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Israeli military destroys six homes in Umm Khaeyr
9th August 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Umm Khaeyr village, occupied Palestine On the morning of August 9, 2016, ten Israeli military jeeps each filled with five soldiers, arrived in the village of Umm Khaeyr. It was 6:30, and most people were still in bed. The soldiers made the people sit down,…
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Settler Harassment and Water Shortages in Beit Ummar
8 August 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Beit Ummar, occupied Palestine Settler Harassment Ealier today we visited Abdullah Braigheith, a 54 year old farmer, who with his family are facing the risk of getting their agricultural water tank demolished, any day from now. This is their livelihood, without the water for crops they will…
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Statement concerning Israeli measures against activists
8th August 2016 | International Solidarity Movement The International Solidarity Movement is a Palestinian-led movement with a mandate to support Palestinian nonviolent popular resistance to Israeli military occupation and apartheid. Palestinian-led nonviolent resistance includes the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel, until it adheres to its obligations under international law. ISM volunteers…
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The Gaza-blockade is causing an end to Gaza’s fresh water resources
7th August 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza-team | occupied Palestine As every year during the summer, the water shortage in the Gaza Strip is accentuated. At the same time, the energy shortage caused by the blockade prevents engines and water pumps from pushing it from wells and tanks to houses and farming fields. The…
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“Then the missiles started” – Destruction of three storey building in Surif leaves three families without a home
2nd August 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Surif, occupied Palestine At 10:30pm on the 26th of July the Israeli military entered the town of Surif, near Hebron, blocking all entrances and surrounding one house with tanks,bulldozers and dozens of soldiers. Surif was declared a closed military zone and electricity was cut out…
