13 nov 2014
The administration of the Israeli Raymond desert jail banned a lawyer and a Red Cross delegation from visiting the Palestinian detainee Murad Mahmoud Nimir, held in solitary confinement, the Palestine Prisoners Center for Studies said Wednesday.
Spokesperson for the center, Amina al-Tawil, said in a press statement Wednesday: “Prisoner Nimir is still held in a solitary cell in the Israeli Raymond lock-up. The Israeli prison service (IPS) has issued the visit-ban to exacerbate the detainee’s isolation and cover up the non-humanitarian incarceration circumstances, which represents a flagrant breach of all international laws and paradigms.”
The attorney referred to a letter circulated by Nimir in secret, in which the latter has launched distress signals over his dire detention circumstances and appealed to all human rights institutions to immediately step in and work on ending his isolation before it is too late.
A few days earlier, agents of the so-called Shabak, Israeli intelligence services, stormed the prisoner’s family home and warned that they would never allow him any chance to get out of jail in “fighting fit.”
Prisoner Nimir, serving a ten-year prison-term, has been locked-up in solitary confinement since August 15, 2013 allegedly for his potential involvement in anti-occupation activities while inside the prison.
In a related development, the IPS transferred Fatah leader Marwan al-Barghouthi to solitary confinement as a penalty for a press release he delivered on the occasion of the 10th death anniversary of Palestinian president Yasser Arafat, lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner Society reported Wednesday.
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Spokesperson for the center, Amina al-Tawil, said in a press statement Wednesday: “Prisoner Nimir is still held in a solitary cell in the Israeli Raymond lock-up. The Israeli prison service (IPS) has issued the visit-ban to exacerbate the detainee’s isolation and cover up the non-humanitarian incarceration circumstances, which represents a flagrant breach of all international laws and paradigms.”
The attorney referred to a letter circulated by Nimir in secret, in which the latter has launched distress signals over his dire detention circumstances and appealed to all human rights institutions to immediately step in and work on ending his isolation before it is too late.
A few days earlier, agents of the so-called Shabak, Israeli intelligence services, stormed the prisoner’s family home and warned that they would never allow him any chance to get out of jail in “fighting fit.”
Prisoner Nimir, serving a ten-year prison-term, has been locked-up in solitary confinement since August 15, 2013 allegedly for his potential involvement in anti-occupation activities while inside the prison.
In a related development, the IPS transferred Fatah leader Marwan al-Barghouthi to solitary confinement as a penalty for a press release he delivered on the occasion of the 10th death anniversary of Palestinian president Yasser Arafat, lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner Society reported Wednesday.
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The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested late Wednesday a woman at a makeshift checkpoint east of al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers stopped a vehicle belonging to the citizen Aida Jabarin, 30, at the checkpoint and tried to assault her for allegedly planning to carry out a hit-and run attack against them.
Aida was then arrested and taken to an unknown detention center.
Meanwhile, a number of rubber bullet injuries were reported among dozens of people including a disabled woman while others suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired by IOF soldiers during clashes that broke out south of the city.
Along the same line, a 20-year-old young man was nabbed on Wednesday evening for holding a knife in the Ibrahimi mosque in al-Khalil.
Israeli sources claimed that the young man tossed the knife at the entrance to the mosque when Israeli soldiers directed their guns towards him.
The suspect was taken to an Israeli police station in the city for investigation, the sources added.
On the other hand, a Palestinian citizen identified as Mohamed Sami, from Burqin town near Jenin, was arrested earlier Wednesday from his work place in Um el-Faham city inside the Green Line.
Local sources told a PIC reporter that Israeli policemen stormed a workshop in the city before detaining and taking Sami to an unknown destination.
Israeli forces have recently waged a large-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem where tensions are running high over Israeli unprecedented violations in al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers stopped a vehicle belonging to the citizen Aida Jabarin, 30, at the checkpoint and tried to assault her for allegedly planning to carry out a hit-and run attack against them.
Aida was then arrested and taken to an unknown detention center.
Meanwhile, a number of rubber bullet injuries were reported among dozens of people including a disabled woman while others suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired by IOF soldiers during clashes that broke out south of the city.
Along the same line, a 20-year-old young man was nabbed on Wednesday evening for holding a knife in the Ibrahimi mosque in al-Khalil.
Israeli sources claimed that the young man tossed the knife at the entrance to the mosque when Israeli soldiers directed their guns towards him.
The suspect was taken to an Israeli police station in the city for investigation, the sources added.
On the other hand, a Palestinian citizen identified as Mohamed Sami, from Burqin town near Jenin, was arrested earlier Wednesday from his work place in Um el-Faham city inside the Green Line.
Local sources told a PIC reporter that Israeli policemen stormed a workshop in the city before detaining and taking Sami to an unknown destination.
Israeli forces have recently waged a large-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem where tensions are running high over Israeli unprecedented violations in al-Aqsa Mosque.
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The Palestinian commission of detainees' and ex-detainees' affairs said that detainee Maher Hashlamon, who carried out a stabbing attack on three settlers recently, is in life-threatening condition in hospital.
Hashlamon, 30, was shot and seriously wounded a few days ago by Israeli guards near Alon Shvut settlement in Bethlehem after he attacked with a knife three Jewish settlers, killing one of them.
Lawyer of the commission Kareem Ajwa, who visited Hashlamon in Hadassah hospital on Wednesday, said that the doctor supervising the medical condition of the detainee told him that Hashlamon had undergone surgery on Tuesday and might have another one on Thursday.
According to the doctor, Hashlamon have been under anesthesia in the intensive care unit since his arrest on Monday because of his critical condition.
A special court hearing is slated to be held on Thursday to extend his detention.
In another context, the Palestinian prisoner center for studies said that hundreds of Palestinian prisoners suffer from different health conditions and the lives of dozens are in serious danger, without receiving proper medical care.
The center stated on Wednesday that 27 of these prisoners suffer from serious heart problems threatening their lives and a few of them have undergone surgery.
It asserted that such prisoners with chronic medical problems need special medical attention unavailable inside jails, appealing to international human rights groups to intervene to have them released and ensure their access to appropriate treatment.
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Hashlamon, 30, was shot and seriously wounded a few days ago by Israeli guards near Alon Shvut settlement in Bethlehem after he attacked with a knife three Jewish settlers, killing one of them.
