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Two Palestinians Killed, Including Teenage Girl, Scores Injured and Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Soldiers and Illegal Settlers

December 15, 2015 

 

Israeli occupation soldiers shot and seriously injured a 16-year-old Palestinian girl, Lama Munthir Hafith al-Bakri, after an alleged stabbing attempt in Hebron on Dec. 13, 2015.	Two Israeli air strikes on Gaza City, December 14, 2015

 

Palestinian shot dead, 11 injured in Jerusalem car ramming attack

Dec. 14, 2015 3:29 P.M. (Updated: Dec. 15, 2015 1:16 P.M.)

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) --

A Palestinian was shot and killed, and 11 people were wounded in a car ramming attack at an entrance of Jerusalem on Monday, Israel's army and media said.

Mickey Rosenfeld initially said eight people were injured when a Palestinian "ran into a bus stop," adding that the attacker was shot and critically injured during the attack, however later an Israeli occupation army spokesperson said 11 had been injured.

Israeli media later reported that the Palestinian had succumbed to his wounds, identifying him as Abdel-Muhsen Hassuneh, 21, from occupied East Jerusalem's Beit Hanina neighborhood.

Of the eight ramming victims confirmed by Rosenfeld, one was in moderate condition and seven were lightly wounded. All are being treated at a hospital in Jerusalem. The condition of the other three reportedly injured is unknown.

On Sunday, Israeli occupation forces shot and seriously injured a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron after an alleged stabbing attempt, locals and the Israeli army said at the time.

An Israeli occupation army spokesperson told Ma’an that “a Palestinian armed with knife attempted to stab a pedestrian in Hebron, when forces on site responded to the threat and shot the assailant.”

Local sources in Hebron identified the teenage girl as 16-year-old Lama Munthir Hafith al-Bakri.

The alleged attacks are the latest to take place in the occupied Palestinian territory, where an escalation of violence that kicked off in October has continued full-fledged into December.

The recent violence has left at least 119 Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation soldiers and illegal settlers and 19 Israelis killed in attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals.

The circumstances of several deaths since Oct. 1 have been widely disputed by critics who say that Israel has implemented a "shoot-to-kill" policy against Palestinians.

The Executive Director of Israeli rights group B'Tselem, Hagai El-Ad, said last week that the policy is being used against Palestinians who have already been “neutralized" during attacks.

El-Ad said in a statement that Israeli occupation soldiers and police officers effectively became “judges, jury and executioners” after the policy was encouraged by senior Israeli politicians and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to be so.

PLO Central Council member Muhammad Eshteyyah in a press conference last week said that 85 percent of Palestinian deaths, which have happened since Oct. 1 could have been prevented if the “shoot-to-kill” policy was not implemented.

16-year-old Palestinian shot after alleged stab attempt in Hebron

Dec. 13, 2015 3:42 P.M. (Updated: Dec. 14, 2015 3:35 P.M.)

 HEBRON (Ma’an) --

 Israeli occupation forces shot and seriously injured a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron after an alleged stabbing attempt, locals and the Israeli army said.

An Israeli occupation army spokesperson told Ma’an that “a Palestinian armed with knife attempted to stab a pedestrian in Hebron, when forces on site responded to the threat and shot the assailant.”

The Palestinian was evacuated by an Israeli ambulance to Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Karem in West Jerusalem, the spokesperson added.

Local sources in Hebron identified the teenage girl as 16-year-old Lama Munthir Hafith al-Bakri.

The alleged attack reportedly took place near the western entrance of the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement, which lies northwest of Hebron’s Old City.

According to Israeli media, the teenager attempted to stab an illegal Israeli settler near the Givat Ramot neighborhood of the illegal settlement before being shot near a car repair shop in the area.

The alleged attack attempt is the latest to take place in the occupied Palestinian territory, where an escalation of violence that kicked off in October has continued full-fledged into December.

Hebron’s Old City, nearby where Sunday’s incident took place, was designated a “closed military zone” last month in the wake of attacks in the area.

Palestinians living in the Hebron area have since come under severe restrictions on movement, arrest raids, and invasive security checks by Israeli occupation forces.

The recent violence has left at least 118 Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation soldiers and illegal settlers and 19 Israelis killed in attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals.

Over 30 Palestinians killed have been from the Hebron area, where a Palestinian family on Friday buried its second child to be killed by Israeli occupation forces in the last two months.

Uday Irsheid, 24, was shot in the chest by Israeli occupation forces during clashes just weeks after his 17-year-old sister Dania was shot dead after police said they "saw a knife in her hand" at a military checkpoint in Hebron's Old City.

