22 apr 2019
The boy was evacuated to a Palestinian hospital where he said he was merely present at a funeral adjacent to the stone throwing at IDF forces; father: 'only a sicko shoots a blindfolded boy'
A hospitalized Palestinian teen said Monday he was shot in his thighs by Israeli soldiers after he tried fleeing while he was handcuffed and blindfolded during clashes near the town of Tekoa, south of Bethlehem, last Thursday.
The IDF said it was investigating the incident, which it said took place as Palestinian youths were throwing stones at Israeli soldiers.
A hospitalized Palestinian teen said Monday he was shot in his thighs by Israeli soldiers after he tried fleeing while he was handcuffed and blindfolded during clashes near the town of Tekoa, south of Bethlehem, last Thursday.
The IDF said it was investigating the incident, which it said took place as Palestinian youths were throwing stones at Israeli soldiers.
Osama Hajahjeh, 16, said he was trying to run from soldiers when he was shot. He said the incident began after a funeral for a school teacher in his village of Tekoa, who had been hit by a car driven by an Israeli while walking at a busy intersection.
Hajahjeh said school was let out early for students to attend the funeral. After the burial, he said he was tackled by a soldier who jumped out of an olive grove and forced him to the ground. He said his hands were cuffed and his eyes covered with a cloth blindfold.
After the arrest, he said he could hear Palestinian youths shouting at the soldiers, while soldiers yelled back in Arabic and Hebrew.
"I got confused" and stood up, he said. "Immediately, I was shot in my right leg. Then I tried to run, and I was shot in my left leg and fell on the ground," he said, speaking from his hospital bed in the West Bank town of Beit Jala south of Jerusalem. Doctors said he is in stable condition.
A photo captured by a local photographer shows soldiers appearing to pursue a fleeing Hajahjeh with his eyes covered and hands tied behind his back.
The shooting set off a chaotic scene. Soldiers and Palestinians shouted at each other as the teen lay on the ground. One soldier took off the teen's belt and used it as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
Amateur video shows a masked soldier screaming and pointing a pistol at a group of anguished Palestinians as the teen lies on the ground. Later, a soldier scuffles with residents as another soldier fires into the air. A soldier and two Palestinian men then carry away the teen to medical care. video
In a statement, the military said the teen had been arrested after participating in "massive stone throwing" at Israeli forces.
"The detainee was held at a nearby spot and began running away from the force. The soldiers chased him, during which they fired toward his lower abdomen," it said.
The statement did not say anything about him being blindfolded or cuffed, but said the military offered medical treatment after the shooting and was investigating the event.
Hajahjeh's father, Ali, said he was thankful a soldier gave his son medical care. But he said his son never should have been shot to begin with.
"Only a sick person would shoot a blindfolded boy," he said.
The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said the incident was the latest in a series of what it called unjustified shootings on Palestinian teens and young men. It says four Palestinians in their late teens or early twenties have been killed in the West Bank since early March.
The army has challenged the Palestinian witness accounts, but also frequently announces investigations into disputed cases.
B'Tselem has long criticized military investigations, saying they rarely result in punishments and alleging they're used to whitewash abuses by troops.
"Like the previous four cases we investigated, this is an example of Israel's reckless use of lethal fire, and the fact that the human lives of Palestinians count very little in the eyes of the army," said Roy Yellin, a spokesman for the group.
Hajahjeh said school was let out early for students to attend the funeral. After the burial, he said he was tackled by a soldier who jumped out of an olive grove and forced him to the ground. He said his hands were cuffed and his eyes covered with a cloth blindfold.
After the arrest, he said he could hear Palestinian youths shouting at the soldiers, while soldiers yelled back in Arabic and Hebrew.
"I got confused" and stood up, he said. "Immediately, I was shot in my right leg. Then I tried to run, and I was shot in my left leg and fell on the ground," he said, speaking from his hospital bed in the West Bank town of Beit Jala south of Jerusalem. Doctors said he is in stable condition.
A photo captured by a local photographer shows soldiers appearing to pursue a fleeing Hajahjeh with his eyes covered and hands tied behind his back.
