17 aug 2014
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday stormed Jalama and Arraba villages, north of Jenin, and clashed with young men. Local sources said IOF soldiers were deployed on the street between the villages of Arraba and Jalama, north of Jenin, and established a roadblock there.
The sources added that the troops at the roadblock interrogated 27-year-old Hisham Jarrar after intercepting his car, and handed him a summons for interrogation from the intelligence in Salem military post.
Afterwards, violent clashes broke out near the barrier when a group of angry young men from the villages hurled stones at the invading troops, who responded by firing tear gas grenades and rubber bullets.
In another incident, scores of Israeli soldiers raided Husan village, west of Bethlehem, after a Jewish settler was attacked with a Molotov cocktail as he was driving his car into the village.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that the IOF stormed the village after midnight and ransacked a house belonging to Hamamrah family, claiming that they were looking for a video recording from the surveillance cameras of a commercial store that could lead to the one who threw the Molotov cocktail at the settler.
The Israeli media had said on Saturday that a settler was seriously injured when a Palestinian young man threw a Molotov cocktail directly into his car and burned it entirely.
The head of Beitar settlement near the village issued a verdict ordering all settlers to never enter the village and warning of a severe penalty for those who disobey the orders.
Prior to Israel's war on Gaza, Husan village was one of the most important marketplace for Beitar settlers who used to buy their needs from the village at cheap prices, but now most of them refrained from entering it for fear of reprisal.
The sources added that the troops at the roadblock interrogated 27-year-old Hisham Jarrar after intercepting his car, and handed him a summons for interrogation from the intelligence in Salem military post.
Afterwards, violent clashes broke out near the barrier when a group of angry young men from the villages hurled stones at the invading troops, who responded by firing tear gas grenades and rubber bullets.
In another incident, scores of Israeli soldiers raided Husan village, west of Bethlehem, after a Jewish settler was attacked with a Molotov cocktail as he was driving his car into the village.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that the IOF stormed the village after midnight and ransacked a house belonging to Hamamrah family, claiming that they were looking for a video recording from the surveillance cameras of a commercial store that could lead to the one who threw the Molotov cocktail at the settler.
The Israeli media had said on Saturday that a settler was seriously injured when a Palestinian young man threw a Molotov cocktail directly into his car and burned it entirely.
The head of Beitar settlement near the village issued a verdict ordering all settlers to never enter the village and warning of a severe penalty for those who disobey the orders.
Prior to Israel's war on Gaza, Husan village was one of the most important marketplace for Beitar settlers who used to buy their needs from the village at cheap prices, but now most of them refrained from entering it for fear of reprisal.
Prisoners in Megiddo jail appealed to the Red Cross to urgently provide them with clothing or pressure their jailers to allow their families to send them clothes. The prisoners explained, in a letter published on Sunday by Al-Ahrar center for human rights, that they are not allowed to see their families in order to get some clothes from them and already have no spare change of clothes to wear, except the ones which have been on them since their detention.
They added that whenever they have to wash the only clothes they are wearing, they wait for them to dry before using them once again.
Al-Ahrar center said that the vast majority of Megiddo prisoners who have no extra clothes were detained in the recent Israeli campaign in the West Bank, which led to the detention of more than 1,300 Palestinians since mid-June.
Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh noted that the Red Cross used to provide the prisoners with their clothing needs, especially underwear, but it stopped to do so lately.
Khafsh said that the Megiddo prisoners, in particular, suggested that the Red Cross could take clothes from their families and bring them to their jail in order to solve their clothing problem.
They added that whenever they have to wash the only clothes they are wearing, they wait for them to dry before using them once again.
Al-Ahrar center said that the vast majority of Megiddo prisoners who have no extra clothes were detained in the recent Israeli campaign in the West Bank, which led to the detention of more than 1,300 Palestinians since mid-June.
Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh noted that the Red Cross used to provide the prisoners with their clothing needs, especially underwear, but it stopped to do so lately.
Khafsh said that the Megiddo prisoners, in particular, suggested that the Red Cross could take clothes from their families and bring them to their jail in order to solve their clothing problem.
