Tag: Hebron

  • Protests sparked after prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh dies in Israeli custody

    3rd April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement,  Occupied Palestine Demonstrations have been held today in several cities across the West Bank to protest the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh. A strike has also been held in Nablus, Hebron and East Jerusalem, amongst other cities. In Nablus, over three hundred Palestinians, together with international activists, participated today…

  • Settler attacks ISM activists

    An ISM activist and her sister were attacked today on Shuhada street, Hebron, by the infamous settler Anat Cohen. The incident is the last in a long line of violent acts committed by Cohen. It was believed to be motivated by the fact the ISM activist was wearing a headscarf, as Palestinian access to Shuhada…

  • Journalists detained in Hebron, leading to two arrests and threats to restrict Palestinian movement

    By Team Khalil 24th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine In the afternoon of the 24th March, two Palestinian Al Jazeera journalists arrived into Hebron to interview a Palestinian family living near the illegal Israeli settlement in the area of Tel Rumeida. When they arrived, settlers called the Israeli military and police,…

  • Thirty children arrested in Hebron on their way to school

    20th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine By Team Khalil Around 30 young boys aged betweeen 7 and 15 years were arrested between 7 and 8 am this morning, the 20th of  March, on their way to the Al-Khalil and the Al-Ibrahimi school in Hebron. Various witnesses reported the soldiers entered the…

  • UPDATE – VIDEO – Army arrest two children, one adult during Hebron clashes

    15th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine by Team Khalil Clashes in Hebron continued on Friday 15th March, following the death of 25 year old Mahmoud Adel Tete in the nearby Al Fawar refugee camp three days previously. At around 3pm, one adult male and two boys were detained by soldiers in…