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Two Palestinians Killed, Scores Injured, Scores Abducted by Israeli Occupation Soldiers, More Illegal Settlers' Attacks

January 25, 2021 

Editor's Note:

While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of David, Solomon, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

The following news stories are just examples of the Israeli occupation government violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources:

http://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/

 

Israeli Army Injures Fifteen Palestinians Near Nablus, January 23, 2021 Palestinian Fuad Sabti Jouda, 48, died by tear gas fired by Israeli occupation soldiers, on January 23, 2021
 
Israeli occupation soldiers abducting Palestinians children, file, January 25, 2021 imemc.jpg  

Islamic Official Shot and Killed in Israel

 IMEMC, JAN 25, 2021

On Sunday afternoon, a Palestinian official identified as Sheikh Muhammad Abu Najem, was shot and killed in the city of Yafa (Jaffa). The Hamas party issued a statement blaming Israel for the murder. Israeli police in Yafa say they opened an investigation into the shooting, but have not identified any suspects.

According to local sources, Abu Najem, said to be in his forties, was shot dead and his cousin was seriously injured from gunshots fired at them by an assailant in the Old City neighborhood of Jaffa.

Hamas officials held the Israeli occupation forces responsible for the assassination of Sheikh Abu Najem. The statement issued by the party condemned “the malicious scheme carried out by the occupier to liquidate the occupied land from the Palestinian people, especially those working to preserve Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa, and those confronting the [Israeli] attempts to capture the sacred land.”

The statement called on Palestinians living inside what is now Israel (who constitute 20% of the population of Israel) to “confront the conspiracies of the enemy, the instigators of sedition and the perpetrators of crimes within our steadfast Palestinian society.”

According to the Palestinian news site “Arabs 48”, Sheikh Muhammad Abu Najem, was shot dead by an unknown person in Jaffa, while another young man, a relative of the Sheikh, was wounded. The imam of the Hassan Bek mosque in Jaffa, Sheikh Ahmed Abu Ajwa, also confirmed the death of Sheikh Muhammad Abu Najem, as a result of his injury in the shooting.

The Israeli police claimed to have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the crime, but no suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder.

It is worth noting that Palestinians who lived in the occupied interior of Israel, known as “48 Arabs”, since they are descendants of about 160,000 Palestinians who remained in their lands after the establishment of Israel on Palestinian land in 1948. These Palestinians live within the borders of the Israeli state, possess Israeli citizenship, and number about one million people.

Palestinians in Israel say that the Israeli authorities do little to prevent crime in the ‘Arab’ areas and neighborhoods. Since the beginning of 2021, six Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have been killed in unsolved murders in Arab areas in Israel.

Worker Dies After Soldiers Fired Gas Bombs, And Chased Palestinians Near Tulkarem

  IMEMC, JAN 24, 2021

A Palestinian worker died, on Sunday morning, near the illegal Annexation Wall, in Far’un village, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, after Israeli occupation soldiers chased many Palestinians and fired gas bombs at them.

Palestinian medical sources said Fuad Sabti Jouda, 48, from Iraq at-Tayeh village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, suffered a heart attack after suffocating due to the severe effects of teargas inhalation.

They added that Jouda was among several Palestinian day laborers who were trying to cross into Israel through a breach in the illegal annexation when, when the soldiers fired many gas bombs at them, and chased them.

The man suffered a fatal heart attack due to the severe effects of teargas inhalation, and extreme exhaustion, while the soldiers did not even attempt to provide him with the urgently needed first aid.

Jabr Jouda, the deceased man’s brother, said Fuad is a married father of four children and worked in hauling furniture between the two sides of the illegal wall, and added that he had a permit for entry and work in Israel; however, his permit expired a few days ago.

He also said the Palestinian medics moved the brother’s corpse to Rafidia hospital, in Nablus.

Many workers said that the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs at the workers, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.

It is worth mentioning that dozens of Palestinians have been shot and injured, in addition to suffering the effects of teargas inhalation, over the last few months during similar Israeli violations targeting Palestinian workers near the gates of the Annexation Wall in several parts of the West Bank.

Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot & Injure Farmer in Northern Gaza

  IMEMC, JAN 25, 2021

Israeli occupation forces stationed at the northern border of the Gaza Strip opened fire at a Palestinian farmer working on his land in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, on Sunday afternoon, resulting in a gunshot wound in his head.

The injured farmer was taken to the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, where his wound was described as mild.

Local sources reported that Israeli occupation soldiers stationed at the border fired multiple rounds at the farmer as he attempted to plow his agricultural land in Beit Lahia.

Palestinian farmers with lands close to the militarized border with Israel are frequently targeted by Israeli forces. In addition the Israeli military frequently invades the areas near the border and razes the Palestinian farmland, destroying crops planted there for “security reasons”.

Palestinians say that the Israeli practices are meant to discourage them from working their land, and to disrupt the Palestinian economy in an attempt to further impoverish the besieged population of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians, Assault 25, Near Ramallah

  IMEMC, JAN 25, 2021

Israeli occupation soldiers shot, on Sunday evening, two young Palestinian men, and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to detaining and assaulting at least 25 others, in Deir Abu Mashal village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

Local sources said several army jeeps invaded the village, reportedly after some youngsters hurled stones at a car of an illegal colonial settler, driving on the nearby segregated bypass road.

The sources added that the invasion led to protests before many youngsters hurled stones at the army jeeps, while the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

One Palestinian was shot with a live round in the leg, and another was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet, in addition to many who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.

Medics provided the needed treatment to all wounded Palestinians, before moving the young man, who was shot with a live round, to a nearby hospital.

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers imposed a strict siege on the village, preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving it, in addition to assaulting twenty-five residents, after detaining them for more than two hours at the entrance of the town, before releasing them.

Israeli Occupation Army Detains And Interrogates Four Palestinian Children Near Jerusalem

 IMEMC,  JAN 25, 2021

Israeli occupation soldiers detained, on Sunday evening, four Palestinian children in Beit Ijza village, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, and interrogated them for several hours.

The Detainees’ Media Center has reported that the soldiers invaded Beit Ijza, and stopped the four children before detaining and interrogating them for several hours.

The center said the children have been identified as Majd Ramadan Abu Kafia, 10, Mo’tasem Ahmad Gharib, 9, Mohammad Salim Gharib, 10, and Mousa Eid Salem, 10.

The children were all released, on Sunday at night, after the soldiers interrogated them for several hours.

On Monday at dawn, the soldiers abducted eight Palestinians from the West Bank governorates of Ramallah and Bethlehem, and summoned six others for interrogation, in Hebron, in southern West Bank.

Israeli Occupation Army Abducts 8 Palestinians In Ramallah And Bethlehem, Summons 6 For Interrogation In Hebron

  IMEMC, JAN 25, 2021

Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, eight Palestinians from the West Bank governorates of Ramallah and Bethlehem, and summoned six others for interrogation, in Hebron, in southern West Bank.

Media sources said many army jeeps invaded Betunia town, west of Ramallah in central West Bank, searched homes, and abducted Ahmar Noah Hreish.

They added that the soldiers also abducted Mohammad Abu ‘Aadi, Mohammad Nabil Abda, and Mohammad Naji, from their homes in Kafr Ni’ma village, west of Ramallah, in addition to Tha’er Washha, from Birzeit town, north of Ramallah, from their homes.

The soldiers also invaded Beit Rima town, north of Ramallah, searched homes, and abducted a university student, identified as Omar Jamil Rimawi.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West bank, searched many homes, before abducting Mohannad Fahmi Qawwar, 25, and his brother Rami, 19.

In Hebron city, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in several neighborhoods, before summing Ahmad Yasser Sharabati, Anas Sidqi Jo’ba, Mohammad Radwan Hashlamoun, Taleb Dweik, Tareq Dweik, and Yousef Salhab Tamimi, for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of the city.

