12 feb 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, twelve Palestinians, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The Jenin office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, and abducted Ashraf Mohammad al-Qaisi, Khaled Mansour, and his son Abdullah, in addition to Najeeb Awni Hweil, Yousef Shalabi, Nasser Hisham Abu Tabeekh and Mohammad Waddah al-Asmar.
Besides abducting the seven Palestinians, the soldiers also shot a young man, during protests that took place following the invasion.
In Tulkarem, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mo’men Essam Mer’ery, and his brother Mohammad.
Furthermore, the soldiers abduct Jihad Nihad Abdullah, from his home in Deir Istiya town, in Salfit, in northwestern West Bank.
The soldiers also abducted Khattab Wahid Abu Mariya, 16, and Yousef Ibrahim Awad, 25, from their homes in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.
The Jenin office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, and abducted Ashraf Mohammad al-Qaisi, Khaled Mansour, and his son Abdullah, in addition to Najeeb Awni Hweil, Yousef Shalabi, Nasser Hisham Abu Tabeekh and Mohammad Waddah al-Asmar.
Besides abducting the seven Palestinians, the soldiers also shot a young man, during protests that took place following the invasion.
In Tulkarem, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mo’men Essam Mer’ery, and his brother Mohammad.
Furthermore, the soldiers abduct Jihad Nihad Abdullah, from his home in Deir Istiya town, in Salfit, in northwestern West Bank.
The soldiers also abducted Khattab Wahid Abu Mariya, 16, and Yousef Ibrahim Awad, 25, from their homes in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.
11 feb 2019
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An Israeli extremist settler attacked a journalist and an activist in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on Sunday.
Activist Issa Amr said that had filed several complaints against Israeli extremist settler Inat Cohen, however, when he headed to the Israeli police last month they attempted to detain him. Amr added that Cohen's attacks and assaults against locals and internationals are a proof of the Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing policy in Hebron. Palestinian residents of the Old City of Hebron face a large Israeli military presence on a daily basis, with at least 32 permanent and partial checkpoints set up at the entrances of many streets. |
Additionally, Palestinians are not allowed to drive on al-Shuhada Street, have had their homes and shops in the street welded shut, and in some areas of the Old City, are not permitted to walk on certain roads.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers move freely on the street, drive cars, and carry machine guns.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers move freely on the street, drive cars, and carry machine guns.
The Palestinian government has no jurisdiction over Israelis in the West Bank, and acts carried out by Israeli settlers often occur in the presence of Israeli military forces who rarely act to protect Palestinian residents.
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov condemned on Monday Israel’s fatal shooting of two Palestinian children in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
In a tweet, Mladenov said he was appalled by Israel’s murder of two children last Friday.
He called on Israel to immediately end deadly shooting of Palestinian children, saying: “Children should not be used as targets; they must be protected."
The UN official spoke out against Israel’s arbitrary use of lethal force and expressed his heartfelt sympathy with the children’s families.
Hamza Shtewi, 17, and Hasan Shalabi, 14, who were shot dead by Israeli soldiers on Friday during the Gaza March of Return border protests, were laid to rest on Saturday in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The two casualties were killed on Friday by Israeli bullet fire. Several others also suffered various kinds of injuries from bullets fired by soldiers stationed on the Gaza border.
In a tweet, Mladenov said he was appalled by Israel’s murder of two children last Friday.
He called on Israel to immediately end deadly shooting of Palestinian children, saying: “Children should not be used as targets; they must be protected."
The UN official spoke out against Israel’s arbitrary use of lethal force and expressed his heartfelt sympathy with the children’s families.
Hamza Shtewi, 17, and Hasan Shalabi, 14, who were shot dead by Israeli soldiers on Friday during the Gaza March of Return border protests, were laid to rest on Saturday in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The two casualties were killed on Friday by Israeli bullet fire. Several others also suffered various kinds of injuries from bullets fired by soldiers stationed on the Gaza border.
Israeli undercover soldiers, Musta'ribeen, on Sunday evening kidnapped a Palestinian child in a shop in Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers ambushed Yousef Dari, 13, inside a store in al-Isawiya town. He was attacked and arrested once he entered the place.
The witnesses said that seven Israeli police vehicles stormed the town following the abduction to ensure the safety of the kidnappers.
In a related context, the Israeli forces at dawn Sunday launched large-scale weeps in al-Isawiya, during which three Palestinian children aged 12 years old were arrested.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers ambushed Yousef Dari, 13, inside a store in al-Isawiya town. He was attacked and arrested once he entered the place.
