27 apr 2015
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man was shot and injured, on Monday evening, by Israeli soldiers in the al-‘Arqa village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. In addition, the Army kidnapped a child in Jerusalem.
Head of the Emergency Unit of the Red Crescent Society in Jenin Mahmoud Sa’di said the soldiers shot Mohammad Murad Yahia, 21 years of age, in an orchard near a section of the Annexation Wall that isolated the Palestinians from their lands.
He added that Yahia was moved to the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital, in Jenin, suffering a critical injury.
In addition, soldiers detained two brothers, identified as Ayman and Emad Mahmoud Saleh, while in their family’s land, isolated by the Annexation Wall.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian child in Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading it, and clashing with local youths.
The soldiers also fired rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs, causing a number of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Head of the Emergency Unit of the Red Crescent Society in Jenin Mahmoud Sa’di said the soldiers shot Mohammad Murad Yahia, 21 years of age, in an orchard near a section of the Annexation Wall that isolated the Palestinians from their lands.
He added that Yahia was moved to the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital, in Jenin, suffering a critical injury.
In addition, soldiers detained two brothers, identified as Ayman and Emad Mahmoud Saleh, while in their family’s land, isolated by the Annexation Wall.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian child in Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading it, and clashing with local youths.
The soldiers also fired rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs, causing a number of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, two young Palestinian men, and a child, in occupied East Jerusalem, and violently searched homes before attacking several family members, causing injuries.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers kidnapped a child identified as Mo’men Abu Hasheema, from Jerusalem’s Old City, after violently searching his family’s home.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Ali Ata, 18 years of age, after invading his home, also in the Old City, and Ahmad Wisam Oweisat, 21, in Jabal al-Mokabber.
Silwanic stated that the soldiers surrounded the homes before invading them, and kidnapped the three Palestinians.
Undercover soldiers of the Israeli military also assaulted several members of the ‘Oweisat family, before kidnapping Ahmad.
Silwanic said the soldiers clubbed and beat Oweisat’s 66 years of age grandmother, in addition to Dina Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 13, Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 18, and Mohammad Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 16, causing various cuts and bruises.
The soldiers violently searched the homes for more than 40 minutes, causing excessive damage, while many Palestinians, especially the children, suffered anxiety attacks.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also kidnapped three Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Nablus; the army said the three are members of the Hamas movement.
Also on Monday at dawn, the army kidnapped four Palestinians in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, while one Palestinian from the West Bank district of Bethlehem has been kidnapped in occupied Jerusalem.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers kidnapped a child identified as Mo’men Abu Hasheema, from Jerusalem’s Old City, after violently searching his family’s home.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Ali Ata, 18 years of age, after invading his home, also in the Old City, and Ahmad Wisam Oweisat, 21, in Jabal al-Mokabber.
Silwanic stated that the soldiers surrounded the homes before invading them, and kidnapped the three Palestinians.
Undercover soldiers of the Israeli military also assaulted several members of the ‘Oweisat family, before kidnapping Ahmad.
Silwanic said the soldiers clubbed and beat Oweisat’s 66 years of age grandmother, in addition to Dina Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 13, Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 18, and Mohammad Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 16, causing various cuts and bruises.
The soldiers violently searched the homes for more than 40 minutes, causing excessive damage, while many Palestinians, especially the children, suffered anxiety attacks.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also kidnapped three Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Nablus; the army said the three are members of the Hamas movement.
Also on Monday at dawn, the army kidnapped four Palestinians in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, while one Palestinian from the West Bank district of Bethlehem has been kidnapped in occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli Police Forces nabbed at dawn Monday four Jerusalemites including a woman in Jabal Mukaber town in occupied Jerusalem.
Jerusalemite sources affirmed that the Jerusalemite woman Iman Abu Snineh was detained near al-Aqsa Mosque’s Silsila Gate before being taken to Yahu police station in the Old City.
Iman’s arrest came few moments after a group of Israeli settlers stormed the Mosque’s plazas from the Magaribeh Gate since the morning hours under heavy Israeli police protection.
Three other Jerusalemites including a minor were arrested in Jabal Mukabar and the Old City at dawn today, the sources added.
Meanwhile, an Israeli large raid campaign was carried out at dawn Monday in Aida refugee camp to the north of Bethlehem.
Israeli forces violently broke into the martyr Ali Jaara’s home after blowing up its door. His brother Musa Jaara was detained during the raid.
