Category: Reports
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Death Threats and Increased Military Harassment for the Azzoun Region.
The last week has seen a big increase in military operation undertaken by the Israeli army in the Azzoun region of the West Bank. Regular incursions into Azzoun, Izbat at Tabib and Jayyous has been justified by the hunt for young men who allegedly have been throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Road 55, although…
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Army shoots man in the face with tear gas cannister at Bil’in
On Friday, January 18th, around a hundred Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists gathered for the weekly demonstration against the Annexation Wall in the village of Bil’in. The demonstration took place this week after horrifying events in Gaza which have left 36 people dead and scores injured, many seriously. Activists had stickers which read “Gaza 3ala…
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Army invades Azzoun, uses family home as sniper’s post.
17/01/08 At around 15:00, one army jeep and one hummer, with 6-8 soldiers entered the village of Azzoun. Sound bombs were thrown as well as smoke bombs at the entrances of two buildings. After circling the village several times, the army occupied an apartment in central Azzoun which they had invaded two nights previously. The…