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Two Palestinians Killed, Scores Injured and Abducted, Homes Demolished by Israeli Occupation Soldiers

June 15, 2022 

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/

 

Mahmoud Fayez Abu Ayhour, 27, was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, in Halhool, on June 9, 2022	Teenager Ibrahim Yasser Kharraz, 14, was abducted by  Israeli occupation soliders, in Silwad, on June 13, 2022

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians Near Jenin And Nablus

 IMEMC, June 15, 2022

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted two Palestinians, including a former political prisoner, at roadblocks near Jenin and Nablus, in the northern parts of the occupied West Bank.

Montaser Sammour, the head of the Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS), said the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Monadel Azem, after stopping him at the Dothan military roadblock south of Jenin.

Sammour said the abducted young man is from Sebastia town, northwest of Nablus, and added that the soldiers took him to a nearby military base.

The soldiers also abducted Ahmad Ali Azayza, from the Jenin refugee camp, after stopping him at a military roadblock near Burqa village, northwest of Nablus.

The soldiers also assaulted two siblings after stopping them at a military roadblock near the southern West Bank city of Hebron and abducted them.

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded many communities across the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and abducted six Palestinians.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Assault And Abduct Two Siblings Near Hebron

 IMEMC, June 15, 2022

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted two siblings after stopping them at a military roadblock near the southern West Bank city of Hebron and abducted them.

The soldiers stopped the sibling at the ath-Thaheriyya military roadblock south of Hebron and repeatedly assaulted and maced them.

They added that the soldiers cuffed the two siblings and abducted them before moving them to a nearby military base.

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded many communities across the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and abducted six Palestinians.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Assault And Abduct Two Siblings Near Hebron

 IMEMC, June 15, 2022

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted two siblings after stopping them at a military roadblock near the southern West Bank city of Hebron and abducted them.

The soldiers stopped the sibling at the ath-Thaheriyya military roadblock south of Hebron and repeatedly assaulted and maced them.

They added that the soldiers cuffed the two siblings and abducted them before moving them to a nearby military base.

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded many communities across the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and abducted six Palestinians.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Demolish A Palestinian Home In Jerusalem

 IMEMC, June 15, 2022

On Wednesday morning, Israeli occupation soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in Sur Baher town, southeast of the occupied capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

Media sources said many army vehicles and bulldozers invaded the town and headed towards the Wadi al-Hummus neighborhood before surrounding a home owned by the Bahaeddin Rabay’a family and forcibly removing them from their property.

They stated the home was fifty square meters, inhabited by four family members.

Before demolishing the property, the soldiers closed and isolated the entire area.

The family has been trying to obtain a permit for their property and recently paid a 20.000 Shekels fine; and were ongoing with the legal paperwork, but the city denied their appeal and ordered the demolition of the property.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In West Bank

IMEMC, June 15, 2022

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded many communities across the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and abducted six Palestinians.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of the city, searched homes, and abducted Hasan Jibrin Morr, 32.

The soldiers also invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron city and the Al-Arroub refugee camp, installed roadblocks on Hebron’s northern and southern roads, the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded ‘Aida refugee camp, searched homes, and abducted a teenage boy, Ahmad Hammad. The army also invaded and searched several homes in Za’tara village, southeast of Bethlehem.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers abducted a young man from his home in Kharbatha al-Misbah town, west of the city.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods in the city, stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, Abdullah ‘Aasi, in addition to Essam Zablah and Ibrahim Matar from their homes.

The soldiers also invaded and searched an apartment building in Rafidia, in Nablus and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded many neighborhoods and towns, including Silwan and Jabal al-Mokabber, and closed many streets.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Two Children Near Ramallah

 IMEMC, June 14, 2022

On Monday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded Silwad and Betunia towns, in the central West Bank governorate of Ramallah, and abducted two Palestinian children.

Local sources said the soldiers abducted a child, Ibrahim Yasser Kharraz, 14, from Silwad town, east of Ramallah, while walking on Palestinian lands near the illegal Ofra colony.

The soldiers also abducted Ahmad Ayman Kheireddin, 14, from Betunia town, west of Ramallah, while he and his father were on their land near the illegal Annexation Wall.