The witnesses said that seven Israeli police vehicles stormed the town following the abduction to ensure the safety of the kidnappers.
In a related context, the Israeli forces at dawn Sunday launched large-scale weeps in al-Isawiya, during which three Palestinian children aged 12 years old were arrested.
Updated: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, twenty-one Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
In Occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Abul-Latif, 28, from his home in the Old City.
Abdul-Latif is a former political prisoner who was also banned from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque several times, for protesting repeated invasion by the soldiers and colonialist settlers into the holy site’s compound.
The Jenin office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in the city and in Jenin refugee camp, and interrogated many Palestinians, before abducting three Palestinians.
It stated that the soldiers abducted two young men, identified as Abdullah Sa’id Eghbariyya and Ahmad al-Bashar, from Jenin city, in addition to Mahmoud Ali Sa’adi, from Jenin refugee camp.
The soldiers also invaded the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched a few homes, before abducting Ramzi Hamed ‘Oweis, 18, and Ziad Kamal ‘Oweis, 20.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Aseed Mohammad Ka’biyya, 25, Khaled Metye’ Harsha and Omran Ayman Harsha, all from Qaffin town.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers searched many homes and abducted Mahdi Abdul-Jawad Bader, 36, and Rami Issa Ashour, 35, from Hebron city.
The army also abducted a child, identified as Wahid Samir ‘Aadi, from his home in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in addition to Yasser Mohammad Rajoub, from Doura town, and Bader Mohammad al-Hawamda, from the as-Sammoa’ town, south of Hebron.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Ibrahim Hasan Issa, 14, Karim Mohammad Da’dou, 14, and a former political prisoner, Ahmad Ali Issa, 18, from their homes in the al-Khader town, south of the city.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Ibrahim Hani Suman, 27, from his home in the Saff Street, in the center of Bethlehem city.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in Beit Rima town, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted Zahid Matar Rimawi, 34, Mahmoud Thalji Rimawi, 20, and Tayyim Awad Rimawi, 21.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at local youngsters, who protested the invasion in Beit Rima, and hurled stones at the military vehicles.
In Occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Abul-Latif, 28, from his home in the Old City.
Abdul-Latif is a former political prisoner who was also banned from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque several times, for protesting repeated invasion by the soldiers and colonialist settlers into the holy site’s compound.
The Jenin office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in the city and in Jenin refugee camp, and interrogated many Palestinians, before abducting three Palestinians.
It stated that the soldiers abducted two young men, identified as Abdullah Sa’id Eghbariyya and Ahmad al-Bashar, from Jenin city, in addition to Mahmoud Ali Sa’adi, from Jenin refugee camp.
The soldiers also invaded the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched a few homes, before abducting Ramzi Hamed ‘Oweis, 18, and Ziad Kamal ‘Oweis, 20.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Aseed Mohammad Ka’biyya, 25, Khaled Metye’ Harsha and Omran Ayman Harsha, all from Qaffin town.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers searched many homes and abducted Mahdi Abdul-Jawad Bader, 36, and Rami Issa Ashour, 35, from Hebron city.
The army also abducted a child, identified as Wahid Samir ‘Aadi, from his home in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in addition to Yasser Mohammad Rajoub, from Doura town, and Bader Mohammad al-Hawamda, from the as-Sammoa’ town, south of Hebron.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Ibrahim Hasan Issa, 14, Karim Mohammad Da’dou, 14, and a former political prisoner, Ahmad Ali Issa, 18, from their homes in the al-Khader town, south of the city.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Ibrahim Hani Suman, 27, from his home in the Saff Street, in the center of Bethlehem city.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in Beit Rima town, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted Zahid Matar Rimawi, 34, Mahmoud Thalji Rimawi, 20, and Tayyim Awad Rimawi, 21.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at local youngsters, who protested the invasion in Beit Rima, and hurled stones at the military vehicles.
Abdullah Faisal Omar Tawalba, 19
Following an investigation by the Israeli military into the killing of a Palestinian motorcycle rider on February 5th, and the severe wounding of his passenger, the military was forced to admit that their initial claim that the young man had explosives was a false claim.
Abdullah Faisal Omar Tawalba, 19, was shot and killed by Israeli forces on February 5th, 2019, at an Israeli military checkpoint in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank.
His passenger, Omar Ahmad Hanana, 15, was also shot by the Israeli military and badly injured, but is in stable condition at the Jenin Governmental Hospital run by the Palestinian Authority.