Israeli soldiers routinely assault Palestinian prisoners in the detention center Gush Etzion, north Al-Khalil, the Palestinian Prisoners society said on Sunday. The prisoners told the PPS lawyer that they were beaten with rifle butts and kicked by soldiers when they were in Etzion.
The PPS said that Amjad and Mahmoud Abu Maria, from Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil city, were among the prisoners and told the lawyer of the incident that usually recur in that notorious detention center.
They reported that their incarceration conditions were increasingly difficult in light of the overcrowding, in addition to the daily abuse, malnutrition and racist practices of the occupation forces. The soldiers transferred detainees from Gush Etzion barefooted to the courts in prison of Ofer, west of Ramallah, they added. The prisoners are detained in iron cells in very high temperature and without ventilation, the center added.
The PPS said that Amjad and Mahmoud Abu Maria, from Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil city, were among the prisoners and told the lawyer of the incident that usually recur in that notorious detention center.
They reported that their incarceration conditions were increasingly difficult in light of the overcrowding, in addition to the daily abuse, malnutrition and racist practices of the occupation forces. The soldiers transferred detainees from Gush Etzion barefooted to the courts in prison of Ofer, west of Ramallah, they added. The prisoners are detained in iron cells in very high temperature and without ventilation, the center added.
Sabha Abu Srour with three veteran prisoners freed in 2013.
Sabha Abu Srour, the mother of veteran Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Abu Srour, died Saturday at 80 before she was able to see her son return to his home in Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem, a Ma'an reporter said.
Abu Srour was buried Saturday afternoon at the cemetery near Rachel's Tomb. Her husband had died a few years earlier.
Mahmoud Abu Srour was detained by Israeli troops 24 years ago.
He is one of 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners, jailed before Oslo agreement of 1993, who remain in Israeli custody. It was agreed that Israel would release them as the fourth and final group of 104 pre-Oslo prisoners in a gesture to the Palestinian Authority in return for resuming peace talks.
However, negotiations failed to reach any agreement after nine months when Israel refused to release the fourth group of veteran prisoners and the PLO acceded to various international organizations and treaties.
Sabha Abu Srour, the mother of veteran Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Abu Srour, died Saturday at 80 before she was able to see her son return to his home in Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem, a Ma'an reporter said.
Abu Srour was buried Saturday afternoon at the cemetery near Rachel's Tomb. Her husband had died a few years earlier.
Mahmoud Abu Srour was detained by Israeli troops 24 years ago.
He is one of 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners, jailed before Oslo agreement of 1993, who remain in Israeli custody. It was agreed that Israel would release them as the fourth and final group of 104 pre-Oslo prisoners in a gesture to the Palestinian Authority in return for resuming peace talks.
However, negotiations failed to reach any agreement after nine months when Israel refused to release the fourth group of veteran prisoners and the PLO acceded to various international organizations and treaties.
16 aug 2014
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian teenager after multiple predawn raids on private homes in the northern West Bank village of Salem east of Nablus.
According to Palestinian security sources, several Israeli military vehicles stormed the village after midnight and launched a house-to-house inspection campaign before they handcuffed 17-year-old Ayman Jihad Hamdan and took him in a military jeep to unknown destination.
The sources said that Hamdan was a supporter of the Fatah movement, one of the main political parties in the West Bank.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that during a "routine check in the area" a man was found with a "handgun on him" and was detained and sent to a police station.
At least 6,500 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prison, including around 449 without charge or trial.
Soldiers Invade Hebron, Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday, at dawn, several Palestinian neighborhoods in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, as well as northern Nablus, and kidnapped one Palestinian east of the city.
Local sources in Hebron said that dozens of soldiers invaded the city, and drove into various neighborhoods, mainly the Salam Street, Abu Kteila neighborhood and the Zietoun suburb.
The sources added that the army threw several concussion grenades during the invasion; no clashes or arrests were reported.
In related news, soldiers invaded Salem village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched several homes and kidnapped a Palestinian teenager identified as Ayman Jihad Hamdan, age 17.
The soldiers also searched and ransacked several homes in the village.
According to Palestinian security sources, several Israeli military vehicles stormed the village after midnight and launched a house-to-house inspection campaign before they handcuffed 17-year-old Ayman Jihad Hamdan and took him in a military jeep to unknown destination.
