28 june 2017
Settlers of Yitzhar settlement on Wednesday torched Palestinian agricultural lands in Bourin town, south of Nablus city, just two days after cutting trees in the same area.
The Palestinian human rights activist, Zakariya al-Seddeh, said that large areas of land caught fire in light of high temperature degrees that extended the blaze to adjacent areas.
Palestinian Lands Set Ablaze, Contaminated with Sewage by Extremist Yitzhar Settlers
Israeli settlers reportedly started a fire near the Palestinian village of Burin. in the occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on Wednesday afternoon.
According to an Israeli army spokesperson, suspects coming from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar approached Burin on Wednesday afternoon, igniting a fire on lands near the village before fleeing the scene.
The spokesperson added, according to Ma’an News Agency, that while the fire was extinguished by Israeli forces, no detentions were carried out at the scene, and that the case was transferred to Israeli police.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that he was not aware of the case.
According to footage shared on social media by Palestinian news agency al-Quds (photo), Israeli soldiers and police officers were on the scene protecting the settlers.
Israeli news outlet Ynet reported, on Wednesday, that the Israeli army has been increasingly struggling to handle Yitzhar settlers, notorious for being violent against both Palestinians and Israeli forces, as well as for their fanatical ideology.
Unnamed soldiers said that they had not been trained to respond to stone throwing by Jewish Israelis, and that they felt that their presence during clashes between settlers and Palestinians without intervening against the settlers was giving Yitzhar residents an impression of “legitimacy.”
The arson attack on Wednesday came as Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said that investigations were ongoing against two Israeli settlers from Yitzhar who were suspected of throwing rocks at an Israeli ambulance, earlier this month. Al-Samri also confirmed the detention of an Israeli minor in connection with an attack against Israeli forces in Yitzhar, on Sunday.
The arrests marked a rare instance of Israeli settlers being held accountable for acts of violence, as a number of recent incidents in which settlers in the area attacked Israeli army personnel have gone unpunished.
Several settler attacks have been carried out in Palestinian villages near Yitzhar in recent months, including the destruction of some 45 olive trees near Burin, on Sunday.
PNN recently reported that Yitzhar settlers are continuing to dump their waste on agricultural land owned by Palestinians south of occupied Nablus, causing damages to the land and its owners.
Anti-settlement activist Bilal Eid said the settlers from Yitzhar continue their attacks against Palestinians, which have resulted in the death and injury of many citizens, not to mention damage to Palestinian property.
He explained that the dumping of harmful waste on Palestinian land, especially in the village of Burin, aims to pressure Palestinian citizens who live in areas close to the illegal settlements to leave their land allowing Israel to annex it to the settlements.
Villages and towns south of Nablus, including the village of Burin have repeatedly been attacked by the Israeli army under the pretext of providing protection for Jewish settlers living in the illegal settlement of Yitzhar, which is located on the agricultural land owned by Palestinians south of Nablus.
A number of Palestinians, including a 72-year-old woman and a shepherd, have been hospitalized since April following attacks near Yitzhar, as a number of Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces who arrived to the scene to “disperse” the clashes.
Palestinian activists and rights groups have repeatedly accused Israel of fostering a “culture of impunity” for Israeli settlers and soldiers committing violent acts against Palestinians, while Palestinians face up to 20 years in prison for throwing stones if intent to harm could be proven, and face a minimum prison sentence of three years for throwing a stone at an Israeli.
In March, Israeli NGO Yesh Din revealed that Israeli authorities served indictments in only 8.2 percent of cases of Israeli settlers committing anti-Palestinian crimes in the occupied West Bank in the past three years — in comparison to a 90 to 99 percent conviction rate for Palestinians in Israeli military courts.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law, with recent announcements of settlement expansion provoking condemnation from the international community.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there were a total of 107 reported settler attacks against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2016, with 65 attacks being reported since the start of 2017.
The Palestinian human rights activist, Zakariya al-Seddeh, said that large areas of land caught fire in light of high temperature degrees that extended the blaze to adjacent areas.
Palestinian Lands Set Ablaze, Contaminated with Sewage by Extremist Yitzhar Settlers
Israeli settlers reportedly started a fire near the Palestinian village of Burin. in the occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on Wednesday afternoon.
According to an Israeli army spokesperson, suspects coming from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar approached Burin on Wednesday afternoon, igniting a fire on lands near the village before fleeing the scene.
