30 sept 2017
The Israeli occupation army on Friday claimed a joint military and security force arrested nine Palestinians accused of planting an explosive device near a settlement in the West Bank.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth website, the arrested Palestinians were described as members of a cell that planted a homemade bomb on a street near the settlement of Migdal Oz in the settlement bloc of Gush Etzion.
Five of those detainees are also suspected of carrying out attacks on Jewish settlers and soldiers in the West Bank
All of them were transferred to a Shin Bet interrogation center.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth website, the arrested Palestinians were described as members of a cell that planted a homemade bomb on a street near the settlement of Migdal Oz in the settlement bloc of Gush Etzion.
Five of those detainees are also suspected of carrying out attacks on Jewish settlers and soldiers in the West Bank
All of them were transferred to a Shin Bet interrogation center.
29 sept 2017
The Israeli district court in Lod city on Thursday sentenced Palestinian prisoner Khaled al-Baseti, from al-Ram town in Jerusalem, to 21 years in jail and ordered him to pay 145,000 shekels in compensation.
Lawyer Raslan Mahajaneh, from the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), said the court convicted Baseti of attempting to kill four Israelis in 2015.
In Ramallah, the Israeli military court in Ofer, in turn, sanctioned administrative detention orders issued by the army commander in the region against several Palestinian detainees.
The PPS stated that the court approved the administrative detention of five prisoners for six months, three others for four months and one for three months.
Israel systematically uses administrative detention on the basis of military orders to jail Palestinians for extended periods of time, without indictment or trial.
Lawyer Raslan Mahajaneh, from the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), said the court convicted Baseti of attempting to kill four Israelis in 2015.
In Ramallah, the Israeli military court in Ofer, in turn, sanctioned administrative detention orders issued by the army commander in the region against several Palestinian detainees.
The PPS stated that the court approved the administrative detention of five prisoners for six months, three others for four months and one for three months.
Israel systematically uses administrative detention on the basis of military orders to jail Palestinians for extended periods of time, without indictment or trial.
The Palestinian ex-prisoner Qassam Halaiqa, 25, has received two summons from both the Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) and the Palestinian Preventive Service (PPS) only one week before his wedding.
Halaiqa’s brother, Majed, was also summoned by IOA for investigation after Israeli occupation forces violently stormed their family house in Shyoukh town to the south of al-Khalil.
The two brothers’ father, Mussa Halaiqa, has been held in Israeli jails for 13 years.
Qassam Halaiqa was released from Israeli jails last February after spending two years in administrative detention.
Majed was also released from Israeli jails only two months ago after being held for 28 months in administrative detention.
The two brothers were also detained for three times by PA forces.
Halaiqa’s brother, Majed, was also summoned by IOA for investigation after Israeli occupation forces violently stormed their family house in Shyoukh town to the south of al-Khalil.
The two brothers’ father, Mussa Halaiqa, has been held in Israeli jails for 13 years.
Qassam Halaiqa was released from Israeli jails last February after spending two years in administrative detention.
Majed was also released from Israeli jails only two months ago after being held for 28 months in administrative detention.
The two brothers were also detained for three times by PA forces.
The Israeli Magistrate court approved on Thursday the release of two Jerusalemite female prisoners Hanadi al-Halwani and Khadija Khweis, under house arrest.
The Israeli court ruled that al-Halwani and Khweis to be released and placed under house arrest for 14 days.
The court also imposed a fine of 5,000 shekels on both of them.
The two instructors at al-Aqsa Mosque were also denied access into the holy shrine for a whole month, and prevented from travelling abroad or entering the West Bank for six months.
The two female prisoners were arrested on account of maintaining vigil at al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam.
Both instructors had been subjected to several other arrests by the Israeli occupation forces and were banned from Occupied Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque for varying periods.
There are currently 64 female prisoners in Israel's HaSharon prison including 23 from Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli court ruled that al-Halwani and Khweis to be released and placed under house arrest for 14 days.
The court also imposed a fine of 5,000 shekels on both of them.
The two instructors at al-Aqsa Mosque were also denied access into the holy shrine for a whole month, and prevented from travelling abroad or entering the West Bank for six months.