The soldiers also installed many roadblocks in several parts of Hebron city, and the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, north of Hebron, in addition to the ath-Thaheriyya, Yatta, and as-Sammoa’ towns, south of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of vehicles, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

On Sunday evening, the soldiers shot two young Palestinian men, and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to detaining and assaulting at least 25 others, in Deir Abu Mashal village, north of Ramallah.

Israeli Occupation Army Injures Fifteen Palestinians Near Nablus

  IMEMC, JAN 23, 2021

Israeli occupation soldiers attacked, Friday, the nonviolent procession in Beit Dajan village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and injured sixteen Palestinians, in addition to causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.

The Palestinians marched from the village heading towards their lands, where illegal Israeli colonists installed an outpost, three months ago.

The soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the protesters, and shot fifteen with rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.

The soldiers also shot one Palestinian with a gas bomb in the face before he, and other injured Palestinians, were rushed to local hospitals.

Nasr Abu Jaish, the coordinator of the Popular Committee for Defending Palestinian Lands, who also suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, said this procession is the sixteenth in three months and added that the Palestinians will continue their protests until the removal of the illegal outpost, built on stolen lands.

Israeli Occupation Attack Palestinian Protesters in Kufur Qaddoum

  IMEMC, JAN 23, 2021

Israeli occupation soldiers attacked the weekly Friday protest in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia in the northern part of the West Bank. The soldiers used tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets to attack the demonstrators.

One teen was shot in the hand by a rubber-coated steel bullet and had to be taken to a nearby hospital. Other demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation, and were treated on site.

According to witnesses, the Israeli army fired teargas and rubber-coated steel rounds at demonstrators as they marched on the main street of the town toward the Israeli Annexation Wall that was constructed illegally on village land.

Morad Eshteiwi, media spokesperson for the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in the northern West Bank told reporters that the injured young man was shot in the hand, while several others who suffered from the effects of tear gas were treated at the scene.

Kufur Qaddoum has been the site of weekly protests again the Wall and Israeli settlements since 2011. The protests generally involve marches and chanting, as well as stone throwing when the Israeli military attacks the marches.

Kufur Qaddum is a village of around 3,500 people west of Nablus and east of Qalqilia. The weekly protests began in the village soon after the Israeli military erected a roadblock at the village entrance to prevent Palestinians from using their road — which was re-routed by the Israelis to run through the Kedumim settlement. Even in emergencies, Palestinians are not allowed to use their former road.

The Jewish-only settlement was constructed on land owned by the people of Kufur Qaddoum, which was stolen and taken over by Israeli settlers.

Every Friday since 2011, about 400-500 villagers gather at their end of the road to protest and demand the reopening of their road and land.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Fire Live Rounds At Farmers In Southern Gaza

  IMEMC, JAN 22, 2021

Israeli occupation soldiers fired, on Friday morning, many rounds of live ammunition at Palestinian farmers, on their lands near the perimeter fence east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the soldiers, stationed on military towers across the fence, fired sporadic rounds of live ammunition at the farmers in the al-Fakhari area, east of Khan Younis.

WAFA added that the attack did not lead to casualties, but forced the farmer to leave, in fear of additional Israeli military escalation.

The attack is part of ongoing violations against the Palestinians in the besieged and impoverished coastal region.

The attacks mainly target farmers and workers on Palestinian lands across the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip, and the fishermen in Gaza territorial waters, leading to dozens of casualties, including fatalities, in addition to serious property damage.

Israeli Occupation Army Bombards Gaza, Causes Damage And Injures One Palestinian

  IMEMC, JAN 20, 2021

The Israeli occupation army fired, late on Tuesday at night, many artillery and tanks shells targeting several areas in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip, causing damage, and wounding a young man.

The soldiers fired a tank shell directly striking a home, owned by members of the Abdul-Jawad family in the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, causing serious damage and wounding a young man.

Medics and rescue teams rushed to the refugee camp and moved the young man to the al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, after being injured in the leg in addition to suffering cuts and bruises.

