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Israel bombs Gaza on the eve of Eid ul-Fitr – the second attack since peace talks resumed

Posted on: September 10, 2010
Palestinians walking along the edge of the bomb crater in Gaza City - Photo: Tilde de Wandel

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10 September 2010

Gaza City, GAZA STRIP

The Israeli military carried out air strikes on three regions of the Gaza Strip late last night, as inhabitants were preparing to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end the holy month of Ramadan that starts today. It constitute the second missile attack by Israel on Gaza since negotiations resumed on 2 September 2010.

Just before 11PM (midnight Israeli time) last night (9 Sept. 2010) Israel dropped two missiles on Gaza City, three on Rafah, one on Beit Hanoun and a further missile on … Continue reading


Updated on September 10, 2010
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Live ammunition used on demonstrators in Gaza who move a section of the buffer-zone fence

Posted on: August 18, 2010
Live ammunition used on demonstrators in Gaza who move a section of the buffer-zone fence

18 August 2010 | ISM Gaza

On Tuesday morning a demonstration in Gaza by Palestinian activists from Local Initiative Beit Hanoun, with four International Solidarity Movement volunteers and other international activists and journalists was met with live ammunition fired by the Israeli army.

Soldiers opened fire on protestors in the buffer zone in Beit Hanoun, near to the Erez crossing but the demonstration succeeded in moving a section of the barbed wire fence dividing land on the Gazan side of the border.

Saber Al Za’anin lead the chanting against the occupation, siege and attacks … Continue reading


Updated on August 25, 2010
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Two dead and four children injured in Israeli nail bomb attack in Beit Hanoun, Gaza

Posted on: July 22, 2010
Sammah El-Massry, 9, critically injured in hospital

By ISM Gaza | 22 July 2010

“She came in through and it wasn’t clear she was injured. Suddenly a lot of blood came from her nose and she vomited. All of the family saw this – her little brothers were very scared. She had just been playing in the front of the house.”

This is a mother describing to us her daughter, 9-year-old Sammah as she came in to her home at 4pm after the Israeli army reportedly … Continue reading


Updated on July 29, 2010
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“Together we can end this occupation”

Posted on: January 29, 2010
Saber Zanin volunteering in an orchard.

Jody McIntyre | The Electronic Intifada

29 January 2010

The Israeli military recently dropped hundreds of leaflets warning Palestinian residents from the village of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip not to travel within 300 meters of the border – the distance of Israel’s so-called “buffer zone.” In response, local activists marched to and nonviolently demonstrated inside the “buffer zone” against the illegal action. The Electronic Intifada contributor Jody McIntyre recently spoke with demonstration organizer Saber Zanin.

Jody McIntyre: Can you tell us about yourself?

Saber Zanin: My name is Saber … Continue reading


Updated on January 31, 2010
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Beit Hannoun demonstrates to reclaim their land

Posted on: January 18, 2010
Gazans demonstrate against the siege in Beit Hanoun

ISM Gaza

18 January 2010

Today the 18th January 2010 four International Solidarity Movement activists participated in a demonstration to reclaim Palestinian Land in Beit Hannoun, northern Gaza. The demonstration was organized by the Local Initiative Beit Hannoun Group and around 15 activists attended. Activists gathered in front of the Agricultural University College which now lays in rubble after it was bombed during operation Cast Lead.

Activists then walked towards the border chanting “the occupation must stop” and “open Gaza’s borders” along the way. The … Continue reading


Updated on January 18, 2010
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Israeli forces shoot at Gaza bird-catchers, farmers

Posted on: November 21, 2009
Farmer Mahmoud Mohammed Shawish Zaneen was shot in both his legs while planting wheat east of Beit Hanoun. (Eva Bartlett)

Eva Bartlett | The Electronic Intifada

20 November 2009

On 15 November at 8:30am, a number of young men went as usual to the land near Gaza’s northern border with Israel planning to catch birds. Amjad Hassanain, 27, was among the bird-catchers hunting near the border fence when Israeli soldiers began shooting.

The shots which missed the other bird-catchers hit Hassanain, grazing his shoulder. Cameraman Abdul Rahman Hussain, filming in the vicinity, reports … Continue reading


Updated on November 21, 2009
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Resisting through education

Posted on: November 16, 2009
"The day I graduated from university was the best day of my life," says Ahmed from Beit Hanoun. (Marryam Haleem)

Marryam Haleem | The Electronic Intifada

16 November 2009

Marryam Haleem writing from Beit Hanoun, occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine

“That was the happiest day of my life,” Ahmad explained, “I was freed that day.”

“Come on,” I laughed as we walked down the dusty Gaza street, the Mediterranean sun beating down hard on our faces. “It couldn’t have been that bad. I mean, we all dislike school … Continue reading


Updated on November 19, 2009
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IOF willfully kill a child in Beit Hanoun town, northern Gaza

Posted on: September 7, 2009

Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)

6 September 2009

On Friday afternoon, 4 September 2009, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed a 14-year-old child, Ghazi al-Za’anin, in Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip. IOF troops shot the child from close range, while he was walking with his family. This child was the second to be killed by IOF in less than a week.

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) investigations, and eye-witness testimony, indicates that, at approximately 13:40 on Friday, 4 September 2009, Maher Ghazi al-Za’anin drove his four children, including Ghazi, 14, to their farm, 500 meters … Continue reading


Updated on April 22, 2011
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Israeli forces fire at Gazan farmers

Posted on: April 25, 2009

ISM Gaza | Farming Under Fire

17 April 2009

On Friday 17th of April a group of Palestinian activists of the Beit Hanoun Local Initiative, international activists of ISM Gaza Strip and FGM and journalists went to accompany Palestinian farmers to harvest their crops in Beit Hanoun, close to the Green Line.

As soon as they begun to work, Israeli troops start to shoot from nearby military bases and vehicles. As the shooting was becoming more intense and close to the group of Palestinians … Continue reading


Updated on April 27, 2009
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They Will Not Go Down: Celebrating Life and Land Day

Posted on: April 3, 2009
Land Day in Gaza

Eva Bartlett | In Gaza

31 March 2009

Less than two months have passed since the end of Israel’s grisly war on Gaza. Not a house has been re-built (there is no cement; Israel continues to ban its entry into Gaza), thousands are displaced or sheltering in an overcrowded relative’s house or renting a scarcely-available apartment. The aid has stockpiled on the other side of crossings into Gaza, many trucks being sent back or expired. And the pain of loss, let alone of seeing family members -children, siblings, parents-burned by white phosphorous, being murdered or left to bleed to death … Continue reading


Updated on April 3, 2009
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