Israeli Occupation Soldiers and Illegal Settlers Severely Injure, Kidnap Palestinian Children, Uproot Olive Trees in Nablus, Hebron

Official: Settlers uproot 200 olive trees south of Nablus

Published yesterday (updated) 17/08/2010 11:12 NABLUS (Ma'an) --

Illegal Israeli settlers, living on an illegal West Bank outpost, uprooted over 200 olive trees near the Qusra village in the Nablus district Monday, a Palestinian Authority official said.

PA settlement affairs officer in the northern West Bank Ghassan Doughlas said residents of the nearby Svhut Rachel outpost ascended upon the village, uprooting the olive grove which belonged to Ali Abdul Hamid Mohammad Hassan.

Doughlas called on the international community to pressure the Israeli occupation government to stop Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians and their property.

Child Hospitalized After Being Attacked By Settlers In Hebron

Monday August 16, 2010 14:28 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Inas Mazin Qa’aqour, 10, was admitted on Sunday at night to the Hebron Governmental Hospital suffering from various bruises and concisions after being attacked by a number of illegal Israeli settlers in Tal Romeida neighborhood in the city.

The child was playing in the neighborhood when a group of extremist settlers violently attacked her without any provocation, local sources reported.

In related news, Sameh Al Natsha, 8, was hospitalized in Hebron after being rammed by an Israeli military jeep; his condition was described as moderate but stable.

Furthermore, soldiers kidnapped Tamer Ahmaro, 14, in Al Fawwar refugee camp in Hebron and Osama Al Najjar, 40, in Al Thahiriyya town near Hebron. Both were kidnapped from their homes and were taken to unknown destinations.

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