Furthermore, Israeli tanks fired several shells into a few sites east of Gaza city, the al-Boreij and al-Maghazi refugee camps, in central Gaza, in addition to the east of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region, causing property damage and fires to the targeted buildings and surrounding homes.

In a brief statement, the Israeli army claimed it struck what it called “Hamas outposts,” in the Gaza Strip, “in retaliation to a shell” which was reportedly fired earlier from Gaza and struck an open area in the southern part of the country.

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Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Eighteen Palestinians In West Bank

 IMEMC,  JAN 22, 2021

Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, eighteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive and violent searches of homes, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed.

The PPS office in Hebron, in southern West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Bader, a former member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, in addition to Arafat Qawasmi, Mohannad Tawil, Ahmad Tarayra, Sabri al-Khdour, Ismael Za’aqeeq, Nidal Hosni Za’aqeeq, Dia’ Hashem Zahda, Abdul-Rahman Hazem Hadoush, and Raja’e Shafiq Rajabi, 17.

In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes in Kobar town, north of the city, before abducting Ala’ Barghouthi, Mohye Barghouthi, Nassim Barghouthi, Jamil Daraghma and Amal Nakhla.

In Jericho, in northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ahmad al-Mimi and Arafat Jalayta.

In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Nazzal and Hussein Ba’jawi.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Shepherds near Bethlehem

  IMEMC, JAN 25, 2021

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked, on Monday, Palestinian shepherds attending to their sheep at the village of Kiysan near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Abi Hanahal  hurled stones and released attack dogs  at Palestinian shepherds and their sheep near the village injuring one shepherd, local sources reported.

Khalaf Ebyiat sustained light wounds and some of his sheep where also injured after being hit with a stone hurled by the settlers, sources added.

Recently settler attacks targeting Palestinian shepherds in the area have escalated, head of the village council Ahmad Ghazal told local news sources. He added that settlers are installing new caravans on lands owned by the villages in an attempt to build a new settlement there.

Illegal Israeli Settlers uproot Palestinian Owned Olive Trees near Hebron

  IMEMC, JAN 25, 2021

Illegal Israeli settlers uprooted on Monday olive treed owned by Palestinian farmers near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

Aref Jaber, owner of the olive trees, told the Palestine News agency, WAFA, that settlers from Kriyat Arba illegal Israeli settlement came to his land east of Hebron and uprooted olive trees under the protection of Israeli soldiers.

Jaber land is located in area known to locals as Al Baq’a. Israeli settlers often attack Palestinian farmers   in the area or uprooting trees and destroy water tanks to forces Palestinians out of their lands in an attempt to take over the land, Jaber told WAFA news agency.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Close Main Junction Near Bethlehem

  IMEMC, JAN 24, 2021

Many illegal fanatic Israeli settlers closed, on Saturday evening, the Gush Etzion Junction, south of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, blocking Palestinian traffic.

Eyewitnesses said the colonists gathered at the junction while carrying Israeli flags and chanting anti-Arab slogans.

They added that the colonists blocked all Palestinian traffic on the main road between Bethlehem and Hebron.

In related news, several Israeli army jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and fired a barrage of gas bombs at Palestinian protesters and surrounding homes.

The soldiers also broke into several shops in the area before confiscating surveillance recordings and equipment.

IIllegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Homes Near Hebron

  IMEMC, JAN 23, 2021

Many fanatic Israeli settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, attacked Palestinian homes, on Friday afternoon, in the Tawamin community, east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

Local sources said the colonists attacked the homes, and tried to invade them, before the locals intercepted them.

They added that the colonists fled the area after the Palestinians foiled their assault.

It is worth mentioning that, on Thursday at night, the colonists attacked a modified cave which is being used as a residence by a Palestinian Bedouin family in the community and displaced them.

Hours later, the Israeli police arrived at the scene and removed the colonists.

In related news, Israeli soldiers abducted a teenage boy, identified as Raja’e Shafiq Rajabi, 17, from his family’s home in Hebron city, after the army stormed the property and searched it.

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