7 june 2020
Yazan Mahmoud
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnaped three Palestinian citizens during campaigns in Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
According to local sources in Bethlehem, the IOF stormed Beit Fajjar town and kidnaped two young men identified as Hisham Maher and Yazan Mahmoud from their homes.
In Jerusalem, the IOF kidnaped a young man called Mahmoud al-Rajabi at the main entrance to Issawiya district.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnaped three Palestinian citizens during campaigns in Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
According to local sources in Bethlehem, the IOF stormed Beit Fajjar town and kidnaped two young men identified as Hisham Maher and Yazan Mahmoud from their homes.
In Jerusalem, the IOF kidnaped a young man called Mahmoud al-Rajabi at the main entrance to Issawiya district.
Israeli Troops reportedly knocked down, on Sunday, several Palestinian-owned grocery stands near the Israeli-controlled Qalandia checkpoint, to the north of internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem.
Palestinian media sources and witnesses said that an Israeli army bulldozer began knocking down the stands, owned by vendors and some other small commercial outlets, abruptly and without any prior warnings or warrants.
In the meantime, Israeli troops physically assaulted many Palestinian residents near the same checkpoint, before they abducted one of them. The assault by Israeli soldiers sparked local Palestinians’ to throw stones at the soldiers in protest.
No further details or casualties among Palestinians were reported.
Harassment by Israeli troops, against Palestinian residents in and around the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem, have reportedly escalated over the past couple of years, mainly since the US administration of President, Donald Trump, recognized the entire city of Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel.
Palestinian media sources and witnesses said that an Israeli army bulldozer began knocking down the stands, owned by vendors and some other small commercial outlets, abruptly and without any prior warnings or warrants.
In the meantime, Israeli troops physically assaulted many Palestinian residents near the same checkpoint, before they abducted one of them. The assault by Israeli soldiers sparked local Palestinians’ to throw stones at the soldiers in protest.
No further details or casualties among Palestinians were reported.
Harassment by Israeli troops, against Palestinian residents in and around the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem, have reportedly escalated over the past couple of years, mainly since the US administration of President, Donald Trump, recognized the entire city of Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel.
6 june 2020
The Israeli occupation police on Saturday kidnaped four Palestinian young men in the Old City of Jerusalem.
According to local sources, Israeli police officers closed the Old City’s Bab al-Amud (Damascus Gate) at dawn for several hours and kidnaped three young citizens in the area identified as Khaled Sukhon, Mohamed Ateiq and Hasan Ateiq.
Another young man identified as Adham al-Za’tari was also kidnaped by the Israeli police in the Old City of Jerusalem.
According to local sources, Israeli police officers closed the Old City’s Bab al-Amud (Damascus Gate) at dawn for several hours and kidnaped three young citizens in the area identified as Khaled Sukhon, Mohamed Ateiq and Hasan Ateiq.
Another young man identified as Adham al-Za’tari was also kidnaped by the Israeli police in the Old City of Jerusalem.
5 june 2020
Israeli police on Thursday evening broke into the family home and mourning tent of Palestinian martyr Eyad al-Hallaq in Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood in Occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the Israeli police violently searched the home and the mourning tent, which sparked confrontations with Palestinian neighbors.
At least two Palestinian citizens were arrested by the Israeli police during the attack.
Local residents said that moments before the police raid, Israeli extremist rabbi Yehudah Glick attempted to storm al-Hallaq’s mourning tent before he was confronted and driven out of the place by angry youths. Glick was reportedly transferred to the hospital.
Al-Hallaq’s family stressed that they will never accept any condolences over the unjustified murder of their son from any Israeli side.
Eyad al-Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian with autism, was cold-bloodedly murdered by Israeli police forces a few days ago in Jerusalem’s Old City while he was on his way to his special education school. video
Local sources said that the Israeli police violently searched the home and the mourning tent, which sparked confrontations with Palestinian neighbors.
At least two Palestinian citizens were arrested by the Israeli police during the attack.
Local residents said that moments before the police raid, Israeli extremist rabbi Yehudah Glick attempted to storm al-Hallaq’s mourning tent before he was confronted and driven out of the place by angry youths. Glick was reportedly transferred to the hospital.
