2 apr 2015
Israeli settlers Thursday evening attacked Palestinian shepherds rearing their sheep near the town of Aqraba to the south of Nablus, and forced them at gunpoint to go back to their homes.
Member of the Popular Committee against Settlement in southern Nablus, Hamza Deirieh, told the PIC reporter that masked settlers, from Itamar nearby settlement, attacked the shepherds while they were tending to their sheep in the eastern area of the town, triggering clashes.
Deirieh said clashes broke out between the town’s inhabitants and settlers after they had approached the Palestinians’ houses. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) appeared at the scene during the clashes and arrested two Palestinian shepherds.
The IOF soldiers barred dozens of the inhabitants of the town of Aqraba to access the location to help the people there defend themselves. The soldiers further blocked the town’s northern entrance.
The area in southern Nablus is almost always exposed to settlers’ aggressive practices including throwing stones at passing Palestinian cars.
Member of the Popular Committee against Settlement in southern Nablus, Hamza Deirieh, told the PIC reporter that masked settlers, from Itamar nearby settlement, attacked the shepherds while they were tending to their sheep in the eastern area of the town, triggering clashes.
Deirieh said clashes broke out between the town’s inhabitants and settlers after they had approached the Palestinians’ houses. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) appeared at the scene during the clashes and arrested two Palestinian shepherds.
The IOF soldiers barred dozens of the inhabitants of the town of Aqraba to access the location to help the people there defend themselves. The soldiers further blocked the town’s northern entrance.
The area in southern Nablus is almost always exposed to settlers’ aggressive practices including throwing stones at passing Palestinian cars.
Israeli policemen rounded up a young man in the Old City of Jerusalem as well as a woman who was praying inside the Aqsa Mosque at dawn Thursday. Settlers as well stormed the Aqsa Mosque in the morning.
The Israeli police arrests of Jerusalemite worshipers are usually followed by the imposition of house arrest and deportation away from the Aqsa Mosque for varying periods, in addition to fines.
In a similar context, Jewish settlers stormed Thursday morning the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque from the Magharibah gate under tight security measures by Israeli Special Forces and policemen.
Media sources said 27 settlers broke into the courtyards of the Mosque, gathered near the Dome of the Rock, and started taking photos provocatively. As a result, tension ran high as Muslim worshipers chanted Allahu Akbar from inside the Mosque.
The sources revealed that a group of Jerusalemite women managed to confront a group of settlers who tried to desecrate the holy site and got them out of it from al-Silsilah gate.
The Israeli policemen on the gates of the Aqsa Mosque continued to confiscate the identity cards of the worshipers especially Jerusalemite women until they came out of the Mosque.
The guards of the Aqsa Mosque foiled last night an attempt by a Jewish settler to sneak inside the holy site.
The settlers’ repeated incursions along with the policemen arrests of Jerusalemites have recently escalated in response to Jewish calls for massive incursions into the Aqsa Mosque to perform Talmudic rituals on the eve of the Jewish Holiday Bash on Saturday.
The Israeli police arrests of Jerusalemite worshipers are usually followed by the imposition of house arrest and deportation away from the Aqsa Mosque for varying periods, in addition to fines.
In a similar context, Jewish settlers stormed Thursday morning the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque from the Magharibah gate under tight security measures by Israeli Special Forces and policemen.
Media sources said 27 settlers broke into the courtyards of the Mosque, gathered near the Dome of the Rock, and started taking photos provocatively. As a result, tension ran high as Muslim worshipers chanted Allahu Akbar from inside the Mosque.
The sources revealed that a group of Jerusalemite women managed to confront a group of settlers who tried to desecrate the holy site and got them out of it from al-Silsilah gate.
The Israeli policemen on the gates of the Aqsa Mosque continued to confiscate the identity cards of the worshipers especially Jerusalemite women until they came out of the Mosque.
The guards of the Aqsa Mosque foiled last night an attempt by a Jewish settler to sneak inside the holy site.
The settlers’ repeated incursions along with the policemen arrests of Jerusalemites have recently escalated in response to Jewish calls for massive incursions into the Aqsa Mosque to perform Talmudic rituals on the eve of the Jewish Holiday Bash on Saturday.
Deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Ahmed Bahar strongly denounced the kidnapping of MP Khaleda Jarrar from her home in Ramallah and called for an immediate response by ending the security cooperation with Israel.
In a press release on Thursday, Bahar stated that Israel's detention of Palestinian lawmakers in its jails is aimed at obstructing their parliamentary work and isolating them from their Palestinian society.
He added that the Israeli occupation government does not want the Palestinian democratic experience to succeed because it would help create a new fait accompli and a different equation for the Palestinians, who seek to extract their freedom and independence.
The deputy speaker urged the political factions in the West Bank to swiftly work on pressuring the Palestinian Authority to halt its security collaboration with the Israeli occupation and enforce the resolutions taken by the central council of the Palestine Liberation organization in this regard.
Bahar also called on the Islamic, Arab and foreign parliaments to voice strong positions and take necessary action at all levels to curb Israel's illegal detention of Palestinian lawmakers and force it to respect the international law with regard to their parliamentary immunity and human rights.
In a press release on Thursday, Bahar stated that Israel's detention of Palestinian lawmakers in its jails is aimed at obstructing their parliamentary work and isolating them from their Palestinian society.
He added that the Israeli occupation government does not want the Palestinian democratic experience to succeed because it would help create a new fait accompli and a different equation for the Palestinians, who seek to extract their freedom and independence.
The deputy speaker urged the political factions in the West Bank to swiftly work on pressuring the Palestinian Authority to halt its security collaboration with the Israeli occupation and enforce the resolutions taken by the central council of the Palestine Liberation organization in this regard.
