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The arrest of Burin activist Ghassan Najjar
10th September 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Burin, Occupied Palestine The prominent activist from the West Bank village of Burin, and member of Solidarity Movement for Free Palestine, Ghassan Najjar, was taken by the Israeli army from his home in the early hours of the morning on the 27th August. He was transferred to…
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Army incursions into Madama
9th September 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Madama, Occupied Palestine We arrived in Madama yesterday, 8th September; in the early afternoon after we were told that during the night Israeli army invaded this village, and the nearby villages of Burin and Asira Al Qibliya. Our contact told us that the main road leading to…
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The blockade remains
8th September | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine More than a week has passed since the ceasefire started and yet no significant easing of the blockade has been seen. Drones are still circulating over the rooftops, maybe carrying deadly cargo. Fishermen have been shot at in the north and south, two fishermen have been…
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VIDEO: Seven-year-old violently detained, one child and two adults arrested
8th September 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine This morning in al-Khalil (Hebron), through the Salaymeh checkpoint, a seven-year-old was forcefully detained and three more were arrested, including another child. At 07:40, approximately six young children started throwing small stones towards the checkpoint. A few minutes later a group of Israeli border…
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One injured in Kufr Qaddum protest
7th September 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Kufr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Since 2011, villagers from Kufr Qaddum demonstrate each Friday against the Israeli military. The village of Kufr Qaddum has had much land stolen by the nearby illegal settlement of Qedumim and in 2003 the main road connecting Kufr Qaddum to city of Nablus…
