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Israeli Occupation Apartheid Regime Continues Oppression of the Palestinian People, with More Injuries, Abductions, and Demolitions June 28, 2021 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 abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis. More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources:http://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/
*** Illegal Israeli Settlers Cut Trees, Steal Water Pump, Wires, Near Nablus IMEMC, JUN 28, 2021 Illegal Israeli settlers uprooted, on Sunday at night, many Palestinian trees, in addition to stealing a water pump and electric wires, in Jaloud village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, said the Israeli assailants came from the illegal Ahiya colony, which was built on stolen Palestinian lands. Daghlas added that the colonists cut several olive trees and grapevines, in addition to stealing a water pump and electric wires around a barn, owned by Hashem Ahmad Hamoud. It is worth mentioning that the area is subject to constant Israeli violations, especially attacks carried out by the colonialist settlers who frequently target the Palestinians, their homes, and their lands. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Eleven Palestinians In West Bank IMEMC, JUN 28, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, eleven Palestinians, including two siblings, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. Media sources said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Beit Hanina town, north of Jerusalem, before abducting four Palestinians identified as Bahjat Mohammad Mas’oud, Karim Jamal Abu Ta’a, in addition to Ahmad Yousef Gheith and his brother Salama. They added that the soldiers also invaded Silwan town, in Jerusalem, before storming and searching several shops in the Ein al-Louza neighborhood. In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Anas Sa’adeddin al-Marwani, while he was walking near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the Old City. The soldiers also stormed and ransacked homes in Ithna town, west of Hebron, in addition to breaking into a lathe workshop and ransacking it, in Hebron city. In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Sateh Marhaba neighborhood in al-Biereh city and abducted Sufian Miqdadi, from his home. Also in Ramallah, the soldiers invaded the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, before storming and searching homes and abducted Firas Khamis Haridi. In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Laith Salim from his home in the city, in addition to Ahmad Mahmoud Sharaqa, 23, from his home in Anabta town, east of Tulkarem. In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of the city, before breaking into many homes and violently searching them. Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the soldiers fired gas bombs at their homes during the invasion. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians in Beita IMEMC, JUN 28, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers injured, on Sunday at night, four young men and caused scores to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in Sbeih Mountain in Beita town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Nablus, said two Palestinians suffered lacerations and bruises after falling while the soldiers were chasing them. Jibril added that two Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets and dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation. It is worth mentioning that Beita witnesses daily protests, especially in (Abu) Sbeih Mountain, since illegal colonialist settlers installed, two months ago, an outpost on its top, which was dubbed as “Givat Evitar.” The Israeli army also installed earth mounds, using D-9 armored bulldozers (manufactured by the US company Caterpillar) blocking the main road to the village, as part of a larger plan to take over the village. The Palestinians repeatedly removed the earth mounds, and the army keeps coming back to install them. In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, illegal Israeli colonists attacked several Palestinians, east of Tayasir village, east of Tubas, and injured three young men who suffered moderate wounds and were rushed to a hospital. On Friday, June 11th, the soldiers killed a child, identified as Mohammad Sa’id Hamayel, 15, after shooting him with a live round in the heart, and injured more than 110 Palestinians, including 11 who were shot with live rounds, after the army attacked nonviolent protesters in Jabal Abu Sbeih mountain. A week earlier, on June 19th, Israeli soldiers invaded Beita and destroyed $100,000 worth of vegetables in Beita by firing teargas at a vegetable storage unit. The land in question is part of Jabal Sabih (Sabih Mountain), which is owned by Palestinian residents of Beita and surrounding villages. Israeli forces have seized a large part of the mountain in an attempted land-grab to claim the land for the Israeli state. This is even though Palestinian landowners hold deeds to the land in question and have for generations. Israeli settlements are considered illegal under International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention and have been condemned by numerous United Nations resolutions. But Israel, with the support of the US