Bahar also called on the Islamic, Arab and foreign parliaments to voice strong positions and take necessary action at all levels to curb Israel's illegal detention of Palestinian lawmakers and force it to respect the international law with regard to their parliamentary immunity and human rights.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) afternoon Wednesday renewed the administration detention of the Islamic Jihad leader, Tareq Qa’dan, for the third time in a row, just one day after his sister Mona was sentenced to another term in jail.
Local sources said the Israeli authorities renewed the administrative detention of captive Qa’dan, a couple of weeks before his administrative term was set to end.
The prisoner was arrested in an arbitrary mass-abduction campaign launched in the wake of the death of three Israeli settlers in al-Khalil.
Qa’dan, a native of Jenin’s town of Arraba, had gone on a two-month hunger-strike and spent a total of ten years in the Israeli occupation jails.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation authorities are expected to release the prisoner Mohamed Mouna, a correspondent working for the Quds Press, after he had served a 20-month administrative prison term and had gone on an open-ended hunger strike for over two months.
The journalist’s family told the PIC that their son is expected to be released Thursday at the Dhahriya checkpoint, south of al-Khalil city.
Prisoner Mona, 32, joined a 63-day hunger strike initiated last May and June in protest at Israel’s policy of administrative detention.
Journalist Mona, working for the Quds Press International in Nablus, has served a total of six years and two months, mostly in administrative detention.
At least 22 Palestinian journalists have been locked up at the Israeli occupation jails, most of which have been in administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial.
Local sources said the Israeli authorities renewed the administrative detention of captive Qa’dan, a couple of weeks before his administrative term was set to end.
The prisoner was arrested in an arbitrary mass-abduction campaign launched in the wake of the death of three Israeli settlers in al-Khalil.
Qa’dan, a native of Jenin’s town of Arraba, had gone on a two-month hunger-strike and spent a total of ten years in the Israeli occupation jails.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation authorities are expected to release the prisoner Mohamed Mouna, a correspondent working for the Quds Press, after he had served a 20-month administrative prison term and had gone on an open-ended hunger strike for over two months.
The journalist’s family told the PIC that their son is expected to be released Thursday at the Dhahriya checkpoint, south of al-Khalil city.
Prisoner Mona, 32, joined a 63-day hunger strike initiated last May and June in protest at Israel’s policy of administrative detention.
Journalist Mona, working for the Quds Press International in Nablus, has served a total of six years and two months, mostly in administrative detention.
At least 22 Palestinian journalists have been locked up at the Israeli occupation jails, most of which have been in administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnapped 12 Palestinians from their homes in different West Bank areas.
Six of the detainees are from al-Bireh and Ramallah, five from Nablus and one from al-Khalil, according to the Hebrew news website 0404.
In Ramallah, Israeli troops raided several homes in Deir Ammar village and kidnapped five of its residents identified as Abdullah al-Khatib, Ibrahim Badha, Khalil al-Jamzawi, and the brothers, Mousab and Omar Mahmoud.
Local sources described the arrests as unjustified and arbitrary because the village has not witnessed recent confrontations with the IOF.
In al-Khalil, Israeli soldiers stormed homes in Beit Ummar town and kidnapped 23-year-old Hammad Abu Mariya.
Five others were taken prisoners in different areas of Nablus, including four kids during raids on homes in Qabalan town and Askar refugee camp.
The IOF also kidnapped at dawn Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar, a senior official of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, from her home in el-Bireh city near Ramallah.
Six of the detainees are from al-Bireh and Ramallah, five from Nablus and one from al-Khalil, according to the Hebrew news website 0404.
In Ramallah, Israeli troops raided several homes in Deir Ammar village and kidnapped five of its residents identified as Abdullah al-Khatib, Ibrahim Badha, Khalil al-Jamzawi, and the brothers, Mousab and Omar Mahmoud.
Local sources described the arrests as unjustified and arbitrary because the village has not witnessed recent confrontations with the IOF.
In al-Khalil, Israeli soldiers stormed homes in Beit Ummar town and kidnapped 23-year-old Hammad Abu Mariya.
Five others were taken prisoners in different areas of Nablus, including four kids during raids on homes in Qabalan town and Askar refugee camp.
The IOF also kidnapped at dawn Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar, a senior official of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, from her home in el-Bireh city near Ramallah.
Ahmad Sa’adat
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is currently holding captive sixteen democratically elected legislators, including Khalida Jarrar, who was kidnapped earlier Thursday.
The PPS issued a press release stating the nine of the imprisoned Palestinian legislators are held under arbitrary Administrative Detention, without charges or trial.
The Nine are Hasan Yousef, Abdul-Jaber Foqaha, Mohammad Jamal Natsha, Mohammad Bader, ‘Azzam Salhab, Nayef Rajoub, Bassem Za’arir, Mohammad Abu Teir and Abdul-Rahman Zeidan.
The PSS added that five legislators have been sentenced to different terms, including Marwan Barghouthi, who was kidnapped by the army in 2002, and was sentenced to five life terms, and legislator Ahmad Sa’adat, the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), who was kidnapped in 2006, and was sentenced in 2008 to 30 years.
Israel is also holding captive legislators Nizar Ramadan, Hosni al-Bourini, Riyad Raddad, in addition to the head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Dr. ‘Aziz Dweik.
Earlier on Thursday, soldiers stormed the home lf legislator Khalida Jarrar, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped her.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is currently holding captive sixteen democratically elected legislators, including Khalida Jarrar, who was kidnapped earlier Thursday.
The PPS issued a press release stating the nine of the imprisoned Palestinian legislators are held under arbitrary Administrative Detention, without charges or trial.