Initially, the Israeli military reported to the media that the young men had approached the checkpoint and “tried to plant explosives”.
An investigation by Israeli military police found no evidence whatsoever of any explosives of any kind.
The soldiers claimed that they “heard an explosion,” and “where sure “an explosive was thrown at the roadblock, before they opened fire.”
The checkpoint where Abdullah was killed by the soldiers is located near the entrance of the al-Jalama village, northeast of Jenin in northern West Bank.
The army’s initial statement claimed that Palestinians were riding a motor cycle and “hurled an explosive at the soldiers”. There were no injuries of any soldiers.
Mahmoud Sa’adi, the director of the Emergency Department of the Palestinian Red Crescent in Jenin, said the slain Palestinian has been identified as Abdullah Faisal Omar Tawalba, 19, from the al-Jalama village, and added that Omar Ahmad Hanana, 15, was injured but is in a stable condition.
Palestinian medical sources said the medics moved the slain Palestinian, and the wounded teen, to Jenin Governmental Hospital.
They added that Tawalba was shot with several live rounds in the head and legs.
Following an investigation by the Israeli military into the killing of a Palestinian motorcycle rider on February 5th, and the severe wounding of his passenger, the military was forced to admit that their initial claim that the young man had explosives was a false claim.
Abdullah Faisal Omar Tawalba, 19, was shot and killed by Israeli forces on February 5th, 2019, at an Israeli military checkpoint in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank.
His passenger, Omar Ahmad Hanana, 15, was also shot by the Israeli military and badly injured, but is in stable condition at the Jenin Governmental Hospital run by the Palestinian Authority.
Initially, the Israeli military reported to the media that the young men had approached the checkpoint and “tried to plant explosives”.
An investigation by Israeli military police found no evidence whatsoever of any explosives of any kind.
The soldiers claimed that they “heard an explosion,” and “where sure “an explosive was thrown at the roadblock, before they opened fire.”
The checkpoint where Abdullah was killed by the soldiers is located near the entrance of the al-Jalama village, northeast of Jenin in northern West Bank.
The army’s initial statement claimed that Palestinians were riding a motor cycle and “hurled an explosive at the soldiers”. There were no injuries of any soldiers.
Mahmoud Sa’adi, the director of the Emergency Department of the Palestinian Red Crescent in Jenin, said the slain Palestinian has been identified as Abdullah Faisal Omar Tawalba, 19, from the al-Jalama village, and added that Omar Ahmad Hanana, 15, was injured but is in a stable condition.
Palestinian medical sources said the medics moved the slain Palestinian, and the wounded teen, to Jenin Governmental Hospital.
They added that Tawalba was shot with several live rounds in the head and legs.
10 feb 2019
UNICEF said it is deeply saddened by the killing of two children, aged 13 and 17 years old, shot on Friday by the Israeli occupation army near the border fence of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
“The exact circumstances of their death are under verification”, said UNICEF in a Saturday statement. “This brings the number of Palestinian children killed this year to four.”
"This is another stark reminder of the significant violence that children in the State of Palestine continue to endure. As we mark 30 years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is essential that the fundamental rights of children be respected”, stated UNICEF.
"It is time that violence against children ends. For years, children in the State of Palestine and Israel have suffered not only physically but have also borne the brunt emotionally”, the UN organization said.
"Children are children. They must be protected at all times. Children should never be a target. Nor should they be exposed to any form of violence, by any party", it added.
During the 46th week of the Great Return March demonstrations in Gaza, the Israeli forces continued to use lethal and other forms of excessive force on Palestinian protesters. The documentation by AlMezan Center for Human Rights shows that on Friday, 8 February 2019, Israeli forces killed two children and injured 104 protesters, including 43 children, five women, and one paramedic—of them 22 by live ammunition and 48 by tear gas canisters. One protester was seriously wounded.
AlMezan added that since the start of the protests on 30 March 2018, 265 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip. Of the total fatalities, 188 were killed at the protests, including 38 children, two women, two journalists, three paramedics, and eight persons with disability, including one child. Another 14,378 persons have been wounded, including 3,058 children, 630 women, 171 paramedics, and 149 journalists. Of those wounded, 7,635 were hit by live fire, including 1,426 children and 152 women. The Israeli forces continue to keep the bodies of 11 fatalities, including three minors.
“The exact circumstances of their death are under verification”, said UNICEF in a Saturday statement. “This brings the number of Palestinian children killed this year to four.”
