Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses.

 

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

January 12- 25, 2023 

Editor's Note:

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا"  (المائدةُ ، 5: 32).

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

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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, not a systematic record, 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/

Mohammad Ali, 17, was killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Shu'fat, Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023	Arif Abdul-Nassir La'hloo'h, 20, was killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Kufur Qaddoom, on January 25, 2023	Tariq Oadah Yoosuf Ma’ali, 42, was killed by an illegal Israeli paramilitary settler, in Jabal Al-Reesan area, near Kufr Ni'ma, on January 21, 2023

Israeli occupation regime soldiers abducting a Palestinian in Jerusalem, January 25, 2023	Jawad Fareed Hussein Bawaqna, 58, and Adham Mohammad Basim Jabareen, 26, were killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Jenin refugee camp, on January 19, 2023	Hamdi Shakir Abdullah Abu Dayya, 40, was killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Nabi Yoonus, 'Hal'hool, on January 17, 2023

Amro Khalid Al-Khumoor, 14, was killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in the Dihaisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, on January 16, 2023	Ahmed Hasan Abdul-Jalil Ka'hala, 45, was killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Silwad, on January 15, 2023	Ezzuddeen Basim Hamamra, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khaliliyya, 23, were killed by Isralei occupation regime soldiers, in Jaba’, on January 14, 2023

Yazan Samir Al-Ja’bari, 19, died of wounds sustained from earlier injury by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Al-Yamoun town, Jenin, on January 14, 2023	Abdul-Hadi Fakhri Nazzal, 18, and Habeeb Mohammad Abdul-Ra'hman Kamil, 25, were killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Qabatia, on January 13, 2023

Samir Awni Harbi Aslan, 41, was killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Qalandia refugee camp, on January 12, 2023	Sanad Muhammed Othman Samarma, 19, was killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Al-Tahiriyya town, south of Hebron, on January 12, 2023	Ahmed Amir Abu Junaid, 21, was killed by Israeli occupation regime soldiers, in Balata refugee camp, Nablus, on January 11, 2023

The following news stories are from: https://imemc.org/


Killing of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child In Jerusalem”

 JAN 25, 2023

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed Wednesday the death of a Palestinian child who Israeli occupation regime Border Police officers shot in Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

The Health Ministry said the child, Mohammad Ali, 17, was fatally wounded during protests that took place when the army invaded the refugee camp to demolish the home of a slain Palestinian.

Israeli media said the child aimed a toy gun at the soldiers and border police officers, but they shot and killed him “because they didn’t know it was fake.”

The Israeli occupation regime “Border Police” claimed there was no way to know the gun was fake because it “looked real,” but could not negate the facts, captured on police video, clearly showing the child running away after already dropping the “gun.”

Israeli daily, Jerusalem Post, said the police later discovered that the gun was a dummy, adding that although the officers could not have been sure it was a toy gun in advance, it remains “unclear whether the killing was justified, given that at the moment he was hit, the child had thrown away the “weapon” and was running away.

It stated that a response from the police failed to address the issue of the slain child being shot after dropping the toy gun and fleeing but said the child “showed open signs of presenting a threat.”

The Israeli army refused to comment on the fatal shooting and only stated that even though the soldiers were there, the “incident is managed by the border police, not the military, because it took place in East Jerusalem, not other parts of the West Bank.

The child was officially pronounced dead after he was taken to Hadassah Israeli medical center in Jerusalem. His family tried to take his body for burial, but their request was denied.

Furthermore, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers shot a young man with a live round in the shoulder and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Also Wednesday, the soldiers killed Arif Abdul-Nassir La'hlou'h, 20, after an alleged ‘stabbing attack’ near the illegal Kedumim colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands near Kufur Qaddoom town, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Updated From: Soldiers Seriously Injure A Palestinian Near Jerusalem Jan 25, 2023 at 15:59

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured a Palestinian man in the Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

The Palestinian Health occupation Ministry said the soldiers shot the Palestinian with live fire in the chest, inflicting life-threatening wounds.

It added that Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, but the soldiers initially did not allow them to approach the Palestinian, and eventually, the medics provided him with the needed first aid and rushed him to a hospital.

Earlier Wednesday, the soldiers invaded the Dhahiat Al-Salam area, between Abata and Shu’fat refugee camp, and demolished the apartment of the family of Odai Kamal Tamimi,  22, who the soldiers killed last year.

In related news, the soldiers killed Aref Abdul-Nasser Aref Lahlouh, 22, after an alleged ‘stabbing attack’ near the illegal Kedumim colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Qalqilia

 JAN 25, 2023

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian after an alleged ‘stabbing attack’ near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kedumim, built on stolen Palestinian lands near Kufur Qaddoom town, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee said the young man is Arif Abdul-Nassir La'hloo'h, 20, from the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

In a statement, the Israeli army claimed that the young man, reportedly carrying a knife, arrived at the military roadblock near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kedumim, and attempted to stab a soldier before other soldiers shot him.

It stated the Palestinian reportedly “chased a soldier who fired at him, causing him to fall on the ground, but managed to get up and run towards him again before he was fatally shot. The army said no soldiers were hurt in the incident.

Furthermore, the soldiers refused to allow Palestinian medics to approach the young man or take his corpse away.

A few hours after killing him, the soldiers abducted his father, Abdul-Nasser, while crossing a military back on his way back home.

