5 apr 2019
The Israeli occupation army on Friday announced that a security cordon will be set up around the West Bank and Gaza Strip starting early Tuesday for the Israeli legislative elections.
Hebrew website 0404 reported that the closure coincides with the Knesset elections.
The Israeli army said that Gaza crossings will be closed, and only urgent medical cases will be allowed to pass after they obtain the approval of the so-called Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
Israel regularly imposes general closures on the West Bank and Gaza Strip and restricts the Palestinians' movement, especially during Jewish holidays.
Hebrew website 0404 reported that the closure coincides with the Knesset elections.
The Israeli army said that Gaza crossings will be closed, and only urgent medical cases will be allowed to pass after they obtain the approval of the so-called Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
Israel regularly imposes general closures on the West Bank and Gaza Strip and restricts the Palestinians' movement, especially during Jewish holidays.
4 apr 2019
Hundreds of Israeli settlers, escorted by heavily armed Israeli forces, raided the Palestinian village of Awarta, south of the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on predawn Thursday, and performed religious rituals in the area.
Head of the Awarta village council Saad Awwad, told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the village and imposed closure by setting up several flying checkpoints at the entrances of the village and preventing Palestinians from going in or out.
Awwad added that hundreds of Israeli settlers raided three areas in the eastern and central parts of village where they performed prayers.
Israeli forces had reportedly warned locals from the settlers raid, requesting them to remove their vehicles from the streets through which settlers would pass.
Awarta, which is less than eight kilometers from Nablus, has 14 historic sites, 11 in the village and three on the outskirts, most of them sacred to Muslims.
Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are surrounded by more than 600,000 Israeli settlers residing in at least 196 settlements on occupied Palestinian territory.
All Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law.
Head of the Awarta village council Saad Awwad, told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the village and imposed closure by setting up several flying checkpoints at the entrances of the village and preventing Palestinians from going in or out.
Awwad added that hundreds of Israeli settlers raided three areas in the eastern and central parts of village where they performed prayers.
Israeli forces had reportedly warned locals from the settlers raid, requesting them to remove their vehicles from the streets through which settlers would pass.
Awarta, which is less than eight kilometers from Nablus, has 14 historic sites, 11 in the village and three on the outskirts, most of them sacred to Muslims.
Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are surrounded by more than 600,000 Israeli settlers residing in at least 196 settlements on occupied Palestinian territory.
All Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law.
2 apr 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have continued for the sixth consecutive day to block the main entrance to Azzun town in Qalqilya and prevent Palestinian citizens from entering or leaving the town.
A few days ago, the IOF deployed concrete blocks on the road leading to Azzun as a punitive measure after a security gate on the road was sabotaged.
Every day, the IOF blocks roads or sets up makeshift checkpoints at entrances to West Bank towns and villages under different pretexts.
A few days ago, the IOF deployed concrete blocks on the road leading to Azzun as a punitive measure after a security gate on the road was sabotaged.
Every day, the IOF blocks roads or sets up makeshift checkpoints at entrances to West Bank towns and villages under different pretexts.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday evening closed the main entrances to the villages of Nabi Saleh and Aboud, northwest of Ramallah in the West Bank.
Local sources said that the IOF blocked the entrances to Nabi Saleh and Aboud and prevented Palestinian vehicles from entering or leaving them.
Consequently, clashes broke out at the entrance to Nabi Saleh, where the IOF intensively fired tear gas grenades and rubber bullets at local youths.
Every day, the IOF blocks entrances and roads to Palestinian areas in the West Bank and obstructs the movement of Palestinian citizens and vehicles.
Local sources said that the IOF blocked the entrances to Nabi Saleh and Aboud and prevented Palestinian vehicles from entering or leaving them.
Consequently, clashes broke out at the entrance to Nabi Saleh, where the IOF intensively fired tear gas grenades and rubber bullets at local youths.
Every day, the IOF blocks entrances and roads to Palestinian areas in the West Bank and obstructs the movement of Palestinian citizens and vehicles.