The shooting set off a chaotic scene. Soldiers and Palestinians shouted at each other as the teen lay on the ground. One soldier took off the teen's belt and used it as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
Amateur video shows a masked soldier screaming and pointing a pistol at a group of anguished Palestinians as the teen lies on the ground. Later, a soldier scuffles with residents as another soldier fires into the air. A soldier and two Palestinian men then carry away the teen to medical care. video
In a statement, the military said the teen had been arrested after participating in "massive stone throwing" at Israeli forces.
"The detainee was held at a nearby spot and began running away from the force. The soldiers chased him, during which they fired toward his lower abdomen," it said.
The statement did not say anything about him being blindfolded or cuffed, but said the military offered medical treatment after the shooting and was investigating the event.
Hajahjeh's father, Ali, said he was thankful a soldier gave his son medical care. But he said his son never should have been shot to begin with.
"Only a sick person would shoot a blindfolded boy," he said.
The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said the incident was the latest in a series of what it called unjustified shootings on Palestinian teens and young men. It says four Palestinians in their late teens or early twenties have been killed in the West Bank since early March.
The army has challenged the Palestinian witness accounts, but also frequently announces investigations into disputed cases.
B'Tselem has long criticized military investigations, saying they rarely result in punishments and alleging they're used to whitewash abuses by troops.
"Like the previous four cases we investigated, this is an example of Israel's reckless use of lethal fire, and the fact that the human lives of Palestinians count very little in the eyes of the army," said Roy Yellin, a spokesman for the group.
The health condition of five Palestinian prisoners, held in administrative detention by Israeli authorities, are deteriorating and require effective procedures to save their lives, according to the Prisoners and Former Prisoners' Affairs Committee.
The committee confirmed in a statement, on Sunday, that Hussam Ruzzi, Muhammad Tabanja, Khaled Farraj, Hassan Eweiwi, and Odeh Haroub commenced an open hunger strike several days ago as a form of protest of their illegal detention by Israeli authorities, without charges or trial.
Deliberate medical negligence is a common punitive measure used against Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails. It is one of the commonly cited motivations for hunger strikers protesting the dismal and cruel conditions endured by detained Palestinians.
In 2016, the Palestinian Information Center said that an estimated 207 Palestinian prisoners had died in Israeli custody since 1967, 126 of whom as a result of medical negligence.
Rights groups have widely condemned Israel for a "deliberate policy of neglect" of Palestinian prisoners.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 497 are in administrative detention, and 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
In addition, a report by Israeli NGO B'Tselem, which was based on the Israeli Prison Service statistics, read that over the last year, 29 Palestinians were taken into administrative detention every month, on average, and 37 were released.
The report added that in the past decade, the number of detainees held by Israel in a single month never fell below 150.
Rights groups say that Israel's administrative detention policy has been used as an attempt to disrupt Palestinian political processes, particularly targeting Palestinian activists, journalists, and politicians.
The committee confirmed in a statement, on Sunday, that Hussam Ruzzi, Muhammad Tabanja, Khaled Farraj, Hassan Eweiwi, and Odeh Haroub commenced an open hunger strike several days ago as a form of protest of their illegal detention by Israeli authorities, without charges or trial.
Deliberate medical negligence is a common punitive measure used against Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails. It is one of the commonly cited motivations for hunger strikers protesting the dismal and cruel conditions endured by detained Palestinians.
In 2016, the Palestinian Information Center said that an estimated 207 Palestinian prisoners had died in Israeli custody since 1967, 126 of whom as a result of medical negligence.
Rights groups have widely condemned Israel for a "deliberate policy of neglect" of Palestinian prisoners.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 497 are in administrative detention, and 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
In addition, a report by Israeli NGO B'Tselem, which was based on the Israeli Prison Service statistics, read that over the last year, 29 Palestinians were taken into administrative detention every month, on average, and 37 were released.
The report added that in the past decade, the number of detainees held by Israel in a single month never fell below 150.
Rights groups say that Israel's administrative detention policy has been used as an attempt to disrupt Palestinian political processes, particularly targeting Palestinian activists, journalists, and politicians.
Israeli authorities issued 75 administrative detention orders against a number of Palestinian prisoners held in various Israeli prisons, during the month of April.
The Palestinian Prisoners and Former Prisoners' Affairs Committee said, on Monday, that some of the orders are renewed administrative detention orders, while others were orders issued for the first time against Palestinians.