The sources said that Hamdan was a supporter of the Fatah movement, one of the main political parties in the West Bank.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that during a "routine check in the area" a man was found with a "handgun on him" and was detained and sent to a police station.
At least 6,500 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prison, including around 449 without charge or trial.
Soldiers Invade Hebron, Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday, at dawn, several Palestinian neighborhoods in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, as well as northern Nablus, and kidnapped one Palestinian east of the city.
Local sources in Hebron said that dozens of soldiers invaded the city, and drove into various neighborhoods, mainly the Salam Street, Abu Kteila neighborhood and the Zietoun suburb.
The sources added that the army threw several concussion grenades during the invasion; no clashes or arrests were reported.
In related news, soldiers invaded Salem village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched several homes and kidnapped a Palestinian teenager identified as Ayman Jihad Hamdan, age 17.
The soldiers also searched and ransacked several homes in the village.
Israeli authorities on Friday night released three Palestinian men captured by Israeli forces during the ground invasion of Gaza, the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoner Affairs said.
The release of the three comes amid Palestinian concern and Israeli silence over the fate of at least 250 individuals Palestinian groups allege were captured by Israeli forces during the assault.
Director of statistics at the Ministry of Prisoner Affairs Abd al-Nasser Farawana named the three released men as Ahmad Muhammad Hmeidan Abu Lihya from Khan Younis, Abd al-Qadir Freih Salim Shalouf from Rafah, and Nafith Hussein Muhammad Shalouf, also from Rafah.
Two of the men appear in a list of 26 people given by Israeli authorities to the Palestinian prisoner ministry last week that they said were the names of those detained during the fighting.
Israeli authorities at the time said that those who had been captured in Gaza had been transferred out of the coastal territory and were being held in Ashkelon prison, just north of Gaza inside Israel.
The third individual released on Friday night, however, does not appear on the list, re-igniting concerns that Israeli authorities have not been forthcoming about hundreds of Gazan men being secretly held inside Israel.
An Israeli military spokeswoman told Ma'an last week that 159 Palestinians had been detained during the assault, who she said were "actively doing terrorist attacks," presumably meaning that they were engaging in fighting against invading Israeli forces.
Addameer prisoner rights group has estimated that at least 250 Palestinians were taken during the Israeli invasion, saying that around 150 were detained on July 24 alone.
Minister of Prisoner Affairs Shawqi al-Ayasa said in a statement on Aug. 6 that Israel had failed to give the ministry crucial information including ID numbers, locations, and conditions, expressing "growing fears that some of the prisoners have been executed."
A lawyer for Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights told Ma'an on Monday that at least 15 Palestinians had been held under the Unlawful Combatants Law, an Israeli law that allows the detention without trial of Gazans for an unlimited period time with almost no legal recourse.
The law is similar to the administrative detention policies used in the West Bank, under which nearly 450 Palestinians are currently being held indefinitely without charge or trial.
Under international law, it is illegal for an occupying power to transfer detainees outside of the occupied territory.
Israel, however, insists that Gaza is not occupied -- despite its control over Gaza's land, sea, and air -- but also refuses to treat captured Palestinians as prisoners of war, which would entitle them to specific humanitarian and legal rights under the Geneva Conventions.
A total of 6,500 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prisons, 1,500 of whom were detained in just the last two months.
During the Israeli assault on Gaza, Hamas said they captured one Israeli soldier, Oron Shaul. After initial denials, Israel said the soldier was killed in Gaza but his body was never recovered, suggesting that Hamas kept the body for potential use in a later prisoner exchange.
Israel later accused Palestinian groups of trying to capture one of their soldiers near Rafah on Aug. 1, a charge Palestinian militant groups denied. Israel bombarded Rafah for two days afterwards, killing more than 100 Palestinians.
The release of the three comes amid Palestinian concern and Israeli silence over the fate of at least 250 individuals Palestinian groups allege were captured by Israeli forces during the assault.
