12 oct 2015
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot at and wounded a Palestinian youth at the northern entrance of Bethlehem on Monday evening before taking him captive.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers fired live ammo at the youth, whose identity was not known yet, then arrested him.
They added that another young man was injured with a metal bullet while others suffered teargas suffocation in the confrontations that lasted until late night hours.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers fired live ammo at the youth, whose identity was not known yet, then arrested him.
They added that another young man was injured with a metal bullet while others suffered teargas suffocation in the confrontations that lasted until late night hours.
The young woman captive Shurouq Dwayyat, 18, from the town of "Sur Bahir", south of occupied Jerusalem, still lays in the Israeli hospital "Hadasa Ein Karem" in a situation that does not seem convenient or comfortable as she is cuffed to the hospital bed in a dark closed room under heavy guard in spite of her serious injuries.
The teenager is one of the Jerusalemite victims of settlers' offenses and infinite racial hatred. She was assaulted by one of the settlers who shot her with live bullets and claimed that she had tried to stab him.
Family concerns
The girl's family members are experiencing hard times as they are prevented from checking on their daughter's health status and reveal the real story of their daughter's incident. Moreover, the Israeli occupation forces raided her home, detained her father and her sister and interrogated them.
The captive Dwayyat's aunt said -according to the Prisoners Media Office – That Shurouq's health status is stable.
She said that one of the lawyers was able to enter her room in the hospital and found her cuffed to the bed and heavily guarded by police and border guards, in a closed room and deprived of family visits.
She pointed out that Shurouq underwent surgical operations to repair her hand's artery which was cut by gunfire which caused her injuries in the hand, chest and neck.
She told the story of the captive saying that Shurouq wanted to go to university in the city of Bethlehem; but when her lectures were canceled because of the situation and confrontations she called her mother to tell her that she wants to go to al-Aqsa Mosque to pray.
When she was in a street near al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the settlers tried to remove her headscarf, but she defended herself by pushing him with her handbag, the settler then pushed her to the ground and shot her from zero distance.
The aunt added: "We are very afraid about Shurouq's health condition and we hope to be allowed to see her because we know that the Israeli narratives are pure lies and that she was deliberately assaulted".
Security Mania
Chairman of the committee of the families of prisoners of Jerusalem, Amjad Abu Assab, said that the occupation has a severe case of obsession in dealing with the Palestinians; and that the assault on the Jerusalemite teen Shurouq Dwayyat proves the extreme stage of fear and panic the Israeli street has reached.
Abu Assab noted that Netanyahu have given loose instructions to soldiers and settlers to open fire, which is a dangerous concept that could kill dozens of Jerusalemites because any movement could cause opening fire and assault, as in the case of the martyr Fadi Alloun.
He added: "Every Palestinian in Jerusalem pays the price for the Israeli state of security mania as any wrong movement, traffic accident or only an eye look of the Palestinians may be misinterpreted and cause assaults from the Israeli soldiers or settlers.”
He blamed the Israeli government for such a situation since it provides cover for all those committing such crimes based on groundless reasons.
IOF storms the house of captive Dwayyat
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) broke into the house of captive Shurouq Dwayyat who was shot by an Israeli settler a few days ago in Occupied Jerusalem.
Rand, the captive’s cousin, revealed that Israeli soldiers stormed her uncle’s house and took its measures in preparation to demolish or cement the house.
She pointed out that the home shelters nine persons. The family has no other house to stay in, she added.
Detainee Shurouq is now held captive at Ain Karem Hospital in the 1948 occupied territories. Her health condition has been described as "stable".
The teenager is one of the Jerusalemite victims of settlers' offenses and infinite racial hatred. She was assaulted by one of the settlers who shot her with live bullets and claimed that she had tried to stab him.
Family concerns
The girl's family members are experiencing hard times as they are prevented from checking on their daughter's health status and reveal the real story of their daughter's incident. Moreover, the Israeli occupation forces raided her home, detained her father and her sister and interrogated them.
The captive Dwayyat's aunt said -according to the Prisoners Media Office – That Shurouq's health status is stable.
She said that one of the lawyers was able to enter her room in the hospital and found her cuffed to the bed and heavily guarded by police and border guards, in a closed room and deprived of family visits.
She pointed out that Shurouq underwent surgical operations to repair her hand's artery which was cut by gunfire which caused her injuries in the hand, chest and neck.
