Category: Hebron
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Israeli forces use excessive violence on peaceful demonstration in Hebron
20th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On 20th February 2016, the Hebron Defence Committee, the Human Rights Defenders Group and other popular struggle committees organised a demonstration under the motto ‘Dismantle the Ghetto, take the settlers out of Hebron’ in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Israeli forces attacked the peaceful…
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Youth Against Settlements holds press conference in front of Shuhada Street checkpoint to announce 2016 Open Shuhada Street campaign
20th February 2016 | Youth Against Settlements | Hebron, occupied Palestine Youth Against Settlements held a press conference in front of the Shuhada Street checkpoint to announce the beginning of the Open Shuhada Street Campaign. Over a hundred people attended. Palestinian TV, AL-Quds TV, and other local and international media organizations were present. Youth Against…
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Palestinians aggressively harassed by Israeli forces on their way to prayer
19th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On 19th February 2016, as Palestinians were on their way to the Friday prayer in Ibrahimi Mosque in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces stopped, delayed, body-searched and harassed them. Like every Friday, Palestinian men, women and children made their way through the…
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Children living in closed military zone enjoy day of fun under the shadow of the occupation
13th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On February 13th 2016 Youth Against Settlements in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) organised a children’s activity in front of Shuhada Street checkpoint. Around 50 children from the neighbourhoods located on the H2 (entirely Israeli military-controlled) side of the checkpoint – Tel Rumeida and…
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Intimidating military patrol of Palestinian market
9th February 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Tuesday, 9th February 2016, Israeli forces patrolled the Palestinian market in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), harassing and intimidating residents. A group of soldiers marched through the souq, the main Palestinian market since the closure of Shuhada Street for Palestinians after the Ibrahimi mosque…