The Nine are Hasan Yousef, Abdul-Jaber Foqaha, Mohammad Jamal Natsha, Mohammad Bader, ‘Azzam Salhab, Nayef Rajoub, Bassem Za’arir, Mohammad Abu Teir and Abdul-Rahman Zeidan.
The PSS added that five legislators have been sentenced to different terms, including Marwan Barghouthi, who was kidnapped by the army in 2002, and was sentenced to five life terms, and legislator Ahmad Sa’adat, the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), who was kidnapped in 2006, and was sentenced in 2008 to 30 years.
Israel is also holding captive legislators Nizar Ramadan, Hosni al-Bourini, Riyad Raddad, in addition to the head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Dr. ‘Aziz Dweik.
Earlier on Thursday, soldiers stormed the home lf legislator Khalida Jarrar, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped her.
Soldier stabbed,
sustains light wounds to torso, after confronting group of Palestinian
illegal aliens trying to cross into Israel through security fence near
Oranit.
An IDF commander of a paratrooper unit was stabbed in his torso Thursday after confronting a group of Palestinian illegal aliens trying to cross into Israel, near the Oranit security checkpoint along the Trans-Samaria Highway. The soldier was lightly wounded, but managed to quickly tackle the terrorist and hold him to the ground.
The soldier, named as Yoav Leitman, is conscious and is listed in light condition. Medical and security forces arrived at the scene.
The incident occurred when IDF Paratrooper forces approached the security fence in the area of Oranit, where a group of 6-8 Palestinian illegal aliens was attempting to cross into Israel through the fence. One of the Palestinians pounced on one of the soldiers and stabbed him. Security forces arrested the assailant, as well as the other Palestinians.
The Hamas terrorist group praised the stabbing attack in Shomron. A statement issued by the group said that the attack underscores the determination of the Palestinian people to continue its path of resistance, despite all the obstacles and difficulties.
Meanwhile, Jerusalem police completed its preparations for securing the capital ahead of the Passover holiday. Jerusalem police officers, along with Border Police officers and volunteers, will be deployed to locations across the city, including in crowded areas and shopping centers during the days before the holiday.
During the holiday itself, officers will secure locations around the Old City and in the area of synagogues in order to protect the safety of worshippers, as well as maintain public order and safety and direct traffic.
An IDF commander of a paratrooper unit was stabbed in his torso Thursday after confronting a group of Palestinian illegal aliens trying to cross into Israel, near the Oranit security checkpoint along the Trans-Samaria Highway. The soldier was lightly wounded, but managed to quickly tackle the terrorist and hold him to the ground.
The soldier, named as Yoav Leitman, is conscious and is listed in light condition. Medical and security forces arrived at the scene.
The incident occurred when IDF Paratrooper forces approached the security fence in the area of Oranit, where a group of 6-8 Palestinian illegal aliens was attempting to cross into Israel through the fence. One of the Palestinians pounced on one of the soldiers and stabbed him. Security forces arrested the assailant, as well as the other Palestinians.
The Hamas terrorist group praised the stabbing attack in Shomron. A statement issued by the group said that the attack underscores the determination of the Palestinian people to continue its path of resistance, despite all the obstacles and difficulties.
Meanwhile, Jerusalem police completed its preparations for securing the capital ahead of the Passover holiday. Jerusalem police officers, along with Border Police officers and volunteers, will be deployed to locations across the city, including in crowded areas and shopping centers during the days before the holiday.
During the holiday itself, officers will secure locations around the Old City and in the area of synagogues in order to protect the safety of worshippers, as well as maintain public order and safety and direct traffic.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnapped Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar, a senior official of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, after a violent raid on her house in Ramallah city.
The information office of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that about 60 Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers broke into the house at an early morning hour in al-Ersal neighborhood and ransacked it for about two hours before taking MP Jarrar to an unknown place.
For his part, head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Qaddoura Fares condemned the kidnapping of Jarrar as "an act of vengeance" against her refusal to yield to an Israeli military order issued months ago exiling her to Ariha (Jericho).
Fares stated in a press release that the Israeli occupation has no evidence to use it for the indictment of the lawmaker, which reflects its persistence in its war crimes against the Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation army had notified MP Jarrar on August 20, 2014 of its decision to exile her to Ariha city, east of the West Bank, at the pretext she was posing a security threat to the area and threatened to arrest her if she did not comply.
Jarrar, in turn, filed an objection against the exile order with the Israel military court near Beitunia town, west of Ramallah.
She also staged a sit-in at the PLC headquarters in Ramallah in protest at the military order.
Her detention increased the number of Palestinian lawmakers in Israeli jails to 16 prisoners.
The information office of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that about 60 Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers broke into the house at an early morning hour in al-Ersal neighborhood and ransacked it for about two hours before taking MP Jarrar to an unknown place.
For his part, head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Qaddoura Fares condemned the kidnapping of Jarrar as "an act of vengeance" against her refusal to yield to an Israeli military order issued months ago exiling her to Ariha (Jericho).
Fares stated in a press release that the Israeli occupation has no evidence to use it for the indictment of the lawmaker, which reflects its persistence in its war crimes against the Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation army had notified MP Jarrar on August 20, 2014 of its decision to exile her to Ariha city, east of the West Bank, at the pretext she was posing a security threat to the area and threatened to arrest her if she did not comply.
Jarrar, in turn, filed an objection against the exile order with the Israel military court near Beitunia town, west of Ramallah.
She also staged a sit-in at the PLC headquarters in Ramallah in protest at the military order.
Her detention increased the number of Palestinian lawmakers in Israeli jails to 16 prisoners.
