Tag: Deir Istiya
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Illegal settlers attacked a mosque in the village of Deir Istiya
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 west of the village in order to prepare for the first prayer. He found the entrance…
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An unrelenting assault on the village of Deir Istiya’s farmland
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 culminated in the Israeli army’s planned action to uproot nearly 2500 olive trees in the…
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Night raids and arrests in Hares, Kifl Hares and Deir Istiya
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 watch for possible violence. At 22:45 IWPS began a night watch in Deir Istiya and…