23 jan 2019
Israeli soldiers injured, Wednesday, several schoolchildren in the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, after the army fired gas bombs into their school.
Bassam Jabr, the Administrative Director of the Education Department in Bethlehem, said the soldiers invaded the Old City of al-Khader, and surrounded the schools in that area, located near the colonialist road #60.
He added that many students suffered the effects of teargas inhalation and received the needed treatment.
The soldiers threatened to invade the school and abduct students for “hurling stones at the army.”
The school had to shut down for the day, and the students were sent back to their homes in fear of further invasions.
Bassam Jabr, the Administrative Director of the Education Department in Bethlehem, said the soldiers invaded the Old City of al-Khader, and surrounded the schools in that area, located near the colonialist road #60.
He added that many students suffered the effects of teargas inhalation and received the needed treatment.
The soldiers threatened to invade the school and abduct students for “hurling stones at the army.”
The school had to shut down for the day, and the students were sent back to their homes in fear of further invasions.
Israeli forces detained a 15-year-old Palestinian near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron’s Old City, in the southern occupied West Bank, on late Tuesday.
Local sources said that the Palestinian minor, who was identified as Khalil Muhammad Ahmad al-Birawi, a resident from Yatta City, in southern Hebron, was detained for allegedly having a knife in his possession.
Israeli forces have detained scores of Palestinians, many of them minors, for allegedly being in possession of knives following a spate of alleged and actual small-scale knife attacks by Palestinians that surged in the fall of 2015.
Hebron in particular grew as the epicenter of upheaval, with a number of Palestinians having been shot while being detained at military checkpoints in the area.
Eyewitnesses have also said in a number of cases that Israeli security forces planted knives on slain or imprisoned Palestinians to claim that they were acting in self-defense during a stabbing attack.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,500 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 230 are child prisoners and 41 are under the age of 16 years.
Local sources said that the Palestinian minor, who was identified as Khalil Muhammad Ahmad al-Birawi, a resident from Yatta City, in southern Hebron, was detained for allegedly having a knife in his possession.
Israeli forces have detained scores of Palestinians, many of them minors, for allegedly being in possession of knives following a spate of alleged and actual small-scale knife attacks by Palestinians that surged in the fall of 2015.
Hebron in particular grew as the epicenter of upheaval, with a number of Palestinians having been shot while being detained at military checkpoints in the area.
Eyewitnesses have also said in a number of cases that Israeli security forces planted knives on slain or imprisoned Palestinians to claim that they were acting in self-defense during a stabbing attack.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,500 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 230 are child prisoners and 41 are under the age of 16 years.
Scores of Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Wednesday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Band and Jerusalem.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 16 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.
Fierce clashes flared up shortly after Israeli soldiers, escorted by sniffer dogs, rolled into Nablus and terrorized civilians in Balata refugee camp.
14-year-old Palestinian child Mootaz Husain along with a number of civilians were kidnapped by the IOF from their family homes in Nablus.
At the same time, three Palestinians were kidnapped by the occupation forces from their homes in Jerusalem’s al-Issawiya village.
Palestinian young man Bilal Mteir was kidnapped by Israeli forces from Hizma town, to the northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli military troops further ransacked Palestinian homes in al-Khalil, Bethlehem, and Jenin provinces and arrested a number of civilians.
Meanwhile, the IOF pasted notices in Salfit threatening to subject Palestinian locals to harsh penalties in case anti-occupation activities or protest moves are held in the city.
Overnight, Israeli soldiers closed off the main entrance to Azzoun town, east of Qalqilya, sparking clashes in the area.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians In West Bank
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, at least thirteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS stated that the soldiers invaded and searched many homes across the West Bank, and interrogated dozens of residents while inspecting their ID cards.
In Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Saif Abu Aisha, Hasan Mahmoud Abu Zneid and Khalil Mohammad al-Beerawi.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Jom’a Khaled Abu Mfarreh, Fadi Adnan al-Badan, 16, and Mahmoud Rateb al-‘Amour, 15.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted three young men, identified as Abdul-Qader Dari, Mohammad Sharif Mheisin and Mohammad Mahmoud Atiya, while Bilal Mteir was taken from his home in Qalandia refugee camp, north of the city.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hisham Abu Saleh and Mo’taz Hussein.