Lawyer of the commission Kareem Ajwa, who visited Hashlamon in Hadassah hospital on Wednesday, said that the doctor supervising the medical condition of the detainee told him that Hashlamon had undergone surgery on Tuesday and might have another one on Thursday.
According to the doctor, Hashlamon have been under anesthesia in the intensive care unit since his arrest on Monday because of his critical condition.
A special court hearing is slated to be held on Thursday to extend his detention.
In another context, the Palestinian prisoner center for studies said that hundreds of Palestinian prisoners suffer from different health conditions and the lives of dozens are in serious danger, without receiving proper medical care.
The center stated on Wednesday that 27 of these prisoners suffer from serious heart problems threatening their lives and a few of them have undergone surgery.
It asserted that such prisoners with chronic medical problems need special medical attention unavailable inside jails, appealing to international human rights groups to intervene to have them released and ensure their access to appropriate treatment.
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At least 27 abducted overnight
Israeli forces, on Thursday, opened fire towards a number of houses and lands belonging to Palestinian farmers east of Khuza'a, in the Gaza Strip. Further clashes have broken out in several West Bank neighborhoods, including the Bethlehem district, where a house was set on fire by an Israeli teargas canister.
Al Ray correspondence confirmed the news in Gaza, saying that the Israeli military opened fire towards farmers who are close to the location and nearby homes. No casualties or injuries were reported, however.
Israeli soldiers, yesterday, shot a tear gas grenade into a home in Bethlehem's Aida refugee camp during clashes with local youth, causing a fire to break out and destroy the room and its contents.
Locals said that Israeli forces have fired tear gas into the camp every day for the past year, with youth throwing stones at the soldiers in response.
According to Ma'an News Agency, there are 19 refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, within which live about a quarter of the 771,000 registered refugees in the territory.
More than 760,000 Palestinians -- estimated today to number 4.8 million with their descendants -- were pushed into exile or driven out of their homes in the conflict surrounding Israel's creation in 1948.
Dozens of Palestinians , on Thursday, suffered from tear gas suffocation during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Fawwar refugee camp, to the south of Hebron, according to WAFA correspondence.
Clashes erupted at the main entrance of the camp, where soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas canisters towards the residents and their homes, causing many to suffocate by tear gas inhalation. They were all treated at the scene.
The camp is also scene of regular clashes with Israeli forces, in addition to house raids, demolition of properties and arrests.
Israeli forces abducted at least 27 Palestinians across East Jerusalem and the West Bank overnight, as clashes continued to erupt in Jerusalem's al-Issawiya neighborhood.
Authorities conducted extensive raids in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Silwan, al-Tur, al-Suwwana, and Jabal al-Mukabbir early Thursday, where several Palestinians were taken.
Furthermore, on Thursday, Israeli forces engaged in home raids across the West Bank, kidnapping some 18 individuals.
An Israeli military spokeswoman reportedly confirmed the arrests, saying that 15 were "suspected of involvement in terror and violent riots," while three were suspected of "involvement in illegal activities."
She also claimed that three of the Palestinians detained overnight were "Hamas operatives," including two individuals taken from a village she called "Khirbat Bneizi", to the northwest of Ramallah, as well one from Sair, southwest of Bethlehem.
Of the remaining Palestinians detained overnight, she said that three were taken from homes in Beit Lid near Nablus, one from Anabta east of Tulkaram, one from Rafidia northwest of Nablus, one from Beit Liqia southwest of Ramallah, four from Deir Ballut, three from Hizma southeast of Ramallah, and two from al-Rihiya, south of Hebron.
Of those arrests, Ma'an was able to independently verify 10 of the detainees.
Palestinian security sources confirmed to Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the village of Deir Ballut and detained Wahbi Kayid Judeh, 23, Sami Abdullah, 17, Daoud Khalid Abdullah, 26, and Tariq Rashid Abu Kheir, 23.
Anas Ismail Moussa, age 15, was detained from Bethlehem, while Musallam Nasser Sawalhi, 17, was detained from Beituniya.
In the Bethlehem governorate in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces detained Fouad Omar Salah, 20, from the village of al-Khader, and took him to Etzion detention center for interrogation on Thursday.
Fouad's brother, Muhammad Salah, told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided their home around 1:00 a.m. and detained his brother after they had "wrecked" the home during the raid.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society confirmed that, in the overnight raids, Alaa Muhammad Kayid Nana, Abdullah Tubasi, and Aydah Jabarin were taken from Hebron.
More than 5,000 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prisons, including hundreds without charge or trial.
Also on Thursday, Israeli settlers pelted passing Palestinian vehicles with stones in Dura town, to the south of Hebron, according to security sources. No injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided al-Zaitoun neighborhood, in Hebron, where they broke into several houses, including the house of al-Haslamon family.
A member of al-Haslamon family, Maher, reportedly attacked last Monday three Israeli settlers outside the illegal settlement of Alon Shvut, part of the Gush Etzion bloc of settlements between Bethlehem and Hebron, killing a woman and injuring three other people.
An Israeli military special unit took photos and measurements for the house in anticipation of a demolition order, this just days after Israeli PM Netanyahu said that his cabinet had approved a decision to demolish the houses of Palestinians involved in such attacks against Israelis.
According to WAFA, Maher is currently unconscious in the intensive care unit at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem after being shot and critically wounded by soldiers stationed near the scene.
Israeli forces, on Thursday, opened fire towards a number of houses and lands belonging to Palestinian farmers east of Khuza'a, in the Gaza Strip. Further clashes have broken out in several West Bank neighborhoods, including the Bethlehem district, where a house was set on fire by an Israeli teargas canister.
Al Ray correspondence confirmed the news in Gaza, saying that the Israeli military opened fire towards farmers who are close to the location and nearby homes. No casualties or injuries were reported, however.
Israeli soldiers, yesterday, shot a tear gas grenade into a home in Bethlehem's Aida refugee camp during clashes with local youth, causing a fire to break out and destroy the room and its contents.
Locals said that Israeli forces have fired tear gas into the camp every day for the past year, with youth throwing stones at the soldiers in response.
According to Ma'an News Agency, there are 19 refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, within which live about a quarter of the 771,000 registered refugees in the territory.
