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Participants of Gaza mental health conference denied entry to Gaza protest at Erez crossing
About 80 international, Israeli and Palestinian protesters gathered at the Erez crossing to the Gaza strip on Sunday to demonstrate against the Israeli government’s denial of entry for health professionals planning to attend the International Gaza Community Mental Health Program Conference. Multiple armed border police pushed the protesters back from the fence of the crossing as demonstrators asked to be permitted entrance during the hour and a half demonstration which was otherwise allowed to occur with…
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Village of Azzun under curfew again, fifteen youth arrested in three days
Israeli military forces invaded the village of Azzun at 4:30pm on 25th October, enforcing a curfew on residents – forcing all businesses to close; and all residents to remain in their homes. Five Israeli jeeps patrolled the village, firing sound bombs and announcing the imposition of curfew and forcing anyone on the streets to go to their homes. This curfew came just seven hours after the village was released from a previous curfew, repeating a pattern…
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Expansion of the illegal outpost of Yitzhar settlement
On Friday 24 October settlers from the illegal outpost of Yitzhar erected 3 fence posts in what local Palestinian villagers suspect is an expansion of the settlement. In direct contradiction with Israeli and international law, settlers appear to be expanding the illegal outpost bringing the barrier of the settlement within 200 metres of Palestinian homes in the village of Asira al Qibliya. Settlers continued work on the fencing the next day. Despite public declarations and obligations…
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