Al-Hallaq’s family stressed that they will never accept any condolences over the unjustified murder of their son from any Israeli side.
Eyad al-Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian with autism, was cold-bloodedly murdered by Israeli police forces a few days ago in Jerusalem’s Old City while he was on his way to his special education school. video
Israeli forces dawn Friday detained two Palestinians from the northern West Bank district of Jenin, said witnesses.
They confirmed that several Israeli military vehicles raided Yaabad town, where soldiers detained two Palestinians, including a 17-year-old high school student, after ransacking their families’ houses.
The town has been a scene of almost daily raids and confrontations since an Israeli soldier was killed by a rock dropped on his head during the predawn raid on May 12.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.
They confirmed that several Israeli military vehicles raided Yaabad town, where soldiers detained two Palestinians, including a 17-year-old high school student, after ransacking their families’ houses.
The town has been a scene of almost daily raids and confrontations since an Israeli soldier was killed by a rock dropped on his head during the predawn raid on May 12.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.
4 june 2020
Israeli police today handed the head of the Higher Islamic Council and former Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, an order banning him from entering the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for four months.
Sabri told WAFA that the police came to his house in East Jerusalem and handed him the order, which he described as arbitrary and illegal.
“There is no state in the world that uses expulsion except this occupation state that wants to silence and muzzle us so as not to object to its belligerent schemes,” he said.
Police yesterday dispersed a protest outside Sabri’s house in East Jerusalem against Israeli harassment of the Muslim clergy after holding and interrogating him for several hours days before and ordering him off the Mosque compound for one week before renewing the order to make it four months.
Sabri often delivers the Friday prayer sermon at Al-Aqsa Mosque to tens of thousands of worshippers, which seems to agitate the Israelis.
Sabri told WAFA that the police came to his house in East Jerusalem and handed him the order, which he described as arbitrary and illegal.
“There is no state in the world that uses expulsion except this occupation state that wants to silence and muzzle us so as not to object to its belligerent schemes,” he said.
Police yesterday dispersed a protest outside Sabri’s house in East Jerusalem against Israeli harassment of the Muslim clergy after holding and interrogating him for several hours days before and ordering him off the Mosque compound for one week before renewing the order to make it four months.
Sabri often delivers the Friday prayer sermon at Al-Aqsa Mosque to tens of thousands of worshippers, which seems to agitate the Israelis.
21 Palestinian citizens were reportedly kidnaped by the Israeli occupation forces during dawn campaigns on Thursday in different West Bank areas.
According to local sources, soldiers aboard more than 10 military vehicles stormed Arura town in northern Ramallah and kidnaped two young men identified as Ayman al-Atshan (Birzeit University student) and Aysar al-Aruri after breaking into and ransacking their homes.
A drone was overflying the town during the IOF campaign.
The IOF also stormed Qibya village, northwest of Ramallah, and kidnaped two young brothers identified as Ahmed and Jameel Nassar after searching their home.
In Tulkarem city, the IOF raided the suburbs of Kitabah and Dinabeh and Tulkarem refugee camp and kidnaped three young citizens.
14 citizens were also taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in other areas of the West Bank, mostly in al-Khalil province.
Israeli forces round up 19 Palestinians from across the West Bank
Israeli forces today detained 19 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
Israeli forces detained five Palestinians in two raids across the northern West Bank district of Qalqilya.
Four of the five detainees were identified as residents of Azzoun town, east of the city, and the other as a resident of Kafr Thulth town, south of the city.
Elsewhere in the northern West Bank, Israeli military raided Iktaba neighborhood, east of Tulkarm city, where soldiers detained a Palestinian man.
Two separate military raids in Dhannaba neighborhood and Tulkarm refugee camp resulted in the detention of two others.
In Ramallah and al-Bireh district, Israeli troops raided Arura village, northwest of Ramallah city, and detained two Palestinians after ransacking their family’s homes. They were identified as undergraduate students in Birzeit University.
In Bethlehem district, soldiers carried out a raid in Beit Sahour city, east of Bethlehem, where they detained one person.
Meanwhile, PPS said Israeli troops detained eight Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Soldiers conducted a raid in Beit Kahel town, northwest of Hebron, rounding up three of the eight Palestinians.