She told the story of the captive saying that Shurouq wanted to go to university in the city of Bethlehem; but when her lectures were canceled because of the situation and confrontations she called her mother to tell her that she wants to go to al-Aqsa Mosque to pray.
When she was in a street near al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the settlers tried to remove her headscarf, but she defended herself by pushing him with her handbag, the settler then pushed her to the ground and shot her from zero distance.
The aunt added: "We are very afraid about Shurouq's health condition and we hope to be allowed to see her because we know that the Israeli narratives are pure lies and that she was deliberately assaulted".
Security Mania
Chairman of the committee of the families of prisoners of Jerusalem, Amjad Abu Assab, said that the occupation has a severe case of obsession in dealing with the Palestinians; and that the assault on the Jerusalemite teen Shurouq Dwayyat proves the extreme stage of fear and panic the Israeli street has reached.
Abu Assab noted that Netanyahu have given loose instructions to soldiers and settlers to open fire, which is a dangerous concept that could kill dozens of Jerusalemites because any movement could cause opening fire and assault, as in the case of the martyr Fadi Alloun.
He added: "Every Palestinian in Jerusalem pays the price for the Israeli state of security mania as any wrong movement, traffic accident or only an eye look of the Palestinians may be misinterpreted and cause assaults from the Israeli soldiers or settlers.”
He blamed the Israeli government for such a situation since it provides cover for all those committing such crimes based on groundless reasons.
IOF storms the house of captive Dwayyat
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) broke into the house of captive Shurouq Dwayyat who was shot by an Israeli settler a few days ago in Occupied Jerusalem.
Rand, the captive’s cousin, revealed that Israeli soldiers stormed her uncle’s house and took its measures in preparation to demolish or cement the house.
She pointed out that the home shelters nine persons. The family has no other house to stay in, she added.
Detainee Shurouq is now held captive at Ain Karem Hospital in the 1948 occupied territories. Her health condition has been described as "stable".
Al-Asra Media Office has held the Israeli occupation authority fully responsible for the life of prisoner Fadi Darbi following the serious deterioration of his health condition.
In a press release posted Sunday on its Facebook page, the Office accused the Israeli jailers of medically neglecting prisoner Darbi and not transferring him swiftly to hospital.
It asserted that the Ramon jailers had left the prisoner unconscious on the prison courtyard's floor for 20 minutes after he suffered internal brain bleeding, adding that he was transferred to Soroka hospital.
In a related context, the Asra Media office denied news reports claiming that prisoner Fadi Darbi had died as a result of the brain stroke he suffered from, affirming that his medical condition became stable.
In a press release posted Sunday on its Facebook page, the Office accused the Israeli jailers of medically neglecting prisoner Darbi and not transferring him swiftly to hospital.
It asserted that the Ramon jailers had left the prisoner unconscious on the prison courtyard's floor for 20 minutes after he suffered internal brain bleeding, adding that he was transferred to Soroka hospital.
In a related context, the Asra Media office denied news reports claiming that prisoner Fadi Darbi had died as a result of the brain stroke he suffered from, affirming that his medical condition became stable.
Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night Sunday and on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, stormed and ransacked dozens of homes and kidnapped thirty Palestinians.
The soldiers invaded, at dawn Monday, the town of 'Atteel, in the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes, and kidnapped thirteen Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of military jeeps invaded the town, after surrounding it, and that the soldiers smashed the doors of the invaded homes, before breaking into them.
They added that the kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Nayef Bassam Abu Thheir, Ahmad Atiyya al-Azzam, Khaled Hussein Abu Khazna, Ahmad Abu Hasna, Laith Mohammad Eqteish, Mahmoud Khairy ‘Atteely, Baha’ Rasem Qaffaf, Ibrahim Jalal Makhoul, Issam Mwaffaq Mhanna, Wisam Morad al-Ghazzawi, Hammad Atteeli, Raed Majed Makhoul, and Thaer Mohammad Samih Eqteish.
The soldiers also invaded many homes in Silwan town, and several neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped eleven Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Aa’ed Khalil al-Abbassi, 26, Naim Ibrahim Hadia, 22, Ahmad Sabri Abu Thiab, 27, Baha’ Ahmad al-Abbassi, 21, Mohammad Ahmad al-Abbassi, 19, Mohammad Abdul-Mo’men al-A’war, 17, and Mohammad Khalil Sarhan.
