4 may 2018
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Qatar has announced the launch of a campaign to feed one million fasting people in the besieged Gaza Strip during the holy month of Ramadan.
Qatari envoy Mohamed Al-Emadi, who is currently in Gaza, said in a presentation released on YouTube that the campaign is a gift from Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Al Thani. Emadi added that more than 30,000 Palestinian families would receive food parcels for Ramadan. |
The Israeli occupation army on Thursday afternoon demolished an agricultural depot in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil city in the West Bank, and confiscated crops and other contents from the place.
A local activist said the depot belongs to farmer Ramzi Abu Ayyash and was built several years ago on 250 square meters of land, adding that the confiscated contents from the storehouse were estimated at 20,000 shekels.
The Israeli army justified its destruction of the structure by claiming that its owner did not have a license from the Israeli authorities to build on his own land.
A local activist said the depot belongs to farmer Ramzi Abu Ayyash and was built several years ago on 250 square meters of land, adding that the confiscated contents from the storehouse were estimated at 20,000 shekels.
The Israeli army justified its destruction of the structure by claiming that its owner did not have a license from the Israeli authorities to build on his own land.
3 may 2018
Israeli settler bulldozers, on Thursday morning, have razed the lands of Kafr El Deek town in Salfit, northern West Bank.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the bulldozers leveled lands west of Kafr El Deek, west of Salfit, in order to expand the settlement of “Aleh Zahav”, adding that they were used for herding poultry and had olive trees.
Researcher Dr. Khaled Maali said, according to the PNN, that the bulldozing was being carried out in favor of the expansion of the Aleh Zahav settlement and its industrial zone.
He pointed out that 25 settlements in Salfit have been expanding in different directions, starting from the Za’tara checkpoint to south of Nablus, and ending at Kafr Qasim, to separate the northern West Bank from its south and center, thus ending the dream of a Palestinian state.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the bulldozers leveled lands west of Kafr El Deek, west of Salfit, in order to expand the settlement of “Aleh Zahav”, adding that they were used for herding poultry and had olive trees.
Researcher Dr. Khaled Maali said, according to the PNN, that the bulldozing was being carried out in favor of the expansion of the Aleh Zahav settlement and its industrial zone.
He pointed out that 25 settlements in Salfit have been expanding in different directions, starting from the Za’tara checkpoint to south of Nablus, and ending at Kafr Qasim, to separate the northern West Bank from its south and center, thus ending the dream of a Palestinian state.
2 may 2018
Israeli bulldozers on Wednesday morning demolished a house under construction and a shop belonging to Palestinian families in Taybeh city, in territories occupied in 1948, under the pretext that they were built without a permit.
A large Israeli force accompanied the bulldozers as they proceeded to demolish the house, which the Israeli planning and zoning committee allege they were built in an agricultural area.
The Israeli occupation authorities also forced a Palestinian to demolish his own shop, adjacent to the demolished home, under the guise of unlicensed construction.
A large Israeli force accompanied the bulldozers as they proceeded to demolish the house, which the Israeli planning and zoning committee allege they were built in an agricultural area.
The Israeli occupation authorities also forced a Palestinian to demolish his own shop, adjacent to the demolished home, under the guise of unlicensed construction.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday destroyed a Palestinian facility for manufacturing charcoal in Ya'bad town south of Jenin.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Israeli bulldozers escorted by IOF soldiers razed agricultural lands near Ya'bad and demolished the reported facility.
The sources said that the Israeli forces have demolished more than 200 charcoal plants in Ya'bad over the last two years destroying the town's most vital economic activity and forcing hundreds of Palestinian citizens into unemployment.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Israeli bulldozers escorted by IOF soldiers razed agricultural lands near Ya'bad and demolished the reported facility.
The sources said that the Israeli forces have demolished more than 200 charcoal plants in Ya'bad over the last two years destroying the town's most vital economic activity and forcing hundreds of Palestinian citizens into unemployment.
After three years of negotiations, Palestine and Israel have signed on an agreement that would free the Palestinian energy sector from total Israeli control, according to the Palestinian Energy Authority.
The agreement would regulate the relationship between Israel Electricity Corporation and the Palestinian National Transfer Company, which has exclusive rights on transfer of electricity in Palestine.
The Palestinian side was represented by the head of the energy authority, Zafer Milhem.
The agreement, according to WAFA, included clauses on reducing electric tariffs paid by the Palestinian consumer for buying electricity at wholesale prices and special cost.
The agreement also allows diversification in the supply of electricity, which will be available through the construction of new power plants or the purchase of energy from neighboring countries, after the present electricity network is owned by the Palestinian side.
The Energy Authority and the Transfer Company will be able to operate the main switching stations and supply them with electric power after completing construction of four stations in Jalameh, Nablus, Ramallah and Tarqumiya in the north, center and south of the West Bank.
The agreement also provides for the transfer, consolidation and reduction of linkage points, as well as regulating the payment mechanism for electricity bills, determining the rights and duties of each party and establishing a mechanism for resolving disputes between the two sides.
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The agreement would regulate the relationship between Israel Electricity Corporation and the Palestinian National Transfer Company, which has exclusive rights on transfer of electricity in Palestine.