The spokesperson added, according to Ma’an News Agency, that while the fire was extinguished by Israeli forces, no detentions were carried out at the scene, and that the case was transferred to Israeli police.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that he was not aware of the case.
According to footage shared on social media by Palestinian news agency al-Quds (photo), Israeli soldiers and police officers were on the scene protecting the settlers.
Israeli news outlet Ynet reported, on Wednesday, that the Israeli army has been increasingly struggling to handle Yitzhar settlers, notorious for being violent against both Palestinians and Israeli forces, as well as for their fanatical ideology.
Unnamed soldiers said that they had not been trained to respond to stone throwing by Jewish Israelis, and that they felt that their presence during clashes between settlers and Palestinians without intervening against the settlers was giving Yitzhar residents an impression of “legitimacy.”
The arson attack on Wednesday came as Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said that investigations were ongoing against two Israeli settlers from Yitzhar who were suspected of throwing rocks at an Israeli ambulance, earlier this month. Al-Samri also confirmed the detention of an Israeli minor in connection with an attack against Israeli forces in Yitzhar, on Sunday.
The arrests marked a rare instance of Israeli settlers being held accountable for acts of violence, as a number of recent incidents in which settlers in the area attacked Israeli army personnel have gone unpunished.
Several settler attacks have been carried out in Palestinian villages near Yitzhar in recent months, including the destruction of some 45 olive trees near Burin, on Sunday.
PNN recently reported that Yitzhar settlers are continuing to dump their waste on agricultural land owned by Palestinians south of occupied Nablus, causing damages to the land and its owners.
Anti-settlement activist Bilal Eid said the settlers from Yitzhar continue their attacks against Palestinians, which have resulted in the death and injury of many citizens, not to mention damage to Palestinian property.
He explained that the dumping of harmful waste on Palestinian land, especially in the village of Burin, aims to pressure Palestinian citizens who live in areas close to the illegal settlements to leave their land allowing Israel to annex it to the settlements.
Villages and towns south of Nablus, including the village of Burin have repeatedly been attacked by the Israeli army under the pretext of providing protection for Jewish settlers living in the illegal settlement of Yitzhar, which is located on the agricultural land owned by Palestinians south of Nablus.
A number of Palestinians, including a 72-year-old woman and a shepherd, have been hospitalized since April following attacks near Yitzhar, as a number of Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces who arrived to the scene to “disperse” the clashes.
Palestinian activists and rights groups have repeatedly accused Israel of fostering a “culture of impunity” for Israeli settlers and soldiers committing violent acts against Palestinians, while Palestinians face up to 20 years in prison for throwing stones if intent to harm could be proven, and face a minimum prison sentence of three years for throwing a stone at an Israeli.
In March, Israeli NGO Yesh Din revealed that Israeli authorities served indictments in only 8.2 percent of cases of Israeli settlers committing anti-Palestinian crimes in the occupied West Bank in the past three years — in comparison to a 90 to 99 percent conviction rate for Palestinians in Israeli military courts.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law, with recent announcements of settlement expansion provoking condemnation from the international community.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there were a total of 107 reported settler attacks against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2016, with 65 attacks being reported since the start of 2017.
25 june 2017
Israeli settlers on Saturday burned down dozens of olive trees in Qaryout, south of Nablus, as celebrations for Eid al-Fitr got underway in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee, Bashar al-Qaryouti, said olive trees planted on Palestinian land west of Qaryout were burned to a crisp by extremist Israeli settlers.
The Palestinian locals were shocked as they caught sight of dozens of olive trees reduced to ashes, added Qaryouti.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee, Bashar al-Qaryouti, said olive trees planted on Palestinian land west of Qaryout were burned to a crisp by extremist Israeli settlers.
The Palestinian locals were shocked as they caught sight of dozens of olive trees reduced to ashes, added Qaryouti.
9 june 2017
Dozens of settlers of Yitzhar settlement attacked on Friday afternoon the town of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus city, under protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that extremist settlers started fire in Palestinians’ agricultural lands at the outskirts of the town leading to a huge fire in olive and fig fields.
The attacking settlers threw stones at homes in the town, then clashes erupted between the settlers and inhabitants. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades at the local protesters to disperse them.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that extremist settlers started fire in Palestinians’ agricultural lands at the outskirts of the town leading to a huge fire in olive and fig fields.
The attacking settlers threw stones at homes in the town, then clashes erupted between the settlers and inhabitants. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades at the local protesters to disperse them.
