25 mar 2019
Hordes of Israeli settlers on Monday stormed al-Aqsa Mosque while escorted by the Israeli police and special forces.
Local sources reported that 35 settlers defiled al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours and performed Talmudic rituals near Bab al-Rahma prayer area before they left the site hours later.
The sources said that 43 Jewish students from religious institutes stormed the holy site during the same period.
The Islamic Awqaf announced in a statement that the Israeli police earlier in the day arrested a Palestinian old man for praying in Bab al-Rahma area and transferred him to a nearby interrogation center.
Other groups of settlers are set to come for a second break-in following noon prayer.
The Israeli settlers carry out mass break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, except on Fridays and Saturdays, in two rounds: in the morning and afternoon.
Local sources reported that 35 settlers defiled al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours and performed Talmudic rituals near Bab al-Rahma prayer area before they left the site hours later.
The sources said that 43 Jewish students from religious institutes stormed the holy site during the same period.
The Islamic Awqaf announced in a statement that the Israeli police earlier in the day arrested a Palestinian old man for praying in Bab al-Rahma area and transferred him to a nearby interrogation center.
Other groups of settlers are set to come for a second break-in following noon prayer.
The Israeli settlers carry out mass break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, except on Fridays and Saturdays, in two rounds: in the morning and afternoon.
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies affirmed that the two prisoners who stabbed an officer and a jailer in the Negev jail on Sunday evening suffered serious injuries after they were directly shot.
According to the Center, the prisoners are 37-year-old Islam Weshahi, from al-Shuhada village in Jenin, and 30-year-old Uday Salem, from ash-Shawawrah village in Bethlehem.
Both of them are undergoing surgeries and treatment at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.
The Center said that Weshahi and Salem had to stab the jailers to defend themselves and their fellow prisoners after they were assaulted, provoked and insulted.
According to the Center, the prisoners are 37-year-old Islam Weshahi, from al-Shuhada village in Jenin, and 30-year-old Uday Salem, from ash-Shawawrah village in Bethlehem.
Both of them are undergoing surgeries and treatment at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.
The Center said that Weshahi and Salem had to stab the jailers to defend themselves and their fellow prisoners after they were assaulted, provoked and insulted.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at night, at least ten Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed.
The PPS stated that the soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes in Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, and abducted six Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Sami Nakhla, Mohammad Eyad Dweik, Samed Nabil Abda, Ala Hasan Mohammad, Tareq Akram Hamed, and Qussai Salem.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Moath Abu Hamdi, 22, Tha’er Saber Deeriyya, 22, and Ali Shaher Taqatqa.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Issa Hmeidan, from Biddu town northwest of the city.
The PPS stated that the soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes in Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, and abducted six Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Sami Nakhla, Mohammad Eyad Dweik, Samed Nabil Abda, Ala Hasan Mohammad, Tareq Akram Hamed, and Qussai Salem.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Moath Abu Hamdi, 22, Tha’er Saber Deeriyya, 22, and Ali Shaher Taqatqa.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Issa Hmeidan, from Biddu town northwest of the city.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least five Palestinians from Ramallah, Bethlehem and Jenin governorates, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS office in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers invaded the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, before breaking into and ransacking many homes, and abducted Mohammad Sami Nakhla, 21, and Mohammad Eyad Dweik, 18.
It added that the soldiers assaulted and injured Mohammad al-Masri, the father of two detainees, identified as Shafiq and Khaled, after storming and ransacking his home in the refugee camp.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of the city, and abducted Moath Ahmad Mousa, 19, and Tha’er Saber Taqatqa, 22, after invading and searching their homes.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Yousef Emad Turkman, from Jenin refugee camp, after stopping him at a military roadblock, near Arraba town, south of Jenin.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Qalqilia city, stormed and ransacked the home of a political prisoner, identified as Raed Ahmad al-Hotari, before illegally confiscating his wife’s car in addition to 2000 Shekels.
