11 dec 2018

Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem city in the occupied West Bank, delivered an order instructing a Palestinian to halt the construction of his home, and summoned three home owners for interrogation.
Local media activist Ibrahim Awad said dozens of soldiers invaded the town, and handed the order to Mustafa Fayez Abed-Rabbo.
He added that the army is alleging the Palestinian is building his 100 square/meter home without a permit from the Israeli Civil Administration office, in the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers also summoned three other Palestinians for interrogation regarding their recently built homes in Ein Jweiza area, in al-Walaja.
It is worth mentioning that al-Walaja has been subject to constant Israeli violations, including the illicit confiscation of lands and the demolition of homes and property, as part of Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in that area.
Most of the Palestinians in al-Walaja are refugees [pdf], and their village was among hundreds of villages and towns, which were destroyed and depopulated before and after Israel was established in the historic land of Palestine.
On Tuesday morning, the soldiers invaded the al-Jiftlik Palestinian village, in the Central Plains of the occupied West Bank, demolished one home and abducted its owner.
In early September of this year, the soldiers demolished four homes, and injured sixteen Palestinians, in al-Walaja.
Local media activist Ibrahim Awad said dozens of soldiers invaded the town, and handed the order to Mustafa Fayez Abed-Rabbo.
He added that the army is alleging the Palestinian is building his 100 square/meter home without a permit from the Israeli Civil Administration office, in the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers also summoned three other Palestinians for interrogation regarding their recently built homes in Ein Jweiza area, in al-Walaja.
It is worth mentioning that al-Walaja has been subject to constant Israeli violations, including the illicit confiscation of lands and the demolition of homes and property, as part of Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in that area.
Most of the Palestinians in al-Walaja are refugees [pdf], and their village was among hundreds of villages and towns, which were destroyed and depopulated before and after Israel was established in the historic land of Palestine.
On Tuesday morning, the soldiers invaded the al-Jiftlik Palestinian village, in the Central Plains of the occupied West Bank, demolished one home and abducted its owner.
In early September of this year, the soldiers demolished four homes, and injured sixteen Palestinians, in al-Walaja.

The dreams and wishes of the young man Baraa Farid Abu Zuhair faded away at the gate of Al-Karama Crossing on the Jordanian-Palestinian border, following an Israeli decision preventing him from traveling abroad again to look for work as a result of the difficult economic conditions and in light of the tightened security against the people of the West Bank by Israel, which strangled the economy and left markets vulnerable.
Abu Dhaher, 27, from Nablus, in the northern West Bank, is one of the Palestinian residents of the West Bank who returned from Turkey after a temporary work trip.
It is the journey of torment, a trap for young people or, if you wish, the journey of stripping off dignity. These descriptions are used by the Palestinians who are suffering from the humiliation of the Israeli occupation by depriving them of their dignity through humiliating strip searches and/or arrests, whether during their arrival or departure.
Abu Dhaher told the Palestinian Information Center the details of his journey at Al-Karama Crossing, after the occupation released him in 2017. He was arrested and transferred to a camp near Jericho then he was transferred to the Petah Tikva interrogation center, after he crossed the border on his way back to Palestine.
“When I tried to travel abroad through Al-Karama Crossing, I was blocked. When I asked why I was told it was for security reasons. I did not get a convincing answer. I had gone through a very tough interrogation about the reason why I travelled,” he said.
He added: “I was arrested by the occupation for 18 months, and was released in 2017. Preventing me from travel made me live in a big prison.”
Other stories of humiliation!
The Israeli occupation forces also arrested Palestinian TV correspondent Bakr Abdel Haq during his return through Al-Karama Crossing this year. He was interrogated before being released.
Abdel Haq told the Palestinian Information Center that he was arrested during his return to Palestine through Al-Karama Crossing after traveling to Lebanon and Egypt. He received the Arab Youth Award for Media from the League of Arab States and participated in the Fourth International Conference on Solidarity with the Palestinians in Beirut.
