Israeli Occupation Aggression on the Palestinian People: Killing, Injuring, Kidnapping People, Invading Towns, Damaging Property, on July 11, 2008

The Israeli occupation army kills a Palestinian at a fire exchange with the Israeli troops

Friday July 11, 2008 11:49 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

A Palestinian was killed in Qalqilia during a fire exchange with the Israeli occupation army on Friday.
Gun shots were fired at a number of Israeli jeeps but no damages were reported.

Israeli sources reported on Friday that a Palestinian was killed during its invasion in Qalqilia; moreover an Israeli officer was slightly injured and was taken to hospital.

Israeli sources also added that the Israeli occupation troops found a gun near the body and reported that he had shot at one of the Israeli cars and caused the slight injury of an Israeli man, who was taken to hospital for treatment.

At another incident two cocktail bombs were dropped at an Israeli civilian's car near Azoun village in Qalqilia city. But no injuries were reported. in addition several similar incidents occurred in Mihmas village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah and near al Tikua' village in Bethlehem.

One Palestinian killed, Israeli occupation soldier injured near Salfit

Date: 11 / 07 / 2008 Time: 10:15
Qalqilia – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation troops shot dead a Palestinian man on Thursday night, after he opened fire on a group of Israeli soldiers, security sources in the Salfit in the northern West Bank said Friday.

Forty-five-year-old Mahmoud Othman Assi, from the village of Bani Zaid, north west of the city of Salfit was taken to the Yasser Arafat Hospital with four bullet wounds. He was pronounced dead on arrival.

Israeli sources said that a Palestinian resistance fighter had opened fire on Israeli soldiers near the Israeli settlement of Yakir north west of the city of Salfit. The soldier was slightly injured, according to the Israeli sources.

The Israeli occupation army gave further details of the incident, saying that on Friday morning announced they killed a Palestinian during an exchange of fire in the Salfit District. They claimed a gun and ammunition were found near the body. Israeli sources said the man was "wanted" and was a Hamas supporter. He was a father of twelve children.

In a separate incident, an Israeli vehicle was hit with two Molotov cocktails, near the village of Azun, near Qalqilia. No injuries were reported but the vehicle was damaged.

Meanwhile, Israeli cars were pelted with stones near the village of Mikhmas near the West Bank city of Ramallah and also in a separate incident near the village of Taqu'a near the city of Bethlehem. Some of the vehicles were damaged.

Separately, Israeli occupation soldiers detained seven Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank early on Friday morning. Their identities have not been revealed.

Israeli occupation army kidnaps Palestinian near East Jerusalem

Date: 11 / 07 / 2008 Time: 11:13
Bethlehem – Ma'an –

The Israeli occupation army kidnapped a Palestinian from the town of the of Al-'Aizariya east of Jerusalem early on Friday morning.

Local sources said that the Israeli forces invaded the town and ransacked the home of 22-year-old Mohamad Ahmad Al-'Arameen. He was then kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination. The army withdrew shortly afterwards.

Israeli occupation army kidnaps 13 Palestinians from Al-Jalazoun refugee camp

Date: 11 / 07 / 2008 Time: 11:09
Ramallah – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped 13 Palestinians from Al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Local sources in the camp told Ma'an that more than 35 Israeli occupation military jeeps invaded the camp early on Friday morning, firing live ammunition and sound bombs. Israeli troops stormed several houses, blasting their way in with explosives.

The sources added that the Israeli occupation forces broke into the home of Abdel Fattah Qatawi and kidnapped his five sons, Abid, Majed, Ahmed and Ibrahim in addition to his son-in-law, Khalid Tamlieh. They also arrested three brothers, Rami, Ibrahim and Ahmad Mahmoud Shareef, in addition to Mohammad, Ibrahim Tayseer Al-Zubaidi and Hassnain Ali al- Hareedi.

Scores injured at the weekly Bil’in protest

Friday July 11, 2008 16:38 by Adullah Abu Rahmah - 1 of International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC Editorial Group

The villagers of Bil’in marched after the Friday prayers along with the international and Israeli supporters in their weekly protest against the illegal wall Israel is building on the village's land.

The protest was part of the ongoing campaign initiated earlier this week in commemoration of the 4th year after the International Court of Justice in The Hague deemed the wall illegal.