A number of local homes were also stormed and violently searched during the raid including a liberated prisoner’s home.
Ten other Palestinian citizens were detained at dawn today throughout West Bank cities and towns. The detainees were transferred to Israeli investigation centers.
Along the same line, Israeli forces broke into three ex-detainees’ home in Jenin, threatening them with detention in case they continued their political activities.
Jerusalemite sources affirmed that the Jerusalemite woman Iman Abu Snineh was detained near al-Aqsa Mosque’s Silsila Gate before being taken to Yahu police station in the Old City.
Iman’s arrest came few moments after a group of Israeli settlers stormed the Mosque’s plazas from the Magaribeh Gate since the morning hours under heavy Israeli police protection.
Three other Jerusalemites including a minor were arrested in Jabal Mukabar and the Old City at dawn today, the sources added.
Meanwhile, an Israeli large raid campaign was carried out at dawn Monday in Aida refugee camp to the north of Bethlehem.
Israeli forces violently broke into the martyr Ali Jaara’s home after blowing up its door. His brother Musa Jaara was detained during the raid.
A number of local homes were also stormed and violently searched during the raid including a liberated prisoner’s home.
Ten other Palestinian citizens were detained at dawn today throughout West Bank cities and towns. The detainees were transferred to Israeli investigation centers.
Along the same line, Israeli forces broke into three ex-detainees’ home in Jenin, threatening them with detention in case they continued their political activities.
Muhjet Quds Institution for Martyrs and Prisoners identified Sunday the prisoner who carried out the stab operation in Negev prison as the Islamic Jihad Movement-affiliated prisoner Fares Sada.
The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) cut off electricity in Negev prison as a prelude to its Special Forces’ violent break-in into the wards, the institution reported.
During a night right, Israeli forces deliberately provoked Palestinian prisoners held in Negev prison, enraging the prisoner Fares Sada, 20, who, in response, attacked one of the soldiers with a sharp object.
The Israeli soldiers immediately intervened and violently attacked Fares before taking him to solitary confinement.
Muhjet Quds Institution held the IPS fully responsible over Fares’ life, considering the stab operation as a natural reaction to the Israeli punitive measures and provocative practices against Palestinian prisoners.
An Israeli policeman was injured on Sunday when he was attacked with a blunt object by a Palestinian prisoner, Israeli media reported.
The attack took place inside a prison facility in the Negev Desert southern Israel, Channel 7 said, noting that the Palestinian prisoner was a member of Islamic Jihad.
It added that the attack happened when the Israeli prison guard entered the cell of the Palestinian attacker.
The man, the channel said, has been serving a one-year prison term against the background of attacking Israeli soldiers.
Palestinian activists, meanwhile, said Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails would attack prison guards only when offended.
There are around 6,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails at present, according to Palestinian official figures.
The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) cut off electricity in Negev prison as a prelude to its Special Forces’ violent break-in into the wards, the institution reported.
During a night right, Israeli forces deliberately provoked Palestinian prisoners held in Negev prison, enraging the prisoner Fares Sada, 20, who, in response, attacked one of the soldiers with a sharp object.
The Israeli soldiers immediately intervened and violently attacked Fares before taking him to solitary confinement.
Muhjet Quds Institution held the IPS fully responsible over Fares’ life, considering the stab operation as a natural reaction to the Israeli punitive measures and provocative practices against Palestinian prisoners.
An Israeli policeman was injured on Sunday when he was attacked with a blunt object by a Palestinian prisoner, Israeli media reported.
The attack took place inside a prison facility in the Negev Desert southern Israel, Channel 7 said, noting that the Palestinian prisoner was a member of Islamic Jihad.
It added that the attack happened when the Israeli prison guard entered the cell of the Palestinian attacker.
The man, the channel said, has been serving a one-year prison term against the background of attacking Israeli soldiers.
Palestinian activists, meanwhile, said Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails would attack prison guards only when offended.
There are around 6,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails at present, according to Palestinian official figures.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Monday, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and one Palestinian in occupied Jerusalem. Clashes and home invasions have been reported in Jenin.
The soldiers kidnapped a resident, identified as Aman Tamim Hardan, 27, from Jenin city, after stopping him on a roadblock near Shavei Shomron illegal colony, near Jenin.
The soldiers also kidnapped Anas Abdul-Raouf ‘Abady, 23, from Toura village, while trying to cross the Barta’a roadblock.
