18 oct 2015
A large fire erupted on Saturday afternoon at a bus station in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan on Saturday afternoon, damaging scores of buses.
According to Maariv newspaper, 35 buses was burned completely in the fire, whose cause is being investigated by the police.
The Hebrew news website Walla, for its part, claimed the fire was caused by an electrical fault, but it did not rule out the possibility of sabotage.
According to Maariv newspaper, 35 buses was burned completely in the fire, whose cause is being investigated by the police.
The Hebrew news website Walla, for its part, claimed the fire was caused by an electrical fault, but it did not rule out the possibility of sabotage.
17 oct 2015
A Palestinian home, belonging to members of Harb family, close to Rachel Tomb north of the Palestinian West Bank city of Bethlehem was burnt after being targeted with dozens of Israeli gas bombs.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that Israeli soldiers fired nearly 30 gas bombs at the home, causing several parts of the property to catch fire and burn.
Family members were unharmed as they ran out of their property when the army started targeting it. Nadia Hanna Zoabi Harb said the family is fine, but their property has been badly burnt.
Clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers took place near the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, north of Bethlehem, in addition to Beit Fajjar town, Um Rokba area and the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and in Dar Salah village east of the city.
Medical sources said one four Palestinians were shot by a rubber-coated steel bullet; one in the head and three in lower body parts, while others were shot by live rounds in the legs, and dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, one Palestinian suffered a dislocated shoulder after falling down while being chased by Israeli soldiers, close to the northern entrance of Bethlehem.
In related news, Israeli sources said a settlement bus was burnt, and its driver was injured, after Palestinian protesters hurled Molotov cocktail on the vehicle, east of the northern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Israeli sources said the bus has no passengers in the time of the attack, and that dozens of soldiers and firefighters rushed to the scene. The army initiated a large search campaign in the area.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that Israeli soldiers fired nearly 30 gas bombs at the home, causing several parts of the property to catch fire and burn.
Family members were unharmed as they ran out of their property when the army started targeting it. Nadia Hanna Zoabi Harb said the family is fine, but their property has been badly burnt.
Clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers took place near the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, north of Bethlehem, in addition to Beit Fajjar town, Um Rokba area and the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and in Dar Salah village east of the city.
Medical sources said one four Palestinians were shot by a rubber-coated steel bullet; one in the head and three in lower body parts, while others were shot by live rounds in the legs, and dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, one Palestinian suffered a dislocated shoulder after falling down while being chased by Israeli soldiers, close to the northern entrance of Bethlehem.
In related news, Israeli sources said a settlement bus was burnt, and its driver was injured, after Palestinian protesters hurled Molotov cocktail on the vehicle, east of the northern West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Israeli sources said the bus has no passengers in the time of the attack, and that dozens of soldiers and firefighters rushed to the scene. The army initiated a large search campaign in the area.
16 oct 2015
A group of angry young men at dawn Friday set fire to the mausoleum of Yousuf (Joseph's tomb), east of Nablus city, which is claimed as a sacred site by Jewish settlers.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that hundreds of Palestinian young men marched en masse to the mausoleum near Balata refugee camp, destroyed the fence surrounding it and showered it with Molotov cocktails.
They added that the place burst into flames before Palestinian security forces along with fire trucks arrived at the scene to control the fire.
The Jewish settlers under military protection organize every week visits to the mausoleum on allegations that it belongs to Prophet Joseph, while archeologists and local residents confirm that it is the tomb of a righteous Muslim man called Yousuf Duweikat, who lived during the era of the Ottoman Empire.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that hundreds of Palestinian young men marched en masse to the mausoleum near Balata refugee camp, destroyed the fence surrounding it and showered it with Molotov cocktails.
They added that the place burst into flames before Palestinian security forces along with fire trucks arrived at the scene to control the fire.
The Jewish settlers under military protection organize every week visits to the mausoleum on allegations that it belongs to Prophet Joseph, while archeologists and local residents confirm that it is the tomb of a righteous Muslim man called Yousuf Duweikat, who lived during the era of the Ottoman Empire.
14 oct 2015
Israeli settlers, Wednesday, set fire to large swaths of Palestinian-owned agricultural land near the village of Burin, to the south of Nablus in the West Bank, and injured a British activist while hurling stones at them, according to local sources.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in northern West Bank, told WAFA that a number of Israeli settlers broke into the area in the early morning hours and set fire to agricultural fields mostly planted with olive trees.