government, continues its expansion of its territory onto Palestinian land in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem). Two Palestinians Forced to Self Demolish Buildings in occupied Jerusalem IMEMC, JUN 28, 2021 Two Palestinians were forced, by the Israeli occupation apartheid regime municipality, to knock down their own buildings, in the Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center (Silwanic) reported that Muhammad Ali Siam, on Sunday, was coerced by the Israeli municipality who threaten unreasonable fines, to demolish his own warehouse. Sunday was the last day the municipality allowed Siam to go through with the demolition or risk paying punitive fees if its crews knock the building down. Siam added that the warehouse was built 20 years ago, and after attempts to freeze the order, the authorities ordered its demolition under the pretext that it was built without an Israeli permit. Furthermore, a Palestinian father was forced, by the Israeli Municipality, to demolish a room which was built for his special needs child. Hamza Abu Saloum, from Al-Thawri neighborhood in Silwan, stated that since the room was built in 2013, the Israeli municipality has imposed a total of 44,000 shekels over the years in fines for a so-called building violation. After years of paying fines, the authorities ordered the demolition, so on Saturday, Abu Saloum demolished the room that was built for his son Gabriel, who was born with special needs. Israeli Occupation Soldiers And Colonialist Settlers Injure Several Palestinians, Abduct Three, In Jerusalem IMEMC, JUN 27, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers injured, on Saturday at night, several Palestinians and abducted three Palestinians, including two women, after illegal colonialist settlers attacked the residents and wounded three, in Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian neighborhood, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said protests erupted in Sheikh Jarrah after illegal Israeli colonialist settlers attacked Palestinians from the Abdul-Latif family, and injured three of them before the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Samir Khalil Abdul-Latif. The soldiers also abducted two young women identified as Asala Abu Hasna along with her sister, Alisar, (Video by Silwanic), while they were walking towards their home. (See video by Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic). The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics also provided treatment to three Palestinians who were assaulted by the soldiers and moved one of them to a hospital. Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian neighborhood continues to be subject to the constant Israeli violations, carried out by the soldiers and the illegal colonialist settlers, especially amidst the ongoing Israeli plans to remove all the Palestinians to replace them with illegal Israeli colonialist settlers. It is worth mentioning that many Palestinian families are living in Sheikh Jarrah after they were forced out of their homes and lands during the Nakba of 1948, when Israel was established in the historic land of Palestine, after ethnically cleansing hundreds of towns and villages. In the year 2020, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that Israeli colonialist groups filed lawsuits with Israeli courts to displace more than 218 Palestinian families (970 persons, including at least 424 children), in occupied East Jerusalem, including 75 families in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The Israeli Supreme Court recently postponed the deliberation of appeals filed by four families in Sheikh Jarrah, while three other families are awaiting a hearing which is said to be conducted in August of this year. Israeli Occupation Army Assaults, Abducts Two Siblings In Jerusalem IMEMC, JUN 26, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted, on Saturday at dawn, two Palestinian siblings in the al-‘Isawiya town, in occupied Jerusalem, before abducting them. Local sources said the soldiers invaded the town, before storming and searching homes, in addition to closing a few streets. They added that the soldiers assaulted Adam and his brother Mohammed Fuad Dirbas, causing various cuts and bruises, before abducting them. On Friday at night, dozens of soldiers invaded the town, leading to protests, and fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets. The soldiers also invaded and ransacked many homes and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. In related news, undercover Israeli soldiers kidnapped a former political prisoner from Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Target Ambulance, Injure Two Medics, In Beita IMEMC, JUN 26, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers fired Friday, rubber-coated steel bullets at a Palestinian ambulance, during a protest in Beita town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, causing damage and wounding two medics. Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Ambulance and Emergency Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Nablus, said the soldiers deliberately targeted an ambulance during the protests. Jibril added that two medics were mildly injured in the eye and face when the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets at an ambulance. He said the Israeli rubber-coated steel bullets shattered the window of the ambulance wounding the two medics by glass shrapnel. Also on Friday, the soldiers injured more than 400 Palestinians in Abu Sbeih Mountain, in Beita town. The Israeli occupation army is trying to stop the ongoing processions carried out by the Palestinians, including nighty protests, which have been ongoing since the illegal Israeli colonialist settlers, occupied the mountain top and installed an outpost in early May of this year. On Friday, June 11th, the soldiers killed a child, identified as Mohammad Sa’id Hamayel, 15, after shooting him with a live round in the heart, and injured more than 110 Palestinians, including 11 who were shot with live rounds, after the army attacked nonviolent protesters in Jabal Abu Sbeih mountain. Israeli Occupation Burn Dozens Of Trees Near Salfit IMEMC, JUN 26, 2021 Israeli colonialist settlers burnt Friday dozens of fig and olive trees, while Israeli soldiers attacked nonviolent protesters west of Salfit, in the central West Bank. Media sources in Nablus said the colonists invaded the ar-Ras area, where they have been constantly attempting to illegally occupy Palestinian lands and install outposts and burnt dozens of trees. They added that Palestinian firefighters and many residents rushed to the lands and managed to extinguish the fire before it spread to more lands, especially in the areas where the Palestinians recently planted dozens of saplings. Furthermore, dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the soldiers attacked nonviolent protesters who marched to their lands and orchards, threatened with the illegal annexation, especially since the colonists recently installed an outpost. It is worth mentioning that the colonists recently installed mobile homes on the Palestinian lands, and prepared agricultural roads so that they can occupy them, and expand their outposts. It is worth mentioning that there are 23 illegal colonies and six outposts on Palestinian lands in the Salfit governorate. The colonists are trying to occupy the ar-Ras area and its surroundings as part of the attempts to pave new roads that would link outposts with the illegal Ariel and Burkan colonies, which were built on lands owned by the Palestinians from various villages and towns north of west of Salfit. Furthermore, the soldiers injured, Friday, more than 400 Palestinians in Abu Sbeih Mountain, in Beita town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. In related news, the soldiers injured five Palestinians in Osarin village, south of Nablus, while trying to reach Jabal Abu Sbeih. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure 400 Palestinians near Nablus IMEMC, JUN 26, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers injured, Friday, more than 400 Palestinians in Abu Sbeih Mountain, in Beita town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Media sources said hundreds of Palestinians marched towards their lands and held the weekly protest in the area where the illegal Israeli colonialist settlers are squatting on their lands. The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs, concussion grenades, rubber-coated steel bullets, and rounds of live ammunition at the Palestinians, and chased many of them while trying to force them out of their lands. Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency Unit of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Nablus, said the soldiers injured at least 400 Palestinians. Jibril said the soldiers shot three Palestinians with live fire, including one who was shot in the mouth and suffered moderate-to-serious wounds, and 69 Palestinians with the rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to causing 245 to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. He added that 49 Palestinians were injured after falling on rocks while the soldiers were chasing them, in addition to 13 who were directly shot with gas bombs and 23 who suffered burns. The Israeli occupation army is trying to stop the ongoing processions carried out by the Palestinians, including nighty protests, which have been ongoing since the illegal Israeli colonialist settlers, occupied the mountain top and installed an outpost in early May of this year. On Friday, June 11th, the soldiers killed a child, identified as Mohammad Sa’id Hamayel, 15, after shooting him with a live round in the heart, and injured more than 110 Palestinians, including 11 who were shot with live rounds, after the army attacked nonviolent protesters in Jabal Abu Sbeih mountain. Israeli Occupation Army Shoots, Injures Six Palestinians at Weekly Kufur Qaddoum March IMEMC, JUN 25, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire at dozens of protestors, on Friday, injuring at least six Palestinians participating in the weekly procession in the northern occupied West Bank village of Kufur Qaddoum, according to a local official. Morad Eshteiwi, the media spokesman for the popular resistance, stated that two Palestinians were shot with live rounds, and four were shot with rubber-coated steel rounds. One of the men injured with live rounds, was later detained by soldiers, his location is unknown at the time of writing this report. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission added that two Palestinian photographers, identified as Mohamed Anaia and Fadi Yassin, were both shot and injured with rubber-coated steel rounds. The villagers in Kufur Qaddoum have been steadfast in their rejection of the illegal settlement activity in the area, and the closure of the main road, located at the entrance of the town. Every week for many years, local civilians gather after Friday Prayers at the local mosque, and march to the main entrance of the town, where the main road was closed off to Palestinians, while the colonial settlers have exclusive access. Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot, Injure and Detain Palestinian Man near Nablus IMEMC, JUN 25, 2021 Israeli occupation forces shot a Palestinian man, on Friday, near the illegal Yitzhar colony, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. In a video, a Palestinian man can be seen laying motionless on the ground, while two armed Israeli colonists and one Israeli soldier stand around the injured man, identified as Mohammad Kamal Aranda. Aranda, from the nearby Einabus village, who suffers from an unknown neurological condition, was shot in the foot by the Israeli security officer, and then detained and taken to an unknown location. According to the Times of Israel, the man was “attempting to enter the community of Yitzhar” allegedly carrying a knife, no injuries were reported among Israeli security officers. Mohammad Kamal Aranda June 25, 2021 The Israeli occupation army said that an Israeli security officer “neutralized” the Palestinian man, when he purportedly refused to obey the officer’s commands to stop. No information was released about the health condition or location of the injured man. In the same context, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian woman dead, on June 16, 2021, while she was in her car at the entrance to Hizma town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the slain woman as Mai Afaneh, 29, from Abu Dis town, southeast of occupied Jerusalem. WAFA correspondent stated that the Israeli forces opened fire at Afaneh, when she drove her vehicle down an under construction road, at the entrance to Hizma town. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Twelve Palestinians Near Nablus IMEMC, JUN 25, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers injured, on Thursday evening, twelve Palestinians in Abu Sbeih Mountain, in Beita village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency and Ambulance Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers shot a young man, identified as Ayman Jaghoub, 22, with a live round in the shoulder. He added that the young man suffered a moderate injury, and was rushed to Rafidia hospital, in Nablus. Jibril also said that the soldiers also shot three Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, including a young man who was shot in the neck and was moved to a local clinic. Red Crescent medics also provided treatment to at least eight Palestinians who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation. The Israeli army is trying to stop the ongoing processions carried out by the Palestinians, including nightly protests, which have been ongoing since the illegal Israeli colonialist settlers, occupied the mountain top and installed an outpost in early May of this year. On Friday, June 11th, the soldiers killed a child, identified as Mohammad Sa’id Hamayel, 15, after shooting him with a live round in the heart, and injured more than 110 Palestinians, including 11 who were shot with live rounds, after the army attacked nonviolent protesters in Jabal Abu Sbeih mountain. Euro-Med Monitor: Urgent investigation Needed into the Killing of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat IMEMC, JUN 25, 2021 The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor expresses its deep shock at the death of the Palestinian opposition political activist Nizar Banat after his arrest and direct attack by the Palestinian security services in Hebron, in the southern West Bank. The Euro-Med Monitor calls for the opening of a diligent, urgent, and independent investigation into the incident, especially since all the circumstances point to a deliberate process of assassination to suppress a voice heavily opposed to the policies of the Palestinian Authority. According to Euro-Med Monitor and the Banat family report, at approximately 3:30 AM today, Thursday, June 24, 2021, a joint security force consisting of 25 members of the Palestinian Intelligence and Preventive Security Service stormed the southern area of Hebron and raided the home of the political opponent Nizar Khalil Muhammad Banat. They severely beat him with batons while he slept and sprayed him with pepper gas, which caused him to lose consciousness. After he woke up, the security forces arrested Banat naked, assaulted him, and took him to an unknown site. At approximately 6:45 AM, Banat was transferred to Hebron Hospital, where he was declared dead because of injuries sustained during the torture and brutal beatings, amounting to a deliberate assassination. Later, the Governor of Hebron, “Jibreen Al-Bakri,” announced the death of Nizar Banat whilst under the custody of the Palestinian security. The Governor said in a press statement, “Following a subpoena from the Public Prosecution to arrest the citizen Nizar Khalil Muhammad Banat, at dawn today, a force from the security services detained him, during which his health deteriorated, and