A third Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Mahmoud Qabaha, 32, also from Toura, was kidnapped on the military roadblock, installed on the main entrance of Om ar-Reehan village, in Ya’bad, south of Jenin.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped Abed Bassam Abu Obeid, 20, after storming and searching his home in Jenin city.
Also in Jenin, soldiers invaded homes of three former political prisoners, searched the properties, and threatened to arrest them “should they continue their political activities.”
The three have been identified as Hamza, 43, his brother Anas Qa’qour, 28, and Mustafa al-Wazni.
Clashes took place between the soldiers and local youths, in Zayed Junction area, and Wad Ezzeddin, in Jenin; the soldiers fired concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets, no injuries were reported.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian worker, in occupied Jerusalem, allegedly for entering and working in the city without a permit.
The Kidnapped Palestinian has been identified as Nadim Adam Issa, 28 years of age, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
The Israeli army conducts daily invasions, and arrests, in different parts of the occupied territories.
Most of the abductions take place after the soldiers storm and ransack homes, while many arrests take place on roadblocks.
The soldiers kidnapped a resident, identified as Aman Tamim Hardan, 27, from Jenin city, after stopping him on a roadblock near Shavei Shomron illegal colony, near Jenin.
The soldiers also kidnapped Anas Abdul-Raouf ‘Abady, 23, from Toura village, while trying to cross the Barta’a roadblock.
A third Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Mahmoud Qabaha, 32, also from Toura, was kidnapped on the military roadblock, installed on the main entrance of Om ar-Reehan village, in Ya’bad, south of Jenin.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped Abed Bassam Abu Obeid, 20, after storming and searching his home in Jenin city.
Also in Jenin, soldiers invaded homes of three former political prisoners, searched the properties, and threatened to arrest them “should they continue their political activities.”
The three have been identified as Hamza, 43, his brother Anas Qa’qour, 28, and Mustafa al-Wazni.
Clashes took place between the soldiers and local youths, in Zayed Junction area, and Wad Ezzeddin, in Jenin; the soldiers fired concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets, no injuries were reported.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian worker, in occupied Jerusalem, allegedly for entering and working in the city without a permit.
The Kidnapped Palestinian has been identified as Nadim Adam Issa, 28 years of age, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
The Israeli army conducts daily invasions, and arrests, in different parts of the occupied territories.
Most of the abductions take place after the soldiers storm and ransack homes, while many arrests take place on roadblocks.
26 apr 2015
Jewish extremist groups stormed on Sunday the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque from the Magharebah gate under tight security measures by heavily armed Israeli police and Special Forces.
In press statements, one of the Mosque’s guards said 18 settlers provocatively stormed the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque and tried to tour its courtyards but the Muslim worshipers confronted them.
The Israeli policemen stationed at the various gates of the Mosque tightened the security measures against the Palestinian worshipers especially the Jerusalemites who enter the Mosque.
The repeated incursions of settlers into the Mosque amid Israeli police protection are seen as attempts to take control over the holy site.
A state of Israeli military alert prevailed in Occupied Jerusalem as Special Forces were deployed around the city to guard against any confrontations that may erupt especially in the wake of killing a Palestinian minor at one of Israeli checkpoints at dawn Saturday.
In a similar context, an Israeli court decided on Sunday to bar three Palestinian women from entering the Aqsa Mosque for 45 days.
Media sources revealed that the Israeli court imposed fines estimated at 500 shekels in addition to a third party bail estimated at 5000 shekels.
The Israeli policemen rounded up the three women on Thursday in the Aqsa Mosque. They were released in the evening on the condition to attend a trial on Sunday morning.
In press statements, one of the Mosque’s guards said 18 settlers provocatively stormed the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque and tried to tour its courtyards but the Muslim worshipers confronted them.
The Israeli policemen stationed at the various gates of the Mosque tightened the security measures against the Palestinian worshipers especially the Jerusalemites who enter the Mosque.
The repeated incursions of settlers into the Mosque amid Israeli police protection are seen as attempts to take control over the holy site.
A state of Israeli military alert prevailed in Occupied Jerusalem as Special Forces were deployed around the city to guard against any confrontations that may erupt especially in the wake of killing a Palestinian minor at one of Israeli checkpoints at dawn Saturday.
In a similar context, an Israeli court decided on Sunday to bar three Palestinian women from entering the Aqsa Mosque for 45 days.