The settlers also chased local Palestinian farmers and targeted them with gunfire, Daghlas added.
A British activist, identified as David Hams, was accompanying Palestinian farmers to provide protection and support when Israeli settlers hurled stones at them.
Hams was hit with a large rock, and sustained serious injuries in his head. According to witnesses, Hams’ injury was serious; his blood covered his face and stained his t-shirt. He was transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
The village of Burin is just two kilometers away from Yitzhar, an illegal Israeli settlement that is infamous for housing the most extremist settler community in the West Bank.
Yitzhar settlers regularly attack vulnerable Palestinian communities and clash with members of the Israeli security forces.
The settlement is at the forefront of the settlers’ movement's so called 'price tag' policy, which calls for attacks against Palestinians in retaliation for actions of the Israeli government against West Bank settlements.
In May 2014, the Israeli security agency Shin Bet said the price-tag hate crimes were mainly attributed to about 100 extremist youths, mostly from Yitzhar, acting on ideas associated with Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg at the community's Od Yosef Chai yeshiva.
Violence by extremist Jewish settlers has been on the in the recent few years. However, it the attacks took a new turn on July 31, when a group of Jewish fanatics killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsha and seriously injured his entire family, during a predawn arson attack which targeted two homes in the village of Douma, south of Nablus.
The baby’s father, Sa’ad Dawabsha, died of his wounds at an Israeli hospital about a week later, while his mother, Riham, 27, died of critical burns that covered 90% of her body over a month after.
Al-Haq human rights organization said, “Attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank against members of the Palestinian population and their property are an extensive, long-term, and worsening phenomenon.”
Since the beginning of October 1, settlers have been attacking Palestinians on the main roads, stoning their vehicles and attacking passersby once they realize they are Palestinians.
The settlers who live in the northern West Bank have also been carrying out early morning and late night’s attacks against vulnerable communities in remote villages.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in northern West Bank, told WAFA that a number of Israeli settlers broke into the area in the early morning hours and set fire to agricultural fields mostly planted with olive trees.
The settlers also chased local Palestinian farmers and targeted them with gunfire, Daghlas added.
A British activist, identified as David Hams, was accompanying Palestinian farmers to provide protection and support when Israeli settlers hurled stones at them.
Hams was hit with a large rock, and sustained serious injuries in his head. According to witnesses, Hams’ injury was serious; his blood covered his face and stained his t-shirt. He was transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
The village of Burin is just two kilometers away from Yitzhar, an illegal Israeli settlement that is infamous for housing the most extremist settler community in the West Bank.
Yitzhar settlers regularly attack vulnerable Palestinian communities and clash with members of the Israeli security forces.
The settlement is at the forefront of the settlers’ movement's so called 'price tag' policy, which calls for attacks against Palestinians in retaliation for actions of the Israeli government against West Bank settlements.
In May 2014, the Israeli security agency Shin Bet said the price-tag hate crimes were mainly attributed to about 100 extremist youths, mostly from Yitzhar, acting on ideas associated with Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg at the community's Od Yosef Chai yeshiva.
Violence by extremist Jewish settlers has been on the in the recent few years. However, it the attacks took a new turn on July 31, when a group of Jewish fanatics killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsha and seriously injured his entire family, during a predawn arson attack which targeted two homes in the village of Douma, south of Nablus.
The baby’s father, Sa’ad Dawabsha, died of his wounds at an Israeli hospital about a week later, while his mother, Riham, 27, died of critical burns that covered 90% of her body over a month after.
Al-Haq human rights organization said, “Attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank against members of the Palestinian population and their property are an extensive, long-term, and worsening phenomenon.”
Since the beginning of October 1, settlers have been attacking Palestinians on the main roads, stoning their vehicles and attacking passersby once they realize they are Palestinians.
The settlers who live in the northern West Bank have also been carrying out early morning and late night’s attacks against vulnerable communities in remote villages.
4 oct 2015
Seven Palestinian have been shot and injured by Israeli army fire, Sunday, after dozens of soldiers invaded 'Orif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Medical sources said resident 'Amer Falah Safadi was shot with a live round in his arm, and Ahmad Yousef Safadi, with a live round in the leg.
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and received treatment by local medics.
Updated From: Five Palestinians Injured By Army Fire South Of Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the village of Orif, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with dozens of local youths, wounding five Palestinians with live ammunition.