The Israeli army also invaded several surrounding areas and closed various roads near Silwad, Betunia, and nearby communities.

On Monday night, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted three young men and injured many others, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted thirteen Palestinians from their homes and injured one in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

“After 15 years of Israeli blockade, four out of five children in Gaza say they are living with depression, grief and fear”

 IMEMC, June 15, 2022

GAZA CITY, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (WAFA) –

Fifteen years of life under the blockade, imposed by the Israeli occupation regime, has left four out of five children in the Gaza Strip reporting that they live with depression, grief, and fear, according to disturbing findings released today by Save the Children.

The research found the mental well-being of children, young people, and caregivers has dramatically deteriorated since a similar study in 2018, with the number of children reporting emotional distress increasing to 80% from 55%. These findings again show that maintaining the current status quo is negatively impacting children’s well-being and hopes for a better future.

The report, titled “Trapped – The impact of 15 years of blockade on the mental health of Gaza’s children”, found a huge increase in children who reported feeling fearful (84% compared to 50% in 2018), nervous (80% compared to 55%), sad or depressed (77% compared to 62%) and grieving (78% compared to 55%). It also found that more than half of Gaza’s children have contemplated suicide and three out of five are self-harming.

It is now more critical than ever that the government of Israel lifts the blockade of the Gaza Strip, and that local authorities, the international community and donors support the rapid strengthening of child protection and mental health support services for affected children, Save the Children said.

In the past 15 years, children in the Gaza Strip have endured six major moments – five escalations in violence and the COVID-19 pandemic – as well as a life-limiting land, air, and sea blockade imposed by the government of Israel. Children make up 47% of Gaza’s population of two million, with over 800,000 having never known life without the blockade.

As well as physical harm, economic deprivation, and lack of access to essential services such as healthcare, the blockade has sparked a mental health crisis for children and young people, today’s research shows.

Amr, 14, still remembers how afraid he felt during the escalation in violence last year: “During the night, I couldn’t sleep because I had a nightmare. I was really afraid that they would bomb our house or would bomb our neighbors again. I was on edge. I would tell my dad about the nightmares and he would reassure me that it won’t happen. Then I would go back and try to sleep again.”

For the report Save the Children consulted 488 children and 168 parents and caregivers in the Gaza Strip in a repeat of similar research by the child rights organization in 2018.

Caregivers described concerning behavior in children and young people, with 79% reporting an increase in bedwetting over the past few years and 78% reporting that their children rarely completed tasks. About 59% said there had been an increase in children experiencing difficulties in speech, language, and communication, including temporary reactive mutism, which is a symptom of trauma or abuse. All these behaviors have a huge immediate and long-term impact on the development, learning, and social interaction of children, Save the Children said.

Caregivers are also experiencing higher levels of emotional distress, according to the report, with 96% reporting feeling unhappy and constantly anxious.

Jason Lee, Country Director for Save the Children in the occupied Palestinian territories, said: “The children we spoke to for this report described living in a perpetual state of fear, worry, sadness and grief, waiting for the next round of violence to erupt, and feeling unable to sleep or concentrate. The physical evidence of their distress – bedwetting, loss of ability to speak or to complete basic tasks – is shocking and should serve as a wake-up call to the international community.

“Five years ago, caregivers said that their capacity to support their children is being pushed to the limit by the blockade, chronic poverty, and insecurity, and would most likely be utterly destroyed in the event of another conflict. Our findings show that caregivers’ concerns have sadly come true.

“We call on all sides to tackle the root causes of this conflict, and take steps to protect all children and families who deserve to live in safety and dignity. We need an immediate end to the conflict and economic deprivation that are huge stressors in children’s lives, as well as action to support the coping potential and resilience of children and their families in the Gaza strip.”

Ameera, 14, told Save the Children how her life would change if the blockade was removed today, saying she would “feel more connected to the whole world. I can do whatever I want and go to wherever I want. I would study computer science and specifically get a degree in virtual reality design. This is what I really want to do in my life but I can’t do it here in Gaza, we don’t have such a program.”

