Israeli occupation forces kill a Palestinian man in Gaza, injure another, kidnap 14 in Jenin

Israeli occupation forces kill a Palestinian man in Gaza, injure another

Published yesterday (updated) 24/08/2009 21:26

 Gaza – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces shot two Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday afternoon, killing one of them.

The shooting took place in the Al-Atatra area north of the town of Beit Lahiya.

Mu’awiya Hassanain the head of Ambulance and Emergency Services in the Palestinian Health Ministry said that one critically injured man was taken in an ambulance to Kamal Udwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Ambulances were unable to immediately reach the other man who lay on the ground bleeding and eventually died. Hassanain identified him as Ata Al-Hasoumi, 20. Medics told Reuters that the man was a farmer.

Israeli military sources told reporters that two “suspicious” people had approached the border with Israel and ignored warning shots.

Meanwhile, Israeli sources said that two projectiles were fired from the northern Gaza Strip into Israel. According to the news website Ynet, the projectiles landed near the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council. The same report states that one soldier was mildly wounded after sustaining a head injury while running for cover.

It is unclear whether the projectiles were homemade "Al-Qassam" rockets, or mortar shells. No Palestinian group has claimed responsibility for the reported attack, which was the first in two weeks.

The Israeli occupation forces kidnaps 13 Palestinians from several parts of the West Bank

Monday August 24, 2009 18:05 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped on Monday 13 Palestinian civilians during dawn and morning invasions targeting a number of west Bank communities.

The Israeli occupation army radio announced that the men were taken to detention camps for questioning. The radio added that all kidnapped were on what the army calls "Wanted list".

In on of the morning invasions Israeli troops destroyed three shops at the old city of Hebron, southern west Bank.

Witnesses said that soldiers searched and ransacked homes nearby then leveled the three shops and left without giving any reasons.

PRC fighters 'clash with Israeli occupation forces' in Gaza

Published yesterday (updated) 24/08/2009 15:58 PRC fighters train in Gaza
[MaanImages - Archive] Gaza – Ma’an –

The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) said that their fighters engaged in a 15-minute skirmish with Israeli occupation troops in the northern Gaza Strip early on Monday morning.

In a statement received by Ma’an the PRC’s armed wing, the An-Nasser Salah Ad-Din Brigades, said that fighters clashed with Israeli occupation soldiers who advanced into the At-Tahliyah area, north of the Al-Waha area. According to the statement, both sides used machine guns.

No casualties were immediately reported. Israeli authorities have not commented on the report.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian man near Jenin

Published yesterday (updated) 24/08/2009 16:17

 Jenin – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a Palestinian man from the northern West Bank town of Birqin, southwest of Jenin, on Monday morning, according to local Palestinian sources.

The detainee was identified as 25-year-old Munadil Mansour, who was seized from his home after Israeli occupation troops ransacked it.

The sources added that invading forces shouted through loudspeakers their demands that the family evacuate their home for inspection.

Separately, soldiers stormed Jenin city and its refugee camp, firing gunshots into the air. No arrests or injuries were reported in those incidents.

Israeli occupation forces raid Palestinian cities and towns on an almost nightly basis, seizing so-called wanted Palestinians for interrogation. Under Israeli law, it is legal to detain Palestinians for up to six months without charge.

On Thursday morning, soldiers raided the village of Bil’in and seized 48-year-old Muhammad Ibrahim Abu Rahmeh, vice president of the village council and member of the Popular Committee Against the Wall. Abu Rahmeh’s home was invaded shortly before 2am, ending with his arrest. His son, 14-year-old son Nashmi Mohammed Ibrahim Abu Rahmeh, was arrested on 15 August.

According to reports from the popular committee, about 25 soldiers with painted faces entered the village, and threw stun grenades at international activists in the village to witness the night raids. Internationals said they attempted to intervene to demand Abu Rahmeh's release, but were assaulted. Witnesses said soldiers knocked one woman to the ground and pulled another's hair.

A Palestinian cameraman's equipment was destroyed as he attempted to document the scene, he said. Forces then withdrew through empty fields with Abu Rahme, taking him inside jeeps waiting near the barrier.

Early on Tuesday morning, Israeli forces detained 26-year-old Nisrin Abu Zaina from her family home during a raid of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Israeli occupation soldiers ransacked Abu Zaina's home at 2am, confiscating private photos and mobile phones, before they handcuffed the woman and took her to an unknown location.

This kidnapping came shortly after Abu Zeina was released from prison in 2007 after she served five and a half years in detention.

Palestinian workers injured in Israel after police chase

Published yesterday (updated) 24/08/2009 17:01

Bethlehem – Ma’an –

Twelve Palestinian workers from the West Bank were injured in a car accident near a Kibutz in the Negev desert in Israel on Monday after Israeli border guards chased them.

According to Israeli sources, border guards perceived three cars as suspicious and chased them. During the chase one car overturned and the workers in the car were injured.

In the same regard, Israeli forces detained three Arab residents of the city of Rahat, also in the Negev, on charges of helping Palestinian workers sneak into Israel from the West Bank. Israeli authorities claimed the workers injured in the road accident were had entered without work permits.

Medical sources said two of the injured Palestinians sustained moderate wounds and the rest were slightly injured.