Tag: Nablus
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Closures in Huwwara and Beita villages
At 3am on January 17th, Israeli Occupation Forces invaded the villages of Huwwara and Beita. In Huwwara, they closed off the main street and used rubble from nearby construction sites to block side streets while several jeeps took up positions at either end of the village. While no official curfew was announced, several village residents…
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Women in Nablus take stand against ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza
Women from the Nablus Prisoners’ Association took over the main circle in the centre of the city on Saturday 3rd January to protest the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. Carrying mock-corpses of killed Palestinian babies, the women chanted their support for the victims of the continuing Israeli attacks, calling “With soul and blood we…
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People of Nablus take to the streets in solidarity with the people of Gaza
27th December 2008 – Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of Nablus today in a series of demonstrations against the massacre of besieged Palestinians in Gaza – the greatest number of Palestinians to be killed in a single day since the beginning of the Israeli occupation. Upon hearing of the more than 30 Israeli…
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Northern West Bank under attack as Israeli forces terrorise Palestinian villages
From Thursday 18th to Friday 19th December, Israeli military forces invaded multiple villages and cities in the Northern West Bank; including Nablus, Burin, Beita, Jenin and Araba – occupying homes, destroying property, and terrorising families. In the case of Beita, the incursion coincided with Israeli authorities cutting all water supplies to the village of 12000…
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Israeli army invades Zawata
Israeli soldiers raided the village of Zawata late Sunday night, going house to house throughout the village, tearing down doors and scaring residents. The occupying army stayed well into the morning terrorizing young children on their way to class. On December 14th, at approximately 11pm, Israeli soldiers entered Zawata and began to go house to…