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Israeli military demolishes a Bedouin village in the South Hebron Hills
28th October | Operation Dove | Um Al Kheir, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Israeli forces demolished a total of seven structures in the Bedouin village of Um al Kheir. The structures demolished are, three houses made of concrete, a caravan donated by the United Nations (United Nations Human Rights Response Fund with the support of Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden,…
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Clahes after funeral for murdered Orwa Hammad
27th October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Silwad, Occupied Palestine Yesterday a funeral was held for 14-year-old Orwa Abd al-Hadi Hammad, shot dead by the Israeli military on Friday, in the small village of Silwad close to Ramallah. Orwa was shot dead by Israeli forces on Friday, during a demonstration at the edge of the small village of…
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Zionist settlers burn Palestinian olive grove
22nd October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Huwwara, Occupied Palestine This morning at approximately 09:30, settlers from the illegal settlement of Yizhar set fire to a Palestinian olive field above Huwwara village, just outside of Nablus. The settlers set the land on fire from the top of the hill. People from the village…
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PCHR report: Israeli attacks on fishermen in the Gaza Sea
22nd October 2014 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Israeli Naval forces continued to carry out attacks on Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip during the reporting period (1 – 30 September 2014), including 18 shooting incidents that resulted in the injury of a fishermen while fishing; 4 chasing incidents that led…
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Human Rights Defender Abdallah Abu Rahma receives guilty verdict from military court
21st October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Bil’in, Occupied Palestine On October 21st, Human Rights Defender Abdallah Abu Rahma was found guilty by an Israeli military court of “disturbing a soldier”. “Demonstrating against the occupation cannot be a criminal offence. Finding Abdallah guilty only shows that the [Israeli] military force is a tool to perpetuate the…
