Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Injuring, Kidnapping, Attacking Innocent Civilians, on July 25, 2008

Woman detained at Al-Aghwar checkpoint for possession of knife

Date: 25 / 07 / 2008 Time: 15:31
Bethlehem – Ma'an -

Israeli occupation forces at Al-Aghwar checkpoint in the Jordan Valley detained a Palestinian woman on Friday accusing her of the possession of a knife with the intention of attacking a soldier.

She has been transferred to an interrogation unit. This arrest follows a similar incident on Thursday near Jenin, where a female doctor was detained for carrying a vegetable knife in her car.

Doctor kidnapped for possession of a vegetable knife

Date: 24 / 07 / 2008 Time: 17:00
Jenin – Ma'an -

A Palestinian doctor was kidnapped and detained by Israeli occupation forces for a whole day on Wednesday for the possession of a knife used for the preparation of vegetables in Barta'a village, southwest of Jenin.

The doctor, Abla Al-Farri, told her story to Ma'an, saying, "I was heading to my job at the Medical Center in Barta'a village, but when I arrived at the village gate I was stopped by the Israeli forces and they searched the car and found a vegetable knife so they kept me for the whole day and for a complete inspection process."

"I was taken to a room where an Israeli occupation soldier forced me to take off some of my clothes, and then took me to an electronic inspection small room where I was forced to stay for 3 hours. She asked me so many questions that I now have no recollection of the incident," She added.

The soldiers then turned their attention to the car and removed the seats and even inspected the motor. This search lasted for a further three hours and Al-Farri was held so long that she had to sleep at the gate because it was so late.

Tawfiq Kabaha director of medical center of Barta’a condemned the soldier's actions and added that Israeli forces are escalating the abuse of civilians at the Barta’a gate.

He appealed to human rights organisations to intervene in order to ease the suffering of Barta’a’s residents and to remove the gate that isolates them from surrounding areas and has "made their lives hell".

Israeli occupation forces arrest ten in Bethlehem, Nablus and Jenin

Date: 25 / 07 / 2008 Time: 10:07
Bethlehem – Ma'an -

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped ten Palestinians from cities across the West Bank after they raiding houses in the early hours of Friday morning.

Israeli sources said that of the ten men detained three were from Bethlehem, three from Jenin and four from Nablus. All of those kidnapped have been transferred to interrogation centers for questioning.

Included in those arrested in Bethlehem were Mohammed Shehadeh and Ahmed Al-Balbol, both 18, who are both the sons of assassinated activists.

These kidnappings come as part of an ongoing campaign of raids and arrests by Israeli forces, which have seen Nablus targeted in particular. Over the last few weeks a large number of Nablus citizens have been arrested and important commercial centers shut down. Negotiations are currently being held between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israeli military commanders in an attempt to resolve the situation in the city.

Twelve Palestinians injured in Ni'lin anti wall protest

Date: 24 / 07 / 2008 Time: 21:49
Ramallah – Ma'an –

Twelve Palestinians were injured with rubber coated metal bullets and dozens inhaled tear gas after being attacked by Israeli occupation soldiers during a peaceful demonstration in protest of the construction of a section of the separation wall near the village of Ni'lin.

Mohamad Surur, member of the committee against the wall said that Israeli occupation soldiers surprised protestors and showered them with rubber coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters before they even reached the current construction site of the wall.

Mohamad Hasan Nafe', Hamed 'Ameerah, and children identified as Mohamad Ahmad 'Ameerah and A'qel Srur, all residents of Ni'lin, were all injured with the rubber coated bullets. Surur added that Israeli soldiers attacked many demonstrators with batons and the bottom of their rifles.

Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village south of Nablus

Date: 24 / 07 / 2008 Time: 21:36
Bethlehem – Ma'an –

More than one hundred illegal Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Yizhar south of Nablus attacked Wednesday evening the nearby village of Burin in protest of the Israeli army attempt to remove a trailer that was illegally installed by the settlers earlier that week.

