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.

 

20 Palestinians Killed, Scores Injured and Abduction, Homes and Property Demolished

March 9-24, 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/

Palestinian child Walid Sa’ad Daoud Nassar, 14, died of wounds inflicted by Israeli occupation soldiers, March 9, 2023	Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, in Jaba', south of Jenin, on March 9, 2023
Palestinian Yazan Omar Khasib, 23, was killed in Ramallah entrance, on March 17, 2023	Abdul-Karim Badea’ Sheikh, 21, was killed by Israeli occupation soldier near Salfit, March 10, 2023

Amir Emad Abu Khadija, 25, was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, in Toollkarim, on March 23, 2023	Funeral procession of the slain Palestinian young man, Sofian Khawaja, 29, in Ni'lin, on March 20, 2023	Walid Sa’ad Daoud Nassar, 14, was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, in Qalqilia, March 10, 2023 imemc

House of Palestinian Omar Ghazzawi was demolished in Dair 'Ammar, on March 16, 2023

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


Killing of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Undercover Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian In Tulkarem

 MAR 23, 2023

On Thursday dawn, undercover Israeli occupation soldiers killed a young Palestinian man in the Izbat Shoufa area in Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said undercover soldiers infiltrated the Shoufa area and surrounded a home before killing Amir Emad Abu Khadija, 25.

The Israeli occupation army claimed Amir exchanged fire with the undercover officers who attempted to abduct him before they shot him dead.

The army also alleged that Amir was involved in several shooting attacks against Israeli colonizers and soldiers.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Amir was shot in the head and suffered skull fractures, brain hemorrhaging, and several gunshot wounds to his lower extremities before his body was moved to Thabet Thabet governmental hospital.

The Palestinians in Tulkarem declared a commercial strike to mourn the slain young man.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Five Palestinians Near Ramallah

 MAR 19, 2023

On Saturday, Israeli occupation soldiers injured five Palestinians during the funeral procession and a slain young man near Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers invaded Ni’lin town, west of Ramallah, and attacked the funeral procession of a slain young man, Sofian Khawaja, 29, whom Israeli soldiers shot and killed near the entrance of Ni’lin, on March 20, 2020, and the army only allowed the transfer for his body to his family, Friday.

Media sources said the soldiers attacked the Palestinians with live rounds, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

They said the soldiers shot three young men with live rounds and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

In Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, the soldiers shot two Palestinians with live fire during protests after the army invaded the village.

It is worth mentioning that the Palestinians also held a funeral procession for the slain Palestinian, Yazan Omar Khasib, 23, whom Israeli soldiers killed on Friday, near the Beit El military roadblock, at the northern entrance of Ramallah.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Ramallah

 MAR 17, 2023

On Friday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers killed a young Palestinian man near the Beit El military roadblock, at the northern entrance of Ramallah, in the Ramallah and Al-Biereh governorate, in the Central West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs informed it that the soldiers killed Yazan Omar Khasib, 23, at the western entrance of Beitin village.

It added that the Israeli occupation army refused to allow Palestinian medics to approach the young man before taking his corpse away.

More than an hour after he was killed, the General Authority of Civil Affairs received Yazan’s corpse and took it to Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah.

The soldiers also closed roads and installed roadblocks, preventing the Palestinians from crossing.

It is worth mentioning that Yazan is from Qaffin town, north of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, but his family lives in Ramallah city.

His death brings the number of slain Palestinians since the beginning of this year to 89, including 17 children and one woman.

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers, including undercover forces, killed four Palestinians, including a child and a young man who was executed after being shot and seriously injured, and wounded more than 21 Palestinians, five seriously, in Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

In related news, the soldiers shot two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation in the Al-Lubban Al-Gharbiyya village, west of Ramallah when the local marched against the establishment of a new illegal Israeli colonialist outpost on their lands.