The circumstances of several deaths since Oct. 1 have been widely disputed by critics who say that Israel has implemented a "shoot-to-kill" policy against Palestinians.

The Executive Director of Israeli rights group B'Tselem, Hagai El-Ad, said last week that the policy is being used against Palestinians who have already been “neutralized" during attacks.

El-Ad said in a statement that Israeli soldiers and police officers effectively became “judge, jury and executioner” after the policy was encouraged by senior Israeli politicians and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

PLO Central Council member Muhammad Eshteyyah in a press conference last week said that 85 percent of Palestinian deaths to take place since Oct. 1 could have been prevented if the “shoot-to-kill” policy was not implemented.

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Israeli occupation soldiers attack, clash with young men in Arraba town

December 15, 2015, JENIN, (PIC)--

 A large number of Israeli occupation soldiers on Tuesday afternoon invaded Arraba town, south of Jenin city, and clashed with local young men.

Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers blocked the main entrance to Arraba town with barriers and then stormed it as school students were starting to leave home, which provoked widespread confrontations.

The sources added that the invading troops fired tear gas intensively during their clashes with local young men in different areas of the town.

Many residents and young men suffered from inhaling tear gas fumes in the events.

Earlier, violent clashes broke out between school students and soldiers in Anza town, near Arraba.

The Israeli occupation forces also set up a makeshift checkpoint on the Jenin-Nablus road between Arraba and Anza towns and intercepted passing vehicles.

The IOF kidnapped two teenagers during their presence in the area. They were identified as 17-year-old Tareq Ziyad and 18-year-old Sami Rubaiyeh.

Illegal Israeli fanatics vandalize Muslims’ al-Aqsa Mosque

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)--

A horde of illegal Israeli fanatic settlers, escorted by police officers, stormed on Tuesday morning Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.

The break-in was carried out via the Maghareba Gate under heavy shield by Israeli special troops and rapid intervention forces.

The Israeli occupation soldiers have also come down heavily on the young Muslim worshipers, seizing their IDs at the gates of al-Aqsa and asking whether they were holding knives.  

The peaceful Muslim worshipers kept chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the desecrating break-in.

A group of Muslim women maintained vigil outside of al-Aqsa after they were banned from entering the Mosque to perform their religious prayers.

Over recent weeks, Israeli fanatics and soldiers have stepped up assaults on the al-Aqsa Mosque, sparking further tension across the occupied Palestinian territories.

Abductions, home break-ins in Israeli predawn sweep across WB

NABLUS, (PIC)--

A number of Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in a mass-abduction sweep launched across the West Bank at predawn time on Tuesday.

Nablus-based sources said the IOF kidnapped 33-year-old ex-prisoner Ihab Zayd after they broke into his family home in the city.

The IOF further subjected a number of Palestinians to exhaustive questioning.

The IOF also rolled into the northern West Bank province of Tulkarem and aggressively attacked the locals before they kidnapped 25-year-old Hamza Muhammad al-Safi and wreaked havoc on his family home.

A series of ambushes and checkpoints was also pitched by the IOF across the Nour Shams refugee camp and the Shweikat suburb.

The campaign culminated in the abduction of another Palestinian citizen, identified as Muhannad al-Harsi, from his family home in Qalqilya’s al-Naqar neighborhood, in the central West Bank.

According to local sources the IOF stormed eastern Qalqilya in more than a dozen military jeeps and wreaked havoc on Yazid Ubaid’s home before they summoned him for interrogation.

Palestinian youth kidnapped by IOF from Zaatara checkpoint

 JENIN, (PIC)--

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) overnight Monday kidnapped a Palestinian youngster near the Zaatara checkpoint,  in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus. 

A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that the IOF stopped a public vehicle as it tried to cross the checkpoint and seized it for over an hour before they kidnapped 20-year-old Muhammad Abu Sekha and then released the vehicle.

The Israeli occupation troops have often chased down Palestinian youths near the Zaatara checkpoint, between Nablus and Ramallah, and cracked down on others on a quasi-daily basis.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Open Fire On Farmers In Central Gaza

Tuesday December 15, 2015 12:13 by IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on several Palestinian farmers in their lands, east of Deir al-Balah city, in central Gaza.

The soldiers, stationed near the Kissufim military base, across the border fence, southeast of Deir al-Balah, fired several live rounds on the farmers, forcing them to leave their own lands, fearing additional escalation.

The army frequently targets farmers and workers in Palestinian lands, close to the border fence, in addition to the numerous attacks targeting Gaza fishers and their boats in Gaza territorial waters, causing dozens of casualties, including fatalities, in addition to many arrests.

