Buffer zone

Palestinian farmer injured by Israeli army fire

Posted on: June 17, 2013

Muhareb Abu Omar, 48 (Photo: Rosa Schiano)

17th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine

Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013, Muhareb Abu Omar, a Palestinian farmer aged 48, was wounded by Israeli army fire in the Deir El Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip.

Omar was irrigating his land in the village of Wadi As-Salqa, 600 meters from the barrier that separates Israel from the Gaza Strip.

Muhareb Abu Omar, 48 (Photo: Rosa Schiano)

Omar reported that Israeli jeeps moved along the border while he was working. Suddenly, after … Continue reading

Updated on June 18, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Buffer zone, Deir Al- Balah, Farmers, Gaza, Live ammunition, Wadi As-Salqa

Video: Farming in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip

Posted on: June 14, 2013

14th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gal·la | Gaza, Occupied Palestine

Saber Al-Zaneen, coordinator of farmers in Beit Hanoun (north Gaza Strip), explains how difficult it is for farmers to work in that area, the disproportional violence they have to face daily and the danger they are exposed to with no reason.

Updated on June 14, 2013
Posted under: Video
Tags: Beit Hanoun, Buffer zone, Farmers, Gaza

Man wounded by Israeli gunfire in the southern Gaza Strip

Posted on: June 11, 2013

Amer Abu Hadayed, 20 years, hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the European hospital (Photo: Rosa Schiano)

11th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine
On the morning of Monday, 10th June, a Palestinian man was injured by Israeli army fire while working in the area of Sufa, southern Gaza Strip, near the barrier with Israel.

Amer Abu Hadayed, 20 years, hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the European hospital (Photo by Rosa Schiano)
Hadayed Abu Amer, 20, was picking up rocks and … Continue reading

Updated on June 13, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Buffer zone, Gaza, Khan Younis, Live ammunition

Journal: Palestinian farmer wounded by Israeli army fire

Posted on: June 7, 2013

7th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine

Sunday morning a young Palestinian farmer was wounded by Israeli army fire in an area called Abu Safiyeh, East of Jabalia, in the Northern Gaza Strip.

The young man, Ahmad Hamdan, 21, was rushed to the hospital Kamal Odwan. We went to visit him in the hospital where we met some of his family members.
According to his uncle Eyad Hamdan, at around 6:00 am on Sunday, June 2, Ahmad was going to pick watermelons along with four or five other workers. Ahmad’s family does not … Continue reading

Updated on June 7, 2013
Posted under: Journals
Tags: Buffer zone, Farmers, Gaza, Jabaliya, Live ammunition

Farming in Khuza’a, Gaza Strip

Posted on: June 5, 2013

5th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gal ·la | Gaza, Occupied Palestine

Farmers are working in Gaza buffer zone under threat of Israeli soldiers, tanks, bullets, etc. This video shows the difficulty of daily life for farmers in Khuza’a, south of Gaza Strip.

Updated on June 6, 2013
Posted under: Video
Tags: Buffer zone, Farmers, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Khuza'a

Bulldozing the ceasefire

Posted on: January 22, 2013

15 — 17 January 2013 | Khuza’a, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine

At about 8.30pm on Tuesday 15th January, Israeli tanks and military bulldozers breached the border adjacent to the village of Khuza’a, east of Khan Younis and intruded inside the Gaza Strip. The incursion into Palestinian farmland continued through the night and added to the long list of Israeli ceasefire violations.

Heavy shooting was reported during the assault but fortunately there were no injuries on this occasion. Also, explosions were heard but no homes were damaged. Terrified locals contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross but were told that the Israeli military … Continue reading

Updated on January 22, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Buffer zone, Ceasefire, Farmers, Gaza, Khuza'a

Israeli forces fire on Gaza farmers and internationals in Khuza’a [Update: Video Added]

Posted on: December 12, 2012

12th December 2012 | Khuza’a, Besieged Gaza.

Gaza- Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at unarmed farmers and international activists working in Khuza’a, a small village outside of Khan Younis located near the Israeli border. At 10:30 AM, the farmers arrived and began to plough approximately 100 meters from the separation fence while internationals lined up in between the border and the farmers. They were quickly met by an Israeli military jeep and transport vehicle. An Israeli soldier issued a warning in Arabic to leave the area and then fired two … Continue reading

Updated on December 22, 2012
Posted under: Press Releases, Reports
Tags: Buffer zone, Farmers, Gaza, Khuza'a, Live ammunition

Gaza fishermen after the ceasefire [includes a video]

Posted on: December 7, 2012

6 December 2012 | Johnny Barber

On Wednesday 5th December, Gaza fishermen staged a peaceful protest in the port of Gaza City, in order to highlight the Israeli attacks on their livelihoods. They were supported by the local Fishing Union, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.

Gaza fishermen constantly face Israeli military aggression in Gazan territorial waters – just as farmers attempting to work their land in the buffer zone have been facing on a regular basis since Israel’s massive assault … Continue reading

Updated on December 9, 2012
Posted under: In the Media, Video
Tags: Buffer zone, Fishermen, Gaza

Demonstration in solidarity with Gaza fishermen on Wednesday, 5 December 2012 at Gaza port

Posted on: December 4, 2012

4 December 2012 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

A demonstration in solidarity with Gaza Fishermen is planned for Wednesday, 5 December 2012, to be held at Gaza Port at 10am.

In the period between Wednesday, 28 November, and Saturday, 1 December, at least 29 fishermen have been arrested, at least 9 fishing boats have been impounded (including a larger trawling vessel), and one boat has been destroyed. The fishermen’s reports are generally the same: they are fishing within the new 6 mile limit … Continue reading

Updated on May 17, 2013
Posted under: In the Media, Press Releases
Tags: Buffer zone, Fishermen, Gaza, Naval blockade

Gaza: Harvesting barley at Erez crossing amidst gun fire

Posted on: May 20, 2012

By Hama Waqum
19 May 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza
Ten Palestinian volunteers harvested wheat in Gaza’s northern no-go zone on Wednesday, May 16, only 350 meters from where the Israeli Apartheid wall encircles the Gaza Strip. Two weeks ago the barley was cut and gathered and on Wednesday, volunteers loaded the harvest onto donkey carts to transport it for sorting, in the face of Apache helicopters, tanks, and F-16 fighter jets.

Palestinian farmers harvesting barley near the no-go zone in Gaza despite risk of Israeli army … Continue reading