Undercover Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill Four Palestinians In Jenin”

 MAR 17, 2023

On Thursday, Israeli occupation soldiers, including undercover forces, killed four Palestinians, including a child and a young man who was executed after being shot and seriously injured, and wounded more than 21 Palestinians, five seriously, in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said the soldiers killed Yousef Saleh Barakat Shreim, 29, Nidal Amin Zidan Khazem, 28, Omar Mohammad Awadin, 14, and Luay Khalil Zghayyar, 37.

Defense For Children International – Palestine Branch, said on its Twitter account: “Israeli special forces shot 14-year-old Omar Mohammad Omar Awadin in the back with live ammunition while he was riding his bike outside his parents’ shop around 3 p.m. today in Jenin. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Jenin Government Hospital.

The Health Ministry added that the soldiers shot at least 21 Palestinians, including four who suffered life-threatening wounds.

It said 12 Palestinians who were shot with live fire, including four who suffered serious wounds, were rushed to the Ar-Razi Hospital, five were moved to Jenin governmental hospital, six, including one who was seriously injured and one who was rammed by an army jeep, were moved to Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital.

One of the wounded Palestinians is a child, Ahmad Farahna, will be transferred to the Al-Maqasid hospital in Jerusalem, due to the seriousness of his wounds.

Eyewitnesses said undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated the center of Jenin city and executed the Palestinians before many army vehicles invaded the area and started firing dozens of live rounds at the Palestinians and surrounding homes and properties.

A video from the scene shows an undercover soldier executing the seriously wounded Nidal Amin Khazem after shooting him a live round in the head, even though he was already lying flat on his stomach, motionless and unconscious.

Palestinian medics tried to reach Nidal, but the soldiers did not allow them through before the undercover officer executed him.

There has been a serious increase of cases where Israeli soldiers executed Palestinians, including in January of this year, 2023, when the soldiers killed Ahmad Kahala, 45, a father of five, from point-blank range with two live rounds in the neck near a military roadblock under Yabrud bridge, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

A similar incident occurred on December 2, 2022, in Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, when the soldiers executed Ammar Hamdi Mifleh, 22, while he was lying on the ground. After shooting Ammar on the ground once, the soldier then fired a total of four times again. Ammar was unarmed and was lying on the ground when he was shot.

After concluding its offensive in Jenin, the Israeli army said it carried out a joint operation with the undercover forces and intelligence officers, adding that one of the Palestinians, Nidal Amin Khazem, was a senior fighter of the Al-Quds Brigades of the Islamic jihad, and was “behind serious attacks against Israeli targets.”

The army claimed that the soldiers “neutralized a Palestinian who tried to throw a large iron object on the army, ” and stated that the soldiers “fired live rounds at Palestinian fighters who engaged in a fire exchange with the soldiers,” and said “its operations will continue to ensure Israel’s security.”

The Health Ministry said the number of Palestinians killed by Israel since the beginning of this year, is 88 (including one detainee who died in prison) and added that among the slain Palestinians are 17 children and one woman.

It stated that the 35 of the Palestinians are from Jenin governorate, 21 from Nablus, 7 from Hebron, 6 from Jerusalem, 5 from Jericho and the Jordan Valley, 5 from Qalqilia, 3 from Ramallah, 2 from Bethlehem, 1 from Salfit, 1 form Tubas, and 2 from the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Occupation llegalTroops Kill Three Palestinians Driving Near Nablus

 MAR 13, 2023

On Sunday, Israeli occupation troops opened fire on a Palestinian vehicle near the Surra military roadblock in the Nablus area, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinians.

A fourth person who was in the car was taken into custody by Israeli forces; two workers who were nearby were wounded.

The three men who were killed were identified as Jihad Muhammad Wasfi Al-Shami (24 years), Odai Othman Rafiq Al-Shami (22 years), and Mohammad Raed Naji Al-Dabeek (18 years).

All three were declared dead on the scene after Israeli occupation forces fired many rounds of live ammunition into the vehicle they were driving. A fourth young man, Ibrahim Awartani, was abducted.

Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire with the soldiers invading the area.

WAFA News reported, quoting eyewitnesses, that two workers were wounded by shrapnel from the Israeli occupation bullets, while they were in the area where the three young men were targeted.

The Israeli army claimed the soldiers located and confiscated three M16 automatic rifles, a piston and several magazines of live ammunition.

The Israeli occupation army added that the Palestinian, who was taken prisoner, was moved to an interrogation facility.

After the crime, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Surra and seized surveillance camera recordings from commercial stores, in a move that local Palestinians claimed was meant to cover up the evidence of their crime.

The killing of the three young men brings the death toll since the beginning of 2023 to 84 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces and paramilitary colonial settlers, including 15 children, a woman, and a prisoner in the occupation prisons.

12 Israelis were killed by Palestinians in that same time period (at least two of whom were killed in what eyewitnesses said was a traffic accident, but which was classified as an ‘attack’ because a Palestinian was driving).

Illegal Israeli Settler Kills A Palestinian After An Alleged Stabbing Attack Near Qalqilia

 MAR 10, 2023

On Friday, a paramilitary illegal Israeli settler shot and killed a Palestinian at an illegal colony after he reportedly attacked him with a knife, near Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli sources said the Palestinian allegedly approached a colonizer at the Dorit Farm near Ma’ale Shomron colony, between Qalqilia and Salfit, and tried to stab him before the Israeli man fatally shot him.

The sources claimed that the Palestinian carried “several knives and improvised explosive devices” and added that there were Israeli casualties.

According to the Israeli Kan News, the Palestinian carried several knives and approached the colonizer while shouting Allahu Akbar before he fatally shot him.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Israeli army informed the Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs that the Palestinian has been identified as Abdul-Karim Badea’ Sheikh, 21, and confirmed his death.

Hours after the young man’s death, dozens of soldiers invaded Sneiria village, south of Qalqilia, before storming and ransacking his family’s home and several nearby homes.

Also Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of a Palestinian child, Amir Mamoun Odah, 16, whom Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured earlier in Qalqilia.

Thursday morning, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of Walid Sa’ad Daoud Nassar, 14, who was seriously injured by Israeli army fire two days ago when the soldiers killed six Palestinians in Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child In Qalqilia

 MAR 10, 2023

On Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of a Palestinian child whom Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured earlier in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Health Ministry has officially identified the child as Amir Mamoun Odah, 16, and added that the child was shot in the chest during protests near the Israeli military roadblock at the northern entrance of Qalqilia.

The Health Ministry added that the medics rushed the child to Qalqilia governmental hospital in a very serious condition before he succumbed to his wounds.

The Palestinian medics also treated another Palestinian who was shot in the leg and many who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Hundreds of Palestinians participated in Amir’s funeral ceremony and procession and chanted for ongoing resistance until liberation.

Thursday morning, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of Walid Sa’ad Daoud Nassar, 14, who was seriously injured by Israeli army fire two days ago when the soldiers killed six Palestinians in Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

Palestinian Child Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered Tuesday In Jenin

 MAR 9, 2023

Thursday morning, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of a child who was seriously injured by Israeli army fire two days ago, when the Israeli occupation soldiers killed six Palestinians in Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

The Health Ministry identified the child as Walid Sa’ad Daoud Nassar, 14, and said the soldiers shot him with live rounds in the abdomen, causing serious injuries.

Palestinian medics tried to reach the wounded child, but the soldiers did not allow them to reach him and later moved him to Hadassah Israeli medical center in Jerusalem.

The child was shot after the soldiers invaded Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, killed six young men, and injured at least twenty-six, including three who suffered critical injuries.

Also Thursday morning, Israeli forces killed three young men in a targeted assassination as the three men were driving in a car Thursday morning in the town of Jaba, south of Jenin.

