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Scores of Palestinians Injured in Live bullet and Gas Bomb Attacks by Israeli Occupation Soldiers November 18, 2018 Editor's Note: While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of David, Solomon, and Solomon's son). After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD. By the Time Jesus started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD. So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents. The following news stories are just examples of the Israeli occupation government violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis. More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources: https://english.palinfo.com/, http://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/
Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Bethlehem and Jerusalem November 18, 2018 10:58 AM IMEMC News Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, five young Palestinian men from several areas in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes, and interrogated several Palestinians, before abducting three. The PPS office in Bethlehem said the soldiers invaded homes in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the city, and abducted Daoud Mahmoud Khatib, 23. It added that the soldiers also abducted Malek Emad Salama, 22, from Beit Jala city, west of Bethlehem, and Mahmoud Yousef Obeyyat, from Hindaza area, east of the city. In addition, the soldiers invaded Ein al-Louza neighborhood, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, searched several homes before abducting Amir Abu Sbeih, 17, and a former political prisoner, identified as Tareq Khaled Odah. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Open Fire At Farmers And Shepherds, In Gaza November 18, 2018 10:00 AM IMEMC News Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire, Sunday, at many Palestinian farmers and shepherds, in several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources in Gaza said the soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinian farmers, working on their own lands, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. They added that the attack took place on lands, near the perimeter fence, in Abasan al-Kabeera town, east of Khan Younis. The sources added that the soldiers also fired many live rounds at farmers, workers and shepherds, east of Juhr ad-Deek area, in Gaza city. The attacks forced the Palestinians to leave their lands in fear of further Israeli escalation, but did not lead to casualties. Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack A Palestinian Ambulance In Hebron November 18, 2018 9:21 AM IMEMC News A group of extremist illegal Israeli settlers attacked, Sunday, a Palestinian ambulance while rushing to a patient in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, causing damage. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has reported that it received a call from a family of a patient in Tal Romeida neighborhood, in Hebron city, and headed towards the Shuhada Street, after coordinating the ambulance’s passage through the closed Shuhada Street. It added that, once the ambulance reached the Shuhada Street, the illegal settlers started throwing stones at it, and obstructed the road, although it was sounding its siren and trying to reach the patient. Eid Abu Monshar, a medic with the PRCS, said the Israeli assailants saw the ambulance rushing to the patient, yet, started throwing stones at it. Mohammad Zghayyar, a spokesperson with the Youth Coalition against Settlements in Hebron, said that the coalition activists, along with internationals, witnessed at least fifteen illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacking the ambulance and closing the road. He added that coalition members started filming the attacked, before the soldiers assaulted them and forced them away. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Palestinian And International Journalists Near Jerusalem November 18, 2018 2:08 AM IMEMC News Israeli attacks, Jerusalem, News Report, West Bank 0 18 Nov 2:08 AM Israeli occupation soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force, Saturday, against dozens of Palestinian and international journalists during a nonviolent procession near Qalqilia Terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem. The soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the journalists, and dozens of residents, while holding a nonviolent procession, demanding an end to the Israeli violations against the journalists and media outlets. The procession was held by Palestinian, Arab and international journalists, who were standing at least 150 meters away from Qalandia terminal. The soldiers started firing many gas bombs at them, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack West Bank Farmers November 17, 2018 6:33 PM IMEMC News & Agencies Illegal Israeli settlers, on Saturday, reportedly attacked a Palestinian farmer, along with his family, while they were picking olives in the Jabal Jales area, to the east of Hebron city, in the occupied West Bank. Local resident Rashed al-Tamini, who was picking olives with his family, said that settlers from a nearby illegal Israeli settlement attacked them with stones, spreading panic among them, including the children. No injuries were reported, according to WAFA. Almost a few days ago, settlers destroyed and uprooted fully grown olive trees belonging to al-Tamimi family, in