The Israeli Supreme Court turned down a petition to release the Palestinian academic Ghassan Dhuqan, 57.
A PIC correspondent quoted Dhuqan’s family as stating that they have been updated on the court decision by their lawyer Ashraf Abu Sneina, who said another administrative sentence against Dhuqan, the fourth in a row, might follow soon.
Dhuqan, currently held in the Israeli Negev jail, has been diagnosed with several critical diseases, including asthma and degenerative disc disorders, the family further reported.
The Israeli occupation forces captured Dhuqan, a psychology lecturer at the An-Nahaj national university, from his own home on July 7 last year during a mass-abduction campaign targeting Hamas affiliates in the West Bank.
A PIC correspondent quoted Dhuqan’s family as stating that they have been updated on the court decision by their lawyer Ashraf Abu Sneina, who said another administrative sentence against Dhuqan, the fourth in a row, might follow soon.
Dhuqan, currently held in the Israeli Negev jail, has been diagnosed with several critical diseases, including asthma and degenerative disc disorders, the family further reported.
The Israeli occupation forces captured Dhuqan, a psychology lecturer at the An-Nahaj national university, from his own home on July 7 last year during a mass-abduction campaign targeting Hamas affiliates in the West Bank.
The number of Palestinian journalists and media students held in Israeli jails has notably increased to reach 20 detainees, the Palestinian radio and television union said in its monthly report.
During March, nine Palestinian journalists were detained in the West Bank and 1948 occupied territories including five employees of QPress news agency after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into its headquarters in Bethlehem. Two journalists of whom are still held behind Israeli bars.
Two detained journalists were held in administrative detention, without trial or charge, the report added, noting that seven other journalists were subjected to brutal attack at the hands of IOF soldiers.
The monthly report pointed out that at least nine Palestinian media reporters were injured with rubber bullets and tear gas bombs while covering clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths.
PA forces’ violations against journalists have also continued, the report said, adding that three reporters were detained last month.
During March, nine Palestinian journalists were detained in the West Bank and 1948 occupied territories including five employees of QPress news agency after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into its headquarters in Bethlehem. Two journalists of whom are still held behind Israeli bars.
Two detained journalists were held in administrative detention, without trial or charge, the report added, noting that seven other journalists were subjected to brutal attack at the hands of IOF soldiers.
The monthly report pointed out that at least nine Palestinian media reporters were injured with rubber bullets and tear gas bombs while covering clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths.
PA forces’ violations against journalists have also continued, the report said, adding that three reporters were detained last month.
The Palestinian prisoner Thaer Halahleh, 35, suffered a sharp decline in his health condition as he already suffers from various health problems, a human rights group said Wednesday.
Halahleh, from al-Khalil to the south of the West Bank, suffers from hepatitis B, severe back pains, and poor performing immune system. His heath status has witnessed sharp deterioration more than once since his detention on August 19, 2014.
Palestine Center for Prisoner Studies warned of the Israeli Prison Services’ deliberate medical negligence in dealing with Halahleh’s medical file as he only takes painkillers.
Halahleh was arrested on seven past occasions during which he spent nine years in Israeli jails. He declared hunger strike for 78 days in protest against Israeli administrative detention policy according to which he was held without charge or trial.
Halahleh, from al-Khalil to the south of the West Bank, suffers from hepatitis B, severe back pains, and poor performing immune system. His heath status has witnessed sharp deterioration more than once since his detention on August 19, 2014.
Palestine Center for Prisoner Studies warned of the Israeli Prison Services’ deliberate medical negligence in dealing with Halahleh’s medical file as he only takes painkillers.
Halahleh was arrested on seven past occasions during which he spent nine years in Israeli jails. He declared hunger strike for 78 days in protest against Israeli administrative detention policy according to which he was held without charge or trial.
Nine Palestinian prisoners who are currently in solitary confinement in the Israeli Megiddo prison recently warned to launch a hunger strike in protest of their situation, said the Palestinian Authority’s Prisoners’ Affairs Committee.
According to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, the committee stated that the prison’s administration forces the prisoners to meet their families and lawyers with their legs chained, in addition to being forced to solitary imprisonment in very narrow cells.
Last December, about 100 Palestinian political prisoners started an open-ended hunger strike against the practice of solitary confinement, as well as in support of sick prisoners who suffer severe medical negligence by the Israeli Prison Service.
Palestinian prisoners in solitary confinement are held in foul-smelling and firmly sealed cells that even lack the basic humanitarian requirements, where prisoners are forced to stay all the time in their cells with no contact with the outside world, with the exception of prison guards.
Solitary confinement in Israeli prisons has been a frequent motive, besides administrative detention and medical negligence, for launching individual or mass hunger strikes.
The number of sick prisoners detained in Israeli jails has reached 1500, 80 prisoners of whom are suffering from serious health complications and do not receive the necessary treatment; they suffer from malignant diseases, paralysis, and disabilities, in addition to cases of mental illness and neurological disorder.
According to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, the committee stated that the prison’s administration forces the prisoners to meet their families and lawyers with their legs chained, in addition to being forced to solitary imprisonment in very narrow cells.
Last December, about 100 Palestinian political prisoners started an open-ended hunger strike against the practice of solitary confinement, as well as in support of sick prisoners who suffer severe medical negligence by the Israeli Prison Service.
Palestinian prisoners in solitary confinement are held in foul-smelling and firmly sealed cells that even lack the basic humanitarian requirements, where prisoners are forced to stay all the time in their cells with no contact with the outside world, with the exception of prison guards.
Solitary confinement in Israeli prisons has been a frequent motive, besides administrative detention and medical negligence, for launching individual or mass hunger strikes.