Medical sources said Khalid Walid Safadi was shot in the leg, Yousef Abdul-Karim Safadi was shot in the thigh, Mahmoud Yousef Suleiman in the abdomen, Mohammad Najeh Safadi in his leg, and Sultan Mohammad Safadi in his lower back.
The invasion and clashes took place after Israeli extremists infiltrated into Palestinian farmlands, and set them ablaze.
The locals rushed to extinguish the fires, and the soldiers invaded the village shortly afterwards.
Medical sources said resident 'Amer Falah Safadi was shot with a live round in his arm, and Ahmad Yousef Safadi, with a live round in the leg.
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and received treatment by local medics.
Updated From: Five Palestinians Injured By Army Fire South Of Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the village of Orif, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with dozens of local youths, wounding five Palestinians with live ammunition.
Medical sources said Khalid Walid Safadi was shot in the leg, Yousef Abdul-Karim Safadi was shot in the thigh, Mahmoud Yousef Suleiman in the abdomen, Mohammad Najeh Safadi in his leg, and Sultan Mohammad Safadi in his lower back.
The invasion and clashes took place after Israeli extremists infiltrated into Palestinian farmlands, and set them ablaze.
The locals rushed to extinguish the fires, and the soldiers invaded the village shortly afterwards.
The Israeli occupation forces at dawn Sunday rolled into the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank, and barraged the family home of the anti-occupation fighter Qays al-Saadi.
A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that dozens of Israeli army troops stormed the Jenin refugee camp and opened fire on the house of the resistance fighter Qays al-Saadi, triggering violent clashes around the camp.
The Israeli troops further climbed over the rooftops of Palestinian civilian homes at a time when at least 40 military jeeps have been cordoning off the camp from all corners.
Violent clashes have rocked Jenin since predawn hours after the IOF stepped up arbitrary assaults across the city, chasing down al-Saadi in such a remarkably frenzied manner.
Dozens of Palestinian civilians sustained live bullet wounds and others choked on tear gas in the assault.
The Israeli Channel 10 said the occupation army slammed a LAW rocket into al-Saadi’s family home on claims that reports were released on his intents to carry out an anti-occupation attack.
The same sources added that the IOF soldiers have begun to bombard the house since 7 a.m and that the shelling started a fire in it.
The Israeli soldiers have also prevented fire crews from reaching the scene to put out the fire.
The IOF further broke into the home of the Palestinian civilian Nayef Turkman, in the American neighborhood, in Jenin, and wreaked havoc on the building before they aggressively attacked the local residents.
A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that dozens of Israeli army troops stormed the Jenin refugee camp and opened fire on the house of the resistance fighter Qays al-Saadi, triggering violent clashes around the camp.
The Israeli troops further climbed over the rooftops of Palestinian civilian homes at a time when at least 40 military jeeps have been cordoning off the camp from all corners.
Violent clashes have rocked Jenin since predawn hours after the IOF stepped up arbitrary assaults across the city, chasing down al-Saadi in such a remarkably frenzied manner.
Dozens of Palestinian civilians sustained live bullet wounds and others choked on tear gas in the assault.
The Israeli Channel 10 said the occupation army slammed a LAW rocket into al-Saadi’s family home on claims that reports were released on his intents to carry out an anti-occupation attack.
The same sources added that the IOF soldiers have begun to bombard the house since 7 a.m and that the shelling started a fire in it.
The Israeli soldiers have also prevented fire crews from reaching the scene to put out the fire.
The IOF further broke into the home of the Palestinian civilian Nayef Turkman, in the American neighborhood, in Jenin, and wreaked havoc on the building before they aggressively attacked the local residents.
2 oct 2015
Israeli settlers set fire to dozens of olive trees on Palestinian agricultural land near the Nablus village of Burin, on Friday, as tensions remain high in the occupied West Bank following the killing of two settlers and reprisal attacks on Palestinian villages.
A Burin village committee member told Ma'an News Agency that a large group of settlers torched dozens of olive trees on land belonging to Um Ayman Sufian and attempted to set fire to her home.
A local guard committee set up by villagers to ward off attacks managed to prevent the settlers from burning the house.
Mahmoud Musleh, director of public relations in the Palestinian Civil Defense, said that firemen managed to extinguish the fire before it reached other homes in the village.
Settlers also set fire to land east of Burin village, he added.
