18 june 2017
The Israeli occupation police in Jerusalem have detained 350 Palestinians from the West Bank at the pretext that they entered or tried to enter the holy city with no permits.
A spokeswoman for the police in the occupied holy city said the Israeli border police recently intensified its security measures and arrested until Saturday evening about 350 West Bankers with no entry permits.
The Israeli police decided to tighten its security measures in Occupied Jerusalem after premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered the revocation of Ramadan entry permits for Palestinian families.
The police also said it would continue to arrest Palestinians who enter Jerusalem and its surrounding areas until the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
A spokeswoman for the police in the occupied holy city said the Israeli border police recently intensified its security measures and arrested until Saturday evening about 350 West Bankers with no entry permits.
The Israeli police decided to tighten its security measures in Occupied Jerusalem after premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered the revocation of Ramadan entry permits for Palestinian families.
The police also said it would continue to arrest Palestinians who enter Jerusalem and its surrounding areas until the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli soldiers, including undercover officers and groups of colonialist settlers, continued their invasions and provocative tours into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, while the soldiers also attacked and injured many worshipers.
The invasions took place after the soldiers opened the al-Magharba Gate, allowing large groups of settlers into the holy site, while dozens of soldiers, including undercover officers, invaded the compound and surrounded the Muslim worshipers.
The invasions were mainly focused in the al-Qibli mosque, when more than 250 officers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, especially the gates of Al-Qibli mosque, and fired many gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets on the worshiper.
Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, the head of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, said the soldiers injured at least three worshipers, after assaulting them with clubs and batons, and used pepper-spray against many others, wounding three.
Al-Kiswani held Israel responsible for the escalation against the mosque, especially during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, by conducting these invasions, and allowing provocative tours by dozens of extremist colonists into the holy site.
He added that the soldiers are deliberately provoking the worshipers by these invasions and acts, an issue that could lead to further violence and serious escalation.
The head of the Islamic Waqf Department and Jerusalem Affairs, Sheikh Azzam Khatib, said the Israeli police allowed dozens of settlers to invade the courtyards of the holy site, without any prior notice, especially after opening the al-Magharba Gate to allow these tours.
He added that, for so many years, the al-Magharba Gate remained closed during the last ten days of Ramadan, yet, the police opened them, and invaded the holy site.
One officer was also injured, with a stone that struck his head, before Israeli medics provided him with the needed treatment and took him to a hospital.
The invasions took place after the soldiers opened the al-Magharba Gate, allowing large groups of settlers into the holy site, while dozens of soldiers, including undercover officers, invaded the compound and surrounded the Muslim worshipers.
The invasions were mainly focused in the al-Qibli mosque, when more than 250 officers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, especially the gates of Al-Qibli mosque, and fired many gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets on the worshiper.
Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, the head of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, said the soldiers injured at least three worshipers, after assaulting them with clubs and batons, and used pepper-spray against many others, wounding three.
Al-Kiswani held Israel responsible for the escalation against the mosque, especially during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, by conducting these invasions, and allowing provocative tours by dozens of extremist colonists into the holy site.
He added that the soldiers are deliberately provoking the worshipers by these invasions and acts, an issue that could lead to further violence and serious escalation.
The head of the Islamic Waqf Department and Jerusalem Affairs, Sheikh Azzam Khatib, said the Israeli police allowed dozens of settlers to invade the courtyards of the holy site, without any prior notice, especially after opening the al-Magharba Gate to allow these tours.
He added that, for so many years, the al-Magharba Gate remained closed during the last ten days of Ramadan, yet, the police opened them, and invaded the holy site.
One officer was also injured, with a stone that struck his head, before Israeli medics provided him with the needed treatment and took him to a hospital.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, twelve Palestinians, including the wife of a political prisoner, from their homes in various parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society has reported.
The PPS said the soldiers abducted at least six Palestinians, mainly children, from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem.