The number of sick prisoners detained in Israeli jails has reached 1500, 80 prisoners of whom are suffering from serious health complications and do not receive the necessary treatment; they suffer from malignant diseases, paralysis, and disabilities, in addition to cases of mental illness and neurological disorder.
1 apr 2015
One Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli army fire after the soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin; the army also kidnapped two residents, and detained three.
Medical sources in Jenin said a young Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Salim an-Nourasy, 19, was shot by a live round to his right leg, causing a moderate injury.
Media sources said clashes took place after the soldiers invaded the camp, and that the soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Ahmad Tawfiq Qreini, 21, and Abdul-Karim Abu al-Fouz, 19.
In addition, soldiers detained Khawla Issa ad-Damj, 42, Tareq Issa ad-Damj, 31, and his brother ‘Ammar, 19 years of age, and used them as military shields for the duration of the invasion.
The three were released before the soldiers withdrew from the camp.
In related news, many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of Jenin, and clashes with local youths.
Also on Wednesday, soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and one near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
Medical sources in Jenin said a young Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Salim an-Nourasy, 19, was shot by a live round to his right leg, causing a moderate injury.
Media sources said clashes took place after the soldiers invaded the camp, and that the soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Ahmad Tawfiq Qreini, 21, and Abdul-Karim Abu al-Fouz, 19.
In addition, soldiers detained Khawla Issa ad-Damj, 42, Tareq Issa ad-Damj, 31, and his brother ‘Ammar, 19 years of age, and used them as military shields for the duration of the invasion.
The three were released before the soldiers withdrew from the camp.
In related news, many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of Jenin, and clashes with local youths.
Also on Wednesday, soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and one near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
Palestinian media sources have reported that two Gaza merchants have been kidnapped, on Wednesday, in the Eretz Israeli terminal, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The WAFA News Agency said Israeli soldiers kidnapped Sa’id Abu Tahla, 55, and ‘Adel Abu Tahla, 40, as they were crossing through the Erez Terminal between Gaza and Israel.
WAFA said the two kidnapped Palestinians are clothing merchants, and that they are both from Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli navy boats opened fire on a number of small Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters.
The WAFA News Agency said Israeli soldiers kidnapped Sa’id Abu Tahla, 55, and ‘Adel Abu Tahla, 40, as they were crossing through the Erez Terminal between Gaza and Israel.
WAFA said the two kidnapped Palestinians are clothing merchants, and that they are both from Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli navy boats opened fire on a number of small Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters.
Four Palestinians have been kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, after Israeli soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, stormed and violently searched several homes, while one Palestinian was kidnapped near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
The WAFA News Agency said the soldiers kidnapped Raed Hmeidan, 44, and three students of the Polytechnic University in Hebron, identified as As’ad Imam, 24, Anas Abu Hadeed, 21, and Abdul-Rahman al-Khatib, 22, after violently searching their homes.
In addition, soldiers invaded the town of ‘Azzoun, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, and kidnapped a young Palestinian after storming and searching his family home.
The kidnapped teen has been identified as Anas Mohammad Salim, 18 years of age.
The WAFA News Agency said the soldiers kidnapped Raed Hmeidan, 44, and three students of the Polytechnic University in Hebron, identified as As’ad Imam, 24, Anas Abu Hadeed, 21, and Abdul-Rahman al-Khatib, 22, after violently searching their homes.
In addition, soldiers invaded the town of ‘Azzoun, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, and kidnapped a young Palestinian after storming and searching his family home.
The kidnapped teen has been identified as Anas Mohammad Salim, 18 years of age.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday morning, five Palestinians in different neighborhoods on occupied East Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Detainees Parents Committee said the soldiers kidnapped Fuad ‘Obeid, 23, after storming his home in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, ‘Omar Wazwaz, 21, and Hazem Dajani, 28, from the Old City, Malek Shweiki, 17, from Ras al-‘Amoud, and Yousef Abu Shousha from Wadi Al-Jouz neighborhood.
The Committee said that the army, and police, in occupied Jerusalem, have kidnapped 44 Palestinians in the last four days, as part of ongoing violations and assaults against the Palestinians in the occupied city.
Most of the assaults took place in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, subject to frequent attacks, and invasions carried out by fanatic Israeli groups, accompanied by soldiers and officers.
Late on Tuesday evening, soldiers kidnapped three young Palestinian men from Jabal al-Mokabber, in occupied East Jerusalem, after the army stopped, and searched, their car.
The Jerusalem Detainees Parents Committee said the soldiers kidnapped Fuad ‘Obeid, 23, after storming his home in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, ‘Omar Wazwaz, 21, and Hazem Dajani, 28, from the Old City, Malek Shweiki, 17, from Ras al-‘Amoud, and Yousef Abu Shousha from Wadi Al-Jouz neighborhood.
The Committee said that the army, and police, in occupied Jerusalem, have kidnapped 44 Palestinians in the last four days, as part of ongoing violations and assaults against the Palestinians in the occupied city.
Most of the assaults took place in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, subject to frequent attacks, and invasions carried out by fanatic Israeli groups, accompanied by soldiers and officers.
Late on Tuesday evening, soldiers kidnapped three young Palestinian men from Jabal al-Mokabber, in occupied East Jerusalem, after the army stopped, and searched, their car.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) rounded up a foreign solidarity activist in the Old City of al-Khalil while quelling a peaceful march for planting olive saplings on Wednesday.
Local sources said the IOF soldiers assaulted the Palestinians as well as foreigners who participated in the activity. The IOF fired gas bombs at the participants, arrested a female foreigner and took her to an unknown destination, the sources elaborated.