His death brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first 25 days of this year to nineteen, including four children.

Palestinian Killed by an Illegal Israeli Settlers near Ramallah

 JAN 21, 2023

On Saturday, an illegal Israeli paramilitary settler fatally shot a Palestinian man in the Jabal Al-Reesan area, near Kafr Ni’ma village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the man as Tariq Oadah Yoosuf Ma’ali, 42, a married father of three children from Kafr Ni’ma village.

Israeli sources claimed the Palestinian exited his car and attempted to stab a colonizer before he shot and killed him.

The incident occurred in the illegal Israeli outpost of Sde Ephraim, near the Neria colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands.

Ar-Reesan Mountain, situated on lands belonging to al-Janiya, Ras Karkar, and Kafr Ni’ma, witnesses frequent protests due to illegal Israeli annexation and colonialist activities.

The illegal Israeli outpost of Sde Ephraim is considered “unauthorized” by Israel because it was established without approval from the Israeli government.

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 Kill Two Palestinians In Jenin

 JAN 19, 2023

On Thursday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers killed two Palestinians, injured three, and abducted four others after the army invaded Jenin and Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that the soldiers killed a physical education teacher and a married father of six children, Jawad Farid Hussein Bawaqna, 58, after shooting him in the head, and former political prisoner, Adham Mohammad Bassem Jabarin, 26, both from Jenin refugee camp.

Ata Abu Romeila, the secretary of the Fateh movement in Jenin, said the soldiers fatally shot Bawaqna while trying to render first aid to Jabarin, who was shot in front of his home in the As-Saha area in the center of Jenin refugee camp before an army sharpshooter shot him in the head.

The man was trying to help Adham, who was shot by an Israeli army sharpshooter and heavily bleeding, before Jawad’s daughter helped drag Adham to safety a few meters away, but then an army sniper shot her father.

He added that Israeli soldiers also stopped Palestinian ambulances and prevented the medics from entering the refugee camp, forcing the residents to transport Jawad and Adham to the Ibn Sina Hospital in private cars, but they succumbed to their wounds.

The soldiers also attacked Palestinian protesters with live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

Medical sources said the soldiers injured several Palestinians, including three who were shot with live fire to the abdomen, thigh, and shoulder, suffering moderate-but-stable wounds.

The Palestinian shot in the abdomen was rushed to surgery after a soldier shot him with an expanding bullet, causing multi-organ damage.

Two Israeli soldiers were reportedly injured by an explosive charge hurled at their military vehicle.

After killing the two Palestinians, the soldiers fired many live rounds at the Khalil Suleiman governmental hospital in Jenin.

Dr. Mai Al-Kaila, the Palestinian Health Minister, denounced the Israeli army’s attack on the governmental hospital, especially since many bullets struck inside the children’s ward.

Dr. Al-Kaila said the attack is not the first targeted medical centers, medical workers, and facilities, and called on international legal and human rights groups to intervene and help end these serious violations.

Her statements came after Israeli soldiers fired many live rounds that went through the windows of a children’s ward, the nurses changing room in the same ward, and the pediatricians’ conference room.

The soldiers also invaded and ransacked many homes and abducted four Palestinians, including two siblings, Hasan Ahmad Zaghal and Sharaf Ahmad Abu Sharif, in addition to Aws and his brother Hani Khaled Abu Zeina.

Hundreds of Palestinians marched in front of Ibn Sina hospital carrying the corpses of Jabarin and Bawaqna, chanting for ongoing resistance, steadfastness until liberation and independence, and calling for international protection for the Palestinian people.

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian security officer, Hamdi Shaker Abdullah Abu Dayya, 40, at the entrance of the Nabi Younis area in Halhoul town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

Last year, Israeli soldiers killed 224 Palestinians, including 59 from the Jenin governorate.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Security Officer Near Hebron

 JAN 18, 2023

On Tuesday, Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian security officer at the entrance of the Nabi Yoonus area in 'Hal'houl town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Palestinian has been identified as Hamdi Shakir Abdullah Abu Dayya, 40, a former political prisoner and a married father of three children from 'Hal'houl.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the Fat'h Movement, said Hamdi, a police officer with the Palestinian Authority, was one of its members.

The Israeli army claimed the soldiers fatally shot a Palestinian in a car, reportedly after several shots of live fire targeted a military roadblock.

According to Israeli Channel 14, the army is investigating whether the Palestinian was the same person who, two days ago, opened fire at a bus near the illegal Gush Etzion colony.

Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, but the soldiers stopped them and did not allow them to approach the severely bleeding man, who was later declared dead at the scene before the army took his body to an unknown destination.

Hours after killing the Palestinian man, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Halhoul town, stormed and ransacked the slain officer’s home, and interrogated his family.

The invasion led to protests before the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Seriously Injured Child Succumbs To His Wounds

 JAN 16, 2023

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that a child, who was shot and seriously injured by Israeli occupation army fire at dawn in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, has died from his wounds.

The Health Ministry said the child, Amro Khalid Al-Khumoor, 14, has succumbed to a serious gunshot wound to the head.

The child was shot at dawn when many army vehicles invaded the refugee camp, violently searched homes, and abducted a young man.

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in front of Bait Jala governmental hospital and marched to the child’s home in the Dihaisha refugee camp.

Palestinians held the funeral ceremony and procession and headed to the Shuhada graveyard in the Artas nearby village while chanting for liberation and independence and calling for International Protection for the Palestinian people.