Teacher Mofid Jalgoum recalls how he was arrested several years ago at Al-Karama Crossing after returning from a visit to register for a doctorate in history at an Egyptian university. He was interrogated and released after more than a year and a half.
Jalgoum told the Palestinian Information Center that his family members were shocked when he was arrested at the Crossing.
The most prominent detainees at Al-Karama Crossing in the second half of this year were Wassim Murad Rabay'ah, who was arrested while traveling to Jordan and Mohammed Abdul Samad Shawahneh, who was travelling back to Palestine, both from the town of Silat Al-Harthiya west of Jenin.
The Palestinian people continue to live in a series of humiliation and suffering since the occupation of the West Bank in 1967 and the occupation of the borders and crossings at the time. The Israeli occupation authorities have re-built Al-Karama Crossing to serve as a passage between the West Bank and Jordan.
Israel, after its occupation of the West Bank in 1967, established a crossing point with Jordan, known as the King Hussein Bridge or Al-Karama Crossing (the Arabic word for dignity!) or the Allenby Bridge as the Israelis call it.
The Israeli occupation added another crossing point called the Sheikh Hussein commercial crossing, which was allocated for the passage of Israelis and foreign tourists through Jordan, in addition to the Palestinian holders of Israeli IDs.
Abu Dhaher, 27, from Nablus, in the northern West Bank, is one of the Palestinian residents of the West Bank who returned from Turkey after a temporary work trip.
It is the journey of torment, a trap for young people or, if you wish, the journey of stripping off dignity. These descriptions are used by the Palestinians who are suffering from the humiliation of the Israeli occupation by depriving them of their dignity through humiliating strip searches and/or arrests, whether during their arrival or departure.
Abu Dhaher told the Palestinian Information Center the details of his journey at Al-Karama Crossing, after the occupation released him in 2017. He was arrested and transferred to a camp near Jericho then he was transferred to the Petah Tikva interrogation center, after he crossed the border on his way back to Palestine.
“When I tried to travel abroad through Al-Karama Crossing, I was blocked. When I asked why I was told it was for security reasons. I did not get a convincing answer. I had gone through a very tough interrogation about the reason why I travelled,” he said.
He added: “I was arrested by the occupation for 18 months, and was released in 2017. Preventing me from travel made me live in a big prison.”
Other stories of humiliation!
The Israeli occupation forces also arrested Palestinian TV correspondent Bakr Abdel Haq during his return through Al-Karama Crossing this year. He was interrogated before being released.
Abdel Haq told the Palestinian Information Center that he was arrested during his return to Palestine through Al-Karama Crossing after traveling to Lebanon and Egypt. He received the Arab Youth Award for Media from the League of Arab States and participated in the Fourth International Conference on Solidarity with the Palestinians in Beirut.
Teacher Mofid Jalgoum recalls how he was arrested several years ago at Al-Karama Crossing after returning from a visit to register for a doctorate in history at an Egyptian university. He was interrogated and released after more than a year and a half.
Jalgoum told the Palestinian Information Center that his family members were shocked when he was arrested at the Crossing.
The most prominent detainees at Al-Karama Crossing in the second half of this year were Wassim Murad Rabay'ah, who was arrested while traveling to Jordan and Mohammed Abdul Samad Shawahneh, who was travelling back to Palestine, both from the town of Silat Al-Harthiya west of Jenin.
The Palestinian people continue to live in a series of humiliation and suffering since the occupation of the West Bank in 1967 and the occupation of the borders and crossings at the time. The Israeli occupation authorities have re-built Al-Karama Crossing to serve as a passage between the West Bank and Jordan.
Israel, after its occupation of the West Bank in 1967, established a crossing point with Jordan, known as the King Hussein Bridge or Al-Karama Crossing (the Arabic word for dignity!) or the Allenby Bridge as the Israelis call it.
The Israeli occupation added another crossing point called the Sheikh Hussein commercial crossing, which was allocated for the passage of Israelis and foreign tourists through Jordan, in addition to the Palestinian holders of Israeli IDs.