It added that the soldiers also abducted three Palestinians, identified as Baha’ Osama Abu Alia, Amer Atef Abu Alia, and Enaya Ahmad Ata, 42, the wife of Saleh Ata, who is imprisoned by Israel, serving a 21-year term.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Mo’taz Jaffal, from his home in Abu Dis town.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Odai Atef Ta’amra, 24, and Mohannad Ateyya Ta’amra, 19, from the West Bank governorate of Bethlehem.
The PPS said the soldiers abducted at least six Palestinians, mainly children, from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem.
It added that the soldiers also abducted three Palestinians, identified as Baha’ Osama Abu Alia, Amer Atef Abu Alia, and Enaya Ahmad Ata, 42, the wife of Saleh Ata, who is imprisoned by Israel, serving a 21-year term.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Mo’taz Jaffal, from his home in Abu Dis town.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Odai Atef Ta’amra, 24, and Mohannad Ateyya Ta’amra, 19, from the West Bank governorate of Bethlehem.
Undercover Israeli officers invaded, on Sunday morning, the Al-Qibli Mosque, of the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, and smashed its doors, before invading it, and clashed with many local youngsters.
The undercover officers invaded the mosque while Israeli soldiers and officers occupied its rooftop, while many Palestinians were detained and interrogated in the mosque compound, as the soldiers investigated their ID cards.
The attack led to scuffles and clashes between the invading Israeli forces and dozens of worshipers, while the soldiers also abducted an international pilgrim in the mosque.
Furthermore, the soldiers assaulted many worshipers, including the head of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani.
Israeli sources said one officer was injured in the head after a Palestinian stuck him with an iron chair in the head, during the military invasion.
In related news, dozens of extremist Israeli colonists, accompanied by dozens of soldiers and officers conducted provocative tours into the Al-Aqsa compound.
Dozens of soldiers are still surrounding the holy site, and are preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian department of Waqf and Endowment has repeatedly warned that such invasions into the holy site will only lead to further tension and violence, especially during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
The undercover officers invaded the mosque while Israeli soldiers and officers occupied its rooftop, while many Palestinians were detained and interrogated in the mosque compound, as the soldiers investigated their ID cards.
The attack led to scuffles and clashes between the invading Israeli forces and dozens of worshipers, while the soldiers also abducted an international pilgrim in the mosque.
Furthermore, the soldiers assaulted many worshipers, including the head of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani.
Israeli sources said one officer was injured in the head after a Palestinian stuck him with an iron chair in the head, during the military invasion.
In related news, dozens of extremist Israeli colonists, accompanied by dozens of soldiers and officers conducted provocative tours into the Al-Aqsa compound.
Dozens of soldiers are still surrounding the holy site, and are preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian department of Waqf and Endowment has repeatedly warned that such invasions into the holy site will only lead to further tension and violence, especially during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, Sunday, Wadi Shahin area, in the heart of Bethlehem city, in the occupied West Bank, and abducted a young man. In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli navy opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats, in northern and central Gaza Strip.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded and searched homes, and interrogated several young men, before abducting one.
The PPS said the abducted young man has been identified as Mohannad Ateyya Ta’amra, 21, and that the soldiers took him to Etzion military base and security center, south of Bethlehem.
In the besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters, in the Sudaniyya Sea, in the northern part of the costal region, and the Central District, forcing the fishermen back to shore.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded and searched homes, and interrogated several young men, before abducting one.
The PPS said the abducted young man has been identified as Mohannad Ateyya Ta’amra, 21, and that the soldiers took him to Etzion military base and security center, south of Bethlehem.
In the besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters, in the Sudaniyya Sea, in the northern part of the costal region, and the Central District, forcing the fishermen back to shore.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Deir Abu Mashal village, northwest of Ramallah in central West Bank, shot and injured two young men, and abducted the wife of a Palestinian political prisoner.
The soldiers clashed with many local youngsters, who hurled stones at the invading military vehicles, while the soldiers fired live rounds, including the illegal Toto expanding bullets, in addition to rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources at the Palestine Medical Complex, in Ramallah, said the soldiers shot a young man with a Toto bullet in the leg, and another Palestinian with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the arm.
The soldiers also stormed and ransacked many homes in the village, an abducted the wife of detainee Saleh Suleiman Abu Nabhan, who is imprisoned by Israel, serving a twenty-year sentence.
