Category: Photo Story - Page 20 - International Solidarity Movement

Israeli forces continue abuses on Gaza fishermen, open fire at dawn

21st July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine

At 3:00 AM on the 21st of July 2015, Israeli forces once again opened fire on fishermen in the Gaza city area. 20 year old Ahmed Ismail al-Sharafi was shot in the right side of the back. The bullet exited very close to the spine. Two other fishermen were arrested and one of the boats was taken to Ashdod port.

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reports that in May alone, there were a total of 51 incidents of shootings, incursions into the coastal enclave, and arrests. This included 41 shootings, which left nine injured, including one minor.

Despite Israeli promises at the end of the ceasefire to ease restrictions on Palestinian access to both the sea and the border region near the “security buffer zone,” these attacks continue on a very often basis.

More wounds on Ahmed's body. — More wounds on Ahmed’s body.

Photo credit to https://www.facebook.com/fishermengaza?fref=photo

Khader Adnan, an example for all prisoners and Palestinians

29th June 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine

Today, the weekly concentration in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails focused on the last victory of Khader Adnan.

Spokesmen from different factions and committees pointed to Khader Adnan as an example for all prisoners and all Palestinians for his steadfastness and patience. They celebrated that finally, his hunger strike got its reward.

"Khader Adnan is in danger" — “Khader Adnan is in danger”

All the people who demonstrated demanding his release, all the human rights activists, and all independent media were also thanked, as this victory wouldn’t have been possible without them. The spokesmen highlighted as well that they will keep fighting until the total liberation of the land and the release of all prisoners.

Spokesmen from different factions speaking on Khader Adnan

Hussein Abu Naim, former prisoner and head of the Union of Prisoners, thanked Khader Adnan for adding a new victory to the cause.

A mural of Khader Adnan with the number 55, the number of days he was on hunger strike this time.

South Hebron Hills – farming under occupation

27th April 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Team Al Khalil | South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine

Located in the tip of the West Bank, the South Hebron Hills are dotted with farming and shepherd communities.
We are currently in the wheat harvest season and the children are spending their last few weeks at school before the holiday break.
But just like everywhere else in Palestine, the population is threatened by the Israeli occupation and the illegal settlements that overlook, menace and harm their daily lives.
“Existence is resistance”

At-Tuwani - village in the South Hebron Hills where Operation Dove is located, helping provide an international presence in the area. — At-Tuwani – village in the South Hebron Hills where an Italian organisation, Operation Dove, is located, helping provide international presence in the area.

School children amusing themselves before taking the dangerous walk home.

Israeli jeep accompanies the children on their walk to and from school. The path is squashed between a settlement and an outpost, which make the children at risk of settler attacks.

Palestinians harvesting their land. They are at constant risk of being attacked by the illegal settler outpost overlooking them.

Donkeys are a common way of getting around in the area.

Nestled in the hills, lies the community of Tuba. — Nestled in the hills, about a 40 minute walk from At-Tuwani, lies the community of Tuba.

Like many other communities in the South Hebron Hills, people live inside caves.

Inside one of the caves. Mattresses get spread around the floor in the evening to chat, share meals, watch tv and lay their heads.

TV inside the cave. Electricity is powered by their wind turbine.

The second to youngest of Tuba, posing in front of the pile of mattresses.

Communal breakfast for the sheep of Tuba.

The family’s breakfast - composed mainly of products that came from within a radius of 50 metres from their home. Bread from their wheat, eggs from their chickens, cheese and butter from their goats. — The family’s breakfast – composed mainly of products that came from within a radius of 50 metres from their home. Bread from their wheat, eggs from their chickens, cheese and butter from their goats.

Hiding away from the view of settlers and soldiers, men and women harvest their land.

Bundles of wheat collected during the harvest season.

Donkeys are used to carry up the harvested crops. — Donkeys are used to carry the harvested crops.

Siggy and Frida.

In photos: Demonstration in Nabi Saleh

26th April 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine

ISM is bringing the story of Friday’s weekly demonstration in Nabu Saleh, 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah, the Occupied West Bank, in photos.

Israeli forces shot one Palestinian teenager in the head with live ammunition and fired stun grenades at the press.

Escalating violence at Friday Demo in Kafr Qaddum

10th April 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine

The Israeli military did not even wait for Kafr Qaddum’s Friday demonstration to start before firing at the crowd of demonstrators today. Before prayers had finished the Israeli military began firing at the demonstration with teargas, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. A 16-year-old child was hit in the head with a tear gas canister. He was taken to hospital with head injuries. International activists working with ISM have observed a pattern during recent Palestinian demonstrations of lethal violence starting at the beginning of the protest.

Israeli military bulldozer- splattered with paint thrown by protesters — Israeli military bulldozer splattered with paint thrown by protesters

The Israeli military at this demonstration consisted of a mix of regular army and Border police. The military used two military bulldozers and a skunk truck to clear rubble and attempt to disperse the crowd. The protesters responded by disabling both bulldozers and skunk truck with bottles filled with paint throw at the windscreens of the vehicles.

During the course of the demonstration Internationals witnessed a child of approximately 8 years old suffering from tear gas inhalation. Another 8 year old was wounded in his hand with a rubber-coated steel bullet.

The military moved into the village using .22 rifles and throwing stun grenades. The demonstration continued until the military withdrew.