Palestinian resident wounded by military fire in khan Younis

Thursday July 23, 2009 01:10 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian medical sources reported Wednesday that a resident was shot and wounded by Israeli occupation forces  fire as the occupation army, supported by several armored vehicles and bulldozers, invaded an area east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. 

The sources added resident Majid Al-Farra, was shot in his arm in Abassan Al-Jadeeda area, in Khan Younis, and described his injury as mild.

He was moved to Nasser medical center in Khan Younis.

On Tuesday, the Israeli occupation army bulldozed farmlands, and fired rounds of live ammunition at dozens of homes in the area causing damage. 

Also on Tuesday, the army bulldozed a home that was previously shelled in Khan Younis, and also bulldozed a chicken farm in the area.   

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap Ni'lin Resident, Muhammed Surour, for Testifying Before a UN Committee Probing Israeli Violations

Thursday July 23, 2009 07:49 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped on Wednesday a Palestinian resident of Ni’lin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah immediately after he returned from Geneva after testifying before a UN committee investigating the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip, and other Israeli violations.

The resident was identified as Muhammed Surour. He was previously shot and wounded by Israeli occupation soldiers who attacked a nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall in the West Bank village, near Ramallah. Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire during the attack.  

Israeli activist, Jonathan Pollack of the Anarchists Against the Wall also testified before the committee of Judge Richard Goldstone.

Surour returned to his village two days ago and was kidnapped by Israeli security officials at the Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank, and was moved to Ofer detention center. 

His family told the Israeli Ynet News that the occupation army kidnapped him because he testified before the international committee, and exposed the Israeli violations against the Palestinians and against nonviolent protests against the illegal Annexation Wall. 

Israeli security officials claimed that Surour was not detained because he testified in Geneva, and added that he was detained due to alleged involvement of what Israel described as a ‘terror activity,’ the Israeli-Zionist label smearing activists who expose the terrorist nature of the Zionist state. 

His brother said that the Israeli claim is bogus especially since Mohammad received a permission from Israel to leave the country, and crossed via the Israeli-controlled bridge between the West Bank and Jordan.

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnap 14 in overnight raids

Published today (updated) 23/07/2009 09:42 [Ma'anImages] Tulkarem – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped 14 Palestinians during overnight raids in the West Bank, the military said on Thursday.

Israeli soldiers also invaded the West Bank village of Attil, north of Tulkarem, and photographed mosques and government buildings, according to Palestinian security sources. The soldiers did not raid any houses in the village, and no one was arrested.

The Israeli occupation forces also said that they raided communities in the Jordan Valley.

On Wednesday night Israeli forces held dozens of Palestinian students for hours at a military checkpoint they imposed near the village of Seida, south of the city of Jenin. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers checked the students’ identity papers, but did not arrest any of them.

On Tuesday night Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped five Palestinians during raids on houses, including four in the city of Nablus.

Jenin: Israeli occupation soldiers pull students from cars at flying checkpoint

Published yesterday (updated) 23/07/2009 09:37 Jenin – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation forces detained dozens of students for several hours at a military checkpoint erected near Seida village southwest of Jenin on Wednesday afternoon.

Locals said troops were checking civilian's identity papers and taking aside every student they came across, holding them at the flying checkpoint in the northern West Bank.

No arrests or detentions were reported, and witnesses said it appeared all those pulled from cars were released by evening.

The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the incident.

Israel's Sharon prison kept woman in isolation for four years

Published today 23/07/2009, 11:54 Salfit – Ma’an –

A Palestinian woman detained in 2005 has spent the last four years in an isolated cell tortured by prison guards, the Palestinian Detainees Society reported on Thursday.

Following a visit to the Sharon prison, lawyers with the society said they spoke with Mariam Al-Tarabin from Jericho who was sentenced to eight years in Israeli prison after being seized in 2005. The woman testified to lawyers that she has been kept in isolation since her sentencing.

Al-Tarabin said soldiers have told her she will remain in isolation, deprived of the company of any other prisoners, until 4 October. She said they gave no reason for the treatment.

Israeli occupation forces detain footballer en route to West Bank from Gaza

Published today (updated) 23/07/2009 13:19

No football matches have been played in Gaza since 2006 Gaza – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation forces detained a Palestinian football player on his way out of the Gaza Strip through Erez crossing Thursday afternoon.

The former forward with the Rafah team Mahmoud Kamel As-Sarsak was on his way to Nablus where he was expected to join the Balata team, and continue his football career. Two other footballers travelling with As-Sarsak were turned away at the crossing, while the young player was taken into Israeli custody.

Mahmoud’s brother Imad Al-Sarsak said soldiers took him to Ashkelon prison, and noted that none of the family was made aware of any charges against him.