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Palestinian Man Killed, 25 Injured, 19 Abducted by Israeli Occupation Soldiers

 March 19, 2018 

Editor's Note:

While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of David, Solomon, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

The following news stories are just examples of the Israeli occupation government violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources: https://english.palinfo.com/, http://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/

 

Israeli occupaiton soldiers attack Palestinians inside Gaza Strip, March 17, 2018	Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Nineteen Palestinians In West Bank, March 18, 2018

 

Palestinian Killed by Israeli Occupation Police in Jerusalem following Fatal Stabbing of Israeli Security Guard

March 18, 2018 7:53 PM IMEMC News & Agencies

An unidentified Palestinian man was fatally shot by Israeli police, in the Old City of Jerusalem, after he allegedly stabbed and killed an Israeli security guard.

The Israeli occupation government security guard, Adiel Coleman,  from the illegal Israeli settlement Kochav Hashachar, was critically wounded Saturday afternoon when he was stabbed in the chest, and died later that evening in the hispital.

The alleged stabber was 28-year-old Abed al-Rahman Bani Fadel, from the West Bank village of Aqraba, who was shot and killed at the scene.

The incident took place on Haggay St., near the entrance to the Temple Mount.

WAFA reports that, according to Jerusalem Post, “Israel’s Shin Bet Security Agency said that the attacker was from the West Bank, although earlier reports from Israel’s Channel 10 television stated that Turkish identity papers were found on the body of the alleged assailant.”

An Israeli police spokesman confirmed the attack, near the Western Wall, and said the assailant was “neutralized,” but gave no further details, as reported by the Post.

Israeli police blocked all gates leading to the Old City of Jerusalem, along with roads and streets adjacent to the historic walls of Jerusalem, and blocked Qalandia and Jaba’a checkpoints in the aftermath of the alleged attack, amid high tension and heavy deployment of troops near Jerusalem’s walls and inside the Old City of Jerusalem.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Nineteen Palestinians In West Bank

March 18, 2018 1:03 PM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, nineteen Palestinians, including children, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

Media sources in Jerusalem, said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in the al-‘Isawiya town, in the city, and abducted four children, identified as Mohammad Yousef Obeid, Mohammad Ibrahim Obeid, Haroun Mohammad Mheisin and Mohammad Tawfiq Mheisin.

The soldiers also invaded Jayyous town, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, searched homes and abducted Kamel Mohammad Khatib, 16.

In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded a residential building in the Northern Mountain area, and searched many apartments before abducting six Palestinians, identified as ‘Abdul-Hakim ‘Aassi, Odai Khalfa, Mo’men Khalfa, Ma’an Khalfa, Mahmoud Khalfa and Firas Sayeh.

The Israeli army believes that Abdul-Hakim is behind the fatal stabbing attack, which was carried out on February 05, 2018, outside an entrance to ‘Ariel’ settlement in the central part of the West Bank, leading to the death of Itamar Ben Gal, 29.

In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded Burqin town, searched homes and abducted Emad Shalameesh.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit Sahour city, east of Bethlehem, and abducted Mousa Yacoub, 30, from Breid’a area, after storming his home, and illegally confiscated cash during searches of homes.

In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ata Abu Alia, Jihad Abu Alia, Qussai Abu Ali, from the al-Mughayyir town, and Ziad Shehda Dar Khalil, from the al-Jalazoun refugee camp.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Ramadin town, south of the city, searched several homes and abducted Mahmoud Sa’id Azazma, in addition to Hamza Amjad at-Teet.

The soldiers also invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, searched homes and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

In addition, the soldiers invaded many homes in Biddya town, west of Salfit city, in central West Bank.

Palestinian Demolish His Home To Avoid Excessive Fines In Jerusalem

March 18, 2018 2:04 PM IMEMC News Human rights,

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied Jerusalem, has reported that a Palestinian citizen of the town had to demolish his own home, Saturday, to avoid excessively high fines by the City Council, under the pretext of being built without a permit.

Silwanic stated that the city council informed the home’s owner, Ishaq Shweiki, that he would have to pay up to $17.000, in addition to other high fees, unless he demolishes his own home.

The Palestinian chose to demolish the property because he wanted to avoid the high fines, but mostly to avoid the demolition of his entire building, which was constructed more than 100 years ago, especially since the home the city ordered him to demolish was later built on the second floor.