The orders range from two to six renewable months of prison.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 497 are in administrative detention, and 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
A report by Israeli NGO B'Tselem, which was based on the Israeli Prison Service statistics, read that over the last year, 29 Palestinians were taken into administrative detention every month, on average, and 37 were released.
The report added that in the past decade, the number of detainees held by Israel in a single month never fell below 150.
Rights groups say that Israel's administrative detention policy has been used as an attempt to disrupt Palestinian political processes, particularly targeting Palestinian activists, journalists, and politicians.
The Palestinian Prisoners and Former Prisoners' Affairs Committee said, on Monday, that some of the orders are renewed administrative detention orders, while others were orders issued for the first time against Palestinians.
The orders range from two to six renewable months of prison.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 497 are in administrative detention, and 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
A report by Israeli NGO B'Tselem, which was based on the Israeli Prison Service statistics, read that over the last year, 29 Palestinians were taken into administrative detention every month, on average, and 37 were released.
The report added that in the past decade, the number of detainees held by Israel in a single month never fell below 150.
Rights groups say that Israel's administrative detention policy has been used as an attempt to disrupt Palestinian political processes, particularly targeting Palestinian activists, journalists, and politicians.
Israeli forces detained at least 10 Palestinians, including minors, across the occupied East Jerusalem, on predawn Monday.
According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained four Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem. They were identified as Anan Ahmad Rabeh, 18, Yazan Khaled Ayesh, 16, Feras Amer al-Jaadi, 28, and Muad Hassan Oweineh.
In the Shufat refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, two Palestinian minors were detained. They were identified as Malek Nasser Hushiye, 15, and Salah al-Sharqawi, 15.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Nouris Muhammad Abu Khateb, 18.
In the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, another Palestinian was detained. He was identified as Qassam Faysal Abu Siriyeh.
In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, PPS said a Palestinian was detained and identified as Mourad Fathi Mousa, 40.
In the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya, Israeli forces detained one Palestinian. He was identified as Abed al-Qader Diab.
PPS confirmed that prior to Diab’s detention, he and his family were physically assaulted by Israeli forces, in addition soldiers seized a large sum of money from his home.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
Army Abducts Six Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least six Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, and Anata town, in Jerusalem governorate, searched and ransacked several homes and abducted two children, identified as Saleh Sharqawi and Malek Nasr Houshiyya.
The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ town, and Beit Jala city, in the West Bank governorate of Bethlehem, searched homes and abducted Anan Ahmad Hameeda.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Abdul-Qader Thiab, and confiscated money from his home, in Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Morad Fathi Mousa, 40, from his home in Shoufa village, southeast of Tulkarem, in northern West Bank.
According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained four Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem. They were identified as Anan Ahmad Rabeh, 18, Yazan Khaled Ayesh, 16, Feras Amer al-Jaadi, 28, and Muad Hassan Oweineh.
In the Shufat refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, two Palestinian minors were detained. They were identified as Malek Nasser Hushiye, 15, and Salah al-Sharqawi, 15.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Nouris Muhammad Abu Khateb, 18.
In the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, another Palestinian was detained. He was identified as Qassam Faysal Abu Siriyeh.
In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, PPS said a Palestinian was detained and identified as Mourad Fathi Mousa, 40.
In the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya, Israeli forces detained one Palestinian. He was identified as Abed al-Qader Diab.
PPS confirmed that prior to Diab’s detention, he and his family were physically assaulted by Israeli forces, in addition soldiers seized a large sum of money from his home.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
Army Abducts Six Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least six Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, and Anata town, in Jerusalem governorate, searched and ransacked several homes and abducted two children, identified as Saleh Sharqawi and Malek Nasr Houshiyya.
The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ town, and Beit Jala city, in the West Bank governorate of Bethlehem, searched homes and abducted Anan Ahmad Hameeda.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Abdul-Qader Thiab, and confiscated money from his home, in Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Morad Fathi Mousa, 40, from his home in Shoufa village, southeast of Tulkarem, in northern West Bank.
The Israeli police on Sunday evening raided a Palestinian hotel in Occupied Jerusalem and shut down an event set to be held there.
Local sources said that the Israeli police stormed an event organized by al-Quds Holding Company and handed some of the audience interrogation orders.
