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Reaction in Gaza as the boats stolen by the Israeli navy are returned damaged

Three Palestinian trawling vessels confiscated by Israeli naval forces were returned on Thursday 27th November. ISM Gaza Strip made this video as the boats were finally returned. Almost immediately following the announcement that three Human Rights Groups had filed an appeal against Ehud Barak and the commander of the Israeli navy the boats were returned to Palestinian waters. The vessels were stolen from Gazan waters on 18th November while fishing in Palestinian territorial water. Filed by…

November 30, 2008

Settlers injure ten Palestinians as they continue to riot in Hebron

At around 10am, 29th November, Palestinians living between the occupied Rajabi house and the settlement Kiryat Arba in Hebron were attacked by a group of up to 300 settlers and were again attacked at 2:30 pm. The settlers were throwing stones at Palestinians and their houses. The settler rampage continued for two hours. According to some eyewitnesses, settlers were also shooting handguns into the air to intimidate people living in the area. The Rajabi house (which…

November 29, 2008

Israeli forces invade Jayyous in attempt to prevent protest against the Apartheid Wall

Hundreds of Jayyous residents were prevented from protesting at the Wall on Friday 28th November when Israeli military forces invaded the village. More than 200 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists were prevented from leaving the village to demonstrate against the new path of the Apartheid Wall, when Israeli army and police forces invaded the village, blocking roads and implementing a “Closed Military Zone”. Approximately 40 Israeli army forces blocked the road from the village to the…

November 29, 2008