A small batch of Gazan families was allowed access out of the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday to visit their relatives held in an Israeli prison.
No more than 13 Palestinians from the blockaded Gaza Strip, among them a child, headed for Eshel jail to visit nine Palestinian detainees, according to the spokeswoman for the International Red Cross Committee, Suheer Zaqout.
Over 7,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 380 from besieged Gaza, are locked up in Israeli penitentiaries, where they have been denied their basic human rights, most notably the right to family visits.
No more than 13 Palestinians from the blockaded Gaza Strip, among them a child, headed for Eshel jail to visit nine Palestinian detainees, according to the spokeswoman for the International Red Cross Committee, Suheer Zaqout.
Over 7,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 380 from besieged Gaza, are locked up in Israeli penitentiaries, where they have been denied their basic human rights, most notably the right to family visits.

The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday demolished a Palestinian home in the village of al-Jiftlik, in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank.
According to local sources Israeli forces raided the village at daybreak and proceeded with the demolition of a home owned by Omar Rahaila after they violently beat him up and opened fire at the vehicle which transported him to the demolition scene as soon as he received the news.
Rahaila was left with bruises before he was detained by the occupation forces. He was denied field treatment.
According to local sources Israeli forces raided the village at daybreak and proceeded with the demolition of a home owned by Omar Rahaila after they violently beat him up and opened fire at the vehicle which transported him to the demolition scene as soon as he received the news.
Rahaila was left with bruises before he was detained by the occupation forces. He was denied field treatment.

Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until morning hours Tuesday, at least twenty-eight Palestinians, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes across the West Bank, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, the army installed many roadblocks in several parts of the West Bank, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians.
The PPS office in Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Malek Bilal Eshteyya, Moath Bilal Eshteyya, Mahmoud Saqer ‘Aseeda, Majd Jalal Eshteyya, Mahmoud Mustafa ‘Aseeda, Qoteiba Mohammad ‘Aseeda, Jamal Ayyoub ‘Aseeda, Bara’ Issam Reehan, Omar Emad Reehan, Yasser Jalal Yameen, and Abdul-Rahman Mohammad Shahad.
In Tulkarem governorate, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Bassel Rida Mer’ey, Emad Mohammad Asba and Mo’taz Sidqi Ekbariyya.
In Qalqilia governorate, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Emad Ghaleb Abu Haniyya.
In Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Lutfi Khallouf.
In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted four siblings, identified as Ahmad Radwan Daraghma, and his brothers Mohammad, Mahmoud and Yacoub.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Sa’id Shreiteh, Fayez Samir Tirawi, Amer Tirawi, Zidan Adnan Khattab and Islam Wajeeh Hassanein.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hani Saifi.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Mohammad Amro and Samer Ahmad Matar, and stole gold and cash from Matar’s home, while searching and ransacking it.
Palestinians kidnapped, civilian homes ransacked by Israeli forces
Scores of Palestinians were kidnapped and civilian homes ravaged by the Israeli occupation forces at daybreak Tuesday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank.
Full-armed Israeli patrols rolled into Tulkarem, in the northern occupied West Bank, in the hunt for anti-occupation attacker Ashraf Na’luwa. A Palestinian was kidnapped during the assault.
The IOF ravaged civilian homes and subjected civilians in Nour Shams refugee camp and southern neighborhoods to intensive questioning about the whereabouts of Na’luwa.
At the same time, three Palestinian young men were injured with live ammunition and four brothers from the Daraghmeh family kidnapped by the Israeli army in fierce clashes that burst out in Tubas city shortly after dozens of Israeli soldiers rolled into the area and came down heavily on anti-occupation protesters.
The three young men were rushed to the Turkish Hospital in Tubas for urgent treatment over thigh injuries.
Clashes also rocked the West Bank towns of Azzoun, Anbata, al-Jalazoun, and al-Dhahriya.
Meanwhile, nine Palestinians, mostly ex-prisoners and anti-occupation activists affiliated with Hamas, were kidnapped by the IOF from Nablus.
