13 April 2009 Tel Rumeida, Hebron – After 2 settlers boys collided on their bicycles, a 16 year old Palestinian who was not involved in the accident was arrested and has remained in prison for 3 days so far. His ...
Read More »Settler violence on the rise in Hebron
Violence from illegal Israeli settlers directed at Palestinian residents in Hebron is an almost everyday occurrence. Recently however, several incidents indicate that settler violence in the city is increasing. On the 4th of April at around 3pm, Shah Aiwa, a ...
Read More »Masked settlers beat three Palestinian children, shoot at Palestinian shepherds for the second time in ten days
Christian Peacemaker Teams 5 April, 2009 Juwayya, South Hebron Hills, West Bank [Note: According to the Geneva Conventions, the International Court of Justice in the Hague, and numerous United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are ...
Read More »Land Day demonstration in Halhul, Hebron district
At mid day on the 4th of April, around forty Palestinians from Halhul and the surrounding villages set off to cultivate land near the illegal settlement of Karmi Zur. Halhul is a village in the Hebron district of the southern ...
Read More »CPT: Palestinian shepherds resist settler violence and disruption
Christian Peacemaker Teams 29 March 2009 In three recent incidents Palestinian shepherds asserted their right to graze their sheep on their own land, despite Israeli settlers’ attempts to intimidate the Palestinians and disrupt their agricultural work. Palestinians in the South ...
Read More »Israeli forces violently disperse Hebron demonstration, one German citizen arrested
11:30am on Saturday, the 28th of March, Israeli forces violently dispersed a Hebron demonstration, firing tear gas and sound bombs and arresting one German solidarity activist. video of the demonstration More than 50 Palestinian residents of Hebron, supported by international ...
Read More »Israeli soldiers reoccupy ‘House of Contention’ in Hebron
17th March 2009 | Ma’an News Agency Hebron – Ma’an – Three months after Israel’s army evacuated settlers from the Ar-Rajabi building that was confiscated two years earlier, soldiers have returned to reoccupy it. Dubbed the Hebron-area House of Contention, ...
Read More »Israeli settlers throw stones at young children and internationals in Hebron
On Wednesday the 11th of March, a number of Hebron Israeli settlers pelted Palestinian children (aged 4 to 8 years) and two international activists with stones. The incident took place during a settler-organized dancing event close to Avraham Avinu Settlement, ...
Read More »Israeli forces arrest 27 youth in Beit Ommar
11th March 2009, Beit Ommar village, Hebron region: 27 youth arrested during ongoing closure of Beit Ommar village 27 residents of Beit Ommar village in the Hebron District of the southern West Bank, have been arrested by Israeli forces while ...
Read More »Israeli military invasions intensify in southern West Bank
February 27th, 2009. In the early hours on February 24th, Israeli Forces invaded the villages of Sa’ir and Idhna, in the Hebron district of the southern West Bank, and arrested four men. More than ten jeeps entered Idhna at approximately ...
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