Tag: Awarta
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Israeli settlers sabotage the olive harvest in Awarta
23rd September 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Awarta, Occupied Palestine On the 28th of August, around 7:00 a.m., Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Itamar cut down and burnt more than 30 olive trees belonging to Awarta village before the harvest. For the farmers living southeast of Nablus City, the olive trees are a basic,…
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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…
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Palestinian kidnapped by Israeli forces in Awarta
16th June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Awarta, Occupied Palestine At approximately 2:00 AM on the 15th June, Israeli soldiers conducted a night raid in the village of Awarta near Nablus, which was one of a series of raids and closures carried out by Israeli forces, following the disappearance of three Israeli settler youth close to al-Khalil (Hebron). Palestinian witnesses state that over 50 Israeli…