The Palestinian side was represented by the head of the energy authority, Zafer Milhem.
The agreement, according to WAFA, included clauses on reducing electric tariffs paid by the Palestinian consumer for buying electricity at wholesale prices and special cost.
The agreement also allows diversification in the supply of electricity, which will be available through the construction of new power plants or the purchase of energy from neighboring countries, after the present electricity network is owned by the Palestinian side.
The Energy Authority and the Transfer Company will be able to operate the main switching stations and supply them with electric power after completing construction of four stations in Jalameh, Nablus, Ramallah and Tarqumiya in the north, center and south of the West Bank.
The agreement also provides for the transfer, consolidation and reduction of linkage points, as well as regulating the payment mechanism for electricity bills, determining the rights and duties of each party and establishing a mechanism for resolving disputes between the two sides.
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1 may 2018
The number of unemployed Palestinians reached 364.000, for the year 2017, including 218.000 in the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Center for Bureau Statics reported.
The overall rate of unemployment in Palestine, during 2017, was 27.7%, whereas the unemployment rate between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip remained high, with 43.9% in Gaza and 17.9% in the West Bank.
The center pointed out, in a statement reviewing the labor situation in Palestine during 2017, on the eve of May 1 marking the World Labor Day, a rise in unemployment rates for women over men, with an increase in the gap over recent years. The rate of males ranked at 22.5% in 2017, while the unemployment rate for females ranked 47.8%, in the same year.
The number of employed by workers is estimated at 666,000, 333,000 in the West Bank, 221,000 in the Gaza Strip, 92,000 in territories occupied in 1948.
Over recent years, tough economic crisis has been rocking the occupied Palestinian territories and the blockaded Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s oppressive measures and closures of border crossings.
The overall rate of unemployment in Palestine, during 2017, was 27.7%, whereas the unemployment rate between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip remained high, with 43.9% in Gaza and 17.9% in the West Bank.
The center pointed out, in a statement reviewing the labor situation in Palestine during 2017, on the eve of May 1 marking the World Labor Day, a rise in unemployment rates for women over men, with an increase in the gap over recent years. The rate of males ranked at 22.5% in 2017, while the unemployment rate for females ranked 47.8%, in the same year.
The number of employed by workers is estimated at 666,000, 333,000 in the West Bank, 221,000 in the Gaza Strip, 92,000 in territories occupied in 1948.
Over recent years, tough economic crisis has been rocking the occupied Palestinian territories and the blockaded Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s oppressive measures and closures of border crossings.
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Israeli soldiers demolished, on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian building in the al-‘Isawiya town in occupied East Jerusalem, after forcing the inhabitants out, and emptying its apartments and stores.
Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, a member of the Follow-Up Committee in al-‘Isawiya, said dozens of soldiers and police officers, accompany by bulldozers, invaded the town, and surrounded the building after declaring the area a closed military zone. He added that the soldiers demolished the building, owned by Jamal Ata ‘Oleyyan and his family, allegedly for being built without a permit. |
He stated that the soldiers forced the families from the apartment building, adding that the families were granted a very short time to remove their furniture and belongings, but the time was insufficient for them to empty the building.
The building consisted of three floors, containing two flats, inhabited by more than 15 members of Abu ‘Oleyyan family, and also included stores on the ground level.
The family has been living in the building for more than ten years, and said it never received an official and final decision regarding the demolition of their property.
While Israel’s illegal construction and expansion of colonies on Palestinians lands continues to increase, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Palestinians in Jerusalem are denied construction permits, in addition to the excessively high fees, and costs they face just to apply for a permit.
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Israeli Soldiers Evict Building In Jerusalem In Preparation For Demolishing It
May 1, 2018 @ 09:46
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, the al-‘Isawiya town in occupied East Jerusalem, and evicted a three-story Palestinian building in preparation for demolishing it under the pretext of being built without a permit.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers surrounded the building, owned by members of ‘Oleyyan family, and includes apartments in addition to commercial stores.
Dozens of soldiers invaded the town, before imposing a strict siege around the building, and invaded its stores and apartments.
The soldiers violently removed the Palestinians and emptied the contents of the building in preparation for leveling it.
It is worth mentioning that al-‘Isawiya has been subject to a very strict Israeli military siege, and witnesses daily invasions and violent searches of homes and property, in addition to escalating abduction of locals, especially youngsters, in an attempt to stop the ongoing protests against the illegal occupation, and violations against the residents, and their property.
The building consisted of three floors, containing two flats, inhabited by more than 15 members of Abu ‘Oleyyan family, and also included stores on the ground level.
The family has been living in the building for more than ten years, and said it never received an official and final decision regarding the demolition of their property.
While Israel’s illegal construction and expansion of colonies on Palestinians lands continues to increase, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Palestinians in Jerusalem are denied construction permits, in addition to the excessively high fees, and costs they face just to apply for a permit.
