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48 young olive trees destroyed in South Hebron Hills
4th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Operation Dove | Qawawis, Occupied Palestine Yesterday morning, 3rd October, Palestinians discovered 48 olive trees destroyed alongside bypass road 317 near the South Hebron Hills area village of Qawawis. The olive tree grove belongs to Ali Shetat from Qawawis and had been planted six years ago. At 10…
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Palestinians celebrate the reclaiming of their land
4th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Burqa, Occupied Palestine On Thursday the 3rd of October, a large group numbering around a 100 people, consisting mainly of Palestinians from the village of Burqa and the surrounding areas, as well as a smaller contingent of international activists and the press, celebrated the Palestinians’ reclamation of…
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Palestinian man and his 3-year-old niece assaulted by Israeli soldiers
3rd October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On Tuesday 2nd October local Khalil shop owner Abed Sider and his 3-year-old niece were hospitalised after being assaulted by several soldiers. On the day of his birthday at 6:30pm, Abed had his home invaded by five Israeli soldiers who had come to…
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Israeli forces use excessive lethal force killing Palestinian civilian and wounding and arresting another in the north of the Gaza Strip
2nd October 2013 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights| Gaza, Occupied Palestine In an excessive use of lethal force, on Monday, 30 September 2013, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian, and wounded another one before arresting him, near the border fence, east of Beit Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip. According to investigations conducted…
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Cars burnt by settlers in Huwwara
2nd October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Huwwara, Occupied Palestine In the early hours of 1st October settlers from the settlement of Bracha set fire to two cars parked outside the house of Edrees Shehadeh in Huwwara. This attack forms part of a sustained campaign of intimidation against the village, which includes…
