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Scores of Palestinians Abducted by Israeli Occupation Soldiers, Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Farmers, Prisoners on Hunger Strike Protesting Mistreatment, October 15, 2019 

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/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/

 

Israeli occupation soldiers violating the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (Jerusalem), October 14, 2019	Palestinian Governor of occupied East Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, and Fat'h Secretary in the city, Shadi Mitwer, file, October 14, 2019

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Invade Homes In Sebastia

October 14, 2019 1:20 PM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Sebastia town, north of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, before storming and ransacking dozens of homes.

Mohammad Azem, the head of Sebastia Local Council, said the soldiers violently searched the invaded homes, causing damage, and threatened to shoot any Palestinian who protests the constant invasions carried out by colonialist settlers and soldiers into the archaeological site in the town.

He stated that the invasion is part of numerous and escalating violations against the town and its residents, and is also a part of the Israeli attempts to prevent the Local Council from implementing the al-Baidar tourism project.

The army claims the work obstructs the entry of the settlers into the archaeological area, especially since the illegal colonists are planning to hold celebrations there, while the army continues to deny the local indigenous Palestinians access to it.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians Picking Their Olive Trees Near Jenin

October 14, 2019 12:51 PM IMEMC News

Several illegal Israeli settlers attacked, Monday, Palestinian farmers picking their olive trees in their orchards, south of Jenin, in northern West Bank.

The head of the Agricultural Department in Qabatia, south of Jenin, Lama Abu Bakr, said the colonists hurled stones at the Palestinian farmers, while she and other officials, were visiting an orchard, owned by Moayyad Maloul, from Sielet ath-Thaher town.

She added that the colonists were on a hill overlooking the orchard when they hurled stones at the Palestinians and fled the scene.

A similar attack was carried out targeting Palestinians, while picking their olive trees, in their orchards, in Shoufa village, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem.

Such attacks and violations are frequent every year, especially during the olive harvest season, as the colonists also cut and uproot trees, in addition to burning them or flooding them with wastewater mixed with chemicals.

Armed Illegal Israel Settlers Attacks Palestinian In Their Olive Orchards

October 14, 2019 10:53 AM IMEMC News

An armed illegal fanatic Israeli settlers attacked, Monday, many Palestinians while picking their olive trees, in their orchards, in Shoufa village, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem.

Tahseen Hamed, a local nonviolent activist, and a farmer in Shoufa, said an armed colonialist settler from Avnei Hefetz illegal colony, which was built on private Palestinian lands, invaded an olive orchard and attacked Mahmoud Abdul-Karim Droubi, along with his brothers, while picking their olive trees.

Hamed added that the assailant also threatened to shoot them if they do not leave their olive orchards.

The Israeli assailant also brought dogs with him and forced the Palestinians out of their lands.

Such attacks and violations are frequent every year, especially during the olive harvest season, as the colonists also cut and uproot trees, in addition to burning them or flooding them with wastewater mixed with chemicals.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Jerusalem Governor, Fateh Secretary, In Jerusalem

October 14, 2019 10:17 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith, and Fateh Secretary in the city, Shadi Mitwer, from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem.

Media sources said the soldiers stormed and ransacked the home of Shadi Mitwer, and assaulted him in front of his family, before abducting him.

They added that the soldiers also abducted Jerusalem governor, Adnan Gheith, from his home, in Silwan town, after violently searching it.

Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud, of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, said an Israelli court has refused to release teh two officials, and added that they will be sent to court, likely today.

He added that the Israeli Proscution is demanding holding them captive “for exercising sovereignty in Jerusalem.”

It is worth mentioning that both political officials have been repeatedly abducted and imprisoned by the army, as part of Israel’s ongoing violations against Palestinian officials, activists, and institutions in occupied Jerusalem.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Elderly Man near Bethlehem

October 13, 2019 3:59 PM IMEMC News & Agencies

Illegal Israeli settlers, today, assaulted an elderly Palestinian man as he tried to prevent them from stealing olives in the village of Jaba’a, to the south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.

Hasan Breijieh, a local anti-settlement activist, told WAFA that settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Bat Ayin assaulted Fadel Hamdan, a man in his 70s, as he confronted them for stealing an olive harvest which belongs to local Palestinian villages.

The elderly was moved to the Beit Jala hospital, where his condition was reported to be moderate.