Director of statistics at the Ministry of Prisoner Affairs Abd al-Nasser Farawana named the three released men as Ahmad Muhammad Hmeidan Abu Lihya from Khan Younis, Abd al-Qadir Freih Salim Shalouf from Rafah, and Nafith Hussein Muhammad Shalouf, also from Rafah.
Two of the men appear in a list of 26 people given by Israeli authorities to the Palestinian prisoner ministry last week that they said were the names of those detained during the fighting.
Israeli authorities at the time said that those who had been captured in Gaza had been transferred out of the coastal territory and were being held in Ashkelon prison, just north of Gaza inside Israel.
The third individual released on Friday night, however, does not appear on the list, re-igniting concerns that Israeli authorities have not been forthcoming about hundreds of Gazan men being secretly held inside Israel.
An Israeli military spokeswoman told Ma'an last week that 159 Palestinians had been detained during the assault, who she said were "actively doing terrorist attacks," presumably meaning that they were engaging in fighting against invading Israeli forces.
Addameer prisoner rights group has estimated that at least 250 Palestinians were taken during the Israeli invasion, saying that around 150 were detained on July 24 alone.
Minister of Prisoner Affairs Shawqi al-Ayasa said in a statement on Aug. 6 that Israel had failed to give the ministry crucial information including ID numbers, locations, and conditions, expressing "growing fears that some of the prisoners have been executed."
A lawyer for Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights told Ma'an on Monday that at least 15 Palestinians had been held under the Unlawful Combatants Law, an Israeli law that allows the detention without trial of Gazans for an unlimited period time with almost no legal recourse.
The law is similar to the administrative detention policies used in the West Bank, under which nearly 450 Palestinians are currently being held indefinitely without charge or trial.
Under international law, it is illegal for an occupying power to transfer detainees outside of the occupied territory.
Israel, however, insists that Gaza is not occupied -- despite its control over Gaza's land, sea, and air -- but also refuses to treat captured Palestinians as prisoners of war, which would entitle them to specific humanitarian and legal rights under the Geneva Conventions.
A total of 6,500 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prisons, 1,500 of whom were detained in just the last two months.
During the Israeli assault on Gaza, Hamas said they captured one Israeli soldier, Oron Shaul. After initial denials, Israel said the soldier was killed in Gaza but his body was never recovered, suggesting that Hamas kept the body for potential use in a later prisoner exchange.
Israel later accused Palestinian groups of trying to capture one of their soldiers near Rafah on Aug. 1, a charge Palestinian militant groups denied. Israel bombarded Rafah for two days afterwards, killing more than 100 Palestinians.
On July 18, 30-year-old Muath Dureidi crossed the Allenby Bridge into the West Bank, excited to take a job in his native Palestine after receiving word that a local company had accepted his application.
His excitement turned to horror, however, after Israeli forces detained him and kept him isolated from the outside world for the next 28 days.
By the end of his ordeal, Dureidi had suffered a complete mental breakdown, and today sits completely mute in the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus.
It was not supposed to turn out this way for Dureidi, a native of the Tulkarem-area village of Beit Lid in the northern West Bank.
His father Nasr told Ma'an that before his arrest, Muath had traveled to the United Arab Emirates in his quest for a job, completing in-person interviews with a number of companies in the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
Shortly after arriving in the UAE, however, Muath received word from a West Bank company he had previously applied to that he had been accepted.
He subsequently flew back to Jordan in order to return to his homeland, since Palestinians are forbidden by Israel from using the more direct route through Ben Gurion Airport.
After disembarking at the airport near the Jordanian capital Amman and making his way to the Allenby Bridge over the Jordan River, his father said Muath made a short call home in which he said Israeli intelligence services had detained him.
Two days later, the family was officially notified that Muath was being held at al-Jalama interrogation center near Jenin, and intelligence services repeatedly extended his detention for unclear reasons.
Over the course of the 28 days he was held in captivity, neither family members nor lawyers were allowed to visit him.
By the time he was released -- on a bail of 3,000 shekels -- he had suffered a nervous breakdown and had gone completely mute, much to his family's horror.
Palestinians are routinely denied exit from the Allenby Bridge to travel abroad by Israel, and reasons are rarely given.