The soldiers also invaded Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, southeast of Jerusalem and kidnapped Ahmad Jaber, 17, while on Sunday at night, they kidnapped Mohammad al-Maghrebi, 14, in Jabal az-Zeitoun, and Bakr ‘Oweis, 17, in Ras al-‘Amoud in Silwan.
In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped four young Palestinians identified as Anas Sami an-Natsha, 18, Shadi Mahmoud Qfeisha, 20, Islam Ghanem, 20, and Kifah Khader Eskafi.
They also invaded the at-Tabaqa village, south of Hebron, and kidnapped Haitham Yousef Abu Atawna, 20 years of age.
In addition, soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and the towns of Surif, Doura and ath-Thaheriyya, and installed several roadblocks, especially on roads leading to Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, in addition to Hebron’s northern road, before searching dozens of cars and inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
On Sunday at night, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Musleh Ali Awad, 33.
In related news, clashes took place on Monday morning near the 'Atara Israeli military roadblock, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing many residents, including schoolchildren, to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Clashes also took place in Birzeit, near Ramallah, after the soldiers assaulted dozens of protesters.
The soldiers invaded, at dawn Monday, the town of 'Atteel, in the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes, and kidnapped thirteen Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of military jeeps invaded the town, after surrounding it, and that the soldiers smashed the doors of the invaded homes, before breaking into them.
They added that the kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Nayef Bassam Abu Thheir, Ahmad Atiyya al-Azzam, Khaled Hussein Abu Khazna, Ahmad Abu Hasna, Laith Mohammad Eqteish, Mahmoud Khairy ‘Atteely, Baha’ Rasem Qaffaf, Ibrahim Jalal Makhoul, Issam Mwaffaq Mhanna, Wisam Morad al-Ghazzawi, Hammad Atteeli, Raed Majed Makhoul, and Thaer Mohammad Samih Eqteish.
The soldiers also invaded many homes in Silwan town, and several neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped eleven Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Aa’ed Khalil al-Abbassi, 26, Naim Ibrahim Hadia, 22, Ahmad Sabri Abu Thiab, 27, Baha’ Ahmad al-Abbassi, 21, Mohammad Ahmad al-Abbassi, 19, Mohammad Abdul-Mo’men al-A’war, 17, and Mohammad Khalil Sarhan.
The soldiers also invaded Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, southeast of Jerusalem and kidnapped Ahmad Jaber, 17, while on Sunday at night, they kidnapped Mohammad al-Maghrebi, 14, in Jabal az-Zeitoun, and Bakr ‘Oweis, 17, in Ras al-‘Amoud in Silwan.
In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped four young Palestinians identified as Anas Sami an-Natsha, 18, Shadi Mahmoud Qfeisha, 20, Islam Ghanem, 20, and Kifah Khader Eskafi.
They also invaded the at-Tabaqa village, south of Hebron, and kidnapped Haitham Yousef Abu Atawna, 20 years of age.
In addition, soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and the towns of Surif, Doura and ath-Thaheriyya, and installed several roadblocks, especially on roads leading to Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, in addition to Hebron’s northern road, before searching dozens of cars and inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
On Sunday at night, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Musleh Ali Awad, 33.
In related news, clashes took place on Monday morning near the 'Atara Israeli military roadblock, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing many residents, including schoolchildren, to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Clashes also took place in Birzeit, near Ramallah, after the soldiers assaulted dozens of protesters.
Israeli police, on Monday afternoon, have shot and critically injured a Palestinian schoolgirl who they claimed “tried to stab an officer”.
The shooting took place on the Ammunition Hill in Sheikh Jarrah town, occupied East Jerusalem.
According to PNN, initial reports say that the girl is 15 years old, and was going home from school with her friends.
She was shot while still wearing her school uniform.
A Palestinian guy at the scene was also stopped and arrested after he tried to intervene.
One Israeli policeman was lightly wounded.
This morning, Mustafa Al-Khatib (18) was executed by Israeli police, who claimed he attempted to stab an officer.
Eyewitnesses said that Mustafa had no weapons, and that the police shot him for no reason.
The shooting took place on the Ammunition Hill in Sheikh Jarrah town, occupied East Jerusalem.
According to PNN, initial reports say that the girl is 15 years old, and was going home from school with her friends.
She was shot while still wearing her school uniform.
A Palestinian guy at the scene was also stopped and arrested after he tried to intervene.
One Israeli policeman was lightly wounded.
This morning, Mustafa Al-Khatib (18) was executed by Israeli police, who claimed he attempted to stab an officer.
Eyewitnesses said that Mustafa had no weapons, and that the police shot him for no reason.
