Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Killing Child, Injuring Peace Activists, Burning Furniture Store, Raids, Kidnapping Civilians, July 29, 2008

Ten-year-old boy killed by Israeli occupation forces during clashes in Ni'lin

Date: 29 / 07 / 2008 Time: 19:59
Ramallah – Ma'an –

Ten-year-old Ahmed Hussam Yousuf Moussa was killed by Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday evening during clashes in the village of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah.

Eyewitnesses reported that the child was shot in the head and died immediately. His body was transferred to Ramallah hospital.

The former mayor of Ni'lin, Muhammad Srour, told Ma'an that while the Israeli bulldozers were finishing their daily work on the separation wall in the village, Israeli troops fired live ammunition directly at demonstrators who had gathered at the wall construction site.

Ni'lin residents have staged daily protests and marches against the separation wall, which is being built on the village's land. Some 77 demonstrations, sit-ins, and protests against the wall have been held in the village so far. The Israeli occupation military frequently responds by shooting tear gas, sound bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and live ammunition towards demonstrators and bystanders.

The Israeli wall will confiscate some 2,500 dunams of land belonging to the village, whose residents depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. A dunam is 1,000 square metres or approximately a quarter of an acre.

Israeli occupation army set fire to furniture store; losses estimated at $3million

Date: 29 / 07 / 2008 Time: 09:42
Nablus - Ma'an -

The Israeli occupation army set fire to a furniture store early on Tuesday morning on Al-Quds road in Nablus city where losses were estimated at $3million.

Sabri Hindiyyeh a partner of Qaser Hindiyyeh furniture told Ma'an, "the Israeli occupation army fired light and smoke bombs into the store at 2am on Tuesday turning everything in the shop to ashes".

Sabri says that he has no idea why the Israeli occupation army attacked the store that consists of four floors and appealed for PA officers to interfere and help them deal with disaster.

For the last few weeks Israeli occupation forces have stepped up their operations in Nablus, with raids resulting in mass abductions and the closing of some major commercial centers. Also on Tuesday morning Palestinian security sources said that Israeli forces detained 28-year-old Ma’moon As-Safadi after storming his house in the old city of Nablus.

Ten protestors and two Israeli occupation soldiers injured in Ni’lin

Date: 29 / 07 / 2008 Time: 17:16
Ramallah - Ma'an -

Ten Palestinians and two Israeli occupation soldiers were injured in clashes that took place on Tuesday afternoon near the construction site of the separation wall in Ni’lin to the west of Ramallah

The protestors were injured after the Israeli occupation soldiers fired tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets at the crowd of locals and international solidarity activists.

Member of the Ni’lin committee against the wall, Mohammad Srour, described three of the injuries as moderate including: Hassoun Issam Nafe’, Mo’tassem Ahmad Srour and Wael Taysir Nafe.

Meanwhile, Hebrew sources revealed that phonographic analysis has shown that the Israeli occupation army captain, seen in the video of a handcuffed Palestinian being shot at close range with a rubber coated steel bullet after being detained in Ni'lin, gave the order to shoot despite his earlier claims that he had not.

Solidarity visit for world's longest captivity

Date: 29 / 07 / 2008 Time: 17:04
Nablus – Ma'an –

The governor of Nablus, Jamal Muhaisin, headed a solidarity delegation to visit the family of Palestinian political prisoner Sa'id Al-'Atabah on Tuesday, who is believed to have spent the longest time in Israeli occupation prison in the history of the modern world as he entered his 32nd year of incarceration.

The governor delivered a short speech in which he confirmed that Al-Atabah had entered the Guinness Book of Records for the longest period spent in detention and he applauded his steadfastness in the face of such hardship, adding that it would not be an exaggeration to say that he had triumphed, simply by existing, over his prison guards.

During the meeting Sa'id's sister thanked the governor and all of the institutions that express their solidarity with her brother. She said it meant particularly much to her mother who is still hoping to see her son at his home with the family.

