20 may 2019
The Israeli authorities have issued a demolition order against a crude playground used by local children in the Bedouin village of al-Rakhma in the Negev.
The village is one of the Palestinian Bedouin communities in the Negev that are not recognized by Israel.
Lawyer Talab Abu Arar denounced the Israeli decision to demolish the playground as persistence in violating human rights and the rights of children.
Abu Arar, a former Knesset member, pointed out that the Israeli authorities reneged on a pledge to build a school in the village.
“The village of Rakhma is targeted by the extremist pro-setter Regavim society and the Bedouin areas development authority,” he said.
“Minister Ariel also denied the intention to recognize the village, although the district planning and building committee agreed to recognize it,” the former MK added.
“There is no doubt that the Negev people are living in a very dangerous stage, especially in light of the presence of an extremist right-wing government that has many displacement plans,” he said.
The village is one of the Palestinian Bedouin communities in the Negev that are not recognized by Israel.
Lawyer Talab Abu Arar denounced the Israeli decision to demolish the playground as persistence in violating human rights and the rights of children.
Abu Arar, a former Knesset member, pointed out that the Israeli authorities reneged on a pledge to build a school in the village.
“The village of Rakhma is targeted by the extremist pro-setter Regavim society and the Bedouin areas development authority,” he said.
“Minister Ariel also denied the intention to recognize the village, although the district planning and building committee agreed to recognize it,” the former MK added.
“There is no doubt that the Negev people are living in a very dangerous stage, especially in light of the presence of an extremist right-wing government that has many displacement plans,” he said.
19 may 2019
A 5-year old Palestinian child from Gaza who was finally allowed permission to travel to Jerusalem for a complicated brain surgery was forced to travel alone when Israeli authorities denied her parents permission to accompany her. She died soon after the surgery.
According to the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila, Aisha Lulu, 5 years old, from al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, died after returning to Gaza from surgery in Jerusalem, and a harrowing journey through numerous Israeli checkpoints that she had to endure alone.
Alkaila stated, “How can a little child travel alone through Israeli checkpoints without being escorted by her mother, father or brother to provide her with affection and psychological support during treatment?”
According to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency, none of Lulu’s family members were allowed by Israel to be on her side in hospital as applications by her family members to accompany her to Jerusalem for her complicated brain surgery were denied.
In a press statement, Alkaila added, “Aisha had to fight her disease alone, in a blatant disregard to international agreements, covenants and treaties on human rights, children’s rights, the right to health and access to health services in a safe manner,.”
According to Wafa, Aisha suffered psychologically throughout the entire ordeal, and was seen crying and calling for her mother loudly to be beside her in the hospital.
Alkaila called on the international community to intervene, and to demand that Israel allow parents to accompany Palestinian children who are forced to leave the Gaza Strip for surgery.
Due to the Israeli siege imposed on Gaza since 2007, hundreds of Palestinian patients have died from being denied proper medical treatment.
The hospitals in Gaza remain severely under-equipped, and sick Palestinians must travel to Israel or abroad because of the lack of treatment inside Gaza.
According to Wafa, last month, the World Health Organization said out of 2,004 patient applications submitted in March for an Israeli permit to cross Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel for health care outside the besieged Gaza Strip, only 1,293 (65%) of the total were approved, and 74 patient applications were denied permission, including four children under the age of 18 years.
According to the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila, Aisha Lulu, 5 years old, from al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, died after returning to Gaza from surgery in Jerusalem, and a harrowing journey through numerous Israeli checkpoints that she had to endure alone.
Alkaila stated, “How can a little child travel alone through Israeli checkpoints without being escorted by her mother, father or brother to provide her with affection and psychological support during treatment?”
According to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency, none of Lulu’s family members were allowed by Israel to be on her side in hospital as applications by her family members to accompany her to Jerusalem for her complicated brain surgery were denied.
