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Israeli Occupation Regime Continues Attacks, Abductions of Palestinians, and Demolishing their Homes March 10, 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/
Israeli Soldiers Abduct The Imam Of Al-Aqsa Mosque In Jerusalem IMEMC, MAR 10, 2021 Israeli soldiers abducted, Wednesday, the Imam of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, after invading his home in the Suwwana neighborhood in the city. Media sources said many soldiers invaded the home of Sheikh Ekrima Sabri in the Suwwana neighborhood and abducted him. They added that the abduction of Sheikh Sabri came only one day before the al-Isra’ al-Mi’raj Muslim holiday. It is worth mentioning that Sheikh Sabri has been repeatedly abducted, interrogated, and imprisoned by Israel, in addition to receiving orders denying him access to the holy site for various periods. In related news, at least 66 Israeli colonists, accompanied by soldiers and police officers, invaded the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and conducted provocative tours after the soldiers forced the Muslim worshippers out of the holy site and its surrounding areas. Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians In Bethlehem And Jenin IMEMC, MAR 10, 2021 Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, seven Palestinians during extensive searches of homes in Bethlehem and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, said the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes in Beit Fajjar town, south of the city, before abducting Issam Hussein Deeriyya, 22, and Eyad Ahmad Taqatqa, 20. They added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in the al-Khader town, west of Bethlehem, before abducting Mohammad Mamdouh Salah. The soldiers also abducted Malek Allan, 28, from his home in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem. Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Amir al-Karam from his home in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after invading his home and searching it. The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers also abducted Ezzeddin Yousef Freihat, from his home in the al-Yamoun town, west of Jenin, and Mo’tasem Fayez Jaradat, from his home in Sielet al-Harithiya village, northwest of the city. It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also invaded the Sielet ath-Thaher town, south of Jenin, before violently searching the home of Monir Othman Mousa, along with several homes owned by members of the Sarjoun family. During the invasion into Sielet ath-Thaher, the soldiers detained Nathmi Othman Mousa, and interrogated him for a few hours before releasing him. The soldiers also invaded Toura al-Gharbiyya village, southwest of Jenin, and chased many Palestinians in its streets and alleys, in addition to firing live rounds and concussion grenades, before withdrawing without conducting any arrests. In related news, the soldiers abducted the Imam of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, after invading his home in the Suwwana neighborhood in the city. Israeli Colonists Force Farmer Out Of His Land, Take His Tractor, Near Ramallah IMEMC, MAR 10, 2021 Israeli colonialist settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, attacked a Palestinian farmer and stole his tractor, while he was working on his land in Deir Nitham village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The owner of the lands, Monjid Tamimi, said the colonists invaded his land, near the illegal Halamish colony, which was built in stolen Palestinian lands, and attacked him while plowing his land. He added that the colonists stole his tractor before forcing him out of his own land, and threatened to harm him if he returns. Eyewitnesses said many Palestinians noticed the attack and rushed to aid the farmer, before Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene and started firing gas bombs at them, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Tamimi said the attack is not the first, and added that he has the official deeds proving his ownership of his lands (35 dunams), and stated that, a week ago, the soldiers prevented him from entering his lands after alleging the area is “state-owned.” In related news, several Israeli colonists attacked a Palestinian farmer and his wife while working on their lands in the Wadi Qana area in Deir Istiya town, northwest of Salfit, in central West Bank. WAFA: “Israeli forces demolish structures, injure villagers near Nablus” IMEMC, MAR 10, 2021 NABLUS, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Wednesday morning demolished several structures in Eyn Shibli village, east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to an official. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors colonial settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that Israeli forces escorted bulldozers into the village, where the heavy machineries tore down several shops, covering an area of 500 square meters and belonging to Jamal al-Omari, and his brother, Mazen. Confrontations erupted when the villagers confronted the demolition operation and the Israeli troops opened fire towards them. Several villagers got suffocated due to inhaling the tear gas. Located some 16 kilometers to the east of Nablus city, Ein Shibli currently has a population of some 350 and occupies an approximate area of 770 dunams. Its villager are originally refugees who were driven out of their homes in Jaffa and al-Hamma village in what is become known as Israel in 1948. Under the Oslo Accords, an agreement made 25 years ago that was supposed to last just five years towards a self-governing country alongside Israel, the Palestinian Authority was given limited control over a pocket of land accounting for almost 68 percent of the village’s total area. In contrast, Israel maintains control over the