The sources also revealed that IOF soldiers barred the Palestinians from implanting the olive seedlings.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli forces attacked members of al-Sharabati family on the Land Day in al-Khalil.
Local sources said the IOF soldiers assaulted the Palestinians as well as foreigners who participated in the activity. The IOF fired gas bombs at the participants, arrested a female foreigner and took her to an unknown destination, the sources elaborated.
The sources also revealed that IOF soldiers barred the Palestinians from implanting the olive seedlings.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli forces attacked members of al-Sharabati family on the Land Day in al-Khalil.
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine called for tabling the Palestinian prisoners’ file with the International Criminal Court (ICC) since the State of Palestine has joined the ICC as an official member.
In a press conference on Wednesday, the Islamic Jihad leader Khader Habib stressed the need to defend the Palestinian prisoners, held in Israeli jails, at international courts and to defend their just cause.
In the conference, Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Martyrs and Prisoners announced the first of its activities in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners to be launched on April 17 which marks the Palestinian Prisoner Day.
Habib hailed the captive movement especially the old prisoners on the occasion of the oncoming of Palestinian Prisoner Day.
He called on the world to defend the rights of thousands of Palestinian prisoners in light of the incessant Israeli violations of their rights.
For his part, the spokesman of Muhjat al-Quds Yasser Saleh said the activities on the Palestinian Prisoner Day is an expression of support for the detainees and in recognition of their sacrifices and steadfastness in face of the Israeli repeated violations.
Saleh called on the international institutions to support the Palestinian captives and to pressure Israel in order to improve their detention conditions especially the Palestinian female detainees.
In a press conference on Wednesday, the Islamic Jihad leader Khader Habib stressed the need to defend the Palestinian prisoners, held in Israeli jails, at international courts and to defend their just cause.
In the conference, Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Martyrs and Prisoners announced the first of its activities in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners to be launched on April 17 which marks the Palestinian Prisoner Day.
Habib hailed the captive movement especially the old prisoners on the occasion of the oncoming of Palestinian Prisoner Day.
He called on the world to defend the rights of thousands of Palestinian prisoners in light of the incessant Israeli violations of their rights.
For his part, the spokesman of Muhjat al-Quds Yasser Saleh said the activities on the Palestinian Prisoner Day is an expression of support for the detainees and in recognition of their sacrifices and steadfastness in face of the Israeli repeated violations.
Saleh called on the international institutions to support the Palestinian captives and to pressure Israel in order to improve their detention conditions especially the Palestinian female detainees.
Israeli soldiers in nearly 20 military vehicles stormed at dawn Wednesday Jenin refugee camp and broke into a number of local buildings which led to the outbreak of violent clashes. A live bullet injury was reported during the clashes.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) escorted with police dogs have violently raided homes belonging to the brothers and relatives of Sheikh Bassam Saady who is still hunted for being affiliated with Islamic Jihad Movement, eyewitnesses said.
A number of neighboring buildings were also stormed and violently searched in the camp. The IOF soldiers also filmed the stormed buildings using their mobile phones after conducting field investigation with the homes’ owners.
Shortly after the Israeli raid, violent clashes erupted between Israeli forces and local residents. A 22-year-old young man was shot and injured in his leg with a live bullet during the clashes. He was then transferred to hospital in moderate situation.
Two young men were nabbed after IOF soldiers broke into their homes in the refugee camp.
On the other hand, similar clashes broke out in Arqeh town in northern Jenin during which tear gas bombs were heavily fired.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces broke into the town at dawn today. Several injuries were reported among the residents, local sources told the PIC reporter.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) escorted with police dogs have violently raided homes belonging to the brothers and relatives of Sheikh Bassam Saady who is still hunted for being affiliated with Islamic Jihad Movement, eyewitnesses said.
A number of neighboring buildings were also stormed and violently searched in the camp. The IOF soldiers also filmed the stormed buildings using their mobile phones after conducting field investigation with the homes’ owners.
Shortly after the Israeli raid, violent clashes erupted between Israeli forces and local residents. A 22-year-old young man was shot and injured in his leg with a live bullet during the clashes. He was then transferred to hospital in moderate situation.
Two young men were nabbed after IOF soldiers broke into their homes in the refugee camp.
On the other hand, similar clashes broke out in Arqeh town in northern Jenin during which tear gas bombs were heavily fired.
The clashes erupted when Israeli forces broke into the town at dawn today. Several injuries were reported among the residents, local sources told the PIC reporter.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday rounded up 11 Palestinians in an arbitrary mass-abduction campaign launched across Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank.
According to Ad-Dameer institution, the IOF captured the member of the ambulance crew, Fuad Abeid, from al-Issawiya neighborhood, along with two Palestinians from the Old City of Jerusalem and another from Ras al-Amoud.
Three more Jerusalemite youngsters were abducted by the IOF from Jabal al-Mukabir village. Another, identified as Youssef Abu Shousha, was captured in Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood.
Sources based in al-Khalil, said the IOF troops stormed the city at the crack of dawn and abducted the 22-year-old university student and ex-detainee, Anas Abu Hadid, along with the ex-prisoner Hmidan al-Sharbati, 40, after they scoured their family homes and rummaged through them.
Another Palestinian youth, named Mohamed Jamal Akouba, was arrested by the IOF soldiers in Nablus city.
Locals said a drove of IOF army jeeps stormed Nablus’ neighborhoods of Ras al-Ein and the Southern Mount earlier in the morning and stormed the Akouba family home, moments before they kidnapped their son Jamal.
The Israeli army and police forces stepped mass-apprehension campaign in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank with advent of Jewish holidays, locals said.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Amjad Abu Asab, head of the committee of prisoners’ and ex-prisoners’ families in Jerusalem, documented the arrest of 30 Palestinian youngsters in Occupied Jerusalem in less than 30 hours.
