Author: ISM Media
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Peaceful demonstration in Ni’lin met with tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets
8th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ni’lin, occupied Palestine On April 7th Israeli forces repressed a demonstration in Ni’lin, during which soldiers fired tear gas and a rubber-coated steel bullet into the crowd of Palestinian protesters as well as Israeli and international activists. The demonstration began Friday afternoon after the prayer, where…
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Israeli forces threaten Palestinian families with house demolitions
7th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | al-Bireh, occupied Palestine On 5th April, 2017, Israeli forces told Abbas Qar’an and his family that their home in al-Bireh was going to be demolished. The homes of two other anti-occupation activists in the area recieved similar threats. ISM activists met with Abbas, the son of…
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Tel Rumeida faces closure by Israeli forces
6th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On April 20th, Tel Rumeida’s Palestinian residents will face the acceleration of its near total isolation in the H-2, Israeli military controlled section of occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Upon military order, Israeli forces announced the fortification of checkpoints and further land seizure, leading to…
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Israeli forces obstruct transport and installation of protective fence
6th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli forces on Tuesday evening, 4th April 2017, obstructed the transport of large materials by Palestinians on Shuhada Street in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Palestinians were carrying the large metal pieces first to Shuhada checkpoint, where just a few days before, Israeli forces…
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Jayyous lands again under threat
5th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Residents from the West Bank village of Jayyous, east of Qalqilya, endured nightly raids by Israeli forces for a week straight in early April. Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas at resident’s homes, causing some villagers to be taken for treatment to…