Tag: Israeli Army

  • Arbitrary arrest of local activists as settlers lay siege to soumud house in Hebron

    Arbitrary arrest of local activists as settlers lay siege to soumud house in Hebron

    28th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Yesterday night, Israeli forces arrested two activists from the local activist group Youth Against Settlement in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Illegal settlers, under the protection of the Israeli forces, then layed siege to the YAS center, the Soumud house, trapping everyone inside. Israeli…

  • Call from Palestine: Stop the execution of our children

    Call from Palestine: Stop the execution of our children

    27th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine We, the undersigned Palestinian political forces and organizations, appeal to local and international institutions, human rights organisations and democratic forces for immediate and decisive action concerning the execution of Palestinian children by Israeli occupation forces and settlers. To date, 18 Palestinian children…

  • Arbitrary arrest of two internationals in Hebron

    Arbitrary arrest of two internationals in Hebron

    26th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Sunday 22nd November 2015, two international solidarity activists were arrested by Israeli forces on the allegation that they were ‘staying in a closed military zone’ in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). One German human rights defender passed a checkpoint manned with a group of…

  • Arbitrary use of closed military zone orders in Hebron

    Arbitrary use of closed military zone orders in Hebron

    22nd November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine After being allowed back to their legally owned apartment in Tel Rumeida in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) on Thursday, international human rights defenders were kicked out from their home for the third time by Israeli forces the following day. The draconian restrictions of…

  • Night raids continue in al-Khalil (Hebron)

    Night raids continue in al-Khalil (Hebron)

    22nd November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On Tuesday, 17th November, several groups of soldiers raided houses in the Wadi al-Hurriya neighborhood of al-Khalil (Hebron), an H1 district legally outside of Israeli control. From 7.30pm, Israeli forces were present in the area, divided into groups of 7-12 soldiers and…