Category: Reports
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Israeli forces detain a child and destroy four structures in the South Hebron Hills
21st January 2015 | Operation Dove | South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine On January 20th, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian child near the village of Maghayir Al Abeed and demolished four structures in the Palestinian village of Ar-Rifa’iyya in the South Hebron Hills area. At about 9.00 a.m. Israeli bulldozers started to tear down two houses and two…
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Israeli forces weld shut the doors of an elderly Palestinian woman’s houses on Shuhada Street
19th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine This afternoon in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces gathered on Shuhada street, surrounding the doorways to the two houses belonging to Aamal Hashem Dundes, an elderly Palestinian woman, and her family. A soldier, wielding a torch and various other equipment, welded shut the doors.…
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Violence in Ni’lin village: Repression, tear gas and arrests
19th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine The soldiers surrounding Ni’lin did not wait; they began firing tear gas as soon as the villagers walked down into their olive groves. Those who had braved the cold, rainy weather to attend Ni’lin’s weekly Friday demonstration were forced to retreat, running choking from…
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Night raid in Beit Ummar: arrests, violence and property destruction
18th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron team | Beit Ummar, Occupied Palestine Early Wednesday morning, January 14, 2015, a massive deployment of 400 Israeli occupation forces invaded the village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. From 2:00 – 5:00 am, the occupation forces invaded approximately 100 Palestinian homes, arresting 25 males and leaving notices for 15 additional…
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Live ammunition used at Nabi Saleh demonstration
16th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine For five years now, residents of Nabi Saleh have been denied access to their spring. A source of irrigation for their crops, as well as a place for recreation: al-Qaws spring was the heart of this farming community. The illegal settlement of…