"This is another stark reminder of the significant violence that children in the State of Palestine continue to endure. As we mark 30 years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is essential that the fundamental rights of children be respected”, stated UNICEF.
"It is time that violence against children ends. For years, children in the State of Palestine and Israel have suffered not only physically but have also borne the brunt emotionally”, the UN organization said.
"Children are children. They must be protected at all times. Children should never be a target. Nor should they be exposed to any form of violence, by any party", it added.
During the 46th week of the Great Return March demonstrations in Gaza, the Israeli forces continued to use lethal and other forms of excessive force on Palestinian protesters. The documentation by AlMezan Center for Human Rights shows that on Friday, 8 February 2019, Israeli forces killed two children and injured 104 protesters, including 43 children, five women, and one paramedic—of them 22 by live ammunition and 48 by tear gas canisters. One protester was seriously wounded.
AlMezan added that since the start of the protests on 30 March 2018, 265 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip. Of the total fatalities, 188 were killed at the protests, including 38 children, two women, two journalists, three paramedics, and eight persons with disability, including one child. Another 14,378 persons have been wounded, including 3,058 children, 630 women, 171 paramedics, and 149 journalists. Of those wounded, 7,635 were hit by live fire, including 1,426 children and 152 women. The Israeli forces continue to keep the bodies of 11 fatalities, including three minors.
Palestinian students were evacuated on Sunday afternoon from a high school in Nablus following a settler attack.
Anti-settlement activist Ghassan Daghlas said in press statements that a group of Israeli settlers attacked a high school in Urif village in Nablus.
According to Daghlas, the settlers, escorted by Israeli soldiers, stormed the school and started to open fire, which forced the school's administration to evacuate the students.
Anti-settlement activist Ghassan Daghlas said in press statements that a group of Israeli settlers attacked a high school in Urif village in Nablus.
According to Daghlas, the settlers, escorted by Israeli soldiers, stormed the school and started to open fire, which forced the school's administration to evacuate the students.
The Israeli police on Saturday evening arrested a Palestinian child and young man in Qalandia refugee camp in Occupied Jerusalem.
A local source said that the Israeli police kidnapped Mohammed Aslan, 16, and Abdulmalek Abu Latifa, 19, at Qalandia checkpoint.
Meanwhile, groups of Israeli settlers launched rock-throwing attacks on Palestinian vehicles in Ras Karkar village in Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli forces imposed a closure on the area following the settler attack.
A local source said that the Israeli police kidnapped Mohammed Aslan, 16, and Abdulmalek Abu Latifa, 19, at Qalandia checkpoint.
Meanwhile, groups of Israeli settlers launched rock-throwing attacks on Palestinian vehicles in Ras Karkar village in Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli forces imposed a closure on the area following the settler attack.
9 feb 2019
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02/08/19 | International Solidarity Movement | Al-Khalil Team
ISM volunteers were detained by Hebron Police for over 8 hours after Anat Cohen assaulted them outside the Qurtuba school checkpoint on Thursday. In direct response to the violence waged against Palestinians at the hands of settlers (and the military that protects them), a neutral observer force had been present in Hebron (Al-Khalil) for the past 22-years, in part, to ensure that children walking to/from school would not be harmed, harassed, or murdered by settlers. This observer force was called TIPH. Unfortunately, the Israeli government expelled TIPH from Hebron last week. One of the more dangerous checkpoints for Palestinian children in Al-Khalil exists outside the Qurtuba school–which is juxtaposed immediately adjacent to the Beit Hadassah settlement. Another independent observer group, EAPPI, had been peacefully monitoring this checkpoint until last week–when their head offices announced that their team would also withdraw from Hebron following a targeted campaign of harassment by the right-wing fascist group Im Turtsu. To fill this void, ISM volunteers have been monitoring the Qurtuba checkpoint in mornings and afternoons to provide an international presence to ensure the safety of Palestinian schoolchildren. As a result, ISM has become the target of harassment by settlers. On Thursday, this ordinary verbal abuse escalated to physical assault when Anat Cohen–a particularly violent settler with a history of attacking peaceful observers–assaulted ISM volunteers at the Qartuba checkpoint. Minutes after Cohen assaulted the ISM volunteers, she called the police. When the local Hebron Police arrived, they detained the ISM volunteers and informed them that Cohen was pressing charges against the ISM volunteers for assault. The ISM volunteers vehemently deny these accusations, and they have video evidence clearly showing that the only physical violence that occurred was when Cohen assaulted the peaceful ISM volunteers, who were simply observing the checkpoint to ensure the safety of the schoolchildren. |