More than 760,000 Palestinians -- estimated today to number 4.8 million with their descendants -- were pushed into exile or driven out of their homes in the conflict surrounding Israel's creation in 1948.
Dozens of Palestinians , on Thursday, suffered from tear gas suffocation during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Fawwar refugee camp, to the south of Hebron, according to WAFA correspondence.
Clashes erupted at the main entrance of the camp, where soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas canisters towards the residents and their homes, causing many to suffocate by tear gas inhalation. They were all treated at the scene.
The camp is also scene of regular clashes with Israeli forces, in addition to house raids, demolition of properties and arrests.
Israeli forces abducted at least 27 Palestinians across East Jerusalem and the West Bank overnight, as clashes continued to erupt in Jerusalem's al-Issawiya neighborhood.
Authorities conducted extensive raids in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Silwan, al-Tur, al-Suwwana, and Jabal al-Mukabbir early Thursday, where several Palestinians were taken.
Furthermore, on Thursday, Israeli forces engaged in home raids across the West Bank, kidnapping some 18 individuals.
An Israeli military spokeswoman reportedly confirmed the arrests, saying that 15 were "suspected of involvement in terror and violent riots," while three were suspected of "involvement in illegal activities."
She also claimed that three of the Palestinians detained overnight were "Hamas operatives," including two individuals taken from a village she called "Khirbat Bneizi", to the northwest of Ramallah, as well one from Sair, southwest of Bethlehem.
Of the remaining Palestinians detained overnight, she said that three were taken from homes in Beit Lid near Nablus, one from Anabta east of Tulkaram, one from Rafidia northwest of Nablus, one from Beit Liqia southwest of Ramallah, four from Deir Ballut, three from Hizma southeast of Ramallah, and two from al-Rihiya, south of Hebron.
Of those arrests, Ma'an was able to independently verify 10 of the detainees.
Palestinian security sources confirmed to Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the village of Deir Ballut and detained Wahbi Kayid Judeh, 23, Sami Abdullah, 17, Daoud Khalid Abdullah, 26, and Tariq Rashid Abu Kheir, 23.
Anas Ismail Moussa, age 15, was detained from Bethlehem, while Musallam Nasser Sawalhi, 17, was detained from Beituniya.
In the Bethlehem governorate in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces detained Fouad Omar Salah, 20, from the village of al-Khader, and took him to Etzion detention center for interrogation on Thursday.
Fouad's brother, Muhammad Salah, told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided their home around 1:00 a.m. and detained his brother after they had "wrecked" the home during the raid.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society confirmed that, in the overnight raids, Alaa Muhammad Kayid Nana, Abdullah Tubasi, and Aydah Jabarin were taken from Hebron.
More than 5,000 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prisons, including hundreds without charge or trial.
Also on Thursday, Israeli settlers pelted passing Palestinian vehicles with stones in Dura town, to the south of Hebron, according to security sources. No injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided al-Zaitoun neighborhood, in Hebron, where they broke into several houses, including the house of al-Haslamon family.
A member of al-Haslamon family, Maher, reportedly attacked last Monday three Israeli settlers outside the illegal settlement of Alon Shvut, part of the Gush Etzion bloc of settlements between Bethlehem and Hebron, killing a woman and injuring three other people.
An Israeli military special unit took photos and measurements for the house in anticipation of a demolition order, this just days after Israeli PM Netanyahu said that his cabinet had approved a decision to demolish the houses of Palestinians involved in such attacks against Israelis.
According to WAFA, Maher is currently unconscious in the intensive care unit at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem after being shot and critically wounded by soldiers stationed near the scene.
The Israeli army continued its daily invasions and arrests in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped ten Palestinians. Clashes reported in the al-‘Eesawiyya town; many Palestinians, including schoolchildren injured.
Local sources said the army have been conducting daily arrests in the town, following repeated clashes between the soldiers and local youths.
The sources said undercover soldiers of the Israeli military invaded Silwan, at-Tour, and Jabal al-Mokabber, stormed and searched several homes causing excessive property damage.
Mohammad Hammoud, a lawyer working for the ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association said the soldiers kidnapped ten Palestinians identified as Wahba Makeyya, Mohammad Abu Lafi, Moammar Abu al-Hawa, Ramzi Ibrahim, Fadi Nasser ‘Oweisat, his brother Sahdi, Mo’ayyad ‘Oweisat, a child identified as Musallam Odah, former political prisoner Ehab Hamdan and Hamza Ahmad Abbasi.
On Thursday morning, local residents, social and political leaders held a protest, and blocked the eastern entrance of the al-‘Eesawiyya to protest the army closure of the main entrance of the town with concrete blocks.
Member of the al-‘Eesawiyya Follow-up Committee, Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, said the residents were protesting the closure of the road as it limits their freedom of movement.
He added that dozens of students, teachers and workers participated in the protest, demanding the removal of roadblocks and concrete blocks so that they can move freely to reach work, schools and even hospitals without delays.
The soldiers used excessive force against the protestors, fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, while police dogs mauled a number of protesters. Dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and several others suffered cuts and bruises.
Abu al-Hummus said the army blocked the main entrance of the town three times over the past two months, adding that the army blockaded the eastern entrance nine days ago, while its southern entrance has been closed for three months.
He said thousands of residents, especially students and workers continue to suffer due to the blockaded road, and have to walk for large distances to enter or leave their village.
The soldiers are constantly present at the eastern entrance of al-‘Eesawiyya, and continuously search cars and interrogate the residents.
Abu al-Hummus said all schools have been suspended in the al-Eesawiyya, while many schoolchildren suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The Israeli police also ticketed dozens of drivers at random, and without justification; the tickets range between 250 New Israeli Shekels, and 500.
The Israeli Police said it arrested 188 Palestinians in Jerusalem since October 22, for “participating in protests and clashes with the army and the Police.” Among the kidnapped are 71 children.
Local sources said the army have been conducting daily arrests in the town, following repeated clashes between the soldiers and local youths.
The sources said undercover soldiers of the Israeli military invaded Silwan, at-Tour, and Jabal al-Mokabber, stormed and searched several homes causing excessive property damage.
Mohammad Hammoud, a lawyer working for the ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association said the soldiers kidnapped ten Palestinians identified as Wahba Makeyya, Mohammad Abu Lafi, Moammar Abu al-Hawa, Ramzi Ibrahim, Fadi Nasser ‘Oweisat, his brother Sahdi, Mo’ayyad ‘Oweisat, a child identified as Musallam Odah, former political prisoner Ehab Hamdan and Hamza Ahmad Abbasi.
