Tag: International law

  • Unarmed Fisherman killed by Egyptian Forces in Gaza

    Unarmed Fisherman killed by Egyptian Forces in Gaza

    November 8th, 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine Thursday evening November the 5th, Egyptian Forces opened fired on 18-year old Faris Meqdad and his younger brother while fishing in Palestinian waters. The brothers were in a small fishing vessel within the 3 nautical mile limit of the Gazan coast when…

  • Palestinians held hostage in their own homes by Israeli forces in al-Khalil (Hebron)

    Palestinians held hostage in their own homes by Israeli forces in al-Khalil (Hebron)

    7th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On November 7th 2015, Israeli forces violently took over several homes of Palestinian families in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), trapping the families inside their own homes. Large parts of the city have been declared a ‘closed military zone’, preventing Palestinians from moving, while settlers…

  • International human rights defenders arrested and evicted while “Hebron is becoming ghettoized”

    International human rights defenders arrested and evicted while “Hebron is becoming ghettoized”

    4th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine   Two international human rights defenders were arrested in Hebron (al-Khalil) yesterday morning, November 3rd, while six others were ordered to leave an apartment in the H2 neighbourhood of Tel Rumeida by threat of arrest. The German and American nationals were arrested at…