22 aug 2014
Bassem Ahmad Za’arir 52
Several Palestinians, including children, injured
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and ransacked homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians, including legislator and a child.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers kidnapped legislator Bassem Ahmad Za’arir, and took him to an unknown destination after violently searching his property, in Sammoa’ town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad, the 26-year old son of the detained legislator, was kidnapped on August 14 while travelling back home from Jordan.
He is currently held at the al-Jalama interrogation facility.
Soldiers also kidnapped resident Yasser Mohammad Kamil from his home in Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and a child identified as Mohammad Fathi Meetani, 15, from Ya’bad town, west of Jenin.
Local sources said Kamil was taken prisoner from his home, while the child was kidnapped near his home following clashes that took place on Thursday at dawn after dozens of soldiers invaded Ya’bad.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of Jenin, and clashed with scores of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them. Dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and many were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Medical sources said a Palestinian woman, identified as ‘Alaa’ Zyoud, and her children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers directly fired gas bombs into their home.
The village has been subject to daily Israeli military invasions and assaults, while many homes, close to the Apartheid Wall, are frequently targeted by Israeli gas bombs, especially since they are also located close to the Shakid illegal Israeli settlement, built on the villager’s lands.
On Thursday at night, soldiers invaded the Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes with local youths who threw stones at the invading soldiers.
Medical sources said several Palestinians have been injured, including one who has moved to a local hospital after being shot in his arm.
Several Palestinians, including children, injured
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and ransacked homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians, including legislator and a child.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers kidnapped legislator Bassem Ahmad Za’arir, and took him to an unknown destination after violently searching his property, in Sammoa’ town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad, the 26-year old son of the detained legislator, was kidnapped on August 14 while travelling back home from Jordan.
He is currently held at the al-Jalama interrogation facility.
Soldiers also kidnapped resident Yasser Mohammad Kamil from his home in Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and a child identified as Mohammad Fathi Meetani, 15, from Ya’bad town, west of Jenin.
Local sources said Kamil was taken prisoner from his home, while the child was kidnapped near his home following clashes that took place on Thursday at dawn after dozens of soldiers invaded Ya’bad.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of Jenin, and clashed with scores of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them. Dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and many were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Medical sources said a Palestinian woman, identified as ‘Alaa’ Zyoud, and her children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers directly fired gas bombs into their home.
The village has been subject to daily Israeli military invasions and assaults, while many homes, close to the Apartheid Wall, are frequently targeted by Israeli gas bombs, especially since they are also located close to the Shakid illegal Israeli settlement, built on the villager’s lands.
On Thursday at night, soldiers invaded the Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes with local youths who threw stones at the invading soldiers.
Medical sources said several Palestinians have been injured, including one who has moved to a local hospital after being shot in his arm.
The family of 16-year old Mohammed Abu Khder, who was kidnapped from
east Jerusalem on July 2 and burned to death, stand outside the
District Court in Jerusalem, on August 6, 2014
Israeli police deny claim
A US State Department official accused Israel, on Wednesday, of singling out for arrest the relations of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teen who was tortured and burned alive last month by a group of Israeli settlers.
Israeli police arrested six suspects, charging three in mid-July, while freeing the others.
The statement, according to Haaretz, follows the July 28 arrest of a US citizen and East Jerusalem resident, also named Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was detained by police in a crackdown on riots occuring in the area.
"We are concerned that the US consulate general in Jerusalem was not notified of his arrest by the government of Israel," said State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf. "We are also concerned about the fact that members of the Khdeir family appeared to be singled out for arrest by the Israeli authorities."
The Abu Khdeir family, from the Shoafat area of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, claim that no fewer than 35 members of the family have been arrested, so far, 21 of whom are still under arrest.
“From the entire village they arrested perhaps six or seven people from other families, all the rest from our family. Today it’s enough for you to have the name Abu Khdeir, and they arrest you,” said Walid Abu Khdeir, uncle of the murdered teen.
Leah Tsemel, the attorney representing the aforementioned detainee, as well as additional detainees from the Abu Khdeir family, reportedly concurs with the State Department’s suspicions.
Israeli police deny the allegation, claiming that they simply arrest and investigate anyone who displays orderly conduct.
Another cousin to Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 15-year-old Tariq, also a US citizen was brutally beaten by Israeli police during Jerusalem clashes and later sentenced to house arrest, with little more than token interest surfacing from US officials and mainstream media.
West Bank riots have been in a state of escalation since the kidnapping and killing of Abu Khdeir, further agitated by the ongoing military strikes on the Gaza Strip which have now killed over 2,000 Palestinians, over 80% of whom were civilians, including hundreds of children.
Israeli police deny claim
A US State Department official accused Israel, on Wednesday, of singling out for arrest the relations of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teen who was tortured and burned alive last month by a group of Israeli settlers.