Israel prevents the organization of Palestinian events in Occupied Jerusalem and considers them a challenge to its attempts to Judaize the city completely.
Local sources said that the Israeli police stormed an event organized by al-Quds Holding Company and handed some of the audience interrogation orders.
Israel prevents the organization of Palestinian events in Occupied Jerusalem and considers them a challenge to its attempts to Judaize the city completely.
The Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies reported that Israeli military courts have imposed fines, against Palestinian minor detainees, amount to 170.000 NIS during the first quarter of this year.
The spokesperson for the center, Reyad Al-Ashqar, said that Israeli courts impose heavy fines on most detained children , in addition to the actual prison terms.
He added that the fines constitute a heavy burden on the detainees’ families and an arbitrary punishment exercised, by the courts of occupation, against them, with the aim of terrorizing and preventing them from participating in resistance actions.
He explained that the total amount of fines that Ofra prison imposed against child detainees, during the first three months of this year, adds up to 170.000 NIS.
Al-Ashqar noted that this policy is a clear and political theft aimed at looting money from the families of the children, in order to pressure and blackmail them.
He pointed out, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that Israeli military courts impose heavy fines for trivial reasons.
Al-Ashqar called on human rights institutions to intervene, in protecting child detainees from Israeli violations.
The spokesperson for the center, Reyad Al-Ashqar, said that Israeli courts impose heavy fines on most detained children , in addition to the actual prison terms.
He added that the fines constitute a heavy burden on the detainees’ families and an arbitrary punishment exercised, by the courts of occupation, against them, with the aim of terrorizing and preventing them from participating in resistance actions.
He explained that the total amount of fines that Ofra prison imposed against child detainees, during the first three months of this year, adds up to 170.000 NIS.
Al-Ashqar noted that this policy is a clear and political theft aimed at looting money from the families of the children, in order to pressure and blackmail them.
He pointed out, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that Israeli military courts impose heavy fines for trivial reasons.
Al-Ashqar called on human rights institutions to intervene, in protecting child detainees from Israeli violations.
21 apr 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnapped several Palestinian citizens from their homes in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnapped five Palestinians during campaigns in Ramallah, al-Khalil and Jerusalem.
In Ramallah, the IOF kidnapped an ex-detainee called Othman Nakhla from his home in al-Jalazoun refugee camp.
Two others identified as Samed Ja’ara and Abdul-Qader at-Titi were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil.
An ex-detainee called Yehya Saleh was handed a summons for interrogation from the Shin during an IOF campaign in Yatta town, south of al-Khalil.
In Jerusalem, the IOF kidnapped a young man called Suleiman Askar from his house in Hizma town.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnapped five Palestinians during campaigns in Ramallah, al-Khalil and Jerusalem.
In Ramallah, the IOF kidnapped an ex-detainee called Othman Nakhla from his home in al-Jalazoun refugee camp.
Two others identified as Samed Ja’ara and Abdul-Qader at-Titi were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil.
An ex-detainee called Yehya Saleh was handed a summons for interrogation from the Shin during an IOF campaign in Yatta town, south of al-Khalil.
In Jerusalem, the IOF kidnapped a young man called Suleiman Askar from his house in Hizma town.
An Israeli court ruled, on Sunday, to release four Jerusalemites, under the condition of house arrest and banned them from entry to their homes in the Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan confirmed that Israeli authorities will release the four Jerusalemites under the condition of house arrest, being banned from their homes for seven consecutive days, and paying a financial bail of 1,000 shekels ($278) each.
The center identified the four Jerusalemites as Hamza Asila, Ibrahim Ghaith, Adi Ghaith, and Ahmad Ghaith, who were all detained within the past two weeks and were taken in for interrogation by Israeli police forces for an unknown reason.The center added that their detention was remanded several times.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan confirmed that Israeli authorities will release the four Jerusalemites under the condition of house arrest, being banned from their homes for seven consecutive days, and paying a financial bail of 1,000 shekels ($278) each.
The center identified the four Jerusalemites as Hamza Asila, Ibrahim Ghaith, Adi Ghaith, and Ahmad Ghaith, who were all detained within the past two weeks and were taken in for interrogation by Israeli police forces for an unknown reason.The center added that their detention was remanded several times.