Media sources revealed that the Israeli court imposed fines estimated at 500 shekels in addition to a third party bail estimated at 5000 shekels.
The Israeli policemen rounded up the three women on Thursday in the Aqsa Mosque. They were released in the evening on the condition to attend a trial on Sunday morning.
Extremist Jewish groups of settlers attacked at dawn Sunday the houses of Palestinians in al-Khalil city in the southern West Bank. Meanwhile, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Aroub refugee camp to the north of the city.
Local sources revealed that extremist settlers attacked houses in the Old City of al-Khalil and tried to assault its residents.
The settlers also assaulted a number of citizens in the city in the wake of stabbing an Israeli soldier by a Palestinian man, killed immediately by the IOF soldiers, near al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque on Saturday.
On the other hand, the Israeli forces raided the Aroub camp and handed summonses to a number of Palestinian youths.
Local sources said the IOF stormed the camp and soldiers broke into Palestinians’ homes for search purposes amid intimidation of its residents. They delivered summonses to a number of young men to be questioned at the Israeli intelligence headquarters.
The Israeli forces were heavily deployed at the entrances of the Aroub refugee camp during the storming operation, the sources added.
Local sources revealed that extremist settlers attacked houses in the Old City of al-Khalil and tried to assault its residents.
The settlers also assaulted a number of citizens in the city in the wake of stabbing an Israeli soldier by a Palestinian man, killed immediately by the IOF soldiers, near al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque on Saturday.
On the other hand, the Israeli forces raided the Aroub camp and handed summonses to a number of Palestinian youths.
Local sources said the IOF stormed the camp and soldiers broke into Palestinians’ homes for search purposes amid intimidation of its residents. They delivered summonses to a number of young men to be questioned at the Israeli intelligence headquarters.
The Israeli forces were heavily deployed at the entrances of the Aroub refugee camp during the storming operation, the sources added.
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A Palestinian suspected of ramming his car into a group of Israeli policeman in occupied East Jerusalem on Saturday night has been arrested by Israeli police, a police spokesman said Sunday.
The attack left four Israeli police officers injured, with three sustaining light injuries and one moderately hurt.Israeli news source Ynet named the suspect as 31-year-old Fadi Saleh from Shufat refugee camp, although Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld was unable to confirm the suspect's identity.
He told Ma'an that search operations had continued through Saturday night and that a Palestinian man was arrested Sunday morning.Rosenfeld said he was being questioned and was "the main suspect in the terrorist attack."
The alleged hit-and-run came after a day of clashes across occupied East Jerusalem that left dozens of Palestinians injured.Clashes were concentrated in the neighborhoods of al-Tur and al-Issawiya and erupted after Israeli police shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian from al-Tur who they allege ran towards them "wielding" a large knife.
Al-Tur called for a state of mourning on Saturday following Muhammad Abu Ghannam's death, and local schools and institutions closed for the day.A Palestinian Red Crescent official Dr. Amin Abu Ghazaleh said 26 Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets during clashes in al-Tur and that dozens more suffered excessive tear gas inhalation.
He also said that Israeli forces had targeted Red Crescent ambulance crews, leaving two Palestinian medics injured.Tensions have been running high in East Jerusalem ever since last summer when Jewish extremists kidnapped and murdered a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, Muhammad Abu Khdeir.
Saturday's alleged hit-and-run is the latest in a string of attacks by Palestinians on Israeli forces and civilians in the months since then.Less than a day after Abu Ghannam was shot dead in East Jerusalem, another Palestinian was killed on Saturday at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron when he stabbed an Israeli soldier. In the six months to the end of February, the UN reported that 10 Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks.
During the same period, 17 Palestinians across the West Bank and East Jerusalem were killed by Israeli forces and settlers, and hundreds more injured. The number is higher in Gaza, where the death toll from last summer's devastating Israeli offensive continued to rise months after the conflict ended as Palestinians succumbed to their wounds.
Car slams into officers in At-Tur neighborhood of East Jerusalem, where 20 Palestinians were wounded during clashes with police earlier on Saturday; ambulances attacked on way to evacuate victims.
Four police officers were hit by a car in Jerusalem near the Mount of Olives in a suspected terror attack on Saturday night. A suspect in the attack, 31-year-old Fadi Saleh from the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, was arrested Sunday morning.