It is worth mentioning that al-Hotari, 47, was taken prisoner on March 23rd, 2003, and was sentenced to life in prison.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Tayasir village, east of Tubas in northeastern West Bank, and ordered a Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Yousef Dibik, to halt the construction of a small water reservoir on his own property.
The PPS office in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers invaded the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, before breaking into and ransacking many homes, and abducted Mohammad Sami Nakhla, 21, and Mohammad Eyad Dweik, 18.
It added that the soldiers assaulted and injured Mohammad al-Masri, the father of two detainees, identified as Shafiq and Khaled, after storming and ransacking his home in the refugee camp.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of the city, and abducted Moath Ahmad Mousa, 19, and Tha’er Saber Taqatqa, 22, after invading and searching their homes.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Yousef Emad Turkman, from Jenin refugee camp, after stopping him at a military roadblock, near Arraba town, south of Jenin.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Qalqilia city, stormed and ransacked the home of a political prisoner, identified as Raed Ahmad al-Hotari, before illegally confiscating his wife’s car in addition to 2000 Shekels.
It is worth mentioning that al-Hotari, 47, was taken prisoner on March 23rd, 2003, and was sentenced to life in prison.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Tayasir village, east of Tubas in northeastern West Bank, and ordered a Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Yousef Dibik, to halt the construction of a small water reservoir on his own property.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday evening, a young Palestinian man, after stopping him at the Container military roadblock, northeast of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers abducted Badr Hussein Za’aqeeq, 25, from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
They added that the Palestinian works in Jericho, and was on his way back home, when the soldiers abducted him at the roadblock.
The soldiers also stopped dozens of Palestinian cars and searched many of them while examining the ID cards of the passengers and questioning them.
Media sources said the soldiers abducted Badr Hussein Za’aqeeq, 25, from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
They added that the Palestinian works in Jericho, and was on his way back home, when the soldiers abducted him at the roadblock.
The soldiers also stopped dozens of Palestinian cars and searched many of them while examining the ID cards of the passengers and questioning them.
Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured, Sunday, hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners in the Negev Desert Detention Camp, after the soldiers invaded the detainee’s rooms and tents; at least seven of the wounded detainees were moved to hospitals.
The Maan News Agency has reported that the detainees are held in Sections 3, 5 and 7 of the detention camp, and quoted Israeli media outlets claiming that two soldiers were stabbed, including one who sustained serious wound to his neck.
The tension started after dozens of Israeli special forces soldiers invaded the detainees’ rooms and tents, and started assaulting them while conducting very violent searches.
Several detainees were injured before a few detainees, believed to be members of Hamas, stabbed two soldiers.
The army then started firing dozens of gas bombs, before assaulting and wounding dozens of detainees.
Israeli sources claimed that the soldiers were injured when the prison administration moved all detainees, who are believed to be members or supporters of Hamas, to another section.
The Detainees’ Media Center said the Israeli army turned the prison into what seems to be a battle ground.
It added that the Negev Detention Camp has been witnessing serious Israeli violations and escalation, since last month, when the army installed devices to scramble TV and Radio signals.
There are at least 1300 Palestinian detainees held in the Negev Detention Camp, which was first opened in 1988 after the First Palestinian Intifada started less than a year earlier.
The prison camp was closed after Oslo peace agreement, but Israel reopened it in 2002, after the army conducted its massive invasions across the West Bank; it is located northwest of the Negev Desert, close to the Egyptian border.
Soldiers Assault Detainees, Keep Them Cuffed In The Cold, In Negev Detention Camp
Israeli soldiers attacked and injured, starting on Sunday evening until morning hours Monday, hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners in the Negev Detention Camp, and kept them cuffed in the cold all night long.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers used live rounds, in addition to gas bombs and concussion grenades to attack the detainees, protesting the dangerously escalating violations against them.
The PPS stated that at the soldiers injured at least 25 detainees, including two who suffered life-threatening wounds.
