Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian People: Killing, Injuring, Kidnapping, Shooting People, Attacking, Imposing Curfews, and Blockading of West Bank Cities, July 9, 2008

Israeli occupation forces shoot and kill resistance fighter in Kafr Dan

Date: 09 / 07 / 2008 Time: 21:58
Jenin – Ma'an -

Israeli occupation special forces shot and then detained a resistance fighter affiliated with Fatah in the village of Kafr Dan west of Jenin on Wednesday night.

The man died shortly after he was taken by Israeli soldiers.

Israeli news sources said that Israeli soldiers were in a private car when they opened fire on Talal Sa'id Abed, a 32-year-old resistance fighter. Abed was in his car when he was shot in the neck. He tried to escape the soldiers but was captured, and died later in hospital as a result of his injuries.

Israeli occupation army attacks a peaceful protest near Tulkarem and injures a number of civilians

Wednesday July 09, 2008 17:28 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

On Wednesday morning the villagers of Dair Al-Ghusoun near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem along with international supporters protested the Israeli Wall built around the village.

The protesters gathered at the gate of the wall which separates the villagers form their lands, Israeli troops fired tear gas at the villagers and their supporters injuring scores of them.

In the West Bank today the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements are organizing a number of activists in commemoration of the 4th year after the International Court of Justice announced on July 9, 2004 that the Israeli Wall being built in the West Bank is illegal and should be removed and those damaged must be compensated.

The Israeli occupation army kidnaps civilians from the West Bank

Wednesday July 09, 2008 13:05 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army kidnapped on Tuesday at midnight and on Wednesday morning seven Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank accusing them of being involved in terrorist activities

Two Palestinians were kidnapped near Nablus city while five others were kidnapped in the central city of Ramallah.

The kidnapped Palestinians were taken to detention camps for investigation.

The Identifications and affiliations of the kidnapped Palestinians are still unknown.

The Israeli occupation army is launching daily kidnapping attempts in the West Bank that even reached civilians.

Israeli occupation forces impose curfew in Kifl Haris

Date: 09 / 07 / 2008 Time: 11:18
Nablus - Ma'an -

Israeli occupation forces imposed curfew on the village of Kifl Haris, north of the Wesrt Bank city of Salfit on Tuesday.

The Israeli occupation army said that curfew was imposed after Palestinians threw an inflammable bottle at a car owned by an Israeli settler on the main road near the town.

Eyewitnesses confirmed that Israeli forces stormed the town, opening fire and launching sound bombs. They also threatened that anyone who violates the curfew will be punished.

Illegal Israeli settlers launch third round of homemade rockets at Palestinian villages

Date: 09 / 07 / 2008 Time: 15:31
Nablus - Ma’an -

Illegal Israeli settlers, taking a page from Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, launched three homemade projectiles at Palestinian villages south of the city of Nablus, in the West Bank on Wednesday.

Palestinian security source told Ma’an: “The projectiles were launched on Tuesday evening from the settlement of Bracha at the villages of Burin and Madama, they landed near civilians’ houses with no injuries reported.”

This was the third such attack. The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israeli army are investigating the incident.

Information delivered by Israeli army to the PA says that the projectiles were launched by a group of extremist students at a theological school located in the settlement.

No arrests were made in the previous two projectile attacks.

The Israeli occupation army confiscates charitable institutions in Nablus city for the third day

Wednesday July 09, 2008 12:36 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

Israeli occupation army ransacked on Wednesday charitable institutions in Nablus city for the third day in a row.

Local witnesses reported that dozens of military vehicles penetrated the city from the eastern and western sides, in the middle of an intensive shooting followed by a huge number of military troops.
Witnesses also added that a huge Israeli force surrounded and stormed Nablus' municipality building in the middle of the city.

Eye witnesses reported that snipers were seen at the roof of the municipality building. Municipality guards reported that an Israeli force demolished the municipality offices at midnight and confiscated some of the computers, moreover it blew up the accounting room. In addition, the army abused the municipality guards and forced them to stay out of the building.

Israeli occupation army attacks several towns North of Salfit

Wednesday July 09, 2008 11:58 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded several towns North of Salfit city on Wednesday morning.

A huge force raided the towns of Hares, Kufel, and Dair Istiya and erected several military checkpoints. Moreover it separated those cities from the others and imposed a curfew. Local witnesses reported that the Israeli forces attacked the city with intense shooting and sound bombs. They also stated that the Israeli occupation forces also abused some of the youth.

IOFs tighten blockade on Al-Khalil

[ 09/07/2008 - 10:37 AM ]

AL-KHALIL, (PIC)--

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday tightened their blockade on Al-Khalil and closed all entrances to the city and scrutinized IDs of all citizens causing long queues of people, including women and children, to line up under the sun for hours.

The IOF soldiers have been practicing this measure since Wednesday 2/7/2008 and were particularly checking citizens leaving the city.

IOF patrols have been since then roaming most cities and villages in Al-Khalil district and breaking into homes.

Meanwhile, IOF soldiers in Salfit district imposed a curfew on Kuful Hares village on Wednesday at the pretext a petrol bomb was thrown at the highway near it that is trekked by Israeli settlers.

The soldiers stormed the village and two other nearby villages amidst shooting and firing of sonic bombs that terrorized villagers.

In another context, the Palestinian center for the defense of prisoners announced its full solidarity with Nafha legal center for prisoners and human rights that was closed at the orders of the Israeli occupation authority.

It said that the step targeted prisoners in their jails in addition to being an attempt to silence all voices defending them and their rights.

Dr. Ahmed Shuwaidah, the minister of prisoners' affairs in the PA caretaker government in Gaza, also condemned the decision on Tuesday, saying that it was in line with the IOF command's crackdown on Nablus city.

The same ministry expressed concern that no word was out on the fate or whereabouts of four Palestinian brothers who were abducted by the IOF troops from their home east of Gaza city almost two months ago.

The IOF command, in the meantime, revealed that four Hamas cadres were arrested in Nablus city a couple of months ago for planning human bombing operations.

The Hebrew radio said that the IOF command on Tuesday allowed publication of the news report, and added that the detention of the Hamas cell warded off a series of "dangerous attacks".

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