Magen David Adom paramedics that arrived at the scene treated the four victims; three sustained light injuries and one was moderately hurt. Locals began clashing with police and rocks were thrown at the ambulances called to evacuate the wounded.
The attack came after a day of riots in the At-Tur neighborhood of East Jerusalem.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat drove to the scene of the attack, where his car came under attack by rock-throwers as well. One rock lightly damaged the vehicle; no one was hurt.
After the attack, riots erupted in several East Jerusalem neighborhoods including At-Tur, Silwan, and the Muslim Quarter.
Jerusalem Police said that a vehicle was driving from the direction of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives when it veered onto the sidewalk and hit the officers. "Officers fired towards the vehicle. In searches which occurred after the incident the vehicle was discovered. Searches continue for the terrorist."
Magen David Adom spokesperson Zaki Heller said paramedics treated four wounded, including a police officer in her twenties with moderate wounds to her lower limbs.
Earlier in the evening, a Palestinian terrorist attacked a Border Police officer, stabbing the Israeli in his head and chest with a knife near the Cave of the Patriarchs. The attacker rushed a combat unit, injuring one before the other soldiers fired at him.
Magen David Adom emergency personnel treated the soldier and he was evacuated to Sha'are Tzedek Medical Center in moderate condition; the terrorist succumbed to his wounds later in the evening.
Also on Saturday evening, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a bus driving on Route 443 towards Jerusalem, which caught fire. Local police said there were no injuries in the incident.
On Saturday afternoon, some 20 rioters were wounded in East Jerusalem clashes which erupted after the thwarted terror attack in Ma'ale Adumim the night before, in which the attacker was killed, according to the Red Crescent Society.
A police officer was wounded by a Palestinian rock-thrower during the clashes. He was evacuated in light condition to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center.
3 Israeli cops injured in alleged hit-and-run in Occupied Jerusalem
Three Israeli police officers were injured Saturday evening when struck by a car in Jerusalem’s al-Tur neighborhood.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samari said three police officers sustained injuries after a car ran over a group of Israeli cops in al-Tur.
A PIC correspondent quoted Jerusalemite sources as reporting that the Israeli soldiers captured the perpetrator of the alleged hit-and-run. The reasons for the attack have not, however, been immediately identified.
In a separate incident, a Kavim bus caught fire off highway 443 in what police attributed to a possible Molotov cocktail hitting the vehicle. The incident has caused serious gridlock on the highway.
Violent clashes flared up, meanwhile, between Palestinian protestors and the Israeli soldiers across Jerusalem city after Israeli authorities refused to return the body of the 16-year-old Palestinian youth Ali Ghannam, shot dead by Israeli soldiers earlier in the day.
Recent days have seen an uptick in Israeli police violence with officers targeting Palestinian unarmed protestors with randomly-shot waves of tear gas and rubber bullets.
Palestinians, meanwhile, decry frequent attacks by extremist Jewish settlers and police on their communities and holy sites in the occupied Palestinian territories.
A Palestinian suspected of ramming his car into a group of Israeli policeman in occupied East Jerusalem on Saturday night has been arrested by Israeli police, a police spokesman said Sunday.
The attack left four Israeli police officers injured, with three sustaining light injuries and one moderately hurt.Israeli news source Ynet named the suspect as 31-year-old Fadi Saleh from Shufat refugee camp, although Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld was unable to confirm the suspect's identity.
He told Ma'an that search operations had continued through Saturday night and that a Palestinian man was arrested Sunday morning.Rosenfeld said he was being questioned and was "the main suspect in the terrorist attack."
The alleged hit-and-run came after a day of clashes across occupied East Jerusalem that left dozens of Palestinians injured.Clashes were concentrated in the neighborhoods of al-Tur and al-Issawiya and erupted after Israeli police shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian from al-Tur who they allege ran towards them "wielding" a large knife.
Al-Tur called for a state of mourning on Saturday following Muhammad Abu Ghannam's death, and local schools and institutions closed for the day.A Palestinian Red Crescent official Dr. Amin Abu Ghazaleh said 26 Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets during clashes in al-Tur and that dozens more suffered excessive tear gas inhalation.
He also said that Israeli forces had targeted Red Crescent ambulance crews, leaving two Palestinian medics injured.Tensions have been running high in East Jerusalem ever since last summer when Jewish extremists kidnapped and murdered a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, Muhammad Abu Khdeir.
