Tag: Israeli Army
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Israeli forces encroaching on every-day live in occupied Jerusalem
16th October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | al-Quds (Jerusalem), occupied Palestine The Old City of al-Quds (Jerusalem) in the last few weeks has witnessed an explosion of Israeli forces’ presence, supposedly for ‘security reasons’. But having a closer look at – or just opening your eyes for – the multitude of restrictions,…
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31 martyrs in 14 days: 20 year old murdered today in Jerusalem
14th October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The oldest was 30, the youngest just 2 years old. 31 Palestinians have been murdered by Israeli forces since an escalation in violence, triggered by restrictions on al Aqsa Mosque, spread like wild fire across the occupied Palestinian territories and the besieged…
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Escalating tear-gas deployment against school children in Hebron
Monday morning, October 12th, 2015 Israeli forces pummeled Palestinian children going to school near Salimeh & Queitun checkpoints in Hebron with a total of 19 rounds of tear-gas and one stun grenade fired. The onslaught began at 7:41 am when a crowd of children could be heard playing noisily in the street near several primary…
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Settler attacks international – eats notebook
12th October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Yesterday afternoon, two girls were arrested by Israeli forces in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). International human rights observers documenting the ungrounded arrest were harassed by settlers in front of the Israeli police station. Two young school-girls, aged 14 and 16, were stopped by…
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Dheisheh Refugee camp: One family’s story
12th October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Sun streams through the bedroom window of Amira, an elderly woman in her mid 70’s who has spent a lion’s share of her life living inside Palestinian refugee camps. Amira, who cannot speak and is completely immobile in her bed, shifts her…
