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Israeli Occupation Apartheid Regime Soldiers Kill a Palestinian Child, Injure, Abduct Dozens of Civilians, Demolish their Homes November 9, 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 Occupation Soldiers Kill a Palestinian Child Near Nablus IMEMC, NOV 5, 2021 The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced, on Friday, the death of child after he was shot in the abdomen by an Israeli occupation soldier in Dair al-Hatab village, east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. The Israeli occupation army shot the child, identified as Mohammad Da’das, 13, in the abdomen with live ammunition during confrontations between Palestinian villagers and Israeli occupation soldiers. The child, from the New Askar refugee camp was immediately rushed to Rafidia Hospital in critical condition, where he was found to be in cardiac arrest. Medical staff attempted to resuscitate him, with no success, doctors pronounced the child’s death shortly afterward. “UN and International Development Agencies Stand by Palestinian Civil Society Organizations” IMEMC, NOV 9, 2021 JERUSALEM, Tuesday, November 9, 2021 (WAFA) – The decision on 7 November of the Military Commander in the West Bank to declare by Military Orders six Palestinian human right and civil society organizations as unauthorized in the West Bank deepens the concern of the United Nations (UN) Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) working in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), according to a statement. The decision is a further erosion of civic and humanitarian space and stands to significantly constrain the work of the six organizations which have worked with the international community, including the UN, for decades, providing essential services to countless Palestinians, added the statement. “These allegations are taken very seriously. To date, none of the UN agencies nor AIDA organizations have received written documentation which could serve as a basis for the allegations,” said United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the oPt, Lynn Hastings. She added that “we will continue to engage with all relevant partners for more information.” Counter-terrorism legislation must be in accordance with obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law, which include full respect for the rights to freedom of association and expression. It cannot be applied to legitimate human rights and humanitarian work; the breadth of the Israeli 2016 Anti-Terrorism legislation and its impact on the presumption of innocence present serious concerns under international law, said the organizations in their statement. “With our strong commitment to the indispensable role of civil society in democratic life and in finding peaceful solutions to conflict, many of us work with and some financially support these organizations. Past allegations of misuse of our funds by Palestinian civil society organization partners have not been substantiated. We will continue to stand by international law and civil society organizations that promote international humanitarian law, human rights and democratic values,” concluded the statement. The UN Agencies encompass development and humanitarian entities, agencies funds and programs, and AIDA represents 83 International NGOs working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Two Palestinian Families Forced by the Israeli Occupation Apartheid Regime to Demolish their Homes in occupied East Jerusalem IMEMC, NOV 9, 2021 Two Palestinian families were forced, on Tuesday, to self-demolish their homes in different neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem, according to local sources. Sources told the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) that Aziz Oweisa embarked on the destruction of his own home in the Jabal al-Mokabbir neighborhood in Jerusalem, under the pretext of building without an Israeli permit. Oweisa was forced to tear down his home due to the Israeli occupation apartheid regime threat to charge excessive demolition fines, after imposing an unreasonable fine of 32,000 Israeli shekels ($10,300 US) for building without a license. Additionally, on Tuesday, Israeli authorities delivered a demolition order to another Palestinian resident of the Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood. Furthermore, in Beit Hanina town, also in occupied East Jerusalem, a home was demolished by its Palestinian owner under the pretext of being built without a permit, according to the Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Demolish Three Homes In Al-Walaja IMEMC, NOV 9, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers demolished, Tuesday, three Palestinian homes in the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, allegedly for being built without permits. Khader al-A’raj, the head of al-Walaja Village Council, said the soldiers invaded the Ein Jweiza area in the village, and demolished three homes, each about 80 square/meters, owned by Tareq Nasr Abu at-Teen and his brother Ahmad, in addition to their cousin Mohammad Hussein Abu at-Teen. He added that the is alleging that the three homes, inhabited by the families, were constructed without permits from the Civil Administration Office, run by the Israeli occupation army in the West Bank, although they were permitted by the Village Council. It is worth mentioning that Israel previously demolished the home of Tareq Abu at-Teen in the same area before he rebuilt it to house his family. Ein Jweiza is subject to ongoing Israeli violations, including the demolition of dozens of homes, in addition to many current demolition and halt construction, orders. The demolitions come to allow for the expansion and construction of Israel’s illegal colonies, built on Palestinian lands. The Israeli violations against al-Walaja started in the 1980s when Israel implemented its plans to annex the Palestinian lands to build its illegal colonies, by denying all construction permits filed by the Palestinians, in addition to dividing the lands, zoning and designating large areas as “green zones,” to prevent the Palestinians from using them, not to mention surrounding them with the illegal Annexation Wall. Al-Walaja is already surrounded by the illegal colonies on Gilo, Har Gilo, Givat