On Monday at dawn, the Israeli Air Force carried out two air strikes targeting a training camp for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and the Palestinian Naval Police center, in Gaza.

On Sunday, the army shot and injured a Palestinian farmer east of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Hebron

Tuesday December 15, 2015 11:46 by IMEMC & Agencies

Dozens of Israeli occupation soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and several nearby towns, searched and ransacked many homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including a former political prisoner.

Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded the family home of former political prisoner, Mohammad Rahim Abu Shamsiyya, 20, and kidnapped him.

The soldiers also invaded Hebron's old city, searched homes, and kidnapped a teenager, identified as Karam Saleh Shahin, 18 years of age.

In addition, the army invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, kidnapped Mohammad Yousef Awad, 20, after searching and ransacking his family's home, and confiscated two mobile phones from the property.

The army also invaded the town of Sammoa', south of Hebron, and kidnapped Mohammad Yosri al-Hawamda, 40, after searching his home.

In related news, the soldiers invaded the home of a wounded Palestinian detainee, identified as Mos'ab Eghneimat, in Surif town, northwest of Hebron, and searched it.

The soldiers also installed roadblocks on the main entrances of Sa’ir, Halhoul, and ath-Thaheriyya towns, and Hebron's northern road, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and inspected the ID cards of the passengers while interrogating many of them.

Many Palestinian areas in Hebron, including the main entrance of the al-Fawwar refugee camp and Doura town, remained blockaded with iron gates.

Also on Tuesday at dawn, the soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians in Ramallah and one in Bethlehem.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Ramallah, One In Beit Jala

Tuesday December 15, 2015 10:59 by IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli occupation soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the town of Silwad, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including the father of Anas Hammad, who was killed by army fire on Friday, December 4. The soldiers also invaded Beit Jala, and kidnapped one resident.

Several military vehicles invaded the town, before breaking into and searching a number of homes, and kidnapped former political prisoner Bassam Hammad, 49, the father of Anas Hammad, who was shot dead on December 4, after the army claimed he rammed soldiers with his car.

The soldiers also kidnapped Mohammad Abdul-Majid Hammad, Othman Ayman Sarraj and Mohammad Ahmad Sarraj.

On Monday evening, the soldiers invaded Silwad and searched homes, in addition to confiscating electric equipment worth 3500 Shekels, from a car after stopping it on a military roadblock installed at the western entrance of the town.

The soldiers also invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Beit Jala city, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped Ali Taha Allan, 30, from his home in the al-Jadayel area.

Israeli Air Force Carries Out Two Strikes In Gaza

Monday December 14, 2015 11:52 by IMEMC & Agencies

The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Monday at dawn, two air strikes targeting a training camp for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and the Palestinian Naval Police, in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses said the army bombarded a Qassam training center, south of the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza city, causing excessive damage; no casualties were reported.

The Israeli Air Force also fired missiles into a Palestinian Naval Police station, in the Sudaniyya area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

On Sunday evening, the Israeli Radio said a shell, allegedly fired from Gaza, detonated in an open area in the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council of settlements, causing no damage or casualties.

21 Palestinian Detainees In Huwwara Continue Hunger Strike

Monday December 14, 2015 11:00 by IMEMC News

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Sunday, that around 21 detainees, held by Israel in the Huwwara prison, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, are ongoing with the hunger strike they started on December 9.

The PPS said the detainees are protesting the ongoing strip searches, repeatedly enforced on them in Huwwara, and the continued violations and abuse.

It added that the detainees started their strike on December 9 after the soldiers invaded their rooms at night, and forced them out before strip-searching them.

The PPS also said, similar to their repeated strikes, the detainees are demanding the Israeli authorities to improve their living conditions, including the quantity and quality of food, in addition to a sufficient amount of bed covers and blankets, fixing the toilets and shower rooms, proper medical attention, and various other essentials.

There are more than 6500 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, including close to 1000 Palestinians who were kidnapped in November, in addition to dozens taken prisoner this month.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians Near Nablus

Monday December 14, 2015 09:48 by IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli occupation soldiers carried out, on Monday at dawn, extensive military searches of Palestinian homes in Qaryout village, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.

Media sources said the soldiers invaded, searched and ransacked many homes in the village, interrogated many Palestinians, and kidnapped eight.

The kidnapped have been identified as Musleh Badawi, his child Mo'tasem, Mohammad Mjalli Issa, his child Islam, Abed Anwar Azem, Tawfiq Khaldoun (child), Mohammad Hisham, and a child identified as Qassed Mohammad Mousa.

The soldiers also surrounded various neighborhoods, villages and towns in the Nablus district, before searching homes and cars, and inspected the ID cards of dozens of residents.

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