It added that the soldiers handcuffed and blindfolded more than 240 detainees in Sections 6 and 7 in the Negev Desert detention camp.
The Israeli army said the detainees allegedly stabbed and injured two soldiers, when the army was violently searching them and their belongings.
The detainees have been protesting the installation of signal jammers around many sections of the prison, in addition to their dire living conditions.
The assaults took place shortly after the soldiers attacked detainees held in Sections 3, 5 and 7 of the detention camp.
The Negev Detention Camp has been witnessing serious Israeli violations and escalation, since last month, when the army installed devices to scramble TV and Radio signals.
In addition, the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported that the soldiers also attacked dozens of detainees in the prisons of Galboa’, Ramon, Nafha and Eshil, and assaulted them with clubs and batons.
It stated that the Israeli escalation against the detainees is a war crime and is part of an ongoing illegal policy that violates International Law and basic human rights agreement.
The Committee called on the international community to intervene and stop their serious violations, and escalation, adding that the violations constitute organized crimes and acts of terrorism against defenseless prisoners.
It also called on various international human rights and legal groups to investigate the escalating violations, and to ensure an end to these crimes against the detainees.
There are at least 1300 Palestinian detainees held in the Negev Detention Camp, which was first opened in 1988 after the First Palestinian Intifada started less than a year earlier.
The prison camp was closed after Oslo peace agreement, but Israel reopened it in 2002, after the army conducted its massive invasions across the West Bank; it is located northwest of the Negev Desert, close to the Egyptian border.
The Maan News Agency has reported that the detainees are held in Sections 3, 5 and 7 of the detention camp, and quoted Israeli media outlets claiming that two soldiers were stabbed, including one who sustained serious wound to his neck.
The tension started after dozens of Israeli special forces soldiers invaded the detainees’ rooms and tents, and started assaulting them while conducting very violent searches.
Several detainees were injured before a few detainees, believed to be members of Hamas, stabbed two soldiers.
The army then started firing dozens of gas bombs, before assaulting and wounding dozens of detainees.
Israeli sources claimed that the soldiers were injured when the prison administration moved all detainees, who are believed to be members or supporters of Hamas, to another section.
The Detainees’ Media Center said the Israeli army turned the prison into what seems to be a battle ground.
It added that the Negev Detention Camp has been witnessing serious Israeli violations and escalation, since last month, when the army installed devices to scramble TV and Radio signals.
There are at least 1300 Palestinian detainees held in the Negev Detention Camp, which was first opened in 1988 after the First Palestinian Intifada started less than a year earlier.
The prison camp was closed after Oslo peace agreement, but Israel reopened it in 2002, after the army conducted its massive invasions across the West Bank; it is located northwest of the Negev Desert, close to the Egyptian border.
Soldiers Assault Detainees, Keep Them Cuffed In The Cold, In Negev Detention Camp
Israeli soldiers attacked and injured, starting on Sunday evening until morning hours Monday, hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners in the Negev Detention Camp, and kept them cuffed in the cold all night long.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers used live rounds, in addition to gas bombs and concussion grenades to attack the detainees, protesting the dangerously escalating violations against them.
The PPS stated that at the soldiers injured at least 25 detainees, including two who suffered life-threatening wounds.
It added that the soldiers handcuffed and blindfolded more than 240 detainees in Sections 6 and 7 in the Negev Desert detention camp.
The Israeli army said the detainees allegedly stabbed and injured two soldiers, when the army was violently searching them and their belongings.
The detainees have been protesting the installation of signal jammers around many sections of the prison, in addition to their dire living conditions.
The assaults took place shortly after the soldiers attacked detainees held in Sections 3, 5 and 7 of the detention camp.
The Negev Detention Camp has been witnessing serious Israeli violations and escalation, since last month, when the army installed devices to scramble TV and Radio signals.
In addition, the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported that the soldiers also attacked dozens of detainees in the prisons of Galboa’, Ramon, Nafha and Eshil, and assaulted them with clubs and batons.
