Tag: Settlers

  • Palestinians held hostage in their own homes by Israeli forces in al-Khalil (Hebron)

    Palestinians held hostage in their own homes by Israeli forces in al-Khalil (Hebron)

    7th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On November 7th 2015, Israeli forces violently took over several homes of Palestinian families in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), trapping the families inside their own homes. Large parts of the city have been declared a ‘closed military zone’, preventing Palestinians from moving, while settlers…

  • Israeli forces redouble brutal efforts to curtail and isolate Palestinians’ daily lives

    Israeli forces redouble brutal efforts to curtail and isolate Palestinians’ daily lives

    1st November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On Sunday, 1st November 2015, Israeli forces prevented movement of Palestinians in various areas in al-Khalil (Hebron) that have previously been declared a ‘closed military zone’. Violence against school-children and teachers has seen a sharp increase. International observers documenting and reporting on…

  • Burin farmers once again prevented from picking their olives

    Burin farmers once again prevented from picking their olives

    1st November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Huwarra Team | Burin, occupied Palestine Yesterday, the 31st of October, close to the end of this year’s annual olive harvest, another family of farmers in the village of Burin, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, were again prevented from picking their olives by the Israeli army…