Tag: Assault

  • Israeli forces invade Awarta, ransacking teacher’s home

    Israeli forces invade Awarta, ransacking teacher’s home

    28th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Awarta, Occupied Palestine During the early morning hours of June 26, the Israeli army invaded the village of Awarta, 8 km south of Nablus in the northern part of the West Bank. According to witnesses, between 150 and 200 soldiers entered Awarta just after midnight and raided approximately…

  • Asira Attacked 4 Nights in a Row

    Asira Attacked 4 Nights in a Row

    7th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Asira al-Qibliya, Occupied Palestine Israeli army raided the village of Asira al-Qibliya (south of Nablus) at 1 am on 5 May, arresting a 21-year-old, brutally assaulting his uncle, and terrorising the family’s children with attack dogs. Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Asira by foot, sneaking in from the backside of…

  • Two men seriously beaten while attempting to build a house in Tel Rumeida

    10th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in Khalil, a number of Palestinians were transporting building material to a house in Tel Rumeida. By doing so, they were challenging the army by transporting the material using a tractor on the only remaining road to the house, one which…

  • Breaking: 2 international activists assaulted by extreme settlers in Al Khalil

    9 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Two international activists were assaulted late this morning by extreme Zionist settlers in Al Khalil (Hebron). A female activist was assaulted by a male settler, after being punched in the face and having her camera stolen by this male settler. Today’s attack comes following weeks of warning…

  • Israeli military profiling and assaulting international observers in Hebron

    Israeli military profiling and assaulting international observers in Hebron

    5 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank For over a week now, ISM activists have been continually harassed, and on one occasion assaulted, by Israeli soldiers who have frequently demanded that internationals to hand over possessions of their passports. This ongoing situation has occurred within the ‘H2’ zone in the city of Hebron,…