Category: Nablus
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An unrelenting assault on the village of Deir Istiya’s farmland
28th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Deir Istiya, Occupied Palestine The village of Deir Istiya has encountered severe disruption to its agriculture and water supply since 1990 from the Israeli authorities and nearby illegal settlements. This has culminated in the Israeli army’s planned action to uproot nearly 2500 olive trees in the…
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Demonstration against Israeli forces as invasions and arrests increase in Azzoun
28th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Azzoun, Occupied Palestine Yesterday afternoon in Azzoun village, there was a demonstration attended by more than 250 people. This protest was against the Israeli forces’ continuing night invasions, arrests, and their treatment of Palestinian prisoners. The demonstration began in the center of Azzoun at noon, hundreds of…
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Continuing harrassment of Izbat Tabib village
25th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Izbat Tabib, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, November 24th, Israeli soldiers blocked the road at the entrance to Izbat Tabib and entered the village on three separate occasions during the night, firing tear gas canisters and intimidating residents. At approximately 14:30, a military jeep carrying four soldiers set…
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10 olives trees destroyed in Bruqin
25th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Bruqin, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in the village of Bruqin, citizens found that approximately 10 olive trees had been severely damaged. The branches were cut with a saw and then pulled off by hand; this method can kill the tree if the damage is not immediately repaired. The…
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Demonstration in Ya’bad is violently repressed by Israeli forces
21st November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Ya’bad, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in the village of Ya’bad, a peaceful protest was violently repressed by Israeli forces through the use of tear gas canisters, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. Demonstrators were directly targeted by Israeli soldiers, five Palestinians were injured and two were…