The child’s death brings the number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army in the first sixteen days of this year to fourteen, including four children.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Ramallah

 JAN 15, 2023

On Sunday, Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian man at the western entrance of Silwad town, east of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.

Eyewitnesses said the soldiers installed a sudden military roadblock at the entrance of the town before stopping and searching cars.

They added that the soldiers forced a driver, Ahmed Hasan Abdul-Jalil Ka'hala, 45, out of his car and started assaulting him after a verbal argument ensued.

The eyewitnesses stated that one of the soldiers assaulting the Palestinian shot him from point-blank range.

Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, but the soldiers stopped them, obstructed their efforts to provide him with life-saving first aid, and eventually allowed them to take him away.

The medics rushed Ahmed to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, but he succumbed to his serious wounds.

“Ahmad had no vital signs when we reached him,” Aahed Smerat, one of the medics at the scene, said, “His son called for help, but when we arrived there, the soldiers stopped us and told us the man was under arrest, and later allowed us to take him away.”

The slain man’s sister, Ehman Kahala, said her brother and his son, Qussai, 18, were heading to work at a construction site when the soldiers stopped them at a military roadblock.

“They were assaulting my brother before an argument, and a brief scuffle broke out, and then they [the soldiers] just executed him….” She added.

His sister added that the slain man is a married father of five; two boys and three girls, and one of his daughters will graduate from high school this year.

The Israeli army alleged that the Palestinian “got out of his car, approached the soldiers and attacked them with a knife, in an area where Palestinian protesters were throwing stones at the army.”

Dr. Laila Ghannam, the Governor of Ramallah and Al-Biereh, said Ahmad’s execution is yet another Israeli crime against the Palestinian people and called on the International Community to act instead of shielding Israel from international prosecution for its ongoing war crimes.

Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, denounced Ahmad’s killing and said, “the criminals are ongoing with their crimes and violations of International law with impunity,” and called for international protection for the Palestinian people.

Ahmad is the thirteenth Palestinian, including three children, to be killed by Israeli soldiers in the first fifteen days of this year, 2023.

On Saturday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians, Ezzeddin Bassem Hamamra, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khaliliyya, 23, near the main entrance of Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Also Saturday dawn, Palestinian medical sources at Iben Sina Hospital in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, confirmed the death of Yazan Samer Ja’bari, 19, whom the soldiers shot earlier this month near Jenin.

Yazan was shot on January 2nd when the army invaded the town and detonated the home of two slain Palestinians, Ahmad Ayman ‘Aabed, 23, and Abdul-Rahman Hani ‘Aabed, 22.

The invasion led to massive protests before the soldiers fatally shot Mohammad Samer Houshiyya, 21, from Al-Yamoun, and Fuad Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Aabed, 18, from Kafr Dan, and injured many others, some seriously.

In 2022, the Israeli army killed 224 Palestinians, including 59 from Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians In Jenin

 JAN 14, 2023

On Saturday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers killed two Palestinians near the main entrance of Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed the names of the two slain Palestinians as Ezzuddeen Basim Hamamra, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khaliliyya, 23, both from Jaba’.

Media sources said the soldiers assassinated the two Palestinians after ambushing their car near the Jaba’ town junction, fired many live rounds at them, and chased them to the Al-Fandaqumiya nearby village before firing a barrage of live rounds at their car, killing the two.

The Saraya Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, said the two were members of the group and added that they exchanged fire with the soldiers on the main road between Jaba’ and Al-Fandaqumiya.

It added that one of them was injured before they drove away, but the soldiers chased them, fired dozens of live rounds at their car, and killed them.

Earlier Saturday, the soldiers invaded the site of a former illegal Israeli colony in the area, installed a roadblock at the entrance of the Jaba’ town, leading to protests, and fired many live rounds at the Palestinians, wounding one in the leg.

Various Palestinian factions in Jenin issued statements mourning the two young men and Yazan Al-Ja’abri, 19, who died from his wounds at dawn and called for ongoing resistance until liberation.

The killing of the two young men brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first fourteen days of this year, 2023, to twelve, including three children.

The Palestinians Health Ministry said the soldiers killed 224 Palestinians last year, including two children; 59 slain Palestinians are from the Jenin governorate.

Seriously Injured Palestinian Dies From Wounds Suffered In Jenin

 JAN 14, 2023

On Saturday dawn, Palestinian medical sources at Ibn Seena Hospital in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, confirmed the death of a young man injured earlier this month near Jenin.

The sources identified the young man as Yazan Samir Al-Ja’bari, 19, from Al-Yamoun town, west of Jenin.

They added that the Israeli occupation soldiers shot Yazan on January 2, when the army invaded the town and detonated the home of two slain Palestinians, Ahmad Ayman ‘Aabed, 23, and Abdul-Rahman Hani ‘Aabed, 22.

The invasion led to massive protests before the soldiers fatally shot Mohammad Samer Houshiyya, 21, from Al-Yamoun, and Fuad Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Aabed, 18, from Kafr Dan, and injured many others, some seriously.

Hundreds of Palestinians marched carrying Yaza’n’s body, chanting for unity and ongoing resistance until liberation and independence.

His death brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first fourteen days of this year, 2023, to ten, including three children.

The Palestinians Health Ministry said the soldiers killed 224 Palestinians last year, including two children; 59 slain Palestinians are from the Jenin governorate.