The Israeli occupation government on Sunday approved a bill toughening penalties for Palestinian protesters who react to the occupation soldiers by throwing stones.
The Israeli government unanimously endorsed a four-year sentence against Palestinians charged with throwing stones or Molotov cocktails.
Among the steps that the occupation government further approved was taking away the drivers' licenses and forbidding licenses to those that throw stones.
In addition, the Israeli occupation approved a law that includes a minimum punishment of four years imprisonment for throwing stones as well as taking away the allowance rights of parents of children that throw stones.
The Israeli occupation authorities are also to impose a fine on minors and the parents of children that throw stones, including payments to the person that was injured.
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed on the sidelines of the government meeting that the aim of such tough penalties is to try out their efficiency on the ground.
The Israeli government unanimously endorsed a four-year sentence against Palestinians charged with throwing stones or Molotov cocktails.
Among the steps that the occupation government further approved was taking away the drivers' licenses and forbidding licenses to those that throw stones.
In addition, the Israeli occupation approved a law that includes a minimum punishment of four years imprisonment for throwing stones as well as taking away the allowance rights of parents of children that throw stones.
The Israeli occupation authorities are also to impose a fine on minors and the parents of children that throw stones, including payments to the person that was injured.
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed on the sidelines of the government meeting that the aim of such tough penalties is to try out their efficiency on the ground.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested 560 Palestinians, including minors, in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem since the first of October, a Palestinian rights group revealed.
Palestinian minors, whose ages are below 18, constituted half of the number, the Palestinian Prisoners Society pointed out.
Most of the reported detainees were subjected to severe torture, some of them were shot during their arrest, the group added.
120 Palestinians were rounded up in al-Khalil, 100 in Occupied Jerusalem, 85 in Ramallah and Beira, 30 from Nablus, 28 from Jericho, 27 from Bethlehem and 17 from each of Jenin and Tulkarem.
16 others were detained from Qalqilia, 4 from Salfit, and 6 from Tubas.
The arrests came in the wake of the decision made by Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who ordered Israeli army to escalate arrest campaigns against Palestinians without any consideration to their age.
Palestinian minors, whose ages are below 18, constituted half of the number, the Palestinian Prisoners Society pointed out.
Most of the reported detainees were subjected to severe torture, some of them were shot during their arrest, the group added.
120 Palestinians were rounded up in al-Khalil, 100 in Occupied Jerusalem, 85 in Ramallah and Beira, 30 from Nablus, 28 from Jericho, 27 from Bethlehem and 17 from each of Jenin and Tulkarem.
16 others were detained from Qalqilia, 4 from Salfit, and 6 from Tubas.
The arrests came in the wake of the decision made by Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who ordered Israeli army to escalate arrest campaigns against Palestinians without any consideration to their age.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up ten Palestinians in Al-Khalil to the south of occupied West Bank at dawn Monday, local sources reported.
Local sources told the PIC that IOF soldiers in more than ten army vehicles raided the city and arrested three youths after storming and searching their homes. Five other youths were arrested in Zahed area.
Two other detainees were reported in Dura and Surif town to the north of al-Khalil.
Following the arrest campaign, violent clashes broke out in the city amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets.
Local sources told the PIC that IOF soldiers in more than ten army vehicles raided the city and arrested three youths after storming and searching their homes. Five other youths were arrested in Zahed area.
Two other detainees were reported in Dura and Surif town to the north of al-Khalil.
Following the arrest campaign, violent clashes broke out in the city amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets.
An arbitrary mass-abduction campaign launched by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) across West Bank provinces and Occupied Jerusalem overnight Sunday and at predawn time Monday culminated in the abduction of 67 Palestinian civilians.
The Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies and Human Rights said 22 Palestinian citizens were kidnapped by the IOF from Jerusalem’s town of Silwan, near the holy al-Aqsa Mosque. Another young man, identified as Mohamed Khalayleh was kidnapped from Jabal al-Mukbir, in Occupied Jerusalem.
A round of arbitrary home break-ins in the West Bank province of Tulkarem resulted in the arrest of 13 Palestinian citizens.
Some 11 more others were detained in Ramallah’s town of Silwad. Two more citizens were kidnapped from Nablus city and three others, including the two 14-year-old school girls Somaya Abu Turki and Hala Abu Daoud, from al-Khalil.
10 Palestinian citizens were reportedly arrested in 1948 Occupied Palestine on accounts of involvement in anti-occupation demos.