In the nearby town of Huwwara, settlers set fire to dozens of dunams of agricultural land, a spokesperson from Fatah said. Awad Najm said firefighters were en route to the scene. Hundreds of Israeli settlers rioted across the occupied West Bank late Thursday, with multiple attacks reported on Palestinian homes and vehicles in the aftermath of the shooting of two Israeli settlers.
Eitam and Naama Henkin, both in their 30s, were shot while driving on Thursday night between the illegal settlements of Itamar and Elon More.
Their four children, aged between four months and nine years, were found unharmed in the back of the car.
Improving 'security for all Israeli citizens'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday that Israeli security services would work to "capture the murderers and improve security for all Israeli citizens."
The Nablus area was on virtual lock-down overnight and hundreds of Israeli troops were searching for suspected Palestinian gunmen on Friday following the shooting.
Palestinians across the West Bank are readying to protect their towns and villages as reports of settlers gathering to seek revenge for the shooting continue.
In Huwwara, 200 settlers reportedly attempted to raid the town under the protection of Israeli soldiers Thursday night, while Palestinians used speakers from a mosque to mobilize villagers to resist the incursion.
Palestinian towns and villages in the Nablus area are surrounded by Israeli settlements and outposts, many of which are protected by the Israeli military and have gained notoriety for being comprised of the most extremist settlers.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and violent acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
Palestinians are therefore left to fend for themselves as few options for their personal security remain.
While Israeli forces will detain a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank for possessing a knife or gun, Israelis living in the same area are legally able to carry such weapons. Rights groups have criticized Israel for implementing different legal systems for Palestinians and Israeli settlers living in the same area.
Such practices, they say, protect the expansion of settlements while systematically removing the ability for Palestinians to move freely throughout the occupied territory.
In a speech at the funeral of the parents slain Thursday, Israeli president Reuven Rivlin reiterated Israel’s sovereignty over the West Bank and said that settlement construction would continue.
A Burin village committee member told Ma'an News Agency that a large group of settlers torched dozens of olive trees on land belonging to Um Ayman Sufian and attempted to set fire to her home.
A local guard committee set up by villagers to ward off attacks managed to prevent the settlers from burning the house.
Mahmoud Musleh, director of public relations in the Palestinian Civil Defense, said that firemen managed to extinguish the fire before it reached other homes in the village.
Settlers also set fire to land east of Burin village, he added.
In the nearby town of Huwwara, settlers set fire to dozens of dunams of agricultural land, a spokesperson from Fatah said. Awad Najm said firefighters were en route to the scene. Hundreds of Israeli settlers rioted across the occupied West Bank late Thursday, with multiple attacks reported on Palestinian homes and vehicles in the aftermath of the shooting of two Israeli settlers.
Eitam and Naama Henkin, both in their 30s, were shot while driving on Thursday night between the illegal settlements of Itamar and Elon More.
Their four children, aged between four months and nine years, were found unharmed in the back of the car.
Improving 'security for all Israeli citizens'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday that Israeli security services would work to "capture the murderers and improve security for all Israeli citizens."
The Nablus area was on virtual lock-down overnight and hundreds of Israeli troops were searching for suspected Palestinian gunmen on Friday following the shooting.
Palestinians across the West Bank are readying to protect their towns and villages as reports of settlers gathering to seek revenge for the shooting continue.
In Huwwara, 200 settlers reportedly attempted to raid the town under the protection of Israeli soldiers Thursday night, while Palestinians used speakers from a mosque to mobilize villagers to resist the incursion.
Palestinian towns and villages in the Nablus area are surrounded by Israeli settlements and outposts, many of which are protected by the Israeli military and have gained notoriety for being comprised of the most extremist settlers.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and violent acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
Palestinians are therefore left to fend for themselves as few options for their personal security remain.
While Israeli forces will detain a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank for possessing a knife or gun, Israelis living in the same area are legally able to carry such weapons. Rights groups have criticized Israel for implementing different legal systems for Palestinians and Israeli settlers living in the same area.
Such practices, they say, protect the expansion of settlements while systematically removing the ability for Palestinians to move freely throughout the occupied territory.
In a speech at the funeral of the parents slain Thursday, Israeli president Reuven Rivlin reiterated Israel’s sovereignty over the West Bank and said that settlement construction would continue.
Palestinian medical sources in the northern West Bank district of Nablus have reported that dozens of residents, including a mother and her child, have been injured, on Friday at dawn, in a number of attacks carried out by Israeli extremists targeting homes, while trees were burnt.