remainder, classified as Area C. The village is flanked by the Beqaot and Hamra Israeli colonial settlements, located to the east and south of the village, as well as the Beqaot military base to the east of the village. Israel has also set to two military checkpoints; the Hamra permanent checkpoint and al-Badhan temporary checkpoint, to the east and west of the village, and seized part of the village land for constructing the Israeli bypass Road No. 57, pushing the villagers into a crowded enclave, a ghetto, surrounded by walls, settlements and military installations. Israeli refuses to permit virtually any Palestinian construction in Area C, which constitutes 60 percent of the occupied West Bank and falls under full Israeli military rule, forcing residents to build without obtaining rarely-granted permits to provide shelters for their families. In contrast, Israel much more easily gives over 700,000 Jewish Israeli settlers there building permits and provides them with roads, electricity, water and sewage systems that remain inaccessible to many neighboring Palestinians. Israeli Colonists Attack A Farmer And His Wife Near Salfit IMEMC, MAR 10, 2021 Several extremist Israeli colonists attacked, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian farmer and his wife while working on their lands in Wadi Qana area in Deir Istiya town, northwest of Salfit, in central West Bank. Sa’id Zidan, the mayor of Deir Istiya, said at least eighty colonists invaded Palestinian farmlands in Wadi Qana, before some of them started hurling stones at Jihad Khaled Mansour and his wife Amna Abdul-Rahim Zidan. Zidan added that the colonists attacked the couple before several farmers, and shepherds rushed to their aid. In related news, Israeli soldiers closed the eastern road of Deir Istiya, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving it. Army Demolishes 2 Palestinian-owned Homes, Deliver Many Demolition Orders IMEMC, MAR 10, 2021 The Israeli occupation authorities delivered demolition notices, Tuesday, to ten Palestinian-owned homes and structures in the town of Jib, northwest of occupied Jerusalem. Local activist, Samer Abu Hamoud told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that the Israeli army stormed the town, photographed structures and handed Palestinian families orders to demolish their homes and other buildings. Abu Hamoud added that the ten structures include homes, storage rooms, and a wedding hall. In the meantime, Israeli forces delivered a demolition order against a Palestinian civilian’s agricultural room, in al-Walaja town, northwest of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank. Furthermore, Israeli forces demolished, on Monday, two Palestinian-owned homes, Khirbet al-Dyouk, west of Jericho, in the eastern West Bank, the Palestinian Information Center reported. The sources stated that Israeli soldiers, accompanied by army bulldozers and razed two homes owned by Palestinian civilians, Mahdi Abu Khalaf and Muhammad Kamal. Moreover, the army delivered, on Monday, halt construction orders to three Palestinian-owned homes in Zawata village, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Head of the Zawata Village Council, Hafez Alawi, said that the army invaded the village to hand three Palestinian families to stop building their homes. IMEMC, ~ WAFA, PIC Palestinian Shepherd and Child Injured in Separate Explosions of Israeli Munitions MAR 10, 2021 A live ordnance exploded, on Tuesday, causing moderate injuries to a Palestinian shepherd while he was grazing his sheep east of Yatta, south of Hebron, in southern West Bank. Fuad al-Amour, coordinator of the Protection and Steadfastness Committee in Hebron, stated that the unexploded munition, left behind by the Israeli forces, injured the shepherd, Ali Atalah, who was tending to his flock of sheep when the ordnance exploded. Atalah was transferred to the Aleya government hospital where his injuries were classified as moderate. Furthermore, a Palestinian minor was injured, on Tuesday, by an explosion caused by the remnants of an Israeli ordnance, according to local sources. The sources said that the Palestinian child, Taj Sawafta, 13, was injured when the bomb exploded near him, close to the mosque in Tubas city, in northeastern West Bank. The boy was transferred to the local hospital for treatment, no further information was available at the time of this report. Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In West Bank MAR 9, 2021 Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Tuesday, nine Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS office in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Monir Tahaina, from his home in Sielet al-Harithiya, northwest of Jenin, and Saleh Sabari Shamali, from his home in Arraba town, southwest of the city. Furthermore, the Israeli police detained Daoud Husam Tahaina and Mohammad Omar al-Omari, from their work in occupied Jerusalem; both from Sielet al-Harithiya town. Furthermore, the soldiers invaded and searched homes before abducting Husam Far’un and Nizar Bassa, from their homes in the al-‘Ezariya town, in addition to Khamis Bahar from his home in Abu Dis town, southeast of Jerusalem. In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hani Shaker Fakhouri and Odai Hmeidan Sharabati, 26, from their homes. Israeli Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians In Ramallah, Tubas And Hebron IMEMC, MAR 9, 2021 Israeli soldiers injured, on Monday evening, several Palestinians during protests that took place after the soldiers invaded Ramallah, Tubas, and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the Um ash-Sharayet neighborhood in the al-Biereh city, near Ramallah in central West Bank, and attacked protesters with live fire and gas bombs, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. The soldiers also invaded and ransacked the Health Work Committees