Overnight, dozens of extremist Israeli settlers stormed Nablus and vandalized Palestinian cars. Heavily-armed Israeli patrols escorted the settler hordes and closed off the Hawara checkpoint and other vital thoroughfares in the area.
Israel army scours West Bank in hunt for Ofra anti-occupation attacker
The Israeli occupation forces have tightened grip on and around Ramallah province, in the central West Bank, as they continue to chase down the perpetrator of the Ofra anti-occupation shooting attack.
Overnight, Israeli patrols closed off Atara checkpoint, north of Ramallah, and ransacked commercial shops in the nearby Birzeit town, seizing security cameras all the way through.
Several military vehicles were stationed near al-Jalazoun refugee camp. Soldiers also wreaked havoc on civilian homes in al-Dawayma neighborhood and closed off access roads to Ramallah with sand barriers.
The occupation forces blocked Palestinians’ free movement across al-Bireh and subjected vehicles and civilians to intensive searches.
The soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes across the West Bank, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, the army installed many roadblocks in several parts of the West Bank, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians.
The PPS office in Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Malek Bilal Eshteyya, Moath Bilal Eshteyya, Mahmoud Saqer ‘Aseeda, Majd Jalal Eshteyya, Mahmoud Mustafa ‘Aseeda, Qoteiba Mohammad ‘Aseeda, Jamal Ayyoub ‘Aseeda, Bara’ Issam Reehan, Omar Emad Reehan, Yasser Jalal Yameen, and Abdul-Rahman Mohammad Shahad.
In Tulkarem governorate, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Bassel Rida Mer’ey, Emad Mohammad Asba and Mo’taz Sidqi Ekbariyya.
In Qalqilia governorate, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Emad Ghaleb Abu Haniyya.
In Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Lutfi Khallouf.
In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted four siblings, identified as Ahmad Radwan Daraghma, and his brothers Mohammad, Mahmoud and Yacoub.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Sa’id Shreiteh, Fayez Samir Tirawi, Amer Tirawi, Zidan Adnan Khattab and Islam Wajeeh Hassanein.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hani Saifi.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Mohammad Amro and Samer Ahmad Matar, and stole gold and cash from Matar’s home, while searching and ransacking it.
Palestinians kidnapped, civilian homes ransacked by Israeli forces
Scores of Palestinians were kidnapped and civilian homes ravaged by the Israeli occupation forces at daybreak Tuesday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank.
Full-armed Israeli patrols rolled into Tulkarem, in the northern occupied West Bank, in the hunt for anti-occupation attacker Ashraf Na’luwa. A Palestinian was kidnapped during the assault.
The IOF ravaged civilian homes and subjected civilians in Nour Shams refugee camp and southern neighborhoods to intensive questioning about the whereabouts of Na’luwa.
At the same time, three Palestinian young men were injured with live ammunition and four brothers from the Daraghmeh family kidnapped by the Israeli army in fierce clashes that burst out in Tubas city shortly after dozens of Israeli soldiers rolled into the area and came down heavily on anti-occupation protesters.
The three young men were rushed to the Turkish Hospital in Tubas for urgent treatment over thigh injuries.
Clashes also rocked the West Bank towns of Azzoun, Anbata, al-Jalazoun, and al-Dhahriya.
Meanwhile, nine Palestinians, mostly ex-prisoners and anti-occupation activists affiliated with Hamas, were kidnapped by the IOF from Nablus.
Overnight, dozens of extremist Israeli settlers stormed Nablus and vandalized Palestinian cars. Heavily-armed Israeli patrols escorted the settler hordes and closed off the Hawara checkpoint and other vital thoroughfares in the area.
Israel army scours West Bank in hunt for Ofra anti-occupation attacker
The Israeli occupation forces have tightened grip on and around Ramallah province, in the central West Bank, as they continue to chase down the perpetrator of the Ofra anti-occupation shooting attack.