It stated that the Israeli escalation against the detainees is a war crime and is part of an ongoing illegal policy that violates International Law and basic human rights agreement.
The Committee called on the international community to intervene and stop their serious violations, and escalation, adding that the violations constitute organized crimes and acts of terrorism against defenseless prisoners.
It also called on various international human rights and legal groups to investigate the escalating violations, and to ensure an end to these crimes against the detainees.
There are at least 1300 Palestinian detainees held in the Negev Detention Camp, which was first opened in 1988 after the First Palestinian Intifada started less than a year earlier.
The prison camp was closed after Oslo peace agreement, but Israel reopened it in 2002, after the army conducted its massive invasions across the West Bank; it is located northwest of the Negev Desert, close to the Egyptian border.
24 mar 2019
Two Palestinian prisoners entered their 34th year of Israeli imprisonment, on Sunday, and are among 26 prisoners who were supposed to be released after the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993.
Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed that Rashdi Hamdan Abu Mokh and Ibrahim Nayef Abu Mokk, both residents from Baqa al-Gharbiyye, in Haifa district, in northern Israel, were detained 1968 and sentenced to life in prison.
Rashdi and Ibrahim are among 12 other Palestinian prisoners from inside Israel still held in prison for over three decades.
Both of the prisoners were among 26 others, who were supposed to be released after the signing of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993 and then again in 2014, however, Israel stalled negotiations and kept them in prison.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,440 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons.
Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed that Rashdi Hamdan Abu Mokh and Ibrahim Nayef Abu Mokk, both residents from Baqa al-Gharbiyye, in Haifa district, in northern Israel, were detained 1968 and sentenced to life in prison.
Rashdi and Ibrahim are among 12 other Palestinian prisoners from inside Israel still held in prison for over three decades.
Both of the prisoners were among 26 others, who were supposed to be released after the signing of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993 and then again in 2014, however, Israel stalled negotiations and kept them in prison.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,440 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons.
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian medical doctor, on Sunday, in the neighborhood of Tel Rumeida, in Hebron’s Old City, in the southern occupied West Bank.
Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces held Palestinian medical doctor, Suzan al-Sulaima, for over an hour near an Israeli military checkpoint in Hebron’s Old City and detained her afterwards.
Sources added that al-Sulaima was taken to an unknown location.
The reason for her detention remained unknown.
Tel Rumeida is located within the area of the city designated as H2, an area taking over the bulk of Hebron's Old City that is under full Israeli military control, and the site of five illegal Israeli settlements which continually expand into surrounding Palestinian neighborhoods.
Palestinian residents of the Old City face a large Israeli military presence on a daily basis, with at least 20 checkpoints set up at the entrances of many streets, as well as the entrance of the Ibrahimi Mosque itself.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers move freely on the street, drive cars, and carry machine guns.
Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces held Palestinian medical doctor, Suzan al-Sulaima, for over an hour near an Israeli military checkpoint in Hebron’s Old City and detained her afterwards.
Sources added that al-Sulaima was taken to an unknown location.
The reason for her detention remained unknown.
Tel Rumeida is located within the area of the city designated as H2, an area taking over the bulk of Hebron's Old City that is under full Israeli military control, and the site of five illegal Israeli settlements which continually expand into surrounding Palestinian neighborhoods.
Palestinian residents of the Old City face a large Israeli military presence on a daily basis, with at least 20 checkpoints set up at the entrances of many streets, as well as the entrance of the Ibrahimi Mosque itself.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers move freely on the street, drive cars, and carry machine guns.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers, abducted on Sunday at dawn at least twelve Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS stated that the soldiers stormed and violently searched dozens of homes across the West Bank and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also invaded and searched several barns, and shops, in communities surrounding Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, especially in Yatta town, south of Hebron.
