Tag: Awarta
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Awarta faces second wave of curfew and military harassment
According to Awarta residents, the Israeli army entered the village again at 3 am on Thuesday 22nd of March laying down a curfew for the second time this month. The previous week Awarta, south of Nablus, had been put under curfew for five days by the Israeli military. Once again houses were searched, leaving a…
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Village of Awarta faced mass arrests, violence and massive destruction during five days of curfew
19 March 2011 | International Solidarity Movement During the five day curfew in the village of Awarta, south of Nablus, the Israeli military raided homes and detained around 300 people, the youngest 14 years old. Some of the men were taken to the local boy school were they had to leave their finger prints and…
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Three Scandinavian ISM activists trapped by curfew in Awarta village following settlers’ murder
15 March 2011 | International Solidarity Movement UPDATE: At 5:30 pm last night a large mob of settlers came down the hill and attacked villagers with stones, breaking one 15-year-old boy’s arm. At 5pm the soldiers had announced that their curfew was finished, but it became clear today that the curfew is still in effect…