The mother of Palestinian prisoner Khaled Farraj has appealed to international human rights groups and the Red Cross to intervene to know the fate of her son, who has been on hunger strike for about 25 days in protest at his administrative detention.
Mona Farraj, the prisoner’ mother, said that she did not know anything about the fate of her son after his health condition largely declined and Israeli jailers transferred him from the Negev prison to an unknown place.
She said that she thought her son was transferred to solitary confinement in the Negev jail, but two prisoners reported seeing him in poor health condition at the Ramla crossing, one of the prisoner transit points where inmates are detained before transferring them to courts, hospitals or other jails.
The prisoners, who were being taken from Ofer to the Negev jail when they saw Farraj, said that he was in very critical health condition, weak and unable to walk, and was vomiting continually.
Mona Farraj, the prisoner’ mother, said that she did not know anything about the fate of her son after his health condition largely declined and Israeli jailers transferred him from the Negev prison to an unknown place.
She said that she thought her son was transferred to solitary confinement in the Negev jail, but two prisoners reported seeing him in poor health condition at the Ramla crossing, one of the prisoner transit points where inmates are detained before transferring them to courts, hospitals or other jails.
The prisoners, who were being taken from Ofer to the Negev jail when they saw Farraj, said that he was in very critical health condition, weak and unable to walk, and was vomiting continually.
20 apr 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, Saturday, a young Palestinian man after stopping him at a military roadblock, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and took him to an unknown destination.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers installed a military roadblock at “Zeev” junction, and abducted Mohammad Ibrahim Jabarin, 19.
They added that the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron city, and closed the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, north of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and examined the ID cards of the passengers.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers installed a military roadblock at “Zeev” junction, and abducted Mohammad Ibrahim Jabarin, 19.
They added that the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron city, and closed the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, north of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and examined the ID cards of the passengers.
Palestinian prisoner Mhanna Zayoud entered his 15th year in Israeli prisons, on Friday.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces had detained Zayoud, from the Silat al-Harithiya village in the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin, in April 2004.
Zayoud was then sentenced to 25 years in prison for "resisting the occupation."
The Israeli Prison Services (IPS) had previously also banned Zayoud from receiving family visits several times.
Israeli authorities are still incarcerating more than 6,000 Palestinian and Arab prisoners for resisting its occupation of the occupied Palestinian territories.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces had detained Zayoud, from the Silat al-Harithiya village in the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin, in April 2004.
Zayoud was then sentenced to 25 years in prison for "resisting the occupation."
The Israeli Prison Services (IPS) had previously also banned Zayoud from receiving family visits several times.
Israeli authorities are still incarcerating more than 6,000 Palestinian and Arab prisoners for resisting its occupation of the occupied Palestinian territories.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
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Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian, on Saturday, claiming that he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers deployed at the Zaatara checkpoint south of the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus.
The Israeli army said, in a statement, that its forces were able to "foil" a stabbing attack, adding that the Palestinian suspect was "neutralized." video
No injuries were reported among Israelis.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces deployed at the checkpoint opened fire at a Palestinian who was passing by the checkpoint.
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian, on Saturday, claiming that he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers deployed at the Zaatara checkpoint south of the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus.
The Israeli army said, in a statement, that its forces were able to "foil" a stabbing attack, adding that the Palestinian suspect was "neutralized." video
No injuries were reported among Israelis.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces deployed at the checkpoint opened fire at a Palestinian who was passing by the checkpoint.
Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, Friday, a wedding dinner party in the al-‘Isawiya village, in occupied Jerusalem, and detained the groom and his uncle.
A video published by Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) on its Facebook page showed many officers invading the area and detaining the groom and his uncle.
Silwanic stated that the soldiers invaded the party because of Palestinian flags that were raised there, and demanded their immediate removal.
The soldiers then detained the groom and his uncle, and took them to a police station to sign an affidavit that all Palestinian flags will be removed, and no flags will be raised, or face imprisonment and high fines.
A video published by Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) on its Facebook page showed many officers invading the area and detaining the groom and his uncle.
Silwanic stated that the soldiers invaded the party because of Palestinian flags that were raised there, and demanded their immediate removal.
The soldiers then detained the groom and his uncle, and took them to a police station to sign an affidavit that all Palestinian flags will be removed, and no flags will be raised, or face imprisonment and high fines.