On Thursday morning, local residents, social and political leaders held a protest, and blocked the eastern entrance of the al-‘Eesawiyya to protest the army closure of the main entrance of the town with concrete blocks.
Member of the al-‘Eesawiyya Follow-up Committee, Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, said the residents were protesting the closure of the road as it limits their freedom of movement.
He added that dozens of students, teachers and workers participated in the protest, demanding the removal of roadblocks and concrete blocks so that they can move freely to reach work, schools and even hospitals without delays.
The soldiers used excessive force against the protestors, fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, while police dogs mauled a number of protesters. Dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, and several others suffered cuts and bruises.
Abu al-Hummus said the army blocked the main entrance of the town three times over the past two months, adding that the army blockaded the eastern entrance nine days ago, while its southern entrance has been closed for three months.
He said thousands of residents, especially students and workers continue to suffer due to the blockaded road, and have to walk for large distances to enter or leave their village.
The soldiers are constantly present at the eastern entrance of al-‘Eesawiyya, and continuously search cars and interrogate the residents.
Abu al-Hummus said all schools have been suspended in the al-Eesawiyya, while many schoolchildren suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The Israeli police also ticketed dozens of drivers at random, and without justification; the tickets range between 250 New Israeli Shekels, and 500.
The Israeli Police said it arrested 188 Palestinians in Jerusalem since October 22, for “participating in protests and clashes with the army and the Police.” Among the kidnapped are 71 children.
Islamic Jihad says Israel should expect response to settler terrorism
Israeli Prison Service, on Wednesday, reportedly moved jailed Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi to solitary confinement in Hadareim prison, just a day after he sent out a widely-published letter calling for armed resistance against the Israeli occupation.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society stated that Barghouthi was being punished for the letter he sent Tuesday, on the 10th anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Barghouthi said, in the letter, that "choosing global and armed resistance" was being "faithful to Arafat's legacy, to his ideas, and his principles for which tens of thousands died as martyrs."
The release of the letter follows months of escalating clashes across the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Palestinian areas of Israel.
According to Ma'an, Barghouthi is serving five life sentences for alleged involvement in attacks on Israeli targets.
In related news, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, on Wednesday, condemned an attack on a Palestinian village mosque by Jewish settlers earlier in the day, warning that a "response" should be expected.
"(The one) who encourages the killing of our people, destruction of our possessions, and the burning of our mosques has to expect a response at any moment," an official source in the movement was reported to have said in a statement.
The statement came in response to the torching of a mosque in the al-Mughayyir village near Ramallah earlier Wednesday by Israeli settlers.
Attacks such as these, often referred to as "price tag" attacks, often target individual Palestinians' property as well as Christian and Muslim religious sites, with hundreds of incidents occurring every year.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers now live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in direct contravention of international law.
Israeli Prison Service, on Wednesday, reportedly moved jailed Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi to solitary confinement in Hadareim prison, just a day after he sent out a widely-published letter calling for armed resistance against the Israeli occupation.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society stated that Barghouthi was being punished for the letter he sent Tuesday, on the 10th anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Barghouthi said, in the letter, that "choosing global and armed resistance" was being "faithful to Arafat's legacy, to his ideas, and his principles for which tens of thousands died as martyrs."
The release of the letter follows months of escalating clashes across the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Palestinian areas of Israel.
According to Ma'an, Barghouthi is serving five life sentences for alleged involvement in attacks on Israeli targets.
In related news, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, on Wednesday, condemned an attack on a Palestinian village mosque by Jewish settlers earlier in the day, warning that a "response" should be expected.
"(The one) who encourages the killing of our people, destruction of our possessions, and the burning of our mosques has to expect a response at any moment," an official source in the movement was reported to have said in a statement.
The statement came in response to the torching of a mosque in the al-Mughayyir village near Ramallah earlier Wednesday by Israeli settlers.
Attacks such as these, often referred to as "price tag" attacks, often target individual Palestinians' property as well as Christian and Muslim religious sites, with hundreds of incidents occurring every year.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers now live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in direct contravention of international law.
Electronic gates to be installed at al-Aqsa
A number of Palestinians suffocated by teargas on Wednesday during confrontations with the Israeli army, while live Israeli fire in Ramallah has left Palestinian youngster Ahmed Hassouna in critical condition.
Clashes in Nablus erupted in the village of el-Lebban e-Sharkiya, to the south of Nablus, according to head of the village council Abdul-Hadi Oweis, who said that confrontations erupted after Israeli soldiers intercepted some students who were on their way home from school, spurring clashes with residents.
He said that the soldiers fired teargas canisters and stun grenades, causing many locals to suffocate, according to WAFA.
Also on Wednesday, PNN reports that Israeli forces shot young Ahmed Hassouna with three bullets, and arrested Samer Awwad after they broke into a residential building in Beitunya, West Ramallah, by dawn.
Forces broke into Khudeir residential building and searched apartments, when soldiers directly shot Ahmed with two bullets in his feet, and a third in his loin.
Soldiers also reportedly blocked ambulances from moving Ahmed to the hospital, leaving him to bleed for more than half an hour.
Clashes took place between Israeli forces and dozens of Palestinians in the area, where soldiers fired teargas, sound bombs and metal bullets towards a number of Palestinians armed with stones.
In related news, WAFA correspondence reports that the council of Islamic Waqf and the Supreme Muslim Council (SMC) warned, Wednesday, against Israel’s plans to install electronic gates at the entrances leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem, as the move is tantamount to imposing full Israeli control over the complex.
Israeli sources claim that the sum of NIS 4 million (about $1 million) was allocated for the plan, which is being implemented clandestinely by Ministry crews, in order not to cause a major upheaval.
Both Councils reportedly slammed the plan as a gross violation of the sanctity of the mosque, a restriction of the freedom of worship and a gross interference in the powers and prerogatives of the Islamic Waqf, which represents the entire Muslim world.
A number of Palestinians suffocated by teargas on Wednesday during confrontations with the Israeli army, while live Israeli fire in Ramallah has left Palestinian youngster Ahmed Hassouna in critical condition.
