Tag: Hebron
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“We don’t care” – A shocking response from Israeli soldiers arresting children in Hebron
28th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Two brothers aged 10 and 13 were today taken by the Israeli occupation forces whilst playing outside their home in the old city of Hebron. They were forcibly taken to the military base on Shuhada Street which is closed to Palestinians, while…
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‘They have two roads on our land already, why do they need a third…?’
27th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine In the Wadi al-Hussein area of Hebron, Israeli occupation forces have started to build a new road ‘for military purposes’. The route of the road is from the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba towards the city centre, directly across Palestinian-owned land. A…
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Witness to a child arrest in occupied Hebron
24th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Since coming to the West Bank I had heard a lot about the Israeli army detaining and arresting children. Despite this, the first time I saw it myself, I was amazed. Amazed that people – young soldiers – could intimidate, harass and…
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Settlers building illegal road on Palestinian land in Hebron
19th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Israeli settlers in the Wadi al-Hussein valley neighborhood of occupied Khalil (Hebron) have begun building a new road on land owned by a Palestinian family. The road will be around four meters wide and lead to the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba…
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Video: Ten-year-old boy arrested in Hebron
17th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Around 8:30pm on June 16th, a ten-year-old local Palestinian named Amed was arrested by Israeli soldiers in the market of the old city of Hebron. He was held for around an hour in the military base on Shuhada Street and interrogated. He…