HaMatos, and Har Homa, which were all built on stolen Palestinian lands, in addition to the large areas of lands that were annexed when Israel paved roads leading to these colonies, installing railways and designating lands as natural reserves, off-limits to the Palestinians. Israeli Soldiers Demolish Two Agricultural Rooms, Birds’ Pen, Near Hebron IMEMC, NOV 9, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers demolished, Monday, two agricultural rooms and a birds’ pen in the Taybeh area in Tarqoumia town, west of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Abdul-Mon’em Fatafta, the mayor of Tarqoumia, told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the soldiers invaded the area and demolished two agricultural rooms and a birds’ pen, on lands privately-owned by Mohammad Kamel Fatafta, Mohammad Ahmad Fatafta, and Aziz Jamil Ja’afra. He added that the structures have been repeatedly demolished by the army over the past few years before the Palestinians rebuilt them each time as they are essential to the farmers and their livelihoods. Fatafta also stated that the soldiers constantly demolish structures and barns in the area, mainly over the past few years, as Israel is trying to expand the illegal colonies, built on stolen Palestinian lands in the area, especially the colonies of Adora and Telem. He called on local, regional, and international human rights and legal groups to intervene and stop the Israeli violations against the Palestinians, their homes, lands, and livelihoods. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Spray Toxins At Palestinian Orchard Near Bethlehem, Detroys 70 Olive Saplings IMEMC, NOV 9, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers sprayed toxins, on Tuesday afternoon, into a Palestinian olive orchard in Battir town, west of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, destroying dozens of olive saplings. Local activist, Zaki al-Batma, stated that several army jeeps and bulldozers invaded the Marah Midwer area, in the eastern part of the town, before spraying the orchards with chemical toxins, leading to the destruction of at least seventy olive saplings. Al-Batma added that the saplings are in lands, privately owned by Ghassan Oweina, however, the occupation army alleged that the saplings were planted in what was described as “state lands.” It is worth mentioning that the area is subject to constant Israeli violations, especially the construction and expansion of the illegal colonies, in addition to frequent assaults by the soldiers and colonizers, including preventing the farmers from entering their lands and orchards. Furthermore, the soldiers injured dozens of Palestinians, including schoolchildren, at the main entrance of the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. On Tuesday at dawn, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. In related news, the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including a mother and her child, in Sielet al-Harithiyya and Ya’bad towns, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Furthermore, the soldiers demolished three Palestinian homes in the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, allegedly for being built without permits. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Dozens of Palestinians In Hebron, by Attacking them with Gas Bombs IMEMC, NOV 9, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers injured, Tuesday, dozens of Palestinians, including schoolchildren, at the main entrance of the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Eyewitnesses said several army jeeps invaded the area, especially near the Al-‘Arroub Highschool for Boys, and attacked dozens of Palestinians who were holding a nonviolent procession in solidarity with the detainees, and chanting for liberation and independence. They added that the soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing scores of residents, including children, to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation. In related news, Israeli colonizers infiltrated the Industrial Zone in al-Biereh city in central West Bank, before puncturing the tires of three Palestinian cars, and wrote racist graffiti on several cars and walls. On Tuesday at dawn, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. In related news, the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including a mother and her child, in Sielet al-Harithiyya and Ya’bad towns, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Furthermore, the soldiers demolished three Palestinian homes in the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, allegedly for being built without permits. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Hebron And Bethlehem IMEMC, NOV 9, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, three Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Hebron, in southern West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Jibril Saher al-Atrash from his home in the city. They added that the soldiers also invaded Beit Awwa town, west of Hebron, searched several homes, and abducted Qassam Bassem Masalma. The soldiers also installed roadblocks on Hebron’s northern and southern roads, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. In addition, the soldiers invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and abducted Abed Bassem Hamamra, 21, from his home. In related news, the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including a mother and her child, in Sielet al-Harithiyya and Ya’bad towns, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Furthermore, the soldiers demolished three Palestinian homes in the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, allegedly for being built without permits. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians, Including A Mother And Her Child, In Jenin IMEMC, NOV 9, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, four Palestinians, including a mother and her child, in Sielet al-Harithiyya and Ya’bad towns, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Sielet al-Harithiyya, west of Jenin, before abducting Sabrin Zayyoud, the wife of a political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Zayyoud who was abducted by the army several months ago, and her child Ziad Mohammad Zayyoud, 14. The soldiers also abducted Ziad’s uncle, a former political prisoner, identified as Maher Zoheir Zayyoud. In addition, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, and installed a roadblock, before abducting a college student, identified as Hamza Mohammad Abu Bakr, while heading to Kadoorie Technical College in Tulkarem, in northern West Bank. It is worth mentioning that, on Tuesday at dawn and morning hours, the soldiers conducted live-fire military drills near Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin. The drills included helicopters, tanks, and armored vehicles, and were conducted close to Palestinian facilities, and the soldiers also prevented the Palestinians from entering their lands. Israeli Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishing Boats in Gaza IMEMC, NOV 8, 2021 Israeli occupation regime navy ships opened fire, on Monday morning, at several Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters in the northern and southern parts of the besieged coastal region. Media sources said the navy ships fired several live rounds at the fishing boats, in the allotted fishing zones, in Khan Younis and Rafah, in the southern part of the coastal region. They added that the attacks did not lead to casualties or damage, but forced the fishermen back to the shore without being able to fish to provide for their families, in fear of further violations and escalation. The army frequently attacks farmers, shepherds, workers, and fishermen across the eastern parts of the coastal region and in Palestinian territorial waters, leading to dozens of casualties, including fatalities, in addition to preventing the Palestinians from tending to their lands and from fishing to provide for their families. In March of this year, the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza said Israeli mines were responsible for an explosion that led to the death of three fishermen. Illegal Israeli Settlers Assault Three Palestinians, Including Two Women, near Hebron IMEMC, NOV 8, 2021 Illegal Israeli settlers attacked, on Sunday, three Palestinian civilians on their own property, east of Yatta town, south of Hebron city in the southern occupied West Bank, according to a local official. Coordinator of the Protection and Resilience Committees, Fouad Al-Amour, told the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) that at least twenty two colonists attacked three civilians with batons, including two women, in the al-Tha’ala community. One of the victims of the assault, Youssef Awad, stated that two colonists were grazing their sheep near his home in the al-Tha’ala community, when at least twenty more colonists arrived and they all began beating him, his wife, and another female relative with batons. All of the victims sustained light injuries. Photographic and video evidence shows the occupation soldiers fully protecting and supporting the illegal settlers attack instead of reprimanding them for the attack, a common occurrence. Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In The West Bank IMEMC, NOV 8, 2021 Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, in central West Bank, searched many homes, and abducted Abed Othman Safi, 28, and Issa Safi, 28. They added that the soldiers also invaded Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah, before storming an apartment building, and abducted two Palestinians, one of them has been identified as Yousef Samed Hammad. In addition, the soldiers invaded Rantis village, west of Ramallah, searched homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mo’taz Wahdan. It is worth mentioning that undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated into the at-Tireh neighborhood in Ramallah, but were unable to ambush and abduct any Palestinians. In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, the soldiers invaded Janata village, east of the city, and abducted Suleiman Faisal al-‘Arouj, 26, from his home. In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Hussein Hilmi Abu Shanab, from his home in the Eastern Neighborhood. The soldiers also invaded many neighborhoods in Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank. In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded Balata refugee camp, east of the city, searched homes, and abducted a young man, identified as Shamekh Hashshash. In the occupied capital, Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Beit Anan village, northwest of the city, and abducted Mohammad Rabea’ from his home, in addition to summoning Ahmad Bakr Rabea for interrogation after breaking into his home and searching it. On Sunday night after midnight, the soldiers invaded the Abu Tayeh neighborhood in Silwan, in Jerusalem, and fired many concussion grenades at random, before withdrawing without conducting any arrests. Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians Harvesting Their Olive Trees Near Bethlehem IMEMC, NOV 7, 2021 Illegal Israeli settlers attacked, Saturday, many Palestinians while harvesting their olive trees in their orchards in Teqoua Palestinian village, east of Bethlehem, in the central occupied West Bank. Hassan Breijiyya, the head of the Bethlehem office of the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, stated that the colonizers came from the illegal Tekoa colony which was built on stolen Palestinian lands. Breijiyya added that the colonizers attacked many Palestinians in their orchards in the Rakhma area in the village and tried to force them out of their orchards but the locals confronted them and forced them away. It is worth mentioning that, last Wednesday, Israeli colonizers and soldiers attacked Palestinians in their olive orchards during a visit by Teddy Ceke, the head of the South African liaison office, who was visiting the area to observe the Israeli violations. While attacks and violations by the colonizers are constant, a serious escalation occurs every year during the olive harvest season, across the occupied West Bank. The attacks included burning and cutting Palestinian trees, harvesting trees and stealing the produce, in addition to attacking the Palestinians and in some cases flooding their orchard with wastewater from the colonies. Also Saturday, the colonizers cut 45 olive trees and destroyed a well, near Nablus, in northern West Bank. 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