Israeli media sources said that the settlers unleashed their anger on the Palestinian villagers, by blocking the road to the village with burning tires, and throwing stones at them and their homes throughout the day.

One of the residents of the village said that the settlers threw stones at village homes and caused damages to the residents' vehicles. While this was going on, he said, a large number of Israeli policemen were trying to control them.

30 Illegal Israeli settlers invade the local park of Esh Ghrab in Beit Sahour

Friday July 25, 2008 13:04 by Ghada Salsaa - IMEMC News

30 illegal Israeli settlers invaded Esh Al-Ghurab Park in the town of Beit Sahour nearby Bethlehem on Friday midday.

IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura from the scene reported that 30 Israeli settlers accompanied by 20 Israeli soldiers arrived at the old military base in Esh Al-Ghurab and prevented journalists and internationals from entering the area. An armed Israeli settler tried to attack journalists and internationals and the Israeli soldiers did not intervene.

Later on, the Israeli occupation soldiers forced the settlers out of the park and prevented the internationals from entering the old military base.

The Israeli occupation soldiers placed a line dividing the park and announced the area a closed military zone. They threatened to shoot anyone who crossed the line.

The illegal Israeli settlers had previously planned to attend a group breakfast at the park. This park has been attacked by illegal Israeli settlers repeatedly during the past 3 weeks.

The Israeli occupation army kidnaps two Palestinians in Jenin city

Friday July 25, 2008 12:00 by Ghada Salsaa - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded Jenin city and Muthalath al-Shuhada' village on Friday at dawn, kidnapping two Palestinians.

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation army invaded Jenin city twice on Friday. First they shot gun fire and sound bombs, then kidnapped Mu'taz as-Salfene, 20.

In the second instance illegal Israeli settlers, accompanied by Israeli occupation military vehicles, blockaded a café in the village and kidnapped Yousuf Ali Asa'os, 23.

The Israeli occupation army invades two refugee camps, kidnaps 3 civilians in Nablus city

Friday July 25, 2008 11:12 by Ghada Salsaa - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, and kidnapped three civilians.

The Israeli occupation army invaded Askar and Balata refugee camps, and Fureek village located in eastern Nablus, according to local sources.

The sources stated that the the names of the kidnapped civilians in Balata refugee camp are, Ali Sroje, Murad Abu Slaid, and Mu'een Mansour. The Israeli occupation army took them to an unknown detention camp.

The Israeli occupation army confiscates bulldozers and equipment from stone quarries in Bethlehem

Thursday July 24, 2008 15:14 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded Faggar village in the southern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday midday and confiscated equipment from 45 stone quarries in the area.

Local sources reported that a number of Israeli occupation military vehicles accompanied by Israeli trucks invaded the industrial zone. After having searched and ransacked the area, they confiscated equipment and a number of bulldozers at an estimated worth of several millions of dollars.

Locals added that stone quarries are considered a source of livelihood for many Palestinians and called for humanitarian institutions to interfere immediately, noting that this is not the first time an attack of this kind has occurred.

Illegal Israeli settlers attack village in Nablus City district

Thursday July 24, 2008 12:57 by Ghada Salsaa - IMEMC News

Armed illegal Israeli settlers attacked the village of Boreen, south of the West Bank city of Nablus.

The settlers entered the village of Boreen in eight cars, destroying electric wires which led to the curtailment of electricity in the area, reported eyewitnesses. Israeli occupation soldiers protected the settlers allowing them to continue the destruction of wires. Israeli occupation troops also allowed the armed settlers to fire at random.

The Israeli occupation army invades Al Manya village in Bethlehem and kidnaps a civilian

Thursday July 24, 2008 14:58 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded Al Maniya village in the southeastern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday midday and kidnapped a civilian.

6 Israeli military vehicles invaded the village and imposed a closure lasting a couple of hours. Israeli troops searched and ransacked several houses forcing civilians out of their homes according to local sources.

The troops kidnapped Nawaf Abu Nur, 44, after damaging his residence.

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