The two female prisoners were arrested on account of maintaining vigil at al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam.
Both instructors had been subjected to several other arrests by the Israeli occupation forces and were banned from Occupied Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque for varying periods.
There are currently 64 female prisoners in Israel's HaSharon prison including 23 from Occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, broke into and searched homes, and abducted three Palestinians in addition to assaulting an elderly woman, and a pregnant woman.
Resident Hilmi Mahmoud al-Qawasmi said the soldiers wired and detonated the main door of his home, and invaded it before deploying their k9 unit.
He added that the soldiers assaulted his wife, an elderly woman identified as Intisar Abdul-Mottaleb al-Qawasmi, causing many cuts and bruises, especially after pushing her onto the ground.
The soldiers also attacked Hilmi’s pregnant daughter, Wala’, who also suffered cuts and bruises, in addition to a severe anxiety attack, caused by the dogs the army unleashed in the property.
After more than an hour of violent searches and assaults against the family, the soldiers found out that they broke into the wrong home.
The soldiers also searched many homes in the city, and abducted Hafeth Nidal Nasreddin, 21, Ala Tareq Abu Rajab and Husam Mousa Abu Shkeidim.
The soldiers also confiscated a surveillance system and equipment from a home, owned by a Palestinians from al-Qawasmi family.
Also at dawn, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked many homes, and abducted thirteen Palestinians, including children.
In addition, the army abducted seven Palestinians; three from ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and four in Biddu village, northwest of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank.
Resident Hilmi Mahmoud al-Qawasmi said the soldiers wired and detonated the main door of his home, and invaded it before deploying their k9 unit.
He added that the soldiers assaulted his wife, an elderly woman identified as Intisar Abdul-Mottaleb al-Qawasmi, causing many cuts and bruises, especially after pushing her onto the ground.
The soldiers also attacked Hilmi’s pregnant daughter, Wala’, who also suffered cuts and bruises, in addition to a severe anxiety attack, caused by the dogs the army unleashed in the property.
After more than an hour of violent searches and assaults against the family, the soldiers found out that they broke into the wrong home.
The soldiers also searched many homes in the city, and abducted Hafeth Nidal Nasreddin, 21, Ala Tareq Abu Rajab and Husam Mousa Abu Shkeidim.
The soldiers also confiscated a surveillance system and equipment from a home, owned by a Palestinians from al-Qawasmi family.
Also at dawn, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked many homes, and abducted thirteen Palestinians, including children.
In addition, the army abducted seven Palestinians; three from ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and four in Biddu village, northwest of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank.
Israel’s Salem Military Court on Thursday sentenced the injured Palestinian detainee Samer Abed to 38 months in prison.
The Salem Court ruled that Samer be held for 38 months in an Israeli jail and pay a fine of 5,000 shekels.
Samer has been held in Israeli detention since early 2016, after he was shot by an undercover Israeli soldier in Qablan town, south of Nablus. His brother, Abdul Latif, was arrested by the occupation forces on the same day.
Rights groups have sounded the alarm over the mistreatment and medical neglect Samer has been made to endure in Israeli captivity. The Israeli prison authorities have been dragging their feet over the detainee’s incessant appeals for an urgent intestine surgery.
The Salem Court ruled that Samer be held for 38 months in an Israeli jail and pay a fine of 5,000 shekels.
Samer has been held in Israeli detention since early 2016, after he was shot by an undercover Israeli soldier in Qablan town, south of Nablus. His brother, Abdul Latif, was arrested by the occupation forces on the same day.
Rights groups have sounded the alarm over the mistreatment and medical neglect Samer has been made to endure in Israeli captivity. The Israeli prison authorities have been dragging their feet over the detainee’s incessant appeals for an urgent intestine surgery.
Several Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Friday in an abduction sweep rocking the West Bank.
The IOF soldiers stormed Jenin’s southern town of Yabad, in the northern West Bank, and ransacked over 20 Palestinian homes before they kidnapped 12 Palestinians and subjected others to intensive questioning.