The soldiers also confiscated the wife’s gold, while violently searching and ransacking the property, causing excessive damage.
Deir Abu Mashal remains under tight siege, and constant invasions, since Friday evening, after three young men from the village were killed, after attacking Israeli officers and soldiers, in Jerusalem, killing one.
The soldiers clashed with many local youngsters, who hurled stones at the invading military vehicles, while the soldiers fired live rounds, including the illegal Toto expanding bullets, in addition to rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources at the Palestine Medical Complex, in Ramallah, said the soldiers shot a young man with a Toto bullet in the leg, and another Palestinian with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the arm.
The soldiers also stormed and ransacked many homes in the village, an abducted the wife of detainee Saleh Suleiman Abu Nabhan, who is imprisoned by Israel, serving a twenty-year sentence.
The soldiers also confiscated the wife’s gold, while violently searching and ransacking the property, causing excessive damage.
Deir Abu Mashal remains under tight siege, and constant invasions, since Friday evening, after three young men from the village were killed, after attacking Israeli officers and soldiers, in Jerusalem, killing one.
17 june 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Saturday kidnapped three young men from their homes in Idhna town, west of al-Khalil in the West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops broke into and ransacked homes in Idhna town and kidnapped three young men, including two brothers.
The detainees were identified as Muaad Farajallah, his brother Ward and Ahmed ash-Shayeb.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops broke into and ransacked homes in Idhna town and kidnapped three young men, including two brothers.
The detainees were identified as Muaad Farajallah, his brother Ward and Ahmed ash-Shayeb.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Saturday morning three Palestinians after violently storming Tulkarem city without prior notice.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed the city and arrested two youngsters after brutally storming and searching their family houses.
The two detainees were severely beaten before being taken to unknown detention centers, the sources added.
IOF also carried out combing operations in the city and erected a military checkpoint at the main roundabout in the city center.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed the city and arrested two youngsters after brutally storming and searching their family houses.
The two detainees were severely beaten before being taken to unknown detention centers, the sources added.
IOF also carried out combing operations in the city and erected a military checkpoint at the main roundabout in the city center.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday morning arrested a Palestinian young man on allegations of his attempt to stab a Jewish settler near the illegal Gush Etzion settlement bloc, south of Bethlehem in the West Bank.
Hebrew media outlets claimed the young man tried to stab the settler in Yaakov area of Gush Etzion and wrestled with him before Israeli soldiers rushed to the scene and rounded up the Palestinian without opening fire at him.
They noted that the settler did not suffer a stab wound and his injury resulted from his engagement in fighting with the young man.
Hebrew media outlets claimed the young man tried to stab the settler in Yaakov area of Gush Etzion and wrestled with him before Israeli soldiers rushed to the scene and rounded up the Palestinian without opening fire at him.
They noted that the settler did not suffer a stab wound and his injury resulted from his engagement in fighting with the young man.
16 june 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Silwan and the al-‘Eesawiyya towns, in occupied East Jerusalem, and abducted a child and a young man.
The soldiers invaded and violently searched a home in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and abducted Amir Jawad Jaber, 14, before taking him to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
The soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Khader Rabah Abu al-Hummus, from the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in the heart of Jerusalem, after stopping him at a military roadblock near the main entrance of Shu’fat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
The soldiers invaded and violently searched a home in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and abducted Amir Jawad Jaber, 14, before taking him to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
The soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Khader Rabah Abu al-Hummus, from the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in the heart of Jerusalem, after stopping him at a military roadblock near the main entrance of Shu’fat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
A Palestinian prisoner, Mohammad Bsharat, from Tamoun town in Tubas, was transferred to the Israeli Assaf Harofeh Medical Center after deterioration of his health, Head of Palestinian Prisoner Society, Qadoura Fares revealed on Friday.
Head of Palestinian Prisoner Society in Tubas and northern Jordan Valley, Mohammad Sawafta, called on human rights institutions and the International Committee of the Red Cross to urgently intervene in order to save the life of detainee Bsharat.