In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ezzeddin Osama Abu Hamdi.
In related news, the soldiers invaded agricultural lands in Wad as-Summan area, in Hebron city, before bulldozing lands and demolishing retaining walls.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 16 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.
Fierce clashes flared up shortly after Israeli soldiers, escorted by sniffer dogs, rolled into Nablus and terrorized civilians in Balata refugee camp.
14-year-old Palestinian child Mootaz Husain along with a number of civilians were kidnapped by the IOF from their family homes in Nablus.
At the same time, three Palestinians were kidnapped by the occupation forces from their homes in Jerusalem’s al-Issawiya village.
Palestinian young man Bilal Mteir was kidnapped by Israeli forces from Hizma town, to the northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli military troops further ransacked Palestinian homes in al-Khalil, Bethlehem, and Jenin provinces and arrested a number of civilians.
Meanwhile, the IOF pasted notices in Salfit threatening to subject Palestinian locals to harsh penalties in case anti-occupation activities or protest moves are held in the city.
Overnight, Israeli soldiers closed off the main entrance to Azzoun town, east of Qalqilya, sparking clashes in the area.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians In West Bank
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, at least thirteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS stated that the soldiers invaded and searched many homes across the West Bank, and interrogated dozens of residents while inspecting their ID cards.
In Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Saif Abu Aisha, Hasan Mahmoud Abu Zneid and Khalil Mohammad al-Beerawi.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Jom’a Khaled Abu Mfarreh, Fadi Adnan al-Badan, 16, and Mahmoud Rateb al-‘Amour, 15.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted three young men, identified as Abdul-Qader Dari, Mohammad Sharif Mheisin and Mohammad Mahmoud Atiya, while Bilal Mteir was taken from his home in Qalandia refugee camp, north of the city.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hisham Abu Saleh and Mo’taz Hussein.
In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ezzeddin Osama Abu Hamdi.
In related news, the soldiers invaded agricultural lands in Wad as-Summan area, in Hebron city, before bulldozing lands and demolishing retaining walls.
22 jan 2019
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Tuesday evening a Palestinian young woman at a military checkpoint erected south of Nablus, north of West Bank.
Local sources reported that unidentified young woman was detained at Zatara checkpoint and taken to unknown detention center.
On the other hand, a 16-year-old teen was placed in administrative detention for four month only one week after his arrest by Israeli forces.
The minor, from Qalandia refugee camp to the north of occupied Jerusalem, was detained after being summoned for investigation.
According to Palestinian figures, more than 6,000 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons and detention centers amid very difficult detention conditions -- including 250 children, 54 women, eight MPs, 27 journalists, 450 administrative detainees, and 750 sick prisoners, of whom 200 are at risk.
Local sources reported that unidentified young woman was detained at Zatara checkpoint and taken to unknown detention center.
On the other hand, a 16-year-old teen was placed in administrative detention for four month only one week after his arrest by Israeli forces.
The minor, from Qalandia refugee camp to the north of occupied Jerusalem, was detained after being summoned for investigation.
According to Palestinian figures, more than 6,000 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons and detention centers amid very difficult detention conditions -- including 250 children, 54 women, eight MPs, 27 journalists, 450 administrative detainees, and 750 sick prisoners, of whom 200 are at risk.
A number of Palestinians, including minors, were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Tuesday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to local sources, 13-year-old Majdi al-Badan and 15-year-old Mahmoud al-Amour were kidnapped by the IOF from their family homes in Bethlehem’s eastern village of Tkou’a, in the southern occupied West Bank.
Palestinian ex-prisoner Mohamed Taqatqa, aged 19, was also kidnapped by the occupation forces from his family home in Beit Fajjar town, southeast of Bethlehem.
At the same time, Israeli patrols rolled into Nablus and kidnapped a Palestinian civilian from Tel village, to the west, and another from Asira al-Qibliyeh, to the south.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of two Palestinian youths from Ras al-Amoud neighborhood, in Silwan town, south of occupied Jerusalem.