Save the Children called for the government of Israel to take immediate steps to lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip within the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 1860 (2009), and on the international community to urgently call for Israel to take these steps, along with bringing an end to the ongoing occupation and work with all parties to create conditions for renewed talks between the parties to the conflict towards creating a just solution.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Many Palestinian Famers In Northern Gaza

 IMEMC, June 15, 2022

On Tuesday, Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers fired many high-velocity gas bombs at Palestinian farmers on their lands east of Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, causing many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Eyewitnesses said the soldiers, stationed across the perimeter fence fired many gas bombs at the farmers while working on their land near the fence, and ordered them to leave.

They added that many farmers suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation before receiving the needed treatment and that the Palestinians had to leave their lands, fearing further escalation.

Last Saturday, Israeli soldiers injured Palestinian farmers on their lands near the perimeter fence east of Gaza city.

The attacks are part of constant Israeli violations against the Palestinians, especially the fishermen, farmers, shepherds, and workers in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip, and resulted in dozens of casualties, including fatalities, in addition to severe property damage and the confiscation of many boats after abducting the fishermen.

In March of last year, 2021, 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 Attack Palestinian Cars Near Nablus

 IMEMC, June 14, 2022

On Tuesday, illegal Israeli settlers attacked many Palestinian cars on the main Nablus-Jenin Road in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said the colonizers gathered at the main road and started throwing rocks at Palestinian cars near the al-Mas’udiyya area, causing damage.

The sources added that the colonizers obstructed traffic and chanted against the Palestinians, while Israeli soldiers failed to intervene.

In related news, the soldiers invade the main entrance of Burqa town, northwest of Nablus, leading to protests before firing gas bombs and live rounds at the Palestinians.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Twelve Palestinians In West Bank

 IMEMC, June 14, 2022

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers abducted twelve Palestinians, including former political prisoners, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Ahmad Abu Ras, from the at-Tabaqa village, in Doura south of the city.

In Surif town, northwest of Hebron, the soldiers searched several homes and abducted Rami Ibrahim al-Haboush, 40.

The soldiers also installed roadblocks on Hebron’s northern roads and the main entrances of the ath-Thaheriyya, Sa’ir, and Halhoul towns, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, the soldiers invaded Tuqu town, east of the city, searched homes, and abducted Ibrahim Walid Sabah, 15.

The soldiers also abducted the wife of a political prisoner, Zayed Khleif, from the al-Khleifat area in Bethlehem.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers abducted a young man, Majd al-Khawaja, from his home in the al-Maktaba Street in the city’s center.

The soldiers also invaded Qarawat Bani Zeid village, northwest of Ramallah, and searched homes.

Furthermore, protests occurred after several army jeeps invaded the al-Jalazoun refugee camp north of Ramallah.

In Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two siblings, Khaled and Muthanna Abdul-Latif Bodeir, from their home in Far’un village, south of the city.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Khallet al-Amoud area in Nablus city, leading to protests before the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

Medical sources said two Palestinians were injured by shrapnel of Israeli live rounds and were moved to a hospital for treatment.

The soldiers also invaded and searched several homes and abducted a young man, Eyad Ahmad Okka, from Khallet al-Amoud, and Hamdi Esteitiyya from the Nablus al-Jadeeda area.

In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two former political prisoners, Maisara Mahajna and Ahmad Refa’ey, from their homes in Rommana village, west of the city.

In Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp southwest of the city, searched homes, and abducted a young man, Sa’ed Hosni.

Many army jeeps also invaded Anata town northeast of occupied Jerusalem, leading to protests.

Palestinian Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered in an Israeli fire, on June 1

IMEMC, June 11, 2022

On Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said a Palestinian man died from serious wounds he suffered on June 1, after Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers shot him in Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Health Ministry said the soldiers shot Samih Jamal Mahmoud Amarna, 37, causing serious wounds during protests that took place after the soldiers invaded the town and detonated a Palestinian home.

During the invasion, the soldiers killed Bilal Awad Kabaha, 24, and injured at least six, including three who suffered serious wounds.

One of the wounded is a medic who was shot while trying to provide the essential aid to the seriously wounded young man.

After the soldiers shot Amarna, Palestinian medics rushed him to a hospital in Jenin before he was transferred to the Istishari Arab Hospital in Ramallah due to the seriousness of his condition.