She concluded by appealed to the Palestinian leadership and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to pay more attention to her brother's cause and the possibility of his release as part of a prisoner swap with Israel.

Israeli occupation forces storm Al-Shuhada village

Date: 29 / 07 / 2008 Time: 14:31
Jenin - Ma'an -

Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Ash-Shuhada south of Jenin early on Tuesday raiding a house there.

Eyewitnesses said that the house of 60-year-old Yossor Wishahi was stormed and searched at 1.30am by Israeli occupation forces after five military vehicles entered the town from the Jenin-Nablus road and asked people through loudspeakers to evacuate the houses and lift their clothes up so that they could be searched.

They stayed in the village until 4am and gave the owner of the house and his son an order to go to Salem military post in the west of Jenin city.

This house has been attacked several times within the last few months and it is the same house in which Ghassan Wishahi was arrested ten days ago. The village has also been stormed several times in the last week. In one raid Israeli occupation forces surrounded the main café in the village and detained 23-year-old Yousuf Asa’asa.

Israeli occupation forces arrest 9 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 29 / 07 / 2008 Time: 09:25
Bethlehem – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday evening arrested 9 Palestinians in raids across the West Bank.

Israeli sources said the Israeli occupation army kidnapped 9 "wanted" Palestinians in Bethlehem, Hebron and Al-Arroub camp in the southern West Bank as well as Nablus in the north. Abductees have been taken to detention centers for interrogation.

Israeli occupation forces detain member of village council and extend detention of deputy Mansour

Date: 29 / 07 / 2008 Time: 09:24
Bethlehem – Ma'an -

Ahrar center for prisoner research and human rights claimed on Tuesday that Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a member of the village council of Shuqba village to the west of Ramallah, 40-year-old Suhaila Shalash, while she was returning home from Al-Omra on Monday.

Suhaila Shalash is a mother of six, headmistress of the school of Riyad Al-Atfal and was elected as a member of the council in the last elections.

Head of the Ahrar center, Fouad Al-Khafash, said in a statement that such detentions of village and municipal council members have been increasing recently along with the detention of women.

Al-Khafash also confirmed that the period of detention for Palestinian Legislative Council member, Muna Mansour, would be extended for another eight days. Mansour has been detained for over a week now and has been transferred to HaSharon women's prison.

Al-Khafsh called on international organizations and human rights institutions to act now in order to end such detentions.

The Israeli occupation army invades Jenin city

Tuesday July 29, 2008 11:41 by Ghada Salsaa - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded Muthalath Al Shuhada', a village north of the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday at dawn, ransacking the houses of civilians.

An Israeli occupation force invaded the village at dawn, shooting gun fire and sound bombs at random, according to local sources. The Israeli occupation soldiers searched and ransacked civilian homes, among them the house of Aysar Weshahe. No kidnappings were reported during the invasion.

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnap village council member

Tuesday July 29, 2008 02:33 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights reported that Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped on Monday evening, Soheila Shallash, 40, member of Shaqba village council, west of Ramallah, as she was heading back home after conducting the pilgrimage in Mecca.

The Center slammed the abduction and stated that the Israeli occupation army recently kidnapped several Palestinian women in the occupied West Bank.

Fuad Al-Khuffash, head of the center, stated that Soheila is a mother of six children and was elected by the residents of her village in democratic elections.

He stated that Israel continues its violations against the elected Palestinian officials, especially legislators, mayors, members of city councils and continues to detain the head of the legislative council, Dr. Aziz Duwaik.

Al-Khuffash also said that Israel recently kidnapped several Palestinian women who are members of councils of different villages and cities such as Khould Al-Masry, member of Nablus city council.

Furthermore, Al-Khuffash stated that Israel recently extended the remand of legislator Mona Mansur for eight more days. Mansur was moved to Ha-Sharon Israeli prison for women.

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