22 july 2014
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out at dawn Tuesday a large arrest campaign against dozens of Palestinians including an elderly woman. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces broke into Hossam Qawasmi’s home and arrested his elderly mother. Um Hassan, 67, is a mother of 5 prisoners and 2 martyrs.
Qawasmi’s home is threatened with demolition for being allegedly involved in the kidnapping and killing of 3 Israeli soldiers.
Three Palestinian ex-detainees were also arrested after raiding and searching their homes in al-Khalil.
Three other youths were detained from Bani Naim town in al-Khalil.
On the other hand, a number of youths were injured at dawn Tuesday when Israeli forces raided Askar refugee camp in Nablus.
According to PIC reporter, a large Israeli force broke into Asker camp at 2 am and arrested three youths including 2 ex-detainees after storming their homes.
Family sources confirmed that the two ex-detainees were brutally beaten before their arrest.
As a result, violent clashes broke out in the refugee camp. Injuries with live bullets were reported.
Meanwhile, 40 people were injured on Monday during clashes that erupted after Tarawih players in different parts of al-Khalil.
13 youths were wounded when Israeli forces opened fire at a large march organized in Bab al-Zawiya al-Khalil in support of Palestinian resistance. The protesters in turn responded by throwing stones and empty battles at the soldiers.
Similar clashes erupted in Halhul Bridge northern the city where Israeli forces intensively fired tear gas bombs and live bullets. Several injuries were reported.
5 Israeli jeeps stormed Beit Ummar in al-Khalil late yesterday which led to the outbreak of violent clashes. Breathing problems were reported among Palestinians.
Clashes were reported in Fawar and Aroub refugee camps in al-Khalil. Arrests were carried out during the clashes. Tear gas bombs were fired at Palestinian homes, the PIC reporter said.
A large march was earlier organized in Bab al-Zawiya in al-Khalil in support of Palestinian resistance and in protest against PA-Israeli security coordination.
Hundreds of people including children and women have participated in the march. The participants chanted slogans and held banners in support of Hamas leaders and Qassam Brigades.
Qawasmi’s home is threatened with demolition for being allegedly involved in the kidnapping and killing of 3 Israeli soldiers.
Three Palestinian ex-detainees were also arrested after raiding and searching their homes in al-Khalil.
Three other youths were detained from Bani Naim town in al-Khalil.
On the other hand, a number of youths were injured at dawn Tuesday when Israeli forces raided Askar refugee camp in Nablus.
According to PIC reporter, a large Israeli force broke into Asker camp at 2 am and arrested three youths including 2 ex-detainees after storming their homes.
Family sources confirmed that the two ex-detainees were brutally beaten before their arrest.
As a result, violent clashes broke out in the refugee camp. Injuries with live bullets were reported.
Meanwhile, 40 people were injured on Monday during clashes that erupted after Tarawih players in different parts of al-Khalil.
13 youths were wounded when Israeli forces opened fire at a large march organized in Bab al-Zawiya al-Khalil in support of Palestinian resistance. The protesters in turn responded by throwing stones and empty battles at the soldiers.
Similar clashes erupted in Halhul Bridge northern the city where Israeli forces intensively fired tear gas bombs and live bullets. Several injuries were reported.
5 Israeli jeeps stormed Beit Ummar in al-Khalil late yesterday which led to the outbreak of violent clashes. Breathing problems were reported among Palestinians.
Clashes were reported in Fawar and Aroub refugee camps in al-Khalil. Arrests were carried out during the clashes. Tear gas bombs were fired at Palestinian homes, the PIC reporter said.
A large march was earlier organized in Bab al-Zawiya in al-Khalil in support of Palestinian resistance and in protest against PA-Israeli security coordination.
Hundreds of people including children and women have participated in the march. The participants chanted slogans and held banners in support of Hamas leaders and Qassam Brigades.
Soldiers of the Matsada, the Israeli prison service’s special unit, attacked Palestinian prisoners in Megiddo prison at night while offering Tarawih prayers. Fuad al-Khafsh, the director of the Ahrar center for prisoner studies, said on Tuesday that Matsada unit soldiers broke into ward six of Megiddo jail, allocated for Hamas prisoners, on Sunday night and beat up the prisoners.