1 apr 2019
Israel has reopened two vital border crossings between the occupied territories and the blockaded Gaza Strip, about a week after it closed them amid escalating tensions with Palestinians in the enclave.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli ministry of military affairs, the unit that oversees the crossings said that the Erez crossing, for people, and the Kerem Shalom crossing, for goods, were reopened on Sunday morning.
They had been closed last Monday, when the Tel Aviv regime launched multiple strikes against Hamas positions in Gaza, following a purported rocket attack that reached deep into occupied territories.
The Kerem Shalom land crossing, between the southern Gaza Strip and the occupied territories, is the main export-import terminal for the inhabitants of the region.
The Erez crossing is situated at the northern end of the Gaza Strip. It indirectly links Gaza with the occupied West Bank.
The reopening also comes after thousands of Palestinians protested along the Gaza border with Israel, on Saturday, marking the one-year anniversary of the Great March of Return and the Palestinian Land Day. Four Palestinians were killed during the latest protests.
More than 260 Palestinians have been killed and about 26,000 others injured, by Israeli forces, ever since the Great March of Return protest rallies began in the Gaza Strip, on March 30, 2018, PNN further reports.
Palestinians want an end to the Israeli occupation of their lands. They also demand the return of the Palestinian refugees to their homeland.
The Gaza clashes reached their peak on May 14 of last year, which coincided with the US embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds.
Gaza has been under Israeli siege since June of 2007, which has caused a decline in living standards.
Israel has launched three major wars against the enclave since 2008, killing thousands of Gazans and shattering the impoverished territory’s already poor infrastructure.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli ministry of military affairs, the unit that oversees the crossings said that the Erez crossing, for people, and the Kerem Shalom crossing, for goods, were reopened on Sunday morning.
They had been closed last Monday, when the Tel Aviv regime launched multiple strikes against Hamas positions in Gaza, following a purported rocket attack that reached deep into occupied territories.
The Kerem Shalom land crossing, between the southern Gaza Strip and the occupied territories, is the main export-import terminal for the inhabitants of the region.
The Erez crossing is situated at the northern end of the Gaza Strip. It indirectly links Gaza with the occupied West Bank.
The reopening also comes after thousands of Palestinians protested along the Gaza border with Israel, on Saturday, marking the one-year anniversary of the Great March of Return and the Palestinian Land Day. Four Palestinians were killed during the latest protests.
More than 260 Palestinians have been killed and about 26,000 others injured, by Israeli forces, ever since the Great March of Return protest rallies began in the Gaza Strip, on March 30, 2018, PNN further reports.
Palestinians want an end to the Israeli occupation of their lands. They also demand the return of the Palestinian refugees to their homeland.
The Gaza clashes reached their peak on May 14 of last year, which coincided with the US embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds.
Gaza has been under Israeli siege since June of 2007, which has caused a decline in living standards.
Israel has launched three major wars against the enclave since 2008, killing thousands of Gazans and shattering the impoverished territory’s already poor infrastructure.
27 mar 2019
At least 136 Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Wednesday morning under police guard.
According to local sources, the Israeli occupation police allowed 116 settlers to enter the Mosque in groups through al-Maghariba Gate and then allowed in 20 others, who were identified as students of Jewish religious institutions.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police closed in the morning several roads in east Jerusalem and its Old City and obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens and vehicles at the pretext of finding a suspicious material.
According to local sources, the Israeli occupation police allowed 116 settlers to enter the Mosque in groups through al-Maghariba Gate and then allowed in 20 others, who were identified as students of Jewish religious institutions.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police closed in the morning several roads in east Jerusalem and its Old City and obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens and vehicles at the pretext of finding a suspicious material.
26 mar 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning closed the military checkpoint of Qalandiya in the north of Jerusalem.
The popular committee of Qalandiya refugee camp said that the IOF closed the checkpoint abruptly, which caused a heavy build-up of traffic in both directions of the road.
Meanwhile, the IOF also closed the road leading to Shi'b al-Batim hamlet, east of Yatta town in al-Khalil, with mounds of dirt and rocks.
Local official Rateb al-Jabour said that the road connecting Shi’b al-Batim hamlet with Masafer Yatta area had been rehabilitated by the popular committee against the wall and settlement in order to facilitate the access of local residents to their homes and agricultural fields.