Saturday's alleged hit-and-run is the latest in a string of attacks by Palestinians on Israeli forces and civilians in the months since then.Less than a day after Abu Ghannam was shot dead in East Jerusalem, another Palestinian was killed on Saturday at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron when he stabbed an Israeli soldier. In the six months to the end of February, the UN reported that 10 Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks.
During the same period, 17 Palestinians across the West Bank and East Jerusalem were killed by Israeli forces and settlers, and hundreds more injured. The number is higher in Gaza, where the death toll from last summer's devastating Israeli offensive continued to rise months after the conflict ended as Palestinians succumbed to their wounds.
Car slams into officers in At-Tur neighborhood of East Jerusalem, where 20 Palestinians were wounded during clashes with police earlier on Saturday; ambulances attacked on way to evacuate victims.
Four police officers were hit by a car in Jerusalem near the Mount of Olives in a suspected terror attack on Saturday night. A suspect in the attack, 31-year-old Fadi Saleh from the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, was arrested Sunday morning.
Magen David Adom paramedics that arrived at the scene treated the four victims; three sustained light injuries and one was moderately hurt. Locals began clashing with police and rocks were thrown at the ambulances called to evacuate the wounded.
The attack came after a day of riots in the At-Tur neighborhood of East Jerusalem.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat drove to the scene of the attack, where his car came under attack by rock-throwers as well. One rock lightly damaged the vehicle; no one was hurt.
After the attack, riots erupted in several East Jerusalem neighborhoods including At-Tur, Silwan, and the Muslim Quarter.
Jerusalem Police said that a vehicle was driving from the direction of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives when it veered onto the sidewalk and hit the officers. "Officers fired towards the vehicle. In searches which occurred after the incident the vehicle was discovered. Searches continue for the terrorist."
Magen David Adom spokesperson Zaki Heller said paramedics treated four wounded, including a police officer in her twenties with moderate wounds to her lower limbs.
Earlier in the evening, a Palestinian terrorist attacked a Border Police officer, stabbing the Israeli in his head and chest with a knife near the Cave of the Patriarchs. The attacker rushed a combat unit, injuring one before the other soldiers fired at him.
Magen David Adom emergency personnel treated the soldier and he was evacuated to Sha'are Tzedek Medical Center in moderate condition; the terrorist succumbed to his wounds later in the evening.
Also on Saturday evening, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a bus driving on Route 443 towards Jerusalem, which caught fire. Local police said there were no injuries in the incident.
On Saturday afternoon, some 20 rioters were wounded in East Jerusalem clashes which erupted after the thwarted terror attack in Ma'ale Adumim the night before, in which the attacker was killed, according to the Red Crescent Society.
A police officer was wounded by a Palestinian rock-thrower during the clashes. He was evacuated in light condition to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center.
3 Israeli cops injured in alleged hit-and-run in Occupied Jerusalem
Three Israeli police officers were injured Saturday evening when struck by a car in Jerusalem’s al-Tur neighborhood.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samari said three police officers sustained injuries after a car ran over a group of Israeli cops in al-Tur.
A PIC correspondent quoted Jerusalemite sources as reporting that the Israeli soldiers captured the perpetrator of the alleged hit-and-run. The reasons for the attack have not, however, been immediately identified.
In a separate incident, a Kavim bus caught fire off highway 443 in what police attributed to a possible Molotov cocktail hitting the vehicle. The incident has caused serious gridlock on the highway.
Violent clashes flared up, meanwhile, between Palestinian protestors and the Israeli soldiers across Jerusalem city after Israeli authorities refused to return the body of the 16-year-old Palestinian youth Ali Ghannam, shot dead by Israeli soldiers earlier in the day.
Recent days have seen an uptick in Israeli police violence with officers targeting Palestinian unarmed protestors with randomly-shot waves of tear gas and rubber bullets.
Palestinians, meanwhile, decry frequent attacks by extremist Jewish settlers and police on their communities and holy sites in the occupied Palestinian territories.
25 apr 2015
The Palestinian liberated prisoner Faisel Sabana was subjected to an attempted murder at the hands of an Israeli doctor during his detention in Jalama detention center.
"On November 15, 2014, an Israeli nurse asked me unusually to take two pills of Coumadin medication as it was ordered by the clinic’s doctor," Sabana said.
"I used to take only a half of a pill as I suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease. They convinced me to take the two pills claiming that I suffer from diabetic which I did not have it before," he continued.