He said that altercations between the soldiers and the prisoners ensued after which the prisoners were forced out of their ward for search.
Khafsh stated that similar incidents took place on Monday night in a number of other prisons, adding that the Sunday night raid in Megiddo coincided with the Qassam Brigades’ declaration it had captured an Israeli soldier.
He said that Israeli special units stormed prisoner rooms in Negev, Nafha, and Raymond jails during which TV sets were confiscated.
He said that altercations between the soldiers and the prisoners ensued after which the prisoners were forced out of their ward for search.
Khafsh stated that similar incidents took place on Monday night in a number of other prisons, adding that the Sunday night raid in Megiddo coincided with the Qassam Brigades’ declaration it had captured an Israeli soldier.
He said that Israeli special units stormed prisoner rooms in Negev, Nafha, and Raymond jails during which TV sets were confiscated.
21 july 2014
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed at dawn Monday Jenin city and nearby Yamoun and Silat Harthiya towns. At least one Palestinian was arrested. Local sources revealed that the young man Mamoun Freihat was arrested today after raiding and searching his home.
The sources added that IOF soldiers broke into the southern entrance to Jenin and set up military checkpoints. They also raided Silat Harthiya town, east of Jenin.
Meanwhile, medical sources reported that a number of youths were injured as clashes broke out near Beit El settlement built on Palestinians lands to the east of Ramallah and El-Bireh.
Eyewitnesses reported other clashes between Israeli soldiers and dozens of youths at the entrance to Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ralallah. Three young men were injured by rubber and live bullets during the clashes, while dozens suffered breathing problems.
Israeli forces heavily fired tear gas bombs and rubber bullets at the protesters and broke into UNRWA school off Jalazoun camp, local sources added.
On the other hand, violent clashes broke out last night between angry protesters and PA security forces in Jenin.
The clashes erupted when PA forces suppressed a large march in support of Palestinian resistance following the declaration of an Israeli soldier’s capture.
Dozens suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired by PA forces during the clashes, according to eyewitnesses.
In the same context, a general strike was declared throughout the West Bank on Monday in mourning for Shujaia victims.
Shops and government offices were closed in different parts of the West Bank in protest against the Israeli massacres and war crimes committed in Gaza Strip.
Large marches were also organized last night in different cities and towns in the West Bank in celebration of the capture of an Israeli soldier and in protest against Israeli aggression on Gaza.
The sources added that IOF soldiers broke into the southern entrance to Jenin and set up military checkpoints. They also raided Silat Harthiya town, east of Jenin.
Meanwhile, medical sources reported that a number of youths were injured as clashes broke out near Beit El settlement built on Palestinians lands to the east of Ramallah and El-Bireh.
Eyewitnesses reported other clashes between Israeli soldiers and dozens of youths at the entrance to Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ralallah. Three young men were injured by rubber and live bullets during the clashes, while dozens suffered breathing problems.
Israeli forces heavily fired tear gas bombs and rubber bullets at the protesters and broke into UNRWA school off Jalazoun camp, local sources added.
On the other hand, violent clashes broke out last night between angry protesters and PA security forces in Jenin.
The clashes erupted when PA forces suppressed a large march in support of Palestinian resistance following the declaration of an Israeli soldier’s capture.
Dozens suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired by PA forces during the clashes, according to eyewitnesses.
In the same context, a general strike was declared throughout the West Bank on Monday in mourning for Shujaia victims.
Shops and government offices were closed in different parts of the West Bank in protest against the Israeli massacres and war crimes committed in Gaza Strip.
Large marches were also organized last night in different cities and towns in the West Bank in celebration of the capture of an Israeli soldier and in protest against Israeli aggression on Gaza.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) manning the Qalandia roadblock, south of Ramallah, detained a 35-year-old Palestinian woman on Sunday. The Palestinian prisoner society said in a statement that the soldiers detained the lady for a few hours before taking her to a detention center.
It said that the soldiers arrested the woman after examining her ID, identifying the woman as Nisreen Tabakhna from Jalazoun refugee camp in Ramallah.
She was crossing the checkpoint on her way to offer prayers at the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, the PPS added.
It said that the soldiers arrested the woman after examining her ID, identifying the woman as Nisreen Tabakhna from Jalazoun refugee camp in Ramallah.