The Israeli troops attacked the Palestinian protesters with heavy spates of teargas canisters, sparking clashes across the area.
The occupation army further kidnapped the Palestinian citizen Daniel Abu Jaber from his home, west of Tulkarem province.
Clashes burst out near Kadoorie University. The IOF showered the area with barrages of teargas grenades.
Three Palestinians were also kidnapped by the occupation forces from Bethlehem, among them the 17-year-old minor Saleem Abu Akr, from Aida refugee camp, to the north.
Overnight, an undercover Israeli unit kidnapped four Palestinian young men during clashes rocking Jerusalem’s northwestern town of Badou. The abduction scene was caught on a video footage circulated on social media networks.
The IOF soldiers stormed Jenin’s southern town of Yabad, in the northern West Bank, and ransacked over 20 Palestinian homes before they kidnapped 12 Palestinians and subjected others to intensive questioning.
The Israeli troops attacked the Palestinian protesters with heavy spates of teargas canisters, sparking clashes across the area.
The occupation army further kidnapped the Palestinian citizen Daniel Abu Jaber from his home, west of Tulkarem province.
Clashes burst out near Kadoorie University. The IOF showered the area with barrages of teargas grenades.
Three Palestinians were also kidnapped by the occupation forces from Bethlehem, among them the 17-year-old minor Saleem Abu Akr, from Aida refugee camp, to the north.
Overnight, an undercover Israeli unit kidnapped four Palestinian young men during clashes rocking Jerusalem’s northwestern town of Badou. The abduction scene was caught on a video footage circulated on social media networks.
Several Palestinian citizens suffered injuries and four others were arrested during violent clashes on Thursday evening with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in West Bank towns.
Local media activist Mohamed Awad said that skirmishes took place in al-Dahar area of Beit Ummar town near the illegal settlement of Karmei Tzur, where Israeli soldiers showered young protestors with tear gas.
Awad added that many young men suffered from inhaling tear gas and two others had rubber bullet injuries during the clashes.
Similar clashes happened in Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, where several youths also suffered from inhaling tear gas.
Local sources said that four young men, including two brothers, were rounded up during confrontations with IOF soldiers in the town and taken to the military checkpoint of Dutan.
They were identified as Ma’aab Abu Shamla, Amer Bajawi and the brothers, Majed and Sayed Attatera.
Local media activist Mohamed Awad said that skirmishes took place in al-Dahar area of Beit Ummar town near the illegal settlement of Karmei Tzur, where Israeli soldiers showered young protestors with tear gas.
Awad added that many young men suffered from inhaling tear gas and two others had rubber bullet injuries during the clashes.
Similar clashes happened in Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, where several youths also suffered from inhaling tear gas.
Local sources said that four young men, including two brothers, were rounded up during confrontations with IOF soldiers in the town and taken to the military checkpoint of Dutan.
They were identified as Ma’aab Abu Shamla, Amer Bajawi and the brothers, Majed and Sayed Attatera.
28 sept 2017
Israeli undercover forces abducted on Thursday evening three Palestinian youths from Beddo town, northwest of Occupied Jerusalem, after breaking into the house they were in.
The three youths were arrested and taken to an unknown destination.
Big numbers of Israeli occupation soldiers raided the town soon after the youths were rounded up.
The three youths were arrested and taken to an unknown destination.
Big numbers of Israeli occupation soldiers raided the town soon after the youths were rounded up.
journalist Abdul-Rahman Awad
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnapped Palestinian journalist Mohamed Awad from his home in Budrus town, west of Ramallah city in the West Bank.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers intensively fired stun grenades on the town’s streets before they stormed the house of Awad and rounded him up.
Mohamed Awad works as a TV cameraman for Wattan news agency in Ramallah and has been detained several times before by the Israeli and Palestinian security authorities.
During the last few days, the IOF stormed the same town and kidnapped journalist Abdul-Rahman Awad, who works for SAFA news agency, as well as journalist Raghad Tabisa during a campaign in Qalqilya.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnapped Palestinian journalist Mohamed Awad from his home in Budrus town, west of Ramallah city in the West Bank.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers intensively fired stun grenades on the town’s streets before they stormed the house of Awad and rounded him up.