immediately transferred to the Hebron Governmental Hospital. Subsequently, doctors examined him and declared the citizen dead. The Public Prosecution Office was immediately informed, which attended and proceeded to act under-recognized due process.” Banat’s family denied the Hebron governor’s statement, stressing that Nizar was violently beaten, and accused the Palestinian security forces of murdering him. The Euro-Med Monitor indicates that the house of the political opponent, Nizar Banat, a candidate on the “Freedom and Dignity” list in the Palestinian Legislative Council elections – postponed by a decision of the Palestinian President “Mahmoud Abbas” – was exposed to gunfire and tear gas canisters on 1 May amid preparations for the elections. Fortunately, his family survived the accident. This attack came at the height of incitements and threats against him after the candidate sent a letter to representatives of the European Union in Palestine, declaring its intention to go to the European courts and request the cessation of financial support for the Palestinian Authority due to postponed elections. The activist Banat was previously subjected to political arrest several times, including the initiation of politicized lawsuits against him due to his strong opposition of the Palestinian Authority’s policies and violations of the security services in the West Bank. The Euro-Med Monitor sees a dangerous development in the level of violations practiced by the Palestinian security services, which have witnessed a remarkable escalation since the cessation of the Israeli military attack on Gaza on May 21. Around 150 cases of arrests and summonses were recorded on the grounds of a policy related to publication and freedom of opinion and expression. Many activists were subjected to systematic torture, especially in Jericho prison. The Euro-Med Monitor expresses its fear for the lives of some detainees because of continuous torture methods used by the authorities, including “Abdul Rahman Muhammad al-Bishtawi” who has been detained for four days at the Preventive Security Service in Nablus. The Euro-Med Monitor stresses that these violations come in a clear context of silencing, threatening and terrorizing activists and opponents, especially after postponing the Palestinian elections. The Palestinians were looking at the elections as a gateway to democratic change and renewal of Palestinian legitimacy. The Euro-Med Monitor indicates that dozens of activists and members of electoral campaigns have been arrested, subpoenaed or threatened by the Palestinian security services in recent weeks. The Euro-Med Monitor condemns the killing of Nizar Banat and calls for the opening of a diligent and independent investigation, where all involved in his killing are held accountable, and release of all political detainees and prisoners of conscience. Israeli Occupation Army Closes All Roads Leading To Abu Sbeih Mountain IMEMC, JUN 24, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers closed, on Thursday morning, all roads leading to Abu Sbeih Mountain, in Beita town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and confiscated a bulldozer. The soldiers closed the roads earlier on Thursday morning, by placing sandhills and installed roadblocks, to prevent the Palestinians from reaching their lands. Minwer Abdul-Rahman, the Secretary of Fateh movement in Beita, said the soldiers confiscated a bulldozer belonging to Beit Town Council and closed all roads leading to the mountain, in addition to the heavy military deployment in the area. The Israeli army is trying to stop the ongoing processions carried out by the Palestinians, including nighty protests, which have been ongoing since the illegal Israeli colonialist settlers, occupied the mountain top and installed an outpost in early May of this year. On Friday, June 11th, the soldiers killed a child, identified as Mohammad Sa’id Hamayel, 15, after shooting him with a live round in the heart, and injured more than 110 Palestinians, including 11 who were shot with live rounds, after the army attacked nonviolent protesters in Jabal Abu Sbeih mountain. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Eleven Palestinians In West Bank IMEMC, JUN 24, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, eleven Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank, and abducted five Palestinians from the towns of Huwwara, Beita, and Burin, identified as Mohannad al-Isawi, Sufian Daoud, Ahmad Mahmoud Odah, Zeid Fuad Odah, and Ahmad Mohammad Omran. It added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, before abducting three former political prisoners, identified as Khaled Mahmoud Ali Sleibi, 19, Mohsin Mohammad Za’aqeeq, 22, and Wahid Hamdi Abu Mariya, 32. The soldiers also abducted Khalil Abdul-Karim Shqeir, 26, from his home in the az-Zawiya town, west of Salfit, in central West Bank. In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers searched many homes before abducting two former political prisoners, identified as Sa’ad Abdullah Nawawra, 39, and Ahmad Ata Tayeh, 27; both are members of the Administrative Committee of the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Society. Israeli Occupation Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Jerusalem IMEMC, JUN 24, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, five