Overnight, Israeli patrols closed off Atara checkpoint, north of Ramallah, and ransacked commercial shops in the nearby Birzeit town, seizing security cameras all the way through.
Several military vehicles were stationed near al-Jalazoun refugee camp. Soldiers also wreaked havoc on civilian homes in al-Dawayma neighborhood and closed off access roads to Ramallah with sand barriers.
The occupation forces blocked Palestinians’ free movement across al-Bireh and subjected vehicles and civilians to intensive searches.

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, on Monday approved in its first reading a bill prohibiting the early release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
According to Israel’s Channel 7, the bill was submitted by MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beiteinu) and received a majority vote from 57 members of the Knesset.
The bill calls for the prevention of conditional release for any Palestinian convicted of murder or attempted murder of any Jewish citizen or reduction of a third of the sentence issued against such convict.
According to Israel’s Channel 7, the bill was submitted by MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beiteinu) and received a majority vote from 57 members of the Knesset.
The bill calls for the prevention of conditional release for any Palestinian convicted of murder or attempted murder of any Jewish citizen or reduction of a third of the sentence issued against such convict.

Al-Mizan Center for Human Rights has affirmed that the travel restrictions imposed by Israel on the movement of Palestinian patients from and to the Gaza Strip caused the death of eight of them.
According to report released by al-Mizan Center, three of those patients died as a result of Israeli restrictions during the current year.
The Israeli occupation forces also arrested during the current year one patients and four companions after they were granted travel permits.
The Center strongly denounced Israel’s persistence in imposing travel and movement restrictions on Palestinian patients in the occupied territories and Gaza and carrying out arbitrary arrests against them after giving them permits.
The Center stressed that denying patients access to hospitals violates the international humanitarian law, and called on the international community to intervene to end Israel’s violations against the rights of Palestinian patients and work on enabling them to have access to hospital and medical treatment.
According to report released by al-Mizan Center, three of those patients died as a result of Israeli restrictions during the current year.
The Israeli occupation forces also arrested during the current year one patients and four companions after they were granted travel permits.
The Center strongly denounced Israel’s persistence in imposing travel and movement restrictions on Palestinian patients in the occupied territories and Gaza and carrying out arbitrary arrests against them after giving them permits.
The Center stressed that denying patients access to hospitals violates the international humanitarian law, and called on the international community to intervene to end Israel’s violations against the rights of Palestinian patients and work on enabling them to have access to hospital and medical treatment.
10 dec 2018

Israeli police released on Monday a number of Jerusalemite prisoners on condition of banning them from entering occupied Jerusalem.
The newly-released prisoners were identified as Mohamed Hussein Obeid, Mohammed and Saleh Moussa Derbas, Majed Darwish and Yusuf al-Kiswani.
The prisoners were released without being brought to court. They were all prevented access to Issawiya town northeast of the occupied city till next Thursday.
The prisoner Samer Abu Eisha was also released on bail, while the youngster Maj Aweis was sent to house arrest for five days.
Meanwhile, the detention of the young men Aas Abu Assab, Mohammed Moheisen, Abdelkader Dari and Ibrahim Derbas was extended until next Thursday, and the young man Wadih Tawfiq Abu Hummus until next Wednesday.
The newly-released prisoners were identified as Mohamed Hussein Obeid, Mohammed and Saleh Moussa Derbas, Majed Darwish and Yusuf al-Kiswani.
The prisoners were released without being brought to court. They were all prevented access to Issawiya town northeast of the occupied city till next Thursday.
The prisoner Samer Abu Eisha was also released on bail, while the youngster Maj Aweis was sent to house arrest for five days.
Meanwhile, the detention of the young men Aas Abu Assab, Mohammed Moheisen, Abdelkader Dari and Ibrahim Derbas was extended until next Thursday, and the young man Wadih Tawfiq Abu Hummus until next Wednesday.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday arrested a Palestinian merchant from Gaza while he was passing through Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, north of the Gaza Strip.
