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Israel begins expanding settlement in Jenin

Posted on: October 16, 2010

Saturday, October 16th, 2010 | Ma’an News Agency

JENIN (Ma’an) — Israel began large-scale digging works on Saturday in preparation for the expansion of an illegal settlement in the northern West Bank district of Jenin.

Residents of the Ya’bad village, on which the Shaqed settlement is built, said bulldozers entered on Saturday and began razing village land to make way for several new housing units.

The expansion follows the expiration of a partial settlement moratorium in the West Bank last month, which the US and EU urged Israel to prolong in a bid to save flailing peace talks from collapse over settlement … Continue reading


Updated on October 23, 2010
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“They killed him because he was Palestinian”

Posted on: October 18, 2009

Jody McIntyre | Electronic Intifada

14 October 2009

On 30 September 2009 at 11am, 17-year-old Fuad Mahmoud Nayif Turkman was standing outside his school in the village of Yabad, when he was run over by an Israeli military jeep. Yabad is located in the occupied West Bank, near the city of Jenin. An Israeli military spokesperson later claimed that “hundreds” of Palestinians were “rioting” in the area, and that the jeep had experienced “mechanical difficulties.” However, eyewitnesses from the scene say that the students were doing nothing of the sort. Jody McIntyre spoke with Fuad’s father, Mahmoud Turkman, and his 12-year-old … Continue reading


Updated on October 18, 2009
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth in Yabad

Posted on: October 3, 2009

3 October 2009

On Wednesday, 30 September 2009, the Israeli army murdered a Palestinian youth outside his school, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam high school in Yabad village, west of Jenin. This school had been closed from 2001-2006.

Around 11:35am, a military jeep with the license plate number 655474 left the main road to turn into the access road to the school where a group of male students gathered close to the main entrance of the school. The jeep was driving at a fast speed and targeted Foad Mahmoud Naiyf Turkuman (age 17) who was crouching down close to a small concrete … Continue reading


Updated on October 4, 2009
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IDF jeep hits, kills Palestinian youth

Posted on: October 1, 2009

Efrat Weiss | YNet News
30 September 2009
A 17-year-old Palestinian high school student was injured after being hit by an IDF jeep in the village of Yabed near Jenin, and died shortly later of his wounds.
The IDF said the youth was injured during a riot in the area, but his relatives claim he was intentionally run over.
The IDF said the incident occurred during a routine tour of soldiers and representatives of the Mekorot water company, meant to improve the infrastructure in the village.
A violent riot reportedly broke out, and residents began throwing stones at the force. The military vehicle … Continue reading


Updated on October 1, 2009
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Palestinian youth run over by Israeli military jeep outside school in Jenin-area village

Posted on: September 30, 2009

For Immediate Release:

30 September 2009: Palestinian youth run over by Israeli military jeep outside school in Jenin-area village.

At around 11am, Foad Mahmoud Naiyf Turkman, 17 years of age, was run over by a military jeep as he was standing outside of his high school.

Witnesses say that the students had finished school and were gathered outside Izz ad-Din al-Qassam high school in Yabad village, west of Jenin.

According to the uncle of Turkman, Mohammad Naiyf, who is a teacher in the school and witnessed the event,
“The jeep was driving fast towards a group of students. Foad was run over, the jeep backed … Continue reading


Updated on September 30, 2009
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