In a press statement, Alkaila added, “Aisha had to fight her disease alone, in a blatant disregard to international agreements, covenants and treaties on human rights, children’s rights, the right to health and access to health services in a safe manner,.”
According to Wafa, Aisha suffered psychologically throughout the entire ordeal, and was seen crying and calling for her mother loudly to be beside her in the hospital.
Alkaila called on the international community to intervene, and to demand that Israel allow parents to accompany Palestinian children who are forced to leave the Gaza Strip for surgery.
Due to the Israeli siege imposed on Gaza since 2007, hundreds of Palestinian patients have died from being denied proper medical treatment.
The hospitals in Gaza remain severely under-equipped, and sick Palestinians must travel to Israel or abroad because of the lack of treatment inside Gaza.
According to Wafa, last month, the World Health Organization said out of 2,004 patient applications submitted in March for an Israeli permit to cross Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel for health care outside the besieged Gaza Strip, only 1,293 (65%) of the total were approved, and 74 patient applications were denied permission, including four children under the age of 18 years.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and abducted a Palestinian teen.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers abducted Yazan Mohammad Froukh, 16, from his home.
Silwanic added that the soldiers invaded the teen’s family home, and violently searched it, in addition to confiscating mobile phones, owned by members of his family.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers abducted Yazan Mohammad Froukh, 16, from his home.
Silwanic added that the soldiers invaded the teen’s family home, and violently searched it, in addition to confiscating mobile phones, owned by members of his family.
Israeli forces detained three Palestinians, including a minor, from the southern and central occupied West Bank, on predawn Sunday.
According to Palestine Prisoner's Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained one Palestinian in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem. He was identified as Amar Raafat al-Ziyah.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, two Palestinians were detained. They were identified as 14-year-old Yousef Ali Abu Awad, who was detained on his way home from school, and Muad Muhammad Samaha, 30.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,400 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 215 minors, 30 of whom under 16 years old.
According to Palestine Prisoner's Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained one Palestinian in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem. He was identified as Amar Raafat al-Ziyah.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, two Palestinians were detained. They were identified as 14-year-old Yousef Ali Abu Awad, who was detained on his way home from school, and Muad Muhammad Samaha, 30.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,400 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 215 minors, 30 of whom under 16 years old.
18 may 2019
The file photo shows Israeli forces taking into custody a Palestinian protester arrested during clashes at the Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds on July 27, 2018
A Palestinian human rights organization says it has documented the arrest of 100 Palestinians, including four women, by Israeli forces during the first ten days of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Center for Studies said in a statement that the Israeli military stormed Palestinian areas across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds, raiding Palestinian homes and arresting dozens of civilians.
The center explained that the detainees included 18 minors, the youngest of whom was nine-year-old Mousa Ramadan. He was arrested at a military checkpoint in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), located 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Jerusalem al-Quds.
The detainees also included twin brothers Mohammed and Ahmed Abu Adi, 13, who were arrested after Israeli forces stormed their home in the town of Kafr Ni'ma, located northwest of Ramallah.
The center also documented the detention of seven journalists and human rights activists. They were arrested while covering the deportation of Palestinian farmers from their land in the Jordan Valley.
Moreover, five Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip were held during Ramadan, including three fishermen who were arrested as they were doing their job off the coast of the Gaza Strip.
More than 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly held at Israeli jails. Hundreds of the inmates have apparently been incarcerated under the practice of administrative detention, a policy under which Palestinian inmates are kept in Israeli detention facilities without trial or charge.
Some Palestinian prisoners have been held in administrative detention for up to eleven years.
Palestinian inmates regularly stage hunger strikes in protest at the administrative detention policy and their harsh prison conditions in Israeli jails.
According to reports, at least 13 Palestinian lawmakers are currently imprisoned in Israeli detention facilities. Nine of them are being held without trial under administrative detention.