Detainee On Hunger Strike For 82nd Day Suffers Serious Health Condition

October 13, 2019 2:46 PM IMEMC News

The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported, on Sunday morning, that a hunger-striking detainee in an Israeli prison, identified as Ismael Ahmad Ali, 30, from Abu Dis town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, is suffering a very serious health condition after 82 days of the hunger strike.

In a statement, the Committee said that the detainee now suffers from a severe drop in his heartbeats, in addition to losing approximately %25 of his body weight.

It added that Ali also suffers from constant pain in various parts of his body and is unable to move his legs or arms.

It is worth mentioning that the detainee was previously moved to an Israeli medical center due to his bad health condition, however, he was transferred to Nitzan prison, in Ramla, where he is currently held in solitary confinement.

The soldiers are constantly invading and searching his cell, in addition to cuffing his hands and legs to his bed under the pretext of “posing danger to them,” despite his bad health condition and inability to move.

It is worth mentioning that the Commission filed an appeal against the ongoing arbitrary Administrative Detention or the detainee, holding him captive without charges or trial, and added that a court hearing was scheduled for October 24th.

It is worth mentioning that the detainee was taken prisoner on January 12th, 2019, just one day before his wedding. He was also frequently abducted and imprisoned by Israel prior to his current detention.

Five other detainees are also ongoing with the hunger strike, protesting being held under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders.

The Israeli Occupation Government Approves The Construction Of 251 Illegal Colonialist Units In Bethlehem

October 13, 2019 2:19 PM IMEMC News

The so-called “Civil Administration Office,” the administrative branch of Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank, has approved the construction of 251 additional units in illegal colonies in Bethlehem governorate, south of occupied Jerusalem.

Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, said the Israeli “Planning and Construction Council,” and the Gush Etzion Regional Council of Settlements, have approved two plans to build 251 units.

He said that 146 units are planned to be built in Gush Etzion Bloc, south of Bethlehem, and 105 in Kfar Eldad, east of the city.

Furthermore, Israeli soldiers confiscated dozens of Dunams of Palestinian lands, in Basin #4, of Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem, to expand the illegal Elon Shvut colony.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Seventeen Palestinians In West Bank

October 13, 2019 1:57 PM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, seventeen Palestinians, including a father and his daughter, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes across the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, causing damage, before abducting at least seventeen Palestinians.

It added that ten of the abducted residents are from the al-‘Isawiya town, in Jerusalem.

They have been identified as Khaled Mustafa, Mohammad Ibrahim Darwish, Adam Shafiq Obeid, Mohammad Marwan Obeid, Khaled Walid Obeid, Dia’ Ayman Obeid, Mo’tasem Hamza Obeid, Hatem Hasan Zomorod, and Nadim Safadi, Firas Zghayyar.

Another Palestinian, identified as Wahid Shabana, was abducted from his home in the at-Tour neighborhood, in Jerusalem.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a Palestinian father, identified as Yahia Ali Manasra, 46, and his daughter, Mariam, 20, from their home in Bani Neim town, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Zaher Amer Barakat, 27, and Yazan Taiseer Abdul-Dayim, 21.

In addition, the soldiers abducted Hamza Monir, from his home in Sinjil town, northeast of Ramallah, in central West Bank.

In Ramallah city, the soldiers invaded the at-Tira neighborhood, west of the city, and fired a barrage of gas bombs at Palestinian protesters; dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.

The soldiers also fired gas bombs at Palestinian protesters, near the main entrance of Surda village, north of Ramallah.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Puncture Tires Write Racist Graffiti In Salfit

October 13, 2019 12:00 PM IMEMC News

A group of fanatic illegal Israeli settlers infiltrated, on Sunday at dawn, into Marda Palestinian village, north of Salfit in central West Bank, and punctured the tires of many Palestinian cars in addition to writing racist graffiti.

Deputy-head of Marda Local Council, Dr. Monif al-Khoffash, said the colonists wrote racist graffiti on the walls of many Palestinian homes in the northern part of the village.

He added that the assailants also punctured the tires of cars, owned by Shawqi Abu Bakr, Mohammad Ebdah, Zahi Mansour and Mohannad Mansour.

Al-Khoffash stated that the attack is one of the numerous assaults and violations by the illegal colonists.

He also said that the residents in the village live in an open-air prison in their own community, after Israel surrounded it with a fence, and installed gates on its two main entrances, several years ago.

Six Palestinian Prisoners Continue Long-Term Hunger Strike

October 13, 2019 12:13 AM IMEMC News

Six Palestinian political prisoners being held without charges in Israeli prisons have announced the continuation of their long-term hunger strikes until their demands are met — including one prisoner who has refused all food for 91 straight days, another who has been on strike for 81 days, and a third who has been on hunger strike for 74 days.