Clashes in Nablus erupted in the village of el-Lebban e-Sharkiya, to the south of Nablus, according to head of the village council Abdul-Hadi Oweis, who said that confrontations erupted after Israeli soldiers intercepted some students who were on their way home from school, spurring clashes with residents.
He said that the soldiers fired teargas canisters and stun grenades, causing many locals to suffocate, according to WAFA.
Also on Wednesday, PNN reports that Israeli forces shot young Ahmed Hassouna with three bullets, and arrested Samer Awwad after they broke into a residential building in Beitunya, West Ramallah, by dawn.
Forces broke into Khudeir residential building and searched apartments, when soldiers directly shot Ahmed with two bullets in his feet, and a third in his loin.
Soldiers also reportedly blocked ambulances from moving Ahmed to the hospital, leaving him to bleed for more than half an hour.
Clashes took place between Israeli forces and dozens of Palestinians in the area, where soldiers fired teargas, sound bombs and metal bullets towards a number of Palestinians armed with stones.
In related news, WAFA correspondence reports that the council of Islamic Waqf and the Supreme Muslim Council (SMC) warned, Wednesday, against Israel’s plans to install electronic gates at the entrances leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem, as the move is tantamount to imposing full Israeli control over the complex.
Israeli sources claim that the sum of NIS 4 million (about $1 million) was allocated for the plan, which is being implemented clandestinely by Ministry crews, in order not to cause a major upheaval.
Both Councils reportedly slammed the plan as a gross violation of the sanctity of the mosque, a restriction of the freedom of worship and a gross interference in the powers and prerogatives of the Islamic Waqf, which represents the entire Muslim world.
12 nov 2014
Israeli soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians, including two former political prisoners, in occupied East Jerusalem, and two others in Beit Surik town, northwest of Jerusalem. One Palestinian seriously injured near Ramallah, and one kidnapped.
Local sources said clashes took place in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and that the soldiers fired gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets, and rounds of live ammunition.
The soldiers then kidnapped former political prisoners ‘Ala al-Maqdisi and Mohammad Amin al-Ghoul, from Wadi Qaddoum neighborhood in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
‘Ala, member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFP), was previously imprisoned by Israel for twelve years, and was released on April, 4 2013.
Soldiers also kidnapped ‘Amer Zeidani, 19, from Silwan town; he is also a former political prisoner who spent two years in Israeli prisons.
In related news, soldiers broke into the home of resident Mohammad Sinnawi, a political leader of the PFLP, and handed him a warrant for interrogation.
Army also kidnapped Mohammad Rashed Sheikh, 18, and Mahmoud Tawfiq Dar Abu Ismael, 18, while working in their families' agricultural lands in Beit Sorik town, northwest of Jerusalem.
The army has kidnapped more than 250 Palestinians in Jerusalem, in the last two weeks; many of them are former political prisoners.
In addition, soldiers invaded Betunia town, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into a residential building, and injured one Palestinian.
Local sources said Ahmad Hassouna was shot by three rounds of live ammunition in his leg and abdomen, and was moved to a hospital suffering life-threatening wounds.
Soldiers also kidnapped Samer ‘Awwad in the same building, and took him to a nearby military center.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers kidnapped a child in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank.
His family said the soldiers kidnapped Yousef Raed Abu Sneina, 12, after storming their home in Jardoun area, south of the city, and ransacking it.
In related news, the Ofer Israeli Military Court, near Ramallah, sentenced a Palestinian woman, identified as Nahil Abu ‘Aisha, 33, from Hebron, to 33 months and a 2000NIS fine.
Abu Aisha was kidnapped on March 14 2013, and is currently held at the HaSharon Israeli prison; she suffers from several health conditions.
Local sources said clashes took place in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and that the soldiers fired gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets, and rounds of live ammunition.
The soldiers then kidnapped former political prisoners ‘Ala al-Maqdisi and Mohammad Amin al-Ghoul, from Wadi Qaddoum neighborhood in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
‘Ala, member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFP), was previously imprisoned by Israel for twelve years, and was released on April, 4 2013.
Soldiers also kidnapped ‘Amer Zeidani, 19, from Silwan town; he is also a former political prisoner who spent two years in Israeli prisons.
In related news, soldiers broke into the home of resident Mohammad Sinnawi, a political leader of the PFLP, and handed him a warrant for interrogation.
Army also kidnapped Mohammad Rashed Sheikh, 18, and Mahmoud Tawfiq Dar Abu Ismael, 18, while working in their families' agricultural lands in Beit Sorik town, northwest of Jerusalem.
The army has kidnapped more than 250 Palestinians in Jerusalem, in the last two weeks; many of them are former political prisoners.
In addition, soldiers invaded Betunia town, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into a residential building, and injured one Palestinian.
Local sources said Ahmad Hassouna was shot by three rounds of live ammunition in his leg and abdomen, and was moved to a hospital suffering life-threatening wounds.
Soldiers also kidnapped Samer ‘Awwad in the same building, and took him to a nearby military center.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers kidnapped a child in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank.
His family said the soldiers kidnapped Yousef Raed Abu Sneina, 12, after storming their home in Jardoun area, south of the city, and ransacking it.
In related news, the Ofer Israeli Military Court, near Ramallah, sentenced a Palestinian woman, identified as Nahil Abu ‘Aisha, 33, from Hebron, to 33 months and a 2000NIS fine.
Abu Aisha was kidnapped on March 14 2013, and is currently held at the HaSharon Israeli prison; she suffers from several health conditions.
Israeli forces early Wednesday shot and seriously injured a Palestinian man and detained another after raiding an apartment building in the town of Beituniya south of Ramallah, locals said.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers stormed the Khdeir building in the town and broke into an apartment where they opened fire at Ahmad Hussana, hitting him three times.
He was shot twice in the feet and a third time in the waist.
Witnesses said Hussana was left bleeding in the apartment for 30 minutes before soldiers allowed a Palestinian ambulance to take him to the hospital.
The soldiers detained another man from the building, who was identified as Samir Awwad, locals said.
Clashes then broke out in the area between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths, who pelted the the soldiers with stones.
The soldiers responded with tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber-coated bullets.
No injuries from the clashes were reported.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said she would look into the incident.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers stormed the Khdeir building in the town and broke into an apartment where they opened fire at Ahmad Hussana, hitting him three times.
He was shot twice in the feet and a third time in the waist.