Israeli police arrested six suspects, charging three in mid-July, while freeing the others.
The statement, according to Haaretz, follows the July 28 arrest of a US citizen and East Jerusalem resident, also named Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was detained by police in a crackdown on riots occuring in the area.
"We are concerned that the US consulate general in Jerusalem was not notified of his arrest by the government of Israel," said State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf. "We are also concerned about the fact that members of the Khdeir family appeared to be singled out for arrest by the Israeli authorities."
The Abu Khdeir family, from the Shoafat area of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, claim that no fewer than 35 members of the family have been arrested, so far, 21 of whom are still under arrest.
“From the entire village they arrested perhaps six or seven people from other families, all the rest from our family. Today it’s enough for you to have the name Abu Khdeir, and they arrest you,” said Walid Abu Khdeir, uncle of the murdered teen.
Leah Tsemel, the attorney representing the aforementioned detainee, as well as additional detainees from the Abu Khdeir family, reportedly concurs with the State Department’s suspicions.
Israeli police deny the allegation, claiming that they simply arrest and investigate anyone who displays orderly conduct.
Another cousin to Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 15-year-old Tariq, also a US citizen was brutally beaten by Israeli police during Jerusalem clashes and later sentenced to house arrest, with little more than token interest surfacing from US officials and mainstream media.
West Bank riots have been in a state of escalation since the kidnapping and killing of Abu Khdeir, further agitated by the ongoing military strikes on the Gaza Strip which have now killed over 2,000 Palestinians, over 80% of whom were civilians, including hundreds of children.
21 aug 2014
Israeli forces abducted at least 16 Palestinian citizens, on Thursday, during dawn raids in different parts of the occupied West Bank, according to local and media sources.
Israeli TV Channel 7 said that that Israeli military arrested a citizen in Nablus, in addition to two in Qalqilia and three in Ramallah, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency.
Forces also claimed to have arrested 2 Hamas activists, from two villages to the north and to the west of Hebron.
A young man in Bethlehem was also reportedly abducted by Israeli forces, Thursday. In Taqou, to the east of the city, forces served two Palestinians, a father and his son, ages 17 and 41, with notices to appear before Israeli intelligence, for interrogation, WAFA reported.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Israeli troops reportedly broke into a house in Um Ash-Sharayet, Ramallah, where they kidnapped a Palestinian who was imprisoned by Israel for 11 years before being released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange, in 2011.
According to reports by local sources, the army also kidnapped two young brothers in Hebron city, taking them to an unknown destination.
Al Ray further reports that a crew manning 12 Israeli military vehicles raided a number of neighborhoods and houses in Hebron.
To the west and to the north Hebron, forces raided some houses and taking a child and a young man.
In Beit Ummar, to the north of Hebron, spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against Apartheid Wall and Settlement, Mohammed Awad, stated that Israeli forces raided many homes and arrested and strip-searched citizens there. Three Palestinians, aged 16, 51 and 25 years, were taken, while one was served with a notice to appear before Israeli interrogation.
Clashes reportedly ensued between Israeli forces and Palestinian youth, there, while a number of citizens suffered tear gas suffocation after soldiers fired canisters. No other injuries were reported.
Soldiers additionally raided several homes in Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron.
Israeli TV Channel 7 said that that Israeli military arrested a citizen in Nablus, in addition to two in Qalqilia and three in Ramallah, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency.
Forces also claimed to have arrested 2 Hamas activists, from two villages to the north and to the west of Hebron.
A young man in Bethlehem was also reportedly abducted by Israeli forces, Thursday. In Taqou, to the east of the city, forces served two Palestinians, a father and his son, ages 17 and 41, with notices to appear before Israeli intelligence, for interrogation, WAFA reported.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Israeli troops reportedly broke into a house in Um Ash-Sharayet, Ramallah, where they kidnapped a Palestinian who was imprisoned by Israel for 11 years before being released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange, in 2011.
According to reports by local sources, the army also kidnapped two young brothers in Hebron city, taking them to an unknown destination.
Al Ray further reports that a crew manning 12 Israeli military vehicles raided a number of neighborhoods and houses in Hebron.
To the west and to the north Hebron, forces raided some houses and taking a child and a young man.
In Beit Ummar, to the north of Hebron, spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against Apartheid Wall and Settlement, Mohammed Awad, stated that Israeli forces raided many homes and arrested and strip-searched citizens there. Three Palestinians, aged 16, 51 and 25 years, were taken, while one was served with a notice to appear before Israeli interrogation.
Clashes reportedly ensued between Israeli forces and Palestinian youth, there, while a number of citizens suffered tear gas suffocation after soldiers fired canisters. No other injuries were reported.