Mohamed Awad works as a TV cameraman for Wattan news agency in Ramallah and has been detained several times before by the Israeli and Palestinian security authorities.
During the last few days, the IOF stormed the same town and kidnapped journalist Abdul-Rahman Awad, who works for SAFA news agency, as well as journalist Raghad Tabisa during a campaign in Qalqilya.
An Israeli court on Wednesday postponed the trials of three Jerusalemite youths, from Silwan town, till October 1.
Rights sources said the court announced that the trials of Mohamed Abu Tayeh, 18, Ali Abbasi, 18, and Amjed Shweiki, 19, were postponed.
All the three prisoners are jailed in Megiddo prison.
Meanwhile, five youths including two brothers’ remand was extended till October 23 pending investigation.
Along the same line, a 16-year-old boy’s detention was extended till November 1.
The boy, from Silwan town, was arrested on July 10 and is being held in Megiddo prison.
Rights sources said the court announced that the trials of Mohamed Abu Tayeh, 18, Ali Abbasi, 18, and Amjed Shweiki, 19, were postponed.
All the three prisoners are jailed in Megiddo prison.
Meanwhile, five youths including two brothers’ remand was extended till October 23 pending investigation.
Along the same line, a 16-year-old boy’s detention was extended till November 1.
The boy, from Silwan town, was arrested on July 10 and is being held in Megiddo prison.
A Palestinian prisoner, Anas Shadid from Doura town in al-Khalil, on Thursday ended his open hunger strike which lasted for two consecutive weeks after Israeli authorities met his demand of ending his solitary confinement.
Detainee Shadid was arrested on June 14 from his home in Kharsa village to the south of al-Khalil. He was held under administrative detention for 6 months for no charge or trial.
Prisoner Shadid was previously detained in Israeli jails where he waged a hunger strike for 90 days in a row in protest at his illegal administrative detention. He was about to lose his memory and likely to become disabled as a result of the very long hunger strike.
Detainee Shadid was arrested on June 14 from his home in Kharsa village to the south of al-Khalil. He was held under administrative detention for 6 months for no charge or trial.
Prisoner Shadid was previously detained in Israeli jails where he waged a hunger strike for 90 days in a row in protest at his illegal administrative detention. He was about to lose his memory and likely to become disabled as a result of the very long hunger strike.
The Israeli occupation authorities late on Wednesday evening released the Palestinian doctor Sabreen Abu Sharar from jail.
Abu Sharar had been locked up for a couple of months in Israeli penitentiaries, where she had been made to endure exhaustive interrogation and court hearings.
Abu Sharar was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces on July 26, 2017, on her way out of the occupied Palestinian territories to meet her fiancé and tie the knot.
Her abduction came just eight months after she was released from Israeli jails, where she had served an 18-month sentence.
Dr. Abu Sharar, from al-Khalil’s town of Dura, in the southern occupied West Bank, studied medicine in Egypt.
Abu Sharar had been locked up for a couple of months in Israeli penitentiaries, where she had been made to endure exhaustive interrogation and court hearings.
Abu Sharar was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces on July 26, 2017, on her way out of the occupied Palestinian territories to meet her fiancé and tie the knot.
Her abduction came just eight months after she was released from Israeli jails, where she had served an 18-month sentence.
Dr. Abu Sharar, from al-Khalil’s town of Dura, in the southern occupied West Bank, studied medicine in Egypt.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Wednesday shut down the Palestinian National Theater, locally known as the Hakawati Theater, in Occupied Jerusalem and prevented its management from holding a cultural event.
Local sources said that a number of Israeli police troops stormed the theater ahead of holding a Palestinian folkloric show and closed it, pointing out that the show was part of activities intended to revive the Palestinian cultural heritage.
An Israeli closure notice was put up on the main door of the theater saying that minister of public security Gilad Erdan ordered the closure of the Hakawati Theater after receiving information about intentions to hold an unlicensed cultural event under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority talking about the Arabs who were expelled from their homes in 1948 and 1967.