Dureidi's case, however, is less common, as he was returning to the West Bank and was kept for nearly a month for unclear reasons, despite having been allowed to leave without any issue just days before.
Although the Allenby Bridge is technically operated jointly by Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, Israel maintains complete control over all movement in and out of the West Bank, which has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967.
His excitement turned to horror, however, after Israeli forces detained him and kept him isolated from the outside world for the next 28 days.
By the end of his ordeal, Dureidi had suffered a complete mental breakdown, and today sits completely mute in the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus.
It was not supposed to turn out this way for Dureidi, a native of the Tulkarem-area village of Beit Lid in the northern West Bank.
His father Nasr told Ma'an that before his arrest, Muath had traveled to the United Arab Emirates in his quest for a job, completing in-person interviews with a number of companies in the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
Shortly after arriving in the UAE, however, Muath received word from a West Bank company he had previously applied to that he had been accepted.
He subsequently flew back to Jordan in order to return to his homeland, since Palestinians are forbidden by Israel from using the more direct route through Ben Gurion Airport.
After disembarking at the airport near the Jordanian capital Amman and making his way to the Allenby Bridge over the Jordan River, his father said Muath made a short call home in which he said Israeli intelligence services had detained him.
Two days later, the family was officially notified that Muath was being held at al-Jalama interrogation center near Jenin, and intelligence services repeatedly extended his detention for unclear reasons.
Over the course of the 28 days he was held in captivity, neither family members nor lawyers were allowed to visit him.
By the time he was released -- on a bail of 3,000 shekels -- he had suffered a nervous breakdown and had gone completely mute, much to his family's horror.
Palestinians are routinely denied exit from the Allenby Bridge to travel abroad by Israel, and reasons are rarely given.
Dureidi's case, however, is less common, as he was returning to the West Bank and was kept for nearly a month for unclear reasons, despite having been allowed to leave without any issue just days before.
Although the Allenby Bridge is technically operated jointly by Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, Israel maintains complete control over all movement in and out of the West Bank, which has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967.
15 aug 2014
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Friday decided to release 46 Jerusalemites including three minors on bail. The Palestinian prisoner society said that the detainees are expected to be released from Ashkelon, Maskubiya and Ofek jails.
Since the murder of teenager Mohamed Abu Khudair, the Israeli police have arrested more than 600 Palestinians, mostly young men and minors, in occupied Jerusalem. Most of them were detained for allegedly taking part in angry rallies protesting his death.
Meanwhile, violent clashes erupted on Thursday throughout occupied Jerusalem, local sources reported.
The clashes broke out in Tur neighborhood after armed Jewish settlers opened fire at Palestinian citizens in the area under police protection.
Similar clashes broke out in Shuafat refugee camp where Israeli forces heavily and randomly fired tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinian homes and dozens of youths.
Since the murder of teenager Mohamed Abu Khudair, the Israeli police have arrested more than 600 Palestinians, mostly young men and minors, in occupied Jerusalem. Most of them were detained for allegedly taking part in angry rallies protesting his death.
Meanwhile, violent clashes erupted on Thursday throughout occupied Jerusalem, local sources reported.
The clashes broke out in Tur neighborhood after armed Jewish settlers opened fire at Palestinian citizens in the area under police protection.
Similar clashes broke out in Shuafat refugee camp where Israeli forces heavily and randomly fired tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinian homes and dozens of youths.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) extended the administrative detention of at least 18 Palestinian detainees, including two lawmakers and one journalist. Al-Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies said in a statement on Friday that the IOA extended the detention of Palestinian lawmakers Khaled Said and Ayman Daraghmeh.
The IOA issued other extension orders against 15 more administrative prisoners.
The Ofer military court renewed the administrative detention of Palestinian journalist Mohamed Anwar Mouna, from Nablus, for the third time in a row, Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies reported Thursday.
Mouna has been held in custody since August 7, 2013 after Israeli troops raided and ransacked his family home.
At least 14 Palestinian journalists, working for local and international news agencies, are still locked up behind Israeli bars.
The IOA issued other extension orders against 15 more administrative prisoners.
The Ofer military court renewed the administrative detention of Palestinian journalist Mohamed Anwar Mouna, from Nablus, for the third time in a row, Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies reported Thursday.