The hunger strike is meant to challenge the Israeli practice of “administrative detention”, which means holding Palestinian prisoners without charges for renewable six-month terms.

The hunger-striking prisoners are suffering from difficult health conditions that have reached the stage of danger to their lives, especially the one who has exceeded three months of strike.

The striking prisoners are: Ahmed Abdel Karim Ghannam (42 years), from Dura south of Hebron, who has been on hunger strike for 91 days in a row.

The prisoner Ismail Ahmed Ali (30 years) from the village of Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem, has been on hunger strike for 81 days.

The leader of the Islamic Jihad movement Tariq Hussein Qadan (46 years) from the town of Araba south of Jenin, has been on hunger strike for 74 days.

In addition to these three prisoners, an additional three prisoners joined the hunger strike 19 days ago, and all three remain on hunger strike after 19 days.

Ahmed Zahran (42 years), from the town of Deir Abu Mashaal in the governorate of Ramallah, has been on strike for 19 days, Musab Tawfiq al-Hindi (28 years) from the village of Tal district of Nablus has been on hunger strike for 19 days, and the prisoner Heba Ahmed Abdel Baqi Al-Labadi (24 years), has also been on strike for 19 days.

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention are often subjected to harsh interrogation and conditions, and those under administrative detention are not given access to judges, courts or lawyers.

The protesting prisoners are challenging the conditions of their imprisonment, and the fact that they are being held without charges.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians Picking Their Olive Trees In Burin

October 12, 2019 10:54 AM IMEMC News

A group of fanatic illegal Israeli settlers attacked, Saturday, Palestinian farmers while picking their own olive trees in their orchards, in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the assailants came from Yitzhar colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, south of Nablus.

Daghlas added that the colonists attacked the residents on Palestinian olive orchards, in the southeastern area of Burin village.

Two days ago, the colonists invaded Palestinian orchards in Khallet Qitta area, in Burin, and stole olive harvest, on orchards owned by Ali Eid.

On Friday evening, the colonists attacked Palestinian villagers while picking their olive trees in Tal village, southwest of Nablus, and injured one man.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians, Including A Young Woman

October 12, 2019 5:07 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Friday evening, four Palestinians, including a young woman and two children, in Qalqilia, Nablus, and Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers abducted Yousef Barrouq al-Aqra’. 18, after stopping him near the northern road of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.

In addition, the soldiers abducted a young woman, identified as Mais Hanatsha, a student at Birzeit University, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after summoning her for interrogation.

The soldiers also abducted two children, identified as Mohammad Ahmad Hanani and Aref Nathir Hanani, in the al-Khirba neighborhood in Beit Forik town, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

In related news, the soldiers detained a young man, identified as Islam Mazen Eshteyya, after firing live rounds at him while driving his agricultural tractor near Beit Forik military roadblock, and released him shortly afterward.

Furthermore, the soldiers closed Ennab military roadblock, east of Qalqilia, and started searching Palestinian cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers and interrogating them.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Picking Their Olive Trees Near Nablus, Injure One

October 12, 2019 4:34 AM IMEMC News

Fanatic illegal Israeli settlers attacked, on Friday evening, Palestinian villagers while picking their olive trees in their own orchards, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, wounding one man.

Media sources in Nablus said the assailants came from the illegal Gilad Zohar colony, which was built on stolen Palestinian lands.

They added that the colonists assaulted the Palestinians in Tal village, wounding a man, identified as Issa Hamed Saleh Ramadan, 55.

Medical sources said the wounded man was moved to a hospital in Nablus, suffering a fracture in his right arm.

In related news, a group of illegal settlers attacked, on Friday evening, many Palestinian cars on the main road linking between the northern West Bank districts of Qalqilia and Nablus, causing damage.

The attacks are part of ongoing violations carried out by the colonists against the Palestinians, their homes, lands and cars, and even against their holy sites in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Cars Near Qalqilia

October 12, 2019 4:19 AM IMEMC News

A group of fanatic illegal Israeli settlers attacked, on Friday evening, many Palestinian cars on the main road linking between the northern West Bank districts of Qalqilia and Nablus.

Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the attack took place near Jinsafut village, east of Qalqilia.

Daghlas added that the colonists hurled stones at many Palestinian cars, causing damage to several vehicles.

The attack is part of ongoing violations carried out by the colonists against the Palestinians, their homes, lands and cars, and even against their holy sites in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

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