The Hakawati Theater was exposed to closure by the IOA several times before at the pretext of holding unlicensed events.
In a related incident, the Israeli police in Jerusalem handed photographer Ahmed Jalajel a summons for interrogation next Sunday after he filmed the Israeli closure of the Hakawati Theater yesterday.
Local sources said that a number of Israeli police troops stormed the theater ahead of holding a Palestinian folkloric show and closed it, pointing out that the show was part of activities intended to revive the Palestinian cultural heritage.
An Israeli closure notice was put up on the main door of the theater saying that minister of public security Gilad Erdan ordered the closure of the Hakawati Theater after receiving information about intentions to hold an unlicensed cultural event under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority talking about the Arabs who were expelled from their homes in 1948 and 1967.
The Hakawati Theater was exposed to closure by the IOA several times before at the pretext of holding unlicensed events.
In a related incident, the Israeli police in Jerusalem handed photographer Ahmed Jalajel a summons for interrogation next Sunday after he filmed the Israeli closure of the Hakawati Theater yesterday.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian father and his son, from Janba area, east of Yatta town, south of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers invaded the area and searched homes, before abducting Maher Mousa Abu Rabea’a, and his son, Mousa, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, dozens of Israeli colonists invaded the al-Carmel Park in Yatta, under heavy Israeli military deployment, after the soldiers forced the Palestinian away.
The soldiers invaded the area and searched homes, before abducting Maher Mousa Abu Rabea’a, and his son, Mousa, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, dozens of Israeli colonists invaded the al-Carmel Park in Yatta, under heavy Israeli military deployment, after the soldiers forced the Palestinian away.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, several Palestinians during invasions and searches of homes in the occupied West Bank, and clashed with many youngsters near Jerusalem.
The Israeli army said it arrested, in Beit Surik village, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, several relatives of Nimir al-Jamal, 37, who opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal colony, before he was shot dead.
One of the abducted Palestinians has been identified as Rami al-Jamal, who was taken prisoner from his home.
The Israeli army said it will continue its operations in Beit Surik, and surrounding areas, and added that the soldiers also “managed to local and confiscate two pistols and fifty unregistered vehicles.”
The soldiers also forced many Palestinians to erase political graffiti from many walls in the village.
In a statement, the military said its soldiers have arrested four Palestinians in the West Bank.
The army added that it confiscated dozens of work permits, that were previously given to relatives of al-Jamal.
In addition, the soldiers invaded several areas around Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town, east of Jerusalem, and clashed with many youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The soldiers fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. There have been no immediate reports of injuries.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that several Israeli army vehicles invaded Budrus village, in the Ramallah al-Biereh governorate, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted three Palestinians.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as journalist Mohammad Shokri Awad, Nadi Mohammad Awad and Yousef Othman ‘Oleyyan.
The Israeli army said it arrested, in Beit Surik village, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, several relatives of Nimir al-Jamal, 37, who opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal colony, before he was shot dead.
One of the abducted Palestinians has been identified as Rami al-Jamal, who was taken prisoner from his home.
The Israeli army said it will continue its operations in Beit Surik, and surrounding areas, and added that the soldiers also “managed to local and confiscate two pistols and fifty unregistered vehicles.”
The soldiers also forced many Palestinians to erase political graffiti from many walls in the village.
In a statement, the military said its soldiers have arrested four Palestinians in the West Bank.
The army added that it confiscated dozens of work permits, that were previously given to relatives of al-Jamal.
In addition, the soldiers invaded several areas around Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town, east of Jerusalem, and clashed with many youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The soldiers fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. There have been no immediate reports of injuries.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that several Israeli army vehicles invaded Budrus village, in the Ramallah al-Biereh governorate, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted three Palestinians.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as journalist Mohammad Shokri Awad, Nadi Mohammad Awad and Yousef Othman ‘Oleyyan.
The Israeli army continued, for the third consecutive day, the complete isolation of sixteen Palestinian villages, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, in addition to closing various roads and continuing the state of curfew, imprisoning the villages in their homes, and causing the closure of fifty schools.