Israeli Occupation Army Kills Two Palestinians In Jenin

 JAN 13, 2023

On Thursday night, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli occupation soldiers killed two Palestinians in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Health Ministry said the soldiers shot Abdul-Hadi Fakhri Nazzal, 18, in the neck and the chest, inflicting serious wounds before he succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Jenin.

It added that the soldiers also killed Habeeb Mohammad Abdul-Ra'hman Kamil, 25, after shooting him in the head.

During the invasion, Israeli soldiers shot at least three other Palestinians who were rushed to a few hospitals in Jenin.

The Israeli army said its invasion of Qabatia was planned in coordination with the Shabak and the undercover forces and was based on intelligence regarding the location of Palestinian fighters and added that the soldiers managed to arrest one Palestinian, Mohammad Alawna.

The army claimed Alawna was involved in many attacks against the soldiers and added that the soldiers also located weapons.

On Thursday dawn, the soldiers killed Samir Awni Harbi Aslan, 41, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and abducted fifteen young men. He was the fourth Palestinian to be killed by the soldiers in 24 hours.

The deaths of the three Palestinians bring the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first twelve days of this year, 2022, to nine, including two children.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Jerusalem

 JAN 12, 2023

On Thursday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian man in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and abducted fifteen young men. The slain Palestinian is the fourth to be killed by the soldiers in 24 hours.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the slain man, Samir Awni Harbi Aslan, 41, from Qalandia refugee camp, was killed after the soldiers shot him with live fire in the chest.

The Health Ministry added that, after shooting and seriously wounding Samir, the soldiers prevented the locals and Palestinian medics from reaching him to administer first aid and move him to a hospital.

According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers shot the slain man when he tried to defend his son, whom the soldiers repeatedly assaulted while trying to abduct him.

The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said:

“Baba (Dad) help me,” shouted Ramzi, 17, calling on his father, Samir Aslan, to save him from the Israeli occupation soldiers who broke into his home in Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, at dawn this morning and arrested him.

At his son’s call, Samir, 41, rushed out of his apartment on the third floor of their four-story building. When he reached the entrance of the building, the soldiers aimed their guns at him and prevented him from coming out, forcing him to return to his home.

Samir could not bear the sight of his eldest son being arrested and handcuffed, knowing very well how brutal and barbaric the soldiers could be. But when he couldn’t see his son, he went to the roof of his building to watch what the soldiers were doing with his son. But as soon as he went up a wooden ladder placed on a wall on the roof, a sniper stationed in another building located directly behind his house shot him.”

The Qalandia Media Center said the soldiers also invaded and ransacked many homes and abducted fifteen Palestinians, including children and five former political prisoners.

The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Osama Na’im Hamad, Ali Hamad, Shafiq Awwad, Mo’tasem Awwad Hamsho, Adham Awwad, Ramzi Aslan (the son of the slain man), Eyad Emteir, Ahmad Emteir, Kamal Abu Ghweila, Ali Ibrahim Zayed, Karim Abu Latifa, Ehab Abu Latifa, Adam Badran, Mustafa Al-Jouri, and Mohammad Salah Al-Jouri.

National and Islamic factions in Qalandia issued statements mourning the slain man and calling for a general strike in the refugee camp.

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers killed Sanad Mohammad Othman Samamra, 19, after he reportedly stabbed and moderately injured an Israeli colonialist settler near Havat Yehuda illegal colony built on stolen Palestinian lands in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

Also Wednesday, The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that a seriously injured young man, Ahmad Amer Abu Jneid, 21, who Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured earlier in Balata refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, has succumbed to his wounds.

The number of Palestinians whom Israeli soldiers killed in the first twelve days of this year, 2023, is now seven.

Besides Samir, Sanad, and Ahmad, the soldiers killed Fu’ad Mohammad ‘Abed, 17, from Kafr Dan near Jenin, and Mohammad Samer Houshiyya, 22, from Al-Yamoun near Jenin, Amer Abu Zeitoun, 16, from Nablus, and Adam Essam Ayyad, 15, from Bethlehem.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Hebron”

 JAN 12, 2023

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers killed a young Palestinian man after he reportedly stabbed and moderately injured an Israeli colonialist settler near Havat Yehuda illegal colony built on stolen Palestinian lands in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

In a brief statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said the Civil Affairs Committee informed it that the soldiers fatally shot Sanad Muhammed Othman Samarma, 19, from the Al-Tahiriyya town, south of Hebron.

It added that Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, but the soldiers refused to allow them to approach the young man to provide essential first aid.

Israeli sources said the injured colonizer, 25 years of age, suffered moderate stab wounds and was fully conscious when the medics arrived at the scene and administered the needed medical attention.

Hours after his death, dozens of soldiers invaded the Al-Tahiriyya town before storming and ransacking his family’s home, causing excessive damage.

The invasion led to massive protests before the soldiers fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs, in addition to assaulting several Palestinians.

Medical sources said many Palestinians suffered the severe effects of tear gas inhalation, cut, and bruises.

His family said Samamra had nothing to do with the stabbing and added that he was herding the family’s sheep on lands in the Shweiki area, east of the town when the soldiers shot him.

Also Wednesday, The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that a seriously injured young man, Ahmad Amer Abu Jneid, 21, who Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured earlier in Balata refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, has succumbed to his wounds.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Nablus”

 JAN 12, 2023

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that a seriously injured young man, who was shot earlier Wednesday in Balata refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, has succumbed to his wounds.