He said the abduction campaign comes as part of Israeli intents to wipe out Muslims’ presence at the holy al-Aqsa Mosque particularly on the eve of the Israeli Passover holiday as a means to set the stage for settler desecration break-ins, impose a new fait accompli on the ground, and enforce a spatio-temporal division of the Islamic holy shrine.
According to Ad-Dameer institution, the IOF captured the member of the ambulance crew, Fuad Abeid, from al-Issawiya neighborhood, along with two Palestinians from the Old City of Jerusalem and another from Ras al-Amoud.
Three more Jerusalemite youngsters were abducted by the IOF from Jabal al-Mukabir village. Another, identified as Youssef Abu Shousha, was captured in Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood.
Sources based in al-Khalil, said the IOF troops stormed the city at the crack of dawn and abducted the 22-year-old university student and ex-detainee, Anas Abu Hadid, along with the ex-prisoner Hmidan al-Sharbati, 40, after they scoured their family homes and rummaged through them.
Another Palestinian youth, named Mohamed Jamal Akouba, was arrested by the IOF soldiers in Nablus city.
Locals said a drove of IOF army jeeps stormed Nablus’ neighborhoods of Ras al-Ein and the Southern Mount earlier in the morning and stormed the Akouba family home, moments before they kidnapped their son Jamal.
The Israeli army and police forces stepped mass-apprehension campaign in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank with advent of Jewish holidays, locals said.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Amjad Abu Asab, head of the committee of prisoners’ and ex-prisoners’ families in Jerusalem, documented the arrest of 30 Palestinian youngsters in Occupied Jerusalem in less than 30 hours.
He said the abduction campaign comes as part of Israeli intents to wipe out Muslims’ presence at the holy al-Aqsa Mosque particularly on the eve of the Israeli Passover holiday as a means to set the stage for settler desecration break-ins, impose a new fait accompli on the ground, and enforce a spatio-temporal division of the Islamic holy shrine.
A series of bids, promoting the spatio-temporal division of the al-Aqsa Mosque between Muslims and Jew, had been put forth by a consortium of Israeli experts.
The bids were discussed during a seminar titled “The conflict on the Temple Mount” and hosted by the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, in western occupied Jerusalem. Some 100 Israeli figures joined the conference.
The forum underscored the key role played by the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied territories in disclosing the violations committed by the Israeli occupation against Palestinian activists, sanctuaries, and peaceful congregations.
Photographer Jalee Tubon presented a video footage of activities and campaigns staged by the Temple Mount organizations over the past decade to instruct the masses on how to offer Passover sacrifices, adding that Israelis have been increasingly aware of the vitality of such practices.
Israeli journalist and researcher Nadav Shragai claimed during a lecture he delivered at the seminar that Jews’ smooth access into the al-Aqsa compound to perform religious rituals has grinned down over the past few years.
He further pointed out the proliferation in the activities of the Islamic Movement, led by Sheikh Raed Salah, at the al-Aqsa Mosque, slamming the Israeli government for failing to step in at the right time and to work out the crisis as decisively as required.
He said the Jewish organizations have to work on enforcing laws and bills, on the one hand, and to step up break-ins into the Mosque, on the other, as the only means to change the de facto situation and impose a new fait accompli on the ground.
Professor Yitzhak Reiter, meanwhile, delivered a presentation offering three detailed bids for a potential division of the Mosque, spatially and temporally, between Jews and Muslims.
In the meantime, four hordes of Israeli extremist settlers, escorted by police squads, stormed on Tuesday the plazas of Muslims’ holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba gate.
The Israeli occupation police kidnapped a Palestinian female sit-inner and two other youths from Bab Hitta Gate. Another Palestinian citizen was also apprehended from Jerusalem’s Old city.
The Israeli occupation authorities released the youngster Ahmad al-Sharbati, on condition that he pays a 5,000-shekel-fine and be subjected to house arrest until the end of Jewish holidays. The IOA further ruled for the deportation of the young man from the holy al-Aqsa Mosque for one month.
The IOA further ruled that the Jerusalemite sit-inner Ayda al-Seidawi be deported from the compound for three months and sentenced her to 2,000-shekel-bail and a third party fine, estimated at some 10,000 shekels.
Another youth, identified as Ihab Jalad, was released by the IOA on condition of a one-week house arrest and a 20-day-deportation from the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The bids were discussed during a seminar titled “The conflict on the Temple Mount” and hosted by the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, in western occupied Jerusalem. Some 100 Israeli figures joined the conference.
The forum underscored the key role played by the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied territories in disclosing the violations committed by the Israeli occupation against Palestinian activists, sanctuaries, and peaceful congregations.
Photographer Jalee Tubon presented a video footage of activities and campaigns staged by the Temple Mount organizations over the past decade to instruct the masses on how to offer Passover sacrifices, adding that Israelis have been increasingly aware of the vitality of such practices.
Israeli journalist and researcher Nadav Shragai claimed during a lecture he delivered at the seminar that Jews’ smooth access into the al-Aqsa compound to perform religious rituals has grinned down over the past few years.
He further pointed out the proliferation in the activities of the Islamic Movement, led by Sheikh Raed Salah, at the al-Aqsa Mosque, slamming the Israeli government for failing to step in at the right time and to work out the crisis as decisively as required.
He said the Jewish organizations have to work on enforcing laws and bills, on the one hand, and to step up break-ins into the Mosque, on the other, as the only means to change the de facto situation and impose a new fait accompli on the ground.