Such an arbitrary mass-abduction campaign aims at quelling anti-occupation activism and forcing Palestinian protesters to throw in the towel in the ongoing al-Quds Intifada (Jerusalem Uprising).
The Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies and Human Rights said 22 Palestinian citizens were kidnapped by the IOF from Jerusalem’s town of Silwan, near the holy al-Aqsa Mosque. Another young man, identified as Mohamed Khalayleh was kidnapped from Jabal al-Mukbir, in Occupied Jerusalem.
A round of arbitrary home break-ins in the West Bank province of Tulkarem resulted in the arrest of 13 Palestinian citizens.
Some 11 more others were detained in Ramallah’s town of Silwad. Two more citizens were kidnapped from Nablus city and three others, including the two 14-year-old school girls Somaya Abu Turki and Hala Abu Daoud, from al-Khalil.
10 Palestinian citizens were reportedly arrested in 1948 Occupied Palestine on accounts of involvement in anti-occupation demos.
Such an arbitrary mass-abduction campaign aims at quelling anti-occupation activism and forcing Palestinian protesters to throw in the towel in the ongoing al-Quds Intifada (Jerusalem Uprising).
The Israeli occupation courts extended the detention of 122 Palestinian detainees on allegations of underway investigation procedures, a human rights group reported Sunday.
According to the Palestine Prisoners Society (PPS), Israel’s Ofer court extended the prison-terms of dozens of Palestinian prisoners held in different occupation jails.
The Salem court also extended the sentences of 20 Palestinian inmates while the occupation court in Ashkelon ruled for extending the incarceration of 16 prisoners.
11 more Palestinian detainees have reportedly been subjected to similar court issues.
Observers said the extension of prison-terms for Palestinian detainees make part of a preplanned policy of collective punishment aimed to dampen Palestinians’ spirits.
The court rules have also fanned the flames of an already blistering tension sparked by the Israeli occupation army and settlers across the occupied Palestinian territories.
According to the Palestine Prisoners Society (PPS), Israel’s Ofer court extended the prison-terms of dozens of Palestinian prisoners held in different occupation jails.
The Salem court also extended the sentences of 20 Palestinian inmates while the occupation court in Ashkelon ruled for extending the incarceration of 16 prisoners.
11 more Palestinian detainees have reportedly been subjected to similar court issues.
Observers said the extension of prison-terms for Palestinian detainees make part of a preplanned policy of collective punishment aimed to dampen Palestinians’ spirits.
The court rules have also fanned the flames of an already blistering tension sparked by the Israeli occupation army and settlers across the occupied Palestinian territories.
In a dangerous precedent, the Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) decided to impose administrative detention against Palestinian sit-inners at al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli Interim Police Chief Bentzi Sau declared Sunday “a number of punitive measures against members of Islamic Movement in Israel and other inciters.”
The measures include detaining Palestinian sit-inners at al-Aqsa Mosque without charge or trial, he said.
Palestinian sit-inners at the Mosque receive large amounts of money to intensify the Islamic presence there, he claimed.
Palestinian youths usually come to the holy site to incite riots and to clash with police forces, Israeli police chief continued.
He pointed out that 70 Palestinian youths have been denied access to al-Aqsa Mosque and occupied Jerusalem, while some of them would be administratively detained in the coming days.
Israeli police had earlier called on Israel’s war minister Moshe Yalon to declare sit-inners’ activities at al-Aqsa as illegal.
On Sunday, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the reinforcement of occupation patrols across Occupied Jerusalem, adding fuel to the flames of ongoing tensions rocking the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israeli Interim Police Chief Bentzi Sau declared Sunday “a number of punitive measures against members of Islamic Movement in Israel and other inciters.”
The measures include detaining Palestinian sit-inners at al-Aqsa Mosque without charge or trial, he said.
Palestinian sit-inners at the Mosque receive large amounts of money to intensify the Islamic presence there, he claimed.
Palestinian youths usually come to the holy site to incite riots and to clash with police forces, Israeli police chief continued.
He pointed out that 70 Palestinian youths have been denied access to al-Aqsa Mosque and occupied Jerusalem, while some of them would be administratively detained in the coming days.
Israeli police had earlier called on Israel’s war minister Moshe Yalon to declare sit-inners’ activities at al-Aqsa as illegal.
On Sunday, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the reinforcement of occupation patrols across Occupied Jerusalem, adding fuel to the flames of ongoing tensions rocking the occupied Palestinian territories.