The Health Ministry identified the slain young man as Ahmed Amir Abu Junaid, 21, from the Balata refugee camp, and added that he succumbed to a serious gunshot wound to the head.

The Health Ministry added that that several Palestinians were also shot by Israeli occupation soldiers who invaded the refugee camp and surrounded a home leading to protests.

The soldiers fired a barrage of live fire, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades and exchanged fire with Palestinian resistance fighters.

In a statement, the Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fat'h Movement, said Ahmad was one of its members and added that he shot while exchanging fire with Israeli soldiers invading Nablus.

It also stated that its fighters fired several live rounds after Ahmad’s killing at a colonialist settler’s car near Ramallah, in the central West Bank, and at the Al-Jalama military roadblock, northeast of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, on Wednesday evening.

The Al-Aqsa Brigades added that resisting the Israeli occupation is the duty of every Palestinian and that resistance is an internationally guaranteed right to any nation living under occupation.

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Injuring of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation Army Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians, Abducts One, In Silwan

 JAN 26, 2023

On Wednesday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers shot two young Palestinian men in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, before undercover soldiers infiltrated the town, assaulted and kidnapped a young man.

Media sources said protests occurred after the soldiers invaded the town and added that the army fired several live rounds, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

They added that the soldiers shot two young men with live fire, inflicting moderate-to-severe wounds before they were rushed to a hospital in Jerusalem.

Furthermore, undercover Israeli soldiers abducted a young man in the Al-'Ayn neighborhood in Silwan and took him to an unknown destination.

Several army vehicles also blockaded the town’s main street before a few vehicles invaded the 'Ayn Al-Looza neighborhood, leading to protests.

Furthermore, many army jeeps invaded Soor Bahir, At-Tour, and Al-Isawiya in Jerusalem and attacked dozens of Palestinians, protesting the killing of Mohammad Ali, 17, who was shot by the soldiers earlier in Shu’fat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Shoot Three Palestinians, Kidnap One, In Tulkarem

 JAN 25, 2023

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers and undercover forces invaded Noor Shams refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and shot three young men after undercover officers kidnapped a young man.

Media sources said the undercover Israeli occupation soldiers infiltrated the refugee camp, stormed and ransacked a home, causing damage, and kidnapped Ahmad Ezzat Jaber, 24, before several army vehicles invaded the area.

The invasion led to protests before the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot three young men with live fire and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

The abducted Palestinian was among ten taken by the soldiers across the occupied West Bank.

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The soldiers also shot two Palestinians, including one who suffered serious wounds, near Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

Israeli Occupation Army Injures Two Palestinian, One Seriously, Near Jenin

 JAN 25, 2023

On Tuesday, an Israeli occupation regime military vehicle chased a Palestinian motorcycle with two Palestinian men onboard and rammed into it near Arrana village junction, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, wounding the two, including one who suffered very serious injuries.

The incident occurred after several Israeli military vehicles invaded the area while the two Palestinians were riding the motorcycle as the military vehicles invaded the area.

They added that the army briefly chased the motorcycle before the soldiers rammed their jeep into it. The soldiers did not abduct or provide treatment to the wounded Palestinians.

Palestinian medical sources in Jenin said local medics rushed the two young men to a hospital and said one of them remains in critical condition due to hemorrhaging in the brain, and the second young man suffered moderate wounds, including bruises to various parts of his body, including the face.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians In Hebron

 JAN 24, 2023

On Monday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers injured many Palestinians in Bait Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers invaded the Al-Tahir area in Bait Ummar before storming and searching several homes, leading to protests.

They added that the soldiers fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

The soldiers also installed roadblocks near Bait Ummar and several parts of the Hebron governorate, stopped and searched many vehicles, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the Al-'Arroub refugee camp north of Hebron and fired several live rounds at protesters.

Israeli Occupation Regime Army Injures Several Palestinians Near Bethlehem

 JAN 23, 2023

On Sunday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers injured several Palestinians after the army invaded Husan village, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.

Mohammad Sabateen, the head of Husan Village Council, said many Palestinians protested the invasion and hurled stones at the soldiers near the western entrance of the village, not far from the illegal Bitar Illit colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands.

He added that the soldiers fired several live rounds, gas bombs, and concussion grenades, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

The soldiers also closed the Iron Gate at the town’s western entrance and prevented the Palestinians from crossing.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Attack Palestinian Protesters Near Bethlehem

 JAN 21, 2023

Israeli occupation forces attacked the weekly non-violent protest in Al-Khader village, near Bethlehem, wounding three young Palestinian protesters with rubber-coated steel bullets.

In addition, dozens of protesters suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation.

According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, clashes with the Israeli occupation forces broke out in the “al-Tal” area of ​​the Old City, during which the soldiers fired live and metal bullets, wounding three young men with rubber-coated metal bullets in the foot and thigh.

Al Khader town was named after Al Khader monastery which is located in the old town. The town dates back to at least 1700 AD.

Since 2001, the Israeli occupation regime targeted the land of Al Khader for Israeli settlement expansion at the expense of the Palestinian residents.

According to the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem, over the past twenty years, the Israeli occupation forces have handed many Palestinian families in Al Khader town military orders of demolition and of halting construction of any houses under the pretext of illegal construction, as they claim that the houses are located in area C, which is under Israeli full control, according to Oslo Agreement signed in 1995.