building in the Sateh Marhaba neighborhood, after smashing its main door, and confiscated laptops and files. In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, the soldiers shot a young man with a live round in the thigh during protests that erupted after the army invaded it. Medical sources said the young man suffered moderate wounds before he was moved to a local hospital. In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers attacked a nonviolent activity held by the Palestinians after the army bulldozed their lands east of Yatta town, south of the city, before shooting a young man with a gas bomb in the leg, in addition to causing scores of Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. The soldiers also invaded Kharsa village, southwest of Hebron, before storming and searching many homes. The soldiers also installed roadblocks in the area, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. Israeli Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians In Ramallah, Tubas And Hebron IMEMC, MAR 9, 2021 Israeli soldiers injured, on Monday evening, several Palestinians during protests that took place after the soldiers invaded Ramallah, Tubas, and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the Um ash-Sharayet neighborhood in the al-Biereh city, near Ramallah in central West Bank, and attacked protesters with live fire and gas bombs, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. The soldiers also invaded and ransacked the Health Work Committees building in the Sateh Marhaba neighborhood, after smashing its main door, and confiscated laptops and files. In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, the soldiers shot a young man with a live round in the thigh during protests that erupted after the army invaded it. Medical sources said the young man suffered moderate wounds before he was moved to a local hospital. In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers attacked a nonviolent activity held by the Palestinians after the army bulldozed their lands east of Yatta town, south of the city, before shooting a young man with a gas bomb in the leg, in addition to causing scores of Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. The soldiers also invaded Kharsa village, southwest of Hebron, before storming and searching many homes. The soldiers also installed roadblocks in the area, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. Two Palestinian Children Shot, Injured, One Critically, near Bethlehem IMEMC, MAR 9, 2021 The Israeli occupation forces shot and injured, on Monday, two Palestinian children in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, in the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. WAFA correspondent said that Israeli soldiers stormed al-Khader town, and invaded civilian homes, which triggered confrontations with local Palestinian youths who resisted the military incursion. Soldiers fired teargas canisters at the protestors, causing inhalation injuries. It is unclear whether the teens were struck with live rounds or rubber-coated steel rounds. One of the boys was shot twice, in the pelvis and the foot, his condition was described as critical, the other child was struck in the foot. Both the injured teens were transferred to a Jerusalem hospital for medical intervention. No arrests were reported, and no further details were available at the time of this report. The Israeli army frequently storms civilian Palestinian homes, under the pretext of security, causing fear and anxiety among the Palestinian population. According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, Palestinian civilians, living under the protracted Israeli occupation are considered protected persons; Army Demolishes Home And Well, In Hebron IMEMC, MAR 9, 2021 Israeli soldiers demolished, Monday, an under-construction Palestinian home, and a well, in Bani Neim town, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Local sources said the soldiers demolished a 500 square/meter under-construction home, and a water well that can hold up to 200 cubic meters of water, owned by Jawdat Mohammad Rajabi. They added that the soldiers also caused damage to construction materials and supplies during the attack. In related news, the soldiers invade Kharsa village, west of Hebron, before storming and ransacking many homes, in addition to installing military roadblocks and interrogating many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded Zawata village, west of the city, and handed orders halting the construction of three homes, under the pretext of being built without a permit from the so-called “Civil Administration Office,” the administrative branch of the illegal Israeli occupation. Two of the homes are almost ready, as they have been completely built but need final touch-ups and some interior work. On International Women’s Day, Israeli Soldiers Attack Women In Jerusalem, Abduct Two IMEMC, MAR 8, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers and police officers resorted, Monday, to the excessive use of force against Palestinian women, holding a heritage activity in the at-Tour town, in occupied Jerusalem, and abducted two of them. Sabrine Sayyad, one of the women who organized the bazaar and activity at the at-Tour Women’s Center, said the soldiers invaded the center and violently assaulted the women and anyone who was there. She added that the soldiers abducted the center’s director, Ekhlas Sayyad, and heritage dresses designer Manal Abu Sbeitan, before moving them to an interrogation center in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem. The soldiers also confiscated many Palestinian heritage dresses and various contents of the center. The activity was held to mark March 8, International Women’s Day; however, the Israeli occupation army and the police decided to shut it down. 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