In addition, the soldiers installed many roadblocks across the West Bank, especially around Hebron city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated scores of residents while interrogating them and inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as:
The PPS stated that the soldiers stormed and violently searched dozens of homes across the West Bank and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also invaded and searched several barns, and shops, in communities surrounding Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, especially in Yatta town, south of Hebron.
In addition, the soldiers installed many roadblocks across the West Bank, especially around Hebron city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated scores of residents while interrogating them and inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as:
- Bader Husam ar-Razza, (former political prisoner) Nablus.
- Mohammad Wajeeh Qet, (former political prisoner) Madama – Nablus.
- Asadallah Wajeeh Qet, (former political prisoner) Madama – Nablus.
- Amir Abdul-Mon’em Khatatba, Beit Forik – Nablus.
- Eyad Sami Taqatqa, (former political prisoner), Beit Fajjar – Bethlehem.
- Rami Mohammad Thawabta, Beit Fajjar – Bethlehem.
- Amer Ali Thawabta, Beit Fajjar – Bethlehem.
- Samer Barakat Salah, al-Khader – Bethlehem.
- Ezzeddin Samir al-Qarbi, Beit Jala – Bethlehem.
- Saddam Ahmad Sheikh, Marah Rabah – Bethlehem.
- Amir Nasser al-Asmar, al-‘Ezariyya – Jerusalem.
- Qassam Khatib, Ramallah.
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacked, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian woman and her son near their home in Tal Romedia neighborhood in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News &Info Agency (WAFA) has reported.
WAFA stated that the Israeli assailants, who live in an illegal outpost in the neighborhood, attacked the woman and her son, from Qa’war family, near their own home, and shouted insults at them. video
Tal Romeida is located west of the Ibrahimi Mosque and overlooks Hebron city center; it is subject to constant assaults and violations by the illegal colonists and the soldiers.
In related news, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Qassam Khatib, from Abu Shkheidim village, while crossing ‘Atara military roadblock, north of Ramallah, in central West Bank.
The soldiers also invaded the al-‘Ezariyya town, east of occupied Jerusalem, searched homes and abducted a young man, identified as Amir Nasser al-Asmar.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, east of the city, and fired live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinians protesting the invasion.
WAFA stated that the Israeli assailants, who live in an illegal outpost in the neighborhood, attacked the woman and her son, from Qa’war family, near their own home, and shouted insults at them. video
Tal Romeida is located west of the Ibrahimi Mosque and overlooks Hebron city center; it is subject to constant assaults and violations by the illegal colonists and the soldiers.
In related news, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Qassam Khatib, from Abu Shkheidim village, while crossing ‘Atara military roadblock, north of Ramallah, in central West Bank.
The soldiers also invaded the al-‘Ezariyya town, east of occupied Jerusalem, searched homes and abducted a young man, identified as Amir Nasser al-Asmar.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, east of the city, and fired live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinians protesting the invasion.
23 mar 2019
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian youth while at the Qalandiya checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, overnight.
Locals reported that Israeli forces detained Wajdi Thaer Awwad from the al-Mughayyir village while passing the Qalandiya checkpoint.
Meanwhile, clashes erupted after Israeli forces raided the Azzun town in eastern Qalqiliya in the northern West Bank.
Several locals suffered tear-gas inhalation.
Israeli soldiers also raided the Muthalath al-Shuhada village in the northern West Bank city of Jenin; clashes erupted in the village between locals and Israeli forces.
Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs during clashes; no injuries were reported.
Locals reported that Israeli forces detained Wajdi Thaer Awwad from the al-Mughayyir village while passing the Qalandiya checkpoint.
Meanwhile, clashes erupted after Israeli forces raided the Azzun town in eastern Qalqiliya in the northern West Bank.
Several locals suffered tear-gas inhalation.
Israeli soldiers also raided the Muthalath al-Shuhada village in the northern West Bank city of Jenin; clashes erupted in the village between locals and Israeli forces.
Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs during clashes; no injuries were reported.
