Category: Hebron
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ACT NOW ! Put an end to the ‘Closed Military Zone’ in Tel Rumeida and Shuhada Street, Hebron
11th January 2016 | Action Alert last updated 21st January 2016 *** Arabic version below *** The undersigned organisations are calling on the international community to take immediate action regarding the continuous closure of the Tel Rumeida neighborhood and the part of Shuhada Street that has remained accessible to Palestinian residents since the Ibrahimi…
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Ziad Jaber school marks start of winter holidays after another semester under occupation
10th January 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine On Wednesday, 6th January 2016, schools in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) marked the start of the winter holiday by handing out certificates to the students and giving awards to the best students. At Ziad Jaber elementary boys school, school started at 9 o’clock with a ceremony…
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Israeli Forces Raid Girls’ School in Occupied Hebron
8th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine In the afternoon of 5 January 2015 Israeli Forces raided Al Faihaa elementary school for girls in occupied Al-Khalil (Hebron). Children were not in school at the time, only teachers were present. The team of around 8 soldiers entered in order to…
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Photo story: newly expanded Shuhada checkpoint is even more difficult to traverse
January 6th 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | al-Khalil, occupied Palestine At the end of December Israeli forces re-opened the newly expanded Shuhada checkpoint in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). The checkpoint had been closed since December 7th, when Israeli forces had declared they would be conducting “renovations” for a then-unknown period of time. Officially known as Checkpoint 56,…
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Palestinian families deeply concerned about the safety of their children
The three boys – Awne Abu Shamsiyye (16 years of age), Moataz Irfaiie (17 years of age) and Nizzar Salhab (16 years of age)- who were shot on their way home on the evening of the 1st of December have since then been harassed by Israeli forces and their families have been left in the…