Soldiers additionally raided several homes in Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed at dawn Thursday three provinces in the West Bank. Arrests and summonses were reported. In al-Khalil, local sources revealed that IOF arrested two brothers and took them to an unknown destination after raiding their homes. Other homes were also stormed.
Along the same line, Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed that Israeli forces arrested last night five Palestinians in Jenin while a sixth was arrested in Qalqilia.
In Bethlehem, IOF soldiersr arrested four citizens in Hossan town. Two other arrests were carried out in Salfit.
Earlier today, around 12 Israeli military vehicles stormed different neighborhoods in al-Khalil, where several homes were stormed.
The IOF intensified, along the past days, military restrictions and presence in roads and entrances linking al-Khalil and Bethlehem.
In Nablus, the IOF imposed a curfew in Hawara town, south of Nablus, claiming that an Israeli settler’s car was attacked by a Molotov cocktail in the town.
Eyewitnesses confirmed to PIC reporter that a large Israeli force stormed the town and declared through loudspeakers a curfew, forcing citizens to close their shops.
According to the sources, Israeli soldiers were deployed along the main street of the town and erected a number of checkpoints.
Along the same line, Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed that Israeli forces arrested last night five Palestinians in Jenin while a sixth was arrested in Qalqilia.
In Bethlehem, IOF soldiersr arrested four citizens in Hossan town. Two other arrests were carried out in Salfit.
Earlier today, around 12 Israeli military vehicles stormed different neighborhoods in al-Khalil, where several homes were stormed.
The IOF intensified, along the past days, military restrictions and presence in roads and entrances linking al-Khalil and Bethlehem.
In Nablus, the IOF imposed a curfew in Hawara town, south of Nablus, claiming that an Israeli settler’s car was attacked by a Molotov cocktail in the town.
Eyewitnesses confirmed to PIC reporter that a large Israeli force stormed the town and declared through loudspeakers a curfew, forcing citizens to close their shops.
According to the sources, Israeli soldiers were deployed along the main street of the town and erected a number of checkpoints.
Special Israeli units, escorted by large numbers of policemen, stormed on early Wednesday morning prison sections at Hadarim jail and launched a large-scale search campaign against Palestinian political prisoners, Palestinian human rights sources reported. Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies said in a press statement, a state of emergency has been suddenly announced at the Hadarim prison as dozens of heavily armed occupation police and special troops, led by sniffer dogs, broke into prison sections and forced all of the Palestinian prisoners out of their cells before instigating a round of provocative search campaigns and smashing most of the inmates’ personal belongings.
A state of panic prevailed at Hadarim jail due to such arbitrary break-ins carried out under pretext of an escape attempt, the center further documented, comparing the incident to what happened in Megiddo prison two weeks ago as part of Israel’s attempts to justify its maltreatment and bullying of Palestinian political prisoners.
The center documented 16 break-ins carried out since early August. The Israeli prison administrations have been increasingly storming prison sections and assaulting Palestinian inmates, intensifying their already-tragic state of affairs.
Tension ran high in Israeli lock-ups as Palestinian prisoners have been voicing their disapproval over such arbitrary polices and the series of sanctions issued against Hamas and Islamic Jihad captives.
In a related development, Palestinian Prisoner Society said the Israeli occupation authorities renewed Muhammad Najjar’s administrative prison term.
The prison sentence has been issued against 31-year-old al-Najjar, from the Fawwar refugee camp and held in custody since 23 April, only one day before he was due to be released on Thursday.
Al-Najjar has been arrested at least eight times, mostly under the administrative pretext, and has gone through several hunger strikes to protest Israel’s arbitrary detention policies.
A state of panic prevailed at Hadarim jail due to such arbitrary break-ins carried out under pretext of an escape attempt, the center further documented, comparing the incident to what happened in Megiddo prison two weeks ago as part of Israel’s attempts to justify its maltreatment and bullying of Palestinian political prisoners.
The center documented 16 break-ins carried out since early August. The Israeli prison administrations have been increasingly storming prison sections and assaulting Palestinian inmates, intensifying their already-tragic state of affairs.
Tension ran high in Israeli lock-ups as Palestinian prisoners have been voicing their disapproval over such arbitrary polices and the series of sanctions issued against Hamas and Islamic Jihad captives.
In a related development, Palestinian Prisoner Society said the Israeli occupation authorities renewed Muhammad Najjar’s administrative prison term.
The prison sentence has been issued against 31-year-old al-Najjar, from the Fawwar refugee camp and held in custody since 23 April, only one day before he was due to be released on Thursday.
Al-Najjar has been arrested at least eight times, mostly under the administrative pretext, and has gone through several hunger strikes to protest Israel’s arbitrary detention policies.