Captive Bsharat has been arrested since August 01, 2001. He was 16 years old when he was arrested. He is serving a sentence of 18 years of imprisonment.
15 days ago, he was suddenly moved to an unknown destination, then he was taken to Soroka Israeli hospital even though he was not complaining of any diseases or pains, Sawafta pointed out.
Two days later, it was reported that he had a kidney disorder and was transferred to Ramleh prison hospital before being transferred to Asaf Harofeh Medical Center, he added.
Head of Palestinian Prisoner Society in Tubas and northern Jordan Valley, Mohammad Sawafta, called on human rights institutions and the International Committee of the Red Cross to urgently intervene in order to save the life of detainee Bsharat.
Captive Bsharat has been arrested since August 01, 2001. He was 16 years old when he was arrested. He is serving a sentence of 18 years of imprisonment.
15 days ago, he was suddenly moved to an unknown destination, then he was taken to Soroka Israeli hospital even though he was not complaining of any diseases or pains, Sawafta pointed out.
Two days later, it was reported that he had a kidney disorder and was transferred to Ramleh prison hospital before being transferred to Asaf Harofeh Medical Center, he added.
At least two Palestinian young men were injured when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) targeted a group of youths with teargas bombs while trying to enter occupied Jerusalem to perform Friday prayer.
Local sources reported that two Palestinians in their twenties were taken to hospital after suffering head and back injuries during the IOF attack.
Meanwhile, several Palestinians were injured while others were detained as clashes broke out at Qalandia checkpoint south of Ramallah when IOF prevented their access to Occupied Jerusalem en route to al-Aqsa Mosque.
Local sources reported that two Palestinians in their twenties were taken to hospital after suffering head and back injuries during the IOF attack.
Meanwhile, several Palestinians were injured while others were detained as clashes broke out at Qalandia checkpoint south of Ramallah when IOF prevented their access to Occupied Jerusalem en route to al-Aqsa Mosque.
Several Palestinians were injured while others were detained as clashes broke out at Qalandia checkpoint, south of Ramallah, when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) prevented their access to Occupied Jerusalem en route to al-Aqsa Mosque.
According to the PIC field reporter, IOF soldiers prevented thousands of worshipers from crossing the checkpoint to perform Friday prayer in al-Aqsa.
Many youths were forced to climb the Israeli apartheid wall. However, some of them were arrested.
Meanwhile, several worshipers suffered breathing problems due to the IOF’s heavy firing of teargas bombs during the clashes.
A state of tension has prevailed at Qalandia checkpoint, the sole link between West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
According to the PIC field reporter, IOF soldiers prevented thousands of worshipers from crossing the checkpoint to perform Friday prayer in al-Aqsa.
Many youths were forced to climb the Israeli apartheid wall. However, some of them were arrested.
Meanwhile, several worshipers suffered breathing problems due to the IOF’s heavy firing of teargas bombs during the clashes.
A state of tension has prevailed at Qalandia checkpoint, the sole link between West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
A number of Palestinian ex-prisoners were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Friday in abduction sweeps rocking the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil.
Reporting from al-Khalil, a PIC news correspondent said the IOF stormed the city at the crack of dawn in five military jeeps and kidnapped the Palestinian ex-prisoner Ali Doufesh shortly after they broke into his family home.
Palestinian young man Ahmad Idris was also kidnapped by the occupation forces from his family home in al-Sheikh neighborhood.
Another Palestinian ex-detainee—Ayman al-Jabarat, from al-Khalil’s northern town of Halhul—was kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers at a flying checkpoint on his way back from his workplace near Bethlehem province.
Reporting from al-Khalil, a PIC news correspondent said the IOF stormed the city at the crack of dawn in five military jeeps and kidnapped the Palestinian ex-prisoner Ali Doufesh shortly after they broke into his family home.
Palestinian young man Ahmad Idris was also kidnapped by the occupation forces from his family home in al-Sheikh neighborhood.
Another Palestinian ex-detainee—Ayman al-Jabarat, from al-Khalil’s northern town of Halhul—was kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers at a flying checkpoint on his way back from his workplace near Bethlehem province.