A human rights source reported that the IOF arrested Aref Shumar as he was travelling through Beit Hanoun crossing.
16 merchants have been arrested at the crossing since the beginning of the year, the source pointed out.
Israeli forces allow only Palestinians who have special permits to travel through Beit Hanoun crossing, and sometimes they get arbitrarily arrested or interrogated.
A human rights source reported that the IOF arrested Aref Shumar as he was travelling through Beit Hanoun crossing.
16 merchants have been arrested at the crossing since the beginning of the year, the source pointed out.
Israeli forces allow only Palestinians who have special permits to travel through Beit Hanoun crossing, and sometimes they get arbitrarily arrested or interrogated.

Dozens of Palestinian youths were injured Monday afternoon as clashes broke out at the entrance to Ramallah in central West Bank.
The clashes erupted when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently stormed the Palestinian city of Ramallah on Monday and raided the offices of the official Palestinian news agency.
Heavy teargas bombs and rubber bullets were fired during the raid, eyewitnesses reported.
Several youths suffered rubber bullet injuries and teargas suffocation during the clashes, while a child was detained after being brutally attacked.
According to the sources, Israeli soldiers prevented local residents from bringing back children from a nearby nursery.
Earlier Monday, Israeli forces stormed Ramallah city and raided a number of shops and institutions in the city, searched them, and confiscated their surveillance camera recordings.
The clashes erupted when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently stormed the Palestinian city of Ramallah on Monday and raided the offices of the official Palestinian news agency.
Heavy teargas bombs and rubber bullets were fired during the raid, eyewitnesses reported.
Several youths suffered rubber bullet injuries and teargas suffocation during the clashes, while a child was detained after being brutally attacked.
According to the sources, Israeli soldiers prevented local residents from bringing back children from a nearby nursery.
Earlier Monday, Israeli forces stormed Ramallah city and raided a number of shops and institutions in the city, searched them, and confiscated their surveillance camera recordings.

Israeli navy ships attacked, Monday, Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, near Rafah, in the southern part of the coastal region, and abducted two fishermen.
Media sources in Gaza said the soldiers fired many live rounds at the boats, and used water cannons, while the fishermen were only four nautical miles from the shore.
They added that the navy then abducted two young fishermen, identified as Nasser Ahmad an-Nada, 24, and Mohammad Jassem Saidam, 20, and confiscated their boat.
The attack is part of ongoing violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and improvised Gaza Strip.
Suck attacks frequently target fishermen, in addition to farmers and workers on lands close to the perimeter fence.
Many Palestinians fishermen, farmers and workers have been killed, hundreds injured and abducted by the navy and the soldiers.
Last month, the navy killed a Palestinian fisherman, identified as Nawwaf Ahmad al-Attar, 20, in Gaza waters, west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region.
In early October of this year, the Israeli army shot and killed an elderly Palestinian farmer, identified as Ibrahim Ahmad al-Arrouqi, 78, in the central part of the Gaza Strip, while he was working on his land.
Media sources in Gaza said the soldiers fired many live rounds at the boats, and used water cannons, while the fishermen were only four nautical miles from the shore.
They added that the navy then abducted two young fishermen, identified as Nasser Ahmad an-Nada, 24, and Mohammad Jassem Saidam, 20, and confiscated their boat.
The attack is part of ongoing violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and improvised Gaza Strip.
Suck attacks frequently target fishermen, in addition to farmers and workers on lands close to the perimeter fence.
Many Palestinians fishermen, farmers and workers have been killed, hundreds injured and abducted by the navy and the soldiers.
Last month, the navy killed a Palestinian fisherman, identified as Nawwaf Ahmad al-Attar, 20, in Gaza waters, west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region.
In early October of this year, the Israeli army shot and killed an elderly Palestinian farmer, identified as Ibrahim Ahmad al-Arrouqi, 78, in the central part of the Gaza Strip, while he was working on his land.