Those killed were identified as Sufian Adnan Ismail Fakhouri, 26 years old, Nayef Ahmad Yusef Malaysha, 25 years old, and Ahmad Mohammad Dheeb Fashafsha, 22 years old.

The Health Ministry has confirmed that the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation soldiers and paramilitary colonizers since the beginning of this year is now 78, including 14 children and one woman.

Thirty-one of the slain Palestinians were killed in Jenin, 18 in Nablus, 7 in Hebron, 6 in Jerusalem, 5 in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, 3 in Qalqilia, 2 in Ramallah, 2 in Bethlehem, 1 in Salfit, 1 in Tubas, and 2 in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Occupation Undercover Forces Kill Three Near Jenin

 MAR 9, 2023

Continuing their rapid escalation in the city and region of Jenin, Israeli occupation forces killed three men in a targeted assassination as the three men were driving in a car Thursday morning in the town of Jaba, south of Jenin.

The attack follows a massive invasion of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp the previous day, during which Israeli troops killed six Palestinian men and wounded 26 Palestinian civilians using sharpshooters on rooftops and aerial bombardment. No Israelis were wounded.

A seventh Palestinian died of his wounds on Thursday after having been wounded during the Wednesday invasion.

Israeli occupation undercover special forces executed the three young men, Thursday morning, shooting them inside their vehicle in an extrajudicial assassination, at the entrance to the town of Jaba, south of Jenin.

Those killed were identified as Sufian Adnan Ismail Fakhouri, 26 years old, Nayef Ahmad Yusef Malaysha, 25 years old, and Ahmad Mohammad Dheeb Fashafsha, 22 years old.

The secretary of the “Fat'h” movement in Jaba’, Jawad Khaliliya, told the Palestinian Wafa News Agency that Israeli special forces infiltrated the town and fired from point-zero range at a Hyundai vehicle in the Al-Fwara area with three young men inside, killing the young men.

Khaliliya added that immediately following the assassination, large forces of the Israeli occupation army stormed the town, deployed snipers on the rooftops, surrounded the house of Bahaa Fayez Salatmeh, for more than two hours, abducted him and completely destroyed the contents of his house.

With the rise of the three young men in Jaba, the death toll since the beginning of this year has risen to 77 Palestinians, including 13 children and a woman, killed by Israeli forces and paramilitary colonial settlers.

12 Israelis were killed by Palestinian fighters and unknown assailants during that same time period.

Injuring of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Including Patients, Israeli Occupation Army Injures Many Palestinians In Ramallah Hospital

 MAR 22, 2023

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers injured many Palestinians, including patients, at a hospital in Ramallah city, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers invaded the area surrounding the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, leading to protests, and fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at random.

The sources added that many gas bombs struck the medical center, causing many Palestinians, including patients, to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation and anxiety.

The most impacted branches of the hospital were Pediatric Care, and Intensive Care Recovery units of the Cardiology and Heart Surgery departments.

Israeli Occupation  forces open fire, injure man riding his motorbike near Qalqilia city

 MAR 22, 2023

QALQILIA, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces shot a Palestinian in his 30s with live ammunition as he passed near the eastern entrance to the city of Qalqilia, in the northern West Bank, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA that Israeli forces opened live fire on Ahmad Naji Abu Amer while riding his motorbike near the eastern entrance to the city of Qalqilia, shooting and injuring him.

Abu Amer reportedly fell off his motorbike after being shot and was immediately detained by the forces despite his injury.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians Near Jenin

 MAR 22, 2023

On Tuesday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers injured several Palestinians in Rommana village, west of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said several army vehicles invaded the village from the direction of the Salem military base built on stolen Palestinian lands, leading to protests.

They added that the soldiers fired many concussion grenades and gas bombs at the protesters, the surrounding homes, and a clinic, causing many Palestinians, including patients, to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Rommana is subject to repeated Israeli invasions and violations, including breaking into homes, abducting many Palestinians, and installing military roadblocks.

