Tag: Israeli Army
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19-year-old shot and killed by Israeli forces in Burin
3rd February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Burin, Occupied Palestine On the evening of January 31, 2015, Israeli soldiers shot and killed Ahmad Ibrahim Najar, a 19-year-old Palestinian from the village of Burin (Nablus region). In the attack, Israeli forces also injured 18-year-old Mohammed Raed Asaos. Mohammed and a third man, Abdulrahman…
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Village in Focus: As Sawiya
25th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | As Sawiya, Occupied Palestine On January 24th, 2015, ISM activists visited As Sawiya, a Palestinian village located near Salfit. The village is home to around 3,500 people. Seven mountains surround the village; much of the land is occupied by three illegal Israeli settlements – Eli,…
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Palestinian arrested in night raid on his family’s home
25nd January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Bruqin, Occupied Palestine At around 4:00 AM on January 23, Israeli forces arrested 22-year-old Raja Sabra in the course of a violent raid on his family’s home in the Palestinian village of Bruqin. His father was awakened by noises coming from outside. Twenty to thirty…
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Israeli forces weld shut the doors of an elderly Palestinian woman’s houses on Shuhada Street
19th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine This afternoon in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces gathered on Shuhada street, surrounding the doorways to the two houses belonging to Aamal Hashem Dundes, an elderly Palestinian woman, and her family. A soldier, wielding a torch and various other equipment, welded shut the doors.…
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Night raid in Beit Ummar: arrests, violence and property destruction
18th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron team | Beit Ummar, Occupied Palestine Early Wednesday morning, January 14, 2015, a massive deployment of 400 Israeli occupation forces invaded the village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. From 2:00 – 5:00 am, the occupation forces invaded approximately 100 Palestinian homes, arresting 25 males and leaving notices for 15 additional…
