Tag: Qalqilya

  • Israeli Army Invades Azzoun Again, Two Boys Arrested

    Today, in the Qalqilia region, the village of Azzoun again came under intense military repression as two Palestinian youths were abducted by Israeli soldiers. This follows weeks of Israeli army invasions, mass arrests, home invasions, curfews and road closures that have seen the residents of the village terrorized. At approximately 4pm, Israeli soldiers invaded Azzun,…

  • Settlers Cause $17,000 Worth of Damage to Al Funduq Factory

    On Monday night, a group of Israeli settlers attacked a marble factory in Al-Funduq, causing damage of over $17000. The owner, Hani Mohammad Salman, believes the attack was revenge of the killing of an Israeli settler, who was shot in his car just next to the factory. As the attackers managed to break into the…

  • Strong Repression Continues in the Qalqilya Region as the Israeli Army Invades Azzoun

    The village of Azzoun was invaded once again by the Israeli Army on Friday 23rd November. Two international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) were beaten and had their cameras stolen as they attempted to document the incursion. At approximately 11am soldiers entered the village, shooting sound bombs and firing live ammunition. They continued in this manner…

  • Israeli Army Invades Azzoun, Eight Men Arrested

    Eight men were arrested in the village of Azzoun today as a result of an early morning raid by Israeli soldiers. Israeli jeeps entered the sleeping village at approximately 2:30am, shooting sound bombs and ordering residents to evacuate their houses, forcing families with babies as young as 2 months old into the freezing rain under…

  • Indymedia: New York Rights Activists Escalate Protests Against Leviev Over Palestine

    By Adalah-NY New York, New York, Nov. 20 – The Madison Avenue jewelry store *LEVIEV New York* was again the site of protests by human rights activists angered by Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev’s settlement construction in Palestine, and other abusive practices in Angola and New York City. Tuesday evening’s protest, on the second day…