Israeli Occupation Israeli Occupation Army Assaults Young Men, Abduct Three, In Jerusalem

 MAR 19, 2023

On Saturday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted several young Palestinian men and abducted three, in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

In the Old City, the soldiers assaulted and injured a young man, Ibrahim Abu Sneina, who suffered various bruises and cuts to his body, especially his face and head.

The soldiers also invaded Jabal Al-Mokabber, southeast of Jerusalem, and assaulted several Palestinians with batons and rifles, causing several injuries.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Ali and Amir Salayma from Jerusalem’s Old City.

In Sur Baher town, south of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a young man, Mahdi Abu Hamed, and took him to a nearby interrogation facility.

In related news, the soldiers abducted three young men and assaulted one in occupied Jerusalem and one near Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians in Hebron

 MAR 17, 2023

On Friday, Israeli occupation soldiers injured many Palestinians in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied Wes Bank, and in Beit Ummar town, north of the city.

Media sources said the soldiers attacked protesters in the Bab Az-Zawiya and Jabal Johar areas in Hebron city and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

They added that the soldiers also fired several gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinian homes in the two areas.

In Beit Ummar town, the army attacked Palestinian protesters with live rounds, including expanding bullets, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the soldiers shot a young man with an expanding bullet, causing moderate wounds.

The Health Ministry added that the soldiers also shot eight Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation, lacerations, and bruises.

In related news, the soldiers abducted Kifah Nasser Alawna, from Jaba’ town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after stopping him at a sudden military roadblock near Tulkarem.

Also Friday, the soldiers injured eight Palestinians during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Eight Palestinians In Kufur Qaddoum

 MAR 17, 2023

On Friday, Israeli occupation soldiers injured eight Palestinians during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said dozens of Palestinians marched in Kufur Qaddoum, carrying Palestinian flags and chanting for ongoing resistance until liberation and independence.

They added that the Israeli occupation soldiers shot eight Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Medics provided the needed treatment to all wounded Palestinians without needing further treatment or hospitalization.

The soldiers also ambushed and tried to abduct some of the Palestinian protesters. Many youngsters also bought ties and hurled stones at the soldiers to prevent them from advancing into their neighborhoods.

The Palestinians hold weekly processions every Friday and Saturday in Kufur Qaddoum, demanding the army to reopen the town’s main entrance, blockaded 19 years ago to allow easy access to illegal colonizers driving to and from Kedumim colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians In Nablus

 MAR 16, 2023

Late Wednesday night, Israeli occupation soldiers injured dozens of Palestinians, including three with live fire, in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said many army vehicles invaded the city’s eastern area to accompany dozens of colonizers into the Joseph Tomb area, leading to protests.

They added that the soldiers shot three Palestinians with live rounds, causing moderate wounds, two with gas bombs, and one who suffered shrapnel wounds to the face.

The army also caused at least 52 Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation and prevented Palestinian ambulances from entering the Balata refugee camp and the nearby Dahia area while trying to reach wounded Palestinians.

In addition, the Israeli occupation soldiers prevented a Palestinian ambulance from reaching a patient in his home in the Dahia area.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Near Bethlehem

 MAR 16, 2023

On Wednesday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers shot a Palestinian with live fire in Husan village, west of Bethlehem city in the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the eastern area of the village, leading to protests, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, concussion grenades, and gas bombs.

They added that the soldiers shot a young man, 22, with a live round in the thigh before the local medics rushed him to a hospital in Bethlehem.

The soldiers also blockaded the village’s eastern and western entrances, preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.

Three Israelis Shot and Wounded in Tel Aviv

 MAR 10, 2023

On Thursday, a gunman opened fire on Israelis at a restaurant on a crowded Tel Aviv street, wounding three before being shot by police.

The three wounded men were in their thirties, according to Israeli sources, and their injuries were identified as: one critical, one serious and one light. The three were rushed to the Ichilov hospital after medics administered emergency first aid to two of the men, who were lying on the ground.