A Palestinian human rights organization says it has documented the arrest of 100 Palestinians, including four women, by Israeli forces during the first ten days of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Center for Studies said in a statement that the Israeli military stormed Palestinian areas across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds, raiding Palestinian homes and arresting dozens of civilians.
The center explained that the detainees included 18 minors, the youngest of whom was nine-year-old Mousa Ramadan. He was arrested at a military checkpoint in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), located 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Jerusalem al-Quds.
The detainees also included twin brothers Mohammed and Ahmed Abu Adi, 13, who were arrested after Israeli forces stormed their home in the town of Kafr Ni'ma, located northwest of Ramallah.
The center also documented the detention of seven journalists and human rights activists. They were arrested while covering the deportation of Palestinian farmers from their land in the Jordan Valley.
Moreover, five Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip were held during Ramadan, including three fishermen who were arrested as they were doing their job off the coast of the Gaza Strip.
More than 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly held at Israeli jails. Hundreds of the inmates have apparently been incarcerated under the practice of administrative detention, a policy under which Palestinian inmates are kept in Israeli detention facilities without trial or charge.
Some Palestinian prisoners have been held in administrative detention for up to eleven years.
Palestinian inmates regularly stage hunger strikes in protest at the administrative detention policy and their harsh prison conditions in Israeli jails.
According to reports, at least 13 Palestinian lawmakers are currently imprisoned in Israeli detention facilities. Nine of them are being held without trial under administrative detention.
16 may 2019
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army invaded and searched them.
The PPS in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ali Shreiteh, Yazan Ahmad Abu Qare’ and Mohammad Faisal Ladadwa, from al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiyya village, and Ahmad Ra’fat from Kobar.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank, and abducted a young man, identified as Ali Yousef Kamil, from Qabatia town, south of Jenin city.
The PPS office in Nablus, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers also invaded ‘Orif village, south of the city, searched homes and abducted Omar Faleh Safadi, 20.
In addition, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Mousa al-Abbassi, 16, from his home in Silwan town, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem.
Another young man from Silwan, identified as Yazan Siyam, was abducted in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in Jerusalem’s Old City, before the soldiers took him to an interrogation facility in the city.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ahmad al-‘Ayasa, 43, from his home in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem.
In related news, the soldiers installed many roadblocks across the West Bank, especially around Hebron, in the southern part, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ali Shreiteh, Yazan Ahmad Abu Qare’ and Mohammad Faisal Ladadwa, from al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiyya village, and Ahmad Ra’fat from Kobar.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank, and abducted a young man, identified as Ali Yousef Kamil, from Qabatia town, south of Jenin city.
The PPS office in Nablus, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers also invaded ‘Orif village, south of the city, searched homes and abducted Omar Faleh Safadi, 20.
In addition, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Mousa al-Abbassi, 16, from his home in Silwan town, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem.
Another young man from Silwan, identified as Yazan Siyam, was abducted in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in Jerusalem’s Old City, before the soldiers took him to an interrogation facility in the city.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ahmad al-‘Ayasa, 43, from his home in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem.
In related news, the soldiers installed many roadblocks across the West Bank, especially around Hebron, in the southern part, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
15 may 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnapped 19 Palestinian citizens during home raids in the West Bank.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested a Palestinian minor after shooting him at the northern entrance to al-Bireh city.
The IOF raided a number of Palestinian homes in Ramallah, Jericho, Salfit, Nablus, al-Khalil, and Jerusalem, and arrested 18 Palestinians, including children.
The IOF further handed two Palestinian youths in al-Isawiya town in Jerusalem orders to appear before the Israel Intelligence Service for interrogation.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested a Palestinian minor after shooting him at the northern entrance to al-Bireh city.
The IOF raided a number of Palestinian homes in Ramallah, Jericho, Salfit, Nablus, al-Khalil, and Jerusalem, and arrested 18 Palestinians, including children.