27 may 2017
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, Rommana Palestinian village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and fired many concussion grenades near homes, and into olive orchards and caves, causing many olive trees to burn.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers broke into and searched many homes in the village, leading to clashes with many youngsters, who hurled stones at the invading soldiers.
The soldiers fired many concussion grenades at homes in the village, and into several caves, in addition to Palestinian olive orchards, causing many trees to burn.
The army withdrew from the village without conducting any arrests. Israeli military sources claimed that the invasion was carried out after local youths cut a section of a barbed-wire fence leading to a military base, built on the villagers’ lands.
The soldiers also installed a military roadblock on the road that links Rommana with nearby Taybeh village.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers broke into and searched many homes in the village, leading to clashes with many youngsters, who hurled stones at the invading soldiers.
The soldiers fired many concussion grenades at homes in the village, and into several caves, in addition to Palestinian olive orchards, causing many trees to burn.
The army withdrew from the village without conducting any arrests. Israeli military sources claimed that the invasion was carried out after local youths cut a section of a barbed-wire fence leading to a military base, built on the villagers’ lands.
The soldiers also installed a military roadblock on the road that links Rommana with nearby Taybeh village.
24 may 2017
Extremist Jewish settlers at dawn Wednesday set two Palestinian cars alight and vandalized property in Ara village, south of Haifa city.
According to local sources, settlers set fire to two cars and spray-painted racist slurs and slogans against the Palestinians on a nearby house’s wall.
The Israeli police claimed it launched in cooperation with the Shin Bet an investigation into the attack.
The incident in Ara is the latest in a string of settlers’ “price tag” attacks. About two weeks ago, nine Palestinian vehicles parked in Na’ura village were vandalized, their tires punctured and graffiti sprayed on them.
According to local sources, settlers set fire to two cars and spray-painted racist slurs and slogans against the Palestinians on a nearby house’s wall.
The Israeli police claimed it launched in cooperation with the Shin Bet an investigation into the attack.
The incident in Ara is the latest in a string of settlers’ “price tag” attacks. About two weeks ago, nine Palestinian vehicles parked in Na’ura village were vandalized, their tires punctured and graffiti sprayed on them.
22 may 2017
Fanatic Jewish settlers of the illegal West Bank settlement of Yitzhar torched on Monday Palestinian agricultural lands west of Bourin town, south of Nablus city.
Official of settlement file in the northern West Bank, Ghassan Daghlas, said that large land areas planted with olive trees were gutted in the fire.
255 settlements and 163 outposts, with the population of 620,000 settlers, are illegally established over the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Jerusalem. The settlers carry out semi-daily attacks against Palestinians.
Official of settlement file in the northern West Bank, Ghassan Daghlas, said that large land areas planted with olive trees were gutted in the fire.
255 settlements and 163 outposts, with the population of 620,000 settlers, are illegally established over the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Jerusalem. The settlers carry out semi-daily attacks against Palestinians.
19 may 2017
A horde of Jewish settlers at dawn Friday set fire to a Palestinian bulldozer in Burin town, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
The bulldozer belongs to Abdul-Azim Idris, who lives a few meters away from the main entrance to Burin town and owns a business there for selling construction materials.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that several settlers stormed the area aboard a car, poured a flammable material on the bulldozer and set it ablaze.
They added that the entire bulldozer became quickly engulfed in flames before a fire brigade arrived and extinguished the blaze.
The settlers also spray-painted insulting slogans on a stack of concrete blocks at the same site.
The bulldozer belongs to Abdul-Azim Idris, who lives a few meters away from the main entrance to Burin town and owns a business there for selling construction materials.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that several settlers stormed the area aboard a car, poured a flammable material on the bulldozer and set it ablaze.
They added that the entire bulldozer became quickly engulfed in flames before a fire brigade arrived and extinguished the blaze.
The settlers also spray-painted insulting slogans on a stack of concrete blocks at the same site.
10 may 2017
Fanatic Jewish settlers of Bracha Settlement torched on Wednesday tens of agricultural dunums in Bourin town south of Nablus city. The losses were not estimated yet.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu news agency that extremist settlers attacked the inhabitants during their attempt to extinguish the fire.
The settlers abducted a Palestinian child before his father along with other people managed to rescue him.
Bourin town, every now and then, witnesses clashes due to settlers' repeated violations and offensive practices against Palestinian families and their properties.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu news agency that extremist settlers attacked the inhabitants during their attempt to extinguish the fire.