Clashes also burst out in Jerusalem’s eastern town of Abu Dis shortly after the occupation forces stormed the area and cracked down on Palestinian civilians.
According to local sources, 13-year-old Majdi al-Badan and 15-year-old Mahmoud al-Amour were kidnapped by the IOF from their family homes in Bethlehem’s eastern village of Tkou’a, in the southern occupied West Bank.
Palestinian ex-prisoner Mohamed Taqatqa, aged 19, was also kidnapped by the occupation forces from his family home in Beit Fajjar town, southeast of Bethlehem.
At the same time, Israeli patrols rolled into Nablus and kidnapped a Palestinian civilian from Tel village, to the west, and another from Asira al-Qibliyeh, to the south.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of two Palestinian youths from Ras al-Amoud neighborhood, in Silwan town, south of occupied Jerusalem.
Clashes also burst out in Jerusalem’s eastern town of Abu Dis shortly after the occupation forces stormed the area and cracked down on Palestinian civilians.
20 jan 2019
Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) submitted a joint report to United Nations investigators, last week, detailing Israeli forces’ killing of Palestinian children during mass protests in the Gaza Strip, conduct amounting to war crimes, said DCIP in a press release.
The 57-page report, [pdf] drafted in collaboration with the Human Rights and Gender Justice Law Clinic (HRGJ), at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, provides background and context to mass protests in Gaza, highlights Israeli forces’ unlawful killing of Palestinian child protesters, and details serious violations of international law by Israeli forces.
The report was submitted to the UN Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), which was established during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council in May of 2018.
According to WAFA, the report notes that, of the 56 Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the OPT during 2018, a total of 45 children were killed in the Gaza Strip since March 30, according to evidence collected by DCIP. In the overwhelming majority of cases, DCIP was able to confirm that children did not present any imminent, mortal threat or threat of serious injury when killed by Israeli forces.
The report concludes that Israeli forces and officials are responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international law for the killing of Palestinian child protesters in Gaza.
“Israeli armed forces have regularly been implicated in widespread and systematic human rights violations against Palestinian children, yet systemic impunity is the norm,” said Brad Parker, Senior Adviser, Policy and Advocacy at DCIP. “The Commissioners must pursue accountability by analyzing alleged violations of international criminal law falling within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and naming perpetrators.”
In order to challenge systemic and seemingly perpetual impunity and increase protections for children, DCIP and HRGJ strongly urged the Commission to analyze alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, name specific perpetrators and assign criminal responsibility to higher-ranking Israeli armed forces’ members or other officials, where applicable.
Due to the deteriorating human rights situation in the OPT, the UN Human Rights Council convened a special session on May 18, 2018 in Geneva. The council adopted a resolution creating an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all alleged violations of international law in the OPT, in the context of mass protests that began on March 30, 2018.
The “Great March of Return” civilian demonstrations began in the Gaza Strip on March 30, 2018, in protest of Palestinian refugees’ inability to return to properties lost during events surrounding the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and also to demand an end to Israel’s 11-year near total closure of the Gaza Strip.
These mass civilian protests, which have taken place weekly in the area along the Israeli-installed Gaza perimeter fence, or near the Mediterranean shore, have drawn large and diverse crowds of demonstrators, including women, children, and elderly people.
While Israeli authorities have selectively opened their own investigations into several incidents occurring since March 30, Israeli authorities have persistently failed to impartially and independently investigate alleged violations of its armed forces in accordance with international standards, said DCIP.
Children affected by armed conflict are entitled to special respect and protections under international law, but Israeli armed forces have consistently violated these protections through indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks that result in the unlawful killing and maiming of children amounting to war crimes, according to evidence collected by DCIP.
01/02/19 DCIP: 2018 Reigned Deadly Force On Palestinian Children
The 57-page report, [pdf] drafted in collaboration with the Human Rights and Gender Justice Law Clinic (HRGJ), at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, provides background and context to mass protests in Gaza, highlights Israeli forces’ unlawful killing of Palestinian child protesters, and details serious violations of international law by Israeli forces.
The report was submitted to the UN Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), which was established during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council in May of 2018.