11 oct 2015
Israeli forces rounded up three Palestinian activists on Saturday night and Sunday morning for their activities on social media websites and against settlement.
The forces arrested two Palestinian social media activists from 1948 Occupied Palestine for publishing pro-resistance posts on their Facebook pages.
Local sources revealed that Israeli police rounded up two young girls and investigated them for their activities on Facebook. They will be trialed later on Sunday in order to decide on the extension of their arrest.
A state of tension prevailed in Acre city, to where one of the girls belongs. So many people got gathered in front of the headquarters of Israeli police in the city demanding her release.
Israeli social media websites led by fanatic figures launched a campaign against the girl claiming that she is a terrorist whom should be killed.
Israeli police has recently announced that a Special Force unit has been assigned to monitor what is published on social media websites in Arabic.
In a similar context, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian young man after storming a youth center in al-Khalil at dawn on Sunday for his activity against settlement.
Youths against Settlement Group revealed that Israeli forces stormed Steadfastness and Challenge Center in the southern area of the city and arrested Muhannad Qafisheh claiming he assaulted settlers.
The forces arrested two Palestinian social media activists from 1948 Occupied Palestine for publishing pro-resistance posts on their Facebook pages.
Local sources revealed that Israeli police rounded up two young girls and investigated them for their activities on Facebook. They will be trialed later on Sunday in order to decide on the extension of their arrest.
A state of tension prevailed in Acre city, to where one of the girls belongs. So many people got gathered in front of the headquarters of Israeli police in the city demanding her release.
Israeli social media websites led by fanatic figures launched a campaign against the girl claiming that she is a terrorist whom should be killed.
Israeli police has recently announced that a Special Force unit has been assigned to monitor what is published on social media websites in Arabic.
In a similar context, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian young man after storming a youth center in al-Khalil at dawn on Sunday for his activity against settlement.
Youths against Settlement Group revealed that Israeli forces stormed Steadfastness and Challenge Center in the southern area of the city and arrested Muhannad Qafisheh claiming he assaulted settlers.
A Palestinian man on Sunday evening ran over an Israeli soldier then stopped his car and stabbed two Israelis near Khadera city in northern 1948 occupied Palestine before being caught.
Hebrew media reported that one of the stabbed settlers, a 19-year-old woman, sustained serious wounds.
The media added that Israeli policemen chased the suspect and arrested him.
The photo shows the extent of beating and torture the youth was subjected to at the the hands of Israeli policemen.
Hebrew media reported that one of the stabbed settlers, a 19-year-old woman, sustained serious wounds.
The media added that Israeli policemen chased the suspect and arrested him.
The photo shows the extent of beating and torture the youth was subjected to at the the hands of Israeli policemen.
Israeli policemen arrested at dawn Sunday seven Palestinians in 1948 Occupied Palestine and a leader of Hamas Movement in Occupied Jerusalem.
In a statement, Israeli police said that the Palestinians were detained for participation in confrontations with the policemen in the past few days.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that large-scale clashes with Israeli police were prevailing in the Arab towns and cities especially in Nazareth, Jaffa, Arrabah, Acre and Um al-Fahm in protest against settlers’ repeated incursions into the Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli radio station revealed that a unit of Israeli army arrested a leader of Hamas Movement on Sunday morning. The radio station said he is from al-Ram town in northern Jerusalem without releasing his name or any other personal information.
In a statement, Israeli police said that the Palestinians were detained for participation in confrontations with the policemen in the past few days.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that large-scale clashes with Israeli police were prevailing in the Arab towns and cities especially in Nazareth, Jaffa, Arrabah, Acre and Um al-Fahm in protest against settlers’ repeated incursions into the Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli radio station revealed that a unit of Israeli army arrested a leader of Hamas Movement on Sunday morning. The radio station said he is from al-Ram town in northern Jerusalem without releasing his name or any other personal information.
Israeli forces, Sunday, abducted four Palestinians from the West Bank district of Hebron, according to local sources.
WAFA correspondence said that Israeli forces deployed in the vicinity of al-Ibrahimi mosque detained two female school students on their way home from school.
The students, who were identified as Sumaya Abu Turkey, and Hala Abu Dauod, both aged 14, were led by army soldiers to an Israeli military center there.
Meanwhile, forces kidnapped two Palestinians from the town of Beit Ummar to the north, following clashes that erupted with Israeli forces in the town.