Israel's Ofer military court on Monday imposed a 30-month prison sentence on the Palestinian detainee Israa Jaber, 19, in addition to a 2,000 NIS fine, with a five-year suspension.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the Israeli occupation forces arrested Jaber in February 2017 over knife possession and alleged stabbing attempt.
Jaber, along with other female prisoners, has passed the national matriculation exam (Tawjihi) while held at Israel's Damon jail.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the Israeli occupation forces arrested Jaber in February 2017 over knife possession and alleged stabbing attempt.
Jaber, along with other female prisoners, has passed the national matriculation exam (Tawjihi) while held at Israel's Damon jail.

More than 7,000 Jewish settlers swarmed at dawn Monday archeological and religious sites in the occupied West Bank, where they performed rituals under military protection.
A Hebrew news website said that about 7,500 settlers entered sites in the towns of as-Samu and Halhul, and the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil as well as Joseph’s Tomb in eastern Nablus.
The website claimed that a pipe bomb was found and defused by the Israeli army in the area of Joseph’s Tomb, adding that Israeli soldiers were thrown with stones and Molotov cocktails during their presence in the same area.
Palestinian local sources in Nablus reported that hundreds of settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb under military escort and embarked on performing loud rituals and dancing to music.
They affirmed that violent clashes broke out between local young men and Israeli soldiers in different areas of eastern Nablus during the presence of settlers at the Tomb.
Four young men were detained by soldiers and two others were injured during the events.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Awarta town in eastern Nablus and handed a Palestinian ex-detainee called Samer Sharab a summons for interrogation.
In al-Khalil, dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers stormed after midnight Halhul city, where they performed rituals in Mamas area.
Israeli troops also stormed al-Khalil city and kidnapped a former prisoner called Husam al-Hashlamon from his home.
Another military force stormed al-Samu city in the south of al-Khalil, with no reported arrests.
A Hebrew news website said that about 7,500 settlers entered sites in the towns of as-Samu and Halhul, and the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil as well as Joseph’s Tomb in eastern Nablus.
The website claimed that a pipe bomb was found and defused by the Israeli army in the area of Joseph’s Tomb, adding that Israeli soldiers were thrown with stones and Molotov cocktails during their presence in the same area.
Palestinian local sources in Nablus reported that hundreds of settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb under military escort and embarked on performing loud rituals and dancing to music.
They affirmed that violent clashes broke out between local young men and Israeli soldiers in different areas of eastern Nablus during the presence of settlers at the Tomb.
Four young men were detained by soldiers and two others were injured during the events.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Awarta town in eastern Nablus and handed a Palestinian ex-detainee called Samer Sharab a summons for interrogation.
In al-Khalil, dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers stormed after midnight Halhul city, where they performed rituals in Mamas area.
Israeli troops also stormed al-Khalil city and kidnapped a former prisoner called Husam al-Hashlamon from his home.
Another military force stormed al-Samu city in the south of al-Khalil, with no reported arrests.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted,on Monday at dawn, 29 Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including ten in Jerusalem.
The PPS said the soldiers conducted very violent searches of dozens of homes, and stores, across the West Bank, causing property damage, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS added that the soldiers abducted ten Palestinians, mostly former political prisoners, from occupied East Jerusalem.
They have been identified as Ibrahim Mohammad Dirbas, Mohammad Soheib Mheisin, Abed Dari, Majd Darwish, Yousef al-Kiswani, Anas Abu Assab, Wadea’ Abu al-Hummus, Samer Abu Aisha, Anwar Salahuddin and Majd ‘Oweis.
In Ramallah and al-Biereh Governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted nine Palestinians, identified as Hussein Sheja’eyya, Mohammad Ribhi Shoman, Amir Shoman, Salah Mohammad Khawaja, Mo’tasem Bilal Khawaja, Abdul-Qader Sharay’a,Abdul-Hakim Abu ‘Aadi, Nidal Rimawi and Anwar Salahuddin.