Witnesses said Hussana was left bleeding in the apartment for 30 minutes before soldiers allowed a Palestinian ambulance to take him to the hospital.
The soldiers detained another man from the building, who was identified as Samir Awwad, locals said.
Clashes then broke out in the area between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths, who pelted the the soldiers with stones.
The soldiers responded with tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber-coated bullets.
No injuries from the clashes were reported.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said she would look into the incident.
35-year-old Palestinian prisoner Raed Moussa continues his hunger strike, now, for the 53 day in a row, in protest of administrative detention.
Though his health condition has deteriorated severely, Israeli authorities fail to address his issues, Al Ray reports.
Raed transferred from solitary confinement, in Beer Sheva, to Barzillai hospital following a marked deterioration of his health.
He received his fourth renewal of administrative detonation about two months ago.
Administrative Detention is a formal method of punishment which dates back to the days of British Mandate Palestine, and in which detainees are kept indefinitely, without official charge or trial. Prisoners are often subject to living conditions which most Westerners would deem unacceptable, including medical neglect.
Local and other human rights sources have expressed concerns about Mr. Moussa's health, demanding authorities to intervene, that they might save his life before it's too late.
Al Ray notes that Raed had launched a hunger strike, previously, which lasted for forty-three days before suspending it last July, following promises of release by last September.
He has been detained since November 29, 2013, and was sentenced to an administrative detention which has now renewed four times.
Though his health condition has deteriorated severely, Israeli authorities fail to address his issues, Al Ray reports.
Raed transferred from solitary confinement, in Beer Sheva, to Barzillai hospital following a marked deterioration of his health.
He received his fourth renewal of administrative detonation about two months ago.
Administrative Detention is a formal method of punishment which dates back to the days of British Mandate Palestine, and in which detainees are kept indefinitely, without official charge or trial. Prisoners are often subject to living conditions which most Westerners would deem unacceptable, including medical neglect.
Local and other human rights sources have expressed concerns about Mr. Moussa's health, demanding authorities to intervene, that they might save his life before it's too late.
Al Ray notes that Raed had launched a hunger strike, previously, which lasted for forty-three days before suspending it last July, following promises of release by last September.
He has been detained since November 29, 2013, and was sentenced to an administrative detention which has now renewed four times.
11 nov 2014
Israeli forces on Tuesday morning
raided Askar refugee camp in Nablus in the northern West Bank and
detained the father and brothers of the Palestinian who stabbed to
death an Israeli soldier in Tel Aviv on Monday.
Palestinian security sources told Ma’an that several Israeli military vehicles raided Askar al-Jadid ("the new Askar") before troops ransacked the home of Abu Hashiya family and detained Khalid Abu Hashiya and his sons Izz al-Din, Muhammad, and Walid.
Witnesses said Israeli troops damaged the interior of the house.
Locals said that the family started to evacuate furniture fearing demolition of the house by Israeli forces.
Nur al-Din Abu Hashiya, 17, on Monday allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier at a bridge in Tel Aviv. The soldier succumbed to his wounds later on Monday evening.
Palestinian security sources told Ma’an that several Israeli military vehicles raided Askar al-Jadid ("the new Askar") before troops ransacked the home of Abu Hashiya family and detained Khalid Abu Hashiya and his sons Izz al-Din, Muhammad, and Walid.
Witnesses said Israeli troops damaged the interior of the house.
Locals said that the family started to evacuate furniture fearing demolition of the house by Israeli forces.
Nur al-Din Abu Hashiya, 17, on Monday allegedly stabbed an Israeli soldier at a bridge in Tel Aviv. The soldier succumbed to his wounds later on Monday evening.
A Jerusalemite citizen said that an Israeli police force broke into his family home to arrest his two-year-old nephew on Monday.
Bassam Zeidani said that the police force said they had orders to arrest Hamza Zeidani, but when they saw that he was a child they took away his uncle Mohammed Zeidani.
Commenting on the incident, the head of the Palestinian prisoner association Qaddoura Fares said that the Israeli security apparatuses were blinded with security concerns to the extent of ordering the arrest of a baby.
He warned against persistence in such practices that only expose the Israeli occupation authority’s savagery that does not differentiate between children and adults
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Bassam Zeidani said that the police force said they had orders to arrest Hamza Zeidani, but when they saw that he was a child they took away his uncle Mohammed Zeidani.
Commenting on the incident, the head of the Palestinian prisoner association Qaddoura Fares said that the Israeli security apparatuses were blinded with security concerns to the extent of ordering the arrest of a baby.
He warned against persistence in such practices that only expose the Israeli occupation authority’s savagery that does not differentiate between children and adults
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Monday, November 11: Israeli police kidnapped at least 58 Palestinians, including 10 children, in Kafr Kanna and Tur’an, in the Galilee, and in several other towns during overnight clashes, while the situation continues to deteriorate since the fatal shooting of Kheir Hamdan, age 22, late on Friday.
Arabs48 news website has reported that police arrested overnight 33 Palestinians, including 10 children in Kafr Kanna village, three in Tur’an village, four from Wadi ‘Ara and Um al-Fahem, and three from Tayibe.
They were taken prisoner during clashes which took place with Israeli police after they surrounded and invaded towns involved with the general strike, in protest of the murder of Hamdan.
The District Court in Nazareth ordered the release of seven Palestinians, including three who were forced to pay fines and received a conditional release; all were taken prisoner Saturday.
The District Courts in Nazareth and Tiberius will also be looking into the cases of 27 more Palestinians, especially since the police are demanding that they be detained for further interrogation.
The Israeli police said they arrested more than 30 Arab protesters for “causing violence” and rioting in the streets of their towns.
Arabs48 said that most of the clashes took place in Kafr Kanna, the hometown of Hamdan, and that police completely sealed the village.
Dozens of local youth hurled stones at the police while they invaded their village; police sprayed them with water, firing both gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, as well.
Clashes also continued in Um al-Fahem while police arrested, late on Sunday evening, at least four youngsters. Three more were taken prisoner in Wadi ‘Ara during similar protests and clashes.
Overnight clashes also took place in al- Fureidis village, while many local youth threw stones and Molotov cocktails at police and army vehicles after the soldiers assaulted them, amidst the firing of gas bombs and concussion grenades.