The alleged perpetrator was shot by Israeli police, and then taken into custody. His condition is unknown. He has been identified as 23-year old Ma’atez Hawaja from the village of Nil’in, in the West Bank.

The incident took place on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv.

The Tel Aviv Israeli police commander stated, “Tel Aviv naturally is always a target and despite our being on high alert, we had no prior knowledge of the attack”.

After taking Hawaja into custody, Israeli forces invaded his home village and raided his family home, ransacking belongings and assaulting his family members.

Just a few blocks from the shooting, a protest was taking place when the incident occurred. The protest was challenging the Israeli government’s corruption, and was not affiliated with the attack at the cafe.

One nearby resident told Ha’aretz that he heard eight shots fired, and came outside and saw two men lying on the ground.

Soon after the incident, Israelis gathered at the scene and chanted “Death to Arabs”, while waving the Israeli flag.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (the main target of the anti-corruption protesters), who is currently in Rome, stated, “There has been a grave incident in Tel Aviv, A terror attack. We commend the police and security forces fighting terrorists this evening and everywhere. I am certain this will not weaken our resolve to continue building our country and securing our future.”

In the last three days, Israeli occupation troops have killed ten Palestinians and wounded dozens more with live ammunition, mainly in Jenin, in the northern West Bank. No Israelis have been killed in that time period.

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation Army Abducts Five Palestinians, Including Siblings, In Jerusalem And Hebron

 MAR 23, 2023

On Thursday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including two siblings, a father, and his son, after storming and ransacking their homes in Jerusalem and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.

Media sources in Jerusalem said the Israeli occupation soldiers invaded the Al-Ram town north of the city, searched homes, and abducted two siblings, Ahmad and Fadi Abu Gharbiyya.

The sources said the soldiers first surrounded the home of the two siblings before storming and ransacking them.

In the southern part of the West Bank in Hebron, the soldiers abducted Nasri Al-Jo’ba and his son Malek from their homes in the Sinjer area, south of the city, in addition to Ahmad Dandees from his home in the Asa area in the western part of the city.

The soldiers also invaded and ransacked many homes in the city and the homes of two former political prisoners, Saleh Rashid, and Saleh Hreizat, from Yatta town, south of Hebron.

In addition, the soldiers installed roadblocks on several streets leading to Hebron and its refugee camps, stopped and searched many cars, and interrogated dozens of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians from their homes in the Nablus governorate in the central West Bank.

Also, the soldiers abducted a wounded teenage boy from his home in Beit Sira town, west of Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

In Tulkarem, in the northwestern west Bank, the soldiers killed Amir Emad Abu Khadija, 25, in the Izbat Shoufa area.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Nablus

 MAR 23, 2023

On Thursday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted three Palestinians from their homes in the Nablus governorate in the central West Bank.

Media sources said several army jeeps invaded Beita town, south of Nablus, searched and ransacked several homes, and abducted Mousa Mohammad Ma’ali, 30, and Nader Hamdan Hamayel, 36.

They added that the soldiers also stormed and searched homes in Beit Furik town, east of Nablus, and abducted Hamdi Ali Khatatba.

Furthermore, the army invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan town, west of the central West Bank city of Salfit, installed roadblocks and confiscated a sanitation truck.

The truck is the fourth to be confiscated by the army in the Salfit governorate, in one month.

Also, the soldiers abducted a wounded teenage boy from his home in Beit Sira town, west of Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

In Tulkarem, in the northwestern west Bank, the soldiers killed Amir Emad Abu Khadija, 25, in the Izbat Shoufa area.

Israeli Occupation Army Abducts 28 Palestinians In West Bank

 MAR 22, 2023

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted twenty-eight Palestinians, including siblings, from several parts of the occupied West Bank.

The soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes across the West Bank and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

Twenty-five of the abducted Palestinians were taken from their homes, and three were taken prisoner near Bethlehem after the soldiers stopped their car and took them to an unknown destination; their names remained unknown at the time of this report.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Fourteen Palestinians In West Bank

 MAR 21, 2023

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted at least fourteen Palestinians, including siblings, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a young man, Amir Al-Kiswani, from his home in Anata town, northeast of the city. The army also invaded the Shu’fat refugee camp north of Jerusalem and searched homes.

In Abu Dis, southeast of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Bilal Halabiyya and Qassam Halabiyya from their homes.

In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Bassem Kinana, 24, and Jamal Osama Al-Ayasa, 26, from their homes in Doha town, west of the city, and Zeid Samir Sandouqa, 28, from his home in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Sateh Marhaba neighborhood in Al-Biereh city, searched homes, and abducted Mahmoud Sheikha.

In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Al-Yamoun town, west of the city, violently searched several homes and abducted three young men, Ahmad Yasser Abu Al-Haija, Ali Al-Ja’bari, and Majd Raed Freihat.

Many Palestinians protested the invasion and hurled stones at the military jeeps while the soldiers fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

The soldiers also invaded Silat Al-Harithiya and Ta’nak villages west of Jenin and drove through various neighborhoods before withdrawing.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers stormed and ransacked the home of a wounded and imprisoned young man, Osama Tawil, in the Rafidia neighborhood.

During the invasion of the city, the soldiers abducted Omar Fattoum and assaulted his father and his brother after storming and ransacking their homes in Najah Street, and also abducted two siblings, Khaled and Mo’men Tawil, from their home in Tal Street.

Also, the soldiers invaded the Al-Bathan Valley area northeast of Nablus city, searched homes, and abducted Mohammad Anis Darawsha.

Media sources said Palestinian fighters fired many live rounds at the military vehicles while withdrawing from Nablus.

WAFA: “On Mother’s Day, Israel Is Holding Five Palestinian Mothers In Its Jails “

 MAR 21, 2023

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 (WAFA) –

As the world marks Mother’s Day, the Israeli occupation forces are holding five Palestinian mothers in jail for resisting the occupation, today said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

It said the five mothers, Isra Jaabis, Fadwa Hamadeh, Amani al-Hashim, Itaf Jaradat, and Yasmin Shaaban, are serving different prison terms, the highest is Jaabis imprisoned for 11 years, and Hamadeh and al-Hashim each serving 10 years.

The Israeli occupation prison administration deprives children of the imprisoned mothers from having an open visit with their mothers and from embracing their children, in addition to depriving some of them of visits, or often obstructing them, said the PPS.

Demolition of Palestinian Property by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation Army Confiscates Dozens Of Dunams In Ramallah And Salfit

 MAR 22, 2023

On Tuesday, the Israeli occupation army confiscated dozens of Dunams of private Palestinian lands near Ramallah and Salfit in the West Bank.

Amir Dawood, the head of the Documentation and Publication Department at the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, said the army issued orders confiscating 49 Dunams of Palestinian lands in Rantis village, northwest of Ramallah, and Deir Ballout, southwest of Salfit.

Daoud added that the Israeli occupation army also renewed the order of the annexation of 27.6 Dunams and issued a new order annexing 21.39 Dunams until 2027, and stated that the order could be renewed at any moment without legal proceedings.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Demolish Two Residential Structures Near Jerusalem

 MAR 19, 2023

On Saturday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers demolished two residential structures in the az-Za’ayem town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

Several Israeli occupation army vehicles, including bulldozers, surrounded the town before invading it and demolishing two residential structures built using wood and tin.

Media sources said each structure was about 100 square meters, owned by Odah Mohammad Saidi and Hamza Mohammad Saidi, and provided shelter for eleven Palestinians, including children.

The Israeli occupation army claimed that the two residential structures, built on private Palestinian lands, were constructed without a permit.

The two residential structures were built in 1993, and the families received demolition orders first in 1997 and paid heavy fines and fees while trying to save their properties but to no avail.

