Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Invasions, Injuries, Kidnapping, Illegal Settlements, Blockade, Siege, Denying Health Care, on July 14, 2008

Israeli occupation forces storm village near Jenin

Date: 14 / 07 / 2008 Time: 13:31
Jenin - Ma’an -

Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Kafr Dan, west of the city of Jenin, searching a number of buildings overnight, witnesses reported on Monday.

Residents of the town told Ma'an that Israeli occupation forces conducted house-to-house raids from 1am to 5:30am.

Al-Khudari: Israeli blockade affecting education in Gaza

Date: 14 / 07 / 2008 Time: 12:30
Gaza – Ma'an -

The Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip is affecting education in the Gaza Strip, Chairman of the Popular Committee For Countering the Gaza siege blockade and deputy in the Legislative Council Jamal Al-Khudari said on Sunday.

In a speech at a school graduation ceremony in the Gaza Strip, Khudari said that Israeli restrictions has meant that students have been unable to get to their universities.

However, he said that in spite of the restictions, universities in the Palestinian territories were preparing for the new academic year.

"Despite all the difficulties imposed by the Israelis universities have been able to develop programs, plans and teaching methods to accommodate the new students and to resist the blockade," Al-Khudari added.

Palestinian injured by Israeli fire, near Dair Al-Balah

Date: 14 / 07 / 2008 Time: 12:10
Gaza – Ma'an –

A Palestinian was shot by Israeli occupation soldiers, near Dair Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on Monday morning.

The Israeli authorities informed their Palestinian counterparts that soldiers opened fire on a Palestinian man, who was ten meters away from the border near the Kisufim crossing, east of Dair Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

Palestinian security sources say that coordination is ongoing to transfer the injured man to hospital. His identity is not yet known. It is also still unclear whether he is still alive.

Illegal Israeli settlers invade park in Beit Sahour, assault IMEMC Staff

Monday July 14, 2008 21:24 by IMEMC Staff

At least 150 illegal Israeli settlers invaded the local park at Esh Al-Ghurab in Beit Sahour and laid claim to the place, then held a barbecue at the location.

Armed settlers arrived at the place, which is an evacuated military base owned by people and municipality of Beit Sahour Monday evening and brought with them barbecue grills and said they want to camp there for few days.

As IMEMC reporter Ghassan Bannoura and photographer Rami Rishmawi approached the site, settlers started pushing them away although it was obvious that they are journalists.

According to Bannoura, Israeli occupation soldiers who accompanied the settlers intervened later and stopped the settlers assault.

This is not the first time the settlers attempt to colonize this site. The first time they came on May 15, 2008 while Palestinians were commemorating the 60 anniversary of the 1948 Nakba when around 800 thousand Palestinians were expelled from their land and the state of Israel was incepted.

Esh Al-Ghurab was a Jordanian military base occupied by the Israeli army since 1967. In 2006, the army decided to evacuate the base unilaterally.

The municipality of Beit Sahour immediately started to renovate the site and built gardens and play fields for Palestinian children to play. Additionally, there is a plan for a hospital to be built on the site as well, and the corner stone is already placed.

At the nearby municipality gardens international and locals gathered for the last night of a local festival called Al Faqous Fest. The internationals along with locals are planning to stay to protect the local community and the gardens from the settlers who have gathered nearby.

The Israeli occupation army invades Nablus's City mall and kidnaps five Palestinians

Monday July 14, 2008 11:00 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

Local sources reported that dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday at dawn, and raided the city mall kidnapping five Palestinians.

Locals reported that the Israeli occupation army invaded the mall at about 4:00a.m. And crashed the main entrance and ruined some of the shops. Locals also reported that the Israeli army announced that mall a closed area and banned anyone from getting in or out. Moreover official security sources reported that the Israeli army kidnapped five civilians from the city after ransacking several houses north of the city at dawn.

The kidnapped Palestinians are: Ahmad Khandur, Yusuf Habush, Ahmad Munder, Abdullah Aldimbati and Musa al Tanbur.

Death toll 208 as three more patients die in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli siege

Monday July 14, 2008 14:25 by Rula shahwan - IMEMC News

Medical sources reported that the number of patients who died due to the Israeli siege on the Gaza strip reached 208 as three patients were announced dead on Monday morning.

Medical sources reported that Latifa Kafina died on Monday morning of leukemia. she couldn’t get the permission to leave the Gaza Strip and get treatment.

The patient's family reported that they tried for over ten days to get permission, but they got it only after she was dead. Moreover sources in Gaza reported that 36 year old Suhaila Abu Huwaishel died of cancer on Monday after being banned to leave the Gaza strip to outer hospitals for medical treatment.

In addition Ahmad Abu Ajwa, an old man with diabetes, was pronounced dead on Monday for being unable to get life saving medical treatment out of The Gaza strip because the army banned him from getting the permission.

The Israeli occupation army intends to turn a military base in Hebron into an illegal Israeli settlement

Monday July 14, 2008 15:03 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

Local sources reported on Sunday night that the Israeli army expanded one of the military bases in the northern West Bank city of Hebron, as it added a number of mobile houses into the area.

Eye witnesses reported that they saw Israeli vehicles carrying mobile houses into the military base which is located in between two illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank city of Hebron. This military base seems that it will turn into a new illegal Israeli settlement.

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