The soldiers shut all roads leading to the villages, especially the “Tunnel Road” leading to Biddu village, Beit Anan – Beit Liqya road, in addition to all roads linking the villages with each other.
The army also imposed curfew in the sixteen villages, imprisoning the Palestinians in their homes, and resulting in closing fifty schools, providing education for more than 4000 students.
The soldiers also invaded, violently searched and occupied several homes, after forcing the families out from many homes in Biddu and Beit Surik, and informed some families of their intention to remain in their properties indefinitely.
In addition, the army issued many demolition orders targeting homes, in addition to halting the construction of many other homes.
The army also prevented ambulances and journalists from entering the isolated villages, and fully surrounded Beit Iksa.
Furthermore, the soldiers continued the violent and extensive searches of homes in Beit Surik town, which is also under curfew, and distributed leaflets, threatening to kill the Palestinians who leave their homes, or “violate the army’s commands and directives.”
The latest Israeli violations are acts of collective punishment against thousands of Palestinians in the aftermath of the fatal shooting, which was carried out by Nimir Mahmoud Jamal, 37, who opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal Israeli colony.
Nimir was then shot and killed by the remaining Israeli border guards at the entrance of the settlement colony.
The soldiers shut all roads leading to the villages, especially the “Tunnel Road” leading to Biddu village, Beit Anan – Beit Liqya road, in addition to all roads linking the villages with each other.
The army also imposed curfew in the sixteen villages, imprisoning the Palestinians in their homes, and resulting in closing fifty schools, providing education for more than 4000 students.
The soldiers also invaded, violently searched and occupied several homes, after forcing the families out from many homes in Biddu and Beit Surik, and informed some families of their intention to remain in their properties indefinitely.
In addition, the army issued many demolition orders targeting homes, in addition to halting the construction of many other homes.
The army also prevented ambulances and journalists from entering the isolated villages, and fully surrounded Beit Iksa.
Furthermore, the soldiers continued the violent and extensive searches of homes in Beit Surik town, which is also under curfew, and distributed leaflets, threatening to kill the Palestinians who leave their homes, or “violate the army’s commands and directives.”
The latest Israeli violations are acts of collective punishment against thousands of Palestinians in the aftermath of the fatal shooting, which was carried out by Nimir Mahmoud Jamal, 37, who opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal Israeli colony.
Nimir was then shot and killed by the remaining Israeli border guards at the entrance of the settlement colony.
Israeli soldiers destroyed, on Wednesday evening, a water pipeline and bulldozed an agricultural road in ‘Atouf village, south of Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, in addition to confiscating a tractor and a water truck in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.
Bashar Bani Odah, a member of ‘Atouf Local Council, said dozens of soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded an agricultural area, owned by the villagers, before destroying a water pipeline and bulldozing an agricultural road leading the targeted lands.
He added that the soldiers attacked a nonviolent procession against the escalating Israeli violations targeting the Palestinians and their lands in al-Baq’a Meadow, in the same area, wounding at least fifteen, and abducted two Palestinians, including a journalist.
In related news, the soldiers illegally confiscated a tractor and a water truck, owned by Jamil Khdeirat, from Bardala village, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.
Israel controls all water resources, and frequently disconnects water supplies, an issue that forces the Palestinians to buy water, which is delivered to them by water trucks, for higher prices than they would normally pay if they had constant running water.
Bashar Bani Odah, a member of ‘Atouf Local Council, said dozens of soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded an agricultural area, owned by the villagers, before destroying a water pipeline and bulldozing an agricultural road leading the targeted lands.
He added that the soldiers attacked a nonviolent procession against the escalating Israeli violations targeting the Palestinians and their lands in al-Baq’a Meadow, in the same area, wounding at least fifteen, and abducted two Palestinians, including a journalist.
In related news, the soldiers illegally confiscated a tractor and a water truck, owned by Jamil Khdeirat, from Bardala village, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.
Israel controls all water resources, and frequently disconnects water supplies, an issue that forces the Palestinians to buy water, which is delivered to them by water trucks, for higher prices than they would normally pay if they had constant running water.
