Tag: Beit Hanoun
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Returning to Beit Hanoun
8th August 2014 | Charlie Andreasson| Gaza, Occupied Palestine We went back to Beit Hanoun almost two weeks after the Israeli military held us captive in the hospital and shelled it for 13 hours. It was the second day of the 72 hours ceasefire, and there was far more traffic on the roads and streets than there…
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Trapped in Beit Hanoun
27th July 2014 | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine We raced towards the hospital in Beit Hanoun, our mission was to assist in the evacuation of the hospital with the same name. The Israeli forces had already destroyed 13 ambulances in a row. We had to work fast. But we were soon trapped, Fred and…
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Medical teams under fire
25th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Updated July 27th: Beit Hanoun hospital was shelled and fired at by Israeli military for almost 13 hours. One of the ISM activists was injured after glass and shrapnel from an explosion struck him in the head. From 08:00 July 26th, after a humanitarian…
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VIDEO: Land Day, Gaza Strip
27th March 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Marco Varasio | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Land Day, 2014, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in Beit Hanoun, Gaza marched toward the separation barrier in the “no-go zone.” Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas canisters to break up the peaceful demonstration. Two people were overcome by the…
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PHOTOS: Palestinians rally in Gaza for hunger-striking and sick detainees
2nd March 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine In recent weeks, protests for both sick Palestinian detainees and those engaging in long-term hunger strikes have increased in the Gaza Strip. Last Monday morning, following a regular weekly sit-in in the International Committee of the Red Cross’ Gaza office, demonstrators rallied…