The settlers abducted a Palestinian child before his father along with other people managed to rescue him.
Bourin town, every now and then, witnesses clashes due to settlers' repeated violations and offensive practices against Palestinian families and their properties.
1 may 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at night, Sebastia town, northwest of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at a solidarity tent, in support of the hunger striking detainees, causing it to burn.
Media sources in Nablus said many army jeeps invaded the town, and directly headed toward the solidarity tent, were hundreds of Palestinians gather daily in a vigil for the detainees, ongoing with the hunger strike they started two weeks ago, demanding basic rights.
They added that the Israeli attack did not lead to casualties, but caused a massive fire in the tent.
The attack led to clashes between many Palestinian youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the military vehicles, and the soldiers who fired many gas bombs, causing several Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Nablus said many army jeeps invaded the town, and directly headed toward the solidarity tent, were hundreds of Palestinians gather daily in a vigil for the detainees, ongoing with the hunger strike they started two weeks ago, demanding basic rights.
They added that the Israeli attack did not lead to casualties, but caused a massive fire in the tent.
The attack led to clashes between many Palestinian youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on the military vehicles, and the soldiers who fired many gas bombs, causing several Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
28 apr 2017
Israeli soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs at Palestinian protesters in Beita village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, causing massive fires in nine warehouses, including one used for storing and selling plastic and cardboard boxes and sheets.
The fire started in the warehouse, which was used for storing and selling plastic and cardboard boxes, and within minutes, spread to more than eight nearby warehouses, completely burning and destroying them.
Palestinian firefighters of the Civil Defense department and the Nablus City Council, managed to contain and extinguish the fire before it reached more nearby stores.
The estimated losses resulting from these fires are said to be in the millions of shekels, especially since the stores are commercial and are used for storing large quantities of supplies.
The fire started in the warehouse, which was used for storing and selling plastic and cardboard boxes, and within minutes, spread to more than eight nearby warehouses, completely burning and destroying them.
Palestinian firefighters of the Civil Defense department and the Nablus City Council, managed to contain and extinguish the fire before it reached more nearby stores.
The estimated losses resulting from these fires are said to be in the millions of shekels, especially since the stores are commercial and are used for storing large quantities of supplies.
27 apr 2017
Violent clashes erupted on Thursday afternoon after extremist settlers set fire to agricultural land in Bourin town south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
Head of Bourin council, Raed al-Najjar, told the PIC reporter that a group of fanatic settlers of a nearby settlement outpost torched olive trees and agricultural lands east of the town.
Clashes broke out when the inhabitants rushed to the area in order to confront the attacking settlers. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas canisters at the Palestinian protesters.
Head of Bourin council, Raed al-Najjar, told the PIC reporter that a group of fanatic settlers of a nearby settlement outpost torched olive trees and agricultural lands east of the town.
Clashes broke out when the inhabitants rushed to the area in order to confront the attacking settlers. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas canisters at the Palestinian protesters.
26 apr 2017
Israeli settlers at dawn Wednesday burned a Palestinian car in Hawara town, south of Nablus.
Anti-settlement activist in the northern West Bank, Hassan Dughlas, said a horde of Israeli settlers set fire to the car of the Palestinian citizen Mustafa al-Dhmeidi, from Hawara, reducing the vehicle to ashes.
Surveillance cameras kept record of the arson attack and of the settlers’ infiltration into the area, Dughlas added.
Anti-settlement activist in the northern West Bank, Hassan Dughlas, said a horde of Israeli settlers set fire to the car of the Palestinian citizen Mustafa al-Dhmeidi, from Hawara, reducing the vehicle to ashes.
Surveillance cameras kept record of the arson attack and of the settlers’ infiltration into the area, Dughlas added.
25 apr 2017
A group of Israeli settlers burned 100 olive trees on Tuesday in Beit Ta'mir village to the east of Bethlehem city.
Representative of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee, Hasan Breijia, said that the settlers set fire to 100 olive trees in Palestinian lands close to an illegal settlement outpost.
Breijia pointed out that the burned trees, which are planted over an area of 5 dunums, belong to the two citizens Mubarak and Mohammed Zawahra.
Representative of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee, Hasan Breijia, said that the settlers set fire to 100 olive trees in Palestinian lands close to an illegal settlement outpost.