On Sunday evening, dozens of residents protested in Tayibe, while several youth chased an Israeli extremist who managed to run away, leaving his car behind before locals torched it. Police also arrested three residents, including a 15-year-old child.
In Shfa-Amr, hundreds of Palestinians protested in the center of the town, as police fired dozens of gas bombs at them.
Israeli police said, Monday, that some protesters threw Molotov cocktails at Israeli buses, in the Northern Triangle area, causing damage but no injuries.
Police added that the protesters threw stones at buses near the Baqa al-Gharbiyya Junction, Um al-Fahem junction and Wadi ‘Ara junction.
Hundreds also held protests in ‘Akka, Haifa, Kafr Manda and Rahat amidst extensive police presence.
A general strike was held Sunday in every Arab village and town.
Arabs48 news website has reported that police arrested overnight 33 Palestinians, including 10 children in Kafr Kanna village, three in Tur’an village, four from Wadi ‘Ara and Um al-Fahem, and three from Tayibe.
They were taken prisoner during clashes which took place with Israeli police after they surrounded and invaded towns involved with the general strike, in protest of the murder of Hamdan.
The District Court in Nazareth ordered the release of seven Palestinians, including three who were forced to pay fines and received a conditional release; all were taken prisoner Saturday.
The District Courts in Nazareth and Tiberius will also be looking into the cases of 27 more Palestinians, especially since the police are demanding that they be detained for further interrogation.
The Israeli police said they arrested more than 30 Arab protesters for “causing violence” and rioting in the streets of their towns.
Arabs48 said that most of the clashes took place in Kafr Kanna, the hometown of Hamdan, and that police completely sealed the village.
Dozens of local youth hurled stones at the police while they invaded their village; police sprayed them with water, firing both gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, as well.
Clashes also continued in Um al-Fahem while police arrested, late on Sunday evening, at least four youngsters. Three more were taken prisoner in Wadi ‘Ara during similar protests and clashes.
Overnight clashes also took place in al- Fureidis village, while many local youth threw stones and Molotov cocktails at police and army vehicles after the soldiers assaulted them, amidst the firing of gas bombs and concussion grenades.
On Sunday evening, dozens of residents protested in Tayibe, while several youth chased an Israeli extremist who managed to run away, leaving his car behind before locals torched it. Police also arrested three residents, including a 15-year-old child.
In Shfa-Amr, hundreds of Palestinians protested in the center of the town, as police fired dozens of gas bombs at them.
Israeli police said, Monday, that some protesters threw Molotov cocktails at Israeli buses, in the Northern Triangle area, causing damage but no injuries.
Police added that the protesters threw stones at buses near the Baqa al-Gharbiyya Junction, Um al-Fahem junction and Wadi ‘Ara junction.
Hundreds also held protests in ‘Akka, Haifa, Kafr Manda and Rahat amidst extensive police presence.
A general strike was held Sunday in every Arab village and town.
10 nov 2014
Palestinian prisoner Mutassim Raddad, a bowel cancer patient, said that his jailers reneged on a pledge to transfer him to hospital by an ambulance instead of the prison transfer bus with the iron chairs that is not suitable for transporting patients.
In a leaked letter obtained by the Palestinian information center (PIC) on Sunday, Raddad explained that his jailers agreed about one and a half years ago to transfer him to hospital on board an ambulance due to his serious medical condition in exchange for not going on hunger strike.
"Then it was agreed that i would be transferred by a small vehicle belonging to Nahshon unit, but the prison administration did not abide by its word," he added.
"For more than one and a half years, the prison administration has intentionally tortured me by all unbearable means making my suffering from rectal bleeding and hypertension as well as irregular heart rate that rapidly goes up, chronic asthma and pains in all my joints and bones become much worse, the prisoner complained further.
Raddad threatened that he would go on open-ended hunger strike and refrain from taking his medications as well if his jailers kept treating him in such an inhumane way, especially with regard to his transfer from prison to hospital and vice versa.
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In a leaked letter obtained by the Palestinian information center (PIC) on Sunday, Raddad explained that his jailers agreed about one and a half years ago to transfer him to hospital on board an ambulance due to his serious medical condition in exchange for not going on hunger strike.
"Then it was agreed that i would be transferred by a small vehicle belonging to Nahshon unit, but the prison administration did not abide by its word," he added.
"For more than one and a half years, the prison administration has intentionally tortured me by all unbearable means making my suffering from rectal bleeding and hypertension as well as irregular heart rate that rapidly goes up, chronic asthma and pains in all my joints and bones become much worse, the prisoner complained further.
Raddad threatened that he would go on open-ended hunger strike and refrain from taking his medications as well if his jailers kept treating him in such an inhumane way, especially with regard to his transfer from prison to hospital and vice versa.
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At least five Palestinian doctors are incarcerated in the Israeli occupation prisons, serving varying terms amounting to as long as 12 years in jail, the Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies and Human Rights documented.
The Ahrar Center identified the prisoner doctors as General Practitioner Amjad Qubha, 45, sentenced to 18 years in prison; Dentist Amjad Hamouri, 40, sentenced administratively to 19 months and had initiated a 63-day-long hunger-strike; PLC deputy and Gastroenterologist Dr. Samir al-Kadhi, 58; Ophthalmologist and member of al-Khalil municipality Dr. Farouk Ashour, 41, and serving a three-month-prison-term; and Dentist Firas al-Qawasmi, 32, sentenced administratively to six months.
The prisoners’ families appealed to the Palestinian doctors’ union to step in so as to activate the detainees’ cause and push the Israeli wardens to release them without further delay.
Fuad al-Khuffash, Head of the Ahrar Center, appealed to all international institutions and organizations active in the prisoners’ affairs to step up pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities in order to restore the doctors’ freedom, taking into consideration the inherently noble and humanitarian essence of their mission already revered by all international laws and treaties.
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The Ahrar Center identified the prisoner doctors as General Practitioner Amjad Qubha, 45, sentenced to 18 years in prison; Dentist Amjad Hamouri, 40, sentenced administratively to 19 months and had initiated a 63-day-long hunger-strike; PLC deputy and Gastroenterologist Dr. Samir al-Kadhi, 58; Ophthalmologist and member of al-Khalil municipality Dr. Farouk Ashour, 41, and serving a three-month-prison-term; and Dentist Firas al-Qawasmi, 32, sentenced administratively to six months.