The sources said the assailants hurled Molotov cocktails on a Palestinian home, while the family slept, in Burin village, south of Nablus.
The home was partially burnt, while a mother and her child suffocated due to extensive smoke inhalation, and received the needed medical treatment, the Palestinian TV said.
The assailants also burnt several Palestinian trees, belonging to the villagers of Burin.
They also caused damage to at least 15 Palestinian cars, in the Nablus district.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers invaded the town, clashed with dozens of local residents and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing at least four to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, a number of Israeli extremists tried to attack a home, belonging to resident Marwan Najjar, near the main entrance of Burin, where he lives with four other family members, and caused damage to Palestinian ambulances that rushed to the village.
Medical sources in Nablus told the Maan News Agency that a Palestinian, identified as Jibreel Qadous, and three members of his family, were moved to hospital in Nablus, due to severe effects of tear gas inhalation, in Burin.
One Palestinian was also hurt after Israeli settlers hurled stones on his car, and was moved to a local hospital.
The army pushed hundreds of soldiers into the Nablus district, especially near the Huwwara roadblock, and various areas, southeast of Nablus.
The military said it is operating in the area in the aftermath of the deadly shooting that caused the death of an Israeli settler and his wife, driving with their four children, near the Itamar illegal colony.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, medical sources said that several Palestinians, including many children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers invaded Sinjel town.
The sources said the assailants hurled Molotov cocktails on a Palestinian home, while the family slept, in Burin village, south of Nablus.
The home was partially burnt, while a mother and her child suffocated due to extensive smoke inhalation, and received the needed medical treatment, the Palestinian TV said.
The assailants also burnt several Palestinian trees, belonging to the villagers of Burin.
They also caused damage to at least 15 Palestinian cars, in the Nablus district.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers invaded the town, clashed with dozens of local residents and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing at least four to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, a number of Israeli extremists tried to attack a home, belonging to resident Marwan Najjar, near the main entrance of Burin, where he lives with four other family members, and caused damage to Palestinian ambulances that rushed to the village.
Medical sources in Nablus told the Maan News Agency that a Palestinian, identified as Jibreel Qadous, and three members of his family, were moved to hospital in Nablus, due to severe effects of tear gas inhalation, in Burin.
One Palestinian was also hurt after Israeli settlers hurled stones on his car, and was moved to a local hospital.
The army pushed hundreds of soldiers into the Nablus district, especially near the Huwwara roadblock, and various areas, southeast of Nablus.
The military said it is operating in the area in the aftermath of the deadly shooting that caused the death of an Israeli settler and his wife, driving with their four children, near the Itamar illegal colony.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, medical sources said that several Palestinians, including many children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers invaded Sinjel town.
18 sept 2015
Clashes resumed, on Thursday evening, in various villages and towns, and in a number of neighborhoods, in occupied Jerusalem, as part of the ongoing protests to the escalating Israeli attacks and invasions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Member of the Follow-up Committee in the al-'Eesawiyya town, in Jerusalem, Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, said dozens of soldiers invaded it, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, leading dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He added that several trees, located in a land inside a military base near the Hebrew University, were burnt during the clashes.
Clashes also took place in the ash-Shayyah area, in Ras al-'Amoud neighborhood in Silwan, after local youths bunt an Israeli settlement bus.
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported several Palestinians hurled stones on the bus, causing the driver to escape leaving the empty vehicle in the street, before the youths burnt it.
Haaretz added that, on Thursday at night, an Israeli bus driver was injured after stones were hurled on the vehicle, close to the Hizma roadblock, at Jerusalem’s northern entrance.
The soldiers then invaded several neighborhoods in Hizma town, and conducted a search campaign, but withdrew 30 minutes later without conducting any arrests.
More clashes took place in the Shayyah area, in Silwan; the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, and sprayed homes with wastewater mixed with chemicals.
Similar clashes occurred in the at-Tour town, in Jerusalem, leading to no arrests or injuries.
Meanwhile, Israel decided to push more soldiers and police officers in East Jerusalem, especially around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in preparation for Friday prayers.
Haaretz said around 800 additional police officers will be deployed around the mosque, and the Old city, and that all Palestinian men, under the age of 40, will be denied access to the mosque. Video
Member of the Follow-up Committee in the al-'Eesawiyya town, in Jerusalem, Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, said dozens of soldiers invaded it, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, leading dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He added that several trees, located in a land inside a military base near the Hebrew University, were burnt during the clashes.
