Tag: Hebron
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Settler attack instigates clashes in Hebron, one Palestinian shot with live ammunition
6th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine This afternoon in Hebron, approximately three illegal settlers, standing on the same roof as several Israeli soldiers, threw stones at Palestinian homes and cars in the old city. This act of aggression caused clashes to break out between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces,…
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Daily brutality towards Palestinians in occupied Al-Khalil
2 December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Israeli forces regularly exercise brutal and irrational behaviour in the H2 area of Khalil (Hebron), which is under military control. An example of this treatment took place on Saturday 30th November, when 7 Israeli soldiers reacted to a group of Palestinian youth throwing…
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Settlement expansion in Hebron encroaches on Palestinian land
10th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine The attempted expansion of Kiryat Arba, the largest settlement in Khalil (Hebron), threatens to further reassign land boundaries. This would affect the livelihoods of several Palestinian families who have long been subject to harassment and violence. On Tuesday 5th November, international activists were…
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VIDEO: Mornings in Khalil: child and adult detention
30th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine This morning, Wednesday 30th October, as children made their way to school Israeli soldiers burst from an alleyway firing stun grenades and detained two 10-year-old boys. In a separate incident nearby, a Palestinian was detained and taken to a military base for…
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Tear gas in Hebron school leads to cancellation of classes
27th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine In the Israeli controlled H2 area in the center of Khalil (Hebron) children are used to tear gas canisters being fired after them before going to school. Usually the teaching is delayed for at least half an hour, as many children are…