Coordinator of the popular committee against the wall and settlements, Mohammed Awad, identified one of the detainees as Odeh al-Alami, 20, while the other detainee’s identity remains unknown until the moment.
Earlier Sunday, Israeli police detained five Palestinian workers while they were present at their workplaces inside the 1948 land, citing unpermitted entry to Israel as a pretext. The five were identified as Rami Abu-Arra, 18, Ali Abu-Arra, 22, Ehab Sawafta, 22, and Hassan Abu-Arra, 24, and Hosni Saeed Khalilia.
WAFA correspondence said that Israeli forces deployed in the vicinity of al-Ibrahimi mosque detained two female school students on their way home from school.
The students, who were identified as Sumaya Abu Turkey, and Hala Abu Dauod, both aged 14, were led by army soldiers to an Israeli military center there.
Meanwhile, forces kidnapped two Palestinians from the town of Beit Ummar to the north, following clashes that erupted with Israeli forces in the town.
Coordinator of the popular committee against the wall and settlements, Mohammed Awad, identified one of the detainees as Odeh al-Alami, 20, while the other detainee’s identity remains unknown until the moment.
Earlier Sunday, Israeli police detained five Palestinian workers while they were present at their workplaces inside the 1948 land, citing unpermitted entry to Israel as a pretext. The five were identified as Rami Abu-Arra, 18, Ali Abu-Arra, 22, Ehab Sawafta, 22, and Hassan Abu-Arra, 24, and Hosni Saeed Khalilia.
A senior Israeli officer suffered an injury after a small iron ball struck his head near Kiryat Arba settlement, east of al-Khalil city, according to Hebrew media sources.
A Palestinian young man is believed to have used a slingshot to throw the iron ball at the officer.
Following the attack, Israeli soldiers and plain-clothes officers with the help of a helicopter and settlers launched a manhunt for the perpetrator in the nearby Palestinian areas.
The invading troops and settlers broke into several homes in neighborhoods around the Old City of al-Khalil and physically assaulted a Palestinian woman during the campaign.
A young man identified as Muhanad Qafisha was kidnapped from his home during one of the raids, according to eyewitnesses from the city.
The eyewitnesses added that the settlers attacked Palestinians in the neighborhoods of Abu Sneineh and Karantina and clashed with the residents who defended themselves.
A Palestinian young man is believed to have used a slingshot to throw the iron ball at the officer.
Following the attack, Israeli soldiers and plain-clothes officers with the help of a helicopter and settlers launched a manhunt for the perpetrator in the nearby Palestinian areas.
The invading troops and settlers broke into several homes in neighborhoods around the Old City of al-Khalil and physically assaulted a Palestinian woman during the campaign.
A young man identified as Muhanad Qafisha was kidnapped from his home during one of the raids, according to eyewitnesses from the city.
The eyewitnesses added that the settlers attacked Palestinians in the neighborhoods of Abu Sneineh and Karantina and clashed with the residents who defended themselves.
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After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered hundreds of additional units in Palestinian towns inside Israel -- mainly Nazareth, Kafr Kanna and Um al-Fahem -- Israeli officers and soldiers used excessive force against Palestinian protesters, wounding and kidnapping dozens of citizens of Israel.
Netanyahu said his government is preparing for massive protests that could spread through the country, and vowed that his government would use all available means to stop the protests. Palestinian citizens of Israel make up 20% of the population of Israel, but they experience discrimination under more than fifty Israeli laws, and say that they are considered second class citizens because of these laws. The Arabs48 news website reported that the Israeli police arrested at least 10 Palestinians in Um al-Fahem, following extensive clashes that took place on Friday and Saturday. In addition, a child was shot with rubber-coated steel bullets during the protests. The news site added that the police also arrested ten more Palestinians in the eastern neighborhood of Nazareth, and that two of the abductees were shot and injured prior to their arrest. Dozens of soldiers were deployed in the Eastern Neighborhood in Nazareth, following extensive clashes between the police and the Palestinian youth in the neighborhood. Local sources reported that soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the citizens. |
The Palestinians said they are protesting the Israeli escalation against the Palestinian people, and that they are an important part of the Palestinian society. They told reporters that they are protesting in order to show support for their brothers and sisters in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Jerusalem.
Dozens also gathered in the Al-Ein Square in Nazareth protesting the ongoing arrests, and the excessive use of force by the police and the soldiers, especially after the police arrested five young men from the Eastern Neighborhood.