The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said Shweiki was given 30 days to implement the decision to demolish the property under the pretext of building without permission.

WAFA added that the second floor, only 50 square meters, was added to the building six years ago to accommodate the needs of his growing family.

Palestinians in Jerusalem largely have no other options but to build without a permit, especially since construction permits are extremely difficult, and nearly impossible to obtain, in addition to costing in many cases more than the construction itself.

Meanwhile, the right-wing mayor of the occupied city, Nir Barkat and his city council members, attempt to keep the city’s indigenous Palestinian population at a bare minimum while significantly increasing the numbers of colonialist settlers, by approving the construction of thousands of new housing units in Jewish-only colonies, built on illegally confiscated Palestinian lands, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) has reported, on March 8, 2018, that Israel has demolished 13 housing units since the beginning of this year, rendering 19 Palestinians, including nine children, homeless.

It added that, from January 2016 through 28 Feb. 2018, Israeli authorities demolished 104 non-residential structures in East Jerusalem (including fences, storerooms, farming buildings, businesses and a mosque).

Home Demolitions Statistic in East Jerusalem, by B’Tselem

Hamas Positions Targeted by Israeli Airstrikes after Bomb Detonation on Gaza Border

March 18, 2018 7:44 PM IMEMC News & Agencies

Israeli occupation government air force jet fighters struck a series of targets in Gaza, on Saturday night, in retaliation for a bomb detonated near the border the same day, reports the Israeli military spokesperson.

In a series of posts to their official twitter account, military officials claim to have targeted Hamas outposts in the central Gaza Strip.

‘In response to the explosive device that went off adjacent to the security fence earlier today, IAF fighter jets targeted a Hamas terror target, in the central Gaza Strip,’ the statement reads, according to the PNN.

‘The IDF will continue to operate for the safety of Israeli civilians, by all means at its disposal. The Hamas terror organization is held accountable for all occurrences in and from the Gaza Strip.’

In an official statement, Hamas officials condemned Saturday night’s attacks.

‘Hamas condemns the Israeli attacks on Gaza and blames the occupation government for any escalation resulted of its continuous violations,’ the statement reads.

The bomb, which was reportedly detonated near the Israeli/Gaza border, did not result in any casualties or damage to the partition wall separating Gaza from Israel, reported Haaretz.

The detonation is the fifth in the last three months, according to the Jerusalem Post.

On Thursday, a blast was detonated near the fence, reportedly targeting Israeli officers on the perimeter. In retaliation, Israeli forces stationed near the border launched tank shells towards Gaza, destroying a Hamas outpost.

No casualties were reported.

Tensions in Gaza have simmered in recent weeks.

Last week, a bomb was detonated during the visit of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah sparking a public row between Hamas and the Palestinian Presidency who held Hamas responsible for the attacks.

Tensions cooled between the two Palestinian parties later in the week, though, when a meeting between Hamdallah and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh concluded that Israel and its ‘collaborators’ were responsible.

In February, the Gaza Strip suffered the largest airstrike raid since the conclusion of Operation Protective Edge in 2014. 18 Hamas targets were leveled in the assault, which was billed as a retaliation for a bomb denotation near the border that injured four Israeli soldiers, two of whom sustained serious injuries.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Twenty-Five Palestinians In Gaza

March 17, 2018 3:34 AM IMEMC News

On Friday, Israeli occupation soldiers attacked Palestinian protesters on their lands near the border fence in the northern and eastern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, and injured at least twenty-five, including eleven who were shot with live fire, while dozens suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.

The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers, stationed on military towers and in tanks around Nahal Oz military base, across the border fence east of Gaza city, fired dozens of live rounds, moderately wounding at least seven Palestinians, who were rushed to the Shifa medical center.

The News Agency added that many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation and received treatment.

Furthermore, Israeli soldiers shot and moderately injured four Palestinians with live fire, east of Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and caused many others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.

The wounded Palestinians were rushed to Nasser hospital, and the European hospital, in Khan Younis.

Four other Palestinians were also shot with live Israeli army fire, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and were rushed to the Indonesian hospital.

The soldiers also shot one Palestinian with a gas bomb in the head, and four others with live fire, north of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; the wounded suffered moderate injuries.

Another Palestinian was shot with live fire near Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing, and suffered a moderate injury, before being rushed to the Indonesian hospital, while many others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. 

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