Thus, every Palestinian who wants to build a house or a room to an existing house must be subjected to long, complicated, and expensive application processes, which usually are rejected by Israeli forces. 

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Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation Army Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Jerusalem

 JAN 25, 2023

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted five young Palestinian men from Silwan and Sur Baher, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers invaded the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and abducted Ahmad Awwad Rajabi.

They added that the soldiers also invaded Sur Baher town, on the southeastern outskirts of Jerusalem, and abducted four young men, Qassam Mahmoud Attoun, Mohammad Emad Attoun, Ibrahim Arafat Jadallah, and Mohammad Ibrahim Jadallah.

In related news, Israeli soldiers and undercover forces invaded Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and shot three young men after undercover officers kidnapped a young man.

Also Wednesday, dozens of Israeli occupation soldiers invaded the Ad-Duyuk At-Tahta, village, west of Jericho in the northeastern West Bank, and demolished six Palestinian homes.

Furthermore, the army invaded the Diahiat As-Salam area in Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished the apartment of the family of a Palestinian the army killed last year.

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least ten Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians In West Bank

 JAN 25, 2023

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted at least ten Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a young man, Ahmad Rajabi, from his home in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Also, several army jeeps invaded Sur Baher town, southeast of Jerusalem, before the soldiers searched homes and abducted Qassam Mahmoud Attoun and Mohammad Emad Attoun.

In Bethlehem, undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated the Dehaisheh refugee camp south of the city and kidnapped Mohammad Yousef Zaghari, 28, from his home before several army vehicles invaded the refugee camp to secure their withdrawal.

In Beit Jala city near Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded the Bir Oweina area, stormed and ransacked a home, and abducted a former political prisoner, Tawfiq Affana, 28, after repeatedly assaulting him, causing various injuries.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of the city, searched and ransacked homes, and abducted Mo’men Haroun Ayyad and Mohammad Hussein Hamed. Mo’men is the son of Haroun, imprisoned by Israel and serving a life sentence.

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also invaded the Ramallah At-Tahta area, in Ramallah, and exchanged fire with Palestinian resistance fighters.

The soldiers also invaded Um Ash-Sharayet neighborhood in the Al-Biereh city, near Ramallah, and fired gas bombs at Palestinians, leaving a local mosque following dawn prayers.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers abducted two siblings, Habib Mohammad Sleibi, 22, and his brother, Mohammad, 20, a former political prisoner, after storming and ransacking their home in Beit Ummar town, north of the city.

The soldiers forced the family into one room while ransacking their home before abducting the two young men and confiscating the family’s car and a mobile phone.

The soldiers also invaded Noor Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarim and abducted Ahmad Ezzat Jabir, 22.

 Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct fourteen Palestinians, Including Four Siblings, in the West Bank

 JAN 24, 2023

Updated: On Tuesday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted fourteen Palestinians, including four siblings, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

In Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers assaulted and injured a young man, Yousef Da’na, from the Ein Al-Louza neighborhood, before abducting him.

The army also installed a roadblock in the neighborhood and obstructed traffic.

The soldiers also abducted Amir Obeid from his home in Nabi Samuel village, northwest of the occupied capital, Jerusalem

In Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, the soldiers invaded Fasayel village, north of the city, searched and ransacked homes, and abducted four siblings, Haitham, Mohammad, Ibrahim, and Ahmad Kamal Shalalfa.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers abducted a young man, Fadi Nayef Elian, from his home in Jifna village and a former political prisoner, Thara’ Hamad Barghouthi, 25, from her home Beit Rima, north of Ramallah.

In Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Nizar Ahmad Khaseeb and Omran Abdul-Fattah Harsha from their homes in Qaffin town and Baha’ Taiseer Taha Amarna from Akaba town, north of the city.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ala Al-Wazir and Sidqi Al-Aghbar from their homes in the Balata refugee camp east of the city.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the army abducted Mousa Thalji Jaradat, 54, from his home in Sa’ir town, east of the city.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Seventeen Palestinians, Including A Child, In West Bank

 JAN 23, 2023

On Monday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes across the occupied West Bank and abducted seventeen Palestinians, including a child and a former political prisoner.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Abdullah Hasan Safi, 20, from Kharsa village, Laith Mahmoud Abu Zneid from Doura town, and Mustafa Abu Jheishe, 18, from Ithna.

In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Nidal Jabr Hasanat, 25, from the Deheishe refugee camp, Akram Mallash, 19, and Saif Darwish,  13, from the Aida refugee camp.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Taqtouq from his home in the Marah Sa’ad neighborhood in the city.

In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted former political prisoner, Sultan Ali Anteer, from Burqin town and Samer Al-Maher from the Marah Sa’ad neighborhood in Jenin city.

In Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Abdul-Rahman Fathi Qar’aqi, Qotada Mohammad Asas, and Ahmad Khalil Imara from Nur Shams refugee camp.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank,  the soldiers abducted Odai Mustafa Rashid Mikhlef, 21, from his home in the Al-Jalazoun refugee camp and three others who remained unidentified and were taken near Rawabi city.

In Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Khaled Mahmoud Al-Ajlani, 21, from his home in the city.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians, Detain Three Children, In West Bank

 JAN 23, 2023

On Sunday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted nine Palestinians, including a well-known nonviolent activist, a woman, and two siblings, and detained three children, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers abducted a young man, Mo’men Abu Qfeisha, near Beit Einoun town, east of the city.