the same area. Also on Saturday, Palestinians planting trees on Urif village land, in the north of the West Bank, were attacked by Israeli soldiers with both live and rubber-coated bullets, and with tear gas, according to a local official. The Fateh movement, the Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission and the Palestinian Authority’s agricultural department, in Nablus, joined hands in planting trees on Urif village land threatened with Israeli takeover. However, even before the tree planting began, Israeli soldiers in the area fired live bullets, rubber-coated metal rounds and tear gas at the gathering, causing cases of suffocation and forcing the activists to disperse and to take cover, to avoid being hit, according to Ghassa Daghlas, from the Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission. Urif is constantly attacked by Israeli-army backed Jewish settlers who live in illegal settlements to the south of Nablus. Medical sources said that three Palestinians were injured from live bullets fired by soldiers, one reported in serious condition and transported to hospital. Others were treated for rubber-coated bullet wounds and for tear gas inhalation. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure A Farmer In Central Gaza November 17, 2018 2:02 PM IMEMC News Israeli occupation soldiers injured, on Saturday morning, a Palestinian farmer while working on his lands, east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired many live rounds at farmers in lands, close to the perimeter fence of the besieged Gaza Strip, to force them out. The added that one Palestinian suffered a moderate injury, after the soldiers shot him with a live round in his leg, and was rushed to a local hospital. In related news, several army vehicles and bulldozers invaded Palestinian lands, east of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, and fired many live rounds to force the Palestinians away. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure 15 Palestinians Near Nablus November 17, 2018 1:24 PM IMEMC News Israeli occupation soldiers wounded, Saturday, at least fifteen Palestinians, including one who suffered a serious injury, in Orif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, during a nonviolent activity resisting the illegal annexation of Palestinian lands for the construction and expansion of Israel’s colonies. The Israeli assault took place after dozens of soldiers attacked residents and activists while planting hundreds of olive saplings on Palestinian lands Israel is planning to illegally annex for its colonialist activities. The soldiers invaded the eastern area of Orif village, and resorted to the excessive use of force, by firing live rounds, dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has reported that the soldiers shot at least three young men with live fire, one of them was shot in the thigh, and one who suffered a serious injury, after the soldiers shot him in the abdomen. The PRCS added that medics also provided treatment to at least 13 Palestinians, and added that the wounded were injured by Israeli rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to suffering the effects of teargas inhalation. Israel has been preventing the Palestinians from planting and taking care of their lands, in order to illegally annex them for the construction and expansion of its illegal colonies, and what the army called “for military purposes.” Israeli Occupation Soldiers Suppress Weekly Protest In Kafr Qaddoum November 16, 2018 10:07 PM Ali Salam Israeli occupation soldiers shot Palestinian demonstrators, Friday, with rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas canisters in Kafr Qaddoum, in the northern occupied West Bank District of Qalqilia. The coordinator of the weekly marches, Murad Ishteiwi, told Ma’an News Agency that two Palestinians were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets, while many more suffered the effects of tear-gas inhalation. One protester was reportedly transferred to hospital for treatment, while the rest were treated on site. Weekly protests in Kafr Qaddoum began in 2011, to condemn Israel’s illegal land confiscation, and to object to the closure of the main road into Nablus, which is the nearest economic center. The road has been closed off to Palestinians since 2003, when Israel expanded the illegal colonial settlement of Kedumim. Ishteiwi stated that Israeli forces occupied two Palestinian rooftops, in order to view the protesters, in addition to taking pictures of many of the protesters. Palestinian Suffers Severe Face Injury during Ras Karkar Protest November 16, 2018 9:04 PM IMEMC News & Agencies Israeli occupation forces suppressed Palestinians and activists protesting near the village of Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah, in the occupied central West Bank, on Friday, against the Israeli plan to seize hundreds of dunams of land in the area. Locals reported, according to Ma’an, that Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs to suppress protesters; one Palestinian was injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the face; he was transferred to the Palestine Medical Center for treatment. Many other protesters suffered tear-gas inhalation. Protesters had performed Friday prayers on lands threatened with seizure. During last week’s protests at Ras Karkar, Israeli forces detained three Palestinians and injured dozens of others, including a paramedic who was injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet when Israeli forces opened fire at a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure 40 Palestinians In Gaza November 16, 2018 4:00 PM IMEMC News Israeli occupation soldiers attacked, Friday, the Great Return March processions in the Gaza Strip, and wounded at least 40 Palestinians with live bullets. Media sources in Gaza said the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds and high-velocity gas bombs at the protesters, on Palestinian lands near the perimeter fence, along the eastern part of the besieged coastal region. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said the soldiers shot and seriously injured one Palestinian, east of Gaza city. It added that the soldiers also shot two Palestinians, in Jabalia, in the northern part of the coastal region. The army fired a barrage of live rounds, in addition to rubber-coated steel bullets and high-velocity gas bombs at the protesters, in addition to journalists and medics, especially when the army fired at the Great Return March encampment, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. On Friday morning, the soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinians on their farmlands, east of al-Qarara, near Khan Younis, in southern Gaza Strip. The shots came from soldiers on military towers in Kissufim base, across the perimeter fence. Some of the wounded were moved to hospital and others were treated in the field hospitals, according to WAFA. More than 210 Palestinians have been killed and over 22,000 others injured by Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests at Gaza border on March 30. Most of the casualties occurred on May 14 when Israeli forces attacked Palestinian protesters marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of historical Palestine and the ensuing ethnic cleansing of half a million Palestinian refugees. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Attack The Weekly Procession in Bil’in November 16, 2018 2:20 PM IMEMC News Israeli occupation soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Media sources in Bil’in said the soldiers also used a surveillance drone to film the protesters. Bil’in has been a leading example of popular nonviolent protests against the illegal Israeli annexation wall and colonies, for the last thirteen years, and has been subject to constant military invasions and violation. The army’s use of excessive force against the nonviolent protesters has led to hundreds of injuries, dozens of them seriously, in addition to killing Bassem Abu Rahma, in April 2009, after shooting him with a high-velocity gas bomb in the chest, and his sister, Jawaher, who died in 2010 from the severe effects of teargas inhalation. Their brother, Ashraf Abu Rahma, was shot in his leg in 2008, by a soldier, after he was bound and blindfolded, and was ordered to stand behind their vehicle. The incident was caught on film by a girl from Bil’in, and the soldiers later targeted her and her family. In related news, the soldiers attacked local and international nonviolent protesters on Palestinian lands, in Jabal ar-Reesan Mountain, in Ras Karkar village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians Near Ramallah November 16, 2018 2:00 PM IMEMC News Israeli occupation soldiers attacked, Friday, local and international nonviolent protesters on Palestinian lands, in Jabal ar-Reesan Mountain, in Ras Karkar village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The soldiers attacked the protesters with rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Medical sources said one Palestinian was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his face, and was rushed to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah. The soldiers also shot a photojournalist, identified as Mohammad Hamdan, with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his leg. Despite the rain, the Palestinians and the internationals marched towards the lands, and held noon prayers on the Mountain, before starting the nonviolent procession. The soldiers then started firing many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets at them. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics provided the needed treatment to dozens who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation. In addition, the soldiers installed a roadblock on the main road leading to villages west of Ramallah, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and did not allow the residents to cross. Israel is trying to illegally confiscate the lands, owned by the Palestinians from the three villages, to use them for its colonialist activities and for military purposes. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Tulkarem November 16, 2018 12:42 PM IMEMC News Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Friday at dawn, two young Palestinian men from their homes in Shweika area, north of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Shweika, and interrogated many Palestinians before abducting two. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted Majd Ala Ekbariyya, 20, and Lafi Mohammad Na’alwa, 21. The soldiers also installed roadblocks, before stopping and searched many cars, and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. *** Share the link of this article with your facebook friendsFair Use Notice This site contains copyrighted material the
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