Tag: Nablus

Today saw the second in a series of non-violent demonstrations against Huwwara checkpoint, just south of the West Bank city of Nablus. Palestinians, joined by internationals, delivered a message to the Israeli army: We have had enough of the seven years of curfew that have been imposed on Nablus. About forty protestors arrived at the…

On the evening of November 26th, Israeli Special Forces and the Israeli Military invaded the Palestinian town of Zawata, in the Nablus region, arresting 14 men. At approximately 6pm a group of around seven masked gunmen entered a coffee shop in the village, pointed their guns at the men gathered there, and identified themselves as…

On Tuesday, November 20th, international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) were alerted to a military invasion in the Fara’h refugee camp, near Nablus. The military had surrounded the camp during the night and the attack began around 1 am. The army was said to have been looking for wanted men, and though they arrested around eleven…