Professor Yitzhak Reiter, meanwhile, delivered a presentation offering three detailed bids for a potential division of the Mosque, spatially and temporally, between Jews and Muslims.
In the meantime, four hordes of Israeli extremist settlers, escorted by police squads, stormed on Tuesday the plazas of Muslims’ holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba gate.
The Israeli occupation police kidnapped a Palestinian female sit-inner and two other youths from Bab Hitta Gate. Another Palestinian citizen was also apprehended from Jerusalem’s Old city.
The Israeli occupation authorities released the youngster Ahmad al-Sharbati, on condition that he pays a 5,000-shekel-fine and be subjected to house arrest until the end of Jewish holidays. The IOA further ruled for the deportation of the young man from the holy al-Aqsa Mosque for one month.
The IOA further ruled that the Jerusalemite sit-inner Ayda al-Seidawi be deported from the compound for three months and sentenced her to 2,000-shekel-bail and a third party fine, estimated at some 10,000 shekels.
Another youth, identified as Ihab Jalad, was released by the IOA on condition of a one-week house arrest and a 20-day-deportation from the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Tuesday extended the administrative detention of Osama Shahin, head of the Palestine Center for Prisoners’ Studies, for four additional months for the second time running and without any charges.
A PIC correspondent quoted Shahin’s family as saying that they have been updated on the sentence by their son’s lawyer, Ashraf Abu Esneina.
The Israeli occupation forces captured prisoner Shahin at the Container military checkpoint, separating southern and central West Bank, on his way back home from Ramallah to al-Khalil city.
The captive was immediately transferred to the Ofer jail and sentenced to an administrative prison-term just four days later.
Shahin, a native of al-Khalil’s town of Dura, has spent a total of seven years at the Israeli lock-ups, where he has reportedly caught several critical diseases, including asthma and joint pains.
The Palestine Center for Prisoner Studies denounced such an arbitrary sentence issued against Shahin, branding it a retaliatory move acted in response to his anti-Israel activism.
The center called on all human rights institutions and pro-prisoners organizations to work on ceasing the agony endured by the Palestinian administrative detainees, incarcerated in Israeli jails with neither charge nor trial, which stands in sharp contrast to all international laws and treaties.
A PIC correspondent quoted Shahin’s family as saying that they have been updated on the sentence by their son’s lawyer, Ashraf Abu Esneina.
The Israeli occupation forces captured prisoner Shahin at the Container military checkpoint, separating southern and central West Bank, on his way back home from Ramallah to al-Khalil city.
The captive was immediately transferred to the Ofer jail and sentenced to an administrative prison-term just four days later.
Shahin, a native of al-Khalil’s town of Dura, has spent a total of seven years at the Israeli lock-ups, where he has reportedly caught several critical diseases, including asthma and joint pains.
The Palestine Center for Prisoner Studies denounced such an arbitrary sentence issued against Shahin, branding it a retaliatory move acted in response to his anti-Israel activism.
The center called on all human rights institutions and pro-prisoners organizations to work on ceasing the agony endured by the Palestinian administrative detainees, incarcerated in Israeli jails with neither charge nor trial, which stands in sharp contrast to all international laws and treaties.
Salem military court has unexpectedly sentenced on Tuesday the female prisoner Mona Ka’adan, 43, to 70 months in prison and imposed on her a fine of 30,000 shekels.
Ka’adan family told the PIC reporter that the court’s verdict ran contrary to the Israeli Attorney General’s promise that her confinement would not exceed 36 months.
Ka’adan was convicted of affiliation with the Islamic Jihad Movement and leading a women organization affiliated with the movement.
The court’s ruling was extremely unfair and out of expectations, the family said.
Ka’adan was arrested more than once most recently in 2012 from her home in Jenin’s town of Arraba. Both her brother and fiancé are currently held in Israeli jails.
She spent five years as a whole behind Israeli bars.
Ka’adan family told the PIC reporter that the court’s verdict ran contrary to the Israeli Attorney General’s promise that her confinement would not exceed 36 months.
Ka’adan was convicted of affiliation with the Islamic Jihad Movement and leading a women organization affiliated with the movement.
The court’s ruling was extremely unfair and out of expectations, the family said.
Ka’adan was arrested more than once most recently in 2012 from her home in Jenin’s town of Arraba. Both her brother and fiancé are currently held in Israeli jails.
She spent five years as a whole behind Israeli bars.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Tuesday evening, three young Palestinian men from Jabal al-Mokabber, in occupied East Jerusalem, after stopping and searching their car.
Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers stopped a car on the “Tunnel Roadblock,” south of Jerusalem, and searched it; the army alleged the car, transporting the three young Palestinian men, contained three explosive charges.
The sources added that the soldiers closed the roadblock for more than two hours after locating the explosives.
The army said the three Palestinians, identified as ‘Aziz Abu Sarhan, Murad Abu Sarhan and ‘Ali Obeydiyya, have been moved to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility, west of Jerusalem.
Also on Tuesday evening, soldiers invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and kidnapped a teenager, identified as Ahmad Sarhan Sabateen, 16 years of age, near the main entrance of the town.
Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers stopped a car on the “Tunnel Roadblock,” south of Jerusalem, and searched it; the army alleged the car, transporting the three young Palestinian men, contained three explosive charges.
The sources added that the soldiers closed the roadblock for more than two hours after locating the explosives.
The army said the three Palestinians, identified as ‘Aziz Abu Sarhan, Murad Abu Sarhan and ‘Ali Obeydiyya, have been moved to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility, west of Jerusalem.
Also on Tuesday evening, soldiers invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and kidnapped a teenager, identified as Ahmad Sarhan Sabateen, 16 years of age, near the main entrance of the town.
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