Category: Reports
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Interview with ISM volunteer Fida Qishta in Rafah
Rafah, Gaza:Interview with Fida Qishta – ISM co-ordinator in the Gaza Strip
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Fourth youth killed by Israeli army in West Bank
Mofid Saleh Walwil, a 20 year old resident of Qalqiliya, was killed by Israeli forces at approximately 1pm on Sunday 4th December, making him the fourth Palestinian to be killed by the Israeli army in the West Bank in the past week. Mofid was assassinated close to the Apartheid Wall that surrounds the city, as…
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Israeli army attack funeral of Mohammed Khawaje, the second martyr from Ni’lin in four days
1st January 2008 At around 9pm on the 31st December, Mohammed Al-Khawaje died as a result of severe brain damage following being shot in the forehead the previous Sunday. At 10:30, his body was taken from the hospital in Ramallah in a funeral procession to Ni’lin attended by around 2,500 people. During this time, soldiers…
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Fida Qishta: About my daily life in Gaza Strip, Rafah
Fida Qishta lives in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. She is a freelance journalist, filmmaker and blogger, and the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) coordinator for the Gaza Strip. 31st December 2008 For the last year and a half the Israeli government has intensified the economic blockade of Gaza by closing all…
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Photos from Rafah following Israeli air-strike – 30th December
These photos were taken on Tuesday 30th December in a residential neighbourhood of Rafah called Hi Alijnina, following an Israeli air strike at approximately 5.00am local time. One house was totally destroyed and adjacent homes were severely damaged. A teenager was injured when his bedroom wall collapsed on him as he lay sleeping. Other civilians…