She was crossing the checkpoint on her way to offer prayers at the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, the PPS added.
19 july 2014
Scores of Palestinian young men suffered injuries in different clashes on Friday with Israeli soldiers in occupied Jerusalem and areas near Ramallah city, according to local sources. Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) brutally attacked the weekly anti-wall march in Ni'lin village, and caused many protestors to suffer bullet and tear gas injuries.
They added that Israeli soldiers ambushed young protestors in nearby olive fields, where the segregation wall is located and fired live and rubber bullets at them.
The Ni'lin march was dedicated this week to protesting Israel's wanton aggression against the Palestinians in Gaza.
In Ofer area, nine young men suffered rubber bullet injuries and others suffocated from tear gas during pro-Gaza confrontations with Israeli troops outside Ofer military prison.
Tear gas and stun grenades were also fired deliberately at journalists as they were covering events in Ofer.
In the north west of Jerusalem, a young man was wounded and two others were arrested when Israeli soldiers attacked a pro-Gaza march in Beit Surik village.
The clashes erupted after Palestinian citizens protesting Israel's war on Gaza marched following the Friday prayers to Har Adar settlement, which was illegally established on Palestinian-owned lands in the village
They added that Israeli soldiers ambushed young protestors in nearby olive fields, where the segregation wall is located and fired live and rubber bullets at them.
The Ni'lin march was dedicated this week to protesting Israel's wanton aggression against the Palestinians in Gaza.
In Ofer area, nine young men suffered rubber bullet injuries and others suffocated from tear gas during pro-Gaza confrontations with Israeli troops outside Ofer military prison.
Tear gas and stun grenades were also fired deliberately at journalists as they were covering events in Ofer.
In the north west of Jerusalem, a young man was wounded and two others were arrested when Israeli soldiers attacked a pro-Gaza march in Beit Surik village.
The clashes erupted after Palestinian citizens protesting Israel's war on Gaza marched following the Friday prayers to Har Adar settlement, which was illegally established on Palestinian-owned lands in the village
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested last night 18 Palestinians from Tulkarem, Jenin, and occupied Jerusalem, Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed. Two Palestinians were arrested in Jenin including the ex-detainee Bilal Diab who was released from Israeli jails after 78 days on hunger strike. Two other arrests were carried out in Tulkarem.
14 Jerusalemites were detained by Israeli police last night till dawn today, the sources underlined. The detainees are scheduled to be brought to court today.
IOF also kidnapped a Palestinian citizen on Saturday during clashes that broke out in al-Khalil. The detainee was taken to an unknown destination.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that violent clashes erupted near the detainee’s home where gates of the nearby shops were blown up and heavy tear gas and sound bombs were fired.
Meanwhile, Israeli police arrested 16 Palestinians in Haifa after suppressing a solidarity march in support of Gaza under the pretext of being organized without permit.
The march was organized by Youth Movement in 1948 occupied Palestine.
The protesters closed the main street in the city for few minutes before being suppressed by Israeli police.
14 Jerusalemites were detained by Israeli police last night till dawn today, the sources underlined. The detainees are scheduled to be brought to court today.
IOF also kidnapped a Palestinian citizen on Saturday during clashes that broke out in al-Khalil. The detainee was taken to an unknown destination.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that violent clashes erupted near the detainee’s home where gates of the nearby shops were blown up and heavy tear gas and sound bombs were fired.
Meanwhile, Israeli police arrested 16 Palestinians in Haifa after suppressing a solidarity march in support of Gaza under the pretext of being organized without permit.
The march was organized by Youth Movement in 1948 occupied Palestine.
The protesters closed the main street in the city for few minutes before being suppressed by Israeli police.
18 july 2014
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) called on Israel to ensure respect for international law by avoiding punishing individuals for offences they have not personally committed or by imposing collective penalties. In its weekly report issued on Friday, OCHA said that the large-scale Israeli military operations, which began on 13 June in the Hebron governorate following the suspected abduction of three Israeli youth, continued and expanded across the West Bank, with the stated objective of finding and releasing the youth, as well as undermining Hamas infrastructure.
