaching colonial settlement of El'azar and gave him seven days to do so.
He noted that the Salah, the landowner, reclaimed his land, and planted it with olive trees.
This is not the first time for Salah’s land to be leveled. Israeli forces had razed it back in 2006, and destroyed Salah’s water well.
Located 4 kilometers to the west of Bethlehem city, al-Khader has a population of some 12,500 and occupies a total area of 8,280 dunams.
Under the Oslo Accords, an agreement made 25 years ago that was supposed to last just five years towards a self-governing country alongside Israel, the Palestinian Authority was given ed control over a small pocket of land occupying some 1,200 dunams, accounting for almost 14.5 percent of the village’s total area. In contrast, Israel maintains control over the remainder, classified as Area C.
Since the start of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, like so many other villages in Palestine, al-Khader has been subjected to almost continual land theft for Israeli settlements, bypass roads, and military installations.
Israel has constructed Efrat and NeveDaniyyel colonial settlements on an area of 6,329 dunums of Palestinian land, including a portion confiscated from al-Khader. It has also constructed a section of the apartheid wall, isolating some 5,620 dunums of the town’s land for colonial settlement activities and pushing the villagers into a crowded enclave, a ghetto, surrounded by walls, settlements and military installations.
It has confiscated more land for the construction of a tunnel and a crossing, controlling Palestinian movement from Bethlehem city and the western countryside villages.
A horde of extremist Jewish settlers on Tuesday set fire to a vast tract of agricultural land in Burqa village, north of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official monitoring settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that a gang of settlers set ablaze plots of land in Bab al-Wadi area in Burqa village.
He added that the settlers targeted an area in the northeast of the village where there are dozens of dunums of land, mostly planted with almond trees.
The official did not provide any further details about the size of the fire damage that happened in the area.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official monitoring settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that a gang of settlers set ablaze plots of land in Bab al-Wadi area in Burqa village.
He added that the settlers targeted an area in the northeast of the village where there are dozens of dunums of land, mostly planted with almond trees.
The official did not provide any further details about the size of the fire damage that happened in the area.
23 june 2020
Israeli forces seized today the equipment of a smith workshop belonging to a Palestinian resident in the town of al-Sawahreh to the southeast of occupied Jerusalem, according to a local activist.
Media activist Mohammed Hijazi told WAFA a large military force raided the town of al-Sawahra and seized equipment from a smith workshop belonging to local resident 'Orwa Ja’afreh.
Israeli forces also raided and searched a car repair shop belonging to local resident Nouh Za’atreh in the town of Abu Dis to the southeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Media activist Mohammed Hijazi told WAFA a large military force raided the town of al-Sawahra and seized equipment from a smith workshop belonging to local resident 'Orwa Ja’afreh.
Israeli forces also raided and searched a car repair shop belonging to local resident Nouh Za’atreh in the town of Abu Dis to the southeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli settlers and soldiers today assaulted Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, according to sources.
They said settlers attacked three Palestinians from the same family in the village of Ras Karkar, to the west of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
The sources told WAFA that a number of settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Nahliel beat three villagers as they were working in their land, causing them several bruises. The three were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces assaulted two Palestinian men near the northern entrance to the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The two were taken to hospital for treatment, according to Palestinian security sources.
They said settlers attacked three Palestinians from the same family in the village of Ras Karkar, to the west of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
The sources told WAFA that a number of settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Nahliel beat three villagers as they were working in their land, causing them several bruises. The three were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces assaulted two Palestinian men near the northern entrance to the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The two were taken to hospital for treatment, according to Palestinian security sources.
20 june 2020
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday morning opened machinegun fire at agricultural plots of land near the border fence in the east of the central Gaza Strip.
According to local media sources, the IOF opened fire towards the lands located near the dump site in the east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Luckily, no one was hurt in the shooting attack.
With no regard for international law or any ceasefire understandings over Gaza, the Israeli army keeps attacking — sometimes injuring or killing — civilians, farmers and fishermen almost on a daily basis.
According to local media sources, the IOF opened fire towards the lands located near the dump site in the east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Luckily, no one was hurt in the shooting attack.
With no regard for international law or any ceasefire understandings over Gaza, the Israeli army keeps attacking — sometimes injuring or killing — civilians, farmers and fishermen almost on a daily basis.
The Israeli Navy, early on Friday, forced Palestinian fishermen to flee the coast fearing for their lives, blocking their ability to provide for their families.
According to Palestinian sources in the besieged coastal territory, Israeli Navy vessels intercepted fishermen sailing in the north of the Gaza strip, in the Al-Sudaniya area, by opening fire in the air, causing panic among the men. No causalities were reported.
The sources said that the navy ships forced the Palestinian fishermen to leave the shores immediately, noting that the fishermen are trying to earn a living within a strict limit, dictated by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Israeli Navy harassment of Palestinian fishermen occurs frequently since the Israeli government imposed an air, land, and sea blockade on the the Strip since 2007.
The Israeli Navy imposes arbitrary restrictions of 6 to 9 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza, severely limiting access to fish.
Palestinian fishing organizations consider the harassment unjustified, as the Israeli Navy has taken the lives of several fishermen and caused hundreds of injuries, a number of fishermen continue to be held in Israeli custody.
Hundreds of fishing boats have been rendered either partially or completely damaged.
Prior to the Israeli inflicted siege on Gaza, about three thousand Gaza fishermen would sail out 25 nautical miles from the coast, greatly increasing the chances of a high yield.
As a coastal enclave, fishing is considered to be a main source of income for many Palestinians in Gaza.
According to Palestinian sources in the besieged coastal territory, Israeli Navy vessels intercepted fishermen sailing in the north of the Gaza strip, in the Al-Sudaniya area, by opening fire in the air, causing panic among the men. No causalities were reported.
The sources said that the navy ships forced the Palestinian fishermen to leave the shores immediately, noting that the fishermen are trying to earn a living within a strict limit, dictated by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Israeli Navy harassment of Palestinian fishermen occurs frequently since the Israeli government imposed an air, land, and sea blockade on the the Strip since 2007.
The Israeli Navy imposes arbitrary restrictions of 6 to 9 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza, severely limiting access to fish.
Palestinian fishing organizations consider the harassment unjustified, as the Israeli Navy has taken the lives of several fishermen and caused hundreds of injuries, a number of fishermen continue to be held in Israeli custody.
Hundreds of fishing boats have been rendered either partially or completely damaged.
Prior to the Israeli inflicted siege on Gaza, about three thousand Gaza fishermen would sail out 25 nautical miles from the coast, greatly increasing the chances of a high yield.
As a coastal enclave, fishing is considered to be a main source of income for many Palestinians in Gaza.
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