They also detained two brothers after breaking into their house in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of the city.
The three others were identified as residents of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron city.
During the raid into the town, Israeli troops ransacked several houses and seized cellular phones.
According to local sources, soldiers aboard more than 10 military vehicles stormed Arura town in northern Ramallah and kidnaped two young men identified as Ayman al-Atshan (Birzeit University student) and Aysar al-Aruri after breaking into and ransacking their homes.
A drone was overflying the town during the IOF campaign.
The IOF also stormed Qibya village, northwest of Ramallah, and kidnaped two young brothers identified as Ahmed and Jameel Nassar after searching their home.
In Tulkarem city, the IOF raided the suburbs of Kitabah and Dinabeh and Tulkarem refugee camp and kidnaped three young citizens.
14 citizens were also taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in other areas of the West Bank, mostly in al-Khalil province.
Israeli forces round up 19 Palestinians from across the West Bank
Israeli forces today detained 19 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
Israeli forces detained five Palestinians in two raids across the northern West Bank district of Qalqilya.
Four of the five detainees were identified as residents of Azzoun town, east of the city, and the other as a resident of Kafr Thulth town, south of the city.
Elsewhere in the northern West Bank, Israeli military raided Iktaba neighborhood, east of Tulkarm city, where soldiers detained a Palestinian man.
Two separate military raids in Dhannaba neighborhood and Tulkarm refugee camp resulted in the detention of two others.
In Ramallah and al-Bireh district, Israeli troops raided Arura village, northwest of Ramallah city, and detained two Palestinians after ransacking their family’s homes. They were identified as undergraduate students in Birzeit University.
In Bethlehem district, soldiers carried out a raid in Beit Sahour city, east of Bethlehem, where they detained one person.
Meanwhile, PPS said Israeli troops detained eight Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Soldiers conducted a raid in Beit Kahel town, northwest of Hebron, rounding up three of the eight Palestinians.
They also detained two brothers after breaking into their house in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of the city.
The three others were identified as residents of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron city.
During the raid into the town, Israeli troops ransacked several houses and seized cellular phones.
The Israeli occupation police on Wednesday evening assaulted Palestinian citizens and arrested a young man in Bab Hitta area in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Police forces also stormed Issawiya district and kidnaped an elderly man called Mohamed Dirweeh from his home.
Four journalists from Jerusalem reportedly received summonses for interrogation from the Israeli journalists. They were identified as Ashraf Shuwaiki, Ahmed Jaradat, Murad Sa’eid, and Ahmed Jalajel.
In Tulkarem, Israeli soldiers kidnaped a Palestinian girl called Duaa Arafa, a resident of Izbat Shufa town, at the Za’atara crossing.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces on the same day kidnaped a Palestinian young man at the Hashmonaim crossing near the illegal settlement of Modi’in Ilit, northwest of Ramallah, claiming he tried to carry out a stabbing attack.
The forces claimed the young man arrived aboard his car at the crossing, left it and then walked towards them in order to carry out a stabbing attack.
Many Palestinian citizens had been either arrested or shot dead at the crossing of Hashmonaim settlement, which was built illegally on Palestinian land seized from Ni’lin town in Ramallah.
Police forces also stormed Issawiya district and kidnaped an elderly man called Mohamed Dirweeh from his home.
Four journalists from Jerusalem reportedly received summonses for interrogation from the Israeli journalists. They were identified as Ashraf Shuwaiki, Ahmed Jaradat, Murad Sa’eid, and Ahmed Jalajel.
In Tulkarem, Israeli soldiers kidnaped a Palestinian girl called Duaa Arafa, a resident of Izbat Shufa town, at the Za’atara crossing.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces on the same day kidnaped a Palestinian young man at the Hashmonaim crossing near the illegal settlement of Modi’in Ilit, northwest of Ramallah, claiming he tried to carry out a stabbing attack.
The forces claimed the young man arrived aboard his car at the crossing, left it and then walked towards them in order to carry out a stabbing attack.
Many Palestinian citizens had been either arrested or shot dead at the crossing of Hashmonaim settlement, which was built illegally on Palestinian land seized from Ni’lin town in Ramallah.