Since then, he started suffering from health complications as he became unable to wake up for himself. Doctors in Megiddo prison clinic told him to stop taking the Coumadin medication after it caused him serious health deterioration.
Few days later, Sabana was transferred to Afula hospital after his health situation dramatically worsened. He underwent medical tests while his right leg was tied to the iron bed, according to his testimony.
"While in Afula hospital, i was checked by two doctors and a nurse who told me that the doctor in Jalama clinic intended to kill me," he said.
Sabana, a leader in Hamas Movement, was arrested in October 2014 and sentenced to six months.
"On November 15, 2014, an Israeli nurse asked me unusually to take two pills of Coumadin medication as it was ordered by the clinic’s doctor," Sabana said.
"I used to take only a half of a pill as I suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease. They convinced me to take the two pills claiming that I suffer from diabetic which I did not have it before," he continued.
Since then, he started suffering from health complications as he became unable to wake up for himself. Doctors in Megiddo prison clinic told him to stop taking the Coumadin medication after it caused him serious health deterioration.
Few days later, Sabana was transferred to Afula hospital after his health situation dramatically worsened. He underwent medical tests while his right leg was tied to the iron bed, according to his testimony.
"While in Afula hospital, i was checked by two doctors and a nurse who told me that the doctor in Jalama clinic intended to kill me," he said.
Sabana, a leader in Hamas Movement, was arrested in October 2014 and sentenced to six months.
24 apr 2015
Scores of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, while many olive trees caught fire, after Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The soldiers attacked the nonviolent Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists as they marched from the center of the village, heading towards the Wall that isolates the villagers from their lands.
The protesters carried Palestinian flags and posters, and chanted against the ongoing Israeli violations targeting the Palestinian people and their lands.
The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs setting olive trees ablaze, mainly olive trees, belonging to residents Nasser Abu Rahma and Kayed Khalil Abu Rahma.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in said it is determined to continue the struggle until Israel ends its illegal occupation of Palestine.
In addition, the army kidnapped Mohammad Adib Abu Rahma, 19 years of age, while trying to travel to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage, for “participating in the weekly protests in Bil’in.” Abu Rahma was previously kidnapped, and imprisoned, twice.
Bil’in is a leading village in ongoing nonviolent Palestinian protest against Israel’s Annexation Wall and its illegal settlements, and is subject to frequent invasions, arrests and attacks by the Israeli army.
The soldiers attacked the nonviolent Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists as they marched from the center of the village, heading towards the Wall that isolates the villagers from their lands.
The protesters carried Palestinian flags and posters, and chanted against the ongoing Israeli violations targeting the Palestinian people and their lands.
The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs setting olive trees ablaze, mainly olive trees, belonging to residents Nasser Abu Rahma and Kayed Khalil Abu Rahma.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in said it is determined to continue the struggle until Israel ends its illegal occupation of Palestine.
In addition, the army kidnapped Mohammad Adib Abu Rahma, 19 years of age, while trying to travel to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage, for “participating in the weekly protests in Bil’in.” Abu Rahma was previously kidnapped, and imprisoned, twice.
Bil’in is a leading village in ongoing nonviolent Palestinian protest against Israel’s Annexation Wall and its illegal settlements, and is subject to frequent invasions, arrests and attacks by the Israeli army.
Human rights sources said that the Palestinian detainees held under "administrative detention" will carry out on Friday protest measures condemning their arbitrary arrest.
The Palestinian commission of detainees' and ex-detainees' affairs clarified in a press conference that the detainees decided to turn down the meals on the anniversary of the administrative detainees' hunger strike last year which lasted for 63 days.
According to the commission, this step came in protest against their arbitrary arrest without charge or trial.
The Israeli Occupation Authority continues to detain more than 500 Palestinians in administrative detention in its jails and the detention of most of them has been extended more than once.
The Palestinian commission of detainees' and ex-detainees' affairs clarified in a press conference that the detainees decided to turn down the meals on the anniversary of the administrative detainees' hunger strike last year which lasted for 63 days.
According to the commission, this step came in protest against their arbitrary arrest without charge or trial.
The Israeli Occupation Authority continues to detain more than 500 Palestinians in administrative detention in its jails and the detention of most of them has been extended more than once.
The Israeli occupation courts on Thursday extended the detention of 38 Palestinian detainees pending further investigation and procedures.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), the detainees’ court hearings are expected to be held sometime soon.