Breijia pointed out that the burned trees, which are planted over an area of 5 dunums, belong to the two citizens Mubarak and Mohammed Zawahra.
9 mar 2017
Jerusalem’s Awqaf (Endowment) Department condemned in the strongest terms an arson attack on the Sacred Dome in Jerusalem’s al-Tour neighborhood.
The Awqaf Department slammed the attack as “a criminal act” targeting a sacred site for Christians and Muslims alike.
An emergency session is expected to be held by the Awqaf commission to follow up on the repercussions of the arson attack and the abduction of the Awqaf personnel from al-Aqsa Mosque.
Director-General of Jerusalem’s Awqaf Department, Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, and an orthodox Archbishop popped at the site and inspected the damage wrought by the arson attack.
Following the visit, Sheikh al-Khatib issued instructions to repair the dome immediately and briefed the Jordanian Awqaf Minister, Dr. Wael Arabiyat, on the incident.
The Awqaf Department slammed the attack as “a criminal act” targeting a sacred site for Christians and Muslims alike.
An emergency session is expected to be held by the Awqaf commission to follow up on the repercussions of the arson attack and the abduction of the Awqaf personnel from al-Aqsa Mosque.
Director-General of Jerusalem’s Awqaf Department, Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, and an orthodox Archbishop popped at the site and inspected the damage wrought by the arson attack.
Following the visit, Sheikh al-Khatib issued instructions to repair the dome immediately and briefed the Jordanian Awqaf Minister, Dr. Wael Arabiyat, on the incident.
4 feb 2017
Fire fighters rush to scene and put out fire, after an underground train catches fire in Haifa's Paris Station on Saturday; all streets apart from the Carmel Center and Natanzon St.have been reopened, after heavy smoke caused their closing.
Fire fighting teams managed to put out the flames after two Carmelit train cars parked at Paris Station caught fire on Saturday.
One woman living near Golomb Station was reported to have been injured from inhaling the smoke, it began to fill underground stations and exit to street level. Several areas of the city were cut off of electricity as atemtps were made to halt the fire.
A representative of the fire fighters on the scene said that two cars were caught in the fire. The Carmelit does not operate on the Sabbath, though as maintenance workers do work in the tunnels on Saturday, further confirmation is pending.
After smoke began to spread to several underground stations, it began to rise and spread through the city streets, causing city officials to close a number of streets for traffic. At present, all streets apart from Carmel Center and Natanzon St. have been reopened.
Fire fighting units were first called to the Carmelit underground railway station on Ha-Nevi'im Streeet, after heavy smoke was seen coming out of the station. After the smoke begun to come out of several other stations, fire fighters started looking for its source.
The police closed off several streets for traffic, as attempts were made to find and handle the source of smoke.
Fire fighting teams managed to put out the flames after two Carmelit train cars parked at Paris Station caught fire on Saturday.
One woman living near Golomb Station was reported to have been injured from inhaling the smoke, it began to fill underground stations and exit to street level. Several areas of the city were cut off of electricity as atemtps were made to halt the fire.
A representative of the fire fighters on the scene said that two cars were caught in the fire. The Carmelit does not operate on the Sabbath, though as maintenance workers do work in the tunnels on Saturday, further confirmation is pending.
After smoke began to spread to several underground stations, it began to rise and spread through the city streets, causing city officials to close a number of streets for traffic. At present, all streets apart from Carmel Center and Natanzon St. have been reopened.
Fire fighting units were first called to the Carmelit underground railway station on Ha-Nevi'im Streeet, after heavy smoke was seen coming out of the station. After the smoke begun to come out of several other stations, fire fighters started looking for its source.
The police closed off several streets for traffic, as attempts were made to find and handle the source of smoke.
21 jan 2017
The Jerusalemite citizens woke up Tuesday morning to the tragedy of the death of a Palestinian mother and her three children in a fire that broke out in their house in Ein Naqquba village, west of Occupied Jerusalem.
Local media sources said the fire led to the death of a 36-year-old Palestinian mother and her three kids aged eight, six and four.
Rescue and ambulance crews tried to save the victims, but they had already breathed their last.
The Israeli police, for their part, said they would launch an investigation into the incident to determine the cause of the fire.
Local media sources said the fire led to the death of a 36-year-old Palestinian mother and her three kids aged eight, six and four.
Rescue and ambulance crews tried to save the victims, but they had already breathed their last.
The Israeli police, for their part, said they would launch an investigation into the incident to determine the cause of the fire.
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