The soldiers also briefly detained and interrogated three Palestinian teenage boys outside the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.

Also, the soldiers abducted nonviolent activist Mohammad Abu Al-Hummus, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.

In a video he published live from the back of an Israeli police car, Abu Al-Hummus said he was documenting an attack by illegal Israeli colonizers before a colonizer assaulted him and tried to break the pole of a Palestinian flag he was carrying, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) reported.

Abu Al-Hummus added that he called the Israeli police before they arrived at the scene and abducted him instead of removing the colonizers who assaulted him.

Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a Palestinian woman, Abeer Abu Khdeir, a known activist in Shu’fat town, northeast of the city, after storming her home. Abeer is married to a former political prisoner, Nasser Abu Khdeir.

The soldiers also abducted Monther Hamada from his Baher town, southeast of Jerusalem. Monther is the husband of political prisoner Fadwa Hamada.

In Bethlehem, undercover soldiers kidnapped a young man from the Deheishe refugee camp south of the city after ambushing him in a building near the eastern entrance of the refugee camp.

In Tubas, in the northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Yazan Nader Bisharat, and his brother Wadea’ from Tammoun town, south of the city, while crossing the Jabara military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Zeid Yousef Daraghma, 23, from Tubas, in the northeastern West Bank, while crossing the Huwwara military roadblock south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Kamal Bani Odah, the head of the Tubas office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS), said Daraghma is a student of Birzeit University near Ramallah.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted former political prisoner Mohammad Adnan ‘Aabed from Kafr Dan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, while crossing the Al-Karama border terminals between Jordan and the West Bank on his way back home.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers abducted 28 Palestinian, Including Children, In West Bank

 JAN 20, 2023

On Thursday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted 28 Palestinians, including children, siblings, and a woman, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted five children from Ras Al-Amoud, identified as Ahmad Nawwaf Salayma, his brother Ayham, Mustafa Aqel Salayma, Mo’taz Khader Salayma, and Mohammad Khalil Salayma.

In Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted two young men from their homes.

Also, the District Court in occupied Jerusalem ordered a child, Abdullah Obeid, under house arrest for eight days and the release of three children, Ali Abu Oweis, Hani Dari, and Ahmad Dari, after paying a thousand Shekels fine each.

The court also ordered a political prisoner from Jerusalem, Saif Somrain, under interrogation for seven days just minutes before since scheduled release.

In Hebron, the soldiers abducted Khalil Awad, his wife Ahlam, and their sons Mousa and Khaled, from Yatta town, south of the city, and a journalist Abdul-Mohsin Shalalda, in addition to Mohammad Ali Abu Tabeekh and his son, Ali, Issa Hussein Shalalda and his son Ibrahim, from Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, Badran Jala Abu Ayyash, and former political prisoner Karam Yousef Ekhlayyel, Ameed Emad Sleibi, from Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.

In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hasan Ahmad Zaghal, Sharaf Ahmad Abu Sharif, Malek Mahmoud Esteity, Aws Khaled Abu Zeina, and his brother Hani.

In Tammoun town, south of the northeastern West Bank city of Tubas, the soldiers abducted two former political prisoners, Azmi Hussin Bani Odah, 47, and Saddam Mohammad Bisharat, 22.

The soldiers also caused several Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation after the army invaded Ya’bad town, south of Jenin, leading to protests, and installed a roadblock before causing damage to the windows and windshield of one car.

In Tuqu town, southeast of Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted a young man, Wajdi Samer Al-Badan, 19, from his family’s home.

Furthermore, the soldiers detained four children from Ya’bad town, south of Jenin, and released them a few hours later.

They have been identified as Mohammad and his brother Kayed Abu Bakr, Siraj Raed Abu Bakr, and Mohammad Mansour Abu Bakr.

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians, injured three, and abducted four others after the army invaded Jenin and Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

After killing the two Palestinians, the soldiers fired many live rounds at a hospital in Jenin. 

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Demolition of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Army Demolishes Six Homes Near Jericho

 JAN 25, 2023

On Wednesday, dozens of Israeli occupation soldiers invaded the Ad-Duyuk At-Tahta, village, west of Jericho in the northeastern West Bank, and demolished six Palestinian homes.

Palestine TV (Video) said the soldiers surrounded and isolated the village and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving it before invading it.

Palestine TV added that the military bulldozers and heaving machinery demolished six homes after forcing the families out.

The invasion was still ongoing at the time of this report, and the army is planning to demolish more homes in the village, which remains besieged.

Three years ago, the army demolished fifteen Palestinian homes due to Israel’s ongoing illegal colonialist activities and annexation of Palestinian lands after demolishing the property and uprooting lands.

Israel is trying to annex more Palestinian lands in the area, which would isolate the village from Jericho city and the villages of Ad-Duyuk Al-Foqa and Nu’eima.

The occupation authorities have been preventing the Palestinians from building, especially in the Esteih area, and have already handed many demolition and halt-construction orders.

Ad-Duyuk At-Tahta is west of Jericho city and north of Nu’eima and Ad-Duyuk Al-Foqa; most of its 1300 inhabitants are farmers.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Demolish Apartment Of a Slain Palestinian Near Jerusalem

 JAN 25, 2023

On Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded the Dhahiat As-Salam area in Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished the apartment of the family of a Palestinian killed by the army last year.