The IOF further handed two Palestinian youths in al-Isawiya town in Jerusalem orders to appear before the Israel Intelligence Service for interrogation.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, a Palestinian child in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and abducted a child, identified as Jabr Wael Badawi, 15.
They added that the soldiers also interrogated many Palestinians, in their homes, while inspecting their ID cards.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and abducted a child, identified as Jabr Wael Badawi, 15.
They added that the soldiers also interrogated many Palestinians, in their homes, while inspecting their ID cards.
14 may 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnapped 13 Palestinian citizens, including children, during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
The Israeli army claimed its forces arrested eight Palestinians overnight in the West Bank at the pretext they were wanted.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnapped an ex-detainee called Anwar Salem from his home in Abu Shukheidim village, north of Ramallah, and two other young men from the same village.
Several children were also taken prisoners during overnight campaigns in Bethlehem and al-Khalil.
The children were identified as Mohamed Salah, from al-Khader town, Mohamed Jawabreh, Mohamed Mahfoud, Ahmed al-Badawi, Mohamed Jamal, from al-Arroub refugee camp.
The IOF also kidnapped two citizens from their homes in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem.
The Israeli army claimed its forces arrested eight Palestinians overnight in the West Bank at the pretext they were wanted.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnapped an ex-detainee called Anwar Salem from his home in Abu Shukheidim village, north of Ramallah, and two other young men from the same village.
Several children were also taken prisoners during overnight campaigns in Bethlehem and al-Khalil.
The children were identified as Mohamed Salah, from al-Khader town, Mohamed Jawabreh, Mohamed Mahfoud, Ahmed al-Badawi, Mohamed Jamal, from al-Arroub refugee camp.
The IOF also kidnapped two citizens from their homes in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem.
13 may 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday evening, two Palestinian children, and assaulted one of them, in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in occupied East Jerusalem.
Media sources said the soldiers abducted the two Palestinians, identified as Essam Abu Naab, 16, and Mohammad al-Ghazzawi, 16.
They added that the soldiers also assaulted Essam with clubs and batons, before abducting him, and took the two to a nearby police center.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers fired many concussion grenades at dozens of Palestinian worshiper in Bab al-‘Amoud, as dozens of worshipers were leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque following evening prayers. video video
The army also invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the al-Magharba Gate, and forced the Palestinians out of its courtyards, shortly after they conducted evening prayers.
Since the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the army and the police have carried out dozens of violations, including attacking and preventing the Palestinians from sitting or gathering in Bab al-‘Amoud, and several areas near Al-Aqsa Mosque, and detained many of them.
Media sources said the soldiers abducted the two Palestinians, identified as Essam Abu Naab, 16, and Mohammad al-Ghazzawi, 16.
They added that the soldiers also assaulted Essam with clubs and batons, before abducting him, and took the two to a nearby police center.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers fired many concussion grenades at dozens of Palestinian worshiper in Bab al-‘Amoud, as dozens of worshipers were leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque following evening prayers. video video
The army also invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the al-Magharba Gate, and forced the Palestinians out of its courtyards, shortly after they conducted evening prayers.
Since the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the army and the police have carried out dozens of violations, including attacking and preventing the Palestinians from sitting or gathering in Bab al-‘Amoud, and several areas near Al-Aqsa Mosque, and detained many of them.
12 may 2019
Israeli forces detained at least five Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Sunday.
According to Palestine Prisoner's Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained a Palestinian child in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. He was identified as Muhammad Bajes al-Matour.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, another Palestinian was detained and identified as Khalaf Usama Shakarneh.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, PPS said that three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Anas Awad Hamran, Wadah Khalil al-Shaer, and Fares Abed al-Rahman Awad.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
According to Palestine Prisoner's Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained a Palestinian child in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. He was identified as Muhammad Bajes al-Matour.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, another Palestinian was detained and identified as Khalaf Usama Shakarneh.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, PPS said that three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Anas Awad Hamran, Wadah Khalil al-Shaer, and Fares Abed al-Rahman Awad.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