The prisoners’ families appealed to the Palestinian doctors’ union to step in so as to activate the detainees’ cause and push the Israeli wardens to release them without further delay.
Fuad al-Khuffash, Head of the Ahrar Center, appealed to all international institutions and organizations active in the prisoners’ affairs to step up pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities in order to restore the doctors’ freedom, taking into consideration the inherently noble and humanitarian essence of their mission already revered by all international laws and treaties.
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A wave of violent clashes burst out overnight Sunday and at dawn Monday following a series of arbitrary mass-abduction campaigns and combing operations launched by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) across the 1948 occupied Palestine and the West Bank.
A state of tension has flared up in Kafr Kanna in the wake of Israel’s coldblooded murder of Palestinian youth Kheir al-Din Hamdan on Saturday.
The Israeli occupation police claimed responsibility for the abduction of at least 29 Palestinian civilians on charges of potential involvement in the ongoing clashes that rocked Kafr Kanna, Umm al-Fahm, and Nazareth.
Three more Palestinian citizens were nabbed by the IOF in the nearby Turan village allegedly for having hurled stones.
Sometime earlier, the Israeli occupation troops kidnapped a 15-year-old child in al-Tiba and four youngsters in Umm al-Fahm as part of a daily systematic terror camping aimed at propagating panic among children and innocent civilians and disbanding peaceful demos.
The violent confrontations spread out to a village near Ramallah, where the heavily-armed Israeli occupation troops attacked dozens of Palestinian youths with random barrages of tear gas under the pretext of stone-throwing.
Dozens of Palestinian civilians sustained gas injuries and breathing disorders in the process, Sinjil village mayor Ibrahim Alwan reported.
Sinjil town has lately been a permanent target of Israeli settler vandalism perpetrated through frequent assaults on Palestinian homes and cultivated lands.
In a related development, the IOF patrols overnight Sunday raided Beit Fourik, east of Nablus city, and deployed at al-Ka’da Mountain.
The Israeli occupation soldiers further broke into Akraba, south of Nablus, and raked through the town.
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A state of tension has flared up in Kafr Kanna in the wake of Israel’s coldblooded murder of Palestinian youth Kheir al-Din Hamdan on Saturday.
The Israeli occupation police claimed responsibility for the abduction of at least 29 Palestinian civilians on charges of potential involvement in the ongoing clashes that rocked Kafr Kanna, Umm al-Fahm, and Nazareth.
Three more Palestinian citizens were nabbed by the IOF in the nearby Turan village allegedly for having hurled stones.
Sometime earlier, the Israeli occupation troops kidnapped a 15-year-old child in al-Tiba and four youngsters in Umm al-Fahm as part of a daily systematic terror camping aimed at propagating panic among children and innocent civilians and disbanding peaceful demos.
The violent confrontations spread out to a village near Ramallah, where the heavily-armed Israeli occupation troops attacked dozens of Palestinian youths with random barrages of tear gas under the pretext of stone-throwing.
Dozens of Palestinian civilians sustained gas injuries and breathing disorders in the process, Sinjil village mayor Ibrahim Alwan reported.
Sinjil town has lately been a permanent target of Israeli settler vandalism perpetrated through frequent assaults on Palestinian homes and cultivated lands.
In a related development, the IOF patrols overnight Sunday raided Beit Fourik, east of Nablus city, and deployed at al-Ka’da Mountain.
The Israeli occupation soldiers further broke into Akraba, south of Nablus, and raked through the town.
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The Palestinian prisoner association said that 1,300 Jerusalemites were arrested by Israeli police forces since last June.
It said in a statement on Sunday that 40% of the detainees are minors, adding that the arrest campaigns increased following the murder of the boy Abu Khudair at the hands of Jewish settlers.
Mufid al-Haj, a lawyer with the association, said that most of the detainees are charged with participation in confrontations and throwing stones, petrol bombs or firecrackers at policemen.
He said that most of those released by court are forced to pay heavy fines, adding that the escalation was not only noted in the arrest campaigns but also in the sentences.
The lawyer, who defended many of those Jerusalemites in court, said that the verdicts were passed in revenge against Jerusalemites especially after the last events in which they protested the Jewish settlers’ daily desecration of the Aqsa Mosque.
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It said in a statement on Sunday that 40% of the detainees are minors, adding that the arrest campaigns increased following the murder of the boy Abu Khudair at the hands of Jewish settlers.
Mufid al-Haj, a lawyer with the association, said that most of the detainees are charged with participation in confrontations and throwing stones, petrol bombs or firecrackers at policemen.
He said that most of those released by court are forced to pay heavy fines, adding that the escalation was not only noted in the arrest campaigns but also in the sentences.
The lawyer, who defended many of those Jerusalemites in court, said that the verdicts were passed in revenge against Jerusalemites especially after the last events in which they protested the Jewish settlers’ daily desecration of the Aqsa Mosque.
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Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, a number of communities in the southern West bank district of Hebron, searched homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
Local sources in Hebron city said the soldiers broke into a home in the city, searched and ransacked it, and kidnapped a resident identified as Ahmad Wadah Shihada, 19.
Soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar town, near Hebron, and drove around in its streets before kidnapped Omar Mohammad Breigheeth, 33, after smashing the front door of his property.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, said Breigheeth is a former political prisoner, and that he was moved to the Etzion military base, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also invaded the home of resident Bader Mahmoud Ekhlayyel, 70, and ransacked his property before kidnapping his son, Yousef, 32 years of age.
The army also installed roadblocks at the entrances of Halhoul and Sa’ir towns, and the al-Fawwar refugee camp, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and inspected the ID cards of the passengers.
Local sources in Hebron city said the soldiers broke into a home in the city, searched and ransacked it, and kidnapped a resident identified as Ahmad Wadah Shihada, 19.
Soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar town, near Hebron, and drove around in its streets before kidnapped Omar Mohammad Breigheeth, 33, after smashing the front door of his property.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, said Breigheeth is a former political prisoner, and that he was moved to the Etzion military base, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also invaded the home of resident Bader Mahmoud Ekhlayyel, 70, and ransacked his property before kidnapping his son, Yousef, 32 years of age.
The army also installed roadblocks at the entrances of Halhoul and Sa’ir towns, and the al-Fawwar refugee camp, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and inspected the ID cards of the passengers.