The police also closed the main road in Um al-Fahem, and attacked dozens of drivers, before kidnapping several Palestinians.
At least four more Palestinians were taken prisoner during protests in Ramla, during a protest against the ongoing and escalating Israeli violations against the Palestinians in different parts of the country, and violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
The police also assaulted several detained Palestinians in various Police stations; they attacked them with clubs and batons, in addition to kicking them while handcuffed.
Lawyer Jamil Jabarin said the police also broke the prescription eyeglasses of one of the detainees, after repeatedly beating and kicking him while in police car and in custody.
He added that the Palestinians who were taken prisoner in Um al-Fahem have been identified as Mahmoud Mohammad Jabarin, 16, Ahmad Ibrahim Mahajna, 14, Ahmad Da’doush, 18, Rashid Abu Hallouq, 15, Tawfiq Abed Mahajna, 17, Odai Ighbariyya, 17, Fadi Fayez Mahajna, 13, Nathmi Ali Mahajna, 13, Mahmoud Labib Mahajna, 14, Ahmad Maher Amara, 15, and Mohammad Tawfiq Mhanna, 35.
Although most of those taken prisoner in the village are minors, Israel imprisons minors in adult facilities and often denies their parents access to the children.
Dozens of police and army vehicles also invaded Kafr Kannna, and sprayed the protesters with wastewater mixed with chemicals, in addition to firing rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs. They also arrested several citizens, and violently assaulted them.
The Israeli police also arrested at least two in Wadi ‘Ara, and repeatedly assaulted them while holding them in the police station.
Dozens also gathered in the Al-Ein Square in Nazareth protesting the ongoing arrests, and the excessive use of force by the police and the soldiers, especially after the police arrested five young men from the Eastern Neighborhood.
The police also closed the main road in Um al-Fahem, and attacked dozens of drivers, before kidnapping several Palestinians.
At least four more Palestinians were taken prisoner during protests in Ramla, during a protest against the ongoing and escalating Israeli violations against the Palestinians in different parts of the country, and violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
The police also assaulted several detained Palestinians in various Police stations; they attacked them with clubs and batons, in addition to kicking them while handcuffed.
Lawyer Jamil Jabarin said the police also broke the prescription eyeglasses of one of the detainees, after repeatedly beating and kicking him while in police car and in custody.
He added that the Palestinians who were taken prisoner in Um al-Fahem have been identified as Mahmoud Mohammad Jabarin, 16, Ahmad Ibrahim Mahajna, 14, Ahmad Da’doush, 18, Rashid Abu Hallouq, 15, Tawfiq Abed Mahajna, 17, Odai Ighbariyya, 17, Fadi Fayez Mahajna, 13, Nathmi Ali Mahajna, 13, Mahmoud Labib Mahajna, 14, Ahmad Maher Amara, 15, and Mohammad Tawfiq Mhanna, 35.
Although most of those taken prisoner in the village are minors, Israel imprisons minors in adult facilities and often denies their parents access to the children.
Dozens of police and army vehicles also invaded Kafr Kannna, and sprayed the protesters with wastewater mixed with chemicals, in addition to firing rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs. They also arrested several citizens, and violently assaulted them.
The Israeli police also arrested at least two in Wadi ‘Ara, and repeatedly assaulted them while holding them in the police station.
Medical sources have reported, on Saturday at night, that a young Palestinian man was shot and injured with live Israeli army fire in Za’tara town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, before the soldiers abducted him.
The sources said that Bilal Sami Abu Salem, 21, was shot with several live rounds after Israeli soldiers invaded the town, and that they kidnapped him, and took him to an unknown destination.
The army surrounded the entire town, and clashed with dozens of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on their vehicles.
In related news, dozens of residents suffered the effects or tear gas inhalation near the main entrance of Rommana village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The soldiers invaded the village, searched Palestinian olive orchards while firing flares, and clashed with local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles on them. The army fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, rubber-coated steel bullets and several rounds of live ammunition.
The sources said that Bilal Sami Abu Salem, 21, was shot with several live rounds after Israeli soldiers invaded the town, and that they kidnapped him, and took him to an unknown destination.
The army surrounded the entire town, and clashed with dozens of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on their vehicles.
In related news, dozens of residents suffered the effects or tear gas inhalation near the main entrance of Rommana village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The soldiers invaded the village, searched Palestinian olive orchards while firing flares, and clashed with local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles on them. The army fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, rubber-coated steel bullets and several rounds of live ammunition.