According to WAFA, the report notes that, of the 56 Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the OPT during 2018, a total of 45 children were killed in the Gaza Strip since March 30, according to evidence collected by DCIP. In the overwhelming majority of cases, DCIP was able to confirm that children did not present any imminent, mortal threat or threat of serious injury when killed by Israeli forces.
The report concludes that Israeli forces and officials are responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international law for the killing of Palestinian child protesters in Gaza.
“Israeli armed forces have regularly been implicated in widespread and systematic human rights violations against Palestinian children, yet systemic impunity is the norm,” said Brad Parker, Senior Adviser, Policy and Advocacy at DCIP. “The Commissioners must pursue accountability by analyzing alleged violations of international criminal law falling within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and naming perpetrators.”
In order to challenge systemic and seemingly perpetual impunity and increase protections for children, DCIP and HRGJ strongly urged the Commission to analyze alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, name specific perpetrators and assign criminal responsibility to higher-ranking Israeli armed forces’ members or other officials, where applicable.
Due to the deteriorating human rights situation in the OPT, the UN Human Rights Council convened a special session on May 18, 2018 in Geneva. The council adopted a resolution creating an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all alleged violations of international law in the OPT, in the context of mass protests that began on March 30, 2018.
The “Great March of Return” civilian demonstrations began in the Gaza Strip on March 30, 2018, in protest of Palestinian refugees’ inability to return to properties lost during events surrounding the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and also to demand an end to Israel’s 11-year near total closure of the Gaza Strip.
These mass civilian protests, which have taken place weekly in the area along the Israeli-installed Gaza perimeter fence, or near the Mediterranean shore, have drawn large and diverse crowds of demonstrators, including women, children, and elderly people.
While Israeli authorities have selectively opened their own investigations into several incidents occurring since March 30, Israeli authorities have persistently failed to impartially and independently investigate alleged violations of its armed forces in accordance with international standards, said DCIP.
Children affected by armed conflict are entitled to special respect and protections under international law, but Israeli armed forces have consistently violated these protections through indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks that result in the unlawful killing and maiming of children amounting to war crimes, according to evidence collected by DCIP.
01/02/19 DCIP: 2018 Reigned Deadly Force On Palestinian Children
19 jan 2019
Israeli forces detained five Palestinian minors, during clashes in the village of Tuqu, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem, on Friday evening.
Head of the Tuqu Municipality, Taysir Abu Mifreh, said that clashes erupted between locals and Israeli soldiers deployed at the entrance of the village.
Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters before arresting five minors.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,500 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 230 are child prisoners and 41 are under the age of 16 years.
Head of the Tuqu Municipality, Taysir Abu Mifreh, said that clashes erupted between locals and Israeli soldiers deployed at the entrance of the village.
Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters before arresting five minors.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,500 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 230 are child prisoners and 41 are under the age of 16 years.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Saturday arrested a number of Palestinians during West Bank sweeps.
Local sources said that the IOF raided different neighborhoods in al-Khalil, fired sound bombs at Palestinian homes, and arrested Hasan al-Najjar, 21.
The IOF launched a similar campaign in Nahalin and Tuqu' towns in Bethlehem, arrested the Palestinian youths Mohammed Murad and Khalil Sha'aban, and transferred them to an unknown destination.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, the Israeli police arrested a Palestinian and injured four during a raid on Silwan town.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center said that a group of Israeli settlers insulted and verbally attacked Palestinian youths on al-Ain street before the Israeli police intervened and attacked the Palestinians.
Four Palestinians were injured as the police heavily fired sound bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets in the area.
Wadi Hilweh added that the Israeli police arrested Eyad Ghaith in Silwan and took him to a nearby detention center.
The police further detained a Jerusalemite child, insulted him, and beat him before he was released hours later.
Local sources said that the IOF raided different neighborhoods in al-Khalil, fired sound bombs at Palestinian homes, and arrested Hasan al-Najjar, 21.
The IOF launched a similar campaign in Nahalin and Tuqu' towns in Bethlehem, arrested the Palestinian youths Mohammed Murad and Khalil Sha'aban, and transferred them to an unknown destination.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, the Israeli police arrested a Palestinian and injured four during a raid on Silwan town.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center said that a group of Israeli settlers insulted and verbally attacked Palestinian youths on al-Ain street before the Israeli police intervened and attacked the Palestinians.