Mouna has been held in custody since August 7, 2013 after Israeli troops raided and ransacked his family home.
At least 14 Palestinian journalists, working for local and international news agencies, are still locked up behind Israeli bars.
A flock of extremist Jewish settlers on Friday morning paid a provocative visit to Khirbet Kerkafa in Akraba town, east of Nablus.
According to Palestinian student Muhammad Diriya, the settler gangs broke into the area pretending they were a tourist group visiting historical sites.
Dozens of Palestinians farmers and sheep herders spread throughout the area in anticipation of any sabotage attacks to be carried out by the settlers as they had done several times before.
In an another incident Thursday evening, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) maltreated Palestinian civilians and detained others at a military checkpoint on the road between Jenin and Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said the Israeli occupation troops at Shavei Shamron checkpoint were seen stopping Palestinian vehicles and interrogating passengers and citizens at the roadside.
According to Palestinian student Muhammad Diriya, the settler gangs broke into the area pretending they were a tourist group visiting historical sites.
Dozens of Palestinians farmers and sheep herders spread throughout the area in anticipation of any sabotage attacks to be carried out by the settlers as they had done several times before.
In an another incident Thursday evening, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) maltreated Palestinian civilians and detained others at a military checkpoint on the road between Jenin and Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said the Israeli occupation troops at Shavei Shamron checkpoint were seen stopping Palestinian vehicles and interrogating passengers and citizens at the roadside.
Seven Palestinian citizens were kidnapped on Friday and Thursday by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in different areas of the occupied West Bank at the pretext of their affiliation with the Hamas Movement. The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up six Palestinians during raids in Palestinian villages and neighborhoods in the Occupied West Bank in the early morning hours on Friday. The detainees were identified as being Hamas affiliates.
One of the captives sustained severe wounds after he was shot with live ammunition by the IOF, claiming that he attempted to run away.
In an earlier incident Thursday evening, an Israeli special occupation force re-apprehended ex-prisoner Arafa Abu Surur,24, from the Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, after shooting him in his foot outside his house.
Consequently, violent clashes broke out with the invading troops, leading to injuries among dozens of angry young men and triggering fire in a nearby cultivated field.
One of the captives sustained severe wounds after he was shot with live ammunition by the IOF, claiming that he attempted to run away.
In an earlier incident Thursday evening, an Israeli special occupation force re-apprehended ex-prisoner Arafa Abu Surur,24, from the Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, after shooting him in his foot outside his house.
Consequently, violent clashes broke out with the invading troops, leading to injuries among dozens of angry young men and triggering fire in a nearby cultivated field.
Iyad Hamad
Several demonstrations have taken place all across the West Bank and in Jerusalem, on Thursday, in support of Palestinian resistance and in solidarity with the Gaza Strip. An AP cameraman was among dozens arrested.
In Hebron, a march began just following Friday Prayers, upon which protesters clashed with the Israeli forces just shortly after, according to the Palestinian News Network (PNN). At least 24 Palestinians have been injured by the Israeli army -- 10 by live ammunition.
Confrontations were apparently still ongoing in Bab al-Zawyah, in the center of Hebron, at the time of the PNN's report.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets towards the cameraman of al-Mayadeen TV channel. They also arrested a cameraman from Associated Press named Iyad Hamad. Eyewitnesses report that Hamad was assaulted and subsequently abducted from Shuhada Street while covering the march.
In Bethlehem clashes were also reported to be ongoing, during which over 20 Palestinians were injured this afternoon.
In the Aida refugee camp, to the north of Bethlehem, the Israeli army raided the are firing tear gas canisters and rubber-coated bullets at the protesters.
Local sources reported that the Israeli army was preparing to spray the streets of Aida camp with ‘skunk’ water. Skunk water, upon test results has been found to consist of mainly chemically treated sewage water. Fired from water canons, into the streets, the foul smelling spray leaves entire neighborhoods smelling like feces for weeks.
See link, for video footage of this frequently used dispersal tactic.
Several demonstrations have taken place all across the West Bank and in Jerusalem, on Thursday, in support of Palestinian resistance and in solidarity with the Gaza Strip. An AP cameraman was among dozens arrested.
