Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian People: Injuring Kidnapped Legislators, Kidnapping, Raids, Denying Access to Health Care, August 1, 2008

Five PLC members injured in Israeli custody

Date: 01 / 08 / 2008 Time: 10:49
Gaza – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces deliberately injured five detained members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) causing two to be hospitalized, Dr Ahmed Shuwaidih, Minister of Detainee's Affairs for the de facto government in Gaza, said on Friday.

The minister said that the deputies had deliberately been injured to provoke and humiliate them while being transported in a prison truck.

Dr Shuwaidih claimed that this is not a one-off incident, but a regular occurrence, particularly when imprisoned PLC deputies are concerned, because they are seen as symbols and representatives of the Palestinian resistance. He added that the injuries were sustained when the truck driver who was transporting the deputies to court intentionally braked hard several times so that the deputies, who were hand-cuffed, would be flung from their seats in the back of the vehicle.

Deputy Mohammed Abu Tair and Deputy Nayef Rajoub, both from the Hamas affiliated Change and Reform bloc, sustained injuries to their heads after they were struck against the truck's metal walls, resulting in severe bleeding and were transferred to Ramla prison hospital, the minister claimed.

Dr Shuwaidih added that these deputies are tortured and harassed on a daily basis in prison and are intentionally transferred from department to department in order to tease and provoke them. Moreover, he said, they are deprived of family visits and proper medical treatment.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap two Palestinians north of Salfit

Date: 01 / 08 / 2008 Time: 10:14
Nablus – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped two young Palestinian men from the town of Kifl Haris, to the north of Salfit, on Thursday and stole three thousand Shekels from the house after destroying its contents, local sources told Ma'an.

The sources told our correspondent that at 2:00am on Thursday more than 12 Israeli vehicles and 70 Israeli soldiers stormed the town of Kifl Haris and broke into Jamil Sharif Abu Yacoub's house, where soldiers shouted abuse at the owners of the house and destroyed its contents.

Israeli soldiers then stole three thousand shekels from on of the bedrooms of the house and detained Hamza Jamil Sharif 17 year-old, the sources claim.

Israeli forces also stormed the house of Fayez Al-Qaq in the town and detained his 15 year-old son.

The Israeli occupation army invades Orta village nearby Nablus city

Friday August 01, 2008 12:40 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded Orta village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, reported local sources.

A number of Israeli occupation military vehicles invaded the city at dawn and drove into the streets. Israeli troops shot intensive gun fire, sound bombs and tear gas over civilians who threw stones at the army. Israeli troops searched and ransacked several residences in the village causing minor damage. No kidnappings were reported

Sick infant dies due to the siege in Gaza, twenty patients died in July

Friday August 01, 2008 03:13 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that a 3-month old infant from Dair Al Balah town, in the central Gaza Strip, died of a heart disease as the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip emptied the hospital in the coastal region from the basic medical supplies and equipment.

The infant was identified as Ahmad Eid Abu Amra, 3 months, he was born with a heart condition. With his death the number of patients who died due to the siege in Gaza in July arrives to twenty, including five children. At least 220 patients died since the beginning of the siege.

The Ministry reported that the infant is the 26th casualty since the truce deal with Israel was achieved more than 42 days ago.

The Ministry stated that the Israeli occupation is not committed to the truce deal especially the sections regarding opening the border crossings in the Gaza Strip in order to enable the residents, especially the patients, to be able to leave the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry slammed the Arab and International silence while the Gaza Strip sinks in poverty and the patients are dying. It also stated its holds the International Community responsible for the situation in Gaza as it failed to stop the Israeli violations against the civilians.

It voiced an appeal to the World Health Organization and different human rights groups to intervene and end the siege imposed on Gaza.

Female member of Nablus city council moved to administrative detention

Friday August 01, 2008 02:01 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies reported that the Israeli Authorities transferred Kholoud Al Masry, 42, member of Nablus City Council, to administrative detention after a decision from a judge at an Israeli Military court.

Her daughter, Safa’, stated that the Israeli Security Services claimed that they have a “secret file” against Kholoud. In these cases, neither the detainee not the lawyer are allowed to see this file. Kholoud Al Masry is a mother of five children, aged 10 – 20.

Al-Masry was kidnapped by the army on July 15, 2007, he husband is also imprisoned by Israel.
Fuad Al-Khoffash, head of the Ahrar Center For Detainees’ Studies, slammed the Israeli decision and Israel’s ongoing violations against the elected Palestinian officials and legislators.

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