Four Palestinians were injured as the police heavily fired sound bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets in the area.
Wadi Hilweh added that the Israeli police arrested Eyad Ghaith in Silwan and took him to a nearby detention center.
The police further detained a Jerusalemite child, insulted him, and beat him before he was released hours later.
18 jan 2019
Two Palestinians were injured, while a minor was detained by Israeli forces, and several others suffered tear-gas suffocation Israeli forces suppressed the weekly Kafr Qaddum march in the northern occupied West Bank, on Friday.
Coordinator of a local popular committee of Kafr Qaddum, Murad Ishteiwi, said that Israeli soldiers opened live fire, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters, injuring two Palestinians.
One Palestinians was injured in the chest and another in the leg; both were transferred to a hospital for treatment.
Israeli forces raided a Palestinian home, belonging to Nusfat Ishteiwi, after opening live fire at its front door; Israeli soldiers also opened fire inside the house, damaging property and windows of the house.
Israeli forces reportedly assaulted women and children before detaining 14-year-old Tareq Hikmat Ishteiwi. video
Residents of Kafr Qaddum began staging weekly protests in 2011 against Israeli land confiscations, as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces. The road, which has been closed for 14 years, is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal Israeli settlement of Kedumim in 2003, forcing village residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus, which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes, according to Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
Coordinator of a local popular committee of Kafr Qaddum, Murad Ishteiwi, said that Israeli soldiers opened live fire, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters, injuring two Palestinians.
One Palestinians was injured in the chest and another in the leg; both were transferred to a hospital for treatment.
Israeli forces raided a Palestinian home, belonging to Nusfat Ishteiwi, after opening live fire at its front door; Israeli soldiers also opened fire inside the house, damaging property and windows of the house.
Israeli forces reportedly assaulted women and children before detaining 14-year-old Tareq Hikmat Ishteiwi. video
Residents of Kafr Qaddum began staging weekly protests in 2011 against Israeli land confiscations, as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces. The road, which has been closed for 14 years, is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal Israeli settlement of Kedumim in 2003, forcing village residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus, which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes, according to Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
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The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished at dawn Friday the family home of the Palestinian injured teenager Khalil Youssef Jabarin in the West Bank village of Yatta near al-Khalil, local sources affirmed.
According to the reports, a large military force stormed Jabarin's and blew up the third floor of the two-story building after evacuating it. video 12 family members were left homeless as a result. video video In September, 16-year-old Khalil Jabarin was arrested by Israeli forces after being shot and injured in his leg and hand for allegedly stabbing two Israeli settlers. Earlier Thursday, Israeli forces released 15-year-old Ihab Jabarin, Khalil’s brother, after spending several months in Israeli jails. |
16 jan 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, six Palestinians, including three children, in Jerusalem and Bethlehem governorates, in the occupied West Bank, after the army invaded many homes and violently searched them.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of the city, searched homes and abducted Hazem Abed Sabah, 18, Mohammad Khaled al-‘Amour, 15, and Mohammad Hashem Sha’er, 32.
It added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and abducted Ibrahim Khaled Hamamra, 20.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and interrogated the families.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Qalandia refugee camp, north of the city, searched homes and abducted two children, identified as Omar Zayed and Mohammad Hammad.
It is worth mentioning that the army said that its soldiers have arrested ten Palestinians, in several parts of the West Bank, in addition to confiscating six lathe machines, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, allegedly used to manufacture weapons, and 10.000 Shekels from a few homes.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of the city, searched homes and abducted Hazem Abed Sabah, 18, Mohammad Khaled al-‘Amour, 15, and Mohammad Hashem Sha’er, 32.
It added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and abducted Ibrahim Khaled Hamamra, 20.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and interrogated the families.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Qalandia refugee camp, north of the city, searched homes and abducted two children, identified as Omar Zayed and Mohammad Hammad.
It is worth mentioning that the army said that its soldiers have arrested ten Palestinians, in several parts of the West Bank, in addition to confiscating six lathe machines, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, allegedly used to manufacture weapons, and 10.000 Shekels from a few homes.