In Hebron, a march began just following Friday Prayers, upon which protesters clashed with the Israeli forces just shortly after, according to the Palestinian News Network (PNN). At least 24 Palestinians have been injured by the Israeli army -- 10 by live ammunition.
Confrontations were apparently still ongoing in Bab al-Zawyah, in the center of Hebron, at the time of the PNN's report.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets towards the cameraman of al-Mayadeen TV channel. They also arrested a cameraman from Associated Press named Iyad Hamad. Eyewitnesses report that Hamad was assaulted and subsequently abducted from Shuhada Street while covering the march.
In Bethlehem clashes were also reported to be ongoing, during which over 20 Palestinians were injured this afternoon.
In the Aida refugee camp, to the north of Bethlehem, the Israeli army raided the are firing tear gas canisters and rubber-coated bullets at the protesters.
Local sources reported that the Israeli army was preparing to spray the streets of Aida camp with ‘skunk’ water. Skunk water, upon test results has been found to consist of mainly chemically treated sewage water. Fired from water canons, into the streets, the foul smelling spray leaves entire neighborhoods smelling like feces for weeks.
See link, for video footage of this frequently used dispersal tactic.
Palestinian medical sources in occupied Jerusalem have reported that two Palestinians have been injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers near an illegitimate Israeli settlement outpost.
The sources said resident Mahmoud Khalil Abu al-Hawa was shot by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the abdomen from a close range, while resident Ali Mahmoud Abu al-Hawa suffered a broken arm after several soldiers assaulted him.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers also fired gas bombs and rounds of live ammunition, while a number of settlement guards also fired rounds of live ammunition into the air.
Clashes have also been reported in the Shu’fat refugee camp, and Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood, in addition to a number of neighborhoods.
In related news, the Jerusalem office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said Israel decided to release 46 Jerusalemite Palestinians, among dozens kidnapped in the last two days, under the condition of limiting their movement, and having their families sign affidavits to guarantee their location, and appearance in court when needed.
The sources said resident Mahmoud Khalil Abu al-Hawa was shot by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the abdomen from a close range, while resident Ali Mahmoud Abu al-Hawa suffered a broken arm after several soldiers assaulted him.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers also fired gas bombs and rounds of live ammunition, while a number of settlement guards also fired rounds of live ammunition into the air.
Clashes have also been reported in the Shu’fat refugee camp, and Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood, in addition to a number of neighborhoods.
In related news, the Jerusalem office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said Israel decided to release 46 Jerusalemite Palestinians, among dozens kidnapped in the last two days, under the condition of limiting their movement, and having their families sign affidavits to guarantee their location, and appearance in court when needed.
Undercover forces of the Israeli military kidnapped, on Thursday at night, a young Palestinian man, after shooting him in the Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Local sources said undercover soldiers of the Israeli military infiltrated into the camp using a vehicle carrying Palestinian license plates, and shot Arafa Abu Srour, age 25, in his leg before kidnapping him.
Following the attack, dozens of soldiers invaded the camp firing round of live ammunition, gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing several injuries.
The army and its undercover forces then left the camp, taking the kidnapped wounded Palestinian to an unknown destination, local sources said.
Also in Bethlehem, detained legislator Mahmoud al-Khatib has been released by Israel after a month in prison, without charges, and was ordered to a 10.000 NIS fine.
Israel is currently holding captive 35 democratically elected Palestinian legislators from the West Bank.
Local sources said undercover soldiers of the Israeli military infiltrated into the camp using a vehicle carrying Palestinian license plates, and shot Arafa Abu Srour, age 25, in his leg before kidnapping him.
Following the attack, dozens of soldiers invaded the camp firing round of live ammunition, gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing several injuries.
The army and its undercover forces then left the camp, taking the kidnapped wounded Palestinian to an unknown destination, local sources said.
Also in Bethlehem, detained legislator Mahmoud al-Khatib has been released by Israel after a month in prison, without charges, and was ordered to a 10.000 NIS fine.
Israel is currently holding captive 35 democratically elected Palestinian legislators from the West Bank.