Clashes also took place in the ash-Shayyah area, in Ras al-'Amoud neighborhood in Silwan, after local youths bunt an Israeli settlement bus.
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported several Palestinians hurled stones on the bus, causing the driver to escape leaving the empty vehicle in the street, before the youths burnt it.
Haaretz added that, on Thursday at night, an Israeli bus driver was injured after stones were hurled on the vehicle, close to the Hizma roadblock, at Jerusalem’s northern entrance.
The soldiers then invaded several neighborhoods in Hizma town, and conducted a search campaign, but withdrew 30 minutes later without conducting any arrests.
More clashes took place in the Shayyah area, in Silwan; the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, and sprayed homes with wastewater mixed with chemicals.
Similar clashes occurred in the at-Tour town, in Jerusalem, leading to no arrests or injuries.
Meanwhile, Israel decided to push more soldiers and police officers in East Jerusalem, especially around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in preparation for Friday prayers.
Haaretz said around 800 additional police officers will be deployed around the mosque, and the Old city, and that all Palestinian men, under the age of 40, will be denied access to the mosque. Video
17 sept 2015
Israeli forces arrested and injured a number of Palestinians and in the wake of violent confrontations that erupted in different towns and neighborhoods of Occupied Jerusalem and the vicinity of the Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades and used sewage water against Palestinian demonstrators in al-Issawiyah town near Jerusalem. Ten Palestinians were injured by Israeli rubber bullets including one who was wounded in the head.
The forces arrested one man along with a minor after assaulting them by severe beating in Abu Dis town which witnessed similar clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers who shot tear gas canisters at protesters near Shufat camp barrier.
Violent clashes also broke out in al-Ram town where three Palestinian youths were injured in a pro-Aqsa march in protest against the Israeli offensive practices against the sit-inners at the Aqsa Mosque and against the Israeli repeated incursions into the holy site.
Eyewitnesses revealed that a young man was injured by two bullets in the abdomen and leg. Two others were also wounded by Israeli bullets. One of them underwent a surgery after the injury.
One shop caught fire after being shot by Israeli stun grenades and tear gas, while part of a Palestinian house was burned. A number of Palestinians choked on tear gas.
Clashes were also reported in Ras al-Amoud and al-Suwaneh districts. One Israeli soldier was injured by throwing a Molotov cocktail.
Israeli sources claimed that Palestinian youths threw explosives at an Israeli force at Qalandia barrier to the north of Occupied Jerusalem. No casualties were reported.
Israeli police announced, in a statement on Tuesday, that orders have been issued for summoning military reinforcements of hundreds of soldiers into Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli police accused Muslim worshipers of spoiling the facilities of the Aqsa Mosque in order to cover its offensive practices by its Special Forces in the Mosque's vicinity.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades and used sewage water against Palestinian demonstrators in al-Issawiyah town near Jerusalem. Ten Palestinians were injured by Israeli rubber bullets including one who was wounded in the head.
The forces arrested one man along with a minor after assaulting them by severe beating in Abu Dis town which witnessed similar clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers who shot tear gas canisters at protesters near Shufat camp barrier.
Violent clashes also broke out in al-Ram town where three Palestinian youths were injured in a pro-Aqsa march in protest against the Israeli offensive practices against the sit-inners at the Aqsa Mosque and against the Israeli repeated incursions into the holy site.
Eyewitnesses revealed that a young man was injured by two bullets in the abdomen and leg. Two others were also wounded by Israeli bullets. One of them underwent a surgery after the injury.
One shop caught fire after being shot by Israeli stun grenades and tear gas, while part of a Palestinian house was burned. A number of Palestinians choked on tear gas.
Clashes were also reported in Ras al-Amoud and al-Suwaneh districts. One Israeli soldier was injured by throwing a Molotov cocktail.
Israeli sources claimed that Palestinian youths threw explosives at an Israeli force at Qalandia barrier to the north of Occupied Jerusalem. No casualties were reported.
Israeli police announced, in a statement on Tuesday, that orders have been issued for summoning military reinforcements of hundreds of soldiers into Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli police accused Muslim worshipers of spoiling the facilities of the Aqsa Mosque in order to cover its offensive practices by its Special Forces in the Mosque's vicinity.
13 sept 2015
A wave of violent clashes flared up at and around Muslims holy al-Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli occupation army stormed Jerusalem’s Old city and cordoned off the plazas of the Mosque.