Palestinians, including siblings, in the Old City, in occupied East Jerusalem. Media sources said the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes and shops, in the Bab Hotta area, before abducting Abdul-Fattah al-Fakhoury and his brother, Anan, in addition to their uncle Saeb al-Fakhouri. The soldiers also abducted two young men, identified as Hotheifa Abdin and Anas Anu Shousha, from the Bab al-Majles area in Jerusalem. It is worth mentioning that the soldiers assaulted and injured Hotheifa before abducting him. Also on Wednesday evening, the soldiers shot at least five Palestinians, and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation in Beit Dajan village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and abducted a child the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the city. On Wednesday at dawn, the soldiers abducted twenty-two Palestinians during the extensive and violent invasion and searches of homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians, Abduct Child, Near Nablus IMEMC, JUN 23, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers shot, on Wednesday evening, at least five Palestinians, and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation in Beit Dajan village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and abducted a child from the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the city. Medical sources in Beit Dajan said the soldiers shot five Palestinians with live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation. The Palestinians were injured during protests that erupted when the soldiers invaded the village after surrounding it. In addition, the soldiers invaded a children’s playground in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, and hurled gas bombs and concussion grenades at the families. Several Palestinians, including children, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation. On Wednesday at dawn, the soldiers abducted twenty-two Palestinians during the extensive and violent invasion and searches of homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. Israeli Occupation Army Abducts 22 Palestinians In West Bank IMEMC, JUN 23, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, twenty-two Palestinians during the extensive and violent invasion and searches of homes, in Hebron and Ramallah governorates, in the southern and central parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers invaded and searched dozens of homes and buildings, before conducting violent searches, causing property damage, and interrogated dozens of residents while inspecting their ID cards. The soldiers also installed many roadblocks across the occupied West Bank, before stopping and searching Palestinian vehicles, and interrogated scores of residents while inspecting their ID cards. Israeli Occupation Army Abducts 30 Palestinians In West Bank IMEMC, JUN 22, 2021 Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, 30 Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Detainees’ Media Center has reported. The Center stated that most of the abductions took place in Qarawat Bani Hassan village, west of Salfit in central West Bank, after the soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes. The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Ammar Mer’ey and his brothers Ekrima, Omran and Aziz, Ayyoub Ahmad Mer’ey, Ramzi Mer’ey, Ahmad Moheeb Mer’ey, Anas Azmi Mer’ey, Yahia Azmi Mer’ey, Mojahed Mer’ey, Mohammad Amin Mer’ey. Abdul-Rahman Amin Mer’ey, and his brother Ibrahim, in addition to Saed Aassi and Assef Zoheir Rayyan. It added that the soldiers also abducted Eyade Nathem Abu Jeish, from his home in Beit Dajan village, east of Nablus in northern West Bank, and Islam Jaghoub from Beita town, south of the city. The soldiers also invaded Jenin city, in northern West Bank, searched homes, and abducted Haitham al-Kafrini, Abdul-Rahman Hazem, Mohammad Mahmoud Ja’far, and Bader Mallah. In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded several homes in the Shweika area, before abducting Amma Abu Zahra and Yahia Abu Zahra. In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Jihad Abu Ramouz and Harbi al-Harbi, from their homes in Silwan town, in addition to Mahran Rajabi from the Old City, in addition to summoning Odai Adnan Gheith for interrogation. In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded the Khallet an-Nahla area, south of the city, and confiscated a Palestinian mobile home. Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the Bethlehem office of the Wall and Colonization Resistance Committee, said the soldiers invaded Palestinians lands near the illegal Efrat colony and confiscated the mobile home. It is worth mentioning that the area is subject to constant Israeli violations carried out by the soldiers and the colonialist settlers amidst ongoing illegal annexation and ongoing attempts to annex more Palestinian lands for the construction and expansion of the colonies. Illegal Israeli Settlers Injure Palestinians, Including Four Children, In Sheikh Jarrah” IMEMC, JUN 22, 2021 Illegal Israeli settlers injured, on Monday evening, several Palestinians, including four children, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in occupied Jerusalem, while Israeli soldiers also assaulted the residents and abducted many. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers, squatting in the illegally confiscated al-Ghawi building, attacked many Palestinians with chairs and rocks. They added that the soldiers also tried to punch and kick several Palestinians, leading to scuffles, before the soldiers invaded the neighborhood, broke into homes, and fired concussion grenades. During the assault, the colonists pepper-sprayed the faces of four Palestinian girls (12 to 14 years of age) under the protection of the Israeli police in the neighborhood In related news, the soldiers invaded Silwan town, in Jerusalem, leading to protests in the Be’er Ayyoub neighborhood, and fired many concussion grenades before abducting a Palestinian child. The attack is part of the constant Israeli violations in Sheikh Jarrah, especially amidst the Israeli plans to displace and remove the indigenous Palestinians to replace them with illegal colonialist settlers. 28 Palestinian families are living in Sheikh Jarrah; they moved there when they were forced out of their homes and lands during the Nakba of 1948, when Israel was established in the historic land of Palestine, after ethnically cleansing hundreds of towns and villages. In the year 2020, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that Israeli colonialist groups filed lawsuits with Israeli courts to displace more than 218 Palestinian families (970 persons, including at least 424 children), in occupied East Jerusalem, including 75 families in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The Israeli Supreme Court recently postponed the deliberation of appeals filed by four families in Sheikh Jarrah, while three other families are awaiting a hearing which is said to be conducted in August of this year. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Woman In Ramallah IMEMC, JUN 22, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, Monday, a young Palestinian woman from the al-Am’ari refugee camp, east of Ramallah, in central West Bank. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the woman, identified as Nisrin Abu Arab, 28, is the wife of a political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Abu Arab. It added that the woman was abducted at a military base after she was ordered to head there for interrogation. The woman was summoned for interrogation after the soldiers invaded her home and ransacked it. In related news, undercover Israeli soldiers kidnapped four young men near the Dothan military roadblock, which was installed on Palestinian lands near Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. On Monday at dawn, the soldiers abducted a young man in Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, and one in the Zababda town, southeast of Jenin. Also at dawn, a large contingent of Israeli soldiers invaded various parts of the West Bank before dawn on Monday and abducted 10 Palestinians from their homes. Israeli Occupation Army Injures Several Palestinians Near Ramallah JUN 21, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers injured, Monday, several Palestinians during protests in the al-Wad area between Ni’lin and Qibya villages, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Emad al-Khawaja, the mayor of Ni’lin, said the soldiers fired a barrage of the rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to gas bombs and concussion grenades. He added that dozens of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation and received the needed treatment. The soldiers also held a few bulldozers belonging to the Qibliya Village Council for several hours during rehabilitation work of Palestinian lands in the area. It is worth mentioning that illegal Israeli colonialist settlers have been trying to occupy Jabal al-Alam mountain, north of Ni’lin, and installed several mobile homes there. The army is constantly deployed in the area to secure the illegal outpost instead of removing it and repeatedly attacks the Palestinians, leading to many injuries and several abductions of the residents. Israeli Occupation Army Injures 21 Palestinians, Abduct One, Near Nablus IMEMC, JUN 21, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers injured, on Sunday at night, 21 Palestinians, and abducted one, during protests that erupted after several army jeeps invaded Beita town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Ambulance and Emergency Department at the Red Crescent Society in Nablus, said the medics provided treatment to twelve Palestinians who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, one who was shot with a gas bomb, and eight who suffered lacerations and bruises. Jibril added that the medics provided the needed treatment to the wounded Palestinians and moved four to a hospital in Nablus. Mousa Hamayel, the deputy mayor of Beita Local Council, said the soldiers also invaded and searched homes, before abducting Ammar Moheeb Hamayel, 27. It is worth mentioning that Beita witnesses nightly invasions and ongoing protests since May 5th after illegal Israeli colonialist settlers occupied Palestinian lands and installed an outpost on Abu Sbeih Mountain, leading to protests. During the protests and invasions, the soldiers killed five Palestinians and injured more than 618. *** Share the link of this article with your facebook friendsFair Use Notice This site contains copyrighted material the
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