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.

Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and 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 Army Demolishes An Under Construction Home Near Ramallah

 MAR 16, 2023

On Thursday morning, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded a Palestinian village west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and demolished a two-story under-construction home.

Media sources said a large military force, accompanied by two armored bulldozers, invaded Deir Ammar village and demolished the property.

They added that the demolished under-construction home was 240 square meters owned by a local man, Omar Ghazzawi.

The Israeli occupation army claimed the property was being built without a permit from the so-called “Civil Administration Office,” the administrative branch of the illegal Israeli occupation of the West Bank, although the local Village Council licensed it.

Israeli Occupation regime Demolishes Al-Arakib Village For The 214th Time

 MAR 15, 2023

On Wednesday, the Israeli occupation authorities demolished the Al-Arakib Bedouin village in the Negev for the 214th time since the community was first demolished on July 27, 2010.

Media sources said several police vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded the village and demolished its sheds, huts, and barns.

They added that the police first surrounded and isolated the Bedouin community before forcing the families out and demolishing the village.

Al-Arakib is a Palestinian village located to the north of the city of Beersheba in the Negev desert (southern Palestine). It was established for the first time during Ottoman rule.

It is one of the 51 Arab villages in the Negev that the Israeli government does not recognize, although they predate Israel.

The occupation authorities have worked since 1951 to expel its residents to control their lands through extensive house demolitions and the vast lands equivalent to two-thirds of historic Palestine.

Israeli bulldozers demolished the village on July 27, 2010; Israeli troops demolished all its homes and displaced hundreds of its residents under the pretext of building without a permit.

The residents of the village built it again, to be demolished, again and again.

The steadfastness of Al-Araqib became a symbol of the battle of wills waged by the Palestinians of the occupied interior, especially in the Negev, to survive and preserve land and identity from the policies of Judaization.

About 240,000 Palestinians live in the Negev desert, half of whom live in villages and Bedouin camps, some of which have been in place for hundreds of years.

The Israeli occupation authorities do not recognize their ownership of the lands of these villages and communities, refuse to provide them with basic services such as water and electricity and try by all means and methods to push the Palestinian Arabs to despair and frustration to uproot and displace them.

Article 17 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Israeli Occupation Army Demolishes Two Palestinian Homes In Jerusalem

 MAR 15, 2023

On Tuesday, Israeli occupation soldiers demolished two adjoining Palestinian homes in Sur Baher town, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers invaded the town before forcing the families out of their homes and demolishing them.

The two adjoining homes were built only two years ago; each was 90 square meters and housed twelve Palestinians in the Um Toba area in Sur Baher.

The homes are owned by Sami Abu Teir and his family, along with his sister and her family; the Palestinians tried to appeal the demolition orders in Israeli courts but to no avail.

The demolition of homes, residential and commercial buildings in occupied Jerusalem has seriously escalated due to Israel’s illegal policies barring the Palestinians from building on their lands in and around the occupied city and across Area C of the occupied West Bank.

|Israeli authorities have obstructed the Palestinian development of Area C and much of the rest of the West Bank through military orders. These orders bar Palestinians from registering land, thwart them from building, and forbid local and district planning committees. As a result, Palestinians are excluded from participating in the processes that steer spatial development, while Israel confiscates land for purported public services such as roads built for Jewish Israeli use.

As such, only 30 percent of Area C land is designated for development by Palestinians. The remaining 70 percent is classified as closed military zones that are off-limits unless they obtain special permits from Israeli authorities. These stringent restrictions on Palestinians’ spatial development continue to intensify despite the fact that without Area C, a Palestinian state is inconceivable. Indeed, Area C holds valuable natural resources and a rich cultural heritage, and it represents the bulk of available areas for the spatial development of a future Palestinian state. Read More About Area C – Ahmad El-Atrash on September 27, 2018, for Al Shabaka Palestinian Policy Network.|

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