Many of the operations triggered widespread clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli forces in dozens of cities, villages and refugee camps, during which four Palestinian civilians were shot with live ammunition and killed, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed during post-13 June military operations to six, according to the report.
Additionally, a total of 106 Palestinians, including 28 children, were injured during the clashes, the report added.
Overall, Israeli forces conducted more than 300 search-and-arrest operations during the reporting period, some of which resulted in damage to property in homes searched. A total of 340 Palestinians were arrested during these operations, mostly alleged Hamas and Islamic Jihad members, including dozens who were released in 2011 in the context of a prisoner swap (the ‘Shalit deal’).
"A significant proportion of those arrested are being held under administrative detention orders, imprisonment without charge or trial. Consequently, the total number of administrative detainees in Israeli prisons increased since the beginning of the current operations from approximately 190 to at least 340, according to the Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer)."
In the context of current military operations, the Israeli army raided 60 of Islamic associations, allegedly linked to Hamas, confiscated computers and other equipment, and shutdown 8 others by military order. These measures are expected to disrupt the delivery of services and assistance to thousands of beneficiaries.
The report also pointed out that movement restrictions continue disrupting access to services and places of work. "Most of the movement restrictions imposed last week following the start of the current operations, primarily across the Hebron governorate, have remained in place, disrupting access of people to services, markets and workplaces, and resulting in significant economic losses."
The vast majority of Hebron governorate’s residents have remained subject to a series of additional movement restrictions, including preventing men aged between 16 and 50 from crossing the Wadi an Nar checkpoint, which controls the single route available for most Palestinians between the central and southern West Bank, the invalidation of permits to access East Jerusalem, Israel and some settlement areas, and preventing men between 20 and 50 years of age from traveling to Jordan via the Allenby Bridge, the report clarified.
]In the northern West Bank, the main entrances to ‘Izbet at Tabib and ‘Azzun villages (Qalqiliya) have remained closed for the second consecutive week, forcing residents to use a long detour to reach main services and workplaces in Qalqiliya city and increasing transport costs. On 17 and 18 June, the Israeli authorities demolished a total of 14 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C of the West Bank, due to the lack of Israeli-issued building permits, displacing 42 people, around half of whom were children, and affecting at least 50 others.
On the other hand, the UN report said that Erez passenger crossing has remained closed since 13 June preventing the vast majority of permit holders (primarily patients, senior businessmen and staff of international organizations) to leave or enter Gaza.
Many of the operations triggered widespread clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli forces in dozens of cities, villages and refugee camps, during which four Palestinian civilians were shot with live ammunition and killed, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed during post-13 June military operations to six, according to the report.
Additionally, a total of 106 Palestinians, including 28 children, were injured during the clashes, the report added.
Overall, Israeli forces conducted more than 300 search-and-arrest operations during the reporting period, some of which resulted in damage to property in homes searched. A total of 340 Palestinians were arrested during these operations, mostly alleged Hamas and Islamic Jihad members, including dozens who were released in 2011 in the context of a prisoner swap (the ‘Shalit deal’).
"A significant proportion of those arrested are being held under administrative detention orders, imprisonment without charge or trial. Consequently, the total number of administrative detainees in Israeli prisons increased since the beginning of the current operations from approximately 190 to at least 340, according to the Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer)."
In the context of current military operations, the Israeli army raided 60 of Islamic associations, allegedly linked to Hamas, confiscated computers and other equipment, and shutdown 8 others by military order. These measures are expected to disrupt the delivery of services and assistance to thousands of beneficiaries.
The report also pointed out that movement restrictions continue disrupting access to services and places of work. "Most of the movement restrictions imposed last week following the start of the current operations, primarily across the Hebron governorate, have remained in place, disrupting access of people to services, markets and workplaces, and resulting in significant economic losses."
The vast majority of Hebron governorate’s residents have remained subject to a series of additional movement restrictions, including preventing men aged between 16 and 50 from crossing the Wadi an Nar checkpoint, which controls the single route available for most Palestinians between the central and southern West Bank, the invalidation of permits to access East Jerusalem, Israel and some settlement areas, and preventing men between 20 and 50 years of age from traveling to Jordan via the Allenby Bridge, the report clarified.
