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UPDATE: Over 100 bullet fragments in brain of Palestinian child shot in northern West Bank
July 15 | International Solidarity Movement | Kafr Qaddum, occupied Palestine Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian child in the head with live ammunition on Friday during a protest against settlement expansion in the West Bank town of Kafr Qaddum, Palestine. Abdul Rahman Yasser Shteiwi, 9*, was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus at around 3pm and was operated on immediately. On Saturday, Palestinian doctors told ISM that a scan of the boy’s brain showed over 100…
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Settler tour exemplifies the difficult reality of occupation in the Old City of Hebron – a photo essay
July 7 | International Solidarity Movement | Hebron, occupied Palestine Every Saturday, illegal Jewish settlers from around the West Bank take a “tour” of the busy souq (market) in Old City of Hebron, the busiest market street in the area since the closure of Shuhada Street. Local Palestinians believe that the Israeli authorities facilitate the tour as a deliberate method of intimidation, making life intolerable and unsustainable for them in order to prompt displacement. On the…
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Livelihoods destroyed in two days of demolitions in South Hebron Hills
July 4 | International Solidarity Movement | South Hebron Hills, occupied Palestine The South Hebron Hills have faced two consecutive days of demolitions starting early yesterday morning, with bulldozers destroying water wells and uprooting over 500 trees in two villages. An elderly Palestinian activist from Um al-Khair was also hospitalised yesterday after being violently detained by occupation forces. Five JCB bulldozers accompanied by Israeli Civil Administration vans began uprooting trees – some of which were…
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