Tag: Nablus

  • Israeli forces invade four Awarta homes in the night

    24 June 2009 In the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 24, 2009, the Israeli Army invaded four houses in Awarta, a village south of Nablus. The soldiers claimed to be looking for weapons and caused mayhem in every room of these houses. They left after six hours without arresting anyone. Between midnight and 6am…

  • Children ‘very scared’ in Israeli incursion

    Dominic Waghorn | Sky News 25 June 2009 Benjamin Netanyahu’s government hopes the move will help defuse growing tensions with the Obama Administration in America. A rift between the two countries appears to be widening over Israel’s refusal to halt settlement building. A meeting between Mr Netanyahu and US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell has…

  • Palestinian says settlers repeatedly damaged his home

    Ali Waked | YNet News 24 June 2009 Ibrahim Ayid, of the village of Borin near Nablus, says he cannot complete construction on his home because it has been attacked three times during the past week by settlers. The IDF stated that a number of incidents have occurred on the scene and that forces had…