]In the northern West Bank, the main entrances to ‘Izbet at Tabib and ‘Azzun villages (Qalqiliya) have remained closed for the second consecutive week, forcing residents to use a long detour to reach main services and workplaces in Qalqiliya city and increasing transport costs. On 17 and 18 June, the Israeli authorities demolished a total of 14 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C of the West Bank, due to the lack of Israeli-issued building permits, displacing 42 people, around half of whom were children, and affecting at least 50 others.
On the other hand, the UN report said that Erez passenger crossing has remained closed since 13 June preventing the vast majority of permit holders (primarily patients, senior businessmen and staff of international organizations) to leave or enter Gaza.
Ufree Network has strongly condemned Israeli mass-arrest campaign against Palestinian Legislative Council members in occupied West Bank, considering it a flagrant violation to Palestinian legitimacy and national reconciliation.
The Israeli occupation forces have carried last week another arrest campaign against members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in the occupied West Bank, raising the Palestinian MPLC’s number held in Israeli jails to 34 lawmakers. 12 MPLCs and two ministers were also detained mid-June including the speaker the council Aziz Dweik.
Head of the network Mohamed Hamdan considered Israeli last arrest campaign in West Bank as an attempt to satisfy Israeli voices rejecting the release of the fourth batch of Palestinian prisoners detained before 1930.
The arrest of PLC members is a clear war crime that violates the third and fourth Geneva Convention, the statement said.
UFree Network called on EU Parliament and MPs all over the world to pressure Israeli authorities for the release of their colleagues from Israeli jails and to put an end to Israeli violations to Palestinian legitimacy.
Since Thursday evening, 12th June 2014, Israeli occupation forces have carried out a large-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank targeting Palestinian former ministers, Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (MPLC), university lecturers and students together with civilian women and children.
The Israeli occupation forces have carried last week another arrest campaign against members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in the occupied West Bank, raising the Palestinian MPLC’s number held in Israeli jails to 34 lawmakers. 12 MPLCs and two ministers were also detained mid-June including the speaker the council Aziz Dweik.
Head of the network Mohamed Hamdan considered Israeli last arrest campaign in West Bank as an attempt to satisfy Israeli voices rejecting the release of the fourth batch of Palestinian prisoners detained before 1930.
The arrest of PLC members is a clear war crime that violates the third and fourth Geneva Convention, the statement said.
UFree Network called on EU Parliament and MPs all over the world to pressure Israeli authorities for the release of their colleagues from Israeli jails and to put an end to Israeli violations to Palestinian legitimacy.
Since Thursday evening, 12th June 2014, Israeli occupation forces have carried out a large-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank targeting Palestinian former ministers, Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (MPLC), university lecturers and students together with civilian women and children.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) transferred two Hamas MPs to administrative detention and another one from hospital to Hadarim prison. Al-Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights said in a statement issued on Friday that the MPs were sentenced administratively without indictment or trial.
The center documented a striking upsurge in Israeli arbitrary administrative prison-terms as a retaliatory tactic targeting Palestinian MPs in the wake of the latest aggression on the Gaza Strip.
In a related event, the IOA transferred MP Muhammad Jamal al-Natsha from the hospital to Hadarim prison after he had gone on a 62-day hunger strike.
Al-Ahrar center said such measure violates the agreement between the prisoner movement and the Israeli prison administration stipulating the return of prisoners to their initial lock-ups.
Al-Natsha, initially incarcerated in Ofer jail, has been detained administratively since 27 March 2013 without charge.
37 MPs are actually locked up behind Israeli bars, 35 of them are affiliated with Hamas.
The center documented a striking upsurge in Israeli arbitrary administrative prison-terms as a retaliatory tactic targeting Palestinian MPs in the wake of the latest aggression on the Gaza Strip.
In a related event, the IOA transferred MP Muhammad Jamal al-Natsha from the hospital to Hadarim prison after he had gone on a 62-day hunger strike.
Al-Ahrar center said such measure violates the agreement between the prisoner movement and the Israeli prison administration stipulating the return of prisoners to their initial lock-ups.
Al-Natsha, initially incarcerated in Ofer jail, has been detained administratively since 27 March 2013 without charge.
37 MPs are actually locked up behind Israeli bars, 35 of them are affiliated with Hamas.
