Tag: Salfit

  • Israeli army invades West Bank village

    Soldiers use a 16 year old boy as human shield and beating 2 women, including one 8 months pregnant By IWPS HARES, WEST BANK At approximately 1:00 a.m. on Thursday July 7, an estimated 60 Israeli soldiers entered Hares, a village in the Salfit district of the West Bank, on foot. Beginning at approximately 2:00…

  • Israeli army demolishes home and threatens families in As Sawiya

    By: Wendy and Cathy IWPS On July 5th at approximately 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, an estimated 20 army jeeps, 3 police jeeps, 1 large personnel carrier, 75 soldiers, and 2 bulldozers showed up at the home of 82 year old Ibrahim Ahmed Tabil in the village of As Sawiya, Salfit district of the…

  • Marda Under Curfew

    Video footage of the Israeli army incursion into the West Bank village of Marda on 9th June 2005. An area of about 10 square kilometers was declared a Closed Military Zone for three days by the Israeli military, in an attempt to prevent demonstrations against the Apartheid Wall taking place in the area, which is…

  • Peace Group Detained, Activist Arrested

    Thursday December 20th, dozens of American and British civilians helped Palestinian villagers remove Israeli roadblocks in the northern village of Hares and Yasuf in the Salfit region. The international group was threatened with arrest, yet they continued to work removing the roadblock in the presence of Israeli soldiers and bulldozers. During the peace action, the…

  • International Activists Investigate Salfit

    International activists toured the region of Salfit, meeting local families and activists. They discussed problems of the area. The activists will remain in the region until December 23. Tomorrow, Thursday December 20th, dozens of American and British civilians will help Palestinian villagers remove an Israeli roadblock in the northern village of Hares. For more information,…