The Israeli occupation troops denied Muslim men and women, below the age of 50, along with Muslim learners and supervision staff, the right to enter the Mosque.
According to the Jerusalem Media Center, peaceful Muslim sit-inners choked on tear gas after Israeli troops broke into the Qibli Mosque and unleashed heavy barrages of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets.
Fire burst out in the southern part of the Qibli Mosque, the sources added.
A number of Muslim Palestinians from Occupied Jerusalem have maintained sit-in vigils around the al-Aqsa Mosque since the early morning hours.
Tension flared up around the holy site after Israel’s minister of agriculture Uri Ariel and 40 Israeli fanatics stormed the Mosque under heavy police escort.
The Israeli occupation troops denied Muslim men and women, below the age of 50, along with Muslim learners and supervision staff, the right to enter the Mosque.
According to the Jerusalem Media Center, peaceful Muslim sit-inners choked on tear gas after Israeli troops broke into the Qibli Mosque and unleashed heavy barrages of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets.
Fire burst out in the southern part of the Qibli Mosque, the sources added.
A number of Muslim Palestinians from Occupied Jerusalem have maintained sit-in vigils around the al-Aqsa Mosque since the early morning hours.
Tension flared up around the holy site after Israel’s minister of agriculture Uri Ariel and 40 Israeli fanatics stormed the Mosque under heavy police escort.
The Israeli Tax Authority has rejected a claim for compensation by officials of the Catholic Church demanding compensation for the burnt Church of Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, which was burnt which was burnt in an Israeli terrorist arson attack, last June.
Israeli Channel 2 has reported, Wednesday, that tax officials, who visited the burnt historic Christian church, where according to Christianity Jesus Christ multiplied loaves and fishes, have decided that the assault "was not a terrorist attack."
Rejecting to label the attack on the Christian church in the Galilee as a terrorist attack means that the Israeli government has no obligation to pay any compensation, as Israel only pays compensation to victims of attacks it deems as terrorist.
The decision of the Tax Authority even ignores statements by senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, who both labeled it as a terrorist attack.
Israel apprehended and charged three Israeli Jewish extremists, believed to be responsible for the attack, and for writing racist graffiti saying, "Idols will be cast out."
The church filed a request for compensation for damages, but their appeal was denied.
The "Times Of Israel" quoted Amir Cohen, a tax authority official, saying that he was not convinced the attack on the church was politically motivated.
Cohen said, "the charges filed against the three Israeli suspects state that their attack carried a religious motivation," and "was based on religious hatred of Christians."
In light of these "findings," and statements, the Tax Authority absolved itself of any financial responsibility, as the law only requires the state to pay compensation for victims of war and terrorism.
It said the attackers believe that the expulsion of Christians is a commandment, as they consider them "idolators."
Christian officials urged Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, who visited to the burnt historic church before his visit to the Vatican a week go, to resolve the matter.
Rivlin contacted that Israeli Government Secretary's office, which, according to the Israeli paper, said it would "find a solution."
Israeli Channel 2 has reported, Wednesday, that tax officials, who visited the burnt historic Christian church, where according to Christianity Jesus Christ multiplied loaves and fishes, have decided that the assault "was not a terrorist attack."
Rejecting to label the attack on the Christian church in the Galilee as a terrorist attack means that the Israeli government has no obligation to pay any compensation, as Israel only pays compensation to victims of attacks it deems as terrorist.
The decision of the Tax Authority even ignores statements by senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, who both labeled it as a terrorist attack.
Israel apprehended and charged three Israeli Jewish extremists, believed to be responsible for the attack, and for writing racist graffiti saying, "Idols will be cast out."
The church filed a request for compensation for damages, but their appeal was denied.
The "Times Of Israel" quoted Amir Cohen, a tax authority official, saying that he was not convinced the attack on the church was politically motivated.
Cohen said, "the charges filed against the three Israeli suspects state that their attack carried a religious motivation," and "was based on religious hatred of Christians."
In light of these "findings," and statements, the Tax Authority absolved itself of any financial responsibility, as the law only requires the state to pay compensation for victims of war and terrorism.
It said the attackers believe that the expulsion of Christians is a commandment, as they consider them "idolators."
Christian officials urged Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, who visited to the burnt historic church before his visit to the Vatican a week go, to resolve the matter.
Rivlin contacted that Israeli Government Secretary's office, which, according to the Israeli paper, said it would "find a solution."