19 apr 2019
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly procession against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and injured six protesters, including two journalists and one resident with special needs, in addition to abducting a French Peace activist.
The procession this week marked the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, and the thirty-first anniversary of the assassination of senior Fateh Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad), who was killed by Israeli special forces in Tunisia.
Morad Eshteiwi, the coordinator of the Popular Resistance Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said a large military force invaded the town, and attacked the protesters with rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades. video
The soldiers injured six persons, including two photojournalists, identified as Nidal Eshteyya of the Chinese Xinhua News Agency, and Ayman Nubani of the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA), and a young man with special needs, who was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the face.
Eshteyya added that the soldiers assaulted a French peace activist before abducting him, and chased dozens of protesters into the town, while firing a barrage of live rounds. video
Among the persons who participated in the procession are Archimandrite Father Abdullah Yulio, a parish priest of the Melkite Greek Catholic church in Ramallah, in addition to the head of the Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Qadri Abu Bakr, Fateh Revolutionary Council member Abdul-Elah al-Ateera, the head of the Higher Follow-Up Committee of Detainees’ Affairs, Amin Shuman, in addition to many former political prisoners, leaders of Popular Resistance committees, along with many international and Israeli peace activists.
The procession this week marked the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, and the thirty-first anniversary of the assassination of senior Fateh Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad), who was killed by Israeli special forces in Tunisia.
Morad Eshteiwi, the coordinator of the Popular Resistance Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said a large military force invaded the town, and attacked the protesters with rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades. video
The soldiers injured six persons, including two photojournalists, identified as Nidal Eshteyya of the Chinese Xinhua News Agency, and Ayman Nubani of the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA), and a young man with special needs, who was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the face.
Eshteyya added that the soldiers assaulted a French peace activist before abducting him, and chased dozens of protesters into the town, while firing a barrage of live rounds. video
Among the persons who participated in the procession are Archimandrite Father Abdullah Yulio, a parish priest of the Melkite Greek Catholic church in Ramallah, in addition to the head of the Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Qadri Abu Bakr, Fateh Revolutionary Council member Abdul-Elah al-Ateera, the head of the Higher Follow-Up Committee of Detainees’ Affairs, Amin Shuman, in addition to many former political prisoners, leaders of Popular Resistance committees, along with many international and Israeli peace activists.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Friday kidnapped four Palestinian citizens from different West Bank areas.
Spokesman for the Israeli army affirmed that four Palestinians were arrested during raids on homes in the West Bank.
Local sources also said that the IOF raided several homes and kidnapped citizens in the West Bank.
The Israeli military and security forces launch overnight arrest campaigns on a daily basis in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Spokesman for the Israeli army affirmed that four Palestinians were arrested during raids on homes in the West Bank.
Local sources also said that the IOF raided several homes and kidnapped citizens in the West Bank.
The Israeli military and security forces launch overnight arrest campaigns on a daily basis in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
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Israeli forces demolished the house of Palestinian prisoner Arafat Irfaiya, 19, in the Wadi al-Harya in southern Hebron of the southern occupied West Bank, on predawn Friday.
Spokesperson of the Israeli army said that its forces demolished two apartments in Hebron, belonging to Irfaiya’s family, who is accused of killing an Israeli settler in Jerusalem two months ago. Israeli forces had escorted bulldozers and military vehicles surrounding Irfaiya’s house since late Thursday night. A Ma’an reporter said that clashes erupted between local youths and Israeli forces afterwards, during which Israeli soldiers fired tear-gas bombs and stun grenades. No injuries were reported. |
An Israeli court had previously rejected the family’s appeal against the demolition.
Israel always demolishes family homes of Palestinians, who were involved in attacking Israelis as part of its collective punishment policy against the Palestinian people.
Israel has come under harsh condemnation over the past several years for its response to attacks committed by Palestinians on Israelis, which rights groups have said amounted to "collective punishment" on family members and entire communities in a clear violation of international law.
Israel always demolishes family homes of Palestinians, who were involved in attacking Israelis as part of its collective punishment policy against the Palestinian people.
Israel has come under harsh condemnation over the past several years for its response to attacks committed by Palestinians on Israelis, which rights groups have said amounted to "collective punishment" on family members and entire communities in a clear violation of international law.