In Ramallah city, the soldiers broke into several shops in the al-Irsal Street, in addition to the villages of Sarda and Abu Qash, before confiscating surveillance recordings and equipment.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted five Palestinians, identified as, former political prisoner Ghassan Zawahra, in addition to Amjad Shweiki, Sa’id Mahmoud al-A’raj,Mohammad Fuad Sabah and his brother Salah.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Salman, and a journalist, identified as Sameh Manasra.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Omar Ahmad Abu Hussein,and Husam Hashlamoun.
Furthermore,soldiers stationed at Barta’a military roadblock, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, stopped and abducted a young man, identified as Omar Abdullah, from Arraba nearby town.
The soldiers also detained a young man,identified as Walid Tawfiq Amarna, from Zibda village, west of Jenin, and interrogated him for several hours before releasing him.
Israeli soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and moved them to a number of detention and interrogation facilities.
The soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in the al-‘Isawiya town, in the center of Jerusalem, and abducted seven Palestinians.
They have been identified as Ibrahim Mohammad Dirbas, Mohammad Soheib Mheisin, Abed Dari, Majd Darwish, Yousef al-Kiswani, Anas Abu Assab and Wadea’ Abu al-Hummus.
The soldiers also attacked many Palestinians while searching their homes, and examined their ID cards, in addition to causing damage to furniture and property.
In addition, the soldiers searched homes in Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, and abducted Samer Abu Aisha.
Another Palestinian, identified as Majd Oweiss, was abducted from his home in Ras al-Amoud neighborhood, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Anwar Salahuddin, from his home, after breaking into it and searching it.
The PPS said the soldiers conducted very violent searches of dozens of homes, and stores, across the West Bank, causing property damage, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS added that the soldiers abducted ten Palestinians, mostly former political prisoners, from occupied East Jerusalem.
They have been identified as Ibrahim Mohammad Dirbas, Mohammad Soheib Mheisin, Abed Dari, Majd Darwish, Yousef al-Kiswani, Anas Abu Assab, Wadea’ Abu al-Hummus, Samer Abu Aisha, Anwar Salahuddin and Majd ‘Oweis.
In Ramallah and al-Biereh Governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted nine Palestinians, identified as Hussein Sheja’eyya, Mohammad Ribhi Shoman, Amir Shoman, Salah Mohammad Khawaja, Mo’tasem Bilal Khawaja, Abdul-Qader Sharay’a,Abdul-Hakim Abu ‘Aadi, Nidal Rimawi and Anwar Salahuddin.
In Ramallah city, the soldiers broke into several shops in the al-Irsal Street, in addition to the villages of Sarda and Abu Qash, before confiscating surveillance recordings and equipment.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted five Palestinians, identified as, former political prisoner Ghassan Zawahra, in addition to Amjad Shweiki, Sa’id Mahmoud al-A’raj,Mohammad Fuad Sabah and his brother Salah.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Salman, and a journalist, identified as Sameh Manasra.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Omar Ahmad Abu Hussein,and Husam Hashlamoun.
Furthermore,soldiers stationed at Barta’a military roadblock, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, stopped and abducted a young man, identified as Omar Abdullah, from Arraba nearby town.
The soldiers also detained a young man,identified as Walid Tawfiq Amarna, from Zibda village, west of Jenin, and interrogated him for several hours before releasing him.
Israeli soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and moved them to a number of detention and interrogation facilities.
The soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in the al-‘Isawiya town, in the center of Jerusalem, and abducted seven Palestinians.
They have been identified as Ibrahim Mohammad Dirbas, Mohammad Soheib Mheisin, Abed Dari, Majd Darwish, Yousef al-Kiswani, Anas Abu Assab and Wadea’ Abu al-Hummus.
The soldiers also attacked many Palestinians while searching their homes, and examined their ID cards, in addition to causing damage to furniture and property.
In addition, the soldiers searched homes in Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, and abducted Samer Abu Aisha.
Another Palestinian, identified as Majd Oweiss, was abducted from his home in Ras al-Amoud neighborhood, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Anwar Salahuddin, from his home, after breaking into it and searching it.