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Israeli forces attack Tammun. 4 injured from live bullets
1 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Tammun, Occupied Palestine From 9am to 6pm Israeli special forces, regular army and border police attacked the village of Tammun, south of Jenin. They used helicopters, many soldiers firing live rounds of ammunition, tear gas and plastic coated steel bullets. 35 people were injured, including 4 with live…
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Red Crescent attacked during settler raids in Qusra
1 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Qusra, Occupied Palestine While people around the world were celebrating the start of a new year the Palestinian town of Qusra in the West Bank was under attack. Around midnight settlers entered the agricultural outskirts of the town, uprooting approximately 250 trees. Reports from some of the villagers…
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Israeli military conducts illegal operations in Tel Rumeida, Hebron
by Wyatt Black 31 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli occupation forces have shown a large amount of aggression recently in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Al Khalil (Hebron). Three Palestinian homes near the ancient Jewish cemetery were entered and searched on the 30 December. Another apartment rented by internationals had…
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Villagers in Yasouf plough land near Za’tara checkpoint despite settler harassment
31 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Yasouf, Occupied Palestine For the last 11 years the villagers of Yasouf were denied entry to their land next to the road by Za’tara checkpoint. This land used to provide the village with much of what was needed in terms of vegetables. Over the last week they have successfully worked some of…
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Further incursions into Urif
30 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Urif, Occupied Palestine International Solidarity Movement, Urif, Occupied Palestine – Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Urif for the fourth time in six days on Saturday 29th December. Urif has been attacked by settlers from the nearby illegal settlement of Yizhar on every Saturday in the past few months.…
