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Olive tree planting in the village of Bruqin
9th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Bruqin, occupied Palestine On 8th April 2017 an ISM team joint Abu Skander, a farmer from the village of Bruqin, Salfit district, to plant 30 new olive trees on his field within the village. The village is located close to the illegal Israeli settlement of Bruchin and…
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Peaceful demonstration in Ni’lin met with tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets
8th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ni’lin, occupied Palestine On April 7th Israeli forces repressed a demonstration in Ni’lin, during which soldiers fired tear gas and a rubber-coated steel bullet into the crowd of Palestinian protesters as well as Israeli and international activists. The demonstration began Friday afternoon after the prayer, where…
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Israeli forces threaten Palestinian families with house demolitions
7th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | al-Bireh, occupied Palestine On 5th April, 2017, Israeli forces told Abbas Qar’an and his family that their home in al-Bireh was going to be demolished. The homes of two other anti-occupation activists in the area recieved similar threats. ISM activists met with Abbas, the son of…
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Tel Rumeida faces closure by Israeli forces
6th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On April 20th, Tel Rumeida’s Palestinian residents will face the acceleration of its near total isolation in the H-2, Israeli military controlled section of occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Upon military order, Israeli forces announced the fortification of checkpoints and further land seizure, leading to…
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Israeli forces obstruct transport and installation of protective fence
6th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Israeli forces on Tuesday evening, 4th April 2017, obstructed the transport of large materials by Palestinians on Shuhada Street in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Palestinians were carrying the large metal pieces first to Shuhada checkpoint, where just a few days before, Israeli forces…