Leaders of the Islamic Jihad political group, the Palestinian Liberation Front and the Popular Liberation Front from Ramallah city joined the protestors today.

Protestors marched to their lands trapped behind the wall and as soon as they arrived to the gate of the wall the soldiers showered them with tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets leading to scores suffering from gas inhalation. In related news the Bil’in village council raised a court case in Quebec County in Canada against two Canadian companies based in Quebec ,Green park and Green mount international, which are building and selling residencies in the Israeli Mittyho East settlement, which is illegally built on Bil’in village land.

This court case is part of chain of actions planned to pursue those involved in building illegal settlements. Earlier this year the villagers of Bil’in along with Adalah, New York lead a huge media campaign against the diamond billionaire Liv Live,v who supports building settlements in the West Bank, including those built on Bil’in village land. UNISEF was the first world agency to refuse Leviv money for this campaign.

Also this week, an independent South African fact finding mission visited the village of Bil'in with members that included Supreme Court judges, parliament members and activists who fought the apartheid regime in South Africa. The group was welcomed by the village council, where they were oriented about the suffering of the village due to the wall and the Israeli practices. The visiting group showed support for the Palestinians and their struggle against the Israeli army attacks against Palestinians.

Israeli illegal settlers and occupation army invade Ush Al-Ghurab camp in Beit Sahour

Friday July 11, 2008 13:43 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army and 70 illegal Israeli settlers invaded Ush Al-Ghurab camp in Beit Sahour city on Friday midday. Local sources reported that the Israeli settlers started to write graffiti on the walls of the old military base, they also carried Israeli flags announcing that they will come back on Monday to stay over night.

The Israeli settlers declared that Ush Al-Ghurab will be a new Israeli settlement. Moreover the Israeli army allowed them to behave freely and prevented locals and internationals from approaching the site where the settlers were. Local sources reported that there were around 40 locals and internationals around the area but no clashes or encounters were reported.

The Israeli occupation army kidnaps 13 Palestinian near Ramallah

Friday July 11, 2008 13:35 by Ghada Salsaa - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army kidnapped 13 Palestinians Friday morning from Jalazon refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Eyewitnesses reported that they heard shooting as a number of Israeli occupation army vehicles invaded the camp in the early hours of the morning. The witnesses also reported that troops broke into a number of houses in the camp and kidnapped 5 brothers from the Qatawi family, 3 brothers from the Sharif family and 2 brothers from the Zubaidi family after searching their homes.

Three other kidnapped Palestinians remain unknown. Palestinian sources stated that the army blew up the doors of the invaded homes, causing horror and panic, especially among women and children, who woke up to the sounds of explosion and shooting.

The Israeli occupation army kidnaps a Palestinian from Al-Ezariyah village east of Jerusalem

Friday July 11, 2008 12:53 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army kidnapped on Friday at dawn a civilian from al Ezariyah village east of Jerusalem.

Local sources reported that an Israeli occupation army force invaded the village and ransacked the home of the 22 year old civilian Muhammad al A'rameen. The Israeli occupation army took him to an unknown detention camp for investigation. The Israeli troops withdrew after a period of time, with no encounters reported.

The Israeli occupation army invades Arraba town and al Arka village in Jenin

Friday July 11, 2008 12:25 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded on Friday morning at dawn, Arraba town and al-Arka village in Jenin, a northern city in the West Bank.

Local official sources reported that five Israeli vehicles invaded Arraba town south-west of the city at 2a.m. and troops launched gun fire and walked around several neighborhoods before they withdraw after a few hours later.

Local official sources also reported that another Israeli occupation military force invaded al-Arka village west of Jenin and erected a military border at the village entrance for a couple of hours. No kidnaps were reported.

Israeli occupation army invades Nablus city and demolishes iron and plastic factories

Friday July 11, 2008 12:08 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation troops invaded on Friday morning the West Bank city of Nablus, and demolished some of the businesses around the city.

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation army invaded an iron factory at Balata Camp in Nablus, and another plastic factory near Rujeeb village northern Nablus city. No kidnappings or injuries were reported. Throughout last week the Israeli occupation army lunched daily nighttime attacks on the West Bank city of Nablus and its surrounding villages, which caused the closure of many institutions and medical centers.

The Palestinian Authority warned several times through Dr. Salaam Fayyad and other officials, that those invasions against Nablus are leading to destruction and chaos while corrupting the economic development.

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