The invasion was conducted to demolish the home of Dia’ Hamarsha, 27, who was killed by an Israeli police officer, on March 30, 2022, after allegedly shooting to death five Israelis in a suburb of Tel Aviv.

On the same day, the soldiers killed a Palestinian woman, Ghofran Haroun Warasna, 31, at the entrance of the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

Also on June 1, a Palestinian resistance fighter, Yasser Atiya al-Masri, 41, died of wounds he sustained when he was hit by shrapnel from an Israeli missile during the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip in May of 2021.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Young Palestinian Man, Injure Five, In Hebron

 IMEMC, June 9, 2022

On Thursday afternoon, Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers invaded Halhoul town, north of Hebron in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, leading to protests before killing a young man and wounding five.

Local sources said a large military force invaded Halhoul and obstructed traffic before storming a money exchange shop, confiscating a large sum of cash, and welding it shut.

The invasion led to protest before the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs, killing a young man and wounding five.

Dr. Sharif at-Tardi, the spokesperson of the al-Mezan Specialty Hospital in Hebron, said the soldiers shot Mahmoud Fayez Abu Ayhour, 27, from Halhoul town north of Hebron, with live rounds.

He added that the bullets perforated the diaphragm and severed the thoracic aortic artery, his heart, and lung. 

Dr. at-Tardi stated that the young man was rushed to the hospital in a profoundly serious condition and succumbed to his serious wounds during surgery.

The soldiers also shot two Palestinians with live rounds and one with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to two others who were shot with high-velocity gas bombs in their heads.

The slain young man’s uncle said Mahmoud wasn’t participating in the protests and did not pose any threat to the soldiers but was working at a construction site in the area when the soldiers started firing live rounds at random.

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For The Second Time, Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure A Palestinian In Nabi Saleh

 IMEMC, June 11, 2022

On Thursday, Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers shot a Palestinian teen in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, just four years after shooting him in the head, causing a skull fracture.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot Mohammad Fadel Tamimi during a procession in Nabi Saleh village before he was rushed to surgery at the Istishari Medical Center in Ramallah.

The sources said the soldiers shot Mohammad with a sponge-tipped bullet in the head; his condition has been described as stable. The soldiers also shot his brother in the same incident.

It is worth mentioning that, on December 15, 2017, Mohammad, who was only 15, was seriously injured by Israeli army fire when the soldiers shot him with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the face from a very close range.

The bullet penetrated his face and reached his brain, an issue that forced the surgeons to remove a section of the skull after his brain became swollen.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian In Hebron

 IMEMC, June 11, 2022

On Friday, Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers shot a young man with live ammunition and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation, in the center of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinians marched toward the permanent military roadblock at the entrance of Shuhada Street before the soldiers attacked them with live fire, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot a young man with live fire in the leg, causing a moderate injury, and added that dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.

On Friday evening, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked many Palestinians in the Khirbat Zannouta village, south of Hebron, wounding two.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians In Kufur Qaddoum

 IMEMC, June 11, 2022

On Friday, Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers shot seven Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinians, accompanied by international peace activists, marched in the village before the soldiers attacked them with rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot seven young men with rubber-coated steel bullets to various parts of their bodies and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

The soldiers also invaded and ransacked many homes in Kufur Qaddoum and interrogated the families.

In addition, the soldiers ambushed the protesters in the olive orchards in Kufur Qaddoum and tried to abduct them.

The Palestinians have been holding weekly processions in Kufur Qaddoum for the last eighteen years, demanding the army to reopen the village’s main road the soldiers blockaded to allow easy access to the illegal colonizers driving to and from Kedumim illegal colony built on stolen Palestinian lands.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Injure Two Palestinians In Hebron

 IMEMC, June 11, 2022

On Friday evening, illegal Israeli settlers attacked many Palestinians in the Khirbat Zannouta village, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, wounding two.

Eyewitnesses said the colonizers hurled stones at the Palestinians and attacked them with batons while working on their lands.

They added that two Palestinians, Samer at-Till, 41, and Sa’id al-Khdeirat, 48, suffered various wounds before the medics rushed them to a local clinic. Their conditions have been described as moderate.