Jabour added that IOF bulldozers caused damage to the road several times recently in the context of Israeli attempts to force the local residents to leave their homes and make way for more settlement activities.
The popular committee of Qalandiya refugee camp said that the IOF closed the checkpoint abruptly, which caused a heavy build-up of traffic in both directions of the road.
Meanwhile, the IOF also closed the road leading to Shi'b al-Batim hamlet, east of Yatta town in al-Khalil, with mounds of dirt and rocks.
Local official Rateb al-Jabour said that the road connecting Shi’b al-Batim hamlet with Masafer Yatta area had been rehabilitated by the popular committee against the wall and settlement in order to facilitate the access of local residents to their homes and agricultural fields.
Jabour added that IOF bulldozers caused damage to the road several times recently in the context of Israeli attempts to force the local residents to leave their homes and make way for more settlement activities.
The Israeli occupation police on Tuesday morning closed Sultan Suleiman street between Bab al-Amud and Bab az-Zahra areas at the northern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Local sources said that Israeli police forces forced Palestinian citizens coming from the direction of Bab az-Zahra to go back after blocking the street and obstructed the movement of students and citizens seeking to go to their schools and workplaces.
They added that the Israeli police intensified the presence of their forces in central Jerusalem and around the Old City as a measure intended to prevent Palestinian citizens from organizing activities in support of prisoners in Israeli jails.
Local sources said that Israeli police forces forced Palestinian citizens coming from the direction of Bab az-Zahra to go back after blocking the street and obstructed the movement of students and citizens seeking to go to their schools and workplaces.
They added that the Israeli police intensified the presence of their forces in central Jerusalem and around the Old City as a measure intended to prevent Palestinian citizens from organizing activities in support of prisoners in Israeli jails.
25 mar 2019
The Israeli occupation on Monday morning decided to close Karam Abu Salem crossing, southeast of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Raed Fattouh, the head of the presidential committee in charge of coordinating the entry of goods into Gaza, said that the Israeli authorities informed them that the crossing will be closed starting Monday until further notice.
Israel announced that the closure came in response to a rocket attack launched from the Gaza Strip.
Karam Abu Salem is the sole commercial outlet through which goods are brought into the Gaza Strip whose roughly two million inhabitants have been living under crippling blockade for over 13 years.
Israel later announced the closure of Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing too and more tightened restrictions on the fishing activity in Gaza sea.
Raed Fattouh, the head of the presidential committee in charge of coordinating the entry of goods into Gaza, said that the Israeli authorities informed them that the crossing will be closed starting Monday until further notice.
Israel announced that the closure came in response to a rocket attack launched from the Gaza Strip.
Karam Abu Salem is the sole commercial outlet through which goods are brought into the Gaza Strip whose roughly two million inhabitants have been living under crippling blockade for over 13 years.
Israel later announced the closure of Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing too and more tightened restrictions on the fishing activity in Gaza sea.
19 mar 2019
The Israeli authorities announced, on Tuesday, that a security closure would be imposed on the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip for a period of four days for the Jewish holiday of Purim.
The four-day closure will start midnight Tuesday and will end at midnight on Saturday.
Only humanitarian and medical cases will be granted permission to cross through the borders into Israel, only after obtaining entry approval from the Israeli side.
Severe restrictions on movement for Palestinians are typically implemented by Israeli authorities during Jewish holidays for alleged security purposes, accompanied by increased tensions around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.
Debilitating poverty and lack of employment drive many workers in the occupied West Bank to enter Israel in search of work. Israel's imposition of closures on the Palestinian territory has severely affected the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who depend on entering Israel, or its illegal settlements, for employment opportunities.
Meanwhile, the majority of the more than 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are sealed inside the coastal enclave due to a decade long military blockade imposed by Israel and upheld by Egypt on the southern border.
The four-day closure will start midnight Tuesday and will end at midnight on Saturday.
Only humanitarian and medical cases will be granted permission to cross through the borders into Israel, only after obtaining entry approval from the Israeli side.