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Israeli Soldiers Evict Building In Jerusalem In Preparation For Demolishing It
May 1, 2018 @ 09:46
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, the al-‘Isawiya town in occupied East Jerusalem, and evicted a three-story Palestinian building in preparation for demolishing it under the pretext of being built without a permit.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers surrounded the building, owned by members of ‘Oleyyan family, and includes apartments in addition to commercial stores.
Dozens of soldiers invaded the town, before imposing a strict siege around the building, and invaded its stores and apartments.
The soldiers violently removed the Palestinians and emptied the contents of the building in preparation for leveling it.
It is worth mentioning that al-‘Isawiya has been subject to a very strict Israeli military siege, and witnesses daily invasions and violent searches of homes and property, in addition to escalating abduction of locals, especially youngsters, in an attempt to stop the ongoing protests against the illegal occupation, and violations against the residents, and their property.
30 apr 2018
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Jaba’ town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched homes, injured many Palestinians, including a child who was also taken prisoner, and confiscated two bulldozers.
Media sources in Jenin said several army jeeps invaded the town and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at locals, who protested the invasion, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
They added that the soldiers also shot a child, identified as Luay Jawdat Malaysha, 15, with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and abducted him.
Furthermore, the soldiers illegally confiscated two bulldozers, owned by a local resident, identified as Awad Mahmoud Abu ‘Oun.
During the invasion, the soldiers broke into many homes and violently searched them, before interrogating many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Ahmad Yousef Malaysha, Mohammad Fayez Malaysha, Mos’ab Fawzi Ghannam and Faraj Ahmad Ghannam.
Media sources in Jenin said several army jeeps invaded the town and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at locals, who protested the invasion, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
They added that the soldiers also shot a child, identified as Luay Jawdat Malaysha, 15, with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and abducted him.
Furthermore, the soldiers illegally confiscated two bulldozers, owned by a local resident, identified as Awad Mahmoud Abu ‘Oun.
During the invasion, the soldiers broke into many homes and violently searched them, before interrogating many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Ahmad Yousef Malaysha, Mohammad Fayez Malaysha, Mos’ab Fawzi Ghannam and Faraj Ahmad Ghannam.
29 apr 2018
Israeli bulldozers on Sunday morning uprooted Palestinians’ olive trees and leveled cultivated lands in Bardala village, in the northern Jordan Valley.
Israeli army patrols, escorted by bulldozers, stormed Bardala village and prevented Palestinian farmers from entering their lands.
Local farmers said that sometime earlier the Israeli occupation authorities threatened to bulldoze land and seize cultivated tracts. Because of the short time-span, the Palestinians could not object the order.
The farmers added that huge material damage has been inflicted by such Israeli measures on their sole sources of income.
Israeli occupation forces target Palestinian lands and property in the Jordan Valley around the clock in an attempt to force the locals out of their land in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
Israeli army patrols, escorted by bulldozers, stormed Bardala village and prevented Palestinian farmers from entering their lands.
Local farmers said that sometime earlier the Israeli occupation authorities threatened to bulldoze land and seize cultivated tracts. Because of the short time-span, the Palestinians could not object the order.
The farmers added that huge material damage has been inflicted by such Israeli measures on their sole sources of income.
Israeli occupation forces target Palestinian lands and property in the Jordan Valley around the clock in an attempt to force the locals out of their land in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
28 apr 2018
Israeli extremist settlers on Saturday cut fruitful olive trees in Palestinian lands in Ourif town, south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that settlers from Yitzhar illegal settlement chopped down 14 fruitful trees in Palestinian olive groves in Ourif town.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that settlers from Yitzhar illegal settlement chopped down 14 fruitful trees in Palestinian olive groves in Ourif town.
The Israeli occupation army waged air raids late Friday night on a resistance post in the Gaza Strip after its warplanes bombed earlier two anti-siege boats docking at the harbor of Gaza City.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center that Israeli warplanes fired at least six missiles at a site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas in the western area of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
The airstrikes caused resounding explosions that were heard throughout the besieged enclave. Luckily, no one was injured in the aerial attack.
Earlier, a warplane bombed and destroyed two boats in Gaza port, with no reported casualties.
The National Commission for Breaking the Siege and Reconstructing Gaza said that the bombed boats were prepared to carry a group of students and patients from Gaza as part of anti-siege activities aimed at confirming the population’s right to a decent life without blockade and a seaport connecting them with the world.
The commission condemned the destruction of the boats as a cowardly crime and Israeli persistence in its inhumane practices against Gaza and terrorizing all international voices and appeals to end its blockade on the population.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center that Israeli warplanes fired at least six missiles at a site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas in the western area of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
The airstrikes caused resounding explosions that were heard throughout the besieged enclave. Luckily, no one was injured in the aerial attack.
Earlier, a warplane bombed and destroyed two boats in Gaza port, with no reported casualties.
The National Commission for Breaking the Siege and Reconstructing Gaza said that the bombed boats were prepared to carry a group of students and patients from Gaza as part of anti-siege activities aimed at confirming the population’s right to a decent life without blockade and a seaport connecting them with the world.
The commission condemned the destruction of the boats as a cowardly crime and Israeli persistence in its inhumane practices against Gaza and terrorizing all international voices and appeals to end its blockade on the population.