Khirbat Zannouta is subject to frequent attacks and violations by the soldiers and the colonizers, especially those from Shim’a illegal colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands in 1985.

The colonizers are trying to expand their colony to link it with the “Industrial Zone” of the so-called “Regional Council of Settlements” in southern Hebron.

All of Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention in addition to various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under International Law.

Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” It also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory”.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians, International Peace Activists, In Hebron

 IMEMC, June 10, 2022

On Friday, Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers and illegal colonizers attacked and injured many Palestinians and international peace activists, and abducted two activists, during a nonviolent procession against Israel’s illegal colonialist and displacement policies in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

Mashhour al-Wahwah, a WAFA Palestinian News Agency cameraman, said the colonizers attacked many journalists and hurled stones at their cars and the international peace activists.

Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the National and Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said the Palestinians and international peace activists nonviolently marched in the area before the army started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.

Jabour added that the soldiers also attacked many protests with batons and pepper-spray and abducted two international peace activists.

The attacks caused many injuries, especially due to the effects of tear gas inhalation and many others who suffered various cuts and bruises.

Jabour also said the many illegal Israeli colonizers also attacked the nonviolent protesters in front of the soldiers who failed to intervene.

The Masafer Yatta area is subject to constant Israeli violations, demolitions, and displacement of the farmers and Bedouins due to Israel’s ongoing illegal colonialist activities on stolen Palestinian lands.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Shoot Two Siblings Near Ramallah

IMEMC, June 10, 2022

On Thursday evening, Israeli Israeli occupation regime soldiers invaded Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to protests before shooting two siblings, including a child.

Bilal Tamimi, a senior nonviolent activist against the illegal Annexation Wall and Colonies in Nabi Saleh, said the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, sponge-tipped bullets, and gas bombs.

Tamimi said the soldiers shot a Palestinian with a sponge-tipped bullet in the head, and his brother, only 14 years old, in the arm.

Tamimi added that the Palestinian, who was shot in the head, was rushed to a hospital in Ramallah, where his wounds have been described as moderate to severe.

His wounded brother suffered mild wounds before receiving treatment at the local clinic in Nabi Saleh.

Hundreds Of Olive Trees Burnt By Israeli Flares Near Jenin

 IMEMC, June 10, 2022

On Thursday night, the Israeli Israeli occupation regime army invaded Rommana village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and fired dozens of flares, causing a large fire that consumed hundreds of olive trees near the illegal Annexation Wall.

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) said the olive orchards are owned by the Abu Bakr, al-Ahmad, and Bushnaq families, in Shamrakh Mountain, near the Salem Israeli military base and security center.

The fire consumed hundreds of olive trees and samplings before the Palestinian firefighters could contain it, especially since their arrival was delayed by the Israeli military roadblocks in the area.

The locals also rushed to the lands and brought water tanks to help extinguish the fire before it spread to more lands and orchards in the area.

Illegal Israeli settlers torch wheat crops in Nablus-district town”

 IMEMC, June 9, 2022

NABLUS, Thursday, June 9, 2022 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers today torched the wheat crops of Qusra town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to a local activist.

Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli colonial settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that a group of settlers set fire to the wheat crops belonging to the town farmers.

He added that firefighters rushed to the scene and managed to put out the blaze with the help of the villagers while warning of intensive settler attacks, particularly in the Nablus countryside, amid attempts to set up new colonial settlement outposts.

Two days ago, Israeli soldiers and officers of the so-called “Civil Administration” prevented Palestinians from working on their lands in the village, purportedly for being classified as Area C.

The village has been a scene of frequent Israeli military and settler attacks, including the installation of makeshift homes on the villagers’ land as a means for colonial settlement expansion, attacking farmers on their way to their olive groves, blocking agricultural roads, leveling lands and serving stop-construction orders.

Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is commonplace in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.

It includes arsons of property and mosques, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, and attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.

The number of settlers living in Jewish-only colonial settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law has jumped to over 700,000 and colonial settlement expansion has tripled since the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993.

Israel’s nation-state law, passed in July 2018, enshrines Jewish supremacy, and states that building and strengthening the colonial settlements is a “national interest.”

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