Severe restrictions on movement for Palestinians are typically implemented by Israeli authorities during Jewish holidays for alleged security purposes, accompanied by increased tensions around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.
Debilitating poverty and lack of employment drive many workers in the occupied West Bank to enter Israel in search of work. Israel's imposition of closures on the Palestinian territory has severely affected the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who depend on entering Israel, or its illegal settlements, for employment opportunities.
Meanwhile, the majority of the more than 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are sealed inside the coastal enclave due to a decade long military blockade imposed by Israel and upheld by Egypt on the southern border.
The Israeli army reportedly decided to increase “security” restrictions imposed on checkpoints across the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Yedioth Ahronot news outlet said, on Tuesday, that the decision comes following a shooting attack near the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel in the northern West Bank district of Salfit, in which an Israeli soldier and a rabbi were killed.
The Israeli army will reportedly make major changes to sites where soldiers gather, including checkpoints, flying checkpoints and military towers.
The news outlet also reported that Israeli forces are still searching for the attack suspect.
Israeli Yedioth Ahronot news outlet said, on Tuesday, that the decision comes following a shooting attack near the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel in the northern West Bank district of Salfit, in which an Israeli soldier and a rabbi were killed.
The Israeli army will reportedly make major changes to sites where soldiers gather, including checkpoints, flying checkpoints and military towers.
The news outlet also reported that Israeli forces are still searching for the attack suspect.
18 mar 2019
Israeli settlers set up a large steel structure at the roundabout of the Haris village in the northern occupied West Bank city of Salfit, on Monday morning.
Locals reported that large numbers of Israeli settlers camped inside the steel structure, under armed security by Israeli forces.
Locals expressed fear that setting up the structure could be a start for a series of assaults against them and their properties in the village.
Israeli forces had sealed off all the entrances of Haris, Kifl Haris and Deir Istiya villages in search of a Palestinian suspected of carrying out a shooting attack, near the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel, leaving two Israelis killed and others injured.
Locals reported that large numbers of Israeli settlers camped inside the steel structure, under armed security by Israeli forces.
Locals expressed fear that setting up the structure could be a start for a series of assaults against them and their properties in the village.
Israeli forces had sealed off all the entrances of Haris, Kifl Haris and Deir Istiya villages in search of a Palestinian suspected of carrying out a shooting attack, near the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel, leaving two Israelis killed and others injured.
14 mar 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday morning kidnapped a Palestinian young man from, east of Jenin in the West Bank.
Local sources said that the IOF kidnapped Rami Yassin after ransacking his home in the village.
Meanwhile, the IOF closed the checkpoint of Barta’a, southwest of Jenin, as military drills were taking place on nearby agricultural plots of land behind the separation wall.
Local sources said that the IOF kidnapped Rami Yassin after ransacking his home in the village.
Meanwhile, the IOF closed the checkpoint of Barta’a, southwest of Jenin, as military drills were taking place on nearby agricultural plots of land behind the separation wall.
13 mar 2019
Israeli forces sealed off the Wadi al-Hasin area, east of the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, on Wednesday noon.
Human rights activists Jamal Sueifan reported that Israeli soldiers sealed off the northern and western entrances of the area for locals.
Locals called upon human rights sides to intervene to reopen the road in order for children to be able to reach their homes after schools.
Human rights activists Jamal Sueifan reported that Israeli soldiers sealed off the northern and western entrances of the area for locals.
Locals called upon human rights sides to intervene to reopen the road in order for children to be able to reach their homes after schools.
12 mar 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning confiscated security camera recordings from a gas station near the eastern entrance to Salfit city.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers stormed al-Huda gas station and seized security camera video recordings on allegations that an Israeli car came under gunfire attack on a road near Ariel settlement.
The IOF also closed entrances to several villages and towns in Salfit, set up makeshift checkpoints, and obstructed the movement of Palestinian vehicles.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers stormed al-Huda gas station and seized security camera video recordings on allegations that an Israeli car came under gunfire attack on a road near Ariel settlement.
The IOF also closed entrances to several villages and towns in Salfit, set up makeshift checkpoints, and obstructed the movement of Palestinian vehicles.