Several army jeeps invaded the town before storming a residential building in the Dahiat As-Salam area and started demolishing the home of Odai Kamal Tamimi,  22, with sled hammers and other tools because the flat is on the sixth floor of an apartment building.

Media sources said the soldiers surrounded the entire area, preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it, before storming the building and the apartment of the slain young man.

It is worth mentioning that Odai was killed on October 19, 2022, near Ma’ale Adumim illegal colony, east of the occupied capital Jerusalem in the West Bank, after he opened fire at security guards, mildly wounded one.

Not long after his death, the soldiers stormed the building where Odai lived with his family and took measurements of the property.

Israeli Occupation Army Invades, Bulldozes, Palestinian Lands In Central Gaza

 JAN 25, 2023

On Tuesday, several Israeli occupation regime military vehicles invaded Palestinian lands near the perimeter fence east of the Central District on the besieged Gaza Strip and bulldozed them.

Media sources said five military armored vehicles, including two bulldozers, left the military base across the fence and advanced into the Palestinian lands east of Dair Al-Bala'h.

They added that before withdrawing, the army bulldozed lands, installed sand hills near the fence, and destroyed property, including agricultural sheds.

About ten days ago, the soldiers fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian farmers near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, causing many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

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 2021, the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza said Israeli mines were responsible for an explosion that led to the death of three fishermen.

Israel Occupation Forces Another Palestinian To Demolish His Home In Jerusalem

 JAN 23, 2023

On Sunday, the Israeli occupation regime forced a Palestinian to demolish his home in the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, just a day after forcing another Palestinian to demolish his property.

Media sources said the home is owned by Fadi Radayda and was built on his property in Ras Al-Amood, four years ago.

Radayda told the WAFA News Agency that he built his 150 square meter home on his land but could finish and furnish it due to financial difficulties.

The Palestinian was planning to get married this coming May and was hoping to live in his new home with his wife, but the demolition hindered these plans and forced him to propose the wedding without a set date in sight.

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers forced Hussein Qunbar to demolish his home in Ras Al-Amoud, using basic equipment to avoid excessively-high fines and fees in addition to demolition costs if the City Council used its workers and equipment.

Israeli Occupation Army Demolishes Two Residential Rooms Near Bethlehem

 JAN 22, 2023

On Sunday, several Israeli occupation regime military vehicles, including a bulldozer, invaded Artas village, south of Bethlehem, and demolished two residential rooms.

Lufti As’ad, the head of Artas Village Council, said a large military force invaded the village before the military bulldozer demolished the two rooms.

As’ad added that the rooms are in the Al-Atan area near the third pool in Solomon Pools resort and said the rooms were built from wood and had tin roofs.

The owner of the land and the two rooms, Ismail Awad Salah, had to build the two rooms to shelter his family after the army demolished his home a few months ago.

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers forced a Palestinian to demolish his home in the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

Israel Occupation Forces A Palestinian To Demolish His Home In Jerusalem

 JAN 22, 2023

On Saturday, Israeli occupation soldiers forced a Palestinian to demolish his home in the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

Media sources said Hussein Qunbar had to demolish his home using basic equipment to avoid the excessively-high fines and fees in addition to demolition costs if the City Council used its workers and equipment.

“I had to demolish my property by hand, piece by piece,” Qunbar told reporters, “They threatened to impose an 80.000 Shekels fine in addition to demolition costs if the city used its workers and equipment.

In a video published by the Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic), his daughter ran to the home, asking why they must demolish the property.

The Palestinian filed many appeals trying to save the property, but the courts decided to go ahead with the demolition. Hussein lived in the home with his wife and their five children.

In an interview with Palestine TV, Qunbar said the city only gave him 21 days to demolish the property and added that the army threatened to fine him 80.000 Shekels just for the costs of the bulldozers, in addition to other costs, fines, and fees.

“I had to demolish it, and now my family has no place to go,” Hussein said, “I will have to set up a tent and live with my family, I don’t know what else to do.”

While Israel continues to build and expand its illegal colonies, Palestinian communities and towns in occupied Jerusalem and various areas in the occupied West Bank continue to be denied the right to build homes and property under various allegations meant to prevent the expansion of Palestinian towns and neighborhoods.

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.”

Palestinian Forced To Demolish His House In Jerusalem”

 JAN 20, 2023

JERUSALEM, Thursday, January 19, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation regime soldiers today forced a Palestinian owner to self-demolish his own house in the old city of occupied Jerusalem, citing unpermitted construction as a pretext.

Witnesses told WAFA that Mahran Disi, the owner, demolished his privately-owned house to avoid paying exorbitant fees to the Israeli municipality in the event that its crews carried out the demolition on their own.

Using the pretext of building without a permit, which is rarely granted to Palestinians in the occupied city, the Israeli municipality has demolished or forced Palestinians to demolish hundreds of Palestinian-owned houses as part of a policy aimed at restricting Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.

At the same time, the municipality and government build tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in East Jerusalem for Jews with the goal of offsetting the demographic balance in favor of the Jewish settlers in the occupied city.

Although Palestinians in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian Territory that has been subject to Israeli military occupation since 1967, they are denied their citizenship rights and are instead classified only as “residents” whose permits can be revoked if they move away from the city for more than a few years.

They are also discriminated against in all aspects of life, including housing, employment, and services, and are unable to access services in the West Bank due to the construction of Israel’s separation wall.

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