Tag Archives: Deir Istiya

On Friday, August 4, a peaceful demonstration was violently attacked by the Israeli army around the West Bank village of Deir Istyia, Salfit governorate. About 30 Palestinians from Deir Istiya, including women, the elderly and children were on their way ...

6th May 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Deir Istiya, occupied Palestine Yesterday, 5th May, for the second week in a row , a group of Palestinians gathered in the olive groves, just outside Deir Istiya, district of ...

 December 9th, 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Huwwara team | Deir Istyia, occupied Palestine In the end of November we told the story of three families, living in the outskirts of Deir Istyia who were under daily threats and harassment ...

6th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Deir Istiya, Occupied Palestine On 29th December, Israeli military barricaded the village of Deir Istiya, Salfit with a roadblock. This type of roadblock, termed an ‘earth mound’, is a pile of ...

15th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Dear Istiya, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in the village of Deir Istiya, two young boys, Hasim Abu Zeed (13) and Hathem Yaser Abu Zeed (9) were attacked by Israeli settlers. Every ...

30th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Deir Istiya, Occupied Palestine Over seven families in Deir Istiya were rousted from their beds in the early morning today, some to the sounds of banging on their doors, others to fully armed ...

16th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Deir Istiya, Occupied Palestine In the early morning of Wednesday the 15th January 2014, at 3:45 AM, the muezzin of the Deir Istiya village went from his home to the Abu Bakr mosque ...

28th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Deir Istiya, Occupied Palestine The village of Deir Istiya has encountered severe disruption to its agriculture and water supply since 1990 from the Israeli authorities and nearby illegal settlements. This has ...

1st May 2013 | International Women’s Peace Service, Salfit, Occupied Palestine Yesterday night, at 21:40, an announcement was made over the mosque loudspeaker in Deir Istiya that settlers were planning an attack. Villagers were warned to stay wake and on ...

by Thom Andrews 9 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank This afternoon, 45 year old Abdullah Mutaled Al-Mashni, father of 5, was run over and killed by an illegal settler. Whilst returning from collecting his olives, Abdullah was ...