The Ofer court extended the remand of 16 Palestinian prisoners while the Jalama court extended the detention of eight more detainees.
The Israeli court in Petah Tikva extended the detention of seven prisoners; the Israeli courts in al-Masqoubia and Ashkelon investigation centers extended the remand of two Palestinians.
The Salem court also extended the detention of four Palestinian captives.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), the detainees’ court hearings are expected to be held sometime soon.
The Ofer court extended the remand of 16 Palestinian prisoners while the Jalama court extended the detention of eight more detainees.
The Israeli court in Petah Tikva extended the detention of seven prisoners; the Israeli courts in al-Masqoubia and Ashkelon investigation centers extended the remand of two Palestinians.
The Salem court also extended the detention of four Palestinian captives.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday morning, the town of Hizma, north of occupied East Jerusalem, kidnapped two Palestinians, and forced shut dozens of stores and shops.
The SAFA News Agency said several Israeli military vehicles invaded the town during early morning hours, and were largely deployed in Abu George Street, before forcing store owners to close their businesses.
The soldiers also kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Nasri and Hussein Fakhri, before taking them to an unknown destination.
It is worth mentioning that Hizma has been subject to frequent invasions over the past two weeks, while the soldiers repeatedly install roadblocks and isolate it from its surrounding Palestinian communities.
The SAFA News Agency said several Israeli military vehicles invaded the town during early morning hours, and were largely deployed in Abu George Street, before forcing store owners to close their businesses.
The soldiers also kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Nasri and Hussein Fakhri, before taking them to an unknown destination.
It is worth mentioning that Hizma has been subject to frequent invasions over the past two weeks, while the soldiers repeatedly install roadblocks and isolate it from its surrounding Palestinian communities.
Israeli sources have reported that the police found an Israeli man in the trunk of a Palestinian car, and that the man suffered several stab wounds; the police said the attack carries criminal motives.
The sources said that the car approached an Israeli roadblock in the at-Tour town, in occupied East Jerusalem, but the driver sped away when the police tried to stop him.
The Police chased the car, and called for backup, before the car rammed into a number of parked vehicles.
Israeli Ynet News said the police found two Palestinians, aged 19 and 20, in the car, before hearing the wounded Israeli man, age 60, calling for help from the car’s truck, and that the man was found stabbed and tied up.
The Israeli Police said the two person in the car have criminal records, and that one of them was just recently released from prison for armed robbery.
The Ynet said the initial police investigation indicated that the two Palestinians met the man in Tel Aviv, asked him for help, and attempted to rob him after he gave them a ride. They later subdued and stabbed him before placing him in the truck, the report claims.
The wounded man was moved to the Hadassah Ein Karem Israeli Hospital in Jerusalem suffering moderate wounds, while the two young Palestinians were moved to an interrogation center.
The sources said that the car approached an Israeli roadblock in the at-Tour town, in occupied East Jerusalem, but the driver sped away when the police tried to stop him.
The Police chased the car, and called for backup, before the car rammed into a number of parked vehicles.
Israeli Ynet News said the police found two Palestinians, aged 19 and 20, in the car, before hearing the wounded Israeli man, age 60, calling for help from the car’s truck, and that the man was found stabbed and tied up.
The Israeli Police said the two person in the car have criminal records, and that one of them was just recently released from prison for armed robbery.
The Ynet said the initial police investigation indicated that the two Palestinians met the man in Tel Aviv, asked him for help, and attempted to rob him after he gave them a ride. They later subdued and stabbed him before placing him in the truck, the report claims.
The wounded man was moved to the Hadassah Ein Karem Israeli Hospital in Jerusalem suffering moderate wounds, while the two young Palestinians were moved to an interrogation center.
The Israeli police nabbed Thursday evening eight Jerusalemites including a woman after breaking into a Palestinian building in Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
According to the PIC reporter, the Israeli police stormed the residential building in Jarrah neighborhood after closing all roads leading to it.
Five citizens including a woman were nabbed during the raid.
Three other citizens were detained in Tur village after Israeli police brutally broke into their homes.
According to the PIC reporter, the Israeli police stormed the residential building in Jarrah neighborhood after closing all roads leading to it.
Five citizens including a woman were nabbed during the raid.
Three other citizens were detained in Tur village after Israeli police brutally broke into their homes.
