Tag: Nablus

  • J-Post: Shin Bet probes ‘settler rocket fire’ near Nablus

    By Yaakov Katz and Tovah Lazaroff To view original article, published by the Jerusalem Post on 22nd July, click here The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) was looking into Palestinian claims on Monday that settlers from Har Bracha and Yitzhar in the West Bank fired two rockets into fields near Nablus. This burnt cylinder, which…

  • Settlers launch another rocket attack in Nablus region

    Settlers fired a rocket at Awarta village on Monday afternoon. Local people say that this is the second such attack this year, while it is the fourth attack involving rockets from settlements in the Nablus region. The homemade device, measuring around twenty five centre meters in length, struck an olive grove near to the village…

  • Israeli army arrests 27 people in Nablus

    The Israeli army invaded Nablus on Sunday night and arrested around 27 people including Mona Mansour, a member of the Palestinian legislative council. Her family describe how the army arrived outside their home at two o’clock in the morning and ordered them to leave their apartment. Soldiers then entered their home and forced the family…